Chapter 135 Different Characters Take Different Paths
In the shop opened by foreigners, Jelia personally delivered the gifts to Roberts, but Jelia did not take off her lambskin gloves from the beginning to the end. The affected expression on Jelia's face was revealed by the French lady with a noble smile.
Generous. Jelia listened to half of what Li Guolou said and sold Roberts a bottle of French men's perfume, a pipe and a can of Cuban tobacco. Even Jiang Cong, the young apprentice next to him, also received a gift.
The two disciples took off their hats to Jelia.
Li Guolou watched this scene happen and knew that what he said to Yelia that morning was in vain. This was the prodigal master who liked to spend money randomly. The jewelry on the maid Sherry Jones was given by one of Yelia's lovers.
Gift? Jelia threw away her lover and threw the small gift to the maid Sherry Jones. Jelia is the kind of woman who spends money whenever she goes out. She always makes excuses for herself to buy things for herself.
time.
On the carriage, Roberts asked about the terms of Li Guolou's contract and said that the British were very serious about their work and had to write everything down in black and white before counting. He did not believe in the verbal promises of the Qing businessmen, and he had learned this kind of thing in blood.
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Li Guolou promised Roberts to draw up the details of the contract, with English as the background. Roberts fell into a trap because he could not write in Chinese. He asked Roberts to go to the Baozhi room to take photos these days to catch up on late night work and try to take out the good photos as soon as possible.
As for the details of the contract, they will not be shown to Roberts until he returns from Tianjin.
Roberts stretched out his big hand and said: "Mike, it's settled. I believe in your character. You are the most charming Qing Dynasty person I have ever seen." After speaking, Roberts stared at Mrs. Yelia with a pair of gray eyes.
His side face was paying attention all the way.
Chen Xiangfang and Xie Xiuzhu were dressed beautifully today. Now that the photographers are here, how can they not just take pictures of food but also living people? Looking at the eagerness of everyone, Li Guolou knew that this day would be wasted on taking pictures.
In the photo, Li Guolou becomes the backdrop, and anyone who takes the photo must pull Li.
Guolou sat next to him. All the women wanted to take photos with Mrs. Yelia. The torches in the busy hall were lit and extinguished. Li Guolou agreed to let his old neighbor Zhou Xiaohuan, a silly old neighbor, be Roberts' apprentice.
Right now, there happened to be two apprentices holding torches symmetrically on the left and right in the field.
The trip of the photographer was a big event, and people from the shops next to Baozhifang also came to join in the fun. They were too embarrassed to take photos with Li Guolou's three girlfriends, so they found an excuse to take a group photo. The Yamamoto family in Japan is famous for being alone.
Some steps were walking on the street, and Mr. Yamamoto came with his two wives. They were dressed in Japanese national costumes. The two women in kimono followed closely behind Mr. Yamamoto with small steps.
At this time, more and more women in the Qing Dynasty were engaged in business, and their status was higher than that of Japanese women. They also had status in the family, usually the money bag, and the economic lifeline of the family was already in the hands of their wives. And Little Japan was liberating women.
In terms of status, it was even more feudal than the Qing Dynasty. Women had no say in the family.
After a woman gets married, she has no choice but to be submissive to her husband, so Japanese men like to use violence against their wives, punching and kicking them at every turn. The little Japanese women can only kneel in front of their husbands and ask for his forgiveness. The older wives beat the younger wives.
With power, Yamamoto-kun’s little wife is the couple’s outlet.
It is not easy for Li Guolou to criticize other people's housework. He just pretends that he has not seen the bruises on the face of Yamamoto-kun's younger wife. Li Guolou and Chen Xiangfang are sitting next to Yamamoto-kun and his eldest wife. Behind them are Xie Xiuzhu and Yelia.
And Yamamoto-kun's little wife stood there. A total of seven people closed their mouths and sat upright.
(At this time, people were particular about smiling without showing their teeth. Only those who were showing off their smiles would open their mouths wide to take photos. Women would most likely hold a round fan in their hand to pretend to be coy.)
Roberts came over with a bamboo ruler in his hand and adjusted the direction of everyone's face and body. He did not touch the bodies of men and women. Roberts made movements with the bamboo ruler, asking Yamamoto-kun's wife to raise her head a little higher, and finally
Then he nodded with satisfaction, raised his thumb and said: "ok!" After saying that, he turned to the camera curtain and said loudly: "One, two, three, four, ok!"
After taking the photo, Yamamoto-kun and his family said thank you to Li Guolou and bowed ninety degrees to express his gratitude. Li Guolou was unambiguous, and he and his three grandmothers also gave Yamamoto-kun a ninety-degree bow in return. Neatly.
Li Guolou and his three grandmothers had already practiced the action at home, and Li Guolou had already prepared for the scene that happened now. He wanted to let little Japan know that he was a united Qing family here.
The three grandmothers of Li Guolou enjoy taking photos so much that they can no longer smell the strange smell on Roberts’s body. Respectfully,
Roberts poured tea and water, and took photos of delicacies one after another, all of which ended up in Roberts' mouth.
Neighbors came in droves, some of them were still snooping on the layout of Baozhifang, scanning upstairs and downstairs non-stop. Some even ran to the kitchen of Baozhifang to watch, and at first sight they were competitors in the same industry.
Li Guolou asked Chen Xiangfang, "Is the oven covered?"
Chen Xiangfang suddenly said: "Ah! Master Edward is baking buns."
Li Guolou said: "I knew you had forgotten. The smell of bread is wafting out. Give those who come here a bag of bread! Let them know that what we cook here is innovative food, and they can't steal it."
Chen Xiangfang asked: "Xiaolou, what should I do if one of the hired chefs steals from me?"
Li Guolou said: "Grandma, do you still want me to teach you this? Do the key steps in the small room, and don't tell the chef the recipe of the seasoning. Na Yan is a big mouth, and she can't hide secrets. Don't share the recipe with the chef.
The key to dealing with it is to tell her. to tell her what to say about her
Only when you open your own shop can you tell her. As for the chefs you hire, smart people will figure it out on their own. You can’t do anything about it. If you learn the skills well, there will always be someone who opens your own shop. You just need to keep this sign and don’t mess with the dishes.
A big rat came out."
Chen Xiangfang said fiercely: "Now I wish I could turn into a tabby cat and eat this mouse like you." After saying that, she ran into the kitchen to work. This is not a place for flirting. Chen Xiangfang is the boss lady and can do it.
Pointing fingers at anyone.
Li Guolou chased him into the kitchen and asked, "Xiaofang, I almost forgot to ask you, should we invite our neighbors over for dinner?"
Chen Xiangfang said: "Xiaolou, our colleagues are enemies. If we want to invite, we will only invite merchants who are not in the restaurant business. Please do whatever you want. If not, just give a gift. This is what everyone does."
Li Guolou said: "Then ask that Bazi to invite him. Wherever he died now, there is not even a ghost to be seen."
Na Yan smiled and said: "He, he went to Wang Wu's place and was addicted to his elder brother. Now he has gone to the territory to watch the show. You know."
Na Yan blinked at Li Guolou and asked Li Guolou to understand the meaning.
Everyone wants to be the eldest brother. If a guy has a Manchu younger brother, he will naturally collect protection money. If a person works like a gangster, he won't want to do other things. It's too easy and too comfortable. He just relies on his reputation to make a living.
Walking on the street with a bunch of boys
, everyone will be afraid of you, and you will have a sense of accomplishment, which is much more interesting than being a legitimate businessman. There is also a great sense of excitement, and of course you can tease beautiful women and talk romantically. Naturally, there will be unscrupulous women who will seduce you.
There will also be different women available.
Li Guolou was very unhappy and said: "Sister, go back and tell that Bazi that Wang Wu did the work on the street, and ask him to calm down and come back here. I asked him to take the upper-level route, and he went out to fool around.
Something to tell him that he won’t make much money along the way and needs to look forward.”
Na Yan said: "Xiaolou, I am not telling you that you are doing things outside all day long. When you come back, you will tell Caijin yourself. Don't let me be the middleman. You see, you are all the same and will soon become strangers."
Now, how can we still have brotherly feelings?"
Li Guolou couldn't say how many nights he and the "Tianzihao" people gathered together to eat, drink, and discuss conspiracies. The relationship between the brothers was extremely good. But he didn't want to drag Na Bazi to this underworld. He could leave
Different Roads, Li Guo
Lou chose a path for Na Bazi to cater to big businessmen and climb up the ladder, because Na Bazi's mouth is his most powerful weapon and he can build a good relationship with his superiors. A character like Wang Wu who relies on blood to help others can only
He suits him well in the gang.
Li Guolou chuckled and said: "Sister, your brother is a stickler. I will wake him up. This place is about to open. You tell him to do the things in the store well and don't be a hands-off shopkeeper. I don't have any shares here.
, let him think clearly."
After Li Guolou complained to Na Yan, he went to look for Qian Shuiping in the lobby, chatted with her for a while, cared about Sister Qian's family affairs, asked about his two adopted sons and daughters, and said that Qian Shuiping's family
Qian Shuiping was deeply moved by moving to Wei Mansion's annex. It turned out that Li Guolou had a good reason and had not forgotten her.
Li Guolou brought the matter to the point and said: "Sister-in-law Qian, please don't shed your tears. People think you are asking me for money again. I have something I want you to handle. Have you seen Roberts?"
How many people are surrounding him? He is a heartthrob. He does not have a wife now. In fact, he is not older than forty years old.
Not yet. Roberts grew this beard to make him unique and memorable. This is called distinctive, just like our Baozhifang. He is a top-notch Englishman. Whoever married him was in the capital.
He is a classy person. His camera can earn him a lifetime of money, and he will never run out of it..."
Before Li Guolou finished speaking, Qian Shuiping interjected: "Xiaolou, do you want me to remarry Roberts?"
Li Guolou glanced at her and said, "Sister-in-law Qian, where are you thinking? I want you to be a matchmaker and introduce the widow Wu Cuilian to Roberts. The two of them are of the right age and will live a happy life together."
Qian Shuiping lowered his voice and said: "Xiaolou, I want to divorce my husband, you have to do this first..."
Li Guolou almost lost his breath, his chest was tight and he couldn't breathe. Qian Shuiping came here to work and stayed with the rich, which opened her eyes. She could no longer look down on her gambler husband Ma Yaozu. No matter how powerful the man was,
Without money, no woman would be willing to live with him for the rest of her life. Just like Hong Gu dumped Wang Kuaizui because she was interested in the rich and powerful policeman Ai Hai, and she no longer wanted to live a life of poverty.
Li Guolou glanced at the women around him. What kind of women were these? They no longer had the three obediences and four virtues of the past. The country's gates were blasted open by foreign guns and cannons, and people's thinking also underwent earth-shaking changes. Women also became open-minded and wanted to live a new life.
Tricks such as elopement and divorce were used, and he was the disseminator of this new idea.
After lunch, Li Guolou took Xie Xiuzhu and Yelia to borrow money from Wanjia Bank. Yesterday Zhenbaoxuan bought 10,000 taels of jade, and the remaining balance was not given to the jade merchant Zheng Laizi. Wanjia Bank
This is the ticket number for borrowing money from Zhenbaoxuan. Wei Xiaoliu has done all the preliminary work. The loan procedure requires the signature of Xie Xiuzhu, the owner of Zhenbaoxuan, before it becomes effective.
When leaving Baozhi's room, Li Guolou said hello to Roberts and saw Qian Shuiping handing a hot towel to Roberts with a smile. Roberts' towel and Qian Shuiping's hand grabbed the towel together. Qian Shuiping did not scream or run away, but still
Look at Roberts and smile.
Li Guolou ran out of the store and sighed: "Hey, the Qing Empire is hopeless. People's hearts are no longer under control. What should I do?"
Yelia was very sensitive to matters between men and women. She knew what Li Guolou was talking about at a glance and smiled infatuatedly. This made Xie Xiuzhu turn pale with fright. Li Guolou was there in broad daylight.