Immediately sent people to the waters near Ningbo to check the situation.
By the time the news began to spread in the capital and reached Huo Xi's ears, Mu Yan had already invited him to a private room in a restaurant.
"Is the news true? The ship really capsized, and the people and cargo were gone? Is it a ship coming back from Hirado, a country in Japan?"
Seeing that she was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and knowing that she was worried about her uncle's safety, Mu Yan comforted her.
"We don't know yet. I have sent people to nearby waters to inquire about the situation. The fishermen along the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang only said that the ships came back from the East Ocean. It is not sure which country in the East they came from. They may have returned from the Japanese country, or they may have returned from the Big and Small Ryukyu Kingdom.
, or North Korea, all are possible."
"Then did the fishermen say that they rescued anyone alive? This time is not a storm period, how could the boat capsize?"
A ship going out to sea needs at least one thousand materials and more than fifteen hundred materials. How could such a big ship capsize without encountering strong winds?
From the moment Huo Xi got the news, she couldn't sit still.
I want to go to Ningbo and see it in person.
If something happened to her uncle, how could her mother bear it?
"Don't worry, I sent someone to inquire as soon as I heard the news. It's only winter now, so maybe they haven't returned yet. It's not necessarily caused by strong winds, or they may have encountered a reef or island, then
There are many reefs and undercurrents in this water area. It could also be caused by sailor's operation error."
This is back to the Wei Dynasty waters, how could we encounter a reef?
The straight-line distance from Ningbo to Hirado is shorter than the distance from Ningbo to Guangzhou Port. It has been a familiar route in the past two years. How could the boat capsize right in front of my home?
Huo Xi was not comforted at all. Mu Yan said a lot, but she didn't even listen, and she felt anxious and uneasy.
This trip only cost hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. As long as the person lives, it will be fine. My uncle is good at water and can survive until he is rescued by nearby fishermen.
Huo Xi couldn't sit still.
Mu Yan couldn't see it, "You should stay in the capital with peace of mind. Don't think about going to inquire in person now. I have already sent people to inquire about the information. Longxing and the other three companies have also sent people. We can get information faster than you, 伱
Just wait for the news in the capital with peace of mind."
"Then as soon as you have news, ask someone to inform me immediately. Tell me any news, good or bad..."
Mu Yan glanced at her and nodded.
Huo Xi couldn't sit still and pushed this year's bonus money to the other party, then left the table and went back.
Mu Yan sighed and told Li Yi: "Let Qian Sankunsi go in person, and ride fast and fly pigeons to send messages to Ningbo."
"yes."
Huo Xi returned to the shop, but Shen Qianzhong was not there. The cashier said that he had gone out to inquire about news. Huo Xi sat for a while, but did not stop, so he got up and went to Pei's house.
However, the concierge informed that the host and the young host were not there, and Huo Xi said that he wanted to find his young mistress.
Pei Youjing's wife is the daughter of the Wan family, and the Wan family timber business also went to sea together on this trip. The father and son are not here, so you can ask the Wan family.
Unexpectedly, the concierge said that Wan was not there either. He asked Huo Zhong, but he was not there either.
Huo Xi became more and more anxious. After thinking about it, she walked towards Wan's house.
Then I walked to the gate of Wanjia and found that many people were gathered around the gate of Wanjia.
He hurriedly stepped forward to inquire.
"Let Wan Caixing come out! Don't hide in there and keep silent, we know that the father and son are at home!"
"Yes, let Wan Caixing and Wan Jingyu come out! It was well said at the beginning that we would all go out to sea to make money together, but now that something has happened, we have to act like a coward!"
"Come out, Wan Caixing, come out!"
The crowd at the door was furious. An old woman was sitting on the ground at the door, slapping her legs and crying bitterly, saying that her poor son would never come back this time. It hurt her so much. There was a young woman standing next to her, wiping her tears.
Neighbors on the street opened their doors and poked their heads in the air, talking about it.
"Thousands of lumber shops are pretending to be fat and imitating other people's business. Something will happen."
"When you go to sea, go to sea to find those poor people who can't survive. We go out every one or two hundred taels. There are many people who are willing to take them with them. It's okay now. Something happened."
"The Wan family is also kind-hearted. When they wanted to go to sea, everyone in the clan came to get a share of the pie. When they heard that the head of the Wan family couldn't resist, he asked each family to bring a lot of goods on board. Several of the clan's descendants also followed.
"
"Now you are so kind-hearted. The Wan family is not like their in-law Pei family. The Pei family is a real family with a big business. If the Wan family doesn't have the ability, don't take this job. Now let's just fetch water from a bamboo basket."
It’s all in vain.”
In the main hall of the Wan family, Wan Caixing sat at the head of the house, frowning. His son Wan Jingyu walked around anxiously. His married daughter Pei Wanshi couldn't stand it anymore.
He said loudly: "Brother, stop walking around. Think about how to deal with those people at the door."
"Solve it, how to solve it! That's a bunch of blood-sucking leeches! When our family was in trouble, everyone avoided us, and when we got rich, they came to us again. This time when they saw that we were going to sea, everyone begged to come, not to the fortress.
They bought goods from each of them. Those who had no money to buy the goods even sent the bastards on the ship. Don't you just want a share of the pie? How did you ask our family in the first place? Now the news has not been confirmed, and everyone is coming to demand death.
live."
He glanced at the father of the leader and said, "If you ask me, people like this should stay away from them. Dad still only cares about flesh and blood. If you ask me to support them, it is better to support a dog! I will throw a bone at the dog, and it will be better.
Wag your tail at me!"
"Shut up!" Wan Caixing shouted.
By saying this, do you mean to say that he is worse than a dog? Doesn't he understand people well?
But in this world, if you work alone, as long as you have some money, everyone will look at you. Only by uniting the power of the clan and the family business is big, others will not dare to bully you at will.
Unfortunately, his son didn't understand his painstaking efforts.
Wan Caixing felt a headache as he thought about the tribesmen who wanted to speak the Dharma around the door.
Some people can only share joys and sorrows, but not hardships. Maybe after this incident, it is also a good thing, and it can be seen who in the clan really stands on his family's side.
"Dad, my father-in-law said that the news is not certain yet, and it may not be our ship. It is better to invite the tribesmen at the door to come in and discuss it with them slowly."
"Please come in? It's not like we didn't invite them in. It's because they didn't want to come in and insisted on creating public opinion at the door, in order to force our family to compensate them for their money and goods!"
Wan Jingyu gritted his teeth and said, "Before we went to sea, we had agreed that the fate of this trip would be unpredictable. No matter life or death, it was their own business to gain or lose. This was good. As soon as I heard that the ship had capsized, I
Come here and demand compensation from us!"
How could there be such a tribe? No strangers could be so ruthless.
"Dad, how about we compensate them according to the market price of the goods that each family packed. We can treat it as if our family bought it from them."
"No compensation! Why!"
Wan Caixing sighed and looked at Wan Jingyu: "Do as your sister says."
Huo Xi watched a farce in front of the Wan family and felt even more uneasy. People from the Wan family came to ask for money and people. Could it be that they got some news?