Chapter Seventy-One: The Down-and-Out Merchant
Little Beanzi has been complacent lately, because he has also become the boss. There were many children of the same age as him before in Nanxi City. These people are also orphans like him. Earn some kickbacks by leading the way to the monks who come to Nanxi City or introducing business to the shops in Fang City, and sometimes do something hand-in-hand. However, this kind of livelihood is very precarious and the competition is fierce. Sometimes there is no business for several days, and I am often hungry and full. So many people live one day at a time.
But since Little Beanzi became a monk, it hasn't been the same. He instantly became the little bully among the children, subduing many children of the same age and occupying several streets. And there is also a fixed stronghold.
These children are the bottom of the bottom of Nanxi City, and no one usually cares about them, and the underground forces don't look down on their two jujubes. gave Xiaodouzi a vacancy, but it made him prosperous.
When the innkeeper found him, he was teaching a group of his henchmen. He rarely does his own work now, and managing these people has kept him busy. Hearing that someone was looking for him, he guessed that it was Yi Han. Without hesitation, he went to their quarters.
He was also more worried about Yi Han's situation. This time, the sea beast tide Nanxi City paid a huge price to resist, and I don't know what the situation on Luoyu Island is.
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Yang Rui's trip to Nanxi City this time was not as smooth as before, and many things were not bought. Except for the search for some usable talent in the slave market, it can be said that nothing was found.
With the purchased slaves, he returned to his lodgings. I'm going to wait another day to see, and if I can't find a way out, I'll have to go back.
At this time, he got the news that Xiaodouzi had just arrived and was waiting.
"Little Bean, are you okay?" After seeing Xiaodouzi, Yang Rui asked.
"Steward Yang? What about your lords? Little Beanzi asked.
"The owner didn't come. There are so many things going on the island right now. It was the owner of the island who didn't worry about you, and asked me to see you when I arrived in Nanxi City. Yang Rui replied.
"So your island master didn't come. I'm fine, how are you doing? "Little Beans is a little lost.
"I simply carried this sea beast tide, but the loss was heavy. I'm here to buy supplies. But nothing was found. When Yang Rui mentioned this trip, he was depressed.
"Now Nanxi City is a big hodgepodge, and there are all kinds of people. They all came to Nanxi City to buy supplies. It's no surprise that you can't buy anything. Now the stores in Nanxi City are basically out of stock. I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed. "Although Xiaodouzi is at the bottom, his work makes him very well-informed about all kinds of news.
"Who's to say it isn't. I don't want to, if I really can't buy something, I can only go back. Yang Rui looked lost.
"Then when will you come to Nanxi City next time?" Little Bean's face was written with anticipation.
"I don't know. You miss our owner, right? Our island owner misses you too. Why don't you go with us to Luoyu Island for a while this time? Yang Rui sent out an invitation.
"Okay. But I'm going to arrange for my brothers. Little Beans replied.
"Okay, I have a little brother, it's a good mix. You go ahead and make arrangements, we'll go back tomorrow." Yang Rui quipped.
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When Yang Rui was struggling to buy supplies, and when Xiaodouzi was settling down many younger brothers. At this time, not far from the Liuyun Islands, a fleet of ships was coming in the direction of Nanxi Island.
Longxi Kingdom won the Liuyun Islands, not only many families and many meritorious people were rewarded, becoming masters or making the family strength go further, but also made many merchants in Longxi cheer.
The Liuyun Islands have just been developed, and they need a lot of supplies. The Drifting Cloud Islands have their limitations as an archipelago. Some of its resources are abundant, while others are scarce. These shortages need to be brought in by land. This also gave many merchants a new trade route.
The Flowing Cloud Islands were developed these months. There were already some discerning monks who took the lead in the trade and made a lot of money. When they returned, more merchants were stimulated to travel between the mainland of Longxi and the Liuyun Islands.
At this time, the fleet that was heading in the direction of Nanxi Island was formed by a group of businessmen who had been stimulated and dreamed of making a fortune. However, their luck was not good, and it can be said that they were extremely unlucky, because they encountered a tide of sea beasts.
These merchants were all small merchants, and the previous business scope was only between the counties of Longxi Country, and they had not set foot in the sea. They knew that there was a beast tide in the Liuyun Islands, but what they knew was that the beast tide was not serious, which made them feel relieved.
A group of people banded together and prepared plenty of supplies that the Drifting Cloud Islands did not have. He hired a few lucky ships and guards and headed for the Liuyun Islands. They thought that they could earn several times after completing this trade. This trip was more than the previous year. It's a good deal.
But they were just in time for the outbreak of the sea beast tide, and the fleet was attacked. The once-in-a-sixty-year Jiazi frenzy made them suddenly blindfolded, and they were at a loss. It was only after paying heavy casualties and abandoning several ships that he survived.
However, the sea beast tide survived, but the goods prepared this time were heavily damaged. The cargo on several Fujo ships accounted for most of the cargo. Many merchants lost almost all of their goods.
By this time, however, they were halfway through their journey. If you return like this, no one will be willing. They thought they would simply go to Nanxi Island as originally planned. If you can buy some specialties from the Flowing Cloud Islands or ship back the carcasses of sea beasts, you can also make up for some losses.
Businessmen who think this way account for the majority. They lost all their net worth, and naturally they were unwilling to go down the drain like this. And although their goods have been lost, there are still some spare spirit stones in the storage bags they carry, and there may be a chance to turn around when they get to Nanxi Island.
However, Peng Lei is not included in these people. This time everyone in the flotilla suffered significant losses. But the biggest is undoubtedly him.
The others still have a little spirit stone in their hands more or less, and there is still a chance to return to their roots. But he didn't have a chance at all. Because he didn't have a spirit stone on his body. When the tide of sea beasts came, in order to rescue the goods, he accidentally fell into the sea with a storage bag. As a result, the goods were not rescued and the storage bags were lost.
He didn't understand why God couldn't get along with him alone. Unlike the other monks on the ship, most of them have been in business for generations, only he was born as a casual cultivator, starting from scratch, and working little by little.
Because he was always suppressed by other monks, his inland business reached a bottleneck. He took out all his net worth and planned to try his luck in the Liuyun Islands. But now it's over.
Now he is not only penniless, but he has not paid the rent of the Fubune, and the employment fee of the guard. At this moment, he really felt a little anxious.
Just when he felt that life was worse than death, the fleet reached Nanxi Island.