Sima Qiudao knew very little about the current purpose of Lingao. The reason why he came to Lingao was entirely sent by his master. Although his master was vague and even vague, the Lingao Kun thief has also been in the world in recent years.
He has gained some fame.
The martial arts sects in the Central Plains had little contact with the Kun Thief in the past. In recent years, they have heard more or less about their deeds and seen some Australian products. Take the Qingcheng sect where he belongs, for example. Every year, disciples from all over the country pay tribute to their master.
When his uncle celebrated his birthday, the gifts included Australian products. Sima Qiudao had seen the kerosene lamp in his master's room, and also saw a certain junior sister secretly hiding in the room a compact and a small mirror given by her lover. As for matches, although in Sichuan, because
The long-distance relationship is already very expensive, but it is a very convenient item for people who have to travel at night and sleep outdoors all year round, so almost everyone has it.
But this is still an indirect impression. For them, the most intuitive feeling of the power of the thief is the Qiwei Escort Bureau that has suddenly expanded in Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangnan and other places in the past five years.
This escort bureau was originally unknown, and its martial arts training was minimal. Its scale was small and its escort routes were short. Now, the Wei Escort Agency has become a giant in Guangdong and Guangxi. The relationship between them and the Kun thieves is
It is almost an open secret in Guangdong and Guangxi.
Now, branches of various industries under Qiwei's name have begun to appear in the northern and southern capitals, in the south of the Yangtze River, and in some major towns on both sides of the Grand Canal. Sima Qiudao and others have enjoyed a lot of Qiwei's services along the way - especially Qiwei.
The long-distance travel combined transportation service provided by Weiwei: As long as you buy a combined ticket, transportation, food and accommodation, luggage handling, customs clearance and customs clearance...weiwei will arrange it properly. There is no need for the employer to worry, and even when you are lonely and empty on the road, you can find a girl to entertain yourself.
As long as the employer asks for such things, they will be followed. As for escorting along the way, this is the strength of the escort agency, let alone.
This service system has won the hearts of dignitaries. Originally, they wanted to reduce the hard work on the journey, so they only had to bring more people, but the cost would be high if there were more people. Even if they mobilized a large number of people in this way, they might not be able to do everything as they wished.
It provided similar services at a lower price. Naturally, it quickly seized the market in this area - especially after the imperial court abolished the inns a few years ago, the market in this area became even larger.
Since Sima Qiudao took the waterway from Sichuan to Hankou, Qiwei provided services all the way south to Guangzhou. If it weren't for the "Qiye" "Pingkun Notes" that reminded him not to get involved in any Qiwei industry after arriving in Guangzhou, he would have originally
Even the ferry tickets to Lingao had to be handled by Qiwei.
Sima Qiudao naturally knew that this trip was probably ordered by the imperial court - otherwise these sects that usually seem to be in harmony with each other would not work together to send the backbone of their sects to take such a big risk, even with some rogue bandits.
Juqu has an inexplicable relationship with the Huashan sect. This time, Huang Zhen was sent without hesitation. This thief is really proud of himself!
The sky was getting brighter. The two Eight Immortals tables where Sima Qiudao slept became dining tables. Nan Wan'er, who was in charge of cooking, brought the porridge dishes one by one. A pot of thick brown rice porridge and a pot of dried shrimps.
Lingao rice noodles, plus a few cut salted eggs.
This breakfast is quite sumptuous according to the standards of this time and space: after all, people who practice martial arts have a very high demand for calories. Not only do they need to eat enough, but they also need to consume a considerable amount of protein. This is why it is said that people who are poor can learn literature and practice martial arts while being rich.
"You make porridge, rice noodles and salted eggs every day, why can't you change the pattern? You've been cooking for more than ten years, but you haven't made any progress at all!" The speaker was a girl in a pink dress, with bright eyes, big teeth, and picturesque eyebrows, double ten
She has stopped growing at a young age, has enlarged breasts, has a slim waist, and has a curvaceous figure. She does not look like a lady with her hands on her hips, but her beauty is dazzling, and the heroism she reveals beyond her beauty makes men daunted. Since she monopolized one of the Eight Immortals table, no one wanted to
Just sit next to her and you will know.
At this moment, she lost her temper and treated Nan Wan'er as if she were scolding a maid. Although Nan Wan'er was much older than her, she could only listen with her hands down and did not dare to argue. She and Zhou Zhongjun were both disciples of the same generation of the Hengshan sect, but in terms of status,
But there is a huge difference in appearance. Zhou Zhongjun was born in a powerful place and his family was rich and powerful, but Nan Wan'er was an abandoned baby picked up from the mountains by her master.
Even the two masters have very different statuses within the sect. Nan Wan'er's master is not an important figure in the Hengshan sect. His martial arts skills are average, and he rarely travels down the mountain to do business. He only manages some chores within the sect.
When Zhou Zhongjun was practicing martial arts with his master, Nan Wan'er was helping in the kitchen, so naturally her skills were not much better.
Seeing that Junior Sister's temper was over, Nan Wan'er said cautiously: "There is nothing delicious here, except brown rice and rice noodles. It's not easy to buy meat - there are so many dried fish and shrimps on the market, I'm afraid everyone won't be used to it.
, I didn’t dare to buy more.”
"I have long heard that there are all kinds of delicious food in Lingao, and there are many Australian snacks, which are unheard of in the world. How come I have been eating these rice noodles with stinky fish sauce in these days? It's not like spending money.
Why are you, a pauper, so stingy with your money? Is it possible that if the cook doesn't steal, the grain won't grow?" Zhou Zhongjun refused to give up.
Nan Wan'er just swallowed her anger and defended in a low voice: "There are seven or eight of us living here, and our daily expenses are not small..."
She came with the team this time. Naturally, the superiors did not value her martial arts, but just wanted someone to clean, cook, and pay for daily expenses. To put it bluntly, she was just a housekeeper who accompanied the team.
After arriving in Nanbao, Nan Wan'er was responsible for buying food, cooking, and daily household expenses. Food and drink for these seven or eight people was not a small expense.
To say that they have no shortage of money, Huang Zhen, the leader of the team, brought a lot of gold and silver with him. The problem is that gold and silver cannot be circulated locally. Before Qi Ye can redeem it for them, they can only rely on Huang Zhen to redeem it in Guangzhou.
If you can live with just one tradable coupon, you will naturally have to use this money sparingly.
Keeping so many people eating, drinking, and eating is a thankless task in itself. Being talked about and said sarcastically behind the back is not a rare occurrence. Zhou Zhongjun's attack in front of him may seem unreasonable, but in fact, many people are nodding secretly behind his back.
When Nan Wan'er saw that the atmosphere in the room was not right, she blinked twice, and a layer of mist formed in her eyes. Within a moment, tears began to well up in her eyes.
She was originally pretty, but now she looked pitiful and pitiful because of her humiliation, which made the men sitting there feel pity for her.
Upon seeing this, Huang Zhen hurriedly came out to smooth things over: "Earlier, there was not enough money in the official position, so I had to save money. Now the first payment has arrived. Everyone is lucky these days. We will make do with it for breakfast and let Miss Nan in the evening.
Make us a good meal and sacrifice it to the Five Zang Temple!" He said to Nan Wan'er: "I have money here, you can take it later and go to the market to buy some meat."
As soon as these words were said, the originally awkward atmosphere in the room relaxed. To be honest, everyone was tired of eating brown rice, grilled dried fish, and stir-fried water spinach with shrimp paste every day these days. I heard that they could have a toothpaste in the evening, and everyone was excited.
Smile.
Sima Qiudao was eating rice noodles by himself, but he didn't think so in his heart - he went out to do things, but before he got to work, he started fighting over a meal. Zhou Zhongjun was too ignorant of the overall situation. He didn't know why he took her out.
In his opinion, both Zhou Zhongjun and Nan Wan'er are too eye-catching. Not only are they too beautiful, but their behavior is also like that of a gangster. Since the thief Kun has conquered the Qiwei Escort Bureau, he naturally has all kinds of martial arts scum who sell themselves to join them.
Once noticed by them, the thieves will be on guard.
After breakfast, everyone was about to get up when Huang Zhen said: "Please stay a moment, I have something to say."
Nan Wan'er was busy cleaning the dishes, obviously not thinking that what Huang Zhen was going to say had anything to do with her.
"Miss Nan, please sit down first. The dishes and chopsticks will be cleared away in a moment." Huang Zhen said in a deep voice.
"We are all martial arts comrades, so I have something to say, so I won't be polite! This time we were ordered to sneak into Lingao. Although we don't know what we are going to do. But this place is different from the Ming Dynasty. We have no local people to take care of us here. The Ming Dynasty is here
It doesn’t matter what I say here, so you have to be careful in everything, and you must not show any flaws.” He glanced at the people present and waited, “Everyone also understands in their hearts that most of us have good intentions and stand out in the crowd.
It’s easy for people to figure it out. The thief Kun is very strict. Don’t go out if you have nothing to do on weekdays – if you do have to go out for something important, you must inform me and Sima beforehand.”
Most of the people present here have rich experience in martial arts and know that Huang Zhen is not lying. They all listened to him with bated breath.
"We are a group of people who are not related to each other. Living together like this attracts too much attention. So next we will open a store..."
"Open a store?!" Zhou Zhongjun asked curiously.
"Yes, open a store." Huang Zhen nodded, "Use opening a store as a cover so that everyone has an identity. This will make it much easier to move around in Lingao. Besides..."
Furthermore, he carries gold and silver as activity funds - although the gold and silver can be taken to Delong's Nanbao branch openly and exchanged for circulation coupons, if there is no legitimate use declaration, it will be stolen immediately.
Keep an eye out - "Pingkun Notes" said: Every shop and bank in Lingao has the obligation to report suspicious money transactions.
"What kind of store should I open?" a middle-aged man asked, "When it comes to doing business, every company and faction has its own store, but these are all managed by the shopkeepers below. We don't understand."
"Open a medical shop!"
"Medical shop?" The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then slapped his thigh: "Shopkeeper Huang, you really know how to think! The medical shop is great!"
The so-called medical shop is similar to a private clinic. The people who open such shops are not famous doctors. Most of them have a unique skill: massage, acupuncture, bone setting, etc. Open a shop, wait for business to come, and then sell some. A homemade medicine that is half fishy and half sharp. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!