July 1.

Xujiazhuang supported the fleet, left the port of Quanzhou, and embarked on the journey back to the harbor city.

However, when I returned from the north today, it was no longer three large steam ships alone, but thirty large merchant ships behind it, forming a fleet of not small sizes.

These merchant ships were loaded with large quantities of timber and other materials.

There were also three thousand shipbuilders.

Two thousand sailors of the Zheng family.

and more than a thousand family members.

plus the mother and son of Tagawa Song and Zheng Fusong, who lived in the upper class cabin of the battleship Yaowu.

It was this time that after Xujiazhuang's support fleet went south to aid the Zheng family, Zheng Zhilong gave Xujiazhuang's return and sincerity.

It's a full load.

That's right, because he knew Zheng Zhilong's bottom line in advance, and then the alliance negotiations went very smoothly, and Zheng Zhilong agreed to all the conditions put forward by the negotiators of Xujiazhuang, high-quality wood, shipbuilders, sailors, family members, protons, etc., Zheng Zhilong gave all these things, and gave as much as he wanted.

Of course, Xu Jiazhuang can't ask too much, and can't bully people too much to cause a backlash from the hardliners within the Zheng family, so he also gave the Zheng family two benefits and a promise.

That is, the three captured Dutch Galen ships, all of which were given to the Zheng family to enhance the strength of the Zheng family's fleet, and the Zheng family could send craftsmen to study the structure of the Galen ship and try to imitate it.

In addition, a total of more than 7,000 Dutch prisoners and pirate captives, Xu Jiazhuang did not want them, he was too lazy to transform them, and gave them all to the Zheng family, and the Zheng family selected 2,000 more excellent and trustworthy ones from their own sailors, and 'lent' them to Xujiazhuang for a period of employment, and these sailors could apply to return to the Zheng family in the future.

One promise was that the Zheng family was qualified to buy steamships in gold, but only if they had enough steamships for Xujiazhuang before selling the extra steamships to the Zheng family, and only for gold.

So what the Zheng family needs to do now is to save enough gold and definitely spend it in the future.

In order to make Xujiazhuang's steam ships more abundant as soon as possible, Zheng Zhilong not only readily agreed, but even wanted to lend more people to Xujiazhuang.

In short, the cooperation between the two sides has been very smooth, and it can be said that everyone is happy.

The only thing that Zheng Zhilong didn't expect was that his wife Tian Chuansong wanted to follow his son to Harbour City, and followed him to accompany and take care of him, and he was unwilling to stay with Zheng Zhilong, a ruthless man.

Zheng Zhilong was very helpless about this, but it had little impact, after all, in addition to this wife, he also had many concubines Meiji, and there were quite a lot of backups, so Tian Chuansong would go there.

……

July 3rd, noon.

The fast Yaowu, Haihai No. 7, and Haihai No. 8 arrived at Harbour City first.

"What a beautiful harbor city."

Through the board, he stepped off the Yaowu and stepped on the solid ground of the cement wharf, Zheng Fusong, who was already nine years old and already had the calm of a 'little adult', couldn't help but shout when he saw all kinds of new things in front of him.

He also took Tagawa Song's hand and kept asking.

"Mother, why are there so many windmills over there?"

"The roads here are so white, so flat, and so hard, how did they get built?"

"And the house over there, why is it so high, how was it built?"

"Mother, this place is so fun, better than Hirado (Japanese place name), better than Anpei's hometown, are we going to live in this place?"

“……”

Zheng Fusong asked all kinds of questions, blinking his big and bright eyes, and his head was full of excitement and curiosity.

Faced with these problems of his son.

How could Tian Chuansong answer, she herself looked surprised and confused, like a village girl in a backward area who had just entered the city, and came to a new world that was completely unfamiliar, and she was not so shocked that she knelt on the ground and thought that she had come to heaven, which was already good.

For example, the few maids and grandmothers beside them were all stunned, sincerely afraid, and regarded this place as the kingdom of gods on earth, and they didn't know how to put their hands, for fear of offending the gods here and sending down the divine punishment that they couldn't bear.

"I don't know these mothers."

Tian Chuansong had to say: "My mother only knows that the mechanical watches, life-size glass mirrors, bicycles, soaps and other things in the world all come from this Xujiazhuang, and they cannot be produced in other places, which is the richest and most prosperous place." ”

"The father changed the mechanical watches, glass mirrors, and bicycles that you brought to the child's side, and they all came from here? Then this place must be a good place, and the people here must be good people! Because they helped to get their mothers back. ”

The nine-year-old boy said that in his simple and naïve worldview, the people or things that can help his mother return to him must be good people and good things.

"Yes, Wu'er is right, this place is a good place, and the people here must be good people."

Tagawa Matsu said again and again, although she also came here to be a proton this time, but the strange thing is that her heart did not feel strong uneasiness this time, and she was not shrouded in the shadows, but had a feeling that it might be good here.

……

Soon.

For the arrival of Tian Chuansong and Zheng Fusong's mother and son, the senior management of Xujiazhuang attached great importance to it and carried out a high-standard reception.

There are as many as 10 electric tricycles to greet the pier, as well as a number of motorcycles escorting them in front and rear, and hundreds of security personnel are arranged, which is unprecedented in size, and even more powerful, attracting the attention of many locals.

There are also reporters who record and explain the whole process, and it will be broadcast at 7 o'clock in the evening.

As for the place where the mother and son and their entourage stayed, it was not a high-end hotel, nor was it a single-family villa in a high-end residential area, and after thinking for a while, the owner Xu Yuan directly set aside six rooms out of the more than 1,000 rooms in the White Castle, and arranged for Tian Chuansong, Zheng Fusong's mother and son, and their entourage to stay.

That is, he lived directly in the White Fort and became Xu Yuan's neighbor.

to show the importance and respect for the Zheng family.

And in the face of such attention.

The young Zheng Fusong didn't think there was anything about it, but screamed excitedly all the way.

Tian Chuansong was very surprised, first ten electric three-wheeled greeting convoys, front and rear left and right motorcycle escorts, traffic lights casually, received countless attention.

Entering the god-level White Castle, as soon as the car stopped, the red carpet was rolled out to her feet, and a woman named Fang Qingyan, as the housemother of the White Castle, welcomed her arrival, picked up the wind and washed the dust for her, and called her sister affectionately (Tian Chuansong is 31 years old this year, much older than Fang Qingyan).

also took out snacks such as toffee, hawthorn slices, and some preserved fruits, stuffed them into Zheng Fusong's hands, and kissed him twice on the face.

Then he arranged the room, let the maid and the healthy woman help carry the luggage, clean and tidy up the room, and said: "Sister, room 36 on the eleventh floor, this room facing south and east, is where you and Fusong live, rest assured that there should be everything inside, and it is cleaned frequently, and the area of 220 square meters is completely enough." The maids and grandmothers you brought were arranged in the next room, and you can get there with a shout, and this is the key, you must pay attention to keep it, don't forget to bring it when you go out, and it's best not to lose it. ”

Fang Qingyan handed the door key to Tian Chuansong's hand and said to her.

"Can I really live in such a nice place?"

As soon as he touched the key, Tagawa Matsu retracted his hand like an electric shock, thinking that such a good place where even the ground was smooth like a mirror was really suitable for her to live, or was she qualified to live here?

"Don't worry, no problem, there are many vacant rooms in the White Castle, and there are more people living in it, and this is my husband's special arrangement, saying that your mother and son are distinguished guests, and you can't be lazy, and you must provide you with the best living conditions, so as not to be accustomed to it." Fang Qingyan said with a smile.

"Why don't you change to an ordinary residence, it's too good here, but it's not very adaptable, and so many people live in one place, how to avoid suspicion?" Tagawa Song still shook his head.

"Sister, you are too conservative, the facilities in this room are very complete, it is too simple to avoid suspicion, and you don't have to worry about not having a companion, my husband's concubine Ono sisters, are all from Wa, uh Japan, and you are the same country, but they have just recently given birth, and they are still in confinement, and after the confinement, you can drink tea together, chat, play cards, and kill boring time, or find me, why go to live outside, and be misunderstood that Xujiazhuang is not well entertained?" Fang Qingyan said.

"This ......"

"Mother, just stay here, I like it here, you can see the sea here, maybe you can see my brother in Japan." Nine-year-old Zheng Fusong said.

"Okay, just listen to my son."

Tian Chuansong had to say, mentioning her second son, her heart felt like she had been pricked by a needle.

……

Six o'clock in the evening.

Family restaurant on the 20th floor of White Castle.

A grand family banquet was held, and the large dining table was filled with all kinds of delicacies and delicacies, and there were as many as 100 dishes.

The only people who were invited to this family banquet tonight were the mother and son, Tian Chuansong and Zheng Fusong, who met Xu Yuan, the owner of Xujiazhuang, for the first time, and met this mysterious and legendary figure.

To their surprise, this owner Xu Zhuang is very approachable, and he looks quite ordinary, and he walked to the dining table and said: "Let's eat, the food should taste the best while it is hot, the two distinguished guests who came today, Xu Mou toasts you with a cup, you are free, and you don't have to feel restrained, just treat this place as your own home." ”

Then this Xu Jiazhuang picked up the fast son and ate it in a big gulp, giving people a casual and informal feeling.

This made Tian Chuan Matsuda breathe a sigh of relief, fortunately, this Xu Zhuang owner did not bring her any oppressive force, and even felt much more relaxed than in Hirado, Japan, than in Anping, Fujian, this Xu Jiazhuang seems to have a kind of magic that can make people feel at ease and eliminate fear.

"Uncle Xu, are you a good person?"

Suddenly, nine-year-old Zheng Fusong asked a childish question, and everyone present heard it clearly.

"Wu'er!"

Tian Chuansong's face turned pale, looking at his son anxiously, eager to cover his mouth, how could he ask such an abrupt and rude question.

"Am I a good person?"

This question made Xu Yuan endure it, put down his fast son, thought for a while, and suddenly laughed and said: "Good boy, good question, do you think I am a good person?" ”

"I don't know, I can't see it, can you tell me?"

Zheng Fusong shook his head and said, making Tian Chuansong next to him even more anxious, wanting to pull him away immediately.

"Well, I'm not a pure good person, nor am I born evil, in the eyes of my relatives, friends, and partners, I am the best good person in the world, but in the eyes of those bad guys, evil people, and opponents, I am the worst bad person in the world, good boy, I explain it like this, can you understand?"

Xu Yuan looked at the child and said.

Zheng Fusong nodded, but asked again: "Uncle Xu, can I be your relative, friend, and partner?" I want Uncle Xu to be a good person in my eyes. ”

"Hahahaha!"

Xu Yuan raised his head and laughed, walked over to him, held him in his hands, and said to him with a smile: "You will be my student in the future, child, are you willing to recognize me as a teacher?" ”

"I do! Teacher. ”

Zheng Fusong in his hand said loudly, and also giggled.

Everyone in the restaurant congratulated Xu Yuan on gaining a beloved apprentice, and they could see the child's early wisdom, and his courage was even more amazing, and he would definitely be able to become a world-shaking talent in the future, and his future was unlimited.

And Tagawa Song, who was about to scare most of his soul, breathed a long sigh of relief.