Chapter 146 Master Wu broke out in a cold sweat.
Carrying things in the mountains is not easy. Liu Ye and Bai Zilin are strong and can manage, but Da Hu, Xiao Long, and He Tao are exhausted and panting heavily. It took them an hour to get down the mountain.
The group of seven swaggered through the streets to the noodle shop, attracting a crowd of ordinary people to follow them.
"My goodness, you guys are amazing! You actually managed to hunt a bear! Are you selling it? I want to buy two pounds of bear meat to try."
Liu Ye smiled and said, "Sold! Those who want to buy, hurry up and line up. First come, first served."
Bai Zilin and his men carried the bear meat into the noodle shop and quickly set up tables to sell it. Bear meat was expensive, costing one tael of silver per pound, but people who didn't mind the price still lined up in long queues.
Just as the three Sun brothers were about to go out and help out, Liu Ye stopped them: "We don't need you outside. You guys hurry up and deal with this basket of entrails."
Sun Erdan saw a basket of offal and clapped his hands happily: "I can finally braise meat! Braised offal tastes even better than meat. Tiedan, hurry up and boil some water. Gou Dan, come with me and carry the offal to the backyard. This stuff needs to be washed properly."
The news that bear meat was being sold outside the noodle shop spread like wildfire, reaching even the mansions of the wealthy. Magistrate Liu heard about it and hurriedly sent his clerk to buy bear paws, intending to give them as a birthday gift to Prefect Zhao's mother. Giving bear paws would be a very prestigious gift.
Upon hearing the news, Young Master Zhao hurriedly arrived at the noodle shop by carriage. When he saw that Bai Zilin was selling bear meat, he felt a little uneasy. Bai Zilin was so audacious; he even dared to hunt bears.
At this moment, Liu Ye came out of the noodle shop and immediately saw Young Master Zhao. Why is he here too?
Young Master Zhao also saw Liu Ye. He smiled gently and came to Liu Ye's side: "Brother Bai is really amazing. You can even hunt a bear. I really admire you."
Liu Ye politely replied, "Yes, Brother Bai is indeed a skilled hunter. Is Young Master Zhao just passing by, or is he here to buy bear meat?"
Young Master Zhao said with a smile, "I'm here to buy bear meat. Do you still have bear paws? My grandmother's birthday is in four days, and I'd like to buy some for her. I hope you two will do me the honor of attending. I'll have someone send you invitations tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, Liu Ye immediately started calculating in her mind: "All four bear paws are here, how many would Young Master Zhao like to buy?"
Young Master Zhao said cheerfully, "Of course I want them all, and I also want 300 catties of bear meat."
Liu Ye hesitated for a moment before saying, "Okay, bear meat is one tael of silver per catty. As for bear paws, as Young Master Zhao knows, Brother Bai and I both come from poor backgrounds and don't know the market price for bear paws. Young Master Zhao is a worldly person, so you can just give me whatever you think is fair."
Young Master Zhao suppressed a laugh. This little girl was really shrewd; she was afraid he'd get a bargain and make him name the price. "Well, the front bear paw and the hind bear paw are priced differently. The hind bear paw is one hundred taels each, and the front bear paw is two hundred taels each. That's the current market price. What do you think, Miss Liu Ye?"
Liu Ye thought it was quite a lot: "Okay, I'll have Brother Bai cut some bear meat for you right away. Brother Bai, cut 300 catties of bear meat for Young Master Zhao first, and I'll also sell him the four bear paws. Don't sell them to others."
Bai Zilin politely nodded to Bai Zilin as a greeting, and then he raised his knife and cut off three large pieces of bear meat, which weighed a full 300 jin.
Zhao Gongzi's men followed Da Hu into the house and loaded four bear paws and 300 catties of bear meat onto the cart. Zhao Gongzi took out a stack of silver notes from his pocket, counted out nine notes and handed them to Liu Ye. Liu Ye took the silver notes and counted them. Each silver note was worth one hundred taels, and nine notes were worth nine hundred taels, which was exactly right. She put the silver notes into her pocket and stored them in her spatial storage.
"Thank you for your patronage of my and Brother Bai's business, Young Master Zhao. Please take care."
Young Master Zhao touched his nose with a sour feeling. This little girl had achieved her goal and was now chasing people away. How heartless! "Farewell, you all have your business to attend to."
Just as Young Master Zhao turned to leave, he heard a familiar voice. He looked towards the meat stall and saw that it was Wu, the advisor to Magistrate Liu, who had also come to buy bear meat.
Master Wu was standing in front of the meat stall with two constables. Master Wu reached out and examined the bear meat: "Hmm, not bad. You're quite something, kid. You even dare to fight a bear. Give me two bear paws. I want the front paws, not the back paws."
Bai Zilin politely said, "We've sold all four bear paws. How about you get some bear meat? Bear meat is delicious too."
Upon hearing that the bear paws had been sold, Master Wu immediately became displeased. His face fell, and he said in a long, donkey-like expression, "You've sold them? Who's so generous as to buy all four bear paws? Humph, you don't want to sell them to me, do you? What, are you afraid I won't give you the money?!"
Master Wu's tone clearly indicated he was looking for trouble, so Bai Zilin quickly smiled apologetically and said, "How could that be? All four bear paws have really been sold. If there were any left, how could I dare not sell them to you, Master Wu?"
Just then, Master Qin arrived in a carriage. He had heard that bear meat was being sold in the street and wanted to buy a bear paw as a birthday gift. He got off the carriage and, with his servants, squeezed into the crowd. He saw that Master Wu and Bai Zilin were at each other's throats, and the atmosphere was obviously not right. He quietly took two steps back and stood aside, watching the show with schadenfreude. If Master Wu could deal with Bai Zilin, he would save himself the trouble of taking action.
Liu Ye glanced at the onlookers, Young Master Zhao, and walked over to Bai Zilin. She politely looked at Master Wu and said, "Sir, I really sold all four bear paws. I was the one who sold them. I'm so sorry. The bear meat is also quite good. Why don't you have some bear meat? I'll weigh it for you and give it to you."
Upon seeing Liu Ye, Master Wu was immediately captivated by her beauty. He leered at her, scrutinizing her from head to toe, his mouth watering. "Hehe, young lady, you know how to talk. I like it. Then you'd better give me a hundred catties of bear meat and personally deliver it to my home, or I'll be furious..."
Bai Zilin gripped the knife tightly, a flash of killing intent crossing his eyes. Those ignorant fools!
Liu Ye was also angry. "Old man, what kind of nonsense is this?" Just as she was about to retort, Young Master Zhao stepped out from behind the crowd: "Master Wu, you have quite the temper. I bought those four bear paws. Shouldn't I apologize to you too?"
As soon as Master Wu saw Young Master Zhao, he was like a mouse seeing a cat. He immediately bowed and scraped, smiling obsequiously, "No, no, it was all a misunderstanding. I... I was just joking."
Young Master Zhao said sarcastically, "It's good that it was a misunderstanding. I thought you were dissatisfied with me."
Upon hearing this, Master Wu broke out in a cold sweat. Others might not know who Young Master Zhao was, but he knew him very well. He was so frightened that he hurriedly explained, "No, no, I wouldn't dare even if I had a hundred lives. Magistrate Liu asked me to give the bear paw as a birthday gift to the old lady. When I heard that the bear paw was gone, I spoke a little hastily. Please don't be offended, young master. I will definitely be more careful with my words next time."
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