The Golden Age

Chapter Four and Two

Biquge www.xbiquge.cc, the fastest update of the latest chapters of Sun Moon Fenghua!Qiuniang said in a strange way: "Two...Two taels of silver?" She wondered if she was a bad listener.

"Yes." The middle-aged man said with a smile: "It's really impossible. It can be cheaper by five bucks. One and two and five dollars is the lowest price. It can't be lowered anymore."

Qiuniang was suspicious and looked up and down the middle-aged man, wondering if the middle-aged man had a brain disease.

"This boat... is it really yours?" Although Qiuniang thought it was impolite to ask, she still asked.

The middle-aged man laughed and said, "Does the lady suspect that I stole this cruise ship? Don't worry about this, this ship is indeed my own, but as long as you take out one or two five dollars, it will be yours."

"Sister Qiu Niang, did you bring any money?" Qin Xiao finally asked.

"There is a belt." Qiuniang took out her embroidered money bag, feeling that she was in a dream, and couldn't help handing it to Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao rushed to the middle-aged man and said, "Give him a silver or two. This eldest brother, we have taken a fancy to this boat. It is sold at a price of one or two silver."

The middle-aged man sighed and said, "Since Young Master Qin has spoken, one or two is one or two."

Qin Xiao hesitated when seeing Qiuniang, took the money bag from her, opened it, took a one or two-year-old silver and handed it over. After receiving it, the middle-aged man took out a deed letter from his arms and handed it to Qiuniang: "This is the deed. With this deed in hand, you can prove that the cruise ship belongs to you." When Qiuniang took the deed, she pointed to the north and said, "Two miles ahead is Yushi Wharf. , Your cruise ship has a special docking position over there. We have paid the docking fee for three years, so starting from today, you can park the ship there anytime within three years, and no one will ask you to collect it. Cents."

Naturally, cruise ships cannot be carried home. There will be docks in the rivers of Kyoto. After the cruise ships dock, they will be guarded to ensure the safety of the cruise ships. However, they need to pay a docking fee. Because the docking is not fixed, the dock is charged on a daily basis. No matter the length of time, you will be charged two cents for one stop. The price is not too expensive, but five or six hundred cents are required for a year. If you change it into silver, it costs about five cents. Monthly earnings.

Now that Yushi Wharf has paid the docking fee for three years, it is nearly two taels of silver, one taels of silver to buy the ship, but the other party has paid the docking fee of two taels of silver, and Qiuniang is a little confused.

The middle-aged man didn't talk nonsense, took the one or two silvers into his arms, arched his hands, and turned away.

When the middle-aged man was far away, Qiuniang thought for a while, turned her head to look at Qin Xiao suspiciously, she was naturally not stupid, this time buying a boat was very strange, and she hadn't understood it before. At this time, she had already thought about it and stared at Qin Xiao. With a quick glance, he said, "You made the ghost?"

"what?"

"Don't think I don't know." Qiuniang said slightly annoyed: "You two have joined together to lie to me. That person is not stupid or stupid. He looks very shrewd. This boat is too small for twenty taels of silver. He No matter how stupid it is, it is impossible to sell it to me for a couple of silver. You paid the silver first, didn't you?"

Qin Xiao touched his ears, just smiled, noncommittal.

Qiuniang glared at him again and turned away. Qin Xiao said hurriedly: "Sister Qiu Niang, don't be angry. If I buy you money directly, you won't agree. I've asked. The business of cruise ships has been booming recently. Old ships are hard to find, and the tide is rising. It is really difficult for your money to buy a boat. A boat is too important for you and Brother Gu. If you delay it, your situation is It is getting more and more difficult."

Qiuniang knew that he was telling the truth and sighed

Tone.

"I have no choice but to do this." Qin Xiao said: "With this boat, even if I leave Beijing, I will leave with peace of mind."

Qiuniang knew that Qin Xiao was really kind, so she couldn't get angry at him, so she could only say: "I told you earlier, we don't...!"

"I understand!" Qin Xiao interrupted immediately: "I know how you and Brother Gu are. But Brother Gu and I are friends. What is a friend? It is to help each other when they are in difficulty. In a predicament, if it weren't for Brother Gu, the consequences would be disastrous. At that time, he regarded me as a friend." Wei approached Qiuniang and whispered: "I was injured by an arrow that night. If it weren't for you, I would have died on the street. You all stretched out your hands when I was in difficulty. Now that Ms. Qiu Niang is in a little trouble, I stretched out my hand to help. Is there anything wrong with me?"

Qiuniang lowered her head thoughtfully.

This boat was really too important to the Gu family. Of course Qiuniang couldn't accept Qin Xiao's silver or two, but this boat really didn't know how to refuse.

"I lent this boat to you." Qin Xiao said, "You use it first. Next time I return to Beijing, if you earn money, you can buy another one by yourself. Isn't that something to say? "

Qiuniang was startled, thinking that if Qin Xiao borrowed the boat, it would not be unacceptable. After thinking about it, she said, "If you tell the truth, how did you get this boat? If you don't tell me, I won't borrow it."

Qin Xiao knew that Qiuniang had actually agreed to borrow the boat in her heart, but she couldn't save her face, she looked for steps, and smiled: "Then I said, you have to accept this boat."

Qiuniang nodded and gave a soft hmm.

"I went to the boathouse five days ago and asked them to order the best cruise ship." Qin Xiao said, "I asked them to deliver the goods within five days, and I would sell it to you for a couple of silver."

"Five days?" Qiuniang glanced at the cruise ship and said, "This cruise ship can't be built without ten and a half months."

Qin Xiao smiled and said, "Five days and five nights, that is ten days."

Qiuniang looked at Qin Xiao, she was very happy, and knew in her heart that if it hadn't been for the big price that Chuanfang could not refuse, Chuanfang would not be able to build such a cruise ship in five days.

She didn't know what to say for a while.

Qin Xiao tied the reins of the Black Overlord to the tree and did not talk nonsense. He jumped on the boat first and waved to Qiuniang: "Sister Qiuniang, let’s hear the boat from Yushi Wharf first, and wait for you to start work tomorrow. Later, we will buy some good wine and food to go home, and celebrate together when Brother Gu returns home."

Qiuniang sighed faintly, got on the boat, circled the cruise ship, and looked at it inside and out. The more I looked at it, the more I liked it. The pretty face that had been a little troubled gradually unfolded and picked it up. When the poles on the boat are in the water, the boat will go to Yushi Pier.

Yushi Wharf is not far away. I entered the wharf. It was only in the afternoon. Most of the cruise ships were doing business outside. There were a few cruise ships sparsely docked. As soon as Qiuniang’s cruise ships entered the pier, they were compared with other cruise ships. , Standing out from the crowd, immediately attracted a lot of attention.

Qiuniang couldn't help but straighten up her full chest. There was still a bit of pride between her eyebrows, she just felt that she was really handsome at this time.

The watchman at the pier enthroned Qiuniang’s cruise ship and issued a ticket. When picking up the ship, you can get it with the ticket. And as the middle-aged man said before, the ship can be docked at Yushi anytime within three years. The terminal does not have to pay a penny.

Qiuniang naturally knew that Qin Xiao not only bought

I got the ship, and I have paid for three years of docking fees for myself. I smiled bitterly in my heart, more grateful.

After docking the cruise ship and getting on the shore, Qiuniang turned her head from time to time, as if she was worried that the ship she had just acquired would fly.

The two are going to the Black Overlord's side, but they have to pass a long street.

Here is Fenglefang, and one of the most prosperous cities in Kyoto. There are many restaurants, but the most famous restaurant in Fenglefang is Qingfenglou. Qingfenglou is not only the most famous restaurant in Fenglefang, but also the five famous restaurants in Kyoto. One of the floor.

The Xihucuyu at Qingfenglou, it is said that every fish is salvaged from the West Lake, then raised in the water, and sent to Kyoto quickly.

Therefore, many officials often hold banquets in Qingfeng Building.

The street Qin Xiao walked through was passing by the Qingfeng Building in the Eaves Painting Building.

When passing by Qingfeng Tower, Qiuniang couldn't help but glanced inside, but quickly withdrew her gaze.

Qin Xiao suddenly patted his stomach and said, "Sister Qiu Niang, I'm hungry."

"I'll go home and cook quickly." Qiuniang said hurriedly, thinking that Qin Xiao gave herself a boat today, and she should be extravagant for everything she said, buying some good dishes, showing his hands, and making some good dishes for Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "When I rush home, I will be hungry. There is a restaurant here. Let's go in and eat a few bites and fill up our stomachs."

"Eating here?" Qiuniang hurriedly said in a low voice, "It's very expensive. I heard that the people who enter and leave are officials and rich rich men. At least four or five taels of silver is required after a meal. I heard that Some people can eat hundreds of taels of silver for a meal. This is not a place where we can go in."

While talking, a few people with big bellies came out of the restaurant, and immediately two carriages approached. Several people got on the carriage drunk, and the carriage quickly left.

"We can't go to the palace. Why can't we enter the small restaurant?" Qin Xiao said with a low voice and chuckles: "Let's taste the taste of the wine and food here, go, let's go in." Without any explanation, we went into the restaurant, Qiu Niang Feeling helpless, seeing Qin Xiao going inside, although hesitated, he still followed. He just walked towards the magnificent restaurant, which was really a little nervous.

Fortunately, Qingfeng Building won’t be forbidden to enter because you are a commoner. Those who come are guests. Qin Xiao took Qiuniang and sat down at a table on the first floor. This restaurant has three floors and the first floor is for individual guests. , The second floor is seven or eight elegant rooms, and the third floor is said to be a place where only dignitaries can go up.

Qin Xiao was dressed in commoner clothes and Qiuniang was dressed up as a ship's lady. After the two sat down, many guests from the left and right looked over and quickly showed contempt.

Many of the guests on this floor are literati and elegant, and some are merchants from other places. In the eyes of these people, people like Qin Xiao and Qiuniang shouldn’t have appeared in the restaurant.

Qin Xiao's body was upright, ignoring the weird gazes around him, but Qiuniang looked a little embarrassed, fidgeting, holding the corners of his clothes with both hands, afraid to look at other people.

"What do you two have to eat?" Xiao Er came up and pointed to the cutting board hung on the wall. It was made of bamboo slices, and invited a scholar with excellent calligraphy to write the name of the dish on the bamboo slices. There are thirty-two pieces of bamboo, with thirty-two special dishes written in Qingfeng Building. There are eight rows from top to bottom, each with four dishes. The more dishes on the top, the more expensive they are.

Qin Xiao really didn't know this rule. He saw that the Xihucuyu fish steak was the first in the first row, and he raised his finger over: "Give me all the top four dishes."