To repay debts, Junyi committed suicide and went to the West and the East to turn against each other

When Junyi and Qi Bo arrived, the lights were on in Ah Xiu's room, and the courtyard door was open.

Footsteps were heard, and the staircase lights came on, followed by the hall downstairs. The aunt greeted her and opened the door.

"Heat up that bag and make some dishes!" Junyi pointed to the bag in Qi Bo's hand, which contained the braised goods they had bought by the way.

Qi Bo smiled: "I'll come." ”

Qi Bo was about to turn into the stove room, and Junyi shouted: "Qi Bo, let Auntie be busy, you still have something to do." ”

Qi Bo handed the bag to his aunt and followed Junyi into the hall.

Ah Xiu had already come down, and when he saw Qi Bo, he was taken aback, and then smiled and said, "Qi Bo, I haven't seen you for a long time!" ”

"I said I was coming." Qi Bo smiled apologetically and looked at Junyi.

Junyi opened the bag, took out a bag, and handed it to Qi Bo: "Qi Bo, set up an incense hall!" ”

Seeing that Junyi had everything ready, Qi Bo didn't speak again, took it, opened it, and it was incense, candles, tablets and other objects that should be placed in the incense hall, so he started to arrange them.

Ah Xiu was obviously surprised, looked at Qi Bo for a while, and then looked at Junyi.

Junyi stared at Ah Xiu.

"Brother?" Ah Xiu couldn't figure it out, took a step forward, and whispered.

"It's a good day!" Junyi's voice is also very soft.

"Well," Ah Xiu nodded, "I have seen the imperial calendar, I know that it is a good day, I know that Brother Ah will come, I am waiting for you early in the morning, almost..."

"Almost what?"

"It's almost over!" Ah Xiu's voice was so low that it was almost inaudible.

"It won't be finished, it will always belong to you, to my Ah Xiu!" Junyi took her hand.

"Zieber, what is this for?" Ah Xiu looked at Qi Bo.

Qi Bo had already set up the incense table, and the incense and candles were burning.

Qi Bo was about to answer when his aunt walked in to clean up the table, apparently ready for the dishes.

Junyi waved his hand to stop her and turned to Qi Bo: "Qi Bo, let's start." ”

Qi Bo nodded, took out a red scarf and walked to Ah Xiu, and put it on Ah Xiu's head.

"Xiu'er," Junyi took her hand, "From today on, from now on, you are my official wife Lu Junyi!" ”

A Xiu's choking came from the red scarf.

Next, under the master of ceremonies of Qi Bo, Junyi and Ah Xiu worshiped heaven and earth.

Junyi unveiled Ah Xiu's hijab on the spot, turned his head and instructed his aunt: "Auntie, set the wine and serve the food!" ”

The aunt set up the dishes, served a pot of wine that had already been warmed, and set up the wine utensils.

"Qi Bo, Auntie, please be seated!" Junyi courtesy to Qi Bo and Auntie.

"Master, I'll sit too?" The aunt looked terrified.

"Auntie, sit down." Junyi was polite again, "Today is a good day for me and Ah Xiu, Junyi... Thank you!" As he spoke, he picked up the wine glass with his own hands, poured it for her, and poured it for Qi Bo, and saluted it.

The aunt was moved and began to cry.

Qi Bo took the cup, and old tears flowed out: "Junyi, Ah Xiu, Qi Bo has been thinking about this day for a long time, but he didn't expect it to be tonight." Come, Ziber congratulates you and wishes you a hundred years of happiness! "Anyway, drink it all.

The three of them all drank it.

After drinking three cups, Qi Bo poured himself another cup, and raised it towards Junyi and A Xiu: "Junyi, Ah Xiu, Chenguang is not early, I have to rush back, maybe Yao'er is back." After drinking, he got up and took his leave.

Junyi and Ah Xiu were sent out of the hospital, and they didn't drink again when they returned, Junyi picked up Ah Xiu, threw himself to the second floor, and put him on the bed. The aunt cleaned up the scene and went back to the room to rest.

Junyi closed the door, sat in a daze for a while, went downstairs to get back the bag and the flute, sat on the stool in front of her dresser, facing her, his eyes slightly closed, and played leisurely.

The music is low and melodious, swirling around the room, as if reminiscing about something.

Ah Xiu slowly took off her clothes, held her cheeks with both hands, and stared at him with affection.

The sound of the flute is transposed, gradually sad, like crying and complaining.

Ah Xiu heard it, tears flowed from her eyes, and she slowly got out of bed.

The sound of the flute became more and more sad.

Ah Xiu cried like rain, walked behind Junyi with blurred teary eyes, her soft breasts pressed against his back, and trembled: "Brother, did you blow it to my sister?" ”

The sound of the flute trembled.

"Brother," Ah Xiu choked up, "Xiao Chenguang, I listened to Sister A, as soon as she heard the sound of your flute, her heart was broken, and she was drunk." I believe it now. ”

The sound of the flute whimpered, and Junyi burst into tears.

Ah Xiu turned in front of him, threw himself into his arms, and sobbed softly.

The sound of the flute stopped abruptly.

The flute fell to the ground.

Junyi hugged her tightly and carried her to the bed.

Junyi took off his clothes and pressed her under him, pressing her to the point of almost suffocation.

Chickens crowing in the distance.

The room was dark.

Junyi slipped out of bed and fumbled to get dressed.

Although the voice was very soft, Ah Xiu still woke up, covered her chest with a quilt, sat up, and asked softly, "Brother, what are you doing in the morning?" ”

"I'm going on a long trip." Junyi gave her a smile.

"What's going on?"

"Business matters."

"Oh. Where is it going? ”

"West, far away."

Ah Xiu didn't think much about it, turned on the electric light, and put on his pajamas: "Brother, sit down, I'll come!" ”

Ah Xiu jumped out of bed, combed Junyi's hair, braided it, and took off the suit from the hanger.

"Wear a long gown!"

Ah Xiu hung the suit back and took the gown.

Junyi looked at the mirror for a long time, kissed Ah Xiu, and walked to the door.

"Brother, your bag?" Ah Xiu reminded.

"I can't use the bag, so I'll leave it here. By the way, there's a letter sleeve in your bag, and in a few days, you will hand it over to Ziber. ”

"Okay, why are you coming back?"

Junyi stared at her, smiled, and kissed her again: "Soon." Ah Xiu, you miss me, I will be back soon, I will always stay by your side and never leave for a minute. ”

Ah Xiu buried his head in his chest and nodded: "I believe you." I will always watch over you. ”

The sky was bright.

Ah Xiang opened the door of Maoping Valley and walked into the back hall, stunned.

Jerk and Ge Li sat cross-legged back to back, looking like a settled old man.

Ah Xiang tiptoed outside, saw all the guys coming, and commanded softly: "Shhh You go out into the streets for an hour off! ”

The guys were puzzled and stared at him.

"What are you stunned about? Come on! Ah Xiang raised his hand and closed the door.

The boys walked away with a drum in their hearts.

Ah Xiang moved a stool and stood in front of the counter.

After sitting for less than half an hour, the woman who was cooking in the Angel Garden hurried over and knocked on the door.

Ah Xiang heard the voice and opened the door and came out: "Shhhh

The woman who cooked the rice looked eager: "Ah Xiang, is the shopkeeper Wu here?" ”

Ah Xiang pulled her to the side and lowered his voice: "Auntie, I know that the rice is running out, and I will send it later." ”

"Oh, I'm not here to ask for rice. The old monk has an emergency, you go and find him! ”

"I see. You go back first, and I'll look for it." ”

The woman hurried away.

Thinking of Amiko, Ah Xiang didn't dare to delay, flashed into the store, walked to the backyard, felt that it was inappropriate, came out again, and shouted through a wall: "Brother-"

Jerk and Ge Li were startled and bounced up.

"The old mage has an urgent matter, I want you to go quickly!"

Jeju and Ge Li glanced at each other, hurried out, and rushed to the Angel Garden like flying.

With a sound of "Amitabha", Ami Bus sent a letter to Jerk, and the words "Wu Jeju" were written crookedly on the envelope. Wu Tingju saw at a glance that the letter was written by Miss Mai, so he glanced at Ge Li, obviously afraid that she would have a seizure.

Ge Libai glanced at him: "Look at what I'm doing?" Take it apart! ”

Jeju opened the envelope and pulled out two pages, and sure enough, it was written to him by Mai Jiali, in large and crooked fonts, both Chinese and English.

The jerk didn't dare to take a closer look, and handed it to Ge Li casually.

"It's not written for me, what do you do for me?" Ge Li said angrily.

Jerk unfolded the paper, barely believing his eyes: between the two sheets of paper, sandwiched between a check from an HSBC bank.

Jerk out the check, his heart beat abruptly, his pupils are maximized, and he is firmly fixed on the number on it: 100,000.

"Another hundred thousand taels?" Ge Li said excitedly.

"It's 100,000 taels!" Jerk word by word.

"Oh my God!" Ge Li couldn't wait to take it and counted the numbers from behind.

"Quick!" Without waiting for Ge Li to finish counting, he lifted her up and ran out of the garden.

The business hours have not yet arrived, but the gate of Maosheng Qianzhuang has been full of people who have come to redeem money, and the scene is chaotic, blocking the street tightly.

More people are coming.

An elder jumped on the platform and shouted to maintain order: "Everyone, everyone, be quiet, and make noise." Everyone is a Ningbo person, and outsiders look down on us Ningbo people. Boss Lu has always been trustworthy, and he has promised and will definitely fulfill it. Please consciously line up, line up along the right side of the street, check the banker tickets by yourself, according to what Boss Lu said, starting from one or two banker tickets, the small amount is in the front, and the large amount is behind. ”

All the depositors checked the banker tickets in their hands and consciously lined up in a long line.

The door opened, but the door was still closed, and there was not a single clerk in sight.

The crowd felt that something was wrong, and made a noise again, and the one in front of the queue slammed the door with his fist.

The ranks are out of order. The anxious depositors all gathered around and surrounded the store.

The crowd was making a fuss, and Lao Pan and Da Da arrived to break through the crowd and stand on the steps in front of the door.

Seeing the two of them, everyone was emotional and shouted one after another.

Lao Pan stood at the top, suppressed the noise with gestures, and shouted loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm really sorry for everyone, Boss Lu has been out fundraising for the past few days, and he hasn't come back yet, please don't be impatient, don't be impatient, come back in the Ming Dynasty!" ”

The crowd was furious, gossiping, and questioned:

"How can it be pushed until tomorrow?"

"No money is no money, just say it clearly, and you will deceive us again!"

"Tell Lu Junyi to come out and speak!"

"That's right, tell Lu Junyi to come out!"

"Sensei nonsense, slam the door!"

⋯⋯

The crowd flocked to the gate.

Lao Pan and the big boss are guarding the gate.

The crowd pushed them aside, pushing and smashing.

The door was smashed open.

Everyone poured in, all stunned.

On the beam behind the counter, Lu Junyi, who was dressed in a long shirt, hung on it.

Lao Pan threw his head in, crying out loud: "Master—"

Everyone put Lu Junyi down.

Lao Pan blocked his nostrils with his hand, and he was already out of breath.

Jeju and Ge Li both arrived, and saw people surrounding the village gate in unison, bowing their heads in silence.

"Folks," jerked up the check, his voice excited, "the silver is here, this is the HSBC check, please wait patiently, I will go to the HSBC to exchange the silver." ”

None of the depositors paid any attention to him, and none of them looked at the cheque in his hand.

All of them bowed their heads with sad expressions.

In the face of death, this little silver in their hands is really insignificant. However, it was this little bit of silver that drove a man who never broke his word to a dead end.

Jerk was stunned.

Jerk hesitated and walked to the door.

The crowd dodged out of the way.

Jeju and Ge Li walked into the hall side by side, and were stunned to see Lu Junyi's body that had not yet completely stiffened.

After reacting, he pounced on Lu Junyi with a jerk, put the check on his face, and was grief-stricken: "Uncle Lu, look, look, look at it... money, I got the money, it's 100,000 taels of silver, 100,000 taels of silver, my good Uncle Lu..."

When Baguio woke up, Shun An was gone.

"Xiaodi, Fu Xiaodi!" Baguio yelled.

No one answered.

Baguio sat up and frowned: "Hey, what kind of light did he get up, how can I not know?" ”

Baguio waited for a while, but there was still no movement, and seeing that her clothes were still wet, she had to put on the clothes that Shun'an gave her, pushed open the door, and saw that it was sunny outside, and it was already noon.

Baguio closed the door, returned to the house, and saw an envelope on the table, and when he looked closer, it was written: "Lu Baguio opened it personally." ”

Baguio was shocked.

Baguio opened the envelope and pulled out a few pages of paper, which Shun An had written to her.

Baguio read the letter, and Shun'an's voice sounded in his ears: "Yao'er, I heard you talk about your father's wish last night, and I was like thunder, and I never closed my eyes all night." Since I came to Shanghai, Uncle Lu has treated me like a son, and I have treated Uncle Lu like a father. I love you, and I know you love me too, but I can't go against Uncle Lu's wishes and do this kind of disloyalty, filial piety, and unrighteousness. Yes, Brother Jerk is more capable than me in all aspects, I sigh to myself, Uncle Lu likes him, he can't fall in love with me, there must be Uncle Lu's reason. I love you, but I can't break Uncle Lu's heart. A lover can be found elsewhere, and there is only one abba. Without me, you can still get married, and without Uncle Lu, you won't have Abba. I think about it, there is only one way to go, that is, to leave Shanghai, go to a foreign country, fulfill Uncle Lu's wish, and fulfill your good deeds with Brother Jerk..."

Baguio turned the page, his eyes blurred with tears, and the more he looked at it, the faster he looked: "The jerk is my brother, I know he is a good person." If you marry him, I will rest assured a hundred and a thousand will be assured. Yao'er, I love you. I love you alone in this world. I had to leave you because I loved you. I'm going to leave this sad land and go to the ends of the earth, where I'm sad alone. I'm gone, never to come back! Yao'er, it's yours forever, Xiaodi! ”

"Oh my God!" Baguio thundered, the letter fell to the ground, ran out in a hurry, and shouted: "Zhang Hu, Zhang Hu!" ”

Zhang Hu walked out of the room and pretended to be stunned: "Miss Lu, how can you still be here?" I thought you were gone. ”

Baguio was anxious: "Tell me quickly, where is Fu Xiaodi?" ”

"Hey, that's weird! How can you not know where he goes? ”

"Tell me quickly, I'm dying!"

"Hey, he found me early in the morning, saying that he had an urgent matter and was going to a foreign country. There happened to be a boat to Japan, so I bought a ticket with him and sent him on the ship. ”

"Is the boat gone?"

"Leave early, the ship at ten o'clock, I'm afraid this Chenguang has already floated on the sea!"

The sky swirled, and Baguio fell to the ground.

In the courtyard of Old Man Shen's house, Ge Li pushed the door and came in: "Old grandfather, old grandfather—"

Old Man Shen was fiddling with the flower pot and looked up at her: "What's the matter?" ”

"Boss Lu, he's impermanent!"

"Oh?" Old Man Shen's old eyebrows condensed, "Speak slowly!" ”

"Ami Bus gave Jerk a letter with an HSBC check for 100,000 taels of silver, which McGee gave him. Jeju took the check and rushed to the bank, but Boss Lu hung on the beam. ”

Old Man Shen took a deep breath and buried his head in fiddling with the flower pot.

"Old Grandpa," Ge Li's tone was very regretful, "it's just a little bit of Chenguang!" If only it had been half an hour earlier..."

"What can we do?"

"He's not going to hang his throat! When we arrived, he was still hot! ”

"He didn't die for this little money!"

Ge Li was shocked: "Hey, it's not for silver, why is it?" ”

"For many things, and for atonement. He's a man of blood! ”

"Yes." Ge Li leaned over and squatted beside him, a little shy, "Old Grandpa, I..."

Old Man Shen continued to fiddle with the flower pots: "What else is going on?" ”

Ge Li's mouth pursed, and he was disgusted: "Old grandfather! ”

"Tell me!"

"You've got to look at me!"

Old Man Shen stopped his hand and looked at her.

Ge Li's face flushed: "I... I have to tell you a good thing!" ”

"I'm listening."

"He's the kid, he's happy with me!"

"Hehe," Old Man Shen was stunned at first, and then smiled, "It's a good thing for someone to be happy, it's rare." He frowned deliberately, "However, this is a good thing, and the old grandfather doesn't believe it!" ”

"It's true, lied to you that you're a puppy!"

"Tell me, how can you know that people are happy with you? A troublemaker like you is endlessly tossing people, and ten young men have already scared you away! ”

"Yes, he said it himself!" Ge Li half murmured, "He said that as soon as he encountered something, he would think of me, and he also said that he couldn't do without me, he..."

"How can you speak?"

"I... I didn't say anything!"

"Yes, Ala Xiaolizi won't say anything, Ala Xiaolizi will only arch her head in someone's arms and put her arms around their necks!"

Ge Li was ashamed and anxious: "No! He got up and put his arms around his neck and grabbed his ears, "Old Grandpa, you are talking nonsense!" ”

"Okay, good, it's an old grandfather's nonsense." Old Man Shen began to fiddle with the flower pot again.

"Old Grandpa," Ge Li said half to herself, half to the old man, "I want to be refreshed." From now on, I will treat him wholeheartedly, I will be gentle with him, I will make him understand, I will rejoice in him, I will only think of him, I..."

"Hehehehe," Old Man Shen didn't stop with both hands, "Ala Xiaolizi is Si Chunli." Yes, twenty-eight is Fang Ling, and Xiao Lizi is already twenty-nine. If you wait until Sanjiu, she will be an old girl, and no one will marry anyone if she wants to. ”

Ge Li put his arms around his neck again: "Old grandfather, look at you..."

The silver received from HSBC was put into a cash box and placed behind the counter of Mao Sheng Bank.

The staff of Qianzhuang are all wearing filial piety clothes, and they are all on the battlefield and ready for battle.

The people who exchanged the money formed a long line, and made several bends in the hall, extending from the gate to the street, until they were hundreds of paces away. Those who came to exchange the silver tied a black veil around their arms and looked silent.

When you're ready, the silver exchange begins.

Lao Pan stood on the high platform, holding an earthen megaphone, and delivered a speech aloud: "Dear fathers and fellow villagers, respected depositors, I, Pan Donglei, assistant manager of Maosheng Qianzhuang, on behalf of Mr. Lu Junyi, the prime minister of Qianzhuang, on behalf of Mr. Wu Jeju, Xiangli of Qianzhuang, on behalf of all the leaders and apprentices of Qianzhuang, I would like to express my deep gratitude to all depositors and customers who trust Maosheng Qianzhuang. When he finished speaking, he bent down and bowed.

Everyone wiped away their tears and bowed their heads in silence.

"Since the opening of Maosheng Qianzhuang, it is based on the letter and a promise, and it is precisely because of this 'letter' that Mr. Lu Junyi, the prime minister of the bank, has given up his life to thank you. Mr. Qian Zhuang Xiangli Wu Jeju is also raising money for this "letter" word, and after all the hard work, we have raised this huge amount of money, and from now on, we will officially fulfill the solemn promise of Mr. Lu Junyi, the prime minister of Qian Zhuang, for all depositors, all the fathers and villagers, relatives and friends who support Maosheng Qianzhuang. ”

An elder asked, "Assistant Pan, all this money was borrowed by Wu Tingju?" ”

"Yes." Lao Pan responded, "Boss Lu couldn't raise money, and wanted to sell his property to fulfill his promise, but no one could buy it, because all the silver was swept away by foreigners." In order to solve the problem for the master, Qian Zhuang Xiangli Wu jeju ran around, went through all the grievances, and finally raised this huge amount of money at the last moment. As for how Wu Xiangli raised it and how he was embarrassed, I don't know it, I only know that Master Lu and Wu Xiangli have been coming to tea and dinner for a few days, and they are raising money for you outside every day! ”

Everyone was respectful, and they exchanged their heads and ears, passing on Wu Jeju's name.

"Fellow villagers," Lao Pan said again, "Wu Xiangli has raised a total of 100,000 taels of silver. Wu Xiangli instructed Qian Zhuang to withhold 100 taels to see off Boss Lu, 500 taels to pay the arrears of wages and the next three months' salaries for the staff of Qian Zhuang and Mao Kee, and the remaining 99,400 taels to be used for payment. I did a rough calculation, the funds are sufficient, and all customers who hold less than 100 taels of tickets can cash out. Despite this, Wu Xiangli still instructed all customers who held Maosheng Money Bank's notes to exchange from the minimum amount, that is, one tael of silver, until all the cash was exchanged. Pan hereby urges all relatives and friends to adjust the queue order according to the amount of tickets in their hands, and those who violate the order will not be paid. ”

Everyone checked the banker tickets in their hands and automatically adjusted the order.

Qing Ze was covered in injuries and leaned crookedly against the trunk of a sycamore tree downstairs in his house.

Beside Qing Ze, his wife and daughter hugged their heads and cried sadly.

His family lives on the second floor of the street, and downstairs is a small shop.

There was the sound of the door being slammed upstairs. After a while, the fat man who was lending money came down from the upper floor, followed by two evil men.

The fat man walked up to Qingze's wife: "Little lady, I have made an agreement with your old man, the house is priced at eighty taels, and the little girl is priced at twenty taels, settle the account!" Then he lowered his mouth to the evil man beside him, "Take people!" ”

The wicked man came over and dragged the girl along.

The girl hugged her mother and screamed: "Mom, I'm not going, I'm not going..."

Qingze's wife grabbed her daughter to death.

The wicked man kicked her away and forcibly carried the little girl away.

Qingze's wife followed behind, chasing after him, and the scene was sad.

Qing Ze's expression was blank, like a dead man.

The main hall of the Lu family hung a huge black and white photo of Lu Junyi, and a black lacquered coffin was placed in the hall, and a big word "lay" was pasted on the head of the coffin.

Baguio didn't cry or speak, just stared blankly at the coffin.

Ah Xiu knelt on the other side, silent, his eyes demented.

Qi Bo was dressed in sackcloth, did not kneel, and sat cross-legged next to Baguio with a sad face.

Jerk, Ah Xiang wore linen and filial piety, and knelt next to Ah Xiu.

A few bosses, more than a dozen shopkeepers, etc. are busy before and after.

The bigwigs of the Chamber of Commerce, fellow villagers in Ningbo, and the shopkeeper of the money industry followed one by one to condole, and Lao Pan and the big boss stood at the door to pick them up and send them over.

Zhu Heyi is here.

Zhu Heyi burned incense, burned paper, kowtowed, and after completing the etiquette, he slapped the coffin with both hands, and his voice was choked: "Junyi, I know you haven't gone far, just watch here." I ask you, how can you... Is there a hurdle in the world that cannot be passed? You are wise, how can you be fooled at this time..."

Heyi muttered and talked for a while, seducing out everyone's tears, and the scene was full of sorrow.

Seeing that everyone was crying, Heyi turned around and walked behind the jerk, patted him on the shoulder, and pouted outward.

Jerk understood and followed him into the yard.

"Jerk," Heyi asked, "I have an appointment with HSBC for tomorrow, can you get out?" ”

Straighten your brows and look at the mourning hall.

"Jerk," Heyi looked earnest, "Everyone is waiting for the rice to go to the pot, you have to go to this matter, I have counted, and the others can't stand it." ”

Jerk nodded.

"You prepare, what do we talk to HSBC, this Chenguang is begging people, and I don't have enough confidence."

"I know." After the jerk, he returned to the mourning hall again and knelt in his original position.

As the night deepened, all the people who had to go were gone.

Jerk slowly got up and walked up the stairs.

Upstairs is Lu Junyi's study, the door open. Jeju walked in, turned on the light, walked to Lu Junyi's seat step by step, and looked at his desk.

There was a whole bunch of materials spread out on the table, all related to rubber strands.

At the top are two newspapers.

Jerk's gaze fell on two newspapers.

Both newspapers were circled by Lu Junyi with a red pen: one was in a small corner of the fourth page, and it was impossible to see it if you were not careful; The other is on the front page headline, with a large font. The content is relevant, the small corner is the announcement that HSBC has stopped using shares as collateral, and the front page headline is a full-page large-print announcement of HSBC using stock collateral.

Jeju folded the two newspapers, looked at the air, burst into tears, and murmured: "Uncle Lu, I know, you are unwilling to go!" ”

The next morning, Zhu Heyi's carriage came to Lu's house early, called a jerk, drove straight to the Bund, and stopped in front of the HSBC building. The two got out of the car, walked to the door of HSBC, and handed a greeting note to Ah San, explaining that it was from the Taipan. After a while, a foreigner in a suit walked out, led Heyi and Jeju upstairs, and walked into a large and bright office.

Charlie sat behind the desk and was answering the phone with a smile, speaking in foreign language, muttering, and speaking very fast, even if he had learned English jerk with Miss Mai for a while, he was confused.

After Taipan finished talking on the phone, he put down the microphone, and almost instantly smiled, his face tense.

The foreigner who brought them in was obviously an assistant, and briefly spoke a few foreign words to the class, pointing to the two.

Taipan's gaze shot at the two of them like eagles.

Heyi took a step forward and bowed deeply: "Below is Zhu Heyi, the premier of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, to meet the Taipan for business matters!" ”

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Zhu Heyi didn't understand a word, because he was begging for someone, and seeing him so angry, he had to put on a smile and say to himself softly: "Mr. Taipan, we are here to discuss with you about the loan to save the market!" ”

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! (Bailout?) You Chinese are all cheap bones and lazy beasts with eyes only on gold! You always write banker tickets that cannot be cashed! You always want money that you don't have to work on! You always invest in places that don't exist! You deserve to make trouble at this point. To tell you the truth, I'm a banker, and all I think about is money. All the banker tickets on this table must be cashed! Every penny is no exception! ）”

Zhu Heyi continued to smile: "Mr. Taipan, please speak clearly, I know you can speak Chinese, please use Chinese, speak slowly, everything can be discussed!" ”

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ese, you lazy begsi

s! You... (I don't want to talk to you!) You Chinese, you lazy deflated three! You guys..."

Hearing the word "deflated three", Zhu Heyi knew that he was scolding, his face turned blue and purple, his body trembled, and he didn't know what to do.

Taipan was stunned by his gaze, and subconsciously took a step back, staring at him in dismay.

The jerk speaks slowly, in both Chinese and English, and the words are like hammers: "Misto Taipan, Arana Deflated Three, Arana Enli Cat." Oil Achite, Oil, McKee, McMace Oil, McMackey, Whoop Achette. (Pulls out a bunch of stocks from the bag and puts them on the table) Oil wash, oil achit, oil coal gram dead dok, oil peculiar alama! (took out two newspapers from the other bag and pointed to two announcements of different sizes circled by Lu Junyi) Oil-washed, crooked and strange Allah? Oil, McGee was embarrassed, and made an announcement to coax Allah, Qite Allah, the leg Ke Alla yard, eight lifts, Oil Na Saoli, Oil Ke Death Allah! Sea slick oil Goodha tires? Sea slick oil ginseng? Sea slick Gold? Did I lift the oil? Buddha drink oil! Drink oil! （M

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Mr. Taipan, Allah is not a deflated three, Allah is not a brute. You're liars. You, McGee, a lot of you, a lot of McGee, all of them are liars! Look at these, you are liars, you make these stocks. You have deceived Allah of money. Look at these, why deceive Allah? You are in cahoots with McGee, making announcements to defraud Allah, deceiving Allah, and taking Allah's money, but instead of saying sorry, you curse Allah in turn. Where is your conscience? What's your reasoning? Where is your God? How did God educate you? Evil within you! Your heart is in the devil! ）”

Zhu Heyi heard it in a fog, but he just felt relieved, and at the same time he was afraid that the matter would be stiff, and he was nervous, so he stared at the big class.

Charlie was shocked by the vigor of the jerk, and opened his mouth wide to speak.

The jerk stepped back slightly, his eyes were like fire, and he stared at Taipan.

Taipan woke up from his astonishment, his eyes fell on the two circles of the newspaper, his heart was timid, a smile appeared on his face, he walked around the table, walked to the jerk, and enthusiastically stretched out his hand.

Jerk also reached out.

The two held it.

Charlie spoke in a humble tone and changed to Chinese: "Sir, may I ask your surname?" ”

"Excuse me, in the lower Wu jerk, director of the Shanghai General Conference of Commerce!" Jerk replied in a deep voice.

"Mr. Wu, it's a pleasure. My name is Charlie, and I am very happy to make friends with Chinese people like Mr. Wu. Charlie pointed to the sofa next to him and courteously gave way to the two, "Mr. Wu, I wish the Prime Minister, please take a seat!" Then he shouted outward, "Someone! ”

Obviously, Charlie's Chinese is great.

The door opened, and the assistant who had been waiting outside walked in.

"Tea for two gentlemen!"

In the next half hour, Charlie listened carefully to Zhu Heyi's appeal and promised to lend money to save the market, but said that he could not make full decisions and had to negotiate with other bank leaders.

On the way back, Zhu Heyi looked excited, and sighed convincingly: "Jeje, I didn't expect you to speak this foreign language well, and even the foreign class made you speak obediently!" To tell you the truth, I think you seem to be reprimanding him, and you really sweat! ”

Jerk sighed softly.

"I just remembered the last sentence, 'Drink oil', what does it mean?"

"The Buddha is an evil ghost, and drinking oil is his heart. I said he had evil spirits in his heart! ”

"Oh." Heyi thought for a while, quite puzzled, "This Taipan is really a cheap bone." I respect him, and he scolds us. You scolded him for being a bloody squirt, but he greeted him with a smile and respect! ”

"Because he has an evil spirit in his heart!"

"Yes," Heyi nodded heavily, "Jerk, I wish Uncle you to obey." Your heart is to do big things, and you have to worry more about the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce. The old man is gone, and Junyi is also gone. Jinlai and Jinqing can't afford to carry big things, and Uncle Zhu is more than willing to do it, but his strength is insufficient. ”

"I wish Uncle is too humble. As soon as the old man leaves, in our Ningbo businessmen, you will be highly respected. Uncle Zhu wants to make Jerk do something, sooner or later, he will order! ”

"I have a headache first, and the most urgent thing at the moment is to save the market. Tell me, will Charlie give us the money profitably? It's good to hear him talk about it, but foreigners value interests, and saving the market involves real money, so Uncle Zhu can't rest assured if he doesn't see the goods! ”

"He'll put it. Not only HSBC alone, but other banks will also put! ”

"No, it won't!" Heyi was quite surprised, "How can there be a good thing?" ”

"Foreigners are here to do business, and the market collapses, which is not good for them in the first place!"

Righteousness is thoughtful.

Thuan An did not go to Japan.

Because of the existence of Baguio, the rented small attic can't be lived, and Zhang Hu can't live here, so Shun'an has to try to choose a new home for himself.

In the context of the rubber disaster, Shun An effortlessly chose a new residence, which is a Chinese-style courtyard not far from Jing'an Temple, which is quite elegant. It is not only the premises that are delivered, but also all the furniture and some items that cannot be moved. The owner of the house went bankrupt and sold the house to pay off the debt, which had to move back to his hometown Anhui from Shanghai.

When Zhang Hu came over, Shun'an had completed the settlement with the landlord, and several old aunts were cleaning. Zhang Hu inspected inside and out, walked out of the door, and enjoyed the scenery in the courtyard with satisfaction.

"Brother Zhang, how is it?"

"Tut-tut," Zhang Hu sighed a few times, "It's only eight hundred yuan to introduce a courtyard, and even the furniture is neat, brother, this is a big bargain!" ”

"Hehehe," Shun'an is unhappy, "yes." In the past, a house alone was worth 5,000 yuan! ”

"Brother," Zhang Hu sat on an old rattan chair in the courtyard, "Brother Zhang, there are two things related to you here, do you want to hear about it?" ”

"Brother Zhang, talk about it!"

"One is all the real estate in your father-in-law's name, and the trial party will go to seize it tomorrow!"

"Oh?" Shun An was surprised, "What does the Lu family's property have to do with the trial office?" ”

"It's a big deal. Mao Kee declared bankruptcy, and the property in the name of the surnamed Lu must be seized and auctioned by the auction house to repay the creditors. Maosheng has a loan of 300,000 taels just owed to HSBC, not to mention the Maosheng Zhuang notes held by HSBC, which was sued by HSBC to the public party, and naturally the public party first seized it. ”

"Maosheng has more creditors. When I entered the bank, I memorized the rules in detail, if the bank went bankrupt, the remaining assets should be repaid to small customers first, and it was not the turn of foreigners. ”

"This is the second thing I want to tell you, Maosheng Qian Zhuang has cashed out all the small bank bills within one hundred taels!"

"Huh?" Shun'an looked shocked, "So... Uncle Lu, why did he hang himself?" ”

"The surname Lu hangs first, and the money is paid later!"

"Who paid for it?"

"That elder brother of yours, Wu Jeju!"

Shun'an was dumbfounded, and said for a long time: "One hundred thousand taels, where is he... ”

"There are nobles to help him!"

"What nobleman?"

"I'm thinking about it." Zhang Hu thought thoughtfully, "I heard that he was holding an HSBC check, 100,000 taels, exactly like yours!" ”

"Could it be..." ”

Zhang Hu looked at him and was puzzled: "Why did Miss Mai send him?" ”

"Brother Zhang didn't know, Miss Mai fell in love with Brother Jerk, and McGee almost wanted to recruit him as a son-in-law."

"Niang Xipi!" Zhang Hu opened his eyes widely, "If you say this, it must be true." ”

"Alas," Shun'an sighed, "Brother Jeju this, how can you talk about it, the Lu family is defeated, the money village is bankrupt, how much silver is also wasted, who wants him to repay this money?" Besides, there is the most scarce silver in the market at the moment, but he has a lot of silver..."

"Earn a shout!" Zhang Hu snorted softly in his nostrils, "Just this Chenguang, everyone in the city is praising him!" ”

"It's worthless to shout!" Shun An grunted and squatted on the ground with a confused expression.

The sky was dark, the Lu family mourning hall was gloomy, and the handsome coffin was lit with a bright lamp in front of it.

There are no outsiders anymore.

Jerk knelt facing the coffin, with Ah Xiu beside him, and Baguio kneeling on the other side of the coffin.

Qi Bo and Ah Xiang are both busy working in the hospital. Tomorrow day out of the funeral, they have countless things to do.

Jerk knelt down for a moment, suddenly remembered something, touched his pocket a few times, and pulled out an envelope. He was so busy these days that he completely forgot Miss Mak's letter. He hadn't read the letter since he received it.

Jerk unfolded the letter and read it with the ever-bright lamp.

The first page is Mai Jiali's handwriting: "Wu, I'm sad, I'm sad." I don't know why you're angry, why you're sad, but I know that something must be wrong. It must be my dad who was wrong. My dad is a good man, he has always been a good dad to me, but if you are so sad, it must be my dad's fault. Whatever Dad did wrong, I had to say sorry to you, say sorry to McDow. I love you, I love the angel garden, I love all the angels, I come to Af

ICA (Africa) go, you wait for me for two months, I will definitely come back..."

The handwriting is crooked, and there are quite a few typos.

Jeju sighed lightly and said in his heart: "Miss Mai, you are too naïve!" You don't know your Abba at all! ”

The jerk unfolded the second page, and the signature was McGee, who wrote: "Mr. Wu, I admire you, and I deeply regret the results caused by the stock. Please believe me, I didn't mean to. I'm a businessman, I just want to be in business, business from start to finish. I didn't expect the stock to become what it is today. My business failed and I had no way out to take the plunge to do rubber stocks. At first, I just wanted to make some money, but later, the Chinese themselves went crazy, Shanghai Beach was completely crazy, I couldn't control the situation, I had no choice but to leave Shanghai. You are an awe-inspiring businessman and a real man. It's a pity that you can't be my son-in-law. P.S. People like you should not be poor, this check is given to you to be capital, I wish you success. ”

This fluent letter is believed to have been written by Richt, and it should have been dictated by McGee.

Jeju put down the letter, closed his eyes, and said in his heart: "Uncle Lu, I know that you have a lot of things you can't think of. I will burn these two letters from McGee's father and daughter to you, and I believe you will understand everything after reading them. ”

Jeju placed the two letters and envelopes on the lantern, lit a fire, watched the flame ignite, and placed it in a large clay basin where the paper was burned.

Qi Bo walked in with two bowls of gruel and said to Baguio: "Miss, let's drink porridge!" ”

Baguio was demented and ignored.

Qi Bo put the gruel on the stool next to her, put another bowl of porridge on the other side, and said to Ah Xiu, "Ah Xiu, you have to drink a bowl too." The old man is gone, and everyone is sad. But no matter how hurt you are, you have to eat, don't you? It's not been three days, and I know that the old man won't go far, just in this room, just on this beam, watching you and the young lady. You don't eat either, sir... ”

Tears welled up in Ah Xiu's eyes.

Qi Bo guarded for a while, sighed, put the porridge bowl next to her, and turned to the jerk: "Jerk, you come out for a while." ”

He stood up and followed Ziber into the courtyard.

"Miss, Ah Xiu don't eat or drink, how can they do it? If you hold on any longer, I'm afraid something big will happen! Ziber looked worried.

Jerk's brow furrowed.

"Ah Xiu is easy to persuade, mainly Miss."

"Yes."

"Do you know where Xiaodi is? I'm afraid that only he can persuade him! ”

"I'm looking for him!" The jerk thought for a moment, and walked to the courtyard gate.

Jerk strode meteor, went straight to Cuichun Garden on the fourth road, found Chen Jiong, and asked him to find Shun'an. Chen Jiong arranged for Bingqi to visit, sit with Jeje and wait for the news, and talk about some post-disaster topics.

About half an hour later, Ren Bingqi walked in with great interest.

"Got news?" Chen Jiong asked.

"Yes," Bingqi replied, "Fish and a group of fish, shrimp and a group of shrimp, that kid is really where the surname Zhang of the Wang Mansion is!" ”

"Is this Chenguang there?" Jerk asked urgently.

"No. Someone saw him go out with the surname Zhang, and this Chenguang hasn't come back yet! ”

Chen Jiong looked at the jerk.

"I'll go to the Wang's Mansion now!"

"Bingqi," Chen Jiong looked at Bingqi, "Take a few brothers and accompany Brother Wu!" ”

"Thanks," jerk waved his hand, "it's nothing, I'll go by myself!" ”

Jeju rushed to the royal mansion and hid under a tree outside the door.

At midnight, two rickshaws stopped outside the door, and Zhang Hu and Shun'an jumped out of the car.

Jerk stood up, hurried over, and crossed in front of Shun An.

Shun An saw his face clearly and was shocked: "Brother? ”

"Yes." Jeju said lightly, "Wait for you to hand over Chenguang." ”

Zhang Hu walked over.

"Brother Zhang," Shun An pointed to the jerk, "This is my jerk brother!" ”

"Old acquaintance!" Zhang Hu symbolically bowed his hand towards jerk.

"Disturbed!" Jerk bowed his hand and returned the salute, turning to Shun'an, "Take a step to speak!" With a word, he strode away.

Shun An hesitated and followed him.

Zhang Hu stared at the two of them for a while, walked slowly to the door, and dodged in.

Shun An followed a few steps, and his tone was nervous: "Brother? ”

There are about 100 steps to walk in the jerk, and you can stop.

Shun An followed.

"Uncle Lu is gone, do you know?" Jerk stared at him and got straight to the point.

"Yes." Thuan An was almost murmuring.

"If you know, why don't you go back and see? Uncle Lu treats you well, you should always send it off! ”

"I've got something, and it's not too late!"

"This Chenguang should be fine, come with me!"

"I... still have some things!"

"Fu Xiaodi," jerked his gaze, "It's not that I invited you, it's not that Uncle Lu has to see you, it's that Miss needs you!" Uncle Lu is gone, his home is gone, Miss is gone, there is only one you, Fu Xiaodi! ”

"Hey," the matter has come to this, Shun'an can only let go, so he stiffens his neck, "Brother, how can you say this?" Miss is Miss, I am me, how can you pull me and her together? ”

Jerk took a step forward, his eyes were pressing, and he said word by word: "Fu Shun'an!" ”

Hearing the three words "Fu Shun'an" was smooth and cold, and he couldn't help but take a few steps back: "Ah ...

"A good man is a good man, don't you know?"

Shun'an had no way to retreat, so he steadied his steps and set up a shelf: "Brother, what do you mean by this, I didn't understand!" ”

"Miss is happy, don't you know?"

"Joy?" Shun An pretended to be confused, "What does she like?" Her Abba is gone, she should be sad! ”

"Fu Shun'an... What are you pretending to be confused? She's pregnant with your baby! ”

"Brother," Shun An gritted his teeth, "You use this to scare me, I know everything!" Uncle Lu favors you, Uncle Lu likes you, Uncle Lu is bent on marrying his baby daughter to you, and wants to pass on his family business to you. You know that, too! This Chenguang, Uncle Lu is gone, the family business is gone, you don't want to pour this pot of dirty water on my head! You..."

Seeing that Shun An actually said this, Jeju was furious and punched him on the cheek.

The jerk was strong, and Shun An didn't dodge, and he was knocked to the ground hard. Still not letting go, he leaned down and punched him on the head and body.

Shun An neither struggled nor fought back, only firmly protected his hands on his head, allowing his fists to fall.

The more he beat the jerk, the more he was angry, and he was beating him to death, Zhang Hu paced over slowly, and said to the jerk: "The surname is Wu, have you beaten enough?" ”

Jerk to his feet, glance at him, turn around, and stride away.

Zhang Hu pulled Shun'an up, and wondered: "Fight back!" How can there be a reason not to fight back after being beaten? I've never seen a fight like this! ”

Shun An grunted in his mouth for a while, and spat out a mouthful of blood.

With a snap, an object fell to the ground along the blood water, and it was a tooth.

Zhang Hu looked at the tooth.

Shun An picked up his teeth, stood firm, looked at the back of the jerk that was gradually blurred, and said in his heart: "Brother jerk, this beating, plus this tooth, can be regarded as compensating you." ”

It was late at night.

The lights are still on in the Lu Mansion Mourning Hall.

The jerk moved back step by step, all the way to the door of the mourning hall.

Baguio and Ah Xiu knelt on one side, still motionless.

Ah Xiang fell crooked on the ground and fell asleep.

Qi Bo greeted him, motioned for Jeju to walk into the courtyard, and asked in a low voice, "Did you find it?" ”

Jerk nodded.

"He won't come back?"

Jerk nodded.

"Yes," Ziber sighed, "I knew he wouldn't be back." The lord has already seen him through, but it's a pity that the young lady..."

"Qi Bo," Jeju was also depressed, and changed the topic, "Uncle Lu, is this transported back to his hometown for burial, or is it temporarily sent to Siming Mansion?" ”

"How can you think?"

"According to the rules, Uncle Lu's soul should be allowed to return to his hometown, but it can't be done now. Listening to Uncle Zhu, if the Chamber of Commerce does not do anything, the market will collapse, but in the Chamber of Commerce, the old man is gone, Uncle Lu is gone, Uncle Peng and Uncle Zhu are not one-minded, and the other gangs are scattered, taking care of themselves, it is difficult to summon together, Uncle Zhu is difficult to support alone, and if you want me to help, I can't be separated. ”

"Let's put it in Siming. The market can't collapse, business matters! Qi Bo stared at the jerk, "Jeje, there will be a funeral tomorrow, there is a matter, Qi Bo has to discuss with you first." ”

"Ziber, you speak."

"Your Uncle Lu has no children under his knees, and Miss can't afford to mourn. Zibs thought about it, this mourning basin..."

"Zibber," jeju burst into tears, "and this is no longer necessary. After I arrived in Shanghai, Uncle Lu treated me like a son, and I was responsible for Uncle Lu's funeral! ”

"With you to carry the mourning basin, your Uncle Lu will be at ease!" Ziber wiped away tears.

Lu Junyi's funeral ceremony was extremely simple.

Most of the people who came to the funeral were old employees, and a small number of Ningbo people also came to see them off.

A few blowers were blowing mourning music.

Twenty-four coffins were tied, and the coffins were carried by the heads of the Qian Village, the shopkeepers of each store, Ah Xiang, etc., all of which were arranged by Qi Bo. They each wore mourning clothes and stood on either side of the coffin. The first bar is reserved for the clean and jerk, and it is empty.

Lao Pan sang: "Fall the mourning basin!" ”

Jeju walked to the coffin, knelt down, bowed a few times, and cried a few times: "Uncle Lu—" picked up the ash basin that burned paper money, held it above his head, and fell down hard.

The mourning basin snapped and shattered into pieces.

Lao Pan sang again: "Coffin!" ”

The audience burst into tears.

Jerk walked to the empty front row and carried the coffin.

The sound of suona sounded, firecrackers rang out, and wreaths, paper figures and other funeral people carried them one after another, walking in the front.

Ziber followed with several female dependents.

Baguio and Ah Xiu had no tears, they were each supported by two women, walking like puppets.

Ah Xiu was holding a long flute in his hand, which was the last thing Junyi used.

Jeju and others walked in the middle carrying the coffin, followed by the Yong people who accompanied the funeral, all of whom washed their faces with tears.

Dressed in a long gown, a wide-brimmed felt hat and sunglasses, Shun An hid far behind the crowd watching the bustle, peeking at the jerk carrying the coffin, and at Baguio who was being helped to move forward step by step.

The two members of the triage party led a team of patrols and arrests in stride, and went straight to the Lu family.

Two members of the party held a thick seal in their hands.

Seeing the funeral procession, these people were stunned and stepped aside.

Shun An sighed, pulled down his hat, and turned away.

In the evening, in the coffin room in the Yizuka District of the Siming Mansion, Lu Junyi's coffin was full of wreaths.

Qi Bo, Jeju, Ah Xiang, Baguio, and Ah Xiu have been guarding.

Zhu Heyi walked in and muttered a few words in Jeje's ear.

Jerk out with him.

The two came to Jiyuantang, and Zhu Heyi put out a telegram: "There are two good news, one is that Nanjing has sent a telegram that the imperial court has agreed to use Liangjiang Li gold and customs tariff silver as security to borrow from foreign banks to save the market, with a loan limit of 5 million taels, and ask me to preside over the negotiation in the name of the Chamber of Commerce." Second, Charlie Taipan called, saying that six banks, including Britain, Germany, France, the United States, Russia, and Japan, had agreed to bail out the market, and that they wanted to negotiate specific terms with us, and asked me to make an appointment. The banks of the six countries publicly recommended HSBC Charlie Taipan, Dehuakram Taipan, and Citigroup Edwards Taipan as business contract representatives, and the Chamber of Commerce also appointed three people, I count one, you count one, and there is another, who do you think is suitable? ”

Jerk without thinking: "Peng Weilun! ”

"Okay, just him." Then he shouted to the outside world, "Someone! ”

The assistant comes in.

"Go to the Guangzhao Guild Hall, and ask Peng Yidong to rush to the Chamber of Commerce at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning to discuss the matter of borrowing from foreign banks!"

The assistant should pass and hurried out.

In the Yizuka area of the public office, Ah Xiang ran quickly, panting: "Qi Bo, it's not good, the old man's mansion has been sealed by the public court!" ”

Qi Bo was stunned: "What Chenguang seized?" ”

"Just now!"

Baguio shuddered involuntarily.

"Where's Miss's luggage?"

"Let them throw it out. And the master, the shopkeeper and your things, all piled up in the yard, I just moved into the gatehouse! There are also money banks and all branches, all of which are closed by them. ”

Zieber had a grim face.

"Where's Brother?"

"I wish the prime minister called, in Jiyuan Hall. Go tell him! ”

"Okay." Ah Xiang turned and ran away.

Qi Bo knelt down slowly, his eyes closed, and a pair of old eyebrows condensed.

Ah Xiu suddenly said: "Qi Bo! ”

Qi Bo opened his eyes: "Ah Xiu! ”

Ah Xiu took out the key and handed it over: "You... move here!" ”

Qi Bo glanced at Baguio: "How can this be a mile?" Besides, where do you live? ”

"I don't want to live. I'll accompany my brother and go back to my hometown. ”

Qi Bo listened to her natural tone, didn't think much about it, loaded the key, and nodded slightly: "It's okay." Feel at home. ”

Ah Xiu took out the letter that Junyi handed over to her from her body: "When Brother goes out, he asks me to hand over this paper bag to you in a few days, and after these few days, I should hand it over to you." ”

Qi Bo guessed that it was Junyi's suicide note entrusted to him, and the hand that answered the letter trembled slightly, and tears flowed out.

The night is deep.

The surroundings are gloomy, and autumn insects are chirping.

Under a tree in Yizuka District, Ah Xiu untied the white filial piety scarf on his head, put it on the bottom branch, tied a knot, moved a stone to put under his feet, put his head into the set, and held the flute in his right hand.

Ah Xiu silently said: "Brother, you said that you will always accompany me, and I will always accompany you." Where you can go, I can follow. I'll bring this flute with me, and let you blow it to me and my sister..."

Ah Xiu's eyes closed and kicked down the stones.

The venue for negotiations between the General Chamber of Commerce and foreign banks was determined to be the fourth floor of the HSBC Building. In the conference hall, on both sides of the long case, representatives of both sides sat separately. Three representatives of the bank, Charlie in the center. Representatives of the Chamber of Commerce, Zhu Heyi is in the center. A draft of the contract prepared by the bank in English and English shall be made in six copies, one copy for each representative.

"This draft is jointly discussed by the banks of the six countries, and drafted by HSBC, and submitted to your meeting for consideration!" Charlie was the first to speak.

The three of them bowed their heads and looked at it.

Charlie and the three looked leisurely, sipping coffee while looking out the window.

"Mr. Charlie," Heyi raised his head and frowned, "didn't you talk about a loan of five million taels, why is there only three and a half million taels in the contract?" ”

"We have doubts about your ability to repay, so we will lend this one first, and ask for directions!" Charlie's voice was lukewarm.

"We are guaranteed by **, and there is no problem in repayment!"

"It's your ** that we're worried about."

He Yi was at a loss: "What's wrong with our **?" ”

"You are an official responsibility system, one official is in power, and people are dead. Yesterday it was Yuan Daotai, today it is Cai Daotai, and tomorrow it may be Li Daotai or Zhang Daotai. Cai Daotai's contract, what if other Daotai don't recognize it? ”

"We always keep our contracts!"

"This is your businessman, not your official. We don't trust officials because they always do things according to their interests and not according to their contracts. We want a contract! Your businessmen have no money and can only rely on ** guarantee, so we can only borrow so much first! ”

He Yi sighed, then looked back.

"Mr. Charlie, 3.5 million, only the banker's ticket will deduct 1.5 million, isn't it a bit bit..."

"What's wrong, Mr. Peng? Your banker tickets are not deducted, do you want us to come to the door to cash in? According to preliminary statistics, our six banks have collected nearly 3 million taels of your banker bills, and we have not deducted the full amount, but have temporarily deducted 1.5 million taels, which is already fully taking care of your needs. ”

"This..."

“A

y p

(Any more questions?) ）”

Jerk raised his head: "Yes." ”

"Mr. Wu, what is the objection?"

"Eight percent a year, that's too high. The repayment time limit is three years, which is too short! ”

"The annual interest rate of 8 percent is the norm for bank loans. The time limit is three years, which is also the norm! ”

"There is no general rule for loans, only profit. May I ask you, gentlemen, do you want to save the market with this loan, or do you want to take advantage of the fire to rob and take advantage of the danger to make profits? ”

The three foreigners looked at each other.

Charlie smiled bitterly: "Mr. Wu, what do you mean by this?" In such an extraordinary period, we are willing to take out loans, which is to save the market. Since it is a loan, it is subject to normal interest. We charge normal interest, why does Mr. Wu say that he is taking advantage of the crisis to make profits? ”

"A normal loan is a normal interest. The bailout loan should be regarded as the bailout interest. We are lending to save the market, and you are lending to save the market. If you charge normal interest on the money you lend to save the market, you are called taking advantage of the crisis to make profits. If it is a normal loan and a normal guarantee, may I ask you, is there a customer who has a one-time loan of 3.5 million taels? If so, it would be a huge business for the bank. If there is such a good business, it seems that we should not have come to ask you, right? ”

Charlie: "This..."

"Also, Mr. Charlie," jerked out, taking out a book and placing it on the table, "this is your company law, and according to the book, any bankrupt enterprise should be treated as bankrupt." Since Maosheng and other seven money banks have declared bankruptcy, why do you still have to deduct the banker notes issued by them? ”

Charlie was speechless again, looking at the other two.

The three foreigners were stunned. Obviously, they never considered the law they had in place when dealing with Chinese companies.

"Mr. Wu," Charlie found an explanation, "the bankruptcy law is against our company, you are a bank, not a company, our company is limited liability, and your bank is unlimited liability!" ”

"Mr. Charlie," replied Jerk, "limited or infinite, both bankrupt." Now that the property is broken, how do you hold them responsible? The production is theirs, and the money and loss are theirs, which has nothing to do with ** or the market. Now that they're bankrupt, is it reasonable for you to hold the market accountable for things that have nothing to do with them? Besides, these banks went bankrupt because they undertook your foreigners' rubber shares, in other words, they went bankrupt because they did business with your foreigners. Chinese enterprises are infinitely responsible, and it is natural for Chinese to do business with each other, and the father is responsible for the son. However, at present, it is Chinese companies doing business with your foreign enterprises, and according to the practice of these years, if the Chinese companies do not abide by the contract, you will sue the trial court and use your law to punish them. Since you always use your laws to sanction Chinese companies, and Chinese companies are bankrupt today, why don't you use your laws again? ”

Charlie and the three obviously didn't expect Wu Jeju to tell this reason, and each took a long breath.

"The three senior classes," Wu Tingju said earnestly, "we are taking out loans to save the market, and you are also lending to save the market." Since it is to save the market, it cannot calculate the interest on ordinary loans! Shanghai's industries have been hit hard by this, and the recovery period will take at least three to five years, and you will have to repay the loan within three years, which is not conducive to the recovery of the market! ”

"In Mr. Wu's opinion, how to calculate interest properly?" Charlie asked.

"No interest!"

Everyone present, including Zhu Heyi and Peng Weilun, was also stunned.

Dehua Big Bank Gram took a sip of coffee, and the corners of his mouth twitched: "The Chinese have an idiom called whimsy!" ”

Citigroup Taipan Edward smiled and responded, "Yes."

"The Chinese also have an idiom called killing chickens and taking eggs." Wu Tingju picked up the teacup in front of him, took a leisurely sip, and responded lightly, "Do you want to eat the eggs that this chicken slowly lays, or do you want to kill this chicken?" I'm sure you're not as short-sighted as McGee! ”

"Mr. Wu, sit down for a while and let us discuss!" After Charlie finished speaking, he greeted the two.

Looking at the backs of the three foreigners walking out of the door, Peng Weilun was worried: "Virtuous nephew, your request is a bit excessive, how can there be any reason for the loan not to pay interest?" ”

"Yes. Foreigners talk about rules, and things that are set will not change! "Zhu Heyi agreed.

"Uncle Peng, Uncle Zhu," Jeju smiled calmly, "Since it's business, you have to bargain." When I say this, I'm just giving them plenty of room to discount! ”

As soon as the words fell, three foreigners came in from outside.

Charlie's tone was much softer than before: "Mr. Wu, Mr. Zhu, Mr. Peng, we have always followed the rules. We have decided that the banker notes of Maosheng and other bankers that have declared bankruptcy will not be included in the deduction for the time being, but the bankers that have not yet been declared bankrupt must have their banker bills deducted from the loan. Is it okay to set the interest rate of the loan at 4% per annum and relax the loan tenure to 5 years? ”

The three of them looked at each other and nodded slightly.

"Okay, that's it." "On behalf of the Chamber of Commerce and all walks of life in Shanghai, thank you Mr. Charlie, thank you Mr. Crumb, thank you Mr. Edward!" ”

"You're welcome. If there are no objections, we can sign up. ”

Ah Xiu followed Junyi, and after he lost his breath, he was still holding the pipe. Qi Bo took the lead, opened Junyi's coffin, put her in, made the two of them lean against each other, and then placed the pipe flute between the two, and put the mouth of the flute on Junyi's lips.

The weather was hot and humid, and Junyi's corpse began to decompose, giving off a pungent smell, but Baguio insisted on not leaving. Qi Bo was helpless, forcibly dragged her away, summoned a carriage, and drove her to Ah Xiu's house.

It was already dark, and Ah Xiang was busy cleaning up the yard and replacing Ah Xiu's bedding with Baguio's.

Baguio sat in the courtyard and looked at them coldly. After a long time, Baguio raised her wrist and her eyes fell on the jade bracelet given to her by Shun An, her eyes filled with tears.

Qi Bo took out a bowl of porridge and walked over: "Miss, drink a bowl of gruel, it was cooked by Qi Bo specially for you, lukewarm, just in your mouth!" ”

Baguio wiped away her tears and took the porridge.

"Miss," Qi Bo's voice was soft, "and when Ah Xiang is done, Miss will go upstairs." Although this courtyard is not big, it has everything. ”

Baguio's tears flowed down again and dripped into the porridge bowl.

"Miss, you're sad. The heart is inexhaustible, and the body and bones are important. I'll change the bowl of porridge for you. Ziber said, reaching for the bowl.

Baguio didn't seem to hear, put the bowl to his mouth, and drank the porridge with tears.

Baguio drank violently, as if he wanted to drink all the bitterness and resentment into his stomach in one go.