Chapter 13 Trading, stockpiling food, and saving supplies
The little dwarf was not angry when he was questioned. Instead, he had an attitude of being friendly and making money, and then said: "It's not that what the boss wants is limited, we just happened to plant too much."
"Oh? How many do you have?" Tang Zangyue slowed down.
When the little dwarf heard this, he knew there was something going on, "You look like a rich man, and you are not short of money..."
Before the other party could finish the compliment, Tang Zangyue interrupted: "I'll buy them all, how much less can you give me?"
The little dwarf's face started to change colors, but he didn't expect that Tang Zangyue was generous in the market and would bargain now.
"What? Nothing less?" Tang Zangyue paused, no longer thinking about communicating with the other party, "Forget it."
The little man quickly called her, "Hey, hey, hey," and said, "How much or how little? Madam, you want more. The price is negotiable."
Tang Zangyue's smile became even brighter.
Look, just now she said it was in short supply, so she took it out to buy some loose items because she didn't want it anymore. Now she said she wanted a lot and the price was negotiable.
This little guy has done so much business and told so many lies that he can’t tell the truth from the lies.
Of course Tang Zangyue would not expose him. Even if he did, the other party would not admit it.
She smiled and said, "Okay, let's take a look at things first."
If the original master's hand is not good, he cannot carry heavy weapons on the battlefield, but light swords like those can be used for tricks, and are still useful for dealing with some small minions.
Therefore, when she sensed an ambush, Tang Zangyue paused and met the little dwarf's suspicious gaze. She smiled and said, "Businessmen, why do you need to engage in a shady business?"
The little dwarf's expression changed rapidly again, and then he darkened his face, whistled into the grass, and said: "Since you have been discovered, I will teach you a trick now. Don't follow strangers in the future."
Tang Zangyue nodded, put down his backpack, pulled out a light sword from it, and swung it towards the opponent.
In the flash of swords and shadows, she easily captured the group of people.
These people were looking for wealth rather than life, so they had nothing but a few farm tools in their hands. She was merciful and cut their arms without any cruelty.
Finally, the sword was pointed directly at the tip of the little dwarf's nose, causing the other person to kick his legs in shock, and a foul smell came out——
Peed my pants.
"Woman, please spare your life, Woman, please have mercy!"
Tang Zangyue held her sword in disgust, covered her long sword behind her back, and looked down at the little dwarf, "Where is the goods?"
There are some, but not as many as expected, only a dozen or so and not very big.
Tang Zangyue didn't mind it either, and gave the shorty the silver at the original price, asking him to avoid it.
Who knew that the little dwarf knelt down and kowtowed, "Xia Xia, spare your life. These are all for sacrifice. Without them, what will happen to us... Please have mercy on Xia Xia."
Did you miss the few taels of silver she lost?
Tang Zangyue also darkened her face and said: "If I didn't know how to use martial arts and you tricked me here today, wouldn't it be wrong for me to suffer the loss of both property and property? I'll let you go, but you had something in mind when you robbed me.
How can I get over my situation? Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you, you should know this truth.”
The little man was still kowtowing, but Tang Zangyue put his sword against the other man's neck, forcing blood to bleed.
"You're not leaving yet? Do you want to keep your life?"
The little dwarf realized that the kind-hearted woman in front of him was not someone to be trifled with. He had misjudged her and wanted to kidnap her morally.
At this moment, the little man showed his sincerity and told the whole story.
The country governed by the Hunjun is not only miserable at the border, but even the small towns close to the capital are oppressed. Only in the Forbidden City can there be singing and dancing. The increased taxes are used to build gardens. The previous ministers have refuted the remarks about this.
Refute, now that the sycophant is in power, the only thing left in the report is that the country is peaceful and the people are safe.
In this way, no matter how full the national treasury is, it cannot withstand the torture of the foolish king. In the end, Huang Shang is not the honor of the merchants, but the disaster of the merchants. The tribute is only tribute, and it is given in vain, and the Tian family does not pay for it.
The little dwarf was just one of the people who came to collect the so-called tributes.
As farmers, they carefully took care of these precious things, but in the end they didn't get a penny, and they spent a lot of money on early cultivation. Who can be willing to do this?
It was like this in the first year, and it will happen again in the second year!
As the saying goes, if the people don't fight with the officials, they can't afford to fight, so they have no choice but to catch the lone fat sheep and slaughter them.
They also thought clearly that they could only die once, so after finishing their work alone, they went to the mountains to become bandits. Unexpectedly, they encountered a tough problem.
The so-called tough opponent is Tang Zangyue.
Tang Zangyue frowned, she didn't expect the world outside the capital to be in such chaos.
She said: "Take me to see the goods. After taking the money, remember to find a place away from the court."
She didn't say much.
Not to mention the weapons in the hands of this group of people to fight against the imperial court, not even the officers and soldiers sent by the county can stop them.
The little dwarf is a man who knows the current affairs and is a good man. Knowing that he fell into the hands of this lady today, let alone exchanging the silver for that batch of goods, it would be easy to kill them. But he was merciful and kindly reminded him.
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Little Man: "Madam is so kind and kind, we will definitely remember it in our hearts."
Arriving at the destination in a carriage.
The watermelon is hidden in a ruined temple outside the village.
Looking at the piles of big watermelons, Tang Zangyue nodded with satisfaction and hooked her hand at the little dwarf, "I want the carriage and all these watermelons. Let's count them."
The little man swallowed his saliva and wanted to make some calculations. When he met Tang Zangyue's eyes that were half-smiling but not smiling, as if he was greeting him, "Your forehead doesn't hurt anymore, your pants are dry." He suddenly felt embarrassed.
He didn't dare to make another mistake, so he set a number that satisfied both parties, and then led the others to leave.
As soon as the people left, Tang Zangyue put the entire large watermelon in the ruined temple into the space. After driving the carriage to the town, he sold the carriage at a low price before meeting up with Xiao Zhongli and Xiao Yuechun who had been waiting for a long time.
Space excludes living creatures.
As long as there are signs of life, it cannot be retracted into the space.
Tang Zangyue had no choice but to sell it at a low price.
But when she changed hands, she said to the young man again: "Is this young man from the town?"
The young man nodded, and Tang Zangyue said: "I will come here tonight to buy some things. I see that I am very familiar with this place. Please give me some recommendations. Maybe I can use my carriage. Why do you usually rent carriages to other people here?
How much does it cost? If I use it for one night, how about the one-day charge?"
The young man was too busy to respond.
The public order in the market area is maintained by relatives of the younger generation, who work in the Yamen, so they have seen Tang Zangyue's lavish spending.
The younger generation had connections, so he just asked Tang Zangyue: "What do you want, madam? I'll send someone to help you keep an eye on it. At night..."
Tang Zangyue answered with a smile, "I'll be here at the latest Yin Shi."
"It's so late? I have enough time to make preparations. Madam came to this address."
Tang Zangyue took the temporary address written by the other party and asked: "In addition to watermelons, what other rare things are grown in the town and surrounding towns and villages this season?"
The young man smiled and said, "Madam, you have asked the right person. In addition to watermelons, there are also rare things like peaches, but we don't grow many of them. They are all reserved for family consumption or visiting relatives."