Aoyama

Chapter 245 Raise the price
The inn was quiet. Qi Chenzhuo couldn't help but lift the brim of his hat and stared at Chen Ji walking down the stairs and sitting at the only empty table in the main hall as if no one was around.

The lame waiter in the inn diligently brought a tray and laid out the melon seeds and candied fruits one by one.

Everyone's eyes were on Chen Ji, but Chen Ji seemed not to notice. He sat calmly at the round table, not avoiding or avoiding the many glances cast at him.

Qi Zhuanzhuo felt like there was something stuck in his throat and he couldn't utter a word for a long time.

When he realized what was happening, he turned around and was about to leave Longmen Inn, but Li Xuan stopped him: "What are you doing?"

Qi Zhuozhuo's face flushed: "Brother-in-law, why are we still staying here? Are we here to see this kid enjoying himself? Let's go, maybe we can find some information somewhere else!"

Li Xuan took a deep breath and interrupted his brother-in-law: "Chen Ji found the clue here before, and you and I should stay here. He came to Guyuan more than ten days later than you and me, but he was able to find this Longmen Inn before you and me. He is indeed extraordinary. If you want to overshadow him, you have to learn from his strengths."

Qi Chenzhuo was somewhat unconvinced.

Li Xuan said in a deep voice: "Stand still and see what he is going to do."

Beside the Eight Immortals Table, Chen Ji reached out and removed the mud seal on the wine jar.

For a moment, everyone stared at him intently, but no one moved: the news of the opening of the altar cost a lot of money to buy, who knew whether the news was useful or not? Was it worth the price?

Anyway, the news has been sold more than once, and no one wants to be the first to explore the way.

At this time, the madam of Hongxiuzhao covered her face with a silk scarf and laughed softly: "This young man looks unfamiliar, and I don't know what news he is selling. Can you go ask the brother of the Li family?"

The men whose names were called by the madam pretended not to hear and just kept eating melon seeds.

The madam cast her eyes to the other side again: "Brother Zhang, you come first?"

The man named Zhang chuckled and said, "Sister Dong is here, how dare I act rashly... Third Master?"

Zhang's voice suddenly stopped. He saw the Third Master suddenly stand up, slowly walk to Chen Ji, and calmly asked, "Can I borrow a bowl of wine?"

Chen Ji looked up at him and said with a smile, "Please sit down, Xiaoman, pour some wine for this big brother."

Xiaoman, who was standing by, quickly picked up the wine jar and filled a bowl of Shaodaozi for the Third Master.

The Third Master picked up the bowl with his right hand and drank it all in one gulp. He exhaled a breath of alcohol and said with emotion: "I haven't drunk such strong alcohol in many years."

Chen Ji thought for a moment, picked up the wine jar and filled it up for the Third Master: "I saw that when the Third Master stood up, the main hall was completely silent. I guess he must have a very high status in the underworld of Guyuan City?"

The Third Master sneered, "What status or no status? It's just a compliment from everyone. In the end, it's just a handful of dirt and a pile of bones. Young man, why do you come to Longmen Inn to do business?"

Chen Ji was puzzled. Normally people who came to buy information would give money, ask for information, and then turn around and leave. But this Third Master didn't seem to be here to buy information. It seemed like he came here just to chat with him.

He said frankly: "Of course it's because of lack of money."

The Third Master looked at Chen Ji for a moment and said, "Then let's talk about the price."

Chen Ji raised his hand to indicate the price, but was suddenly grabbed by the wrist by the Third Master.

He looked at the Third Master in confusion. There was only cloudy white in the other's blind eye, which looked extremely hideous.

The Third Master smiled and explained, "How can you compare prices like this? It will only be seen by others. Don't do this in the future. You will be treated as a fat sheep for nothing... Will you pull your hand?"

Chen Ji replied: "Yes."

Holding hands through the sleeves may seem mysterious, but it is actually simple: pinching one of the other person's fingers is one, pinching two is two, and if there is a plural number, pinch one finger and shake your hand, and that is eleven.

If you want the other party to lower the price, just bend your fingers. The more you bend, the more you want the other party to lower the price.

Without waiting for his reaction, the Third Master had already put his hand into his leopard sleeve and stretched it in front of him: "Come."

Chen Ji put his hand together with Sanye's sleeve, pinched two fingers of the other party in his sleeve, and said, "Two hundred taels of silver." The waiter said that once Shaodaozi opened the altar, the price of the news would be calculated in "hundred taels".

But the Third Master looked at him with a smile, and actually grabbed his five fingers.

Chen Ji was stunned. What did this mean? The other party was only willing to pay fifty taels of silver?

But how could it be sold for only fifty taels after the knife had been used to open the jar and remove the mud seal? He was bargaining too hard.

Just when Chen Ji was about to refuse, the Third Master took off a string of Buddhist coins from his wrist and placed it on the table, pushing it steadily in front of Chen Ji: "This Buddhist coin can be exchanged for five hundred taels of silver. I'll buy the information."

Chen Ji's pupils suddenly contracted. What was this Third Master doing?
The other party first negotiated the price behind his sleeve, but then turned around and made the price public; I offered him two hundred taels of silver, but he raised the price to five hundred taels!
Send money?

But why would this Third Master give money to himself? How can you do business like this?
When the others heard what the Third Master said, they all gasped: opening a temple is not common, but this price tag of five hundred taels is even rarer. In the past, when a temple was opened, a piece of news would have sold for two hundred taels of silver at most.

To buy or not to buy? Everyone hesitated.

At this moment, Chen Ji stared at the Third Master, and the Third Master was also staring at him. His intact right eye was calm, but there was a hint of smile at the corner of his mouth.

and many more.

This Third Master didn't seem to care what the news he was selling was. The other party was the first to buy, and he was just worried that he had set a low price. Weird, weird, weird, what did the other party mean? Chen Ji was confused.

The Third Master smiled and urged, "It's time to tell me the news. Remember to speak softly."

Everyone watched eagerly as Chen Ji and the Third Master came closer. Some people pricked up their ears to listen, but could hear nothing.
Li Xuan and the others stood at the door, standing on tiptoe to look, muttering, "Brother-in-law, what do you think this guy is selling? He can earn five hundred taels of silver just by talking, which is equivalent to my salary for ten years! Could it be that he is selling what we did yesterday?"

Li Xuan pondered, "Yesterday's news should not be worth five hundred taels. Maybe he has more important news. Five hundred taels of silver is enough to buy dozens of maids and servants in the livestock farm in the capital."

At this moment, the Third Master stood up with a bang and asked in surprise, "Are you serious?"

Chen Ji hesitated for a moment: "Really."

The Third Master clasped his hands together and said, "The Buddhist Tongbao on the table is yours. We will meet again in the future."

After saying that, the Third Master turned and left, leaving everyone in the room looking at each other in bewilderment.

The customers who originally thought the price was too high began to hesitate. It was indeed outrageous to buy a piece of news for five hundred taels of silver, but looking at the reaction of the Third Master, it was clearly worth the money.

Who is San Ye? He is a giant in Guyuan Road. What kind of news could shock San Ye so much?

Everyone, look at me, and I'll look at you.

Not only were the guests in the room hesitant, but even Chen Ji was confused. The news he had told was that the Tiance Army of the Jing Dynasty was about to besiege the city, and yesterday a spy from the Jing Dynasty tried to pollute the well water, but was stopped by the Crown Prince and the Yulin Army...

This news is important, but it may not be worth five hundred taels of silver.

After hearing the news just now, the Third Master clearly acted in a hurry, which made others feel itchy.

But Chen Ji couldn't understand why the Third Master did this?

Chen Ji asked Zhang Xia in a low voice: "Have we seen this Third Master before?"

Zhang Xia shook his head: "I haven't seen him, but judging from his footsteps, he is the one who lives in the room next to us, Tianzi Yi."

"It's him?!"

Chen Ji tapped the table with his fingers, thoughts racing through his mind: just as he and his companions checked into the Longmen Inn, the other party followed right after...they were coming for him!

While thinking, the madam of Hongxiu Zhao stood up leisurely, and sat opposite Chen Ji with a fragrant breeze. She covered her face with a silk scarf and looked at him seductively: "Young man, can you give me a discount? I can get some money from other places."

Xiaoman behind Chen Ji fanned his nose in disdain: "Where did you get so angry? Who peed in their pants?"

"Why are you so harsh, young lady? You might not be able to get married!" The madam glared at her fiercely, took off a string of Buddhist coins from her wrist, pushed it in front of Chen Ji, smiled sweetly, put her cheek close to him and said, "Come, come closer and talk."

Chen Ji frowned, but Xiao Man raised her hand and pushed the madam's head back: "Come, let me tell you."

The madam snorted coldly: "Little girl!"

Xiaoman frowned and said, "My master is going to marry a daughter of a famous family, so don't get involved!"

At the door, Li Xuan's gaze under his bamboo hat was like a sword, and he watched the madam stand up and leave after hearing the news. Then, several people stood up at the same time, scrambling to sit next to Chen Ji to buy the news.

A Yulin soldier came up to Li Xuan and whispered, "Commander, shall we buy it?"

Li Xuan remained silent.

Qi Chenzhuo said disdainfully: "Buy a fart, this kid must not be given a bargain."

Li Xuan said, "Buy! This is such important news, we should buy it and report it to His Highness first."

He took off two strings of Buddhist coins, turned around and pointed to a Yulin soldier: "You didn't go to Shache Street with him before, he didn't recognize you, you go."

"Yes," the Yulin Army went to line up with the Buddhist Tongbao.

After a while, the Yulin Army came back with complicated expressions.

Qi Chenzhuo came forward and asked anxiously, "What news did you buy?"

The Yulin Army repeated what Chen Ji had said, and Qi Zhuozhuo's face suddenly darkened, and he felt as if he had eaten a fly: they actually gave Chen Ji five hundred taels of silver for nothing just for the information they already knew!
Qi Zhuozhuo's face was grim: "Go and get the silver back. We can't let him get away with it like this!"

Li Xuan stopped him and said in a deep voice, "How can you get back the money you spent? Don't break the rules here. You made a mistake yourself, so don't blame others."

Qi Chenzhuo looked at him in disbelief: "Brother-in-law, are we just going to let it go like this?"

Li Xuan said calmly, "The Chen family kid is also greedy and short-sighted. I overestimated him. He dared to sell your affairs for money. If your Highness knew about it, he would definitely not trust him again. Let's go back and report this to your Highness."

Qi Chenzhuo's eyes lit up: "Brother-in-law, that's a good idea!"

(End of this chapter)