Republic of China small businessman

But after staying on the mountain for one night, Master Jiu returned to the mansion.

At the same time, all the people from Jingshui Lane were called to the East Courtyard of Baifu. It turned out that the small house was sealed and all their things were moved out and piled up in the courtyard.

The east courtyard didn't intend to settle them down, and just let people stand in the middle of the courtyard and wait.

A group of people looked a little uneasy. Most of them were flowers raised in the greenhouse and had not experienced any twists and turns. Even if some people climbed to the big tree Cao Yunzhao from a low place, they had been used to living a stable life for a long time. Throwing it in the courtyard with the luggage, my heart became more and more frightened.

Waiting until almost noon, two guards brought people over again. Although they were not tied up, they guarded them extremely strictly.

The woman walking in front was Liu Ruyi.

Many people in the courtyard glared at her, but some showed concern and wanted to come and talk to her.

The guards of the east courtyard stopped him, and said coldly, "Shut up!"

Only then did everyone quiet down, and they could only keep looking at Liu Ruyi with their eyes.

Liu Ruyi wore a plain cheongsam and a white velvet shawl, her brows looked haggard, her makeup and hair dimmed for a while, she didn't look like a sick beauty when she came here, but she looked like she had really suffered a serious illness. There is no blood on it.

The door of the small hall in front was pushed open, and Bai Jiuye came out from inside.

All the voices talking in the yard fell silent. This group of people knew who could not be offended. They lowered their brows and looked down, only looking down at the toes of their shoes.

Only Liu Ruyi stood there, looking at the same level as Master Jiu.

Bai Jiuye changed his clothes, he was still dressed in a long robe, his collar was buttoned up high, half covering his Adam's apple.He looked around indifferently, and finally fell on Liu Ruyi, looked at her and said: "Cao Yunzhao entrusted me to take care of you, I will not restrict you, but he left a message before leaving, if anyone If you don’t want to stay any longer, you can take a piece of money and leave on your own.”

Everyone in the yard exclaimed in a low voice, obviously never heard such a statement, and their voices were a little flustered for a while.

Steward Sun Fu frowned and took a step forward, and said loudly, "Everyone be quiet!"

Liu Ruyi was the calmest one among them. She waited for Master Jiu to finish speaking, bowed unexpectedly, and said goodbye: "I am grateful to Master Jiu for taking care of me these days. If you wish, please allow me to leave the house."

After she finished speaking, everything around her fell silent.

Among the group of people who were sent to Cao Mansion, if anyone had been in the small mansion the longest and had the deepest affection for Cao Yunzhao, Liu Ruyi was probably the only one.

Liu Ruyi was born in the land of fireworks. At that time, Cao Yunzhao was working with his father and brother in Beiping, and found a job in the customs. Liu Ruyi was a gift specially given to Cao Yunzhao.They also sent gold and silver belongings. Cao Yunzhao was unwilling to be ruled by others, so he returned all the things, but Liu Ruyi knelt outside the door all night and begged him to take her in. Mr. Cao was soft-hearted and paid for her to redeem her.

Because of this, Cao Yunzhao was gossiped by the outside world and lost his first job.

Cao's father drove him back to the provincial capital of Beidi to make him reflect.

Cao Yunzhao, however, was happy to be at ease, and devoted himself to his favorite art. Liu Ruyi came to serve him in Beidi, treating him like a benefactor and loving him like a husband.

Cao Yunzhao has never touched her, but Liu Ruyi only has this man in her heart.

These people in Cao's mansion were more or less cautious. Once Cao Yunzhao left, they would all be gone within a year or two.But everyone never thought that the first person to say goodbye would be Liu Ruyi.

Bai Jiuye asked, "Have you thought it through?"

Liu Ruyi nodded, her neck injury was still not healed, she said in a hoarse voice: "Think about it." She was silent for a moment, the corners of her lips trembling slightly when she wanted to raise her lips, and said in a trembling voice, "Master Jiu, don't worry, I'll give Cao The mansion made a phone call... Ruyi left voluntarily, from now on life and death have nothing to do with others."

She set a precedent, and as soon as the words came out, the rest of the people in the yard were also shaken.

Some people stood up and said they wanted to leave.

Bai Jiuye asked people to take the silver, and gave a letter of silver to those who wanted to leave, and asked them to leave on their own, and walked several times one after another.

He also didn't want to leave, his eyes turned around, Manager Sun Fu snorted coldly, and said loudly from the side: "The head of the family said that it is inconvenient for all idlers to stay in the mansion. The silver is three yuan per person, and the food and drink house provides it for a period of three years. If no one comes to pick up Cao Mansion after three years, the treatment will remain the same until ten years. After that, life or death will be irrelevant, and there will be no connection with the White House!"

As soon as these words came out, those who thought carefully were stupid in the local area. Nawen League is not only thousands of miles away from the provincial capital, but also eight hundred miles away. It's a little bit better to fend for itself.

This group of people was used to the bustling, beautiful appearance, and they were in their youth, so they really didn't want to go to the barren land. After a little hesitation, they all stepped forward to collect the money and left.

In the end, there were only three people left in the yard.

Two of them seemed to be honest, when Master Jiu asked, the other party also bowed and said: "The young one is a qin master, Mr. Cao praised us for playing the qin, and said that after a few years, he will return to the country after studying, and he will want us to play the qin. The two of them carefully looked at Lord Jiu, and asked in a low voice, "We don't want to leave, but we want to stay and play the piano. We just ask you to give me a roof tile to keep out the wind and rain. We'll wait for Mr. Cao to come back."

Master Jiu nodded in agreement, and asked Sun Fu to prepare the car and send it to a remote house in Jin City.

The two of them didn't complain, they were relieved to have a place to live, they gave a big gift to Lord Jiu, and followed them away.

In the end, there was only He Lianchun, who combed her hair and wore a schoolgirl dress.

Master Jiu glanced at her, his eyes fell on the new clothes on her body, he frowned slightly, and said to Sun Fu, "Send them away together."

Steward Sun Fu bowed to his promise and saw Master Jiu off before he straightened up and looked at He Lianchun and asked, "What else do you want?"

He Lianchun was holding his portfolio, standing there a little confused, biting his lips and asking, "Can I stay here..."

Steward Sun Fu frowned and said, "Where do you want to be in the White House, can anyone stay?"

He Lianchun's eyes turned red, she lowered her head and muttered a few words.

Steward Sun Fu said impatiently: "Speak louder!" He was annoyed by this kind of little girl, who looked aggrieved when she wanted to talk, which was completely different from the people in the East Yard. No, you already know what you're talking about, and it's a waste of time for these people outside to talk.

He Lianchun raised his head and said aggrievedly: "I, I haven't gone to school yet! It's been a long time since school started, and I still want to stay here to study painting. I won't bother you at the end of the year. Just send me to study in Peking. Brother Cao said my god Good score, I can study in Beiping Art College."

Manager Sun Fu said: "Mr. Cao's promise to you has nothing to do with my White House."

He Lianchun said anxiously: "How could it be? Brother Cao clearly said before that he would take care of me for my brother!"

"Girl, it's a matter of being entrusted and loyal. It's just that we are also helping, and we should not go too far in everything—" Manager Sun Fu paused, and said: "Let me tell you again, this is Bai Mansion, since you are favored by the White Mansion, you should obey the rules of the White Mansion. If you don’t want to go to the Nawen League, you can leave with a silver letter. As for whether you go to Peking to study, or go to your elder brother, it’s up to you. "

He Lianchun burst into tears, she had never been so helpless before, she was afraid for a moment, and murmured: "I want to find my elder brother."

Manager Sun Fu asked, "Do you have an address?"

"Brother wrote me a letter at the beginning of the year, it was Dongyang's address..."

"That's easy, as long as you have the address, Mr. Cao is kind to you, and the money left is enough to buy a boat ticket. I'll send you to the pier within three days, and I'll send you to Dongyang to find relatives."

Sun Fu has been in charge of the East Hospital for many years. He is an old man who has been with Master Jiu from the beginning, and he is wholeheartedly for Master Jiu.He has been worried about the Yingying and Yanyan in Jingshui Lane for a long time. Their masters are unknown. Although they are powerful, they are only good at business. It's best to send them together.

But one day, everyone in Jingshui Lane was dismissed.

Master Jiu had people follow him for two days, and he also checked out where these people went afterward, and wrote to Cao Yunzhao along with it.

Cao Yunzhao was sent by his family to study abroad, and now there is only a ship to take. It takes three months to go to the West, and there are some vegetables and fruits in the early stage, but he almost eats mashed potatoes afterwards, which is very difficult.Counting the days, Mr. Cao is still on the ship and has not landed. When this letter arrives, he will almost land. I don't know how he feels after receiving it.

As soon as we got on the boat here, everyone in the house dispersed.

After dealing with these matters, Master Jiu still couldn't calm down.

At first, when he was reading a book, he kept thinking about what happened on the mountain that day, and later, when people from the chamber of commerce came in to discuss matters with him, he was a little distracted, and he was called out several times before he regained his senses.

Manager Sun Fu brought Tang over, and whispered, "Master, are you tired? It's better to rest for two days. There is no time to finish the work. Don't be in a hurry."

Jiu Ye lowered his head to drink the soup, took a sip, and stopped again.

Steward Sun Fu was stunned for a moment, and asked: "Master, but where is this beef bone soup not ready? I saw that the weather has been cold these past two days, so I asked someone to cook some hot soup..."

Master Jiu shook his head, finished the small bowl of soup in one gulp, put the empty bowl on the table and asked, "Jing'er hasn't come back yet?"

"Yes, but Heihe sent a letter back, saying that the second young master dumped two cargoes over there, and left Xiao Xie to help." Since Manager Sun Fu learned that Xie Jing had saved his master, he has expressed his gratitude to Xie Jing. Jing is exceptionally kind, especially since this child grew up in front of everyone in the East Yard, and his feelings are not normal. He heard Master Jiu mention it and said with emotion, "I still talked about it when I was making soup in the small kitchen today, and I split the bones I just want to find Xiao Xie, he loves to eat roasted beef bone marrow, and he also likes to drink bone soup. These days, the master chef in the kitchen always accidentally cooks an extra bowl of soup, forgetting that Xiao Xie is not there, and puts him in his usual A bowl of soup is also prepared."

Master Jiu wiped his lips with a handkerchief, and said softly, "It's been too long since I've been out."

Steward Sun Fu asked, "Then I should write a letter to urge him to come back?"

Master Jiu nodded in agreement.

Steward Sun Fu took the order.

Before it was time for dinner, Lord Jiu changed his mind again, called Sun Fu back, and said to him: "Prepare the car, I will go to Heihe tomorrow in person, Ming Yu is too ostentatious, the two ships of goods are not trivial, I will go Just take a look and rest assured."

Steward Sun Fu quickly responded and went to prepare the car.

The sky was pale, and just after dawn, the car from the East Hospital set off.

Master Jiu went to the front main courtyard first to bid farewell to old master Bai, but the old master was not in the mansion, so he left without staying too long.

The Bai family has now been handed over to Bai Jiu, and the old man stayed in the provincial government just to sit in charge for him, and didn't control him much.

The Jiuye motorcade pulled out, and the speed was not much slower than riding a horse, and the dust was flying all the way.

Zhang Huwei and others divided into two teams, the front was to explore the road, and the rear was to guard. The horses were strong and strong, and the hoofs of the horses fell on the ground with a trembling and muffled sound, and they headed north.

Heihe.

Xie Jing was sitting in a teahouse, drinking tea while looking up at the people on the street outside.

Now is the busiest time for businesses in Heihe. After September, it will start to snow here. After two more months, the mountains will be blocked by heavy snow, and boats will not be able to pass on the river.

Pedestrians came and went on the street, dressed in different styles. Apart from local businessmen, there were also many foreigners among them. Russians accounted for [-]%, and there were also quite a few Orientals. They spoke various accents and talked about business at border merchants.

Xie Jing looked at it for a while, and a group of people came in from the teahouse. The leader was an old man with a jacket and a leather cap with a turquoise ingot buckle on his head. He was dressed like the most common businessman in the Northland.Behind the old man were three tall and strong men who looked like bodyguards, all in black bunt, very well-behaved, but with sharp eyes.

Seeing the person coming, Xie Jing froze, tried to turn his eyes away, looked down at the teacup and drank tea seriously.

The business of the teahouse was very good. The old man walked around and found no empty tables. The young man took him over to make up a table. He cupped his hands and said with a smile, "I'm really sorry, my little brother. Can I let the old man squeeze in with you? Just have a drink." Tea, rest your feet."

Xie Jing desperately resisted the urge to stand up and bow to salute, nodded stiffly and said: "Yes."

When the old man sat down, he didn't even dare to look at the teacup, and turned his head to stare at the people on the street, pretending to be trying to look at them.

The old man has gray hair, but he looks very energetic and has a good temper. He is still chatting with Xie Jing: "Where is the little brother from?"

Xie Jing turned many answers in his head, picked one in the shortest time, and said calmly: "People from the provincial government."

The old man asked for a pot of tea and a few plates of pastries, pushed a plate of pastries over, and said with a smile: "Oh? That's a coincidence, me too. It's rare to meet a fellow, the old man who makes groceries from the north and the south, dare to ask my brother to come to Heihe to do it what business?"

Xie Jing's clothes were soaked with sweat on his back, and he tried his best not to show anything, and choked out two words: "Visiting relatives."

The old man clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Coincidentally, I am also visiting relatives."

While chatting, I suddenly saw a person rushing in from the door. He was about fifty years old, short and slightly fat, with two beards like rat tails growing on his lips. He looked around and looked around. Staring at the table between Xie Jing and the old man, his eyes widened.

Xie Jing recognized Huang Mingyou immediately, got up immediately, and didn't even care about the crooked stool, bowed to him first, and bowed to salute: "Mr. Huang--" He really couldn't sit down for a moment, beside him was Even if he is disguised, he can still recognize the old man of the Bai Mansion, and his forehead will be sweating any more!

Huang Mingyou was also dressed in the clothes of a businessman, dressed as an accountant. He walked over to look at the people on the table, and after beeping a few times, he said with a smile: "This is really a coincidence. The flood rushed into the Dragon King Temple. The family does not know the family. Old man, let me introduce to you, this is Xie Jing, the youngest steward of the East Court, and the close person who follows Bai Jiu! Don't look at him as young, this kid has a good idea He is a master, capable of writing and martial arts, and I learned a good marksmanship from Zhang Huwei, I didn't blow it up, you can look for it with a lantern in the provincial government, Zhang Huwei is the only one who can use two guns." After finishing speaking, He winked at Xie Jing again, and hinted: "This is the elder of your ninth master, so hurry up and greet..."

Before he finished speaking, Xie Jing kowtowed to the old man, "Hi, old man."

The old man was stunned for a moment, then smiled and pulled him up: "Silly boy, this is outside, what are you doing, get up quickly."

Huang Mingyou also thought that Xie Jing was just bowing, but he didn't expect him to kowtow when he came up. He knew Xie Jing well, and he had a good impression of Xie Jing, so he smiled and said: "Master, Xiao Xie is such an honest child, you see, all of them kowtow Well, why don't you give me some rewards? You can't let the children kowtow for nothing."

The old man Bai glanced at Xie Jing, nodded in agreement, took out a pocket watch with a gold chain from his arms, and handed it to Xie Jing.

Xie Jing Nuonuo didn't dare to ask for it.

Huang Mingyou touched him a few times with his arm, Xie Jing took it with a bow, held the pocket watch and said, "Thank you, old lady."

Old Master Bai smiled and said, "You don't have to be so reserved when you're outside, just sit down."

Xie Jing sat sideways and poured a cup of tea for the old man, respectfully.