Chapter 17?? Prepared
Twelve ingots of silver were placed on the table, and the middle-aged man with a face full of flesh was smiling.
"This young man, you have brought one hundred and twenty taels of silver. When will you bring two Mongolian horses?"
Pei Changhao made various analysis, but he did not expect that the transaction could be completed so smoothly. The middle-aged man with a stinky face looked not kind-hearted and would willingly take out 120 taels of silver to trade. If he had not had enough experience and martial arts to deal with the attacks of three or five people, Pei Changhao would not have taken the risk of going directly to the market to make such a transaction.
It is definitely not possible to lead middle-aged people to the inn to lead horses. That way, it exposes the accommodation place and is unfamiliar with the place. If middle-aged people make secret moves, it will be difficult to deal with it. Su Chunhua and Su Chungui have little experience and cannot help Pei Changhao at critical moments.
The middle-aged man brought 120 taels of silver in one breath, obviously thinking about the transaction. It was impossible for Pei Changhao to cancel the transaction at this time. He would not do such a thing without integrity.
After thinking for a moment, Pei Changhao spoke carefully.
"Let's do this, the carriage will be sold to you first. I will take away forty taels of silver. After an hour, I will bring two Mongolian horses, and I will trade here. If you take away the horses, I will take away the remaining silver."
Before Pei Changhao finished speaking, the middle-aged man grinned.
"Okay, you took forty taels of silver and left the carriage. I'll wait for you in the market. After an hour, you will lead the horse to get the remaining eighty taels of silver."
Pei Changhao nodded, went up to get four ingots of silver, stuffed it into his chest casually, picked up the package on the table and turned around and left.
The inn we stayed at is only more than ten minutes away from the market, and the round trip is about thirty minutes at most. Pei Changhao agreed on the time is one hour, so he naturally has plans.
When he returned the same road, Pei Changhao did not stop and walked straight ahead. He was not very familiar with the roads in the county town, so he could not go around in circles, so he could only walk the main road so as not to get lost.
When walking forward, Pei Changhao stopped occasionally, observing whether someone was following him or several people were following him.
When passing by an alley, Pei Changhao entered without hesitation.
He quickly walked to the corner of the alley, and there was a big tree in front of him. Pei Changhao ran behind the big tree, took out a set of clothes from the package, quickly put them on his body, and then the package was still behind the big tree.
Coming out from behind the big tree, Pei Changhao lowered his head, pretended to be contemplative, and slowly headed towards the exit of the alley.
There were indeed two people in the alley, but they did not pay attention to Pei Changhao who was walking past him. One of them stood at the intersection and looked inside, while the other person walked slowly forward, constantly observing the houses on both sides.
Walking out of the alley, Pei Changhao smiled slightly and quickly headed towards the inn.
"Is it that easy to follow me, hum?"
Entering the inn, Pei Changhao went straight to the room, took off his clothes, and sat on the chair to ponder.
After a little thought, Pei Changhao slowly stood up and walked out of the guest room.
Two Mongolian horses must be traded, and as for the way to escape, he had already thought of it.
It is impossible to buy a carriage at the market. You can only hire a carriage and take one step at a time. If you need to hurry up, give the coachman more money. The problem is not very big.
Riding on a Mongolian horse and pulling a Mongolian horse, Pei Changhao headed towards the market. He did not alarm Su Chunhua and Su Chungui. At this time, the two of them could not help.
The middle-aged man with a fat face was wandering around anxiously at the entrance of the market. He was quite surprised to see Pei Changhao riding a horse.
"Young Master, you, you really, why don't you go into the house for a rest."
Pei Changhao showed an impatient expression on his face. After getting off the horse, he spoke to the middle-aged man.
"I won't go into the house. If there is no way, I will not sell my carriage and Mongolian horse. I will give me the silver and the Mongolian horse to you."
The middle-aged man trotted into the house, took out the remaining eight ingots of silver and handed it to Pei Changhao.
Pei Changhao still stuffed the silver into his chest and gave the reins to the middle-aged man.
When he turned around and left, Pei Changhao still maintained an impatient expression on his face.
It was a little late, and Pei Changhao still returned the same way. When he was at the entrance of the inn, he did not stop and walked forward quickly.
Pei Changhao's attention was focused on both sides of the road, but he did not deliberately pay attention to whether someone was following him.
After walking for about half an hour, Pei Changhao finally saw a brothel with red lanterns hanging in front of him.
Without hesitation, he entered the brothel, came to the lobby on the first floor, found a table to sit down, Pei Changhao waved to the brothel's mate, and the guy came to meet him with a smile.
Pei Changhao signaled the guy to come over and spoke in a low voice.
"Man, take me away from the back door, I'll give you five taels of silver, remember, don't let anyone find out."
Five taels of silver are not a small amount. The guy was stunned for a moment, unconsciously looked at the direction of the door and nodded.
Standing up and following the clerk, Pei Changhao looked at the gate at the mercy, and no one followed him in.
There was a straight alley at the back door of the brothel. Pei Changhao took out five taels of silver and handed it to the clerk.
There was a carriage at the exit of the alley. Pei Changhao waved his hand and called a carriage, said the name of the inn, entered the carriage, and lowered the curtain.
After about ten minutes, the carriage stopped, Pei Changhao lifted the curtain and saw the gate of the inn.
When entering the inn, Su Chunhua and Su Chungui were already waiting on the first floor.
Seeing Pei Changhao walking into the inn, Su Chunhua stood up and spoke.
"Brother Chang Hao, the food is ready."
Pei Changhao nodded.
"Come all the food to my room, I'll tell you something."
While the friend had not brought the food to the room, Pei Changhao told Su Chunhua and Su Chungui that he had sold all the carriages and two Mongolian horses, and sold a total of 120 taels of silver, which was a bit cheaper. As for the 120 taels of silver, Su Chunhua and Su Chungui each received fifty taels of silver, and the remaining twenty taels of silver were kept for expenses along the way.
Su Chunhua and Su Chungui were a little surprised. They did not expect the Mongolian horse they were riding to be sold.
Pei Changhao noticed the expressions of the two. A brief explanation was that if all three of them rode horses along the way, they would be too ostentatious, it would definitely attract attention and even cause disasters. So he sold two Mongolian horses. When he was on the way, he rode a Hequ horse himself, and Su Chunhua and Su Chungui were on a carriage.
After saying that, Pei Changhao took out ten ingots of silver and placed it on the table.
When Su Chunhua reached out to get the silver, she saw that Su Chungui had not moved and his hand retracted.
Pei Changhao insisted that the two of them accept the silver. The price of fifty taels is not very bad, and it basically belongs to the transaction price.
When the guy knocked on the door, Su Chunhua and Su Chungui had already collected the silver.
After dinner, Pei Changhao specifically reminded Su Chunhua and Su Chungui not to go out at night and stay in the inn. The county may not be so peaceful, so it is better to be more careful.
After Su Chunhua and Su Chungui left the room, the man came in and cleaned up the dishes. Pei Changhao asked the man to bring the bath water up, and he would have to rest after washing.
When soaking in the wooden barrel, Pei Changhao relaxed a little.
Starting from Heluo Village, Pei Changhao was always alert. Today's clever response was just a pediatric department for him.
A middle-aged man with a fat face is guarding the door of the market, looking for opportunities for trading. To put it bluntly, such a person is a second-hand dealer who earns the difference between the goods by trading them. It should be said that such people do not have the ability to cover up the sky, and it is unlikely that they will think carefully and plan carefully and encounter an uncoordinated situation, which means solving it.
Behind the middle-aged people, there should be a force, which is likely to monopolize all transactions in county markets. Otherwise, with the financial resources of the middle-aged people, it is unlikely that they will take out 120 taels of silver in a short time.
Pei Changhao had no need to touch the forces behind him, so he Ningyuan completed the transaction at a slightly lower price.
However, this transaction is too big, and the people behind the middle-aged are definitely paying attention to it, so Pei Changhao responds carefully to avoid problems.
The first time that Pei Changhao got rid of the person who followed him, he succeeded by changing his clothes.
The second time, he passed a meticulous judgment. The middle-aged man and the person behind him had never seen him. Pei Changhao must have thought that Pei Changhao was a playboy in the countryside. He spent too much money in the county town and had no money. So he sold his carriage and Mongolian horse in exchange for money to continue to squander. Based on this judgment, Pei Changhao simply went directly to the brothel. This could confirm the judgment of the middle-aged man and the person behind him. Then the person who followed him would not enter the brothel and would definitely wait outside the brothel.
Under such circumstances, Pei Changhao was able to leave easily through the back door of the brothel.
There is no danger tonight for the time being, so you can have a good sleep, but Pei Changhao will never relax. Only by leaving the county town tomorrow can you truly breathe a sigh of relief.
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It was getting darker and Pei Changhao had already gotten up.
Su Chunhua and Su Chungui also stood up.
After breakfast, Wu Changhao ordered Su Chungui to find a carriage. This was not a difficult task. There were many waiting carriages outside the inn. The key was to make a good price.
It is impossible to buy a carriage in Huaiyuan County. Next, it depends on whether there is a chance in Xiazhou City. Pei Changhao has decided not to stop before arriving in Xiazhou City. His daily task is to rush.
When the coachman entered the lobby, Pei Changhao said a price, which made the coachman smile and agreed in one breath.
The carriage left the inn and headed towards the south gate. Pei Changhao rode on the horse and followed behind the carriage.
When leaving the inn, Pei Changhao looked in the direction of the market. At this time, the market should be the peak of transactions. I wonder if the middle-aged man with a fat face was still staying at the door of the market. In a transaction yesterday, the middle-aged man made a lot of money.
The South Gate finally appeared in front of you. It was already completely dawn. There were still a lot of people coming and going in and out of the city gate. The soldiers guarding the city gate were much more energetic than yesterday.
Chapter completed!