C33

Chapter 33 The Road to Well-off (9)

After Black Bean woke up and drank the medicine, he had a talk with Li Yannian. Being slapped wasn't such a big deal. Besides, the person who beat him up was just a shop assistant. As long as he got justice from the shop owner, the shop assistant would apologize to him.

But when Black Bean fought with others afterwards, they lost the opportunity to negotiate. It was one thing to give in to others when they were at a disadvantage. However, if it was a slightly overbearing family, they would be at a disadvantage instead.

Besides, there was no limit to the number of times a hand could be used. After injuring someone, it would be better to use money to deal with them. If a hand was used to kill someone, it would result in a prison term. Furthermore, they were on the other party's territory, so if the other party were to come to their senses, they would surround Black Bean and beat him up.

After Black Bean finished listening to what Li Yannian had to say, she did not say anything good, nor did she say anything bad. Li Yannian was not sure what he meant, the palm imprint on her face had already disappeared, but Black Bean and Mao Dou had suffered due to her, the viciousness of almost risking their lives was deeply engraved in her heart.

She silently warned herself that even if it was for the sake of the two brothers, she should still be cautious and not run rampant like before. An impulsive and unrestrained action without a foundation would only bring disaster to their family.

She wasn't alone now, but she had a weakness.

After all, the youngster did not worry about anything. In addition to having a good night's sleep, the three siblings woke up early the next morning. They seemed to be in a much better mood than yesterday, as if none of them cared too much about the inconvenience of the infirmary.

The tavern staff brought hot water over early in the morning. Li Yannian helped Mao Dou clean up and put on some clothes before following Black Bean to the dining room on the second floor to eat breakfast.

The breakfast in the middle room was a bowl of porridge for each person, along with a large plate of mixed noodles and steamed buns along with a small plate of pickled vegetables. The taste wasn't good, it was just a matter of being full. Li Yannian ate a bowl of porridge with the pickled vegetables and left the steamed buns to the two brothers to eat.

Seeing that she ate less, Black Bean frowned.

Li Yannian laughed: "I'm really not hungry, brother, if the two of you can't finish, then let the servant pack you up and take you away. If you're hungry on the way, you can still go up. Brother, when you were unconscious yesterday, I drove to the First Uncle's Fabric Store. Since he was not there, the shopkeeper sent a message on his behalf. But since First Uncle did not come last night, why don't we go and take a look later? That way, First Uncle can be at ease. "

Black Bean nodded his head: "Perhaps First Uncle is too busy and forgot to. We'll listen to you, and go see the First Uncle in a while. "

Unexpectedly, as soon as she went down the stairs, she heard a shop assistant shouting upstairs: "Not good, not good! Dead!"

Li Yannian was startled and curiously chased after the sound. She saw that there were a lot of people squeezed into the room to watch the scene, it was just a wall away from their home. Li Yannian could not help but feel a lingering fear, as she did not know what kind of disaster the people inside had.

Black Bean, together with Mao Dou, was also crowded around the door. Seeing that Li Yannian was still trying to peek into the house, she suddenly grabbed and pointed at her forehead with her finger.

Li Yannian vaguely heard the sound of someone exclaiming in surprise: "Not dead yet not dead, have you drunk your fill? This ring is still alive, it's not enough to trap someone to death."

As he spoke, as if there was a tiger chasing behind him, he disappeared in an instant.

The clerk at the first floor counter just happened to be the shop assistant who welcomed them yesterday. When he saw Li Yannian come over, he smiled warmly: "Miss, are you going to check out now? Did you have a good rest last night? "

Li Yannian first nodded his head, then shook it.

The shop assistant instantly understood what was going on. He pointed upstairs and lowered his voice, saying, "Could it be that they started to cause trouble last night?"

Li Yannian said in a low voice. Yesterday I heard him arguing with his fellow townsman in the aisle, saying that they had agreed to buy and sell pepper together, and that they had also sold all the capital they had gathered from the farmhouse. In the end, the fellow townsman turned hostile and stopped doing business with him. "

The clerk sighed. "No wonder. I know the guest of the camphor bed, he has been here for many days, eating and living in the country, listening to him talk to others, only then do I know that in order to do this business, the family has sold all they can sell, even his daughter-in-law has been distracted by him, and is waiting to take the money and go home to coax her daughter-in-law. "Great, now the silver in my hands is going to fly away, it's no wonder that I'm having such a hard time thinking about it."

Li Yannian thought to herself that this person did not know her own limits. She did not even know if the other party could say anything, but she dared to bet all of her family's assets on this one bet, and pissed his wife off. Thus, it was better to listen to the old saying. Only by listening to the words of his wife could she silently make a fortune.

After expressing her sympathy, the assistant lowered his head and calculated the room fee that Li Yannian had yet to pay: "Other than what you gave me yesterday, you have to give me one hundred and eighty more coins as well. Are you leaving the shop in a moment? Then I'll ask my friend to help you pull the oxcart out? "I've already fed the grass a long time ago. If there's anything I need on the way, I'll get someone to prepare them in the carriage."

Li Yannian thanked him for his good intentions, paid for the room, and then asked: "Yesterday I heard those two argue, and in any case, the weight of the pepper that the Du Family gave was one stone less than before. That person from the same village was able to eat it, so we left him and swallowed it ourselves. Is this pepper expensive? "

The waiter smiled and said, "You little girl, it's only natural that you don't know this. There were only a few species of pepper in Guangdong province, and their output was limited each year. Since there was a huge demand for incense and soup, they had to rely on the Du Family's merchant ships to collect them from overseas. It is said that overseas pepper is not much, and the sea trade routes are risky, so it is common for a whole ship's cargo to be robbed by pirates. Thus, the price of pepper that can reach us naturally increases. The highest price is one tael of pepper and two taels of gold! "

Li Yannian's eyes immediately lit up when she heard it, and could not help but exclaim, "It's actually so expensive!"

The shop assistant laughed. "That's when it's expensive. Currently, it's only being sold for one tael of pepper and one tael of gold." It's different for big orders, but I don't know the specifics. "

Li Yannian did some mental calculations. The black pepper produced in Hunan from Taobao was only 28 yuan per catty. One gram of gold cost three hundred! The price difference was even more exaggerated than the ratio of gold to silver. At this moment, she seemed to be able to see a dazzling gold ingot flying towards her with a flap of its wings. Her heart skipped a beat as she looked towards the second floor with glowing eyes.

She quickly said to the shop assistant, "I suddenly remember that I still haven't packed some things. Don't be too busy pulling the oxcart, I'll have my brother take them later."

The shop assistant did not ask any further and only smiled. "Alright then. Anyway, I'm here. If there's anything you need to say, please say it."

Li Yannian went up the stairs, and when she passed by the camphor bed, she saw that the people around had left. The door was ajar, and there was an inn guarding the people, probably afraid of dying in the inn, hence she looked at them worriedly.

Unfortunately, from her point of view, she could not see Xu Zijun. It was possible that he was still lying on the bed. Li Yannian thought for a while, then quietly went back to her room. Black Bean and Mao Dou had just packed everything, and was about to look for her, when she sneakily came back.

Mao Dou asked curiously, "Big sister, why did you come up again? Didn't you say you were waiting for us downstairs?"

Li Yannian patted his head and shushed him, then turned to Black Bean and said: "Brother, I have something that I need your help with. If I do it well, I can even help the person next door."

Mao Dou's eyes were bright, but he obediently didn't interrupt his older brother and sister to talk about proper business. He only looked at her with a curious expression.

Black Bean also felt that the person next door was pitiful, and said in a deep voice: "Since you have already decided, tell me, I will definitely do my best to help."

"In a while, bro, go and lure the waiter away from the next inn. I just need to go in and talk to him for a bit."

Black Bean nodded his head: "That's easy, I already said that I want him to bring me to the kitchen to see, what are you going to do with some meat for us to eat on the way there?"

Li Yannian laughed: "En, I was just about to follow him, and said that I would help him look after the others, that shop assistant will definitely not refuse."

Just as Black Bean wanted to ask her what he was planning to do, he saw that Li Yannian's face had lost all expression, and was staring in a direction. Then, with a familiar "pu" sound, a big box suddenly appeared at the side.

The two brothers were already used to this scene, so they were not very surprised. They just surrounded over curiously, and watched Li Yannian opening the chest miraculously.

When he saw the contents of the box, Black Bean could not help but widely open his eyes: "This is … Pepper? "

Li Yannian was surprised that Black Bean was able to recognize this, she immediately understood and explained: "Last night, I heard the reason, the root is on this pepper, since you are going to help that person, I guess this is what you want from the deity."

So it was like this. Li Yannian smiled at him: "This item is only us who are expensive. Gods and Immortals are not worth much, if we were to help others, we would be helping ourselves, nothing more but mutual benefits. "Brother, right now we're in a dilemma on how to get these things over with."

The 18 catties pepper shop owner bought with the remaining balance was packed like this with 1 catty each. It wasn't heavy, but the bags outside weren't so heavy. Now that people were here, they had to think of a way to pack them in another container.

At this time, Black Bean saw the bathtub in the room, he smacked his head and laughed, then pointed to Li Yannian and said: "I think this is good, is it something you can do with Mao Dou?"

Before Li Yannian could say anything, Mao Dou patted his chest and said confidently, "Big brother, I can carry it. Just watch me."

The two siblings laughed, and without further ado, the three of them started to work together to break the peppers into bags and pour them into the bathtub. The cartons were broken down and folded into small pieces by Li Yannian, and the 18 white zippered sealed bags were also carefully kept by Li Yannian.

The three siblings was well-prepared, so Black Bean led the way and went next door to the camphor bed. Not long later, he turned back and called out to Li Yannian intentionally: "Er Mei, stop playing, quickly come and help look after the people."

Li Yannian and Mao Dou made a gesture for him to wait obediently in the room and then went over by herself. came to find him for a while to sneak out, what she wished for was good. Moreover, it was not as if no one was watching, so she took Black Bean to Back Chef to rest assured.

Seeing that everyone had left, Li Yannian gently closed the door and went behind the screen.

Xu Zijun, who was seeking death, was lying on the bed. Li Yannian thought that he was sleeping, but when he walked in, his eyes were wide open.

Xu Zijun was in a daze and felt someone looking at him. When he turned his head, he saw a little girl who looked extremely familiar, and thought that she had come to watch the show out of curiosity. He could not help but laugh bitterly: "You little girl, whose family's girl are you?

Li Yannian blinked his eyes, and laughed indifferently: "I didn't come in randomly, I was just looking for you. "Since you have the determination to court death, do you dare to gamble again? Believe a little child like me, I will give you what you want?"

Xu Zijun became even more bitter: "You little girl, why are you so evil, making fun of me, where is your master?"

Li Yannian was afraid that Black Bean wouldn't be able to keep him busy for too long, so she decided to cut straight to the point, "A taichi is only worth a taichi, I don't have much black gold here, it's only about 240 gold (Here is about 37.38 gold), but as long as you pay 50 gold, I don't know if you can afford the price?"

Xu Zijun's eyes suddenly stared wide open as he turned his head to look at her in disbelief: "Really? You're not joking with me? "

Seeing that the big fish was willing to take the bait, Li Yannian laughed even more confidently. "Don't be serious, as long as you can take out 50 gold and give it a try, won't you know?"

Xu Zijun sized up the girl in front of him, who was dressed normally, with suspicion. He thought twice about it, it was just taking out 50 gold coins for her to see, could it be that as a man, he couldn't snatch away this girl?

He took out a banknote worth three hundred taels from the bag at the foot of the bed and said, "It's not convenient to be out for a long time. I don't have much gold, and only this banknote is worth a little. Look, this banknote is worth a lot of money."

When Li Yannian saw that it was just a silver note, she looked a little disappointed. SheShead originally hoped that the other party would have some gold on him. However, if she thought about it carefully, it was just like how she used to only take her card and a little change to take the bus. He didn't even like to take money that was so light, let alone the heavy and lifeless gold ingot and ingot.

Initially, Xu Zijun was still full of suspicions towards Li Yannian, but seeing that she was not satisfied with the banknotes, his heart was raised, as he was afraid that if she was not satisfied with it, the business would go sour.