HCB Chapter 194: King of Water
Chapter 194: King of Water
Wei Li was beside their carriage, and had just been asking two maids about Zhou Yue'e's whereabouts, but he got no information at all.
After Zhou Yue'e appeared, he returned to Bai Jingzhi's side and said, "Let's go together. We'll leave the things there and someone will be watching them."
Wei Li was somewhat impatient with the two maids. He put the ox cart and the horse carriage together and said to the two maids, "Look at it together. You are capable, don't embarrass your daughter."
Only when he got on the boat did Bai Jingzhi feel embarrassed.
"This is Miss Yu, right?" Bai Jingzhi just heard Yu Erniang and called the girl in front of him Miss Yu.
Yu Erniang nodded, "His surname is Yu, and he is the second child."
"I'm sorry for what I did just now. I, Sister Yue'e, didn't know how precious your ship is. I'm sorry for being so rude."
Bai Jingzhi and his friends went on board to have a chat, not because they wanted to buy the ship.
She has the self-awareness they can’t afford.
If time permitted, they could have made their own rafts and crossed the river.
Unfortunately, the pursuers could arrive at any time, and she had no time to waste, so she could only buy ready-made ones.
Yu Erniang looked around at them and decided who was the boss.
She put on a smile and said to Bai Jingzhi, "It's not impossible to buy it with those things, but I have a condition."
Bai Jingzhi was unmoved and shook his head. "We cannot accept such a great favor. We came here just to get some information."
This time it was Yu Erniang who was surprised. "You are not tempted? This ship is worth at least 50,000 strings of cash."
"..."
Bai Jingzhi has not yet learned the currency conversion of this dynasty, and his concept of guan is still not very clear.
Fifty thousand strings of cash? How much would it be worth in the currency of their original world?
The history of this dynasty is difficult to supplement, as it is a dynasty that did not exist at all.
In addition, there were predecessors who had traveled through time and space and had been here before, but the family had not had time to understand what specific changes had taken place.
Otherwise, her father would not have made a fool of himself in the garment shop in Jucheng that night, and he would not have gone into the study in the villa to look up information.
Unfortunately, there are not many relevant records, and her father only made a rough conversion.
He couldn't say for sure whether it was accurate or not.
Bai Jingzhi felt a headache when he thought about this, so he simply threw the problem to her father.
"Dad, how much would fifty thousand strings of cash be worth in our world?"
Bai Zhao was tossed around in the carriage, and he and Wei Hongmian had to hold on to each other to keep their balance.
"If it's 50,000 guan, then it's probably about 100 million! Oh~ my old bones!"
The carriage jumped up again, and the couple almost hit the roof.
"It's a good thing that mother can't bear it anymore, otherwise her bones would be broken." Wei Hongmian also couldn't bear it anymore, and his bones were about to be broken.
"Dad, what happened to you and mom?"
Bai Jingzhi was a little worried, "Are the pursuers coming back again?"
She sent two voice messages in a row.
"Jingzhi, come back to your senses!"
Zhou Yue'e, who was sitting nearby, noticed something was wrong with her and knew that something was wrong with her uncle.
But now that there are outsiders here, Jingzhi's absent-mindedness will always arouse suspicion.
"This girl is daydreaming again. It just happened over there. I don't know what she is thinking about. Miss Yu, don't be angry. She is not angry with you."
After Zhou Yue'e finished speaking, Wei Li quickly explained a few words.
He didn't understand why his cousin was so stubborn at the critical moment. The ready-made boat and the things on the carriage could be exchanged for a few more conditions.
Why don’t you agree?
"My conditions are simple. Just take me and my servant away from here, and I will follow you in the future."
Bai Jingzhi's expression eased only after she got the news from Bai Zhao. But when she heard Yu Erniang's conditions, she didn't dare to agree easily.
She had naturally heard Zhou Yue'e and Wei Li's conversation just now, but Yu Erniang in front of her had an unknown background. How could she dare to agree so easily, in case she had bad intentions?
Bai Jingzhi has her considerations. She can't possibly joke about the lives and property of so many people.
They didn't have time to find out what was going on with this girl, so they couldn't take her away easily.
"Is it that simple?" Zhou Yue'e's eyes widened in disbelief. "Then why did you just smile and refuse without saying a word when I wanted to buy the boat just now?"
"I didn't know you were so powerful then!" Yu Erniang said, and then turned to Bai Jingzhi, "If I didn't leave, my life would be in danger."
Yu Erniang's eyes were filled with tears. "Look at my clothes, you should know my situation. I am in mourning for my father now. You boarded my boat today, and the Yu family will not let you go."
Bai Jingzhi's face darkened. "So this is what you were planning! You want to drag us down with you."
"Miss Bai, don't be angry. Both of us can benefit from it and neither of us will suffer any loss."
Yu Erniang has been with Master Yu since she was young. She has learned from her father how to negotiate business with others.
She didn't say anything else, just listed the advantages of this ship to Bai Jingzhi one by one.
"You mean... this ship can still go out to sea?" Bai Jingzhi grasped the key point and asked specifically.
"Of course, I went out twice." When Yu Erniang mentioned this, the sadness on her face disappeared.
Bai Jingzhi lowered his head and began to weigh the pros and cons.
"I have the shipbuilding drawings." Yu Erniang gritted her teeth and revealed her trump card.
"Really?" Bai Jingzhi looked up, a gleam in his eyes. "Are you willing to give it to me?"
"There are conditions. The blueprints are all in my head. If I'm not safe, I won't be able to draw them. Our Yu family's ancestors built large ships, and we have inherited the skills for more than 200 years."
When Yu Erniang mentioned the glory of the Yu family, she held her head high and looked full of energy.
After saying this, Bai Jingzhi understood what it meant. Yu Erniang also did not trust them.
It seems that the Yu family is not kind to her.
"Why is your father gone? Family fight? If we take you away, will it cause us trouble?"
Bai Jingzhi asked a series of questions, and Yu Erniang remained silent.
"Don't tell me, I don't dare to agree. I have dozens of people to support, I can't take any risks."
Yu Erniang bit her lower lip and said, "If you have dozens of people who want to leave, don't think about anything else except my boat. No one will sell the boat. The south has suffered disasters for years, and Nanzhen has also suffered disasters. Some people rely on the river and the sea for their livelihood."
Bai Jingzhi frowned, "You can continue to convince me!"
Yu Erniang saw that there was a chance and continued, "They live on the water, and the boat is their livelihood. No one will sell it except me. If you don't buy it, I can't stop the Yu family from robbing it."
Bai Jingzhi was still a little worried, "Why? What's going on with your Yu family?"
"We will talk about the Yu family's affairs in detail after you take us away. This ship is half sold and half given away, so both parties will benefit."
"If you want to go by water, hurry up. The river will freeze over in a few days and it will be difficult to travel on it."
"The most important thing is that the Yu family's boats travel the fastest on the water. No one else can catch up. The Yu family is the king on the water."
Bai Jingzhi raised his eyebrows, "Deal!"