Chapter 125 Merchant’s Reception, Yongsheng Cloth Shop Theft

Chapter 125 Merchant’s Reception, Yongsheng Cloth Shop Theft

For a moment, everyone stood up and greeted Shang Luoluo.

"Miss Shang!"

"Miss Luoluo!"

Shang Luoluo nodded in response, then smiled.

"Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to attend this cocktail party, and I hope you won't find it objectionable."

"Miss Luoluo is so polite. If these are all considered light wine and side dishes, then I really don't know what counts as rich." Someone laughed.

"That's right, Miss Shang is so kind."

"As long as you are satisfied!"

As he said this, Shang Luoluo picked up his wine glass, toasted everyone, and then started chatting.

Zhao Ya watched from the side and saw that this Shang Luoluo was able to talk to everyone, and he could chat with anyone without making anyone feel out of the blue, so he couldn't help but nodded secretly.

Not to mention anything else, this communication method alone is enough to prove that this Shang Luoluo is not an ordinary person.

At this time Xu De came over with wine, "Do you think this Shang girl is not an ordinary person?"

Zhao Ya nodded, "A little bit indeed."

Xu De sighed and said, "I had this feeling when I first met her."

"This reception has been going on for four or five years. You must know that this Shang girl is only twenty years old this year, which means that she started to consciously gather many martial arts rookies as early as when she was fifteen years old."

"Although at the beginning, many people came because of the reputation of her father, the governor of a county, but slowly, as the influence of this cocktail party became more and more important, people gradually changed this concept.”

"Nowadays, many people come here for nothing else but this cocktail party. After all, being able to attend the Shangfu cocktail party proves that your strength and reputation have been recognized, and this only requires paying some insignificant money for food and drinks. It's really scary. means."

At the end Xu De couldn't help but drink the wine in one gulp, then patted Zhao Ya on the shoulder and pointed into the distance.

"Did you see that, Senior Brother Miao is usually such an open-minded person, but now he is as reserved as a student when chatting with this Shang girl."

Zhao Ya had naturally noticed this scene a long time ago.

Miao Shaocheng just spent a long time here to encourage himself, and then he dared to go up and talk to Shang Luoluo.

But before they even exchanged a few words, sweat appeared on his forehead, and his whole body was as stiff as a piece of wood.

Even Zhao Ya wanted to laugh when he saw it.

"Don't think that it's just Brother Miao who is like this. In fact, as far as I know, there are at least several young and promising young men who are interested in this Shang girl, but they don't dare to chat with her casually. Do you know why?"

"Why?"

"Because this Shang girl's eyes seem to be able to talk. No matter what you say, she just looks at you with a smile, making you feel guilty." Xu De said.

"It seems that Senior Brother Xu knows this Miss Shang very well. Could it be that he is also interested in her?" Zhao Ya rarely gossiped.

Xu De smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I don't dare to be interested in such a woman, because she is too smart and difficult for ordinary people to control."

"What I like is the kind of girl who is gentle, virtuous, and preferably a bit stupid. Look, Senior Brother Miao can't hold it anymore."

as expected.

Without even a few words of conversation, Miao Shaocheng was defeated and came back with a depressed look on his face.

"How was it? What did you talk about with Miss Shang?" Xu De asked with a smile.

"Oh, forget it. I thought about a lot of interesting things before coming here, but when I saw her, my mind went blank and I couldn't remember anything." Miao Shaocheng said helplessly.

Xu De patted him on the shoulder, "Don't be discouraged. Compared with the previous times, there is still progress this time. At least you chatted a few more words."

Miao Shaocheng was extremely depressed and went to drink.

At this moment, I saw this Shang Luoluo walking over with a wine glass in his hand.

"Senior Brother Xu, what are you talking about with Senior Brother Zhao, are you talking so happily?"

Xu De laughed, "We didn't talk about anything, I was just complimenting you."

"Praise me? What do I have to praise? Compared to you people who are brave and diligent in martial arts, I am just a weak woman with no strength."

As he spoke, Shang Luoluo raised his glass to Zhao Ya.

"In terms of age, I'm actually older than you, but the wise come first, so I'll call you Senior Brother. Thank you for honoring me to attend this cocktail party."

"You're welcome!"

Zhao Ya responded, then naturally raised his glass and took a sip.

A strange color flashed in Shang Luoluo's eyes.

I don’t know how many young Toshiyan were at a loss when facing him.

Of course, there are also some people who will put on a show and try to get their attention.

But no one has ever acted so calmly like the young man in front of him.

He was so calm that even when he was looking at himself, there was no wave in his eyes.

He is indeed an interesting person!

This thought flashed through Shang Luoluo's mind, and then he did not leave. Instead, he talked to Zhao Ya with a charming smile.

"I heard that Senior Brother Zhao is from Wuxiang City?"

"yes!"

"The City of Dancing Elephant is very far away from here. It must be a very difficult journey."

"good!"

"Are you still used to living in a county town?"

"Habit!"

Zhao Ya responded casually, but his eyes stayed in the distance.

The people sitting over there are all women.

Although most of the people who practice martial arts are men, the atmosphere of martial arts training in Yunxiao County is very strong, so some wealthy families or families with some wealth will also let their daughters learn martial arts from their teachers.

There are many such situations in Dingtai Martial Arts School alone.

So it's not surprising that so many women appeared at this cocktail party.

But that was not the focus of Zhao Ya's attention. He noticed that his senior sister Meng Shiwen came unexpectedly and was sitting at the woman's table.

Not only that, there was a tall woman sitting next to her, and the two seemed to be chatting happily.

This woman is very beautiful, especially very tall.

But Zhao Ya always felt that the aura of this woman was a bit uncomfortable, so he frowned slightly.

At this time, Shang Luoluo also noticed Zhao Ya's gaze and couldn't help but smile after following it.

"I have a very good relationship with Senior Sister Meng, and she often comes to my cocktail parties."

"Oh, who is the woman who talked to my senior sister?"

"Her name is Han Suyun. She is also a martial arts woman with good strength. What? Senior Brother Zhao is interested?" Shang Luoluo joked.

After listening to Shang Luoluo's introduction, Zhao Ya couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart. Could it be that he had just misunderstood?

"No, just asking casually."

Shang Luoluo's eyes rolled when he heard this, and he smiled without saying a word.

At the same time, many people noticed Shang Luoluo and Zhao Ya, especially when they saw how happily they seemed to be chatting with each other, many people could not help but grit their teeth secretly.

This Zhao Ya has been really in the limelight recently.

Even Miss Shang seemed to treat him differently.

How can this not make people jealous.

Fortunately, at this moment Shang Luoluo accused Zhao Ya, then turned and left.

After she left, Xu De, who had been hiding aside, appeared and asked with a smile: "Junior Brother Zhao, Miss Shang seems to value you very much."

"Have it?"

"Of course, you know she rarely talks to someone for so long."

"Oh." Zhao Ya was unmoved.

In his opinion, it doesn't matter to him whether he values ​​it or not.

Now he just wants to know the origin of Han Suyun who was chatting with Meng Shiwen.

Also, do the major trading houses have any surprising treasures this time?

At this moment, Shang Luoluo clapped his hands gently, then walked to the stage and said.

"Everyone, people from seven commercial firms have also come to the scene today. They have written down their respective needs and prices. If you are interested, you can contact us by yourself."

really.

There were seven people sitting on a table next to them, and there was a wooden sign in front of each person, with the things that needed to be entrusted and the price after they were written on them.

People can make their own choices based on their strengths and needs.

This model is quite new.

Zhao Ya temporarily suppressed his doubts about Han Suyun and watched with interest.

[Yunji Tea Shop has a batch of valuable goods to be sent to a walled city three hundred miles away. It needs at least three third-level warriors to escort them. Once the task is completed, the reward will be five hundred taels. 】

Zhao Ya is very familiar with this activity, isn't it just escorting?

Unfortunately, it takes too much time to go back and forth, and five hundred taels has to be divided among three people, which is not appropriate.

Zhao Ya looked down again and found that he was either asking someone to escort the things or to resolve disputes.

The prices given by the key were not high, so Zhao Ya rejected them one by one.

It wasn't until he reached the last person that he couldn't help but stop.

[Thousands of pieces of precious fabrics in Yongsheng Cloth Store's inventory mysteriously disappeared overnight. We are now asking for someone with good skills to find the whereabouts of the pieces of fabric. If successful, we will reward you with a family heirloom. 】

A family heirloom.

These four words firmly attracted Zhao Ya.

It's not like Zhao Ya hasn't thought about getting some self-defense armor over the years, but he has never been able to do so.

Because armor is extremely precious these days, and good quality armor is even more expensive than the same weight of gold.

The black armor worn by the Song family's black armor army was so bulky that it was still worth a lot of money, let alone the treasure armor that could be worn under clothes.

But now this cloth shop is actually willing to give out the family heirloom armor as a reward, which naturally makes Zhao Ya very interested.

He looked at the person who issued the mission and found that it was actually a woman.

The woman was young, around twenty years old. She was quite pretty, but her face was gloomy and her eyes were dull. It was obvious that she was deeply worried.

Ning Shan was really anxious at this time.

A full seven days have passed since the home's warehouse was stolen. Now Yongsheng Buzhuang is in a state of semi-paralysis, and his father has also fallen ill due to anxiety.

You must know that this large amount of goods was ordered by the Zhu family, one of the few wealthy families in the city.

Now that it is suddenly stolen, how do I explain it to others?

Seeing that the agreed delivery date will be reached in three or four days, if the goods cannot be delivered by then, the huge compensation payment alone will be enough to bankrupt the Ning family.

In desperation, Ning Shan had to rack her brains to seek help.

First, a bounty mission was issued, and warriors did come.

But this is different from other escort or combat missions. The people who came looked at it for a long time and didn't see the reason, so they all gave up.

Just when Ning Shan fell into despair, someone suggested to her that she try her luck at the Shang Mansion reception.

Because those who can attend this Shang Mansion cocktail party are the best among people, they may be able to find a way, but the prerequisite is that they are willing to pay the price.

With the attitude of treating a dead horse as a live doctor, Ning Shan bit the bullet and found Shang Luoluo. After paying a fee, she finally arrived at the reception.

At this time, Yongsheng Clothing Village did not have much liquidity, so Ning Shan gritted her teeth and wrote the family heirloom on the price.

Although this treasured armor was passed down from ancestors, I don't care about that many things at this time. I want to get over the current sadness first.

But after waiting for a long time, she found that no one took her task. She saw that the tasks of other trading companies were taken over one by one, but she was the only one left.

Ning Shan couldn't help but feel sad.

Could it be that the foundation passed down from ancestors to generations is really going to be destroyed in one's own hands?

At the moment of despair, a young man came closer, reached out and picked up the wooden sign in front of her.

Ning Shan looked up and saw the young man smiling at her.

"I'll take this order."

Ning Shan was in a daze.

Because when she looked at this boy, she felt that he was a little too young.

So young...can it really be done?

At this moment, Shang Luoluo came closer and said with a smile: "Miss Ning, I was thinking before that if anyone can solve your problem, it would be him."

"Let me introduce to you, this is Senior Brother Zhao Yazhao. He was the one who caught the jade butterfly that caused a lot of commotion some time ago."

Ning Shan finally had an impression, and her eyes lit up.

She also knew that Jade Butterfly was captured, and she heard that Zhao Ya, who captured Jade Butterfly, was very clever and it only took him a few days to catch him.

She stood up so excited that she couldn't even speak clearly.

"Zhao... Mr. Zhao, I..."

"Just call me Xiaoya. Where is your warehouse? Can you take me there to have a look?"

"Of course!" Ning Shan nodded vigorously.

Then Zhao Ya sued Shang Luoluo.

"I'm sorry, Miss Shang, I have to leave first."

"Senior Brother Zhao, please excuse me. If you need my help in any way, you can come to me at any time." Shang Luoluo said with a smile.

"good."

Zhao Ya spoke to Xu De and Miao Shaocheng again, and then left with Ning Shan.

After going out and getting on the carriage, Zhao Ya asked Ning Shan to tell all the situation in detail.

"It happened seven days ago. That night my father inspected the warehouse before going to bed. Everything was normal at that time, but by the next day, all the thousands of pieces of fabric stored in the warehouse were gone."

"Is there no guard in the warehouse at night?"

"Of course, but those guards were all unconscious at the time, and they didn't wake up until they were splashed with water in the morning."

"When I asked them after they woke up, they didn't know when they passed out, and they didn't even have any memory."

“How many pieces of cloth are there in these thousands?”

"It's a lot. Even if you use a horse-drawn carriage, you have to pull three or four cars."

"Then the people around didn't notice such a big movement at the time?" Zhao Ya asked.

Ning Shan smiled bitterly and said, "No, I have asked the nearby residents and no one has heard any unusual noises."

Zhao Ya nodded, "I understand, let's go and check the warehouse first."

The carriage passed through most of the county and finally arrived at the warehouse of Yongsheng Cloth Village.

After getting out of the car, Zhao Ya habitually looked around and found that the terrain here was open and the nearest resident was a hundred meters away.

At the same time, there were many large tanks placed in the open space, all filled with water.

"This is to prevent a fire in the warehouse. After all, the most feared thing for cloth is a fire. Unexpectedly, the fire was not on, but all the cloth was lost." Ning Shan said sadly.

At this time, the people guarding the warehouse also came out to welcome him.

There were four of them in total, all around fifty years old, and they all looked very mature and steady.

"Were the four of them here that night?" Zhao Ya asked.

"Yes, these four people are all old friends who have been with my father for many years. They are loyal and honest people, so they were sent here to guard it."

Zhao Ya's eyes flashed across the faces of these people.

The expressions on the faces of these four people ranged from sadness to anger to timidity.

But this is normal.

Zhao Ya didn't say anything and walked into the warehouse.

This warehouse is very spacious, with bluestone floors on the floor and is kept spotless.

There was a smell of cloth in the air. Zhao Ya walked around here and found nothing, so he asked.

"There are thousands of pieces of fabric. Does your cloth shop usually store that much?"

Ning Shan shook her head, "Of course not. In fact, there are only about a hundred pieces of cloth here usually, which is enough. This time, there are so many because the Zhu family in the city ordered a large amount of goods."

"Oh? I ordered thousands of pieces of cloth. Can you tell me what these cloths are used for?"

Zhao Ya didn't believe that a wealthy family would order so much cloth for no reason.

Ning Shan hesitated for a moment, and then said: "It's thick Gebu used for cloth armor."

Zhao Ya has also seen cloth-armored armor. Although its defensive power is not as good as real armor, it is enough to deal with ordinary swords.

As for why the Zhu family ordered so many...

The world is getting more and more chaotic, and these wealthy families obviously have a sense of crisis, so they are making preparations in advance.

"How many days did it take from the time your batch of cloth entered the warehouse to the time it was stolen?" Zhao Ya asked again.

"Five days." Ning Shan said.

"Has there been anything unusual in the past five days?"

Ning Shan thought about it carefully, then shook her head, "No."

"How many people know that there are so many pieces of cloth stored here?"

"There aren't many, except for my father and my mother, that's me and these guys."

Zhao Ya was thoughtful and began to walk around the open space after leaving the warehouse.

Ning Shan didn't dare to ask, so she could only watch quietly from the side.

Sudden.

Zhao Ya stopped and looked at the houses in the distance, then looked back at the warehouse, as if he had thought of something.

"Are there any people living in those houses in front?"

"There are people living there."

Zhao Ya nodded, "Can you let me see your father?"

"Of course, please come with me."

Ningshan's family lives in the small courtyard behind the front door of Yongsheng Buzhuang, not far from here.

It only took the two of them three to five minutes to walk there.

Ning Shan's father, Ning Shanfeng, had already fallen asleep at this time, but when Zhao Ya arrived, he still struggled to sit up and asked breathlessly.

"Young Master Zhao, do you have any clues?"