Breaking through Guandong, I became Zhu Chuanwen

Chapter 14

Bingcheng Station was built in 1899. Since the signing of the "Sino-Russian Secret Treaty" with Tsarist Russia, the Russians have been continuously grabbing benefits in the Northeast, and transporting the benefits to their own Far East and even Europe through the railway.

Strictly speaking, the full name of Bingcheng at this time is Bingcheng Autonomous City and Binjiang Hall, and the Russians and Qing people divided and ruled.

Under the jurisdiction of the Urban Public Utilities Committee established by the Russians, the members include representatives of the Railway Bureau, the Minister of Police, the Chief of Harbin Police and the Commander of the Bingcheng Garrison.

To the north of Bingcheng Station is China Avenue, which is still a row of low houses and mixed bungalows, but it is undeniable that it has already taken the shape of a bustling commercial street.

Zhu Chuanwen and Xian'er strolled among them. There were various shops on both sides of the street, including restaurants, silk and satin shops, grocery stores, paper-making shops, garment shops, barber shops, bathhouses...

Most of the people coming and going on the street are Russians.

"Brother Chuanwen, are we going to open a shop here?" Xian'er felt that her eyesight was not enough since she arrived here, and looked around.

The two of them were dressed cleanly, no longer the tattered look they wore last year.

Zhu Chuanwen was wearing a gown and a melon skin hat.He always felt uncomfortable on his head. In fact, he wanted to cut off this annoying braid long ago, but the national conditions did not allow it at this time, so he cut it in half and reduced the volume of hair. He only felt that his head was not so heavy.Wearing a hat is to avoid dust, and it is really laborious to wash your hair once.

Xian'er is wearing a newly made dress, the color is plain, but the advantage is that Xian'er has a good foundation.

The two watched the bustle of the street and looked around.

"Small belly with pine nuts!"

"Buy cigarettes!"

"Big bowl of tea!"

"Selling candy and noodle people!"

"Come on, just come and see, then look inside, look inside again, after watching this film is another piece, it is said that it is destined to meet thousands of miles away, the white lady met Xu Xian on the broken bridge. The beauty of the West Lake is intoxicating Ah, that little girl in Hangzhou is like a fairy!" This is the voice of the foreign movie maker.

Xian'er stared at the small house-like machine, and turned his gaze to Zhu Chuanwen.

She is still a 16-year-old girl, and she should be curious about these things.

"When you settle down, I'll show you enough." Zhu Chuanwen promised.

"En!" Xian'er nodded heavily.

The two of them had a clear destination. Speaking of which, they had been in Bingcheng for 2 days.

The shop they like can be sold today.

It is a low house between two bungalows.

The shop is not big, but warehouses and accommodation are all available.That shop used to be in the silk business, but it was said that the business was in a downturn, and now it is going to be sold out.

"Master Zhu." When Zhu Chuanwen appeared, Lin Dengrong, the silk and satin dealer, came up to him.

"Shopkeeper Lin." Zhu Chuanwen cupped his hands towards him.

"Shopkeeper Zhu, can the two-year payment mentioned earlier be changed to a one-time payment?" Lin Dengrong rubbed his hands and asked. He regretted the two-year payment method at the moment, and he was too greedy. I want the interest for these two years.

"Shopkeeper Lin, these people are about to arrive. You are obviously taking our army. You can pay in one lump sum, but I can only pay 150 taels." Zhu Chuanwen wanted to dispel his idea, but finally came to an agreement. , What is this temporary breach of contract?

150 taels, this was put aside before, Lin Dengrong dared to beat Zhu Chuanwen out with a stick.

But now he is seriously thinking about it. He has received news that the Russians are going to set up a "Ice City Self-government Review Committee" to plan the self-government of Bingcheng and the stations along the Middle Eastern Railway.

Now the center of the Northeast is Fengtian, but it was the Russo-Japanese War. General Sheng Jing, the frontier official in the Northeast, didn't dare to provoke the nerves of the Russians, so he just watched.

Therefore, the merchants in Ice City analyzed that in the future, the land of Ice City might belong to the Russians, not to mention him, the streets looked bustling, but every shop was eager to sell.

"Shopkeeper Zhu, add more!" Lin Dengrong was acting pitifully at this time.

"Shopkeeper Lin, to be honest, this is already the highest price I can offer. Or should I pay it in two years? Anyway, I won't run away." Zhu Chuanwen was still persuading Lin Dengrong, and it was already possible to pay 150 taels at a time. the highest price.

If there are more, this silk and satin village will fail.

At this time, Zhu Chuanwen had already made plans to find a shop again, because his price was considered a cut from the middle, but what he didn't expect was that Lin Dengrong gritted his teeth, "150 taels is 150 taels, I want to see the money immediately .”

Under Lin Dengrong's urging, Yaren wrote the contract document, and the two signed their fingerprints. The shop has since belonged to Zhu Chuanwen.

Lin Dengrong moved quickly, took the money, and went to Qiqihar with his family in the afternoon.

Zhu Chuanwen also took care of the decoration, and it was a big job to convert the silk and satin village into a bakery.

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In the bedroom at the back of the shop, Xian'er tidied up the room dutifully.

Zhu Chuanwen didn't expect his business to buy a shop would go so smoothly, so he told Xian'er and went out with his hat on.

He can speak Russian, which is why he dared to open a bakery in this area with a majority of Russians.The reason for knowing Russian is also simple. He was originally from Xijiang, which is slightly different from the mainland, and the language is Russian.His grades are not bad.Just the accent is a bit crappy.

From the very beginning, the audience of his bakery was the Russians living in the ice city.

After buying a few cigarettes, he walked towards the gathering place of the Russians.

Boris Wine House

The appearance of an oriental face caught the attention of all Russians.

"A glass of vodka." Zhu Chuanwen took off his hat and put it on the wine cabinet and said something to the boss in Russian.

"Okay." The Russian boss was tall and big, but he was obviously a little surprised. How did this backward Qing Dynasty man with braids come to their territory, and he spoke broken Russian.

"Boss, I want to find a craftsman who can build a bread oven." Zhu Chuanwen said while taking advantage of the time when the boss served the wine.

"Then you have come to the right place. My place is the place with the most news in the entire ice city. But it is not easy for you to find such craftsmen. People with bread ovens here are rich people, and their craftsmen are their own chefs. said Boris, handing over a glass of vodka.

"I don't think this will bother you, is it the boss?" Zhu Chuanwen handed over a silver dollar.It is both paying bills and buying news.

At this time, the silver dollar was exchanged for rubles at about 1:10, that is, 1 silver dollar was equal to 10 rubles, which was considered a high price.

"I like you, Qing people! My name is Boris!" Boris accepted the silver dollar.

"You can call me Zhu Chuanwen." Zhu Chuanwen also introduced himself.

After talking, he asked for a piece of paper, wrote down his address, and asked Boris to find the craftsman and come to him directly.

Before going out, he said, "Thank you, Boris, and I'll treat you to a drink."

(End of this chapter)