Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 289 Shooting yourself in the foot
After the Little New Year, the inspection office would take a holiday and rest until the 16th day of the first lunar month after the New Year.

Without having to go to the government office, Qu Shaoyang can sleep in, spend time with his wife and son, and happily prepare for the New Year.

On the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, the brothers Chen Yunzhe and Chen Yunhan led a group of people, driving six or seven sleds loaded with things, and rushed back from Fengtian.

"Big brother, second brother, you are finally back. I thought you two would not come back to celebrate the New Year this year."

When Qu Shaoyang learned that his two uncles had returned, he immediately took his wife and children and went to Chen's house.

"Hey, my nephew, come here and let your uncle hug you.

I haven't seen my nephew for half a year. He has grown so big? Time flies. "

As soon as Chen Yunhan saw Gensuoer, he immediately walked forward with a smile on his face and took Gensuo away.

Chen Yunzhe also had a smile on his face. He looked at Chen Xiuyun carefully for a few times, and was relieved to see that his sister looked good.

"You kid, please be nice to my sister. My eldest nephew just turned one and she's pregnant again."

Chen Yunzhe glared at Qu Shaoyang and said angrily.

Qu Shaoyang had no way to argue about this matter. A child could not be born by one person alone. He was a participant and must be responsible.

However, he and Chen Xiuyun are a legal couple, so isn't it normal for them to have children?

"What's the matter? Brother, are you envious or jealous?
If I remember correctly, you seem to be three years older than me?
My son is running around everywhere, and my second son will be born next year, so where is my sister-in-law?"

As Qu Shaoyang spoke, he deliberately glanced in Li's direction.

Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, Li's face turned ugly.

"Chen Yunzhe, you are such a dishonest person, how dare you talk about Shao Yang?

I ask you, why can you let me hold my grandson?" Li glared at her eldest son and asked loudly.

Chen Yunzhe could never have imagined that he just wanted to support his sister and scare Qu Shaoyang, but ended up the war burning upon himself.

"No, mother, listen to me. I am busy with business and making money now, so I don't have time to talk about my wife."

"Bullshit, you are so busy making money that you don't have time to talk about your wife?

Shaoyang is not only a businessman, he is also an official. He has a lot of things to do in the government. Isn't he busier than you?

You just don't care, you just don't want to look for someone, I've supported you in vain, I can't count on you for anything."

Mrs. Li would not listen to her son's excuses. In her opinion, she had raised these two sons in vain.

The old man is not young anymore, but he still refuses to get married. It is a great worry to me.

"Go away. I feel annoyed just looking at you. It's New Year's Day and you come back empty-handed.

At least you can bring your wife with you to make your father and me happy."

Mrs. Li was so angry that she forgot that when her son came home, she bought several sleds just for New Year's goods. How could he come back empty-handed?
"Xiuyun, come, let's go and chat. I don't care about your brother anymore."

As Li was talking, she pulled her daughter's hand and went to the inner room in the east room, where the mother and daughter talked in private.

Chen Yunzhe was scolded by my mother. He opened his mouth to refute, but he didn't dare to.

Helplessly, he could only glare at Qu Shaoyang, and then look at his younger brother who was playing with his eldest nephew.

If he had known earlier, he should have rushed to hold the nephew. With the amulet, his mother wouldn't have scolded him.

"Okay, Shaoyang, just wait for me."

Chen Yunzhe came up to Qu Shaoyang, put his hands around his brother-in-law's neck, and threatened in a low voice.

"Brother, I'm worried about you. Manager Shen is a good man and treats you very well. I think you two are a good match."

Qu Shaoyang glanced at his father-in-law and whispered. When Shen Lizhen was mentioned, Chen Yunzhe's grip on Qu Shaoyang suddenly loosened.

"She is nice, and treats me well, but her background is... I'm afraid my parents won't be able to accept her."

In terms of appearance, talent and ability, Shen Lizhen is very outstanding. It can even be said that she is more than qualified to match Chen Yunzhe.

But Shen Lizhen was born in the Yan family, and she specialized in setting up traps and traps when she traveled around the world. Later, in order to help Chen Yunzhe and others, she became the top girl in Tianxiang Tower.

Chen Yunzhe was worried that his parents would not be able to accept it if they knew Shen Lizhen's background.

"Are you stupid? Shopkeeper Shen has changed her appearance now. If you don't tell me and my second brother don't tell me, who knows what she did before?
Besides, how can we be so particular about life in Jianghu?" Qu Shaoyang couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard this.

Feng Ma Yan Que, Heng Ge Lanrong, Chen Yunzhe is a Hu Zi, belonging to the Heng gate, Shen Lizhen is from the Yan gate, they are all from the An Ba Men, why are they so particular?

"You can be so hypocritical all you want. When Shopkeeper Shen turns around and marries someone else someday, I wonder if you will regret it or not."

Chen Yunzhe thought for a long time and sighed, "You are right.

Then let’s wait until after the New Year. I’ll find a chance to bring Lizhen back.”

Chen Yunzhe also liked Shen Lizhen in his heart. Otherwise, how could he let Shen Lizhen manage several businesses in Yingkou? He was just worried that his family would not accept it.

After Qu Shaoyang said this, Chen Yunzhe's thoughts also changed.

He and Shen Lizhen are both adults, he can't let the girl wait for him forever, right?

Nowadays, the Double Gun Gang is gradually transforming. Unlike ordinary bandit gangs, the brothers under them are all rich. Who doesn’t want to start a family?
Perhaps, he can take the lead and change the rules so that those who want to get married can do so.

The brothers all got married and had children, and they can live a peaceful life.

After hearing what his brother-in-law said, Qu Shaoyang nodded with satisfaction.

It just so happened that Gensuo and his second uncle were tired of playing, so they were taken by Doctor Chen to find something delicious. Chen Yunhan also came over, and the three of them got together to chat.

"Oh, big brother, I want to buy some guns and bullets and sell them to hunters and ginseng farmers in the mountains.

Please help me contact the foreign company later and ask them to give us a discount if we buy a large amount of guns and ammunition."

Qu Shaoyang remembered this matter and discussed it with the two Chen brothers.

"If hunters and ginseng farmers use it, there is no need to use such an expensive one." Chen Yunzhe said after thinking for a while.

"As far as I know, the Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Bureau has copied a lot of foreign rifles.

There is a kind of Linington breech-loading rifle, which seems to cost only a dozen taels of silver each.

Although this thing is not as good as the gun we use, it is cheap and better than those old muskets.

Among those hunters in the mountains, how many are willing to spend hundreds of taels of silver to buy a gun? I think this one will do."

After the Westernization Movement, the imperial court spent huge sums of money to build several arsenals specializing in the manufacture of gunpowder and firearms.

Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Bureau is one of them, second only to the Jiangnan Machinery Manufacturing Bureau in size.

Produce various types of gunpowder, bullets, artillery shells, imitations of Linmington rifles, as well as mines, mine-laying boats and other military equipment.

When Qu Shaoyang heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up. What his brother-in-law said made sense.

Those hunters and ginseng farmers are not there to fight in the battlefield. At most they just hunt and watch ginseng. They don't have any use for their good guns.

Moreover, good guns are expensive and most people cannot afford them.

If you change to something cheaper like this, a few skins can be exchanged for almost a gun, which is more cost-effective for hunters.

(End of this chapter)