Stage [Republic of China]

. "I don't know which Lord Qin it is?"

"Which Master Qin could it be?" Dong Linchang coughed and cleared his throat with a slightly unnatural expression on his face. "It's the Qin Shou, Lord Xiao Qin, who was recently sent from Jibei City, whom the emperor particularly appreciates."

Qin Shou's name is thunderous, and it sounds like "beast", but no one would choose such an ugly name.

Xu Jishan's heart skipped a beat, and she instantly thought of Qin Ershao, who was notorious in Jibei City.No way, what a coincidence?Furthermore, the emperor has escaped from Jibei City, why did he send such a guy over before leaving?

Sure enough, Dong Linchang went on to say: "This Lord Xiaoqin was originally from Li Daotai in Jibei City, uh, brother-in-law. Something happened to Li Daotai, the emperor was furious, and specially sent him to patrol the Eight Houses to investigate the rebels."

I'm really afraid of what's coming.

While speaking, there was a loud sound of leather boots stamping outside, followed by the rattling of the saber at his waist.

Xu Jishan raised his eyebrows, and saw Second Young Master Qin come in from the door swaggeringly, wearing a flower feather top issued by the court, with tassels on his hat, and white gloves on his hands, nondescript.Only that annoying face remained the same.

"Hehe, I didn't expect that we would meet again, Mr. Xu."

Xu Jishan had no choice but to walk up to him with a smile on her face, and said humbly, "Two days ago, I heard that the Jingxi Mansion had newly appointed officials, but I didn't expect it to be the Second Young Master, haha!"

Second Major General Qin stared. "Second Young Master, you can also call him that?"

Xu Jishan's expression remained unchanged, she immediately lowered her head respectfully, bowed and cupped her hands. "Yes, Xiaomin has met Mr. Qin."

"Remove the word 'small'!"

"Yes, Xiaomin has met Mr. Qin. Mr. Qin said everything!"

Only then did Qin Ershao snort in satisfaction, with his nostrils upturned, and lazily said: "Before you came out of Jibei City, you promised me two hundred catties of tung oil...but you still owe it to this day."

Xu Jishan looked up and saw Qin Ershao pointing two fingers at him triumphantly, and the white gloves kept shaking under his eyes, so she said with a smile on her face: "I have already got the tung oil, but I just met the Yellow River Fengdu. No, I was thinking about it day and night, and I wanted to send it to Master Qin sooner!"

"You don't need to go all the way to deliver it right now." Qin Ershao coughed and became more arrogant. "Now that I have come to Jingxi Mansion, I will take these two hundred catties of tung oil back with me today."

Grab it at the door.

Xu Jishan's teeth itch with hatred, but she didn't dare to show it publicly, and she had to flatter her against her will. "If that's the case, I'll bother Mr. Qin. Xiaomin will arrange for the guys to load the car, and the car will follow Mr. Qin back to the Yamen."

Qin Ershao was probably satisfied, and snorted again, looking around. "Businessman Xu really knows how to enjoy himself. No matter where he goes, the food and supplies are as good as the imperial palace."

Now that the emperor is gone, even Qin Ershao, who wears Hua Ling, dares to make fun of the palace.

Xu Jishan's heart became more and more heavy.

The chaotic situation outside was probably much more serious than he thought.

"Boss Xu? Big businessman Xu?" Dong Linchang was elbowing him.

Xu Jishan came back to his senses, Qin Ershao was talking about how his house was suitable for living with his nostrils upturned.Qin Ershao first boasted that the front of the house was spacious and more suitable for garrison patrols, then he raised his white-gloved fingers and sneered a few times.

Xu Jishan frowned, and began to scold her in her heart.

Dong Linchang whispered into his ear, "Boss Xu, what do you mean...?"

Xu Jishan glanced at Dong Linchang, her face remained motionless behind her thin gold-rimmed glasses, and she said haha ​​in a moderate voice. "The reason why Xu was able to settle down here is all due to the care of the court and other places. Logically, Mr. Dong, you are right, but there are more than a dozen people living in this house, if there is no place to stay It's all gone, what do you ask Xu to do? According to Mr. Dong, is it possible that Xu will take them to live on the street?"

"...Ah? That's not what it means." Dong Linchang didn't expect him to be so tricky, and deliberately pointed at Sang and scolded Huai in front of Second Young Master Qin.

Xu Jishan is used to wearing gold-rimmed glasses to pretend to be gentle, so it's unexpected that he would reject it in public.

Dong Linchang choked, and laughed awkwardly while twisting his goatee. "It's just... Mr. Qin appreciates you very much."

The blue veins on Xu Jishan's forehead kept twitching. Looking at Er Shao Qin who was looking towards him full of mouthfuls, she held back her anger and said calmly, "I have another building similar to this one."

Qin Ershao raised his white-gloved fingers again and snorted.

Since ancient times, if you are not afraid of county magistrates, you are afraid of current management.Xu Jishan had no choice but to suspend her anger and put on a smiling face. "The main thing is this place. I have lived in Xiaomin before. But that place is brand new, with servants and guys ready-made. If you don't mind, I will arrange it for you."

"En." Qin Ershao nodded in satisfaction, then put down his fingers, raised his feet to sit on the top, picked up the teacup, and blew on the tea foam.

The lid of the cup brushed against the rim of the teacup, making a crisp jingle.

Xu Jishan breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that today's catastrophe was barely over.

After Qin Ershao took a sip of tea, he didn't fart anymore and stood up directly.Dong Linchang followed closely behind.When they were leaving, the twenty Japanese gendarmes also turned around and followed Qin Ershao out in unison.

Probably, even the emperor who was hiding in Jibei City asked the Dongyang people to make him a puppet. This Second Young Master Qin probably has two masters above him.One is the emperor who drank milk tea and rode a horse far away on the prairie, and the other is an oriental man who is now increasingly in power in Jingxi Prefecture.

Xu Jishan held back her anger, and sent the disaster star out of the house with a smile on her face.Qin Ershao took cavalrymen with him. When they went out, they got on their horses one after another. The sound of bayonets in their long military boots made people's eardrums hurt.Twenty or so horses galloped past, splashing dust all over the place.

"Boss?" The old housekeeper came back to ask for instructions after serving Dong Linchang, the chairman of the chamber of commerce, to sit in a dark green soft velvet sedan chair. "Can you add another box to it?"

The so-called adding another box means that in addition to the two hundred catties of tung oil specified by Qin Ershao, some more golden Buddha, silver dollar and jade objects must be obtained.

"Add! Add everything that needs to be added. There is also Dong's house, you can also ask people to go over and take care of it."

"Yes, Master."

Xu Jishan waved his hand and directed the old butler to have thirty mule carts transported from his business.

More than half an hour later, the mule cart, carrying tung oil and boxes, also followed Qin Ershao one after another, and ran leisurely to the government road yamen.

Xu Jishan watched the gendarmerie horse team and the mule caravan of her own business go away, then brushed off her sleeves and pinched the bridge of her nose tiredly.But as soon as he stepped into the Japanese gymnasium, he immediately put on a rascal smile.

Shui Jiu was standing at the door of the inner hall waiting for him.Although it is a Japanese-style house, it still retains some Western style.Under the carved brick wall, Shui Jiu looked at him quietly, her water chestnut lips slightly pursed.

Xu Jishan met the man's clear eyes, and felt sore for some reason, and then softened again.He walked forward quickly, grabbed the back of Shui Jiu's cold white hand with his big hand, and asked him with a playful smile, "Is the play good?"

"I heard that Second Young Master Qin is here."

Xu Jishan was startled, and in the blink of an eye, Shui Jiu just looked at him quietly without saying a word.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen." Xu Jishan shook Shui Jiu's hand, sighed, and said, "The world is in such a chaotic state, no matter what, there will always be unsatisfactory things. But as long as you deal with it carefully, nothing major will happen. "

Shui Jiu's eyes fell on the hands of the two who were clasped together. After a long time, she also sighed faintly. "I'm afraid that he will have a grudge in his heart about the incident at Paramount."

Xu Jishan paused, looked into Shui Jiu's eyes hesitantly, and carefully observed his expression. "Then... these days, or do you stay in the courtyard first?"

After thinking about it, before Shui Jiu could answer, he laughed to himself again. "I'm afraid you'll be bored."

"I'm not afraid, and I'm not bored either." Shui Jiu lowered her eyelids and said lightly, "As long as I don't cause trouble for you, I don't care what I do."

Xu Jishan's breathing was stagnant, and she couldn't help leaning towards his cold white jade-like cheek.A kiss wanted to fall, but he didn't dare, hesitated, and finally choked out a sentence: "I won't allow you to be wronged like this."

"But..." Shui Jiu hesitated to speak.

"Ajiu!" Xu Jishan interrupted him with a hoarse voice, rubbing against the man's cheek. "You are doing this for me, and I am very happy in my heart."

After Xu Jishan finished speaking, she carefully raised Shui Jiu's hand and pressed it to her heart.

Both of them fell silent for a while.

48, 48

◎"Call me, Ji Shan"◎

After twenty cars of tung oil and ten cars of private goods were delivered, the cordon off the gate of Xu's house, and Xu Jishan was able to come in and out freely again.

That night, he had a complicated meal with Shui Jiu.Shui Jiu only moved his chopsticks twice from the beginning to the end, and it was Xu Jishan who coaxed him to barely drink half a bowl of gruel.After that, no matter how Xu Jishan tried to persuade her, she refused to eat any more.

Xu Jishan was afraid that this person would make something wrong, so she forced a smile and said: "Ah, tomorrow morning, I'll go find a Yue opera troupe, you love this one. It's okay, teach them a little bit, and it's also good to give them advice."

Shui Jiu lowered his eyes and didn't say a word, nor did he make any excuses. What he sang was actually Kunqu Opera.

At night, when Xu Jishan brought Shui Jiu to the door again, Shui Jiu finally spoke quietly. "I'm afraid Jingxi Mansion won't stay long, why don't you send me away?"

Xu Jishan choked for breath. "Let's go, let's go together."

Probably in the smoke den, the two of them had exhausted their conversation, now they only need to