Chapter Two Thousand Thirty-Six: Meeting an Old Friend in a Foreign Land
Xuanniao, Shang, Xuannv, Shaohao, Dixin...
Han Du recognized the characters on the six pieces of jade, and Zhu Di looked at this scene with great joy.
However, Zhu Di suddenly had a problem with how to use these things. He wanted to ask Han Du, but the arrogance in his heart made him swallow back the words that were already on his lips.
Han Du ignored Zhu Di and left directly with Yu Qian and Qu Yuan.
When they arrived at Duke Ning's mansion, Han Du extended his hand to introduce Han Shu to Qu Yuan.
"This is Han Shu. You may have never seen him, but you should have heard of him."
Qu Yuan bowed to Han Shu with a smile on his face and said, "Meet Duke Ning."
"No gift, no gift..." Han Shu quickly smiled and stretched out his hand, glanced sideways at his elder brother, turned to Qu Yuan and smiled: "I heard about it when you were still in Daming Academy.
You have never had the chance to meet each other. I never thought that we could meet again on this land of America."
After Qu Yuan recalled his days in the academy, he let out a long sigh: "It was my fault that I didn't take the initiative to visit my father-in-law. Please forgive me."
"Hahaha..." Han Shu laughed magnanimously and shook his head slightly: "It's all in the past, why bring it up? Now we can be regarded as meeting old friends in a foreign land. If you have anything in Xinming
If something happens, just come to me."
"Thank you, sir." Qu Yuan smiled and nodded quickly.
The largest source of income for the Quyuan people now is from trade with Xinming, and this trade will become even more important in the future.
With Ning Guogong's words, Qu Yuan had someone to rely on in Xinming.
Not to mention that His Highness Taisun valued him very much and even took the initiative to send him a lot of goods. His Majesty the Xinming Emperor even rewarded him greatly and even took the initiative to send a navy to send him.
But this is just because they need him. If one day Emperor Xinming and His Highness Taisun no longer need him, they will not look at him again.
Because the relationship between them was originally a transaction and there was no family affection.
But Ning Guogong is different. As an elder, he takes care of him on behalf of his husband. This kind of family affection is truly something that can be relied on and can continue forever.
Han Shu nodded slightly, turned around and smiled at his elder brother: "It's not easy for you to meet again. You must have a lot to say. I'll ask someone to bring you some tea."
After saying that, Han Shu turned around and walked out of the room.
Han Du looked at Qu Yuan in front of him and stretched out his hand to signal: "Sit down."
"Thank you sir." Qu Yuan saluted Han Du before sitting down slowly.
Yu Qian also sat next to Qu Yuan. Yu Qian was very grateful for Qu Yuan's previous help. He also had a lot to say to Qu Yuan.
Han Du glanced at the two of them and asked Qu Yuan, "I heard that you saved Yu Qian and the others before?"
"Sir, you are serious. The student just happened to meet you..." Qu Yuan bowed slightly, looking very humble.
But Yu Qian said loudly and impatiently: "Teacher, you don't know something. If Brother Qu hadn't arrived in time, you would never see your disciple again."
Han Du glared at Yu Qian fiercely and gritted his teeth: "You still know? I thought you didn't know whether to live or die? You dare to cross the ocean with a merchant ship, why don't you die at sea?"
Yu Qian was scolded so much that he couldn't raise his head. He could only smile and look away, not daring to look at the teacher.
Qu Yuan was scolded by Yu Qian and quickly interjected: "Brother Yu is both wise and brave. Even if there are no students, those pirates will not be my opponent. The students are just the icing on the cake..."
Han Du glanced sideways at Qu Yuan and smiled helplessly: "You don't have to speak for him, even if he is a few years younger than you. He has caused a lot of troubles. Every time I have to clean up the mess for him, it makes me exhausted mentally and physically."
Yu Qian didn't dare to refute at all, he lowered his head and stayed close to her.
Qu Yuan had nothing to do. If he continued to talk, it would only make Yu Qian continue to be scolded.
Sure enough, after a while, Han Du's anger subsided a little. He no longer looked at Yu Qian, turned to Qu Yuan and asked with a smile: "How have you been in the past few years since you returned to the clan?"
"Fortunately..." Qu Yuan briefly told his husband about his experiences over the years. In fact, there was nothing much to say.
Although his tribe is considered large in the local area, it only counts tens of thousands of people. Apart from farming and hunting, there is nothing much to talk about.
"Then how did you come to Xinming to do business?" Han Du looked at Qu Yuan with some surprise. This can be considered a cross-border trade, right?
Being able to think of this and come all the way to Xinming to make a deal, Qu Yuan has something.
Qu Yuan smiled flatteringly and replied with some embarrassment: "At first, when the students came back, there was no other way, but later they heard that a powerful tribe of the Xinming Dynasty was rising in the north. The students felt that the Xinming people in the rumors were very similar to the Ming Dynasty in many ways.
Like, I came to Xinming with the attitude of giving it a try."
"I didn't expect that I actually saw people from Ming Dynasty..."
Han Du glanced at him in surprise and asked in surprise: "You just heard a rumor, and you dare to travel thousands of miles to Xinming?"
Qu Yuan lowered his head and smiled sheepishly.
Yu Qian suddenly became energetic and said with a smile: "Teacher, listen to this. Just now I complained about my disciple getting into trouble, but I see that Brother Qu is very brave."
Han Du glared at Yu Qian fiercely, and then looked at Qu Yuan who lowered his head and did not dare to speak. He felt irritated. He originally thought that Qu Yuan was an obedient and good boy, but he did not expect that Qu Yuan was also a bold master.
Forget it, I'm too lazy to worry about it.
Han Du turned to ask: "From your point of view, what is your attitude towards Xinming?"
Qu Yuan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he understood what the gentleman meant and started to think about it seriously.
After a moment, Qu Yuan raised his head slightly: "Sir, if you are a student, you don't have any bad feelings towards Xinming. In fact, the students rely on business with Xinming to improve the lives of their people, but they are not very fond of Xinming."
Somewhat dependent.”
"But..." Qu Yuan paused.
Han Du nodded slightly and said softly: "Keep talking, just say what you want to say, don't worry about anything between us."
"Okay, sir." Qu Yuan nodded and then said with a smile: "The student understands what the teacher means. He probably wants to ask the indigenous people here what their attitude is towards Xinming, right?"
"That's right." Han Du nodded slowly.
Qu Yuan straightened his back and said seriously: "Every time we come to Xinming, students will pass through the tribes around Xinming. As far as the students are concerned, these tribes have a lot of hatred for Xinming."
As expected... Han Du took a deep breath and asked slowly: "Is it a big hatred, or is it a deep hatred?"