Chapter 169: A Boatload of Bride Prices
[The second bullet on the third day of the Lunar New Year, in the Sanjiang Pavilion, the battle of Liaodong has been dumped by dozens of votes, brothers and sisters, everyone help]
Ding Yimo stood on the bow of his boat, looking at his brother-in-law who was walking briskly towards him, and his heart was full of emotion.
In the past six months or so, he has endured too much tremendous pressure from the Ding family.
The quasi-father-in-law unfortunately died, and the Chu family could not hide such a big news, so after Ding Yimo sent Chu Fan away, he made a special trip back to Zunhua's home, and explained the whole matter and how he dealt with it to the elders in the family.
He did this to silence the mouths of those in the Ding family who were dissatisfied with his father's house. You must know that the position of the shopkeeper of the Ding family's Zhangjiawan is a fragrant bait, and his father's hopeless brothers have long coveted this fragrant bait - the big family is the same as the court, and mastering the money bag means that he has a great voice in the family.
Sure enough, as soon as Ding Yimo finished talking about the matter, his father's youngest brother jumped out and accused Ding Yimo of being too impulsive - the Chu family is obviously hopeless to turn over, and if they don't get married, Ding Yimo also gave a lot of tobacco and silver taels, what is the difference between this and playing in the water.
Some people took the lead, and those unwilling uncles and brothers echoed one after another, and they pulled on the marriage of the Ding and Chu families, and some people took advantage of the topic to play on the topic, saying that it was not appropriate for his father to marry such a marriage at that time - how can the Ding family say that it is also a big family, why do you have to marry the daughter of an upstart? It's good now, the nouveau riche has become a poor egg in a blink of an eye, but what should Ding Yimo do with his father!
Ding Yimo's father was so heartbroken when he heard the news of his old friend's death, how could he stand such anger, even if he had a seizure, what did he say about the Ding family's poetry heirloom, it was an engagement, not to mention that the Chu family was just ruined, even if the Chu family begged for food, they had to marry this daughter-in-law!
Now those uncles and brothers made even more trouble, and finally showed the fox's tail, saying that Ding Yimo and his father disregarded the overall situation so much, and he really couldn't manage the Ding family's money bag.
Fortunately, although Ding Yimo's grandfather is a lot older, his mind is still extremely clear, and the final sentence "In the past hundred years of the Ding family, there has not been a scandal of regretting marriage and disengagement, and I can't let this innocent family style be ruined", which can be regarded as barely suppressing the fierce uncles and brothers.
However, even if it was barely suppressed, this undercurrent was still extremely dangerous, so that Ding Yimo's father prepared a bride price, and tried to get Ding Yimo to marry Chu Qin several times but failed to make the trip - these people stumbled everywhere, just waiting for the news that the Chu family was completely bankrupt!
Although the pressure was huge, Ding Yimo had never regretted his handling - since he met Chu Fan in Zhangjiawan, he firmly believed that his prospective brother-in-law was of extraordinary quality and would not let himself down.
However, when Ge Bi rushed to Zhangjiawan with the pillar and asked him to help sell the copper ingots, Ding Yimo was still shocked and couldn't close his mouth!
He thought that Chu Fan could return safely, but he never thought that Chu Fan could return in such a beautiful way!
150,000 taels of silver ingots! Is this really Chu Fan's goods that were exchanged for five thousand taels of silver?
Where is this business, it is clearly a robbery!
When Ge Bi roughly talked about the experience along the way, Ding Yimo felt that he couldn't see through his prospective brother-in-law at all, his trip to the Japanese country was too thrilling and exciting - digging out the pirate's nest, kidnapping the pirate's daughter, beating the pirate, and taking one out of it casually is enough for an ordinary person like himself to reminisce for a lifetime, Chu Fan actually did it all!
What made Ding Yimo even more excited and puzzled was that the Kato family, the largest merchant in the Wa Kingdom, would make such a big move for the fairy grass cigarettes, what is the magic of this fairy grass cigarettes?
This is not something that Ge Bi and Zhu can answer, so Ding Yimo can only ask for it even if he is doubtful in his heart.
It's so easy to buy copper ingots in contact - what is a copper ingot in Daming? That's the money, are you afraid that no one will buy it?
In the end, Ding Yimo found the most secure private money shopkeeper, who didn't even pay back the price, and followed Ding Yimo directly with the silver ticket.
But there is another thing, Ding Yimo has a headache - that is, the bride price prepared for Chu Qin.
Originally, Ding Yimo thought that even if Chu Fan came back, he would have to rely on himself in the end to completely settle this matter, so the bride price prepared by the Ding family was very ordinary.
Now Chu Fan gave Ding Yimo such a big surprise, if this bride price is not added, it will really look too shabby.
There was no time to ask the family, Ding Yimo took it upon himself to purchase daily necessities such as a stepping bed, gold and silver head noodles, various colored fabrics, etc., and transferred out the fur and fox skins at the bottom of the box from the warehouse, and loaded most of the boats, and then followed Ge Bi and them to Dagukou.
After all, he is still a shrewd businessman, and he naturally knows that the iron should be struck while it is hot - Chu Fan has triumphed from the scenery of the Japanese Kingdom, if the Ding family is still grinding in marriage, after selling fairy grass cigarettes, I am afraid there will be nothing to do with the Ding family!
"Third brother, ...... are you?"
Chu Fanxing rushed to the dock, glanced at the boats piled up behind Ding Yimo, and asked suspiciously.
"Brother Fan, it's time for my marriage with your sister to drag on for so long...... The family has urged me many times, I think that you are still in the Japanese country, and it is too rude for you to marry your sister in such a hurry...... It's okay now, you're back, and it's so beautiful, I just happened to go to Dengzhou with you, and the family reunited to do this! Ding Yimo stepped ashore, took Chu Fan's hand and said with a smile.
Chu Fan thought about it for a while, and then he understood Ding Yimo's abacus - isn't it just the same as the mind of the six masters?
But he will never forget Ding Yimo's help in danger, it was a feeling when he was about to drown, and suddenly someone handed him a bamboo pole, unforgettable, how could he easily forget?
So he didn't care about Ding Yimo's careful thoughts, held his brother-in-law's hand and said sincerely, "This is great!" I've been looking forward to this day for a long time! ”
Pretending not to see the embarrassment flashing on Ding Yimo's face, Chu Fan said in a low voice, "Third brother, we will be a family in the future, and I will have to pay more attention to you for the sale of my fairy grass cigarettes on both sides of the canal!" ”
Ding Yimo was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, ashamed, and couldn't help laughing.
After the delivery of the copper ingot and silver tickets, the bride price on the Cao ship was carried onto the "Dawn", and Chu Fan took the "Golden Phoenix" to the Tianjin shipyard to load the predetermined timber and recruited shipwrights.
After returning to Dagukou, Chu Fan got off the ship, but the "Golden Phoenix" sailed straight east, and it was going to sail directly to Niudao -- such an eye-catching galleon, Chu Fan did not dare to let it show up in Dengzhou.
After dealing with various things, Chu Fan and Ding Yimo joined hands on the "Dawn".
In the glow of the sky, the winged sails on both sides slowly opened and sailed towards Dengzhou.
(End of Volume 1)