Sui and Tang Dynasties: Awakening the Supreme Skills at the Beginning

"Wow!"

Before they knew it, a crowd of people had gathered outside the small grain shop. As soon as Li Zhiyong's words came out, they caused an uproar among the crowd.

"This second kid is so unlucky. How come he ran into this Li Zhen?"

"Mr. Li is right. Now Er Yazi is in trouble!"

"Yes, yes!"

……

"What? Pay back the money or sell the grain? You choose."

Li Zhiyong stepped forward, looking very businesslike.

"This this……"

If he sold the grain to Li Zhen, he would offend the Qinghe Cui family, and his grain shop would not be able to continue running, and his second brother would also be implicated; but if he did not sell the grain, he would have to return the deposit and pay an additional 20 taels of silver as compensation. He had a small profit, so how could he afford it?

It's really a dilemma.

"Hey, young man, please hurry up, our boss still has a lot of things to deal with."

Li Zhiyong urged.

After thinking for a long time, Eryazi seemed to have made up his mind.

He came in front of Li Zhen, fell to his knees with a plop, holding twenty taels of silver in his hand.

"Master Li, please forgive us. Our shop is small and has little profit. We really can't afford to pay you the penalty for breach of contract."

Before Li Zhen could answer, Li Zhiyong stepped forward and spoke.

"Hey? You guys are going to act like a scoundrel in broad daylight? Why don't we go see the officials? Our boss has connections in the government, and he can't be bullied by just anyone!"

"Ah? I don't want to see the official. Please, Master Li, let me go. Please, have mercy on me. I beg you..."

At this time, the old woman also crawled over, knelt in front of Li Zhen, and kowtowed repeatedly.

"I'm sorry, sir. I'm too embarrassed to face you. But no matter how wrong I am, it's all my fault. Please don't take my grandson to the authorities. I'll repay you even if I have to work like a cow or a horse!"

As he said this, he kowtowed repeatedly, "bang bang bang".

It looked like Li Zhiyong was going to threaten them again, but Li Zhen stopped him with a wave of his hand.

Although they are right in this matter, they cannot push people too far, otherwise, what is the difference between them and those corrupt officials who exploit the people?

Li Zhen stepped forward and pulled the old woman up, "Old lady, please get up quickly, what are you doing?"

"I, old lady, beg you to let Erzi go."

The old woman choked up and said.

"Okay, I won't pursue Eryazi's liability for breach of contract!"

Li Zhen said seriously.

The second boy quickly handed the twenty taels of silver to Li Zhen like a hot potato.

"My benefactor, please accept my respect. I will definitely set up a longevity tablet for Mr. Li and offer incense to him every day."

The old woman kowtowed to Li Zhen three times, her forehead turning red.

"Sir, they are suitable, but what about us? We can't buy food, so how can we continue to run our winery?"

Li Zhiyong muttered.

When Erya heard this, he looked at Li Zhen and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Li Zhen hurried to the backyard of the small grain shop, and Erya gritted his teeth and followed him.

When they arrived at the backyard, Erya knelt down and bowed to Li Zhen.

"My Lord, please accept my greetings. I am truly sorry for what happened today. If it weren't for implicating Second Brother Wang, I would have fulfilled the contract even at the cost of my life."

Li Zhen stared at Erya and asked in a cold voice.

"Aren't you afraid of offending the Cui family and being imprisoned by them?"

"Don't worry, my store is losing money and I'm almost out of capital anyway, so I can just quit."

The second boy chuckled.

"A real man should keep his word. Once you say it, you can't take it back!"

Li Zhen smiled slightly. He didn't expect to meet such an interesting person today.

"What's your name?"

Li Zhen asked casually.

"My humble name is Zou Luotuo."

The second boy said in a low voice.

"Zou...Zou Luotuo...Are you Zou Luotuo?"

Li Zhen almost lost his composure.

In the Tang Dynasty, Zou Luotuo was extremely famous. He was a leader among the merchants of the Tang Dynasty. Later, he accumulated a fortune of millions of taels of silver and became one of the richest people in the Tang Dynasty.

I really didn't expect to meet Zou Luotuo here today.

"I wonder if there's anything unusual about my name?"

Zou Luotuo asked cautiously.

"No no."

Li Zhen waved his hand, "Your name reminds me of an old friend of mine."

"Oh, that's a coincidence."

Zou Luotuo smiled awkwardly.

"By the way, sir, do you want to buy food?"

Zou Luotuo asked carefully.

"Of course! This Cui family is really abominable. I had already bought enough food, but I didn't expect that the Cui family would send people to burn it all down! It's so abominable!"

As Li Zhen spoke, he hammered heavily on the courtyard wall.

"Forgive me for being blunt, but Master Li can't buy any food in Chang'an City. Why don't you..."

Zou Luotuo paused and looked at Li Zhen.

"How about it?"

Li Zhen's eyes lit up and he asked.

"Why not go to the countryside to buy it? I guess the Cui family's influence in the countryside is not enough?"

"In the countryside, sure!"

Li Zhen clapped his hands in great surprise.

it is good!it is good!it is good!

After seeing him today, I found that Zou Luotuo is indeed extraordinary. I might as well take him in for my own use.

Thinking of this, Li Zhen patted Zou Luotuo on the shoulder and said kindly.

"Xiao Zou, why don't you come over here and help me? I'll provide you with food and lodging, two taels of silver per month, and a bonus at the end of the month based on your performance."

Zou Luotuo was overjoyed. He quickly bowed to Li Zhen, but said with some concern: "Sir, I really want to work for you, but my grandmother is the only one at home. I can't leave her behind. I wonder if you..."

After hearing what Zou Luotuo said, Li Zhen appreciated this person even more.

This is a good man, very filial, and his grandmother is not afraid that he won't try his best.

"It's okay. If you've made up your mind, just move there tomorrow!"

"Okay, thank you, benefactor!"

Zou Luotuo bowed to Li Zhen again.

Li Zhen reached out and took out the twenty taels of silver and handed it to Zou Luotuo.

"Here, this is your resettlement fee!"

Unexpectedly, Zou Luotuo waved his hands again and again.

"Your Excellency's kindness is something I will never forget. I have done nothing, so how can I covet your bonus?"

Zou Luotuo's move immediately made Li Zhen look at him with admiration.

Well, this person is good! Worth cultivating!

"You're welcome. Take it. Everyone under my command has one, and you are no exception!"

Having said that, Li Zhen forced the silver into Zou Luotuo without further ado.

"Then I will respectfully obey your command!"

Zou Luotuo chuckled and put the silver in his arms.

Everyone said goodbye to Zou Luotuo, left the West Market of Chang'an, and headed out of the city.

Liu Zhiming looked at the receding convoy and snorted coldly, "Don't think you are the only smart one. Our master has already thought of everything you can think of!"