The Chu family's meal was very lively. Even when the lanterns were lit in the yard, everyone still refused to disperse and gathered in groups to chat and joke.
Ding An looked at Jiang Juan in the distance where Shen Luzhu was chatting happily, and sighed: "Sometimes I really envy Brother Chu."
Chu Yi looked at Ding An and raised his eyebrows in confusion.
Ding An sighed and joked: "I mean, when can I call you cousin?"
Chu Yi held his forehead and chuckled, then looked at Shen Luzhu and Jiang Juan on the other side again, and asked softly: "What are your plans?"
"Plan...I said I would support her and wait for her. Sometimes I really wish that I had never worn the clothes I am wearing. If I were not the county police chief and just a country boy, how could she still be there? No worries about what is worthy or not worthy, then you can see it day by day."
Chu Yi withdrew his gaze, thought for a while and felt that since Jiang Juan and Ding An had already expressed their feelings for each other, it seemed better to reunite as soon as possible, so he asked, "Would you like to ask my A Zhu to go talk to your cousin?"
Ding An paused after hearing the words, then shook his head and said, "I agreed to wait for her. I drank some wine and was just a bit unreasonable, but I accepted your offer. Thank you brother."
Yang Fangsheng was brought back from his ancestral home in the countryside by the old lady of the Yang family. It has been more than ten years, but uncharacteristically, he has not even left the front door of Yan's house once. He has been staying in front of the Yang family's bedside all day long.
It's not that the period of being locked up in the ancestral home in the countryside really changed Yang Fangsheng's temperament, from a cynical gangster to a filial son. It was just to inherit the family business, and he was afraid that he, who was already not advantaged, would not be able to compete with the two. Brother, you have to listen to his mother-in-law.
Yang Fangsheng now spends most of his time in the old man's bedroom of the Yang family, except for eating, sleeping and going to the toilet. Although his two brothers are not so exaggerated, they are still there most of the time. The Yang family's behavior means that they have already He acquiesced in his heart to the fact that Mr. Yang was about to die soon. He was afraid that if the old man woke up and he was not there, others would tamper with him and make some last words or wills.
At this time, even if you don't seize every opportunity to show off, you don't dare to take it lightly and let others take advantage of it. But Yang Fangsheng stayed in the countryside for several months. There were no restaurants or teahouses, let alone opera and singing. For him, who was used to having fun and having fun, his days were like years. Now that he was finally brought back, not only could he not go out Being cool and unrestrained, and forcing himself to pretend to be a dutiful son in front of the bed for more than ten years, is obviously his limit.
Yang Fangsheng wanted to go out like crazy. Not only had his patience reached the limit, but more importantly, last night, the old man of the Yang family finally woke up for a long time. As soon as he regained some energy, he had to check his own workshop and shop. It was at this time that Yang Fangsheng learned the news that was very unfavorable to him.
In the Yang family's paper money workshop, there was a strike and resignation before, and then the old man of the Yang family suffered from health problems. This time, the recruitment of workers in the workshop before the Qingming Festival was taken over by the second son Yang Fangwu. Now, from the supervisor to the workers, They were all replaced by his cronies.
There is also the Yang family's shop that specializes in wholesale. Although the old man of the Yang family was still in good health, he was getting old and could not stay in the shop all day, so he ordered the most honest and obedient boss Yang Fangwen to keep an eye on him every day. Now that Mr. Yang is low on energy, he directly decides on all matters in the shop.
In Yang Fangsheng's view, the family's shop and workshop have been divided up between his two brothers. He is not welcomed by the old man. If he doesn't do something big to reverse the situation now, he is afraid that he will be dismissed. It didn't help that he was always there twelve hours a day.
What needs to be done to reverse the current decline, or what can he do? After thinking about it, Yang Fangsheng thought of Chu Ji again. The two idiots Wang Dashun and Wang Xiaoshun failed to steal it last time. This time he had to think of other ways.
Perhaps due to the good publicity on the opening day, the business of the young couple's coffin shop has been pretty good since it opened. Not only that, even the sales of Guben paper tie-ups have increased a lot, and the paper tie-ups have gradually been accepted. , Shen Luzhu struck while the iron was hot, and developed several paper-tying styles, including houses and pavilions, oxen, horse-drawn carriages, and sedans, each of which was divided into good ones.
Several styles, sizes and colors.
Most of the time, families in the county are wealthier than those in the towns or villages below. They have a lot of money, so they are naturally more willing to invest in things like weddings and funerals. Firstly, it is to express their love, and secondly, it is also a foil. face.
After having well accepted the paper bundles such as the grain basin, cornucopia and money tree made by the couple, people seem to be more understanding and accepting of these new paper bundles launched by Chu Ji. Not only the people who come to buy coffins, but also the people who come to buy coffins. We buy them together, and some of them specially buy these paper-bound ones, saying that life is getting better and they want to give their ancestors a good life.
During this period, Lin Ting, who received news about the young couple, made a special trip to the county town with his workers.
Having just seen the lifelike paper bindings in the coffin shop, Lin Ting was very excited. According to what the young couple said at the beginning, he thought that this business would have to wait for a year or two before it could pick up, but who would have thought that this was just the beginning. Half a year later, Chu Yi dragged Jiang Quan to send him another message, saying that he had a feasible follow-up plan and asked him to bring a few skilled and reliable workers to the county seat.
"After receiving your news, I immediately put down what I was doing and rushed over. According to what you said, these guys are the backbone of my papermaking workshop, and their craftsmanship is very good."
Chu Yi told brothers Xue Changshan and Xue Changlin to look after the two shops, while he and his wife took Lin Ting and his entourage to the main room in the inner courtyard: "Brother Lin also saw it just now, and A Zhu has developed several kinds of paper tie. Recently, They were sold together in the coffin shop, and the business was successful. This time, Brother Lin came with a few masters, mainly because he wanted to teach them these paper-tying methods."
The young couple asked him to bring workers to the county town. Lin Ting actually thought that he might learn to make paper-making. He was not too surprised by this: "I have thought of this, but from now on, Brother Chu, our paper-making workshop It must be opened in the county seat. These masters are all old households in the town. Their children, grandchildren, relatives and friends are all there. As a boss, it’s not easy for me to have to ask them to come to the county seat in the future. Do you think we can recruit them again? Some workers in the county just didn’t expect that this matter would go so smoothly, and we haven’t found a good place for the workshop in the county yet.”
"Brother Lin, the paper-making business is just picking up right now, so we are not in a hurry to find a workshop."
Shen Luzhu smiled and added: "Right now, we only need to produce a small amount. In addition to supplying the business in the shop, I also want to teach a few masters first, take advantage of this period to practice their skills, and then streamline the production process. Let’s make some preparations for the future, so that when the time comes, our workshop in the county will have more workers to bring along, right?”
Lin Ting nodded: "I agreed to leave the matter of finding a workshop to me before, but I have been busy since the New Year, and I didn't like a few places I looked at. This time I received the news from Brother Chu, and I thought we were here." The business will be delayed because of me. Now that Brother Chu and his younger siblings have said so, I can rest assured."
Chu Yi continued: "If Brother Lin is busy, just leave it to me to find the workshop. We are in this county most of the time, so it is always more convenient than Brother Lin."
Lin Ting waved his hands and said, "It doesn't matter, you two are busy too. Since this matter is not urgent, just leave it to me."
While they were talking, Xue Changshan, who was looking at the paper money shop, ran in: "Master, there are a few people in the shop, saying they are looking for you."
The two Xue brothers have met almost all the people they know well, but now the disciple's remarks clearly indicate that he doesn't know them. Chu Yi asked with some confusion: "Who did the other party say? What's the matter?" Son?"
Xue Changshan shook his head and said: "It's a few men. They only said they wanted to find our boss."
Seeing that the young couple had something to do, Lin Ting hurriedly said: "We have pretty much said what we want to say. Brother Chu and his younger siblings can just go and do their business. Don't pay attention to me."
Chu Yi had to go to the front shop to deal with something. Shen Luzhu really couldn't entertain Lin Ting in the main room, but he couldn't just leave him in the main room, so he invited Uncle Chu to come over to keep him company, and the young couple followed Xue Changshan to the front shop. Go.
Seeing that there was no one else around, Xue Changshan whispered his guess to his master and his wife: "Master, I don't feel like those people outside are good people. How about I go directly to the Yamen to report them?"
"Why do you say that?"
Perhaps it was because he had been living on the street with his younger brother all year round. Xue Changshan had always been very vigilant. Although he couldn't explain the reason, he still felt that the people in the shop were not good-natured. At this time, he actually regretted coming in and calling Chu Chu. Yi: "I don't know. I just think that the leader looks like a gangster on the street. He doesn't seem like a good person. If not, master, you and my wife should not go out. I will tell him that you are not here."
It was clear and sunny, and his home was not far from the county government. Chu Yi expected that even if he was not a good person, he would not dare to act rashly, so he patted Xue Changshan on the shoulder and said: "It's okay, don't worry, where is Chang Lin, you can go directly Go find him, don’t follow us.”
"Still over there at the coffin shop."
After Xue Changshan finished speaking, he didn't seem to have any intention of looking for his brother. He just turned to Shen Luzhu with some hesitation: "Master's wife?"
Shen Luzhu also comforted him: "Listen to your master and go find Chang Lin."
After Xue Changshan left, Chu Yi was about to speak when he saw Shen Luzhu covering his ears, shaking his head and saying, "You don't have to say anything, I won't listen."
Chu Yi was a little amused: "A-Zhu already knows what I'm going to say before I even open my mouth?"
"Tell me to go back, what else can I say."
Chu Yi really wanted to tell Shen Luzhu not to go out. No matter what the other party's purpose was, it was always right to be more careful.
"Chu Yi, if Chang Shan guesses wrong, it won't matter if I go with you. If Chang Shan guesses right, then I will go out with you even more, so let's go quickly, don't let People have waited too long.”
After Shen Luzhu finished speaking, he no longer gave Chu Yi a chance to refuse, and took the people to the paper money shop in the front yard.
