Ming Zuo

Chapter 741 Seemingly Ordinary Market

The failure of Wang Weiran lies in the gap in cognition.

His knowledge of Zuo Menggeng still existed a few years ago.

At that time, Zuo Menggeng had just started his family and his influence was weak, so if he wanted something from him, he would naturally be ardent to him in every possible way.

But in the past few years, because the Northwest Rebels swept Shanxi, Wang Weiran was trapped at home, somewhat isolated from the outside world.

Even though Zuo Menggeng's reputation has risen in the past few years, his strength has grown step by step.But he only heard about it, and never touched it personally, so naturally he didn't feel it deeply.

Although it has only been a few short years, Zuo Menggeng has grown into one of the overlords who can determine the fate of the world in such a short time.

And he is still just a son of the family.

In his mind, two thousand war horses are definitely a huge bargaining chip, and he will definitely be able to get what he wants from Zuo Menggeng.

This is tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger.

People like him, in the eyes of Zuo Menggeng, are like fat.

Zuo Menggeng didn't care about his feelings for the two thousand war horses, so he sent someone to take them over.

Why did Zuo Menggeng delay seeing him for three days?
In fact, it was just to prepare for this.

Wang Weiran came to see Zuo Menggeng full of confidence, but in the end he was hit hard and lost completely.

"Young Master Wang, I told you a long time ago that Zuo Menggeng is despicable and greedy. Your method...is useless."

The old woman did not miss this opportunity, and planned to take the opportunity to suppress Wang Weiran.

They are a cooperative relationship, who can control the right to speak, all depends on who can succeed this time.

Facing the old woman's ridicule last time, Wang Weiran fought back happily.But this time, Wang Weiran was so exhausted that he didn't have time to argue with her.

Wang Weiran knew very well that if the goal could not be achieved this time, the Wang family might suffer.

"If you can accomplish this, Da Khan's reward will definitely not be less. Maybe Da Khan is happy for a while, and I will reward you with Fujin for doing it."

The old woman sneered again and again.

"It's just a barbarian, I don't like it. It's just for taking advantage of it. My wife has her own way of doing things."

Wang Weiran didn't fight back, but just sneered inwardly.

When the Great Khan conquers the world, how will you, a flirt, deal with yourself?
Linqing is becoming more and more prosperous, and as the pockets of the people are getting richer, the consumption level is soaring.

If Zuo Menggeng hadn't always paid attention to supporting various industries, Shandong would have already ushered in inflation.

Walking on the street, a wide range of goods are enough to meet people's daily needs.

Today's business is very good, Zheng Tuhu sees that it is getting late, and is ready to close the stall.

Just then, a pretty little daughter-in-law came.

"Shopkeeper, cut two catties of meat. Don't be too fat, and don't be too thin."

Butcher Zheng was taken aback.

"Do you want the front leg or the hind leg?"

The little daughter-in-law seems to be buying meat for the first time, so she doesn't know much about it.

"Isn't it best to stay in the front and back? Hurry up, the family is in a hurry to use it."

"Oh oh oh, it's easy to talk, it'll be right away."

Butcher Zheng found a piece of meat with some bones.

"Is this one okay?"

The little daughter-in-law nodded.

"That's it, how much is it? If it's more than [-] Wen, I don't want it."

Butcher Zheng grinned.

"If you don't need thirty Wen, twenty Wen is enough."

The little daughter-in-law smiled when she heard the words, and happily paid for it, and took the meat to go.

Butcher Zheng looked at his own stall, carefully looked inside and out several times, and finally closed the stall.

He bought some wine first, and bought some cooked food before returning home.

Before entering the door, he knocked on the neighbor's door first.

Neighbor Wang Sanzhu came out and was quite surprised to see him holding wine and cooked food.

"Are you getting rich?"

Butcher Zheng laughed.

"How rich is it? Didn't I hear that you were promoted, so I bought it specially for you to celebrate."

When Wang Sanzhu heard that this was the case, he couldn't help smiling.

"It's still an old brother who has a heart. Let's go and come to my house. Let's make some good dishes tonight. Let's have a good drink."

That night, the two old brothers had a good time talking and drinking, and they were all so drunk that their eyes were blurred.

"Hey, our brother was so poor that he was about to starve to death. You don't know where you went. I thought you died outside."

As long as middle-aged men drink too much, they will inevitably recall the past.

Speaking of the hard times, Wang Sanzhu was full of regret.

The same is true of Butcher Zheng.

"I'm different from you. You have blacksmithing skills, and you don't have to worry about food. I'm a pig butcher. In those two years, people couldn't eat. How could there be a pig slaughter? It's not like now, every household can afford meat. That’s barely getting by.”

Wang Sanzhu couldn't help teasing.

"What do you mean by barely getting by? Don't look at me being in the factory all day long, but I know that you, butcher Zheng, can sell several big fat pigs every day. You must have saved a lot of money, right?"

Butcher Zheng immediately became humble.

"How can there be, why can't we compare with you people in the factory. Who doesn't know your wages, it's the only one in Shandong. What's so strange? Why are you paid such high wages?"

Wang Sanzhu was a little drunk, and now that he was promoted, he talked a lot.

"What do you know? This gun barrel... There are many tricks in it. Among other things, just using the iron component is a lot of knowledge."

Butcher Zheng felt looked down upon.

"Hey, I'm not convinced. Isn't it all iron, what can I say?"

Wang Sanzhu burped, his drunken eyes became even more blurred.

"What do you know? Some irons are brittle and a little harder. Why are they different? It's because the ingredients inside are different. The barrels of this gun have to be mixed with tin into the iron material, so that the barrels made are more durable. It works."

Butcher Zheng seemed to have heard a scripture from heaven.

"What is it? West? What is West?"

However, Wang Sanzhu's mouth was already out of shape, and he fell back, grunting like thunder.

"Hey, Third Brother Wang, get up and continue drinking, it's not enough yet."

Butcher Zheng greeted him several times in a row, and even pushed him several times. Seeing that Wang Sanzhu was indeed fast asleep, he shook his head, left without clearing the table.

When he got home, he couldn't sleep either, he just sat there, his mind tossing and turning.

Nearly midnight, I heard Wang Sanzhu's house next door coming out, still cursing.

"You know how to pour cat urine every day. If you drink too much, you have to wait for you. My mother is also blind, marrying such a thing as you."

Hearing the crackling of the courtyard door, guessing that Wang Sanzhu's family had gone to buy medicine for him, Butcher Zheng couldn't help pursing his lips.

Butcher Zheng is a good drinker, and the next day he set up a stall like a normal person.

The little daughter-in-law came again yesterday, looking quite happy.

"I bought meat from several shops, but the shopkeeper is very kind. From now on, I will only buy meat from your house."

Butcher Zheng was overjoyed to find a regular client.

"Big sister, ask around, who doesn't know my reputation as a butcher Zheng? What kind of meat do you want today?"

"I'm making dumplings at home today, what kind of meat should I use for stuffing?"

Butcher Zheng laughed.

"Yo, you're asking the right person. Here, I'll use this stuffed meat and mix it with celery and leeks. The more you eat, the more delicious it will be."

The little daughter-in-law was rather tangled.

"But I've never made leek and pork stuffing before."

Butcher Zheng has a warm heart.

"Big sister thinks highly of me, let's find a way for you."

As he said that, Butcher Zheng got a pen and paper, wrote the ratio of leek and pork stuffing for his daughter-in-law on the spot, and handed it to her who was hungry.

"Just do this when you get home, it's guaranteed to be delicious."

The little daughter-in-law was overwhelmed with gratitude.

"Shopkeeper, you are really a good person."

Seeing the little daughter-in-law leave with the pork, Butcher Zheng was very happy.

For a small business like them, a regular customer is a considerable fortune.

(End of this chapter)