Chapter 293: Loyalty and righteousness, wealth and glory.
You Bo added: "The straw sandals originally had five dragons on them. They were to convey the Hong family's information. The Hong family wrote it down without making any changes. The ironclad notice was all Hong's."
"Yang Chengrong has been working diligently and conscientiously since he joined the club. He is loyal to the leader and the club."
"Today, I hereby wear the title of 432, straw sandals!"
Afterwards, You Bo handed a seal representing Cao Xie's identity to Yang Chengrong.
In the ancient Hongmen, according to the rules, straw sandals were responsible for communication and transmitting information.
With the development of the times, the straw sandals in the society are now mostly responsible for handling miscellaneous matters within the society, which is commonly known as the position of housekeeper, which is in line with Yangcheng Rong's positioning.
"Thank you, Master Xiang!"
Yang Chengrong made a gesture befitting Caoxie’s status, then stood up and stood next to Li Wenbin.
For the three of them, this was a belated ceremony of ordination.
The reason is that they want to work together with their boss.
For them, without Brother Hao, they wouldn’t be where they are today. They want to use this way to thank their boss for his cultivation.
I also want to tell everyone present today that if anyone dares to mess with my boss, he must first step over the dead bodies of these few people!
The boss of the family became the leader, and the three of them were respectively wearing a red stick, a white paper fan, and straw sandals. This unique way of tying up the positions is bound to spread to the world after today's ceremony and become a story that people will talk about with great relish.
The next second, the leading artilleryman in the queue behind him stood up and said loudly: "Please come in, Emperor Guan!"
Afterwards, two uncles came slowly, carried out the statue of Guan Erye, and slowly placed it on the incense table.
The cannon glanced at Lin Zehao and the other three and said, "Dragon Head, please!"
Lin Zehao knelt down in front of the statue of Guan Erye without any hesitation.
Chen Guoqiang and his companions followed the boss's steps, kneeling beside him with their hands clasped together.
Afterwards, the uncles placed three and a half lit incense sticks between the fingers of several people.
The smoke slowly rose up and dissipated in the ancestral hall.
This makes the already extremely solemn and dignified scene even more subconsciously heavy.
Everyone watching the ceremony had very solemn expressions, staring intently at the ceremony.
Of course, most eyes were on Wei Longhao.
After all, people like him are always the well-deserved protagonists.
Huo Pao first extended his index finger and pushed up his glasses. Then, he took out a piece of yellow paper covered with red characters and read in a solemn voice: "Chengtian Hongyun, the seventh day of the eleventh month of the Gengshen year, an auspicious day."
"The four of us knelt before Guandi, dripped blood and burned incense, imitating the Five Ancestors who inserted grass as incense in front of Gaoxi Temple and became brothers of different surnames."
"The four of us have gathered together and have already worshipped the sky as our father, the earth as our mother, the sun as our brother, and the moon as our sister-in-law. We, the four brothers."
"Everyone is of one mind, and their hearts are full of loyalty and righteousness. They will rejoice together and grieve together. Although they will not live together, they will die together."
The artillery had changed from its usual aggressive demeanor, and now looked calm yet sacred.
Lin Zehao, Chen Guoqiang, Li Wenbin, and Yang Chengrong also spoke in unison, with firm eyes and loud voices.
Everyone present, especially those at the leading level, all showed a look of reminiscence on their originally solemn faces.
They had experienced similar scenes before. Although the details were different, they were basically the same and the core was the same.
At this time, the solemn sound of artillery sounded again.
"Since my name is on the gold list, I will be loyal to He Sheng He. Today we have sworn brotherhood, and we will be loyal to each other for the rest of our lives, and we will be rich until the end."
"If one has evil intentions and is rebellious, but does not finish what he has done, the gods will expose him, the ghosts will be at his side, he will be stabbed with three knives and six holes, and destroyed with five thunders. The retribution will be clear, and both humans and gods will bear witness to it."
After saying this, Huo Pao closed the yellow paper in his hand, threw it into the brazier in front of him, and said, "Cut off the chicken's head!"
I saw a rooster being caught in Shuang Fanming's hand. Even though it struggled desperately and flapped its wings, it could not escape the fate of being beheaded with a knife.
The bright red blood dripped into the simple-shaped bowl.
Afterwards, the groom Liu picked up a jar of old wine and placed it on the ground.
Lin Zehao and others took a thin embroidery needle and gently poked the wound with their fingertips.
A few drops of blood fell into the wine jar.
After doing all this, Gao Lao poured the jar of wine into the bowl that previously contained the rooster's blood.
From the perspective of the spectators, it seems that after all this operation, there should be a large bowl of wine in the bowl, but in fact, these uncles who are doing the operation not only have a good idea in their minds, but also have good accuracy in their hands.
In fact, there is only a sip of wine in the bowl now.
The groom Liu struck the match in his hand and threw it into the brazier in front of him.
In an instant, a raging flame ignited, slowly igniting the yellow paper in the brazier.
Looking at the situation in front of him, the cannon immediately said: "The ceremony is over!"
The next moment, Lin Zehao stood up first, while Chen Guoqiang, Yang Chengrong, and Li Wenbin were still kneeling on the ground, holding ancient-style bowls filled with blood wine in their hands.
Lin Zehao picked up the blood wine, raised his neck, and drank it all in one gulp.
Then, he turned the bowl over to indicate that he had finished it all.
Seeing this, Chen Guoqiang, Li Wenbin, and Yang Chengrong did not hesitate at all. They followed their boss's footsteps and drank the wine in the bowl.
"Be loyal and righteous, and you will be rich and glorious."
"Disloyalty and injustice are reflected in this lotus."
Lin Zehao held a wine bowl and spoke slowly. As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly threw the bowl to the ground.
As it shattered into pieces, the flying fragments did not hurt anyone.
Seeing this, Chen Guoqiang and others also threw all the wine bowls in their hands to the ground, and said without hesitation: "Work for Brother Hao, loyalty comes first, and never betray!"
"I wish Brother Hao to become famous all over the world!"
At this moment, the hearts of Chen Guoqiang, Li Wenbin and Yang Chengrong were filled with emotion.
They knew that with their boss' current status, no matter from which angle, there was absolutely no need for him to become sworn brothers with those of them who had just taken up the positions.
However, Brother Hao still did it without any hesitation.
Just like when they were still low-class people, nothing has changed.
When Brother Hao was little, they followed him wholeheartedly.
Now, Brother Hao not only sits on the leading position, but is also famous in Hong Kong Island. He also chooses to become sworn brothers with them.
They know the deep friendship contained in this.
In the eyes of several people, this friendship is far more precious and important than any money or status. Seeing this scene, everyone watching the ceremony sighed.
If Wo Shing Wo is really as united as it appears to be, then none of you here will be able to drive Wei Lung Hao out of Yau Tsim Mong in your lifetime.
This news, of course, made them depressed.
Even though they knew that this scene might not be true, they still couldn't help but worry.
Everyone present understood that after the ceremony, it meant that from that moment on, Weilonghao was no longer the proxy leader of Heshenghe, but the official leader.
Although, no one has ever truly posed a threat to Lin Zehao's position.
After a while, when Lin Zehao changed his clothes and came out, he deservedly sat in the main seat.
Li Wenbin took the gift list and began to sing the ceremony.
"Xinji Longtou, Xiang Yan, congratulates you and gives you a golden Buddha!"
From inside the ancestral hall to the outer square, He Ji's younger brothers were passing on this message all the way.
In this way, those big brothers from small societies who can only watch the ceremony from the outside due to their low status can also hear the news accurately.
"As expected of Xinji, they are so generous. I wonder how heavy this golden Buddha is!"
"If you think about it, you know that the gift for Wei Longhao can't be cheap, otherwise how can you afford it?"
"The leader of the Number Gang, Ge Zhixiong, congratulates me and sends me eight golden horses!"
After being passed on by the younger brothers, the news reached the ears of everyone in the square again.
"This time it's golden horses, and there are eight of them!"
"It's said that the Number Gang has fallen on hard times in recent years, but seeing how generous Ge Zhixiong is in his spending, it doesn't look like they've fallen on hard times at all..."
"You just don't understand. How does the Number Gang's decline have anything to do with them, the leaders?"
"You know, since ancient times, the poorer the people at the bottom are, the richer the people at the top are!"
Gold has always been hard currency.
This is even more true for those who travel around the country.
Because, in times of crisis, only gold is easy to cash and has a low depreciation rate.
This is why those big brothers in the society like to wear gold Rolex.
"Hongxing, Jiang Tiansheng, congratulates you and gives you a golden dragon!"
"Hongxing, Jiang Tianyang, congratulates you and gives you a golden dragon!"
Li Wenbin's voice rang out again, and through the transmission of his younger brothers along the way, it was once again transmitted to everyone's ears.
"No way? Hongxing and Dongxing have been fighting each other for so long, and Jiang Tiansheng is still willing to spend so much money?"
"Even if we don't consider the gold price of a golden dragon, the labor cost of such a complicated craft alone is not a small amount!"
The man from before said again: "Tsk! What do you know?"
"Even if Hongxing is defeated, the two Jiang Tiansheng brothers will still live a carefree life!"
"Haven't you heard the saying, a lean camel is bigger than a horse?"
As each gift was revealed, it sparked heated discussions among the crowd.
For them, if they could receive one of these gifts, they would wake up smiling in their dreams.
However, Wei Longhao received so many items in a row.
Thinking of this, some people immediately felt unbalanced.
"The gifts that Wei Longhao received today, just from what we know, are estimated to be worth millions!"
"If we add in the ones we don't know about, we don't know how much silver paper there is!"
"Just from a ceremony, you can earn so much Hong Kong dollars. This is really a great way to make money!"
After hearing what this person said, most people did not say anything, but some people still couldn't stand it and said, "What are you talking about here?"
"Weilonghao is where he is today because of his ability. Do you think the leaders of other societies are fools who would do thankless things?"
"Since they can give Wei Longhao such an expensive gift, it means they must have some purpose. If it is a losing business, who would do it?"
After being mercilessly rebuked, the man's face looked a little ugly, but he knew he was in the wrong. In addition, it was too suicidal to say bad things about Wei Longhao on Hutchison's territory, so he did not dare to refute at all.
At this time, the voice came again from the inner hall.
"The San Francisco Zhigongtang would like to congratulate and give the current leader, Situ Mingzhi, a handwritten calligraphy and a piece of land in San Francisco!"
When they heard the first half of the sentence, everyone felt a little disdainful, thinking that Zhigongtang had such a big name, but its actions were full of pettiness.
A piece of handwritten calligraphy is, to put it nicely, a priceless treasure.
To put it bluntly, it is worthless.
If someone were to give this kind of thing as a gift on such an important occasion, a fight would probably break out on the spot if it were someone with a small mind.
However, when they heard the second half of the sentence, their faces changed immediately. They were stunned for a long time before they reacted and said in disbelief: "What? Land in San Francisco?"
"Someone actually gave away land? Isn't this too extravagant?"
Everyone thought that the golden Buddhas, golden horses, golden dragons and so on were luxurious enough.
Unexpectedly, the Zhigongtang played a bigger game and directly gave away land.
This kind of grand gesture was completely beyond their understanding.
At least, in Hong Kong Island, before today, they had never heard of anyone giving land as a gift.
"You don't know that America is vast and sparsely populated. The land is large and the population is small, so the land is not as valuable as Hong Kong Island."
"But San Francisco is also a big city in the United States. Even if the land price is cheaper, it is probably not a small amount."
"After all, the Zhigongtang can't just use a shabby place to deal with Wei Longhao, right?"
"I dare say that if the Zhi Gong Tang dares to do this, Wei Longhao will probably make sure they can't leave Hong Kong Island!"
This person's words were unanimously agreed upon by everyone.
Although they were impressed by the generosity of the American Zhigongtang, the only thing they invested was a piece of land in San Francisco.
However, after calming down, they admired Wei Longhao even more.
(End of this chapter)
