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Wanxian squeezed her eyebrows at Wan Tian, was glared at by Wan Lan, and immediately sat down honestly, her face was pale in thanks, and she couldn't see her attitude, so she only echoed: "Well, I've seen him." ”

He didn't want to say anything more on this issue, so he changed the topic and asked, "You cut your braids, does Lord Xu know?"

Xie Huaichang said: "Ten of the students who stayed abroad have cut their whips, and there are many new scholars who cut braids, and the Queen Mother didn't say anything, and Lord Xu will not be harsh on this." ”

After he finished speaking, he looked at Xie Huai'an again: "Big brother, it's better to cut the braids and make a suit to wear, you often have to deal with foreigners, pay attention to the clothes, they will look at you higher." ”

"Ridiculous," Xie Huai'an didn't have time to answer, Xie Daozhong first opened his mouth and reprimanded: "It is a custom of the Qing Dynasty for men to keep braids, how can they cut their braids in order to please foreigners, and business is based on character and products, where is determined by clothing." ”

Xie Huai'an hurriedly said: "What my father said is, but Huaichang does not have any intention of flattering, foreigners are not used to Chinese braids, I also heard Zhang Jizhi talk about it when I was in Tongzhou, saying that foreigners think that this whip is a symbol of ignorance and backwardness." ”

Xie Daozhong snorted: "If you cut the whip, you won't be ignorant? Why don't you say that foreigners are ignorant of everything in the Qing Dynasty? They also put wool on their heads, isn't it ridiculous?"

"The customs are different, what is ridiculous and not ridiculous," Chen Ji said: "The Qing Dynasty is weak, and it is common to be ridiculed, when the Queen Victoria of Britain sent an envoy to meet Qianlong, wasn't it also said that it was a barbarian state?" He smiled: "Now it is a foreign adult." ”

Xie Daozhong did not contradict him, because what he said was very right. Xie Huaichang was reprimanded by his father for a few words, his face was a little scornful, Wanlan saw it, and hurriedly played a round: "Horizontal and vertical is just a dress, you can dress up how you want, why bother to be serious? ”

Xie Huaichang threw a grateful look at her, smiled Wanlan, and said, "Lord Xu invited you to go to the Northeast for military training, but what official position will you not be given?"

"It's not clear," Xie Huaichang replied, "I may not be able to eat the emperor's grain, and I can't be canonized by the imperial court until I have made meritorious service." ”

Before he left, he still had a lot of complaints about the Qing court, and when he came back, he was willing to train for the Qing Dynasty, Wanlan was surprised in her heart, but she didn't dare to ask because she was afraid that Xie Daozhong was there, so she had to pick up some painless words and fool the night first.

Xie Huai'an took Xie Huaichang to see the yarn factory on the second day, and the latter dragged Wanlan away in vain.

"I have to thank Sister Lan for helping me out last night," he said with a smile, "I didn't expect my father to be so strict, I'm really shocked." ”

"He's strict, the first time you know it?" Wanlan pouted, "I'm really used to being free outside." ”

Xie Huaichang clasped his fists at her: "Yes, yes, the eldest sister taught me that I will only stay in the house for two or three months before I have to go outside for freedom, but the eldest sister and eldest brother are working hard." ”

Xie Huaian said: "Fortunately, I'm busy now, and I'm not at home all day." ”

Wanlan snorted: "You went to train for the Qing court, and you were so elated that you practiced, but I don't know who gritted your teeth and hated deeply when you left, and I can't wait to change the dynasty for the revolutionary party immediately." ”

Xie Huaichang said: "Training is to defend against the enemy, and changing the dynasty is to benefit the people, and do not disturb each other." ”

Wanlan sneered: "I'm afraid that when the time comes, it will be reversed, and the training will become a royal citizen." ”

Xie Huaichang said confidently: "The soldiers I trained, I still have this self-confidence." ”

Wanlan's heart moved, leaned forward, and asked, "How many soldiers did Lord Xu tell you to train?"

"I don't know the exact number," Xie Huaichang said: "When I was in Europe, I met with Baili, and he mentioned a few good generals in the northeast and said that he could make friends." ”

Wanlan's heart turned back and forth, and she turned her mind to the military power again, so she asked, "Are there 3,000 people?"

Xie Huaichang laughed: "Why does Sister care so much about the number of people?"

Wanlan said: "Is the Hunan army and the Huai army considered a private soldier, or the army of the Qing Dynasty?"

Xie Huaichang was stunned, it seemed that he never thought that Wanlan would say such a thing, but his brain was not slow, and after a little thought, he understood what she meant.

The Hunan army was loyal to Zeng Guofan, and the Huai army was loyal to Li Hongzhang, but it was only because the two were loyal to the Qing Dynasty that these two armies were loyal to the Qing Dynasty.

He shook his head: "Sister, our family can't afford to raise an army. ”

Wanlan said: "Money can't make money, people can make money." ”

Xie Huaichang couldn't help laughing: "No matter how much money can be made, no matter how much money can be raised, the revolutionary party has not been able to establish a territory until now, it is because he did not give birth to money, Mr. Sun tried his best to raise funds for overseas and famous, but he did not raise an army that could fight, so he failed to revolt every time." ”

Wanlan asked coldly: "Have you been in contact with him?"

Xie Huaichang calmly replied: "I have not had direct contact. ”

Wanlan asked again, "How is it?"

Xie Huaichang said: "I don't know. ”

Wanlan asked again: "Can it be done?"

Xie Huaichang sighed: "It's not good, there is no hope on your own, there are no soldiers." ”

Wanlan was silent for a while, and said in a low voice: "Yuji is a treasure." ”

Xie Huaichang said: "I heard, Sister don't worry, it's just that you don't have any hope on your own, and you can't say it if you can rely on others, if you can rely on it." ”

Wanlan thought about it, and a smile that could be called "treacherous" floated on her face: "That...... What about borrowing water to raise fish?"

Xie Huai'an burst out laughing, and Wanlan also felt embarrassed, glaring at him angrily.

Xie Huaichang also laughed: "Sister Lan really has an idea. ”

Wanlan pouted and said, "Whose soldiers are raised at their own expense, and how many soldiers does the imperial court raise?"

Xie Huaian couldn't help but speak: "Sister has drilled the horns of the bull, even if you borrow water to raise fish, the fish is not your own, unless you change the dynasty by yourself." ”

Wanlan was taken aback, and didn't say anything for a while, Xie Huai'an made such a little move, and she also understood that there are soldiers and people who are effectively loyal, either the revolutionary party or the Qing court, and they always have to choose one of the two, which is different from Xie Fu's vague feet on two boats now, the Qing court and the revolutionary party may not care very much, and they may not even care about Xie Fu's position, but when Xie Fu controls the army, it will be different.

She was suddenly a little upset, pursed her lips and said nothing, Xie Huai'an saw it, and comforted her in turn: "You are too anxious, sister, Huaichang has not gone yet, you even have the idea of borrowing water to raise fish, what if he goes to the northeast and finds that he has no such opportunity at all? He is not stupid, he will naturally adapt to the situation, so don't worry so much." ”

Wanlan said: "You think I want to worry about this." ”

Xie Huai'an smiled, glanced at Xie Huaichang, and patted her on the shoulder: "There is no endless road, it is still easy to survive." ”

This sentence is really meaningless, but the current situation is not clear, and it is meaningless to talk about more, so I have to use this sentence to whitewash the peace. Wanlan pursed her lips and didn't speak anymore, Xie Huaichang made it easier for Xie Huai'an to talk about the British yarn factory.

He stayed in Zhenjiang for two and a half months, during which Xu Shichang sent another report, and he did not mean to urge, but he still left for the north half a month early. When Wanlan said goodbye, he told him to keep in touch with his family, and at least two letters were sent every month, and he nagged many times until Xie Huaichang couldn't cry or laugh, and swore to her.

Mrs. Qin listened to Wanlan's words, and did not show unusual enthusiasm and concern for Xie Huaichang in the past two and a half months, but as before, she never wronged him in food and clothing, and she was thoughtful in all aspects, Xie Huaichang still treated Mrs. Qin politely, which could not be called intimate, but it could not be said that she was unfamiliar.

"I only remembered when he left, it's time to think about Huaichang's marriage," one morning, when Wanlan came to greet Mrs. Qin, the latter suddenly threw out this sentence: "His identity is now more valuable than Huai'an." ”

Wanlan is most annoyed by her identity, being an official is more expensive than doing business, what kind of truth is this? Brothers insist on comparing identities, comparing to being like Mrs. Ming of Sanfu, no hatred and no resentment, but they have to be in the same situation as their own family.

She patiently persuaded Mrs. Qin: "You might as well pick one that suits his heart, this is more important than identity, and it can make him miss you better." ”

"You can't blindly let his temperament come from nonsense," Mrs. Qin looked disapproving: "Marrying a wife and marrying a virtuous, marrying a concubine and marrying a woman, the wife of the main house still has to have someone who can stabilize the backyard, otherwise the courtyard will catch fire, and the front will still be a mess." ”

Wanlan thought for a while and said, "That's not as good as this, mother here first, don't be in a hurry to book, wait until you have a candidate and then ask him what he means, if he can find a good wife himself, then let's push the beauty of adulthood, if he doesn't, you ask him what he means." ”

Mrs. Qin thought for a moment, nodded and agreed, this matter was settled, but she was separated for a while, and suddenly reacted: "Parents should be in charge of marriage matters, why do you look down on his mind again?"

Wanlan couldn't help crying and laughing: "Mother! Marrying a wife is not a trivial matter, what is wrong with you following his wishes? In the future, his husband and wife will be harmonious, so naturally he will thank his mother, if there is no harmony, will it be in vain for you to choose thousands of choices today? The virtuous wife must also respect her husband in his heart, so that she can stabilize the backyard, and there will be fewer things to spoil concubines and kill wives?"

Mrs. Qin was stunned again, as if she was persuaded by her, Wanlan looked at her expression, and added: "Huaichang is also a person who has traveled abroad and seen the world, if he has an idea, you will only check him, and it is not too late for him to say anything else." ”

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