Chapter 14 14. Back then spanking

It was August, when the tide was high, and Huang Chujiu came to watch the tide at the invitation of the local gentry in Haining. Watching the tide was just an afternoon's work, but Huang Chujiu had to delay for two more days for a banquet at this house today and a banquet at another house tomorrow. On the night of watching the tide, Huang Chujiu was hosted by Xu Shenru, the president of the Haining Chamber of Commerce, and the father of the poet Xu Zhimo. There were only a few accompanying guests, and of course they were all rich local gentry.One of them was Wang Xinfu, who was an official in the Qing Dynasty and had some savings in his hands, and was quite famous in Haining.

Huang Chujiu and Wang Xinfu greeted each other, but they didn't care at first.After entering the table, after drinking for three rounds, Xu Shenru pointed to Wang Xinfu and said to Huang Chujiu: "Brother Chujiu, do you know? Our old Wang Xin used to be the county magistrate of Shanghai, and he is your parents' official!" Huang Chujiu hurriedly said: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Then I asked Wang Xinfu in what year he became the governor of Shanghai County. Wang Xinfu said the year was at the time when the Qing Dynasty was about to collapse. Huang Chujiu suddenly remembered.That year he was selling medicine at a stall in the Town God's Temple in Shanghai. Someone accused him of selling aphrodisiacs. He was caught at the county government office and spanked forty times. The county magistrate who interrogated him was precisely this Wang Xinfu.

Huang Chujiu wanted to expose it face to face, so she said to Wang Xinfu, do you still recognize me who was spanked by you?You were so majestic back then, and you didn't ask indiscriminately, but let me have a meal of life!Unexpectedly, today we will sit together and have a banquet, and it is your turn to compliment me... Thinking about it again, why bother, I have to forgive others and forgive others, so I can be more magnanimous and forget the old scores.However, it is better for the other party to be aware of it, so he said, "Wang Xin is always a senior. At that time, I was still a young student, selling medicine in the Town God's Temple to make ends meet!"

Regardless of the low background of a hero, he shows his "hole card" and is not afraid of being laughed at by others. Xu Shenru said: "In ancient times, most of the great things started from humble beginnings, and the same is true of Brother Chu Jiu." Wang Xinfu was touched by a scheming: yes, there was a young drug seller who was spanked by me back then. Unexpectedly, it was the big boss of Shanghai Western Medicine in front of me. The life of a person is really inestimable.Thinking of this, I can't help but feel a little hot on my face, and I can't tell the taste of the wine and food in my mouth.

Huang Chujiu still kept saying "Old Wang Xin", and raised his glass to him from time to time.This is actually a demonstration to Wang Xinfu. Back then you hit me on the board, but today I made you feel worse than being hit by the board. Back in Shanghai, Huang Chujiu talked about this matter with others, and when he was proud, he gave full play to his philosophy of life.To put it simply, it’s just eight words: Don’t do anything for yourself, let others go, and whoever is sure whoever wants to be poor will be poor for a lifetime, and whoever wants to be rich will be rich for a lifetime.Everyone listened, and naturally echoed, calling "Mr. Huang's great opinion" endlessly.