Mr. Bao and his son: Only use Stankang for hair oil

Chapter 25 School starts tomorrow

No one asks the poor in the downtown area, and the rich has distant relatives in the mountains.

Recently, the number of people visiting the Bao family has increased. The servants of the Qin Mansion often come to the Bao family, and they are all willing to set foot in this small house. This small house is a little small and a little dirty, as if there is some treasure inside.

Most of them would bring some gifts and praise Lao Bao for having a good son and Bao Guowei who wanted to be a master.

Bao Guowei felt that maybe one day another group of people would come, claiming to be distant relatives of the Bao family...

There are more and more gifts at home, and the smile on Lao Bao's face becomes more and more common.

But sometimes Bao Guowei could see Lao Bao sitting on his bedside late at night, wearing his reading glasses, looking at Guowei's mother's photo, and silently shedding tears.

Once upon a time, Lao Bao was burdened by the burden of life. He had no time to think about other things. He put all his emotions into how to make Bao Guowei's life better and how to let him live a personal life.

The pressure of life used to be Lao Bao's excuse to avoid facing the death of Guowei Niang, but now Lao Bao has to face it.

Sometimes Lao Bao would be absent-minded while cooking, with tears in his eyes. Sometimes he would just sit on the bench and look ahead blankly.

But Bao Guowei didn't take care of these things. This was Lao Bao's own business and he couldn't help. Besides, he also had his own problems to face.

He was always concerned about the fact that Sue Toad had turned into a madman.He even lost interest in his beloved gun.

Bao Guowei's life gradually slowed down. He often wandered outside and began to observe the world carefully.

Suzhou is a big city with all kinds of people.

There are beggars in rags and heavy smokers addicted to drugs.

There are tyrannical bullies and drunken Jiu Mengzi.

There are rickshaw drivers who work hard and there are young and innocent students.

There are brothel girls who have been reduced to commodities, itinerant vendors who work from dawn to dusk, richly dressed dignitaries, serious school teachers, humorous teahouse storytellers...

There are pitiful people, pathetic people, hateful people, and ridiculous people.

There are respectable people, dull people, hard-working, lazy, proud, inferior people...

However, most of them seem to have one thing in common. Even those who are well-dressed cannot hide some emotions deep in their hearts.

Bao Guowei could feel that emotion very keenly, and he didn't know how to describe it.

If I had to describe it, it would probably be an emotion mixed with despair and inferiority.

He wants to do something, but he is just an ordinary person after all.

So Bao Guowei just exercised every day, read, taught Zhang Siwu how to read, occasionally went out with a few friends of the same age, dealt with petitioners at home, and immersed himself in his own world.

Bao Guowei did not expect that he was actually a person who wanted to do something for others after having a better life.

Time passes day by day.

On October 1927, 10, there was only one day left before the tentative report time for the opening of the provincial high school.

"School starts tomorrow."

After finishing his early morning exercise, Bao Guowei exerted a little force on his arms, his muscles tightened, and he felt a strong sense of strength.

After these days of exercise, supplemented by a healthy and rich diet, his strength has greatly improved - at least compared to before the exercise.

This made Bao Guowei more agile, and the upper limit of brain overload was also slightly increased. He could even clearly observe the trajectory of leaves fluttering in the late autumn wind.

"Guowei, come here and eat something to replenish your health. This foreign school has a physical education test." This is the voice of Lao Bao. Now Lao Bao doesn't have to get up so early to cook and rush to work in the Qin Mansion.

As the current "big housekeeper" of the Qin Mansion, Lao Bao only needs to ensure that his subordinates keep the Qin Mansion in order. No one cares about when he goes to and from work.

At the dinner table, Lao Bao seemed a little happy. After all, Bao Guowei was about to go to a foreign school, which was a provincial high school. After graduation, he could easily become an official.

Although Guowei is already very good now, there are people who are optimistic about him. After all, he does not have the peace of mind of being an official by himself.

"Guowei, I have made an agreement with your Uncle Zhang and Uncle Hu, and the several families are going to get together with you to hold a deer, yes, deer barking feast!"

"That one is called the Deer Ming Banquet."

"Yes, it's the Deer Ming Banquet. Are you going?"

"Let's go. After all, Uncle Zhang and Uncle Hu are your friends. Since we have already agreed, if you don't go, you won't be able to show your face. But don't ask anyone else to come except Zhang and Hu's family. I don't like people. too much."

Hearing Bao Guowei's promise, Lao Bao was even more happy: The boys from the Zhang family and Lao Hu's family are not as good as my Bao family's Guowei!People are more infuriating than others, and they don't know how much they will envy themselves.

"Okay, okay, we'll be at the Hu family's mansion. We'll go there at noon."

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The Hu Family Mansion is closed today, and the usual customers have no choice but to give up.

Lao Bao brought Bao Guowei to the Hu family mansion, and was greeted by Hu Da at the door.

"Come on, come on in, everyone is waiting for you!"

Hu laughed and said, leading the two of them to the inner courtyard and the back room.

There are two long banners with black characters on red paper posted on the door of the inner courtyard. One is: I wish Bao Guowei will study hard and become a high official.

Lao Bao probably asked someone to write this, and he had to come up with a sentence himself. It was impossible for Hu Da and Uncle Zhang or a ghostwriter to come up with such a simple and unpretentious sentence.

Fortunately, it also says on the other side: I wish Bao Guowei success in his studies and a bright future.After all, this rural wild blessing has been tainted with some literary and artistic flavor.

Hu Da opened the door. I think the people inside had come early and were waiting. No one would use their chopsticks unless the Bao family came.

"Sorry for the long wait, everyone. Sorry."

Lao Bao smiled politely and gave his hands to the people sitting there, causing everyone to express their condolences.

Lao Bao took Bao Guowei to the main seat, and Lao Bao sat next to him. After all, this banquet was held for Bao Guowei.

Hu Da made a table full of dishes, including sweet and sour chicken wings, cold beef, braised pig's trotters, pickled fish and so on.

After all, Hu Da worked as a cook for the Qin Mansion, and he was very particular about his cooking. They took the meanings of Dapeng spreading its wings, angry bullfighting, being named on the gold list, and fish leaping over the dragon gate.

Although only the three families of Bao, Zhang and Hu came, there were only eight people.

Hu Da, Hu Niang, Hu Xiaoshan, and Hu Xiaohong are from the same family. Lao Bao and Bao Guowei are from the same family. There are also few people from the Zhang family, only Lao Zhang and Zhang Siwu.

Speaking of which, only the Hu family can be considered a normal family. Of course, in this era, normal families seem a bit abnormal because they are rare.

"Come on, come on, let's all drink. I wish Bao Guowei will be promoted to the provincial middle school!"

Hu Da took a pot of wine and poured it for everyone. Everyone except the young Hu Xiaohong got some wine.

(End of this chapter)