On a sunny morning in mid-March, in the harbor area controlled by the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, a row of ten brand-new huge ships of fortune were moored in the harbor, all of which had a deep draft, and it seemed that the ships were already full of cargo, the huge iron anchors had been raised, and the shipwrights were ready to set sail at any time.

These ships were loaded with goods smuggled by the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the cargo owners, a total of 23 commodities of different values, of course, ten large ships could not be transported at one time, this time the ships were all loaded with silk and porcelain such hard currency, so it can be said that as long as they are transported overseas, they will not be able to sell.

On the dock opposite the bow of these ten big ships, Zhou Zhong and Sanniang, Uncle Camel and other people from the Chamber of Commerce are standing there, and Xie Lingyun and Hong Feiyun also participated in the send-off, in addition to them, the smuggling Chamber of Commerce, those cargo owners who cooperate with the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce have also rushed here, and they have also arranged their own people to the ship, and even some cargo owners simply get on the ship themselves, they mainly supervise the transaction of these goods, so as not to have conflicts when they are divided in the future.

"Uncle Sun, please leave the goods to you this time, be careful on the road, you would rather delay on the road for a few more days, and you must pay attention to safety!" Zhou Zhong stood on the dock and said to the stout Sun Tong again.

"Don't worry, I've been to Luzon and Zhan Zhan many times, and I can touch it with my eyes closed, although there are a lot of new shipwrights in our fleet this time, but there are a group of old shipwrights with them, and there will definitely be no problems!" Sun Tong patted his chest again and assured that he also knew that the goods this time were very important, so although Zhou Chong and Sanniang had told him to be careful several times, he did not show any impatient expression.

Seeing Sun Tong's confident expression. Zhou Zhong finally felt a lot more at ease. Let people get good wine at the moment. He picked up the wine bowl and saluted Sun Tong three times in a row, and then said loudly: "Set sail!" ”

With Zhou Chong's order, Sun Tong also quickly boarded the bow of the ship, and then saluted Zhou Zhong and the others, and then ordered the fleet to raise sail and leave the port. At the moment when the fleet was slowly moving, many people who came to see them off said goodbye to the people on board, especially the families of those shipwrights, who were even more reluctant. Even far away from the fleet, many people still raised their hands and waved non-stop.

Zhou Zhong looked at the fleet that was gradually moving away, and his heart was both expectant and a little worried, although Sun Tong had repeatedly assured him that there would be no problem in going to Luzon and Champa this time, but he still couldn't help but be a little worried, after all, whether the Chamber of Commerce can develop in the future depends on whether Sun Tong and their first voyage can be successful?

Just as Zhou Zhong was looking at the fleet, there was a sudden sound of light footsteps around him, and a few familiar body fragrances surrounded him. Then a crisp voice laughed: "Don't look at it, the ship is almost out of sight." If you're really worried, why don't you get on Sun Tong's boat and go with them? ”

Zhou Chong didn't need to look back to know who was speaking, only to see that he turned around helplessly, and when he faced Xie Lingyun who was speaking, he had already put on a kind smile, and said in a low voice: "Lingyun, you are here, where am I willing to leave?" ”

Hearing Zhou Chong's sensual love words, Xie Lingyun's face turned red at first, but soon showed an annoyed expression, and at the same time said in a low voice: "Hmph! I don't think you want to leave your Miss Jinxuan, right? ”

Zhou Chong couldn't help but have a headache again when he heard this, this is not the first time Xie Lingyun has challenged him, since he took Wang Jinxuan to the Chamber of Commerce to live temporarily, it has caused Xie Lingyun's dissatisfaction, although she also knows that Wang Lun is in big trouble, Wang Jinxuan is only taking refuge here in Zhou Chong, but as a woman, seeing her beloved man living in the same house as another excellent woman, and the other party is also Zhou Chong's nominal fiancée, which makes Xie Lingyun even more unacceptable, almost every time she sees Zhou Chong, she has to beat him a few times.

This is the dock, and there are other people around watching, Xie Lingyun also knows how to be measured, so she didn't get too entangled in this issue, only to see her then said: "It just so happens that I have something to tell you, let's go back to your Nanyang Chamber of Commerce to find a place to talk!" ”

Zhou Chong also nodded after hearing this, greeted Sanniang and the others at the moment, and then left the dock with Xie Lingyun, but Bai Junwan in the crowd looked at Zhou Chong who left side by side with Xie Lingyun, but sighed slightly, thinking that this Zhou Gongzi is good for everything, but it is also inevitable that young people are sick, there is already a fiancée at home, but she is still intimate with the words and deeds of this Miss Xie in front of her, if you let that Miss Jinxuan see it, I don't know how sad Lu Dao will be?

However, Bai Junwan quickly smiled self-deprecatingly, thinking that she was just a fugitive now, where was she qualified to take care of other people's affairs, not to mention that Zhou Gongzi had a great kindness to her sisters, and she couldn't talk about her private affairs against Zhou Chong no matter what.

Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun soon returned to the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, the two of them sat down in the hall, and let the others go out, Xie Lingyun said: "The soap workshop has started to produce soap a month ago, and now after a month of full production, a considerable amount of soap has been accumulated, and I am ready to send most of it to Beijing and Nanjing for sale separately, as for Songjiang and other places, there will only be some sporadic sales, after all, the price of soap is not expensive, and it cannot be sold at a good price in a small place." ”

Zhou Zhong also nodded after hearing this, and then he thought of a question that interested him very much, and asked at the moment: "Lingyun, didn't you already put Journey to the West on sale some time ago, and how is the sales now?" ”

I saw Xie Lingyun reach out and stroke the hair in his ear after hearing this, and then glanced at him coquettishly and said in a low voice: "My husband is talented, and the Journey to the West has already spread all over the country, and the book we prepared 300,000 copies was immediately sold out as soon as it was listed, and now the printing workshop is working overtime to print new books, but it is still in short supply, but now there are other businesses on the market to print Journey to the West, it is estimated that in a few months, the Journey to the West on the market will be saturated, At that time, our printing workshop will be temporarily suspended. ”

Hearing that Journey to the West was selling so well, Zhou Chong was also very excited, only to see him stand up and go around the hall a few times, and then came to Xie Lingyun's side and said with a smile: "Lingyun, you must have made a lot of money selling books, but you bought my manuscript for only a few hundred taels at the beginning, this is really unfair, do you see if you give me some silver now, now our Chamber of Commerce is short of money." ”

Hearing Zhou Chong's words, I saw Xie Lingyun looking at him with soft eyes and said with a smile: "My husband is short of money, so I said it directly, our Xie family has long wanted to join the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, but unfortunately last time my husband would rather give the shares to He Xian and a few, but he didn't notify the slave family, which is really sad." ”

Listening to Xie Lingyun's half-truthful proposal to invest in the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, Zhou Zhong didn't know how to interface with Lu Dao, so he had to prevaricate. Although he and Xie Lingyun have already established a relationship, the marriage has not really been completed after all, and the public is public and private, so the relationship between the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce and the Xie Family Chamber of Commerce is very delicate.

Zhou Chong was very busy during this time, although Xie Lingyun often came to see him, but Zhou Chong didn't have much time to accompany him, and now he finally sent the fleet away, and Zhou Chong finally had a little free, so she no longer mentioned the things in the Chamber of Commerce, but began to chat with Zhou Chong about some more personal things to comfort the pain of lovesickness during this time.

Listening to Xie Lingyun's friendly words, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but feel surging in his mood, and wanted to take her in his arms to comfort her, but unfortunately this is the hall of the Chamber of Commerce, although he has driven the others out of the city, but who knows if someone will break in, so he and Xie Lingyun can only sit across the coffee table and whisper what is in their hearts.

The two stayed in the hall for a long time, and even had lunch alone at noon, and it wasn't until the afternoon that Xie Lingyun was ready to go back. But just as she was about to turn around and leave, she suddenly seemed to think of something again, turned around again and frowned and said to Zhou Chong: "Xianggong, have you ever offended Jinyiwei before?" ”

"Jin Yiwei?" Zhou Chong's face also changed greatly when he heard this, because he thought of the things that Bang'er found in the ancestral hall, which had been pressing on his heart like a big stone.

Seeing Zhou Chong's face, Xie Lingyun couldn't help but be a little anxious, and hurriedly asked, "What, Xianggong, have you really offended Jinyiwei?" ”

"No, I haven't dealt with Jinyiwei before, I just thought of one thing, and this matter is a bit complicated." Zhou Zhong didn't know how to explain it, and then he asked rhetorically, "By the way, why did you ask me about Jinyiwei, did you hear any rumors?" ”

Xie Lingyun heard that Zhou Zhong had never dealt with Jinyiwei, so she was a little relieved, after all, now Jinyiwei's power has risen greatly, even if they are the Xie family, they are unwilling to deal with these eunuchs.

I saw Xie Lingyun settle down, and then explained: "That's the case, some time ago, my father told me that the people of Jinyiwei seem to be inquiring about you, and there are also some unfamiliar faces in Songjiang Mansion City, and they are all people from the capital who listen to the accents, although there is no evidence that they are Jinyiwei, and I don't know if they are coming for you, but my father asked me to tell you that it is best not to go back to Songjiang City during this time, so as not to get into trouble." ”

Zhou Zhong was also frightened into a cold sweat when he heard this, in his opinion, those Jinyi Wei were probably coming for him, after all, the rusty spring knife and the Jinyi Wei Qianhu waist card found before all showed that Zhou Hai was likely to have a deep relationship with Jinyiwei, and now the other party finally came to the door. (To be continued......)