"Madam, Lu Ren is here and said someone wants to buy some goods from the sea from him."
Huang frowned after hearing what the servant said, "He brought the person here directly?"
The servant said hurriedly, "No, Lu Ren told the man to wait in the inn. He took a 1,000-liang silver note from the merchant as a deposit and promised to deliver the goods to the inn today."
Huang snorted coldly and fiddled with her nails: "He still knows the rules. I thought he had gambled away his brain." Now is a time of trouble, especially since the chief is about to return to the island. She doesn't want to make any mistakes on her hands.
The Hosokawa pirates were notorious in the Jiaxing area, but no one could have imagined that a woman would be the one dealing in imported goods from the sea.
All the goods brought by Hosokawa's maritime trade would be transported to Jiaxing City, where they would be sold by the Huang family and traded with merchants from all over Taiyan.
After ridiculing Lu Ren, Huang said, "Let him come in."
Soon, the servant led Lu Ren into the yard.
Huang could smell the stench of alcohol from a distance. Seeing how drunk he looked, she frowned in disdain and asked, "What do you want?"
Lu Ren was very respectful to Huang. Although Huang was just a woman, she controlled the business on the shore and was the real third in command on the island. He smiled flatteringly and said, "Coral hairpins, gemstone jewelry, ivory, spices and so on are all in our warehouse."
After hearing this, Huang asked again, "How much do you want?"
Lu Ren stretched out his five fingers and gestured, "Not much, just five thousand taels of goods. It's a merchant from a small place in Qingzhou. He said he wanted to do long-term business with us."
It wasn't a big order, but Huang still asked, "Can you trust him?"
Lu Ren hurriedly said, "He is reliable. He wouldn't dare to deceive our Hosokawa."
Huang curled her lips. She was not afraid that someone would deceive Hosokawa, but she was worried that those people from the capital would smell the scent and follow them.
"Okay, let's go to the warehouse and count the goods." Huang took out the warehouse key, stood up and led Lu Ren to the warehouse in the backyard.
Yu Qizhe, who had been following Lu Ren quietly, did not rush in after realizing that the courtyard was heavily guarded. Instead, he left after carefully observing the surrounding terrain.
"Sir, I have heard some things." Jianjia said hurriedly when she saw Yu Qizhe, "I found the old neighbors of the Huang family. They all said that they had seen Huang in the city after Huang passed away. There are rumors that Huang is not dead at all, but remarried to a pirate. The third leader of the Hosokawa Pirates is called Huang Sanniang."
Yu Qizhe: "So, the one who entered the city that day must be Huang."
He called back Yunxiao and a few others, and told Yunxiao to take one person to the west of the city to investigate the small courtyard that Lu Ren entered, and another person to secretly keep an eye on Huang Tongzhi.
Half an hour later, Lu Ren came to the inn with the goods. Yu Qizhe patiently counted the goods. After the payment was made, Yu Qizhe invited Lu Ren to stay for tea.
"Brother Lu, I want to ask you about someone. Do you know Huang Sanniang?" Yu Qizhe asked with a smile.
Lu Ren's expression changed slightly, "Why are you asking about her?"
"Brother Lu, do you recognize her?" Yu Qizhe said calmly, "I heard that she is the third in command of Hosokawa, a very powerful woman, so I became curious. How could a woman become the third in command among all the male pirates?"
Lu Ren's vigilance was immediately dispelled, and he sneered, "It's because she has a brother to rely on."
"Her brother?" Yu Qizhe pretended not to know.
Lu Ren refused to say anything more, and only said: "The goods on the sea all flow into the hands of you merchants through Huang Sanniang. If your business can be expanded in the future, I can also introduce you to Huang Sanniang."
Yu Qizhe narrowed his eyes slightly. It seemed that the courtyard where Lu Ren went was where Huang Sanniang stayed. Yu Jiao was very likely in that small courtyard. He suppressed his emotions and picked up the teacup: "I will rely on Brother Lu in the future."
"Okay, okay." Lu Ren agreed with a smile. If the deal was done, he would be able to get 10% of the goods. Naturally, he hoped to do business with Yu Qizhe again next time.
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