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Chapter 188 Zhao Ziyue (1)

Collected Works of Lao She 老舍 3101Words 2018-03-20
There are several apartments behind the Bell and Drum Tower.One of them is named Tiantai.Outside the door of the rooftop apartment, there are two three-foot-long, nine-inch-five-inch wide brass signboards, which are very bright and bright, engraved with: "Exclusively rent students, arrange meals." In fact, the business of the rooftop apartment is not limited by these two signs: Is it only renting out students?When there are vacancies, people from all walks of life are welcome as well as students.Catering?Unless the guests think they are too fat and want to eat less meat, no one is willing to eat the flat meal in the apartment; although the meal fee and the rent are paid at the same time.

The business of the rooftop apartment does not decrease because of fulfilling what the signboard says: only if it does not simply entertain students, the students come more enthusiastically; only if the food is bad, the residents can enjoy the benefits that cannot be enjoyed in other apartments .For example, take two small things and say: if the guest wants to fork a sparrow, the owner of the apartment can invite one or two beautiful girls to accompany him.If the guests want to drink, the boss can provide the authentic "burning knife" shipped from Beijing with pig urine. There are about thirty guests living in the rooftop apartment, although there are only twenty rooms.Because there are two guests who live in one room, but no one who lives in two rooms.The twenty guest rooms are neither in one courtyard nor divided into three courtyards. To put it in a compromise, they are divided into two courtyards; to be more novel, they are divided into two parts, inside and outside.There is a section of powder board wall between the two parts, on which some characters, ghost foxes, are painted in color.Some people say that the painting is the story of the gods.Unfortunately, I haven't met anyone who can tell for sure that the painting is that part of "Liao Zhai".

The structures of the inner and outer parts are quite different: the outer part is a neat triple room, with five north, south and west rooms each; the inner part has two north rooms and three west rooms (a total of twenty guest rooms above. ) and three and a half south rooms are: storage room, cabinet room, kitchen and toilet. The owner of the apartment often said to the archaeological guests: "Before the apartment opened, this was originally two houses, separated by a boundary wall made of broken bricks. The current powder board wall is the former site of the boundary wall." In addition, he often said with tears in his eyes: "When the boundary wall was demolished, a small bronze Bodhisattva was found at the base of the wall. He sold the Bodhisattva for three foreign dollars. Later, it was sold to an American People, I sold it for six hundred yuan.” Even today, those archaeologists feel sad for the apartment owner when they think about it, but they rarely ask which dynasty the little Bodhisattva belongs to.Because of this structure, guests call the outside "Forbidden City" and the inside "Concession".One because it is neat and serious, and the other because it is scattered and quiet.As evidenced by the facts, the two terms "Forbidden City" and "Concession" are also quite playful and appropriate, and the external houses are neat, (even two of the fifteen houses are not leaking in the rain!) The rent price is slightly high, and the residents Naturally bring some aristocratic atmosphere.Inside, the terrain is secluded, and it is best used as a place to play cards and drink. It is called the concession, which is considered appropriate.Even the half-toilet, when guests do not want to see friends or creditors, can also serve as a foreign hospital, as, it seems, a retreat for politicians.

It is really difficult to describe the characters of the rooftop apartment.Firstly, the residents come and go from time to time, except for a few who do not have the habit of moving frequently, they rarely live for a year or so.Secondly, a guest has a special physical structure and natural characteristics; if we talk about it in detail, we should write biographies for them one by one.And that biography will not be uninteresting, because that person's life has a special taste.The big man Wang in the inner courtyard loves to sing "Cut the Yellow Robe", Sun Mingyuan in the outer courtyard coughs like a small firecracker, and the big man Wang sings "Cut the Yellow Robe" in the middle of the night to resist Sun Mingyuan's continuous coughing from the cannons... these are the little things It is also worth writing a novel; in the novel, Boss Cui's long pipe and big pipe, and Li Shun's short-sleeved, long-breasted, wide-collared blue cloth shirt with no buttons are also worth describing once.However, we have to write briefly: although we know that the truth of the roof apartment is by no means as simple as what we wrote.When we talk about a person or an event, we should have Wang Dazi's "Cut the Yellow Robe" and Sun Mingyuan's cough in our ears; we should have Boss Cui's big cigarette bag flashing in front of us, and Li Shun's one in front of us. There are quite valuable blue cloth shirts in history.In this way, we may be able to appreciate the complex situation of some rooftop apartments.

The old lady picks the big ones when she buys persimmons, and the historians choose the characters with red beards and indigo faces when they write history. Everyone is smarter, knowing that big persimmons may not be bitter, and people with red beards and indigo faces may not necessarily be heroes.Anyway, we have to choose a few characters from all the characters in the rooftop apartment to write about. The exterior of the rooftop apartment is No. 3, which is the largest of the five north rooms, and is recognized as the "Golden Palace" of the rooftop apartment.The master of No. 3 also pretends to be the leader of the internal and external alliance.

The owner of number three is the oldest resident of the rooftop apartment. A "History of the Rooftop Apartment" is clearly printed in his mind, and his every move affects the overall situation of the apartment.Not only that, but the owner of number three is a most kind and courteous gentleman.Needless to say, he is polite and courteous to his friends, even to the servants, he doesn’t say a single dirty word; except that sometimes the tea is too weak and the wine is too hot, he praises the servants a few times: "Bastard!" , the owner of No. 3 is the author of "Introduction to Ma Pai" and "Principles of Erhuang Criticism".The guests of the apartment not only love him, but are also very proud to live with such a scholar.Not only that, the owner of No. 3 studied philosophy, literature, chemistry, sociology, and botany at a university, Mingzheng University, for three months in each subject.He doesn't want a diploma or a degree, he just studies for learning.Not only that, the owner of No. 3 is a filial son to his parents, although he has more "non-filial" new ideas than he can think of.He writes at least two letters to his parents every month, besides urging the remittance, he also writes "Regards Jun'an!" Not only that, but also...

The last name of number three's owner?Ranked first, Zhao!His name?Standing on the head of the first chapter, Zi said! Everything about Mr. Zhao Ziyue is consistent with his name: his nose, the number one in Tianzi, is a sharp, tall, and not ugly eagle nose.His eyes, the unique eyes of a bitch inherited from his ancestors.His mouth is really wide and long Bajie mouth.Eagle nose, dog's eyes, pig's mouth, plus a bright red bloody heart with exquisite seven apertures, complete a human being who is the spirit of all things, and Zhao Zi, the spirit among men, said! Not only is he so rich from the heavens, but he is also inexhaustible to those who add human affairs: his leather robes, from "Frost's Descent" to "May 7 National Humiliation Memorial Day", snow-white wheat ears half a foot long, Authentic Xikou old sheepskin.His leather shoes are absolutely new, British leather, made in Japan, cold in winter and hot in summer, cowhide shoes that stink far and near. … Morality, learning, language, and everything else, do not compare with others, (and there is no need to compare.) He will always be the first.He doesn't want a diploma or a degree; sometimes he says:

"If we want a degree, we don't want a Ph.D. or a Ph.D.; we want the world's number one, chief Ph.D." There are two things that he is slightly dissatisfied with: the room he lives in is No. 3, and the announcement of the exam results last semester that he read all other people's names before he found the three Chinese characters "Zhao Ziyue". I'm not happy!However, (however, it’s a big change.) The guests all call the third number “Golden Luan Temple”, so naturally the meaning of the first number is implied in it.As for being at the bottom of the list, he looked in the mirror and encouraged himself: "Isn't it the first place to read backwards!" So that point of displeasure, like a snowflake, has no place to stand.

There is another unpleasant thing, which is not as easy to get rid of as the first two: his wife, ten years ago, (Zhao Ziyue married at the age of fifteen.) is really the little-footed beauty of the chief of the Nine Heavens Immortal Mansion.In the three months after his marriage, excited by love, he wrote a hundred seven-character quatrains in praise of her pair of little golden lotuses.Coincidentally, at the second-hand bookstall of Longfu Temple, you can buy a copy of Zhao's "Little Foot Collection" for three coppers.However, people nowadays not only no longer regard the narrow golden lotus as beautiful, but also slander it as ugly with the same rhyme.Therefore, Zhao Ziyue, the "timer of the sage", of course had to follow the people to change the concept of "beauty".The more he looked at the pictures of Western nude beauties hanging outside the photo studio in Dong'an Market, the more he felt sad about the ugly girl in his home.

He was originally a scholar with a broad mind and a bright heart, so he only honestly appreciates the true beauty, only diligently seeks the true meaning of life, and does not believe in any ghostly religion.Unfortunately, after discovering the shortcomings of his "head", or "horse", his wife, he was so remorseful that he turned to religion for some spiritual comfort.His object of belief is not Buddha, Confucius, Marx, or the Nine-Tailed Fairy Fox, but the ruthless and selfless King of the Five Temples of Hell.After a few drinks, he felt that some spiritual cultivation was necessary, so he prostrated himself on the ground and prayed sincerely: "I pray that the speedy soul-chaser kid will bring back the slut, so that the kid can enjoy love with the new-style beauties The sweetness! Long live Yan Jun! Amen!"

After praying, his heart became much lighter and his eyes became brighter, as if his soul had taken a bath in the Seven Treasure Lotus Pond.His friend with little feet, in his half-closed eyes, flew to hell like a black thread; then there were thousands of golden rays, thousands of auspicious colors, and countless restoration fairies floated down from the sky.His heart returned to its original position, and the blood all over his body flowed in the same direction. He felt that there was still a 120-candle Siemens electric light in front of him, bright!hope!He still comforted himself from being bored, "Come on! Be quicker and quicker!" So the two bottles of shochu in the "Golden Luan Temple" were pierced by Zhao Ziyue's thick lips to the depths of his soul!Poor Zhao Zi said!
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