Chapter 1160

Early the next morning, when the sky was bright and dim, Li Qiufeng had woken up from his dream. He put on his clothes, sat cross-legged on the bed, and followed the method taught by Liu Jun to send the true energy from the Dantian to the seven meridians and eight meridians.

It spread into his limbs and bones, and his whole body felt warm and comfortable. When he opened his eyes again, he saw that the sky was already bright. The long shadow of the window was reflected in the center of the room, extending to the bedside.

Li Qiufeng was about to get up when he heard footsteps coming to the door. Then he heard Zhang's housekeeper say outside the door: "Good morning, Uncle Zhu. My master invites you to have breakfast."

Li Qiufeng agreed, put the robe on his shoulders, glanced around the house again, and then walked out of the house. Following the housekeeper to the main hall in the backyard, he saw Zhang Shi standing in front of the main hall door under the dripping eaves. Zhang Shi

Seeing Li Qiufeng arriving, he hurriedly came forward to greet him, raised his hands and said, "Brother Zhu, how was your rest last night?"

Li Qiufeng clasped his fists in return and said, "I am grateful to you for taking care of me these past two days."

Zhang Shi introduced Li Qiufeng into the hall, and the two chatted while eating. After the meal, the housekeeper had prepared the carriage and horses and asked Zhang Shi and Li Qiufeng to go to the dock. Zhang Shi's wife and children were sent outside the house.

Seeing the carriage and horses disappear outside the stone square, he returned sadly.

Zhang Shi and Li Qiufeng sat on the carriage, and after a stick of incense, they had already arrived at the dock. When they arrived at Qin Lao Wu Chuan Wu, they saw that shopkeeper Hu and others had already arrived and were gathering on the dock to chat. Zhang Shi,

Li Qiufeng and Shopkeeper Hu and others greeted each other, but they heard Shopkeeper Hu say: "Executive member Zhang, Lao Qin said that this trip is too far and the number of people the ship can carry is limited, so we are not allowed to bring servants with us. But this trip is to do business with the Fusang people.

We need to bring a smart accountant. We discussed it last night and found that Mr. Bai, the accountant at Shopkeeper Bai's house, is the smartest. We might as well let him go with us. Then we can write down the calculations and leave it to him.

.It’s just that Lao Qin is too stubborn. Even if we tell him, he won’t agree. Yuan Wai Zhang and Lao Qin have been friends for many years, so we want to ask Yuan Wai to mediate and let the accountant Mr. Zhang and us

Let’s go to sea together.”

Shopkeeper Hu pointed at a man in black standing behind everyone as he spoke. The man was thin, about forty years old, with a fair complexion and a somewhat elegant look. Zhang Shi looked him up and down.

After a while, he said: "This gentleman is quite unfamiliar."

The man in black raised his hands and said: "Student Xiao Dong, I have met Zhang Yuanwai. The student has been managing accounts for shopkeeper Bai and rarely walks around outside. Today is the first time I have come to Ningbo City. Please take care of Zhang Yuanwai."

Zhang Shi nodded and said: "Easy to say, easy to say." However, although he did not refuse, there was a look of embarrassment on his face. Shopkeeper Hu felt uneasy, glanced at Xiao Dong, and then said to Zhang Shi

"Zhang Yuanwai, is there something difficult?"

Zhang Shi pondered for a moment, and then said: "Shopkeeper Hu, Lao Qin didn't allow us to bring our servants with us, but he didn't mean to embarrass us. This trip to Fusang is completely different from the previous transactions we did on offshore islands. I don't know.

It has to go thousands of miles. In addition to loading goods, the ship must also carry enough water, rice, noodles and vegetables. If there are too many people on board, not only will the load increase, but the water and food consumption will also increase. In this way, on the sea

, if an accident occurs, everyone will have no basis to move forward or retreat, and it will be very inconvenient..."

When Zhang Shi said this, he glanced at Xiao Dong again, and then said: "I tried my best to persuade Lao Qin, but I'm not sure whether he can agree."

When Shopkeeper Hu saw Zhang Shi looking like this, he thought to himself, damn, it's just one more person, what's the problem? You're so pretentious, you just want to steal some money from us. Think about this

, Shopkeeper Hu took out a banknote from his pocket, handed it to Zhang Shi, and said: "Executive member Zhang, we know that if there is one more person, it will definitely cost some money. You can bring this banknote to Lao Qin.

Mr. Xiao’s boat trip. If it’s not enough, let Lao Qin just say it.”

Zhang Shi was happy when he saw shopkeeper Hu hand over a two hundred tael silver note, but he didn't reach out to take the note immediately. Instead, he frowned and said, "shopkeeper Hu, what do you mean by this? Zhang

I'm not asking for money from you, it's really difficult to handle. This is different from renting a boat, it can't be solved by spending more money."

Shopkeeper Hu came close to Zhang Shi, and while putting the money into Zhang Shi's hand, he said with a smile: "For others, this matter may be a bit difficult to handle. But for you, Zhang Shi, to go out, isn't it a piece of cake?"

Please also ask Yuan Yuanwai to go out of his way and do us one more favor."

Shopkeeper Hu put the banknote into Zhang Shi's hand as he spoke. Zhang Shi took the banknote and pretended to be helpless and said: "Okay, then I will be shameless and go to the ring with Lao Qin."

When Zhang Shi said this, he turned to look at the bow of the ship. He saw that there was no one on the ship, but he could see a square table placed on the bow of the ship, with three animal sacrifices placed on the table. Shopkeeper Hu said: "Old Qin also

No one showed up, but just now a few boatmen laid out the sacrifices. Our luggage is all on the dock and will be carried up in a moment."

Zhang Shi said: "Lao Qin is the most disciplined person. Thank you, the shopkeepers, for waiting here for a while. When the time comes, he will naturally let us board the boat."

Shopkeeper Song said on the side: "The rules of boatmen sailing on the sea are completely different from those of boatmen sailing on the river. However, these people are making a living on the cusp of the storm and rely on the Dragon King for food. It is not surprising that there are more rules. The first few days

In 2000, I went to Lingnan to sell medicinal materials and arrived at a place called Lugongling. There was a stream there that led all the way to the interior of the mountain. In an inaccessible place deep in the mountain, there was a strange grass called dragon head grass, which had miraculous effects on stopping bleeding. But if you want to go there

To collect herbs in the mountains, you can only take a small boat along the stream into the mountain. The stream seems to have a gentle flow, but the underwater undercurrent is rapid. If you are not careful, you will be sucked into the bottom by the undercurrent. No matter how good the water quality is, you will not be able to escape.

.But the dragon head grass is a rare and rare grass in the world. One plant can be sold for five taels of silver. Therefore, although the risk is extremely high, there is an endless stream of people going to look for the dragon head grass. The local natives also know that the dragon head grass can sell for a large amount.

Price, I don’t know where I learned the magic. Whenever I want to go into the mountains to dig for dragonhead grass, I kill someone by the stream to sacrifice to the water god, and then put the boat into the stream. I can usually return safely. But they don’t know how to kill.

Instead of worshiping gods, the tribesmen sneaked out of the mountains, abducted and kidnapped children when others were not prepared, and brought them back to serve as living animals for sacrifice to heaven. Alas, I don’t know whether these rules are true or false, but they do harm the common people."

Shopkeeper Song had just finished speaking. Shopkeeper Yin sneered at the side and said: "Old Song, please don't say this around Lao Qin. Otherwise, he will definitely think that you are sarcastic. At the least, he will accuse Sang and Huai to humiliate you. At worst, he will

If you rush off the boat, you will lose this deal!"

While everyone was talking, they saw Qin Laowu walking up to the bow of the boat, cupping his hands to everyone, and saying, "I've kept you guys waiting for a long time. Let's put down the planks of the boat and ask the bosses to get on board."

After Qin Laowu finished speaking, he stepped aside. Several boatmen carried long planks and set them up on the pier. Zhang Shi asked Shopkeeper Hu to get on the boat first. Shopkeeper Hu declined and said, "Mr. Xiao's matter has not yet been resolved."

I would like to trouble Yuan Wai to tell Lao Qin, so I would like to ask Yuan Wai Zhang to get on the boat first."

Zhang Shi no longer refused, greeted Li Qiufeng, and stepped onto the ship's deck. Li Qiufeng followed him and stepped onto the ship step by step. After boarding the deck, Zhang Shi pulled Qin Laowu aside.

He whispered: "Old Qin, Shopkeeper Hu and the others are going to take one more person to Fusang."

Qin Laowu was startled and said: "We all have a certain amount of water and food. If there is one more person, I'm afraid there will be more inconvenience."

Zhang Shi sneered and said: "Old Hu said that man is the accountant of Shopkeeper Bai's family. In fact, I know this man. He is the person working in the Firearms Bureau who has secretly interacted with Lao Hu and others these days. This man hides his identity

, he must have another purpose if he wants to go with us. He is determined to go with us, and we will certainly not be able to stop him. Maybe he is the owner of the goods behind Lao Hu and others, and he specially wants to follow us and monitor our every move.

.However, it doesn’t matter if this person is traveling with us, Lao Hu and the others don’t dare to challenge us. Just now, Lao Hu has given us an extra two hundred taels of silver, which will be used as this person’s ship fare. If we don’t take this silver, we won’t take it.

Add two to one to make five, and each gets one hundred taels. I wonder what you think?"

Seeing that Shopkeeper Hu and others were about to board the boat, Qin Laowu had no choice but to nod his head and said: "Since Yuan Yuanwai has spoken, I have no choice but to agree. It's just that I have to have someone get off the boat to buy some rice noodles, just in case."

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Chapter completed!