Veteran boatman Yu Bo was a versatile talent, not only a skilled sailor but also skilled in boat repairs. As soon as Lu Kai's boat arrived, Yu Bo would inspect it thoroughly. As long as there were no problems, they would be able to set sail again quickly.
Kang Yueran envied Lu Kai for having Uncle Yu. "Sure, it will be almost winter when you come back. In the winter, please help me teach boatmanship."
Yu Bo was Lu Kai's servant, who had signed a death contract. "No problem! Let him accompany your people for a run. However, from north to south, we will encounter many docks along the way. Yu Bo is not very familiar with the conditions of these docks."
"That's fine. I'll get Manager Ma Shunma from Master Ou."
Lu Kai opened his mouth wide and gave a thumbs up. "Sister Yueran, you're really awesome. Ma Shun, he's the second-in-command of the Ou family's fleet. How did you convince Master Ou? He's such a stingy person."
Kang Yueran was very proud to have Ma Shun. "I helped Mr. Ou once before, and he owed me a favor. I also explained the righteousness of the matter to him, and he gave him to me."
"Master Ou will be in pain for several days." Thinking of Ou Jiuyan's distressed look, Lu Kai laughed unkindly.
The goods Lu Kai brought back sold quickly, with Meng Dechang buying all the ginseng by himself. With more merchant ships coming to Anzhou, there was no need to worry about not being able to sell the goods.
Kang Yueran pointed to a warehouse and told Lu Kai that all the goods she had prepared were in that warehouse.
Uncle Yu was curious about the new boat, but after listening to the He family's shipbuilder's explanation, his face lit up with joy. He was a skilled sailor, not just for a living, but also because he truly enjoyed sailing.
While touring the new ship, he tested Kang Yueran's three new shipbuilders, and the He family's shipbuilding master judged their mistakes and made supplements.
Finally, he called a group of people to go sailing out for a walk.
After returning, Yu Bo told Kang Yueran bluntly, "The three of them all know how to use the sails to sail and can row, but they are not experienced. Master Kang can keep them."
"Uncle Yu, if I ask them to make the journey from Anzhou to Ningzhou, do you think they can do it?"
Yu Bo weighed the pros and cons in his mind, "With the three of them, plus the twenty guys trained by my grandfather, we can sail two boats to Ningzhou."
Two boats are pretty good! "Thank you, Uncle Yu. I'll have to trouble you to continue teaching me when you come back!"
Yu Bo bowed and said, "I don't deserve a single word of thanks from the master. If you have any more men, you can send twenty more."
"Yes, yes, I have hundreds of people. I will send twenty of them to your boat tomorrow. Thank you, Uncle Yu!"
Uncle Yu bowed and left.
Kang Yueran told the three old boatmen about the wages. All three were very satisfied and expressed their willingness to sign employment contracts.
Kang Yueran had planned to ship some of his own porcelain for the first time, but Meng Dechang came to him and said he had a batch of medicinal herbs to ship to Ningzhou and he was in a hurry, but he had to arrange a date with Master Ou.
Kang Yueran hesitated for a moment and then agreed. Later, the Wang family also came and asked Kang Yueran to help transport a batch of cotton cloth, which was not so urgent.
She knew that the Wang family was willing to take care of her business, so she agreed.
Kang Yueran appointed Ma Shun as the general manager of the Kang fleet and handed over all matters to Ma Shun.
He also handed over the twenty men that Lu Kai had trained to Ma Shun, asking him to teach them well. He also comforted Ma Shun, saying that it was not because he did not trust him, but because there were ten ships and no matter how capable Ma Shun was, he could not split himself up.
Ma Shun often dealt with all kinds of people and had a pair of eyes that were very accurate in judging people. He believed Kang Yueran's frank words and quickly promised that he would never keep them privately.
At the end of June, Kang Yueran chose a beautiful spring day and personally followed the two ships south.
Capital
Duke Lu frowned after reading a secret letter, which said that Kang Yueran would personally sail south.
He didn't think Kang Yueran was just doing business, he felt that Kang Yueran must have an intention. He dared to extend his hand to the southwest, which was something Duke Lu could not tolerate.
He returned to his study, wrote a letter, and ordered someone to send it to Huaizhou at full speed.
The servant from the study came to report that Aunt Liu had arrived.
Duke Lu's eyelids twitched. "Tell her I'm busy and ask her to go back!"
Aunt Liu knew that Duke Lu was avoiding her, and she cried and shouted to go in.
Duke Lu was sitting in the room, feeling very upset when he heard this. "Let her in!"
"Master, you must save Qi'er!" As soon as Concubine Liu entered the room, she threw herself into Duke Lu's arms.
This pounce made Duke Lu's heart tremble unconsciously. He pushed Aunt Liu away and said impatiently, "Enough, what's the point of crying?"
"Master, everyone in the capital knows who Lu Fang is. He's deliberately taking advantage of Qi'er. How could you agree to the Lu family's marriage proposal?"
Duke Lu was also unwilling to agree, but he had no choice... "Did I agree to it? It was the Crown Prince who agreed! There's no point in telling you all this. You should prepare Qi'er's wedding well. With me here, Lu Fang won't dare bully Qi'er."
"Master, go talk to the Crown Prince again. Qi'er can't get married! Why not let the Sixth Miss marry? The Sixth Miss is only one year younger than Qi'er."
"Lu Fang is holding Qi'er, so what's the point of letting the sixth girl marry him? Marry Lu Fang or become a nun. Choose one for Qi'er!"
Aunt Liu collapsed on the ground, crying uncontrollably. She didn't want either of these two choices.
After all, she was the person he had loved for more than twenty years. Duke Lu helped Concubine Liu up and softened his tone, "Don't cry, please bear with it for now, Qi'er. I will always stand up for Qi'er in the future." At the end, his face was full of coldness.
Wan Qi'er's marriage was already irreversible, but Wan Guochao's position as Crown Prince hadn't been secured yet. Her constant crying would only make Duke Lu even more annoyed with her. "Master, I don't understand your affairs outside, but you have to promise me that you won't let Qi'er suffer."
Concubine Liu's 'sensible' attitude made Duke Lu feel even more guilty. "Don't worry, Qi'er has only been wronged temporarily. I promise that I will always seek justice for Qi'er."
Aunt Liu wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said, "I believe you, Master. I am a woman of honor, Master, please don't bother with me."
"You are Qi'er's biological mother, so you can't stay out of this matter. Stop crying and go back to comfort Qi'er."
"Well, Master, please take care of your business. I'm going to talk to Qi'er."
In order to win over Chai Shilun, Chai Shirong secretly agreed to the marriage between Lu Fang and Wan Qier, and used his status as the prince to force Duke Lu to agree, which made Duke Lu very angry.
His eyes narrowed slightly and he clenched his fists tightly. After years of training, he actually raised an ungrateful person. Fortunately, he still had other choices!
The Duke Lu's Mansion agreed to the Lu family's marriage proposal, and the news soon spread throughout the capital.
Chai Shijing carried two kilograms of tea to his teacher Du Ruhui's house.
Du Ruhui personally took the tea leaves and told the servant to boil some water. "It just so happens that the tea you sent last time is almost finished. The tea you sent here tastes better than the ones sold in the shop."
These teas come from several old tea trees in Kang Yueran's space, and they taste indeed better.
"It was sent by Yueran. As long as the teacher likes it!" He also felt that the tea sent by Yueran was better than the one sold in the shop.
Du Ruhui also set aside a tea room in his home, and the two sat across from each other. He asked, "What business have you come to see me about today? Is it also about Duke Lu's daughter's marriage?"
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