"Brother Xie, my Huang Ke is unforgettable for your life-saving, and I thank you for taking care of me in the past few days, but I have encountered pirates and have nowhere to return now, I still want to borrow some money from you, and I will definitely repay it twice in the future." Huang Ke knows that some things can't be done without being cheeky, and they have to be said to be effective.

Xie Ah Si frowned, although he was a bold and righteous person, but in the current years of war and chaos, the situation of the fishermen was not good, if he took out some of the current ocean that was enough to entangle, it would really be a bit ......

But who is Xie Ah Si?

He is a prestigious fisherman in the surrounding dozens of miles, he is a person who values righteousness and good face, and if he doesn't give it at all, it will be difficult for him to speak, not to mention that he can afford to read since he came, he is not short-sighted like other fishermen, he has been out to sea, has seen big scenes, and understands the importance of reading people.

In short, this favor really helps.

After thinking for a while, Xie Asi arched his hand and said, "Mr. Huang, I won't tell you, we fishermen all rely on the sky to eat, and when we come back from this trip to the sea, we will take as much as the Dragon King rewards." ”

"See? I won't hide it from you on this trip to sea, you can see how much the goods are. It can be regarded as a small harvest, but the fish is not money in our hands, as long as it is sold at the cargo station, it can be exchanged for money. ”

"We will pull these fish out and send them to the cargo station to sell after noon, and the time is just right, so you can go with us and help us check the gates, and our brothers will also help you make up some dishes or something."

Having said that, Huang Ke naturally has no reason to refuse, he also knows the suffering of the fishermen, but at the moment he can only count on these people to give him some entanglement or something to go to Guangzhou, and after arriving in Guangzhou, he will get a few fake diplomas to get an errand.

"It's okay, then bother Brother Xie!" Huang Ke thanked him and jumped onto the carriage next to him, and the groom raised his whip, and the long line walked forward with the bucket of fish.

The fishermen are going to this place is a parallel market, not far from the urban area of Guangzhou, on the way to listen to Xie Asi said, that place is a squire surnamed Zhao Mingtinghui, this person has also been to the sea before, and later specialized in business, now the business is big, and the seafood around Guangzhou is basically from him.

Huang Ke didn't have much interest in listening, after all, this thing didn't have much to do with him.

A thin man driving the carriage turned his head to Huang Ke and asked, "Mr. Huang, what do you say is like over there?" I heard that they eat with their hands and eat bloody things, is this true? Aren't they just like the savages? ”

Huang Ke smiled, it seems that people at this time still have too little understanding of the outside world, and it is no wonder that hundreds of years of closure have made many Chinese people short-sighted and fixed-minded.

After the Opium War, the idea that the country was being pried open and poured in rarely reached the minds of these ordinary people, who knew something similar to myths and legends.

"Haha, what you said is pretty much the same, but it's not so exaggerated, there is no difference between Westerners, they are all with one arm and two legs, but the smell is a little heavier, especially the" After Huang Ke finished speaking, everyone laughed out loud.

In half an hour, the carriage arrived in town. Although this small town called Luokou is not big, it is still prosperous because it is not far from the port, and the town is surrounded by rivers on three sides, and the entry and exit are all by suspension bridges.

Xie Ah Si told Huang Ke that the richest man in the town was surnamed Zhao, and he was not very old, but he was proficient in various businesses.

"Boss Zhao not only manages all kinds of chaotic business in an orderly manner, but I heard that he is also proficient in Western dialect, and like you, he is also a foreign student who has returned from studying abroad." Xie Asi said vividly, but Huang Ke had already flown to Guangzhou in his heart.

He secretly cursed in his heart, Lao Tzu could eat a bowl of rice in the era when Guangzhou's housing prices were skyrocketing, couldn't he be in this troubled era?

It's not good, Huang Ke thought to himself, he still doesn't know how to convert money in this world? How much is a dollar? How much is a silver dollar? If you don't know these things, you can't survive.

"By the way, Brother Xie, what is the price of our sea fish? What is the price of rice? Huang Ke asked tentatively.

Xie Asi pointed to the fish goods behind him and said: "The prices are different, the most expensive one is only one yuan and one catty, and the others are less." Rice, we all eat our own rice, and we sell it for less than a dime. ”

Huang Ke quickly made the conversion, and the pound of the Republic of China was 16 taels, so after conversion, he probably knew how much money he needed.

Thinking about it, the carriage stopped at the point, and there was Luokou Town in front of it.

Huang Ke looked around, and the people and horses and vehicles loading and unloading the goods were busy: fresh fish, seafood, and all kinds of sea gadgets were constantly sent from here to all parts of the country in a busy manner. The shouts of the man wearing a big hat in Cantonese accent also came and went.

It seems that this place is quite prosperous. Xie Ah Si got out of the carriage, he grabbed the horse's head and lined up, and he said to Huang Ke that because the business was good these days, there were more fishermen who came to deliver goods.

Huang Ke looked forward, several horse-drawn carriages of similar size stopped in front, and fishermen wearing short-sleeved shorts and big hats stood in front of them, leading a large mule.

Xie Ah Si took out his big hookah and lit it, and smoked it with a grunt, "Look at this, you have to wait for a while, let's rest first!" ”

The guys who helped a few people also took off their shoes and sat on the ground, and a few people chatted. Huang Ke walked to the front and looked, a few shirtless men were desperately lifting fish from the car, and reloading the car after weighing.

After a while, it was Xie Asi's turn and several men hurriedly put on their shoes and prepared to work.

"Fourth, it looks like this is another bumper harvest? This fish is big and fat! A loud voice came, Xie Asi hurriedly turned around, it turned out to be the young master of the Zhao family, Boss Zhao.

Xie Asi hurriedly greeted, "Boss Zhao, haven't you seen you for a long time?" ”

The two of them chatted a few words, and after a while, Boss Zhao walked among the other fishermen and greeted them one by one.

Huang Ke observed Boss Zhao attentively, he was not tall, with short hair, and the Western-style vest and pocket watch on his body showed his unique identity, and the account book in his hand showed that he was a person who must do everything.

Boss Zhao walked over, and the people around him all nodded and greeted him when they saw him, he smiled and greeted these people one by one, and sometimes went to pat someone's fish.

"Do you see that? That's the young master of the Zhao family, Boss Zhao" Xie Ah looked at Huang Ke and said, Huang Ke nodded, the rich second generation has seen a lot in his own time, but there are really not many people who are so shrewd and capable.

As he was talking, suddenly a chaotic sound of footsteps came, and someone shouted loudly, "The bandits are coming" and "Qiu Ba is here!" ”

A few banging gunshots rang out one after another, and before Huang Ke could see what was going on, he was stopped by Xie Asi, who pulled him to squat down and said, "Damn! It's that gang of bastard bandits again, and this time the money seems to be out of play! ”

As he was talking, a soldier in the distance, wearing a gray military uniform with a stand-up collar and a five-colored star hat on his head, ran over from the two main roads, and more than a hundred people surrounded the gathering point in the town in a short time.

Why do bandits wear military uniforms?

Huang Ke remembered that when he was doing a special report on the Xinhai Revolution, he had read some materials on the Republic of China, and the information said that in the early days of the Republic of China, there were as many as 100,000 bandits in Guangdong alone. One of the sources of bandits was the war between the Provisional Government of Sun Yat-sen and the surrounding warlords in Xinhai, and the defeated troops entered the mountains and became bandits, who ran rampant in the four towns and harmed one side.

It seems that he has encountered such a bandit today, which is really a bit back!

Boss Zhao didn't seem too panicked, at first Huang Ke thought that this guy was a general, but later he learned that this place could be attacked by bandits three times a month, and he was used to it.

"Young Master Zhao, haven't we seen each other for a while? How are you doing? I see this business getting bigger and bigger! ”

Huang Ke saw an obese man jumping off his horse and walking over, the man was wearing a fat yellow military uniform, because of his big belly, one of the buttons on the armed belt was also loosened, and the leather boots on his feet were also clucking.

The obese man walked up to Boss Chen and arched his hand: "Boss Zhao, your family has a big business, and you should support the revolution!" To tell you the truth, now that our revolution is in an emergency, and there is a shortage of soldiers and salaries, I will bring my brothers with me, but you must always support it, and you will provide some of this salary, right? ”

Huang Ke scolded in his heart, the robbery of the dog day is still fucking under the banner of revolution?

After all, Boss Zhao is a person who has seen the world, and he smiled and said: "Even if the chief takes what he likes, he didn't send money to your ministry to support the revolution, which is also my dereliction of duty, please forgive me!" ”

The fat man patted him: "Yes, you know the current affairs." Much better than your dead daddy! ”

As soon as he heard this, Boss Zhao's eyebrows showed a little anger. Huang Ke saw it in his eyes and had already written down that he was born as an in-depth investigative reporter, and he still has the ability to observe words and feelings.

Xie Asi told Huang Ke in a low voice that this fat officer's name was Qiu Ba, and he was a big bandit in this area, and he used to be a revolutionary army in Guangzhou. He also robbed the Zhao family's silk factory two years ago, and the old man Zhao resisted and shot him to death.

Hearing this, Huang Ke couldn't help but admire the Boss Zhao in front of him, and he was talking about such a person.

Qiu Bayi was happy when he heard this, he turned his head and said to the soldiers beside him, "What are you doing in a daze?" Didn't you hear Boss Zhao speak? Do it! ”

As soon as a group of bandits heard this, they hurriedly took action, and the spot fish, seafood, and the current ocean were all loaded into the carriage and pulled back. When he finished cleaning up, Qiu Ba walked up to Boss Chen and said, "Boss Zhao, thank you!" ”

"Walk slowly!" Boss Zhao forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart and said to him with a smile.

"Wait! Why are you taking our things? A shrill female voice came, and everyone turned their heads to look, and a woman dressed in a foreign style walked over.

Huang Ke turned his head to look, the girl looked good, with a handsome melon seed face, a straight nose bridge and a well-proportioned combination of big watery eyes, just like Hong Kong movie star Guan Zhilin.

Xiao Guan Zhilin was wearing a fashionable riding costume, with a shoulder on her upper body and a slim riding pants underneath, her tall and good figure was completely exposed, and a smile on her face tickled Huang Ke's heart.

"Who's that girl?" Huang Ke approached Xie Asi and asked, and the nature of Diaosi was exposed. Xie Ah Siyi clapped his hands, "It's bad, that girl's name is Zhao Xiaowan, and she is Boss Zhao's own sister!" She's got a terrible temper. ”

Huang Ke touched his chin and thought to himself, Lao Tzu likes this.

Qiu Ba, who was just about to leave, saw Zhao Xiaowan, and couldn't help touching his chin like Huang Ke. He looked at Zhao Xiaowan's sweet appearance and towering chest and couldn't help but have bad thoughts, he touched his chin and said, "This is Miss Zhao, right?" Didn't expect to grow so big? ”

As soon as Boss Zhao heard this, he knew that it was bad, and he hurriedly pushed his sister back and said, "Sir Qiu, I'm sorry, my little sister is not sensible, please bear with me if I offend you!" ”

Unexpectedly, Zhao Xiaowan pushed her brother away, stood in front and scolded loudly, "Qiu Fatty, you bandit!" I'll tell you today, our family just threw away all these things, and we won't give them to you! ”

After scolding Qiu Ba, Chen Xiaowan pointed to the men beside her and said, "You people are also men?" How do we usually treat you in the Chen family? Why did the bandits become shrunken turtles one by one? ”

Zhao Xiaowan's voice is tactful, and scolding people with such a voice can't help but make people feel wonderful. Huang Ke secretly applauded in his heart.

In his time, although there were many barbarian women, there were really few who could face such righteousness and awe-inspiring bandits as bandits.

Qiu Ba touched his beard and smiled, a smile in his eyes.

A little Luo Luo next to him probably saw some signs, he leaned over and said to Qiu Ba, "Eighth master, this sister of the Zhao family has been married to the young master of the Overseer's Mansion."

Qiu Bayi was annoyed when he heard this, "What bullshit Overseer?!" Lao Tzu has always been at odds with them when he was a soldier. ”

After Qiu Ba fell into the grass, they always thought about the law to ask for silver, and if they didn't give it, they would encircle and suppress it, he had long wanted to take revenge with one arrow, and now he could be regarded as seizing the opportunity.

He walked up to Chen Xiaowan, smiled and said, "Little beauty, you are the uncle tonight!" Haha"

(Spelled, for the update of the new book, spelled)