Inside the wine house.

  Others were engaged in lively discussions, even gossiping about 'Teng Qing Shan', while Teng Qing Shan himself was quickly eating his meal. Before long, Teng Qing Shan put down his chopsticks on the table.

  "Heizi, I'm going to the teahouse, you eat slowly." Teng Qing Shan stood up.

  "The teahouse won't close until night, Qin Ge, what's the hurry?" Hei Zi also stood up with a smile to see him off, and seeing Liu Qing Shan carrying a box, he couldn't help but say, "Qin Ge, let me take care of this small box for clothes. Are you tired from carrying it all the way to the teahouse?"

  Hong Qingshan mysteriously smiled: "This box of mine can't be left unattended, I don't trust others to hold it."

  "Oh." Kuroko's mind suddenly understood.

  It seems that Tun Qing Shan's money is hidden in a box.

  ……

  Teng Qing Shan wore a fur hat, thick cotton-padded jacket, and had a curved knife hanging from his waist. His physique was robust, with dark skin, and at first glance, he looked like a resident of Youyan. The two states of Youyan were known for their harsh climate and brutal customs. The people there were extremely fierce due to the long history of fighting and killing with various tribes on the vast grasslands, which had cultivated their ferocity. At the same time, they were also very straightforward - if someone disagreed with them, it could lead to a bloody fight!

  So, in the vast land of Kyushu, outsiders generally don't want to provoke the people from Youyan either.

  This also makes some merchants, although they are not from Youyan, intentionally dress up as people from Youyan. At least, it can intimidate others.

  "Hmm, hmm..."

  The cold wind is blowing.

  There were many people on the streets of Ke Hua City, but Teng Qing Shan was strolling along with his luggage, unhurried. It was dinner time now, and there were quite a few groups of people heading into restaurants to eat.

  "Second sister, is Mount Qing really as beautiful as you said?"

  "Little sister, don't you believe me? Although I'm an outer disciple, but that time, when Teng Tongling and Zang Fengtong had a public match, I went to watch too. Teng Tongling... tsk, tsk, not like some martial artists who are ugly. On the contrary, he's quite handsome. But his gun skills are truly! With just a few consecutive shots, he defeated Zang Fengtong and made him fall off the stage. In the Return to Origin Sect, there are many female disciples who want to marry Teng Tongling. However, it's not our turn."

  A voice came from beside him.

  Hong Qing Shan glanced sideways, only to see two men and two women walking in the same direction as him. One of them, a girl wearing a red cloak, was speaking: "Is she from the Guiyuan Sect?"

  "Xiao Lian, that Teng Qing Shan is now being hunted down by the whole world, like a stray dog. Do you still think about him?" A young man in brocade clothes said with a faint smile behind him.

  "How can you talk like that?" The red-cloaked girl frowned, "Teng Tongling, he was hunted down by the entire Qinghu Island! That's because many of the law enforcement elders of Qinghu Island were killed by Teng Tongling... Qinghu Island and my Guiyuan Sect have always been sworn enemies. What Teng Tongling did is a great achievement! Moreover, looking at the whole world, how many people are worthy of such treatment from Qinghu Island? Master Hua, if you can achieve even one-tenth of what Teng Tongling has achieved, I won't just marry you, I'll even be your concubine. If not, then don't say such things."

  Another man with thick eyebrows and big eyes laughed: "Hua brother, are you tired of living? Xiaolian and those people from the Guiyuan Sect can't stand anyone speaking ill of Teng Qing Shan."

  That young man in brocade clothes could only smile wryly and apologize: "Xiaolian, I was wrong, okay? One achievement? If I can reach the innate in this life, I'll be content."

  Before long, the two men and two women entered a large restaurant.

  Hong Qing Shan felt a little touched in his heart: "At least, the disciples of the Guiyuan Sect didn't treat me as a traitor!"

  These days, nobody is stupid.

  From many things, everyone can guess a lot. In the Guiyuan Sect, Teng Qing Shan is not only not a traitor, but also makes many disciples of the Guiyuan Sect even more worship and admire Teng Qing Shan.

  ……

  After walking for a while, Teng Qing Shan finally arrived at the Qing Yang Tea House.

  The four characters "Qing Yang Tea House" were engraved in gold on the horizontal signboard hanging above the main entrance of the tea house. There were also four guards standing at the main entrance, and Teng Qing Shan walked directly past them.

  One of the guards stretched out his hand to stop him: "We are Qingyang Tea House, and we don't sell tea here. If you want to buy tea leaves, go to the tea shops or tea houses in front."

  "I am a merchant from Yan State." Teng Qing Shan smiled, revealing a row of white teeth. The accent from the distant region of Youyan made the blocking guard put down his hand and laugh: "So you're from Yan State thousands of miles away, our Qingyang Tea House has plenty of good tea bricks, please, come in."

  The guard immediately led the way.

  They can come all the way from Yan State in the far north, it must be a big business. No one would travel nearly 20,000 miles back and forth just to buy a small amount of goods.

  Such large tea houses generally only do large-scale wholesale business.

  "Master Zhou, this is a merchant from Yan State." The guard led Teng Qing Shan into a grand hall, where an old man dressed in elegant black robes came forward with a smile and bowed: "I am Zhou, but I don't know your name, brother?"

  "Qin, Qin Wei." Teng Qing Shan spoke in a low, refined tone.

  In fact, Teng Qing Shan can easily speak in the Youyan accent because... this Youyan accent is actually more similar to the northeastern dialect of modern China. As an assassin, this dialect has been trained. So... now Teng Qing Shan disguises himself with ease.

  "Qin brothers, please sit down." Zhou Shifu and Teng Qing Shan sat down together. At this time, the maid also came up with a tray, placing two tea cups in front of Teng Qing Shan and Zhou Shifu respectively.

  "Have some tea." said Zhou Shifu with a smile.

  Hong Qing Shan also picked up his cup and took a slight sip: "The fragrance lingers on the lips, the color of the tea is bright red and yellow, this is good tea."

  "Qin brothers are also skilled in this way." Master Zhou said with a smile.

  "It's just a mixed bag, if you don't understand it a bit, how can you sell it? Master Zhou, I don't know what kind of tea bricks your Qingliang Tea House has?" Teng Qingshan asked with a smile.

  "Oh, I don't know, what grade of tea does Brother Qin want?" Master Zhou composed himself, "Our Qingliang Tea House has tea bricks mainly divided into five grades. The price difference between each grade is very large. For example, the lowest fifth-grade tea bricks are made from discarded tea roots and other high-temperature compressed materials, which are very cheap, and some ordinary commoners often drink these. As you go up, the price gets higher. For example, a third-grade tea brick, one catty of tea brick, would cost around five or six taels of silver. A second-grade tea brick, one catty in size, would be around twelve or thirteen taels of silver. Due to differences in variety, there are also subtle differences! As for the highest grade of first-class tea bricks, one catty of tea bricks requires tens of taels of silver."

  Teng Qing Shan exclaimed in admiration: "This tea brick is even more valuable than silver!"

  One catty one tael tea brick, for example, fifty taels of silver is equal to five catties of silver!

  "The most expensive tea bricks are only about a hundred taels of silver per catty, but if it's some special tea leaves, they're even more expensive than gold." Old Zhou said with a smile, "However, those tea leaves are extremely rare, and our teahouse only gets a small portion every year. The best tea leaves are mostly reserved by some big shots."

  Hong Qingshan smiled and nodded.

  Some extremely precious tea leaves, one or two tea leaves, are worth ten taels of gold. However, that kind of high-grade tea leaves cannot be compressed into a tea brick.

  "Second-grade tea bricks!" Teng Qing Shan laughed, "In the grassland tribes, second-grade tea bricks are already very good for them... Too many goods, troublesome to transport." Buying cheap tea bricks is a hassle to transport. So generally, those who run solo will purchase more expensive tea bricks.

  "Oh, Brother Qin is preparing to sell it on the grassland?" That Zhou Shifu was somewhat astonished, "That place is chaotic."

  "It was originally a way for people to make money with their brains tied to their waistbands." Teng Qing Shan said with a faint smile, "Second-grade tea bricks, how many kinds do you have?"

  "I have two types of tea bricks in stock, with three varieties that are very popular. If you want to sell them on the grasslands, based on the preferences of the people there, I think you should choose the 'Purple Tooth Tea Brick' from the second type of tea brick! The people of the grasslands love this 'Purple Tooth Tea Brick'." Master Zhou sincerely suggested.

  Hong Qingshan nodded: "Hmm, this Zi Ya tea brick, what price can you give me? The one-kilogram kind."

  "One catty, thirteen taels of silver!" said Master Zhou.

  "Master Zhou, the ordinary tea shops outside are not much more expensive than what you said, let's talk about a realistic price!" Teng Qing Shan smiled and said, "Besides, I'm buying a lot of goods, we can all make money together."

  "How much did you buy?" asked Master Zhou.

  "Eight hundred bricks!" Teng Qing Shan said.

  Master Zhou's eyes lit up, this is a big business opportunity. Ordinary commoners only make tens or twenty taels of silver in a year. This one catty of tea brick costs thirteen taels of silver, it's clear that only the wealthy can afford to enjoy this. And eight hundred taels... indeed, that's a major transaction.

  "What price do you want?" asked Master Zhou.

  Hong Qingshan said directly: "Ten taels of silver for one brick!"

  "This is too low." said Zhou Shifu continuously.

  Teng Qing Mountain shook his head and said, "Master Zhou, this is not cheap. Even if locals buy goods here, they would probably only be slightly more expensive than mine. But I'm buying eight hundred bricks of second-grade goods at once! I've been risking my life on the way to the Great Prairie. You should also help me out a bit. I want to buy another Red Fire Horse from you for 1,000 taels of silver each. Is that okay?"

  Master Zhou thought for a moment, then smiled: "Alright, Qin. Eight hundred bricks of second-grade goods, plus one Red Fire Horse. Total price is nine thousand taels of silver!"

  Actually, ten taels of silver for one brick, Master Zhou was a bit hesitant. But Teng Qing Shan also bought the Red Fire Horse, and on the Red Fire Horse, they could also earn two or three hundred taels of silver. So, in total, he nodded his head.

  ……

  In the warehouse, two large boxes were open with their lids placed beside them.

  Zhou Shifu, Teng Qing Shan, and many people from the tea houses are here.

  Teng Qing-shan opened the small box he was carrying in his hand, which contained some clothes and other ordinary items. Teng Qing-shan took out some silver tickets from the pockets of the clothes and also took out some from his bosom. Master Zhou saw nothing unusual about this, as businessmen who did business had too many ways to hide their silver tickets.

  "I'll put my clothes box on the side of this big trunk." Teng Qing Shan placed the small box upright against the side of the large trunk, "Alright, everyone can start loading the tea bricks now. Put fewer tea bricks in the large trunk on the left, so I can easily take out my clothes box later. And put more tea bricks in the large trunk on the right."

  "Yes."

  The people of the tea house immediately began to put in blocks of tea bricks, and Teng Qing Shan also casually took out a block, opened the wrapped paper, and scraped out a bit of tea dregs.

  "This purple-tooth tea brick is absolutely good tea." Old Zhou quickly helped with brewing the tea.

  He savored a cup of tea and nodded in satisfaction after tasting it.

  To pretend to be a businessman, one must naturally act like one from head to toe.

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