My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 829 Border Market Merchants

In the border market in the middle of the river, shopkeeper Fan hid in his shop, looking worried at the pile of porcelain in front of him.

As a porcelain merchant, Shopkeeper Fan has a rich net worth, and he was one of the first merchants to come to the border market in Hezhong. Seizing the opportunity when the market just opened, he made a lot of money, and even sold goods in the border market. Have your own shop.

The canal was opened some time ago, and shopkeeper Fan also knew that the business in the border market would definitely be affected, so he bought a shop in a good location on the Suez side in advance, planning to close the shop here and focus on Suez in the future. shop.

But unexpectedly, a regular customer some time ago ordered a large batch of porcelain from him and the price was fair. Therefore, shopkeeper Fan planned to make another profit before leaving, so he shipped this batch of porcelain.

But I didn't expect that as soon as the porcelain arrived, before it could be delivered, there was trouble in the border market, and now all the porcelain was smashed into my hands.

"Shopkeeper, don't worry too much. Although the border market is closed now, things may calm down in two days and the seal will be unsealed by then, and our goods will be available for sale."

At this time, a young steward next to him whispered softly. This steward's surname was Mo. He was shopkeeper Fan's distant nephew. He had learned business from him since he was a child. Although he was young, he was quite shrewd and could stand alone. In the past, Manager Mo is in charge of the shop in the border city.

"That's what I said, but I always feel something is wrong about this incident. It was obviously just a small matter that required payment, but now the garrisons on both sides have become involved, and even the border cities have been closed. Now I am really worried about a fight. stand up!"

Shopkeeper Fan said again with a worried look.

In fact, I don't blame shopkeeper Fan for thinking this way. Now the armies of both sides have entered the border market and are facing each other on the border. They are so murderous that many businessmen have been frightened and have fled the border market overnight with their luggage. .

That is to say, shopkeeper Fan couldn't let go of the goods in the shop, so he had no choice but to hold on to the shop, otherwise he would have run away long ago.

"Shopkeeper, don't think about the worst. Yesterday I met Shopkeeper He across the street. He said that not only did we leave, but Shopkeeper Wu, Shopkeeper Xu and others in the city also didn't leave. They probably have the same goods as us. It’s in hand, so I stayed to see what was going on.”

Manager Mo comforted him again.

Shopkeeper Fan finally felt relieved when he heard that there were so many people staying with him. After all, having so many people with him felt better than being alone.

"Dong Dong~"

Unexpectedly, at this moment, I suddenly heard a knock on the door from outside.

"Who?"

Shopkeeper Fan immediately asked alertly, now that the garrison has entered the city, and all the shops have closed their doors and dare not go out, the people who knock on the door at this time are definitely not here to do business with him.

"Brother Fan, open the door quickly, it's me!"

A familiar voice came from outside.

"Shopkeeper He?"

Shopkeeper Fan recognized the voice as soon as he heard the voice. It was Shopkeeper He that Steward Mo mentioned just now, so he immediately asked Steward Mo to open the door.

As the shop door opened, a fat figure squeezed in immediately, and it was none other than shopkeeper He.

"Shopkeeper He, why are you here?"

Shopkeeper Fan supported Shopkeeper He and asked eagerly.

Although Shopkeeper He is fat, he is a famous "Bao Qiao" in the border market. It is said that he knows people in the yamen, so he is very well-informed. In fact, Shopkeeper He is in the dental business, and there are things that others cannot solve. , you can’t go wrong by contacting him directly.

"Brother Fan, I came to see you for the sake of your lives!"

Unexpectedly, Shopkeeper He took a few deep breaths and suddenly said to Shopkeeper Fan with a solemn expression. "He shopkeeper, what do you mean by this?"

Shopkeeper Fan was shocked when he heard this and immediately asked the other party.

"I just got the news that we and the Ottomans are about to start a fight. If you can leave now, it's too late. If it's a little later, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave. By then, the entire border city will be a battlefield. Whether you can survive will depend on it." It depends on God’s will.”

Shopkeeper He said seriously again.

"What! Are we really going to fight?"

Shopkeeper Fan and Manager Mo were both shocked when they heard this. As Han people, although they knew that Han Dynasty had been expanding to the outside world, because the battlefields were all on the territory of other countries, the people of Han Dynasty did not have much experience in war. deep.

"Of course it's true. My friends in the government office are already preparing to evacuate the border city. I just got the news, so I came to tell you immediately that I can't stay in the border city any longer!"

Shopkeeper He said anxiously.

As a tooth dealer, Shopkeeper He often does immoral things for money, so his reputation among businessmen is not very good. However, at this critical moment, he decided to inform his acquaintances in the border market and let him know. They leave quickly.

"But my goods..."

Shopkeeper Fan turned his head and looked at the large amount of porcelain piled up, with a look of reluctance on his face.

"My shopkeeper Pan, it's life and death now, why do you care about the goods? It's important to escape quickly!"

Shopkeeper He said dumbfounded at this time.

"Shopkeeper, what Shopkeeper He said is reasonable. If you keep the green hills, you won't be afraid of running out of firewood. Let's just leave these goods alone and treat it as a loss of money and avoid disaster!"

Manager Mo was also advising from the side at this time.

"That's...okay!"

Shopkeeper Fan was finally convinced, gritted his teeth and nodded.

"Great, Brother Fan, please clean up immediately, and let's go and notify the others together, so that everyone can go together and be safer."

Shopkeeper He said again that there were not many people left in the border market, and he planned to ask everyone to leave together, not only to do good deeds, but also for his own safety.

"There's nothing to deal with. Let's inform the others quickly!"

Shopkeeper Fan said as he took out a baggage from a box, which he had packed a few days ago. After all, the situation in the border market was not good, and he had to prepare in advance.

Manager Mo also immediately called a few guys and locked all the doors of the shop. The goods could not be taken away. If a fight broke out, the shop might not be saved. But in case the war did not involve this place, if he could come back in the future If so, maybe these goods can still be preserved.

Shopkeepers He and Fan acted separately and quickly notified the dozen or so merchants who stayed in the border market. Together with their stewards and clerks, they finally gathered more than a hundred people, and then hurriedly headed to the city gate. Run.

The city gate was also guarded by the army, but the army did not embarrass these merchants who left the border market. Instead, after a brief interrogation, they let them go.

Just when Shopkeeper He and the others had just left the border city, they suddenly heard the sound of gunfire in the border city behind them, which was also mixed with shouts of killing. The armies of the two countries finally started fighting.

(End of this chapter)