Chapter 48: The Pavilion of Incense
The beggars gang as a whole is down, how can there be hundreds of people, and they can't go out empty-handed when they go out to do errands in the future. You can't bring a knife, not to mention that there are not so many silver taels, hundreds of people with knives The court will not let it go, and the Qimei short stick is undoubtedly the best weapon choice. And it is easy to carry, and the lethality is not low.
The situation of weapons was decided by Qin Han after thinking about it for a long time, and this era said to Qin Han that it was like an undeveloped virgin, and there were opportunities everywhere. And if Qin Han wants to become bigger and stronger, the beggar gang will definitely expand outward as the eyes and ears, so he will have to face all kinds of problems with Qin Han, no matter how many people there are in the beggar gang, the toothless tiger will not be able to deter the mountains and forests, and even Qin Han has already thought about going to Li Cunxin to ask for a few veterans who have been on the battlefield, so that they can train these beggar gangs. After all, the bullying gangsters on the street are definitely not as good as those who have seen blood.
Qin Han listened to Hong Laoqi explain some other things in the gang, and finally left a letter of silver for Hong Laoqi, and asked Hong Laoqi to withdraw back.
Qin Han is very open to the matter of silver, the beggar gang has just subdued several other small forces, and people's hearts are unstable, and the best thing to win people's hearts is silver, as long as it can give those beggars who originally followed Zhang Shun a richer life, I believe that no one is willing to follow Zhang Shun to continue to live a life of fear and hunger.
Xiao Tao took away the leftover soup and burned it cold, wiped the table, and replaced Qin Han and the others with tea.
Xiao Tao's impression of Qin Han has always been well-behaved and sensible, and he has always been very thoughtful in doing things, if he wasn't afraid of being beaten by Chu Luoning, Qin Han really wanted to take Xiao Tao by his side to serve him, Xiao Tao is much better than Xiu'er, and he won't go around saying that he can't be tough.
Qin Han took a sip of the teacup, the tea in the restaurant had already been replaced by the tea brewed after the tea leaves were fried, not those boiled teas with various seasonings. The taste is a lot better, and now there is a lack of manpower and funds, now try the water in the restaurant first, if the response is good, Qin Han plans to open a tea house and make a good profit.
Thinking of some things in this world, Qin Han explained to Gong Zisong. "Lao Song, after looking for someone, spend more money to buy some clothes of the same style for the guys in the store, and then print the logo of the restaurant on the clothes.
Also, all the people who are responsible for ordering food are replaced by female workers, who want to look good, and I will train them well when I go back, and there will be more highlights. ”
Think about the guests as soon as they enter the door and see the uniformly dressed, pleasant-looking waiters, the mood will be better, in the last two words of welcome, the attraction of a lot of guests must be a lot.
Gong Zisong did not hesitate and nodded in response. For some of Qin Han's decisions, Gong Zisong has always supported them unconditionally, although every time Qin Han's decisions are unheard of and strange, the results are always unexpected.
The meal was eaten, the people were seen, and the matter was explained, and Qin Han could also take a good rest.
Gong Zisong watched Xiao Tao leave, ran to the door and looked left and right, and when he saw Xiao Tao walking away, he closed the door. He walked towards Qin Han with a smile.
Seeing Gong Zisong's obscene expression, Qin Han suddenly felt the chrysanthemum cold, and quickly protected himself with both hands, and said to Gong Zisong tremblingly. "I said Lao Song, I'm a man with a wife, I'm straight, if you like it, I can find Brother Seven, although I'm not as handsome, but you deal with it first."
Gong Zisong was stunned by what Qin Han said, and scratched his head. "What is straight and bent, what does it mean."
Gong Zisong sat back on the chair, and Qin Han saw that Gong Zisong had no other movements, so he slowly withdrew his hands to protect his belly.
"Shall we go to the Qinglou?"
When Qin Han heard this, he immediately slapped the table. "What kind of Qinglou to go to, I am a family person, how can I go to the Qinglou, besides, what is there to visit in this Qinglou in broad daylight."
Qin Han shook his head, he didn't expect Gong Zisong to be such a person, it was too disappointing. Thinking of this, Qin Han felt a pain in his heart, and when he met someone, he wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth.
Gong Zisong was surprised for a while, and he didn't quite understand what Qin Han meant. "Didn't you say you were going to find a few people to sing the tune? If we don't go to the Qinglou, where can we find it? Also, what are you going to do at night? ”
Qin Han was suddenly embarrassed, and hurriedly touched his nose to cover it up. "At night? What night. The restaurant will open tomorrow, so without further ado, let's go over now. ”
After speaking, Qin Han pulled Gongzi, who had not yet reacted, out of the restaurant.
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Incense Pavilion.
Qu Huashang brushed aside the petals in the bathtub and poked out her white feet.
I've been soaking for a long time, and the water is already a little cold. As Qu Huashang walked out of the bathtub, there was a splash of water, and there was a sudden spring light.
Qu Huashang changed into a dry underwear, sat in front of the bronze mirror, and began to make up for the appearance of the evening.
In the mirror, the face of the overseas Chinese who has lost a little pink delicacy, coupled with the hair that has not been carefully combed and tied up at will, is really a peerless beauty who is shy of flowers and geese in the closed moon.
Qu Huashang held the face of Qiao, looked at herself in the mirror, and couldn't hide the sadness between her eyebrows.
Qu Huasheng's family has been poor since she was a child, and she has worked hard for a year, and in exchange for just filling her stomach, she can live such a life.
Until a new member of the family ushered in, a boy, Chu Luoning's younger brother, the rations that were originally enough for a family of three began to become nervous.
After having a younger brother, although life is hard, there are more smiles on the faces of my parents, and even the "things that lose money" on their lips on weekdays are much less. So Qu Huashang also had a smile on her face.
The younger brother grew up, and the rations that could barely fill his stomach were completely insufficient, and the family could only be hungry and full. The parents' smiles are no longer smiling, and what was originally losing money has become more severe scolding and whipping.
Until the drought hit, the family was completely out of food. After being hungry for two days, the younger brother had begun to cry non-stop, and the scars on Qu Huasheng's body became more and more.
One day, Qu Huashang's father secretly brought back a roast chicken, and the hungry family was overjoyed.
When eating roast chicken, Qu Huashang ushered in the warmth from her family for the first time. Qu Huashang's father knocked open his younger brother's dirty hands, broke off the two fattest chicken thighs of the whole roast chicken, and put them in Qu Huashang's bowl.
"Big girl, both chicken legs are yours, eat them quickly."
Qu Huashang gave one chicken leg to his younger brother, and seeing that his younger brother was happy to eat, Qu Huashang began to eat, only when his younger brother was happy, he could be happy, and he could be less beaten and scolded. Qu's father and mother just glanced at it and didn't say anything. This is the best thing Qu Huashang has eaten in so many years.
After eating the roast chicken, Qu's mother took out a new-looking dress for Qu Huashang for the first time, washed her face, and lost her hair.
"Big girl, we'll take you to find something to eat."
Qu's father and Qu's mother took their younger brother at home and took Qu Huashang to the city. Walked to the back door of a small building and entered another room.
There were a few dishes on the table in the room, and Qu Huashang sniffled and swallowed.
"Big girl, eat, whatever you want."
There are many types of dishes, and there is even meat that Qu Huashang has not eaten a few times, and a large bowl of white rice. After a while, Qu Huasheng's small mouth was slowly stuffed with various dishes, but Qu Huashang kept filling his mouth with rice.
Qu's father and Qu's mother just sat at the table and watched Qu Huashang eat, and after sitting for a while, Qu's father pulled Qu's mother to stand up.
"Big girl, you eat, let's go and bring your brother over, let's eat together."
Qu Huashang watched Father Qu pull Mother away, Mother Qu turned around several times, but was pulled back by Father Qu.
Qu Huashang kept holding the vegetables, constantly pulling the rice into her mouth, until her stomach was really uncomfortable, and then she stopped.
Wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes, he looked at the woman who had been standing next to her for a long time, dressed luxuriously and brightly.
"They're not coming back, you can take me away."
The woman was a little surprised, but then she covered her mouth and laughed, and wiped the corners of Qu Huashang's mouth full of soup with a handkerchief.
"Eh, the real sign of the little girl's growth is that she has lost a little weight, but it's okay, in the future, Aunt Lan will ensure that you can eat a full stomach every day." What's your name? ”
"My name is Big Girl."
"Hmm~, the big girl is not good, you will be called Qu Huashang in the future."
Qu Huashang followed Aunt Lan to stay in the Ning Xiang Pavilion, and after raising her body for half a month, she was sent to the Jiaosi Workshop by Aunt Lan.
After enduring all the hardships inside, he finally satisfied the head of the teaching department, learned what he learned, and was taken back to Ningxiang Pavilion by Aunt Lan at the age of fourteen.
Because of his gorgeous appearance and his proficiency in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, he overshadowed the original top card as soon as he appeared, and became the most popular Qingqi person in Ningxiang Pavilion. Up to now, in the past three years, Ningxiang Pavilion has become famous in Anping with the signboard of Qu Huashang.
Qu Huashang looked at herself in the mirror and sighed, now Qu Huashang has reached her age, although her appearance skills have not declined, but for Qinglou, Qu Huashang has been popular for three years, and there is not much novelty for Anping, and the mothers of Ningxiang Pavilion have also begun to cultivate newcomers, ready to replace Qu Huashang at any time.
"What's the matter, why are you so grinding today." Aunt Lan pushed open the door and asked when she saw Qu Huasheng, who had not finished grooming. After many years, Aunt Lan is not as beautiful as she was at the beginning, and her figure has long been blessed.
Qu Huashang shook her head and squeezed out a smile. "Nothing."
Aunt Lan took the comb in Qu Huashang's hand, looked at the mirror, raised her head for Qu Huashang, looked at Qu Huashang's still frowning brows, sighed, and said.
"What, are you thinking about the future? Don't worry, there is still some time, when the day comes, Aunt Lan is there, she will not let you pick up guests, and when the time comes, you must find a good family, so that you will not be angry with the housewife. ”
Qu Huashang looked at Aunt Lan and smiled, she has been taken care of by Aunt Lan since the day she was abandoned by her parents. It is said that bitches are ruthless, but in Qu Huashang's eyes, Aunt Lan is the best person in the world, and she has never let Qu Huashang suffer too much grievances.
Hearing Aunt Lan's words, Qu Huashang couldn't help but scatter her thoughts again. The woman in the hook bar, how can there be a good way out, being a concubine for others, without having to sell herself, is already a great luck.
Another figure appeared in Qu Huashang's head, that person spoke into poetry, and he did not hesitate to offend the powerful for the sake of his beloved woman, and the whole Anping could no longer find this person. Thinking about it, I saw the man laughing, and walking towards himself while laughing.
Aunt Lan ripped off a piece of hair and woke up Qu Huashang, who instantly turned rosy.
"Phew, Ascendant."