Chapter 5 Section 5: Meeting the savior by chance and entering the Huangfu

Even though he joined the Green Gang and found a backer, joining the gang could not solve the problem of food. After Du Yuesheng came out from the small east gate, he went out to hang out with the bums every day. When he finally had nothing to eat, he ran to Yuan Shanbao on the Evergrande Fruit Street. Mix it up. As the saying goes: "Wa Pian'er will turn over one day", when Du Yuesheng met a savior when he had nowhere to go. This person's name is Huang Zhenyi, nicknamed "Idiot Ashan". He usually admires Du Yuesheng's intelligence, quick-wittedness and vigilance; Wandering", I couldn't help but feel a pity in my heart.One day, he saw Du Yuesheng with his sleeves folded, wandering the street boredly, so he ran over and patted him on the shoulder, and said sincerely:

"Yuesheng, it's not a matter for you to go on like this. If you want to improve, I'll recommend you to a place, okay?" Du Yuesheng lazily raised his head to look at him, and asked: "What's the matter?" "Baxianqiao Tongfuli," Huang Zhenyi said mysteriously in a low voice, "Boss Huang Jinrong's mansion." At the first glance, Du Yuesheng couldn't believe it. An unknown and down-and-out bum like him could get into Tongfuli and boss Huang's door?The word Huang Jinrong had already formed a resounding signboard in his heart at this time. In the minds of the little bastards in Shanghai, on the one hand, they feared it like a tiger, and on the other hand, they admired it sincerely.The man in the police station is Hua Jinrong. Huang Jinrong is a person sitting in the blue sky. He is extremely wealthy and majestic.

"Tongfuli is not far from Minguo Road. There is a row of two-story alley houses. The people living in it are all great characters in the French Concession." Huang Zhenyi said. "I know." Since Ma Xiangsheng told him the legendary story of Huang Jinrong last time, Du Yuesheng has walked past the entrance of the alley several times. Looking at the people and cars passing by around Tongfuli, the gates are like a market, and those who come in and out, who are not proud of their chests and bellies, are proud, they are warm and luxurious, and they spend a lot of money. At least they eat oil and wear clothes in their daily life. It is silk.Du Yuesheng smiled at Huang Zhenyi, "Okay! Are you okay?"

Huang Zhenyi had mentioned this matter in front of Huang Jinrong beforehand. Now, in order to show that he could enjoy himself in front of Boss Huang and was qualified to recommend someone, when he heard that Du Yuesheng intended to follow Boss Huang, he opened his eyes and saw the world. Then he patted his chest, and he said proudly: "Or, you go to pack your luggage now, and I'll take you there right away." As soon as Du Yuesheng heard it, he knew that Huang Zhenyi was sure. He was overjoyed, thanked him repeatedly, and made an appointment with him for a time and place to meet.As soon as Huang Zhenyi turned around and left, he immediately cheered and ran all the way back to Shiliupu, and said to Yuan Shanbao who was buried in cleaning the fruit:

"Come in, I have something to tell you." Putting down the work at hand, Yuan Shanbao followed him into the small room. Du Yuesheng closed the door with his backhand, pulled Yuan Shanbao to sit on the edge of the bed, and then described the scene of meeting Huang Zhenyi just now without missing a word. . "This is really the best thing." Yuan Shanbao was happy for his good friend, and said with a smile on his face: "Boss Huang's scene is big, and the people who come and go are all decent people. Brother Yuesheng, you have reached the sky this time." "I'm just afraid—" Du Yuesheng was still thinking, "Huang Zhenyi is just talking, he doesn't have such a big face."

"Huang Zhenyi is a grandfather, a predecessor of Tongzi generation," Yuan Shanbao woke him up and said, "He won't joke in front of us juniors, besides, he has always been warm-hearted and honest, why bother to ask you for such a thing?" happy?" Thinking about it carefully, Yuan Shanbao's words were indeed good. If there was no reason, Huang Zhenyi would never have taken the initiative to bring up this suggestion, and he had spoken so clearly.Anyway, it will be decided in three to five hours whether you can enter the Huang Mansion or not.So Yuan Shanbao helped him pack his luggage.A quilt, a few changes of clothes, some towels and toothbrushes, none of which are new or decent, just pack them.Carrying simple luggage in his hand, Yuan Shanbao sent him to the intersection. When the two parted, Du Yuesheng stopped specially and said to Yuan Shanbao solemnly:

"When I enter Huang's mansion this time, no matter what the boss asks me to do, I will do my best to do things well. So, maybe for a while, I can't come out to visit you." "We each do our own thing," Yuan Shanbao encouraged him happily, "we will meet again when you are free." He and Huang Zhenyi met at the agreed place, the two chatted for a few words, and then walked to Tongfuli.It was around four or five o'clock in the afternoon when they arrived at Huang's mansion.The weather was fine, and Du Yuesheng felt happy and beaming along the way.Along the way, Huang Zhenyi was talking to him, but he didn't hear a single word.

However, seeing the main gate of the alley in Tongfuli was in sight, his heart sank gradually, and suddenly he became nervous again, and the more nervous he became, the more anxious he was, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and move mechanically like a puppet. Following behind Huang Zhenyi, he walked towards Huang's mansion.When I see Boss Huang later, nine times out of ten, he must be speechless. As soon as you enter the main gate of Tongfuli, you will face the entrance of the alley.Downstairs across the street, there is a long red lacquered bench on one side. On the bench are five or six burly men, all in black and cloud gauze gowns and trousers, the cuffs are slightly turned up, the buttons are doubled, and the straps are thick. , like a samurai on an evil stage.Huang Zhenyi greeted them very affectionately, but the group of people didn't smile, eh, ah, as if they were saying:

"Okay, okay, let's go in!" After passing through the building across the street, the sky light appeared above his head again, Huang Zhenyi and Du Yuesheng bit their ears: "They are all Boss Huang's bodyguards, waiting at the entrance of the alley at any time. When the boss wants to go out, they all follow." At this time, Du Yuesheng thought: "When I go to Huang's mansion, at least I won't be able to eat this bowl of bodyguard food. See how thick his arms are and how strong his body is!" Walking into the gate of the Huang mansion, under the porch and in the courtyard, there are people coming and going everywhere.Huang Zhenyi kept saying hello, and sometimes asked Du Yuesheng to stop him and call someone.Du Yuesheng was already very nervous, but now he was even more confused and dizzy.From the gate to the living room, he met a few people along the way, and Huang Zhenyi taught him how to address them, as if he was a senior.

The living room of the Huang Mansion is decorated with Chinese and Western styles, decorated with colorful powders, mahogany kang tables are covered with big red felt, rosewood Eight Immortals table and chairs are covered with patterns of fish, insects and flowers, Xiangxiang shawls, and Persian carpets. Purple velvet sofa.The four walls are covered with calligraphy and paintings of famous masters layer by layer, couplets hanging on scrolls, Wang Shigu's large-scale landscapes and Western nude girls horizontally displayed, foreign language awards are hung high on He Shaoji's screen strips, and in the middle is a picture of Guan Gong reading Spring and Autumn. Colorful folk paintings, life-size, lifelike.On both sides is a long couplet with lacquer gold embroidery:

With a red face and a red heart, you can ride red without chasing the wind, and you will never forget the red emperor when you ride. The green lantern illuminates the history of the Qing Dynasty, and the green dragon and the moon are on the verge of death. The subtleties are worthy of the blue sky. "Boss Huang," Huang Zhenyi led the way, walked to a square table where several people were playing cards, and said loudly, "I'll introduce you to a kid." "Ah!" A short, fat man with a square head, big ears, and a long mouth responded, and turned his face, his gaze passed Huang Zhenyi's shoulder and fell on Du Yuesheng's face: "It's pretty good." A stone fell to the ground in my heart. It sounds like Boss Huang probably accepted him.Once Du Yuesheng was determined, a smile appeared on his face naturally. "What's your name?" Huang Jinrong asked, looking at him kindly. At first, I was afraid that I would not be able to say a word, but now seeing the well-known Boss Huang being so kind and friendly, Du Yuesheng's courage suddenly became ten times stronger, and when he opened his mouth, he spoke in a clear and clear voice, shocking everyone: "My surname is Du, Mutudu. My name is Yuesheng, the moon of the moon, the student of Zisheng." Yuesheng is Du Yuesheng's baby name, and it is also the name he used before he became prosperous. Because he was born on the 15th day of the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar on the Zhongyuan Festival, on the night of the full moon, his father named him "Yuesheng".Later, when he made a fortune, some literati and poets gave him another nickname, so they added the prefix bamboo to the character "Sheng", which was taken from Zhou Lida Si Leshu: Oriental music is called "sheng", and the person who lives in sheng is also born.From then on, it was renamed "Yuesheng". Du Yuesheng declared his name in front of Huang Jinrong, and when Huang Jinrong heard it, he immediately burst out laughing. He smiled and said to the guests present: "It's really strange. Why are all the children who come to help me called Shengsheng? There is Xu Fusheng in Suzhou who helped me open the Laotiangong Theater. There are Jin Tingsun and Gu Zhangsheng in the front, and there is Changzhou in the kitchen. Ma Xiangsheng..." What Huang Jinrong said was the earth-shattering and world-famous "eight students around Boss Huang", including Du Yuesheng, Jin Tingsun, Xu Fusheng, Wu Rongsheng, Ma Xiangsheng, Gu Zhangsheng, etc., all of whom were well-known in Shanghai. The host and guest were chatting and laughing happily, and the room was lively. Du Yuesheng was calm, with an indescribable liking in his heart. He accidentally looked at the table, and his eyes widened: "Hey, a big man like Boss Huang is just like himself, openly Are you betting on poker?!" In fact, this was Du Yuesheng's mistake for a moment. Huang Jinrong and his three VIPs were not digging flowers, but "bronze flags".Bronze flag is also a kind of playing card, which is similar to "digging flowers", except that a pair of "five queens" is missing.Playing "Bronze Flag" is the only hobby of Huang Jinrong in his life. He has enjoyed it for fifty or sixty years, and he can't live without this game almost every day. Talking at the poker table, Huang Jinrong is easy-going and relaxed, making Du Yuesheng feel like a spring breeze. He seems to have a kind of power that can make people get close to him unconsciously, thinking that he is a friend who can treat each other with sincerity and heart. While Huang Jinrong was playing cards, Du Yuesheng took a closer look at the big boss. He was probably half a head shorter than himself, and his shoulder blades were not too big, so it seemed that his fat head was not commensurate with his identity.However, he has a square-shaped face, square and square, giving people the impression that the sky is full and the corners of the earth are round. His cheeks are fleshy, his lips are thick, and there is a piece of hemp skin on his purple face. This is the origin of his nickname "Mapi Jinrong".At the same time, he has a pair of big eyes. When he opens his eyes, his eyes are piercing, as if he can see through other people's internal organs, but he is not aggressive, strict but not severe.He wears a long robe, cloth shoes, and white cloth socks, regardless of his emotions, he rushes out the first sentence: "Touch that mother!" Huang Zhenyi was afraid of disturbing Boss Huang's gambling, so he got up to leave after sitting for a while. At this time, Boss Huang was smiling, looking at Du Yuesheng, and asked straight to the point: "Ma Xiangsheng, you always recognize him?" When Boss Huang said this, Du Yuesheng was startled, and quickly answered yes. "Go and find him." Huang Jinrong waved his hand casually: "You can live with him." Du Yuesheng was walking along with Huang Zhenyi, when he suddenly remembered that he had lost the luggage he was carrying in his hand when he came.Was it lost in the patio, or forgotten in the living room?He looked back, but he didn't see him, he was very anxious but didn't say it out, he was afraid of causing trouble to Huang Zhenyi, and also afraid that he would make a joke when he first arrived. Du Yuesheng sent Huang Zhenyi out, and thanked him again and again. At this time, Ma Xiangsheng came.Du Yuesheng was about to say hello to the same brother, but Ma Xiangsheng looked at him inexplicably—it turned out that they had met in the courtyard just now, and Ma Xiangsheng took his luggage and put it for him. Another bed in Ma Xiangsheng's hut.Unexpectedly, Du Yuesheng was too nervous and forgot what happened just now.