[comprehensive] my family

When the husband and wife were alone, Pan Jinlian glanced at Wu Dalang from time to time, making him a little confused: "What's wrong? What are you looking at?"

"I said why does the name Ximenqing sound so familiar? It turns out that Cuixiang is with him! Ximen's family is so miserable now, so it must have nothing to do with you. Did you sell all the family property when we left? Are you the enemy of the Ximen family?"

"Why do you ask this all of a sudden?"

"I just remembered it all of a sudden, can't I? Tell the truth quickly, don't you!"

"Does the answer matter?"

"Um, no, forget it, just pretend I didn't ask." After knowing each other for so long, Pan Jinlian has already discovered that Wu Dalang has never lied to her, which is a very remarkable quality.

If he didn't want him to know, he wouldn't tell him directly, and he wouldn't cover anything with lies.

Looking at him now, it was obvious that he didn't want to let herself know, and Pan Jinlian didn't mean to pursue him deeply. She just suddenly recalled the clues she knew before, and then connected them together to deduce something.

Even for me, whether this thing is correct or not is one thing. What is important is that these things are thought of by myself. What is important is the process, not the result.

Besides, how can doing business without stumbling, who knows when Wu Dalang and Ximen's family formed a bridge.

Wu Dalang said with a smile: "Don't worry, things are not as complicated as you think. The affairs between me and Ximen's family are all business matters. At the beginning, we just set up a small bureau. Who knew it would have such a big impact. By the way, it has been raining for the past few days and has delayed the journey. I have lived here for several days. Is it annoying? Just now I heard that there is a female storyteller here, and I will invite her over tomorrow to say Last paragraph, I don’t know what you want to hear.”

"You can say whatever you want, even if you say the same thing, it doesn't matter. The same thing comes out differently through everyone's mouth, and it's very novel when you listen to it."

It rained heavily in Qingxian County for another three days, and it took another two days to wait for the roadside to dry completely. Although she had been in the house and hardly ever went out, Pan Jinlian was never bored. She is a storyteller.

When the time comes, I will invite someone to come over to paint for her, and even ask a famous chef to cook some exquisitely carved and complicated dishes on the spot. Anyway, different people come over every day, and when she leaves, Pan Jinlian still has some unfinished feelings .

But she is not reluctant, because she knows that there are many surprises waiting for her on the road ahead.

Cangzhou is only a few hours away from Qinghe County in modern times. In ancient times, it only took a few days to go fast. Ordinary people who came by horse-drawn carriage would take at most half a month, but Wu Dalang and his party took two months to travel all the way. come over.

Chai Jin was very happy that Wu Dalang moved here, and even sent someone to pick him up after Wu Song sent him a letter. Knowing that Wu Dalang wanted to accompany Pan Jinlian all the way to play and walk slowly, he even collected the information on the route in advance. Give him a place worth visiting, and the friendship of the landlord can only be done for this part.

After Wu Dalang came to Cangzhou, he lived in the courtyard that Chai Jin had prepared for him. There were not only servants, maids and wives, but also midwives here. The preparations were thorough enough.

But Wu Dalang was still worried, not because he was worried about Chai Jin, but because he thought that there were not enough manpower, so he called a few doctors and experienced women over to feel relieved.

Within a few days of arriving in the new house, Pan Jinlian gave birth to a son. Because he was still young, he didn't give birth to a serious name, just Xiao Langjun, and he called Xiao Langjun.

Because Pan Jinlian was going to be confinement for a month, Wu Dalang was worried that she would be bored, so he wanted to find a female gentleman to come in and tell her a story, or ask some people to sing ditties.

But she was directly rejected by Pan Jinlian. She had just given birth to a son and couldn't get enough of it every day. How could she care about other things?

Because of the custom, Wu Dalang chatted with Pan Jinlian through the window every day and then left, but he was very concerned about the food she ate every day, and he was not busy with his own business in his spare time, but gave Chai in and out some business matters. idea.

Chai Jin is the local snake in Cangzhou. It is not an exaggeration to say that he can cover the sky with one hand. The business of the shop and farm under his name is unknown. In private, he does not know how many people guess how much wealth he has now.

But no one has ever guessed it right, not because people guessed into the less, but guessed into the more, and Chai Jin did not have that much money in his hands.

He earns a lot, and spends even more, and the money is not spent on himself, but on others. Who knows if there is any difficulty, come to him, and he will definitely help.

It's as if Wu Song lived in his house for more than a year before, and he never said anything, and Wu Song was just very ordinary.

There are also those who need money, those who took a large sum of money from Chai Jin; the suspects of the court hid here, and Chai Jin used money to clear up the relationship...all of them need money.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Chai Jin spent so much money for nothing. If he needs help from these people, these people will definitely not refuse.

It's like a king helping a beggar. When the king is in trouble, the beggar will of course help him, but the problem is, if the king has to ask the beggar for help if he has something that he can't solve by himself, that's already It proved that his situation was very bad.

Either his country is dying, and everyone is looking for him and ready to kill him; or he is forced to die, completely imprisoned, unable to express his wishes, no matter which way it is , If you need to wait for a beggar to help, your situation is very bad.

If anyone thinks about it, I'm afraid I hope that I can be safe and sound, and I don't need anyone's help.

Chai Jin has saved too many people, and few people have paid him back. After all, he saved other people's lives, and those heroes also hope that they can repay his life-saving grace instead of giving him any money, so although he earns There is a lot of money, but more is spent. It is a real waste of money, and it is not spent on yourself.

Wu Dalang quite likes such a person. After all, with such a person as his friend, he can feel at ease in everything he does, and he doesn't have to be afraid even if there is any danger.

But he doesn't want to be such a person, isn't this contrary to his rich nature?What is a local tyrant?That is the person who makes his own life better, not the person who makes others live better.

Even if you want to help others, you have to wait until you are happy.

But as soon as he came to Cangzhou, he received such a great favor from Chai Jin. Of course he kept it in his heart, and gave Chai Jin some money-making ideas. good.

So Wu Dalang directly gave Chai Jin all his previous restaurant experience and recipes, which can be said to be the secret of his restaurant opening.

Chai Jin knew that Wu Dalang had made his fortune by opening a restaurant. Although he didn’t know whether the restaurant he opened was big or small, it must be his housekeeping skill, so he refused to take it anyway. In the end, Wu Dalang said that he didn’t want to be a restaurant in the future. Chai Jin accepted the business and wanted to do other business.

And when Wu Dalang proposed to help Chai Jin manage the restaurant, he agreed without saying anything.

Chai Jin originally thought that Wu Dalang wanted to work under him. When he was a stable rich man, who knew that Wu Dalang managed the restaurant well and everything was on the right track. After the restaurant's business was booming, Wu Dalang wanted to leave the restaurant again. , ready to do their own business.

Chai Jin couldn't understand why he wanted to leave, so he asked directly if someone had neglected him. After all, Wu Dalang was a newcomer, and there were many old people in the restaurant under his name, and he was not a dictator, nor did he want to For who deliberately drove away who.

"No, sir, I said before that I don't plan to start the restaurant business, but plan to do other businesses. But I have been favored by you since I came here, so I don't worry about the new business, I just want to Let’s see if there’s anything we can do to help.”

Wu Dalang is not someone who likes to do good deeds without leaving a name, but he wishes that others would remember his good deeds.

Sure enough, after hearing what he said, Chai Jin was immediately moved: "Dalang, you actually helped me to this extent? It's just a small thing that you borrowed from your house. You don't have to help me here, by the way." , What kind of business are you going to do? See if there is anything that needs my help, just ask."

What Wu Dalang wants is Chai Jin's attitude. Chai Jin is a person who likes to make friends and has a broad mind. When he comes, he will trouble him here and there, and now he will help him, and then let him help him. Although he would not refuse to do things, he obviously didn't put so much effort into it.

"Our family has just arrived in Cangzhou, and you have helped us so much. Without your help, we would not have gone so smoothly. In addition, it took a long time to prepare for my new business, so I want to repay you first. I came to help in your restaurant before, it was just a little bit of my heart."

"What kind of thought? You have helped me a lot. Although the business is good, but now people who come to eat have to say hello in advance, otherwise there will be no seats. I really don't know how you came up with those ideas. It turns out that your business in Qinghe County should be very good, and you don't look like someone who can't make it through, why do you suddenly want to move here?"

It’s no wonder that Chai Jin suddenly had this question. People who have always trusted him are people in distress. No matter how powerful this person was before, he can’t use it at all anyway. He originally thought that Wu Dalang was also such a person, but It doesn't look like that at all now.

Naturally, the fewer people who know about Pan Jinlian, the better. Wu Dalang was not prepared to share this secret with anyone, but said: "There are too many big families in Qinghe County, and the business in my restaurant is very good. I don’t know how much, and I could still hold each other back before, but who knows when this balance will be broken? So I thought it would be better to get out in time. After all, money is nothing, and the life of the family is the most important thing. I had this idea in my mind after I heard my brother talk about Mr. Chai before."

"Brother Wu is really a man with hills and valleys in his chest."

Chai Jin was a little disappointed when he met Wu Dalang for the first time. After all, he likes to make friends with all kinds of heroes. It’s hard to say what a hero is, but he must be handsome. ah.

Just like people like Wu Song and Song Jiang, they are more heroic and upright than ordinary people. After all, in the Song Dynasty, the style of writing was heavy, and without a dignified appearance, there was no way to be an official.

Unexpectedly, after the meeting, Wu Dalang refreshed his impression of him time and time again, making people unknowingly ignore his inconspicuous appearance and pay attention to his demeanor instead.

"Presumably you took those people with you when you left?"

"I used to do business in an upright manner. I don't know how much I have suffered, and I have to be careful with me. Now that I have left, I don't plan to go back there again. Naturally, I will do something. I sold the previous property to different companies. People, now that those big households are competing, the balance has been broken, and I believe it will be chaotic soon. Forget it, let’s not mention it, anyway, I can’t see these things anymore. Anyway, if the old one doesn’t go, the new one will come. "

"It's really kind. I don't know what business you plan to do in the future."

"I plan to do shipping business." Wu Dalang didn't hide anything, he said it directly.

Chai Jin frowned and said, "Shipping? I've never done business in this area, and I don't know much about it, but the sea is rough, so it's okay if there is no accident. If there is an accident, no one on the entire ship can escape. It should not be an easy task, and it is likely to offend the people on the water transport."

"How can you offend them? The people on their water transport are in charge of the canal. They collect money on the canal, so why can't they control the sea?"

"Although I said that, the water transport people are very powerful now, and they collect a lot of money. Many people want to go by sea and then go around. Unfortunately, these things seem to them to steal their jobs, and they will all come out. Prevent."

Water transportation and sea transportation all use boats to transport goods through water, and they do things that go south and north. Naturally, they don't care about those who go by land. They also go by water, so they won't just sit idly by.

"Of course I know, but the business I want to do is different."

"It's all in the business of water transportation. How can it be different? Of course, you can make a lot of money by transporting goods through the north-south diversion of water, but you must also consider some of the risks involved."

"I know, but what I'm doing is not a business of traveling from south to north, not even from the Song Dynasty."

"Brother Wu, you really confuse me when you say that. Is it not the Song Dynasty, or is the business in other countries not successful?"

"That's right, I plan to do business with Da Song and other countries, but I don't take the Silk Road, but go by sea, so that I can bring more goods, a few ships at a time, or a dozen ships, and the profits will be greater A few. Water transport is doing business in the Song Dynasty, and the two are not mixed at all, and they can't control me."

"However, there are more storms and more dangers at sea. If you encounter some thieves or the like on land, a whole group of people may escape a few people, or if it is serious, you can leave a whole body. But there is really no place to die, no one can escape in a whole ship."

"It is precisely because of the high risk that the profit is large, and there are few people who do this convenient business. Even if someone is jealous, the sea is so big, it all depends on the ability, and no one has to worry about who will grab whose business."

"You think about it comprehensively. Since you are already prepared, then I won't stop you anymore. If you need any help from me, just let me know."

"I just came here, and I don't know many people, so I plan to find some shipbuilders to build some ships, and I hope you can introduce some people."

"Shipbuilding? How about buying ready-made ones? It takes too long to build a ship. Isn't this a delay in business?"

Wu Dalang said with a smile: "I have seen these boats before. They are too small. They can go out to sea, but they must not be able to withstand too much wind and waves. I want to organize a fleet and sail on board for several months at a time. These small boats Not at all."

"Several months?" Chai Jin was taken aback: "It seems that you are really going to do a big job, okay, I'll help you find it right away, if you can't find it here, then I will find it for you if you look for it in other places." .”

Three days later, Chai Jin didn't find any shipbuilders, but got a message that someone couldn't keep working and wanted to sell the ship.

Wu Dalang went to look at the boat and found that the boat had not been used for a long time, and the size was suitable. Although it was not his ideal type, he still bought it. After all, it takes about half a year to build a good boat. I can use this time to do business.

Wu Dalang directly changed his thinking, first bought the ship, and then slowly asked the shipbuilders to ask them to build a ship that met his requirements.

Pan Jinlian had been confinement for a long time. Although she still panicked when she didn't see her child for a moment, the newborn child needed a lot of sleep. She didn't want to disturb him, so she just had time to spare.

Wu Dalang bought seven or eight boats in one go, because all the boats he bought were big, and he had almost spent all his money. He just wanted to organize the manpower on the boat and think about what to put on the boat.

Naturally, he followed the crowd and packed some traditional things of the Song Dynasty, such as silk, tea, porcelain, etc., and was going to exchange them for gems, gold or other rare items.