A conical transparent glass bottle was moved to the dining table by the servants. In the glass bottle were placed water, apple juice, distilled wine, milk, and even a few dark blue ice cubes. Under the glass bottle was a small golden bowl.
, coal and tobacco were placed inside, and a slender hose was inserted into the mouth of the glass bottle.
The servant lit the coal in the golden bowl, and the blue-grey smoke rose thickly. It was filtered by the mixture in the glass bottle and turned into milky-white smoke, which continued to rise under the action of the residual heat of the coal.
Jing Qingqing bit the hose in her mouth and turned the small steel ball in the adjustment hole in the hose. Finally she found a comfortable rhythm and started puffing away in her wheelchair.
These complex combinations of utensils are the "healthy pastime" that has been popular among the rich in Xuanzhu County for many years - Dinxia. However, compared to the "fairy" name of Dinxia Tuwu, ordinary people who hate the pretentiousness of the rich are more
I would like to call it, smoking hookah.
The tobacco industry is the mainstay of the top industry in the Silver Blood Association, and no chamber of commerce can take over it alone. Now the three major cigarette shops in Xuanzhu County have various chambers of commerce investing in cooperation, and they are not only exported overseas, but also sold throughout Huiyao.
,'Dongyang Cigarette' is also a famous brand.
But of course rich people also know that smoking and drinking are bad for the body, but you still have to enjoy it, otherwise why would you make so much money? Do you want to practice your tactics?
So they invented a 'smoking method' for rich people: first filter the smoke from burning tobacco through a 'water base' mixed with apple juice, milk, and distilled liquor, and then slowly smoke it through a hose, which is both elegant and healthy
, and the taste also has the aroma of milk and wine. In terms of style and taste, it is far more advanced than the smoking method of the mud-legged people.
Once hookah was launched, it immediately became popular throughout Xuanzhu County. Jing Qingqing is a hookah enthusiast who suffers from severe "smoke addiction". Even if he lies in bed, he smokes hookah every day. Just the hookah utensils he has collected over the years are
It can fill a whole room, and is even euphemistically called the "Treasure Hall".
Jing Qingfu actually has no physical illness. Given his status, if he was sick, he would have already asked the medical officer to use phototherapy to completely eliminate the virus. The reason why he is dying at the age of about fifty is not only because of Huiyao Ren
The average life span is low (the strong vitality caused by the activation of mental power actually leads to premature loss of life span), and another major reason is his haze addiction.
Smoking is harmful to health.
After he took a few puffs of cigarette comfortably, Jing Qingqing picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of vegetables, put it in the rice bowl, coughed and said, "Pick up the chopsticks."
The Huifu Hall recalled the sounds of people drinking and drinking, but still no one spoke. No one was in the mood to eat, and all their attention was focused on the main table.
Originally, everyone was ready to cry twice, shed a few tears, wait to eat Jing Qingfu's funeral meal, and then happily welcome the new head of the family. But today, Jing Qingfu was actually able to come out in a wheelchair - could it be that his health has improved?
Or let’s talk about returning to the light.
Many people looked at Jing Zhengfeng, who had been drinking with his head down, and had some vague suspicions in their hearts. The head of the family called the fourth son Jing Zhengfeng back during a family banquet, indicating that he planned to gather all the troubles together and solve them at once.
Jing Qing Cchi's days are indeed numbered.
And tonight, there will also be a big earthquake in the Jing family.
Few people at the main table were interested in eating. Even an outsider like Qing Lan could sense the strange and heavy atmosphere. Only Le Yu and Jing Zhengtang ate and drank as if nothing happened. However, Le Yu was more of a solitary eater, while Jing Zhengtang
He also picks up food for his fiancée Fei Wei.
Le Yu couldn't help but glance at Fei Wei. To be fair, this girl who fascinated the three young masters of the Jing family was not considered to be the most beautiful girl in the country - but she was certainly not ugly. The Jing family also bought servants.
The ugly girl she chose didn't even have the chance to work as a servant in Jingyuan - but whether it was because of Jingzhengtang's support or her own mentality, Feiwei gave people the impression of a demure and unfazed temperament, making people trustworthy but not trustworthy.
Dare to insult.
Suddenly, Jing Zhengfeng put down his wine glass and said, "Tell me, I won't..."
At this time, he glanced at Le Yu who was sitting next to him, noticed Le Yu's elegant and easy-going expression, and immediately mumbled over: "...What on earth do you want to come to me for? My time is very precious.
It’s not like you can have fun all day long.”
Jing Qingqi spat out a puff of white mist and snorted coldly: "Why, can't you even handle this Qinghong Gang mess? Waste is waste."
Jing Zhengfeng was not angry at all, "After all, the Qinghong Gang is a group of desperadoes who dare to kill and fight. Unlike the rice bugs raised by your Jing family, they are much more troublesome to manage."
The rice bugs raised by the Jing family? Workers, servants, or a group of people like them?
Many tribesmen were angry when they heard this, but few dared to stand up and talk to Jing Zhengfeng. After hearing this, Le Yu found out the details of Jing Zhengfeng from his memory and couldn't help but glance at him.
Jing Zhengfeng was a wild species left behind by Jing Qingfu, and he had been living in the slums of the outer city since he was a child. But according to Jing Zhengwei's analysis, Jing Qingqing should have been secretly observing the fourth son, but never took him home until three years ago.
Jing Zhengfeng’s true identity was announced to everyone just now.
At that time, Jing Zhengfeng was already the third leader of the Qinghong Gang, the largest gang in the outer city of Xuanzhu County.
In Xuanzhu County, gangs have always been an unavoidable problem, and it is also the only gray area where various forces can compete with each other. An organization like the Silver Blood Association, which includes government, business, military and government, naturally has many factions within it, and even the top ten major
There are people in the chambers of commerce who are eyeing them. The chambers of commerce in the bottom 40 have a new group of faces almost every ten years. The official military is also undercurrent and the competition is fierce.
All those with vested interests want to maintain their status, and the easiest way to implement it and the most immediate effect is naturally - violence.
But the Assassin Organization does not accept internal orders from the Silver Blood Society, and the merchants are not stupid enough to let Heyang Jun interfere with their competition - that is a huge dimensionality reduction blow that will turn the table.
But a violent gang cannot be formed in a day, and the Silver Blood Society's rules do not allow violent infighting. It's okay if no evidence is left, but if evidence is caught, everyone in the Silver Blood Society will divide themselves and eat them.
Naturally, gangsters have become the choice of all chambers of commerce. They are convenient for training, easy to control, and can be thrown away after use... From the day the Silver Blood Society was established, gangsters have always been the dark side of Xuanzhu County, and those who are brave and aggressive
When young people join profit-seeking gangs, they can easily be controlled by the Silver Blood Society and achieve multiple goals with one stone.
Jing Zhengfeng was able to become the leader of the three gangs at a young age. In addition to his outstanding personal abilities, Jing Qingfu's secret help was absolutely indispensable. Because of Jing Zhengfeng's status, the clan members did not dare to provoke him - there is nothing like violence.
Even more frightening to meat eaters.
The most important thing is that they felt that Jing Qingqi was actually very optimistic about Jing Zhengfeng. In the entire family, only Jing Zhengfeng dared to confront Jing Qingqi, which was enough to explain everything.
It is not impossible if Jing Qingqi supports Jing Zhengfeng to become the leader...
"Desperadoes are difficult to manage, because they have nothing, and those who care about them have weaknesses, and having weaknesses means they can be exploited." Jing Qingqi said calmly: "But you have to remember one thing -
There are only two consequences for being an outlaw, either becoming the latter, or...death. You can now run rampant with your identity as an outlaw, but when you have concerns, you have to bear the backlash brought by this identity."
To put it simply, 'when you go out to work, you will have to pay it back sooner or later', 'how can a person wander in the rivers and lakes without getting stabbed'... Leyu really wanted to say a few gangster quotes to sum it up, but the lobster in his hand was very fragrant.
While eating, I missed the opportunity to show off.
Jing Zhengfeng snorted and did not refute.
Jing Qingqi took another sip of Baixia and said: "Look at how you can't hold your breath... Only Zhengfeng and Zhengtang know how to eat and they should eat. Even if something happens, and you guys are waiting like this, it will just be
It’s just a waste of time.”
Jing Zhengwu shook his head: "Father, we are worried about your physical condition, so we are not in the mood to eat."
Are you saying that I’m not worried about eating a mouthful of fat?
Although this is indeed the case, how did this younger brother manage to sound so sinister in every word he said... Le Yu complained secretly in her heart, while Jing Zhengtang quickly explained: "Father, I, I am also very worried about you!"
"okay."
Jing Qingqi took a few sips of Baixia before slowly saying: "Yinxue will have some objections to the Jing family."
The faces of everyone who listened with their ears suddenly changed when they heard these words!
The Silver Blood Association is not just a union of chambers of commerce, but also includes Quanyuan, the governor of Dongyang, Yun Qinghe, the governor of Heyang, Ge Shiwen, the governor of Heyang Army, Hu Yanxiu, Duke Wanghai, and many other forces. The Silver Blood Association has opinions about the Jing family, which is a serious matter.
It's a small thing, but if it's not handled well, it might be the end of the family!
"Don't be too nervous. In fact, this matter has been going on for a long time. I originally planned to take a few years to deal with it, but...ahem."
Jing Qingqing coughed twice, took another sip of Baixia, and continued: "Our Jing family controls one-third of the plantations around Xuanzhu County. We have five factories and three mines under our control. We are dependent on the Jing family."
There are ten thousand workers and slaves who eat."
"The Silver Blood Association is not so much dissatisfied with the Jing family, but actually dissatisfied with all chambers of commerce that have a large number of workers and slaves. Now that the refugees from Tianji District have come to Dongyang District, the chamber of commerce can choose to hire cheaper and harder-working Tianji people. At the same time, because
War is about to break out in various districts, traffic is cut off, and a large amount of goods cannot be shipped out for sale, ahem..."
"...There are many factors, and the most direct result is that our chamber of commerce shrinks its development, reduces workers' wages or even fires workers...and if the workers cannot survive, they will naturally start to cause trouble, coupled with the instigation and instigation of back-light organizations..."
Jing Qingqi let out a long breath: "Our Jing family alone has had many worker riots in the past few years, and the purpose of the Silver Blood Association is to maintain the stable development of Xuanzhu County... They hope that our Jing family will
The family can control the workers and slaves, but no matter what, don't give the counter-light organizations an opportunity to take advantage of them."
"So..." He looked around and glanced at the four Jing family brothers, "If it were you, how are you going to handle this matter?"
How to deal with it? Give money, give a lot of money, do you want the horse to run without giving it grass? Having more money, less things to do and being close to home, you have to satisfy one, right?
Although my butt is already sitting on the position of a capitalist, my heart is still standing by the poor proletariat.
"Father."
Jing Zhengwu said loudly: "If you want to deal with these rabble, the method couldn't be simpler."
