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Do they all do this?Now it was Zhao Junsheng's turn to be stunned. He suddenly remembered that Lu Yu, the tea sage, seemed to be from the Tang Dynasty 300 years later, and it would take another 300 years for Lu Yu to compile the tea classics.

"Hey, why don't you bring a pot of boiling water over here, change these cups, and bring over some covered porcelain cups and high-quality tea!" Zhao Junsheng quickly ordered to hide his embarrassment.

"Please wait a moment, my little one, let's go!"

As soon as Xiao Er left, Hua Mulan took a look at Tian Lang and asked Zhao Junsheng, "Brother Junsheng, who are you?"

Zhao Junsheng said with a smile: "In the past two days, I have figured out a new method of making tea, and I will let you have a taste of my craft later!"

In later generations, various methods of brewing and brewing tea emerged in an endless stream, and any of them is extremely fresh in this era.

When Xiao Er brought boiling water, a covered porcelain cup and tea leaves, Zhao Junsheng took a look at the tea leaves, put them under his nose and smelled them, and knew that the quality of the tea leaves could only be considered average, belonging to the Maojian type of tea!

People drinking tea at this time would either put the tea leaves in a large teapot and make a large pot, while the more elegant literati would pour boiling water into the teacups first, and then put the tea leaves, without much particularity.

He first rinsed the teacups with boiling water, kept the teacups at a high temperature, then put the tea leaves in three cups, washed the tea leaves first according to the method of later generations, poured out the first tea, added water, and covered the teacups. The steps are meticulous, the movements are slow, and they are just right, making Hua Mulan and Tian Lang look taller.

"Please wait a moment!" Zhao Junsheng said with a smile.

Tian Lang then started to talk about the topic: "Young man, how many horses do you want to sell?"

"About [-] horses, how much can Shopkeeper Tian eat?" Hua Mulan asked.

Tian Lang said with a smile: "Of course I want to eat them all, it depends on what price the playboy can offer!"

Hua Mulan thought for a while and said to Tian Lang: "According to the current market price, the price of a low-grade horse is between three and four yuan a horse, and the price of a medium-grade horse is between

The price of a high-quality horse is between ten and twenty yuan!For the specific price, shopkeeper Tian can go with me to Huajiabao to see the horses and then discuss it. I wonder what shopkeeper Tian thinks? "

Tian Lang waved his hands and said with a smile: "To be honest, I have already seen the horses in Guibao, so there is no need to look at them again! How about this, no matter whether it is a low-grade horse, a middle-grade horse, or a high-grade horse, I will be the best horse." It’s just that I have a request, please send this batch of horses to Xiejiaji!”

Hua Mulan was puzzled, and said, "Master Tian, ​​my Huajiabao sells horses, so I'm not in charge of escorting escorts! Manager Tian can pay someone to escort you along the way, you won't even be willing to pay for the money, right?" ?”

Tian Lang quickly apologized and said with a smile: "Young Master Hua misunderstood, it's not that I, Tian, ​​are reluctant to part with these few dollars. On the Suiyang border, who doesn't know your prestige Hua Er? Who is black and white within a hundred miles away?" Don’t you dare to give you face? Playboy, you know that there are several places between Huajiabao and Xiejiaji that are not peaceful. The purchase of more than 1000 horses is not a small sum of money. Mr. Tian I can't afford to lose! The reason why I want to ask the playboy to send the horse to Xiejiaji for trading is to borrow the prestige of the playboy! Look at this, I will give an extra two hundred money to be an errand for the guards of Huajiabao How about Fei?"

Hearing these words, Zhao Junsheng sighed in his heart. Yesterday he was forced into a headache by Wang Xingyuan's [-] min arrears, and now the shopkeeper wants to pay [-] min to the Huajiabao people. take a trip.

But Zhao Junsheng faintly felt that something was wrong, and he couldn't figure out what was wrong for a while.

After thinking for a moment, Hua Mulan said: "I understand what shopkeeper Tian means. You asked us to send the horses to Xiejiaji for trading. Huajiabao also has to bear certain risks, so I ask shopkeeper Tian to pay half of the payment first." , now my Huajiabao has 1000 low-grade horses, [-] medium-grade horses, and [-] high-grade horses, a total of [-] yuan, so shopkeeper Tian has to pay [-] yuan in advance. If shopkeeper Tian agrees, I will collect How about arranging manpower and personally leading the team to send [-] two hundred horses to Xiejiaji after half of the arrears are paid?"

A smile appeared on Tian Lang's face, and he immediately said: "Deal, but Tian can only pay with gold cakes, and five baht is too much, so it's not convenient to carry! Please tell me anything in Suiyang City." Tomorrow morning, Tian will bring someone to deliver the money!"

Huamu said: "There is a Huaji leather goods store in the south of the city. It is my shop in Huajiabao. Hua will wait there for shopkeeper Tian!"

"Very good, very good!"

Zhao Junsheng shouted: "The tea is just right, come and drink tea! Shopkeeper Tian, ​​congratulations on our happy cooperation!"

"Happy cooperation?" Tian Lang was almost confused by Zhao Junsheng's mantra brought from later generations, but he quickly realized, "Yes, yes, yes, happy cooperation!"

Tian Lang took the teacup, opened the lid, and a scent came over his face, and he immediately became intoxicated, "It smells so good, good tea, good tea, I didn't expect shopkeeper Zhao to figure out such a way to make tea!"

Hua Mulan was also stunned when she picked up the teacup. She had drank quite a few good teas, but she had never had such a tangy aroma like now.

At this time, the waiter of the teahouse walked in quickly and said: "Shopkeeper Zhao, it's not good, a few yamen servants have come to the door of your shop, and they seem to be unkind, you should go back and have a look!"

Yamen?Zhao Junsheng's complexion changed, he immediately got up and cupped his hands to Tian Lang and said, "Master Tian, ​​if you have something to do in my shop, please go ahead!"

Hua Mulan also immediately stood up and clasped her fists to Tian Lang and said, "Master Tian, ​​that's the deal for us. I'll be waiting at the fur shop in the south of the city tomorrow morning!"

After paying for the tea, the two hurried to the shop.

Chapter 11 The first kiss is gone

In July, the weather in Suiyang City is a bit hot, and the sellers carrying loads on the street are sweating and peddling, the sound of tinkling iron can be heard from the nearby blacksmith shop, the wine flags in front of the wine shop are weakly drooping, and the sugar people on the street A large group of greedy and drooling children gathered at the side of the stall. Zhao Junsheng had no intention of admiring all these. He took Hua Mulan's hand, and Hua Mulan led the horse and walked quickly to Zhaoji's clothing store.

It was almost dusk, and there were more people on the street. Zhao Junsheng dragged Hua Mulan all the way through the crowd with great effort and sweated before rushing back to the door of his shop.

At this time, there were three yamen servants standing in front of the shop, one of them was beating the shop door vigorously, and many people gathered in front of the shop to watch the excitement.Zhao Junsheng let go of Hua Mulan's hand and bowed to the yamen servant who was beating on the door: "Hey, hey, big brother, don't knock. I am the shopkeeper of this shop. I wonder what's the matter?"

The yamen servant who was beating on the door stopped, turned his head to look at Zhao Junsheng, and asked, "Are you the shopkeeper of this Zhaoji Garment? Today, someone from the yamen reported to the police that they saw something that looked like a ghost haunting your shop last night. Do you hurry?" Open the door, I will go in and search to see if there is anything unclean in your store!"

Zhao Junsheng's face turned dark when he heard it, and he scolded: "Which wicked thing is slandering me, Zhaoji Garment, I have done a good job in business today, so how can there be anything unclean? Brother poor, Who reported it? See if I don't tear his mouth apart!"

The leading yamen servant said with a stern face: "We want to keep the identity of the whistleblower secret, you don't need to know, we were also ordered to come and check it, so that the surrounding residents can feel at ease. Please open the store door quickly, don't hinder us from running errands , it’s getting dark now, so we can go back to the Yamen in time after we finish the inspection!”

After being disturbed by these yamen servants, the surrounding residents all know that his store is not clean, and his reputation will be ruined. Who dares to come here to buy clothes?With a gloomy face, Zhao Junsheng took out the key and opened the copper lock on the store door, and invited the three yamen servants in.

Zhao Junsheng pulled Hua Mulan and said, "Mulan, please go to the kitchen and boil some water to make tea!"

Hua Mulan looked at Zhao Junsheng worriedly, Zhao Junsheng gave her a reassuring look, then she nodded and went to the backyard to boil water and make tea.

When Hua Mulan went to the kitchen, Zhao Junsheng cupped his hands to the leading yamen servant who was observing in the shop: "This big brother, can you take a moment to talk?"

The leading yamen servant hesitated for a moment, and said to the other two yamen servants: "You guys have a good time to take a look in the shop, I'll go to the backyard to take a look!"

After he finished speaking, he followed Zhao Junsheng to the backyard.

Zhao Junsheng knew that someone must be deliberately targeting his Zhaoji clothing store. The haunting happened last night. Yao Desheng first sent two entourages to put snakes in his shop to scare him, but Hua Mulan pretended to be a ghost and scared him away. That's why the haunting happened. If the neighbors reported the crime, the yamen should have sent someone this morning. Why did they come now?There must be something strange here.

Zhao Junsheng brought the leading yamen servant under the big pagoda tree in the backyard, and he took out a large bunch of copper coins from his pocket and stuffed them into the leading yamen servant's hand, saying: "Small, please send the elder brother and the brothers to have a drink, and please send the elder brother not to be disgusted." !"

The leading yamen servant took the large bunch of copper coins, hesitated for a moment or stuffed them into his arms, and said, "It seems that shopkeeper Zhao is a sensible person. If you have anything you want to know, just ask. I can say what I can, and I can't." I won’t tell you no matter how much money you give!”

"Thank you, thank you!" Zhao Junsheng hastily cupped his hands and asked, "I wonder who went to the yamen to report the crime to ruin my store's reputation?"

The leading yamen servant was silent for a moment and said, "Could it be that shopkeeper Zhao can't remember who he has offended recently?"

"It really is him!" Zhao Junsheng's face darkened, and now he understood that it must be Yao Desheng!He took out another large string of copper coins and stuffed them into the hands of the leading yamen servant, cupping his hands and saying, "I still want to ask the elder brother a question, that person is just an ordinary shopkeeper, in his capacity, he can't invite you to go out, right? Your yamen Do you even want to take care of this kind of people's sayings? Don't talk about other places, just talk about how many strange things happen every day in our Suiyang City, don't you have to check it every time, are you busy?"

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The yamen servant at the head thought about whether he should take the money, and finally he gritted his teeth and stuffed it into his bosom, and said in a low voice, "Master Liu, the magistrate of the county, is his brother-in-law!"

Zhao Junsheng suddenly realized that this could explain why Yao Desheng was able to succeed in the wind and rain in the cloth industry, and he was about to occupy the entire market of Suiyang City. It is possible that Liu Fulin, the county magistrate, was behind him.

The leading yamen servant patted Zhao Junsheng on the shoulder and said: "I was just ordered to go through a formality. Shopkeeper Zhao, I took your money, so I just say one more word. It's up to you to listen to me or not! You can't fight that People, let’s find a way to get rid of this trouble as soon as possible!”

Zhao Junsheng smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for reminding me! He, Yao Desheng, has the support of the county magistrate, and I, Zhao Junsheng, also have a backer. Brother Cha, do you know who is behind my shop?"

The leading yamen servant said suspiciously: "Oh? Please tell shopkeeper Zhao!"

"Prefect, Suiyang City Garrison Commander Wan Du Gui Wan General!" Zhao Junsheng said with a smile on his face.

"Uh..." the leading yamen guard was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and gave Zhao Junsheng a thumbs up, and said with a smile, "Who in Liang County is not guarded by General Wan? If it wasn't for General Wan to guard here, the troops of the Southern Dynasty would have killed him long ago." Yes! Shopkeeper Zhao is still in the mood to joke at this time, Guo admires, admires!"

I mean really, okay?Why don't you believe the truth?Zhao Junsheng saw that the head of the yamen servant didn't take it seriously at all, and immediately looked depressed.