The beautiful scenery of Jiangnan is at its best in this season.
But Sun Yixie, who was on the road, did not slow down at all to enjoy the scenery, because he could basically guess how his family would react after being lost at sea for so long, so he hurried into the city as soon as he arrived at the border of Hangzhou.
, ran back to Sun Mansion without stopping.
It wasn't until he reached the door of his home that Sun Yixie reined in his horse and stopped, turning over.
As soon as he stood still, a servant who was sweeping the floor at the door recognized him.
"Young... Young... Young..." This servant, who also appeared in the previous article, is the Sun Shisan who is "very nimble in his legs and feet, but very stupid in his mouth".
Sun Yixie looked at Sun Shisan, who was already stammering with excitement. Knowing that it was useless to talk too much to him, he smiled and said, "Okay, stop being 'little' and open the door quickly."
"Hey!" After receiving the order, Sun Shisan immediately threw down his broom, wiped his tears of excitement with his sleeves, turned around and entered the house through the small door, and then opened the door of Sun's Mansion from the inside.
Seeing this, some people may want to ask, couldn't Sun Yixie and his servant just open a small door and go in together? Why bother?
Well... it's not impossible, but generally speaking, according to the rules of the time, for a large family like this, the owner and distinguished guests must open the main door if they want to enter the house. The small door next to the main door
It is for servants and "miscellaneous people".
Now that Sun Yixie has arrived at the door of his house, he is not in a hurry, so he still follows the rules.
"The young master is back——"
A minute later, after Sun Shisan helped Sun Yixie open the door, he turned around and shouted at the top of his lungs the words he had been holding back for a long time.
There was a commotion in the house. First, the servants near the front yard heard the roar, so many people looked around suspiciously, and they happened to see Sun Yixie striding inside.
Then the shouts started to come one after another, and everyone in the Sun family was running to tell each other.
Everyone stopped working, stopped eating, and some even squatted in the toilet halfway and ran out... In short, everyone came to greet Master Sun.
Sun Yixie also had a clear purpose. No matter how busy others were, he had to go to his parents' house first to report that they were safe.
As a result, as soon as he walked into the courtyard outside Yuan Sun, he saw that the two elders were already staggering out with the help of servants.
"Hey! Dad, Mom, what are you two doing out here? I was about to go into the house." Seeing this scene, Sun Yixie's first reaction was to speak the truth.
"My son -" before Mr. Sun could say anything, the old lady rushed towards him crying and said to Brother Sun, "You are not dead! Eh - hahahaha!"
But when the old lady came up, she grabbed Sun Yixie and started talking about "death". Then she started crying and laughing, beating and hugging her like a madman.
However, it is also understandable that when people face extreme joys and sorrows, they may become out of control in their emotions and behaviors.
Mr. Sun was originally very excited, but when he saw his wife like this, he calmed down, but his face was already filled with tears.
To make a long story short, after the commotion, Sun Yixie went into the back room with his parents. The three of them chatted for about a cup of tea. Sun Yixie briefly talked about his "disappearance" experience, and the two
The old man is more venting his emotions.
When everyone calms down, it's almost... time to talk about something else.
The old lady did not want to get involved in this, so she sent someone to help her to another room, leaving Sun Yixie and Sun Yuanwai and his son to talk.
And they both ordered people to call Mr. Xue Tui and Xue.
Mr. Xue's residence was not far from Sun's house, just a short walk away. When he entered the house and saw that Sun Yixie was still alive, he had mixed feelings and cried with joy.
But when Sun Yixie saw him, he frowned, because Mr. Xue's head was wrapped in cloth at this time, as if he was injured...
What's going on? Then we have to go back and talk...
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Earlier, Sun Yixie boarded a ship from Guangzhou in early March, and the letters he sent home arrived in Hangzhou in about mid-March. At that time, everything was fine here in Hangzhou, and his family members
They all also hope that Sun Yixie, who has been away from home for more than half a year, can return safely as soon as possible.
Then I waited and waited... until late March, no one had arrived.
Ordinarily, if we took the water route, we should have come back after so many days. Could it be that he got off the boat halfway and went to play somewhere else?
Maybe... then let's wait.
As a result, it’s already April and I still don’t believe it.
Not only was there no news of Sun Yixie's return, there was also no news of his appearance elsewhere, which... was a bit worrying.
Therefore, Sun Yuanwai asked Mr. Xue to find someone outside to find out which ship Sun Yixie boarded in Guangzhou and where is that ship now? Does anyone on the ship know Sun Yixie's whereabouts?
In those days, it was not like now. Many things could be clarified by just making a few phone calls or typing on the keyboard. In those days, if you had to check these things, even if you had to use flying pigeons to send messages to people to do things, you would have to add verifications every time.
It will take at least half a month.
As a result, in late April, Xue Tui brought terrible news to Sun Yuanwai - the ship Sun Yixie was on disappeared at sea.
It is said that it is "missing", but in fact everyone knows that if a ship disappears at sea at that time, there are only two situations: one is that it encounters a storm and sinks, the other is that it is pirated (pirates are not necessarily Japanese pirates,
There were also people from the mainland or other areas who were robbed.
But no matter what the situation is, the chances of survival of the passengers on board are very slim.
This news is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Sun Yuanwai; not to mention that Sun Yixie is now a very promising son, even if he has no future, he is still Sun Yuanwai's only son... After losing his son...
Who can bear the pain?
Not to mention the old lady, who is willing to give "six thousand maternal love", how can she be depressed after learning about this?
Originally, Yuan Wai Sun had no intention of telling Madam the truth and was going to keep delaying it, but there was no news from Sun Yixie. In addition, Yuan Wai Sun himself was always looking sad and in a daze... Madam had spent so many years with him, how could she see it?
Nothing?
Finally, after the two had a big quarrel, the matter was brought to the table, and all the servants in the mansion knew about it.
Although both Xue Tui and Butler Sun have asked their subordinates not to make this matter public, no paper can stop the anger after all. You can't ask all the servants of Sun Mansion to have acting skills like a movie king.
After such a big incident, you still act as if nothing happened? They are not eunuchs and maids in the palace. They will behead you if you make a mistake. How can they guard you so tightly?
So, at the end of April and the beginning of May, some rumors about "Sun Yixie had died at sea" spread in the streets of Hangzhou.
Of course, don't think that once Sun Yixie "dies", the Sun Mansion will immediately become a bullied character... This is obviously impossible.
After all, the Sun family was already a well-known and wealthy family before Sun Yixie was born, but the family did not control as many properties as it does now.
Even if it is true that some local forces want to do business with the Sun family after learning the news that "Sun Yixie is dead", they must consider this matter in the long run.
However, by chance, at the end of April, such a big crocodile who was not local to Hangzhou came here and wanted to make a name for himself here.
This man's surname was Murong, and his name was only one Chinese character. He wanted to catch the popularity of Xiang Ji, the overlord of Chu, so he gave himself the nickname "Gambling Overlord".
Seeing this, some people may say, what’s the use of my nickname? How dare I call myself “Monkey King”? Doesn’t it have any use if others don’t recognize it?
Then you are really on to the point... Although Murong Ji's nickname was given by himself, after he started "conquering the world", his title was indeed quickly recognized by the industry.
Which industry you ask?
That is of course the gambling industry.
As we mentioned before, most of the gambling houses in the Great Dynasty were run by local gangsters from the green forest roads in various places, but obviously there were a few exceptions.
The Murong family is this "small group"; behind them... is the officialdom.
Please note that it is not "Dongchang", nor "Jinyiwei", nor "imperial court", but "officialdom", that is, the small ninety-nine affairs run by those who are officials in the court.
Originally, how could those officials not be jealous of such a lucrative business like gambling? However, they were obviously not satisfied with just "picking off skins" from the casinos run by Green Forest Road, so some high-ranking officials in the DPRK
They joined forces and came up with an idea: Since the imperial court can support the "Flying Pigeon Gang" and the "High-Speed Rail Gang", why can't we use similar methods to support a similar force in the gaming industry?
In this way, the Murong family, an ordinary local tycoon who had deep connections with the imperial court, rivers and lakes, and green forests, but whose family fortunes had fallen into decline, was selected.
After the two parties reached a cooperation agreement, a casino called "Huanyige" soon opened in Hebei.
In name, the Murong family were just ordinary businessmen, but somehow they got the approval from the government and entered the "gambling industry" like a fool.
But in fact, it didn’t take long before the Green Forest Gang who tried to teach these “colleagues who didn’t understand the rules” a lesson found out... The Huanyi Pavilion, or the people behind the Murong family, were something they could never mess with.
exist.
The news spread, and from then on no one dared to mess with the Murong family's business.
In less than ten years, the Huanyi Pavilion has blossomed in all the larger prefectures and counties north of the Yangtze River; if the casinos all over the country can be regarded as a variety of restaurants controlled by different green forest local snakes, then the Murong family's
"Huanyige" is a so-called brand chain store.
The income from these casinos has also become a very considerable gray income for some officials of Dashu (whether you can get a share and the proportion of the share depends on whose disciple you are).
To sum up, it can be said that the current Murong family has turned from decline to prosperity and has risen rapidly.
As the eldest son of the family, Murong Ji naturally had an exaggerated mentality, which is why he gave himself the nickname "Gambling Overlord".
Just in late April of the 20th year of Yongtai, Murong Ji came to "cross the river" with the intention of expanding the family's business to the south of the Yangtze River, and his first stop was Hangzhou.
But as soon as he got here, his ears were full of... "The eldest son of the Sun family", "Sun Bancheng", "Fish Market Giant", "Dong Xie"... In short, no matter where he went, he had to do something
, it seems that they all have to deal with the person that Master Sun is "covering".
Then you think...he must be unhappy.
You, Master Sun, are only the tyrant in Hangzhou at best, but I, Master Murong, am famous throughout the entire north of the Yangtze River. Why do I seem to be lower than you?
Besides, you're not here now, you're just relying on your reputation, and you've made it difficult for me, so what if you come back? It's simply unreasonable!
While he was angry, he heard rumors that Sun Yixie died at sea.
Could Murong Ji miss this opportunity? He immediately took action: on the first day of May, the first anniversary of the opening of the West Lake Restaurant, he brought people to the door to look for trouble, and directly destroyed the restaurant.
Tang Weizhi, who was in charge of watching the scene, was very loyal to Brother Sun. He pushed forward at that time, but was defeated by the masters sent by the enemy. After about twenty moves, he was injured and fainted. He lay down for three days before he could fight.
Able to get out of bed and walk.
Xue Tui was very alert. As soon as he saw that something was wrong, when Tang Weizhi was holding him back, he hurried to the back kitchen and asked Chef Yuan, Second Chef Zhang and other waiters and handymen to escape through the back door;
Because he knew very well that no matter who was injured here, it would be fine. If something happened to the two former royal chefs...such as having their hands mutilated or their legs broken, it would be irreversible.
After sending everyone away, Xue Tui returned to the lobby and tried to control the situation, but it obviously didn't help. As a result, he was beaten to the head and bleeding.
Of course, after all, Mr.
Afterwards, although Mr.
At this time, member Sun was still immersed in the pain of losing his son and had no energy to mediate these matters with the officials.
So, Murong Ji thought: It turns out that the Sun family is just a paper tiger without Sun Yixie. Okay, then I can rest assured.
The next day, Murong Ji took people to flush the fish market.
To put it simply... five days have passed, this "gambling king" can be said to have turned Sun Yixie's business in Hangzhou upside down, and the Sun family seems to have no signs of being able to fight back.
Coupled with the rumor that "Sun Yixie is dead", various other forces in the city have a feeling: maybe... Master Sun's era has passed, and Master Murong's era is coming.
But on the seventh day when Murong Ji started making trouble, the monster from Osaka...oh no...Hangzhou returned to his hometown.
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Listening to his father and Mr. Xue explaining the recent events one by one, Sun Yixie's anger was rising steadily.
He cursed in his heart at that time: What a bastard, where did you dare to steal my house while I was practicing leveling outside? You don't know how to write the word "death", do you?
There is no doubt that Brother Sun is preparing to have sex with Murong Ji.
This will lead to that - a fish head feast is held by the West Lake, and Sun Xiaodao fights the gambling king.