Reborn in Dunhuang, I am farming and doing business in the desert

Chapter 82 Asking People to Do Things
Shen Zhao carried several bundles of firewood from the pile back to the wing room, stored them in his shop, and set the price at one cent per bundle.

But before she had time to buy anything, all the firewood in the shop had been sold out.

Who is so quick?
Shen Zhao was annoyed and checked quickly.

The buyer left her a message: The goods are too few, please replenish them quickly! I want to buy another fifty bundles!
Buy your head!
She hadn’t sold any of the gems on her shelves, but someone was trying to steal her firewood?
Shen Zhao replied angrily: "Firewood is not for sale to you, please cancel the order."

The buyer replied immediately: "How dare you deceive consumers? I'm going to file a complaint!"

Shen Zhao:.
I'm really going to be pissed off by this guy!
But Xiaoqing said that her shop must not be complained about by anyone.

Forget it! Just this once!
She could only grit her teeth and ship the goods.

Now Shen Zhao didn't dare to put firewood on the shelf anymore, so he had to buy some dry branches from the mall at a high price and give them to his brother, and also bought a few buckets of water and sent them to him.

Looking at the account again, there was about 10,000 yuan left.

However, when she recalled the keychain at night, a large piece of horse meat suddenly appeared tied to the keychain.

This is the meat at the horse's buttocks, and it is very firm.

There was also a letter on the horse meat, written by the brother, saying that they were going to go down the mountain early the next morning and drive away the Huns at the foot of the mountain.

Shen Zhao put away the letter and looked at the large piece of horse meat. He felt it with his hands and found that it weighed more than twenty kilograms.

After thinking about it, she stored the horse meat in the shop and marked the price at one hundred coins per pound. If someone bought it, she could use the money to buy more arrows to send to her eldest brother.

Even if no one buys it, it doesn’t matter. I can just pickle it tomorrow and keep it for my own consumption.

Unexpectedly, the horse meat was bought instantly as soon as it was hung up.

A total of twenty-two pounds of horse meat was sold for two thousand two hundred coins.

Shen Zhao was delighted and quickly checked who bought it.

Unexpectedly, the customer's address was still the one who stole her firewood.

Well, this was considered as compensation for his losses, and Shen Zhao instantly calmed down.

However, the customer left her another message: "Is this real horse meat? If it is fake, I will file a complaint."

Shen Zhao had no choice but to reply: "Real horse meat, freshly slaughtered, located in the Western Regions."

Customer: "Stop bragging. I hope your horse meat is not injected with glue or water. Otherwise, I will complain to you."

Shen Zhao was confused: "What does it mean to inject glue and water?"

"Don't pretend. Let me take it for inspection. If there is even a trace of glue injection, I will complain. Of course, if your horse meat is not technologically advanced, I will buy it again."

Shen Zhao frowned and ignored the man. He bought another thousand iron arrows and gave them to his elder brother.

The next day, my brother's troops went down the mountain and fought fiercely with the Huns, killing hundreds of enemies.

Afterwards, Shen Xun and others headed towards Wulei City.

However, the city of Wulei still refused to open the gates. In desperation, Shen Xun and his men returned to the hill to camp again.

Unexpectedly, not long after, several scouts from Wulei City came out to look for them, bringing orders from the commander-in-chief, asking more than 200 of them to go and wipe out thousands of Huns.

Shen Zhao was very angry when he read the letter, and one can imagine how angry Chen Wuhou was.

What kind of idiots can hide in the city all the time? Two or three thousand people are pointing at more than two hundred people to rescue?

Shen Xun said in the letter: "Wu Hou decided to wait a few days before going over, because there are many Xiongnu soldiers surrounding the mountain again."

Shen Zhao put away the letter and sighed deeply.

When will this end?
Two days later, Shen Zhao recalled the horse meat several times and sold it all in the shop.

Finally, someone bought his gems. He sold more than 300 of his 1,000 gems, earning a total of 174,000 coins. Shen Zhao was stunned by such a huge fortune.

She immediately bought thirty bows and crossbows and five thousand iron arrows and gave them to her eldest brother.

We also bought fifty riot shields and distributed them together.

Less than two days later, good news came. My brother's troops rushed down the mountain again and drove the Huns away in all directions.

Afterwards, a team was finally sent out from the city of Wulei to join forces with the Huns in a fierce battle.

Later, the Huns retreated to a camp dozens of miles away, as if they were determined to fight the Han army to the death.

Shen Xun and his companions did not return to the city, but returned to the small hill, because they had shelter, food and water there, which was no worse than Wulei City.

That day, Shen Zhao was kneading dough in the kitchen when Ah Zhu Niang came over and said, "Hey, I have news to tell you. The Xue family has called off the engagement with the Feng family!"

Zhang Shanyue smiled and said, "The Xue family is too picky. Isn't it normal for them to cancel the engagement?"

"Of course not!" Ah Zhu Niang laughed and said, "The strange thing is that the 20,000 yuan compensation to the Xue family was given by the Gao family."

"Can the Gao family be so kind?" Zhang Shanyue wiped the table and prepared to knead the dough.

Ah Zhu Niang covered her mouth and said, "I thought so too. But guess what happened? Xue Lingyao actually went to find Yu Lixiang's stingy husband and even knelt down before him."

"So Mr. Gao gave 20,000 yuan to the Xue family?" Zhang Shanyue couldn't believe it.

Twenty thousand coins? What does the Gao family want?

Ah Zhu Niang: "Yes, the Gao family is really generous. They gave 20,000 yuan at once. I just wonder how the Xue family will repay them?"

Shen Zhao probably knew why the Gao family took action. They probably knew that the Xue family had an extraordinary background, so they wanted to establish a good relationship with them.

Of course, that money was not spent in vain. The Xue family should have written a repayment contract.

But these are none of my business. No matter what the Xue family does, I will not let them have an easy time.

After Ah Zhu Niang left, Zhang Shanyue suddenly said to her daughter, "Ah Zhao, I met Mr. Dong the other day. His grandfather and grandson are living in a very bad situation. They can hardly afford two meals a day."

Shen Zhao thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we ask Mr. Dong and his grandson to help look after the inn for us? There needs to be someone guarding it anyway."

Zhang Shanyue sighed: "I'll go ask them later. If they are willing to go, we'll send some food over."

Mr. Dong has been here for many years, and our three children have benefited from his teaching. Now that he is having a hard time, our family certainly cannot sit idly by.

"I'll go talk to him after the steamed buns are ready." Shen Zhao said, "If he doesn't agree, let Dong Wufeng follow Ah Zhu to do business."

"I'm afraid Mr. Dong won't agree. His family has been scholars for generations. How could he let his only grandson go into business?" Zhang Shanyue said.

Shen Zhao: "Just ask first, and we'll talk later."

After steaming the buns, Shen Zhao went to Dong’s house with his mother.

As soon as I entered Dong's house, I felt that the house was cold and there was not even a fire.

Mr. Dong was curled up in the straw shop, wearing the cotton-padded jacket given by the Shen family, and was writing on a low table.

"Hello, sir." Zhang Shanyue handed over a basket of steamed buns: "Try the steamed buns I just made."

Mr. Dong stood up quickly and bowed to Zhang Shanyue: "Why did you think of sending steamed buns? I still have food at home."

Zhang Shanyue smiled and said, "We are here to ask for a favor, sir. Ah Zhao opened an inn over at Tingyi, but no one is taking care of it for the time being."

Mr. Dong looked up blankly: "You want me to be your accountant?"

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