Feng Leting, who used to serve Pujie's grandma and old lady in Beifu, did not save any money during the chaos, and finally ended up in Xinglong Temple still suffering from poverty.
His old friend Liu Xingqiao was too "generous" and spent money randomly. He had no savings and had to make a living by pasting cardboard boxes every day in the temple.
Although we live a poor life in Xinglong Temple, we still don't starve to death, so we often make each other laugh when we meet. After getting up, the first thing they say when they meet is always: "Master, have you eaten in advance?" It can be seen that
, eating became the top priority at that time.
Friends are made in times of adversity. He and Sun Shangxian became an "irresistible" couple. Mr. Sun was from Nanpi County, and the eunuch often teased him: "You are a fellow countryman of Zhang Zhidong."
But he joked honestly: "I have never seen Zhang Zhidong, what does he look like?"
The tide rises and falls. Although Shi Junfeng, the former imperial eunuch, was famous in the late Qing Dynasty, he had served Cixi, Empress Dowager Longyu, and the "Emperor Xuantong". He also had a golden voice and sang the role of "Lao Dan" in Peking Opera.
Gong Yunfu, a famous actor of the generation, is as famous as him.
But the 3,000 yuan he got from selling his house was all gone in just a few years. He only got Xinglong Temple and found "Luo'er".
When he couldn't make it anymore, he planned to return to his hometown. Before leaving, he couldn't even afford the train ticket. The imperial eunuch, nicknamed "Shi Blind Man", was almost blinded by worry and had to let everyone piece it together.
After getting some money, he met a fellow businessman who gave him half of his expenses, and then boarded the train. In the end, he died of poverty and illness in his hometown. This was not the worst among eunuchs. He was penniless.
, there are countless people who died in a foreign country.
"Master Kou is gone." A fellow villager came to the village and met Sun Yaoting.
After hearing this, he understood that Kou Zizhen had passed away: "What's going on? I was fine when I went back!"
"Don't mention it," the visitor sighed and said, "Well, Mr. Kou had no whereabouts, so he sold the five north rooms and the east and west wing rooms for 800 yuan, and bought four more rooms at the edge of the village. This
No? When the flood came, his house was washed away, and he had to borrow the house of his neighbor Xiao's family, which he had originally built! He was so angry that he died of illness! The matter was not over yet, his coffin was in the Xiao family's house.
They were not allowed to go through the front door. They said that the 'husband' violated the 'feng shui' of his house when he walked through the front door. He tore down half of the wall and took it out from the back of the house."
"What? Can you do this?" Sun Yaoting was indignant.
"Is there any lie? Regarding this matter, someone in our Xishuangtang Village even made up a jingle: 'The Kou family is prominent, with tons of wealth, and everything is ruined. They failed so quickly, they tore off the back wall and carried out the coffin.'
"
After sending his fellow villagers away, he felt depressed for many days. He often sighed to himself: "Even the villagers look down on those who serve as eunuchs."
"Eight horses and five leaders"
As the night becomes quieter, the sound of drunken and hoarse shouts from people drinking and punching can still be heard from Xinglong Temple.
Who knows about old Beijing? Xinglong Temple has become a lively place for eunuchs in the capital after they leave the palace. Even the eunuchs who live outside the temple often come here to visit and chat.
In addition, this place really turned into an inn where the eunuchs were welcomed and sent to. Some eunuchs, who only had a little money, went to the temple to play gambling for a few days, killing them in a daze, and then walked away after losing all their money.
People get into trouble.
The old eunuch Zhang Xiude, who was already trembling when he walked, was actually a frequent visitor to gambling houses. Although he lived in the ruined temple of "Yuhuanggao" on Xixie Street, it was only used as a shelter from wind and rain, and he would wander there every three days.
Xinglong Temple came to play money day and night. As soon as he entered, he met Sun Yaoting.
"Shou'er, where are you running to?"
"It's okay, go for a walk outside, sir." Sun Yaoting cupped his hands at him: "Master Zhang, why are you here today?"
"Shou'er, it's true that you asked questions knowingly." Zhang Xiude patted him on the shoulder, "Well, nothing else, it's just my hobby, I want to play cards with your master for a while!"
"Okay, ma'am. I'll see you later." It's not that Sun Yaoting doesn't want to talk to Mr. Zhang. He knows that he is not a bad person. He doesn't quarrel or fight. He just has a weird temper. He gets jealous when gambling and makes money.
For stimulants, as long as you copy the cards, the spiritual leader will come.
Sun Yaoting, however, was different. He turned around and left as soon as he saw the gambling money. He saw people who won gambling and became jealous, and he also saw people who lost their houses, land, and everything in gambling. Therefore, he did not dare to take this path, and he did not want to
Go, simply stay far away, even if you have nothing to do, go for a walk outside
Just as he was approaching the threshold, Liu Xingqiao walked in. "Hey, I haven't seen you in the past few days. Where have you been?" Sun Yaoting grabbed his arm and asked him affectionately.
"Isn't this? I just came back from home. Our guy and I used to live in Xinglong Temple. In the past few years, I didn't know what happened, and I had to go back to my hometown. Look, it's only been half a year, and I've already taken a step forward.
." After saying that, he added, "I am going to visit her grave!"
"Let me tell you, when she was alive, you knelt on the washboard. Now when you go to the grave, didn't you kneel there and kowtow?" After many years of old friendship, the conversation was not deep or shallow, and Sun Yaoting got in touch with him. Liu Xingqiao didn't say anything, just smiled bitterly.
One sound.
Before leaving the palace, he was the apprentice of Feng Junchen, Puyi's second chief eunuch, and was promoted to be the personal eunuch of Puyi and Concubine Shu. In the evening, when he was "sitting on watch" with an attendant named Xiao Xi'er,
Pu Yi suddenly became happy for some reason and wandered out in the middle of the night. Seeing that he was not sleeping, he gave him a wad of money and said, "Take it."
He counted it and realized it was worth two thousand dollars! He was so happy that he couldn't sleep all night.
After that, he never mentioned the matter to anyone, fearing that spending too much money would bring trouble. It wasn't until the eunuchs moved into Xinglong Temple that he revealed that he had almost spent two thousand yuan on his wife-in-law.
"The Prince Regent of Beifu has sent a letter and asked me to go there and follow him. I'll pack up and plan to go."
Liu Xingqiao entered the room, and Sun Yaoting looked at his back and said, "When a eunuch gets a daughter-in-law, it's like living in this world! Either the eunuch will not live long, or the daughter-in-law will not live long."
"What do you mean? Master Ren also came to our temple to take a look." At noon, Ma Deqing arrived at Sun Yaoting's room with his rice bowl in hand.
"I know that. Brother Ren treated me well in the palace." Sun Yaoting said, "We have nothing to do. Let's go to his house and have a look. What do you think?"
"Yes, I'll listen to you." Ma Deqing listened happily. "I heard that his wife is pretty good, I should take a look."
After dinner, Sun Yaoting went with him to visit Ren Futian's house. Mr. Ren left the palace, but he still had a foundation, and was not really poor and helpless like some young eunuchs. When he was in the palace, he was in Jingshandong
He bought three north houses in the street. After leaving the palace, he had no time and lived in seclusion. Even among all the eunuchs, he was an honest and kind-hearted person.
"Brother Ren, how are you doing?"
"Well, it's still so-so."
Just as he was talking, a middle-aged woman came out of the back room. "This is my wife." Ren Futian introduced Sun Yaoting and the two.
"Greetings to Mrs. Sister-in-law." Sun Yaoting stood up. Taking a closer look, this middle-aged woman had a decent face. She must have been a handsome girl when she was young. She greeted her shyly and walked into the inner room.
"Brother, you are really a hidden gem in a golden house!" Ma Deqing said jokingly.
"You don't know, brother? I am a eunuch who has become a monk. It's not like I don't have the heart to think about the world."
"Hey, you really know how to joke"
"Make tea." Master Ren interrupted him with a call.
This Master Ren first served Prince Lao Chun in the Regent's Palace, and later served Prince Regent Zaifeng, and finally joined the palace as an errand. Like the older generation of eunuchs, he had little education. Among the eunuchs, he was the most famous
The incident happened when he went to the toilet outside the palace and someone laughed at him, "Look at what he has got."
He mentioned his wife and left. In anger, he made a wish to buy a house outside the palace and build a toilet for himself!
Sometimes, Sun Yaoting is a humorous person. He took a sip of tea and casually chatted, "I said, Mr. Ren, where is your old toilet?"
Just as he said it, he added: "Where is the toilet you always used?"
"Boy, hey, let me show you something." Master Ren pointed out to him, "After leaving the house, turn left."
When he went in and took a look, not to mention anything else, the faint smell of incense in the toilet was enough to prove that Mr. Ren had put a lot of effort into it.
"Hey, it's well-deserved!" Sun Yaoting gave a thumbs up.
"What?" Master Ren asked him confused.
"Who in the outside world doesn't know? Master Ren's toilet, hey, it's not mentioned!"
Hearing this, Mr. Ren also laughed. In fact, this was also caused by the eunuch's so-called fighting mentality.
Before leaving, Master Ren's wife came out of the back room again: "Walk slowly, come when you have time, you"
It is not uncommon for eunuchs to marry wives in history. As early as the Ming Dynasty, this had become an open secret in the palace. "Eating to each other" even became a fashionable thing inside and outside the palace of the late Qing Dynasty. Which eunuch would have
If you have money, don't marry a wife or play with women, you will easily become an object of pleasure.
This is often due to a variety of reasons. Some of them are obsessed with food and clothing, such as Xiao Dezhang, who married several wives in Tianjin after leaving the palace, in order to vent his sexual desire. Although he has no reproductive organs, his sexual desire is not necessarily
No, even eunuchs who are late in their old age will also have normal desires, sometimes even stronger than ordinary people of the same age. This is not a "fantasy". Things must be reversed when they go to extremes, maybe this is the truth.
Of course, in the eunuch's life, possession may also be an important factor. The more you can't get something, the more you want it. Once you lose it, you will have a stronger rebellion. In your heart, Xiao De divided it into two pieces.
Others may have buried the concubine in the ground out of this kind of revengeful mentality. After all, this kind of situation is very rare among eunuchs.
More eunuchs pursue a stable and well-off life. They long for monogamy and a "pastoral" life to soothe the various humiliations they suffered in the palace.
As long as the eunuchs in the palace have money, they will first buy a house outside the palace, secondly marry wives and take concubines secretly outside the palace, and thirdly, once their lives are a little richer, they will adopt a son to inherit the family.
This is the case for Zhao Rongsheng.
"There are three types of unfilial piety, the greatest is not having an offspring" is still the stubborn creed of eunuchs!!.