Just when He Xiaojun was about to sit down and drink with the coolies, learn about the situation in the dock and this area by the way, and then think about recruiting the coolies' business, a voice came from the opposite street: Hey, boss, what did you fry just now taste so good? Drained out all my cravings.

After hearing that the voice on the other side should be a middle-aged male voice, He Xiaojun hurriedly responded: "This big brother, it was the appetizer I fried for a few customers just now. ”

"Oh? It smells good, and I want to drink two cups, so you can bring me the same one. I finished it and sent it to the first floor of the 'Zuixiang Building'. ”

"Zuixianglou" is the name of the only brothel in the county.

"Okay, may I ask how many people eat the eldest brother?"

"Huh? What's your business with a few people eating? You're wide enough. ”

"That's not what I mean, big brother, after knowing that a few of you eat, I will count how much I will make, lest you can't eat too much, big brother, and waste money."

"Oh, I see, let's do it for two."

"Okay, please wait a moment for this big brother." After He Xiaojun finished talking to the customers on the side of the "Zuixiang Building", he turned back to a few coolies and said, "A few big brothers, you eat first, and after I make two dishes for the opposite side, I will come back and drink and chat with you." ”

He Xiaojun didn't wait for the coolie to respond, so he hurried to cook for the person opposite.

After about three minutes, He Xiaojun had already appeared downstairs of the "Zuixiang Building" a hundred meters away from the stall with a plate of fried pork offal.

"Zuixiang Building" is a building that covers an area of not small, and this building has been preserved until He Xiaojun's previous life. Of course, this building was later turned away from a brothel, but a hotel.

He Xiaojun has never been to this building, but he only knows that the hall on the first floor of the stairs has a spiral staircase like a similar place in Shanghai at night in the thirties and forties.

Now, next to the spiral staircase, near the entrance, there is a table, and next to the table are two people, a man in his thirties with oily hair and a man in his forties.

The oily-haired man was wearing a long robe, which reminded people of the turtle in the movies of that era. It seems that the image shown in the movie really has some basis.

The man with a sideways face, of course, reminds people of another image in the movies of that era - a thug, or to put it mildly, patrolling the field and nursing home.

When he saw that there were only these two men sitting on the first floor of the "Zuixiang Building", He Xiaojun asked: "Two big brothers, did you call the food delivery just now?" ”

The man who looked like a nurse nodded and responded, "Hmm." ”

After He Xiaojun put the dish in front of the two of them, he said, "There is still a plate to be delivered, the two eldest brothers, please use it slowly." ”

When He Xiaojun sent the fried stone snails over, there was a woman in her thirties with a rouge gouache face next to the two men.

Such a woman appeared in such a place, He Xiaojun could guess her identity with his toes.

Because at this time, the brothel has not yet opened, and it is not also shown in the movie, the one who welcomes customers on the first floor of the brothel is, of course, the old bustard, that is, the later Fengyue place, known as "Mommy".

The woman wearing a cheongsam, plump breasts and fat buttocks who still had three points of charm, after seeing He Xiaojun, immediately greeted him, and said to him in the voice of soliciting prostitutes: "Oh, this good-looking little brother is the boss at the opposite street?" When I got up today, I thought I was dazzled, why did something suddenly appear on the opposite street, it turned out to be my brother, where you made a fortune. Looking at the stalls arranged so distinctively, you know that you are an extraordinary person, and you will have to take care of us in the future. ”

Hearing the professional-like pretending voice of the old bustard-like woman, He Xiaojun, who had never been in contact with such an occasion, couldn't help frowning, but how can you act according to the likes and dislikes in your heart when doing business? Therefore, He Xiaojun hurriedly adjusted his mentality, and responded politely to the woman: "This eldest sister, you have won the award, I am just doing a small business, and I will ask you to take care of it in the future." ”

"Oh, this guy can really talk. Okay, for your sake, for the sake of calling me eldest sister, I will let my daughters take care of your business more in the future. But you are not allowed to bully my daughter. ”

I don't know if He Xiaojun is good-looking, or if he has a good attitude, the woman who looks like an old bustard seems to have quite admired him who he just met, and this situation can already be heard from her tone.

The bustard's daughter, of course, is a prostitute.

He is making food, no matter what the identity of his customers is, as long as he comes to him to consume, so He Xiaojun, who is not interested in people in this line of work, does not want to offend the woman in front of him who promised to solicit customers for himself, he hurriedly thanked him and said: "Then little brother, I will thank you, eldest sister." I wonder what the eldest sister likes to eat? I'm going to make one for you to eat now, and thank you for your care of your younger brother. ”

"Oh, your little brother is really good at relationships, and I'm so happy to say that eldest sister. I tasted a little bit here here in Zhang Jiaotou just now, and the things you made taste really good. ”

In those years, people respected the people who nursed the home, just like He Xiaojun called the salesman a manager in his previous life.

"I still have porridge and noodles there, have you eaten yet, eldest sister, do you want to have a meal to satisfy your hunger?"

"Oops, I really haven't eaten dinner yet, I don't have a good appetite during this time, and I don't really want to eat."

"Skipping dinner will hurt your stomach. Since you don't have a good appetite, sister, I'll get you a bowl of porridge and let you fill your stomach, okay? For this person who will take care of his business in the future, He Xiaojun will of course have to woo him.

"This little brother is really considerate. Okay, just do as you say. When the 'Zuixiang Building' closes in a while, I'll take my children to your place for supper, you can get ready." ”

"Okay, thank you, big sister. Sister, wait a while, I'll go get you porridge. ”

Hehe, saying a few good words can bring in business, it seems that the saying "whether business is good or not depends on a mouth" is really not unreasonable.

After rolling a bowl of pork offal porridge and sending it to the "Zuixiang Courtyard", He Xiaojun fried another plate of pork offal and brought it to the table of the coolies, before sitting between them and chatting with them while drinking.

Several coolies are full-time coolies at the docks. There are more than twenty people like them on the docks, and their duty is to unload the ships at the docks.

Most of the coolies at the wharf came from the poor countryside, and they lived in the humble shack next to the wharf, which was run by the gang in charge of the wharf in the city.

The work of the coolies was arranged and supervised by the people sent by the gang, and their wages were paid by the gang according to the amount of work.

The coolies work very hard and don't earn much money, but in order to solve their own food and clothing, and to be able to save one or two dollars to go home, what choice do they have for those who have strength and no other specialties?

From the mouths of several coolies, He Xiaojun learned a lot about the situation of the wharf, and also learned about the situation of the underworld in some counties.

Although the county seat of Ningcheng is small, because of its prosperity and because of the imperfect management of the times, it also has its own underground order, just like many large cities.

The underworld in the county is divided into two major factions, one is controlled by Boss Hong, the owner of the martial arts hall that He Xiaojun saw when he invited him to dinner in the county, and the other is controlled by Uncle Jinya, the leader of the Qing Gang.

The gang controlled by Boss Hong is called the Hong Gang, and the coolies, car dealers, and transportation in the city are all managed by the Hong Gang. The brothels, casinos and markets in the city are managed by the Green Gang.

The people of the two underworld gangs are about 100 people, and their forces are also equal, so neither side can help anyone, so they take care of their own affairs, and the river water does not interfere with the well water, and there has basically been no major conflict.

In addition to the two major gangs, there are also lone thieves or small gangs who feed in industries or places where the two gangs are not involved. For example, the famous thief Wang San, he specializes in stealing; Another example is the Cao Gang on the outskirts of the city, which is in charge of all the boats in the river.