Instead, another clause in the agreement expires:

Within six days of the signing of the agreement, Bailie was to vacate the tenants on the outlying islands of the Yangshan Islands and hand over the islands to the new owners.

Officials are already busy with this.

In other words, Lu Qing'an and He Lingchuan will have to meet tomorrow before they can take the remaining 40,000 taels of silver.

Will the kid think that Bailie is fraudulent and refuse to pay the balance?

If that's the case, then don't blame them.

But judging from the situation of Lu Qing'an sending people to keep an eye on He Lingchuan, although this rich man wanders around the market all day long, eating, drinking, and shopping, it seems that he has never asked anyone about the Yangshan Islands.

He doesn't ask, and of course others won't take the initiative to tell him.

Lu Qing'an didn't know if his subordinates would inquire about the news and report it.

On the contrary, it was Ding Zuodong, who was under He Lingchuan, and his movements were more frequent. He has been procuring furniture, tiles, farming tools, seeds, etc., and recruiting skilled craftsmen, as if he really wants to make a big splash on the Yangshan Islands.

It's almost autumn, and it's a little late to plant other crops, but the wheat is suitable. And the cultivation of land should also be grasped, even if there is no planting, the grass and wood ash is applied, after a whole winter of nourishment, the fertility of the land rises, and the spring ploughing of the next year can be directly sown, without wasting time.

Lu Qingan introduced these channels to He Lingchuan.

Although he ruthlessly cheated the rich young master on the trading island, he matched others and found good reputation and good materials.

This is not because Lu Qing'an found out in conscience, but because the best local material supplier was either opened by the Lu family, or the Lu family became a shareholder. They make money, and the Lu family can also share dividends.

What's so bad about eating two fish?

In the afternoon, he was flipping through the grain and grass account book for Mu Guo, when someone suddenly came to report:

"The pirates of the Yangshan Islands suffered a heavy blow a few days ago."

Lu Qingan snorted, and at first glance he didn't take it seriously.

The pirates of the Yangshan Islands have been plagued for a long time and have been eliminated repeatedly. After Qingguo took over Blade Harbor, he also sent people to encircle and suppress it several times, and now the number of pirates active in the archipelago is not much, it is not rampant, and both sides are too lazy to care.

Bailie doesn't care about the life and death of pirates, and it's better to suffer heavy losses.

What's more, now that the Yangshan Islands have changed hands, the pirates have become a problem for the new masters, and they have nothing to do with Bailie.

However, thinking of the new "island owner", Lu Qingan immediately noticed this special time: "Ten days ago? ”

Ten days ago, the Yangshan Islands were still in their hands.

Eight days ago, He Lingchuan sent someone to the door to ask for the Yangshan Islands.

Could it be that they were the ones who hit the pirates hard? "Which faction defeated the pirates?"

"Shade."

As soon as this answer was released, Lu Anqing was stunned for two breaths: "What? They dare to go deep into the archipelago? ”

Those pirates are all old oilers, how can they not know the dangers in the depths of the archipelago?

"No, no. According to the people at the supply store, for two nights in a row, the pirates were taken by the Shadow in two old nests, and nearly 200 people died. ”

The total number of pirates is less than 1,000, right? Lu Qingan was surprised: "You mean, Yin Yu came out of the periphery of the archipelago?" ”

It is impossible for pirates to build a nest in the depths of the archipelago. The only explanation is that the Yin Yu swam out of its territory and invaded the outer waters!

This is a strange thing that has not happened in thousands of years.

"Yes!" The subordinate continued, "The people from the supply depot just said today that there was actually movement on Black Pages Island that night, and something was desperately banging on the door. The men hurried to hide in the bunker fortifications behind them. These fortifications were built to prevent pirate rebellion, but in the end they saved their lives. ”

Pirates don't usually attack supply stacks, but the latter have to defend as well.

"They see clearly, it is indeed a shadow?"

"Yes, I can see it clearly through the crack in the door, each one is very large, and the length is at least three zhang or more."

Lu Anqing gasped: "The Yangshan Islands are no longer safe. ”

If all the shadows come out to make trouble, the outer shipping lanes of the Yangshan Islands will soon become deserted.

Phew, it's good that they've sold the islands.

The troubles in that sea area have nothing to do with Bailie from now on.

In the evening, he reported the matter to his father as usual.

Lu Zhensheng listened, rubbed his chin and said, "How could it be so coincidental that everything rushed together?" ”

The Shadow Grows Out, Pirates Are Injured, and the Islands Are Sold.

Within ten days, all these things were happening around the Yangshan Islands.

"What does Father think?"

"It's hard to say whether the surname He has anything to do with these things." Lu Zhensheng groaned, "Since Yin Yu has expanded the sea area of activity, it will be a bit dangerous for you to accompany him to the island tomorrow for acceptance." ”

Lu Qingan nodded: "I'm not going, I'll change someone else to accompany him." And-"

He paused: "In the past two days, there have been flowing corpses floating to Blade Harbor, piled up on the beach on the southwest side of the port, and the stench is high to the sky. The port has been cleared several times, and they keep drifting around. The corpses were mostly half-charred and mutilated, but they were easily recognizable—all of them were shaded. Fishermen in Blade Harbor complained that no one dared to eat the fish in the near harbor. Even the officials of Qingguo were alarmed and sent people to inquire about us. ”

Yin Yu is dying one after another, the cause is unknown? Lu Zhensheng pondered for a long time: "The death of the Yin Worm and the living went ashore to attack the human gathering point, which may indicate that a major change has occurred on Longji Island." ”

"The surname He knows why?"

"You can test him tomorrow, but you have to complete the agreement first and get the rest of the money." Lu Zhensheng rubbed his hands, "The Yangshan Islands have been sold and will not be returned." It doesn't matter to us what happens to it. ”

Lu Qingan smiled: "That's how I replied to Qingguo." ”

……

Early the next morning.

As soon as the sun rose, Master Yang sent by Lu Qing'an arrived at Yunding Villa and invited He Lingchuan to go to Blade Harbor.

"Why, why do you ...... so early" He Lingchuan rubbed his eyes and yawned a few times, and barely finished his sentence, "...... On the island? ”

He was talking to Master Sun in a dream, and before he could take advantage of it, he was interrupted by this guy.

Damn it!

"Doesn't Gongzi He want to accept it earlier?"

I think, but seeing that these guys are in a hurry, He Lingchuan is not in a hurry.

"Where's Uncle Deer?"

"Go out of town on an urgent errand. Today, when He Gongzi went to the island, he was accompanied by a humble position. Master Yang smiled, "Uncle Lu will go to Blade Harbor in the afternoon to wait for you." ”

He Lingchuan didn't say anything when he heard it.

The last time he had a drink, Lu Qingan agreed to accompany him to the island to inspect it, but now he temporarily regrets it.

Why?

Is it because the sea at Blade Harbor has not been peaceful recently, and Lu Qing'an spared his life?

This family is really careful. He Lingchuan made a note of this trait.

It was a fine day with clear skies, golden waves on the sea, and tireless circles and noisy gulls. Bailie chartered a painting boat here in advance, and at this time, he carried dozens of people such as Master Yang and He Lingchuan to Black Pages Island.

He Lingchuan fed a nut to the monkey on his shoulder, and asked Master Yang: "Do the original tenants of the six outer islands agree to move out?" ”

"I've given them more money, what's the disagreement?" Master Yang smiled, "Originally, they didn't ...... much."

Not very profitable.

These words almost slipped out of his mouth, but fortunately he stopped in time.

He Lingchuan glanced back at him: "Not ...... much?" ”

"I don't take care of these places very much." Master Yang shook his head, "It's like a slum, and the price is dropped." ”

As he spoke, a black thing floated on the sea.

When everyone looked closely, it turned out to be a mutilated corpse.

He Lingchuan pointed at it with a look of surprise: "Wow, what the hell is this?" It's not human, is it? ”

"Long tail curled up, not human." Qiu Hu also squeezed to the side of the boat to watch, and commented seriously, "But it seems to have hands." What kind of monster is this? ”

Master Yang originally wanted to take the opportunity to talk according to Lu Qing'an's request, but after thinking about it, whether it is a pirate or a yin man, I am afraid that speaking out will disrupt this business.

If this Young Master He regrets not wanting to pay the money, although the agreement has been reached, he can use the above means, but this will be inferior after all.

So he shook his head: "It's just a floating corpse." If Gongzi He lives by the sea for a long time, he knows that there is never a shortage of strange things in the sea. ”

He Lingchuan scratched his head, as if he didn't care much, and didn't ask any more.

In the morning, the boat sailed smoothly and arrived at Black Pages Island in a short time.

The island is also lush from a distance, but when you look closely, you can see that the shore and the cliffs are all black shale, and the thin rock chips like book pages are arbitrarily stacked, with the openness of sea rock, the roughness of tree bark, and the texture of annual rings.

There is a curved bay with wooden trestles that extend from the shore into the sea for boats, passengers to land, and to move and unload cargo and water.

Master Yang walked up the wooden trestle and walked up to the land, pointing up: "That's the supply stack." ”

Above the black reef is a group of low houses, of different sizes and shapes, some of which are made of bamboo, some of which are of wood, some of which are made of stone, except for the roof, which is mostly palm leaves, large-leaved seaweed, and wheat straw.

Master Yang is right, the supply stacks here are quite simple, they are all built on the fly, and there is no planning.

He Lingchuan walked over and saw that the doors of the house were open, and there was a mess of things inside, such as broken bottles, broken cans, rotten grass balls, clothes that had not been taken away, and farm tools that were stained.

Is this a supply depot? The scavengers' homes are pretty much the same.

Seeing the stranger enter the door, several rats slipped out from under the bamboo scorn and squeaked and fled.

In the corner of the room, there seems to be a rat hole.

Seeing this, everyone fell silent.

Master Yang scolded his subordinates for being perfunctory, and he didn't know how to clean up after driving the tenants here. Anyone who looks at it will know that the business conditions here are too poor, and the contractors of the supply depot are probably not making any money.

"This family didn't walk authentically, and threw all the rags in." He coughed lightly, "Don't worry about Gongzi He, I'll call someone to come and clean up." ”

He Lingchuan twitched: "Can you tell them to demolish these houses directly?" ”

"Of course." Master Yang's face was a little unbearable, "Of course you can." ”

He changed his words and hurriedly introduced to He Lingchuan: "The scenery of the eastern cliff of this Black Pages Island is actually extremely beautiful, you can see the endless sea, and the waterfall on the opposite island. ”

(End of chapter)