money player

Chapter 14: Staying close to others

After dinner, Xian Yaowen flew out of the house with his savings and walked a certain distance to the east. They came to the wooden house area they passed during the cross-country trip. There seemed to be a place called Baitianxia Village, which was located between Wozi Mountain and Nanxi Mountain. A valley in , the whole valley also has a place name - Shek Kip Mei.

A year ago, there were only over a thousand local residents in Shek Kip Mei. Now it is difficult to estimate how many there are, but there must be some twenty thousand people.

For thousands of years, Chinese people have been pursuing the pursuit of living a human-like life. When they become human beings, they also want to live a somewhat official life. No matter what they did before or what kind of occupation they are engaged in, they eventually want to embark on an official career and become an official.

The ranking of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and the order of the next three has always been controversial, but it is generally accepted that "shi" ranks first. In the land of China, for thousands of years, they have been the best officials.

The wooden house area is just a place where refugees gather. The residents here can all be given the same title of "losers." However, kings will also emerge among the losers, just like Bai Tianxia Village, where there is a guardian.

According to Xian Yaowu's investigation, the security chief here is named Liu Changfu, who is from Ganzhou. A few years ago, his main job was to open a tungsten mine in Dayu County, below Ganzhou. He has a huge family business. It is a pity that he has two sons. They all failed to live up to expectations, gambling and drugs were all over the place. Before the People's Liberation Army reached Ganzhou, the Liu family had already lost all its fortune and was said to be in debt. The family fled Hong Kong not so much to escape the war. It is more appropriate to hide from creditors.

No matter what happened before, after Liu Changfu came to Hong Kong, he still got an official position that was not considered an official.

Liu Changfu is an incredible security chief. Thousands of people in Baitianxia Village are under his jurisdiction. Although his security chief is not linked to taxes, so he cannot pretend to be powerful, but he is still quite authoritative.

The materials used to build houses in the wooden house area are mainly flammable materials. It is common for residents here to cook and cause fires. In order to put out the disaster in time and avoid causing a major disaster like a fire camp, it is definitely necessary to form an informal team. The members of the fire brigade should have some subsidies to some extent.

In addition to fire prevention, there is also sanitation. Kitchen waste, night incense, etc. all need to be handled by people. Otherwise, within a week, the wooden house area will be filled with stench, and infectious diseases will break out. Others include running water, electricity, stalls, etc. To be managed.

Each of these things is very tedious, but it also means power and wealth. If you want to make money in Baitianxia Village, you must go through Liu Changfu. Similarly, if you want to do something in Baitianxia Village, it is best to go through Liu Changfu. Because while protecting the village, the chief protector often also plays the role of guarantor.

On the way, Xian Yaowen bought a good friend, two bottles of wine, and some fruit. He gave him an extra dollar and got a gift basket. He dressed up and looked like that.

When I arrived at Baitianxia Village, I asked someone for directions, and soon I found Liu Changfu's mansion - three colorful wooden houses.

Standing at the gate of Liu's mansion, Xian Yaowen shouted to the mansion: "Is Chief Liu at home?"

The sound was not quiet and had strong penetrating power. It penetrated from the gate into the garden, then through the front yard to the backyard, and went directly into Liu Changfu's ears.

After a while, Liu Changfu lifted the door curtain and poked his head out of the door frame. He saw two young men in neat suits calling him. He quickly pulled out the door frame and hugged Xian Yaowen and the two, "I am Liu Changfu. , I wonder what you two want from me?"

Xian Yaowen clasped his fists in return, "Liu Baochang, I, Xian Yaowen, have just established a family. The next step is to choose a good wife and spread the business. Before marrying a wife, I plan to find one or two maids and two nursing homes."

Liu Changfu knew the elegant meaning of the song after hearing it, so he said to Qiao: "Mr.

Xian Yaowen clasped his fists again and said with a smile: "The people under Liu Baochang's rule come from all over the world. Their hometowns are far apart, and their character and education are unknown. Without an elder like Liu Baochang as a guarantor, Yaowen really does not dare to recruit strangers as his confidants. people.

Therefore, Yaowen wants to leave the job of finding someone to Liu Baochang. The maid should preferably be a sister, and I am willing to give him 150 yuan a month. The nursing home should preferably have military experience, and I am willing to give him 200 yuan a month. In addition, I would also like to take the liberty of entrusting the salary payment to Liu Baozhang. At the end of every month, I will send someone to deliver the salary to Liu Baozhang. "

After saying that, Xian Yaowen winked at Chanchangfei. Upon seeing this, the other party immediately walked to Liu Changfu with the gift basket.

"Liu Baozhang, it's just a small thing, but it's not respectful, so please accept it." Xian Yaowen's polite words followed seamlessly.

Liu Changfu glanced at the gift basket and said with a smile: "Mr.

"Yes, of course. Liu Baozhang is older than me. You should treat your elders as a filial piety from a younger generation."

Hearing this, the smile on Liu Changfu's face became brighter, "Since Mr. Xian said this, I'm not polite. I don't know where Mr. Xian's residence is. I hope I can find the right person and send someone to inform Mr. Xian."

Xian Yaowen pointed in the direction of his home, "There is a newly built four-story building at the entrance of Liwu Village. I bought it and I live there."

Liu Changfu glanced in the direction Xian Yaowen pointed, and then clasped his fists again, "Mr. Xian, I will give you news as soon as possible."

"Then please leave it to Chief Liu. It's getting late today, so I won't bother you much. I'll visit Chief Liu another day. I'll take my leave now."

"Mr. Xian, walk slowly."

After bidding farewell to Liu Changfu, Xian Yaowen and the two did not stay long in the wooden house area. They passed by many women carrying children on their backs and buckets on their shoulders, as well as slightly sluggish urchins. Go down to the lower ground and come to the wider dirt road outside the wooden house area.

After walking for a while on the dirt road, Chanzhufei said: "Sir, there are many refugees in Hong Kong who can't find work. It's not difficult to find a few of them. We can save a lot of money by finding them ourselves."

"I heard that Liu Changfu was a rich man not long ago, but he was ruined by himself. You see that he is still living well in the wooden house area, which shows that this person is very adaptable and can bend and stretch. Maybe he is still thinking about one day Rebuild glory.”

Xian Yaowen stopped, turned around and pointed at the wooden house on the slope, "Do you think I should trust a person who has a goal, or should I trust a person who has nothing to offer, is just getting by, and may starve to death at any time?"

"Most refugees still know etiquette, justice and shame."

Xian Yaowen chuckled and said: "A person who has been hungry for several days will do anything to fill his stomach, even if it means exchanging food for food, this is understandable. After all, nothing is more important in the world than eating. thing.

For a job that pays well, people will pretend to be self-taught, give their best performance, and agree to some requests that are impossible to insist on for a long time. It’s hard to say how long this long-term will be. Maybe it will last for a while. Two months, maybe half a year.

It is often inconvenient to change the policy if it is insured by someone else. It is better to pay a little more and let the guarantor find it directly.

Liu Changfu was able to build a family fortune in the past, which shows that he cannot be too stupid. Even if he is a ruthless person, he cannot conspire with others to seize my family property from the very beginning. He will probably climb up the ladder and make friends with me. Let's see. Can you get some benefits or opportunities from me?

Only after being in contact with me for a long time and discovering that I am weak and can be bullied, he might play a vicious trick to kill me or control me, and then seize my property. "

"It turns out that Mr. Xiang was so considerate, but I was overthinking it." Zhuang Fei said.

Xian Yaowen seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and said in a tone that seemed to be true but not false: "I learned this from watching "Dream of Red Mansions", but I didn't expect that it can really bluff people."

Before today, Zhuang Fei was half-confident about Xian Yaowen's shrewdness. Now, he is basically certain that the other party is a very wise man and a very cautious person.

Through what he had learned during the day, he could already tell that Xian Yaowen deliberately chose the best defensive position every time he stood or walked. If he was attacked, he could block most of the bullets fired by the opponent.

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The next day.

After a five-kilometer cross-country trip in the morning, Xian Yaowu and three others went to the rooftop for physical training. Xian Yaowen himself sat at the corner of the stairs on the third and fourth floors and read the newspaper. Except for Temple, the other three tenants had said that they would move here this morning or evening. You have to wait here for the helper, and at the same time, wait for the new person to come see the house.

A little after six o'clock, the couple surnamed Sun, who both worked, came over first, carrying two rickshaws, three boxes, and two large bags. As soon as their things were put down, they hurried to work.

Before six-thirty, the couple surnamed Zhang who came to see the house yesterday evening also came. They didn't have much belongings, only two boxes, one large and one small. Mrs. Zhang had just changed her job and had not yet started her new job. She had time to slowly pack it away. Xian Yaowen went over to be polite, and when Mr. Zhang rushed to work, he also exited their room.

After half past seven, Xian Yaowen estimated that Chu Tianlan and his wife would move here in the evening. He suddenly heard the sound of objects knocking on the corner of the stairs. He looked down the stairs and saw Su Lizhen with a small box on her left hand and a small box on her right hand. The big box trudged upstairs.

After a quick glance, he sat down again and continued reading the newspaper in his hand.

Within two minutes, Su Lizhen had already arrived in front of Xian Yaowen with her suitcase. He pretended to have just seen it, put away the newspaper and exclaimed: "Ah, Mrs. Chu, why did you move your luggage yourself? Didn't you hire someone? Where is Mr. Chu?"

Su Lizhen put down the box and replied breathlessly: "My husband has gone to work. He doesn't have much luggage. I can just move it myself."

"How is that possible?" "

Su Lizhen hesitated for a moment and said, "Landlord, will this bother you too much?"

"It's okay. Come down quickly so that you don't lose your things. I'll help you put them at the door." With that said, Xian Yaowen walked toward the room with his things.

Su Lizhen was stunned for a while, caught up and said thank you, then turned and walked downstairs. Putting the luggage at the door of the room, Xian Yaowen immediately went downstairs. When he came downstairs, he happened to see Su Lizhen paying the fare for the two coachmen and letting them leave. There were two large suitcases on the ground, as well as packages and cans. There are a lot of baskets and belongings.

As long as you give a little more money, the coachman will be happy to send the luggage upstairs. Even if you don't pay more, if you say a few nice words, the coachman will help. After taking the money, he will leave immediately without any verbal politeness. He can only It shows that not only did Su Lizhen not give any extra money, but she also cut off the normal fare.

The guesses were only in his heart. On the surface, Xian Yaowen didn't say anything. He stepped forward, picked up two large suitcases, and turned to walk upstairs. Su Lizhen's polite words could only be chased behind her.

When she went downstairs again, Su Lizhen's polite words came ahead of her, "Landlord, do you want to take a rest first?"

"It's okay. I'm not tired. I'll move it alone. The next time we move it together, we can finish it." As he said that, Xian Yaowen put a package on one shoulder and built three layers of baskets in his arms. Start walking upstairs.

Looking at his back, Su Lizhen stood there and muttered to herself, "The landlord is a nice guy, young and energetic..."

Suddenly, some indescribable beautiful pictures appeared in Su Lizhen's mind, and her cheeks couldn't help but feel hot.

"Oh, how could I do this."

Su Lizhen shook her head and shook off the images she shouldn't have fantasized about.

Xian Yaowen went downstairs again, still not communicating much with Su Lizhen. He piled some light luggage into Su Lizhen's arms and walked upstairs together while carrying the heavy ones.

When she came upstairs, she still only left her luggage at the door and did not take the initiative to move it into the house. She just pointed to the corner of the stairs and said, "Mrs. Chu, I'm just sitting there reading the newspaper. Do you have anything else to help me with?" Just call me.”

"Okay, okay." The scene just now still had a bit of stubbornness left in her mind, causing her to stumble a bit when speaking, "Landlord, thank you very much."

Xian Yaowen waved his hand and said with a smile: "You have already thanked me several times. It is not a trivial matter. You are busy."

Walking back to the corner of the stairs, Xian Yaowen continued to read the newspaper. After that, every time Su Lizhen moved luggage into the house, she couldn't help but glance at him a few more times. In order to look at him a few more times, she couldn't help but control the amount of luggage she moved each time.

Women, like men, cannot pull it out when they see someone of the opposite sex that attracts them. This is a kind of nature and has little to do with character.

One morning, Xian Yaowen only waited for one person to look at the house. The other person had a strong desire to rent, but it did not meet his requirements for tenants, so he had to politely refuse. He has discovered the fact that there are too many houses in Hong Kong nowadays, so there is no need to worry about renting them out. If he wants to rent out the remaining two houses as soon as possible, he only needs to post the rental advertisements in places with many people.

However, he intends to maintain the status quo, because although he can do a good service job, he is actually resistant in his heart. He will feel bored if people come to see the house too frequently.

To be honest, he has begun to miss the days when all he had to do was just talk, and his subordinates would naturally take care of things. He had to do everything by himself, no matter how big or small. He was really not used to it. It was a pity that he was in the starting stage now and was as busy as a dog. It is a true portrayal of this stage.

Oh, just take your time.

In order to prevent Liu Changfu, who was about to come over at any time, from seeing the indecent scene of eating, lunch was placed on the rooftop. While eating, Xian Yaowen told Xian Yaowu the skills of entertaining the housekeepers. In the afternoon, he took his savings with him The three of them repeated yesterday's process.

As evening approached, Xian Yaowen was lining up downstairs to start a five-kilometer cross-country trip. Liu Changfu came over, accompanied by a girl of eighteen or nineteen years old.

Let Changchun Fei lead the team to set off, Xian Yaowen greeted Liu Changfu and the two, "Liu Baochang, hello, hello."

"Mr. Xian is about to go out?"

Xian Yaowen took out a cigarette from his pocket, handed one to Liu Changfu, and lit it again, "I just went out for a run to exercise. Liu Baochang, this girl?"

Liu Changfu raised his head where he had lowered his head to the flames, blew out a smoke ring, and pointed at the girl next to him, "This is Wang Xiamin, Miss Wang, the mother I found for Mr. Xian."

"It turns out to be Miss Wang." Xian Yaowen saluted Wang Xiamin and then said to Liu Changfu, "Liu Baochang, let's go up and sit down and talk slowly."

Xian Yaowen led the two of them up to the rooftop, made Liu Changfu a cup of tea, and then began to interview Wang Xiamin.

"Where is Miss Wang from?"

"A native of Hangxian County, Hangzhou."

When they first met, Xian Yaowen felt that Wang Xiamin's appearance was average and did not meet his aesthetic standards. According to the current aesthetic standards, she could barely be considered a beauty. When she listened to her voice again, it was a bit rough and lacked Wu Nong's soft words. The kind that can irritate the eardrums by randomly blasting high notes during a quarrel.

"Come to Hong Kong alone?"

"And grandma, parents, younger brothers and sisters."

"Are you the breadwinner of the family?"

"Yeah." Wang Xiamin whispered.

"Where did you work before?"

"A northern restaurant."

"Where is the hotel?"

"Tsim Sha Tsui."

"Oh, Gui Geng this year?"

"Nineteen."

"Nineteen years old..." Xian Yaowen chewed for a while and said, "Do you know what sister Mom means?"

"That's the maid."

Xian Yaowen frowned and explained: "Maybe Liu Baochang didn't explain it clearly to you. Let me explain to you what mom sister means. Mom sister can also be called a self-combing girl. Self-combing means putting your hair up as a sign of lifelong It means not to marry.

If you come to my house to be a mother-in-law, as long as I am satisfied with you, you will be close to me and close to me for the rest of your life. I will give you a good salary and be responsible for your food and clothing. Degrees, weddings and funerals.

You eat with me, you eat what I eat, and you dress and use everything according to the standards of other girls. "

Speaking of this, Xian Yaowen paused, "When it comes to getting married, I can only help you buy a door or buy a guard. Buying a door means helping you find a man to hold the wedding. You are not getting married, you are just a couple in name. You need to pay for it. If you use money to buy a concubine for your husband, if there is a wedding or funeral in your husband's family, you must also take care of it in the name of your wife.

Buying Qingshou means to help you find a deceased man to hold a ghost marriage. You will have a husband in name, so that when you get old and can't do anything anymore, you can die in your husband's family.

Or, even in name only, you will never marry for life, and my descendants and I will be responsible for taking care of you until you die.

You think about it carefully. You must think clearly. Once we sign a contract, you can't stop doing it if you want. People close to you know too many secrets. Even if I am willing to let you go, you have to stay where you are. Until the secrets I know lose their meaning to me. "

After hearing what Xian Yaowen said, Wang Xiamin's expression immediately changed. Whether it was what Liu Changfu said or the meaning of "mother" she learned from others, there was a big deviation from what Xian Yaowen said. She had never had a man. But it didn't mean that she didn't miss spring. She couldn't figure out whether she could live without a man in the future.

She only considers men, but does not consider whether the salary given by Xian Yaowen is worth her efforts.

This has to be said that Liu Changfu is quite honest in his work. He made it clear and directly told Wang Xiamin that his salary was 150 yuan and that he would charge him 10 yuan in insurance fees every month. In fact, the salary offered by Xian Yaowen is about double the going rate in the Hong Kong market. Even if Liu Changfu deducts to RMB a month, the remaining salary is still considerable.

Xian Yaowen did not rush Wang Xiamin, and just let her think about it slowly. He talked to Liu Changfu and asked about the nursing home.

　Don’t worry if you’re a book reader who rewards me, I’ll write a separate chapter to thank you all!
　　
　
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