In the east side hall of Tanah Lot, the delicacies of the mountains and seas enjoyed by the master and apprentice cried greedily to the prince Qian next door.

"Master, try this cucumber fish." Jin Xuezeng offered a treasure and presented a plate of steamed large yellow croaker to Zhao Hao.

"In our Chongming, there is no banquet without yellow croaker."

"Yes, Master, this big yellow croaker is not only delicious, but also strengthens the spleen and stomach, and invigorates qi and fills essence." Yu Shensi also echoed and said with a smile: "Master is growing up, but you need to eat more." ”

Zhao Gongzi sandwiched a piece of white and tender fish meat and put it in his mouth, and sure enough, the meat was tender and sweet.

I couldn't help but nod approvingly, and asked slowly, "What is the situation of this Sand Boat Gang now?" ”

"Back to Master, the child has no mother, it's a long story. This Chongming Island is at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and there were people who relied on running boats for their business in the early years. Jin Xuezeng has obviously not been in vain in the past few months, so he told the story.

"But it really flourished during the Yongle period, when the Three Treasure Eunuchs went to the West. After the fleet returned, it could not enter Taicang Liujiagang because of too much cargo and too deep draft, so it had to dock at Chongming Island first. Jin Xuezeng said: "Then hire a local shipping company to transfer the goods to Nanjing." ”

Yu Shensi removed the fish bones in front of Zhao Hao, and presented him a plate of garlic lobster, and laughed quietly: "This lobster nourishes yin and strengthens the stomach, nourishes the kidneys and strengthens yang, and it tastes great......

Zhao Gongzi showed a relieved smile like an old father, and while enjoying the food, he listened to Jin Xuezeng continue to introduce:

"Now the sand boats on Chongming Island have become the climate. At most, there were tens of thousands of sand boats and eighty or ninety thousand sailors in Chongming. ”

Zhao Hao sighed, and he didn't know if the lobster was too delicious, or he sighed at the former prosperity of Chongming Island.

"But then the West stopped, and the shipping business plummeted. Ships went out of business, and sailors lost their livelihoods. At this time, Shen Yilu, the ancestor of the Shen family, established the Sand Boat Gang to unite all the shipping companies to unify pricing and operation. ”

"There is no vicious competition among their own people, and they have also improved their ability to keep up with the main price of goods, and the sailors have a new place to eat, and they all regard the Shen family as a savior, and the sand boat gang will become bigger and bigger, until they unify Chongming Shipping. The position of the gang leader has also been passed down to the Shen family for seven generations. ”

Zhao Hao asked lightly: "So, this sand boat gang has always been surnamed Shen?" ”

"It used to be always, but last year, things changed." Yu Shensi said in a deep voice: "Shen Shuo, the new leader of the Shachuan Gang, suddenly died of illness at a young age, and he did not leave an heir. The only younger brother is only eight years old, how can he afford such a big family business? ”

"yes." Jin Xuezeng couldn't help laughing and said: "Don't look at it, it's just a gang running the rivers and lakes, which is the same as the inheritance of the throne in ancient times." ”

Yu Shensi glanced at Jin Xuezeng, thinking that he interrupted his words. Only then did he continue: "So the two elders and the thirteen hall masters of the Shachuan Gang elected a temporary leader named Guo Donglin. ”

Zhao Hao finished dealing with the lobster meat, and felt that it was in place, so he took the hot towel offered by Guo Shensi, wiped his hands and asked lightly: "Where did this surnamed Guo come from?" ”

"That Guo Donglin was originally an old boy in Songjiang, and he didn't show talent for more than ten years, so he couldn't stand the blow and jumped into the river. happened to be rescued by the old gang leader of the Sand Boat Gang, that is, Mrs. Shen's father-in-law. ”

So he recognized the old gang leader as his father-in-law. Mixed food in the sand boat gang, because he had studied for a few years and had some brains, he was quite relied on by the old gang leader, and later made him a military advisor. ”

"Before the old gang leader died, he also promoted him to be the deputy leader of the Sand Boat Gang, and asked him to assist Shen Shuo to make the Sand Boat Gang bigger and stronger together, and create more brilliance." Yu Shensi sighed when he said this, his delicate and sensitive heart is always easy to cry for others.

"Who knew that within two years, Shen Shuo also died. His younger brother Shen Teng is too young, and the old people of the Shachuan Gang are worried that it is not appropriate for others to go on it, or he, an outsider with no roots and no foundation, is more at ease to see the position of the gang leader for the Shen family. ”

"It is said that at the succession ceremony, he was also forced to make a poisonous oath, saying that when Shen Teng grew up and could take on important responsibilities, he would return the position of gang leader to the Shen family, and he would never fall in love with the stack." Yu Shensi laughed again and said:

"But looking at his appearance in the past year, he has been making a fortune and stirring up the wind and rain, I'm afraid that Liu Bei is borrowing Jingzhou again."

"Isn't that nonsense?" Jin Xuezeng also sneered: "Otherwise, how did the change of seizing the door come about, looking through the twenty-first history, how many Zhou Gongs can there be?" ”

"What about the Sand Boat Gang, why are you pulling so far?" Zhao Hao glared at the two disciples who were getting more and more boundless.

However, he finally had a general understanding of the current situation of the Sand Boat Gang.

He asked leisurely, "What about Mrs. Shen?" It doesn't seem like that simple. ”

"That's a flower in our Chongming County!" When it comes to Shen Chen, Jin Xuezeng came to the spirit. "The big girls and little daughters-in-law in the county, none of them can catch up with her."

"I hate it, Master is still young, what are you talking about!" Yu Shensi patted his junior brother, and then reported seriously:

"The disciple has collected all her information, please take a look at it."

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

Zhao Hao took it and took a look, only to see that the cover was written "The Record of the Sand Boat Gang", and when he opened it, he collected the information of more than a dozen heads under the gang leader Guo Donglin.

He was just about to praise the five disciples for two sentences such as 'big and careful', but when he turned to Mrs. Shen's page, he was speechless and choked.

I saw that Yu Shensi actually put Mrs. Shen's maiden name, maiden family, height, weight, preferences, personality, favorite color, favorite food, and people she cared about...... All kinds of information have been collected clearly.

On the next page, he drew a full-body color picture of Mrs. Shen. I saw his white dress and plain skirt, his eyebrows were slightly frowned, and he was pitiful and resolute. It's really very expressive, and it's obviously a lot of effort.

The small print on the upper right line reads 'Chen Huaixiu Statue', and the lower right also uses a small corner stamp.

Zhao Gongzi took a closer look and saw that the word 'Jianhua' was written on that chapter.

"You are sick, and you must be cured." Zhao Gongzi glanced at the five disciples and sighed distressedly. How empty, how boring, how many beautiful women are seen......

Yu Shensi lowered his head in shame, fortunately he didn't tell the master, and he also compiled a group of recipes for Chongming's eldest girl and little daughter-in-law.

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In any case, thanks to the blessing of his disciple's 'paparazzi spirit', Zhao Hao finally determined that Chen Huaixiu of the Shen Chen clan was, as he expected, had a high prestige in the Shachuan Gang.

She is not only the daughter-in-law of the Shen family, 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 and generous, fair and respectful, and in the hearts of the helpers, especially the young gangs, she is a figure like the reincarnation of Mazu.

Zhao Gongzi couldn't help but give himself a thumbs up, this wave of operations must not be lost......

P.S. To be honest with everyone, my two eyes have not recovered, and there are still serious signs in the past two days. So I've been gritting my teeth and persevering, and I've written it to everyone with tears in my eyes. In the afternoon, I went to the eye hospital to see a doctor, and the bacterial conjunctivitis was quite serious. You must rest your eyes for a few days, otherwise it will develop into chronic conjunctivitis. I gritted my teeth and promised to make three more haha, I didn't dare anymore, my eyes were red and painful, I really couldn't stand it.