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Chapter 62 Being rich is great

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    It was the Qingming Festival, and everyone in Nanjing, from the dignitaries to the common people, prepared incense, candles, paper ingots, and abundant sacrifices, rowed oars with reeds, and took boats out of the city to visit the tombs of their ancestors.  It was said to be a grave sweep, but it was clear that the road was filled with singing and the sound of drums.  People smile and stand in the spring breeze, looking around at the green mountains, lingering in the mist and water, and taking in the elegant and pleasant Jiangnan spring scene like an ink painting.

    When the tomb-sweeping is over, people can¡¯t wait to pick a piece of grassland with beautiful scenery, lay out bamboo mats and curtains, put on the wine and delicacies brought from the city, sing and dance, and return drunk.  It's called tomb sweeping, but it's actually a grand spring outing.

    Zhao Hao stood on the bow of the boat, watching the cruise ships on the river and the tourists on the riverside. He could hear the noise and laughter, and felt like he was back on a long vacation four hundred years ago.  In addition to watching people, I just watch people. It is nothing more than changing from a fashion drama to a costume drama.

    Today, he met Tang Youde early in the morning and took a boat out of the city with great interest, preparing to quietly enjoy the great rivers and mountains of the Ming Dynasty.  Who would have expected that this would be the scene along the way, which made Zhao Hao feel quite disappointed.

    It wasn¡¯t until the flat-top cargo ship sailed far away from Nanjing and sailed upstream along the Yangtze River that the annoying crowds of people disappeared.  Watching the sun shining on the flower fields on both sides of the bank, the startled birds suddenly flew across the water, and taking a deep breath of the fresh suburban air, Zhao Hao finally felt good and turned around.

    But they saw Boss Tang and the workers he had brought with them, huddled in the corner of the stern of the boat with pale faces, as if they were ready to jump off the ship and escape at any time.

    "Huh?" Zhao Hao asked strangely: "Is Boss Tang seasick?"

    "Haha, it's not seasickness, it's people's sickness" Boss Tang said with a wry smile.

    Before, Gao Wu almost scared the whole store to the point of pissing him.  Today, Zhao Hao actually brought ten more fierce-looking, shirtless men.

    As soon as these people boarded the ship, Boss Tang and his group were so frightened that their legs trembled.

    In addition, now that the boat is sailing on the Yangtze River, Zhao Hao looks at the river without saying a word.  The dozen or so fierce men stood quietly beside him, making the atmosphere even more bizarre.

    At this time, a waiter said, "When the boat arrives at the center of the river, they won't ask if we want to eat flat noodles or wonton noodles, right?"  ¡¯

    This completely scared the shit out of Boss Tang and his gang.

    If Zhao Hao hadn't turned around in time and showed his signature warm smile, Tang Youde would have knelt down and begged for mercy.

    "Oh, haha" Zhao Hao looked at the big men on the left and right who were covered in scars and had lumps of tendons, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

    His original intention was to find some fierce men to scare the cunning Tang Youde.  But I didn¡¯t expect that Caijia Alley is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger, and there are so many evil spirits living there.

    "They are all those who have been on the battlefield and killed Japanese pirates." Yu Peng whispered from the side to take credit: "I don't use anyone who has never seen blood."

    "Brother Yu does a good job." Zhao Hao touched his nose and whispered: "It's just too much to do too much. Let them put on clothes quickly, it scares people"

    "Ah, didn't Brother Gao say that the young master likes shirtless people?" Yu Peng was stunned, and quickly waved his hand and said: "Put on your little coat quickly."

    Those fierce men quickly put on the coats or vertical brown jackets wrapped around their waists to block those horrific scars.

    ??~~

    The air on the cargo ship finally started flowing again.

    Tang Youde walked up to Zhao Hao with a wry smile and said, "The master's power is really impressive."

    "Don't think too much, Boss Tang, it's not aimed at you." Zhao Hao comforted with a fake smile: "Aren't you afraid of being bullied when you go to the countryside for the first time?"

    "Young master, just put your heart back in your heart. Now in this lean time, we are the God of Wealth descending to earth. Who dares to bully us?" Tang Youde laughed and said: "When we get to the end of the field, these warriors might as well stay and watch the boats, so as not to cause trouble to the villagers.  Panic affects silk collection.¡±

    "Uh, okay" Zhao Hao always kept his word. Since he listened to Tang Youde when it came to collecting silk threads, he would not make his own decisions.  However, he still asked a little strangely: "Why do you have to go up the river? Can't you get silk outside Nanjing?"

    "It can be harvested." When talking about the business experience, Tang Youde said with excitement: "But firstly, the price of silk in the suburbs of Nanjing is 20% higher than that in other places. Secondly, this kind of hoarding is mainly to secretly attract goods, of course.  The further away the better.¡±

    "Yeah." Zhao Hao nodded. People say, "With a pig-like face and a bright heart," they probably refer to people like Fatty Tang.

    "Besides, we don't have to go too far. We will only go a hundred and twenty or thirty miles to Dangtu County to collect the silk." Tang Youde smiled again and said: "Although it is slower to sail upstream, the wind is favorable.  It will arrive early tomorrow morning."

    "Oh" Zhao Hao couldn't help but regret when he heard that he would have to spend the night on the boat.  He thought he would do it that day?Go ashore and live in the countryside.

    ??~~

    The cargo ship moved slowly upstream under the combined action of sails and oars.

    At noon, the boss of the boat lowered the net at the stern.  After going out for a few miles, I dragged the net in. The fish hanging in the net were jumping alive on the deck, and I gained a lot.

    Zhao Hao looked curious, so he went over to watch the boat boss pick the fish off the net, and saw that in addition to the common crucian carp and silver carp in the river, there was actually a shad about one foot long.

    Four hundred years later, the price of this item would be extremely high, and it would be extinct for many years due to excessive hunting and other reasons.

    He couldn¡¯t help but feel a little excited, wishing that he could not show off to others. I actually saw a wild shad, and it was so big!

    Looking at the rosy cheeks of the shad, the boat boss said with some regret: "It's a pity that it's the second-generation 'cherry red', so it should be steamed for the two distinguished guests."

    When Zhao Hao heard this, he secretly swallowed his saliva.  There was nothing to do on the boat, so he stood by the stern stove, stretched his neck, and watched people handling the shad intently.

    Seeing that he looked like he had never seen the world, Tang Youde couldn't help but wonder: "When the young master was in the house in the past, not to mention the 'cherry red' of the second wave, it was a tribute to the first wave. I must be able to enjoy it every year."

    "Well, that's natural" Zhao Hao coughed dryly and hurriedly concealed his sigh: "I'm justlooking at things and missing people. I think of my ancestors who couldn't even eat this 'cherry red' this year"

    While he was talking, a luxurious three-story passenger ship was sailing down the river. When the two ships crossed each other, flying water splashed on the deck, almost ruining Zhao Hao's delicious food.

    ¡°It¡¯s great to have money?!¡±

    Tang Youde glared at the big ship with an angry face. After seeing the "Wu Ji" flag hanging on the ship, he couldn't help but swallow his words.  Because the flat-top cargo ship he hired also belonged to Wu Ji.

    He then changed his words gloomily: "Having money is great."

    ??~~

    The top floor of the three-story ship is a spacious cabin with elegant decoration.  In order to facilitate the owner to enjoy the river view, the servants removed the windows on all four sides and allowed the warm river breeze to pass through the hall.

    The mahogany floor is covered with a large carpet embroidered with peonies, precious orchids are placed, and there is a Boshan stove that smokes cigarettes.

    The graceful and beaded proprietress of Wuji, Mrs. Ye, was wearing a homely Suzhou embroidered short-breasted jacket. She knelt down beside the sandalwood table, twisting two silver chopsticks in her hands, and was concentrating on the plate of shad in front of her.

    Although this shad is good, it has too many spines.  I saw her carefully picking out the tiny and messy fish bones one by one and placing them in a small Ding kiln cup aside.

    After all the fish bones were picked out, Ye Shifang presented the plate of shad in front of Zhao Liben.

    "My lord, please use it."

    Zhao Liben wore a black gauze hat, a loose brocade robe, a green gemstone ring on his hand, and a huge yellow jade pendant like an oval hanging from his waist, looking like a carefree rich man.

    He plucked the anchovies on the plate a few times and ate only a few pieces of meat. Then he put down his chopsticks, took a sip of the 'Yao Zi Xue Qu' in the cup, and sighed with loss of appetite:

    "So what about the anchovies that are the tribute to headaches? You will get tired of them if you eat too much"

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