Big businessman and little fisherman

Chapter 5
On the other side, on the boat going to the capital.

Zhou Yang looked at Yingluo on the table in a daze, and unconsciously tapped the index finger of his right hand on the table, making a sound of 'dede'.

Standing behind Zhou Yang, Wu Hu frowned and scratched his head over and over again.

What are you doing, son?
How could he bring the little girl's Yingluo? He saw that the young master took the little girl's Yingluo, but he only gave the family 200 taels of silver for medicine.

When did his son become so greedy for money?

Finally, Wuhu still couldn't hold back: "My lord...that, this..."

Seeing the young master looking at him with the look of looking at a fool, Wu Hu's heart thumped: "Why did the young master throw that little girl to the fisherman?"

As a son, it is better to find a wealthy family at random than to let the little girl suffer hardships with a group of poor fishermen.

"The Lu family has been destroyed..."

Zhou Yang paused for a moment before continuing: "The Lu family is just the beginning, and the big families in the Huaishui area are likely to lose their lives in all likelihood."

And he can only watch but can do nothing!
Wu Hu scratched his head, but still didn't understand the meaning of the young master's words: "It doesn't have to be a gift to a rich and powerful family, but that family, too, is too poor!"

So poor, the clothes he wears are patched and patched, and the few daughters are also pale and emaciated.

No matter how many children there are, I don’t know if we can have enough food.

"You are not afraid of being poor, but you are a kind-hearted person." Zhou Yang clenched his right fist against his lips and coughed lightly.

If he hadn't deliberately inquired about the character of Lu Quan and his wife, how dare he hand over the little girl to his family at will.

Unexpectedly, this Lu Bancheng also saved the lives of this family, which is even better.

With 200 taels of silver at his side, it shouldn't be difficult for such a family to raise a little girl.

This is also the reason why he abandoned Yutai and turned to Jiangba Town instead.

Although Jiangba Town is small, its geographical location is very unique. It is located at the southern end of Honghu Lake, connected to the Huaihe River, the canal, and along the Yangtze River.

Whether it was the rebellion in Huai City by the rebels, or the rebellion by officials and bandits in Dongyang County, it would be difficult to spread to the small place of Jiangba Town in a short time.

If this family is smarter, with the water conservancy and transportation in Jiangba Town, their hope of making a living is much greater than that of those rich and big families.

"Son."

Wu Hu didn't understand the young master's worries, his eyes were only fixed on Yingluo on the table.

"My lord, this necklace is very expensive."

He is also a person who has traveled all over the world with the young master, this necklace is made of pure gold at first glance, not to mention the exquisite workmanship, the two pearls on it are big and round, it looks not cheap.

"Ah."

Zhou Yang raised his hand and tapped Yingluo lightly, and then tapped again: "It's not cheap. If the craftsmanship is not counted, just the two pearls on it are worth 2000 taels."

"Two... 2000 taels? So expensive?"

Wuhu breaks hands, his monthly silver is 24 taels a month, and [-] taels a year. If he wants to buy such a necklace, he will have to save for more than ten years without eating or drinking.

He didn't believe it, and felt that the master was fooling him: "Only these two beads can be worth 2000 taels?"

Zhou Yang's hand flicked Yingluo's beads lightly, with some unclear sarcasm on the corner of his mouth: "Do you know that the pearls of this dynasty are banned by the government and the people are not allowed to pick them?" "?"

Wu Hu scratched his head, how could he, a slave, know about the affairs of the court.

Zhou Yang asked again: "Do you know why this Dongzhu has the saying that "one of the rare treasures is hard to find"?"

Wuhu shook his head, of course he didn't know.

"Three years ago, the prince inspected Zhuxuan, and I followed the prince to visit Jingbo Lake. It coincided with the opening season of Jingbo Lake, and the weather was freezing, but there were hundreds of boats on the river like clouds and sails. There are nearly a thousand animals, and dozens of inspectors. It is not easy to get such a bead. It is often easy to count the river without a clam, and gather clams to fill the boat. Melting, the coldness can be imagined. Those pearl divers rely on drinking inferior spirits to warm up in the wind and snow, braving the severe cold, breaking the ice and diving into the water to collect pearls. Less than half of the [-] people who fish for pearls can survive. The grains are so small that they are unusable. This kind of east pearl is selected from hundreds of pearl mussels, among which countless pearl divers lost their lives in vain. Therefore, there are hundreds of It’s hard to get a saying of rare treasures.”

Zhou Yang asked in a more emphatic tone: "Do you think this bead is worth a thousand pieces of gold?"

Wuhu was stunned by his master's words, this, this is too, too outrageous.

In April, I still wear jackets. I heard that Jingbo Lake is in the north, isn't it colder there!

Thousands of people fish for pearls, but less than half of them can survive?

Half!
Zhou Yang saw Wu Hu staring at Yingluo in a daze, thinking that he understood what he wanted to express, and was about to put away Yingluo when he suddenly heard Wu Hu ask.

"My lord, since this Dongzhu is so expensive, why... why did you only give me two hundred taels of silver?"

This is too much, she is still a little girl.

You are a dignified son, and you are not short of money, how can you be greedy for the good things of other little girls.

Zhou Yang's outstretched hand landed heavily on the table, making a crisp "bang".

Wu Hu was so shocked that he leaned back, afraid that he would be slapped out by the young master.

"Fool, the East Pearl official forbids people to pick it up, unless it is ordered not to allow people to take it. Where did she get it?"

"Forehead."

Wu Hu looked at the young master's expression, figured out what the master meant, and replied cautiously: "Maybe, probably, maybe, it must have been bought."

Mining is not allowed, nor is it said that trading is not allowed!

Zhou Yang was overwhelmed by Wuhu, he waved his hand feebly: "Get off."

Looking at him one more time, he felt like he was going to be stupid.

"Yes, the little one retire."

Wuhu walked backwards towards the hatch, seeing him open the hatch and stepping out, he couldn't help but poked his head in and asked, "My lord, is it because you don't have any money, that's why you gave me 200 taels?"

The young master was kicked out of the mansion by the adults to practice, and he only brought a dozen soldiers with him, and the old lady secretly stuffed the bank notes on him.

Probably because the young master had no money, he made such a bad move, and exchanged two hundred taels for a child's worth of thousands of taels of gems.

"roll."

A wooden pillow was thrown over, if Wuhu hadn't been so quick, he might have been smashed to the ground.

"boom"

Wuhu closed the hatch and patted his beating little heart. He is really a clever boy, following a very clever master.

When he returned to the Hou Mansion, he must show off to Si Hai who was not able to follow, he is the young master's confidant, otherwise why did the young master only bring him and not Si Hai when he came out this time.

He and the young master walked all the way from the capital with a dozen or so entourages, and in the end there were still 200 taels of silver left, which was not easy.

The young master took all their belongings and exchanged them for Yingluo, so it seems that he didn't take advantage of the little girl.

Yes, they didn't take advantage of the little girl.

He and the young master saved the little girl's life, and her life is much more valuable than Yingluo's.

(End of this chapter)