"Hong'er has met my cousin." Hong'er brought a pillar to salute Zhao Guodong.
Zhao Guodong was a little surprised. He didn't expect that this child had not looked so handsome in ten years.
"Get up, get up, you've grown so big in a flash. This is."
"Uncle, this is my husband." Hong'er said shyly.
Zhao Guodong was a little surprised, Hong'er was obviously dressed as a girl.
Seeing Zhao Guodong's surprised expression, Hong'er burst into tears. He told Zhao Guodong everything that happened to his family over the years.
Zhao Guodong's eyes also turned red and he said: "I was favored by your parents back then, and I was a bit thin-faced in front of the young master. The Fan family is doing well in Jiexiu. I will avenge you in this matter."
Hong'er knelt down and cried, kowtowed to Zhao Guodong and said, "Hong'er thanked uncle."
Zhao Guodong turned to Zhu Zhu and said: "Although your family bought my niece as a child bride, you must treat her well, otherwise, I, Zhao Guodong, will never break up with you. Although I am just a servant, you must also know the power of the Fan family. .”
Hong'er quickly said: "Uncle, my parents-in-law and husband love me very much. Don't worry, I'm living a good life."
Zhuzi really respected this "cousin" in his heart. There were many ungrateful people in this world. It has been more than ten years since I received the favor from Hong'er's parents. Even though my benefactor is gone, I still remember this kindness. This guy is pretty good.
"Uncle Zhao, don't worry, Hong'er is my wife, I won't treat Hong'er badly." Zhuzi also said.
Hong'er glanced at him secretly, her face extremely happy.
"Get up, get up, you and your wife come to me. Are you encountering any difficulties?"
"Uncle, my husband's family is in the camel caravan business. In the past few years, there have been droughts in Beizhili. The people's life is difficult. The family has a camel caravan, and the people eat the horse's chews, which costs a lot. This The business has dropped a lot in the past two years. I heard that the business here in Zhangjiakou is booming and there are many jobs outside the country. My husband and I wanted to try our luck here. "
"Camel team, that's great. The young master has been worrying about the camel team these past two days. Now he has goods to go to Liaodong, but the camel team is not enough. He is looking for people everywhere. But now is not the time. The Mongols are all here There are a lot of cats and camels in the overwintering camp, but I don’t know what to do.” Zhao Guodong said happily.
Unexpectedly, this time I helped the old friend's child and solved the problem for the young master. It was really the best of both worlds. However, he does things with caution. If Hong'er can tell the past events of that year, it must be her.
She really needs to get to know her husband's family well.
After all, the value of the goods transported this time was very high. If it ran away halfway, I would not be able to explain it to the young master. Moreover, this is the first large-scale transaction with Daikin. It will affect many future cooperations.
"Have your camel team arrived? I have to see with my own eyes. This errand is to Shenyang. It's a long journey, and the transportation is Zunhua's open-hearth steel. It's very heavy. It can't be carried by camels."
Hong'er and Zhuzi looked at each other. Since the master's open-hearth steel production and sales have been liberalized, there is no way to control its leakage. Jiubian in the Ming Dynasty was like a sieve, full of smuggled guards and officials.
Once these steels are sold, there is no way to trace the final buyer.
Zhu Zhu hurriedly said: "Uncle, don't worry. My camels are the best in Zunhua, and they are imported from overseas. Not only are they tall, their fur is thick, but their load capacity is also higher. I can take you to see the camel team. It's the Kelai Automobile Shop just outside the city.
"Okay, it's not that I don't believe you. The young master takes this batch of goods very seriously. It's no small matter. I must be responsible for the main family."
"Uncle, whatever you said, these are all appropriate." Hong'er also said quickly.
Zhao Guodong is a person who does what he says. Immediately, he took several shopkeepers and clerks to the big car shop.
This large car shop is located on the edge of Zhangjiakou. The conditions are average. The houses and everything are Datong shops, which is relatively simple. There are few merchants coming.
However, this was exactly what Zhuzi wanted, so he directly paid for it and bought it all. They have many secrets and a crowded place is not suitable for them to stay.
I saw Hong'er and Zhuzi leading a group of people. Several people brought by Hong'er immediately came to greet them.
"Uncle, these are members of my husband's family. They are all old porters who have been traveling for many years. They still have some skills and can protect the camel team even if they encounter horse thieves." Hong'er introduced.
Zhao Guodong carefully recruited a large number of these people. Going out of town is impossible without bodyguards. This bowl of rice cannot be eaten without the guarantee of force. The horse bandits on the grassland are not vegetarians.
Each of these people looked very strong, with a tough look on their faces.
His face was red, and he looked like he often walked out of the country and was blown by the wind outside the Great Wall. With the plateau red color, it can be seen that Hong'er's words are true. These people are indeed veterans who often travel to the enemy.
"Hong'er, that's good. Your uncle is very satisfied with it. Let's take a look at the camel."
Zhuzhuxin said, can you be dissatisfied? These people are all good people transferred back from outside the mouth by the second wife. All of them have been away on official business for at least ten years. These people are all elites trained by Dongchang. Not to mention the Fan family, even the eight major business groups combined would not be able to gather a hundred people with such experts.
Hong'er brought 25 at a time, and the master also equipped them with double-barreled flintlock muskets and a third-generation flintlock carbine with a shortened barrel. I also brought grenades and even some gunpowder-propelled grenades. Wearing stab-proof underwear inside. With refined cold weapons.
In Ming Dynasty, these people were armed to the teeth.
If the Fan family still doesn't like this type of manpower, they won't need to recruit any more people.
A group of people came to the yard. Zhao Guodong looked around and found that this big car shop was considered shabby even in Zhangjiakou. Too crude. It can be seen that these two children are trying to save money.
This large car shop is surrounded by a long row of mud houses on three sides. The houses are all made of adobe bricks. It is covered with a thatched roof.
To the east of the yard is a wooden fence and gate. The south room is the livestock pen, and the west room is where the shopkeeper and his family plus the kitchen, woodshed, and assistants live. The north rooms are all Datongbu, which are used for camel pullers.
Hong'er and Zhuzi lived in a single room in the west room. There are some single rooms in the west room for the shopkeepers and distinguished people among the guests.
Since Zhu Zhu and Hong'er pretended to be husband and wife, they could only live in one house.
Zhuzhu was also a little helpless, so he had to sleep on the kang and make a bed on the floor himself. Both of them slept in their clothes. Hong'er's face turned red. There is a bit of shyness, but also a bit of joy.
"Lu Yang, go get our camel and show it to the steward of Fan Mansion." Zhu Zhu ordered.
The people under Zhuzi are all intelligence officers. They are different from the people in Dongchang. They all have fair faces and a military temperament.
They all read books and went to military schools. The temperament is obviously different from those of Dongchang banners. They are all sunny boys.
"Hey, Zhu Zhu, I look at these young people, how come they look like people who have read books." Zhao Guodong asked with a smile.
"Uncle, these are all the children of our clan. This time they came out to exercise. After all, the business will be left to them in the future. Our clan found a scholar and opened a restaurant. The uncles at home Brothers, we have all studied for several years."
"This is a very dangerous job outside of town. These young men have also practiced some country skills with the masters of the camel team. Don't worry, they may be young, but they work hard and dare to fight with the horse bandits. There is no bad person in our Chen family."
"Okay, you have more than sixty such good people, including old masters, old swordsmen, and these energetic young people. I am very satisfied. Uncle, let's take a look at your camels. Camels will do, too. Uncle, go and talk to the young master."
