Chapter 100 Persuasion
There are two rooms in the west wing, one belongs to Zhou Laosan, and the other originally belonged to Fat Miaoer, but after she left, it became vacant.

Now the two are sitting on the kang.

Fat Miao'er looked at Zhou Laosan and said, "Father, when we were selling wild vegetable dumplings at the pier, we met a little coolie named Chen Dali, who took good care of us..."

Fat Miao'er told Zhou Laosan what happened in detail.

At the end, he said: "He will host Dad for dinner at Xilailou at noon tomorrow, let's get back to him if Dad is going or not."

"Go, have to go!"

Zhou Laosan nodded without thinking, not for anything else, just because this man named Chen Dali took care of his fat cat.

He didn't do a good job as a father, and it made Fat Miao'er wronged, which is his heart disease all the time.

Hearing this now, he was extremely grateful to Chen Dali.

"Okay! Let's make a deal. I'll let my elder brother call him back." Fat Miao'er nodded.

……

Xilailou, one of the better restaurants in Qingyang Town, is located in the west of the city, the business is very good, and there are many repeat customers.

When Fat Miao'er and the others arrived, Chen Dali was already guarding the door. Seeing their figures, he immediately greeted them, and said enthusiastically, "This is the third brother!"

"My sire, Chen Dali, is just messing around at the pier. When I have nothing to do, I bring a few coolies to earn some hard money."

"Zhou Chunsheng, the third child of Zhou."

The two simply reported their names, and then Chen Dali made a gesture of invitation.

"Third brother, I've booked a private room, let's go in and talk."

After a while.

Inside the room.

When the two parties were seated, Chen Dali saw that only Li Xiaodao and Fat Miaoer had followed Zhou Laosan, so he asked, "How many of them are there?"

"I still have something to do at home. I need help, so I didn't come here." Li Xiaodao smiled.

Chen Dali's treat was mainly to treat Zhou Laosan, if all five of them came, it would be a bit like eating and drinking, which is not good.

"Oh, that's it!" Chen Dali nodded, without further questioning.

He stood up, bent down and picked up the flagon to fill Zhou Laosan, and then filled his own cup.

"Third brother, it's the first time we meet, I will toast you, and I will ask third brother to take care of my younger brother on the pier in the future."

"Brother Chen, you are too polite!"

Zhou Laosan got up quickly and clinked glasses with him.

"It's me who should thank Brother Chen, thanks to you for taking care of our Fat Miaoer and Xiaodao these days."

Zhou Laosan automatically included Li Xiaodao as one of his own.

"It should be, everything should be, who told me to have a relationship with these children, especially Fat Meower."

Chen Dali said and patted Fat Meow'er on the head.

"This little girl is very lovable. Seeing her is like seeing her own niece. There is a kindness in her bones."

Chen Dali put down his hands and looked at Zhou Laosan.

"Third brother, let's not just talk, see what you want to eat, just order."

Chen Dali walked out of the private room and waved to the boys in the hall.

"Let's eat whatever we want."

Zhou Laosan is a real person, so he was embarrassed to order more, so he only ordered two cheap vegetarian dishes.

A stewed tofu with cabbage, and a small farm stir-fry.

"Third brother, you don't need to save money for my brother." Chen Dali couldn't see it.

He opened the mouth and said, "Here's a steamed sea bass, and then a pressure cooker chicken, let's go."

He directly ordered two more, making four.

After a while.

When the dishes were ready, Chen Dali didn't care about Fat Miao'er and Li Xiaodao, and directly started to exchange cups with Zhou Laosan.

After a few glasses of wine, the two blushed slightly, and the more they chatted, the more speculative they became. Chen Dali moved the chair to Zhou Laosan's side, and the two brothers seemed to put their arms around Zhou Laosan's shoulders.

"Third brother, what do you think this life is all about? Isn't it just to make yourself comfortable and let your wife and children live a good life."

Chen Dali patted his chest: "So we men have to work hard to make money!"

"Third Brother, do you think this makes sense?"

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Zhou Laosan nodded in agreement.

Feeling touched in my heart, I poured myself another glass of wine and poured it in.

When Mei Niang was still alive, he was also focused on making money, and wanted to buy a silver hairpin for his daughter-in-law.

pity……

Until Mei Niang died of dystocia, she didn't wear his silver hairpin. Thinking of this, Zhou Laosan's eyes turned red.

"Third brother, forgive me for asking too much, what is the monthly salary of you patrolling guards?"

Chen Dali filled Zhou Laosan with wine again.

Zhou Laosan clinked glasses with him, but didn't hide it: "Six hundred Wen a month."

"What? Only six hundred characters?"

Chen Dali looked over in astonishment, and shook his head sympathetically.

"To be honest, third brother's monthly salary is too little!"

few?
Zhou Laosan was stunned for a moment, and said uncertainly: "Six hundred cash a month, more than seven taels of silver a year, it's really a lot."

Five taels of silver can support a family, let alone seven taels.

When Zhou Laosan learned that he had a monthly salary of [-] Wen, he was very satisfied, not to mention how happy he was.

Who would have thought that it would be said to be a minor at this moment.

"Less, really less!" Chen Dali shook his head again.

He lowered his voice: "To tell you the truth, third brother, I have this amount a month."

Chen Dali made a "one".

"One or two?" Zhou Laosan's eyes widened in surprise.

"Not only." Chen Dali smiled.

"Third brother also knows that the work on our pier is in off-peak season. In winter, the water freezes and there are no passenger ships passing by. Naturally, there is no income."

"But in spring, summer and autumn, the water surface is open, and more and more boats come and go. When I have a lot of work, I can smoke up to [-] coins a day, and when I don't work, I can get [-] coins."

Chen Dali did the calculations for Zhou Laosan, and that didn't include the extra rebates he got for introducing business to merchants.

"That's quite a lot." Zhou Laosan was envious.

Chen Dali glanced at it.

"Third brother, to be honest, my brother came here this time to discuss a way to make money with you."

"The way to make money?"

Zhou Laosan's eyebrows moved, and he looked over suspiciously.

Seeing that the groundwork was almost done, Chen Dali said straight to the point: "My brother is determined to integrate the coolies on the pier, and I hope the third brother can help. After it is done, I will give the third brother ten taels of silver every month."

"Twelve!"

Zhou Laosan's breathing was stagnant, and then the panting became more serious, and his eyes widened in disbelief.

Ten taels of silver is enough to buy two mu of good land, which is still a year's income, four mu in two years, six mu in three years, eight mu in four years, and eight mu in five years...

Zhou Laosan shook his head, unable to think about it anymore, he took two deep breaths and gradually calmed down.

After calming down, he slowly shook his head: "Brother Chen, I'm sorry, but I can't promise you this matter. I'm just a patrolman, and the real decision is made by the ambassador."

The ambassador Zhou Laosan mentioned was the ambassador of Hebo, his immediate boss.

"Third brother might as well think about it." Chen Dali persuaded.

(End of this chapter)

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