brotherly innocence

Qin Rong clung to his mother's hand, stared into her eyes and asked: "Mother, here, the Qin Mansion, the status of a great wife, ample food and clothing, prosperity and wealth, are all what mother wants?"

Niu touched his cheek, smiled and patted and said: "Silly boy, you have a good life, who would want to live a life of fear and fear? Mother is content, even if she goes back to the small alley to suffer, who will let mother It's a poor life, and being a wife for a few days is a gift from the Bodhisattva. It's just that mother doesn't want to wrong your brothers, Rong'er, your father and his eyes are full of love for you."

"You, don't you hate him? Back then, if it wasn't for him..." Qin Rong hadn't finished speaking angrily, his mother covered his mouth in a panic and shook her head, then smiled and said, "If it wasn't for that year, where would you be, a little thing like you? My mother has been terrified for 18 years."

Qin Rong smiled, smiled and supported his mother's shoulder and said, "Son understands, understands. In fact, Ah Pei will definitely respect mother."

Qin Rong left his mother's bedroom, and slowly closed the door. The frosted stained glass window reflected the lights, and saw his mother's happy expression in the mirror, taking off the gold ornaments on her head, and her heart ached.As far as he could remember, he never remembered that his mother had dressed up, or that her mother was smiling so happily.Only now did I realize that, in fact, my mother should have been beautiful when she was young.Turning his head and closing his eyes for a moment, he resolutely left, and when he went to Boss Qin's bedroom, the room was dimly lit.

In the quiet night, he heard faint sobs, and his mother's head was pressed against her back, stroking the old scars on his body, sobbing quietly.

A low voice scolded: "Why are you here? Why don't you go back soon? The child is grown up, don't bully him like this in the future." Qin Rong was startled, not knowing how Boss Qin came into his room.

Qin Rong held his breath and remained motionless, but he couldn't hear any sound, and didn't know whether the old man was going or staying.After a long time, I felt a big hand pull up his trousers and tuck them in, then covered his quilt, touched his forehead and sighed softly: "Stinky boy, you have a bad temper, just as stubborn as your father."

Qin Rong felt sour in his heart, but he still gritted his teeth and strengthened his determination.He doesn't care about this place, and he doesn't care about having a family or a father.

For a month, Qin Rong had followed Chu Yaonan in and out of the Blue Gang in a regular manner, and served as a servant in Chongyi Hall. He looked like he had surrendered, which made Boss Qin feel relieved.

It's just that he has a "tail" behind him when he goes out or even relieves himself. He knows that Boss Qin doesn't trust him very much.

Fortunately, Adan was there, and he went to Qingdaotang privately to inform him, and arranged the boat leaving Dingjiang and the boat ticket from Guangzhou to Hong Kong.

Seeing that the date was approaching, Ah Pei's injury was healed, the house was calm, and the ghost never came out again.

The aunts were all talking about it, and they all said that Ah Pei had a nightmare when he changed the room, so he fell down the stairs while sleepwalking in a trance.Qin Rong also gradually believed that if Qin Pei was willing to live in peace and happiness, the Qin Mansion would be a good home for him.

At dawn, when Xiaoxing was hanging in the sky, all the servants in the mansion were snoring like thunder.

Qin Rong pushed open the window, and Adan was downstairs to meet him. He followed the path he had found and jumped onto the branch, climbed over a few trees and came to the back garden. Instead of going through the back door, he jumped onto a high wall and squatted on top of the wall. Looking back at the many courtyards and majestic pavilions of the Qin Mansion, I feel lonely.I thought to myself, mother, goodbye, it is good to be a wife here, since you like it, I will stay here for now, and my son will come to pick you up when he becomes famous in the future.

Qin Rong took a few steps and turned his head reluctantly, as if he was very nostalgic for everything in front of him.The pace also became heavy.

Adan protected Qin Rong and ran around the path to the riverside wharf.There was the sound of sirens in the distance, and the sound of porters unloading the goods, sometimes far away and sometimes near.

Not long after, it was already bright, and the pier was bustling with activity.

Adan said in a low voice, "Brother Rong, go to the teahouse opposite and wait for some breakfast. I'll go and arrange the ferry and I'll come pick you up."

A Dan left, Qin Rong went to the teahouse, suddenly a cry came from behind him: "Oh, isn't this Qin Er Shao?"

Qin Rong shuddered in panic, and looked back to see that it was President Fang, a comprador, and a regular customer of Qingdaotang.When I saw him, I changed my name to Qin Erye, so I had to laugh and say: "How did Chairman Fang find time to visit here today?"

"Is your father Qin in good health?" Chairman Fang accompanied him with a smile. When he usually went to Qingdaotang to deliver goods, this miser would always shout and make a face.

Qin Rong replied warmly: "President Qin is fine. Thank you for your concern."

"Say hello for me, hello," President Fang muttered.

Qin Rong left him perfunctorily, thinking that he only came to see his jokes at the three banquets that day, and met Boss Qin, and now he is so swaying.He was also afraid that his words would provoke people from the Qin family to chase him, and Adan did not come back, so Qin Rong had to lower the brim of his hat and go straight to the pier.

There was a blast of loudspeakers, and the crowd ran like rats, laughing and screaming: "Left, right, hurry up, over there, it's crooked! Hahahahaha..."

I saw a convertible Rolls Royce rushing dazzlingly, followed by a Bentley and a convertible classic car.Qin Rong dodged and couldn't dodge in time, a white swan jumped to the side, and the car stopped abruptly.Ouch, there was a scream, and the men and women in the car were so shocked that they lost their souls.

"A Rong, why are you? You, why are you here?"

Qin Rong was shocked to see that it was Qin Pei who jumped out of the car, and Lao Li, the driver in the house.

"Early in the morning, why are you playing here if you don't go to school?" Qin Rong asked back.

"Classes are too boring. We go for a ride by the river every day." Qin Pei said, pointing to the middle school building with a flag floating beside it.

Qin Rong cursed inwardly, how could such a coincidence happen.

"Second young master, morning, the master is looking for you everywhere." The driver Lao Li blinked his eyes and looked him up and down, his eyes were full of strangeness.

"Looking for me? It was Chu Yaonan who ordered me to come to the riverside to help keep an eye on a batch of goods. I am afraid that Qingdaotang will mess with it. I am most familiar with the market at this pier. Why, didn't Young Master Nan tell the master?" Qin Rong had an idea and pretended calm down.

Old Li Nahan shook his head and said, "Nan Shao went out to see a doctor early in the morning."

Upon hearing this, Qin Rong heaved a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "That's it."

"Second Young Master, you should go back quickly. Why don't you call the master and send a letter?" Lao Li reminded.

Only at this moment, Adan came running in a hurry, seeing Qin Rong chatting up someone, and seeing Qin Pei, he hurriedly stepped aside and said nothing.Qin Rong gave him a wink, indicating that he didn't need to speak.

Qin Rong thought something was wrong, this old Li was still slippery, so he smiled leisurely and said, "I don't dare to delay the errand that Young Master Nan gave me. How about this, I'll teach the young master how to drive, and you hurry back and report a letter." Give it to the master, say that I will send this batch of goods away, and I will come back for dinner at night."

Old Li was skeptical, took the money Qin Rong gave him to call the car, and got out of the car.Qin Rong stopped him again and said, "Well, Lao Li, tell your wife that I'm not feeling well and can't eat hair, just prepare some light porridge for dinner."

Only then did Lao Li leave with a "ah!", Qin Rong jumped into the car and threw Qin Pei aside and said, "See how I drive." He waved to A Dan and called him to come up, A Dan drove away knowingly The car rushed towards the riverside pier.

"Oh, the road ahead is not easy." Qin Pei yelled on the bumpy car.

"The riverside scenery is the most romantic." The girl next to her screamed and got up to blow the river breeze.

Seeing him intoxicated, Qin Rong casually said, "The actress in the American movie just wears a long skirt and blows the wind by the river."

"Yes, Deng Zhizhi, hugging that German officer in the river wind and heavy rain is so charming." The girl put her hands together in front of her chest, her eyes making a line of laughter.Qin Rong recognized it, he had seen the photo, Bao Xixi, isn't this Bao Xixi, the daughter of a wealthy family who Qin Pei has admired for a long time but ignored him?

Feeling helpless for a while, thinking that people are powerful, how could Apei turn himself into a wealthy young man, this girl even posted it.

When the car stopped at the pier, the girls screamed and got out of the car and ran to the pier, Qin Pei followed closely.

A Dan secretly said to Qin Rong: "Brother Rong, you are really smart. Here, the barge in front, the Tianxing, is going to Guangzhou. Brother Rong, let's go up first, and the boss of the boat will say hello. Just go up. You will collect the ferry ticket to Hong Kong."

Qin Rong gratefully held Adan's hand and said, "Okay!"

"The trestle bridge next to the pier in front is very beautiful!" Qin Rong yelled, and ran towards the Tianxing ferry in the opposite direction.

The brothers who were unloading the cargo on the ship knew Qin Rong, and when they saw him, they greeted him in surprise and said, "Master Liu is back?"

"Let's just say that the sixth master doesn't like the prosperity and wealth of the Qin family, and he must be reluctant to part with Qingdaotang and his brothers."

After exchanging pleasantries, Qin Rong took off his felt hat and said, "Brother told me to go to Guangzhou to accompany this batch of goods."

Scanning around for a week, I saw that some of the brothers belonged to him, while others were also unfamiliar, and seemed to belong to the second master.

"New here?" Qin Rong casually asked the little boss, who seemed to be the escort, striding into the cabin.

When Adan came along, he said, "The Sixth Master probably doesn't know him. It's the younger brother Asu from the second master's hall. He's very smart."

Asu hurriedly came over with Smiley to light cigarettes for Qin Rong, Qin Rong glanced at him and asked coldly, "What are you escorting?"

"tobacco."

"Can you see the open fire?" Qin Rong asked coldly, without stopping.

Asu said embarrassingly: "Yes, I understand!" and extinguished the match.

Qin Rong treats his brothers very strictly on weekdays, and the rules are not allowed to be violated.But he treated his brother very well, and he remembered all those who worked hard for him.

Adan patted Asu on the shoulder and passed away speechlessly.

Qin Rong stepped on the cargo ship of Qingdaotang again, and the moment he stepped into the cargo hold, that inexplicable sense of sacredness rose from the bottom of his heart.I remember that when he was 12 years old, his eldest brother took him on board for the first time to go to the first line of Tianjin. He was so excited that day that he stayed up all night. He does it all by the rules.At that time, he felt that he was a real boy. At that time, they fought against the Ax Gang in Tianjin Port, and their reputation spread far and wide.

Qin Rong raised his jaw proudly, and said to Asu, "Asu, how many years have you been in the industry?"

"Brother Huirong, two years. Before that, I was in Caotou."

Qin Rong patted him on the shoulder and said, "Your sixth brother memorized these rules in his first year on the boat. The master of the lobby does not tolerate sand, and if he breaks the rules, the family law will be ruthless."

Asu broke out in a cold sweat, but seeing Qin Rong's smile on his face, his words were sharp.

Walking into the barn, Adan said: "Go, go and check again, Brother Rong doesn't need you to take care of it. I'll accompany Brother Rong to find a place to lie down."

As he said that, he walked past the door of the second cabin. Qin Rong stood up abruptly, sniffed a few times, held the door frame with his hand, and only touched it. His hands were covered with mist and wet.

He stood quietly for a moment, turned around abruptly, couldn't help looking at the tall wooden box, and asked, "Is the box full of tobacco?"

"Yes." Asu replied.

Qin Rong stretched out his hand to spread out the layer of black moisture.

"It's strange, leaving out the lime powder and charcoal." Asu said.

Qin Rong pushed him away, came to the wooden box to look, sniffed each box, from top to bottom, and then from bottom to top, pointed to the row of boxes below and said: "Don't send the ship first, open the box." , inspect the goods, call someone to re-inspect."