But just when Zhou Zhong was worried about Jinyiwei finding the door, suddenly there was a rush of footsteps outside the hall, and then a slender figure in a cyan dress rushed in, and at the same time shouted in a surprised voice: "Brother, good news, the pepper seeds you gave me have finally sprouted!" ”

It was Bang'er who broke in, but when she saw that in addition to Zhou Zhong in the hall, Xie Lingyun was also here, Bang'er couldn't help but be stunned, and then reacted, and immediately smiled and said, "Sister Lingyun, why don't you go to me when you come?" ”

After Bang'er came to Shuangyu Port, she lived in the inner house behind the Chamber of Commerce, although they usually don't go out of the door, but after all, this is the headquarters of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, so she occasionally comes into contact with people in the Chamber of Commerce, and in these contacts, Bang'er also heard some rumors about Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun, so she doesn't know how to face Xie Lingyun now?

However, compared to Bang'er's overwhelm, Xie Lingyun behaved very normally, I saw her very happily walking over and holding Bang'er's arm, and smiled very affectionately: "I haven't seen you for a few days, Sister Bang'er seems to be beautiful again, I heard that you and Brother Zhou came to Shuangyu Port, I also want to visit early, but you also know that I am entangled in mundane affairs over there, and I really can't spare time, and I finally saw Sister Bang'er today." ”

Seeing that Xie Lingyun was still as enthusiastic as before, and did not show anything unusual at all, this made Bang'er doubt the authenticity of the rumors she heard. At this time, Zhou Chong also came over and asked, "Bang'er, what did you just say, did the pepper seeds really germinate?" ”

As soon as he heard his brother ask about this, he immediately shocked Bang'er's spirit, and the matter about Xie Lingyun in his mind was also put aside. He was very happy and said, "Yes." Just now I went to water the seeds. I didn't expect those seeds to have already germinated, and they are growing well, but I don't know how long it will take for the Dao to grow? ”

Zhou Zhong was also excited when he heard the news, since the last time he got the pepper seeds from Priest Nader, he had been carefully keeping them in the Chamber of Commerce, and when the weather warmed up after the Chinese New Year, he opened up a small field in the back garden of the Chamber of Commerce, and then divided the pepper seeds in half and planted them.

At that time, they had been living in the Chamber of Commerce for a while. I happened to be bored, so when I saw Zhou Chong planting things, I couldn't help but be a little curious, and then Zhou Zhong told Bang Er that this is a very important plant that can bring huge benefits to the Chamber of Commerce in the future, and Bang Er, who has always wanted to help Zhou Chong, immediately volunteered to take care of the pepper seeds.

"Let's go, let's go and see!" Zhou Zhong couldn't sit still anymore at this time, if he could successfully plant the peppers. Then the chili products will be promoted, and they will definitely be like pepper at that time. Become a precious condiment, and you can also make huge profits from it.

"Wait, what the hell are you talking about chili?" At this time, Xie Lingyun finally asked in confusion, she asked herself with a lot of knowledge, but she didn't remember what kind of plant pepper it was?

"Hehe, this is a secret, it's not early now, Lingyun, you should go back quickly, if you have a chance in the future, I will definitely invite you to taste the deliciousness of chili peppers!" After Zhou Zhong finished speaking, he pulled the bracelet and left the hall, and hurried to the inner house, leaving Xie Lingyun alone in the hall.

"Hmph, keep it secret from me, isn't it just an edible plant?" Seeing Zhou Zhong abandon himself for the sake of chili, Xie Lingyun couldn't help but be a little angry, but soon she thought about it again and said to herself, "Chili? This name sounds similar to pepper and pepper, is it also a condiment, if it is similar to pepper, it is a weapon to make money, no wonder he runs so fast? ”

Zhou Zhong pulled the bracelet and hurriedly ran to the back garden, the east side of the garden was originally planted with a piece of moon, Zhou Chong took a fancy to the fertile land, so he cleared all the moons above, and then planted the pepper seeds in the ground, after the careful care of the bracelet during this time, these seeds finally germinated.

I saw Zhou Chong walking quickly to the land, and then squatted down to carefully observe the ground, and sure enough, he found that in the cracks of the soil, small shoots broke through the ground, and two small young leaves slowly poked out from it, trembling gently in the breeze, looking full of vitality.

"Great, it's finally sprouting!" Zhou Zhong said with a happy face, originally he was worried that the pepper seeds given to him by Priest Nader would be stored for too long, resulting in the pepper seeds not being able to germinate, but now seeing the seeds germinate, his worries were finally put down.

At this time, Bang'er also came over, and when he saw Zhou Chong, who was so happy, he couldn't help but ask with some doubts: "Brother, you always say that these pepper seeds are very important and can make a lot of money for the Chamber of Commerce, but I look at it as if it is ordinary, and I don't see where it is valuable?" ”

Regarding Bang'er's doubts, Zhou Zhong explained with a smile: "Bang'er, you don't know, these peppers can not only be eaten directly as vegetables, but also as a condiment, as long as I control its production and try not to spread it, then it can be made into a valuable condiment, even compared with pepper produced in Nanyang, it is not inferior at all, but its cost is much lower than pepper." ”

Hearing Zhou Chong's explanation, Bang'er nodded as if she didn't understand, but then she asked with some curiosity: "Brother, is this chili really as delicious as you say?" ”

"This ......" Zhou Zhong hesitated after hearing this, "Chili peppers can't be said to be delicious, just listen to the name, the fruit grown by this thing is very spicy, people who like spicy food are naturally in love with it, but if they don't like spicy food, I'm afraid they don't even want to taste it." ”

Bang'er finally understood at this time, only to see her nod thoughtfully and said: "I see, I remember that two years ago, someone gave my father some hot sauce, and we both liked it very much, but my mother couldn't stand the spicy taste, no matter what, she just refused to eat it, and it is estimated that this chili pepper is the same." ”

The spicy taste has existed in ancient times, before the chili pepper was transmitted to the Central Plains, the spicy taste was mainly obtained through spicy crops such as green onions, ginger, garlic, etc., and the spicy sauce in the mouth of the bracelet was a condiment made of dogwood seedlings, and it also had a spicy taste, but compared with the chili pepper, the spicy taste of this hot sauce was still a little too light.

Next, Zhou Zhong and Bang'er observed the chili peppers for a long time, until they saw that all the pepper seedlings that grew were not too problematic, and then they left with confidence, but at this time, the sun was about to set in the west, and it was about to be dinner.

Most of the front of the headquarters of the entire Nanyang Chamber of Commerce is the office of the Chamber of Commerce, and there are also some important people living in some courtyards in the front, and the inner house in the back is where the Zhou Zhong family lives.

Zhou Chong returned to the courtyard where he lived, at this time Aunt Wang had already sent his meals, originally he used to eat with Aunt Wang, but because Wang Jinxuan moved in, Zhou Chong couldn't eat with everyone in order to avoid suspicion, every time he ate, Aunt Wang sent someone to send the food to his own yard to eat alone, and today is no exception.

Sometimes Zhou Chong also has a lot of complaints about Daming's etiquette, for example, taking him as an example, since Wang Jinxuan moved in, he can only stay in his own residence in the inner house, and it is usually inconvenient to go to find Bang Er or Duo'er, because it is very likely to meet Wang Jinxuan, although they are engaged, but according to the rules, the two cannot have too much contact before marriage, which also makes it so that since Wang Jinxuan came to Shuangyu Port, Zhou Chong has definitely not seen her more than three times.

After Zhou Zhong ate alone, he then went to the study to deal with the affairs accumulated by the Chamber of Commerce, now is the critical moment when the Chamber of Commerce is about to get on the right track, there are many things in the Chamber of Commerce that he needs to deal with personally, and he was so busy that he didn't even have time to rest some time ago. But it's good to wait for this period of time, as long as the Chamber of Commerce is on the right track, there will naturally be Sanniang and Uncle Camel, the old people of the Chamber of Commerce, who will share his worries for him, and he will be able to take a good rest.

After dealing with the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce, it was already the second watch in the evening, and even about to enter the third watch, Zhou Zhong stood up and stretched for a long time, and then returned to the bedroom to prepare to rest, only to see him lying on the bed, but he couldn't help but think of the two things during the day today.

The first thing is that Sun Tong went to sea with the fleet of the Chamber of Commerce, whether the efforts of some time ago have a corresponding return, it depends on whether Sun Tong can successfully return this time? If it succeeds, then the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce will immediately have a great reputation, and once again return to the position of the four major chambers of commerce in Shuangyu Port, and at the same time, it will also enter a period of rapid development, and it is not difficult to surpass the Xie family and other three chambers of commerce. But if it fails, then it will be a fatal blow to the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce again, even if Zhou Chong wants to start over, I am afraid it will not be an easy task.

The second thing is that Xie Lingyun told himself today, Jinyiwei was actually inquiring about his news, and there were also a group of people suspected of Jinyiwei in Songjiang City, although Xie Lingyun said that there was no definite evidence that these people were Jinyiwei, but Zhou Chong's intuition told him that these people must be Jinyiwei, and even if he was still in Songjiang Fucheng, I am afraid that he would have been arrested by these people now.

Thinking of Jinyiwei, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but feel very distressed, Jinyiwei was the most terrible minions of the Ming Dynasty, as long as he got involved with these people, there would be absolutely no good end, it seemed that he didn't want to go back to Songjiang in a short time.

In addition, Zhou Chong also secretly regretted that when he took his family to Shuangyu Port by boat, he didn't expect this situation, so he threw a lot of things at home, such as the embroidered spring knife and waist card found in the bracelet, he put it in his bedroom, although it was hidden more secretly, but God knows whether those brocade guards will sneak into their own home, and if they are discovered, they don't know what trouble it will cause? (To be continued......)