whale wave

Broker Huang guessed that his employer, Zhao Langjun, was a son of a noble family, but he didn't guess his real identity. Every time he met this employer, he was either in a restaurant or a restaurant, and he had never been to his employer's house. .

Today's meeting place is quite special, although it is still in the east of the city, it is in Goulan.There was endless singing and dancing, and noisy human voices surrounded my ears. Under the leadership of Wu Chu, the servant of the employer's house, Manager Huang walked up a steep ladder in the corner to the dimly lit second floor.The second floor was much quieter and there were many cubicles. Wu Chu pushed open the door of the cubicle, and brought in the thin and thin Manager Huang who didn't have a few catties.

The door of the compartment is closed, and outsiders have no way of knowing what people are doing inside, and whether there will be lively scenes.

The small room was brightly lit, and there was no scene that Manager Huang had imagined. He only saw Zhao Langjun sitting in front of the case waiting for him, and there was not a single singing girl in the room.Although I don't know why this benefactor-like employer is looking for him this time, but it must be for business, and it seems that he is making money again.

Manager Huang went up to say hello, Zhao Yousheng nodded, without any greetings, and directly told him the reason for coming: "I heard that the eldest son built a villa in Meishan. The materials are very particular, but he is willing to spend money to buy any good wood."

As soon as Zhao Yousheng started the conversation, Manager Huang immediately understood, bowed and said, "Lang Jun is going to sell those nine pieces of iron wood, and the little one is willing to do the work of a dog and a horse."

"Don't worry, I have other instructions. You can sell them at a slight discount, but you must buy all nine pieces of iron wood." Zhao Yousheng asked someone to identify the quality of the iron wood before. There are good and bad among the nine pieces. If it is inferior, it will be difficult to sell and will eventually become waste.The reason why Fan Touli's nine pieces of iron wood are hard to sell is that they are thick and huge, only towering buildings need such a large material.

Manager Huang said that he knew, he asked the name of the eldest son who built the other house, and then left in a hurry, seeing how anxious he was.

As far as a broker is concerned, one of the advantages of Broker Huang is that he is diligent and patient, diligent but not bored. He is not a very shrewd broker, but Zhao Yousheng can see his good nature.

Broker Huang was born in poverty and tried his best to pursue wealth. He would seize even a little opportunity to make money, not to mention that Zhao Yousheng's transactions were all large transactions.

The matter of Tiemu was left to Broker Huang to discuss the buyer. Zhao Yousheng didn't have to worry about it. He took Wu Chu out of Washe.The two of them went out of the alley at night, Wu Chu held up a lantern, and when they left the alley, they saw a person entering the alley in front of them, it was Chen Fan, his friend and several followers.This alley is full of sensuality, one can imagine what he is doing here, Zhao Yousheng took two steps back calmly, hiding in the darkness, Chen Fan and the others were talking, and quickly walked past Zhao Youcheng.

Chen Fan is like a drunkard, he often goes in and out of such places, and Zhao Yousheng doesn't believe him when he says that he just comes to watch songs and dances, drink and socialize.

A few days later, still in the same house, Broker Huang presented a business contract, Zhao Yousheng signed it, and asked Wu Chu and Broker Huang to transport the iron wood to Meishan, and Wu Chu was responsible for collecting the money.

To Wu Chu, it was definitely a huge sum of money, so that when he returned with the money, he was dripping with sweat and trembling when he spoke.Zhao Yousheng locked the money into the box, thinking that he needed an assistant, he could trust Wu Chu, but Wu Chu's ability was limited.

Most of the money from selling iron wood was used to repair the ship. The carpenter at the dock said that it would be repaired in summer time at the earliest. Zhao Yousheng was not in a hurry because he didn't have any supply yet.

Partner Fan Touli learned that the ship could be repaired in summer, and made an appointment with Zhao Yousheng that he would come to Quanzhou Port again in summer, and first returned to his hometown after a year away.Zhao Yousheng went to the port to see his partner off as a landlord.

Standing in the prosperous and bustling seaport, listening to the voices of Shizhou people in the market, Zhao Yousheng thought that there would be a member like him among the merchants of all countries in the sound of rising seas.

Zhao Yousheng climbed down to Guanhai Pavilion, and there were people coming and going on the stone steps, he felt someone patting his arm, looked up, it was Zheng Yuanya, it was not surprising to meet him in the harbor.

"Sheren, we meet again." Zheng Yuanya saluted exaggeratedly, showing a row of neat teeth with a smile.

Zhao Yousheng said: "Yuan Ya, how do you dress up like this today?"

Zheng Yuanya was dressed in short brown, just like a boatman in the harbor.

"My ship docked at the port yesterday, and it was full of cargo to be unloaded. It's convenient for me to wear it like this." Zheng Yuanya patted on the clothes, his movements were chic, and he didn't care what he looked like at all.

"Is that the one?" Zhao Yousheng pointed to a small sea boat moored in front of him. He took it when he rescued Chen Yu last time, so he recognized the boat.However, his ability to recognize ships is also a bit strong. Almost all the ships in the port are Fuchuan with the same model. It is difficult to identify them without looking at the name of the ship.

"Of course, you want to go up and have a look?" Zheng Yuanya was very enthusiastic, he knew that Zhao Yousheng was interested in Haimao.They had met several times in the Chen family, and they could chat, mostly about sailing.

The Zheng family's boat also traveled short and medium distances, and they dared not go far. The Zheng family washed their hands in a golden basin and offended many old pirate friends in the early years. I heard that there was a pirate group that ordered them to hunt and kill them.

Zhao Yousheng boarded Zheng's boat and followed Zheng Yuanya into the sweltering bilge. He didn't mind being with the shirtless boatmen, but the boatmen were dumbfounded when they saw him. What's the matter? .

"Get up there quickly." Zheng Yuanya urged him to get out of the hold.

Although the musty smell here is heavy and it's still hot, Zhao Yousheng felt that he could bear it for a while, and said softly, "I'm fine."

Zheng Yuanya also invited people out. With Zhao Yousheng around, the people who should be working were whispering, and people speculated about the identity of this noble man.It doesn't matter there, it's clearly hindering their work.

Zhao Yousheng walked out of the bilge and stood on the air-ventilated deck, watching the boatmen rush in to carry the goods. Most of the goods were packed in wooden boxes. Zhao Yousheng guessed that they were yellow wax, tortoiseshell, flowered cloth and the like.He heard from Yuan Ya that the ship returned from Mayi Island this time, so he already knew what goods would be brought back.

Some goods were packed in bamboo baskets, and the boatmen put a large basket on their shoulders and carried it off the boat with difficulty. They were betel nuts.

The common people in Quandi like to eat betel nuts, they love to use betel nuts when entertaining guests at home, and they even use betel nuts for employment.In Zhao Yousheng's opinion, this is not a good custom. Eating betel nuts hurts teeth.

Zheng Yuanya participated in the handling of goods like other boatmen, but the dignified young master did rough work, which is rare on other sea ships.The Zheng family used to be pirates, and pirates always have a group of brothers who were born and died together, and there is not much difference in status between them, and they are all poor in terms of origin.After abandoning his identity as a pirate and turning his back on evil, Zheng Yuanya and the boatman still get along well.

After moving the cargo, Zheng Yuanya hurriedly scrubbed his body on the boat, changed his clothes, and put on non-working-class robes. He walked towards Zhao Yousheng who was still watching the sea on the deck, and asked him, "Going to drink?"

It was already dusk in the sky, Zhao Yousheng and Zheng Yuanya were drinking in a wine shop by the sea, where the boatmen often went, Zheng Yuanya was very considerate, and helped Zhao Yousheng find a remote place, so that the drinkers would not keep staring at him.

There are bad wine mixed with water and good wine here, Zheng Yuanya said that you have definitely never drank the wine drunk by sailors, so call for a jar.Zhao Yousheng drank half of the bowl and teased: "It's okay, but it lacks the taste of alcohol." Zheng Yuanya laughed, thinking he was quite interesting.

Although he is the eldest son, Zhao Yousheng is not as arrogant and unapproachable as other eldest sons. He looks down on common people and treats others like nothing.

Zheng Yuanya drank heavily, and told Zhao Youcheng that his ship ran into pirates during the trip to Mayi Island. He said it vividly, saying that the leader of the pirates who robbed his ship was a stupid young man, and he didn't ask for his father's name. , it was their grandpa Haikou.

Zhao Yousheng asked: "Where are the pirates, how can they not know the Zheng family?"

"The new gang of desperate little thieves, from what my father said, they have all kinds of costumes, there are friends, there are Mayi people, and there are villains from Zhangquan who have been living overseas. It is also strange." Zheng Yuanya frowned, chopsticks Pick up a piece of fried fish and put it down again.

"It's really weird. The pirates in these places were originally dissatisfied with each other, and would attack each other, treating each other as enemies." Zhao Yousheng felt that something was wrong. There should be a big pirate behind, or a force to check and balance between them Relationship.

"You even know such a thing." Surprised, Zheng Yuanya didn't bother to call out his honorific title.

Zhao Yousheng didn't say anything, he picked up a boiled sea prawn and peeled it slowly, seeing that Zheng Yuanya wanted to snatch it and give it to him after peeling it, tsk, scholars are troublesome.

Put some vinegar on the peeled shrimp, Zhao Yousheng chewed it, it was very delicious, he ate it slowly on purpose, looking at Zheng Yuanya's bitter face, he spoke plainly: "How many times will the ship go back to Hong Kong this time?"

"People like us who have been sailing for many years are familiar with the love and hatred of various pirates. Sheren is a scholar who reads sage books, how could he know?" Zheng Yuanya didn't intend to let him get away with it, since he knew his martial arts After doing a good job, I saw that he was not a serious scholar.

"Don't they all say that there is a golden house in the book." Zhao Yousheng drank half a bowl of wine, and the wine mixed with water was like drinking water.

Shit, Zheng Yuanya doesn't believe it.

It took a long time for Zheng Yuanya to know that this eldest son who had drank fake wine with him was actually his fellow sea merchant.

Zhao Yousheng heard the news about the pirates from Zheng Yuanya, and later confirmed it in the fan hall. The pirates who had been scattered in the early years gathered together again for some reason, wandering on the commercial waterway on the sea.

Within a few days, Zhao Yousheng heard that many small maritime merchants united against pirates to protect the safety of their ships and cargo. For a while, there were fewer robberies of ships, and everything was like this.

The life in the harbor was as usual, and Zhao Yousheng's life gradually calmed down. He seldom went out at night, and he was often locked in his room at home, as if he was reading.Zhao's mother was relieved by her son's sudden "behaved", thinking that he refused to take the Beijing scientific examination this year, probably because he was afraid of failing the exam, and he would always go next year.

Of course everything didn't go as planned, Zhao's mother secretly called Yanyan into the room once, and asked her some private questions, knowing that such a young and beautiful woman has not been favored by her son, maybe the son really doesn't like taciturn and cautious, It must be drinking flower wine outside and playing wild with your heart.

At night, the candles in Zhao Yousheng's room were brightly lit. There was a shipbuilding chart on his desk, and he also had a formula book of shipbuilders in his hand. He had to read some idle books.The maid Yanyan made the bed behind Zhao Youcheng, and Tingting's graceful figure didn't get the slightest attention. Not long after, Yanyan, who had made the bed, quietly exited the room.

Late at night, Zhao Youcheng went to bed and fell asleep. In his sleep, he saw Chen Yu lying on a big bed. His hair was loose and his shoulders and chest that were not covered by the quilt were smooth and delicate. It was obvious that he was not covered in a single strand of hair. He was sleeping deeply, frowning slightly.When Zhao Yousheng woke up, there was no one beside him, Chen Yu naturally wouldn't lie on his bed like this, he looked at the silent night outside the window, and thought to himself that it was just a dream, in the dream Chen Yu looked a little older, It should be what he looked like when he was seventeen or eighteen.

Why did he have such a dream? Zhao Yousheng didn't investigate carefully. In the last life, they had never had a skin-to-skin relationship.

The author has something to say: Director: You have a chance in this life.

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Chen Fan: I saw it.