As the gift-giving event went on, the transmigrators were getting more and more recognized by the local people. The local bosses could naturally see the situation. Under the current situation, they had their own difficulties in the local area. They were not as powerful as the big families in the county. Now that such a powerful target had suddenly appeared, and they had a lot of good feelings for them, they naturally had to hold on to it!
When Chen Dongbiao and the others finished the registration work and were about to go home, they found that the two bosses were already waiting for them on the road!
This was simply a surprise to him.
To put it bluntly, Chen Dongbiao was only elected as the boss because he had the strength, cared for his subordinates, and treated things fairly. He worked at the dock and was usually tenacious enough to make a living, but he definitely did not have an equal status with these bosses!
However, today, he had ascended to the heavens in a single step. The sun had risen from the west, and these two people usually did not even look at him. Now that they were waiting for him on the road, he was still clear about how much he weighed. This was all because he had taken the initiative to help those outsiders and walked a little more diligently, causing others to misunderstand him! Naturally, how could he dare to accept such a bow now? Therefore, he quickly cupped his fists and bowed.
"Aiya, two bosses! Why didn't he go home and sit? Why did he wait outside? I'm really too rude!"
"Brother Chen, this is not your fault! Now that you've become a busy person, it's only right for us to wait for you!”
"Brother Chen! Don't be humble! Who doesn't know that you're the most popular person in our city now? If we don't look for you, who else should we look for?”
The two bosses kept talking to each other, making him unable to even interrupt. He did not expect that in just one afternoon, everything had changed. Then, the two bosses did not finish their words.
"Boss Yu is right! Just now, I heard from that rotten shrimp that you guys are going to join this self-defense group? Is there such a thing?"
Chen Dongbiao knew about this, so he answered with certainty,"
"There's such a thing. I was recording the people who wanted to join just now, so I came back late. Please forgive me…"
"Brother Chen, is there anything else? The two of us have something to do and want to borrow your time, I wonder…"
Chen Dongbiao had no room for negotiation. He quickly replied,"It's fine, it's fine. Can the two bosses please move to my house and sit for a while?”
"Brother Chen, there's no need to go through so much trouble. If you don't have anything else to do, hurry home and tell us. We've prepared the place and are just waiting for you to go over and discuss it!”
"Alright then!"
Chen Dongbiao quickly went back to inform them. He turned around and followed the two bosses to the private room in the backyard of Hao Zai Lai Restaurant. Although Chen Dongbiao was born in this place, this was his first time coming here! At the entrance, there was a not-so-tall rockery that acted as a screen. After turning around the rockery, he saw that the courtyard was refreshing and clean. There were a few kinds of flowers and plants that he did not understand planted on the side of the wall. There were also a few potted plants dotted on the platform of the corridor of the main room. There were a few large water tanks placed around it, which should be used for fire protection.
Almost half of the sky in the courtyard was covered by a high grape vine. The light was a bit dim as the clusters of plump grapes were hanging in the air and swaying in the wind, attracting people to go deeper into the courtyard. A natural marble platform was placed on the carved wooden platform. Some bamboo chairs were placed around the platform. Some teacups were placed on the platform. Some seasonal fruits were placed in the fruit basin in the center of the platform. A watermelon had been cut into several pieces. It was covered with gauze…
A few fans were stacked on one side, and a little girl was chasing away the little bugs at the side…Everything seemed simple and neat.
After everyone entered the courtyard, Boss Ding invited the two of them to sit down as he distributed the sliced watermelons to the two of them.
"Everyone, do as you please! The weather was hot! There was nothing good to entertain everyone.”
As Chen Dongbiao took the watermelon, he couldn't help but think of the cold drinks that the children ate…but his mouth was polite…
"Boss Ding, you're too polite!"
At the same time, he started to bite the watermelon without any restraint…
The two bosses looked at each other, and it was Boss Yu who continued the topic.
"Brother Chen! I've indeed called you here because I have something urgent to discuss with you. Look at what happened today. Boss Huang and Boss Yu are so loyal to the public. As the local people, we naturally agree with them!
But you also know that their two bosses are not locals here. Now that they have done these things, we are extremely ashamed! We are also sitting on pins and needles! We can't do what they did, but we can at least express our feelings, right?
Therefore, Boss Ding and I were thinking if we could treat them to a meal. Firstly, we welcome them. Secondly, we can express our friendship as hosts. Thirdly, we can express our gratitude to them! You've been with them all this time, so you should be more familiar with their situation than the two of us. Therefore, despite your rest, I want you to give me some ideas on who should be invited?”
"Yes, yes, yes! I just want you to give me some ideas. Then, I'll ask you and your friends to help us suppress the situation.”
"Just this?"
Chen Dongbiao found it a little funny. If it was just this matter, why would you wait for me outside?
"That's right! You also know that it's not easy to invite people! If he wasn't familiar with her, he would offend her if he invited her!”
Chen Dongbiao saw that they were not telling the truth and couldn't help but get a little angry. They were still looking at him like he was a fool when they were begging for help. His tone was a little unhappy.
"Then why don't you just invite a few more people?”
"Hehe, logically speaking, this is fine, but you also know that we have no choice. If we had the power of those people in the county, what would it matter if we invited them all? However, he didn't have the ability to do so now! All of them were dressed similarly. It was really hard to tell which one was older and which was younger. It was also difficult to invite them!”
Boss Ding was not like Boss Yu. Seeing that this matter was not easy to settle, he quickly told the truth,
"Brother Chen, if it was that simple, we wouldn't have to trouble you.”
Then, he lowered his voice as if to prevent anyone from eavesdropping.
"A straightforward person doesn't beat around the bush! We really want to treat these people to a meal! Firstly, it's to welcome them, and secondly, to get close to them! After all, we're not familiar with each other. It's really not easy to invite this person, so please remind us! You've been in contact with them for some time, so you definitely know more than us, so you have to help us!”
To be honest, Chen Dongbiao was a little dizzy. How long had it been? He was sent to the other party by these bosses.
"I have more contact than you? We just met today. I still don't know who this is. This isn't easy to help!”
"Hehe, brother! Why did you stay with them longer than us? How much more can you give us advice?”
"Speak! What do you want to know? I'll see if I know. Only then can I help out…"
"Brother is straightforward! As I said, Brother Chen is really popular on the ground! This person is so cool!"
"Don't flatter me. It's still hot today, hahaha!"
"Haha, talking to your younger brother is so satisfying! Alright, the situation is like this. In our opinion, these people don't seem to have the intention of leaving for a while. Otherwise, they wouldn't have given us things for nothing, right?
Brother, you know the situation here. The imperial court couldn't do anything about it even if they wanted to. According to them, the black and white barbarians in the city had lost their spirit. They might be killed by these people at any time! Then, there was only the self-defense group that Boss Huang and the others mentioned!”
"Yes, yes! " That's what we all think. This place will be the territory of the Self-Defense Forces from now on. However, we don't know the background of the Self-Defense Forces. We don't know whether they're black or white. It's true that these people were brought here by Boss Huang, but even a three-year-old child would know. When did Boss Huang and the others have such strength?
Two days ago, he was still pretending to be a coward under these black and white barbarians! However, they said so. Although we don't believe it, we can only say it privately among our own people. Who dares to say it on the surface? So, even though we really want to invite him and build a good relationship with him, we can't not understand, right? Besides, if those black and white barbarians fight back, do these self-defense groups have the ability to protect us?
After all, there were not many black and white barbarians in the city. If they were ambushed again, they would not be able to show their true abilities! That's why our hearts are in a mess! They chased away the barbarians, of course we were happy, but what happened after that…"
When Chen Dongbiao heard this, he finally understood why these two people were so eager to find out his true thoughts. So he wanted to know the strength of these outsiders. If they were really strong, he would quickly join them. If not, he could use other ideas! In the end, he was afraid that he would make a mistake! At that time, his own interests would be damaged.
This Chen Dongbiao was really speechless. He had been running around the whole afternoon, but he didn't expect these bosses to think about these things at home! Truly, different lives had different fates! Now that he knew about this situation, he picked up a piece of watermelon and started to bite it again!
However, although he was unhappy, thinking about his brothers here, he really had to help. No matter what the result was, he should do his best.
"Alright then! I'll tell you what I know! Who do you think should be invited?"
When the two bosses saw that this matter had been completed, they were so happy that they beamed with joy. Boss Ding went out for a walk, and immediately, seven or eight other bosses who had a good relationship with the two bosses came in!
The moment these people entered, they changed their usual practice and bowed to greet Chen Dongbiao! They were treating Chen Dongbiao as their God of Wealth.
Chen Dongbiao was too lazy to argue with them now. He nodded slightly to show that he knew and saw some of the things he chose to tell everyone. These people who had seen the scene stared at each other. If it wasn't because they had seen some things today, they would really think that Chen Dongbiao was lying to everyone!
However, because of this, these profit-seeking merchants saw a greater business opportunity and had greater confidence in the strength of these outsiders!
In fact, this was also because the geographical environment here was rather special. It could be said that their group had the upper hand. The original government had been driven away, and those foreigners were unwilling to manage this place, so they had to manage themselves. Their perspective on problems was naturally different from elsewhere! Now that a group of powerful people had suddenly arrived and could give them a chance and the strength to protect them, they naturally spared no effort to curry favor with them!
Then, Chen Dongbiao briefly explained the internal situation of these people because he couldn't understand who was the bigger one. Who cared about who? In any case, he mentioned the people who seemed to be in charge. Unfortunately, he had not been in contact with them for a long time and did not know the names of many people! Of course, there were some things that he had to say now. After all, he might eat with these people later!
There was nothing wrong with being careful! Besides, he didn't know what Boss Huang and Boss Yu were in charge of. Anyway, there were many strange things for him! Then, he mentioned something like this:
"Let me say something else that everyone is discussing. It was the middle-aged man surnamed Wang who proposed to distribute silver coins to the straw shack across the street. There were a few people sitting there. It seemed that everyone had the right to say whether it could be used or not. It also seemed that no one was in charge. Some of them opposed it and some agreed. In the end, no one knew who agreed, but everyone suddenly agreed!
The money was split just like that! However, this matter has nothing to do with those two bosses, so I find it strange! I still haven't figured it out!"
Naturally, he was confused, and so were the people who heard it. Everyone said that there was a manager in each family, but now that they heard it, it did not match their experience, so no one could say anything! However, it was good to know that there was such a group of people in charge. It could be considered as understanding the internal situation!
Then, someone suggested that no matter how many heads they had, it would be good to invite them over. Everyone thought about it and felt that this was the only way. However, they were not familiar with it. Now, they could only entrust it to Chen Dongbiao. Therefore, everyone told Chen Dongbiao the amount of silver that they had gathered and prepared to give as gifts. It was a total of 12,000 taels! This gave Chen Dongbiao a fright!
These people were really generous. They were usually so stingy that they looked like bumpkins. Now, they took out so much at once. However, Boss Yu's words made him a little crazy.
"Brother Chen! We have few people and little strength here. We can only gather this little money now. I hope those nobles won't think it's too little! This would depend on Brother Chen to deal with! We won't forget your kindness in the future!”
The other bosses immediately surrounded him and blew at Chen Dongbiao's ears, almost making him forget what he had eaten today! However, that was what he meant. He hoped that through him, he could build a relationship with those outsiders and could only get a foot in the pie!
After all these were discussed, he immediately sent someone to send the invitation to the ship! This place was prepared to welcome the visitors of the Self-Defense Forces…
Naturally, there would be servants to do the preparation work. The bosses seemed to have relaxed a little, so everyone chatted and waited.
Chen Dongbiao was a little uncomfortable. Usually, when did he have the chance to sit and chat with these bosses? But now, he didn't know whether to walk or sit. Just as he was feeling unhappy, a small boss suddenly asked him,
"Brother Chen, I heard that many of us here want to join their self-defense regiment? I wonder if this news is true…"
"There are still people who have just started to sign up. As for whether they have really joined, there's no clear statement yet…"
"Oh, these people are all our disciples! Who would be in charge after joining?”
This sentence made Chen Dongbiao a little wary.
"I'm not sure about that. I only need to register my name now. Besides, it's still uncertain whether they will accept it. Why don't we just ask their boss?”
"I was just asking casually. As for what will happen in the future, who knows? This world is too chaotic, sigh! Business is not good!"
"Isn't it easy for you? You have the most goods here…You have to make a trip to the mainland at least once a week!”
"What's the use of having more goods? These were all worthless things! It was comparable to the people in this county town who ran inland every few days! Don't look at how little he has, it's worth more than what I have!”
"Ha, he has a big boss behind him and an official to support him. Even if you want to do it, there's no way! Won't I investigate it for you then?"
"That's right…"
"However, if we get these people without braids on the list…and then let them take action, won't we be able to snatch these businesses and have us do them again?”
"That's a good idea, but it depends on whether he's willing or not…"
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