20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 323 Mid-Autumn Festival Full Moon Night

The tiger comes down the mountain in autumn.

In the evening, the breeze is refreshing and cool.

The Jiang family mansion has already been extremely busy.

There was a large round table in the middle of the yard and two small round tables in the corners of the wall. Temporary workers were hired in and out of the kitchen, stacking dishes around the table. Yuan Xinfa's daughter-in-law also came over to help, earning money along the way. Order extra money.

Hu Xiaoyan's belly was so big that she no longer had the energy to worry about it. She could only lie down in the bedroom on the second floor to rest.

During this time, she became increasingly gluttonous, lethargic, and slightly fatter.

Whenever she saw her belly swelled and the little guy was tumbling inside, Hu Xiaoyan felt both horrified and delighted.

Xiaohua has already passed the initial discomfort, and her pregnancy has not yet appeared. She is downstairs with Song Ma, managing and directing many long-term and short-term workers.

"Brother Dong, Xiaobei! We're busy here right now. You two can help move the stools!"

"Oh shit! Lao Zhao, I haven't seen you for half a year. Why are you acting like a dog? Who are you showing it to?"

He was originally responsible for dispatching the bodyguards of the Jiang family mansion. Now that they saw him coming back, everyone came up to say hello with a smile.

The three of them sat down and chatted for a while, then turned to the room and asked, "Isn't Lao Zhao back yet?"

Everyone followed the sound and happened to see Nan Feng showing up.

"Don't go, my sister-in-law hasn't slept well in the past two days. She is resting upstairs. Please wait for a while!"

Zhao Guoyan also nodded one by one, until he reached Yuan Xinfa, and suddenly felt a darkness in front of his eyes. He stopped, raised his head, and was startled.

In recent days, it coincides with the Mid-Autumn Festival, and there have been many guests from the Jiang family giving gifts. The Su family of Guangyuan Bank, Feng Ji Tailor Shop, Jia Family Medical Clinic, Hengrui Pharmacy...

Zhao Guoyan secretly tested his strength.

While he was talking, after a while, there was a sudden movement at the door.

Wang Zhengnan smiled and introduced: "This is Brother Dao's new recruit. The gatekeeper is called Yuan Xinfa."

Everyone laughed and said, "Bei Feng has been studying recently and has been stunned!"

The other people just wanted to learn as much as they could, but Zhao Zhengbei was the most severely criticized. If he dared to be lazy, he would immediately take care of him.

Just as he was about to find a place to sit down, Zhao Zhengbei suddenly came over, shook his head and said, "Isn't it great to have friends from far away?"

"No need to ask, we are miserable!"

Zhao Zhengbei responded, picked up two drum stools, followed the east wind and walked out of the house, setting them around the large round table in the yard.

"Okay, then I'll go see my sister-in-law first."

Many shops sent people to visit him, and the visitors were not only polite to him, but sometimes even gave him a pack of cigarettes and brought some small gifts along the way. The boss allowed him to accept them, and his life became more comfortable.

Zhao Guoyan had no choice but to give up.

"Ah! I heard it!"

Zhao Guoyan also laughed, and then asked: "By the way, have you received the rice field crabs I sent over?"

Zhao Guoyan laughed and cursed a few times, glanced across the courtyard, turned around and asked: "Nanfeng, where is Brother Dao?"

The two shook hands, and Yuan Xinfa immediately frowned slightly.

Wang Zhengnan said: "Brother Dao has gone to pay tribute to each family. Xifeng is following him and will come back later."

He was busy in a daze while mumbling something in his mouth.

Two months ago, the family hired a husband, and both Xiaohua and Si Fengkou were forced to learn to read and write.

"Got it!" Zhao Zhengbei pulled up a stool and sat down and said, "Half of them will survive, but half of them will die; and the remaining half will survive and suffer in the pot!"

It was rare for all the brothers to get together, so they sat together and chatted happily, asking each other a few questions about their respective businesses.

Next came Liu Yansheng. Since the opening of the insurance branch in Liaoyang, he has been traveling frequently between the two places.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Guoyan frowned and looked around.

Not long after, Han Xinyuan and Zhong Yushan came back, each bringing two younger brothers with them.

Then, Zhao Guoyan walked in wearing a suit and leather shoes.

Zhao Guoyan stepped into the hospital. As soon as he showed up, everyone immediately started making fun of his outfit.

Zhao Guoyan smiled, let go of his hand, clasped his fists and said, "Brother Yuan, thank you for your hard work!"

"Hahaha, you don't understand. Old Zhao has to negotiate with the great powers tomorrow and discuss with the foreigners the deadline for returning the concession!"

Not cursing, but reviewing my lessons.

Yuan Xinfa probably guessed the other party's intention, so he didn't say much. After responding, he walked outside the gate again to patrol.

"Oh, Yuan Xinfa."

Zhang Zhengdong walked out and said: "Nanfeng went to the train station to pick him up. He will be back soon."

Zhao Guoyan nodded thoughtfully and stretched out his hand: "Zhao Guoyan."

Yuan Xinfa had no other reward. Since he had benefited from the glory, he could only work harder.

Calluses like the bottom of a pot, thick palms, broad shoulders and thick arms, opening and closing with strength like iron pincers - the big Yuan in front of him, although a bit naive, is enough to be able to carry the first gate of the Jiang family mansion .

Talking about this, Zhong Yushan looked at Zixiong.

Today, Heshengfang's business is booming, with less work and more money. It is the Jiang family's most stable way of making money, and he himself has also received a lot of dividends.

Zhao Guoyan and Liu Yansheng followed closely behind. Although they are busy, their insurance business continues to expand and the future is promising.

Among the few people, only Han Xinyuan always had a dark face and was depressed.

The depression in Huifangli is obvious and seems irreversible.

Of course, this is related to his poor management skills.

However, what really made him feel depressed was that the current focus of the Jiang family's business was not on the prostitution.

Jiang Lianheng paid more attention to the business of freight insurance and Demao Mao Company. When he had free time, he had to deal with the Japanese. Hu Xiaoyan was about to give birth and had no extra energy to help.

All these things made Han Xinyuan feel that she had been left out.

If you have less money, you will naturally have less words and you won’t dare to make a high profile.

While they were talking, the employees began to put up lights and festoons in the courtyard. After a lot of work, the bodyguards who guarded the courtyard sat in the east corner, and the employees sat in the west corner. Then Xu Ruqing and Hu Xiaoyan also went downstairs to chat with everyone.

……

The sky gradually darkened.

The moon was rising, and everyone was a little hungry.

Outside the courtyard, there was finally a crisp sound of horse hooves.

Jiang Lianheng got out of the carriage and saw the bright lights in the yard. He couldn't help but feel good. When he looked up, he saw Yuan Xinfa still standing at the door.

"Brother Yuan, come in and eat!"

Yuan Xinfa said in a muffled voice: "I'll wait for them to finish eating and take turns with me."

Jiang Lianheng nodded, didn't say anything more, and just walked straight to the ajar iron door.

Li Zhengxi followed closely and pushed open two heavy doors.

"Om-"

The door of the house is open, and there is light in the dark night.

The chatter and laughter in the yard suddenly stopped. Dozens of pairs of eyes looked at Jiang Lianheng, and then more lively chatter and laughter broke out.

The lights were bright and he heard calls.

In the courtyard, on the small round tables on the left and right, the bodyguards and employees stood up with a rumble, shouting "brother" and "master" at the same time.

But Jiang Lianheng turned a deaf ear and looked straight at the center of the courtyard.

Xu Ruqing and Hu Xiaoyan smiled at him and waved.

"Xiaodao, why are you back? Come sit down and eat!"

"Hey, here we come!"

Jiang Lianheng had been pretending to smile all day, but now he finally showed his true feelings.

He walked forward quickly and glanced at the food on the table, steamed river crabs, stir-fried tripe, pan-fried saury, braised elbows...

"Hey! It's not too late to fix it!"

Xu Ruqing smiled and said, "Isn't it? I'm almost getting cold waiting for you here."

"Don't wait! Come on, come on, eat quickly!" Jiang Lianheng sat down next to Hu Xiaoyan and asked, "Want a drink?"

"Yes, yes!" Zhong Yushan quickly turned around and lifted two jars of wine from the ground, "Can we do without the wine? We must take care of enough! Something foreign, whiskey, vodka?"

Zhao Guoyan unbuttoned his collar and said with a smile: "I don't care what happens. Anyway, there will be a few lying on the ground today. I won't say who it is, I know it in my mind!"

"Oh my God, you're so crazy about this place!" Han Xinyuan rolled up his sleeves, "I didn't know who it was during the Chinese New Year last year. He ran away to hide in the hut after drinking halfway, and he couldn't even get out!"

"Who is it? Did you remember Cha Pi? That's West Wind!"

"Old Zhao, don't bury the dead!" Li Zhengxi immediately replied, "Last year, I ended up helping to pick up the bowls!"

Wang Zhengnan laughed and said, "That's not what happened. Didn't they all fall to the ground later?"

"Who fell to the ground? If Brother Dong didn't lie under the table, could I have tripped?"

"Anyway, the worst thing at this table is Yan Sheng! Hey, Yan Sheng, if that doesn't work, you can just sit at Mother Song's table."

Liu Yan's voice became anxious, "Don't talk nonsense, you guys. I am representing the Southern Kingdom and attending the meeting alone today!"

"Stop nagging! Just go in circles!" Zhao Zhengbei stood up, "I'm the youngest here, so I'll go first!"

Wang Zhengnan shook his head frequently and said sarcastically: "Tsk, tsk, tsk! It must be said that Xiao Bei is very clever! Let's make a circle first, and when everyone is almost done drinking, you can stand aside and watch the fun, right?"

"Second brother, if you say that, I will keep an eye on you today!"

"You should keep an eye on Brother Dong! He always pours wine secretly!"

Everyone was talking, laughing, and making a fuss. All they want in life is this moment.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

Everyone looked up and saw the bright moon in the sky, and couldn't help but feel extremely happy.

"The moon is sixteen full on the fifteenth day, it's not the time yet!"

Zhao Zhengbei became interested and insisted on reciting poems and music to show everyone the results of his studies in the past few days.

"Um...this is what my husband taught me specially a few days ago. It's called 'mouth tone singing'!"

Liu Yansheng curled his lips: "That's called Shui Tiao Ge Tou. If your tongue is too drunk, don't show off."

"Don't interrupt! Don't interrupt!" Hu Xiaoyan said with a smile, "Let him carry it!"

"Everyone, you've made a fool of yourself!" Zhao Zhengbei raised his glass, "Uh... how do you say the first sentence? Oh, right, right -"

He cleared his throat again and began to recite in a good tone.

"When will the bright moon come? Ask the sky for wine. I wonder what year it is in the palace in the sky..."

The two tables of bodyguards and employees looked over one after another. Most of them were illiterate, so they felt that Bei Feng was doing something great.

Jiang Lianheng, Hu Xiaoyan and others also raised their heads and looked at Zhao Zhengbei with smiles in their eyes.

I saw him raising his wine glass high, reflected under a full moon——

"People have sorrows and joys, and the moon is cloudy and clear. This matter is hard to come by in ancient times."

"Nung, moon and new moon!"

(End of this chapter)