Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 325 Farewell Lu Linhe

At night, Ji Xuan was obsessed with him and they couldn't do without a good time in bed.

The next day, Zhao Zhen got up early and chuckled. After drinking last night, Zhao Zhen and Ji Xuan couldn't help but sleep late. After taking a look at Ji Xuan who was still dazed, Zhao Zhen put on his clothes and pushed the door open to go out.

After learning the breathing technique from Gongsun Sheng for a month, Zhao Zhen has developed the habit of breathing towards the east every morning.

Although his magic power improved slowly, after breathing, he would practice the Five Animal Exercises to wake up his body, and then practice martial arts, which made him feel much more relaxed. This was also the reason why Zhao Zhen could insist on getting up early.

The back garden was quiet. Zhao Zhen sat down beside a pavilion and began to breathe.

As time went by, the maids and other servants also got up, swept the courtyard, and started cooking. Zhao Zhen then finished his work and stood up. Returning to the square courtyard, Zhao Zhen saw Ji Qingwan and others were already moving around in the courtyard. Ji Xuan said angrily, "Husband, come quickly."

The couple practiced the three sets of boxing techniques for health preservation. After some exercise, the meal was ready.

After dinner, Zhao Zhen took his two swords and went to the courtyard to practice his moves. Just as he finished his move, the doorman Su Dong came in and said, "Master, the steward Tian Lei is here."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen said to Su Dong, "Have Manager Tian place all the items brought in at the front store, send the four-barbel carp and eight-barbel catfish to the pond at the back, and have Tian Lei deliver the ordinary catches directly to the fish farm."

Then he said to Ji Xuan, "My lady, go check the accounts. In addition to the four-whiskered carp, there is also an eight-whiskered catfish. If you eat one pound of it, your spirit will increase a little. Ask the kitchen to make two of them for lunch today. Send one bowl each to the three Black Ant sisters and the Five Saints Lady Wang."

Ji Xuan said happily: "I'll arrange it right away. With this magical fish, we can attract a lot of customers." After saying that, she got up and went to the front shop.

After being busy for half an hour, Ji Xuan finally came back and said, "My husband, the books you brought back this time are even more exquisite than the previous ones."

Zhao Zhen listened, put down the long stick in his hand and said: "A new papermaking workshop has been opened in the fantasy world. They use cool bamboo sawdust to make paper, so the paper they make is naturally better than ordinary paper. This time, they not only have "Three Character Classic Annotations" and "Hundred Family Names", but also printed four enlightenment books: "Thousand Character Classic", "Standards for Being a Good Pupil", "Three Hundred Poems", and "Introduction to Prosody". I think it can support the [Zhao Song Printing House]."

Ji Xuan said, "Our bookshop relies on these exquisite books to succeed. With this set of enlightenment books, we can open a shop. I have already cleaned up a cloth shop and changed the sign. Once these books are delivered, we can open the shop and do business."

As he was talking, Su Dong came in again and said, "Sir, the shopkeeper Lu in front would like to see you for a moment."

Zhao Zhen heard this, put down the long stick in his hand, and said to Su Dong: "Let Lu Sanlang wait for a while, I will change my clothes and come back."

"Lu Sanlang, is there anything good you can do for your brother?" Zhao Zhen shouted loudly while people were outside the door.

"Mr. Zhao, when will it be my turn to take care of my brother? I'm counting on Mr. Zhao to help me." Lu Zhuocheng joked, pouring tea for Zhao Zhen.

"Brother, I haven't seen you for a while. I heard you were back, so I came to see you right away, didn't I?"

"How's business lately?"

"I'm not starving, but I'm not full. I'm not as good as the best, but I'm better than the worst. I ask around every day and I do have some work. Do you still remember Lu Lin?"

Zhao Zhen heard this and said, "Of course I remember. Why did you think of Shopkeeper Lu?"

"He is now in Chengwu County and has been here for two days. Didn't you want to buy some tea last time? Now he has brought it. You have been busy with the affairs of the Fantasy World these days. I thought you bought a lot of tea trees and should have picked some this spring. I think this tea is enough for use. So I told him that you were in the Fantasy World and needed to wait for a few days. If you hadn't come out, I would have asked your wife to call you back in the next one or two days to ask you if you still want this tea?"

Zhao Zhen heard this and said, "Of course I want it. The tea trees you brought from Laoshan are growing well. I am afraid that it will affect the growth of the tea trees, so I dare not let people pick the tea. You can pick a small amount next year."

"In that case, I'll ask Lu Linhe to come over to take over the transaction." Lu Zhuocheng said happily.

Soon, Zhao Zhen met Lu Linhe in Lu Zhuocheng's shop. The two greeted each other, and Zhao Zhen said, "Please forgive me, Shopkeeper Lu. I have been busy with things in the fantasy world recently, so I was delayed for a few days. I wonder what kind of tea you brought this time?" Lu Linhe smiled and said, "Speaking of which, it's my fault. I originally planned to bring it in spring, but I didn't want to delay it until May. This time I went north to sell tea, and sold some along the way. Now I still have 5000 kilograms of ordinary tea, 1000 kilograms of the best one-bud and one-leaf [Huangshan Maofeng], and 10 kilograms of the advanced [Hundred-year-old Huangshan Maofeng] that the official specially asked for."

"Shopkeeper Lu, how much is this tea?"

"This batch of tea was picked around the Qingming Festival and before the rain. 5000 jin of ordinary tea is still 220 wen per jin, but the top-quality [Huangshan Maofeng] costs one guan per jin, and the first-grade [Hundred-year-old Huangshan Maofeng] is still 300 guan per jin. How much does Mr. Zhao want?"

Zhao Zhen said, "I'll eat it all. Shopkeeper Lu, please give me some more discounts."

"This level of [Hundred-year-old Huangshan Maofeng] is hard to come by, so of course I want all of them. But the quantity is small and the price is expensive, so I can't afford it for daily drinking. This top-quality [Huangshan Maofeng] is the best, and it's best for daily entertaining guests. As for this old leaf tea, it's cheap, and I can sell it to farmers in the fantasy world, which is also a good deal."

After listening to this, Lu Linhe paused for a moment and then said, "Mr. Zhao, the price of the tea is indeed not too high. The total price of the tea is 5100 strings of cash. How about I settle the commission with Lu Yaren?"

Zhao Zhen nodded. He had only mentioned it casually. If he could save the commission, it would also be a profit. After all, there were 10 kilograms of [Hundred-Year-Old Huangshan Maofeng Tea].

Seeing that the deal was done, Lu Linhe was all smiles, and he cupped his hands and praised, "I've been doing business for so many years, and you're the most happy person. I'm also going to buy a batch of goods to bring back to my hometown to sell. I wonder if you have any rare goods like Gengbing here?"

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Geng Bing is gone. If you want more, it will probably be winter soon."

Lu Zhuocheng said, "I saw Manager Tian delivering a lot of goods today. Why don't you go over and take a look? If you see something you like, you can buy it here, so you don't have to go out and look for it."

Lu Linhe said: "Let's go and take a look together."

Zhao Zhen stood up to accompany them. The shop was full of things that had just been delivered, and Tian Xingping was instructing several shop assistants to arrange them. When he saw Zhao Zhen and the other two, Tian Xingping hurried forward to salute.

Zhao Zhen said, "Shopkeeper Tian, ​​please introduce the goods in the shop to Shopkeeper Lu and see if he likes any of them."

After hearing this, Tian Xingping perked up and first asked Lu Linhe if he needed anything. Seeing that Lu Linhe did not have a specific choice, Tian Xingping turned around and took out a goose feather fan and a cool bamboo mat and asked Lu Linhe to taste them.

At the same time, the advantages of these two things were deliberately praised.

Lu Linhe tried them one by one and said, "Not bad, the goose feather fan and cool bamboo mat are exactly what I need. I wonder how much they cost?"

Tian Xingping said, "This goose feather fan costs one coin for two, and the cool mat costs 2500 coins for one."

Lu Linhe nodded: "Any other rare items?"

Tian Xingping listened and took a few more books over. "These books were just sent back by the great official from the fantasy world. They are made of the finest Yuzhu paper. The calligraphy is also from famous storytellers. They were carved into plates, printed and bound into books. This book is one copy at a time."

Lu Linhe looked around and ordered 500 goose feather fans, 500 cool bamboo mats, and a set of six Yuzhu paper enlightenment books, and also asked for 300 sets. He also picked some peony bone carvings and boxwood root carvings. The total cost was 4000 strings of cash. Zhao Zhen took out another 1100 strings of cash and gave them to Lu Linhe, completing the transaction.

Lu Linhe watched the clerk busy unloading the tea leaves and loading the newly purchased goods and said, "Mr. Zhao, your fantasy world is a treasure land. You can actually produce so many rare goods."

Zhao Zhen said: "After all, the time is short, and this is all we can produce in a short time."

After seeing off Lu Linhe, Lu Zhuocheng held up a set of books on Yuzhu paper given by Zhao Zhen and said, "Master Zhao, your fantasy world is really enviable."

(End of this chapter)