Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 302 - The Head of the Sweet Harbor

Zhu An always slept in the yard of the study, not because he hated seeing his wife—his wife had passed away many years ago—but because he stayed in the study late every day for the convenience of handling things.Checking the accounts, writing letters to customers in other places and the staff of the semicolon, and reading letters are his main daily work, especially the accounts sent by the shopkeepers who have to do the calculations himself-see if there are any omissions, or worse Embezzle.

It's hard to say that Mr. Zhu is a generous boss when dealing with the guys below.It is enough to give them a meal, a piece of clothing, and money to wash a bath, so most of his buddies come from the poorest places in Guangdong-there are almost no wages for people there, as long as they have food.As for how the guys' families live, how they will support their wives and children in the future has never been something he has considered.

As a result, mischief by the guys in the shop happened from time to time, but unfortunately, no one could compare to him, Zhu Sanye's shrewdness, no matter how well he did the fake accounts, he could see the clues from it, let alone It is said that he has a very accurate look at people, and the eyes of any clerk or shopkeeper suddenly made him suspicious, and he had to pack up and leave when he turned around.So for decades, no one has ever been able to take advantage of him.

This morning, Master Zhu woke up early as usual.It is his old habit to wake up at dawn, not to mention that the battle with Huanan is in full swing recently, and he can't sleep well-in order to prevent Huanan from using extreme measures to deal with him, he has already increased the number of night watchmen and servants around the house. times.

His body moved together, and the concubine sleeping next to him also woke up.Sleeping next to a woman is not for the pleasure of fish and water, but purely for convenience when going to bed at night and getting up in the morning.Zhu Sanye is not greedy for women like other rich people, and there are many maidservants and concubines in his family.He often said a word: a woman is a burden - not only physically but also economically.

Qiu Han is still serving him today, because of Gu Dachun's relationship, Qiu Han's value in Zhu Sanye's residence is rising.The good deeds of serving the master this time will fall on her more.

Qiu Han hurriedly got up and put on her clothes, hurriedly washed up in the outer room first, and returned to the bedroom neatly dressed, and said softly, "Master, don't you want to sleep for a while?"

"Don't sleep!"

Such conversations, as usual, do not change from day to day.

Qiu Han took a thin jacket and put it on him, pushed him to sit on the edge of the bed, put on socks, trousers, and shoes for him, then pulled him up again, tied his trouser belt, and put on his robe.Then comb your hair again and make a bun.

Suddenly, there was a scream outside, followed by the sound of a copper basin falling to the ground.Master Zhu frowned.Qiu Han quickly put down the comb and went out to look.

After a while, Qiu Han came back with a flustered expression.

"Master! There are many boxes under the eaves of the study!"

"The box?" The third master Zhu didn't understand for a while, but it was certain that something was wrong. He walked out of the bedroom and saw eleven wooden boxes neatly placed under the eaves in front of the door of his study.

His heart tightened at once.I wish the third master clearly remembered that there were no such things last night, where did they come from?

"Open!" He ordered, and the servant who had already arrived stepped forward and opened a box.The servant suddenly trembled all over, and almost threw the box out.He quickly put it down, trembling:

"Master, it's a human head!"

Immediately there was a woman's screams in the yard.

"What's your name, let them all go out!" Third Master Zhu waved his hand impatiently, and walked over by himself.

Inside the box was a complete human head preserved in lime, the blood was still fresh, it should have been cut off soon.This man Zhu Sanye has never seen before.What does it mean?He doesn't understand.

The boxes were opened one by one, and there were all heads inside.Suddenly his heart almost stopped beating.He clearly recognized Qiu Han's elder brother Gu Dachun's half-burned head with half-closed eyes.

He turned his head and said to Qiu Han who was shrinking behind: "Come and have a look!"

"Slaves dare not look at—"

"Come here!" he yelled impatiently.

Qiu Han fainted when she saw her brother's head for the first time.After waking up, she cried and crawled to the feet of Master Zhu, asking him to avenge her brother.

As for the other heads, Qiu Han also recognized them one by one. These are the backbones of the Gu family's pirate gang, and they are all related to each other.

Qiu Han fainted from crying again, Zhu Sanye no longer had the heart to take care of her.Shrouded in a chill, he slumped in a chair in the study, unable to stand up for a long time.

All these heads appeared here, and it is self-evident what happened: the pirates of the Gu family have been wiped out.This is the next thing, who can hide eleven wooden boxes with heads neatly under the eaves of his study overnight, without anyone noticing, hiding from the servants and watchmen on duty at night?

This ruthless and precise behavior shows how confident the mastermind behind the scenes is. They don't take his servants seriously.And know his every move very clearly.They moved in the middle of the night, quietly avoided all the guards, and accurately found one of the many courtyards in the dark.This reality alone was enough to send chills down his spine.

This is a cold and realistic threat, as well as a warning - it's not that Huanan has no way to deal with him.And he was at the end of his rope.

On the same day that Bei Wei took people to "give gifts" to Zhu An, Wen Tong began to take action against various businesses in Haiyitang.Liao Daxing went to Hai'an Street with gifts and entourage, visited various sugar shops one by one, and presented six-color water gifts.

This is the first public appearance of South China Sugar Co., Ltd. on Hai'an Street.Although Liao Daxing's invitations were delivered, most of them politely said that the master was not in the way, but no one refused to accept the gift.There were also a few houses that received him, said a few words to each other very politely, and then sent him out.

This test confirmed the inference of Chen Tianxiong and others——the attitude of most merchants in Haiyitang has been relaxed.As soon as the news that Gu Dachun will not be wiped out at sea comes out, Third Master Zhu's reputation on Hai'an Street will plummet.The sugar shops of Haiyitang have changed their positions in the past few days.

The anecdote of the eleven heads in Zhu's house is being spread in every teahouse in Xuwen, and the people who are talking about it are vivid, adding oil and vinegar, and listening with gusto.Although Haiyitang came forward to announce the various teahouses on Hai'an Street, and asked the shopkeepers to prevent customers from spreading these things, but Haiyitang is not a government after all, so people can listen to what they say and listen to.

A dull and tense atmosphere permeated Hai'an Street.What is incompatible with this atmosphere is that the proprietors, shopkeepers and stewards of each sugar shop are inviting each other to theatres, banquets and eating flowers and wine every day. exchange opinions with each other.

On such occasions, it is rare to see Third Master Zhu, the backbone of Haiyi Hall.Because he was "ill", as for what kind of illness, Zhu Mansion was tight-lipped.Even if he is not "ill", it is difficult to have the persuasiveness of the past.People's hearts have been scattered!This is something everyone in Haiyitang knows: almost two-thirds of the cropping season is over, but their own sugar storage is empty, and South China doesn’t look like it’s going to collapse at all, and their ships are still entering and leaving Hai’an Port. A steady stream of sugar was transported away.Seeing that the number of cane farmers selling sugar is decreasing, each family inevitably panics.The consensus reached was that this stalemate cannot continue.

"My lord," Wen Qing greeted Chen Tianxiong and Wen Tong, who were "playing a game of chess after dinner," and said, "There is someone asking to see you outside. It was brought by Boss Zhu from Dachang Rice Company. Please tell me: Did you see me or not? "Chen Tianxiong was thinking hard about how to play the game, and a "horse" in his hand hesitated to put it down.

"Who? Didn't ask clearly?"

"It is said that Haiyitang came—"

"Do you want to see me?" Wen Tong asked.

"There's no reason not to see him. Tell him to come in."

Zhou Shidi who was "watching the chess without saying a word" said, "Be careful, it's getting dark, just in case..."

"Don't worry," Chen Tianxiong said, "I hope the third master doesn't have the guts to come up with this trick." He smiled, "Besides, with your brother by my side, what are we afraid of!"

The visitor was dressed in luggage and a bamboo hat, as if deliberately hiding his face.When taking off the bamboo hat, Chen Tianxiong nodded.

"Boss Feng, visiting late at night, what advice do you have?"

"Don't dare!" The person who came was Feng Guangfeng, the boss of "Richangji".Hearing the stranger in front of him call out his name, he couldn't help being stunned, "That's right, the young one is Feng Guangfeng." He cupped his hands, "Is this the shopkeeper Wen?"

"This is shopkeeper Wen, I'm just a small copywriter below." Chen Tianxiong said.

See you twice.Chen Tianxiong didn't want the other party to remember him too well, so he didn't even say his name, and deliberately sat in a place with dim lights.

"Two shopkeepers!" Feng Guangfeng spoke very earnestly, "This time there was a misunderstanding between Huanan and Haiyitang. Haiyitang has offended many people. This time, I came to express my apology."

Wen Tongdao, "Our sugar industry is a family, and we didn't distinguish between north, south, west, and east; in the future, we will ask Xiongtai to guide and take care of us everywhere."

"It's easy to say, easy to say." Feng Guangfeng said, "I'm here this time..."

"Wait a minute," Chen Tianxiong said, "Boss Feng is here to represent 'Richangji' or 'Haiyitang'?"

There are so many joints in these words, Feng Guangfeng didn't dare to answer casually, he said after a while, "Of course it's Haiyitang!"

"So, Haiyitang knows you're here?"

"I don't know everything—" Feng Guangfeng quickly explained, "However, most of the people in Haiyi Hall are happy to see me here."

(End of this chapter)