Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Good Xing Xiaohui Colleague Dispute

"The governor didn't say how to test it. Early the next morning, he set up a pen and inkstone in the flower hall, and went out in person to pass on Ming. He took out two horoscopes of the same year, the same month, the same day, and handed them to Ming, saying: 'These two horoscopes Although you are the same Geng, there is no slight difference in day and time, but there is a difference between high and low. You are good at the study of stars and fate, so I will test you based on noon. If you count on time, I will be convinced. I am a great official of the country, and I can't let the demon monks confuse the people in my territory. I have to punish them according to the law of the country.' And let the old family who has been with me for many years wait by the side, and order the police to send orders to prepare for the execution. Before noon Treat each other with courtesy, no insults. Let’s go. After the governor left, he picked up the two horoscopes and looked at them. They were all dragon signs. The date, month, day, and hour were exactly the same. , it turns out that the two lives are the same, and they are both extremely noble ministers. No matter how you calculate, you can't find the slightest flaw. According to the "Yi Zhang Jing", they are both first-rank seals, how can one have a low life? The word is Written by the governor himself, the handwriting, paper, color and style are all the same, only I know the difference between high and low, how can outsiders know? Especially the same characters, since there is no failure to be found, and its power cannot be relied on, it can distinguish between high and low. Although it is early to understand I figured out that I was destined to have an official salary, and I would never be subject to the death penalty. At this critical moment, I couldn't help feeling terrified and fearful. I put the two horoscopes on the table and tried to figure them out. At first, I only wanted to find a little bit of value. Because, think about the answer, try your luck, point to him a hand-in paper, and obey his orders, but after all your efforts, you still have no clue.

"Seeing that the clock on the wall is ringing faster and faster, it is almost noon, and he is about to be tied up for interrogation, and he is helpless. His heart is anxious to death, and the old family member who is waiting for the reply is kind-hearted. Seeing that he is sweating profusely in anxiety, and the weather is hot He was very pitiful, so he poured a cup of tea and comforted him: "Don't worry, monk, just drink a bowl of tea and count it slowly." Startled, flustered, almost knocked down the teacup, spilled some tea on the paper, suddenly realized, and hurriedly said happily: "Old man, please reply to the above, saying that I have counted." Come out." The old man said: "Monk, don't make mistakes. If you don't write a word, you can write it out. This is a matter of life and death, not a joke." Shaking his head and sighing, he walked inside.

"It was already noon when the governor saw it, and all the officials and gentry came to intercede again. They realized that they hadn't figured it out yet, and they were angry. They were about to turn their heads and execute the execution. When they heard the words, they didn't believe it, so they immediately sent them to see them. When they knew it, they took a wet one and said: 'this It is the life of a great noble. The other is a life of poverty and a very low life." The governor asked: "They all have the same life. How can there be such a disparity between high and low? It doesn't make sense, but you are desperate to die It just happens to be right, but that still doesn't count." Liao Mingli replied: "If you count your two lives first, you are rich and powerful, and you can't really count his shortcomings. And he was deterred by the strict majesty, so he stopped the machine. Seeing the time of execution Nearly, in a hurry, the old housekeeper saw that the monks and people were pitiful, so he offered a bowl of tea. Because he was distracted, he was frightened and panicked, and wet the paper a little. Then he had an idea. If you don’t believe it, that’s what fate should be like. The monks and the people just dare to ask, both belong to the dragon, and the year, month, day and time are the same, but one is noble and the other is low. If the inference is correct, the wet one is as if born in water, The official rank should be the same as that of an adult today, and now that you are lucky, at least you should be close to the water when you are born, so that you can be rich and honored. It's not the horoscope of adults. As for the dry one, it must be in the fire when it is born, or it must be very close to the fire, otherwise it will be a waterless area in the northwest desert, and it will not be without any official salary. The life of the monks and the people is only in the words of the adults. , it is as if the people here were not born from the fire pit, lived close to the fire and lived in poverty, willingly accepted the law of the country, and died without complaint.'

"The governor is quite famous. Because of his humble background, he kept secrets about his childhood. Even his family members who had been with him for twenty or thirty years only knew what happened after he was elected. No one mentioned it except his parents during the Tonggeng Festival of the blacksmith. Moreover, blacksmiths are even more afraid of people, and will not tell them. Therefore, although some subordinate officials expected that there must be a reason for the governor's special favor, none of them knew the details. After many years, no one would have thought that they would take this The test proved clear. And those two characters were written by the governor himself, and he secretly marked them. He didn't tell anyone, and he couldn't even hand them over. Hearing his reply like this, I thought that I was born on a boat, and the fruit was in the water, while the blacksmith only A thatched hut, with a big fire burning in the center. It is next to the fire in winter and summer, and it is roasted by smoke and black fire every day. How can it be said that it was not born in a fire cave and is close to the fire? I am gradually convinced. I asked about the separation of water and fire, and I saw him clearly. His complexion turned peaceful, knowing that he had been spared, and his mind calmed down, he replied: "The dragon is a god in the water. It can only fly and change when it gets water, and the rain and the common people live. The dry dragon is already trapped in the soil, let alone fire-cured tobacco. How can it be done?"

"It was only then that the governor realized that the same destiny is different. Following the order, the old man and all the officials and relatives were counted. They all knew beforehand and deduced like a god. Therefore, the prisoners who were waiting for orders turned into guests on the seat, and the reputation will naturally increase. Later, Beijing returned to vulgarity and used fortune-telling to make friends with dignitaries. He actually won the rank of lieutenant general. Sun Boyue, Sun Zhongshan, Zeng Jiebai, Xiao Qiushu, Pu Boying and a group of fellow villagers were all counted by him. However, he concluded that they all had good sons, especially Zhongshan who had the most children in their 20s and 30s. They would be richer than five lords in the future, and they would be better off in their later years. Their family wealth was tens of millions. But now Zhongshan and Jiebai have several sons, and they will be born every year. I don’t know how many more will be born in the future. As for others, there are many others who are extremely clever. Once." Yuan Su was quite fond of the study of star fate, and he kept it in his heart when he heard it, and planned to visit him in his spare time, seeking advice when the opportunity arises.

That night I went back to my room to rest, and the next day it was just dawn, and I was sleeping soundly. The maid Yang Ma came and called twice. , Asked: "Has the uncle gone to the yamen?" I was so bored that I didn't even bother to eat porridge, so I dressed and went out.In order to save money on the car, I just eat something on the way, first hire a car to the front door with a sliver of money, and buy some sesame seed cakes and fruits to eat. Seeing that it is still early, I plan to walk to Xiagong Mansion, and then hire a car to Lishi Hutong. You can save money for snacks, so you can enjoy the scenery of Imperial Street around Tiananmen Square.After crossing the Zhengyang Bridge, I saw a stream of cars and horses along the way, rushing to and fro, it was very lively, there were many cars with luggage, all of them were passengers going to the East Station, and I wondered when I would be able to take this car back to the south to visit my relatives , Or come north with your mother?I also remembered that Bo Jian hadn't heard from him for a long time, so he connected the phone to inquire about the place where he said he lived, but he couldn't find out why he came.Feeling all the way, my thoughts were like a tide, and I walked to Chang'an Avenue unconsciously.

Yuan Sun felt that the whole capital was full of dust and dirty clothes, only Chang'an Avenue, a cobbled road, was clean. He walked up to the Huabiao in front of Tiananmen Square, lingered for half an hour, and saw that it was half past eight. In the past, he walked forward to the vicinity of Xiagong Mansion, and was negotiating with the car when he suddenly saw a foreign car running behind, and the person in the car shouted "Mr.Seeing that it was Fei Qian, Yuan Sun nodded in reply, and asked where he was going with a smile. Fei Qian replied, "Go to work. Because I live in Nancheng, I have to hire two cars. Today I plan to hire people at the east entrance of Xiagong Mansion. In the future, the journey will be shortened gradually." , walk in the car, so that you don’t have to take the car every month, and don’t want to encounter road encounters. Fortunately, the distance is not very far, how about we talk and walk all the way?” Yuan Sun, because he is from the south, has nothing to hate, yesterday Those colleagues thought that he was more agreeable, so they agreed.First, hire that car, Yuansun, and return one hanging four (that is, seven large double copper coins).Yuan Su knew that there were good and bad drivers in Beijing, and this was intentional to make trouble, in order not to be lazy, he didn't want the car, so he gave him two big coins to make up for him, but the driver didn't want to, saying he was making fun of the poor, just showing off his anger.Fei Qian, who lived in Beijing for a long time, knew his cunning, and said: "If someone didn't sit down for a while, you didn't pull it first, and then you pulled it again when you saw that someone didn't sit down. Isn't it a good thing to give you money?" The coachman didn't say anything.So the two of them talked and walked, from Wangfujing, turned Jinyu Hutong to the lottery office in Dongsi South Lishi Hutong, and it was just after nine o'clock when they entered.

Because it was newly opened, most of the departments were enthusiastic, and many came, especially the lower-level staff and departments.Yuan Sunbai got up early, but it turned out to be late. He smiled and said, "We are late." Fei Qian said, "You don't know, it's like this in official affairs. It's hot in the first three days. You can see it in a few days." , not to mention the chiefs of various departments, as long as we secretaries can go to work at ten o'clock, it is good. We have to do things with other people's money. With our status, we can't make a difference, and we live far away , just keep your duty, don’t please move forward, don’t be lazy, come late and leave early just according to everyone’s convenience. Come at this time every day, do things according to your duty, and leave when it’s time to go, don’t show up for a while. We must be the best." When he said that, he had already dropped from the second floor, and turned to the hut yesterday, and the two of them also shut up.

There are too many people in the small room, and they still look chaotic, and they can't talk about each other without whether the salary has been fixed, and whether it will be paid on time in the future.Yang and Jin seem to have had an argument over last night's treat, and no one talks or jokes with anyone anymore.Sometimes when a boy with lung disease surnamed Jin walked by Yang's table, he would make a face behind his back, or turn his eyes white and his mouth crooked, showing a look of disdain.After staying for a while, Lin Junfu came in with a list and a book of paintings, and everyone rushed over immediately.Lin Junfu said: "Everyone's salary has been fixed. Fei Qian and Zhou Yuansu temporarily approved 20 yuan, and the rest will be 16 yuan a month. We will see how the results will increase in the future. This is the drawing book, please give your name. Signed, from tomorrow morning to work from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, and get off work at 2:00 pm, if you are in a hurry, you have to leave late. The general office has an order, which is different from other agencies, and you are not allowed to be late."

After everyone signed the papers, Yang Runting said to Lin Junfu: "I am the first to go on a business trip. Don't really have a few days. After all, I am an old person who came here as soon as I started. I should be considerate no matter what I do. Mr. Fei is on business. I'm only half a day away, and my writing is not bad. He was approved as a first-class secretary. I can imagine. This Mr. Zhou was the last one to arrive yesterday afternoon, and he has more money than me. How could this be? I I also know that I made a villain when I wrote yesterday, and now the foreign noodles cost two yuan a bag, how can I live with these two dollars? Now I will ask the general office for grace, obviously I am in a hurry, Mr. Lin will not help this time Come on, I’m going to give you some thought, there’s nothing else to do when you really want to make more money tomorrow, you should think about promoting me.” Lin Junfu had long thought of him as unbearable, just because he was usually not talkative, and he was working in the department. After a few years, I don't want to offend anyone. When I met him for the first time, I flattered him as soon as I met him. Although I felt nasty and inconvenient to offend, I didn't reply if I didn't like to hear it. I felt that he was too vulgar and vulgar, so I smiled and replied: "Comment Salary only depends on the quality of the writing, and future salary increases will depend on each person's performance. I can't help much with my humble words. Didn't you hear that there was little funding here when you first came here? Are you satisfied with two yuan? Why can’t you live with multiple batches of four yuan?” Everyone couldn’t help laughing when they heard this.

Yang Runting's heart has long been satisfied, just because there are two people with more money in front of him, he is jealous and envious, and wants to ask Lin Junfu to settle down, so that he can grow up like this in the future, and he doesn't want to be exposed by others. He opened his mouth and replied: "That, that, that's what I think if the funds are really low, everyone is the same, there is no way. Since there are 20 yuan, our brothers have a good one. Who doesn't want to buy more for small things?" How about two bags of noodles?" Lin Junfu didn't bother to answer, and nodded to Fei Qian and Shen Zhongwen, saying that Director Ye of the second class called, and walked away together without finishing speaking, Yang Runting made a fuss.As soon as Fei and Shen left, they didn't call themselves, and felt even more uncomfortable. They sat alone and gossiped, saying: "Lin Junfu is slippery, and we have a good relationship with each other. Someone entrusted him beforehand, and he also complied with it. I don't care if I feel wronged." There is nothing I can do. The same is the same as Beijing Qimen, not at all. Xiao Shen is the caretaker of Pan Jisan, the director of the third class. I'm in a panic, and I'm close to him, isn't it just that I can write a few small characters?" Jin Shaoyun, a teenager with lung disease, came early, and he had already quarreled with him because of the missed appointment yesterday.Seeing Yang Runting's nonsense yesterday, when he was serious about it, his salary was low and his ranking was still behind him.Listening to the complaints, he talked to him on the surface, but tried to piss him off. He said some cold words for a while, and then took out the small powder bag, and said to Yuansun first: "Mr. Fei is the number one scholar, and your second place is Tan Hua, besides, it was really nice to see you two writing yesterday. The most rare thing is that you didn't make a single patch, and you wrote really fast. The general office's evaluation of your salary is four yuan more than the two of you. No one can say it is fair. I respect you for a cigarette." Yuan Sun couldn't help laughing when he saw that he even made faces and figured himself out, and couldn't even distinguish the ranks of the three tripods.I have no choice but to accept it. Yuan Sun's smoking was limited, but he was not used to smoking a second time. After a while, he took out his own cigarette to pay respects, and sat with three or four people.When Jin Shaoyun saw that it was the Three Paotai, he smiled and said: "After all, people with status can't be compared with the next three. Originally, in this world, you are always good and I am good. People respect me a foot, and I respect others. If you exchange two good things for one good, the two sides will be able to get closer and longer. It’s not that I’m stingy, isn’t it only worth sixty-five cents for a can of guns? It’s about paying attention to this festival, and it’s like the person I met last year. , who actually intends to cover things up, bragging, concealing the world and smearing blood, like a hedgehog, who dares to prick your hands when you touch it? If you say that rich people know more, I know more about the little slaves, not big enough I'm really too lazy to mention it, so I'll just hit President Yuan, what about Li Yuanhong, Feng Guozhang, Xu Shichang, the president in Beijing. Speaking of the Prime Minister, the six ministries and nine ministers, and the chief ministers, all the provinces outside supervise the army and patrol Even Boss Mei Lanfangmei and Boss Yang Xiaolou Yang are almost familiar to me. You are a bastard if you tell nonsense. If you don’t believe me, I dare to fight with you all. Do you believe it or not?" Everyone heard that he was using the topic to scold Yang Runting, and he wrote three sentences that were inseparable from his own line, and he couldn't even forget the lines when he cursed. Seeing that Yang Runting's face was flushed, they were afraid that he would be too stiff, and one of the more sophisticated ones wanted to make a joke Chajiang passed by, and said with a smile: "Mr. Jin, which one is this? Don't pay the ticket, come here to perform." Jin Shaoyun smiled and replied: "What's the matter if you don't believe it? This is true. Knowing a rich man is not counted Strangely, all of you here know him too. Some people say that this kid is going crazy. If you know these rich men, why do you come here to work as a secretary, earn sixteen dollars, and still make a fuss about it? What are you trying to do? That’s you I don’t understand. Knowing is not the same as knowing. You know him, but it’s useless if he doesn’t know you. If you want to know a rich man, it’s easy, and you don’t have to go to his house. Is it hanging on the door?" After speaking, everyone laughed.Yuan Sun first saw Yang Runting beside him blushing and head swollen, he didn't just sneer and squint, but he was ready to make a move.Jin Shaoyun still said what he said, and he didn't even pay attention to it. He was afraid that the two sides would start fighting if they touched each other.Before he could open his mouth, Jin Shaoyun seemed to know that the other party was behind him, not only did not stop his mouth in protest, but he shouted: "I'm telling the truth. I can't do anything else with this material. I just like to make friends. When I meet a good friend I can do whatever I want to do. I can really live my life with a knife in my ribs. Do I pay attention to friendship and loyalty? You can pick whatever you want, a bachelor beats a bachelor, one meal for another, if you don’t succeed today, you will have tomorrow, if you don’t succeed tomorrow, you will have friends, if you fail yourself, you will have friends. I can’t fight, why are you blowing your beard and staring behind your back? Want to scare people? Don’t be shy! Don’t look at begging grandpa, suing grandma, getting a trustee, and finding a secretary with great difficulty. The family doesn't point to this, just leave as soon as you say, anyway, I can fight, you can't, if you are not convinced, both the government and the private listen to you, let's find a place to hang out." The more people listened to him, the more unpleasant they sounded, and they didn't listen to others, so they wanted to say it anyway. Originally, Jin and Yang generally hated it, and gradually aroused their gloating psychology.He also thought that it was only two days since he arrived on business, and if he really wanted to try to persuade him to fight, he would spare himself in it, so he stopped answering.They pretended to read newspapers in their seats, and two of them were timid and afraid of getting hurt, so they used excuses to hide out of the house, thinking that there must be a fight.Only Yuan said that he planned to persuade Yang Runting first, but when he saw Yang Runting was cloudy and not raining, he just kept rolling up his cuffs with anger on his face, and sneered at others from time to time, but sat there without saying a word. Surely the fight won't work, so he simply turned his head to avoid looking at him. Sure enough, Jin Shaoyun's nonsense words are very effective, especially the last two sentences are powerful. Yang Runting felt that he was embarrassed by the eyes of the public, but he knew that the fight with people in the office must be broken and cannot happen.The words are too harsh, and I can't bear it.At first, he thought that Jin Shaoyun was small and weak, maybe he was frightened, so he deliberately made some evil looks to show that he would not give up. If he found a slight weakness in the other party, he took the opportunity to attack him, cursed a few words, everyone persuaded him, and then he accepted the situation.Unexpectedly, the other party turned out to be a bastard, he didn't care about it, and at this moment, he just answered and hurt both sides. How can he fight against him because he relies on this trivial matter to support his family?Seeing that the people in the same room did not go out with excuses, they turned their heads to one side, clearly sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, no matter which side would not listen to that, this made them more discouraged and lost their minds. After thinking about it, it would be better to wipe the mud , then walked over with a smile, took Jin Shaoyun's hand, and pretended to joke: "Honey, who are you talking about?" Jin Shaoyun said: "Well, grandson, I'm talking about you! Don't do this with me, red eyebrow Green eyes, blowing his beard and staring behind his back, didn't you see me when you looked at me? Don't you say who is ignoring who from here on?" Yang Runting said: "Don't talk about it, baby, we are old couples, who is okay with whom, I Dare to ignore you? How do you feel when you are back home?" Jin Shaoyun said: "Let me ask you, from now on, will you accept me or not?" Yang Runting also pretended to be singing and replied: "My lady, don't worry about it. I don’t dare to be an official again.” Jin Shaoyun laughed and said, “Look at your bones!” So ​​the two reconciled while talking to each other, and the clouds and mist cleared up in one day.Yang Runting relied entirely on his wit and softness to overcome strength, otherwise troubles would arise.In fact, Jin Shaoyun is also a hard-headed man, because he is born in a rich man, and he spends his days with low-class people. I don't know where he learned some dirty words. He must know that there are too many people in the local area, so he can't fight. He tried to scare him first, but unexpectedly the other party was weaker than him. Scared to go back, happy to accept this.They are all moody and obscene, and they are easy to speculate.In addition, everyone didn't like to be close to the two of them, and they became close friends in the future, and many jokes were made without mentioning it. Seeing that the two of them were in such a miserable state, Yuan Sun naturally felt contemptuous. After a while, Lin Junfu came in with a dozen official documents, some organizational regulations, and detailed rules, and said, "The size of this room has been agreed upon by the department heads just now. To handle affairs in separate shares, Fei Qian, Zhou Yuansu, Shen Zhongwen, Bao Zhenting, Chen Wenkui, and Xu Zixiu are invited to work in the first share for the time being. The secretary of the second unit, this is a temporary situation, and I will adjust it immediately when I encounter any matter. Fei Qian and Shen Zhongwen are already in the first unit. Zhou, Bao, Chen, and Xu, please come with me. Mr. Fei said He has a straw hat, please bring it to Mr. Zhou when he goes." Yang Runting's handwriting was slow and bad, and in the past half a day he saw that Zhou Yuansun and Chen Wenkui were the best at talking, and he was planning how to win him over. I want to ask someone to help me write the manuscript for a long time. When I heard that all the quick writers who had written the characters were all transferred away by the first team, and there was one less person, and they were also with Jin Shaoyun, a mushroom, I couldn't help panicking: "Mr. Lin, Didn’t I tell you earlier that I’d like to serve you, so why don’t I just learn some skills? Why put me in the second share? Why don’t I swap with Mr. Bao or Mr. Chen, and I’ll be in the first share too. " Lin Junfu said with a serious face: "This is the assignment of the chief and director. Now I count the first task. Don't look at one more person. I am determined to be too busy. You think about it and transfer people next time I'll talk to the director again, don't feel tired anymore." Yang Runting didn't dare to say any more.Lin Junfu walked out with Yin Yuansun and other four people.Yuan Su was very happy to see that he was separated from Jin and Yang. The first unit is located in the west room of the second-floor compound, which consists of nine rooms connected by front and back, and a small courtyard.The building is tall and tidy, much brighter than the secretary's office in the backyard.There are four classes in one unit, Wu Ganhou, the head of the unit, Ye Xiwen, the director of the first class, Zhi Shuwang, the second class, Pan Jisan, the third class, Chai Yunfang, the fourth class, the other three class members, and three clerks are all long-term errands in the ministry. .After Yuan Su arrived, Lin Junfu designated the seats for each person, and the second team brought pens, ink and stationery, and immediately started working.When it's time for lunch, I invite colleagues who are more like-minded to host each other, and go to the second meat shop in Dongkou South Street to eat something casually.In the past three to five days, all the employees of the company have become acquainted with each other, and gradually feel that although these people have a different aura, they are all modest and tactful, with a happy face. When colleagues make mistakes, they always tell them well, and if they really make a big mistake. , Five minutes before the dismissal, he was still polite, as if nothing had happened, everyone was amiable, and he never put on airs as a boss. It was different from the usual bureaucratic habit of bullying.When I asked Fei Qian, I learned that most of the Beijing officials in the Jiucadan Academy are like this, but foreign officials are different. This is called heart division.Except for a few people who are perverted and different from others, they can't offend others easily.Yuan Sun felt that it would be good to be polite to his subordinates and not make others feel uncomfortable. As long as he did his duty, he could stand up, no matter what he thought.The original idea is that it is called a secretary, so there must be a lot of writing, but I don’t know that there are not many documents to write, and most of them are trivial things, such as proofreading the lottery ticket numbers, checking for blanks, stamping the seams, and sorting the lottery number beads. It takes ten days to get an award.Because I worked hard, I got a salary increase of 4 yuan in the second month, plus various bonuses and so on, it could add up to more than 30 yuan a month.Even though the standard of living was low at that time, it was still difficult to support the family. Fortunately, Bojian donated the remaining money to supplement it. He sent an average of 30 yuan to the south every month. Time flies, but in the spring of the next year, Zhuo'an suddenly fell ill. Yuan Sun helped arrange the funeral, and Yifu also fell ill in the second half of the year, and died after being drowned for three or four months.Yuansun's brother-in-law and uncle, two relatives who could rely on him, died of illness one after another. When he was sad, he remembered the dire situation, and now there was no hope for the future. Soon his sister returned to his hometown with help, and he had to find another place to live. Many expenses, Bo Jian's money has been fully paid and sent to the family, and it will be difficult to continue next month. My mother wrote to Posi and brought my brother to the north to raise him, which is even more difficult.If you tell your mother the real situation in Beijing, you must be anxious, and you must not write it down.But the money sent home this month includes the monthly salary, how to send it next month?Worrying every day is also a road that is endless.Ruihua asked Yuansun one day, is there anything wrong with the lottery at your lottery office?Yuan Sun had asked her this question several times and hadn't bought a single lottery ticket, so he replied, "How can there be any disadvantages in the public lottery? Don't brothers know if there is a disadvantage in it?" Ruihua said: " You can buy some with me." Yuan Sun replied: "A primary ticket is five yuan a piece, sub-strips are 50 cents, and the first prize is 50,000 yuan. Secondary coupons are two yuan, sub-strips are 20 cents, and the first prize is 20,000 yuan. No matter what kind If you buy ten tickets, you will get one at the end. I will go to the distribution office to buy, and there will be another nine discounts, which can be combined into eight discounts at least. Is my sister buying the original coupons to buy the secondary coupons?" Ruihua said: "I am a hard-working person, I don't want more Okay, just buy five coupons." Aunt Guan was next to her and said, "If my wife buys lottery tickets, my uncle will bring me five too." After talking, everyone went to rest. Yuan Sun was embarrassed to ask for money first, but he happened to have six or seven yuan with him, so he went to Yuezhong Gui to buy ten pieces when he got home the next day. Because it was nine bucks, the shop clerk often went to the lottery place to get the coupons and got to know each other twice, laughing Said: "It's just right for Mr. Zhou to buy another one." Yuansun thought to himself: Spend two cents to touch it, the size is a hope, so he bought another one and put it aside.The ten articles were originally numbered from one to ten, with a joint number at the end.Aunt Guan is at home. She picked five pieces first and paid for them.After a while Ruihua came back from shopping and said: "I want five pieces of one, and this one is only two thousand yuan. What's the point? Can I get a refund?" Yuansun thought to himself, it was only ninety cents in total, and he answered I could refund it, so I went to buy another half coupon, and the fifty coupons were not refunded, so I kept it for myself.There is a piece with a zero at the end, which is the same number as the one bought by Yuansu.Aunt Guan picked and changed twice.Yuansun thought to himself: "This is the only one with the same number. If you win the lottery, you will still have your own selfishness. Besides, if you have one more number, you will have more hope." , that's all. After four or five days, the prizes were drawn out, and the two prizes that Yuan Sun had kept with the same number were the second lottery, 300 yuan each, and he was very happy to win 600 yuan.Knowing that my sister and Aunt Guan have tempers, if I tell them clearly, I will regret it and make troubles. Fortunately, I can't remember the number, so I didn't say it.Coincidentally, the half ticket that Ruihua bought won the first prize and two bottom prizes, and Aunt Guan also won an eighth prize for Wutiao.Yuan Su secretly entrusted someone to get the prize money, and gave thirty yuan as happy money.Feeling lucky, I thought I would try to buy real coupons again. If I could win the jackpot, I would be able to send my mother to the north. From then on, I would never have to worry about starting a business. Wouldn't it be good?So I bought another half of the ten coupons, another full coupon, and ten secondary coupons, and sent 100 yuan home. I invited two like-minded colleagues to have a meal at a small restaurant, and I gave 10 yuan to the dodge office. As a reward, I bought a few large bags of snacks and fruits for Ruihua's family.When I got home, I calculated that I spent a total of more than 190 yuan that day, and I spent 45 yuan on the lottery tickets. If I didn't win, wouldn't I send it to my family in January?But I hope I can get the best, and if I can’t get it, I will only buy it once. I will buy it with all the bonus at the end and never add it again. Yuan Sun was still thinking about it, when he suddenly heard that his nephew Xiongfei had a dispute with Sun Boyue because he was losing a lot from whoring and gambling, and he took two concubine to Fengtian to seek business, and he had already left.Cousin Shaozhang officially became the secretary of Boyue, and led his concubine Axizi and his daughter-in-law to live in the Majia Temple in Cinder Alley, where the house is very large.The next day, I was catching up with my uncle Mingshou, so I dropped in after get off work to pay respects.Since the death of his old father, Shaozhang has become more and more benevolent and moral, he persuades everyone to learn well, he keeps saying that he wants to repent his past sins, and he is even more aggressive towards his brothers, nephews and family members.Every time Yuan Su met with him, he had to listen to him lying on the cigarette shop, holding a pipe bong in his left hand and a cigarette skewer in his right hand, making gestures and swearing, and sternly saying that he should practice a lot of self-cultivation, and endure hardships. Sometimes it is annoying to listen to the patient's clichés, so I have to refute him a few words.Shaozhang didn't read much at all, and he couldn't make any sense if he wanted to pretend to be a Taoist. He only used "Zhu Zi's Family Instructions" as a blueprint, and added some karma to show that he had put down the butcher knife and became a gentleman. Decades of crimes have been explained in two words of repentance, and his articulateness is blunt. Yuan Sun is talented and sharp in his words.Shaozhang used the excuse of repentance, trying to cover up, and being questioned would inevitably turn into anger from embarrassment, as if he was a good person, he had to pretend to be magnanimous and tolerant, but he was jealous in his heart and had no way to vent it. Since it was an offering day, Shaozhang thought that there would be a lot of offerings, and it would be a good time to treat guests after the offering, so he invited some fellow villagers to play cards at home.When Yuan Sun arrived, all the guests he saw were acquaintances. Two tables had already been played, and there was another table that happened to be short of three.In recent years, Shaozhang has been in a declining state of old age, and he takes money very seriously. It is far from the old squandering habits of the past, but his love of gambling has not changed.Because one of the guests he invited thanked him, and he was short of table money. As the host, he had to let the guests go, and he couldn't go on stage. He was thinking about where to find another leader. When he saw Yuan Su walking in, he pulled him aside and asked Said: "Can you play cards today? They are ten yuan and twenty four, and each person is thirty yuan a bottom." Yuan Sun also loves to gamble, just because the money is inconvenient, and he also cares about face. He is afraid of showing his face. Always try to avoid it beforehand.That group of people had all gambled with Yuan Su that day, and they all liked him for Qian Chong.Winning or losing is a joy, and as soon as they entered the door, they said that it was a good corner, and they could play another table.Shaozhang knew that his monthly income was limited, so he was empty; he was afraid that if he lost, it would be his own head, so he first asked how much money he had with him.Knowing what he wanted, Yuan Sun replied, "The office has just issued a bonus, including more than 50 yuan of salary." Shao Zhang said happily, "Then you can join in."Shaozhang, because at this table one was Chen Zimin, the other was Xie Xianzhuang, and the other was Wang Shaoming. His cards were honest and his gambling capital was sufficient. No one likes to gamble with Shaozhang, so they said at the same time, "Let the third master come to this table, you'd better go to that table." .It is not until nine o'clock to rest and offer offerings. Because there are three tables of cards, Shaozhang has fewer people to employ after moving, and Ah Xi is even more incapable of handling them, appearing to be in a hurry and not knowing what to do.Yuan Sun thought to himself: "My family rules must be most sincere and respectful for ancestor sacrifices, and we must not neglect them in the slightest. Especially the grandparents' birthdays and death days are the most solemn, and they used to stay in the shrine until the day, either to worship scriptures, or to pay respects to the ancestors. Children and grandchildren narrate the virtues of their ancestors, or ask them to read their own composition lessons before the gods. If it is not true, they will easily see outsiders. It’s not enough to start the banquet entirely according to the wishes of the guests. The three offerings and three laying ceremonies were withdrawn while it was hot, and sent to the front yard for the banquet. Is it a joke to talk about loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness?" The boss in his heart was dissatisfied.Because Shaozhang wanted to drink wine, send blessing papers, and burn buns, he asked Yuan Su to come out to accompany the guests first. Yuan Sun took the opportunity to reply: "Those are all acquaintances, and they are not very serious customers. It is the ancestors who matter. Since I invite them to eat first, let's go." Let him go. I still have to wait for the blessing paper to kowtow." Because Shaozhang lost more than ten yuan, he wanted to finish eating early and play a few more rounds, but he didn't hear Yuan Sun's meaning, so he hurriedly replied: "A master None, how inappropriate, the sacrifice is over now, just wait for the burnt buns, there are still twenty or thirty, you send me the blessing paper, I will go to the front to accompany the guests." After speaking, he turned and left. Seeing that he hadn't thought that sacrifices should be done with sincerity, Yuan Sun couldn't help complaining: "It's hard for you who are almost sixty. You have children and grandchildren with such behavior, but you teach them to look good at you." While reading, looking back at Ah Xi who was standing next to him, flinging those two thin mouths, knowing that he was heard, he ignored it, and waited until the buns were burned and the blessing papers were respectfully presented, before he went to the front to sit at the table, and only ate It took less than half.At that time, I had nothing to say, and I accompanied the guests to finish the meal, and those who were addicted went to smoke the big cigarettes before moving to the house again.One table of Sanzhuang was the first to break up, and Yuan Su's table was almost finished at twelve o'clock.Yuan Sun had just won the first lottery, and he was full of energy. Three of them won more than 70 yuan alone, and another eight yuan was more.Yuan Sun picked up the small change, made up ten yuan for the first money, and went to the compartment to see that Shaozhang's side was exactly the opposite of him, and one person lost to three companies.When playing, Shaozhang was greedy. In order to win more, there was no limit to his capital, and he played cash, unlike Yuan Sun's table where he bought chips for 30 yuan. There were three people at the table, and they liked to buy and play. There was no trend in the first eight rounds. After the meal, they played big cards, and most of them were top buys. Six hundred and a grand slam, and they lost more than 80 before the end of four rounds. , the head money is still included, and he said that the loss is too irritating, and he must add four more laps.The three of them lost because of the master's family, so they were embarrassed, so they had to agree.Yuan Sun knew that Shaozhang loved to gamble, and it must be another night, so he said, "This is ten yuan from that table. Is there anything else you can do, brother?" Shaozhang Yinyuansun's table also talked about making up chips after 12 rounds and adding 4 more rounds. I didn't expect that this early in the game, the players who gambled were good, each had their own cars, and they were paid after the game. Just leave without disturbing the master.There is only one errand, who only cares about Shaozhang's house and is not around. No one knows that he will become a big winner.Shaozhang was playing a good deck of cards in his hand, he was focused on the cards, and only hummed in his nostrils.Seeing that he didn't ask, Yuan Sun wanted to tell him that he had won, when he suddenly saw Ah Xi dragging his shoes and twisting in with his thin, black-grey lips. Before he reached the table, he muttered: " How could the master lose so much? Treating guests and losing money again is really unlucky. People don't pay a penny, and they eat for free, but they are picky. Maybe they won. I want to piss people off." Since Yifu's death, the two have known each other见便不再过话，可是阿细对元荪也不敢当面无礼，先在上房抽烟，闻说客已散了两桌，头一桌的头钱只得四块六角，又闻少章庄上连被人敲满贯，输了不少，既嫌头少，恨元荪不帮她留客多打几圈，又恐元荪赢了钱去，少章反是输家，真给自己添气，连烟都不顾抽足，拖了两只鞋皮赶出打听。 先当元荪已走，一路说着闲话进来，正在念叨，猛瞥见元荪站在少章身后看牌，茶几上放有一张钞票，忙即住口，近前抄起钞票，问道：“这一桌的头钱呢？”少章的牌上来碰一白板，便听三六万，不顾说话，把嘴一歪道：“那不是老三拿来的十块钱？”阿细虽觉头打得不少，仍不放心，又问：“怎么会一张整的，连个零头都没有？”元荪闻言有气，也不理她，径对少章道：“头钱只八块多，我因要用零钱换起来了。我一早还要上班，要先走了。”同桌一客问道：“三爷赢了么？”元荪笑道：“手气还好，先还输点，饭后成了一吃三。明天见罢。”说完拿了帽子便往外走。 这时少章正摸一白板补杠，恰好是张三万开花，和了二番，正在高兴夸牌。连阿细也没听真，直在旁边说是她的福气，半天不和，因她一来，当庄便和二番，下去非赢不可。三客中和元荪说话的是北方人，名叫吴耀堂，是个小官僚财主，为人口直心快，最看不起阿细，便答道：“这倒不一定。三爷在那桌一捆三，打他进来少章大哥才起的这一把，说他带来的财气还差不离。”阿细听了，心虽有气，因对方有钱，少章不时少长缺短有个通融，不便发作，假笑答道：“吴二爷怎么也捧红了？他赢了钱也不分你几个。”吴耀堂道：“不是我捧红，你们三爷牌打多好还在其次，人够多精神体面，年纪轻轻，又老诚，又能干。少章大哥，你这令弟将来准比你强的多，不信你就瞅着。” 少章强笑道：“老三人倒聪明，就是年纪太轻，荒唐一点，今天也不知他到底赢了多少，他就喜欢得坐那坐不住了。照说他也该是主人，既一家大赢，就该陪客再打八圈才对，这样不得罪人么？”吴耀堂道：“你这话不对，打牌原有输有赢，讲多少是多少，讲究赌品不是？前者我在府上也跟他打过几次，他不论输赢多少，永远随着人家，输多少也那个样，该不了一个，赢随随便便了，老给输家补，要不入都也跟他打哩。那桌三位都是常打牌手，永不打夜牌；照例上场先就说准输赢概不加，够了圈数准散，他赢那是手气，决没一句闲话。还有一节，令弟年轻，你当老大哥的得随时照应，就有错处也须背人劝诫，不能毁他。你一面说他聪明，一面说他年轻荒唐，我也听得回数多了，你这一句话仿佛替他吹嘘，还带为他好似的，实在比毁他还苦，荒唐已是够受，荒唐人人再聪明，你当老兄的都如此说，谁还敢惹，就说年轻人赢了几个高兴也是常情，何况天已不早，他一早要上班，话并不假，他刚出做事，你别跟他造这名誉呀。你是无心之言，下次可别这们说啦。这是我们知道，要让外人听去，不明白的瞧他不好，明白的反笑话你，这多不合式。” 少章闻言自是刺心，脸烧通红，忸怩着答道：“我也实在看他材料大好，望他太切，才爱说他两句，没想到有语病。我认为年轻人吃亏总是便宜，这时越不得志越好，事情一好反害了他。”同座曾恭甫插口道：“话越说越多，清官难断家务事，好坏在心，不在嘴上。人家是兄弟，外人有什相干，还是多和两牌的好。”少章听他语中带刺，老大不快，知道越描越黑，只得住口。阿细看出曾、吴二人俱帮元荪，适又听他一家大赢，气得脸色都变，冷笑答道：“你们不晓得这位三老爷多么刻薄厉害呢。你看他阿哥养这一大家人，他自己有好事一点不帮忙，像今天我们输了这多，他赢了这多，也没说分点红钱给我，平日永没喊过我一声大嫂，来了遇茶吃茶，遇饭吃饭，就我们是饭馆子也没这样便宜，真正气人。” 少章听阿细话太不堪，未分家的叔伯兄弟偶来看望，怎能说出这类话来？平日以孝友标榜，如传出去岂不给自己打嘴？方使眼色要拦，吴耀堂正含了口茶，闻言想起少章那些口头禅，忍不住竟喷出了来，几乎溅了一桌。看了阿细一眼，也不再答话，一面把手里一张三筒发将出去，对下家道：“给你吃张好的，早点下庄，快打完了好走。”曾恭甫本来赢得最少，已渐转为输家，知耀堂心直疾恶，就许听不入耳拆台一走，忙道：“周太太还不抽烟去？只顾说话牌都打错了。”阿细看出众人都不以她为然，上家一个姓陈的虽不似曾、吴二人口快，却在冷笑，老大无趣，恰巧少章连庄，一副不相干的牌居然摸成万字，刚换进一张边七万，成了平和，锦上添花，听的恰又是三六万，二四五万，连明带暗已有了十来张，三六万决没人要，断定非连庄不可，为气不过吴耀堂先前的话，冷笑道：“老三走了，我看老爷这庄还连不连，到底谁的财气。” 吴耀堂本就疑心少章是副万字，为了阿细常抱穿心膀于，紧要的牌都扣着，闻言知已等张，便答道：“要照情理说，他这庄决连不了，真要连副大牌，我打完这两把就走，从此戒赌，永不打牌。”阿细知他说得出做得出，再说便僵，少章大输刚有转机，这一拆台翻本无望，还要少得头钱，气在心里，不敢还口，摸了两转，还不见三六万的面，心中着急，知下家要紧牌多扣着不叫看，假装倒茶，往那两家一看，都是一张三六万，没有心想有望，退回原处，偷眼一觑，下家刚摸起一张六万，照那立着的七张牌，一坎五筒，一坎七筒，有张四筒，先又打过一张三筒，外碰南风，明是一副凑一色两番，六万又少配搭，按理非打不可，哪知耀堂存心怄她，将六万往旁一放，想了想由扣牌中摸起一张二筒打出，跟着连摸三张，都是手一摸便扣在面前，却将先扣的三四六筒换打出去。 阿细留神一算，明是听一四七，带五八筒的好叫，牌已快荒，三六万终不见面，定被扣住无疑，正在情急盼别家打出或是自摸，对家忽然发出一张七筒，耀堂喊“开杠”，恭甫道：“牌只剩三张，一个打生张，一个还开杠，真会打。”耀堂道：“你还老麻将呢，你知庄家是什大牌？我是不打，他要自摸了呢。这一开杠，庄家就没牌摸了么！”说着一摸，恰是一张三万，阿细方恨这张死牌怎藏在杠上，该死老吴是不会打了，念头才转，耀堂忽笑道：“我只说上家截我，打这儿起得戒赌啦，原来在这儿等着我啦。这倒不赖，别人打还满不了。”随把牌翻过，说道：“满贯，又敲庄了。”众人一看，一坎五筒之外，那扣张是一坎六万，单吊三万，对对和，本门风，如杠上开花，彼时开明杠，不算坎，已够三番，连顶带卖，八十二和起番，正好满贯，还有富余。 少章一翻底牌，第二张恰是绝三万，耀堂如不开杠，正好庄家自摸海底，也是满贯都用不了。少章心虽有气，一则主人，二则赌惯大钱的手，这类手常有，还不怎样。吴耀堂偏又不是好赌品，得了便宜还卖乖，笑说：“我向不会扣人牌，原听一四七带五八的筒字，浑一色，因为给人一打赌，又听出一点话因，上家是副大牌，一琢磨，中发白，东风都早过去，就万字少，别是清一色吧、刚想就摸了一张六万来，跟着又摸三万，心想得上家自摸，别人放炮，还则可说，要打我手里放炮，够多糟心！这牌以后还打不打？一赌气，豁出不和，跟他泡了，没想到会和了一个满贯。要打出去，上家还真是清一色呢。” 阿细最是吝啬疼钱，起初在山西还只顾自己搂括私房，不顾男人死活，自从遭了一次官司，自顾年过四十，烟瘾又大，只此一个可倚终身之人，不能不与同利害。益甫一死，少章做了一家之主，像雄飞等一千儿女，走的走嫁的嫁，是有一点血性的都不甘看她脸嘴，轻易连家都不回，孙家薪水还不够用，每遇年节，不额外要求借贷便过不去。家是他当，一没有钱便要受罪，于是啬上加啬。当晚少章输得最多，眼看有这一庄可以捞本出赢钱，还证实自己真有帮夫之运，不料吴耀堂会来这一手，最可恨是这人平日倚着手边富裕不在乎，不特不会扣牌，并且只一听张，不论牌面多大照例乱放，连三元一色都肯包的脚色，竟做出这类狠耍。庄家本该满贯连庄，为帮对头和自己赌气，竟把听五叫的牌拼着不和，见万字就扣，偏又凑巧，快荒的牌反补他敲了一个满贯，又是疼钱，又是忿恨，怒火直攻脑门，几次想要发作，无如欠人好几百块，对方脾气又坏，有些胆怯发怵，话到口边又复忍住。 耀堂打这牌一起手，跟着连了三庄，俱都带番。少章输得越多，阿细看着眼红生气，忍不住说道：“吴二爷这牌真打得好。”耀堂没理，曾恭甫笑道：“你越在这里，他的牌风越旺。刚才他要不因和你斗口，庄上清一色早和出来翻本了，哪有这事？如今你们老爷越输越多，我和老陈赢家也成了输家，这是何苦、我看你还是进去抽烟，他的庄也许就下了。”阿细还在怄气逗留，不料说着说着耀堂又和了两大番连庄，恭甫道：“你看如何？”少章也连使眼色催走，阿细只得起身出房，气得眼泪都快掉落，口里嘀咕，也不知说了什闲话往里走去。 耀堂见阿细已走，笑对众人道：“我这庄牌也顶近，但我决不连了。我这人心直，就不忿气这个。”少章知道他见不得阿细，假笑道：“老弟偌大年纪，怎这样小孩脾气，她一个女的，何苦和她计较？”耀堂正色答道：“我于吗跟她计较？只为我瞅她老跟你们三爷作对，这回是第四回了。没分家的叔伯兄弟，你听她说那一套像话吗？你不管教管教？”少章脸上一红，勉强答道：“女人家心眼小，有什法于？反正我爱老三，又不听她的话。”耀堂道：“中国旧家庭的事我都知道，你要真不听女人话那敢情好。其实你们家里事碍着我什么？不过咱们交情不错，你素常又说你君子人，行出事来就别落外人褒贬。令弟住在外头，打老伯故去轻易不见他来，来啦再鼻子脸子的，就你不与闻也不是当老大哥的道理。他自己能做事挣钱，又不累你，乐得乎和和美美，何苦乃尔？我是为好，你就怪我也没法子。”少章道：“你自然是好意，哪有见怪之理。”恭甫道：“耀堂真爱管闲事，打牌吧。”耀堂果然下了庄。由此连续了三四转，直打到次早八点，大家精疲力尽。一算账，仍是少章一家大输，除去三十多块头钱，还输一百四，拿了八十元出来，该了耀堂六十。