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Beidi County, at the foot of Mount Zhongnan, Chang'an City.
Li You dressed up as a decent person and knocked on a door.
"Excuse me, is this the Zhong family?"
The person who opened the door was an ugly but strong young man, who scared Li You who was prepared.
"I am Zhong Kui, the eldest son of the Zhong family. Who are you?"
Although the young man is ugly, he is very polite.
Li You bowed and said, "I am Li You, a wealthy businessman from Jiange County. I have been entrusted by County Magistrate Zhong to bring you a letter from home."
Although Da Qi had its own means for emergency communications and important messages were delivered through post stations, these only served the top leaders.
The lower classes still rely on people traveling far away to deliver messages.
This is also a kind of value of the existence of Da Qi merchants.
Zhong Shubai was only a minor county magistrate, and his family letters did not require the post station, so it was reasonable for him to have merchants deliver them.
When Zhong Kui first heard the news about his father, he was happy at first, but then he looked at Li You with suspicion.
"You don't look like a wealthy businessman."
Li You's heart was filled with tears...
The Lord wants me to lose weight, what can I do?
But he had a smile on his face.
"These are all trivial matters. Would you like to invite me in and have a seat?"
Zhong Kui was very alert: "I'm sorry, my father hasn't returned yet, and there are mostly women at home. My sister and mother are not in a position to see outsiders."
Li You smiled and said, "I'm not an outsider. Lord Zhong and I are colleagues. I wonder if Brother Zhong has ever heard of the underworld?"
When Zhong Kui heard this, his expression changed and he became furious. He stretched out his hand and hit Li You with a stick.
"How dare you, a wicked demon, insult my father's good name!"
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