Chapter 115 Princess Gao Ji
Zhao Zhen walked in and saw Lu Zhuocheng waiting in the store. Zhao Zhen took out twenty coins and sent the porters away first, and then started chatting with Lu Zhuocheng.
Lu Zhuocheng looked at the six steel knives and three boxes on the table and said, "Except Mr. Zhao, are the boxes filled with advanced weapons?"
Zhao Zhen one by one. He opened the three boxes and said, "Today I met the shopkeeper who used to sell weapons. He happened to have a suitable weapon, so I bought it."
Hearing this, Lu Zhuocheng picked up the [Short Iron Axe] , [Bow carved with golden sparrow painting], [Three bright silver forks supporting the sky] looked at it and asked: "How much does it cost?"
Zhao Zhen compared one to five, and Lu Zhuocheng said: "Fifteen hundred guan?"
Zhao Zhen said: "It's less than 1,500 guan, plus these six fifty steel-making The total number of knives is one thousand four hundred and forty."
Lu Zhuocheng asked: "This shopkeeper is not making any money? The market price of this level of weapons is 500 to 800. Which store is clearing the inventory? Are you quitting? Come and take me there to see if there are any bargains to be found."
Zhao Zhen pressed down on Lu Zhuocheng, who was about to make a move, and told the story. Lu Zhuocheng sat down and said, "No wonder." After saying that, he sat down and picked up the weapons and looked at them one by one.
Zhao Zhen asked: "Lu Sanlang, has anything good happened recently?"
Lu Zhuocheng said: "I'm just here to look at the weapons. There is indeed some good news."
"This is the first item. Two families want to buy the four-bearded carp. Their children will enter the county school this year to lay the foundation for them. It will be used at the beginning of the month. Since they are not just for sale, the two families have seen the list. One family wants seventeen carps weighing no less than twenty kilograms, one carp weighing one hundred kilograms, and a blue poplar canopy bed. Fifteen herrings weighing no less than thirty kilograms, one heavy herring weighing one hundred kilograms, a peony bone carving, and a green poplar canopy bed are required."
"The carp and herring are both priced at 15 cents. One kilogram, one hundred kilograms weighs 50 yuan per kilogram, the canopy bed costs 12 guan, and the small bone carving peony picture is priced at 55 guan."
Zhao Zhen said: "Brother is reliable and there is nothing wrong with it. . This entrance banquet is said to be a carp leaping over the dragon's gate, which is a good sign. What's the saying about this herring? "
Lu Zhuocheng said: "Brother, you must have heard that 'the blue fish is better than the blue fish'. ”
Only then did Zhao Zhen suddenly realize.
Lu Zhuocheng said: "Zhao Erlang, you came back specifically to find me, right?"
Zhao Zhen said: "Lu Sanlang, I am here this time, please ask me for something."
Lu Zhuocheng smiled and said: "But it doesn't matter."
Zhao Zhen said: "It is indeed my eldest brother Zhao Xiang. He has been in the army for many years now. I know that brothers Guo Kaiwen and Guo Kaiwu are also in the army. I want to Let’s get acquainted and invite brother Li Tianyou to have a banquet and get to know each other.”
Lu Zhuocheng said: "I have also heard that these two brothers have made some merits now, and they are very long now."
Zhao Zhen said: "Exactly, my brother Zhao Xiang has no merits. Fortunately, if you work hard, you will be able to cross the rank in a few days. According to the law, you will be at least a senior, so I just want to get acquainted."
Lu Zhuocheng said with a smile: "This matter will be taken care of by me. We have some free time in a few days, so let’s get together. Mr. Zhao, all the expenses will be yours.”
How about I go to my restaurant to eat fish? "Fish please."
Lu Zhuocheng said: "Now that it's settled, I'll inform the Guo brothers and Li Tianyou."
Zhao Zhen hesitated and said: "Lu Sanlang, you are from Ya and have many contacts. Brother, I want to know something. Do you know anyone from the royal family?"
Lu Zhuocheng said: "Brother, I am one It’s a small business, it’s rented, and I only have one clerk. I’ve heard a lot of rumors about how to meet people from the royal family. If you have any questions, tell me and see if you know.”
Zhao Zhen thought about it, and according to what Gao Hu said, they would only see each other in the next day or two, so he was not worried about anything going wrong. Lu Sanlang had many contacts with him, so it was okay to say so now. . So he said: "Lu Sanlang, do you know Gaohu in Luliu Township where my Zhuangzi is located?"
Lu Sanlang said: "I have been to Luliu Township several times, and I only heard what Linghu Zhonghui said. But we have never met each other by chance."
Zhao Zhen said: "Lu Sanlang, you also know that my family was just a farmer. My father only started to make a fortune. It has only been more than thirty years, and my background was shallow before. I have never inquired about the royal family, and I know very little about the royal family. The day before yesterday, Chief Gao Hu told me that a woman from the royal family wanted to come and inquire about it. "
Lu Zhuocheng said excitedly: "Zhao Erlang, it seems that you have become rich. Don't forget each other if you want to be rich and noble."
Zhao Zhen smiled bitterly and said: "Brother, you haven't even written your horoscope yet."
Lu Zhuocheng pondered for a while and said: "Except for Mr. Zhao, I, Gao State, am a descendant of King Zhou, and a vassal state with the same surname as the Zhou family. The royal family is different from ordinary people like us. Men in the royal family are called surnames, and women are called surnames. The Zhou royal family has the surname Ji, so the daughter of the Emperor of Zhou is called Wang Ji, and our country of Gao also calls the royal woman Gao Ji."
"The Biography of Gongyang" records: 'The emperor married his daughter to the princes. The princes with the same surname must be the master. Therefore, the royal family's daughter is also called a princess. Only the royal family's children do not study in the county school, they are all in private schools, and they are all the children of princes and ministers. They are at the same end of the spectrum as us, and there are very few. There is an intersection. It is said that the royal family has been passed down for thousands of years, and the treasures in the palace are countless. ""Brother, if you become the princess, your dowry alone can make your brother have enough food and clothing. From now on, he will truly be worthy of the name Zhao Yuanwai. .”
"I heard that there are quite a lot of girls in the royal family. Most of them are married to princes and princes, and few of them marry commoners. Even though the brothers are talented, they will not let Gao Ji marry. It seems that the brothers must be the same as Gao Hu. Well, this is a chance. But brothers, don’t have high expectations. After all, Gao Hu is not a person with much power. I am afraid that the status of someone who is on a blind date with a brother will not be too high.”
Zhao Zhen said: “Look. You can only find out later. Brother, are there any others?"
Lu Zhuocheng rolled his eyes and said, "That's all I've heard. "
Lu Zhuocheng then said: "Zhao Erlang, do you remember the horses from the Western Regions last time?"
Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "Of course I remember, good horses like this are rare in our country of Gao. It’s rare to have so many at one time.”
Lu Zhuocheng said: "This man is called Zhai Yancheng. He is from the Zhai country in the west. He also has three uncastrated stallions in his hand. They are fierce and have not yet been tamed. They can be used as stallions. The price of each horse is 150 guan." How about it? Want to take a look? "
Zhao Zhen said: "There are not many good stallions, so I am naturally interested. It might be cheaper."
Others can't, Zhao Erlang, you should be able to negotiate some prices." After that, he called the boy, found a load, and picked up a few weapons. The three of them went straight to the animal husbandry area. When the shopkeeper saw Zhao Zhen and Lu Zhuocheng, his eyes lit up and he pointed to the horse tied next to him. Zhao Zhen nodded.
After seeing the gift, Zhao Zhen said: "Shopkeeper Zhai, I heard that there are still three uncastrated stallions. I wonder if there are any others? They were all driven out at once, and all the brothers bought them. The boss of the province Trouble."
Zhai Yancheng said: "Haha, I never thought that someone would buy these horses, but something went wrong before they were delivered. When you want it, you need 420 strings.”
Zhao Zhen walked around the three horses and saw that these horses were indeed unruly and energetic. He said: "It's okay, but these three horses are too strong. Shopkeeper Zhai needs to help send them to Bailiu Village."
Zhai Yancheng said: "We are all regular customers, so of course we can. I only have these three good horses left here. The others are draft horses, pack horses, and riding horses. Brother, I want them."
Zhao Zhen asked: "Is there any good one?"
Zhai Yancheng thought for a while and said: "Zhu San'er, go and drive out the five Shire horses from the draft horse."
< br>After a while, Zhao Zhen saw the Shire horses that Zhai Yancheng had mentioned. The five horses were at least 8 feet high at the shoulders, and the tallest one was nine feet tall. The height of the head is more than one foot, and there are slender hairs around the feet, and the color of the hair is brilliant under the sunlight.
Zhao Zhen couldn't help shouting: "What a tall horse."
Zhai Yancheng said: "These are the draft horses I use to pull the cart. Although they are tall, they have a docile temperament. When they are full, they can easily Pulling a load of 200 pounds, each one weighs 100 pounds. "
After hearing this, Lu Zhuocheng said, "Shopkeeper Zhai, you are just waiting for a price. Although these horses are tall, they are just draft horses. It's not as good as a war horse."
Zhai Yancheng said: "Lu Yalang, this horse is rare. Have you seen it anywhere else except me? It's an island country in the far west. My family also got it from the mist world, but it was only a hundred or so horses, and they were never sold on the market. It was also because Brother Zhao Zhen bought many horses, and I didn't have much goods on my return trip, so I sold this horse."
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen said: "Okay, just one hundred pieces, brothers want them all. But are there more?"
Zhai Yancheng said: "Only these five. But there is also a vegetable horse, which is very tall, one foot long from head to tail, and eight feet high from hoof to spine. Its body is as black as ingots, and its four hoofs are white. , if it can run fast, a horse with the name of Kicking Snow Wuzui cannot run. Unfortunately, although this horse looks good, it is not as fast as a riding horse, so it was sent to the horse team when the brothers wanted it. To my brother."
As he spoke, Zhai Yancheng motioned to Zhu San'er standing beside him to drive the horse over.
Zhao Zhen said: "In that case, I would like to thank shopkeeper Zhai."
After a while, Zhu Saner came over with a horse. When Zhao Zhen saw it, he immediately stepped forward and surrounded the place. The horse turned in a circle. He nodded and said: "Sure enough, he looks handsome. Shopkeeper Zhai, for some reason you put him in the horse team?"
Zhai Yancheng said: "This horse has a good skin, and it runs slowly but very slowly. , not as good as these five draft horses.”
Zhao Zhen was deeply surprised after hearing this. At that moment, Zhao Zhen paid money and asked shopkeeper Zhai to send the purchased horses to Bailiu Village.
Zhao Zhen and Lu Sanlang resigned from shopkeeper Zhai together with their assistants, and Zhao Zhen and Lu Zhuocheng chatted again.
Zhao Zhen asked: "Lu Sanlang, your shop only has one room, is it a little small?"
(End of this chapter)