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The carriage galloped all the way, and there seemed to be a cloud of pure white mist under the wooden wheels, quietly supporting the rotating wheels, making the originally heavy and huge carriage lighter and moving forward faster.

After leaving the mountain gate, the soldiers surrounding the carriage immediately dispersed, leaving only four or five dark guards behind the carriage, following closely.

The two tall horses dragged the carriage and galloped forward. After about half a stick of incense, the driver tightened the reins and slowed down the speed.

In order to save money, Boss Qian specially built the granary on the outskirts of the city. The granary was scattered in a large open space, and there were neatly arranged rice fields on the periphery.Among the paddy fields is a piece of green and green.

The outskirts of Ye City were desolate, and even the widest yellow dirt road was the traces of the carriages transporting goods in and out of Liangzhuang.It was pitch black all around, with the star curtain hanging low, only thin paper lanterns adorning the spire of each granary, exuding a dim yellow halo.

By the time Ao Zhan got off the carriage, the owner of Liangzhuang, Qian, had already been waiting by the ridge for a long time.

The path was dusty, and there was a layer of yellow mud on Boss Qian's trousers and cloth shoes.

"A rare guest, a rare guest." Seeing the arrival of the distinguished guest, Boss Qian hurriedly stepped forward, looked at the curtain of the carriage with a smile, and said hello attentively: "Young Master Ao, I am looking forward to seeing you here."

Ao Zhan stepped on the ridge with half of his foot, raised his eyes when he heard the words, and looked at Qian Duobao who was standing obliquely in front of him.

Under the moonlight, I could see the two clumps of fat on Boss Qian's face trembling with his movements, the silk gown on his body was printed with patterns of copper coins, and the jade pendant around his waist was even more obvious, directly carved into the appearance of gold ingots, It is dangling on the waistband of the trousers, and it is very eye-catching when it is swayed.

Standing on the side of the road, Ao Zhan calmly nodded to the owner of the Liangzhuang in front of him as a greeting.

The sudden torrential rain a few days ago almost flooded some low-lying towns on the edge of Ye City.

The flood that came with the torrential rain completely destroyed many houses, and the season was approaching the beginning of summer, and the climate was hot and humid. It was said that the affected villages and towns even showed signs of the spread of the plague.

In order to quell the disaster, Ao Zhan first changed into his original form and went to the frontier to subdue the rain.Now, using his mortal status, he went to the grain shop and ordered a thousand shi rice grains for disaster relief.

It is not the harvest season now, and the seedlings have only been sown for less than a month.Therefore, most of what the grain farm dispatched was last year's old rice stored in the surrounding areas, and the price was more expensive than usual-in order to make friends with Ao Zhan, Boss Qian even spent his own money to advance [-]% of it.

In order to ensure the quality of the rice grains, Ao Zhan agreed to Boss Qian's invitation to inspect the grains in person.

Although Qian Duobao knew that the purpose of Ao Zhan's trip was to personally supervise and inspect the rice that was shipped in, but it was already a great thing to let such a fast-paced everyone inspect the goods in person.

So he didn't care about Ao Zhan's indifference at all, and was more happy that he was able to invite such a rich man to come out of the mountain.

With a smile on his face as usual, Boss Qian stretched out his right hand and pointed to a certain field path in front of him, bowed slightly, and said politely: "This way please." After speaking, he took the initiative to take a step forward, walking obliquely in front of Ao Zhan , to lead the way.

The two, one in front of the other, walked along the field ridge to the granary.

The place where Ao Zhan dismounted was not far from the first granary, and not long after, the two arrived at the gate of the warehouse.In order to ensure that the transferred rice would not be stolen, Boss Qian specially hired guards to stand guard at the door of each warehouse in turn.

Gently pushing open the wooden door of the granary, a fresh scent of rice came to the face.

Ao Zhan followed Boss Qian into the granary, and found that there was only a narrow road left in the warehouse, with brown rice piled up on both sides.The rice grains have not been shelled, and they are a piece of yellow.In fact, it is not new, but fortunately, it can fill the stomachs of the victims and use it for emergency relief.

After wandering around the warehouse and making sure that the rice in it was fine, Ao Zhan nodded to Boss Qian and said in a low voice, "Thank you."

"What's in your job, what's in your job." Seeing that Ao Zhan was satisfied, Qian Duobao heaved a sigh of relief, while smiling apologetically, he took out a handkerchief from his bosom and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

When the two left the granary, the guard standing at the door leaned forward and locked the door of the granary again.

Just when the two were about to leave for the next warehouse, they were stopped by a sad boy who said anxiously, "Boss Qian, something is wrong! Something happened!"

Qian Duobao was startled when he heard the words, he quickly grabbed the boy's arm, facing Ao Zhan's calm eyes, stopped him with a sneer, and listened to him to hear what happened.

It turned out that in order to eat up all of Ao Zhan's orders, Boss Qian deliberately bought rice grains around Ye City, and only then did he get enough grain for the thousand stones that Ao Zhan asked for.

It's just that when the rice grains are transported from the nearby towns, they are transported by water, and only [-]% of them are transported during the day. Can't move forward at this time.

Therefore, the remaining [-]% of the rice grain was stranded ten or twenty miles away from the coast, unable to move.It is necessary to wait until the workers have repaired the damaged part of the cargo ship before moving forward.

This round trip will take at least half an hour.

"Boss...look at this..." After the boy explained the matter clearly, he stood there at a loss, and could only stare at Qian Duobao and look at each other.

Qian Duobao was annoyed, and the smile on his face froze.

Ao Zhan stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the two leisurely. Although he was a little impatient with these mortals who were not reliable in their work, he didn't show the slightest on his face.In the end, he just said indifferently: "Boss Qian, how are you doing?"

Fortunately, Boss Qian has been in the ups and downs of the business world for many years, his mind is quick, and people will come to trouble.After a moment of silence, he said decisively: "Young Master Ao, since the food won't be delivered for a while, why not simply advance the banquet and go to the Fanglan Garden in the manor to rest for a while before making other plans?"

Hearing this, Ao Zhan cast a noncommittal look at Boss Qian.

As if deliberately testing the opponent, after a while, Ao Zhan nodded slightly, and said to the smiling Qian Duobao: "Boss Qian, lead the way."

After finishing the words, I saw that the fat in front of Boss Qian's belly was shaking three times with the master Panasonic's breath.

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The predecessor of Liangzhuang was a large manor built by officials of the former dynasty to escape the summer heat. After being bought by Boss Qian, it underwent a lot of renovations before it became what it is today.

Although there were many repairs and reconstructions, the exquisite and beautiful pavilions in the center were finally preserved as a place for Boss Qian to entertain nobles from all walks of life.

Fanglan Garden is located in the center of the entire Liangzhuang, with blue tiles and white walls, small bridges and flowing water.The whole courtyard is built in a humorous and elegant way, grand and exquisite.

The young man opened the heavy and thick wooden door at the entrance of the courtyard for the two people who approached. With a muffled "squeak", the interior of Fanglan Garden was revealed to outsiders.

The environment in the yard is quiet, and occasionally there are a few birds and frogs singing, combined with the sound of gurgling water, it is very artistic.

A pure wooden nine-turn corridor is built around the courtyard, and in the center is an extremely spacious blue brick stone platform. In the center of the stone platform, a cluster of bonfires is burning, and a half-baked whole sheep is placed horizontally on top of the bonfire.Around the bonfire, five or six futons were scattered around.

I saw a few middle-aged men dressed similarly to Qian Duobao waiting at the side early. When the door opened, they immediately stood up from the futon, walked towards Ao Zhan with smiles all over their faces, and started chattering Introduce yourself.

It turned out that the people present were all Qian Duobao's friends, and they had heard early that he got a big deal from the Ao Mansion.On the one hand, he is eager to see, and on the other hand, he also wants to use Boss Qian's matchmaking as a bridge to make friends with Ao Zhan.So several people came together to find their old friends together, in order to have a chance to have a little relationship with the Ao family and get a share of today's dinner.

Ao Zhan looked coldly at the few people in front of him who were obsessed with flattery, and sneered in his heart.

Naturally, it was impossible for him not to know what these people were thinking.Perhaps even the "cargo ship damaged, time delay" mentioned earlier may be a poor excuse made by Qian Duobao in order to connect this group of people.

It's not that he would get angry because of a few mortals. In the end, Ao Zhan didn't say much, but gave Qian Duobao a meaningful look.

After all, Boss Qian is a fine person, and after a while, he sensed the warning, his back broke out in cold sweat, and a guilty smile appeared on his face.

Several people surrounded Ao Zhan, sent him to the main seat, and then returned to his place.

Ao Zhan Dama sat on the head with a golden knife, and there was an exquisite red sandalwood table in front of him.On the wooden table was a bronze wine bottle, a white jade bone plate, and beside the bone plate was a thin and sharp carved scimitar.

In the end, it was a banquet prepared with painstaking efforts. In the center of the blue brick and stone platform, a bonfire was burning, and the firelight illuminated the whole sheep on it.The mutton is roasted on a high fire, exuding bursts of tempting meat aroma.

Those merchants are relying on lip service to solicit business, and when they are on the wine table, they are naturally more like a fish in water.After a while, they began to change cups and talk freely.During the period, he always wanted to talk to Ao Zhan intentionally or unintentionally, and the intention was very obvious.

For a while, there was a lot of toasting, and the originally cold courtyard became very lively.

Ao Zhan half-closed his eyes, just pinched the bronze wine bottle, and occasionally answered a few innocuous questions from those wealthy businessmen, but his heart became more and more depressed.

Suddenly, I don't know who clapped their hands, and there was a burst of crisp applause.

With the sound of applause, a dozen or so dancers suddenly appeared in the originally peaceful courtyard, wearing light tulle gowns and tulle faces, stepping on drums and entering one file at a time.

Those dancers danced to the sound of drums, and their dancing postures were agile.There are several small copper bells hanging on the dress, and with the dancer's movements, the copper bells are crisp and melodious.

After the dance was over, the dancers in cool clothes spontaneously came to those middle-aged wealthy businessmen, knelt down, and leaned softly in the arms of the man, showing shy smiles on their faces.

"..." Ao Zhan's movement of holding the bronze wine bottle froze suddenly, his brows furrowed indiscernibly.