Zheng Haizhu opened the hatch and stepped onto the deck.

Wu Bangde followed her to the stern of the boat: "The sailor said that this Aya is from the other side of the Iron Mountain, who fled to southern Liaoning and was taken to Dengzhou by Liu Baihu's younger brother. They all know that the daughter-in-law of the Liu family can no longer give birth, and this one will be brought back to pass on the ancestry."

"Tell a fart." Zheng Haizhu muttered softly.

She turned and motioned for the sailor named Dazhu to come over.

"Brother Dazhu," Zheng Haizhu asked at the other two sailors and the fire-burning handyman Nunu, "are they all your relatives?"

"Well, if you go back to the girl, the two are my cousins, and my grandmother was gone with the spring plague that year, and I took them to run away. It is my uncle who cooks for you."

"Okay, Dazhu, you are a bodhisattva, treat your family well, and treat poor strangers well. The concubine will bless you with a lifetime of peace on the water. The hard-working Li Chao girl below, I'll take it away, she's willing to follow me."

Da Zhu listened first, and when he heard the last sentence, he immediately raised his head and flattered Zheng Haizhu: "Hey, that, that's good, Zheng Dongjia is the heart of the Bodhisattva. The proprietor will make a fortune in his dealings."

In Dazhu's heart, a stone really fell to the ground.

Liu Baihu is collecting protection money for Xunhaidao, and this time he moved his heart of compassion and let go of the woman he brought to give birth to a son, if the Zheng Dong family in front of him insists on sending people back, he Wang Dazhu's family will want to make a living in the private port in the Denglai area from now on.

It's great now, I heard that this woman surnamed Zheng has some backstage, she took the initiative to accept people, and she tied herself to her like a grasshopper on a rope, and she was afraid of a beating.

Zheng Haizhu pursed her lips and smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and pierced his thoughts: "Okay, we are both great and good people, and we will definitely live a long life." However, it is not uncommon for auspicious words to come out of your mouth. Just go back and let your family keep their mouths tight, if you say it, Liu Baihu can't help me, and I'll be angry with you."

"That's a must, Zheng Dongjia rest assured, rest assured."

"Well, do you still have straw mats on board? Drag it to my cabin, and let Aya sleep next to my couch."

"Yes, yes, I'll do it."

……

At dusk, the boat sailed to a private port called Yuanji Island.

Cargo ships that have bribed the Liaohai Phong Road will take shelter here for the night to replenish some water.

Zheng Haizhu took out the "officially licensed smuggling flag" worth 100 taels of silver, handed it to the big pillar, and raised it on the flagpole.

Looking at the several large and small sea ships in the harbor, they have all honestly hung up their flags.

When the sun set below the sea level, a military ship of the Dengzhou Navy Division really appeared in the waves, cruising around the harbor, choosing a big fortune boat and a few smaller bird boats, and interrogating a few words before slowly sailing away.

Apparently they came to count the flags and confirm that each ship had paid the tolls.

Wu Bangde held the string of the boat, looked at the style of the Dengzhou sailor, and sneered: "It's a strict military discipline."

Zheng Haizhu put together his mink fur and said, "Your father-in-law cherishes his feathers, and would rather sell his house and land than blackmail businessmen and tarnish Qi Shaobao's reputation, I don't know how much to respect his old man in my heart. But don't look down on these people in Dengzhou, the imperial court is in arrears every year, and the current situation is not as good as the border troubles in the north and the rebellion of the displaced people, and these original Japanese soldiers can't get a few dollars, don't knock us a sum of money to buy the road, do they drink the northwest wind? They are all small families."

Wu Bond did not refute, only sighed softly.

Zheng Haizhu looked at his nose that was red from the sea breeze, and said, "Wait here for me for a while, and then go back to the warehouse."

Suddenly, she brought a jar of wine and two glasses, and when it was full, she handed a glass to Wu Bangde: "Warm up, it's too cold on the deck, but it's not convenient to talk down."

Wu Bangde took a sip and praised, "This wine is good."

Zheng Haizhu said, "Really? That's good, it's called "Autumn Dew White", and the store says it's one of the best wines in Shandong. I can't taste good or bad anyway, so I buy the expensive ones. My people in Songjiang sold an antique in exchange for a lot of money, not only the artillery could be tried to be built, but also the instructor could be hired

It's enough money for a year or two."

Wu Bangde nodded, picked up the wine glass and touched the one in the woman's hand: "You really want to make firearms."

Zheng Haizhu turned his head to look at the faint lights on the surrounding cargo ships: "I have more than one mind, selling goods, digging coal, befriending civil officials, interacting with military generals, educating children, and looking forward to my fellow countrymen running Taiwan well, hehe, I have more thoughts." However, to sum it up, there are only two things, make money and defend the country."

She took a shallow sip of "Autumn Dew White" and added: "When it comes to defending the family and the country, it's not much ambition, it's just a word from the old man who embroiders the beast on his chest. I just don't want myself, and a farmer like Daming, one day, like Aya, to live like a pig and a dog."

Wu Bangde was silent for a moment, and then spoke again: "You took in that Aya, but it's not that soft-hearted."

Zheng Haizhu said: "Change your words, in fact, 'not only' because of soft-heartedness."

Wu Bangde smiled: "No matter whether the heart is soft and hard, in short, it is moving. You are moved by her Yehe Nuzhen's origin."

Zheng Haizhu shrunk her neck into the mink collar and said slowly, "That's right, my pity for her is indeed a little. But the bigger reason for keeping her is that she, a Jurchen, is a Jurchen from the Yehebu of Haixi. Mao Wenlong told me that Nurhachi, the head wolf of the Jianzhou Jurchen, bit the Haixi Jurchen, and the ruthlessness of his mouth was no lighter than biting our Daming. Today, I heard Aya talk about some origins, and sure enough, it was so. When we arrive in Liaodong, I want her to take us to explore Yehebu."

Wu Bangde thought for a moment and said, "Okay, at least she speaks the Jurchen words, and you say that her family has been a horse dealer for generations, and she understands horses, so we can pretend to be a Ming merchant who goes with her to buy horses."

Zheng Haizhu discussed with Wu Bangde all the way, and after meeting Mao Wenlong in Liaodong, he wanted to take advantage of the reason for selling, receiving, and recruiting people to go to the land of Liaodong, accumulate some terrain and maps of the key points, and bring them back to Qi Jin and Qin Liangyu, two guest troops who were very likely to be recruited and transferred to Liao by the imperial court, and Wu Bangde was very much in favor.

When it comes to espionage and other ideas, Wu Bangde will actively participate in the operation.

Zheng Haizhu pondered for a moment, and then said, "Bond, there is one more thing, that Fushun guard, Li Yongfang, you want to kill him this time, I raise my hands and feet in favor." But this person, before we send him to the Yellow Springs, we have to put it to good use."

Wu Bangde heard that Zheng Haizhu had a slight change of mind, put down the wine glass, and looked at her gently: "This person is not killed, but kept for the New Year, what do you want to use?"