"Take out the sabers!" Teng Yongfan ordered. One by one, the clansmen untied the cloth bags from their backs and took out bundles of Frost Jade Sabers from the animal skins.
The bundles of Frost Jade Sabers fell to the ground with a deep sound. The leader of the cavalrymen sat on a chair and arrogantly glanced at the Frost Jade Sabers on the ground. "Old Zhang, carefully examine these Frost Jade Sabers to prevent these mountain people from passing them off as good ones!"
"Yes, my lord." A tall middle-aged man strode over and called out to the others. "Everyone, come over and carefully examine each saber."
The ropes were untied. Clang! The Frost Jade Sabers scattered on the ground.
One by one, the guards carefully examined the Frost Jade Sabers. The Frost Jade Sabers glowed with a faint green light. Holding the handle, one could feel a burst of coolness. The blade was sharp, and it was definitely a good saber.
"My lord." Old Zhang threw a Frost Jade Saber to the leader of the cavalrymen.
The leader took the Frost Jade Saber and carefully examined it for a moment. He nodded slightly. "It seems to be okay. I wonder how it is used."
"My lords, please rest assured." Teng Yongfan smiled confidently. "We have tested each Frost Jade Saber before it was delivered to us. None of the Frost Jade Sabers sold by Teng Jia Village are inferior."
"Hmph, we will only know after we test it." The leader of the cavalrymen glanced at Old Zhang. Old Zhang understood tacitly.
"Bring the wood." The guard named Old Zhang said in a clear voice.
A large amount of firewood was carried over and thrown to the ground. The wood scattered on the ground.
"Everyone, use the Frost Jade Saber to chop the wood. Try it." Old Zhang said.
The guards used the Frost Jade Sabers to chop at the wood. The wood cracked one by one, but none of the Frost Jade Sabers were bent. Teng Yongfan saw this scene and sneered. The Frost Jade Sabers were the consummate skills of Teng Jia Village. How could they be bad?
"Eh?" The leader of the cavalrymen suddenly stood up and took a Frost Jade Saber from a guard. He touched the blade with his right hand and his face darkened.
The people of Teng Jia Village felt a knot in their hearts.
"What's going on? Why is this saber bent?" The cavalry leader was furious. He threw the Frost Jade Saber. With a clang, the Frost Jade Saber landed in front of Teng Qingshan's group.
"How is this possible?" Teng Yongfan hastily picked it up.
The surrounding clansmen took a look. Indeed, the Frost Jade Saber was bent.
Teng Yongfan's expression changed drastically.
According to the written contract, once there was a quality problem, it would be troublesome.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible." Teng Yongfan hastily shook his head with an anxious expression on his face. "I've inspected every single one of them. How could this be?"
"Impossible." The leader sneered.
"Sir!" Teng Qingshan's voice suddenly rang out. His voice was so loud that it could be heard from hundreds of feet away. The cavalry leader's expression changed, and he scolded, "Brat, lower your voice. If you disturb the master who is resting in front, all of you should prepare to go to jail."
Teng Qingshan was almost ten years old. He looked like a teenager.
"Sir, do you know how to use inner strength? The legendary inner strength? "Teng Qingshan looked at the leader with an envious and excited expression.
The leader was startled.
"Just now, I saw your hand touch the Frost Jade Saber. That sharp blade …" Before Teng Qingshan could finish speaking, the leader's expression changed. He angrily scolded, "Brat, shut up!"
Teng Qingshan's face showed an innocent expression, but he was sneering in his heart. Others might not have seen it, but Teng Qingshan's six senses were very sensitive. He clearly noticed that the Frost Jade Saber, which was originally in perfect condition, was curled up by the leader's touch. Actually, Teng Qingshan could also do this.
If the power of inner strength was used on the blade from the side, it would be strange if the blade didn't curl up.
Teng Qingshan could see that this leader obviously wanted to renege on the debt in a just and honorable manner and put the blame on them.
"What's going on?" A voice sounded. A group of people walked out of the mansion. The leader was a middle-aged man wearing a black fur coat. His face was fair and clean, and it was obvious that he was a pampered middle-aged man. Beside him was a cute young lady with two braids that mischievously wore a white ferret fur coat. Behind them were two servants and two personal guards.
"Master." The group of people in the backyard immediately bowed.
"Oh, the Frost Jade Saber is here? Since it's here, quickly pay them and let them go. What's with all the noise! "The middle-aged man frowned and said.
"Yes, Master." The leader said.
"Hey, Qin San, what were you arguing about?" The naughty girl blinked her big eyes and asked suspiciously. She then looked curiously at the group of Teng clansmen who were wearing animal skins.
The leader of the cavalrymen bowed and said, "Miss, it's like this. We placed an order with them and the goods have been delivered. We were just inspecting the goods … but one of the Frost Jade Sabers is of average quality. The blade actually curled up when chopping wood." When the cute girl heard this, she looked at Teng Qingshan and the others and frowned. She snorted and said, "One hundred and fifty taels of silver for a Frost Jade Saber. It's so expensive that the blade actually curled up when chopping wood. How can we accept such a weapon!"
Teng Qingshan, Teng Yongfan, and the others were shocked.
One hundred and fifty taels of silver for a saber?
However, the leader of the cavalrymen only ordered one hundred taels of silver. Moreover, it seemed that he didn't even want to pay the rest.
"Qin San, how are the other Frost Jade Sabers?" The middle-aged man with a fair complexion said indifferently.
"The other Frost Jade Sabers are okay." The leader of the cavalrymen said, "But I haven't looked at them carefully."
"Qin Da, go take a look." The middle-aged man said.
One of the two bodyguards behind him walked towards the Frost Jade Sabers and glared at the leader of the cavalrymen. He then picked up a Frost Jade Saber and casually played with it a few times. He turned his head and said, "Master, these Frost Jade Sabers are not bad. They are definitely enough for ordinary bodyguards."
"That's good. Qin San, pay them and let them leave quickly. It's so noisy. What is this? " The middle-aged man said indifferently. He then looked at his daughter beside him and said, "Yu 'er, let's go. We still have to visit your Uncle Liu today. It won't be good if we are late."
"Yes, father."
The cute girl looked curiously at Teng Qingshan and the others before leaving with the middle-aged man.
The bodyguard named 'Qin Da' walked in front of the cavalry leader and said in a low voice, "Third Junior Brother, don't be greedy. It's not easy for these people to earn money. If you make a big deal out of it, the master will be angry. Don't blame me for not helping you." With that, 'Qin Da' left with the master.
"They don't give me any face." Seeing the group of people leave, the cavalry leader bitterly said, "Big Senior Brother? Motherf * cker, always looking down on me. When I reach the sixth level, I won't need to listen to you anymore."
Immediately, the cavalry leader coldly glanced at Teng Yongfan and the others.
"You mountain people, one of these Frost Jade Sabers is actually bent. However, I can't be bothered to argue with you. Old Zhang, give them 10,000 taels of silver and tell them to scram." The cavalry leader ordered.
When Teng Qingshan heard this, he frowned.
10,000 taels of silver?
The final payment for the goods this time was 10,200 taels of silver. The cavalry leader actually didn't want to pay 200 taels of silver. 200 taels of silver was not a small number. After all, Teng Jia Village didn't earn much from this business, including manpower and other expenses. The 200 taels of silver was not a small amount.
"My Lord …" Teng Yongfan was about to speak.
"Hmph." The cavalry leader's eyes turned cold. "Today, one of the Frost Jade Sabers was bent. I didn't settle the debt with you. If you continue to talk nonsense, I will cripple you. Scram."
At this time, Old Zhang also took out 10,000 taels of silver and handed it to Teng Yongfan.
Teng Yongfan took the silver and carefully looked at it. He then lowered his voice and said, "Let's go!" Although the men of Teng Jia Village were all courageous, they wouldn't use eggs to hit a rock. It wasn't worth it for everyone to risk their lives for 200 taels of silver. Everyone swallowed their anger and left the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce.
*****
After leaving the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce, the Teng Jia clansmen couldn't help but curse.
"That Qin San, what kind of joke is this? One hundred and fifty taels of silver for a saber. He even didn't want to pay today. " Teng Qinghu angrily cursed, "If it wasn't for Qingshan's loud voice that attracted the master, I'm afraid that Qin San wouldn't even be able to pay the final payment."
Teng Qingshan smiled and looked at Qingshan, "Qingshan, how did you think of attracting the master's attention?"
"I was anxious, that's why I shouted." Teng Qingshan said with a smile, "I just saw with my own eyes that the cavalry leader touched the blade of the saber, and the blade curled up." Although Teng Qingshan said this, in reality, he was indeed shouting on purpose to attract the attention of the surrounding salt merchants.
Even if it didn't attract the master of this mansion, it would still be considered a success if it attracted the attention of the surrounding salt merchants.
Teng Yongfan, Teng Qinghu, and the others lived in the village all year round, so they didn't understand the thoughts of the salt merchants.
However, Teng Qingshan was a super assassin in his previous life, so he understood the thoughts of the super rich and the upper echelons. To those people, money was a small matter, but face was a big matter.
If the news spread … a certain salt merchant fought with a group of mountain people for a bit of silver. The salt merchant would probably become a laughingstock. Therefore, no matter what, within the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce, the salt merchant wouldn't fight with them for a bit of silver.
"No matter what, this time it was a daunting experience, but not a dangerous one." Teng Yongfan said with a smile, "Qingshan, this is your first time coming to Yi City. Before we go back, I'll take you to a place. I also want to go there to buy some things. "
"Where?" Teng Qingshan was slightly curious.
"Wan Xiang Tower." Teng Yongfan said.
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