Great Song Pirate

Chapter 158 Jiang Bandits
In fact, the main purpose of Xu Yi's doing this is not to put the thousand taels of silver in his eyes, but because he has just settled here in Yangzhou, and he must always reserve a hand when dealing with these profiteers, so as not to be cheated by these profiteers Now, with these debts restricting these people, we don't have to worry about them raising the price arbitrarily when supplying the shipyard or shoddy it. Besides, it's better to use other people's money to make money than to use your own money to make money. Many, no need, no need, after hearing Xu Yi's words, even Cuiyu laughed at him for being a profiteer, and Yiqing covered his mouth and snickered, saying that he was a profiteer in the first place, which made him sweat again.

Sure enough, as those creditors promised, the next day several creditors sent people to send back the things they took away from the shipyard. Xu Yi didn't bother to ask about these things. With Gong Zhen around, he can do a good job. He is not familiar with the people here to take care of these things, and he doesn't know who did what before, and Gong Zhen knows the situation of these people best, so it is much better to let him arrange it than to arrange it himself.

Everyone in the shipyard also knew about Xu Yi's arrangement for Gong Zhen, and they all commented that this new owner really did things differently from ordinary people. It was so bold to appoint the old people who stayed before instead of first arranging his cronies to supervise them. In this way, they feel more motivated to work, and the uneasiness that they had just changed their employers at first also dissipated a lot, and they worked harder.

After Xu Yi considered it for a while, he felt that it was better to go back to Dulong Island first. It would be safer to send Yiqing back. Moreover, a lot of cash was needed to start the shipyard, so it was better not to always dispatch from Li Mutian. I still transferred some from the island as a spare, so I found the treasurer Yuan who was in the copper and iron business, bought a large amount of copper and iron from him, and borrowed a boat from Li Mutian, and loaded the goods on the ship. Go out to sea and go back to Dulong Island.

Before leaving, Xu Yi left Gray at the shipyard. Through this trip to Yangzhou, Xu Yi observed this Gray. Although he looked fat and white, he was very active in his mind and had a good personality. Very loyal, and the most wonderful thing is that he is very good at handling things. He took care of their food, clothing, housing, and transportation in an orderly manner along the way. The small things mattered, Xu Yi felt that this Gray could be regarded as a talent, so he simply left him this time. At the Yangzhou shipyard, and he is already familiar with Li Mutian, he can also watch the shipyard, and if there is anything, he can promptly notify Li Mutian to help deal with it.

And the affairs in the shipyard are handed over to Gong Zhen to take care of. After all, it is just to clean up the shipyard now, and it is not time to start work. At most, the semi-finished ships on the berth are selected to be in better condition. After the construction, as for the worthless ones, they can be dismantled on the spot and used as spare parts for other ships. Gong Zhen nodded to reassure him that he can't do business, but he can still lead people to tidy up the shipyard. Yi confessed that if he had something to do, he could discuss it with Gray, and Gong Zhen agreed one by one.

After finishing all this, Xu Yi took Yiqing Cuiyu and others aboard the Li family's cargo ship, bid farewell to Li Mutian and others, and sailed away from the Yangzhou wharf.

Looking at the land that was gradually going away, Yiqing lay on the bow of the ship, showing deep nostalgia in her eyes, but she also knew that staying here would only cause Xu Yi more trouble. Let Xu Yi let go of his hands and feet to do some things on land. Although she is very nostalgic for her homeland, she didn't say anything, but looked at the distant land with a little melancholy and felt a little lonely.

"What are you thinking about?" Yiqing suddenly heard Xu Yi's voice behind her, and turned around dryly. After she came out, she had already taken off her veil, so there was no need to worry that anyone would recognize her identity again.

Seeing that Yiqing's pretty face has gradually recovered, Xu Yi couldn't help but feel agitated in his heart. Among the women he met after coming here, Yiqing was the most beautiful, but up to now he has only been with Yiqing. Qing had such a brief intimate contact, and it was limited to a kiss. For Yiqing, who is a princess, she was willing to follow him, a little-known pirate leader, and he also had a feeling of gratitude. , but he has no idea how to deal with her identity in the future. Everything depends on Yingchun's arrangements. After all, when he was a penniless little pirate, Yingchun did not despise him at all and made a bold commitment to her. As for him, as his wife, he would not have any thoughts about welcoming the spring because of Yiqing's status. He brushed away the things that gave him some headaches in his heart, stood beside Yiqing, and watched her gradually widen. Jiang Mian said, "Are you yearning for this land? After you go back to Dulong Island this time, you don't know when you will be able to set foot on this land again!"

Yiqing also turned her head to look at the river bank in the distance, shook her head and said, "It's not that I miss this place, otherwise I wouldn't have boarded a boat from here and escaped from this place, but I'm grateful to those who took me captive back then." Those pirates, if it weren't for them, I don't know where I am now. Even if I arrived at my best friend's house safely, I'm afraid I would have been sent back to the palace and married to Xixia. I will know you!" Yiqing said, putting her hands on the railing of the boat.

Xu Yi moved his hand on the back of Yiqing's hand. Yiqing was slightly startled, but he didn't break free from his big hand. Instead, he leaned against him. Xu Yi said: "I am also very grateful That guy named Du Feng, if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have met you, Your Royal Highness, a princess who is like a fairy, but just like this, you will be wronged!"

"Don't say that! I don't have any grievances. I like this kind of life. I have never been so happy and free since I was born. But after I stayed by myself, I felt that I was the most useless person. Sister Yingchun is skilled in martial arts and can help you take care of many things on the island. Even Cuiyu can settle accounts and can help you a little. Yuehong is good at needlework so that you can wear them properly. I am the only one who knows nothing , I can only be your burden, am I particularly useless?" Yiqing's expression dimmed as he spoke.

Xu Yi looked around and saw that Li Bo was at the bow of the boat again, so he gently hugged Yiqing's body from behind, touched her delicate ears with his lips, Yiqing shook, and his body immediately Softened, and leaned into his arms, Xu Yi hugged her and said with a smile: "I knew you were thinking wildly these days, in fact, I still like the mentality you had when you first arrived on the island the most. It looks lively and happy, don't think about it like this, in fact, when a man and a woman love each other, it doesn't necessarily mean that one person has to do something for the other person, even silent attention is also a kind of support for the other person , I, Xu Yi, am grateful to God for giving me the opportunity to have Yingchun, you, and Cuiyu. "

After Yiqing listened to Xu Yi's sweet words, the melancholy in her heart immediately dissipated a lot, and she felt like she was about to get lost in his embrace, so she said softly to Xu Yi: "You really don't care that I don't know anything? ?”

"Well! Men are born to protect their women. Why do they have to know something about their women? Besides, you don't know anything! You can play the piano, tend flowers and plants, read and write, and know how to do things. Taking care of the pigeons for me, how can you say that you don’t know anything? That’s enough, don’t embarrass yourself, okay!” Xu Yi continued to explain her.

With Xu Yi's explanation, Yiqing finally let go of this worry, but suddenly thought of another problem, so her face turned red, and she whispered in Xu Yi's arms after a long time of reciprocity: "Then why don't you agree?" Want me?"

"What? I didn't hear clearly! What did you say?" Xu Yi couldn't believe his ears, so he asked hastily.

At this time, a sailor came up from below, and Yiqing who heard the voice quickly pushed Xu Yi away, and complained in a low voice: "You are so necrotic! You still ask me when you know what I'm talking about, so don't bother me anymore." You!" After finishing speaking, he turned around and fled back to the cabin.

Xu Yi looked at the back of Yiqing running away, a strange smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he muttered in a low voice: "It's hard to be a man! Let Meng Lang be a little bit, call you a beast, a gentleman! But say you are not as good as a beast, it's difficult! Hehe!"

After the boat traveled for a while, a piece of land appeared in front of it. Xu Yi knew that Chongming Island had arrived without asking. After passing this Chongming Island, he was considered to be out to sea!

Li Bai, who came with the boat, suddenly ran from the bow to where Xu Yi was standing, his expression somewhat nervous, and when he saw Xu Yi, he said, "Master Xu, we have arrived in Chongming!"

Xu Yi nodded and said: "I know, I still know about Chongming Island!"

"That's not what I'm talking about. Some Jiang bandits suddenly appeared in the Chongming area these days, and they often looted passing ships. There have been many such things in this period of time, but Liangzhe Road and Huainan East Road don't care about this area. In other places, although the nearby government also ordered the pursuit, but they have not been wiped out, should we have made some preparations earlier?" Li Bai said nervously.

Xu Yi almost didn't laugh. If they were pirates and met Jiang bandits, they would not know what it would be like. The world of the Song Dynasty would be a bit outrageous!Why can't even the huge Yangtze River Estuary be controlled?
But before Xu Yi could speak, a sailor exclaimed: "Look, it's the Jiang bandit's boat!"

Xu Yi was startled, and quickly raised his eyes to look around. Sure enough, three small boats sailed out of the reeds in the distance like arrows, and rushed towards their cargo ship like flying blades.

(End of this chapter)