Xiaoxiao chatted with Mrs. Fang in her mother's room until the hour of Hai, and then she found a book from her father's study and returned to her yard.

After all, it is already the season of Xiaoman. The yard is filled with the quiet atmosphere of the plants and trees after the rain: the banana leaves are completely unfolded, and the green is spreading wide and soothingly. Even the window screen will be dyed green; the small gourd vine has grown more than one person tall, and in a few days, I am afraid that I can climb onto the pergola shelf; even the flower vine that welcomes summer has long hidden the flowers and turned into half of the wall of dark green...

Xiaoxiao looked at the green all over the world under the night light. In the darkness and half light, the greenness seemed even deeper.

The glass lamp in the study room has been lit, and a plaque written by my father was hanging on the wall: Mo Moxuan. The cursive script is against the candlelight, and it looks even more angry and thirsty as the horse runs to the spring. I smiled and looked up for a while, and felt a little sad.

There was a snow-gold wax paper cut by Xiao Dier on the table, and even the scraps were cut into narrow strips of the same size, which could be used as bookmarks. The thin black glaze bottle next to it was full of yellowed wheat ears. I don’t know which girl’s idea was, but it was even matched with the study room. On one side of the desk, there was also a word I practiced in the early morning: The warm wind on the sunny day brings wheat qi, and the green grass is better than flowers.

Xiaoxiao sat down, opened the book "Chou Haizhi" in his hand, a book introducing pirates.

I was just chatting in my mother's room and heard Mrs. Fang talk about the great achievements of the current emperor. The woman's family only looked at her eyes. She lifted the "clothing ban" and was an enlightened and good emperor. She also banned the "ivory" and the kingfisher feathers. It was also the work of the wise master... This evaluation standard is really sincere.

Xiaoxiao asked Mrs. Fang: "What is the most beneficial thing the emperor has done to merchants?"

Mrs. Fang said without hesitation: "Of course, it is to lift the sea ban and open the market to trade! In this way, why do those pirates need to be safe?"

Shan Niang couldn't help but say: "The first thing the emperor did after ascending the throne was to abolish the ban on sea 'the 'save shall not go into the sea'. Customs navy changed from being alert to pirates to protecting sea people's trade, and maritime trade naturally became increasingly prosperous."

Even Xiaoxiao was excited to hear it. In this way, shipping is no longer a business monopolized by the rulers. The emperor’s move is actually to delegate power from the people and take it from the people! It is a win-win situation for the court and the people!

"After lifting the sea ban, the pirates almost disappeared." Mrs. Fang said.

"Who can be a pirate at the right time when he can be a maritime businessman?" Xiaoxiao nodded.

Mrs. Fang suddenly remembered something: "I remember Fan abandoning literature and going to business because the emperor lifted the ban on sea."

Shan Niang smiled and said, "He has been familiar with "Chouhaizhi" since he was a child. He always looked forward to opening the market and trading. He often said that he wanted to go overseas to take a look. I remember that when the edict of lifting the sea ban was announced to the world, he was so happy that he danced with joy, and wanted to drink another one, and then built a big ship..."

...

So Xiaoxiao found this book "Chou Haizhi" from his father's bookshelf.

The bright glass lamp is very suitable for reading at night. When Xiaoxiao saw the King of Jinghai mentioned in the book, he was not surprised. This famous pirate of the Ming Dynasty appeared in the Yuanlong Dynasty, perhaps because of the arrangement. After all, he was the guide of maritime trade, and it seemed that he was also the guide of Tang Qifan's business.

Some words in the book are repeatedly outlined by red pens, "The Central Plains are strict and often banned, so who is more free than overseas?"

‘The only one who collects sour and rotten children in the ancestral field is not a strong man. Who can we wander overseas? Why do we have a piece of soil?’

Xiaoxiao looked into his heart word by word, and his excitement was hard to express. How could my father still sit in the school when he saw these words! There was a vast ocean for others to gallop, so how could he be able to rest assured to read the sage’s book!

Tang Qifan, whose courtesy name is Haikuo, seemed to be born for maritime trade.

Xiaoxiao looked deep, and looked out the window. The sky blue window screen looked like thin white fog at night: Although it was raining, the clouds had not yet been closed. Some moonlight reflected from the clouds, making the sky look like a night sea, and the moon in the clouds was like a lonely boat in the waves. Who would be more than wandering overseas?

It's great to wander around.

The business world is ups and downs, so it is better to wander around freely!

"Girl, it's almost time. I'll get up tomorrow to go to school." Helu gently came to the study and asked in a low voice.

Xiaoxiao's thoughts were particularly in the book, and he asked unconsciously: "Now there is no sea ban, but are there still pirates?"

Helu was stunned by the question, and after a while, he said, "There are also some, those pirates specialize in trafficking goods that are prohibited by the government."

Oh, then it's just smuggling. For example, ivory, arms, or opium.

Xiaoxiao rubbed his eyes, closed the book, Helu served to wash, change into bed, and prepare to go to bed.

It was Helu's night tonight. She laid her bedding on the couch by the window and gently turned off the lights.

But for a moment, the moonlight disappeared outside the window, and the rain started to drizzle again.

Today I changed to a new bed tent, and a new gauze fell down. It was a cool moon white. From the top of the tent to the bottom, a tree of jade flowers was embroidered, with balls of ice and snow shadows. I slept in the tent, as if I was under a flower tree.

Xiaoxiao looked at the mushy jade flowers on the tent, without any sleepiness.

The master and servant were both lying down to think about their worries, speechless for a while.

Helu looked at the blurry shadow of the tree outside the window glass and whispered: "Miss... has she seen that pirate too?"

"Pirate?" Xiaoxiao suspected that he had heard it wrong.

"The girl suddenly mentioned the pirate. I thought the girl had seen the pirate."

Xiaoxiao was puzzled for a moment: "Where did this come from?"

"It is said that the Shang Master who came to Shulanting today is a pirate." Helu has always been cautious and will not talk nonsense without being sure.

"He's a pirate?" Xiaoxiao sat up and asked through the bed tent.

“It is said to be.”

Xiaoxiao sat on the head of the bed against the pillow. The light outside the tent was lit. The white gauze tent was like mist. When you touch the small flower bag hanging on the tent with your fingers, the long silk thread swayed, and the faint fragrance of cypress gradually evaporated.

Shang Tuojiang, laughed and said this name silently.

If you remember correctly, this person is called Shang Tuojiang.

The Shang Master I saw today is actually an old friend.

An old friend from the previous life.

Xiaoxiao felt a little hurt in her temples for a moment. This was the first time that someone who had nothing to do with him appeared in the Yuanlong Dynasty.

Shang Tuojiang, a complex news figure, is a very serious crime from a social perspective. The public knows that he is a wanted order for the leader of the largest smuggling group in the country that he saw from a national wanted order. But such a smuggler actually became an internet celebrity because of this wanted order. The reason is that he is too handsome...

Netizens who disregard their views have promoted him to a male god. Of course, from an aesthetic point of view, Xiaoxiao also appreciates his perfect facial features and sharp eyes, so he can recognize him at first glance! But... he can't extradite such a person to the Yuanlong Dynasty because of his high appearance! He also entered the Tang family! Is it because my sister secretly saved a picture of him...

Bad fate, bad fate...

Meow! Sister also likes Beckham!

Xiaoxiao bit her lip, and she felt that such a dangerous person would not have any good things when she appeared in the Tang family.

In addition, the grass leaves stained on his boots, the pink and green tips are feathered and the plant leaves with very obvious characteristics are thought to be poppy at first, but once they are associated with smuggling, the leaves are more likely to be poppy.

In this life, he is actually a pirate?

Why did the fourth uncle have contact with such a person?

Are they just a simple business relationship? It can be seen that Shang Tuojiang is a personal figure in the business district of this dynasty, otherwise he would not have received such courtesy in the Tang Mansion.

"Pirates, how could they come to our mansion?" Xiaoxiao asked in the secret tent.

"I don't understand these things very much," Helu's voice was particularly clear on a rainy night. "It seems that many things that Mr. Shang did have passed the Ming Road. I heard from my father and the men that our Yuanlong Dynasty also relies on their pirates surnamed Shang to fight against foreign invaders!"

There is a similar thing in official history. Chinese pirates defeated British ships and defeated the Dutch. The Ming Dynasty's Jinghai King once commanded the Japanese and Portuguese to be loyal to him and work diligently to do business for him...

No matter how hard it is to pass Ming Road, Shang Tuojiang is always the No. 1 dangerous person. If the Tang family cooperates with this person, it will require twelve caution. Besides, the characters from the previous life appeared in the Yuanlong Dynasty, Xiaoxiao always felt that it was not that simple...

"Even merchants cannot do without maritime trade, our Tang family naturally has to establish good relations with these people." He Lu's voice sounded, as if he noticed the girl's concerns.

Xiaoxiao sat on the bed in a quiet voice, thinking that tomorrow, Tuanxi would like to find out what business the fourth uncle is busy with recently. It may be a clue. If the business is really related to Shang Tuojiang, it is better to be cautious. If it really doesn't work, just talk to my grandmother.

Thinking that his father would be back soon, Xiaoxiao felt a little more at ease.

The lights outside the gauze tent flashed, as if He Lu turned on the light, "Girl, go to bed early, I'll get up early tomorrow, so the old lady naturally has their plans."

Xiaoxiao yawned gently: "By the way, I'll send the cut paper to the fourth room tomorrow. If the fourth aunt is busy, I can just send it to Sicun Bookstore."

There are many things that you can't control, so let's just wait and see.

There are still many things waiting for me to deal with: Sakura Bamboo Club, Western cake shop, Wenjiaxiang Shop, and Xueji... "Helu, can I make the wooden cars I have modified?"

"The carpenter's wife brought all the modifications yesterday and put them in Curry. The girl has been busy these two days and has not been able to take any time to check it out."

"Tomorrow, I'll push one to me before breakfast, and I'll take a look."

Helu sighed: "Miss, don't be too tired. I will get up early tomorrow morning and climb Qingbishan again, and I will practice calligraphy... I will just rest at the time of Zi and get up before Mao..."

"I'm not busy with my homework in school, but I'm almost like resting in school," Xiaoxiao comforted his maid. "A small earthy mountain in Qingbi Mountain can reach the top of the mountain in a few seconds." As he said that, he suddenly remembered that he saw the mysterious golden-topped sedan chair on the top of the mountain the day before yesterday: "Helu, why have I never seen my third aunt?"

The air in the room seemed to have become a little slow. After a while, Helu cleared her throat and said, "Mrs. Third aunt is in poor health and never sees guests. Even the old lady only sees her during the Chinese New Year."

"You call her lady...it seems to be a kiss."

"I don't know these things, even my parents are afraid of them..." Helu's tone was hesitant, "The old lady has never mentioned them before, and no one mentioned them in the house. On weekdays, it seems like there is no such a lady. I vaguely heard that it was because I had a sick illness and it was not convenient to meet people. Every time I had to go out to treat the disease, the kitchen well in Shunhua Building was separated from us, and the slaves never talked to us, as if the rules were extremely strict."

Could it be that this third aunt was taken back by her parents for treatment because of a strange disease? My grandmother didn't mention it, could it be that the disease was difficult to describe? Xiaoxiao still felt that this was strange.
Chapter completed!