Lianyi Villa is located in the mountains to the east outside Surabaya City. It is the most secret place in Surabaya City and the place where Surabaya City represents its identity.
It is said to be mysterious because there is no one to guide you, and you cannot find the specific location of the villa at all;
It is said that it represents status, because it is said that any kind of business can be done for as little as 10,000 taels, and everyone who can enter the Ripple Villa has a net worth of at least several hundred thousand taels.
"The slave family really owes you two. The slave family is just an old bustard from a brothel. You are all big guests who come and go with dozens of heads. You are so close to someone like the slave family.
Don’t you think you’ve lost your status?”
Boss Li is a man who suffers a lot and has deep hatred. He is just a small person, okay? Please don't torture him any more.
Boss Li looked at the two men beside him and felt sorry for him. One was a middle-aged handsome man with a cold temperament, and the other was a handsome young man with a noble temperament. Anyone who could seduce him would have no regrets in his life.
It's a pity, both of them are straight.
Although he was a crooked person himself, he never wanted to bend other people's ideas. He could only bite the veil in his heart and silently regret it.
But it's a pity and a pity. Compared with a beautiful man, he still cherishes his life more, okay?
Boss Li is worthy of being the boss of the Land of Fireworks. He is a proficient in talking about people and ghosts. One second he was bitter and resentful, he complained to Qi Baoer and Ji Shunyu, but the next second they saw
A middle-aged man immediately changed his face and greeted him with a smile.
"Shopkeeper Yang, you're here too today, so it looks like there's a treasure inside today."
The middle-aged man known as Shopkeeper Yang also smiled when he saw Boss Li, but the smile looked uncomfortable.
"Boss Li hasn't been here for a while. Is he short of money recently or has it been emptied by someone?" As he spoke, shopkeeper Yang put his hand on Boss Li's back.
Boss Li smiled and calmly avoided his hand, but did not leave shopkeeper Yang with the embarrassment of having his hands empty. Instead, he grabbed shopkeeper Yang's hand through the handkerchief, raised his eyebrows and whispered into his ear.
A few words.
Shopkeeper Yang glanced at Qi Bao'er and the others who were standing not far away from them with an unclear expression, and nodded in greeting with a slightly friendly smile.
Qi Baoer and Qi Baoer also nodded slightly in response, but their faces were expressionless, and their whole bodies looked like they were of "high status and not short of money".
Boss Li exchanged greetings with Shopkeeper Yang for a few more words before returning and continuing to lead Qi Bao'er and the two inside as if he were guiding them. This time, he was more proactive and did not continue to chatter.
He whispered: "The man just now is the shopkeeper of Ruyi Bank and the third master of the Yang family. On this day of every month, the Yang family will be invited to Lianyi Villa."
Ruyi Bank is not only found in Sishui City, but also in almost every city and county in the south, and its status is impressive.
In other words, the Yang family is rich, very rich, and has a large network of connections. Everyone they know is either rich or noble.
Qi Baoer and Ji Shunyu looked at each other. They were all familiar with the Yang family of Ruyi Bank.
How could the emperor and the court allow a private bank to be spread across the entire south?
The real boss of Ruyi Bank is actually the treasury!
It doesn't belong to the emperor, it doesn't belong to the Yang family, it belongs to the country.
The head of the Yang family is equivalent to the executive president of the central bank.
Ripple Villa is very large. Some of it is built outside, and some of it is built inside the mountain by hollowing out the mountain. The outside part is only a small part, and there are formations to hide the buildings, but the main ones are all built inside the mountain. No wonder
Ripple Villa is so mysterious.
The two of them followed Boss Li through the small garden outside the mountain, and were led in from the entrance by a man wearing a white mask.
The inside of the mountain has not been completely hollowed out, but it is extremely exquisite. When you walk in, you don't feel as depressed as being in the heart of the mountain. Instead, you feel as comfortable as a spring breeze in a large garden.
Boss Li had already booked a private room before arriving, and the three of them followed the masked waiter who had changed to another one, walking around and around through corridors, corridors, real forests, mountains and lakes, and entered a five-story building with bright candles.
However, the three of them did not go in through the gate, but were led in through the east door by the masked waiter.
Boss Li explained in a low voice: "The status of the guests on each floor here is different. People who can go to the fifth floor are not enough, they must be powerful. The fourth floor is full of rich people; the second and third floors are rich people.
The building is relatively ordinary; those sitting in the lobby on the first floor generally don’t have high net worth.”
The status hierarchy is very clear.
"So the guests on the fourth and fifth floors are the most distinguished guests, and they use the separate east door."
There are few people, not crowded, and there are dedicated people to guide the way, etc.
Boss Li is a merchant, and the box he reserved is on the fourth floor, which is relatively close to the inside.
Feeling that this box was a little inferior to the two adults in Beijing, Boss Li was quite embarrassed, "I am just a small businessman. Unlike those who do big business, I can usually only book a box on the third floor.
, I was able to book a private room on the fourth floor today because someone happened to check out the private room."
He used to be someone who could go up to the fifth floor. The past cannot be forgotten, Boss Li sighed.
Qi Baoer and Ji Shunyu didn't care about this, but they both had a bit boring temperament. Compared with Boss Li's rather flattering character, in the eyes of anyone who knew Boss Li's identity
Here, it seems that these two identities are somewhat unusual.
Along the way, they attracted many sideways glances from passers-by. From time to time, their curious eyes glanced directly at the two of them openly or covertly.
In a private room on the fifth floor, a middle-aged man and a young man in a red shirt were eating tea across from each other. Not far in front of them, there was a violinist playing the piano and about a dozen women dancing vigorously. They looked very carefree.
A masked man pushed open the door and came to the side of the man in red shirt, muttering something in his ear.
The man in red shirt looked thoughtful after hearing this, which made the middle-aged man opposite look at him curiously, "Rong Qi?"
Rong Qi chuckled and said, "Boss Li from Jichun Tower is here today, and he brought two guests who seem to be of high status."
The middle-aged man Rongfu's face immediately darkened, "Is it Jingli...?"
Rong Qi shook his head, "Father, my people have inquired clearly. Those two people are from Lingnan. They are doing rice and grain business. I heard that the business is very big and they have contacts with the imperial court. They are from Lingnan.
Their family harvests the grain."
"Are they father and son?"
"No, the one named Ji is the uncle of the one named Qi. The one named Ji is in the longevity cloth business, and the one named Qi is in the grain business."
"They live in the Deyuan Inn in the city. My people can tell from their daily chats that Mr. Qi is now the head of the Qi family. He came to Surabaya City this time because he heard that there is a magic medicine in Surabaya City.
, I traveled thousands of miles to find medicine for a very important relative in my family."
Rong Fu had always been very satisfied with his son. Even though there were officials and garrisons outside the city in Surabaya, there were few things in Surabaya that could be hidden from his son.