late Qing Dynasty arrest

In the afternoon at the beginning of April, light rain drifted in the air, making everything blurry in the misty world.Li Guolou sat in the carriage and looked at the tall buildings of Andingmen for a while, then drew up the curtains again. He took his family members, Gao Yao Wuyun, Liu Yu and other four subordinates back to the capital first.

Li Guolou went back to Beijing first, feeling a little disappointed. The case was handled beautifully, and there would be uproar in the court, but in the end the credit was divided among several officers.The advantage of falling into his hands is that there is a house in the Fenglin House. The Fenglin House, which covers an area of ​​two dips, has been divided up and will never return to its former prosperity.

The moment Li Guolou got the title deed, he had mixed feelings of joy and sorrow. The magistrate is so generous that no one can add it, and he can only do his best to die for the magistrate.Xie Liya was lying in Li Guolou's arms in the carriage, still sleeping soundly.

Li Guolou pushed back a few locks of hair on Xie Liya's forehead, and looked at Xie Liya's delicate face, with arched eyebrows and long eyelashes still blinking.The slightly raised mouth, the red lips are smooth, which makes people think about it, the high nose, what a lovely girl.Although it is quite tiring to be tired, physically and mentally exhausted, but those who are capable get first.

Li Guolou leaned over and kissed Xie Liya's pearly and round mouth, and the gentle movements made Xie Liya in his arms emotional.

Xie Liya hooked Li Guolou's neck while her sleepy eyes were dim, and the two embraced affectionately.

After a while, the two sat down, and Shelia said softly, "Mike, where are we?"

"Fool, I woke you up to tell you that I'm going home soon." Li Guolou stared at the young and beautiful Xie Liya reluctantly. This flower was only open for him, not to mention how proud he was.Those deliveries couldn't compare to Shelia, although he never said so.

"Oh;;;;;; I don't know what the grandmas are doing?" Xielia was in a big family, and she was used to the lively scenes with many people. When she stayed with Li Guolou, she would think of other people in the family.

Li Guolou saw Xie Liya's inner loss, as if she was eating ready-made meals in this family, making no contribution, and being squeezed out by other grandmas.

"Don't worry, Shelia, what I said is true, and I won't let them bully you in the future. I and other grandmas are for profit, only you are sincere and have feelings." Li Guolou has a smile in front of every grandma. In terms of rhetoric, now that he is young and strong, with a good memory, he has not missed a word.

Xielia's blue eyes exuded a thin mist, and there were spring peach blossoms in her eyes. Curling her waist like a cat, she got into Li Guolou's arms.The two talked to each other, and they arrived at the door of the house in twenty minutes.

Wu Peipei jumped down from another carriage with her veil on. Li Guolou tried to help but failed to catch up. He warned in a low voice, "Sister Wu, be honest, there are many people around."

"Xiaolou, stay away from me." Wu Peipei was also afraid when countless pairs of neighbors' eyes wanted to see through her face under her veil.

The porter's little old man, Laojiu, whose nose was already red from the liquor in the afternoon, rushed out of the gate and said loudly, "The master is back, fourth grandma, and you are back too." He was not drunk, and he was diligent and steady in his work.

Li Guolou responded and asked, "Old Jiu, who is at home?"

"Well;;;;;; the grandmothers are not here. They said that there is a thank-you reception tonight, so I didn't ask too much about where it is. The mansion is now under the care of Xie Ma. Master, you see, those people next door are invited by the grandma. The accountant and their family members, the eldest grandma bought the house next door."

But there were more than a dozen men, women and children, both adults and children, who took off their hats and bowed to Li Guolou and his party, saying respectfully: "Hello, master! Hello, fourth grandma!"

Wu Peipei and Bai Lian had already entered the gate in one stride, not dealing with strangers.

Li Guolou's heart trembled, he burrowed obediently, another group of people came to eat and drink, what's going on at home, he wanted to buy a courtyard house to support so many people?With no expression on his face, he joined hands with Shelia to say hello to the group of newcomers and their families.It's not easy for Li Guolou to ask these people why they came to the house. Isn't this a joke for others.

"Captain Li, do you still know me?" A middle-aged man in a satin mandarin jacket with a cap in his hand looked at Li Guolou with a smile.

"You are;;;;;;" looked carefully, looked the middle-aged man up and down, and said with a smile: "Fang Cai, Mr. Fang, I remember you, the one who was very cruel to his son. Come to my house Do something?"

Fang Cai had dealt with Li Guolou before. He was the head accountant in the "Fang Family Stealing Case". His boss Fang Tong's business was not good, and the embroidery workshop had closed down.He sent Feng Yi to the concierge Laojiu, and as expected, there was an unexpected effect, and soon he had a new job, and the whole family went to Li Guolou's house to work.

Fang Cai was very respectful, and said with a smile, "Yes! Captain Li, my son Fang Datong and I are both working in your residence. He went to thank the party. He is now in charge of the accounts of the Yelia Charity Hall."

"Then what are you doing all the time?" Li Guolou was annoyed in his heart, he hired people as soon as he invited them, why did he let others bring his family with him?

"Oh;;;;;; do the accounts, that's the accounts." Fang Cai blinked his eyes, as if he had a big secret and couldn't let outsiders know.

Another foreman, Zhao Leilei, who had acquaintance once, also came up to say hello, and he also got a job here.

"Oh;;;;;;" Li Guolou seemed to be in a lifetime, with tears in his eyes, mixed joy and sorrow. The small treasury of "Tianzihao" has been moved to his house, and it will become a place to collect protection fees in the future. All kinds of "big brothers" in the capital will enter the courtyard next door.

This kind of underworld place is actually placed in front of the house, just for convenience.Li Guolou failed Chen Xiangfang's ability to handle affairs. It seems that he has to move early.Going to see the progress of the renovation of his house in Jiadao Street tomorrow, he can't let the unscrupulous foreman do foreign work, so he can enter the bridal chamber early.

Li Guolou exchanged greetings with Fang Cai and Zhao Leilei, a group of young and old, and was about to turn back to the mansion. Fang Cai couldn't hold back the desire to show his merits, so he leaned over and whispered: "Captain Li, these two days have been very prosperous, and the income has already been paid. It's more than 1000 taels of silver." After speaking, Fang Cai couldn't hold back his smirk, and he bumped into the business without profit.In the empty room, there is no need to do anything, and the money will fall into the pocket. I can't help but admire Li Guolou's ability to make money.

Li Guolou was startled, what is the concept of 1000 taels of silver?He came from a wealthy family, which sounds like just a number. For ordinary people, 1000 taels is an astronomical figure, and they will never even think about earning such money in a lifetime.He actually had nothing to do with the white wolf, and got it in his pocket without any effort.

"Well, work hard, grandma won't treat you badly." Li Guolou kept calm, and didn't let the people around him see his inner excitement. He chose the right path, and the speed at which black gold expands is not intimidating to outsiders. Know.Who would have imagined that an ordinary courtyard house would make a lot of money every day.

Even the high-ranking officials in any temple in the capital would not have imagined that each of the ninth-rank officials of the Ministry of Punishment would control the protection fees of the entire underworld in the capital.Between Wutu and Li Guolou, his ambitions had swelled and reached their peak. What else in the world could he not accomplish?

In the passageway of the mansion, Li Guolou held Xie Liya by the hand, and said with a smile, "Xie Liya, change your clothes quickly, I will take you to the thank you dinner."

"Really!" Shelia was originally listless, but jumped up all of a sudden.

Xie Ma next to her couldn't say anything against it, so she could only warn: "Fourth grandma, dress plainly, just the blue suit you usually wear, and other grandmas wear it like this."

"Oh!" Shelia ran towards the inner house in a hurry. It took a long time for a woman to change clothes.

Xie Ma couldn't hold back, and said: "Master, you don't need to wear foreign clothes, today are those people in the Jingshi Chamber of Commerce." She can only click to the end, and ignore other trivial matters.

"Oh! Thank you, Ma, the mansion has given you so much trouble." Li Guolou expressed his gratitude to Xie Ma. He doesn't need to do the mansion's rewards, as long as he has a heart.

"Hey! Master, we admire you as servants. It is not easy for such a big family to live in harmony." What did a group of women say behind Li Guolou?Everyone tacitly.

Li Guolou laughed dryly and said, "Mother Xie, you are an old man. We will move out in the future, and you five old people will make their homes here. You have to worry about it here."

"Hey, thank you, master!" Xie Mama smiled brightly, Li Guolou was promoted and made a fortune, and the people below got the moon first.

Li Guolou was dressed as a businessman, and Xie Liya was dressed like a beauty from a water town. The two of them took pictures in front of the floor-to-ceiling mirror.

Wu Peipei was full of jealousy, and said, "The two of you have been taking pictures endlessly. Xiaolou, please remember that since Second Mistress can show her face in public, I will go to the next time the British Guild Hall is held."

"Ah;;;;;;" Li Guolou raised his eyebrows, this is not to kill him, such a big person will definitely be recognized.Hurry up and hug Wu Peipei's delicate body, coax the big woman, and beg for mercy: "Miss Peipei, don't worry, your situation is different from Second Mistress. The official hat is the most important thing! You can't watch me die. Yes No?"

"Hmph! I'm scaring you! Xiaolou, don't just think about spending time and drinking outside, come back early." Wu Peipei was lightly annoyed, and pressed her palm on Li Guolou's chest, knowing love and affection, sticking together these days, Still not satisfied.

"Oh!" Li Guolou breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Wu Peipei didn't show his face in the capital, other matters can be discussed. At night, he can only die and die. So many grandmas must be rewarded.

Seeing that Li Guolou was so sensible, Wu Peipei jumped up and said softly: "Xiaolou, Xie Liya, come back early, I still want to play cards."

Li Guolou bowed her head and kissed Wu Peipei, and also leaned over to give a wet kiss to Bai Lian, the housemaid.

The two old women next to her looked at Bai Lian with admiration, knowing that Bai Lian had changed from a crow to a phoenix, and she could shout three times and drink four times in the inner house, ordering them to work.And they can no longer chew their tongues in front of Bai Lian and talk about Li Guolou's various secrets.Of course, Bai Lian would not tell them about Wu Peipei's privacy when she was here, because her status was so different, she would not sit in the kitchen and eat together in the future.

When Li Guolou goes out, he has to level the hills and take care of a big family. Every little action must be based on the principle of fairness.He left Li's residence with Xie Liya on his arm, and the neighbors around him paid attention to him, envious of Li Guolou's harmonious family and prosperous career.This strange big family was finally praised by people in Dengcao Hutong and became the topic of discussion in the streets and alleys.

"Look! Come out, Captain Li is the tiger of the Ministry of Justice, and the woman next to him is a British devil. Captain Li really looks good on us Qing people. Only our Captain Li in Dengcao Hutong can ride on the British."

"What is this? Captain Li, there are quite a few foreign girls who have been dealt with. When all the girls from the Eight-Power Allied Forces are ridden on it, our Qing Empire will be saved."

"Hey, your wives can only raise their own children. Captain Li's wives are all Avalokitesvara. It's truly a bodhisattva to bring so many orphans home."

"Bah! Brother Wei, what nonsense are you talking about? The family is a Catholic family and they don't believe in Buddhism."

"Hey hey hey!" The men, women and children gathered together chattered, stopped playing chess, and stared at Li Guolou instead.

Li Guolou pretended not to hear the strange talk of the neighbors, took off his cap, bowed, and stepped into the carriage.Xie Liya, who has been praised by others, is sitting in the carriage. She can understand Beijing movies, and she has a delicate and ruddy mouth that is so high that she can hang a soy sauce bottle.

Li Guolou smiled, lowered his head, and kissed the British girl Shelia. As long as he takes good care of it, his small mouth will become the most delicious meal.