As soon as it was dawn the next day, Chu Fan was woken up.

After hastily washing, Chu Fan came to the noisy courtyard, only to see that the main room was full of people, all of whom belonged to the Chu clan. The house couldn't be crowded, and a few people with lower seniority had to move small stools and sit in the yard.

The leader is Chu Fan's uncle Chu Hong, a fat man in his fifties, with a round garlic nose, a thick black beard, a shaved chin, and a huge belly that can't even cover the green silk gown, a standard country rich man - he is not only Chu Fan's uncle, but also the head of the Chu family.

Several uncles of the side branch of the Chu clan who sat under him, as well as Chu Fan's third uncle Chu Ning and fifth uncle Chu Xuan - Chu An has a total of five brothers, except for the fourth Chu Kuan, who joined the army, the remaining three are here.

On the main seat, the Zhang family was accompanied, and he was chatting with Chu Hong about this accident, and when he talked about the injury, he couldn't help but cry like rain, and everyone in the Chu family also sighed.

Chu Fan was a little disappreciative in his heart - in his memory, his father had some awkwardness with Chu Hong and Chu Xuan when he was separated from the family, and his fourth uncle Chu Kuan was not used to seeing what Chu Hong did, so he joined the army angrily, and now he is far away in Xuanda Town; Chu An's businessmen have made money, and the eyes of the eldest and fifth are green, and there are no less sour words on weekdays, so that the brothers rarely move around, but the third uncle Chu Ning's blood is thicker than water, and the daily relationship is very close.

Yesterday, when the sailors swarmed in, the clansmen led by Chu Hong couldn't even see the shadow, and today they saw that the second room was down, and these people just showed up, and they didn't ask, but it can be seen that most of them came with the mentality of watching jokes.

Chu Fan was angry in his heart, so he naturally didn't want to talk to them more, and after entering the house and having a hasty entertainment, he retreated and prepared to go back to his house.

"Old Eleven, what's going on? …… Yesterday I was in Fucheng, and when I came back, I heard that your house was sealed by the official family, what did you do? As soon as he sat down, Chu Meng of the third uncle's family came to his side and asked in a low voice - Chu Fan ranked eleven in his life, so Chu Meng called him eleven.

This Chu Meng is the youngest son of the third uncle, and he was the closest to Chu Fan when he was young. Later, when they got older, Chu Meng was kicked out of the private school because of Taitao, and with the separation of the family and Chu Fan's study, the two of them faded a little.

Although Chu Meng is one year younger than Chu Fan, his stature is a head taller than Chu Fan, and he is dressed in a short dress today, with a white silk jacket on his upper body, a pair of black cloth pants on his lower body, and double cloud shoes on his feet.

Don't look at Chu Meng is only sixteen years old, but in the east of Dengzhou Mansion, he is famous-of course, not a good reputation, he is too capable of fighting!

Chu Meng's side is full of people of all kinds of three religions and nine streams, but whenever there is something going on in the township, Chu Meng Zhunbao is the first person to rush out, not only for the Chu family, but also for people with foreign surnames in other villages, as long as he can't look past it, he has to plug in a tube.

Hearing him ask at this moment, Chu Fan's heart swelled with a warm current - Ban Dang knew the hero, and only then could he see who was sincere to him, and after thinking about it, he said, "I was temporarily detained...... Well, it's a misunderstanding, I'll be back in a few days. ”

"You want to come back?" Chu Meng was fine, and said with a sneer, "Brother Eleven, I know that you are a scholar, sincere." This house is in the hands of the official family, do you still want to come back? …… The house belongs to your second room, but it is also our Chu family! When did our old Chu family suffer this loss? …… Just say, who can do it? Is it a royal test? ”

Chu Fan thought that his family was still pinching it in Wang Ting's hands, but he didn't dare to let this warm-hearted younger brother cause trouble, his eyes rolled, he thought of someone, so he leaned into Chu Meng's ear and whispered, "It's Sun Zhenwu's bastard." ”

Chu Meng thought for a while, and laughed, "It's him!" Easy to do! His precious son is proficient in eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, but he is not a good person! …… Brother Eleven, just sit back and wait for the good news! ”

After saying that, he didn't go into the house to say goodbye, just shook his shoulders and swaggered straight away.

Chu Fan looked at his back as he disappeared outside the door, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart.

The Chu family in Wanzikou, although there has never been any big names, can be regarded as a strong party, and there are hundreds of small people in the whole clan.

But since Chu Hong became the patriarch, the clan has become more and more scattered - a family is like a country, the head of the family is too selfish, how can the people below be united?

Just as he was thinking about it, the porter Hu Da came over and whispered in his ear, "Young Master, Master Chen from the prefect's yamen is here." ”

Chu Fan knew that Chen Shangren would come, but he was not surprised, got up and came to the gate, and let Chen Shangren into his room.

Letting Chen Shangren into the chair, Chu Fan sat on the bed by himself, and spread his hands and said, "Chen Shibo, I just moved in in a hurry last night, so it's no wonder that it's slow." ”

Chen Shangren looked around and said with a wry smile, "Virtuous nephew, the old man knows that you are not happy that the mansion has detained your house, but do you know that if the old man hadn't tried his best to dissuade him yesterday, I am afraid that your house has changed owners today!" ”

Chu Fan subconsciously pursed his lips, he believed in Chen Shangren, and even more believed that with the degree of blackness of Wang Ting's heart, it was indeed a miracle that his house could be kept temporarily.

"Shibo, we are all our own people, and we don't talk nonsense, what kind of charter is Lord Wang, just draw the line." Chu Fan endured it again and again, and his words were still full of gunpowder.

Chen Shangren glanced at him, he was still a young man in the end, and he couldn't suppress this fire.

After pondering for a long time, Chen Shangren pondered and said, "Virtuous nephew, I won't tell you anything, this situation is not very favorable to you now...... The house will not be sold for a while, but it must be pledged...... I just went to take a look, and I was really badly abused, and I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to bet any money...... Now you tell me clearly, how much do you still have the capital to run the sea trade this time? ”

Chu Fan patted his robe indignantly, "Destitute!" Where do I have any money! ”

Chen Shangren stared at him, and after making sure that he was telling the truth, he muttered, "In this case, it will be a big trouble...... Virtuous nephew, don't be angry, Fuzun means, for a year, you have to earn 30,000 taels of silver before this matter can be over. ”

Chu Fanteng jumped up, "What? Thirty thousand taels? He's going to try it, just go and grab it! ”

Wang Tingqian once again refreshed his bottom line - his family is now a poor household, what does it mean that Wang Tingqian actually has to squeeze out another 30,000 taels of silver?

Chen Shangren also felt that Wang Ting's move was too much, so he couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, and coughed lightly to calculate the accounts for Chu Fan, "Don't get angry, wait for the old man to think of a way...... The benefits of sea trade are greater than raw silk...... The profit of raw silk is nearly half of it, and the most expensive thing of the Wa country is no more than copper, and the profit of copper is nearly eighty percent...... If you want to make a profit of 30,000 yuan next year, the capital must not be less than 12,000 taels. ”

Chu Fan nodded, this account is very easy to calculate, the capital of 12,000 will be 18,000 when you arrive in the Wa Kingdom, and if you buy copper ingots back, it will become 32,000.

"It's just that this copper ingot is a thing, and the Japanese country is very strict, and you can't get the goods at leisure, even if you have the goods, the quantity may not be large...... If you count this, the capital will need at least 15,000 taels ......" Counting it, Chen Shangren got up and paced, paced to the window and stopped, and after a long time, he turned around suddenly, and said with a straight face, "Virtuous nephew, the old man has a bottom in his heart, so he will go back to the mansion and think of a way there...... You can rest assured, the miserable situation of your family, the old man must tell the truth, and strive to say that the house will be pledged as the capital, so I am afraid that there will be more than 10,000 taels...... Whether he can get his wish Shangren does not dare to guarantee it, alas, do his best to obey the destiny of heaven! ”

Chu Fan was sad in his heart when he heard this, the money from the pawn of his own house still depends on the eyes of the old dog in Wang Ting's test, what the hell is this!

got up to see Chen Shangren, and after walking out of the door, Chen Shangren seemed to suddenly remember something, turned around and said a few words in Chu Fan's ear, and Chu Fan's face was full of confusion when he heard it.

Why not?