The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 109 Hit me, hit me hard!

In Fa Cai Casino, Wang Ren was sitting opposite a middle-aged man in charge, but what was placed on the table was not food and wine, but a box of white money.What's more interesting is that Uncle Wang, who is usually invincible, now looks cautious and cautious, but the middle-aged manager is sitting upright with a stern face, seemingly displeased.

The middle-aged steward picked up the teacup, scraped off the foam on the tea with the lid of the cup, and said mockingly: "Brother Ren, the dividend of the gambling shop was still 500 taels last month, and it became 450 taels last month." , this month is good, and it’s not even 400 taels, it’s really Wang Erxiao’s new year—one year is not as good as one year.”

Wang Ren accompanied him with a smile and said: "Mr. Xuan, you are an expert. No one can guarantee the business. It is normal to have ups and downs. The business of the gambling house is also the same. This month's business has slowed down, and the dividends are indeed less. After the autumn harvest, those mud legs will be rich after selling grain, the business of the gambling house will naturally improve, and the dividends will also increase at that time. The book of the gambling house is here, and all the income and expenses of this month are on it. Please take a look at it !"

As Wang Ren spoke, he pushed an account book in front of Manager Chu, who smiled and said, "Brother Ren, it's not that I don't trust you, but if the prince asks, can I show him the account book?"

Wang Ren winked, and someone brought up a box of expensive old wild ginseng. Wang Ren opened the box of old wild ginseng, pushed it in front of Manager Chu, and said with a smile: "Recently, the business of the gambling house is really bad. If the old Qiansui Prince Yizhong asks about it, please ask Chief Xuan to take care of him."

Director Xuan glanced at the box of old wild ginseng, his stern face slowed down, and he said calmly: "Brother Ren, you know that although the prince is not short of these three melons and two dates, his eyes can't be rubbed with sand. Yes, if you ask me about it, how can I afford it? This is also called a burden, and that is also called a burden. Do you still want my head?"

"Yes yes yes, let's not make an example, Mr. Chu, you are troubled." Wang Ren smiled with him, and put two more ingots of silver on the ginseng box.

Manager Chu calmly signaled the attendants behind him to take the things away. Seeing this, Wang Ren heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "My nephew has prepared a table of bouillon, and I hope Manager Chu will appreciate it."

Manager Xuan finally showed a smile on his face, and followed Wang Ren to the back house of the gambling house and entered the banquet. During the banquet, Wang Ren rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "My nephew recently discovered a business. If it is run well, the income will be very considerable. , not even much worse than a casino."

"Oh, what business?" Manager Chu asked curiously.

Wang Ren said maliciously: "Ice cream ice cream, I wonder if Manager Xuan has eaten it?"

Director Xuan suddenly said: "It turns out that it is this thing, but I have eaten it a few times, and the taste is not bad. It is very refreshing to eat one in summer. The nobles in the back house of the Prince's Mansion also like it, and they often ask people to buy it. come."

Wang Ren nodded and said, "This stuff is indeed very popular and it sells very well. In just over two months, six or seven branches have been opened. It is said that the monthly profit is over a thousand taels of silver."

Director Xuan said in shock, "Really, this thing is so profitable? How did you know?"

Wang Ren laughed and said, "Because the owner behind the ice cream shop is also a relative of my nephew."

Manager Chu's heart moved, and he asked, "Could it be that Brother Ren has become a shareholder?"

Wang Ren shook his head and said angrily: "I would like to, but I don't like it. This is a hen that can lay golden eggs. It's a treasure, so how can I share it with others?"

Manager Xi glanced at Wang Ren thoughtfully, and asked, "Why relatives eat so alone?"

Wang Ren laughed at himself and said, "Although we are relatives, it doesn't really matter. That boy is my aunt's bastard."

"But which aunt married into Jia's family?"

"Yes."

Director Xuan laughed and said, "Who am I? Since he is a concubine, in this way, he has no blood relationship with you."

Wang Ren nodded and said: "That's not true. I guess that kid didn't think I was a cousin. To be honest, my real sister is now married to Jia's family. Because of some trivial matters, I don't deal with that bastard."

Manager Xuan laughed and said, "Since that's the case, there's no need to give him face. The ice cream business is so profitable, why don't we take it and do it ourselves?"

Wang Ren was secretly delighted when he heard the words. During this period of time, he asked people to greet the ice cellar in the official camp and told the ice cellar not to sell ice cubes to the ice cream shop. As a result, the ice cellar agreed, but then they supplied ice cubes to the ice cream as usual. What kind of tricks did this kid Huan use to be so capable?

Ever since, Wang Ren conceived a poisonous plan, deliberately exaggerating the profits of the ice cream shop, trying to lure Manager Chu into the game, and together grab Jia Huan's ice cream business.

This Manager Chu has an unusual background. He comes from Prince Yizhong's mansion and is responsible for managing business for Prince Yizhong's mansion. Everyone in the upper circles vaguely knows that Prince Yizhong is actually the purse of the Supreme Emperor. He has to give him three points.

"This...is there a relative in the end, I'm afraid it's not good to grab it tomorrow." Wang Ren pretended to hesitate.

Manager Chu smiled and said: "I don't necessarily think you are a relative, and it's not an open robbery. Let's buy it from him for money. Later, brother Ren, you ask this bastard out, and I will talk to him in person and measure it." He didn't dare not sell it."

It was just a concubine of Jia's mansion, and Director Chu didn't take it seriously at all. Even Jia Zheng had to respect him when he saw him, let alone Jia Zheng's concubine.

Seeing that Manager Chu had decided to enter the game, Wang Ren couldn't help being elated, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll post to invite him later, but last time the trouble was a bit unpleasant, I'm afraid he won't accept the appointment this time."

That night, when Jia Huan returned home from the ethnology study, Ping'er handed an invitation to Jia Huan, and said worriedly: "Third Master, this is sent in from outside."

Jia Huan opened the invitation and found that it was Wang Ren again. It seemed that this guy was still interested in the ice cream shop, and he even wrote an invitation to invite himself again. He had a lot of perseverance!

Jia Huan casually threw the invitation into the wastebasket. He was leaving for Tongzhou in a few days. It was the sprint stage before the exam, and he had no time or bother to talk to him.

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In the scorching summer, Cicada yelled hoarsely on the branches, making the passers-by feel smoke coming out of their throats, so they walked into the ice cream and ice cream shop by coincidence, and spent ten cents to buy an ice cream, and then comfortably enjoyed this summer. The day is cool.

That's right, the price of ice cream and ice cream has been reduced. It used to cost [-] cents, but now it only costs [-] cents. The business is naturally more popular. There are endless customers. Before noon, the ice cream in the store is sold out. It seems that we need to increase production capacity up.

Seeing that the ice cream was sold out, Tie Niu hurried out of the city to go home, preparing to bring another batch of ice cream from the ice cellar into the city for sale in the afternoon.

At this time, in the main ice cream shop located in Nanju Xianfang, only the steward Xu Shijie was left to calculate the accounts, and the abacus was crackling.

At this time, a group of people braved the scorching sun to enter the store, and Manager Xu behind the counter said without raising his head, "I'm sorry, the ice cream is sold out, everyone, please come back in the afternoon."

Before Guanshi Xu could finish his words, the abacus had already been snatched by someone, and it shattered heavily on the ground, with the beads scattered all over the floor.

Manager Xu was taken aback, and when he looked up, he saw a man with a fleshy face staring at him maliciously, and there were two people sitting leisurely at a table in the shop, one of them was Wang Ren , and the other person is Manager Na Chu.

It turned out that Wang Ren posted a post yesterday asking Jia Huan to come out to negotiate, but he waited and waited and no Jia Huan appeared. What kind of person was Mr. Chu? Angry, he took Wang Ren and went directly to the ice cream's main store "Kicking Hall".

"What do you guys mean?" Xu Shijie stood up and asked with a sullen face.

"Stop talking nonsense, call your master here, or your shop will be demolished." Wang Ren's thugs were all rotten boys in the gambling shop, and they were used to it, patting the table and clamoring.

Xu Shijie couldn't help being angry secretly, and said with a sneer, "Demolition the shop? How many heads do you have?"

Several thugs looked at each other, then laughed wildly, full of disdain.

Manager Chu also smiled and said: "It's a big breath, those who don't know think that your backer is a relative of the emperor, but they don't know that they are just a bastard in Jia's mansion."

Xu Shijie frowned and said, "What exactly do you want to do?"

Wang Ren said complacently: "Go and call Jia Huan here. You offended Mr. Chu. Be careful and really demolish your shop. Don't blame me for not reminding you."

"Mr. Xuan?" Xu Shijie's complexion changed slightly, and while he was hesitating, one of the rotten boys had already slapped the counter, picked up the inkstone on the counter and threw it out the door, cursing: "Hurry up and put the inkstone on the counter." Your master called, dawdle a little longer, believe it or not, I will beat you."

At this time, there was a scream from outside the door. It should be that the thrown inkstone hit someone.Sure enough, someone immediately yelled, "Who threw it?"

The bad boy who threw the inkstone was stunned for a moment, but he didn't take it seriously. At this moment, several strong men with big arms and round waists rushed in murderously, and glared at everyone in the store.

"Which bastard threw the inkstone!" Xu Xiaopang covered his forehead with a handkerchief, and walked in angrily, with ink all over his face and clothes, his eyes were full of anger, but that chubby look, looking at It's ridiculous.

Wang Ren couldn't help laughing and said: "Where did the little fat pig come from, his head has no eyes, and he insisted on bumping into the inkstone. Now the white pig has turned black."

Manager Chu laughed when he heard the words, and those rotten boys laughed even more, completely unaware that those strong men with big arms and round waists had shown murderous intent.

Xu Xiaopang was suddenly smashed with an inkstone, his scalp was smashed, he was full of anger, but he was ridiculed as a little fat pig, and broke out on the spot, shouting sharply: "Hit me, hit me hard!" beat!"

Xu Xiaopang's four bodyguards were all masters. Hearing this, they immediately rushed forward like lightning, grabbed Wang Ren up, and punched him in the chest.

bang...

Wang Ren was in so much pain that he vomited out his lungs, and then he was slapped twice in the face. Venus danced wildly in front of his eyes, and he spit out several bloody teeth.

(End of this chapter)