"But I really don't know how to help you. Why don't you take a few dollars from me and use them to make do?" Zhao Shiwang estimated that Huang Siqing would have trouble even having enough money to eat.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, Brother Zhao is really generous? You are dealing with a beggar!" Huang Siqing stepped on the solid wood chair with one foot, with a warm and angry look on his face.

"Then...what can I say? I am also a senior and a junior, but this is what I am capable of, brother."

After hearing this, Huang Siqing glanced at the dejected Zhao Shiwang with disdain, and said in as calm a voice as possible:

"I know that Brother Zhao is a Hongmen brother who attaches great importance to love and righteousness. There are seniors and juniors. Life is just getting through. How could I come to you and ask for money? On the contrary, I want to give you money."

What... give money?

Did you hear that right? There are such good things?

Zhao Shiwang was stunned.

Huang Siqing rested his elbows on his knees, stroked the beard on his chin with his right hand, and said loudly:

"I just received a business deal. Someone needs to know some of the situation in the Li Mansion, such as Mr. Li's daily life, security, etc. The bounty will be divided equally among our brothers."

Selling information?!

Zhao Shiwang understands this.

In the past, when various gangs in the Jianghu were fighting for power, they did not buy information from each other. There were people who specialized in this kind of business called "intelligence dealers."

But this is not the grievances and grievances in the world, but the secrets of officials of the Qing Dynasty, and he is also a leader of the new army. Anyone who leaks the secrets will be shot and imprisoned!

"But this brother, this is against the laws and regulations of the Qing Dynasty. If you don't do it well, you will go to jail." Zhao Shiwang was a little scared and quickly explained and reminded him.

"Hey brother, why are you becoming less and less courageous? Have you been spoiled by your wife and children? This matter of breaking up your life is not a military secret, nor is it asking you to kill people, set fires and steal blueprints. It's no big deal.

, this money comes easily.”

Before he finished speaking, Huang Siqing took out a small bag of silver coins from his arms.

He threw it on the table with a "pop..." and said loudly:

"This is a deposit of 20 silver dollars for your information first, and then there will be 20 ocean dollars every month."

Wow! Twenty dollars?!

At present, a bag of 100 kilograms of foreign flour sells for only three silver dollars. Working in the Li Mansion for a month, including food and accommodation, only costs twelve gold dollars.

Zhao Shiwang was originally a man who was greedy for gain. He was expelled from the church school for stealing meat, stealing flour, and falsely reporting food expenses.

Who doesn’t love silver and foreign money in this world? As the saying goes, “Man perishes for money, and birds perish for food.”

Zhao Shiwang grabbed the money bag, weighed it in his hands and said, "Okay.

I’ll give it a try!”

"Okay...this is the real Hongmen brother! Haha..." Huang Siqing grinned wildly.

Zhao Shiwang works quickly and diligently. Whether it is Western food, steamed buns, steamed buns or other dishes, he is good at cooking. He is respectful to everyone in the Li family, from the master and his wife to the gardener and the rough woman.

When I go out to buy groceries, I will also bring some candies, wine and other things to the soldiers. Anyway, I am very good at making things happen.

In the Li Mansion, he won the trust of Butler Ding, Chief of Guard Ding Jiu, Deacon Sun Yong and others.

After accepting the mission, he began to use various opportunities to collect and pass on all kinds of information in the house, and met with Huang Siqing from time to time to report on everything he saw and heard, including who was sick, who was angry, and who farted too smelly, etc.

Talk about everything.

Alas, a month passed and I received another twenty yuan reward.

Hey, it's so easy to make money, just talk nonsense and it's considered intelligence.

Haha, people feel refreshed when happy events happen!

Zhao Shiwang has been humming a little tune these days, wearing clothes newly made by his wife, and even went to Hangzhou to buy a gold bracelet for his wife.

"Master Zhao, look at how happy you are. Have you met someone good?"

The guards in the courtyard often picked on him out of boredom.

Five nights ago, Zhao Shiwang came to the empty house in the alley as agreed, and Huang Siqing was waiting for him there wearing a long gown and vest.

When Zhao Shiwang was about to pour out those trivial things, Huang Siqing waved his hand and said, "We won't talk about this today. We have something important to discuss in advance."

"What's the matter, brother?"

"Is Master Li celebrating his birthday the day after tomorrow?"

"Yeah, I told you this the day before yesterday, why..." Zhao Shiwang suddenly saw Huang Siqing's eyes flashing fiercely, and he shuddered.

"Please bring me the pistol into the house tomorrow and put it in the kitchen..."

Huang Siqing told the contents coldly. After that, he lifted up his gown, took out a small pistol from his pocket, and put it on the table.

"Hey, no, no, no, absolutely not... Then the entry and exit searches are very strict. Besides, I won't do such a stupid thing. Please, brother..."

Zhao Shiwang waved his hands desperately, and his whole body was as silent as a chill.

"Damn it, you've been doing things like killing your head for a long time. You provided this information. If the people in the Li family know about it, will they let you go? If you don't do it, you won't stop. After this is done,

, my friend will give each of us five hundred silver dollars, and he can also send us away to fly far away."

Huang Siqing uses both soft and hard methods.

"No, I can't do this. I never said I would do this before. If it really doesn't work, I'll do it."

Return all the money to your friend." Zhao Shiwang was almost begging.

"Damn it, can you retreat if you want to? To tell you the truth, if you don't do anything or report it, your wife, children, and parents will all die!" Huang Siqing said fiercely.

Zhao Shiwang suddenly collapsed to the ground and cried non-stop.

…

Early morning of the third day

Today is Sunday, and the Li family chose this day to celebrate their fiftieth birthday.

Getting up early in the morning, Zhao Shiwang came to the front yard and reported to Butler Ding, who was in charge of daily life and was also in charge of the birthday banquet:

"Butler, we may have to make a big purchase today. Please arrange a car for me and a servant to go with me."

"All right…"

Butler Ding arranged for a long-horse cart, and the groom and a kitchen servant followed Zhao Shiwang to buy the goods.

Shopping is for daily public goods, such as: rice, flour, cooking oil, meat, etc.

The Li family's daily purchases are all done directly to the military service station to sign orders and make regular internal settlements.

The Huai Army, which Li Hongzhang worked so hard to manage, had a complete set of independent systems that guaranteed supplies for daily life in addition to military equipment and military uniforms. That was the military service station.

As for Shilinshu vegetables, they are all delivered to your doorstep by local farmers at designated times. Those who actually buy them with cash are daily condiments and rice wine.

The groom and the kitchen servants were happy to accompany Zhao Shiwang out. It was boring to stay in the Li Mansion all day long, and the management was usually strict, so they were willing to go out for some fresh air.

Secondly, every time I go out with Zhao, there are always some things that I can't buy outside, or that I can't buy if I have money, such as toffee and chocolate that Westerners eat.

A few toffee and a few small pieces of chocolate have become snacks that the children at home look forward to every day.

They couldn't figure out where he got these strange things, but they only knew that he had been in the church.

Of course, these small favors were not given to Zhao Shiwang in vain. He took the time to go to the city to do some "private affairs" or ask them about something, and of course they were happy to provide convenience.

After getting on the bus today, Zhao Shiwang gave each person five toffee candies.

"Wow, Master Zhao, you are such a friend, thank you!"

"A friend secretly made it there at the missionary's place, and everyone took it back to comfort the children, hehe!"
Chapter completed!