After dinner, Su Changsheng followed Yao Hongfang to the restaurant he ran, Changlong Restaurant.
Su Changsheng looked at it and felt that this restaurant was extraordinary.
With a three-story building and magnificent decoration, it doesn't look like a restaurant for the general public.
"The people who can come to my restaurant are all respectable and respectable people. Here you can see the unknown side of these respectable and respectable people. If you see more, you will have nothing to think about the Song Dynasty. Just think about it. What can a group of people do?”
Yao Hongfang led Su Changsheng into Chimelong Restaurant through another door, and said as he walked: "By the way, the name of this restaurant was given to me by an old friend back then. I just haven't told anyone else. The first person I served before the restaurant opened One of the guests was actually him.”
The more Su Changsheng listened, the more strange he felt.
"Since the relationship between the official and Alang's grandfather is so close, why didn't they have any contact with each other after Alang became the head of the family? It had been a while before Alang even thought about the official."
Yao Hongfang was silent for a while.
"The friendship between private salt dealers cannot be inherited by future generations. Like my old friend, I don't want future generations to continue to do this, and we all hope that future generations can jump out of this pit of fire. , let’s forget about it ourselves being burned to death.
My old friend was so sad and sad that he made a mistake that would last forever, dragging his son and even his grandson into a pit of fire. He also regretted it in his later years, but he had no choice but to let it go. But I don't want to have anything to do with the Su family anymore. "
Su Changsheng lowered his head.
"I see."
Thinking about it this way, Su Changsheng did remember that before Su Dingguang died, he shed tears many times and told Su Yonglin that he was sorry for him.
"But for this industry, sudden rises and sudden collapses are normal. There are people who rebel. I have been in this industry for so many years and I have seen too much."
Yao Hongfang laughed and said: "So, I am a little curious about how Su Yuting plans to go on. Even if he wants to rebel, he is not in the Song Kingdom, but he goes to the Jin Kingdom to rebel. He thinks it is easier to rebel in the Jin Kingdom than in the Song Kingdom.
But in my opinion, the difference is not big. They are all rebellions. Who has it easier than whom? In the Song Dynasty, you still have a favorable geographical location, with familiar people and terrain, so you are not unfamiliar with the place, and you cannot even get support for rebellion. You can do it on your own. "
"Thank you for the officials' teachings. Alang also took this into consideration, so he joined forces with Zhao Kaishan and Sun Ziyi, both natives of Shandong. They have been in contact for several years."
"In this case...it's not completely impossible."
Yao Hongfang looked at Su Changsheng.
"Yuting has trained you well. This makes me even more curious about what he has become now. Send someone to send a message to him to let him know. Don't die before I see him. I still want to see him." How elegant he is now.”
The corners of Su Changsheng's mouth twitched.
"must."
"Well, by the way, is Yuting married? Does he have a wife?"
Yao Hongfang suddenly became concerned about this issue.
Su Changsheng shook his head.
"Alang always said that the Huns did not take care of the family until they were destroyed. They never got married, and it seems that they have no such plans."
Yao Hongfang was a little surprised.
"This... the Su family is a single generation of three generations, doesn't he have any ideas? Once something happens to him, the Su family will have no descendants."
The corners of Su Changsheng's mouth twitched even more.
"This can't be said for sure, right?"
Yao Hongfang was silent for a moment, shook his head and sighed.
"That's all, this is your business, I won't interfere, just come with me."
Yao Hongfang took Su Changsheng all the way to a room and called out an old man with a white beard from the room.
"Chang Wen, from today on, this young man will be working in the store. Please take care of him."
As he said that, Yao Hongfang turned back to look at Su Changsheng: "This is the owner of the restaurant. Yao Changwen, my son-in-law who has been with me for decades, is my confidant. How many people have you brought here? Let's work together. We take care of food and accommodation here. , and more convenient.”
"Six."
Su Changsheng kept it in mind and didn't tell everyone.
In the final analysis, I still don’t trust Yao Hongfang enough.
He didn't know whether Yao Hongfang believed the number of people he reported, but Yao Hongfang didn't dig into it and nodded.
"Including him, there are seven young men and strong laborers. Haven't you always told me that the store is short of manpower? Is this enough?"
"That's enough."
Yao Changwen smiled and said: "I will take care of the things Alang asks. Young students, come with me."
Su Changsheng bowed to Yao Hong again to express his gratitude.
Yao Hongfang didn't stay long and went home quickly.
After night fell, Yao Changwen returned to Yao's house and met Yao Hongfang in the study.
"Alang, who are those people? What are their backgrounds? Why do I need you to give me orders in person?"
Yao Hongfang spoke slowly while checking the account book.
"A few very interesting young people were sent by the descendants of my old friends. If they have something to do here, they will naturally do the work. As for what they do after work, you don't have to interfere. Just let them do whatever they want. How to do it.
Of course, let our people be careful and don't let them do anything extraordinary. If there are signs, we must stop them immediately. Young people are easy to act carelessly when they come here. If they offend anyone who shouldn't be provoked, we will also be in trouble. "
"Here."
Yao Changwen had been following him for a long time and was very familiar with his character. He nodded and left the study silently, making his own arrangements.
After checking an account book, Yao Hongfang put down his pen, rubbed his brows, breathed a sigh of relief, and raised his head again, looking at the words "I would rather be a centurion than a scholar".
I can still vaguely remember the lofty sentiments and the momentary despair when my old friend was writing brushstrokes.
Yao Hongfang was just a private salt dealer, a first-time businessman, and did not have deep feelings about his family and country. However, his old friend was a serious Jinshi and an official from the north went south, so Yao Hongfang could not understand the pain in his heart.
only……
"What did you old man teach him? How could you do such a bold thing? If you are not careful, your Su family will be extinct! Three generations of a single generation still don't know how to retain heirs?
Did you know that he is still unmarried? No heirs yet? You talk about the Northern Expedition all day long, the hatred of the country and the family, why don't you help him arrange a marriage? If you know about the Northern Expedition, aren't you afraid that the Su family will lose its heir apparent? "
After complaining for a while, Yao Hongfang felt that his old friend might not be able to hear it, so there was no point in saying so, so he lowered his head helplessly and continued to check the account books.
There will be a lot of large amounts of copper coins transferred in the future, and some preparations must be made to prevent others from discovering any clues. Otherwise, not to mention the grandson of the deceased, his own life will be in danger.
Of course, to this day, it is not easy for the dignitaries above to easily take their own lives.
They drive themselves to earn high profits for them for their luxurious enjoyment. Although they are powerful, they are not completely without opponents.
The main war faction, the peace faction and the surrender faction alternately came to power. It is unlikely that Qin Hui's absolute power that covers the sky with one hand will reappear.
This is a glimmer of hope.
Yao Hongfang secretly thought about the future, and at the same time, he poured some negligible expectations into the grandson of his old friend.
His road is difficult and dangerous, but once he finds a path, the Sunshine Avenue shines brightly, and the world will be completely different.
Although the possibility is extremely low.
So low that Yao Hongfang wouldn't feel weird if he died tomorrow.
Rebellion, isn’t that what it is?
Use your own life to fight for a glimmer of hope, a trivial glimmer of hope.
At the same time, Su Changsheng and six agents from the Second Action Group of the Intelligence Force were talking in the dormitory for young workers arranged by Yao Changwen.
"Brother Changsheng, do you really believe that Yao Hongfang really wants to help us?"
Secret agent Tong Xiangrong raised questions to Su Changsheng.
Secret agent He Youlin agreed.
"Yes, should we be suspicious? I always feel that he has bad intentions. Is he trying to use us to fish out Alang and then make a great contribution?"
Several other spies also put forward various opinions. Generally speaking, they did not believe Yao Hongfang and felt that Yao Hongfang must have a back-up plan.
It is necessary to set up back-ups to prevent them from turning back at any time.
