Chapter 445

Among the four families near the port, the Li family started with port trade and then gradually expanded to a series of industries such as catering, real estate, textile and so on. Needless to say, the Chen family was an out and out gangster in their early years. Relying on the reputation of fighting and killing, they basically did what they did when they came to money quickly and harmed nature and justice. With these disgraceful activities, they became one of the four families. Even today, these black industries are still the main economic source of the Chen family.

The Qi family is also special. It is a family that gradually expands by political means. Most of the family are military and political dignitaries. Although they are not as rich as the other three families, they can bear the four words of power in Lingang. After all, some things can't be bought by money alone.

As for the development of the Xie family, it is even more interesting. It should be regarded as the oldest of all the families near Hong Kong.

The Xie family was originally a large family in the south of the Yangtze River. It was a Confucian family hundreds of years ago. As far as the gate is concerned, it can be said that the root is positive and the seedling is red. Mu Jia, who has always boasted of his scholarly family, is at best a typesetting and printing calligrapher.

But as an official in the dynasty, accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger. Later, the Xie family fell out of favor at the foot of the emperor and worried about being persecuted, so they simply moved to Lingang, which was still a wild place at that time.

At that time, Lingang was also called "Tonggang", which means extending in all directions. The Xie family originally disdained to do business for Confucian scholars, but at that time, Lingang was too poor. There was a famine from time to time, and thousands of people were often starved to death. It was terrible to see starving people on the road. Bachelor Xie, who was far away from the temple, had to suffer from hunger for a few days from time to time. He had to run his business.

Therefore, the prosperity of the Xie family began with food. A hundred years ago, it still enjoyed the reputation of "port connected granary".

Later, when Lingang became more and more prosperous, the Xie family, with their strong financial strength, tossed precious metals such as gold and silver in addition to daily necessities such as firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea.

There is a saying that more than 150 years ago, when the emperor in power wanted to fight, he invited ministers to discuss and found that the military pay was not enough. Finally, he had to send Imperial Envoys all the way from Yanjing to Lingang to find Xie's family to raise military pay. Naturally, the emperor dares not to borrow money. After borrowing it, he can't expect to return it. Otherwise, he thinks he has lived for a long time.

It is said that the original debit note is still in the Xie family and has been preserved for more than 150 years. This matter has never been publicly confirmed by the Xie family. Although it is not known whether it is true or false, it is enough to show that the Xie family was rich and almost reached the national treasury.

Up to now, although the Xie family has encountered no small competition and is far from the dominant family in those years, the precious metal and grain trade still occupies a quite amazing position in the port. Even more than 19% of the agricultural products exported overseas from Lingang have to go through Xie Jiazhi's hands.

Li Qing stood in front of the antique gate of the Xie family and took a breath. It seemed that he could still feel the vicissitudes of the glorious family for thousands of years.

"Please inform me. I want to see Miss Yuyan."

"Our master was taking a nap and said he couldn't see anyone."

Xie Yuyan, a 28-year-old woman, has faded her old gentleness and become the owner of the Xie family.

With the gradual maturity of Li Qing's generation, the four families are facing the problem of new and old handover. If nothing happens halfway, the four families will continue to develop according to this established model. In four or five years, the age of the heads of the other three families will be no worse than Xie Yuyan, and may even be younger.

In the words of the older generation, Lingang is now the world of young people.

The light in her eyes sank slightly. Li Qing said again, "go and inform me that Li Qing has come and she will meet me."

"Li Qing? The one from the Li family?"

Li Qing nodded: "yes."

"Wait a minute."

At nine o'clock in the morning, the sun was just right. Li Qing stood outside the door of Xie's house, raised his face, and came up with a picture of Zhenzhen when he was young. He couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.

After more than ten minutes, the small door next to him opened: "Mr. Li, please come in. Our master is waiting."

"Thank you." Li Qing stepped in. Under the guidance of the Xie family, he crossed several floors of cumbersome courtyard and arrived at a small pavilion hidden among green trees and red flowers. The scenery is elegant and unique, and the winding path leads to seclusion. It is worthy of a scholar family.

At this point, the guide stretched out his hand and pointed forward, and then retreated.

Li Qing nodded his thanks, and then he continued to walk forward. He made several turns along the path, and vaguely heard the sound of water rippling.

When I had to turn around the flowers, a touch of amazing beauty poured into my vision.

The water was shining, the willows were drooping, and the beautiful woman in a white shirt was sitting barefoot in the shadow under the eaves, probing her little white jade feet into the lake to play in the water. The lotus in the water is in full bloom, with green leaves and red phosphorus swimming around the exquisite jade feet. It has a picturesque scenery.

Seeing the beautiful face that was a little more charming than that year, Li Qing slowly smiled at the corners of her mouth, walked over gently and said in a faint voice: "the water is cool in the morning..."

"No matter how cool it is, it's cooler than unpopular." the woman opened her mouth faintly, with a meaningful and graceful voice, as if she didn't involve the world. Li Qing smiled: "Yuyan, you are still so angry." "you know what." Xie Yuyan gently turned his head and stared at Li Qing with beautiful eyes. "When they told me you were coming, I almost couldn't hold back and asked someone to beat you at the door to vent my anger." the corner of his mouth opened gently. Li Qing asked in a rather playful tone: "how did you hold back?" "Do you think I want to? They told me that no one can beat you now." after looking around, Li Qing pretended to be calm and said, "if you really arrange several people to beat me, I won't fight back." Xie Yuyan smiled: "I know, but if you are willing to accept it, it's called being cheap, it's boring. Don't you think so?" "Do you have to talk to me with a gun and a stick?" he twisted his delicate body and pulled out his jade hand from the water. Xie Yuyan stepped on the wooden floor under the corridor with his little bare feet and turned to walk towards the house: "Li Dashao doesn't go to the three treasures hall without anything. If you have anything to say, don't hide it. I don't care." "I was expelled from the Li family ten years ago, and I'm not a Li family anymore." Xie Yuyan looked back at Li Qing, and her beautiful eyes blinked: "it's just a title. What do you want me to call you? That bastard?" "OK, OK, what do you like to call it." With a helpless wave of hands, Li Qing came up to hold Xie YuYan's shoulder, but the latter shrugged and dodged away. Xie Yuyan pursed his small mouth and said, "if you have something to say, don't move your hand feet. There's a place over there, sit down by yourself." his body stiffened. Li Qing turned around and found a rattan chair to sit down. Hei hei smiled and said, "being the owner of the Xie family, you're not even the same." "It doesn't matter whether you are the owner or not." Xie Yuyan sat down on the other side and his voice suddenly became a little cold. "If you can't get married to the matchmaker, control your dirty hands and don't touch the woman's body." although his words are gentle, they prick people word by word and directly give Li qingchong a black line: "what you say is like what I have done to you." "Peeking at other people's bodies is not going to be responsible, isn't it?" Xie Yuyan stares at Li Qing and asks coldly. "How old was I at that time?" Li Qing scratches his head in embarrassment. "And I didn't mean it. I just bumped into it by accident, which can't be regarded as peeking?" he gently raises a jade foot to look, and then Xie Yuyan turns his attention to Li Qing's face: "How long did you stay? I found you when I got up to get dressed. Isn't it a peek?" "I was silly. You were really beautiful at that time, of course, you are more beautiful now. I mean, I was too young at that time. I was curious when I saw a woman for the first time." Xie Yuyan looked cold. "You mean, I still want to see it now?" Li Qing was so frightened that she shrunk her neck and felt dry. She quickly waved her hand: "do you have to chew words with me? Yuyan, can you stop worrying about what happened in those years." "when did you plan to be responsible, I'll put it down." Li Qing opened her mouth: "Don't be like this. I just saw you take a bath once and didn't do anything. Moreover, your requirements at that time were too harsh. Even if I married you and gave birth to a son, I had to follow your surname Xie. What's the reason?" Mei Mou flickered slightly, and Xie Yuyan whispered: "At that time, you were the eldest son of the Li family. You should have passed on the family line if you didn't agree. Now it doesn't matter?" "now... It doesn't seem to work. You can't let your son follow his mother's surname as if he didn't have a father." Li Qing muttered. "You fooled me with this reason many years ago. Now you still want to come?" Xie Yuyan leaned forward, "Do you think I don't know? You don't care what your son's last name is in the future. Your zero score composition in senior one keeps saying that it's best to have a son in the future. Li Qing's face is tangled:" don't mention the zero score composition. It's so embarrassing for us to have graduated for so many years. " "Li Qing, I asked you, you shouldn't. am I still because of Mu rou'er?" seeing Li Qing, Xie YuYan's delicate cheek showed a faint smile. "You've been away for so many years, mu rou'er has made an engagement with Chen Hongming. Don't you give up? You have to watch her get married and give birth to the bones and flesh of the Chen family?" This novel has been translated by www.novelhall.com and if you are reading this somewhere, they have stolen our translation