Meng Siyuan's residence is a wealthy area within the Huajie, and the land of Jinmen is not as rich as Songjiang, but it is also a first-class large wharf in the north, where businessmen gather, and there are many wealthy families. The Huajie architecture is different from the concession, and does not like to build Western-style western-style buildings, but imitates the style of Daikin officials' residences, with blue bricks and green tiles, and high gate buildings. Some of the great men donated an official position such as an alternate road, and quietly dyed the gate dark red to show their wealth.

Here, even the servants of the subordinates are extremely neat and brightly dressed, which is not the same as places such as small shoe shops. If the city is compared to the human body, the small shoe shop can only be regarded as a dark wound on the human body, and this place can be regarded as a face.

Meng Siyuan has not donated fame, the black lacquered door, the sky drum rings the doorway, but it is not as flamboyant as the neighbors. The doorman in the family has not yet developed the momentum of a wealthy servant, and he is very polite to Zhao Guanhou, an uninvited guest, so he invited someone to the porter and prepared a pot of tea for him. It didn't take long for a butler-like man to receive him. This housekeeper is in his forties, very old-fashioned, and has no intention of slacking off for such a green-skinned leader, and he is very enthusiastic.

After Zhao Guanhou said that he was going to visit, he shook his head, "I'm really sorry, our lord went to visit the county lord of our Jinmen today, and it is estimated that when he gets there, he will have to stay for dinner, and he will listen to the play after the event, as for when he will come back, the villain can't say well." If we knew that Second Master Zhao was coming, our master would not go. You see that this is a trouble, I'm afraid it made you run away in vain. Is the rickshaw gone? Come on, go and pay for the car, and then let him send Zhao Erye home. In this place, the government officials are strictly controlled, but it is not very easy to hire a car. ”

Although Zhao Guanhou ate the closed door, he didn't have any anger, he only smiled, "Thank you for your kindness, I'll figure out how to go back, don't bother you." It was me who came recklessly, and I couldn't say it in advance, and I hope that the manager will bring a message to Meng Dongjia for me. Flying knife Li Si is Li Si, I am me. Although Zhao is young, he has also sold and beaten outside the county yamen, and he has broken his legs in the Su family, no matter what kind of defense camp or what Yuanfengdang, he has never taken it seriously. If he wants to get something back, Zhao is willing to help. ”

The housekeeper only said a few words, and his demeanor did not change, but he ordered a doorman to go outside and call a rickshaw and pay for it. When Zhao Guanhou got in the car and left, he snorted, "These guys, they just don't know how thick the sky is." As soon as Li Si heard the Pang family, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak, he was a young doll, and he dared to say that he cared about this matter? In my opinion, I still want money and don't want to die, and I think crazy about money. ”

When Zhao Guanhou and the others returned to the small shoe shop, the time had reached about four o'clock in the afternoon of the Western calendar, but they saw Su Hanzhi and Jiang Fengzhi cooking there, which was similar to the usual situation. If it weren't for the tears on Su Hanzhi's face, his eyes were red and swollen, as if what happened in the morning was an illusion.

Seeing him come back, Su Hanzhi smiled reluctantly, "Guanhou, you always run outside on this hot day, I bought you a watermelon, put it in the water tank, and eat it later." ”

Zhao Guanhou walked over and looked at Su Hanzhi carefully, seeing that there were tears in the corners of her eyes, but she still tried to make a smile on her face.

"Sister, I don't want you to cry for so long, it's not good for your health, but I don't want you to force a smile. The owner of the small shoe shop has been replaced by me. From today onwards, I have the final say on this piece. I can protect you, and I can protect Master. No matter how powerful the Pang family is, we can always think of a way, he is just a battalion defense band, and we still have the third brother, the new army band, he can come forward to help say that he is agreeable, and the Pang family will not do things absolutely. Fortunately, they haven't come over to marry yet, and there is still room for buffer in this matter, so it's a big deal to lose his money. I'm so capable, but it's only two hundred taels of silver, am I still afraid that I won't be able to take it out? ”

Su Hanzhi nodded, "Fengzhi also wants me to believe in you, sister knows that you have the ability, so sister doesn't cry, it's just for a while...... I haven't changed my mind for a while. I'm fine, you just leave me alone and do your own thing. ”

In the past, Su Hanzhi would always count a few words about Zhao Guanhou as a gangster, thinking that he was not on the right path. After knowing that he could write novels, Su Hanzhi actually hoped that he would take this path, or go to a foreign bank to run the street, or go to the concession to find something to do. But today, she was unusual, no longer interfering in anything, as if she had suddenly changed her character, Zhao Guanhou wanted to be a gangster, so he went to him.

After dinner, Zhao Guanhou took her hand, comforted her with kind words, and planned to go to Cao Zhongkun early tomorrow morning. Su Hanzhi shook his head, "Don't always trouble the third brother, he is not familiar with the Pang Guan belt of the defense camp, and it may not be useful to look for him." She smiled comfortingly, "Let's finish the story first, hand in the manuscript of the Congregational Newspaper, and when we earn the manuscript fee, we can save a little more money." ”

When it came to money, Zhao Guanhou was a little ashamed, he wanted to get the pot guy in his hands and get a sum of money to solve the problem, but he didn't expect to take over a mess with no money, but instead put his own twenty taels of silver into it. But Su Hanzhi didn't complain about him, and he didn't even ask about the twenty taels of silver. It's just that when Jiang Fengzhi left in the evening, Su Hanzhi asked thoughtlessly, "Guanhou, do you think Fengzhi and Jianming are suitable?" ”

"This matter is their business, how can we outsiders take care of it." Zhao Guanhou has always disliked interfering in other people's private lives, let alone this kind of thing. Probably Su Hanzhi and Jiang Fengzhi talked about something, since the two are sisters, it is not strange to care about the feelings of good friends. But he didn't want his woman to become a long-tongued woman, so he had to smile and comfort her

"The two of them, if they can really become husband and wife, they can't quarrel. If it's not suitable, breaking up now is a good thing for everyone, after all, they don't invest much in each other, and if they don't invest, they can't talk about pain. If you are friends, it is appropriate to persuade a few words at that time, but when it comes to interference, we don't need it. Whether the shoes fit or not, only the feet know best, the match made in heaven that outsiders look like may not really be happy, and those who don't look good may go through this life. This matter is for her to face on her own, and we can't make any decisions for her. What we have to do is live our own lives, sister, my legs...... No problem anymore. ”

He leaned over as he spoke, taking advantage of the darkness of the room, and quietly stretched out his hand, in the past, Su Hanzhi would definitely dodge, or symbolically struggle for a while, but this time, she was motionless, and let Zhao Guanhou's hand attack the city and land on her. If it weren't for hearing her slight and rapid wheezing and the sweat on her hands, Zhao Guanhou would have thought that she was sick with something.

Seeing her so actively cooperating, he was also quite moved, and the man's breathing gradually became heavier, actively looking for the woman's cheeks, earlobes, and even all the way to the cherry lips. Just as he was about to successfully reach the target location, a knock on the door sounded, followed by the voice of the new military advisor Hou Xing, "The owner of the village, I am Hou Xing, I will serve you tonight." ”

Su Hanzhi hurriedly jumped up, tidied up his clothes a few times, opened the door, and saluted Hou Xing. Hou Xing is very well-behaved, and when he was an apprentice in a pawnshop, he also saw a lot of things, and he has a brain. Naturally, he knew that at this time, there could be no greetings, so he just nodded, and quietly dodged away, letting Su Hanzhi run out.

He walked into the house and laid a good floor on the ground, Zhao Guanhou was afraid that he would have any burden, so he hurriedly comforted: "It's okay, Sister Hanzhi has a tender face, in fact, it's okay for you to come, you are not an outsider." Why did they let you come, you are a dignified military advisor, how can you let you do this, who bullies you, tell me, I will settle accounts with him. ”

"No, everyone takes care of me, to be honest, our pot guys are much better than the ones I used to stay in. Those pot guys disliked my weak body and lack of strength, so they didn't want to see me, and even when I ate, everyone had finished eating, and I was left with a little leftover soup, and I often couldn't eat enough. But here, everyone calls me a military advisor, and I think...... I live like a person now! ”

When Hou Xing said this, he was a little excited, "Originally, many people were going to come over tonight, but I persuaded everyone to let me come." My eldest brother has been kind to me, and I want to repay the kindness. Moreover, the military advisor in the pot guy should have given advice to the owner of the village, since the eldest brother wants to stand up for the Meng Dong family, I have to help you. It's a pity that I'm not the storyteller said about Wu Yong and Zhuge Liang, I can't think of the idea, so I can only explain what I know to my eldest brother. I've heard people say that knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is invincible, and I have been in a pawnshop for a while, and I can't hide anything from here. ”

As he spoke, he introduced the various activities in the pawnshop and some of the secrets of the pawnshop industry that he knew. Zhao Guanhou also asked a few words from time to time, and began to think about how to stand up for Meng Siyuan and get this treasure back. In fact, he didn't have any ideas, and the key was that the amount of information was insufficient.

The so-called conspiracy is something that never exists, and clever strategies are all based on perfect intelligence. I don't know much about Yuanfeng, so it's impossible to come up with a clever plan now, and then say that everything is under control.

At the same time, he is not Lan Bo, and it is impossible to take a gun to kill the pawnshop, kill everyone, and snatch out the heirloom. Although he actively contacted the Jiuji Meng family, in fact, what he was mainly doing now was to collect information and formulate strategies, and the information provided by Hou Xing was a relief to him.

As soon as the next day dawned, Su Hanzhi brought breakfast over, and Hou Xing left with interest, but Su Hanzhi did not accompany Guanhou to eat together, but took out his broken bed and put it in the courtyard to prepare for re-dismantling.

Zhao Guanhou bit the fritters and looked puzzled, "Sister, it's still summer, what are you doing tossing the quilt?" Hurry in and have breakfast. ”

Su Hanzhi turned his back to him, "What do you know, it's too late to get it in winter, you are such a sloppy person, the quilt is dirty like this, don't say dismantle and wash, how to cover it in winter." In the future, you have to learn to take care of yourself, it's useless to just fight, you have to learn to live, otherwise any woman with you will be unlucky. I'll go out and rip some cloth for you later, and change the quilt again. Also, you should buy a few new sets of clothes, and you have become the owner of the village, so you have to wear them well. ”

Seeing her talking there, Zhao Guanhou always felt that her mood was not quite right, but before he could ask, the courtyard door rang again, and a gentle voice came in

"Excuse me, this is Zhao Zhuangshi's mansion?"

Su Hanzhi opened the door and saw a tall thin man in his early thirties standing at the head of the door, he smiled at Su Hanzhi, and then bowed, "Contemptible Meng Siyuan, I have come to meet Zhao Zhuangshi." ”