Chapter 528 530. Prison Cell
Zhou Shixiong really cared about the two children. Gu Wenheng had just mentioned it, and the next day someone came over to take the two children to start daily training.
On Jin Qianqian's side, the first ship carefully built by the craftsmen was also completed during the autumn harvest.
Although Gu Wenheng was paying attention to the progress of the ship construction, he was also busy during this period because of the autumn harvest.
The auspicious time for launching the boat here can only be moved back a little.
The personnel mobilized by Hu Dong finally arrived on time on this day.
When Jin Qianqian saw the Cao brothers standing in front of her, she felt her scalp tingling.
"Why are you here?"
"Madam Gu, our brothers and I are here to respond to the challenge." Cao Lijia had already thought of the words to respond.
"Isn't it good to stay in Shangjing? Or is the shopkeeper over there being too negligent?" Jin Qianqian didn't think she had such a great reputation to have the son of the Minister of War come to work for her.
Before in Shangjing, no matter how much these people did, they were under the eyes of the emperor. But now they have run to such a far place, which makes her a little surprised.
Cao Liye nervously pushed his elder brother, "Brother..."
"Madam, you misunderstood," Cao Lijia asked the brothers behind him to calm down, "We heard that Madam needed help, so we asked Butler Hu to lead us here.
Several of us brothers are interested in Madam's shipping business, and we also want to take advantage of Madam's help and start our own business.
This is the handwritten letter from my grandfather to Madam Gu."
Lichun, who was beside Jin Qianqian, quickly took the letter, and Jin Qianqian opened it in front of the Cao family's children.
I didn't expect that Lord Cao was so frugal with words. With just a few words, he taught this young man of the Cao family.
What made her feel even more strange was that there were a few banknotes enclosed in the letter?
After calculating it, it turned out to be as much as 10,000 taels.
Does it mean that if I go out to find a job now, I have to pay for it?
I read the letter again from the beginning and found no mention of these banknotes.
"What does Lord Cao mean?"
Cao Lijia, "We brothers have been taught by Madam with great care. She knows that Madam is in need of money right now, so she asked us brothers to do our part."
The words sounded nice, but Jin Qianqian couldn't just accept the money. "Master Cao is really too polite. No matter what, we can't use his money. Please take it back, Master Cao."
Cao Lijia and his brothers took a half step back and said, "We brothers can't make the decision on this.
When I came here, my grandfather told me that since it is in my wife's hands, please deal with it yourself."
At this moment, all Jin Qianqian had in her mind was the three words "old fox".
"I see that you are five brothers, so I will give each of you a share in my sea trade."
Cao Lijia, "We can't do this. It will be hard for us to explain to our grandfather when we go back."
Jin Qianqian, "It's settled, but if you want to go out to sea on a ship, the first thing you need to do is to be familiar with water. I'm afraid you'll have to practice for a while."
The brothers of Cao Lijia showed joy on their faces, which meant they agreed.
Jin Qianqian: "..." Since you are here, can I still refuse?
Cao Liye's face was full of joy, "To be honest, ma'am, although my brothers and I didn't live on the coast, we grew up in the water.
We brothers have been practicing swimming since we were young."
This was a pleasant surprise, but Jin Qianqian didn't show it on her face. "This can save a lot of worry, but ordinary duck swimming won't work on the sea. If you are interested, I can arrange for you to follow someone who is familiar with water and practice for a while."
Although Cao Liye and his men were somewhat unwilling, before they set off, Cao Xiangqian repeatedly told them to obey his orders and not act on their own, so they gritted their teeth and agreed.
Jin Qianqian pretended not to notice their little tricks and asked Mingzhong to throw the people into the military camp the next day. There, someone would take them to feel the turbulence of the sea, which would also make them feel a little awe.
Of course, in addition to the Cao family, this time, Hu Dong transferred more than 40 people to him. These people have their own strengths, which finally alleviated her urgent need for manpower.
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In the prison
Prince Zuo Tengshang silently tapped the scratches on the corner of the wall, and his palms gradually clenched.
"It's time for dinner," the monotonous opening echoed in this cold cell.
The surrounding cells, which had been dead silent, immediately became noisy. The people in the cells leaned on the bars, their eyes fixed on the prison boss who was coming to deliver food.
The jailer didn't even look at them. He placed an appropriate amount of food at the door of each cell. When he left, the wooden trough containing the food was already empty.
"It's this dry, hard black bun again. Can't you exchange it for some rice porridge?"
"Eat it or not, you're still being picky here. Do you believe that next time I won't even give you black steamed buns?" The prison boss didn't even turn around and continued to assign the next cell.
"You are going too far. We didn't use any force against you. Why do you want to lock us up in this place?"
"Hurry up and let us release your prefect, otherwise when our army arrives, it will be too late for you to regret it."
Such shouting is heard in the cell every day, and the prison boss has long been immune to it.
At this time, he came to the door of Prince Zuo's cell, raised the spoon in his hand and knocked on the fence, "Come and eat. Our general is in a good mood today, so I'll give you a snack."
The jailer said this and without waiting for the man to react, he placed a roast chicken on the basin in front of his cell door, along with a small pot of wine.
The prisoners in other cells were not happy about this. They hadn't eaten meat for a long time, and there was also delicious wine. No one could resist.
Unfortunately, what stood in front of them was a solid prison fence, and they could only keep hitting it hard.
"Why? We eat the same food every day, why can't it be different today?"
The jailer stood up and looked back at them, "How is this the same? They have made contributions, but you have to waste our food.
It’s already very good to provide you with this little bit of food every day, don’t think about asking for more.”
The cell suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes were fixed on the prison cell where Prince Zuo was standing.
It’s a pity that the other party is still sitting in the corner, and no one knows what achievements he has made.
Seeing that the jailer was about to leave, some people could no longer hold back and asked in broken Chinese, "Don't lie to us, old man. We can see each other since we entered here. How can the prince achieve merit?
We heard that you have a custom here that when there is a big happy event, you will give preferential treatment to people in prison. Could it be that you, old man, withheld our benefits?"
The prison boss turned to look at the person who had spoken, "This brain is a good thing, but it's different if you don't think about it."
(End of this chapter)
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