PFC Chapter 346 She always trusts her instincts
Chapter 346 She always trusts her instincts
The manager's face tensed for a moment, then relaxed again. "We have a lot of new goods coming in recently. What do you want to ask about?"
Yuan Qing pointed at the boxes and said, "Tell me everything. I'm not short of money."
The steward's smile deepened.
Is this guy here to cause trouble?
There are thousands of new products in total, and even if he spend five days and five nights introducing them, he still wouldn't be able to finish.
"I was just joking." Yuan Qing smiled. "I don't need to travel so far to Cenzhou for ordinary things. Since I'm here, I naturally want to see some good things that are not available in other places."
Good things that can’t be bought in ordinary stores?
As soon as these words were spoken, the manager understood.
He winked at the people behind him.
The servants left one after another.
The steward said respectfully: "Then our boss will have to come and discuss this with you personally."
He has no say in business that is not allowed to be seen in the open.
Yuan Qing waited in Wanbao Pavilion for three days before the boss showed up.
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long, Boss Yue. I was busy a few days ago and couldn't meet you in time. I hope Boss Yue won't mind?"
Yuan Qing stood up and said, "No, no, Boss Jin, I've heard a lot about you."
Mr. Jin, the boss of Wanbao Pavilion, is a very young man with a kind face and a smile that makes people feel like a spring breeze.
In short, Yuan Qing didn't see any trace of a businessman in him.
I heard that he is the only male still alive in the Jin family. The Bai family took pity on him and adopted him as their adopted son. They also supported him in opening the Wanbao Pavilion.
Jin Che's eyes moved around her face, and he couldn't help but wonder, "Why is Boss Yue wearing a mask?"
Yuan Qing smiled and replied: "First, it's for convenience, and second, it's for the sake of others."
Jin Che was increasingly confused, "For someone else?"
"Boss Jin, you don't know that I was born with a strange face, and strange things happened around me constantly. When I was young, my parents invited a half-immortal to take a look. The half-immortal said that I had an inhuman appearance and must have a different bone structure. I needed to cover my face to block the innate evil spirit and not harm others. So, I have been wearing it until now, and have never taken it off in front of others."
As she spoke, she looked at Jin Che and slowly put her hand on the mask.
"Although what the half-immortal said has never come true, my parents have always forbidden me to show my true face to others. If Boss Jin minds, then I will take it off. It should be fine. There has been no trouble for so many years. I guess the half-immortal is just bluffing."
As she said this, she was about to take off the mask.
Jin Che didn't stop him either.
He was really curious.
There were all kinds of strange stories about Yue Qing circulating in the streets, and he also wanted to see it for himself.
The opportunity was right in front of him, how could he refuse?
He wanted to see how strange this face could be.
As soon as Yuan Qing lifted a corner of the mask, Jin Che saw the uneven skin from the area covered by the mask.
As more and more area was exposed, he finally understood what was underneath the mask.
Jin Che looked horrified, and hurriedly stopped her action and said, "No need, I already know."
He really doesn't look like a human.
According to his guess, it should be similar to the animals that transformed into humans in the books.
Ancient books contain images of those animals.
Although he had cultivated into a human body, certain parts of his body and face still retained animal features, and he was unable to completely transform into a human form.
No wonder she calls herself "Ghost Face", she really was born with a ghost face.
Jin Che stroked his chest and breathed a sigh of relief.
Yuan Qing's eyes dimmed for a moment, and then he put the mask back on.
"Since Boss Jin is no longer curious, let's start talking about business."
Yuan Qing lowered his eyes and looked at his fingers.
She put a lot of thought into this today.
What she showed him just now were just the blue scales she had glued on. If the entire mask were to be removed, the effect would surely be extremely stunning.
Oh, it's true. She wasn't even given a chance to show herself. All the effort she put on to look like a mermaid early in the morning was wasted.
Jin Che calmed down before starting to talk about business.
After what happened just now, he now felt somewhat pleased when looking at the mask on her face.
"I wonder what kind of business Boss Yue wants to start?"
"I've heard for a long time that the treasures stored in Wanbao Pavilion are the best in the world. I came here because of its reputation. I want to take some girls back from Boss Jin."
Jin Che was surprised, "Boss Yue doesn't have enough staff?"
Yuan Qing nodded, "I have already explored several nearby prefectures, and there is nothing particularly good. I am planning to go to the capital in the spring, and I need some good-looking and good-looking people to work for me, so that I can look good."
Jin Che had no doubts about this.
His goods are well-known far and wide, so it's not surprising that Yue Qing could find this place.
So he called the steward and whispered, "Pick out some of the old ones and show them to her."
The steward understood and turned around to pick someone.
Not long after, ten girls followed the steward into the room and lined up for selection.
They all have good looks and graceful figures.
Yuan Qing glanced and said nothing.
Jin Che knew that she was dissatisfied, so he recruited another group.
This batch is different from the previous styles and is more seductive.
Yuan Qing frowned, "Is there anyone younger?"
Jin Che hesitated a little, "The younger ones haven't been trained yet. If Boss Yue buys them back, I'm afraid they will be undisciplined."
Yuan Qing said: "It's okay, I bought them back to serve tea and water, I have my own way."
Since she said so, Jin Che had no way to refuse and could only pull out some girls who had come recently.
But some of them were stubborn and inevitably used heavy hands, leaving them with scars that they could not show to others.
There aren't many obedient people left.
Yuan Qing picked and chose among them and only selected five people.
She wanted twenty people, which was obviously not enough.
Jin Che gritted his teeth and selected some of those who were not so seriously injured.
Yuan Qing looked at their faces one by one and pointed out eight more people at random.
Seven more people are missing.
Seeing that there was nothing unusual on her face, Jin Che was completely relieved.
The remainder was also brought forward.
They were so injured that they couldn't even stand and had to be carried by others.
Yuan Qing frowned slightly, "Why is he so badly injured?"
Jin Che thought she was concerned about where these people came from, so he said, "They are all hot-tempered people, but some of them are not bad. Who knows, buying them back might bring you even greater profits. Don't worry, Boss Yue, they have all been approved by the government, so there won't be any trouble."
One of the girls held her eyelids open and spat at them.
The steward was about to whip him.
Yuan Qing put down the teacup, raised her hand to stop him, and said with a smile: "It's really strong enough, it's her."
Yuan Qing led twenty girls and left Wanbao Pavilion in a swagger.
During this time, someone took over and settled them down.
Yuan Qing turned around and went back to the inn they had been to before.
Yuan Yi reached out to open the window and looked out inadvertently.
Only when he saw him nod did Yuan Qing feel completely relieved.
Then she thought of the huge sum of money and felt a sudden pain in her heart.
"Do you think that Jin Che pulled all the people out?"
"He showed us all the injuries he had. There's no need to hide them. The worst that can happen is that he accidentally killed someone. This is a common occurrence in the slave trade."
Yuan Qing thought about the familiar faces in his mind, clenched his fists, and said, "That's not right. Almost half of the people are missing."
Where are the other girls?
"Did you send anyone to keep an eye on Wanbao Pavilion a few days ago?"
Yuan Yi shook his head. "We don't have enough manpower this time. There are at least hundreds or even thousands of guests coming in and out of Wanbao Pavilion every day, not to mention the carriages from other places. The places are too scattered to keep an eye on them. I can only pick out some of the more eye-catching ones. Most of them were bought from Wanbao Pavilion to be maids, and a very small number were bought to be concubines or mistresses."
Yuan Qing's brows darkened.
In other words, the girls who left the Chen Mansion were not sent to the "dark village".
Were the people that the Chen family swindled from Yifeng County and other places all for the purpose of trading as slaves?
Yuan Yi looked at her, "Do you want to rescue them?"
"No need for now." Yuan Qing slumped his shoulders. "We are not well prepared and cannot completely rescue them from suffering. If we accidentally alert the enemy, it will not only harm them, but also ruin your majesty's plan. Let's wait a little longer. It will be safer to wait for Yifeng County to come up with the statistics and then have the government come to their door."
During this trip to Cenzhou, Yuan Qing always felt that everything was going too smoothly.
At first she thought that Wen Chengyu had planned everything out, but the more she thought about it, the more she felt that there were many unclear clues.
She always trusted her instincts.
"Let's not delay here any longer. We will set off back to Beijing tomorrow."