With the good dishes that are only available during the New Year's Festival, drinking light beer with a unique taste but very suitable for the stomach of middle-aged and elderly people, the two old brothers who have been busy all day will finally have time to sit down and talk in detail.

Shopkeeper Wu was about to go well today, and when he saw that his old friend was much more relaxed, he poured out some bitter water after two sips of beer.

In fact, it was also getting worse before the groceries. The general environment is not good, bandits everywhere are everywhere, people are living in difficulty, the government is harsh on taxes and miscellaneous taxes, as the grocery enterprises closest to the bottom, life is naturally not good, sales are declining, the road is not quiet, the source of customers is shrinking, and it is the epitome that I did not dare to come to Hejiabazi to do business for several years before.

Grocery companies are having a hard time, and a farmer like Hejiazhai has a relaxed day again?

After listening to his brother's complaints, He Renzhong also sighed: Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read. In the past few years, the climate has been weird, God doesn't give face, all kinds of cows, ghosts, snakes and gods are becoming more and more complicated, the government is forcing day by day, and the ordinary farmers in the village can't see a trace of meat all year round, they are all suffering!

However, after telling each other about their farewells, the middle-level cadres of the two respective companies found that although they had not met, their experiences in the past few years were very similar, they were struggling to survive in difficulties, and then their lives suddenly turned around and became better.

In the second half of last year, Bai Ji groceries went to Guangzhou to bid for a huge amount of money, and won back the agency rights of 7 kinds of Yizhou groceries. Since then, Bai Ji has entered a watershed, as if suddenly transferred, and the source of the source on all sides has been killed, and he has forcibly started the business again, returning to the previous heyday.

The same goes for Hejiazhai. After this crackdown on bandits, all kinds of light and dark expenditures in the village dropped sharply, and the clansmen finally passed a so-called "fat year" for a long time, and every family had a meal of meat to eat, and they also invited an opera troupe to sing for a day.

You must know that before the end of the year, the government's various "filial piety practices" are not to mention, even the money and food extorted by local bandits from all walks of life, which is also a big burden. Now all these extortions are saved, not to mention, after the road is opened, the shopkeeper Wu also sent the goods to the door with cheap goods, which are all hidden benefits in the village.

In addition, after the traffic is smooth, the mountain goods such as grain and medicinal herbs in the village can be sold at a lower cost and at a higher price, which is a long-term benefit that can be seen by the eye.

In short, the two brothers summed it up, and finally traced back to the source, only to find that the root cause of the change in their lives happened after the Cao general soldier came to Guangzhou.

"Alas, although he is a Zhao'an Haikou, he is diligent in government and loves the people, and clears out bandits, which is much better than those official officials."

He Renzhong's face turned slightly red at this time, half with emotion, half angrily raised his glass: "Come, brother, let's also toast to the chief soldier, and wish him good luck in the old man's official family!" ”

"Hehe, speaking of this chief soldier, brother, I have dealt with it fiercely."

After touching a glass of pure barley craft beer, the shopkeeper Wu, whose face was also red, laughed at this time, and his face was pale.

"Oh? And this kind of thing? Tell me about it! ”

"That's a long story. Well...... It starts with the brother escorting the cargo across the rocky beach a few days ago, and the boat broke down in the ghost head valley. ”

In this way, Shopkeeper Wu was in a good mood with good wine and good food, and talked about his miraculous experience of being blessed by misfortune.

After the shopkeeper Wu was rescued by the special combat team and returned to Huangpu Port, there were actually some stories that happened. He was not simply rescued at that time, when he arrived at the place, he first saw the big blue ship in the harbor, and then after a simple treatment and washing and changing clothes, the shopkeeper Wu was told that this was the official army and naval barracks under the command of the South Australian General Army.

Next, he was taken to a war room with a large long table and wall-mounted maps. There, some young soldier dressed in a strange cardigan and wearing a large-brimmed hat began to interrogate everything he knew about the bandits' den.

Knowing that the other party was a regular official army, and that his life was saved, the frightened shopkeeper Wu naturally knew everything and told everything he knew. And this lecture is a full three days.

For the operational staff officers of the Pioneer Army Headquarters, Mr. Wu, a veteran driver who is responsible for transportation and logistics all year round, can be said to be the best choice to understand the social and enemy conditions around Zengcheng and the terrain and customs. Now that such a person is here and willing to cooperate, it is natural to talk a little more.

These seemingly inconspicuous information starts are also very valuable. As a middle-level figure immersed in the front line of society, Wu's perspective, including the details of his views on the big households and the small people, are all needed by the traversal who are eager to understand the social conditions of a place.

In this way, in the past few days, Shopkeeper Wu not only told the truth about the surrounding bandits and terrain that he knew, but also told the rest of the information about the relationship between the local tyrants and people, including the gentry and local tyrants in various parts of Zengcheng.

After that, the shopkeeper Wu was sent back to the Baiji Grocery Store in Chengguan, Zengcheng County.

Of course, there are benefits to those who cooperate with the traversal, and Shopkeeper Wu is no exception.

This time the adventure of the shopkeeper Wu directly brought monstrous benefits to him and Bai Ji groceries - not long after, Bai Juren, the head of Bai Ji, personally went to the new district with the shopkeeper Wu to visit the head of Ding Liqiu Ding. He had already received a letter from the military port and knew the cause and effect of the incident, and immediately gave the shopkeeper Wu himself a great benefit: the right to wholesale salt in Yizhou in Zengcheng County.

This time everyone was happy: Shopkeeper Wu originally only had some shares in Bai Ji, but now he has the right to wholesale salt, the amount of shares has been increased, and he has become a minority shareholder.

And Bai Juren not only got the salt channel, but more importantly, he was able to take the line of crossing the high-level people, which Bai Juren, who was good at drilling camps and had a sharp eye, did not expect to be killed in advance...... When a man sits at home, he rejoices to come from heaven.

So, there is today's Wu shopkeeper to Hejiazhai: with wholesale rights, with shares, the motivation has increased greatly, and it is natural to run the channel.

After listening to the story of the old brother, He Renzhong was also speechless, saying that this was a wealth and danger, and said that he was happy for the old brother again and again.

Shopkeeper Wu was also scared and proud, and quickly touched a glass of wine to suppress his excitement.

At this moment, the door of the He family's mansion was pushed open, and a middle-aged man wearing a thick cotton robe walked in.

"Master, why are you here?"

When Steward He saw the visitor, he was stunned for a moment, then stood up and hurriedly said.

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