It's Friday afternoon in the blink of an eye.

According to the prior agreement, Liu Qingan called everyone to inform everyone that he would gather at the Qingquan Bathing Center immediately after work, and invite everyone to take a bath before going to Happy Island. He believed that bathing was a better way to show devotion to worship.

Righteousness knotted Jinlan has existed since ancient times. "Taiping Yulan" quoted "Wu Lu": "Zhang Wen Yingcai Huang Wei; worship Zhonglang General; hire Shu and Zhuge Liang Yi to marry Jinlan's good manner." ”。 In the old days, when worshipping brothers, they needed to exchange their genealogies with each other as evidence, and this pedigree was called "Jinlan Spectrum" or "Orchid Spectrum". The reason why it is so called is that "two people are concentric, and their profits are gold", and each other's words are like-minded, and their thoughts and feelings are the same, so their "concentric words, its smell is like an orchid", and the fragrance is as pleasant as an orchid.

Xianquan Bathing Center, located in the center of Xianshan County Economic Development Zone, is a service industry that has recently attracted investment from the south. The owner is a native southerner with a very flexible business mind. Those who come are all VIPs and must be warmly received. For well-known figures like Liu Qingan and Wang Lejun, they are regarded as VIPs among VIPs. Most of the business places are already in a hot fight with them before they even open. It is the honor of the bosses that they can come to the bathing center to consume, and they usually want to invite them or not, let alone let them pay for themselves.

The eight of them were supposed to be sworn brothers, plus four drivers, a total of twelve people, all paid by the owner of the bathing center.

After about an hour, they all left the bathing center in good spirits and headed straight for Pleasure Island.

Liu Qing'an arranged for the driver to eat in another room, and then they officially began the worship ceremony.

Previously, Liu Qingan had already arranged for Li Jing to clean up room No. 8. On the north wall of the Chongmen hangs a portrait of Guan Gong, and there is an incense table underneath, on which are incense burners, fruits, snacks and many other offerings. There was also a big rooster tethered next to the table leg.

Liu Qingan first lit the incense in the incense burner, and then said to everyone: "Brothers, today we are going to worship as brothers." Everyone knows that Guan Gongguan Yunchang is one of the righteous men in the three knots of Taoyuan, chivalrous and courageous, brave and loyal, which is admirable. Today, let's form an alliance in front of Guan Gong. But I would like to ask you one last question, are there any people who don't want to join, or are they reluctant to join? ”

"Nope. Everyone spoke in unison.

"That's good. The ceremony began. ”

"Master Guan is above, disciple Liu Qing'an ......" Liu Qing'an finished reporting his name, and then everyone reported their names.

"Disciple Wang Lejun"

"Disciple Gaoqiang"

"Disciple Chang Huaihai"

"Disciple Hao Bin"

"Disciple Hu Sanyuan"

"Disciple Han Wei"

"Disciple Yan Wei"

"There are eight of us brothers, and we have volunteered to become brothers. From now on, we are all brothers, sharing blessings and difficulties, uniting as one, and never regretting it. Please ask Mr. Guan to testify. Liu Qingan asked the brothers to kneel down in front of the statue of Guan Gong and kowtowed three times seriously. Then he said, "Drink blood wine." ”

Yan Wei hurriedly stepped forward, took out eight tea bowls, and poured most of the wine each. He lifted the big rooster up again, picked off a handful of the hairs on the chicken's neck, took out a switchblade from his waist, and with a slight touch, the big rooster's trachea had been cut, and blood immediately flowed out of the knife. Then a few drops of chicken blood were dropped into each tea bowl, and the wine immediately turned crimson.

"This blood wine was supposed to use our brothers' own blood, but in order to prevent the brothers from suffering from that flesh and skin, I will replace it with chicken blood today, although it is chicken blood wine, it also represents the fierce loyalty between our brothers. Liu Qingan first picked up the wine bowl and said, "Dry." ”

"Dry. "Everyone drank it all.

The worship ceremony was completed. Everyone hurriedly removed the statue of Guan Gong from the wall. Liu Qingan called again and asked Li Jing to arrange for someone to restore the room to its original appearance. Everyone was seated in the order of the eldest and youngest.

"Okay, we will be brothers from now on. Since they are brothers, they must share blessings and difficulties. Let's talk while drinking, who has any ideas, what difficulties, just say, you're welcome. After a slight pause, Liu Qingan continued to analyze, "Judging from the current situation, the goal of me and Le Jun is to strive to be promoted to deputy county magistrate when the term of office is changed next year. Hao Bin, do you have any hope of getting a hand to do it?"

"The hope is not very big, we are dual leaders, and now if we want to be the number one, even if the county leader agrees, our superior leaders will not nod or take it in vain, which depends on the relationship between all aspects. ”

"Then we have to actively create conditions, we can't wait, practice has proved that waiting can't wait for a position. Liu Qingan suddenly turned to Gao Qiang, "What about Gao Qiang, it shouldn't be a problem to be a director next, right?"

"If nothing else, it should be fine. Gao Qiang has been in the position of deputy director for seven or eight years, and it is his turn to compete for the position of director of the bureau in terms of qualifications and contributions, so Gao Qiang believes that there is still a certain degree of certainty in competing for the position of director of the bureau.

"Brother Huaihai, you have to strive to take a new step. ”

"Okay, I'll fight for it, but I'll need a lot of help from the brothers. ”

"I think in this way, we can also have a resource sharing. Liu Qingan didn't ask one by one, he concluded: "The relationship that can be used at present is the current county magistrate Gao Quansheng, and you may also know that I and Sanyuan and Gao County Magistrate are college classmates, and there is nothing to say about this relationship." Judging from the current situation of the county party committee, it is a foregone conclusion that the county party committee secretary will be transferred, and it is logical that the county magistrate will be promoted to the post of secretary of the county party committee. Overall, the situation is very favorable for our brothers. Therefore, we must first actively drum and cheer for the county magistrate, and try our best to push Gao Quansheng to the top position, and then we can be promoted by the county magistrate. ”

"The most important thing is that we brothers must not only be clear about our own goals, but also clear about our common goal - unity and progress. ”

Liu Qingan let everyone drink a glass of wine, and then continued: "From now on, we will be brothers with multiple surnames, and if we want to form a group, we must also have the spirit of both glory and loss." Once we have set our respective goals, we will work together to achieve them. Learn to work hard and skillfully, don't just bury your head in pulling a cart and don't look up at the road. There is one thing to remember when doing work, that is, the first thing to do is the achievement, the second thing to do is the duty, and not to do it is dereliction of duty. Therefore, it is better to dry late than early, and it is better to dry early than to be able to dry. It is not only necessary to do a good job in one's own work and lay a good foundation for the masses, but more importantly, it is necessary to make good use of all kinds of relations, not only to grasp the economic foundation but, more importantly, to grasp the 'superstructure'. ”

"That makes sense. I suggest that we toast a glass of wine to the eldest brother together. Hu Sanyuan has always admired Liu Qingan's talent very much, and today proves that the boss is too talented.

"Does Junior Brother Yan Wei have any plans?" asked Liu Qingan with concern while drinking.

"I'm a person who doesn't lose strength, and I don't have any other skills, that is, I run and tiptoe with a few brothers, and I don't have any plans, and the next few brothers are developed, and I can find a place to eat, and I will be satisfied. "In fact, Yan Wei knows very well in his heart that everyone is a grasshopper tied to a rope - you can't jump and you can't run away from me, can you still drink without my soup with your meat and bones?

In the end, it was agreed that starting from the eldest to take turns to sit in the bank, there would be a meeting at least once a month unless there were special circumstances. But he also proposes, try not to dig out of your own pocket. After examination, only Liu Qing'an and Wang Lejun have the right to sign, and the other brothers can temporarily record it in their accounts when they invite guests, and whoever has the right to sign will do it again in the future.