Chapter 12 The twelfth repayment, but for a while, the head of the office, Kuaixin, suffered all kinds of hardships, and the prisoners desperately

I was getting more and more happy when I thought about it, when I suddenly heard someone from above say to the guard: "Quickly open the door and wait for him. The man will arrive in a while. The lock is old and useless, so there will be no delay. This old man is in a hurry. It’s not for fun if you mess up.” Ma Er’s heart was agitated when he heard the words, and he felt like a foreigner wanted to come to see someone, otherwise the time to go to the court would be too early. Tell him to open the cell door and serve him?He also said that the old man was impatient and afraid of being offended. The more he thought about it, the more he expected the words of the guard the day before yesterday to come true. Regardless, Leng and Lao Yang had to personally check whether the important person was treated preferentially, and he had to work harder with him in the future when treating people like this.Fang Zi was thinking wildly, the sound of leather boots had already come down the stone ladder, followed by the sound of unlocking the door, but the door was still locked.As in the past, Ma Er had already inquired, because he saw that the guard was the one who beat someone last night, he hated and was afraid, and thought that the matter was already settled, anyway, it would be clear when he was young, why bother to ask him again?Secretly scolding the guard that the rabbit egg is hateful, the former black fox pretended to be a tiger, and almost broke his left finger. Now the injury is still not healed. When foreigners came when I was young, I would complain in front of my face. If I happen to be able to tell me to bring this kid back The Bureau of the Ministry of Industry is going, and I will take care of it to avenge my hatred.Thinking of this, not only didn't inquire, but pretended to catch lice, took off his little coat and put it on his body and waited, wanting to show the scars on his body to foreigners.

When I was young, I was planning to tell someone how to show my merits when I saw someone coming, but I suddenly heard the call "the director is here", followed by the sound of a series of leather boots running from far to near. Mom can't come here with the devil, I have to pretend a little bit, I just changed my mind, just snorted two or three times, the visitor has already walked down.When the door opened, the guard and four guards with pistols rushed in first. The guard who entered the door yelled first: "Get out of the rabbit's egg, the director is here!" I want you to look good in a while, and the second grandpa will pretend to be a grandson first." Half surprised, half happy, thinking that this is going to be over soon, pretending to be afraid, and just stood up in response, Yang Yide walked in with someone, Ma Eryi Look, there was a boy in a suit who came, but he didn't recognize him. He still suspected that he was a senior employee sent by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, so he bowed to each of them.Yang Yide smiled and said to the man: "Look at it, did you bring the medicine box?" The young man smiled and replied: "The medicine box is on the top. Yesterday I didn't know what the director meant. He thought he was treating ordinary prisoners and rushed out of the clinic I'm not at home because I'm busy, so it's decided now that I will accompany you according to the date."

Only then did Ma Er know that the young man was a western doctor, Yang Yide still wanted to heal his wounds before opening him up, he couldn't help but panicked, thinking to himself: "You are so mean that I can't take it, how about letting him out sooner." Thinking in his heart, he blurted out Say "Director".Yang Yide asked what was the matter with a smile, and Ma Er said: "The director treats me very generously, but even though I suffered a few times when I was young, relying on my body, didn't I? I will be well in two days. You, please give me a doctor. Zhi, do you have to spend money? I don’t think so, but I have an eighty-year-old mother in my family. I’m so worried about it. Besides, I’m a dutiful son. It’s better for you to put my boy back sooner. You mean me. I also fully understand that when I meet a foreigner, I must say something nice, and I must never mention you and hit me. Whoever said that we are all Chinese. Don’t say no, just break my arms and legs, boy, I have to On the side facing you, we must not cause trouble for China. You really want to be sympathetic to me, and give me some medical expenses. I appreciate it. It’s okay not to give me a reward. If you want me to recuperate here, you spend money, my boy It’s still uncomfortable. Thanks to your kindness, I ordered the day before yesterday to change it to preferential treatment. It’s better not to have special treatment if it’s a real thing. As long as the food is a little bit better, it’s better to go outside. See if there is any in this stingy man? Even a plate No, there are lice all over the ground, the guards are cursing and beating when they open their mouths, and they don’t do what you want. It’s going to take a long time, and you have to toss to death. You have signed with foreigners again, If something goes wrong, will my kid be dead or alive? But then again, people always die in the police station. Foreigners don’t know how they died. They need to negotiate with each other. The compensation will be tens of thousands. No, don't be the same as Geng Qiannian, wouldn't you cause trouble for you. It's better to give me two money and let me recover from my injuries. If you don't worry about it, I can give it to you. I swear, I will bear it when I get home. Heal your wounds and see foreigners again, what do you think?" When he said that, the people standing beside him wanted to reprimand him twice, but Yang Yide waved his hand to stop them.

Seeing Yang Yide's smiling face, Ma Er thought he was right, and felt that it would be good to call him Ming like this, so he kept on talking.After finishing speaking, the western doctor smiled at Yang Yide: "This man is simply insane, no wonder he dared to be rude to the director that day." Ma Er said: "Doctor, you don't know, I didn't tell you how many drinks you drank that day. The morning wine is reminded by ghosts. If you don’t know that the director is the official of the parents, he is older than the county head, and I dare not kill it. Let’s unravel this trouble and see next time, boy, I will go out and deal with the director. A meaning must have a heart." When he was still talking, Yang Yide asked with a smile: "Do you have anything else to say?" Ma Er said: "The director of the report, please let me go out, do you want to reward me or not?" Well, fortunately, I and foreigners can also ask for a three-head five-hundred-dollar one, and you can give him a sample." It is ridiculous that Ma Er is about to die, and he wants to take the opportunity to get a sum of medical expenses before leaving.Yang Yide smiled and said: "The director of the department must not break his promise and let the foreign devils shoot you. But it will take some time before you go back to your hometown. This doctor Wang was specially invited by the director to treat your injuries for a long time. What did you do when you were young? You can tell him the pain." Ma Er didn't understand the meaning, so he quickly argued: "I said that I won't tell foreigners, it's true, and the director should not worry." Before he finished speaking, Yang Yide's face turned pale Yi Shen said: "You bastard thinks well, but you know that the official business is over, and my personal revenge has not been avenged. How can it be so easy!"

As soon as Ma Er heard that the wind was not good, Yang Yide had already taken off his long clothes and shouted: "Bring it, catch me!" A man rushed in early with a cry from outside the door, holding the same water-soaked bag as the one in the previous day. He respectfully handed over the hemp whip that was taken, and at the same time, the guards standing beside him rushed over like wolves, grabbed Ma Er's collar and yanked it down viciously, and threw it to the side.Because Ma Er wanted to complain to the foreigners to see the scars on his body, he took off his clothes and put them on.Having said that, Yang Yide still didn't save his energy, he still used as much force as he should.Because Ma Er didn't recognize the purpose of coming up, and he didn't hear what he said. He saw the other party smiling and suddenly turned his face. He couldn't figure out the reason, so he just thought that he said something wrong and stabbed the opponent's heart, and he couldn't hold back the trouble caused by many people. , hurriedly shouted: "Excuse me, director, I was wrong. I am willing to leave after the injury is healed. You, please don't hit me." Before he blurted out, Yang Yide rushed over early, scolded "bastard", and raised his whip. hit.The wound on Ma Er's body hasn't healed yet, and the one who saw the blood has only just had a scar, how can he resist this burst of convulsions?A whip hurts the heart and lungs.Rolling all over the ground in pain after ten or so days, he shouted urgently: "Grandpa, beat me to death!" At first there were a few "beeps", and then, like pigs and dogs waiting to be killed, they howled miserably with the sound of the whip Unexpectedly, the Western medicine doctor has already avoided, and only Yang Yide and the four guards are left in the room, one holding a hemp whip and preparing to change it.In order to protect the pain, Ma Er lashed out, rolling back and forth on the ground, the four guards held one end each, rolled to him, kicked and rolled.Yang Yide exchanged the two whips several times, until Ma Er was in agony, his voice was hoarse and he was about to die.Those who beat people are also very tired, so they can throw the whip to stop.When a follower came in from the outside, he handed over the handle, Yang Yide wiped it, put on his long clothes, called the western doctor into the room to have him check it, and asked how many days it would take to heal.The western doctor frowned and replied: "Although it is a floating injury, the flesh is rotten. If you want to recover from the injury, you should not talk about it for a week." Yang Yide then nodded with a smile and led the guards out.The Western doctor hurriedly removed the medicine box, square table, chairs, and clear water from above, and ordered the guards and assistants to help Ma Er sit on the chair, sterilize him first, and then apply the medicine.

Ma Er's body is strong, even though he was beaten and dying, he calmed down for a while, still hoping that the enemy will not die, he was subjected to public law a few days ago, and now his personal revenge has been avenged, he must be able to go out after heals up .Seeing that the Western doctor's human nature is different from the previous day, and seeing that he had been beaten so hard, he was very compassionate, and he was very dedicated to the treatment. He used a lot of medicines, and he was not fuzzy. Doctor dean, you are well cured by good deeds, and my son will never forget your benefits in this life. I deserve to be damned. I was drunk that day and caused such a big mess. I just passed a hot hall when I came here. It's another hard beating, I'm lucky, do you have anything to say. I see you and the director are good friends, he finished the beating and asked you to treat him, there must be a handover, you know me When will it be open? My family actually has an old woman in her eighties with several children. The women are young and handsome. The speech is over and the official business is over, there is only a personal grudge left, and this time he has avenged his personal grudge, and the foreigner has signed again, not to take my life, and I will beat you up today, see, I just spit on him that day , said a few idle words, and took his adjutant to the police station for a while, and no one made it difficult for him. The revenge is over, and the foreigner will not agree to the plan to put me to death. I know he is afraid that foreigners will find out, so he wants to ask you to heal his wounds before releasing him. There is no need for that. Didn’t I just say that we are all Chinese, we can’t do that, just let me go, and everything will be over. I admit to being beaten, I will never see anyone until the injury is healed, and we are both good to each other. In fact, he can't think about it. Isn't it all because of me when he meets a foreigner? Does it matter if the injury is healed or not? If you can persuade him to let me go as soon as possible Put it back, not only do I have nothing to say to foreigners, in the future you want to open a hospital down below, I must have a heart, not only to protect no one who dares to mess with you, but I will mention it to the residents of this post, this hospital Chang is my good friend, if anyone has patients, it will be troublesome if they don’t go to this hospital. Think about how many people there are? It’s not me bragging, nothing else, just rely on my words, your hospital will definitely become richer , then the money will come more.”

Ma Erzhen is really stubborn, always superstitious about the influence of outsiders, he thinks that he is both oppressive and tempting, and speaks decently, but who knows that although this western doctor is an overseas student, he hates the foreign slave who is a slave to a tiger, let's listen to Yang Yide first. The power of the concession, insulting Chinese officials, is so abominable, and they want to put them to death. After witnessing the beatings, I feel that the crime is not so serious. It is conceivable that disgust arose in my heart, and I sneered and said: "Although I run a hospital myself, and I am also an official doctor of this bureau, it is my duty to treat your injuries. , This hit more than once, be careful in the future, and accept it, maybe your life will be great, and the enemy will die after a long time, and you will save your life. I don't want to rely on outsiders, go to the ancestral world to open a hospital, you just rest and obey orders When Ma Er heard that he was going to be beaten, he was terrified. Although his heart was terrified, he still refused to believe: "Principal, don't joke, I will die if I beat you again. He has signed with foreigners, so he can't .” The doctor of Western medicine smiled and didn’t answer. He led his assistants out, and the guards took away the tables and chairs.Ma Er begged him again and again to save a chair and insult him for nothing, but he didn't do it.The whole body is injured, sitting and lying in a dilemma, the sin is serious, and I can't stand, I have no choice but to grit my teeth and put the less injured half of the body down, and lie down on the ground, even though I rely on the amulet of outsiders, it will not endanger my life, I don't believe in Western medicine. Said, my heart is always in my heart.

Sure enough, on the seventh day, most of the injuries had just healed, and the disaster struck again. This time, it wasn't Yang Yide himself, but the adjutant who had been beaten and scolded by him before, and took away. Friends help.Ma Er still didn't realize that his death was approaching, thinking that there was another driver who had been bullied by him and hadn't avenged him, so he could at least grit his teeth and suffer another meal.The first half was as expected, the third time he was injured and healed up, after this meal, it happened that the driver was soft-hearted and the beating was not serious, Fang Zi was happy.When the driver knelt down and begged him, he was moved to pity him, and he told the truth. Only then did Ma Er know that Yang Yide not only wanted his life at ease, but also beat him to death, and signed a contract with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce It was a means, and he had already prepared a countermeasure. Since the foreigner extradited him, let alone come to negotiate, he never even made a phone call. But in the past, people have surrendered, so they can live or die.Fortunately, he is a Chinese, so it doesn't matter how much he dies. The preferential treatment is just a joke of the guards, and it doesn't matter.The doctor and the food for the first time were all against him, so that he could eat more to maintain his health, fight for more days to relieve his hatred, and no one came to excuse his love.After the little chariot accompanying him that day had beaten him, the enemy would attack again, every three days, until he was beaten to death.

As soon as Ma Er heard it, he was anxious and frightened, coupled with old and new wounds, fainted from fright at the time, lost his mind when he woke up, talked to himself all day long, cried and laughed very much, and believed that he had been deceived, robbed and robbed all his life, and all kinds of lust It was a vicious crime. At first the guards beat, scolded and banned him, but when they found that he was half-mad, they ignored him.Afterwards, he was beaten several times, and suffered all the pain. He didn't live long, and he didn't have the courage to commit suicide. He still ate a lot, and he just suffered.Because he was afraid of beating, he didn't wait to see anyone, just heard the word "director" and trembled all over in fright, knelt down on the ground and kowtowed his head, shouting for mercy.The last time my sanity was clear, I calculated that I should be punished tomorrow, stroked the whip marks on my body, and my skin was gone, and I was sad. After slapping his mouth with his hand for a while, he knelt on the ground and recited the Buddha's name for a whole night without even eating.The guards thought he was crazy, and no one paid any attention to him.While waiting for the beating, as soon as Yang Yide entered the door, Ma Er thought it was too much stimulation, his mind went into a state of confusion, and he turned from half-crazy to really crazy. With a strange roar, a hungry tiger pounced on the food, and jumped at it when it saw it.Ma Er has always been afraid of evil, and every time he is tortured, he is like a pig or sheep waiting to be slaughtered. He will only wail and scream, let others kick and beat him, and roll around on the ground. He has never resisted once, and everyone knows him from top to bottom Coward, loose bones, even though there are four guards with guns, they just put on a show, and they also take care of the horses and clothes, and hold the four corners to demonstrate, so as not to make the whole room roll around. I never dreamed that he would suddenly turn back.

Ma Er has been in custody for three months. Although he has been beaten more than 20 times, his body is completely shattered, and his arms and legs are already rotted to the bone. After ten days, the addiction to smoking is gone, and his appetite is increasing. Heart and soul, I always hope that it will be difficult to get out, I am afraid of losing fat, and I want to be strong in order to survive the punishment, so the strength is still there, the sound of throbbing souls, maddened by desperation, its strength is even greater, Yang Yide was so strong when he hugged him .In fact, Ma Er didn't want to fight desperately with the enemy, but because of his insanity. When he was beaten, he was afraid, panicked and confused, and his vision blurred. Hugging the man tightly in front of him, he yelled: "Foreigners, save me quickly, they killed me!" When the guards standing next to the director saw that the director was hugged by the prisoner, they all panicked and said one sentence I didn't hear it clearly, and they flocked forward, throwing weapons at the rats, not daring to shoot, tearing the captives, and beating them with pistols at the same time.Ma Er lost his mind, and became more anxious when he saw this, hugged him even tighter, hissed urgently, sprayed stinky saliva into white foam, and refused to let go, so anxious that Yang Yide also stamped his feet and yelled at the bastard, forming a mess.In the end, a guard was clever. Seeing that Ma Er was as strong as a tiger and couldn't be disassembled, he raised the handle of his gun and pointed it at his forehead and gave it a strong blow. Then he got bored and stopped moving.The person still hugged tightly, and it took the four of them to work together to tear it apart.At last Ma Er didn't mean to hurt others, and hugged him again, only tore his clothes a little, and got a false alarm.Yang Yide was furious, and ordered: "Rescue me and beat me hard!" The guard led the order to go over and see that his brains had flowed out and he died on the spot.

Yang Yide was also really capable. He didn't order him to be buried that night. He called the Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and asked him to transfer Ma Er's family to collect the body.The Bureau of the Ministry of Industry was very unhappy when they heard that people were beaten to death because they had signed the letter before, so they immediately ordered people to negotiate and questioned why they did not keep their promises.When Yang Yide heard that a foreigner was coming, he went to meet him in person. His face sank, and the interpreter replied: "The prisoner is abominable. He has repeatedly broken the rules. A few days ago, he attacked the chief. He has been punished according to Chinese law. The previous agreement is that he must not be shot, and he will not be executed. There is no wording that you must be beaten to death. Now the body is still there, and it has not been shot, so it cannot be called a breach of contract. Your Ministry of Industry and Bureau chose Chinese bandits to fish and meat villagers in the concession, insulting the officials, and they deserve to die. Now they are punished according to law. It is really a pity that a gangster took the initiative to negotiate the treaty." The foreigner thought that Ma Er died pitifully, and wanted to demand a sum of compensation from his family to show kindness to others and show his power in the concession, but unexpectedly it turned his nose upside down.Knowing that he had been duped, he had nothing to say, so he had to go back and pull down with his neck red.Ma Er is the result, Huang Qi will also explain otherwise. Since Zhou Shaozhang was arrested by Shanxi people and brought to justice, Ah Xi had almost used up his money and was old and decrepit. If he went back to the south, no one would want to marry, and even a ghost would be in charge of the prostitution industry. He couldn't come to the door, and he was addicted to cigarettes. In less than half a year, he had to go to begging, lay down on the street and died. After much deliberation, there was nothing he could do. If you don't do well, you can live for a few years. How can you make it so difficult to advance or retreat?After crying for more than ten days in a row, she finally thought of a bitter plan. She used the remaining money to find a tailor to make a coarse cloth dress and put it on. She bravely ran upstairs and knelt in front of Yifu's door, unable to cry. Yifu hated her very much, because the farewell letter left by Shaozhang was very sad and euphemistic, and he begged repeatedly, saying that Ah Xi was so considerate in his daily service, and he had two addictions, and he was tired of serving illness the year before, so we can't blame her, please help my father. Remind grandchildren and their families to treat them with kindness and kindness, and don't make them lose their homes.Yifu only had this only son in his later years, thinking about his wife's early death, his son was half a hundred years old, and there was no one around him, only this woman was his beloved, and now he is in trouble, I don't know when he will be able to rescue her, and there is not one more person in the family, It looks like a living ghost, so I don't think there will be any jokes. It's better to keep it at home, so that this unfilial son will not feel uncomfortable.On the one hand, he wrote a letter to Shao Zhang agreeing, and on the other hand, he asked his granddaughter to tell Ah Xie to keep his own place and not to go out and run around.Smoking on the first floor is only for ignorance, and it is not prohibited.At this time, seeing her suddenly go upstairs to kneel and cry bitterly, thinking that she was impatient with loneliness and wanted to ask to go, and of course she was happy to let go, so he asked her what she meant. Ah Xi cried bitterly and said: "The young master treats Ah Xi with deep love and righteousness, and feels as if to the bone. When I heard the letter of arrest, my heart was cut like a knife, as if I were a woman. I can't replace him. Yesterday, I heard Miss Fourth Sun Said that the letter from Shanxi, the young master, was not treated as an ordinary prisoner because Prime Minister Sun entrusted someone to take effect. .Although he is not in prison, the young master has been enjoying life since he was a child. He has been getting old recently, and he has to be served sooner or later. I don't need Ah Xi, there is no one around the young master, I plan to ask the old man for mercy, ask Ah Xi to go to Shanxi to serve the young master, one is to repay the favor, and the other is to rest assured that the old man is at home, I don't know if the old man will allow it." Moved, he thought to himself that Shaozhang originally said that she was considerate in serving her, but now that she is in trouble, it is good to have people around him who he likes to accompany her, and it is rare that such people will find out that even though Shaozhang's letter said that Fushan County is treated very well, Except that you can't walk out of the gate at will, you can do everything you want, but I don't know if it can be done with a concubine, so I will write to ask for clarification first, and then promise to Ah Xi, and wait for the reply to come, and see how to care about it. Axi has received a private letter from Shaozhang, saying that the treatment in the county is very good, as long as you have money, you can still enjoy yourself. I have no intention of laying a permanent foundation here. It is not difficult to smoke, and Shaozhang can ask for money from home. Wouldn't it be better than watching people at home? Much stronger face and mouth?Joyful in heart, still pretending to be sad on the surface, said many nice things, kowtowed to Xiang Yifu a few times and went downstairs.The letter Yifu sent to ask was sent, Shaozhang also had the same thoughts as Axi, and he wrote to Yifu the next day, urging his father to ask Sun Boyue to try to rescue him early, and said that the years of poverty are really unbearable, and the near future He is also sick and has no one to take care of him. He has negotiated with the person in charge a few days ago to allow him to take Ah Xi to the county government office as a companion to serve him. Please ask my father to send someone to send Ah Xi to Shanxi immediately. I am afraid that there will be someone beside my unfilial son. Taking care of her will prevent you from being depressed all day long, suffering from illnesses, dying in a foreign land, and not being able to smile anymore.At the end, he said that although the governor in charge thought of the friendship of the same generation and took care of him a lot, he didn't make it difficult for him, but he still had to take care of himself for food, especially the people under his hands had to pay and reward, and needed money everywhere.The money that Boyue sent last time was scattered a little and then disappeared.At the beginning, I had to develop it. Although there will only be three quarters of expenses in the future, I have nothing at present.Panchuan must be abundant when Ah Xi came, but in the future expenses will be even more important. Please ask your grandson Xiongfei to try to raise funds, or borrow money from Sun Boyue. Yifu shook his head and sighed after reading the letter, knowing that Boyue had always suspected that Ah Xi had a private house and refused to take it out. He had put in a lot of effort in rescuing Shaozhang, and he had revealed a few days ago that if he had enough money, he could use the public funds to rescue him. Jin's tone.And on the third day after Shaozhangchu's accident, Boyue sent 1,000 yuan to Shanxi, and he went to ask again in a few days. There should be a limit to the help of friends, which is really unreasonable.He also believed that Ah Xi was a source of disaster, and that Shaozhang was burdened by her in all his official affairs, and he couldn't do without him even in the midst of difficulties. He wanted to take him away, as if only this one person was by his side, and he could die old age even in prison. Yue knew that he would not be willing to do this, and he had a deep love for him, and no outsiders would forgive him for everything.With Boyue's personality, he would be blocked if he mentioned this matter, and he would feel bad if he couldn't borrow the money, so he should never mention it.He has no money at hand, although Xiongfei is more active in the outfield, but he spends a lot of money, and he can't raise much for a while, so he feels sullen.After thinking about it all night, I had to go to Sun's house to pay the accountant for three months of repairs. At the same time, I called Xiongfei, read Naifu's letter to him, and ordered him to think about it.Xiongfei frowned and replied: "Grandson is always tight at hand. According to grandson, it's better not to go to Aunt Xi. Going will not only make people angry, but Boyue also doesn't want to. Dad must do this, and to save grandpa's worry, What's the way? The money can't be raised for a while, and grandpa only has tens of pockets for the grandson's family. How can he take it out? Daddy knows that he is worried. The grandson thinks that there are not many aunts left, and she just sincerely For the rest of my life with my father, my grandson will let her take it out by myself. Grandpa doesn’t want to take the money, and the grandson will find a way to raise Panchuan. Dad spends money in Shanxi and asks Auntie to advance first.” Xiong Fei then ordered Ah Xi to call him, and told him that he was in good hands, and told him that the Shanxi side had entrusted him with a good person, and allowed him to go to serve him, but the only way to borrow money was from the Sun's family. , and then speak out for fear of generating disgust and misleading the overall situation.You will also have money soon, there is no such thing as distant water that does not quench your near thirst, you can take a step ahead and go, otherwise give up.Your whole family is in trouble here.I'll give you forty yuan Sichuan capital, and tomorrow you can return to Hangzhou to find another way of life.Ah Xisu was timid, so he had no choice but to answer with pain: "Although I had two or three thousand yuan when I came here, since I arrived in Beijing, the master told me to go twice on a sports errand, and even if I spend the rest here, I still have to pay for it." There are three hundred and thirty yuan, as long as you treat me better in the future, I will definitely pay it out first." Xiongfei said: "Since you understand the matter, you will never lose to you when Daddy gets well, so go and get it." Ah Xi Knowing that it would be impossible not to take it out, I had to endure the pain and tears to get the money.Xiongfei then wrote a letter to Shaozhang, saying: "Everything will be done. The Sun family is entrusting him with official duties, and they will ask him to advance a large sum of money in the future. Especially my aunt, who has always disapproved of it, it is really inconvenient to ask for this. At present, the family It was said that it was difficult, and there was nowhere to raise funds. Fortunately, my aunt was sensible and volunteered to take out more than three hundred yuan from her private house, and her son managed to raise a hundred yuan elsewhere. Except for the travel expenses of the two, it will definitely be able to spend a few days. Sources later It's difficult, but fortunately the lawsuit has already started, so please rest assured, father." Yifu also added an article about stealing, wrote some words of advice, and ordered an old family member Zhou Xiang to escort Ah Xi up the next day.Arriving in Fushan County, Shanxi, seeing Shaozhang, Ah Xi couldn't help weeping and complaining. Yifu's grandfather and grandson Chuyi Boyue's favor has already been entrusted, and he will be released soon.Unexpectedly, although Yan Xishan perfunctoryly dealt with the central Beijing authorities and did not deal with Shaozhang severely, Qian refused to let go.Even though preferential treatment is ordered, the public funds lost are still not released until the payment is made.Although Boyue wanted to pay back on behalf of him, he was unlucky in those two years. First, he lost huge sums of money in the club, and Xiongfei ran the Yanhao Mine on his behalf. Because of the loss and tiredness, the scene is big, but the inside can't be turned around.Boyue also attaches great importance to face and credit, making daily troubles difficult, how can he have the spare energy to pay off the tens of thousands of public funds on behalf of his friends, so he postponed it.Shaozhang has been detained in Shanxi for three years, and it took a lot of help to rescue him.When he returned to Tianjin, he had nothing to do. Knowing that he was in such an official position, it would be difficult for him to do business for a while. For the sake of his old relatives and friends, he hired him as a private secretary. When he had nothing to do in daily life, he smoked with Ah Xi at home. , and go to Sun's house every day. Although Shaozhang was born rich, he profligately spends his money on whoring and gambling, but he is extremely stingy when spending money seriously. He also suffered from three years of lawsuits. The more addicted to smoking, the more he has no intention of setting foot in the prostitution scene, and the more stingy he becomes.Although he and Zhou Yuansu's father, Yifu, are uncles and nephews, their ages are almost the same, but their interests are not the same. Trying my best to help, it is inevitable to give a few words of admonition as my uncle.Whenever Shaozhang is in poverty, he is used to using repentance and self-blame as a talisman. He is remorseful on the surface, confesses his mistakes, and claims to be damned, but he harbors hatred in his heart.Yifu died of illness, telegram to Jin, Shaozhang knew that Yifu's situation has been worsening in recent years, not long after listing, and he was always self-motivated, he must be depressed after death, the two old brothers are brothers and sisters, if the old father knew about this, he would be very sad The second thing is that it is necessary to plan for his bereaved family, and if it doesn't work, he will do everything possible to raise some money and send it.The first two telegrams were in Shaozhang's hands, and he had hidden them long ago without showing them to Yifu.Later, I received a letter from the north of Yuansu. While concealing it, I warned my children not to tell my grandfather. At the same time, I was busy writing an express letter to Zhou's mother, saying that there are too few monks in the north, it is not easy to make a living, and the tuition fees are even more expensive.Now that all relatives and friends are not in the same situation as before, Yuan said that they must not be allowed to go north recklessly, lest they travel thousands of miles, wandering outside, and are in a dilemma.Uncle Yao has served as an official in the south for many years, and he has made many friends. Whether he is studying or doing business, Uncle Yao is newly dead, and his bones are not cold.Full of the views of an aunt and a woman, she does not want her beloved son to stay away when she was young, so she will definitely be able to block Yuansun, so that there will be no more idlers in the family in the future, and she will have to try to work for him.Unexpectedly, Yuansun's mother and son had made up their minds long ago, and they knew very well that the eldest family was ungrateful. Although the uncle had a strong affection for the orphan, it was no better than an outdated man who had more than enough people but not enough energy. It was specially designed to save my uncle, and I didn't want the help and support of Shaozhang and his son at all.However, Shaozhang thought that although there were many family members of his father in Yifujing, most of them hadn't seen each other for many years, and they had lost touch with each other long ago. This time I want to rely on my own family, and I feel disgusted in my heart, which leads to many things. When Yuansun arrived in Tianjin, Shaozhang had only been out of trouble for half a year.Because Shaozhang was not good from childhood to adulthood, and has been absurd to old age, Yifu gets angry when he thinks about it, especially when he mentions the official affairs in Shanxi. Turn the hour.When Yuan Sun saw that his uncle was in tears when he said it, he couldn't help crying sadly.Yifu always loved Yuansun, and thought that my family's thousand-mile horse had grown up by itself after not seeing him for a few years. Learned about the recent situation of relatives and friends in Beijing and China.Yuan Sun saw that it was past twelve o'clock and Shaozhang still hadn't turned back. He was afraid that his uncle would be old and tired, so he asked him to rest.Yifu also ordered the young master and nephew of the family to take good care of him, and just open the account with anything, and his grandchildren and grandchildren will serve him and go to bed.Yuansun followed Yifu Anwofang and asked An to withdraw.Walking upstairs to the bedroom, seeing my uncle's kindness and sincerity, I thought of my deceased father and my loving mother and brothers who were thousands of miles away, so sad.This group of nieces and nieces were all a little older than Yuan Sun, and they all grew up in Jiangnan together. They considered Jiangsu and Zhejiang as their second hometown.Grandfather is asleep and has no scruples. Young uncles and nephews are like brothers. Although they are still respectful in terms of address, everything else is very casual. They ask each other and talk and laugh happily.Although Yuan Sun was sad, seeing that everyone was happy, he had to force himself to laugh and talk with him. After talking for an hour, Yuan Sun was exhausted along the way, and was eager to write a letter home. He wanted to explain to everyone that we would talk again early, when suddenly he saw a gray-faced, slender woman who was nearly forty years old walking in the door. Then he said to Yuansun: "When did Uncle come here? Hangzhou and Shanghai must have been more lively in the past two years." Looking at the appearance, Yuansun knew that Shaozhang loved Ah Xi, and replied vaguely, "It's okay."Ah Xi immediately sat down, told Shanxi about the hardships she had experienced, and said that Shaozhang had no conscience, the whole family treated each other harshly, they didn't treat her as a human being, and just kept chattering, while saying that she should be a wife by name.Everyone ignored her, and they still asked their own questions and mixed together.Yuan Sun felt dizzy and it was inconvenient to offend him. He wanted to tell everyone to go to bed several times, but he was too embarrassed to say it.Just as I was suffering, I suddenly heard a voice with a thick voice outside the door saying: "Young people are so absurd, asking questions and not asking questions, running thousands of miles away, no matter how capable and qualified people are in the Jiaojin area, they can't find a bowl of rice." Hey, a young doll in his twenties dares to run such a long distance to hit the wooden clock, what a joke! I can't let him think about it. Where is the wife? Hurry up and invite her to make something, I'll have a midnight snack." Hearing the sound of footsteps, he walked towards the opposite room.Ah Xi curled his lips and said with a smile: "Your elder brother must have lost again today, he can't leave me for a moment, it's really annoying." He made a coquettish smile and walked out.Yuan Sun wanted to vomit when he saw it.Hearing Shaozhang's clear singing of the harp, he was angry, but he couldn't give up the courtesy, so he had to say to Xiongtu: "I haven't slept well in the car for several days, your father just came back, and you still have to smoke for the night, I must be tired too, I won't make a fuss tonight, please greet me tomorrow morning." Xiongtu agreed, leading the crowd to praise Yuan and arrange for them to withdraw.Yuan Cheng hurriedly took a pen and paper to write a letter home, and went to bed to rest. In my sleep, I heard the sound of cars rumbling. It was already late, so I hurriedly got up, put on my clothes and went out to the main room to have a look. The wall clock had just pointed to six o'clock, and the whole family was silent, and the street was full of trams. , the sound is very noisy, secretly thinking how can my uncle live in this busy city in his senior years, how can he maintain the harmony of the sky?When will I be able to achieve a small business, and how long will I take my uncle to take care of me?Going out to send a letter at this time, I wonder if the post office is open yet?While I was thinking about it, I suddenly saw the old family member Huangfa sweeping the courtyard, and seeing Yuansun standing in front of the main room looking around, hurried over and asked quietly, "Why did the second master get up so early? I'll go get some washing water." Yuansun asked the post office. The door didn't open until eight o'clock when I sent the express letter, so I went back to my room and waited.After a while, Huang Fa called to wash the water, and asked again: "What kind of snacks do you want, please give it to the second master." Yuan Sun said: "I don't want to eat at this time, let's talk about it when the old man gets up." Huang Fa said: "The whole family can sleep well. Late, get up late, only the old man gets up early, maybe he is reading upstairs at this time, the snacks are made by the fourth lady, I think I have already eaten, and I will go to Sun's house at nine o'clock. It will be early when the old man wakes up." Yuan Sun heard that Yifu had risen, and thought that since his aunt's death, even though it took only half a day and night, he could see that his uncle was old and unable to concentrate, and the family rules were far from as strict as before. In such a bustling city, it is hard to see the family's prosperity in the long run.Thinking of my own prosperous time, I felt emotional for a while, sitting alone was bored, and planned to go upstairs to talk with my uncle for a while, and when my uncle left at nine o'clock, I would leave the letter in person, and then I would have a look at the scenery in the concession, eat some snacks, and it was time for dinner when I came back when.After staying for three to five days at most, I set off for Beijing. If I saw something early, my mother would be relieved, and I would save myself from worrying.After making up his mind, he went upstairs. After entering the door, Yifu was sitting alone by the window reading a book.The fourth niece, Rongxian, is by her side.Seeing Yuan Sun coming up, he called out with a smile, "Grandpa, the second uncle is here." Yuan Sun went up to greet him, and Yifu ordered him to sit down, and said with a smile, "You didn't sleep well on the train for several nights, and you slept late last night, why is it so early?" Just get up?" Yuan You replied, "I'm used to getting up, and I don't feel tired after traveling for days." Yifu laughed and said, "I didn't allow them to get up late, just because they live in Tianjin, where the grandchildren go out to socialize.都在晚半天，由不得就要晚回来，晚睡自然晚起，来此不到一年渐渐全家都成了习惯。再说你大哥头一个不振作。我近来年老，精神照顾不到，只率睁只眼闭只眼由他们胡闹去。看来家运是日趋衰败，难再望好。昨晚留神看你言谈举止大有英发之相，天性更厚，如今只你一人可望成立，我能看得见看不见就难说了。”元荪闻言不敢回答，益甫随要带元苏同往孙家去见伯岳，蓉仙在旁插口说：“爹爹昨晚说孙家今天请客呢。”益甫道：“那就明天去吧。”叫伯侄二人又谈了一阵家常，益甫随令下人雇车往孙家教书。 元苏也跟着走出，先由顺旭街往南，到法租界梨栈走了一遍。彼时梨栈一带没有现在热闹，李直绳等公寓、合资建立的国民饭店不过正在垫土筑地基，附近全是空地，无什可看，又折回来，随便走了几条马路。因见时钟才只十点，回家吃饭尚早，起床未吃点心，觉着腹中饥饿，昨晚刚到，如在外间吃中饭恐少章说闲话，并且伯父走时又命厨房添菜，更不应在外边吃，打算买点现成吃食。元荪平时虽极大方，这次出门却因千里离家，前途茫茫，未谋到事以前钱用一个少一个，虽然京津颇多亲友世交，听昨晚少章的活只管有为而发，但他本人便是一个先例，人心难测，北方亲友全是上辈关系，除伯父、姊丈以外许多皆未见过，究竟能否相助尚不可知。自己大学文凭没有得到，年纪又轻，怎能不加小心？对于自奉一层处处都打算盘，走过两处饭馆俱没敢进去，一意想买点烧饼包子吃，偏生初到不识路径，走了一阵反把路走迷，好容易找到日法交界大马路上，两旁尽是银楼洋货以及日用各物的大店铺，有一两家饭馆气派更大，好在路已找到，车钱总算省下，一赌气想赶回家去，看吃饭早晚，能挨索性再挨一会，真要腹饥，便令下人去买两个烧饼油条也好。 主意打定，正沿人行道往前紧走，侧转脸一看，所过之处是一家大饭店，门内走出那人正是津浦车中同伴陈伯坚，这才想起伯坚曾说在日租界德义楼下榻，与伯父家中邻近，出来只顾在路上想心事，竟会忘了寻他，客途知己，分外情亲，忙迎上前去问道：“这就是老大哥所说的德义楼？”伯坚笑道：“你看铁栅门上招牌不写着么？我也不知你会来，住的房恰巧临街，适才无意闲看，见你正由前面走来，定已走过，回头知你初到恐找不着，下来接你进去。老弟来得正好，今晚津浦车便往济南，我北京之行恐怕要等三五月后了。过午老弟不来还打算叫茶房去请呢。此时已十一点多，我们并去隔壁大菜间稍坐，就在那里吃中饭吧。”说罢拉了就走。元苏在路上已探出伯坚一半来历，知他京中权要颇多知好，虽是萍水相逢，将来到京，如处久了也许可以得他一点帮助，心中不无期待，人又那么热肠投缘，一听当晚便要分手，不禁黯然神怅。