Chapter 3 Act I Scene III

The time is the same as the previous field. The location is Qin's residence study. figure Qin Boren Gu Shimeng Brother Tian Tiezi Qin Shuli Qin Zhongyi Gu Xiucai, Mrs. Qin [Curtain opening: Boren and his wife don't look very good.Boren wanted to calm down, but he couldn't help showing a little panic.Shi Meng also wanted to calm down, but failed. Gu Shimeng told me, tell me, things are very tight these two days, right? Qin Boren is really tight! Gu Shimeng Then, are you a little prepared? Qin Boren ready?what to prepare? Master Gu Meng Wanyi... Don't think bad things about Qin Boren!As long as the emperor is safe, the rest will be easy to handle!

Master Gu Meng Wanyi... Why is Qin Boren always in case?As long as the Holy One is safe and the new law is implemented smoothly, the country will be strong and we will enjoy happiness! (get excited) Just take people like us, once the law is changed, the power will not all be held by a few royal relatives!We can set up industries, build railways, open yarn factories, and build ships. What do foreign countries have, and what do we have? Gu Shimeng, do we have that much money? Qin Boren is easy to handle, everyone collects shares and pays money!Stop interrupting!The bottom is enough to make the common people have jobs, and the top can restore the emperor and the people; the inside can be rejuvenated, and the outside can resist imported products to plug the saddle; can't we be rich and strong?However, this must be protected by the law, even the emperor can't just interfere with our business according to his own desires! (Picks up two books) If you read these two books, it will be more useful than ten books. This is the real classic!

Gu Shimeng (then, looking at the cover) "Tianyanlun"!What is Tianyan? Qin Boren, you want to go!As soon as you understand the principle of the superior and the inferior, the law of the jungle and the natural elimination, you will understand why today's Long live and why we are so painstakingly seeking a way to save and save! We have been defeated repeatedly, and we are clearly weak. Western countries are strong and powerful, and they are deliberately trying to cut us off. If we don't catch up, we will surely perish! Gu Shimeng, but how can I have the time to study?You see, there are so many things in the family that I rely on my second grandma to take care of.We need to hire an old lady, shall we?The little apprentices in the shop can only help with grocery shopping and pour dirty water, but nothing else!

Where did you go, Qin Boren?We should maintain the family tradition of diligence and thrift, and not learn to be lazy!After reading "Ethics of Heaven", you read Rousseau's "On the Civil Contract" again! Gu Shimeng Rousseau—Who is he?The name is weird! Qin Boren Rousseau is a great sage, he said: The law is the rule established by the people's gathering! (Open the book and teach her to read) Gu Shimeng, don't be so busy!I can't make up my mind at all what you said! Qin Boren alas!A woman is a woman after all, indifferent to state affairs! Gu Shimeng But, the child is crying, the old lady wants to drink tea, wash clothes and cook, is it you or me?The second mistress has two, and I have one, so what a trouble it is to clean up these three children!

Forget it, Qin Boren!never mind!You do your thing! (brings back the book) Look, here's a broken piece! (Cherish) That day, I asked the old man to have a look, and he fell to the ground all of a sudden!Huang said that he would rather eat arsenic than watch this! Gu Shimeng, don't blame him, the old man, even I worry all day long... What are you going to do?In case it is true what the old man said, the Queen Mother... Qin Boren is a blessing, not a curse, and it is a disaster that cannot be escaped!Anyway, if my heart is at ease, I will not be afraid!Besides, if the new law is not implemented, the country will perish, and life will be meaningless!

Gu Shimeng!Your temper is really tough!I said, it's almost August Festival... Qin Boren is approaching Mid-Autumn Festival again? Isn't Gu Shimeng right?How do we celebrate the holidays? Qin Boren, I don't care about the holidays! Old lady Gu Shimeng, third master, it's a holiday! [Someone in the courtyard called: "Uncle Qin! Uncle Qin!" Who is Qin Boren? Brother Lao Tian (outside) Me, Lao Tian outside the city! Gu Shimeng, Brother Tian is here!Come in! [Lao Tian and his son Tie Zi come in.He carried a small sack of grain on his back, and Tie Zi carried a bundle of home-woven purple cloth.

Brother Qin Boren, Old Tian!How are you? Old Brother Tian!Grandma!Hello, how are you all? Gu Shimeng, who is this? Old Tian brother Tiezi, why don't you salute the grandpa and grandma? [Tie Zi turns his body away and does not salute. Brother Lao Tian, ​​you are so unruly, I will never bring you here again! Brother Gu Shimeng, old Tian, ​​let me make tea for you! Brother Lao Tian, ​​don't bother! No trouble, Gu Shimeng! (Down) Brother Qin Boren, what's the matter? Brother Laotian and the second master sent someone to look for me. Why didn't Qin Boren look for him in the shop?

Brother Tian!You are a living Bodhisattva, let me meet you first!You have to say something nice for me! What's the matter with Qin Boren? Old Tian brother, do you think that the second master can find me something good?Mai Qiu's harvest was not good, I didn't pay enough grain, and I borrowed a few taels of silver from the second master, and the principal and interest were not paid.It's autumn again... Oh, the countryside, I can't get along! What about Qin Boren? Could it be that the implementation of the new law is of no benefit to you? Brother Tian, ​​what's new?I know new taxes and new taxes!Go to the countryside and have a look, there are prostitutes everywhere, throwing themselves into rivers to find wells!Just say that in my family, the entire adult family cannot eat a single meal of real food.Look at me, look at Tie Zi, what are you wearing?

Qin Boren, haven't you heard about reform? Brother Tian didn't!No matter what law is changed, it will not change us!Landlords will always be landlords, officials will always be officials!Well done now, we have added foreigners! Qin Boren is a foreigner?There are also foreigners in your village? Brother Lao Tian has not yet!The people have not arrived, but the goods have arrived!Look at it (picking up the purple cloth), look at it, Tie Zi's hands are not idle day and night, how carefully weaved, no one wants it!Those who can afford clothes are all dressed in foreign cloth!Come on, don't say anything, save me!Second master let go, I may not starve to death this winter!If he takes it dead, I, I have no way out!

[Qin Boren doesn't know what to do, so he walks back and forth a few steps.Standing still, consciously or unconsciously flipped through "Tianyanlun". Brother Old Tian, ​​Uncle Qin, don't turn over your account book!I know how much I owe you! Qin Boren This is not a ledger, but a book, "Tianyanlun". Brother Tian! "Eye of the sky!" I hope God will open his eyes! Qin Boren's old brother Tian, ​​the second master is in charge, so I'm afraid... Brother Laotian, the second master is in charge, you are the elder brother after all! Qin Boren We also have a large population here, and life is not easy!Besides, it's not unreasonable for the second master to pay off the debt!

Brother Tian, ​​I know... Tie Zi, you are right, we should go hungry! Old Tian brother Tiezi, let's talk to you! Qin Boren (laughs) This kid dares to speak!Are you studying?Tiezi has nothing to eat and wear, and can he still afford to study? Old Tian brother, you can speak well, won't you? Tiezi speak well?The more nice things you say, the more you get bullied! [Go on. Brother Gu Shimeng, Old Tian, ​​the old lady wants to see you.I put the tea in the old lady's room. Qin Boren is right, Brother Tian, ​​please ask the old lady to say something nice to you, it will be more useful than talking to me! Brother Tian!I think back then, when the old man here was alive, he was as shrewd as the second master. The old lady is used to seeing it, so please add some salt to me! Qin Boren would like to greet her old man more, and say more good things, maybe it won't happen! Old Tian brother Tiezi, let's go!With this little new millet. (under the same iron) Qin Boren, I said, I thought of a good idea, which can save Lao Tian! What's Gu Shimeng's idea? Qin Boren's land belongs to the three of us brothers, I have a share, I don't want it, I give it to Brother Tian!When I talk about the reform, I will talk about it to the end. You can't pinch Lao Tian brother's throat while saying nice things at the same time! Gu Shimeng, what you think is irrelevant!If you do that, will the old lady agree to the second master?The second master wished he could make a fortune all at once, how could he get out of the land?Besides, you can save Brother Tian, ​​but you can't save the country, there are so many people in the country! Qin Boren, what you said is also reasonable!But is there any way to teach the country people not to sell their sons and daughters, and not to go hungry or cold? Gu Shimeng's matter is too big, we can't control it! Qin Boren is a scholar, shouldn't he worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joys later? [Shu Li in the courtyard competes with Tie Zi.Qin Shuli: "Come on! Try who can do it!" With the sound of sumo wrestling, Shuli was quickly defeated.Qin Shuli: "Ouch!" He ran in covering his head. Brother Qin Shuli!Brother!This kid is so dumb!Just kidding, he really does it! Who is Gu Shimeng with? Isn't Qin Shuli that country boy?I said I studied drama and practiced martial arts, he wants to try it!As soon as I reached out, I climbed down!Look, it's all swollen here!No, I can't fall into his hands, I have to do it with him! Qin Boren's third son, forget it!The two of us can't beat him either, he's an asshole, how about you? Qin Shuli, a farmer from the countryside, dares to show his power here?No, I tell mom to go! Mr. Gu Shimeng, who can't beat him and sue his mother?Come with me, I'll give you some medicine! How could Qin Shuli be so reasonable! (Exit my sister-in-law) Qin Boren (to the door) Tiezi!Tiezi!Get in! Tie Zi (comes in) What are you doing? Tiezi Qin Boren, the third child is from the city, don't fight with him anymore, your hands are heavy! Tiezi hum!Let me have my way, I beat the city people and foreigners to the ground one by one! Qin Boren, don't talk like that, no one has any grudge against anyone! Tie Ziqiu is getting bigger, you don't understand! [Zhong Yi enters in a hurry. Qin Zhongyi (seeing Tie Zi) Who is this? (Remembers) Oh, brother Tian is here? (Without waiting for an answer, to Tie) Go out and play!Be honest, don't touch the flowers and plants in the yard! [Tie Zi glares at Yi and goes out. [Gu Shimeng is in the courtyard: "Tiezi, I'll give you this apple!" Brother Qin Boren, why are you teaching Brother Tian to do it? Qin Zhongyi is your business!You have to go with him! What's the matter with Qin Boren? Qin Zhongyi, don't you know?There was a commotion in the street, and even the people in the teahouse were scared away! Why Qin Boren? Qin Zhongyi, Tan Sitong, and five others, beheaded! Qin Boren (stopped) Execute the crime?Execution?You, who did you listen to?cannot!cannot! Qin Zhongyi's imperial decree has come down! Qin Boren's decree...New Deal...Could it be Yuan Shikai... Don't think about that, Qin Zhongyi, first think about yourself, what should you do? Qin Boren (as if he didn't hear Zhong Yi's words) Execute the crime!What crime are they guilty of? (angry) They didn't rebel, and they loved the people and the country... Qin Zhongyi, don't delay any longer, let's go! Where is Qin Boren going? Qin Zhongyi went with Lao Tian and hid in the countryside for a few days! Qin Boren and the others are not guilty, and I am even more innocent, why should I hide it? Qin Zhongyi, don't you want your life?Picking up people everywhere in the street! Qin Boren, let me go out and have a look!I did not break the law! Qin Zhongyi, I don't allow you to go out! [Gu Shimeng comes in. Sister-in-law Qin Zhongyi, go ahead, we are chatting here! Gu Shimeng, I heard everything you said! Did Qin Zhongyi hear that?That's okay too!I taught my brother to hide, you can't say no, can you? Gu Shimeng's father and I have been worrying about it for many days, and it is exactly as we expected! Qin Boren, do you also say that I am guilty?should kill? Gu Shimeng, I don't know if you are guilty or not, but I know that you caused trouble!Second brother, your brother got into trouble, so he has to hide.I will go with him! Sister-in-law Qin Zhongyi, please don't cause trouble for us.In the countryside, it is easy to hide one person, but how can a group of adults and children do it?Think about it! Gu Shimeng's second brother, that's not what he said!Your brother is an honest man, I don't worry if he goes alone! Sister-in-law Qin Zhongyi, take a break first, so that I can discuss it with my brother carefully! Gu Shimeng's second brother, I beg you, first let me have a few private words with your brother!Just a few words, it won't take much time! Qin Zhongyi, hurry up! (go out) Master Gu Meng Dabao's father!You got into trouble, but I won't hide my blame from you!Where are you going, where am I going! Qin Boren's second child's words are not unreasonable, too many people are eye-catching. Gu Shimeng, then - you go to the countryside, and I will go back to my mother's house.I am only coming back when you come back. Qin Boren, let me think about it quietly, okay?I am very confused! Gu Shimeng, I must explain clearly!With you at home, except for my mother-in-law, I will not be angry with others.Once you leave, things will be different! Qin Boren's house, land, and business are all owned by the three of us, who can give you anger? Gu Shimeng's second master and second grandma are in charge! Qin Boren, what if I don't come back?Are you still living at your mother's house? Gu Shimeng, where are you going? Who knows Qin Boren!Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou, maybe even go to Japan!I want to fly away and see what the world looks like! If Gu Shimeng said that, wouldn't this family be dismantled? Qin Boren Yes!Probably should be dismantled and dismantled! Gu Shimeng, okay, why don't you go, write me a letter, let's go together!As soon as I heard about Shanghai and Guangzhou, I couldn't get colder, but as long as I follow you, I'm not afraid of anything! [Zhong Yi and Lao Tian come back. Is Qin Zhongyi finished?Sister-in-law! Gu Shimeng is finished!Brother Tian, ​​take care of him more! (go out) Qin Zhongyi's sister-in-law, go and get a quilt for brother, but don't let the old lady see it! What if Gu Shimeng sees it? Qin Zhongyi said that his brother was about to go on an errand, and he was going to live in the Yamen for two days! Okay Gu Shimeng! (Down) Brother Tian, ​​what's going on?Why did Grandma entrust me? (No answer) Second master, I have already told the old lady and uncle about my difficulties, you have to show your respect!You should keep this cloth first, and use it as a repayment of interest! Old Tian Qin Zhongyi, our account will be settled in another day.Even if you pretend to be poor, I know what's going on anyway!Now, you take the uncle away and live with you for a few days. Brother Tian, ​​come to my place? Qin Zhongyi doesn't need to ask why, what I ordered, what should you do! Brother Laotian can't even buy a biscuit in the countryside! Qin Boren, I should suffer a little too, Brother Tian! Old Tian brother, but we eat bran and drink cold water, how can you bear it? Qin Zhongyi has three taels of silver here!take it! Old Tian brother, please leave it to the uncle, I dare not take it! Qin Zhongyi seems as if I have harmed you! As soon as I stretched out my hand, Old Tian, ​​you charged it to the account again, and the interest continued to increase. I can't stand it! Qin Zhongyi, Lao Tian, ​​you are so shrewd!Brother, if you take this little money, don't bring any books with you!Lao Tian, ​​go to the kitchen and ask Second Grandma for something to eat, and leave after eating! Brother Tian, ​​what the hell is going on? Qin Zhongyi, you are afraid that something will hurt you, right? Brother Qin Boren, Old Tian, ​​I won't be able to stay for a few days, don't worry!You know I'm honest! Old Tian brother, I believe your words! (Down) Qin Boren's second child, you should be careful, you can't make a mistake.But, if you think about it again, do I have to go?A big man has ambitions everywhere, I don't love home, but I don't like to hide it very much! Brother Qin Zhongyi, smart people don't suffer from immediate losses, you have to hide it!You are unarmed and want to rebel, isn't it self-destruction? Qin Boren (urgently) Who wants to rebel? [The knock on the door is urgent.Zhongyi panicked, Boren tried his best to calm down.Shuli shouted in the courtyard: "Here we come!" Qin Zhongyi, go to the backyard!quick! Qin Boren (scared, but unwilling to move, forced a smile) If you really come to get me, hiding in the backyard is useless! [Shu Li runs back.Say at the door. Someone from Qin Shuli is here! Who is Qin Zhongyi? [Gu Xiucai enters in response.Your uncle. Gu Xiucai is me! (very excited) That's great!That's great! (so excited that he forgot to chatter) All are back, all are back!All the old ways, the old rules, the old systems are back intact!I am me again, and I can still go to the exam, win the exam, win the Jinshi, and make my ancestors shine! Old man Qin Zhongyi, please don't be so happy!What should Boren do? Gu Xiucai (not so happy) That's right!I advised you at the beginning, but you didn't listen, what should we do now?If you want something good or bad, what about my daughter?You are sorry!Boren! Qin Boren, do you think this is the end of the New Deal?Will there ever be a constitution? Gu Xiucai, isn't it enough for you to rebel once?The country has the king's law, whoever rebels will have his head killed! Since Qin Boren wants to rebel, he is not afraid of beheading! Gu Xiucai, if you want to teach outsiders to hear your words, you will die! Qin Zhongyi, please stop making noise!Think serious! Qin Boren, go and see Dabao's mother, if you don't come, she will come looking for you!She has an idea! These things about Qin Zhongyi are common, don't say a word to the old lady! Gu Xiucai is good!I'll go to her and see what she has in mind! (Down) Brother Qin Zhongyi, don't blame the old scholar, he is doing it for your own good! Qin Boren looked as if I really deserved to die! Who knows Qin Zhongyi!If you want to steal the house, no one can stop it! Qin Boren said that, second brother, you are afraid that I will hurt you, not because of me! Qin Zhongyi, if you want to say that, I will not argue!Brother, it's not that I don't have brotherhood, the trouble you caused is really not small! (Takes out a piece of writing paper) Brother, press the bucketpan! Qin Boren (takes the paper) Press the bucketpan? (Look) Oh, I'm not filial, the old lady doesn't want me anymore, she drives me out!From then on, I'm no longer a member of the Qin family? (shaking with anger) Qin Zhongyi is not!no!Now just write and write!After you leave, if the officials come to search, with this dated document, even the old lady and her family will not be in trouble!After all is well, you come back and we burn it! Qin Boren's second child, you are so cruel!Father was dying, what did he tell us? Qin Zhongyi, what's the matter with you, isn't it for the immediate matter?We are not separated! Qin Boren, where is your sister-in-law?Are you not a member of the Qin family? Brother Qin Zhongyi, this is just a show to deceive the officials! Qin Boren, I can't draw bets! Qin Zhongyi, aren't you afraid of hurting your old mother? [Uncle Li comes in. Brother Qin Shuli, why is my sister-in-law packing up?Why is your father here?What are you two mumbling about? Qin Zhongyi, don't worry about it!Go play what you want, let's discuss important matters here! Brother Qin Shuli, give me ten taels of silver, and I'll go out! Qin Zhongyi gave you ten taels of silver? Qin Shuli sang Wen Zhaoguan to wear three kinds of beards, black three, miserable three, and white three, you must buy them all!If you don't give it, I'll tell the old lady to go!I'm not a fool, I don't need to ask carefully, I can see some gaps!There are things you dare not teach your mother to know! Qin Zhongyi, you are extorting! Qin Shuli blackmailed?Come on, you dare to go to see mother with me, you are a hero! [The old lady asked in the courtyard: "Xiao San'er, why are you bored and don't water the flowers?" Qin Shuli's mother is here! Qin Boren's second and third children, based on your behavior, you will not have a good future! (Presses the bucketpan angrily) Here you go, second child! Mrs. Qin (enters) What are you doing? [A moment's silence. Qin Boren's mother, you go and rest, nothing happened! ——The curtain slowly falls