Chapter 32: Replacement in Beijing (2)

Dawuzhaibao Cement Factory.

Groups of "gray men" of old and young, men and women stood below and listened to Yang Xiaolu talking on it. Deng Zisheng, the manager of the cement factory, and Ma Jinzhong, the supervisor, were there.

Yang Xiaolu put her hands on her waist and whispered loudly: "Young Master Rende, I can't bear to see you suffer from dust on weekdays. So I thought about it day and night that I have made these many masks. Take them out and put them on your face to cover your mouth and nose, so that you will not be afraid of the white dust in the future."

As he waved his hand, the supervisor Ma Jinzhong ordered his men to send the masks down. The "gray men" came up one by one, and after receiving the masks, they all bent down and said, "Thank you, my destiny."

Many people looked left and right curiously after getting the masks, while some people couldn't wait to put them on their faces. After everyone tried, they kept talking in a low voice.

"Really, this mask is really good. With this, I won't be afraid of dust when working in the future."

"Young Master is still thoughtful..."

"It is a blessing for us to be able to do things under the eldest son."

"Yes, yes, after the eldest son of this Wuzhai Fort, life is getting better and better every day..."

"Ah, you kid, don't pull this mask with your hands..."

Seeing everyone below whispering to each other, Yang Xiaolu whispered loudly: "Young Master is so kind. You must always remember in the future. You should work hard in time and not be lazy. Do you know?"

Everyone responded in a verbal manner: "I understand."

After distributing the mask, Yang Xiaolu ordered the workers to continue working. He inspected the mine factory accompanied by Deng Zisheng and Supervisor Ma Jinzhong. He remembered something and said to Deng Zisheng: "By the way, Manager Deng, has the cement thing that the young master asked you to do, has it been developed?"

Deng Zisheng said with some shame: "We are working hard every day and night, but this cement has not been developed yet..."

Yang Xiaolu frowned and said, "Hold on, the eldest son attaches great importance to this cement thing."

Deng Zisheng bowed repeatedly: "You must work hard, you must work hard." He secretly placed a piece of silver in Yang Xiaolu's hand: "You also ask Mr. Yang to say a few words to me in front of the eldest son..."

Yang Xiaolu sighed: "Okay, I will tell you the truth from the young master. Who said I am a kind person? But it depends mainly on your own performance..."

“A guest has arrived…”

"see a visitor out……"

At the Qixian Guild Hall on the Dadong Street, there were endless people visiting. Seeing that the wheat in the various farms of Wuzhai Fort was growing well, it was in sharp contrast with other civil forts or other prefectures and counties outside the fort. If nothing unexpected happens, the various farms of Wuzhai Fort would have a great harvest. So there were more people visiting Qu Yuanrui, and Qu Yuanrui was welcomed and sent to him, which could be said to be full of spring breeze.

In the main hall, a merchant had just been sent away. Qu Yuanrui was about to sit down and have a sip of tea, but when Uncle De came in, he seemed to stop talking but stopped. Qu Yuanrui waved his hand and said, "Uncle De, we will end here today and we will not see guests again."

Uncle De opened his mouth and was about to answer, but a voice came from outside: "When did the fourth brother be so arrogant? Even the eldest brother and father don't want to see him?"

As the words came in, the old man was over 60 years old, wearing a purple-colored brocade silk robe, with swollen eyes, and his eyes seemed to be narrowed into a slit, with a big belly and a long gray beard. He looked like a wealthy businessman who was old in the shopping mall.

The young businessman was in his thirties and was wearing a luxurious silk robe. He had two short beards, and his every move was full of energy. He looked a little tough and shrewd.

Seeing the old and young, Qu Yuanrui stood up in surprise: "Dad, brother, it's you..." These two people were Qu Yuanrui's father Qu Tingzhu and his elder brother Qu Liangwan.

Qu Liangwan said: "Fourth brother didn't expect my father and I to come to Wuzhai Fort, right? Judging from your appearance, we seem to be discomfort."

Qu Yuanrui said lightly: "How could it be? My elder brother and father came to my small place in Wuzhaibao. I couldn't even welcome you."

He said to Uncle De, who was somewhat detained beside him, "Di Xing, please give me orders and let the servants bring some good tea." Uncle De responded and hurriedly went.

Qu Tingzhu sat down, looked around carefully for a while, and said slowly: "Although this Qixian Guild Hall is still simple, it is already very good to be able to do this. Sier, you have done a good job this time."

A trace of warmth flashed in Qu Yuanrui's heart. He remembered that his father had never praised him like this since he was a child. He said excitedly: "This is all thanks to his father. Compared with his father, this little achievement is nothing."

Qu Liangwan said on the side: "Brother, this is his fortune. I have obtained a new source of grain without any effort. Your elder brother doesn't have such good fortune." There was a bit of sourness in his tone.

Qu Tingzhu taught him a lesson: "Although fortune is important, it is also your younger brother who has vision, is brave, and dares to seize the opportunity. In this regard, you have to learn from your younger brother."

Qu Liangwan said a little dissatisfied: "Dad said yes."

Qu Yuanrui looked at his father with some pleasure and taught his elder brother a lesson. Since childhood, he has been his favorite in his father's eyes, but he has never received the treatment like his elder brother. Now he has finally made a little come back.

After Qu Tingzhu taught Qu Liangwan a lesson, he smiled with his long beard and said to Qu Yuanrui: "If you don't talk about your elder brother, I was too reserved at that time. If you follow your father's thoughts at that time, I'm afraid there will be no good scenery today, but my son is still motivated."

Qu Yuanrui hurriedly bowed and said, "Father is a mature and persevering method. How dare the child compare with his father?"

Qu Tingzhu laughed: "You, my father and son don't have to be so polite. Sier, it's been noon recently, you won't let your father sit like this, right?"

Qu Yuanrui patted his forehead and smiled and said, "Look at me, I'm also confused." Today's meeting with his father was the best day in the past few decades. He was also very happy. He ordered Uncle De, who was standing respectfully on the side, and said, "Uncle De, hurry up and ask the servants to prepare a table of good banquets. I want to drink a drink with my father and elder brother."

Uncle De is an old man from the Qu family. It is rare to see such a good relationship with the fourth young master. He was also very happy for the fourth young master. He immediately responded loudly and ordered the people to go and arrange the matter.

Soon, a sumptuous luncheon was placed in the main hall.

Qu Yuanrui raised his glass to Qu Tingzhu and said, "Dad, brother, Yuanrui respects you a cup."

Qu Tingzhu laughed and said, "Okay, my son is here to have a drink."

The three of them drank a few glasses of wine and talked for a while. They were all about the situation in Wuzhaibao. Qu Tingzhu heard it very carefully and nodded repeatedly. At this time, Qu Liangwan coughed.

Qu Tingzhu put down his wine glass and said to Qu Yuanrui: "By the way, Sier, I have heard about it in Wuzhai Fort, saying that the eldest young master Huang Laifu will sell all the surplus grains from Wuzhai Fort to you in the future, right?"

Qu Yuanrui also looked quite contented and said, "Yes, father, at that time, the eldest son and Huang Laifu discussed the reclaiming of the wasteland of the Wuzhai Fort. The eldest son was grateful to the timely help of the child, so he made a contract with him. If there was surplus grain in the Wuzhai Fort, he would sell all the grain to the child. Then the child could find those merchants and distribute the grain and make a profit without moving. During this period, many merchants have visited the door and discussed the matter of grain export with the child. Among these merchants, there is the Kang family in Linfen. They promised the child that they could sell the grain to Liaodong Town as far as the farthest."

Qu Liangwan looked at Qu Yuanrui's energetic look with some jealousy. When he heard this, he sneered: "Kang family in Linfen? Fourth brother, you don't know that your elder brother was harmed by the Kang family. A few days ago, all the food sources your elder brother had in Hanzhong were stolen by the Kang family. Fourth brother, you are still a little younger. I don't know that working with the Kang family is undoubtedly a matter of being a tiger."

Qu Yuanrui snorted coldly in his heart, disagreed and thought to himself that you were incompetent, not necessarily that I would be like this.

Qu Tingzhu said slowly: "Si'er, your elder brother is right, and you must be careful of the lessons of the past. If you brothers work together, it will be easier to be more careful about many things. Besides, your elder brother has also had some difficulties in business operations during this period. Let's do this, I will make the decision here today. If Master Huang sells the surplus grains to you, you will give it to your elder brother 50%, and then you will find merchants to export them separately. If you brothers work together, the prosperity of our Qu family is right in front of you."

Qu Yuanrui's hand stopped in the air, his face turned pale, and then he understood the purpose of his father and elder brother coming today. He felt extremely bitter in his heart. It seemed that his father was still partial to his elder brother. His position in his father's mind would never be able to catch up with his elder brother.

Seeing that Qu Yuanrui did not speak for a while, Qu Tingzhu said unhappily: "What's wrong, Sier, what are you thinking? Why don't you reply to your father's words?"

Qu Yuan made a fuss and said hard: "Dad, I worked hard and finally found a new source of grain. When the eldest brother came, he would take away five points. How can this be done in the world?"

Qu Tingzhu was furious and slapped the table, causing the bowls and chopsticks on the table to jingle. He shouted angrily: "Bastard, you are brothers, why can't you? Your elder brother is in trouble now. Why can't you help your elder brother?"

Qu Yuanrui also took the initiative and said loudly: "Now that I have difficulties, I begged to come to the door. How did he look like at that time? Last year, how did my elder brother mock me? Why didn't you speak at that time?"

Qu Tingzhu was so angry that his hair was wide open. He roared angrily: "Sir, what are you saying?"

Qu Yuanrui lost his calmness. He red eyes and shouted loudly: "Dad, you have always been the most partial. I know you blame me for killing my mother, so I have disliked me since I was a child. If you are partial, I just don't accept it."

"A villain, you...you..." Qu Tingzhu was so angry that his whole body was trembling, just pointed at Qu Yuanrui and couldn't speak.

Uncle De saw that something was wrong, so he hurried up to smile and said, "Master, the Fourth Young Master doesn't mean this, he..."

Qu Liangwan shouted at him angrily: "Get out of here, our Qu family matter, when did you interrupt me?" Uncle De retreated in surprise. Qu Liangwan stepped forward and patted his father's back and said softly: "Dad, you are not in good health. Don't be excited, please calm your breath, and calm your breath."

He turned around and sternly said to Qu Yuanrui: "Fourth brother, do you speak to your father like this? Do you know that your father has always been bad. If you do anything good, can you afford it?"

Qu Yuanrui had slowly responded from his excitement at this time. He couldn't afford to be the charge of angering his father. He had tears in his eyes, but just sat in the seat with dejected expressions. He did not reply to Qu Liangwan's words for a long time.

Qu Tingzhu slowly came back under Qu Liangwan's calm air. His momentum also passed. He said to Qu Yuanrui weakly: "Si'er, the words of my father are here. Do you have to do this today?"

Qu Yuanrui said: "Father, the grain source matter has been signed with Mr. Huang Laifu. I changed it rashly. Even if I agree, I am afraid that Mr. Huang Laifu will not agree."

Qu Tingzhu snorted: "Don't worry about this. As long as you agree, the military man will find a way to solve it for his father."

Qu Yuanrui just lowered his head and didn't say anything, his expression seemed to be accustomed.

Qu Liangwan was in a happy mood when he saw the goal achievement. He smiled and went over with affectionately, hugged Qu Yuanrui's shoulder and said, "Fourth brother, I knew you would help your elder brother. In the future, you and my brothers will work together and will definitely start a career in Wuzhaibao."

But I was thinking in my mind that when would I eat 50% of the surplus grain, what would my fourth brother deserve to compete with me?

Qu Yuanrui just remained silent.
Chapter completed!