Great Song Pirate

Chapter 96 Offensive and Defensive Alliance
The shopkeeper Li was a little surprised to see Xu Yi's words were so decent. After all, it was not convenient to stand at the door and talk, so he quickly let Xu Yi and the others into the courtyard. The simplicity on the outside is completely different, but the inside of this courtyard is very spacious. Although it is not luxurious, it looks very elegant and exquisite, without any feeling of ostentation. It makes people feel very relaxed after entering, and it is not easy to feel restrained.

Shopkeeper Li’s full name is actually Li Mingshan. His ancestors used to be a small official in Hangzhou. Later, he was squeezed out, so he resigned and started a business. After two generations of hard work, he became a wealthy man in Hangzhou. One of them, the Dao Tao is not known to everyone.

Li Mingshan and Xue Tu are old acquaintances, they walked into the courtyard with Xue Tu's hand talking and laughing, and gave the opportunity to talk to Xu Yi to his son Li Mutian, after seeing Xu Yi, Li Mutian also behaved Very happy, he took Xu Yi's hand and walked towards the living room, saying: "Brother Xu, why didn't you send someone to inform me when you came this time? If I knew, I would go to Haining to pick you up in person." , Brother Xu can condescend to the humble house today, it really makes our Li family flourish!"

Xu Yi also laughed: "Brother Li, if this place is called Pengpi, then the place I live in can only be called a thatched house! I didn't expect that Li's mansion is so restrained, without the slightest air of publicity, which surprised me ah!"

"Where, where! I know what my place looks like. Although it is not shabby, it is not luxurious at all. Otherwise, my house may have been targeted by those who made it long ago. The courtyard was broken, and it was cleaned up! Hehe!" Hearing Xu Yi and Li Mutian talk, that Li Mingshan said.

Xu Yi still knew about this fabrication bureau. Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty was extremely luxurious. In order to collect strange stones from all over the world to fill his palace, he set up fabrication bureaus in Suzhou and Hangzhou, which were full-time in charge of finding strange stones from all over the world. It was because of this fraudulent bureau that Xu Yi knew why the Li Mansion was so simple. He was afraid that the old man would be targeted by the emperor and slap him hard!

Several people walked into the living room talking and laughing, Li Bai led the subordinates that Xu Yi and the others had brought to the side room to treat them separately, Li Bo still followed Xu Yi, and dutifully For his role as bodyguard, an exquisite banquet has already been prepared in the living room. As soon as he entered the living room, Xu Yi smelled the fragrance of vegetables rushing towards his face, and his stomach made a slight grunt. He rushed to Hangzhou, and turned to Liuhe Temple on the way. He hadn't eaten yet, and his stomach was already hungry, but his stomach rumbling, although the sound was small, was still heard by Li Mutian who was with him, so he hurriedly told him When they were seated, everyone was not polite, and the guests and hosts sat down separately, chatting and starting to move.

Perhaps it was because of Xu Yi's and their identities, so this Li Mingshan had less scruples when talking to them. The atmosphere during the meeting seemed very harmonious. During the conversation, Xu Yi asked about the business the Li family is currently engaged in. Li Mingshan said with a smile: "Speaking of which, our Li family is considered a big family in Hangzhou, but our business seems very trivial. We can do whatever we can to make money. Tea, silk, porcelain, and medicinal materials are all involved. How about we I can't eat so many goods from your Dulong Island, haha!"

Xu Yi thinks about it for the same reason. The pirates are robbing and robbing. If the Li family, as the seller of the stolen goods, has a narrow business, it is really difficult to deal with the goods they sent. It is inevitable that some of the goods will be transferred. It must have increased the risk, so he flattered: "I only knew that shopkeeper Li's business is big. Today, I heard shopkeeper Li say that. It's really amazing. I really admire it!"

"Where is it! Mr. Xu is being polite when he says that. How can I compare with you, Mr. Xu! I, an old man, have heard of your name for a long time. When Mr. Xue came here twice, he gave you your name. The matter told me, I think Mr. Xu has assisted Jin Da in less than a year, and won so many sites outside. Among them, Mr. Xu can be regarded as the most important talent, which really makes the old man admire! Our Li family still needs to rely more on Mr. Xu and you support him a lot, so I would like to offer Mr. Xu a glass here!" Li Mingshan raised his wine glass and toasted Xu Yi.

The wine is a high-quality 20-year-old Huadiao wine, and before drinking it, the aroma of the wine is already tangy. Although Xu Yi is not good at wine, he can still tell the difference between good and bad wine, so he was polite and picked up the wine. He drank the wine glass in one gulp without any pretentiousness, which drew applause from Li Mingshan and Li Mutian.

"Now that Guidao has already eaten Huangyu Island, I just don't know what Mr. Xu's plan is in the future?" Now that he has eaten the meal and drank the wine, it's time to get to the point. Li Mingshan put down his glass and said yes Xu Yi asked.

Xu Yi smiled and said: "Xu is actually not the kind of ambitious person. The reason why they took Huangyu Island at the beginning was because they wanted to eat our Dulong Island. They didn't want to seize too much territory. For Li The shopkeeper and Brother Li worked so hard to report the letter. I haven’t thanked the shopkeeper Li until now, but I am a junior. It’s not that we took a trip to the Fusang coast, but we got something, so I will give it to you immediately You sent it over, we still have to rely on Shopkeeper Li a lot in the future!"

Li Mingshan sighed: "Actually, to be honest, Mr. Xu, when the surnamed Pu from Huangyu Island planned to attack your Dulong Island, we were really worried about you, fearing that your Dulong Island would be eaten by that surnamed Pu." , but we never expected that although this surnamed Pu is very powerful, he was still beaten to death by you. Mr. Xu's role in it is so great that even people like shopkeeper Xue are amazed. It seems that Mr. Xu is definitely not comparable to ordinary people. From now on, as long as it's about your Dulong Island, it's about our Li family's business, you just have to talk about it, and Li will definitely do it! I won't lose you a bit!"

Xu Yi stood up and thanked him: "Then I will thank Shopkeeper Li on behalf of our Master Jin. Since Shopkeeper Li is so benevolent and righteous, we at Dulong Island will not forget it. In the future, if Shopkeeper Li has anything to do at sea, we can just tell you what to do. I will do my best to help, and I will never refuse!"

In a few words, the two reached an offensive and defensive alliance. Xue Tu also nodded with a smile. Li Mingshan and Li Mutian were overjoyed, and they toasted and drank together.

(End of this chapter)