Fight the Giants

  Chapter 375 Misfortune is unpredictable

  Mu Yan got the news earlier.

   Immediately sent people to the waters near Ningbo to check the situation.

   When the news began to spread in Beijing, and when it reached Huo Xi's ears, Mu Yan had already invited him to the private room of the restaurant.

   "Is the news true? The boat really capsized, and people and goods are gone? The boat coming back from Hirado, Wa country?"

  Seeing that she was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, knowing that she was worried about her uncle's safety, Mu Yan comforted her.

"I don't know yet. I have sent people to the nearby waters to inquire about the situation. The fishermen along the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang only said that the boats came back from the direction of the East Ocean. It is not sure which country in the East Ocean they came back from. It may have returned from the Wa Kingdom, or it may have come from the Big and Small Ryukyu Kingdoms. , or North Korea, it’s all possible.”

   "Did the fishermen say that they saved lives? It's not a stormy time, so why did the boat capsize?"

  The boats that go out to sea must be at least 1,000, and more than 1,500. How could such a big ship capsize without encountering strong winds.

  Since Huo Xi got the news, he couldn't sit still.

  I want to visit Ningbo for myself.

  If something really happened to uncle, how could her mother bear it.

"Don't worry, I sent people to investigate as soon as I heard the news. It's only Dongyue now, maybe they haven't returned yet. It doesn't have to be because of strong winds, or they may encounter hidden reefs. Then There are many hidden reefs and undercurrents in this area of ​​water. It is also possible that the sailors may make mistakes in operation.”

   It's all back to the sea area of ​​​​the Wei Dynasty, how could it encounter a hidden reef.

  The straight-line distance from Ningbo to Hirado is shorter than the distance from Ningbo to Guangzhou Port. It’s a route I’ve been familiar with in the past two years. How could it capsize at my door?

  Huo Xi was not comforted at all. Mu Yan said a lot, but she didn't listen, feeling panicked.

   This trip only cost hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, as long as the person is alive. Uncle is good at water, so he can survive until rescued by nearby fishermen.

  Huo Xi couldn't sit still.

Mu Yan couldn't see it, "you'd better stay in the capital with peace of mind, don't even think about inquiring about it yourself. I've already sent people to inquire about the news, Longxing and the other three companies have also sent people. Our news is faster than you. And rest assured to wait for the news in the capital."

   "Then as soon as you have news, someone will notify me immediately. Tell me any news, good or bad..."

   Mu Yan glanced at her and nodded.

  Huo Xi couldn't sit still, so he pushed this year's bonus money to the other party, and left the table to go back.

  Mu Yan sighed, and ordered Li Yi: "Let Qian San Kun Si go in person, and fly pigeons to send letters to Ningbo while riding fast."

"yes."

  Huo Xi went back to the shop, but Shen Qianzhong was not there, the accountant said that he had gone out to inquire about news. Huo Xi sat for a while, but didn't sit still, got up and went to Pei's house.

  The concierge told her that the master and the young master were not there, and Huo Xi also said that she wanted to find his young mistress.

  Pei Youjing's wife is a daughter of Wan's family. Wan's timber trip also went to sea together. The father and son are not here, so you can just ask Wan's.

   Unexpectedly, the concierge said that Wan Shi was not there either. Looking for Huo Zhong, he was not there either.

  Huo Xi became more and more anxious. After thinking about it, he raised his legs and went to Wanjia.

  Only when he reached the gate of Wanjia, he found that many people surrounded the gate of Wanjia.

   hurriedly stepped forward to inquire.

   "Let Wan Caixing come out! Don't hide in it and make no noise, we know their father and son are at home!"

   "That's right, let Wan Caixing and Wan Jingyu come out! It was well said at the beginning, everyone went to sea to make money together, but now something happens, just be a coward!"

   "Come out, Wan Caixing, come out!"

  The crowd at the gate was furious. An old woman was still sitting on the ground at the gate, slapping her legs and crying bitterly, saying that her poor son would not come back this time, and it hurt her so much. A young woman stood beside her and wiped her tears.

  Neighbors on one street opened their doors one after another, poking around and talking about it.

   "This Wanjia lumber business, swollen face to pretend to be fat, imitating what other people do, this is going to happen."

   "When you go to sea, you go to sea, looking for those poor people who can't survive, one or two hundred and two trips, most of them are willing to bring some children from the clan. It's all right now, something happened."

"The Wan family also had good intentions. At the beginning when they wanted to go to sea, all the members of the clan came to get a share of the pie. I heard that the master of the Wan family refused, so they asked each family to bring a lot of goods on board. Several children of the clan also followed. "

"Be kind and donkey now. The Wan family is not like their in-laws, the Pei family. The Pei family is a real big business. If the Wan family doesn't have the skills, don't take on this job. Let's do it now, fetch water from a bamboo basket It's empty."

  In the main hall of the Wan family, Wan Caixing sat on the first seat, frowning. His son Wan Jingyu walked up and down anxiously. The married daughter, Pei Wanshi, couldn't stand it anymore.

   said: "Brother, don't walk around. Think about it, how to deal with those people at the door."

"Solve it, how to solve it! It's a group of blood-sucking leeches! When our family was in trouble, everyone avoided us, and when we got rich, they posted it again. Seeing that we are going to sea this time, everyone begged to come to our door, not a fortress. Buy the goods from their families. Those who have no money to do the goods even send the **** to the ship. Don’t you just want to get a share? How did you beg our family at the beginning? Now the news has not been confirmed, and they all come here to die live."

Glancing at the father of the first seat, "If you want me to say, people like this should stay away from them. My father still only cares about the flesh and blood. If you want me to say that supporting them is better than supporting a dog! I will throw a bone at the dog, and I will return it." Wag your tail at me!"

   "Shut up!" Wan Caixing shouted.

   By saying that, do you want to say that he is worse than a dog? Don't know people clearly?

   But in this world, if you are alone, if you have some money, everyone will stare at you. Only when the power of the clan is united and the family business is big, people dare not bully at will.

  However, the son did not understand his painstaking efforts.

  Wan Caixing felt a headache when he thought of the clansmen who wanted to speak at the door.

  Some people can only share joys but not sorrows. Maybe after this incident, it is also a good thing to see who in the clan is really on his side.

   "Father, my father-in-law said that the news is still uncertain, and it may not be our boat. Let's invite the clansmen at the door to discuss with them slowly."

   "Come in, please? It's not like we didn't invite them in. It's because they don't want to come in, and they insist on causing public opinion at the door, so as to force our family to pay them money and goods!"

Wan Jingyu gritted his teeth, "Before we went to sea, we had made an agreement. The fate of this trip is unpredictable. Regardless of life or death, what we earn and what we pay is their own business. Come here and ask us to lose money!"

  How can there be such a tribe! Strangers are not so ruthless.

   "Father, why don't we compensate them according to the market price of the goods packed by each of their houses. Let's treat it as if our family bought it from them."

   "No compensation! Why!"

   Wan Caixing sighed, and looked at Wan Jingyu: "Do as your sister says."

  Huo Xi watched a farce in front of Wan's house, and felt even more uneasy. All these ten thousand families have come to ask for money and people, did they get some news?

   The second and third shifts are at noon

  (end of this chapter)