20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 439 The Jiang family starts the game
The restoration of the Manchu Qing Dynasty has become a huge dream.

While the Mongolian bandits and cavalry in the north were retreating steadily, Fengtian secret agents were also cleaning up the remaining members of the clan across the province.

The Jiang family took this opportunity to fish in troubled waters, not to mention how many meritorious deeds they have made and how many unjust cases they have caused.

It's just that from then on, the nickname "Ghost slaps the door" gradually spread in Feng Province.

Not to mention Jiang Lianheng, even when Zhao Guoyan and others went to other places on errands, they were treated with great courtesy by local officials and even government officials, and they were accommodating in everything, which was a great deal of face.

Everywhere the Jiang family went, there was an insurance business.

The store doesn't need to be big, sometimes there are only three or five employees, and it looks more like an outpost to look out for the wind.

Zongheng Freight Insurance Company has removed the word "freight" and expanded its business to marine insurance, fire insurance, life insurance and other categories.

The meaning of so-called insurance is also expanding.

Of course, I have never given up on the simple insurance policy business, but discerning people have regarded it as a way of "relying on help."

Then, you can go home.

That evening, in the alley outside the Jiang family's mansion, all the brothers were wearing black shorts, in small groups, chatting and laughing, like hundreds of rivers returning from the east, gathering from all directions in the provincial capital.

Sister Yao was afraid that she would not be able to open the dishes and would be punished and beaten, so every morning, she followed the old order, holding a urinal in her left hand and a mallet in her right hand, knocking and muttering:

But just as the black iron door was about to close, Li Zhengxi suddenly walked out of the yard.

It's time to eat, it's time to sleep.

If someone calls for help, the Jiang family will follow the rules of the river and lake and help if they can.

Xue Yingqing informed his people, then lifted up his skirt and walked into the courtyard, and the black iron door was closed.

The gate of the house is closed.

After a torrential rain, the Jiang family determined new rules, and the official opening ceremony began.

Then, the courtyard door opened for the last time.

"Brother Wen, serving dinner is nothing. You have to be able to see your sister-in-law, then you can truly be considered a member of the Jiang family!"

Whether to help more or not depends on the mood of the Jiang family.

"I see, come on, come on, Brother Liu, you invite me first!"

As for the usefulness of "relying on the help" of the Jiang family, let's put it this way!

Yuan Xinfa led people to stay outside and saw more and more brothers gathering together, making the whole alley crowded like a busy market, but the door was never opened.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Guoyan also rushed over with several brothers. As usual, he walked into the courtyard alone, and no one dared to object.

It can be as fast as three or two days, or as slow as a few months, and you will suddenly realize that your little trouble is not a big deal at all!

Of course, it doesn't matter even if the Chinese character on the ground doesn't mean "depend on the gang".

All in all, during this period of time, the Jiang family could be said to have had smooth sailing and had the momentum to ride on the wind.

Jiang Lianheng sheathed his sword and emphasized that peace is the most important thing.

As time passes, the mountains and forests change colors.

"Guan Zhong, Guan Zhong, I guarantee that your business will be prosperous today..."

The reason is simple. It is not their turn to enter the courtyard to worship the mountain yet.

Every morning, there must be a "ding, clang, clang" sound coming from the brothel.

Not long after, Xue Yingqing walked into the alley with Tou Daozi and others.

Soon, Liu Yansheng and Wen Tingge came together.

In Fengtian, Heshengfang changed professional managers and accounting offices, and business is still booming.

However, people have closeness and distance.

As long as you are not a bastard looking for death, and do not do ridiculous things like throwing shit at the door of Lao Zhang brothers, digging up other people's ancestral graves, sleeping with other people's concubines, etc.
No matter what kind of trouble you encounter, just come to the provincial capital, see Jiang Lianheng, tell the truth, kowtow on the ground, and call him "Master" respectfully.

"It's going to start soon inside, please calm down outside!"

When Sister Yao saw her, it was like a mouse meeting a cat.

Under the stewardship of Dong Erniang, Huifangli gradually came back to life. Although it was still far from the grand occasion of the past, the results of the rectification were obvious.

Regardless of whether they are making tabletops or kang noodles, they all work hard.

Regardless of other families, Guan Zhong is worshiped in Huifangli.

As long as we are not competing with the Jiang family for fame and wealth, we should be brothers in the world!

After all, Guan Zhong was also a capable minister and prime minister. If there was a spirit under the spring, he didn't know what he would feel like when he saw this scene.

In the blink of an eye, hundreds of trees were withered by the wind overnight, and it was already late autumn.

Yuan Xinfa then pushed the door open sideways and said angrily: "Shopkeeper Xue, please come in."

how?
It turns out that the prostitution industry also has its ancestors, one is Guan Zhong, another is Lu Zu, and the other is the flower arranging ancestor.

The two families compete for profit, one "relies on the help" and the other does not "rely on the help". It is obvious who the Jiang family will help.

"You guys just wait outside for a while!"

The brothers immediately fell silent and quickly changed their expressions to serious expressions.

Li Zhengxi nodded and was about to turn around and return to the yard when he suddenly stopped and looked at a brother standing by the door. He looked up and down and asked, "Have you and Wen Tingge watched the Red Mansion?" ?”

The brother was stunned for a moment, and then responded: "Yes, third brother, what's wrong?"

"When did you start stalking me?"

"Ouch, I... can't remember clearly. It wasn't summer yet, right?"

Li Zhengxi thought for a moment and then asked: "Before I entered the house, were you watching me?"

The brother nodded immediately, "That must be there, it was much earlier than that time. Third brother, what happened to me?"

Li Zhengxi suddenly looked a little lonely, "It's nothing, just wait outside for a while!"

After saying that, he turned around and walked into the house without looking back.

At this time, there were incense in the yard. It looked very simple, but it was completely in accordance with the rules outside the customs.

There are eight round tables around, and ten chairs are placed at the door of the house, two of which are placed next to each other in the middle, and the other eight chairs are arranged left and right like a formation of wild geese.

The meaning is self-explanatory.

The first two are Jiang and Hu.

The remaining eight refer to respectively: southeast, northwest, Xue, Zhao, Liu Wen.

Although Zhao Zhengbei was in the military camp at the moment and had already cut off family affairs, Hu Xiaoyan still insisted on leaving him a top position to highlight Beifeng's status in the Jiang family.

The ceremony began, Jiang Lianheng and Hu Xiaoyan took their seats respectively.

Everyone drank tea to clear their mouths.

Xue Yingqing was the first to step forward. According to the etiquette, when you join the gang, you should kneel down and offer incense. But she is a woman, she joins the gang with her flag, and she is too senior. In terms of rules, Jiang Lianheng cannot bear her bow, so he simply asks her to keep everything simple. I just came forward and offered a cup of tea.

Xue Yingqing has been around the world for a long time and knows when to joke and when to be serious.

Stepping forward, she bowed deeply to Jiang and Hu and said respectfully:
"The great master set up a cabinet to protect us. Xue Yingqing is a female. Thanks to the open-mindedness of the boss, he allowed me to settle down here. Please have this cup of tea. From now on, the great master and I will work together in the same boat and will never betray oath."

Jiang Lianheng took the tea bowl, took a sip and said, "We are all a family, please sit down."

Zhao Guoyan was the second to step forward.

He was in some trouble.

According to the gangster saying of "four beams and eight pillars", Zhao Guoyan can be regarded as the "gunhead" of the Jiang family.

Except for the gang of little fans at Sifengkou, he was the first person to follow Jiang Lianheng. He sacrificed his life to save the Lord and made great achievements. Although he was exempted from the "court trial", he still submitted the letter of worship to the mountain, burned incense, kowtowed, and swore an oath. , but there is a lot of everything.

When people join the gang outside Guan, they do not swear an oath in front of Guan Gong, but only knock the ladle in front of the big cabinet.

When you light a candle and burn incense, you don't burn three and a half sticks, but nineteen sticks.

The "Hengbao'er" outside the pass regards the Eighteen Arhats as the ancestors. When offering incense, they are placed three in front, four in back, five on the left and six on the right.

A big stick of incense in the middle is dedicated to the head of the family.

Ordinarily, offering incense to a living person does not seem to be a good sign, but customs vary, and habits have become natural.

The alliance outside the customs is not against Heaven, but Heaven is the one in charge!
The oaths are not as elegant as the Thirty-six Oaths of the old Hongmen, they are all in plain English.

If there is a person who breaks his oath, he does not ask the ghosts and gods to punish him, but only asks him to kill the traitor one day.

Under the bright candlelight, Zhao Guoyan was offering incense while loudly chanting the Jiang family's new oath:

"The great master set up a cabinet to protect us! I, Zhao Guoyan, was born in Cangzhou, Hebei Province. I was lucky enough to have the great master spare my life and allow me to settle down here. From now on, the master and I are of the same mind, regardless of life or death. If I am going through fire and water, if there is even half a lie, please stand up for me, please stand up for me, please stand up for me..."

Jiang Lianheng raised his hand and said in a deep voice: "Guo Yan, you and I are close friends. Please sit down quickly."

Liu Yansheng followed closely behind.

As the Romans do in the countryside, I saw him offering incense and reciting the oath in a southern accent:

"The great master has set up a cabinet to protect us! I, Liu Yansheng, came to Guandong from the south with my father in the first year of Xuantong. It happened to be troubled times, natural and man-made disasters, and plagues were rampant. Fortunately, the great master came to help me in times of crisis. I am here to settle down. From now on, I and the leader will do our best and spare no effort. If there is even a half-truth, I ask the leader to stop me and all the brothers to stop me..."

Jiang Lianheng nodded and said in a low voice: "Yansheng, Mr. Tan has given me the grace to name me. Please sit down quickly."

Wen Tingge stepped forward.

Kneel down and salute, offer incense and swear an oath:
"The great master set up a cabinet to protect you! I, Wen Tingge, am from Chengde, Rehe. I suffered a great disaster in the year of 1911 and moved to Guandong. Fortunately, the great master has given me support and support and allowed me to settle down here. From now on, I will be with you. The head of the house must abide by the rules of the family and obey all orders and prohibitions. If there is even half a lie, I ask the head of the house to stop me, and all the brothers to stop me..."

Jiang Lian waved his hands and said comfortingly: "Tingge, we are all brothers in the four seas, please sit down quickly."

Zhang Zhengdong knelt down:
"My ancestral home is Shandong. I have forgotten where it is. Anyway, my eldest brother and sister-in-law are very kind to me. In this life and the next, I will be of the same mind as my eldest brother and sister-in-law. We have kilns and films, and we can go wherever we ask. If you dare to refuse in the slightest, please My elder brother and sister-in-law fucked me, please brothers, please fuck me..."

Wang Zhengnan kowtowed:
"I know what I am like. Without my elder brothers and sisters-in-law, I wouldn't be able to survive today. In this life and the next, I will be of the same mind as my elder brothers and sisters-in-law. I will not fight or be greedy, nor seek for anything selfish. If there is any lie, please interrupt me." , please brothers, please insert me..."

Li Zhengxi was in tears:
"My eldest brother and sister-in-law are my reborn parents. In this life and the next, I will be of the same mind as my eldest brother and sister-in-law. I will be loyal and upright. If I fail to do so at all, please let my eldest brother and sister-in-law stand up for me. Please stand up for me, my brothers..."

Hu Xiaoyan nodded slightly and said hurriedly: "East wind, south wind, west wind——"

As she said that, she glanced at the empty seat next to her and said, "And Bei Feng, we are not blood relatives, but we are better than blood relatives. Stop kneeling!"

Everyone took their seats and formed a formation of wild geese.

Hu Xiaoyan turned to look at Jiang Lianheng, pushed his arm, and said softly: "I'll go up first."

"No one here dares to laugh at you." Jiang Lianheng frowned and asked, "Do we have to go up?"

Hu Xiaoyan lowered her eyes, forced a smile, and said: "You are the face of the family. It doesn't look good for me to sit next to you like this, so let Xiaohua come down."

"Never mind them! They can watch whatever they want, I don't care."

"I care."

Hu Xiaoyan insisted on leaving. If Jiang Lianheng couldn't persuade her to leave, no one in the family could persuade her to leave.

Song's mother carried her to the study on the second floor.

Shaoqing, Sister Hua walked out of the house, walked timidly to Jiang Lianheng's side, and said softly: "Master."

Jiang Lianheng sighed, waved his hand and said, "Sit down!"

Then, the house door opened wide.

A burst of "rumbling" footsteps followed, and fifty Jiang family "Xiangzi" wearing black shorts were seen swarming into the courtyard. As usual, each person handed over a letter, knelt down, kowtowed, burned incense, and took an oath of alliance. …

These are all brothers who are qualified to carry guns. They are either tough guys who dare to kill, or young people with special skills.

"In the gang", "outside the gang", "relying on the gang", etc. are not included in this category.

There are many familiar faces among them, such as: Toudaozi, Kang Zheng, Leng Leng, Leng Lengli, Lao Niu, Ren Ale, Chang Laocai, Liu Liangkui, "Xue Jie" and so on...

It is said that the merits of Chuanghu are enough to sit in the top position and establish oneself, but some people do not have this ambition and just want to find a backer. They do not have such big ambitions. On the contrary, they are happy and contented.

By the time the ceremony was over, the sky had already darkened.

The courtyard was filled with darkness, as if ink clouds were rolling.

Everyone knelt down on one knee, holding a bowl of strong wine in their hands, and worshiped the Jiang family couple and the leaders under their command.

Jiang Lianheng raised his wine glass, led the leaders to stand up, cleared his throat, and shouted loudly:

"Brothers! As the saying goes, when a tall building rises from the ground, every brick and tile is the foundation! I, Jiang Lianheng, am what I am today, and I cannot thank the heavens or the earth, but all rely on the success of all my brothers! Brothers! After drinking this bowl of wine today, let me hear the sound. They are the sworn brothers of Mr. Jiang, who are united and share the joys and sorrows! Come on, let’s do it!”

"Dry!"

Everyone raised their heads and finished drinking, and threw the bowl of water into the sea, making a "crackling" sound.

"Let's have a dinner! Let's have a meal together!"

"Thank you, boss!"

Jiang Lian smiled and waved, but when he leaned over and sat down, the smile at the corner of his mouth disappeared suddenly, and he changed to a serious, even sinister look.

When he was young, he had imagined countless times that when he raised his arms and called out, there would be a crowd of responders.

Now, when all this really became a reality, he couldn't be happy at all.

He knew that what he just said was all lies, and he could not share the joys and sorrows with these people, but he could only say this.

There is no turning back.

Looking back will only kill yourself. Only if you "don't want to" can you avoid going crazy...

For some reason, he suddenly remembered the evening when he stabbed Zhou Yunfu, and he felt a little annoyed as to why he didn't chat with that bad old man for a while longer.

If it were now, he would probably have endless things to say to the old man.

Food and wine were gradually placed on the round table. Jiang Lianheng suddenly turned to look at Xiaohua and asked:

"Where is my son?"

(End of this chapter)