Hangzhou in May is like a beautiful picture.
The beauty of Jiangnan is at its best in this season.
But Sun Yixie, who was on the road, did not slow down at all to enjoy the scenery, because he could basically guess how his family would react after being lost at sea for so long, so he hurried into the city as soon as he arrived at the border of Hangzhou. , ran back to Sun Mansion without stopping.
When he arrived at the door of his house, Sun Yixie reined in his horse and stopped suddenly, turning over.
As soon as he stood still, a servant who was sweeping the floor at the door recognized him.
"Young... Young Master... Young..." This servant also appeared in the previous article. He is the "very nimble leg and foot, but very stupid mouth" Sun Shisan.
Sun Yixie looked at Sun Shisan, who was already stammering with excitement. Knowing that it was useless to talk too much to him, he smiled and said: "Okay, stop being 'little' and open the door quickly..."
"Hey!" After receiving the order, Sun Shisan immediately threw down his broom, wiped his tears of excitement with his sleeves, turned around and entered the house from the small door, and then opened the door of Sun's house from the inside.
Seeing this, some people may want to ask, wouldn't it be over if Sun Yixie and his servants just opened the small door and went in together? Why bother?
Well... it's not impossible, but generally speaking, according to the rules of the time, for a large family like this, the owner and distinguished guests must open the main door if they want to enter the house. The small door next to the main door It is for servants and "miscellaneous people".
Now that Sun Yixie has arrived at the door of his house, he is not in a hurry, so he still follows the rules.
"The young master is back——"
A minute later, after Sun Shisan helped Sun Yixie open the door, he turned around and shouted at the top of his lungs the words he had been holding back for a long time.
Now there was a commotion in the house. First, the servants near the front yard heard the roar, so many people looked around suspiciously, and they happened to see Sun Yixie striding inside.
Then the shouts started to come one after another, and everyone in the Sun family was running to tell each other.
Everyone stopped working and didn't eat. Some even squatted in the toilet halfway and ran out... In short, everyone came to greet Young Master Sun.
Sun Yixie also had a clear purpose. No matter how busy others were, he had to go to his parents' house first to report that they were safe.
As a result, as soon as he walked into the courtyard outside Yuan Sun, he saw that the two elders were already staggering out with the help of servants.
"Hey! Dad, Mom, what are you two doing out here? I was just about to go into the house." Seeing this scene, Sun Yixie's first reaction was to speak the truth.
"My son——" Before Mr. Sun could say anything, the old lady rushed up to him crying and said to Brother Sun, "You're not dead! Hey——hahahaha!"
But when the old lady came up, she grabbed Sun Yixie and started talking about "death". Then she started crying and laughing, beating and hugging her like a madman.
However, it is also understandable that when people face extreme sorrow and joy, it is possible for people to become in this state of losing control of their emotions and behaviors.
Mr. Sun was originally very excited, but when he saw his wife like this, he calmed down, but his face was already filled with tears.
To make a long story short, after the commotion, Sun Yixie went into the back room with his parents. The three of them chatted for about a cup of tea. Sun Yixie briefly talked about his "disappearance" experience, and the two The old man was more venting his emotions.
When everyone calms down, it's almost... time to talk about something else.
The old lady didn't want to get involved in this, so she sent someone to help her to another room, leaving Sun Yixie and Sun Yuanwai and his son to talk.
And they both ordered people to call Mr. Xue Tui and Xue.
Mr. Xue's residence was not far from Sun's house, just a short walk away. When he entered the house and saw that Sun Yixie was still alive, he had mixed feelings and cried with joy.
But when Sun Yixie saw him, he frowned, because Mr. Xue's head was wrapped in cloth at this time, as if he was injured...
What's going on? Then we have to go back and talk...
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Earlier, Sun Yixie boarded a ship from Guangzhou in early March, and the letters he sent home arrived in Hangzhou in about mid-March. At that time, everything was fine here in Hangzhou, and his family members They all also hope that Sun Yixie, who has been away from home for more than half a year, can return safely as soon as possible.
Then I waited and waited... until late March, the person still hadn't arrived.
Ordinarily, if we take the water route, we should be back after all these days. Could it be that he got off the boat halfway and went to play somewhere else?
Maybe...just wait.
As a result, it’s already April and I still don’t believe it.
Not only was there no news of Sun Yixie's return, there was also no news of his appearance elsewhere, which... was a bit worrying.
Therefore, Sun Yuanwai asked Mr. Xue to find someone outside to find out which ship Sun Yixie boarded in Guangzhou and where is that ship now? Does anyone on the ship know where Sun Yixie is?
In those days, it was not like now. Many things could be clarified by just making a few phone calls or typing on the keyboard. In those days, if you had to check these things, even if you had to use flying pigeons to pass messages to people to do things, you would have to add verifications every time. It will take at least half a month.
As a result, in late April, Xue Tui brought terrible news to Sun Yuanwai - the ship Sun Yixie was on disappeared at sea.
It is said to be "missing". In fact, everyone knows that if a ship disappeared at sea at that time, there were only two situations: one was that it sank in a storm, and the other was that it was pirated (pirates are not necessarily Japanese pirates, There were also people from the mainland or other areas who were robbed.
But in either case, the chances of survival for the passengers on board were slim.
This news is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Sun Yuanwai; not to mention that Sun Yixie is now a promising son. Even if he has no future, he is still the only son for Sun Yuanwai... After losing his son... Who can bear the pain?
Not to mention the old lady, who is willing to give "six thousand maternal love", how can she be depressed after learning about this?
Originally, Yuan Wai Sun had no intention of telling Madam the truth and was going to keep delaying it, but there was no news from Sun Yixie. In addition, Yuan Wai Sun himself was always looking sad and in a trance... Madam had spent so many years with him, how could she see this? Nothing?
Finally, after the two had a big quarrel, the matter was brought to the table, and all the servants in the mansion knew about it.
Although both Xue Tui and Butler Sun have asked their servants not to make this matter public, no paper can stop the anger. You can't ask all the servants of the Sun Mansion to have acting skills like a movie king. After such a big thing, you still act as if nothing happened, right? They are not eunuchs and maids in the palace. They will be beheaded if they say the wrong thing. How can they guard you so tightly?
So, at the end of April and the beginning of May, some rumors about "Sun Yixie had died at sea" spread in the streets of Hangzhou.
Of course, don't think that once Sun Yixie "dies", the Sun Mansion will immediately become a bully... This is obviously impossible.
After all, the Sun family was already a well-known and wealthy family before Sun Yixie was born, but the family did not control as many properties as it does now.
Even if it is true that some local forces want to do business with the Sun family after learning the news that "Sun Yixie is dead", they must consider this matter in the long term.
However, by coincidence, at the end of April, such a big crocodile who was not local to Hangzhou came here and wanted to make a name for himself here.
This man's surname was Murong, and his name was only one Chinese character. He wanted to catch the popularity of Xiang Ji, the overlord of Chu, so he gave himself the nickname "Gambling Overlord".
Seeing this, some people may say, what’s the use of my nickname? Do I still dare to call myself the "Monkey King"? Others don’t agree that it’s useful?
Then you are really on to the point... Although Murong Ji's nickname was given by himself, after he started "conquering the world", his title was indeed quickly recognized by the industry.
Which industry you ask?
That, of course, is the gaming industry.
As we mentioned before, most of the gambling houses in the Great Dynasty were run by local snakes from the green forest roads in various places, but obviously there were a few exceptions.
The Murong family is this "small group"; behind them... is the officialdom.
Please note that it is not "Dongchang", nor "Jinyiwei", nor "imperial court", but "officialdom", that is, the small ninety-nine affairs created by the officials who are officials in the court.
Originally, how could those officials not be jealous of such a lucrative business like gambling? However, they were obviously not satisfied with just "peeping off" the casinos run by Green Forest Road. So, some senior officials in the DPRK united and came up with an idea: Since the imperial court can support the "Flying Pigeon Gang" and the "High-Speed Rail Gang", then Why can't we use similar methods to support a similar force in the gaming industry?
In this way, the Murong family, an ordinary local tycoon who had deep connections with the imperial court, rivers and lakes, and green forests, but whose family fortunes had fallen into decline, was selected.
After the two parties reached a cooperation agreement, a casino called "Huanyige" opened in Hebei soon.
In name, the Murong family were just ordinary businessmen, but somehow they got the approval from the government and entered the "gambling industry" like a fool.
But in fact, it didn’t take long for the Green Forest Gang who tried to teach this group of “colleagues who didn’t understand the rules” to find out... The people behind Huanyi Pavilion, or the Murong family, were something they could never mess with. exist.
The news spread, and from then on no one dared to mess with the Murong family business.
In less than ten years, the Huanyi Pavilion has blossomed in all the larger prefectures and counties north of the Yangtze River; if the casinos all over the country can be regarded as a variety of restaurants controlled by different green forest snakes, then the Murong family's "Huanyige" is the so-called brand chain store.
The income from these casinos has also become a very considerable gray income for some officials of Dashu (whether you can get a share and the proportion of the share depends on whose disciple you are).
To sum up, it can be said that the current Murong family has turned from decline to prosperity and has risen rapidly.
As the eldest son of the family, Murong Ji naturally had an inflated mentality, which is why he gave himself the nickname "Gambling Overlord".
Just in late April of the 20th year of Yongtai, Murong Ji came to "cross the river" with the intention of expanding the family's business to the south of the Yangtze River, and his first stop was Hangzhou.
But as soon as he got here, his ears were full of... "The eldest son of the Sun family", "Sun Bancheng", "Fish Market Giant", "Dong Xie"... In short, no matter where he went, he had to do something , it seems that they all have to deal with the person "covered" by Master Sun.
Then you think...he must be unhappy.
You, Master Sun, are only the tyrant in Hangzhou at best, but I, Master Murong, am famous throughout the entire north of the Yangtze River. Why do I seem to be lower than you?
Besides, you're not here now, you're just relying on your reputation, and it's making it difficult for me. What if you come back? This is simply unreasonable!
He was just angry when he heard rumors that Sun Yixie died at sea.
Can Murong Ji let this opportunity pass? He immediately took action: on the first day of May, the second anniversary of the opening of Xihu Restaurant, he brought people to look for trouble and destroyed the restaurant.
Tang Weizhi, who was in charge of watching the scene, was very loyal to Brother Sun. He pushed forward at that time, but was defeated by the masters sent by the enemy. After about twenty moves, he was injured and fainted. He lay down for three days before he could fight. Able to get out of bed and walk.
Xue Tui was very alert. As soon as he saw something was wrong, when Tang Weizhi was holding him back, he hurried to the back kitchen and asked Chef Yuan, Second Chef Zhang and other waiters and handymen to escape through the back door; Because he knew very well that it would be okay if anyone here was injured. If something happened to the two former royal chefs...such as having their hands mutilated or their legs broken, it would be irreversible.
After sending everyone away, Xue Tui returned to the lobby and tried to control the situation, but it obviously didn't help. As a result, he was beaten to the head and bleeding.
Of course, since Mr.
Afterwards, although Mr.
At this time, member Sun was still immersed in the pain of losing his son and had no energy to mediate these matters with the government.
Therefore, Murong Ji thought: It turns out that the Sun family is just a paper tiger without Sun Yixie. Okay, then I can rest assured.
The next day, Murong Ji took people to flush the fish market.
In short... Five days have passed, and this "gambling king" can be said to have turned Sun Yixie's business in Hangzhou upside down, and the Sun family seems to have no sign of being able to fight back.
Coupled with the rumor that "Sun Yixie is dead", various other forces in the city have a feeling: maybe... Master Sun's era has passed, and Master Murong's era is coming.
But on the seventh day when Murong Ji started making trouble, the monster from Osaka...oh no...Hangzhou returned to his hometown.
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Listening to his father and Mr. Xue explaining the recent events one by one, Sun Yixie's anger was rising steadily.
He cursed in his heart at that time: What a bastard, where did this bitch come from? How dare you steal my house while I am practicing leveling outside? You don’t know how to write the word death, do you?
There is no doubt that Brother Sun is preparing to have sex with Murong Ji.
This will lead to that - a fish head feast is held by the West Lake, and Sun Xiaodao fights the gambling king.
