In a daze, Chen Baoxiang returned to the rice shop.
The people who came to the restaurant to eat were all talking about what happened in Luoyuan Mansion last night.
"Someone kidnapped the prisoner. The Japanese were anxious and searched the whole city, but there was no result."
"I heard that in the alley opposite the mansion, someone was knocked over, tied upside down by a horse, and thrown into the grass. He was not rescued until dawn, and was almost frozen into ice picks."
"The Japs were mad, but they had no choice but to arrest them for a long time. They were all ordinary people who didn't know anything..."
The one who got screwed must be Bigong.
The big Qingyi Gu Lanchun showed off his power of disguise again. He pretended to be respectful, took his belt with him, entered the Luoyuan Mansion, and brought Xu Huzi out.
At the moment, what Chen Baoxiang didn't understand was why she had to return to Rice Shop when she could take Xu Huzi to retreat directly or even leave the city overnight - was it just to assassinate Bi Jing?
He was puzzled because what Gu Lanchun did was superfluous and would only make it more difficult to rescue people out of the city.
"What's going on? How can a smart person do such a stupid thing?"
Chen Baoxiang was guarding the counter, dozing off in fits and starts.
The voices of the customers were rising and falling, like a flock of chirping sparrows.
"Master, master... a friend is coming to visit. Wake up, wake up..."
Liu Yue'e patted Chen Baoxiang's back seven or eight times before he woke up.
Chen Baoxiang stood up, staggered and almost fell.
"Master, a friend is here. They are in the backyard."
Chen Baoxiang held on to the wall, opened the door curtain, and walked to the backyard.
A thin man wearing a black mink cotton hat, a blue robe, and Northeastern Dajiang shoes was sitting at the stone table in the courtyard.
He held a two-foot-long white copper pipe stem in his hand, and placed two silver-white paper boxes on his side.
"Brother!"
Chen Baoxiang shouted, immediately stood up straight and bowed.
The man smiled, cupped his fists and raised his hands: "Okay, third brother, don't be too polite."
That is Chen Baoxiang's sworn brother Zhu Xiaotian, a descendant of the former Liangshan hero Zhu Wu.
At that time, Zhu Wu was the leader of the seventy-two earth evil spirits among the one hundred and eight generals, and he was the leader of the earth. He was resourceful and resourceful, and he could make every plan.
Zhu Xiaotian inherited the talents of his ancestors and is the leader among the four and a well-deserved think tank.
The two of them entered the house, and Zhu Xiaotian handed the box to Chen Baoxiang: "This is the authentic Changbai Mountain wild ginseng found in the deep mountains and old forests of Northeast China. It is a meeting gift for the children. In addition, I have something good for you -"
Chen Baoxiang thanked him profusely and opened the box. The wild ginseng tree was more than a foot long, with densely coiled roots, all stuffed into the box.
Take this kind of good thing to a drug store and it will cost you at least 500 yuan.
"Third brother, this is nothing at all. What I brought you is the birthday guide!"
Zhu Xiaotian smiled and took out a pamphlet from his arms.
On the booklet, there are countless small words densely packed, and on each page, there is a simple map.
"There are four routes to transport gold in Zhaoyuan, namely mountain roads, water roads, dry roads, and forest roads. I have figured out all four routes. If you want to do it, you can do it at any time within Zhaoyuan County. From Zhaoyuan to
Changyi, from Changyi to Shouguang, from Shouguang to Yidu, from Yidu to Linqu... there are more than seventy places in total where we can start."
Zhu Xiaotian flipped through the pamphlet and explained to Chen Baoxiang.
In name, it is called "Birth Anniversary". In fact, the current value of thirty thousand taels of gold is hundreds of times more than the birth anniversary that Liang Taishu of the famous government paid tribute to the traitor Cai Jing.
Chen Baoxiang was thinking about Gu Lanchun in his heart. He didn't know the taste when eating, and he didn't feel thirsty when drinking.
Even if three golden mountains were placed here, they would not arouse his interest.
"Third brother, do you understand? With these thirty thousand taels of gold, we can rebuild Liangshanbo——"
"Brother, this is not gold, this is a seductive flag with a bull head and a horse face."
Chen Baoxiang smiled bitterly and poured tea for Zhu Xiaotian.
"Wealth is gained through danger. People in the world of Jianghu live a life of licking blood with a knife. Have you forgotten?"
Zhu Xiaotian realized that Chen Baoxiang's mood was not right, so he temporarily put down the book, took out the tobacco bag and pot, and lit a pot of dry tobacco.
The skin on his face is bronze, and there is a scar on both sides of the eyebrow bone. The left one goes directly to the temple, and the right one touches the bridge of the nose diagonally.
This was left behind when the Kuaishou team assassinated Chief Zhang in the past. He was seriously injured, but all fifteen assassins from the Kuaishou team had their throats cut and died.
There were two things in Zhu Xiaotian's life that Chen Baoxiang admired most: one was his devotion to his friends, and the other was his cruelty and ruthlessness to his enemies.
Chen Baoxiang told Song Zixue and Wu Yixiao what they had done truthfully, without any complaints, just stating it truthfully.
"Did they really do this to you? Did the fourth brother really hold the child hostage as a shield?"
Chen Baoxiang nodded, Zhu Xiaotian bit his lip, and a cold air shot out from his black and white eyes.
"Is it okay if I ask the fourth brother to give you a left hand? The second sister allowed the fourth brother to make a mistake. Is it okay if I ask her to give you a finger?"
Chen Baoxiang shook his head, he did not want any compensation.
When people are in the arena, they can't help themselves.
If a person does not serve himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth.
It is understandable that Song Zixue robbed the gold in order to rebuild Liangshanbo.
Wu Yixiao counterattacked in order to keep the secret and ensure the smooth capture of the gold. It was also a self-protection strategy.
Therefore, Chen Baoxiang did not blame anyone. He only blamed God for being blind and allowing the Japanese invaders from a small area to trample on the three thousand miles of beautiful rivers and mountains in China, causing massacres one after another.
"Brother, if you can still see your second sister and fourth brother, tell them that if you kill me, Chen Baoxiang, they can rebuild Liangshanbo, and I will be willing to sacrifice my life."
Chen Baoxiang was a little tired of living like this. The whole sky above Jinan City seemed to be holding a big pot that could not be opened, smashed, pierced or thrown away.
That hateful cauldron is actually the sun flag of the Japanese devils.
Zhu Xiaotian silently finished the bag of cigarettes, knocked off the ashes on the table leg, and waved his hand gently: "Third brother, don't say such discouraging words. Your life is precious, don't belittle yourself, save it."
Now, kill the Japanese—the Luokou Floating Bridge massacre case, don’t you remember?”
This sentence suddenly awakened Chen Baoxiang.
He trembled and stood up suddenly. The shadow of Gu Lanchun in his mind disappeared in an instant.
"I'm really confused. I, Chen Baoxiang, am too confused. Thank you for reminding me, brother!"
He raised his right hand and slapped his right cheek hard, making a snapping sound.
"Third brother, there is still a long way to go in the future. Only if we have people, money, guns, and territory can we unite and set up the banner of Dao for Heaven in Liangshanbo and kill the little devil. Therefore, it is time to outwit the birthday card.
Do you want to do something or not?"
"Do."
Now, Chen Baoxiang has no doubts. As long as Zhu Xiaotian says it, he will implement it immediately.
"I'm going to meet the people from the Sharpshooter Association. It's better to resolve enemies than to make enemies. No one is a sage. Who can have no faults? If you can correct your faults, there is no greater good..."
Zhu Xiaotian stood up and took Chen Baoxiang's hands.
The two men in the world, who had gone through ups and downs and met again, had red circles in their eyes at the same time.
"Third brother, when little Japan killed your parents and your younger brothers and sisters in Luokou, it was equivalent to killing my parents, younger brothers, and younger sisters. The little devils in Jinan City must pay for this blood feud with their lives——"
Zhu Xiaotian strode out, his back straight like a javelin.
Chen Baoxiang was secretly upset that he was so mesmerized by Gu Lanchun that he put her life and death above the blood feud of the family. This was simply unfaithful, unkind, unjust, and extremely shameful!
He stood in the room for a while, feeling dizzy, and then retched several times.
"I am a descendant of the Chen family. If I don't avenge blood, what kind of man am I?"
He pulled out a few strands from the wild ginseng, stuffed it directly into his mouth, chewed it and swallowed it.
In troubled times, no matter what happened, he had to be strong and hold on.
He must not die until all the Japs in Jinan City are dead.
When he returned to the store, Liu Yuee was talking to a smiling man.
"My boss, this Mr. Tian comes to you and says he has a big business deal to discuss. We've already talked about it before."
Ye Tian knew him, it was Tian Dongliu.
Mr. Tian stood up, clasped his fists and handed over his hands: "Boss Chen, I have been pushing forward with what we talked about last time. I have found several donors and solved the money problem. There are also empty houses in Grand View Garden. Let's go next.
Then you can work in a big way."
The other party was talking about opening a big hotel. Chen Baoxiang had already made up his mind, so of course we could discuss it.
The two of them sat in the store and discussed the investment, allocation, management, and style of opening a store one by one.
Mr. Tian was very humble and always said that he did not know how to open a restaurant and that Chen Baoxiang had the final say in everything.
The more he behaves like this, the less willing Chen Baoxiang is to deceive others and make all problems obvious.
After talking about it until the afternoon, Mr. Tian was satisfied and stood up to leave.
"Mr. Chen, he is indeed an open-minded person and will not bully a layman. I have decided that we will join hands to open a grand hotel with great scenery in Jinan. It will be better than Chinese and Japanese chefs... A first-class restaurant will definitely make a lot of money.
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Chen Baoxiang accompanied Mr. Tian out, stood at the door, and watched him go away.
Outside, the north wind picked up again and the cold air returned.
Chen Baoxiang suddenly had great confidence in the future when he thought of opening a restaurant in Grand View Garden.
Zhu Xiaotian and Song Zixue wanted to rebuild Liangshanbo, but that was just turning into a bandit, not a serious business.
If you open a big hotel and make safe and conscientious money, that is what the ancestors of the Chen family most want to see.
He thought about his most proud moment, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.
From afar, the three brothers Chuanwen, Chuanwu and Xiuer came back side by side.
Xiu'er was jumping up and down next to her eldest brother and second brother, like a child who has not grown up.
During dinner, he sent a message: "Dad, there are not enough people on the goods platform. I told my boss that we can recruit more people. Whoever recruits them will get 10% of the wages."
When Liu Yue'e heard this, she seemed a little tempted: "10%? If we recruit ten people..."
Chen Baoxiang interrupted her with a stern face: "What's the trick? What's the use of working so hard for the Japanese?"