It was past noon, and at this time in the past, it was the time to go to work, but Chen Lu was still lying on the bed, saying that it was a bed, but it was only half a bed of straw mats, which could only accommodate Chen Lu. A slightly larger grass hut with a few shaded wooden planks is the foundation of the Chen family's establishment here, but now it has twice as many people as usual.

Lao Tzu Chen Shilao is an honest man who can't hold back a fart for a long time, and now he can only squat on the side and feel bored, but his mother Li has to pull her nine-year-old daughter to sob, and she doesn't make a sound, and she only hears a rough and rough male duck talking to herself in the room: "I said that the lady of the Chen family, if it weren't for the sake of the villagers that day, there was no rule to lend you money, but it is natural to repay the debt, and you can't repay the debt." Ma Abao, who spoke, also came from Quanzhou in the early years to make a living, although he was far away from the Chen family's hometown, he was a Fujianese, and he was barely a fellow countryman.

Seeing that Li didn't answer, he just cried more sadly, and Ma Yazi's voice was louder: "Your eldest brother's illness is urgent, and he needs to recuperate slowly, Master Sa promised to take care of his eldest brother, Min Niang made a room for Master Sa, and you will not have to worry about food and clothing in the future." ”

Ma Abao is now a well-known person in the city of Brahmanai, who has been in the market for a long time, and also does some things to lend money and collect profits. I heard that the Han people in Nanyang are very good, the Chen family came here from Fujian a year ago, originally wanted to buy a family belongings, so they found a villager to Ma Abao to borrow three taels of silver for the purpose of settling, thinking that the whole family worked hard for two years, and finally could have a peaceful birthday.

I don't want an epidemic in the first month, and now my son only has half his life left, and the money he owes can't be repaid. Chen Shilao didn't speak, his heart was just as uncomfortable, what kind of Nanyang, it would be okay to suffer at home, there was a lot of miasma in the south, but he didn't want to have an epidemic after the moon.

It's just that when something happens, I can't shirk it, although most of the people here are fellow villagers, but they are also poor families who are bitter, and there are also rich Chinese businessmen in that class, but who will lend money to new outsiders for nothing? Since Chen Lu fell ill, Ma Yazi has been urging him every day, and this time he directly said that the rich man in the city, Master Sa, took a fancy to the little daughter of the Chen family and wanted to take a house.

After Chen Lu became seriously ill, the Chen family went to the dock to carry the work for the Song people, and Min Niang also went to help her father and mother with chores. Nasa Lord's name Said, is a businessman who grew up in Boni to do business, his ancestors came from Da Shi, and his family has been here for many generations, and the Boni royal family still has some to do with it, so it is quite luxurious in the local area.

"No...... How can Min Niang marry Fanzi. Chen Lu struggled to sit up, fell heavily on the straw mat, and immediately coughed hoarsely. Chen Lu has read some books seriously, there are many Fujian Printing Workshops, and there are many people who are literate by reading, and it is also because of reading that Chen Lu tossed a few acres of land in his family, and he repeatedly failed the exam, and the whole family gave birth to the idea of coming to Nanyang. This time, I heard that Ma Yazi asked his father and mother to marry his sister-in-law, but he was still small, so humiliating, it was better to kill him. There are few women in the broken settlements of merchants who go to sea, and some of them are mostly internally digested, and there are many local Chinese men who take native women, but there are very few women who marry outside.

Seeing his son's appearance, what else did his father and mother say, only pulled Ma Abao and a few companions outside, Chen Shilao accompanied him and said with a wry smile: "Min Niang is still young now, and my eldest brother is like this, this matter is still taken care of at home, and I ask the eldest brother of the Ma family to give me some grace." ”

Nama Abao didn't answer, and said: "I can bring my words, Master Sa personally agreed, if you nod, even if he comes to pay back the money I owe, and there are also twenty crosses of the foreign ceremony, there are a few days before the month's income is coming, you can think carefully." ”

Ma Abao took people to go after speaking, leaving only Chen Shilao and his family helpless, the three taels of silver set at that time were paid off at the end of the year, and there were three points of interest to be given every month, but now that his son is sick, the family's income has been changed, and the famine in the neighborhood is owed.

The family still has to live, although these days under the Song people, they have never been short of wages, but it is also a drop in the bucket. Ma Abao's so-called original ocean is the Spanish silver coin, and since Longqing, most of the silver used by Spain to trade in East Asia has been used in this material, so it has flowed into a lot.

There are two kinds of silver coins, there are cross patterns, there are also double column patterns, the Nanyang side is mostly the former, and the twenty pieces of this ocean add up to nearly ten taels, if it really should be, it can also solve the needs of the moment. It's just that the wife pities her daughter, and the son loves her sister, so she can't make a decision.

Na Said Chen Shilao has also seen a fat-headed and big-eared person, who looks like a pig, but he doesn't dare to say that he is much older than himself, Min Niang is only nine years old, so if he is sent over, no parent can do this to his children.

When the neighbors saw that Ma Yazi was gone, they all came to inquire, but it was inconvenient to enter the house, for fear that they might annoy the sick or cause the epidemic. But it didn't help, so I could only beat some side drums and sigh together.

One of the mother-in-laws in the middle said: "This Ma Yazite is not a thing, and he is here to persecute at this time, isn't he here to urge his life?" ”

An older man next to him did not echo: "It is natural to repay debts, but I can't complain about others, but I don't agree with the Chen family brothers should not be infected with this disease." ”

Another young man was a little unhappy when he heard this, and retorted: "Fart, it is right to repay debts, but this horse tooth in order to cling to the rich merchant of big food, but to do such dirty things, the merchant surnamed Sa looks like a pig's head, and the little girl is only how old, and she is not afraid of losing her life if she does too much damage to yin and morality." ”

Chen Shilao was listening to everyone's chatter, and hurriedly persuaded, "Little brother Hugh wants to talk nonsense, that big cannibal is the most taboo for you to say this, don't let people listen to it, and cause some trouble." ”

As he was talking, he heard a crisp voice say: "It's better to beg the old man of the Great Song Dynasty......"

As soon as the words fell, there was silence outside the door.

Seeing that everyone was speechless, the kid who had just spoken dared to explain: "On weekdays, the old men of the Great Song Dynasty are pitiful to the poor and the weak, Daddy Chen, you work in the port, and you want to know it, but Mr. Fu has taught ...... on weekdays."

didn't wait for the kid to finish speaking, the young man also echoed: "I think the Song people are good, I don't know if they are willing to help with this, and since the surname Sa has fallen in love with Min Niang, I'm afraid this matter will not be easy to do, and the Song people are only in business, saying what kind of strategy, and I have never seen officers and soldiers with them, most of them are also pretends." ”

This can not be said to be wrong, now in the overseas business, for the sake of a name in the name of the king of another country to act conveniently, or simply go to the Ming country to cheat the identity of a tribute envoy, get some benefits, Chinese businessmen Hongyi have, it sounds ordinary, in the eyes of men, although the Song people treat people sincerely, but it is inevitable that they are not such a way of acting.

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The spacious hall is all pure white, with no decoration except for flowers and gold. The plain white wall is equipped with a plain white tent, but there is an abrupt chair in the middle, with elm wood finely carved curves, just look at the shape, you will know that it must be from the hands of the famous craftsmen of the Ming Kingdom, the chair surface is also wrapped with a layer of cowhide, such a chair is worth dozens of taels, if it is transported to Bo mud from the Ming Dynasty thousands of miles away, the price will have to be three or four times.

Said likes the comfort of the chair so that his fat body does not have to be overburdened, and he likes to use it when he meets guests at home.

The house on the west side of the city with the city wall behind it is where Said has always lived, and the few shops outside are trading stations, and the back of the courtyard is a storehouse where some expensive and important goods are stored, and large quantities of wealth are placed in the port warehouse outside the city. The seven or eight people in front of him are all Said's henchmen and handy men, including big cannibals, Han Chinese and fans.

How many generations have he been in Brahmana, and since the reign of the fifth king, he has come to the country to lay the foundation, and it is still underestimated that it is a hundred years of foundation. As long as he is willing, Banten, Sulu, Johor, and Aceh all have people who can listen to the command to drive, don't look at it as just a businessman, if you really want to give up your wealth, under the banner of big food, you can also pull up a team of thousands of people, and they are all daring to fight.

But now, Said only listened absentmindedly to a few cronies talking about the business, and then asked about the port, "A few days ago, I went to see the short-haired goods, all of which were excellent, and I also read the album." He paused, looked around at everyone, and said slowly, "But you all know, who is behind my business, the one who has to handle half of the business in the country, and now this short hair is coming, but it looks like he is going to cut off all our financial routes." ”

"But the nobles in the city are now thinking about making friends with the shorthairs, and the shorthairs are also building in the port, so I'm afraid they don't plan to leave."

"What did the saint say? Punishment comes with greed, and those who should go to Paradise enter Paradise, and those who should go to Hell enter Hellfire. ”

A few big cannibal cronies laughed after hearing this, but a few Han and Fan people present didn't understand and didn't know what to do.

I saw one of the bearded men with a round face and a fat black face, and said: "Bayi sees that what he taught is true, how can what the sage said be wrong, but if you want to watch his self-defeat, I am afraid it will take a long time, and in a few months, the hyacinth will change." ”

The big cannibals have always called the nobles Bayi and called their own masters, naturally, they have long been used to shouting. In July, the hyacinth and the tide reversed, that is, when the big food and the bulk goods from India came, if there was no decision before, it would inevitably affect the business of the year, and the nobles above would probably have a black face.

Said laughed disapprerovingly: "Zohar and His Royal Highness the Vice-King are close to the short-haired, but they are a little too close, and they don't think about how long the short-haired has been ashore, the Maharaja has never been to the port of the mullah land once, which is not the case at this time in previous years." ”

Seeing that the master was confident, Hassan said no more.

Just as Ma Yazi reported in, he said with a fluttering look of eyebrows: "Bayi, I have already done what you explained, and there will be news in just a few days." ”

The first man who was still talking seriously about the short length of the country immediately released a greedy light in his eyes and asked, "Oh? Done so quickly? ”

Since he saw the little lady of the Chen family at the dock that day, Master Sa moved his mind, but he didn't expect things to go so smoothly, and the price of three taels of silver was just a matter of three taels of silver.

Thinking of the itch, his whole body became lively, and he squeezed out pieces of fat in the gap of the Taishi chair, and said: "This thing is done properly, and when you take care of the short hair, you will have your own benefits and share the profits." ”

Ma Yazi's eyes flashed imperceptibly, and he asked slyly, "Bayi means that you are going to do something to Shorthair?" ”

Said looked at a few people in the hall and smiled with satisfaction, it was just a windfall, or someone else's own door, talking about whether to do it or not. When people are satisfied, they are easy to be complacent, and they always have to tell everyone about their own calculations, so as to show their own deeds and the extravagant background behind them.

"I think you also know that in addition to having secret skills to operate iron ships in and out of the sea, the short-haired ones are also considered to be well-equipped, and they have no other skills, in the past month or so, have you ever seen the short-haired Lu Shi with a person? There are only a few dozen people in the merchant station, and there are no more than 100 people on the island, and there are women, children, old and weak in the middle, who can achieve very much. It's just that Said said a lot, and sighed lightly, "It's just a pity." ”

This sentence came out coldly, and everyone didn't know what Master Sa was thinking in his heart, but Said still didn't say it clearly, and the cloud and mountain fog covered the sentence: "Why should several families share the family's food." ”