Lin Jue has indeed been very casual these days, swaggering in front of everyone in the Lin family, and he is rude. And almost every day swaggering in and out of the Moon Tower, it seems that there is no scruples.

But obviously, Lin Jue will not be like this for no reason. After a few swaggers, Lin Jue also found the stalker behind him, who turned out to be the two maids in the Lin house. Lin Jue really admires these people in the Lin family, I don't know what kind of psychology he has, when he is out guarding against stalkers, he mostly focuses on the men around him, ignoring the women on the street. And that's exactly what they are doing.

In this way, whenever Lin Jue went to the street, the two maids who followed him were watching behind, and Lin Hu was responsible for keeping an eye on the two maids. The praying mantis catches the cicada and the yellow finch is behind, and the whereabouts of the two stalking maids are also in Lin Jue's grasp.

Lin Jue stayed in the Moon Tower for longer and longer times, giving people the illusion that he was already infatuated with the spring color of the Qinglou. At first, it was daytime, and then for several days, it was dark in the evening, and it didn't come out until late. Even a fool knows what Lin Jue is doing in the Moon Tower. These messages were quickly reported to Lin Ke, Huang Changqing and others.

At night on July 29, Lin Ke was busy all day. Because the two cargo ships of the Lin family for maritime trade docked in Quanzhou Mansion a few days ago. The goods were transferred to Hangzhou by land by cart, and in a whole day, hundreds of carts arrived one after another, transporting a cart of Fanguo spices, medicines, pearls, fragrant wood, furs and other goods to the Linjia warehouse. Lin Boyong personally sat in the warehouse, and the three brothers Lin Ke, Lin Song, and Lin Run were busy all day before the warehouse was full, and finally put all the goods into the warehouse at night.

Although tired, the trade of this trip to the country was relatively smooth, and there were no accidents on the sea, and there was no harassment from the bandits. Two of the other seagoing ships capsized, and all the people and goods were gone, and it can be said that there is no return. But this is good news for the Lin family. This is a self-evident relationship between businesses that compete with each other. At least this year's overseas shipments are two less ships, which means that the price will become more expensive. Taking the risk to trade overseas also brings more rewards.

What's more, the two peerless treasures purchased for the Liang Palace's birthday celebration for the current Queen Mother also arrived unscathed. One of the finest red coral trees from the country of Java. The coral was more than six feet high, and its branches spread in all directions, reaching a radius of eight feet. The whole body is vermilion, crystal like blood. It is like a living tree on the ground, emitting a red light in the dark night, which is beautiful. Coral is precious, red coral is one of the finest, and such a huge red coral tree is rare in the world. This was originally owned by the king of the country of Java, and in order to get this treasure, he took a lot of effort. Coaxed with goods and gold and silver, it was only then that the lord of the country of Java agreed to transfer this treasure.

Just think about it, just to collect such a large coral tree from the sea unscathed, you can imagine how difficult it is. And the bumps in the sea along the way are even more difficult to be unscathed. The clever merchants had their own way, making a large, sturdy wooden box to load it in, filling the gaps with fine sand, and wrapping it tightly around the outside with a strap to hold it firmly to the ship. This ensures that you arrive unscathed.

Another treasure is just as impressive. It was a nine-story ivory tower. It was a treasure from the land of Ceylon. Ivory is not uncommon in the Great Zhou, and there are many wild elephants in the southern part of the Great Zhou Lingnan, so there is naturally no shortage of ivory. However, the ivory was not of high quality, gray in color, and the longest was no more than two feet five or six, and the thickness was only as thick as a child's arm. This has to do with the breed of elephant. But this ivory tower is carved from a whole tusk, as thick as a sea bowl, more than four feet long, the whole body is milky white and clear, the color is soft and gorgeous, it can be called a rare treasure.

Ivory as thick as a bowl is already rare, let alone more than four feet long, and it is even rarer. Best of all, it's a straight tusk, not the kind of tusk that bends into the hook. It is said that only one out of 10,000 elephants has these tusks. That's not all, this ivory was carved by the most famous master carver in Ceylon. Taken together, the value of this ivory tower can be imagined.

Today's Queen Mother is very dedicated to the Buddha, and this ivory pagoda is given to the Queen Mother as a birthday gift, which is really suitable.

It is no exaggeration to say that these two treasures alone are enough to cover the total amount of goods purchased by the entire fleet of ships that went to sea for this trade, and they are more than enough. This is the handwriting of today's King Liang, one of the two birthday gifts is prepared for today's saints, and the two brothers are unrivaled in their generosity.

The safe arrival of these two treasures is the top priority of the Lin family's overseas trade. It's okay to lose all the goods, but these two treasures are absolutely not to be lost.

Lin Boyong was very happy, and saw the two treasures being moved into a separate warehouse secret room, Lin Boyong let out a long breath. Tomorrow, you can go to report to the prince of Liang to come to inspect the goods, and after the safe transportation to Bianliang, the line with the king of Liang will be officially set up in the future.

After instructing the relevant people to wait for strict supervision and protection, Lin Boyong proposed to celebrate for the first time. Prepare a banquet in Desheng Building, the best restaurant in Hangzhou on Xihe North Street, and feast with three sons for the two shipmasters and a group of shipwrights who went to sea this time.

Exquisite dishes were set up on several large tables in the hall, and the boatmen and others were treated. Lin Boyong took his three sons and two shipkeepers to drink in the box on the second floor. Everyone pushed the cup and changed the lamp, and the plan was staggered. Soon after, several people had the meaning of scenting.

At this moment, the curtain of the box door was lifted, and Huang Changqing poked half of his face in. When Lin Boyong saw it, he smiled and said: "Oh, I forgot to call Changqing to drink, come and come, come and drink." ”

Huang Changqing said with a smile on his face: "The head of the family is at his own convenience, but I have eaten it." I haven't seen the head of the house and a few sons return to the house for a long time, and I feel a little unsure, so I went to the warehouse to ask. They said that the head of the family and several sons were eating wine in Desheng Building, no, Changqing came in a hurry. ”

Lin Boyong pointed at Huang Changqing with chopsticks and said to Lin Ke and the others: "Look, learn from your Uncle Changqing." When you are in the house, you always care about the things outside. If he doesn't come home for a while, he won't be at ease, what is this? This is loyalty. ”

"What the head of the family said is that Uncle Changqing is a role model for his sons." Lin Ke and the others were busy.

Huang Changqing humbled himself and gave Lin Ke a look. Lin Ke didn't know what he meant, so he went out of the box under the pretext of going to the toilet, and Huang Changqing hurriedly pulled him into the corner.

"What's the matter?" Lin Ke asked.

Huang Changqing said in a low voice: "Just now the maid you sent to follow Lin Jue went to find me, and reported that Lin Jue went out after dark and went straight to Wangyue Tower." This boy is getting bolder and bolder, knowing that you are not at home tonight. My heart was so blazing that I went there at night. ”

Lin Ke frowned and said, "What are you talking about at this time?" Everyone is tired for a day today, how can they be in the mood to care about his. Let's get back to that. ”

"No, eldest prince, tonight is his good chance. He must stay in the Moon Tower tonight, and take him one by one. Besides, didn't you say you were going to make a big deal out of it? It just so happens that the head of the house is here today, so go get it now, and after the matter is big, you can just lead the head of the house to take a look. As long as the head of the family sees it, will the kid be finished soon? If you don't take the traitor today, will you deliberately ask the head of the family to see it next time? That is too much of a trace, with the wisdom of the head of the family, there must be doubts afterwards. ”

Lin Ke pinched his beard and frowned, thought about it, and said, "What you said has some truth. Today is indeed an opportunity. This place is not far from the Moon Tower, so we can get there quickly with my father. ”

"That's it. This matter has to be done left and right, so I just do it tonight. In a few days, he will go to the academy to study, but there are fewer opportunities. I guess it's because I'm going to study that I've been in love with adultery these days. Perhaps after today, it will be difficult to find such an opportunity. ”

Lin Ke nodded slightly and said, "It's okay, I'll listen to you." But I can't leave here, you can do it. Tell a few people to rush in, drag them out of bed into the street without saying a word, and then you will deliver the letter after the commotion is up. So we rushed with the head of the house. ”

Huang Changqing nodded and said, "Okay, the eldest prince is waiting to see a good show." It's just that if we make such a fuss, the head of the family will definitely blame us for making a big fuss afterwards, and when the time comes, ......."

"Don't worry, I've got you covered. Besides, what can Daddy do to you? Don't forget that you are the old man of my Lin family. At most, I will be angry and scolded, and I will be beaten up. Isn't it also a wish to go to this thorn in the flesh? What if you get reprimanded? ”

Huang Changqing said yes again and again, but said in his heart: Phew, did I fulfill my wish? I'm afraid that your wish has been granted. You want to swallow the family business of the third room, and you still pretend to be like a saint, I'm sorry.