Chapter 6 Red Top Merchant (4)

The day's work was properly arranged; on the third day, everyone boarded the boat early in the morning, settled down a little, and sounded the gong to start the anchorage.Dr. Zhang carried a blue cloth bag into Hu Xueyan's cabin. "Lord Hu," he said, "the red envelope is too generous, and I deserve it. There are two medicines, please keep it for Master Hu." "Thank you! Thank you! I really dare not be." Hu Xueyan only regarded it as an ordinary medicinal material, and when he opened it, he saw two brocade boxes, and then he realized that it was a precious tonic; in the long box was a ginseng with whole beard and tail, tied with red and green silk thread, and pasted with gold paper red. Signed, with the character horoscope written on it: "Extreme Jilin Laoshan Ginseng".

"This ginseng is a tribute; it came out of Zhang Shangshu's house, and it's really something from the big family." Dr. Zhang said as he opened the square box. In the square box is deer antler.It is more than an inch long, and there are two sections in total; there are thin white hairs on it, and it is hard to tell whether it is good or bad. "Antlers are antlers, everyone knows that; but antlers are not antlers. Old antlers are useless, they are full of tendons inside; new antlers that have just grown out are full of essence and blood, and they look like this." Dr. Zhang also said, "There is also a trick to harvesting deer antler; the method is not high-tech, and the head of the deer will be chopped off with one knife."

Dr. Zhang has seen it with his own eyes - at the turn of spring and summer, everything is luxuriant; deer are driven in the empty paddock, and they are constantly chasing;Then the gate was opened, and a deer escaped from the window; outside the gate was a curved fence, and someone was holding a sharp ax at one end, waiting intently. The newborn section of antlers.The velvet velvet harvested in this way is the top grade.Hu Xueyan was very interested in this narration, "Although it is said that 'no one sees the cultivation, God knows the intention', whether the goods are good or bad, after a long time, someone will always know; once it is passed on to ten, ten to a hundred, word of mouth will go out. Mr. Zhang," he said, "I heard that you also have a pharmacy, which seems to be quite large."

"I can't talk about the scale. The ancestral property is just guarding it." Dr. Zhang said again, "I am very busy with diagnosis, so I can't take care of it." Hearing this, it is inconvenient for Hu Xueyan to talk in depth—Liu Bucai is addicted to gambling, and doesn't care much about Hu Xueyan's plan to open a pharmacy; Hu Xueyan originally wanted to ask Dr. Zhang's opinion; Careers are not well taken care of, so naturally there is no possibility of sacrificing oneself and working for others, so why bother talking about it. But since you are a specially invited guest, you have to entertain them with all your heart. What kind of entertainment are you looking for?Talking is worse than talking with hands, the most suitable and almost the only pastime is to gather a table of mahjong.

Ningbo mahjong is as famous as Guangdong mahjong. It is said that the change from horse hanging to mahjong is the result of continuous research and improvement by Ningbo people since the Ming Dynasty.Doctor Zhang also likes this way, so he is happy to hear Hu Xueyan's suggestion. Of course, Hu Xueyan couldn't fight by himself; the three players in front of him lacked one, and only one of the bosses on the boat could make the game.Xiao Jiaji is also a good player; but what about Sister Aqiao?I have to ask. "Sister Aqiao, have you ever played cards with Ningbo people?" "Of course I did."

"Have you ever fought on such a ship?" "This is the second time I've been on this kind of boat." Sister Aqiao said, "Mahjong is always Mahjong; what's the difference between the boat and the shore?" "This kind of mahjong should have a good memory—" "Of course." Sister Aqiao thought that Xiao Jiaji didn't need to be taken care of. "I have a bad memory in playing mahjong. I can't figure out how to play mahjong. What's the point of playing?"After opening a small square table with living legs and dividing the chips, the boss of the boat let down a rope tied to the cabin roof; he took a bamboo basket and hung it on the hook at the end of the rope, and the position was right in the middle of the square table, at the height of The head is neat and within reach, but I don't know what use it is.

Sister Aqiao also has a competitive personality, she doesn't know anything and feels ashamed, so she refuses to ask; anyway, it's always useful, just watch it. The banker was in place, and sister Aqiao sat down at Doctor Zhang's house; the owner of the ship at the other side set up the banker, and saw that he had drawn all fourteen cards, looked at them from left to right, immediately threw down the cards, and took out a bright one. Bright, it's Zhang Beifeng. His previous family, Xiao Jiaji, was called Peng; Doctor Zhang said to Sister Aqiao: "This is where Ningbo mahjong is very good. Maybe it's Zhang Nanfeng, who was supposed to be right after the second one, but now he's making a pair himself; this one will taste better."

Touching and touching, sister Aqiao heard it harsh, so she ignored him; only seeing Xiao Jiaji brighten up the Zhang Dongfeng, no one wanted it, so he raised his hand and threw the Zhang Dongfeng into the hanging bamboo basket . It turned out that the bamboo basket was so useful, sister Aqiao felt a little flustered, and blurted out: "Ningbo mahjong is played in a special way." "yes--." Dr. Zhang immediately explained that due to the strong wind and waves on the sea, the boat will be bumpy, so Ningbo Mahjong pays attention to remembering the memory and playing together; and because the space on the boat is small, there is no room for a large table, and sometimes even four people sit in a circle with their knees Put a piece of wood on it and use it as a card table, so naturally there is no room to accommodate the discarded cards, so they are played in the bamboo basket.

"However," Dr. Zhang looked at the boat boss and Xiao Jiaji and said, "This table is not too small. Let's play as we did on the shore." Of course the boss of the boat would not object; Xiao Jiaji smiled—this smile made Aqiao sister uncomfortable; he felt that he was contemptuous, and he was very unconvinced. "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter," she said, "It's done according to the rules." This is tantamount to not being favored by Dr. Zhang, but he doesn't take it for granted.Sister Aqiao, however, is a bit like the saying, "I want to save face and suffer." She just remembers that the three families are out, and she feels quite bitter.

In the middle of the game, all three players seemed to be "obeying", but her cards were still in a mess; and the more she played, the more difficult it became, and she couldn't remember the familiar cards. "This is not the way to go. I'm afraid I won't succeed. Losing money is the second priority, and I can't afford to lose face." She said to herself in this way, and decided to change her style of play.The new way of fighting is to only care about herself, and ignore the outside world; as long as the third pair is not on the ground, she will dare to fight anything.Dr. Zhang was worried for her, and kept reminding her that a few cards had been played out, and that card was already dead; Yuan; one pair of one color, very lucky.

"Mr. Zhang, you are going to be in the limelight." Said the boss of the boat, "Be careful!" The more he said this, the looser Dr. Zhang's hands became. Not only did he not deduct her cards, but he would also open up the cards for her to eat, and he even took care of him: "Sister Aqiao, this 30,000 card is the fourth one. There is nothing to eat." In addition, Xiao Jiaji played very hard, held the card of the boss of the ship, and it was rare to get a card; this almost became three against one, and the boss of the ship lost a lot, but he didn't dare to offend the customer. After playing four rounds, he pretended to have a stomachache , Dismantled the scene. Sister Aqiao won big by herself; but the card game was not interesting, she felt ashamed of the winner's money, so she pushed the chip away, "Forget it, forget it!" Then she got up and left. This generous act naturally won the gratitude and respect of the boss of the ship, so he took good care of him; the journey went smoothly to Shanghai, and Hu Xueyan didn't bother Dr. Zhang, taking the medicine on time without any abnormalities.Having said that, Dr. Zhang is still very important, so when he arrived at the Shanghai pier, he sent Xiao Jiaji to inform him that there was such an honored guest and asked him to prepare to entertain him. Gu Yingchun is not at home, fortunately Grandma Qigu can decide everything.About the situation in Ningbo, she had heard Li Delong talk about it in the first half; although she was worried about Hu Xueyan's illness, she could rest assured that she was taking care of Hu Xueyan. I didn't want to go back to Shanghai so soon, I felt pleasantly surprised. So I made arrangements in a hurry, hired three warm sedan chairs, took male and female servants with me, and went straight to the pier. When I got on the boat, I saw Aqiao first, and then Hu Xueyan. Seeing that he was terribly thin, I was a little sad and shed two tears. "Mr. Zhang, don't laugh at me!" Grandma Qigu felt a little embarrassed herself, "Our little uncle has been in a lot of troubles these days. When it comes to his sufferings, tears flow down his face. But finally Well, if you are lucky enough to have noble people to help you, you will turn bad luck into good luck, and you will meet good fortune in disaster, so you will meet a person like Mr. Zhang who is brilliant in medicine and warm-hearted." Dr. Zhang has also heard of such an aunt who is outspoken. Not only do everyone admire her, but they are also a little afraid of her; if he wants to make up his mind on Sister Aqiao, he needs the help of this person, so he is very polite and repeatedly replied: " It's easy to say, easy to say. Grandma Qigu is the number one enthusiastic person in Tianzi." Grandma Qigu likes to hear people say that she is warm-hearted. She feels that Dr. Zhang has no pretensions of a famous doctor. She said, "It's rare to come here, let's have more fun! Just live in the house; I'm afraid the house is too small, and Mr. Zhang will be wronged." As soon as she finished speaking, sister Aqiao gave her a hand, obviously disapproving of her approach; but the words had already been spoken and could not be taken back, so she had to wait and see how Dr. Zhang would respond before making sense. "I don't dare to do it, I don't dare to do it. I have to go back within the year. I'm afraid it will be inconvenient to disturb the family." He was speaking politely, but Grandma Qigu followed her plan and did not make a decision: "We will talk about it when we get to Shexia first." She replied like this: "Go ashore now!" The first one, of course, arranged for Hu Xueyan to carry the sedan chair to the boat, and then wrapped Hu Xue'an in a quilt like a "candle bag", carried him into the sedan chair, and closed the sedan chair curtain tightly.Of course, you have to be very careful when going ashore. The boss of the boat personally directs the whole boat to work together, and builds four springboards before lifting the sedan chair to the shore. The other sedan chair is Doctor Zhang; the other sedan chair should be Sister Aqiao, but she insists on squeezing in with Grandma Qigu because she has something on her mind and she can't wait to reveal it. Grandma Qigu couldn't help laughing when she heard Aqiao's opening words; Aqiao became a little annoyed, "Tell me to behave, you're making fun of me!" she said. "I'm not laughing at you, I'm laughing at Mr. Zhang's toad wanting to eat swan meat. It doesn't matter! You tell me, and I will find a way for you." "That's just like a sentence!" Sister Aqiao replied angrily, explaining the process in detail; after speaking, the sedan chair also arrived home. The first thing to do when you get home is to arrange for Hu Xueyan; the second thing is to entertain the guests, which can only be done when the hostess returns home, and Grandma Qigu already has a strategy to rescue Aqiao, so Gu Yingchun has to follow the plan.Therefore, when she went to Xiaojiaji, she had to rush home to check on her mother, and advised him to find the master first and tell him what happened. I searched two places but couldn't find it, and finally heard in the phone that Gu Yingchun had gone to a place, which was the Zhejiang Maritime Bureau.The water transportation in Zhejiang has been suspended for a long time, and the Shipping Bureau has become a post station for the Zhejiang faction in Shanghai, delivering newsletters from all over the place.Gu Yingchun went there, presumably to inquire about Hangzhou. Just when he left a message and wanted to leave, his master came back with a gloomy expression on his face. If he said he went to inquire about the news, one could imagine that the news must be bad. However, when he saw his apprentice, he was happy.Like his wife, he guessed that Xiao Jiaji would not come back until after the new year; so he first asked, "Where is the patient?" I am very grateful to him for being willing to take this trip; Mistress asked Master to go home immediately, planning to play with him for two days." "It's a trivial matter." Gu Yingchun asked, "What about our little uncle's illness?" "It's okay. You can get up after a few days of recuperation." "Ah!" Gu Yingchun sighed, "I'm afraid I'll fall ill again when I wake up." Xiao Jiaji understood immediately, "Did Hangzhou fall?" he asked. "What happened on the twenty-eighth of last month." The answering voice seemed weak, "I just got the news from the Maritime Bureau." "Where's Wang Futai?" "I heard it was a martyrdom." Hu Yingchun said again. "I don't know the details. Maybe I escaped, but I don't know." "No." Xiao Jiaji thought of the desolate recent event that Wang Youling would be separated forever once he met Wang Youling, and the two lines couldn't help but burst into tears. "Oh!" Gu Yingchun sighed, "You are like this, let alone him? I really don't know how to tell him this bad news?" "I can't say it now. Once I say it, the illness will relapse immediately. Not only can the master not tell it, but I have to find a way to hide it from him." "I know. Go home and have a look; you don't need to come tonight. See you tomorrow morning." So the younger brother and junior were in the same car and sent Xiao Jiaji off first, then Gu Yingchun went home.When I met Hu Xueyan, there was a lot of concerned questioning; then I had a friendly conversation with Dr. Zhang, so it was almost time for dinner. Grandma Qigu found an opportunity to call her husband aside to discuss hospitality; what she meant was that if eating at home, plus Li Delong, there were only three people, it would be cold, so it would be better to invite Dr. Zhang to the restaurant, "It is best to invite him Eat flower wine." She said. "I always invite him to eat flower wine. But, how do you know that he likes to eat flower wine?" "Not only to eat flower wine, but also to find a good one for him; he can get it back. There is a reason in it, look back I'll talk to you in detail." "I don't care what the hell you're up to! Just do it." Gu Yingchun said again, "I have something important to tell you. Be careful not to reveal it in front of my uncle; otherwise, it will be terrible——" "I'm so anxious!" Grandma Qigu became impatient, "What's the matter, you should tell me quickly!" Even if Mo Ruofu, who knows his wife like this, speaks out about the changes in Hangzhou rashly, with Qigu's grandmother's temperament, she will make a fuss and be overwhelmed, so she has to take care of her first: "Don't call me! Hangzhou has fallen; Wang Xuesong doesn't know life or death. Eighty-nine out of ten are martyred." Grandma Qigu didn't cry, she was silent for a long time; then, like Xiao Jiaji, tears rolled down, and she closed her eyes and said, "I'm so sorry!" "Regret!" Gu Yingchun was very puzzled, "What do you regret?" "We are also considered relatives. Although we are high-ranking, we dare not take it seriously; after all, there is such a status. Seeing that we are trapped in Hangzhou waiting to die, we are not dedicated to being relatives at all, and I am afraid that he is also blaming us underground." "This is a calamity! Uncle's ability doesn't even need strength; what can you and I do? We can only find out his whereabouts. As expected, he died, and fought a land and water battle for him to save him." Grandma Qigu kept silent, frowning her brows and pondering hard—Gu Yingchun always pays special attention to such situations; because this is the time when Grandma Qigu encounters difficulties and needs to come up with a decision. "You go out with the guests first. It's best to come back early if you can. Then inquire about Wang Futai's whereabouts." She said something, he responded, and finally asked: "Where does Mr. Zhang live?" "Live in our house." Grandma Qigu replied without hesitation, "There is really a place where he is too tired these days." Gu Yingchun didn't know what kind of medicine she sold in her gourd?Anyway, he already understood that he had to be extra flattering to this doctor; therefore, he arranged to "eat big dishes" at the best fan restaurant, and called for two rounds there.Dr. Zhang was very fond of Yanchun, the fourth child of a "red letter man", so Gu Yingchun set up a "double table" in Yanchun courtyard, and invited guests with flying papers, with Dr. Zhang as the first seat.The guests visited the flowers, and each of them called at least two rounds. Surrounded by pearls and emerald greens, it was very lively; Dr. Zhang, who was new to the foreign field, was confused, but he enjoyed it. There were gossips during the meeting, and of course some were talking about the current situation; Gu Yingchun was about to inquire about the situation in Hangzhou, so he had to ask in detail. It is said that the morale of the army has collapsed in the city of Hangzhou since November 20th; the main reason is the word "lack of food".On the twenty-fourth day, a batch of fungus was found in a seafood store, and each person was given a tael; on the twenty-fifth day, another batch of salted olives named "Yanqingguo" in Hangzhou was found, and each person was given five cents.So the troops from other provinces began to search for food from small households; the soldiers in Fubiao were all from the province. They had been in Hangzhou for a long time and had a lot of acquaintances, but they were a little ashamed, lowered their hats, and asked for food with a Fujian or Henan accent; of course, Apart from searching for food, there were other violations of military discipline. This time, the order was in chaos. Wang Youling led a small team of personal soldiers and personally arrested more than a dozen people, who were executed on the street.However, it does not save military discipline, nor does it help the morale of the army. At this time, there is also a strange phenomenon, that is, "selling money"; the money is heavy and inconvenient to carry, and it needs to be exchanged for silver or silver coins. Strings of copper coins are openly sold with grass marks on them. Of course, silver is expensive and money is cheap.This is a premeditated escape plan, the morale of the army is like this, and the hearts of the people are even more panicked. At this time, there is only one topic for Xiang Gu to talk about: when will Chang Mao break the city? On November 27th, the officers and soldiers guarding the city decided to survive. They rushed out of the Gen Mountain Gate at dawn the next day to open a bloody path to attract possible foreign aid.Although this is delusional, it is an act of self-help anyway, which can boost the morale of the people and is beneficial and harmless.Unexpectedly, at night, the situation changed. Soldiers went down the city in twos and threes; It is said that this change was the result of instigation by someone.The instigator was still a senior official in Zhejiang: Lin Fuxiang, the vassal. An army led by Lin Fuxiang, named "Dingwu Army", has the worst military discipline and the worst combat effectiveness.On the other hand, Lin Fuxiang is quite good at doing tricks that are of no use;It is said that he once discussed matters with an alternate magistrate surnamed Gan in Changmao Yingpan. Although these rumors cannot be investigated, there is one thing that is really suspicious; Wang Youling once caught a spy named Xu Zongao, who was a battalion officer recommended by Lin Fuyang to serve in the Dingwu Army.Wang Youling and Zhang Yuliang exchanged news inside and outside the city, and the "War Letters" for the meeting date were all forwarded by the Dingwu Army. There were no less than ten messages successively, and they were all forwarded to Changmao by Xu Zongao; It is true, Xu Zongao's whole family, except for the youngest son who was three years old, killed all of them.But only such a culprit was identified; although Wang Youling was already wary of Lin Fuxiang who was behind the scenes, but because he was afraid of being surrounded by powerful enemies and internal strife appeared, he had no choice but to hold back. However, Lin Fuxiang has indeed reached a tacit agreement with Changmao. Although he refused to surrender openly, he agreed to help "tear down the wall" in the dark. This night, he instigated the guards of Genshan Gate to abscond, in order to tear down the city of Hangzhou. dangerous wall. Chang Mao didn't notice the deserters at night, but at dawn, he found traces. Chang Mao thought it was a sign of the collapse of the defenders in Hangzhou City, so he launched an offensive, and the three gates of Fengshan, Houchao and Qingbo were broken first.Report to Wang Youling, knowing that the situation is over!He said: "I did not fail the imperial court, but I only failed the hundreds of thousands of loyal and righteous people in Hangzhou." It is time to decide the will of martyrdom early!Going back to the governor's yamen, putting on his clothes, gazing at the palace to thank him, leaving a suicide note, swallowing gold, fearing that he would not die, and taking opium smoke; at this time, the cries inside the yamen echoed the voices of people outside the yamen, and the long hair was approaching, for fear of being humiliated , Wang Youling hanged himself. At the same time, Xi Geng, a political officer, Wen Rui, the general soldier of Chuzhou Town, and Wu Baofeng, the magistrate of Renhe County, were martyred at the same time.Zhuang Huanwen, the envoy of salt transportation, brought the "Quan Yong" from Quanzhou, Fujian Province who was brave and good at fighting. He fought hard to break through, but was defeated unfortunately. Zhuang Huanwen threw himself into the water. As expected, Lin Fuxiang received Changmao's exceptional treatment, and was placed in the Xihua Hall of the feudal government office. He was treated with good wine and meat, and promised to let Lin Fuxiang decide for himself, and escort him wherever he wanted.Lin Fuxiang chose Shanghai. It is said that he has another mission here, which is to escort Wang Youling's coffin and family members from Shanghai back to his hometown in Fujian. Hearing this, Gu Ying had to interrupt to ask.Because Wang Youling's coffin went to Shanghai, not to mention Hu Xueyan mourning in the coffin, it was absolutely inevitable;Especially when I think of my wife who just heard about it, it is a great pity that she did not show her heart to this "dance relative" during her lifetime; then not only will she bow before the spirit, but she must also show sympathy to the bereaved family before she can escape. Make up for the feeling of guilt. When asked about the date when Wang Youling's coffin will arrive in Shanghai, no one knows.But it doesn't matter; at that time, there will be ceremonies such as welcoming spirits and road sacrifices, and no matter which yamen will know about it, it is not difficult to inquire about it. A meal of flower wine lasted until midnight.Gu Yingchun saw that Dr. Zhang was fascinated by Yanchun's fourth child, and wanted to be a "matchmaker"; he called his "family" nicknamed "Big Golden Man" aside, and asked if it was possible for Dr. Zhang to "borrow the dry shop"? "Young Master Gu!" Big Jin laughed, "You are an 'Old White Prime Minister', come to think of it, is there such a rule?" "Rules are created by human beings." Gu Yingchun said, "I'll tell you the truth, I owe him a debt of gratitude to this doctor friend. You can do me a favor and don't follow the rules, okay? Besides, he is a foreigner. You came from the road, and you won’t live for many days, and you can’t talk about the rules slowly.” Gu Yingchun is a rich man, the big man wanted to win him over, and he agreed in his heart as soon as he opened his mouth, but the promise was too straightforward, it would be self-deprecating, and it was not for Gu Yingchun to see him, so he said something " The young lady's reputation is important"; "The first day I called the bureau, I didn't do any 'fancy tricks', so I borrowed the dry shop and taught people jokes" and other words; Ken." Yes on one side, but not on the other side; Dr. Zhang was considered a "countryman" when he went to the foreign market, and he was also a figure on the scene in Ningbo. go home. As soon as he got home, he saw Hu Xueyan again, and he did all the four words of "seeing, hearing, asking, and knowing". He happily told Gu Yingchun and his wife that the patient would definitely be able to get up in ten days. "Then, Mr. Zhang," said Grandma Qigu, "I will stay with Mr. Zhang for ten days. Will you give me some face?" "Serious words, serious words!" Doctor Zhang looked distressed; "I will stay for another ten days, and it will be time to send the stove away." Gu Yingchun also felt that it was difficult for people to live in a foreign land in a desperate situation, so he made a compromise proposal: "Let's stay for another five days." "Okay, just stay for five days." Dr. Zhang was a little shy Said, "I have one more thing, I'm afraid I have to pay attention to Mr. and Mrs. Tuoxian." This happened to be heard by Sister Aqiao, who was about to open the curtain to enter the room, and turned her head to leave; Gu Yingchun didn't understand what was going on, and wanted to ask; His words were blocked back. "Mr. Zhang, don't say that." Grandma Qigu replied: "As long as we can do it, you can order it. I'm afraid I will be tired today. I ate porridge. Please let me go!" "I don't eat porridge; I'm really tired." I'm a little tired." Doctor Zhang was a little disconcerted.Grandma Qigu has always been hospitable and sincere in her hospitality. She cooked a pot of authentic fish porridge, and she insisted on inviting guests to try her tricks; she also said that she still had something to talk about.Naturally, Dr. Zhang had no reason to firmly refuse; so he had a supper while talking about business. The first major event is Gu Yingchun talking about the situation in Hangzhou.Dr. Zhang had already heard these words in Yanchun Academy, so Gu Yingchun couldn't repeat them in detail, the most important thing was to tell Grandma Qigu about Wang Youling's martyrdom and the fact that Lin Fuxiang escorted the coffin to Shanghai. "That's right! I have a good idea." She turned to Dr. Zhang and said, "Mr. Zhang probably doesn't know very well. Our young master and Wang Futai are life-and-death friends; now I heard that Wang Futai died. Being so miserable, of course the illness is even more irritating. But I was thinking, my little uncle is the most sensible and open-minded person; and Wang Futai must die, he has already seen it, so this The news is not unexpected. Now that Wang Futai’s coffin has arrived in Shanghai, he will return to Fujian soon. If he can’t go to the coffin to cry, he will blame us in the future. So I thought, why not tell him in a day or two Mr. Zhang, do you think it is possible?" "It's hard to say." Dr. Zhang replied: "Patients are most afraid of encountering sad things; but according to what you said, it doesn't seem to matter." "Ying Chun," Grandma Qigu turned her face and asked, "What do you think?" Gu Yingchun knew his wife best, knew that she had already made up her mind, and asked this question in front of the guests to show respect for his status as a husband.I should be interested.If you know the fun, you have to make fun of it: "Mr. Zhang naturally has to be cautious. With my uncle's temperament, it is a way to simply tell him and make him give up." "Yes!" Doctor Zhang thinks this is insightful, " Hu Daotai is thinking about Hangzhou so much, it is inappropriate for him to recuperate from his illness. But tell him this step by step, don't speak too hastily." "Yes." Grandma Qigu was about to make a request at this time, "I was thinking, if I told him, there would inevitably be a heartbreak; I was afraid that he would be shocked for a while, so I asked Mr. Zhang to take extra care. Mr. Zhang, although I am Girls don't like to be twitchy when they do things, so let me say it first, if the illness recurs, I will insist on keeping Mr. Zhang in Shanghai for the New Year." Here and now, what else can Dr. Zhang say?I had no choice but to respond with a wry smile, and vaguely agreed first. After eating the porridge, Gu Yingchun personally sent Dr. Zhang to the guest room; Grandma Qigu took care of it herself. There was a big copper bed, brand new bedding, and a squirrel leather curtain was specially set up to show the grandeur of hospitality. Dr. Zhang was very disturbed. Talked some gossip again, talk about where to go the next day?Then he said "See you tomorrow", Gu Yingchun returned to the bedroom, Qigu's grandma had already removed her make-up and was waiting for him. "Is Doctor Zhang happy today?" "There is Yanchun's fourth child. He likes it very much. I originally wanted to win him over and live there. It's already been agreed. Dr. Zhang will definitely refuse, so I have to let him." Gu Yingchun asked again, " You are so enthusiastic, there must be a reason? I have been thinking about it, but I can't figure it out. " "It's interesting to say. You know how Dr. Zhang came here?" This question naturally has a meaning, Gu Yingchun covered his wife's mouth with his right hand and said: "Don't open your mouth, let me think about it." Smart people can see through.As long as Gu Yingchun thinks about women, he immediately thinks of the love that Sister Aqiao had glimpsed in front of the curtain just now; so the scene of Doctor Zhang being so courteous to Sister Aqiao when he first arrived also came to mind, and he suddenly realized that it is so! "Is it for this?" He retracted his right hand and flexed two fingers.Made a "seven" gesture; secretly buckled the word "qiao". Grandma Qigu seemed a little disappointed, "It's really boring!" she said, "How could I let you guess?" "It's no use guessing this. Come, come," he pulled his wife to sit side by side, "tell this news to listen." This piece of news is detailed and detailed, and it is clearer than those who have experienced it; because they only know part of what they were there or heard, Xiao Jiaji has some words that are inconvenient to say; Sister Aqiao and Hu Xueyan also have a lot of thoughts Reserved, only by pouring it out in front of Grandma Qigu can I know the whole truth. "Jiaji, you little brat!" Gu Yingchun scolded, a little worried, but also a little proud, "I'm an active person, but when I'm with my uncle, I'm more and more able to learn a lot of tricks. If this continues, I'm afraid he will go off the rails." Get into the devil, use your brains." "He's not that kind of person." Grandma Qigu replied, "Let's gossip, there is something I want to tell you: You know my uncle's temper, he is generous in his actions ;I also feel that I owe Zhang Langzhong a heavy debt, so my solution——" "Come on, come on!" Gu Yingchun interrupted him and asked, "What is your solution, you haven't told me yet; Isn't Li Daitao stiff?" "That's right! Otherwise, it's really going to get stiff." Qigu's grandma said, "My uncle also thinks it's only my solution. And he thinks it's best to finish it within a year, so that Mr. Zhang can go home happily; spend a thousand dollars, Give it to him." Although Changsan's social status is high, it is considered very generous to redeem himself with a thousand gold; but for a "red lady" with such a social status to be a concubine for Langzhong Zhang, it has the meaning of "Qi Dafei". "It's not appropriate to do this. No matter how good you are, after all, you don't know much about the outside field—" "I'm not convinced again." Grandma Qigu's impatience flared up, "Even if I don't know anything about it, isn't what my uncle said right?" "Of course not. I just had a serious illness, so my brains are not enough. Besides, my uncle doesn't know as much about the situation in the hall as I do. In a word, this kind of 'red lady' is unwilling to be lonely! Wear it on a daily basis." Eat well and eat well, let alone talk about it; just the excitement of singing and dancing every night has become a habit, think about it, how can you be satisfied with Zhang Langzhong?" "According to you, there is no one who can be good?" "Within ten rooms, there must be fragrant grass. Of course there are also those who can get out of the mud but not stained. Look for the lantern? Even if you find it, it depends on whether you are destined for each other; what's the use of just being hot?" Gu Yingchun said again, "For the sake of money, if you barely follow home, you will live and have problems. Son, there is no smiling face; if she wants to smile, she is pretending. If this is the case, even if she turns into a fairy, I will not be grateful." It cannot be said that it is unreasonable, but it is a bit exaggerated.But don't do it, "can't we stop here?" she asked her husband in a daze. "In the end, I gave up and spent money to be scolded; wouldn't I be wronged?" Grandma Qigu was very dissatisfied with this sentence, "It's amazing!" She said, "There are a lot of such things. Didn't you say that last month, what to do with Lijin's Master Zhu, it cost three thousand silver?" I bought a 'living treasure' to give to my boss." "It's a different story to offer live treasures to curry favor with your boss—" Gu Yingchun had another point of discussion - currying favor with superiors in the officialdom, looking for beauties to offer, is something that has been done since ancient times; but to please for a while, there is no need to consider the consequences.Moreover, famous prostitutes serve as concubines for high-ranking officials, even though the family rules are strict, and their actions are not free;Surrounded by pearls and emerald greens, surrounded by maids and servants, boasting to the little sisters of the past, and hearing the envy of the little sisters in the past, it is still very "satisfying" at the moment. "What can Mr. Zhang give to Yanchun's fourth?" Gu Yingchun said, "Even if he is rich, businessmen always follow the rules of businessmen and pay attention to benefits; they may not often make clothes and jewelry for her. Daily food, It’s not like a high-ranking official’s family, who eats fish and duck every day. The mainland is not like Shanghai, and she’s used to living a prosperous life. Think about how she feels in her heart? It’s unavoidable to be idle every day, which is called being restless at home. .Where is there any good fortune in Mr. Zhang?" Grandma Qigu remembered an idiom: "Love is suitable enough to harm it"; she also thought it was inappropriate, but why did she get scolded? She was thinking like this in her heart, but before she could ask, Gu Yingchun had already explained: "Being human is also a science. In a situation like this, a reasonable person must criticize my uncle, which is simply repaying virtue with hatred. That's the second thing; the members of Mr. Zhang's family must have scolded my uncle to death. Don't you think so?" If you think about it in your own shoes, you will do the same thing yourself; not only will you scold the person who gave the money, but you will also scold the person who gave you the idea.Thinking of this, Grandma Qigu felt deeply disturbed.But what about Miss Aqiao? "Things have to come to an end." Grandma Qigu said, "Of course, this matter requires mutual consent. If one side refuses, there is nothing to say on the other side; but the way it was done at the beginning seemed a bit intentional to use the 'beauty trick' to deceive people. , if you hold grudges over this, it will definitely be unpleasant to say; not to mention Sister Aqiao, even my uncle will be unhappy." Gu Yingchun pondered for a while, and replied calmly: "There is no other way but to send more gifts. Silver, as compensation." "It has to be like this." Grandma Qigu said, "We'll talk about it when the time comes. Don't worry about it now!"