The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 294 Shen Bingyi Comes Too
Although it is summer now, it is already night, the boat is sailing on the sea, and there is a slight cool breeze blowing, so it does not feel stuffy.On the contrary, there was a slight chill.

This is a big ship of the Navy, and this trip is to transport some soldiers and supplies to Liaoyang Mansion.

Although it is a navy ship, it will also carry some civilians if there are vacancies on the ship.These civilians are mainly wealthy businessmen.

Now the army's military expenditure is not high, so some officials can earn some extra money by the way.Ordinary civilians can't afford to pay, so the people who take the boat are mainly businessmen.

This is a large building ship with a total of three floors.One floor below and two floors above deck.

The bottom cabin is mainly loaded with goods and horses, and the upper two floors are for people.

The chariots and horses that Baochai and the others brought are now in the bilge.

Baochai and his party did not need to pay because they were escorted by government soldiers and had official documents from the government soldiers.It was also arranged in two better cabins on the second floor.

There is no free food on board. If you want to eat, you can either bring it yourself or buy it on board.Because food perishes easily in summer, when boarding the boat, I only brought one meal, and bought the rest on board.

Naturally, the food on the boat is incomparable to that in the mansion, and the price is also high, but Baochai doesn't care about these, as long as he thinks that he is about to see Fourth Brother Min, he forgets all the unhappiness.

Because he is a relative of Chief Min, and Baochai is responsible for all the expenses along the way, Baochai is also generous, and the three government soldiers also do their best to take care of Baochai.In the past few days, the people who were sent by Ying'er have no complaints.

Because Ying'er was beautiful, and she had a sweet tongue and a sweet mouth, and called each other, so they also liked Ying'er very much, and they regarded her as their little sister.

Liu Fushan, the leader of the three government soldiers, came to Baochai's cabin, knocked on the cabin door a few times, and Ying'er opened the door and went in.

"Miss Xue, the lights have been hung on the deck, the things have been arranged, and you can go out."

"Okay, let's go out now."

Sailing at sea is lonely, and some people put some nut tea and wine on the deck at night, chatting while eating and drinking, to pass the long night.

When Baochai went out, there was already a group of people eating and drinking on the deck.

This group of people seemed to be rich, well-dressed, and generous.The food is also exquisite.Several female guests accompanied them.

One of them was about seventeen or eighteen years old, always dressed in white, with an elegant temperament and outstanding appearance, quite a bit like a big family.

At this time, I saw the woman in white holding the pipa, playing and singing.When Baochai heard this song, he was shocked.

It turned out that this woman sang "Poppy".

Isn't that the word written by Brother Min?Why did you ask her to sing it?Could it be that this woman is...?It can't be such a coincidence, can it?

Baochai thought of the Meiyue Tower in the Fengyue District of Dajinmen, the imperial capital.

Previously, it was rumored that Brother Min wrote the term "Poppy" to Shen Bingyi of Meiyuelou.At that time, it spread throughout the imperial capital.It was precisely because of this song "Poppy" that Jia Min's talent and fame spread.

It was also because of this song "Poppy" that Shen Bingyi was firmly seated as the number one singing girl in Dajinmen.

Baochai was wondering, when she saw that the woman in white had finished singing, and there was a burst of applause.

"Huaiyuan's poems are indeed the best in the world, together with Master Shen's exquisite skills, they complement each other even more, it is worth drinking."

A man in blue with the appearance of a wealthy businessman said loudly.

The deck is not big, so you can hear what is said there if you pay a little attention.

Baochai naturally heard it too.As soon as she heard that person mentioned Master Shen, she instinctively had a feeling: this woman in white is Shen Bingyi.

Before Baochai could think about it, he saw the woman in white and the rich businessman in blue walking towards him.

Walking up to him and saluting, the rich businessman in blue spoke.

"I heard that some of them are members of the Yedu Jufu Corps, but is it true?"

"Exactly!"

Liu Fushan replied immediately, his tone full of pride.

"This is really a coincidence. Hu Yidao is in the Hujia Winery in the lower imperial capital, and he has some friendship with Jia Huaiyuan, the head of the Fubing Regiment. I just found out that some of them are from the Fubing Regiment, so I came here to chat. Please forgive me if I bother you."

Upon hearing that it was Hu Yidao from Hu's Winery, Baochai couldn't help but feel happy.

It's a coincidence that he's still a business partner.

Wang Xifeng built a winery to earn private money, but Jia Min exposed it and handed over the winery to the mansion.According to the original agreement between Jia Min and Hu Yitong, the Jia family has the right to make their own wine, but all the wine produced must be handed over to the Hu family wine shop for distribution. It was handed over to the Hu Family Winery for distribution.

Baochai is in charge of the business of Rongguo Mansion, so he is no stranger to Hu Yidao.It's just that I heard his name but didn't see his person.

"Since you are an old friend of Fourth Brother Min, please sit down and talk."

Baochai is a person who is well-versed in human feelings, so it is natural to handle this kind of occasion appropriately.

"So I'm sorry to bother you, what the girl called fourth brother Min just now refers to Jia Min and Jia Huaiyuan?"

"Yes. Jia Huaiyuan is the little girl's cousin."

"I've always heard that there are several strange women in the Rongning Second Mansion. One is Grandma Rong from the East Mansion, one is Miss Xue from the West Mansion, and the other is Second Mistress Lian who is in charge of housekeeping. From this point of view, the girl Is it Miss Xue from the West Mansion?"

;"It's the little girl. We are still business partners."

"Haha, what a coincidence. Let me introduce you. This is Miss Shen Bingyi, who is also in the imperial capital."

"Hi Miss Shen, I've heard of Miss Shen's name for a long time, Brother Min also mentioned it to me."

Baochai has indeed heard about Shen Bingyi for a long time, and she is also clear about the matter between her and Jia Min.

However, Jia Min never mentioned Shen Bingyi to her.The reason why I say this is that I want to tell Shen Bingyi that even if you had that kind of relationship with Brother Min, Brother Min is closer to me.

The two just met for the first time, so they just greeted each other politely.However, in the dark, they couldn't help but look at each other and try to figure it out.

"We are about to land in Niuzhuang. We are going to Bukui to find Huaiyuan. I don't know where Miss Xue is going. If we are also landing in Niuzhuang, we might as well go with us and have someone to take care of us."

"Are you going to Bukui too?"

Baochai was even more surprised, such a coincidence?

"Could Miss Xue also go to Bukui?"

"To tell you the truth, I'm going to Bu Kui to see Fourth Brother Min."

"Hahaha, such a coincidence, it's God's will. It happens to be walking together, and the road is more lively. Dare to ask the girl to move over there to talk. Those few are also old friends of Huaiyuan, and they all went to Pukui. Looking for Huaiyuan. It's not a loss of etiquette to have Miss Shen accompany you."

Baochai is not rigid, so she goes to meet them one by one.When everyone found out what had happened, they all exclaimed that it was a coincidence and sighed as God's will.

It turned out that the remaining few people were Zhao Bancheng, a wealthy businessman from Jinling, and Huang Xide, a wealthy businessman from Suzhou.These two people had both appeared in Jia Min's public wine release ceremony, and Baochai had also heard of it.

The other person is Shopkeeper Sun of Liansheng Casino.Back when Jia Min was selling poetry and watermelons at Yeduju, he joined hands with him in handicap games and made a lot of money.

The shareholders behind Liansheng Casino are Zhao Bancheng and Huang Xide.

Zhao Bancheng was from Jinling, and Baochai had heard of him when he was still in Jinling.

The Xue family used to be well-known in Jinling.After chatting carefully, Zhao Bancheng and Baochai's father actually knew each other.

Over there were Jia Min's friends, and here were Jia Min's cousins, all of whom were rushing to Bu Kui. Now when they talked, there was no barrier or precaution, and the atmosphere became lively.

"Miss Xue, do you know why we are going to Bukui?"

Zhao Bancheng drank a glass of wine with a mysterious smile on his face.

"Excuse me for my niece's stupidity. I'm about to ask Shi Bo for advice."

"To be honest, we are all going there to seek business opportunities."

"Bukui is a place of bitter cold in the extreme north. It's normal for some small merchants to do business there. A rich businessman like Shi Bo, what plans do he have when he gets there?"

Baochai was really curious about these people going to Bukui.Although he is a friend of Fourth Brother Min, with such a long distance, it would be a bit of a stretch to say that he made a special trip to visit his friend.

It would be reasonable to say that they were looking for business opportunities, but Baochai couldn't imagine that a wealthy businessman like them, Bu Kui, would have any business that they would like.

"As soon as Huaiyuan arrived in Bukui, he made a big deal. First, he reformed the exile system, and then went to war with the Wendula grassland tribes. He asked for tribute for 70 years, and established three prefectures and eighteen counties."

"These words are taken as a joke by others, but we take them seriously. We all admire Huaiyuan's work. As long as he says what he says, he will definitely do it. Once Huaiyuan does it, Bukui will become a hot land. There will be countless business opportunities, and we go at this time to seize business opportunities first.”

"I've heard that Ms. Xue is also a prodigy in business, so I don't know if there will be some cooperation at that time."

"That's the best. I'm afraid that Shi Bo will support you a lot."

"My niece, you are being polite. You are Huaiyuan's close relative. I'm afraid I will have to borrow more from you."

The sentence "You are Huaiyuan's close relative" immediately made Baochai extremely sweet, and he felt that he was so disrespectful and went all the way to Bukui to join Jia Min, and it was all worth it.

Unconsciously glanced at Shen Bingyi, and found that the other party was looking at her with a meaningful look in his eyes.

Why did this Shen girl go all the way to Bukui?Could it be that he also went there for Fourth Brother Min?
Shen Bingyi was really thinking about Baochai quietly, and came to a conclusion that surprised her: this Miss Xue must have escaped marriage.

Of course she has a basis.

With Miss Xue's status in the mansion, her pomp is really too simple in a place as far away as Bu Kui.

He only brought a maid with him, and there was no old lady to wait on him, let alone any male servant from the mansion.Obviously, the mansion didn't pay much attention to this trip, or in other words, they didn't know about it.

Escorting her were three soldiers, and they belonged to Jia Min, which was obviously unreasonable.

Even if he really went to Bukui to visit relatives, Jia Min and his sisters should go, at least one of them should be with him.There is only one cousin visiting relatives, which is obviously not normal.

If you go for business, you should have a manager follow you. It is more convenient to run errands when you go to the place. After all, it is inconvenient for a daughter's family to go out to show their faces.

(End of this chapter)