The central area of the embankment is the fifth district, the Li family mansion is located across the fifth and sixth districts of Confucius Avenue, the five courtyards have a strong traditional Chinese architectural style, and some French characteristics are used along the street, showing a unique architectural style of Eurasian integration.

The Li family is not prosperous, and many branches have been produced through several generations, and the second, third and fourth rooms of the second generation were all assigned a share of the property at that time, and they set up their own doors and branches.

Due to changes in the current situation, he rarely moved around with the second room in his hometown in the mainland and the third room that moved to Taiwan with the national government, and almost lost contact. Sifang has been living in Hong Kong, moving around a lot, and has business contacts.

Li Guanyun's generation coincided with the Anti-Japanese War, as the eldest son of the Changfang, he had to inherit the ancestral business, and he had been taking care of the business in Vietnam, which was less affected by the war, and did not participate in the Anti-Japanese War like Guanyu, Guancheng, Guanguan, Guanmian, Guanqin and other brothers and sisters.

It's hard to start a business, and it's even harder to keep a business!

Facts have proved that Li Guanyun is very business-minded, and he can still take care of shipping companies, rice mills, and carpentry factories in such a turbulent situation, and even buy dozens of stores at low prices when France surrendered, Japanese troops entered Vietnam, people in Saigon panicked, and overseas Chinese fled to Thailand.

So much so that the Chinese on the embankment often enviously say that the Li family has a rich background, and Brother Guanyun does not see a street in Saigon for one night, and it is "wet and wet" (small meaning).

Compared with his business achievements, he seems to be a little "unsatisfactory" in terms of inheritance.

The original partner died in childbirth when he gave birth to Li Weimin, and the couple had a deep affection, and they did not continue until their son was six years old. His current wife's surname is Ma, and she is the cousin of Mr. Ma, an overseas Chinese leader on the embankment and the head of the Chaozhou Gang, and she has given Li Weimin a half-sister over the years.

Seeing that the road was uneven, he dared to challenge the Pingchuan faction hooligans, in Li Weiqing's eyes, the brother who had just returned from Liuyang was definitely a big hero, holding his chin, and said with a look of reverence: "Brother, our classmates all know about you, say that you fought well, say that you are a big hero!" ”

The little girl was wearing a white shirt and a black skirt, sitting on the desk very unfiguratively, and her two little feet wearing small leather shoes were hanging in the air, strange and comfortable. The pigtailed head was leaning on his right shoulder, his big eyes were blinking playfully, and his nose was slightly upturned, revealing a mischievous look.

is innocent, and whoever sees it will like it in their hearts.

Li Weimin put down his pen, raised his head and said with a wry smile: "A bunch of idle hooligans, what kind of big hero, besides, I am not beaten like a pig's head by others?" ”

The little girl said indignantly: "Qiyuan is ruthless and does all kinds of evil, I really can't figure out why the French and Baoda still condone him." ”

Li Weimin closed his notebook and picked up a newspaper in his hand: "If you have a gun, you are the king of grass, there is nothing strange about it." Besides, the French are now mud bodhisattvas crossing the river and it is difficult to protect themselves, and they are beaten by the Vietminh, so how can they have the energy to deal with him. ”

The war situation in North Vietnam was precarious, South Vietnam was out of control except for a few large cities, Hoa Ho Christian, Cao Dai and some armed forces under various banners were divided, the once invincible Gallic rooster became a street rat that everyone shouted at, and it is said that many French hacienda owners are now reduced to prisoners, living a life worse than death at the guns of the Vietnamese.

I don't know what will happen to Xidi in the future, Li Weiqing didn't want to talk about these unhappy things, pointed to the notebook and asked curiously: "Brother, what are you writing these days when you lock yourself in your room?" ”

Since you want to take revenge, you must have a plan, and no matter what the plan is, it is inseparable from the grasp of the current situation and the funds needed to implement the plan.

A good memory is better than a bad pen, for fear of forgetting it after a long time, these days have been recalling the historical events that will happen in the next few decades, as well as the speculative opportunities that can make a lot of money.

These are too important to be written directly in Chinese, English or French. Hanyu Pinyin, Chinese Simplified Chinese, which has not yet been created, is mixed with English, French, Vietnamese and Chinese Traditional, like a book from heaven, and she naturally cannot understand it.

Li Weimin looked sideways in the mirror, and said with a self-deprecating smile: "I didn't write anything, I just killed time." You see that my brother has become like this, it must be a shame to go out. ”

My brother is very handsome, but he can't be disfigured.

The little girl jumped off the desk, carefully supported his face, and said softly: "The doctor said that as long as you don't eat soy sauce, as long as you don't scratch indiscriminately, you won't leave a scar, and it's much better here." ”

Everyone has a love for beauty, and Li Weimin also doesn't want to be unable to go out to meet people in the future, so he asked suspiciously: "Really?" ”

"Really, it's so much better."

She picked up the ointment, wiped it gently, and suddenly smiled coquettishly: "Brother, you can't go to see your sister-in-law now, or you write a letter, and I will help you bring it to her." ”

occupied that Li Weimin's body, and also took over the trouble of that Li Weimin.

When he was six years old, his grandfather ordered him a very historic doll and asked him to marry Miss Wu Guibin's daughter of the Fujian overseas Chinese family.

The reason why it is said to be "extremely historical" is to start with the historical origins of the Chinese in Saigon.

The Chinese in Saigon are mainly immigrants from Guangdong, Fujian, and Hainan provinces, and there are also immigrants from Guangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Yunnan, and Guizhou, but only a minority.

It is extremely difficult for the ancestors to cross the sea to come to Vietnam to work hard, and they are not familiar with the place, and if they want to survive, they must hold together. Therefore, according to the dialect and hometown, the five gangs of Guangfu, Chaozhou, Hakka, Fujian and Hainan were gradually formed, and the five gangs of Suicheng (Guangfu), Yi'an (Chaozhou), Chongzheng (Hakka), Erfu (southern Fujian) and Qiongfu (Hainan) were established to unite the villagers, help the weak, and maintain social welfare and education.

The Five Gangs Association has clubs and offices, and has managed the internal affairs of the Chinese community under the authorization of the French, with funds donated by the gangs, help for the resettlement of new immigrants, schools, hospitals, and ancestral halls.

For example, Chengzhi Middle School and Fujian Middle School of the Fujian Gang, Yi'an Middle School of the Chaozhou Gang, Suicheng Middle School and Guangzhao Middle School of the Guangfu Gang, and Sanmin Primary School of the Hainan Gang; Another example is Chaozhou Bangliuyi Hospital, Fujian Fushan Hospital, Hakka Gang Chongzheng Hospital, Guangzhao Hospital, Zhongzheng Hospital, Hainan Gang Hainan Hospital and so on.

Erfu Temple, Tin Hau Temple, Wenling Hall and other places of worship are even more prosperous, and the believers even include many Vietnamese.

When you go out, everyone has their own circle, and it will be difficult to survive without the circle, so the Chinese in Saigon rarely intermarry not only with the Vietnamese, but also rarely with each other.

The Wu family is the partner of the Li family for nearly a hundred years, and the relationship is extraordinary, and the two families have always wanted to break the concept of helping the world to marry and consolidate the relationship, but due to various reasons, it was not realized until Li Weimin's generation.

Almost all the overseas Chinese leaders in Saigon know that whether it is the Li family or the Wu family, it is not easy to regret the marriage, because it is related to the credibility of the two families for nearly a hundred years.

Li Weimin is accustomed to free love and advocating marital autonomy, which is undoubtedly a major annoyance for him. What made him even more ridiculous was that the fiancée named Wu Lijun was only 17 years old this year, and she was still a child like the cheap sister in front of her.

He sighed secretly, held the newspaper and muttered, "What sister-in-law, you haven't entered the door yet, let's talk about it in a few years." ”

The little girl didn't think so, grabbed the newspaper and said matter-of-factly: "Brother, if you are not filial, you are the only man in our family, how can you not get married and have children earlier?" And the old lady of the Wu family told our dad that she would let you get married after Lijun's sister-in-law celebrated her eighteenth birthday. ”

"Next year?"

"Well," the little girl nodded her head and confirmed with a serious face: "Mom and Dad are preparing the bride price, and Uncle Wu is preparing the dowry." The managers of Da Luo Tian Restaurant, Rainbow Hotel, and Ya Dong Restaurant have come several times and asked them to hold the wedding. Even the owners of the Taiping Theater and the Daguang Theater came and asked how many plays they would prepare when the time came. ”

Next year's business will be talked about next year, and now there are more important things to do.

Li Weimin weighed it, took off a top hat from the shelf, picked up his sunglasses, turned around and smiled: "Qingqing, you don't have to go to school in the afternoon, go out with my brother." ”

can go out to play, the little girl was so happy that she trembled, took his arm and smiled happily: "Okay, okay, let's go to the big optoelectronic theater to watch "The True Story of Ah Q". ”