Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 62 - Opening Ceremony

"Aiya, Boss Wang you are lucky. Thank you for your gift, tea is served in the shop …"

"Keeper Niu's! "I've heard a lot about you. Today, we'll have two more cups of wine at noon. We won't go home until we're drunk …"

"Master Li, Master Liu …" "You two came early, please hurry upstairs …"

Today was the happy day of Letian Firm's opening ceremony. Fan Lian brought a group of smartly dressed waiters to greet guests, and ten long firecrackers were dropped from the second floor to the ground. The red silk plaque was waiting for Xiao Letian to personally take it off.

The street was already filled with onlookers, the beggars were holding onto large handfuls of copper coins, trying their best to sing "Lotus Flower Descent". Even the kids in the Manchu crowd were all given two pieces of candy. With the Letian Firm as the center, it had already become a sea of joy.

At the same time of the liveliness, the foreign figures also remembered to be on security alert, with Luo Huo's ten guards acting as the representative and the fifty odd soldiers sent by the Taibai Top, half of them were in the dark, protecting the Letian Firm completely. Any suspicious person would be interrogated by them.

"Move, move …" What the heck are you? A good dog doesn't block the way. Since we're here to pay our respects to Master Xiao, why are you blocking my way?! " Just as the atmosphere became peaceful, an arrogant voice came from outside the crowd. The citizens turned around and quickly moved away into a human alley.

The one who walked over was Xiao Pi Sun. His signature pigtail was coiled around his neck, and at the end of it was actually a steel dart. He was wearing a set of lean and short training clothes, the top to bottom of his clothes were meticulous, and the arrogant him was spinning two metal balls in his hands, talking nonsense with Luo Huo face to face.

"What is it? Tanggu has a shop that has never stopped my grandpa from doing so. I am a person on the scene and I love making friends. Today, I have come to give you face, but you still stopped me … " Saying that, the Xiao Pi Sun cupped his hands towards the crowd.

"My fellow villagers, have you all seen how there are such merchants in this world? He was purposely trying to coax others! "Everyone, don't get involved with them in the future. This is too f * cking crazy …"

Luo Hu was so angry that his eyeballs were about to pop out, he grabbed Xiao Pi Sun by the neck and said, "A visit? Was there anyone wearing a training outfit? "It looks to me like you're here to ruin everything …" What Luo Hu said was not wrong. With such a big matter like opening a foreign office, Xiao Pi Sun bringing a group of disciples in training clothes to pay their respects to the sect was truly unjustifiable. It was not courteous at all.

The Xiao Pi Sun was waiting for Luo Huo to make a move, his head slanted, "Aiya! You brat, you can do it, you can do it … "Make a move on me and I'll give it a try. Come here and hit me …" The Xiao Pi Sun did not retaliate and allowed Luo Hu to grab his clothes and used one hand to slap his face.

"Fight?" "If I don't hit you, you'll be raised by a little girl. Your mother will be the one to steal a man's child, you …" The ten odd disciples behind Xiao Pi Sun all roared with laughter, their master's leg strength was something ordinary people could not learn.

This was a real hoodlum. He would directly place his shamelessness onto his forehead, scattering ash, smashing black bricks, applying medicine, and binding a ticket … Unscrupulous was their synonym, making it hard for serious people to guard against them.

Luo Hu clenched his fists tightly, he really wanted to make a move. Just at this moment, shopkeeper Fan Lian spoke up, "Those who come are all guests, do not be rude, please take a seat, Master Sun, serve good tea …" Fan Lian was a businessman from the old school who paid the most attention to lucky matters.

"Shopkeeper …" Luo Hu was so angry that he couldn't even speak, but in the end, he still let go. When Luo Hu opened up a path, Xiao Pi Sun glared at him with contempt and said in a low voice, "Kid, I'll remember you. From today onwards, you need to be careful.

When Xiao Pi Sun reached the door, he and Fan Lian's eyes met. Both parties could see the enmity inside, and at this time, the disciples behind Xiao Pi Sun shouted loudly, "Master Sun has come to pay respects!" A single sentence caused the entire street to be thrown into chaos.

This was a huge slap in the face. A single piece of money in ancient times was equivalent to a fixed amount of money. Basically, it was equivalent to a thousand words worth of money. However, during the late Qing Dynasty, including the early years of the Republic of China, a single coin represented not a thousand pieces of paper, but a hundred pieces of paper. Only a single coin represented a thousand pieces of paper.

Two and a half would be two hundred and fifty gold coins. With Xiao Pi Sun's disturbance, even the merchants of the same faction could not stand to watch it.

Even though Fan Lian had roamed the Jianghu for his entire life, he was still angered silly by the two and a half gifts. Just as he was about to speak, suddenly, a shout came from outside the crowd, followed by a voice shouting out, "High Scholar Huang is here to pay respects, get out of the way, Master!"

Everyone recognized it with just a glance. Wasn't this the High Scholar Huang? The old man could tell that he had been having a bad two days of sleep. With dark circles under his eyes, he yawned as he walked.

"The Xiao Pi Sun is here? Let me join in the fun as well to give this... "This is a foreign trade …" The person beside him hurriedly whispered, "Letian Firm, that's what you mean by happy every day …"

"Aiyo, so you're having fun all day?" How lucky … Men, come on, let's follow Xiao Pi Sun and pay our respects, let them have a good time too … " As soon as he finished speaking his strange words, the servants at the side immediately shouted out, "Master High Scholar pays their respects!" "Two hundred and fifty silver taels …"

With that roar, the entire street burst into laughter. Everyone knew that they were going to have a good time today. No, I have to watch the show today even if I don't eat lunch.

Allowing Xiao Pi Sun and High Scholar Huang to cause such a ruckus, Fan Lian's heart actually calmed down. "Aiya, Master Huang is too polite, this gift is too heavy, quickly come in and serve some good tea, Master Huang must drink a few cups more in the afternoon …"

"There's no need to be courteous. With this kind of intention, I appreciate it. Our country folk have never seen much of the world, so we came here today to broaden our horizons …" May I know which one is Alone overseas? " Yellow Lord looked around after he finished speaking.

Fan Lian smiled slightly: "You don't need to look for me, Mr. Xiao is currently receiving important guests and cannot come out for the time being. You can rest assured that when the time comes, I will definitely introduce them to you."

"Hehehe …" High Scholar Huang sneered: "Esteemed customer? In that case, the people sitting in the hall weren't important guests? The Mr. Xiao is not a small place, are you planning to scheme with the foreigners and are you trying to scheme against us, the business people of the Tanggu? "

Fan Lian was so angry, he refused to forgive and forget about it? If it wasn't for today's grand opening, I would have to give you two brittle ones as soon as I get here, you old bastard. However, his years of experience in the business world had caused him to hold back his anger, so he cupped his hands towards all the merchants in the hall.

"You are all esteemed guests, of course, there are difficulties in seeing people on a temporary basis in the Mr. Xiao, I hope everyone will understand. As for the words "meeting a foreigner", that is just a joke. Mr. Xiao is meeting people from our Great Qing, please do not blame us … "

When the High Scholar Huang and the Xiao Pi Sun heard that they did not see any foreigners, and that there were no more foreigners in the hall, they finally felt at ease. He thought to himself, as long as the foreigners don't back you up, what do I have to be afraid of?

The Xiao Pi Sun said in a weird tone, "What old shopkeeper said makes no sense, no matter how expensive the guests are, how many people in this room are there? More than half of the owners of the businesses in Tanggu have come, and they all have heads and faces.'s face is really too big … "

"Who the fuck are you cursing?" When Luo Hu heard that someone dared to curse his master, he immediately became furious and wanted to point at Xiao Pi Sun and fight. Behind Xiao Pi Sun, there were also a group of disciples, but they had rushed up to start a fight.

Just at the moment of life and death, Xiao Letian's cynical voice came out from the wooden staircase, "Aiyo! He was going to make a move just like that? I'm not the number one card in the brothel, there's actually someone fighting for me? "Sure, I'll let you guys meet me then so that you won't talk too much nonsense …"

A man in a black suit walked out of the building with a thud. Everyone present was stunned.

What an elegant and graceful young master, how could this pretty boy be reincarnated? He was just too handsome, if he dressed up like a little boy, wouldn't he blush all over the Great Qing? More importantly, he did not have the usual pretty boy or the little one's feminine air. Instead, he had a heroic air about him.

This was the first time High Scholar Huang and High Scholar Huang saw Xiao Letian's real face. Even though their hearts were filled with hatred, at that moment, they were so shocked that they couldn't even speak.

This was a person's formless temperament. As a Transcender, Xiao Letian had more than a hundred years of experience compared to the people of this era, which resulted in him subconsciously looking down on the people around him.

Furthermore, Xiao Letian had already taken a few lives, so his guts were now much greater than it was in his previous life. In the end, it was his reputation that filled the capital that helped him gain points. Wherever he stood, an invisible pressure would spread out in the hall, causing everyone to unconsciously sit up straight.

In that moment, Keeper Niu and the rest felt as though they were retreating. They suddenly felt that this young man in front of them was as undefeatable as a tall mountain, and no matter how they looked at him, they were overestimating themselves.

Xiao Letian sneered as he walked in front of High Scholar Huang and Xiao Pi Sun. He was too lazy to strike up a conversation with such people. With a smile, he clasped his hands towards the merchants in the hall. "Ladies and gentlemen, old folks outside …" I am Xiao Letian, a born outsider who grew up overseas, a madman who wrote《 Journey to the West》 and wants to become Master of Western Studies! "Now, everyone look at me. You're not a monster with a green face and fangs that wants to eat children, right …"

Xiao Letian bowed towards the people in the shop and on the streets, the humorous words exchanged with the laughter of the entire street.

"Right now, I, Xiao Letian, have come to the Tanggu's treasure ground, not to cause trouble, nor to smash anyone's rice bowl. I am here to use my relationship with the ocean to bring more business to our Tanggu, everyone look at the harbor in the distance …" After saying that, Xiao Letian pointed towards the blue colored harbor and those sailboats.

"In these four years, the Tanggu Seaport has changed tremendously. The British and French seaports have almost monopolized 70% of the deals, and the merchants of these two countries colluded with each other to push down the price. Don't look at how everyone has been earning money these past two years, but do you know that what you are selling is the lowest price …"

"I'm here, I'm going to change everything, I'm going to attract the American, Dutch, Italian, German, Spanish and other European businessmen, I'm going to make them beg to do business with us, they're not like us, as long as we bring in competition, our business will become more and more prosperous. And I, Xiao Letian, can help you do all of this, but you still don't believe me … "

With a loud crash, a few merchants were stunned by Xiao Letian's bold words, and accidentally knocked over their bowls. This Alone overseas's two devils, they really don't stop talking until they are shocked to death!