Chapter 3509: Going astray 41
Qingzhou's Longchi Wharf is now one of the largest wharves in the north. Merchant ships come from both the south and the north, and naturally, there are also many merchant ships heading north, south, and west. Especially the merchant ships heading west, they go directly out of Dajin, to Silla, and even further...
In recent years, the maritime trade of Dajin has developed rapidly. It is said that a caravan reached as far as a place called Tianfang, and brought back a large number of beautiful gems, never-before-seen dates, sweeter white sugar, and a warmer thing called cotton.
Because Zhou Man likes to collect species that have never been seen before, mainly plants that are easiest to transport, merchants who go out to sea like to bring back these unprecedented seeds for her.
When they are out at sea, even if they don't have the opportunity to see a doctor once a week, their family members can use it, and they can also use it as a favor. If all else fails, they can ask for some miracle medicine for their trip to the sea.
Therefore, in these years of rapid development of maritime trade, Zhou Man received a lot of seeds from overseas.
She gave a portion of the crops to Keke for collection, and the rest were given to Zhou Dalang and Zhou Lizhong for trial planting. Now the best crop is cotton, which is really good, but the yield is not high.
Nowadays, the best quilts in Beijing are filled with cotton and silk floss, which are relatively soft and warm.
Zhou Man even searched for cotton in the encyclopedia and learned that there would be no shortage of this thing in the future, so the inclusion points were not high.
The cotton in the future world will be very mature, whiter and larger than what they grow, and tougher and softer when pulled.
Zhou Man searched for cotton in the mall at that time, but unfortunately he couldn't find anyone selling seeds after searching for a long time. It was said that this was a specialty of a planet, and the planet suitable for growing cotton had a direct monopoly on cotton planting. The seeds were distributed directly, for free, without asking for any points.
This thing is not expensive, and the Alliance members who are not short of money will not do this for no reason.
Finally, Zhou Man found a familiar flower shop owner and asked him to help buy some cotton seeds to hang in the shop in exchange for several pots of original peonies and chrysanthemums.
The encyclopedia would never proactively tell her what the world lacked or what more valuable things she could use. She had to discover and think about everything on her own.
What Zhou Man understood was that when the time came, she would discover it herself.
And now, she wanted to look for more opportunities to discover. "When we get overseas, I'll walk all the way there, and Koko, you scan everything along the way. Collect everything that we don't have in Dajin. Then we'll see if there's anything better in the encyclopedia and buy it from the mall. That way, we can save a lot of detours."
Koko didn't want to hit the host, but he had to say: "Host, find a ship to go out to sea first."
Zhou Man was full of confidence. "Longchi Wharf is very big now. Finding a ship to go out to sea is just a matter of shouting."
She thought it was very simple.
The ship docked at Qingzhou Wharf, and Zhou Silang, who had received the news in advance, was waiting at the wharf to pick them up.
Seeing that they all got off the boat in good spirits, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I was worried that you would be seasick."
Bai Shan smiled and said, "I was a little dizzy, but it's only been better these past two days."
Bai Shan was fine as he had been out to sea before, but Zhou Man and the others were all on a ship for such a long time for the first time and they felt a little dizzy.
They have traveled by boat many times over the years, but there is a difference between boats on the river and boats on the sea. Sailing on the sea is more bumpy.
From Yangzhou to Qingzhou, this can be considered as an early adaptation.
When Bai Erlang got off the boat, he felt dizzy. He shook his head and said, "I have to go back and get some sleep."
Their villa at Longchi Wharf has been well maintained and is not far away, so they can sleep there.
Zhou Silang understood this feeling of swaying very well, so without saying much, he took them back to rest.
After years of development, Longchi Wharf has grown into a town that is as prosperous as Qingzhou Prefecture. At this time, the streets are bustling with cars and people, and there are many foreign faces.
Zhou Man and Bai Shan hadn't been here for many years. They were very pleased to see the streets they were familiar with become so prosperous.
Many houses have been built on the mountain where there was once only one villa. Zhou Silang said, "It's a good thing you bought up all that land back then. See? Now all these villas and villas are built right along the boundary line of the land you bought."
As Longchi Wharf became bustling, the price of nearby land rose. Later, the county magistrate divided the land on the mountain into pieces and sold them to fill the gap in the expansion of Longchi Wharf.
If not for the princess's villa on the mountain, then just for Longchi Wharf, it would be worth it for wealthy gentry and businessmen to build a villa on this mountain.
Because there were many villas in the villa, the road on the mountain was wide and flat, and their carriages and horses entered the villas smoothly.
The servants who stayed in the other courtyards had been waiting for a long time, and after picking up the people, they took them to their respective courtyards.
Zhou Man first took a shower, washed his hair and changed his clothes, then he sat on the second floor of the yard and looked down at the sea in the distance, feeling refreshed.
Zhou Silang came over with a food box and saw that she was alone, so he asked, "Where is your brother-in-law?"
"I'm taking a shower." Zhou Man's eyes fell on the food box in his hand. "What's delicious?"
Zhou Silang smiled and said, "I know you're seasick and I'm afraid you won't be able to eat anything else, so I asked the kitchen to make porridge for you."
He opened the lunch box and brought out a bowl of porridge and a plate of dim sum. "Vegetable and shrimp porridge, and the dim sum is your favorite chestnut cake. Try it."
Zhou Man took a piece of dessert and asked, "Where's Bai Shan's?"
Zhou Silang pointed to the lunch box and said, "Don't worry, he won't lose anything. There's still a bowl in here."
"He likes to eat osmanthus cake."
Zhou Silang: "...Then I'll ask the kitchen to make another plate of osmanthus cake?"
He regretted it right after he said it, "Isn't this chestnut cake quite sweet? Why can't I eat it?"
Zhou Man: "When it comes to eating, you should naturally eat what you like best."
"Okay, okay," Zhou Silang turned around and went downstairs, asking someone to go to the kitchen to order osmanthus cake.
Then he went back upstairs and said, "Your letter was not very clear. It only asked me to find a boat for you to go to sea, but it didn't tell me where to go."
Zhou Man thought for a moment and said, "We want to go to Tianfang."
Zhou Silang took a sip of tea and nearly spit it out. "Why didn't you say you wanted to go to heaven?"
He said, "Few caravans can sail the Arabian route. A single trip takes a year. If you're unlucky and encounter a storm, it might take two or three years to return. How dare you go so far on your first voyage?"
Zhou Silang thought for a moment and said, "If you really want to go out to sea, why not go to Silla first and wait until you are really used to life at sea."
Zhou Man: "...Don't lie to me. It only takes two or three days to get from Longchi to Silla by boat. It's not even as far as from Yangzhou to here."
Zhou Silang: ...So sometimes it’s really annoying to talk to smart people. You can’t fool them at all.
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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