I'm a pirate at the end of Ming Dynasty

In the blink of an eye, another half month has passed. Even in Jiangnan, which has always been known as a water town, the temperature has begun to become a little uncomfortable. There are even small snowflakes floating in the sky, but the snow in Jiangnan cannot fall most of the time. What came down, or rather turned into water before it hit the ground, ended up being another uncomfortable freezing rain.

Within half a month, the Xu family was completely defeated, and the rate of decline was much faster than Zheng Zhipeng imagined. You must know that he did not take action against the Xu family. Modern people are extremely disgusted with this scheme of involvement. , the most threatening Xu Bengao is already dead, and he is too lazy to engage in eradication.

The only reason to blame is that the Xu family was too domineering in their daily affairs and offended too many people. Zheng Zhipeng couldn't help but feel a little sad that a century-old wealthy family could disappear so simply.

But now Zheng Zhipeng really has no time to deal with the Xu family's affairs, because the Portuguese he has longed for finally came.

It was more than ten days later than the agreed time, but who asked him to ask for help?I will endure.

It's just that a large group of so-called missions are not in a hurry at all. They clearly stated that they are not in a hurry to negotiate. The food in Ming Dynasty is so delicious. We can talk after eating for a few days.

The scenery of the West Lake is so beautiful, let’s talk about it after we’ve seen enough.

Girls from Jiangnan are so fun, let’s talk about it after we’ve had enough fun.

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Five days in a row passed, and Zheng Zhipengguang spent more than 800 taels of silver on entertainment, but he didn't say a word about the actual business.

"Yang Xu, I'm going to Suzhou for two days. During this time, you lead Sen'er to greet them. Aren't you willing to play? Tomorrow, take them to Feilai Peak and Lingyin Temple. The day after tomorrow, take them to Yuefei Temple. The day after tomorrow. Take them to Zhouzhuang Water Town, and if they still don’t have enough fun, take them to Suzhou, and I will entertain them myself."

Yang Xu looked confused, but immediately remembered the stunning woman that day, frowned and said: "Fourth Master, Master Long, aren't you already anxious? You are going to Suzhou at this time..."

"I know that Brother's situation is very bad. It is precisely because they saw this that they dared to use such means. It's just negotiation skills. At this time, you must not be anxious, otherwise you will just fall into their trap. If we can be led by the nose, then we will have to do whatever they say."

Yang Xu's eyebrows furrowed even more. It's not that he doesn't understand this truth, but firstly, his young mind is not so stable, and secondly... why does Mao have to go to Suzhou?If you have the time, wouldn't you go south to Ningbo to take a look at the territory you have conquered?If we go south from Ningbo to Fujian, we can get closer at least. Isn't it just to pick up girls by saying nice things?

Although Yang Xu knew very well that who Zheng Zhipeng was willing to date had nothing to do with him, let alone control, and it was almost impossible for his sister and Zheng Zhipeng to do so, but he just felt unhappy about it.

Zheng Zhipeng also noticed it. After thinking about it, it was completely unnecessary, so he still explained: "I went to Suzhou to find Eunuch Yang at the Weaving Bureau. They helped me a lot this time. I can't say nothing at all. What's more, in this battle between eldest brother and the Dutch, it would be better to get help from the court than to rely on outsiders. Now that I have been completely offended by the Donglin Party, naturally I can only find a solution from the eunuchs."

Yang Xu opened his mouth and found that this reason was quite valid. He was speechless for a moment.

"Then what should I talk to them about for a few days? Master Sen is still young after all. How can I, an outsider, talk about such a big thing?"

"Who asked you to talk about our family affairs? You asked Sen'er to follow you just to avoid being rude. You just use him as a mascot. Do you really expect him to make suggestions? Aren't you going to make snuff and cigars? These guys Although the Portuguese have lost their motherland, they still have three pounds of nails in their broken ship, and they still have the ability to negotiate business with you."

"Is this...is this appropriate?"

"If there's anything inappropriate, it's settled."

After all, Zheng Zhipeng was so resolute that he didn't even eat lunch at noon that day, and didn't even say hello to the Portuguese. He got on the boat to Suzhou with only seven or eight guards, and they were not black guards.

Along the way, although the water was already very cold, I still saw many strong women on the shore. They used simple fishing nets or forks to get down to the point where the water covered their waists, and they tried their best to catch some with their lips turning purple. Things like fresh river snails have no trace of the style of a Jiangnan water town. They seem to remind Zheng Zhipeng that the disaster will not be over so easily.

Zheng Zhipeng was helpless about this. He retreated into the cabin and lit a cigar. When he saw seven or eight fairly small hairy crabs in the basket on the boat, he smiled and asked the boat lady, "Did you catch these crabs?"

The boat girl is a pretty little girl, about sixteen or seventeen years old, and she speaks very nicely. She smiled and said, "Yes, there are fewer crabs this year due to the disaster. Normally I can make these two The big cage is full."

After saying that, the boat girl put down the oar and walked neatly into the cabin. Then she took out a knife and chopped the crab into half. She said with a smile: "The soy sauce stuffed crab I made is delicious. Come on, give it to the young master to try."

Zheng Zhipeng looked confused, why the hell didn’t I say I wanted to eat?

But people have already chopped all the crabs. It is impossible for Zheng Zhipeng to argue with a boat girl. I can only say that all walks of life have their own unique ways. If this kind of thing were done differently, If a big man comes to do it, Zheng Zhipeng can hit even his mother who doesn't know him, but if it's a little lady like this, he can easily put down a piece of silver.

"Then it's time for you, madam. Please warm up some wine for me and my brothers."

When the boat girl saw that the silver was not even a small piece, she immediately beamed with joy and smiled until her teeth disappeared. She immediately smiled and said: "Thank you, Fourth Master."

Zheng Zhipeng was stunned again, then smiled and said: "So you have recognized me a long time ago, but why didn't you call me Fourth Master before?"

Seeing that Zheng Zhipeng seemed to have a good temper, the boat girl stuck out her tongue half-coquettishly and said in a coquettish voice: "Oh, it's revealed. I'm trying to kill you. Your fourth master is so famous now. If I knew you were the fourth master, how could I collect your money?"

After saying that, he stretched out his little hand, quickly grabbed the silver in his hand, and hid it in the pocket on his belt.

Seeing that it was interesting, Zheng Zhipeng joked: "Okay, my reputation as Zheng Zhipeng is actually not worth a meal of crabs."

The boat girl smiled sweetly, and then boldly hit Zheng Zhipeng on the chest with her small fist. Zheng Zhipeng was stunned by the blow, "Oh~ Why is such a big man like Fourth Master arguing with a little girl like me? Come on, I'll follow you." Fourth Master, please have a glass of wine to apologize to Fourth Master."

After that, the boat girl quickly took out two cups, one for each person, and drank them all in one gulp. Seeing that Zheng Zhipeng was still in a daze and had not drank, she swished over and held his arm, shaking, shaking. , intentionally or unintentionally, he rubbed his small purse: "You don't need crabs to thank Fourth Master, you can use other things to thank Fourth Master."

The several guards behind them all looked at each other, and then all left the cabin, not knowing what they were doing.