Chapter 16: The Way Forward
Bao Guowei said in the morning that Lao Bao should not cook his own food at noon, so he ate a yellow stewed chicken fried rice in a restaurant and spent eight cents.
After eating Bao Guowei, he returned home, and he didn't see Lao Bao, thinking that he should go to work in Qin Mansion again at this time.
Bao Guowei waited for Zhang Siwu to arrive while reading.
……
There was a knock on the door.
"Hey! Guowei, I'm coming! ”
"The door is unlocked, just come in."
ZHANG SIWU WAS CARRYING A LARGE BLACK AND WHITE JAR WITH THIS STRING OF ENGLISH WRITTEN ON IT, SUCH AS "BORDEN LECHE MILK" AND THE LIKE.
"Guowei, don't you like to exercise, I heard that this milk is good, and Westerners drink it to grow tall, so I bought you a can of milk powder, a good product made in the West."
Bao Guowei doesn't know how much this big can of milk powder is worth, maybe Zhang Siwu can't get this can even after working from the dock to now.
This made Bao Guowei, who drank a bowl of milk with Zhang Siwu on his back this morning, slightly embarrassed.
Zhang Siwu understood very well how cherished Bao Guowei's willingness to teach him literacy was, so he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to repay Bao Guowei.
Bao Guowei took the jar, put it on the table casually, and asked while reading:
"I have something to ask you, what are you going to do in the future."
Zhang Siwuyi's butt sat on Bao Guowei's bed.
"What to do? Maybe in the future, I will work at the wharf, from a small worker to a small foreman, and then from a small foreman to a large worker, maybe it is not bad to be able to mix a big foreman. Of course, I might inherit my father's skills and open a barber shop to give people haircuts. ”
Hearing this somewhat casual answer, Bao Guowei put down the book, turned the chair, and stared at Zhang Siwu's face seriously.
"No, Zhang Siwu, you're not that kind of person. If it's a person like you who is willing to go down, what are you asking me to read? I can see that you attach great importance to reading and literacy, otherwise you wouldn't have spent money on Western milk powder, and the price of this can would be in the double digits. ”
Zhang Siwu looked at Bao Guowei's expression and had some doubts in his heart.
"Guowei, why did you suddenly ask about this?"
"You answer me first."
Hearing Bao Guowei's categorical answer, Zhang Siwu was silent for a while.
"Guowei, you're right, I'm really unwilling to be an ordinary person, with my current situation, there are not many ways to get ahead. As early as when I first wandered into the docks, I saw the dock stewards who were arrogant to me, treating the Green Gang like pugs, and I had some yearning for the Green Gang. ”
"Besides, today, the Green Gang can be so rampant that they don't even care about the government soldiers, but if they can do this, they can be regarded as being able to get ahead. There is not much we can do for those of us who are poor, and this is the most promising path I can think of. Even if the people of the Green Gang don't accept me, I can work my own. ”
As expected, Zhang Siwu is indeed a little crazy in his bones.
Bao Guowei stood up and paced back and forth in the small study, Zhang Siwu looked at Bao Guowei and didn't know what he wanted to do.
"If you come out to mix, you must have power, you must have a background, and if you don't have a background, you will easily be hacked to death. You should also know that the most important thing in this world is power, followed by money, if you don't have power, others have a way to govern you, if you don't have money, how can anyone follow you. ”
"Fourth and fifth brother, do you know what is the reason why the Green Gang can be so rampant in Gusu, in fact, ......"
Bao Guowei told Zhang Siwu about the situation.
Zhang Siwu was also shocked after hearing this, and before he could calm down, Bao Guowei threw out another piece of news that made him feel unbelievable.
"I recommended you to Mr. Chu Ze, he is willing to meet you tomorrow, and if you behave well, he will lead you to the Green Gang."
"This ...... It's true? Guowei, you actually ......"
Zhang Siwu felt a burst of joy in his heart, and even stood up, rushed to Bao Guowei, held his hand tightly, and said excitedly:
"The kindness of the referral cannot be repaid. From now on, Guowei you are my own brother, but wherever there is a need to use my Zhang four or five, I will go to the soup and fight the fire! Let me go to the east, never to the west, whoever provokes the national maintenance will be against me, and I ......"
"Stop, stop! Don't be in a hurry to thank me first, whether you can pass Mr. Chu Ze's level is still two different things. ”
Bao Guowei interrupted Zhang Siwu's speech.
"Actually, I have selfish intentions. Mr. Chu Ze's big tree is so big that I dare not use it. Most of the officials in Gusu City, large and small, now give face to the Chu family in the demon capital, and even the Qing Gang has been stained. If I can install you into the Green Gang, you can have some say in both black and white, and you can take me to solve some troublesome things in the future. ”
With Zhang Siwu's mind, there are some things that still have to be said clearly, it is impossible for him not to think of this, and it will save a gap in the future if he says it now.
"Now that the Green Gang is in Gusu in full swing, no one dares to provoke them if they want to come for a while. But it is a bit dangerous to be involved in this kind of business, and if you are unfortunate enough to be killed, I can't explain it even to Uncle Zhang. ”
"So whether you go or not, it's up to you. If you really don't want to go, forget it. ”
Zhang Siwu also calmed down at this moment.
"The road was chosen by myself, Guowei, you don't need to worry about my father's thoughts. I'll explain it to him. No matter what purpose you have in recommending me, I swear that I will never forget today's recommendation, and I will treat you as a brother in the future, and I will not hesitate to do so! If there is any disobedience, people and gods will be angry, and heaven and earth will be destroyed! ”
"Besides, if I don't go, won't I live up to the wishes of Guowei? Then Mr. Chu Ze will also think that you don't know anyone. ”
Sure enough, he is a person who can carry it!
"Okay, fourth and fifth brother, how to get past Mr. Chu Ze's level, I can't help you, it's up to you to think about it. And you have to go to see Chu Ze yourself tomorrow, I believe that with your ability, you should be able to succeed. You don't have to worry too much, it's just a position in the Green Gang, and in his eyes, it's a ninth-rate business, and it won't be too difficult for you. ”
"I know that I will prepare well for this matter, and I can't live up to your recommendation."
Zhang Siwu left, and he had to go back and prepare well.
Bao Guowei was a little tired, lying down on the bed to take a nap to recover his spirits, and it was really a bit exhausting to deal with people.
Now that he has won Chu Ze's appreciation, he has also received a promise to take as much money as he needs, of course, Bao Guowei does not dare to treat Chu Ze as a big grievance ATM, otherwise it will be too easy for people to kill themselves, but after all, there is no need to worry about money.
If Zhang Siwu successfully joins the Green Gang under his own recommendation, even some officials have to give the Green Gang some face, then if he encounters trouble in the future, he can handle it.
School will start in a few days, Bao Guowei is also ready to meet more people in the school, most of the students in the provincial middle school have some background in the family, and efforts to develop more contacts are conducive to future development.
Complete these three things, and the road ahead will be wider.
Thinking of this, Bao Guowei fell into a deep sleep.