He accepted ten taels of silver as a deposit, and the boatman's business was completed.

Tuchen also secretly admired Mao Hu in his heart for thinking thoughtfully, if there was no help from the old man fisherman, then even if a few people found a big boat and successfully went to sea. That is, he is not familiar with sea routes and does not know how to steer. There is a sheepskin map empty, and I am afraid that I may not be able to find the place where the Miao people are located even if we run out of supplies.

Leaving the village where the old man was located, the two walked thirty miles east as instructed, and sure enough, they saw some sparse figures and large and small boats. The boats are parked on special pallet trucks, and once the price is agreed, the boat will be delivered to the designated area according to the buyer's needs.

Entering this bazaar, shuttling among all kinds of boats, the two people are dazzled. In addition to the style, the price is also thrilling. A search for a smaller fishing boat still costs dozens or even hundreds of taels of silver, and the larger ones cost hundreds to thousands of taels, except for the rich merchants, who really can't afford it for ordinary people.

After a brief turn, the two locked their eyes on the body of a large cargo ship at the end of the bazaar. The large ship was visually capable of accommodating hundreds of people, and its hull was protected entirely with iron sheets, and the interior was additionally reinforced. It is usually used to transport some precious jewelry, porcelain, calligraphy and paintings of celebrities.

Mao Hu stood in place and pondered for a moment, raised his hand and snapped his fingers: "Cheng, I want it!" After speaking, he was about to take a step.

Tu Chen grabbed him from behind, pointed to some relatively small ships around him and said, "Brother Mao, the price of these small boats is about five hundred taels, and this big ship probably needs one thousand taels, how can we have so much silver?"

"Brother, the price can be discussed, Grandpa Mao and I are still very good at bargaining, you just follow me and watch from the side!" After speaking, he straightened his stomach and walked over with a swagger.

Most of the ship-dealers who sold ships were judged by their appearance, and when they met the rich man who was gorgeously dressed and pot-bellied, they took the initiative to win from afar. When I met some fishermen who looked poor and didn't have much money at first glance, they didn't pay attention to it at all.

Mao Hu has a big belly, and the clothes on his body are quite neat, although he doesn't look like a businessman, he is also a little rich. Before he could get closer, a man in a gray robe with a sharp-beaked monkey cheek in his thirties trotted up to meet him: "This master, come and pick the bow of the boat, what kind of do you like, my brother will introduce you to you." ”

Mao Hu also pretended to be wooden, squinted his eyes and looked symbolically left and right: "I have a batch of porcelain to go by water, the bow of the ship does not need to be too big, but it must be strong! ”

As soon as the man saw that Mao Hu had set his sights on the largest ship, he immediately became interested, and smiled even more happily: "Oh, my lord, you really have a vision, and you have taken a fancy to the strongest bow of my family at a glance." Let me tell you, this ship is invincible from the inside out! It can be carried even if it hits a reef! I can guarantee that you will have no problem transporting such valuable things as porcelain and jewelry!"

Mao Hu nodded slightly, walked to the side of the boat and touched it symbolically, and then cleared his throat: "Yes, let's make an offer." ”

"It's our most expensive ship, but it's a great value for money. As he spoke, the man stretched out five fingers: "One hundred and ten taels." ”

One hundred and ten taels, this price even Tuchen didn't believe that such a large ship would be sold so cheaply. Mao Hu was also very surprised, and frowned: "One hundred and ten taels of silver, so cheap?"

The man smiled a little helplessly, and explained: "Master, you are joking, I am talking about one hundred and ten taels of gold, such a large ship is already very cheap. ”

Hearing the word 'gold', Mao Hu's expression also became stiff, he was stunned for a few seconds, leaned forward and asked in a low voice: "I am in a hurry to use this boat, and I also buy it sincerely, you give me a discount, how about ten taels?"

Finding that the two of them had no money, the man's face immediately became gloomy, and he hugged his hands in front of his chest and snorted softly: "I don't have any money to pretend to be an uncle, get out of the way and don't get in the way of my lord's business!"

Mao Hu's angry beard curled up one after another, and he was about to go over with his fist to theorize, but Tuchen hurriedly stopped him and dragged him out of the market.

By the time the two of them returned to the Dragon King Temple, Mo Erha had already woken up, with Zi Ning by his side to take care of him, although his condition was still very serious, he enjoyed it very much.

recounted the situation encountered in the bazaar, Tuchen gathered all the money of several people together, and counted it only more than three hundred taels of silver, and it was almost impossible to buy the big ship.

Mao Hu punched the ground and sighed heavily: "Small boats can't sail far, and big ships can't afford to buy, this time it's really difficult for Grandpa Mao." ”

The others were also dejected and thinking of a way.

The little fox looked at the helpless Tuchen beside him, rolled his eyes, and then picked up a stone beside him, and blew lightly, after a red mist, the stone turned into a shining gold nugget!

Seeing this, Mao Hu immediately widened his eyes: "Little fox, Grandpa Mao will also be able to do tricks, but we are bright and upright people, and we must not do anything to deceive the people! You must not use those crooked thoughts! Otherwise, I will ......."

"Okay!" Tuchen glared at Mao Hu: "The old mistake of bullying people has been committed again!"

The little fox also pouted and defended: "This is not a trick, it is not a crooked mind, it is real gold, I don't believe you can see it yourself!" said and handed over the golden stone.

Mao Hu snorted in his hand, picked it up and looked left and right, put it in his hand and was surprised: "This ...... This can't be!How can this be!?"

The little fox hugged Tuchen's arm and smiled sweetly: "I am a spirit fox, and I am also a golden fox, and the ability to turn stones into gold is innate." I can't get anything else, gold, as long as there are stones, as many as you want!"

Mo Erha's eyes widened, and he swallowed hard: "This ...... That's amazing......"

With the little fox's technique of turning stones into gold, money is no longer a problem, everyone immediately got up and found a lot of stones outside the temple, and the little fox turned them into gold nuggets one by one.

Early the next morning, Tuchen and Maohu came to the market again as soon as possible with a bag full of more than 100 catties.

The shipman from afar recognized the two, waved his hand and shouted: "Get out of the way, don't be the master's business, there is a cheap small wooden boat over there, go see it yourself!"

Mao Hu walked straight up to him, raised the bag in his hand into the air, and poured all the gold nuggets in it to the ground: "Gold, grandpa has it! Go, show me how much gold weighs!"

More than 100 catties of gold nuggets, not only ship merchants, but also nearby merchants and passers-by all gathered around, standing aside and pointing.

The man was even more drooling, so he almost knelt down and kowtowed to Tuchen and Mao Hu, holding it as if he was flying as soon as possible to weigh him, and then ran back as if he was flying, still carrying a pot of steaming tea in his hand: "The two masters are thirsty, let's take a sip of tea first and talk slowly, these are a total of one hundred and forty-two taels." ”

Mao Hu turned his head to look at it, took out a gold nugget of about ten taels from it, and waved his sleeves in a chic manner: "The extra is considered the freight, and the ship will be sent to Longwang Port immediately, and the rest will not be taken care of!"

The man nodded and agreed, and respectfully sent the two away.

Coming out of the bazaar, Mao Hu was very fascinated, and praised the little fox for her merits, saying that he would treat her better in the future.

The problem of the ship is solved, and the next thing can only be to wait patiently for Mo Erha to recover, and the pillar of the sea to float out of the red line, and then he can set off.

Seven days have passed in a blink of an eye, Mo Erha has been accompanied by Zining every day, and his condition has improved quickly, and he has completely recovered and recovered as before. Everyone is also full of spirits and can go to sea at any time.

Everything is ready, but the only thing that gives Tuchen a headache is the red line on the sea pillar of Longwang Port, the water level has not dropped after seven days, and the red line has naturally not floated out of the water.

Two days later, Tuchen and Mao Hu went to visit the old man again, hoping that he would take everyone out to sea immediately. But this time the two of them wore out their mouths, and even the gold ingots were used, but the old man still shook his head like a rattle, saying that he would not go to sea for anything, and he had to wait for the red line to surface before he was willing to set off.

Standing on the shore of Longwang Harbor, Mao Hu stared at the sea pillar that only revealed a small part of the water surface and was silent for a moment, then slowly blurred his eyes and sneered: "Isn't it just a red line! Since the water level can't go down, then let's let the sea pillar come up! When the time comes, I don't believe that the old fisherman will not go to sea!"