At the beginning of Xushi, Chen Yanbi stood in front of the "Yongjin Pavilion" building. Although he looked calm, the uncontrollable sweating on his hands covered by two long sleeves betrayed his true thoughts.
After entering Kuyun City, everything Chen Yanbi did went smoothly. It was not difficult to find a high-end restaurant to eat. After paying the bill, it was also a matter of course to ask the store owner for directions.
Eating didn't take long in total, but not far from the gate of Yongjin Pavilion, Chen Yanbi spent more than half an hour doing foreign work.
However, maybe there is no unstoppable road, or maybe there is a god at the top of his head. Just when Chen Yanbi was at a loss what to do, a commotion broke out wherever he could see. Seeing this, Chen Yanbi mustered up the courage to move forward. He took a few steps closer to find out what the dispute was about.
Seven or eight people gathered in front of Yongjin Pavilion and made a lot of noise. They were divided into two groups based on their attire and standing position. What came out of the door was a half-aged woman and three or four men dressed as handymen. On the outside were two big men with very short shaved hair, both wearing gray lightweight shorts.
"Master Xiong, Master Wei... we naturally welcome you to come here, but we have to explain the truth carefully - Yongjin Pavilion has always been punctual and kept its promises. It can be said that there has been no shortage of money since it was opened. Hand in hand, our shopkeeper has always had a good relationship with you, Mr. Fan, right?" The woman put one hand on her waist and waved an embroidered banana fan as thin as a cicada's wings in the other hand: "If you want money today, why don't you? Forget it, we at Yongjin Pavilion can afford it, but if you want to take the girl out, I’m afraid that’s not very disciplined, right?”
The man who was called Mr. Xiong immediately looked unhappy. Just when he was about to say something like, "Just do what you are told to do quickly. There is so much nonsense." Before he could say something unkind, Mr. Wei stepped forward and spoke first: " Aunt Chen, please forgive me...this is not Hall Master Fan’s intention, but Master Jia’s intention.”
After finishing speaking, Aunt Chun's angry expression suddenly turned dull. After a few breaths, she changed into a smiling face and said stumblingly: "S-Say it earlier...Okay, it's Aunt Chun, I'm too talkative." Come on, you two, please come in and sit for a while, I’ll go arrange the girl’s affairs.”
Mr. Wei folded his arms with an expressionless expression and said in a deep voice: "We won't go in. Just do your work quickly and bring the four best girls down - by the way, Mr. Xu asked by name." Miss Red Musk, Aunt Chu, don’t forget this.”
Aunt Yan almost managed to maintain her stiff smile. As soon as she turned around and stepped into the threshold of Yongjin Pavilion, she collapsed, worried.
If you want to make your business bigger and more stable, you must have people under your command and a backer behind you. Otherwise, let alone your colleagues, even if you are a visitor, you can drink a pot.
Take the hook-and-roll business as an example. At the "Xiangsi Pavilion" in Beijing, the masters who sit and watch the show are top-notch ruthless figures. The backers behind them are even bigger. Needless to say, you all know who they are. This makes Xiangsi Pavilion famous. It has secured its position as a famous building in the capital.
Naturally, the Yongjin Pavilion in Kuyun City cannot be compared with it, but in the local area, it is also something that ordinary people cannot afford to offend - Yongjin Pavilion itself is a master who has no place to control, but it is attached to the four seas of Kuyun City. Help others to seek asylum by paying a hefty monthly protection fee.
The Sihai Gang is the largest business among the nine major sects. Although the bulk of the business mainly comes from aquatic products and water transportation, it also has business cooperation with some merchants in the sect's area. The main form is to contribute as a thug or make an appearance, and this kind of money-making The method is nothing new - after all, the nine major sects must be maintained and developed. To strengthen the sects, you cannot rely solely on faith. In the end, it must be implemented in money. The Sihai Gang is firmly in the middle four. At the top of the sect, there is even a tendency to become one of the "upper four sects", and this is where the confidence comes from. Looking at the sects all over the world, the Shangsan sects who can also get royal food dare to say that they do not rely on being thugs to collect protection fees to run the sect. Although other sects make money in different ways, the roles they play are similar.
Let’s get back to the matter at hand. Since Yongjin Pavilion is eating this bowl of food, it is indispensable to deal with the Sihai Gang. After going back and forth, we have become familiar with each other. The head of Yongjin Pavilion and Fan who is in charge of finance at the sub-rudder It can be said that the relationship between Guangdong and Fan Yue is quite good. Fan Yue often comes to Yongjin Pavilion to be cool, and many members of the Sihai Gang are also regular guests.
Deng Xiong and Li Wei, who were so aggressive today, could be considered acquaintances of Yongjin Pavilion, and Aunt Chen had to sigh in her heart. These bastards usually lived in groups of five and six, shouting "Aunt Chen" one by one, but now they turned against each other. No one recognizes anyone anymore. But Xianggui thought so, Aunt Chu still had to do what they told her.
Because they mentioned two people - Jia Rengui, the helmsman of Kuyun City, and Xu Qing, the third son of Xu Lingquan, the Dragon King of the East China Sea. These two people are known to everyone in Kuyun City, even if they are The official also has to give them three points of thin noodles. Yongjin Pavilion has the rules of Yongjin Pavilion, but the rules of Sihai Gang are the rules of Kuyun City. There is still room for negotiation with Fan Yue's level, but if it makes trouble If you kill Jia Rengui, that is "death without a burial place" - don't even think about it, the Sihai Gang's murders are always buried in water.
The most worrisome and even fearful thing is the dandy young master Xu Qing and the "Red Musk Girl" Xu Qing asked for. This is the source of Aunt Chen's sorrow - Red Musk is from Yongjin Pavilion. The oiran in the household was capable of playing, playing, and singing, and was proficient in all three religions. When Xu Qing first saw Red Deer, he was astonished and wanted to spend the night with Red Deer, almost to the point of stalking him.
But here's the problem. The big shopkeeper of Yongjin Pavilion spent a lot of resources to cultivate red musk deer. He was doing business rather than selling himself. He wanted to get a good price as a concubine for a rich man in the future. If Xu Qingzhen became famous The shopkeeper would not push back on Musk's plan to redeem himself, but Xu Qing obviously only regarded Red Musk as a plaything - it was Yongjin Pavilion that was losing money, so not only did Red Musk excuse himself several times because he was ill, but even Yongjin Everyone in the pavilion also helped to cover.
Yongjin Pavilion is a place worthy of the name "rich in wealth". It can be said that it is the brothel that contributes the most to Kuyun City. Therefore, Fan Yue, who is good at settling accounts, and Jia Rengui, who is sensible, do not take this dispute seriously. If a considerable amount of income is lost for such a woman, it is not worth it to the Sihai Gang. Xu Qing will have trouble with the two of them every time because of this, but today they are not in Yongjin Pavilion, but He wanted to take Red Musk outside - if Xu Qing used force, who could stop him?
Fan Yue naturally does not have that qualification, and Jia Rengui, the number one person in Kuyun City Helm - who doesn't know that he is the number one loyal dog of the Xu family? Outside he is a person of honor, but if something happens at home, can he still be expected to say a few fair words for Yongjin Pavilion?
Aunt Yan just walked up the stairs, and it took about a stick of incense to pass. Deng Xiong couldn't wait any longer, so he pushed aside the laughing government servants and raised his legs to rush in. , but the next moment the charming Aunt Chu stretched out her hand to stop him: "Why are you so anxious, Mr. Xiong? Girls have to take a bath and wash themselves, and put on rouge before they can meet people! You and Mr. Wei might as well go inside and sit down, I'll send I’ll make you two a nice pot of tea.”
Deng Xiong was a reckless man with no brains, and his temper was extremely irritable. He opened his mouth to curse but was stopped by his companions. Li Wei was much calmer than Deng Xiong. He also knew that what Aunt Fan said was true. This gang It was not a good sight for the girl to take him there so rashly. Anyway, they still had plenty of time, so they took Deng Xiong's arm, and the two of them sat in a wing room under Aunt Chen's arrangement.
As soon as these two "door gods" were pulled in, Chen Yanbi was exposed as a meddlesome person. Chen Yanbi and Aunt Chen looked at each other in confusion, and no one knew what to say.
"One, together?" It was Aunt Chen, who was versatile and good at dancing, who spoke first.
"Uh..." Chen Yanbi was also speechless for a moment. He was not sure why he appeared here. "I... came here to patronize business?"
Aunt Chu is worthy of being the "face" of Yongjin Pavilion. No matter how unhappy she was just now, she immediately showed a smile full of spring breeze when she heard that the guests were coming. When he saw Chen Yanbi's appearance and extraordinary clothes, he hugged her with small steps. Chen Yanbi's arm: "Hey, sir, please come in. Have you been waiting for a long time? We were dealing with some private matters just now, and we didn't entertain you well. Please bear with me. Sir, do you want to have tea or wine? I will arrange it later. I brought it to the young master, so I’ll treat him to this pot!”
Chen Yanbi was pulled by Aunt Chu to sit down at a secluded round table in a daze. Before he could speak, Aunt Chu had already teased him in a flattering way: "Looking at the accent of the young master, I'm afraid he's not from the north, right?"
Chen Yanbi nodded first. He originally thought that he could do it at the door without stepping into the Liuxiang Flower Street, but since he had been dragged in, he had to stay here, so he chatted in a roundabout way: "What happened at the gate just now?"
Even in Aunt Chen's eyes, she would not think of Chen Yanbi as "deliberately inquiring". In her opinion, it was just an outsider living in Kuyun City who wanted to go shopping and ended up in this stall. But even so, this person still changed the subject. After all, this was a matter between Yongjin Pavilion and the Sihai Gang, and it was an "internal matter": "Hey, it's just a few regular customers inviting the girls out for a walk. You don't have to, sir." Keep it in mind, just listen to Aunt Chen and I will introduce the young master to our girls!"
These words not only concealed the identity of Deng Xiong and Li Wei from the Sihai Gang, but also stopped others from gossiping about Yongjin Pavilion. Finally, they cleverly brought the topic to his own "business" of opening a business. I have to say that Aunt Chen is very good at communication.
"Well... Aunt Chun..." Although Chen Yanbi knew the name of the middle-aged woman in front of him, he still felt a little embarrassed to say it: "Is there any special... beautiful girl here? For example... the oiran in charge or something? of?"
Aunt Chu continued to smile and said: "Don't be impatient, sir. Please go sit in the private room for a while and have some tea to relieve your fatigue. After a while, I will bring the girls to you for you to choose. Is that okay?"
Chen Yanbi really felt that he was a little helpless in front of this human spirit, so he nodded in agreement, and Aunt Chen called a handyman guarding the door to lead him upstairs.
Although Chen Yanbi did not dare to look too much at the goose-yellow pink, high bed and deep tents in the private room, the boy responsible for leading the way was quite talkative. Chen Yanbi had an idea and stuffed a piece of broken silver into the boy's hand and asked him to give it to him. Let’s talk about what happened at the gate just now.
Either way, people like Mr. Gui and Aunt Chen can take charge of affairs, but this kid can only be a handyman. He has never considered what kind of trouble the big mouth will bring to Yongjin Pavilion, the Sihai Gang and himself. Trouble, anyway, after he accepted the money, he happily told Chen Yanbi the whole story of the trouble in front of the door tonight.
The little handyman was in the middle of telling Chen Yanbi when he suddenly heard a noise coming from downstairs. The little handyman yelled something bad and was about to go out, but then he remembered that Aunt Chun had told him to entertain the guests well. He closed the door and looked back at Chen Yanbi. Mr. Chen was also watching the excitement and didn't mind the matter. He nodded and said, "Let's go down and have a look together."
