Although the merchants were good citizens, they were treated quite harshly for a long time in the history of the Great Zhou.

No matter how much effort it takes for businessmen to make money, but when it comes to extraordinary times, even if the common people smash and rob the rich businessmen, it is the rich businessmen who are not benevolent to the rich. Completely ignoring the dedication of the merchants to the local people over the years.

Perhaps, when people don't have enough to eat, they just need a reason to live, a place where they know they have money and food.

If you want to talk about the change in the status of businessmen today, Hu Shang's feeling is the most obvious.

In his early years, he traveled south and north, endured a lot of hardships, and when he was old and his health was no longer good, he simply packed up his belongings, immigrated to the South China Sea, opened a small bookstore, and also pretended to be a cultural person. Well, he's called an investment immigrant.

The tall young man walked into Hu Shang's shop, looked at Hu Shang who was sleeping on the rocking chair and snored, shook his head, turned his head and handed a receipt to the guy, and asked in a low voice, "Did I order the book here last month come?" ”

The guy looked at the receipt and also whispered back, "Here it is." If you don't sit down, I'll fetch it for you right away. "This guest ordered a lot of books, although there are only a few lines on the receipt, but the title of the book is followed by the words series and complete works. Five or six sets of books, packed up in a box!

The façade of the shop is very narrow, but it is very deep, and the interior does not look gloomy, and the glass windows of the whole wall, plus a few skylights on the roof, make the interior of the bookstore very bright. The various flowers and plants scattered make the bookstore look very elegant.

On the second floor, in addition to a small warehouse, there are several small reading rooms.

The guy quickly dragged a wooden box out of the second floor, and the weight weighed down the footsteps as the guy went down the stairs.

Hu Shang woke up suddenly, pretended to touch the sweat on his forehead, and glared at the guy: "How many times have I told you, don't try to save trouble and move heavy things at one time, and make it look like some monster is coming." ”

The guy was not afraid to be scolded like this, he smiled, tore off the small slip on the box and exchanged it with the young man's receipt: "Guest, the books you want are all in there, I'll open them for you?" ”

The young man nodded, "Okay." He didn't rush to check, but greeted Hu Shang, "Mr. Hu." "This is the old man in front of the second young man of their family. After so many years, even if it is not a family, it is better than a family.

Hu Shang squinted his eyes for a while before he remembered: "Isn't this a kid from the Liu family!" It's finally the South China Sea. ”

"Yes." The young man Liu Hou smiled and nodded. At the beginning, his sister-in-law Xiao Rong was rearranged by the second young master and became Liu Liniang's sister, and later followed Liu Liniang to run around, and his brother-in-law had to stand aside.

Now that Liu Liniang is the president of Nanhai Guoming, Liu Xiaorong naturally has to follow. Although he is not at ease on the territory of the second young master, he is still ...... when he is his brother's final Well, he just can't let go of his heart, and he always feels that he can single-handedly pick out a sister in a bandit den, and he will be bullied when he goes out......

So, how did his Xiao Rong become like this? Now she has directly managed the city defense army and has become a veritable female general.

Hu Shang probably knew a little about it, and asked, "Then you won't leave this time?" ”

Liu Hou didn't answer directly, only vaguely said: "Let's take a look and talk about it." ”

He didn't know in his own heart whether he wanted to settle down or not.

In the past 20 years, he has lived a fairly comfortable life in the capital when he was a child; Later, my mother died, my father's business failed, and he avoided the village of Gyeonggi; Later, his father and stepmother sold it to Pingxi Wangfu......

He is not good enough, and he can't be a slave to be by his master's side; But he is not stupid, at least he can become a buddy of Bailifang in a slave, and then become a shopkeeper, and gradually be able to take charge of himself.

Now, the master's family has returned his deed of sale, but he is a little at a loss. Putting the bookcase on the car, he slowly led the mule back, looked up at the blue sky and white clouds and sighed: "Annual leave, ......" Suddenly there was such a long vacation, he didn't know what to do at all. The second young master really gave him a problem.

He had been passive in his early years, and now that he could settle down, he found that he couldn't settle down.

For many years at the top of the Nguyen business empire, he also saved a lot of money. It's not hard to buy a decent house in Nanhai, even if he doesn't live for a month a year.

The streets of Nanhai City are very wide, and even if you walk on an elephant, it will not be crowded......

Liu Hou looked at the girl who jumped off the back of the elephant expressionlessly: "Where is this going?" "What kind of girl's family should have the appearance of a girl's family, he didn't bother to say it at all. When his sister-in-law was very girly, she was almost sold by his father to the idiot son of the landlord's family as a daughter-in-law; Instead of being bullied, it is better to be fierce.

"The King of the Mountain sent me to patrol the mountains." Liu Xiaorong pushed her brother's waist with a hippie smile, "Patrol the city!" Brother, I heard that you have three months of annual leave this time, so by the way, you will get married, right? You're a lot older. ”

Liu Hou really wanted to beat his sister up, but unfortunately he couldn't beat it, he endured it! "Don't talk about your brother and me, what about yourself? Is there anyone you like? While my brother is here, I will go to your door to propose marriage. ”

"Yikes! I figured I'd grab it...... Let Sister Li Niang help me propose, it doesn't matter if you're not there, anyway, I'll remember to send you a post, and you can come over when the time comes! ”

Liu Hou: I really want to beat my sister! So, who the hell taught his sister to be like this?!

"I'm too lazy to tell you, I'm going back." He must not be at odds with the South China Sea, and spending money to buy a house here is definitely a failed investment.

Liu Xiaorong was still regretting herself: "Brother, you are too poor in cooking, otherwise I will be able to keep a matchmaker for you and Sister Liniang." ”

Liu Hou: No, he didn't want to have anything to do with that female tyrannosaurus at all! But cooking skills or something, it's not that he can't think about it, anyway, he doesn't have anything to do now, the South China Sea is rich in ingredients, and he can just practice his hands.

In one day, Liu Hou burned the kitchen three times, and immediately gave up this impossible task, feeling that it was more reliable for him to find ingredients, so he boarded a sea ship destined for the West through the employee welfare.

The days at sea are very leisurely, sea fishing, swimming, eating seafood← that is someone else's life, and has nothing to do with seasick people.

Three months later, the ship returned to sea. Liu Hou's whole body has lost weight several times, and he was carried down by a man with bird feathers on his head.

Liu Xiaorong opened her mouth wide, looking at the strange man wrapped in a white fine linen cloth, if it weren't for the golden jewelry, it would really be a bit like wearing linen and filial piety.

The men were tall, even taller than those Huns. The fine linen cloth on his body, which was barely like clothes, did not have much concealment, one shoulder was exposed, his arms and legs were all outside, and his slightly dark skin shone as if it had been brushed with honey; Coupled with that body of gold, it is so shining that people can't open their eyes.

Liu Xiaorong took two steps closer, and the man immediately stopped, looked at her with wariness in his eyes, and said in a stiff Zhou dialect: "Get out of the way!" The tone was completely commanding in a high position.

Liu Xiaorong was immediately angry: "You just get out of the way!" Put down my brother! ”

Liu Xiaorong said angrily and urgently, with a little accent, the man frowned and listened carefully, but still didn't understand, repeated: "Get out of the way!" This time, there was more impatience in his tone. His Ah Hou is already very uncomfortable and needs to rest immediately!

"Put my brother down!" Don't think that if she carries her brother behind her back, she won't dare to beat her!

The man furrowed his brows, stretched out his hand to push Liu Xiaorong aside, and disappeared into the crowded dock with Liu Hou in three steps and two steps.

Liu Xiaorong: "......"

When the captain saw Liu Xiaorong, he was a little inexplicable: "General Liu, why are you still here?" Didn't you pick up your brother? Didn't the shopkeeper Liu come out a long time ago? ”

"No, I see my brother." Liu Xiaorong gritted her teeth suspiciously, "I also saw my brother being snatched away by a wild man!" ”

The captain was stunned for a moment, and then laughed and said, "That's Düre, right?" Others are good, but they are not very good at speaking Da Zhou, and they are good friends with your brother! ”

Bah! Blind? Is that called a good friend?

Liu Xiaorong stopped riding the elephant anymore, and rushed to her brother's house quickly, and sure enough, she saw that the wild man was doing something wrong to her brother - sitting on the edge of the bed to wipe someone's body or something, and when she saw her own sister, she immediately covered her brother tightly or something......

Du Le looked at Liu Xiaorong with a very wary look.

Liu Xiaorong eased the small flame in her heart along the way, and pointed at Liu Hou with one hand: "Brother! With a bend of his arm, he pointed to himself and said, "Sister." ”

The concise two words made Du Le understand the relationship between the two people, nodded slowly, and then lowered his head and kissed Liu Hou until he woke up with a kiss, and asked in a language that Liu Xiaorong had never heard: "That's your sister?" ”

Liu Hou was seasick and fainted for half his life, and at this time he was still shaking all over the ground, and he was so uncomfortable that he realized the meaning of his sister's words after a long time, and then faced Liu Xiaorong's face: "Xiaorong." ”

Liu Xiaorong was stunned: "Ah." ”

Liu Hou held his spirit: "He is Dule, the third prince of the Byzan Kingdom, and he came to call his sister-in-law." ”

"Ahh

"It's not 'ah', it's sister-in-law."

"Ahh Sister-in-law. "Her sister-in-law...... She didn't mind that his brother would marry a foreign sister-in-law, and she wouldn't mind her brother marrying a man, but the foreign male sister-in-law still made her very shocked.

Dürer frowned and looked at the conversation between the two brothers and sisters, frowned and whispered, "It's time for you to rest." ”

Liu Hou rested obediently.

Liu Xiaorong took Durer to buy vegetables, and then had a meal together, and was immediately bought.

My sister-in-law's cooking skills are great!

Taking advantage of the emptiness of Dürer washing dishes, Liu Xiaorong whispered to her brother: "Married!" ”

"Hmm!" Can fight, have money, and the key is to be able to cook! If you have a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for!

"How much is my sister-in-law's dowry?"

"Much, right? He had several gold mines and gem mines, as well as the diamond mines that the second young master wanted. There was something in his stomach, Liu Hou felt that he had eased up, and the symbol of the copper coin in his eyes was instantly replaced by the symbol of the gold ingot, and he calculated, "I want to see the second young master." I think we can establish diplomatic relations with the Byzantis, so I'll go and set up a point...... By the way, I'll have to bring some books and a few cooks. ”

Half a year later, when Liu Hou left Nanhai Port with the whole shipload of supplies, Liu Xiaorong suddenly felt a little strange: "My brother ...... Is this a refuge? "How does it not feel like marrying a daughter-in-law, but marrying far away with a dowry?

No, no, no, it must have been her delusion. Her brother had already become the boss of Bailifang two years earlier, and was independently responsible for several of its brands.

Dührer picked up Liu Hou, who was lying on the side of the boat: "Go back." ”

Liu Xiaorong, who has amazing eyesight: ......