Although Cao Duyun didn't say it directly, Hua Bushi had fully understood the meaning of his words.

Cao Duyun said: "Now that the imperial court is on the occasion of employing people, with Brother Hua's talent and the shili of the 'Evil Dog Gate', if he gets the introduction and appointment of my Cao family, he will definitely be able to make a difference." Whether to get on this big boat together, you and I are in the same boat, or take a lonely boat to go the other way, but it only depends on how Brother Hua decides. ”

Although his tone was calm and gentle, his eyes were fixed on Hua Bushi, which was quite aggressive.

Hua Bushi pondered for a long time before he smiled bitterly: "According to what Brother Cao said, isn't there a third way to go?"

Cao Duyun said: "Unless Brother Hua doesn't plan to develop the 'Evil Dog Gate', this choice will have to be made sooner or later." ”

Hua Bushi nodded, suddenly raised his eyes to look at Cao Duyun, and asked, "On that day, in the Bark Heavenly Tower, can the conditions exchanged between you and me still be counted?"

Previously, when Hua Bushi cut the pulse and pulled out the poison for Cao Duyun, he once helped Cao Duyun raise two million silver taels in exchange for Cao Duyun's three future helps. Now that he has conquered Black Dragon Island, Cao Duyun has obtained treasures worth more than three million silver taels, and Hua Bushi can be regarded as fulfilling his promise.

Cao Duyun said: "Of course what Cao Duyun said counts, Brother Hua, but the younger brother has an order, and he has nothing to do." It's just that there are many parties in today's imperial court, and they are all doing their best to cultivate shili and suppress opponents, and it is not that my Cao family can dominate the family. If Brother Hua doesn't make a decision early, when the matter comes, I'm afraid that the younger brother may not be able to keep Brother Hua's sect. ”

Hua Bushi said: "Brother Cao just needs to remember the original agreement, Hua Bushi will not let Brother Tai do something difficult." ”

He suddenly curved the corners of his mouth, and said with a smile: "Anyway, the 'Evil Dog Gate' is not yet famous in the Middle-earth Continent, and it will not attract too much jealousy from others, so there is no need to rush the choice of the younger brother." After two years, the strength of the sect has developed, even if Hua Bushi decides to join the imperial court by then, the fame and status he has won must be higher than now, isn't it?"

Cao Duyun looked at Hua Bushi, and after a long time, he said, "Not bad." I only hope that by then, Brother Hua will make a wiser choice. ”

The smile on Hua Bushi's face did not decrease, and he said: "Brother Cao, don't worry, since you and I are already known to you, the last thing Hua Bushi wants to do is to be an enemy of Brother Tai." ”

Cao Duyun also smiled and said, "Brother Hua carries love, each other!"

The two of them were relatively daxiao, and they went to the cabin to drink together, and Cao Duyun was also very generous, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he gave half of the share of the Bark Sky Tower to Hua Bushi, only saying that when he returned to Jingshi, he would no longer have time to take care of the business of Okura Castle, and he regarded it as a farewell gift.

After returning to Okura City from Black Dragon Island, in the past month, Hua Bushi did not spend much time in the Bark Tower, and almost every day he traveled between the City Lord's Mansion and the major merchant ships, especially the mansion of the Spanish ship owner Gongora, which was the place where the eldest young master went most often. And what he decided to talk about with these businessmen was, of course, business.

Xiangjing is the main production area of tea and porcelain in the Ming Dynasty, and Hunan embroidery is also very famous, and these are the goods that can make the greatest profit when sold to Western countries. Hua Bushi had already made up his mind to do ocean trade, and now that the route from Okura Castle to the western countries was smooth, and there was no threat from the pirates of the "Black Dragon Palace", it was the most haode opportunity.

Negotiating and running a business is what Hua Bushi is good at, and although the cargo trade at sea is different from the transaction on land, with the wisdom of this eldest young master, he will soon be familiar with it. Now Hua Bushi has no assistant in Okura City, all the business can only be negotiated by himself, and all matters such as purchasing goods have to be arranged in person, but he is also very busy this month.

It's a pity that Mo Wentian has already returned to Wuyang City, and Zhen Niang can't come to help, otherwise it will be easier.

Entering the gate of the Bark Sky Tower, passing through the front hall, Hua Bushi went directly back to the courtyard where he lived, just sat down at the table in the house, and tasted two sips of tea, but suddenly heard a slight noise outside the door.

"Who's outside the door?" asked Hua Bushi out loud.

The figure flashed, and a slender figure jumped out from the door, it was Hai Hongzhu.

"People have been practicing the Feiyan trick for a long time, how can you find out? Your ears are really smarter than rabbits!" Hai Hongzhu said as she walked in from the door. Although she was holding her hands behind her back, Hua Bushi could still see that she was carrying a big bulging burden behind her.

"It turned out that the Hongzhu lady came here, come in and please take a seat!" Hua Bushi said with a smile, he was busy with business these days, and he hadn't seen Hai Hongzhu for many days.

Hai Hongzhu did not sit down on the chair, but came to Hua Bushi's side, suddenly stood in front of him, and asked, "Is it beautiful?"

Hua Bushi almost squirted out of his mouth with a mouthful of tea, coughed twice, and then replied: "The lady is naturally beautiful, and she is very beautiful." ”

Hai Hongzhu's face turned red and said, "I'm not asking about this, I'm asking if your dress looks good!"

After hearing this, Hua Bushi noticed that Hai Hongzhu was wearing a pale red roster blouse with narrow shoulders and wide sleeves, and the lower body was a long skirt with smoke gauze scattered flowers and floor-length skirts, and the waist was tied with pale yellow soft satin into a big bow. She usually likes to dress up in short clothes, but today she wears the long skirt of a lady from a rich family, which is indeed a little unusual.

It's a pity that although the dress on her body is gorgeous, Hai Hongzhu's hair is still tied behind her head with a ribbon like a horse's tail as in the past, and she is pedaling a pair of thin-soled fast boots that only martial artists wear, so she still doesn't look like a lady, but looks very strange.

was looked up and down by Hua Bushi, and saw that this young master Huahua had a strange look on his face, Hai Hongzhu's pretty face was even redder, and he said angrily: "Is it good to look at, you are talking!"

Hua Bushi said honestly: "This dress is good-looking, but when worn on the lady's body, it doesn't seem to match very well." ”

Hai Hongzhu said: "Oh, I also think something is wrong, it turns out that it is not a match." ”

She rolled her eyes and said, "It doesn't matter, you wait, I'll change my clothes and show you!"

As she spoke, she walked into the inner room with the big baggage, and glanced at Hua Bushi and said, "Don't come in!" and pulled up the silk curtain on the door with her backhand.

The inner room was originally a bedroom, Hua Bushi watched the red bead lady walk in, and couldn't guess what she wanted to do, so she had to sit at the table and wait.

Hai Hongzhu came out quickly, but this time she changed into a short jacket with a bright red color, the cuffs and chest were embroidered with peony flowers with gold threads, and she was wearing a pleated long skirt, which was also a lady's clothes, but her hair and boots still did not change, and she still looked like she was literate.

"This big red short jacket is made of Zhejiang silk, the cutting and sewing skills are good, and the peony flowers on the clothes are authentic Sichuan embroidery, which is very good!"

This time, Hua Bushi no longer mentioned whether it was a match, and only praised it with his fingers.

Hai Hongzhu was really overjoyed, and said: "It turns out that you are a connoisseur, and you can even see the origin of this clothing and embroidery!

It turned out that the big burden brought by Hai Hongzhu was full of women's dresses, and she went to the bedroom to change them out one by one, except for the first time, and then Hua Bushi praised them all, which made Hai Hongzhu very happy to hear it.

Hua Bushi was quite inexplicable, and when Hai Hongzhu came out with a fifth dress, he couldn't help asking: "Hongzhu Lady bought so many clothes, didn't she want to open a silk village?"

Hai Hongzhu clapped his palms and said, "You young master Huahua is really smart, I have already made up my mind, I want to open a shop specializing in selling clothes in Okura City, and I want you to take the silver into the shares!"

Hua Bushi was stunned when he heard this, and said, "Yes, lady, let me hear the details." ”

It turned out that after returning to Okura Castle from Black Dragon Island, Hai Hongzhu stayed in the Bark Sky Tower all day and had nothing to do, so she went to the Yuelai Hotel across the street to chat with the shopkeeper Xiao Qian'er. Although Xiao Qian'er was only sixteen years old, she was born into a merchant family, she was extremely shrewd and capable, and she was also very familiar with the castle of Okura.

It is probably the nature of all women to like beautiful clothes. Hai Hongzhu's appearance is very good, but she grew up in the countryside and her family background is not good, so she has never been particular about dressing up. And now Xiao Qian'er has seen so many beautiful clothes, which makes Hai Hongzhu's eyes open and happy, and she spent more than 100 taels of silver and bought a lot of clothes in a month.

An elf little ghost like Xiao Qian'er, of course, taking Hai Hongzhu to visit the silk village will not be without purpose. One of her distant uncles opened a silk shop in the city, called "Rui Fu Ji", which specially purchased silk and satin fabrics from Suzhou and Hangzhou in Zhejiang and transported them to Okura City to make clothes and sell them. Xiao Qian'er knew that Young Master Hua was a rich man, so she wanted to persuade Hai Hongzhu to put down the silk shop, and she could also get a lot of benefits from it.

Hai Hongzhu was said by Xiao Qian'er, but if she wanted to take down the silk shop, the inventory of various silk fabrics in the shop alone would cost more than 1,000 taels of silver, not to mention that there were many expenses such as hiring men and hiring tailors, but the dozens of taels of pocket money given by Hua Bushi every month were far from enough.

Today, under the instigation of Xiao Qian'er, Hai Hongzhu came to Hua Bushi to ask for money, and this trick of changing clothes was also Xiao Qian'er's idea for her.

Although Hai Hongzhu didn't say too much, she only said how good the "Rui Fu Ji" silk village was and how prosperous the business was, but Yi Hua Bushi was shrewd, and immediately knew the inside story when he heard it, and even the thoughts of the little ghost Xiao Qian'er were inseparable.

But in his opinion, this is not a bad thing.