Guan Yu's sword strike was so urgent that it brought up a strong wind and struck Shopkeeper Song headlong. Qin Yi hurriedly grabbed Guan Yu's hand and said loudly: "General Guan has something to say, please wait a moment to do it."
Normally, Qin Yi would never dare to stop him, but Shopkeeper Song's trip to the south of the Yangtze River can be said to be his savior. Even Qin Yi, who is usually timid and fearful, finally took the risk this time.
The incident happened in a hurry. Shopkeeper Song was so shocked that he lost his mind. His legs were trembling. He fell to his knees and kowtowed repeatedly: "General Guan, please forgive me. I am just a businessman and definitely not a spy. I beg the general to see clearly."
Guan Yu sheathed his sword and said in a deep voice: "Since you are not a spy, how do you know that you asked us to put on civilian clothes to hide ourselves from others?"
Shopkeeper Song didn't dare to raise his head, so he knelt on the ground and said, "As a commoner, I have seen too many things while traveling around. In troubled times, you should be careful."
Guan Yu continued: "Guan heard that the officials in the three counties south of the Yangtze River are very strict and difficult to bribe. Where did you get this much food?"
Shopkeeper Song raised his head and said with a grimace: "General Guan is indeed aware that none of the officials in the south of the Yangtze River are willing to accept the property sent by the common people. These grains were all purchased from the common people at high prices by the common people. Ten
The common people have not had a good night's sleep in the past few days. They have been running around towns and villages all day long to get this food with great difficulty. If you don't believe it, general, look at the common people, they have lost a lot of weight."
Guan Yu burst out laughing suddenly, pulled shopkeeper Song up, patted his shoulder and said, "Guan just tried it on you, and you were frightened. Let's go back to the city, Guan will take care of you."
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Shopkeeper Song breathed a sigh of relief, covering his chest, showing a look of lingering fear. In fact, when Guan Yu struck down with his sword, Shopkeeper Song was indeed taken aback, wondering where he had exposed his flaw. However, when Qin Qin
When Yi held Guan Yu's wrist, Shopkeeper Song knew that Guan Yu did not really want to take his life, it was just a test.
In the secret room in Wujun, when Liu Xin was explaining the situation to him, he particularly emphasized Guan Yu's martial arts. He didn't believe what others said, but he absolutely believed Liu Xin's. Guan Yu possessed peerless martial arts. If he wanted to kill him
If so, how could Qin Yi hold his wrist? This only shows that Guan Yu didn't really use his strength at all.
In the Guangling Prefecture, Guan Yu was sitting at the top, shopkeeper Song was accompanying him, but Qin Yi could only take the last seat. This was for shopkeeper Song's sake, otherwise Guan Yu would not have let him appear here at all.
For a man like Qin Yi who can't even protect his own woman, Guan Yu, who is arrogant by nature, looks down on him from the bottom of his heart. But Guan Yu's biggest enemy now is the shortage of food, and shopkeeper Song has the ability to get food. Such a talent is natural
This is what Guan Yu needs most. However, shopkeeper Song seems to really regard Qin Yi as a real brother. He calls him "brother" on the left and "big brother" on the right. They are very happy. In order to prevent shopkeeper Song from being unhappy, Guan Yu had no choice but to let Qin Yi stay.
here.
In the foreseeable two or three years, the food shortage problem is unlikely to fundamentally improve. Guan Yu needs a relatively stable source of food, and Shopkeeper Song is his initially determined "food supplier." For an army,
The quantity, storage and transportation of grain are all top secrets, but these secrets cannot be hidden from grain merchants with a keen sense of smell. Therefore, before deciding to hand over his grain lifeline to Shopkeeper Song, Guan Yu must determine whether Shopkeeper Song is reliable.
Guan Yu has now determined that Shopkeeper Song is completely trustworthy. This is not because of the sword he just struck. After that sword was struck, Shopkeeper Song also looked panicked, which did not mean anything. What really made Guan Yu
Don't worry, shopkeeper Song has a haggard look on his face.
This kind of haggardness cannot be disguised casually. It is a condition that occurs after not sleeping well for many days in a row. Guan Yu has personal experience. Ever since he learned about the relationship between Liu Bei and Du Xiuniang, Guan Yu seemed to have lost his mind.
He is like a soul, and often gets angry at his subordinates for no reason. On one side is his respected elder brother, and on the other side is the woman he has a crush on. He is caught in a dilemma and cannot sleep well all night long.
At first, Guan Yu didn't notice Shopkeeper Song's condition. Later, when he heard Shopkeeper Song talk about it, he took a closer look and no longer had any doubts.
After drinking for three rounds, Guan Yu put down the copper cup and said with a smile: "Mr. Song, do you know whether you will make a profit or a loss on the grain you got from Jiangnan?"
In fact, it is Shopkeeper Song's business secret whether he can make money or not. According to common sense, Guan Yu shouldn't have anything to do with it. However, the price Shopkeeper Song gave Guan Yu was 20% lower than the market price. Since Guan Yu wanted to retain Shopkeeper Song's line, he should
We can't let Shopkeeper Song suffer a loss. However, Guan Yu doesn't have much money, and he doesn't dare to rashly agree to Shopkeeper Song to settle at the market price. That's why he asked this question. If Shopkeeper Song doesn't lose money, he can continue to settle at this price.
Settled.
Shopkeeper Song cupped his hands and said, "I don't dare to deceive the general. This trip to the south of the Yangtze River will make no profit or loss, just to save capital. It's just that this trip is really tiring."
Guan Yu pondered: "No loss, no profit? It's not in vain."
Shopkeeper Song smiled and said, "I'll be doing business for a long time. Besides, my route for transporting grain is all in the north. I'll make up for it next time I get some cheaper grain from the north."
Guan Yu nodded and suddenly said: "In Guan's opinion, it would be better for Mr. Song to concentrate on getting food from Jiangnan in the future. In terms of price, Guan can give 10% more."
Shopkeeper Song seemed to have trouble making a decision. He hesitated for a long time before saying: "I don't want to go to Jiangnan anymore, but General Guan is my most admired hero. Even if I don't add this 00%, I will still do General Guan's business!"
Guan Yu said happily: "Okay! Guan likes cheerful people! Come on, have a drink!"
For shopkeeper Song, it is definitely much easier to get food from the south of the Yangtze River than from the north, but he did not dare to take the initiative because he had told Qin Yi before that he had been engaged in the grain business in the north. If he suddenly turned to the south of the Yangtze River,
Doing the grain business might arouse the suspicion of Guan Yu and others. What he didn't expect was that Guan Yu actually asked him to traffic grain from the south of the Yangtze River. Although shopkeeper Song didn't understand why Guan Yu made this request, he had a rare good opportunity.
He won't let it go.
Guan Yu also had a little knowledge of Shopkeeper Song's past, and the accent of Shopkeeper Song proved that he came from the north. It is naturally easier to do business in an area that he is familiar with. Guan Yu cannot fail to understand this truth.
But he still proposed to let Shopkeeper Song go to Jiangnan to traffic grain.
Because Guan Yu knew very well that trafficking grain from the north must pass through Xuzhou, and Xuzhou is now very short of grain. Others thought Liu Bei was a benevolent man, but Guan Yu knew Liu Bei's methods clearly. If a large amount of grain transits Xuzhou
, if Liu Bei didn't come forward himself, he would definitely find a way to let others intercept the grain. If it were in the past, Guan Yu would
Even if he tightened his belt and went hungry, he would have left food for his elder brother. But things are different now. Liu Bei actually secretly fell in love with the woman that his younger brother likes. Doesn't that mean he has taken advantage of him? So Guan Yu also decided
He pried into Liu Bei's corner and poached Liu Bei's "food supplier". There was already a growing rift between the two brothers, but Liu Bei was not aware of it.
Shopkeeper Song picked up the wine cup and drank it all in one gulp, then stood up and said: "General Guan, brother Qin, during this trip to the south of the Yangtze River, I also found two rare items. Now I will give them to you two as a gift. I hope you won't dislike it."
That’s it.”
After saying that, shopkeeper Song took out a small silk bag from his arms and presented it to Guan Yu. He opened it gently and found two jade hairpins. These two jade hairpins were white, moist and of high quality. What was even more rare was that these two jade hairpins were
The hostas were exactly the same and turned out to be a pair.
Guan Yu glanced at it twice and said thoughtfully: "These two hostas are not ordinary things. Shopkeeper Song thought they were hard-earned, but how could he be willing to give them away?"
"General, you have good eyesight!" Shopkeeper Song raised his thumb, praised, and said, "The people heard that these two hostas came from Luoyang. The people liked the quality of the jade and the fine workmanship, so they bought them.
Come down. However, these two hostas are
The things that women use, Xiaomin has no family, and such treasures are not something that a family like Xiaomin can have. The Xiaomin thought about it again and again, and decided to give these two hostas to the wives of the two generals respectively. In the hope that
Generals, please do not refuse."
Qin Yi felt very uncomfortable during today's reception banquet. Guan Yu ignored him and he did not dare to interrupt. When he heard that shopkeeper Song wanted to give a hosta to his wife, Qin Yi stood up in a hurry and said: "These two
The hostas were originally a pair, so how could we separate them and give them both to General Guan's wife?"
Guan Yu also nodded and said: "It's a pity that these pair of hostas are separated. Qin Yi, you have done a good job in escorting the grain and grass, and Guan has nothing to reward you. Since Mr. Song is so polite, you can take back these pair of hostas."
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Qin Yi's wife was Du Xiuniang, who was the object of Guan Yu's secret love. Moreover, Guan Yu didn't have much affection for Cao Hui. The two never slept together after their wedding night. He said this because he deliberately made the couple
All the hostas were given to Du Xiuniang.
Shopkeeper Song laughed and said: "Both generals, don't be humble. Who can say clearly how things in this world are divided and combined? Take these two hostas as an example. It seems that they were originally supposed to be
A pair. However, I got them from different people. I think it was back then that the fate of these two hostas ended, so they separated. Now that fate has come, I bumped into each other, but they are together again.
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Guan Yu frowned and said in a deep voice: "Then according to what Mr. Song said, when these pair of hostas met Guan, wouldn't it mean that their fate has ended again?"
Shopkeeper Song was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "I'm just joking, please don't take it seriously, General Guan. Fate is a wonderful thing after all. I think that even if the pair of hostas are separated today, they will always be together in the future.