late Qing Dynasty arrest

Niu Niu and Niu Niu ran to Li Guolou, "Uncle Li, my mother is going to commit suicide by jumping into a well! Don't want us anymore, my father only likes to gamble;;;;;;" crying and telling him the whole story.What the two children said made people laugh and cry, as if their family was going to be ruined, their mother committed suicide by jumping into a well, and their father must have let them beg for food with broken bowls.

Li Guolou was moved by the tears and snot of the two children, and the skirt of his clothes was also moved, stained with tears and snot.He is young and in good health, and he still wears thin pajamas when he wakes up in the morning, and he doesn't care if his underwear that was about to be washed is soiled.

Niuniu and Niuniu's tears and snot were wiped clean by Li Guolou with a handkerchief. He put the handkerchief in his coat pocket, took out another bank note, and beckoned Qian Shuiping to come over.

Qian Shuiping finally hoped for a savior, walked towards Li Guolou carelessly, glanced at the windows on both sides, and told the neighbors hiding in the house like a demonstrator that she was someone with a background.This fake foreign devil has only eaten at her house, and the fake foreign devil would not even step into other people's houses.

Li Guolou stuffed the silver bill into Qian Shuiping's hand, not wanting to hear her say disgusting words, and said, "Sister Qian, take it and use it first, I have to brush my teeth and wash my face."

Although Qian Shuiping was illiterate, who wouldn't know the number of words on the bank note?First, he lowered his head and nervously glanced at the bank note in his hand, and hurriedly and nervously put it in his arms. The number given by the fake foreign devil this time must not be known to others, this master is too rich.It's a pity that Niuniu is too young, so people look down on her.

With tears in her eyes, Qian Shuiping wiped her eyes and choked with sobs, "Xiaolou, I, I, and I are all dependent on you. Without you, our family would be begging for food." After speaking, she wanted to squeeze in front of Li Guolou to enter In the room on the south, she covered all of Li Guolou's laundry.

The courtyard returned to calm. People who were supposed to come out in the past opened their doors one by one, as if they had just woken up."Morning!" Everyone greeted each other.Siheyuan is like this, with the same well, sitting under the same elm tree, no matter who it is, they can have a few words.

Li Guolou is not an introverted person, but the gap between the people here and him is too great. To be honest, he is a proud person. He thinks he is superior from the bottom of his heart. The blood of the big family and the power of the family destined him to be far away from the common people. .But he didn't want to be bound by the Confucian tradition of etiquette. Is there any place in the Qing Dynasty suitable for him to show his style?

Up to this moment, Li Guolou had no idea, because the cultural knowledge he had learned was only a half bucket, and the selection of scholars in the Qing Dynasty was still stereotyped, not relying on his uncle Li Hongzhang. No fake foreign devils.He wants to buy an official hat, and wait for it to be filled.Now that he has bought the status of scholar, he can also buy the status of Enke Jinshi next spring.Li Guolou is not in a hurry. As an official in the Qing Dynasty, as long as he has money, he can be a high-ranking official.But pay attention to seniority and step-by-step promotion, he wants to be a high-ranking official, and he has to wait until his beard reaches his chest.What else could he do now?Li Guolou was helpless and at a loss as to the purpose of his life.

Li Guolou greeted his neighbors, "Good morning! Have you eaten yet?" But with a fake smile on his face, he was thousands of miles away from them.

When the neighbors mentioned Li Guolou, they used the word "fake". The title of "fake foreign devil" was well deserved, and the neighbors in the neighborhood called him that in front of and behind their backs.If you can't speak human words, don't speak!People just got up, before they brushed their teeth or washed their face, they asked people, "Have you had breakfast yet?"

"I haven't eaten yet. Shall I stop brushing my teeth?" A neighbor, as usual, wanted to have a few more words with Li Guolou.Rich people are popular, not to mention that one day he might ask Li Guolou for help.

But Li Guolou didn't even look at the neighbor anymore, he was already carrying the toilet set and walked into his room, as if he was talking to the air just now.He now knows Ma Dabangzi's family, the landlord Wu's mother and daughter, and Wang Shutong who hangs his voice, known as Wang Kuaizui.

Li Guolou was terrified of Wang Kuaizui's wife, a woman who was a prostitute, he had already been assaulted by that woman, and Honggu actually assaulted him with her breasts.It made him look carefully when he crossed the threshold now, don't greet Honggu again, if she, or he himself bumps into him, his chest is full of nephrite, he can't bear it, he will have a mouth Can't tell.He knows the means of getting sideways, and he has seen such things as extortion several times.

Li Guolou wanted to live a civilian life, but he really didn't want to integrate into the lives of ordinary people at the bottom.He wants to change himself, but he still can't be content with the situation and face the things around him calmly.For him, the Qing Dynasty is still in the process of adapting. He wants to love his country and get used to the filth and laziness around him. After living in a courtyard for nearly a year, he considers himself a pure citizen of the Qing Dynasty. (In fact, it is still the virtue of noble children).Now when he goes out, he no longer needs to wear a hat with fake braids. Although the whip is short, he is still a pure Qing Dynasty person.

Seven-year-old Niu Niu's head was braided in the sky, and without knocking on the door, he walked into Li Guolou's room politely, and shouted, "Uncle Li, what do you have for breakfast?"

Now Li Guolou has beef buns for breakfast snacks, because there is money for running errands, a Tongzhi brother (Tongzhi copper coins, which are small coins, and big coins, the value is different).Li Guolou spent four or five copper coins for a breakfast.

It's a luxury for ordinary people, and their family of four can't spend fifteen Tongzhi brothers a day.

Li Guolou thought for a while, what kind of food can arouse his appetite?

"Three taels of steamed buns, a bowl of tofu nao, Goubuli steamed stuffed buns and a few more, what do you think?"

Niu Niu laughed and said, "My sister, I want to eat fried dough sticks."

Li Guolou waved his hand and said, "Screw you! Take the money on the table."

Niu Niu Beijing Film said standardly: "Hey! Thank you! I wish Mr. Li an early promotion!" After speaking, he grabbed the five Tongzhi brothers on the table and left the south room with a hop.

The neighbors who eavesdropped on the conversation between Li Guolou and Niu Niu all looked at Mrs. Qian with envy, and it was a shame that Mrs. Qian raised two sycophants.Now even breakfast is given to the fake foreign devils to treat guests. If this continues, the pair of children will be adopted by the fake foreign devils.

Qian Shuiping carefully brought in a bowl of japonica rice porridge, which was still steaming, and said loudly, "Xiaolou, eat it while it's hot, it's good for your stomach, don't just think about eating table tops."

Who has seen him eat mesa?This is a misunderstanding of ordinary people about the rich, thinking that he is living a drunken life outside.Li Guolou smiled and said, "Yes, Mrs. Qian left it alone. I will eat it."

Qian Shuiping glanced at Niu Niu and Niu Niu at the table. This pair of live treasures was already eating Goubuli steamed stuffed buns, and was still holding a deep-fried stick in the other hand. Freed from the pain of life, they feel very satisfied with "Uncle Li" in their lives.

Wang Kuaizui was still hanging his voice under the elm tree, singing the Peking Opera Empty City Plan, "I was watching the mountain scenery from the top of the city tower, and I could hear the chaos outside the city, and the banners were flying, but it turned out that it was soldiers sent by Sima. I also sent people to inquire about it. , I found out that Sima led the troops to go west. It's not that Ma Di was lacking in strategy and talent, but because of the general's discord and lost the street pavilion. You are more than [-]% lucky, waiting for Sima to come here so that you can talk heart-to-heart. Order someone to clean up the street and wait. Sima is good at garrisoning troops. Zhuge Liang has no other respects. Prepare a lamb and wine to reward your army. At this point, you should enter the city, but why are you hesitating outside the city? Why are you in a dilemma. It’s just me and Qintong Two people, I have no ambushes and no soldiers, don't let your mind wander, just come, come into the city and listen to me playing the piano."

Qian Shuiping waited on Li Guolou's side, waiting to take the dishes out to wash.But Li Guolou was listening to Wang Kuaizui's song while eating breakfast, with a look of approval on his face.She immediately became vigilant secretly, this is not a good sign, someone is competing with her family in the yard, she must be on guard, first give Wang Kuaizui some black medicine, and don't let Li Guolou and Wang Kuaizui's family get too close.

Wang Kuaizui's family is the most shameless, Hong Gu, who was born as a prostitute, is not easy to provoke, even her eloquence is no match for Hong Gu.She had enjoyed Honggu's "care" for her, that is, using dirty words to take care of her body organs. A good woman like her dared not say such words, and she was defeated after a few slanders in her stomach.Now the privilege of enjoying the cool and resting under the elm tree has been taken by Wang Kuaizui's family.

Qian Shuiping snorted coldly, and said, "A storyteller can only sing this passage, so why can't he get tired of singing. I'll let Niuniu go to Chunhualou to learn singing, and let her sing it for you later."

She had the intent to ambush again, and wanted to make Li Guolou bleed, another plan Qian Shuiping had already thought up.

Hearing this, Li Guolou's face darkened, and he shouted: "Is there a mother like you? Let my daughter be an actress, how will she marry in the future? Niuniu and Niuniu have reached the age of school, and it is not good to miss it." It’s time to study, Mrs. Qian! You should let them go to school.”

Qian Shuiping wiped the table with a rag, and sighed: "Xiaolou, our poor family can't afford two children to study. But don't worry, when spring comes, even if our family sells everything, we will let Niu Niu go to school. Niuniu, she looks beautiful, she can learn to sing in Chunhualou, and be a concubine for a rich family in the future, which is also a prospect. Xiaolou, don’t you think so?”

Niu Niu started to cry on the stool, choked up and said, "Mother! I want to study like my younger brother, and I don't want to learn to sing."

Li Guolou blushed with anger, how could there be such a mother in the world?