Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen

Bo Jian led him to the dining hall and sat down. He ordered two bottles of soda and asked Yuan Sun if he was hungry. One night card, we didn’t go back to the restaurant until three o’clock, just got up for a while, and only had a glass of milk, and our stomachs were empty, so let’s just eat.” The attendant took the menu and looked at it, neither of them ate beef, Everyone ordered the dishes and ordered brandy. The two talked and ate.Bo Jian saw Yuan Sun's affection for farewell, and said with a smile: "Life is uncertain. My brother and I hit it off at first sight. We love each other like brothers. God tricked the juniper. We only get together for a long time and compose a song of separation. It's disappointing, but the two of us will only part for three to five months, and we will arrive soon, so why bother?" Then he asked Yuansun earnestly about the situation at his uncle's home yesterday and the situation of his relatives and friends in Beijing and Tianjin, asking in great detail.Yuan Sun told the truth casually, didn't mention anything about Shaozhang, only said that he was late last night and no one had seen him yet.Bo Jian laughed and said, "My brother's character and knowledge are both unusual, and he will come to the fore sooner or later, but people are warm and cold, how many people can recognize real talents? Brother Yu has a little knowledge of the past, and has read many people through years of circulation. A little experience. If you are not satisfied with going to Beijing, the house I live in is my good friend, so you might as well move. I have no time today, and I will write a notice to him when I arrive in Jinan. At the latest, there will be a letter to Beijing in three to five days. He That's me, my brother must not be polite at that time, but although this person is daring, he is out of place. He indulges in sensuality all day long and is extremely lazy. Only people go to his house, and he has never visited friends in recent years. Brother, don't feel bad He made it simple. I am scheduled to come to Beijing in early autumn, and I will meet you at the Mid-Autumn Festival and Chongyang Festival at the latest." Yuan Sun wanted to find out his other intentions, so Bojian replied as soon as he opened his mouth: "My business is based on I want to tell my brother, just because I promised last night that I will not tell anyone else, and you may find out after reading the newspaper in a few days." Yuansun was inconvenient to ask any more questions, so he talked about something else.

Good friends got together, and the meal lasted until two o'clock in the afternoon. Later, when Yuansun heard the bell, he remembered that lunch should be held at his uncle's house, and he had to return, so he set up a bill to say goodbye.Bojian also said something was wrong, but he didn't ask to stay, nor let the bill go. He just ordered him to wait for a while, then went out for a while, and came back with a big tube of biscuits in his hand, saying: "I have to leave tonight, I have asked people to send my luggage A friend's house, and I will leave from the friend's house when I come late." He also told Yuansun: "This trip is confidential, and you must not send it off. My brother has already understood, and now my friend's car is waiting outside the door. Find a way to take my brother home. Alright." After saying that, he walked out with Yuan Su holding the biscuit tin.When they arrived at the corner of the four clocks, there was a new car there. The two boarded the car together and stopped at the entrance of Pingheli.When Yuan Su got out of the car to say goodbye, Bo Jian suddenly laughed and said, "I'm so confused, I just hurried away. Wouldn't it be a joke to take this big half tube of biscuits? Please eat it for me. I still have me from last night." You must read a poem I gave to my younger brother, you can read it when you get home." After talking, he handed the biscuit container to Yuan Su, and hailed the driver to drive away.Yuan Su took the biscuit in a hurry, thinking that this person is really warm-hearted, but he didn't know why he was in such a hurry.This is the best French biscuit, and it is good to honor my uncle.

Just as he was about to turn around and go back, he suddenly heard someone calling, "Third Uncle, where have you been all morning? We are having dinner at home, and Daddy is very angry." Seeing that it was Xiongtu, Yuan Sun said it was as expected, and responded slightly One sound.As soon as he entered the door, he heard Shao Zhang angrily say in the room: "The young baby is so ridiculous, he just wandered around for half a day, but his father still praised him for being promising." He told the kitchen that it was too late, so hurry up and have dinner; At the same time, I heard Ah Xi chiming in.Yuan Sun was angry, so he tried to pretend not to hear. He wanted to share some of the biscuits with others, but he didn't bother to open the remaining half to honor his uncle.They each went back to the house, it happened that Xiongtu was outside and did not come in together, all the nephews and men were in the opposite Shaozhang's house.Yuan Sun sat down, thinking to himself that his cousin was so unjust, it would be boring to live any longer, so let's borrow a word and go to Beijing tomorrow.I also remembered that Bo Jian once said that there was a poem in the biscuit tin as a gift, and he wanted to take a look at it. He lifted the lid of the tin and saw that some biscuits had already been taken out. He looked very hasty when he took them out, and they were scattered in a mess, not the same as before.As soon as I took out the floating heads, I saw a foreign paper bag under it, about an inch thick, only a few inches square, and hurriedly opened it to see that it was four stacks of ten yuan bills, with a note inside, handwriting Scribbled, as if written in a hurry.Yuan Sun was very surprised. Fearing that people would come in and see him, he wrapped up the banknotes first, put them in the bag, and then read the note. Plan to act, ask him to go to Jinan the next day, and leave it for a bamboo tour after the matter is over.I won more than a thousand yuan, and I got it unintentionally, and the other party gave me a lot of travel expenses for this trip. There are many old friends in Jinan, so I don’t worry about running out of money.My brother's degree of knowledge is very different from the constant current, and he is definitely not something in the pool. It is fortunate to meet him on a journey.But the world is dangerous, the human relationship is weak, the family situation is poor again, and the pearls and jades are buried, it may be difficult to show off for a while.Chang'an is not easy to live in, it has been since ancient times, and it is fierce today, guest expenses are the most indispensable, a little sleepy, not only inconvenient to move, but also easy to be despised by others, which affects the business.I originally planned to share the benefits face to face, because I know that my brother has a straightforward temperament, and I am afraid that he will spoil the talk by making concessions, so he did it in a deceitful way and did not plan for mistakes. I hope to learn from you.The metaphor of the white head pouring over the cover, the ancients have already said it before my generation, my younger brother is an expert, we should not use it as an intermediary.Jingzhong Juding has been an old friend for ten years, and I come to Beijing to pray to see you again.This man has a smoky voice all day long, middle-aged mourning and joy, don't be sad, he looks crazy, but he is actually a good-natured person, if you need it in the future, you may as well tell it clearly.Although Jiqiu failed to return from the trip to Minghu, people and affairs are unpredictable, and the number of successes and failures is unpredictable.Conjectures are made in a hurry, and I don't want to say what I want to say. Pay B after reading, the future is precious.

After Yuan Sun finished watching, although he and Bojian only got together for two or three days in the car, he knew that he was open-minded, righteous and courageous, and his intentions were sincere, but he was disrespectful, and his whereabouts were uncertain. The people who met each other turned out to be confidantes in a poor way, so affectionate and righteous, and I was so grateful that I couldn't help but shed tears.He took the piece of paper and looked at it again and again, reluctant to burn it, just folded it up and put it in the small suitcase and locked it up, then he heard Wu Xiongtu say to Shaozhang: "Third Uncle is back early, I am at the door I saw it with my own eyes." Shaozhang said: "It means that I knew I was wrong, and I didn't dare to see me, so I hid in the room. Call me, this must teach him a few words, unless he has the ability to find trouble, don't leave I don't care about the Sun family's connection." Ah Xi was doing bad things and said some cold words from the side.Yuan Sun was only distracted by watching Bojian leave his words before, remembering that he had the four hundred yuan, and he could send it home in a few days, so that his mother could feel at ease.At this time, when I heard it, the more I said it, the worse it sounded. I was angry and sad because of this example. I decided that Sun Boyue didn't want to see him again. I will report to my uncle tonight and leave tomorrow morning. Now I will go to the hall first and hide away. back.After making up his mind, he went to the main room.

At this time, lunch was being opened outside, and Shao Zhang was holding a hookah in one hand and paper coal in the other, just walking out with Ah Xi.Yuan Sun waited for Ah Xi to go to the table, called "Big Brother" to Shao Zhang, knelt down and kowtowed, but Shao Zhang didn't even stretch out his hand, just pointed at Ah Xi with a straight face and said, "Sir, this is your new brother." Sister-in-law, the husband and wife who share weal and woe with me." One hand pointed Ah Xi over.Yuan Sun saw that he was trying to make himself kowtow to Ah Xi, so he pretended to be confused, stood up and said, "I heard from Uncle last night, let's meet first." Ah Xi understood that Shao Zhang wanted her to come and accept the ceremony together. , When they rushed over, Yuan Sun had already stood up, brushed off his two thin black-gray lips, and said with a sneer, "I saw it last night, and I don't know what fate is, obviously monogamous, I am the only one in the family without a second wife." Two, you can't be a human being. I don't need to say that my family hates me. The third master just arrived last night. I heard that dutiful sons are worthless, and they knock on everyone. How about I always sleep with you and look down on me? It should also be seen that you called me sister-in-law on the face, I don’t know what little thief I heard, let alone kowtow, I didn’t even respond, this is also the rule of your family, what a joke.” Shaozhang Wen Yan's face sank at the time, and just as he called out "old three", Yuan Su was already full of reluctance, so he drank some morning wine and became even more angry. If you don't block him head-on, wait for him to speak before answering. The situation is even worse, so he responded first and replied: "Brother's recent situation, as soon as I arrived yesterday, I heard uncle talk about it, and gave him all orders." Shao Zhang After being stunned for a while, Ah Xi became even angrier when he heard it: "I said there is a ghost, I don't know that this old man and I are enemies of the seventh and eighth generations, and I can't bear it all the time." walk in the room.

Shao Zhang saw that all the sons, daughters and daughters-in-law were all looking at each other, snickering, and winking at each other, so that it would be inconvenient for him to get angry on this topic again, so he took his seat and said angrily: "Third son, in fact, your sister-in-law is too angry. I have a preconceived opinion because I listened to the words of the villain, so I can't do anything for the time being. What does it matter to others? As long as I take it seriously, it's good. When you first came, you naturally only listened to uncle's words, but you are young and have no experience. , I don’t know how to use power and change. When I was young, I would understand the small things when I said it. I’m not talking about this. I’m asking why you are so absurd. You don’t know the place where you live. How dare you run thousands of miles to seek work? You are so young. I don't have any qualifications, how can I find food? Uncle is no longer an official in the Republic of China, and I have been dismissed, and it is difficult to do activities for a while. Hong'er and I are too busy to support ourselves in this big family. Do you have the energy to help you? You can’t think of anything other than giving me a spare time and being more tired. I heard that there is also a second brother-in-law. One second sister was born by the former aunt. She is not a compatriot with you, and has never been at odds with you. Besides, the second brother-in-law is a judge, and he is poor, and the judiciary is more about qualifications. How can you have food for a young child? I wrote letters repeatedly to block you, but I refused to listen. I insisted on coming out and suffering. There is no way to do it yourself. Although you are tired of me, since you are a brother, you have nothing to say. When you get here, you should keep your own place, live here, read and write every day, and I will be listed in the future, or if there is something good for Xionger, you have other skills No, after ten years of reading, you should be able to write lowercase letters. It is because of brothers, uncles and nephews, you will be given a book to record things. After two years, you will learn the official routines. If you are older, you will have no hope. You will be promoted to a clerk , You can always support your family. I don’t know that you are still a rich man with a temper, so you can spend your time in a bustling place like Tianjin. I heard that you don’t even want to eat snacks at home when you get up early. As soon as Uncle left, he went out and wandered for a long time. This is a late lunch lately. Could it be that the whole family is still waiting for you hungry? Let me tell you, you must listen to me here from now on. If you disobey it, you will be beaten and scolded. You are so old now. At that time, don't blame me for not being able to come down to you in front of these nephews. Also, uncle is old, so don't gossip in front of his old man, especially if your sister-in-law is not allowed to mention it. I won't agree to nonsense. In order to wait for your meal It’s getting cold, you’re wandering around this morning, Gu Baobao doesn’t even have anyone to give you a sip of water, right? Why don’t you sit down and eat? You have two panchuan money left, so you don’t want to hand it over to supplement your family, save it to buy some clothes That’s fine, why bother to ruin it? Now that you’re almost an adult, you’re still ignorant, so let’s see what you will do in the future?”

Yuan Sun listened calmly, let him finish, picked up his job and replied calmly: "Brother's words are not bad, but the kindness is so thin, how many people are there who are grateful and righteous? It's not that I don't know what to do when my brother writes a letter. Nowadays, people's hearts are not old, there are too few people with good nature and blood, they only hate their fathers, their families are large, their elder brothers are not strong enough, and their brothers are young and have no qualifications for learning. It seems that it is difficult to make a living in the south. At the same time, the brothers had made one or two friends in the south, and they also urged each other by letter or telegram. The kind friends were kind enough to refuse, so they made up their minds to go north. When they came, there was another friend who had made an appointment to go straight to Beijing, because I haven't seen my uncle in Tianjin for many years. I came here to pay my respects. There is no other intention. My uncle stayed here for a few more days. I went out this morning to see my friend and asked him to go first. He forced me to have dinner at Deyi Building where I live I'm going to have a western meal, so I'm going to be late. Please don't be offended by my elder brother. Although the second sister and wife are very good, but Facao is poor. If there is nothing to do this time, if there is nothing to do for a long time, I should find another way so as not to tire him too much. My elder brother has already known the situation , and don’t dare to get tired anymore.”

Shaozhang ordered someone to leave vegetables for Ah Xi, at first he thought that Yuan Su was young and unfamiliar with life, except that sister Nai and his father and son had the same way, when he heard this, he didn't believe it, he sneered and said, "In this way, Don't you plan to tire me out? Young people, don't talk too much. You are really capable. When you arrive, a good friend treats you to a big meal. This friend must be a rich man. Why don't you invite me to see you? It's not yourself Please yourself?" Yuan Sun saw that his expression was too difficult, so he suppressed his breath and replied: "What's the point of having a meal, brother, even if it's not material, I won't be able to deceive people for it." Touching it, it happened that just after the bill was reconciled, it was stuffed into the bag together with the change, and it was never thrown away. He took it out in a fit of anger, handed it over and said: "This person lives in No. 15, Deyi Building, and he just got up from the reconciliation. Brother, don't believe me please Look at the bill." At that time, the price was very cheap, Shaozhang took a look, and he ate more than five yuan for a full western meal including wine and two. What do you do?" Although Yuan Sun was young and energetic, he knew whether it was appropriate to reveal Bo Jian's Xingzang, so he replied, "My surname is Wang, a member of the National Assembly." Shao Zhang doubtfully said, "It goes without saying that he must be a friend of Uncle Gong, you can follow him. Did you come here together?" Yuan Su replied: "Dad was only a hero in Japan, and he made many friends. Brothers did not ask for anything because they were taught by their ancestors to stand on their own. Although it is unknown to support him, but the current family expenses and travel expenses between Beijing and China are all his."

Shaozhang is a shallow person, and he was already unhappy because he was afraid that Yuansun would tire him out. Last night, he heard Ah Xi's pillow, saying that Yuansu not only couldn't greet his sister-in-law politely, but didn't even answer questions. He became more angry and just said They depend on each other, they can be reprimanded at will, they want to round things up with Ah Xi in front of others, compel him to salute, respect him as his sister-in-law, and even patted Ah Xi's chest, thinking that there is absolutely no problem with everything, Yuan Sun still didn't listen to him and turned back Ai Chong was so angry that he went back to the room with tears in his eyes, and didn't eat any food. He was so angry that he wanted to find another way to make trouble, but he never thought that Yuan Sun would have another way at such a young age, and even sister Nai seemed to be calculating. In addition, he didn't intend to rely on him, and since he didn't feel at ease to vote, he had nothing to rely on except that he was the elder brother. Looking closely at Yuan Sun's expression, it was definitely not false, and he couldn't help feeling jealous, and sneered: " I hope you can stand on your own and not depend on others. That would be the best. It would be superfluous for me to be an elder brother. No wonder you look down on others." Yuan Sun couldn't help it, and replied: "My family has been around since the end of the Ming Dynasty. So far, the family of poetry and rites has been more than 300 years old, and it has always been strict about the distinction between high and low. Last night, when I first arrived, I was grateful for my uncle's love and comfort, and thought of the friendship between my father and my uncle and brothers in Japan. My heart is pierced like a knife This morning and evening, there is something wrong, because my elder brother got up late and was not allowed to come out. I knew that I didn't get along, but I was in love with him. Apart from my uncle, my elder brother lived alone. I just met him, and I didn't feel impolite. , the rest are all nephews and sons and daughters, brothers are newcomers, they don’t know everything, and they only follow their uncle’s order, and elder brother said that he looks down on others, where do you start?" Shaozhang couldn’t answer, so he could only say angrily: " It's hard for you to know that I'm your eldest brother, and I don't bother to tell you, I just hope that your words can be fulfilled, and that you will flourish from now on and don't worry about me."

Yuan Sun knew that he had a deep grudge for a promiscuous woman. He thought that he had expected that his relatives would not be able to rely on him. Anyway, if he offended him, why bother to perfunctory and provoke him to teach him a lesson. Zhihou, in the future he will often come to greet you, talk more and more, let him go.Fang Yi pondered for a while, and suddenly heard an outsider report "The old man is back", and followed Yifu into the room.Everyone quickly stood up and saluted.Shaozhang apologized and said with a smile, "Why did Dad come back so early today?" Yifu's face sank and he said, "You told me that Boyue was entertaining guests today. How can this be so? He arrived in Beijing today and only left for a short time. If you didn't make a fuss Said, there is no guest at his house this morning, so wouldn't it be good to bring Yuansun to see him? I don't know how you live, the older you get, the more confused you become. When you pick up the cover, it's a letter, and you just talk nonsense. There are several students who want to I went out with Mrs. Sun and asked for half a day off, and came back because I wanted to talk to Yuan Sun. You and Yuan Sun come upstairs after dinner, and I have something to say." After finishing speaking, four or five granddaughters helped him upstairs. eat.Yuan Sunfang replied, "My nephew has already had dinner", and wanted to go upstairs with him, but seeing Shaozhang winking and not following him, he felt amused, so he had to stop.

Because all the grandchildren are hot with their grandfather, they call on their grandfather to inquire, and compete to serve him. Yuan Sun's words are low, and Yifu never hears them, so it's okay.After leaving, Shaozhang said in a low voice: "The third child waits for me to go together." Yuan Sun nodded with a smile.After Shaozhang finished his meal, he went to the room to talk to Ah Xi perfunctorily, and then called the maid to bring in the leftover rice. Yuan Sun looked at it with contempt.At this time, all the grandchildren and grandchildren were already busy eating and ran upstairs, and Shao Zhang said to Yuan Sun, "My father will not like you eating out, so I will say that you can eat at home." Speaking of lying, he suddenly heard Ah Xi calling the master in a low voice, and at the same time Yifu ordered someone to call Yuan Su, Shao Zhang had no choice but to tell Yuan Su to be careful and go back to the room first.Yuan Sun went back to his room to fetch biscuits and went upstairs. Yifu asked with a smile, "Have you had enough to eat today? This is a new cook, much worse than the old one." Yuan Sungong replied: "Nephew A friend who came in the same car last night got up in the car this evening, and sent him in the morning, and insisted on leaving a meal, so he didn’t eat at home.” Yifu glanced at the grandchildren standing next to him, and asked Yuan Sun with a smile, where did he get the biscuits, Yuan Su He replied: "This is also a gift from that friend. My nephew knows that it is a high-quality biscuit, so I brought it back to honor my uncle." After that, he took a piece and handed it to him.Yifu took it, tasted half of it, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, it's good. I just came over from the Sun's house. Let's eat it later. What does your friend do?" Yuan Su replied, "It's a council member." Yifu hates councilors the most, so he didn't ask further questions. After a few chapters came up, Yifu asked Yuan Su if he had brought the old sun window class, and Yuan Sun replied, "I only brought a few poems and essays, which I wanted to teach my uncle, so my nephew went to get them. " Yifu became more happy when he heard the words, and said to Shaozhang: "Look at your brother's manner of speaking and his nature, he is a good boy in my family." Shaozhang smiled and replied, "Really." Yuan Sun went downstairs with him He took out the poems and prose, and was going up the stairs, when he heard that Yifu was talking about a few chapters, he seemed angry.Yuansun knew that his uncle's family had been well-educated, and even though his children and grandchildren were old, they still had a lot of time off if they made mistakes. He was afraid that he would bump into Shaozhang when he went in, and he was embarrassed, so he wanted to stop for a while and wait for Yifu to finish his lesson.Just as he was about to return, he suddenly heard Yifu angrily say, "What are you talking about? It means that Yuansun is really young and ignorant. His brothers have come to vote for him from thousands of miles away. Now that his mother and son are in trouble, and they are waiting for the rice to go to the pot, they should let him go." Find out the matter first, and then give advice at any time, that is the reason for you to be an elder brother. As you said, wait for him to grind for a few years, hone it, and hit enough nails, and then take him out for a walk, and do business for him, His mother and son were starved to death. Besides, I don’t think Yuan Sun’s speech was an accident of ignorance of human feelings. How could something happen to him as soon as he came out? As for saying that Boyue doesn’t like young children coming out to seek work, it’s nonsense. Just now I talked about Yuan Sun, he said that when Yuan Sun was nine years old, he had written thousands of words at every turn. After reading the articles he sent in the past, fellow officials in Beijing said that he was a child prodigy. If I hadn't waited to get in the car, I would have sent someone back to pick me up." Yuan Sun heard the words, the more he knew that Shaozhang had selfish intentions, and he was feeling sorry for himself, just when the servants went upstairs, it had been a long time, and it was inconvenient to stop, so he had to run up.When Yifu saw Yuansun walk in, he stopped talking, took the poem and read it again and again, and couldn't stop praising it.Yuan Sunci wanted to explain that he had bid farewell to Beijing early. Seeing Yifu's sincere love, he said yesterday that he would stay with his uncle for a few days before leaving. If you have enough, excuse yourself and go downstairs.As usual, Yifu sleeps for an hour or two every day when he comes back from Sun's house, and when he gets up again in the evening, everyone goes downstairs except Rongxian's attendant.Yuan Sun went back to his room and wanted to write a letter to his mother, saying that the omen of this trip was very good, and that he had made a good friend by accident, and that the future was bright, so please rest assured.Before the letter was finished, Rongxian walked in suddenly and said, "Daddy called my third uncle to the opposite room. Why didn't I just follow what Daddy said and tell Daddy to be scolded?" Say. It turned out that Ah Xi hated Yuan Sun, and after listening to Shao Zhang teach Yuan Sun to tell lies, when he went upstairs, he called Shao Zhang into the room to smoke, and forced Shao Zhang to expose it, saying that Yuan Sun had wandered out early in the morning and did not go home after adding food. Eat, but also coax the elderly.Shaozhang's ears were soft, and when Cheng Yuansun went downstairs to get the poems and essays, he reported him as he said.Unexpectedly, Yuansun didn't follow his words, but Yifu observed Shaozhang's intentions carefully, and deliberately asked Shaozhang why he wanted Rong Xian to pretend that Boyue was a treat and not let Yuansun go to see him, so Shaozhang said: "Yuan Sun is young and ignorant, and he has no qualifications. If he goes out, something will happen and it will hurt him. He should be tempered more. When he encounters a thorn in three or five years, he will give him an idea. Find a recorder and work up bit by bit. Don't be young and ignorant, and cause trouble." Yifu has recognized Yuansun as my family's Qianliju, how much he loves to hear this, and also sees that Shaozhang has bad intentions, so he can't help but get angry and say that it is true that someone in Yuansu invited him, but he didn't He cheated, and even brought back biscuits to honor him, how do you know he is not sensible just after meeting him?Although Shaozhang confessed it, he refused to reflect on himself. Instead, he blamed Yuansun for not telling lies as he had taught him. He was angry and went back to the room to talk to Axi. disgusted.Rongxian just waited for his grandfather to fall asleep and came downstairs. Shaozhang heard that Yuansun had gone back to his room, and wanted to call him to complain.Rongxian was cowardly, so she told the truth when she asked, and told Yuansun: "Since the third uncle lives here, Aunt Xi must deal with it, otherwise she is afraid that grandpa will make daddy come forward, so why bother to run thousands of miles away?" Yuan Su laughed. Answer: "Tell your father that I'm writing a letter and I'll be here in a while." After Rongxian left, Yuansun finished writing the letter, and wrote another waiting letter to the brothers of various generations in Nanjing, announcing the itinerary, and as soon as it was sealed and ready to leave, Shaozhang came in with a hookah.Yuan Sun hurriedly called "Big Brother" and got up to give up his seat.Chuyi Shaozhang needed to say a few words, but Shaozhang whispered with a pleasant face: "You are so confused, our brother, she is a woman with a dead heart, you just perfunctory her a few words without spending a lot of money, what's the matter?" ?A man pays attention to the power and change, and the knowledge of human relations is the knowledge. You kowtow and call her sister-in-law and you will not suffer. I am afraid that it will be inconvenient for my father to be at home. Tomorrow you will do as I say, and you will say that you are new and don’t know. , she doesn’t blame you. It’s too difficult to find a job now, and you will never find a job in Beijing like you. Follow me. Just listen to me. I’ll give you some ideas and make up for it in the office. This is the proper way to be a recorder. Any member of the assemblyman's glutinous rice balls is unreliable, so even if I promise you, it's just bragging. You young people don't know!" Yuan Sun was angry and funny, just because his face was soft, and he was embarrassed to refuse openly, but he didn't say anything. Voice.But Shaozhang took him as acquiescing, and said again: "You can understand the truth of being a brother. You must know that the whole family is my elder except uncle. How can you do it if you don't listen to me? There is paper in the drawer, hand it in from now on, you Just practice lower script for me, and hand over the papers and grids every day, and you will be able to find something in less than a year. Your sister-in-law is angry today, so don't go to my house now. I will tell you the good things first, and you will be fine when you kowtow tomorrow. It's over." After saying that, he smoked two tubes of hookah and went back to the house. Xiongtu, Rongxian, and Huang Shi walked in again with smiles and called Ying to sit down. Xiongtu saw the letter on the table and called his servants to come in. Yuansun paid and sent it to the post office.Then the three of them explained their intentions.Yuan Sun found out that the three of them had been ordered by Shao Zhang to persuade him not to go to Beijing. What he said just now must be followed when Yifu leaves tomorrow morning. I am ashamed to tell your father face to face, I only know how to obey my uncle's order, when my uncle mentioned Ah Xi when he came here, he got angry and ordered me to ignore her, if her name is not correct, it is not good, how can I still call her sister-in-law? Please tell me I never dare to deceive my elders. I am duplicity. This fact is hard to obey. As for myself, I am here, I was ordered by my mother to go to Beijing to seek work, and I am here for my uncle. I haven’t seen you for many years. We do things here. Wealth and poverty are all determined by destiny. If your father finds it strange, that’s okay. He was supposed to go to Beijing tomorrow, but because of his uncle’s kindness and attachment, he stayed one more day. I was asked to practice lower script for a year to be a record secretary, because my grandma was old and sick, and the rice was still waiting for the rice to cook at home, so I was afraid it would be too late. I also knew that my future was boundless, so in order to support my family, I might have to go to Beijing to try my luck. "The three of them didn't take it for granted that they were their fathers. Seeing Yuan Sun's decisive tone, they stopped persuading them deeply, and walked out after talking for a while.Yuan Sun waited for the servant to fetch the quick letter and read the reply slip, but he didn't bother to leave the room, so he fell on the bed and sulked for a while. Yifu woke up and felt someone calling, Yuansun went upstairs with the crowd, and had dinner after a short talk.Seeing that Shaozhang pretended to be happy, Yuansun didn't say a word to himself, thinking why bother to be angry here, and after the meal, he politely told Yifu, saying that his brother-in-law and sister had sent a letter to remind him before, and just remembered that there might be a chance, and he wanted to arrive first Beijing has a look, I don't know if it is possible.Yifu said: "I originally wanted to keep you here for a few more days. I heard from your elder brother that there are too many young monks and it is not easy to find a job. Since your brother-in-law sent a letter to hurry up, don't miss the opportunity. Then you can stay for two more days and leave." Needless to say, if there is nothing to do, come back quickly and let go of your old face. Wouldn't it be good for me to think of something here and always be by my side?" Yuan Su took the opportunity to answer: "Nephew Because I want to settle the matter one day earlier, so that my mother can feel at ease one day earlier, I plan to leave tomorrow morning." Although Yifu was old and delicate, he knew that Yuansun had traveled with his late brother to Jiangsu and Zhejiang since he was eight or nine years old, traveling all over the country, and at the age of eleven or twelve he was like an adult.A careful examination of his words and deeds yesterday revealed that he was quite clear about his worldly affairs, and he was quite different from the usual young man who had just left for a long time.He is smart and has a strong nature. When he first saw him, he was very attached to him. Before he could keep him, he said that he would serve him for a few days before going to Beijing. This morning, he was very fond of asking him to find a job in Tianjin.When the Sun family came back in the afternoon, he sat in a daze for two times, as if he had something on his mind.At this time, he suddenly said politely, and walked in such a hurry, with an unnatural tone and expression. He knew that there must be a reason, and it was inconvenient to cross-examine in public. Looking at Shaozhang's anger, he turned into a smiling face, and said to Yuan Sun: "Third Brother Chu Come on, why bother? I think there are few congee and many monks in Beijing, so there will never be any ready-made things waiting for you. You'd better listen to me and stay for a few days before making up your mind." Yuan Yi replied: "Although there may be things, two My sister wrote to remind me, and my mother was looking forward to it at home, so I wanted to go and see first, whether it is better to be in Beijing or Tianjin, so as to make a foregone conclusion, so as not to be indecisive." Shaozhang knew that he had risen to refuse to make amends to Ah Xi, and he had already boasted to Ah Xi. If he didn't do it, his ears would be unclean. He listened to Yuan Sun's words and dragged his tail, thinking that he would come back if he couldn't find anything in Beijing, and his heart became more and more angry. Angry, I couldn't help but blurted out: "You are so young and don't know current affairs. You think I am slow in finding things for you. You are too busy to leave, and you come back when you can't find anything in Beijing. You are on two boats. How can there be such a wishful thinking in the world? If you don’t believe me, just try it, and you’ll have nothing to lose, it’s going to be bad. I think it’s better to just wait here.” Before Yuansun could answer, Yifu said angrily, “What are you talking about? He’s trying to support his family. When you come out to seek business, whichever is faster should be the better one. You are his elder brother, and the other side is his brother-in-law and sister. They are all close relatives. Is it strange? He said this when he arrived yesterday I came here just to vote for his sister, and the telegrams and express letters have already been sent early. It is humane that you have to go to find something for him now. How can you say that he doesn't know the affairs? I think he wanted to stay for a few days, but suddenly If you want to leave, it must be because of your unreasonable words that embarrass him. The young man is high-spirited and feels that you look down on him and don't want to be here, but he is also attached to this old uncle and doesn't want to make you more Xin, just speak softly. The last time I broke up with your Uncle Yao, he was only twelve or thirteen years old. I have already seen that he is tough on the outside and has great ambitions. I haven't seen him in a few years. Although he is more sophisticated in human relations, he speaks heroically. Still expressing himself, you look young, people will be happy wherever he goes like this. Although it is luck to come to Beijing sooner or later, he will never have nothing to do. With a little manpower, he can skyrocket. You think he has to rely on his own people, That's wrong. Your Uncle Yao served as an upright official. He was loyal and honest all his life. He is the best son of all. There is no reason not to let him go. Your brother came from thousands of miles away. You can't help him to build up. You need to encourage him more. How can you always say that If you want to, it's really absurd!" Shao Zhang forcefully smiled Weinuo, but dared not speak out.Yifu ordered Yuansun to leave the next day, and explained that he would not go to Sun's house to teach that day. After dinner, he took Yuansun out for a day of fun.When Yuan Sun heard the words, he was so grateful that he said yes, his heart was sour, and he almost shed tears.When it comes to the night, everyone has a rest. The next morning Yuansun Fang Shaozhang came to nagging again, got up to wash and went upstairs.Yifu took five yuan to add a lot of food. After the meal, he was going to go out to the city to watch a theater. Yuan Sun knew that Yifu liked to play cards for entertainment. Play cards with my uncle, and come out to eat in a small restaurant at night.Yifu knew that he was filial, so he smiled.Yuansun secretly agreed with Rongxian and Huang that if grandpa has a big name, no one is allowed to make peace, so as to win a big victory and win the old man's smile.And let Xiongtu hint at him.All the money lost will be compensated secretly by oneself.At that time, there was no such thing as clearing the door, breaking the whole game, Qinglong Qinglong and Qinglong. He didn't ask for help. Now he has at least three rounds, and he only cares about winning two draws, and it's all about playing big cards.In the old days, the grandsons and daughters-in-law wanted to win the old man at cards, but even if Yifu won, his grandchildren snatched him away.When he was on the court, he was still in the same victorious mood as before.As soon as Yuan Sun entered the game, he deliberately said: "In the past, it was unclear whether you won or lost. Although you are your own person, it is meaningless if you are not serious when gambling." Ask for it back. From now on, if I win, I won’t pay it back.” Huang and Rongxian both followed suit, saying, “Grandpa just took the Sun family’s Shuxiu, and it’s time to lose to the daughter-in-law and granddaughters for pocket money.” Zhang said beside him: "Third brother has a lot of money in Sichuan, how many people don't respect his uncle, and still want to win him?" Yuan Sun ignored him.Yifu said: "Do you know what he's thinking? This is the only shortcoming in my life. If you are filial, find some people to fight with me. What's the point if he doesn't say that? Are you worthy of talking about people?" Seeing that his father really loved Yuansun, Zhang got angry and stood by the table looking at the cards. Yifu was happy that day, and his luck was good. The dealer who had the first set of cards made a double of one hundred and twenty sums. On the shelf, there are five or six tubes more.Shaozhang saw that Fa Cai and Yuan Sun were dead against each other, and there were 7,890,000 at home, and he insisted that 90,000 pairs should be opened, and that the pair was dead. General, who knows that Yuansun intended to please the old man, but after hearing the words, he happened to have nine boxes in his hand, pretending to be a card, leaving a single box instead of playing, and making money first.If Yifu didn't open 90,000 yuan, he would regret it while listening to Zhang Sanfan.It just so happened that Rongxian played the east wind, and Yifu opened the bar, and there was another 60,000 piece on the bar, which happened to be blooming on the bar, so Yifu had to change to six tubes of mahjong, and when he changed hands, he got a piece of 80,000, and played the six tubes. Unexpectedly, there was a hurdle in Rongxian's hand, and in the end, he was taken away by his next family, the Huang family.Yifu complained about Shaozhang's talkativeness and refused to order him to watch it again.Shaozhang felt that Yuansun was too kind, so he went back to his room to smoke in a fit of anger. Both Huang's and Rongxian's were honest, but Yifu did not reconcile after two laps.Later, when Xiongtu saw that his grandfather refused to persuade him, he pretended to be looking at the cards behind Yuan Sun, and pointed out secretly.Yuan Sun wanted to keep him watching for a while, but Yi Fu said that the card counting must be clean, and told him to be annoying here, so Yuan Su had no choice but to let it go.After moving to the banker, although Yuan Cheng couldn't play any more cards, Yifu's luck was already strong, and Yuan Su also drew two high cards. After eight rounds, Yifu became the big winner. , Huang and Rongxian each lost three or four yuan.Yuan Sun had already given five yuan to each of them for the book, and they paid in full. Yifu was very happy and wanted to take Yuan Su and his granddaughter to eat in a small restaurant.Yuan Sun said with a smile: "My nephew just wants to win the money, but I feel unlucky. I will eat uncle today, and my nephew will also cook a few dishes. Tomorrow morning, my nephew will go to the kitchen to cook two dishes to honor my uncle. Let's go." Yifu said: "I'm getting old in recent years. I have nothing to do on weekdays. I feel dizzy after reading too much. I can only play a small game of cards. The grandchildren seem to be obedient on the surface, but they think I'm slow in their hearts and play small. I If you don’t talk, it’s rare for someone to raise your head. I went to Sun’s family to teach half of it to relieve boredom. Your elder brother is only obedient in front of you, and he does everything behind your back. He has never been sincerely filial for a day. If he is like you, I like him a little bit It's gone." Yuan Sun didn't dare to answer, so he took a short rest, and went to Songji Cantonese Restaurant in the French Concession together for a meal. The next morning Yifu still went to Sun's house.Yuan Su went out in person, bought ham, chicken and duck, cooked some delicious dishes, and waited for Yifu to come back to eat.Yuan Su had a serious face because Shaozhang was carrying Yifu behind his back, and ignored him when he called Ying, feeling very unhappy in his heart.After dinner, he resigned to Yifu.益甫知他去心甚切，便不再留，谆谆训勉了几句，命到京后时常来信，暂时如不得意可回天津另作他图。又拿出二十元给元苏零用。元苏知道少章赋闲，就有好事也不顾家，全仗大侄雄飞一人支持，但又养着三房妻妾，家累太重，入不敷出，一半要拉亏空度日，无什余钱孝敬老人，益甫平日零用仅仅孙家这点束脩，孙儿女们又多，免不得还要用去一些，手边时常拈据，如非恐人疑心亡父留有宦囊，自己携金出游，又恐事若缓成，有身边数百元可抵得一年老母用度，不敢扯散，直恨不能孝敬伯父数十百元才对心思，如何反去削他的？再四坚辞，力说：“本来尊者之赐怎敢辞谢，只为身边川资还未用完，昨日同来的友人行时又送了些，此去北京是住姊夫家中，无什用度，即或日久缺用，也可向姊姊暂借几个，不致十分空乏。伯爹手边又不宽裕，侄儿无力孝敬，如何忍心再用伯爹的钱？将来真个为难再和伯爹写信来要也是一样。” 益甫笑道：“元儿，你做的事只哄了我一时，当我不知道么？昨天打牌，我见大孙媳和四孙女与往日情形大不相同，我每和一副大牌，她两个只笑，争着给钱，全不似往日怕输神气。打完又没和我要红钱。当时高兴头上还不怎觉得，事后想起可疑，睡时唤四女一问，才知你为我讨喜欢，事前约好，还怕我和不了大牌，又叫雄孙抱芽心膀子，这与你爹昔年在家约人陪祖父打纸牌的做法一样，今早又亲自做菜孝敬我吃。子侄对于老人先意承欢原是对的，但你千里远来，家况又不好，我做伯父的无力扶植，给你钱用，反累你把朋友送你的钱为讨我一时欢心花去好些，怎说得过去？这二十元也只补还你而已，你偏有孝心，执意不收。因而想起我家数百年诗书孝友的家风，到我和你爹这一辈上，虽不算孝，也还稍知体贴亲心，友于兄弟，不管怎样，天性总是厚的。到底下这一辈，自你大哥起便不是东西，一味当面孝顺，全是假的。只说世道凌夷，家风已坠，不料还有你这一个好子弟。 “我不信鬼神，却极信因果，必是我以前宦游多年，后来虽然迎养父母，并没多年便相次见背，子职多亏，所以儿孙变本加厉，无一知道孝顺。而你爹从小天性纯厚，只戊子年中举以后进京会试，和初到浙苏服官，前后离开过二三年，始终膝下承欢，无违色笑，你从小便受熏陶感化，故此迥与他们不同。我本想成全你的孝思，不打算说明，继一想，使你大哥侄儿们看个样惭愧惭愧倒好。我虽年老，自知灵智不昏，近年想得开，装糊涂则有之，真假是非一见便知。你既不在此久留，你叮嘱四孙女的话说得极好，如非她胆小老实，我又问得巧妙，决不会再有别人知道。既非讨好，亦非沾名，纯出天性。我阅历甚多，富贵功名虽有命定，但是天性真厚的人一生决无过不去的事，何况你的才识器度、聪明机智都是必发之相。这钱只管收下。我除爱打小牌消遣，输几个，无什用处，就紧也不在这二十块钱。此去时常想起我连日所教的话去处世接物，决无他虑，而且起来也快，只管安心好了。”少章在侧闻言，自是又愧又恨，不敢开口。益甫因晚车到京太晚，又令厨子做了一顿精美点心。元荪吃完，先去祖宗堂前焚香而拜，又向益甫少章拜别，始终也没再理阿细，径往老车站买票，直赴北京而去。