Catch the wind

Gu Xiongfei has received a thorough civilized education, and at the same time, like an old man, he persistently divides people into three, six, and nine classes.For Lin Zisen who came to the door suddenly, he didn't know whether he had to meet him personally, because the other party was really just a buddy.

Frowning and walking into the living room with a cigarette in his mouth, he scribbled a nod to Lin Zisen, and asked vaguely without addressing him, "Is Ziling okay?"

Lin Zisen was wearing a worn satin trousers and jacket, which looked plain and neat, and his white face was well-groomed, with nothing obstructing the eyes from head to toe.He was already a bit hunchbacked, but this time he bent his waist down a little more, and made a submissive gesture: "The young master is still the same, please ask me to take care of the uncle."

Gu Xiongfei was very happy when he heard this.Sitting down and taking a puff of a cigarette, he nodded and said without words: "Is your boat going to stop here again?"

Lin Zisen replied politely: "Yes, there is something wrong with Tianjin and it is difficult to solve, so this time we still have to dock in Qingdao."

Gu Xiongfei continued to nod: "Oh."

Then he put out the cigarette butt in the glass ashtray at hand, completely speechless.The room fell silent, Gu Xiongfei was thinking about how to drive Lin Zisen away, but before he could think of a perfect solution, Lin Zisen suddenly sighed—"Ah", it was a sincere and heavy sound.

"Master." He opened his mouth immediately, staring at the ground, not daring to raise his head: "Although you and the young master don't have the same surname, in terms of blood, we are still a family. The old man is gone, and our wife is gone too. , the only one who can talk to the young master, I think about it, is you."

Gu Xiongfei never expected that he would say this, and couldn't help being taken aback: "What's the matter?"

Lin Zisen smiled reluctantly, and then continued: "Master, to be honest, I grew up in Ye's parents since I was a child. I left when I was a teenager, and was brought back by the young master a few years ago. When the young master was young , I even carried him on my back and hugged him. Speaking of Yue Yue, although I am a servant, I have feelings for the young master, and I really hope that the young master will go to school."

Speaking of this, he raised his head and glanced at Gu Xiongfei: "The young master is promising, smart and able to endure hardships. He has already earned gold and silver at a young age. There is only one thing in my heart, and I don't think it's right. , I disagree."

Gu Xiongfei raised his chin: "If you have something to say, what's the matter?"

Lin Zisen smiled wryly: "It's the young master's addiction."

Gu Xiongfei immediately turned serious - he couldn't let Ye Xueshan smoke the opium, the reason why he didn't mention it a while ago was because he wanted to win Ye Xueshan over first.Otherwise, if there is nothing good to say between the enemies, it is useless if the other party does not listen to what you say.Staring at Lin Zisen, he asked, "I know, do you smoke opium?"

Lin Zisen lowered his head: "The young master is too addicted to cigarettes, he is about to take morphine."

Gu Xiongfei frowned: "What?!"

Lin Zisen said calmly: "Master, do you still remember that winter? You slapped our young master twice, and I grabbed your collar to fight you desperately? I will give up anything for the young master; but No matter how thoughtful I am, I'm still a buddy. The young master doesn't take my words seriously. I can't help it. I saw that the young master reconciled with you at the beginning of the year, so I took this opportunity to come to you. You are a big brother, so I can't just see you Let your younger brother go bad, besides, you have weight in your words and you are well-informed, so you must have more ideas than us. Let's see what should be done about this matter, how can we make the young master quit smoking?"

Gu Xiongfei frowned and remained silent for a while.Although he looked down on Lin Zisen, there was nothing wrong with what Lin Zisen said today.Lin Zisen can think of this, shouldn't he take some action?Preoccupied, he lit another cigarette for himself, and said in a puffy voice, "If you want me to see, I should just tie him up for ten or eight days!"

Lin Zisen waved his hand immediately: "Don't, that can kill people."

Gu Xiongfei had another idea: "It can also be sent to a foreign hospital for drug rehabilitation!"

Lin Zisen was speechless this time, and after a long silence, he opened his mouth again: "Also, can you persuade the young master to change his business? The young master has no shortage of tobacco and earth, and he has a heavy addiction. Can it be good?"

Gu Xiongfei raised his eyes to look at him, and suddenly doubts arose in his heart: "I didn't see it, but you are a loyal servant. But if the tobacco and soil business stops, won't you also lose your money?"

Lin Zisen smiled: "Master, I have money, enough for me to live. Besides, no matter what business the young master does, he will keep me as the shopkeeper. No matter whether the young master thinks highly of me or not, I see the young master as a relative gone."

Gu Xiongfei lowered his eyes and stared at the cigarette between his fingers, and calmly blew the ash gently: "Words are good words, deeds are also good deeds, but whoever does it becomes a bad person. After your young master gets rich, I can't afford to provoke him. It's fine if he doesn't turn against me, how dare I control him?"

Lin Zisen smiled bitterly for a long time, his face was bloodless, his body was thin and tall, and the edges and corners could be seen in his clothes: "Yes, yes, I understand what you mean. After all, my uncle and our young master are just brothers. Favor, it is my duty not to help, I understand this truth. I took the liberty today, and I told the old man all the words. Don’t be offended by the old man, and don’t tell our young master. The young master doesn’t like to hear these things, he always thinks I’m long-winded, you see He beat me, and there is still a scar on my head. If you know that I have come to you to complain, and the young master gets angry, I will suffer again. I said this today, and you listened, and that’s it. "

After saying this, he bent over with a smile, and then made a gesture to retreat: "I'm not bothering you today, I have nothing else to do, so I'm leaving."

Gu Xiongfei raised his hand and simply moved a finger: "Come back!"

Lin Zisen looked at him: "Master, do you have any orders?"

Gu Xiongfei asked: "Where do you live?"

Lin Zisen hurriedly reported his address, Gu Xiongfei remembered it in his heart, then put his elbow on the armrest of the chair, and waved his hand lightly as if he was about to flick soot.Lin Zisen bowed knowingly, and left quietly.

Gu Xiongfei couldn't see through Lin Zisen, and felt that Lin Zisen was not a good person.

A person who is not a good person suddenly ran over and said a lot of good things heartily, which made people very confused.Gu Xiongfei has a good memory, he recalled Lin Zisen's words from beginning to end, and found no mistakes.Lin Zisen didn't seem to need to frame him - he didn't think he was a good person, but he just thought about it in his heart and didn't say it to his face.Back then Lin Zisen threatened him, but it was also because he hit Ye Xueshan, Lin Zisen was the protector.

As for Ye Xueshan's opium addiction, it must be resolved.Ye Xueshan is a young bastard, he can't be a bastard with him.If you don’t quit now, you will have to quit in the future.But how far will it be in the future?Could it be so far that Ye Xueshan has already taken morphine and smoked white noodles?

Gu Xiongfei didn't want to annoy Ye Xueshan, the two brothers finally developed a little affection, the good medicine was bitter, and the good advice was harsh, he treats Ye Xueshan now mainly by coaxing, he dare not take the good medicine and the good advice out easily.But watching the other party degenerate for the sake of superficial peace is not true love.Gu Xiongfei is used to self-willedness, words and deeds against his will, he will not last long.

After hesitating for a long time, he drew up several proposals in his mind, arranged them side by side and weighed them repeatedly.No matter how you weigh it, the Huairou policy is certain, because Ye Xueshan obviously prefers softness to toughness.

After thinking for half a month, he didn't come up with a clear idea, but he came up with a well-founded speech.It is rare for him to be reasonable with others, and now he has repeatedly deliberated on the speech draft for a long time, and he thinks this draft is perfect.At that time, if you speak to Ye Xueshan sonorously, even if the other party is a stubborn rock, it's time to get enlightened.

General Shen was here to train the navy in name, but in fact, he was mainly escaping the summer heat in Laoshan, and had no real business to do.Gu Xiongfei ran to ask him for leave, saying he wanted to go home; General Shen regarded him like a nephew, so naturally he refused to make things difficult, and let him play around.

So on a hot summer afternoon, he boarded the train with Lin Zisen and headed north back to Tianjin.The journey was long and boring. Gu Xiongfei carefully observed Lin Zisen's every move. He saw that this man didn't talk much. He seemed to have nothing else on his mind except studying a book in his hand. Except that he didn't look like a good person, everything else was fine. It is good.Say he is a gangster, he is much neater and more civilized than a gangster; say he is a decent guy, but the ferocity of a desperado lingers in the corners of his eyes and brows, lingering.

Gu Xiongfei had never dealt with this kind of person, so he almost felt that Lin Zisen was a freak.Lin Zisen would enter his box every once in a while, bring him a pot of cold boiled water, or call him to the dining car for dinner.When Gu Xiongfei was eating and drinking, Lin Zisen would occasionally glance at him, seeing that he had broad shoulders, broad back, and a majestic appearance, with tendons bulging inside his snow-white shirt, probably because he often boarded ships and went out to sea, he was dark, even black. The style is well-proportioned, and it looks like it was posted by doing nothing, which is completely different from the blackness of coolies on the dock.

Lin Zisen looked at his blackness, and thought of Ye Xueshan's whiteness, he clenched his teeth involuntarily.A chill in his heart forced his face to turn blue. He thought that his wife would follow Mr. Gu in the end, and he must keep his wife's flesh and blood.Why should the Ye family belong to the Gu family from generation to generation?

After one night, the train arrived in Tianjin.Gu Xiongfei thought that his image was not in a mess, so he went directly to Ye Mansion if he wanted to.But as Lin Zisen took two steps under the sun, he always felt something was wrong.

After rethinking the cause and effect, and weighing the golden words in his heart, he thought that his paranoia was very unreasonable.Bending down and getting into the Ye family's car that came to pick up the station, he warned himself in his heart: "Don't lose your temper, no matter how disobedient he is, you have to be patient, don't hit anyone, absolutely don't hit anyone."