Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

"Mr. Li, this is my friend from Shanghang County, named Gan Shun." The young man pushed Gan Shun to Li Xu, and introduced him, "He lives in the county, and his family has a cloth shop. On weekdays, I go around to do some cloth trading, and occasionally bring some other groceries, and I just came here ten days ago."

Li Xu took a look at this young man named Gan Shun. He was fair and thin, with gentle facial features. He was a person who made people like him at a glance. He asked He Zun to set up a seat for him, "Please sit down." Bar."

Gan Shun's eyes fell on Li Xu's face and paused for a while, then patted the hem of his clothes and sat down on the seat next to Li Xu. There was no other way, the other seats were full, and Li Xu caught a glimpse of his redness from the corner of his eyes. ears, thinking that this is also a shy and shy boy.

It's really strange, why does he always recruit boys, is this face really so attractive!

Gan Shun raised his head, not daring to look directly at Li Xu, his eyes fell on his tea-making hands, they were a pair of pampered hands, fair and slender, with round nails, more beautiful than any hands he had ever seen, he collected himself , said: "I heard from Brother Yuan that Mr. Li wants to go to Shanghang County."

"That's what I mean." Li Xu poured him a cup of tea condescendingly. He really had no taboos in this regard. The concept of equality for everyone has been with him for more than [-] years, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

"Then you'd better postpone going there for a few days, it's a bit chaotic over there at the moment."

"Chaos? How could it be? It doesn't mean that Kou's army has already gone to help the disaster." Li Xu thought to himself, that kid Kou Xiao can make the situation messy?As soon as there is a sign, he will definitely be photographed.

"No...no, you misunderstood me. What I said next is that the road over there is blocked everywhere. A few days ago, I sent a servant to bring a message home, and halfway through the road was blocked. Later, Kou's army dug He can only return to the county after passing the road, and if you go at this time, you may encounter such a situation again."

Li Xu understood what he meant, so he asked, "Has the road here always been like this? It will collapse when it rains? What if there is no army to dig the road?"

Gan Shun and the others showed a helpless expression at the same time, "Mountain roads are like this. Every year, all places call for slaves to pass through. Except for those like me who go out all the year round, it actually doesn't have much impact on the local people."

This is true, most people will not go out of the courtyard for a few years, and the lack of roads does not have much impact.

"I don't know if your servant has replied to the letter. I want to know the latest situation over there. If the disaster is clear, there is nothing terrible about this journey."

"I only know that General Kou has brought several adults from the county government to the countryside. There must be news in the past few days. If you are not in a hurry, you can wait for two more days."

Li Xu nodded and said yes, he was really not in a hurry, he was in Minzhou before, and couldn't sleep every day, but now that he was close, he felt a lot more at ease, if there was any bad news, he could catch it in a day.

"Let's not talk about this, let's drink tea."

A group of small businessmen who are looking for a living outside, the topic is always inseparable from the price, one said that the bamboo in Jianzhou is cheap, the other said that there is cheap osmanthus honey in Puxi, which is very popular with the ladies, and there is a new shop in Minzhou City. In the dyeing workshop, the dyed colors are very novel, especially the bright red, which makes people's hearts jump, and I really want to wear a wedding dress again.

"Gan Jia Dalang, aren't you getting married soon? You can consider pulling a piece of red cloth to make wedding clothes. There are no other shortcomings except expensive, and you are also good at dyeing cloth. Maybe you can learn some experience."

Li Xu looked at Gan Shun in surprise, "Shaodong Gan's family can still dye cloth?" This does not mean that they can do it well, because without some skills, the dyed cloth will be useless.

Gan Shun blushed and said: "The family has a long history, and I have only learned a little superficially. My father's eyesight has failed these years, otherwise he would still be able to teach me for a few more years."

"I don't know if Gan's family has a branch in Yongzhou?" Li Xu wanted to see how his family's cloth dyeing was going. If he really had the skills, he could consider cooperation.

"Yes, Mr. Li, can you go and have a look?"

"Okay, please lead the way ahead." Li Xu had nothing to do and wanted to go out for a stroll.

Except for them, the others were not interested in Ganjiabufang, so they didn't participate. Just as Lao Qi came downstairs, Li Xu asked him to continue making tea for everyone.

The shop of Gan’s family is not far from the inn, it’s right on the street, the shop is not big, there is only one shopkeeper in the shop, and when he sees Gan Shun approaching excitedly, “Master, you’re here.”

Gan Shun nodded, and introduced to Li Xu: "The shop in Yongzhou is a bit smaller, and there are not many kinds of cloth, Mr. Li just take a look."

Li Xu touched the texture of the cloth with his hands. The most common linen and Gebu sold in this Ganjia cloth shop are relatively single colors, which are commonly used by ordinary people, such as gray and blue. A silk satin with a fashionable pattern, the color is brighter, but the color is a bit dazzling.

The only one that is brightly colored but not tacky is a brocade placed high in the center of the shop, covered by a gauze cabinet.

Gan Shun saw that his gaze fell on the gauze cabinet, and explained: "That brocade was dyed by my father. It was cloth three years ago. Unfortunately, it can only be placed on it for decoration now." Affordable to buy brocade, Gan Shun has not yet dared to accept the business of brocade, so he can only watch it.

"Can I have a look at it?" Li Xu asked, pointing to the brocade.

Gan Shun hesitated for a while before agreeing. The shopkeeper didn't know Li Xu's identity, but a businessman would always look at people, and he knew Li Xu's status was extraordinary just by looking at Li Xu's clothes, so he didn't have any objections, just be careful when taking the cloth off. No matter how careful, I am afraid that my palm is too rough and the cloth will be snagged.

Li Xu touched it with his hands, and it was a relatively high-end brocade, but his clothes were basically above this level, so it was not amazing, but the pattern on the cloth surprised him. The fabric printed with silver dark patterns, the color is pink and bright, and it is dotted with butterflies and flower clusters. It is very suitable for young girls to tailor clothes. Li Xu was a little moved and asked, "Can you sell this piece of brocade to me?"

Gan Shun and the shopkeeper looked at each other, this thing is so expensive, it's just that it's his father's most proud work, and after his father's eyesight is bad, this kind of cloth may not be able to be dyed, so it looks precious.

"Are you sure?"

"Well, the color is nice, and the embroidery is also good. You can take it home and wear it in the little girl's dress."

Gan Shun guessed that Mr. Li was not more than twenty years old, and he felt a little disappointed when he mentioned his daughter, but he still said: "After all, this brocade has been placed for three years, so it is a bit old."

Li Xu doesn't mind, there are a lot of good fabrics for the bottom of the box these days, and many girls' dowry fabrics have been accumulated for many years, and they won't spoil at all, and he only buys them if he really likes them.

After they came to South Vietnam, the good fabrics they could buy were very limited. He himself didn’t care, he could wear anything, but the little girl still wanted to wear exquisite and beautiful clothes. It happened that the cloth workshop at home started to do business, so he had time to slow down. Toss slowly.

After buying someone else's treasure, Li Xu took a closer look at the other cloths in the store. To be honest, they didn't catch the eye. It might be fine in a small place, but in Li Xu's eyes, they looked too rustic.

Gan Shun had already seen the answer from his expression, and smiled awkwardly, "Don't look at it, my lord, the only piece of brocade in this shop barely catches your eyes."

This is the truth, Li Xu did not refute, "There is also a dyeing and cloth workshop at home, your craft still needs to be improved, but you are young and have plenty of time to learn."

"It turns out that your family is in the same business. I made you laugh. The business here is closed, and few merchants outside come here. Gan is just a frog at the bottom of the well. I hope I can go out and have a look when I have a chance in the future."

"What's so difficult about this?" Li Xu knew that in order to comprehensively improve the living standards of the people, it was not enough for him to develop a business alone. The team he could cultivate by himself was limited, and what is more important for a craftsman is knowledge exchange. It is very difficult to work behind closed doors. Hard to make progress.

Good experience is passed on to benefit everyone, and as long as one person among a hundred beneficiaries inspires inspiration, that is progress.

Li Xu borrowed a pen and paper to write a letter of introduction to Gan Shun, introducing him to cloth workshop for exchange and study, "If Gan Shaodong's family doesn't mind the family's technology outflow, you can take this letter to Minzhou Liji Clothing Workshop , there are several printing and dyeing craftsmen with good craftsmanship, you can exchange and learn from each other."

Gan Shun accepted the letter in amazement. This was the most precious letter he had ever received in his life. Their Gan family's technology was relatively valuable in the local area, but it would be incomparable to take it outside. He hadn't heard of the clothes shop, but he could take root in Fujian Province, and the fabrics that Mr. Li was wearing, he knew he was taking advantage.

He made a deep bow, "Thank you Mr. Li for your kindness, I will definitely go to Minzhou next time." When he arrived in Minzhou City and knew the identity of Mr. Li, he knew that he had met such a noble person. , and his fate was completely changed.

After reading the fabrics, Li Xu took He Zun to wander the streets. This Yongzhou is indeed in a depression. There is only one commercial street leading to the end, and the business of the shops is also very average. Li Xu bought some local specialties. This is when he went to a local habits.

In his previous life, the Internet was very developed, so he basically didn't buy special products when traveling, but now the special products are really unique to the local area, and he can't buy them elsewhere.

He Zun followed him with his things. As soon as he stepped into the inn, he found that the atmosphere was different. The table they used to make tea was kicked to the ground. two cuts.

He Zun's eyes turned cold, he put the things in his hand on the counter casually, walked up to Li Xu, "Who is making trouble here?"

The first floor of the inn is the back kitchen of the lobby, and there is half a small yard. At this moment, there is not even a fly, but He Zun has excellent hearing, so he can naturally hear subtle movements.

"Come out and answer personally!" He Zun raised his voice and shouted.

A head poked out from the back kitchen, Li Xu looked over and found that it was the merchant who drank tea with them before, so he asked, "What happened here?"

The man was obviously relieved, and slowly moved out of the door. There was a bruise on his face and a slight slope on his leg. He moved over and sighed: "Mr. Li, leave quickly. The yamen servants came to arrest him, insisting that we stole his family’s belongings, and beat him seriously, so we are going to put everyone in prison.”

"Stealing property? This must be well-founded, what about them?"

"I just chased a few friends out, and your follower saw that he broke the tea set, so he also chased him to ask for compensation."

Li Xu walked up to the corpse of his tea set, curled his mouth, bent down to pick up a fragment of the teapot, and said in a cold voice, "You really have to compensate me for the loss."

Seeing this, the man cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Li, you are a foreigner. I don't know that Qi Shaodong's family and the county magistrate's son are friends and play together on weekdays. If someone from the government comes, he must be looking for him. You'd better leave here with your followers."

Li Xu waved his hand, "It doesn't matter, it's just the son of a small county magistrate. Even if the county magistrate comes in person, he can't arrest people without evidence. There are still laws in Nanyue."

Seeing that he didn't listen to the persuasion, the merchant ignored him, "Then you should be worried, we are lowly and unable to compete with the county magistrate, so we went out of the city to find a place to take refuge."

Naturally, Li Xu would not make things difficult for him, so he took a bottle of medicine and handed it to him, "This is the best medicinal wine, you can apply it on the affected area and rub it vigorously, and the swelling will subside in a few days."

"No, no, you won't be rewarded for nothing, and this villain can't take it." Medicines are scarce at this time, especially prepared medicines. Some famous prescriptions are hard to come by. Good medicine, he couldn't accept it even more.

He ran upstairs to get his baggage, went downstairs and said "goodbye" to Li Xu and hurried away.

He Zun couldn't understand this kind of coward, "It's really embarrassing to dare to go out to do business with such courage, why should the prince be kind to him?"

Li Xu can't say that it's the helpful spirit that modern people have accepted since childhood, let alone a bottle of medicinal wine in his opinion.