Chapter 63: The Zheng Family
"Sick!" When Zhou Zhong heard the words of this dark young man, he immediately glared at him fiercely, and then dodged away from afar. In his last life, he saw more people, some people invited people to drink when they met for the first time, and some people invited people to meet for the first time, and even some people met for the first time to give people money, but it was the first time he met this kind of person, and he introduced his own sister to himself as soon as they met, and even promised to enter the cave room within three days, isn't this sick?
Seeing Zhou Zhong dodging, the black young man did not have the slightest sense of embarrassment, and came over again to sell: "Brother, brother looks at you, you should be a scholar, my sister also likes to read the most, so as long as you are willing, she will definitely not object, then find a day to visit the church to get married, and bring such a beautiful daughter-in-law when you go home, Ling Zun and Ling Tang will definitely be happy!" ”
When encountering this kind of kraft candy person, Zhou Zhong had no choice but to glance at him again and said, "I'm sorry, my father and my mother have passed away!" ”
"Great!" Unexpectedly, when Hei Liang heard that Zhou Chong's parents died early, he slapped his thigh happily, but immediately he felt that something was not suitable, and immediately smiled at Zhou Chong, "That...... Hehe, bro, I didn't mean that, in fact, I meant to say...... I want to say ......"
The black young man's face was flushed, his brain was spinning fast, and he wanted to come up with a reasonable reason, but he had a flash of inspiration after the result, and slapped his thigh again and said: "Actually, I want to say, brother, your parents are dead, you definitely need a woman to run the house, you see that my sister is a little older than you, just enough to take care of you, and her mind is shrewd, if you hand over the family business to her, you will definitely be able to run your brother's family business prosperously!" ”
"The younger brother has just paid off the family's debts, and now the family is extremely poor, and there is a family to support, so he is really not worthy of Sister Ling!" Zhou Zhong replied weakly, he really didn't expect to encounter such a neurotic here.
"No money?" After hearing this, the black bright young man hesitated, and then gritted his teeth and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't have money, I'm willing to give 5,000 taels to my sister as a dowry, plus the dowry given by my father, at least more than 10,000 taels of silver, enough for you to go back and live a rich life with your sister!" ”
Zhou Zhong almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood when he heard this, thinking to himself how much the other party wanted to marry the bodybuilding woman in front of him? is willing to post more than 10,000 taels of silver, could it be that there is something wrong with this woman?
Thinking of this, Zhou Zhong was even more unlikely to agree, so he could only come up with the most powerful killer and refused: "This eldest brother is embarrassed, the younger brother's father has already set a family affair for me before his death, and he was about to get married, but unfortunately his father died some time ago, so he can only get married until the expiration of the filial piety period." ”
Hearing that Zhou Zhong was engaged and wanted to keep filial piety, this black and bright young man finally gave up, but his face also became very fast, and the flattering smile on his face immediately disappeared, and he turned to a cold face and said: "Brother, since you are engaged, you said it earlier, you wasted so much saliva on me!" ”
After hearing this, Zhou Chong couldn't cry or laugh, thinking that it was obvious that you had come over by yourself. At this moment, Xie Lingyun and the bodybuilding girl finally finished talking about the old days, and then she took the other party to Zhou Chong, but before Xie Lingyun could speak, the bodybuilding girl kicked her brother's thigh and said angrily: "Brother, do you want to marry me out of Lu again?" ”
"Oops! How dare I, it's just that I hit this brother at first sight, so I talked a few more words. The black bright young man deliberately made a very painful appearance, and then hugged Zhou Chong's shoulder with a smile and said.
Seeing that his cousin and cousin were fighting, Xie Lingyun didn't stop it, it seemed that he had long been accustomed to their appearance, and when they had enough of fighting, he pointed to them and introduced Zhou Chong: "Gongzi Zhou, this is my cousin Zheng Longhai, and this is my cousin Zheng Youyi." ”
I saw that after Xie Lingyun introduced his cousin and cousin, a meaningful smile appeared on his face and continued to introduce: "Cousin, this Zhou Gongzi's identity is not simple, he is Zhou Nanyang's only son, Zhou Zhong Zhou Gongzi!" ”
"Zhou Nanyang!" When they heard this name, the Zheng brothers and sisters were stunned, and then looked Zhou Zhong up and down a few times, and there was a bit of solemnity in their eyes. Zhou Zhong was not surprised by the name Zhou Nanyang, because Xie Lingyun had already told him before that smugglers generally do not use their real names, for fear of attracting the attention of the imperial court, so they all give themselves all kinds of nicknames, among which Zhou Hai's fleet mainly goes to the Nanyang area, so it is called Zhou Nanyang.
Seeing that his cousin and cousin were so shocked by Zhou Chong's identity, Xie Lingyun pursed his lips and smiled: "Cousin, cousin, let's go and see my uncle first, and then let me and Zhou Gongzi take a rest, I'm really tired from taking a boat all the way." ”
"Oh, okay, cousin and Zhou Gongzi come with me!" At this time, Zheng Longhai came to his senses and immediately led Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun off the boat, but that Zheng Youyi seemed to be very curious about Zhou Chong, and looked at him from time to time.
On the way, Zhou Zhong secretly inquired about the relationship between Xie Lingyun and the Zheng brothers and sisters, but Xie Lingyun explained with a smile that it turned out that the father of the Zheng brothers and sisters married her father's sister, that is, her own aunt, and they were naturally cousins. Among them, Zheng Youyi is nineteen years old this year, but she has never been married, so her family desperately wants to find a husband for her, which has become a heart disease of the Zheng family.
After listening to the Zheng family, Zhou Zhong smiled and didn't ask again, after all, he was not familiar with the Zheng brothers and sisters, so there was no need to take care of other people's affairs. And Zheng Longhai took Zhou Zhong and them ashore, and soon came to a large mansion quite close to the dock, only to see that this mansion was built very neatly, the square courtyard was surrounded by a tall courtyard wall, and the four corners were also built with corner towers for defense, although the distance was a little far, but it was still vaguely visible, and there were people with weapons in the corner tower to monitor the surroundings.
Originally, Zhou Zhong thought that this was the home of the Zheng brothers and sisters, but what he didn't expect was that after seeing them, the guards guarding the door all saluted Xie Lingyun, and then the Zheng brothers and sisters. Obviously, Xie Lingyun is the real master here, which makes Zhou Chong a little confused about the relationship between Xie Lingyun and the Zheng brothers and sisters.
After entering this well-guarded mansion, the scene inside also surprised Zhou Da, only to see that there was no decoration in this mansion, and entering the door was a vast martial arts arena, with hundreds of men naked on the field, wearing only a pair of bull-nosed shorts on the lower body, and they didn't seem to care about the cold of winter at all. Ha! The roar, and the steaming water above the head, all of them were practicing hard. When Zhou Chonggang came in, he saw these people, if he hadn't known in advance what kind of place this was, I'm afraid he would have really thought that he had broken into a military camp.
"Dad, Cousin Lingyun is here, why are you still practicing?" Seeing the middle-aged man, Zheng Youyi immediately shouted loudly, without any ladylike demeanor.
When the middle-aged man heard his daughter's voice, he looked up and saw Xie Lingyun here, and immediately walked towards this side with a smile, and only then did Zhou Chong see the appearance of this person clearly. I saw that this middle-aged man was slender and long, with a red face, and three long beards under his chin, and he looked a little like Guan Gong. In addition, the pace is calm and condensed, giving people a strong pressure, and at a glance, you can see that Lu Dao is a practitioner.
"Lingyun meets my uncle!" When Xie Lingyun saw this middle-aged man, he hurriedly walked a few steps forward and saluted.
"Ha Luha, Lingyun doesn't have to be polite, I haven't seen you for more than a year, you seem to be beautiful again, how about it, has your father found you a good mother-in-law?" The middle-aged man said with a smile, and asked about Xie Lingyun's marriage as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Hehe, Lingyun is younger than her cousin, when will her cousin get married, Lingyun will think about her own affairs!" I saw Xie Lingyun rarely show a mischievous smile and said, in front of her elders, she also rarely recovered a little bit of her little daughter's posture.
Hearing Xie Lingyun using herself as a shield, Zheng Youyi couldn't help but glare at her fiercely, but Xie Lingyun blinked and didn't see it. The middle-aged man sighed helplessly after hearing this, and then when he saw Zhou Chong, he couldn't help but ask: "Lingyun, ...... is this son?"
"Oh, uncle, I forgot to introduce you, this is Zhou Chong Zhou's son, and his father is Zhou Nanyang of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce." Xie Lingyun immediately introduced. Zhou Hai mainly took the Nanyang route, so he also gave the Chamber of Commerce the name of "Nanyang", but with the death of Zhou Hai, the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce has been divided into three parts, and it will no longer be majestic.
"Oh, you're Zhou Hai's son?" Hearing Zhou Chong's identity, this Xie Lingyun's uncle was also taken aback.
"Juniors meet Uncle Zheng!" Zhou Chong stepped forward and saluted, this middle-aged man should be older than Zhou Hai, and it seems that the other party also knows his father, so he should call him uncle.
"Well, yes, I have long heard that Zhou Hai has a good son, and he was admitted to Xiucai at the age of fourteen, and he really deserves his reputation when I see it today!" The middle-aged man stroked his beard with his right hand and said with a smile, "The old man's name is Zheng Ling, and the Xie family is in charge of the affairs of Shuangyu Island on behalf of Lingyun, and I have indeed had a few relationships with your father, so you can call me Uncle Zheng in the future, as for the word 'old', remove it, the old man is still very young, and he can still kill people with a knife!" ”
Hearing the other party say that he is not old, and on the other hand, he calls himself an 'old man', which makes Zhou Chong a little speechless, and at the same time, he finally knows what Zheng Longhai is going to recklessly sell Zheng Youyi to himself as soon as they meet, it is estimated that the nerves of the two of them are a little abnormal.
Next, Zheng Ling let Zhou Zhong and Xie Lingyun to the hall of the mansion and asked them why they came to Shuangyu Port. At the beginning, Xie Lingyun agreed to Zhou Chong in private and did not discuss it with anyone, but she has been paying attention to the situation in Shuangyu Port, so she is very sure about helping Zhou Chong take over the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce.
However, after hearing this, Zheng Ling's brows furrowed suddenly, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "Lingyun, if Zhou Gongzi wanted to take over the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce a few days ago, he would still be very sure, but something has happened in the past two days, and the situation has also changed, I am afraid it will add a lot of trouble to Zhou Gongzi." ”