Lu Jing looked around and found that although the nearby guests were chatting with each other, they were glancing here intentionally or unintentionally from the corners of their eyes, as if they wanted to know who was so bold and dared to talk to Gu Caiwei.
Lu Jing then sat next to Gu Caiwei under these sneaky glances.
Seeing this, Gu Caiwei calmly moved to the other side, putting some distance between herself and Lu Jing. At the same time, she turned around and said, "Brother, this move is not very wise."
"Why do you say that?"
"Brother, since you are here to wish Jiang Huishou a birthday, you must be asking for something from Jiang Huishou. If you sit here, your request will be ruined."
Lu Jing did not answer Gu Caiwei's words, but said, "What about you? You know that you are not popular, but you still eagerly come to celebrate someone's birthday. You don't seem to be any wiser than me?"
"I'm different," Gu Caiwei shook her head, "I'm not here to wish you a birthday, but to cause trouble."
"Are you looking for trouble when someone is celebrating their birthday?" Lu Jing raised his eyebrows, "I can't tell. You are not big, but you are quite courageous."
"Of course I wouldn't want to choose one if I were given the choice." Gu Caiwei sighed.
"But my shop on the west side of Longjin Bridge has been harassed by people from time to time since it opened. If it's just this, forget it. Just this morning, a batch of goods was just delivered to the store and was harassed outside the door. A group of police officers found an excuse and detained him."
"Your goods were seized by the police, shouldn't you go to the Yamen?" Lu Jing asked.
"That's what I say, but who doesn't know that the area from the west of Longjin Bridge to Mahang Street is Jiang Huishou's territory. His words are more effective than Fu Yin's there. Without his consent, my batch of goods will not be the same. It will be detained, and if I want to return the goods, he has to give the nod first."
"It's just a batch of goods. Is it necessary to put yourself at risk?" Lu Jing said.
But as soon as he said these words, he realized that he had made a mistake.
He had never asked Gu Caiwei what kind of business she did before, so he shouldn't know how much her batch of goods was worth.
And sure enough, Gu Caiwei's eyes flashed with alarm after hearing his words.
But he did not immediately ask Lu Jing where he found out about her business. Instead, he said casually, "I don't know what you call me, brother?"
"Feng Jiulang, I used to be a ginseng guest in Beidi." Lu Jing replied.
"A ginseng customer? Brother Feng is very courageous." Gu Caiwei obviously also knew that digging and selling ginseng in the North was risky. Most of these people were both businessmen and bandits, and their hands were stained with a lot of blood.
However, she did not discriminate against Lu Jing because of this. She cupped her hands and said, "My surname is Gu Shan. I run a firewood business in the city. I wonder why Brother Feng came all the way from the north to the capital?"
"Oh, I have a batch of old ginseng on hand and I want to find a good buyer. I heard that the Qianyuan Chamber of Commerce is the largest chamber of commerce in the capital and has a lot of money, so I came here to try my luck." Lu Jing continued to use his talent for making nonsense.
Gu Caiwei did not become suspicious, but said, "That's okay, there are many noble people in the capital. As far as I know, old ginseng, especially old ginseng, has no worries about being unmarketable. If Jiang Huishou prescribes it for you If the price is not good enough, you can always look for someone else. But remember to look for merchants other than the Qianyuan Chamber of Commerce to purchase it."
"Thank you, Brother Gu, for your advice." Lu Jing said.
"Brother Feng, you're welcome." Gu Caiwei shook her fan and then picked up the tea bowl in front of her, which also meant that the conversation between the two was over.
She and Feng Jiulang, who claimed to be a visitor from the North, were just acquaintances for the first time. There were not many topics to talk about, and many things were not suitable to be discussed in depth. In addition, Gu Caiwei couldn't figure out the details of Feng Jiulang, but the other party seemed to have no interest in her. Have some knowledge.
This feeling that she was in the light and the other party was in the dark made Gu Caiwei a little uncomfortable, so she simply stopped talking.
While drinking tea, Gu Caiwei couldn't help but think of someone coming.
Although she had made a lot of preparations for tonight's events and was certain that Jiang Yuanmao would not do anything to her in public, but coming here for the banquet was ultimately a dangerous situation. Now, surrounded by wolves, there was another person beside her. Feng Jiulang didn't know whether he was an enemy or a friend.
Gu Caiwei looked calm on the surface, but in fact she felt a lot of pressure in her heart.
If that person was still here, it would be a situation a hundred times more dangerous than this, and I think it could still be resolved easily.
Lu Jing actually left his contact information for Gu Caiwei before leaving, but because the goods withholding only happened this morning, Gu Caiwei didn't know if Lu Jing would be able to come back within a day.
In addition, although the situation was not good, it was still within the range of her ability to deal with it. Gu Caiwei did not want to trouble Lu Jing at the first sign of trouble. After all, Lu Jing had left Beijing and had something important to do.
And now she is no longer the little widow who could only rely on others to survive in Wujiang City two years ago.
On the contrary, she also wants to prove that she can be someone else's support, especially that person's support.
Thinking of this, Gu Caiwei couldn't help but puff up her chest.
At this moment, the restaurant suddenly became lively. All the guests stopped talking and stood up from their seats. However, tonight's birthday boy finally appeared.
Jiang Yuanmao was sixty years old, but his body was well maintained. He did not have the fat figure of other businessmen. He looked rosy and his legs and feet were very nimble. He walked up from downstairs with a quick stride.
Then he greeted everyone in the room. As the leader of the Qianyuan Chamber of Commerce, Jiang Yuanmao had a wide network of friends and had many friends from all walks of life. Many officials from the clan, celebrities, and martial arts people were friends with him. In addition, In addition, there are those businessmen from the Qianyuan Chamber of Commerce.
Even Jiang Yuanmao, a courtesan and courtier who came to join in the fun, chatted and laughed, but he did not have any communication with Gu Caiwei sitting at the table, as if the latter was just air.
It wasn't until Jiang Yuanmao finished walking around that he finally came to the table where Gu Caiwei was sitting. However, he didn't look at Gu Caiwei, but at Lu Jing next to Gu Caiwei, "I'm sorry for my poor eyesight, but this friend is..."
"I'm not blind, my name is Feng Jiulang. I haven't met you Jiang Huishou before. This time I came here because of your reputation, especially to wish you a birthday."
Jiang Yuanmao frowned. He had no memory of the name at all, but he asked his two sons to greet the guests downstairs. Since Feng Jiulang could be let in, he must have some background.
But how did this person get involved with Gu Caiwei?
Could it be that this is an old acquaintance of Gu Caiwei? However, Jiang Yuanmao glanced at Gu Caiwei's somewhat wary sitting posture and felt that the relationship between the two might not be that deep.
Before he understood the situation, Jiang Yuanmao could only respond vaguely, "It's easy to talk about."
Then he finally turned his attention to Gu Caiwei.
