Go back to the past and be a schoolboy

Chapter 35
Early the next morning, Cheng Nuo was going to call out Li Laosan and ask him to drag him to the door to invite people for the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of China.

But after wandering around most of the yard, he didn't see a figure, and finally found himself in the kitchen.

"What is Lao Li busy with? If you have nothing to do, accompany me for a walk and go to the Dashilan to do some shopping. Let's go see some people today." Standing at the door, Cheng Nuo shouted towards the inside.

"Come on, but sir, you have to wait for a while. Isn't it the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month? Let's send the Stove Lord to the sky first, so that God can say more good things for us." Li Laosan replied.

Stirring the batter in his hands, he spread it on the back of the Stove God statue, took a few steps back, and then solemnly pasted it on the wall next to the stove.

After posting, Li Laosan murmured: "Master Stove, you eat and drink well. We just moved here with the owner this year. Please take care of us if there is anything you can't entertain. After going to heaven, please speak well for us." a few words"

There are quite a lot of things placed in front of the statue, such as Tangguani, Nantang, Kantotang and other small snacks, all of which are sticky candies that are only seen during the Chinese New Year. The more you chew, the more sticky you are.

Speaking of it, the Stove Lord is quite pitiful. Although the sacrificial items in the south and the north may be different, there is definitely one thing in common, which is sticky tooth candy. When you want to say something good, you can say it casually, and when you say something bad, you immediately stick to your mouth. I don’t know thousands of things. How did the old man feel when he saw this candy for many years.

In addition, there was a bowl of cold water and some hay beside it. Cheng Nuo was puzzled: "Old Li, what do you mean by putting water and grass? Is there any other meaning?"

Lao Li smiled and didn't rush to answer. After the sacrifice was over, he pasted the couplet "Heaven says good things, and the lower world keeps safe" next to the statue, clapped his hands and said: "Those two things are for the old man's horse. Yes, let him go earlier and come back faster, to keep our family safe."

Cheng Nuo was shocked. He didn't expect this old Li to think so far, so he immediately gave a thumbs up.

Seeing this, Lao Li rubbed his hands, and said embarrassedly: "Sir, it's because our family is rich, so we are willing to get so many tricks. In the past, I couldn't even afford sugar, so I can only feel wronged by the Stove Lord."

"Isn't it justifiable not to pay homage to the statue you bought?"

"Sir, you don't know that rich people live in the right way, and poor people live poorly." Li Laosan was probably afraid of disturbing the Stove Lord, so he pushed Cheng Nuo out of the kitchen and closed the door, and said in a low voice, "Where we say 'Stove Lord' Personality is open, a bowl of cold water and three sticks of incense', nothing to eat, a bowl of cold water and three bangs are enough."

Cheng Nuo couldn't laugh or cry after hearing this: "Life is better with our Stove Lord's horse, and there is an extra bale of grass."

Li Laosan clasped his hands and said: "Sir, you don't know, some people are even more exaggerated. When I was buying candy yesterday, I heard that the Liu family of the Tianbao Gold Store was buried with an official carrying eight people when they delivered the stove this year." The sedan chair is stacked like a big pagoda, you see that even the horses are saved.”

"The wine and meat of the rich family stinks, and the road is frozen to death. I don't know if this irony is a god or a human being." Cheng Nuo sighed.

Li Laosan had never been to school, and was just about to ask what he meant, when Goudaner ran over with the three children frolicking, singing nursery rhymes.

"Tanggua Festival Stove, the New Year is coming, girls want flowers, boys want guns"

Li Laosan heard this clearly, ignored the first half of the sentence, and said in a rough voice: "You son of a bitch wants to buy guns again, don't you see if I don't give you a few butts, your mother made it for you last time New clothes, you will take your baby to the donkey dung, and your whole body will be dirty."

Goudaner is obviously a habitual offender. He circled around Cheng Nuo and said aggrievedly, "I didn't know that firecrackers were so powerful and donkey manure was so wet. If you don't want to buy them, you can just buy them. Give Nidaner Wenhui the money to buy flowers and I will buy them." Also happy."

Li Laosan said: "Hey, you have taught your father to come, right? You don't have to worry about buying flowers. Your mother has already bought them. I will burn incense and worship Buddha after you live in peace for a few days."

Cheng Nuoxin said that this was nothing, so he took out some coins from his pocket, gave them to the child, and patted his head: "You son of a bitch, collect the money and go to the street to buy some food for your brothers and sisters."

Goudan'er's eyes lit up, he bowed with the money and ran away with the other children: "Thank you sir, I will definitely not do anything stupid."

Li Laosan next to him snorted coldly: "Remember, you are not allowed to buy guns, even if you buy them, you can't fry donkey dung, and cow dung is also not allowed!"

"Know it!"

After the children walked away, Li Laosan said: "Sir, the older the children, the harder it is to manage!"

Cheng Nuo smiled and said, "Boy, there's no such thing as a naughty boy. As long as he doesn't do bad things to bully others, he will go to school after the Chinese New Year, so you don't have to worry so much."

I have been with these children for a while, and I found that their personality traits are very prominent, especially as the oldest son of a bitch, although he always brings his younger siblings into trouble, he basically takes care of all the mistakes afterwards, plus Knowing how to share and not eat alone, he seems to be the boss of this small group.

Without violating the basic premise, Cheng Nuo still pays more attention to protecting their nature and respecting children. This is also the code of conduct he will teach students in the future.

Seeing Li Laosan's hesitation to speak, Cheng Nuo smiled, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Let's go, Lao Li, I still have business for you to accompany me to do, don't dawdle here."

Seeing this, Li Laosan no longer persisted, cupped his hands and said: "Okay, sir, your business is a big one, and there is no delay. I will pull the car out right away."

Li Laosan couldn't afford the previous rickshaw. He rented it from a factory and had to pay a monthly repair fee in addition to the allowance. Cheng Nuo felt that it was troublesome, so he planned to buy a new one.

But later, thinking that Li Laosan was not young anymore, not to mention the slow speed of pulling the car in the cold weather, it would also hurt his body, so he simply converted an old rickshaw into a pedal tricycle as he remembered.

It is a bit more laborious to ride than the cars of later generations, but it is much more convenient than rickshaws.

At this time, it was still a rarity. Tricycles and bicycles were really popular in Beiping City in the 30s, starting from the influx of Japanese "Chrysanthemum" and "Fuji" cars.

At the same time, it will be five years before Puyi, the famous cyclist, pioneer of bicycles, terminator of the Forbidden City, and the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, owns his first bicycle.

Whenever Li Laosan took him out, he always attracted a lot of people to watch, especially some children, who liked to run behind the tricycle.

Gradually, the reputation spread. People may be at a loss when the name is mentioned, but when they talk about the three-wheeled Peking University teacher, people will suddenly realize it.

"Oh, it turned out to be him!"

Looking at Youngest Li who was carefully cleaning the tricycle, Cheng Nuo thought to himself:
"Hurry up and recruit people, and get the bicycles up as soon as possible, so that the little devil won't lose all the money."

"Especially Pu Yi, a prodigal son, ask him for alms for some educational funds, no more, no less, a [-] big stick for him a cloisonne!"

(End of this chapter)