Chapter 423 Time is running out
As Ah Da entered the inner courtyard of Wu's house, Nan Yi saw Wu Jingyuan's real person for the first time.
Nan Yi stepped forward and bowed, "Mr. Wu, hello."
"Okay, okay, you really are a good-looking talent." Holding a dragon-headed cane in both hands, Wu Jingyuan's face was full of smiles, "When Zai Sheng told me, I was unlucky. When I saw you today, Nanyi, you really look extraordinary."
"Mr. Wu, you've given too much credit, and I'm just a mortal."
"Haha, don't be too self-effacing, Yi Zai, come and sit down." Wu Jingyuan beckoned, and he sat on the grand master's chair on the left first, and showed Nan Yi the grand master's chair on the right.
Wu Jingyuan's style in front of the hall is a combination of Lingnan and Huizhou, which is a bit similar to the layout of Nanyi's old bungalows.
There is a long table in the middle, a New Year picture is pasted on the wall, a Western clock is placed in the middle of the long table, and a pair of candlesticks are placed on both sides;
Nan Yi stepped forward and sat on the grand teacher's chair on the right. Without ordering, the butler A Da put the fruit basket that Nan Yi had just brought on the table, and then busily made tea for the two of them.
"Yi Zai, please have some tea."
When Ah Da finished making tea, Wu Jingyuan picked up the teacup in front of him and said.
"Mr. Wu, please."
Nanyi picked up the teacup for a while, then put the teacup back on the table.
"I heard from Zaisheng that you plan to open a Sichuan restaurant on Juelu Street?" Wu Jingyuan took a sip of tea, took out two walnuts from his right pocket, and began to play with them.
From coming in just now, until now, Nanyi has never seen Wu Jingyuan's hands idle. Even when he was using the dragon's head to crutch just now, the fingers of both hands kept moving.
This time, Wu Jingyuan plated the walnuts, and Nan Yi observed carefully. Wu Jingyuan's movements of plated the walnuts were a bit unnatural, and his fingers were not flexible.
Looking at the patina on the walnuts, this pair of walnuts has been played for many years. It is said that Wu Jingyuan's fingers often move, so they should be very flexible, it is impossible to be so stiff.
This had to make Nan Yi think of a disease - Parkinson's.
With this conjecture, Nanyi paid attention to the position of Wu Jingyuan's left shoulder and shoulder joint. Although Wu Jingyuan wore loose clothes, the trembling of his shoulders would still be transmitted to the clothes.
Wu Jingyuan's left shoulder has an unnatural static tremor, which is one of the early symptoms of Parkinson's. Although Nanyi has no conditions to find other symptoms to make a more accurate judgment, this one is enough.
As a human being, the biggest enemies are yourself and time. A person can defeat everything else, but he cannot defeat himself and time. Wu Jingyuan is not young anymore, the probability of Parkinson's and cerebral apoplexy is already high, so it is really not surprising.
"Yes, boy, I'm new here, and I'm opening a Sichuan restaurant, so I'll try the depth of the water here in England."
"Be careful, you young people tend to act too hastily, Yi Zai, you are very calm." Wu Jingyuan boasted.
"Mr. Wu, you have praised me. Others say that I am too old and lack the vitality of young people." After Nan Yi said modestly, he asked: "Mr. Wu, what is Ah Sheng up to, I am here , why didn't he come out?"
"He said that last time there were not many ingredients at your place, and he didn't show his cooking skills. If you come to the door today, he wants to show you a hand. He is busy in the kitchen and will come over in a while."
"That's right, he's too polite."
Nan Yi nodded, picked up the teacup and took a sip, waiting for Wu Jingyuan to speak again.
It was similar to what Nanyi thought, but deviated from it. The topic Wu Jingyuan continued to talk about did not mean too much probing. First, he told Nanyi about the glorious history of the Wu family.
Speaking of Wu Bingjian's trademark of Wu Haoguan back then, with this trademark, the business of Wu's family was able to flow smoothly no matter in the East or the West.
The name "Haoguan" was also mentioned, which appeared in Marx's works; before the opening of the Panama Canal and the Pan-American Railway, Boston, the center of China's trade with China, had an alias, Haoguan, which symbolized wealth and prosperity. Commercial credit.
The first merchant ship launched in the country was also named Haoguan.
In addition, I also talked to Nanyi about the reasons for the decline of the Wu family, which are relatively high-level reasons.
It is said that the trade pattern of the year was changing, and the capital of Eagle Country promoted the development of India's modern sugar industry, which made Europe's demand for China's sugar decline.
In addition, Assam's tea plantation is also on the rise. Tea is no longer exclusive to Huaguo, and Yingguo has its own tea source base. In Huaguo's foreign trade, the hard currency of tea is no longer so hard, and the price has plummeted.
In addition, after the Opium War, five ports were opened to trade, Shanghai began to rise, and the monopoly position of Thirteen Banks was lost. In such a period of violent shock and need for change, Wu Bingjian just passed away...
"When the ancestor passed away, other forces that were eyeing the Wu family rushed forward, and the Wu family fell into a scramble for the head of the family. Internal and external troubles, the Wu family fell." Wu Jingyuan made a long speech, which made his breath a little disordered. After taking a sip of tea and pressing down, he got better.
Talking about the history of glory, Nanyi understood Wu Jingyuan's intentions, but only talked about the history of the decline of the Wu family. What is the reason for this?
Nan Yi estimated that Wu Jingyuan still had more to say, so he was waiting to listen attentively.
"The Wu family is lonely, and the unworthy descendants can only live in peace. This old man has always hoped to reappear the glory of the Wu family. For this hope, he has been working hard. It's a pity that the old man's ability is limited, and he can barely maintain the Wu family as it is today. scene.
The rise of the Wu family can only be counted on to flourish in their generation.
We Chinese have an old saying that we rely on our parents at home and friends when we go out. If Zaisheng wants to make a difference, he definitely needs the help of his friends, Yi Zai, you are Zaisheng's friend, you will have to support each other and help each other in the future. "
"Huh? Wu Jingyuan didn't play the game and spoke so bluntly?" Nan Yi thought to himself.
Before coming, Nanyi thought that Wu Jingyuan's speech would be cloudy, and he would be Zen and Daoist, and he had to read every word carefully and savor it carefully, but he didn't expect...
Straight, so f*cking straight, it's almost a matter of asking Nanyi to be Wu Zaisheng's assistant in a blatant manner.
"Mr. Wu, Zaisheng and I hit it off very well. As for me, I have decided to settle down in London, and I will develop in London in the future, and I live nearby. If there is any place for Zaisheng in the future, I will definitely do my best. help."
"Yi Zai, you have a heart. If you need anything from the Wu family, you can also speak up."
"Will do."
When the words came to this point, Wu Zaisheng appeared, and then it was time to eat.
At the dinner table, the three of them chatted about the dishes from various places. Wu Jingyuan told Nanyi and the others about "A Dream of Red Mansions", mainly talking about the various dishes mentioned in it, which ones he had eaten, which ones he knew the essence of, etc. Wait, basically nothing nutritious.
After saying goodbye and leaving, on the way back, Nanyi pondered over every word Wu Jingyuan said before, but he didn't think of any tricks. He wanted to attract his own thoughts, but Nanyi had already tasted it, and there seemed to be nothing else.
"Too fast!" Nan Yi thought to himself, "Wu Jingyuan exposed his thoughts of recruiting himself too quickly. This does not conform to the style of an old fox. Wu Jingyuan, time is running out? Is time waiting?"
Once a person is over fifty, he knows his fate, he knows his own affairs, whether his body is doing well, he knows in his heart, and if he is going to die soon, he will naturally have a premonition.
Wu Jingyuan may have had a premonition that his time is approaching, and he can no longer do things step by step, everything should be fast.
Quickness leads to chaos, and chaos brings opportunity.
"It's very good. The matter can be over earlier, and I can get out earlier." Nanyi stood by the small river, picked up a flat stone, and hit the water at will, winning the championship.
Well, it's a game where he's the only one.
As Nanyi left Wu's house and returned to Downton Abbey, in the hidden place above the valley, several people in auspicious suits carried long gun bags on their backs, put away two steel pipes with a diameter of about 70 mm on the ground, and quickly Disappeared in the night.