Two hundred and fifty-four chapters, the mountain weather is beautiful
Chapter 254, The mountain atmosphere is getting better day by day
You Fang was shocked. He had just been wondering whether the Nine-Star Sect had been deeply penetrated by the forces of the Chaohe Group. Who else besides Jingnian had problems? Unexpectedly, An Zuojie came with Liu Si, the leader of the Jiezhang Hall. It is already clear that Liu Si is part of the Wuchong faction, but I don’t understand how she got involved with An Zuojie and dared to follow An Zuojie to see him!
He looked at Liu Si carefully. He was wearing a lotus-colored short-sleeved top, with bare arms like a pair of delicate lotus roots. The last part was a light green skirt, dotted with dark emerald leaf-like patterns, in the misty rain. Just like the willow silk blown by the breeze, she is very beautiful as her name suggests. I heard that she is already in her forties and almost fifty, but her figure is as curvy as a girl's and her face looks quite young.
Seeing her, Yu Fang secretly thought that this person had at least reached the realm of spiritual pivot, otherwise he would not be able to maintain his character so well. It is said that Sun Fengbo is the second master of the Nine Star Sect after Shen Shenyi. It seems that there are rumors This is not entirely true. Either Hall Master Liu Si is hiding her strength, or she is unwilling to compete with others. Since she is with An Zuojie, she probably hides her strength.
Looking at the areas where her hair and shoulders were wet by the rain, they were not dripping wet, but the rain was like silk, just like a few brush strokes of ink on a piece of rice paper. Although in theory, the secret method has reached the level of transference. The realm of the pivot can be described by nourishing the vitality between heaven and earth, but this is not omnipotent. There are also differences between people. Generally, women work particularly hard in this aspect. Just look at the master of the Diezhang Sect, Haodong Zhenren. I know, she is still a Taoist nun who has become a monk.
Hearing Liu Si speak, Cang Lan and Xiang Yinghua both looked up, their eyes very sharp. You Fang also kept looking at her. The three people's six eyes were like six knives. After a long time, no one spoke. In the end, Liu Si She couldn't stand being looked at anymore, so she took a step back, lowered her head and clasped her fists, saying, "Why is Mr. Rand looking at me like this?"
Cang Lan asked coldly: "I'm just curious, how can Hall Master Liu get together with these people? Could it be that you have colluded with the Wuchong Sect for a long time? You are lurking very deep!"
Liu Si sighed softly: "I don't want to make any excuses. It is true that we have cooperated for a long time because of the favor. But we cannot talk about collusion. I don't know who helped me back then."
In this Xijia Pavilion shrouded in mist and rain, Liu Si told a story from the past——
Her ancestors were in the tea business, and it can be traced back to more than a dozen generations for hundreds of years. Successive generations have reclaimed mountainous areas to plant tea gardens, and the family business has grown to nearly a thousand acres. She is a very prosperous local tea merchant and concurrently. A big landowner. After liberation, his teahouse was first owned by a public-private partnership, and then his house was confiscated during various movements. Fortunately, her grandfather was a disciple of the Nine-Star Sect. He was highly skilled in the secret arts and had a good fortune. He was secretly cared for by his fellow disciples, and was finally able to live a long life.
Liu Si has been a disciple of the Jiu Xing Sect since she was a child, practicing secret techniques. She is considered a disciple from generation to generation. She has always had a wish, which was also the last wish that her grandfather did not say when he died, which is to restore the traditional tea house that has been in the family for hundreds of years. Tea in the 1980s The village was still there, and it belonged to a state-owned tea factory. Liu Si had no chance to take it back even if she wanted to. Contracting was popular at that time, and she wanted to contract the tea factory. Senior brother Shen Shenyi and others were not rich at that time, so they lent all their savings to the tea factory. This was barely enough for her.
After the tea factory was contracted, the operating situation was very ordinary. It was not that selling tea did not make money, but Liusi focused on restoring traditional craftsmanship and improving tea tree varieties. Tea trees need to be replaced regularly and are only available for a certain number of years.
Tree species are suitable for large-scale manual picking and commercial production, and the tea trees in this tea garden are already aging.
A few years later, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, "grasp the big and let go of the small" became popular. The local government supported private acquisitions of all poorly managed small and medium-sized state-owned enterprises. This was also the first batch of private wealth appreciation in mainland China.
The craze. Many companies with good asset status and business prospects are, however, heavily in debt due to various reasons, with extremely low or even negative book net assets, and have been transferred to private hands at a very cheap price.
The actual situation is that management buyouts are the main ones. Many "smart" factory directors and managers have set up ambush in the past few years and kept the book net assets very low or even losing money year after year. This is just for the convenience of private buyouts. When the time comes, they often don't need to do so.
By paying cash, you can take over the business as long as you are willing to bear the bank debt.
Liu Si also wanted to acquire this state-owned tea factory, including the hundreds of acres of tea gardens it belongs to, but there were many people who wanted to acquire this company, because everyone could see that although its assets on the books were average, after Liu Si's operation in the past few years,
, the foundation for the future is very good. It will be difficult to deal with too many jealous people. Liu Si has not made much money in the past few years, and it is difficult to smoothen relationships and acquire tea factories.
At this time, the careers of Shen Shen and others had just started. Everyone had financial difficulties and could not help her. However, an overseas investor who came to inspect helped her. This person was at the tea house when he was buying tea as a gift to take back home.
After hearing about Liu Si, he was willing to help her fulfill her wish. Not only did she invest in shares, but she also helped her "unblock" her relationship.
Liu Si finally acquired the ancestral tea plantation and started running it on her own. At first it was a Sino-foreign joint venture. Later, she gradually used her savings to buy most of the foreign shares, finally realizing her grandfather's last wish. The operation of the tea plantation has always been fixed.
Her partners are helping her, and they reserve the tea produced by her tea garden every year, so she doesn't need to worry too much about business matters.
Later, she gradually expanded the scale of production, but in the new century, market competition became increasingly fierce. On several occasions, abnormal weather caused large-scale production cuts, and her tea garden almost went bankrupt. It was still her partners who helped her tide over the difficulties. Jing Nian within the sect
It has also become one of her largest partners. The business has grown bigger and bigger despite the stumbling blocks. In the past two years, it has finally restored its ancestral scale.
These are all visible to outsiders, and few people know that the person who provided her with the greatest help is from the Wuchong faction, and the one who has been doing business with her is actually the trading firm of a subordinate of the Chaohe Group in ***. What's even more terrible is that
Jingnian, the leader of Nizhang Hall, was also doing business with Fujino Trading Company. The scale of the business was not small, and she was the first to introduce him.
Liu Si didn't say much about what happened next, leaving it to You Fang to think for himself. She finally said: "Mr. Rand, I have no intention of colluding with the Tang brothers. It's very satisfying to know that I have been favored by others."
I was embarrassed, but later I thought that this was just a business deal. It may be beneficial to me, but it may not be detrimental to them. It has nothing to do with the Nine-Star Sect, it is my private matter. It was not until recently that I learned about the plot of the Wuchong Sect, and I had to make a choice."
You Fang narrowed his eyes and asked, "What choice did Hall Master Liu make? How did he end up with An Zuojie?"
Liu Si replied with shame: "Mr. An found me through his relationship with the Wuchong Sect, which surprised me, and I was even more shocked after hearing what he said. It turns out that the Tang brothers have been deliberately planning for decades to target me, the Nine Star Sect.
The penetration and corrosion were deep, so I agreed to cooperate with him."
You Fang asked calmly: "Cooperation? What is your purpose?"
Liu Si: "Mr. Rand and I have the same purpose. Aren't you also cooperating with Mr. An? Mr. An chose to join forces with you, I'm afraid it was partly because you killed Sun Fengbo and had long been suspicious of the Nine Star Sect. My
The purpose is to eliminate the undercover agents of the Wu Chong Sect who have infiltrated the Nine Star Sect and reorganize the sect."
You Fang smiled and asked An Zuojie: "Should Master Liu integrate the sects, or should you, Mr. An, reset the Nine Star Sect so that you can control it secretly?"
An Zuojie smiled and shook his head and said: "I don't have this idea. I have said long ago that cooperation is possible only with common interests and common enemies. My purpose is just to deal with Tang Chaoshang and to save myself.
It doesn’t matter whether the Wuchong Sect will still be called the Wuchong Sect in the future, I won’t be an enemy of you, and everyone will live in peace. And Hall Master Liu has succeeded in reorganizing the Nine Stars Sect, isn’t this a happy event for everyone?”
You Fang nodded and said, "Well, everyone is really happy."
An Zuojie continued: "I know that Mr. Rand does not trust me, so I invited Hall Master Liu here today. You should believe what I say, right? To tell you the truth, the target of Shang Zhong's revenge in the Tang Dynasty is the Nine-Star Sect, Hua's
He has more energy than all other sects combined. When the seven major sects encircled and suppressed Wu Chong, Shen Juan, the leader of the Nine Star Sect at that time, was the recruiter and the culprit in the eyes of the Tang family brothers... Nowadays, many people in the Nine Star Sect have long been
Not all those who were dragged into the trap by Tang Chaoshang through various connections are as loyal to the sect's inheritance as Hall Master Liu."
You Fang looked at him and then at Liu Si, looked at the sky and thought for a while, and then asked again: "An Zuojie, he set up an ambush at Lianxin Bridge in Furong Valley to plot against Fairy Yueying, and launched an attack in the South China Sea to murder the descendants of various sects.
It's your command. No matter what you want to do, or what personal grudges you have with Tang Chaoshang, that is your own business. The Fengmen factions will not let you go. How can I be with you? Chuan Yang
Wouldn't it be a sin to go out and offend the world?"
An Zuojie replied calmly: "I also know this. It is impossible for you to cooperate with me openly. This will damage your reputation and connections, but I can help you secretly, without appearing in public or doing anything."
People know that the credit for eliminating the Nine Star Sect belongs to you, and it will increase your prestige in the world, so this is not a bad idea."
You Fang gave a light high-five: "Anzuojie, Anzuojie, I discovered that you are not only a talent, but also a Lei Feng!"
An Zuojie frowned and looked into the distance: "What do you mean by Mr. Rand's words? What is my relationship with the Leifeng Pagoda?" He is a complete foreigner. When he came to West Lake, he knew that there was a Leifeng Pagoda, but he really didn't hear about it.
Pass Lei Feng.
You Fang did not explain, and said with a smile: "It sounds like this deal is good. No matter what, I will make the profit. Hall Master Liu is trying to clear away the rotten roots and dead branches of the Nine Star Sect and reorganize the inheritance, but what are you planning?"
An Zuojie: "The Japanese Fujino Co., Ltd. and the Nine Stars Sect are the strongest confidants of Shang An in the Tang Dynasty in Asia. According to Chinese idioms, they are like a stick in my throat. Although I am in the name of the organization,
We can temporarily mobilize them, but it will be impossible to command them in the future. I am afraid that they will come to deal with me. If we remove them, most of the Wuchong faction and the branch forces in China will be eliminated."
You Fang asked in confusion: "Oh, it's so simple. I thought your organization was very powerful?"
An Zuojie replied: "These are two different things. My master Tang Chao and the current leader Tang Chao Shang develop the organization with the Wuchong sect's secret method inheritance as the core, but after reaching a certain scale, many branches have nothing to do with the Wuchong sect. Secret method practice
After all, disciples are in the minority. This is a group that gathers together based on interests, and its intertwined connections are becoming more and more powerful.
Mr. Rand believes that how many arcane masters trained by the Wuchong sect can sneak into the country and become enemies of the major sects? The fishing boat you encountered when you were attacked in the South China Sea came from a Vietnamese gang and only had a cooperative relationship with our organization.
It has nothing to do with the Wuchong sect itself. Only a portion of the disciples of the secret method who were willing to sacrifice their lives for his revenge regardless of the long-term interests of the organization were able to be completely commanded and controlled by the Tang Dynasty.
If I take the opportunity to eradicate it, I will have my own way to gradually control the rest. Pan Qiaomu and Li Dongping died in your hands, Jiang Hu was also wiped out, and the domestic branches of the Wuchong faction have been dealt with by you.
Everything is broken. I would also like to thank Mr. Rand for this. Otherwise, I would not be able to completely reintegrate. I will take this opportunity to control the peripheral organizations and various resources of the Wu conflict faction in my hands.
The U.S. headquarters is the foundation of my career. Mr. Rand does not need to take care of things. I can only promise that you and I will take what we need and that we will not interfere with each other in the future. I will do business with the Chaohe Group.
As long as there is no conflict with your Feng Sect factions."
While An Zuojie was talking, You Fang was thinking in his mind, this kid is really good at making his wishful thinking. If his idea really succeeds and the Wu Chong Sect is reintegrated in his hands, the trouble will be even greater in the future! After An Zuojie achieves his goal,
, I am afraid that the first one to turn around and deal with it is the travel side, because some conflicts are destined to be irreconcilable, and temporary cooperation cannot cover them up.
In order to deal with a Tang Dynasty Shang, he cultivated another more terrifying Tang Dynasty Shang. Only a fool would do such a thing. It would be wise to cut this kid off before he becomes a mature person. The two operations of Lianxinqiao and Nanhai are enough to prove it.
He is vicious and unscrupulous. You will never truly cooperate with him. If anything goes wrong, you will be under his control in the future.
I thought so in my heart, but on the surface I nodded with satisfaction: "Well, Mr. An surprised me today. It seems that there are some misunderstandings that can be put aside. What are you going to do?"
An Zuojie's smile was a bit cunning: "I have already spread the word that Mr. Rand came to Hangzhou to thoroughly investigate the collusion between the Nine Star Sect and the Wuchong Sect. If Shen Shen is alert, he will summon all the officials in a few days.
We will hold a secret meeting to discuss how to deal with you, and the location will be Qingshan Lake in Lin'an, in the name of the annual sect gathering."
You Fang frowned: "I don't believe that all the Nine Stars Sect are your people. Otherwise, why would you use your brain to just issue an order? How can I tell the difference? Can you speak more clearly?"
An Zuojie: "It's actually very simple. If Mr. Rand and Fairy Moon Shadow also appear in Qingshan Lake, you will know who is secretly attacking you. This is the best way to tell. Otherwise, even if I provide you with a list,
You wouldn’t believe it either, would you?”
You Fang suddenly sneered: "Are you using me as bait? You're fishing!"
An Zuojie also chuckled: "Cooperating with each other requires taking some risks. I believe in Mr. Rand's ability and the Xiaosha Sect secretly helps. It's just a near miss. As for the forces colluding between the Nine Star Sect and Tang Dynasty Shangxiang, it's just right. Taking this opportunity to dig out and eradicate it at once, Hall Master Liu's wish to reorganize the sect can be realized, and Mr. Rand's famous name will once again be powerful in the world."
You Fang nodded: "Okay, I will go to Qingshan Lake. Hall Master Liu, is the news true?"
Liu Si nodded and said: "This year's gathering of the twelve sects is scheduled to take place in the Qingshan Lake Scenic Area three days from now. It is still the place chosen by the master of Shunzhang Hall, Yiqing layman."
You Fang: "What else happened in the Jiuxing Sect recently?"
Liu Si: "Tonight, Head Shen will have a banquet at Weizhuang for the head of the Xiaosha Sect and a group of disciples who have come to pay homage to the mountain. Then he will discuss the sect gathering with Yiqing layman. As for the specific arrangements, I will inform you at any time After notifying Mr. An, you and Mr. An should know how to deal with it."
You Fang raised his hand and said, "That's it. I'm waiting for news about Mr. An. You should leave quickly. It's not good for others to see you."
An Zuojie returned the gift and walked out of Xijia Pavilion. As he walked back, he recited half of a poem: "The mountain atmosphere is getting better day by day and the birds are flying back and forth. There is a true meaning in this. I have forgotten to say it even if I want to distinguish it."
You Fang laughed from behind and said, "It's morning and no one is drinking. Your poem doesn't fit the scene."
The rain in West Lake came and went quickly. After An Zuojie left, the rain that was like a broken curtain just now gradually became lighter and turned into a flying thread on the West Lake. The flying thread turned into mist and dispersed with the wind. The sunshine The clouds quietly shone through, and the sky turned sunny. Soon after, more and more tourists came and went on Sudi.
You Fang, Xiang Yinghua and Cang Lan have been sitting in the Xijia Pavilion, not even having lunch, admiring the scenery of the clearing after the rain, the lake light, the lotus swaying, the shadows of the sun shift until the evening, and the sunset thunder The peaks are rippling with light clouds halfway across the lake, and the rays of light set off the graceful beauty. Sitting in the pavilion, you feel like you are in a fairyland, with your mind relaxing and sighing silently.
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There is a Zhiweiguan restaurant in Hangzhou, which is known as a time-honored century-old restaurant. Its main store is not far from Shen Shenyi’s Sibaozhai. It’s a bit embarrassing to talk about, because the history of this restaurant is only 97 years old. After a century of turmoil, , nowadays there are very few time-honored restaurants that can completely preserve the traditional essence and carry forward the new ones. Such a hotel is also rare.
In the early years of the Republic of China, Zhiweiguan was just an ordinary snack shop, no different from the small restaurants we saw on the street. It sold snacks such as Xiaolong soup dumplings and cat ears. But now it has developed into a large chain restaurant group. It has its own distribution center and food processing plant. The traditional "Zhiweiguan" sign is its core, but its asset management has gone beyond the concept of a restaurant.
Weizhuang is a branch of Zhiweiguan opened by the West Lake. It is located next to Yanggong Embankment. It covers an area of 70 acres and is 500 meters along the lakeshore. There are six buildings hidden among the lakes, mountains and forests, just like six huge painted boats moored on the shore. .The banquet hosted by Shen Shenyi to entertain the head of Cangxiao and the Xiaosha sect was held here.