Chapter 36: Sending Charcoal in the Snow
In the Spring Festival of 1924, officials and scholars from all walks of life in the magic capital, many people with heads and faces, rushed to visit Qin's house. For a time, there was a flood of guests, coming and going, and there was an endless stream, turning the Qin family into a vegetable market.
Qin Di was reluctant to show up in front of people, so he closed the door and didn't come out.
Yan Xue is learning English and French from a grandmother from Europe, so she rarely appears in front of people.
As a great medical scientist, Zhu Wan has long been in chaos, what to do every day.
Qin Hancheng was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, beaming with joy, never tired of it, and ushered in the send-off.
Qin Ling and Qin Yue, the two princesses of the Qin family, have attracted the attention of countless people, and they seem to be more and more dazzling.
Many young people gathered around like flies, doing everything possible to show their talents, vying to talk to them.
Helplessly, Qin Ling is getting older, has a calm personality, acts steadily, and still lives an ordinary life, working in the research institute every day. She doesn't like these people who flock to her, and thinks that these people are too impetuous! In comparison, Zhang Naijing's monthly letter about his studies and experiences in the United States is quite interesting.
Qin Yue is different, she is only nineteen years old, she sees everything fresh, likes to chat with people, and likes to be sought after.
After the Lantern Festival in 1924, she simply found an independent courtyard not far from her home, set up a literary salon, and gathered a group of people, who not only met often, but also published poetry and prose.
In this year, just in time for the New Culture Movement, various trends of thought collided, and among the people who came to participate in the salon, there were not only some progressive youths, but also new Mandarin Duck and Butterfly factions, and even playboys mixed in.
Qin Di was not at ease with his sister, so he specially found two female bodyguards from Jingwumen, who were specifically responsible for Qin Yue's personal protection.
In addition, if Qin Yue is out of the house, there will be two male bodyguards with guns, who will follow not far away.
Anglo-American law was applied to the Public Concession, so guns were not forbidden.
All along, Qin Di has been cultivating without revealing mountains and waters.
He doesn't want to be like Huang Jinrong, Du Yuesheng, and Zhang Xiaolin, to be the black boss of the underground of the magic capital, otherwise, he would have killed these three guys a long time ago and replaced them; he doesn't want to enter the political circles to interfere with the process of history, otherwise he can save Song Jiaoren and Chen Qimei, or follow Mr. Sun and Mr. Jiang to become officials.
However, with the changes of the times, bureaucratic capital has come to the forefront, and private capital has begun to appear weak. If you want to do business smoothly, you often need to combine government and business, and someone has to cover it.
The Qin family's business is getting bigger and bigger, including pharmaceutical, sales, research institutes and grain stores, plus yarn factories and printing and dyeing factories, which have employed thousands of people, and there are more than 200 people in the security of the pharmaceutical factory alone.
Qin Di kept in touch with those employees, and picked out a few young people who were loyal and honest, and who knew how to write and write, and asked them to help him do things.
Among these people, including Zhao Chang, Qian Rong, Sun Sheng, Li Chen, Zhou Ming, etc., all of them are innocent and have no gang background.
Zhao Chang is a native of Hunan, and after finishing middle school, he came to the magic capital alone to look for opportunities.
Qian Rong is a native of Zhejiang, who also finished middle school and is smart and clever.
Sun Sheng was a native of Shandong, born in a scholarly family, and later his family fell and came to the south with his parents.
Li Chen is a native of Hubei, his parents died, and he took his sister to the magic capital, and almost starved to death halfway.
Zhou Ming is a local, his father works at the dock and his mother works in the Qinjia Yarn Factory.
In March 1924, Qin Di called these people over and told them to do one thing: "I went out with the money to find someone, and I already had my name and knew the general direction, but I didn't know the specific address." ”
These five young men, each carrying a blanket, tossed and turned, looking everywhere, all confused.
In Xiangxiang, Hunan, 21-year-old Chen Shuqing is ready to go on a long trip.
It's hard to get enough, but he is very worried about his family, afraid that he will be gone for three years, and his parents will have a hard time.
Although it is said that his grandfather was a general of the Hunan army, after entering the Republic of China, the family has declined.
On this day, a young man suddenly came outside the door, saying that he wanted to visit "Mr. Chen".
Chen Shuqing invited him in and asked him what was the matter.
The person who came asked for his name, presented two hundred oceans, left a business card, and then turned around and left.
Chen Shuqing was taken aback, and hurriedly chased after him, but the other person was tall and grabbed the other party: "Sir, don't go! You and I meet in Pingshui, why do you give me money?"
But no matter how he interrogated him, the man only said: "My husband admires Chen Jun's demeanor and specially offers a small gift to help the trip, you just have to accept it." ”
Chen Shuqing asked, "What is the name of your husband?"
The man smiled: "My husband won't let me say it, everything is on the business card." ”
Chen Shuqing looked down at the business card, only to see the words "Lord of Guyun Xuan" written on it, and couldn't help but feel more and more strange: "Where are you from?"
The man said, "I'm from the Demon Capital. ”
Chen Shuqing was a little dizzy: "From the magic capital to Hunan, the distance is two or three thousand miles, why did you go so far to send me money? No, you can't go! If I don't make it clear, how dare I accept the money?"
The man laughed "haha": "My husband said that Chen Jun will definitely get ahead if he goes here! How can the golden scales be a thing in the pool, and when the wind and clouds change, the dragon changes! Although at this moment, the dragon swims in shallow water, why should he stick to a mere courtesy?"
Chen Shuqing's eyes lit up when he heard this, his heart fluctuated, and he asked again, but the other party suddenly broke away and fled in a hurry.
He had no choice but to put away the business card, thinking, "No matter, let's keep it first!"
In February of the same year, Zhenhai, Zhejiang.
Hu Shoushan graduated from Nanjing Normal University and was preparing to travel south.
At this time, someone came over inexplicably, gave two hundred oceans, and left a business card.
Hu Shoushan is not tall, less than 1.6 meters, so he failed to catch up with the other party, so he had to accept the money, feeling emotional and uneasy.
There have been several similar incidents.
Later, these people gathered in Huangpu, and when they talked about it incidentally, they were all very surprised, and they didn't know who the "Lord of Guyunxuan" was.
Two hundred oceans, not too much, too little! Who would be so kind as to send money all the way to the door?
If in a few years, these people will become generals, this little money will not be enough to stuff their teeth! But at this moment, in their hearts, they all feel very heavy, and I am afraid that they will not be able to forget it in this life.
To be honest, Qin Di didn't take this money to buy them, he just wanted to do a little favor and leave a thought for the future. With his financial resources, even if each person sends 20,000 oceans, it will be a trivial matter! But what if these people change their minds and do not go to the Huangpu Military Academy after taking the money? Isn't that adding chaos to history?