After dinner, Deng Zixuan took a walk in the garden, the plants in the garden enjoyed the breath of spring prematurely, and the fragrance of flowers made people's hearts swaying and comfortable. "Time flies, inadvertently for more than a year, time flies so fast!" Deng Zixuan held his hands behind his back and walked to himself. In the next room, the brothers were working hard, and from time to time the sound of words could be heard.

"Sir, you were walking in the garden, no wonder I didn't see you in the house!" Qin Fan walked over quickly. "Is there something wrong with me?" Deng Zixuan stopped and asked. "Sir, the guy who went to Hangzhou to buy silk will leave tomorrow, do you have any instructions?" "The ancients said: A gentleman's word is difficult to chase a horse. I said that I didn't ask about the sale, since I let you take full responsibility, you have to have faith and remember that this is zuihou once! Deng Zixuan was unceremonious.

Qin Fan was very happy in his heart, but said: "Mr. Deng, you are the master and I are the servant, and the rules cannot be broken." However, I am a little afraid that Mr. is so important, there is no precedent for the current measures between the master and servant of the Qing Dynasty, and it is difficult to adapt for a while, please understand me. "That's right, in the future, if you buy and sell as your own business, I think you will be full of confidence." No precedent doesn't mean anything, doesn't there be a precedent starting with you and me? Go ahead and do it! Deng Zixuan said with a smile.

Qin Fan seemed to think of something again: "Mr. Deng, the matter you entrusted me with has an eyebrow." The cousin of the inner family lives in Xicheng, and there are two daughters in the family called to do the big show and the second show. Daxiu Fangling is eighteen, and Erxiu Fangling is twenty-eight. The second daughter is clever and well-behaved, and her appearance is delicate. They grew up in poor homes, and the women were proficient in all kinds of red needlework, and met the standards of their husbands. ”

"In that case, it's better to hit the sun tomorrow, and we'll go on a blind date tonight!" "Mr. is really an anxious son, I'm going to pick up the second daughter!" Qin Fan was overjoyed when he heard this. Deng Zixuan walked into the brothers' room and saw that some brothers were practicing calligraphy, and some were reading: "Pei Gejin and Wang Xiaoer, the two of you will prepare for a blind date for a while." Everyone looked at each other and was a little confused.

"Deng Gongzi, you mean to give me a blind date?" Pei Gejin was confused. "Brother Pei, Brother Chen told you!" "Said it!" Deng Zixuan said with a smile: "In the future, if the two of you want to take root in Guangzhou, you must start a family." Behind is the three-entry courtyard, one into the courtyard where Qin Fan lives, the second into the courtyard where Wang Xiaoer lives, and the third into the courtyard where Pei Gejin lives. When Pei Gejin and Wang Xiaoer heard this, they immediately waved their hands and said: "Thank you for the love of the son, and the subordinates will work hard for dogs and horses!" ”

"Deng Gongzi, you are too partial, weishenme just gives them a wife, and there is no share of us?" Wan Chuan came to his senses. "Childe, I want a wife too!" Zhang Mancang muttered angrily. "Don't say I've been thinking about women for a long time!" The long-legged Wu Bao did not hide it. "Damn, you just want women, it's hard for us to be eunuchs!" Bai Biao glared at the long leg and said.

Deng Zixuan said with a smile: "Brothers, don't be impatient. Pei Gejin and Wang Xiaoer are going to stay in Guangzhou, so I have to settle their marriage in advance. Everyone can rest assured that when you return to Shanghai, I promise to find a wife for everyone. Suzhou and Hangzhou are places where beautiful women come out, what are you worried about? When they heard this, they cheered.

"Wang Xiaoer, look at your sloppy appearance, go clean up immediately. If the girl doesn't take a fancy to you for this, don't blame me! Deng Zixuan ridiculed, and Wang Xiaoer immediately ran out when he heard this. The crowd began to laugh again! About two hours later, a covered carriage stopped in front of Renda's silk shop, Qin Fan jumped out of the car first, and then helped the two women out of the car.

Deng Zixuan led Pei Gejin and Wang Xiaoer to greet them at the door, and the two daughters shyly replied to greet each other, and followed everyone into the hall behind the store. After sitting down, Deng Zixuan stared at the second daughter intently, and the second daughter didn't dare to raise her head and lower her eyebrows. Deng Zixuan found that the sisters' eyes were not big or small, the elder sister had a melon seed face, and the younger sister had a round face, and the eyebrows were clear. If the second daughter walks on the streets of Guangzhou, she can be called a beauty, but the key is that there are too few beautiful Lingnan women.

Deng Zixuan passed this level, and Qin Fan asked: "Brother Pei, this is a big show, what do you think!" Daxiu stood up and glanced at it and said, "Xianggong, please bow to the little girl!" "Miss excuse me!" Pei Gejin was a little flustered, and there was no need to guess that he was very satisfied. "Brother Wang, this is Erxiu'······." "I agree! I agree! Without waiting for Qin Fan to finish speaking, Wang Xiaoer seemed to be in a hurry to agree.

"That's it! That's it. The dowry will be given tomorrow, and the wedding will be officially held after the 5th! Deng Zixuan made the final decision. The next day, Deng Zixuan and Chen Jintang took the place of their mother-in-law's family and followed Qin Fan to the woman's house to give the dowry. After a very smooth process, a few tables of banquets were set up at the Renda store after 5 days. In addition to the brothers, most of them were the mother's family and the neighbors' shops to congratulate them.

The days passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was May. It was a beautiful day and the sun was shining. At the Maoyuan Shipyard on the edge of the Pearl River, a new sailboat named Renhe has been built, and today is the day of launching. Deng Zixuan cut it himself, and to the cheers of the brothers, the shipyard workers cut the ropes, and the large wooden boat slowly entered the water along the slipway.

The big wooden boat entered the waters of the Pearl River, and the captain Chen Fugui instructed the hired sailors to raise the sails. The galleon was raised with the sails and sailed down the river in the direction of the estuary. Deng Zixuan looked at the sailboat that was gradually moving away, and made a decision on the spot, asking Maoyuan Shipyard to build another sailboat of the same tonnage, and asked for delivery at the end of the year. The shipyard owner was overjoyed, and the contract was quickly signed.

On the same day, all the indicators of the sailboat met the requirements. The day of Deng Zixuan's departure came, and Deng Zixuan discussed with Chen Jintang and Pei Gejin in the evening. "Brother Pei, I have decided to leave the day after tomorrow. I've said it all, houses are currently being built on the shore of Baisha Beach in Dongguan, so your task is to temporarily buy more land on the Baisha Beach Coast and expand along the coastline to both sides. In addition, the pier must be built before the end of the year. ”

"Deng Gongzi, his subordinates will live up to expectations!" Pei Gejin assured. Deng Zixuan continued: "This time I will return to Shanghai and buy another cargo ship to form a small fleet. By the end of the year, the shipyard will also have its sailboats built, and from next year, the fleet will have to make a round trip between Shanghai and Guangzhou every two months, and the two places must maintain close contact. ”

"Brother Pei, after I leave, you will give 100 gold bars to Qin Fan and use them as his capital to expand his business. 5,000 taels of silver will be left to you, mainly for the development of the white sand beach. In addition, don't interfere in Qin Fan's business. And you have to be careful, if you find an orphan with a bright aptitude, try to take it in as much as possible, and the orphan must study, I will be of great use in the future. "Deng Gongzi, I remember!"

Deng Zixuan added: "Brother Pei, I know that you hate the government very much, but for the sake of our great cause, you must learn to deal with them. Remember, with the protection of officials, our business is more comfortable in business. I want to talk to the officials, I don't need to teach you! "Deng Gongzi's curtain, his strategy has no ancients before and no one after him, you have to remember!" Chen Jintang advised. "Deng Gongzi, my subordinates are willing to swear to my children and grandchildren, and they will never have two hearts."

On the second day, under Qin Fan's staff, he purchased local specialties from Guangzhou. Deng Zixuan bought a lot of reference books in the foreigner store. Books on industrial production, in particular, he decided to take advantage of his leisure time to study them carefully. When it comes to industrial production, Deng Zixuan is convinced that no one knows better than him.

On the Pearl River Wharf, Deng Zixuan said goodbye to Qin Fan, Pei Gejin and others. "Shopkeeper Qin, I want to set up a factory in Guangzhou in the future, you don't have to take care of the things of the factory, but how to sell the things produced by the factory is your responsibility. As the saying goes, everyone gathers firewood and the flame is high, and some business transactions cannot be done by yourself, so it is necessary to recruit talents extensively for your own use. ”

"Sir! I will take your words to heart, and I will do my best to die after that! Qin Fan's eyes were a little moist. At the time of parting, I will send you a few words, act in a high-profile manner and be a low-key person. The rich are not alarmed by the neighbors, and the words are not alarmed. Especially in business competition, don't drive the other party into a dead end, try to achieve a win-win situation. Qin Fan was slightly surprised and nodded solemnly.

Deng Zixuan and Pei Gejin said goodbye, and then led the brothers to board the ship. The big wooden boat started slowly, and everyone waved to each other, and they were all reluctant to give up, because fate linked everyone together. "Deng Gongzi, have a good trip!" Pei Gejin shouted loudly. "Deng Gongzi, when will I see you again!" Wang Xiaoer's voice was a little choked.

The sailboat went down the river and faded away, but the people who saw it off were still standing on the pier and refused to leave. "Brother Pei, Deng Gongzi is young and ambitious, and he will never be a thing in the pool in the future!" Qin Fan muttered to himself......