"Qingqing? You're calling me so affectionately. Are we family?"

"Why are you back?" Xia Ergou asked.

"Why can't I come back?" Mrs. Chunhua turned around and asked, "I heard you were in the village, so I came to see my grandson."

"Mom, I didn't bring the child back..."

"Shut up! Who do you think you are? Is it your turn to speak here?" Mrs. Chunhua raised her hand and pinched Caifeng. Xia Zhipeng on the side hurried forward to pull them apart.

"Mom, what are you doing?" Xia Zhipeng shouted.

"What should I do?" Chunhua said angrily, "You are my son, and I came to see why my son is not well? You didn't come back for so many years, and you brought her back just after I was divorced. You did it on purpose!"

"I am your biological mother, why can't you be filial to me?"

"That's enough!" Xia Zhipeng exploded, dropping the cup beside him. "Yes! I did it on purpose!"

It was the first time that Mrs. Chunhua saw her son so hysterical, and she was genuinely frightened. With sadness in her eyes, she asked, "Do you hate me as a mother that much?"

"Yes! I hate you!"

Snapped!

Mrs. Chunhua waved her hand and hit him, one slap, two slaps... Chen Zhipeng didn't resist, which made her even angrier.

"You're an ungrateful wretch! An ungrateful wretch! Do you really think that if you divorce me, Xia Qingqing will let him be the captain?"

"Dream on! You are just dreaming about the Spring and Autumn Period!"

squeak!

The door opened, and Xia Qingqing poked her head in. She slowly walked over to Aunt Chunhua and sneered, "Aunt Chunhua is here too. I just came to talk to Uncle Ergou about sailing. I didn't expect you to be so foreseeing things."

Every word reached Chunhua Po's ears. Looking at Xia Qingqing's annoying expression, she was about to explode with anger.

"You did it on purpose, you definitely did it on purpose!"

"Yes, I did it on purpose," Xia Qingqing slowly walked to the table next to the kang, holding the written contract, and said, "Uncle Ergou, I have written down the salary issues. If you agree, just sign it."

"Eight taels a month? Is that so much?"

If he remembered correctly, fishermen weighed more than two taels. Even if he was tall, he wouldn't be so outrageous, right?

Xia Ergou exclaimed, Xia Zhipeng and Caifeng were attracted over. Is the salary so high?

Seeing Xia Qingqing nodded, Chunhua was stunned. She took several steps back and leaned against the door, unable to move.

"This is just the base salary, which also includes some other benefits."

"How can I get so much wages?" Xia Ergou was a little worried. The price was indeed too high.

Xia Qingqing said, "The wages are high, and the work is also heavy."

"In addition to accompanying you on your voyages, you will also have to train new crew members and have them learn your driving techniques."

……

After Xia Qingqing patiently explained, Xia Ergou's frown finally relaxed. He promised, "I will definitely do a good job of this... the job you mentioned."

"Here are the leftover fish and shrimp from today. Save them for later," Xia Qingqing said as she turned and walked out. "Remember to start work tomorrow. Don't be late, Uncle Ergou."

After sending Xia Qingqing out of the courtyard, Xia Ergou saw Chunhua Po's back already far away, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Caifeng asked worriedly, "Will mother come again?"

"If she wasn't stupid, she wouldn't make trouble anymore." Xia Ergou said with a relieved heart.

If she continued to make trouble, she would not be able to earn the money, and her son would suffer. This was the last bit of her conscience as a mother.

At night, in the living room of the space, Xia Qingqing and Su Xi sat on the floor. Various papers with all kinds of strange furniture drawn on them were scattered on the floor.

There's a caterpillar sofa, a tortoise shell bed, a table that Crayon Shin-chan can bend down to, and even a storage cabinet with a sticking-out bottom...

"Susu, you carpenters definitely can't do this..."

Xia Qingqing handed a plate of jerky to Su Xi, which immediately attracted her attention. She put down her pen, sat down with the plate and started eating.

There is no need to draw regular tables, chairs and benches. Instead, I drew some beds that Su Xi liked and added some modern elements to make it look much better.

A dressing table, a round table, a long table, a rocking chair, a hanging chair...all of these are necessary.

Finally, Xia Qingqing drew a bunk bed before stopping.

Now that they have more and more employees, he wants to build a staff dormitory in the village. In that time, no matter whether it is the Fishery Chamber of Commerce or the coal mine, there will be employees who have to travel a long distance, so they can stay in the dormitory to rest when they are tired.

After putting away the things, he returned to the room and took out a brocade box from the drawer, which contained two thousand taels of silver notes neatly placed inside.

This was given to him by Huo Yihan before he left. I don’t know where this guy got so much silver, it always comes in handy at critical moments.

Thinking of this, Xia Qingqing's shadow suddenly appeared in her mind. She wondered how this guy was doing now?

-

Huo Yihan was reading a letter under candlelight in the military camp when suddenly a gust of wind blew up the curtain and a cool breeze came in, causing him to sneeze twice.

Baimei and Heiya, who were outside, heard the noise and immediately came in. Baimei asked, "Master, are you okay?"

"It's okay," Huo Yihan asked when he saw the two of them, "How's that kid Liuyun?"

"The young master is fine for now, but..."

"But what?"

Huo Yihan looked at Bai Mei, who then continued, "The young master's story is too strange. How could he disappear out of thin air and suddenly appear in that alley?"

Although they didn't see it with their own eyes, they got goosebumps on their backs after hearing what Prince Liuyun said.

You won’t encounter any ghosts or gods, right?

Or is it a ghost who can heal injuries?

"What's so strange about this? It must have been hidden by someone nearby, and released again when everything was fine!"

"He should be thankful that the man saved him instead of killing him."

After Huo Yihan finished speaking, he waved and let the two of them leave.

He had seen the stitching technique, which was almost the same as the one Xia Qingqing had used on him. He always felt uncomfortable when he thought about Xia Qingqing saving Liuyun.

And Liuyun was also hesitant and evasive when asked something...

Baimei and Heiya, who were driven out, went into the darkness and began to whisper.

"Didn't you notice that the master is acting strangely this time?" Baimei said with a fist salute.

"It was discovered a long time ago, but we don't know what happened. Could it be because of the madam?" Heiya guessed.

"That shouldn't be the case. I think he was so happy at that time..."

"Is it because of the war that happened a while ago?"

After Baimei said this, both of them fell silent. They didn't know whether they could come back alive from this battle.

Huo Yihan, who was standing outside the tent, was also silent. This internal and external troubles were going to be an extremely tough battle.

"Report!"

Suddenly, a voice cut through the sky, and a soldier in armor ran to Huo Yihan and whispered.

After hearing the report, Huo Yihan's eyes grew even colder. After a moment of silence, he said, "Inform everyone to advance to Fengyang City at full speed tomorrow!"

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