Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 165 A No-Stake Business
With the persuasion of Master Qu Shaoyang and his apprentice, Doctor Chen and his wife finally calmed down and their attitude towards their son became much more moderate.

The brothers Chen Yunhan and Chen Yunzhe then took off their outer cloaks, took off their hats, took off their shoes and got on the kang.

It was getting late, so Li quickly prepared the food and brought it over.

We are all family, so there is no need to be so particular. Those who should go to bed should do so. Then we can heat two pots of wine and everyone can drink and chat.

Everyone was curious about what Chen Yunhan and his brother had experienced outside, so they had to find out more.

Chen Yunzhe basically didn't say anything about this topic, and it was Chen Yunhan who explained it.

Chen Yunhan has been studying for many years, so his writing and eloquence are naturally impeccable.

In the past, he devoted himself to reading books of sages in the academy and ignored worldly affairs, feeling like a nerd.

After half a year of experience, I feel completely different now. I feel a bit like a businessman who is smooth, experienced and versatile.

When Doctor Chen saw that his two sons had become successful, the anger in his heart disappeared without a trace, and he even poured wine for his sons with a smile.

Qu Shaoyang still had some doubts in his mind, but it was not a good idea to bring them up at this time.

In today's world, people's lives are difficult. It is not easy for these two brothers to make a way for themselves.

As long as the two of them don't oppress the people and don't touch those messy things, they can do whatever they want.

As a brother-in-law, Qu Shaoyang can't care so much.

Everyone enjoyed the meal very much, and Doctor Chen and Liu Dongshan drank a lot.

By the end, Doctor Chen was so drunk that his face was red and his tongue was stiff when he spoke.

At 11 p.m., the banquet ended, Qu Shaoyang and others said goodbye, and helped Liu Dongshan leave the Chen family.

At the Liu family's side, Xiao Zhi was sitting on the kang, coaxing his younger brothers and sisters to play with wooden blocks.

These two kids are already over one and a half years old and can walk a long time ago. As long as they are awake, they are very busy and would like to dig the rat holes three times.

The original fence on the kang could not hold them in at all, so it had been removed long ago.

Fortunately, these two children are very close to Xiaozhi and they both love to play with him. As long as Xiaozhi is around, the two children will be well behaved and won’t even look for their mother.

When everyone entered the house, three kids, one big and two small, piled up a pile of wood into a tall tower.

When they saw Liu Dongshan and Lin Ruolan coming back, the two kids didn't even look at them, but just stared at Xiao Zhi intently.

Seeing Xiaozhi put the last piece of wood on the top of the tower, the two kids were so happy that they clapped their hands and jumped non-stop.

It was Xiaozhi again who turned around after hearing the noise.

"Dad, Mom, Big Brother, you're back? Shuanzhu and Xiaofeng both had dinner in the evening, and each of them ate six or seven dumplings.

Shuanzhu just wet his pants, so I changed his cotton pants, and the new ones are in the outer room." Xiaozhi briefly explained the situation of the two children.

The two children have been able to eat by themselves for a long time, and Lin Ruolan usually makes dumplings, wontons, etc. for them.

Today, the couple went to Chen's house, and Lin Ruolan cooked two plates of dumplings and asked Xiaozhi to take the two children to eat.

When she heard that the two children had eaten six or seven dumplings, Lin Ruolan nodded and clapped her hands towards the two children.

"Zhu Zi, Feng Er, mother is back."

The two kids glanced at Lin Ruolan, just smiled at her, and then hid in Xiao Zhi's arms.

To them, their mother is not as close as their brother.

"You two, you keep clinging to your brother all day long. It's getting late, and your brother has to go to school tomorrow.

Come, let me make the quilt for you and let’s go to sleep.”

Lin Ruolan asked Xiaozhi to put away all the wood blocks, and then took the bedding off the kang cabinet and spread it out.

She took her daughters and sons to help them pee, took off their clothes, and coaxed them into bed.

Lin Ruolan was busy taking care of the two children and Qu Shaoyang couldn't help. He helped Liu Dongshan onto the kang and went back home.

The next morning, Qu Shaoyang had just gotten up when the two Chen brothers came in.

"Shao Yang, thank you for smoothing things over for us in front of my parents yesterday.

If it weren't for your help, we wouldn't have gotten through last night." As soon as they entered the door, the two Chen brothers saluted towards Qu Shaoyang and said.

How could Qu Shaoyang let his two uncles bow to him, so he quickly supported them.

"Big brother, second brother, isn't it a bit too polite to talk like that? We are a family, can I really watch Uncle Chen beat you two?"

Qu Shaoyang asked the two brothers to sit down in the east room and poured them two cups of hot water.

"Brother, Brother, there is something I shouldn't have asked.

But since you two are here, I would like to ask you two, what kind of business are you doing out there?"

As soon as Qu Shaoyang said this, Chen Yunzhe immediately looked at his elder brother, while Chen Yunhan sighed with a wry smile.

"What kind of business can it be? A business with no capital."

A business with no capital is a euphemism used by the locals to refer to beards.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, there were rebellions all over Guandong, and the bearded men were as numerous as the hairs on a cow.

"Being a beard brings a lot of joy, riding a big horse and drinking wine."

"It's so comfortable to be a beard, eat delicious food, and hug a fighting flower."

"Riding foreign horses, drinking flower wine, playing with sharp fruits and eating big meat."

Through these rhymes, we can also see people’s views on beards at that time, and even many people wanted to be beards.

In some places, if an adult man does not grow a beard or a moustache, he will be looked down upon and considered unmanly.

In fact, last night, when Qu Shaoyang saw the two brothers for the first time, he knew something was wrong.

The way these two brothers are dressed doesn't look like businessmen, but rather like bearded men.

Later, when he saw the things the two men took out, Qu Shaoyang's guess was confirmed.

Last night when everyone asked what these two were doing outside, Chen Yunzhe said nothing and it was Chen Yunhan who did all the talking.

Even though what he said seemed to be flawless, those words could be hidden from Doctor Chen and his wife, but not from Qu Shaoyang.

Pig bristles and soybeans are both controlled items. Even if these two people are really doing business, it is not a formal business.

However, Qu Shaoyang did not expose it. Nowadays, anything is normal.

Especially these two brothers, their future is gone, and there are arrest warrants posted everywhere. What legitimate business can they do?

Everyone needs to survive, and being a beard is also a means of survival.

"Brother, you two didn't do anything unscrupulous outside, did you?

I come from a good family, and I had no choice but to take this step.

Don't learn from the gangs like Little White Wolf, who commit murder, arson and all kinds of evil. They will be punished for it."

Qu Shaoyang didn't care about anything else, he was just afraid that these two brothers had their hands stained with the blood of innocent people.

"No, no, I really don't have that. Shaoyang, don't worry, what we do is different from others."

When the Chen brothers heard this, they quickly waved their hands to deny it.

"That's what happened. In the beginning, we were selling pig bristles.

It's not just the two of us, there are also people from Daqinggou Village, we will take them with us."

Chen Yunhan didn't hide it this time and quickly explained.

When the two brothers left Maoer Mountain, they actually wanted to seek revenge on the Jiang family in Kuandian.

But when we entered Kuandian, we found that there were arrest notices for the five members of the Chen family posted everywhere.

The two men had no choice but to disguise themselves and stay around the Jiang family compound for several days.

It is estimated that the Jiang family also received the news and learned that the Tong family was cheated out of 15,000 taels of silver by the kidnappers.

Therefore, none of the masters in the Jiang family compound came out, and they all arranged for their servants to go out to do their errands.

(End of this chapter)