When Li Guolou walked out of Baozhi Room, the sky became gloomier and the snow was about to fall. Li Jinglue, who was already a little drunk, was humming a ditty and walking in eight-figure steps. The ground was slippery, the snow had turned into ice, and he was already leaning back.
Li Guolou reached out and took Li Jinglue's arm and said, "Uncle Li, what are you drinking for lunch? I'll take you back later."
People like to drink white wine to warm up in winter, and all the northern gentlemen like it. Misfortunes often happen, some people get drunk and sleep on the streets and freeze to death in one night. Such corpses often appear in the capital, some
Many people have already reached the door of their house, but they fell down and froze to death at the door. This unfortunate thing happens every winter in the north.
Li Jinglue turned to look at Li Guolou, laughed loudly and said: "Xiaolou, I'm not drunk. I just drank four taels of white wine. If you can't get me drunk, your uncle can drink a pound of Shao Knife in one meal."
Li Guolou said: "I know you are not drunk, uncle, but I have nothing to do this afternoon. The weather is freezing and snowy. I will go and see how some of my fellow villagers are doing."
Li Jinglue was tongue-tied and said: "What else can they do? Save as much as they can. Five people sleep in one room, one kang, and one charcoal stove for five people. They live a comfortable life. With the extra money, they can make a living.
Gone for wild food."
Li Guolou said: "Didn't those who came to Beijing to take the exam organize activities and many young girls from the capital went to see them? Haven't they ever been attracted by beautiful women?"
Li Jinglue said: "Xiaolou, you don't want to participate. If you go to participate, there will probably be some girls who are flirting with you. They! They speak Beijing dialect poorly and cannot express themselves clearly. They can only act as heads there. They have never been there."
I’ve never seen a girl come to them, and if they come to their door, they’ll be ruthless bastards trying to collect debts.”
Li Guolou suppressed his laughter and did not say anything. Before there were official positions, students could only live a life of poverty. Some scholars were still taking exams in their fifties and sixties. If they passed the exam, they would skyrocket, but if they failed, they would waste their lives. But the times
Things have changed. The Qing Empire, which was opened up by foreign guns and foreign artillery, needs different talents. The system of selecting people through the eight-part essay examination will eventually be eliminated by the times. And these students who have studied the eight-legged essay all their lives, if they have no use, they will just
It takes a long time to become a teacher.
When Li Jinglue saw that Li Guolou was silent, he added: "They are looking forward to the New Year every day. They eat it every family, and you are their focus."
Li Guolou smiled and said: "Let them come. I have plenty to eat here. Let them come to beat teeth and offer sacrifices. Who do you think we are fellow villagers?"
Li Jinglue glanced at him and said: "Xiaolou should be more open-minded and make plans for the future. Rich people of your age are spending time in Qinlou and Chu Pavilion."
Li Guolou smiled and said: "Uncle Li is talking about when he was young."
Li Jinglue laughed and said: "A good man was brave in the past, but he is more at ease now."
Li Guolou said: "Uncle Li, you have forgotten what I do. Lies cannot get past my level."
Li Jinglue pointed at Li Guolou and sneered: "You're just not authentic. What man wouldn't go to a place like this? Haven't you been there too?"
Li Guolou did not answer the question, but pointed to the front and said: "Uncle Li is here!"
It's better to change the topic and get to the bottom of this matter. Not many men are clean. Liu Xiahui, who is still pregnant, is the best song of all time.
The Miao Mansion occupies an area of two acres and is located on the road, only ten minutes away from Donglaijiang Lane. Miao Robin's business is not going well and he is anxious to sell the other courtyard. He offers six thousand taels of silver. Of course, there is still room for maneuver in the price.
, but he has to buy it sincerely before he will tell the price he wants. The wife and her family who originally lived in the other courtyard have returned to their old house. The empty Miao Mansion Villa is no longer as lively as it used to be.
The house with six thousand taels of silver consisted of a mansion, pavilions, front yards and back houses, and a stable. The layout of the house at this time was a front hall and a cloister. The cloisters for masters and servants were different. The servants walked through narrow corridors and
From the side door, when entering the backyard, you first have to walk half a circle in the garden corridor. The master room is a two-story pavilion. There is another small building in the small garden next to it called the daughter building. In feudal society, rich people were very strict with their daughters, and their daughters were
Locked up in a small building like this, she spent her girlhood.
Robin Miao is in his forties, a native of Zaozhuang, Shandong, with a stout figure and a mustache. He has five wives and six children. He is a big businessman in the coal business. Because of the Nian Army rebellion in Shandong, his business plummeted.
There were originally several shops in the capital, but now only one remains.
This kind of businessman is a fat man in the eyes of gangsters. Miao Robin is from Shandong. How can the Ax Gang let him slip away? It is true that Shandong people only eat Shandong people. Miao Robin is forced by the Ax Gang to sell his house.
Shang Xiaojing. Li Guolou has a general understanding of Miao Robin's business, but he will not help Miao Robin because Miao Robin's son Miao Fanlu has sneaked into the Ax Gang and is a small leader. This is also the gang's way of dealing with businessmen.
One method, people can't help themselves in the world. Many businessmen eventually join the gangs and become the spokespersons of the gangs for the convenience of doing business. Coal, a low-lying business that relies on foot power, is full of violence and theft, so it makes a lot of money, but
They also lost quickly, and there were not a few big businesses that were wiped out for no apparent reason.
Li Guolou watched Miao Robin and Li Jinglue talking at the door of the master room. He stood alone in the garden. He had lived in this kind of building since he was a child. The only difference was that on the corner of the building in his hometown was
Feiyan style, the eaves are raised at both ends, and each place has its own architectural characteristics. Here he couldn't help but miss his hometown and his dead parents. The frozen pool seemed to freeze time.
Li Guolou's boss Miao Robin knew this. He glanced at Li Guolou standing in the garden. He had not moved in the cold wind for such a long time. Li Guolou was a determined person. Miao Robin finally relented and said,
He said: "Okay, since Boss Li has promised to only use my coal from now on, I will sell it to you at a discount of four hundred taels. However, Li Guolou will pay both sides of the house deed and tax, so we must agree on this first and there is no need to discuss it."
Li Jinglue couldn't help but laugh and said: "Hey, businessmen like you like to evade taxes from the bottom of your heart. If you don't know the consequences of serving the country, thieves will run rampant in the world, you people from Shandong."
Robin Miao blushed and felt ashamed. He hit the nail on the head and his true nature was revealed unconsciously. He laughed a few times and didn't say any more. It was true that the money was still in his pocket. If he wanted him to do business and make money without evading taxes, it would be a dream.
Night story.
When the business was settled, Li Guolou smiled, clasped his fists and said, "I will ask for mercy from Boss Miao in the future. I don't understand business matters, but when Shandong is safe, Boss Miao will definitely be able to make great achievements."
Miao Robin said happily: "Thanks to your kind words, I think it will be faster next year. I will be able to make a great turn over. Li Zhongtang is the pillar of the Qing Dynasty."
The leader of the Qing Dynasty was Li Hongzhang, so Miao Robin said so.
(The commander-in-chief of the Qing Dynasty’s suppression of Xiniu was Zuo Zongtang. After Zeng Guofan was eliminated from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Empress Dowager Cixi did not give him military power. A word of gossip: Xiniu was not completely wiped out. The surrender faction in Xiniu became the Qing magistrates, and from now on they would be the King of the Northwest.
The clan had grievances with the Red Army and the People's Liberation Army.) Li Guolou bowed and said: "Master Zhongtang is an example for us younger generations to learn from. I, an unqualified descendant, can only look behind him and not lose the face of my ancestors."
Miao Robin stared at Li Guolou and asked, "Xiao Lizi, I'm very curious, why do you stay alone in the capital as an official? It's unreasonable."
Miao Robin couldn't understand that as a police officer, he couldn't even afford a house here. Li Guolou spent a lot of money to buy a big house, which was disproportionate to his work income. He had such a weird neighbor, so of course he wanted to
Know the truth.
Li Guolou smiled and said: "Boss Miao, I have other businesses that I have people taking care of for me. As for being a detective, I like this industry. Living here is like holding a door for you."
Robin Miao cupped his fists and said, "Okay! Let's meet at the Local Taxation Bureau tomorrow morning. Get the receipt for the deposit of five hundred taels." After speaking, Robin Miao handed the receipt to Li Guolou, and the business was completed on the spot.
Li Guolou coughed and said: "Boss Miao, that door;;;;;;"
What he was talking about was the round arch door connecting the Miao Mansion to the Miao Mansion. Li Guolou and Miao Robin were not relatives, so it would be bad if this door remained open in the future.
"Xiao Lizi, didn't you just say that you wanted to hold the door for me? It's convenient for my neighbors to walk around. Just keep it locked."
Miao Robin's answer made Li Guolou puzzled. The businessman must want to have a relationship with him. Miao Robin took advantage of what he said and could only forget about this leaky door.
After leaving the Miao Mansion Courtyard, Li Jinglue pointed to the top of his head and said: "Small building, I will make a plaque for you, as a gift to you as a housewarming gift. Also, the two stone lions at the door have to be replaced. The Miao family's feng shui is not good, it's just bad.
These two stone lions are on top. I'll ask Mr. Cao to come and show you Feng Shui again. There are too many things that need to be changed. That daughter's building is full of resentment and is too depressing. There must be ghosts inside, and it needs to be changed. Do you know?
"
Li Guolou said with a bitter look on his face: "Uncle Li, if you do this kind of treatment, when can I move in?"
Li Jinglue rolled his eyes and said: "Xiaolou, why are you so anxious? You have to think clearly whether you want to marry a concubine or a real wife. You have to go back to your hometown to hold a wedding banquet. Let's settle the marriage first. We can't be in a hurry for the future. We are a big family and we can't do anything.
There must be rules. If you don’t want Xiaofang to be unable to enter the family tree in the future, you must abide by the rules of the Li family."
If Li Guolou does not abide by the Li clan rules and is expelled from the Li clan, he will have no inheritance rights, and he will not be able to inherit the property and land in his hometown. In feudal society, clans are powerful and clan rules cannot be violated. Some local clans
Regulations are even above the law.
Li Guolou complained that his plan to "eat" Chen Xiangfang first was about to go to waste again. The arrow was on the string but could not be fired. How should he choose? In the Bible, Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit. Can he do it?
Contrary to social trends, marrying a right wife requires a high degree of righteousness. If you are upright and are not afraid of a distorted shadow, Chen Xiangfang will not agree. This is related to the happiness of your future life.
Li Guolou can only endure it and let the blizzard come more violently, so that his cold and calm heart can calm down.