The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 11 Prepare to take action
Chen Zhengwei left the cigarette factory and asked, "Who was that person at the entrance of the guild hall?"

"His name is Yan Qingyou. He is from the Yan family of Haiyan and is a family friend of the Chen family of Wencun. Didn't you ask me to find some help before? He is a brave man, loyal, and a family friend, so there will be no problem. He also has two brothers who can be used as well."

"Okay..." Chen Zhengwei nodded, and the two found a secluded place. Chen Zhengwei counted out 372 yuan and handed it to Chen Zhenghu.

Only 600 yuan is left of the 228 yuan I just received.

"Go to the guild hall and give the money to the man just now, Yu Chong's subordinate, and bring back the IOU."

"By the way, do you know where Huang Baoru and Huang Jie live?"

"I don't know where Huang Baoru lives, but Huang Jie lives not far from me."

He usually works as a worker, so how could he know where a big boss like Huang Baoru lives? All the previous things about the Tongkou were heard from other people.

Chen Zhengwei gave Chen Zhenghu another ten yuan. "This is for you. Spend it first."

This amount of money was equivalent to Chen Zhenghu's income for more than half a month. After a moment of hesitation, Chen Zhenghu took the money.

"Thank you, Awei!"

"Call me Brother Wei! That's not polite at all! Even though you are older than me, I am the one who has the final say!"

"Brother Wei..." Chen Zhenghu said a little awkwardly, still somewhat uncomfortable.

"Go ask Yan Qingyou if he wants to make money and if he dares to do anything!"

"If you dare, you two can wait for me at the street corner later."

After sending Chen Zhenghu away, Chen Zhengwei glanced around the area and found an alley where he could see the cigarette factory.

Walking into the alley, Chen Zhengwei lit a cigarette, took out his gold pocket watch to check the time, then leaned against the wall and waited.

He just wanted to scare Huang Baoru before, so that Huang Baoru would not find someone to kill him and cause more trouble.

Then they arrested Huang Baoru at night.

If it weren't for this reason, he wouldn't have left so easily just now.

I lent 600 yuan to Huang Baoru for several days, charging 180% interest a day, and Huang Baoru still owed me yuan in interest.

Chen Zhengwei waited for an hour before he saw Huang Baoru coming out of the cigarette factory.

He immediately moved further into the alley to avoid Huang Baoru's gaze.

After Huang Baoru came out, he glanced around and didn't see Chen Zhengwei, so he and Huang Jie walked towards Duban Street.

Chen Zhengwei followed slowly behind. When he reached the street corner, he glanced around and saw Chen Zhenghu and Yan Qingyou standing in the distance. He waved to them.

Yan Qingyou was in his early 20s, not tall but with a solid build. He wore a short jacket and, like most Chinese workers, a whip behind his head but a hat on his head.

"Brother Wei!" Chen Zhenghu called him more freely this time and took out a few pieces of paper from his pocket. They were the IOUs signed by Chen Zhengwei.

"Brother Wei!" Yan Qingyou hesitated and called out as well.

Chen Zhengwei casually put the IOU into his pocket, put his arm around Yan Qingyou's shoulders and said:
"That's right! We are members of the Yan family now."

Although he didn't know about the Haiyan Yan family before he came, people of this era attached great importance to blood ties and fellow-township relations. They were more reliable than other people, so it was not wrong to say that they were his own people.

However, whether Yan Qingyou is reliable or not, Chen Zhengwei will have to wait until he does something before he can convince him.

Of course, this does not affect the enthusiasm and closeness on Chen Zhengwei's face.

"Do you want to make money?"

"I want to!" Yan Qingyou nodded. If it wasn't for making money, why would he take a boat across half the world to come here?
"Do you dare to do anything?" Chen Zhengwei asked again.

"Brother Wei, what do you want me to do? Can I make money?" Yan Qingyou asked directly. He had just heard some information from Chen Zhenghu.

Just like what Chen Zhenghu said to Chen Zhengwei, Yan Qingyou is quite courageous, otherwise he would not be here.

Chen Zhengwei laughed, put his arm around Yan Qingyou's shoulders and said as they walked, "You've been here for a while, what do you think of this place?"

"People are looked down upon when they leave their hometown... We earn more money, but life is not easy. Those foreigners don't even treat us as human beings!"

"In my eyes, this place is full of gold! As for the foreigners... if you don't do your best, how can they treat you as human beings?"

Chen Zhengwei sneered. Beat them until they are afraid of you. Throw money at them until their legs become weak, and they will naturally look up to you.

What third-class people? When the time comes, you will be the best of the best!
But there is no need to say this to Yan Qingyou.

"As for money... follow me and you'll have plenty of opportunities to make money. You'll have a good life and I can even let you marry two foreign women!"

"I am a very fair person. You will know it after you follow me for a while!"

The three of them were walking and talking, and they stopped when they saw Huang Baoru turn into a grocery store.

Huang Baoru also owns this grocery store, and he went there to check the accounts.

Chen Zhengwei pulled Chen Zhenghu over and said, "You two keep an eye on Huang Baoru and see if he meets up with anyone from the gang. If he stays somewhere for a long time at night, notify me."

"I'll go home and wait for your news!"

"Be careful, don't let him see you!"

After Chen Zhengwei finished his instructions, he turned and left.

He had originally planned to go to Lin’s Martial Arts School today, but Huang Baoru is more important to him now, so he is not in the mood to go to the martial arts school for the time being.

When I was walking back, I saw a brown-haired white woman standing at the door of a brothel. She had freckles all over her face, her skin was in poor condition, and she yawned from time to time. It was obvious that she was a white prostitute addicted to opium. There were also some of these in Chinatown.

In fact, some foreigners would go to the opium dens in Chinatown specifically to smoke opium.

Chen Zhengwei went straight back home. Chen Qiaoniang was busy cleaning up with a rag. Her hair was stuck to her neck and her face was filled with a smile from the bottom of her heart.

After drifting at sea for more than a month, I now have a home again.

Even though it was a foreign country thousands of miles away, in her opinion it was no different from Taishan. Everyone around her was from eastern Guangdong and spoke Cantonese.

And her elder brother and younger brother are by her side. To her, this is home.

As for Chen Zhengwu, who was only 9 years old, he also helped to clean up.

"Brother, you're back!" Chen Qiaoniang heard the door open, looked out and saw it was Chen Zhengwei, and said happily.

"Hmm!" Chen Zhengwei took a walk around the house and found it was much cleaner.

He didn't want to work, but the two little ones were busying around and sweating, and it was embarrassing for him to just watch them.

After all, Chen Zhengwei has always been very proud.

Simply said: "I'll go buy some bedding!"

There were not only beddings, but also pots, pans, and other things. There was nothing in the house except a broken table.

Chen Zhengwei left after saying this, and not long after he went out, he found a carriage to go to Market Street.

I walked around the market street and bought three sets of bedding, necessary pots, pans, and utensils. I also found a carpenter's shop that had ready-made beds, tables, chairs, and benches. I bought three wooden couches and a set of tables, chairs, and benches so I didn't have to sleep on the floor at night.

All these cost less than 20 yuan in total, which is not as expensive as the two sets of clothes Chen Zhengwei was wearing.

Seeing someone selling clothes, Chen Zhengwei thought for a moment. The clothes of the two little ones were very old. If others saw them, they would think that he was too poor to buy clothes. How would he put his face?

I simply went in and compared their heights and bought two sets of clothes for each of them.

As for the shoes... Chen Zhengwei didn't know what size their feet were.

He only knew that Chen Qiaoniang did not bind her feet.

Many people in later generations thought that only girls from wealthy families would bind their feet at that time. In fact, the proportion of rural women with bound feet was extremely high in many areas, and this was especially true the further north one went.

Rural women work while kneeling or sitting.

However, due to the large number of Hakka people in Taishan, the customs have been influenced and foot binding is rare.

After hiring several trucks to transport all the stuff back, Chen Zhengwei pushed open the door and said, "Don't pack anymore. I bought you some clothes!"

"That's great!" Chen Qiaoniang immediately cheered after hearing this, and only then did she look a bit like a child.

They had the wooden couch moved to the two rooms upstairs and the tables and chairs put in place. Then Chen Qiaoniang and Chen Zhengwu went upstairs with new clothes, smiling happily.

However, Chen Qiaoniang put the clothes away and came down, still wearing the same clothes.

"Why didn't you change it?"

"I'm afraid it will get dirty... and it's not New Year yet, so put it away first and take it out and wear it during the New Year!" Chen Qiaoniang said immediately.

"Just buy new clothes if they get dirty. If you dress like this, people will think I can't afford to buy you clothes!" Chen Zhengwei said angrily.

"Change your clothes and go out for dinner!"

"Brother, these things cost a lot of money, right? Where do you get so much money?" Chen Qiaoniang became worried again.

Before boarding the ship, Chen Zhengwei and the other two had been hiding from place to place, and they didn't even have enough food to eat.

However, after getting off the boat, life suddenly got better.

This made her feel unreal and a little scared.

I am afraid that my current life is like a bubble that will burst with a slight poke.

"If you don't have money, go and earn it. Isn't it easy to make money? This is not something you need to worry about! Go upstairs and change your clothes!"

……

When the three of them came back from dinner, it was already completely dark.

However, the wooden buildings nearby were home to many Chinese workers and were quite noisy.

Chen Qiaoniang couldn't sit still and started to clean up the pots and pans. Chen Zhengwu fetched water for her from the well. After they finished their work, they went upstairs to sleep.

There are two rooms, Chen Zhengwei sleeps in one and the two kids sleep in another.

At around nine o'clock in the evening, someone knocked on the courtyard door. Chen Zhenghu knocked a few times from outside and then pushed the door open.

I saw Chen Zhengwei sitting in the yard smoking.

"Brother Wei, Huang Baoru is back home!"

When Chen Zhengwei heard this, he immediately perked up, stood up from his chair, picked up his coat and walked out.

"go!"

I had originally planned to go to the hotel at night to catch the man who was targeting Chen Qiaoniang, but because of Huang Baoru's matter, I put this matter aside.

(End of this chapter)