Chapter 158 Mother and Son Monarch and Minister (6-2)

Hong Jun has another view on the way of sensuality.He believed that taking concubines in his later years was a foolish thing, so he "wanted to do things in his later years, but to do them in his middle age." A young prostitute Cao Menglan from Shantang, Suzhou. In the seventh year of Guangxu, Hong Jun begged for "final support" because of his old mother's illness. Soon Ding You recovered from his service and was still his cabinet bachelor.At that time, he had already made great achievements in the study of geology in the Northwest, and he was appreciated by Li Hongzhang, who guaranteed him to serve as an envoy to Russia, Germany, Austria, and Belgium.Mrs. Hong was afraid of traveling far, and because she heard that she was going to deal with "foreign devils" with "red eyebrows and green eyes", she would feel palpitations when she thought about it, so she asked Cao Menglan to "serve the master".It's just that Westerners are monogamous, and there is no such thing as a concubine. Therefore, Cao Menglan is actually "Minister's Wife".

Hong Jun spent four years abroad from the 13th to the 16th year of Guangxu.In the past four years, Cao Menglan had rare honors and scandals, Hong Jun swallowed his anger and held grudges in his heart.I don't want to, after returning to China, I almost stumbled into a big tussle in my official career. The incident started with a "China-Russia border map". In the west of Yili, Xinjiang, and the Pamir area south of Khovdor, the border between China and Russia has been unclear for a long time.When Hong Jun talked about the study of geology in the Northwest, it was this area that bothered him the most, and he couldn't say what it was.When he was on a mission to Russia, someone brought a map of the area bordering China and Russia. The mountains, rivers, and roads were well-defined.The officials of the Western Affairs Office of the DPRK and China are also very happy, thinking that from now on, China and Russia will have a basis for negotiations, and they will not be as aimless as in the past.

When Hong Jun returned to China, he was appointed prime minister and worked with Zhang Yinhuan.One day, the British envoy suddenly came to the prime minister's office to question why China ceded hundreds of miles of territory to Russia?Those involved were stunned and didn't know what to answer.The reason why the British envoy asked this question was that Russia wanted to spy on India through the Pamir South, and there was a conflict of interest with Britain.If the Pamirs still belonged to China and formed a buffer, Russia would not have the convenience of invading southward. When the reason is found out, of course a protest must be lodged with Russia.Unexpectedly, the Russian minister took out a map and said that it was a "Sino-Russian border map" made by China itself, and Pamir was originally the Russian border.Only then did Hong Jun realize that he had been fooled, and the map held by the Russian envoy was said to have been provided by Zhang Yinhuan.The function is to kill with a knife.Fortunately, at that time, Weng Tonghe, with the respect of the emperor and teacher, held the political power secretly, and tried his best to bridge the gap for the sake of his fellow countrymen.Although Hong Jun didn't get any punishment, but the tone was always stuck in his chest, and because of the ugliness of the house, he had no choice but to end up depressed.

As soon as Hong Jun died, Cao Menglan came back from court, and made a big splash in Shanghai, playing the signboard of "Mrs. No. 1 Scholar", which immediately caused a sensation in the Shili foreign market. However, although Cao Menglan is in Goulan, she is not smiling. If she looks down on someone, even if she is like a "prince" who "leaves after eating a cup of fragrant tea for three hundred taels of silver", it is difficult to invite her to look forward to it. As Chunxin promised, not only will he be the guest of the curtain day and night, but he will also be generous with "posting".Just like that, in just three years, the 20,000 cash she got from the Hong family was squandered, and she still had some jewelry in her hand, which was indispensable for decorating the scene, so she couldn't give it to those who "eat slippers" Boyfriend!So he followed the advice of the best handkerchief hander, Jin Xiaobao, who is known as one of the "Four King Kongs" in Shanghai's "Changsan", and decided to "open the pier".

Southern Flowers and Northern Plants first stopped in Tianjin and changed the name of the flower with a northern taste to "Saijinhua". Qiuniang was old and beautiful, and became very popular in Tianjin for a while.However, Sai Jinhua's intentions were insufficient. She always felt that since she was going north, she had to make a "Wan'er" at the feet of the emperor of Jiumo Hongchen, which was enough taste.So I took my fake mother and an old mother to Beijing from Tianjin, and temporarily borrowed the Hongxing store in Yangmeizhu Xiejie as a fragrant nest. This is different from the "Qingyin Xiaoban" in the alley and the old-style prostitutes in Ribudi, just like the practice of prostitutes on the North Road.The wealthy customers in Beijing are not used to this kind of thing, so the door is neglected and the expenses are paid a lot.Sai Jinhua thought in her heart that she had to find a reason to spread the word "Sai Jinhua".There is a popular method in Shanghai, you might as well give it a try.

It turns out that the fashion in Shanghai, the fame of famous prostitutes, is the shortest way to hook up with famous actresses, and one box is reserved every day, the best is the "last bag" at the lower door, followed by the "head bag" on the "Jiulongkou". When Jiang was on stage, Sheng Zhuang sat in the box, dressed in dazzling jewels, arousing the attention of the audience. The rule of "holding roles" is that it's okay to arrive early, but the character you're supporting has to leave the seat as soon as the play is over, so you can know who's good friend at a glance, and it doesn't take half a month for the famous prostitute to be named. In the name of a famous actor, word spread quickly.

However, the theaters and theater troupes in the capital are different from those in Shanghai, so it is difficult to follow the same pattern, so we can only learn from them and adapt them.After the calculation was settled, Liu Tuzi, a clerk at the Hongxing store, was called to fetch a game ticket, and he wrote a line crookedly: "Yingxiutang Tan Xinpei", the following calls himself "Master Cao". "What? Miss Sai, are you still called Tiaozi?" "What's the matter?" Sai Jinhua asked back: "Master Cao loves this tune, can't he?" "Okay, okay!" Liu Baldzi knew that Sai Jinhua had a temper and a sharp mouth, so he didn't dare to provoke her, so he turned his head and left perfunctorily.

"Slow down, Baldy Liu!" Sai Jinhua stopped him and said, "Don't call me Miss Sai from now on. Am I not a girl, and Sai is like a girl?" "Well, what's the girl's name?" "Call me Second Lord Sai." "Yes! Second Master Sai!" ※ ※ ※ "Small name" Tan Xinpei didn't come here because of his excuses, and he also called "old fellow" Sun Juxian, and the reward was: "No such note." Now, Sai Jinhua had to consult with Liu Baldzi. "Second Lord Sai, what are you calling Tiao Zi?" Sai Jinhua didn't want to say it clearly, but she wanted to borrow the light of the "tiaozi", so she just said: "I'm so bored, find someone to talk to."

"It turns out that Second Master Sai wanted to find someone for entertainment. That's easy! Let me recommend a sponsor for you, okay?" Sai Jinhua asked irresolutely, "Who is it?" "The head of Fushou Class, Boss Yu." This person is also one of the famous actors "worshiped by the inner court". His name is Yu Runqing, his nickname is Yuqin, and his nickname is Zhuanger.Of course Sai Jinhua knew her name, she nodded and said, "Call and see!" "I'm sure you're always happy." Liu Baldzi said, "Boss Yu is really good at kung fu, and his pear blossom gun can't see through the wind and rain. It's really impressive!"

While talking, he smiled and left.Go to the locker room and write the game ticket, and send someone to the "Da Xia Chu" of the Fushou Class in Hanjiatan.When Yu Zhuanger saw the name "Master Cao", he was at a loss and couldn't remember, and asked the clerk of Hongxing shop: "What does Master Cao do?" The clerk at the Hongxing store had already made three trips to call for Sai Jinhua, and if he failed this time, he would have to go the fourth trip, so he deliberately lied to him: "It's the grain road from Shandong, and it's extremely wide." Yes! You have a good temper too. Boss Yu, just please!"

On New Year's Eve, there are still many chores for him to take care of in the team, so I really don't want to get out of this situation.Reluctantly, the visitor kept urging, and the road was not far away, so I thought it would not take much effort to go around.Sure enough, he was a "rich old man", so he invited him to celebrate the New Year, and wouldn't it be great to get him one or two thousand silver? Thinking of this, he happily changed his clothes, went out to get in the car, walked across Cherry Street, and arrived at Hongxing store very quickly. "Is there a Master Cao living there?" "Come on, come on! Boss Yu," this time Baldy Liu greeted, "Come with me." After entering the courtyard where Sai Jinhua lived, he pointed to the north room and turned away. Yu Zhuang'er crossed the patio, went up the steps, coughed as usual, and then pushed the door open.There are two rooms in the north room, the outside room for guests, and the inside bedroom. The smell of opium smoke comes out from the cotton curtain. Needless to say, "Master Cao" is waiting inside. When the door curtain was lifted, Yu Zhuang'er was stunned.What is Mr. Cao there? It's a gorgeous woman in her thirties lying next to the cigarette tray.Could it be that I went to the wrong place?Thinking of this, he quickly retracted the leg that stepped in. "Yuqin, why are you leaving? Come here!" This made Yu Zhuang'er even more confused, so he stood up and asked, "Is this Mr. Cao's house?" "yes!" "Excuse me, where is Master Cao?" Sai Jinhua giggled, stopped laughing and said, "I am Master Cao. What's the matter, you didn't think of it, did you?" Yu Zhuang'er didn't answer, hesitated for a while, and decided to stay.Just out of curiosity, I first need to find out who this "Master Cao" is, and then see how this "Master Cao" treats me? So, he smiled and sat down on the chair, "Really call you Master Cao?" He asked. "The store calls me Second Master Sai. My real name is Menglan, so you can call me by my first name." As soon as Cao Menglan was mentioned, Yu Zhuang'er remembered, and said in a broken voice: "It turned out to be Mrs. Zhuangyuan!" Sai Jinhua smiled without answering, pointed to the opposite side of the cigarette tray and said, "Come on, lie down! Burn it for me." "Xianggong" serves "Old Dou", and it is his duty to burn cigarettes.Yu Zhuang'er was very reluctant in her heart, and deliberately used the northern rule of "no sex with prostitutes" as an excuse, and said with an apologetic smile: "Second Lord Sai, our rules don't like this!" Sai Jinhua understood as soon as he heard it, he deliberately said it backwards, and sneered in his heart: Don't get dizzy!Do you consider yourself a prostitute?Thinking of this, he casually opened the dressing table, picked up a twenty-two silver note with two fingers, and handed it over. "Are you...?" Yu Zhuang'er was stunned. Sai Jinhua squinted and smiled, "Don't you have to pay for the note?" she said. This is very rude.But Yu Zhuang'er didn't dare to refute her, Beijing is worse than a prostitute.Before Daoguang, when the husband met a prostitute, he had to ask Ann to call him "aunt". Although the rules are not the same as before, but if he really recognized the truth, Yu Zhuang'er would lose in theory.What's more, Sai Jinhua is now calling Tiaozi as "Master Cao", so the situation is even more different.Yu Zhuanger had no choice but to thank him and take it. Once you receive the bank note, you have to follow the routine of serving Lao Dou.Yu Zhuang'er lifted her gown to the kang, picked up the label, lit a "yellow, pine, tall" cigarette bubble, loaded the pipe, then took out a snow-white silk handkerchief from her sleeve, shook it open and wiped the cigarette holder. Only then did he hand the bong to Sai Jinhua's lips through the lamp. Sai Jinhua is not addicted, and the cigarette tray is just for the convenience of entertaining guests. Even if she wants Yu Zhuang'er to smoke, it is just an excuse to arrange a chance to sleep together.Therefore, several tubes of cigarettes were not puffed, and the room was full of smoke, but Yu Zhuang'er's addiction was hooked up. "You are a waste of food!" He said with a smile. "It was just for fun!" Sai Jinhua asked, "What about you?" "I'm Smokey." "Then, you smoke!" Yu Zhuanger couldn't wait for this sentence.With a very clean and neat technique, I smoked eight tubes in a row, and I am embarrassed to smoke again. "You said you have a smoky voice, this will be enough for you, let me sing a part, okay?" "Why not? But, without strings, it's not good to sing dry." "Then hum a little." Yu Zhuang'er thought for a while and said, "I'm going to be 'drunk'. This play is different, and the tone has to be low to be tasty." After humming a few words, Yu Zhuang'er became addicted to drama, got up and sang while doing figure.A pair of eyes that seemed to be open or closed, drifting back and forth, engraved with the rippling heart of drunken Concubine Yang, seduced Sai Jinhua a little out of her wits. Seeing that it's time, Yu Zhuang'er bent over from behind with a cup in her back, and blew out the smoke lamp with a "poof". ※ ※ ※ From this day onwards, Sai Jinhua and Yu Zhuang'er had to meet once every two or three days, and they had to close the door for a long time every time.After a long time, everyone in the troupe knew that Yu Zhuang'er had become the face of the "Mrs. Champion". Half of Sai Jinhua liked Yu Zhuang'er's nimble Wudan figure, and the other half was to win over Yu Zhuang'er on purpose, and in addition to losing her body and time, she also lost a lot of money.So Yu Zhuang'er was determined to brag about her to everyone, and two of his old fighters were moved by the talk, and they were willing to kiss Fangze.A man with the same surname as him, named Yu Chengge, was born in Wangjiang County, Anhui Province. He was ugly in the Hanlin Academy in the fifteenth year of Guangxu. It was only two years since he opened a workshop to supervise the censor of Bushan Road, and he had already recruited many people.In addition to the censor's own duty of "revealing officials and evils and applying Chen Zhidao", each branch has different duties. Shandong Road "inspects the Criminal Department, Taiyuan Hospital, Governor Hedao, and urges the arrest of robbers in five cities". In charge of local security, not only the Ministry of Punishment, the Shenji Camp, the Yamen of the Infantry Commander, Daxing, Wanping County, and the Five Cities Bing Ma Si wanted to buy his account, but even the authoritative patrolling censor on the ground had to buy him. Give him three points.Therefore, the Eight Great Alleys and all theaters, restaurants, and hotels are not afraid of "Master Yudu". Another one is Tateyama.He and Yu Chengge are the so-called "land and water" whoring friends, but they usually choose each other well and do not invade each other, but this time they have come to the same path.Of course, Yu Chengge and Lishan in the Hongxing store are like Zai Lanzhi and Lishan in the bottom of the pocket.However, although Sai Jinhua's wrist is not inferior to Luyun's, but the fragrant nest built in Hongxing store is not as spacious as Luyun's, so there are often unexpected encounters.Fortunately, neither of them wanted to offend each other, and avoided each other, so that there would not be too embarrassing scenes. ※ ※ ※ This day, Yu Chengge arrived first.There is no interest in visiting Yan on New Year's Eve, and I came here specially to avoid debts, but since I am here, I have to be gentle.Unexpectedly, at this moment, Lishan bumped into him, and Sai Jinhua's fake mother Cao Auntie hurriedly stopped him outside. Seeing this scene, Li Shan felt very uncomfortable, and asked angrily: "Who is inside?" "It's not your old friend, Master Yudu!" Aunt Cao said in a low voice, "My lord, because we are your old good friend, so our girl..." Before he could finish his sentence, Li Shan uttered the banner man's "Hu Jin", slapped the table and cursed: "What a bastard's dog friend! Da Qing openly cut off his friend's boot waist during the day! Is there any reason for that? " Mrs. Cao didn't expect him to lose such a big temper, so she hurriedly said with a smile: "Because you are always a regular customer, no more than Mr. Yudu doesn't come often, so please keep away from him for a while, it's still early, please come back later If you say that Mr. Yu wants to cut his boots and waists, you always think, will our girl be willing?" The excited Lishan, with a heavy heart, could not hold back his anger after hearing the first half of the sentence, and would not listen to the second half at all, so he jumped up at that time, slamming his fingers and cursing: "Damn heartless bitch! Watch me take the film and ask the square officials to throw you guys out, and you are not allowed to live in Beijing! What a heartless bastard!" This time, not only Aunt Cao, but also Baldy Liu were frightened, but they didn't dare to go forward to persuade them, and only heard Li Shan knocking on the stage and throwing a tantrum.Finally, the curtain of the inner room was lifted, and Sai Jinhua appeared neatly dressed. "It's Chinese New Year, why are you so angry?" She pressed Li Shan's sleeves, "Sickness from anger is not a cause for anxiety!" "Hmph!" Li Shan sneered and turned his face away. "If I knew you were so angry, I would have ignored him a long time ago! Think about it, how is he as good as you, and what is more attractive to others? Why should I talk to him? It's nothing more than, first, you friends; second, the situation is different today.” Saying this, Sai Jinhua watched Li Shan's face, and saw that his eyes moved and his face turned back slightly after saying this, with the air of "I want to hear the difference", so she knew what she said was right. You might as well pretend to be a good person. "It's pathetic!" she said in a sympathetic tone. "It seems that he is hiding from debts. He probably has nowhere to go when he hides from debts. I have to chat with him, talk about the scenery of the West, Relieve him from boredom. There is a time when people are frozen and unable to move, if you make a step, I will naturally find a way to make him walk, won't this button be untied?" Li Shan thought about it, he was a little reckless.Although it is inconvenient to admit mistakes in the mouth, his expression has been greatly relaxed, and he was thinking about "finding a way" to say a few words about himself, when he heard a loud "choking langlang" in the room, he couldn't help being stunned! Sai Jinhua saw that the wave was not calm, and the wave was rising again, so she hurried to appease the inside again.Lifting the curtain, a tea bowl was smashed in front of the kang, and on the kang, Master Yudu was lying upright, his face, which was blue from smoking opium, became more and more terrifying.At this time Aunt Cao and Baldy Liu also rushed in. Seeing this scene, they looked at each other in blank dismay, and bent down at the same time to pick up the broken porcelain pieces on the ground. Yu Chengge seemed to have fired a soaring cannon with a single bang, the momentum was astonishing but unsustainable.He can't lose his temper, and he can't comment on reasoning, so pretending to be dead like this is nothing more than a laughing stock, it's useless.Thinking of this, he felt that he couldn't stay for a moment, so he got up, grabbed the hat and put it on his head, and rushed out in a sloppy manner. Unexpectedly, when he opened the curtain, he bumped into someone.It turned out that Lishan suspected that Yu Chengge threw the tea bowl to lose his temper with him, and was walking to the door, putting his ear on the board to listen, in case Yu Chengge would rush out, it was really a narrow road for enemies. At that time, Li Shan was still alert, "I know your brother is here!" He said, "I came here specially to serve you." Yu Chengge glanced at him, without saying a word, went straight out, and when he got to the front of the locker room, he remembered that he should show his power in order to save face, so he walked all the way, cursing all the way: "What a bold thing! You dare to be prostitutes, I probably don't want to celebrate the New Year!" The shopkeeper was taken aback.Master Yu Du's suffering, although he has never experienced it, he has heard of it. Passing by the Nancheng Bingma Division, he said in an official tone to the so-called "Fang Guan" Bingma Division chief and deputy commander: "Why don't you care about the prostitutes in Hongxing shop?" Immediately there was great trouble. It's so good that Master Yu Du lost his temper and left, but Master Li is still there.The shopkeeper rushed to the back, and as soon as he entered Sai Jinhua's room, he knelt down to Lishan, and said, "I beg you, Lord Li, to keep you safe, and I will give you a bowl of rice!" "what happened?" "Master Yudu sent a message before getting into the car, and he wanted to call the local officials to seal the store, and he also had to deal with crimes." "Crime!" Li Shan asked, "What crime?" The shopkeeper glanced at Sai Jinhua, and replied hesitantly, "Anyway, it's not a nice crime." Li Shan understood this, and was quite anxious.The Hongxing store was in trouble with Sai Jinhua, so he couldn't get away, and the New Year's Eve sacrifice to the ancestors would be delayed! He was anxious in his heart, but he didn't care about his words, "You have me, don't worry!" Li Shan thought about it, thinking of a person, and immediately let go of his sorrow, "Take my car and bring Yu Zhuanger here." The shopkeeper was ordered by Wei Jin to cross the gate in person and take a Lishan car to pick up Yu Zhuang'er.On the way home, Jiang Li and Yu were jealous of each other, which brought disaster to Chi Yu, and I briefly talked about it.Seeing that she was the one who caused the trouble, Yu Zhuang'er was even more afraid of getting involved, so she didn't dare to be careless. She calculated silently along the way and came up with an idea, so when she arrived at Hongxing store to meet Li Shan, her expression was quite calm. "I already know about this!" He said, "It doesn't matter! It's bad luck for a few hundred silver." "That's right!" Sai Jinhua interjected, "Old Yu is having a tough time this year, and if someone gives him a few hundred silver, he will even kowtow." "Don't take it so easy. This class of masters is really a stone in a hut, smelly and hard!" Li Shan ordered: "Bring a red envelope!" After getting the pen and inkstone red envelope, Li Shan wrote the word "Jie Jing" in his own hand, and then took another 400 taels of silver note, stuffed it into the envelope, and handed it to Yu Zhuang'er. "Old Yu lives in the Housun Park Anhui Guild Hall. It's very close. I come whenever I go." Turn from Yangmeizhu Xiejie to Cherry Xiejie. When you get to the end, turn to the west and you will find Housun Park.Yu Zhuang'er is used to the Anhui Guild Hall where Yu Chengge lives. When he gets off the car, he walks to the end. There are a lot of people standing in the yard, all dressed as businessmen, with a cloth bag under their left arm and a beating bag with their right hand. A lantern with no candles, it is the appearance of preparing to pay debts all night on New Year's Eve. Looking in, the footman and the coachman on the veranda were in a daze, and when they saw Yu Zhuang'er, they came up to meet them.The servant pouted and winked, meaning that Yu Chengge is in the room, please keep quiet! Yu Zhuang'er nodded, and asked softly, "How much is the total amount?" "There are always seven or eight hundred. At least half of them are needed to get rid of these debt collectors." "It doesn't matter! You tell them there will be when they come back. Go to another house first and then come back. If you refuse to leave, you have to sit and wait. Go outside and wait. It's not good to be crowded in the yard like this!" The servant knew that the savior was coming, so he readily agreed and went to make arrangements.Yu Zhuang'er went up the steps and opened the door, turned from the main room to the west bedroom, and looked in, but saw Yu Chengge was leaning over his desk and brushing his pen, concentrating on what he was writing. Yu Zhuang'er quietly hid behind his back, looked at it, and saw that the white booklet read: "Yu Chengge, the inspector and censor of Shandong Province, knelt down and played, because the minister's character is despicable and his behavior is improper. Pray to the Holy Spirit to learn from the matter, secretly investigate the Zuo Shilang of the household department, Li Shan, the minister in charge of internal affairs..." Seeing this, he stretched out his hand and snatched Bai Zhezi into his hand.Yu Chengge was taken aback, and when he looked back hastily, he saw Yu Zhuang'er looking at him with a half-smile and said, "What is this for? We are good friends, are you really interested in visiting him?" Yu Chengge collected himself and realized what was going on.With a sneer, he said, "Hmph! You don't need to be a lobbyist for others. Other things can be up to you, but this one is definitely not up to you! Hao Lishan, bastard, I've decided on him!" As he said, he stamped his feet, "As soon as the broken five is over, I will hand over the booklet!" Yu Zhuang'er laughed again, "You're really angry!" He said, "Probably not in a good mood." "Yes! I'm in a bad mood. How can I be in a good mood when a large group of creditors come to the door?" "So that's why!" Yu Zhuang'er walked over and opened the white cloth curtains, "Look at it all the time." Yu Chengge looked out from the pane of glass in the middle of the paper-pasted window, and saw that the yard was empty and there was nothing there, so he couldn't help being stunned. "Then, what about those who want to pay?" "The ones who want to pay are afraid that your master Yudu will lose his temper, so they all ran away in fright!" Yu Zhuang'er said expressionlessly. This is the so-called "shame", but Yu Chengge was not angry but happy, he twisted Yu Zhuang'er's face, and then walked out. "Where are you going?" Yu Zhuang'er grabbed him. "I'm going to ask, what's going on?" "Don't ask! I'll tell you. Sit down for me first." He pushed Yu Chengge to sit in his original position, and dragged a stool to sit opposite him. He didn't speak, but just stared at him blankly. "What are you looking at?" Yu Chengge asked while touching his face. "Master Yudu, master Yudu, no wonder everyone is afraid of you, and everything is just talking about disgusting and unreasonable. He has good intentions. He is afraid that you will not be able to pass the Chinese New Year. Knowing that you are in Hongxing Store, he came here to send the festival in person. Respect. Who knew that your dog biting Lu Dongbin didn't know a good heart!" The word "Jie Jing" caught his ears, and Yu Chengge's eyes lit up.However, those words were spoken before the teacup was thrown, but now I don’t know what to do?And wait a minute. Of course they were waiting for Jie Jing, and Yu Zhuang'er was eager to go back and get his life back so that he could go home for the New Year. He didn't want to vomit him, so he took out the red envelope, handed it over, and said, "Fourth Master Li is finally good enough to be friends. It was brought here for me. But, Master Yudu, I am a little worried now, so please don’t hurt me!" "Harming you?" Yu Chengge was at a loss, "How do you mean harming you?" "I sent you the four hundred taels of festival respect, and you received it yourself. No one else saw it. You received it. After breaking five, you handed the booklet to others. Fourth Master Li will not suspect you. Master Yudu disregards friends." Friendship, just as if I swallowed the tribute I sent you. Then, wouldn’t it hurt me?” "Joke!" Yu Chengge put his hands in his sleeves, and said leisurely, "My friendship with him, even if he is sorry for me, I have the nerve to move his hand?" When he said this, he suddenly remembered, and quickly reached out When he came out, he snatched the folded manuscript of Shan Lishan that had been in Yu Zhuanger's hand, and said with a smile: "I am also sitting in a sad city, bored, and write casually to relieve boredom, don't tell him!" "What did I tell him?" Yu Zhuang'er handed the red envelope to him at this moment, stood up and said, "You send the bills away! They will come back later, I'm going home." "Slow down!" Yu Chengge hesitated for a moment and said, "Lisi is finally good enough to be friends, I should show it a little too! Think about it for me." "That's easy to handle. Once it's past five, you can treat him to a drink at my place." "Yes, yes! That's definitely the way to do it. Make an appointment with him for me first, and talk to you at your place on the evening of the seventh day." The next day is Gengzi New Year's Day in the twenty-sixth year of Guangxu.Yu Chengge specially went to Lishan Mansion to pay New Year's greetings.The master had an errand in the palace and never came home.Yu Chengge left a note asking Lishan to have a drink at Yu Zhuanger's place on the seventh day of the first lunar month. On that day, the host had arrived at Yu Zhuanger's house in Han's Tan before lunch, but Li Shan had arrived earlier than him, and was doing the Zhuang Pushing Pai Gow in the main room.Seeing Yu Chengge, he put down the rolled up snow white silk sleeves, arched his hands and said, "Congratulations! Congratulations! " "Congratulations! Congratulations!" Yu Chengge said, "I went to my house to celebrate the New Year that day." "I know, sorry." "Let's talk later!" Standing in the upper left corner, Yu Zhuang'er, who was "making a match" for the dealer, pushed a child who pushed down the door, "Get up! Let Master Yu sit." Yu Chengge also liked this way, sat down happily, looked at the table and said, "What's the matter? Are you still using chips?" "The chips were distributed by Fourth Master Li. They are free, ten taels of silver per person. If you win, you will redeem them. If you lose, you blame yourself for your bad luck. It's a child's plaything!" "what about me?" "If you are small..." Li Shan originally wanted to joke, "If you are a little rabbit, I will also give you ten taels." When I got to the point of my mouth, I remembered the first time we met in the New Year, and it was very inappropriate to make such a joke, so I changed my words Said: "If you are a child, of course I will give you ten taels. But, Lao Yu, are you embarrassed? " "As long as you win, there's nothing to be embarrassed about. Come on, come on, I don't want your ten taels of silver, but I don't want to gamble with chips? 'Spring doesn't ask for directions', that's all I bet on!" As he spoke, he took out a handful of bills from his body and waved them in front of him. "Old Yu! I advise you to come to the door and come to work!" "Not necessarily! How is it called 'live pumping'?" "If you don't believe me, I'll make another bet with you." "Okay! You move the door up, and I'll move the door down." "Okay! Alright!" Yu Zhuang'er hastily stopped, "Just pour it back and forth like this. Otherwise, it won't be clear." Yu Zhuanger conceived it for Li Shan, because he knew that Yu Chengge had exhausted all of his possessions and they were all on the table. If he gambled extra, he would just laugh and say "we'll count later." But if he won, Li Shan would Wouldn't it be unfair to have to pay? Lishan is a famous gambler, of course he knows his intentions.It's just that he has other plans, so it's inconvenient to tell them.Immediately throw out the dice, one is four and one is five, it is "nine hands", fearing that Yu Zhuang'er's hand will turn over his cards soon, he quickly grabs the first set in his hand. Turn over the cards, it's nine o'clock for the door, and eight o'clock for the door.At the next door, Yu Chengge drew the card, held it down and touched it, two points and one land, he was overjoyed, touched again, discouraged, opened it and saw that it was Zhang Hongjiu, only one point. "Look," Yu Chengge said coldly and stubbornly, "Put it on the air of 'lower job', but said 'upper job'! The banker is about to pay." Li Shan smiled and didn't answer, just like Yu Chengge, he was groping for ideas, a winning card, a "bench", it was eight points, he lost the door, and the door was lost.This time, Yu Chengge lost the bet in front of him, and also had to pay double. This card has a lot of discrepancies, so they are all curiously looking forward to the dealer's unveiling.Especially Yu Chengge, deeply regretted his recklessness, nine out of ten of the hundreds of coins in front of him will not be able to keep, I am afraid that the dealer's idea is not big or small, if he eats it and pays it back, how can he get it?Thinking of this, full of irritability, he pushed back the leather hat on his head, and his forehead was steaming. But Li Shan didn't turn over the cards, he just said: "For the match, count Master Yu's bets!" So Yu Zhuang'er sorted out the messy pile of silver bills, counted them, and the total was ninety-eight taels of silver.Li Shan smiled, and pushed out his two tickets, mixed them up, opened the book guard in front of him, randomly drew a stack of bank notes, and threw them at Yu Zhuang'er. Needless to say, this is a unified compensation.Yu Zhuang'er placed a one hundred tael silver ticket at the lower door, retrieved the two taels, and explained at the same time: "We all pay and we pay, and we don't bet on winning or losing when we move bets." "Not bad, not bad!" Yu Chengge said overjoyed, "Unexpectedly, the dealer got a pair of other ten." Yu Zhuang'er had already figured it out, Li Shan did it on purpose, and was afraid that Yu Chengge wouldn't know, so he pointed out to him, "I think it's a human card and a nail, and the human nail is losing to your old Di Jiuyi. Four Lord, am I right?" "almost!" This question and answer, of course Yu Chengge understood, the nail is right at the door, and the long three becomes the nail long nine, where is the second nail?But it's inconvenient to say it clearly, and it's no fun to gamble any longer! "Everyone pays dividends!" He took a ten tael silver note, handed it to Yu Zhuang'er, and then said to Li Shan, "Let's have lunch first!" "I'm not hungry. But I can drink with you, and I have something to say to you." Hearing what they said, Yu Zhuang'er ordered the gambling table to be cleared and set up meals in the main room. At the same time, he invited the host and guest to sit in his "study". "Yufu," Yu Chengge asked, "do you have something to tell me?" "not busy!" Yu Chengge had heard that Li Shan wanted something from him, and in order to show that he knew how to be friendly, he said in an urgent manner: "No! If there is anything you want me to do, please tell me first. After finishing the business , to enjoy the drink.” Feeling Yu Chengge's sincerity, Li Shan dragged a domino stool to sit next to him and said: "It's a joke to mention it! For the green cloud at the bottom of the pocket, Lan Gong competed with me! He is the elder brother's uncle, consciously My status is not what it used to be. As for me, I really don’t want to cause trouble. However, I have to be on my guard. Shouping, at that juncture, you have to help me.” "That's needless to say!" Yu Chengge replied, "You tell me! How can I work hard for you?" "Heavy words, serious words, thank you very much!" Li Shan said, holding his arm, "You listen to me. When the time comes, I would like to invite you to join him and kill his scenery." "That's easy! Please," Yu Chengge said, "Let's talk after drinking." Yu Chengge took it easy to criticize relatives and nobles, so of course it was inconvenient for Li Shan to talk about it further.And at this time, it is not appropriate to discuss this matter in depth, and only talk about the sensuality while drinking. Talking about the daily play in the palace, Yu Chengge suddenly asked in a low voice: "Yufu, have you seen the emperor since the beginning of the new year?" "Why didn't you see me? I saw you again today. Shouping," Li Shan asked back: "How did you come up with such a sentence to ask. There must be a reason?" "I just heard a piece of news, an anecdote that has never happened in hundreds of years." Upon hearing this, Yu Zhuang'er naturally paid attention, and even the servant girls who were waiting on the side came closer to listen.However, Yu Chengge only rolled his eyes and didn't speak. "What's going on?" Lishan asked. "This anecdote, don't talk nonsense." So Yu Zhuang'er got up immediately, yelling loudly: "Go, go! Get out. Stay away." "It doesn't matter!" Yu Chengge grabbed him. After Yu Zhuanger sat down and the idlers walked away, Yu Chengge talked about the anecdote from Hubei.