Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 164 Bristle Business
Qu Shaoyang didn't believe a word Chen Yunhan said.

But he didn't say anything. He just helped the two of them lead the horses into the yard and tied them to the barn at the west end.

"Uncle, aunt, my eldest brother and second brother are back."

Qu Shaoyang shouted loudly, which was a signal to the people in the room.

Brothers Chen Yunhan and Chen Yunzhe took the saddlebags off the horse.

No one knew what was in the saddlebag, it looked very heavy.

The two men put their saddlebags on their shoulders and followed Qu Shaoyang into the house.

Everyone in the room heard what Qu Shaoyang said just now.

At this moment, Li and Chen Xiuyun were in a hurry to go out, and the two sides happened to meet each other in the outer room.

When Mrs. Li saw her two sons coming back, she raised her fists and started beating them.

"I told you two little brats to sneak away, do you still have your father and mother in your heart?

If you have the ability to stay out there, why don’t you come back? " Li scolded her son while beating him.

How could Chen Yunhan and Chen Yunzhe dare to hide? They could only stand there and let their mother beat them.

Qu Shaoyang saw that this was not going to work, so he quickly stepped forward to stop Li.

"Aunt, my elder and second brothers finally came back, why did you hit them?
They are not going out to cause trouble, they are going out to do business."

"Mom, they have thick skin and tough flesh. If you hit them with your fists, they won't feel any pain, but your hands will hurt.

Well, come in, come in and I'll get you a broom, and you can beat them both as much as you want."

Chen Xiuyun did not try to persuade him, but instead said this on purpose.

Mrs. Li was just venting her anger because she hadn't seen her son for such a long time. How could she really want to beat her son?

After being persuaded by her daughter and son-in-law, Li stopped.

"You two bastards, come with me into the house and see how I deal with you."

Li glared at her two sons and said with a fierce face.

Chen Yunhan and Chen Yunzhe were so quiet that they didn't dare to say a word. They just followed their mother into the house.

Doctor Chen and Liu Dongshan were sitting on the kang in the east room. Doctor Chen's face didn't look very good at this moment.

He looked up at his two sons and snorted, "Oh, you two have been having fun outside for a long time, so you just remembered that you have a family, right?"

Doctor Chen and his wife both love their children very much, otherwise they would not have followed their children's interests and sent the eldest to school and the second to learn martial arts.

But these two were too much of a troublemaker. They left a note secretly and ran away without saying a word, making their parents worry.

If Doctor Chen does not show his fatherly authority at this time, he will really not be able to control his son.

The brothers Chen Yunhan and Chen Yunzhe stood obediently in front of the kang, "Dad, we are back.

Well, we went out to do business, and this is the money we earned.”

The two men looked at each other, quickly put their saddlebags on the kang, and then took things out of them.

Silver ingots, large and small yellow croakers, gold and silver jewelry, pearls, agates, jade, and silk fabrics.

No wonder the brothers' saddle bags look so heavy, there really are a lot of good things in them.

Doctor Chen and Mrs. Li were both dumbfounded. These things were worth a lot of money. Where on earth had these two kids been to earn so much money?

"Go, fetch our firewood stick. I'm going to beat these two evil creatures to death today.

They must have done something bad when they went out, I will beat them to death today to prevent them from causing trouble again."

Doctor Chen slammed the table and shouted loudly.

Even though Chen Xiuyun was able to ask for the broom just now, she didn't dare to really listen to her father at this moment.

Her mother was just threatening her, and a couple of hits wouldn't hurt. If her father were to take action, he would definitely be merciless, and the two brothers would be doomed. "Big brother, second brother, tell me, what kind of business are you doing? How can you make so much money?"

Chen Xiuyun stamped her feet in anxiety and quickly reminded her two brothers to explain.

"Dad, we are really going into business, doing business of bristles and soybeans.

Dad, you don’t know, pig bristles and soybeans are in great demand right now. Those foreign guys pay a lot of money to buy them.

We started by going from village to village to collect pig bristles, and then took them to Yingkou to sell to foreigners. Later, when we made some money, we bought horses and hired carts to transport soybeans to sell.”

The two brothers knelt on the ground and explained.

When Qu Shaoyang heard about the pig bristle business, he was stunned.

Bristle refers to the stiff hairs that grow on the neck and back of a pig.

It is tough and elastic, not easy to deform, resistant to moisture, and not affected by cold or heat. It is the main raw material for brushes used in industry and military needs.

According to Qu Shaoyang, a large amount of pig bristles were exported from China during the Republic of China period.

It is said that at that time, if you picked up a load of pig bristles to sell, you could get a load of money in return.

As a traditional major country in pig breeding and consumption, China has indeed long monopolized the bristle export business, accounting for more than 95 percent of the world's bristle trade.

Even after the founding of the People's Republic of China, pig bristles were the main source of export earnings.

However, Qu Shaoyang did not know when the export of pig bristles began.

Could it be that pig bristles were exported in large quantities at this time? If so, it would be a good business.

But did the two brothers of the Chen family really start their business in the bristle business? Why did he not quite believe it?

“Uncle, pig bristles are used to make brushes for cleaning machines and painting weapons.

The foreigners now use machines to produce everything. They also make rapid-fire guns and cannons, which indeed use a lot of pig bristles. "

No matter how these two brothers made their fortune, we must not let Doctor Chen really beat them up now.

Qu Shaoyang sighed and helped the two brothers to resolve the situation.

"Shaoyang, how did you know?" Liu Dongshan glanced at Qu Shaoyang and asked.

"I bought the gun from the man at the foreign company before." Qu Shaoyang glanced at the two brothers and said.

“At that time, I didn’t believe it either, and I thought they were playing a trick on me.

I didn’t expect that my elder and second brothers would actually make a fortune from this.”

After hearing what Qu Shaoyang said, Doctor Chen's anger subsided a lot.

"You two should get up. You're causing me so much trouble every day. I get angry just looking at you two."

Although he said this, his tone has softened a lot.

Brothers Chen Yunhan and Chen Yunzhe stood up from the ground and cast grateful glances towards Qu Shaoyang.

If Qu Shaoyang hadn't helped to smooth things over, they would have been beaten today.

“My dear relatives, the child has been away for such a long time and finally got home.

Besides, they didn't go out to do anything wrong. They went out to do business and brought back so much money. What else are you dissatisfied with?
Come on, both of you sit down and chat with your dad for a while. Tell him what you did outside.

Your father was also worried about you, and was afraid that something might happen to you out there. Now that you are back safely, that’s the best thing.”

On the other side, Liu Dongshan also helped to smooth things over and ease the atmosphere.

Doctor Chen's expression looked much better than before, "You two, pack these things up first.

It takes capital to run a business, so how can you bring all the money home? Keep it for yourself, there is no shortage of money at home."

After all, the father is soft-hearted and can't bear to punish his son, so he has to think about his son.

(End of this chapter)