Chapter 70 0070

"The leader of Yadantou attacked Yanshi last time, and he lost so badly, even we were unexpected--I didn't expect that Yanshi really had a lot of energy, our leader was also in a hurry in Henan, thinking Reach out to help, but it's a pity that the far water can't save the near fire, what's the use?!" Mao Liu was absent-mindedly holding the opium pipe, not eager to smoke, and uttered words leisurely, but in the voice, there was always intentional or unintentional He exaggerated the strength of Yanshi, while blowing the four judges, implying that if the Jiang Fangjun did not contact Zhu Si judges to attack together, it would not be so easy to attack Yanshi alone.

Tang Buwen used his little thumbnail to dig out one side of the ear, dug out a piece of yellow earwax, flicked it into the cigarette tray, then stretched out his hand to pinch the small purple sand pot and took a sip of tea, saying lazily: "That's just a duck egg. The head is terrible, in fact, the strength of the guns in Yanshi alone is nothing to the Jiang Fangjun!" The words were spread out like this, and the meaning in it was-you don't want to take the opportunity to raise the price too high, I It has already been clearly stated that Jiang Fangjun does not necessarily have to ask Judge Zhu Si to help him fight, and it is okay to try it if it is necessary.

Mao Liu could hear it, but he slowly pretended not to hear it, pressed the cigarette bubble, made a small hole in the label, and started smoking with the octagonal smoke lamp, killing time with smoking, expressing dialogue It doesn't matter if you help fight, it's up to you to talk about it or not.It should be called "playing hard to get," he thought. Tang Buwen took another sip of tea and dug his other ear instead.Qi Xiaoshe stood outside with his hands behind his back, idly looking at a landscape painting on the wall, but in fact his eyes were all squinted on the cigarette shop, and he saw all the rubbing efforts of the two of them; While cooking the smoky soil, concentrate on stirring.A series of rickshaw icy bells rang in the street.The private room was filled with the smell of smoky earth, like a pot of burnt peanuts.

"During the cold weather, the commander must have taken this matter very seriously?" Sixth Mao put down his pipe and said, "To be honest, doing what Yanshi did is simply a rebellion. The burden is heavy enough. If the army is mobilized, it will not be able to plow down this lone tree. Once it sprouts, it will be difficult! In my opinion, it is not an option to listen to Ye Yanshi! The people's militia colluded together, and the towns here will not be free from agitation? You also resist donations, and he also resists taxes, so it's okay?!" Tang Buwen coughed for a while, spit a few mouthfuls of phlegm into the small spit box and said: "As for this, we have already expected it; the brigade with the little beard will not attack Yanshi, and deploy defenses along the river to the west, blocking the civilian army. , Yanshi is besieged on three sides, let's cut off its roots first, without digging it, it will die, so what kind of sprouts will it grow?"

Mao Liu blinked and licked his lips. This old fox in front of him is really difficult to deal with. He obviously invited me to come and bargain, but he talked right and left, and pushed his Taijiquan softly, making the roots of his teeth itchy. .Fortunately, this stuffy gourd was split by Qi Xiaoshe, who was watching the battle. "I'm not old, Mr. Wen, Mr. Mao, we have a saying: "When everyone is of one mind, loess turns into gold.In my opinion, the strength of Yanshi is nothing, but Guan Ba ​​of the Liuhe Gang is inserted in it, and I heard that there are several retired martial arts figures, so things are not so simple. "Qi Xiaoshe still had his hands behind his back, slowly walked into the room from the outside, and said thoughtfully: "You all know that Guan Ba ​​is very famous in the north, if he raises his arms for a while, many towns will be fanned by him Come on; if you want Jiang Fangjun to catch him, it will be futile. Only fourth master Zhu is Guan Ba's nemesis; if the officials and fourth master Zhu work together, things will be easy to handle! "

"Yes, yes." Mao Liu hastily answered, "As long as the officials have this intention, he will not refuse to accept the fourth order. Although he is not here now, as long as the discussion is suitable, I can be half of his family. .” "I think Brother Qi's idea is really not bad," Tang Buwen continued: "But the teacher hasn't mentioned this to me, so I can't force him to make the decision for him. Let's talk first, if the teacher He is willing, of course... But then again, brother Mao, you can't ask too high a price. Our teacher is always bent over to dig up a handful of mud even when a copper corner falls to the ground. When the price is high, the matter can be discussed No more.—this is my private word."

"Well, of course," Sixth Mao said, "However, junior, I also have two private words to say earlier; our boss has always been a relative who can be disregarded, but only recognizes the word "qian". Because of this, if the officials want to ask him to help fight, the price is not too high, and if the price is too low, it will not work. Even if I can manage half of the family, the other half must be counted by his nod, right? " Tang Buwen looked at the sky outside the window, took out his pocket watch to check the time, took advantage of this to slip Mao Liu's words into his ears, and started a new thread: "It's almost noon, let's keep words to fill in the time." Let’s talk about it later!” He turned to Ma Bian and said, “Prepare the car immediately and go to Laobanzhai…”

Laobanzhai is the most famous restaurant in the county. The winter season is the busiest time. There is a lot of traffic in front of the door. Because of the movie Tang Buwen made when he booked the table, and because of the title printed on the photo, there is a special display on the cabinet. The building is empty for viewing; the Snow Tower is just a tall square pavilion, straddling one side of the gate of the Grand Canal, surrounded by transparent floor-to-ceiling glass screens, extremely bright, and people who climb on the pavilion look around, the whole city is clearly visible At the bottom of the eye, especially a Grand Canal that looks like a shining white train, with stacks of flowing ice, it is a spectacle. In the middle of winter, the canal is frozen, and there are only two gates in the north and south. Because the ice flow is particularly fast, it is not frozen all year round; It flows all the way under the ice layer, and when it reaches the gate, it surges up from the break in the ice layer, and then pours down with white foam, making a thunderous tiger roar.

It's a pity that all three of them had their own concerns. Although they went upstairs to drink, none of them had the pleasure of admiring the scenery.After clinking glasses with each other, they picked up the topic that they hadn't talked about just now. "Brother Mao, if our master wants to ask your boss to come forward to deal with Guan Ba ​​and attack the salt market with guns, of course we should pay a sum of money. You might as well estimate it and offer a fair price. I can discuss it with him later. ——Don’t worry, I, Tang, won’t give you any difficulties!” "It's really embarrassing to say it," Mao Liu pretended to put on a polite hat first: "It stands to reason that it would be beneficial for both of us to destroy Guanba and open up the salt market. Especially Guanba, with Our boss, the two of us can be said to be living enemies, deadly enemies. Some time ago, the boss got involved in the Wanjia Building, and he was about to win, but Guan Ba ​​came out halfway, blocking the boss's way of making money, and turned his back. Seven heads were killed. This time at Wu’s Ferry, the leader trapped the Liuhe Gang and fought a fierce fire, which disbanded the Liuhe Gang, except that Guan Ba ​​didn’t take it. What I mean by this is—— ——Our boss didn't take any money, and we've already been locked up for eight dozen. So the official said how much to ask for, but it's really not worth mentioning, but the boss has a lot of people, and everyone can share a few cents for subsidies. That's all!"

"Come on, cheers, brother Mao." Tang Buwen said: "Hearing what you said, it is really humane and worth a drink. But I have to tell you, the money is not in my purse, and it is not good for you to be too polite , the price still has to be paid item by item, this way, I can report to the teacher, and you can also report to your boss!" "Hey," Mao Liu said, "Since you say that in front of Brother Qi, I won't be polite to you, junior." Saying that, Mao Liu raised his fingers one by one at the table.Those amounts were all calculated the night before, in order:

1. Dealing with the eighth part of the customs: helping to collect fees, one thousand for the ocean.The activity fee is 1,000 yuan.Add gun fee, ocean one thousand.The bullet fee is five hundred.In case of casualties, the burial fee is five hundred.A total of four thousand oceans.If Guan Ba's head is taken, the official will have to allocate another 1,000 yuan as a bonus.2. Attacking the Yanshi part: No matter whether the attack is successful or not, the four judges will gather 1,000 people to fight, and take a total of 8,000 yuan, half of which will be paid first. While Mao Liu was counting, Qi Xiaoshe took the pen and paper, took out a list, and held it for Tang Buwen to read it with both hands. Tang Buwen took out his presbyopic glasses, wiped them and put them on, and looked at them with a frown. For a long time, with a wry smile, he bounced his fingers and said: "Good brother, is it considered a business? There is also a bargain, and we can't say how much is how much. Let's delete a few items according to this list, and the rest can be discounted by 30% or 10%. stop." "Oh——" Mao Liu took a deep breath, waved his hands and said, "Old man, you can't move, you really can't move, the twelve thousand oceans I drove can be said to be too low. You Think about it, some of the defense forces have regular salaries and subsidies, some are money and special fees, and there are a lot of bonuses and rewards. Those of us desperadoes all rely on this money for food!... Besides, our boss is helping others, Kaigu has never paid back the price, and it will rise from the ground with a slap; if you delete, delete, and pick it up like this, and then give it a 30% discount, it will anger his donkey temper. If there is something to do, my words will not be effective, what about the problem? It will be difficult to handle!" "Okay," Tang Buwen gritted his teeth and said, "Just follow the price you offered, and I'll go and talk to our flat-nosed teacher right away. If it's agreed, I will pay half of the price first and sign the contract." Well, if the flat nose insists on bargaining, that's his business, don't blame me for not doing my best." "Of course, of course," Mao Liu wrinkled his nose with a smile and said, "Let's talk about what we said back then..."