Chapter 39 Bleak foreign field (5-2)

"Oh!" Hu Xueyan looked at Ruixiang, wanted to speak, but stopped, as if he had something to say. Although Qigu's grandma was ill, she was still sane, and her ability to perceive words and colors was not bad at all; starting from the old lady Hu, she asked Hu Xueyan's whole family, big and small. It wasn't until Ruixiang left that she asked, "Uncle, when you mentioned Ruixiang just now, you seemed to have something to say." "Yes. I have something to say. I really don't want to say it, but I have to say it." "Then, uncle, our two families are one family. Tell me!"

"Fourth Sister Luo asked me to bring those words." Hu Xueyan said, "Ruixiang is from a good family, and his brother is doing well in business now, so he wants to redeem his sister back." "Redeem?" Seven My aunt's expression changed, "Didn't you sell it to the Hu family for a hundred taels of silver?" "No. Fourth Sister Luo couldn't figure it out, and I couldn't remember it. I picked up the old deed and looked at it, only to find out that it was originally a one hundred taels of silver, and it was stipulated to redeem it in eight years; this year happens to be the eighth year."

"Then, what does Fourth Sister mean?" "Of course the fourth sister is not willing, especially when she hears that she is doing well with you, she is even more unwilling." "Fourth sister treats me well." Grandma Qigu looked at Hu Xueyan eagerly and said, "She knows that I can't live without Ruixiang, so she should find a way for me." Come on, Fourth Sister can't go on talking." "Oh, what a word." "Her brother said that he should think about her sister's life. He meant to redeem Ruixiang and find a husband's family for her."

"real?" Seeing Grandma Qigu's unbelieving tone, Hu Xueyan just said the last word, "How do you know if he is true or not? However," he said again: "The male college should marry, and the female college should marry, even if he is lying , and couldn’t refute him. The three of them couldn’t lift a word of reason. Seventh sister, what do you think?” "According to me," Grandma Qigu sneered slightly, "Uncle, with so many people under your command, can't you send someone capable to inquire about his brother's situation? Is it really for Ruixiang's sake, or is it better to be obedient? Take his sister back to redeem, and make another idea?"

"What's your idea?" "Know people, know face, but not heart. According to Ruixiang's talent, there are many good ideas for her." Hu Xueyan didn't make a sound, this was a deliberate posture of bending the horse and bending the bow, so as to force Grandma Qigu to go deeper into the conversation. Grandma Qigu was worried at this time, she was worried about Ruixiang; after thinking for a while, Fang said again: "Uncle, you and Fourth Sister must not let Ruixiang's brother redeem her. Otherwise, you will commit crimes." .” "A crime?" Hu Xueyan pretended to be surprised on purpose, "How can you commit a crime?" "If Ruixiang falls into the fire pit, isn't it a crime?"

"Seventh Sister," Hu Xueyan asked anxiously, "You mean, her brother will sell her to the hall?" "maybe." Hu Xueyan thought for a while and said: "No. First, Ruixiang refuses; second, her brother doesn't dare. For example, I, a girl from Hu's family, will fall into the hall; he is not afraid that I will do him a favor." The crime of prostitution?" "At that time, it will be too late. Uncle, since you think about your face, why don't you think of a way earlier?" "Yes!" Hu Xueyan quickly interjected, "Seventh Sister, you can think of a way for me." "There are many ways. First, discuss with his brother, how much money he should pay, and set up a new sellout deed."

"No, no! This is useless." Hu Xueyan said: "If it was useful, Fourth Sister Luo would have done it long ago. I didn't say that the business is doing pretty well, and ransoming Ruixiang is not an idea for money." "Okay! Even if he didn't intend to make money, he is sincerely for Ruixiang's life; but, what kind of family did he choose for his sister? I have to take a look at the husband's family; I have to ask Ruixiang if he is willing." .If it's a low-spirited family, and Ruixiang is unwilling, then there is every reason not to let him redeem it, uncle."

"This--" Hu Xueyan was inconvenient to refute her being too arbitrary, and said in a hurry: "I think there is only one way, he is good for Ruixiang, and we are also for Ruixiang's good, find someone for Ruixiang, as long as Ruixiang is willing, his brother There is nothing to say." Grandma Qigu thought for a while and said, "Uncle, I would like to invite Fourth Sister to come and persuade Ruixiang." "Persuade what?" Hu Xueyan replied, "Could it be that I can't persuade her?" "I'm afraid that my uncle's words will not be tactful; Ruixiang is afraid of you, so she is willing to agree, and it is very reluctant. This kind of thing will not happen if you force it Interesting."

"What do you want Ruixiang to agree to? And you have to be willing? Seventh sister, why don't you tell me the truth; you know, the girls in our family are not afraid of me, but they are still afraid of fourth sister." "In that case, let me tell the truth! Uncle, the second day I came here in Ruixiang, I had a second thought in my mind. I always wanted to find someone for Ying Chun, so that he would like him, and I would like him too. For a person like Ruixiang who couldn't even find a lantern, the fourth sister sent it for me, and I was so happy; I wanted to wait for you, or the fourth sister, to come and beg you in person, but I didn't know there was such a thing in it. A layer of twists and turns, it really takes a long time to teach good things."

"Seventh Sister, you tell the truth, and I will tell the truth." Hu Xueyan replied earnestly: "We also thought that you must have a good helper, and you can be at ease in everything, so that you can recover from your illness. But the relationship between your husband and wife, Everyone knows that this matter can only be initiated by you, and we will definitely not talk about it. Now that Seventh Sister has said so, Fourth Sister and I have no objection. However, this matter requires the willingness of all three parties." "Which three aspects?" Grandma Qigu rushed to ask.

"You, Yingchun, and Ruixiang." Hu Xueyan immediately said: "Ruixiang, let me persuade her; I think she will definitely agree? "Uncle, how do you know she will definitely agree?" "There are at least 20 or 30 female wives in our family, no matter if they are relatives or friends. When talking about popularity, Rui Xiang always says: 'We must be counted as grandma Qigu'. From this sentence, we can know that gone?" Hu Xueyan made up this set of words, which made Grandma Qigu smile and her eyes lit up, obviously very happy. "Seventh Sister," Hu Xueyan asked, "Now I want to remind you, you should ask Ying Chun if she is willing." "He wants to if he doesn't want to." Grandma Qigu said very confidently, "You don't have to worry about it, little grandpa." "Not necessarily." Hu Xueyan shook his head: "Last year when he went to celebrate his birthday, the old lady asked him, and he said that he never wanted to have a good family, so why bother to give birth to Xu right and wrong? It seems that he is not willing to be petty." Qigu's grandma let out a "ha" laugh, "Which man in the world doesn't like to tease children?" She said, "Uncle, do you really think I am Amulin?" "Amulin" is a new saying in the foreign market, I mean fool.Hu Xueyan heard her sarcasm, so he had no choice but to smile in embarrassment. "It's Ruixiang's house, how can my uncle settle it?" "I think—" Hu Xueyan said while thinking, "It's only Ruixiang who insists and refuses to go back. Her brother has nothing to do." "That's right. Uncle, please go and test Ruixiang's tone. As long as she agrees, I will teach her a way to deal with her brother." So, Hu Xueyan happened to find a secluded place, and went to tell Ruixiang first; it turned out to be a set of lies made out of nothing, as long as Ruixiang admitted that there was such a brother, the lie would be rounded up. As for being Gu Yingchun's concubine, Fourth Sister Luo has already made it clear to her, so there is no need to waste time. After dinner, Hu Xueyan and Gu Yingchun went out together, Grandma Qigu found Ruixiang, held her hand and asked quietly: "Your master told you?" Ruixiang thought for a while before she understood, she blushed immediately, turned her head and said, "I said it." "Then what do you mean?" Ruixiang was in a dilemma. One was shyness, and the other was to save some status for herself. She couldn't say the word "willing"; she hesitated for a long time before thinking of a very subtle and clever sentence: "I'm afraid that my brother Get in the way." Grandma Qigu was overjoyed: "So, you agree." She said: "Ruixiang, I have been your sister for a long time, and I will never treat you poorly in the future." ""I know. "Ruixiang's voice was almost inaudible. Grandma Qigu was really afraid that Ruixiang would feel wronged by being a concubine. After Hu Xueyan talked to her about the matter, she asked the little eldest sister to bring her jewelry box, picked out an emerald bracelet and a diamond ring and hid them under the pillow. At this time, he turned his head to one side and said, "There is a paper bag under my pillow, take it out." Sure enough, there was a tissue paper package under the pillow. When it was opened, the precious light was dazzling, and Ruixiang naturally knew what was going on.Of course, she will hand over the jewelry to Grandma Qigu. "Come!" Grandma Qigu said, "Extend your hand here." Ruixiang refused, so Grandma Qigu struggled to hold her hand with another inconvenient hand; Unable to bear it, he finally stretched out his hand.Help Qigu grandma.The green bracelet was put on the left wrist; the diamond ring was put on the ring finger of the right hand. Ruixiang couldn't help but look at it, and there was an indescribable excitement in her heart. "Sister! It's really a family now." "Grandma Qigu, I don't dare to call you that." "Why don't you dare to call me that? I've always treated you like a girl." Grandma Qigu said again, "You have to change the name you call me." "I," Ruixiang said with an embarrassed smile, "I don't know how to change it yet?" "It doesn't matter if you don't change it for a while." Grandma Qigu then said, "Let's talk about seriousness. When your brother and sister-in-law come, of course we will take them too. Couples are treated as relatives. Right now, have you thought about how to deal with him?" "I haven't thought about it yet." Ruixiang said hesitantly, "I think I have to discuss it with him." "Can't negotiate?" "Then, I don't know what to say." "I'll teach you." Grandma Qigu asked, "Have you read it?" Ruixiang blushed, "I don't know many words." She said, "Where can I read?" "Have you ever heard someone say that?" "Yes." Rui Xiang replied, "One time I heard that the old lady of our Hu family was like Jia Taijun. I asked our eldest lady who Jia Taijun was, so I knew who she was." "Then you always know about Jia Baoyu?" "Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, and Sister Wang Feng have all heard of it." "Where is Xiren?" "Isn't it the girl from Yihong Courtyard?" "That's right. Xiren's surname is Hua, and her brother's name is Hua Zifang. He also came to redeem his sister. Xiren said that he sold me to Jia's family because his family was poor. If that's the case, why bother to send me back now?" Redeem it back? I think you can tell your brother the same way. If he says, it’s for your sake to get you back now; you can ask him why he didn’t think about you in the first place! See what he has to say?” "Yes, yes!" Ruixiang agreed, "I'll just tell him like this." "Of course. We also need to send a dowry." "At this level," Ruixiang hurriedly said, "Grandma has already discussed with our master." She accidentally changed her words, and her status will be determined from then on. Hu Xueyan went to see Shao Youlian in vain. It turned out that Li Hongzhang arrived in Shanghai from Hefei that day and used Tianhou Palace as his residence. Shao Youlian had to stay by his side all day long, waiting to be sent away. Surprisingly, Hu Xueyan did not intend to visit Li Hongzhang; but Li Hongzhang sent a letter to the transshipment bureau to invite Hu Xueyan to meet him the next morning; the letter also stated that it was for the import of "foreign medicines" Regarding the tax increase, I would like to ask him to convey some opinions to Zuo Zongtang. "Master Zuo mentioned to me about the tax increase on the import of foreign medicines last year. I still don't know the ins and outs of it. Li Hefei will talk to me tomorrow. It doesn't seem very good." Hu Xueyan asked Gu Yingchun: "I remember You have a relative who is the big boss of Tuxing, he knows it all right?" What he was talking about was Gu Yingchun's distant cousin, a native of Chaozhou, Guangdong, whose surname was Zeng, who opened a cigarette shop with the brand name "Zeng Ji".Gu Yingchun didn't have much contact with him, but for Hu Xueyan's sake, he went to the Jiumu land in Nanshi to ask him for advice. "To be honest, if you ask me, I still have to ask someone else. Mr. Wu, our accountant, knows best." Boss Zeng said: "Mr. Hu Da, I have admired him for a long time, but I can't climb high; Ying Chun, you know, I eat shark's fin three times a month, and today is a coincidence, can you invite Mr. Hu Da to dinner, and let Mr. Wu tell him face-to-face, wouldn't it be easy?" "I wonder if he has any entertainment tonight?" Gu Yingchun Because Hu Xueyan didn't want to associate with these people, he didn't dare to agree on his behalf, so he just said, "I'll try it." So Boss Zeng prepared a "full sticker" and handed it to Gu Yingchun to bring it back.Hu Xueyan asked for something from others, and with Gu Yingchun's friendship, he would not refuse this reason, so he readily agreed, and brought a very heavy gift, which was a huge Jilin Laoshan ginseng. Boss Zeng treated him like a guest of honour, exchanged greetings and compliments for a long time, and invited Mr. Wu, the accountant, to meet him. . "Opium is refined from poppies. Poppies have existed in China since ancient times. They came out of Sichuan. Su Dongpo, a native of Sichuan, wrote a poem: 'The Taoist persuades him to drink chicken soda water, and the boy can fry poppy soup'. Add honey to the soup. It is taken as a tonic for regulating the lungs and nourishing the stomach." "It's a scholar after all." Hu Xueyan said, "It's poetry when you speak it." "Mr. Wu," Gu Yingchun said, "we don't have to talk so far, just talk about imported opium." Opium was first imported during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty; during the Wanli period, it was stipulated that taxes should be collected, and it was used as a medicinal material. Opium was used to treat dysentery. However, in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, smoking opium was illegal, and at that time the sea ban was very strict and opium was rarely imported. In the 23rd year of Kangxi, the sea ban was relaxed, and opium was still allowed to be imported as a medicinal material. The tax is two silver coins.Afterwards, the number of people who smoked opium gradually increased. During the Yongzheng period, a ban was issued.There is a saying: "The more illegal salt is banned, the easier it is to sell." The same is true for opium. The stricter the ban, the more smuggled. From the thirty-eighth year of Qianlong, Britain established the East India Company to treat the opium export trade as a national income, the situation of smuggling is even more serious. The result of smuggling is "white for black", opium is imported and silver is exported. Thirty years ago, Qianlong imported only two to three hundred boxes of opium, and in the last year it was increased to one thousand boxes; A few years ago, it was only a few million taels, and it increased to 30 million taels in the 18th year of Daoguang. This is still for Guangdong. In addition, Fujian, Zhejiang, Shandong, and Tianjin also have tens of millions of taels, which are the lifeblood of the country. Finally caused the Opium War. "As for the formal prohibition of tax collection, it was in the seventh year of Xianfeng." Wu Xiucai said, "At that time, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Wang Yide, said that the military needs were urgent, so he temporarily resigned from power, and the court moved because of Hong Yang's rebellion, so he had to allow it. The next year, we made a treaty with France. The import tax is thirty taels per hundred catties. Since opium is imported as medicinal materials, it is called "foreign medicine"; those produced in Yunnan and Sichuan are called "local medicine". They have to collect donations, it has nothing to do with import taxes." However, Zuo Zongtang believed that "tax" and "percentage" are actually the same thing, and advocated the combination of prohibition and taxation, and a total of one hundred and fifty taels per hundred catties.Hu Xueyan asked Wu Xiucai for advice on this point, whether it is better to collect them separately or to combine them. It is advisable to merge. "Wu Xiucai said: "The donation is an ad valorem tax. Local medicine is cheap and foreign medicine is expensive. If foreign medicine is passed off as local medicine, the tax will be reduced. ""Not bad.This principle is very shallow and very thorough; but those who do not understand it will not think of it. "Hu Xueyan said happily: "Thank you, thank you, dropping a sentence today is really called 'a lot of benefit'." " Hu Xueyan has a habit. Every time he comes to Shanghai, he must go to a teahouse called Weiyuan on Baoshan Street to have tea; a little thought.He has many friends who are in good condition and meet at Changsantangzi to eat flowers and wine; those who met in Weiyuan, Dazhen's situation is not so good, ask about the current situation, measure people's needs, and hold two bank notes in hand He would ask if he couldn't see him, and he also asked someone to bring money to help, so he had several old friends, and he would often go to Fukang or the Transit Bureau to inquire: "Has Mr. Hu Da come? " There were many old friends who came to Weiyuan that day, most of whom had already inquired about coming one by one, and before they knew it, it was ten o'clock; Gu Yingchun reminded him: "Uncle, your time is coming, this time The appointment cannot be delayed." How could Li Hongzhang's appointment be late?Hu Xueyan made the calculations, the appointment is at eleven o'clock, from Weiyuan to Tianhou Palace, it only takes a quarter of an hour, and there is as much time as possible. "It's still early, it's still early!" "No, Uncle, let's go to the transit bureau first," Gu Yingchun said, "Just now I met a friend here, and I got some important news, so I need to talk to you first." "Okay! I was going to the transit bureau to change clothes." Hu Xueyan didn't stay any longer, and went to the transit bureau first, and had a secret talk in his "signature room". "I met a friend at the customs office in Weiyuan. According to him, all the money from the provinces has basically arrived, but it is very small and very limited. However, I heard that Shao Xiaocun plans to suppress the cash. The 'silver sale' has soared, and he wants to arbitrage some interest." Hu Xueyan nodded, pondered for a while and said: "Arbitrage interest is also limited, and Shao Xiaocun will not be greedy for such a small profit; there may not be other tricks involved. " No matter what tricks he has, this matter should be discussed with him as soon as possible. ""No! Hu Xueyan said: "If he wants to play tricks, it will be the same sooner or later, so I simply won't talk to him." " "Then!" Gu Yingchun was surprised: "What are you going to do, uncle?" "I haven't made up my mind yet." Hu Xueyan said, "We'll discuss it when we come back to Tianhou Palace." After changing the official uniform, I went to Tianhou Palace to hand in the notebook.Li Hongzhang took care to change into plain clothes to meet each other first; he himself was in mourning, wearing a light blue bamboo cloth gown and a black cloth mandarin jacket, and he looked rather haggard. Hu Xueyan naturally expressed his condolences: Li Hongzhang still remembered that he gave a thousand taels of silver as a memorial proposal, and he expressed his thanks, but said that the gift was too heavy, but it was inconvenient to return it, so he had to donate it to Shantang.After exchanging pleasantries for a while, the conversation began to get down to business. "Opium has been harmful to people for a long time. However, the import tax on foreign medicines is a large part of the revenue of the Ministry of Finance. If you want to say that the tax is contained in the ban, it is better to be honest and focus on increasing the tax, which is more beneficial." As soon as he opened his mouth, it was against Zuo Zongtang's purpose. Hu Xueyan had nothing to say, and could only agree: "Yes." "Increasing taxes is not a good way to increase taxes; the only way to get rid of the leaks is to get the root of the problem." Li Hongzhang also said: "In the eleventh year of Tongzhi, the new foreign drug tax regulations in Shanghai were opposed by the Prussian consul, who said that the increase should be increased." Percentage hinders the trade of foreign merchants in China. This is unreasonable. The percentage is our own business. What has it to do with the foreign merchants who pay the import tax? At that time, the General Administration refuted him; , the leaks are getting worse, the origin of the private goods is unknown, and the legitimate foreign business is also less. It is true that the so-called Jiali hinders foreign business in China. " "Yes." Hu Xueyan replied: "I heard that the private goods are all from Hong Kong." "That's right." Li Hongzhang said: "I have a list here, you can take a look." A piece of paper was handed over.Hu Xueyan stood up hastily, took the list with both hands, and went back to his seat to read. The list stated: From the 13th year of Tongzhi to the 4th year of Guangxu, the foreign medicines shipped to Hong Kong ranged from 84,000 to 96,000 boxes every year, but only 65,000 were taxed for the transportation and sales. Cases to 71,000 cases.In the fifth year of Guangxu's reign, 107,000 boxes arrived in Hong Kong, of which only 86,000 boxes were taxed, and more than 20,000 boxes were smuggled and imported every year. "Foreign medicine import tax is 30 taels per box, and the tax is 22 taels. The local private collection is not counted, and the total is about 80 taels per box. There are 20,000 boxes of private goods, and the tax is reduced by 160. 10,000." Li Hongzhang turned sharply and said: "Heard now agrees to increase the tax rate together, in addition to the regular tax of 30 taels, an additional 80 taels; and to help China prevent smuggling, this negotiation is considered to be very successful." "Your Excellency is the number one in China today." Hu Xueyan said flatteringly, "Hard has always obeyed your Excellency." "Foreigners are always easy to deal with. They are very powerful, but to be reasonable, they are most afraid of their own people getting angry. That's why I invited you here today." Apparently, the so-called self-promotion was referring to Zuo Zongtang; Hu Xueyan could only vaguely agree without expressing any opinion. "I would like to ask you to convey to Zuo Jueshuai that he advocates a combination of taxes and taxes, one hundred and fifty taels per box. Hurd replied to me that if China insists on collecting this amount, he can admit it, but he cannot guarantee that it will not." Smuggling. Xueyan, even if there are 100,000 cartons per year, of which 25,000 are smuggled, you have to figure it out." Hu Xueyan's mental arithmetic was extremely fast.100,000 boxes multiplied by 110 taels, and 11 million taels of silver should be levied; according to the taxation of 150 taels, 75,000 boxes should be taxed with 11.25 million taels, which is still 250,000 more. two silver. "Two hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver is a trivial matter. Preventing smuggling has a great relationship. Only with Hurd's guarantee can our sovereignty be considered complete. Otherwise, more and more smuggling will occur in the future. If you negotiate with him, he said that he has already made it clear, sorry." Do it. You have nothing else to do. So please persuade Zuo Jueshuai not to fight any more." Li Hongzhang also said: "The current situation is not good, and a strong enemy is pressing the border. We only hope that the negotiation will go smoothly so that we can devote our energy to it. Use it where it should be used. Xueyan, what do you think of my words?" "My lord is planning for the country, and it is really exhausting. I will definitely try to persuade Lord Zuo, and he will definitely understand your painstaking efforts. " "It depends on strength." "Serious words, serious words!" Hu Xueyan seized the opportunity and turned to his own affairs: "However, when it comes to foreign negotiations, especially now that we are going to win over Britain to deal with France, there is something that needs to be decided by adults." "Oh!" Li Hongzhang asked, "What's the matter?" "The loan from HSBC will be due in a blink of an eye. I heard that almost all the payment from the provinces has been remitted, even if the difference is limited. I would like to ask my lord to hand over the money to Xiaocun, and allocate the money as soon as possible. If it is a little short, Please also ask Xiaocun to make up for it. Now there is a shortage of silver in the Shanghai market, so we have to ask the customs to release the cash in stock to make adjustments. Xiaocun can help this, and Mr. Zuo will appreciate it." "Let me ask Xiaocun." Li Hongzhang said It's beautifully said, "It's all official business, it's all for the country, and there should be no distinction between them." His words were beautiful, and his words and deeds were consistent; that afternoon, Hu Xueyan received a letter from Shao Youlian, saying that the provinces had only received 470,000 yuan in repayments, and he was asked to send someone to handle the withdrawal procedures. "The repayment is at the end of the month." Mi Benchang said happily, "This position can be used for a few days, and the 'silver loan' in these days is very high, so I can make a small fortune." "Don't be greedy for small things." Hu Xueyan Another plan, "You go through the transfer procedure tomorrow, ask them to print HSBC notes, transfer the original notes, and return them to the printed notes, make it more beautiful." Mi Ben was often a character who, as the saying goes, "turns somersaults in the eyes of copper coins", and felt that Hu Xueyan sacrificed interest for nothing, which was too stupid.However, the boss told him that he had to obey.The next morning, the transfer procedures were completed, and the stamp stamped with the Shaanxi-Gansu Governor's Yamen Customs was returned.Hu Xueyan then canceled the stamp, and told Mr. Zhu, the copywriter of the Transit Bureau, to write to Zuo Zongtang, in addition to reporting the repayment process, he also explained in detail what Li Hongzhang had entrusted him with. Finally, he specifically mentioned that Li Hongzhang was very interesting. Please Zuo Zongtang must also buy him some face. This letter was very important, Hu Xueyan personally read it, and finished writing it at four o'clock in the afternoon. He was about to go to Gu's house to see Grandma Qigu, but Gu Yingchun came first. "Grandpa," he held an invitation card in his hand, "'Cangbaidu' Zeng Yousheng from HSBC personally sent the post and asked me to pass it on. I will treat my uncle to dinner tonight. I will take special care of you. Please be sure to Appreciation." "Oh!" Hu Xueyan, holding Zhizhu in his hand, first asked, "Who else has he invited?" "Except for me, there is no one else." "Where is the place?" "In Hongkou Taili." "Isn't that a restaurant only for foreigners?" "That's right." Gu Yingchun said, "I think he chose this French restaurant that Chinese people don't go to for the sake of convenience." "Oh!" Hu Xueyan pondered for a while, then twirled his mustache and smiled, "It seems that I don't need to speak." "Uncle," Gu Yingchun said, "What did you want to talk to him about?" "What do you want?" Gu Yingchun thought about it carefully and said: "I understand."