Chapter 66: The Freshly Roasted Young Owner
Xie Lingyun and Zhou Zhong got down from the carriage, and then looked up at the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce in front of them, Uncle Hei, who was driving the car, had already stepped forward to present Xie Lingyun's worship sticker, and the guards immediately reported inside, and after a while, they heard the sound of hurried footsteps inside, and then the door opened, and two men and a woman walked out of it.
"Miss Xie is here, Sanniang has missed the distance, it is really rude, I hope Miss Xie will forgive her sins!" Sanniang saluted Xie Lingyun with a bright smile on her face. She was discussing with Uncle Camel just now how to deal with the coercion of the three major chambers of commerce, but she didn't expect that the eldest lady of the Xie family, who dominated Nangang, would come to visit in person, which was really unexpected for them.
"I have long heard of the name of Lu Sanniang of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, and today the little woman took the liberty to visit, and please don't blame Sanniang!" Xie Lingyun has been accustomed to dealing with others since she was a child, so she was very enthusiastic about Sanniang as soon as she came up, and Lu Sanniang was also a delicate character, and soon the two women praised each other every word.
However, Sanniang didn't forget the etiquette, and quickly introduced Uncle Camel and Sun Tong behind her to Xie Lingyun, and at this time she also noticed Zhou Chong standing side by side with Xie Lingyun, but it was a pity that she and Uncle Camel had never seen Zhou Chong at all, so naturally they didn't know that the other party was the young owner of their Nanyang Chamber of Commerce. And Xie Lingyun was not in a hurry to introduce Zhou Chong, and Sanniang was not easy to ask, so they could only invite them into the hall of the Chamber of Commerce first.
After entering the hall, everyone sat down as guests and hosts. I saw Xie Lingyun and Sanniang exchange a few words, and then looked at the furnishings in the hall, and then suddenly spoke: "Sanniang, Lingyun came here today because there is an extremely confidential matter to discuss with your Chamber of Commerce, I don't know if this place is appropriate?" ”
Hearing Xie Lingyun's words, Sanniang and Uncle Camel all looked at each other suspiciously, and couldn't understand what confidential things Xie Lingyun had to discuss, but Sanniang still spoke: "Miss Xie, it's okay to talk about it, this hall is very cleverly designed, and people outside can't hear the conversation inside clearly, and without our orders, no one dares to approach here, so it can definitely be kept secret." ”
I saw Xie Lingyun and Zhou Zhong next to him after hearing this, and after getting the other party's agreed, he stood up and introduced to Sanniang and them: "Three seniors, this son next to me is the young owner of your Chamber of Commerce, Zhou Chong, Zhou Gongzi!" ”
"What?" Hearing Zhou Chong's identity, Sanniang, Uncle Camel, and Sun Tong all stood up in shock, looking at Zhou Chong's eyes full of incredulity, in their opinion, Zhou Chong did not know the existence of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce before, and he was a promising scholar, even if he knew about the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, I am afraid he would not care, after all, if a scholar is involved with smuggling, it is really a big loss of identity, but they never thought that Zhou Chong would personally run to Shuangyu Port, And they came with the eldest lady of the Xie family in the Nangang District, which really shocked them.
"Sanniang, Uncle Huo, Uncle Sun, the younger generation Zhou Chongchu has just arrived, and I hope the three elders will help a lot!" At this time, Zhou Chong also stood up and bowed deeply to the three of them, and called himself a junior in his words, which can be said to have given the other party enough.
"You...... Are you really Zhouzhong? Sanniang was shocked and even spoke a little babblingly, and at the same time doubting the authenticity of Zhou Chong's identity, in case the other party was the Xie family who found Zhou Chong to pretend to be, and then deceived them of the foundation of the Chamber of Commerce, it is not impossible?
Seeing that Sanniang didn't believe in his identity, Zhou Chong smiled and took out a document from his arms, and then opened it: "Sanniang, this is the identity certificate issued by me when I was admitted to Xiucai, with my birth and age of three generations, this is issued by Songjiang Fuxue, it should be able to prove my identity, right?" ”
Each Xiucai has a Xiucai certificate issued by the county school or the government school, and the beginning is the two big words "license", yes, it is a license, but this is not a business license for later generations, but the identity license of Xiucai, and there is also some information about Xiucai himself. Don't underestimate this piece of paper, with this, the talents can enjoy some privileges, such as going through the state without a road guide, not kneeling in court, etc.
Seeing that Zhou Chong even took out the Xiucai certificate, Sanniang couldn't help but believe eight points, but the well-informed Uncle Camel suddenly said: "No, the Japanese can forge the national certificate and pay tribute, not to mention a mere Xiucai document, so we are not sure if you are really a young owner?" ”
Hearing Uncle Huo's words, Sanniang and Sun Tong also felt reasonable, and they couldn't help nodding at the moment, and their eyes looking at Zhou Zhong were also a little suspicious. In addition to Sanniang, Sun Tong and Uncle Camel both hoped that Zhou Chong would be able to preside over the Chamber of Commerce, but now that Zhou Chong really appeared in front of them, they doubted his identity, which had to say that human beings were really contradictory animals.
Zhou Zhong couldn't help but cry and laugh when he saw that the other party was so careful, so he had to put away the paperwork and said, "Then how can you believe in my identity?" Otherwise, you can send someone to Songjiang to inquire, anyway, there will be results in two days at most. ”
"No, I have people under me who know the Shaodong family, so I'll ask them to recognize it!" Sun Tong suddenly patted his head at this time and said, and then immediately walked quickly to the door and asked the guards to call someone.
Zhou Chong was also very surprised at this time, there were not many people he knew in Songjiang, and they all seemed to be people with status, how could anyone be a smuggler here in Shuangyu Port?
Just as Zhou Chong was guessing who was here, he saw two guards running into the hall, and just wanted to salute Sun Tong, but suddenly saw Zhou Chong, and the two of them were stunned at the moment, followed by a joy, and ran a few steps forward to salute: "Young master, why did you come to Shuangyu Port, how is the family now, have the debts been paid?" ”
Looking at the two people in front of him, Zhou Zhong was confused. I saw that these two people looked very ugly, with a toad mouth, big eyes of mung beans and cross-eyed, these are not the key, the most important thing is that these two people are darker than the other, if it weren't for the characteristics of yellow people, I'm afraid Zhou Zhong would really think that the other party was a black man in Africa.
"Who are you?" Zhou Zhong was a little embarrassed, these two people looked so distinctive, but he only had a vague impression, he always felt as if he had seen each other, but he couldn't remember where he had seen each other, let alone the other party's name, he was so sorry for his characterful appearance!
"Young master, we are prosperous and rich, you won't even forget about us, right?" The two black youths looked aggrieved, and the two pairs of cross-eyed eyes also looked particularly charming.
"Oh~, it turns out that you are prosperous and rich, you look at my memory, I almost forgot your brothers!" Zhou Zhong immediately patted his head when he heard these two names, he finally remembered, these two people were the servants of the original Zhou Mansion, when he teased Duo Child, he once named the white ball Wangcai and Fugui, but the little girl was unhappy, saying that there was already Wangcai and Wealth in the house, and it was very dark, and it was really worthy of its name when I saw it today!
Seeing that Zhou Chong finally remembered himself, Wangcai and Fugui were tears of excitement, and rushed to ask about some of the situation in Zhou's mansion, as well as how Aunt Wang and Steward Xu were doing? Zhou Zhong also answered one by one.
"It turns out that it's really a young owner!" Seeing this situation, Uncle Camel finally determined Zhou Chong's identity, which made him excitedly step forward a few steps, and Sun Tong next to him was also very excited. Only Sanniang's face showed a very complicated look, she didn't want Zhou Chong to follow Zhou Hai's old path, but now that Zhou Chong and the eldest lady of the Xie family appeared together, a fool could guess his intention, but unfortunately she was powerless to stop it.
Seeing Uncle Camel and Sun Tong stepping forward, the two Wangcai brothers immediately consciously stood aside. Zhou Chong also seemed very enthusiastic, and once again had a few words with Uncle Camel and Sun Tonghan, and then went straight to the point: "Everyone, Zhou heard from Miss Xie that the Chamber of Commerce has encountered great difficulties now, so he has worked hard to come here, but I don't know what the situation is now?" ”
Hearing Zhou Zhong ask about the situation of the Chamber of Commerce, Uncle Camel and Sun Tong both looked at each other, and the most embarrassed thing was Sanniang who told him about the difficulties faced by the Chamber of Commerce, especially last night, the three major chambers of commerce surrounded them here, and even the Jeolla Chamber of Commerce of the North Koreans even killed two people as a threat, and Sanniang did not hide it.
"Phew! Damn North Korean stick, if Lao Tzu doesn't take revenge, he will not be a man in this life! Zhou Chong also took the case after hearing it, he didn't have any good feelings about the peninsula nation in his previous life, but he didn't expect that now North Korea is still a subject country of the Ming Dynasty, and those Koreans dare to kill people on the land of the Ming Dynasty so unscrupulously, no wonder the future generations will become two white-eyed wolves bite back.
Seeing that Zhou Chong, who was polite in appearance, suddenly burst out with foul language, and kept saying that he wanted to avenge the dead, Uncle Camel and Sun Tong were shocked, and then said very excitedly: "The young owner really has the legacy of the old owner, our Nanyang Chamber of Commerce is not a vegetarian, and now there is a young owner to lead, you must give them some color to see!" ”
Uncle Camel and Sun Tong's words above have already expressed their willingness to obey Zhou Chong, and although Sanniang is unwilling to take the road of smuggling, but now that Xie Lingyun is an outsider present, she is not easy to persuade, and she can only acquiesce to Uncle Camel and Sun Tong's words.
In this way, the remaining remnants of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce can be regarded as a preliminary recognition of Zhou Chongshao's identity, but the recognition is admitted, Zhou Zhong wants to fully grasp the strength of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, and even integrate the strength of Sanniang, Uncle Camel and Sun Tong, but there is still a long way to go.
For example, there is one of the most important things that needs to be done now, and that is to solve the crisis encountered by the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce and use it to establish its own prestige. It's just that in the face of the persecution of the three major chambers of commerce, this is not an easy thing to solve.