Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Chapter 56 Mr. Righteousness
"Forget about drinking!" Chen Qi glanced at Chen Gu and said with a smile, "We are all brothers, there is no need to be so polite!"

There's no need to be so polite. There's no need to be so polite. If you add a "yes", it won't sound so straightforward.

"Yes, yes. Brothers should keep in touch with each other more. Now that we are all free, it's a rare opportunity, so we should have a drink!" Chen Gu said sincerely.

"Well, since you have invited me sincerely, I would be disrespectful to refuse!" For Chen Qi, having this meal is not important. What is important is to let outsiders know that his father has accepted a generous, wealthy and grateful disciple.

The yamen runners of this era, who were low-level government officials, were actually no different from ordinary people in the underworld. They still needed to rely on face to get things done.

Face is something that cannot be seen or touched, but it does exist.

Face is a complicated thing to talk about. To put it simply, the size of a person's face, on a positive level, is the amount of social resources that can be mobilized, and on a negative level, it is the amount of social pressure that comes from him.

The more resources you can mobilize within a circle without any pressure, the greater your face will be in that circle, and correspondingly the easier it will be to get things done within that circle.

This includes practical interests, various personal connections, and your character, all of which together make up your face.

Each of them got a sheep's head. Chen Qi and his two brothers drank a pot of rice wine together. Chen Gu ordered a bowl of rice wine. After the meal, Chen Qi's two brothers, Gu He and Wang Zhong, became brothers with Chen Gu. They patted their chests and promised that if they had any problems in Nancheng in the future, they could just turn to them.

Chen Gu nodded repeatedly. The main reason was that the two men were not drunk. A pot of rice wine shared by three people would not make anyone drunk. They still had to be on duty today and would not get drunk.

"It looks good. We'll tell you how it works after we try it!" Chen Gu said with a smile, and then gave Old Nie a small ingot. "Use the rest to buy a sickle for mowing the grass."

After drinking, about an hour had passed and the four of them returned to Lao Nie's blacksmith shop together.

Old Nie did not stop his forging. He gestured with his eyes to the two-tooth hoe on the ground, asking Chen Gu to see if it would work.

"Gou Wa, come here to collect the money and get the things for them!" Old Nie shouted, and then said to Chen Gu: "Take it back and try it first. If there is anything inappropriate, I will modify it for you. If you have any new needs, just come to me.

There are a lot of cobblestone fields in Jiangjin. If they can be reclaimed and used to grow crops, it will be a good thing for the entire Jiangjin, whether it is the big families or the ordinary tenants. More land means more resources.

If you really want to plant the cobblestone land, I will give you a discount when you come to get something!"

The iron sleeve of the hoe handle, the size, length, width of the two iron teeth, and the overall curvature and weight were all almost the same as Chen Gu's requirements.

In this way, what is said has a certain degree of sincerity.

Chen Gu was stunned for a moment, then he understood what Old Nie meant, so he clasped his fists and bowed, "Sir, you are so righteous!"

"I'm just a blacksmith, I can't be called a master!" Old Nie shook his head.

As long as there is surplus food, even begging will be easier.

The one hour that Lao Nie mentioned should have been enough time for himself. When the four people arrived, Lao Nie was already making other things.

"No!" Chen Gu smiled and said, "In my opinion, anyone with a kind heart can be a teacher. If you can put it into action, then you are a sage. You are fully worthy of being called a teacher."

Old Nie paused for a moment, glanced at Chen Gu, and then continued forging. "It's up to you. Calling me sir won't give you much discount anyway."

"Haha!" Chen Gu smiled and said nothing more. He took the two-toothed hoe and went out of the blacksmith shop with Chen Qi. After coming out, Chen Gu thought for a while and said to Chen Qi, "Second Brother, I usually have to practice swordsmanship, so it's not convenient for me to travel frequently between the mountain villages. Can you help me with the purchase of various farm tools?"

"Of course, I won't let Second Senior Brother help me for nothing." Chen Gu took out a silver note of 1,000 taels and handed it to Chen Qi, then said, "10% of it belongs to Second Senior Brother!"

Chen Qi took the banknote, glanced at it, and immediately put it in his arms, saying with a smile: "It's a small matter. It's rare that you trust me. I will naturally help you with this matter."

"Then I'll trouble you, Second Brother. I have to go back to chop wood. So goodbye." Chen Gu said with a smile.

"You're welcome, go back!" Chen Qi smiled and waved his hand.

Chen Gu bowed to Wang Zhong and Gu He again before turning around and leaving.

Two thousand taels of silver should be enough for the needs of land reclamation. Of course, we should have to add some more money to buy large livestock from our senior brother Chen Tao later, but that is not included in the land reclamation.

Two thousand taels of silver is a lot, but it is nothing to Chen Gu. While opening up the wasteland, he can also test the character of his two senior brothers. It is still worthwhile to spend two thousand taels of silver.

After returning home, Chen Gu and Zhang San started chopping wood together, and they completed today's task in just two hours.

When he came back from shopping, he saw Wang Wu squatting on the doorstep with a bowl in his hand eating. Chen Gu thought for a moment, handed the ingredients in his hand to Zhang San, and said, "You go back and cook first!"

"Oh!" Zhang San looked at Wang Wu and went in carrying the things.

Chen Gu came to Wang Wu and said with a smile: "I want to meet your leader!"

"Is there anything wrong?" Wang Wu looked at Chen Gu warily and asked carefully.

Wang Wu had always kept his distance from Chen Gu, because he was too cruel. When they met for the first time, Wang Wu wanted to teach Chen Gu a lesson, but he almost died at Chen Gu's hands.

"It's nothing. I just heard that your gang leader is very loyal, so I want to get to know him!" Chen Gu said with a smile.

Wang Wu could not help but remain silent. He was afraid that even children would not believe this excuse. Chen Gu had been here for three or four months. If he really wanted to get to know him out of Wang Jian's loyalty, he would not have waited until now.

"Just tell Wang Jian this. It's up to you whether he meets you or not!" Chen Gu said with a smile.

Wang Wu nodded and said, "Okay, I will definitely pass on the message. If the gang leader wants to see me, he will reply. If he doesn't, you can't blame me!"

After all, Wang Wu didn't want to offend Chen Gu.

"Of course, it was Wang Jian's choice. How could I blame you, Wang Wu?" Chen Gu said with a smile.

"Dad, grandma asked you to come in and eat. There are still plenty of dishes!" A child's voice came from Wang Wu's room.

Wang Wu smiled apologetically at Chen Gu, then went into the house and closed the door.

Wang Wu’s family does have an elderly mother, wife and children!
Seeing this, Chen Gu couldn't help but sigh.

(End of this chapter)