Song Mingyue

Chapter 57 Triumph
There is a moon tonight, and the bright moon is shining brightly, illuminating the surrounding fields like daytime.

On the Qinhuai River, under the shining of the bright moonlight, the waves are rippling, which looks extraordinarily quiet and beautiful.

Whoa!Whoa!Whoa!
Suddenly, there was a sound of paddling on the misty river, and the sound became louder and louder. A large black shadow suddenly appeared on the river under the night, slowly approaching, covering the entire river, and no light could be seen. .

Looking carefully, I saw large merchant ships with a length of tens of feet coming down the river, sails swaying in the night sky, and merchant flags fluttering in the wind.

The shadow of sails came across the river, stretching for several miles, there were two to three hundred large ships, it was the joint grain ship formation of Zhao, Wang, and Xie.

On the largest merchant ship in the front, four youths in fancy clothes, each wearing a cloak, facing the river wind, looked at the pier that was about to arrive hundreds of meters away, with excited expressions on their faces.

The merchant ship was getting closer and closer, and with the help of the bright moonlight, the ferry terminal in front had clearly appeared in their sight.

Both sides of the ferry were crowded with soldiers holding bright swords and guns. They were the guards of Jiangning City.

On the pier, an official with white beard and hair, wearing an official hat and a scarlet official robe, stood awe-inspiringly. Behind him, led by the Tongzhi of Jiangning Mansion, there were many officials, big and small.

Wang Hanzhi, the prefect of Jiangning, personally led all the officials to greet him at the pier!

Behind them, there are three teams of people lined up, which are exactly the teams from Zhao, Wang and Xie's family who came to welcome them.

Afterwards, there are countless horses and chariots transporting grain, and nearly a thousand peasants, stretching for more than ten miles, all the way to the gate of the city.

Seeing such a grand and grand welcoming team, the teenagers on the merchant ship became more and more excited, and their hearts soared.

Soon, the lead boat approached the pier and lowered the ladder. Zhao Hao originally wanted to be humble, but was pushed to the front by Xie Yu and Wang Jue behind him, so he had no choice but to go down the ladder first.

Under the moonlight, four handsome teenagers stepped on the moon together, and Wang Hanzhi also took a few steps forward to meet them.

Zhao Hao and the others hastily bowed their heads: "My lord!"

"Good! Good! Good!"

Wang Hanzhi's face was flushed, and his eyes gleamed with relief and joy. He grabbed Zhao Hao's hands and was so excited that he could hardly speak. He just kept saying good words.

No one would have imagined that the safety of Jiangning City, the end of Wang Hanzhi's more than [-] years of official career, would be preserved in the hands of a young man who has not yet been crowned weak.

The four of them exchanged pleasantries with Wang Hanzhi and the officials of the Jiangning Mansion for a while, and then they went to their parents respectively—the task was completed, each went back to each house, each looked for each mother.

It's just that each family's method is different.

The Wang family's daughter hadn't seen her parents for half a month, she was a young girl after all, she ran towards her parents like flying, so Wang Jue had no choice but to follow behind in a hurry.

Although Xie Yu was much calmer, he was still striding forward. Xie Wen and his wife also came up to meet them. It was a reunion after parting, and they missed the happy scene very much.

Only Zhao Shiyu and his wife stood still, especially Xie Yun, who looked at people with cold eyes. Seeing Zhao Hao wearing a light shirt and waving a feather fan, Shi Shi came over, but his face was stern, as if he didn't know him at all. Same with this son.

Zhao Hao walked up to Zhao Shiyu and his wife, and bowed deeply: "The child pays respects to his father and mother. May both parents and adults be in good health, live a long life, be blessed like the East China Sea, and have abundant wealth!"

Before he finished speaking, Xie Yun grabbed his ear and said angrily: "Stinky boy, you can do it, you have become Jiang Ning's hero, so that the lord of the house has to let the old lady wake up in the middle of the night to greet you... ..."

Zhao Hao bared his teeth in pain: "Mother, did you pick up the child?"

Xie Yun chuckled, let go of her claws, and then scowled with a stern face, "Get in the car, and I'll take care of you when I get home!"

Zhao Hao got into the gentle carriage with a bitter expression on his face.

"The merit of buying food this time is all on my son, why is life so hard..."

He muttered a word, but went to the soft and comfortable soft seat in the carriage, and with the slight shaking of the carriage, he gradually fell asleep.

When you're done, your whole body feels relaxed, and naturally it's the easiest to fall asleep.

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It was just dawn, and most of the people in Jiangning were still asleep. The lights of Chen Ji Liang Shop in the north of the city were already lit, and the door of the shop was opened.

Two clerks came out of the shop door, one carrying a notice with wet ink on it, the other carrying a bowl of rice porridge.

Tear off the old notice of seven grains of five-one grain yesterday, and paste the new notice of ten grains and one grain. After carefully affixing it and flattening it, I returned to the shop with satisfaction.

Today is destined to be the most exciting day for the rice and grain merchants in Jiangning City, whether it is the grain merchants of the Zheng faction or the grain shops of Zhao, Wang, and Xie.

Therefore, the earliest risers in Jiangning City today are not those who sell breakfast, but the grain merchants.

The early bird gets the worm, and the early worm gets the bird...

In the north of the city, the sky is getting brighter. The guys from Chenji Grain Store, who are about to do a big job, have already moved bags of rice grain to the door of the store, and someone is driving a carriage to the warehouse where the grain is stored. It looks extraordinarily busy. .

Chen Hong, the owner of Chen Ji's grain shop, also came to the grain shop early.

Chen Hong has been doing rice grain business for many years, but he has always been in a state of small wealth. His family has money, fields and shops, and his family wealth is over ten thousand, but in Jiangning City, where there are many rich businessmen, it is nothing.

However, this time he is almost desperate, wanting to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune.The [-] stone grain storage not only used up his remaining money, but also set up a loan of nearly [-] guan.

For the Zhao family, Zhao Hao could donate [-] crowns as soon as he was happy, but for Chen Hong, it was a loan contract at the risk of ruining his family and selling his children and daughters.

For a businessman, [-]% of the profit is already extremely high, and this time following the big move of the Zheng family, he can get three times the profit, which is enough for him to be like a gambler, willing to put all his eggs in one basket and risk his life .

The grain shop opened early, but the first customer did not arrive for a long time.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and the sun was getting higher and higher, but the grain shop that was overcrowded by the people who bought grain yesterday has not yet welcomed the first customer to buy grain at Sishi today.

The panic in Chen Hong's heart became more and more intense, and finally he couldn't sit still. He was about to get up, but he saw the guy who was going to inquire into the city rushing over panting.

"Boss, something is wrong..." The guy was out of breath.

Chen Hong's heart was shocked. He already knew what happened, but he still grabbed the guy by the collar and hissed, "What happened?"

The guy finally calmed down, and said anxiously: "What the government said is indeed true. The grain shops of the Zhao family, Wang family and Xie family suddenly all opened to sell grain, and the rice and grain piled up in front of the shop like a mountain, with two grains per stone. Not only that , Every empty place in the city has its three grain selling strongholds, and there are family generals and officers and soldiers guarding them. ..."

"What? Two hits with one stone, is he crazy waiting for three families?" Chen Hong stared wide-eyed, feeling dizzy for a while.

The clerk said helplessly: "The price of the three families is two guan, and the shopkeeper of Xie's grain store wants to sell two guan for [-] Wen, and the master is responsible for it."

Chen Hong felt dizzy and dizzy, he couldn't stand still, and shouted weakly: "Get ready, I'm going to see Zheng Gong..."

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