The end of natural disasters: the daily life of child brides in ancient times

Chapter 399 Not a Small Amount

Although their faces showed sunburn caused by the journey, and their clothes were stained.

But the aura he exudes is different from that of ordinary people.

Thinking of this, the leading trafficker bowed and saluted before speaking to the two of them:

"Brothers, do you want to go into the city?"

Seeing him salute, Lu Tianming and County Magistrate Yao also hurriedly got out of the car to return the greeting.

Lu Tianming asked:

"That's right, I wonder if my brother has any connections?"

When the man heard this, he thought that this meant he could make money, so he quickly replied with a smile on his face:

"Of course. My last name is Zhang, and I'm the fifth child. People call me Zhang Wulang."

As he spoke, Zhang Wulang moved closer and whispered:

"To be honest, I work for the Xu family in Yangfeng City. This connection is very powerful."

Lu Tianming and County Magistrate Yao looked at each other and then asked:

"I don't know, how is the fee calculated?"

Zhang Wulang looked around the convoy before asking:

"We charge per person. There are so many people in your team. Do we all need to go into the city?"

Lu Tianming nodded.

Zhang Wulang roughly counted the number of people in the team and secretly wondered how much money he should charge this time.

His eyes swept over the carriages in the convoy, and he soon understood what was going on and held up five fingers.

"I'm not exaggerating, five taels per person!

Since there are so many of you, I won't charge you any separate travel fees. What do you think?"

When Lu Tianming heard the five taels of silver, he couldn't help but frown.

Each family in the team basically has four or five people, and the total cost for a family is twenty or thirty taels of silver, which is not a small amount.

Sure enough, the people standing at the back and listening couldn't help but gasp when they heard five taels of silver per person.

Tian Fu Niang counted on her fingers, and when she figured out that her family needed twenty taels of silver to enter the city, she started shaking her head.

She would rather walk for ten days and go around Yangfeng City than spend twenty taels of silver to enter the city!

Seeing that Lu Tianming in front of her didn't say anything, she became anxious, fearing that he would agree to it.

The whole person squeezed forward and whispered:

"This is too expensive. Let's not go into the city!"

Even though she lowered her voice, she was very close to Lu Tianming and Zhang Wulang, and her voice still reached their ears clearly.

In fact, not only Tian Funiang, but the other families in the team were also whispering about it.

What he said was the same thing: he didn't want to spend so much money to go into the city.

Lu Tianming heard the discussions in the team behind him, looked at Yao County Magistrate next to him, and came up with an idea.

He bowed towards Zhang Wulang:

"Brother Zhang, our team is also made up of ordinary farmers.

I really can't afford five taels of silver per person, so I'm sorry to bother you making this trip!"

When Zhang Wulang heard that everyone in the team thought the price was too expensive, he secretly regretted asking for a higher price.

Seeing that the team had cows and horses, he thought that the team was rich.

But because of the aura of the two people in front, he didn't dare to ask for too much.

The price of five taels of silver per person was not too high for him, at most it was a small ask.

The most brutal time before was when he collected ten taels of silver from one person!

He felt that the five taels he asked for was quite enough this time.

I thought that even if the person in front of me thought it was too expensive, he would at least negotiate the price with him.

Unexpectedly, he didn't want to go into the city at all!

There are dozens of people in this team. Even if he only gives three taels of silver to each person, he can still keep about half after deducting the management fee.

I finally got this big order, I can't let it go easily.

What’s even more hateful is that Jiang Lao San will come out tomorrow.

If that bastard succeeded in making this deal, he would be vomiting to death.

Zhang Wulang was secretly annoyed. After hearing what Lu Tianming said, he quickly returned the greeting and said with a forced smile:

"Hey, brother, I felt a liking for you the moment I saw you.

If you think it's expensive, we can negotiate the price!

I've been working for the Xu family for so long, so I still have some face.

Besides, if you take a detour, not only will it take you many more days, but the journey will also be unsafe.

As far as I know, there are many refugees gathered on the road on the east side, robbing passing convoys.

Fortunately, some of them escaped with their lives, leaving behind all their belongings.

Those who are unlucky will be left behind along with their belongings.

There are old and young people in your team. If they get hurt or bruised, it will be bad!"

As he spoke, he observed Lu Tianming's expression.

Lu Tianming's face remained calm. When he said those words before, he wanted to see Zhang Wulang's attitude.

Seeing that his words hinted at a price reduction, he continued:

"I don't know what the lowest price Brother Zhang can offer is. Please give me a fair price and I will discuss it with the other companies in the team.

If we can afford it, please arrange it.

If we really can't afford it, we can only take a detour."

Zhang Wulang had been observing Lu Tianming's expression, but he couldn't see any obvious changes.

He didn't know that Lu Tianming had been an official for so many years and what he had been practicing was the art of nourishing his qi.

If he could easily see through it, then all these years of official career would have been in vain.

Back to Zhang Wulang, after listening to Lu Tianming's words, he looked at the expressions of everyone in the team and pondered for a while.

When he thought that it was Jiang Lao San who would come out tomorrow, he finally decided to play it safe and offered a price of three taels of silver.

This price was the lowest in his mind; any lower would not be worth the trip.

Lu Tianming looked at Zhang Wulang's expression when he quoted three taels of silver, and guessed that this might be the lowest price he could offer, so he said that he had to discuss it with the team first.

Seeing this, Zhang Wulang went to the refugee group under the city wall again, waiting to see if there was any other good stuff.

In the team, Lu Tianming asked for the opinions of each family.

The village chief was reluctant to part with the money and was also somewhat suspicious of Zhang Wulang, so he asked:

"Cousin, is Zhang Wulang reliable? Don't let us pay money and get cheated again!"

Lu Tianming said: "I have asked a few refugees before, and there are several groups of human traffickers coming out of the city.

There are two groups of people who are engaged in the business of bringing people into the city. One is surnamed Zhang and the other is surnamed Jiang. I think Zhang Wulang should be it.

Besides, we will pay the money when we enter the city, so it shouldn't be a big problem."

After hearing this, the village chief said no more.

Lu Tianming asked those who agreed to enter the city to sign up. Soon, Lu Tianming's family, Yao Xiancheng's family, Master Yan and his apprentice, and Lu Qingqing all agreed to enter the city.

Zhuzi's father hesitated for a while, but finally gritted his teeth and agreed to go into the city.

He really didn't want to push the cart anymore!

Among the remaining people, some felt that three taels of silver per person was still too expensive and wanted to take a detour.

Some people think it is expensive, but are afraid of the vagrants who block the road and rob people as Zhang Wulang mentioned.

So, I decided to wait and see the attitude of Lu Tianming and others.

If Lu Tianming insisted on going into the city, they would follow him.