With the passage of time, midsummer finally hit the entire Shuangyu Port, the terrain around the sea makes the summer of Shuangyu Port even hotter, and Zhou Zhong makes people purchase a lot of saltpeter to cool down, but even so, sometimes it is inevitable that the heat is uncomfortable.

The hot weather not only makes Zhou Zhong uncomfortable, but even the trade of the entire Shuangyu Port is also affected, for example, the coolies loading and unloading goods in the port will be greatly affected not long after the sun comes out, and sometimes the cargo owners have to add some tea money to the coolies in order to speed up the loading and unloading of goods, but even so, the daily cargo throughput of the port is still reduced a lot.

However, it is also thanks to the blessing of this hot weather, there are many fewer things in the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, with Sanniang and Uncle Camel on their top, Zhou Zhong also seems to be idle, drinking tea and chatting with Wang Jinxuan every day, and occasionally going to Nangang Xie's house to have a tryst with Xie Lingyun, and the small life is extremely comfortable.

This morning seems to be particularly sultry, the sun has not yet risen, there is already a layer of oil sweat on the body, Zhou Chong just got out of bed and took a cold shower, and then took advantage of the sun just rose to go to the front of the chamber of commerce for a turn, and found that there was nothing serious, so he stayed in the garden of the inner house to enjoy the coolness.

Although the morning sun is already very strong, the shade of the trees in the garden, as well as the pond and the flowing river, make the whole garden very cool, and the breeze blows from time to time, which makes people feel very comfortable in this hot summer day.

A promenade is erected over a pond, and at the heart of the promenade is a gazebo, in which Zhou Zhong lies on a bamboo chair. On the stone table beside him was a washed fruit. Jinxuan sat at the stone table with a scroll in her hand. Some look at it casually, and from time to time he will pick up the fruit on the table and peel it to taste it, if it is too sweet she doesn't like to eat, she will put it to Zhou Chong's mouth, he likes to eat sweet, if it is sweet and sour, then eat it himself.

Zhou Zhong was just lazy when he sat in the chair, he had been thinking about Wu Shan's suggestion to let him enter Beijing last time. He has not been able to make up his mind about this matter, that is, he wants to go to Beijing to meet the legendary Emperor Zhengde, and then find out why the other party is so kind to him, but he is worried about what danger he will have in the capital, after all, he is doing smuggling, although the court has turned a blind eye to smuggling over the years, it does not mean that smuggling is legal, in case he is targeted by that guy, it may lead to some chaos.

Zhou Chong sometimes knew that his worries were a little superfluous, because judging from Emperor Zhengde's attitude towards him some time ago. He seems to really value himself very much, not only giving marriage but also sending brocade guards to protect him. So this means that Emperor Zhengde is very concerned about his own safety, so that even if he encounters any accidents in the capital, at least Emperor Zhengde should be towards him.

It's just that the above is just Zhou Chong's own guess, he has never seen Emperor Zhengde at all, and he doesn't know the preferences of the other party, in case he guesses wrong, Zhengde's favor to himself is only caused by a whim, and he simply forgot about this matter afterwards, so if he went to the capital so rashly to ask for a meeting, did it seem too reckless?

It can be said that Zhou Chong spent this time in this kind of entanglement, after all, after he came to Daming, he had a strong sense of insecurity, in a small place like Songjiang is fine, at least he Zhou Chong is still the number one person, and others can't move him, but in that kind of place in the capital, he is nothing, and any powerful person may want his own life.

It is this fear in his heart that makes it difficult for Zhou Zhong to make up his mind to go to the capital, so that the matter of whether to agree to Ashikaga Kazuki has been delayed, and even Ashikaga Kazuki has visited several times later, but Zhou Chong has prevaricated for various reasons.

"Jinxuan, father-in-law, how long has he been away from Songjiang?" Zhou Chong, who was lying there with his eyes closed, suddenly asked, after thinking about it for so many days, he felt that he was finally about to make a decision.

"It's been more than two months since I left, and now I should have settled down in the capital, but I don't know if my father's body has suffered from the dust along the way?" Wang Jinxuan heard Zhou Zhong ask about her father, and her expression was also gloomy, as a daughter, watching her elderly father travel far away and not being able to take care of her by her side, which made her feel a little guilty.

Hearing that Wang Lun had been away for so long, and that he had been married to Wang Jinxuan for almost three months, Zhou Chong couldn't help but feel a little emotional. I saw him open his eyes at this time, and said to Wang Jinxuan with a smile: "Jinxuan, I may have to go to the capital, do you want to go with me to visit my father-in-law?" ”

"Really? That's great! Xie Lu Xie Xianggong! When are we leaving? Wang Jinxuan also screamed in surprise when she heard Zhou Chong's words, she didn't expect Zhou Chong to go to the capital to do business, and she would be able to see her father, which was a great news for her.

Seeing Wang Jinxuan's happy appearance, Zhou Chong couldn't help but smile and replied: "But Jinxuan, don't be too happy, although you are going to the capital, but not now, after all, in such a hot weather, it is really not suitable for rushing, and I still need to make some preparations, so I may not be able to leave until this autumn or even winter at the earliest." ”

"It doesn't matter, it's bitterly cold in the capital, it just so happens that I also have to prepare a few clothes for my father to wear in winter, and there are also clothes for my husband to wear in the capital, and the time is still a little tight, so I'll prepare!" Wang Jinxuan has an elegant temperament, and now when she heard that she was going to visit her father, she rarely showed a little anxious expression, and after speaking, she stood up and went back to her room to prepare to go.

Seeing Wang Jinxuan leaving in a hurry, Zhou Chong couldn't help but be a little depressed, he would have told her later if he knew that Lu Dao would have told her later, and now that Jinxuan is leaving, who will feed him fruits? I have to say that after getting married, Zhou Chong became a lot lazier, especially after getting used to being taken care of by Wang Jinxuan, he almost lost even the most basic self-care ability, I really don't know if he is lucky or unlucky?

As he gets bigger and bigger in smuggling, Zhou Zhong feels that he will inevitably have to deal with the official in the Ming Dynasty, so that if he can maintain a friendly relationship with the Zhengde Emperor, then he can undoubtedly make his smuggling career to a higher level, and maybe even let the Ming Dynasty let go of the sea ban and reproduce the maritime trade of the two Song Dynasty and Zheng He.

It is also in consideration of the above that Zhou Zhong finally made up his mind to go to the capital, after all, sometimes he always has to take some risks, not to mention that this time in addition to taking care of the relationship with Emperor Zhengde, he can also reach an agreement with the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce, as long as the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce takes the initiative to withdraw from Shuangyu Port, then the chamber of commerce of other Japanese and Koreans will naturally speed up their withdrawal, and then they will propose the establishment of the Sea Alliance, then everything will be logical.

Thinking of this, Zhou Chong couldn't help but show a somewhat satisfied smile on the corner of his mouth, and at the same time, his body was slightly forced, and the bamboo chair under him slowly shook.

When he woke up again, he was woken up by a noise in the garden, and when he opened his eyes and looked at the sky, he found that he had not slept very long, at least not yet at noon, when the sun outside was already very poisonous, and there seemed to be some people doing something on the other side of the garden, and from time to time there was a burst of women's laughter.

Hearing this, Zhou Zhong also felt strange in his heart, and immediately got up from the pavilion and walked ashore along the promenade, and then walked in the direction where the noise came, but the closer he got to it, the louder the woman laughed there, and when he turned the cover of a rockery, he finally saw the situation here.

It turned out that this was the place where Zhou Chong planted peppers, and I saw that in the pepper field, Bang'er and Bai Mengwan took a few young maids, smiling and picking the peppers that had become red, of course, there are still a lot of peppers that are still green, but I believe that they will turn red in a few days.

Looking at the bracelets, they held an umbrella in one hand to block the strong sunlight, and gently took off the chili pepper with the other hand and put it in the cloth bag they were carrying, such a scene was like a picture of a classical lady, just looking at it felt extremely eye-catching, and even Zhou Zhong couldn't bear to walk over and disturb them.

However, Zhou Chong's arrival was soon discovered by the bracelets, and the first to see him was Bai Mengwan, who saw her smile at Zhou Chong, and then whispered a few words in the bracelet's ear, and then the bracelet also raised her head to see Zhou Chong, and said loudly: "Brother, you don't go to accompany your sister-in-law, why do you have time to come here?" ”

Hearing Bang'er's teasing, Zhou Chong walked over slowly, looked at the ripe chili peppers and said with a smile: "Bang'er, why didn't you tell me in advance about such a big thing as picking chili peppers?" If I hadn't been woken up by the sound of your laughter when I fell asleep just now, I wouldn't have known that the chili peppers were all ripe. ”

Regarding Zhou Chong's question, I saw that Bang'er pouted and said with some dissatisfaction: "Brother, you are tired of being with your sister-in-law every day, and my mother asked me not to disturb you, plus Chili has always been taken care of by me and Sister Mengwan, what is the difference between telling you or not?" ”

Bang'er was actually very dissatisfied with Zhou Chong's performance during this time, because she found that after her brother got married, she was either busy with the business of the Chamber of Commerce, or stayed with her sister-in-law, and rarely had time to spend with herself, so she was naturally a little unhappy.

Zhou Chong naturally heard the dissatisfaction in Bang'er's words, and at that moment he had to smile bitterly and apologize: "Bang'er, don't be angry, it's all because my brother is too busy this time and has not had time to accompany you and Duo'er, but I just happened to have nothing to do today, and the peppers are ripe again, why don't I cook a few dishes that use chili peppers myself, and let you taste the deliciousness of chili peppers at that time?" (To be continued......)