Little wealth

A group of people took the boat from the small pier near their village, propped the boat down the river, and arrived at the shipyard in less than a cup of tea.

Their shipyard is built on the bank of the river, so that the boat can be launched directly after it is built. Otherwise, the boat is so big that hundreds of people may not be able to lift a big boat.

There is also a large ship under construction on the shallows on the shore. It is as high as a three-story building and has not yet been built. There are many carpenters working on the ship.

Now all the carpenters in Anyang and nearby have come to work in their shipyard, except for a few master craftsmen, most of them are young men.In September, everyone was still working shirtless. The sun was so strong this day that everyone was tanned and their skin was also wheat-colored. When they smiled, they showed white teeth and white eyes. is white.

"Second young master, you are here." The man working on the shore saw their second young master coming to the shipyard in a small boat, and helped to take the rope thrown from the boat, and pulled the rope to the bamboo pole standing on the small pier to tie it Well, I looked curiously at the person behind their second young master.

"Yeah, bring a friend to our shipyard to have a look." Erbao didn't directly say that this person is his cousin. If he wanted to talk about his cousin, people who knew their family's situation would probably think of his second cousin. The identity of the cousin.To be on the safe side, he still calls him a friend when he is outside.

Situ Tai'an followed his second cousin and jumped onto the shore, followed by two guards.

"Oh, so it's the second young master's friend. Just look around, there are a lot of things on display, be careful not to get your feet mixed up." There are wooden boards piled up everywhere in their shipyard, and some of them have been cleaned and put outside Those who bask in the sun, there are things everywhere, the little guy kindly reminded me.

"Yeah, I know." Er Bao looked up at the new ship under construction, and asked, "Where are your masters?"

"Then, it's on this new ship." The boy pointed to the big ship under construction and said.

"Oh, then I get it, I'll take people inside for a stroll first." Er Bao nodded, turned around and whispered something to his second cousin, and then led people inside.

Along the way, the guys who worked in the shipyard would say hello to him when they saw him.

"Busy you guys, don't worry about me, I'll come and take a look."

Er Bao nodded to the people, and took his second cousin inside all the way, and introduced some things here in the shipyard from time to time.

"It doesn't look small here." Situ Tai'an looked around and saw so many people working back and forth, and there were many large and small boats on the shore, all of which seemed to be newly built. .

"Well, it's okay. The shipyards are getting bigger and bigger these years, and there are still some caravans from the south who come to us to buy ships, and there are quite a few orders every year." Erbao is still somewhat clear about these things in his house, and usually reads books. When he came back, he would follow his father to the shipyard to play when he had nothing to do. Sometimes he would participate in the drawing and drawing of the masters, discuss with everyone, and even help with the work himself.

"Oh." Situ Tai'an nodded, in fact, there is nothing to see around here except for the wooden boards and busy people.He was more interested in the big ship under construction. He pointed the fan in his hand in the direction of the big ship and asked, "Can we go on that ship and have a look?"

"It should be fine, I'll find someone to ask."

Just happened to meet the master here, and Erbao told someone, the master took them up to the boat, and introduced them to the size and width of the boat along the way, as well as how many floors they planned to build. How many cabins and what good things can be placed, the master said proudly: "This is the largest ship we have built so far."

"Well, it doesn't look small." A group of people boarded the boat and walked around. Situ Tai'an also found that this boat was bigger than the boats he had seen before. It had three floors built on it. The two floors are being built, and if everything is finished, it should be bigger than the boat they saw now.

After walking around the boat, they went down.

"The shipyard here is basically like this." Er Bao took his second cousin to visit their shipyard. In fact, there is nothing to see in the shipyard, except that the ships that have already been built are the big ships that are still under construction, and there are piled up around them. Things, there is not even a place to stand, he doesn't think this second cousin will want to stay in the shipyard to help work.

Seeing that nothing happened, he suggested: "If you don't want to go back, let's go to the town for a stroll. We passed by yesterday and didn't stop. The town has changed a lot over the years. It should be the same as your last visit. Times are totally different.”

"Well, let's go then." This Situ Tai'an deeply felt the same way. When he passed by in a carriage from the pier yesterday, he took a look outside, and he didn't even recognize that he had been to this place before.

After the two discussed it, they decided to go for a stroll in the town.

It happened that there was a carriage here at the shipyard, so they went there in the carriage.

The distance from the shipyard to the town is not very far, just a short ride in a carriage.

At this time of the morning, there are more people going to the town, and they still lined up outside the town gate for a while before entering.

It just so happens that this day is the day for the market, and there are still many people in the town. Both sides of the street are filled with various small stalls, shouting constantly, and some people stand on the side of the road bargaining with vendors, selling things and buying goods. There are a lot of people.There were many pedestrians and carriages on the road, and their carriages walked in the middle, following the donkey cart in front, and several carts pulling goods in front, walking very slowly.

"Why don't we go down for a walk?" Seeing that the carriage was stuck in the middle, Er Bao raised the curtain of the carriage and took a look ahead, thinking that they were going down and walking faster than riding in a carriage.

"Well, let's go down then." Situ Tai'an also didn't like the feeling of being stuck on the road.

The two decided to go for a walk.

"There is a Jufu Building in front. You can see the tallest building from here. You can drive the carriage over there in a while, and we will wait for you there." Erbao pointed to the tallest building in front, and asked the guards who drove the carriage to come over there. Will drive the carriage over there to find them, and then take his second cousin away.

A guard drove away, and the remaining guard followed behind their master.

The guard who followed their master gave the guard who was driving the carriage a look, please drive slowly.

The guard who was still sitting in the carriage: ...

Sitting in a carriage just now made it difficult to get through, but it was easier to get off and walk. Although there were still many people and carriages on the road, it was not difficult for people to pass through.

"Who is the county magistrate in Anyang now?" Situ Tai'an followed his second cousin along the way, his eyes scanning the surroundings to see if there was any danger.

"It's an adult surnamed Chen." Erbao said the name of that adult. In the past ten years, they have changed three or four county magistrates in Anyang. Now this adult surnamed Chen is the county magistrate in their Anyang. The one who has been around for the longest time, "I heard that he used to be an official in the capital. Cousin, do you know Mr. Chen?"

Their family has been in Anyang for so long, and now the stall is relatively large, and they have more contacts with these local officials in Anyang, but it is his father and uncle who interact with the grown-ups, and he himself rarely has the opportunity Get in touch with the big guys.

"I've heard a little about it." It happened that Situ Tai'an knew about that Master Chen, so he told this cousin about that Master Chen.If he remembered correctly, this Mr. Chen should be from his father's side, but his father should have no evil intentions.

"If you encounter anything here in the future, just write to me, and I will send someone to help you deal with it."

"Then thank you cousin first."

The two walked while talking, and they came to Jufulou not long after.

"Second young master, you're here, please go upstairs." The old shopkeeper in Jufulou is the second young master who knows the Zhao family... now they should be called second uncle and young master. Last month they The young master married the young master of the Zhao family, and they all knew that the young master of the Zhao family was the new champion this year, and their young master became the champion husband as soon as they got married.

However, I also heard that their new son-in-law is still the son of the Hou family. Their young master's family was not only the husband of the first prize, but also the concubine of the prince. They all followed suit.

Seeing the second uncle and young master come to their shop at this moment, the shopkeeper personally led him to the wing room on the second floor with a warm face.

"Please ask the shopkeeper to send a pot of good tea and some snacks. I will talk to my friend here, and I won't bother the shopkeeper." Er Bao felt that the shopkeeper looked at him with extraordinarily hot eyes today. , Seeing that his heart was shaking, he hurriedly found an excuse to send people out.

"Yes, second uncle...sit here with this young master for a while, and I'll send someone to bring it here." The shopkeeper glanced at the young master who was following behind their second uncle, and saw that it was nothing An ordinary person, he went out after saying yes, and asked someone to bring in a pot of good tea and a few signature snacks from their building.

The things were delivered quickly, Erbao waved his hand and let people go out.

"You also go out and stand outside. I'll have a few words with my cousin." Situ Tai'an also asked the guards who followed him to go outside.The guard responded and went out, and the two cousins ​​were left sitting here alone in the room.

"Cousin, drink tea." Er Bao picked up his own cup of tea and took a sip, and didn't rush to ask this cousin to send him away, because he wanted to say something to him.

The two cousins ​​were sitting there drinking tea across a table. Both of them were calm people. After taking another sip of the tea, Situ Taian asked: "Cousin, what do you want to do in the future?" ?”