Chapter 3136 Meeting
They can all be rented out to merchants, and obviously they will not be sold just because it is the ancestral land. It is definitely impossible to sell it.
Zhou Silang complained in his heart, but after looking through the rooms, he was quite satisfied and nodded, "Okay, this is it. By the way, where is the county government office?"
The landlord was stunned for a moment and then immediately said, "Don't worry, we won't cheat you."
I thought Zhou Silang was worried and specifically threatened them by pointing to the county government office.
Zhou Silang smiled and didn't explain. He paid half a month's rent first, got the key from the landlord and moved in temporarily. He would pay the remaining half month's rent after the lease was signed tomorrow.
The landlord happily agreed. He had cleaned up the house for nearly three months, but had only rented it out twice, and each time for only three days. This was the longest time.
As soon as he left the house, he took out forty coins and gave them to the two children, patted their heads and said, "Next time you have customers, send them to me. Don't worry, I won't treat you unfairly."
He said, "Wouldn't it be more profitable to introduce guests to us than to those inns?"
The child happily agreed, put the money into his arms, and waited outside to listen to Zhou Silang's instructions.
Zhou Silang quickly brought out a few people and called two children over, saying, "Take us to the county government office."
As long as the two children were there, they didn't receive many guests, but Zhou Silang was the first one who went to the county government office as soon as he entered the city.
So the two of them hesitated for a moment and then carefully advised: "Sir, it's dark now, the county government office is closed..."
Zhou Silang patted his head and said, "Just lead the way when I told you to. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"
The two of them had no choice but to take them to the county government office.
At this time, there were still some stalls on the main road in front of the county government office, with lanterns hanging on the stalls, and some diners were eating. Not far away was the county government office's bulletin board, and further ahead was the county government office. However, except for the two lanterns hanging at the door that illuminated a small area in front of the door, other places were dark.
The two children stopped and said, "Look, that's the county government office. I told you it's closed right now."
Zhou Silang asked, "Where is the door to the backyard?"
The two children breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "So the distinguished guest is here to give you a gift."
They said, "Our county magistrate does not accept gifts from merchants and travelers. If you send any, they will be rejected."
Zhou Silang nodded and asked, "Where is the door to the backyard?"
The two children could only lead the way in the dark. They entered an alley and after walking a dozen steps, they said, "This is it."
Zhou Silang then asked someone to knock on the door.
The doorman inside the gate had heard the noise as soon as the person entered the alley, so he opened the door as soon as the knock came. He first glanced at the person knocking, and when he found that he didn't recognize him, he said, "The owner of the house has gone to bed. Who are you and what do you want?"
Zhou Silang walked forward, looked at the man for a long moment, and called out, "Liu Ba?"
Liu Ba looked up and saw the half-open door open. He shouted in surprise, "Fourth Uncle!"
He immediately came out and stepped aside to let the person in. "When did you arrive? Why didn't you send someone to tell us so that we could go and greet you?"
Then he shouted towards the door, "Hurry up, my fourth uncle is here——"
The quiet county magistrate's mansion immediately became lively. Zhou Man and Bai Shan were the first to run out. They were surprised to see Zhou Silang, "Fourth Brother!"
Zhou Silang also started laughing, rushed forward and looked her over carefully, "Oh, didn't you say you had a baby? How come you haven't changed at all?"
"Really?"
Bai Shan was also surprised that Zhou Silang would come. He glanced at the people behind him and saw that they were villagers from Qili Village. He asked, "Fourth Brother, are you only bringing these few people?"
"No, it's a caravan. I rented a yard outside for them to rest..."
Zhou Man: "When did you come to the city? You even rented a yard."
"Oh, yes, we have to send them some food," Zhou Silang said. "We brought a lot of good stuff this time, so we need someone to keep an eye on them."
Bai Shan called a servant over and told him, "Go and make arrangements."
Zhou Silang shouted, "There are fifteen people in that yard."
The servant agreed and prepared according to this number.
The two children who led them here were stunned and stood outside the door for a while without reacting.
The doorman knew from their appearance that they were the brokers at the city gate. He felt a handful of copper coins and asked, "How much?"
Zhou Silang finally remembered the two children and asked Sanzhu to take out some money to give them. "Here, you have a good guide. Please wait a little longer. We will need you to take people back later."
When the two children saw that they gave ten cents, which was twice the price they were quoted, they immediately bent down happily to accept the offer.
They received a big order tonight and made fifty cents.
Back in the main hall, Xiao Qian came out to look at Zhou Silang, said hello to Sanzhu and the others, and said, "I'll go to the kitchen to make you some food."
Zhou Silang: "Sister-in-law, just make some."
Xiao Qian responded and went to make them a few bowls of noodles.
Bai Shan asked, "Are you here for Longchi Wharf? Fourth brother, can you spare some time to take care of the business here?"
Zhou Man asked, "Li Jun asked you to come here, right?"
Zhou Silang didn't hide anything and said directly, "I handed over the grassland trade route to Sanzi. He's smart and has been with me for so many years. He's grown tall and strong now and can handle it on his own, so I came to take a look."
In fact, Zhou Silang was a little timid in his heart. After all, it was a new place and a new trade route, but he had always been brave. Moreover, as long as he thought of Manbao and Baishan here, he felt at ease.
Bai Shan smiled and said, "Manbao has booked a shop for you in Longchi. It's almost finished now. I'll have someone take you there to have a look in a couple of days. Don't worry, business on the sea route is more profitable than on the land route, but it's also more dangerous."
Zhou Silang asked, "What danger?"
"The wind and waves, and the pirates." Bai Shan paused and said, "Besides that, I'm sick. Fourth brother, don't you know you're seasick?"
Zhou Silang waved his hand and said confidently, "I don't get seasick! Do you think I would? You guys used to ride on the bamboo raft I rowed when you were kids."
Bai Shan: "...It's not that ship."
"Aren't they all ships?"
Zhou Man said, "Forget it. Let's take him to Longchi some other day and let the fishermen take him out for a walk. We'll know if he's dizzy or not. But that time is short. Just because he doesn't feel dizzy on a fishing boat doesn't mean he won't feel dizzy on a ship. Anyway, I'll prepare some medicine for you by then."
Zhou Man reached out and patted his shoulder, saying seriously, "Fourth brother, I believe you."
Zhou Silang always felt that this was not a good thing. He looked around and asked, "Where is the child? Let me see the child."
As an uncle, he has never seen his niece.
Jiulan went to carry the sleeping girl out.
Zhou Silang, Zhou Sanzhu and others came closer to look and exclaimed, "She looks a lot like Man Baogu."
"I think he looks more like Uncle Manbao."
"This child is so white."
"Go away! You all reek of sweat! Don't wake the child up." Zhou Silang pushed them away. He took a closer look and was very satisfied. "This child looks like one of our Zhou family's children. He must be smart."
(End of this chapter)
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