After this turmoil, Song Jiang came forward to mediate. Neither Sun Tu nor Zhang Chuan allowed the situation to worsen. The former quickly made concessions and announced in public that from now on, his liquor would be sold in limited quantities, and he would only sell it every day. Twenty pounds, so other drinkers will have to go to other hotels to drink.
However, to everyone's expectation, his decision made Sun's liquor even more famous, and people inside and outside the county flocked to it, hoping to drink his wine. Of course, except for drinks, other food in the store is still available as usual, and Sun Tu also took the opportunity to replace the astringent and bitter official salt with iodized salt from the warehouse, which made the food in his store taste better than It was much better elsewhere and thus won a lot of business.
For more than half a month after that, Sun's hotel was full of customers and diners every day, and the business was very prosperous. It even spread its reputation to neighboring counties and towns. Many people came to Yuncheng County just to taste his wine. Taste. Although the hotel can't make a fortune every day because of the reasonable prices, it can still make a profit of 1,000 or 800 yuan a day, so the harvest is naturally extremely generous.
But the matter was actually far from settled. At least Sun Tu had noticed people with malicious intentions wandering in front of the hotel several times. Only because he was on guard did these people dare not cause trouble. Fortunately, this did not affect his hotel business. In addition to making a lot of profits from his recent booming business, he also had unexpected gains -
On this day, because the wine in the store was almost sold out, he entered the warehouse in the Jie Zhongjie again to take out some wine. Unexpectedly, as soon as the talent entered, he heard the gentle voice of the system ringing again: "Congratulations to the host for reaching level two. At the same time, a second warehouse will be opened for you. Please enter and check."
The access rights to the warehouse in the ring are constantly opened as the host's reputation and status increase. After these days of management, Sun Tu has changed from an unknown young man in the countryside to a well-known person both inside and outside the county. The owner of the hotel, coupled with the care of important figures in the county such as Song Jiang Chao Gai, increased his level in the system.
After hearing this, Sun Tu was stunned for a moment, and then he became energetic. He was not in a hurry to get the wine. He just wanted to go to the newly opened warehouse to see what good things he could find. The most inconspicuous bulk wine and seasonings in the first warehouse can help me gain a foothold in the Song Dynasty, so the new warehouse will definitely not disappoint me.
With such a mood, Sun Tu only wanted to go to Warehouse No. 2, and then he came to a brand new warehouse. But as soon as he entered, he smelled a pungent smell, and then saw a dozen large barrels placed in the corner in front of the door.
After being stunned for a moment, Sun Tu already remembered why these things appeared in the warehouse. He still remembers the thunder and lightning that night. When he led people to inspect the warehouses, he and his colleagues used a forklift to deliver more than ten barrels of diesel oil to the nearest warehouse because he was worried that the diesel oil left in the open air would be struck by lightning and catch fire. inside. I never thought that the second warehouse I opened would be here...
However, it seems that he has no use for the diesel fuel yet, and taking it out is more likely to cause trouble, so he can only put it aside and walk inside to check the goods stored inside.
Looking at it, Sun Tu was scratching his head again, because what was hidden inside was all sports equipment and sportswear. I won’t mention sportswear. Of course, you can’t wear the clothes of a thousand years later, so you can only see if any of the equipment is suitable.
After browsing through it, I found something. Not only did it contain dumbbells and other common objects for physical exercise, but there were also several well-made and high-quality competition recurve bows. Sun Tu only tried pulling it a few times, and then he felt happy. This thing was really good. Not to mention it was light and easy to use, and its range and accuracy were far superior to ancient bows and arrows.
What surprised him even more was the metal stick placed at the other end, which looked more plain and simple, only about twenty centimeters long. With just one glance, he recognized that these inconspicuous sticks were the swing sticks that were common in later generations.
After the head-on confrontation with Zhang Chuan and the others that day, Sun Tu had been considering carrying a weapon with him for self-defense. But at this time, although the long and short knives could be made by the blacksmith, they were not readily available. Now that I have this stick that I have been practicing for a while, the problem is naturally solved. Moreover, the swing stick is less than 20 centimeters when it is put away, so it is easy to keep it with you without being discovered, but it is much more convenient than ordinary swords.
After choosing a swing stick and checking other places, and finding that he couldn't find anything suitable, Sun Tu returned to Warehouse No. 1, took two boxes of wine with him, and returned to his room. He still felt that the second warehouse that was opened was a bit cheating. There was almost nothing that could be used immediately. It seemed that he could only wait and see what the third warehouse could bring him after the upgrade.
When Sun Tu came to the hotel, there were already many drinkers here, and Yu Xiaohe was also busy. When greeting him, he noticed something strange on the other person's face, as if he had something on his mind. He didn't take it too seriously. After all, everyone might have something going on at home, so it was better for him not to get involved.
But later, Sun Tu discovered that Yu Xiaohe wanted to say something to him several times, but in the end he gave up due to various reasons. Such hesitation in speaking aroused his curiosity, so in the afternoon when there were no customers in the store, he walked to the counter and looked at the other person and asked: "Uncle Xiao, do you have something to tell me? "
"This..." Yu Xiaohe hesitated, and finally said with a bitter face: "Sanlang, you don't know something. In the past two days, several people have always come to my house to make trouble, asking me to resign as the shopkeeper of the hotel. If you don't agree to your duties, my son Dayong will be punished."
"Is this happening?" Sun Tu's face suddenly darkened when he heard this: "But what did the person behind Zhang Chuan do?" After a period of investigation, he already knew what kind of power was behind Zhang Chuan.
Although Zhang Chuan was called the Fifth Master, he was actually just trying to scare ordinary people. What really frightened people was the person behind him - Jijiazhuang in the west of the city. Ji Yang, the owner of the Ji family village, has more power than Chao Gai and other places to maintain justice. Not only does he have more than a hundred villagers under his command, but he also colludes with the officials in the county government. In Yuncheng County, they are the local As a tyrant, even Song Jiang may not dare to provoke them easily.
So after seeing Yu Xiaohe nod, Sun Tu's heart tightened again. Obviously, the other party had not given up his plan to seize his hotel, but just used other means. As for the Ji family, which has been rooted here for many years, he really feels a little troubled.
Yu Xiaohe immediately nodded with a bitter look on his face: "Exactly. Sanlang, you don't know that Dayong got beaten up in the Yamen yesterday. According to him, it was because Liu Yasi blamed him for not doing his job well. I couldn't find any clues about the robbery, so I learned this lesson. But Liu Yasi has always been related to Jijiazhuang, and I'm afraid..." He sighed again with worry.
"Uncle Xiao, are you talking about the murder and robbery that happened in Yuncheng County a few days ago?" Sun Tu asked immediately. As the owner of the hotel that welcomed the guests, he was considered one of the most well-informed people in Yuncheng County. Naturally, he had heard about such a major case.
Yu Xiaohe's face became more and more solemn, and he nodded: "This is exactly the case! Saburo may not know it yet, but this is not an ordinary robbery. The person who was robbed was sent from Daming Mansion to Tokyo to be given to the current Imperial Master Cai. The one hundred thousand guan of goods to celebrate the birthday, that is the money of the imperial court!"
"What? What was robbed was the birthday card?" Sun Tu said in shock, full of surprise. After meeting Song Jiang and Chao Gai in Yuncheng County, he had actually accepted that he had traveled to the Song Dynasty where the story of Water Margin took place, but he was still not mentally prepared to encounter the robbery of his birthday card immediately. Immediately, he remembered something again, that is, during the few days when the crime occurred, Chao Gai, who had been visiting the store almost every day, was absent. Does that mean that he went to rob the birthday card
There are only two issues that make Sun Tu feel a little puzzling. One is time, because he remembers clearly that the time for outsmarting the birth date mentioned in the book is mid-summer in June, and it is only mid-May now. Another point is that in the story, Chao Gai and others only robbed property but did not hurt anyone. However, in this robbery, many people were killed on the spot.
But Sun Tu could not guarantee that things would develop as written in the Water Margin story. In addition, Chao Gai did have the ability and courage to seize the birthday card, which strengthened his judgment.
Just when Sun Tu didn't know how to comfort Yu Xiaohe, a figure suddenly appeared in front of the hotel. After seeing that only Sun Tu and the other two were among them, he quickly walked in and shouted to Yu Xiaohe: " father."
"Brother Dayong, are you here? Are your injuries better?" Sun Tu greeted the person when he saw him, and looked at the person's lame legs with some concern.
Yu Dayong is a man in his early twenties, with a strong build and a simple and honest face. When he saw Sun Tu greeting him, he smiled: "Thank you Sanlang for your concern. I have rough skin and thick flesh. It won't be a problem." There was still a bit of sadness between his eyebrows.
Yu Xiaohe also noticed this and quickly asked with concern: "Dayong, why are you here today? But what happened in the Yamen?"
"I..." Yu Dayong hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said: "Dad, I came to ask you because I am not sure about something."
"What's going on?" Yu Xiaohe asked hurriedly.
When Sun Tu saw it, he wanted to get out of the way, but Yu Dayong was a real person, so he immediately said: "Dad, I just learned that the robbery of the birthday card was probably done by Chao Baozheng from Dongxi Village..." With just one word, Sun Tu could not move.
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