The mist is thick and late autumn is bleak. The official road leading to the southern foot of Guzhu Mountain is a little cooler than in the past. But where the official road turns north, there is a trail along the river that turns west.

About three miles up and down the west road, we arrived at the end of the trail. At the end was an inconspicuous Zhuangzi. The courtyard of Zhuangzi was dilapidated and the walls were mottled. It seemed that it had not been repaired for a long time.

In front of the gate of Zhuangzi, there is an old man sweeping away the dead leaves accumulated over the years. The dust raised up connects with the surrounding mist, making Zhuangzi appear like a shadow in it, making it even more eerie.

Weird atmosphere.

At this time, not far from the trail, a pair of young women were walking slowly towards Zhuangzi. The old man felt strange. When the two women came to him, he stepped forward and bowed slightly and asked, "Two young ladies,

Now, I would like to ask, who do you two come here to find? What are you doing?"

One of the two, a woman in a white shirt, said a blessing and said: "Hello, my husband, the two of us came to Zhuangzi to discuss buying meat under the guidance of Lao Zhangtou. What's wrong? My husband didn't.

Have you ever heard Old Zhangtou talk about it? Or is it that Old Zhangtou is not from this village?"

The old man's heart moved, thinking that Lao Zhangtou had a good vision. He was happy in his heart and said with joy on his face: "The young lady is right, Lao Zhangtou is from Zhuangzi. He did mention that my age

Now that I'm older, I sometimes have a bad memory and forget things. Please forgive me, little lady. Oh, I wonder what I call you two?"

The woman in the white shirt smiled and said: "Why do I need to apologize for these trivial things? The two of us are just running errands for the master's family. By the way, we are sisters. My name is Feng He and she is mine."

My sister’s name is Feng Sui.” After saying that, Feng Sui also gave a slight blessing to the old man.

These two sisters were Feng He and Feng Sui under Liu Zhiyuan. The two of them got Liu Zhiyuan's order and discussed the pork matter with him in Jia Si's butcher shop on Hui day. They originally thought that Chen Tianbao would come, but they didn't expect it.

It was Lao Zhangtou. Although the two of them were disappointed, they were not discouraged. Under Feng He's efforts, Lao Zhangtou quietly revealed the specific location of Zhuangzi. Fenghe was delighted and made an appointment with Lao Zhangtou to visit the village today.

Talking about this matter, the two of them rushed over from the village of Liu Zhiyuan’s mother’s house early in the morning. Jia Si, who originally wanted to get involved, was told by Lao Zhangtou that the transaction had to be done by the village, which made Jia Sibai miserable.

Very happy.

After hearing what Feng He just said, the old man felt a little more emotional in his heart, and said to himself: "Which owner of this house is so short-sighted and doesn't know how to show mercy to women? He actually lacked two delicate little ladies.

Coming to Zhuangzi to discuss matters is really a waste of natural resources."

Although he was thinking dirty things in his heart, he said cheerfully on his face: "Since we have made an agreement with Lao Zhangtou, the two young ladies will invite us to Zhuangzi to discuss it in detail."

Feng He and Feng Sui looked at each other. Feng He nodded slightly and said to the old man, "Then please lead me in front of you." After that, the two of them followed the old man into Zhuangzi.

After entering Zhuangzi, Fenghe was secretly on guard, and remembered everything that could be seen in the village. However, he could not help but feel a little curious, and even more surprised, thinking: "This is strange, this

Why is there no one in such a big village?" Unlike Feng He, who was very doubtful, Feng Sui was more relaxed and content. After entering the village, he looked left and right, as if he had entered the Grand View Garden. It was so novel and uncomfortable.

After the two of them followed the old man through the atrium, they did not go to the main hall as usual. Instead, they turned west and went to the west wing. After the three of them passed through a corridor, the old man suddenly

asked: "Looking at the accent, you two are not from Changxing, right?"

Feng He said truthfully: "My master's family moved here from Changzhou, and we are also from Changzhou."

The old man nodded and led the two of them into the wing. There was a man sitting in the wing. The man looked to be about thirty years old. He had a dignified appearance and was covered with a green cloth gown. Although he was simple, he had an elegant demeanor.

Extraordinary, when he saw the three people entering the room, he smiled slightly, stood up and saluted. Feng He and Feng Sui were busy doing Wanfu and sat down as guest and host. After the young man served tea, the old man closed the door gently and wisely.

After exiting the house, Feng He, Feng Sui and the man were the only ones left in the house.

The man was the first to speak and said: "You two ladies are very polite. My surname is Yang, and I am the insider of Zhuangzi. You can just call me Yang the insider." Then he looked at Feng He and said to her:

"According to the old

As Zhang Tou said, the young lady must be Feng He? Then the other one should be Feng Sui."

Feng He covered her lips with a smile and said, "Yang Naizhi has good eyesight. It's exactly what you said. I am Feng He, and the one next to me is my sister Feng Sui."

Yang Naizhi shook his head and said: "Old Zhang told me, tell the truth, my village can supply no less than one thousand kilograms of pork a month, how much can your village use?"

Feng He was well prepared when he came, but after thinking for a moment, he said: "There are many people in my village, and there are more than thirty gardeners and servants in the back yard just planting flowers.

There are more than a hundred people, not counting the nursing homes, but counting the owners and their families, there are more than 300 people in Hezhuang."

Feng Sui fanned at the side and said: "That's right, my master often says that people can't just eat vegetarian food, otherwise they will lose strength. Without strength, they won't be able to do any work. Therefore, they must eat meat every meal. Only in this way can they have strength and ability."

Work."

Yang Naizhi did the math in his mind and said: "Oh, there are more than three hundred people, even if each person has half a catty per day, that would be 4,500 catties per month. Oh, it is not a small deal."

Feng Sui pouted slightly and sneered: "When I entered the village, I didn't see many people in your village, let alone where pigs were raised. There are many people in my village. You just said it yourself, January

It only costs 4,500 kilograms of meat. Hmph, can you afford it?"

Feng He coughed lightly, frowned and shouted in a low voice: "Don't be rude!"

Feng Sui pouted, her little face flushed red, she wanted to say but didn't dare, she lowered her head and had to sit quietly next to Feng He.

Yang Naizhi sneered in his heart, but did not expose her. His face remained calm and he said: "Feng Sui is right. Naturally, this pig will not be kept in Zhuangzi. There are other places to keep these four pigs in captivity."

It won’t be a problem for you to provide fifteen hundred kilograms of meat to Guizhuangzi, so you can rest assured.”

Feng He also smiled and said: "Okay, but I dare to ask Yang Naizhi, how much is the price for my family? It can't be more expensive than the price for the butcher shop in the city."

Yang Naizhi chuckled and said, "Oh, no matter which shop this is, whether it's in Changxing or other prefectures and counties, the prices I give to all butcher shops are the same. This also facilitates Zhuangzi's planning.

Management. The price offered to other farms is naturally lower than the price offered to the butcher shop. Otherwise, why would your village ask me to buy these 4,500 kilograms of meat? You can just find a butcher shop to buy it.

That’s it.”

Feng He said: "Well, since we are doing business, we have to talk about the price. I wonder how much Yang Naizhi will give me per pound?"

Yang Nei knew: "I don't divide the meat according to its parts. All the meat is priced at the same price, which is ten cents per catty. What do you two think?"...

Feng He saw that he said it cheerfully, so he also said cheerfully: "Okay! Then you and I will settle on ten cents per catty." But he thought in his heart: "Although I don't really want his meat, the price is so good."

But it’s also very cheap. My mother’s farm can’t use so much of it, so I can just bring it back to Changxing and use it in the owner’s restaurant, so I can kill two birds with one stone.”

Of course, Yang Naizhi didn't know what she was thinking. Seeing her expression suddenly flashing, he just thought that she was eager for meat, so he said, "You and I will make a note and I can deliver the meat to Guizhuangzi tomorrow."

Feng He said, "It's okay to send meat, but the meat doesn't thrive and will stink if left for a long time. Therefore, you can't send the 4,500 kilograms of meat all at once. It has to be delivered in three batches. That's all.

Every ten days, just send someone to deliver meat." The first purpose of Feng He's trip to buy meat was to find out the specific location of this village, and the other was to find Chen Tianbao. If he could get it in January

If you send meat three times, the chance of finding him will increase.

Yang Naizhi suddenly asked Feng He, "Did you two come out early today? It's late autumn now and winter is about to come. It's still a bit cold early in the morning. I think you two came here by carriage, right?"

Although Feng He was mature, he was still young after all. He didn't understand the meaning of Yang Naizhi's words, so he shook his head and said, "The two of us walked here today."

However, Yang Naizhi said with concern: "Why don't I send someone to drive you two back to the village? Firstly, it will make you less tired. Secondly, it will be easier to know where your village is and it will be more convenient to deliver meat."

Feng He shook his head and said, "In addition to discussing this matter with Yang Naizhi, the two of us came out today.

I need to go to Changxing County to buy some things, so I won’t bother Yang Naizhi.”

Yang Naizhi nodded and said, "Since you two still have things to do, well, let's just sign the letter first."

After that, Yang Naizhi took out the paper and pen from the shelf, and the two of them drafted the contents of the document. After writing, they each drew and signed. Fengsui counted out five coins from the cloth bag that he brought with him.

After handing it to Yang Naizhi, she said in a cold voice with an evil look on her face: "Here! Here you go, here's the deposit! You keep it!"

Yang Nei knew that he would not care about her, so he smiled and accepted the money.

Feng He suddenly asked Yang Neizhi: "Yang Neizhi, do you know if there is Chen Tianbao in your village?"

Yang Naizhi was startled, not knowing what she meant by asking Chen Tianbao, so he said: "There is indeed a man named Tianbao in the village, but I don't know if he is the person you two are looking for, and why are you looking for him?"

"

Feng He said: "Well, at the beginning of the month, I was at Jia Si's butcher shop in the city and heard from his apprentice that Chen Tianbao Guan was good at Guan Pu, and we were also quite good at Guan Pu, so I wanted to ask the Lord if

If there is such a person, let him come to Zhuangzi another day when delivering meat. The two of us have many things to ask him about."

Yang Neizhi thought to himself: "It turns out to be Guan Pu, huh, I still don't know what it is." After thinking about this, he said: "Although I don't know whether the Chen Tianbao you two are looking for is the Tianbao in my village. If I get free time, in the future,

I will just ask him to come with me when the meat is delivered, it is not a big deal."

After the three of them casually exchanged a few words, Yang Naizhi personally escorted Sister Feng He out of Zhuangzi. Seeing that they were walking further and further away, he turned back. His face, which was originally smiling, became cold and solemn.
Chapter completed!