NovelBonte Chapter 2550 Strange Ship!
Chapter 2550 Strange Ship!
Chapter 2550 Strange Ship!
Hearing the noise here, Bai Yuting, who was playing with the dragon-patterned sword as if it were an ordinary sword, immediately ran out with his four brothers.
In fact, Bai Yuting had not seen Wang Yue since he came back, so he had not returned the sword.
But the people from the Five Cities Army immediately became obedient, because they all saw the sword with the dragon pattern and thought that Wang Yue was really going to kill someone.
In fact, they came here this time under the instructions of a big shot. They wanted to see whether Wang Yue would take the sword back for worship.
If you just keep it as a worship, you don't have to worry about anything in the future. After all, this thing will not be used easily.
But now that the dragon-patterned sword was held by a child, it was confirmed that the spies around Yang Xian did not lie, and they also understood that Wang Yue would use a knife.
Since the goal had been achieved, the people from the Five Cities Army, who had received the money and had a very arrogant attitude, simply asked a few simple questions. When they learned that Kang Ning had been living in the Wang family villa, they immediately withdrew their troops and reported back.
As for the Liang family, they easily gave a reply, saying that Kang Ning had been ruled out as a suspect.
Although the Liang family was very unwilling to accept the result, they could do nothing about it. After all, they were just an ordinary family. They couldn't even compete with the Chai family, let alone Wang Yue.
So, that’s how the matter came to be, and the only unlucky person was Liang Junqing.
However, Liang Junqing was just a playboy who was looking for trouble for no reason, so no one sympathized with him.
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Chai An had actually received the news a long time ago. He wanted to go to the Li family to rescue people at first, but before he arrived at the Li family, he learned from the servants he arranged that Kang Ning had arrived at the Wang family first. He wanted to see whether the Wang family would protect Kang Ning, so he did not get any closer.
As a result, Chai An discovered that Wang Yue did not show up, but just a talkative kid came out with a dragon-patterned sword and solved the problem directly.
Through this incident, Chai An realized that Wang Yue was not a very old-fashioned person, so he was completely relieved and prepared to follow Wang Yue's plan.
What Chai An didn't expect was that before he arranged anyone to do the job, he received a message from butler Wang, saying that Wang Yue's wife Ru was looking for him.
Chai An certainly knew who Wang Yue’s old lady was. Although he was a little confused, he still rode his horse as fast as he could to Zhuxian Town.
Because Chai An was not Wang Yue's disciple, nor was he a family member of the disciple, he had no way of going to the island, so he was taken by the butler Wang to Shouhua's private courtyard outside the island.
As soon as Chai An entered the yard, he felt someone looking at him. He was confused at first, but then he realized that it must be his fiancée looking at him, and he felt relieved.
So, Chai An followed the housekeeper to Shouhua's residence, and then with a warm smile, he came to Shouhua's place, bowed respectfully, and said, "I wonder what important matter is that my elder sister called me here for?"
Shouhua didn't mention selling wine right away. Instead, she took out another pot of wine. She put the wine on the table and then said with a smile, "This is a pot of wine I brewed when I was bored. Kang Ning said he wanted to ask Mr. Chai to taste it, so I invited Mr. Chai to come over."
When Chai An heard that it was his future daughter-in-law who wanted him to have a taste, he thought that he could drink quite well, so he picked up the glass without thinking and took a big gulp.
As a result, Chai An was choked by the alcohol after just one sip. Fortunately, he was a man and he quickly calmed down.
After taking a few deep breaths, Chai An savored the taste of the wine, and then showed a look of surprise.
He looked at Shouhua and said very seriously, "Sister, do you want to sell this wine? This wine tastes stronger than the usual wines, but it tastes much better. I think both the military and the merchants will like this wine very much. This is a very good business."
Shou Hua heard Chai An's affirmation and said with a smile, "I thought so too, so I want to use this formula as a stake to start a business with you, and this business will be used as my sister's dowry. What do you think, Master Chai?"
Chai An originally thought that the Li family wanted to make money, but he didn't expect it was for Kang Ning. He realized that the Li family was a loving and close family, and there was no intrigue among them.
He understood that this was asking for a promise from him, so he bowed respectfully to Shou An, and then said seriously, "Chai An thanks big sister, I will definitely ensure that Kang Ning's share will not be affected."
Shouhua saw that Chai An understood, so she smiled and nodded. She took out a piece of paper and handed it to Chai An, then said, "This is the formula and detailed process of brewing wine. Mr. Chai can take it and try it out. I trust you, and you will definitely not take advantage of Kang Ning."
Chai An took it without hesitation. After he looked at it, he said respectfully, "Sister, please bring me a pen and paper. I must sign a document so that Kang Ning can rest assured. From now on, the money earned from this house will be her private money, and the Chai family will not take advantage of it at all."
Shouhua did not refuse and directly asked his servant to bring paper and pen.
Chai An quickly wrote the contract and then left with the wine-making recipe.
Kang Ning waited until Chai An left before coming out from behind the screen. She said with emotion, "I didn't expect that he would really sign a document. For a moment, I didn't know whether I should be happy or worried."
Shouhua certainly understood what Kangning meant.
After all, Chai An directly signed the document to guarantee Kang Ning's property. This was what a gentleman did, and Kang Ning should be happy.
However, just because Chai An signed the document, it proves that even Chai An himself was worried that his verbal promise could not be guaranteed, so he left the document to solve future hidden dangers.
If this is the analysis, Chai An's mother might not be so easy to get along with, so the two sisters are a little worried.
But compared to the worries of the two sisters, Chai An felt much more relaxed.
He rushed home with a pot of wine and the recipe, excitedly wanting to let his mother taste it.
Chai An's father died early, and the family business has been managed by Chai An's mother for many years, so Chai An's mother is very familiar with business matters. Therefore, when Mrs. Chai saw the glass of wine poured by Chai An, she knew it was good wine just by smelling it. She immediately asked with a smile, "My son, where did you find this good wine?"
Seeing his mother happy, Chai An smiled and explained, "Mom, this is the dowry that the Li family prepared for Kang Ning. Do you think it's okay?"
After hearing what Chai An said, Madam Chai asked in disbelief, "How could a small family like them be so generous? You know, if this formula was sold to a business, it would be worth at least millions of taels of wealth. How could they just give it to a girl like Kang Ning?"
Seeing his mother asking this, Chai An quickly smiled and said, "Mom, to be honest, this recipe was obtained by my future aunt from Wang Xun'an.
Wang Xun'an didn't care about this at all, and just gave it to the eldest aunt. The eldest aunt thought that Kang Ning couldn't marry without money, so she gave it to Kang Ning. "
After hearing this, Madam Chai became more optimistic about the Li family, and all her previous grudges disappeared.
After all, if the family atmosphere was not very good and everyone did not support each other, Shouhua would probably not have been able to pass on the benefits he had obtained to his sister.
Madam Chai was delighted and said to Chai An, "Go back to the storehouse and pick out a few good things and send them to Li's house. Tell them that they are my gifts to Kang Ning and ask her to accept them."
Chai An knew that this meant his mother completely approved of Kang Ning. He was so happy that he immediately agreed.
However, he knew his mother best, and he did not go to the warehouse immediately, but chatted with his mother for a long time. Then he went to his own warehouse to pick out things on the pretext of doing some business, and then brought his servant to Wang's courtyard in Zhuxian Town again.
Shouhua didn't expect that Chai An would come back after such a short while. She didn't know what happened, so she asked Wang Da, the housekeeper, to bring Cai An in. She asked in confusion, "Mr. Chai, you came here in such a hurry, but has there been any problems with the cooperation?"
Chai An shook his head and said with a helpless smile, "There is no problem with the cooperation. My mother is going to take it over personally, so that Kang Ning can contact her directly, and the two of them will discuss the matter."
Shouhua didn't expect this to happen. She glanced at the screen beside her, then turned back to look at Chai An and said with a smile, "My little sister is naughty and I'm afraid she will make a mistake. Can we discuss this matter?"
Chai An knew what Shou Hua was worried about, so he smiled and said, "Don't worry, big sister. My mother likes Kang Ning very much. She even asked me to bring a gift this time. Please help me pass it on."
As he said this, he waved his hand, and several servants from the Chai family who were waiting with him immediately brought the tray over.
Shouhua was completely relieved after hearing what Chai An said. She smiled and let the servants take them one by one. She found that all these things were priceless treasures, so she believed what Chai An said.
She felt relieved and said solemnly, "In that case, I will take it for my little sister."
Seeing Shouhua agreed, Chai An smiled and said, "In that case, I'll trouble you, big sister. I still have to ask Master Wang for advice, so I won't bother you anymore."
Shouhua nodded and said politely, "The master of the family is in the dock, you can just go there."
After hearing this, Chai An felt a little confused, so he bowed to Shouhua, then turned around and walked out of the yard, heading towards the dock.
He was also very curious and wondered what the boat made from Wang Yue’s boathouse would look like.
As a result, before Chai An arrived, he unexpectedly saw that the nearby waterway seemed to be much wider, and could completely accommodate large ships!
Chai An knew how time-consuming, labor-intensive and costly it was to dredge the silt, but even though he was well-informed, he had never heard of the academy hiring a large number of laborers, so he didn't even know when it was done.
So, after Chai An quickly came to Wang Yue's side, he asked curiously, "Sir, the river near our academy seems to be much wider and deeper than before. When did you dredge it?"
Wang Yue did not tell the truth. Instead, he smiled and said, "I asked someone to clean up the river. Chai An, you should come and take a look at this boat. This is the boat I prepared for you to take to Bohai State to rob people. Take a look at it."
Chai An had already arranged a clipper, but after hearing what Wang Yue said, he still looked at it politely.
But after he saw it, his attention was immediately diverted, because the ship had no sails, and what was exposed above the water was almost a platform, as if a ship had lost its upper half.
So, Chai An looked at the floating object in the water and asked with some difficulty, "Sir, it is already very difficult for this boat to barely float in the water. It may not be easy to make it sail like other ships."
What Wang Yue took out were goods that could be used in rivers and near seas, but they were modified according to modern ships. The entire system was made of wood, and only the power system came from the future.
Wang Yue knew that this kind of boat was not easy to understand in this era, so he smiled and said, "Go find a boat to tow this boat to the sea, and I'll let Jiang Ping drive this boat to pick up your people. I can guarantee that this boat is much faster than ordinary ones."
Seeing Wang Yue say this, Chai An didn't say much. Anyway, he had arranged a lot of ships, and adding one more strange ship didn't seem to affect the plan.
The commotion here really attracted a lot of people's attention, but everyone was attracted by the strange cargo ship arranged by Wang Yue.
But no one understood what this thing was for, so no one took any action for a while.
Chai An was actually a little suspicious, so he decided to take a boat trip out to sea to see for himself what the ship was like.
After they arrived at the beach, Chai An couldn't wait to say to Jiang Ping, "Jiang Ping, let me see how this boat your master made is driven? You can't just keep dragging it like this."
After hearing this, Jiang Ping also got angry. He smiled smugly and said, "Of course that's impossible. Come with me to the wheelhouse. Our ship is about to sail."
As he said this, he took Chai An to the house at the bow and ordered the boatman to prepare to set sail.
Chai An saw Jiang Ping ordering people to put the black coal into a furnace, and then with a loud roar, the ship began to move slowly.
At the beginning it was still very slow, certainly not as fast as the ship led by the sails, but the speed became faster and faster, and after a short while, it left the Chai family's ship behind.
Chai An watched the speed of the cargo ship breaking through the waves through the observation hole on the ship. He roughly judged that this cargo ship was more than twice as fast as their ship.
(End of this chapter)