I have to say that Albert is still very efficient. It didn't take long for him to bring good news to Charles. So the next night, Charles and his friend Albert walked into a fancy restaurant near Avenue de la Paix.

"Where is he?" Charles asked in a low voice.

Albert glanced inside, then stole a glance at Charles.

Charles followed his finger to see where he went, then turned back suspiciously and asked, "Are you sure it's him?" ”

In Charles's impression, the Russians are almost all tigers with bears on their backs and beards, and they almost stick a plastered "I'm a violent person, don't you accept it?" "The kind of person who labels, but this one doesn't fit the impression at all.

The man looked younger, in his twenties. The figure was a little thin and not malevolent, the face was white, the beard was shaved and distributed, a strand of hair just hanging down from the forehead, and he was dressed very well, in short—like an ordinary-looking youth.

He was sitting alone at the table at this time, unhurriedly drinking himself a drink.

"Of course I'm sure it's him!" Albert was a little baffled.

"But it doesn't look like a Cossack at all, and I'm a little disappointed."

"He's been in Paris for two years, and no matter how incompetent we are, we have enough time to teach him like a loser......"

"Well done." Charles allowed himself to accept this fact, and then asked, "Have you asked him all about his situation?" ”

"I've already asked him to the bottom, don't you know what I'm doing?" Albert replied in a whisper. "He is the youngest son of Count Bezukhov, a well-known wealthy and large landowner in Russia,"

"Then Weishenme would be interested in doing such a thing?" Sheldon was a little puzzled.

"Didn't I say that? He was the youngest son. It seems that because he usually spends a lot of time in Russia, his father doesn't care about him at all now, and casually sends him to the French embassy as a second secretary, and he doesn't seem to give him a lot of money at ordinary times. "But he's a great spender, almost like me, and sometimes he just goes to the table and wins a little money." ”

"Albert. So you also know that you spend a lot of money? Charles replied in surprise.

“………………”

Although it was a joke, Charles probably figured it out in his heart. Since the 18th century, Paris has been a destination for the Russian aristocracy. I don't know how many Russians—how many princes and nobles—lingered in the great pleasure arena and gold grotto of Paris, and the youngest son of Count Bezukhov was probably one of them.

They don't even have a language barrier because they all learned French from elementary school. He probably speaks French better than the average French provincial.

"But. Can he really afford to buy it? You know he doesn't have much money anymore. Charles was still a little hesitant, "And even if he can buy it, will he be able to dispose of it?" ”

"It doesn't matter what he does, as long as we give him money, we will give him things, and if we don't give money, we will turn around and leave."

"Well, I'm going to have to try." Charles agreed with Albert.

After the discussion, the two young men walked directly to the man.

"By the way, what should I call him?" Charles asked in a whisper.

"Let's call it Andrei. That's what we all call him. Albert replied.

The man quickly recognized Albert and waved at the Charles. Gestured in a friendly manner......

"Gentlemen, I've already called a box, I'll invite you for today!"

Charles didn't shirk either, and walked directly to a box with Albert, and then sat directly across from her at his suggestion.

"What shall I call you?" He asked Charles with a smile.

"Just call me Charles." Charles replied, "If you will allow me to call you Andrei......"

"Oh, of course!" André hurriedly replied, and then he raised his glass, "Charles, Albert, my friends, come and have a toast!" ”

The three of them raised their glasses at the same time and took a sip.

"I thought you'd give me vodka!" When Charles finished drinking, he found that the wine was just ordinary white wine.

"I'm not very fond of spirits, my friend," replied Andrei, "but I ......don't mind if you want some."

"No, that's fine." Charles hurriedly shook his head and refused.

Is this guy really Russian? Charles complained in his heart.

"We've rarely seen you at the parties lately, Albert, I heard that you have been to Calais for a while, why, are you going to avoid debts?" André suddenly looked at Albert and asked jokingly, "We've lost a lot of fun when you're gone......

"Hiding from debts? I'm not that kind of person," Albert shook his head in denial, as if he really were that kind of person, "I'm just occasionally cash-strapped for money." ”

"Turnover is not working, yes, we are all not working, and often turnover is not working." André nodded, looking serious, but in fact it was clearly teasing Albert.

"I heard that you spent a lot of money on Miss Maena, and it seems that you were dumped?" Albert immediately retorted.

After hearing this name, Andrei's expression immediately became a little sad, "Hey, hey, dude, don't mention her!" I helped her pay off the loan she had with her aunt, but she refused to see me now when she heard that I was short on money. ”

In Paris, every high-ranking prostitute has a "cousin" or "aunt" who takes their place to woo and find clients, or to negotiate prices with them, and some even to do the job for the sake of the powder or fashion merchants, who will always owe money to the merchants, who would like to have someone to help them pay off their debts sooner.

"She spent a lot of money on me, and now she doesn't bother to look at me for a second." Andre sighed, "Originally, I wanted to say hello to her, and I wanted her to help introduce a cheaper companion." ”

"Both then and now, in Paris. It is not very fashionable for lovers to be loyal to each other. Charles calmly replied, "We don't like to dwell on the past, even though it doesn't seem rational. ”

"I just like you guys." Andrei shrugged. "My friend, if all human beings lived according to reason, then there would be no history of human beings, it would be extremely boring."

Charles and Albert looked at each other, and Charles nodded slightly.

Very good, free and easy, funny and talkative with a little humor. Honestly, Charles admires this kind of person.

However, appreciation is appreciation, and business as usual is business. These are two different things.

"You must know we're here today, right?" Seeing that the chat was already in full swing, Charles straightened his posture and directly posed with the other party, "We are very sincere today. I hope you will be able to do the same. ”

"Oh. Of course, I have sincerity. Andrei Bezukhov nodded hurriedly.

"But I'm a little skeptical about your ability to pay." Charles went straight to the point, unceremoniously.

"Even if I put it together, I can still squeeze out a little." Andrei's expression was also very serious, "I have a way in Russia, and if people send it back, there will be a place to sell it." Do you have any samples with you? How many are there? ”

Charles took a small porcelain plate from his bosom and handed it to him, then took out a pen and wrote a number on a post-it note. "We probably have so many of them."

Andrei played with it carefully. Then he sighed heartily, "Good thing!" ”

Then he took out a pen as well. Then he wrote a number on a post-it note and handed it to Charles. "Given your numbers, I can get this number, but only if you all have this level."

"That's fine, you can inspect the goods yourself." Charles nodded in agreement, "But the number you gave doesn't meet my expectations. ”

Then he crossed out the number on it and wrote a number himself.

After seeing his number, Andrei frowned, then crossed out the number of Charles again and wrote a number himself.

"I can only come up with this number at most, if you don't accept it, go find someone else."

Charles looked at the numbers and groaned for a moment.

“haode。”

The two then went on to talk about some of the specifics of the deal, and then shook hands to signal that Zuihou had closed the deal.

Albert, who was next to him, immediately proposed that everyone have a toast to celebrate, and André immediately called the waiter to serve him a drink, and the three of them drank bitterly.

After a while, all three young people were a little drunk.

"Charles, if we can really make money, we can do this business a few more times."

"Absolutely."

"But...... I'm afraid...... It won't be long anymore......" The alcohol made his words a little incoherent, "so we need to hurry!" ”

"For ...... What......" Charles's mind was also a little foggy.

"My friend, although I am a hanger, I can be regarded as a number in the embassy...... You see, France now, Europe now, is a ...... What's going on? In my opinion, everyone's good days are coming to an end. Andrei's expression suddenly became a little serious, "Let's just talk about you French...... You can move Napoleon back to that column now, and the next time, the next time, the next time, you can bring him back to the palace...... I see, sooner or later, it's the same thing......"

[The top of the Vendôme column originally had a bronze statue of Napoleon, but it was removed after the Bourbon Restoration.] On July 28, 1833, the July Dynasty government recast a statue of Napoleon (in a tuxedo and a small hat) at the top of the Vendôme column as a gesture of goodwill to the Bonapartists. 】

What does he mean by that? Charles was a little surprised.

"Oh, friend, don't worry, I don't want to pay attention to this kind of thing, I just want to have fun in time." Andrei suddenly smiled again, "You need money to have fun in time, but I'm short of money now, so I have to try my best to make money, as for the law...... Phew, I'm too lazy to care about it! My dad has a big opinion of me now, but I don't care, anyway, his title and property basically don't have my share. According to his way of life, my family may have to be tossed and bankrupt one day, so friends, there is only one truth on this shijie: timely fun is the most important thing. ”

"Makes sense, it makes sense!" Albert completely agreed with his words, and couldn't help but shout in agreement, "Come, let's have another drink!" (To be continued......)