Chapter 3167 Shaking
Zhou Silang went back to find Mr. Shi and said to them, "We have a shop here. All the goods have been sent to the warehouse behind the shop. The shop hasn't opened yet. You can open the door and put the goods out. The price is according to what we agreed in advance. If it is suitable, we will sell it. If not, we will take it back to the capital."
"I have something to do, so I'll go back to Beihai County. You guys can stay in the small courtyard next to the villa on the mountain, just like we stayed last time." Zhou Silang gave Zhou Sanzhu some money and told him, "We've all been traveling all the way. Rest well and eat well for the next two days. Here's the money for the meal. Take it and keep a record of the bill for me later."
Although Zhou Sanzhu could not write very well, he could recognize words. After all, his nephew and son were studying in school, and he also had his own way of keeping accounts, so he nodded in agreement.
Zhou Silang was about to go find Liu Gui, but Liu Gui, upon hearing Zhou Silang's return, had already come to him in advance, "Fourth Uncle, I've asked the kitchen to boil water and cook..."
Zhou Silang interrupted him and asked, "Do you have a horse? I'm going back to the county town to see Manbao first."
Liu Gui was stunned for a moment before nodding, "Yes, but Fourth Uncle, are you going alone? I'm afraid it's not safe. How about taking the two shop assistants with you? They often travel between Beihai County and Longchi, so they're familiar with the route."
Zhou Silang nodded directly and started walking. "Let's go. Where are the people and horses?"
Seeing Zhou Silang leave empty-handed, without even a gift, Liu Gui immediately assigned a servant to the dock and said, "Go and lead the way for Uncle Shi and the others. Take them around Longchi for the next two days and just follow their instructions."
After that, he personally led a cart over and said to Zhou Silang, "Fourth Uncle, I will drive for you. We only have one horse here. It is used to pulling carts, so it may not be used to running alone."
Zhou Silang agreed.
The three of them set off immediately, resting only for a short while before continuing on their journey. They arrived at the yamen before sunset in the evening.
Zhou Silang's body was shaking when he got off the car. He had been on the boat for so many days that he didn't feel it at first, but now after sitting in the car for half a day and stepping on the ground, he felt that the house was shaking.
Liu Gui quickly supported him, "Fourth Uncle, are you okay?"
Zhou Silang shook his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Let's go and knock on the door."
Zhou Man and his four companions were just about to take the two little kids, Bai Jingxing and Bai Ruoyu, out for a walk. As soon as they opened the door, they saw Liu Gui raising his hand to knock on the door.
But Zhou Man didn't look at him. Instead, he saw Zhou Silang who was being supported behind him. "Fourth Brother?"
Bai Shan was also startled, "Fourth brother, are you sick?"
"Why don't you guys say something nice to me? I'm not sick, it's just that this car is shaking too much. I feel a little nauseous right now. And you guys are swaying a little too much, so stop swaying and stand up straight."
Zhou Man and Bai Shan subconsciously glanced at themselves first, then at each other, and to make sure they were all right, they immediately tucked Bai Jingxing into Yin Huo's arms behind them and stepped forward to support him. "Let's go back to the house. Fourth brother, let me feel your pulse first."
Bai Erlang immediately moved aside while holding his son Bai Ruoyu.
The two chubby kids were unhappy when they saw Bai Shan and Zhou Man turned around and went back. They immediately reached out and hugged Bai Erlang and Yin Huo's necks tightly, pointed a finger at the door, screamed, and shook their buttocks up and down, making an attitude that they would never go back.
Zhou Man waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, go ahead. Take them out to play today and come back early."
The two children understood and stopped screaming, but their bodies were still leaning towards the door. Bai Erlang could still hold Bai Ruoyu, but Yin Huo was a little reluctant. Changshou, who was waiting on the side, quickly reached out to hug her, and Wu Yue also reached out.
Bai Jingxing looked at Changshou, then at May, and decisively threw himself into May's arms.
Knowing she could go out and play, she stopped asking for her parents and jumped excitedly in May's arms, giggling as she walked towards the door.
May could only take her out.
Bai Erlang and Zhou Silang said hello and hurriedly carried Bai Ruoyu to chase Bai Jingxing. The two children insisted on going together.
Zhou Man and Bai Shan helped Zhou Silang back to his room. They felt his pulse first and found nothing serious. "Are you worrying too much?"
Zhou Man was amazed. "Fourth brother, what are you worried about?"
Bai Shan: "The road is unsafe, did you run into robbers? But aren't you going by sea? Are there pirates on the sea?"
Zhou Silang didn't think he was sick. "I just sat on the boat for too long. I'll just take a nap later."
He glanced outside, and when he saw no one was around, he whispered, "I wanted to quickly tell you that something seems to have happened to Lord Yang."
Bai Shan and Zhou Man's expressions changed. "Did you meet Brother Yang?"
"Yes," Zhou Silang told them everything about their meeting and the rumors about Yangzhou. He rubbed his head and said, "When Lord Yang was in Xiazhou, every time I returned to Beijing, he would ask me to send some things back to his relatives and friends. Even if there were no gifts, he would send a lot of letters."
"But this time, there was no mention of anything, not even a letter, just a simple message," Zhou Silang said. "I felt bad at the time. Later, when we boarded the ship and counted the cargo, we found that our goods had been rummaged through, and even our luggage had been secretly searched."
Zhou Silang had been doing business for many years and had developed the habit of being cautious and careful through all kinds of hardships. Even if he left the cabin, he would ask others to keep an eye on their luggage and cargo.
Especially the cabin where they lived, at least there was always someone guarding it.
But even so, someone was able to find a loophole to exploit, which shows how powerful the other party is.
Zhou Silang was no fool; he had already vaguely guessed what they were looking for. "Are they afraid that Lord Yang might take something out through my hands?"
Bai Shan nodded, also feeling shocked and relieved. He reached out and patted his shoulder and said, "Just be glad you came back safely. Once you get to Qingzhou, they won't keep an eye on you anymore."
Fortunately, the other party still had some scruples and didn't kill him just because of a little suspicion. At the same time, he also became more worried about Yang Heshu's situation. "Brother Tang should have arrived in Yangzhou by now, right?"
Zhou Man calculated the time and said, "It should be time."
Bai Shan exhaled, "The second batch of salt is also going to be shipped out to sea."
Zhou Silang: "What salt?"
"Oh, right, salt!" Zhou Silang glared. "I remember Liwei came here to manage the salt fields for you. The salt fields in Jiangnan are out of salt right now, but you have salt in Beihai County. Aren't you making a lot of money? With so little salt this year, won't the price of salt outside skyrocket?"
Just as Bai Shan was about to explain, Zhou Silang grabbed him and said, "Is salt expensive here? How much can one person or household buy at most? I'm planning to buy some extra to send back home. We have so many people at home who need salt, and we have a restaurant, so it's going to cost a lot."
Bai Shan: ...
Zhou Man quickly interrupted him and said, "Fourth brother, there is no shortage of salt out there."
"Didn't they say that not a single grain of salt was sold in Jiangnan? How could there be no shortage of salt?"
Zhou Man said: "We in Qingzhou have filled all the gaps."
See you tomorrow, good night
(End of this chapter)
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