The true biography of Yaqiao, the first chivalrous king of the Republic of China

Chapter 3 Wenquxing Heihuxing
Near noon, the four brothers went down the mountain talking and laughing.Dai Chunfeng was naughty by nature, collected branches, weeds, and mountain flowers, and wove them into a straw hat, which he wore on his head.From time to time, he took out "Beautiful" brand cigarettes from his pocket, took out one, lit it, and gave it to Wang Yaqiao with both hands, but he himself did not smoke. On the "Meimei" brand cigarette box, the head portrait of Lu Meiyu, a famous actress in Shanghai, is printed, which is breathtaking.In no one's place, Dai Chunfeng would take out his cigarette case and kiss Lu Meiyu a few times, feeling happy in his heart.

In the private room, on the Eight Immortals table, four bowls and six plates have been set up, such as thousands of buns, braised pig's head, stewed lake lamb, sweet and sour lake lotus root, etc., which are famous local delicacies.Wang Yaqiao sat in the front seat, and the others sat down casually.The waiter came in with a bow and asked with a smile, "Boss, what wine do you want?"

Wang Yaqiao glanced at everyone and said, "Yellow wine is like washing pot water, and beer tastes like horse urine. We are men, so we drink baijiu if we want to drink. What kind of wine do you locals like to drink?"

"Not far from here, there is an ancient town called Lianshi, which is rich in fine wine, the best of which is Lianshi Special Brew..."

"Okay, let's bring two pots of Lianshi special brew and heat them up. In addition..." Wang Yaqiao pointed to the cloth bag in the corner and said, "Clean up the pig's head, sheep's head, and big rooster, and marinate them before we leave Take them back and reward Zhenwu and Yanon. They have worked hard at home training, so I’d like to serve them wine in the evening.”

After a while, the wine was hot and the dishes were ready, and the four brothers asked for a cup and ate happily.Everyone chatted while eating, from Xiang Yu to Han Sanjie, from Han Sanjie to Liu Guanzhang, from Liu Guanzhang to Shuibo Liangshan One Hundred and Eight Generals, from one hundred and eight generals to Huang Jinrong, Du Yuesheng, Zhang Xiaolin, and then the brothers of Baque Temple...

"Boss, I heard that in the year of the [-] Revolution, when the Wuchang Uprising was at its most lively, you almost seized the city of Hefei. What happened?" Hu Bao asked, turning to one side.

"Brother, I've also heard the story about you organizing the Ax Gang and sweeping up the beach. If you have time today, tell the story to the younger brothers!" Hu Zongnan couldn't drink, his face was purple and his neck was red.He followed suit.

Dai Chunfeng was still alive. He quickly lit a cigarette, stood up, held it to Wang Yaqiao with both hands, and said, "Brother Wang has been in the rivers and lakes for many years and has left many legends in his life. I am also willing to listen carefully and open my eyes, brother."

Wang Yaqiao took a puff of cigarette beautifully and said, "They are all old sesame seeds and rotten millet, not worth mentioning."

"Brother, don't be humble."

"Boss, everyone is happy today, so you can just talk about the last paragraph."

Several people persuaded Wang Yaqiao to talk about it.Wang Yaqiao took a big sip from his wine glass, thought for a while, and said, "Okay. Brothers think highly of me, so it's inconvenient for me to refute everyone's face. Let me simply say that I will add an appetizer to everyone." Then, While smoking and drinking, he said what he thought of, and "played back" his experience once——

Wang Xiaoyingzi is a small village in the northeast of Hefei City (formerly Modian Township, Feidong County, now assigned to Yaohai District). There are only a dozen households, and most of them have the surname Wang.However, Wang Yaqiao's family is not prosperous and has been repeatedly bullied by neighbors.Grandfather Wang Bang, Dou Da could not read a basket, he was an honest and kind farmer.Every day at dawn, the watchdog is tied up; as soon as it gets dark, the courtyard gate is locked.The reason is that the dog does not cause trouble, does not visit the house at night, and avoids troubles.Wow Nangnang lived to be 73 years old.

His father, Wang Yintang, named Houzhai, went to a private school for several years and studied Chinese medicine with his uncle for three years.After getting married, he farmed while opening a pharmacy and practicing medicine.With more children, the burden of family life is heavy. With the support of relatives and friends, he opened another coffin shop to increase his income.But the villagers couldn't understand it, and they discussed in private: "Practice medicine to make a living, and sell coffins to hope that people will die. Lao Wang is open to money, and wants to earn money from the living and the dead!" All the shops were closed, with their faces facing the loess and their backs facing the sky, digging rations in the dirt.

Because the land is thin, the land rent is high, and the weather is not beautiful, it is either drought or flood. They often work from morning to night for a year, eat chaff and vegetables, and owe the landlord rent.He was once sued by Sun Youfu to the government for failing to pay back the rent, and was punished. Later, after intercession from his relatives, he rented a few acres of paddy fields from Ji Guangde.The surrounding landlords knew that Wang Yintang was not good at farming, and no one wanted to rent land to him.Wang Yintang was disgraced and unable to survive, so he had to sell his ancestral home at a low price with tears in his eyes, and moved to a nearby mill town, rented a house, opened a small dyeing workshop, and earned money to support his family.The name of the store is resounding: Fuxinglong.

However, Li Zhuzhai, the land snake in Modian Town, saw him as an outsider, and came to dye cloth many times, but did not pay.Wang Yintang was so poor that he couldn't help but came to the door to ask for money, but not only did not get any money, but was beaten and scolded instead.Later, he was coerced by the town police, borrowed money to entertain guests, and apologized to Li Zhuzhai in public.When I went home at night, I cried a lot under the quilt.Wang Meishi sighed, put her arms around her eldest son who had just remembered, and said, "Yaqiao, I have been married to the Wang family in my life, and I have never lived a comfortable life with my guts straight. I advise you not to make amends and lose face. The worst is to die. .Your uncle is naturally timid and afraid of things...now the more you are afraid of things, the more troubles you will have. Ma Shan is ridden by others, and people are good at being bullied. When you grow up, you must never embarrass your mother. You can afford it, let it go, and do it If you don’t want to live, the big river has no cover; if you want to live, live like a human being! Whoever makes you unhappy, don’t let him live comfortably. You can’t beat him face to face, but you can’t throw bricks behind your back? Remember?"

Wang Yaqiao kept rubbing one foot on the ground, gritted his teeth, and nodded vigorously with tears in his eyes.

In Wang Yaqiao's generation, the old Wang family began to prosper.Four brothers and sisters, the eldest Wang Yaqiao, the second queen Jiqiao (1899-1980), who was later honored as Wang Laogu, lived a long life of 81 years.Gao Shishun, a poor man in the local area, was arrested by the police for arrears of land rent.The Gao family had nowhere to complain, so they bit the bullet and went to complain to Wang Jiqiao.Without saying a word, Wang Jiqiao picked up a wooden stick and knocked open the police station, glaring angrily, and the end of the stick poked the ground so loudly.She raised the wooden stick, pointed at Gao Shishun who was hanging on the tree, and asked sharply, "Director Ruan, the Spring Festival is coming soon. I heard that you are short of meat. Let me ask you, what do you want to kill Gao Shishun?" Steamed, or braised?" Director Ruan knew that Old Aunt Wang had been traveling with her elder brother for many years, she had seen a lot and was not easy to mess with, so she smiled, turned around and scolded her subordinates, and asked the Gao family to carry Gao Shishun away. Walk.The common people said: "For big and small things, it's useless. If Aunt Wang comes forward, it will be fine." The third son died young.The fourth son, Wang Shuqiao, is the lover of Shen Junru, a famous barrister in Shanghai.

Lantern Festival is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.Chinese folk custom, family reunion on New Year's Eve (New Year's Eve).On the first day of the first lunar month, visit the nearest New Year; on the second day, the girl returns home to visit her parents;Those who do business, bid farewell to their relatives, and embark on a journey; those who work in agriculture, put on old clothes and go to the fields to be busy.Therefore, during the Lantern Festival at the junction of leisure and busyness, the weather is getting warmer and more lively.Lion dancing, playing dragon lanterns, rowing dry boats, walking on stilts... Just like the carnival in the West, it has become the happiest night for ordinary people in a year.

On February 15th in the 1889th year of Guangxu (2), it was the Lantern Festival in Yichou Year of the lunar calendar.That morning, it was sunny and sunny, and people were making preparations for the carnival in the evening.Near noon, a dark cloud hurried towards the mill shop from Bao cemetery in the east, and within a short time, it floated over Wang Xiaoyingzi.Dogs dare not bark, cows do not chew their cud, and chickens and ducks look for holes to hide in. The adults are ashen-faced, and hurriedly drag the children home and close the gates.Those who believe in Buddha put their hands together and keep chanting "Namo Amitabha Buddha"; those who believe in religion quickly light incense, kowtow like pounding garlic, and ask the gods to show their spirits and bless the whole family...

With a loud cry of a baby, the clouds cleared and the mist cleared, and peace remained as before.Soon, there were many discussions in a radius of tens of miles, saying that Wang Yaqiao, the eldest son of Wang Yintang, was born on that day; ; and some deduced: "Heiyun sends a child, it must be very expensive. Wang Yaqiao will be great in the future, he is a star of Wenqu." Wang Yintang also has high hopes for his son. He reads. At the age of 7, he went to the neighboring Shiwei Village and entered Liu Maoxian's private school; at the age of 13, he was sent to Dianbuji Duihezhang Village, 30 kilometers away from his home, where he studied classics and history and practiced calligraphy under the guidance of Mr. Zhang Shilai, a scholar. ...

Hefei is located between the Jianghuai River and the Huaihe River, with "the throat on the right side of the Huaihe River and the lips and teeth in the south of the Yangtze River".Named since the Sui Dynasty, it has always been the seat of Luzhou Prefecture.Feishui comes from Jiangjunling between Feixi and Shouxian.Same source but different destinations: after Feishui flows northward for 20 miles, it divides into southeast flow (namely Nanfei River) and northwest flow (namely Dongfei River).Nanfei River flows into Chaohu Lake through Hefei, and Dongfei River flows into Huaihe River through Shouchun (later called Shouzhou and Shouxian).Before the Qing Dynasty, rivers were the "highways" for transportation, and the Dongfei River was one of the four "national highways" for ships from the Yellow River to enter the Yangtze River via the Huaihe River. Therefore, cities such as Shouchun and Hefei developed into transportation hubs and political, economic and cultural centers. .

In the spring of the 32nd year of Guangxu (1906), Luzhou Prefecture held a government examination. Wang Yaqiao went to Luzhou Academy to take the exam with his classmates Liu Zikui and Ji Fengzao. They passed by the Confucius Temple. Three young people went in to ask for a lottery. He looked up to the sky and laughed loudly; while Liu Zikui and Ji Fengzao, one of them won the lottery and the other of them, both had gray faces and bowed their heads in silence.Entering the examination room, the two lingered for a long time, insisting that Wang Yaqiao cross the threshold first.

When the exam was announced, both Liu Zikui and Ji Fengzao were selected as scholars, but Wang Yaqiao lost his name.From then on, he no longer believed in fortune-telling.After he became famous and became a hero of Shanghai, the theory of "Wenqu star descends to earth" has already evolved into "Black Tiger star is born".Hearing the "tongue" from his hometown, Wang Yaqiao said unhappily: "People have two skins, so it makes sense. Wenquxing and Heihuxing are all nonsense! I am me!"

(End of this chapter)