Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 149 Buying a Gun Again
With his father's permission, Chen Yunzhe went to find Qu Shaoyang again.

When Qu Shaoyang learned that Chen Yunzhe wanted to buy a gun, he did not stop him.

Nowadays, we can't be too honest and we really have to hold the gun tightly.

So, Master Qu Shaoyang and his apprentice, accompanied the Chen brothers, went to the foreign company, found the company's comprador, and told him that they wanted to buy guns.

When the comprador of the foreign company heard that it was another big deal, he naturally did not neglect it and agreed to it readily.

A few days later, the Chen brothers bought two rifles and two revolvers from a foreign company.

Although this revolver has many shortcomings, it has one good point: it is smaller than a rifle and easier to carry. It can be inserted into the waist and covered with clothes, so it is not conspicuous.

Qu Shaoyang brought almost all his belongings with him this time, so he also bought four more guns.

In addition, they purchased a large amount of bullets.

The group stayed in Yingkou for nearly ten days, and all the banknotes and cash were circulated through various means.

Although there is a small loss, it doesn't affect anything.

It’s not my money anyway, so I don’t feel bad about spending it, as long as there’s some money left over.

After everything was settled, the group returned to Maoershan from Yingkou, passing through Haicheng, Liaoyang, Huairen, and Tonghua.

Because of this delay, by the time they returned to Maoer Mountain, it was already late May.

"Father, mother."

Chen Xiuyun, who had been recuperating in the Liu family for more than a month, had recovered her health. However, she was always worried about her parents, brothers, and Qu Shaoyang, and was restless day and night. She had become much thinner than before.

The moment she saw her parents, Chen Xiuyun couldn't help but hugged her mother and burst into tears.

"Xiuyun, don't cry, mom and dad are fine, look, we are fine, aren't we?

This time, thanks to Shaoyang, he found a way to rescue us.

Your father and I have discussed it. From now on, our family will settle in Maoer Mountain, which is close to you.

When you and Shaoyang get married in the future, I will be able to help you." Li hugged her daughter and comforted her softly.

Doctor Chen and his wife were safe and sound, which was the best outcome. After being persuaded by her relatives, Chen Xiuyun finally stopped crying.

"My dear relatives, you have come all the way here. You must have worked hard on the journey. Come on, come in and talk."

Lin Ruolan has not had a good time these days. She is always thinking about her husband and apprentice, wondering what the result will be from their rescue this time.

Now that she saw her husband and apprentice returning safely, and the Chen family members were also safe and sound, Lin Ruolan finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly invited the Chen family members into the house to talk.

Everyone entered Liu's house and sat down. Chen Xiuyun quickly poured water for her parents, Liu Dongshan and Qu Shaoyang.

Then, he started to inquire about what happened in Kuandian and how the rescue took place.

On the way back, Master Qu Shaoyang and his disciples and the four members of the Chen family had prepared a story for this matter.

It was only said that Qu Shaoyang and his group went there and happened to meet Chen Yunhan.

Then, through Chen Yunhan's connections and spending some money, he finally rescued the three members of the Chen family.

Then, Doctor Chen and his wife became discouraged and did not want to stay in Kuandian any longer, so they followed Master Qu Shaoyang and his apprentice to Maoer Mountain.

After all, Chen Xiuyun is a girl, so it’s better to let her know less about the things happening in the underworld.

Moreover, there are many people in the family, and if someone lets it slip, it might bring disaster.

As for building up the family and business, the two brothers are also participants, so naturally they dare not speak carelessly.

Qu Shaoyang also gave them 100 taels of silver and promised that if they did not want to stay, he could give them more money and let them return to their hometown in Shandong. If they stayed, Qu Shaoyang would definitely not treat them badly.

The two brothers Xingjia and Xingye were very smart. They did not choose to return to their hometown, but followed Qu Shaoyang back to Maoer Mountain.

The two also swore that they would never tell anyone else what happened in Kuandian.

Since all the Chen family members were here, they had to be treated well. While everyone was talking and chatting, Lin Ruolan quickly went to prepare food.

Everyone had been working hard outside these days, so after dinner, they settled down to rest.

The five members of the Chen family temporarily lived in Qu Shaoyang's house, and Qu Shaoyang lived in the servants' dormitory.

Since the Chen family has decided to settle in Maoer Mountain, the first thing to do is to build a house.

So the next day, Doctor Chen, accompanied by Liu Dongshan and Qu Shaoyang, wandered around the Qu and Liu families.

The location originally chosen by the Qu and Liu families was close to Maoer Mountain and some distance away from the village, so the surrounding area was very open and there were large areas of idle land.

Doctor Chen and his wife walked around and chose a place not too far from Qu's house. They decided to build a few houses there and enclose a yard.

After choosing a place, you need to go to the government office to handle the formalities, and then you can prepare materials and start work.

The Chen family has plenty of money, so why would they bother building a house?
It just so happened that the work in the fields was not too busy at that time, and the materials were ready, so we just hired a group of carpenters and bricklayers and started the work.

The news that another family had moved to Dongshangen soon spread throughout Maoer Mountain.

Someone who was good at making inquiries found out that the new family was Qu Shaoyang's future father-in-law's family.

"Hey? Didn't they say that Xiao Qu's father-in-law's family is in Kuandian City?

Why don't the wealthy families live in the city but come to our small place?" Some people were puzzled and discussed privately.

"Who knows? We just heard what Lao Liu said about this wealthy family.

If they were really a wealthy family, would they give up their property in the city and come here with us?

Didn’t I say it was wrong at the beginning? How could a poor boy with a little money find a girl from the city?
All this fuss is just a lie."

There were those who already disliked Qu Shaoyang, and at this time they did their best to belittle him.

"You are the only ones who can talk nonsense. Look at the new family here. Do they look like they have no money?
I heard that they want to build five main rooms and three side rooms on the left and right, and they will use all the best materials.

Looking at our Maoershan, who has built so many houses? Tsk, they don’t know anything and are just talking nonsense. ” Some people also refuted.

Anyway, the news that the Chen family was going to build a house and settle down here caused quite a stir.

There was not much work left in the fields, and many people went to work for the Chen family because they heard that the pay for building houses was high.

Then, these people discovered that Qu Shaoyang's engaged wife, who had not yet married, was really beautiful.

No wonder Qu Shaoyang looks down on the girls from these local families. Compared with the girl from the Chen family, these are just country girls and are not even worth looking at.

Although there was a lot of discussion outside, the Qu, Liu and Chen families were not affected at all. They were now focused on building the Chen family's house first.

When his future father-in-law builds a house, Qu Shaoyang will definitely do his best to help.

The brothers Chen Yunhan and Chen Yunzhe had just arrived and knew nothing, so they relied on Qu Shaoyang to take care of everything.

Fortunately, the guys at home are very capable. Although there is a lot of work on the wasteland, Qu Shaoyang doesn't have to worry about it. Jiang Chunfu has arranged everything very clearly.

Digging drainage ditches, repairing ground grids, shoveling the ground to weed, cleaning up grass roots and stones in the ground, etc.

It takes at least three to five years, and at most ten years, to turn wasteland into mature land. This requires time.

(End of this chapter)