Mr. Bao and his son: Only use Stankang for hair oil

Chapter 73 Poison

Regarding the child Bao Guowei, Lao Zhang has a somewhat complicated view, but he can finally feel that it is a good side.

Regarding Zhang Siwu, I have since inquired from Bao Zheng: Siwu often comes to Bao's house recently to ask Guowei to learn literature.

Lao Zhang then guessed that it was Bao Guowei who recommended the matter.

But this is the path Zhang Siwu is willing to take. He doesn’t want to be an artist, he insists on doing this. He wants to become famous, but who can stop him?
There was nothing Lao Zhang could do. Even though he had the idea of ​​stopping it, he couldn't open his mouth after all - he was incompetent, he was just an ordinary barber.

So I could only pray for the safety of my child while getting a haircut every day.

But no matter how you say it, Bao Guowei is considered a noble person of Zhang Siwu, and as a father, he should remember this great love for him.

Bao Guowei also had a good impression of Lao Zhang, because he had lent money to Lao Bao and used it to treat his mother - although it did not work in the end.

Although Lao Zhang is just a barber, he is still a businessman and has some brains. Otherwise, the barber shop he opened in the city would have been ruined by various religions.

Such people naturally know that lending money to others is tantamount to gambling, and the probability of repaying the money is even much lower than the probability of winning money from gambling.

Being willing to borrow money without asking a middleman to guarantee it, and also being willing to lend money to Lao Bao and be his middleman, can be said to be a very solid relationship.

Moreover, although the relationship between the two families is not very close, it has never been broken. It is an old friendship.

"Uncle Zhang, good morning."

Bao Guowei said hello with a smile on his face, probably because he had let go of some worries in his heart, and now he felt that there was a little more sunshine in his smile.

When Lao Zhang heard this, he looked at Bao Guowei's face and felt a little uncomfortable:

If it were in the past, Bao Guowei's words would only make Lao Zhang think that the child has become sensible.

But now when I heard this again, I felt a little uncomfortable - as if I was flattered, especially when I saw the expensive clothes on him.

This is the effect of the packaging, just like Christmas apples. The price of an ordinary apple can rise a lot when placed in a beautiful carton.

"Okay, okay, come in quickly. I'll cook a bowl of soup for you to drink and warm yourself up. It's just breakfast time. I'm planning to get some food. Can we gather at the table?"

Lao Zhang smiled and opened the door and invited the two of them in.

Hearing this, Lao Bao did not refuse, and walked in with Xiao Bao: "You can't just stand outside and ask for money without even entering, right?"

So he walked in the door and sat on the long chair:
"Old Zhang, there's no need to prepare food. I just want to borrow some money to buy some books for Bao Guowei."

Facing Lao Zhang, an old friend, Lao Bao was not polite. He skipped the greetings and went directly to the borrowing process. What's the point of asking a friend to borrow some money?It’s an old business!

"How much to borrow?"

Lao Zhang looked at Lao Bao, and Lao Bao looked at Xiao Bao, Xiao Bao...

"At least...15 yuan."

Bao Guowei made an estimate and came up with a figure that Lao Bao didn't expect. Ten yuan?Is this money a bit too much for Lao Zhang?

Lao Bao knows this. Lao Zhang owns a barber shop and his income is not much. The barbers only charge small amounts of money, not by hair, but by cents. It is common to pay three or two cents for a haircut. The limit that the people can bear.

Moreover, there is a big spender in Lao Zhang’s family, so he can’t save much money at all…

"it is good!"

But this time, Lao Zhang agreed without saying a word and walked directly into the back room - this shop is actually the residence of the Zhang family, separated from the barber shop by a wooden door and a big black curtain.

Soon, Lao Zhang came out with a small wooden box:
"Old Bao, I feel that Guowei's current appearance is more noble than the young master of the Qin family. Why don't you look for a good wife in advance?" He is almost 15 years old. In the eyes of this group of people aged between 50 and [-] years old, it is natural that he should It’s the age to talk about marriage.

Lao Bao was a little happy after hearing this, but he felt a little uneasy in his heart. He always felt that his status as a servant was dragging down Bao Guowei...

Lao Zhang said something and directly brought the topic to Lao Bao:

"Haha, Guowei, your father was the king of children among our group back then. He always strived to be the first in everything he did, even marrying a wife..."

These words seemed to sting Lao Bao's nerves, or maybe he was afraid that the child would hear the embarrassment of the past, so Lao Bao coughed twice.

After taking the box in hand, Lao Bao opened it and took a look, only to find that there were three five-yuan bills inside.

Lao Bao was a little surprised and looked up at Lao Zhang's face, but he was not prepared to go into details.

Now he just wanted to buy books for Guowei as soon as possible, so he just thanked him and prepared to leave with Bao Guowei.

But there was a sudden bad smell in the barber shop, which seemed a bit familiar - you can often smell it when passing by a smokehouse.

This taught Bao Guowei to frown.

At this time, there were not a few opium smokers, and there were also many people whose families were ruined by opium. There was one in the Zhang family, but he rarely appeared in public. Bao Guowei knew this very well.

Beiyang's initial attitude towards the ban on smoking was quite correct, but later due to historical reasons, it split into many factions and entered a period of warlord rule.

It goes without saying that money is more important to the warlords than growing poisons, so they not only no longer ban smoking, they even force local people to grow them and sell them to big cities such as Shanghai to earn a lot of money. Philippine profits.

How many drugs are there?Due to seasonal and land reasons, the overall grain production in the north is not as good as that in the south. Therefore, almost no grain is grown in many places, and all are grown in hemp.

This caused the already low agricultural carrying capacity to become even lower. The slightest natural disaster would starve people all over the land. The horrific consequences of the great famine were also completely related to this kind of death-seeking behavior.

The black curtain was suddenly opened, and a pretty good-looking woman who looked to be in her 30s stuck her head out:

His hair was not messy and was styled in a flat bun, as if it had been taken care of by someone, but his face was pale and his eyes were a little dull. He was holding a cigarette in his hand, like a dog sniffing something.

When she saw someone outside, she retracted her head again, as if she no longer looked like a normal person.

Bao Guowei has seen many people like this. There are often big pipes on the streets. People who have smoked will lose their humanity after a few years. They are no different from the walking dead. They are just living creatures that can move, eat and smoke. .

So the scene in the barber shop was a little awkward.

……

Suzhou and Shanghai belong to the same province, and are only 130 kilometers apart. Today's cars are slow and expensive, and the roads are not very spacious, so traveling is not as good as riding a horse.

Ordinary horses can travel three hundred miles a day without any problem, and inns often travel three or four hundred miles a day. Therefore, letters from Suzhou to Shanghai can often arrive in less than half a day.

A beautifully decorated room in Chufu, Shanghai.

"Bao Guowei? Who is this person..."

"Laifu, bring me the book of favors to see."

Chu Ze looked at the name on the letter and already forgot who the sender was.

I think I saw him before when I was distributing money. When Laifu brought the book of favors, he flipped through the book and flipped through several pages. Only then did he find a man named Bao Guowei.

After thinking about it carefully for a while: I have indeed seen this person before.

(End of this chapter)