20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 57
After leaving "Huifangli", Guan Wei called a carriage and took Jiang Xiaodao back to Jiang Chenghai's residence. After delivering meals to Gong Baonan, he picked up Hu Xiaoyan and went to Lao Cui's house.

Jiang Chenghai's house is not big, just an ordinary small courtyard.People often advise him to move to a bigger house, since there is no shortage of money anyway, but he always says that the bigger the house, the more people there are and the more complex it is, making it difficult to guard against it, so living in a small courtyard is more practical.

At first, the brothers all lived together, but as time went by, there were many inconveniences, so they all moved out one after another. Only the fourth and seventh brothers were left to accompany Jiang Chenghai, and the other brothers each had their own place to live.

Guan Wei's family lived on Daxiguan Street, which was closest to Lao Cui's residence, so it was natural for him to see the young couple off.

Everyone knows that "nine inside, nine outside, seven imperial cities and four" refers to the capital city, but Fengtian was the capital of the Qing Dynasty, and its construction was quite interesting.

The inner city and outer walls of Fengtian Mansion are round on the outside and square on the inside, like a copper coin!The outer city has four towers, arranged in the southeast and northwest; the inner city has eight gates, facing Baguan Street.

These "eight gates, eight gates and four towers" are connected horizontally and vertically to form the "well" street of Fengtian Prefecture.

From "Huifangli" to Daxiguan Street, you have to pass through the Imperial City and exit the inner city.In the past, you wouldn't have thought of going out in the middle of the night, but now that the world is in chaos, many rules have long since disappeared, and you can travel naturally without any hindrance.

Guan Wei was very happy that he no longer had to suffer the consequences of the donkey cart. In addition, he had drunk some wine just now, so his words became more and more intense. He opened the car door curtain and said to Jiang and Hu: "Look, that's the Imperial City!"

"The emperor has lived here?" Jiang Xiaodao frowned, "It doesn't look too good at all!"

Guan Wei sneered and said, "Maozi is stationing troops inside now. It's a disaster and the valuable things have been moved away long ago!"

"Uncle Six, are you okay?"

Guan Wei shook his head and said: "At that time, not long after I came to Fengtian, I saw Maozi using a carriage to pull treasures one by one. He couldn't even count them. Our general didn't take anything when he left. I just took a few paintings.”

"What's the use of taking paintings?" Jiang Xiaodao didn't understand, "Getting gold!"

"Xiaodao, you don't understand this. Is that an ordinary painting that I took? It's called the Holy Face of the late Emperor! Otherwise, how can I be a high official? I'm a good slave!"

"Why does it sound a bit like the art of relying on fans?" Jiang Xiaodao turned around and asked, "Isn't it right?"

Hu Xiaoyan nodded in understanding.

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The carriage left the inner city, and after walking another pack of cigarettes, it finally stopped.

Guan Wei carried the food he brought from "Huifangli", paid the fare, and said, "Let's go, show your wife her new home."

Jiang Xiaodao jumped out of the car, put Hu Xiaoyan on his back, followed Uncle Liu's fingers and looked over, and couldn't help but be disappointed.

The house is not big, and it opens onto the street. The nearby houses are adjacent to each other. Even if it has a backyard, it probably won't be much bigger.

"Just one room? I thought it was a house!"

"That's almost it!" Guan Wei walked forward, minding his own business, "You got a room for nothing, and you still picked it up!"

"It's not my choice, I don't live here!" Jiang Xiaodao jogged to follow him, turned around and asked, "Daughter-in-law, is it okay to live here?"

The question is, no matter how bad it is, can it be worse than Mrs. Feng’s human animal house?

Hu Xiaoyan did not hesitate at all and nodded happily: "Okay!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as the uncle and nephew approached, they suddenly found a long gray thing under the eaves and along the door and window. At first glance, they thought there were two quilts piled there.When I took a closer look, I realized that it was a group of little beggars in rags lying there sleeping!
Dove occupying magpie's nest?

Thinking of Lao Cui's house being "occupied", Jiang Xiaodao felt unhappy. He immediately stepped forward, rubbed his buttocks, and kicked each one awake.

"Get up! Who asked you to come here? Go and sleep somewhere else!"

"Stop making trouble and sleep a little longer..."

"Who is making trouble with you? Get up!" The little beggars murmured a few times. The crickets sat up and rubbed their eyes as they gradually woke up. When they saw the trail, they couldn't help but feel a little confused, so they acted like mice. They all gathered together and started chatting.

Finally, a little beggar about ten years old asked on his behalf: "Who are you?"

"I also want to ask who you are! Are there any of you like you? It's not windy or raining. A bunch of people came and blocked the door!"

"We didn't sleep at your house. The landlord let us sleep here to help him look after the house."

"Old Cui?" Jiang Xiaodao couldn't help but ask, "Are you Lao Cui's disciples?"

The little beggar shook his head: "No, we just play together. Years ago, he said he was going to Liaoyang and asked us to look after his house here."

"Old Cui went to Siberia to dig for gold."

"Going to the West to seek Buddhist scriptures?"

"What ears!" Jiang Xiaodao corrected, "Siberia, not Xitian, digging for gold, not learning scriptures! I can't explain it to you. In short, he can't come back now. This house belongs to me for the time being."

The little beggar rolled his eyes and said, "Wait a minute."

Immediately, he turned his head and chattered like a mouse with the other children.

After discussing for a while, he turned around and asked, "Do you have any evidence?"

"Evidence? Yes!" Jiang Xiaodao weighed his wife up and took out a few big boys from his arms, "This is the evidence, do you want it?"

The little beggars' eyes suddenly shone and they nodded desperately.

"Why don't you get out of here?" Jiang Xiaodao scolded sternly.

The little beggars discussed it again and finally came to a conclusion - no.

"Lao Cui is our friend. We agreed to help him look after the house, but we can't let you in. Will you give us the money again?"

"You just want to have good things! If you don't leave, I won't be polite!" Jiang Xiaodao pretended to hit him.

Guan Wei stopped him, then squatted down confidently and laughed twice.

"Hey, do you know me? I live diagonally across the street and am a friend of Lao Cui. I can testify for him. If you don't believe me, go to my place and have a look."

I don’t know if these children have really never met Guan Wei, or they are deliberately not giving him face. In short, one word - no!
Jiang Xiaodao was upset. He knelt down and put Hu Xiaoyan down. He rolled up his sleeves and scolded: "Uncle Six, don't talk nonsense to them. Just come on hard. I still don't believe that I can't beat them!"

Although the little beggars were scared, they still refused to give in.

Guan Wei was helpless. He had no choice. These little beggars were in a state of poverty. If he didn't teach them a lesson, he might have to keep arguing with them tonight.

however.

At this moment, Hu Xiaoyan suddenly leaned on her arms and moved closer to the little beggars. She whispered to them a few words, then turned around, moved a few times, and sat back in front of the door.

Immediately afterwards, the little beggars looked at Hu Xiaoyan, then at Jiang and Guan. After being stunned for a moment, they almost unanimously raised their buttocks. Like frightened sparrows, they flew away in the blink of an eye!

Seeing this scene, Jiang Xiaodao and Guan Wei were dumbfounded and asked in unison:

"What did you say to them?"

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