A Man of Science and Engineering in Troubled Times Wandering in the Late Qing Dynasty

When his sweetheart was said that, Lu Bicheng couldn't stand it, and said: "Uncle, you are not allowed to say that about him!"

Yan Fengsheng became even angrier when he heard this: "You still dare to talk back to me? It's against you! Tell you, if you don't agree to Mr. Hu's matter, you have to agree!"

Lu Bicheng said anxiously: "No! Because of me, Li Yu and I have already made a private decision for life!"

Yan Fengsheng was shocked: "What did you say?!"

Yan Shi also asked anxiously: "Could it be that you have lost yourself to him?"

Lu Bicheng nodded.

Yan said anxiously: "Daughter, you will be ruined like this. If he is just playing for fun, he will completely ruin you!"

Yan Fengsheng pointed at Lu Bicheng, his blood surged up: "You, you!"

But Lu Bicheng said: "He said, he will come to propose marriage in a fair manner in the next year!"

Yan Fengsheng seemed to have lost all strength, and slumped on a chair: "Absurd, absurd! Losing virginity before marriage is a great shame for the family!"

Lu Bicheng ignored him and said, "I am his man in life, and his ghost in death! Anyway, I am married!"

Yan Fengsheng suddenly stood up again: "Who do you think I am! Tell you, don't even think about leaving the house again!"

Yan Fu felt strange when he heard this: "Li Yu, that Li Yu of the Imperial University Hall?"

Lu Bicheng nodded.

"It turned out to be him!" Yan Fu was stunned, paused for a while, and then said to Yan Fengsheng: "Brother Fengsheng, it's okay, Li Yu is the emperor's master after all."

Yan Fengsheng said angrily: "Emperor teacher? Does the emperor have an official position? He is just an emperor teacher of western learning, and it's not like you don't know the current situation in the court. What's the use of an emperor teacher?"

Yan Fu accepted it frankly, he had already worried too much for Lu Bicheng, and he knew that this girl was so high-minded that no one would look down on her, she chose one herself, at least she would not regret it, so she persuaded again: "Brother Feng Sheng , the raw rice has already been cooked, so don't be angry."

"Cooked rice? You don't have children, so you can't count it as cooked rice!" Yan Fengsheng said helplessly, "Forget it, let's be a concubine for adults in the future!"

Yan Fu said, "Actually, Li Yu is really a good person."

Yan Fengsheng didn't take it seriously: "This kid is full of tricks. At that time, Mr. Yuan cleverly overwhelmed me. I couldn't be more angry."

Li Yu probably couldn't have imagined that Yan Fengsheng would think so, and he was fine at the time.

However, this matter is indeed a bit flawed by Li Yu, because the last time we met Yuan Shikai together was the year before last. At that time, Li Yu promised to visit after returning to China, but he went abroad again not long after returning.

After all, more than a year has passed without a visit.

Then he took Lu Bicheng to run around all year long, Yan Fengsheng thought Li Yu was just playing around, and the key point was to put him to sleep!At the same time, he made fun of himself, of course he was angry, so there is nothing good to say now.

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Lu Bicheng returned to his bedroom wiping away his tears, took out the letter paper and wrote a poem.

Before Yan Fu left, he came over to persuade him a few more words: "Bicheng, brother Shucai is a good man, I know that, there must be some misunderstanding, I'll go back and ask him carefully."

Lu Bicheng put the words in an envelope and handed them to Yan Fu: "Master, please give them to him when you return to Beijing."

Yan Fu put it away and said: "You must not go on a hunger strike again. I have already told Brother Feng Sheng that I will not embarrass you again in a short time."

Lu Bicheng wiped away tears and said, "Thank you, Master."

Yan Fu left Yan Fengsheng's house, and couldn't help but mutter to himself when he went out: "Li Yu, when did you hook up my lover? I didn't even know, I'm so confused!"

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Beijing, Dongchang Hutong.

"Bang bang bang!"

Feng Ling rubbed her eyes and opened the door: "Who knocked on the door so hard in the morning."

After the door opened, Yan Fu at the door asked loudly, "Where is Li Yu?!"

Feng Ling recognized Yan Fu, and said: "Master hasn't gotten up yet, I'll go and report."

"No need! I'll go directly to him!" Yan Fu ran inside after finishing speaking.

Feng Ling chased after her: "My lord, the master really hasn't woken up yet."

Yan Fu had already pushed open the door of the bedroom, Li Yu was sleepy, and asked doubtfully, "Master Yan?"

Yan Fu just happened to see the Huanxi Buddha and the erotic pictures on the table, "Okay, Li Yu, tell me quickly, why did you defile our beautiful girl, Bicheng?"

Li Yu said: "Master Yan, you have to be clear, we are your love and I wish, free love."

"Free love?" Yan Fu pointed at the things on the table, "How do you explain these things?"

Li Yu quickly explained: "It was bought from Liulichang. I just wanted to check the authenticity."

He put on his clothes and continued, "Master Yan, this time I am really planning to propose a marriage after the new year, and I am already preparing the dowry."

Yan Fu said: "No matter what, you must not disappoint my beloved apprentice! Otherwise, I will not let you have good fruit!"

Li Yu raised his hands: "I, Li Yu, swear to God, if I dare to offend her, I will immediately become a big fool with dementia."

Yan Fu sighed: "You still said that you are not stupid, now brother Feng Sheng has a big opinion on you."

Li Yu said: "There is a reason for the incident. At that time, the imperial court suddenly ordered me to go to the United States with the mission. I couldn't help it. Master Yan, you should know about this."

Yan Fu did know, so he said: "It's true that I don't blame you, but now you have to think of a way how to get over Brother Feng Sheng's test..."

Li Yu said, "I've already found a matchmaker."

Yan Fu asked, "Who?"

"Mr. Tang Shaoyi, the former Tianjin Daotai and now the right minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs," Li Yu said, "In addition, Mr. Yuan Shikai, the governor of Zhili, will also issue orders."

"Master Tang makes sense." Yan Fu, who is also from Beiyang, nodded, "Where is the bride price?"

Li Yu said: "I'm still thinking about it, I don't know what Uncle Yan Fengsheng likes."

"I can help you with this matter." Yan Fu said.

Li Yu was overjoyed: "I also ask Master Yan for advice."

"I'm here to help Bicheng," Yan Fu said. "Brother Feng Sheng has two hobbies. It's two pots. One is a snuff bottle and the other is a purple clay pot."

Li Yu got the advice and immediately said, "I will definitely buy the best one in the capital."

Yan Fu said: "The purple clay teapot can be made by Yixing Shao's family. I heard that Rongbaozhai recently got an osmanthus purple clay teapot made by Shao Quanyin. Two, I can buy it for you."

Li Yu immediately made a bow: "Master Yan has great powers."

Yan Fu went on to say: "As for the snuff bottle, you can go to Ma Shaoxuan, the head of the four famous painters in the capital. He also has a lot of praise for you. It must not be difficult to buy a high-quality pot from him."

Li Yu didn't know anything about art, so with some guidance, he didn't know how many detours he would avoid, and the key was to be able to do what he liked.

The Shaw family was very famous in the purple clay teapot circle in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China; Ma Shaoxuan's snuff bottles were even more outstanding, and later won a gold medal at the Panama International Exposition, which was priceless.

Li Yu said gratefully: "I really don't know how to thank Master Yan."

Yan Fu waved his hand: "When you get married, it would be nice for me to ask for a wedding wine. I have a letter from Bicheng here, please accept it and read it carefully. For me, first go to the shopkeeper of Rongbaozhai Let's chat."

Li Yu still wanted to persuade him to stay: "Master Yan, won't you stay for a cup of hot tea?"

Yan Fu had already stood up: "Forget it, do your job well first, and settle my concern. There are also these things, which are unsightly, so don't put them on the bright side."

Li Yu looked at those happy Buddhas and said with a smile: "I put it in the bedroom, and I didn't put it on the bright side."

Only then did Yan Fu realize that he was still in the bedroom, and said with a smile, "I'm leaving."

After sending Yan Fu away, Li Yu immediately opened the letter, which contained a poem "Zhu Yingtai Near" by Lu Bicheng:
"Send the silver bottle, lead the jade well, and think about the dark Wuyuan in autumn.

Dipping in Lufang, the dream falls to Chutianyuan.

The most pitiful Eyue has a frown, and is generally thin.

Tired and congealed, Cannai disease leaves police frost, red orchid weeps and weeps.

The sticky powder sticks to the fragrance, and the sleeves are searched quietly.

The shadows in the small column were bleak and confused, and the smoke and fog turned into a family of grievances. "

Lu Bicheng's talent is undoubtedly very strong, and he is proficient in poetry, calligraphy and painting.

She deliberately compared herself to Zhu Yingtai, expressing the pain of lovesickness.

Li Yu didn't have this kind of talent, but he definitely had to reply, thinking hard, and he couldn't write a doggerel to go back.

After thinking about it, I can only imitate the writing style of Lu Xun, a super modern writer, and write a modern essay and send it back. Li Yucai thought like a diabetes collapse, and wrote:
"I was probably sick, and I felt uncomfortable anyway. I swallowed a pack of medicine indiscriminately, and then went to sleep with my clothes on. I was dizzy and had no strength to do anything. It took seven days to take medicine, and seven days to not take medicine. I always knew it. I sniffed my nose sadly, good guy, one side is blocked, and the other side is still blocked.

Recently, it has been very cold at night, especially in my heart, and the two quilts seem to be a little struggling to face the provocation of this cold winter. Perhaps only the care of the girl I like can make me feel warm. "

After Li Yu finished writing, he went out and drove to deliver the letter himself.

After sending the letter, I went to visit Ma Shaoxuan without stopping.

Snuff bottles have served the upper class since they entered China, so they have a high starting point and are very popular in the imperial palace.

Ma Shaoxuan is good at "painting on the same side of poetry". His works are very elegant and are very popular among literati.

After Li Yu entered the door, he introduced himself first: "I am Li Yu, and it is a pleasure to meet Mr. Ma!"

Ma Shaoxuan really admired him very much: "Li Yu, who won the Nobel Prize! Please come in!"

After exchanging pleasantries, Li Yu said: "If you have nothing to do, you will go to the Three Treasures Hall. I would like to ask you for an inner painting pot."

Ma Shaoxuan was quite polite: "It's easy to talk about, does the emperor have any paintings or poems you want to inscribe?"

Li Yu said: "No, just do your best sir, I'm just giving it away."

"I see," Ma Shaoxuan said, "It's just that the year is close, and if I want to get the pot, I'm afraid it will be in the next year."

Li Yu cupped his hands and said, "After the year, I will leave a deposit of 300 taels."

Ma Shaoxuan declined and said, "I dare not accept money from the emperor's teacher."

Li Yu smiled and said, "You're welcome, sir's pot can be of great use to me."

Li Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and it went well.