After three rounds of drinking, everyone was tipsy.

Although the terrain in Fengyou is relatively high, the surrounding flat land is particularly suitable for farming. Unlike Nanli, there is only one crop of wheat and rice every year, but it is sweet and mellow. The wine brewed in this way is naturally better than ordinary autumn grain wine.

The energy rushed to the throat even more. The neatly dressed merchant man and Li Wuji were both good drinkers. A whole jar of wine went into their stomachs, and they also felt that they were not very clear-headed and a little top-heavy.

Several merchants accompanying the man looked at each other in confusion. They all didn't know whether Zhang Honglou, who was sitting firmly in the second position of the Zhang family, was selling dumb medicine or good medicine in the gourd, so they had to force themselves down to drink a few glasses of wine.

"I had a great time drinking this time. It seems that I, Li Wuji, have underestimated the world's merchants on weekdays. I always feel that this business is about living by words. If you are eloquent, you may not be able to drink in a down-to-earth manner. I only talk about being drunk today, not talking about it.

Money is expensive, yes

It seems that I am narrow-minded." Li Wuji smiled, obviously drunk. He raised his glass and stood up. He walked to Zhang Honglou and slowly raised his glass and said, "Among the merchants in Fengyou County, my brother is the only one who can match my temper.

, and drink this cup."

Zhang Honglou struggled to raise his eyelids, his mind was already in a haze. He held his chest and stood up unsteadily, waving his hands repeatedly, "There is no way I can do it. In the past few years, when my body and bones were strong, I could risk my life to pay for it, but now it is really impossible."

Well, after drinking a jar of wine, my internal organs are tumbling. I am trying not to laugh. I am not as strong as Captain Li, so how can I drink again?"

At the banquet, the wine was flowing, and boasting at this time of year is often more useful than usual praise. Li Wuji was not exempt from this habit. He laughed, patted Zhang Honglou's shoulder with his big palm fan, and said with a grin: "It's too early to say this, look.

"Brother, he looks like someone who is just about to stand up, but he is still much older than me. If I were that age, I would not dare to say that I can drink better than brother."

Zhang Honglou laughed loudly when he heard this and almost arched his back. He finally suppressed his smile and replied slowly, "Compared to the head of the Zhang family, I am still younger. I am only thirty-two now. I am the same as the head of the Zhang family."

In comparison, Chi has only grown a decade or two older. Where did he get to be in his forties? The reason he looks old is just because he has traveled a lot on the rivers and lakes, and the wind and rain have cut his flesh with a steel knife."

Several people around were almost drunk, and no one spoke to them. The two simply sat down across from each other to drink together, pushing cups and changing cups, and their ears and eyes were gradually dimmed. Zhang Honglou did not become red-faced after drinking, but his face was originally fair and he drank enough.

Afterwards, he looked even more pale, while Li Wuji's face was originally dark, but now it was a little red. The two were very different from each other in drunkenness, but they were talking happily at the moment.

Zhang Honglou put down his cup and sighed, "Brother, do you know that the idea of ​​using honey as a substitute for wine comes from the business of being a merchant?"

Li Wuji shook his head. Although he said nothing, he still filled a glass of wine for Zhang Honglou and pushed it in front of the latter. He propped his arms on the edge of the table and looked up with drunken eyes.

"We all know that wine bars are the best place to discuss business. Firstly, the smell of alcohol floods into the mind, and it is difficult to think about profits and losses. Secondly, after drinking, many people always feel that money is just an external possession. Even if they lose a little, since

If you feel comfortable drinking this time, you should give in to the people at the same table.

There is no harm at all. All the calculations and cunning thoughts in daily life have been forgotten, and only the heroic spirit is clear." Zhang Honglou was already a little confused. He stretched out his hands three times in a row, but he didn't even grasp the cup. He reluctantly wrinkled his forehead and pulled his eyebrows.

, then he took the cup into his hand, narrowed his eyes and spoke again.

"But even so, there are still merchants who are not good at drinking. They use honey water instead of wine, which seems extremely insincere. In other words, they don't regard the people sitting with them as their relatives and friends. This kind of people are the most excluded at the banquet.

"

Li Wuji nodded and said vaguely, "That's true. People like this can't be said to be here for profit. Even if it's just a gathering of two or three friends, it's hard to have another time. Everyone knows this person's character and most of them will leave.

.”

"I have an old friend who followed me into the business world in the past. His bones were weak since he was a child and he couldn't drink much alcohol. But since he was a businessman, he had many banquets, so he had to endure the discomfort in his stomach and drink with others, which hurt his health.

As well as the spleen and stomach." The words didn't stop and the wine kept flowing. Zhang Honglou drank another drink and said with a wry smile, "Even to the point where...

In the first two years, I had to drink honey instead of wine. At first, I didn't know that this old friend was terminally ill, and I looked down on him a little. But one day I met him at a banquet. From a distance, he looked thin and old.

He is obviously only two months younger than me in age, but his complexion is as yellow as old wax, and there is no trace of the appearance of a thirty-year-old man."

"This man held a cup of honey water, sat on the outermost side of the banquet, and drank all the honey water in one gulp."

Zhang Honglou's words suddenly became softer. "Who knows how many drinks were poured into his weak body in the past few years, so that the young man who was originally as graceful as a king, waving his hands and writing in the school, fell into this state."

"Walking is not easy. In many professions, it seems that you can enjoy riches and honors that no one can bear, but you need to use many thoughts and calculations behind your back, betraying morality and righteousness, and bitter wine corrodes the spleen."

Li Wuji was also speechless and drank a glass of wine.

There are not many good professions in the world, and it is even more difficult to do well in one profession. The hardships involved are nothing like fishing for thousands of taels of gold in the rivers and bays, or struggling to find the old dragon in the cold ponds. Such things are difficult for Li Wuji.

It seems that it is indeed not adulterated.

"Speaking of which, brother, would you like to listen to me?" Zhang Honglou struggled to straighten his body, "Originally, we don't talk about big things during the banquet, but no matter how much I think about it, it will be beneficial to the caravan. Since I have to talk about it,

Speaking of which, businessmen like us must know how to measure things."

"Let's talk about it," Li Wuji was very drunk, shaking his body and laughing, "I have said it clearly, so I can't make people hold it in their hearts, right?"

Zhang Honglou nodded and said with a confused look: "The money earned by the shops in Fengyou County from the horse gang is still less than one-tenth of the original amount. When I came on this trip, I had no intention of taking the shops back into my hands.

If the businesses in the county are gone, at least we can stretch our hands elsewhere. With a few stores, it’s hard to damage the foundation.”

"But the horse caravan is not as solidly established as the merchants. If the profit is not as good as the day, in a few years, I am afraid that it will be taken over by the merchants in the city. If you really want to have long-term peace and stability and make profits, you really need some energy.

The people from Yushangdao will go and make some good repairs and abandon the original shabby place, so that the business in this county can be brought back to life."

"Most of the shopkeepers who used to be in the shops are now unemployed. If Brother Li is willing to speak out, why not let these shopkeepers go to shops in various places alone and slowly arrange them, so that the gang members can buy more property every year."

Although Li Wuji was drunk, he was still thinking about it after hearing the words. He pondered for a long time, drank half of the jar of new wine, and his eyes were hard to fix.
Chapter completed!