Fu Shun'an harms morality and seeks wealth, and the army is upright and supportive

Under the Zhang Luo of Qi Bo and Ge Li, the big day of jerk and Baguio finally came.

The sun is shining, and the breeze is shaking the leaves.

There are happy couplets pasted on the courtyard gate, and two red lanterns are hung. The courtyard is even more jubilant, and the middle hall is juxtaposed with the remains of Wu Zhonghe and Lu Junyi. On both sides of the statue, two large red candles are lit on each side.

The scene was solemn, except for Auntie, Qi Bo, and Ge Li, there were no congratulations.

Baguio was dressed in a white veil and a red scarf, and knelt in the central hall with a jerk in a long robe.

Qi Bo, who acted as a witness and elder, stood aside and looked at the couple with a solemn expression.

The wedding enters the most critical part, worshipping heaven and earth.

Matchmaker Ge Li also served as the emcee and dragged out his voice: "Worship heaven and earth!" ”

The two worship heaven and earth.

"Second worship high hall!"

The two bowed to the two statues.

"Husband and wife worship each other!"

Jerk and Baguio both bow to each other.

"Into the cave room!"

Ge Li aimed at the stairs leading to the cave room.

According to the wedding customs and etiquette of Ningbo, the road through the cave house should be paved with empty noodle bags to replace the meaning of generational transmission. Qi Bo borrowed twenty empty rice bags from the rice shop, and they had already been spread to the staircase in order, all the way to the door of the new house on the second floor.

Both the jerk and Baguio stood up.

According to the ritual, the bridegroom must carry the bride in his arms and step on these empty sacks until he walks into the cave house. Then, the bridegroom will remove the hijab.

The jerk was ready, but Baguio was slow to move.

Ge Li came over and hugged Baguio: "Sister, it's time to enter the cave room!" ”

Almost suddenly, Baguio broke out, took off the red turban by himself, threw it to the ground, broke free from Ge Li, and pounced on several cases like crazy, holding Lu Junyi's portrait with both hands, holding it in his arms, and his voice was heartbreaking: "Abba..."

Looking at Baguio's sadness and feeling her pain, several people present burst into tears.

Ge Li walked up to Jejeju and squeezed his hand, tears welling up in his eyes.

Qi Bo wiped away his tears, picked up the red bandana, walked up, and stroked Baguio's hair: "Yao'er, today is a happy day, your father is happy for you." Here, put this on! ”

Baguio choked a few times and stopped.

Ziber put the headscarf back over her head.

Ge Li let go of her jerky hand and pushed him.

Jerk hesitated and looked at Ge Li.

Ge Libai glanced at him: "Look at what I'm doing?" Hug the newcomer! ”

Jerk picked up Baguio and walked up the stairs step by step.

Ge Li smiled at Qi Bo: "Seventh Grandfather, let's go up too, we should make a new house!" ”

Qi Bo wiped away his tears and laughed: "Yes, let's go to a new house!" ”

The new house was noisy until noon, and the aunt made fifteen dishes of seven cold and eight hot, and Qi Bo hugged his daughter red and drank the wedding wine.

A few people were drinking happy wine, and there was a rush of footsteps in the courtyard, and Ah Xiang came in.

Zeber welcomed him in and sat him down at the wine table.

Seeing a jerk in a groom's outfit and a baguio in a bridal outfit, Ah Xiang was stupid and couldn't help but look at Ge Li.

Ge Li poured wine and handed it to him: "Ah Xiang, your elder brother is very happy today, come, drink a glass of happy wine!" ”

Ah Xiang took the cup, but his heart was not on the wine, and the wine flowed down the corner of his mouth into his neck.

"Drink the belly outside, three drinks!" Ge Li snatched his wine glass, filled it with three glasses, and laid them on the table.

Ah Xiang reacted, smiled, picked up three glasses of wine, drank them in three breaths, wiped his mouth, and looked at the jerk.

"Brother, what's wrong?" Jerk asked.

"The people of Guangzhao are looking for you everywhere and have found me!"

Jerk smiled apologetically at Baguio and Qi Bo, changed into the groom's clothes, and walked out quickly.

Jerk hurried to the Guangzhao Hall, and there was already Mark Liu Hou outside the door, and he welcomed him in and went straight into the prime minister's office.

Peng Weilun also made tea early and pointed to the opposite seat.

Jeju sat down, took the tea cup from Mark Liu Jingshang, took a sip, and looked at Peng Weilun.

Peng Weilun smiled bitterly and took a sip: "Uncle Peng urgently invited a virtuous nephew, and he asked the virtuous nephew to save the scene." Don't hide it from the virtuous nephew, the thing that the virtuous nephew was worried about happened. Uncle Peng moved left and right, exhausted all the solutions, and cleared all the villages, especially the Guangdong branches, and finally filled the holes in Tianjin. The big worry is lifted, and I don't want to have another urgent need! ”

"Oh?" Jerk gaze for inquiry.

"In the past few days, some people in Shanghai have fallen into the well, spreading rumors everywhere, saying that the source of good and righteousness is over, and instigating a run. Who is behind the scenes, you and I know in our hearts, Uncle Peng won't talk much about it. Some depositors panicked and withdrew their cash. Yesterday, I was told that there were only 7,000 taels of silver in the treasury, which was not enough to pay for one day! I asked the counter to hang a sign of closure, and it would last for another three days at most. Within three days, if Uncle Peng can't come up with the money, Shanyiyuan has only one way to go, and this virtuous nephew has already warned him! ”

"What can the jerk do for Uncle Peng?"

"It can be seen that the relationship between HSBC Taipan and the virtuous nephew is extraordinary, and I want to ask the virtuous nephew to come forward and ask Charlie for a favor to see if I can borrow 100,000 taels to temporarily relieve the urgent need!"

Jejeju immediately set off, rushed to HSBC with Peng Weilun, explained the reason, and asked for a loan of 100,000 taels.

Asked about the situation, Charlie spread his hands: "Mr. Wu, I can't help." When a bank lends money to the outside world, it must have a physical collateral, which is the system. Shanyiyuan's immovable assets have long been mortgaged, and there is no physical object that can be remortgaged in front of me, so I can't lend in violation of regulations! ”

Peng Weilun was anxious: "Mr. Taipan, the system also needs to be implemented. I only need 100,000 taels, and I implore the Taipan to see the friendship we have always cooperated with, and only lend me two months! ”

"Mr. Peng, the system is the system, and the favor is the favor." Charlie replied with a faint smile, "You Chinese only talk about human feelings, while our bank must talk about the system." No one can offend the system, including me! If I lend you a tael of silver in violation of the law, once it is found out, I will not be able to sit on this chair! ”

Jerk bowed his hand and thanked: "Mr. Charlie, thank you for a good lesson for us!" China's affairs, big and small, are all ruined by human feelings, and even if there is a system, it is a fictitious idea. In order to change this state, it is necessary to start with the system. ”

"Mr. Wu, you got to the roots!" Charlie gave a thumbs up, "Tie the fence well, weasels can't steal chickens!" ”

The money was not loaned, but he was ridiculed, Peng Weilun pulled up his jerk and walked out of the bank door stupidly.

In order to show his strength, Peng Weilun specially rented a four-wheeled foreign car. Seeing them come out, the driver drove over and opened the door for them.

Peng Weilun got into the car and put his hands on his face in frustration.

"Uncle Peng," Jeju persuaded, "the car has its own way to the mountain, and we have another way." ”

"Alas, virtuous nephew," Peng Weilun sighed and smiled bitterly, "the car has already entered the mountain and turned into the ditch." ”

"Uncle Peng has deep roots and a wide range of channels, I believe that he can move away!"

Peng Weilun sighed, turned his head to the driver, and was just about to give an order, when another car drove over and stopped abruptly beside him. The car door opened, Shi Dianfa and Che Kang got out of the car door, and a middle-aged thin man wearing a felt hat, foreign sunglasses, Western clothes, and a cane came out.

The three of them stood still, and the thin man handed the foreign cane to Shi Dianfa, took off the felt hat, combed his hair, put on the hat again, took the cane, and strode to the steps in front of the foreign company. Shi Dianfa carried a black bag, and followed behind with Che Kang, in the shape of a "product".

Peng Weilun's eyes widened.

Jeju whispered: "Uncle Peng, looking at the complexion of the stone codex, if you judge the two of you!" ”

Peng Weilun lowered his voice: "Virtuous nephew, do you know that thin man?" ”

Jerk shook his head.

"The surname is Ren, I have drunk foreign ink for a few years, and I was originally the staff of the Governor of Huguang and the supervisor of the Sichuan-Han and Guangdong-Han Railways, and I heard that he was promoted to Xiangban not long ago."

Jerk frowned.

Peng Weilun instructed the driver to go back to Guangzhao, drove through the two streets, seemed to think of something, and turned to jerk: "Virtuous nephew, I heard that Lord Ding has taken a fancy to you, please be the assistant manager of the Shanghai branch of Huitong Bank, can there be such a thing?" ”

"How can Uncle Peng know?"

Peng Weilun spread out his hands and smiled bitterly: "Right now, Uncle Peng has this little ability left." ”

"Yes."

"Great. Virtuous nephew, you go to work immediately, and take a loan from Huitong Bank to Uncle Peng, if the loan is not 100,000, it will be 50,000! ”

Jerk shook his head.

"Virtuous nephew?"

"I told Uncle Zhang, I don't want to go for the time being!"

"Huh?" Peng Weilun was shocked, "Such a good opportunity, virtuous nephew..."

Jeju smiled bitterly: "Uncle Peng, the matter of money, I think of a place." ”

"Where?"

"Daqing Bank."

"This..."

"Cai Daotai handed over 3.5 million taels of cash to Liu Daotai, all of which were deposited in Daqing Bank, excluding the 2 million taels of Gengzi indemnity that the bank will repay, there are still 1.5 million taels, or 100,000 taels can be lent to save the emergency!"

Peng Weilun closed his eyes for a long time, and then turned to the driver: "Go to Daotai Mansion." ”

I don't know if it's because of the crisis in Shanghai or something else, Liu Xiangxun of the new Daotai has not come to take office for a long time, and Cai Daotai is in a hurry to succeed in the handover, and he is still supporting in the house.

Listening to Peng Weilun's request, Cai Daotai looked embarrassed: "Boss Peng, it's not that you don't give face, it's that this money can't be moved." The new Taoist platform will come sooner or later, if it is handed over, but there will be less than 100,000 in the account, what will happen? This is Gengzi, the new Taoist platform casually participates in my book, my family is old and young...", saying with both hands, making a helpless gesture.

Thinking of what he had done before, and thinking of the tragic ending of Runfengyuan, Peng Weilun was also speechless, and sighed: "Lord Cai..."

"Boss Peng," Cai Daotai waved his hand to stop, picked up the teacup, closed the lid of the teacup in front of him, and said in a leisurely voice, "The matter of money is mentioned again, does Boss Peng have anything else?" After speaking, he stood up and made a gesture to chase away the guests.

Peng Weilun's face turned purple, so he had to stand up.

Jeju was motionless, his hands were slightly arched, and his eyes were like swords: "Lord Cai, I have a question in my later life!" ”

Cai Daotai was stunned and looked at Peng Weilun: "This is..."

Peng Weilun took advantage of the situation to sit down and turned his face to one side.

The jerk kept his hand: "Dong Wu jerk of the Shanghai General Conference of Commerce, please consult Lord Cai if you are confused!" ”

Liu Daotai frowned, so he had to sit down: "Wu Yidong, please ask!" ”

"Dare to ask your lordship, according to the law system of the Qing Dynasty, what is the duty of the Taoist?"

"This..." Cai Daotai's face changed, "Is this something you can question?" ”

"The duties of the officials are clearly issued to the people of the whole country, and children as young as three years old can be questioned, but as a director of the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce, why can't they?"

Cai Daotai was angry, and his fingers trembled: "You..."

The adult disdained to answer, so he answered for the adult in the future. The Taoist is a special member of the provincial government, appointed by the imperial court, and governs the important affairs of people's livelihood such as education and tuntian, and protects the safety of the people. Shanghai is a national commercial port, and the people's livelihood and people's safety are all in business. Commerce is in the market, and the market is in the money industry. Today, the money industry has collapsed, dozens of money banks such as Runfengyuan have gone bankrupt, and the market is only supported by the surviving money banks such as Shanyiyuan. If Shanyiyuan goes bankrupt, the Shanghai market will collapse, and all provinces and cities across the country will be affected..."

"Enough!" Cai Daotai's face turned purple, and he shook a few cases, shaking the teacup in front of him to the ground, "Cai is no longer Shanghai Daotai, whether the Shanghai market collapses or not, it's my Cai business!" Someone, send off! ”

Peng Weilun and Jeju strode out of the house and walked down the steps.

Peng Weilun glanced back, pointed to the door of the mansion, and gritted his teeth: "You dog official, one day, watch me make you die a good look!" ”

"Alas," Jeju sighed and shook his head, "If the mediocre officials are in power, how can the Qing Dynasty not die?" ”

"Virtuous nephew," Peng Weilun said hatefully, "You have seen everything!" So far, it is not that Uncle Peng ignores the source of goodness and righteousness, regardless of the market, but that Uncle Peng has no way out. Uncle Peng will go back and declare Shanyiyuan bankrupt! ”

Jerk hurriedly said: "Uncle Peng? ”

"Mother, the market is about his, is it about my Peng Weilun? There is no source of goodness and righteousness, and my surname Peng still has food to eat. The market has collapsed, look at this dog official drinking the north wind! Peng Weilun was extremely angry, strode to the front of the car, pulled the car door hard, and said in a loud voice, "Virtuous nephew, get in the car!" ”

As night fell, red candles fell in tears.

Lu Baguio's wedding night passed minute after minute.

The bride sits alone at the head of the bed, watching the candlelight flicker and listening to the crickets until the dawn shines through the lattice.

At the same time, in the Angel Garden, Jeju and Ge Li both sat in meditation, three feet apart, feeling each other's heartbeats.

The rooster crowed for the third time, Ge Li squinted his eyes and stared at the jerk for a long time.

I don't know when, the jerk has been decided, like an old grandfather.

Ge Li glanced at him, and his voice was soft: "Jerk? ”

"Little Lizi?" Jerk was stunned, his eyes wide, and he looked at her.

"Wood!" Ge Li laughed, not without coquettishness.

Jerje smiled back at her, stood up, moved his legs a few times, walked out of the door, walked to the kitchen, pushed the cart with rubber water bags, and kicked out of the courtyard door with his shoes.

For Peng Weilun, all retreats were blocked by Cai Daotai's indifference.

Three days later, when the crowd of people swarmed outside the door of Shanyiyuan, Peng Weilun declared bankruptcy. For another three days, it was the Taiji of the Ding family that pacified the crowd, took over the Shanyiyuan plaque and all the shops.

Shanghainese people were stunned.

The Shanghai market collapsed.

Most of China's industries withered, like a tsunami of annihilation.

In the middle of the night, the underground secret room of Cuichun Garden was still lit.

Against the wall lay dozens of wooden crates filled with guns. Chen Jiong inspected box by box, inspected a box, and wrote down the number in the notebook, and was busy working, when a sound came from outside, followed by a rhythmic knock on the door.

Chen Jiong opened the door, Ren Bingqi flashed in, closed the door, latched it, and said with a smile: "A new girl, she looks good, I didn't let anyone move, I will honor my uncle first, but I can look for it, hey, I didn't expect my uncle to hide here!" ”

"Go, go!" Chen Jiong took a sip of him, "Do something that doesn't have to be done!" Pointing to the box, "You're good at coming, help move the box, I have to check all the treasures." This batch of goods came from the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, and I couldn't rest assured. If the key Chenguang is stuck, the matter will be big! ”

"Okay, this job is a futile job." Ren Bingqi responded heartily and made up, "There is another matter, the two things that Uncle asked me to investigate before have eyebrows!" ”

Chen Jiong looked at him: "Oh? ”

"One is the property of the Lu family, I'm afraid you can't guess who will take it."

Chen Jiong's eyebrows moved a few times: "It won't be Zhang Hu, right?" ”

"Tsk, Uncle Shi is Uncle Shi! However, it is not he who is really named! ”

"Who?"

"Fu Xiaodi!"

Chen Jiong took a long breath and smacked his lips a few times: "Hey, it's really called evil." If you knew it, how would you think about it? Looking at Bingqi again, "What about the other matter?" ”

"Shi Dianfa recently received a thin man, called him Lord Ren, and groveled to him. Recently, he has been in and out of HSBC frequently with Lord Ren and Tai Kee, and I don't know what to do! ”

"It must be for Chuanhan Road!" Chen Jiong's eyes lit up, and his fists clenched, "Runfengyuan and Shanyiyuan are bankrupt, and the blood bank of the Qing Dynasty is gone." The Chuanhan Road section is the last straw that crushed the thin camel of the Qing Dynasty! ”

"What's next?"

"Keep an eye on a couple of pups. Are there any brothers in the telegraph office? ”

"There is one, who worshiped me two months ago."

"Good. Let him develop a few reliable brothers, and at any cost, secretly back up the telegrams between the Shanghai government, especially Lord Ding, and Sichuan and Beijing, and send them to me here! ”

"Okay."

"Good boy, move the box!" Chen Jiongnu lowered his mouth, picked up a gun from the box, and examined it.

"There is another trivial matter, Uncle Shi may like to hear it!" Ren Bingqi sold Guanzi.

"Say, the grinding is endless!" Chen Jiong glanced at him.

"Your good brother Wu Jeju got married two days ago!"

"Huh?" Chen Jiong was shocked, and the gun in his hand fell to the ground.

"Uncle Shi wants to know who the bride is?"

Chen Jiong slowly squatted down and covered his face with both hands.

"Miss Lu!"

"Huh?" Chen Jiong almost bounced up and grabbed Bingqi, "What's the matter?" ”

Ren Bingqi 1510, poured out all the information he heard, and Chen Jiong sighed when he heard it.

"Alas," Ren Bingqi sighed fakely, "It's a pity that the eldest lady is infatuated, I really feel sorry for her!" ”

Chen Jiong stretched out his hands and pressed them heavily on Ren Bingqi's shoulders, an indescribable smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and his voice was suppressed: "Bingqi, test the gun!" ”

Dozens of boxes of guns were examined one by one, and it was already dawn.

Chen Jiong stretched his waist, let out a long sigh, pointed to the three slightly flawed guns and said, "Bingqi, you only have one thing today, send these three back for exchange!" ”

"Great!" Ren Bingqi put the three guns into an empty box, came up, and laughed, "Uncle Shi, today is a good day, put on a suit, don't put on the box cannon, buy it and kneel in the angel garden with a few big flower baskets!" ”

"Yo hey," Chen Jiong smiled, "You kid knows a lot!" ”

"Hehe," Ren Bingqi laughed twice, "The apprentice can't compare to Uncle Shi, this coaxing girl..."

After breakfast, Chen Jiong lay on the bed to rest his spirits, as Ren Bingqi explained, changed into a suit, went to the flower shop to order a flower basket, and went to the jewelry store to buy an expensive emerald gold ring, and came to the Angel Garden confidently after lunch.

The first to walk in was the guy in the flower shop. Two men and one woman carried nine flower baskets out of the carriage, carried them into the courtyard, and placed them in the center of the garden to form a big "heart" character.

Ge Limeng.

The little angels of the Angel Garden were also blindsided, looking at these flower baskets at a loss.

At the gate of the courtyard, Chen Jiong walked in, with a straight suit, shiny leather shoes, and a bouquet of flowers.

Ge Li suddenly understood, her face was red at first, and then she was calm, and she greeted her.

Chen Jiong held flowers in his hand and stood three steps in front of Ge Li.

Ge Li smiled faintly and beckoned to the angels.

The children all ran over.

"Little angels, there are good people who bring you flowers!" Ge Li pointed to the children, "Two people carry a basket, there are exactly nine rooms, one in one room, go!" ”

The children happily lifted their flower baskets and walked to their rooms.

Ge Li looked at Chen Jiong: "Mr. Chen, is this bunch for me?" ”

Chen Jiong knelt down on one leg and offered it with both hands.

Ge Li took the bouquet and smiled again: "I accepted the flowers, does Mr. Chen still have anything to do?" ”

Chen Jiong's voice was clear: "Chen Jiong has another gift, please stretch out your jade hand!" As he spoke, he took out a beautiful ornament box from the bag, opened it, and revealed the ring.

"It's beautiful!" Ge Li glanced at the ring and smiled, "Did you give it to me too?" ”

"Yes!" Chen Jiong smiled, "Please Miss stretch out your finger!" ”

Ge Li stretched out his right hand.

"It's left-handed."

Ge Li stretched out his left hand.

Chen Jiong's smile gradually froze.

Ge Li already had a ring on the ring finger of his left hand.

In recent years, the westerly wind has gradually become popular, and the custom of Westerners has quietly become popular in Shanghai, and women wear rings. If a woman wears a ring on her right hand, it means that she is unmarried and anyone can pursue it. If the ring is worn on the left hand, the middle finger indicates that you are in love, and the ring finger indicates that you are engaged or married. Whether engaged or married, as long as you have a ring on your ring finger, it is not good news for the suitor.

Ge Li still smiled: "Which finger does Mr. Chen want to wear it on?" "Stick out a few fingers," the thumb is too thick, the index finger and middle finger are not sensible, and the ring finger is there," wiggling the little finger, "only this finger is left, how?" ”

Chen Jiong finally came to his senses and stared at the ring on her ring finger: "Who wore it on?" ”

"Wu Jerk!"

"Huh?" Chen Jiong was stunned and stared at Ge Li in disbelief, "Jerk him... he's already married, do you know?" ”

"Yes." Ge Li nodded slightly.

"But the bride is..."

"Lu Baguio!"

"You... you know everything?"

"Yes," Ge Li stared at him, "to tell you, not only do I know that I have done their best things!" ”

"Huh?"

"Mr. Chen," Ge Li pierced the last layer of window paper, "you already know who I am, and I know who you are." Since we are all friends and family, I will not hide anything from you. What you see is only the superficial marriage, not the truth behind it. The truth behind it is that Lu Biyao is pregnant with Fu Xiaodi's child. The Lu family went bankrupt, Fu Xiaodi didn't dare to take responsibility and obligations, and fled, Miss Lu was looking for death and life, and Wu Ting moved out of righteousness and stood up to the tank. Out of love, out of righteousness, Miss Ben is fully supportive. Jerk and Baguio are fake marriages. Before we got married, Wu Jeju had proposed to me, and Jeju put this ring on my hand with his own hands. I accepted. Mr. Chen, thank you for your love, thank you for your flowers, please take back this beautiful ring of yours and wear it on the hand of a young lady who only loves you. I can't wear two fingers at the same time, my heart belongs to only one person - Wu Jeje! ”

As the words fell, Ge Li slowly turned around, walked to her room, and closed the door.

The ring in Chen Jiong's hand fell.

Chen Jiong didn't bend down to pick it up.

Chen Jiong only stared at the door that Ge Li had covered.

I don't know how long it took for Chen Jiong to slowly turn around, dry his face, drag his legs, and move towards the gate.

Ge Li stared at Chen Jiong through the window lattice and disappeared step by step outside the garden gate, and a murmur came out in his heart: "Jerk..."

Since Qiuhong came, in order to prevent accidents, Shun'an sent her aunt away, locked the courtyard door, moved into the Wang Mansion again, and lived with Zhang Hu and other brothers.

On the evening of that day, Shun An was closing his eyes in his room to recuperate, Zhang Hu whirled in like the wind, threw a brown paper bag on the several cases in front of him, and sat down on the single sofa opposite him: "I'm dying of thirst, come to a glass of water!" ”

Shun An ignored him, picked up the cowhide bag, his eyes fell on the column of details behind him, and said in disbelief: "There are many things, and it only costs 90,000?" ”

"Have a glass of water, brother!" Zhang Hu closed his eyes, stilted Erlang's legs, and the legs and feet on them moved up and down rhythmically, obviously humming some tune in his heart.

Shun'an got up, poured a glass of water, and handed it to him: "Brother Zhang, Jieda has a house, more than a dozen shops, and... ”

"Yes."

Shun'an closed his eyes for a while and opened them: "I... I'm not dreaming, am I?" ”

Zhang Hu brought the water cup to his mouth, drank it in one go, put down the cup, and wiped his mouth: "Have you dreamed, open it and see!" ”

Shun An opened the bag, revealing a variety of deeds, including payment receipts and settlement procedures.

Zhang Hu whistled a few times and shook Erlang's legs a few times: "Brother, do you believe it?" ”

"Brother Zhang, my brother has obeyed you!" Shun An gave him a thumbs up and stared at him, "Brother is still worried that 100,000 taels is not enough!" I've been thinking that if it's not enough, we won't want the Lu family's house. ”

"Do you remember Brother Zhang's words? As long as the brothers fancy it, no one dares to fight! ”

"Brother Zhang, tell me, how can you be cheap?"

"Jieduo store, they are going to be expensive, what will our brother take to open it?"

Hearing the words "our brother", Shun'an thought that there was still a share of Zhang Hu in this property, and he felt a chill in his heart, and grinned for a while: "Brother is right!" ”

"Brother, Brother Zhang still has to discuss with you!"

"Brother Zhang, please speak!"

"There are many stores, and there is no one in charge of it." Zhang Hu took out a list from the bag, "These brothers are all fighting with me, and the brothers take it to pull and pull, but if they have a match, they will be rewarded with a bite to eat, will it?" ”

Shun An gasped: "This..."

"Brother, so be it. These brothers may have talents or shortcomings, but there is no one to say about loyalty. I told them that they should listen to their brothers in business! Who dares to be disobedient, brother just beat! ”

Shun'an's heart became colder, gritted his teeth for a while, and nodded: "Brother Zhang commanded, Xiaodi didn't dare to disobey!" ”

"Brother, don't worry," Zhang Hu got up and patted him on the shoulder, "You and I are in the same boat, Brother Zhang is a leader in the rivers and lakes, pay attention to the rules, and will not succumb to any brother, let alone brother you!" ”

"Brother Xie Zhang!"

"Brother, you live here, you can move into the Lu family's mansion in a grand manner. As for your little yard, I'll assign a brother to guard it, and when the market gets better, I'll sell it!" ”

"No, no, no," Shun An replied.

"Hey, why can't you live in your own house?" Zhang Hu glared.

"I..."

"Oh, got it!" Zhang Hu laughed, "Are you afraid that your daughter-in-law will be sad." Okay, if you don't go to live, I'll arrange for a few brothers to live in and guard it for you, so as not to become a rat's nest! ”

"No!" Shun An was in a hurry.

"Hey, why not?"

"Brother Zhang," Shun'an came back to his senses, his eyes rolled a few times, "That big mansion, let's be empty there first, I'll arrange for someone to guard it." After a while, when things are peaceful, let's discuss it again, okay? ”

"Okay, your house, you call the shots. Don't hide it from my brother, that house, I feel sick to my stomach when I see it! Zhang Hu got up, "Brother, today is a happy day, go, Brother Zhang invites you to go to your godmother's place to have a good time!" ”

Shun'an didn't shirk it, and came to Yutangchun with him, was taken into a suite, and ordered a table of wine and food. After a while, two little ladies walked in, sang a song, and knelt on the floor, one holding a pipa in her arms and the other carrying a wine utensil.

The two of them were slightly drunk, Zhang Hu took away the little lady and stared at Shun'an: "Before you get drunk, Brother Zhang still has a good thing to discuss with his brother!" ”

"Brother Zhang, please speak!"

"The Lu family's money and shops have all been taken down, and the people in charge are also in place, and now everything is ready, only the east wind is owed. Do you know what this east wind is? ”

"Money."

"Exactly!" Zhang Hu punched Shun'an, "Stealing chickens also has to eat rice, right?" With so much business, you can't do it without capital! All my money has been smashed into the rubber, my brother's 100,000 yuan, 90,000 yuan for delivery, thousands of dollars for opening up various joints, and my brother has a thousand taels of money, my brother has a good account, I should know how many are left. ”

"I know."

"Money and fifteen stores, which one of them has to use money, doesn't it? Not to mention the wages, just the purchase, the money can be owed, and the deposit must be paid! Each family should pay 1,000 taels, and 15 families should be 15,000. The money bank is even bigger, there is no money in Shanghai at the moment, we can't expect the money to collect money, we can only count on the money bank to release money. The market crash is just a big profit, but there is no capital, how to make this good profit? ”

"Brother Zhang is right." Shun'an heard the words and stared at Zhang Hu, "Does Brother Zhang have a way to make money?" ”

"Hehehe," Zhang Hu smiled, "If not, what else to discuss with your brother?" "Come, borrow an ear!" ”

Shun An to get forward.

Zhang Hu muttered in his ear for a while, Shun'an was shocked, and lost his voice: "Smoke! ”

"Exactly." Zhang Hu stared at Shun'an, "That cigarette dealer lost a lot of money by frying rubber, and he was collected for debts, and he was eager to sell two hundred boxes of tobacco and soil. Little lady Bili, I have inspected the goods, authentic Bangladeshi production! ”

"Smoke..." Shun'an didn't seem to hear it, and Gu Zi muttered the word.

"I talked with him for a total of seven rounds, and the price was pressed down to 80,000 taels of silver, less than forty percent! This is a good business given to us by God, and the brothers of Zhang Getra are in the gang, and the brothers should not miss it! ”

Shun An reacted and shook his head resolutely.

Zhang Hu was anxious and stared at him: "Brother? ”

Shun An shook his head again.

"Brother is a matter of money, right?" Zhang Hu waved his hand, "Brother Zhang has thought about it a long time ago, and the silver is easy to handle." I found someone to evaluate it, the Lu family's house, and the money village, if it is paid to the foreigner's bank, there is no problem with a loan of 108,000 yuan! ”

Shun An still shook his head.

"What do you mean, brother?" Zhang Hu was anxious and pulled up his face, "This is equivalent to giving it away for nothing, I saw that I would pull you into the gang because of the brothers." I won't tell you, if I let Master know, this matter..."

"Brother Zhang, it's not that my brother doesn't want to make money, he doesn't want to make this money!"

"Huh?" Zhang Hu was stunned, "Why do you think this money is sticky?" ”

"Yes." Shun'an stared at Brother Zhang, "Brother Zhang, I have made an oath that I will take three precepts in this life, smoking, gambling and prostitution." ”

"Alas," Zhang Hu shook his head again and again without exaggeration, and sighed, "Brother, how can you talk about you if you are called Brother Zhang?" Isn't the eldest husband alive just living a heartbeat? If you don't smoke, don't gamble, don't prostitute, what's the point of living? Besides, it's not that the brothers haven't broken the rings, and the brothers have already broken two of the three major rings! ”

Shun'an's face turned red: "I... Where am I broken?" ”

"Where is it broken?" Zhang Hu sneered, "Let's talk about this bet first." Let me ask you, isn't life a big gamble? When you came to Shanghai Tang, which move was not a gamble? Let's talk about this prostitute. You come to the godmother's Yutang Spring in three days, what is it called if you don't call it a prostitute? ”

"I... I didn't mean that!"

"Brother doesn't mean that, what do you mean? Don't you want to make this kind of money? Brother wrenched his fingers, since he arrived in Shanghai, which big money has his brother earned? Isn't that five thousand taels of silver a fool? Isn't that 100,000 taels of silver a fool? Isn't it unreasonable to buy all the property of the Lu family at a low price? ”

Shun An lowered his head.

"Alas," Zhang Hu sighed again, "Brother, how can you show off Sven in front of outsiders, Brother Zhang has nothing to say, just don't show this Sven to Brother Zhang." You and Brother Zhang, since you arrived at Shanghai Beach, this is on the same boat, our brothers should be in trouble together, share blessings, brothers get rich, Brother Zhang is rich, Brother Zhang is rich, never less than your brothers, right? ”

Shun An bit her lip.

"Okay, okay, our brothers don't fight, we just do things. The serious business is led by the brothers, and anything that can't be put on the table will be taken over by Brother Zhang. This business is recorded in Brother Zhang's name, and the brother only signs and draws the mortgage when mortgaging the property! ”

Shun An took a long breath and spit it out slowly, almost muttering: "Okay, just Brother Yizhang!" ”

On the second day, Zhang Hu went to Citibank with a contract signed by Shun'an, mortgaged and loaned 80,000 taels of silver, took out 40,000 yuan to buy cigarettes, and put the other 40,000 yuan on the general ledger as the opening principal of all "Mao" brands.

The "Mao" brand name was bought with Shun'an's money, and the warrants were also Fu Xiaodi in front and Zhang Hu in the back.

Shun'an's first strategy was to change the Lu family's "Mao" character to "An" and "Maosheng Qianzhuang" to "Anshun Qianzhuang". The second strategy of Thuan An is that all stores under the "An" brand must give priority to hiring the original "Mao" brand staff.

Zhang Hu completely agrees. Zhang Hu handed over the money to Ah Qing for management. Ah Qing found Lao Pan, and he summoned the old man's hands. Almost all the heads in the money village have been fried in rubber stocks, and none of the days of Chenguang have gone smoothly, and Ah Qing's invitation is undoubtedly a charcoal in the snow. Driven by Lao Pan, all the heads and men who can come are here. Except for Ah Qing and the two brothers he brought, almost all of the money in the village were Maosheng's old men.

Ah Qing personally removed the seal on the door, and Lao Pan led his subordinates to clean the court.

Immediately afterwards, with the assistance of several helpers, Ah Qing climbed the ladder, removed the plaque of Maosheng Qianzhuang, and replaced it with a new one, with the words "Anshun Qianzhuang" written on it, and bronzing.

Lao Pan took advantage of the unpreparedness and quietly put Maosheng's old brand in a darker corner, but he didn't expect to be targeted by Ah Qing. Ah Qing glared at him, rushed over, and stomped the old brand with his foot.

The old employees turned their backs one after another.

Every time Ah Qing stepped on it, Lao Pan's body trembled.

The old brand is made of good wood, thick and strong. Ah Qing's feet hurt from stomping, so he shouted to his men to get axes. The men went around and didn't find it.

Ah Qing was furious, and when he saw the big bluestone on the steps, he moved the plaque over and slammed it on the stone steps.

One, two, three, the plaque finally broke.

Seeing that the plaque was broken into two pieces, Ah Qing threw it aside in relief, clapped his hands, took a string of firecrackers from a little Ah Fei's hand, and handed it to Lao Pan: "Eat for nothing!" Firecrackers! ”

Lao Pan's face was pale, but he still endured it, walked over slowly, picked up the firecrackers and walked to the center of the street. Big heads came over, lit a fire, lit it.

The firecrackers exploded, and Pan's face twisted in the crackling sound.

Not far from Qianzhuang, there was a carriage parked, and Shun'an and Zhang Hu were sitting in the carriage.

Shun An opened the curtains and looked at the bustle in front of Maosheng's door.

"Alas..."

Zhang Hu looked at him: "Brother got his wish, what are you sighing about?" ”

"The person who set off the firecrackers is my master!"

"Hehehe, what should your master think if he knew that his new master was originally a disciple?"

"Brother Zhang, I want to ask you a word." Shun An stared at Zhang Hu.

"Brother has something to say!"

"Does Brother Zhang want to make a fortune through this bank?"

"Nonsense, if we don't want to, what are we bothering to do?"

"If you want to get rich, Brother Zhang has to warn Ah Qing not to be fierce to my master, and to be careful. Don't talk about anything else, I'll just say one thing, whether Qianzhuang can stand up or not depends on my master! ”

"Brother is right. Niang Xi fart, just became a manager, this is a green onion in the nose, and she thinks of herself as an elephant! ”

Shun An closed the curtain and gave him a high-five.

The carriages and horses departed.

After the collapse of Shanyiyuan, the life of Shanghainese people became even tighter, and everyone was no exception.

On the day of the opening of Anshun Qianzhuang, Jerk passed by Lu Biyao's house and turned into the alley.

It happened to be lunch, and there were several bowls of rice and two plates of vegetarian dishes on the table.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Qi Bo went out and said in surprise: "It's a jerk, you're finally here, we look forward to you for a few days." ”

Jeju walked into the courtyard, arched his hand, and said apologetically: "I said it was earlier." There are a lot of miscellaneous things these days, and I made a mistake. ”

"You're in a hurry, the meal has just been served, come on, come on, serve it!" Ziber pulled a stool and placed it opposite Baguio, courteous.

Jerk smiled at Baguio and sat down. Ziber also sat down.

Baguio stared at the color of the greens, frowned, took a bite, chewed, spit out, and threw down the chopsticks.

"Miss?" Ziber whispered.

"Call Auntie!" Baguio pointed to the dishes on the plate, "How can this dish be fried?" The greens are fried until they are yellow and ripe, are you afraid that I won't be able to bite them? Also, with a bitter taste, how can you not put sugar? ”

Qi Bo looked embarrassed and at a loss.

Baguio didn't give up: "Qi Bo, where is Auntie?" Call her over! ”

Qi Bo snorted: "She's gone!" ”

Baguio was shocked: "Gone? Where did it go? ”

"There's something going on at home, and she said yes...

"That..." Baguio was anxious, "why did she come from?" ”

"I'm afraid I won't be able to come for a while. Whatever you want to eat, Miss will make it for you, greatly..."

Baguio obviously understood what was going on, bit his lip, choked back his tears, walked to the back hall, opened a small jar, took out a few pieces of pickles and pressed them into the rice, and went upstairs with the bowl.

Hearing the heavy sound of Baguio closing the door, Qi Bo and Jeju glanced at each other, and their hearts were all pinched.

Jerk whispered: "Qi Bo, did you dismiss your aunt?" ”

"Yes."

"You don't have any money, do you?"

Qi Bo hesitated slightly, and smiled: "Yes." ”

He touched his pocket for a while, took out a few strokes, and took out a piece of silver horn and put it on the table, looking embarrassed.

Qi Bo smiled: "Jerk, let's eat first." ”

Jeju picked up the bowl, stirred the vegetables into the rice, took a few bites, ate a bowl of rice, wiped his mouth, and got up: "Qi Bo, Miss's body is getting bigger, meat and fish can't be less, and eggs, poultry, fruits and vegetables can't be broken." Besides, invite your aunt back, the matter of money, you don't have to worry about it, there is me! ”

"I'm going to buy it."

Jerk put down the bowl and strode out.

There is no money for jerk.

Baguio's wedding cost him his last few silver dollars. In the past few days, he has been guarding the angel garden every day, everything is handled by Ge Li, and he doesn't have to take care of his daily needs, and he doesn't feel that he has any money. It was only at the moment when he took out the money just now that he realized this.

On the street, Jeju walked while thinking about making money, and from time to time the corner of his eye looked at the shops on both sides, hoping to bump into a signboard for employment.

Unconsciously, the jerk turned to Xia Fei Road and saw the big mansion of the Lu family.

Jerk strides away.

The gate was still locked, but the seal was lifted and blown down to a corner by the wind.

Jerk walked over, picked up the seal, looked at it for a while, threw it away, turned around, and strode away.

Jeju walked to Maosheng Qianzhuang in one breath, and saw the firecracker debris scattered all over the ground in front of the door, and the plaque was replaced with a new one.

"Anshun?" Jeju stared at the new plaque and muttered in his heart, "Could it be him?" With a wry smile, he walked into the bank.

Lao Pan saw it and greeted him.

"Uncle Pan?" Jerk was shocked, "I didn't expect it to be you!" ”

"Shh Old Pan pulled him to a corner, "How can you come here?" ”

"Just hang out. Who is the new owner? ”

"I don't know." Lao Pan lowered his voice, "Someone found me and asked me to gather the old man's hands and reopen the bank, and still let me be an assistant." The monthly salary is twelve dollars. The stock speculation has lost all of it, and the life at home is tight, so I have to go down..."

"Where's the plaque?"

"Follow me!" Lao Pan led him to a corner of the backyard, brushed aside a pile of rags, and found out the old plaque, "Here, I plan to take it home after I finish work." ”

Jeju picked it up and looked at it carefully, and thought in his heart: "How can it be broken in half?" ”

"It was the new manager who fell."

"Uncle Pan, I took this plaque!" Jerk lifted the plaque and strode out of the bank.

After sending off the jerk and washing the dishes, Qi Bo came to the vegetable market.

The market is dying, there are few fish and meat stalls left, and there are almost no buyers.

Ziber walked around here and there, crouching down in front of a fish vendor. In the basin was a bunch of small crucian carp, the largest of which was no longer than the length of the middle finger.

"How many pounds?" Zieber asked.

"A corner." The fishmonger replied.

"Give me a pound!"

"Don't sell it in bulk, just take it in a package if you want it."

"I don't mind much money, so I'll buy a dime...

The vendor glanced at him: "I don't mind much money, and I still want to eat fish?" Don't sell don't sell! ”

Qi Bo sighed softly and slowly stood up.

Qi Bo walked out of the market, hesitating, and a voice came from behind: "Qi Bo! ”

Qi Bo looked back and said in surprise: "Ah Xiang? ”

"Qi Bo, come and buy groceries!"

"Yes. Miss is greedy, I'll buy her some meat..."

Ah Xiang looked at the empty basket in his hand: "How can you not buy miles?" ”

"I..." Qi Bo smiled bitterly, his face embarrassed, "I was saying that I wanted to buy miles, but the money bag was gone." Alas, when people are old, they lose three or four, and they can't remember where they fell at this Chenguang! ”

"Qi Bo, you stay here, I'll look for it!"

Ah Xiang ran away, without a bag of cigarettes, ran back, gasped, and handed over two silver dollars: "Qi Bo, the money has been found, let's buy it together!" ”

Ziber took the silver dollar, and old tears flowed.

The two walked into the market, and Ah Xiang took the initiative and bought dozens of eggs, a hen, a piece of fat, a piece of tofu, a pot of small crucian carp and some fruits and vegetables in one go, and returned with a full load.

Ah Xiang helped him mention home, said goodbye, and went to look for a job.

Qi Bo kept the small fish in the water basin, took out a few small ones and was slaughtering, and saw Jeju walk in.

Qi Bo greeted the door of the stove room, was overjoyed, pointed to the live chickens in the courtyard and said: "Jerk, look, fish, meat, chickens, eggs, this is all bought!" ”

"Okay." Jerk walked into the nave with a plaque.

Zieber threw down the fish and followed.

The plaque has been restored. The craftsmanship is good, and the fracture can't be seen without careful examination.

Jeju walked to the front of several cases and respectfully placed the plaque behind Lu Junyi's tablet in the middle of several cases.

Jerk down in front of the tablet and bow a few times: "Uncle Lu, jerk and swear, one day, jerk to return it to its original position!" ”

Qi Bo stared at the plaque, and sighed: "Alas..."

On the second day of the opening of Anshun Bank, Ah Xiang found Jerk and told him a major news: Maoping Valley had reopened.

"What's wrong with the resumption of business?" Jerk was obviously not surprised, and said lightly.

"Recruitment!" Ah Xiang said excitedly, "I've asked, give priority to the old man!" ”

"Tell me, how did you get back into business?" Jerk asked.

"In the past few days, I have been looking for work and looking around, but I have not found a single case. I was in a hurry, I happened to pass by our old valley line, hey, the door opened, the plaque was changed, and a string of firecrackers was released. I reviewed the plaque, called 'Anping Valley Line', and set up a sign outside the door to recruit people. I immediately went in to apply, there was only one account room in the store, and I heard him say that the new shopkeeper had gone to eat and drink, and it was estimated that it would take two hours to come back. According to the bookkeeper, there are not many people recruited in Guxing, and the elderly are given priority, and the salary is negotiated. I was so happy that I didn't say a word, I rushed to look for you! Ah Xiang looked up at the sky, "Chenguang is almost over, let's hurry up, so as not to let others take the lead." ”

"Anping?" Jeju trembled in his heart, "Let's go, take a look." ”

The two came to Guxing, raised their heads and looked at the plaque, which was one size larger than the original, and the word "Anping" was extremely eye-catching.

The two entered the store, and the account room greeted them.

"Mr. Bookkeeper, this is my brother, it was originally from this store—" Jerk pulled his clothes, and Ah Xiang paused.

The bookkeeper looked up and down: "Name?" ”

"Wu Jerk!" Jerk answered.

"Well," the bookkeeper nodded, "I know the name, it's the old man's hand, the shopkeeper should go, let's go inside, talk about the salary!" ”

The bookkeeper led the two into the store, and saw a man standing on the pier, standing against the river.

The bookkeeper whispered: "Shopkeeper, there is an old guy who works and wants to talk to you about salary!" ”

The man turned his head.

Ah Xiang was taken aback.

The shopkeeper is none other than their old rival - Ah Huang.

Ah Huang was drunk, but not drunk, smiled treacherously at the two, and stared at Jeje: "Shopkeeper Wu, you're finally here!" ”

Jerk and Ah Xiang glanced at each other.

"You're waiting for me, aren't you?" Jerk asked.

"Wait," Ah Huang smiled again, "Our store opened yesterday, Ah Huang, I drove away dozens of people who came to work, just to wait for you!" ”

"Why do you have to wait for me?"

"Because my brother has a special explanation!"

"How can your brother give an explanation?"

"Use more old hands and less new hands! I inquired, in this store, the oldest person is this little brother, and the second oldest is your shopkeeper! ”

"Brother," Ah Xiang ripped off his jerk clothes, "Let's go, this bowl of rice can't be eaten!" ”

"Little brother," Ah Huang said in a strange air, "it's not good to have a big temper." Also, I assure you that from now on, no one in this store will come to collect order fees. ”

Ah Xiang pulled the jerk again.

The jerk was motionless.

Ah Huang looked at Jejeje: "Mr. Wu, listen to the bookkeeper, you two are here to negotiate salary, let's make a price." ”

Jeju smiled slightly: "We are here to ask for work, please ask the shopkeeper to bid." ”

"Five dollars a month, is it successful?"

Ah Xiang was anxious: "It's too little, we give eight yuan a month to the average guy, and it's not a reward!" ”

"You're talking about the Emperor's calendar." Ah Huang turned around and looked at Hebang, "The current market is sluggish, and I am offering this price because you two are old men, and Brother Ah has specially explained!" ”

"You..." Ah Xiang was so angry that he turned his head to leave, but was pulled by a jerk.

"Okay, that's it, five pieces!" Jerk yes.

"Hehehe," Ah Huang gave a thumbs up, "It's still the shopkeeper Wu!" Even if I start work today, I have a new shipload of rice, and I will be here in a while, so you two will stay here and wait to unload it. ”

After dinner, Ge Li commanded the little angels to clean the dining area, straightened up a stinky sweat, and walked into the garden gate step by step.

Jeju scooped some water into the basin, and just about to wash his face, Ge Li walked out with a bucket of hot water: "Go to the bathhouse, the water is ready for you." ”

Look at your stinky sweat, smile and smile, lift the hot water, and walk to the bathhouse.

"Wait a minute." Ge Li ran back to his room and took out a set of clean clothes, "Take this!" ”

Jerk took it, smiled again, walked in, and closed the door.

Half an hour later, Jeju came out with a new look in his dirty clothes.

Ge Li greeted him and took his dirty clothes: "Come here!" ”

Jerk followed her into the room.

Ge Li hid the door slightly, and stared at him: "I heard that you have found a job!" ”

"Yes." Jerk answered.

"Carrying grain bags, five oceans a month!"

Jerk smiled wryly, which was considered recognition.

Ge Li took out a handful of silver dollars from the drawer: "This is ten yuan, you take it and use it first!" ”

"I can't take it."

"It's not public money, it's my own money!"

"You...," jerk looked surprised, "how can you earn it?" ”

"Fortune telling!"

Jerk sneered: "Who cares about being generous?" ”

"Wu Jerk!"

"Hehe," jerk suddenly remembered the old thing and smiled, "There is such a thing, I gave you ten yuan!" ”

Ge Li stared at him: "I want to put usury on these ten yuan, you have to think about refreshing!" ”

Jerk looked at the money: "Five times the profit, is it successful?" ”

"Nope."

"So... how much do you think?"

"I want all your profits!"

Jerk put away the money, put it in his bag, and smiled: "I took out a loan!" ”

Ge Li opened the door and said coquettishly: "Let's go, let's eat." I'll keep your share. ”

As soon as the two of them walked out of the door, there was a rush of footsteps in the garden, and Ah Xiang ran over, panting: "Brother, hurry, Qi Bo wants you to go back immediately, you are here!" ”

"Who?" Jerk asked.

"You'll know when you go!"

After marrying Baguio, if there is nothing to do, the jerk rarely passes, and even if he goes, he has to pull Ge Li.

Hearing the distinguished guests, Jeju and Ge Li hurriedly arrived, pushed open the courtyard door, and saw that the guest hall was brightly lit, and the horse shopkeeper was sitting in the hall. Baguio sat in his arms, snuggled up to him, the hand of the shopkeeper caressed her head, gently shaking her.

There was a clanging sound in the stove, and it was clear that Qi Bo was busy cooking.

"Uncle Ma?" Jerk exclaimed in surprise.

The shopkeeper let go of Baguio and stood up: "Jerk..."

The two shook hands tightly and had mixed feelings.

The shopkeeper has aged a lot, and his original free and easy personality seems to have changed. Baguio sat with her head bowed to the side, tears hanging from the corners of her eyes. Ge Li walked up to her and took out a handkerchief to wipe away her tears.

Baguio got up and went upstairs. Ge Li paused and followed her up.

The shopkeeper pointed to the chair opposite and smiled at the jerk: "Sit." ”

The two sat down.

"Jeje, Yao'er's matter, I know everything. Uncle Ma... For Junyi, for my sister, thank you! "The shopkeeper gave up.

"Uncle Ma, let's talk about this." Seeing that he was dressed in filial piety clothes, he was stunned, "Uncle Ma, have you already been to Siming?" ”

"Not yet." The shopkeeper smiled bitterly, "This filial piety dress is for my mother." ”

Jerk felt in his heart: "Old lady, she..."

"I heard that Junyi and Ah Mei had an accident, and she fell headlong and never got up again. I went to the doctor, but my mother held on for months and then left. I only took care of the aftermath a few days ago, and I'm coming to visit you today! ”

Jerk took a long breath: "I... Mom and my sister, okay?" ”

"It's fine. In the last few days of the old lady, thanks to your mother and your sister every day. ”

There was a noise in the courtyard, and Ah Xiang walked in happily, carrying a few pieces of braised meat and a jar of rice wine, and shouted to the kitchen: "Qi Bo, you're busy, ready-made appetizers, and a jar of old wine." ”

"Hehehe," the shopkeeper walked out in a few steps, looking at the wine jar, "You kid, which pot you don't open and mention, your Uncle Ma has already quit!" ”

Ah Xiang put down the wine jar, opened the lid, and deliberately sniffed a few times, making a drunken appearance: "Tut-tut, it's so fragrant, it deserves to be a daughter red, eighteen years old!" He turned to the shopkeeper again, "Old shopkeeper, this wine was bought for you by the apprentice, but I didn't expect you to quit." It's okay to quit, you always eat meat and eat, and watch your apprentices drink slowly with Qi Bo and Brother A, and you are guaranteed to see the bottom! ”

"Hahahaha," the shopkeeper walked over with a few laughs and patted him on the shoulder a few times, "You kid miscalculated, the old shopkeeper's wine, you can quit, and naturally you can also quit." ”

Qi Bo walked out, picked up the braised pork and walked to the kitchen.

Ah Xiang followed: "Qi Bo, I'll come!" ”

Jerk and the horse shopkeeper returned to the guest hall.

"Uncle Ma," jeju looked at the shopkeeper, "There were too many things in Chenguang a few days ago, and Uncle Lu's future affairs are still on hold." You came just in time, we will discuss it, and we have to let Uncle Lu's soul return to his hometown. ”

"I'm here for this too," replied the shopkeeper, "no matter what, I have to let Junyi and Ah Mei go home." The world is hard, and the leaves fall back to their roots, how can they have no place to return? ”

Because it is a coffin, the passenger ship cannot sit on it, so it can only be chartered. Chartering a boat is a significant expense. When it comes to money, the shopkeeper took out a banker's ticket, which was five hundred taels of silver.

"Jieduoqian, where did you get it?" Jerk exclaimed.

"Junyi gave me the shop in Ningbo, I'll give it back to him!" The shopkeeper handed the Zhuang ticket to Jerk, "You take it to Zhang Luo, let Junyi and my sister return to their hometown with dignity!" ”

Three days later, a small steamer carrying goods loaded a tightly sealed coffin drove back to Ningbo along the waterway, and was carried into the old house of the Lu family by horse-drawn carriage amid the sound of mournful music.

A stage has already been set up in the empty space in the front yard, and the lead singer is still the Fu family team.

There were many spectators, and most of them came to pay homage.

The Fujia opera troupe used the largest lineup, a group of eleven people, plus two helpers. The play is "Zhuge Liang Hanging Filial Piety" ordered by the horse shopkeeper, and the Fu family team has their own skills, either playing or pulling or singing, all to their heart's content.

The one who sings the hardest is Zhuge Liang played by Fu Han. Fu Han slapped Zhou Yu's fake coffin with both hands, and sang sadly: "Woo Hu Gongjin, unfortunately died!" Wouldn't people hurt if they were shortened? My heart hurts, and I drink a lot; You have a spirit, enjoy my taste! Hang Jun Kindergarten to hand over the Bo Fu; Fight for righteousness and squander wealth, let the house live. Hang the king's weak crown, thousands of miles of Peng; Set up a hegemony and divide the south of the Yangtze River. Hang Jun Zhuangli, far away town Baqiu; Jingsheng is worried, and he is worried about rebellion..."

Fu Han's singing was passionate and tragic, with a low tone and frustration, and his voice was full of emotion, and the audience was all moved and wiped away tears.

Lu Junyi is a good person, and he has done a lot of good deeds in his hometown after he became developed. The Lu family rose and fell in an instant, and everyone in his hometown sighed. The next day to be buried, the funeral people are not less than hundreds, the scene is huge, a piece of paper people, paper horses, paper sedan chairs flock to more than two miles, and the drummer is shaking his head and puffing out his cheeks all the way to blow wildly.

Lu Biyao fainted from crying.

Lu Biyao was helped back by her uncle Ma Shopkeeper all the way back and helped into the boudoir where Lu Biyao had spent part of her childhood.

"Yao'er," seeing that her complexion had calmed down, the shopkeeper began to discuss the matter, "Settle in the ground, your Abba's matter is over." ”

"Hmm."

"Now is your business."

Baguio bit her lip.

"You've been back for a few days, and you should visit your mother-in-law anyway. Since you and Jeju have worshiped heaven and earth, what is false is true, and the neighbors all know that you are the daughter-in-law of the Wu family, and you can't be sloppy in your face. If you don't go, how will your mother think? ”

Baguio's eyes fell on the jade bracelet on his wrist, and two voices appeared in his ears, one was Shun'an's: "Miss Lu, what you are wearing is the heirloom bracelet of the Wu family, everything belongs to the Wu family, and it has nothing to do with me Fu Shun'an!" The other is Ge Li's: "Let's also make it clear that Jeju married you to make a show for others, so that the girl can have a name and give birth to the child in a dignified manner." You are only husband and wife in name, and you can't do it in reality. I love jerk, jerk loves me..."

Baguio bit her lip again, tears flowed out, for a long time, she raised her head, and her tone was firm: "Don't go!" ”

The shopkeeper sighed, turned and walked out.

In the evening, Fu Han entered the courtyard of Fu's house tiredly and sat on a bench.

Fu Guangda picked up a suit and walked in.

Fu Han's voice was not without exaggeration: "Ouch, I'm tired to death." Come on, give me a thump in the waist! ”

Fu Guangda put down his outfit and came over to beat her waist.

Fu Han closed his eyes and enjoyed, humming while pointing: "Here, left, and further down, yes, yes, ouch, it hurts to death, and then focus." Pinching, kneading, and then exerting force, yes, yes, that's the force..."

Fu Guangda thrashed and sighed: "The last time Master Lu came back, people were alive and kicking, and this time I came back... ”

"Guangda, you say, who would have thought that Miss Lu would marry Jeje? Jieshui Ling, a young lady, tsk, crying like a little tearful person! If I marry Shun An, I will have to die of laughter! ”

"You, think about good things! Her ability to marry Jerk is her creation. Jerk this kid is just like neutralization, he is knowledgeable, sensible, and will definitely have a great future in the future! And her Lu family, if she loses, she will be defeated. I heard that the Lu family's family business in Shanghai was all gone. ”

"You know what! Emaciated camels are bigger than horses. Look at what people do in the future, as much scenery as you want! One day I will have crossed my legs, if I can get this half of the scenery, it will not be in vain to walk this experience in the world. ”

"You know what? In order to do this funeral, Lao Ma sold all the big shops in the town at a low price, leaving only a small shop for the elderly. I heard that those shops were all given to the Ma family by Master Lu, and Lao Ma did this, and he was righteous! ”

Fu Han suddenly remembered something, and suddenly stood up: "Guangda, have you asked about the jerk?" It's a big thing, how can Shun'an not come back? ”

"I haven't taken care of it yet..."

Fu Han glanced at him, and said, "Look at your appearance, you don't care about what you should do at all!" Hurry up, let's get a jerk! ”

When the two came to Wu's house, the jerk was not there, and Wu Fushi warmly welcomed them and chatted with them.

The two waited until it was dark, and then they heard the sound of jerking.

"Jerk," the Fu family and his wife greeted him, and the Fu Han family smiled like a flower, "I didn't dare to come over to disturb you when I saw that you were busy in the past few days, and the east is not east, and the west was not west!" ”

"I also said to visit Uncle Fu and Auntie!"

"Jerk, Auntie has nothing else, I just want to ask you, An'er, is he... He has been gone for several years, he hasn't come home and doesn't say anything, and he doesn't even bring back a message, so my aunt and your uncle are worried. I said I would go to Shanghai to see him, but Shanghai Jieda, my two people are not familiar with each other, and I am afraid that I can't even find a southeast, northwest, southeast, and northwest! ”

"Shun An is fine." Jeju walked over to a few cases and took out a bag of things, "This is what he asked me to bring to you." ”

Fu Han stretched out his hand and took it: "Eldest nephew, I won't tell you, I also asked someone to inquire, but there is no news of An'er." Auntie, I want to ask you, where does An'er do things? This kid can't endure hardship! ”

"Brother is doing things for the official family, and he is very busy, and he can't get out of his body. Uncle Fu, aunt, you two just rest assured, brother, he did a good job! ”

Fu Han and Fu Guangda sighed and looked at each other, unable to hide their excitement.

Fu Han lowered his voice: "Big nephew, tell me quickly, which official family is he in?" ”

"This..." jeju hesitated and smiled, "It's a big official, and we don't see each other often." Auntie, what's the matter with you, I'll tell him when I go back. ”

"My two don't have anything to do, as long as An'er is fine!" Fu Han couldn't wait to open the package, "It can't be some rare thing, right?" Seeing that it was some silk and some supplements, "Oh, look at this kid, he doesn't care about money at all!" What do you do with valuable things? ”

"Auntie, Chenguang is not early, if there is nothing else, I have to..."

"Okay, okay, you wash it quickly, we'll go back..." Fu Han took the package and walked out with Fu Guangda satisfied.

Sending the two old men away, watching them disappear into the night, he sighed softly, returned to the courtyard, closed the courtyard door, but did not take a bath, but walked into the hall, picked up the lamp, walked into his bedroom, made the bed, and sat at the head of the bed.

Jeju sat sullenly for a while, picked up the book, and wanted to read, when there was a rustling sound, Wu Fu opened the door curtain and walked in.

"Mom," Jeju looked at her, "it's too late, how can you not sleep?" ”

"Ju'er," Wu Fu stared at him, "Tell Mom, what is the matter between you and Miss Lu?" ”

Jeju squeezed out a smile: "Mom, you don't think about it, there's nothing to do." ”

"If there is nothing to do, how can you sleep at home every day and not accompany Miss?"

"When I got to my hometown, I didn't want to live in someone else's house. Besides, I haven't seen my mother for a long time, and I want to be closer to my mother. ”

"You're already married, you have to look like you're married. How many days do you live at home, and let the young lady keep the empty room every day, what kind of system do you become? ”

Jeju muttered: "Mom is right." I'll go to accompany Miss in the Ming Dynasty! ”

"What Ming Dynasty? Go today! ”

"Mom..." jerked and smiled bitterly, "It's too late, I'm afraid Baguio is..."

Wu Fu nodded: "Yes." Then go to the Ming Dynasty. Also, since the young lady married into the military family, how could she not come to see me, the mother-in-law? ”

"Mom, Baguio said to come to see you. She's been so sad these days that she hasn't eased up. ”

"Well, yes." Wu Fu sighed, "There are so many things that can be spread on the head at once, and no one can hold it, not to mention that she is still a little girl." Oh, Mom still wants to ask you about something, send the funeral Chenguang, I noticed that Baguio is inconvenient, is it...

"Yes, she's happy."

Wu Fu was both surprised and delighted: "Oh my God, it's a big matter, how can you not talk about it earlier?" ”

"I... I want to tell my mother again in the Ming Dynasty!"

"This, this, this..." Wu Fu made a gesture to catch him, "Jerk, don't talk about anything, go and accompany Baguio." For the Wu family, there is nothing more important than this. Tell her that when she comes to visit her mother, she will stay at home, and her mother will look at her! ”

Jeju smiled bitterly: "Okay." "Get up, put on your clothes and walk out.