Chapter 42: Returning Home
Lao Wang knelt on the deck and burst into tears: "Master, let's go home." After saying that, he cried, Chen Xin turned his back and left the bow of the ship, walked to the helm tower, and looked ahead, the outline of Tianjin City in the distance was faintly visible, and his closest people in this era were there. In the blink of an eye, he left for nearly two months, and he has changed from an account office to a very promising quasi-boss, and the way between Japan and the Ming Dynasty has been opened, although the share is still not much, but finally there is no need to worry about the livelihood.
"Chuanzong, I got off the boat and wanted to go to the shop with them first to send back the ashes and silver of Zhao Dong's family. Once you're on the shore, you'll be on the boat, and you can hire a carriage first, but you can't get too far from the boat. ”
"Yes, Brother Chen, don't worry, I will vouch for my life." Lu Donkey knew that Chen Xin's 15,000 taels, with this money, a group of guys would not have to worry about food and clothing in the future, and now they are all at the door, and there must be no problems.
After Chen Xin gave Lu Donkey, Song Wenxian came to look for him again.
"Brother Chen, let's go to the shop with the black cannon in a while, don't be busy with the goods on the ship, wait for us to find an opportunity to get rid of them, and then come back and take out the silver, by the way, is Zhu Guobin dead set on you?"
"He didn't say anything, he followed him all the way, but be careful and find a way to hold it up for a while."
"When everyone is gone, who will carry the money?"
"There are my people on the shore, I live in Jingdongfang Erdao Street, not far from the TECO Merchant Store, take the time to inform them, let them come and move more at ease."
"I'll put my share to you first, Wang Yong can help."
"Well, if Mr. Song can't go with him by then, just find another time to come over, and go to Jingdongfang to ask the new Liu family."
"Okay, those who travel a hundred miles are half ninety, be careful." Chen Xin nodded, and the two stopped talking.
Half an hour later, the Zhuyin boat docked at the departure wharf, Chen Xin and Song Wenxian followed Lao Wang and a few people to get off the boat, hired a carriage to load Zhao Dong's silver, and entered the city through the east Zhenhai Gate.
"Brother Chen, you're back."
Chen Xin looked up and saw that it was Zhou Shifa, who was wearing a new fat jacket and was standing next to him with an excited face.
Chen Xin was pleasantly surprised: "Brother Zhou, when did you come back?" ”
"I only came back a few days ago, and my mother said that I would go to help the next day, thank you so much."
"Brother Zhou, why should you be polite."
"Brother Chen, where have you been doing business lately?"
"I went to Dengzhou. I just bought some goods and came back, by the way, Brother Zhou, have you been on duty today? ”
"Yes, it will be on duty tomorrow morning."
"I still have some goods in a while, and if it's late, I'll have to trouble Brother Zhou to be accommodating."
Zhou Shifa waved his hand generously and said, "It's okay, don't talk about other things, I will ask me to ensure that the matter of this city gate will be handled for you." ”
Chen Xin saw that Lao Wang and they had gone far away, and it was inconvenient for him to delay, so he hurriedly said goodbye to Zhou Shifa, followed and chased, walked for a while, the familiar scene of Dongmen Street in front of him made Chen Xin unable to hold back, Lao Wang and others in front of him had turned north into a street, he no longer followed them, and continued to walk westward, he planned to run faster, first go to Jingdong Lane to take a look, arrange people to meet outside the city, and quickly came to the intersection of Jingdong Lane.
The houses on both sides quickly withdrew behind him, and Chen Xin ran to Erdao Street out of breath, the familiar courtyard was so cute, he pushed open the gate.
"Oh, who's going to scare me......"
Wang Daixi was cleaning the scraps on the ground, and fell into a frame next to the courtyard gate, she was startled, she thought it was Deng Keshan and others again, and was about to complain, but she saw that familiar face. I didn't react for a while.
"Obi, what are you doing?"
"Ah, Brother Chen is back, this, Brother Chen is back." Wang Daixi jumped up happily, threw a broom and shouted into the courtyard, and came up again to hold Chen Xin's sleeve, Liu Minyoudai Zhenggang and others ran to the door, and several followers rushed up and hugged him affectionately.
The sea dog smirked, he didn't know what to say, so his hand kept pulling Chen Xin's clothes tightly, and Zhang Erhui shouted loudly Brother Chen. Chen Xin patted them on the head one by one.
Liu Minyou smiled and saw Chen Xin, this friend for many years was almost the same skin color as those slender men, and his face was also thin, but it was good to come back, going to sea in this era is not a joke, everyone is worried these days, business is getting better and better, and it is him and Lu Donkey who are worried in life. In a blink of an eye, he found that he was the only one, and asked, "What about Lu Chuanzong, didn't he come back with you?" ”
Chen Xin sent a few followers aside, pulled the homeless people and Dai Zhenggang and whispered: "I'm going to the store soon, you can't delay too long here, you go to the side of the Wei River immediately, there is a cargo ship with the flag of the blue Dengzhou Haiphong Dao, Lu Donkey is on the boat, you find him first, I have some goods to move." ”
Liu Minyou said: "You brought the goods yourself?" But we have to rush a batch of goods today, and if everyone is gone, what can we do with this goods. ”
Chen Xin turned his eyes to look at the yard, he found that it had become a garment making place, he was a little surprised, but this was not the time to ask, he only said to Liu Minyou: "Other things will be said in the evening, don't care about the goods now, listen to me, go to the dock, my goods are very important, go." ”
Chen Xin hurriedly went out again, ran all the way to the TECO Shrine Store, and happened to meet Lao Wang and his party at the door, Song Wenxian was looking back anxiously, but saw Chen Xin running from here, and complained to Chen Xin when he came over. Chen Xin whispered to him: "The person who unloaded the goods has been found, and you will find a reason in a while, and we will go and take the silver." ”
Song Wenxian heard that he was going to find someone, and he no longer complained, now it was like fat meat had been sandwiched with chopsticks, he couldn't help but lick his lips subconsciously, but no matter how anxious he was, he had to send Zhao Dong's house to say that the black cannon and the scar were middle-level cadres, and they couldn't lose people's hearts.
The two followed Lao Wang and others, entered from the side door in the alley of the shop, and it was Mrs. Zhang who opened the door.
Chen Xin and Song Wenxian followed at the end, everyone entered the courtyard of the second entrance, and soon heard a burst of crying in the third entrance, faintly hearing Mrs. Zhang shouting to the maid, it seemed that Mrs. Zhao had fainted, Lao Wang and others knelt on the ground in frustration, only Song Wenxian was self-respecting, and he was still standing there.
After waiting for a while, the crying gradually became smaller, Zhang Po and Ju Xiang helped Mrs. Zhao out, and as soon as they got out of the gate of the third entrance, Mrs. Zhao saw the jar held by Lao Wang, screamed and fainted. Chen Xin hurriedly ran into the main hall and took out a chair, Zhang Po and others lifted Mrs. Zhao to the chair and sat down, pinching and fanning the wind, for a long time, Mrs. Zhao woke up slowly, spread out in the chair, her eyes looked ahead blankly, and her mouth trembled slightly.
"Madam, the lord left on the fifth day of the sixth month, Lao Wang didn't protect the big boss that day, it was the man who suddenly got out of the cabin, I really didn't see it, otherwise even if I took my old Wang's life, I have to protect the big boss thoroughly, please punish Mrs. and Miss." Lao Wang banged his forehead on the floor.
Scar also buried his head and made a whining sound, there was a sound of footsteps outside the main hall, and Miss Zhao, who had not been seen for a long time, appeared at the door, wearing a beautiful dress, her hair was slanted, she should have just gotten up, and she came to Mrs. Zhao with a pale face.
"Mother, mother." Miss Zhao screamed a few times, but she couldn't cry, and several maids and women cried even more.
Chen Xin persuaded Mrs. Zhao next to him: "If Mrs. is sad, it's better to cry, don't suffocate your body." ”
Miss Zhao hugged Mrs. Zhao's leg and said, "Mother, you listen to Chen's account, you talk to me." ”
Mrs. Zhao was like a fool, her eyes were straight, and she didn't react.
Song Wenxian originally came to make a show, but seeing that Mrs. Zhao didn't react, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious, he couldn't tell his words, so he couldn't find a reason to leave. He saw that Chen Xin was also helpless, and his mind moved, and when he went to Lao Wang, he took the ashes altar of Zhao Dong's family and came to Mrs. Zhao.
"Madam, we are not well guarded, let Mrs. deal with it, when Zhao Dongjia returns to the west, I will definitely bring his ashes back, although it is thousands of rivers and mountains, it is finally brought back, please Mrs. put it away, so that I can deal with the funeral."
Song Wenxian held the ash altar in front of Mrs. Zhao, Mrs. Zhao's eyes slowly fell on the altar, and finally cried out, and everyone put their hearts at ease and cried out, otherwise something would definitely happen if they kept holding it back. Mrs. Zhao held the jar in her arms, next to Miss Zhao, crying so much that she was snotty, and Mrs. Zhang hurriedly came over with a handkerchief.
Song Wenxian finally found an opportunity to speak: "The matter has come to this, Mrs. please mourn, the most important thing at the moment is the funeral, Mrs. and Miss have suddenly changed greatly, it is not appropriate to work anymore, this matter will be handled by me and Chen Accounts, with the assistance of the Black Cannon brothers." ”
Mrs. Zhao wiped a handful of tears and cried: "Mr. Song, you look at it, I told him a long time ago, don't go to the sea, the silver is so easy to earn, he just didn't believe it, it turned out that he also said that he was waiting for him to come back to set Xiang'er's marriage, and it was better to see his grandson as soon as possible.......
Song Wenxian saw that although Miss Zhao was also crying, she was obviously more stable than Mrs. Zhao, and turned to Miss Zhao and said, "If Miss agrees, I will go to the Chen account room first at this time, and there are also some big bosses and other adults on the ship, and they are also in a hurry to deal with them." ”
Miss Zhao still had a few crystal tears on her face, she looked at Chen Xin and said, "Chen is busy with outside affairs, can I come here to help, I don't know a lot of things." ”
"That's originally a duty, Miss don't say it, I'm also coming."
Miss Zhao burst into tears, her demeanor had regained a lot of calm, she nodded and said: "So Mr. Song and Chen Accounts will take care of the urgent matter first, it is enough for Uncle Wang and them here, you have also been out for two months, don't work too hard, and rest at home today." Anyway, it's over, and there's no hurry for a day or two. ”
Chen Xin and Song Wenxian were a little surprised by Miss Zhao's recovery speed, but the two of them did have something, and they withdrew after saluting Miss Zhao and Mrs. Zhao, and when Chen Xin walked to the side door, Miss Zhao suddenly shouted from behind: "Chen Accounts will come early tomorrow." ”
Song Wenxian listened, glanced at Chen Xin a few times, and Chen Xin agreed on the side.
After the two walked out of the alley, they had no intention of talking, and hurried all the way to Zhenhaimen Street, hired a donkey cart and quickly arrived at the dock.
Chen Xin saw a few people in Liu Min at the dock from a distance, and as soon as he got out of the car, he pulled Liu Minyou and asked, "Minyou, is the car rental?" ”
Liu Minyou looked at the sweat on his head, and said with a relaxed smile: "Look at your urgency, Lu Donkey said that it is just some copper ingots, it is used in such a hurry, the car has already been rented, Lu Donkey has to wait for you to come, otherwise we will all move out." ”
Chen Xin didn't explain, got on the deck, and said to Zhu Guobin: "Brother Guobin, look at this, both Lu Fang and Brother Ning are injured and can't stay on the boat for a long time, I hired a donkey cart, trouble Guobin and the little brother Zhang Erhui over there to escort them to my residence first, and find the doctor to take a look first." ”
Zhu Guobin is a straight gut, and immediately agreed after hearing it: "Okay, Brother Chen, you can arrange it." ”
Qin Lufang shouted: "Brother Chen, leave us alone, I can still help move things." ”
"Okay, see the big man over there, he can carry ten cows alone, you are injured, you will help Brother Chen after you are raised, now you will listen to me."
Sent away Zhu Guobin and the others, they were all accomplices, Chen Xinyi waved his hand, Lu Donkey opened the bilge, and Wang Yong passed the above things to the second floor, they didn't move off the boat, Liu Minyou and others just piled the things in the cabin on the second floor, and slowly exposed the silver bag below, Lu Donkey put the bag on the outside again, and passed it up one by one, Dai Zhenggang easily lifted it and put it on the two carriages hired on the shore, Chen Xin and Song Wenxian had a total of more than 36,000 taels of silver, more than 1,300 kilograms, However, it was not heavy for the two carriages transporting goods, and after more than ten bags of silver were loaded, Chen Xin also put the turtledove into a bag and put it on the carriage.
Chen Xin asked Liu Minyou to sit in the carriage, Wang Yong and Dai Zhenggang were escorting the car behind, and repeatedly told Liu Minyou to be optimistic, and asked Dai Zhenggang to guard the door of the house, although the two felt strange, but they still agreed, and then the coachman threw a whip over, and the carriage slowly walked towards Zhenhai Gate.
The rest of the people took out more than 10,000 taels of silver from the Tianjin lord in the middle of the third floor and loaded them into a carriage.
Song Wenxian's own money had been moved out, and his mood was much more relaxed, and he said to Chen Xin: "Brother Chen, I can sue you now, this adult in Tianjin is the deputy general Qian Zhongxuan." ”
Chen Xin said indifferently: "Why don't you look for the governor here in Tianjin." ”
Song Wenxian smiled: "Today, the governor of Tianjin is nothing, the real power is just a grain governor, and he can't be compared with the governor of Denglai, so what do we do with him." Do you want Brother Chen to go with you? ”
"I'm not going today, I'd better go back and look at it with confidence. In two days, Mr. Song, where will you stay at night? ”
Song Wenxian laughed and said: "Well, Brother Chen doesn't have to worry about it, it's not my forte to dance knives and guns, it's still okay to be red and green." ”
Chen Xin shook his head, this literati is really interesting, he also boasted: "Then I'll let this little brother escort you, his stick skills are very good, and he can deal with two or three people." Song Wenxian looked at the lean sea dog and was a little suspicious, but in broad daylight, others may not know that the car is silver, as long as you go to the city gate to find the family of Lord Qian, it will be safe. said goodbye to Chen Xin at the moment and rushed to Zhenhai Gate.
Only Chen Xin and Lu Chuanzong were left on the dock, and Lu Chuanzong saw that the sea dog also followed, and said to Chen Xin: "Brother Chen, then let's start moving things, and if you hurry up, you can have dinner." ”
Chen Xin smiled slightly, put his hand behind his back and said: "This piece of goods is not silver, how can you do it yourself, you go to the porter to move it, and by the way, rent a few more carriages, and drag them to the store all at once." Let them hurry up, I still have a whole bunch of things. ”
Lu Donkey scratched his ears: "Yes, I'm not a slender man now, nor am I a porter, Lao Tzu paid you to let Luo Jiao move, move you to death, your mother." ”