Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 920 Sitting up startled in dying illness

   Menzi was taken aback, looking at the merchant with hesitation on his face.

   "Accept... What are you receiving?"

  Dingxing County does not have any special products, that is, grain...

  Of course, this is a remote small county in Baoding Prefecture, and it is not a thoroughfare, so, except for some local merchants, there are very few merchants from other places.

   Even if there are merchants coming, they will bring the goods into the county... As for taking them out...

  Anyway, this guy has been squatting here for more than ten years, and has never seen anyone rushing to collect food...

   Menzi seemed very hesitant.

   Now the old man is still seriously ill.

  At this time, it is inconvenient to meet outsiders.

  He said to the merchant: "My grandfather is sick..."

   "But I don't know if the grand master of Zunfu is here?" The merchant was anxious.

Doing things like buying and selling is about business opportunities. Once it is delayed, it will be bad. Who knows if Cheng Yaojin will come out halfway. Most of the land around here belongs to the Fang family, and the strength of the Fang family Strong, if you want to come... there is surplus food, if you miss it, you will miss it.

   Menzi hesitated and said: "The elder is waiting on the sickbed..."

   "However... how about the villain go and report?"

  Menzi’s words turned quickly, because a piece of silver had already fallen into his hands, his eyes lit up, and with a whoosh, he rushed into it.

  ...

  Old Master Fang began to explain: "Only by guarding the land can you guard this family, old man... After living for so many years, I have seen too much about the rise and fall of this family, so sad..."

   "Father, stop talking." The sons all cried.

   This is obviously the rhythm of explaining the funeral... Mrs. Fang, I'm afraid I won't survive.

  The eldest son held Mrs. Fang's hand: "Father has to take care of this house. You don't have to tell your son about these things. Father will take good care of his illness..."

Old Master Fang smiled wryly, shook his head, but continued: "Brothers, you must be harmonious, and everything will prosper in harmony. The third wife's daughter-in-law is a little narrow-minded, third child, this man should not be subjugated to women, absolutely not Because this woman has created a estrangement with her brothers."

   "Father..." The third child just cried.

A deep sense of sadness rose in Mrs. Fang's heart. What should the Fang family do when he kicked his legs... He coughed: "Nowadays, people are swords and I am fish. I think... Your Majesty today is a traitor. Bewitched, when the time comes, it will not only be our Fang family, I am afraid that there will be no good family of poems and books in the world. But everyone in the gentry and the family is in danger, this world...cough cough...the world Can it be peaceful? So... we must take precautions. Zhou Wu in the family is quite powerful. Three generations of their ancestors have guarded our home for us. This person... treat him well. In the future, we will recruit more farmers. Let him take it with him, and it will come in handy in the future when bandits rise everywhere."

  The sons felt cold when they heard it, and suddenly felt a creepy feeling, but they just kowtowed constantly: "Father..."

   "It's a taboo to say these things, but when a person is about to die, his words are kind, and when a bird is about to die, his song is also sad... Don't say it, I can't let go of my heart..."

   "Grandpa, Grandpa..."

  The doorman came in rashly.

  At this time, someone came suddenly, making the sons furious, the boss jumped up suddenly, and said sharply: "You bastard..."

  Menzi was sweating profusely, but he said boldly: "A man came outside, he looked very bright, and said he wanted to collect food..."

  He dare not directly say that he is a merchant.

  The old man despised merchants the most.

  The boss scolded angrily: "You dog, who cares about this at this time, get out!"

   "Wait..." The old man was out of breath: "Hey, why are you here, you are too reckless, you just said you, don't be reckless...Come on, come on..."

  It seems that the old man wants to set an example for the boss.

  Thus, even if the sick person is about to die, he still has a kind appearance: "The visitor is a guest, so don't neglect it."

  ...

   After a while, merchants came.

   Seeing his attire, the Fang family immediately became a little bit more contemptuous.

  This person is wearing a round neck satin shirt.

  At first glance, this silk and satin is a good material, and the price is not cheap.

   But he didn't wear a square scarf on his head, so he must not be a scholar. Isn't this a reader...

  When Emperor Taizu Gao was here, he discriminated against merchants the most. He even stated that merchants were not allowed to sit in sedan chairs or wear silk, but... Having said that, no one strictly abides by these rules nowadays.

   But the square scarves and Confucian shirts, merchants dare not wear them.

  The boss stepped forward and said bluntly: "If you dare to ask your surname, I don't know why I came to the door."

  Businessmen don't care.

  He obviously had a lot of dealings with the gentry, and he knew the bad temper of these people.

  So I was busy saluting: "My surname is Zhang, and my name is Zhang Huang. I heard that the Fang family is a prominent local family, so I came here for a visit. If I take the liberty of coming, I will definitely die."

  The boss sneered, and said in his heart, you know you will die, but why are you here?

  Are you reading a joke?

  Old Master Fang, what he fears the most is that the boss is reckless and ignorant. With his lips pursed, he exerted indescribable strength, but said, "Oh, why don't you settle down?"

   "Receive grain."

  Looking at the other party, he didn't look like he was greeting him.

   Zhang Huang knew it well, so he was straightforward, so as to avoid embarrassment.

   "Receive food?" Old Master Fang was taken aback...

  Zhang Huang continued: "Two coins per catty, as much as you want."

"What?"

  Biliteral...

  The price is actually not that much.

  If the Fang family took the grain and sold it piecemeal, there would be this amount.

   But the problem is, what people want... is how much they want.

  Besides...the current harvest is good, so in Dingxing County, two pennies is already the price of direct shipment from the grain store. If a gentry family sells to a grain merchant, they may not even want a penny.

"Besides, I also need dried sweet potatoes, oil, wine, and potato flour. The prices are all fair, as the same sentence, as many as you want." Zhang Huang was very rude: "Even, we You can also sign a long-term contract, dried sweet potatoes cost eight cents a catty, oil costs fifty cents a catty, and the price of wine..."

  In one breath, like a cannonball, he told the price one by one.

   And at this price...

Sudden…

  Old Grandpa Fang actually sat up.

  The boss looked at it and hurriedly said, "Father, you..."

   "Help the old man up." Mrs. Fang lifted the quilt.

  The boss wanted to push Mrs. Fang down: "Father, no, you are seriously ill."

  Unexpectedly, Mrs. Fang had already kicked off her shoes, got up tremblingly, and stared at Zhang Huang: "Come, serve tea to the respected guest, Brother Zhang, please sit down."

  Zhang Huang felt relieved, sat down, and when tea was served, Mrs. Fang sat opposite him tremblingly: "How much do you want?"

   "Yes, as many as you want."

  Old Master Fang squinted his eyes, his face gradually turned rosy.

  Zhang Huang said again: "You can sign a contract first, and I will pay the deposit first. In short, I want all the agricultural products of your mansion."

Old Master Fang smiled: "It's such a good thing, to be honest, there are two oil mills and several barns in the house, and the grain is full. There's wine... There's also... Chickens and ducks, etc. Do you want?"

   "This is great, I want it all!" Zhang Huang beamed with joy.

  Old Master Fang said: "The price... is it too high?"

  Zhang Huang smiled: "For business, everyone must be satisfied."

  Old Master Fang said politely: "Drink tea first, drink tea first."

  Zhang Huang nodded, feeling reassured, and took a sip of tea: "From now on, I will also be responsible for all the agricultural products of your mansion."

  Old Master Fang slapped his thigh excitedly: "Really? This is great. If so, thank you very much."

  Zhang Huang said with a smile: "It's just, I don't know when to start signing the contract?"

  The brothers on the side were stunned when they saw their father's excited expression.

  Old Master Fang looked at Zhang Huang happily, with a smile on his face, and said, "What else can I say about such a good thing, this contract is naturally..."

  Zhang Huang calmly looked at the old man.

  The old man suddenly said: "Of course I won't sign it."

   "..." Zhang Huang was stunned for a moment, thinking that he had heard it wrong: "This...you just weren't..."

   "Okay, see off the guests." Mrs. Fang waved his sleeves.

   "This..." Zhang Huang was in a hurry, because what he said just now was good, and he changed as soon as he said it.

   What else did he want to say.

  Old Master Fang was not polite at all: "Go!"

   "This..." Zhang Huang was ashamed, but had to stand up: "Then, I will leave. If you change your mind, and remember, you can come to..."

   "I won't change my mind, and there will be an indefinite future!" Mrs. Fang said simply.

  That Zhang Huang was speechless, so he had to leave.

  That Zhang Huang left.

  The brothers of the Zhang family were in a hurry. They were both worried about their father and felt sorry for their father, so they gathered around one after another: "Father..."

The old man Fang was beaming, stroked his beard, looked smug, shook his head and said: "You guys, I told you not to be reckless, a bunch of dumb things, stupid, the family business is entrusted to you, how can I rest assured? Don't you understand? This person surnamed Zhang came here in a hurry and charged as much as he had. What does this mean? It means that it is profitable. This price seems to be fair. He signed a long-term contract, the Fang family can make a lot of money, and in the future, there will be no worries. But...you think about it, why did they come here in such a hurry...to collect food?"

   "..."

Mrs. Fang slapped his thigh excitedly: "Explain... Our grain and oil are now delicious. Hey, the old man has lived for so many years, and there is no such a good time. Heh... That Zhang, who is still in business, unexpectedly He wanted to fool the old man, but he didn't inquire about it. The old man has been in Dingxing County for decades. How can he be in vain? He...is still young, and the old man can't be fooled by him... a bunch of idiots..."

  Old Master Fang was full of anger, and charged at the case: "What are you doing in a daze, hurry up and find out what happened!"

  ...

I took the plane and car for a day today, so I fell asleep. I will update steadily in the future, correct mistakes, and be honest. At the same time, I would like to thank our big local classmates. Today’s reward of 170,000 starting coins, please allow the tiger to sing a song: " Local tyrant, local tyrant, I love you..."

  (end of this chapter)