On the other side, on the boat heading to the capital.

Zhou Yang looked at Yingluo on the table in a daze, and unconsciously tapped the table with the index finger of his right hand, making a "de" sound.

Wu Hu, who was standing behind Zhou Yang, frowned and scratched his head over and over again.

What are you doing, sir?

How could he bring the little girl's necklace? He saw that the young master took the little girl's necklace, but only gave the family two hundred taels of medicine.

When did his young master become so greedy for money?

Finally, Wuhu couldn't hold it back anymore: "Young Master... that, this..."

Seeing the young master looking at him like a fool, his heart skipped a beat: "Why did the young master throw that little girl to the fishermen?"

As a young master, it is better to find a wealthy family at random than to let the little girl suffer and suffer with a group of poor fishermen.

"The Lu family has been destroyed..."

Zhou Yang paused for a moment before continuing: "The Lu family is just the beginning. Most of the big families in the Huai River area will lose their security."

And he could only watch but could do nothing!

Wu Hu scratched his head, still not understanding the meaning of the young master's words: "It doesn't have to be a gift to a rich and noble family, but that family is too poor!"

He was so poor, the clothes he wore were patchy and patchy, and his daughters were all skinny and sallow.

No matter how many children there are, I don’t know if the food will be enough.

"Don't be afraid of being poor, but you are kind-hearted." Zhou Yang made a fist with his right hand and put it to his lips and coughed lightly.

If he hadn't specifically inquired about the character of Lu Quan and his wife, how could he have dared to hand over the little girl to his family at will.

Unexpectedly, Lubancheng saved the lives of this family, which is even better.

With two hundred taels of silver at his side, it shouldn't be difficult for a family like this to raise a little girl.

This is also the reason why he abandoned Yutai and moved to Jiangba Town.

Although Jiangba Town is small, its geographical location is very unique. It is located at the southern end of Honghu Lake and has access to the Huaihe River, the canal, and the Yangtze River. It has convenient and developed water and land transportation, and is the throat of the Huaihe River and water and land transportation.

Whether it was an uprising in Huaicheng or an uprising in Dongyang County by bandits, it would be difficult for them to spread to a small place like Jiangba Town in a short period of time.

If this family had been smarter, with the water conservancy and transportation in Jiangba Town, their chances of making a living would be much greater than those of the wealthy families.

"Son."

Wuhu didn't understand the young master's worries, and his eyes were fixed on the Yingluo on the table.

"Sir, this necklace is very expensive."

He is also someone who has followed the young master to travel all over the country and seen the world. This necklace is made of pure gold. Not to mention the exquisite craftsmanship, the two pearls on it are big and round, and it looks expensive.

"Um."

Zhou Yang raised his hand and tapped lightly on the Yingluo, then tapped again: "It's not cheap. If the craftsmanship is not included, the two Dongzhu on it are worth two thousand taels."

"Two...two thousand taels? So expensive?"

Five lakes broke hands, his monthly silver is two taels a month, and a year is twenty-four taels. If you want to buy such a Yingluo, you will have to save for more than ten years without eating or drinking.

He didn't believe it and felt that his master was deceiving him: "Are these two beads worth two thousand taels?"

Zhou Ang's hand flicked on Yingluo's beads, with some unexplained sarcasm at the corner of his mouth: "Did you know that pearls in this dynasty are "forbidden to be collected by the public" and Dongzhu is "not allowed to be taken except by decree?" "?"

Wuhu scratched his head, how could he, a slave, know about the affairs of the imperial court?

Zhou Ang asked again: "Do you know why this Dongzhu is said to be "a rare treasure that is difficult to obtain"?"

Wuhu shook his head, of course he didn't know.

"Three years ago, when the prince inspected Zhuxuan, I went to Jingbo Lake with him. It happened to be the opening of the river season in Jingbo Lake. It was freezing cold, but there were hundreds of boats on the river, like clouds and sails, blocking out the sun.

, there were nearly a thousand sacrificers, and dozens of inspectors and officials. It was not easy to get such a pearl. It was often easy to count the rivers and not find a single clam, and to gather clams to fill a boat could not find a single pearl. It was cold in April, and the ice and snow on the river were just fresh.

The coldness can be imagined. Those pearl divers drank low-quality spirits to warm themselves in the wind and snow, braved the severe cold, broke through the ice and entered the water to collect pearls. If a hundred people fished for pearls, less than half of the survivors would be found. Although there were occasional

The particles are very small and cannot be used in large quantities. Such an Eastern pearl is selected from hundreds of pearl clams, and it is unknown how many pearl divers’ lives were wasted among them. Therefore, there are only hundreds of pearl divers.

It is rare to find a rare treasure."

Zhou Yang asked in a more serious tone: "Do you think this pearl is worth a thousand gold?"

Wuhu was stunned by his master's words. This, this is too, too outrageous.

I’m still wearing a jacket in April. I heard that Jingpo Lake is in the north. Isn’t it colder there?

Thousands of people are fishing for pearls, but less than half can survive?

Half!

Zhou Yang saw Wuhu looking at Yingluo in a daze and thought he understood what he wanted to express. He was about to put away Yingluo when he suddenly heard Wuhu ask.

"Sir, since this Dongzhu is so expensive, then why... why did you only give me two hundred or two hundred taels of silver?"

This is too much, she is still a little girl.

You, a noble young man, are not short of money, how can you covet the good things of other girls?

Zhou Ang's outstretched hand fell heavily on the table, making a crisp "bang" sound.

Wuhu leaned back in shock, fearing that he would be slapped out by the young master.

"Idiot, this Dongzhu is forbidden to be collected by the people. No one is allowed to take it except by decree. Where did she get it?"

"Forehead."

Wuhu looked at the young master's face, tried to figure out his master's intentions, and answered cautiously: "Maybe, probably, maybe, he must have bought it."

People are not allowed to collect it, nor are they allowed to buy or sell it!

Zhou Yang was so angry at Wu Hu that he waved his hand feebly: "Get out of here."

Looking at him one more time, he felt like he was going to be stupid.

"Yes, please excuse me."

Wuhu walked backwards towards the cabin door. Seeing him open the cabin door and duck out, he couldn't help but poke his head in and asked: "Master, is it because you have no money, that's why you gave me two hundred taels?"

The young master was driven out of the house by the adults for training, and he only brought a dozen soldiers with him. The old lady secretly stuffed the banknotes with him.

It was probably because the young master had no money that he came up with this trick and exchanged two hundred or two hundred taels for a child's necklace worth several thousand taels.

"roll."

A wooden pillow was thrown towards him, and if Wuhu hadn't been able to dodge quickly, he would have been smashed to pieces.

"boom"

Wuhu closed the cabin door and patted his racing little heart. He was really a clever boy, following a very clever master.

When he returns to the Hou Mansion, he must show off to Sihai, who was not able to come, that he is the young master's confidant, otherwise why would the young master only take him with him and not Sihai when he comes out this time.

He and the young master walked all the way from the capital with more than a dozen followers, and in the end they still had two hundred taels of silver left. It was not easy.

The young master took all their belongings in exchange for a Yingluo. Calculated this way, it seems that he did not take advantage of the little girl.

Yes, they didn't take advantage of that little girl.
Chapter completed!