"Hehe, so you understand this, huh? So why don't you change your personality? Xu Shiyang said with a smile: "Your sister has always wanted to find you a mother-in-law before, but seeing you like that, she is afraid that you will suffer after you get married." ”

"I have to get revenge." Zhao Lin muttered quietly, "You don't know what I experienced before." ”

"Your sister is my woman, how could I not know." Xu Shiyang said: "It's just that this kind of thing is too common in the last ten years. ”

"Well, if it doesn't happen to you, you can't empathize."

"I said, it is probably impossible to persuade you to give up revenge." Xu Shiyang continued: "But with your current temperament, you really can't find your mother-in-law, I guess I can stand it, so let's do it, you can also be my woman." ”

"Huh?"

"This is also what your sister meant, otherwise how could she rest assured that you would follow me to such a far place in Jiangnan?"

Xu Shiyang said with a little embarrassment:

"I'm not taking advantage of others, I really think you only have me."

"I didn't say you were taking advantage of others."

Zhao Lin said with a smile:

"I mean, don't you know that when I came out with you, I had to be your woman?"

"Only you and the fifth young master have a separate room on the ship, I am a maid, where else can I live besides living with you? As long as tonight passes, even if someone wants me, I won't be innocent. ”

Xu Shiyang looked at this little girl speechlessly.

'How come I haven't let go of this ancient girl?' What a failure. ’

"Okay, let's talk about this in the evening."

Zhao Lin waved his hand, spreading the somewhat strange atmosphere between the two, and then directly changed the topic:

"Why did you give me a short rifle and you yourself use a shorter pistol?"

"Wrist strength, wrist strength is required with a pistol, you can't hold a gun alone now, I'm afraid the probability of hitting your own people is higher than hitting the enemy." It is better to use a cavalry gun, so that you can use the strength of your hands and shoulders. Also, you can find a place to rack up your gun and fire. ”

"I see."

"I'll find someone to load your gun in the future, so you can shoot more accurately, and you can just reload and shoot now with peace of mind."

"Well, I will!" Zhao Lin nodded heavily.

At this time, Xu Shiliu's voice came from a distance: "Third brother! Can I come over now? ”

"What's not to do?" Xu Shiyang replied loudly: "Tell me if you have something." ”

"I'm not afraid that you and Linlin will have private words and want to talk to each other." Xu Shiliu smiled evilly and got out of the back mast, followed by a girl holding a package.

Well, it seems to be the one called Chunlan?

"Fifth Young Master." Zhao Lin saluted Xu Shiliu, who waved his hand nonchalantly: "Forget it, you are about to become my sister-in-law, right?" Don't bow to me. ”

"I'm a concubine, and I can't afford to be the sister-in-law of the fifth young master."

"So what's the point? You see that my Chunlan doesn't have to be so polite to the third brother. ”

"That's your third brother's generosity, the fifth young master is going to study in Jiangnan, Jiangnan is different from home, it's better not to be so willful."

"Alright, alright! You two stop arguing! Xu Shiyang hurriedly interrupted the two children's anger: "Shiliu, what are you looking for me?" ”

"Straight down."

Xu Shiliu put away his hippie smile, took the big package from Chunlan's hand and handed it to Xu Shiyang, and said seriously:

"Here's for you."

Before leaving, Xu Muhe gave each of the two brothers a package, which contained the four treasures of the study, a few books, about ten taels of silver and a letter.

In addition, Xu Shiliu's mother gave him a larger package, and Xu Shiyang didn't know what was inside.

Of course, now that the package is in Xu Shiyang's hands, he only needs to open it to get the answer to this question.

"Money?" Xu Shiyang picked up the package and asked with a smile.

"Yes." Xu Shiliu replied very simply.

The package was opened, and inside were dozens of gold and silver ingots weighing 5 taels, as well as a sandalwood jewelry box containing jewelry and jade.

"Wow, that's a lot." Xu Shiyang sighed.

As a mother, she really loves her son the most, this is to take out her own personal money, dowry and jewelry, right?

Maybe I took some from my father.

"My mother gave me private money. Third brother, take all of this to buy grain and pig iron. ”

Xu Shiliu said seriously:

"Jiangnan is too rich, no matter how much money I get, I will be a poor bastard, but as long as you win a few big battles against the Tartars in Jiangbei, I can become someone else's guest even if I am penniless."

Xu Shiyang smiled, took out two ingots of gold from the package and threw them to Xu Shiliu.

"No kidding, you have two girls by your side, this is your pocket money."

Then he took out two ingots of silver and handed them to Chunlan.

"You and that Qiu Ju girl are 5 taels each, Jiangnan is different from our Qi Province, you also have to have some self-conscious money, these should be your monthly money, keep it for emergencies."

"Third Young Master Xie." Chunlan bowed to Xu Shiyang again and again in surprise.

The latter took out the jewelry box and handed it to her: "You and Qiu Ju each pick one, and keep the rest first, if the fifth brother falls in love with any girl in Jiangnan, you will give one to others." ”

"Third brother! I'm going to study! ”

"You can't save the money you need to spend! In Jiangnan, the literati have a lot of energy, if you don't participate in their activities, how can you fit into that circle? If you can't fit into that circle, you will never want to improve your status in Jiangnan. ”

Seeing that Xu Shiliu was no longer arguing, Chunlan hurriedly took the jewelry box and thanked Xu Shiyang again.

"The rest." Xu Shiyang gently weighed the remaining gold and silver, and said slowly: "It can't be used to buy supplies." ”

"Why?" Xu Shiliu was puzzled.

"Be a capital." Xu Shiyang replied: "Let's buy some industries in Jiangnan, and the proceeds will be used as funds for your activities in Jiangnan. ”

"Look at what we've got on board."

Xu Shiyang changed his breath and said dissatisfiedly:

"Two tiger skins, two bear skins, three hundred deer skins and wolf skins, these are better, the rest are some sheepskin and cowhides, and there are only fifteen hundred, our ship is so big, only transporting such a little cheap goods, how much profit can that little thing have? It's better to find a way to make more money in this prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River, and then buy supplies to ship back. ”

"That's true."

Xu Shiliu reluctantly admitted:

"Don't talk about our family, that Rizhao Zhang's family was close to the sea, and there was not even enough iron pot to boil salt, and as a result, the price of salt produced by his family was three points more expensive than the private salt bought in Jiangnan! If we can get involved in the private salt trade, even if we don't make money, at least we can save the money for our family to eat salt. ”

"The sale of private salt must involve the interests of many forces, and if we rush into it, we may not be able to get benefits."

徐世杨 says:

"But there is more than one kind of business in Jiangnan, so let's buy it slowly when the time comes."