Jiang Yichen then asked the eight important questions he had compiled in his mind.
I got the corresponding result from Zhang Laoer and was very satisfied.
After all, Zhang Laoer is a man who knows how to carry things. Following Jiang Yichen's warning and considering the hurried movements of the guests who passed by recently, he knew that the road might not be peaceful in the next two days, so Jiang Yichen didn't mind.
When answering, try to be as objective and comprehensive as possible, and only mention a few more if you have your own opinions. As for any questions you don't understand, don't mention them at all.
Everything went very smoothly.
At least that's how it seems to Chu Shangu.
It was as if Jiang Yichen had already drawn a detailed map of the thirty-mile area, and Zhang Laoer just added a few lines, added some annotations, and filled in colors based on the actual situation. It was simple and natural.
The two of them did not avoid Chu Shangu's words. He could understand every word of what they said, but there was no connection between them.
It sounds like you are hoeing the ground with a hammer here and a stick here and there, which is completely confusing.
Unfortunately, I have little experience in the world of martial arts, and I don’t know whether to answer questions or not.
...that’s really bad!
Jiang Yichen drank the fourth cup of tea, and the aroma of tea filled his mouth and nose.
A piece of tea money is spent, but most of the things are on your mind. This is when you feel most comfortable.
Suddenly, he noticed that Chu Shangu, who was sitting opposite, was breathing unevenly, inhaling and exhaling quickly and slowly. He was obviously holding back something to say and was unhappy, but because of his "employed" status, he couldn't say much. It really made people laugh.
Then he said: "Brother Chu, if you have any questions, you may as well speak up."
With this "pardon", Chu Shangu was finally able to speak freely.
However, the questions in his mind were like cobwebs and silk threads, and he had not yet sorted them out, so how could he know where to start?
After hesitating for a long time, he picked a question that Jiang Yichen had mentioned in advance but avoided talking about just now.
"Shopkeeper, I don't think you have any skills on your hands and feet. There is no village or shop here, but it is still some distance from the town. It doesn't matter when there are many people, there will be some scruples between each other, but when there are few people, like now,
, if the two of us are poor and have ill intentions towards your little tea house, firstly, you will not be able to escape, and secondly, no one will know even if you scream until your throat is broken, don't you have such concerns?"
Zhang Laoer had already brought a wooden chair to sit at the table for the two of them. After hearing what Chu Shangu said, although his face was not as sad as before, the lively chatter and laughter soon faded away.
Zhang Laoer in the wooden chair seemed to have shrunk by half in an instant. He squeezed out some noise from between his teeth and said with a smile: "If it is not forced by life...who would be willing to do this?"
Seeing Zhang Laoer's attitude, Chu Shangu didn't know that he had asked the wrong question.
In a daze, Chu Shangu was like the word that Liang Meng's little brother commented on - enlightenment, clarifying the key.
No wonder there seems to be a missing link in some of the questions Brother Liang asked.
No wonder Brother Liang deliberately avoided this question.
No wonder Brother Liang froze completely after hearing his question.
It turns out that this is a sad thing for the shopkeeper and he cannot mention it.
Jiang Yichen sighed. He thought Chu Shan Guhui had some unique insights, but he didn't expect that although this person was much older than him, he was really not much different from when he first entered the world.
He took the teapot from Mr. Zhang's hand and poured a cup of tea for him himself.
"I guess the hardships involved are beyond our imagination. We have nothing to do at the moment. If Brother Zhang is willing to talk, we might as well be our guests. It's getting late. After talking, Brother Zhang also tidied up and left.
Shall we go back to town together?"
Chu Shangu hurriedly said: "It's very, very true."
Zhang Laoer smiled sadly and said: "Brother Liang, in the past ten years, you are really the first one who is willing to listen to me pour out my bitterness."
"Brother, I am very lucky to have met you in this life. I also know that you have always deliberately set a clear boundary with me."
"You two can just listen to those past stories as a story. There is no need to pay attention to it."
"It would be great if it helps you."
"More than twenty years ago, my brother's family was very prosperous in Baiju Town."
"There are three brothers in the same family. The eldest brother is the county guard, the third brother is the youngest village chief, and the eldest brother is the least promising, so I became a tea merchant."
"But after all, he is also the largest tea merchant in Baiju Town. My wife has added two boys and two girls to the family. It can be said that the whole family is happy and healthy."
"But a few years later, the catastrophe in Zhongzhou shattered all those beautiful things with one punch."
"The ones who came to our town are Ying bandits."
"As we all know, the Ying invaders entered the country from Fujian and headed northward until they were stopped in Gusu."
"Unable to attack for a long time, the Ying invaders had to find other ways. One of them was to attack from the north and the south."
"The south has been captured long ago, and the three counties of Yancheng, Dongting, and Pinghai are to the north. The coastal area of Pinghai County is vast and sparsely populated, and there are no officers and soldiers stationed there. There is no need to capture it with one soldier, so naturally the only point of attack is Yancheng.
County and Dongting County."
"At that time, the soldiers and civilians in the two counties had already heard about the situation in the south, but our colleagues in the west had all retreated to the east, and there were also tiles causing trouble in the north. Where else could we retreat?"
"Only if all the people become soldiers!"
Having said this, Chu Shan stared blankly at the sluggish middle-aged man in front of him and suddenly felt a sense of heroism, which was exactly the same as his mentor.
"What's more, our old Zhang family is also considered a prominent figure in Yancheng County. The stronger the ability, the greater the responsibility."
"We did not retreat, but led everyone, the army and the people worked together to drive away the foreign traitors!"
"But it is war after all!"
"War always kills people!"
"Brother, no one in the third brother's family is alive. My wife and four children were intercepted and killed by the Ying bandits on their way to the north..."
"At this point, I am the only one left in the Zhang family, and my wife, who was stabbed in the abdomen, seriously injured, and her body is deteriorating."
"In the next nearly two decades, relying on the help of our neighbors, we survived the most difficult days."
"But life is not easy for everyone. After my wife was able to get out of bed and move around, we still chose to support ourselves."
"At first, I picked up the only undamaged store in the town and turned it into a tea shop, but the business was not satisfactory."
"In the beginning, I was barely able to maintain the family's livelihood. However, in recent years, my wife's health has become increasingly unbearable and she needs more money to take medicine to replenish her health."
"This woman has been with me for half her life. No matter what happens in the rest of her life, I have to make her life as comfortable as possible."
"Then I remembered the Qili Kiln outside the town. On weekdays, more than a hundred people work in the kiln, and they can't help but drink water to relieve their fatigue. I then thought that the layout of this teahouse does not need to be too complicated, as long as the hands and feet are more diligent,
You can make a lot of money every day.”
"Not to mention, business was particularly prosperous at that time, and there were also some mischievous people who had their own evil ideas."
"But it's not like I didn't guard against this hand."
"On the one hand, I only bring some broken silver to change when I come out every day. On the other hand, Wang Baotou from the county government office was saved by my third brother, so he showed his kindness to me and always comes here from time to time.
Take care of one or two, and there will be few blind people looking for trouble when you come and go."
"If you really meet some ruthless characters, it's just a waste of money to avoid disaster. As you Jianghu people say, wealth can be found in danger."
"However, the world is changing so fast that people are really caught off guard."
"You said that the official kilns that were in good business yesterday will be closed tomorrow. You said that the porcelain produced in the southern Gan area is better and there is no need for it here."
"This effort can ruin the livelihoods of hundreds of people."
"Some people who have learned the art of kiln burning for many years have no choice but to go south to beg for food."
"Some people who used to just run around and cook and do odd jobs now work as waiters in some restaurants or find other hard jobs."
"More people don't know where to go, and they either abandon their lives or join the bandits."
"And I have suffered the fate of being a fish in a pond. This year, I can only watch God give me food."
"The weather is too hot or too cold, the sky is too early or too late, the rain or snow is too light or too heavy, no one will stop. Only when the time is right can we welcome guests."
"Hehe, tell me, brother, is my life a little troubled?"
Zhang Laoer's forceful smile could hardly bring up the atmosphere in the room.
He coughed twice and said hurriedly: "Hey, I just want to listen to it as a story, that's all."
"Brother Liang, as you just said, I will go and clean up, and we will go back to town."
"I know a restaurant in town that has good noodles, and the beggar's chicken is also worth trying."
"Brother, I'm treating you to a treat. We're brothers. Don't be polite to me!"
Having said this, Jiang Yichen really couldn't refuse, so he had no choice but to comply with Zhang Laoer's wishes and form a good relationship.
While He Chushan was waiting boredly, he heard the sound of fighting coming from the Qili Kiln half a mile away.
And the sound of gold and iron is slowly approaching the tea house!
