The train driver in the courtyard

Chapter 261 The Hou Family’s Past
Hou Youde returned to the silk and satin shop.

I always have to walk around the shop, and then I have to go to the warehouse to count the silk and satin.

I often have to be busy until noon before I go back to the house behind.

His mood was obviously not right today.

I just wandered around the shop briefly, then entered the house through the back porch with my hands behind my back.

The shrewd shopkeepers were frightened by this abnormality and looked at Old Butler Bai.

Butler Bai waved his hand at them: "It has nothing to do with you, just busy with your work."

The shopkeepers then calmed down and continued to introduce the texture, color and pattern of silk cloth to customers.

Butler Bai frowned, put down his calculations, and hurried to the east wing.

Lift the peacock glazed door curtain.

Seeing Hou Youde sitting upright in a chair and smoking a foreign cigarette, Butler Bai quickly stepped forward and helped pour tea.

"Sir, the street office is holding a meeting today. Has anyone jumped out to join the public-private partnership?"

Hou Youde took a deep puff from his cigarette and looked at Butler Bai: "Old Bai, you are the roundworm in my belly. Nothing can be hidden from your eyes."

"Looking at what you said, I have been with you since I was a child. Can you not tell?"

Butler Bai's attitude was respectful and he lowered his voice and said: "Sir, the company joint venture is the policy of the superiors. Even if we want to stop it, we can't stop it. There is no need for you to be angry about this matter."

"I'm not angry. I'm worried, scared!"

Although the smoke obscured Hou Youde's face, concern could still be seen vaguely.

"The reason why our Hou family can hold the position of vice chairman of the Federation of Industry and Commerce is because there are thousands of large and small tailor shops in the capital.

Most of those bosses listen to us.

With the public-private partnership, those tailor shops have to send public managers.

There is nothing wrong with our Hou family. "

"No, sir, you are a big silk merchant in the capital. No one can touch you!"

The voice just fell.

A burst of sneer came out through the white smoke, and penetrated into Butler Bai's ears like a poisonous snake, making him shiver.

"Lou Zhenhua from the steel rolling mill is no less powerful than me. What's the result? He's not dead on the street."

When he thought of Lou Zhenhua's ending, Butler Bai stiffened and froze in place, his clothes soaked with cold sweat.

Hou Youde took a deep breath and continued: "Like those small tailor shops, the foundation is clean and people can be safe. Do you think we can do it?"

Butler Bai lowered his head and remained silent.

The Hou family has been in the silk and satin business in the capital for hundreds of years.

It is impossible to say that there is no dirt on your hands.

Things before liberation were nothing.

The key is that Hou Youde once supported the Japanese in order to make more money, but he was not clearly involved with the Japanese.

In order to curry favor with the Japanese, Hou Youde even married his sister to the Japanese.

Although both men died in the war, not many people knew about it.

But if you do it, it will definitely leave traces.

If you want to check it, you can definitely check it clearly.

Hou Youde had long had the idea of ​​going overseas, but the public-private partnership of Chen Ji Tailor Shop sounded the alarm for him.

"Let's go, we must go!"

"Lao Bai, how is the arrangement going with my wife?"

Butler Bai nodded: "My wife and the eldest young master have opened two shops in San Francisco. With my second uncle and grandpa taking care of them, the business of the shops is quite prosperous."

"It doesn't matter if the business is good or bad, the most important thing is to be stable."

When Hou Youde heard the news, he straightened his back: "Next, we have to find a way to transport the gold and silver at home. With money in hand, we will be the masters wherever we go."

Butler Bai hesitated: "Master, the management is stricter now. Our family has so much money, it will probably take some time to transport it all out."

Although the Hou family's silk and satin business does not look as conspicuous as Lou Zhenhua's steel rolling mill, it is very profitable.

Especially during the years when they cooperated with the Japs, the Hou family used the power of the Japs to amass money, and their family wealth far exceeded Lou Zhenhua's several times.

"time."

Hou Youde pondered for a moment, then there was a hint of coldness in the corner of his mouth: "Chen Ji Tailor Shop is a public-private partnership, and the subdistrict office must appoint a public manager. If that person has evil intentions, do you think the remaining tailor shops will be afraid? ?!”

"Gao Ming, sir, you are really clever. As long as the progress of the public-private partnership slows down, we can buy time." Butler Bai gave a thumbs up and flattered him, "Sir, I will go to explore the operation later. "

After talking about business matters, Hou Youde always felt that there was something he hadn't remembered.

After squinting his eyes and thinking for a long time, he slammed the table: "Old Bai, has the third young master come back?"

Seeing that Hou Youde had almost forgotten his son, Butler Bai's mouth twitched twice.

But it makes sense.The third young master Hou Bingchang was born to the fifth concubine.

At that time, Hou Youde suspected that the fifth concubine was having an affair with the Hou family's groom, and that Hou Bingchang was not his biological child.

It was just that the fifth concubine suffered a massive haemorrhage and died while giving birth.

The groom fled the capital overnight and has been missing since.

Hou Youde had no real evidence and could not throw this guy who might be his biological son into the toilet.

I could only hold my nose and endure it.

It's just that a knot has been planted in his heart since then. Hou Youde treats the third young master far less caringly than the eldest and second young masters.

For example, the eldest young master is looking for a way out for the Hou family in San Francisco, and the second young master manages the branch of the Hou family's silk and satin shop.

The third young master just eats, drinks and wanders around every day.

This is a private matter of the Hou family, and even Butler Bai, the old butler, doesn't dare to talk nonsense.

He nodded quickly: "I'm back. After the third young master was released from the locomotive depot police station, I locked him in the bedroom."

"Call this traitor over here!"

"Yes!"

After a moment.

Hou Bingchang, the third young master of the Hou family, was brought to the door of the east wing by the housekeeper.

He stood at the door, stopped, first rubbed his hair until it looked like a chicken coop, then picked up the mud from the flower bed and smeared it on his face, and then rushed into the house with a crying look on his face.

"Dad, my son is wronged. My son has been bullied!"

After running into the house, Hou Bingchang threw himself in front of Hou Youde and shouted at the top of his lungs, with tears falling from his eyes from time to time.

It looked so aggrieved and aggrieved.

If it were anyone else, you might have been fooled, but Mr. Hou's eyes have long been trained to be piercing.

Doing so will only backfire.

Butler Bai's mouth twitched twice, and he turned his head slightly, unable to bear to look any further.

really.

"Snapped!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Hou Bingchang was slapped on the face and became red and swollen.

He covered his burning face and looked at Hou Youde in disbelief: "Dad, I was wronged and imprisoned for more than ten days. After suffering so much, you still beat me!"

"Beast, I'm going to beat you!"

Hou Youde pointed at his nose and panted: "We, the Hou family, can be bad, we can kill people, set things on fire, burn and plunder, but we must not be stupid!"

"For the sake of a woman, you dared to make a fuss in the hospital in front of the security officer of the locomotive depot."

"They could have shot you right then, you know?"

"idiot!"

Hou Bingchang felt extremely wronged, wiped his tears and said, "I just like Chen Xueru."

Hearing Chen Xueru's name, Hou Youde's mood suddenly became bad.

"It's Chen Ji Tailor Shop again. This is really difficult for my Hou family."

Butler Bai stepped forward at the right time and explained: "Master, you really can't blame the third young master for this. I have already found out clearly that it was Chen Xueru's partner Li Aiguo who was the train driver."

"It is said that he was the one who suggested that Chen Fangxuan first carry out a public-private partnership."

"Li Aiguo"

Hou Youde's face darkened.

Hou Bingchang took the opportunity to stand up and said with a sinister look: "Dad, this Li Aiguo has repeatedly ruined our family's affairs. Why don't you let Uncle Bai find a few people to shoot him with a black gun?"

Hou Bingchang was heartbroken when he thought that Chen Xueru was going to marry Li Aiguo.

Chen Xueru has fair skin, beautiful appearance and long legs. When she puts on the cheongsam, she looks like a fairy in the sky.

Hou Youde was silent for a moment and waved his hand: "Lao San, don't think about this matter. Li Aiguo is from the locomotive depot and a train driver. If you touch him, you will be in big trouble."

"But..." Hou Bingchang was unwilling.

"Okay, go back. From now on, you will stay at home and you are not allowed to go anywhere."

After Hou Youde kicked Hou Bingchang away, he ordered Lao Bai to deal with Chen Ji Tailor Shop quickly, then stood up and walked to the back room.

Lao Bai knew that Hou Youde was addicted to smoking again and was ready to puff up his smoke.

After he left the house, he closed the door and told the people working in the courtyard not to disturb the master.

Then I got on my bicycle and went straight to the Daqianmen Street Office.

(End of this chapter)