Chapter 108 The feeling of home

Shanghai should be the first city that does not sleep in Asia. At night, shiny street lamps, like crystal pearls, form a long dragon that emits silver light. The electric lights not only attract unquenchable light to Shanghai, but also make the city prosperous. It will light up the whole concession, and the colorful lights will wrap the vast night sky with a hazy and unreal color.

Decades after the introduction of electric lights in Shanghai, there are no longer many people around a column of street lamps, shouting 'Sai Moon!' Race the moon! Clap your hands and laugh. No one can say that this seems to be a flash before the thunderstorm. Whoever passes below will be struck by the thunder! The scene of pulling the young child and escaping in fear.

The dazzling electric lamp replaces the dark oil lamp, turning the night of the Shanghai Concession into a city that does not sleep at night!

Electric lights light up the night of the concession, which also makes the night in Shanghai more prosperous. Before there were no electric lights, there were few pedestrians on the streets of the concession at night, but now even at night, you can still see passers-by on the street. Shopping malls and shops are also open at night under the bright lights.

The sound of horse wheels rolling accompanied by the sound of "stepping..." from the horse's hooves collapsing on the asphalt road, came from a distance and quickly from far to near. After a while, a carriage with no characteristics was driving on the street. The decoration of the body was very simple, just like many taxi carriages in the concession, and there was no extra decoration on the black carriage.

However, this does not cover up the extraordinaryness of the owner. People can see at a glance that the two black tall horses pulling the carriage are by no means owned by the taxi carriage, and the "CY" logo of the dome steel beam on the door reminds everyone that this is the carriage of an industrial company.

At this time, what he was doing in the carriage was Chen Moran, who should have enjoyed the sweetness of the newlyweds. Chen Moran, who had just returned to the concession from the other side and was about to return home, looked through the carriage window and looked at the pedestrians on the roadside. Occasionally, there was a smile on Chen Moran's face. The wedding did not cause any sensation, but sometimes a wedding can leave a deep impression. Almost at the grand banquet after the wedding, more than 20 servants in cyan deep clothes were impressed by the guests, and even during the banquet, someone asked the housekeeper of Chen's house where to make clothes.

Food, clothing, housing and transportation often affect people deeply. After 246 years, seeing Han's clothes brought a reperation to the collision of people's hearts, which may be in Chen Moran's expectation, and it is even one of his plans. The reeds are pale, and the white dew is frost. The wide sleeves are fluttering, where are they now? After several vicissitudes of life, several times of mourning. The clothes are indiminate, and it finally becomes a final sound. ......"

Also seeing the passers-by in Han's clothes on the street, Xiao Yiren couldn't help humming the song of "great rebellion". When he looked at Chen Moran, he had to admire his foresight.

"The clothes are insignific, and it finally becomes a final sound..."

The eight words only made Chen Moran frown. Under the butcher's knife, isn't this Han family's clothes just ajue singing? Later generations even used that slave to pretend to be the so-called "Tang costume", which must be said that it was not enough to be a slave.

The style of clothing on the wedding is based on the picture of Hanfu in the report of Revival Hanfu. The reason for the special wedding is that Chen Moran wants to take this opportunity to remind people who they are, just like the "return to the Han and Tang Dynasties" plagiarized and modified from the truck tape, just to remind the Chinese people of their What kind of blood is flowing in the blood vessels, and who are you?

Before the end of the song, Xiao Yuren looked at the men and women in Han clothes outside the car and frowned.

"Yes, now this song has spread all over the country. The song is a great rebellion, and the clothes are even more a great rebellion. You once said that now we should keep a rest in the light! After your wedding, Han Tangfang sold more than 10,000 pieces of Han's clothes. At first, even in the concession, people only dared to wear them secretly, but now, if you dare to wear them into the Shanghai county during the day, you are not afraid..."

"I also said that there was a needle in the cotton, didn't I?"

Chen Moran grinned but laughed.

"Hantangfang's clothing is made of high-end fabrics. A most common curved deep clothing needs more than a dozen taels of silver. If it is a little more gorgeous, it will take dozens of taels, or even hundreds of taels! Who is the person who can buy Hanshang in Hantang Square?

Hantangfang is a "clothing room" specially prepared by Chen Moran for his wedding, but this dressing room is open to the public, and even employs more than 600 female workers.

"The rich gentry and their families! There are still a lot of foreign women!"

When it comes to foreigners, Xiao Yu's eyes are bright, and he instantly understands what Chen Moran means.

"Hantang Square is located in the concession, and even hangs the name of a fake foreigner Ruissa. Even if Manqing wants to seal it up, they don't have the courage to come to the concession to seal up foreigners' shops. As for them who want to ban Hanshang, I'm afraid they have to take off the Confucian skirts on those foreign ladies first. Last week, Ji Li held a Half of the ladies who came to the dance were dressed in Han Tangfang!"

Chen Moran's face is full of pride. He is self-respecting in his clothes out of helplessness. In order to hold this foreign, he even "invented" the bra. The bra on the low-cut Confucian skirt suddenly shows the "waves" of those women, so that they are not suffering from the restraint, showing the waves and the generosity of the Confucian skirt at the same time. The bloated figure of those middle-aged ladies is also the reason why they are sought after.

"The king of Chu has such a thin waist, and he starves to death in the palace! People are good at chasing the wind, and the lower class people pursue the preferences of the upper class. Slowly, when Han clothes become popular among the gentry, they will naturally expand to the common people. The Han clothes on their bodies and the pig tails with their heads behind their heads will naturally remind them who they are. Sometimes, the revolution does not rely on words. In a month and a half, Han Tangfang sold 1,700 pieces of all kinds of Han clothes, including more than 4,000 men's clothing. How many gentry are there in Shanghai?

He closed his eyes proudly, and Chen Moran said something indifferently. He had experienced this feeling. Naturally, those so-called social elites would always have more or less feelings.

"The wind has blown up. No one can stop it if he wants to! I can't stop!"

He taped his index finger, and Chen Moran's face showed a sneer.

"Xin Chou signed a peace treaty with various countries. Li Hongzhang vomited blood with shame and anger. He couldn't last for a few days. His humiliation and burden lasted for several years in exchange for the master's anger, but you also saw what the newspaper said. It was the national shame of the seven or twenty-five! That tael of silver not only hit me Chen Moran, but also woke up the gentry of the whole country. Now everyone knows that "Manchu court, Manchu and Han defense is more than national defense". I have been a slave for more than 200 years. Some people have done enough, and some people realize that there is nothing in the world that is popular for no reason. A song back to the Han and Tang Dynasties has spread all over the country, and even the old lady's line has been sung. Otherwise, how could it have become a great rebellion! But the big rebellion told the big guys who they were..."

Chen Moran's seemingly insipid topic keeps stirring waves in Xiao's heart. No one knows people's hearts better than him. In the past few months, he has sent articles to anonymously to "Qizhi", "Su Pao" and other magazines and newspapers every month. Others don't know that word breaks China. What kind of person is Mr. Cane, who is worried for a hundred years? Xiao Yuren knows what kind of wave he has caused?

I felt that the carriage stopped for a while, and then moved forward slowly. Chen Moran, who closed his eyes, said indifferently.

"I'm home!"

He opened his eyes and looked at the window with the light on. Thinking of the person who was waiting for him to go home, there were some happy smiles on his face. Purposeful marriage can sometimes bring happiness to people.

"Honey, you're back!"

When Ji Li walked down the stairs happily and ran into Chen Moran's arms, she held the woman in her arms. Chen Moran's heart sprouted a strange emotion, a sense of completeness, a sense of belonging, not only a sense of belonging to this era, but also a sense of belonging to this family.

While sipping red wine, she barbecued Ji Li's favorite bone steak. Chen Moran turned her head and looked at the sky outside the window. The stars had begun to flash, and the color of the night sky was very similar to Ji Li's eyes. An unprecedented sense of satisfaction surged into his mind. He looked through the glass door at the lit kitchen. Maybe Ji Li was preparing a salad when she was humming alone.

Maybe she felt that Chen Moran was looking at her. She controlled her son from the kitchen. Sure enough, she looked at Chen Moran's eyes, and Ji Li smiled sweetly.

"What are you looking at?"

"Look at you."

Chen Moran's answer made her smile happily.

"I love you."

Ji Li smiled and confessed again. She knew that Chen Moran was not good at expressing her emotions.

Listening to Ji Li's confession, Chen Moran got up and walked over and kissed Ji Li. The kiss burst out of sparks from him and fell on her.

"For me, you are the most important person in the world."

Chen Moran said seriously that at this moment, Chen Moran finally got rid of the emptiness that had been trapped around him in this time and space.

Looking at Ji Li, Chen Moran couldn't help thinking of the boredom and inner emptiness he had endured in the past few years. At that time, did you long for a wife and a family?

I have!

And now he is about to have all this, but all this is as unreal as a mirror. Why is it unreal?

After dinner, Chen Moran, sitting in a corner of the desk on the second floor, with cigars between his fingers, staring at the map of Tampiko on the table, one of the dozens of maps purchased by the Chinese News Agency in San Francisco.

On this map, Chen Moran has marked the land to be purchased with a red and blue pencil. He looks at the map and always thinks that he is very decisive, but he seems a little hesitant.

No matter what the original starting point was, in the past month and a half, he fell asleep every night and opened his eyes to see that it was Ji Li. Ji Li brought him a sense of home and a sense of belonging. It was this sense of home and belonging that made him unable to say that.

stared at the map on the table sullenly. Although she wanted the silver in her heart, she also didn't want such a beauty to cross the Pacific Ocean to Mexico, where the political situation was turbulent. Because he had seen a film about the oil king, Chen Moran knew that oil exploration in this era, Mining, to put it sound good, is a commercial act, but in fact, it carries the risk of the western adventure, and it is not too much to say that it will risk bullets.

"Oh!"

Just as Chen Moran sighed, the teacup with a faint fragrance of tea was quietly placed on the table, and a pair of plain hands on his shoulders were gently kneaded. This feeling only made Chen Moran feel a burst of numbness all over his body, and he seemed to enjoy this moment of warmth with his eyes closed.

"What are you thinking about? "Honey!"

When the delicate voice behind him sounded, the plain hands did not stop. It slowly moved from Chen Moran's shoulder and gently rubbed up his neck. Although he closed his eyes, Chen Moran could imagine that the owner of these plain hands must be looking at him with a smile now, with her hands. He teased him and demonstrated to him so late that he didn't go back to his bedroom.

"Nothing, I'm just thinking about something!"

Chen Moran still couldn't say it. In the past month and a half, how many times, whenever he wanted to talk about it, he would be lost in the gentle countryside in the end, "My father-in-law!"

Ji behind her learned from the Chinese. In the past month and a half, she has not only worked hard to learn Chinese, but also learned Chinese customs to make herself a qualified Chinese wife.

She lay on Chen Moran's shoulder and looked at the map in front of him. The map was in Spanish and should be a map of Mexico. She saw the words of the Gulf of Mexico. She just looked at it a few times and looked at the mark drawn with a red and blue brush on it, and vaguely guessed what her father was worried about.

"My father-in-law!"

Some stiff and strange names only made Chen Moran smile in his heart. Ji Li always thought that to be a Chinese wife, she must learn and accept Chinese customs. Her behavior only moved him more, but she was moved... At this time, Ji Li was already lying in his arms.

Ji Li, with charming eyes, looked at Chen Moran.

"Sir, can you tell me why you want to draw marks on the map of Mexico?"

"I want to buy it!"

Chen Moran, who was a little moved by Ji Lipingsu's holding, blurted out his plan.

"But you are Chinese!"

Ji hesitated but reminded her father-in-law that growing up in England, she knew that in a place like Mexico, a Chinese wanted to buy such a large area of land, which was difficult.

"Hmm..."

Chen Moran, who came back to his mind, looked at Ji Li and realized what he had said. Although he was a little annoyed, he was a little lucky.

At this time, Ji Li's delicate body twisted in his arms like a snake, which only made Chen Moran have some normal reactions, while Ji Li looked at Chen Moran, bit her lower lip, and hesitated for a while.

"Your father-in-law, do you really want to buy this land?"

Do you really want to buy it? In the face of Ji Li's problem, although she twisted in her arms like a beautiful snake, Chen Moran had no shadow in her eyes, only the land that could bring billions of taels of silver in return.

The feeling of her body made Ji Li get the answer she wanted. Her father-in-law wanted that land very much. Her beautiful eyes stared at the absent-minded Chen Moran. After marrying him, she always hoped to do something for him. As his wife, she knew very well that she had just started her career. For him, he needs to put in more energy than outsiders' imagination.

Looking at him, Ji Li finally found a place where she could help.

"Why do you want to buy that land?"

Ji Li's question made Chen Moran sigh in his heart. Although he was a little annoyed, it was impossible to turn back at this time.

"Oil!"

"Oil?"

"I've been there before. I think there may be oil there!"

"Your father-in-law, does your company need oil?"

He nodded and then shook his head again.

"It's not because I need oil, but I don't need it much now, but it's because I want to make money!"

"Make money?"

Chen Moran nodded.

"Qian, Jili, you know, my industrial company has not only invested in Pudong development, but also in Jianghuai Road Mining Company. All of this requires money! A lot of money!"

Listening to his story, Ji Li just blinked her long eyelashes and looked at her father-in-law. Although some people in the concession did not agree with their marriage, almost everyone envied her because she married a billionaire. Some people even rumored that he might be the richest man in China. However, she once heard her sister mention that the investment of the industrial company has reached hundreds of millions of yuan, and although his father-in-law is rich, he may not be able to take out so much money.

Now it seems that his sister's worries have become a reality, and his father-in-law can't afford more money to complete his career, so he needs the land there.

"I hope to buy those lands and extract oil there. Although some people have also explored and exploited there, I believe they have not found the right place. If I can find oil there and extract it, I will ship it back to Britain, Europe, and even Shanghai in batches. When the oil arrives in these places, I can refine kerosene and sell it to those who light kerosene lamps. I can also treat anyone who owns a motor vehicle or anyone who owns an engine, and even the ship will use diesel or heavy oil in the future..."

Listening to Chen Moran's story, Ji Li's eyes were wide open, and there was some brilliance in her beautiful eyes, not greed for wealth, but just because she felt that she was finally in handy.

He bent down and looked at Ji Li, and there was some mystery in Chen Moran's eyes.

"Baby, do you want to know a secret?"

Ji Li nodded.

"I think I have found the oil well there!"

"Hmm! I believe in you, honey!"

Ji Li, who was a little emotional, forgot the Chinese customs she had been studying hard on. Her beautiful autumn eyes stared at him, but her slender fingers held Chen Moran's face. Although she was a little emotional, she looked very serious.

"There is only land left, right? Let me help you! Is that okay?"

(to be continued)