Chapter 6 Fives

Old man Liu did not promote Xiangzi, but the story of the camel soon spread from Haidian to the city.In the past, although everyone couldn't find any faults with Xiangzi, with his stubbornness, they thought he was not very gregarious and awkward.Since the word "Camel Xiangzi" spread, although Xiangzi was still dull and not very friendly, everyone looked at him differently.Some people said that he picked up a gold watch, and some said that he bought three hundred yuan for nothing. The one who was confident that he knew the most details nodded and said that he brought back thirty camels from Xishan!Although the sayings are different, the conclusion is the same - Xiangzi made evil money!As for those who make evil money, no matter what kind of "no buddies" they are, everyone should respect them as usual.Since it is so difficult to work hard to make money, everyone hopes to make some evil money; since evil money is so rare in a thousand years, those who are a little bit lucky must be different and have great fortune.Therefore, Xiangzi's silence and unsociableness have changed into a gentleman's slow talk; he should be like this, and they should be rushing him to win him over. "Come on, Xiangzi! Tell me, how did you get rich?"

Xiangzi heard such words every day.He was silent.It wasn't until he was in a hurry and his scar turned red that he said, "Fat Cai, where the hell is my car?" Yeah, it's true, where's his car?Everyone began to think.But worrying about others is worse than liking them, so everyone forgot Xiangzi's car and thought about his good luck.After a few days, everyone saw that Xiangzi was still pulling carts and hadn't changed his job, or bought a house and land, so they treated him a little colder, and when they mentioned Xiangzi camel, they didn't ask why he was so lucky. "Camel," as if he should be called that at all.

Xiangzi himself did not casually forget about it.He wished he could buy a new car right away, and the more anxious he was, the more he thought about the original one.He worked hard all day long, but when he was doing it, he remembered that.As soon as he thought about it, he felt stuck in his heart, and he couldn't help thinking, so what if he is strong, the world is not fair just because he is strong, so why should he snatch his car away for nothing?Even if you get another one right away, how do you know that such a thing will never happen again? The past seemed to him like a nightmare, and he could hardly hope for the future.Sometimes he almost felt a little envious when he saw others drinking and eating cigarettes and running around the kilns.Since it's useless to be strong, why not have Lele in front of you?They are right.He, even if he doesn't go to the Tuyaozi first, he should drink two cups of wine and be at ease.Cigarettes and alcohol seem to have a special attraction for him now. He feels that these two things are not expensive, but they must be enough to comfort him; so that he can still move forward and forget the pain of the past at the same time.

However, he still dared not touch them.He must save one more car if he can, otherwise he can't buy his own car early.Even if he buys it today and loses it tomorrow, he still has to buy it.It was his will, his hope, even his religion. Without pulling his own car, he seemed to be working in vain.He can't think of becoming an official, getting rich, and buying property; his ability can only pull a cart, and his most reliable hope is to buy a cart; unless he buys a cart, he cannot be worthy of himself.He thinks about it all day long, counting his money; if once he forgets about it, he forgets himself, and feels that he is just a running animal, without any improvement or humanity.No matter how good the car is, as long as it is rented, he will not be able to pull it vigorously, as if he is carrying a stone on his back.Even the rented car, he is not lazy, always cleans up for others, and never bumps into it; but this is just some caution, not a kind of happiness.Yes, packing your own car is like counting your own money, which is the real happiness.He still had to stop smoking and drinking, and even the wrapped tea leaves were not easy to drink.In teahouses, a decent coachman like him, after running for a while, would drink a pack of ten zi's tea leaves, plus two packs of sugar, to invigorate his energy and dissipate his fire.When he was running along his "ears and lips" dripping sweat, and his chest felt a little hot, he really wanted to do the same; this is definitely not a habit, but it really needs two bowls of tea to press down.Just thinking about it, he still drank that bag of minced powder.Sometimes he really wants to scold himself for why he suffers so much; but, a coachman wants to have two money left in a month, how can he not do this?He was cruel.Let's talk about buying a car, let's talk about buying a car!Having a car is enough to get everything!

He is so stubborn about spending money, and Xiangzi will not relax a step when it comes to earning money.Without a monthly subscription, he would pull all day long, leave the car early and return late, and he would not accept the car unless he paid a certain amount of money, regardless of the time or legs;In the past, he was unwilling to snatch other people's business, especially those old and weak soldiers; with his body and his car, if he competed with them for a seat, would he still have their share?Now, he doesn't care much about this, he only sees money, one more is one, he doesn't care about the bitterness and sweetness of the business, no matter who he is robbing the business with;He pulled it up and ran, feeling better in his heart, thinking that only if he is old and untenable, can he have hope of buying a car.The reputation of the camel Xiangzi who came and went is far less than that of Xiangzi alone.Many times, he snatched the deal and ran away, followed by scolding behind him.He didn't answer, and ran with his head down, saying in his heart: "If I didn't buy a car, I would never be so shameless!" He seemed to beg everyone's forgiveness with this sentence, but he refused to say it directly to everyone. .At the car entrance or in the teahouse, he saw everyone staring at him; he wanted to explain to everyone, but when he saw everyone was so indifferent, and because he usually didn't drink with them, gamble, play chess, or chat with them, His words could only be kept in his stomach, and he couldn't speak them out.Embarrassment turned to embarrassment, and so did his anger; they glared at him, and he glared at them.

Thinking of how much everyone respected him when he first escaped from the mountain, he felt even more sad that he would be looked down upon like this now.Holding the pot of tea alone, if he caught up in the teahouse, or counting the coppers he just earned alone, if it was at the gate of the car, he tried his best to hold down his anger.He didn't want to fight, although he wasn't afraid to fight. As for everyone, we were not afraid of fighting at first, but fighting with Xiangzi is something we should think about. None of them is his opponent, and it would not be very bright for us to fight one another.Barely suppressing his breath, he couldn't think of any other way but to be patient for a while, and it would be easier to wait until he bought the car.With his own car, he doesn't have to worry about renting the car every day. Naturally, he can be generous and stop offending others by grabbing business.Thinking about it this way, he glanced at everyone, as if to say: Let's wait and see!

Personally, he shouldn't be working so hard.After fleeing back to the city, he didn't wait until he recovered from his illness to pull up the car. Although he didn't give in at all, he often felt tired.Tired, he didn't dare to rest, he always thought that running a few more sweats would reduce his laziness.He didn't dare to be short on food, but he didn't dare to eat more good food either.He could see that he had lost a lot of weight, but his stature was still so tall, and his muscles and bones were still so strong, so he was relieved.He always thinks that because he is taller than others, he must be able to suffer more than others. It seems that he never thought that being bigger and suffering more should require more nourishment.Miss Hu has told him a few times: "If you do this, it's your fault if you vomit blood!"

He knew very well that this was a good word, but because things were not going his way and his body was not well maintained, he was a little angry.Slightly narrowing his eyes: "If you don't run so fast, when will you be able to buy a car?" If other people were so narrow-eyed, Huniu would at least have to scold Xiangzi for a long time; she was very polite and caring to Xiangzi.She just pouted: "If you want to buy a car, you have to stop here. You are made of iron! You should take a good rest for three days!" Seeing that Xiangzi couldn't listen to this: "Well, you have your old ideas, so don't die if you die. Blame me!"

Fourth Master Liu also looked down on Xiangzi a bit: Xiangzi's hard work, leaving early and returning late, of course, is not good for his car.Although it is said that there is no time limit for renting a car for a whole day, you can pick up the car whenever you want, if everyone is like Xiangzi, a car will break down at least half a year early, and no matter how strong it is, it will not be able to hold nails Use the pit to make!Besides, Xiangzi was so focused on running to the death that he didn't have the time to help clean the car, which was another loss.The old man felt a little unhappy.He didn't say anything, it's a general rule that there is no time limit for pulling the whole day; helping to clean up the car is a friendship, not an obligation;He could only show a little dissatisfaction from the corners of his eyes, and kept his mouth tightly shut.Sometimes he wanted to throw Xiangzi out; but looking at his daughter, he dared not do that.He had no intention of treating Xiangzi as a candidate for his son-in-law, but since his daughter liked this young man, it was inconvenient for him to be troublesome.He had only one girl, and it seemed that there was no hope of marriage, so he could not drive her away as a friend.To tell the truth, Huniu is so useful, he really doesn't want her to marry; he feels a little selfish and sorry for her, so he is somewhat afraid of her.The old man had never been afraid of anything all his life, but in old age he was afraid of his own daughter. He found some reason in his embarrassment: as long as he was afraid of people, it was proof that he was not completely lawless.With this fact, perhaps he will not be punished when he is about to die.Well, he himself admitted that he should be afraid of his daughter, so he refused to drive Xiangzi out.Of course, this does not mean that he can let his daughter mess around so that he can marry Xiangzi.no.He could see that his daughter might not mean that, but Xiangzi didn't dare to flatter her.

Then, he just needs to pay attention, it's not worth the trouble to recruit his daughter first. Xiangzi didn't pay attention to the old man's expression, and he couldn't pay attention to these idle things. If he is willing to leave the people and the factory, it is definitely not for gambling, but for the hope of getting a monthly subscription.He is a bit tired of spreading out seats. Firstly, he is looked down upon by everyone for robbing business. Secondly, because the daily income is not fixed. Today is more and tomorrow is less. The number of cars.He is willing to have a good idea in his heart, even if there are few left, as long as there are a few deaths left every month, he will feel hopeful and relieved.He is a person who is willing to have a radish and a pit.

He signed up for a monthly subscription.Hmph, it's just as unsatisfactory as pulling the seats apart!This time it's in the Yang residence.Mr. Yang is from Shanghai, Mrs. Yang is from Tianjin, and Mrs. Yang is from Suzhou.A gentleman and two wives, with different accents and different accents, gave birth to an unknown number of children.On the first day of work, Xiangzi almost fainted.Early in the morning, the eldest wife went to the market by car to buy vegetables.When I came back, I sent the young masters and ladies to school separately. Some went to junior high school, some went to elementary school, and some went to kindergarten; the schools were different, the ages were different, and the looks were different, but they were all equally annoying, especially sitting in the car. It has two more hands than a monkey.Send the children away, and Mr. Yang goes to the Yamen.Send it to the yamen, come back quickly, and take the second wife to the Dong'an market or to see relatives and friends.Come back and pick up students home for lunch.After eating, send it away.After sending the students back, Xiangzi thought it was time to eat, so the eldest lady told him to fetch water in Tianjin accent.The sweet water in Yang's house is brought to you, and the bitter water for washing clothes is for the coachman to fetch.This job was beyond the conditions. In order to deal with the matter, Xiangzi didn't dare to argue, and filled the tank without making a sound.Putting down the bucket, just as he was about to serve his rice bowl, the second wife asked him to go shopping.The eldest wife and the second wife have always been at odds, but in terms of housekeeping, the two have the same political views. One of them is not allowing the servant to idle for a while, and the other is not willing to watch the servant eat.Xiangzi didn't know this, but he just thought it was just the first day when the house was so busy, so he didn't say anything, and bought some sesame seed cakes out of his own pocket.He loves money like his life, but in order to maintain his job, he has to be cruel. After shopping, the eldest wife asked him to clean the yard.The husband, wife, and second wife of Yang Zhai are all dressed up very beautifully when they go out, but the whole house and yard are like a big garbage dump.Xiangzi felt sick looking at the yard, so he just went to clean it, forgetting that the coachman was not in charge of doing chores at the same time.The yard was cleaned up, and the second wife asked him to clean the house as well.Xiangzi didn't refute it either, but what surprised him was how could the house be so dirty that he couldn't get his feet out of it, given how decent and beautiful the two wives were!After tidying up the house, the second wife gave him a little mud ghost who just turned one year old.He was at his wit's end.He is good at hard work, but he has never held a child.He supported the young master with both hands, don't use any force, for fear of slipping, use force, for fear of hurting his muscles and bones, he was sweating.He wanted to give this treasure to Mama Zhang—a big-footed woman from Jiangbei.When I found her, she scolded me face to face.The employment of the Yang residence has always been changed every three to five days. The husbands and wives always think that the servants are domestic slaves, and they must kill the poor, so they are not worthy of the wages.Only this Mama Zhang has been with them for five or six years. The only reason is that she scolds whenever she dares to speak out.With the viciousness of Mr. Yang's Hai-style curses, the majesty of Mrs. Yang's Tianjin mouth, and the fluentness of the second wife's Suzhou tune, they have always been invincible; when they met Zhang Ma's brutality, they began to feel a kind of courtesy, The hero meets the symbol of a hero, so he appreciates her quite a bit and takes her as a pro-army. Xiangzi was born in the northern countryside, and he most tabooed to swear at the street casually.But he didn't dare to hit Zhang's mother, because a good man doesn't fight a woman; he doesn't want to fight back.He just glared at her.Zhang Ma stopped talking, as if she saw some danger.At this time, the eldest lady called Xiangzi to pick up the students.He hurriedly sent the clay doll back to the second wife.The second wife thought that he was looking down on her on purpose, so she blurted out and called him a fool.The eldest wife meant that Xiangzi was not happy to hold the child for the second wife. When she heard the second wife scold him, she also scolded him in a slick voice, and it was him who scolded him; Xiangzi became a vine to be scolded.He hurriedly pulled up the car and went out, he seemed to have forgotten to be angry, because he had never seen such a thing before, and when he suddenly met his head, he was a little dizzy. The children were brought back in batches. The courtyard was more lively than the market. The scolding of three women and the crying of a group of children seemed to be as chaotic as when Dashilan was playing, and the chaos was inexplicable.Fortunately, he still had to pick up Mr. Yang, so he ran out again in a hurry. It seemed that the people yelling and yelling on the street were better than the chaos in the house. It was only after twelve o'clock that Xiangzi found time to sigh.Not only did he feel tired, but his mind was also constantly buzzing; the young and old of the Yang family had indeed fallen asleep, but he still seemed to hear the scolding of the gentlemen and wives in his ears, like three different phonographs playing on him. The turmoil in his heart made him panic.He didn't want to think about anything else, he wanted to sleep.As soon as he entered his hut, he felt a chill in his heart, and he was no longer sleepy. A concierge, with two doors open, separated by a wooden board.Mama Zhang lived on one side, and he lived on the other.There was no light in the house, but there was a small window about two feet wide on the wall next to the street, which happened to be under a street lamp, giving some light to the house.The room was damp and smelly, the soil on the floor was as thick as a copper plate, and there were planks against the wall, but nothing else.He touched the bed board and knew that if he put his head down, he would have to push his feet against the wall; if he put his feet flat, he would have to half sit up.He won't sleep like an ingot.After thinking about it for a long time, he pulled the plank inward so that both ends faced the corner of the room, so that he could lay his head flat and stretch his legs a little to make it through the night. He brought in the bedding through the door opening, spread it carelessly, and lay down.His legs were hanging in the air, he was not used to it, and he couldn't sleep.Forcibly close your eyes and comfort yourself: go to sleep, you have to get up early tomorrow!I have suffered all kinds of crimes, so why can't I bear this alone!Regardless of poor food and drink, too much work, maybe we often play cards, treat guests, and have dinners; what are we here for, Xiangzi?Is it not for money?As long as you put in more money, you have to suffer from everything!Thinking of this, he felt a lot more comfortable. He smelled the smell in the house, and it didn't smell as bad as before, and he slowly fell into a dream; he suddenly felt that there were bedbugs, but he didn't bother to take it. After two days, Xiangzi's heart was completely cold.But on the fourth day, female guests came, and Zhang Ma was busy setting up the card table.His heart felt as if a spring breeze suddenly came over the frozen lake.The ladies played cards and handed over all the children to the servants; since Mama Zhang had to serve the tobacco, tea, and towel handles, Xiangzi naturally ruled over the group of little monkeys.He hated this group of monkeys, but sneaked a glance into the room, the eldest lady was in charge of the boss's money, as if she was very serious.He said in his heart: don't look at this big lady, maybe she's not stupid, and knows how to make extra thirty-five cents for the servants at this time.He was especially patient with the monkeys, for the sake of the boss, he had to treat these monkey cubs as young masters and young ladies. The game broke up, and his wife told him to send the guests home.The two ladies were eager to leave at the same time, so another car had to be hired.Xiangzi called for a car, and the eldest lady dragged her robes all over her body to change the money, preparing to pay the fare for the guest; "What's the matter with you, old girl! You're here, don't you have any fare! old girl!Sit on! "At this time, she only found out a dime. Xiangzi could see clearly that when he handed over the dime, his wife's hands trembled a little. After seeing off the guests and helping Mama Zhang tidy up the card table, Xiangzi took a look at his wife.The wife asked Mama Zhang to get some boiling water, and when Mama Zhang came out of the house, she took out a dime and said, "Here, don't put your eyes on me!" Xiangzi's face suddenly turned purple, and he straightened his waist, as if his head was about to touch the beams of the house. He grabbed the ten-cent note and threw it on his wife's fat face: "Give me four days' wages!" "What's the matter?" After saying this, the wife gave Xiangzi another look, fell silent, and gave him four days' wages.As soon as he pulled the bedding and went out the street door, he heard scolding from the yard. ①No buddies, that is, everyone doesn't like him very much among his friends, and he is not popular.