Chapter 453
It's his time to show off his skills Now, seeing that little Nuobao had returned, Grandma Xiao hurriedly reached out to hold her.
"Come to Grandma Xiao's arms, I'm afraid I won't be able to see you for a while, let me kiss you a few more times!"
Little Nuobao was hugged tightly and pampered by her, like a small white dough that was almost kneaded and kissed flat.
The little fat girl touched her kissed face and asked anxiously, "Grandma Xiao, what's the matter? Why are you going to the border market too?"
"My father said that it's far away from the capital, and it will take more than a month to get there on the road!" She couldn't help but worry.
Old Mrs. Xiao laughed when she heard the voice, "Not to mention one or two months, even if it takes half a year, Grandma Xiao will go this time."
"The border market has been closed for a hundred years. Now it is open again. Grandma Xiao is sure that this is definitely the best business opportunity in a hundred years!" Having been
in the business world for most of her life, she smelled the scent of money when she heard that the border market was reopened.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
You must catch up with the first wave of "trying it" to make a fortune.
Feng was still a little worried, "But the journey is too long and there are many inconveniences on the road. You are old, why don't you let someone else lead the team for you to save the trouble."
But Mrs. Xiao shook her head, "Although our Xiao family has many businesses, none of the shopkeepers have ever been out to do business. If someone else goes, I will never feel at ease." When
panning for gold in the border area, some people can make a fortune, and naturally some people will lose everything.
Xiao Nuobao nodded thoughtfully. Grandma Xiao is a veteran in the business world. Only if she goes there in person can she ensure that nothing will go wrong.
At this time, Mrs. Xiao sighed again, "If you don't have long-term concerns, you will have immediate concerns. What happened recently made me realize that our Xiao family is no longer the same as before. If we don't want to decline, we must open another trade route."
"So, while I can still move, I might as well go and try it out. As long as people are alive, they are not afraid of hardships!" She smiled again.
Xiao Nuobao admired Mrs. Xiao's courage.
But he couldn't help but feel reluctant, so he pouted his little face and lay obediently on Mrs. Xiao's legs.
Mrs. Feng also got excited when she heard it, "I heard that you are the daughter of a general. When you were young, your boxing skills were not inferior to those of men. Now that you are over forty, you still have such a character. It's really amazing!"
At this time, Feng Miao heard a few words and ran into the house.
"Mom, I also want to go to the border market with my master and do business with him!"
He didn't want to make much money, he just wanted to learn from him.
If you want to do business and make money, some experience is worth a lot of money!
Feng was stunned at first and scolded him, "You little brat, do you think this is a fun thing? You are thousands of miles away from home, and the border market is full of good and bad people!"
Feng Miao changed his playful smile and nodded seriously.
"Mom, I'm not doing this for fun. Although the journey is hard, going out to explore the world and learn more can be much more than staying in school."
Old Mrs. Xiao was eager to take him with her, so she smiled, "This child is right. Since he wants to go into business and make a living in the future, it is indeed a hundred times better to experience it outside than to just talk about it at home."
"If you are willing to let him go, why not hand him over to me? I will definitely take good care of him this time, and we won't have to worry about no one taking over our business in the future." Old Mrs. Xiao was quite happy. When Xiao
Nuobao heard this, his eyes lit up?
Grandma Xiao meant that she intended to pass on the Xiao family's business to the fifth brother to manage?
So she quickly climbed onto her mother's lap, shaking her arm and said, "Mom, let Fifth Brother go!"
Mrs. Feng sighed. Each family member has his or her own strengths. It seems that it is time for Feng Miao, this little seedling, to grow vigorously.
Thinking of her son's future, she had to let him go.
Feng Miao jumped three feet high with joy, answered her mother, and ran back to the house to pack her bags.
The Xiao family's caravan gathered early and planned to set off together early tomorrow morning.
At night, Jiang Fengze came back with Xiao Lanyi, and the whole family gathered in Xiao Nuobao's bedroom. Taking advantage of the night before Feng Miao left, the family talked for a while.
Xiao Nuobao gave Feng Miao the book given by Mu Yihan.
"Fifth brother, this is the Complete Book of Hundred Nations. It shows the specialties of each nation. If you get bored on the road, take it out and have a look."
After saying that, she reached into her pocket with her chubby hands and took out a wrinkled booklet. She said excitedly, "Oh, and this one! It was given to me by Jia Ji and his wife!"
Feng Miao hurriedly accepted the whole book as if he had found a treasure.
But when he opened the booklet again, he was dumbfounded.
"What is this? Why are half of the words on it incoherent? It seems to be written randomly?" Feng Miao scratched his head in confusion.
Little Nuobao came over and said with a smile, "This is what Jiaju wrote himself. It contains some phonetic translations of the Northern Wan dialect and the Dayue dialect. He was afraid that you wouldn't understand the foreigners' language when you get to Guanshi."
It turned out that Jiaju had been here in the afternoon. When he heard that Nuobao's brother was going to Guanshi, he hurried back and wrote a full book with Lan Jiaojiao.
Jiaju was originally a swordsman, and he roamed between the Northern Wan and Dayue kingdoms.
So he could speak some of the languages of both countries.
Fengmiao took another closer look and suddenly realized that the book was actually a foreign language translated from the pronunciation of the Southern Ji dialect.
Some greetings, daily phrases, or jokes were all on it.
Feng Miao was so happy now, "That's great, Nuobao, if I can understand what they say, then I will be the profiteer, and they won't be the ones to cheat me, haha!"
He held his sister's face and smacked her twice.
Then he lay on the kang and immediately learned a few curse words to try out his skills.
Jiang Fengze smiled at his brother and taught him some experience in dealing with foreigners.
"When I was stationed on the border, I was in the west and met many Huihe and Beiwan people."
"There is one thing you must remember. Don't make gestures to them lightly. Some gestures may mean one thing to us, but in the eyes of outsiders, they may mean something completely different. It will be difficult to deal with if there is a misunderstanding." Jiang Fengze shrugged.
Little Fengmiao listened very carefully, sometimes even taking out a pen and paper to take notes.
The evening breeze was like a naughty little girl, hiding under the corner of the wall. When she heard something interesting, she would drift in through the screen window, adding bursts of coolness to the night.
The lights in the house flickered, and everyone chatted until the middle of the night.
Li Qiqiao opened the glass lampshade from time to time and added oil three or four times. It was not until almost four o'clock in the morning that the Jiang family members fell asleep in their clothes.
The next day, just as the sky was getting light, Fengmiao carried two large bags on his back, grinning, and joined the Xiao family's caravan.
Xiao Nuobao and Xiao Lanyi were both generous. One gave him a bag of gold and the other gave him a stack of banknotes as a start-up "fund".
Feng Miao was so excited that she thanked the two "financial sponsors" profusely.
"Nuobao will definitely pick out some strange little things when Fifth Brother comes back, and buy you a basket of them to present to my most lovely princess!" Feng Miao laughed so hard that her eyes almost disappeared.
Xiao Nuobao also smiled and twisted left and right.
Fifth Brother still understood her. What she wanted most in her heart was not expensive objects, but some rare toys and objects!
Mrs. Feng was reluctant to leave her son, but she still scolded him, "Come on, don't show off now. When you are tired and exhausted on the road, let's see if you still have the heart to go to Guanshi to pan for gold."
Feng Miao rubbed his eyelids, made a face at Mrs. Feng, and got into Mrs. Xiao's carriage.
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