Daming One Piece

Chapter 120 Business (to be updated today, please subscribe)
When night falls, there are little lights everywhere in Beigang, and the oil lamps are lit. Although the light is dim, it also shows some vitality. In the shipyard of Shuizhai, three large two-masted ships have been vaguely seen. In the shape of a ship, there are some craftsmen standing in the shipyard, including the big man Li, who came from Liaodong. Although they are extremely tired after a day's work, when they look at the ship, their expressions are all With some pride.

"Look, it will take a few more days for the boat to be launched after another coat of paint..."

Holding the pipe and pot, Big Li said quite proudly.

Although the ships they are building now are different from those in the past, there are some things that are not very different. Although they are just starting out now, after building a few sea ships with their hands, they basically understand this kind of thing. How are sailboats built.

"Brother Li, when do you think we will build a big ship alone?"

"Don't worry, don't worry, didn't you listen to the young master? When we get to know each other well, we will build several ships in a row on the other side of the river at the same time."

The original forest on the other side of the river has long been turned into a town, and the shipyard is on a flat land by the river. Compared with the shipyard here, the facilities of that shipyard are more complete, and even built a stone by the river. dock.In the shed not far from the dock, there are still a lot of wood piled up. The wood is used to build ships, but it must be dried in the shade for at least one year before it can be used. This place is the same as the side of the Yalu River. The most important thing is Shipbuilding stuff.Even now there is a team of hundreds of people logging on both sides of the upper reaches of the Beixi River, and the felled wood drifts down the river to Beigang by itself.

Of course, there is no shortage of wood for building houses. Many houses have already been built on the other side of the river. There are streets and houses. It looks like a town, and they will move to live on the other side in the future.

Seeing a group of children running around chasing and beating them not far away, Big Li, who was holding a pipe in his hand, couldn't help muttering.

"This place is really nice..."

"No, it's just like the Xanadu in the book. Not only can I have enough food, but I can also live in peace."

That's right, here's An Sheng, where can I find it?

That night, as usual, there was another meal of white rice, and there were even a few large pieces of meat in the bowl.

The meat is whale meat, which tastes almost like beef.

Big mouthfuls of meat, big mouthfuls of food.

This day... is comfortable!

It would be more comfortable to have a wife.

However, such a rare thing as a woman can only be imagined, and there are really too few women here.The same is true on Phi Island.

There are more men than women and few women.

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Sitting by the stone dock of the shipyard, while smoking their pipes, they would occasionally tap the bluestone steps around them with their pipes and pots.Li Dongzhu and Geng Qiusheng sat like this for a while, chatting for a while.

"Have you heard?"

"What?"

"Someone in the logging team married a daughter-in-law and went home."

"daughter in law?"

Geng Qiusheng said in surprise.

"Is there any woman in this place for them to marry?"

"There is no place here, but there is one in the nearby Shengfan Club. I heard that the man used a few bolts of cloth and changed his wife..."

When Li Dongzhu spoke, there was envy on his face, not to mention him, even the people who heard about it became envious.

Why, in such a place where there are many men and few women, it is not easy to find a wife.

"I don't know, when will we find a wife!"

"Looking for a wife? You are beautiful..."

Holding the pipe and pot, Geng Qiusheng said carelessly.

"In our place, there are many men and few women. Let's find a wife for the next life!"

"If it doesn't work, we'll have to find a freshman."

"Shengfan, the kind that doesn't even wear clothes? How dare you wear your head in this wolf's den?"

"Just let her wear clothes..."

If there are too many monks and too little porridge, there is no other way.

The big man Li's eyes narrowed into a thin slit, he looked into the distance, just thinking about it, Shengfan, Shengfan may not be able to take turns with you two silly boys.

There is no way...

Not to mention looking for a wife, there are not even a few women in the brothel. Where there are people, it is inevitable that there will be these three religions. There used to be a brothel in Beigang, but now the owner of the brothel is just expanding its business.But that place also has to line up.

While smoking, someone over there leaned over to Big Li and said.

"Brother Li, why don't we go to Lichun Courtyard at night?"

Lichun Courtyard?
With a sway in his heart and soul, the big man nodded and said.

"That's right, my brother and I went shopping at night."

The beginning of February is the late spring weather, when the lanterns are first lit, there are bursts of laughter from the courtyards on both sides of the alley, and the laughter of men is interspersed in the middle. Since there are no singing or drinking in this place, The scene of peace everywhere in Shengge is not here, only men lined up one by one, waiting there anxiously.

During this waiting, the men occasionally listened to the sounds coming from various courtyards, there were screams from women, muffled groans from men, all in a mess.

The Lichun Courtyard, Xiangpiao Pavilion, and other such courtyards are actually the most humble private prostitutes' private houses, but wherever there are docks and sailors, this place is indispensable, and it has been like this since ancient times.It's just that because there are many single men here, the business in this place seems to be hotter.

For those who open their doors to do business, the hustle and bustle outside means that the business is booming, but Zheng Hongshan feels a little uneasy these days, and he always feels a little uncomfortable in his heart.

"Second brother, you said that if the first official comes back, how can we explain it?"

"Confession? Confession of what?"

Zheng Honghai said.

"Business here, our business is doing well, but in just a few months, there are tens of thousands of Liaodong people here. When he comes back, he will definitely fight with the head of the family and the surname Shi. Let's take If the business is so good, will the official come back and blame us?"

As Zheng Yiguan's cousin, Zheng Mingshan knew very well that his business was supported by an official.

"Blame it, how can we blame it?"

Zheng Honghai looked at his elder brother and said,

"In the past, we relied on him to do business in the village, but we did not send money to him, right? Now we are doing business here, can he control it?"

"But, when the time comes, what if the official comes to your door?"

Zheng Hongshan said.

"At that time, we will have to close the door. According to his temper, we will definitely not let us continue to do business here!"

"Close the door? Why close the door?"

Zheng Honghai said loudly.

"Just because we used to rely on him? Brother, why do we have to rely on him..."

(End of this chapter)