Gao Chongjiu had many friends and was the most well-informed. It didn't take long for him to help Li Ziyu find a house.
"It was originally the property of an old man from the Ming Dynasty. Because it was involved in a witchcraft case, it was confiscated as an adverse property. The current owner is a city-owned company." He took out the blueprint.
The mansion is a three-entry courtyard with a suitable size, well-built buildings, and basic furniture. The surrounding environment is not bad. But Li Ziyu still shook his head: "Brother Ninth, where can I get a hundred yuan for this house? At least three
Five hundred yuan!"
"Although you can't buy it, you can pawn it. It lasts for seven years, which is exactly one hundred yuan. There is also a stamp tax of three yuan."
Li Ziyu told her uncle the news, and his uncle took his aunt to go there himself. Feeling quite satisfied, he went to the city capital company to sign a contract and mortgage the house.
After renting the house, Zhang Shizhong made great arrangements to move. Li Ziyu simply sent Agui to handle it - he couldn't help much with the investigation anyway. After more than a week of work, the Zhang family moved into their new home, and Agui was also very busy.
.On this day, my uncle invited me to a housewarming dinner. Li Ziyu went to have a drink and said some auspicious words. Huang He also came to say goodbye.
"Farewell? Where are you going to make a living?" Li Ziyu asked due to the sensitivity of his profession.
"The younger one has found a job in Lingao." Huang He took out an "appointment notice". It was issued by Lingao Jiangnan Leather Company, "I will report to Lingao soon."
"Tannery?" Li Ziyu didn't know much about this industry, "Do you know how to make leather?"
"You can't do it in small tanneries, but in the past I was in the leather business in Tianjin, so I'm considered an expert in the industry."
“That’s good, I’ll have a secure job and live a good life in Lingao!”
"Thank you, Mr. Cha!"
Huang He said a few more auspicious words before saying goodbye and leaving. Li Ziyu didn't take it to heart, after all, he was still busy with the things in front of him. A visitor from the north like Huang He was like a crucian carp crossing the river.
There are too many to count.
While Li Ziyu and Gao Chongjiu were busy investigating the case, just outside the east gate of Guangzhou, the clerks were busy in a teahouse. Although this was neither a downtown district nor a dock or port, this teahouse was
The geographical location is still quite advantageous. The two roads into the city meet at the entrance of the teahouse, forming a not-so-wide T-junction. Opposite the intersection is the Usnea Teahouse where the young boy Hu Qi makes tea and pours water every day.
There is a stone bridge to the west of the tea house. After crossing the bridge and walking less than a mile, you can see Yongtai Temple. After Yongtai Temple and further to the west are the large and small east gates. Although this Songluo Tea House is inconspicuous, here
This area is the only decent resting place. Pedestrians who are tired from walking come in to have a cup of tea; people who are away from home for business gather here to say goodbye to their relatives and friends who are seeing them off.
Songluo Tea House is a courtyard with two entrances. The first entrance is just beside the road, but it is an open three-heyuan courtyard. The small courtyard at the back is a mixed courtyard where water is boiled, firewood is piled, and the workers live. If there are merchants who cannot come to the city in the evening, it is not a problem.
If it is simple, you can stay here and wait until dawn before entering the city.
Yesterday, someone had already said hello to the teahouse owner: "Today our master wants you to receive guests here! Reserve your main room and don't let other people come in. Our master wants to entertain distinguished guests!" He stayed behind before leaving.
Deposit money.
So early this morning, the young boy was pulled out of his warm bed by the shopkeeper, started to light a fire, boil water, prepare tea... Finally, he got an opportunity, and was called to buy tea and food.
Hu Qi was happy to go to the Big World to buy tea and food. He was happy to take a break from his busy schedule and go to the Big World for half a day. He immediately collected the money and set off.
The shopkeeper saw the sun slowly drifting over the treetops, and the tea guests in the east and west halls came and went. Several groups of people had passed by as they came. The "distinguished guest" in the butler's mouth never showed up.
It wasn't until noon, when Hu Qi came back with the walnut cakes, that he saw two bearers carrying a green bamboo cloth sedan approaching from a distance. On the open sedan, a slightly wealthy official sat, dressed in
The two men were dressed as scholars, wearing newly made blue cloth blouses and blue soft hats... They were dressed like servants of a wealthy family, following the steps of the bearer, slowly following behind.
While Hu Qi was still stunned, the shopkeeper had already run a few steps to greet him from a distance: "Master, you are here!"
Mr. Hao watched the butler come forward to negotiate with the shopkeeper, and waved to the bearer to put the sedan down. He put his hands behind his back and walked slowly toward the teahouse next to the river.
Beside the official road, there is a big word "tea" written on the cloth cover, and a plaque of "Usnea Tea House" hangs on the main door. This tea house is very old. When he was a child, he came to Yongtai Temple with his mother to offer incense.
, his mother took him here. The shopkeeper at that time was also the grandfather of the current shopkeeper.
Looking back on the past, it was more than forty years ago. At that time, the world was peaceful and the people were happy. There were neither Donglu nor Nankun, and merchants like him lived a peaceful and happy life.
He himself never thought that one day he would witness the "change of dynasty" with his own eyes - of course, the Kun thief has not yet proclaimed himself emperor, let alone entered the capital, but it is obvious that Guangdong has "changed."
He looked at the Usnea Tea House, and now he has followed the "Australian style" and inlaid the windows with expensive glass. There are many potted flowers in the open courtyard - many varieties are brought by Australians.
Come. The weather in Guangzhou has turned warm in February, and all kinds of flowers are blooming.
"Second Master! Everything is ready inside," Hao Ping said in a low voice.
Second Master Hao whispered: "Go and tell Hao An to wait by the roadside." After saying that, he walked up the steps and entered the spacious and bright main hall. There were more than 20 sets of tables and chairs in the main hall, which were neatly tidied up.
It’s clean; there are a dozen transparent “Australian-style” glass tea boxes stacked on the curved counter, and you can see at a glance that they contain this year’s new tea leaves. Usually, this place is always full of passing merchants and tourists.
, it was very lively. Today, because he had reserved the place, it seemed empty.
There are two wing rooms in the east and west parts of the main hall. The west wing is where the counting room is, and the east wing is a private room. Mr. Hao said it was a private room, but in fact the tea guests could only fill up this wing.
The shopkeeper personally led the way and led him into the penthouse. This penthouse is not big, but it is more than enough to seat a dozen people. Facing south is a small patio, where a magnolia has been planted for decades. Because of this patio, although the penthouse has three sides
It's a wall, but there's plenty of light.
It is a quiet place amidst the hustle and bustle, and is a good place for hidden conversations. It is more ideal than Yongtai Temple.
The room was so clean that there was nothing else except a tea table and a long desk with plenty of paper and inkstones placed in the middle. Eight-color fine porcelain dried and fresh fruit cakes were already placed on the table.
"I heard that you also have special Australian refreshments here? Remember to prepare them." Hao Ping ordered.
With a smile on his face, the shopkeeper said, "Yes, yes! I told the clerk to go into town early in the morning to buy some!" After saying that, he went out to prepare, but saw Hu Qi still carrying bags of tea and looking around, and went straight up to eat.
He was just a mouthful, cursing, "Where did you die?! I'm going to buy some snacks for a long time! Why don't you go put them on the plate!"
It was a common occurrence for apprentices to get slapped in the mouth. Hu Qi covered his face and went to the counter. He took a plate and started to fill it with various refreshments bought from Zhang Ji. He filled a large plate with it and carefully carried it over.
Hu Qi served the refreshments, and within a few minutes of returning to the counter, she was busy again. She was taking things, washing them, and asking for boiling water. She was so busy.
And the guests of Mr. Hao also came one after another. Each guest was led by the Hao family's servants and brought to the penthouse. Hu Qi had been working in the teahouse for more than two years, checking people and looking at sex.
I also figured out a little bit about my abilities.
This group of guests that Mr. Hao invited is really rare. Although they are all dressed up and respectable, judging from their appearance and behavior, most of them are rough people. It is obvious when you pour them tea and water.
, one has the stench of soot all over his body, another has calluses on his hands, and another has dust and dirt in his fingernails... These people are not decent people at first glance.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Mr. Hao gave a wink, and Hao Ping drove the waiters and shopkeepers out, saying: "Don't come in if you don't greet me." After that, he still stood guard at the door of the penthouse.
Mr. Hao first picked up the tea cup and said a few polite words. Then he got down to the main topic.
Most of the people who came were participants of the "Yongtai Temple Meeting". A few were too old to come and were replaced by younger nephews and nephews. There was also one person who attended the meeting for the first time. His surname was He
, is a Jianghu person. He has been active outside Guangzhou many years ago. He did business without capital. Later, he accumulated some family property and started other businesses. He is an old acquaintance of Mr. Hao and is also a business partner.
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"...Right now, Kun Thief's silver coins and treasure banknotes are widely circulated in the market. We used to plan to take advantage of Kun Thief's unstable footing to make a batch of fake silver coins and fake treasure banknotes to make money and disrupt the market. Now it seems that it is
It won’t work! It’s better to say that the banknotes are better, even if the price is different, they can still fool the country people. Those silver cakes are really impossible to make..."
Boss He is also a good man who has made his way into the world. He did a lot of illegal things in the early years. Most of the counterfeit coins created by Mr. Hao were also distributed through his channels. Now when he heard what Mr. Hao said, he was quite surprised.
It was like a traitor's ambition to destroy his own prestige. The most important thing is that he took a huge risk in this matter. He got the promotion and wealth that he promised, and he felt unhappy. He didn't drink the tea smoothly, and he choked and coughed.
, "Ahem! Let me tell you, Hao Renyuan, you were a well-known man in the world back then. How come you have become so timid after not seeing each other for several years? Isn't it just printing counterfeit money? Do you think you are printing real money?
, It’s not like you think you are in charge of the Baoquan Bureau for the Kun thief!” Boss He looked at the few dignified strangers present and said no more.