On July 18, Mr. Zheng's birthday, early in the morning, the three-sail ships docked at the Jiuchongshan Ship Port one after another. The gift-giving procession is like a long queue, winding up the steep slope.

Mr. Wei Qian took his wife and children to pay homage to Old Man Zheng's birthday. When he arrived at the Zheng Mansion, Kuihu, the leader of the Nanmen Hong Gang, and the brothers of the Erxiong family had already arrived. The four tyrants gathered together, and they were harmonious. The family members of each other greeted each other, and everyone had the joy of Old Man Zheng's family on their faces.

"Hey! Mr. Wei Qian, I haven't seen you for a long time. You've been blessed. ”

The leader of the Hong Gang is over 50 years old, lean as a monkey, likes to squint when he speaks, and looks kind, but in fact he is an old traitor.

Wei Qian's face was inconvenient to offend, and he smiled and said with a smile at the words of the Hong Gang Leader: "Thanks to your Hong Gang Leader, I ate well and slept soundly, I don't know how the Hong Gang Leader has been doing recently?" ”

"I'm still the same, how can I compare with you Wei Qian......"

After that, the gang leader of the Hong Gang laughed, and the Xiong brothers also came together to talk and laugh when they saw the excitement here, and they said innocuous cool words. Only Kuihu sat next to him silently, drinking tea slowly.

Everyone was talking and laughing, and suddenly heard someone laughing in the back hall, and said, "Why did you come so early?" ”

Before anyone arrives, the voice comes first. Everyone immediately stood in silence and straightened up. A moment later, an old man walked out of the side door of the hall, he was wearing a Tuanshou robe, his head was tied with a leather crown, his body was thin, and he walked in the wind. An old man who looks extremely ordinary is the old man Zheng who has controlled the Wuji Sea for many years.

As soon as he appeared, everyone bowed their hands in unison.

"Old man Zheng has a big birthday, I wish old man Zheng a long life than Nanshan and blessings like the East China Sea!"

The hall was full of people who practiced martial arts, and the sound of congratulations resounded through the sky, shaking the ground and shaking the mountains.

Old Man Zheng was happy, and his face was even more red, he waved his hand and said, "You have come from afar, and you have worked hard. I'm glad you come to see me today, an old man! Come, you're welcome, take your seats. ”

Old Man Zheng smiled and sat on the Taishi chair, and then took a few sips of the tea served by the slave maid.

Since Cang Yunfei got out of his hands, this old man Zheng has become the overlord of the Infinite Sea. The maritime merchants smuggled goods and laundered money from him, and he made a lot of money every month just by taking profits. It's a pity that Old Man Zheng has no heirs, and his only daughter, Zheng Honggu, also turned his face with him, and now with such a big family business, it may not be easy for him to find a suitable person to pass it on.

Don't look at the respect below, there are many people who hope for his death. Everyone covets the position of Old Man Zheng, including Mr. Wei Qian.

The time has come to dedicate the gift. The Xiong brothers were young and couldn't hold their breath, so they took the lead in holding a longevity ebony box in their hands, and then opened it in front of everyone. In this box is a night pearl, the size of a bowl, which still shines in the bright hall.

"Old man Zheng, this pearl is a treasure of the previous dynasty, and our two brothers came all the way from Los Angeles to find it, hoping to make the old birthday star smile."

The Xiong brothers are arrogant and think that this birthday gift is better than others. Mr. Wei Qian was shocked when he saw this pearl at first glance, and his longevity stone was indeed a lot shabby in comparison.

At this time, Gang Leader Hong let out a creepy sneer and stood up slowly.

"Brother Xiong, the two of you only gave Old Man Zheng a copy of the things of the previous dynasty, it's too stingy."

The Hong gang leader said the word "Qianchao" very seriously, which seemed to imply that the Xiong brothers gave a dead man's gift.

The Xiong brothers blew their beards and glared, but because of Old Man Zheng's face, they didn't dare to tear their faces with the Hong gang leader on this occasion.

The treacherous plan succeeded, the Hong gang leader sneered sinisterly, and then he bowed his hand to Old Man Zheng and ordered the birthday gift to be carried left and right.

Outside the hall resounded the sound of chanting, only to see a monk barefoot into the hall, four small novices carrying a mahogany frame followed closely behind, the things on this frame were covered with red silk cloth, mysterious and mysterious.

The senior monk walked up to Old Man Zheng and bowed deeply, and then recited a scripture. As soon as the sound fell, he turned and lifted the red cloth cover on the shelf. A one-person tall white jade sitting Buddha jumped out impressively, its shape is like a real person, white and crystalline, and the various colored gems on the crown are shining.

Old man Zheng believed in Buddhism, and when he saw this treasure, he was very surprised, and couldn't help but get up and worship: "Amitabha." When they saw this, they stood up and worshipped.

Obviously, the Hong Gang Master's etiquette was a few cuts higher than that of the Xiong family brothers, but it was not in line with Old Man Zheng's wishes, and he smiled at the Hong Gang Master and the Xiong family brothers: "Very good! Very good! I received the two of you'd like it. ”

Finally, it was Wei Qian's turn, and he personally moved the birthday gift to the Hong gang leader, and then removed the red cloth cover. Under the lid is a longevity stone, more than one zhang high, six feet wide, and the lines on the stone are just connected into a longevity character.

Before Old Man Zheng could speak, Gang Leader Hong said with a lot of mouth: "Mr. Wei Qian, your Yunhaizhou is a fertile place, and you picked a stone in a long time." ”

Wei Qian always glared and sneered: "What do you know." Birthday gifts pay attention to 'longevity', and you don't mean 'longevity' when you send gods and Buddhas. ”

After that, he stole a glance at Old Man Zheng's expression, and then looked at his birthday gift, and sure enough, this birthday stone was placed with the other two people's birthday gifts, which looked shabby.

It took Wei Qian more than half a year to find this longevity stone, but when he saw that Old Man Zheng was slightly displeased, he said with clever words: "This stone is quarried from Mount Tai, and the texture is a godsend." May Old Man Zheng live longer than the word 'longevity' on this stone. ”

The stone pattern is natural, and it is the same as the sky and the same life as the earth. Old Man Zheng smiled, and said, "Mr. Wei Qian, you bothered." ”

Wei Qian was always relieved, as soon as he turned around, he saw the Hong gang leader and the Xiong family brothers with sarcastic eyes, as if they were laughing at him for making a shabby move.

Mr. Wei Qian pretended to ignore it and sat back down.

This time he was hit by Kuihu, Kuihu got up and walked in front of Old Man Zheng, and arched his hand: "Old man, you know that I am a rough person, and I can't say beautiful words, I will give you a screen when I come today, and I hope the old man will smile." ”

Kui Hu is the youngest among the few people here, and he puts on a respectful posture towards these elders, and he is even more respectful to Old Man Zheng. After saying this, Kuihu ordered his subordinates to present the gift.

The three little minions lifted the screen and spread it out in front of Old Man Zheng. The screen frame is gold silk nan, the screen is black satin, this satin is embroidered with different "longevity" words, each longevity word is gold and silver thread, the middle point is also inlaid with jade agate, colorful, jumping eyes.

The night pearl is a thing of the previous dynasty, and it is not auspicious; The Jade Buddha is too solemn and inappropriate; Shoushan stone is ordinary, slightly shabby; In contrast, Kuihu's Baishou Ping was exactly what Old Man Zheng wanted, he looked up to the sky and laughed, and said five "good" words.

Wei Qian always fell behind, in fact, the Hong Gang and the Xiong brothers were far away from him, which had little impact on his business, and the Kuihu territory was very close to it, and disputes occurred from time to time. He was worried that if Old Man Zheng was biased towards Kuihu, it would be even more unfavorable in the future.

Wei Qian always wanted to win back the defeat, but Old Man Zheng patronized and talked to Kuihu and them, he couldn't interject at all, and it could be seen that Old Man Zheng was not very satisfied with the stone he sent.

Businessman profit first, artistic conception is bullshit.

Wei Qian was always left out intentionally or unintentionally, he seemed to look calm, but in fact he sat like pins and needles, and occasionally Old Man Zheng said a few words to him, but they were all inconsequential, as if he saw a family dog bored and threw a few dog bones casually.

Wei Qian always has a good face, and when he is treated like this, he is angry in his heart. Just when he was in a hurry, someone suddenly came to spread the word and said, "The second girl of the Wei family wants to see Old Man Zheng." ”

As soon as the words fell, the hall was suddenly silent, and everyone looked at Mr. Wei Qian, and Mr. Wei Qian was also confused.

Old Man Zheng couldn't help asking, "Mr. Wei Qian, why is this?" ”

Wei Qian couldn't answer for a while, he bowed his head and bowed his hand, came up with a rhetoric, and replied to him: "Back to Old Man Zheng, the second girl of my family has always admired your demeanor and came to pay homage to your birthday." ”

"Bye, it's too late at this hour, right? It's almost time for lunch. ”

The Hong gang leader took the opportunity to instigate, which made Wei Qian even more embarrassed.

"Alright, alright. The girl of the Wei family has a heart, and I, an old man, have to accept it. Quick, let Miss Wei Er come in. ”

Old Man Zheng waved his hand. The people below gave up their orders. As soon as he left, everyone continued to talk and laugh, and they didn't take Miss Wei's birthday worship as a thing at all, and they didn't mention it.

His own daughter was so despised by this group, Wei Qian was always aggrieved, and he didn't want to be angry. He immediately got up and wanted to leave, but at this time Wei Jiang came.

Wei Jiang wore a short military robe in the color of the concubine, a short sword slanted around his waist, and his black hair was tied high behind his head, revealing a smooth forehead and a pair of clear eyes. She was like a fire, rushing into the longevity hall, making people's eyes shine.

Mo Hua followed behind her, unhurriedly bypassing the screen. Today is the birthday of Mr. Zheng, he is also dressed more solemnly than in the past, a black robe hangs to the ground, the placket cuffs are trimmed with silk embroidered cloud and bamboo patterns, and the cigarette stick that does not leave his hand is replaced by a twelve-fractured fan, and the folding fan is half extended, just to cover the corners of his lips and smile.

One red and one ink, complement each other. Old Man Zheng looked up and saw the two of them, and he couldn't take his eyes off it anymore.

Wei Jiang bowed his hands and said: "In Xia Wei Jiang, I specially came to pay homage to Mr. Zheng's birthday, and I wish Mr. Zheng every year and today." ”

Old Man Zheng bowed his head, smiled with satisfaction, and then asked Mr. Wei Qian: "Your girl is quite energetic, why haven't I heard you talk about it before." ”

Wei Qian replied: "This is my second girl, she has been in poor health, and she has only improved in the past few months, so she rarely mentions it." ”

Old Man Zheng nodded thoughtfully, then raised his hand and smiled: "Good girl doesn't need to be polite, I know your father very well." ”

looks like an amiable old man, but Wei Jiang knows that the people who can sit in the first place in the Wuji Sea are not idle people.

Wei Jiang raised his eyebrows, pretended to be playful, and said, "If you don't dislike it, I'll call you Grandpa Zheng." Grandpa Zheng, I have admired your demeanor for a long time, and today I am fortunate to witness your old man's demeanor, and the younger generation has nothing to do, but I know that there is someone who has always wanted to see you, and I brought her over. ”

When the words fell, Wei Jiang looked back at Mo Hua, Mo Hua retreated to the door, and then led the group in. Three big and one small, all of them are cloth clothes. The woman in charge was about fifty years old, with a broad forehead and broad cheeks, and a square face, which was carved out of the same mold as Old Man Zheng.