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Shuanzi Extra (Part 1)
Taiyi Prefecture is located between two mountains. It was originally a depressed place caught in the gap. Later, due to the imperial court's emphasis on the northwest, this throat place gradually became prosperous.
In recent years, horses and medicinal materials in the northwest have become more and more popular. The entire Taiyi Prefecture has almost become a trading place for horses and medicinal materials. There are traders from all over the country every day, and people talking about business can be seen everywhere.
Teahouses, restaurants and inns have been opened in most places facing the streets in the city. Several well-known banks, dental shops and merchants across the country have also opened local branches, making transactions particularly convenient.
It's just that the folk customs in the northwest are fierce, and quarrels and bickering are commonplace. It's not uncommon to get into a fight if they disagree. The shopkeeper and waiters are usually friendly, but if they encounter trouble, they can just pull the guy out of the counter. , pounce on him and start fighting.
People on the street have long been accustomed to these things, and often the one on the left gets a nosebleed, while the one on the right continues to drink tea and talk, without affecting or delaying each other.
It's the off-season for herbal medicine trading recently, and there are fewer people on the street than usual. Most of them are locals, drinking tea and chatting in the tea sheds on the roadside.
At this moment, a young girl in red dress and red skirt walked up the street, holding a sword in her hand, which really attracted people's attention.
The girl's face was full of anger, her steps were hurried, and she was oblivious to everyone's gaze. She went straight to Xingwang Ya shop. When she entered the door, she drew her sword and pointed it at the waiter and shouted: "Tell me the truth, what happened to the batch of goods yesterday?" What's going on? You're looking at me and you're bullying my parents into being honest when I'm not at home, right?"
"Hey, this is not Miss Yunyi. What kind of wind has brought you here today?" The clerk was not surprised at all by the shining sword tip. His men continued to wipe the counter and hit them without taking it seriously. Say hello.
"Don't be so playful with me. The batch of goods sold through your dental store a few days ago was paid out. Why did you return it yesterday? I went back last night and saw that the goods below have been replaced by cheap ones. Okay, you guys have to give me an explanation now, or I will smash your store."
"Miss Yunyi, what you are saying is unreasonable. Our dental shop is just to help you matchmaking. The deal cannot be completed unless both of you agree. Whether there is a problem with the goods or money, it will not matter. It's a matter between both of you. It's not the first day you've done business. How could you come to our dental clinic for such a thing?" After hearing Yunyi's words, the clerk immediately became unhappy and the smile on his face disappeared. got up.
"If it were our own business, I would naturally not come to you. Yesterday, the clerk from your dental shop brought someone to return the goods, so my parents believed your lies and only saw that the goods above were fine. I agreed to return the goods, but now the items inside are all out of stock, you can’t just push everything away and wipe out everything!”
"Which guy is there for you to go to? It's not me anyway. We still have to open for business today. Girl, why don't you go and see me off?" The guy became more and more impatient. The shopkeeper specifically told him that he wanted to go south. There was a big customer here, so he cleaned the store so diligently. It was okay for him to be pestered by Yun Yi, but what if the big customer came later and she made a bad impression of his dental shop? That would delay the big thing.
"You..." Yun Yi was furious, but she was holding the sword just to scare people, and she couldn't seriously destroy the store. In the end, she could only take a step back and said, "You just need to tell me what is the reason for returning my goods." Man, I won’t cause any trouble for your dental shop, and at worst, I won’t do business with you anymore.”
The clerk smiled when he heard the words and thought to himself, who cares about your small business, but you can't say it like that. He rolled his eyes a few times and caught a glimpse of a young young man passing by the door of the store. He looked like he was a foreigner. He was well-dressed and there was no waiter following him. He didn’t look like he had any background. So he pointed casually and said, “Did you see that? That’s the guy who just walked by.”
What a coincidence, that person was Shuanzi who came to Taiyi Mansion to check out business opportunities.
Yun Yi followed the guy's hand and looked out, only to see the back of a young man, and chased him out without much thought.
"Stop!" Yunyi Hengjian blocked the man's way.
"Hey, little girl, it's broad daylight and the world is clear. You draw your sword and block the way of the young master. But seeing that the young master is born like a tree in the wind, do you want to rob him and go home to become your husband?" Shuanzi was stunned in his heart, but said something on his lips. He smiled and teased, "I've long heard that the folk customs in the northwest are tough and tough, and even the girls are fiery and fierce. It really deserves its reputation."
"You..." Yunyi blushed suddenly and didn't know what to say. Although she was more aggressive than the women from the Central Plains, she had never heard such explicit teasing. She almost didn't know how to place her hands and feet. It's better now, half of the momentum of blocking the road just now is gone.
Shuanzi couldn't help but smile when he saw this, showing a row of snow-white teeth, and asked: "Girl, we are neither relatives nor friends, and we have no enmity. You stopped me here for no reason, and you don't know why?"
"Looking at you, you look like a dog, but you do things in such a mean way. Is it acceptable to use this method to defraud money and conscience?" Don't skip the word. Yunyi said angrily, "My family is not a big businessman. They just dig some medicinal materials from the mountains and sell them to earn some hard-earned money. So how much money can you defraud from a few baskets of goods even if they are fake? Why bother to bully us honest people..."
He was still aggressive at first, but then he became more and more sad, "My father broke his leg digging for herbs in the spring of this year. In order to collect more herbs, he dragged his injured leg into the mountains. My mother picks herbs at home every day. She is not old enough or is too old. The bad ones are sorted out and left to dry... My father always said that collecting and selling medicines is a conscientious business. My family never does anything that is short of what is good or shoddy goods. Why do you still come here? Lie to my family..."
The little girl was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and she started crying as she spoke.
Shuanzi felt helpless and stood in the middle of the road, facing a crying little girl. Everyone in the street looked at him, as if he had done something bad, abandoning his wife and daughter. Same.
"Okay, okay, don't cry now. I'm not too tired here. Find a place to sit down and talk slowly." Bo Rong had no choice but to look around and chose a place that looked clean and elegant. When he entered the teahouse, he said, "An elegant room, a pot of Biluochun, pick up a few fine snacks and bring them up."
"Okay, please come upstairs." The waiter here had never seen anyone before, and didn't even look at the two of them strangely. He led them directly to the second floor and chose a window with a good view. In the elegant room, tea and snacks were quickly brought up.
Shuanzi raised his hand and threw a piece of silver coins over and said, "I'll reward you for the many."
The waiter caught the silver dime, beamed with joy, bowed his thanks and left.
When Yun Yi saw this, she snorted coldly and rolled her almond-shaped eyes, "It is indeed money obtained through deception, and I don't even feel bad about spending it."
Shuanzi poured two cups of tea with a smile and placed one cup in front of Yunyi. Regardless of her attitude, he took a sip of tea and said, "Girl, is there any misunderstanding between us? Today is not the first time for you and me. "Knowledge, I earned the money innocently and spent the money innocently, what's the problem?" Don't skip the word.
"Don't deny it. The guys at the dental store have already said that you were the one who came to my house that day to return goods as substandard goods. I just want to seek justice today." Yun Yi recognized the truth and refused to give up.
Shuanzi looked at the tears on Yunyi's face and couldn't express his temper towards such a little girl, so he could only say patiently: "If you don't believe it, I can go home and confront your parents. Let’s see if it’s me that day.”
Yun Yi heard that this seemed reasonable. After thinking for a moment, she nodded and said, "Okay, then you go home with me and confront me."
Shuanzi followed Yunyi all the way to the north of the city. The houses on both sides became older as he walked. It seemed that her family situation was not very good after all. After walking two more alleys, Yunyi finally stopped in front of a door, pushed the door open and said, "Father, mother, come out and take a look. Is this the person who cheated our family that day?"
Two people came out of the room after hearing the sound. Looking at Yun Yi's age, he guessed that these two people were only around forty years old at most. However, they looked much older than Zhu Yongxin and Fang. Old Yun's legs and feet seemed to be a little weak. Too flexible, he walked very slowly with a cane in his hand. As he walked, he said: "Yier, I told you before, stop looking for it, but you just refused to listen. People like us have no money, no power, no influence. Yes, so what if I find it..."
"Dad, don't worry so much, just come and see if it's this person." Yun Yi pulled the bolt forward anxiously.
"Hello, old man!" Shuanzi greeted with a smile.
Old Man Yun narrowed his eyes and glanced at Shuanzi, then shook his head quickly and said: "No, no, it's far from that! Those people are all strong men, and they don't speak with the accent of the Central Plains. Don't go wandering around on the street. Even if I meet you, you are no match, not to mention that they may not still be here." He looked very helpless and said, "Your mother and I are too trusting. We will be more careful in the future. Let's forget it this time. Well, just think of it as spending money to buy a lesson."
Yunyi was still a little angry, and said with a cry in her voice: "Dad, you worked so hard to collect those herbs for so long, I..."
Yun Yiniang stepped forward and patted Yun Yi on the back and said: "Okay, what a big deal, let the guests laugh." After saying that, she turned to Shuanzi and said: "My girl is spoiled, she is too hot-tempered. , but his nature is not bad, please don’t take it off, if you don’t mind, just come in and have a cup of tea before leaving.”
Shuanzi ignored Yun Yi's eyes, followed Yun Yi's mother into the house, and asked: "Auntie, what happened to you when you were deceived that day? I think Yun Yi is very anxious. If you tell me, I might be able to help you." It helps.”
Although the two old men said to forget it, they still couldn't let go in their hearts. Now there is someone who can talk about it, whether it's useful or not, just you and me, just like pouring beans through a bamboo tube.
Shuan Zi knew it in his heart even before he finished listening. Over the years of traveling around, he had seen a lot of scams like this that were not very popular. Usually it was a group of burly men working together to return the goods with shoddy goods. If It's fine if the other party doesn't investigate carefully. If the other party finds out, they will rely on the large number of people on their side and use all possible means to threaten and intimidate.
"Scams like this happen everywhere. Even if you discovered something was wrong with the goods at that time, and a few big men came forward to surround you, do you want to protect your money or your lives?" Shuanzi clearly meant this to the old couple, In fact, it was a reminder to Yunyi that this matter was unavoidable no matter what, so he shouldn't continue to worry about it.
Looking at the two old people sitting opposite, Shuanzi couldn't help but think of Zhu Yongxin and Fang. If his family's life had not gotten better and better, his parents would probably be like this, aging before they were old, struggling to make ends meet every day. I am bent over and exhausted, and I have to be bullied everywhere.
Thinking of this, Shuanzi couldn't help but said: "Uncle, aunt, if you can trust me, how about I help you get your things back?"
"This..." Old Man Yun and Yun Yiniang looked at each other in confusion upon hearing this. They didn't know whether Shuanzi's words were credible or not, but after thinking about it, he realized that there was nothing worth deceiving and worrying about, so he nodded and said, "This The little brother is so warm-hearted, and I and the whole family are very grateful. However, the accent of the little brother is also a foreigner. As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. We accept your kindness, but we must do everything within our capabilities. That’s fine.”
Shuanzi could see that this family was honest in nature, and he wanted to help more and more. He said with a smile: "Don't worry, I recognize the shopkeeper of the dental shop. I know what I know, but I have to ask Miss Yunyi to cooperate. I don't know. Are you willing?"
Hearing this, Yun Yi raised her eyebrows and said, "As long as I can get justice for my family, I should cooperate with you, but... how do I know if you are telling lies?"
Shuanzi heard this and asked, "How much money did your family lose this time?"
Yunyi made some calculations in her mind and said, "It's only seventeen or eighty taels of silver at least."
"Okay, I'll give this to you. If I can't get justice for your family, these will be yours." Shuanzi took out a banknote from his arms and patted it in front of Yunyi.
Yun Yi took a closer look and saw that it was a fifty-tael banknote.
"You can't do this, Yier, you..." Old Man Yun hurriedly came over to stop him.
Yun Yi folded the banknotes and put them in his arms and said, "I won't suffer any loss, so I'll trust you for once. Let's go!" After that, he shook his braid and walked out.
Shuanzi said goodbye to the Yun family and the old couple and chased out. Along the way, he told Yun Yi a few words about how to cooperate later. Without further explanation, he took out his pocket watch and checked the time, then led her towards Dongsheng Tower.
After hearing Shuanzi's request, Yunyi didn't express any objection, and followed him with her head slightly lowered. Her expression seemed to be normal. Only if you look closely can you find that the tips of the ears under the thin braid are reddish. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and reward. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
Shuanzi Extra (Part 1)