The girl, dressed in a snow-white silk shirt, was sleeping snugly in a rattan box, making a subtle "whirling" sound. Her well-behaved look was like the little princess in a fairy tale who was most favored by her father.

The lid was opened little by little, and the small space was filled with the faint aroma of wine, and a sweet smell, like the smell of osmanthus mixed with honey, which made people feel itchy. The little princess-like girl was

Curling up, her arms were pillowed under her head, and her other hand was still hanging on the inner wall of the rattan box. It seemed that she had been resisting the shaking of the rattan box just now, and fell asleep unknowingly.

She was about 14 years old, with a cute little round face with some obvious blushes, like traces of sunlight. Her little face was so delicate that it seemed to have been carved, and every bit of it was exquisite.

She is beautiful. Her black hair is braided on her head, giving her a very sassy look. There are a few wavy curls scattered around her ears, her nose is also upturned, and with long eyelashes, she looks like a doll.

Jin Shiqi couldn't bear to look away, and he didn't dare to make a sound for fear of disturbing her. He squatted beside the box to guard her, and after a while, he heard a "rumbling" sound in his throat.

Who sent it? Was it sent to assassinate me? I don’t have any enemies? Why didn’t I take action? The shape of her lips is so beautiful, she must not be a bad girl. Or, who sent her to me to pamper me? This idea

It's so evil. A beautiful and young girl, it's more like she was adopted by him as his daughter.

"Can I be carried out?" Jin Shiqi thought to himself.

He stretched out his hands and gestured for a long time without daring to touch her. Finally he gritted his teeth and grabbed his hands up - he grabbed the handle of the rattan box and tried the weight. The feeling in his hands was very light, and Jin Shiqi relied on his excitement

The brute force of his state lifted the girl and the rattan box together. He was very strong at this moment.

But where to move her? The bedroom? Don’t even think about it... Or put her on the desk? Will she be damaged by the wind? Will she melt in the sun? Should she close the windows first? This "gift"

"It fell from the sky and knocked Jin Shiqi into a panic.

Suddenly, the little princess took a deep breath and slowly woke up.

"Where is this boat going?" She said sleepily, as if she was still dreaming. Her voice was soft and hoarse, and then she opened her eyes. The two of them were so close at the moment, and the breath on her body was floating all the time.

When he turned to him, his arms became sore.

The girl saw the current situation clearly and saw the open window, and smiled: "Are you going to throw me away?"

"No, no."

"It took a lot of effort to sneak in." She took another breath of the fragrant smell of alcohol and finally came to her senses. Her beautiful almond-shaped eyes brightened at this moment. She looked at him with energy and shouted -

"Brother Jin Shiqi?"

Brother Jin Shiqi took a breath and said, "Hey!" He responded with a stern voice, "Do you know me?"

"I don't know you." She rubbed her eyes, "But I know you can protect me."

"...That's right!" Jin Shiqi responded. "Who bullied you?"

"It's a long story, brother, please put me down first, okay?"

Only then did he realize that he was still carrying her, and he quickly placed her on the ground together with the packing box. The little girl stood up, like a young girl born from a shell. For a girl of this age and age,

For a child, she has a pretty good figure. Although she is not tall, she is graceful, delicate and charming. How did she curl up in the box just now?

She looked around the room, then stepped out of the rattan box lightly and sat on the chair next to her. She sat there slantedly, her hands elegantly folded on her knees, and stared at Jin Shiqi, looking up and down. She

There is something very attractive hidden in that innocent round face. Her eyelashes are very long, and her eyes are as clear as water, and her eyes are so scary at such a young age.

"You don't ask me who I am?"

Jin Shiqi's brain has been in a state of hypoxia, and he has long been confused. "Actually, I'm waiting for you to say it yourself."

She took out a small folded piece of paper from her waist and handed it over. The piece of paper was warmed by her body temperature. He unfolded it and saw a line of scrawled, flamboyant, and ugly handwriting on it——

"Jin Shiqi, you are taking good care of my granddaughter Xiaoyao. I know that you are a romantic child. If you dare to touch her, I will castrate you from the end of the world."

The signature turned out to be: Ding Xi.

Jin Shiqi's chin fell to the ground with a thud. The little girl in front of him turned out to be the granddaughter of the old pirate Ding Laoxi. Brother Jin Shiqi looked at the little girl with twinkling eyes, wondering why the old thief handed her over to

In my own hands? I'm not familiar with that old guy and haven't met him yet. How can he trust me so much? He's very irresponsible! Is this a trap? Is it a joke? Is he being forced into helplessness? No

Could it be that Ding Laoxi remembered the wrong person?

"Xiao Yao?" he shouted.

The girl quickly stretched out a fragrant finger and shook it gently, "Shh, keep your voice down."

Jin Shiqi asked hurriedly, "You claim to be the granddaughter of Senior Ding? What proof do you have?"

"Isn't that what you have in your hand? Oh, you can't read?"

"Anyone can write this thing. If it says 'To the messenger a thousand taels of silver', should I give it to him too?"

"If it is written like that, it is definitely false. My grandpa will never ask for just one thousand taels." The girl said proudly, "Don't worry, no one in Guangdong dares to write the name 'Ding Xi' carelessly."

"Ha, I'll write a hundred of them for you to read."

She couldn't help but giggle, "Then you're dead."

Jin Shiqi couldn't do anything to her, so he pointed to the rattan box on the ground and said, "Squat down inside, I'm going to throw you out."

"You don't believe it if you know it." Xiaoyao thought for a moment, "Okay, let me give you a proof." She took a deep breath and said quickly: "Listen, 4500 stones in the second year of Tianqi, 9600 stones in the third year of Tianqi, and 9600 stones in the fourth year of Tianqi.

12,000 shi per year, 27,000 shi in the fifth year of Apocalypse, 12,000 shi in the first half of the sixth year of Apocalypse, and an estimated 16,000 shi in the second half of the year, Phew! Brother, did you remember anything?"

Jin Shiqi felt a shock in his head. He remembered this set of data, which was the amount of the criminal private salt transaction between Ding Laoxi and the Guangxi military that lasted for several years. Not many people knew this data! At this moment, she was actually cracking

She memorized it and her memory is really good. Should I kill her and silence her?

Is she really Ding Laoxi’s granddaughter?

But Jin Shiqi is still dubious. Although the data is hidden, it cannot be concluded that she is Ding Laoxi's family. In addition, the arrival of this girl is too fairy tale, but she is really charming, and she is in line with the "enchanting spirit" mentioned by Wu Yongbo before.

"Female Legend". If this little girl is really the daughter of the legendary woman, my God, have all the wishes he made with the Poseidon come true?

Jin Shiqi nodded, "Poseidon... I want to ask, why are you here?"

"I finally believe me, it took a lot of words, I hate it." She pointed a finger at Jin Shiqi, and then poked the finger in the center of her newly swollen chest, "You have to take care of me for a while.

Protect me, don't let me starve to death, and don't let others bully me, you can't bully me either."

"Okay!" Brother Jin Shiqi agreed. He asked again: "Who else would bully you besides me?"

"Should I tell you?" she said to herself, "I'd better tell you. My grandpa suspects that Lu Baidao is the bad guy you call 'Mr. Lu'. Lu Baidao colluded with the government...

It’s not the government offices that my grandpa is familiar with. The situation in Guangzhou is very chaotic. It’s not that Guangzhou is chaotic. It’s just that the people in my family may be facing each other with swords and swords. In short, I can’t live in those places on weekdays, because I will be found by Lu Baidao.

But now I can’t be sure that he is really a bad person. Although Lu Baidao is not stupid, he didn’t expect that I would be here with you, so he probably wouldn’t have guessed. Brother, am I talking nonsense? Don’t blame me, I’m so tired.”

"I actually understand." Jin Shiqi said hurriedly. "In short, Lu Baidao may harm you, but I will definitely protect you, right?"

"Brother, you are the smartest." She sighed, "Originally, grandpa asked me to hide my identity and not tell you that I was Xiaoyao. I pretended to be another identity, such as a Siamese princess or the daughter of a Malay businessman.

She is the daughter of the Senba family. But I said, brother, you have sharp eyes and you will definitely see through me. How bad would that be? I just need to be honest with you, am I right?"

Jin Shiqi secretly said: "Well, you grandparents have been honest with me. But I came here to do some business and relax. I thought I would come over for a meeting, have a drink, buy some boats, and quickly go back to Guangxi.

.There are women who are a hundred times gentler waiting for me in Guangxi, and there are ten villages waiting to be tortured! Now I have to get involved in the grudges of this wealthy family, can I go back alive?"

"Don't be afraid, I will protect you." Jin Shiqi took her in, "Then where will you sleep?"

…

The suite where Jin Shiqi lived was divided into two rooms, the inner and outer rooms. The inner room was the bedroom, which was occupied by that little girl.

Jin Shiqi summoned his servant Jin Cai and his personal soldier Wang Lai, and told them, "There is a woman in my room, don't ask too much about the details, and don't let outsiders know." The two guys understood it and thought they understood something, but they didn't say anything more.

The words are so clever.

Jin Shiqi settled down for a while and returned to the room. Xiaoyao was standing by the window, quietly staring out the window at the gorgeous courtyard of the "Jincai Building". Downstairs, there were continuous shades of trees, green bricks and black tiles, and laughter could be faintly heard.

She made a sound of silk and bamboo. She hooked a curl on her temples with her hand and twisted it around, as if she was waiting for something.

"You didn't bring your maid?"

"It's troublesome." Xiaoyao shook her head, "I brought two of them with me when I came here, but they both got into trouble on the way. It's a pity."

She suddenly turned around and asked him calmly: "Lu Baidao hasn't come to see you yet?"

"Mr. Lu? I've been waiting for several days." Jin Shiqi waved his hand, "He is chasing his flood, and I am waiting for my river flood, which is not less than these three or two days."

"He did it on purpose." Xiaoyao said, "As long as you spread the word and say that you are adjusting the delivery ratio of that business, he will definitely come to see you."

"Proportion?"

"You bought 'Baisha' (private salt) from my grandpa. Didn't you pay for it in iron and copper? You just said you thought the goods were heavy and wanted to pay the bill with silver, so spread the word. Nalu Bai Dao will run away in half a day.

Come."

When Xiao Yao said this, Jin Shiqi suddenly understood. At that time, the two giants were doing business through barter. The Guangxi army collected silver, horses, copper and iron from the chieftains in Guizhou and Yunnan.

Miscellaneous. Among them, copper and iron metals have to be transported to Guangzhou as the cost of purchasing private salt. But in this era, copper and iron are all pipe products, among which "copper" is strictly exported, and Lu Baidao must have a way to deal with it.

Those copper and iron, gain greater profits.

I really can’t imagine that these words came out of this little girl’s mouth. She is indeed a pirate’s daughter who has long been in charge!

Jin Shiqi's degree of confirmation of Xiao Nizi's identity increased from 30% to 40%. Basically, he still needs to be on guard.

Xiaoyao said softly: "But I guess he will come immediately after I come. Don't betray me."

"I promised to protect you."

"You are a good person." She said firmly.

"..." Jin Shiqi nodded, "How much do you know about me?"
To be continued...