When Li Guolou walked on the street, he didn't need to look at the people on the street to know that the idle people were pointing and talking about him. The sunny morning made people feel comfortable. He took off his hat and touched the fresh hair on his forehead.
The hair that has grown out should be shaved. People in the Qing Empire had to shave their ponytails and foreheads to look good. Li Guolou pays most attention to image, to an outrageous level. The same applies to all the rich people in the world.
He spends money on trivial personal appearance, thinking that others will look at him carefully. There is a barber Zhou Fugui in the courtyard where he lives, but Li Guolou never asks Zhou to shave his head, and would rather spend more money on "Tongzhi brother"
Go to a regular barber shop to get your hair shaved.
It was still early, so Li Guolou deliberately took out his gold watch from his pocket to see what time it was. This small movement made everyone on the street look at him.
Fatty Wang from the barber shop is greeting customers at the door of the shop, "Sir, if you shave your head in the morning, your day will be refreshing, your business will be prosperous, and you will make a lot of money. Brother, come in and look at the funny mirror. It will take ten years to smile."
When Fatty Wang saw Li Guolou coming, he felt happy. He was a regular customer, very diligent, and rewarded him every time.
Fatty Wang jumped up to Li Guolou and said with a smile: "Little Lizi, you are here so early. I'm going to give you a dog's hair!"
Li Guolou rolled his eyes and shouted: "Fat Wang, first of all, you are not allowed to call me Little Lizi. Calling me a fake foreign devil sounds better than Little Lizi. I am not a eunuch in the palace. Secondly, you are not allowed to speak such nondescript English. You must know that English is
A very noble language, not ivory coming out of a dog's mouth."
Fatty Wang chuckled and said, "Okay! I know about the fake foreign devil. Here comes a big shrimp dumpling!"
Li Guolou knew that Fatty Wang liked to joke, and he knew that he didn't take it seriously, so he deliberately joked with him in the morning. He didn't have a trace of beard, but he shouted: "Fatty Wang, come and trim it."
Li Guolou walked into "Wang Ji's Hair Shaving Shop". There was a funny mirror at the door. This is a sign of this store that attracts customers. Many customers come here to get their hair shaved just to take a look at this funny mirror. The deformed figure in the mirror
, it makes people laugh, and the good mood of the day starts here. Fatty Wang is willing to spend money, creative and craftsmanship. Most of the neighbors on this street get their hair shaved by Fatty Wang. Only some poor people are greedy for cheap, and they are on the roadside.
After careful investigation, he shaved his head at Zhou Shatou's place.
Fatty Wang glanced at Li Guolou and snickered in his heart. He's a country bumpkin. He wants to grow a beard and wants to go crazy. Shopkeepers like this kind of people to come when they cut off customers.
Fatty Wang called out: "Young man, please have a cup of Biluochun."
When the apprentice Xiao Erzi heard the words of Master Wang Fatty, he immediately understood that there is a word "Shang", which means that the guests coming are of the upper class. The tea should not be sloppy and the tea should be served with high quality. This store has hidden secrets in doing business.
People use terminology when talking about guests. A layman who has been in the situation doesn't know the secrets.
Li Guolou took a sip of tea, leaned up on the leather barber chair, and said perfunctorily: "Well, the tea is good, it was picked this year."
He closed his eyes to meditate and never opened them again, like an old monk entering meditation. The pace of life in the Qing Empire was slow and protracted. When doing errands in the yamen, he only moved his buttocks when he saw money. After a year of hard work, Li Guolou has integrated into this kind of life.
lifestyle.
"Fake foreign devil, fake foreign devil, where did you die? Come out of here quickly!"
Two voices came from the street, one was rough and the other was shrill, one was long and the other was short. They kept shouting, causing a lot of noise in the street. No one dared to provoke the two uncles.
Li Guolou, who had closed his eyes to rest, opened his eyes angrily and shouted: "Young man, don't you know how to do things? Please invite the two uncles in quickly."
The waiter brought two young men into the store. They were the two best friends Li Guolou made in the capital.
Wang Xiaocui, twenty years old, six feet tall, broad-shouldered and round-waisted, has a long beard, red eyes, a lion's nose, and a tiger's mouth, and is born with a fierce look. He is a disciple of the Beihai Martial Arts School, ranked fifth, and is known as the "Fifth King of Big Swordsmen" in the world.
". He and Li Guolou never knew each other, and they once fell out on the spot due to a quarrel.
What's the matter? It's because Wang Xiaocui was very upset because of his fake foreign appearance, and deliberately picked a fight with Li Guolou. When they were crossing each other on the street, he deliberately bumped into Li Guolou.
Li Guolou was caught off guard and fell to the ground. He had a sense of chivalry in his heart since he was a child and had a very violent temper. Otherwise, he would not have been persuaded to drop out of Cambridge University in the UK and graduate. Li Guolou liked to act misbehaving and cause trouble.
, how could they be willing to bow their heads and admit defeat? They started fighting on the street with real swords and guns. When the two of them fought, they were evenly matched. No one took advantage, but they both lost. Unexpectedly, they turned around and ran to the same place.
I went to the bruiser at home to treat my injuries.
Li Guolou and Wang Xiaocui, you look at me and I look at you, and we can’t help but laugh together. This is like knowing each other without fighting. People who are familiar with each other once are familiar with each other. People who can learn martial arts in martial arts schools have some money at home. This is called
Poor in literature and rich in martial arts, Wang Xiaocui has nothing to do and likes to cause trouble. Both of them are idle people, both like martial arts, and have their own strengths, so they play together.
That Caijin was one year older than Wang Xiaocui. He was thin, had sinister eyebrows, was over five feet tall, and was well-groomed. He was a Manchu Zhenghongbanner, a first-class member of the Qing Empire. There was a "Batulu" in his family.
, is the first-class bodyguard of Emperor Kangxi. Of course, "Nabazi" means, "In the time of my ancestors;"
Wang Wu's father was originally the servant of Na Bazi's father. Now that Wang Wu's family's business is booming, Na Bazi relies on Wang Wu as a friend. Manchus like to make friends the most (they like to take bribes, and the yamen master
The officials were all Manchus, but they did not work in name only and took money to get things done.) The Han people wanted to join the Manchus (that is, the Eight Banners) for their own status. But nowadays, it is not as good as it used to be. The Manchus have declined, and even the Hunan Army is needed to fight against the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
, Huai Army, these Han people came out to attack, the "Green Camp" of the Eight Banners disciples of the Manchu people were all useless, the "Green Camp" was almost wiped out by the Taiping Army, and now there is the third "Green Camp". Now the local garrison is also dominated by Han people
, the status of the Han people in the Qing Empire was different, and both Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces were controlled by the Han people.
Although Na Bazi no longer has an official position, he is a good talker. He is familiar with the six yamen, especially the House of Internal Affairs. He also helps the Wang family sell the business of the Fifth Family to the House of Internal Affairs. There is a group of Manchus in the capital who run errands for others.
, reap benefits from everywhere, and have control over personal connections. The Han people cannot get involved, and the Manchus are the most united race.
Li Guolou's errands depended on the bad guy. The bad guy had collected countless money from Li Guolou. Of course, he claimed that he was a good friend and only took 10% of the money. The rest was used for officialdom. The real situation is that only
Nabazi knew it well.
Li Guolou had a reason to believe in Na Bazi. Meeting an official in the Qing Empire cost money, and the price was clearly marked. Every time Li Guolou met an official, Na Bazi was the matchmaker. Some errands failed, who did it?
Hands and feet? Li Guolou knew it well, but he didn't believe in evil, so he still had to break into the Liufu Yamen on his own.
People! If you eat, drink, talk and laugh, if you stay together all day long, you will become good friends. Wang Wu and Na Bazi walked into Wangji Barber Shop in an aggressive manner. They had something important to ask Li Guolou and saw that Li Guolou was still there.
I was shaving my face with my eyes closed, and there was foam on my face and forehead, but I was still enjoying it.
Wang Wu was anxious and shouted: "Fake foreign devil, hurry up. There is a big event today, you come with me." He then said: "Fat Wang, don't be so pretentious, I know you can shave it off in one round, don't waste time."
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The three of them have no legitimate professions and are just looking for trouble. They spend every day together either drinking and talking nonsense, or practicing martial arts together, looking for trouble.
Fatty Wang really speeded up, the razor in his hand was moving rapidly, and he smiled and said: "Brother, how dare you not listen to Wang Wu's words? I don't have the Qing Gang here to cause trouble, and I have to rely on the masters of the Beihai Martial Arts School to protect me. Brother,
Guaranteed to defeat the fake foreign devils in one round."
Li Guolou was about to become a chronic man. He no longer had the original impulse and enthusiasm. He still closed his eyes and said, "Wang Wu, why are you so anxious? The emperor is not anxious about the eunuchs. The sky has not fallen yet."
Wang Wu also sat on a barbering chair and said with a smile: "Fake foreign devils, something big has happened. Our Beihai Martial Arts School has opened another martial arts gym on the street next to it, which is also a wrestling gym. It's called Bao
Zhilin' was opened by a martial arts master from Foshan in the south. Isn't this not giving face to our Beihai martial arts gym? The restaurant came to our door and took away our Beihai martial arts gym's business. My master was so angry that he couldn't speak.
I am also afraid that our Beihai Martial Arts School will challenge the man named Huang. If we lose, our Beihai Martial Arts School brand will be taken off in the future. So I recommend you to my master. I know your kung fu and you are only worse than me.
One point. If you take the initiative, our Beihai Martial Arts School will win. If you want Bao Zhilin to close down, lose! Hehe;;;;;;Fake foreign devils have nothing to do with our Beihai Martial Arts School."
When Li Guolou heard this, what a big deal! He was asked to be an outsider to find trouble with others, and only a fool would do it if he was full and full.
Fatty Wang shouted: "Master, it's great! It's so refreshing. Take a look, it's so bright it can be used as a mirror."
Li Guolou opened his eyes, casually pulled off the scarf around his neck, looked in the mirror at Wang Wu next to him, and said: "Wang Wu, I said you are a man's house, so early in the morning
Just standing in the courtyard talking about the train, without any hint of tune. I am so angry through the window paper, where are you singing? Yes, that's right, I'm talking about you. Bastard
, I’m stupid! I’m still stupid! If you want to fight with a master who owns a martial arts gym, isn’t this asking for your own death?”
Li Guolou made it clear that he would not go to Baozhilin to cause trouble. He did not have any diamonds or porcelain work. Would it be so simple to let the two eldest brothers' wishful thinking come to nothing?