Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 261 Feeling like old friends at first sight

There are quite a few people with the surname Qu in Northeast China.

But taking these factors into consideration, there are not many people who meet the requirements of being surnamed Qu, coming from Maoer Mountain, and being generous.

Tanghekou is not close to Maoer Mountain, but it is not particularly far either. People from both sides interact with each other and exchange information.

Otherwise, how did Mr. Li know that someone was collecting pig bristles in Maoer Mountain?
After Qu Shaoyang gave his surname, Mr. Li exclaimed in surprise, then immediately put on his shoes and went downstairs.

"May I ask, Your Excellency, what is your relationship with the inspector Qu from Maoer Mountain, Lord Qu?"

When Mr. Li asked this, Qu Shaoyang was stunned and didn't know how to respond.

"Have you, Mr. Li, heard of Inspector Qu?" At this time, Xingye, who was beside Qu Shaoyang, asked at the right time.

"Of course, my wife's family's home is in Qidaogou.

If Inspector Qu and his father-in-law hadn't brought people to treat the epidemic at the beginning of this spring, my father-in-law and his entire family would have died.

He is our family's great benefactor." Mr. Li was very excited.

"Boss, this is our inspector." Xingye chuckled.

When Mr. Li heard this, he opened his mouth wide and looked at Qu Shaoyang in amazement.

"Oh my God, it turns out that the inspector has arrived.

This is really like a flood that has washed away the Dragon King Temple, and family members no longer recognize each other.

I am not very good at seeing, please forgive me, sir. Come on, please sit on the kang.

You guys, hurry up and boil some water and make some tea.

Dachengzi, hurry up and kill the chickens in the backyard. Isn't there still some meat from the wild boar we hunted a few days ago? Take it out too.

Go to the village and ask if anyone has fish, game, etc., and buy some back.

The distinguished guest has arrived, and we must invite Master Qu to dinner tonight."

Li Da, the head of the household, came to his senses and hurriedly asked Qu Shaoyang to sit on the kang. He also ordered people to prepare food.

"Boss, please stop busying yourself.

Well, my brother has already found a place for us to stay in the village, and we will be back soon."

The other party was too enthusiastic, Qu Shaoyang was a little overwhelmed, so he politely declined.

"No, no, no, Master Qu, it's fate that you can come to Tanghekou and we can meet.

No matter what I say, you can't leave today. You have to stay for this meal, sir.

Otherwise, if my wife finds out, she will definitely scold me.

You see, my place is quite big, so Lord Qu might as well arrange all your subordinates to come here.

Lord Qu wants to receive the goods here, and I have nothing to do, so I can be your guide.

I dare not say anything else, but I am familiar with all the villages around Dianzi Street. "The other party refused to let Qu Shaoyang go no matter what he said, and insisted on dragging him to sit on the kang.

Unable to refuse such a kind invitation, Qu Shaoyang had no choice but to stay.

So he asked Xingye and Erkui to go back to the village and call the rest of the guys over here.

Qu Shaoyang whispered a few words to Xingye, asking them to go back to the village to buy some rice, vegetables, meat and other things, and if there was any wine, to buy a few more jars.

Xingye was smart and understood it immediately, so he went out with Zhao Erkui immediately.

Here, Mr. Li had someone bring up hot tea, as well as pine seeds, hazelnuts, walnuts and other dried fruits, and warmly invited Qu Shaoyang to sit on the kang.

There was a small table between the two of them, and they chatted while drinking tea and eating.

"Master Qu, did you come to Dianzi Street just to buy pig bristles and mountain products?
It seems that there is no need for you to come in person for such a small matter, right?" asked Mr. Li casually while eating pine seeds.

"Boss, to be honest, I came here for one reason, to collect mountain products, pig bristles, and hides. Another reason is to order some ginseng seeds and ginseng plants from the ginseng garden here.

I have a lot of wasteland on the other side of Maoer Mountain, but growing crops alone doesn't make any money, so I want to grow some ginseng." Qu Shaoyang smiled and told the purpose of his visit.

"Hey, don't call me the boss. My last name is Li, and my nickname is Li Daishi. If you don't mind, just call me Old Li."

Behind Li Daishi is the Han family, and the head of the Han family has been awarded the fifth-rank official hat by the court, which is considered a high-ranking official.

It is said that Li Daishi is a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister. As the head of the meeting room, he is a person who holds the power of life and death. He usually does not have this attitude.

“No, no, that won’t do.

How about this, if you don't mind my age, I'll call you big brother, how about that?"

Qu Shaoyang is just like this. The more others respect and honor him, the more polite he will be to them.

Besides, they are the ones who have the final say in this territory. Even though Qu Shaoyang is an official, he won't be able to do anything when he comes to someone else's territory. Why should he put on airs?

If someone respects me one inch, I will respect him one yard. In the world, all you have to do is deal with personal relationships and worldly wisdom.

"Oh, good, good. I never thought that I could be friends with the inspector. It's an honor."

Li Daishi then burst into laughter and turned to explain to the other people in the room.

"Did you hear that? From now on, this is my brother.

His words are my words, so from now on, whatever my brother wants to do, just do it quickly and smoothly."

When the soldiers in the room heard this, they immediately nodded in agreement.

Qu Shaoyang continued chatting with Li Daishi and talked about his intention of coming to the vicinity of Dianzi Street this time.

"Brother, the main reason I came here is to establish a relationship with the ginseng garden over here.

There are not many ginseng growers in our area, so we can’t find them anywhere else, so we thought about coming here and ordering some ginseng seeds and ginseng plants from others.”

When Li Daishi heard this, he clapped his thigh with joy and said, "Look, now that you've met me, you've finally found the real source, right?
What do I do as your elder brother? I specialize in this.

Have you seen the account books on the counter in the east room? Most of them are related to the ginseng garden.

I know all the ginseng gardens within a radius of several hundred miles. Don't worry, I'll take care of it."

Li Daishi patted his chest and guaranteed that he could do it.

"Oh, thank you so much, big brother. I won't say anything else. I have to have a couple of drinks with you tonight."

When Qu Shaoyang heard this, he was also very happy and spoke quickly.

While the two were chatting and laughing, Xingye led the rest of the guys to the big house.

Li Daishi immediately arranged for someone to lead the servants to the back room, and ordered them to heat up the kang and light the stoves in the room.

All the horses are tied in the stable and there is an adequate supply of hay and fodder.

"Boss, this is the rice and vegetables I just bought from Uncle An's house, as well as the fish caught, deer and roe deer hunted by the villagers."

Xingye brought in all the food he had found in the village.

"No, brother, what do you mean? Do you look down on your brother?
My brother came all the way from Maoer Mountain, and I can't even afford a meal for the dog?"

Li Daishi got angry when he saw this. How could this guy bring his own food when visiting? Isn't this an insult to the host?

"Brother, brother, listen to me, listen to me.

There were more than thirty of us on this trip, and we had a lot of food to eat and feed the horses.

If there were only three or two people coming, I would definitely not be polite to you. The main reason is that there are too many people and I can't let you spend money.

Besides, you have so many people to support, right?" Qu Shaoyang hurriedly explained.

(End of this chapter)