In fact, this was the late Ming Dynasty, and the defense between men and women was not as fierce as the early years of the dynasty. For example, Xu Jie, the chief assistant of the Wanli Dynasty, was doing business extensively and once opened a large weaving farm and hired many weaving women workers. Since women could work as female workers in factories, they naturally were not so careful when talking to men on weekdays.

Xu Ming was silent for a while and said, "I heard that the thief in the Yunfeng forced your village to pay a thousand taels of silver."

Qin Zhao replied: "This is indeed the case."

Xu Ming said: "If you really can't raise the money in the end, you can escape to my house. You and I are classmates. Our Xu family can still give you a bowl of rice."

Qin Zhao felt warm when he heard Xu Ming's words.

I thought I would be living on the street as a refugee if I couldn't raise the money, but I would starve to death sooner or later, but I didn't expect that the eldest lady of the Xu family would even say that she would give herself a bowl of rice.

But wouldn’t Qin Zhao become a servant of the Xu family when he came to eat the meal of Xu? How could Qin Zhao go to eat this servant’s embarrassing meal?

Qin Zhao gave a whisper and said, "Thank you Miss Xu. Miss. Don't worry, we already have a way to raise money. In a month, we will be able to solve today's dilemma. At that time, we will kill pigs and eat meat in Qinjia Village, open a jar and drink, and ask the lady to enjoy the whole place to join in the fun."

Xu Ming was slightly stunned when he heard Qin Zhao's words.

Xu Ming, a poor village with one hundred households, has been extorted several times by the strong men who planted Yunfeng. How could such a village give out 1,000 taels of silver? The thieves planted Yunfeng were addicted to extorting Qinjia Village, and other villages did not dare to borrow money to fill this bottomless pit for Qinjia Village.

No matter how you look at it, Qinjia Village seems to be unable to raise enough money.

Could it be that Qin Zhao was trying to save face in front of him?

However, Qin Zhao's last words made Xu Ming amuse him. She laughed and said, "Dad, don't let me show up everywhere. Why should I go to your village to have a drink?"

After thinking about it, she couldn't help but ask, "How did you raise money?"

Qin Zhao bowed and said, "Miss, wait for news at home. In a month, there will be news that I, Qinjia Village, will pay the full amount of money for the thief and successfully plant the rice seedlings. At that time, even if the lady cannot come to Qinjia Village to drink and eat meat, I will definitely send a portion of wine and meat to Xu Gong."

Xu Ming sat in the sedan chair and looked at Qin Zhao in surprise.

Qin Zhao spoke so hard that he seemed calm and confident, but he was very different from the honest Qin Zhao before. The Qin Zhao in the past had to speak for a long time and hesitate to ask about things for a long time before he could give an answer. When encountering major events, Qin Zhao always said nothing and never knew how to discuss with others.

However, Qin Zhao in front of him was flexible and confident, and could not be discouraged in such a predicament. He chatted with him and joked, and seemed to have become the person in Qinjia Village.

It’s really a three-day separation for men, and I should look at each other with admiration.

Xu Ming smiled and said, "Then I'm waiting for the good news from Brother Qin!"

Xu Ming was originally talking about serious things to Qin Zhao, but Qin Zhao always talked lightly and happily, which made Xu Ming couldn't help but make him funny with Qin Zhao and called him Brother Qin.

Qin Zhao bowed and said, "Miss, just wait for my good news!"

Xu Ming said a word of blessing, and said nothing more, put down the curtain of the sedan chair. The sedan chairkeeper lifted the sedan chair and continued to drive to Xu Ming's grandmother's house.

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The four continued to walk north and walked for two days, entering Guangzhou City from Yong'anmen Gate in Guangzhou Prefecture.

According to the "Guangdong General Records" of Huang Zuo of the Ming Dynasty, Guangzhou City has "a circumference of 3,796 zhang and a height of 2,8 zhang". It has city gates, city towers, enemy towers, police shops, etc. "In the 13th year of Chongzhen, the northern city was built, and the city wall was built seven feet high, the wall foundation was thickened, and steps were placed every twenty zhang to land on the city wall."

There are eighteen gates in Guangzhou, which are the eight gates of the old city, namely Zhengbei, Xiaobei, Zhengdong, Zhengxi, Danan, Dinghai, Civilization, and Guide; the five gates of the outer city are Taiping, Wuyang, Jinghai, Youlan, and Zhulan; the three gates of the new city are Yong'an, Yongjing, and Xiaonan. The other two gates are Dongshui Pass at Donghaokou and Xishui Pass at Xihaokou.

The Pearl River water enters the city from two Haokou Shui Passes, and there is a merchant ship dock in the city.

The Yong'an Gate where Qin Zhao and his party walked was in the southwest of Guangzhou City.

There were soldiers guarding the city gathered to chat at the gate of the city, and they looked like ** at first glance. However, seeing that Qin Zhao and the other two were dressed in tatters, they didn't come up to blackmail and let the three of them enter Guangzhou City.

When they entered a urn city, many rural people carried goods on their shoulders and sold them in the urn city. Some porters stood in the urn city and were waiting for people to hire. There were many skinny beggars lying on the open space next to these people. Some were half-starved and lying motionless behind their bowls, like corpses.

If Qin Zhao could not kill the thieves, the people in Qinjia Village would gradually starve to death in the urn city like these beggars.

After passing through the gate of Wengcheng, the road ahead suddenly became clear. Compared to Qinjia Village, which was plundered by thieves and was extremely depressed, Guangzhou still has the weather as a towering city. The trading street of "Xiguan" is full of shops, and there are many pedestrians on the road, and many people trade with shops. Gouyuan Inns and brothels are everywhere, including headscarves and hats, cloth and cotton, ready-made clothes and tailors, irons and pots, shoes, knives and kitchenware, furniture, and all kinds of business are available. There is even a street in Xiguanli that is full of Nanyang goods, specializing in pepper, spices, vine wax, and suma.

This troubled time has an impact on Guangzhou's business, but the lean camel is bigger than a horse, and Guangzhou's commerce is still busy.

The city is a bit dirty, and most of the sewers on both sides of the road are silted. You can often see piles of garbage and human and animal feces at the end of the road. Fortunately, the weather was cold at this time, so Qin Zhao did not smell the disgusting smell.

It’s okay for Qin Youli to come here a few times and get used to the prosperity of Guangzhou. This is the first time Qin Ning and Zhao Liangce have come here, looking around in a novel way, as if they are afraid of missing some prosperity.

After walking around the main street of Xiguan, the three of them did not find a store selling gunpowder.

Zhao Liangce said in a muffled voice: "Brother Zhao, what should I do if there is no gunpowder sold here?"

Qin Zhao thought for a while and said, "After thinking about it, I'm afraid this gunpowder transaction will be to find the Zheng family in Quanzhou."

The old accountant was stunned and asked, "Quanzhou Zheng family?"

Qin Zhao nodded and said, "Yes, even the Zheng family in Quanzhou that dominates the sea. You can find other maritime merchants to buy gunpowder, but God knows which one is willing to sell to us, and I don't know how long it will take. The Zheng family dominates the sea and becomes king in Fujian and never takes the imperial court seriously. I'm afraid it's the most suitable one to find them."
Chapter completed!