Xiaoyao Nongjiazi

"Why did it stop?" Zhong Qingran was about to go to bed when he noticed that the speed of the boat dropped sharply until it stopped. In the end, only the boat was slightly swaying with the waves. He hurriedly stopped what he was doing and went out of the cabin to ask someone.

"Master Zhong, this is already the waters near Jizhou. We have to wait for the news and make sure it's safe before moving on." The captain personally received him.

"how long?"

"Just now I have sent someone to deliver the letter by boat, and I think it should be able to go by tomorrow night at the latest."

After being convinced, Zhong Qingran was relieved a lot.He looked up at the sky, a bright moon was hanging high, and the stars were dimmed. Through his blurred vision, he could see something standing in front of him, and he knew it was a small island when he asked.Their boat is not small, so they can only berth on the periphery. To get to the island, they have to rely on small boats.

It's late at night, how can Zhong Qingran have the time to visit the island?Seeing nothing, he immediately returned to his cabin.

The turmoil caused by the stop of the ship was quickly subsided.As the lights went out one by one, the sound on the boat became smaller and smaller, until later, the sound of waves beating against the side of the boat could be clearly heard.

The next morning.

"Captain, Master Zhong has already woken up."

Zhou Ming waved people to go down, he straightened his clothes, saw that he was dressed neatly, and walked out of the cabin.

"Knock down!"

"Who?" Jian Mingyu stood up and answered the door.

"It's me, Zhou Ming."

With a "squeak", the hatch was opened.

"Captain Zhou, you came so early, is there any news about what you said?" Zhong Qingran led him to the table and sat down.

Later, Jian Mingyu served a cup of candied date tea for each of them. Drinking tea early in the morning is not very good, drinking some sugar water just warms up the stomach.

"Well, I received a letter from your superiors saying that your title has been revoked, and your third uncle has been sentenced to death. He will execute the sentence as soon as the decree arrives after the autumn. As for your family, they have moved three thousand miles south without touching your people, but The situation must not be much better." After speaking, Zhou Ming took out two letters from his pocket and handed them to Zhong Qingran.

Picking up the top one, Zhong Qingran tore off the seal and read it carefully.

This letter was sent by shopkeeper Fu, and it described in detail the tasks that Zhong Qingran had entrusted to him, and the first item mentioned was Zhong Zhengxin.When Zhong Qingran and shopkeeper Fu had just finalized the plan, shopkeeper Fu sent someone to pick it up, but for some reason, Zhong Zhengxin didn't catch up.Later, after they boarded the boat, Mr. Zhong wrote a letter to divorce Zhong Zhengxin from the house, and handed it to shopkeeper Fu. If Zhong Zhengxin didn't want to go with them, he asked shopkeeper Fu to hand it over.If this is the case, Mr. Zhong will not be his son.

Zhong Zhengxin is also a capable person, and he doesn't know who he got through. According to Mr. Zhong's letter of divorce, he disdains to be with such a corrupt person like Zhong Zhengli, let alone agree with Mr. Zhong's actions. Put on a righteous and awe-inspiring attitude, as if how noble his character is.

Seeing this, Zhong Qingran sneered, it's true, he didn't want to say anything.Mr. Zhong's kindness was actually taken advantage of so thoroughly by Zhong Zhengxin.Mr. Zhong was always thinking about Zhong Zhengxin until the last moment. Even the divorce letter was written from the most favorable angle for Zhong Zhengxin. Since then, the father-son relationship between the two has been severed.

Mr. Zhong wrote this, and Zhong Zhengxin really went along the slope. If the two elders really read it, wouldn't they be so angry?But it was impossible not to talk about it, Zhong Qingran was very troubled.

The things I said next were not so poignant, they were all within Zhong Qingran's acceptance range.The closest blood relative to him is his elder sister Zhong Xin, who became pregnant at the end of last year. Judging from the letter, the situation is not too bad. As for the future, who knows?

The Ming family cared most about the eldest daughter, but she didn't say a word on this matter.When something like this happened to the Zhong family, the possibility of the clansmen being involved is relatively high, and the in-laws are almost negligible.The Ming family didn't do nothing, she entrusted Zhong Xin to her natal family and asked them to take care of her in the future.Of course, this was done through Zhong Qingran's mouth, and then shopkeeper Fu sent someone to carry it out.

At the end of the letter, it mentioned the property under Zhong Qingran's name. The shopkeeper Fu of Qinghefang did not move, but just told the matter to the shopkeeper and others. Within half a day, Qinghefang lost its popularity.The same is true for the shrimp pond. When Zhong Qingran boarded the boat, he gave shopkeeper Fu the method of breeding red crayfish. Evacuated, not even a blade of grass was left for the latecomers.

After closing the letter, Zhong Qingran opened another one.This letter was the same as the first one, it was not signed, but Zhong Qingran could tell who wrote it at a glance, it was not that he could recognize the two's handwriting, but that the letter used secret words.Before Zhong Qingran left, shopkeeper Fu specially taught him. There was not much content, just the code names of the two of them.

The third prince was well-informed, seeing that there was no room for change in the matter, besides continuing to intercede for Zhong Qingran on the surface, he had already started to act in secret, directly repairing a letter, which made people rush to send it to Zhao Qing who was in charge of the matter hand.

The third prince gave Zhong Qingran three choices. The Zhong family is now a fugitive. If they stay in his fiefdom, although the risk is great, it is not impossible, but they cannot show up. The third prince does not recommend Zhong Qingran to choose such a choice.Like a mouse in the cellar, hiding here and there, and being beaten by everyone, how can people live such a life?Although Jizhou is the fiefdom of the third prince, he has not been able to be watertight, and there are many brothers who want to trouble him.

The second choice is the border area between the northernmost point of the Great Zhou Dynasty and Beisha——Hanhai Prefecture. Of course, this is the name of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and Beisha is not called that.Surrounded by lofty mountains and vast seas in the middle, the climate is cold and the population is extremely sparse. It is an uninhabited area where the Zhong family can recuperate.

The third prince also specifically emphasized the degree of sparse population in Hanhai Prefecture. You may not be able to see a village for hundreds of kilometers, and you will go to settle there. How bad the conditions are.

The only entrance to the Yunwu Strait is not only densely covered with hidden reefs and undercurrents, but also often full of fog.If a fleet goes in, there may not be one out of ten.Of course, since the third prince proposed so, it is impossible for Zhong Qingran to die, if the sea cannot pass, isn't there still a mountain to enter?No matter how steep the mountain is, there is always a place to start. It is conceivable how difficult it is.Otherwise, Hanhai Prefecture would not become a three-way zone.

The third choice, the third prince just passed by, he heard that there is a large island thousands of miles northeast of the vast sea, this news has not been confirmed, he does not recommend Zhong Qingran to choose.

At the end, the third prince added that no matter what choice Zhong Qingran made, he would do his best to help.

After putting away the two letters, Zhong Qingran pondered for a while, and then said: "Captain Zhou, I have to discuss this matter with my family."

"Of course, but it's best to hurry up. The Holy Majesty has sent a fleet to pursue it, and it will enter the border waters of Jizhou in two days." After finishing the work, Zhou Ming got up and left.

Zhong Qingran gathered the four Zhong Zhengren brothers together in the most spacious cabin of Mr. Zhong.

"Grandpa, dad and the three uncles, that's how things are." Zhong Qingran didn't say a word of nonsense, and got straight to the point.

"Qing Ran, it seems we have no choice, right?" Seeing that Mr. Zhong and Zhong Zhengren were silent, Zhong Zhengyi hesitated to speak.

"Well, let's not talk about the third option. Even if those islands really exist, we may not have the luck to find them. The first option is too dangerous, so I suggest giving up. In this way, only The second option." Zhong Qingran said so, in fact, as long as the unknown island really exists, he can find it, but unfortunately, this matter cannot be explained, and the risk is high, it is better to choose the most The real way.

"If you don't speak, I will take it as agreeing with Qingran's choice." Mr. Zhong glanced around, saw no one objected, and made a final decision.

"Father, then how do we go to Hanhai Prefecture?" Zhong Zhengzhi's words hit the point. The Zhong family and his party consisted of men, women, and children.The mountain road is rugged, and if you can care about people, you can't care about things.How do they live without supplies?Hanhai Prefecture is a barren land.

This point, Mr. Zhong and others, no one can solve it.If you want to live in peace, you have to suffer a lot.Otherwise, you can only live in fear all day long.After several people looked at each other, they finally turned their eyes to Zhong Qingran.

On weekdays, each family is in charge of its own affairs, Zhong Qingran does not speak casually, and Mr. Zhong does not interfere with his sons' housework, but when it comes to major events, the heads of the Zhong family will habitually seek Zhong Qingran's opinion.Especially after Zhong Zhengli's incident, Zhong Qingran's status in their hearts can be said to have skyrocketed.

"Everyone takes the mountain road, and Mingyu and I take the remaining supplies and walk by the sea."

As soon as Zhong Qingran finished speaking, Mr. Zhong became unhappy. He was just about to speak, but when he received Zhong Qingran's eye signal, remembering the magical powers of his third grandson, he simply closed his mouth tightly.

But Mr. Zhong's silence doesn't mean that other people have no opinion.The one who reacted the most was Zhong Zhengren: "It's alright, it's fine if you can't take all the supplies away, as long as your life is alive. If you walk through the Yunwu Strait, you may not even have a chance of death. How can you go? I don't agree."

The rest of the people also objected, just like Zhong Zhengren said, such a big risk is not worth taking, Zhong Qingran has a flexible mind, with him, maybe they can live a good life in Hanhai Prefecture in the future, without him, they It will be like this for a lifetime.Even if you don't consider this point, just in terms of feelings, even Zhong Zhengyi and Zhong Zhengli, who have a normal relationship with Zhong Qingran, strongly oppose it, and they will not abandon them for the slightest hope.

"You go out first, I'll talk to Qingran about this." Mr. Zhong sent his four sons away, and asked in a low voice, "Qingran, are you really sure?"

"Well, as long as the Yunwu Strait is not a dead end, I have a solution, but it is very expensive." The fact is that even though the Yunwu Strait is so dangerous, some ships have passed through it safely. Straits are not unconquerable.After confirming this point, Zhong Qingran didn't worry about being stopped outside the Yunwu Strait.

Mr. Zhong stroked his thumb, his eyes darkened.It wasn't that he didn't believe in Zhong Qingran, it was because the danger was too high this time, so he had to treat it with caution.

"Since you want to take the sea route, then grandpa will give you the old bones." Mr. Zhong slapped the table and stood up, "This matter is settled like this. Your grandma and I will go with you. Take them together, and the rest of the people will let them walk the mountain road."

Zhong Qingran didn't say a word of persuasion. When he made this decision, he already knew the outcome, and he didn't think about keeping the two elders behind.He would do this because he had the confidence that he could cross the Yunwu Strait safely, otherwise, wouldn't he be making fun of his own life?

Hearing that Mr. Zhong and his wife also joined in, what could the four brothers Zhong Zhengren do as sons?You can't leave your parents behind, can you?Zhong Zhengren and the others planned to take the sea route, so even if the Ming family's third sister-in-law didn't want to, they had to go along.Originally, Mr. Zhong planned to let the older grandchildren walk the mountain road, but the younger ones had no choice but to stay with their parents since their parents were gone.

It's just that Mr. Zhong's beautiful idea failed to come true.The eldest, Zhong Qingyang, is only 17 years old this year. He originally planned to finish this year's childbirth examination before dating, but unfortunately Zhong Zhengli caused trouble, and his original plan was in vain.Zhong Qing'an at the bottom was only fifteen, and even smaller at the bottom.Only Zhong Qingyang and Zhong Qing'an were able to cross mountains and ridges on their own without anyone looking after them. If they were asked to leave their parents and relatives and go on the road alone, they would naturally refuse to do so unless their elders forced them.

In fact, Mr. Zhong thought about keeping a few adults, so that he could take a few more children with him.Who can stay?It's not good to keep either one. Besides, it must be safe in the mountains?Who can guarantee this?If it's really that simple, wouldn't the mountains be full of Orions?

None of the Zhong family took the mountain path, and the Qihu clan and the Liu family who followed also gave it up.At this time of year, although the activities of snakes, insects, rats and ants are not very frequent, they should not be underestimated, right?Instead of working so hard and not necessarily arriving safely, it's better to work hard, the Zhong family isn't so stupid, is it?Can they do nothing?

Coincidentally, among the seven families who followed the Zhong family, only the head of one family was very optimistic about the Zhong family, and believed that they would not go into decline. If they followed them, they might be able to walk out of the world. The Zhong family walked.

The other six families didn't think so. These families were either extremely poor, or were squeezed out by their clansmen, making life difficult in Hewan Village.Instead of living a mediocre life like this, it is better to work hard, anyway, they will have a cheap life.What's more, even if the Zhong family offends the current emperor, they still have a way to escape, and they are safe and sound so far. This incident alone can tell that they are capable, and they have more confidence.

"Qing Ran, Qing Shu and I risked our lives to accompany the gentleman this time, how do you thank us?" Zhong Qingzhu ate snacks and drank tea leisurely, not doing anything right, how could he look like a fugitive?

Zhong Qingshu glanced at Zhong Qingzhu, but ignored him.

"What do you want? I'll take a small boat to Qishan Wharf to buy in a while." Zhong Qingran said with narrowed eyes.He had already told Zhou Ming about the Zhong family's decision before. Zhou Ming is currently inspecting the ship. After confirming that there is no problem, he will send someone to send Zhong Qingran to the shore. For the next thing, Zhong Qingran needs to contact the person in charge of the matter in person. .

"Huh? You want to go ashore?" Zhong Qingzhu didn't eat any pastries, and tried his best to round his small eyes, blinking and blinking, looking at Zhong Qingran eagerly, making him sick to death.

"If you behave like this again, I'll ask someone to throw you into the sea." Zhong Qingran said hard-heartedly, "I have something to do, so I'll take Mingyu with me because he has a high level of force, so he can make this trip a bit safer. What are you doing? I'm not going to play."

Zhong Qingzhu was immediately discouraged. He floated on the water for half a month, and only went to the shore once, and he only stayed for more than an hour. Now he especially misses the feeling of his feet touching the ground.

"Don't you really want to see the sea? Now that you have seen it, why do you miss the land again?" Zhong Qingshu teased, holding back a smile.

"Hey, the boat doesn't stop all the time, and it's impossible to go fishing, especially when you get to the sea, you can see nothing but sea water, and it's not fun at all." Zhong Qingzhu said weakly.

He was the most active of the three, and it was really difficult for him to be trapped in the small boat.But seeing how delicious his meal was, Zhong Qingran lost the last trace of sympathy if he thought he could hold on for a while.

"Young Master Zhong, you can go now." Zhou Ming called people out, pointed to the person standing beside him and said, "This is Zhang Danian, he is responsible for driving you to the pier, you are welcome, just ask him if you have anything to do."

Zhong Qingran nodded, and called Jian Mingyu to board the boat together.

I didn't feel it on the big boat before, but when I got on the small boat, a wave came, not to mention the two people who were controlling the sails and sculls outside the cabin, even Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu sitting in the cabin felt the water vapor rushing towards them. A little bigger, it is estimated that they are likely to become drowned chickens.The two of them could no longer care about enjoying the sea view, and simply closed the cabin curtain.

Seeing this situation, Zhong Qingran felt a little bit of emotion in his heart, it is really not easy to do any job, otherwise, why would there be so many people vying to be the master, don't they just want to live a more comfortable life?

"Mingyu, I don't have any makeup on my face, do I?"

"No, what about me?" Jian Mingyu watched Zhong Qingran carefully with the light passing through the cabin curtain.

"That's good. It's not good for us to show up in Jizhou, which will cause trouble for the third prince." Zhong Qingran turned Jian Mingyu's face and examined it carefully, "Your ones are fine, remember to call each other by pseudonyms later .”

Traveling by river is faster than by land, and sailing by sea is even faster.An hour and a half later, the boat under Zhong Qingran landed smoothly.They didn't appear at Qishan Wharf, but docked on an unremarkable beach.

There were already people waiting on the shore, and Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu were led for a while before driving to their destination in a carriage.

After arriving at the place, the two were brought into the meeting hall.Zhong Qingran asked someone to fetch a basin of water, wiped off the makeup on his face, then took out a token from his special belt, and handed it to Zhao Qing, the person in charge who connected with him.

Zhao Qing first picked up the token to identify it carefully. After seeing that there was no problem, he turned out a portrait and stared at Zhong Qingran's face. I'll help you do whatever you can."

Zhong Qingran didn't mean to be polite to him: "I want a big ship equipped with simple military equipment. The minimum requirement is that it can carry all of us and supplies. If there is room to spare, that would be the best. I don't know if Master Zhao can do it. Do it?"

Zhao Qing's eyes flashed: "Are you sure you are going to Hanhai Prefecture?"

"Yes."

Zhao Qing moved his fingers subconsciously, and his thoughts turned. No wonder his superiors valued Zhong Qingran so much. He admired Zhong Qingran because he dared to walk the path that others dared not, but he didn't know how sure he was: "I have to remind you again. Once, it was very dangerous there, there are always people in this world who don't believe in evil, but what awaits them is to be buried in the bottom of the sea, have you really decided?"

"Ah."

"That's fine, I can take care of the ship." Zhao Qing didn't hesitate anymore, and directly ordered people to prepare, "What are you going to do with the crew?"

"I want to keep them for a while, until some of us have learned all the sailing skills. If they can all follow me, I will gladly accept them." What Zhong Qingran said made Jian Mingyu, who was by the side, feel a little ashamed.This is the cooking skill of the crew, which master would easily grant it to others?Zhong Qingran was good, he not only needed skills, but also wanted to keep people. This really shocked the two people present.

"Okay. Any other requests?"

Zhong Qingran said it easily, and Zhao Qing also answered lightly. If this group of people saw this, their eyes would probably pop out.

"I need a shipbuilder. At least he must be able to build a sea-going ship that is more than five feet long. It's up to you. It's best to settle down with us in Hanhai Prefecture. I also need a blacksmith, a mason, and a carpenter..."

Zhong Qingran brazenly said a lot of miscellaneous things, which made Zhao Qing feel ashamed.He was explicitly ordered by his superiors to do everything according to what Zhong Qingran said, as long as he could do it.It was the first time for Zhao Qing to meet such a person who didn't know what politeness is. He asked him to make a request, and he really said it, and he said everything he could think of. If it wasn't for the limited space in the cabin, Guess he'll want more.

Now, not only Zhao Qing, but even Jian Mingyu were amazed.He really didn't expect Zhong Qingran to be so thick-skinned, probably as thick as a city wall.

Zhong Qingran took a breath, and turned his gaze to Jian Mingyu: "Mingyu, do you have anything to add? I'm afraid there is something I want to miss."

Looking at Zhao Qing whose face was already tense, Jian Mingyu expressed deep sympathy, but unfortunately, they are not in the same camp, and he can only wipe a tear of bitterness for him in his heart. For the rest, what to do, no, maybe , he had to hit another heavy hammer: "Xing Ran, you missed the spinning machine, the loom, and the craftsman who can make them, and..."

At this moment, Zhao Qing's face was completely blackened, but he couldn't get angry yet, so he could feel as uncomfortable as he said.He took a deep breath, calmed down, and then said with a stiff face: "You want a blacksmith? I haven't heard that there are iron mines in Hanhai Prefecture, and it's useless to ask for a blacksmith. As for the others, the boat is only that big. What do you say?" I’m afraid many of them won’t be able to fit in. After all, the ship can’t be fully loaded, otherwise it won’t be able to get up to speed, and you won’t be able to run if you want to run in distress. Let’s see, which ones can be reduced?”

Zhong Qingran was not making trouble for no reason, what he said was indeed what he needed urgently, but there were priorities, he had to discuss with Jian Mingyu to set the priority of various items, as for manpower, those indispensable in daily life There is at least one craftsman, he never thought that he could only wear leather clothes and use wooden utensils.

"Master Zhao, a blacksmith is still needed. Every family has a lot of ironware. If there is no blacksmith, who can we find to repair it if it breaks? Otherwise, within a few years, every family will have no pot to cook and no knife to cut vegetables. We can Go be a savage."

"Sure, I agree with this. Have you discussed it? Well, I'll get someone else to do it. Time is tight. You must leave tonight at the latest." Zhao Qing controlled his emotions and said calmly.

Zhong Qingran made the last stroke, and when the ink was dry, he pushed the paper in front of Zhao Qing.

Seeing the list in his hand, Zhao Qing finally looked a little better than before.It seems that Zhong Qingran is not a ignorant person. After all these are done, it is estimated that the boat is almost full.In less than three to five days, the speed of the ship will increase a lot after the people on the boat eat and drink and consume a lot of supplies, so he doesn't have to worry too much about it.

Zhao Qing went to run some errands, Zhong Qingran had nothing to do and was bored, so he simply put on his makeup again and went to the pier market with Jian Mingyu.

Qishan Wharf is not small, and its cargo throughput ranks relatively high in the Great Zhou Dynasty.Speaking of which, the Great Zhou Dynasty did not close its doors to the outside world. However, there were not many private maritime merchants who dared to take risks. The imperial court neither encouraged nor opposed it, and took an attitude of letting it go.

Zhong Qingran speculated that the maritime trade of the Great Zhou Dynasty was in its infancy. If the imperial court had been adopting such a policy, maritime trade would gradually prosper within a few decades.As long as the benefits are considerable enough, are you afraid that no one will be able to do it?

"Mingyu, what do you want to buy?" Zhong Qingran felt the pull from his hand and asked back.

"Are those the southern dried fruits you mentioned?" Jian Mingyu pointed to a crowded place in front of him. It seemed that there was a new arrival, and the vendors were all gathered together. Fortunately, Jian Mingyu had sharp eyes, otherwise he might miss it.After all, the two of them came to go shopping, not to see the pier.

"Go, take a look." Zhong Qingran squinted his eyes, but unfortunately he couldn't see it from a good angle, so he had to walk there himself.

In front of the market is the pier, and Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu arrived at their destination soon.It's a pity that there are too many people. With his strength, it is estimated that he will not be able to squeeze in for a while.However, Zhong Qingran is not in a hurry, he can't do it, isn't there Jian Mingyu?

Without waiting for Zhong Qingran to remind him, Jian Mingyu took action first. He pulled Zhong Qingran behind him, took the lead, opened his hands slightly, and pushed aside the vendors who blocked his way, and a seat was vacated. After doing this several times, Zhong Qingran and his party squeezed to the front of the stall.

Seeing the baskets of dried fruits of various colors, Zhong Qingran's eyes lit up.The transportation in the Great Zhou Dynasty was inconvenient, and it was not easy to eat southern specialties. This time, he had to buy some.It's a pity that the space in the cabin is limited, otherwise, he would have to buy a lot.

This time, Zhong Qingran and the others were also lucky. This group of sea merchants came to Qishan Wharf for the first time, and they hadn't negotiated a partner yet. This gave the small merchants a chance. Otherwise, how could they have a share?

Jian Mingyu had never seen these things before, so Zhong Qingran didn't discuss with him, and asked for at least one basket of each.After paying the money, Zhong Qingran was about to leave, and he had already stepped forward, thinking that it would be a rare encounter, and in the spirit of trying his luck, he asked, "Shopkeeper, do you have anything else here?"

"Yes, yes, wait a minute." The black and thin middle-aged man said something to the back with a smile on his face, and then he saw a young man coming over with a bunch of things, "Guest officer, take a look and see if there is anything with you?" On purpose?"

"Tell me, what are they?" Zhong Qingran recognized the fruit, but not all the other things.

"This clay pot is caviar, and that one is lotus root starch..."

The middle-aged man has a very strong accent. Zhong Qingran only understood after listening to it several times. He dipped some caviar and tasted it. Zhong Qingran was surprised that several kinds of fish roe were mixed, he had never seen anything like this.

"Qingran, what's the matter?" Jian Mingyu stood behind Zhong Qingran, followed by the people Zhao Qing sent to protect them.

This stall is really popular. Up to now, not only have people not dispersed, but there are even more people.Many small merchants who heard the news rushed here. Big merchants, at most, sent a steward to contact the stewards in charge of this group of maritime merchants. Both parties were willing, and it was the turn of the shopkeepers behind them to discuss.

"It's okay." Zhong Qingran turned to the middle-aged man and said, "Shopkeeper, did you use several kinds of fish seeds to make this?"

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, picked up the clay pot and looked at it, and suddenly said: "This guest officer has a really good tongue, that kid has no eyesight, this pot is the only pot of hybrid caviar, we are going to eat it ourselves, why not?" Thinking of being brought over by him. If you like it, we can give it to you at a lower price. If you want something else, I will ask someone to get it again. This time we brought a total of three types of caviar, which are the three types in this jar. "

"Bring it here and let's see."

Soon, the boy carried three more pots, and this time he was right.

"Mingyu, you are more talented than me when it comes to food, not only caviar, but you should also try everything else." Zhong Qingran turned his body sideways, leaving more space for Jian Mingyu.He can only taste good or bad, but he can't taste the details.

After careful tasting, Jian Mingyu picked out a few of them.

Zhong Qingran finalized the final plan: "Shopkeeper, he said that you should take five catties of each item, and a basket of lotus root starch. That's all, nothing else."

After the money and goods were cleared, Zhong Qingran and his party stepped out of the pier.Several guards looked at each other, not knowing what to say.They are guards, not porters!Unfortunately, they can only think about it in their hearts, but they dare not say it.Before leaving the house, Zhao Qing explained and explained, telling them to follow the young master's words, and he didn't know who he was, so Master Zhao valued him so much.

I bought something that weighed almost two stones in one go, and Zhong Qingran didn't have the heart to go to other places, but don't go shopping as soon as you see something good, because the boat won't be able to bear the weight, so you have to give up some, Mr. and Mrs. Zhong Still feel bad?Before, the two elders couldn't let go of a lot of things at home, Zhong Qingran didn't want them to do it again.

When it was dark, Zhao Qing sent someone to bring Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu to the boat: "The people and goods you want are all in the cabin, go in and take stock to see if there is anything missing."

Zhong Qingran took the roster and counted the people one by one. Seeing that there were no mistakes or omissions, he transferred to the cargo hold.After checking, Zhong Qingran invited Zhao Qing to the side and said, "Master Zhao, please tell your superiors that I am very satisfied with his arrangement, and then pass the word 'Ganoderma lucidum' to him, and nothing else is necessary." Say, presumably he'll understand what I mean."

Zhao Qing was very confused when he heard it, but he didn't ask much, and readily agreed.

"Lord Zhao, I'm sorry, please leave!" Zhong Qingran watched Zhao Qing and other unrelated personnel disembark before ordering the boat to sail.The building boat immediately broke through the sea water and rushed forward.

There are more than 100 people in Zhong's family, including the boatman and the later batch of craftsmen, there are nearly 150 people in total, including the materials they brought, the load is really not small.

The building boat that Zhong Qingran stepped on was already the limit of civilian ships, and it could barely hold all of them.If one of Zhong Qingran and Zhao Qing made a wrong estimate, Zhong Qingran would probably have to give up some supplies, which would not be wasted. There are still two boats over there, which can be reserved for the boatmen.

The speed of the big boat is faster than that of the small boat. In less than an hour, Zhong Qingran arrived at the destination.

"Father, go back, it's windy outside, I'll watch over here." Zhong Zhengren tightened the sheepskin robe around his body, and tried to persuade him again.

"Wait a little longer." Mr. Zhong squinted his eyes and looked ahead. Suddenly, a light of fire came into his eyes, "Boss, did you see the light? Could it be Qingran and the others?"

Zhong Zhengren turned his head immediately, with a smile on his face: "Father, there is a boat coming, I don't know if it is Qingran, but you wait here, I will ask Captain Zhou."

Before Zhong Zhengren could take a few steps, Zhou Ming came down to the deck after being greeted by the boatman: "It's still far away, I can't see the lights clearly, just wait a moment."

Zhou Ming looked calm, but the boatmen started to get busy. They were able to take precautions. If they encountered pirates or pursuers, wouldn't it be courting death to wait quietly?

Fortunately, there was no unexpected situation. The person who came was indeed Zhong Qingran, and Zhou Ming ordered the boat to berthed again.

After the ship stopped, Captain Zhou commanded a group of boatmen to put the two ships together on both sides of the building.After the old and young people on the two ships boarded the upper ship, the remaining young and strong began to carry supplies.

The boat was shaking with the waves all the time, which seriously affected the speed of handling.There is no way, Zhong Zhengren and others are used to keeping their feet on the ground, the feeling of walking on the pedals is really not so good, and they can't do it without paying special attention to the shaking.It's not the same feeling as on a boat, the pedal shakes more and makes people feel more insecure.

When all the items were transferred, it was already the ugly moment.

Captain Zhou immediately gave the order to set off overnight.

"Grandpa, grandma, the boat is sailing, you go and rest, I'm sleepy too." Zhong Qingran rubbed his eyes, bid farewell to the two elders, gently closed the cabin door, and entered the cabin next door.

"Qing Ran, I warmed up some dumplings for you, you can eat something to fill your stomach before going to bed." Jian Mingyu had already gone to bed, and was half-reclining to doze off, when he heard the noise, he immediately woke up.

"Okay." Zhong Qingran used supper before, but he didn't expect it to be so late, he is really hungry now.After eating eight or nine dumplings, Zhong Qingran looked satisfied.After eating and drinking enough, it was time for a good night's sleep, so he didn't think about whether doing so would be detrimental to his body.Anyway, it's better than going to bed hungry.

The two had a good night's sleep.

When Zhong Qingran opened his eyes again, the sky was already bright.

Navigating at sea is different from driving on rivers. It has to consider a little more, that is, the problem of fresh water.Hanhai Prefecture was still far away from Jizhou, so Zhong Qingran had to bring more supplies. After being occupied by Danshui, the supplies he could bring were much less.But he had no other choice. He could extract fresh water from seawater, but he didn't have a good collection device on hand for the time being, so he stopped thinking about it.

After several days of sailing with calm and calm weather, Zhong Qingran's heart skipped a beat. He took out the pointer and turned it, first to determine the direction, and then to determine the distance.Afterwards, Zhong Qingran knocked on Zhou Ming's cabin door.

"Captain Zhou, change your course now, go straight ahead in this direction, and come to me after traveling [-] kilometers." Zhong Qingran said with a serious expression.

"Master Zhong, are you sure?" Zhou Ming's eyes were full of doubts. If someone else dared to say that to him, he would not be a bird, but standing in front of him was Zhong Qingran, and he had no right to refuse.

"Well, turn the rudder immediately." Zhong Qingran insisted.

Zhou Ming had no choice but to obey, but he didn't obey the order. Since he agreed, he had to follow the order.Soon, the boat diverted.

Seeing the ship in front suddenly turn around, the escort ship that had been trailing behind was also forced to turn around.

Zhong Qingran didn't know exactly what happened, his luck was limited, and it would be very difficult to earn money in the future. At least he would not consider how to make money until he settled down in Hanhai Prefecture, so he had to use it wisely. He could bear this little curiosity.

After sailing at full speed for half an hour, the wind started to blow on the sea. After a while, the wind became stronger. Now, everyone knew that something had happened.

Zhong Qingran returned to the captain's cabin and said to Zhou Ming, "Don't change direction, keep walking in this direction."

"But this is headwind." Zhou Ming looked anxious.

"It's okay, the sails are all removed, and the oars are all rolled up, let's go this way." Zhong Qingran insisted on his own opinion.This route can get out of the range of the storm the fastest, and with a downwind, there is a high possibility that they will be taken away by the storm. Who knows where they will be taken?The wind has been strengthening, if you don't leave as soon as possible, how will the ship be overturned by the storm?He didn't want to waste his luck needlessly.

Zhou Ming gritted her teeth and continued to implement the previous plan.

The captain of the guard following behind, it can be said that he ordered to follow through gritted teeth.

The boat Zhong Qingran was on seemed to crash into the storm on purpose.