novelslam Chapter 18 is about being naive or not, and pretending to be naive or not.
Chapter 18 is about being naive or not, and pretending to be naive or not.
Biandanwei took the cigarette, his expression complex, and lit it in his mouth.
But after taking a puff, he realized that the cigarette tasted wrong!
He held it up to his eyes and glanced at the trademark, then couldn't help but curse, "Damn it!"
"A pack of 555 costs over 3 yuan! I haven't seen you for just two days, and you, you idiot, have actually made it big! You dare to smoke such good cigarettes!"
"No, it was given to me by my boss," Tie Tou answered honestly. Then he took the opportunity to tell Biandan Wei that he was now working for a boss and would no longer be out on the streets: "Brother Wei, thank you for lending me this car to make a living."
Now that I'm not pulling the cart, I won't have to pay the car rental fee anymore, so I might as well pull it back and return it to you.
Biandanwei looked Tietou up and down, and seeing his serious expression, he could only sigh: "Tietou, you've followed Ahao from the water room, haven't you?"
I heard that yesterday you helped him fight someone at Hung Kee in Kowloon Walled City.
"Killing two on the spot, you're so impressive, so arrogant!"
"No, no, no! Brother Wei, your information is inaccurate."
There was a fight, but it wasn't with Brother Hao.
"I'm currently working for a boss from Chaozhou." Tie Tou shook his head repeatedly, offering a brief explanation, but without revealing Lin Yuanshan's information: "Yesterday at Xiong Ji, it was he who instructed me to take action."
"A Teochew guy? Hey, do you trust him or not?" Biandanwei asked with a hint of doubt.
Tie Tou's eyes widened, and he nodded seriously: "Of course I trust you! I may be simple-minded, but I'm not stupid."
If my boss is untrustworthy, how can I possibly listen to him and do his job?
"You, are you even stupid?" Biandanwei was speechless, but then he remembered that Tietou had followed Wu Shihao, and he had the idea of winning him over.
Pointing to the mess of banknotes and coins on the table, Biandanwei said loudly, "The people of Chaozhou are very cunning. Don't be fooled."
work?
Besides doing manual labor and getting by, what kind of decent work can you do?
Tie Tou, let me tell you, you have to be honest and down-to-earth.
If you don't want to keep pulling the cart, that's fine. Here's some money for you to grab as much as you can with both hands today, consider it a red envelope for my wedding.
Next month, Hong Shun and I will be opening the gates of the San Sheng Palace to recruit horses.
When the time comes, your red envelope for visiting the bride's family will definitely be just as generous as everyone else's!
That day, I welcomed you in and announced you were my right-hand man. I gained face, and you gained face too. Wasn't that a generous arrangement from Brother Wei?"
These Hong Kong societies and gangs have existed since the Dragon Boat Festival of the first year of the Xuantong reign.
After the Hongmen Tianbaoshan Yongyi Hall leader, Brother Hongqi Wuge Heiguren, convened the first Hongmen Conference in Central, Hong Kong, and uniformly implemented the complete set of Hongmen rules.
In Hong Kong, various triads, large and small, began to identify themselves as branches of the Hung Society.
Leaving aside the rules for joining the association, such as the ten prohibitions and ten punishments, let's talk about the door-worshiping red envelopes that Biandanwei just mentioned.
It all comes down to the sincerity of a nobody who wants to join the gang he prefers.
As everyone knows, Blue Lantern is an unofficial member of the gang and is not listed in the official membership roster.
Tie Tou and Lin Yuanshan were discussing how, out of ten adults in Hong Kong, seven or eight had criminal records.
In reality, the vast majority of people here just casually give a 6-yuan red envelope.
Find a certain prefix, register it under the name "Blue Lantern," to make a living in society. If you ever have a conflict with someone, you can use that prefix to intimidate them and avoid being bullied.
To become a formal member of a gang/club, you have to wait for the gang you want to join to open its doors, go through a solemn and respectful Hongmen ceremony, and then have a senior figure in the gang accept your initiation gift to officially accept you into the organization.
Once your name is recorded on the seabed, you're considered a low-level member of the organization, also known as a "49" (or "49-zai").
The amount of money in the red envelope given during the door-to-door ceremony is not fixed.
There are two reasons. First, members of the Hongmen value loyalty and friendship more than money! How can the thickness of a red envelope be used to judge the sincerity of brothers and sisters when they visit each other?
Secondly, times have changed. Perhaps a hundred years ago, a desperate poor person would have been able to afford six copper coins as a fair price.
It's the 1960s now, giving 6 yuan is stingy, you can't just give 6 mao (0.6 yuan), can you?
In 20 years, into the 80s, even HK$66 will be considered too little by the big shots; they might have to grit their teeth and buy HK$666 instead.
In short, it's never wrong to give this as a gift.
The more you offer, the more sincere you are. The big boss will take you on as a disciple, promote you immediately, and no one will gossip.
Therefore, Tie Tou was quite moved by what Biandanwei said.
If he hadn't met Lin Yuanshan, he would surely have been moved by Bien Danwei's promises and sincerity, joined Hung Shun, and, ten years later, turned Tsuen Wan into a monolithic territory.
After glancing at the various denominations of loose change on the table, Tie Tou took out the hundred-yuan bill that Lin Yuanshan had given him yesterday from his pocket.
Tie Tou cherished this banknote, folding it neatly like a small square.
In front of Biandanwei, Tietou carefully unfolded the money.
Then he placed the whole bill on the table, creating a stark contrast with the coins and the pile of one- and five-yuan coins next to it.
"Brother Wei, I appreciate your kindness."
But since I promised to work for my boss, I can't go back on my word.
"I've borrowed your car for so long, and although I've never been late with the rental fees, the car is still worn out and has to depreciate." Tie Tou pointed to the banknotes and said seriously, "My boss is waiting for me to come back and support him, so I won't stay any longer. I'll head out first and have some tea sometime."
After saying that, Tie Tou turned and left.
Biandanwei stared blankly at the hundred-yuan bill on the table, his face turning as red as a pig's liver.
When he came to his senses, he realized that Tie Tou was already gone.
Looking at the man in charge of counting, Biandanwei shouted angrily, "Hey, are you blind?"
Didn't you see? That idiot Tie Tou is now showing me a whole bill to embarrass me.
"You're the accountant, can't you pull out a hunchbacked old man's (HKD 500 note) and slap me in the face?"
"Brother Wei, forget it."
Using the club's funds to help students give out red envelopes as a form of greeting is already against the rules.
I can turn a blind eye to a few dozen yuan.
"If I really win 500 dollars, you'll be impressive, but if Grandpa (the boss) asks about it later, I'll get a scolding." The man holding the abacus slowly said, "Besides, Iron Head is clearly determined to leave."
If you try to force them to stay, one of you will definitely die or be injured if you intervene.
If you don't make a move, even if we all attack together, we still won't be able to stop the other side.
We've worked together for years. If you're intentionally playing dumb to let someone go, of course I'll play blind and cooperate.
Biandanwei composed himself, pulled out a chair, and sat down. "Hmph, as expected of Master Ming, you guessed everything correctly. Now, why don't you guess what I'm thinking right now?"
"Of course I'm wondering, who exactly is that Chaozhou boss that Tie Tou mentioned!"