"The owner of the manor, there is a man who calls himself the Cao Gang who has been waiting in the lobby for a long time."

As soon as the carriage returned to Crescent Villa, Chen Mu heard the words of the workers in charge of guarding the gate.

What did the Cao Gang people ask me for?

Chen Mu was a little surprised. He had no interaction with the Cao Gang people and had no business connection.

"knew."

When he entered the door, he went to meet the Cao Gang.

The two major gangs in Jinhai, Cao Gang and Sihai Gang, all rely on water to make a living. Among them, Cao Gang has a profound foundation and has a history of more than two hundred years. It has always been the largest gang in Jinhai. In the past, all the people who rely on water to make a living in the entire canal had to rely on the Cao Gang, which was known as a 100,000 gang member.

In the past thirty years, although it has been suppressed by the Sihai Gang in terms of momentum, it still occupies half of the pier in Jinhai and has a huge influence in Jinhai City.

The Cao Gang sent him a smart and capable middle-aged man. After he reported to his house, he handed over a post saying that two days later, Jinhai would invite him to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival meeting every year.

"Mid-Autumn Festival Meeting?"

Chen Mu opened it and took a look. It stated that he invited the owner of the Crescent Villa to go to Liyuan to participate in the annual Mid-Autumn Festival meeting two days later.

Seeing that he was not aware of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the middle-aged man explained, "Every Mid-Autumn Festival, Jinhai holds a banquet every Mid-Autumn Festival, inviting famous figures on the road to gather to mediate disputes with each other. This year, our Cao Gang will hold it, and we will discuss the recent rumors."

Chen Mu understood that it was the largest gang leader who brought people from other gangs together to divide the territory and interests.

As for the recent rumor, it is naturally the treasure of King Jing.

Although the Cao Gang and the Sihai Gang have not fought for a long time, there has been constant small friction. Between the two gangs, they must have regarded each other as thorns in their eyes.

Now that the Sihai Gang is involved in such a big trouble, it would be strange if the Cao Gang did not make any moves.

Chen Mu said, "I will definitely be there in two days."

His honeycomb coal business was inevitably involved in dealing with the three religions and the nine robberies. In the past two days, he opened a new store in the east of the city, and the sales were not going well and he was subject to various resistances. Later, after inquiring, he found out that it was the territory of the Sihai Gang.

What kind of treasure is King Jing? He doesn't want to get involved, but he wants to talk to the people of the Four Seas Gang about the honeycomb coal.

When the Cao Gang saw that he received the post, he said goodbye.

After the person left, Qingzhu said, "Young Master, there have been only nine families who can attend the banquet during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Jinhai. It has not changed for more than ten years. It is their recognition of the young master."

Chen Mu smiled and said, "I really respect me."

Time flies so fast. Two months ago, he was working as a coolie at the dock, just to earn a few copper coins every day. Now, he can sit with the nine largest gang forces in Jinhai to divide the territory.

Qingzhu said again, "However, when the young master goes to the meeting, you still need to be careful. Some people in those nine families will definitely not be happy to see the young master attending, which may embarrass the young master."

Chen Mu expressed his understanding. Originally, nine families had divided the spoils, but now there was one more one, no one would be happy if it were. He always had to call him a good deal or just give him some advice.

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Time flies, and two days have passed.

In an alley on South Street, a brand new carriage stopped in front of a small shop with white cloth under the eaves.

As soon as the carriage stopped, the door of the shop opened with a creaking sound. Bao walked out with a luggage. She had taken off her mourning clothes and changed into normal clothes.

The car door was opened, and Chen Mu and Qingzhu were sitting on it.

Chen Mu waved and said, "Get into the car."

Although the carriage is not big, it can still be filled with four people.

He asked Qingzhu to sit on his side and Bao sat opposite him.

"Young Master."

After Bao got into the car, his face turned slightly red and his expression was a little cramped.

Chen Mu looked at her tied hair and said, "Let's release the hair in the future."

Here, only when she gets married can she tie her hair up. Her husband’s family is gone, and she has sent her to both old people to die. She is filial to the end, which is considered to be a kindness and righteousness. She is so young, she naturally has to start a new life.

Bao lowered his head and let out a "hmm".

"By the way, I've been forgetting to ask, what's your name?"

"Bao Xixi."

Chen Mu said, "From now, you can use this name. Let's go and buy something first."

Next to it is South Street. You can buy anything you want.

After a while, I bought a lot of things. There was also a store selling ready-made clothes here, so I bought a few pieces, toothbrushes for washing, tooth powder, soap for bathing, etc., which were all daily necessities.

Bao Xixi said uneasyly, "Young Master, it's too much to buy so many."

"It's all things you need to use in daily life. Is there anything you need to spend? Let's go and go where you live."

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Wenxiu Women's College is located by the river. It was founded thirty years ago and is also the only girls' school in Jinhai that truly teaches cultural and scientific knowledge.

Chen Mu is so clear because he has been to inquire before.

Grandma has been urging him to get married, and he thinks he should think about it early, otherwise God knows what the old lady will do.

Marriage is a major event that affects your life and must be cautious.

After thinking carefully, Chen Mu felt that it would be difficult to find those who meet his requirements. It is difficult for those ladies who do not leave the door and do not go to the second door to have the opportunity to get in touch with them.

After thinking about it, he thought of girls' schools, and thought that at least there were more common topics to talk about in girls' schools. Then he went to inquire about which girls' schools are in Tianjin.

So, when he encountered Bao Xixi's incident that day, he thought that he could arrange for her to go to the Women's College to study.

The carriage arrived at the gate of the college and was stopped. The guard asked them to wait outside, so he went inside to call people.

The girls' school does not allow men to enter. Chen Mu came to sign up for Bao Xixi the day before yesterday, and they were all talking outside.

Chen Mu said, "The school will arrange accommodation for you. You will live here in the future and study hard. If you have anything, you can write to me. Here, the tenth day of the month is a rest day, and I will send someone to pick you up - OK, why are you crying?"

Bao Xixi kept lowering her head, but tears fell down her skirt, wetting her skirt.

She wiped away her tears with her sleeves and choked, "Thank you for your compassion. When the filial piety period is over, I will serve you with all my heart." After speaking, she was already blushing.

Chen Mu felt a sway in his heart, stretched out his hand to raise her chin, and smiled, "What are you thinking about with your little head?"

"Young Master——"

Bao Xixi's cheeks were like fire, and her voice was soft, like a cat's claws scratching Chen Mu's heart, making his breathing rapid.

"Cough yes."

At this time, Qingzhu coughed heavily and reminded, "Young Master, someone is here."

Bao Xixi was shocked and hurriedly broke free from Chen Mu's hand, almost hanging his head to his chest, and did not dare to raise his head.

Chen Mu glared at Qingzhu.

Qingzhu lowered her head and pinched the tassels at the hem of her skirt with her fingers.

The one who came outside was the teacher from Wenxiu Academy who came to pick up Bao Xixi.

After watching Bao Xixi enter the academy, Chen Mu said to the coachman, "Let's go, go to the Cao Gang."
Chapter completed!