02¤¤¤¤¤ After the small episode of the funeral boat, the journey was smooth sailing, and there were no other dangers.

Until midnight. We finally arrived at the destination of this trip, Jingjiang Hejia.

The He family also operates a number of water terminals in the Jingjiang section, and this time the gathering place is in Yidu, Hubei Province.

Yidu Port is one of the important ports on the Yangtze River, and it is also the base camp of the He family.

Yidu has a long history. In the fifteenth year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Bei changed Linjiang County to Yidu County, and the name of Yidu began here, taking the meaning of "suitable for building the capital".

After we landed at Yidu Port, the He family sent someone to pick us up, and then drove through the city to the outskirts of Yidu.

The He family covers an area of hundreds of acres here and has built a very magnificent manor.

At the entrance of the manor stand two mighty stone lions. Hang a mahogany plaque on it, and write two vigorous and powerful characters: "He House".

The car stopped at the door, and the gate opened. Several servants of the He family greeted him, carrying red lanterns. Introduce us to the estate.

The architectural style of Hejia Manor is more retro, shuttling among them, but seeing the corridor columns, flying eaves, small bridges and flowing water, all kinds of flowers and trees covering the side rooms, it looks elegant and chic, quiet and far-reaching.

When I walked in the manor, it was like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, and I felt strange and curious about everything here.

In my limited cognition, the two-story small western-style building of the village chief's house in Hekou Village is very generous. But compared with the He family, the village chief's house is simply a heaven and an underground, and it is not at the same level at all.

Huzi said: "In recent years, the development momentum of water transportation on the Yangtze River has been very strong, and it seems that the He family has also made a lot of money by taking advantage of the wave of economic development!" "

Grandpa smiled: "It seems that among the five major families, you and I are poor!" "

Huzi said: "But to be honest, I'm really not used to you letting me live in this kind of big yard, I like to sleep on my little broken boat." At night, the river swayed gently, and the boat also swayed, as if sleeping in a cradle, how comfortable it was! "

Grandpa said: "You don't know how to enjoy it!" "

Huzi scratched his head: "Hehe, you're a rough person when you're small, there's no way!" "

After walking in this manor for nearly half an hour, the servant who led the way finally stopped, pointed to a majestic building in front of us and said, "Cai Ye, Geng Ye, please inside!" "

Grandpa and Uncle Huzi walked in front, and Sixi and I followed.

Although it was midnight, the building in front of it was still brightly lit.

This very imposing building must have been a place for the He family to discuss matters and meet guests.

As soon as he walked to the door, a servant reported in a sharp voice: "Jinshajiang Cai Ye, Chuanjiang Geng Ye has arrived!" "

A thin figure quickly came out, with his left hand behind his waist, and his right hand made a gesture of please, and said politely: "Huzi, third master, you can be regarded as here!" Hurriedly, please inside! Inside please! "

It was a skinny old man, probably in his early sixties, with gray sideburns, hair combed to the back of his head, and a small braid. The little old man is wearing a dark blue Chinese pony coat, the style is very retro, but the little old man is dressed with a lot of taste. He wore an emerald wrench on his right index finger, which shone a little brightly in the light.

Grandpa and Huzi clasped their fists and saluted the little whip old man at the same time: "Hello He Lao! "

Looking at the wealth and nobility of this little old man, he must be the biggest talker in the He family.

"This is my grandson, Geng Xiaoqi!" Grandpa pulled me in front of him: "Xiao Qi, this is the person who talks about the He family, Mr. He!" "

"Hello Grandpa He!" I shouted respectfully.

"Well, Third Master, your grandson looks heroic, it's pretty good!" He Lao smiled and appreciated, and then his cuffs shook slightly, and he held something in his palm, and slapped it directly on my hand: "Xiao Qi, give!" This is a greeting gift from grandpa! "

I held a small piece of hard stuff in my little palm, thinking it was chocolate or other candy, and quickly thanked Mr. He: "Thank you, Grandpa He!" "

"Huzi, are you married? Is this your son? He Lao pointed to Sixi and asked.

Huzi laughed: "No! I'm a lone star! This is my godson, named Cai Sixi! Sixi, come and meet He Lao! "

"Grandpa He!" Cai Sixi clasped his fists and saluted.

"This kid is so handsome! Come, you have a gift too! He Lao also stuffed a candy in Sixi's hand.

"Thank you, Grandpa He!" Sixi said.

"No thanks! Come in and sit down! The Lu family kid has already arrived! He Lao touched Sixi's head and welcomed us into the house.

The room is spacious and bright, and the decoration is magnificent.

The area of the room is hundreds of square meters, and the floor is covered with clean and bright marble floors, which are clear enough to reflect the human figure. In the center of the room hangs a large crystal chandelier, which shines brightly when the light is lit up.

Directly north of the room was placed an ebony Taishi chair, and the chair was covered with a white tiger skin, which further highlighted the dignity of the master, presumably this must be He Lao's special throne.

Sixi and I, two hairy children from the countryside, have never seen such a magnificent house, from the inside of the house our eyes are straight, our hearts are shocked, from time to time let out wows of exclamation. For us, it seems that the qiē here can only be seen in fairy tales.

On the large sofa sat a man in a green shirt, about forty years old, about the same age as Huzi. But because the maintenance is better than that of the tiger, the complexion appears more moisturized, and it seems to be much younger than the tiger. Huzi belongs to the kind of reckless man with rough skin and thick meat, coupled with the beard on that face, he feels more than ten years older than his actual age.

He Lao is sixty years old, so it is not an exaggeration to call this middle-aged man "Lu family boy".

"Hahaha, Brother Haolan, long time no see!" Huzi had a loud voice, and as soon as he entered the house, he greeted the man in green shirt warmly.

The man in the green shirt is named Lu Haolan, and he is the speaker of the Lu family in the Xunyang River section.

Lu Haolan put down the teacup, got up and shook hands with Huzi: "Brother Hu, don't come to harm!" "

"Uncle!" Huzi said to me and Sixi.

Sixi and I shouted at the same time: "Uncle! "

Lu Haolan nodded, answered, and said hello to his grandfather again: "The third master's body and bones will always be so strong!" "

"Hi, old! Old! Grandpa shook his head.

"Where is the third master, I haven't even said it!" He Lao came over and warmly invited everyone to sit down, and then asked the servant to make two pots of high-quality Tieguanyin tea.

When a few old friends meet, they naturally want to greet each other for a while and talk about the current situation.

Sixi and I couldn't interject, so we could only sit next to it boredly.

When I was bored, I thought of the candy He Lao gave me just now, so I took out my coat pocket and prepared to take out the candy and eat it.

As soon as I spread out my palm, I was startled, and in my palm was a yellow and clear thing, about the size of an adult's thumb, which was neither candy nor chocolate, but a gold ingot!

That's right! Blade fork.

It's a piece of gold ingot!

The golden light blinded my eyes.

I was surprised and delighted, and quietly put the gold ingots to my mouth and bit it, yo, it's genuine!

I couldn't help but have a good impression of the old man of the He family, this little old man was really generous, and he gave me and Sixi a piece of gold ingots when we met for the first time.

Tsk, rich people are different!

Lu Haolan asked He Lao: "It's not too early, why hasn't the Huang family arrived yet?" "

He Lao looked at the time: "It's almost, it should be almost there!" "

As soon as He Lao's voice fell, the servant's voice came from outside the door: "The sixth master of Yangtze Jiang Huang has arrived!" "

"Hurry up, please!" He Lao got up to greet him.

Five people walked in outside the door, and one in front of him was nearly fifty years old, with a big hairstyle, wearing a high-end suit, wearing a golden watch, and a boss's style. The leather shoes clicked on the smooth marble floor. This person is Huang Xiaotian, the current speaker of the Huang family in the Yangtze River section, because he is the sixth oldest in the family, so he is called "Sixth Master" on the rivers and lakes! "

Huang Liuye walked in front, followed by four young students who were also in suits and leather shoes, with sharp eyes and resolute expressions, and they were first-class good hands at a glance.

"He Lao, Haolan, Huzi, Third Master, hello everyone! Hello everyone! I'm sorry to keep you waiting, there has been too much business in the company recently, I hope you understand! Hehe! I hope you understand! Huang Liuye said with a smile.

He Lao said: "What is the sixth master talking about, we can take time out of our busy schedule to rush over, our He family is already grateful!" "

Huang Liuye shook hands with everyone, and then sat down on the sofa, Erlang's legs were crossed, and one person behind him immediately opened an iron box, took out a cigar from it and handed it to Huang Liuye. Huang Liuye put the cigar in his mouth, and the other person hurriedly stepped forward to light the fire. Huang Liuye spit out a thick smoke ring, which was simply full of style.

Huang Liuye put the cigar in the center of the coffee table: "Authentic Cuban cigars, everyone try them!" "

In those days, those who could smoke a pack of cigarettes for a dozen yuan were considered wealthy, who had ever seen any cigars, let alone heard of any Cuban cigars, and the appearance was not much different from leaf smoke in the countryside.

When I heard that this cigar was worth an old man's head, my jaw dropped with amazement.

Rich people are bullish!

I heard my grandfather say before that the Huang family's water business is booming, and it is the richest of the five families.

He Lao waved his hand: "I still like to smoke hookah!" "

Grandpa also smiled, took out the dry tobacco gun by himself, and stuffed some tobacco: "I'll smoke this!" "

Lu Haolan took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and lit one: "That thing is too strong, I can't get used to it!" "

Among the four, only Uncle Hu Zi was unceremonious, picking up a cigar and putting it in his mouth, smoking loudly.

Huang Liuye bit his cigar and said with a smile: "It's still the most heroic tiger!" "

Everyone chatted for a few words, and finally cut to the chase, Huang Liuye spit out a smoke ring and asked He Lao: "He Lao, let's talk about business!" What is the matter with the fishbone order issued by the He family this time? "