A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television

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After learning about the medicinal material merchants in Yanggu County, Lu Cheng brought Lai Fu and Lai Wang directly to visit the manor of Mr. Wang.

Mr. Wang's real name is Wang Baocai. His family has been engaged in business for three generations. He has thousands of acres of fertile land and more than a dozen shops. He is one of the most powerful families in Yanggu County. Even the county magistrate has to give him some face.

Lu Cheng is more interested in the old mountain ginseng and deer antlers in the north. Many elixirs need to use these two medicinal materials, especially the elixir of strengthening the body, such as the body-strengthening pills.

Therefore, this time Lu Cheng also asked Lai Fu and Lai Wang to prepare gifts, and brought some perfumes and dragon and tiger pills, and visited in person.

Hearing that it was the newly rising Lu from Yuncheng County who came to visit, Wang also brought people to greet him personally.

Wang was a wealthy man in his 40s, of medium build, with a kind face, and looked easy to get along with.

But Lu Cheng judged from his face, the pace of his walk, and the gleam in his eyes that he was not really kind on the surface.

How could someone who could go to the north to do business with the Liao people be a simple person?

"This must be Mr. Lu from Yuncheng County, right? He is really handsome and has an extraordinary appearance. Please come in."

When the two entered the house, Mr. Wang was very enthusiastic and immediately asked someone to serve tea: "I have heard that Mr. Lu is young and promising, and the things he made, such as Baihua Yulu and Longhu Dan, are all good things. I asked someone to buy some before, and they are indeed useful. But the sales volume is a bit low, and it is not easy to buy. Since I met Mr. Lu in person today, you must sell me some of these good things."

"No problem, since Mr. Wang likes it, I just happened to bring some here, so I will give it to Mr. Wang as a gift."

"How can I be embarrassed? Then I will accept it. Mr. Lu came all the way from Yuncheng County. You must not come to Yanggu County just to drink tea. If I guess correctly, Mr. Lu should be looking for me to discuss business, right? "

"Yes, our Huichuntang has a great demand for deer antlers and wild ginseng. I heard that Mr. Wang can get the goods from the north, so I came here to discuss cooperation."

"No problem, as long as Mr. Lu can provide me with a certain amount of Jinqiang pills and Huichun pills, I can also provide you with all the herbs you need."

"Of course no problem, it's just this price..."

"The price is easy to negotiate..."

Then, the two of them had a verbal confrontation and bargained, and decided on the cooperation between the two parties, exchanging herbs for pills and making up the difference.

Lu Cheng gave Mr. Wang a few bottles of perfume and some Dragon and Tiger Pills. Mr. Wang also gave Lu Cheng two good old wild ginseng.

After that, Mr. Wang took Lu Cheng around his farm and let Lu Cheng stay for one night.

Wang Yuanwai has been doing business with the north for many years, and he also raised some good horses on his farm. When Lu Cheng left, he bought three good horses from Wang Yuanwai, replacing the three inferior horses of the three of him and sold them.

Lu Cheng did not pay attention to the official Ximen for the time being.

With these three good horses, Lu Cheng and the other two moved much faster.

After that, Lu Cheng went all the way north, sometimes hunting in the mountains and forests, sometimes going to the city to find medicinal material merchants to talk about business, traveling all the way, feeling the customs and folkways of this era, and doing all the business that should be done.

Unknowingly, the three of them walked out of Jingdong Road and came to Hebei East Road.

The administrative division of the Song Dynasty was implemented at the three levels of road, state (prefecture, army, prison), and county.

In the early years of the founding of the Song Dynasty, the world was divided into 13 roads, and then the roads were changed to roads, which were successively divided into 15 roads, 18 roads, 24 roads, etc., and the roads were equivalent to provinces.

Under the road is the state. The state-level units are also called prefectures, armies, and prisons according to different situations in different places, such as Jizhou Prefecture, Yongxing Army, Taiping Army, etc.

Yuncheng County, where Lu Cheng is located, belongs to Jizhou Prefecture. Yanggu County belongs to Yunzhou Prefecture.

If we just look at the name, Yuncheng County should belong to Yunzhou Prefecture, but the fact is not the case, which is also quite special.

"Master, Qinghe County is ahead."

"Let's go, let's go into the city."

When the three entered Qinghe County, it was just noon, so they found a restaurant, filled their stomachs first, and rested for a while. Lu Cheng ordered: "Laifu, Laiwang, go and ask if there are two brothers with the surname Wu in this city. The elder brother Wu Dalang is a pancake seller, and the younger brother Wu Song is more than

Good at fighting."

"Yes, young master."

Lai Fu and Lai Wang first asked the waiter of the restaurant and got a general idea, then went out to ask questions along the way.

Lu Cheng sat in the restaurant, drinking wine and listening to the storyteller in the restaurant talking about some past events.

Storytellers appeared as early as the pre-Qin period, and began to develop in the Han Dynasty. In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there were folk storytellers.

Now in the Song Dynasty, storytellers have become a profession, and they can be seen in restaurants and teahouses in many places.

"... It is said that Qin Qiong, Qin Shubao, has been named the Dragon General since he surrendered to Wang Shichong. But Wang Shichong was a treacherous man, and Qin Shubao disdained to associate with him, so he discussed with Cheng Yaojin and others and prepared to surrender to Li Tang..."

Lu Cheng just listened to a paragraph and shook his head.

At present, "The Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties" has not been published yet, and the storyteller just recited some history, plus some unofficial history, half true and half false, and not very interesting.

But even so, the people in the restaurant still listened with relish.

There is no way, the entertainment means of this era are really too scarce, and it is good to listen to some.

Half an hour later, Lai Wang ran back and reported to Lu Cheng: "Master, I have inquired. In Qinghe County, there are indeed two brothers named Na Wu, who live in an alley in the south of the city. The elder brother makes a living by selling pancakes. I just ran to their door and looked, and no one is at home at this time. "

Lu Cheng nodded: "Okay, sit down and have a glass of water and take a rest. "

"Yes, Master. ”

After another half an hour, Lai Fu came back with a small bag wrapped in a lotus leaf in his hand.

“Master, I have heard about the two brothers surnamed Wu. The two brothers were originally from Qinghe County. Their parents died early. Wu Dalang made a living by selling pancakes and raised his younger brother.

Now, Wu Dalang is twenty-four years old, and Wu Song is eighteen or nineteen years old. Wu Dalang is short, but his brother Wu Song is tall and strong.

Wu Dalang’s skill in making pancakes is good, and he is also well-known in Qinghe County. In addition, he is diligent and quick, and can make a lot of money a day, which is how he supports the two brothers. However, Wu Song is idle all day long, likes to fight with others, and often hurts people. His brother often has to pay compensation to others, which is really not easy.

I just asked around, Wu Song went out for a drink with his friends, and he should be in a wine shop in the west of the city. By the way, this is the pancake I just bought from Wu Dalang. It's still hot. Would you like to try it, young master? "

Lu Cheng nodded, very satisfied with Lai Fu's performance. He took the pancake and tasted it. It tasted really good, much better than the pancakes he had eaten on the way here.

After resting for a while, Lu Cheng got up with Lai Wang and Lai Fu and walked outside, ready to walk around the city and meet Wu Song...