Passing through the station

This businessman surnamed Hu was mentioned by Xu Wu last time.

Known as Hu Laoliu, he is the leader of the largest caravan near Shunyang Pass.Although it was Hu Laoliu who came alone, he actually represented the interests of a whole caravan, including dozens of merchants, large and small.

There is a saying that parents do not travel far, which actually illustrates the risk of traveling far in this era.These businessmen are really fighting with their lives to make money.Far away from the border, the benefits that can be obtained are greater, and the risks are also greater.No matter how many internal competitions the businessmen have, in order to go back and forth safely, they can only twist into one rope to avoid various risks along the way.

Although Ruan Bai is just a white man, what kind of white man can make a general flag run errands?Hu Laoliu saw his identity clearly, and after recognizing that the person walking behind Ruan Bai was the famous Chu Hao Chu Baihu, his back bent even lower.

"Little Hu Liu, I have met... Master."

Who is Ruan Bai? He immediately understood why Hu Liuzhong paused, and immediately said: "I don't dare to be that person, and my surname is Ruan."

Hu Laoliu was obviously relieved, he couldn't say the name Ergou.He's here to discuss business, not for enmity.

"Master Ruan." Hu Laoliu corrected his title, and after a few pleasantries, he got to the point, "Last time I heard Mr. Xu said that you want a kind of black stone. The villain searched for a while, and found several kinds, but I don't know." Did Master Ruan ask for it?" Then he opened a suitcase that he carried with him, and took out a partition, on which were several large and small black stones of different colors.

Chu Hao didn't know about the Black Stone matter at all, and suddenly felt a kind of anger that was kept secret.

The barren post has been newly repaired, but the layout has not changed much, especially the external part, which is still the same as before.The side hall where they are now is just cleaned up and furnished with some furniture.

Ruan Bai and Chu Hao sat at the top, still some distance away from Hu Laoliu.

Although Ruan Bai is called a master, there are no real maids in this family.Everyone is equal, and of course there will be no one waiting in this side hall.

At this moment, Chu Hao stood up straight away, took the partition with the black stones over it, and put it on the tea table between him and Ruan Bai.

Ruan Bai didn't think anything of this move, but Hu Laoliu was taken aback.His face turned pale in an instant, and after looking at Chu Hao and Ruan Bai, who were showing nothing special, he was free to scold himself in his heart, why was he so ungrateful, he just took it, He even asked Chu Baihu to come and pick it up in person.

He carefully looked at the two people who were head to head studying the black stone, and adjusted Ruan Bai's position again in his heart.In Chu Chubaihu's heart, this person is definitely more than just a simple one. I am afraid that he can be called a brotherly brother... Or, this person has a more noble status at all.

Chu Hao weighed all the black stones in his hand, puzzled: "What do you want these things for?"

Ruan Bai felt a little dirty, but he couldn't help it. After struggling for a while, he managed to get started.The coal is easy to recognize, so he picked out the coal and asked, "How many of these stones do you have?"

Hu Laoliu was overjoyed, and answered honestly: "There is no stock in hand, this kind of black stone is not rare, I wonder how much Master Ruan wants? When will I need it?"

Next, Chu Hao looked at Ruan Bai like a profiteer, fighting back and forth with a real profiteer. He still didn't talk much, but seeing the sweat on Hu Laoliu's forehead more and more, he knew that Ruan Bai Bai had the absolute upper hand.

When it was getting dark, the matter could be regarded as a little bit of a clue, and in the end the only difference was the delivery date.

Now that the coal has been settled, Ruan Bai is quite happy in his heart, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and Hu Laoliu is left to eat and stay overnight.

Hu Laoliu was flattered.To be honest, it snowed again in the afternoon, and now I can see the vast expanse of whiteness, and I don't know where the road is at all.He knew the way, but in this kind of horrible weather, even if he could return to his residence, it would be after midnight.As long as this is going well, if there is a carriage on the road... Well, the snow will not be able to run the carriage at all.

He was a little skeptical, and if he insisted on delaying the negotiation until this time, did Master Ruan have planned it long ago?Such a thought just flashed through his mind, and then he felt ashamed of his own thoughts.He is a mere businessman, and in the eyes of ordinary people, he is indeed rich and wealthy, but in the eyes of this old man who can make a hundred households treat him like a servant, what is he worth calculating?

The dinner wasn't ready yet, so Chu Hao called someone casually and took him to the guest room to rest.

In the barren post, everything is missing, that is, there is no shortage of guest rooms.It was originally used as a post station, and the number of rooms is definitely enough to leave an entire large caravan.When Xu Wu was repairing the heated kang, he paid special attention to planning the other houses, and it didn't need to consume too much labor and materials. It was directly Datongpu.

The guest room arranged by Hu Laoliu is enough to sleep five or six adults.He didn't come alone today, but also brought two servants.With three big men and some miscellaneous luggage, the room is extremely spacious.

After a while, the three of them were called to eat.

The person who led the way was Ah Qiang.As the least injured person, he has already recovered. He is busy doing some heavy work every day, and he has also learned a few hands of kung fu from several soldiers.The food here is good, the sleep is good, and the whole person is more energetic than before.

His only shortcoming is that he is dull.Hu Laoliu intentionally made stereotypes, and the answer he got was either "hehe" or "hehe".

The kitchen is coming soon.

The kitchen is not a serious place to eat. Hu Lao Liu, as a guest, was brought to the kitchen to eat, but he didn't have any thoughts in his mind.Didn't you see Ruan Bai and Chu Hao eating in the kitchen?He is a small businessman, dare to have any ideas?

Two torches lit up the kitchen.On the two rows of long tables, everyone had the same food.

Ruan Bai took a wooden tray and handed it to Hu Laoliu: "The house is simple and shabby, I'm neglecting the guests."

Hu Laoliu hurriedly said he didn't dare.The two servants who followed him no longer cared about their master.

Before stepping into the kitchen, they smelled sour and meaty.When Shicheng's bowl of vegetables was put on the wooden plate, they still couldn't believe it, but they dared not open their mouths, fearing that the saliva would flow down from their mouths.

In fact, this is how other people feel.Especially the few who were busy in the kitchen, they couldn't believe that something that smelled so sour could taste so rich and attractive after being cooked with meat.

Ruan Bai has long discovered that people in this era actually eat a bland diet, to be precise, bland.

Salt is expensive.

Sugar, very expensive.

Sauce, can't buy it.

Vinegar, neither can be bought.

There is oil, but what I heard from Ah Qiang and the others is that cooking is not about adding too much oil, but using something called oil cloth.The cooking pot is never washed. When cooking, the so-called oil cloth that is soaked in oil is brushed in the pot...

Ruan Bai couldn't imagine.Even though he has experienced many more things than his peers, but under certain conditions, he does not want to see the so-called oilcloth at all.

In addition, like Xu Wu's and his army's food, it is said that there are salt cloth and vinegar cloth... I don't want to see what those things are in this life. The cooked things are definitely real dishcloth water.

Don't think that Hu Laoliu eats hard when he goes out, but he is also a rich person at home, and he eats a lot of delicious food.Savor it carefully now, the extremely thin slices of meat are fat and thin, the lean meat is not heavy, and the fat meat is not greasy.He thought it had vinegar in the sour taste, but he felt that the taste of vinegar was slightly different, which was not surprising.He travels from south to north, even if the seasoning is called by one name, the taste is very different.But the sour taste comes from the dish...

He still wants to study and research, but he has already bottomed out a bowl of rice.

Ruan Bai, who was sitting opposite, raised his finger and pointed to the stove: "Sauerkraut is an appetizer, if you don't have enough, just add it."

Hu Laoliu blushed, but he was not polite, and went to serve the rice by himself.Even coarse grains are a big pot of dry rice.This made Hu Laoliu adjust Ruan Bai's financial resources again, but he had more doubts.

It is said that the financial resources for a large family to eat dry food are definitely not small.Even in his own house, the servants and servants only eat a slightly thicker dinner than other people's houses.

However, Ruan Bai and Chu Hao ate the same food... oh, this master Ruan ate noodles, and Chu Baihu robbed half of it.

Hu Laoliu consciously saw something extraordinary, imitating his servants, pouring sauerkraut and white meat directly on the rice, and eating it with his head buried.

Master Ruan was very angry and wanted to turn against Chu Hao.What happened to him eating a bowl of noodles?Even this is going to grab!

Chu Hao looked up at him, then lowered his head: "Huh."

Damn, this guy not only snatched his rations, but also humiliated him!This is absolutely unbearable!As soon as Ruan Bai lifted his foot, he kicked it under the table, and then... nothing more.His feet were directly clamped by Chu Hao's knees.

Impulse is the devil.

It is a taboo for military strategists to act without investigating the enemy's firepower.

Eat a fall and gain a wisdom, next time I will definitely hit him and kill him!

The two of them were sitting next to each other, but now Ruan Bai's posture became very unnatural, almost awkward.He had to sit next to Chu Hao, and when he looked up, he saw Chu Hao grinning: "Your voice is good brother, I will let you go."

Good brother, your brother-in-law!Ruan Bai turned his head away, resolutely not giving in to the violence, picked up his remaining half bowl of noodles, and ate it slowly.Liniang left him steamed stuffed buns with sauerkraut, who cares for a few mouthfuls of noodles?

Hu Laoliu: I didn't hear anything!

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