Little lucky girl from the peasant family: Queen Splendid

Chapter 478 The fleet is back

The port of Quanzhou Prefecture is as busy as ever.It seems that since Quanzhou's shipyard was taken over by the Fang family and the Chu family, and a large ship capable of long-distance sailing was built, and it continued to travel between the South Island and the East Island, Quanzhou has always been clean.

In the past, the pier was built with only a few wooden piles and planks, but now it has been replaced by accumulated bluestones. The long seawall in the distance extends directly for more than ten miles, and fishing boats that have not gone to sea are parked in the bays of several barges. There are also some passing ships waiting to load, or to add fresh water.

Now the East Island and the South Island are no longer monopolized, and the navigation routes have been explored early.The fresh fruits and seafood in Men’s Island used to be a novelty, and now they can be sold at expensive prices in the north, but here in Quanzhou, children with a little background in the family can eat them once or twice.

And the absentees on the East Island can also eat bacon from their hometown, or letters from home from time to time.Those natives on East Island who always make people feel uncomfortable just by looking at them, the chiefs put on silks and satins from Donghao, used porcelain from Donghao, snacks from Donghao, and fruits from South Island.

Ordinary natives also used hoes, hemp, lamp oil, and various items from Dongdao.

This is the benefit of a well-developed business.

Although it is said that scholars, farmers, businessmen and merchants are at the bottom, everyone has to admit that without merchants, the world would be in chaos.Although it will not starve to death, it is much harder to live.

As the sun began to sink in the sky, there were more and more hawkers on the pier.Sellers of crispy candies, melon seeds, marinated meat, and wine all set up stalls at fixed locations on the side of the street.

And many children, big and small, carried baskets filled with seaweed and walked past the stalls with their fingers in their mouths, and finally squatted outside the gate of the dock, waiting for their father, brother or grandfather to get off work.The Fang family and the Chu family are known for their generosity and never treated the craftsmen harshly. In addition to distributing food and necessities in four seasons, the wages are also very generous.

Almost every day after work, the artisans who are busy all day will buy some wine and vegetables or snacks for the children, wooden hairpins for the daughter-in-law, and snacks for the old lady to take back.

This is also the reason why these small vendors gather, and it is also the reason why the children come to pick up people every day regardless of the weather.

But on this day, the gate of the dock was opened two quarters of an hour earlier, and those who came out were not craftsmen, but countless chariots and horses and young and strong manpower.

These chariots and horses almost didn't stop, and rushed to the pier in a hurry.

Not far from the wharf, there are several inns, teahouses and taverns where merchants usually stay. Seeing this situation, some merchants who came here for the first time pulled the boy and asked, "Little brother, where are these carriages and horses going? "

The little guy ran to the door, wiped the sweat off the cloth towel on his shoulders, and looked around.

After a while, he suddenly yelled at the counter in surprise, "Master, the fleet that went to the island has returned!"

"Really?" The old shopkeeper immediately closed the account book in his hand, lifted the corner of his robe, and quickly walked to the door.

In the distance where the sea and the sky meet, the shadow of the big ship can already be seen faintly, and it is dark, but it is hard to see how many there are.

The old shopkeeper couldn't help showing a smile on his wrinkled face, and the troubled boy asked jokingly, "Shopkeeper, should there be news from Miss San this time?"

The old shopkeeper coughed dryly and glared at him, "You talk too much, why don't you go to work?"

The little guy was scolded, but he was not angry, and ran to pour tea for the guests with a smile.

The little girl in the old shopkeeper's family had taken a fancy to a carpenter before. The old shopkeeper felt sorry for the girl and was afraid that the girl would suffer if she married, so he always disagreed.But the little girl had a good idea, she didn't eat or drink for four or five days and finally forced the old shopkeeper to send her out of the house.

Everyone thought that the little carpenter would rely on his father-in-law. After all, his father-in-law has no son, and he even opened this teahouse.

But the little carpenter has a lot of backbone. When the Chu family recruited people to go to sea with the boat, he signed up and took his daughter-in-law to the future without any worries.

But he has nothing to worry about, his little daughter-in-law is the treasure of his parents.The daughter is far away on an unknown island, how could the parents not care about it.

The old shopkeeper didn't say anything, but in fact, he would look at the sea seven or eight times a day from the door.Especially this time, after the rainy season, the fleet took the fleet out to sea again, bringing with them clothes and some loose silver that the old couple had given to their daughter.After that, the old shopkeeper almost glued his eyes to the sea. Today, he just lowered his head and checked the account books for a while, and the fleet came back without thinking.

There were acquaintances among the guests, so they couldn't help asking the old shopkeeper loudly, "Treasurer Jiang is thinking about his daughter!"

The old shopkeeper snorted, but his mouth was extremely hard, "I don't miss her, you disobedient girl!"

Everyone laughed, refusing to expose a father's lie.

The out-of-town merchant who asked the question before was anxious, pulled the boy's sleeve, stuffed a few copper coins and said, "Little brother, you haven't told me where the fleet came from?"

The young man carefully looked at the merchant and made two followers beside him. They were all dusty and dusty, and they didn't look like bad guys, so he whispered, "The guest officer just came, I'm afraid I don't know. This fleet belongs to the Chu family." The fleet went to overseas islands earlier and just returned."

"Overseas islands?" The merchant asked suspiciously, "Could it be South Island or East Island?"

Hearing this, the young man was even more sure that they were not from the capital, so he said a few more words, "No, the new emperor was changed in the capital earlier, did the guest officer know it? This overseas island is named Taoyuan, and it belongs to the Ding family The place where the nobleman brought people to live temporarily."

That noble man from the Ding family?

The merchant was even more confused when he heard it, but instead remembered the rumors, so he said in surprise, "Ah, it's the empress!"

The young man wanted to say something more, but was suddenly called back by the old shopkeeper.

The merchant was not stupid either, he turned his head and looked at the tea drinkers around him with suspicion and vigilance.So I quickly got up and made a bow, and said, "My fellow countrymen, I am from Qianzhou. Everyone may know that the general raised troops from Qianzhou and unified Donghao. Later, we had a drought in Qianzhou, and we were also the queen. Niangniang tried every means to bring the nobles in Kyoto to donate food, clothes, and supplies, and Kaichun even sent seeds. It is almost the same to say that Niangniang is the living parents of our Qianzhou people. Even now, many people still provide for Niangniang. Living in the shrine, offering incense every day to pray for the gods to bless the goddess. Therefore, the fleet below is just a curious fleet, and absolutely has no intention of harming the goddess, and please don’t misunderstand the fathers and folks.”

The tea drinkers around looked at his appearance carefully, and found that he was quite simple and honest, and his expression did not seem to be lying, so he had a good face.

One of the older people said, "Brother, don't blame us for being suspicious, not to mention your Qianzhou, even our Quanzhou has a lot of care from the empress now. That's why everyone is afraid that someone will be unfavorable to the empress. "

The old shopkeeper also interjected, "That's right, this guest officer still needs to forgive me. Everyone is a conscientious person, but don't turn to the empress, instead, they started to quarrel. Speaking of which, this guest officer If you come to our pier and want to buy some novelty items for sale at home, why not hurry to the pier to have a look. You also know that the empress is the most intelligent, and many novelty items come from the palace. Now the empress lives on the island, so it’s hard to think about it There are more novelty things, and the guest officials can accept some, and they will definitely not worry about not being able to sell them when they go back.”

The Qianzhou merchant's eyes lit up when he heard it, and the old shopkeeper saluted the people around him again, and then hurried to the pier with this entourage.

There were also a few regular customers in the teahouse who had business at home, and when the old shopkeeper reminded them, they hurriedly checked out and left.

The young man was clever, seeing that there were not many customers, and the old shopkeeper was also absent-minded, so he said, "Shopkeeper, I'll go to the pier to have a look, if there is something brought back by the young lady and uncle, just take it back."

"Monkey boy, you just want to watch the excitement?"

The old shopkeeper cursed, but raised his hand and pushed the boy on the back, urging him to go out quickly.

When the boy arrived, there were already people coming and going on the pier.Xu did not expect that the fleet would bring a lot of goods back, and there was a shortage of horses and horses. Many craftsmen and boatmen were called to the dock to help unload the goods.

Clay pots with small mouths and big bellies were continuously moved out of the cabin.Someone came forward to inquire curiously. Cheng Dayou just stepped off the diving board and said with a smile, "This jar is filled with shrimp and crab sauce. The taste is good. The local brothers are fine, but there are those from the north or west. Brothers in the same industry may wish to try it, although it looks inconspicuous, the interest rate is not much lower than silk and satin, and it is durable without damage."

Hearing this, the local merchants and managers in Quanzhou stepped aside. After all, Quanzhou is close to the sea, and almost every household has to make some shrimp and crab sauce by themselves. When I came back, it was inlaid with gold rims.

However, seven or eight merchants from other places, including the Qianzhou native, stepped forward to taste the sauce. They all looked surprised and praised, "How is this sauce made? I have eaten shrimp and crab before." Sauce, why isn’t it so delicious?”

A flash of pride flashed in Cheng Dayou's eyes, and he replied in a low voice, "This is a recipe written by our wife herself, carefully cooked in a women's workshop. Our wife is a disciple of the Goddess of the Mountain, which fairy world this recipe may come from... "

What he said was actually half a joke, but those merchants all believed it.The food itself tastes good, and with the signature of Queen Cook, I am afraid that the buyers will be crazy about it.

"How much is a can, give me a hundred cans!"

"I'll come for a hundred too!"

"I'm fifty!"

Before the price was announced, everyone was so appreciative, which made the local merchants nearby come forward to taste it curiously, and nodded at the end.

Cheng Dayou waved his hand and said with a smile, "You just got off the ship, and the goods haven't been packed yet. Why don't I find an open space in the dock tomorrow, and those who are interested in buying and selling come over and have a look, and we'll trade again."

"Cheng Guanshi, tell me, what good things are on board, so we can prepare money."

A local businessman answered the conversation with a smile, but he spoke out the aspirations of everyone.

(End of this chapter)