The Stairway to Immortality

The next day, when the sun came into the house, the four stinky boys got up, and if it wasn't for the guys knocking on the door to wake them up, they could still sleep for a while.

"What's the matter?" the dog shouted with his eyes closed, and there was a wave of disgust in his voice.

"Elder Zheng asked you to have breakfast, and I brought it to you, do you want to eat now?" As soon as they heard the call of the person who was still eating, the four of them immediately got up and put on their clothes, pulled the door bolt and opened the door.

"Come in, just put breakfast on the table," Xiao Chai said as he stood at the door and rubbed his eyes.

A guy brought a big kettle and poured four basins of warm water, and the guys served breakfast again, and the four stinky boys couldn't wash their faces.

After washing my face, I turned back to the table, a plate of jerky, a plate of pickles, a large meatloaf, a snow-white steamed bun, soy milk and rice porridge, this breakfast was too rich, and after washing my face, I flew directly to the dining table.

"This time I can make money when I go out, so many delicious things to eat, see you again, not only to eat enough, but also to eat well, look at a breakfast with so many tricks, it's really good" Erwang picked up the chopsticks and said.

At this time, who will listen to Erwang's words, roll up his sleeves and pick up chopsticks, and eat a stormy meal, the amount of food of these four and a half children is very amazing, all the meals on the table are eaten, there are no pickles left, and the dishes are licked clean.

After the meal, the four of them went downstairs and saw Zheng Lao sitting on a chair, holding the teacup on the table, and drinking tea slowly.

Zheng Lao saw Zhao Shiyu and them go downstairs, got up and squinted his eyes behind his back and smiled, "Did you sleep well last night?"

Xiao Chai replied with a smile, "Okay, okay, the hot bath is really comfortable, especially the bed is even more comfortable, the bed is soft and warm."

Zheng Lao laughed and beckoned to take the four of them out of the inn, today I wanted Zhao Shiyu and their partners to help collect and unload the goods, but I saw that Zhao Shiyu was dissatisfied with his use of his token yesterday, so he changed his plan to take them out to play.

The guys have gone out to do things, and Zheng Lao also knows the price of all the goods in Ancheng well, and the guys can't do anything, this old fox has been galloping in the business world for many years, and how to do it is like a mirror in his heart.

The street was as lively as ever, Zheng Lao bought sugar gourds for the four children to eat, and bought a lot of food and play, Xiao Chai, Dog Dan and Er Wang all ate sugar gourds, and wore Jinguo specialty masks on their heads, but Zhao Shiyu was watching Zheng Lao use coins, how to bargain, how to exchange broken silver for copper coins, this must be kept in mind.

At this time, Zhao Shiyu was also thinking again, anyway, he couldn't follow this old fox, why did he sign up and only say his surname and not his name? Why did the people in the horse team obey him? This is all something that Mo Lao has not taught, it seems that there is still a lot to learn, Zheng Lao is definitely not a good person, but he is a good teacher, he is treacherous and cunning, he is good at perceiving people's inner changes, he will please others, and he will manage his subordinates, this is all knowledge.

A group of five people walked on the street, there was a hanging stall in front of him, a hunched old man sat there, his dry skin was like tree bark, a pair of eyes were half-open and half-squinted to observe the passers-by, a square hanging flag beside him, the flag was written with a word "quasi", and other people's flags were written, divination, fortune telling, marriage, word measurement... That's what he wrote as an old man.

Zheng Lao will come here every time he comes to Ancheng, Zheng Lao smiled and hugged his fists and greeted, "Wang Shenxian, how are you lately? I came to see you, haha, you are getting younger and younger." The

old man who told the fortune told opened his eyes, stretched out a finger and said, "Shopkeeper Zheng must count a piece of silver, otherwise we will chat a few words."

The flesh on Zheng Lao's face trembled, and he was distressed, but he didn't hesitate to take out a silver ingot and put it on the table.

"Hahaha, tonight's wine and food plus the little lady of Hongcui Lou hug, comfortable, beautiful" After that, he took the silver ingot and put it in his sleeve, took out eight copper coins and put them in the turtle shell, put a piece of paper on the table, nodded and stretched out his hand to signal that he could start the calculation.

Zheng Lao stretched out his hand to pick up the turtle shell, shook it a few times and handed it to the old man, the old man unhurriedly rolled the paper into a paper tube, inserted it from one end of the turtle shell and pulled it out from the other, and then unfolded the paper, and a magical scene appeared with words on it, this kind of strange thing, Zhao Shiyu and they were all stunned.

The note reads, "Although there is danger, life is not hindered, and the gains are more than the losses."

Old Man Wang smiled and said, "Good thing, good thing, you guy is really fateful, rich and rich, it's okay, congratulations." "

Hahaha, not bad, I'm relieved at the bottom of Wang Shenxian's words, farewell, see you in the future" Zheng Lao smiled and got up and left.

The children also followed, and Zhao Shiyu asked curiously, "Are these words just a piece of silver

, it's too easy for him to make money, right?" Zheng Lao touched his beard, squinted his eyes and said, "This old bastard's stall, the whole Ancheng knows, his hanging, said to be taught by the immortals, the hexagram is accurate, the hexagram is spiritual, you still have no tricks to ask for him, the old man gave him a lot of money." Suddenly

, Zhao Shiyu turned around and ran back, and said as he ran, "You wait for me, I'll also calculate" Zhao Shiyu ran back

to the stall, and said to the old man Wang, "Old fairy, you also give me a hexagram, I want to learn the immortal law, do you think I can do it?"

The old man Wang rolled the paper into a bucket and inserted it into the turtle shell, then pulled it out from the other side, squinted at it and said, "This matter is feasible, the front is difficult, and it can become a big thing in the future."

Old Man Wang smiled slightly and then said, "Yes, yes, just give me a copper plate, remember to be firm, and don't shake your original intention" Zhao Shiyu took out a copper coin and put it on the table, turned around and ran after a bow.

When Zhao Shiyu walked away, there was an extra shadow behind the old man Wang, one person and two shadows were a little weird, and suddenly heard a faint voice say, "This is a good body, I haven't waited for more than ten years in vain, boy, your hanging must be really effective!"

Shizi ran back, Xiao Chai asked curiously, "Which old gentleman has calculated something for you?" "

Good is good, nothing else, my hexagram is very good," Zhao Shiyu said with a smile.

Walking and playing along the way, Zheng Lao was not stingy, even the famous snack hot painting candy man in Ancheng also invited them to eat, the sun was about to set in the west, Zhao Shiyu and they went to see Dunzi again, but Dunzi was taken out to play by his fifth uncle, the four children sighed and didn't expect to pounce, and they didn't see anyone so they had to run to the post station.

Zhao Shiyu and the four of them played hard in Ancheng for two days, eating, drinking and having fun, Zheng Lao was also very generous, the children bought what they liked, ate when they saw delicious food, and took them to play enough.

On the last day of the Zheng family's caravan in Ancheng, Zheng Lao told them to play around the post station today, don't go far, Zheng Lao is very busy today, after learning that the salt store sent a burden of salt, all the caravan bosses in the post station came to curry favor with Boss Zheng and asked to go on the road together, some sent money, some sent goods, and some sent bodyguards and maid rings.

These bosses all understand that once they take the line of Zheng Lao, whether they merge the caravan or become a branch of the Zheng family's caravan, they are all going further on the road to making a fortune, not to mention the threshold of Zheng Lao's room, not to mention that you are also walking and I will come to the formation, Songtao also came back this morning and stood next to Zheng Lao, and the two smiled and welcomed the caravans to come here to negotiate.

At noon, an officer and soldier came to the door with a mysterious cloth scroll in his hand, unfolded it and saw that it was written on the Anguo Salt Bill, and buckled the salt official seal, Zheng Lao took the scroll and gave a deep salute, and the officers and soldiers turned around and left.

"Twenty loads of salt, this is going to make a fortune, one load of salt and one ingot of gold, the price given by Wu Fangyuan is quite reasonable" Zheng Lao touched his beard and was happy in his heart.

"Old Zheng, do you want me to snatch that stinky boy's token, so that we can transport thirty quintals of salt after three years of continuous salt transportation" Song Tao asked with a sneer.

Zheng Lao turned his head to look at Song Tao, and scolded him sternly, "I use you to teach me to do things, a reckless man is a reckless man, just play with your girl, how do I say you do it, don't think about other things" Song Tao was reprimanded by Zheng Lao, who turned his face faster than the book, and he also had to bow his head and agree.

"Go, take the salt and transport cloth to the dart bureau to hire some more skilled dart masters, remember to hire them for a long time. Songtao picked up the cloth roll and left.

Zheng Lao walked downstairs, all the people below hugged their fists, the bosses of the commercial house sat down around Zheng Lao, Zheng Lao picked up the wine glass and saluted everyone and said, "My Zheng family caravan has been walking in this line for many years, everything is precious, brothers and brothers, I can take everyone to the road, as for other things, I also have to consider considering screening one or two, see people's hearts over time, everyone understands, right?"

Zheng Lao slowly sat down after drinking the wine in the cup, and the bosses of more than a dozen commercial houses around, you look at me, I will see you discuss, Zheng Lao did not make a sound, and the two beautiful maids around him poured wine and vegetables for Zheng Lao.

At this time, a middle-aged man got up and said, "Zheng Lao, we have discussed, every time you use your road, each family will pay ten ingots of silver to go to a country, do you think this proposal is good?" Zheng Lao got up

and said with a smile, "I am a kind-hearted person, you can do whatever you say, the first time you take the official road, you are also unfamiliar, the official family also has an order, this time you can only take two families, you discuss that I still have something to say goodbye".

Zheng Lao got up and walked out of the gate of the post station, turned his head and went straight to the freight yard of the Zheng family's horse team.

Song Tao commanded energetically, holding a wine jug in his hand, with a proud face, shaking his head and saying, "Very good, put the salt at the bottom, put the iron and copper under the reversible car, remember to do a good job of waterproofing."

Zheng Lao coughed, then stretched out his hand, motioned for everyone to pause, cleared his throat and said, "Songtao, where is the dart master you found?" Then

the twelve new dart masters stood in front of Zheng Lao, Zheng Lao looked at it and said with satisfaction, "The body is strong, Kong Wu is powerful, not bad, two pieces of broken silver per person, do a good job and then rise, okay, go to work."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and went straight to the outside of the post station, Zheng Lao went out of the post station and saw four children sitting on the bench of the noodle stall, eating noodle fish with relish, and ordering two side dishes to eat Zhengxiang.

Zheng Lao walked up to Zhao Shiyu, handed over a handful of broken silver, and said, "You take this silver, this meal is my treat."

Zhao Shiyu was not polite at all, he reached out and took the broken silver and put it into his sleeve, Zheng Lao, a delicate person, how could he not guess what Zhao Shiyu was thinking, in order to make Zhao Shiyu happy, he took the four of them to a jade store.

Zheng Lao pointed to the door of the jade shop and said, "This jade shop is not simple, it is a place that can only be taken care of by palace ministers and dignitaries, this is a special product of Jin Guo and Beifan, we have to go there for five or six years, this is all good things that have been poured

over" The jade shop guy immediately walked over, bent down and saluted and said, "Hello Zheng Lao, are you transferring goods or buying jade when you come to the small store today?" Zheng Lao

entered the store with his back hand, looked around and said" I'll pick four pieces of jade for my nephews and nephews, and ask them to choose whatever they want, and I'll pay the bill, and you can just add a little to the price, don't go too far.

At this time, the owner of the jade shop also came, asked Zheng Lao to sit down and wait slowly, brought tea and snacks, and chatted with him.

Zhao Shiyu is fond of strange stones, see jade is even more lovely, just enter the door on the eyes of the two lights, all kinds of beautiful jade carved into handicrafts come into view, the color is very beautiful, each piece of jade carved into a variety of styles, there are birds and animals, there are character faces, flowers and plants, landscapes, the more you look at the more you like, I don't know how to choose.

Dog Dan is optimistic about a jade pendant in the shape of a leaf, Er Wang picked a piece of white jade peach pendant, Xiao Chai picked a topaz pendant, the pendant is engraved with a landscape map, and the stone picked a piece of red jade pendant for a long time, which is carved with a Luanwei fire feather bird, and I don't want to hang it directly on my waist.

After the four children finished choosing, the jade shop guy quoted the price, Zheng Lao almost died of distress, he felt that his heart was dripping blood, the boss of the jade store was full of smiles, and sold four pieces of jade at the price of one gold ingot, and the price of Zhao Shiyu's jade pendant was more expensive than the three pieces combined.

"This little brother's jade is the best grade red jade, there is the name of warm jade, the master carver of the store carved for several days before carving into jade, carved is the fairy love bird, Luanwei fire feather bird, whether it is the carving or the jade itself is a superb good baby," the owner of the jade line said.

Zheng Lao closed his eyes and nodded, stretched out his thumb to praise Zhao Shiyu and said, "Very good, great, unique vision, Zhao Shiyu, no wonder Mo Lao appreciates you, you are really good."

Zheng Lao's face was too stiff, he reluctantly smiled, led the four children out of the jade shop, originally wanted to buy something more, but at this time he kept going straight to the post station, Zheng Lao spent a lot of gold and was distressed to death, people were completely wilted like frosted eggplants, where did he have any thoughts to wander around.

The four children followed proudly, returned to the post station and entered the house, and the four of them took out their respective jade, you look at my jade, I play with your jade, and they are very happy.