Zhou Zhong didn't know anything about the plan of the Japanese people to get rid of their own plans, and after he arranged the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce, he then asked Sun Tong to prepare a fast boat, and left Shuangyu Port on a sunny morning, and in the afternoon, he finally came to the smuggling port in the southeast of Songjiang Mansion again, because it was under the jurisdiction of Qingcun Thousand Households, so it was called Qingcun Port.

As when Zhou Zhong left, Qingcun Port is still very lively, most of the ships involved in smuggling in Songjiang Mansion enter and exit through this port, and the flow of people is endless, especially the big smugglers like the Xie family, who also have fixed berths in the port, and these berths are not under the control of thousands of households, and the Xie family's personnel and ships do not need to pay taxes when they enter and exit, so it can be seen that the energy behind the Xie family is huge, and the thousands of households who are the head snakes of the land dare not offend others.

Although the previous strength of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce was not weaker than the Xie family, there was no fixed berth in Qingcun Port, mainly because the goods of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce were generally provided by He Xian's suppliers, unlike the Xie family, which received the goods outward, and at the same time would transport some goods from the land to save costs, so they needed a dedicated wharf of their own.

After Zhou Chong's ship casually found a berth and stopped, he then disembarked with Wangcai and wealth, and there were more than a dozen guards arranged by the Chamber of Commerce. Originally, Zhou Chong wanted to go back to Songjiang alone, but Sanniang considered that they had just destroyed the Jeolla Chamber of Commerce and the Sangsen Chamber of Commerce, especially the leader of the Shangquan Chamber of Commerce, Shangquan Honger, who had not yet been caught, so he was worried that Zhou Chong would be retaliated against by them, so he insisted on arranging these guards for him.

"Young master, our brother escorted you into the city, after arriving in the city, we will find a place to live near our home, and we will send people to secretly guard in front of the gate every day, if there is anything, you just need to give an order to the brother on duty!" At this time, Wangcai opened his mouth and said to Zhou Chong.

"Well, I got it!" Zhou nodded and said. When he left home, he told Aunt Wang that they had gone to visit friends, and now if they brought Wangcai and them back, they would definitely not be able to explain it, and Zhou Zhong didn't want his family to know that he had taken over the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce to participate in smuggling, so he could only let Wangcai and them stay outside temporarily.

However, just when Zhou Zhong and the others had just stepped onto the dock and were about to find a car to leave here, they saw that on the only road leading to the dock in the distance, there was a long flow of people slowly moving towards the dock.

Seeing this team of victims with no end in sight, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but feel a little strange, thinking that these victims didn't stay outside Songjiang City, why did they all come to the port? And among these victims, there are not only young men, but also women and children, if they seem to be fleeing, but these victims have a smile of hope on their faces, which is completely different from the numbness when Zhou Chong saw these people at the beginning, and the fleeing people will definitely not show such expressions!

Seeing these strange victims, not only Zhou Zhong was very curious, but the other people on the port were also talking, and some of them who knew the inside story began to loudly show off their well-informed information to the people around them, so that a group of good people soon gathered around them.

Zhou Chong also leaned over to listen, but when he heard that it was the Xie family recruiting these victims, he patted his head, and then shook his head with a wry smile and said to himself: "I didn't expect the Xie family's actions to be really fast, and now they have begun to recruit victims to prepare for soap workshops, it seems that by next spring, the soap will be on the market." ”

Last time, Xie Lingyun and Zhou Zhong said that they would open soap workshops on Dayang Island and Xiaoyang Island near the Songjiang Sea, these two islands are located on the route from Songjiang to Shuangyu Port, and the Xie family's ships can easily transport the materials needed on the island and the soap produced in the future, and it is also convenient to keep secrets.

Knowing the origin of these victims, and seeing that these victims dragged their families with their families, it seems that the Xie family is doing quite authentically, not only recruiting strong laborers from the victims to go to the island, but also their families to the island, which is also conducive to allowing these victims to work on the island with peace of mind.

Zhou Zhong stood on the pier and watched the victims walk to the fixed berth of the Xie family on the east side of the pier, where several galleons carrying people were parked. He watched the victims get on the sailboat, and at this time, Wangcai and they also found a few carriages, Zhou Zhong took one by himself, and Wangcai and they took a few others, and then the group left Qingcun Port in a carriage and soon entered Songjiang City.

Zhou Chong's carriage did not go home immediately after entering the city, but first went to Zheng Jing and Li Zheng to inquire about the situation, when they learned that Aunt Wang and they sent Steward Xu to their house to inquire about the situation, but they were persuaded to go back by the people in the house at their instigation, and in order to lie to Zhou Chongyuan, they did not go out during this time, so as not to be met by Steward Xu, so now the Zhou Mansion has always thought that they went out to play and did not return, and did not deliberately look for it.

Hearing that everything was normal at home, Zhou Chong was relieved, and then made an appointment with Zheng Jing and Li Zheng to drink another day, and then returned to the Zhou Mansion in a carriage, but after Zhou Chong's carriage stopped, Wangcai and their carriage left quickly, and they would take those guards to find a place to live around the Zhou Mansion.

I saw Zhou Zhong getting out of the carriage with a large bag and a small bag, and in the bag were the gifts he prepared, including clothes for Aunt Wang and Bang'er, as well as Duo'er's toys, and supplements for Steward Xu and Su Niang. I saw that after Zhou Zhong paid for the car and sent the driver away, he turned around and looked at the familiar gate of Zhou's mansion. This time, he has been away for nearly twenty days, and I don't know what happened to them?

Thinking of those relatives at home, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but feel excited, strode to the door of the house, stretched out his hand and knocked on the door knocker. As a result, I soon heard a heavy footstep from inside, and then the door opened, and a fat face full of oil stretched out from the crack in the door, it was Steward Xu.

"Young Master! You're finally back! It's been a hard journey, hasn't it? When Steward Xu saw Zhou Chong standing in front of the door, he immediately exclaimed with a look of surprise, and at the same time, he also came out of the crack in the door, and then stretched out his hand to beat Zhou Chong's body with non-existent dust.

Zhou Chongyi grabbed Steward Xu and said with a smile: "Don't be busy, I came by carriage, it's not dirty at all, how are my aunt and bracelet, has anything happened at home these days?" ”

Seeing his young master come back, Steward Xu's fat face was about to smile, and he took the burden in Zhou Chong's hand and replied: "Aunt Wang, the eldest lady, and the second miss are all very good, but the young master has been away from home for so many days, and they have not been at ease, so the old slave has inquired about the situation several times, and there is nothing wrong at home, but he has just bought some New Year's goods to prepare for the New Year, and Wu Shan's injury is almost good, and he can go to the ground now." ”

Hearing these words from Steward Xu's own mouth, Zhou Chong finally put his mind at ease, but then he thought of another person, and said with a smile: "Steward Xu, why did you say one less person, how is Su Niang's body now, she is pregnant with a child in her belly, and she must not be tired." ”

"Hehe, thank you young master for your concern, Su Niang's health is good, especially after entering the house, she eats well and sleeps well, now her belly is obviously bigger than before, and the doctor said that when she arrives in June next year, the child will be born!" When Steward Xu mentioned Su Niang and the child in her belly, his face was even more smiling, he was in his early fifties, and he had never been married, he thought that this life would pass like this, but he didn't expect to be old, so he was also very concerned about Su Niang.

Zhou Zhong and Steward Xu chatted about the affairs of the family, and walked into the courtyard to the inner house, when they came to the courtyard where Aunt Wang lived, they heard the sound of a woman laughing inside, and it should be Aunt Wang and Bang'er in the voice.

Hearing the familiar voices of his relatives, Zhou Zhong couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, and strode into the house, only to see Aunt Wang, Su Niang, and Bang'er sitting around the table in the hall, talking and laughing while embroidering.

"Chong'er~" Aunt Wang, who was facing the door, was the first to see Zhou Chong coming in, and immediately stood up in surprise and shouted, and at the same time, the embroidery in her hand also fell on the table.

"Brother, you're finally back!" At this time, the bracelet also saw Zhou Zhong with a smile on his face, threw away the embroidery in his hand and ran over to take his hand, full of joy. If she hadn't been a big girl now, she would have plunged into Zhou Chong's arms and coquettish, after all, she had grown so big, and it was the first time she had been separated from Zhou Chong for so long.

At this time, Su Niang also came up to salute Zhou Chong, and Aunt Wang pulled Zhou Chong to sit down, while asking him how he ate and slept outside? On the other hand, he complained that he had been gone for so long, and he didn't know that he would let people bring a letter back.

Others may think that Aunt Wang is a little nagging, but Zhou Chong's parents died early in his previous life, and he has always been very eager for family affection, so now when he hears Aunt Wang's nagging, instead of feeling disgusted, he also feels very kind, because this is like a home.

But just when Zhou Chong was listening to Aunt Wang's nagging, he suddenly heard the sound of children playing outside, and then the two little girls who believed in their age rushed into the house one after the other, and when the girl in front saw Zhou Chong, she immediately screamed in surprise, threw herself into his arms and shouted: "Brother, why did you come back, Duo'er wants to kill you!" ”

Holding Duo'er in his arms, Zhou Zhong was a hearty smile, to be honest, in these days in Shuangyu, what he misses most is Duo'er's innocent and lovely sister.

But at this time, Zhou Zhong also noticed the little girl who rushed into the house with Duo'er, only to see that the other party was the same age as Duo'er, and the long carved jade was extremely cute, this girl probably saw a stranger in the house, so she suddenly quieted down after rushing in, and stood by the door with her fingers and didn't dare to come in, but what made Zhou Chong feel strange was that when was there such a girl in the family, and he always felt that this girl was very familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere?