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Chapter 218 Zhenghong flag (8)

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Shopkeeper Wang didn't like foreigners and foreign things at first, but since Shicheng left without saying goodbye, he also hated foreign religions and bums.He has lived in Beijing for decades and is a businessman. He has always been kind to everyone. Even when he meets a monk who will never take care of him, he respectfully calls him master.Now, the more worried he is, the more he pays attention to inquiring about the teaching cases in all directions, so he decides not to be polite to Xinyangjiao.Whenever he passed the church, he would stop and look at it for a while; the more he looked, the more uncomfortable he felt.Those churches are neither like Buddhist temples nor Taoist temples?Moreover, it was so inconsistent with the buildings on both sides that he felt that there must be foreign guns and cannons in them, and some foreign secrets and foreign monsters.When it was Sunday, he had to stand for a while to see who was going to church.He knew a lot of people who went to church, some of them were very good people, and some of them were people he didn't think much of.This made him even more confused: why do those good people believe in foreign religions?Why do churches contain dubious people?He couldn't figure it out.What made him even more puzzled was that there were quite a few bannermen among the believers!He knew that the Bannermen had their own religion (he couldn't tell what it was), and they also believed in Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism.As far as he thought, that was enough, why did he still have to believe in foreign religions?The more he thought about it, the more panicked he became!

He decided to ask Second Master Duo.Duo Erye often comes to Bianyifang to buy things, he is very well-behaved, and he is a person respected by Shopkeeper Wang.His clothing is still the material and style of 20 or 30 years ago, loose and loose, antique.Because shopkeeper Wang hated the rattling bamboo cloth, he especially liked Duo Erye's clothes, shoes and hats. Whenever they met him, the two would talk about it for a long time.Duo Erye works as a small errand in the subordinate yamen, and his income is not much.That's why his clothes are old-fashioned, he can't afford new ones.He didn't expect that this would be praised by the shopkeeper Wang, so when someone said that his coat and hat were out of date and called him "Old Antique", he smiled and said, "Huh! The old shopkeeper Wang also praised me for my clothes." My son is wearing an old outfit!" Therefore, the relationship between him and shopkeeper Wang became closer and closer.However, he does not take credit for this.Whenever shopkeeper Wang said: "Take it and eat it first, and put it on the account!" Erye Duo always smiled and shook his head: "No, old shopkeeper! I will never lose money in my life!" Yes, he is indeed a law-abiding person.Although his clothes are old, they are always brushed and cleaned, and the places that are easy to be worn are patched in advance.

He has a long face, heavy eyebrows, and a serious smile.However, when he meets someone he trusts, he also likes to chat non-stop, and he is very funny. He lived separately from his brother.The old man wants to be strong even if he is not big, although he has never done and dared not do anything that is very harmful to nature, but he is greedy and lazy, and he is very greedy for petty gain.No matter what he does, his three swords are always very beautiful, making people believe that he is the most diligent person who will find something to do when he has nothing to do.After a few days of full food, he was no longer diligent at all, and he didn't even bother to blow out the lamp when he went to sleep, and declared: "I can't sleep without the light on!"

He converted to Christianity.The whole family opposed his joining the religion, but he was very firm.His reason was: "Look, the God of Wealth and the Stove Lord don't bless me, so why don't I try foreign gods? These days, everything is foreign, open your eyes and see!" It was Duo Erye who most opposed his joining the religion.Duo Er also can't figure out what the Christian belief is, what are the advantages or disadvantages of believing in it.His most important reason is: "Brother, don't you want your ancestors? You are not allowed to go to the grave to burn paper after entering the religion!"

"Well," the elder brother's face is not as long as his younger brother's, and when he is anxious or smiling, his eyebrows, eyes, mouth and nose are always squeezed together, like a pleated siu mai.At this time, his face was wrinkled like a siu mai again. "Then, if I don't go to the grave, you go, isn't it wrong on both sides? Tell you, second child, it was an angel who entrusted me with a dream! A few days ago, I didn't have the same thing①. But, I dreamed of an angel , told me: 'There is life outside the city'. I left the city and walked slowly along the moat. Suddenly, I heard the cry of frogs, croak, croak! I thought, maybe that dream came true in the frog On me? Even fishing and catching, I caught more than 20 frogs. Guess who I met?" He stopped talking and waited for his brother to guess.

Duo Er stretched his face long and made no sound. Boss Do went on to say: "In the French government..." Duo Er Er interjected here instead: "What French government?" "The French embassy!" "If the embassy is closed, why are you talking about the French government?" "Second brother, you can't make a fortune! You don't understand Western affairs!" "Westernization? Li Hongzhang understands Westernization, but everyone calls him a traitor!" "Second brother!" The boss's eyebrows, eyes, mouth and nose were all crowded together, and he didn't relax for a long time. "Second boy! How dare you say that Li Zhongtang② is...! Forget it, forget it, I won't fight you to death! Let's talk about the frog!"

"Brother, be serious!" "What I'm talking about is the most serious! I, with more than twenty fat frogs, entered the city. I thought to myself: Look at that dream! Just thinking so, the big man from the French government came Master, Chun Shan, is also a member of our banner, with a yellow banner. You should know him! His brother Chunhai is also a foreign cook in Tianjin." "I don't know!" "Hmph, you don't know anyone on the ocean! When Chunshan saw those frogs, he grabbed me and said, "What a boss, sell me the frogs!" I saw his expression and knew something was wrong. Then I became depressed. I said, "I'm looking for these frogs for the purpose of dispensing medicine, and I don't want to sell them!" When I said that, he wanted to buy them even more. Dare you, my second child, the French eat frogs! You Look, second child, that dream doesn’t work! The more I don’t sell it, the more he has to buy it. I didn’t give him the frog until I saw him come up with two taels of money! There is life outside the city, and it’s come true! After that good day, I sent him some frogs every few days. But in winter, the frogs were all hidden, and I had no choice. I haven’t forgotten the angel, and the angel hasn’t forgotten me, either. He entrusted me with a dream: 'Old cows have life'. This is not easy to handle! You see, frogs can be caught for nothing, but cows can't be taken away casually! One day, when it was snowing lightly, I was walking up and down the street, There was nothing wrong with it. As I was walking, I saw a foreigner in front of me. Anyway, I had nothing to do, so I quickened my pace and followed him. You know, foreigners have long legs and walk fast. He read: "The old cow has life." The foreigner suddenly turned his head, and I was startled. He asked me in our own words: "You called me, didn't you call me?" Alas, his voice, his words, It’s really unique, with a different taste! I haven’t thought of how to answer, but he said again: "My name is Niu Yousheng." Just say, how powerful an angel is! A cow is born, and a cow is born again, almost! He dares to feel that a cow is born again, Reverend Niu, a true American! As soon as I heard that he was a pastor, I quickly said, "Reverend Niu, I am guilty!" The tattered ones only collect broken copper and broken iron. Pastor Niu was very happy, and he pulled me into the church affectionately, and called me a lost sheep. I thought: he is a cow, and I am a sheep, so it can be regarded as similar. He Pray for me, and I also learn to pray. He called me into the Bible study class, gave me a "Bible" for free, and gave me two taels of money!"

"Brother! Have you forgotten that we are from the Qing Dynasty? Starve to death, I can't curry favor with foreign devils!" Duo Er said firmly. "Great Qing Dynasty? Haha!" Boss Duo sneered: "Even our emperor is afraid of foreigners!" "Well said!" Duo Er Er was really anxious. "If you really dare to believe in foreign religion, brother, don't blame me for not allowing you to enter my door again!" "How dare you! I'm your brother, dear brother! I can come whenever I like!" Duo Lao went out with a big grunt. If a bannerman who is superior to other nationalities loses confidence, like Boss Duo, he will lose confidence in everything.He feels that he is the most pitiful person in the world, so he should be forgiven for everything he does.He went to foreign religion not because of his beliefs, but as a challenge to society.He seems to be saying: Nobody cares about me, I will go to believe in foreign religions, and I will give you a fly to eat.He also didn't see believing in the foreign religion as a long-term solution; if the foreign religion doesn't work anymore, he will quit and convert to the White Lotus Sect, if the White Lotus Sect can give him two meals.After thinking about it for two days, he went to tell Pastor Niu that he decided to be baptized and become a Christian.

There is also a Chinese pastor in the church, who is very displeased to accept people like the Grand Master as disciples.However, it was inconvenient for him to say anything, because he was afraid of being overwhelmed by Pastor Niu's question: If the church doesn't save sinners, who can it save?Besides, the church is run by foreigners and the funds come from abroad, so why should he advocate anything?Since the day he became a pastor, he has decided to tell God the truth without reservation, and tell the lies to Pastor Niu.No matter what Pastor Niu said, he always nodded and said in his heart: "You made a mistake, you will go to hell! God sees clearly!"

Pastor Niu only preaches in China because he can't do anything else.He has heard that there is a China on Earth, but it has nothing to do with him, so it doesn't matter.Since his uncle came back from China, he became interested in China.His uncle stole someone's livestock when he was young, and was cut off by someone's ear, so he fled to China, sold opium and so on, and made a lot of money.After making a fortune and returning to his hometown, his relatives and friends, who originally called him a hooligan, unanimously called him China Hand.In front of him, they unanimously avoided saying the word "ear", and they were all inspired - they went to China to make a fortune when they were at the end of their lives, regardless of whether they had one or two ears.Pastor Niu is no exception.His life is quite difficult, and he may not be able to eat a roast turkey until Christmas.Uncle pointed out a way for him: "Go to China! Here, you can't even eat roast turkey at Christmas; there, you can eat fat hens and big eggs every day! Here, you can never afford servants." ; There, you can at least use a man and a woman, two servants! Go!"

So Pastor Niu decided to come to China.After making due preparations, he came to Beijing after coming and going.Uncle was right: he had his own little house, with two servants, a man and a woman; chickens and eggs were so cheap that he celebrated Christmas almost every three days.He started to gain weight. He is not very enthusiastic about his work, but he dare not be too indifferent.He wanted to get rich, and preaching was, after all, not the same as selling opium.He couldn't devote himself to his work.However, he must know that if he can't make any achievements, he will lose the flesh he just grew.Therefore, at work, he is always hot and cold, winter and summer.On the day when Boss Duo met him, he was in the mood of Xia Tian, ​​wanting to bring all the sinners in Beijing to God and make achievements.At such times he envied the Catholic priests.Catholicism has good conditions and strong influence. Priests can use money to buy believers, protect believers with power, and even build fortresses and hide guns.The priests are almost all like little emperors.He, a Christian pastor, doesn't have that much prestige.Thinking of this, he couldn't help thinking of his uncle's words: "For the Chinese, don't give them any good looks! The more powerful you are, the more obedient they will be!" Well, although he is not a Catholic priest, he is a priest after all, representing God. !So, when he was preaching, he used his specious Beijing dialect to shout from the pulpit: Hell, the devil, the end of the world... The vibration made dust fall from the ceiling of the chapel.After venting like this for a while, he felt happier, and he didn't make a fortune, but showing off his power was also a kind of victory. He is a little disgusted with those church members who use the power of the church to get involved in foreign affairs and gradually prosper their family businesses.As soon as they were benefited, they became less zealous in coming to church.However, it was inconvenient for him to offend them, because they were the ones who brought him valuable presents at Christmas.As for some church members, their family background is not very strong, but their character is very good.They come to worship when the time comes, and they don't curry favor with the pastor.Pastor Niu thought that this kind of people did not meet the standard according to his uncle's view of the Chinese, so when he shouted hell, he always looked at them-you arrogant people, go to hell!to hell!What he likes most are people like Duo Boss.They meet the standard: poor, without a bit of airs, and when they see him, they will be long and short, and they will scream.With them, he felt more or less like a little emperor.His stature was not very short, but because he ate well and slept soundly recently, his whole body became more and more rounded, so he was obviously shorter.He has little yellow hair and small yellow eyes; therefore, he is very happy: living in China, more yellow is not good for him.His way of laughing is very prominent: click, click, squeeze out, as if there is a fishbone stuck in his throat.Whenever he met fellow believers, he would click and click a few times first, like an adult who didn't want to laugh when he saw a child, but couldn't help teasing him. Whether in the pulpit or in daily life, he could not make great sense.He has little knowledge and does not need it.He felt he should be respected simply because he was from America.He is born to be respected, and even God has to be afraid of him.Therefore, he hated those decent church members most.When they told him, or expressed in their air: China is a country with an ancient culture, and in ancient times it gave the best porcelain, silk, washi paper, tea, etc. to all mankind, he quickly proposed ships, trains, Smash all the porcelain and everything, and then click a few times triumphantly.When they said that China had heroes such as Yue Fei and Wen Tianxiang, he only blinked at first because he didn't know who they were.Later, when he found out who they were, he automatically and solemnly mentioned them: What's the use of your Yue Fei and Wen Tianxiang?You are all sinners, only God can save you!As he said these words, his face turned red and his palms were sweating.He didn't know why he was so agitated, he just felt that it would be comfortable to blush and be worthy of the truth. If there are too many bosses in the family, Yue Fei and Wen Tianxiang will never be mentioned.Most people read the Bible in a piece of ragged blue cloth that is always green in winter and summer, and put it under the armpit, and cleverly let Pastor Niu see it.Then, he took a step forward, took two steps back and swayed in front of the pastor, until the pastor clicked twice, then he respectfully opened the "Bible", held it in both hands, and went to ask for advice.In this way, Pastor Niu, who knew he was uneducated, suddenly became a learned man. "Pastor!" the boss called out respectfully and affectionately: "Pastor! Pastor Niu, are we all made of earth?" "Yes! Yes! The Book of Genesis ① clearly stated: God created man out of soil, and breathed life into his nose, and man became a living being." Pastor Niu pointed to the Bible. "Priest! Pastor Niu! So, how did the dirt turn into meat?" the old man asked in a dazed manner. "Isn't God blowing anger into his nose?" "Yes! Pastor! Yes! I think so too, but I'm afraid I'm wrong!" The uncle opened the "Old Testament" "The Ages", handed it to the pastor, and then recited: "Adam was born Seth, Seth was born Enos, Enos begot Cainan, Cainan begot Mahalalel..." "All right! All right!" the pastor happily dissuaded. "You really worked hard! It's not easy for a Chinese to memorize these names!" "It's really not easy! First, you have to have a good memory, and second, you have to have a good tongue! Pastor, I still have something that I don't understand, can I ask?" "Of course! I'm a pastor!" Duo Boss opened "Apocalypse" ③. "Pastor, I don't understand why 'there are four living creatures in and around the throne, with eyes all over the front and back'? What kind of living creatures are these?" "Does it not say that the first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature was like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle?" "Yes! Yes! But why are there eyes all over the body?" "Then," Pastor Niu scratched his thin yellow hair. "Then, the 'Apocalypse' is the most difficult to understand. In our country, there are several cartloads of books just explaining the 'Apocalypse', no, dozens of cartloads! You, read the 'Four Gospels'① first." , and watch 'Apocalypse' when you are more skilled!" Pastor Niu made a feint, but it was very decent. "Yes! Yes!" Da Lao repeatedly nodded.While nodding, he was so blessed that he came up with an aphorism: "Pastor, I can't read much, you have to help me!" It is true that he has not read many books, but no matter what, he knows a few more than Pastor Niu. Chinese character.He admired himself: when it came to flattering people, his brain would be so quick and his mouth would be so sweet!He feels that he is a flower that has just opened its pistils, and he has no choice but to bloom bigger and more fragrant! "Definitely! Definitely!" Pastor Niu had no choice but to take out four hanging coins.He immediately saw that even if he couldn't make a lot of money, he didn't have to worry about food and clothing—yes, he can be a professor when he returns to China in the future!Well, even the boss of Duo asked him to help read the "Bible", the Chinese "Bible", he is not a Sinologist, or what?Uncle, he used to be a hooligan who stole livestock, isn't he now called China hand?After receiving the four slings of money, Boss Duo said in a roundabout way: Not only is he a banner man, but his ancestors have been high-ranking officials and wore red caps. "Whoa! Is there a prince?" Pastor Niu asked very seriously.A prince, an emperor, and even a viscount always have a lot of attraction to Pastor Niu.He hoped that there would be one or two descendants of princes or viscounts among the church members, so that when he made a report to the country, he could make a big statement: The two young princes or viscounts were baptized in my hands! "I don't remember that there is a prince. I do remember that there are two princes!" Boss Duo used his imagination to create a new family tree.Yes, even he refused to lower his status by reaching out for the four pennies.If he was a descendant of the Marquis, then that little money was almost a gift from foreigners. "Master Hou is old enough, isn't he?" Pastor Niu paid more attention to the boss, and with a smirk, he added another five hundred dollars. The eldest brother packed the Bible and pocketed a lot of money, and went to a place at least ten miles away from the church to find a big wine tank①.Once inside, the boss completely forgot about heaven.What a fragrant wine!If people are really made of clay, how much I wish that what is mixed with clay is not water, but Erguotou!Sitting next to a wine tank, he almost fainted. The smell of wine in the room made all the veins in his body shout: Bring Erguotou!After calming down for a while, he ordered a small dish of fried mochi tofu, a few pickled small crabs, and half a catty of white dry. After drinking, his blood vessels became more relaxed, and he laughed: eyes are all over his body, hehehe!He floated out, selected a piece of pork head outside the door, a pair of smoked eggs, and some white noodles on fire, and enjoyed a meal freely, including eating and drinking.Wiping his mouth with the shabby blue cloth, he bid farewell to the owner of the wine tank. After eating some sweetness, Duo Boss' ambitions became even bigger.First of all, he thought: How good would it be if the church gave him a few taels of silver every month like a banner man who shuts down money and food!He inquired about it, and it was not easy to do this in the Christian church.This made him a little sad, and he almost blamed himself for being baptized into the church without inquiring about the market so rashly. He is not discouraged.No!If it comes, it will be safe, he must use his brains more to find a way out for himself.Yes, can you use the power of Pastor Niu to go to the "American Mansion" to find some errands?Just thinking of this, he quickly retreated: No, he can't bear to go to work in a proper manner!He is willing to eat and drink in his idleness, just like a butcher who has retired from his old age and returned to his hometown.Yes, with him, history seems to have gone the wrong way.In his blood, there seemed to be nothing that could burn.His highest ideal is a pie falling from the sky, and it happens to fall in his mouth. He knew that there were several families in the church who had opened big shops with foreign style, sold foreign goods, and made a lot of money.He went to visit them, hoping to gain some benefits from the friendship of the church members.However, their love was not as deep as he imagined, and they were very indifferent to him.Among them, several can speak foreign languages.He originally thought that "Adam gave birth to Seth..." was a foreign language; it was not.He imitated Pastor Niu's Mandarin accent and called "Adam born Seth" as "Ya Dang Sheng Gill", but people still shook their heads.He asked people why those living creatures were covered with eyes, in order to arouse the interest of academic research, and they simply said "I don't know"!They didn't even give him a cup of tea!How strange! What a boss.He went to ask those pure believers, and they said that believing in religion is to pursue the truth, not to get rich.But how much is the truth worth? He had no choice but to join forces with the hard-working buddies who eat and teach, trying to create a kind of influence.They each have their own methods and styles, and they are unwilling to cooperate with him.Among them, some of them use their foreign style to mediate lawsuits for their relatives and friends, or introduce them to buy houses and sell land, and get benefits from it; some buy stolen goods that others dare not touch, such as small antiques, and send them to foreign governments. Go; or at the orders of foreigners, go to the ancient temple to steal a small bronze Buddha or something, and get some rewards.They each have their own way, and they don't pass it on to others, especially the boss.They all despised him for reciting "Adamson Seth" and discussing "All Over the Eyes," and were a little jealous of the few dime rewards he received.He is a newcomer, so he shouldn't come from behind and overwhelm them.After coming and going, they called him "Eyes Duo", and they would speak ill of him in Pastor Niu's ear whenever they had the opportunity.Pastor Niu had a "divide and conquer" strategy in mind, and he did not show indifference to him, but when it came time to discuss "Apocalypse", he could only get a dime, even though he hinted that his little coat was also like those living things , eyes all over the body!How to do it? Well, no matter how you say it, there must be some benefits!You can't join the religion for nothing! Let's start with small things first.Before he joined the church, he often went to the old cheap shop to eat on credit, but like other banner people, he would pay back the money and food as soon as the money and food came down.Now, he decided to only pay on credit and not pay back, and see what happens to Bianyifang.In the past, he only paid 200 yuan for raw meat or 161 packs of vegetables on credit each time; now, he dares to credit a whole sauce chicken. Shopkeeper Wang got the details from Duo Erye.He no longer doubted what Shi Cheng said.He thought: Most of his eyes are in Beijing, if he is in the countryside, how can he run amok?No wonder Shi Cheng hated them so much. "Treasurer Wang!" Duo Erye called out shyly, "Treasurer Wang! How many months has he owed?" "It's been more than three months, and I haven't paid back a small amount!" "Treasurer Wang! I, I will pay it back for him slowly! No matter what, he is always my brother!" Second Master Duo said with tears in his eyes. "How can you do that? You live separately, and you are not generous!" "Separate and live... His ancestors are also my ancestors!" Second Master Duo swallowed hard. "You, you don't care! I'll reason with him!" "Treasurer Wang! The reason why the boss dared to do such a disgraceful thing is because he has foreigners backing him; we can't beat foreigners! Manager Wang, I will pay back that little debt! I will pay it back! No matter how difficult I am, I will pay it back!" Shopkeeper Wang thought about it for a long time, and decided not to urge the boss to repay the debt for the time being, so as to save the boss from moving the foreigners out.He also thought: Maybe foreigners don't care about such trivial matters?But who would know? "It's better to be safe!" he told himself. At this time, Boss Duo also told himself: "Okay! Okay! This is not bad, and I can enjoy it! Look, I don't know if something is wrong, whether Pastor Niu can help me, and I haven't brought him out to scare me. Shopkeeper Wang, shopkeeper Wang has already delivered the sauce chicken to me without saying a word, as if a son is filial to his father, yes, yes, it's interesting!" He asked himself to go one step further: "Yes, the wind caught up, so why don't you pull up the sails?" But, does Pastor Niu support him?He has no idea.Well, drink two cups to strengthen your courage.After drinking four taels, the siu mai face was flushed, and he entered the cheap shop.This time, he not only wanted a couple of knuckles on credit, but also borrowed four pennies from shopkeeper Wang. Shopkeeper Wang became angry.He has endured it for a long time, and he can't bear it anymore.Although he has been in the business all his life, he is a native of Shandong after all, with a strong heart.He aimed at Duoda's eyes for two minutes.He thought that the boss should understand what this meant, and hoped that he would quit in spite of the difficulties.However, Boss Duo didn't move, and sneered twice.This forced shopkeeper Wang to say: "My lord! No credit for elbows! Four hanging money and no lending! Old debts have not been repaid, so don't open your mouth! You pay the debt first!" The boss has no choice but to move out Pastor Niu.Otherwise, he couldn't find the steps to get out. "Okay! Shopkeeper Wang! I have foreign friends, you can taste it! If you know what to do, you'd better send me your elbow and money, and I'll be waiting for you!" He walked out. Arguing with poor bannermen for debt collection should be regarded as the job of shopkeeper Wang.He would yell and argue, but it was really annoying to be inconvenient.That's right, he and others had a huge quarrel on New Year's Eve, and when they met on the first day of the new year, they both rushed forward, gave a deep salute, and even wished Fa Cai, as if they had never blushed.This time, he was really angry.How many bosses want to blackmail him with the influence of foreigners, he can't bear it!He thought about 100% again, and felt that having such a son was really something to be proud of! However, what if many bosses really move in foreigners?Like everyone else, he doesn't quite know how powerful the foreigners are, and the more he doesn't know the truth, the more frightening he is.He hurried to find Duo Er Er. Duo Er Er didn't speak for a long time, probably because he was very angry and wanted to control his anger in order to come up with good ideas. "Treasurer Wang, you go back. I'll find him!" Duo Erer came up with an idea and decided to act immediately. "you……" "Let's go! I'll go find him! Please wait for me in the shop!" Duo Er Er is an honest man, but once he gets angry, he also has a stubbornness. He found the boss. "Hey! Second child! What brought you here?" The boss deliberately played tricks, and said in his heart: You are not happy that I joined the religion, open your eyes and see, I am much better than before: fried mochi tofu, marinated Small crabs, pork head meat, Erguotou, and even sauce chicken, sorry, I missed them first!Look at me, have I grown some flesh? "Brother! Listen!" The second child was so eager and serious that he drove away the eldest's smile. "Listen! You owe the money to Bianyifang, and I'll pay it back! I'll go and write a note to Bianyifang. It's not bad for a small penny, and you'll pay it off slowly! From now on, you are not allowed to go there on credit again!" My eyes were itchy.He didn't expect shopkeeper Wang to tell his second child so soon, so it can be seen that shopkeeper Wang was panicked and frightened.He didn't know that Pastor Niu was willing to help him or not, but since shopkeeper Wang was so flustered, he had to invite Pastor Niu to come!How did he know that Pastor Niu was unwilling to help him?If Pastor Niu is willing to stand out, oh, what a boss, what a boss, there is no way to say who has a bright future! "Second, thank you for your kindness, I thank you! But, you'd better leave my affairs alone, you don't understand Western affairs!" "Boss!" Completely out of anger, the second brother knelt down and kowtowed to his elder brother. "Boss! Give our ancestors some face, even if it's a nail! Don't scare people with foreigners, that's shameless! Shameless!" The second child's face was completely pale, and his hands were trembling uncontrollably. I want to go out, but I can't take a step. The boss was stunned for a while, then smiled: "Second brother! Second child!" "How?" The second child hoped that his brother would change his mind. "How?" "How?" The boss smiled again, and then said coldly, "Get out! Get out!" Old Erji looked at his brother calmly and fiercely, and walked out slowly.After going out, he no longer knew east, west, north, south.He has always been a person who does not want to step on an ant when he walks, and does not offend a wild dog when he speaks.For his elder brother, he always forgives as soon as he can, and dare not make him angry.But, who would have thought that my elder brother would do such a boneless thing on his own - dogging foreigners and bullying his own people!The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he muttered loudly: What's the matter?Why did this kind of thing happen to me?how?How could the dignified Bannerman Association become so lowly?Could it be that the sins committed by the ancestors who fought in the South and North more than two hundred years ago made the descendants turn into pigs and dogs to atone for their sins?Not knowing how to go, he walked home.With one head tied on the kang, he began to cry.No matter how big the boss is, it is difficult.Should we go to Pastor Niu for this matter?Go ahead, what if you hit a snag?If you don't go, how can you show your edge?Hmm - go!go!If he hit a snag, he would quit teaching and make Pastor Niu ashamed to see God again!right!Just do it! "Pastor Niu!" He called so affectionately and tenderly that his throat and tongue were so comfortable that he couldn't stop calling: "Pastor Niu!" "Tell me something, I'm busy!" In my busy schedule, I forgot to pet the lost lamb, and wanted to beat it with two sticks. "Then, just get busy, I'll come back another day!" As he said this, the face and body of Duo Boss showed a dilemma, which made the pastor see that he had some urgent matters to report. "Tell me! Tell me!" The pastor praised him. After a lot of ups and downs, Boss Duo first mentioned some news about the church he had heard-there were many teaching plans in many places. "I, I'm really worried about those priests and pastors! I'm really worried!" "You are a church member after all, you have a conscience!" Pastor Niu nodded in praise. "Yes, I dare not say that I am better than others, nor do I dare say that I am worse than others, but I have a bit of a conscience!" Boss Duo was very satisfied with his words, neither humble nor overbearing, just right.Then, he moved from national problems to Beijing: "How is Beijing?" Of course, Pastor Niu has heard about it and paid great attention to the disturbances in various places.Despite the victories of the churches everywhere, he was not at peace.It's gratifying for the church to win, but it's probably not worth it to play with your own head.He wrote to his uncle, asking for instructions.Uncle is a hand at China and knows Chinese people better than God.In the letter, he hinted: Although the hen is indeed plump, it would be strange to lose its life.The uncle's reply was simple and clear: "It's strange that there are cats that are afraid of mice—I'm talking about you! When the chaos becomes serious, we will send troops. What are you afraid of? In a barbaric country, the more troubles there are, the more we are treated. Favorable! Ask your God, is it so? Tell you the most useful words: If there is no trouble, you should make one or two! Are you going to avoid it? You have blown the priest's heart! I wish you Not safe! May the world be peaceful!" After receiving his uncle's letter, Pastor Niu saw the truth.In any case, it is true that my uncle has made a fortune.Then, uncle's opinion must also be the truth!He is strong.On the one hand, he speculated that the Chinese must not dare to rebel; on the other hand, he suggested to the embassy to deploy troops earlier to be prepared. "How about Beijing? Tell you, even people and places are dirty and smelly! Crack, click, click!" Hearing such casual and kind words that he could fully understand, Boss Duo pulled out the most authentic smile from the deepest part of his heart and put it on his face.Pastor Niu became his confidant, and he was willing to say such blunt and unkind words to him.Strike while the iron was hot, he hit the point: the treasurer Wang of Bianyifang is a profiteer, defrauding church members and slandering the church. "Okay, sue him! Sue him!" Pastor Niu could no longer ask his uncle to call him a cat afraid of mice!Besides, most of the teaching plans everywhere are made by the Catholic Church, so he himself should speak up for Christianity.Besides, almost all the teaching cases happened in the countryside. If he could shake Beijing up, wouldn't he be famous all over the world and gain both fame and fortune!Besides, the embassy is in Beijing, and if there is some trouble under the nose of the embassy, ​​the deployment of troops will probably not be a problem.Besides...The more I think about it, the more I am right, no matter what, shopkeeper Wang must be a profiteer! Boss Duo was a little panicked.What evidence did he use to sue shopkeeper Wang?My younger brother will go to be a witness, but prove that I am wrong!what to do?He asked Pastor Niu to ask shopkeeper Wang to set up a banquet and apologize publicly; if shopkeeper Wang refused, he would go to court again. Pastor Niu couldn't decide what to do for a while, he was stunned for a while, and then came up with an idea: "Let's pray!" He lowered his head and closed his eyes. Boss Duo hurriedly lowered his head and closed his eyes, thinking: Shall I ask shopkeeper Wang to serve wine at the Shandong restaurant outside the front door, or go to a big teahouse to eat white meat?Each has its own strengths, and it is difficult to make a decision right away. He never thought of what to say to God.Pastor Niu said "Amen" and opened his eyes. The boss closed his eyes even tighter, his heart was empty, but he was very pious. "Okay, let him apologize first!" Pastor Niu also thought it would be more affordable to have a meal first.
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