It's hard to be a prodigal

Boss Lin was afraid that he would have long nights and dreams. He was afraid that Jiang Zong would sit on the ground and raise the price tonight, so he loaded the jade into Jiang Zong's backyard overnight, reconciled the account with Jiang Zong, paid the money with one hand and delivered the goods with the other, and got 20 taels of silver invoice. , Boss Lin breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Zong wasn't idle either, he ordered Jiang Heng to go out overnight to hire a bodyguard bureau to escort the bodyguards to the capital, and he stayed in the warehouse to bury his head in trying to identify which ones looked familiar, and picked out about thirty pieces all night and put them away.

People came from the capital, and the carriage was parked outside the Jiang family compound, with a brocade banner of De Yunchang hanging on the carriage.

Deyunchang is the largest jewelry store in the capital. Jiang Zong went to the capital with his father to stay for a while when he was young, and met many noble sons. In his previous life, he had always been friends with several noble masters. Benefit a lot.

A young man in Tsing Yi got out of the carriage, with mandarin ducks and water roses hanging on his waist, and a hookah with ice flowers and jade rods in his hand.

Yu Shi got off the carriage, Jiang Heng was waiting in front of the door, there was no one else.

"Brother Yu Shi." Jiang Heng waved enthusiastically.

"What kind of pomp and circumstance, just arrange for a little boy to welcome this young master." Yu Shi took a puff of cigarette, rubbed Jiang Heng's head vigorously with his hands wearing rings of various gemstones, and smiled, "Have you grown so big? Last time you How old was brother when I brought you to my house? You insisted on showing me your penis, and I would cry if I didn’t look at you, I really remember it.”

"Nonsense!" Jiang Heng was taken aback for a moment, his face turned red immediately, he turned around and left, "I hate it as much as Jiang Zong..."

"Small and heartless, it's useless for me to send gifts every year." Yu Shi pursed his thin lips with a smile, and stepped into the Jiang family compound wearing a light green thin fur.

De Yunchang's carriage was parked outside, attracting passers-by to look into Jiang's courtyard frequently.

The second uncle came back from a bird walk in the morning, and saw De Yunchang's carriage parked outside Jiang Zong's courtyard, so he rubbed his chin and thought about it, why did this poor young master suddenly become shrewd, no, it must be a blind cat who hit him to death Rat, let him pick it up.

Don't underestimate the enemy next time.

He had just paid 2 taels of silver for nothing from Jiang Zong's side. He regretted it for a long time when he returned home. He racked his brains to figure out how to get the money back, so he quickly called a young man to inquire, "What's going on here?"

The young man rubbed his hands and replied, "Second Master, Eldest Young Master brought a lot of stones from Boss Lin last night. I think Second Master De Yunchang is here to discuss business with our Young Master."

The second uncle's brows were frowned, and he thought to himself, the second son of De Yunchang came to Jinzhou to discuss business in person, it must not be a small amount.

The little servant squeezed the shoulders of the second uncle obsequiously, "Second master, the Lin family jade shop was smashed, do you know about this?"

The second uncle was surprised: "Are you okay in the morning?"

"That's right." The boy also scratched his head inexplicably, "A group of bandits asking for debts are still smashing there."

The second uncle rubbed his chin, showing a sly smile, and whispered to the boy: "Look closely at the young master, if you have any news, come and tell me."

"Okay, second master."

The second uncle still remembered that Jiang Zong let him take 2 taels of silver for nothing, so he had to pay back.

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Jiang Zong personally brought back a box of stones from the storeroom, wiped his hands to rest.

Yu Shi stepped into the threshold of the lobby, and the hookah lightly touched Jiang Zong's earlobe, which gave Jiang Zong a scald, and he kicked his head when he turned his head: "Fuck you."

"Miss me." Yu Shi smiled and sat down in the chair without hesitation, took a puff of cigarette, gently held the jade pole with his slender fingertips, crossed Erlang's legs, and poured himself a cup of tea.

When an old friend whom he hadn't seen for many years met again, Jiang Zong was in a daze, looking at Yu Shi who was ten years younger than he remembered.

The last time I saw him in the previous life, he had already described him as haggard, weak and lingering sick, dying of tuberculosis, and he was no longer the appearance of this noble son who shines everywhere he goes.

"Smack it! Smash you to death sooner or later!" Jiang Zong snatched the hookah from Shi Shi's hand, his chest heaved up and down excitedly, and he put the beautiful and luxurious hookah heavily on another table, "I tell you, you If you smoke this again, the two of us will break up. You don’t even know how miserable your death was in your previous life.”

Yu Shi was stunned, and said embarrassingly: "...Why are you crazy. I came all the way from the capital, and you didn't treat me to a good meal first, and then you just let me have a good meal, and you scolded me. It's not appropriate."

No matter how loud the conversation is, Jiang Zong sighed deeply, well, Lord Yan still can't stop the ghost who wanted to die, so he had to give up.

He pointed to the box at hand: "This batch is what I wrote in the letter. It's a total of 2000 yuan. I'll pick out [-] windows for you to see."

Yu Shi just drank tea: "I'm tired, tell me something, I believe you."

Jiang Zong took a few pieces and placed them in front of the world, and said truthfully: "It is indeed a good product, look at this, the piece with the window is violet, I reckon it is peach blossom and red toon inside, this size can open six bracelets, it must increase. "

This is one of the three top grade rough stones that Jiang Zong gambled in his previous life, Jiang Zong still remembers it fresh.

Yu Shi burst out laughing and sprayed Jiang Zong's face with tea: "Fart, six bracelets... I don't know you yet, I just guessed that you are in trouble now, so I will lend you the 20 taels of silver Yes, you use it first, and pay back when you have money."

"Don't believe me?" Jiang Zong raised the corner of his mouth contemptuously, "I asked you to come here because there is really money to be made, you believe me."

"It's hard for a god to break an inch of jade, how do you know what you said is accurate." Yu Shi looked at him with his chin on his hands, "You still want to make money, oh, let's go, let's go to Maple Leaf Residence and have fun."

"...Jiang Heng." Jiang Zong sent Jiang Heng to run errands again, "Go and borrow the jade saber from Boss Lin, so that you can open Master Yu's eyes."

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Jiang Heng was used to receiving emissaries, and knew that it was useless to refute, so he had to run away.

Soon came back out of breath, two young servants came in carrying Jie Yudao, Jiang Heng ran to Jiang Zong in a panic, and whispered: "It's not good, Boss Lin took the money and ran away, and he didn't return the money to the bank." Yinzi, when I went there, the jade shop of the Lin Family was already empty, and it was smashed to pieces by the big brothers sent by Cheng Yun to ask for debts, I saw no one was paying attention, so I picked up the Xie Yudao that was thrown on the ground..."

Jiang Zong frowned: "Don't worry about it, just pretend you don't know."

Yu Shi has no doubts about Jiang Zong's ability to do business, that is, he basically has no ability.He just came to visit his old friends. He didn't care about gambling on stones or anything, and he didn't believe that such a small place in Jinzhou could produce any good products.

Once the material is opened, the face is full of thick purple, pure and clear.

Yu Shi's gaze was immediately attracted, and he squatted on the ground, his eyes full of shock.

De Yunchang's second son has a very high vision, ordinary jadeite can't get into his eyes at all, but the piece in front of him has only a thin layer of stone skin. There are traces of emerald green floating flowers, which can be roughly compared in the world, and the six perfect spring ribbon bracelets, 20 taels of silver, can return nearly half of the book in one fell swoop.

"Fuck." Yu Shi raised his head slowly, staring at Jiang Zong in a daze, "It's amazing."

The corner of Jiang Zong's mouth raised contemptuously: "A dog's eyes look down on people."

"Woof, woof, woof!" Yu Shi threw himself on Jiang Zong like a dog who saw flesh and bones, and asked him in a low voice, holding back his excitement, "Which fool is willing to sell 20 taels for [-] of this good-looking product! "

Jiang Zong pointed to the box of uncut stones: "Just this box, I will guarantee that you can earn blood, bring these back to show your father, and compare your brother."

The reason why De Yunchang was able to grow so big was because Yu Shi's uncle was a high official in the court. Jiang Zong initially befriended Yu Shi because he was interested in being rich and powerful. Later, he became friends with him.

If there is a chance, Jiang Zong also needs the protection of an official, so that the business can go smoothly.

Yu Shi was not satisfied: "You make a price, I'll pick a few."

Jiang Zong also knew Yu Shi's temperament, so he asked the price directly: "80 taels, 400 taels for each, and 2000 yuan of stones for you to take away together. To be honest, the remaining materials are of average quality, but there are some good ones, you Open these few pieces in public, and the rest will not worry about selling regardless of its quality, and how to price it will depend on your ability."

The inside story of the stone gambling business is clearer than Jiang Zong in the world, but he is used to haggling: "You can earn 60 taels just by changing hands, isn't it too much, and I will pay you the capital."

Jiang Zong smiled: "I don't want you to be able to sell this good deal? I can't let you lose money, just these six spring ribbon bracelets can be sold for hundreds of thousands. Don't talk nonsense, 80 taels is less than a penny None discussed."

"Then tell me a few more, I know." Yu Shi gently rubbed his hands.

Jiang Zong lowered his voice: "You take it home and cut it yourself. If you cut too much, you will not be safe on the road. There is an ice species emperor green in it."

Yu Shi's eyes suddenly rounded: "Really! How the hell do you know?!"

"...Don't worry about it. If you can't cut it out, come back and ask me to refund the money. And don't smoke your cigarettes again. Listen to me and you're right."

Jiang Heng watched from the side, and was terrified when he heard it. He had never seen so much money in his life, and the two of them chopped back and forth like buying vegetables.

How could he not know when his elder brother became so powerful.

The two had a light meal at home, and they didn't delay in the world. They went to the bank to get the banknote that night, and explained it carefully to the escort, and asked the escort to set off overnight to send the goods back to Deyunchang, the capital.

Jiang Zong led Jiang Heng to watch the loading, and Yu Shi talked to his old friends from the security agency for a while. The old friends wanted to keep them for dinner, and they planned to go to the Maple Leaf Residence to find a girl to play with. Jiang Zong didn't sleep all night, he was really tired, He took Jiang Heng back first.

The two walked home leisurely.

With 60 taels of silver bills in his sleeve, Jiang Heng was both surprised and happy. A few days ago, he was still worrying about food and clothing in the future, but today he has become a wealthy businessman. He followed Jiang Zong happily while covering his heart, and asked him from time to time: "I didn't expect you to be so good at making money. Why did you suddenly become enlightened?"

Jiang Zong sneered: "It doesn't matter whether it's big or small, all the books are read in the dog's stomach."

When I went back, it was already dark, and I happened to pass by the Linjiayu shop on the way. The good shop was smashed to pieces, the plaque was also taken off, split open and burned on the spot, and now there is still a pile of ashes in front of the door.

A few dark figures squatted under the low wall not far away.

Seeing Jiang Zong, he suddenly stood up.

Five or six burly men with sticks in their hands blocked the way of the two of them.

A big man in the lead asked: "Master Zong, we have been waiting for you for a long time. Some people said that they saw you and Lin Fusheng going to Yingchun Building for dinner the night before yesterday. Is that true?"

The surrounding area was already gloomy, and there were gangsters blocking the way in front of him. Jiang Heng was a little scared, and lightly grabbed Jiang Zong's clothes. Jiang Zong pulled Jiang Heng behind him to protect him, raised his chin slightly, and replied: " After dinner, Lin Fusheng wanted to ask me to buy his stones, and I also chipped in to buy them, but Lin Fusheng’s grandson lied to me, and now I have a pile of rotten stones in my hands, so I’m sorry!”

In his previous life, Jiang Zong had been doing business in silence to make a fortune, and he was most afraid of revealing his wealth when he was outside. He arranged for the bodyguard team to set off overnight because he was afraid of being targeted by thieves. Get out, hateful.

The big man sneered: "But I heard that the second son of De Yunchang went to your place yesterday and hired a bodyguard team to transport a lot of goods from your yard. Hehe, Master Zong, I'm afraid he made a lot of money."

Jiang Heng asked Jiang Zong tremblingly: "They want to grab the money? Is there any law... Besides, we earned it, why should we pay back the money for Lin Fusheng..."

Jiang Zong snorted softly: "It's the gangsters hired by Chengyun Bank to watch the scene. They only pay money for business. How can they see the king's law?"

"I ran to the count of three, do you hear me?" Jiang Zong gritted his teeth and said, "One, two, three!"

Jiang Zong dragged Jiang Heng back and ran back, turning around and running in the dark alleys of Jinzhou City. Not far away, five or six burly men with sticks, knives and guns were chasing after him.

Turning around another alley, the moonlight was just blocked by dark clouds, and the entire Jinzhou City became pitch black, and I couldn't see my fingers.

Jiang Zong took Jiang Heng to hide in a dark alley, covered Jiang Heng's mouth, panting in a low voice: "Don't make any noise..."

Cursing in a low voice: "Fuck it, I really can't make money, bloody disaster, bloody disaster...the more you earn, the more unlucky you will be."

Blame him for forgetting this when he saw Qian Yan's head was so hot.

Suddenly felt a tight shoulder.

Jiang Zong twitched in shock, let go of Jiang Heng's mouth, and accidentally leaned into the arms of the man behind him.

The man blew on a torch, reflecting a young face.

"It's all right." Le Lian held up the torch and gave Jiang Zong a hand.

Jiang Zong's palm was cold. He felt the child's palm was warm and comfortable to hold, so he secretly squeezed it.

Lelian frowned and retracted his hand.

At this time, several big men had already chased up, seeing the fire here, they rushed over one after another.

Le Lian pushed Jiang Zong and Jiang Heng towards the exit of the alley: "Go home, I'll take care of it here."

Jiang Heng frowned: "Stop being brave, go, they are not vegetarians!"

Jiang Zong looked at him silently, with complicated eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

Le Lian was stunned.

His family had never expressed such concern to him, and he could imagine being abandoned by all his family without hesitation when he was in danger.

He saw Jiang Zong running away with Jiang Heng all the time, and he never wanted to give up his brother and run for his life for a moment.

"Go away." Le Lian dropped them and walked slowly towards the big men who came over.

The dark clouds gradually dispersed, and the moonlight re-illuminated the alleys of Jinzhou City.

Le Lian pulled out a blood-red patterned knife from his back waist, his eyes were stern, his figure was tall and straight, exuding an air of madness unique to young people.