Chapter 5 Chapter 3 (1-1)

Four people went on the road together, three in plain clothes; one in long-haired clothing, also carrying official documents, pretending to escort three "spies" to Shanghai. When the boat arrived at the "junction between yin and yang", three abandoned boats in plain clothes landed, mixed with officers, foreign generals, and long hairs, and entered the barren field. The leader of them was Li Changshan, who grew up in Shanghai and later entered the barracks. Liu Lichuan's small knife club transformed into Changmao again, and he was very familiar with the situation in the field, so he went directly to Sun's family according to the address given by the letter.

Sun Ziqing happened to be at home.It was reported at the door that there were three people asking to see him: I opened Liu Bucai's letter and read it. I was surprised and happy, but also puzzled. I don't know where these three people are?He has always been careful and cautious, and he refuses to show up rashly, so while sending someone to entertain him, he discussed with his wife. "I've never heard that Uncle Liu wrote a letter—" "Ah!" Sun Ziqing said in a low voice, "This reminds me. It's hard to say whether this letter is written by Mr. Liu. It's best to ask my little uncle to identify it."

"Where can I find him at this time?" Aunt Zhu thought for a moment, then said with a relaxed look, "I have a way." She found a piece of paper from the dowry box, which was a prescription written by Liu Bucai to regulate menstruation and activate blood circulation. By comparing the two, it was proved that it was written by Liu Bucai himself. "Then it doesn't matter." Aunt Zhu said, "You can talk to these three people first." "Slow down!" Sun Ziqing asked: "Why did Mr. Liu introduce someone to buy a gun for no reason? Who is his loyal friend?"

"Fool! He is in the pile of long hairs, so the friends he makes are naturally long hairs." "Yes, yes! It makes sense. 'Millions of secrets' is the truth. Needless to say, the two who came here are also long-haired. Wait until I see them." "Slow down!" Aunt Zhu said, "Let me remind you: Mr. Liu is in Changmao's hands." This sentence is very important.Sun Ziqing read the letter again, and suddenly realized that Liu Bucai was trapped in a tiger's den, deliberately making love, there were endless words in the letter, and he had to read it carefully.Thinking this way, I was extra cautious, and felt that I needed my beloved wife as a helper.So he said: "You might as well listen behind the screen. If I say something wrong, you cough and give a signal to come over."

"That's not necessary. I just listen and help you remember." ＊＊＊ Sun Ziqing's appearance is very thoughtful, so he wore a mandarin jacket to meet the guests.Bowing one by one, asking for their surnames, and then respecting the guests, toasting wine and offering cigarettes, so attentive that the guests were a little embarrassed. Because of this, it is not easy to get to the point.Li Changshan was inconvenient to reveal his identity, but Sun Ziqing had no choice but to reveal his identity, so he cautiously made indirect remarks, which became irrelevant. This time, Aunt Zhu's throat was so itchy that she couldn't help it, she had to cough.The cough was so heavy that the three guests all looked surprised, but Sun Ziqing was a little dazed, not knowing what he said wrong?After thinking about it, I still don't understand, so I decided to ask.

"I'm sorry! My wife is calling me for something. Please sit down, everyone. I'll come to accompany you right away." What a mistake!First, the guest coughed for no reason, and then the host went behind the screen to have a secret conversation. If you look at these two actions together, what will happen to the guest?What comes to mind must be the story of "catch and release Cao". Suspecting that Sun Ziqing saw through the truth and reported to the officials, the "China and Foreign Association Defense Office" sent people to arrest Chang Mao. If the guest has this suspicion, everything will be closed.Aunt Zhu, who was on the sidelines, was very anxious, she was very quick-witted, and flashed out without thinking, the purpose was to prevent Sun Ziqing from entering, and let the guests know that there was no secret, and everything was clear.

This appearance was also an extraordinary act, because there had never been such a woman who did not abide by the boudoir precepts, hastily came to see strangers.It's just that Aunt Zhu's appearance and demeanor, without the slightest twitch, nodded generously to the guests with a smile, as if they were the same family who went through the house and entered the house, so Li Changshan and his companions felt awkward, but What's more, it's curiosity. I think this family is interesting, but the guests don't avoid strangers, so they want to hear what she has to say? "I'm here to inquire about our Third Uncle Liu." Aunt Zhu said nonchalantly, "Where are you three from?"

"It's from Jinshanwei." Sun Ziqing answered on his behalf. "Then Uncle Liu is also at Jinshanwei?" Aunt Zhu asked, "Is he at the Taiping Army?" Li Changshan felt relieved when he asked this question, and Sun Ziqing also felt the same way. He bent his bow for a long time, but this sentence got in the way. Now that Aunt Zhu opened the door straight to the point, it made sense. "Yes, yes." Li Changshan nodded again and again, "Mr. Liu is the 'Master' at our patrol, and our patrol respects him very much." "Oh, that's good! The Taiping Army was also reasonable." Aunt Zhu observed the situation and felt that there was no need to stay any longer, so she said, "Please sit down, three of you. I'll go prepare some snacks."

Aunt Zhu disappeared gracefully behind the screen.Leave Sun Ziqing to accompany the guests and listen carefully.Li Changshan mentioned Chen Shifa's name and Liu Bucai's introduction to buying the gun, and then asked, "Does Boss Sun have a batch of guns in Jiaxing?" These words are inexplicable, but Sun Ziqing can naturally imagine that it must be Liu Bucai who is losing his gun, so he can only tell a lie first, so he replied: "That's right!" "Our inspection asked me to bring Mr. Liu's letter to see Boss Sun. I have two things to ask for your help: First, please sell us a batch of guns. I think Mr. Liu has introduced the price. Boss Sun will not It’s ours, but if you want cash, I’m afraid you won’t be able to pay that much, can you use something as a price?”

"What is it?" "There are always valuable things, including jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and leather goods." "Oh!" Sun Ziqing was noncommittal. "The second thing is that we need to bring more samples back, and the price will be calculated together in the future. Not only will we bring more, but we may not be able to pass the barriers in this regard, and we must ask Boss Sun to find a way to protect us." Sun Ziqing nodded, he had to think carefully before answering, but he was at a loss as to where to start to think about it?But one thing is very clear, Liu Bucai is playing tricks on the stage, and he is his appointed partner.I don't know if he wants to become Magu to present his birthday, or Baochan to give wine?Anyway, if you want a flat peach, you will offer a flat peach, and if you want a wine pot, you will give a wine pot. The trick must not be broken.

Therefore, there is no need to think about it at this time, and it is always good to make a big promise first.After making up his mind, he immediately said, "Both things are on my shoulders. It was introduced by Mr. Liu, so everything is easy to talk about. The three are distinguished guests. I should show my respect to the landlord. I will send someone to accompany the three to leave Inn. I will invite the three of you to have fun at night. I also know that the three of you are on official business, so I’m afraid we don’t want to delay any longer. We will try our best to finish these two matters tomorrow.” "Yes. Thank you, Boss Sun!" Li Changshan said again: "The meaning of our inspection is that we need to buy one hundred long guns and forty short guns. It would be more convenient to bring over the batch you have stored in Jiaxing." "Okay." Sun Ziqing replied vaguely: "As long as it is convenient, we can ask for it." This is the end of the conversation.Sun Ziqing sent a good man to accompany Li Changshan and his party to the "lodging inn", to take care of them face to face, and to entertain them wholeheartedly, not to make the guests dissatisfied at all. After sending away the guests, when he went back inside, Aunt Zhu came up to meet him and told him that she had sent someone to look for Zhu Daqi to come back.Then ask about the conversation.Sun Ziqing naturally told the truth in detail, without hiding a single word, and at the same time expressed his opinion. Aunt Zhu nodded as she listened, "That's right. Uncle Liu has a lot of tricks, what kind of tricks is he playing?" She said, "In my opinion, it's not just for his own escape, there may be other reasons, but we don't understand it. We'll talk about it when my uncle comes back." Sure enough, when Zhu Daqi came back and heard what happened, he immediately found a clue, "Our third master, why do you say that there are batches of guns in Jiaxing? There must be a reason." He said, "The third master, I am afraid that he wants to go back to Jiaxing. , Could it be that everyone, old and young, are there." "That's right! Little uncle saw it very accurately." Aunt Zhu further speculated: "Uncle Liu must have wanted to travel from Jiaxing to our Songjiang. He didn't know the road well, so he came to Jinshanwei." "I remember now." Zhu Daqi asked, "Why did the third master have long hair?" "At that time I wanted to ask, but I felt it was inconvenient to ask." Sun Ziqing replied, "I was born once, and I am acquainted with each other. After drinking a meal tonight, I will know everything." "Okay. Then you go to accompany them earlier, and ask them all before you understand. I have to think about this matter carefully." "Little uncle!" Aunt Zhu asked, "Do you want to invite Fifth Brother to discuss it?" "Of course. That's what he needs anyway." As Sun Ziqing expected, this evening Feishang Zuiyue had a drink and got all the news about Liu Bucai that could be inquired about. "Little Wang," Sun Ziqing refers to his guy who entertained Li Changshan, "He is very flexible. He opened the store, accompanied them to the stone road, and bought a suit of clothes for each of them, which were new from inside to outside, from head to toe; I took them to the Western Circus, and after an afternoon of hard work, I made the three little long-haired ones so submissive, and when I asked them, they told me everything." Of course, there was also the fact that Li Changshan wasn't there at the time and didn't know about it, but the most important thing is also the most wonderful, Liu Bucai's quick wits saved him from all the disasters, and he saved the four fellow sufferers. After hearing the whole story, Aunt Zhu patted her chest in panic and joy and laughed: "Our Third Uncle Liu, I really admire him." She said, "This is seven points of skill and three points of luck. It's not that he has skills, Courageous and stable, Changmao won't let him go, it's not his luck, Changmao just needs someone who can read and write, and he is not so cheap." Zhu Daqi and Boss Songjiang were not as excited as she was, and they had been listening calmly. At this moment, they exchanged a look and nodded slightly, showing an irresistible look. "Old grandson," Zhu Daqi said slowly, "Fifth brother and I have been deliberating all night. We have the same idea. Guess that the old and the young are all in Jiaxing. The third master wants to find a way for the fifth brother in Songjiang. I don't know how to get it In the hands of Changmao. Now it seems that it is not bad, the third master has lived in Jiaxing for a while, otherwise he would not know the "Qin Baichang who manages the warehouse"." "That's right!" Aunt Zhu said, "Uncle Liu will not live in Jiaxing alone for no reason, of course he escaped there with his family from his uncle's house. What should we do now? I don't think we need to go all the way to the end. " "What?" Zhu Daqi asked, "Seventh Sister, what good idea do you have?" "I'm also thinking about it, I don't know if it's right?" Aunt Zhu replied: "Isn't there a saying called 'two-pronged approach', is it possible to save Uncle Liu and find out the whereabouts of the old lady in Jiaxing at the same time, and send someone to pick him up?" ?” "That's a good idea—" "Otherwise!" The boss of Songjiang, who had never said anything, shook his head. "Uncle Liu is going to change the trick. If we intervene in the air, things will get messed up. So it's better to go straight to the end. The most important thing now is Help Third Uncle Liu. Just now I discussed with my little uncle that we will send someone to go down with them. But this person is not easy to find." According to the plan agreed upon by Boss Songjiang and Zhu Daqi, this person must not only be alert and calm, but also know how to use foreign guns, because sending someone with him requires a plausible excuse. , Find an expert and go down to discuss business.When he went and turned back, he brought back everything Liu Bucai wanted to say. This approach was perfect, and Sun Ziqing highly praised it. As for the fact that it is not difficult to ask people, he thought that both Xiao Wang and his student Xiao Jiaji could go. This candidate is not concerned about details and needs to be carefully considered.Although Xiao Jiaji is not very old, he is already a veteran of the world, has a lot of knowledge, and has been born and died with Zhu Daqi, and has a deep understanding of Changmao's situation. He is naturally a "general" who can be entrusted with important tasks, but Xiao Wang He also has his strengths, he is as alert and flexible as Xiao Jiaji, but he is more modest and friendly than Xiao Jiaji, and he is already very familiar with Li Changshan and the others, so it would be logical to send him along. Since the baht is equal, it is difficult to decide the candidate.Aunt Zhu has become more careful in the past two years, and remembered an important matter. "These two people don't understand foreign guns," she reminded her husband, "How can they be regarded as 'experts?'" "It doesn't matter." Sun Ziqing said, "They all speak good English. Find a foreigner to teach them, and take a copy of the English manual to read. It will be enough to scare them." "If you want to talk about bluffing, you can say that you can live if you die, and Jia Ji is a little worse than Xiao Wang." "Since Seventh Sister said so, let Xiao Wang go." Finally, Zhu Daqi made a decision with one sentence.Sun Ziqing was quick to do things, so he sent someone to find Xiao Wang that night, explained everything properly, and split up the work early the next morning. ＊＊＊ Since Xiao Wang was going to a foreign firm to ask foreigners for advice, Sun Ziqing took people to the inn to see Li Changshan in person this morning, and made an appointment to have tea and breakfast at Songfeng Pavilion, and at the same time discuss business matters. When we meet each other, we must have some greetings, talk about it happily, without any affectation, thank you again and again, and praise Xiao Wang constantly to express our gratitude. Seeing this situation, I just got to the point, "If the three of you don't hate him, then nothing could be better." Sun Ziqing said: "I think I'll ask him to accompany the three of you back." When Li Changshan said this, he was a little taken aback because he didn't know what Sun Ziqing meant, but he still had a friendly smile on his face and replied, "Oh!" "Xiao Wang is in charge of foreign guns in my cell." Sun Ziqing said: "I asked him to accompany you. You can ask him if you have any questions. We will discuss how to do this business with him face to face. I asked him to bring the estimate--it doesn't really matter, we'll be long friends." "Oh, oh!" Li Changshan was very happy when he understood Xiao Wang's mission for this trip, "Boss Sun, your business will definitely prosper if you do it like this. To be honest, those of us who know foreign guns, There is, it’s also a three-legged cat, please ask an expert to go on, there is nothing better.” "Thank you, thank you. You've said it well." Sun Ziqing asked, "I want to ask, how many guns do you want to bring back?" "We will take as many inspections as we can." Li Changshan said, "It depends on Boss Sun." Sun Ziqing pondered for a while on purpose, and then replied in a very earnest voice: "It is my responsibility for the three of you to pass the checkpoint. If something goes wrong, I will feel sorry for my friends. It's hard to get through. The three of you each carry four short guns, which are pinned to the waist of the hakama, and you can't see it when you wear a robe outside." "Okay!" Li Changshan asked again, "Where's Ziyao?" "You can take as much Ziyao as you want." Sun Ziqing added, "These eight short guns and Ziyao are my gift." "I'm sorry—" "No, no! I still have something to say. Please bring the other four to my friend." Sun Ziqing said again: "I think he owes someone there. These four guns are for him to give away." "Okay," Li Changshan replied in this way, with yearning unconsciously showing on his face. This time, Sun Ziqing's brainstorm was triggered: anyway, with eight guns, why not just be a favor without any expense?Thinking in my heart like this, I said: "I still have something to say. Of these eight guns, please send five for inspection, and the remaining three will be given to each of you. I will take care of my surname Wang. My buddy, I will explain it to you patrolling." "This, this—" Li Changshan stammered, his face full of regret, wishing he could find a way to answer immediately. Seeing it, Sun Ziqing was very pleased and proud, "Friends!" he said, "the days will be long in the future. As long as my friend surnamed Liu asks the three of you to bring an eye, I will be very grateful." .” "One word!" Li Changshan patted his chest and agreed generously. This made Sun Ziqing very moved, so he said, "I would like to ask you three questions, when are you going to leave?" Just as Li Changshan was about to speak, his companion gave him a hand, so the three of them discussed in low voices, one said that he wanted to visit a relative in Yichang, the other said that he had suffered from rheumatism for a long time, and planned to find some better medicine. , are all reluctant to part, fearing that Li Changshan will leave soon. "Okay!" After all, Li Changshan is the leader, and he is more concerned about "business", so he only made a slight concession, "Boss Sun said that we can leave tomorrow after we have done everything today. Since we heard that you have something to do, we will make sure." Leave the day after tomorrow." Before the two of them expressed anything, Sun Ziqing said to himself, "It's best to leave the day after tomorrow. I'll be more relaxed." That being said, the matter is settled.Sun Ziqing still had business to do, so he resigned first, leaving a fellow who was also very capable, to accompany Li Changshan and his party to restaurants, listen to Beijing opera, and agreed to have dinner at Sun's house in the evening. ＊＊＊ This afternoon, everything has been settled, as long as there is friendship and money at the checkpoint, everything can be discussed.If you only need ten or eight foreign guns, there are plenty of them ready-made.What's more troublesome is that it may not have happened overnight that Xiao Wang learned to be an expert in playing with guns, but he seems to be able to sell them on the spot without revealing his flaws. "Mr. Sun, Mrs. Sun, look at me!" Xiao Wang said triumphantly, pushing and pulling a short gun, tearing apart the table. "Take it apart, put it upside down!" Aunt Zhu smiled and said, "Don't be arrogant, Xiao Wang, you have to pretend well before you can count your skills. 'Dismantling a house' is nothing! I even dismantled a chime bell. It just doesn't fit well." Aunt Zhu was in a mischievous mood, so seeing Xiao Wang being embarrassed, she thought it was funny. As the boss, Sun Ziqing, who was always more kind than powerful to his subordinates, couldn't bear it at this moment, so she comforted him and said, "Take it easy!" , take your time! If you can disassemble it, it is very good! There is still a whole day of work tomorrow, so I will study hard." "Tomorrow morning it will be ready!" Xiao Wang replied angrily, "If I don't sleep all night tonight, I will also pack it." As a result, it only took me half a night to learn it. At twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, Xiao Wang rushed to "present his skills". Fortunately, Sun Ziqing's house has always been a "night market", and Xiao Wang came just in time Night snack. There were a total of four people eating supper, besides Zhu Daqi and Sun Ziqing, there was also the boss of Songjiang.They were talking about Xiao Wang's departure and what they should bring to Liu Bucai, so he came in time. "Listen carefully!" Sun Ziqing said, "If you have any questions, feel free to ask them at this time. If Mr. Liu asks about some work and doesn't get the point, his tricks won't work." So Sun Ziqing told Xiao Wang first what they wanted to tell Liu Bucai: first, be cautious in everything, and don't take risks.Second, it would be best for Zhu's family members to be brought to Shanghai by him; otherwise, you might as well tell Xiao Wang where the Zhu family's old and young live, and he will try to pick them up here.Third, Liu Bucai had to be careful in Jinshanwei. In case of war, he could escape to Songjiang, but he couldn't go to Songjiang's boss, because his family let Chang Mao beat the mansion in the past two days.If Liu Bucai can escape to Songjiang, he can find Lao Wu from the Wuji tea shop by the Xiuye ​​Bridge; he is the apprentice of the boss of Songjiang, and he will arrange everything by himself.Fourth, if possible, it is best to let Liu Bucai come to Shanghai. "Of course it can be done." Xiao Wang replied, "Business is originally a business where you come and go, and both parties must succeed. Chen Shifa asked about some things about foreign guns. I can say that I dare not make decisions. It is best Please send someone to Shanghai for an interview. Wouldn’t that be a matter of course, just ask Mr. Liu to come to the meeting on his behalf?” "Not necessarily!" Sun Ziqing said: "You and I want to get this golden cicada's plan to get out of its shell, and they want to get it too. I won't talk about him now, but now I want to talk about you. You should be careful when you get there, and don't talk to Mr. Liu too much. Get close. Be careful when you talk, and always pretend that although you know Mr. Liu, you are not very familiar with him. The foreign gun business is your own business and has nothing to do with him." After listening to Xiao Wang, he savored the words carefully, and he was confident that he could grasp the measure, so he nodded heavily: "I understand everything." "I will prepare the quotation for you." Sun Ziqing said again, "This business can be real or fake, but even if it is fake, it must be done as if it is real." "Yes, I understand that." "Otherwise!" Zhu Daqi interrupted and said, "Business is not just something on the table. It is not considered skill to be able to make a deal on the table. This deal requires the other party to go back and think about it. will do business.So even if it is a fake business, it must be done in this way to count.Do you understand? " This is not immediately comprehensible.Xiao Wang thought about it for a long time, understood the truth, felt that he had benefited a lot, and said happily: "Mr. Zhu, I have learned some skills." This is a convincing comprehension. To be able to appreciate such a mystery, only a person with a clear mind and a sensitive mind can do it.So Sun Ziqing and Zhu Daqi had the same idea, Xiao Wang's wings seemed to grow hard, even if the sea and sky were vast and the peaks were piercing the clouds, he could be assured to let him fly out. "This trip, things are difficult to say, easy to say, it all depends on your own purpose, adapt to the situation, I don't need to say more." Sun Ziqing turned to ask: "Little uncle, do you have any questions?" Do you want to ask him?" "Yes." Zhu Daqi asked: "Xiao Wang, you have been with them for the past two days, and you can always tell what this group of people like the most?" "That's a lot! The country people are dazzled when they go to the city, let alone the barracks? My favorite is of course foreign goods. Wall watches, binoculars, red-headed matches, as long as they are novel, everything is good." "Then, Xiao Wang, why don't you make a trip to 'Little Huo'? If you do business a little better, you will make money and I will lose money, okay?" "Why is this bad?" Xiao Wang looked at Sun Ziqing with a smile, meaning that he dared not agree without his permission. Sun Ziqing nodded again and again, not only in agreement, but also as a sign of admiration for Zhu Daqi, "Xiao Wang," he asked, "Do you know what Mr. Zhu means when he persuades you to do this?" This reminded Xiao Wang that he should think about it first, "You make money, and I lose money." Why? Once I figured it out, I still hope that his trip will go smoothly and successfully, "This way, I feel more like doing business." Xiao Wang said, "At the same time, I can make friends with each other, and I can always find out something. what come!" "Yes!" Zhu Daqi interjected, "That's what I mean. Tomorrow you go to handle the goods yourself, and I'll lend you the capital." "That's not necessary." Sun Ziqing said, "He has a savings of two thousand silver, which is stored in the bank for interest, and he can use it tomorrow. It's getting late, you go back!" "Slowly, slowly!" Aunt Zhu rushed out from the back hall and said, "Xiao Wang, have you practiced that gun yet?" "It's done. I'll pretend to show you." Xiao Wang raised his hem, reached out to untie a short gun from the hakama belt, disassembled it skillfully, and then put it back together with the parts one by one, pulling and pushing, only to hear the crisp and sweet sound of chopping and clapping. "That's good! You have something good to eat." Aunt Zhu kept a bowl of abalone porridge—with only the ingredients, she cooked two bowls in total. One bowl was for Zhu Daqi to eat, and the other bowl was reserved for Xiao Wang as a prize even Songjiang Boss and Sun Ziqing couldn’t eat. . This bowl of porridge is naturally very tasty.After eating, Xiao Wang couldn't help but said: "Everyone, please don't worry, don't talk about this place, even if it is a dragon's lake or a tiger's den, I dare to go." Sun Ziqing and his wife glanced at Zhu Daqi and smiled at each other—they had already discussed that if Liu didn't need it, Xiao Wang would stay there to help him, so that he could take care of Zhu's family members.I originally wanted to say this before I left, but seeing Xiao Wang's well-fed and energetic look at the moment, I might as well speak in advance. "Xiao Wang, I have another question to ask you, if Mr. Liu wants you to stay for a few more days, or if you have any errands, will you agree?" "That doesn't need to be said. Just do what should be done. I'm his subordinate, so of course I'll listen to him." The next day, Xiao Wang went to buy foreign goods as promised, and Li Changshan and his companions had another day of fun. At night, Sun Ziqing had a farewell banquet and sent them back to the hotel. They took four gifts with them, each with a watch— In addition to the three copies for the three people, there is another one for the long hair guarding the boat. ＊＊＊ After sending out the area of ​​"Yin and Yang Junction", I found the original boat, sailed westward, and arrived at Jinshanwei smoothly. When they arrived at their own place, Li Changshan and the others were very proud, wearing yellow and red rope short guns, one on each waist, and one hanging diagonally from his side, with their chests and stomachs raised, they returned to the camp. Chen Shifa and Liu Bucai were chatting about their "military exploits" when they moved to the north and south of the river. Hearing the report from Little Trickster, his eyebrows became brighter, and he grabbed Liu Bucai's arm and shook it again and again. This goes without saying.However, Liu Bucai heard the report from Xiaoxiu that there was another stranger. Although he knew it must be sent by Sun Ziqing, he had to find out who it was first. Wang Ying is right. "It's you!" Liu Bucai was a little disappointed, because in his impression, Xiao Wang had more than enough wit and not enough composure, and he was what Shanghainese called a "little slicker". "Mr. Liu!" Xiao Wang was very quiet and exchanged general greetings, "Long time no see. Hello!" "Come! Come!" Li Changshan introduced him vigorously. While introducing the names, he naturally said a lot of good things about Xiao Wang and Sun Ziqing. At this moment, Liu Bucai felt at ease, knowing that Sun Ziqing understood what he meant and was perfunctory. Be extremely thoughtful. After a while of confusion, we can get down to business.Xiao Wang spoke very calmly, first talking about his willingness to do this business, and it was introduced by Liu Bucai, so he dared not neglect.Then he explained who would give those short guns to whom, and finally added: "The foreign rules have always been like this. Please ask the inspector to use it to his satisfaction, and then we can talk about business." "Your Boss Sun is good at doing business. As long as the goods are good and the price is good, our business is settled." Chen Shifa picked up a short gun and flipped it twice. Try it. Go to the back." This is to make a fight and try to get it right.Although Liu Bucai murmured in his heart, Xiao Wang couldn't help panicking, because although he was proficient in loading and unloading the short gun, he had never fired it before. If a fire escapes and hurts people, not only will the business be affected, but the whole trick will also be exposed. Therefore, Xiao Wang made a decisive decision and decided to decline.If there is a reason for refusal, the only way is to bluff him, "Master Inspector, to tell you the truth, I don't know how to shoot. Why? The rules in the barbarian field require a note before shooting is allowed. Where, the rules are the same. I didn't have a note, so I never fired a gun. But, " He picked up a gun and said, "I've seen it through a lot." On the one hand, on the other hand, he "offered his skills".This time, Chen Shifa was really taken aback, and put aside the matter of making the piles, and asked Xiao Wang to teach him how to load and unload them.After a while, it was already dark, Chen Shifa served wine and entertained him, and at the same time began to discuss business formally. There are two things to discuss in detail, the first is price, and the second is delivery.Things are already troublesome, but it is even more troublesome to talk about such a business, because the fake one must be true, and at the same time, it must cater to Liu Bucai's intentions, so Xiao Wang really has to think carefully before saying every word. . Finally, Liu Bucai's intention was touched.Xiao Wang put himself in his place and thought about it. Naturally, his attitude was biased towards Chen Shifa. Therefore, he had to find a way to make his attitude of showing Chen Shifa what he wanted to be very clear.However, you can't blindly accommodate and sell Liu Bucai's account in everything, it will appear fake.I also have my own purpose to take care of, this purpose is to help the boss do business, "I am willing to do everything, but I am not willing to lose money", so it is easy to say anything else, Liu Bucai helped Chen Shifa to bargain, and he will argue vigorously. The price of the long gun was 24 taels of silver each, which is not expensive. Xiao Wang has already stated: "Mr. Liu introduced the business, and dare not charge a false price." But Chen Shifa didn't ask, and Liu Bucai refused to agree. "Xiao Wang, I don't know you very well. Your Boss Sun knows about me, so you can verify it before subtracting." "I know, I know the friendship between Mr. Liu and our boss. It's for this reason that the real price was charged, and there is really no way to reduce it." "Is there any one who sticks to one's word in business? The emperor's Chrysostom doesn't necessarily count; you always have to take care of my face." Xiao Wang was stunned for a while, showing an extremely difficult look, and finally said, "Since Mr. Liu said so, I will deduct one tael of silver." "One tael? Who wants you to reduce it!" "I really don't dare to make the decision. In this way," Xiao Wang replied, "Mr. Liu, can we talk to our boss face to face?" This was to open the way for him, but it was a bit early, Liu Bucai said tactfully: "How can I get away? Well, let's not talk about the price first, let's talk about friendship. Can you call the goods from Jiaxing over? " Where does Jiaxing come from with any "goods"?Xiao Wang had thought of an excuse long ago, and immediately replied: "It's convenient for both of us to transfer the goods from Jiaxing, but it's a pity that we can't!" "why?" "The guns were buried in the soil. They must have been rusted. They were taken out and cleaned up. They were blued with water and a layer of oil was added. If they were done well, they could be pretended to be new. But they can be sold to others, Mr. Liu said. Come to the business, if we do it like this, should we still be human in the future?" Hearing this, Chen Shifa nodded again and again. Their pretentiousness had undoubtedly deceived him to the point of giving up.Xiao Wang saw it in his eyes and was happy in his heart, but he became more cautious in his words. "Mr. Liu, please be considerate of the inspector at this level. We can only deliver goods in Shanghai." "Shanghai delivery?" Liu Bucai looked at Chen Shifa with a look of disappointment, "Isn't this a trouble?" "Yes! But," Chen Shifa turned to Xiao Wang and said, "Can you escort me through the checkpoint?" "I'm afraid I can't do it." "Here," Chen Shifa said, pointing to the gun on the table, "how did you get it here?" "If there are few things, it is easy to find a way. If there are too many things, you will not succeed." "Mr. Liu!" Chen Shifa asked, "What should I do?" Liu Bucai kept his mouth shut and didn't answer, with the air of taking this matter as his biggest problem, blinked and bit his lips, and pretended for a while before opening his mouth: "There is a solution. I'm afraid you don't trust me." This meant that he should go to Shanghai himself.Xiao Wang understood his intentions but did not dare to beat the side drums, fearing that he would be self-defeating if he made a mistake, so he only looked at Chen Shifa with concern. Now Chen Shifa encountered a problem, and his expression was similar to that of Liu Bucai, and finally he said, "Mr. Liu! I believe in you." Xiao Wang felt relieved, and now he can beat the drums, because as far as business is concerned, this also relieves his problems and responsibilities, so he might as well encourage, "It would be best if Mr. Liu could go there." He said, "The price will be higher , Mr. Liu, please talk to our boss face to face. With friendship, everything is easy to discuss, but we are buddies, so we can’t make such decisions.” "Yes, Mr. Liu, I invite you to go, just to ask you to negotiate the price for me. However, I don't have any money. Please come here!" Chen Shifa led him into his bedroom, and pulled out a long painting box from under the bed, inside the box were small boxes, and there were more than one, some painted gold, some red sandalwood, and foreign-style iron boxes. "These things are supposed to be handed over. I used to do this all the time, and I've become more sensible in the past two years. It's too stupid to think about it, so I suppressed it. You know the goods, you can see!" Liu Bucai nodded, and casually picked up an album, eight pieces of Yun Nantian's flowers, and a scroll of banners, and saw that it was written on the seal: "Shenpin, Ni Yuan worships the stone picture", with one side Xiang Zijing's seal. "You don't need to look any further! They are all good stuff." Liu Bucai asked, "What do you do with this box of paintings?" "For the price of the gun." Liu Bucai pondered for a while and said, "I think it must be enough. You can open a list for me. I will go to Shanghai to ask someone to estimate the price, and we will discuss it when I come back." "What's the estimate? You just take it with you." "No!" Liu Bucai said, "First, the things are too expensive and I can't take responsibility. Second, this painting box is very cumbersome and not easy to carry. I will discuss it when I go to Shanghai." "That's fine." Chen Shifa said, "If you want to leave, you have to hurry up, you leave tomorrow." "OK." The promise is like this, Liu Bucai is actually unwilling to leave in such a hurry, because the family members of the Zhu family have to make an arrangement--Chen Shifa has been quite convinced of him in the past few days, and he only wants to let him go to Shanghai this time. , it can be predicted that he will not disagree with him saying that he wants to go to Jiaxing to pick up his family, but he is afraid that he will say: "It's better for Baojuan to come here." Wouldn't he be asking for trouble?So I decided not to say anything, but to act on camera. At this moment, Xiao Wang was still thinking silently by himself, and he had already thought of a way to have a secret talk with Liu Bucai.So as soon as he and Chen Shifa showed up, he said, "Mr. Liu, Xiao Guifang came to see Boss Sun that day, and complained a lot with her nose and tears. Boss Sun wanted me to tell you." Chen Shifa took a look. 这表示有些无关宏旨，却不足为外人道的私话要说，陈世发便问刘不才：“小桂芳是什么人？听来像女人的名字。” 刘不才原有个相好叫小桂芳，但那是三年前所结的露水姻缘，不知小王何以突然提到她？这一层先不必去研究，只答复陈世发说：“是'幺二堂子'里的。” 陈世发籍隶皖北，不懂什么叫“堂子”，更不知道“长三”、“幺二”之分，不免愕然。于是小王便为他略略作了一番讲解。 “原来是这么回事！”陈世发恍然大悟，“窑子里的姑娘，也有情义重的。你们找个地方谈去吧。” 就这样摆脱了陈世发的视线，刘不才将小王带到自己卧室中，当然不会闭门，就在窗下悄悄谈话。 所谈的自非小桂芳，小王将经过情形，原原本本地告诉了刘不才。他觉得异常安慰，笑容一直浮在脸上。等小王讲完，才吸口气说：“我就晓得你们一定懂我的意思。做朋友就要这样子，才有味道。这一趟真难为你了，你的'做工'真不坏，恰好在分寸上头。等回上海，我要跟你们老板说，保你一保。” 小王听得这么说法，自然高兴，但就在这几天，他已大有长进，很矜持地答道：“刘先生，请你先不要夸奖我，等我把事情办妥当了，大家都好。现在最要紧的一件事，是把朱家老小送到上海，该怎么办，该我做些啥，请你早早交代。” “这件事我还没有动脑筋。”刘不才压抑了声音，也压抑了内心的兴奋，“这出戏的上半部，唱得很火爆，我倒有点舍不得草草落场。” 这句话，在小王就无论如何想不明白了，“还有下半部？” 他问，“下半部唱什么？照我看，唱到大团圆也就差不多了。” “小团圆容易。朱家老小，我总可以把他们送到上海。不过，我心里还不肯，费了这么大的气力，机会又不错，就这样糊里糊涂下场，未免可惜。不但可惜，还有后患，将来除非不走这条路，除非不遇着他，遇着他，你想怎么过门？” “他”是指陈世发。小王想想不错，此刻大张旗鼓，装神弄鬼，到头来杳如黄鹤，一场无结果。陈世发上了这个大当，自然恨之刺骨，一旦冤家路狭，撞在他手里，哪里还有活命？ “这样说，刘先生，你真的要跟他做这笔生意？” “那又怎么可以？将来光复了，还要不要做人？小王，”刘不才附着他的耳朵说，“陈世发很听我的话，这几天听他的口气，长毛好像做厌了，我想拉他过去。” 小王大吃一惊，这个企图太大了，搞得不好，便有杀身之祸，“刘先生，”他正色说道：“这件事你千万慎重，最好到了上海再说？” “是的。我也是这么想。现在先不谈，我们来研究研究，怎么样将朱家老小送到上海？”接着，他又将他跟孙祥太的关系，以及自己原来的打算，都讲了给小王听。 “原来的打算不错，能够先由嘉兴移到松江，下一步归松江老大想办法。不过，眼前要先通知孙祥太，朱家老太太也在等你的消息。”小王自告奋勇，“嘉兴我也熟的，我替你去走一趟。” 这是个好主意，但两人明天就要回上海，小王突然说要到嘉兴去一趟，岂不惹陈世发疑心？这得要找个很好的理由，不然，多一事就不如少一事。 小王听了他的疑问，略想一想答道：“现在就有个绝好的理由在这里，不如说嘉兴那批枪——。” “啊，啊！”刘不才恍然大悟，心急地抢话说：“你用不着说了，我懂了。”