"Whew~" Zhou Chong put down his chopsticks after the last, reminiscing about the wonderful taste of the hot and hot on the tip of his tongue, if it weren't for the fact that he couldn't hold it in his stomach, he really wanted to eat a few more bites. At this time, Wang Jinxuan, Bang'er and other girls were also sitting there sweating profusely, fanning themselves with their hands while taking small sips of ice water.

"Brother, no wonder you asked us to take care of the chili peppers at the beginning, it turns out that this thing is so wonderful, you must leave some of the remaining chili peppers for me, otherwise I won't be able to eat in the future!" At this time, Bang'er took a wet towel from the thrush's hand and said to Zhou Zhong while wiping his face.

Zhou Zhong heard that Bang'er was addicted to eating chili peppers, and even asked for some chili peppers from himself, and the two Bai Mengwan sisters also showed a little eager eyes, which made him smile bitterly and said: "This time the chili pepper seeds have to stay, next year I plan to plant them on a large scale, so in the future, the most is to grind the sun-dried chili skin into powder, and then we will divide it, it may not be a lot, but this year can only be like this, and when the chili harvest is over next year, then we can all let go and eat!" ”

Since Bang'er wants, and the Bai sisters also like it very much, Zhou Zhong can't be too stingy, and decided to divide the peppers this year equally, after all, among the five people present, Bang'er, Jinxuan and Bai Mengwan have all made great efforts for the cultivation of peppers, Bai Junwan, as an important member of the Chamber of Commerce, has also worked hard during this time, not to mention Zhou Zhong himself, so it is not good for anyone to distribute the peppers less, so it is not good for anyone to take out the distribution of peppers, so they simply take them out and divide them equally.

After hearing Zhou Chong's words, the Bai sisters were also very happy, and thanked Zhou Chong at the moment. chatted with Bang'er and Jinxuan again. However, Bai Junwan still has to go to the Chamber of Commerce to help Sanniang in the afternoon. Therefore, the first to say goodbye, Wang Jinxuan told Bang'er about her and Zhou You's going to the capital, but it caused Bang'er's dissatisfaction, and she had to quarrel to go, but Zhou Zhong couldn't resist her, and finally had to promise to take her when the time came.

Seeing her brother agree, Bang'er also cheered happily, and then she thought of her best friend Bai Mengwan. He turned his head to her and said, "Sister Mengwan, you can also go with me then, we can also be companions on the road, and the capital is so lively, let's go to the capital to take a good turn, buy some good gouache rouge, and give Sanniang and Sister Junwan some at that time?" ”

However, when Bai Mengwan heard Bang'er invite her to enter the capital, her face became a little strange, and she was even a little flustered, only to see that she immediately waved her hand and refused: "No need." You can just go, I'd better stay at home and take care of Qingqing. After all, my sister is usually busy, and Qingqing is still young now, and she can't do without people around her. ”

Bang'er was simple-minded, and didn't see Bai Mengwan's strange appearance, and when she heard that she didn't want to go, she just said disappointedly: "Okay, then I'll go to the capital to buy more things, and everyone will have a gift then." ”

Hearing that Bang'er didn't persuade herself to go to the capital again, Bai Mengwan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but when her eyes accidentally swept over Zhou Chong, she found that the other party was staring at her aggressively, as if she saw that she had something unspeakable, which made her face pale, and she lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Zhou Chong again.

In the afternoon, Shushige sent someone to inform Ashikaga Kazuki, telling him that he could bring their Ashikaga envoy to Beijing, and now he could start to prepare. However, what Zhou Zhong didn't expect was that he had just sent someone to inform Ashikaga Ikki of the news, and after a while, Ashikaga Ikki actually ran over in person, and brought a large number of gifts as a thank you.

In the hall of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, large boxes are arranged on the water mill floor in the living room, and the lids of the boxes have been opened, revealing large pieces of gold and silver inside, as well as pearls, corals, precious stones, etc., each of which is priceless, and Ashikaga Kazuki, who was standing next to him, saluted Zhou Zhong with his fists and said: "Zhou Gongzi, a small gift is not a tribute, I hope you will accept it with a smile!" ”

If someone else gave him such a valuable gift, Zhou Zhong might still refuse, but since it is a gift from Ashikaga Kazuki, a Japanese man, then don't let it be in vain, after all, he has also done the other party a great favor, so I saw that Zhou Zhong is also Ha Lu Ha smiled and said: "President Ashikaga is really too polite, Zhou is just a little help, and he wants Ashikaga brother to spend so much, which really makes Zhou Zhongzhong feel uneasy!" ”

Although Zhou Zhong said "difficult to be safe", but he did not have the slightest intention to refuse, but stared at the gold and silver property in front of him with bright eyes, Ashikaga Kazuki saw Zhou Chong's appearance, and naturally understood that the other party was very satisfied with his gift, and said with a smile at the moment: "Zhou Gongzi is polite, it may be a small matter for you, but for our Ashikaga family, it is an opportunity that has been waiting for many years, and a little wealth is not enough to express my gratitude to Zhou Gongzi!" ”

When he said this, Ashikaga Kazuki suddenly stopped, and then saw him stretch out his hand and pat it a few times, showing that the person who was surprised to come in, and Zhou Zhong didn't expect that there were gifts outside, which made him even more happy, and looked at the door of the living room with anticrative expectations.

Soon Zhou Chong saw a flash of figures outside, and then four Japanese women in gorgeous kimonos walked out with small steps, and then stood in a row and saluted Zhou Zhong in somewhat strange Chinese: "The little woman has seen Zhou Gongzi!" ”

Zhou Zhong looked at the faces of the four Japanese people in front of him with a thick layer of white powder, his eyebrows were almost invisible, but two dots were drawn on the eyes, and only a small red dot was drawn on the mouth, and when they spoke just now, Zhou Zhong found that the teeth of these Japanese women were all black, and he knew that this was a custom of Japanese women, and the older girls would use special dyes to dye their teeth black, which was said to be to contrast the whiteness of the skin, but this was really scary, fortunately it was daytime, If it's left at night, it can scare people to death.

"Brother Ashikaga, what are you ......" Zhou Zhong said a little dumbfounded, thinking that the other party wouldn't want these widows to give them as gifts, right?

Things were not as Zhou Zhong expected, only to see Ashikaga Kazuki smile and say to Zhou Chong: "Zhou Gongzi, this is a few aristocratic beauties I brought back from Japan, and they are all virgins who have just turned twenty-eight years old, although they cannot be compared with the beauties of the Ming Dynasty, but they are also extremely gentle and lovely, and they can usually relieve boredom for Gongzi, please be sure to earn it!" ”

Zhou Chong was also a little embarrassed when he heard this, when he used to watch TV, he often saw some ancient makeup dramas that took women as gifts, but now it's his turn, but he feels a little embarrassed to accept it, and in addition, the dress of these Japanese people is so strange, just looking at it has no appetite, is it possible that the aesthetics of the Japanese people are so special?

However, the so-called things given away for nothing should not be in vain, although Zhou Zhong looked at the four widows in front of him very twisted, but even if he didn't use it, he could also use it to give it to the people of the Chamber of Commerce to win people's hearts, after all, among the green buildings on the dock of Shuangyu Port, the widows accounted for a large proportion, so there will definitely be people in the Chamber of Commerce who like it.

Thinking of this, I saw Zhou Zhong smile and said: "That's it, then Zhou will also thank Brother Ashikaga for his kindness, come on, carry these things down, arrange the four young ladies well, and let people prepare food and drinks, I want to go back to Brother Ashikaga without getting drunk!" ”

Hearing Zhou Chong's order, the guards of the Chamber of Commerce outside agreed, and immediately someone came in to carry a few large boxes back, and several Japanese maids also came in to arrange for them to live in the Chamber of Commerce, and as for the wine and food, Zhou Zhong took Ashikaga Kazuki's hand and sat down very affectionately, and chatted about going to Beijing to see Emperor Zhengde while eating.

Ashikaga Kazuki also expressed his gratitude again for Zhou Zhong to personally bring the envoy of the Ashikaga family to Beijing, but this matter still needs him to report to his cousin, the current shogun Ashikaga Yoshisai, and then ask the other party to appoint an envoy, and then bring the letter of state and gifts to Beijing to meet him, so this will take a period of preparation.

Zhou Zhong had already expected this, so he told Wang Jinxuan that he might not be able to leave until autumn. However, Zhou Zhong still urged Ashikaga Kazuki to prepare quickly, and strive to let Ashikaga Yoshisai's envoy come to Shuangyu Port as soon as possible, and he could leave as soon as possible.

At the same time, in order to show his sincerity, he assured Zhou Zhong on the spot that in the next time, his Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce will no longer accept any smuggling business, and at the same time prepare to fully withdraw from Shuangyu Port, and as for the interests that the Chamber of Commerce cannot take away in Shuangyu Port, all the benefits that cannot be taken away by the Chamber of Commerce in Shuangyu Port will also be transferred to the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce for processing.

Seeing Ashikaga Kazuki on the road like this, he had already taken the initiative to say it before he mentioned it, which made Zhou Zhong also very satisfied, and he was also very happy at the moment, and said to Ashikaga Kazuki that in the future, the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce will be the first distributor of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce in the Wakoku, and the goods shipped to the Wakoku will also be given priority to the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce. As a result, Ashikaga Kazuki was also overjoyed, and kept saying that his gift today was too light, and he would definitely prepare another big gift for Zhou Zhong in the future.

Zhou Zhong and Ashikaga Kazuki sat together and drank and talked, looking like a pair of old friends who have been friends for many years, but in fact, Zhou Zhong did not forget, when he was attacked by Kamiizumi Hongji, the Ashikaga Kazuki in front of him is likely to be one of the black hands behind the scenes, but there is no eternal enemy in this world, only eternal interests, and now Ashikaga Kazuki is begging himself to see Emperor Zhengtoku, and he just wants to take this opportunity to drive the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce out of Shuangyu Port, and at the same time meddle in the Wa Kingdom, it can be said that each has its own gains, and everyone uses each other. In his heart, he could never really regard someone like Ashikaga Kazuki as a friend.

finally waited for the two to break up happily, and before he had just returned to the inner house to prepare for a rest, he didn't expect that the family had already fallen out because of those widows. (To be continued......)