When Chen Guanxin saw Chen Guanlou, he subconsciously wanted to avoid him. Seeing that he couldn't avoid him, he could only bite the bullet and move forward, his eyes rolling around, looking guilty and cunning. He was full of petty thefts and whores. "Are you thinking about how to perfunctorily deal with me?" "Chentou misunderstood, how could that be possible. I was so happy to hear that you were back." "You are so happy, why don't you treat me to a drink." "This... Now is the time to work, is it appropriate?" "If I say it's appropriate, it's appropriate. Let's go, find a place outside to eat something hot. This damn weather is freezing." In just half a month, he traveled thousands of miles back and forth, crossed mountains and ridges, and waded through mountains and rivers, and his legs were sore from walking. He found a tavern, cut two plates of side dishes, and asked the tavern to warm up a pot of wine. The two brothers closed the door and talked while eating. "Uncle arranged for you to work in the Tianlao, what do you think?"
Huh? Isn't it a matter of questioning? Chen Guanxin was full of surprise. He was nervous all the time and responded carefully: "My old man is just whimsical. Brother Lou, you don't have to pay attention to my father's ideas." "So, I asked you what you think. There is no one else here, tell me. You have to let me know your ideas, so that I can help you, right? Even if you want to make money, you have to find the right way and find the field you are good at. Not all the money in the business, you have the ability to eat it." Chen Guanlou said a few words from the heart. Chen Guanxin was moved! "Yes, yes, Brother Lou, you are right. My idea is nothing else, as long as you can make money and suffer less." "Don't mind that the jailer of Tianlao is a lowly job?" "It's impossible to say that I don't mind. In Tianlao, to be honest, I still can't figure out how you, Brother Lou, persisted. That place is really too torturous." "How can I persist? Of course, it depends on money." Chen Guanlou laughed and said very straightforwardly. Chen Guanxin also got bolder and started drinking and eating. "That's true. If it weren't for the money, most of the jailers wouldn't be able to hold on. Brother Lou, you should know that my father asked me to come to Tianlao just to make money." "How do you do it? Tell me. Maybe I can help you." When Chen Guanxin heard this, he immediately became interested. "The truth is, my father manages two farms in the Marquis' Mansion, but because the weather has been bad in the past two years, it has been either drought or flood, and the production has dropped significantly. In addition, the production in the mountains has also decreased, and he has long been in deficit." Chen Guanlou raised his eyebrows slightly. This was the first time he heard about this. "Such a large farm, how can it still have a deficit?" "Who says it's not? I asked my father the same question, and he said that first, there are too many people eating and too few people working. Second, the quota set by the Marquis's Mansion is too high, and it has not been adjusted because of the bad years. You also know that the Marquis's Mansion is now headed by the second house, and the second young lady is a greedy person. If she doesn't agree, my father will have to pay the quota according to the rules of previous years, which is really miserable. In addition, our family has a large population, and it is difficult to go from extravagant to frugal. The expenses have not decreased at all, and the expenses have increased a lot because of the increase in the number of people. So, you know." Chen Guan Lou laughed, "Your father took a concubine, and your brother followed suit. There were several more children in the backyard. With more people, there were more maids and old women to serve. It's true that the family is big and powerful." "That's right! It's me, a bachelor, with a fixed monthly expenditure that has not changed for so many years. But my father is most dissatisfied with me. He dislikes me for wasting the family's money and food, and insists on driving me out to work. Well, I'll do some work. I think since I came to Tianlao, I can't come here for nothing, right? I must make some money." "Isn't the monthly income of Tianlao enough for you to spend?" Chen Guanlou smiled.
Chen Guanxin laughed awkwardly, "It's enough. I just want my father to look at me with new eyes. Brother Lou, I don't mean to steal your business, I swear." "Didn't your father tell you?" "What?" Chen Guanxin looked puzzled. Chen Guanlou picked up the wine glass with a sarcastic smile on his lips, "Your father didn't tell you not to stretch your hand too far, or you will be chopped off if you cross the line. Since I promised your father to take care of you, I will naturally not let you suffer any loss, and you will definitely not be short of your share. If you follow me, I will ensure that you will have a good life. As long as you don't gamble, it won't be a problem to buy real estate and take in two concubines in a year. But why are you so impatient? I've been away for only a few days, and you can't hold back. Even the two Lords Fan didn't ask about my business. What do you think you have to rely on to dare to steal my girlfriend? Hmm?" "Ah... I... Brother Lou, listen to my explanation." Chen Guanxin suddenly panicked, and an emotion called fear inexplicably arose in his heart. He avoided Chen Guanlou's gaze guiltily. He didn't know what it was. He only felt danger, huge danger. The instinct to seek benefits and avoid harm told him that he couldn't force it, and he had to give in. "I have absolutely no intention of stealing your girl, absolutely not. I just, just, just want to learn more and see if I can help." "You want to help?" "Yes, yes, yes!" Chen Guanxin nodded repeatedly, his eyes very sincere, "I really want to help. How can I take care of the antique calligraphy and painting business alone? I have neither the capital nor the knowledge and connections in this area! Besides, those criminal officials don't trust me. Haha, Brother Lou, please believe me, what I said is true." Chen Guanlou looked at him with a smile, reached out to touch his head, and patted his cheek, as if he was treating a kitten or a puppy. Chen Guanxin sat honestly, not daring to turn his head. He didn't know why he was so cowardly! He was usually quite arrogant. But in front of Chen Guanlou, he really couldn't be arrogant. All the courage and fearlessness disappeared when facing Chen Guanlou's eyes like the abyss. Cowardice occupied his whole mind. He waited anxiously for the verdict. Chen Guanlou had just returned to the capital, and many people had not yet realized the changes in him. After the incident in Hujia Village, he was still him, but he was not him. Although he restrained and hid the murderous aura that soared into the sky, a pair of eyes that had been sacrificed by blood would still reveal some truth. A keen person would see his difference. Even if a person who had been baptized by a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood tried hard to pretend to be harmless, the violent eyes that revealed in an instant were so frightening and dangerous that it frightened people. Unless he could reach the state of great skill and clumsiness, he could hide all the sharpness and achieve true disguise and harmlessness. He patted Chen Guanxin on the shoulder, "If you really want to help, just listen to me. We both have the surname Chen, if I don't help you make money, who will?" Chen Guanxin nodded vigorously, "I, I will definitely listen. I will never mess around again. Brother Lou, believe me, I will show you." Chen Guanlou smiled with satisfaction. Chen Guanxin felt relieved, and the feeling of being on edge finally dissipated.