Chapter 4 Chapter 3 No one is a fool
On a certain day in March 1950, the interrogation record of No. 29 interrogation room of the anti-counterfeiting office of this city:
Counter-revolutionary cadre: In 1912, did you have any reactionary activities with Jin Shanqing?
He Yuchen (58 years old, from Yangliuqing, head of the feudal congregation): Jin?I don't recognize this person.
Anti-counterfeiting cadre: As far as we know, that spring, you and Jin Shanqing staged a huge scam in this city, defrauding a large amount of money and killing two people.Now tell the story exactly.
He Yuchen: There are scams, but don’t put me together with Jin Shanqing. He is a member of Congress. In your words, he is an out-and-out reactionary. I have nothing to do with him. superior.
Anti-counterfeiting cadre: Tell me honestly.
He Yuchen: (In order to save paper, the following part deletes the questioning of the counter-revolutionary cadres)
Where to start?Emperor Xuantong abdicated that year, but the common people didn't notice anything.There are emperors who are looking for food every day, and those who mess with each other are full of two, and there are no emperors who mess around like this, but they just cut their braids.But at this moment, the rich are running out of money, and they are all running into the concession. Princes, Baylors, generals, rich men, and rich businessmen all came down from Beijing by train, and the gold, silver, and treasures were transported to the concession. , It makes people dizzy to look at it; the local rich are also busy moving to the concession, and there are countless good houses in the Huajie vacant, and no one wants a cheap sale.
What is the most profitable business at this juncture?The place where incense is burned is the most expensive.All the large and small monk temples, aunt's nunneries, and Taoist temples in this place are full of people who can't be crowded, like the Great Depression Temple, Caochang Temple, Hangjia Temple, and Tianhou Palace, just like when the People's Liberation Army besieged the city two years ago. It is a place where mud tires are offered, and the incense is burned, as if the hall is set on fire, my good fellow, the money for giving is innumerable.Even in the temples of Japanese monks in the Japanese Concession, there were people who kowtowed.Why do you ask?Let me tell you: one is fear of death, and the other is fear of losing money.When the country is in trouble, it's not the rich who suffer?Ha ha, the common people are not afraid, their lives are in their stomachs, their clothes are on their bodies, and all their belongings are an iron pot for cooking porridge and pasting pancakes. Make a windfall, and you will be "human" from then on.
you ask me?I am only 8 years old in the Year of Gengzi, and my birthday is on the third day of June. How can I get rich?But just like this, I picked up a large foreign iron kettle and a dog fur hat at the east gate...
If you want to talk about deceiving people, I didn't know how to do it at that time.However, at that time, a Cantonese guy wanted to call a few local people to help him with work. He said that he wanted to build another big temple by the Haihe River about two miles south of Guajia Temple.There is a place to eat, can I not go?It's not bad, although the money is not much, but three meals of flatbread and fruit a day are enough, but there is no food.
That Cantonese guy was skinny and thin, with sparkling eyes.We wondered, he didn't build a temple, he probably came to "suppress the treasure". How much of Tianjin Wei's treasure did the Cantonese hold back?
The foreign car that Jin Shanqing was sitting in with the eight donated plaques was fired as soon as he got off the French Bridge.It is not suitable to travel today, this is what is said in the constitution, the new version of Xuantong three years ago.
"Shall I stop the car for you again?" The driver looked apologetic.
"There are not a few steps left, let's go." Jin Shanqing grabbed all the big coppers in the bag and gave them to the driver without counting them. Anyway, this thing is heavy to carry, and he didn't care if the foreign car was broken, and the driver didn't have to pay. These conventions.
"Thank you, sir." It was as if there was a thunderclap on the ground, and the driver's voice could make a bad impression.Jin Shanqing's unhappiness just now did not disappear with the sound of thanks as usual.Although he likes to reward people, he loves to listen to the cry of appreciation.
As the second shopkeeper of the Huazhang of German business Hengchang Foreign Co., Ltd., and also an important "spotter" of the Tongmenghui in the local area, Jin Shanqing has a heavy responsibility. He travels everywhere in the Chinese and foreign concessions. Never caught up with this strange thing of tire blasting.
How awkward.He believes that there are signs for all major events, and it is not a good sign to have problems with your feet.
The reason why the League sent him back to Tianjin was because of his hometown.Of course, people didn't mention it, saying that he used to be a well-known dog boy in this place, and he knew everyone from all walks of life well, so he was easy to handle.But this is also the truth. He himself understands it very well, and he doesn't shy away from it. It was something that happened when he was young, and he has never regretted it.Besides, in the revolutionary party, there are many people who have experienced worse than him.
The main task assigned to him was to raise funds for the League—the most important thing for a revolution was money, which was more important than the revolutionary theory of "expel the Tartars and equalize land rights."With money, you can buy guns and cannons, buy the army and Manchu officials, there are many things you can do.Therefore, half of his business in the Chinese tent of Hengchang Foreign Bank was done for the Tongmenghui.
It's also interesting to think about.He never doubted whether he was on the wrong path, being a revolutionary was pretty good, anyway, his family fortune had already been ruined by his grandfather and father.
Today he came out to give money.The south sent a capable man, a master dad sent by Jiang Xiang, who said he wanted to raise some money in Tianjin, and he would be in charge of supporting him.
To put it bluntly, this matter has been going on for a few days.This master father sent someone to send him a text message five days ago, saying that he was asked to raise 2,000 yuan in foreign currency (silver dollars in Spain, the highest in the market, and few in circulation), and use it as capital to make a fortune. "Business".Isn't this a small sum of money, an empty-handed white wolf business that requires such a large capital?Although he has a lot of money in his hands, he still dragged it out for several days. To raise funds for the revolution, it is the safest way to make money. At the very least, robbing the treasury can be regarded as a revolutionary action. It is not decent for money to cause a revolution.This is his selfishness, and he didn't tell others.
A few years ago, he lived in Guangdong for a while, and had quite in-depth contacts with the Jiang Xiang faction, and knew a lot about their business.It stands to reason that this Jiangxiang faction is a local Jianghu organization in Guangdong. Its scope of activities usually does not go beyond Guangdong and Guangxi, and at most it goes to Nanyang, or Hong Kong and Macau. It has never been heard of anyone going north to do "business".What's wrong with sending someone here this time?When he was young, he gambled tens of thousands of dollars, and he was given an excellent training, that is, to see what is hidden under everything, even if you give him a cornbread, he has to turn it over to see what is in his eyes. There is nothing bad about tucking in.The Nanjing Provisional Government not only sent such a dog boy as him to raise funds, but now even the "liars" sent by Jiang Xiang are also sent to the north. This only shows one problem, their funds are seriously insufficient.Fighting wars is a costly thing, and it takes a lot of gold and silver to fight the country. Right now, the south must be out of money and desperate, so they made such a bad move.
Go west after getting off the bridge, walk two intersections along the Haihe River, and enter the Italian Concession. You can see the statue of Marco Polo on a high pedestal from a distance. Jin Shanqing likes this area very much, and is waiting for the League. After all, he must buy a small house here.There are a series of small circular squares, surrounded by different small western-style buildings.At the beginning of the construction of the Italian Concession, the concession authorities promulgated a mandatory regulation: houses built in this area are not allowed to have the same design.As a result, in these small blocks, numerous Dutch, Roman, Gothic, and Byzantine buildings appeared, and even new and old colonial and Russian buildings squeezed in. If you observe it, you will find that this place is simply a hodgepodge of European and American architectural styles, but it gives people a wonderful look and feel, and even a little pleasing and comfortable.Locally, the Italian Concession and the German Concession are recognized as the most livable areas. Of course, if you want to talk about prosperity and convenience of doing business, you should go to the British Concession and the French Concession, or at least the Japanese Concession.
Jin Shanqing looked forward slowly while paying attention to the house number, while admiring the charming houses on both sides.The address given to him by the capable man was in this area.
Judging from the current situation, he is still a happy bachelor. It is enough to get a small two-story building with a basement. , Kitchen must be complete, a half-acre small garden, and a stable and a place to park the carriage.Of course, he is also very interested in a gasoline car that burns kerosene recently imported from abroad. Anyway, it doesn't cost much to buy one.His apartment in the British Concession was also decent, but it was not his own property, so it felt different.In the past half a year or so, the prices of houses in the concession have been raised by the influx of Chinese people. Buying such a house now may cost more than 5,000 yuan, or more than 4,000 taels of silver.This is not too difficult for him. The purpose of the revolution is to live a good life, and he has nothing to complain about with his current income.
The house he was looking for was not far from Marco Polo Square. It was a small Austrian-style building with two floors and a basement, with spacious bay windows and a small garden. Said, this is Liang Qichao's ice drinking room in the future).
Standing at the gate of the courtyard, he was a little skeptical, the house number was correct, but the voice from inside the building was a bit strange, a woman's voice was singing "Twenty-six" in "Five Flower Cave", not very particular, But the voice is pretty.Cantonese people rent houses, where can women sing Beijing opera?strangeness.
Oh, he slapped his thigh, and the strings of the accompaniment sounded familiar.Don't be a cousin?Very strange.
When he entered the door, he saw that it was indeed his cousin playing the piano. A tall, long-waisted young woman was singing and dancing in the hall. Her figure was quite impressive.
"You're here." Uncle stopped the bow in his hand and greeted Jin Shanqing, the smile on his eyes and brows was not directed at him.
His uncle Yang Bingren was not a few years older than him. Since he knew he was back, he often came to see him, but he had nothing serious to do, just playing.However, one idea that my cousin has been talking about all the time is to get rich. Simply put, it is to get a lot of money. What is it for?Tickets!Uncle Biao had paid homage to Tan Xinpei's house in earnest, and his greatest wish in life was to sing "Da Deng Dian" with the newly popular Mei Lanfang.Why not sing the whole thing?It turned out that Boss Tan only passed on his discount on the cigarette couch.
Tickets for this scene are a lot of money, but when my uncle mentioned it, he was in high spirits, and his tone was very irritable, "Not to mention the scene and outfit, I will sing the big axis with Boss Mei, Yu Shuyan's "Wuben" The finale and the second is Yang Xiaolou's monkey show, which can only be seen at the hall meeting of Xiao Dezhang, the chief eunuch who moved into the British Concession as a residence for Lafayette Cixi and the inner court. This is about Yang Xiaolou. The face of a certain person's life must be obtained by this money."
"Master Biao is rich, what do you have to worry about as a young master?" Master Biao is Biao's uncle's father. He once served as a senior staff member in the governor's mansion of Hedao.Jin Shanqing is just chatting.
"This money is my enemy." The uncle's words are indeed old Tan's charm. "Now, the old man has lost his job and cut off the way to get money. How can he give me money to play tickets? There is no way, so I came to you. I heard that you have a capable person here. Give me an introduction, Let me also get some flowers."
It is true that a capable person came from Guangdong, but Jin Shanqing must not introduce him, because that capable person is here to raise money, not to spread it, and the means are so extraordinary that he cannot send his relatives up.As soon as my cousin mentioned this topic, Jin Shanqing knew it was time to stay away from him.However, since then, my uncle has suddenly disappeared.Who would have thought that he would appear here.
"Master, you are here." The woman looked at Meixing, the plum red silk handkerchief in her hand was only the size of dried tofu, she used it as a gesture to dust the spotless sofa, and asked him to sit down, only when the two of them were together When she was wrong, she whispered in his ear: "My name is Suqin, my master's surname is Zhuang, don't forget me wrong." Then, she went upstairs lightly, with a pair of crow-blue satin shoes flashing under her feet, It is embroidered with jasmine flowers and half-heeled—a style that has recently been brought over from Shanghai.
Jin Shanqing didn't know if his cousin had noticed the air of dust in this woman.
"I was just going to tell you that this master Zhuang is really amazing, 'Zhuang Shengxiao dreamed of butterflies', the 72nd grandson of Zhuang Zhou." My cousin has such a hairy temper. Explode mine. "It took me a lot of effort to meet Master Shangzhuang. Fortunately, your cousin and I have a lot of tenacity. Now I have finally entered the hall and hoped to be favored by the master."
"How did you find this place?" Jin Shanqing was very puzzled, and at the same time worried that Master Zhuang deliberately made things difficult for him.
"You don't need to worry about it. Let me tell you, Master Zhuang helped me yesterday. Guess which god came down? Tao Zhugong, the God of Wealth! He said that I have a windfall in the near future. You said that the money came at a good time. I have already contacted all parties, and the gong will be held in Guanghe Building on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month." The cousin was beaming, as if he had already sung with Boss Mei on the same stage.He leaned into Jin Shanqing's ear mysteriously and said, "I heard that this master can 'plant gold'. He can also plant gold, which is a great skill."
"Where's Master Zhuang?" Jin Shanqing didn't answer his uncle's words.Although he hasn't met Master Zhuang yet, he already has some judgments about this person in his heart. This gentleman must be a master of "being A Bao".
"Are you looking for me?" The voice behind him spoke Cantonese mandarin, which was flat and bland, but gentle and magnetic, very charming.
Master Zhuang's appearance and demeanor make people only get one impression at first sight - immortal demeanor, although he is only wearing white silk casual clothes, but Shengxue's long beard and longevity eyebrows, as well as The red light all over the face and the pure and restrained eyes make it hard to think about it.
"Take a look, Master Zhuang is 90 years old, and his skin is like a baby's." My uncle has been in Nanshi for a long time, and he has made many friends among the "Golden Pi Caihang" walkers, and he has a lot of fun. Miscellaneous learning, flattering people is also very expert.
When Master Zhuang led Jin Shanqing to the altar upstairs, he felt a little uncomfortable.The cousin came here by mistake, so he didn't know what to do. Since the cousin had already entered Master Zhuang's door, as an accomplice of Master Zhuang, it was inconvenient for him to expose him.
Master Zhuang saluted and offered incense in front of the Dharma altar, and the posture of kneeling and dancing was really amazing, which is also the basic skill of their profession to dazzle people.In front of the altar is the sand table of "Fuluan", and there is a wooden niche with red silk curtains on the altar.Jin Shanqing knew that there should be a porcelain altar or earthen jar inside.
"The person downstairs is your relative." Master Zhuang didn't seem to be asking Jin Shanqing, but rather talking to himself.This made him a little surprised, but after thinking about it, he realized that one of the basic skills of Jiang Xiangpai is "Bo Guan", which is to ask about family background and investigate relatives and friends. Master Zhuang must have known everything about his cousin long ago.Master Zhuang sighed again and said, "We are the ones who do great things, and there is no way we can catch up with your relatives."
There is no way.My cousin asked for all of this, not to mention that our revolutionaries are very disciplined, neither parents nor wives, Jin Shanqing must not reveal Master Zhuang's secrets for his own selfishness.Destroying the family to save the country is the teaching given to us by President Sun Da.Fortunately, my cousin doesn't have much money himself, so even if he steals from the cousin's room, it's very limited.Let him buy a lesson is also good.Jin Shanqing comforted herself from the bottom of her heart.
"There is still a need for a hands-on here. I think you are also a professional, so let's put on a shelf." Master Zhuang turned around, his eyes were clear, and Jin Shanqing could see from the corners of his eyes and the skin on his neck that he was at best 50 years old, beard and hair are dyed white.
This hand is Master Zhuang's assistant. Jiang Xiangpai's jargon is called "life matchmaker", which is to gain the trust of customers and take care of their funeral for them after cheating. "Is there no other 'first brother' (jargon: the target of deception)?" One more question might free my cousin.Of course, this is also to show his identity to the other party. Although he is "half-opened", he is very clear about the things in the industry.
"Waiting for arms, food and salaries, there is no time."
"The rule of being a 'Prime Minister'?" Jiang Xiang faction called himself "Prime Minister of Jianghu". The rule of this business is to only take ill-gotten gains, and must not harm the lives of the deceived.
"If I don't obey the rules, I won't be famous for so many years, let alone work for Sun Wen." Master Zhuang's eyes were very sincere.But Jin Shanqing understands that this is "the eyes of the rivers and lakes", and there is no merit.
"What if it hurts someone's life?"
"It will never hurt your relatives, just rest assured."
"I'm still not at ease." In this confrontation with Master Zhuang, Jin Shanqing knew he was bound to lose, because he was unreasonable, the reason of "revolution" was too big, and the change of dynasty was an immeasurable achievement, and he had no way to refute it.
At this time, Suqin came from downstairs singing "I'm here to go out of the tent and let go of my sorrows", and my uncle's strings were quite brilliant.
Cousin is really unlucky!Jin Shanqing thought to himself, maybe this was the warning that Che Rulu fired cannons at him.Is it really necessary to destroy the family and save the country?What kind of thing is this!
He Yuchen: After passing the German Concession and going south, there are crops, and the Haihe River has become a dirt bank, full of weeds, not many trees, and no scenery.If there is, there is only a Guajia Temple.This temple was built early, and it is impossible to say when it was built. It probably has it in Tianjin Wei.It seems that the monks in the temple are very deadly. With such a large place, there is no incense, so the main hall cannot be repaired, and the mountain gate cannot be overturned. No, it looks dilapidated and out of shape.But there is a section, once there is a military disaster, the incense here will be great, because?Just because of the two words of hanging armor, the big guys feel that they have something to do with generals and the army; some people say that Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty passed by here and took off his armor to rest here, otherwise it is called Hangjia Temple Woolen cloth.Therefore, as soon as the Southern Revolutionary Party started to make trouble, the incense here flourished for a while.
The site where we want to build the temple is south of Guajia Temple. What kind of temple should we build?Now there is no such word, liberated, and there are no such passers-by.For the Cantonese barbarians, this is a divine man.The Cantonese who recruited us to work was a lean man whose surname was Kuang. We called him Lao Kuang, and he was a godly man.
One thing has to be made clear, he is in charge of food and let us do the work, not picking soil and mud, moving bricks and tiles, it is still early before the temple is built, since I followed him on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month of the year of Xinhai, it has been five days. , I haven't done any serious work.What are you doing?Every morning, we are full of fruit pancakes, and he also dyed a big pot of red chickens. Each of us carries a basket of red chickens, wears apricot-yellow semi-large gowns, and walks in China. Street households, as long as there are children in the family, they will give a chicken, and then ask the owner to stamp a hand stamp on a picture of Hehe Erxian. They were stolen or sold for wine.What is this for?Twenty or thirty old men sending chickens all over the world?I didn’t understand at first, anyway, they just give it away as soon as they’re asked, and the Cantonese take care of the wages and the food, and they can touch two chickens and go home for a drink. It’s a fool not to do it.On New Year's Eve, the red chicken had to be sent out for two thousand if not three thousand, and it was delivered to anyone with a gatehouse.Everyone is panicking, there is no such thing as cheap in the world, giving chickens away for nothing, but why?
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, everyone still had a basket of red chickens and sent them to each family, but this time it was different, and a set of rhetoric was taught to each family.
I think that set of rhetoric is Hu Le, but some people really believe it, so what?Everyone said the same thing: that is to say, today is the year of Renzi, there is a bad omen, and the heavens will accept 108 boys and girls each, and they will be promoted to immortals on land. The Jade Emperor sent him to do this. Hehe The two fairies will show up in Tianjin Wei in a few days.What do you mean by sending red chicken?I don't know, anyway, there is a fairy to point it out, so that it will be delivered next to the house, so as to avoid disaster for the child.
This matter is going to be today, and it sounds like Hule, so it's next to each other!I let you catch it long ago.But at that time, some people really believed it, especially the old lady, who hurt her grandson and granddaughter, so she couldn't let the Jade Emperor take it away.After that, we chicken givers have become a favorite. People with or without children are scrambling to drag us home. This time the chickens will not be taken for nothing. Regardless of rich or poor, they will always be rewarded. Several big boys.This is a good thing. I eat two meals a day for nothing, get fifty cents for nothing, and have to look for things for nothing. I would rather do this job for the rest of my life.
In less than two days, those nonsense words started to spread in Tianjin Wei, and they were no longer the original words.People in this area spread the word, and if they don't leave the door, the mouse will become an elephant, let alone the Tianjin Wei Chuan!It was passed around, and it was passed into the concession...
There are not only foreigners in the concession, but there are also many fellow Chinese. Didn’t I just say that the wealthy people in Tianjin and Beijing have all moved to the concession.No, at the beginning of the first lunar month, I was sent out to escape to the British Concession...
Jin Shanqing's close friend, that tomboy Baoyi heard about Master Zhuang somewhere, and insisted on following to see the excitement.What's the matter?She is one of the big bosses of the women's assassination group, a rich lady, but she wants to hang out with people from the rivers and lakes.It's not like joining a revolutionary party. It's dangerous but still respectable. There are all kinds of people in the rivers and lakes, and there are many crooked melons and dates.
Jin Shanqing knew very well in her heart that she couldn't persuade Baoyi, she could only follow her temper, and when she got tired of playing, she could easily lure her away by finding other things to tease her.Therefore, when he came to pay homage to Master Zhuang for the second time, Bao Yi excitedly followed him.Today her dress is even more special. She wears a warm hat inlaid with a white fox and a fire fox, a big oily pine braid, and a leather robe with a white fox on her body. It's men's and women's clothing, and it should be the only one in Tianjin Wei.If there is something special, the waist of the leather robe is wider. This is not a trendy tailoring technique. It does not show her small waist, but it is specially made this way to hide the inlaid handle that never leaves her body. Pearl, a powerful Colt pistol.
"Grandma, please don't talk when you enter the door, don't talk nonsense outside." At the gate of the garden, Jin Shanqing once again told Baoyi, but in the most secret place in her heart, she vaguely wanted Baoyi to tell the bad things here. Stir yellow.
"If I don't open my mouth, it will be fine." Baoyi smoothed out his loose temple hair and said coquettishly.
The two of them have shared a lot of things in the past half month. They were born and died. There is no need to talk about friendship, but friendship belongs to friendship. It can't stand the temper. Baoyi, the eldest lady, has a natural temper. Guts, unsure of what to say, let Jin Shanqing not know how to get along with each other.
In the living room, Master Zhuang was accompanying a guest. He introduced the two parties. This is the treasurer Jin, and this is Lao Kuang.Jin Shanqing took a closer look, and saw that the skin color on Lao Kuang's face was like sun-dried yellow sauce, his cheekbones were high, and his eye sockets were like holes, and the two bright lights shining out of them made him feel uncomfortable.This is also a person from the rivers and lakes in Guangdong, he thought to himself.
"Where is Master Kuang?" Jin Shanqing couldn't relax about everyone who appeared around Master Zhuang.
"I can't teach, I can't do business, that's just wandering around, wasting my time." Lao Kuang smiled, showing two gold teeth; shaking his head, a fine pigtail like a rat's tail flashed out.Listening to the words, according to the normal judgment, if he is not a young master with a lot of money, then he is a Jianghu man with art in his body.However, Jin Shanqing could clearly see that he did not have the laziness of a rich man, and his energy was concentrated on his masseter muscles and shoulders, which only showed that he must be a seasoned veteran.
Master Zhuang noticed that the two were competing, so he laughed and said, "Old Kuang is also new to Guibao Land, looking for something to do. But I can't help. If there are difficulties in the future, you should take care of me."
Jin Shanqing didn't answer this question, he still felt a little awkward.At this time, the Southern Provisional Government was negotiating with Yuan Shikai. Judging from the newspapers, the results would come out within two days.When there was a revolution in Wuchang, governors and governors from all provinces across the country followed suit to fight for independence. Some were true, some were false, and why?It's not about the Baolu positions, peeking at the timing, the world lost by the Manchurians, this time I don't know which friend with a good horoscope will be in the hands of it.The big guys are busy working for themselves, and the revolutionaries themselves are busy working for the big guys, which doesn't count.Let’s not talk about this in advance, but it is a bit unreasonable to risk one’s own wealth and life with relatives and friends in order to start a revolution for no reason.
It is still necessary to give my uncle a hand.
At first, Baoyi's gaze was completely attracted by Master Zhuang. Such a fairy-like appearance with white hair and a childlike face was indeed eye-catching. At the same time, she did not ignore the existence of Lao Kuang.This is the true nature of a killer, she boasted to herself.
And the two lights in Lao Kuang's eyes followed Bao Yi all the time.
"Mr. Zhuang, I'm young and ignorant. You have to forgive me for saying something wrong." She felt that the title of master was too awkward. "What I don't understand is that people can make money by spells, isn't it a little naive?" She received the latest German education at the Dehua School, so she was naturally skeptical of Master Zhuang's ideas.
"Miss Bao doesn't know something." Master Zhuang thought that Baoyi's surname was Bao, but her surname was Zhao, but she liked being called Miss Bao the most, she seemed to be comparable to Xue Baochai in character and ability. "Spells should not be discussed lightly. This matter is far beyond the comprehension of ordinary people, and it is even more blasphemy. Immortals live alone for many years, and their temperaments are very eccentric. In our words, they are very petty, and they will be punished. Therefore, you must be careful when you speak. "
Master Zhuang didn't show any intention of scaring Baoyi at all, his tone was very calm, but it sounded creepy. "Ordinary people may not understand the magic of the fairy family, or they may not believe it. This is normal. Think about it, if everyone in the world believed in the fairy family, they would all practice soaring on the land and live a good life in the fairy palace in the sky. Isn't it too crowded, how can there be so many immortals? Even if you only become an earth immortal and live forever, how many old monsters like the old man will there be in the world." This is like a joke again.This shows that Master Zhuang's "tank mouth" is good, and the soft and hard sentences make people unable to grasp the topic, and they can only swallow in their hearts when there is awkwardness.
Baoyi bit her lip lightly, and opened her big eyes, as if she was very serious. Only Jin Shanqing knew that she was thinking about a bad idea.
Master Zhuang was the first to speak, and said: "Miss Bao has a dark complexion," saying that her complexion is dark. "Crouching Dragon Tibetan Pearl," there is a mole in the eyebrow. "The nose is narrow and straight, and the mouth is square and full." The nose is narrow and high-bridged in a non-Middle-earth style, but the mouth is bigger for no reason, and the lips are thick. "This is the image of the blessings in the world, but it has no immortal roots." You are just a lucky layman, and the hope of becoming immortal is gone.
"What are you talking about?" Baoyi speaks English and German fluently, but her Chinese level is only good enough to write a text message. She can't even understand Master Zhuang's technical terms, so she turned around and asked Jin Shanqing: " What did he say about my nose and mouth?"
Jin Shanqing took this opportunity to cut off Baoyi and Master Zhuang, and said: "Master Zhuang praised you for being good-looking, but you are not fair enough."
"You think so too?" This is what she cares about the most.
Jin Shanqing was speechless.Once angry with her, once the young lady loses her temper, she will never come to make trouble again.he thought.
Bao Yi pursed his plump lips, left the two of them, and sat on another couch far away.On the other side of the sofa is Lao Kuang.After a while, the two chatted quietly and lively.
Master Zhuang sat in Baoyi's seat, got very close to Jin Shanqing, and said: "Brother Jin, I left my family and left my job. When I first arrived in Beidi, I was very uncertain, but the task of leading me is heavy. For those who have issued a military order in front of them, I still have to rely on my brother to help me with the rest of the matter."
"Your words are serious, and I will follow orders. It's just..." He really wanted to bring up the matter of his uncle, but he couldn't open his mouth. Others would risk their lives, and he was a bit ashamed just because of his relatives. "share".
"There is no reason to enjoy ill-gotten wealth for a long time. Everyone can get it. Therefore, it is said: 'Being a treasure' is not a 'thousand'. It is just a punishment from heaven." Master Zhuang's eyes fixed Jin Shanqing's pupils were like a lamp of wind covering a crab climbing up the mudflat, and he chanted a song that was not a song.
Jin Shanqing understood immediately.What Master Zhuang recited was the introduction to A Bao Pian, one of the "Three Treasures of Masters" of Jiang Xiang School. The "Three Treasures of Masters" is the general outline "Yingyao Chapter", which applies "Zhafei Chapter" and "Abao Chapter".Because he is not a member of the sect, he did not get the three treasures, but he knows the "general outline" of the three treasures.These few words were originally their teacher's excuse for their deceit. However, this justification, coupled with the current political situation and the "revolutionary" background, it is too persuasive to Jin Shanqing.They made it clear that they only took the uncle's ill-gotten gains.Where did my cousin get his ill-gotten gains?It's not because the cousin "hugged" him on the river project.
Go, go, go!Jin Shanqing could no longer come up with any plausible reasons to object to this matter, although he still felt that there was something he hadn't figured out.But where is the problem?
He Yuchen: As soon as Hehe Erxian's matter of accepting virgins and virgins started, I became a "person". Besides wages, I also made more than a dozen yuan for outsiders.Lao Kuang saw that I was honest and obedient, so he sent a few people under my management, assigned the largest concession, that is, the British Concession to me, and asked me to take them there to preach the same rhetoric as usual.This is great, the richest Chinese people in the British Concession are the most, and they are all from their hometowns, rich, and the children and grandchildren in the family are also prosperous.But one thing, these people's doors are not easy to get in, without introductions, most of the three aunts and six women can't get in, let alone us old men?A few of us bumped into each other for a day, but we didn't see the owners of the houses. Every house was a large courtyard, with doormen and servants in groups, blocking the door and not letting in.I had no choice but to tell Lao Kuang Shi.Lao Kuang was not in a hurry, he said that the time had not yet come, and when it did, it would be the same as in China, they would definitely come out to find us.Right now, for the time being, I will invite someone to come over and help you, and we will talk about it when we lead you in.
Who is invited?It's a girl, Miss Bao.This Bao girl is a character, she is dressed as a nobleman, she speaks harshly, walks like a gust of wind, and has foreign money bulging in her waist.As soon as she met, she said: You guys run with me for a few days to see the doorway.But there is a section, no matter how big or small it is, you have to tell me clearly, if anyone hides with me, I will break his dog's leg.
Hey, this little girl's "tank mouth" work is hard enough.
I just don't understand one thing, this girl Bao is obviously a local product, how could she get mixed up with a barbarian from Guangdong?She is not short of money, a green finger in her hand is worth several thousand, and the big fur robe on her body is not the same every day, think about it, there must be a reason for it.Why do you say that?Let me tell you, this girl is very inquisitive, but within a long time, she understood all the things that Lao Kuang led us to do.He also told me to pay more attention, inquire more about things, and then tell her about it.
Don't tell me, this treasure girl is capable. She doesn't know three hundred houses in the concession, she must have two hundred and sixty-seven. Not to mention relatives such as seven aunts, eight aunts and six aunts, more are classmates , friends, and colleagues from the YMCA, whoever has children at home, gave red chickens to them.She also came up with a good idea. She tore a bolt of red silk and cut it into small pieces. Each family and each child gave two red chickens, both wrapped in red silk. They were decent and expensive. Many, most of them are thirty-five cents, and some give a piece of silver.In this way, our extra money will be even more.But there is one thing, she never said that set of rhetoric, it was all our vernacular, but she practiced her words.
The strange thing is that Miss Bao is very kind to me. After delivering the chickens every day, we let us divide the reward among ourselves. She always leaves me at the end and rewards me with three and two silver dollars.Why?I didn't understand it at the time.Anyway, he won't be looking at me.After following her for ten days, I made a fortune of one hundred and ten yuan.It was enough for me to buy two small houses outside the Hedong Tunnel, marry a foreigner wife, and live a decent life.
That's it, after more than half a week, we don't need to send the chicken, why?At this moment, people with children in the concession are chasing us to "beg" "fairy fruit".I don't know who named it, but it's really good.Listen, "Fairy Fruit", how delicious it is!How seductive!Miss Bao saw that she was too busy, she had nothing else to do, rented a house to open a shop, and opened a "fairy fruit" shed. She also said that this was for the benefit of the boys and girls in Tianjin Wei.However, in this house, the cost of picking chickens is high, and those who have children or not have children, they will come to get one every day, and there is no reward yet.跟着我的那哥几个不开眼，分不着赏钱，时不时的就有闲话。我不跟他们掺和，宝姑娘见天还是论块地赏我。那几个，见没油水都又跟着老邝跑了。
这事难不住宝姑娘，她让我找来几个“发小儿”的弟兄，每天由她管饭，大饼卷酱头肉，还给开一块钱的工钱。就这么着，这鸡子一直舍到“行香”迎仙童……
庄大师第一次开坛，金善卿竟然在那里见到了表舅的爹，他的表老爷。表老爷老当益壮，家中已有五房姨太太，前几日又从昭云书寓接了位红姑娘出来当老六。他早听说，表老爷近来投在生意上的大笔钱财，损失了不少。即使像当铺之类的生意比较稳定，也因为局势不稳，人人都在抵押财物，变换现洋，周转资金就有点不灵了。
这天，金善卿临时弄了件青洋布的一裹圆穿在身上，似模似样地捧着拂尘侍立在法坛旁边，心中默记着在广东时一位江相派的大师爸给他讲的“做阿宝”的程序。“做阿宝”是江相派骗术的总称，其中诸多的骗钱手段往往匪夷所思。与表老爷同来的除了表舅，还有两位富商模样的人，衣装阔绰，但仔细一看他们二人那游走不定的眼神，便知道他们也是做手，“一哥”只有表老爷与表舅二人。“一哥”这种称呼大约源于广东鸟语，大是难解。
庄大师一举手，一投足，沉稳得很，那气像着实的庄严，精心梳理过的银髯，用说书人的“贯口”来讲，是“根根见肉，条条透风……”
表老爷大笔一挥，很随意地将四个人的生辰八字写在一张梅红全帖上。接下来庄大师的一番焚香舞蹈，可比“八佾”之舞，然后，他将全贴供在法坛之上。素云引导那四人跪在地板上默祷，只有表老爷一副见过世面的样子，满脸的不屑。
照规矩，下边的程序是“扶乩”，乩童是素琴。今日她一张清水脸，簪环尽除，也穿了件朴素的青布一裹圆，很是虔诚的样子，春风剪水的眼神也收敛了起来，睫毛下垂，守着“眼观鼻，鼻观口，口问心”的法理。
金善卿在另一边与她一同扶着乩架，一支木笔悬在沙盘中央。
“扶乩”这东西也叫“扶鸾”，据说是万应万灵，眼下肚子里有点墨水的人少说也有一半信服这东西。金善卿早先只听人说过，却从来没有见过，更不要说当乩童亲手来做了。他只是奇怪，要说这东西是件“腥活”，骗人的，庄大师绝不会让他这个“棒棰”上手。若不骗人，这东西怎么能写出字来，而且还合辙押韵？
庄大师亲手焚了三道黄表纸画的符，纸色金黄，笔画如朱砂般殷红，经火一焚，红色的符在黑色纸灰的映衬下，真真切切地现出几分摄人心魄的光焰。表舅带着另外两个人，每人燃了三柱香，顶在眉心礼拜之后，恭恭敬敬地把香插在香炉里，又跪在地上。只有表老爷，跟在后边也燃了三柱香，却没有行礼，只是用一只手插上了香，顺手弹了一下蟹壳青的瓷香炉，摇摇头，然后退到一边，倒背双手，看着庄大师，目光中满是嘲弄。
举着乩架有大半炷香的的功夫，金善卿的手臂已经发酸了，突然，乩架动了起来，这真是让他吓了一大跳，他可以对老爹的坟墓发誓，他始终紧绷双臂，根本就没有动，而且也绝没有感觉到素琴那边有什么有意的动作，但这乩架竟然就动了起来。
起初，木笔只是在沙盘中圈圈点点，画出一道道杂乱的笔画，渐渐的，笔画连贯起来。如果说这也算是字迹，应该与米颠的狂草大有关联。模模糊糊的，他好像是认出了其中几个字……
就在金善卿被那自己会动的乩架惊住了，同时又为猜解沙盘中的字迹大费猜疑的时候，素琴念出的四句似歌非歌的句子，他只听见末后一句“只手擎天走四方”，其它的却没能听清。这想必就是降临法坛的仙人给出的神谕。
庄大师又焚了一道黄表，送仙人回转洞府，这才转到法坛前，拉住表老爷，对其他人说：“对不住了各位，拐仙明示，只杨老先生一人有缘。”话音未落，旁边的两个“做手”便捶胸顿足，唉声叹气，做出种种大失所望的样儿。只是表老爷仍是一脸的淡然，并没有显出受到多大触动。
“不过，今日你们与杨老先生相遇，也算有缘，可以占光不少。”庄大师又对表老爷道：“老弟身上带着现钱么？”
表老爷脸上一下子露出看穿骗子真面目的表情，顽笑似地从腰间摘下一只荷包，在庄大师面前抖了抖，里面的银洋丁当作响，道：“要讲钱，老爷我在天津卫不算是最阔的，可还称个三二十万。要动咱的钱，得看你有没有这本事。”
这是表老爷进门之后第一次开口，讲的话很不受听。不过，金善卿倒是心中暗喜，指望表老爷的狂妄激怒了庄大师，这件事正好就此做罢，他尽管另寻“一哥”，再找财路，也就碍不着自己么事了。
庄大师只是微微一笑，带着仙人的悲悯。他从表老爷的荷包中取出六块银洋，又对其他人道：“你们每人拿出一块大洋钱，与杨老先生结个善缘。”他自己也取出一块银洋来，向众人亮了亮，是块本洋，其他人的都是最常见的鹰洋。“我辈行道之人不取信徒供奉，借您的善缘，老朽也沾些喜儿，以为行道之资”。
这是“做阿宝”的一个关键步骤，叫作“定心”，这一步走好了，“一哥”们便逃无可逃了。
庄大师揭开木龛上的红绸帘，从里面取出了那只青花瓷坛，将10块大洋放在坛中，用红绸扎口，又放了回去，放下帘子。
下面的事情很平常了，无非是焚香念咒之类，只把跪在地下的四个人弄得五迷三道，庄大师方才住手。
“请杨老先生取出宝坛。”庄大师显得很劳累的样子，同时也是为了让表老爷亲自过手，把手段坐实。
瓷坛打开，里面白花花的银元，整整110元，种一生十，童叟无欺。庄大师慢条斯理地将银洋理清，恰好是99块鹰洋，11块本洋。这一下子，表老爷惊得目瞪口呆。
这是“一哥”们应当有的表现，否则，怎么会叫“做阿宝”呢？然而，他们没有注意到的细节，金善卿却未曾放过：庄大师表演的当口，素琴没在眼前。他知道，她一定是到墙后面把龛里的坛子掉换了，墙上必定早已挖开了一个洞，就在神龛后边。但是，他不能拆穿这个把戏，对革命党，他是发过誓的。
何玉臣：红鸡子舍了十来天，天津卫大概没人不知道和合二仙要收童男、童女这件事了。大约是在正月初三，要不就是初四，是壬子年，老邝就来告诉我们说，红鸡子就别舍了，该做迎仙童的准备了。迎仙童是怎么一回事，我们跟本就不明白，全听他的指派。
派给我的活儿，是给二仙童借一副执事，么执事？就是当官的坐着大轿出门，前边走的衔牌、伞盖，还有别的一些个杂七杂八的玩意儿，好显摆自己。我们家的亲戚、朋友上八辈也没出过半个当官的，哪去弄这劳什子？但是有一节，咱爷们儿聪明，会钻叽（土语：钻营），您猜我弄来的是么？我找娘娘宫的老道，把出皇会的全副执事给借来了，还给二位仙人借来了天后娘娘的两架宝辇。天津卫的乡亲们最好热闹，好几十年没出皇会了，大家伙儿都闷得慌，这正是个机会给大家伙儿找点乐子。把老邝给乐得，屁颠屁颠的。娘娘宫的老道们也乐意，这也是我的主意，放出风去说是要想保住子孙，最好的办法是让老道给做个“水陆道场”，我们给介绍人家。你还别说，这个信一传出去，请的人还是真多，我从中骑驴，把宝姑娘介绍的人家又介绍给他们，他们得念经、奏乐的份钱，我从中过手也分润一份。反正这也不是死了人，得“头七”、“二七”的停着，一个道场用不了半天，一天能赶两三家，就这，还因为请的人太多，安排不开，险些打起来。万般无奈，我又想出个新辙，把娘娘宫的唱经班子分成六股，每股三四个人带着管子、响器，再另约几个外地来的侉老道，混在里边充数，经他们是会念的，也一样有模似样。这么一弄，来钱就更多了。
不过有一点不大如意，就是老邝在这个钱里硬刮走了一半，剩下的一半，我拿个大份，跟着我的几个小兄弟分小份，人人都挺欢喜。
只有一个人不欢喜，就是宝姑娘。一不舍红鸡子了，宝姑娘也就没事干了，整天闲得难受，心里不通快，这一不通快，每天给我的赏钱大约也就忘了。我琢磨着这不是个事，宝姑娘是热心肠，人家也不图么，就是好个热闹，得给她找点事干才好。那老邝不知道犯哪股子劲，突然之间，又不乐意宝姑娘掺和这里边的事了。为么呢？我想没别的，老邝十有八九不是么正经人，迎和合二仙的事也是“江湖生意”，为赚钱的。兴许，用他们江湖人的话说，这宝姑娘是个“官身儿”，从她身上来不了财，反倒可能生出事非来。没办法，我可不能把宝姑娘撂在旱岸上，就给她找了个活——联络出皇会的法鼓会。这是个看交际手面的事，不容易办，也是为了让她知难而退。
正月初五，迎仙童的“行香会”第一次游行，两架宝辇从娘娘宫里出来，宝辇上供着和合二仙的牌位，前边是宝义在各处约来的法鼓会，有西池八仙、高跷、舞狮子、中幡和萃韵音乐，虽比不得以往二月二十三给天后娘娘出皇会那么官样、气派，但足以把各处的闲人引到街上，大人、孩子挤做一团，也很热闹了几天。
这一次各法鼓会的爷儿们真是卖力气，各家各派把押箱底的玩意全使出来了，让天津卫的老少爷们大叫过瘾。后来我才听说，这些个法鼓会，都是宝姑娘花钱雇来的，扭好了多加钱，所以才卖弄本事。
我不明白的是，这宝姑娘年纪轻轻的一个大姑娘，跟着一帮大老爷儿们在大街上混么？她饶是花钱不落好，还白受累，为么许的呢？从老邝事事防着她来看，他们肯定不是一伙的。可要从宝姑娘紧着打听老邝的大事小情来说，他们说不定还是冤家。
这世上，别的东西可以是假的，唯独这白花花，响当当的银洋假不了。那两个“富商”四只眼睛都看呆了，一个揪住辫子在手上拧麻花，缠得紧紧的，哈喇子流出半尺多长；另一个不停地拍手跺脚，也不知是赞叹庄大师的手段，还是惋惜自己没福，不能参与进来。
庄大师把银洋一五一十地分配给各人，表老爷所得独多，放在钱袋中沉甸甸地，坠得慌。
那两个雇来当“托儿”的家伙显然被庄大师的法术迷住了，死赖着不动，被金善卿与庄大师的哑巴仆人给架弄出大门。
表老爷独自坐在椅子上，手中拎着钱袋出神。表舅像只撞笼的家雀儿，烦躁不安地在房中转来转去。
“您倒是拿个主意呀！”表舅耐不住性子。
表老爷沉吟了好一会儿，像是自言自语道：“这种东西，想要让我信服可就难了。'乾坤倒转'、'偷梁换柱'，'彩门'（古彩戏法）中的'腥活儿'也办得到。”表老爷毕竟是老江湖，可他钱袋中新增添的六十块大洋钱沉甸甸地坠住了他的心。“可万一这是真的，若不信，岂不是'天与不取，罪莫大焉'？”
“干还是不干？”表舅急着让表老爷下决心。金善卿明白，他是想老爷子发注横财，他也好分一份去票戏。
方才分过现洋，庄大师便回房休息去了。在江湖手段上，这种行止是为了吊一吊'一哥'的胃口，也是给他有个梳理混乱思绪的时间。因为，再糊涂的人，在冲动的时候拿出来的钱财都有限得很，只有在他坚定了信念，才会回去张罗“种金”的本钱。其实，“一哥”根本就想不明白，庄大师的种种非仙非佛的铺派，亦真亦幻的言语，半推半就的行止，只会让他越想越迷糊，只有一条路好走。
眼看天就要黑了，庄大师方才出现，一照面先是面色一惊：“杨老先生还在呀。隐侯（金善卿的号），你送杨老先生回去。”
要送客？金善卿一喜，必定是庄大师看出表老爷阅历丰富，不适宜下手。如此大妙。
谁想表老爷不想走，他直眉瞪眼地对庄大师道：“这就完了？不是说您老会种金么？”
“种金的事不提也罢。”庄大师摇了摇头，一部银髯无风自动。“今天老夫有幸，沾您的光已经得了十元行道之资，心中感激不尽。客居不周，荒蔬野菜，难待贵客。您还是请回吧。”
此时庄大师的表情，让自认为运用表情独有心得的金善卿大为赞叹，他在脸上没有一丝皱纹被牵动的情况下，竟发散出一阵阵的惋惜与不屑。
表老爷的精神气又给提了起来，道：“方才大师说在下是有缘人，请问这缘在哪里？总不会是这六十块鹰洋吧。”
“种金术要是这么简单，天下人岂不都发财了。”庄大师有些不耐烦。“这只能算是拐仙给您的一点点见面礼，小赏钱。”
“请大师明示，缘在何处？”
“这可一时半会儿说不清楚。”
“那就请大师演示一番。”表老爷不依不饶。
庄大师踱到表老爷面前，福履挨近表老爷绿皮腰的官靴靴尖，鼻尖对着鼻尖，音调极低，语气却尖刻得臊人地说：“您是个贪财的小人，即使有意外之财的命，也不会散出一分银子的福田。唉，五十年没遇上有缘人了，遇上您，也是老夫命中有难。”
庄大师拍了两声巴掌，素琴从门外进来，身上依旧是那件看不出身段的一裹圆，手中拿着只大碗，碗中有半碗清水。
“有个小碗就够了，干什么拿个汤碗来？等一会儿我用哪个吃汤面？”庄大师像是有些不满意。碗放在供桌上，庄大师取过一张黄表纸，用笔蘸上碗中的清水，在纸上画。左画右抹，黄表纸上现出一个红色的符来。“这碗里是碱水，用它在黄表纸上写字，很快字迹就变成红色。如今江湖上的骗子，有不少都是用这一手来骗人。可他们哪里知道，这其中还有仙家的妙用。”
庄大师怎么自己揭穿自己的把戏？金善卿大起疑惑。
火取丙丁，焚过了黄表，庄大师从供桌上拿过一只红葫芦，打开盖子，对着嘴喝了一口，道：“天津卫这地方的水太硬，沉一沉才好喝。”便招手把表老爷和表舅叫了过来，让表老爷一个人站在碗前边，将手中的红葫芦交给了表舅，道：“你往碗中添水，添满为止，中间不能停，但也千万不能快。你们三个在水满之前不能讲一句话。”
表舅敬酒一般小心地往碗中添水，表老爷的两眼紧盯着水碗，金善卿也站在供桌边上偷眼观瞧，这个法门儿他听说过，没见过。庄大师击了一声玉罄，双掌合什，两目微闭，口中不住地在念经。
突然，表老爷的鼻子里边用力地哼了一声，又给咽了回去，他伸出手去扶供桌，手指抖得厉害。
表舅显然也看见了什么，手中的红葫芦一停，被庄大师哼的一声，吓了一跳，连忙接着往碗中加水。
金善卿也看清楚了，就在方才一转眼间，碗中现出一个人影，眉眼胡须宛然是表老爷，在他面前有高高的两大堆黄金，每堆黄金上蹲着一个蓝脸的恶鬼。很快，黄金、人影、恶鬼全都消失了，水碗也满了。
表老爷长吁了一口气，干张嘴讲不出话来。
“送客。”庄大师迈步先行离开了房间，没再跟表老爷照面。
宝义自打见过庄大师以后，好几天没露面。说来也奇怪，宝义没事磨着金善卿时，他还觉着有点烦，这一见不着宝义了，他又担起心事来了。一打听，才知道，天津卫闹新鲜事了，和合二仙要收童男、童女，宝义正跟着忙活这个了。而发起这件事的人，就是在庄大师那里认识的老邝，他没忘掉那大酱似的脸色和眼中的两点“贼光”。
这小子干的恐怕不是好事。金善卿心中暗道。江相派的手法当中，有一门叫“扎飞”，也就是《扎飞篇》中讲的东西，都是些个装神弄鬼的把戏。《扎飞篇》的总纲是一样的，但在各师各门手中，具体的手法都是各有独到之密，虽可触类旁通，但绝无相同之法。金善卿记得好像有这么一种手法，就是关于建庙招财什么的，只是记不大清了，似乎这个方法必定要害人性命方能成事。
要知道，江相派的手法，不同于北方江湖人物的手法，北方“金皮彩挂”诸门，虽有使“腥”活的，但多半也有点子真能耐。而江相派使的，都是一腥到底的活。就拿表老爷看的那碗水说，庄大师自破“法术”，讲明碱水写字的“不二法门”，为的是让表老爷无从起疑，也正好引入下一个圈套——观水中仙境。其实，他的那只大碗底上，嵌着一大块水晶的透镜，碗中的水到了一定高度，便能现出透镜下边的一张小画来，无非是两座金山，两只恶鬼，唯独当事者的画像，则是现画上去的，这个没有好手艺办不成，首先要抓住对方相貌上的神韵，动手还要快捷，三笔两笔的人物肖像，让透镜折射出来，还真得一望便认出是谁。庄大师出去的那一会儿功夫，就是干这个事。这短短的一段时间，恰好给表老爷腾出空来想心事，也好让表舅催逼他，两头夹击，他就不容易清醒过来，好接着往下挨骗。
但这和合二仙又是怎么档子事？Jin Shanqing thought.
没办法，他写了封信给广东的朋友，探听此事，交英租界邮便所寄了出去，然后到华界来找宝义。他听说，宝义弄了个“行香会”，在里边当会首，拼着命替老邝忙活。
“你知道老邝是什么人，你就跟着忙活？”金善卿见面就没好气，这在以往可是从来没有过的。
“不就是个江湖人么，谁不知道。”宝义开始并没恼，依旧是笑嘻嘻的顽皮相。
“什么是江湖？什么是江湖人？这些你懂么？什么都不懂，你搅在里边会有很大麻烦。”金善卿自知这话说服力不强，只是勉力为之，不能看着不管。
金善卿这些小瞧她的语气，让宝义心有不快，便道：“不知道又怎么了？我在学嘛。江湖人、江湖事，不去学你教我不成？就算是你来教我，学不学还得看我高兴不高兴。”她从袖中摸出一只秋叶形的海兰宝石耳环，戴在右耳上，晃了晃。“我早就知道，你不喜欢我这个样子，要我学那些个庸脂俗粉，裹小脚，穿裙装，我偏不……”
宝义一甩袖头，走了，一身公子哥的装束，晃着那只耳环。
这是他们俩人相识以来第一次吵嘴，金善卿有些为难。他是真的喜欢这个快人快语的女孩子，可又没有架驭她的威仪，想要弄些手段，心中又有些不忍。
何玉臣：行香会游了两回街，大概是老邝就叫人把建庙的意思透了出来。也不是，好像是天津卫的老爷儿们自己个儿出的这个主意，说是和合二仙在本地没有安身之所，要想尽尽孝心都没个去处，不如建所庙，供上二仙的神像，好让大家伙儿叩拜。倒是老邝拦着众人，说是他本有建庙的意思，但得看二仙现不现法体，倘若二仙现身，照仙人的模样再塑金身也不迟。
庙址选在哪呢？我好像是说过，就在德国地再往南，挂甲寺的南边二里多地，海河边上。老邝老早就在那买了两亩地，预备着建庙的，这事我后来才知道。
和合二仙哪天现真身呢？no one knows.老邝说是得等，等二仙给他神谕，反正出不了灯节，到时他一准告诉大家伙儿，一块去迎驾，也让老少爷儿们跟着沾点仙气。这会儿没事干么呢？还是隔一天一出行香会，抬着二仙的神位满街筒子乱转。
这下子整个天津卫算是乱了套了，都知道和合二仙人要现真身，比天后娘娘、观音大士、南无阿弥陀佛还灵，没别的，有钱的出钱力，没钱的出人力，就等着给二位仙人建庙宇，塑金身了。可这庙非佛非道，又不是外洋的洋教，住不得和尚、道士、洋教士，管香火的事着落到谁身上才好？想来想去，还就一个人合适——老邝，这个庙祝非得他辛苦了。老邝说不成，他说他可以帮着天津卫的老乡亲接仙送仙，这是德行事，种得下福田；住庙看香火，少不了得经管银钱，来往一个说不清，虽说是神目如电，可坏了自己一世英名，不干。
不干哪成？这地界有钱有地位的人多