Chapter 150: Leaving Jinling

Qi Jiuniang's face turned red, and she looked at Xu Xuan with disgust and said, "Lord Xu, you are also a famous genius in Jiangnan, why are you so disrespectful?" ”

Xu Xuan laughed: "Qi Jiuniang, it's common for talented and beautiful women to be romantic. Why can't you say that? ”

Qi Jiuniang then decided to ignore Xu Xuan, so she looked up at Cui Daoshu and said, "Son, the queen mother is very close to the slave family, and she has rewarded many things, all of which have been sent back to Cao Mansion by the inner servant." ”

Cao Deshun also coaxed: "Qi Jiuniang, shouldn't those things be given to the old man in half?" These are all treasures in the palace, and a certain family also wants some. Speaking of which, the marriage between you and Brother Cui Xian was facilitated by me. A certain family can be regarded as your matchmaker, hahaha! ”

Qi Jiuniang was embarrassed and ran away angrily. Seo Hyun and Cho De-shun teased Choi Daoshu as they walked, and soon walked out of the palace.

After everyone said goodbye to Xu Xuan, they boarded the carriage and returned to Caofu. Zhai Xiaoshan and the guards sent a few people to the bedroom separately before going back to rest.

After a night without words, when she got up in the morning, Qi Jiuniang served Cui Daoshu and finished washing up and had breakfast. Cui Daoshu walked out of the bedroom and went to discuss things with Cao Deshun.

When he arrived at Cao Deshun's study, he had been discussing with several stewards for a long time.

Cui Daoshu greeted everyone, and then sat down. Cao Deshun said happily: "Brother Cui Xian, our plan is very successful. The salt is waiting for you now, when will it be delivered? ”

Cui Daoshu nodded, "Without further ado, I will go back to Mingzhou today and transport the salt as soon as possible." I've heard from a few of my brothers that they say that there is a famous saying in their hometown, and I think it makes a lot of sense. ”

"Tell me about it."

"Time is money, efficiency is life."

Cao Deshun slapped his thigh, "That's good!" Time is money, and that's a real saying for us businessmen. But Brother Cui Xian, what does 'efficiency' mean? ”

"The word efficiency means that in a certain time, say an hour, if there are two craftsmen, one can make five pieces of porcelain, and the other can make ten. It can be said that the person who makes ten pieces is efficient. ”

Cao Deshun suddenly realized: "That's true! 'Efficiency is life', that's a great saying! I want to engrave this sentence into a plaque and hang it in all the shops of the Cao family. ”

Everyone discussed some details again, and the time was noon. After lunch, Cui Daoshu decided to leave immediately, he found Cui Hong and asked him to stay in Cao Mansion with a few guys.

Cui Hong has bought a shop in Jinling and is ready to open it. Cui Daoshu asked him to be responsible for communicating with Cao Deshun, and when the sea salt arrived, he would assist the Cao family in sales.

Cui Daoshu asked Zhai Xiaoshan to pack his luggage immediately and prepare to leave. He returned to the bedroom and saw Qi Jiuniang sitting at the table, looking at the gifts that Emperor Zhou E had given her.

Qi Jiuniang stood up with a smile and wanted to pour tea for Cui Daoshu. Cui Daoshu stopped her, "Jiuniang, we have to go back to Mingzhou immediately, you clean up." ”

Qi Jiuniang was surprised, "Childe, why are you in such a hurry?" Is something wrong? ”

"You don't have to worry, it's nothing. It's a business matter, I want to go back immediately and prepare the supply, this time it's a big business. ”

"What business? Can you talk to the slave family? ”

"Salt, we want to go back and transport salt to Jinling, Your Majesty has agreed, let me and Cao Deshun jointly sell salt."

Qi Jiuniang was shocked, and her eyes radiated a strange look. My husband is so capable! It turned out to be a business with the king of a country! It seems that he has something to rely on for the rest of his life.

She immediately began to pack up her things, only brought some soft ones, and left many things that the queen had rewarded, and asked the maids of the Cao family to send these silk satins and large pieces of jewelry to the back house and give them to Cao Deshun's wives and concubines.

Cui Daoshu nodded secretly, Qi Jiuniang is also not greedy for money, which is very much in line with his appetite.

After cleaning up, Cui Daoshu let Zhai Xiaoshan come in and pulled him to sit down.

Cui Daoshu took a small cloth bag, put it in Zhai Xiaoshan's hand, and motioned for him to open it.

Zhai Xiaoshan didn't know why, and carefully unwrapped the package. Inside were five gold ingots, each about ten taels or so.

Zhai Xiaoshan was very surprised, and hurriedly asked, "Family Master, what do you mean by this?" ”

Cui Daoshu said: "Xiaoshan, you take a few brothers and go back to your hometown." Use this gold to build a magnificent tomb for your family. No excuses! ”

Zhai Xiaoshan said that he didn't want anything, Cui Daoshu got angry, and said loudly: "Zhai Xiaoshan, it's hard to kill my sister, in your eyes, it's not worth fifty taels of gold?" Don't you mean that? ”

Zhai Xiaoshan swallowed his saliva and whispered: "Family master, I have already received a reward of four hundred yuan, and there are ten acres of land. You also found me a gentle and virtuous wife. I've had everything in my life, and I'm very content. I can't take your money anymore, then I can't get over my conscience, and I'll be struck by lightning!" ”

Qi Jiuniang persuaded beside her: "Brother Zhai, the slave family said that in the eyes of many people, these gold are a lot of wealth. But what Gongzi likes is your kindness to save the little lady. It's not a matter of how much money you have, it's a piece of Childe's heart, don't refuse, okay? ”

Zhai Xiaoshan had no choice but to accept it and bow deeply to Cui Daoshu, "Family master, don't worry." I, Zhai Xiaoshan, swear to the sky, in the future, I will fight for my life, and I will also protect the integrity of your whole family. ”

Zhai Xiaoshan took the package and went out without looking back.

Qi Jiuniang exclaimed: "He is really a righteous man! Light wealth and heavy righteousness, much like Jing Ke and the people of the ancient times. ”

Cui Daoshu nodded, "He was born in hardship, and his whole family was killed by the rebels." Being able to follow us is also his creation. As long as he is willing to work hard, living a good life is definitely not a problem. ”

Cui Daoshu took Qi Jiuniang out of the house, and saw that the guards were all standing neatly, ready to leave.

Everyone went out of Cao's Mansion together, said goodbye to Cao Deshun, boarded the carriage, and marched to the Yangtze River.

After about two hours, everyone arrived at the pier by the river, and the guards began to carry their luggage to the boat.

Zhai Xiaoshan took three guards and Cui Daoshu to say goodbye and boarded the ferry boat across the river. Standing at the bow of the boat, he shouted, "Brothers, you must be careful and protect your master." When I get back, please drink! ”

The guards all agreed, and a mischievous guard shouted, "Get out of here!" We will protect the head of the house. When you come back, we must eat you poor and make Wan Qiu cry every day! Hahaha! ”

Everyone laughed, and Qi Jiuniang also covered her mouth and snickered. Cui Daoshu boarded the ship, and after the luggage was brought up, he ordered the boat to sail.

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Three days later, Cui Daoshu's boat returned directly to Qishan Island.

Cui Daoshu helped the weak Qi Jiuniang get off the boat. Qi Jiuniang's seasickness was very serious, and she kept vomiting for three days, and she didn't eat anything, only drank some ginger soup.

She stood on the dock and felt much better. Qi Jiuniang looked at the simple crane on the dock and felt very curious: "Childe, what are these?" What is it for? ”

Cui Daoshu said with a smile: "These things are some equipment, which are used to carry materials from the ship down, and with them, it can save a lot of manpower and time." ”

"Who made it? That's amazing! ”

"It's my sworn brothers, they're all wizards, you'll see them in a moment."

The two slowly walked to the beach, Qi Jiuniang saw a house opposite, and next to it stood a strange building, cylindrical, about a few zhang high, made of stones, with several square holes on the surface.

Qi Jiuniang asked, "Childe, what does that building do?" It's weird. ”

"This is a fortress to defend against the enemy, and if the enemy occupies the dock, after going ashore, the guards can shoot arrows at the dock from those square holes to protect the warehouse next to it."

Qi Jiuniang didn't seem to understand, and asked again: "Son, can the slave family go in and have a look?" ”

Cui Daoshu shook his head and said, "No, even I can't get in." It was heavily guarded, and no one was allowed to enter except the guards on duty. If someone else approached, they would be shot. Jiu Niang, you have to pay attention, there are many forbidden places here, and you can't enter them casually. ”

Qi Jiuniang agreed to come down and obediently followed Cui Daoshu to the camp. On the way, Cui Daoshu said to her: "Jiuniang, everyone here can't be idle, tomorrow I will send you to the school to be a teacher." ”

Qi Jiuniang was surprised: "Son, aren't all the gentlemen who teach men?" Can a woman teach a student too? ”

"There are no scholars on the island now, the school is in charge of my third brother, and the teachers are all women, and they are all singers and musicians from Mingzhou, just like you. If you go there, you won't be lonely, there is a girl named Fu Hongyu, her singing skills are amazing, not worse than you, you can communicate with her more. ”

Qi Jiuniang pouted and didn't speak, secretly competing in her heart, preparing to teach Fu Hongyu a lesson tomorrow, so that she could know the strength of Jinling's No. 1 singer.

The two walked slowly and came to the entrance of the valley.

Qi Jiuniang saw several phalanxes of about a hundred people, all of them conducting queue training in the open space, changing formations from time to time under the guidance of whistles.

The guards shouted loudly with the whistle: "One, two, three, four!" The voice was strong and powerful, startling Qi Jiuniang.

Cui Daoshu said: "These are the guards on the island, and with them, we can live and work in peace." ”

At this moment, two people came running and shouted from a long distance, "Daoshu, you are back!" ”

Cui Daoshu looked back and saw that it was Zhao Zizhong and Fan Jinchun running over one after another.

Zhao Zizhong ran to Cui Daoshu, hugged him, and said with a smile: "You have worked hard, when did you come back?" ”

"Brother, I just got off the boat. Let go, I'm going to be strangled by you! ”

Zhao Zizhong laughed and let go of Cui Daoshu. Fan Jinchun also ran to say hello to Cui Dao.

Cui Daoshu nodded, and said to Qi Jiuniang, who was stunned: "Jiuniang, I came to see the eldest brother." ”