"Going overseas?" Lu Chenghui moved his brows and looked at Lu Wan funny, "The Shen family's ship has been idle for several years, and it is unknown whether it can be launched or not, you still want to go to sea?" ”

"Well, Daddy said yes." Lu Wan met Lu Chenghui's gaze, nodded his head in response, and explained with a smile, "Zheng Xinghe first looked for someone who understands the ship, the two ships can still be used, but they have to be repaired, he told the master of Wujiang Shipyard before negotiating with the people of the Shen family, and the ship will be sent to the shipyard as soon as it is bought, and it is estimated that it will be launched in three months." ”

"You'll be able to get all the people in three months?" Lu Chenghui listened to his daughter's words with great interest, sat back with the teacup, and asked very patiently, "The old man prepared for two years before taking people to the sea, do you think you can compare to the old man?" ”

"How can this be compared?" Lu Wan was choked and coughed, and coughed with a slight red face, "When my grandfather went to sea, the Wujiang Shipyard had only been built for a few years, and even the sea ships had not been built, and it was even more difficult to find people who had gone to sea, so it naturally took a lot of effort in the middle." Nowadays, there are ready-made sea vessels, and even people are ready-made, so naturally it doesn't take so much time. It's not the same as it used to be, how does this compare? ”

Speaking of this, Lu Wan laughed again, supported her chin with crooked eyebrows, and asked Lu Chenghui with interest: "Does Dad know that the Shen family has an old bow named Ding Qianwang?" He has followed his grandfather out to sea several times, and his son is also a good pilot, but now that he is older, he was resigned by the Shen family, and he is idle at home. The people of the Shen family put a piece of gold and didn't use it, so I just picked it up cheaply! ”

Lu Chenghui's face finally moved, his eyes looked at his daughter gently and emotionally, and asked unhurriedly, "Did he promise you?" ”

"Not yet! He had to see the owner, Zheng Xinghe went to look for him once, and was kicked out. Lu Wan spread her hands, exhaled in distress, sighed and sighed, and then her brows suddenly moved, holding the teacup and looking at her father with blazing eyes, "Ding Qianwang wants to see the owner just to say something." The business at sea originally depended on the sky for food, and there were also people who lost all their money. He had led the Shen family's ship out twice before, and the Shen family blamed him for this, he had been with his grandfather for so many years, and he didn't know how much money he had earned for the Shen family. I originally wanted to ask Gu Sanyuan to bring him a letter in the name of the owner, so I made it clear that no matter if he could bring the boat out and bring things back, as long as the person could come back alive, if he was not at ease, he simply signed a deed and filed it with the government. It's just that this makes people feel angry, and he may not be willing to do his best like his grandfather. ”

When Lu Wan said this, she paused, with a smile in her eyes, she lay on the table, rubbed forward, pulled Lu Chenghui's sleeve like a flatterer, and begged with a smile: "Since Dad knows him, why don't you think of a way for me?" I used the surname Sun in Wudi, and Zheng Xinghe also called the surname Sun to the outside world, and it was not easy to tell Ding Qian Wangming. ”

Lu Chenghui was helpless by Lu Wan's arms, and he landed on Lu Wan's head angrily, and reprimanded not very harshly: "You still want me to give you ideas?" What's going on with that Gu Sanyuan? ”

When Lu Wan heard this, the smile on her face became even stronger, her eyebrows were bright, and she explained in a delicate voice: "Why did Dad forget? Speaking of which, that Gu Sanyuan is still your favorite! When I followed you to Zuiyue Tower to see the lanterns, you also pointed to him to teach me, saying that this person looked at Mu Ne, but there was a chivalrous spirit on his body, if he used it in the right place, he would definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort. You've always seen people well, and if you say so, I naturally make people pay attention to him. ”

Lu Wan's eyes smiled brightly, seeing that Lu Chenghui raised his eyebrows thoughtfully, knowing that his father had remembered, Fang continued: "If you pay attention to it like this, you really see a little famous." Although this person is not very sociable, his brain is not confused, and his eyesight is also excellent, as long as he has the treasures in his hands, he has not missed it, and even Zheng Xinghe admires him very much. Coincidentally, the shop he was in charge of the year before last lost a box of pearls, all of which were shipped back from overseas, saying that each one was the size of half a fist, and what was even more rare was that a box of beads was the same size, which was originally something that their owner wanted to honor to a certain nobleman, who knew that Gu Sanyuan lost it in his hand. His proprietor said that Gu Sanyuan was guarding and stealing, and he sued the government and almost sentenced him. I thought he was quite pitiful, so I asked Xiaosi and Zheng Xinghe to find someone to help him. Later, it was found out that the box of pearls was stolen by their owner's son, and the matter was settled. Later, Gu Sanyuan has been following Zheng Xinghe's subordinates to do things, I met people before, it's really like what my father said, a little bit of righteousness, although I don't know how to speak, but my brain turns very fast, as soon as I talk to Zheng Xinghe about Wu Di, he heard the signs coming, and it's rare that people are not confused. It may be too much to say that he is wise and foolish, but with his eyesight and mind, it is more than enough to be the shopkeeper of Wu Land. ”

Lu Chenghui listened intently to Lu Wan's words, his eyes gently fell on Lu Wan's bright eyes, and there was a complex and indescribable emotion in his eyes. This girl's temperament is with him, he was like her back then, following the old man all over the world, daring to do anything, so bold that the old man didn't even worry about him...... It's a pity that he and Ah Qing haven't learned the old man's skills, but this girl, this mental insight, the accuracy of seeing people, and the decisiveness of his hands, are better than he was back then.

It took less than twenty years for the old man to run the Shen family from an ordinary Jiangnan rich family to the point of being rich and rivaling the country. At that point, the Shen family had already attracted the eyes of countless people, and the old man made a quick decision, took the Shen family to find the saint who was still in the hidden mansion, and poured the power of the Shen family to send the saint to the throne. After the saint ascended the throne, the old man began to deliberately close the Shen family's business, and it took ten years for the Shen family to slowly fade out of everyone's sight.

When Ah Qing got married, the old man said in front of him, saying that it was really an unintentional move back then, but the toss of idleness and nothing actually pushed the Shen family to the fire to roast, he was too carefree in his life, but he lost his vigilance and let the younger generations bear the disaster. This girl's mind is so similar to the old man's back then! She didn't think about how much money she had to make from doing business! In her eyes, silver is just one of them, the most important thing is fun, doing business is just a hobby!

When Lu Chenghui was thinking about it, he heard the housekeeper outside cautiously reply: "Master, girl, the eldest lady has sent someone to invite the master and the girl to come over for dinner." ”

"Okay, you can do this yourself, I won't stop you, and I won't give you ideas!" Lu Chenghui collected his thoughts, slapped Lu Wan's hand away with a gentle smile, got up and asked the mother-in-law outside to reply.

Lu Wan held her head and sighed for a long time, but there was a hidden smile in her eyes, she hurriedly stood up and followed Lu Chenghui out of the courtyard.

The Lu family's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was placed outside the Qingfeng Courtyard, the people in the three rooms were all together, the men and women were divided into two tables, the female dependents were all eating in the inner courtyard, and the three masters of the Lu family were heard talking in a low voice, but it was extremely quiet inside. Mrs. Lin was angry in her heart, and her expression was a little faint towards Lu Wan, and Lu Pan had no kindness to Lu Wan. Mrs. Wen San stood behind everyone with a dejected face, not saying a word at all. Mrs. Wang, who had just returned to the house, was also silent with her children. A Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was tasteless, but after half an hour, everyone dispersed.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, as usual, it is to get up early to worship the ancestors, and when you go out to worship the Buddha, everyone is not empty.

On the morning of the second day of the new year, Mrs. Wen San took Hongrui and a few girls, sat in the carriage with a dead face, and was quietly sent out of the capital.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Emperor Yuanfeng approved the resignation of Mrs. Xu, and Lu Chenghui, the former servant of the Ministry of Officials and the prefect of Jiangning Prefecture, was promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the holy decree was sent to Lu Mansion on the same day. But Mrs. Qiaolin set the sixth day of the new year to invite people from all provinces to eat and drink, and Lu Chenghui took over the holy decree of the Ministry of Rites.

Mrs. Lin was so busy that her feet didn't touch the ground, so she had to ask Mrs. Wang to help arrange the guests, and Lu Pan also led people to follow Mrs. Lin meekly, and politely greeted the ladies of the families.

At the end of the day, Mrs. Xie, the head of the Wang family, also took her daughter and got off the car at the second gate. Mrs. Lin listened to her mother-in-law's reply, was overjoyed, and hurriedly took Lu Pan out of the second door.

Wang Yu helped the carriage to send Mrs. Xie and Wang Xiao to the second gate, stood at the door for a moment, and caught a glimpse of a group of girls coming out of the hanging flower gate, and there was a bright light in her eyes, and she looked at the figure coming out of it quietly, faintly looking forward to it, but the more she waited, the more disappointed she became.

It wasn't until Lu Pan came up with a slightly red face to salute that Wang Yu suddenly came back to his senses, with a hint of loneliness between his eyebrows, quietly retracted his gaze, took a step back, and politely saluted Lu Pan and Mrs. Lin.