Under One Person: I am the Master of Maoshan

Shen Yan dragged Lu Ren to his room, and when he reached the door, he shouted towards Gong Er's yard next door.

"Ruomei, Ruomei!"

Gong Er heard the shouting and came out: "What's wrong?"

"Ask the head cook to prepare some delicious food and bring it to my room. We'll have a few drinks with your brother Lu."

"okay"

Gong Er didn't think about anything else and went to the guard company's kitchen to prepare.

Shen Yan entered the room and let Lu Ren sit on the kang, then took out a few bottles of Fenjiu and peanuts and placed them on the kang table.

After Tianming put the dishes and chopsticks in place, the three of them sat on the kang. Shen Yan opened a bottle of wine and filled it for the three of them.

"Let's drink a sip first and wait for Ruomei."

The three of them took a sip of the wine. Not long after, Gong Er and the head cook entered the house with the food.

"Oh, deep-fried meat! This is too extravagant, Squad Leader Wang."

Lu Ren sighed as he smelled the aroma of the fried meat.

"Hehe, Miss Gong specially arranged this. She said you like this."

"Captain, Political Commissar, please see if there is anything missing. I will go down and prepare it."

"No need. Tomorrow, give Squad Leader Wang a few cans of fruit to take back to satisfy the soldiers' cravings."

"Thank you Captain"

Shen Yan also poured a bowl of wine for Gong Er, and the four of them ate and chatted. Tianming ate a few mouthfuls and felt so sleepy that he went back to his room to sleep. Not long after, he began to snore.

He gave Gong Er a look and said, "Ruomei, since you have been holding the torch for so long, Ah Ren has taken good care of you. Why don't you offer a toast to your elder brother Lu?"

Gong Er didn't know what he was up to, but he still picked up the wine bowl and said, "Brother Lu, I offer you a bowl. Our two families have been friends for generations, I'll drink it and you can do whatever you want."

Gong Er drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp. Lu Ren was frightened when he saw this, but he still drank the bowl.

"Okay! Aren is so generous."

Shen Yan picked up the wine bottle and filled his bowl again, and Lu Ren begged.

"Brother, you are my real brother, please stop bullying me, okay? What on earth are you doing?"

"Hey~ Let's have another bowl. You took good care of the torch while I was away. I haven't thanked you properly yet. Cheers."

Shen Yan tilted his head back and drank the wine in the bowl. Seeing this, Lu Ren had no choice but to follow him.

Lu Ren's alcohol tolerance was among the best among the Zhiju, but he hadn't rested for two days, so after a few bowls of wine, he looked drunk.

"Captain, hiccup, just say whatever you want to say. I can't drink anymore."

Shen Yan chuckled: "Well, let me ask you something, how did your four families make their fortunes?"

"Four families? Why do you think of asking this?"

Shen Yan filled his glass again and touched his bowl with his own: "Just chatting and asking casually."

Lu Ren put the wine bowl aside, rolled his eyes and thought for a while: "If you say that the four companies started in similar ways, to use Marcos' words, the original accumulation is bloody."

"Take our Lu family for example. During the Qing Dynasty, our ancestors colluded with the government to mine copper, gold, and wood. The Gao family is similar to us, but their power is greater than ours, and they had a close relationship with the Zhang family in the past few years."

"The Lu family is also a dominant family near the sea. The Wang family is a little worse, but they are still comparable to the small and medium-sized families in the martial arts world. In general, they rely on the mountains to make a living, and after they become rich, they gradually wash their hands of the whitewashing and do some legitimate business."

After listening to Lu Ren's story, Shen Yan had a cunning smile on his face: "So the four families are extremely wealthy. The wealth accumulated over several generations must be quite a lot."

Lu Ren looked at him with a puzzled look in his head: "Isn't this normal? Take your Baicaotang for example. There is no industry in the country that lacks medicine. Your Shen family's foundation is not inferior to that of the Wang family."

Shen Yan cleared his throat and rubbed his hands: "Well, today when the commander approved the Laiyang detachment, he put forward a condition to me, asking us to bring a batch of medicines to exchange with them. The supply pressure at the headquarters is also very tight, so we have to raise the money ourselves."

"Just for this? Why didn't you tell me earlier? Is there any need to beat around the bush? If you need money, I still have more than 20,000 yuan in my savings. If it's not enough, I can ask my family for more."

Shen Yan chuckled: "Not only this matter, you think the head of the headquarters can say that the material pressure is tight, it must be difficult to a certain extent. Do you think we should make an effort to collect some from the various families in the martial arts world, even if it is just borrowing."

Lu Ren took a peanut from the table and kept squeezing it in his hands. He was thinking about the feasibility of this matter.

"That's a solution. As far as I know, these aristocratic families all have strong foundations. If they can work together, it will greatly ease the pressure on the troops. However, to accomplish this, we need a respected family leader. If we just do it, it will make them feel like we are intimidating them..."

As he spoke, he figured out the purpose of Shen Yan's drinking. He threw the peanuts in his hand to Shen Yan who was sitting opposite him.

"I said you are hesitating and you are waiting for me here! No, you should change someone. Our Lu family doesn't interact much with these families and sects."

Shen Yan dodged Peanut by moving to the side. Gong Er looked at the two of them and smiled secretly with her hands covering her mouth.

Shen Yan moved to Lu Ren's side and put his arm around his shoulders.

"Come on, you just said I was your brother, why don't you care when my brother is in trouble?"

Lu Ren broke free from his hand and said angrily: "It depends on what the matter is. If you say that my Lu family is taking the lead, people will inevitably say that we are using our power to pressure others. When the time comes, whether we donate more or less, it will not look good..."

Before he could finish, Shen Yan said, "Are you stupid? You could have brought the other three families along. Forget about the Gao family. It's not easy for them to be in the Anti-Japanese United Army."

Shen Yan counted on his fingers and said, "Just think about it. If the Lu, Lu, and Wang families come forward together, who in the martial arts world would dare not give face? If they don't give face, then they are not giving face to us, the torch bearer. If they don't give face to me, then they are not giving face to the entire Xuanmen."

Lu Ren laughed in anger and said, "I'm impressed by your words. Then write a letter to my father yourself. He will definitely give you face."

Shen Yan touched his head awkwardly: "After all, I am a member of the Xuanmen sect. It is a bit embarrassing to talk about such mundane things. You should do it."

Lu Ren grabbed his neck fiercely: "You are a whore and you want to be a saint. How can there be so many good things!"

Shen Yan slapped his hand away: "What are you talking about? Ruomei is still here. You are the political commissar, why don't you pay attention to the impact? I'll punish you with a bowl of rice."

Lu Rensheng drank the wine in his bowl sullenly: "Well, I don't know what sin I committed in my previous life, and I ended up in your hands in this life."

Shen Yan just laughed and didn't dare to say anything.

"In addition to raising funds, do you also want to see the attitudes of these sects?"

Shen Yan patted Lu Ren on the back and said with a smirk, "Otherwise, how could we be brothers? You know what big brother is thinking. Let's take this opportunity to see who is on that side and who wants to bet on both sides. If you want to bet on both sides, you have to bleed a little, right?"

"You're so fucking bad"

"Ha ha ha ha"

The two discussed some more details, and finally fell asleep at the table due to drinking. Gong Er simply cleaned up the table and went back to his room to rest.

"Giggle!"

Lu Ren heard the rooster crowing in his sleep and opened his eyes dazedly. But he felt that it was difficult to breathe, and it felt like there was a heavy object pressing on his chest.

He raised his head and saw that one of Shen Yan's legs was across his chest. He angrily pulled Shen Yan's leg away.

Lu Ren's push also woke Shen Yan up. He looked at his watch and saw that there was still half an hour before the wake-up call.

"There's still half an hour before the wake-up call, so go get some sleep."

Lu Ren said unhappily, "Go back to your room and sleep. I'm not used to sleeping with a man."