"How did you come up with the idea of establishing friendship with this prince? This matter..." Mr. Tian hesitated and said, "Don't do more."
"We, the literati, need to take the right path in the imperial examinations and behave righteously, so that we will not be talked about too much."
He gave appropriate instructions, knowing that Tianyou could understand.
"Teacher, you can't be too polite. Just talk about today's matter. Didn't you listen to what the prince said? If you come to see the prince in the future, go directly to him. Don't wait like we did today...
Didn't you hear what he meant?
The prince may not even know that you came this morning...
Teacher, do you know that there is Manager Zheng in the palace? There is something wrong with this man."
Mr. Tian: "Manager Zheng?" He said slowly: "It must be Manager Zheng who is in charge of the inner courtyard of the palace. He has heard about it."
He said softly: "The princess's maiden name is also Zheng."
Yan Laoer understood now that he was not a close person and could not be a housekeeper.
"You said he has a problem, what problem?" Mr. Tian asked.
Yan Laoer then told him what he had done in the morning and how Manager Zheng had come to talk to him out of nowhere.
"...I'm waiting for the person who has the final say behind this deal. The amount quoted to the grain store is not low. Ordinary grain stores can't bring out so much goods. There are two grain stores with relatively large plates that can take it.
, but you have to wait a while, they want to change the goods, and they also checked my money, they are afraid that I don’t have the money to pay the deposit, so I will torment them, hehe!”
Thanks to his daughter, he brought so much money with him, hahaha!
Mr. Tian nodded: "You showed your wealth and told the grain store that you would collect a large amount of grain. If they are interested in selling, they will definitely find you. Before that, they will definitely get a feel for your background."
"I feel like when I came out of the government office and went to the streets to inquire about the grain stores, there were people following me. As for our background, we kept it all out there. It just depends on whether they dare to sell it." Yan Laoer said with a smile.
"Then, according to God, do they dare?" Mr. Tian asked with a smile.
"Why don't you dare? Teacher, you all know this. I guess they are not strict in their actions. After today's visit to the palace, I can see clearly that they have support and courage." Yan Laoer touched.
He touched the baggage beside him, and inside it was fifty taels of cash that his wife asked her daughter to bring.
"Teacher, how much does the prince give you?" he asked.
Mr. Tian smiled and shook his head: "You guessed it through the wooden box?"
"Didn't the teacher talk about raising money before..." Yan Laoer chuckled and said, "I didn't expect you to come to the palace to collect money."
"Your teacher has been a nasty guest today." Mr. Tian sighed softly: "It's not easy for the prince either. Look at this wooden box..."
There was more emotion in his eyes: "It's much smaller than three years ago."
Yan Laoer:......
It turns out this isn't your first time.
"Teacher, can I open it and take a look?"
"Open it."
Yan Laoer slowly opened the wooden box, and Yan Yu also came over and looked at it without blinking.
One is five hundred taels, and four are fifty taels.
"Seven hundred taels!" Yan Laoer was a little excited, hey, don't you have enough money to buy food?
"These were given to me by the governor, no, he said he would lend them to me." Mr. Tian took out the banknotes from his sleeve.
Two hundred taels of silver notes.
"Teacher, you are so amazing!" Yan Laoer praised.
"Well, since we're all brave, let's just go to a few more places. God willing, let's stay here for two more days."
"Still staying at the inn?"
"live."
"Teacher, why is this? Is it because the teacher's house can't accommodate us? Then Xiaoer and I will go back to the village. We can come early and leave late without any delay."
"Go back home. If your teacher's wife knew that I was shamelessly visiting people's homes, she would definitely go with me and just go back to Huju for my teacher's sake. But your teacher's wife lives in the city, and her face...
When I stay at the inn, I want others to know that I am doing what I want for the public, not for personal gain."
"Then teacher, let me change rooms." Yan Laoer said.
He thought the house price was too expensive and wanted to lower it.
Master Tian: "No, whose property do you think the inn we are staying in belongs to?"
Yan Laoer blinked, "It can't be...the princess's, right?"
Mr. Tian just looked at him and said nothing.
"Teacher, you are an official in Huju, how do you know so much about the situation in Fucheng?" Yan Laoer asked in surprise.
"Of course someone told me to be my master." Master Tian said, "It's inconvenient these days. I'll take you to see him when I have the opportunity in the future."
…
After returning to the inn and having a quick meal, Mr. Tian began to visit his colleagues.
He didn't want the old woman at home to follow him, and he didn't even want to take his disciple Yan Laoer with him, so he went out alone, returned after dark, washed up, went to sleep, and went out again at dawn...
All Yan Laoer can do is work hard to buy food.
He didn't go anywhere today and has been waiting in the inn.
Just before noon, the waiter brought him a message saying that he was invited to have tea at a teahouse two streets away.
After Yan Laoer arrived, a grain merchant who called himself Mi was waiting there.
This surname is really simple and clear.
The rice and grain merchant said that he heard on the street that he wanted to buy grain. He also said that he had grain in hand because he needed money urgently for family matters, so he could sell it at a low price.
One wants to sell and one wants to buy.
Both sides know it well.
Yan Laoer didn't say any nonsense. He first asked him how much he had and then discussed the price.
The other party wanted to sell more, but Yan Laoer was too difficult to deal with. In the end, the two parties settled on a number, which was higher than what they had sold in previous years, but not too high. Both parties were satisfied.
After agreeing on a time and place, paying the price and delivering the goods, the deal is considered a deal.
The man didn't ask for any deposit to sign the contract, and Yan Laoer didn't mention it and left the teahouse one after another in a tacit agreement.
Yan Laoer took the lead and walked quickly back to the inn.
Yan Yu kept looking down from the window. When she saw her father walking this way, she was waiting in the room.
"Dad, why are you walking so fast and someone is chasing you behind you?" Yan Yu was slightly excited.
"No, I'm afraid I'll be slow to pay for tea." Yan Laoer said smoothly.
Yan Yu:……
"Dad, you did the right thing, you will deduct every penny from them!" Yan Yu clenched her fists.
"Is the deal settled?"
"Well, three days later, we will do business at Dashiqiao in the middle of the night, with one hand paying money and the other hand paying food." Yan Laoer said after drinking a glass of water.
"Oh! It really feels like doing bad things secretly." Yan Yu laughed and said, "Don't be depressed, dad, get over this hurdle first, and don't think about other things."
Yan Laoer twirled the tea cup, "Your master is a man who can say 'defend the city to the death', but now he is going door-to-door to collect money. I feel very unhappy."
Yan Yu was silent.
"This batch of food should not be enough. In a few days, I will take some people to Longxing and Fengming. I took them back and forth to Guiyuan. This time, I will let them go by themselves. After the experience comes out,
From now on, we will go separate ways and bloom on multiple fronts."
