Chapter 184: You Don’t Know How Expensive Firewood and Rice Are

Uncle Shen said nonchalantly: "We sit on the street every day, so we know everyone we see!"

"No, no!" Shen Shuoxue said, "Do you still remember the housekeeper of Lord Jingxing's family? I, why do I think this person looks a bit like him?"

Uncle Shen's eyes narrowed suddenly.

No one knew that the elder was living in seclusion here.

Later, when the inscription on the Xiaoxie Tomb was found, everyone knew about it, as the county magistrate was refused a visit.

He was a dignified uncle and a great scholar from the imperial tutor's family. There were very few such a large Buddha statue in the remote area of ​​Longmen County. All of a sudden, many people flocked to it.

Shen Shuoxue was actually Mr. Shen's concubine. Mr. Shen took advantage of his return to Longmen County to adopt him as his adopted son, thus clearing the way for his future.

Because Shen Shuoxue's eldest son had some talent in studying, Uncle Shen wanted to find a famous teacher for him. The old man was famous for his good wine, and the Shen family had its own winery, so naturally they had good wine, so Uncle Shen also went there to try his luck.

Then the elder didn't see any of them. Only the butler came out to give a few instructions, and his words were quite impolite. He just said that he came here to seek peace and quiet, and he would not see anyone, and he didn't need to come here in the future... and so on.

Of course, no one dared to say anything, and the matter ended like that.

More than ten days had passed since the incident, and it was quite far away at the time, so Mr. Shen really couldn't remember what the housekeeper looked like.

Uncle Shen's face changed slightly, and after a while he said, "Isn't that girl the one who sold candy before?"

"That's true," Shen Shuoxue said, "but that young man has an extraordinary bearing, not like an ordinary person, and judging by his movements, he seems to know some Kung Fu."

Uncle Shen's face relaxed: "Isn't Lord Jingxing a great scholar? How could a young master of a great scholar lower his status to learn martial arts? I'm afraid you are mistaken!"

Shen Shuoxue frowned, "I'm not mistaken, it's him! Dad, why don't you go ask Second Uncle? If it's not him, I'm just asking. What if it is, and we have offended Lord Jingxing... What should we do?"

He was so nervous that he blurted out "Dad", but neither of them paid attention.

there,

Anshun hurried home and reported to Mr. Shen.

Mr. Shen's face darkened immediately.

The Shen family is very wealthy, but all the family businesses are run by Uncle Shen. Uncle Shen II is a gangster and has no business.

But the reason why the Shen family has been so successful and grown so rapidly over the years is precisely because they have the support of Chaotianmen behind them. So from the very beginning, Uncle Shen promised that his younger brother could use the Shen family's assets as he pleased.

But as the saying goes, a poor scholar is good at literature, and a rich warrior is good at martial arts. A well-known sect like Chaotianmen cannot be short of money.

So whether Mr. Shen was playing with weapons or flowers and trees, he would never ask his brother for money. At most, he would just go out to entertain friends at the Shen's Restaurant, or go to the dim sum shop to have some dim sum.

They were brothers, and they depended on each other with their mother. They had gone through so many hard times, and their relationship was deep. They didn't care who suffered and who took advantage.

But gradually, Uncle Shen changed.

As his business grew bigger and bigger, he had more and more children, and became more and more calculating. He always criticized Mr. Shen for making friends randomly, blamed him for wasting money, and complained that the accounts were difficult to calculate... He also often said that doing business was hard, and blamed his younger brother for not being in charge of the household and not knowing how expensive food and fuel were, and for all kinds of calculativeness.

However, Uncle Shen is worried about business, while Second Uncle Shen is risking his life to learn martial arts! ! It is not easy to become the leader of a sect. Until now, Uncle Shen still relies on his brother's influence, but feels that he has suffered a loss? You know, Second Uncle Shen is a man of the underworld. What do people of the underworld rely on? Friends.

This is not only a habit, but also the way people in the underworld behave.

But Second Master Shen, the head of a sect, took his friends to his own restaurant for dinner, but the food was not good and the wine was not enough. In front of them, First Master Shen scolded him for making friends with the ruffians... How could he save his face? ? And it happened more than once! Second Master Shen was furious and refused to go, but First Master Shen didn't care at all and said that he finally understood him? ? If it were someone else, he would just withdraw the sect's protection, but they were brothers and there was no deep hatred. If he suddenly withdrew his protection, he didn't know what others would think. His mother would be sad if she knew.

This is one of them.

Secondly, the Shen family has been acting arrogantly for so many years, relying on the fact that they are brothers. If he really withdraws their protection, those who were offended before will definitely retaliate. It would be okay if they lose money, but it would be hard to say if they hurt people or even kill them.

So Mr. Shen didn't do anything.

But now, Uncle Shen has gone even further, even caring about a bite of dessert! Bullying a little baby! Even the dessert recipe was given by him!

He knew clearly that Anshun would never dare and would not use the store's food to entertain his friends! He knew clearly that this must be his guest! But he casually turned his face and sneered, not caring at all how he would deal with it afterwards!

Master Shen took a long breath and said coldly, "Call Yuntao over."

After all, he is the head of a sect. Even if he is semi-retired now and no longer takes care of sect affairs, he still needs someone to take care of the affairs of the world. Huo Yuntao is one of the people who specifically takes care of the affairs of the world for him.

He is an outer disciple of the sect, a little beggar picked up by Master Shen. He doesn't have much talent or skills, but he is very alert, so Master Shen always keeps him by his side.

When Anshun heard this, he knew that Mr. Shen was not going to endure it this time. He was secretly happy and hurried out to call Huo Yuntao over.

Master Shen ordered him, "Calculate how much security money the Shen family owes our sect." He paused, "Calculate five years first, and we'll talk about it later if it's not enough."

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Just like traveling merchants would ask a security agency to escort their goods, if merchants wanted protection, they would pay a fixed amount of silver every year to ensure their safety, which is called a security fee. The only difference is that some sects will collect the money by force, but for big sects like the Tulong Sect, others have to beg them to collect the money.

Huo Yuntao is now in his twenties, but he has a baby face and looks like a teenager of seventeen or eighteen. Upon hearing this, his eyes lit up: "Master?"

He wants to say that you are finally going to deal with him? Master Shen waved his hand: "Go quickly."

"Okay," Huo Yuntao said quickly, "I'll go right away!!" He ran there.

Master Shen turned around and asked Anshun, "Where's Sheng'er?"

An Shun said, "It's in the garden. I'll go look for it."

He went there, and soon found Fourth Brother Tang.

Mr. Shen smiled and said to him, "My family members are not good at talking, and they offended Yan Xiaolang, so Yan Xiaolang took Xinbao back to his home. Do you know where Yan Xiaolang's home is?"

Fourth Brother Tang was surprised and shook his head: "I don't know, I haven't been there, but my second brother has been there... Oh, Second Uncle Yuan is still there, I'll go out and ask Second Uncle Yuan."

Master Shen said, "I'll go with you."

He had investigated the Tang family because of Yipin Bi, but had not investigated the Yuan family. He really didn't know who the Yuan family was, and only had vague guesses in his mind.

As soon as I went out the door, I heard the servant report that Mr. Shen had arrived.

Mr. Shen just nodded and continued talking to Fourth Brother Tang. The two of them strolled through half of the garden before they found Doctor Yuanshen.

After Doctor Yuan Shen came here, he didn't have a formal meeting with Mr. Shen. He didn't consider himself an outsider at all and was digging a flower with his butt sticking out.

Master Shen knew that most masters had strange tempers, so he didn't care. He squatted down and asked. Sure enough, Doctor Yuan said, "My elder brother Yuan Weiming! I can't remember the name of the street, you can ask around! He is quite famous."

Master Shen: "..."

That's quite famous.

(End of this chapter)