The aroma of meat, vegetables, and wine wafted from the living room. The sumptuous banquet was about to begin. The living room, living room, and dining room of the Zhou family compound were filled with tables and benches. The officers and soldiers stepped across the threshold and took their seats wherever they wanted. .
Five pretty women passed by, attracting countless salivating glances from all around. Li Guolou smiled and said: "Hei Zhuzhu, look at how popular you all are. Live a good life in the future. Don't be fooled again." I lied. My husband has no future. Find a promising man. It is your blessing that the superior will like you. You will be popular and drink spicy food for the rest of your life. Don’t be discouraged if the superior does not like you. You are the first batch of beneficiaries. I am the first batch of beneficiaries. I keep my word and I won't treat you badly. It will definitely be ten times better than those who keep the cowshed."
Hei Zhuzhu nodded knowingly and said loudly: "Oh, Captain Li, the people are all relying on you. I will entrust you with the rest of my life."
Laughter erupted from the side, and random strange words came one after another. Li Guolou was furious. His slender eyes scanned the crowd. He stood still and looked at the speaker. The residual power of murder was still there. Immediately, the courtyard became quiet. surprisingly.
"Let me go in and drink. I'm not drunk yet. Why are you so drunk?" Li Guolou was giving orders like a general. The officers and soldiers in the yard who had received their silver rewards twitched the muscles on their faces in embarrassment. They wanted to laugh but didn't dare. Laughing. He walked into the room to drink obediently.
"Captain Li, let them line up here." Lin Qingxie made an invitation gesture with both hands. With bright eyes, he invited five women to receive twenty taels of silver reward. He looked at the five women up and down with his sneaky eyes.
Li Guolou nodded slightly and said: "Hei Zhuzhu lined up to receive the money. Don't be shy like a little girl. It's normal for life to have ups and downs. Don't struggle with money. Living a good life is inseparable from money. Come on, give it first. Bow, sir, and be sweeter. You won't suffer."
"Thank you, sir." "Thank you for the reward, sir." "Sir, please take good care of me in the future."
The five women thanked each other and bent down to express their gratitude to Lin Qingxie who handed them the silver ingot. Li Guolou stood behind them, winking at Lin Qingxie and asking Lin Qingxie if there was any woman he liked.
One woman received one more silver ingot than the others. Li Guolou nodded with understanding and told Lin Qingxie that this woman would keep it for him.
Looking at the five women with rich expressions, Li Guolou smiled and said: "Okay, you guys put the money in your pockets. Now follow me to see the superior for dinner. I will declare first that you only give one chance. You will turn your back and refuse to recognize anyone." If there is no good fruit to eat, you want to eat and drink enough, you turn the table and deny others. I know how terrible the consequences will be. Give me a smile. Think about the great future. You should look at life with a smile. I will tell you later. I will watch your performance. If you are good, you will be rewarded."
After Li Guolou made some intimidating remarks, he led the five women to the back house. A three-table banquet for officials was held in the watchtower.
Li Guolou stopped at the entrance of the original door. He turned around and said: "Gao Yao is the head hunter. Just send him here. I will fight with you for a drink later. Hahahaha."
Gao Yaowuyun watched Li Guolou turn into the watchtower. He was so angry that he couldn't say anything. Li Guolou made good use of her and wouldn't even let her attend the banquet. What does it matter? The man called her brothers at the banquet without distinguishing between them. Well. Gao Yao Wuyun left unwillingly, muttering greetings to Li Guolou's family.
It was different from lunch. The serious atmosphere at the banquet was gone. Bao stood up and spoke first. He said something touching and then started eating and drinking.
Li Guolou sat at a table with five women. He picked up his chopsticks and said, "Okay, you guys will eat some food first to satisfy your hunger. Later, I will toast the superior. Be more relaxed and think about the future."
Five women had been hungry all day. They picked up their chopsticks and ate. Countryside women didn't understand the rules at the dinner table. Li Guolou didn't care about them. He puffed up his cheeks and ate and drank. He sighed in his heart that being a human being is tiring. Those who can do more work. Even this Everything is done by one's own hands.
People at the other two tables were laughing and laughing. Those who were waiting to attack were scratching their heads and scratching their heads. They were eager to try something new. Li Guolou was half full. He raised his glass and said with a smile: "Here, five eldest ladies, have a drink. Today I'll get you drunk today. I'd like to offer you a glass of fine wine. You'll feel bored after one sip."
Li Guolou drank three glasses of wine and nodded to the people next to him. It was time to make a fuss about Pansi Dong. He had done his best to be kind and righteous. The next thing about opening a room and moving into a shed was none of his business.
Li Guolou sat still. The people next to him had been replaced by all the old men. They also moved with their bags and sat next to Li Guolou. There was a table full of people chatting.
Yao Cuo sat next to Li Guolou and sighed: "It's better for us to emerge from the mire and remain unsullied. Come, cheers to our pure and pure souls."
The gentlemen at one table laughed at the scenes at the other two tables. They stood up together, raised their glasses, and congratulated: "Go ahead."
Bao put down his wine glass together and said with emotion: "Captain Li, you are actually suitable for negotiation. You have magic words and everyone likes to listen. There are a dozen die-hards in the bullpen. You think I should take them back, or you should do the ideological work." "
Li Guolou rolled up his sleeves and said: "Mr. Bao, let me do it. Someone will show up tomorrow to speak out. The die-hards will also figure it out. What good is it to be put in jail? Consigned to the army and distributed. It will make those sheepherders cheaper." Soldier, we didn’t get much benefit. Brothers, don’t you think so?”
"Yes." The five officials standing next to him responded with beaming smiles.
Bao Yiyi looked at their ugly appearance. He frowned and said, "Master Wu, you are almost drunk. You have to leave early tomorrow. Go and rest."
"Zha." Wu Kefan took the lead and led a woman inside. What happened next was that all five women disappeared. The living room immediately became deserted.
Artillery officer Fan Ye sighed: "Think about how nice those rebel places are. There is no shortage of anything. Zuo Zongtang's men and horses are capable of fighting. There must be brave men under the heavy rewards. It's like us staying near the capital. I can't even make any money. I can eat as much as I want. I will definitely go to the front line in the future and become the eldest lady in the city."
Li Guolou drank too much. He rolled his tongue and said, "Yes. Soldiers want the world to be in chaos. How many benefits can be gained by raising bandits to respect themselves? What can we gain by filing lawsuits? Stay at the foot of the imperial city. .The clear soup has little water. It’s better to eat it in the barracks.”
Fan Ye felt comfortable listening. He raised his glass and said, "What a good little plum. From now on, we will get closer and closer, and we will make a fortune easily."
Li Guolou stood up, raised his glass and said with a smile: "I rely on Deputy Fan a lot. The journey is thousands of miles long, and the wind is like a thousand waves."
Fan Ye drank it all in one gulp and said loudly: "The Tiger of the Punishment Department is both civil and military. I admire you so much. Brothers, should we offer another glass of wine to Xiao Lizi?"
"Then I borrowed flowers to offer to the Buddha. I would like to offer a toast to Mr. Bao first. I wish Mr. Bao a prosperous New Year, a scorching midsummer day, a quick and hot golden autumn, and a prosperous winter." Li Guolou flattered Mr. Bao, not forgetting to show off his quick thinking.
Bao Yiyi listened comfortably and happily. He was very satisfied when he saw Li Guolou's tight mouth. He continued to persuade him to drink. He was the highest officer. He took a sip of wine and others had to drink. He made the people at the table stagger and drunk. .
Li Guolou fell asleep even though he was not drunk. After seeing too many drunken faces, he learned everything he could. But he was too tired. He fell asleep unconsciously as soon as he lay down. What was on his mind most was: Don’t be extremely happy and be miserable. The people took over the lair. More than 400 officers and soldiers were wiped out by the White Lotus Sect.
In the middle of the night, Li Guolou was woken up by urination. He went out of the room to urinate. He saw the lights in Bao Yiyi's room upstairs were still shining. A figure was walking back and forth at the window. Not only did he feel sad for Bao Yiyi, but he also felt bad about being betrayed by his good brother. It hurt. He was ruthless and made Bao suffer the pain together. This situation made Li Guolou emotional. He couldn't sleep either. He sat at b1 3kanwang/b and wrote letters to his family.
"To Xiaofang:
Everything is well at home. I miss you all. I miss my daughter Lingling the most. I will stay in Balizhuang for a while. Let Wu Su come. There is a family business here. I want him to take care of it. You can also see the Great Wall. I think it is the best time to go for an outing. Good time. I was drunk today. But I didn’t throw up..."
Li Guolou wrote tens of thousands of words eloquently to pass the boring night. His love for his family was revealed between the lines. He implicitly told his family that he had made an unexpected fortune and made a list to buy many daily necessities. In fact, he was suffering in his heart. He didn't dare to think about what happened to Wu Defu. The brothers turned against each other. This happened to him. It made him realize the cruelty of reality and made him more determined on where to go in the future. Making money is just a means, not an end. He We want to make Balizhuang an ideal village. The benefits gained will be returned to the land. The villagers here will be allowed to live in tile-roofed houses and be allocated land.
Sometimes labor pain is unavoidable. Li Guolou agrees with the White Lotus Cult's practice of killing landlords and old wealth. Concentrating land in the hands of one person will cause a prairie fire, burning all over China. If the land problem is not resolved, farmers will have no chance to succeed. Every dynasty Allocate land to farmers. After a few generations, the land will be concentrated in the hands of a few people. The poor will get poorer and the rich will get richer. Two thousand years of feudal history is a history of land annexation and redifferentiation. It is a cycle of death. .Li Guolou saw the crux of the problem, but had nowhere to start.
Li Guolou put down his brush and sat in a daze. He clasped his head with his hands and looked out the window at the dim sky. There is nothing wrong with industry saving this road. The fast-moving train is a symbol of civilization. It is also the driving force for history to move forward. No People block the pace of the industrial revolution. But what about agriculture? Who will help them with the three hundred trillion farmers?
Li Guolou seemed to see the black mass of skinny peasants smashing machines, razing textile factories, burning churches, and breaking the clocks on the churches, bringing the Qing Empire back to the farming era. The idle village girls continued to spin yarn on the spinning wheel. , Weaving. Weaving at sunrise and resting at sunset. No desire or pursuit. The closed-door Qing Empire is a paradise in the minds of many people. What is most heard in the streets is the scene of all nations coming to congratulate during the heyday of Kangxi and Qianlong.
The progress of civilization is accompanied by the sadness of yellow flowers at sunset. To succeed, it must be accompanied by labor pains. Just like the birth of a newborn. Li Guolou opened the window and let the first bright light from the east shine on his face. In order to move forward, he must
Someone made a sacrifice. Wu Defu died well. He will prove to the world that even the dead can make contributions to history.
Li Guolou wore a close-fitting shorts and stepped into the yard. He waved a big knife in his hand. Wang Wu on the other side was also waving the knife. The two nodded with a smile. The two ambitious people had different ideas, but they had the same idea.
common goal.
"Wang Wu, do you want to pass two moves?" Li Guolou waved his sword aggressively. The bright flowers were like white clouds shining in the sky.
Wang Wu shook his head and said: "Forget it, you fake foreign devil. Your steps are vain. I will kill you in three moves." After saying this, Wang Wu turned around proudly and stopped paying attention to Li Guolou's unreasonable troubles.
"Hmph. What's so great? People in the martial arts world will brag about themselves. How can there be a light kung fu master who can jump as high as three tables of the Eight Immortals? I can tell you Wang Wu bluntly. That's a climb up. The Eagle Claw Kung Fu is even better.
He's useless. His movements are stiff. How can he still run fast?" Li Guolou's disgusting words were heartbreaking and pierced Wang Wu's nerves.
Wang Wu laughed and said: "Fake foreign devil. I got the martial arts secret book "Yi Jin Jing". It is the complete version. It is not the one published by Emperor Qianlong. Now I have reached the sixth level of cultivation. I am already invulnerable. I can still catch it with bare hands in the future."
bullet."
Li Guolou sighed and said: "Wang Wu, Wang Wu. I know why foreigners look down on us from the bottom of their hearts. It's because we like to deceive ourselves and others. If we are fake, don't use fake qigong again. We play so well that the foreigners marvel at it and look forward to it in their hearts.
We will stay in a dead end all our lives. Can we achieve anything by practicing this kind of thing? Let’s wake up and stop harming the next generation.”
"Hmph. It's a waste of words and a waste of my saliva with people like you. I was unscathed this time. It's because the Yi Jin Jing Shen Gong protects the body and brings out the maximum potential of my body." Wang Wu would never say bad things about Qigong.
How could he smash the jobs of many brothers in the Jianghu world?
"Hey." Li Guolou hid far away from Wang Wu. He stretched out his fists, legs and muscles. He didn't talk more than a few words. He wanted to talk about martial arts with people in the world. It's a metaphysics, and you can't brag about it.