Xiao Xiangui and Li Tu came to Zhong Bin's door, handed in the name post, and waited in the living room for a quarter of an hour before they saw a big man with a strong figure, dressed in cloud brocade, and walked out. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

As soon as he saw the comer, Xiao Xiangui quickly stood up and said:

"Brother Yuntai, don't come unharmed."

Zhong Bin's word Yuntai, Xiao Xiangui called people with the word table, which is to show respect.

The big man pressed the air with his hand, signaling Xiao Xiangui not to get excited. He sat on the throne and swept his eyes around Xiao Xiangui.

Looking at Li Tu who was sitting at the bottom again, Zhong Bin smiled and said to Xiao Xiangui: "I haven't seen you for a long time, how is your business late?" ”

Xiao Xiangui straightened up, only put half of his butt on the chair, and replied respectfully, "It's okay, it's not good." ”

That Zhong Bin touched the beard on the top of his mouth, "Oh? "Yes.

Xiao Xiangui said: "This year, I returned raw silk satin and cane sugar from Zhangpu to Japan, and the goods were shipped and sold at a price. ”

Zhong Bin glanced at Xiao Xiangui with his eyes, and said lightly: "Has your goods arrived in Japan?" Why didn't I see your ship in Hirado? ”

felt that the price given by the Satsuma Domain was good, and he was afraid that the purchase price of the Satsuma Domain would fall if other maritime merchants went, and Xiao Xiangui didn't want Zhong Bin to know that he had sold goods to the Satsuma Domain, and he didn't mention the matter of his ship in Kagoshima. Seeing that Zhong Bin had broken his careful thoughts, Xiao Xiangui replied honestly:

"So-and-so's ship is anchored in Kagoshima."

Zhong Bin nodded and asked lightly, "Satsuma Clan, how about the price they give?" How's it going? ”

Xiao Xiangui could only answer honestly: "The price is fair and the handling is quite sincere." ”

Oh, Zhong Bin was thoughtful when he heard this, and went to play with his beard again.

After a while, he turned his head and asked, "Since the goods have arrived in Japan, where is the bad place?" ”

Xiao Xiangui arched his hand and said with a sad face: "The bad thing is that I met Chen Shengning's people in Zhangzhou and was robbed by him once. ”

Zhong Bin sighed again and asked casually: "I was robbed, what happened later?" ”

Xiao Xiangui turned around, pointed at Li Tu and said, "Relying on this little brother Li, my second shop official Li Tu is heroic and beat Chen Shengning's people away!" ”

Hearing this, Zhong Bin looked at Li Tu with his eyes again, and said categorically:

"Dead!"

Xiao Xiangui replied honestly: "Seven people killed Chen Shengning, and one died on my boat." ”

With a smile, Zhong Bin had already seen through Xiao Xiangui, and said lightly: "You are afraid that Chen Shengning will retaliate against you, so you don't dare to sail back to Zhangzhou." Now you want to meet the old boat and buy the old boat's flag. ”

Xiao Xiangui nodded again and again, looking at Zhong Bin anxiously: "That's right!" ”

Hearing Xiao Xiangui's words, Zhong Bin slowly breathed a sigh of relief. He picked up the teacup on the coffee table, took a light sip, and put the teacup down again.

Swallowing the tea, Zhong Bin said unhurriedly:

"The old man is old now, and he easily doesn't want to see the living...

Xiao Xiangui's face was anxious when he heard this, and he said in a deep voice, "The life and death of the dignitary are all in one move, and the Yuntai will definitely help me!" ”

Taking the katana with exquisite exterior from Li Tu's hand, Xiao Xiangui stood up and handed the knife to Zhong Bin: "This is a certain accident that I got and Izumi Shouji, which is worth a thousand gold." Knowing that Brother Yuntai likes knives, he doesn't dare to hide his secrets, so he dedicates it to Brother Yuntai today. ”

Seeing the katana, Zhong Bin's eyes lit up.

Taking the knife, Zhong Bin pulled out the knife.

Katana is divided into taito, hitto, rib, and so on. Xiao Xiangui took out a knife suitable for use on the ship, the knife is two feet three inches long, the body is wide, the posture is smooth and powerful, the exercise is delicate and beautiful, and it is a good knife at first glance. In the lower part of the blade, there is an inscription that reads, "All those who are fighting are arrayed in front".

Zhong Bin's eyes lit up when he saw the treasure knife. He stroked the blade with his hand and couldn't put it down.

"It's really a combination of Izumi and Shouji!"

Holding the knife in his hand, Zhong Bin couldn't help but be overjoyed, and suddenly laughed out loud.

"What a knife!"

For a long time, Zhong Bin was reluctant to put the knife back into the scabbard, and only cared about holding it in his hand to play.

Grabbing the hilt of the knife, he said loudly, "That's it! For the sake of our fellow villagers in Zhangzhou, I will introduce you once and let you meet the old boatman. ”

"As for whether it can be successful, it depends on your ability!"

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Five days later, on the appointed day, Xiao Xiangui and Li Tu took gifts and went to visit the old Li Dan of the Oriental ship.

Li Dan lived on a small hill far from the dock, and when Li Tu walked to the door of the mansion, he found that it was a detached, magnificent samurai house. The house occupies a large area, and it seems to be four or five miles wide.

In front of the gatehouse at the entrance of the mansion, there were two guards dressed as Japanese samurai, wearing swords and swords, and I didn't know if they were Chinese or Japanese.

There is a bronze sign hanging at the door, on which are written the three Chinese characters "Furong Pavilion".

Xiao Xiangui handed over the name post, and someone came up to guide him. The two took off their shoes, followed the guide, stepped on tatami mats, and walked through the courtyard in the house. I only saw that under the eaves there was a fake pond leading to the spring water, and the Japanese garden was paved with gravel and planted with pine and bamboo, all of which were very delicate and beautiful

The guide led the two to a courtyard and invited them into a room to be summoned.

There were no chairs or tables in the room, and it was empty facing the Japanese courtyard outside. The two walked in, sat cross-legged on the ground, and waited patiently.

And so he waited from morning to noon.

Pacing back and forth in the room, Xiao Xiangui had something on his mind, and felt that the waiting time was extraordinarily long. At noon, he couldn't wait any longer, and said angrily:

"When is this going to be?"

Li Tu said: "If you come, you will be safe." Even if it is to wait until the evening, it is only to wait. ”

Xiao Xiangui said impatiently: "This Oriental ship is old, and the shelves are also tired. ”

Li Tu looked at Xiao Xiangui and said indifferently: "Don't be in a hurry, next door, next door, next door, all are waiting." ”

Xiao Xiangui was stunned when he heard this, and asked curiously, "How do you know?" ”

Li Tu replied indifferently: "I only saw the guide bring people in batches, but I didn't see a single person going out, isn't he waiting for what he is doing?" ”

Seeing Li Tu's keen observation, Xiao Xiangui was stunned and looked at Li Tu again.

After thinking about it, Xiao Xiangui walked out of the room ruthlessly.

Walking around the courtyard, he saw that in the seven or eight rooms of the courtyard, in each room there were several people, Chinese, Japanese, all waiting there with sad faces.

Back in his room, Xiao Xiangui sat on the ground helplessly and sighed: "Why do so many people have to see the old man." ”

Li Tu replied indifferently: "The family is big and the business is big, so naturally it is easy to manage." ”

Suddenly remembering something, Li Tu asked curiously: "Owner, does this Li Dan have a man named Zheng Zhilong, do you know?" ”

After reading a lot of novels in the late Ming Dynasty, Li Tu suddenly remembered that this great pirate Zheng Zhilong in the late Ming Dynasty seemed to be Li Dan's subordinate. I don't know if he has come to Japan at this time.

Xiao Xiangui's eyes rolled, and he replied, "I haven't heard of it, what do you do?" ”

Seeing that Xiao Xiangui didn't know, Li Tu put away his curiosity and replied indifferently: "It's nothing, I said it casually." ”