In particular, some overseas technologies are more advanced than theirs, such as the colored glass and various seven-piece gadgets that were introduced in the past few years. They made a lot of money in the Dazhou Dynasty. In particular, colored glass is rare, and sea transportation is difficult. It is difficult for large wooden ships to cross the strait, reach the other side, and then bring back things from the other side, so the price of colored glass remains high.
The princes and some greedy people wanted to interfere in sea transportation, but they were rejected by City Lord Yu and reported directly to the emperor. After all, 30% of the profits from sea transportation now go directly to the emperor's private treasury, which is why City Lord Yu is not worried that others will interfere in sea transportation.
When they arrived at Qiong Island by boat, Wang Shiyu found that the old man finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his expression was more lively than before. However, there was something flashing in the old man's eyes that made Wang Shiyu a little confused. She didn't understand why he suddenly became so excited one night, as if something he had planned had succeeded.
After the old man and Master Xie settled their bills along the way, she watched Master Xie slowly leave the town with the carriage and horses. Master Xie didn't even turn his head back, and left in a hurry. This attitude made her feel a little strange.
Then the old man took his family to the town. The passes for all eight members of their family were with Wang Shiyu, but Zhou Qingyun did not have a pass and could only enter the town as a refugee. Grandpa took his father to the town and was responsible for arranging the accommodation for these refugees.
Most of the people in this town were exiled here. Because their descendants were not allowed to leave this place for generations, a town was gradually formed here for them to live in. Moreover, the people here are very tolerant of refugees. Even the Wang family did not take a pass, but chose to come here as refugees.
Because of the instructions of their parents, the local people are extremely xenophobic. It takes a long time for every new refugee or person exiled here to slowly integrate into local life. For example, if the Wang family wants to apply for a homestead to build a house after coming here, it will take several years to get the approval. But the old man is rich, so he just buys it with money.
So the old man directly took out two hundred taels of silver and bought a residential land in the town of Qiongdao. Because the old man gave a lot of money, the mayor did not make things difficult for him. Instead, he found him the foundation of a somewhat abandoned house.
According to the mayor of the town, this place was originally inhabited by a family surnamed Zhao. However, because the family was too poor and had no money to marry a wife, they had no descendants and became extinct. So after that person died, the house was taken back by the mayor. It happened that the Wang family came and took out so much silver, so he took out the house. The old man was also very considerate and took out another fifty taels of silver and gave it to the mayor privately as a thank you for the house he specially chose for them.
In fact, these fifty taels of silver are enough to build a small courtyard here, but since the mayor has this intention, they can't afford to miss out on this little money. They might as well just buy it directly. What if the mayor holds a grudge against them and causes trouble in the future?
Maybe the people here don't like to communicate with outsiders. Even if they pass by face to face, they basically don't look sideways. Or maybe it's because they were taught by their elders before. The people here rarely talk. Even if they see strangers like them, they can just walk past without looking sideways.
Without even raising his head, Wang Yizu, who originally wanted to ask these people for some information, shut his mouth silently. He didn't dare to say anything more, fearing that these people would directly drive them out of the town, and even more afraid that these people would react with stress and beat them up.
Although Wang Shiyu is young, she is quite knowledgeable. When she sees these people, she always has a weird feeling. It seems that this place was made like this on purpose. She doesn't understand why her grandfather didn't choose to live in Jizhou City, but came to the small island of Qiongdao and found such a place to live that was difficult for him to understand. This place is clearly a nest specifically for training killers.
That’s right, Wang Shiyu felt that this should be a place where powerful families specially train themselves to be deadpools or killers. Everyone here has a faint bloody aura, and even the air exudes a repressive atmosphere.
Her grandfather could actually walk straight to the place where they bought the house without looking around, as if he was a little too familiar with the place. But as far as she knew, his grandfather seemed to have never left Luojia Village since he was stranded in Luojia Village as a child. What was going on?
Wang Shiyu felt a little strange about the way Grandpa walked and Men Qing'er's attitude. Even after buying the house, Grandpa's attitude became even stranger.
So her thoughtful gaze fell on the old man, but because of her long-standing trust, she did not ask directly. Instead, she thought that if the old man really had something wrong, he would tell her, so she kept the matter in her heart. Mainly because she believed that her grandfather would not harm her family, because every time something happened, her grandfather would be at the forefront. She could not assume the worst of the old man who protected his family like this.
Looking at his parents, uncle and aunt, and their joyful eyes that seemed to be about to settle down, Wang Shiyu became more determined in her thoughts. It should be that the old man didn't want to be hunted again, or didn't want his original family to be involved in it, so he chose a no-man's land.
After arriving at the abandoned house, it was quite large, with two small courtyards. Although there was a lack of supplies here, the people here seemed to have no shortage of money and lived very well. This made Wang Shiyu more certain that this place was definitely a place dedicated to training killers.
There are two courtyards, blue brick and tile houses, and even fragments of colored glaze can be seen in the courtyard. There are a total of thirteen rooms.
Wang Shiyu chose a room on the right side of the second entrance, because this place was closer to the front yard, so she could find out about anything happening the fastest. Since there were no servants here, the yard had to be cleaned by their family themselves.
In order to better understand the situation here, Wang Shiyu directly asked a well-known local know-it-all to inquire about the distribution of this place. Later, he learned that although this is an island, there are more small islands around it, and those who have just been exiled here will be directly arranged on the small islands over there.
Nowadays, it is not like our time when we fought for every inch of land. Generally, no one wants an island like this, so basically only refugees and bandits who have committed serious crimes will invade those places. Otherwise, no one is willing to go there to suffer.
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