"I don't know what the little brother and the brother just now are called?"

"My surname is Xu, my name is Xu Tianling, and that was my eldest brother just now. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" Xu Tianling replied heartily.

"It turned out to be Brother Xu and Brother Fang, and Qian was fortunate to meet." The money shopkeeper was no longer flustered at the moment, and he also had the heart to ask some other questions. Then he asked: "I don't know how the two of you passed by here today, this open sea is not something that everyone dares to walk." ”

"After the batch of timber we transported arrived in Taizhou yesterday, the eldest brother took us back to the south, planning to buy another batch of goods. I didn't expect to meet you today. Xu Tianling explained.

"I see!" The money shopkeeper rolled his eyes, and said with a smile: "I see that my brother's ship is really magnificent, it is twice as big as our ships!" This ship is my brother's own? ”

Xu Tianling shook his head and said, "How can we have such a big ship ourselves!" This is our sailing ship, our eldest brother is the steward of the ship, this cargo is the business he took over, and he personally followed the ship. ”

"Sail Shun?" The money shopkeeper remembered the two characters that he had seen on the huge hull before with red lacquered iron hooks and silver strokes, and couldn't help asking, "But the two characters of sail drawn on the hull of the ship?" Seeing Xu Tianling nodding, he said curiously: "If you want to say that I know a lot of ship numbers, this is the first time I've heard of this sail!" ”

"It's just a matter of this month that our ship officially takes over the business, and it's normal that Brother Qian hasn't heard of it." Xu Tianling said disapprerovingly.

"Oh, I see. However, if you can have such a good ship and first-class sailing skills, it will not be long before you can make a name for yourself, Qian will wait and see! The shopkeeper smiled at Xu Tianling, but he was even more curious about this sail ship. I don't know who the owner is, so powerful, such a four-masted sand ship is expensive! He raised his eyes and looked around, but he didn't find the strong man surnamed Fang, so he asked, "I don't know where Brother Fang went, I still want to thank him." ”

Xu Tianling also looked around and replied casually: "I will probably arrange some affairs below." Brother Qian doesn't have to be so polite, I really want to thank you, and it's not too late to thank you when I send you to the place. The two of them chatted on the deck for a while, and Fang Mang and Sun Jiaqi walked up from the warehouse together. When the shopkeeper saw them, he immediately stepped forward to confirm the placement of the goods with Sun Jiaqi. "Don't worry, the timber that this ship was originally transporting, the warehouse below is very large, and the small warehouse of rope and felt cloth is all available. We only put less than half of our stuff in it! Sun Jiaqi said with a little excitement.

"That's good, that's good. Thanks to the generosity of the two, Qian is really grateful. The money shopkeeper thanked Fang Mang again.

"Hey, Brother Qian doesn't have to be polite. But where should we go now, I still need Brother Qian to give a word, and what are you going to do with that ship? Fang Mang asked two very critical questions.

The money shopkeeper thought for a while, and then said: "Don't dare to bother you all the way to send us to the capital, let's go to Yangzhou first." When we arrived at Yangzhou to divide the rudder, we changed our own boat. As for this ship..."He hesitated slightly, and asked Fang Mang, "I don't know what Brother Fang's opinion is?" ”

Fang Mang looked at the slightly sinking boat, frowned slightly, and said, "Just now I asked Brother Sun about the leakage at the bottom of the boat, even if you use our boat to drag it forward, I'm afraid you won't be able to hold on to the shore." ”

When the money shopkeeper heard this, he had to grit his teeth and say, "In this case, then leave it alone." We have been delayed for a long time, and now we must leave as soon as possible. ”

Fang Mang nodded and said, "Okay, let's set off." He turned to the crew who were on deck and shouted, "Brothers, sail!" ”

"Yes!" Along with the words, several huge white sails that were seven or eight feet high fell, and they were instantly full of wind. The sail-keeper climbed deftly between the masts, adjusting the angle of the canvas. The rest of the crew at the helm were also working closely together, and in the blink of an eye, the huge sailboat was moving. By the time the money shopkeeper reacted, their three three-masted sand boats had already been left far behind.

The money shopkeeper stood on the side of the boat, watching the distance between him and the boat behind him getting farther and farther away, and he couldn't help but be embarrassed and worried. Before he could speak, Fang Mang, who was standing at the bow of the boat, had already instructed the crew: "Slow down, keep it at thirteen knots." He breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Fang Mang with a slightly complicated mood. This man looked like a rude man who only knew brute force, but he didn't expect to be very careful, but unfortunately he had already entered another ship, otherwise if he could recruit such a talent, it would be a credit.

After such a hectic situation, the shopkeeper Qian and Sun Jiaqi both felt exhausted, so they greeted Fang Mang and Xu Tianling, went to the room arranged for them to fall asleep, and did not wake up until the third watch in the middle of the night.

When night fell, after slowing down the ship again, Fang Mang and Xu Tianling arranged for the night to go back to the cabin where they were resting.

"Big brother, can the letter get out?" Xu Tianling asked.

"Well, with the ability of the enemy brothers, I guess we will be able to go ashore before sunset." It turned out that when Fang Mang agreed to help, he sent two capable crew members on a dhow to sail to the nearest coast.

"Hehe, when we get to Yangzhou, I'm afraid his Cao gang won't have a boat available!" Xu Tianling smiled evilly. As if remembering something, he asked again: "Big brother, did you deliberately not pull that boat?" I don't think the boat is leaking, is it serious? ”

Fang Mang chuckled lightly, and said indifferently: "Even if it's serious, I can save the boat, but why should I care about this matter." ”

Xu Tianling patted his head, and said after realizing it: "Yes, the eldest brother's shipbuilding and ship repair skills are also a must." It may not be possible to repair the ship completely, but it is certainly not a problem to hold it back from leaking! After speaking, he couldn't help but gloat and said: "Hehe, this Cao Gang has lost a sand boat for no reason, and they can only knock out their teeth and swallow blood!" ”

On the morning of the second day, Jiuqu Hutong, Jiang House.

Jiang Qingliu took off the note on the carrier pigeon's leggings, unfolded it and swept it, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but be slightly raised. He summoned Min Chong and instructed: "You inform those shopkeepers that you will go and get things done today and tomorrow." ”

After Min Chong left, he was in a good mood and was interested in playing, so he called Qin Ziming to pack up the carriage. It's just that when the two were about to go out, they heard the porter come to report that a pair of sisters and brothers who had been there last time were waiting to visit in the porter.

Jiang Qingliu seemed to be a little incredulous, and confirmed to the porter: "Can you say that the surname is Wang?" ”

The porter nodded repeatedly: "Exactly!" ”

Jiang Qingliu's mood couldn't help but jump, even when he received the news that his plan was going well, he was just relatively satisfied, how could he be so excited. Without any hesitation, he almost trotted to the door, and behind him Qin Ziming and the porter reacted for a long time before hurriedly following.

When he reached the door of the porter where he was entertaining, he paused abruptly. Hmm, isn't it a bit inappropriate to rush out to meet the guests instead of inviting them in to meet them? Will Miss Wang think that he is not following the etiquette?

He unconsciously looked at what he was wearing. During this period of time in Yangzhou, he didn't have so much entertainment, and spent most of his time reading and checking the account books sent by the shops, so he has been wearing some light-colored linen robes according to his own preferences, except for the jade seal, and the whole body is not decorated at all. He couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, why didn't he think of changing his clothes before going out, how did he go to see Wang Jian like this?

There was a lot of worry and hesitation in his mind at once, and people hesitated a little. Although Qin Ziming and the little guy behind him didn't know why, they didn't dare to urge, so they had to stand behind him honestly and stare at the instep in a daze.

Wang Jin, who was resting in the gatehouse with Wang Mu, faced the window, and when he looked up, he saw Jiang Qingliu looking at this side with some apprehension, and the two people behind him also looked motionless. Confused, she stood up and walked straight out.

"Jiang Gongzi!" She lifted the curtain of the door and greeted Jiang Qingliu generously, seeing that he immediately returned to his former breezy appearance, she was even more puzzled in her heart.

Looking at Wang Jin, who was wearing women's clothes opposite, he had bright eyes and bright teeth, apricot eyes and peach cheeks, and was talking to him with a smile, and there seemed to be waves of cheerful waves hitting his chest in his heart, and such a happy mood made the corners of his lips smile. "Miss Wang," he said to Wang Mu, who had just come out of it, "Brother Mu, why do you have time to come here today?" Without waiting for the two of them to answer, he added, "It's not convenient to talk here, let's go in and talk about it." He gestured to please, and when Wang Hibiscus passed by him, he found that the begonia flower between her buns was the one he had given her before, and the smile on the corner of his mouth widened a little.

Walking to the courtyard, Wang Jin subconsciously glanced at the camphor tree in the backyard, with a bit of nostalgia and sorrow in his eyes.

"Miss Wang, Brother Shepherd, there is a tree house on the camphor tree in this backyard, which is also a bit interesting, why don't we go to the tree house and talk while drinking tea?" As if sensing her thoughts, Jiang Qingliu opened his mouth to propose.

Wang Jin couldn't help but be happy, and even Wang Mu's expression was a little excited.

Seeing their expressions like this, Jiang Qingliu glanced at Qin Ziming behind him, then smiled at them and said, "Please come with me." ”

Walking under the tree and looking at the small tree house that carried their countless childhood joys, Wang Jin and Wang Mu were a little excited.

Jiang Qingliu was afraid that the rope ladder would be inconvenient for Wang Hibiscus to climb, so he said to the little guy who was guarding the backyard: "Go and get a ladder." ”

"No, it's fun to climb up this way. Jiang Gongzi, I'll go up first. With that, Wang Hibiscus had already grasped the rope ladder three or two times, and then stepped on the branch at the bottom of the tree house, and climbed in through the entrance.

Seeing that she had successfully entered the tree house, Jiang Qingliu said to Wang Mu again: "Brother Mu wants to use a ladder?" ”

Wang Mu shook his head: "No, I can go up so far." Then he went up the tree more nimbly than the hibiscus, and went into the hut.

Jiang Qingliu under the tree couldn't help but be a little funny. Although he knew that they must have used to play with the tree house a lot, he said that it was just common sense to move the ladder, but the two people in front of him seemed to have completely forgotten to cover it up, and they went up the tree so impatiently and with great familiarity that if he didn't know the inside story, he would have been shocked.

He was just about to go up, but he remembered something, turned to the little guy and said, "Go and talk to Steward Qin, and I'll make a pot of jasmine slices later." The little man bowed down and answered, and went to pass the word.