Lu Xi'an quickly waved his hand and took a step back: "If I accept this money from you, I will lose my job!"
Grandpa Turtle saw that Lu Xi'an really didn't dare to accept it, so he stopped forcing it and took the silver ingot back. He said with emotion: "No wonder the Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce can do such a big business, you are all so good!"
"The main reason is that Mr. Jin and Mrs. Xiaobei teach well!"
Lu Xi'an asked with a smile: "Grandpa Turtle, do you plan to spend a few days in the East China Sea, or are you going back in these two days? If you go back, I will help you arrange a bunk on the cargo ship and bring you some East China Sea specialties!"
In the feudal era, many businesses would form groups, especially those that required traveling far away.
For example, people who run boats will form a gang. If they encounter water bandits or an accident on the road, members of the gang will help each other.
The work of a discharge worker is more difficult and dangerous than that of a gang, so a gang is naturally needed to keep warm.
There is a special discharge gang in Sichuan and Sichuan, which has been established for many years.
Grandpa Gui is a member of the Fangpai Gang. If Shui Wa had not met Zheng Chiyuan, I am afraid he would have joined the Fangpai Gang in a few years.
The reason why Qing Xinyao was able to deliver the wood so quickly was that he didn't need to organize manpower to arrange the wood, he just went directly to the arrangement gang.
When we were looking for the discharge gangs in Sichuan and Sichuan, we agreed that the imperial court would protect the safety of the discharge workers along the way.
After the raft is safely delivered to the East China Sea, you can also take the cargo ship of the Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce back to Sichuan, with free food and accommodation included throughout the journey.
Most of the discharge workers are poor people who are risking their lives. Maybe there are young and old at home who are hungry. They generally do not stay in the East China Sea for too long. After receiving their wages, they will return to Sichuan as soon as possible.
Although no one is waiting for Grandpa Turtle in Sichuan, Grandpa Turtle is fine in the East China Sea. When Lu Xi'an asked him about his plans just now, he was just polite. In fact, he was already thinking about arranging bunks for Grandpa Turtle and Shui Wa.
As a result, I heard Grandpa Turtle say: "Brother, you mentioned this, I just have something I want to ask you."
"Grandpa Turtle, please tell me," Lu Xi'an nodded: "As long as I know something, I will definitely tell you."
"I think I will settle down in the East China Sea in the future. I wonder if my little brother can help me find a house?" Grandpa Turtle said: "It doesn't need to be too big or too good, as long as it allows my old man to have a place to eat and sleep.
The place would be nice.”
"Master, do you want to live here?" Lu Xi'an was stunned: "Why?"
"General Zheng of the Navy fell in love with Shui Wa and asked Shui Wa to join him as a soldier in the Navy. Old man, I have no children and I expect this kid to throw a brazier for me when I die, so I want to buy one here.
Zhaizi, do some fishing work." Grandpa Turtle replied.
Although Grandpa Turtle can see that Zheng Chiyuan is real
He fell in love with Shui Wa, but Shui Wa was still a half-grown child after all, so Grandpa Turtle was worried after all if he was left alone in the East China Sea.
Previously, the old man thought about finding a wasteland in the East China Sea and building a thatched shed to deal with it. Now that he has money in his hand, he wants to buy a house so that Shui Wa can have a place to stay in the future.
I heard that pirates are now afraid to come to this area. Grandpa Turtle has already thought about it. If he can still have money left after buying the house, he will buy a fishing boat.
Although he can no longer row, he can still catch some fish to support himself. If he is lucky, he might be able to save some money and marry Shui Wa in the future.
"General Zheng of the Navy has fallen in love with Shui Wa?" Lu Xi'an was surprised: "Which General Zheng, General Zheng Chiyuan?"
"Yes, the general mentioned his name, it seems to be Zheng Chiyuan." Grandpa Gui saw that Lu Xi'an knew Zheng Chiyuan, so he asked, "Brother, do you know General Zheng?"
"Who in the entire East China Sea doesn't know General Zheng?"
Lu Xi'an said: "He is the general of the Navy. The entire Navy is under his control. He is now the top leader of the Marine Management Department..."
Lu Xi'an told Zheng Chiyuan's identity, and the two men were stunned for a while.
Grandpa Gui had already tried his best to guess Zheng Chiyuan's power, but he didn't dare to think that Zheng Chiyuan's background was so big.
At that time, Zheng Chiyuan said that he often met with Jin
When they met Feng, Grandpa Turtle actually suspected that he was bragging and was trying to put money on his own face.
Only now do I know that Zheng Chiyuan can indeed see Jin Feng often.
"My dear, didn't you see that General Zheng has such a powerful background?"
Shui Wa was also filled with emotion, and then asked happily: "Brother, that General Zheng promised to take me to see the Imperial Master. According to you, he can really do it?"
"It is indeed not difficult for General Zheng to meet the Master of the State."
Lu Xi'an nodded, then secretly glanced at Shui Wa with envy.
Since Zheng Chiyuan personally told Shui Wa to follow him and also promised to take Shui Wa to see Jin Feng, he obviously valued Shui Wa very much.
With Zheng Chiyuan's identity, Shui Wa will definitely have a bright future if she doesn't make mistakes.
Lu Xi'an just spoke to Grandpa Turtle, and although his attitude was always very good, it was a mandatory requirement imposed by Jin Feng and Tang Xiaobei on all the shopkeepers and clerks of the Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce, and it was just a routine matter for him.
After learning that Zheng Chiyuan fell in love with Shui Wa, Lu Xi'an's mentality changed and he decided to arrange Grandpa Turtle carefully.
He is just an ordinary chamber of commerce guy and has almost no chance of contacting people like Zheng Chiyuan, let alone Jin Feng.
But the appearance of Shui Wa made him see an opportunity.
Shui Wa has just arrived in the East China Sea and is not very old. If he can establish a good relationship with Shui Wa, he will be able to climb up the ladder if Shui Wa is reused in the future.
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Thinking of this, the smile on Lu Xi'an's face became more sincere.
However, he did not approach Shui Wa directly. Instead, he turned to look at Grandpa Turtle and said, "Old man, I will go back and inquire for you. If I find a suitable house, I will inform you as soon as possible."
Many refugees have come to Donghai recently, and some of them are from well-off families. They are afraid of being targeted by bandits and disaster victims at home, so they also come to flee.
In this turbulent era, those who can save money are basically smart people.
After these people arrived in Yuxi Town, they found that the public security in Yuxi Town was good and the development prospects were good, so they all used their family funds to buy houses and prepare to settle down in Yuxi Town.
As more people buy houses, housing prices will naturally go up.
So it is not easy to find a suitable house for Grandpa Turtle.
But Lu Xi'an didn't say anything because he believed that Grandpa Turtle would also inquire about it himself.
When the time comes, he helps Grandpa Turtle get the job done, and Grandpa Turtle will be even more grateful to him.
This can be regarded as the survival ability of little people.
Grandpa Turtle has lived for most of his life and has been in the world, so he naturally has his abilities.
I mentioned Zheng Chiyuan just now because I wanted Lu Xi'an to take him seriously, and I also hoped that Lu Xi'an could help Shui Wa.
Now it seems that the effect is good.
But Grandpa Turtle didn't give in. He remained the same as before and said gratefully to Lu Xi'an: "Then I'll trouble you, little brother!"