Begins with Zombie Daoist

Chapter 35 052 Disappointment
Master Ren has the same round face as Ren Zhuzhu, outsiders can tell at a glance that Ren Zhuzhu is definitely Master Ren's own.Wearing a purple mandarin jacket on the upper body and a black men's skirt on the lower body, his face is stern, and his eyes flash from time to time, giving people a shrewd and difficult to deal with.

The little maid, Axia, rushed into the mansion and secretly told Master Ren how she got to know Zhuo Bufan. When Master Ren heard that his daughter was taking a bath, he was completely stared at, his face was gloomy, and he was quite indifferent to Zhuo Bufan.

Zhuo Bufan didn't understand why, so he thought Master Ren was born with such a nature, and after serving tea and sitting down, he cut straight to the point and said: "On the way, I heard from Zhuzhu that Master Ren runs a coal mine, and my business needs coal, so please come here uninvited. Lord Ren, please take care of me."

When it came to business, Master Ren's face softened, and he showed his shrewdness as a businessman, "Oh, Mr. Zhuo wants to buy coal? I don't know what kind of business you are doing? How much?"

"I plan to open a restaurant. I don't need much at the beginning. If Mr. Ren's coal price is fair, I can buy it for a long time."

"Where is the restaurant?"

"Does Master Ren know about Lingyun County?"

Master Ren nodded and said, "I have been to Lingyun County."

"It's in Gantian Town, north of Lingyun County."

"Gantian Town?" Master Ren showed a look of surprise, "Mao Xiaofang, the Taoist priest, lives in Gantian Town."

"Master Ren knows my master?" Zhuo Bufan was quite surprised.

"Are you an apprentice of Taoist Master Mao?"

Zhuo Bufan replied: "I am the third apprentice of Master."

"Oh, I have long heard that there is a Taoist master in Gantian Town, but I have never been able to meet him. My nephew is the apprentice of Taoist Master Mao, and he is a distinguished guest of my Ren family." Master Ren showed a warm smile, and his address changed. Be kind.

Ren Zhuzhu on the side was very surprised, and couldn't help asking: "Father, who is this Taoist priest Mao?"

Zhuo Bufan laughed and said: "My master is a Taoist priest who slays demons."

"Taoist apprentice, so you are also a Taoist?"

"That's right, but our faction doesn't have so many rules and regulations. We can do and eat what ordinary people can do and eat, such as getting married."

Zhuo Bufan blinked at Ren Zhuzhu on purpose, Ren Zhuzhu understood the meaning, blushed slightly, gave him a hard look, turned his head away, and ignored him.

Master Ren saw the small actions of the two of them in his eyes, showed a meaningful smile, and his tone became more and more intimate.

"Afan, you don't mind if I call you that?"

"Of course I don't mind, everyone calls me that, Master Ren..."

Master Ren pretended not to like it, "What is your name, Master Ren? It's so strange. You are about the same age as Zhuzhu. Call me Uncle Ren."

Zhuo Bufan followed good advice and immediately changed his words, "Uncle Ren."

"Haha, it's pretty much the same." Master Ren smiled, and said earnestly: "Afan, if you want to open a restaurant, I agree with both hands. I have some noodles in Baise. If you need anything, just talk to Uncle Ren Say, but do you think about using coal for cooking?”

Zhuo Bufan was taken aback, "Is there something wrong?"

Master Ren explained: "The price of coal is higher than that of firewood. Renjia Town is several hundred miles away from Gantian Town, and the shipping fee is not cheap. If the two add up, the operating cost of your restaurant will increase."

Zhuo Bufan showed a grateful expression, "Uncle Ren's heartfelt words, Zhuo Bufan is very grateful. Before I opened the restaurant, I had roughly calculated the cost. As long as the coal price is not ridiculously high, the restaurant will make money."

"Nephew Xian has a plan in his mind, so I won't say more. I'll tell you about the situation of Ren's coal mine."

Master Ren's narration gave Zhuo Bufan a clear idea.The Ren family coal mine is similar to the black mines of later generations. There is no formal mining plan, and the construction of mine roads is very simple. Wherever there is coal, it can be dug. The output is not too high, and the price is acceptable.

Of course, Zhuo Bufan will not immediately finalize the coal supply contract. The coal mines near Baise are rich in resources, and there must be more than Ren’s coal mining. Only after comparing them can he know which one is suitable.

"Uncle Ren, you are familiar with Baise, let me ask you something."

Seeing that Zhuo Bufan no longer mentioned the matter of buying coal, Master Ren was a little disappointed and didn't take it to heart, "Nephew, please tell me."

"I want to know about the situation of Baise's food processing industry..."

During the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, Baise already had handicraft food workshops to produce powdered food, but most of them were self-made and sold.During the period of the Republic of China, there appeared workshops capable of producing a large number of well-known flavor snacks such as moon cakes, colored cakes, squeezed powder, chopped powder, and triangular rice dumplings. Most of these workshops were in the front of the store and the back of the factory. The production technology was backward and the equipment was simple.

The industrial environment was even worse than Zhuo Bufan imagined, and the transportation was not convenient. Zhuo Bufan felt a little disappointed.

After chatting with Mr. Ren for a while, Zhuo Bufan got up and said goodbye, since he is here, he must go to Baise for a while.

Master Ren has something to do, so he ordered Ren Zhuzhu to give Zhuo Bufan and A Yuan a ride.

"Just send it here." Zhuo Bufan looked at Ren Zhuzhu, "You really don't want to go to Baise with me? Don't worry, I won't eat you again."

"No, my father has invited someone to take grandpa's body back to his hometown, and he will greet him at night with him." After a pause, Ren Zhuzhu pretended not to care and asked, "Will you come to Renjia Town again?"

Zhuo Bufan looked at her and smiled.

"why are you laughing?"

"You won't fall in love with me so quickly, will you?"

Ren Zhuzhu rolled her eyes, "No, it's rare to meet a friend you can talk to during the time you're back in China."

"I don't want to be your friend." Under Ren Zhuzhu's shocked gaze, Zhuo Bufan hugged her and whispered: "I want to be your boyfriend, but I forgot to tell you that I am only 16 years old this year."

Haha!

Zhuo Bufan left gracefully, Ren Zhuzhu stood in a mess in the wind.After a long time, her chest rose and fell violently, Qingli's face was flushed, and she waved her small fists and shouted: "You shameless bastard! Don't let me see you again."

Just flirt and run, so happy!
……

"The stranger avoids, the ancestors return!"

The crisp sound of bells echoed in the gloomy and dead forest, and the young man in blue-gray clothes rang the bell and shouted loudly, followed by an old zombie who jumped up and down.

"I'm exhausted, why haven't you arrived at Renjia Town, can't you go the wrong way? Hey, where are you going, stop..."

The young man sat down on the ground, and before he could catch his breath, he saw the old zombie jumping away, and hurriedly chased him out.

Just now he forgot to stop the zombies.

In the dark forest, four black figures suddenly jumped out, wrapped the old zombie in a sack, lifted it up, and disappeared into the forest.

The young man searched for it for a while but couldn't find it, so he irresponsibly went back the same way.

At the same time, Zhuo Bufan and A Yuan hurried to Bai Bai and walked around the city. Zhuo Bufan was extremely disappointed.

Early the next morning, he went to the antique shop alone to sell a few pieces of jade. By the way, he inquired about the situation of all walks of life in the city, bought some gifts, loaded them into the carriage, and headed home.

There is no doubt that this trip to Baise was in vain. The poverty in Guangxi in this era has refreshed Zhuo Bufan's cognition.

(End of this chapter)