roccoschili Chapter 83 If I had a path to success, would Third Brother want it?
Chapter 83 If I had a path to success, would Third Brother want it?
Without saying a word, Wu Qingfeng vaguely guessed what was going on.
He lifted his eyelids to look at him, walked over to Lin Chang'er, and took the bucket of water from her hand. "Keep an eye on the children."
Lin Chang'er did not refuse, thanked him, and took Gu Xiaolu and Gu Xiaoman's hands.
Seeing this, Bai Shaoan realized it was too late to help, so he could only eagerly help look after the child.
But the children's lives had already been arranged clearly, with Gu Xiaolu and Gu Xiaoman sticking close to Lin Chang'er.
The little goldfish is precocious and rarely clings to her. In fact, many times he even thinks of her like a little adult.
He then led the little cow and the little tree away. Although they were all a year older than the little goldfish, they obediently followed the little goldfish's instructions without any complaints.
As for Gu Silang, Xu Gun'er, and Zhou Li, they are already 9 years old, have their own opinions, and do not need Bai Shaoan's care.
As for the seafood found tonight, several adults were already responsible for carrying it away.
So much so that after all that, Bai Shaoan's only responsibility was to make sure he returned to the Gu family safely.
Bai Shaoan: "..." Not only did the kids steal his spotlight, but his third brother also stole his chance to shine.
That won't do. Third Brother's marriage is destined to be arranged by the family, but he's different. He has a choice, and his third brother can't undermine him.
Of course, his third brother is a good person; he just probably doesn't know what he's thinking tonight.
So, it's time to have a heart-to-heart talk with Third Brother.
When the group returned to the Gu family home, Lin Chang'er gave each child a piece of pastry, intending to ask Zhou Hai and his wife to help deliver it home on their way.
Zhou Hai and Aunt Zhou insisted on staying to help, so Lin Chang'er had to let Gu Silang and Xu Gun'er take the children back before she could continue her work.
Gu's mother and the others had already crushed the wild sugarcane with a stone mortar and pestle to extract the juice. Following Lin Chang'er's instructions, they filtered the sugarcane juice through a filter cloth, waiting for Lin Chang'er to return home to proceed with the next step.
Zhou Hai knew the importance of boundaries. As soon as Lin Chang'er came in, he found an excuse to go to the front yard to help sort through the seafood he had collected that night.
Lin Chang'er didn't say much. Together with Gu's mother, she poured the sugarcane juice into the pot and boiled it. She instructed Gu's mother to watch the fire before going back to check the harvest for the night.
Tonight, there were several more men, including Wu Qingfeng, Bai Shaoan, and Zhou Hai. Several large buckets of clams had been cleaned and replaced with new ones to remove sand.
The women and children were busily cleaning the sea duck eggs in the main room. The Gu family had been doing business with Lin Chang'er for a few days and had already gained experience, so they sorted them by size as they cleaned them.
Upon seeing Lin Chang'er enter, he even advised her to go and rest for a while.
Seeing that they had indeed handled things in an orderly manner, Lin Chang'er went to look at the big guys they had captured that day.
That was a particularly large coconut snail, especially one whose belly was swollen quite badly.
When Wu Qingfeng came out after a quick wash and change, he saw Lin Chang'er standing in the kitchen, carefully examining something.
As you get closer, you can see that she is holding a large snail, poking around with her fingers on the soft flesh of its belly, seemingly investigating something.
He instinctively asked, "What?"
Hearing the voice, Lin Chang'er turned around and saw it was him. She stood up and asked, "Young Master Wu, are you still not resting?" Lin Chang'er assumed that they were just young masters having fun and experiencing life by going to the beach.
I didn't expect them to help with the rest.
Wu Qingfeng nodded. "Is there anything I can help with?"
Lin Chang'er smiled and shook her head, "It's just some cleaning chores, it will be done soon. I'm sorry to trouble you tonight, you should rest early."
“Wu San,” he said.
Lin Chang'er paused, "What?"
Wu Qingfeng smiled faintly, "No need for honorifics. My surname is Wu, and I am the third child in my family. From now on, just call me Wu San."
Lin Chang'er's lips stiffened slightly. This seemed a bit intimate, but they were all people who wanted to make money together, they were all brothers, so there was no need to be so formal. However, Wu San always reminded her of a certain historical figure with a not-so-good reputation.
Lin Chang'er said, "If you don't mind, I'll call you Third Brother, just like Young Master Bai does." She originally wanted to call him Third Master, but then felt that he was too young and didn't want to make him sound old.
Looking at her harmless smile, Wu Qingfeng's smile widened, and he nodded, "Either is fine."
Lin Chang'er smiled at him again and pressed her ten fingers on the snail meat.
Wu Qingfeng saw it clearly this time; she seemed to be looking for something.
Wu Qingfeng: "There's something wrong with this snail."
Lin Chang'er lowered her eyelashes. "I'm taking a big gamble." She had examined it carefully; there were no small snails, but the snail's belly was clearly strange.
In the worst-case scenario, it's possible that something was eaten that hasn't been digested yet.
In the best-case scenario, if she gets pregnant with the Dragon Pearl (Melody Pearl), she can sell it and then live on at least one street in Linhai Town.
She recalled that the largest Melo beads in later generations weighed over 100 grams and sold for as much as 270 million US dollars.
However, these are all just her guesses.
Moreover, in this era, if she really found such a treasure, who knows whether it would be a blessing or a curse.
Wu Qingfeng asked curiously, "How so?"
Lin Chang'er's mind was racing. Upon hearing this, she glanced at Wu Qingfeng out of the corner of her eye, and another idea came to her.
Lin Chang'er: "How well does Third Brother have connections in the capital? Does he have any acquaintances in the imperial city?"
Wu Qingfeng was taken aback, then suddenly became alert. Was she probing his background? What was she planning to do?
Suddenly, she realized she was overthinking things. She was just a young girl with a passionate attitude towards life. No matter how ambitious she was, she was just a royal merchant.
Wu Qingfeng nodded. "What does Miss Lin want to do?"
Lin Chang'er's lips curved into a smile, "If I had a path to success, would Third Brother want it?"
Wu Qingfeng frowned. The path to success? She wants to enter the palace? This is the most direct route.
But, she and the Gu family...
Besides, he doesn't need a woman to pave the way for him. Neither she nor the Wu family girl needs to enter that cannibalistic place.
But why would she have such a thought?
"Third Brother?" Lin Chang'er urged him again when she saw that he didn't speak.
Wu Qingfeng felt that her idea was too bold and dangerous, but all of this was based on her speculation for the time being.
Unable to persuade him further, Wu Qingfeng said, "Tell me what you have to say."
Lin Chang'er asked, "Third Brother, have you ever heard of the Dragon Ball?"
Wu Qingfeng nodded. He had been fortunate enough to witness the foreign tributes he had received.
Then something else occurred to him, "You mean?"
Lin Chang'er handed him the coconut shell in her hand, "I suspect she's pregnant with the Dragon Pearl."
Wu Qingfeng finally understood that the "Qingyun Road" she mentioned was a way of presenting treasures.
Although he was young at the time, he still remembered the grand occasion when foreign envoys came to pay tribute and presented the dragon pearl, and the dragon was overjoyed and bestowed countless gifts.
Offering treasures can be a path to success.
But, "If it really exists, why not sell it and pay back the money?"
Lin Chang'er sighed softly, "Third Brother, if it really existed, who could I sell it to?"
Wu Qingfeng then understood: possessing a treasure is a crime; the whole world belongs to the emperor, the true Son of Heaven; who would dare sell the dragon pearl unless they were courting death…