You Wei slowly led the way with his hands behind his back, and Chen Ke walked side by side with her. Xu Xilin and Hua Xiongmao followed behind the two, and the group walked slowly on Baochang Road. You Mu was silent, and everyone was embarrassed to speak. Unlike the man's back hand, the ten fingers of the wandering man behind his back are crossed, and the slender and slender fingers are delicately held together. Xu Xilin, who was behind her, was not very satisfied with You Gui who was drinking with foreign devils, and Chen Ke seemed to feel full of girlish walking posture, and Xu Xilin's standard was "quite frivolous". He took a step forward and said to Chen Ke: "Wen Qing, I still have something to do over there, since I have found Miss You, I will leave first." After speaking, he didn't care about Chen Ke and left directly.

Hearing Xu Xilin's words, You Yu didn't say anything, and his pace was a little slower. Chen Ke saw that You Wei's pace became more and more like the kind of walking pace that little girls often used when they were angry, and he almost couldn't help laughing.

"Laugh if you want to, what's the point of holding back?" Although the tone of You's southern dialect is soft, the words are clear and clear.

Chen Ke didn't say anything, but Hua Xiongmao caught up a few steps and walked side by side with Chen Ke, he replied: "Girl, we just beat the foreign devils, you should go faster." No matter how you look at those two foreign devils, they won't give up easily. After a while, they brought someone over, and Brother Chen and I next to me can protect ourselves, but let's beat up the foreign devils while protecting you, we are afraid that we will not be able to. ”

"If you're afraid, you will run first." You replied pretending not to care.

"I will naturally run, but Brother Chen probably refuses to run, leaving Brother Chen and the two of you to be besieged, I can't do such an unrighteous thing. Let's find a place to talk about things quickly, we'll send you home, and then we'll go home too. It's convenient for everyone. ”

This sounds unkind, but it is also reasonable, You Wei snorted coldly in his nose, but walked into a teahouse next to him. There were not many people drinking tea in the afternoon, and seeing the three of them come in, the runner quickly led everyone to an empty table with the best location. You Yu asked for a pot of Biluochun, and the people who ran the hall hurriedly went to make tea. The three of them sat around the table. Only then did Chen Ke take a closer look at You Wei. She has fine white skin, but she has a long face, and under a pair of thin eyebrows, Danfeng's eyes are shining. The beating of foreigners just now seemed to make You Wei very happy, and the anger in his eyes was gone.

"I wonder what you have to say to the little girl?" You Wei didn't speak English anymore from the past, and sat at the table very seriously, with a generous demeanor, but he looked like a lady. The appearance of the drunk girl with her head in one hand and a wine glass in the other is gone.

"In Xia Chenke, I heard from a friend that Miss You is familiar with people from the foreign company and want to buy some foreign cloth and dyes. If possible, I would like to buy some other machinery or something. Chen Ke said.

"I only know some people who are engaged in the trade of chemicals, and I can get dye, but I don't know anyone who deals in cloth."

"Then can I ask Miss You Yu to contact me and give me the next price."

You Wei looked Chen Ke up and down, and then replied: "A deposit of one or two." I can't promise to put you in touch. ”

Chen Ke originally wanted to pay the money directly and make a friend. But when he looked at You You, he found that You Yan was glancing at himself out of the corner of his eye, and then turned his head to drink tea seemingly casually. Chen Kedeng swallowed the words of agreement back into his stomach, no matter how he looked at it, it seemed impossible for this lady to be interested in a tael of silver, and what You Gui Xu wanted to say was not said at all.

You must not say the wrong thing now, Chen Ke said to himself silently in his heart. If you say the wrong thing, then there is no future cooperation. "Is this tael really what you want?" Chen Ke suddenly said in English.

Hearing this, You Wei's body shook slightly, and the teacup in his hand almost fell on the table.

"Miss You, you seem to be so casual, and I have had such days. It's just that I can't do it, and I feel that I can't show my ability. If it's just a couple of silver, I think it's an insult to you. Chen Ke's English expression skills are limited, and he can only choose words and sentences slowly, for fear of causing any misunderstanding to You Wei, "I think I have the ability to penetrate the world, but if I can't meet like-minded friends, I can't form a team, and I don't run the team well, I'm just a failure." So, I'd like to try my hand at work with you, Miss Yau. Since Miss You has money to get drunk every day, you won't care about these two pieces of silver. If I can make money, how much will it be a tael of silver? I hope that Miss Yau can give me this opportunity to try my ambitions. ”

You Wei slowly put down the teacup in his hand and turned his head to look at Chen Ke carefully. Chen Ke's square face had a serious expression, and when You Yu looked at him like this, Chen Ke was as happy as a child, "Please believe Miss You."

"Are you sure you can make it?" You asked him.

Chen Ke looked into You's eyes, "I will definitely do my best." ”

You Wei nodded slowly, "Come here and wait for me at noon in two days." ”

Two days is not a long time, but it is not a short time. Xu Xilin and Qiu Jin were with the people of the Restoration Society all day long, but Hua Xiongmao and Chen Ke were very close. After beating the foreigners together, Hua Xiongmao and Chen Ke became more and more speculative. As long as he had free time, Hua Xiongmao asked Chen Ke to talk about the revolution. Chen Kexuan and Hua Xiongmao talked about something. Hua Xiongmao listened very carefully, and asked Chen Ke if he didn't understand anything.

The two went shopping in Shanghai together, and spent half of their time talking about revolution. Hua Xiongmao is still cautious, and he doesn't talk nonsense when there are many people. Now, Chen Ke is stopping in a crowded place to read the poster. There are so many posters this year. In addition to the fact that there are no self-adhesive small advertisements that are overwhelming in the 21st century, from the perspective of the existing economic scale, the advertising intensity is not low.

In the 21st century, Chen Ke himself is no different from ordinary otaku, and he is not a very patient person. However, after returning to this world, the huge environmental changes have made this him have a huge change. At least he was able to take the time to look at things he never liked to see. The content of the poster is really dazzling. Chen Ke was most interested in a poster printed on yellow paper.

"Today, I opened a foreign English cram school in Hongkou District, and returned to China to teach. The teaching environment is excellent and the fees are cheap. Please go to Hongkou District to ......"

The reason why the text below is not visible is that a handwritten brothel poster on a large red piece of paper covers the address location, "Huichun Lou is a Japanese woman with a dignified appearance and a delicate temperament." Elegant people come to visit. Address......"

In addition to the address being torn out, under this poster, on another large white paper, a text was written in the dragon flying and phoenix dancing. "Suona and drumming, weddings and funerals, filial piety. Our store undertakes white ki. The address was complete, but Chen Ke was not interested in reading it.

Most of the posters are for a variety of merchandise, from daily necessities to service industries. Chen Ke would love to start a cram school, or even a school. It's not just that he promised Xu Xilin and Qiu Jin about it. More importantly, cram schools are an important place to discover and develop comrades.

Hua Xiongmao was not interested in these things, looking at Chen Ke carefully looking at them one by one, Hua Xiongmao finally couldn't help it, "Wenqing, what do you want to buy?" I don't think these ads are very reliable. ”

"Zhenglan, how about we run a cram school?" Chen Ke asked. Hua Xiongmao's word is Zhenglan, and the two have already called each other the word table.

"Cram school?" Hua Xiongmao felt that this was a little strange.

"It's like a new school like a Western-style school. If we can make money, we can just run a school. ”

"It's good to run a school. But where does the money come from? ”

"Mostly school buildings. The school has to be in the city, and it's not good to be too far away from the city. Teacher, I will teach myself, or you will also teach. Chen Ke said with a smile.

Hua Xiongmao also laughed after hearing this, "Do you want to run a martial arts school?" It's not bad for me to teach my students how to punch and kick. ”

After reading the poster, Chen Ke and Hua Xiongmao walked to the place where they lived together. "Zhenglan, do you really want to make a revolution?" Chen Ke asked as he walked.

"Why not make a revolution? The key is Wenqing, you have to come up with a set of regulations. If you let me do an assassination, that's not going to work. Hua Xiongmao said frankly.

"Assassination, of course, will not. I have some ideas about the charter. But, Zhenglan, why did you go to the revolution? ”

"In fact, now anyone with a discerning eye can see that if there is no revolution in this world today, there will be a revolution tomorrow." I don't know if Hua Xiongmao has always liked to walk with his hands behind his back, or if he has liked to walk with his hands behind his back since he saw You Yu, anyway, Hua Xiongmao said leisurely with his hands behind his back at this time, "I, I just can't get used to the faces of those officials." They all look like people, but they are actually very dirty. ”

"That's all?" Chen Ke didn't think it was convincing.

Hua Xiongmao glanced at Chen Ke, and stopped talking a little, but finally he made up his mind to say it, "Wenqing, I also have a bit of fame on Shaoxing Road. In recent years, there have been more and more hooligans. The newcomers aren't serious, but they're not bad either. But this world is declining little by little. There is no sign of getting better. Not only in Shaoxing, but I also go out to do some business, and I see this everywhere. The foundation of the world has been moved. If you want to make up for it, I am afraid that it will not be possible without revolution. ”

"The foundation of the world?" Hua Xiongmao seems to be impulsive and reckless, but he can see this, and Chen Ke really doesn't know what to say about him.

"The imperial court can't save the world, but the new system you talked about last time I heard Wen Qing talk about it is remarkable. It's not like I haven't met the revolutionary party, and many people want me to join the gang, but I push them all. It's really a pleasure to make friends with a revolutionary party like Wenqing. Wen Qing seems to know how to make a revolution. It is impossible to live without revolution in this world, but I really can't listen to the bullshit program of those revolutionary parties. Wen Qing talked about the revolution, and after listening to it, he felt that it was feasible. If Wen Qing lets me in. I don't think so. Hua Xiongmao finally said what was in his heart.

"Brother Hua, you are also a martial artist." Chen Ke asked incredulously.

"The Wuju people can't rebel? After we came to power, we did a better job than the imperial court. Hua Xiongmao said with a big grin, "The key is Wenqing, you have to come out with a more detailed charter." I'm a little self-aware, and I can't do big things. You can do small things. ”

Chen Ke had nothing to say, and he didn't know whether to say whether Hua Xiongmao was a born revolutionary party or a born doer. In such an era, let's take Hua Xiongmao as a comrade. Chen Ke thought to himself.

The day agreed with You Wei arrived, and Chen Ke was woken up by the light early in the morning. Jet lag isn't a big deal, but it's pretty damn when you really experience it. Shanghai is 1,000 kilometers east of Zhengzhou, which means that dawn is greeted earlier every morning. Chen Ke looked at the watch next to his pillow, it was four o'clock in the morning.

The weather was cool in the early morning, and Chen Ke didn't want to waste time, so he washed up a little and set up a horse walking stake in the house. It was getting brighter and brighter, and the others were getting up. After breakfast, Xu Xilin went out. Qiu Jin did not go with Xu Xilin, she claimed to meet You Xuan, a bold woman.

In the morning, the three of them went shopping, and it was almost noon, and everyone was already waiting in the teahouse last time. Chen Ke looked at his watch, and it was eleven forty-five. Qiu Jin on the opposite side couldn't help but raise his wrist to look at his watch, and as soon as he put down his wrist, he heard someone behind him say: "This is shining, dazzling, dazzling." ”

Turning his head, he saw You Wei and the two of them standing not far behind Chen Ke. The last time I saw You Wei, she was wearing ordinary Chinese women's clothes, and her long hair was knotted. This time she wore a suit and wore her hair in a ponytail and draped behind her back. And the two behind her are both in their twenties and thirties. The tall one wore a suit common to foreign people and had short hair. The tall one was dressed in a robe and a riding coat, like a merchant.

The three people at the table all stood up, and You Yu brought two of them over, "There is also a sister, and I will sit down with this sister." After speaking, You Wei stood next to Qiu Jin generously, and the two people who followed her seemed to be used to this, and after greeting Chen Ke and Hua Xiongmao, Hua Xiongmao gave up his position. The six of them sat down at the table.

"Mr. Chen Ke, this is my friend in the foreign bank, Wang Bin. This is Zhou Yuanxiao, a friend of mine who dyes cloth. Well, this sister, my name is Youyi, and now I'm an idler. You Wei made a generous introduction.

"My name is Chen Ke, and this is Ms. Qiu Jinqiu. This is Hua Xiongmao. Mr. Wang, Mr. Zhou, two good. ”

After a few words of greeting, You Wei said: "I brought it to you, I don't know what Mr. Chen Ke needs." Wang Bin is from a foreign company, you can ask him. ”

"Thank you, Miss You." Chen Ke greeted with a smile, "Mr. Wang, as far as I know, there should be a white cloth pressed by a foreign merchant in his hand to be shipped, please inform Mr. Wang about this matter." Chen Ke's words are actually nonsense, and it is absolutely impossible for him to know that there is such news. The reason why I say this is a bit of a bully for Wang Bin. When he saw Wang Bin just now, Chen Ke noticed a small detail, Wang Bin subconsciously followed You Wei's movements to act, looking like respecting the lady. But in this era, there will be no such "gentlemanly demeanor". Most of the people Chen Ke had seen before lacked their own opinions. And Miss You Gou made it clear that she was a strong woman, so Chen Ke chose her own strong statement.

As expected, Wang Bin was slightly stunned, he spoke a little slurred, and he really didn't look very assertive, "There are so many." But it's all Indian white cloth. And these batches of goods have been shipped for more than a year. The quality of that cloth is not very good. ”

"Rotten?" Chen Ke asked in a relaxed tone.

"That's not it, it's just that it's not stored properly and the color starts to turn yellow. I can't sell for a price. ”

"How many?"

"More than 1,200 horses."

"Can I see the goods in the afternoon?"

"Absolutely."

"Can Brother Dye King provide it?"

"Yes."

"There's no rush for a while. Let's eat first. At noon, you can't go hungry to see it. Chen Ke said with a smile.

After setting the general direction, everyone began to gossip. You Jin was very interested in Qiu Jin's watch, after Qiu Jin brought the watch, he didn't bring the bracelet, You Jin pulled Qiu Jin's wrist and looked at it for a while, so he asked Qiu Jin to take off the watch and show it to himself. Qiu Jin liked this cute girl very much, she took off her watch and handed it to You Yan. You Wei looked at it carefully for a while, put the watch to his ear and listened, but his brows furrowed. She handed the watch back to Qiu Jin and said to Chen Ke, "Can you take a look at Mr. Chen Ke's watch?" Chen Ke took off his watch and handed it to You Wei, who looked at it carefully for a while before handing it back to Chen Ke.

"Mr. Chen, this watch is not cheap." You Yu said.

"A watch, what's cheap is not cheap. If it works, it's fine. Chen Ke replied.

"Haha, Mr. Chen is really rich. The books I read in Germany, as far as I can see, cost thousands of taels. You can use it, tsk. Terrific. You Yan's tone was full of mockery.

"Where's the price?" Chen Ke became interested after hearing this. He bought his own watch purely as a courtesy. When I was talking about things formally, I brought a watch to look more formal. As far as Chen Ke himself is concerned, he basically relies on his mobile phone to see the time. As for the quality of the watch, Chen Ke didn't know it at all.

"Flying Tour. You use a flying touron in your watch. It's not the same when you look at the hands of your watch. Listening to the movement inside, it is even more different. ”

"It seems that Miss You is really from a rich background, I just bought it, and I never understood what it was like. Miss You, this is an expert at playing watches. Disrespectful, disrespectful. ”

I originally wanted to liven up the atmosphere, but I didn't expect You Yu's face to turn gloomy after hearing it. The young man's face seemed to be covered with a faint shadow by the clouds, and Youwu, who was still talking and laughing freely, suddenly seemed silent.

Qiu Jin didn't want the banquet to be cold, she patted You Yan's arm, "Sister, let's not talk about this with those people." I heard that sister, you can also drink some wine. Sister, I like to have two drinks. Come, drink with my sister. ”

Qiu Jin said so, and You Wei didn't seem to want to sweep everyone's sex, she shouted: "Shop, serve wine and food." With this shout, the meal soon began.

In the afternoon, Wang Bin took Chen Ke and others to see the cloth. Chen Ke did not understand cloth, and according to his poor experience, it did not deteriorate to the touch. It's just that after being damp, the cloth is deep and shallow with large yellow stains. After reading the cloth, You Wei leaned over, "Mr. Chen Ke, how are you going to dispose of these color blocks?" She asked in a low voice.

When chatting at noon, Chen Ke knew that You Wei actually studied chemistry in Germany, and he also whispered: "What are you going to use to remove color." ”

"Probably sulfur dioxide." You Yu said.

After hearing this, Chen Ke felt satisfied, but also a little nervous. You Wei was by no means from a poor background, and since she could think of this, why not do it herself. Chen Ke was puzzled by this. And You Yu brought the people from the dyeing workshop, which shows that she can't do it.

As if hearing Chen Ke's heart, You Yu raised his head and looked at Chen Ke, with an unfathomable look on his face, "Don't worry, Mr. Chen Ke." I don't want to fight you for this business. Last time you said you had the power to reach the heavens and the earth. I'd like to see how Mr. Chan gets to the bottom of it. ”

Making any explanation now is just to make You Wei underestimate himself, and Chen Ke didn't say a word.

After reading the cloth, I went to see the dye again. Chen Ke proposed to go to Zhou Yuanxiao's workshop to have a look. Zhou Yuanxiao didn't speak much, and after listening to this request, he just nodded and led everyone in the direction of his workshop.

It was a large courtyard, although it was large, there was nothing in it, a few shelves that seemed to be used for dyeing cloth were empty, and the whole courtyard was deserted, in stark contrast to the bustling flow of people on the street outside the door. Zhou Yuanxiao saw everyone's puzzled eyes and said with a smile: "My workshop collapsed last year. Except for these stoves and a few bamboo poles, there is nothing left. This time, Miss You forced me over, if you want to use this courtyard of mine, give thirty taels of silver, and use it as you like. If there is a shortage of people, give me some wages and I will do it for everyone. ”

"Brother Zhou, you have also been abroad for so many years. How can you be so self-defeating. You Yu said a little angrily.

"I just went to high school, and what can I do if I go to high school. Can't you lose everything? Zhou Yuanxiao laughed, "You Yu, you finished your university in Germany, and you will still run into a wall after returning to China." I think about it now, just do it honestly. There are some things that can be done and can be done, and what cannot be done is not done. ”

When You Yu heard this, he wanted to speak again.

It turns out that these people have all been overseas, and it seems that they have really met a group of amazing guys. Chen Ke thought to himself.

The next day, May 14th. Everything was as Chen Ke had planned, and the foreign merchant negotiated a deal, and the two sides agreed that Chen Ke would buy all the cloth within 30 days, and Chen Ke first bought 40 pieces of cloth for 16 taels, and then spent 4 taels to buy blue-black dye. But the process of taking the cloth was much more unexpected than others, Chen Ke and Hua Xiongmao both brought the masks that were rushed to be made, opened each cloth in person, and looked at it from beginning to end.

The cloth has been stored for a long time, and when the horses are opened to check, the smell inside is really unrestrained, even with a mask, Hua Xiongmao's brows are still wrinkled tightly. As for Chen Ke, he was so comfortable from beginning to end. Check the cloth calmly, but neatly. Hua Xiongmao finished checking the time of one piece of cloth, and Chen Ke had already watched three horses go out. Chen Ke immediately stopped checking and whispered a few words to Hua Xiongmao. Hua Xiongmao was stunned for a moment, Chen Kelian said, the two talked a few more words, Hua Xiongmao no longer checked the cloth, but was responsible for unfolding the cloth. It's a lot faster. After reading each piece of cloth, Chen Ke will also make a record.

"This is really a connoisseur." You Yu whispered to Qiu Jin.

"It seems so." Qiu Jin replied. The object of the two men's praise was by no means Hua Xiongmao. After saying this, Qiu Jin suddenly asked You Yu, "Sister, your friend named Zhou Yuanxiao, how is his dyeing skills?" ”

"I don't have to say." You Yu replied immediately.

"But his dyeing workshop ......," Qiu Jin wanted to say but stopped.

"There are some things that are not good or bad craft." You Yan's voice was still so firm.

The cart carrying the cloth was hired by Chen Ke specifically for Tao Chengzhang, and the cart came to the front of Zhou Yuanxiao's dyeing workshop, where Zhou Yuanxiao was already waiting. When the people carried the cloth in, the stove had already been lit, and the hot water had already been boiled.

Qiu Jin and Hua Xiongmao have known each other for a long time, Hua Xiongmao is also from a rich family, and these jobs are generally done by ordinary people. When Hua Xiongmao and Chen Ke finished moving things together and took a bowl of water to pour it violently, Qiu Jin took the time to ask, "Zhenglan, your hard work has opened my eyes. ”

Hua Xiongmao drank a large bowl of water in a few sips, exhaled comfortably, and his delicate face was full of satisfaction after work. "Auntie, although I have a quick temper, I am not the kind of person who refuses to work. Wenqing is very well organized, so that what I do can always be explained clearly, and I am interested in working. ”

As he was talking, he saw that Chen Ke and You Wei had already carried a big steamer out, Qiu Jin and Hua Xiongmao looked at each other, the thing looked like a steamer, and when it was put on the cauldron, it was still a two-layer steamer. In the lower compartment, Chen Ke and You Mu muttered something, and there was a loose cloth in the upper layer. Chen Ke and You Wei both took a coarse cloth dress and covered it outside, and they both wore it backwards. That is, the back side is facing forward, and the button side is on their back. The two of them swung the cloth back and forth, arguing. It sounds like the two of them are talking about some kind of full contact, the degree of oxidation and so on. Qiu Jin and Hua Xiongmao didn't understand either. After discussing for a while, Chen Ke and You Yu finally reached an agreement, fiddling with the cloth, and then closing the lid of the steamer.

A fire was lit under the cauldron, and the water in the pot gradually heated, and the steam that began to rise from the cage drawer was mixed with the old smell of the cloth and some other flavors. When the others couldn't help but avoid this strange smell, Chen Ke and You Wei both put on masks and opened the cage drawer to check the cloth together. The two had an argument about the pH, and then the fire was extinguished. After waiting for a while, the two took the still hot cloth out of the cage drawer and threw it into the vat with the lime water. Chen Ke was still kneading the cloth. The choking smell gradually dissipated, and everyone came over to watch. At first glance, almost everyone's eyes lit up. The cloth, which had been covered with deep light yellow stains, now looked white. Although you look closely, you can still see some clues. But even those who don't know how to dye cloth know that after using dark dyes, this idea color is definitely not a problem.

"Wen Qing, I thought at first how you were going to wash this cloth, but I didn't expect it to be steamed like this." Qiu Jin praised, she turned around and looked at You You, who was pulling the cloth, "My sister looks like a blessed person, but I didn't expect it to be hidden." ”

You Wei only smiled bitterly at such praise, "Sister Qiu, don't praise me." After all, I spent so much money studying in Germany, and if I couldn't handle these things, I would have spent a lot of money in vain. After speaking, You Yu turned his head, "Brother Zhou, what do you think of these cloths as an expert?" ”

Zhou Yuanxiao put down the cloth in his hand, and there was no expression on his face, "You can only know if you dye it." Now I see, the color of the cloth will not be too uniform after dyeing. It can't be sold for a price. ”

These words sounded quite harsh, and Hua Xiongmao's brows couldn't help but wrinkle. He and Qiu Jin looked at Chen Ke at the same time. Chen Ke not only did not get angry, but nodded approvingly. "For the matter of dyeing cloth, please leave it to Mr. Zhou. I have a lot of confidence in you. ”

Zhou Yuanxiao snorted noncommittally, and then beckoned Chen Ke to continue to put cloth on the steamer.