brotherly innocence

"Where are the two cubs?" Qin Boss looked around, looking for Qin Pei and Qin Rong, the old lady said: "Pei'er has gone to school, that little one, where can I see anyone?"

"Oh, the second brother is going to take over Qingdaotang, right? I think he's reconciling accounts with Mr. Fei today." Chu Yaonan replied.

"Over at the Qingdaotang, you are responsible for receiving it." Boss Qin ordered, Chu Yaonan said in shock: "Father, the second brother should be more familiar with him. At the Qingdaotang, my son is not familiar with the place of birth."

Boss Qin glanced at him sharply, and Chu Yaonan immediately responded, "Yes!"

Qin Rong followed Chu Yaonan and stepped into Qingdaotang for the first time after the "change of dynasty and master".

The disciples waiting at the door were still wearing soap-colored blouses with snow-white cuffs, which were particularly neat.

It's just that the big gold-painted black plaque of the Qingdao Hall was dusty and left unattended, making the entire Xiangtang hall look dull.

On behalf of the Qin family, Chu Yaonan took over Qingdaotang, cleared up foreign debts, and re-divided Qingdaotang's assets.

Among them, the second master He Wangzu wants to withdraw his capital to start a business, the third master returns to his hometown to set up a new family, and the fifth master Xue Hui wants to stay.

Chu Yaonan was wearing a blue-gray long gown today, with his shiny hair pushed back, his eyes were bright and sharp, and he looked very mature.

Surrounded by his brothers, he sat down on a chair in the middle, without a smile on his face. Beside him were the four bodyguards close to Boss Qin, each of them stood aside with cold eyebrows and eyes, like King Kong.

"Qingdaotang is now incorporated by the Qin family. It is well known that it is an insolvent mess. The old man is merciful and spends money to buy broken bricks and tiles. Today I am ordered to clean up the mess and settle it with everyone." Chu Yaonan said, seeing Qing The expressions of the several hall masters of the Taoist hall changed drastically. Qin Rong was about to speak, but Chu Yaonan stopped him with his hand and said, "Yaonan took over the accounts of Qingdaotang, and it took five days, five nights, to check the accounts. There is going to be trouble." Knowing about these financial figures, I, Chu Yaonan, like playing a game. No matter how complicated the accounts are, if you want to play tricks, it may not be easy."

Leaning back, crossing his legs, his attitude was extremely arrogant, and his sharp eyes swept across everyone's cheeks.The fifth master, Xue Hui, rose up angrily and cursed: "Chu Yaonan, don't bully people too much!"

The four diamond-like bodyguards took a step forward vigilantly, and Chu Yaonan stopped.But Qin Rong asked angrily: "Yaonan, what are you going to do? The old man asked you to settle the accounts, but didn't ask you to make trouble."

Chu Yaonan smiled sideways: "I don't want to cause trouble, but since the Qingdaotang belongs to the Blue Gang, the rules cannot be abolished. Now there are ghosts in this account, you are late. If the Lan Gang took over, they were not greedy for money. Let’s go, maybe I can’t do anything, since I’ve entered the Blue Gang’s door, I have to follow the rules of the Blue Gang. How do I deal with this person who steals money and steals money?”

Everyone was shocked, and they all looked at the account book that Chu Yaonan threw on the ground.

The second master, He Wangzu, was terrified, and the evidence was solid. He never expected that Chu Yaonan's sharp eyes would not escape such a detailed accounting.

Back at the Qin mansion, Chu Yaonan sat alone on the stone table under the tree in the back garden, looking up at a bird's nest with fallen leaves on the branch, and the sparrows were flying around and chirping.

He looked down at the deep scar on his wrist, the bulging scar coiled around his wrist like a ferocious snake, who said that the wound healed without leaving any traces, why didn't the scar disappear?

Master Fei Wuyong came over shaking his folding fan, and persuaded him: "Yaonan, you don't have to be too serious. Qingdaotang, in my opinion, will have to go out sooner or later. This is a toy that the old man spent money to make the second young master happy. That's all. Over there, the old man also scolded Er Shao for saying bad things to you."

Chu Yaonan just smiled, in fact, what he was thinking about in his heart was no longer about the Qin mansion and the blue gang, nor did he care about how those people in Qingdaotang were dealt with.

Boss Qin rubbed his head, and the blue gang complained to Qin Rong, he couldn't help feeling suspicious.

When dynasties change, the country changes hands, one emperor and one courtier, it is inevitable that there will be complaints and shocks.It's just that the turmoil came too far, and he, who regretted arbitrarily arbitrarily, gradually began to strengthen his confidence in this decision. The long-term pain is worse than the short-term pain. He has to make a decisive decision and support Qin Rong.

"Nan'er, how is Bao's business going?"

"Everything is on the right track, but the new business requires the concerted efforts of our major terminals and the deployment of resources to deal with Bao's cargo docking at the terminal. We must pay special attention to loading and unloading. When the list is signed, I will tell you melt."

Boss Qin listened, closed his eyes and meditated, and soon snored loudly.

Chu Yaonan stopped talking, tiptoed forward, took off his coat and put it on his father, only getting very close, carefully watching the father who had raised him for 20 years in front of him.Love, punishment, joy, pain, all gather in front of you in an instant.He moved his lips, turned around and left gently. When he walked to the door, the snoring stopped, and Boss Qin called out, "Nan'er."

Chu Yaonan immediately turned around and replied, "Father, there are still orders."

"I'm old, I always don't get enough sleep. Have you heard from Uncle Hu recently?" Boss Qin sat up and beat his leg, Chu Yaonan hurried over, knelt down to beat Boss Qin's leg, Responding: "There is no news. I heard that I am recuperating in Beiping. I have a cough and the disease is gone. It must not be the root cause of the disease with my son."

Chu Yaonan bowed his head in silence and beat his leg for his father.

"Look at you kid, you are happy when you mention your old uncle Hu. Father knows that you have cared about him since you were young."

Chu Yaonan raised his face, and mumbled, "Father, now that the second brother is back, the elder brother is about to graduate, and he will be able to take care of the family business in the future. Father said at the beginning that what you learn in books is far less effective than what you can learn by hand." , why don't you let Ah Pei go home and help Dad take care of the affairs."

"Why, do you still remember how you hated Dad for letting you drop out of school abroad and come back to work?" Boss Qin lowered his face, and Chu Yaonan smiled and said, "How dare you. However, Uncle Hu mentioned that the foreign doctor next to him has a problem with treating cough and asthma. If I'm capable, I think I'll go to Peiping to see if I can cure the root cause of the disease."

Boss Qin suddenly opened his eyes and looked at him, shaking his chair silently.

Chu Yaonan said: "Father, my son also thought about avoiding Dingjiang for a while, but the brothers here didn't see me. They were afraid that they would die, so they did it with A Rong. The ones in Dragon City this year are for you" The "skin and meat" that was tributed in the capital is out of the cage, my son will go for a run."

Boss Qin let out a long sigh.

When Chu Yaonan came to his room, he still had a respectful face and called out with a moving smile, "Father."

He looked at Chu Yaonan, the son he had raised for 20 years, and now he was a head taller than him.

"Father, my son has made arrangements for the shipment in Dragon City, so I'll go to Dragon City to finish it in person. Do you have any other orders?"

Boss Qin looked up at him, guessing every smile on his face, and suddenly said: "The errand in Dragon City is just a bond, let Qin Rong run for you."

Chu Yaonan's disappointed expression was fleeting, and he said, "Dingjiang's affairs are complicated, and the second brother just took over, so I can't do without him? Besides, the goods from Longcheng..."

"It's good to go to the pier in another city, but he hasn't visited the mountain yet." Boss Qin said.Chu Yaonan responded, "Yes!" carefully guessing what his father meant.

"This wild boy, let him go out to avoid the limelight." Boss Qin sighed, and then ordered: "After Qin Rong leaves, you go to Pujiang Metropolis to hold a banquet and have a feast for father, brothers, just say, just say ..."

"The seventh day is my mother-in-law's birthday." Chu Yaonan reminded.Boss Qin nodded.

The "meat goods" of the Blue Gang are two boats that went to work in Nanyang via Dingjiang. It is said that these laborers are going to Nanyang to cut rubber and earn a lot of money.Qin Rong understood that Boss Qin was just looking for an excuse for him to come out to avoid the limelight, and he was accompanied by Chu Yaonan's close confidant A Biao, so he didn't take it very seriously.

A Biao was quick to do things, and he liked it very much. He prepared the "meat goods" in a few days and was ready to return to the voyage.He also reminded Qin Rong, "Longcheng has outstanding people and rich products. If Er Shao wants to buy some local specialties, you can come with me. I'll go and buy some 'hanging melon seeds' for Nan Shao."

At first, Qin Rong didn't hear it clearly, and asked in surprise, "What's 'hanging duck'? Are there really people selling this thing?"

A Biao was slightly startled, and then said: "It's 'diao melon seeds', that is fried loofah seeds, Nan Shao and Miss Six both like it."

Qin Rong seized the time to buy a sandalwood comb for his mother at the market, bought a delicate sterling silver vanity mirror inlaid with green jade for Xueyu, and bought a pack of earthen cigarettes for Brother Jiang. Pei bought some foreign goods.He was about to go back to the boat and leave the shore after carrying all the things, Qin Rong suddenly felt that something was missing and hesitated.A Biao asked: "What else do you want to buy? Why don't I help Er Shao carry you onto the boat, and Er Shao buy it again?"

Qin Rong turned around and went back to the market, wandering around blindly, he didn't know what to buy, that guy didn't lack anything.But in the past years, when he went home, he always bought special products for his mother, A Pei and the others.Especially Ah Pei, who would always look through the parcels when meeting him, looking for his own gifts, often complaining about his shabbiness, but still put the gifts in the room.

But when he turned around, he saw a bamboo shop selling "Old Man Le'er", which is the bamboo hand that scratches itches, which is interesting to watch, with a smiley face carved into the tail.He bought it casually, thinking that if he didn't need it, his mother would use it too.He also saw an exquisite silver cigarette case, bought it casually, and hurriedly boarded the boat.

When the boat sails on the river, the river wind blows, full of joy.After leaving the boundary of Longcheng and approaching outside Luanzhou City, Qin Rong couldn't help but order his subordinates to buy a pot of good wine, a plate of sauced beef, and a plate of salted peanuts for lunch, and they had a drink with A Biao.

A Biao is talkative, and what he keeps talking about is Chu Yaonan's trivial matters.The master's harsh discipline, Nan Shao's well-behaved, sensible and forbearing, and his filial piety to his wife are like a young eagle that spreads its wings and hates the sky.

When the boat left the pier, Qin Rong felt a little tired, so he went to sleep under the cabin, and A Biao advised, "It's better to sleep in the upper room, the air is better."

"Too noisy." Qin Rong said, and got out of the cabin.

He entered the cabin, fell asleep, covered his windbreaker, and thought it would be good to take a nap for a while.

When he was half asleep and half awake, Yi Yue heard the sound of crying, he was too lazy to get up, thinking that it was those piglets who were sold to work in Nanyang, why did they become piglets?

Qin Rong didn't want to either, just wanted to sleep.In my sleep, I heard the sound of babbling and singing opera, the rhythm is elegant.

Qin Rong heard a low voice: "Speak softly, shut up, don't sing, if you don't believe me, try it."

I wonder who is so overbearing?

But when he turned over, he woke up with a start, and when he collected himself, he heard a sound. It was not the place where the laborers were detained, but it seemed to come from under the couch where he was sleeping.

One said: "But what should I do?"

One said: "Resign to fate, who told us not to be reincarnated?"

One said: "Why don't we run, instead of falling into the fire pit and being ruined by others, it's better to escape and find a way out."

"Then why don't you throw yourself into the river and swim across the bank to escape in the dark. It's better than living a life that is worse than death."

Qin Rong thought to himself, he had also heard people talk about the difficulty of traveling to Nanyang. Since these people didn't want to go, why did they spend money to find Qin's Chamber of Commerce to guarantee them to go out?

Turning over, I continued to listen to what was said inside: "It's better to live than to die. It may not be a good thing to survive the past, eat and dress well. Isn't it just to drink and sing with those rich lords and wives?"