mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 54 You Are Responsible

Finally, Zhao Chuanxin and Zhao Zhongyi walked out with a pocket watch.

Especially for Zhao Chuanxin's pocket watch, the movement turned out to be gold, and the back was completely transparent. He didn't know what material it was made of, and he could see the flywheel spinning rapidly inside.The word Bovet is written on it, and it is said that it is manufactured by a branch factory set up by Switzerland in Nanjing.

rare!

Even though Zhao Zhongyi's was a bit poor, he couldn't put it down.

Out of the shop door, Zhao Chuanxin was beaming, but Niu Guanshi was just the opposite, so gloomy that he could drip water.

Zhao Chuanxin grabbed him again.

Niu Guanshi wanted to break free, but Zhao Chuanxin's strength was amazing.

"Boss Niu, look, those foreign cigarettes are good, and there are Luzon cigarettes, which I like to smoke. Of course, they must be matched with matches. Let's get a box of the same."

Luzon cigarettes are cigars!

"Boss Niu, this parasol is useful. It can be held up in rainy days, so the rain won't drench it. There are also these, assorted biscuits, glass bottles, soap, towels..."

Except for the very first pocket watch, which he brought for Zhao Zhongyi, the rest were bought for himself.For Steward Niu, although it hurts, he can bear it.

That's the worst part.

Some foreign goods are called "play goods", such as pocket watches, music boxes, glass bottles and jars...

Zhao Chuanxin also found that many practical home furnishing department stores are even cheaper and better than local goods.

After almost all the purchases were finished, Zhao Chuanxin let go of Niu Guanshi.

Because a buyer from the Niu family came, he asked curiously: "Manager Niu, who is this?"

Zhao Chuanxin robbed and said: "This is my uncle, show me the world, and buy me something by the way. It's the first time we meet, do you have any gift for me?"

The purchaser smiled awkwardly: "I bought some dried meat, it's a bit of a gesture of gratitude."

Steward Niu's face turned black!
Zhao Chuanxin accepted it as soon as he saw it: "That's okay, uncle, you should be busy first. Let's talk later, I'll go first."

Everyone helped him carry the things on his shoulders, and he arrived at Chen Daguang's big car shop.

Chen Daguang saw that they brought so many things: "Why do you buy so many?"

Zhao Chuanxin said with satisfaction on his face: "Oh, I met a kind man. I said I was poor, and he bought it for me. I said I wanted that, but I couldn't afford it, so he paid for it. What can I do? "

Chen Daguang: "..."

What do you think I can believe?

Zhao Zhongyi pulled Zhao Chuanxin aside: "Isn't it good for us to persecute like this? What if the dog jumps over the wall in a hurry?"

Zhao Chuanxin sneered and said: "Brother, you don't quite understand the thoughts of people like Niu Guanshi. At this time, even if you kneel down and beg him for mercy, he won't blink when it's time to cheat you. On the contrary, if you cheat No matter how many he has, as long as he is still afraid of you, he will not dare to act rashly."

Zhao Zhongyi seemed to have realized something.

At this time, Zhao Chuanxin took out some things and divided them up: "You take these home as gifts. The rest are all my own, so don't move."

Everyone is naturally happy.

Shuangxi said: "Chuan Xin, that pocket watch of yours is so pretty, how much did you pay for it?"

Zhao Zhongyi answered for him: "The steward Niu bought it for hundreds of dollars!"

Double Happiness gasped!
I'm jealous.

He didn't know the story and Taoism in it at all.

I just think Zhao Chuanxin is awesome.

Opening his mouth, he coaxed the old man to spend so much money.

How long is this mouth?
……

The more Guanshi Niu thinks about what happened today, the angrier he gets.

Was swayed by that guy.

That little money is a trivial matter, it's just a drop in the bucket for this shipment.

The point is, he is now sure that the brothers Zhao Chuanxin and Zhao Zhongyi must have known the fact that he colluded with gangsters and wanted to rob the goods.

How to do?
But thinking about it again, Zhao Chuanxin blackmailed him today, presumably because he didn't want to tear his face and make things big.

That is to say, it is no problem to proceed according to the original plan.

But he couldn't swallow it.

After thinking for a while, he called his confidant: "Go and tell the contact person, after you get the goods from the caravan, send a team to Chen Daguang's caravan to intercept their goods, and take Zhao Zhongyi and his group by the way." Killed!"

He did know about the Lugangling Village Insurance Team.

So what?

Let Gu Yan and the insurance team bite dogs, whether the insurance team is wiped out or Gu Yan's strength is damaged, it is a good thing for him.

……

At dinner in the evening, Chen Daguang said to Zhao Chuanxin: "The goods are almost scattered. We will buy another day tomorrow, and we will set off the day after tomorrow. It just so happens that the Niu's caravan also leaves the day after tomorrow. Even if we don't go with them, we will leave too soon." Far."

However, Zhao Chuanxin remembered that the Niu family caravan had an accident this time and was robbed of its goods.

So I kindly persuaded: "I advise you to stay away from them. The Niu family has been so smooth in recent years that they have lost their vigilance. I think they are going to have an accident this time. In addition, you can buy some goods that are in short supply at the Niu family. It’s not good to go back and sell it for a price!”

This is the difference between him and Du Lisan.

Du Li robbed the rich and helped the poor three times, but Zhao Chuanxin did not hate the rich. Wouldn't it be good to guide the rich to develop together?
Chen Daguang's heart tightened, but he fell into deep thought.

However, on the second day, regardless of whether Chen Daguang listened to Zhao Chuanxin's suggestion, Zhao Chuanxin met another familiar person.

It was the Frenchman who took pictures of the Russian soldiers that day.

Chatham was a French Army soldier who retired after the war of aggression against China and started working as a reporter.

He doesn't like to live in a corner, and likes to travel to India and China.He especially likes to take photos that have a strong contrast between what he thinks is civilization and barbarism.

Whether it is anti-war people or radicals, they all like him.So, in a short period of time, his career prospered, and when he was rich, he bought the latest small Palumos camera made in Germany out of his own pocket.

After the camera came out, it has been greatly welcomed by journalists from all walks of life.

In addition, he has a house in Shengjing.Inside, there are many treasures he "collected" in China, as well as some "souvenirs" of his war in China.

He often lingers on these weapons on the shelf, reminiscing about the glory days of the past.

Go home and put down the ingredients you bought.

He shouted in a rude voice: "I'm back, cook for me quickly."

A woman with bound feet came out of the room with a "swaying" pace and a pale face.

When the meal was ready, Chatham roared loudly: "What shit, it's fine if there is no butter, how can you eat it with so much lard? Also, what the hell is this bean paste?"

With that said, he picked up the belt and began to vent his dissatisfaction.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

He put down his belt, pointed to the door and said, "Go, open the door!"

The woman wobbled and opened the door in fear.

Then, she saw eight people standing at the door.

The eight people were silent, their faces were cold and heartless, and their eyes were indifferent.

The first person looked at the red mark on the woman's face pulled out by the belt, and put his index finger on his mouth: "Shhh!"

Then, Shuangxi swaggered past the woman and walked in.

In the room, Chatham roared angrily: "You dirty savage, who allowed you to come in?"

Then there was a scream: "Ah..."

After that, the howling stopped abruptly.

Zhao Chuanxin and others filed in.

Zhao Zhongyi saw a fingernail mark on Shuangxi's face.

He couldn't help laughing and said, "Why are you still being arrested?"

Shuangxi blushed: "He's quite strong, and he was accidentally caught."

The woman was about to scream when she saw Chatham lying in a pool of blood.A member of the insurance team reached out and gagged her mouth just in time.

Zhao Chuanxin looked around the room with his hands behind his back.

There is a gold-plated Buddha statue on the shelf, and there is a gold-plated or pure-gold calendula, which is inlaid with gems and pearls, and there are various gadgets, many of which look like sacrificial vessels.

When Zhao Chuanxin saw it, he knew that he had killed the wrong person.

Looking at the other shelf, there is a long Hotchkiss rifle, the most conspicuous one is a Hotchkiss M1897 heavy machine gun, two feeding plates, and the heavy machine gun ammunition neatly stacked.

There is also an old-fashioned camera and a few boxes of film placed crookedly on a shelf.

Without further ado, Zhao Chuanxin pretended to be.

The little space left was filled by him.

Then he looked at the woman, and said to Shuangxi: "Shuangxi, you will sleep here tonight, watching this woman. Tomorrow, we will pick you up and release her."

Shuangxi was a little unhappy, but finally nodded in agreement.

Before leaving, Zhao Chuanxin warned again: "They are all my compatriots, so don't do anything worse than animals."

Shuangxi was taken aback for a moment, then said angrily, "What do you think of me?"

After the woman heard her compatriots, her body shook.

I want to speak, but I don't know how to say it.

The next day, Zhao Chuanxin and others came to pick up Double Happiness at noon.

This is because Zhao Chuanxin's suggestion to Chen Daguang was adopted by Chen Daguang.

He also felt that it was too close to the Niujia convoy, which was not very safe.

Therefore, they waited for the Niujia caravan to leave first, and they walked for a long time before setting off.

Zhao Chuanxin saw that Shuangxi brought the woman downstairs together, looked at him with a frown, and waited for an explanation.

Shuangxi said, "It's not me, it's her who wants to follow."

This woman looks pretty and has a petite figure.

It's just binding feet, which makes Zhao Chuanxin unhappy.He said: "If you follow, you will take care of it yourself."

The woman hurriedly said, "Brother, I can take care of myself, just take me with you."

Hearing that voice, it didn't sound like the family members of ordinary people.

When Shuangxi heard this, joy appeared on her face.

This woman said it herself, she is willing to follow me, so I picked up a daughter-in-law for nothing?
He doesn't care if he has been ruined by foreigners, and his thinking is still at a level where he can't marry a wife.

The caravan departs.

After leaving the gate of Shengjing, Zhao Chuanxin took out foreign guns from Pocket Technology and equipped them for everyone.

The whole group felt that they had gained a lot.

Merchants made great profits and got money and goods.Shuangxi and others beat foreigners and got money as well.

The gold and other things found in Chatham's house were divided equally among several people.Those rare curios placed on the shelves were ordered by Zhao Chuanxin to go home, and they were placed on the antique shelf for decoration.

It must have been very fitting.

(End of this chapter)