Tome of Troubled Times Chapter 260: The Qiao family of Shanxi merchants
Chapter 260 Shanxi Merchant Qiao Family
Zhao Changhe couldn't see the look on the landlady's face, and couldn't tell whether there was anything special about her words, but he didn't take it seriously. He just smiled slightly, shook the menu and asked, "They all look like this. I’m not very interested in that. Since we have Jiangnan Osmanthus Wine, is there any Jiangnan Xiao Chao?”
The proprietress smiled and said: "Most people do as the Romans do when they are in the country. When they go to a foreign land, they prefer to try the local characteristics. How can anyone go to the north of the Great Wall to seek the south of the Yangtze River?"
Zhao Changhe said: "Just asking, no?"
The landlady’s eyes flashed: “It’s not impossible if you insist, I just need to pay more.”
"Does it mean that rare things are valuable?"
"It means that special ordering is more troublesome." The proprietress said: "No one needs different ingredients, utensils, and seasonings. If they are kept there for a few days, they will go bad. Naturally, they will not be kept on a regular basis. If you want to order them, we will Just go out and buy it now. Of course you will have to pay more for the cost and labor, but don’t say we are killing your pigs. Is it fair or not?”
Zhao Changhe put his hands on his hands and said with a smile: "It is reasonable and well-founded, it is indeed fair."
"Hey, Sanniang!" The drinkers were all upset: "Why do you keep talking to this guy as soon as he comes? He's not that handsome. His body looks good, and he's a bargain here. A lot!"
Sanniang glared at everyone: "I can talk to whoever I want to talk to, do you care?"
Someone said: "Is it because we want to eat Jiangnan cuisine? Then we can order it too."
Zhao Changhe sighed, you are the lickers, if people don’t say you are a good guy, why bother?
Sure enough, I heard Sanniang say with a smile: "Because he doesn't want to be slutty. Then I just want to be a little more pure. This is called hospitality."
Everyone: "..."
Zhao Changhe dropped the menu: "Just have this shredded leg of lamb, no need to bother."
Sanniang became a little bored and continued to ask perfunctorily: "Do you need to chat with me? It's very pure."
Zhao Changhe could see her perfunctory tone, so he simply said: "I want to eat, your fragrance affects my appetite."
"Bah." Sanniang got frustrated and scolded as she twisted her waist and walked: "Why don't you hurry up and serve the wine? Why are you dawdling there!"
When everyone saw that the bowl of water was leveled, they no longer felt jealous, and started chatting about themselves again with a smile. Someone said to Zhao Changhe: "Brother, many people have tried this trick of pretending not to be interested over the years, but it doesn't work... If you show it too much, you may get beaten."
Zhao Changhe smiled and did not reply.
It makes everyone feel the same itching for Sanniang as you do. As for... Huangfu Qing has the same body type and is similar in charm, but Sanniang's coquettishness is a bit too much, not as good as Huangfu's moderate affection, Huangfu's Is love still noble? Huangfu's love is better!
To be honest, I am really not very interested in it because I have Zhuyu in front of me. God knows who is the forbidden concubine of some big boss, so I am going to provoke her when I am full.
Shortly, the shredded lamb legs and osmanthus wine were served. Zhao Changhe gave the waiter a piece of broken silver and asked him to take care of Wu Zui while he ate and thought about the problem.
The conversations between him and Sanniang were all about testing each other. Just like Jiangnan cuisine, no matter whether the ingredients are available or not, as long as someone can cook it, it means that the cooks are from Jiangnan and not hired locally. It can be seen that this is a small group organization composed of people from Daxia and Jiangnan. It is not just a purchase of osmanthus wine to sell here.
Sanniang said that although some people know how to cook it, no one eats it like this. Jiangnan ingredients are not always available here, which proves that there is no long-term exchange with Jiangnan, so don’t try Tantan. At the same time, it also tells you that if you want to customize something, you can add money and the transaction will be fair.
How can these drinkers, who have their minds full of mountains and slender waists, understand?
Judging from Sanniang’s hint that she can be traded, if it is someone from Huangfu Yongxian, someone from the Demon Suppression Division, or someone from a certain force in the grassland, these three possibilities can be almost ruled out, and Ying Wu Or the people from the Four Symbols Sect are all reasonable.
In fact, neither of these two possibilities should be trusted too much. I don’t have any tokens from the Four Symbols Sect. In the general perception of the Four Symbols Sect members, I am still considered an enemy, but my priority is relatively low. Who knows what will happen if I get it into their hands.
The people of Ying Wu, the organization's position is that they buy and sell information fairly, but in fact, the details may not be consistent among the people in charge. Who knows if there are any tendencies after being here for so long, and everyone has no friendship, so how can they dare to trust them randomly?
But since the identity has not been exposed, it should still be possible to buy some less sensitive information under a pseudonym.
Just as he was thinking this, two more people came in from the door. Zhao Changhe glanced at them subconsciously, and his eyes became a little cold.
It was the leader of the caravan that night, a middle-aged man and a young man.
Sanniang approached Zhao Changhe again and asked with a smile: "Brother, another guest is here. It happens that your table is the only one with space. Can someone set up a table?"
Zhao Changhe said: "The business here in Sanniang is really good."
Sanniang then smiled and said: "The location here is great. When the foreigners just entered the gathering place and saw the wine flag, they all swallowed their saliva."
Zhao Changhe nodded, this position is really good, isn’t that how he came here: "Speaking of which, if I don’t want to take the table, will Sanniang chase me away or chase them away?"
Sanniang sighed and advised: "Why should you be so lonely when you are away from home? Many friends mean many paths."
The two people seemed to be impatient as they listened to the conversation. They stood next to Zhao Changhe on the left and right: "Brothers, we are all guests from the Central Plains. Have you passed?"
Do you feel like you are from the Central Plains now? Why didn't you say you were from the Central Plains when you sold grain to the Hu people during the war?
Zhao Changhe knew that he might be able to dig out a lot of information by having a perfunctory chat with them, but no matter how he looked at it, he felt disgusted and couldn't pretend anymore, so he said coldly: "Sanniang and I will do this kind of thing The negotiation is still reasonable, so there's nothing wrong with me giving in to Sanniang. The negotiation hasn't been completed yet. When will it be your turn to accuse me of passing it? Now, I won't join the table. Go with whomever you like."
"If you don't eat the toast, you will be fined with wine!" The young man's eyes showed a ferocious look, and he suddenly slapped him.
All the drinkers are in high spirits again, there are so many dramas in Huangshaji, there is nothing the same every day.
There was a "pop", and it was clearly the young man who made the move, but what everyone saw was that he was slapped on the face. His whole body spun around in place like a top for several times before he stopped, and then covered his head. He spat something out, and when he spread his hands, he saw **** teeth.
People didn’t see clearly how Zhao Changhe slapped him back!
Sanniang looked at Zhao Changhe with great interest, thoughtfully.
The middle-aged man was furious: "How brave!"
"Choke!" There was a sound of drawing a sword, and the sword stabbed Zhao Changhe in the back of the heart.
Zhao Changhe was still eating mutton legs and drinking. He twisted his body slightly for some reason, and the sword passed under his ribs. Then he casually pinched the opponent's hand under his armpit. With a "Kacha", the opponent His wrist was pinched off by him, and screams echoed through the hall.
Everyone took a breath and looked at Zhao Changhe with a slightly changed look.
Speaking of this man's martial arts skills, the main reason is that his strength is a bit outrageous. What is the concept of pinching someone's hand under his armpit?
Someone subconsciously made a movement to pinch their arms, and then shook their heads, feeling that they could not do this no matter what. What kind of magical power is this?
Zhao Changhe let go of the man and said calmly: "This kind of trash dares to provoke..."
The two of them looked at Zhao Changhe in shock and fear. They retreated out of the door with a puff of smoke and said harsh words: "Wait!"
Zhao Changhe grabbed two kuaizi and wanted to kill them, but after thinking about it, he put them down. These two people should be the leaders of the caravan, and they may have some needs for evidence collection, so it is not the time to kill them yet. What's more, if thousands of people from the other side take revenge, nothing can be done here.
Thinking of this, Zhao Changhe turned to ask Sanniang, who was watching the show with twinkling eyes, and said calmly: "Sanniang, they beat your guests and you don't say anything? Is it because they have more money than me? Or is it because Sanniang doesn’t protect her customers at all?”
Sanniang smiled as if she had just woken up from a dream: "Oh, quarrels and fights in the store are common. I didn't realize the nature of it for a while, so I'll forgive you."
Zhao Changhe said: "So if they find someone to take revenge, will Sanniang protect her residents?"
Sanniang smiled and said: "The inn is a safe zone. No one can touch my guests. You will not be held responsible after you leave."
Why didn't you say it was a safe zone just now? Zhao Changhe was noncommittal: "That's fine...Does Sanniang know them?"
Sanniang smiled and said: "What? You still want to take revenge and eradicate the root cause?"
"Isn't it possible?"
"Then I advise you to take it easy, there are many of them..."
"So who are they?"
"Second Master Qiao from the Qiao family in Jinzhong, I'm afraid it's his first time coming out, so I don't know him either."
It turned out to be Shanxi merchants... Zhao Changhe's mind turned around a lot, but he didn't expect anyone from the Qiao family to be on the troubled times list, so he asked: "What kind of business do they do, and who is there in the family? Sanniang is familiar with it." ”
Sanniang had a deep meaning in her eyes: "There is news, but we have to pay more."