Mao hour.
Si Mingming and his team unloaded the goods and loaded them onto five trucks that had been waiting at the shore for a long time.
Si Mingming glanced around and whispered, "I showed you that person's portrait again on the boat. You don't know which incense shop he'll show up at. You must remember this: don't reveal the incense to anyone who asks about it. If he shows up, send a message to me immediately. I need to know his whereabouts. Do you understand?"
"clear!"
"Okay, according to the old rules, eight people will escort a large truck and leave the north gate of Wuling County one after another.
Si Mingming and his group were responsible for the incense shops in Beiyi Capital and the surrounding counties. They left the city gate at the end of the morning hour.
Si Mingming's subordinate Wang Yi was in charge of more than a dozen counties around Wuling County. He was not in a hurry to deliver the goods. He took his subordinates to eat a few big bowls of plain noodles at a noodle stall, and replenished sufficient dry food and water before setting off for Linglong Pavilion, a fragrant powder shop in Wuling County.
In a guest room on the third floor of Ruyi Inn facing the street, opposite Linglong Pavilion, Tai Zhuo stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking at Linglong Pavilion opposite.
Half an incense stick of time ago, the door of Linglong Pavilion was closed and there was no one in front of the door. In just half an incense stick of time, more than a dozen people gathered in front of the door.
Among them were seven or eight women who looked like managers, and a few maids who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old.
As soon as the hour of Chen arrived, the door of Linglong Pavilion opened from the inside, and the people gathered in front of the door poured into the lobby of Linglong Pavilion like a flood.
"Ouch." These people came with such force that Ma Xiaoliu, a waiter at Linglong Pavilion, couldn't resist. He didn't know who bumped into his thin arm, and he tripped and fell to the ground.
Ma Xiaoliu was so sad that he wanted to work as a waiter in another company!
"Where are the guys?"
"Here."
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw the waiter Ma Xiaoliu rubbing his butt as he got up from the ground. He endured the pain and said with a vague smile, "We had a new batch of sandalwood arrive at Linglong Pavilion yesterday afternoon. Would you like to take a look?"
A woman in charge said, "We don't want to see the sandalwood, we want the fragrant water. Can you give me a definite date for the fragrant water to arrive?"
A maidservant in green urged, "Yes, my young lady can't wait to see when the goods will arrive." Her cousin got Yuxiang first and ran to her young lady to show off all day long. How infuriating!
"My young lady has been ordering the Xihanxiang for half a month. If it doesn't arrive, I will be very angry with you!"
Ma Xiaoliu felt bitter. If he didn't quickly appease the ancestors, he would be beaten for nothing. "Don't worry, the fragrant dew will be there. If it doesn't come after noon today, it will be sent tomorrow."
"Wait longer?!" The woman in green was extremely crazy.
"Everyone, please be patient." At this time, Manager Li came into the lobby from the back door and glanced at Ma Xiaoliu. Ma Xiaoliu hurried to the backyard door and waited.
"Boss, this scented lotion is so popular, can you please order more each time?"
The shopkeeper smiled apologetically and said, "We at Linglong Pavilion would like to stock up more, but there's nothing we can do. This perfume is made with extremely delicate ingredients, and the raw materials are hard to find. It takes many days to make one bottle. One bottle of perfume lasts for half a year. Apply a little on your body, and the fragrance will linger for a day or two. Please be patient and wait for another half hour. If you don't come today, you will definitely come tomorrow."
A woman looked worried. "The raw materials are hard to find. Could they be out of stock?"
The shopkeeper said, "Please rest assured, this batch of perfume will definitely be delivered. We will inform you in advance if the perfume is out of stock. Please wait a little longer. We have new spices in the shop. You can take a look first..."
Tai Zhuo withdrew his gaze and looked at the guard Lu Yuan.
"Sir, we have people at the front and back doors of Linglong Pavilion. If they come to deliver the goods, we will quickly identify them."
Tai Zhuo said, "Go and remind them again to pay attention to their accents."
"yes."
At two quarters past noon, a truck carrying fragrant dew was so conspicuous that it stopped in an alley 800 meters away from Linglongge.
Wang Yi put five batches of twenty bottles of perfume from Linglong Pavilion into a large box.
"The four of you wait here. We'll be back in half an incense stick..."
After giving his instructions, Wang Yi held the big box and hurried to Linglong Pavilion with the other three people.
Wang Yi and others are not ordinary people, they are guards employed by the Si family.
Although their martial arts skills are not as good as Si Chuyu's personal bodyguard Ling Fei, ordinary people will not be able to get away with it.
In less than half a cup of tea, Wang Yi and others arrived at the Ruyi Inn opposite Linglong Pavilion with the big box.
"Brother Yi, let's go around to the back door."
Wang Yi was surprised to see the hall full of women. There were so few people at this time of day in the past. "Let's go, go around to the back door."
Tai Zhuo upstairs was looking down at the figures of Wang Yi and others downstairs. He saw them walking lightly. The other three followed closely beside Wang Yi, carefully guarding the big box in Wang Yi's arms.
Tai Zhuo's lips curled slightly. If he guessed correctly, these people should be the suppliers of the fragrance dew.
Wang Yi suddenly turned around and looked at the open windows of Ruyi Inn, but found nothing unusual.
Why do I feel like I'm being watched?
Could it be that he was having an illusion?
"What happened to Brother Yi?"
Wang Yi's brows furrowed in suspicion, "Someone might come to inquire about the source of the fragrant dew. If it's not the person in the painting, we can't take it lightly."
"Brother Yi, we understand."
They quickly reached the back door. Seeing Wang Yi, he was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes. He quickly welcomed him into the private room. "Brother Wang, I've been waiting for you for so long. Please sit here for a while. I'll call the shopkeeper over."
Not long after, Shopkeeper Li came into the room with a stack of banknotes and a smile on his face, and went straight to the big box on the desk.
"Brother Wang, this is the payment for the goods. Please count them." Shopkeeper Li said as he opened the big box to inspect the goods.
A few minutes later, "Brother Wang, the delivery is so late this time, is there something that delayed it?"
Wang Yi counted a stack of banknotes and put them into the cash box before saying, "The weather is getting colder, and the raw materials for making fragrant dew are in short supply. We will not supply them from winter to next spring..."
Shopkeeper Li was anxious. "It's not even winter yet. Will they send us the fragrant dew?"
"We can deliver twice more, with an interval of 21 days between each delivery."
"This time it is confirmed that it will be delivered in 21 days."
Wang Yi affirmed: "That's right."
After a moment, Wang Yi took a look at the situation in the lobby from the back door.
The women rushed to buy the scented lotion. Wang Yi couldn't help but pursed his lips when he saw this, muttering to himself, "No wonder Madam Su has concerns. The scented lotion is so popular, it must make people jealous."
As soon as Wang Yi and others stepped out of the back door, they were stopped by Lu Yuan.
"Brother, we've come here to discuss cooperation with you on Xianglu. Could you please move aside and talk?"
Someone actually came to inquire about Xianglu's whereabouts.
Seeing that the person coming was not the one in the painting, Wang Yi and the other three did not dare to let their guard down.
Wang Yi said: "Brother, we also want to cooperate with the supplier of fragrance dew, but unfortunately we have no chance to get in touch with the supplier of fragrance dew."
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