Beidou was born into a poor family and became an orphan at an early age.
Later, Ouyang was adopted, and she did not accept Ouyang's help. She has been making a living on the South Pier here in Chihuyan.
This girl, who is two years younger than herself, relies on her own hands to support herself.
The three words "to make a living" are not easy words. They often cover up the hardships and sufferings that many people involved do not want to talk about.
From that time on, Ouyang no longer made friends with her specifically because of the name "Beidou". Through that filter, he respected her and admired her.
Now that she is eighteen years old, the hardships in life have not made her gloomy. Instead, she has become more and more chivalrous, bold and optimistic like in the game.
She was very happy to see her old friend again, and she patted Ouyang on the shoulder and said.
"Wait a minute, we'll have a nice drink later."
As he spoke, Beidou returned to the man who was squatting in the corner and no longer crying.
"Get up, it's just work. If you lose it, just lose it. Just pay attention to it in the future. I'm ready to go to sea, why don't you come to my ship?"
"Your ship?"
The man looked at Beidou. Both of them were making a living on the South Pier. They basically knew everything about Beidou, but they had never heard that Beidou had a ship going to sea.
"Sister, when did you get a boat?"
"We don't have those big three-sail boats, but there are smaller one-sail boats. How about it? Do you want to come?"
"Thank you, eldest sister, for taking me in!"
"Hahaha, okay, now that we are on my boat, we are all brothers, let's go and have a meal together."
The three of them found a seat on the street and sat down. Ouyang ordered a few more dishes at Wanmintang and bought a jar of wine.
I don’t drink alcohol myself, this is for Beidou.
Before the food was even served, Beidou had already started drinking.
He patted the seal and poured the clear wine into the bowl. He didn't say anything and just drank three bowls to appetize himself.
"Beidou, did you secretly drink while I was away?"
Ouyang bought a small jar, but seeing Beidou drinking like this, he felt that he had to buy two more jars.
"Ha...that's great."
Beidou wiped the wine stains from his chin, looked at Ouyang and replied: "How can people who make a living on the dock not drink."
"So you really secretly drank in the past few years when I was away, right?"
"Ah ha ha ha ha..."
In the past, Beidou was not allowed to drink as long as Ouyang was around. He also knew that Beidou would drink secretly, but he didn't expect that her drinking capacity would be so high now.
Ouyang has no problem with drinking, but he has a strong problem with underage drunkenness.
He himself doesn't drink just because the formation master needs to be sober at all times. He used to care about her when Beidou was underage, and he was afraid that she would hurt someone when she was drunk.
"I heard about your family's affairs before. Judging from your appearance now, there should be nothing to worry about?"
"It's good. I'm still the head of the family now. You have to call me Master Ouyang from now on."
After hearing this, Beidou patted his "majestic pectoralis major" and said proudly: "When you can beat me in arm wrestling, I will call you master!"
"It's been so many years, why can't we compare ourselves to something else? For example, writing poetry?"
"Hahaha... I don't. I can still hear people singing the poems you wrote before on the South Pier. It's sour, I don't want to compare to this."
As they chatted, the feeling of unfamiliarity between the two after not seeing each other for several years gradually faded away. Ouyang ate the food and kept listening to Beidou talking about things on the dock.
As Ning Guang took the seat of Tianquan Star and increased investment in the South Pier here, the business here has improved a lot. Beidou took this opportunity to make some money and is now ready to rent a ship and go to sea.
Ouyang glanced at the man who was not drinking, but just eating food silently, and turned to ask Beidou: "You are still recruiting crew members, and you are going to sea?"
"There are some boats that can be rented in the South Pier dock. I have collected enough money. I have always wanted to see the big fish in the sea. Ouyang, will you come with me?"
"No, but I have a special proposal."
As Ouyang spoke, he looked through some family accounts through the system in his mind, thought for a while and then said.
"I still have some money at home. I bought you a boat for you to go to sea. Don't look down on me. We have been friends for so many years. I can't even invest in you if you want to go to sea?"
At this time, Beidou was more of a passionate person than the big sister of the sea later.
Having worked in this place since she was a child, she knew that life was not easy. If she went astray and was caught by the General Affairs Department, Ouyang's investment would be in vain. The risk was too great. She did not want to accept the friendship between the two for so many years.
"Ouyang, I don't go to sea for business. I want to see the big fish in the sea. I have been listening to the legends about them on the dock since I was a child. I want to conquer it!"
"If you don't do business, why don't you let your brothers on the boat drink the northwest wind?"
"Um...Okay, I'll tell the truth."
Seeing that he could not deceive this friend of many years, Beidou was ready to express his thoughts: "All the business that can be done in Liyue Port is basically monopolized by these big businessmen. I can only do business through some sideways."
"That's your business, I'm not afraid of losing money."
Ouyang had already heard what she was going to say. Beidou was afraid that he would lose money and it was difficult to do normal business, so he had no choice but to smuggle.
In fact, the flexibility of small boats allows for a high success rate of smuggling. With the cargo capacity of large ships, if you continue to smuggle, you will be bullying Qixing and being blind.
Ouyang, who knew the plot behind, understood that Beidou would be the strongest military force at sea in Liyue Port in the future. The investment now would be a sure profit, and it could be considered a long-term plan for the family.
After stopping Beidou who was still worried about losing money, Ouyang looked into her eyes and said seriously.
"Beidou, let's talk about money first. Although my family is lonely, we can still afford the money. Secondly, if we cooperate, it will be much more convenient to purchase goods in Liyue. This is a win-win situation. Finally, do you want to conquer the big fish in the sea?
, how can we do without a good ship?
"Okay! I agree!"
With Beidou's decision, the initial cooperation between the two was finally achieved.
Beidou formed a team to go on a long voyage, and Ouyang paid for her to buy a large ship as a shareholding.
"I have also provided you with the goods for this first voyage. You can think about where you want to trade and just tell me when the time comes."
"I've thought about it. We can transport cloth to Daoji and Xumi. Then we can collect some ore from them. The price of ore in Liyue Port has increased a lot recently."
"Well, okay, I'll let someone prepare it. We'll sign the contract in a few days."
"Brother, thank you."
Beidou looked at Ouyang and patted his shoulder, feeling touched.
"Hiss... If you really want to thank me, just don't use so much force."
