Chapter 16 Chapter fifteen

In early autumn, in the morning, Jinan Hongshengtang Pharmacy.This pharmacy is a bit special. Its door face is shaped like an archway, which is a bit higher than the surrounding shops.The archway across the beam is "Hongshengtang" written by Wang Xiaojiao, a famous calligrapher and calligrapher with men's and women's feet in this city. Famous doctor." Not only is the slogan on the storefront unintelligible and domineering, but everyone from the guy pulling the medicine box to the gentleman sitting in the hall is also squinting at people. There is only one person who buys medicine in the store, and he is the elder brother of Tongdaxin Shoe Store.This young man is in his twenties, with a good appearance, mature and kind.He handed over the son and waited there.The pharmacy cashier came over: "De Shun'er, tell your boss later that it's not enough to just grab the medicine, and you have to buy some drug ointment."

Deshun smiled apologetically: "Mr. Li, you know, my boss doesn't smoke opium." The accountant smiled: "Don't smoke opium? Then don't open his shoe store. If you don't smoke yourself, you can't give it away? Is this fushou cream a bad thing? Take care of people!" After grabbing the medicine, he threw it from a long distance, and Deshun hurriedly hugged it. Deshun handed over two silver coins: "My boss said, if there are too many, let a few of you buy tea. Hehe." The accountant took it over and weighed it: "Hey, just three servings of Qinglongbaidu soup for you is five yuan. Your shopkeeper regards this Hongshengtang as a shabby city! Death!"

Deshun smiled and said: "Mr. Li, my boss said that this medicine costs 20 cents a dose at Wanhetang, these two dollars..." Before Deshun finished speaking, the accountant signaled him to stop speaking: "Deshun Shun'er, we also know each other, you are a buddy, and you can't take charge of it. Your boss relied on being from the same town as Lord Qian, and his name has not forced him all these years. If this does not cause you trouble, it does not mean that it cannot cause you trouble, you You need to be enlightened!" He knocked on the counter with his hand, "Yesterday, he sent someone to catch the three medicines. I reckon, he won't take the medicine after taking it back, but just give two small money to deal with it. We Master Qian said, you can’t make an exception just because you’re from the same town. Go back and tell him that ten yuan will be sent to you every month. Your shoe shop is small, and we Master Qian also know that it’s a boil on the mouse’s tail—not much pus can be squeezed out. Come on. I want ten dollars, this is taking care of me. Go back and send it quickly, or, hehe, Master Qian is a bit annoying! Let's go."

Deshun hurriedly nodded and bowed, said yes again and again, and left with the medicine. The accountant was very dissatisfied: "I really have no light in my mother's heart! I have to ask you to explain it." Mr. Zuotang next to him pushed up the flower mirror: "I have to ask him to buy our drug ointment. Once this thing is used, it will save us from having to ask for it every month." At this time, an unknown countryman was squatting on the road in front of the store with a basket of wild jujubes.The accountant twisted his mouth at the guy, and the guy came out angrily.

"Are you squatting here to shit?" "Sell some jujubes. What's the matter, are you not allowed to squat here?" The jujube sellers are not afraid.At this time, the guy picked up the basket and threw it in the middle of the road, scattering the sour dates all over the ground.Just as the countryman was about to argue, the man flew up and kicked him in the chest.Country folk were kicked on their backs.He wanted to go all out when he got up, but a man passing by hurried forward and grabbed him. The guy entered the store cursing. The man pulled the countryman away a few steps, and said in a low voice: "Come on, you don't even look at what this place is, just want to set up a stall? This is the shop of the Qinghong Gang. If you beat you, you will have to let me go." Give him the money! Let's go!" and pushed the countryman away.

The country people are not convinced, and they don't know what the Qinghong Gang is: "I said, this big brother, what is the Qinghong Gang?" The man smiled: "I don't understand it either. Let's put it this way, just beating people for money indiscriminately. This is the Qinghong Gang. Let's go." The countryman nodded ignorantly: "This is Jinan Fuxing? The police don't care?" The man smiled and left.The countryman went to the middle of the road and took the basket and picked up the jujubes on the ground.A patrolman pointed a black and white nightstick at him in the south of the road, and shouted loudly: "Old man, get out! Don't let the fire truck run over you!"

In the back hall of Hongsheng Hall, Bai Zhisheng was reading a newspaper, with one foot on a chair, drinking tea and cracking melon seeds.He suddenly said loudly: "Hey! This old man came to Jinan to open a factory. Shiheng, come and see, there is another one who gives us money." "Who is it?" Qian Shiheng walked towards this side carelessly, wiping the box gun.This man was in his thirties, with a shiny yellow face and a gloomy look, which seemed to be a bit of culture. Bai Zhisheng pointed to the full-page advertisement in the newspaper: "'Hongju Printing and Dyeing Factory opened on auspicious occasions, and the factory director Chen Shouting sincerely invites you to come here'. I have seen this kid before. Last time at Yan Xi Tang, Boss Zhao and Lao San accompanied him. This time he is treating guests at Jufengde, and we have to hit him hard at that time."

Qian Shiheng shook his head: "Brother, the business of the Zhao family is one of the best in Jinan Prefecture. Although Mr. Zhao is kind, he is quite arrogant, and ordinary people can't see it. He can accompany him for dinner, which means that his surname is Chen. It has some background. We often meet Mr. Zhao with guests for dinner, but we have never seen Mr. Zhao with anyone. Brother, this matter can’t be messed up, we have to inquire first.” Bai Zhisheng looked at Qian Shiheng: "I said, why are you getting less and less energetic? How capable is a person who runs a dyeing factory? I still inquire, but there are no such rules! As long as we open a factory and shop in Jinan, we You have to have a copy. This Hongshengtang is the Civil Taxation Bureau! You have to give it if you give it, or you have to give it if you don’t give it. Otherwise, he will not want to live in peace."

Qian Shiheng continued: "Brother, we eat Jinan all the year round, so we have to take it easy on some things. Boss Zhao can give us money on a monthly basis, but he doesn't want to be troublesome. When I went to Tianjin last year, the Canal Gang let me go. By saying that, it means to tell us not to overdo it. Big Brother, I heard from that that the friendship between Fifth Master Ning, the boss of the Canal Gang, and Zhao Dongjun is extraordinary." Bai Zhisheng was somewhat dumbfounded.Qian Shiheng went on to say: "Everyone in this canal gang has two guns for 20 shots, and even dared to blow up the Cangzhou Bridge. Is there anything to be afraid of? I think we can't rush things even if we want to save face for Zhao Dongjun." That's it. Let's see what the situation is like first."

Bai Zhisheng raised his hand: "Bullshit! This is Jinan Prefecture. As long as you do business in Jinan Prefecture, you have to make offerings to us. What about the Canal Gang? If Boss Zhao really has friendship with the Yunhe Gang, can he still give us money every month? He is pulling a big banner as a tiger's skin, so don't worry about him." Qian Shiheng smiled disapprovingly: "Brother, look at it and make sure that this person surnamed Chen won't even post a post for us." Bai Zhisheng glared: "He dares! I smashed him!" Then he stood up, angry, "I'll go find him right away."

Qian Shiting pulled him down: "Brother, wait a minute, our money is indispensable. What if this Chen is a relative of Han Fuju? Listen to me, brother, let's inquire first." Jinan Hongju Dyeing Factory is a new factory in Shouting. Not only does it have a foreign appearance, but the rows of workshops inside are also very impressive.Shouting and Jiaju stood at the door admiring.Shouting is very satisfied.Jia Kui was wearing a blue suit and new gold-rimmed glasses, making him look even more handsome. Shouting said to Jiaju: "This foreign devil can really do things to your heart's content. I told him my name is Chen Liuzi, and he designed the door stacks on both sides to be six meters high, and the distance between the two stacks was also six meters high. It is 66 meters from the factory entrance to the workshop. The space between the left and right of the factory area could have been empty, but he designed a small garden in the shape of a "6" for me, which does not hinder the passing of cars and does not let you It’s really interesting to see it at a glance!” Jia Kui smiled: "It's called themed design. This kind of design is also available in China. Soluna is very smart. Seeing that you are so irritable, he knows that if you don't take it to your heart, he will definitely fail. He deliberately slapped your horse." Fart. Otherwise, you don’t give him money.” The two talked and walked to the factory.The two concierges of Dahua Dyeing Factory are still there.Shouting asked: "How does our current facade compare to Dahua?" Without his left hand, he hurriedly said: "It looks very pleasing to the eye, and I feel glorious standing here." Shouting nodded and walked inside.After walking for a while, Jia Kui said, "Brother Liu, our new factory and new workshop are already a sight in Jinan. You have two people standing there with missing arms and legs, isn't it a sight to see?" Shouting looked at Jia Kui: "Brother, there are high and low things, and there are also handsome and ugly people. Where do you put your points? Put the two cripples at the door. One has no right hand and the other has no left hand. Huh, two generals. Workers who go to and from get off work Seeing the two of them every day, can you not feel at ease in your heart? The merchants who come and go also find it novel. These two disabled people don’t need to talk, we can tell by looking at them. This factory is a bit human! What about the disabled? We still keep them. Jun said that my move is quite high." Jia Kui nodded in admiration: "My father is right. It doesn't matter how much you read. Not only that, some people can't read." Shouting felt novelty: "Oh? Tell me." Jia Kui smiled and said: "My father said that there are three kinds of people who can't read. The first type is people who can't get out of books. Look, Xiangsi Cui Yingying, people who can't get out of books. This kind of people Can’t read. Then there are people who read books and do bad things. The educated people who do bad things are more poisonous than the uneducated people. For example, Qin Hui.” Jia Kui lit a cigarette, and Shouting snatched it away: “After talking, smoke again. .Who is this third type of person?" Jia Kui put the cigarette back into the cigarette case: "The third type is the person who is too talented. This person is too talented. Not only can reading not help him, but it can miss his business. Chinese people often say that a scholar Rebellion failed in three years, that's the reason. Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang were all rogues, but they rebelled and became emperor because they didn't study much. If you study less, you will worry less. No matter how talented you are, you may be able to do things well. Huang Chao Li Zicheng was not good. Huang Chao wanted to be a Jinshi. He rebelled while riding a horse and holding a spear, while reciting "Ten Wings" from "Book of Changes". After reading the book, there will be more worries. Before doing anything, you have to think about it first, and check whether there is any precedent in the previous dynasty. This delays the matter. It is the book that hinders their talent. Do it, maybe you can really do it.” Shouting squinted and said, "What you're talking about, you're scolding me in circles, calling me a scoundrel!" They talked and laughed and walked to the account room. The account room is just downstairs of Shouting.The small building looks the same as Qingdao Dahua, but it used to face east from west, but now it faces south from north.The previously invisible outdoor staircase now comes to the front.As soon as Mr. Wu heard Shouting coming over, he hurriedly greeted him: "The shopkeeper, my boss." Jiaju smiled wryly: "Old Wu, don't call me the boss anymore, just call me Jiaju." Old Wu looked at Shouting, smiled and stretched out his hand to move in. Shouting said: "The three of us have been playing together for more than ten years, and it's pretty good. What kind of comprador are you doing!" Jia Kui sighed, pulled a chair and sat down.Another lad brings tea.This is Old Wu's nephew Wen Qi. Old Wu took out a kraft paper bag and put it in front of Shouting, bowed and said, "Shopkeeper, Wen Qi and I will go out first, and you and my boss can talk slowly. My boss, I'll go to the back first to have a look." Then the uncle and nephew came out and closed the door behind them. Shouting took the bag, put it in front of Jia Kui, and sighed softly.Jia Kui took out the bank bills from the bag, looked at them briefly, put them back in, and pushed them to Shouting. Jia Kui said: "Brother Six, this is really too much, no, no! I invested a total of 6,000 oceans at the beginning. Over the years, even with my father, plus what you gave me, it is 700,000 to 800,000 yuan. Say nothing more!" Shouting was not in a hurry, looked at Jia Kui and smiled: "Brother, you can't say that. Without the bucket of water back then, my big carp would not be able to survive; without the six thousand oceans back then, there would be no hundreds of thousands later. Besides, if you hadn't studied in Germany and met the world, you wouldn't have bought a factory in Qingdao. If you didn't buy a factory, I wouldn't be able to go to Qingdao. If I couldn't go to Qingdao, I wouldn't be able to make money. Not being able to make money is a trivial matter, if it weren't for you , I am not a dyer in Zhoucun Street? In Zhoucun, what if you have great skills? So, it is the six thousand oceans that have fulfilled me, Chen Shouting. So, you are not worth the money. many." Jia Kui got anxious, stood up and said, "I have enough money. This new factory has just opened, and I'm using the money. It's useless for me to hold the money. No, no." Shouting pointed at the bills with his little finger: "Do as I said. I haven't given you all of it yet. I'm afraid you'll spend the money without counting, and you'll be dumbfounded after spending all the money, so I leave some money for you as shares. I am nine and you are one. Jia Kui, not to mention anything else, these years of being scolded by me are worth the money. How many years are there in life? We stay together for more than ten years. Brother, we have to push it like this It’s meaningless to let them go. Pretend it. I’m afraid that the situation will change at this time, so I asked Lao Wu to go to the newly opened Standard Chartered Bank to exchange all of them into British pounds. It’s confusing, but it’s still stronger than our Republic of China. You can change as much as you spend. It’s in the commercial port, it’s very convenient, and he’ll come and change it with just a phone call. I think it’s okay to buy some gold, and his bank also Selling gold, the quality is not bad." Shouting said and put the receipts into Jiaju's briefcase, "Let's do it this way, it's all given by Teng Jing. You go home first, call Zhao Laosan at noon, let's go Gather Fengde for a meal and discuss the opening together. We don’t have a car now. Dongchu’s car is too expensive, so I won’t take it. Let’s all take foreign cars. I said, you have to give Mingzu Write a letter. We ruined their property. If we hadn’t been in Qingdao for more than ten years, they wouldn’t have made a fortune. What happened, it’s only after thinking about it that it’s wrong. In fact, Qingdao doesn’t belong to him either. " Jia Kui had no choice but to accept the money with a sigh.He took out the newspaper from his bag and said, "Okay, I'll write it tomorrow. Sixth brother, our advertisement is out. We will open on the 18th, and there are still ten days left, and we have to publish it again in the middle. We have to come up with something Come on." Shouting subconsciously took the newspaper and sent it back: "Read!" Jia Kui smiled: "Brother Six, I went to work as a comprador, who reads the newspaper to you every day?" Shouting looked out the window and took a deep breath: "Yes, no one read it to me." Jia Kui glanced at Shouting, quickly changed the mood, and read the newspaper: "Sixth brother, listen: 'Don't Qingdao, come to Jinan, dye a piece of blue sky!' Sixth brother, is my word okay?" Shouting didn't look back, he stared at the small garden in the middle of the factory, and said meaningfully: "Dye a piece of blue sky, yes, dye a piece of blue sky, and I'm left to dye it myself." At around ten o'clock in the morning, in Concubine Ye Ming's Love Story Hall, Concubine Ye Ming——Shen Yuanyi was sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper.She is wearing a light gray cloth cheongsam, with a student hairstyle and a curved moon-white hairpin.Elegant and refined, elegant and quiet.This room is very large. There is a deep red grand piano in the room. There are small oil paintings on the wall. The contents of the paintings are some still lifes, such as fruits and flowers.The room was white from the tablecloth to the chair covers.Inside is the bedroom, with light blue curtains hanging, and a carpet in front of the bed, which is noble and simple. She looked at the advertisement in the newspaper and said to herself: "'Don't Qingdao, come to Jinan, and dye the blue sky!' Chen Shouting, who opened the dyeing factory in Qingdao..." She stood up suddenly, and ran with the newspaper. Go to the phone, shake the phone for a while, "Connect me to Hongju Dyeing Factory, hey, yes, it's newly opened." She waited, subconsciously brushing her hair back, "Hello, Hongju Dyeing Factory?" promise. "Is Shopkeeper Chen here? Did you go out for dinner? Oh, where am I? I'm a friend of Shopkeeper Chen." She smiled, "Does Shopkeeper Chen have any female friends?" Her smile was even more innocent and charming, "That's good." Okay, I'll call again in the afternoon. Excuse me, is shopkeeper Chen's factory in Qingdao called Dahua Dyeing Factory? Oh! OK, OK. Thank you!" She put down the phone and shouted downstairs: "Auntie— —” A middle-aged woman heard the sound and went upstairs.She is in her early forties, clean and neat, and still has charm. "What's the matter, Yuanyi?" She pointed to the newspaper: "Look, that shopkeeper Chen from Qingdao has come to Jinan to open a dyeing factory. It's all right now. Let Shunzi come and invite him with my name card. No, I'll go in person." As he said that, he was going to get his coat, which was still a knotted white cashmere. Her aunt stopped her, asked for the newspaper and put it aside: "It's just twenty yuan as a favor, just double it later, and you can invite him yourself. No need." Yuan Yi was very surprised. She looked at her aunt with strange eyes, was stupid for a while, took the coat again, and said firmly: "No! This person is too good, I have never met such a person. If it wasn't for him that day , I froze to death on the beach.” My aunt disagreed: "Yuanyi, it's not all about him, there is also God's will." "God's will? Why didn't God let me find Changhe? Why did God let the thief steal my bag? God's will? If there is God's will, he would also let him come to save me. He drank alcohol that day and staggered when he walked, but he just I don’t get in the car. I’m sitting in the car, and he’s running on the ground. I really don’t have any evil thoughts. Can such a person be simply regarded as a twenty-dollar favor? No, I have to go.” Then he put on his coat . The aunt held her down: "No, at least not today. At one o'clock in the afternoon, I agreed to Zhao Laosan from Sanyuan Dyeing Factory. He will accompany the guests of Deutsch & Co. to visit you. Be obedient, huh?" Yuan Yi sat down in annoyance, and flung the coat aside vigorously.My aunt hurried over to pick it up, and put it in her arms with a shake.Yuan Yi pouted: "Then you call Shunzi here and let him go first." My aunt squatted in front of the sofa to coax her: "Yuanyi, you are a well-known celebrity now, which one of those businessmen won't come to our place? In a few days, the shopkeeper Chen will definitely come. Let's treat you well then. Why don't he just do it! Ah, be obedient." She rolled her eyes when she saw Yuan Yi was still pouting and angry, she supported her leg and said, "Yuan Yi, isn't he going to open for business? Or we can give him a generous gift that day , not only repaying the favor, but also supporting him. How nice it is!" Yuan Yi immediately became pleasantly surprised: "Yes, I will give him a surprise. I want to thank this big brother Chen very much." At noon, three foreign cars came to the gate of Jufengde Restaurant in Jinan, and Dong Chuyi paid the money together.Because Hongju Dyeing Factory opened to treat guests here, Shouting looked at the venue outside the store.Jia Kui looked up at the hotel's couplet, and couldn't help but read: "'Winter bamboo shoots, wild rice stems, white and salty six flavors, deer lips and camel hoofs, up and down eight treasures.' Dongchu, this tone is not small!" Dong Chu said with a smile: "This is the largest restaurant in Jinan, with authentic Shandong cuisine. Sixth brother, do you think this shop is okay?" Shouting smiled: "We don't eat noodles, as long as we can cook the raw ones." Shopkeeper Liu of the restaurant trotted out to meet him, and let the three of them go in. Upstairs, in the private room of "wind swinging lotus", three people are seated. There is a small empty place opposite the hotel, and an entertainer from out of town is doing tricks.This man is in his thirties and shirtless.A piece of red cloth was spread on the ground in front of him, on which were buckled two small bowls, a pair of iron balls, and a small clay figurine.He is attracting spectators: "Everyone, although my family is in Jiyang, my ancestors are from Jinan. When Yuan Shikai was the admiral of Jinan, my father was his old man's Mabian. Now the wheat is harvested early, and the autumn crops have not yet arrived. So I took time to find old friends in Jinan, brought a few things, and made a fool of myself here. As I said just now, although I am not from Jinan, my father is from Jinan. Of course, not all Jinan people are my father. Everyone Young and old, aunts, sisters and sisters, if you have money, you can help a money market, if you don’t have money, you can help a personal market, you can throw it here.” He pointed to the red cloth in front of him, “Bomb—” he said Pointing to the distance, "Throw it there." People around laughed. "Don't just talk but don't practice!" Several people around shouted. In the private room, four side dishes have been placed on the table.Dong Chu held the recipe, he said a dish, Xiao Er nodded.At this time, there was the sound of a juggler from downstairs, Dong Chu frowned, Xiao Er hurried over to close the window, and nodded to Dong Chu in apology. After ordering the dishes, Dong Chu returned the recipes to Xiaoer.Xiao Er yelled and ran down: "clear boiled shrimp, soft deep-fried tenderloin, nine-turn large intestine, stir-fried kidney, arhat belly, lotus leaf meat, and cattail vegetables in milk soup. The third shopkeeper of Sanyuan Dyeing Factory rewarded him with 50 cents -" "Okay—" The kitchen responded accordingly. Shouting said: "This place has its own custom, and the restaurants in Qingdao don't have it. Beijing is similar to Jinan. In Dongchu, some people can shout out the last sound, while others can't. For example, a thief, let him Shout 'a thief rewards fifty cents—' and the police will come." Dongchu Jiaju laughed. Downstairs, the juggler picked up the little clay figurine: "This thing of mine is a treasure. It has been known for three hundred years, and it has been known for five hundred years. This man said, you are talking nonsense. Okay! Let's see if I am Nonsense. It’s useless to say it’s far away, let’s come closer. Let’s first ask him how the weather has been for the past two days. Let’s talk about yesterday—” He said and put the little clay figurine on his ear, “It said, It was cloudy yesterday. Everyone, are you right? Okay, let’s ask him again today—” He put the little clay figurine on his ear again, “It said it was sunny today. Right? Okay, let’s ask him again Tomorrow—" He put it on his ear again, and this time he took it off and said, "It said it, let's talk about it tomorrow—tomorrow!" The people around burst into laughter. At this time, shopkeeper Liu from the restaurant squeezed in, and cupped his hands at the juggler: "Brother, I'm sorry, there are distinguished guests from the store talking today. Would you like to get rich elsewhere? Thank you here." money.When the man saw it, he clasped his fists and returned the salute tactfully: "Yo, offended, offended, and I'll pay you back." He said to close the stall. The audience dispersed. When the dishes were served, Dong Chu, Shouting and Jia Kui clinked glasses together.At this time, Shopkeeper Liu came in, and greeted the three shopkeepers with clasped fists as he entered the door: "The third shopkeeper, the one who lifted the curtain just now didn't pay attention, and a busker came, blah, and spoiled the interest of the three of you, offended, offended!" Dongchu hurriedly stood up and introduced: "Sixth brother, this is shopkeeper Liu. Shopkeeper Liu, this is shopkeeper Chen from Hongju Printing and Dyeing Factory. This is Mr. Lu, the comprador of Deutsche Matheson." Shopkeeper Liu is in his forties, has a beard on his upper lip, and is slightly fat.He bowed again and again: "Shopkeeper Chen, Mr. Lu, it's really flattering my little brother to arrange such a big event for the opening of your shop. Thank you! In the future, shopkeeper Chen will make a fortune in Jinan, so he has to take care of the small shop." Shouting also clasped his fists together: "This is causing trouble for my brother, you have to take care of it. Come, shopkeeper Liu, I thank you first." He picked up the wine glass and drank it down with shopkeeper Liu. Shopkeeper Liu finished his drink and said, "Is this dish okay?" Shouting said loudly, "It's pretty good!" Shopkeeper Liu cupped his fists again: "Thank you, thank you. Third shopkeeper, thank you for introducing such a big customer to me. This meal is my brother's treat." Just as Dong Chu was about to say thank you, Shouting pushed Dong Chu away with his hands: "Shopkeeper Liu, I'm a rough man, so what can I say? Your business is number one among restaurants in Jinan. But this is a restaurant after all. The restaurant just cooks the raw stuff, and it looks very lively when it’s smoky, but it doesn’t make much money. Don’t mind what I say, your business is too small to last. If you want to invite me, okay Wait a while and ask the kitchen to bring me a bowl of tofu and a head of garlic, then it’s a treat.” Shopkeeper Liu was inconvenient to be stubborn, he appreciated Shouting's straightforwardness, thanked him and went out. Dong Chu said: "Sixth brother, we have to see Concubine Ye Ming in a while, you eat garlic, you can't do it!" Shouting smiled: "The two of us don't go up, we just look at it from a distance, as long as Jia Kui doesn't eat." He smiled and patted Jia Kui on the shoulder hard. "What Concubine Ye Ming?" Jia Kui was puzzled. Shouting wiped away the tears from his laughter: "Jia Kui, this time it's the real thing. Concubine Ye Ming, the number one prostitute in China! The reputation is no less than that of Beijing's Dong, Dong, what is Dong's mother?" Dong Chu hurriedly added: "Dong Xiaowan." "Yes, Dong Xiaowan. Jiaju, Concubine Ye Ming and Dong Xiaowan are not on the same page. Dong Xiaowan is a lady in casual cotton pants, but Concubine Ye Ming can play the piano and speak English. That's beautiful! So beautiful Actually, I haven't seen it either. Ha..." He patted Ka Kui on the shoulder. "You've never seen it before, so you talk so lively." Jia Kui laughed angrily. "I met the third one. The day before yesterday I asked the third child to send a hundred oceans, and I said a lot of good things, so we made an appointment. Jia Kui, to see Concubine Ming Ye this time, you have to make an appointment three days in advance. Talk to her for an hour, at least It is fifty yuan. Others say one hour, we say two hours, is that enough?" Jia Kui was puzzled: "So expensive? Isn't it outrageous?" Dong Chu took it over and said: "It's not outrageous at all. I said you are a comprador of a German foreign company, an overseas student of German engineering, so I agreed. Useless." Jia Kui smiled: "It's kind of interesting. I would like to thank Sixth Brother first!" Shouting said: "Let me talk about it first, I will invite you this time. In Qingdao these years, you have been scolded by me a lot. If you don't let me scold you to death, you will be killed. This time, it is my brother who pays for it. Ju, Concubine Ye Ming is a bottomless pit, don't say Brother Six harmed you when the time comes." Jia Kui didn't take it seriously: "Sixth brother, I haven't seen anything. I can't get my eyes on Beijing and Shanghai. There won't be any special people in Jinan." Dong Chu smiled and said, "Jia Kui, you can't say that. I went to make a decision the other day and took a look from the side. She was really ecstatic! She is not just beautiful, she has an indescribable smell." Ka Kui cheered up: "Oh? I must see you." Shouting laughed even harder: "Jia Kui, after seeing you this time, I'm thinking of sending money there next time! After sending the money, I feel distressed, and when I feel distressed, I scold Chen Liuzi." Shen Yuanyi sat there to eat, with two old ladies waiting beside him.She still read the advertisement in the newspaper and asked, "How far is Zhijinshi Street from our place?" The young old lady took it over and said, "It's not far, it's in Xiguan, just across the moat." "Do you know Hongju Printing and Dyeing Factory?" The two old women looked at each other and shook their heads, saying they didn't know. Dongchu and the others were almost running out of wine.Dong Chu said: "I have talked with Jia Kui about the people we want to invite for the opening. I will invite the companies in Jinan, and Jia Kui, a foreign firm outside, will be in charge. Sixth brother, you just came, we have to handle this scene Look good, or you can't hold back." Shouting nodded: "You two please look at it." Jia Kui said: "I have hired Siemens, which bought his machines, and Kang Jinxi, which sold our boilers. Foreigners like to send flower baskets. I think this is better than sending plaques and the like." Dongchu said: "I remembered what Jiaju said. The six major dyeing and weaving factories in Shanghai and the five major dyeing factories in Tianjin all have foreign villages in Jinan. I also asked them to send flower baskets. Jiaju, what have you done?" Yangxing, I have contacted your classmates, what about the American embassy and the British embassy, ​​let them express." Jia Kui said: "The German embassy is fine, I let Andrew handle it. The students in other embassies are also in charge of things there. Foreign devils like to join in the fun, so I guess it's not a big problem. At that time we went to industrial school, and everyone looked down on us, but We have money, so we can’t stop treating them to a meal. Now that they’re all set, once I invite them, they’ll definitely come and let me see their music. Sixth brother, we’ve taken care of them when they went to Qingdao these years , they can help with this little favor." Shouting stood up: "Let me tell you, I can't speak a single word of foreign language. It's just some foreign devils here. What do you two want me to say! No, no!" "Sixth brother, Dongchu and I will both say, don't worry. Sixth brother, you forgot, don't you have a unique talent?" "What the hell?" "Can't you guess what foreigners say?" "I beat you!" Jia Kui begged for mercy. Dongchu said: "Brother Six, since Gengzi, Chinese people have been afraid of foreign devils when they heard them. If a few foreign devils come, it will give us a good look. The two Czechs who installed the printing machine in my factory have not yet Let's go, if it doesn't work, let the two of them dress up too, anyway, when we get there, we will eat and don't let him talk." Shouting hurriedly waved his hands: "No, no. No matter what country they are from, they can tell what they are doing at a glance. I have seen those two boys before. They are too honest and don't have that kind of arrogance. No, no." Ka Kui said, "The few foreigners in my foreign firm will definitely come, they are still thinking about doing business with Brother Six." Dongchu also said: "Sixth brother, this Jinan is different from Qingdao. Qingdao was originally occupied by the Germans, and then the Japanese took it. Although the Nationalist government took it back a few years ago, it was in name only. Therefore, Qingdao has no Those rotten government offices like the tax bureau are basically left alone to run factories. This is not good in Jinan, there are all kinds of government offices, and we can’t afford to mess with any government office. I think we have to hire these bastards.” Shouting smiled: "Okay, then post a post to these bastards, you two can figure it out." Dongchu took a look at Jiaju, and said tentatively, "Jiaju, I think Zi Youde should also invite him, and this family can't neglect." Jia Kui looked at Shouting, but didn't dare express his opinion directly. Shouting asked disapprovingly, "What does this Zi person do?" Dongchu smiled and said, "Sixth Brother, this Zi Youde is a high school classmate of Jiaju and me, but his father is very powerful and the most famous lawyer in Shandong. People in Jinan call lawyers scrapers. His father's name is Zi. Wen Hai, known as the number one mouthpiece in Shandong, can fight for three points without reason. He has such an ability, no matter how unreasonable a lawsuit is, as long as you find him, you will definitely win, but he will definitely bankrupt you. As long as you If you find him, you can only fight the lawsuit to the end, and if you want to stop halfway, there is no way." Shouting asked, "What's the matter, why don't you stop fighting?" Dongchu went on to say: "Yes, you can't do it if you don't fight. If you don't fight, he will help the other party to beat you and force you to come back to fight. That's why Jinan people hate him and are afraid of him. He also knows that he did it." Many immoral things happened, so the courtyard wall of his house was built six or seven meters high, and there was an electric grid on it to prevent the enemy from jumping in at night and killing him. Because the wall of his house is high, Jinan people call his house 'Model Prison'. We are doing business in Jinan, and we can't afford to mess with such a person. Sixth brother, our good shoes don't step on stinky shit, let me post a post for him!" Shouting smiled coldly: "Hmph! This is his mother's blatant robbing. People like this are more hateful than bandits." Dong Chu smiled: "Sixth Brother, what you said is on point. Now we all know that Zi Wenhai is powerful, so if the grievance is not too great, we will not file a lawsuit. If the grievance is too great, we will directly hire bandits to avenge. Someone made a calculation. Hiring a bandit is more cost-effective than hiring a lawyer. Hiring Zi Wenhai, that’s money that can’t be spent. He can turn a small lawsuit into a big one for you, and he won’t let you go bankrupt. Well, it’s a one-time payment, and the bandits are loyal and trustworthy, which can save money and relieve anger. So the current business of the Zi family is not good, and no one dares to invite him again. His son Zi—” Shouting stared at him: "What? Can such a person have a son? No reason!" Dongchu went on to say: "After graduating from middle school, his son Zi Youde went to Peiping and got a diploma from a pheasant university. Now no one asks his father to file a lawsuit, so he wants to find another way to get rich. The first two days Tian came to me and asked me if the dry dyeing factory could make a fortune, and if I could get into his shares.” Jia Kui took it over and said, "He also came to me and asked me why I didn't work in the dyeing factory. Brother Six, this Zi Youde has a lot of contacts, and he also knows Teng Jing." Shouting squinted: "If he knows Teng Jing, he should know Chen Liuye. If he still has eyes, he'd better stay away from us." Jia Kui continued: "He said he admired you very much and wanted to get to know you. " "Tell him directly that Mr. Chen Liu only meets good people. If he is like this, Zhou Cang waved his hand—Second Master Guan is gone!" Dongchu thought about it and said, "Sixth brother, this Zi Youde has been asking about the dyeing factory over and over again, is it true that he really wants to join our business? Sixth brother, if he really steps into our business, our two families will have to guard against it everywhere." Look at him. Although this Zi Youde doesn’t know how to go to court, his father is so ruthless and his heart is so bad. He can bear it, and he is extremely selfish. Jiaju, do you remember that when he borrowed Xu Pingsan’s bicycle, he agreed to do it? One day, but I didn’t see anyone for a week. When returning the car, Xu Pingsan asked him why he didn’t keep his promise, and he said, you can’t legally say that I didn’t keep my promise. We didn’t write an IOU. It’s just human nature!” Shouting sneered and said, "Just tell him that the dry dyeing factory is the most profitable, let him do it, and he will be the first one I manage. I will also let him taste the taste of bankruptcy, and save the old and young men in Jinan from this harm." .” Dong Chu hurriedly waved his hands: "Don't, don't, don't! Sixth brother, we can't afford to provoke such a person." "Hmph, he's the only one who can't provoke us. You can't invite such a person, third child. If you invite me, I'll slap you on the spot! Don't fuck me up!" Seeing that Shouting was angry, Jia Kui hurriedly grabbed Dong Chu's hand from under the table, and Dong Chu hurriedly said, "Sixth Brother, if you don't want us to invite you, we won't invite you." Shouting was so angry that his nose was cold, he picked up the wine and drank three glasses in a row.Jia Kui Dong Chu looked at each other in blank dismay, not daring to speak more. After Shouting finished drinking, he wanted to take out the money to pay the bill, but Dong Chu held him back: "Sixth Brother, I will pay the bill today. Sixth Brother, Jinan is different from Qingdao, and you have to listen to me for some things. I am familiar with it, so some people have to invite them, no matter how disgusting they are, they have to be invited. For example, this person—” "Another pile of shit?" "Hey, it's Bai Zhisheng from the Qinghong Gang. The guy you saw last time." “老三，你让不让我吃完这顿饭？这都是些什么玩意儿？除了刮地皮的，就是敲竹杠的。你兄弟俩在济南就是整天应付这些人？” 东初赶紧解释：“不是，六哥，我怕他们捣乱。” “敢！土匪我都不怕，还怕这些王八蛋！去他妈的！”寿亭火了。 东初忧虑地摇摇头。 东俊吃完午饭后，坐在椅子上合目假寐。太太过来说：“到床上去歇会儿吧，到点我叫你。” 东俊没睁眼：“不用，老三陪着六子去聚丰德吃饭了，我一会儿就得回厂。” 太太坐下：“六子来济南时候不短了，看看你哪天方便，叫他和采芹来家吃顿饭。” 东俊睁开眼：“他哪有这个空！厂是新的，机器还得调试。采芹也挺忙，新买的那个院子也得指画着收拾。前天我过去，见家里在安电话。她说电话通了之后，第一个就打给你。” 这时，电话铃正好响了，东俊乐了：“我这里刚说到电话，这电话就响了。你接，可能就是采芹。” 太太过去接过来：“谁呀？”对方报了姓名。太太表情紧张，捂着话筒说：“找你的，訾家那儿子。” 东俊厌恶地摆手，低声说：“就说我不在家。” 太太说：“别价，他是问老三去哪了。” 东俊无可奈何，接过来：“有德呀！” 訾有德说：“大哥，东初去哪了？厂里说他出去了，家里的老妈子说他没回家。” 东俊说：“他和陈掌柜的还有家驹出去吃饭了。” 訾有德说：“嗨！我给他说了好几遍了，让他给我引荐陈掌柜的，这个东初，把这碴儿给忘了。在哪个饭店？我去找他。” 东俊嘴角有一丝冷笑：“哟，在哪个饭店我不知道，可能是在汇泉楼，昨天我好像听他说了这么一句。” 訾有德说：“好，大哥，那我去找他。我挂了，大哥。” 东俊放下电话，太太问：“刚才你说是去了聚丰德，这怎么又成了汇泉楼了？” 东俊笑笑：“姓訾的这些天总打听染厂的事，说不定是想开染厂。他知道六子是个人物，就想认识认识。哼，还聚丰德！他要是去了，六子一听訾家是刮地皮的，还不当场把桌子掀了？掀了桌子也不散伙，他能吐老三一脸唾沫。” 太太说：“这小六子，张飞卖刺猬——人又刚强，货又扎手。你还得常说着他，让他学会应付街面儿上这些事儿。” 东俊冷笑一下：“哼，刮地皮刮不着了，想起这一行来了。” 太太紧张地说：“訾家要是干染厂，那咱可得小心着点。” 东俊笑笑：“訾家要是干染厂，根本用不着咱，光小六子自己就能弄得他浑身痒痒找不着虱子在哪里。别看訾家这么大能耐，在印染这一行里，小六子的哪一招他都接不住。说不定这些年刮来的钱全得扔下。” 太太更紧张：“他爹，晚上你就把六子和采芹叫家来。我打发王妈准备饭。你可得给他说说这訾家的事儿，千万千万别惹这家子！你看着那訾文海戴着眼镜，拄着文明棍和个人似的，真比无赖还无赖。一旦让他沾上，那是没完没了的麻烦。” 东俊摸着下巴，隔着帘子看向院子：“还是六子说得对，他来了济南，是我的一条膀子呀！”