Yanzi Shuiwu is just one of Taihu Lake and thousands of water villages. Xia Shang had no idea about it, but it was expected to be in a water village.
Xia Shang thought for a moment, thought of the strong men blocking his way in front of the door, and asked: "What does the guard in front of the door mean? Why don't they let me out?"
Ye Bin's face was covered with bandages, and his expression could not be seen. He only hesitated slightly, and then said: "When you come to my place, of course you have to be taken in by the master. Now that you wake up and meet the master, you can walk freely. This is
rule."
Xia Shang nodded and stopped talking.
Ye Bin didn't seem to want to stay any longer, so he added, "Just stay here peacefully. Someone will naturally arrange for you to meet the boss later."
After that, Ye Bin got up and went out. Qian Qian wanted to follow him out, but Ye Bin asked him to take care of Xia Shang.
Qian Qian returned to Xia Shang and was busy making the bed again.
Xia Shang ignored him and was thinking about what happened today.
Although I couldn't see Ye Bin's expression, I could hear that he was speaking hesitantly, as if he had something to hide.
After thinking for a while, Xia Shang suddenly asked: "Qianqian, what is your brother's status in the water village?"
Qian Qian paused for a moment, smiled implicitly, and waved her hand, seemingly nonchalantly.
Xia Shang frowned slightly, thinking that he was blocked from going out earlier and those people were not friendly.
Xia Shang estimated that he had been raised as a fat sheep.
Even though Ye Bin was grateful to him for saving his life, he was in a weak position in the village and could not intervene, so he did not mean what he said just now. It is probably very difficult to meet the big boss.
Xia Shang felt that it was time for him to think of a countermeasure, so he sat at the table with a gloomy face, gently tapped the table with one hand, and began to think silently.
Not long after, a gust of fragrant wind blew in front of her, Qian Qian walked over, her watery eyes flashed with concern, and her little hands made gestures in front of Xia Shang, but Xia Shang didn't understand at all.
Seeing Xia Shang's confusion, Qian Qian seemed to be aware of this and hurriedly wrote down a sentence with his pen and paper: "Young Master looks so bad, are you feeling well?"
Seeing Qianqian's girl in a panic, like a little flower that had been wilted by the hot sun, Xia Shang naturally didn't want her to see the dark side of his planning, the previous indifference and indifference, for fear that she would be harmed in the slightest.
It was immediately replaced by a smile as warm as the spring breeze.
"It's okay, don't worry."
Xia Shang is good-looking, and his smile is naturally good-looking. He smiles brightly when he looks at Qian Qian, and the petite flowers regain their vitality instantly.
Qian Qian was not afraid of strangers. She sat next to Xia Shang with a floral skirt and wrote seriously on the paper: "Thank you for saving my brother."
Xia Shang smiled, did not answer, and asked: "Is your brother treating you well?"
Qian Qian nodded seriously.
"Have you been here since you were a child?"
Qian Qian nodded again and wrote: "Qian Qian was abandoned here by her parents. It was her brother who picked me up."
Xia Shang was a little surprised when he saw it. It was commendable that such a pure girl lived in a water village where water bandits gathered without being contaminated by any pollution. Ye Bin's contribution must be indispensable for this. Thinking of this, he deceived him.
Xia Shang understood his actions more deeply.
Xia Shang wanted to say something, but someone suddenly knocked on the door outside the house.
Qian Qian opened the door and saw standing at the door a lean middle-aged man, shaped like a bamboo pole, with a beard, loose hair and a crooked mouth.
When this person entered the room, Qian Qian became nervous and stood aside hurriedly, straightening up timidly, lowering his head, not daring to say a word.
The middle-aged man with a crooked mouth ignored Qian Qian, walked straight to Xia Shang and sat down, crossed his legs, twirled his beard and said leisurely: "Let me introduce myself first. I am Mr. Wu, the manager of Yanziwu, and you should be A businessman passing through Taihu Lake? What’s his name?”
"Summer, Spring and Autumn."
"Oh? Winter is born and summer is named Chunqiu. It encompasses the four seasons of the world. It is bold and cultured. I, Mr. Wu, like to deal with cultured people. In this way, it takes no effort for you and me to communicate."
"If you have anything to say, just say it."
"I came here to ask you some questions. First, I heard from Ye Bin that you are taking a boatload of women to Suzhou. Why are you going to Suzhou?"
“Suzhou Huahua Building.”
When he heard about Hualou, Mr. Wu's eyes lit up and he started smashing it, almost drooling: "Hualou is not something that ordinary people can open."
"Naturally, the words Xia, Chunqiu, etc. are not something that ordinary people can use."
Xia Shang's arrogance made Mr. Wu sneer. He thought to himself that there are so many arrogant people here, and they all won't be submissive in the end. Let's see how long you can be arrogant.
"Ahem..." Mr. Wu cleared his throat, "Second question, do you know the identities of those who robbed you?"
"Aren't you water bandits?"
"Everywhere in the world, go back to your home, go home to home, sir, don't talk nonsense. We don't know who robbed you."
"You don't know, how can I know? This is your land, what can I, a foreigner, do?"
Mr. Wu frowned: "Well, since we are all sensible people, I think the young master must also know the rules here. Since we have come to our village, we have treated the young master's illness and nursed his injuries. How about some reward?" "
"How much do you want?"
Mr. Wu showed his hand and spread his fingers.
Xia Shangyi frowned: "Fifty thousand taels?"
"Five hundred thousand taels."
"Five hundred thousand taels!" Even Xia Shang was shocked by this man's greed, "Do you still understand the rules?"
"Rules are set by people. I think the young master is worth the price. Xia Chunqiu is not something ordinary people can call him! Hahaha..."
"What if I don't give it?"
"It would be easy if I didn't give it. One more person for you at the bottom of Taihu Lake is not more, and one less for you is not more."
Xia Shang's expression was not very good.
Mr. Wu had seen many such situations. He changed his voice and pretended to be relieved: "Hey, Master, we are also forced to have no choice. Nowadays, it is not easy to do robbery. There are thousands of mouths in our house waiting for food. These days are fast. I can’t open the pot anymore. Moreover, the young master looks like a rich man. If a boatload of girls can run it smoothly, he will sell more than 500,000 taels. Think about it, I will come and talk to the young master in detail tomorrow."
After saying that, Mr. Wu stood up with a laugh, twirled his beard and walked away.
Seeing Mr. Wu leaving, Qian Qian came over in a panic and grabbed Xia Shang's hand with concern on her face to express comfort.
Xia Shang's expression was still relaxed and he smiled slightly: "Don't worry, I'm fine."
Qian pursed her lips, thought for a while, and wrote on the paper: "They are not good people. I will secretly send the young master away at night."
Xia Shang looked at it and was slightly moved, but still shook his head: "No need, it's only five hundred thousand taels of silver, it's not a difficult task."
…
The next morning, Mr. Wu came early and asked Xia Shang if he had decided.
Xia Shangyan said: "Five hundred thousand taels is fine, but this amount is too large. You must meet with your boss to make an agreement in person, otherwise I won't believe you." (To be continued)