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Chapter 32 Gossip
On the merchant ship bound for the capital Nanjing, in the room Li Chong put the pound and the small yellow croaker in his purse, this windfall was beyond his expectations.Originally, I just wanted to go to the Japanese chamber of commerce and get some little yellow croakers to comfort my father, but the harvest far exceeded expectations, enough for me to do a lot of extra things.

"Shunsheng Hangsheng, let's go, I invite you to drink coffee." Li Chong was in a good mood and decided to take the two brothers to experience a magical drink.Of course, Li Chong also has other purposes. A coffee shop, a place full of Western atmosphere, is a place where rich people or people who put on a show in China like to stay, but it is undeniable that these people always have faster news channels than ordinary people. You can always hear some gossip from their mouths.

"Master, what is coffee?" When the two brothers Shunsheng and Hangsheng were at HSBC, they were a little curious about what the woman called "coffee shop".

"The tea and coffee we drink are equivalent to Western tea. Today I will take you two to see how to drink Western tea."

"Okay." The two brothers nodded like rattles.

"Let's go." The three of them went out of the room. Just in case, this time Li Chong carried the leather bag in his hand. After all, there was too much money in it, so it was safe to carry it in his hand. In case someone learns to pry it by himself What about the lock?
After leaving the deck, go up the side stairs, and there is an open-air balcony on the top floor of the passenger ship, which is filled with the aroma of coffee.

"Master, there is a bitter taste." Hang Seng sniffed his nose while going up the stairs.

"Welcome." While talking, the three of them came to the top floor, and the waiter opened the glass door blocking the stairs.

There are sun umbrellas on the open-air balcony, and some tables are placed under them. Young people in suits and leather shoes and fashionable or conservative women are sitting on chairs, blowing the wind on the river, and feasting their eyes on both sides of the river. Unobstructed views.Then he raised his little finger and took a sip of coffee, life was just right!

"Sir, do you want to order an inside seat or an outside seat?" A waiter in a suit came forward and asked with an order, and asked Li Chong, one of the three, directly.

Li Chong looked at it and it was obvious that there were more people outside, so he pointed outside.All the seats on the side were occupied, so Li Chong found a seat in the middle and sat down.

"Sit down." Li Chong asked Shunsheng and Hangsheng brothers to sit down.

"Sir, what would you like to drink?" The waiter handed over the leather menu.

"Three cups of coffee, come again." Li Chong glanced at the menu, his fingers ticking, "Six more egg tarts!"

"Okay, sir, please wait a moment." The waiter bowed and went down with the menu.

"His grandma's, money is really a good thing!" Li Chong sighed, if he hadn't made a fortune, how could he use the silver dollars at home to be chic?Leaning on the back of the chair, the fan in the cabin is blowing hot air, how can it be comfortable on the balcony?Those who have no money can only squat under the cabin without even a fan, so they will not die of heat.

"Hey, have you heard? Now some rich people in Shanghai are packing up their belongings, either going to the concession, or moving out of Shanghai." At the table in the upper left corner, the young son said this, trying to arouse The attention of the woman opposite, the two seem to know each other, otherwise it would not be natural to sit face to face.

It is undeniable that the woman has a very elegant temperament, looking at the book in her hand, immersed in her own world.The young man on the opposite side tried to use his own words to attract the woman's attention and chat with him. Although he was unsuccessful, it did attract Li Chong's attention.

The young master did not give up, but continued to chatter, trying to arouse the woman's interest, "I heard from my father that the higher authorities decided to open up battlefields around Shanghai, so the officials and wealthy businessmen in Shanghai are all managing their property!" Having said that, The son-in-law lowered his voice on purpose.

Sure enough, the woman's eyes left the book, and the conversation became more and more intense
From the conversation between the two, Li Chong connected the gossip he heard with his own observations. No wonder there are constant ferries at Shanghai Port every day, and the No. 20 Ninth Army in Beiping is also suppressed and does not fight. Nine out of ten times it is true.

But if the defenders of Peiping have done things hastily, then it will not be far from the flames of war in Shanghai.

Li Chong immediately realized a problem. The time left for his family to evacuate was not how long it would take for the smoke from Peking to spread to Shanghai, but how long the upcoming battlefield in Shanghai could resist the Japanese army!

"Sir, please take your time." At this time, three waiters came forward with trays. First, they put white milk and black coffee on top, and the last one put egg tarts and a plate of sugar.

The two brothers, Shunsheng and Hangsheng, stared at the black and white cups, and leaned forward to smell them. The white cup exuded a milky scent, and it was quite comfortable to be around.But this black cup is charged with a bitter taste, and the dark color makes the two brothers a little daunting, and they don't know what is going on.There are also shiny particles in the plate, the two brothers know each other, white sugar.People in the Xinghua area of ​​Taihu Lake are all fond of sweets, and they are no strangers to the two Tang brothers.But I don't recognize the yellow thing called "egg tart" at all.

"Master, there are two glasses of black and white, which one should I drink first?" Shun Sheng was the first to ask shamelessly.

Holding a silver spoon, Li Chong picked some white sugar and put it into a black coffee cup, then poured some milk into it, stirred it a few times, and felt that the temperature was getting used to it.

"Drink the coffee while it's hot, otherwise it won't taste right." Li Chong picked up the cup and took a sip.

Shunsheng learned from others, but Hangsheng seemed to have some ideas of his own.

Milk is my favorite, sugar is also my favorite, and it's rare to taste it in normal times, Hang Seng thought that if I mix the two together now, wouldn't I like it even more?
With an idea, he immediately implemented it. Hang Seng dug out a whole spoonful of sugar, stirred it into the milk, and took a sip happily. It was sweet and milky. If the wealthy businessmen and ladies present here drink it, they will definitely feel sweet, but Hang Seng only felt that he was as comfortable as the finless porpoise jumping in the Yangtze River at the moment, and he really couldn't taste this kind of taste all year round.

"Hang Seng, you've already had all the seasonings, so what are you going to do with the original coffee?" Li Chong's smile was a bit malicious.

"Young master, what are you talking about that looks like black ink?" Hang Seng pointed at the black coffee cup.

Li Chong nodded, picked up an egg tart and said while eating, "Well, don't waste it, this is the essence of coffee, and this is what I brought you to drink western tea."

Hang Seng looked at the young master with a penetrating smile, stared at himself maliciously, then looked down at the black coffee cup on the table, exuding a bitter smell, as if he realized something.

(End of this chapter)