Generally, pawnshops have a back room for the shopkeeper and the guy to rest, and in the backyard of the pawnshop hall, the main house is occupied by the shopkeeper. Chen Lan led his father into the backyard. They don't stay here very often, but they are cleaned every day. This pawnshop was originally a master who often came, so the janitor didn't dare to slack off. At this time, I saw the old man and the young master coming in together, and the little girl ran out of the house with a smoke and invited the master into the house.

Chen Kairen walked into the house and sat down in the middle. Chen Lan didn't dare to sit, so he just stood aside and waited. The little servant served tea, brought a plate of refreshments, and then stood aside with his head down.

Chen Kairen's temperament is quite calm, he just heard about such an important thing, and he is still drinking tea slowly at this time. The father didn't ask, and Chen Lan didn't dare to answer rashly, so he had to listen to the sound of the old man slowly sipping tea.

After taking two sips of tea, Chen Kairen put the teacup on the table and asked, "What do you say about the Houhutong?" Can you find out? ”

Chen Lan was about to tell this matter, and replied: "My son has already inquired clearly, and it is indeed a splendid land." They opened their first gambling house in Houhutong, which attracted a large number of gamblers. ”

Chen Kairen reprimanded: "I will give you a large general industry, what have you done?" People are also gambling houses, and you are also gambling houses, how can you be brought to such a point? You have to have half the ability of your eldest brother, and I don't have to worry about it so much. ”

was reprimanded by his father, Chen Lan could only bow his head and listen, not daring to say half a word. Chen Kairen reprimanded two more sentences, and then asked: "Now that the matter is over, what do you say?" ”

Chen Luan replied cautiously: "I have also thought about it, it's not that my son's management method is wrong." It's that Jinxiulan is willing to pay the cost. They did not hesitate to owe large sums of money to gamblers on credit, and they did not earn as much as they did on credit. If the son wants to do this, he is afraid that he will be reproached by his father again. ”

Chen Kairen reprimanded: "Don't talk nonsense. You just say what to do now? Are they going to take our gamblers away? ”

Chen Lan replied, "I think we can find someone to sue her." Let's go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, find a random imperial history, and sue her for a fold, but I'm afraid they won't be able to eat and go. ”

Chen Kairen nodded slightly and said, "This is a good idea, let you do it." Even if you can't sue them, you can at least deter them and make them restrain for a few days. Take advantage of this opportunity. Let's buy the Song family and the Wang family first. ”

Chen Lan replied: "Let Lai Jin do this, I'm afraid I'll come back at this time." ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard Lai Jin saying outside the door: "Lai Jin greets the old man and the young master!" "Say it. He kowtowed outside the door.

Seeing that it was Lai Jin, Chen Kairen laughed first. It turned out that the anger in my stomach also disappeared at this time. He waved his hand at Lai Jin and said gently, "Come in!" Come to the master. ”

In the entire Chen family's mansion, everyone knows how Lai Jin became the manager. also knows Laijin's identity. Even Chen Lan could only smile when he saw Lai Jin. At this time, Lai Jin saw that the master was also present, so he could only pretend to be passing by and stand respectfully in front of Chen Kairen.

Chen Kairen grabbed his hand and said, "I've been looking for you for a long time, you can pinch my waist quickly, it's been painful for the past two days." ”

The master's instructions Lai Jin didn't dare to disobey, and went over to knead Chen Kairen's waist, and the strength was just right. Chen Kairen tilted his head. Half-squinted, he looked very useful. It's almost half an hour. Chen Kairen opened his eyes and asked, "Xiao Jin, has the matter between the Song family and the Wang family been resolved?" ”

Lai Jin rubbed his waist and said: "Lai Jin met the Song family first, and the Song family said that the price was not suitable and wanted to take back the pawnshop." Lai Jin tried every means to persuade him, but it was useless. Then, Lai Jin went to see Wang's house again. The Wang family actually said that their lord went to Xiangshan to repay his wishes, and it would take three or five days to go down the mountain. Lai Jin had a bad discussion with them, so he had to come to see the old man. The Song family and the Wang family were only afraid that they had received the money from Jinxiulan, so they made it clear that they didn't want to sell it to us. After that, Lai Jin told them what he heard at Shunjin Restaurant that day.

After listening, Chen Kairen was surprised and said, "Oh, they actually want to rob our Chen family?" ”

Chen Lan replied: "It's not a way to wait like this, let's start first, let's buy the Song family and the Wang family first." ”

Chen Kairen nodded and said, "Now it's the only way to go." It turns out that I still want to drag them for a few days, and then kill them when they can't hold on. ”

Lai Jin persuaded: "When did the master's method miss?" It's just that Jinxiulan is indeed not an ordinary opponent, so we have to let it go first, and after this momentum, the gambling house of Jingshi will be our master's sooner or later. ”

Just listening to him, Chen Kairen has been used a lot, where is there any reason to disagree? So, he smiled and said to Lai Jin: "Okay, okay, I'll leave this matter to you." As long as they agree to sign and draw the pledge, I will agree to anything, sir. However, when the matter is done, you will come to my room to tell you. As he spoke, he gently touched Lai Jin's hand again.

Lai Jin naturally understood, bowed down and agreed, said goodbye to Chen Luan, and then retreated and went out.

It is said that Song Chuan and Wang Jing received the teachings of Qing Gege, and they were willing to sign only if the Chen family increased the price. Previously, Lai Jin had negotiated with them on behalf of the Chen family father and son, but was politely rejected by the two families. This time, Lai Jin came prepared, and said in his heart, the old man spoke, and he was not afraid that you would not agree.

He set up a banquet in Deyue Tower, sent a small servant to invite Song Chuan and Wang Jing respectively with his famous thorn, and said that if they didn't come, Lai Jin would definitely come to visit. After that, Lai Jin came to Deyue Tower by himself, went upstairs, ordered food, and waited for the arrival of the two families. He knew in his heart that the two of them just wanted to put on a show and add some money, and if they wanted to fight with the Chen family, they didn't have the courage to do so.

Sure enough, as soon as the tea passed, I saw the little girl who went to the Song family come back and said, Song Chuan will come immediately. Raikin nodded and told him to go down and wait. After waiting for a cup of tea, the little guy who went to Wang's house also came back to Bingdao, and it was a coincidence that the old man Wang actually came back from the mountain in advance, and saw the post of the manager Lai, saying that he would come after changing clothes.

Raikin snorted and ordered him to go down and serve. After a while, I heard footsteps coming upstairs. Lai Jin was neatly dressed and sat upright, showing off the shelf of the master.

Coincidentally, Song Chuan and Wang Jing came at the same time. When they entered the door, they all greeted him and said, "Manager Lai, I've been waiting for a long time." ”

Lai Jin stood up and returned the salute and said, "Could it be that the two of them actually made an appointment?" ”

Song Chuan smiled and said, "Where did Mr. Lai think?" We happened to see each other downstairs and went upstairs together. ”

Lai Jin didn't say anything more, invited the two to sit down, and the store served wine and food. The three of them drank a glass of wine first, and Lai Jin said straight to the point: "Everyone is a smart person, and Lai Jin doesn't say foolish words." Today, Lai Jin invited the two of them here for the pawnshop. Two shopkeepers, you should know what I mean, right? ”

Song Chuan's face was embarrassed, and he was stunned for a long time before he said: "Don't hide the truth from the manager, Song Chuan has Song Chuan's difficulties." From grandfather's generation, the Song family ran a pawnshop in Beijing, and when it came to Song Chuan's generation, it was suddenly gone, and a hundred years later, Song Chuan didn't have the face to see the ancestors of the Song family when he went underground. ”

Wang Jing spoke calmly and little, and at this time he also helped Song Chuan and said: "What Master Song said is right. Wang Jingdu is old, sorry for his deceased father, and sorry for his young grandson. It's not a refutation of the manager's face, this matter is really difficult to handle. ”

Lai Jin was not in a hurry, slowly drank a glass of wine, and said with a smile: "The thoughts of the two, Lai Jin understands it somewhat. Lai Jin has lived in poverty since he was a child, and his life is not comfortable, so he knows that there is only one thing in the world that is the most reliable, and that is silver. What can you do with the money to make a living? Lai Jin also knows that the pawnshop business has not been doing well recently. The two of them have some big expenses at home, so our lord said that as long as the two of them are willing to sign, our lord would rather add more silver. ”

The big expenses that Lai Jin said in his mouth, Song Chuan knew in his heart. Last month, my father was gone. The old lady said that he had worked hard all his life, and he should be allowed to go with some face. The old lady's words, Song Chuan didn't dare to disobey in his heart, so he had to buy a good coffin, invited several theater troupes, and hung his condolences for several days before he could be considered to bury his father. After this incident, it cost seventy or eighty thousand taels of silver. Although the Song family was able to take out this silver, it was a large amount after all, and they were a little nervous for a while.

And what about Wang Jing? The only son died in his early thirties, leaving behind two grandchildren. Usually, Wang Jing loves these two grandchildren in every way, and he can't wait to give them heaven and earth. At the end of the year, the eldest grandson is fifteen, and the youngest grandson is twelve years old. Wang Jing wanted to donate a future to his two grandchildren, and he was busy for more than half a year, and by the end of May, he finally got through the relationship. However, when converted into expenses, there were more than 100,000 taels of silver.

The two were silent. Lai Jin picked up the wine jug, poured a glass of wine for each person, and said with a smile: "Silver, it's a snob." If you are strong, it will be strong, and if you are weak, it will be weak. No matter how rich you are, who thinks it's hot? Our master said that if the two shopkeepers are willing, they would like to add this number to the family. With that, he raised a slap in the face to show them.

Song Chuan drank a glass of wine and said slowly: "Fifty thousand silver, your master is really refreshing!" ”

Lai Jin said: "Our lord sincerely wants to buy two pawnshops, if it weren't for this, there would be no need to waste so much talk." ”

Wang Jing sighed and said to Song Chuan: "Brother Song, there is no other way to do it now, I think that's it." ”

Song Chuan naturally agreed, and said casually: "Uncle Wang has said it, what else can Song Chuan not do?" It's just that we have already promised Jinxiulan, how can we explain this matter to them? ”

Lai Jin was surprised: "Huh? The two of you have already promised them? ”

Song Chuan replied: "Don't hide it from the manager, they came to our two families before and said that they wanted to add 30,000 taels of silver, and we agreed when we were short of money." We have to know that Master Chen is so cheerful, but we won't agree to them. This, this woman is married to a second husband, and she can't afford to offend both sides, but what should I do? ”

Lai Jin was about to speak, but Wang Jing said: "There is only one way to solve it today." (To be continued......)