Chapter 223 223 Mengcheng sells plain food to bury ebony

After Meng Cheng fiddled with the saddle and reins for a while, he tied the ebony wood on his back, led the horse out of the forest, walked on the main road, looked for the official road, asked everyone for directions, and found the nearest town.

When I met pedestrians on the road and saw Meng Cheng's outfit, they whispered, "You have a horse but you don't have to carry it on your back. Do you think this person is stupid?"

Meng Cheng thought: "It seems to make sense." So he took off the saddle, tied the corpse, and led the horse to follow. It was really easy.

After walking for a few miles, the pedestrians gradually became denser. When passers-by saw Mengcheng leading horses to carry corpses, they whispered to each other: "Leave the corpses of relatives and friends without carrying them, but let animals carry them. Do you think this person has no conscience?"

Mengcheng felt guilty, so he had to hold it in his hands and ride on his horse.

After walking for several miles, we finally arrived at a busy city, where we saw a steady flow of traffic on the street. Someone pointed at Mengcheng and said, "Look at that man. He neither used horses nor carried the corpses of his relatives and friends on his own."

Do you think he is stupid for letting such a good horse carry such a heavy load?"

Meng Cheng thought to himself: "This is not the case, that is not the case, you say whatever you want, do whatever you want. I am a fool, what's wrong?" He got off his horse and stood on the street, and hung up a sign saying "Sell your horse and bury your brother".

Started a business.

Horses are scarce resources in any era. They represent not only a kind of power, but also a kind of status. Although they are expensive, there are many people asking for their price.

A: "How much is this horse?"

Mengcheng's urn sounded loudly and said: "Eight hundred taels."

A: “Can it be cheaper?”

Mengcheng: "Yes! But you have to answer my question."

A: "What's the problem?"

Mengcheng: "What is the name of the island full of bamboo in Qingzhou?"

A: “I don’t know!”

Mengcheng: "Sorry! No price reduction!"

A: "One price, five hundred taels!"

Mengcheng: "Go slowly and don't see me off."

…

Mengcheng: “Is there an island full of bamboo in Qingzhou?”

B: “Yes!”

Mengcheng: “What’s it called?”

B: “I don’t know.”

Mengcheng sighed helplessly and said: "Eight hundred and one horses."

B: "Didn't I answer a question? It must be a hundred taels cheaper after all, right?"

Meng Cheng turned away and said angrily: "Get out! Get out without stopping!"

"Hmph! Liar!"

…

At the city gate, the clerk posted a notice, with three gongs and drums, and two trumpets, which attracted the people to stop and watch. It was yellow paper with black ink and regular fonts. The clerk read the notice loudly, and everyone looked at it from top to bottom first.

Then he glanced from right to left. Regardless of whether he was literate or illiterate, everyone looked at him and nodded in greeting.

The notice stated that the Zhu Dynasty had a great victory, and that Mu Chen's country suffered all casualties. Only Wu Mu was rescued by a side general and fled south in embarrassment. There was no mention of Hua Xiong's injustice and the sacrifice of the knights. The main purpose was to sing praises and promote the achievements of the imperial court; secondly,

It is to let the people pay attention to foreigners and help the government catch enemies.

Although Mengcheng usually likes to be active rather than quiet, it is just that now the mood is dull and unhappy. When I look at the ebony trees, I feel sad and mixed, and when I look at the eye-catching horses, I have mixed feelings. I will not join in the excitement. It is bustling and endless, and I look at the passers-by.

Everyone was overjoyed; there was a lot of noise and noise, and all they heard was the news of Mu Chen's defeat. They couldn't help but feel sad in their hearts and indignant on their faces.

Some people passed by Mengcheng and started talking among themselves. Someone said, "Do you think this man is King Mu Chen or an enemy general?"

Another person said, "Do you think the enemy is as stupid as you? At this time, you can't find a place to hide, but you still go to the street to do business?"

"That's right! Looking at his stupid look, even if he does join the army, he will be just a grassroots soldier at most." Although the streets are noisy and people talk quietly, Mengcheng has reached the top of his realm after all, and his five senses are keen.

Can't hear it?

It's just that the artistic master in Mengcheng was bold, his expression was as usual, and he didn't care. He pretended he didn't hear anything he heard, and pretended he didn't see everything he saw.

The meddling lady walked up to Meng Cheng and asked bluntly: "Young man! Tell me, are you a general who is fleeing from an enemy country?"

Mengcheng smiled foolishly and nodded: "Yes, yes. I am a general, and my brother is a Khan!"

The aunt rolled her eyes at him with wisdom and said with a smile: "Just you? Come on! There are thieves who admit that they are thieves, and there are bad people who say that they are bad people? If bad people were all as cute as you, then there would be no bad people.

Come on. Young man! Don’t be stupid! Although you are a foreigner, people are common people everywhere, and we will not exclude foreigners. You are tall and mighty, you should be from Muchen, right?

It could be that your country has lost the war, so that’s why you say things like this and try to be so strong, right? What else can you do by trying to be so strong? It won’t help, and it may even cost you your own life. If you lose,

We were defeated, but it was just a temporary defeat. After hundreds of thousands of years of fighting like this, who has not been defeated? Who can say that there will be victory in the end? There is no head. No matter who wins or loses, life is almost the same.

"

Meng Cheng smiled and nodded, "Yes, yes."

The aunt patted Meng Cheng's arm and said meaningfully: "Don't dare to talk like this in the future."

Mengcheng: “Uh-huh.”

The aunt asked curiously: "How did your brother die?"

Meng Cheng lamented: "I went to a foreign country to do business and was deceived. I lost all my money. I brought some special products back home, but I encountered bandits. I barely escaped death. I also got seriously ill and was tortured. I couldn't think about it, so...

I can’t think about it anymore.”

The aunt sighed: "He is also a pitiful person. That's all. I have to go back to cook for my grandson. I hope you can sell it at a good price soon and your brother will be buried soon." After saying that, he hung the vegetables with one hand.

He twisted his waist, tilted the basket, and went home leisurely.

There is a huge sea of ​​people, we will meet a lot of people, and chat with a lot of people, but those are not wonderful, just scenery.

A businessman strolled over, stood in front of Meng Cheng, patted Su Ying, and asked, "How many horses are there?"

Meng Cheng said: "Eight hundred taels."

Businessman: "Can it be cheaper?"

Mengcheng: "Yes! If you can answer one of my key questions, I'll give you a hundred taels."

The businessman wondered: "What's the problem?"

Mengcheng: "Is there an island full of bamboo in Qingzhou?"

The businessman smiled and said: "You have asked the right person. My family has been doing business for generations, traveling east and west, bartering from north to south. Our main business is bamboo, and the main place for business is Qingzhou. I am not unfamiliar with Qingzhou."

There are many bamboos in Qingzhou, so bamboo products are the most distinctive, such as bamboo chairs, bamboo stools, bamboo beds... there are many styles, cheap and beautiful, strong man wants to know? Are you selling bamboo or buying bamboo? "

Meng Cheng's eyes lit up and he said, "I just want to find a place."

The businessman asked: "But you don't know the name of the place, you only know the characteristics, right?"

Meng Cheng nodded.

Businessman: “Can you be more specific?”

Mengcheng said: "The island is full of bamboo."

The businessman smiled and said: "There are many islands with bamboos, including Moon Bay in the southernmost part of Qingzhou, Junzi Island on the southeastern border, Wanzhu Island in the middle, and the smallest Ziwu Pavilion in the lower reaches."

Meng Cheng rubbed the back of his head, "So many? Which of these islands has willow trees in addition to bamboo?"

The businessman asked: "Can you remember all the scenery you passed by? Can you visit every corner of the island? How do you know that what was there last year will definitely be there this year, and how are you sure that what was not there before will not be there now?"

The implication: If it can answer all your questions without explanation, it's fine. If it can't satisfy all your questions, it's fine. In short, just answer your first question.

Meng Cheng scratched his head, thought for a while, nodded stupidly, and said, "It seems to make sense."

The businessman said: "That's the truth. I mentioned four places. If you search one by one, you will definitely find the place you are looking for."

Meng Cheng nodded heavily and said, "Yes, you are so smart."

The businessman said: "You said you could get a hundred taels cheaper by answering your question. Now that I have answered four questions, should you give me a discount of four hundred taels? A manly man, every spittle is a nail."

Meng Cheng was speechless and speechless. He could only nod helplessly, "Okay!"

The businessman added: "Eight hundred taels is cheaper than 400 taels, and the actual price is four hundred taels. But for your own good and mine, I can only give you 360 taels."

Meng Cheng was surprised and said: "Why?"

The businessman asked: "Let me ask you, is the death of a relative or friend a funeral?"

Mengcheng said angrily: "Nonsense! Can it be a happy event?"

The businessman said kindly: "It's good if you think so too. Although it's righteous for you to sell the horse to bury your brother, what you did is unlucky, right? Although buying a horse is a happy event, the horse I bought has carried the corpse.

Do you think I am unlucky? Do you want four hundred?

Two, one comes out with 'four', and the other wants 'four', are both unlucky? If it is 360 taels, it will be different. Six or six is ​​a smooth, good luck for you and good luck for me. Good luck for you and good luck for me.

It’s getting better and better, do you think that’s the truth?”

Meng Cheng was speechless and could only nod.

The businessman kindly took out the banknote, counted it and handed it to Meng Cheng.

Mengcheng shook his head and waved his hands,

The businessman asked in surprise: "What's wrong? You're not regretting it, are you?"

Mengcheng said angrily, "I'm not going back on my word, I just don't want banknotes, I just want cash."

The businessman was well-informed and immediately thought that only real gold and silver circulated between countries, not banknotes. He smiled and said: "I understand! Just wait for me for a while, and I will go to the bank to exchange it for you right away."

Meng Cheng smiled and nodded.
Chapter completed!