no soul

(Note 1)

Lin Hong invited Lin to visit his Changying Escort every year. A group of heroes watched curiously. Lin Hong tried his best to wink at them and ask them to behave better. It was a touching picture like the emperor's private visit.

Lin was very satisfied after visiting year by year, and decided to live in his escort agency.

On the second day, the news spread that Ma and Mo were beaten with disheveled hair and rushed out of the alley before besieging Lin Hong.

For a while, there were discussions in the streets and alleys, with different opinions.

Among them, the more popular saying is that his behavior in the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce is becoming more and more perverse, trying to subdue people with force, but now his strength is not as good as before, and he was hanged and beaten instead.

Ma Chengquan knew that Ma Yumo had done this behind his back, and was so angry that he bled.

And Lin Zhunian was so angry that he threw the teacup on the ground!

"Father! My white jade teacup!" Lin Hong was about to bleed.

"Move my son, I'm going to know this little chamber of commerce!" Lin Niannian narrowed his eyes.

Lin Yuenian is obviously a man of action.

On this day, the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce welcomed a distinguished guest, and the five bosses respectfully.

Ma Chengquan shouted that he was far away.

Lin Yuenian is sitting on their guest seat.

After a few courteous conversations, and changing cups, the topic turned to business affairs.

"You said Jiangnan Wharf..." Lin Zhunian played tricks, "Jiangnan Wharf has been inherited by Gouzi. If you need it, you can talk to him."

"Oh, Mr. Lin Yue is in charge now." Ma Chengquan was secretly happy, the persimmon was still soft and easy to pinch.

"No, it's for the youngest son." Lin Yue Nian took a sip of tea, feeling that the tea wasn't very good.

"Oh, it's the young master Lin." Ma Chengquan felt that the persimmon might be better. "I didn't expect the young master to come to the south of the Yangtze River. Disrespect and disrespect, I will treat you with great hospitality in the future."

"You don't know? I've been here for a few months." Lin put down the teacup year by year, pretending to be serious, "It's disrespectful for Lin Hong not to visit the bosses."

Everyone was stunned when they heard the name "Lin Hong".

"Is it Lin Hong from Changying Escort?" Ma Chengquan confirmed it in disbelief.

"Oh, so I know you." Lin Zhunian smiled.

If struck by lightning, the expression on Ma Chengquan's face froze. Unexpectedly, when he squeezed the persimmon, there was a stone inside!

Zhu Lishu was already laughing, and the flower branches were trembling, "Oh, I said that he can't be the queen of a tea merchant from a small town! Boss Lin, your son is really interesting."

"That's what he said?" Lin Zhunian knew that his son never used his name, but wanted to force his way alone. How could he not feel sorry for Lin Zhunian.

"The tiger father has no dogs, and the tiger father has no dogs." Li Ridong laughed awkwardly.

And this sentence severely gouged out Ma Chengquan.

"It's really scary for young people." Jiang Nanchu changed his previous evaluation of "yellow-mouthed children".

Xia Dechen went even further: "I have long said that Mr. Lin is a dragon and a phoenix, not a thing in a pool!"

Everyone present couldn't help but glanced at him.

Feng Ruhui took a sip of tea as if he had nothing to do with it.

"Whoever controls the capital has the right to speak" - Ma Chengquan stumbled hard on this sentence he said.

There is a reason for the prosperity of business in the dynasty. Business is free and flexible, and a government-business cooperation system is implemented. For example, the wharf is operated by businessmen and supervised by the government.

Merchants are in charge of the wharf independently and collect fees, while the government only checks the accounts and collects taxes.This is more flexible, saves a lot of troublesome procedures, and allows free trade.

This system also determines the dominant position of merchant management.In short, if the businessman doesn't nod, you don't even want to use this pier.Of course, you can also choose to place the goods at a terminal farther away, which will increase the cost and risk of travel expenses.

However, the merchants in the south of the Yangtze River are all good players who see the wind and the rudder. They only want profit in their blood, and they will definitely earn a penny if they have money.

The news that Ma Chengquan brought his son to the Changying Escort to apologize has spread widely.

The fact that Jiangnan Wharf was affiliated with the Changying Escort Bureau was also a storm in the city. Instead of the depressive and undercurrents of secretly discussing behind the scenes, Lin Hong's many deeds have become topics that everyone talks about after dinner and tea.

Many people passing by Changying Escort had to take a curious look. Merchants who used to be afraid of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce and did not dare to share the big cake in Lin Hong's hands were moved after hearing the news.

As Lin Hong expected, his Changying Escort Bureau was full of people all of a sudden.

The instigator, Lin Yuenian, had already boarded the carriage back to the capital, "Let's go, your mother is still waiting for me. You should be busy this month, and remember to go home during the Spring Festival."

It was a prophecy, Lin Hong was so busy this month that his forehead and hair were not sticking to his back.The bodyguards under him were too tired to swear, and even Cheng Jinjiu came to help him.No matter how embarrassed Lin Hong was, he would have to ask Han Shan about it.

This month, the grieving ghost seems to be very sensible and didn't come to trouble Lin Hong. Coupled with the continuous success in the southern battlefield, Jiangnan's appreciation of General Tie Ma, Lin Hong felt relieved and was so busy.

Discussions abounded, everyone insisted on their own opinions, and some people were surprised, holding the pier in hand, why should they go to Lu Dart?

In fact, Lin Hong also thought about whether he needs to open up the business of water darts, but the water darts need to buy ships, and larger cargo ships need to be registered with the government. Already saturated.

Just to collect the toll at the pier is three times the profit, so there is no need to share a share with the water dart.

Let's say that Lin Hong is in charge of Jiangnan Wharf. In fact, it was not Ma Chengquan who couldn't sit still the first time, but Li Ridong, the father of Jiangnan water darts.

There's no way around it. Without the Jiangnan Wharf, he is an eagle with its wings broken.He had such a bad fight with Lin Hong at the banquet before, and he was very worried that Lin Hong would directly punish him.

In the early morning of that day, as soon as Lin Hong opened the door of Changying Escort Bureau, he saw Li Ridong lingering at the door.

"Boss Li." Lin Hong said hello.

"Hey! Boss Lin, good morning, I happened to pass by, come and have a look." Li Ridong looked embarrassed, "Boss Lin's bodyguard agency is really good..."

Lin Hong was very clear about why this person came, "Boss Li is amused, since you're here, why don't you come in and have a seat?"

Lin Hong has always been magnanimous, not to mention Li Ridong is a big gold ingot in his eyes at this time!

"Boss Lin is a couple of lovers and cranes." Li Ridong felt relieved, "I'm bothering you."

Besides, when Ma Chengquan brought Ma and Mo Dengmen to apologize that day, Ma and Mo's expressions were as if they had eaten shit, and Zhao Ganglong smiled unceremoniously beside them.

Regarding these manners, Lin Hong is only Pi Liyang Qiu.

Over the past month, the cooperation between Lin Hong and the bosses has stabilized, and he is not so busy that he has no time to eat.

On this day, Lin Hong welcomed a guest from the capital.

Gu Yunshu led the horse and stood at the gate of the Changying Escort Bureau, Jun still had a naughty smile on his face, "Boss Lin's name is handy in Jiangnan, so you can know where it is just by asking."

Lin Hong looked at him. It had been more than a month since that incident, and he hadn't had time to think about how to face him.Embarrassment and more than ten years of friendship are mixed together.

"I heard that your father agreed to your business?" Gu Yunshu asked.

"How do you hear it?" Lin Hong looked at him.Could it be that Lin could still publicize his family affairs year after year?

The two of them were sitting in the room at this time, admiring the snow scene in the courtyard.

The firewood was piled up next to it, and a small stove was heating wine on the table.

White mist came out of the wine, and the aroma of the wine filled the whole room.

"You used to keep a low profile, but recently I have seen the Changying Escort Bureau hyped up in the capital, and I can also find out that the Changying Escort Bureau belongs to the second son of the Lin family." Gu Yunshu laughed, "As long as you ask my father, I know your father agrees. Yes. Congratulations."

Lin Hong was a little surprised. Jiangnan's business was too busy this month, and he didn't have time to take care of other branches. He just sent a message to Liu Feng not to be too cautious.

So that side of the capital must have been promoted by his father.

"Lin Qingquan, you are really good. Last year you bought the Wujun Escort Agency. I thought you were just a whim. I didn't expect you to be a big boss now." Gu Yunshu sighed.

The wine on the small stove was boiling, "cuckoo" was bubbling, the white mist was thicker, and the aroma of the wine was stronger.

"It's just luck." Lin Hong took down the hot wine jug through a wet cloth, and poured the wine into the cup.

"I am still like a waiter for my father, but you are already Boss Lin who can cooperate with the world's number one business." Gu Yunshu did not hesitate to praise him, "I have never borrowed your father's name until now. name."

"I can't help it. It's not like you don't know. What else can I do but force myself?" Lin Hong handed him the wine, took a sip from a glass, and glanced at him, "Don't brag about me, either. There are so many bodyguard bureaus in the world, and I can’t rank the land in the capital—the road is long.”

Gu Yunshu smiled, "Better than me anyway."

The courtyard was deserted, the eaves were covered with snow, the branches and rockery were also covered with snow, the pond was covered with thin ice, and the bright red fish at the bottom of the water were motionless, as if they were asleep.

The snow is falling leisurely.

The cold wind came in and was driven out by the heating of the firewood in the room.

The hatchback was silent for a long time.

"Are you really with him?" Gu Yunshu's endless words broke the silence.

But both of them knew what he meant.

"Yeah." Lin Hong sipped his wine with drooping eyes.

Gu Yunshu was mentally prepared early in the morning. Hearing his affirmative attitude, his expression still became very stiff, and his tense jaw line trembled slightly, "May I ask why?"

"Why..." Lin Hong looked at Dongxue in the courtyard, and he began to think about what Wanguchuan was to him.

perhaps……

It is a guardian who will never be absent in times of danger.

It was the voice of fear, "Don't be afraid, I am here."

It is a light sentence of "I support you" in confusion and helplessness, like a light in a dark room.

It is the person he is willing to follow without hesitation.

The person he is willing to give everything out of the tray.

He is willing to reveal all the truth and weakness with him.

Whenever I think of him, there is an indescribable tenderness stuck in my heart, choked in my throat.

What's more, with intentional intentions...

It was... the person he wanted to spend his life with.

"There's no reason, it's because I like it." Lin Hong looked at Gu Yunshu, with a hint of helplessness in his clear eyes.

Gu Yunshu's eyes flickered slightly, his heart clenched, and a chill and dull pain spread from it all over his body.He didn't say a word, didn't look at Lin Hong again, leaned on the chair and looked at the courtyard, but his eyes were empty, as if all his strength had been taken away.

Lin Hong glanced at him and said nothing.

The air became quiet, and the whole room could only hear the sound of the wine boiling slightly.

"En." After a while, Gu Yunshu responded.

In fact, Gu Yunshu had thought a lot about it for more than a month, and he understood it, but he still felt uncomfortable when he heard Lin Hong say it himself.

He was thinking, if he had not feared too much and expressed his heart to Lin Hong earlier, would Lin Hong agree?

He didn't ask, if it was just if, he was afraid of hearing the answer - he knew very well that Lin Hongruo had more affection for him than the general, and he would have kept it for himself after hearing his confession at the banquet that day, instead of Chase to the south.

He wanted to save some affection for himself.

Gu Yunshu didn't stay for long, and left the next day.When he left, he said to Lin Hong: "Lin Hong, listen carefully to me. If you change your mind later, I won't wait for you."

Lin Hong smiled, that's exactly what he hoped, "Young Master Gu, go slowly and return to the capital to treat you to a drink."

Gu Yunshu rode on the horse and waved to him from a distance without looking back.

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Note 1: Thoughts of Yunshu: Missing among friends.