03 Friendship is not as good as four taels on the chest
After entering the carriage, Lin Youde habitually sat on the seat opposite the eldest lady, but as soon as he sat down, the eldest lady came over and squeezed in with him.
After getting closer, Lin Youde smelled a pleasant fragrance from the girl. Unfortunately, the country bumpkin prep magician couldn't tell whether it was lavender, French perfume or simply toilet water.
There was no way, in the more than twenty years of life before time travel, Lin Youde had only been in love once, so he had very little experience in this area, and he couldn't do such a difficult thing as getting to know a woman by smelling her fragrance.
Lin Youde's only love affair was in junior high school. The little girl was attracted by Lin Youde's literary and youthful qualities. The two were in a couple at school for more than three months. In the end... they naturally ended without any problems. A few years later, they went to college.
Lin Youde, a graduate, attended a junior high school class reunion. His former lover came to the party elegantly in a tall, handsome and rich don't touch me. When they met, the girl just nodded and smiled, and then the two passed by each other.
At that time, Lin Youde's mind was filled with Lao Lang's song "My Deskmate", "Who married you who is sentimental, who made you a wedding dress, who tied up your long hair" - Oh, no, Lin Youde
My little lover has always had ear-length short hair.
But things are different now. Lin Youde has a golden finger. Look at this. The eldest lady he just met couldn't wait to post her like crazy. She was even more outrageous than the brainless nympho in Xiaobai's book.
The eldest lady, who didn't know her name yet, stared at Lin Youde with interest. She didn't realize that her breasts were pressed against Lin Youde's arms - or maybe she pressed them up deliberately. The "career line" outlined in the low-cut dress
"Just like that, it was swaying under Lin Youde's eyes, and together with the large piece of milky white, it teased the self-control of the preparatory magician - the dresses of this era were too much. It seemed that the front of the dress was completely stuck by the girl's two beans.
Didn't fall off...
"Now," the eldest lady seemed to have completely not noticed that Lin Youde was staring at her breasts, "Your name is Lin Youde, right? I can speak a little English. How about it? Did I hear you right?"
"That's right, I...I'm Lin Youde." When he answered, Lin Youde's eyes moved up to the eldest lady's face, and then he swallowed subconsciously. Lin Youde's golden fingers were very effective against those capable ministers and generals with good attributes.
Girls are useless. In other words, girls who can be directly fascinated by him will never become capable ministers and generals. They themselves have limited effect on the "great cause" of Lin Youde, the time traveler, and they can be thrown away casually after extracting their value. But
Lin Youde is now not sure whether he can be so cruel as to abandon this eldest lady in the future, because even if it is a vase, her quality is too high, and it can be called an art vase with huge collection value...
The eldest lady was completely unaware of Lin Youde's inner Xiao Jiujiu. She continued to ask questions enthusiastically: "How do you write your name? I didn't hear it clearly when you told Tianlin just now."
"Shuangmulin, being virtuous is the virtue of a 'virtuous person'."
"Well... you are a virtuous person. My name is Xia Fanglan, Xia in summer, the Fanghelan in 'Good I am as fragrant as Zhilan'."
"Oh, um, good name." Apart from "good name", Lin Youde couldn't come up with any better praise for a while. It's not that he didn't have words, how could a former literary and artistic young man have no words? It's just that at this time, he had no words for Xia Fanglan
That warm attitude was a bit uncomfortable. The women he had met before were also very warm and resolute, but those were either young girls who had not yet grown hair or aunts whose hair had begun to fall out, and this one in front of him was like
The destructive power of the fake young and beautiful girl to Lin Youde was a bit too high.
"Let me ask, where did you learn English? Have you ever studied abroad?"
"I didn't stay, but I almost went." After Lin Youde finished speaking, he realized that he had made a mistake. He wanted to make up for it but couldn't.
"Almost? So, Youde, your family is actually from a good background? Then why do you want to work as a clerk in our family?"
Faced with Xia Fanglan's natural questions, Lin Youde complained in his heart. He couldn't tell her that he had traveled through time and almost left the country. That was something that happened in another time and space. Just when Lin Youde was racking his brains to think of an excuse, Xia Fanglan spoke again.
"Well, it doesn't matter what happens. Every family has its own sutras that are difficult to recite." As she said this, a bright smile appeared on Xia Fanglan's face. Just looking at this smile made her feel healed.
Lin Youde couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Such a beautiful and lovely girl turned out to be a vase instead of a capable minister who could govern a party or a strong general who could intimidate the enemy. This was unscientific. But then again, if Xia Fanglan was a fierce girl with Lin Youde's
With his skills in picking up girls, it is basically impossible to pick up girls. Thinking about it, Lin Youde felt that his golden finger was pretty good...
"Na na, you are virtuous..." Xia Fanglan was silent for a while, then thought of something again, and pulled Lin Youde's sleeve to start chatting, calling "you virtuous, you are virtuous" so affectionately.
Over the next thirty minutes, Lin Youde gradually got used to the soft touch on his arm and the intoxicating fragrance that tickled his nose. His poor mouth also regained its vitality, and all kinds of nonsense naturally appeared.
He came out and made Xia Fanglan giggle. Originally, Lin Youde's only advantage in interacting with people was to use tricks to heat up the atmosphere, and it was no problem to make a lot of innocent girls laugh.
When they arrived in front of the Xia family mansion, when the butler Wang Tianlin opened the door of the carriage, Xia Fanglan was lying on Lin Youde's shoulder, laughing so hard that she was out of breath, and kept slapping Lin Youde's thigh.
Wang Tianlin's eyes were so sharp that they could kill. Lin Youde quickly pushed Xia Fanglan away and rolled out of the car. Xia Fanglan glanced at her housekeeper, put away her smile, showed off the aura of a young lady, and solemnly stretched out her hand to hold Wang Tianlin's right hand.
Get out of the car carefully.
But the moment the butler turned around, Xia Fanglan winked at Lin Youde and whispered: "Next time, tell me other stories. That silly Luffy and the swordsman Zoro are so interesting."
After saying this, Xia Fanglan burst into laughter. While laughing, she murmured: "The three-sword style with a knife in its mouth is so funny..."
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In this way, Lin Youde became an accounting clerk of the Xia family.
Originally, he thought that he could watch the world with a smile from now on, and wait calmly for the opportunity to stand in line and embrace each other. Before that opportunity came, he could have a love affair with the eldest lady that transcended status. Unfortunately, classmate Lin Youde's life as a clerk was too much.
The disaster was disastrous, and it was basically the opposite of what he had expected.
The first disaster Lin Youde encountered was the writing brush!
Since entering college, Lin Youde has hardly touched a pen outside of exam time. He can hardly use a ballpoint pen, let alone a brush that he has never used since he was a child. So on the first day in the accounting room, he bit the bullet and wrote in the account book.
After a few strokes were made, the accountant caught me and gave me a severe scolding.
Lin Youde felt quite aggrieved and retorted: "If you give me a pencil, I can write much better than those guys."
No matter what, Lin Youde had been doing papers for 12 years in primary school and middle school, and his handwriting was pretty good, so he felt confident when he said this. However, when the accountant heard this, he immediately blew his beard, glared, and scolded Lin Youde even harder.
It turns out that there were no pencil factories in China at this time and could not produce pencils at all. The only pencils were imported from foreign countries. The quantity was small and foreign businessmen hoarded them. As a result, the price of pencils was ridiculously high. Only people with status and status could use them.
A convenient shorthand tool.
So Lin Youde was embarrassed. It was not his turn to use the pencil, the ballpoint pen had not been invented yet, and there was no need to think about fountain pens. With his poor ability to use a brush, he would definitely not be able to do the accounting work.
At first, Mr. Accountant seemed to want to fire Lin Youde and drive him away. However, after all, Lin Youde was directly brought in by Wang Tianlin. He could not be dismissed easily, so he asked Lin Youde to try it out for two days. After two days, Mr. Accountant found that although the new clerk
He was not good at writing, but he did know a lot more words than the average clerk, and he could read classical Chinese. He was like a well-educated scholar, so he could not understand Lin Youde's poor calligraphy even more.
Finally, Mr. Accountant said to Lin Youde: "I don't need you to keep the accounts. You can go and settle the accounts. Since you are a scholar, you should be good at arithmetic."
Then Lin Youde encountered the second disaster in his associate's life.
He doesn't know how to use an abacus.
I originally gave him a pen and a piece of scratch paper, and he was confident that he could calculate faster than the guys in the same room who had an abacus. He was a person who passed the college entrance examination. Although his math score was not top-notch, he could still use mathematical induction and calculus.
I know how to play analytical geometry. But the problem is that there is no pen that Lin Youde can use comfortably! Can't he use a brush to write calculations? It's convenient or not, it can make people die of embarrassment.
Lin Youde, who was struggling to learn how to use an abacus in those days, was looked down upon by his fellow workers, which made Lin Youde curse in his heart. He really wanted to shout: "Give me a pen, and I can calculate the length of God's penis."
Later, it was Xia Fanglan who helped Lin Youde solve this problem: This girl often came to play with Lin Youde when he was resting. One day, for some reason, she came over while Lin Youde was working. She felt very strange when she saw Lin Youde fighting with the abacus.
After listening to Lin Youde's complaints, the pencils were delivered the next day.
When he got a pencil, Lin Youde was very decisive. He wrote quickly and calculated quickly. He could often calculate two people's accounts by himself. Moreover, none of the other guys could understand the calculations he wrote on the draft paper, and people don't understand themselves.
People will always be in awe of things. So Lin Youde decisively changed from being despised to being respected. For the first time, the change of status allowed Xiao Xiami, who had never been awesome, to experience the pleasure of stepping on others.
It’s great to travel through time.
It's great to have knowledge that is 100 years ahead of its time.
Later, for some reason, Lin Youde's draft calculation fell into Wang Tianlin's hands. That night, Wang Tianlin called Lin Youde to his room.
Wang Tianlin's father is the boss of the Xia family and the second-largest person under the boss, so his status as Xia Fanglan's exclusive butler is much higher than others in the house. He has a house next to the courtyard where Xia Fanglan lives.
In his own small courtyard, there are bedrooms, study rooms and side rooms for servants - he is obviously a servant, but he is still served by servants, which seems a bit nondescript to Lin Youde.
When Lin Youde was led in by the handyman, Wang Tianlin was already sitting in the middle of the study waiting for him.
"You called me here because..."
Before Lin Youde could finish speaking, Wang Tianlin threw out a piece of paper filled with calculations and asked sternly: "Who are you? The calculations on this paper show that you have received a very systematic Western Neo-Confucian education, and you don't know anything about it at all."
Being able to use a writing brush and an abacus also means that you have never been to a private school or a public school, and coupled with your fluent English, Lin Youde, do you have too many mysteries in you?"
"This...every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite. I hope Butler Wang will be kind to me."
"Hmph! What are your intentions in approaching our lady?"
"There is no intention, really." Lin Youde's eyes were a little wandering when he said this. Xia Fanglan is so beautiful, and she is so desperate, so it is strange that she has no intention. Obviously Lin Youde's erratic eyes could not escape Wang Tianlin's fiery eyes, and the housekeeper's.
His eyes immediately sharpened.
Lin Youde's heart was pounding. He felt that he had to tell the truth, otherwise he would not be able to get through, so he quickly continued: "I just want to find a place to hang out and wait for the opportunity."
"Waiting for the opportunity? Are you waiting for the opportunity to abduct our lady, or are you waiting for the opportunity to embezzle our Xia family's property?" Wang Tianlin's low question contained sullenness. His tone seemed gentle, but there was an air that was consistent with his age.
Incompatible power.
Bad, Lin Youde's heart skipped a beat. But Lin Youde was usually a bit quick-witted. In this case, he was willing to risk everything. He also showed the confidence to answer Wang Tianlin word for word: "What I'm waiting for is to drive out the Tatars."
seize the opportunity to revitalize China!"
Wang Tianlin was completely unmoved. He stared hard at Lin Youde's eyes, as if he wanted to see some flaws.
As for Lin Youde, since he was telling the truth, he was just going to wait for the opportunity and then work hard to revitalize China like all the time-traveling predecessors, so he felt no pressure in his heart and spoke to Wang Tianlin openly.
stare.
As the saying goes, as long as you have passion in your heart, Korean dramas can also be used as porn films. The magnanimous Lin Youde finally won the exchange of stares.
"Okay, you go." Wang Tianlin waved his hand, "It's okay."
After leaving Wang Tianlin's study, Lin Youde let out a sigh of relief.
The bet actually won. Based on almost two weeks of observation after entering the Xia family, Lin Youde felt that Wang Tianlin was probably a progressive young man, so he used this trick just now, but it turned out to be the right move for him.
At this time, the first catastrophe after time travel has passed, and a way to establish contact with the Revolutionary Party has been confirmed. However, at this time, Kang Youwei has not yet submitted a petition. Both the revolutionaries and the reformers were too weak. In the past,
It is easy to die heroically, but you have to wait.
Lin Youde decided to continue to adapt to the current situation and wait for the opportunity. He was not worried about being bored in the future. After all, with Xia Fanglan by his side, even if he couldn't eat meat in a short time, it was still okay to smell the meat and satisfy his eyesight. However, since the fight
Back in this house, Xia Fanglan had never worn a dress again. The tightly wrapped traditional Chinese women's clothing made Lin Youde miss the flawless whiteness on Xia Fanglan's chest when they first met.