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This night was extremely busy, the Dream returned with a full load of goods, and it just dared to be at the node, Fang Zi'an obviously couldn't miss this opportunity. Because after the Shangyuan Festival, the price will be greatly discounted. Fang Zi'an didn't even have time to greet everyone, so he rode his horse back to the city and informed him that Ma Xin's goods from Wanlong Commercial Bank had arrived.

After the second watch, a convoy of trucks set off overnight to transport goods. On the other side, Wan Dahai and the others only had time to drink tea and say hello to their families, and then re-boarded the ship and drove the crumbling Dream to the Hewan Wharf in Wantou Village to unload the cargo. Because Wanjia Village is far away and the road is impassable, it is impossible to unload the goods at all. And in order not to be eye-catching, the Dream had to be anchored in the river bay so as not to be discovered by the sailors who patrolled the river at night. Not to mention that the cargo was still being unloaded when the navy found out.

The night was busy, and the convoy of goods could not be too large, so it ran back and forth three times. When the first rays of sunshine of the Shangyuan Festival shone on the head of Lin'an City, all the goods had been placed on the shelves of more than 20 commodities of Bandung Commercial Bank. The shopkeepers of each shop have hung out the signboard of 'Fanguo seafood is on sale, the stock is limited, and you want to buy it as soon as possible'. The first pieces of agarwood have been lit in the incense burners of the mansions of some of the old customers of the Bandung trading houses. In May and June last year, the spices, precious stones, leather goods, ivory, coral, and other goods shipped back from overseas countries have long been sold out in the market, and they have been out of stock for several months. Due to the limited ability to trade, the price of goods in a limited country is extremely high, and it has become the most high-end luxury goods and status symbol. For example, as early as the reign of Renzong, the deep mansion courtyard of the Great Song Dynasty was popular with imported spices and incense clothes from Fanguo, and women had begun to wear various gemstones of the top Fanguo on gatherings. Spices such as ambergris were already more precious than gold, and became a necessity for the pleasures of the wealthy and nobles. So, this batch of goods will be sold out soon when they hit the shelves, that's for sure.

The poor will never be able to comprehend the pleasures of the rich, nor can they comprehend their spending at all. For the vast majority of ordinary people in the Great Song Dynasty, these expensive luxuries were useless, but this did not prevent them from being in short supply.

Fang Zi'an didn't close his eyes all night, took the list of goods brought back by Qian Kang and shipped them all the way, counted the manifests in batches, and didn't arrange some things to return home until the cabin was all emptied.

After sleeping for a few hours, Fang Zi got up in the afternoon, and after washing up, he began to arrange the banquet. Before the sun set, when Wan Dahai and the old leader and dozens of boatmen and ship repairers arrived at the gate of Fang's house, Fang Zi'an and Qian Kang had been waiting at the door neatly dressed for a long time.

The spacious front hall of the Fang family's mansion was lit with candles and the atmosphere was warm, and the hall was very large, enough to set up four tables of banquets, and everyone could be accommodated. The chairman of the board is Fang Zi'an and Chunni and his wife, as well as Wan Dahai, Liu Lao's boss Qian Kang and other key personnel of the shipbuilding repair team, and the others sit in the other three seats. The banquet was full of delicious wine and delicacies, and Fang Zi'an deliberately went to the high-end banquet set outside, which was very expensive.

Fang Zi'an respectfully invited Wan Dahai to sit in the chief, Wan Dahai refused at first, Fang Zi'an insisted on this, and everyone persuaded him, so Wan Dahai also sat down. Then everyone sat down, the wine was full, and the banquet officially began.

"Everyone!" Fang Zi'an picked up a glass of wine and stood up, and said to everyone in the hall: "Prepare a little wine today, wash the dust for Wanda Faucet and all the shipwright brothers, and thank Liu Lao for the hard work of the ship repair brothers." Today is the night of the Shangyuan Festival, the Dream has returned safely, and it means reunion, and it is really a time for everyone to be happy. Zi'an first toasted everyone with a glass of wine to express Zi'an's gratitude and apology. Zi'an did it first as a respect. ”

After saying that, Fang Zi'an raised his neck and drank the wine in the glass, and everyone laughed and got up to drink the wine dry.

Fang Zi'an poured another cup, raised it and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, please allow me to express my regret to you. To tell you the truth, this period was very torturous for me, I knew very little about going to sea, and I had no idea how dangerous it was, until I went to the sea myself and realized the real danger of the sea and the rough seas. And it is really undeserved for me to put Wan Da Longtou and all the shipwright brothers and my good brother Qian Kang in danger of dying at any time for my own benefit. I prayed countless times that as long as they returned safely, I would be willing to earn even a tael of silver. What I fear most is for you to die in the sea, which will be the responsibility of my life. Finally, you have returned safely, and at the appointed time, I don't know what you have experienced, but I think you must have gone through the test of life and death. I admire you so much and am proud of you. I punished myself for this cup as a sign of guilt. ”

Fang Zi'an raised his neck and drank the glass of wine, raised his glass to light up, and there were tears flashing in his eyes.

"Young Master Fang, you don't have to be like this. This is the life of our shipwrights, and that's what we do. It is common to go out to sea to fish, sail to the sea, and face wind and waves. You didn't force us, it's all our own choice, we just use it to support our family, and it has nothing to do with you. Wan Dahai said with a smile.

All the boatmen nodded and said, "Yes, yes." Fang Gongzi must not say that, we were born to do this. Besides, there are 10,000 dragon heads, what are we afraid of? ”

Fang Zi'an smiled and said, "Having said that, I can't feel at ease. I have no other way to thank you than to express my gratitude with a little wine. By the way, I have prepared a New Year's red envelope for you, although it is a little late, but it is also a heart. Chunni, the red envelope I prepared, take it out to you, and express a little respect for my husband and wife. ”

Chunni had already made preparations, and immediately asked someone to carry a large wooden box in and put it in the empty space between the banquets. Fang Zi'an stepped forward and lifted the lid of the wooden box, and suddenly there was a roar in the hall. The alley was full of silver ingots, and the candles flickered with silver light, bright and dazzling.

Fang Zi'an and Chunni took matters into their own hands and distributed the silver to everyone, one of them counted as one, including the shipwright and the shipbuilder, each of whom was fifty taels of silver. Wan Dahai and Liu Lao each had two hundred taels. Everyone was dumbfounded, unable to believe that this was true. What is the concept of fifty taels of silver, and you can only earn such a little silver in a year. Fang Gongzi's generosity is staggering.

"This ...... Zi'an, what are you doing? How can you send red envelopes like this, just like sending taro yams. And this is too much, so many people, isn't it thousands of taels of silver? If you think that this is to compensate us for the hard work of going to sea and working, then there is no need, we have to do things for you after we have taken your wages, although we are all poor, but we are also reasonable. When you came, we were disturbed. Wan Dahai said in a deep voice.

Liu Lao also frowned and said: "What Brother Wan said is very true, Zi'an is already generous enough, our salaries are higher than those of other people's families, we are already very content, we can't ask for such a large sum of silver." Took the hot one. ”

As soon as the two old men said this, everyone suddenly felt that there was something wrong with the silver in their arms, and someone hurriedly took it out and put it on the table.

Before Fang Zi'an could speak, Chunni smiled and said: "Two old men, you will be wrong about my husband's meaning, this silver is not a compensation, just a red envelope for the New Year." All year round, hard work, it's not easy for everyone. It has nothing to do with wages or work. Just a little heart. If it is said that it means to make up for the guilt, how can it be that these dozens of taels of silver can do? Is it worth only so much money to risk your life? Human life is more than a little bit of silver. To put it mildly, if something misfortune had happened to someone, how could such a small amount of money be enough to make up for it? This silver is just a little respect for our husband and wife. If you don't accept it, you will be dissatisfied with us and your husband. It's that we don't know how to be human anymore. ”

Fang Zi'an laughed: "That's exactly what I mean." If you can afford to look at our son, you will accept it. What is silver? Talent comes first. As long as there are people, you can earn as much money as you want. It is not easy for you to take this money and improve the situation of your family, not for your wife and children. I just want to see all the people who follow my Fang Zi'an to do things well-fed, warmly clothed, family and beautiful, and everything goes smoothly. This is the purpose of this red envelope. ”

Wan Dahai and Liu glanced at each other and laughed.

"In that case, we will take it. Everyone, everyone has seen that Fang Gongzi is a benevolent and generous person, let's work hard with him in the future, and we will have a good life. Put it away, put it all away. ”

As soon as the two leaders spoke, everyone smiled and put the silver in their arms, and thanked them loudly. Fang Zi'an sighed at this time. In fact, this so-called red envelope is a kind of compensation for Fang Zi'an. This time things went so smoothly, and the people in front of them contributed a lot. Today, more than 2,000 taels of silver were distributed, and although the amount is not small, it is actually less than one-tenth of the total profit. After settling this ship of goods with Ma Xin, Fang Zian got more than 40,000 taels of silver. After deducting the cost of various labor materials, a rough calculation will make a big profit of more than 23,000 taels. Although he has worked hard, he basically belongs to the white wolf with empty gloves. These people in front of me have made a lot of contributions. Taking out this bit of silver to distribute it to them is naturally a move to win people's hearts. As long as there are these people, the silver will roll in.

"I won't say anything, I won't toast you, everyone eat and drink well, how comfortable you are. If you drink enough wine today, let go of the amount of drink, even if you get drunk in the middle of the night, I will arrange for a car to drive you home. Everyone, eat and drink to your heart's content. Fang Zi'an laughed loudly.

"Good!" The crowd applauded and immediately began to eat and drink. These people are country people, and there are no rules. Where have I ever eaten such a good wine and food, I have long been salivating. Today, with silver in my arms, my heart is happy, and I can eat such a good banquet, which is the pinnacle of life. For a while, the cups and plates were staggered, the wine was dripping, the breathing and laughing, and the lively eating and drinking were extraordinary.

Fang Zi'an and Chunni returned to their seats, and greeted the two old men, Qian Kang and others to drink and eat, and were courteous. After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Fang Zi'an opened his mouth to ask about the situation on the road.

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