20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 661 Haichao Mountain

The Jiang family is very powerful. In recent years, there have been many people coming online to pay homage to the Jiang family and claim to be their godfather. Most of them are people who curry favor with the powerful, but Jiang Lianheng ignores them.

Moreover, many of them are already quite old, and some even imitate Jiang Lianheng. They are not ashamed of being grown-ups and are shamelessly asking to acknowledge him as their father. Before Jiang Lianheng could even agree, he felt disgusted.

But Haichaoshan's youngest son was different. He was at least a half-grown boy with a chubby appearance. Just like his father, he was honest but a little stubborn.

Jiang Lianheng looked the young man up and down, and couldn't help thinking: If the old man of the Hai family is adopted as his adopted son, then according to the seniority, Xiaoqing is considered as his goddaughter, and Zhao Guoyan should...

As he thought about it, a wicked smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Just as he was about to speak, the youngest son of the Hai family stepped forward, pointed at his father who was sitting on the earthen kang, and asked loudly, "What's the matter? Don't you want me anymore?"

Hai Chaoshan's face darkened, and he immediately dropped his chopsticks, glared at him and cursed: "You little bastard, are you itching for trouble again?"

The youngest did not back down, but nodded, thinking he had understood, and said, "Okay, first you sold my sister, and now you're throwing me out, you can just take care of my second and third brothers!"

"Fuck you, there are two of you at home, you little bastard, and you're still trying to get ahead of me!"

Hai Chaoshan turned around, picked up a stick from the windowsill, and pretended to get off the kang, which frightened everyone and they hurriedly tried to stop him.

"No, no, no, Captain Hai, on such a happy occasion, don't make your child look wet. It won't look good."

Yang Lazi and the others persuaded him, while smiling at the youngest son of the Hai family, and said, "Young man, don't be ungrateful. Your father wants you to become a useful person. You and your sister should go to Fengtian with our boss and enjoy your life. There are so many people who would love to do this, and you are not happy about it?"

After hearing this, the youngest child of the Hai family's eyes lit up and asked hurriedly, "Is my sister going too?"

Everyone laughed and said, "What you said is true. You are just a superfluous thing. Without your sister, who will take you away?"

"Then I'll go too!" The youngest son of the Hai family immediately changed his mind and pointed at Jiang Lianheng, "Let my sister live a good life. From now on, you are my father. I will do whatever you tell me to do. If you lie, you will be struck by lightning!"

"That's just nonsense!" Everyone laughed again, "Young man, stop dawdling and kowtow to your godfather!"

"Wait!"

Jiang Lianheng suddenly interrupted and raised his hand to stop the youngest child of the Hai family who was about to kneel down, and asked: "Boy, how old are you?"

"Fourteen!" the youngest son of the Hai family replied loudly.

The two are nineteen years apart in age, so they can indeed be considered father and son.

Jiang Lianheng nodded and said, "Fourteen years old is not young anymore, he is considered a man. Since he is a man, there are some things that we must be clear about."

"What's the matter?" The youngest child of the Hai family didn't understand.

Jiang Lianheng took a sip of wine and said calmly, "If you want to go to Fengtian with your sister, it's easy to do, and I won't make it difficult for you two; but if you want to recognize me as your godfather because of your sister, I can't agree to that."

"But I did it for my sister!" The youngest son of the Hai family answered with confidence.

"Oh, you're quite honest!" Jiang Lianheng turned his head and smiled, "Captain Hai, I'm not trying to offend you. I can't recognize such a godson."

Hai Chaoshan certainly understood the reason, and immediately he felt a sinking feeling in his heart, hating his youngest son for being so stupid and ignorant staying in this broken mountain valley.

For children from poor families, let alone changing their fate, as long as they can get a chance to turn things around, even if they fail in the end, it will be considered a blessing from their ancestors. As a father, he has finally got the opportunity, but now that it is about to be like water and sand, how can he not be anxious?
"Sea New Year!"

The father yelled, shaking with anger, and cursed like a machine gun: "Little bastard, damned thing! You are a grown man, but you just follow your sister around all day long, do you have any future? Do you think you can make your sister live a good life just by watching her all day? You...you should tell Boss Jiang again, tell him again!"

Hai Xinnian was suddenly stunned.

From childhood to adulthood, he had often seen his father lose his temper, and it was common for him to fly into a rage and hit him with things.

But this time it was different. There was a hint of helplessness and anxiety in Dad's anger.

Seeing this situation, no matter how young and naive Hai Xinnian was, he now had a vague realization - he might have said something wrong.

But this kid was naturally not very smart, his words were not sweet, and he was not good at handling things. He was at a loss for a moment, standing there stupidly.

Hai Chaoshan was a man of great self-respect, but for the sake of his youngest son, he even put on a rare smile towards Jiang Lianheng.

"Boss Jiang, children from small places have never seen the world, so you need to bear with them. My sons are smart, I dare not brag about it, but none of them are cowards. You can take him with you, train him, and help the Jiang family in the future, which can be regarded as repaying Boss Jiang for not killing him. Besides-"

"Captain Hai, no need to say more."

Jiang Lianheng refused with a smile: "I understand what you mean. You just want your old man to go out and try his luck. That's no problem. I can take him to Fengtian or find someone to teach him a lesson. But I think it's better to forget about recognizing him as your adopted son!"

Having said that, how can an adopted son and a younger brother be treated the same?

Hai Chaoshan's smile froze immediately, his eyes seemed to lose focus, and he was in a trance for a long time before his shoulders sank and he sighed heavily.

There is no way. Jiang Lianheng doesn't want to admit it, but he can't force it on others.

Maybe it's just not fate!

Hai Chaoshan nodded, and suddenly he was not so angry anymore. He just sighed, laughed dryly and said, "Alright, alright. Then I'll trouble Boss Jiang."

New Year still stood there.

Hai Chaoshan stopped blaming him, waved his hand and said, "It's none of your business, go back and eat!"

The door opened and closed, the youngest child left, and the atmosphere gradually became awkward.

Jiang Lianheng smiled and whispered to comfort him: "Lao Hai, don't worry, as long as this kid is a good material, I will still use him. Since your old man is Guo Yan's brother-in-law, he is also my relative. When we get to Fengtian, I will never let this kid suffer from poverty and hardship, let alone grievances."

Hai Chaoshan had no choice but to pick up his wine glass and said, "Come on, Boss Jiang, brothers, let's have a drink!"

"Good good!"

Everyone drank the wine and hurriedly poured another glass.

"New Year..." Jiang Lianheng muttered, "Captain Hai, your old man has an interesting name. Is it appropriate to the occasion?"

Hai Chaoshan took a bite of bean sprouts and replied in a muffled voice: "My kid was born on the first day of the Lunar New Year, so he was given this name."

New Year’s Day?

Hearing this, everyone immediately felt a little taboo.

As the old saying goes: Men fear the first day of the month, and women fear the fifteenth day of the month.

According to metaphysics: New Year's Day, the beginning of the first lunar month, is when Yang energy is at its strongest. When a boy is born, the Yang energy becomes more vigorous and overbearing, and may even punish his parents and bring disaster to both of them. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the moon is full in the sky. This is when Yin energy is at its strongest. When a girl is born, she may suffer from evil spirits and disasters, and thus have no good luck in her life.

Just say it casually, just listen to it casually.

But he is Lao Ling'er after all. Even if I don't believe it, I will feel a little uncomfortable.

Although Jiang Lianheng did not believe in ghosts and gods, he couldn't help smacking his lips after hearing this, thinking that it was a close call and that it was a good thing he didn't acknowledge this godson.

Hai Chaoshan was a little dazed just now, but now he came to his senses and hurriedly explained: "Those old men are talking nonsense. Boss Jiang, don't take it personally. I didn't mean that."

"No, no." Jiang Lianheng said nonchalantly, "We are living online. If we believe in fate, then we don't need to do anything else but stay at home and chant sutras."

"That's good, that's good." Hai Chaoshan raised his glass again.

After Jiang Lianheng had a drink with him, he continued, "Lao Hai, compared to your son, I think you are a more capable person. It's a waste of your talent to be an armed captain in Shen's store. You can't display your talents. Why don't you just follow me?"

"Boss Jiang, haven't I already expressed my opinion on this matter?"

"I know, but the problem is..." At this point, Jiang Lianheng suddenly lowered his voice: "Lao Hai, I usually don't like to meddle in other people's business, but if your daughter marries Guo Yan, we will be family. There is one thing I have to remind you - do you know that the second young master of the Shen family wants to kill you?"

Hearing this, everyone put down their chopsticks and immediately became interested.

Hai Chaoshan remained unmoved. He snorted coldly and asked, "Why, did he come to you?"

"I have!" Jiang Lianheng did not deny it and laughed, "He said that as long as he can fuck you, the price is negotiable."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Lazi became unhappy, put down his chopsticks and cursed: "Boss, he looks down on us!"

Jiang Lianheng raised his hand to stop him, then turned to look at Hai Chaoshan and asked, "This has probably happened before, right?"

Hai Chaoshan nodded, paused his drink, and said, "This is not the first time he wants to fight with the eldest young master for the family property. Can I agree to this?"

"So, the servants in the Shen family's tower are all your spies now, right?"

"They can't be called my spies. They are all for themselves. If the second young master gets the family property, the first thing he will do is probably to kick out the tenants in the village!"

"Since you knew that, why did you keep him alive?"

"Well, the eldest young master specifically told me before he left to give in to the second young master in everything."

"Is it inconvenient to be entrusted with such an important task?" Jiang Lianheng asked, "Then why not... let me do it for you and help you resolve this worry. This will not only fulfill the moral obligation, but also make you happy. How do you think?"

Hai Chaoshan was startled, and after a moment's hesitation, he shook his head: "Forget it, that's not fair, not fair..."

"Lao Hai, the armed forces of Shen's store are all in your hands. Why should you let those Shen family members be the masters? Are there any kings, princes, generals or ministers who are of different species? In my opinion, they can replace them!" Jiang Lianheng grinned, "Don't worry, I have connections in the government. Let's work together to wipe out the Shen family and turn this place into Hai's store. It will still be legal!"

His heart of a tiger and a wolf is revealed without a doubt.

Hai Chaoshan knew who he was dealing with, and he also knew that the Jiang family did have the ability, but he still refused on the spot: "Thank you for your kindness, but it's not necessary."

Jiang Lianheng moved his butt twice, moved closer, and lowered his voice even more: "Captain Hai, this kind of blind loyalty... we can't tolerate it!"

Hai Chaoshan asked back: "Boss Jiang, loyalty is not stupidity, can it still be called loyalty?"

No one said anything.

After a moment of silence, Jiang Lianheng leaned back, looked at Haichaoshan again, nodded and said, "Well said, it's a pity that we met too late!"

Yang Lazi and the others understood, so they immediately raised their glasses and shouted, "Brother Hai is kind and righteous, and he deserves to be the armed captain of Shenjia Store. We brothers have nothing but admiration for him. Come on, let's all toast Brother Hai. This is great. We must learn from him!"

Hai Chaoshan waved his hand and said, "The eldest master has done me a favor, and this is what I should do. By the way, it was he who changed my name!"

"Oh?" Everyone was curious, "What was Brother Hai called before?"

"Well, the previous name was vulgar, Hai Dashan."

"Hai Dashan?" Jiang Lianheng repeated it several times, and suddenly smiled, "I feel like we are destined to be together."

"how to say?"

Jiang Lianheng shook his head and said, "Nothing. Haida Mountain is good, but Haichao Mountain sounds more sophisticated."

Hai Chaoshan smiled and said, "That's right. The eldest master is a scholar. He said that my name was adapted from a poem. He taught me several times before I memorized it."

There is nothing to show in true speaking, and there is nothing to hear in true listening.

The sea tide passes over the mountains, and wonderful thoughts enter the deep clouds.

Hai Chaoshan was a little embarrassed after stumbling over the poem, but he asked, "Boss Jiang, you are also a literate person, so you must be better than a rough man like me. What do you think...what does this poem mean?"

As everyone knows, Jiang Lianheng has had a talent for appreciating poetry since he was a child. Even if it is a jingle, he can break it down and talk about it.

But after listening to this poem, he only said four words - it seems to contain Zen meaning.

Everyone hurriedly asked what the Zen was, but he shook his head in a pretentious manner: "It cannot be explained, it cannot be explained..."

In fact, I just couldn’t continue writing. I secretly read it twice more and just felt a little lonely…

…………

Although there were no special dishes at this banquet, the group drank from dusk to midnight, and only stopped when Xiaoqing and others were ready to stay overnight at the neighbor's house.

Finally, Jiang Lianheng and Hai Chaoshan agreed:
The day after tomorrow morning, Xiaoqing and Xinnian followed Jiang Lianheng to Ning'an first and then to Fengtian.

The girl was marrying far away, so the wedding banquet was not held in Shenjia Store. Instead, they waited until they arrived in Fengtian and settled down before choosing an auspicious date for the wedding. Hai Chaoshan was stubborn and refused to leave. He only said that when the time came, he would let his three sons go to Fengtian to see the world, and the rest would be kept simple.

Jiang Lianheng paid the betrothal gift, feeling that he had fulfilled one of Zhao Guoyan's wishes. After drinking half a pound of liquor, he felt even more refreshed. He happily and leisurely said goodbye to the Hai family and ran to the mud house outside the village.

When Xiaoqing heard that her father had promised her to Zhao Guoyan, she was naturally delighted, but because of her face, she dared not show it. She just kept her head down and pursed her lips. When she was cleaning up the mess, she suddenly saw her father half drunk and sitting dejectedly on the edge of the kang. She felt reluctant to let him go, and her eyes kept avoiding him, as if she was feeling guilty, but also felt very affectionate.

Marrying far away in Fengtian, the mountains are high and the road is long.

For a moment, I felt a mixture of sadness and joy, which was hard to express in words.

Hai Chaoshan had nothing else to say, only said: "Don't work for the next two days, go visit your mother's grave."

Xiaoqing nodded, and her tears could no longer be held back, and they fell down.

"Why are you crying? It's not like you won't come back." Hai Chaoshan turned his head to the rear window and muttered to himself, "Miss, the Jiang family does a lot of business. If you have a hard time in the future, just come back home. When you go to Fengtian, don't ask for everything you see, or people will look down on you."

Xiaoqing was speechless. She hurriedly picked up the bowl and chopsticks, turned around and ran away.

"father--"

Hai Xinnian then walked into the house and asked nervously, "Did I mess something up just now?"

"Old idiot..." Hai Chaoshan leaned against the suitcase and lit a bag of dry tobacco. "Opportunities are something that you miss once you miss them. Don't keep looking back. It's useless. Just look forward! Your father has always valued trust and loyalty the most in his life, so I ended up like this. But I feel at ease in my heart, and you should do the same in the future."

"What?"

"You're such a blockhead! You should value integrity. Although our family is poor, don't make your father feel upset! When we get to Fengtian, work hard with Boss Jiang. Be a man, don't be petty, don't complain, talk less and do more. Don't forget, your father still owes the Jiang family his life!"

Hai Xinnian frowned and asked, "Didn't you say that they were on the wrong path? Why did you ask me to recognize him as my godfather?"

"Nonsense, if you were a girl, would I let you recognize me!" Hai Chaoshan scolded, "But you are a boy, the world is like this now, and it's your father's fault that I am incompetent. With your background, how many lifetimes can you live like a human being if you follow the right path? Besides, those officials and local rich people, which one climbed up the ladder by the right path? Either by money or by father. I am incompetent, so I can only find you a godfather!"

"You just don't want to support me anymore!"

The New Year of Haixin seems to be particularly certain.

After all, there is an old saying: The little brat will eat the old man out of house and land.

The Hai family was not poor, but they were definitely not rich either. Having four sons in the family was a headache just thinking about it.

Hearing what the youngest child said, Hai Chaoshan couldn't help but curse and said, "You kid just don't understand what people are saying. Let me ask you, do you still want your sister to live a good life?"

"Yes!" Hai Xinnian's answer was straightforward this time.

"Then go and work hard with Boss Jiang and make a name for yourself. A blacksmith must be strong himself. But remember one thing. One head knocking on the ground cannot make two sounds. Once you worship the Jiang family, you are a member of the Jiang family. You cannot have two hearts, you cannot curry favor with the powerful, and you cannot despise the poor and love the rich. Otherwise, if I find out, Boss Jiang doesn't need to do anything, I will chop you off first!"

(End of this chapter)