Because Hu Fulang was a relative of Zhao and Ju's grandfather's family, and he was deeply respected by Zhao and Ju, the servants of the villa did not dare to neglect his orders, and immediately beckoned Li Yilao into the gatehouse.

Hu Fulang dusted off his body and said to Li Yilao: "You wait here, I will call you later." ”

Li Yilao nodded timidly, looked at the servant in the gatehouse, but found that he was holding a wooden plate, which contained sand, and he was holding a reed pole and scratching around on the sand table, as if he was writing.

"Can even the janitor write?" Li Yilao became more curious about the master he had never met.

After Hu Fulang settled Li Yilao, he walked through the front yard alone and came to Zhao Youju's study. Everyone knew that Zhao Heju liked to be quiet, and when he was in the study, no one was allowed to disturb him at will, so he stopped outside Zhao Heju's study, knocked on the door and said, "Da Lang, I'm here." ”

"Please come in." Zhao and Ju came out with a slightly tired voice.

Hu Fulang pushed open the door, and Zhao Youju, as usual, sat in front of the big desk, which was full of papers. Hu Fulang saw Zhao Heju rubbing his forehead with his hands, and he was slightly shocked in his heart: "Da Lang is uncomfortable?" ”

"It's okay, I'm just a little tired." Zhao and Ju motioned for Hu Fulang to sit down, although Hu Fulang was quite humble in front of him, but Zhao and Ju felt that he was still different from the servants in the family, one was that he was his distant relative, and the other was that Zhao and Ju were quite interested in his ability.

The ancients had clouds, and within ten steps, there would be grass, and within ten rooms, there would be faithfulness. Seeing Hu Fulang, Zhao Heju felt that this was not a lie, like Hu Fulang's ability, if he hadn't discovered and dialed it himself, he would have been just the shopkeeper of a small grain store in the end.

"Brother Jiu, you said in your last letter that Fengyutang also approached you to buy Luban's secret technique?" Under separate circumstances, Zhao and Ju will call him the ninth brother according to Hu Fulang's ranking, the two are of the same generation, and they have a distant relationship, so they can be called closer.

"Exactly." When Hu Fulang heard him mention this, a smile appeared on his face: "When they send it to the door, I will naturally not be polite, two thousand times, which is four times that of others." ”

"Did they really buy it?" Zhao Youju was a little surprised.

"I bought it, but I looked at what Huang meant, and I wanted to break the bank and eliminate revenge." Hu Fulang said.

The so-called Luban secret technique is nothing more than the drawings of the water wheel iron grinding copied by Zhao Heju from later generations, and almost all of the large-scale rice grain stores in Lin'an City were bought. If Fengyutang is unwilling to buy from Hu Fulang, there are other ways to get it, but they would rather buy it from Hu Fulang at a high price, which must have another meaning.

"Too lazy to bother with them." Zhao Youju said lightly, he was not ready to get involved in this grain business again, so he was unwilling to worry about these grain merchants anymore.

"I lost Baoxing in a row, and I got a total of 15,000 yuan." After Hu Fulang gave the general account to Zhao Heju, he said regretfully: "It's just a pity for Baoxing." ”

Zhao Youju smiled faintly: "Willing to give up, not reluctant." ”

The two carefully checked the accounts for a while, and the process was time-consuming, and Zhao and Ju were actually very reluctant. But he knows that there is a limit to any trust, even if the old housekeeper Zhao Xi is as loyal, he also harbors his own selfishness, if the trust is so unrestrained, trust will become connivance, and in the end it must hurt others and hurt himself. In a few years, however, the best of the children will be able to help in the reckoning, and he will have more time to spare.

After checking the account, Hu Fulang saw that Zhao Heju was tired, so he was about to say goodbye and leave, but Zhao Heju called him: "Brother Jiu, after the New Year, will you take a trip to Quanzhou for me?" ”

"Do you really want to be a seafarer?" Although he had known Zhao Heju's plans for a long time, Hu Fulang couldn't help but ask.

"Not bad."

"Although Haike is very profitable, but the risk is also great, rather than this, it is better to open Baoxing." Hu Fulang persuaded.

Zhao Heju shook his head, Hu Fulang said that ordinary people seek stability, but although he has the intention to seek stability, time does not give him stability!

Overseas trade is extremely profitable, whether it is to the north to Goryeo, Dongying, or to the south to Jiaozhi, Champong, and Sriwijaya, the profit is ten times or even dozens of times. But the risks are also amazing, not only requires a lot of investment, but also depends on the weather, and if you are unlucky, it will be a shipwreck, not to mention goods.

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Hu Fulang no longer persuaded him, he hesitated how to refuse, but listened to Zhao Youju say: "Brother Jiu, I know that you are worried about the wind and waves at sea, our capital is small, if there is a mistake, it will be a big loss." ”

Compared with the sea merchants, Yuzhang Villa can only be said to have a small capital. Hu Fulang nodded, and heard Zhao Heju continue: "I invited Brother Jiu to go to Quanzhou, not to ask Brother Jiu to go to sea, last time I met a maritime merchant from Quanzhou who was over from Changlong, Brother Jiu went to Quanzhou to set up a shop, and then went to visit him, let's sell raw silk directly to the maritime merchant, so as not to cause trouble like Baoxing." ”

Hearing this, Hu Fulang suddenly realized that Baoxing had sold flour for less than half a year, and he was stumped by the grain of Lin'an City, and the raw silk of Jichanglong was far beyond his peers, and he would inevitably be jealous. Zhao Heju sent him to Quanzhou, but it was a far-sighted move, because there was no suffering from the wind and waves at sea, and he had no worries at home, so it was not impossible to go to Quanzhou.

"Brother Jiu, there are a few things you have to do for me after you go to Quanzhou." Seeing that the look of rejection on Hu Fulang's face disappeared, Zhao Heju settled down.

"Just say it." Hu Fulang responded.

The two talked for more than an hour, and it didn't end until lunch, Hu Fulang remembered Li Yilao, who was still waiting in the gatehouse, so he asked Zhao Youju with a smile: "The kid I bought in Shaoxing Mansion yesterday, I brought it today, how will Da Lang send him?" ”

Zhao Heju pursed his lips: "Try it in Yixue first, if it doesn't work, send it out." ”

"He's late, I'm afraid he won't be able to keep up with the rest of the children." Hu Fulang remembered Li Yilao's pitiful appearance yesterday, and said with some sympathy.

"It's all right, in a little while, I'll buy some more children, and this kid can be with them." Zhao and Ju pondered and replied, and then smiled slightly: "I want to see if this kid will burn my Yuzhang Villa to the ground." ”

Hearing him joke, Hu Fulang felt very strange, looked at him again, and originally wanted to ask him why he went to Shaoxing Mansion yesterday, but for some reason he didn't ask. After a pause, Hu Fulang said: "That being the case, I will summon that kid to meet Da Lang?" ”

—————————————— introduce myself, I am the dividing line——————————

(Li Yilao heard his master call him, and his heart trembled, and he was only worried that this master would be difficult to wait.) Seeing that the owner was just a child, a few years younger than himself, his hanging heart finally let go. But the master's first sentence startled him: "Do you read books and vote?" He has the experience of being a porter, and he dare not slack off: "Vote, vote, naturally vote." "Is that true?" The master stared at him and asked. Li Yilao quietly wiped a cold sweat: "The little one doesn't dare to hide it, although he doesn't vote every day, he has to vote every other day." The master sighed in disappointment, and muttered for a while: "It's okay to keep you, but there is a sentence you have to remember, remember it, you can stay, can't remember......" "The villain must remember!" Li Yilao said loudly: "Please Da Lang command!" "That's good, you remember: be kind, read books and vote!" ）