For Bao Guowei, Lao Zhang's opinion is a little complicated, but he can feel that it is a good side in the end.

Regarding Zhang Siwu's matter, I heard from Bao Zheng: Siwu has often come to Bao's house recently, to find Guowei literacy.

Lao Zhang guessed that the matter was introduced by Bao Guowei.

But this is the path Zhang Siwu himself is willing to take, he doesn't want to be an artist, he has to do this, he wants to make some fame, who can stop him?

Lao Zhang can't help it, although he had the idea of stopping it, he can't open his mouth after all-who calls himself incompetent, just an ordinary barber.

So I could only pray for the safety of the child while getting a haircut every day.

But no matter what, this Bao Guowei is Zhang Siwu's nobleman, and his father, should also record this great affection for him.

And Bao Guowei also has a good impression of Lao Zhang, because he once lent money to Lao Bao, and it was still used to treat his mother - although it was ineffective in the end.

Although Lao Zhang is just a barber, he is a businessman after all, and he has some brains, otherwise the barber shop opened in the city would have been disturbed by the three religions and nine streams.

Such a person naturally knows that lending money to others is tantamount to gambling, and the probability of repaying the money is even lower than the probability of winning money in gambling.

is willing to borrow money, but does not ask for a Chinese guarantee, and is willing to borrow money for Lao Bao to be a Chinese person, which is enough to say that it is a very reliable relationship.

And although the two families are not very close, they have never been broken, and they are old friends.

"Uncle Zhang, good morning."

Bao Guowei said hello with a smile on his face, probably because he had let go of some worries in his heart, and now he felt a little more sunny in his smile.

When Lao Zhang heard this, he looked at Bao Guowei's face and felt a little uncomfortable:

If it was in the past, Bao Guowei would just make Lao Zhang feel that this kid has become sensible.

And now to hear this, it was a little uncomfortable—as if flattered, especially when I saw that he seemed to have some expensive clothes on him.

This is the effect of the shape of the packaging, just like the Christmas apple, a mediocre apple, put in a beautiful cardboard box, the price can go up a lot.

"Okay, come in quickly, burn a bowl of soup for you to drink, warm up, it's just breakfast time, I'm going to get some food, do you want to make a table?"

Lao Zhang smiled and opened the door and invited the two in.

Hearing this, Lao Bao didn't refuse, and walked in with Xiaobao: You can't even go in without entering the door, just look for someone to ask for money outside the door, right?

So he walked in the door, sat down on the bench, and said:

"Lao Zhang, I don't need to cook, I just want to borrow some money to buy a few books for Bao Guowei."

In the face of Lao Zhang, an old friend, Lao Bao was not polite, skipped the cold and asked for warmth, and directly entered the borrowing process, what is it to borrow some money from a friend? The old business!

"How much to borrow?"

Lao Zhang looked at Lao Bao, and Lao Bao looked at Xiao Bao, Xiao Bao......

"At least...... Fifteen bucks. ”

Bao Guowei estimated it and said a number that Lao Bao didn't expect, ten yuan? Is this a bit too much money for Lao Zhanglai?

Lao Bao knows that Lao Zhang opened a barber shop, and the income was not much, and the barber collected some scraps of money, not by hair, but by points, and cutting a hair for three or two points is already the limit that ordinary people can bear.

And Lao Zhang's family still has a lot of expenses, so he can't save much money at all......

"Good!"

But this time, Lao Zhang didn't say a word, and walked directly into the back room - this shop is actually the Zhang family's residence, separated from the barber room by a wooden door and a large black curtain.

Soon, Lao Zhang came out with a small wooden box:

"Lao Bao, I feel that Guowei's current appearance is more noble than the young master of the Qin family, isn't this looking for a good daughter-in-law in advance?"

is almost fifteen years old, and in the eyes of this group of people in their forties and fifties, it is naturally the age to talk about marriage.

Lao Bao was a little happy after listening to it, but he was a little uneasy in his heart, and he always felt that his identity as a subordinate had dragged down Bao Guowei......

Lao Zhang You said something and directly talked about the topic on Lao Bao:

"Hehe, Guowei, your father was in our group back then, but he was a child king, he fought for the first place in everything, and even married a daughter-in-law......"

These words seemed to sting Lao Bao's nerves, or maybe he was afraid that the embarrassment of the past would be heard by the child, so Lao Bao coughed twice.

When I got the box in my hand, I opened it and looked at it, only to find that there were three five-yuan bills inside.

Lao Bao was a little surprised, and raised his eyes to look at Lao Zhang's face, but he was not ready to delve into it.

Now he only wanted to buy books for Guowei as soon as possible, so he only thanked him and prepared to leave with Bao Guowei.

But there was a sudden bad smell in the barbershop, a bit of déjà vu - you can often smell it when you pass by the big smoke house.

This sect Bao Guowei couldn't help frowning.

At this time, there were not a few opium smokers, and there were not a few people who dragged down their families because of opium, and the Zhang family had one, but they rarely showed up, which Bao Guowei knew very well.

Beiyang's attitude towards the ban on smoking was quite correct at first, but later due to historical reasons, many factions were divided, and it changed after entering the period of warlord secession.

Growing poison is much faster than growing food to make money, and the importance of money to the warlords is needless to say, so not only do they no longer ban smoking, but they even force the local people to plant them, and then sell them to big cities such as Shanghai, so as to make a lot of profits.

How much of this drug has gone? Due to the season and land, the overall grain yield in the north is not as good as that in the south, so almost no grain is grown in many places, and all cannabis is planted.

As a result, the already low carrying capacity of agriculture has become even lower, and the slightest natural disaster can lead to widespread starvation, and the horrific consequences of the Holodomor are also fully related to this death-like act.

The black curtain was suddenly lifted, and a good-looking woman who looked only in her thirties poked her head out:

His hair was not messy, his hair was combed, as if he had been taken care of, but his face was pale, his eyes were still a little dull, and he held a cigarette gun in his hand, like a dog sniffing something.

When she saw someone outside, she retracted her head again, as if she didn't look like a normal person anymore.

Bao Guowei has seen a lot of this kind of person, there are often big smoking pipes on the street, and people who have smoked will lose their humanity after a few years, no different from the walking dead, just a living creature that can move, eat, and smoke.

So the scene in the barbershop was a little awkward.

……

Gusu and Shanghai are both part of the same province, separated by only 130 kilometers, and today's cars are slow and expensive, and the roads are not very wide, so it is not as good as riding a horse.

Ordinary horses travel 300 miles a day is not a problem, and post stations often travel 3 or 400 miles a day, so Gusu to Shanghai letters often arrive in less than half a day.

A beautifully decorated room in Chu Mansion, Shanghai.

"Bao Guowei? Who is this man......

"Laifu, bring me the book of affection."

Chu Ze looked at the name on the letter, and had forgotten who the sender was.

I thought it was seen when I was scattering wealth before, and when I came to Fu, I brought the book of favors, flipped through the book, and turned several pages in a row, only then did I find someone named Bao Guowei.

After thinking about it carefully, I had indeed seen this person before.

(End of chapter)