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Chapter 717 Seafood

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    In the east side hall of Tanah Lot Temple, the three masters and apprentices enjoyed the delicacies of the mountains and seas, which made Prince Qian next door cry.

    "Master, try this cucumber fish." Jin Xuezeng presented a plate of steamed large yellow croaker in front of Zhao Hao as if he was offering a treasure.

    ¡°In our Chongming, there is no feast without yellow croaker.¡±

    "Yes, Master, this large yellow croaker is not only delicious, but it can also strengthen the spleen and stomach, replenish qi and replenish essence." Yu Shensi also agreed with a smile: "Master is growing up, so you should eat more."

    Mr. Zhao took a piece of white and tender fish and put it into his mouth. As expected, the meat was tender and tasted sweet.

    He couldn¡¯t help but nodded in approval and asked slowly: ¡°What is the situation of the Shachuan Gang now?¡±

    "Master, the child has no mother, it's a long story. This Chongming Island is at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and there have been people who have made a living by running boats since early on." Jin Xuezeng said these few months, obviously not in vain.

    "But it really flourished during the Yongle period, when the Sanbao eunuchs went to the West. After the fleet returned, it couldn't enter Liujia Port in Taicang because it carried too much cargo and the water was too deep, so it had to dock at Chongming Island first." Jin Xuezeng added.  : "Then hire a local shipping company to transport the goods to Nanjing."

    Yu Shensi removed the fish bones in front of Zhao Hao and gave him a plate of garlic lobster. He laughed softly and said: "This lobster nourishes yin, strengthens the stomach, nourishes the kidneys and strengthens yang. It tastes great"

    Mr. Zhao showed a happy smile like an old father, and while enjoying the food, he listened to Jin Xuezeng¡¯s continued introduction:

    "Now the sand barges on Chongming Island have become a phenomenon. At most, there are tens of thousands of sand barges in Chongming, with 80,000 or 90,000 sailors."

    Zhao Hao clicked his tongue, not sure whether it was because the lobster was so delicious, or because he was sighing at the past glory of Chongming Island.

    "However, when the voyages to the West stopped, the shipping business plummeted. Shipping companies closed down one after another, and the sailors lost their livelihood. At this time, Shen Yilu, the ancestor of the Shen family, established the Shachuan Gang to unite all the shipping companies, unify pricing, and unified management."

    "Without the vicious competition among our own people, we also improved our ability to negotiate with the buyers. The sailors now had enough to eat and regarded the Shen family as their saviors. The Shachuan Gang grew bigger and bigger until they unified Chongming Shipping.  .The position of gang leader has also been passed down to the Shen family for seven generations."

    Zhao Hao asked calmly: "So, this Shachuan Gang has always been named Shen?"

    "It has always been the case, but things changed last year." Yu Shensi said solemnly: "The new leader of the Shachuan Gang, Shen Shuo, suddenly died of illness at a young age and left no heirs. His only younger brother was only eight years old.  How can you afford such a big family fortune?"

    "That's right." Jin Xuezeng couldn't help but laugh: "It's just a gang that runs around in the world. It's the same as the inheritance of the throne in ancient times."

    Yu Shensi glanced at Jin Xuezeng, hating him for interrupting her words.  Then he continued: "So the two elders and thirteen hall leaders of the Shachuan Gang recommended a man named Guo Donglin to be the temporary gang leader."

    After Zhao Hao finished cooking the lobster meat and felt that he had eaten enough, he took the hot towel offered by Yu Shensi, wiped his hands and asked lightly: "Where did this person named Guo come from?"

    "Guo Donglin was originally an old boy from Songjiang. He had not been selected as a scholar for more than ten years. He couldn't bear the blow and jumped into the river. It happened that he was saved by the old leader of the Shachuan Gang, who was Mrs. Shen's father-in-law."

    "He regarded the old gang leader as his adopted father. He made a living in the Shachuan Gang because he had studied for several years and had some brains. The old gang leader relied heavily on him, and later made him a military advisor."

    "Before his death, the old gang leader promoted him to be the deputy gang leader of the Shachuan Gang, asking him to assist Shen Shuo, and together we could make the Shachuan Gang bigger and stronger and create greater glory." Yu Shensi sighed when he said this, his delicate and sensitive  In my heart, it is always easy to cry for others.

    "Who would have expected that within two years, Shen Shuo would also die. His younger brother Shen Teng was too young, and the old people of the Shachuan Gang were worried that it would be inappropriate for others to join him. It would be better for him, an outsider with no roots, to be looked after by the Shen family.  I feel more secure as a gang leader."

    "It is said that at the succession ceremony, he was forced to swear a poisonous oath, saying that when Shen Teng grows up and can take on important responsibilities, he will return the position of leader of the gang to the Shen family and will never stand still." Yu Shensi laughed again.  Voice:

    "But looking at how he has been dominating and stirring things up over the past year, I'm afraid it's Liu Bei who borrows money from Jingzhou again."

    "Isn't that nonsense?" Jin Xuezeng also sneered: "Otherwise, how did the change of seizing the door come about? If you look through the twenty-one histories, how many Zhou Gongs can there be?"

    ¡°We¡¯re talking about the Shachuan Gang, why are we talking so far?¡± Zhao Hao glared at the two disciples who were getting more and more confused.

    But he finally had a general understanding of the current situation of the Shachuan Gang.

    He then asked leisurely: "Where is Mrs. Shen? It doesn't look simple."

    "That's what we worshipA flower in ?? County!  "When mentioning Shen Chen, Jin Xuezeng immediately became energetic. "None of the big girls and little wives in the county can keep up with her.  "

    "It's annoying, Master is still young, why are you talking about this!" Yu Shensi patted his junior brother, and then reported in a serious tone:

    "The disciple has collected all her information, please ask Master to take a look."

    As he spoke, he took out a pamphlet from his sleeve and offered it with both hands.

    Zhao Hao took it over and took a look, and saw "Records of Generals of the Shachuan Gang" written clearly on the cover. When he opened it, he could clearly collect the intelligence of the gang leader Guo Donglin and a dozen other people.

    He was about to praise the five disciples by saying something like "they are big and careful", but when he turned to Mrs. Shen's page, he was speechless and choked.

    I saw that Yu Shensi actually collected all kinds of information about Mrs. Shen¡¯s maiden name, maiden name, height, weight, preferences, personality, favorite colors, favorite food, people she cares about

    On the next page, I drew a full-body color picture of Mrs. Shen coquettishly.  All she could see was her white clothes and plain skirt, her beautiful eyebrows slightly furrowed, arousing pity but also showing a trace of perseverance.  It's really expressive, and a lot of effort has obviously been put into it.

    A line of small characters on the upper right reads ¡®Portrait of Chen Huaixiu¡¯, and a small corner stamp is also used on the lower right.

    Mr. Zhao took a closer look and saw the word "Jianhua" written on the chapter.

    "You are ill and need to be cured." Mr. Zhao glanced at the fifth disciple and sighed sadly.  This is so empty, so boring, and so few beauties

    Yu Shensi lowered his head in shame. Fortunately, he didn¡¯t tell the master that he had also compiled a fragrance tree for the eldest daughter and daughter-in-law of Chongming.

    ??~~

    No matter what, thanks to his disciple¡¯s ¡®paparazzi spirit¡¯, Zhao Hao finally confirmed that Chen Huaixiu of the Shen Chen family was, as he expected, very prestigious in the Shachuan Gang.

    She is not only the daughter-in-law of the Shen family and the widow of the previous gang leader, but also the guardian of Shen Teng, the only descendant of the Shen family.

    ¡°And she is kind, generous, fair and prudent. In the hearts of the gang members, especially the young gang members, she is like the reincarnation of Mazu.

    Mr. Zhao couldn¡¯t help but give himself a thumbs up, this operation will definitely not make a loss

    ps. To be honest with you, my eyes have never recovered, and there are still serious signs in the past two days.  So I have been gritting my teeth and persevering, and endured the pain and shed tears to write this for everyone.  I went to the eye hospital to see the doctor in the afternoon and found out that I had bacterial conjunctivitis, which was quite serious.  You must rest your eyes these days, otherwise it will develop into chronic conjunctivitis.  I gritted my teeth and promised to watch at three o'clock, but I didn't dare to do more. My eyes were red and painful, and I couldn't stand it anymore.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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