The Dong family's Zhuangzi was not on the seaside, but kept going inland. After leaving Quanzhou City, walking for more than an hour at a speed that was not too slow, Nangong Jin began to wonder, I'm afraid this place doesn't belong to the Quanzhou realm, right?

Dong Run had already mentioned that when they bought the Zhuangzi here, they just wanted to use it as a warehouse and a transit place. At that time, I only thought that it was convenient to be close to the main road and that the venue had to be large for the same price. Therefore, you can only stay away from Quanzhou City.

However, this time it was not the entire Dong clan that moved here, after all, it was a departure from home, and many clansmen did not follow Old Man Dong.

When I arrived at the place, it was already afternoon, and Nangong Jin was still startled. The estate is huge, and it's not far from the main road. However, ninety percent of it is wasteland, and all of them live in six bungalows in Zhuangzi. There are only a few old subordinates, cooking and guarding the door.

Mr. Dong was leading a few men in his family to open up the wasteland, and it could be seen that the land was not fertile, but it was always good to grow something. On the side, it was a group of chickens and ducks raised by the women of the family, as well as a few pigs.

"Grandpa." Since entering Zhuangzi, Dong Run's expression has not been very natural.

An old man looked back and did not look old, perhaps as a result of his previous pampering. He saw Yao Fangyu say hello with a smile, put down the tools in his hand and walked over quickly, looked Nangong Jin up and down, and asked, "This, but Nangong Second Son?" ”

Nangong Jin nodded and saluted, "Nangong Jin has seen Senior Dong. At this time, I realized that this old man was not tall, but he was extremely capable.

Dong Haishan also smiled and nodded, "It's so big, the second son has a heart." Xiao Run, hurry up and take everyone to the room to rest, and I'll change my clothes and come. ”

When I saw Dong Haishan again, he was already dressed up clean and refreshing, and looking at his demeanor and spirit, he didn't look like the head of the family who had just been robbed of his property.

"It's a bit barren here, but we just harvested sweet potatoes and grew them ourselves, and they taste good when eaten raw." Dong Haishan said as he asked the old servant behind him to bring a plate of peeled and sliced sweet potatoes.

Nangong Jin picked up a slice and ate it very casually, nodding, "It's very sweet, it's good." ”

Dong Haishan seemed to be very satisfied with Nangong Jin's actions, and his face was full of smiles.

Nangong Jin simply took another piece and handed it to Yao Fangyu, "Compensation, it's really good." ”

Yao Fangyu took it generously, took a bite, and said with a smile: "Really." ”

After that, the three of them chatted like old friends while eating sweet potatoes, and only Dong Run sat silently and waited.

"I'm here this time, but I have a lot to ask my seniors for advice." Nangong Jin said with a smile.

Dong Haishan hurriedly waved his hand, "Don't you dare to ask for advice." We can't think of what Xiang Ji did. ”

"In the end, I just couldn't help it at that time, I was forced to be in a hurry." Nangong Jin smiled helplessly: "Now, there is something that can't be helped. ”

Dong Haishan roughly guessed, but smiled and waited for him to follow.

"We have to lose a lot when we buy ships and enter the moon port. Alas, I thought about it for several days, but I didn't think of a way to make money, and I didn't even think of stopping losses. Nangong Jin smiled bitterly.

Dong Haishan nodded, "Many new officials in Beijing have taken office, and Lord Yang's inspection system is also strict. Now, I heard that you can't give gifts according to the old way, and not everyone has this opportunity for the second son. To put it mildly, if it were our Dong family, I would ask the clan to bear the loss of the business name for this kind of thing, and the relationship between the capital should have been dealt with in the clan. However, I have also heard about Pingyang, and now in this situation, I am afraid that the clan will not support the second son? ”

"Yes, it will take at least a few years for Binh Duong to recover its original qi, and if we can't think of a way by ourselves, it will be a matter of losing more and less in the next two or three years." Nangong Jin sighed lightly.

Dong Haishan said: "Two ships are at least 100,000 taels of silver. The second son only counts losses for two or three years, which is also very remarkable, and he is afraid that the wind and waves will not be quiet. How can I say this? Take the right path, the road is right, but the effect is slow; Take the small road, but you can solve it quickly, but it depends on how to do it. ”

Nangong Jin didn't understand what he meant, "How can you say this?" ”

Dong Haishan said with a smile: "Learn from Xu Baoshen." ”

"Collusion with pirates?"

Dong Haishan shook his head, "I didn't say that. Although Feng Mo'er, the shareholder of Xiangji, has a lot of background, we have all heard of it in our area......"

Nangong Jin frowned and still didn't understand, but no matter what, the matter of pirates would definitely not be touched.

But her flower boat at sea ......, and the business didn't last long. However, she can now use the news of the pirates in her hand. Dong Haishan continued to finish.

"Tell the government?" Of course Nangong Jin wouldn't say it, he had already done it. But even so, Xiang Kee didn't make any money.

Dong Haishan laughed, looked at Yao Fangyu, and said to Nangong Jin very casually: "Nanhai Dali Firm, now they have more than ten ocean-going ships in their hands, and they have been docked in the port without a crew, and they don't seem to plan to go to sea. The Great Profit Firm is supposed to be the pirate industry, but I don't know which one. But Boss Feng may know about this. ”。

"Hit?" Nangong Jin guessed. However, if you really want to fight pirates, forget it, it's not something you can do.

Dong Haishan shook his head, "Xiangji's ships are all ordinary merchant ships, where can they beat pirate ships." Just let another faction of pirates rob you. With Boss Feng here, if she takes care of her and renovates these merchant ships, she can completely trade at a low price. One, twenty thousand, three, five thousand, it depends on what the son says. ”

Nangong Jin was stunned, this is also a solution, it's just ......, it's best to discuss with Ling Zheng first.

"You can try to do this about the boats, and for the money, get a few more ships and sell them to the north. However, this one still didn't come quickly. Dong Haishan still said while laughing.

Rob whom? Dong Haishan didn't say. Nangong Jin thought about it, and from his position, he was either robbing pirates or robbing ...... South Sea faction? So, he didn't ask about it anymore, and talked about the boat with an embarrassed expression, "In addition to the ship and money of Xiangji, there is also the problem of Yuegang." The imperial court opened a ban there, but no one wanted to go, and even Xiangji was forced to be helpless. If in the future, every year the ship will be forced to subscribe to Xiangji, it will be really ....... This time it's five, and God knows how many next time. ”

Dong Haishan said with a smile: "Actually, the way is one word - fight, fight pirates, fight smuggling." As long as there is no ship to guide the risk of going to sea, everyone will buy a ship guide. But it didn't happen overnight for the sailors to crack down on smuggling. After all, now they take filial piety to keep peace. However, the coastline of our Daming is too long, and we can't finish fighting. ”

This method is ordinary. Fighting a war is a matter of burning silver, and the current situation of the treasury is that it is almost impossible to take the initiative to attack if the wind and waves are calm and there are no natural or man-made disasters.

The two tacitly agreed not to talk about these things anymore, and after chatting for a while, Nangong Jin said goodbye and left. Before leaving, Dong Run stopped them and brought three packages and two boxes that were not big or small.

"This is all left in the South China Sea by the senior sister, and the package of account books sent by the senior sister last time is also in it." There are so many things, no wonder when they go out, Dong Run keeps asking them to catch the car.

Yao Fangyu was embarrassed, "From the South China Sea to Quanzhou, so many things, you have always carried them?" ”

"Not much." Dong Run said with a smile. As he spoke, he helped load all these things into the car. looked at Yao Fangyu again, "There are a lot of things, just throw them away." I know my brother-in-law won't treat you badly. ”

He said to Nangong Jin again: "You go back first, I won't send you." However, I will come back to Quanzhou in a few days. I have already told my grandfather that I want to learn something from my sister and brother-in-law, and I will follow Xiangji's business in the future, so don't chase me. ”

"Don't say that. Xiang Ji is just a way for everyone to tide over difficulties together. Nangong Jin glanced at Yao Fangyu and said politely.

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The two of them didn't say anything all the way, they seemed to have something on their minds, and they went back much faster than when they came. When she arrived at the residence, Nangong Jin helped put the things she brought back into Yao Fangyu's room, thinking that she was going to be alone, so she didn't say anything, and Gu Zi left.

"Ah Jin," Yao Fangyu hesitated for a long time, stopped him, and said with an unnatural expression: "There is too much luggage brought back this time, if you take care of it alone, it won't be good when it's dark, why don't you do it a favor." ”

Nangong Jin was stunned. There was almost no small talk between the two of them along the way, and she was afraid that she thought she was angry? smiled and just wanted to explain, Yao Fangyu didn't say a word, pulled him and said, "Let's take out all the things first, a lot of them shouldn't be needed." I unpack the package, you unpack. ”

Having said that, Nangong Jin still didn't dare to move, after all, it was all her personal belongings, "This, it's not very good...... ”

Yao Fangyu laughed, "What's not so good, these things are also collected by Xiaorun and Dongdong." As he spoke, he pulled him to open the package together, "The package is full of clothes, and I haven't worn them for a long time." Help me see which ones I can still wear? Laughing again, he blushed and joked: "Don't worry, there will be no underwear." ”

Nangong Jin was also blushing when she said it, and said embarrassedly: "Otherwise, buy new ones." ”

Yao Fangyu laughed and quipped: "You big boss is poor, you can save it, you can save it." Saying that, he picked up a piece of clothing and compared it to himself, "I'm afraid that I can't wear it if I'm fat, how about it?" ”

"Where are you going to get fat?" Nangong Jin looked at it seriously, "It seems to have lost a little weight." He picked up a pale cyan one from another package and compared it to her, "This color should be called you." ”

Yao Fangyu was stunned, looking at the clothes that Nangong Jin was holding in his hand.

Nangong Jin seemed to sense the strangeness in her expression, and pretended to be unintentional and said, "I think the material is quite new." You don't like this piece? Don't do that. Nangong Jin put it down and wanted to pick it out again.

Yao Fangyu picked it up and whispered, "This is my favorite, but I only wore it once." ”

"Why? Broken? Nangong Jin asked casually.

"No, because of ......, Master and Master don't like it." Yao Fangyu's voice was very soft, then she raised her head and said briskly: "You help me take out all the contents of the box, as well as clothes, and throw away some that are too old." Then he smiled and said, "Don't throw it all away." I'll put this dress on, will you see if it looks good? ”

Nangong Jin looked at her and nodded with a smile, "Okay." ”