Return To 1977 Chapter 345: Jinlanzhai
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After visiting the grave, we went to Secretary An’s house for lunch.
Secretary An has put a lot of effort into preparing for this invitation today.
As soon as I woke up yesterday afternoon, I went up to Jiulong Mountain to set up a trap to catch pheasants. The work was not in vain, so the banquet was quite decent.
Young people are active and adventurous, so they are naturally interested in how to catch wild animals.
After asking more questions, Secretary An said that we might as well go up the mountain in the afternoon. I'll teach you how to set the trap myself, and if we bring our guns, we might be able to shoot a few rabbits.
In this way, the young people looked at their elders eagerly. Although they did not dare to speak, their eyes revealed real expectations.
Wang Yunlin was soft-hearted and wanted to compromise when she saw Hong Yanru and Hong Jun's appearance. The one who is in trouble is Shou Jingfang. He has suspended the clinic for two days. For the sake of the patient, it is really difficult to stay longer.
Unexpectedly, Hong Yanwu volunteered at this time, expressing his willingness to send his cousin back to Beijing first, and then return to pick everyone up tomorrow.
He said that if the eldest brother in the family knew about the situation, he would take an extra day off for his mother, and Shouzheng would not have to accompany his father in a hurry to go back. How great would it be.
So in this way, if everyone stays and plays for one more day, there will be no problems.
After lunch, Hong Yanwu went to Mei Meier to take a nap. At three o'clock in the afternoon, after avoiding the worst of the sun, I got up again and washed my face before pushing out a tricycle and asking Shou Jingfang to get on.
All the young people have gone to Secretary An to report. At this time, only Mr. and Mrs. Hong Lucheng and Mr. Yuntai were seeing them off.
Wang Yunlin kept telling Hong Yanwu to be careful on the road and not to be too impatient and bump into his cousin.
Yuntai actually had nothing to give, so he brought some fresh fruits from his home to Shou Jingfang. He felt very sorry in his mouth.
"This doctor visit of yours should be the biggest loss in your life. You didn't get a penny and you traveled such a long way..."
Shou Jingfang interrupted him with a haha.
"It's boring for you to be so polite all the time. I'm going to ask Xiao Wu to deliver the prepared medicine to you tomorrow. So when you see me next time, why don't you thank me like this? If you do this again, I have to avoid you..."
Seeing this, Yuntai swallowed back his gratitude.
"Brother, we don't have to say anything. From now on, everything is in our hearts. By the way, do you still like birds? In autumn, I will ask Zhaoqing to get you some "blue-spotted chins" (scientific name: Lusciniasvecica). How about playing with the blue-throated songbird, commonly known as the blue-spotted robin? There are a lot of birds here. ”
Shou Jingfang found it hard to refuse this affection from his son, not to mention that he really liked it, so he agreed.
"To tell you the truth, my birdcage has been empty for a long time. I am not polite to you. I have been much more comfortable recently, and I really feel like this. Well, I will go home when I have time. Take out the cages and bird food cans, and thank you first."
Just like that, Hong Yanwu carried Shou Jingfang and finally embarked on his way home under the attention of everyone.
The journey back to Beijing is not a short one. Even if Hong Yanwu pedaled faster than when he came, he would probably have to wait until seven o'clock to get home.
The uncle and nephew couldn't just sit around for such a long time, of course they couldn't help but chat.
Without a few words, Hong Yanwu began to dwell on the matter of visiting the grave today. Unexpectedly, Shou Jingfang noticed his thoughts as soon as he mentioned this.
"Third brother, tell me what you have to say. Don't be tempted by me. I have a pretty good idea of what you want to ask about. Just tell me. Is that the purpose of why you came to see me off?"
Seeing that Shou Jingfang was so shrewd, Hong Yanwu stopped trying to hide him.
I immediately admitted that I really wanted to ask about the past between my parents and uncle. Because no matter how he looked at it, he felt that there were some extraordinary stories about a few people back then. What's more, Zhaoqing's marriage was made up of his mother, which made him even more interested.
But since his parents and uncle deliberately avoided this kind of thing, he would definitely be asking for trouble. Taking advantage of such a good opportunity, of course it would be like asking Shou Jingfang, an insider.
He also said that he knew that his cousin might have some concerns and might not want to talk about it, but he didn't dare to force it.
But now that his mother and uncle have been reunited, some things should be forgotten. Besides, Zhaoqing already knew it, so it would probably not be difficult for him to get the words out of Zhaoqing later.
Shou Jingfang laughed when he said this.
"You kid, you should be honest when you should be honest, and be happy when you should be happy. You have completely figured out my temper. What you think is reasonable. You are really right in saying something. Since the matter has already been It's over, it won't matter if you look at it today. Your parents and uncle are avoiding talking about it, just because they are afraid of embarrassing each other. There is no real need to hide it, so since I have time today, I will tell you. It also saves you from feeling at a loss and getting upset in your heart by dragging me back for nothing..."
Just like that, Shou Jingfang began to tell the story of the past that he knew while the tricycle was bumping along.
Listening to Shou Jingfang’s words and looking at the endless country road ahead, Hong Yanwu’s thoughts were also brought to the very distant past...
It all starts with the friendship between the ancestors of the Hong family and the Shou family, the cooperative relationship between the Hong and Shou families and the Wanyan family, and the acquaintance of Hong Yanwu's parents.
And all of this actually involves the Hong family's pastry shop outside Donghua Gate - "Jin Lan Zhai".
This "Jinlanzhai" is really extraordinary.
Not only is it the only pastry shop under the name of the Hong family that is not under the "Yan" brand, but it is also the first place where the Hong family, Shou family, and Wanyan family established a cooperative relationship. It can be said that the Hong family really made their fortune. place of origin.
It turns out that because the imperial medicine storehouse is close to Donghua Gate, during the Daoguang period, Shouyuan, the seventh-grade imperial physician who worked in the Donghuameng Gongzhi all year round (called the medical officer of the Taiyuan Hospital on duty in the inner court), naturally became Hong Jiadong. A frequent visitor to the "Yanmei Zhai" branch outside Huamen.
The fifth generation of the Hong family was named Hong Ding. Seeing that Shouyuan, his old patron, lived far away from the Forbidden City, he took the initiative to lend Shouyuan an empty room in the backyard of the semicolon. Over time, the two became good friends and often drank tea and chatted together.
As the two of them stayed in contact for a long time, Shouyuan would sometimes talk to Hong Ding about the situation in the East Pharmacy. When Hong Ding heard this, he was extremely surprised by the huge profits from royal medicinal materials, so he decided to co-organize a joint venture with Shouyuan. Rong Xing's idea.
However, although Shouyuan was also tempted, he said that ginseng was a royal tribute and could not be bought or sold privately. Moreover, the imperial pharmacy was under the management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and must have a backer to operate it.
In this way, after the two of them combined, Shouyuan came forward as a guarantee and recommended, and Hong Ding promised to return 40% of the shares, and finally found their way to the Wanyan family at XHQ of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
In the end, the three families reached a consensus and jointly established the ginseng and antler shop "Yanshoutang", thus monopolizing the ginseng and antler offerings in the two imperial pharmacies in the east and west of the palace.
After that, Hong Ding took advantage of the Wanyan family to take over a large amount of outside work in making and passing on offerings from the internal and external bakery houses under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Then they opened Yanyingzhai in Beixinqiao and Yanxiangzhai in Xisi.
Since then, the Hong family's pastry shops have spread all over the four cities in the east, west, north and south, and the sales of the baked goods have greatly increased because of the royal aura attached to them.
By the time Wanyan Chongshi, the son of Wanyan Linqing, became a first-rank official in the imperial court, Hong Ding had already formally established a partnership relationship with the Wanyan family. Later, Tianbao Gold Store, Sanyang Gold Store, Wanqing Pawnshop, Jubaozhai, an antique store, Yanqingtang and Yanxitang were successively established.
Since ginseng shops, gold shops, and **** shops were all high-end businesses that could not be opened privately, the Hong family has skyrocketed since then, becoming the most famous official businessmen in the capital and one of the most powerful super-rich people.
In the future, Hong Ding and Shouyuan also became brothers. It was to commemorate this friendship that Hong Ding deliberately changed the name of the "Yanmei Zhai" outside Donghua Gate to "Jinlan Zhai".
Since then, the Hongshou and Shou families have worked closely together, and the affiliation between the Hong family and the Wanyan family has continued steadily.
But things are unpredictable, and no matter how good the banquet is, it will come to an end. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing court ended its rule that lasted for more than 200 years. Yuan Shikai became president. The Wanyan family has lost its power and is no longer qualified to be a protective umbrella.
As a result, not only will it be difficult to recover the palace's debts, but parting ways will also be inevitable.
It should be said that the Hong family is quite kind. Hong Yanwu's grandfather, Hong Xiaoru, was not like many businessmen, who relied on the "full queue" trend and refused to admit the accounts as soon as they closed the accounts and did not mention the black and white.
He is a very moral person. He remembered the kindness of his ancestors. Not only did he not let the Wanyan family share the losses caused by the fall of the Qing Dynasty, he also spent a huge amount of money to buy the Wanyan family at a reasonable price. shares in all stores, and continues to be responsible for providing free "honey supply" to Wanyan's family every year.
You must know that the bannermen’s cakes are used for sacrifices. The cake table used for offering them is a golden dragon embroidered set. There are 200 pieces of cakes in each section on the table. There are 13 layers stacked on top. There are five or six Meter high, it has to be topped with fruits and silk flowers. This alone means a huge expense every year.
So, the Hong family's dissolution conditions could not be more kind, which allowed the Wanyan family to maintain the last dignity and maintain the dignity and quality of life of a certain noble clan.
Contrary to the declining Wanyan family, the Hong family still did not stop after regaining their freedom. Soon, Hong Xiaoru used Peking Opera as a matchmaker to get in touch with Yuan Kewen, the second son of Yuan Shikai. After the Yuan family lost power, they quickly hooked up with Duan Qirui.
Relying on this one of the "Four Young Masters of the Republic of China", the "old man" of the Jinmen Youth Gang. Rely on this "Tiger of the North".
Hong Xiaoru not only opened Hong Shoutang, a drug store co-founded by the Shou family, throughout the northern provinces, but also successively invested in Yue Qianzhai’s Salt Bank, Huang Yizhu’s Zhongnan Bank, Wang Zhaofu’s Danfeng Match Factory, and the German James Founded the Juno Hotel, as well as the joint-stock Jinmen Northern Steamship Company and Jinmen Lizhong Acid Factory.
In just over ten years, the Hong family has completely reached the pinnacle of its career.
It can be said that at this time, the Hong family is ranked among the top three in the northern provinces, both in terms of business performance and total assets.
But precisely because of the fact that the Hong family flattered the Beiyang warlords, the Wanyan family, who was originally very grateful to the Hong family, suddenly developed a lot of resentment.
It was not for anything else. At that time, the head of the Wanyan family, Yuntai and Wang Yunlin's father, were opposed to Yuan Shikai's "constitutional government", "new official system", and "patrol department". Later, Yuan Shikai regained the title of emperor. She hated him even more deeply, to the point of hating him to the bone.
As a result, when he saw that the Hong family was fawning over the new wealthy people of Beiyang, he became more and more indifferent towards the Hong family, and soon handed over the work of his "honey donation" to the "Yongxingzhai" in Chaoyangmen, preferring to spend a lot of money. Taking advantage of the Hong family again means that the two families have completely severed contact with each other.
But history moves forward in circles like this. I don’t know when, people will step on yesterday’s footprints again.
Although it stands to reason that the next generation of the Hong family and the Wanyan family have become strangers to each other.
Hong Lucheng is a young proprietor of a well-known businessman who frequents shops all year round, and Wang Yunlin is a young lady from a well-known family who basically never goes out. Their life circles were far apart at this time, and they were completely incompatible with each other.
But by chance, these two completely unrelated people met. This was fate.