The fate of writers

Chapter 21 The reality of the era of overseas businessmen
Sometimes Zheng Jiuyan frowned, sometimes relieved, sometimes tangled, which made Zheng Zhuyi, who had been watching for a long time, find it very interesting.

After Zheng Jiuyan watched the second episode, she felt empty in her heart, and she had to wait another half a month.When he raised his head, he almost bumped into Zheng Zhuyi, but he was shocked.

Zheng Jiuyan stretched out his hand and flicked Zheng Zhuyi's brain: "What are you doing, you're poking around."

Zheng Zhuyi rubbed her forehead, her forehead was absolutely red: "What are you doing? So obsessed? I called you several times but I didn't hear you."

Zheng Laoyan turned the jade wrench finger: "It's nothing."

"I don't know about you yet, but you must have discovered a novel and interesting story. It was the same when you read Zhu Lou Ji back then as it is today." Zheng Zhuyi diverted Zheng Jiuyan's attention while quietly taking a detour to his left hand. At the side, he took away the newspaper in his hand with lightning speed.

"Eh-" Zheng Jiuyan didn't react for a moment, and the newspaper was snatched away by Zheng Zhuyi.Once the thing is in Zheng Zhuyi's hands, it will be difficult to get it out. She is just a human being.

"You don't love what I love, so what can you do with it? Give it back to me quickly." Zheng Jiuyan tried to snatch it back, but failed.

"Who said that you love Zhu Lou Ji, and I love it too. See what's wrong." Zheng Zhuyi rolled up the newspaper, holding it tighter, making it even harder for Zheng Jiuyan to snatch it.

"Zheng Zhuyi, return the newspaper to me." Zheng Jiuyan was also angry when he saw that his only newspaper was rolled up. He originally planned to cut Mr. Youlin's Qingyun Road to make a collection.

Seeing that Zheng Jiuyan was angry, Zheng Zhuyi stopped playing.She was very clever, and instantly realized that Zheng Jiuyan was angry because of the way she treated the newspaper. She unfolded the newspaper, but still didn't return it to him. She also wanted to read it.

"Brother, don't be angry, I was wrong. Just let me read it. The last time you were so fascinated, I still read Zhu Lou Ji. I think I can also like this story." Zheng Zhuyi pulled Zheng Jiuyan's sleeve Seek Tao.

Zheng Jiuyan is a typical person who takes soft things rather than hard ones. His attitude softened with Zheng Zhuyi's performance: "In the Zheng family, there is nothing you can't get. Take it, but as agreed, I I’ll only lend it to you for three days, and return it to me intact in three days.”

"You just lent it to me?" Zheng Zhuyi's words were full of regret. She hadn't read the newspaper, but felt that her brother didn't spoil her as much as before.

"Huh?" Zheng Jiuyan cast a sideways glance at Zheng Zhuyi, as if he wanted to take back the sentence that was lent to her.

"Received. I promise, after three days, I will return the original model to brother!" Zheng Zhuyi raised his hand and swore.

Then Zheng Zhuyi quickly left with the newspaper.Zheng Laoyan looked at Zheng Zhuyi's unsteady back, and shook her head gently. She is already a 14-year-old girl, what should she do in the future.

Zheng Laoyan's leisure and entertainment came to an end, and he came to inspect his shop.Zheng's main business is grain, and he also dabbles in other businesses, such as cloth, tea, and medicinal materials.

"Young master, the foreigners are here again." The shopkeeper of the cloth shop took out a piece of cloth with an exotic style.

"They haven't given up yet?" Zheng Jiuyan twirled it with her hands. The quality was okay, but it was not high quality and could not be sold at a high price.

"Yeah, but the cloth they sell is too expensive. It's not as cheap as the cloth we collect. The price can't be beaten. I just want to buy a few pieces for novelty. I heard that they shipped a full ship, I'm afraid they have to pay for it. All the money is lost." The shopkeeper of the cloth shop shook his head. Their shop cannot accept large quantities, and other cloth shops are similar. They all have stable and low-priced supplies.

"What else did they bring?" Zheng Jiuyan didn't think that a foreigner's ship was filled with cloth.

"There are also tea leaves, watches... and by the way, there are also opium medicinal materials. Shopkeeper Wang said that they are very effective in analgesic." Shopkeeper Buzhuang listed them one by one.

"Foreign clocks are pretty good." Zheng Jiuyan only commented on the clocks, and it was obvious that she didn't like other goods.

At the same time, Jiang Ling, who was far away in Yin County, was working hard to publish a book.But she couldn't write quickly with the brush, so she remembered the pen Zhou Zhou used to prove his identity.She writes with a pen, and her efficiency can definitely be greatly improved.

Jiang Ling traveled all over Yin County for a pen, but couldn't find it.It’s a pity but it’s expected.

In the end, it was Zhou Zhou who brought hope to Jiang Ling: "On October [-], a ship from overseas docked in Pingbo Mansion. Overseas merchants should have come with goods. If it has a high nose bridge and yellow hair, Foreigners, then they should be able to sell it, right? The owner said that he bought the pen from a yellow-haired man with a high nose. They won't leave for a while. If you really want to buy one Qianli, maybe you can go Let’s take a look at Pingbo Mansion.”

"Pingbo Mansion? Overseas businessman?" Jiang Ling has already started planning a three-day tour of Pingbo Mansion. Dayan is a very traditional feudal dynasty. Now she is curious about how far foreign countries have developed in the same period.

Geographical discovery?Has the first industrial revolution begun?The more Jiang Ling thought about it, her mood changed from curiosity to worry.

"Yes, Pingbo Mansion is one of the five trading ports designated by Dayan. There are often ships of overseas merchants berthing at the port. They always return with a full load. But their products don't seem to be very easy to sell. Tea, Dayan has a vast land and plenty of goods like cloth, oh, and clocks. I have one at home, and it was also a gift from the owner. It is quite practical. They come to Dayan so frequently. I think they should make a lot of money when they go back. " Zhou Zhou explained to Jiang Ling.

Zhou Zhou said it casually, but Jiang Ling's heart was aroused with turbulent waves, trade surplus and silver inflow.No wonder she was able to satisfy her daily life with copper coins when she was a child, and it was rare to use silver once.But now, at least their Jiang family used silver more frequently in their daily life in Yin County.Money is becoming less and less valuable.

"Jichuan, what do you think of foreigners?" Jiang Ling asked tentatively.In fact, what she wanted to ask more was how people in Dayan Temple thought of foreigners.Dongliu's life is too slow, she missed too much.

"I have only met a foreigner once. He is a missionary. Every word he says cannot be separated from the Lord, and he also wants me to believe in his Lord. I feel a little scary, so I have not continued to communicate." Zhou Zhou will now remember The missionary couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body. The missionary's belief in their Lord was something he couldn't understand. It seemed to him a little too crazy.

"I don't know if the one I saw is an exception, or all foreigners are the same, they... are too aggressive." Zhou Zhou paused, and found a more suitable adjective, "You can buy it from them and use it. Commodities, but don't get close to them."

"I understand." Jiang Ling nodded. If at first she thought about going to Pingbo Mansion just for a pen, it didn't matter whether she went or not, then now she must go to Pingbo Mansion. Yes, she wanted to see the reality of this era.

(End of this chapter)