Hu Chuyuan couldn't sleep, and his thoughts were tumbling.

After half a year of rushing and busy, and experiencing the winds and waves of the Jiangnan salt disaster, he realized more and more clearly that there are too many talents in this world, and in terms of ability to do things, he is far inferior to Chen Xiaobai and Tan Yiyun...... These people.

If he wants to really achieve a great cause, he must not just rely on himself to do everything well, he should learn to make good use of talents.

Person.

This is the foundation of success.

He may not be able to do things, but he must be able to be a person.

He may not be able to do things, but he must be good at absorbing, using, and cultivating talents.

The next day, as soon as Hu Chuyuan got up, he heard that Zhang Lingpu was coming, but Shen Furong also came, and he rushed back from Yuben urgently.

Hu Chuyuan was extremely happy, and hurriedly got out of bed and went to the living room to meet the two of them.

As soon as he walked down, Shen Furong got up and said with a smile: "Owner, congratulations!" ”

Zhang Lingpu also arched his hand and said: "Lord Cavalry! ”

Hu Chuyuan smiled and asked them to sit down, and said, "Wait a minute, I haven't washed up yet, I heard that you are here, and I forgot everything when I was happy!" ”

Shen Furong said with a smile: "The owner, please, I'm not in a hurry to wait a little longer!" ”

Zhang Lingpu said: "My lord, please!" ”

Hu Chuyuan nodded with a smile, went to wash up briefly, and asked Shen Furong when he came back: "Why did you come back at this time, I was about to send someone to call you!" ”

Shen Furong smiled and said, "Dongjia, I wanted to come back in a hurry to help you a few days ago, but Tan Yiyun asked me to stay in Yueben to help buy salt, so I could only stay first." These days, I see that the salt case can almost be closed, the rich gentry of Nanxun have suffered heavy losses, and they don't know how many good things are going to flow into the market, so they will come back urgently to take care of it, and then see what you have to tell me to do! ”

Hu Chuyuan was secretly happy, thinking to himself, the big shopkeeper is the big shopkeeper.

When Hu Xueyan first prepared for the pawnshop, he had always appointed Zhu Funian to handle various matters, and later recruited Shen Furong, and within a few years, Hu Xueyan promoted Shen Furong to the position of the big shopkeeper.

With Hu Xueyan's level of knowing and employing people, it is enough to show that Shen Furong has the level of being a big shopkeeper.

Hu Chuyuan and Shen Furong said with a smile: "You came just in time, Boss Xu Runxu just handed me a batch of antiques, which are said to be good things left by the Gu family in the Shanghai Concession, which are worth about 800,000 foreign yuan." You wait and go to the Xu Mansion to help me check it, and bring him the money by the way. ”

Shen Furong nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go over now!" ”

Hu Chuyuan said with a smile: "Don't be in such a hurry, I see that you are in a hurry, I'm afraid you haven't even eaten breakfast, stay and eat with me, and say while eating, I have something else to ask you!" ”

"It's good, I'm really hungry!" Shen Furong laughed, and did not pretend to be polite.

Speaking of which, among the four shopkeepers, he and Hu Chuyuan spent the most time together and were the most familiar.

Hu Chuyuan glanced at Zhang Lingpu and said with a smile: "You also come to have breakfast together, what we want to talk about is not very anxious, you stay by my side first and take a hand!" ”

Zhang Lingpu hugged his fists and said: "Thank you for your love!" ”

Hu Chuyuan nodded slightly, and when the housekeeper Hu Rong arranged the breakfast, he sat down to eat with Shen Furong and Zhang Lingpu.

Pan Limei, who had been with him during this time, was not there, Hu Chuyuan left her in the Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou to wait for news, and if there was any news, he would immediately come to Shanghai to report to him.

After eating a little tea, Hu Chuyuan and Shen Furong asked, "Gu Shouzang of the Gu family, you should know each other, right?" ”

Shen Furong smiled: "How can you not know it? The three brothers of the Gu family have an average ability to do business, but the level of appreciating antiques and calligraphy and painting is first-class, and they are famous in the whole Jiangsu and Zhejiang. ”

Hu Chuyuan said: "Xu Run told me that when Gu Shousong fled to Hong Kong, he would rather sell the antiques in his hand at a low price than take them abroad, so as not to leak out the national treasures." I listened to it and felt that this person was a pity, so I thought about waiting for the rumors to pass and find a way to atone for him. ”

Shen Furong thought for a moment and said, "That's not impossible. ”

Hu Chuyuan said: "I happened to want to open a special antique store for you to run recently, but I also want to unite them as shareholders." What do you think? ”

Shen Furong couldn't help but hesitate a little, and said: "In terms of ability and reputation, they are even more powerful than me, and it is of course very good to find them to open an antique shop together." However, the Gu family was deeply involved in the salt case, and their family property was confiscated, so they are afraid that they hate us very much! ”

Hu Chuyuan said: "It doesn't matter, if you know them, you can introduce them to me, and I will handle the rest." ”

Shen Furong was skeptical and said, "Okay, they should still be living in Yu Garden now, let's go over and have a look in the morning!" ”

He knew that Hu Chuyuan's trip was to touch a nail, but Hu Chuyuan had to give it a try, so he didn't have much to say.

Hu Rong prepared the car, and Hu Chuyuan went over with Shen Furong and Zhang Lingpu.

The carriage stopped in front of the large courtyard of Xiyu Garden, and Hu Chuyuan asked Shen Furong and Zhang Lingpu to go in with a prayer post, at this time the Gu family had decayed, and the family was scattered, and only a few loyal old men and housekeepers remained in the mansion to serve.

Seeing that it was Hu Chuyuan who came to visit, the old housekeeper of the Gu Mansion did not dare to slack off, and immediately entered the report.

After waiting for a while, the man came back and led Hu Chuyuan and Shen Furong in.

The courtyard was empty, everything that could be sold seemed to be sold out, and out of the living room came a person, in his thirties, with bloodshot eyes, slightly swollen, his face was blue, and his face was still unshaven, wearing a slightly old earthy blue silk satin cotton robe, slightly depressed.

His spirit was very good, and he stepped forward to hug his fist with Shen Furong and said, "Master Shen, you've been healthy lately!" ”

Shen Furong hugged his fists slightly embarrassed, and said with a smile: "Thanks to the second master's blessing, it can be regarded as a healthy person, second master, let me introduce you to you, this is our host!" ”

"Second Master Gu" coldly hugged his fists with Hu Chuyuan and said, "It turned out to be Young Master Hu, look up for a long time!" ”

Hu Chuyuan knew that this "Second Master Gu" was Gu Shouzang, the second eldest of the Gu family, and he was also the best at appreciating antiques and calligraphy among the three brothers of the Gu family.

He replied with his hand: "Second Master Gu, look up for a long time!" ”

Gu Shouzang said: "Although I don't know what happened to Young Master Hu, but he is a guest from afar, let's go into the house and talk!" ”

Hu Chuyuan nodded slightly, followed Gu Shouzang into the house, and as soon as he sat down, he said to Gu Shouzang straight to the point: "I went to Boss Xu yesterday to do business, and I heard that your family transferred a batch of antiques to him, including many high-quality national treasures. Boss Xu is not a person who likes to collect very much, and most of them still have to be sold, I think it's a pity, so I want to talk to Gu Erye, can you co-organize a Bao Zhai to collect these antique paintings and calligraphy? ”

Hearing this, Gu Shouzang was secretly angry, thinking, are you here to chill me?