Chapter 250 Someone is interested in the things belonging to the family god
Xie Wuying used a handful of modern milk candies fed by the family god Tuhua to find out a lot of the grievances and grievances in Tianjiabao and even Yucheng over the years. , some of the news even related to the scandals in the backyards of wealthy families. Hearing this, Xie Wuying blushed and quickly stopped the other party's chatter.
She was trapped in a trap, but Tian Qing, the old shopkeeper of the Tian family, used a few words to get her back.
The little fox met the taller old fox, and Xie Wuying capsized the boat.
He did the errand assigned by Brother Six, but he didn't do it well. The young man's mood was aroused, which ruined the good thing.
Xie Wuying stood a little depressed, trying to answer his mistakes.
A hand pressed heavily on his shoulder. Xie Wuying looked up and saw Xie Yuchuan, with guilty eyes: "Brother Six, I..."
"It's okay, you did a good job. ." Xie Yuchuan said.
After finishing speaking, he asked Tian Qing, the shopkeeper of the Tian family, "You came here because of the toffee in Wuying's hand?"
When Tian Qing came on the way, he had already made plans in his mind, waiting for him to meet the person. When he decided to come over and ask for advice on how to guide the topic on this unseen refined sugar, he also asked the escorting officer about some of the exile conditions among the exiled team.
After inquiring, Shopkeeper Tian was slightly surprised. He had thought that escorting a team of hundreds of prisoners was not an unusual situation. However, he did not expect that these people staying in Tianjiabao were actually the ones staying in the stores in Yucheng. Those people the shopkeepers talked about in their speeches.
The Duke Protector's Mansion was raided overnight, which angered the ancestral hall of the family god and caused the gods to send miraculous rain.
In order to save their lives, the Xie family handed over the tablets of gods that had been worshiped for centuries. As a result, they were despised and abandoned, and they never recovered.
Wait a minute...
Before, Shopkeeper Tian only listened to it as a condiment after dinner.
Now, seeing the rumored guilty family abandoned by the gods, Tian Qing, a shrewd and experienced person, was shocked and suddenly felt that the rumors in the market were not credible.
He has been the shopkeeper of the Tian family for twenty years. He has seen countless people, including the prisoners who were exiled to the North in his early years.
Those prisoners worked hard all the way and trudged hard to reach the land of Yucheng. Most of them looked like vegetables and were thin. Although they were not as miserable as described by merchants from the north to the south, they were It's not much better.
On the contrary, I have never seen anyone as energetic as the prisoner in front of me.
It’s really surprising.
That's not all, he glanced slightly from left to right, and Tian Qing actually felt that all the prisoners in this room seemed good.
The young man in front of him is Xie Yuchuan, whom Xiao Langjun calls "Sixth Brother".
"General Xie, I'm sorry to bother you." Tian Qing, who had inquired about Xie Yuchuan's predecessor, still called Xie Yuchuan by his title before he was exiled.
Xie Yuchuan's eyes were dull, and Tian Qing's heart sank. The other party obviously didn't appreciate this kind of flattery. Such people would not be good friends for small gains.
The thatched house is simple and simple, with some wooden planks and straw on the ground. When shopkeeper Tian was embarrassed, Xie Yuchuan asked him to sit aside.
Zhang Dayi smiled and stood up, and sat down next to Xie Wenjie. Xie Wenjie quickly stuffed the straw mat he was sitting on into Zhang Dayi's seat and sat down.
Although the move was small, it was noticed by Shopkeeper Tian who came to inquire about the basics.
Looking up and meeting Zhang Dayi's smiling eyes, Tian Qing thought to himself, among a group of people, this is also a very important person. It was rumored that the Xie family was protected by gods. Regardless of whether it was true or false, Tian Qing's tone was still very humble, not to mention that he came here today to ask for advice.
He grabbed a handful of toffee from the bag he carried.
Place it in front of Xie Yuchuan.
Xie Yuchuan looked down and saw no more, no less, just over a dozen.
He looked up at Xie Wuying.
Xie Wuying understood immediately and opened his palms, only to see seven or eight more in his palms.
Xie Yuchuan looked down for a moment, then raised his eyes to look at Tian Qingdao: "I wonder what Shopkeeper Tian means by coming here this time?"
"General Xie, I'm presumptuous."
< br>"It doesn't matter."
I don't know if it was an illusion, but in front of Xie Yuchuan, who had extraordinary charm and temperament, Shopkeeper Tian felt like an exile. The other party's spiritual demeanor and humiliation were nothing like that. People whose homes were confiscated and exiled.
Tian Qing came here for no other reason. He just wanted to know where the candy packaged like this in the Xie family's hands was produced?
"To be honest with the general, the Tian family's business in Yucheng includes sugar and tea. My eldest daughter is in charge of these two items. The tea business has been unable to make ends meet due to excessive flooding this year and damage to the warehouse. There are many tea merchants in Yucheng, and the competition is fierce. They work hard and make small profits, so they are struggling to survive. The sugar shop business can still support it a little, but it can only make ends meet. There is a Songji sugar shop in Yucheng, and the family has a daughter in the palace. There is a big shop in Jingzhong, with a wide variety of goods and high sweetness. I heard that they are from the Western Regions and are very popular. Although the shop in Yucheng is small, the business is booming and it lasts for a long time. Our Tian Ji. The sugar shop..."
Shopkeeper Tian sighed softly. It didn't matter what he said next. As he spoke, he reached out and picked up a toffee that Xie Wuying had sent to get information.
"Forgive me for my poor eyesight, can I ask the general where this candy, which looks like white gauze paper on the outside, comes from? Of course, the Tian family will not accept the reward for nothing. If the general can do something convenient, the general can do it. As long as Tian Ji can do what he wants, he will definitely meet the request!"
After listening quietly, Xie Yuchuan understood why Xie Wuying had been tricked.
He remained silent, making Tian Qing and others anxious.
Originally, he wanted to talk to the other party step by step, pushing and pulling.
But seeing him in person, Tian Qing had an intuition. For Xie Yuchuan, who once commanded thousands of armies, his covert temptation might not be as good as straight to the point and telling the truth.
But the other party remained silent and did not answer his questions. Tian Qing felt a little unsure.
Are you being too frank and exposing yourself to a disadvantage?
Or is it too much to ask for the origin of this candy?
While Tian Qing was thinking wildly, Xie Yuchuan finally spoke.
"Did Song Ji's candy shop purchase goods from the Western Regions?"
Tian Qing thought that the other party would say yes or no, but unexpectedly it was Song Ji's candy that he asked about. He looked stunned for a moment and immediately replied: "Exactly, the cane sugar production methods in the Western Regions are indeed quite different from those here in Daliang. In terms of texture and taste, we are not inferior. It's just that people always like fresh things. Song Ji's things look colorful and sweet. , well-known in Beijing, recognized by the local gentry and common people, the Tian family has no way to ask for goods, so..."
Xie Yuchuan found that shopkeeper Tian always left a little tail in his words, he spoke modestly and measuredly, which was very easy It makes people feel sympathetic. He is a person who can be promoted or demoted. Xie Wuying is not unjust for being manipulated.
No wonder he is valued by this master.
Xie Yuchuan pondered for a moment and asked: "What does Shopkeeper Tian think of the taste of this toffee?"
(End of this chapter)