Delicate Flower Chapter 78: Ask
After Lin Jue gets the painting, he will definitely find a way to get the map.
In the previous life, they were looking for Master Qian.
That’s why Master Qian’s signature “Chun Shui Tang” was written on the painting in his previous life, and Yu Tang was able to see through the Li family’s tricks in this life.
Now because of her intervention, Master Qian is hiding in Kyoto, and the Li family may not be able to find him.
Even if you can find him, it will take time and energy.
Who will the Li family find to dismantle this painting in this life?
In other words, how long will it take to study in private?
Yu Tang tried his best to put himself in the Li family’s shoes and try to figure out what the Li family would do next. But no matter what the Li family did, what she was more anxious to know now was whether there was anyone else behind the Li family? If so, who?
You know, maritime business is not that easy.
Ordinary people just invest money to participate in individual stocks, which is the least profitable. The real money maker is the fleet. But forming a fleet is not that simple. In addition to having a ship, skilled shipwrights, and experienced captains, you also need to have your own dock, your own warehouse, and be registered with the Municipal Shipping Department… Everything else is easy to say and can be solved with money. But two of them are the most difficult. One is to register with the Municipal Shipping Department, which requires government methods; the other is to have an experienced captain. The former requires generations of officials; the latter requires the background of aristocratic families.
Generations of officials can ensure that no matter who is in charge of the Municipal Shipping Department, the fleet can get the registration and pass without hindrance. Only with a rich family background can we train or have an experienced captain.
The Li family is neither a generational official nor a well-established family. After obtaining the navigation map, they can only find someone to cooperate. To be able to cooperate with their family, they must be from a wealthy family that can meet the above two points.
In the previous life, the Li family and the Lin family joined forces to do business in Fujian.
Eight or nine times out of ten the partners they are looking for are aristocratic families from Fujian.
At this time, Yu Tang only hated that he was from an ordinary background and his vision was not broad enough, so he could not figure out which family the Li family had cooperated with in his previous life.
She had no idea after much deliberation, so she could only ask shopkeeper Tong Da: “Are there any families like this in Fujian?”
Although shopkeeper Tong Da is well-informed, if he looks at the entire government and all the aristocratic families, he does not have the ability and knowledge.
He smiled and said: “I’m afraid not many people in Lin’an or even Hangzhou can answer you for this kind of thing. It’s best to ask the two masters of the Pei family!”
“The second and third masters of the Pei family?” Yu Tang vaguely already had the answer in his heart, but he was a little unwilling to give up. He took a lucky attitude and went to shopkeeper Tong Da first.
Shopkeeper Tong Da smiled and said: “Apart from the two masters, is there any other candidate for Miss Yu? Gu Shen and others must also know that Miss Yu is not related to them, so this kind of thing is not a crime. One person can know it, and of course Mr. Pei is the first choice.”
Yu Tang smiled bitterly.
She had only seen the second master of the Pei family from a distance when the old man of the Pei family was being buried. She probably wouldn’t recognize him if he stood in front of her again. As for the third master of the Pei family, she really wants to find him, but he may not be willing to see her!
Yu Tang suddenly fell into a dilemma.
Shopkeeper Tong Da gave her an idea: “How about asking your father to ask Shen Jiaoyu of the county school? Maybe he knows.”
Yu Tang’s eyes lit up, but he was afraid that if he asked around, he would not get the news, but would make his intentions known to everyone.
“I’ll think about it again.” She said goodbye to shopkeeper Tong Da and was about to go home. Shopkeeper Tong Xiao passed her by and said to shopkeeper Tong: “The third master is back. He just arrived at the dock. , do you want to say hello!”
“I want to go, I want to go.” Shopkeeper Tong Da said hurriedly.
What a coincidence.
Yu Tang thought for a moment and followed shopkeeper Tong to the dock: “I’m also going to say hello to Mr. Pei San. Doctor Yang just left a few days ago.”
Perhaps because of the Pei family’s explanation, Dr. Yang was more attentive than usual during the consultation, and gave Chen a different prescription. After Chen took it, she said she felt much better.
Based on this, Yu Tang felt that he should take the initiative to thank Pei Yan.
Shopkeeper Tong Da took Yu Tang to the dock with a smile.
The pier was still very lively. When everyone saw Mr. Pei San, they saluted him from a distance, but he was expressionless and very arrogant.
Yu Tang curled his lips and walked over with shopkeeper Tong Da.
Pei Yan looked up and saw Yu Tang.
Her black hair was tied high on her head, tied into a bun, and she wore a pair of brown clothes that were not old, but they made her skin smoother, more delicate and fairer, and her face more beautiful. The loose clothes made her already graceful curves look more obvious, and it couldn’t hide the fact that she was pretending to be a man, and she was strutting about it, looking magnanimous and not afraid of others seeing it.
Why does she go out dressed like this again?
Yu Wen doesn’t care about it.
Pei Yan frowned and scowled before Yu Tang came closer. When Yu Tang approached, he said displeasedly: “Miss Yu, why are you here? But what can I do for shopkeeper Tong to help me?” ?”
The first time he met Yu Tang, Yu Tang was fooling shopkeeper Tong Da.
This little girl never goes to the Three Treasures Palace for anything.
She definitely didn’t come to shopkeeper Tong Da for no reason.
Yu Tang felt happy when he heard this.
She was afraid that Pei Yan would ignore her. As long as he answered her, she would always find a way to get Pei Yan to do this for her.
“Master Pei San,” she said enthusiastically, stepping forward to give Pei Yan a blessing, “Yang Yuyi came to see my mother, and also gave her a new prescription. Our family has not been well treated yet. Thank you!”
No need to say thank you.
Just stop using their family’s banner to do anything that damages the reputation of the Pei family.
If it were someone else, Pei Yan would have warned him mercilessly, but he had misunderstood Yu Tang before, so he felt that he should forgive Yu Tang a few times as his apology.
So even though he was dissatisfied, he still didn’t say anything. Instead, he looked at Yu Tang carefully.
Pei Yan then realized that Yu Tang had beautiful eyes. Not only is it dark and bright, but it is also watery, as if it can speak.
Just like this, although she had a smile on her face and looked very lively, there was a bit of cunning in her eyes, which reminded him of those scheming vixens in picture books – although he had never seen it before. What does a vixen look like, but he felt that if there was a vixen, it would be like Yu Tang at this moment.
The problem is, even if he knows that Yu Tang is plotting against him like a vixen, he has already decided to forgive her several times. He can’t just change his mind and deal with Yu Tang after making a decision, right?
Pei Yan quietly took a step back and said, “Miss Yu, what are you going to do?”
He seemed to be no different from usual, but Yu Tang inexplicably caught his moment of hesitation and concession.
Yu Tang didn’t know why Pei Yan had changed like this, but she felt keenly that since Pei Yan helped their family bring justice last time, Pei Yan’s attitude towards her was obviously gentle when he saw her again this time. A lot.
Is it because he knew that he had misunderstood her before?
Guesses are guesses, and Yu Tang is not willing to go against his sudden good luck.
She decided to seize this opportunity immediately and try to get something useful out of Pei Yan.
“Master Pei San, you are so awesome!” Perhaps it was because Pei Yan was too aloof before, or perhaps because Pei Yan’s status in Lin’an City was too high, which made Yu Tang unable to bring him together with Li Jun, Shen Fang and others. On the other hand, she has no burden in flattering Pei Yan. He has seen her in her most miserable state anyway, so what else can she pretend to do, “You have such fiery eyes that you can tell at a glance that I have something to do with you. ”
Pei Yan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her being so straightforward, feeling quite comfortable.
He is most afraid of others beating around the bush with him on these little things. He doesn’t know whether he thinks he is too stupid or wants to appear smart in front of him. He has to spend his time guessing on every trivial matter, but he is caught by him again. See through at a glance.
“Say!” Pei Yan said.
Yu Tang was overjoyed.
She didn’t expect Pei Yan to be so refreshing.
Maybe she used the wrong method before.
Yu Tang was thinking about it, but without any delay in speaking, he said, “Can I have a few words with you alone?”
Pei Yan looked at the pier where people were coming and going, and felt that this was not the place to talk. But he just walked a few steps to the side, stood under an old banyan tree, and said, “If you have anything to do, just tell me!”
It looked like her affairs were not enough for him to find another place.
How proud!
Yu Tang couldn’t help but curse in his heart, but under the eaves, he had to bow his head.
She wanted something he didn’t want to say, and besides him, there was no better person to ask for.
“That’s it.” Yu Tang didn’t dare to complain. She was afraid that if she complained, she would lose this opportunity. She hurriedly followed up, her voice was neither high nor low, and the distance was not far or close. “Wu The master wants to invite my father to do maritime business. The last time I went to your house, I saw how beautiful the painted glazed doors in your flower hall were…”
She observed Pei Yan’s expression.
Pei Yan listened casually, not showing off at all.
It can be seen that it is the old man of the Pei family who thinks those painted glazed doors are beautiful.
Yu Tang didn’t say much more, skipping this topic and continued: “I just thought that you might be familiar with the merchants who sell imported goods, and I wanted to ask you something. Who are the officials in Fujian? I have my own fleet, and I want to see whose fleet is the most powerful, and see if our family wants to follow Mr. Wu in this business.”
She was talking nonsense~IndoMTL.com~ but Pei Yan had no doubts.
Yu Wen was unreliable. This was the impression he had when he knew that Yu Wen had been deceived and still needed his daughter to help him get money for selling paintings. It was rare in Lin’an City to participate in maritime business, but in Hangzhou, there were many girls. In order to make some money for themselves, the family likes to find shares in a fleet. The eldest lady of the Yu family is restless. Knowing this, it is completely logical for her to come up with such an idea.
As for whether this was her own idea, or whether she was acting under the banner of Mr. Wu or Yu Wen, he decided to compensate her anyway, as long as the benefits fell into her hands, it would be fine. These small things He didn’t have the energy or interest to know.
“Why don’t you join the fleet in Ningbo? The fleet in Ningbo mostly sells porcelain and silk, but the fleet in Fujian and Guangzhou mostly sells porcelain and spices. Silk and porcelain are easier to make than spices. “Pei Yan said casually, and then told her what Yu Tang wanted to know, “The largest fleet in Fujian belongs to the Peng family of Fu’an. Their family has always occupied a position in the Shipping Department. The crews were all veterans in their twenties and thirties. So far, there had been an accident five years ago. However, that accident happened to all the fleets that went to sea at the same time, not just the Peng family. If you want to take a stake in the Fujian fleet, the Peng family is your first choice.”
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