The third brother and his group returned later than expected.
Everyone returned laden with spoils, only to find their eldest brother still fast asleep...
The joy was instantly overshadowed.
After the three brothers finished washing up, Niu Erhua brought over some hot porridge...
The brothers finally got together and started talking about their experiences over the past two days.
"Third Brother, we were all so worried..."
My older brother woke up for a while in the middle of the night and asked about you all..."
Old Ten said with a smile.
Lao Ba chimed in, "We were patrolling around Limu Mountain, hoping we might run into you..."
The third brother made a smug face again, "Right? Now that your third brother's not around, you've learned to reflect on your actions?"
"Have you realized that Third Brother is actually quite important? He can't bully me anymore!"
Surprisingly, none of the brothers objected.
Seeing that her third brother had finished his porridge and put down his bowl, Wen Shishi broke free from Niu Erhua's hand and rushed to her third brother's side.
The third brother and Dingding picked up the person and placed them on their laps.
Knowing about my second brother and the other brothers, I want to know what happened...
Then he began to explain in detail.
"Luckily it was night when we passed Wan'anzhou, so we didn't suffer too much damage..."
Uncle Hai was experienced and controlled his speed. Early the next morning, they were about to cross Wan'an Island and enter Qiongzhou...
We were surrounded by a group of people from Wan'anzhou, who humiliated and ridiculed us...
The second brother's face turned serious, and the other brothers, who had been smiling, all became solemn.
"You all know me, right? Plus, with Uncle Hai around, the fishermen were able to restrain themselves..."
Fortunately, no conflict occurred, and we entered Qiongzhou.
However, upon arriving in Qiongzhou, finding the trading market, and preparing to pay...
"The officials of Qiongzhou were alerted and rushed over, preparing to arrest us and confiscate our money..."
"On what grounds?"
Lao Ba blurted it out.
"Exactly! We haven't done anything wrong, so why are they arresting us without any evidence!"
The fourth brother spoke up, "It's because Yazhou is poor."
Therefore, they naturally assumed that the money we carried was illegally obtained.
Even to put it bluntly, they thought, "Even if we don't take the money, there's nothing we can do!"
The brothers were furious, but they had to admit that this was the reality.
But he was also indignant and clenched his fists.
"Then what?"
The second brother asked.
The third brother continued to explain, "Last time when we dealt with the bandits, Uncle Hai went with the Jiang family. Uncle Hai recognized some of the constables..."
They requested to see the prefect, explaining that the money was a gift from the young master of the Jiang family, given in gratitude for their rescue.
I heard that this group of people saved the young master of the Jiang family's life...
The Jiang family had dealings with the prefect of Qiongzhou and also had connections with many relatives of the same family on the island...
After some negotiation, Chen Hai and the third brother discussed it and decided to give him a silver ingot as payment for the wine...
Only then did the constables let the group go.
Before leaving, the second brother, already worried about something going wrong, gave him a few extra silver ingots.
"We've bought everything. Shall we go trade timber and bamboo tomorrow?"
The third brother asked with a smile.
But then they saw that the second brother and the other brothers' expressions changed slightly.
"What's wrong? Did something happen?"
The second brother told them that during the two days they were gone, several groups of people were spotted on the shore investigating.
There were also ships at sea, observing from a distance.
Although it did not cause any real harm, it did make people on the shore uneasy.
"Second brother, what kind of people do you think they are?"
The third brother asked.
"It's not clear yet, but I estimate that there must be people living in the caves of the Dong people, as well as people from the Southern Yue and the Japanese."
The third brother and the rest of the brothers thought it over and then nodded in agreement.
"If we cooperate with the Dong people, we might have something to rely on, no longer be controlled by them, and drive them out..."
"Not only that, but they also carry out sea raids. Now, the islands from the Nine Netherworlds are being hijacked, along with the original overlords of the seas..."
Their sphere of influence will inevitably shrink...
"Even if they used to kidnap and sell people, at least on this shore, they might not be able to succeed..."
......
After discussing the motives, the identity of the instigator behind the trouble became obvious.
"Second Brother, let's talk about something cheerful!"
The seventh brother suddenly laughed and said, "We also closed a deal on this trip to Qiongzhou!"
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