Volume 1 Chapter 119: The Endless Journey of a Thousand Miles (Part 1)

  Chapter 119: The Ten Thousand Mile Voyage (Part One)

  The candlelight of one night has already burned out.

  In the garden, under the corridor, only their two maids were still awake.

  "Xiao Yi, you go back to sleep for a while, I'll keep watch." Calculated by the hour, there's still more than an hour left to sleep, which is actually quite long.

  Xiao Yi shook her head, "Not sleepy... Mo Zi..."

  Mozhi said, "It's also nice to have someone to chat with."

  "You could have left a long time ago." Xiao Yi said so frankly, proving that there was absolutely no eavesdropping around.

  "And then?" Mozi squatted down to pick a pink butterfly flower and sat on the stone chair, "Can a woman, because she is very smart and capable, be her own master?"

  "Really?" Xiaoyi tilted her head.

  "So I ask you, with your exceptional skills, why don't you leave the girl? If you're poor, you can rob the rich to help the poor and incidentally get some silver for daily expenses. If someone tries to harm her, just beat them half to death, strip them naked and hang them from the city tower, writing 'Flower Thief' on their belly. How carefree and pleasant!"

  "The girl saved me and gave me food. She also allowed me to go up the mountain to learn from my master. If I left her, there was nowhere else for me to go." It has nothing to do with being good at martial arts.

  "I'm just like you, with nowhere to go. If I were a clever and capable man, everything would be different." In this era, men can make their way in the world, rising to great heights, as long as they have the ability to do so.

  But the woman who had the courage to venture out, more than half of them ended up in brothels and could never escape, while the other half became concubines in wealthy families, then struggled to make a living and become the first wife, sacrificing all their talent and youth for it. She, with unknown origins, alone and penniless, had extraordinary talents, but was afraid that if she revealed too much of herself, she would immediately attract wolves and tigers who would tear her apart, leaving her no way out. This world's convention is that women always need a backer. And she feared that after leaving Qiu San Niang, what she would encounter were not backers, but vampires who would suck every last drop of blood before being satisfied.

  Qiu San Niang, at least it was something she could grasp.

  "Miss Ke said you have to leave eventually." Xiao Yi thought so too.

  "Xiao Yi, when I leave, it must be at a time when others can no longer easily deceive me." Otherwise, leaving Qiu San Niang would be as simple as rushing into the Qing Lou, why didn't she do that?

  Because she is worldly, doesn't want to live in seclusion in a deserted mountain, open up wasteland and farm, be a white-haired maiden for life. She still hasn't given up the idea of making money to live a good life. Also wants sleeves to flutter in the wind, drink loudly and laugh out loud, not afraid of crowds, only fearing there won't be enough people. Calling out to friends to gather together, looking at this beautiful scenery, traveling thousands of miles by boat

  She already had an opportunity in front of her - Hongyugou.

  That's right, Hong Yu Valley was the dowry of Qiu San Niang, not hers. That's right, Qiu San Niang is a profit-oriented person, she must know that if she can help make a big profit, then she will absolutely not work in vain.

  But now, fortunately for her, Qiu San Niang would never personally manage those businesses that were toiling under the scorching sun. The private goods business was initially a partnership between Qiu San Niang and one of her father's friends, with Qiu San Niang only responsible for investing money. Later, when the partner quit, she took over herself but had never personally sailed the ships, entrusting everything to Cen Da and his two sons.

  Qiu Sanniang likes money, but she is also the young lady of a wealthy family, born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Her father has always treated her like a precious gem. She's used to looking at account books, managing beautiful shops, and buying and selling scenic villas. She has all the airs of a big boss. But if you let her work day after day in the fields, watching the crops grow and seeing people sweat profusely, it would be better to kill her.

  Shangdu's Wangqiulou has opened, and Qiu Sanniang will definitely let the Cen family take charge. Perhaps she will promote Cen Erlang to be the head of the household. Hongyukeng is not a place where just anyone can start a boat business. The cost of the boats is not low, if it fails, thousands of taels of silver will be lost. The tens or hundreds of taels from the restaurant business are not comparable. Qiu Sanniang's use of people must be someone who is reliable and trustworthy.

  Cen Da is a reliable house servant who came with Qiu San Niang's dowry. Tian Da is helping Qiu San Niang buy a house and his ability is not in management. As for Qiu Da, he is loyal and can be trusted to the heavens, earth, sun, and moon, but does not seem to have the talent for being in charge.

  Hong Yu Valley, as if the ancestors of the Qiu family knew that the descendants of the Qiu family would encounter Mozi, wanted her to make the ancestral industry of the Qiu family, which had long since turned to dust, flourish again.

  But Mozi couldn't bring herself to ask Qiu San Niang for this job. If she asked, she would definitely be rejected. But Mozi had to do it. If she didn't, she would have to wait for Qiu San Niang's mood swings, sometimes giving her a year off here, sometimes giving her a year off there, and possibly never giving her anything at all, just struggling through the seven years until she was 26 or 27 years old, leaving with nothing, starting from scratch. And during these seven years, it wasn't impossible that Qiu San Niang would give her an even more difficult master to serve.

  She can't come up with a way to do it, and if she must do it, then the only possibility is that Qiu San Niang takes the initiative to hand it over to her, and then everything will be negotiable. The smuggled goods are all accounted for, and there are people watching every move, making it impossible for her to create any opportunities on her own. Hong Yu Gou, on the other hand, is a big business, even if Qiu San Niang plants someone to monitor her, she can still get what she wants.

  Don't think she's preparing to make a big profit, that doesn't match her principles. Of course, after staying in this society for a long time, it's not about pretending to be noble either. It's just that money isn't the reason she wants to take over Hongruo Valley.

  She followed Jin San Niang for more than half a year, although she helped Jin San Niang deal with outsiders, the number of people she interacted with could be counted on one hand, and they were all Jin San Niang's people. Private goods, the fewer people you dealt with, the better. Jin San Niang didn't let her know the seller or buyer, and the orders were also given by Cen Dai. She was only responsible for running the boat. As a result, she got to know a general and a prime minister. Was it useful? One might see her again and kill her to silence her. The other's life or death was uncertain, and no one knew what would happen today or tomorrow.

  So what does Mozi really want?

  It's about connections, markets, channels, and information. It's the entire shipbuilding industry being transparent in front of her. To make people aware that she is a woman, but due to the huge demand and the lack of skilled shipbuilders, she has no choice but to disguise herself as a man, like Mulan on a boat. She has to follow the big shots to get food, and becomes a small shot herself, able to mix well even after leaving Qiu San Niang, and living freely and at ease.

  They say, a young girl with eight taels and three mace of property, go ahead and dream on.

  Her mind told herself that the road should be walked step by step, and meals should be eaten mouthful by mouthful. Never be the most anxious person, but always be the one who laughs last.

  "Mozi, if you leave, will we still be sisters?" Tonight, Qiu San Niang gets married. Tonight, Xiaoyi suddenly becomes sentimental.

  "Don't worry, just leave and be free in body and mind. One day is a sisterhood." She thought it was good luck to meet these little girls. As for Qiu San Niang, she had to analyze specific problems specifically. Mozi thought about this and smiled slightly, "Who knows how far away things are, maybe Bai He Lü Ju has already gotten married, and I haven't even left yet."

  Xiao Yi's eyes curved into a smile, "Didn't I agree to help you climb over the wall?"

  "Do you still remember?" In the carriage going to Ci Nian Temple, Mozi used a bottle to lure him into jumping over the wall once or twice.

  Xiao Yi burst out laughing, revealing a row of white teeth, nodded her head, and took the small flower that Mo Zi had turned around in circles from her hand, inserting it into her hair. Her natural cuteness was endearing.

  Mèi zǐ yě tǐng yǒu hǎo xīn qíng, yòu wān shēn zhāi yī duǒ, xué xiǎo yī, chā zài fà jiān.

  English Translation:

  The plum blossom also has a good mood, and bends down to pick one, learning from the little clothes, and inserts it between her hair.

  Two twenty-year-old girls, in this place which is already their new home, are laughing happily.

  "Early in the morning, I saw you two laughing non-stop. What's so funny? Tell me and let me hear." Bai He had just finished her shift and slept through the second half of the night. Actually, she could have continued sleeping, but she was always a worrisome person, and today was also the first day that Qiu San Niang married into the Wang household, so she wanted to follow along and serve.

  "No...!" Meizi went to pick up the small flower on Xiao Yi's head. Xiao Yi dodged and turned, with a rich expression on her face, "Then..."

  "Climb over the wall." Xiao Yi responded very succinctly.

  "Shh, little girls." Bai He didn't know what the two were laughing about, but seeing a shadow of Xiao Yatou in the distance, she quickly motioned for Mozi and Xiaoyi to quiet down.

  "Bai He, we must get rid of these women. Otherwise, Miss won't be able to leave the mansion." Little Yi lowered her voice.

  "It's not possible, no one here would give a jade pendant for the girl to leave the house. Besides, jumping over the wall won't work either." Mozi gave Xiaoyi a thumbs up, meaning that she had thought of a good idea.

  "That's easy for you to say. How can she rush? This is the King's Palace, not her family home, and having rules is just as good as not having any. Besides, now that Miss has gotten married, she should be at home taking care of her husband and children, and let others handle the outside business, why does she need to run around herself?" White Lotus was a conservative from the start, hoping that Qiu San Niang would have a happy marriage and no longer have to suffer as a businesswoman.

  "Bai He, all I can say is that your wishes are beautiful, but reality is cruel." Mo Zi deliberately used a modern phrase.

  The white lotus blinked its eyes and didn't understand where this sentence came from.

  Mozi saw that the person's understanding was not high, so he had to explain, "You think our girl is a good wife and mother. First, we need to get married. Second, we need to have a son. Also, what kind of temperament does the girl have? Is she obedient at home? I bet with you, within a month, the girl will definitely find a way to leave." San Niang was still grieving over her daily loss of interest.

  "I'm not betting with you." Bai He said, but Mo Zi wouldn't let up. She turned her body and went to the door of the bridal chamber to listen for any movement. Probably not hearing anything, she had no choice but to turn back. "It was all your silly idea, and yet we really did spend a whole night playing chess. Otherwise, who knows, maybe in ten months we could have been holding little young master."

  "Ah, a honeymoon baby?" Mozi truly admired Baihe's optimistic spirit. "It's not even certain if the two of them can get along, and you're already thinking about them having a child. Forget it, let's focus on their love being inseparable first, then we'll talk about little master."

  As for Mozi's tone, Baihe was completely unfamiliar with it and couldn't accept it. "Once you have a child, your uncle will often come here, just like he has feelings for his daughter."

  "That's the responsibility of being a father, not emotions towards his wife." You have to distinguish between them clearly. Mozi thinks that using children to tie down their husbands is the most foolish thing, and in modern times, there are still loving couples who get divorced due to disagreements over taking care of their babies.

  Bai He got angry because Mo Zi sang out of tune and puffed up her cheeks.

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