On the day when the brothers reunited after the catastrophe, they all drank and sang happily. Especially the two brothers Chai Shuxia and Chai Shuqiu, who had been in fear since they escaped from the capital. The two saints were captured together with their father, their family was destroyed, and they had no salary in the future. They didn’t know what to rely on.
Life, now I heard that there is such a big family industry in the south, I was very happy. After half a month of stability, I heard that the Jin soldiers had withdrawn to the north, and the old habits of the playboys returned, and they were living and drinking every day.
The industry is huge, but they can't make much money by eating and drinking. Chai Zhuo and Chai Cui calculated the profits for the past two months with their abacus, and were shocked. The current situation was turbulent, and their caravan organized a caravan guard with weapons in their hands.
, each firm is afraid that its goods will be robbed, so it is willing to pay a certain fee to follow its own caravan. As a result, the profit from the protection fee is no less than the profit from the goods. There is a lot of potential for establishing a protection team to escort each firm.
The two brothers discovered a huge business opportunity in it and immediately started to prepare for its establishment. The city of Wuxi was filled with recruitment notices, recruiting brave and capable people and bookkeepers to join the caravan guarding corps, with food and accommodation included, and subsidies when going out to protect merchants.
, the protector will receive dividends if successful, and compensation for injuries.
One day, while the two brothers were assessing applicants, they found two familiar figures, Zhuang Zhilue and Li Youyong, and hurriedly invited them to the guest room. Zhuang Zhilue said, "I feel ashamed to say it. I wanted to be a private school teacher, but I didn't want to move south."
I don’t know how many scholars there are, and the position of a private school teacher is crowded. I saw a billboard and a guard posted on the street. Xiao Ke is proficient in arithmetic, and my cousin is good at martial arts. In order to beg for food, I signed up. I don’t know who my brother is.
One of the owners."
Chai Zhuo apologized for not telling his real name that day. Zhuang Zhi briefly said: "When I heard about Pan Mei's incident in the previous dynasty, it was natural for me to flee."
It is said that after Zhao Kuangyin came to the throne, he repeatedly asked Pan Mei how to deal with Emperor Zhou Gong's younger brothers, but Pan Mei remained silent. So Zhao Kuangyin said: "I cannot bear to do this to the son of a murderer in my position." He ordered Pan Mei to do so.
After taking these two swaddled babies home, "Taizu didn't ask about them, and he didn't say anything about their beauty."
The two babies later changed their surname to Pan, and Pan Meishi was the savior of the Chai family. Somehow, he became the villain and traitor in the story of the Yang family. The descendants of the Chai family sang this incident:
"Pan Meige"
Literary pen, storyteller's mouth,
Right and wrong are confused, yin and yang are at odds.
Fearless of life and death to save orphans,
Only then can the blood of the Chai family be passed on.
But it turned out to be a big white face in the novel,
Publicly avenging private enmity harmed Yang Ye.
A stick of incense calls out its injustice,
Pan Gong said, "But you will live up to heaven."
"A good man, but worthy of God!" Hearing this, Jin Huabin's blood boiled, and he patted the table and said: "A real man does things because he wants to be worthy of heaven and earth, and he is never afraid of the world's misunderstanding."
"Here comes the braised pork." Su Weijun, Chai Jinli's son-in-law, brought a bowl of vegetables. After hearing this, he replied: "Don't talk about military generals, even civil servants will be wronged. For example, Su Dongpo invented Dongpo Pork as a gift to orphans for the New Year, and it became popular in various restaurants.
But there are traitorous officials who collect restaurant menus and say that the people are eager to eat his meat. This is irrefutable proof."
Jin Huabin remembered reading this story at a story club or in a magazine. It was because of the emperor's sage that it did not lead to tragedy.
Looking at the braised pork in front of me, the fatty meat is crystal clear, the lean meat is red and shiny, and coupled with the rich sweet and sour seasoning, my taste buds cannot stop. Think about my age again, I am already middle-aged.
During the physical examination, lipid precipitation, mild fatty liver and other indicators appeared, and I swallowed several large mouthfuls of saliva.
"Poppy, Braised Pork"
A young man eats meat at a food stall, but thinks there is too little meat. A middle-aged man eats meat at a food stall, and there is no distinction between fat and thin, he just wants enough quality.
Nowadays, in meat-eating restaurants, people have hair on their temples. They seek color, fragrance, and taste first, and they want to drink red yeast rice, but they are afraid that drinking will harm their health.
While Jin Huabin hesitated, Chai Jinli and his friend Zhang Dongdi, who had just arrived from Shitoudan, picked up their chopsticks and said, "Eat, eat quickly. You can eat as much rice and meat as you have. There is a destiny, it's against me."
This is a given: living a short life will be miserable, and living a long life will be even more miserable.”
"Yes, eat when you need to eat, drink when you need to drink, work when you need to live, and curl up when you need to braid." Manager Chai said as he stretched out his chopsticks, picked up a piece of braised pork and stuffed it into his mouth.
Not having to worry about being over 70 years old is called living a transparent life. Feeling infected, Jin Huabin also started to stretch out his chopsticks.
Chai Jinli said while eating: "Zhuang Zhilue and Li Youyong are both civil and military. They are exactly the talents that the store needs at the moment. In addition, they have a previous friendship. Chai Zhuo happily accepted them and entrusted them with important tasks. The following days
Here, they used their strength to prove that they lived up to expectations. Zhuang Zhilue's accounts were in good order, and he was a good businessman. All business in Wuxi was monopolized. Li Youyong trained his servants in a systematic and orderly manner, and he paid attention to cooperation in fighting.
As soon as the order was given, they advanced and retreated together, and the shouts of killing were deafening. The bandits on the trade route were in awe of this caravan. The members of the caravan soon reached more than 200 people.
The larger business of the Chai family is in Suzhou and Lin'an. After seeing the stability of Wuxi, the brothers Chai Zhuo and Chai Cui went to the two places respectively to develop the caravan guarding model. At the same time, they recruited cable talents to promote this model to the outside world, forming
The total scale of the chain between various roads soon exceeded a thousand people. Chai Shuxia and Chai Shuqiu moved to the largest trading house of the Chai family, Lin'an Trading Company. Soon after, the court of the Song Dynasty also set its capital here, and Chai Shuxia and Chai Shuqiu found their home in Bianjing.
I felt like I was living a life of debauchery and debauchery, without the constraints of my father, and I was a little more comfortable than when I was in Chongyi Gongfu in Bianjing.
"The Ballad of Migration to the South"
The Jin army rose, the Song Dynasty moved,
Lin'an is rich, but don't think about the north.
The king has always died in the country,
Is there a golden branch abandoned ancestral temple?
It's peaceful but it's rich in Jiangnan,
I have long forgotten the Two Saints.
The flowers in the backyard sing from time to time,
The sound of "Long Live Long Live" shook the heavens.
Last night, after listening to songs for an hour in the balconies and lingering with the oiran all night long, Chai Shuxia and Chai Shuqiu were so tired that they collapsed on the bed to rest. A eunuch came in and announced that the emperor had summoned them to the palace.
The emperor? The two saints were captured, and the prince and prince were all captured by the Jin soldiers. It was not known that a distant relative of the Zhao family had succeeded to the throne. Chongyi Gong was originally a ceremonial position, which showed that the court treated the early period well. Every day was just food and drink and various entertainments.
When there are major festivals, they go to court, but they have no right to express any opinions. In such an environment, through years of habit, the two young masters have developed a mentality of ignoring state affairs and enjoying the moment.
The two brothers followed the eunuch in and found that the emperor was none other than their classmate from Imperial College, Prince Kang Zhao Gou.
After the ceremony, the emperor gave them a seat and asked the eunuch to serve tea to them. When the two brothers were frightened and flattered, the emperor spoke: "My two beloved ministers have suffered. The court has moved south, and the court situation has been decided. I want to bring Chongyi to the throne."
The title of Duke was passed on to the eldest son, Chai Shuxia, and Chai Shuqiu conferred the title of Chongyi Bo."
The two brothers hurriedly knelt down to express their gratitude. The emperor helped them up and said: "Today, regardless of the righteousness between the king and his ministers, but about the friendship between classmates, a banquet has been prepared in the palace."
The two of them burst into tears with gratitude. After drinking for three rounds, the emperor raised his glass and said: "The sage said, officials do not compete with the people for profit. I heard that two classmates have a porcelain shop in Lin'an. Now that your status is different, it is inconvenient.
How about running a business and taking care of these dirty jobs? How about it being managed by a department in the imperial court and a share of the profits going to the classmates every year?"