Chapter 9 Lansheng and Mrs. Lansheng

Mr. Lansheng is a second-class secretary in the Ministry of Finance. There are third-class secretaries who are younger than him, and there are... too many people.Perhaps because of his position, he often salutes his superiors, but he is not sick, and his waist is often bent.But these are the things of being an official, and it is not worth using many words to describe them.At this time of Hengshun, everyone is bored with the description of a certain person, or they may suspect that they deliberately mean him on paper. The little secretary's disability from his position is not to say that it is still good.We need to know him, understand that he is a well-written, capable and diligent secretary, who was highly praised by the former Director of General Affairs. Besides, he is a secretary who receives a salary of thirty-four yuan a month from the accounting office. That's it.

The official seal was originally the word "Yue", so Taifu used the word Lansheng, which means "Yue Kesheng Lan". This is from the name, which can tell that others are educated.But it was a waste of time to find someone named Niu Mingyue in the Ministry of Finance.In the staff record of the Ministry of Finance, there is no such person as Niu Lansheng.From the secretary to the section chief, from the section chief to the director, the director turned around and counted down, all the way to the footman in the communication office, no one knew who to ask Niu Yue or Niu Lansheng.When you ask Mr. Lansheng everywhere, I think this can only give you some new insights. You can see that there are many officials in the Ministry and the names of people are strange. As for Mr. Lansheng, he has changed a playful name in the Ministry The most auspicious name is Niu Qifei.As for whether the name was taken from "Fei Huang Teng Da" or the chapter "Niu Fei" in "Liao Zhai", there is no way to study it.In Mr. Lansheng's personnel records in the ministry, he not only wrote Niu Qifei, but also seemed to conceal his name on purpose, and his colleagues called "Qifei" and "Qifei" always seemed to be a mouthful, so he was a little bit mean. , He generously took a nickname for him.I don't know this nickname very well, but it has something to do with his surname and physical abnormality.Who can blame this?Who told him to be so fat and have such an ugly surname?But I know that there are still very few people who call him by his nickname in front of him.This is due to one's own physique.Majesty emerges from his majesty, and Mr. Lan Sheng, originally Mrs. Yu, has already obtained quite a few exceptional rights.

In the winter month, the weather is very good, the sky is sunny, there is a warm sun, and there is no wind, and there is very little sand on the road.Mr. Lansheng returned from the office of the Ministry of Finance to his residence in Mantou Hutong, Xierpailou every day between 12 and 30 o'clock, and had dinner with his wife.The number of times you walk is always more than the number of times you take a car.Not trying to be frugal.I didn't have any other things worth rushing, so I was happy to spend the thirty minutes on this road that was less than two miles away.Abandoning the car and walking, this time, the advantages are very clear: one is that the sun is shining on the chest, which is more comfortable than warming up, and the other is that I don’t want to get home before twelve o’clock.If you really arrive home before twelve o'clock, the number of errands sent by your wife will be doubled.These errands, if you arrive home slowly, our Mr. Lansheng will be spared.If it is true that taking a car is slower than walking by yourself, Mr. Lansheng is very willing to go back by car. "It's not about transferring troops and moving generals, rushing to take the exam to fill up the army, why do you want to be busy on Dahuo Road like this?" Because he wanted to avoid his errands, whenever he saw cars running fast on the road, Mr. Lansheng thought it was really boring.The strange thing is that the vehicle parked in front of the financial department, even if you clearly see that he is a cripple, he is always faster than others when he encounters a slightly higher-ranking clerk in the ministry. Therefore, Mr. Lansheng I am even more unhappy in the car.

The section of the road from Buli to Mantou Hutong is from Baba Hutong, crossing the tenderloin house, heading east, then turning south, exiting the south entrance of the tenderloin house, going east again, entering the radish alley, exiting again, and after a turn, you will arrive at Lansheng’s house The mansion is gone. Mr. Lansheng, it is according to the route I opened, which has not changed for a long time, so he walked to the mansion.Sometimes it’s a bit further away if you change to Youmo Hutong.If it is farther away, it can delay more time, which is also what Mr. Lansheng is willing to do.Moreover, there is a "Guifan Girls Middle School" in Momo Hutong. Except for the day of the week, every day when Lan gives birth to the office, if you pass through Momo Hutong, you can always see many girls who come home from Guifan Middle School for lunch.Although the name of this middle school is "Boudoir Fan", the haircuts that are popular nowadays do not seem to conflict with the name of the school, so in addition to ordinary girls, you can also look at women who look like nuns, because of this In the days when Mr. Lansheng traveled far away, the number of times seemed to be more than that of shortcuts.It's not a good thing to look at women, as long as you look at them politely, honestly, and not annoying, it's just like appreciating a work of art, at least it's much more decent than the kind of love that doesn't know how to love.Mr. Lansheng's views can also be classified into this category.He thinks women are good-looking, especially when they cut their hair off and look from behind, it is very interesting.Because I have to review these many ideas every day, after a long time, some students of Guifan Girls' Middle School have almost completely memorized the ideas in their hearts.To the side, three to seven points, flat cut, curly temples, and spirals, you can remember it even when you are meditating.And you can remember the person's face from a certain hair style.But Mr. Lansheng is not like many idiots in the world, who pretends to be in love with such things.No matter what the situation is, Mr. Lansheng always loves his wife more than he loves others.And Xiang is so satisfied with his wife that he can't afford the rest of his love to give to others.He thought, if his wife is willing to cut her hair, he will feel that his wife is young and beautiful when everything is close to her, no doubt about it.But I used other methods to test my wife's opinion, but my wife neither objected nor approved: disapproving made Mr. Lansheng dare not put forward his hope for a while; Women's hair is out of work.

Lansheng, Mrs. Lansheng, these two people form a small family. According to Mr. Lansheng's opinion, it is reasonable for any family to have two children and one mother.Originally, it was planned that as soon as the wife had a child, she would go to the helper agency to find a maid at the same time.However, the wife still couldn't give birth to a little Lansheng in the past two years because she was afraid of hiring someone to spend more money, so until now, she still couldn't hire someone.Because there are only two people in the family, Mr. Lansheng has to combine rights and obligations with regard to eating every day.My wife doesn't bother Mr. Lansheng to help me with grocery shopping and cooking.But the dishes always have to be washed.Adding coal to the stove, going to the coal shop to pay on credit, and other things that a wife can't do or don't want to do are still inevitable.When my wife is unhappy, cooking and cooking is purely obligatory for a day. If I can't match the two, I have to take care of the small Sichuan restaurant at the entrance of the alley.

Mrs. Lansheng is really kind. She knows and can do all kinds of things that a housewife should do.Xiaolan was born six years old.He also looks fair and good-looking.Maybe it's because they are still young, and the children's tempers are as innocent as they are innocent, but they are kept in their hearts. Of course, she knows that being a wife is a job well done for housekeeping, but she still doesn't want Mr. Lansheng to come to see her empty-handed. work.I also felt that it was unreasonable for Mr. Lansheng to sit idle at home, and over time, Mr. Lansheng put washing dishes and table cleaning under his own obligations.Recently, before twelve o'clock, even if the wife has already prepared all the meals, no matter what, there must be one or two dishes waiting for Mr. Lansheng to dispose of.If you deliberately delay the time to go home because you want to implement the principle of eating without working, the bowl should still be placed in a large white lead bucket.The wife wants to eat but washes one herself.After being so resolute, after countless small puffs, knowing that there is no hope of avoiding it, recently, Mr. Lan Sheng has not dared to take up leisure and ambition often.But if you go home early, you will always have a lot of errands on your head, and you will lose one thing if you spend a moment outside. This is the reason why Mr. Lansheng has developed a walking temper.

If Mr. Lansheng is afraid of his wife, that's not necessarily the case.Should the wife be afraid? It depends on the wife.As for Mrs. Lansheng, she was no match for Mr. Lansheng in many aspects.Mr. Lansheng is a fat man. Although he is not big, he is still a little fat man. Mrs. Lansheng is very tall, but if she really fell out and started a serious fight, the wife would not be able to beat Mr. Lansheng no matter what.Just as the wife knows very well that she can't beat Mr. Lansheng, the wife always knows to do her best to avoid things that would force a husband to beat him up.The wife also knows how to soften Mr. Lansheng's temper by all the new tender methods, such as kissing, hugging, and other methods that can increase Mr. Lansheng's love and affection. Even though the husband is fat, he has reached the point where "heroes are useless".In fact, Mrs. Lansheng has not read any new books, and she has never seen any new books such as "The Magic Weapon of Love" translated by smart writers recently, which are model guides for mastering the master.

Mr. Lansheng came home today with his September salary from the Ministry.Dishwashing errands are, of course, exempt.Because of the money, the wife proposed to go to a small restaurant and order a bowl of boiled meatballs, so there was an extra bowl on the lunch table than usual.The usual arrangement of characters in characters changed to a shape of mattori, and my wife's face seemed to be a little cuter than yesterday. During the meal, Mr. Lansheng was grabbing a meatball with chopsticks and putting it into his mouth. His wife said, "It seems that you can shave your head." Mr. Lansheng, who didn't swallow the meatball, nodded in agreement.When Mr. Lansheng was able to speak, the wife's chopsticks were catching a ball again.

"Madam, I have a word to discuss with you." This is a regular sentence.It's not a discussion, it has to be said that way.My wife is very used to this temper.In normal times, whenever Mr. Lansheng wants to talk to his wife about something other than discussing "the food is good and the food is bad" during the meal, he always starts like this.As far as my wife is concerned, you don't need to answer with your mouth, you can nod your head slightly, or not at all, just turn to look at Mr. Lansheng with a pair of big black eyes that are searching for choy sum among the dishes on the table. Mr. Sheng can continue to put forward the motion.

The wife stopped the chopsticks in the bowl, and after hearing Mr. Lansheng's words, she fixed her eyes on Mr. Lansheng. "Ma'am, do you think young women look better these days with braids—or with a bun?" The wife was puzzled at first, so she didn't make a sound. "Actually, in my opinion, you are cuter with a bun than with a braid." What a nonsense!Just because of the addition of the last sentence, the wife became suspicious instead.Isn't it obvious that he fell in love with a woman with braids on the street, and he couldn't forget his feelings when he came back?So the wife felt a little sour in her heart.I want to curse, but I don't know where to start.Looking at Mr. Lansheng, he has a round face and a smile, as if he is extremely proud.

The chopsticks retracted and picked up a chopstick of braised mustard greens in another bowl. The wife's unhappiness had already reached her face. Mr. Lan Sheng, who was originally afraid of his wife's misunderstanding, felt a little panicked and embarrassed when he noticed the color on his wife's face.I know that the wife is already angry and annoyed by a misunderstanding.But I don't know what kind of words to use to explain it, so that we can "turn hostility into friendship". "Madam, eat!" With one lift of the chopsticks, he grabbed a big ball and threw it into the wife's bowl. "I'm already full." The wife threw the ball back from her bowl. "Did I make you angry because of some disorder again?" "When you are old, you can't drag your braids like girls sixteen or seventeen, so you are not cute..." The reddish eyes of the wife have already made up for other things to say. Mr. Lansheng found an opportunity to explain and admit his mistake, so he eloquently expressed all the opinions he had dared not express for a long time. Mr. Lansheng also said, "Because I want to ask my wife's opinion on long hair and short hair, I said braids and buns first. In fact, others have no bad intentions. It's just an introduction. Every article needs an introduction. Do you want to talk about it?" Why don't you need it? Who knows that my wife became suspicious, and it's only because I can't speak..." The words were full of "peace" wishes.The second time I threw the meatballs into the wife's bowl, the wife no longer refused. Then, Mr. Lansheng made a lot of comments on the point of "saving trouble" on women's short hair.The ending is: "Ma'am, if you also cut your head into a nun's head, you will accompany me to go out to Beihai to play in the future. When your colleagues see you, they will say that you are a student of a high-class woman's boudoir." The wife completely agreed with Mr. Lansheng's words because she thought of the appearance of a "high-class woman's boudoir model".What about the clothes after just cutting the hair?Of course, what you are wearing now is not very suitable.The most suitable is the cheongsam.Mrs. Lansheng has seen many high-end girls wearing cheongsams.Made of navy blue patriotic cloth for the face, purple floral velvet for the lining, and gray if desired. This kind of cheongsam has been planned for many days in my wife's heart.It's just that it is inconvenient to talk to Mr. Lansheng knowing that the Ministry of Finance does not pay salaries.At this time, since Mr. Lansheng was so courageous, his wife told Mr. Lansheng her hope openly. Mr. Lansheng, who agreed with his wife's opinion, agreed to use half of his salary to pay for haircuts, and his wife also said that he could save a little on other things this month. After dinner, when his wife was stroking her hair in the mirror, Mr. Lansheng looked at his wife in the mirror and laughed. "I'm afraid scissors won't work, right?" the wife said to Mr. Lansheng in the mirror. "Then let's go to the market to buy a new one later. Also, ma'am, you have to look at the material of your robe!" "Don't you want to choose an auspicious day?" "Of course! At the east end of the market, isn't there a life shop called Crossing the Maze? Well, the last time we asked about that... haven't we been there once?" Thinking of the previous incident was to make my wife blush.The last time I went there, I spent 40 cents to ask the servants about the date of birth, and gave the fortune teller an estimate of Xiao Lansheng’s birth date, saying it was not long ago. Now, when Mr. Lansheng mentions that place again, I’m afraid Lansheng The husband went to ask the fortune-teller again, so he said that the price of the living god was too expensive, so there was no need to waste money. "That's not an excuse," Mr Lanson said. "He is effective. Jing Zhaoyin's uncle even praised it in the newspaper. Forty cents and one yuan are not expensive. As long as we avoid the days of killing the two of us, follow the instructions of the gods." "Then let's go!" "Go as soon as you go, you won't delay the rest of the day's work, and you won't be on duty for the rest of the day." So the wife changed her clothes, brushed her hair, and put on powder. While admiring the makeup of his wife, Mr. Lansheng also put on a green woolen jacket and a gray woolen copper basin hat, and was ready to go.According to his appearance, he already looks like a dignitary! one After one o'clock, at the east end of the market, Mr. Lansheng and his wife can be seen coming out of the "Walking the Maze" photo studio.The day is set.Walking past a newly opened Geely company with big discounts on it, the two walked in.I bought a pair of German-style scissors at the original price of 60 cents at the Geely Company. Because the signboard said 8 buckles, the cheongsam material that I was going to buy at the beautiful cloth store was bought at the Geely Company. Done.In addition, I bought a new bottle of cream, and the total cost including cotton was fourteen yuan and sixty cents.Mr. Lan Sheng's income from work for half a month was indeed spent on holding this ceremony.When leaving the market, my wife opened the way first, but Mr. Lansheng was swinging behind with a big bag.Because his wife didn't walk fast, Mr. Lansheng gained a lot of convenience, and had the leeway to look around. He didn't relax at all the women with haircut who passed in front of him, and carefully referenced and reviewed them.The style of my wife's hair from now on is that Mr. Lansheng cut short hair of a young and beautiful woman he saw in the market, and cut it by imitating the hair style of a woman in Momo Hutong. Recently, Mr. Lansheng went home, and the number of times he took the car was more than that of walking. Completed on November 12, 1926