Chapter 5: Go to buy an official

Isn't this buying official buying cabbage, and you can buy it at the stall with money?

To buy an official, you have to find a way first. Yuan Shikai heard others say that the person in charge of buying an official is very dark, and it is difficult to spend a lot of money to buy an inconspicuous official, and if a lot of money falls into the hands of these individuals, he will lose a lot. Therefore, you must know the market in advance.

It's not easy to find a way to buy an official, not to mention that he, a layman, has been looking for a few days and found nothing.

On this day, Yuan Shikai wandered on the street and walked past the gate of the Good Luck Casino.

This is one of the few big gambling halls in the capital, and when I was in the capital, I went in to gamble with a few Hu Peng dog friends, because I didn't have much money on my body, and I couldn't talk about winning or losing. Now, I have a lot of money in my pocket, so why don't you try your luck in it?

After a few steps inside, I thought about it or forget it. This is what the two mothers finally put together, and the money is very useful, if you lose, you will have to pay it back?

Turning around and walking out, I heard someone shouting to me: "Guest officer, your money bag has dropped!" ”

When I looked down, I saw a money bag at my feet. I know my own money bag and see that it is not my own.

Habitually, he touched his money bag casually, "Thank you, it's not mine." ”

The man who shouted to him bent down and picked up the money bag, "Can it not be yours at your feet?" ”

This man is about forty years old, and he has a loyal face.

"It's not mine." Yuan Shikai said with a smile.

"Not yours? Who will it be? The man asked.

Yuan Shikai said kindly: "Wouldn't you know if you asked?" ”

"Whose money bag? Whose money bag? ……”

The man held the purse up and shouted for a while that no one paid attention.

"What if no one claims it?" The man asked Yuan Shikai.

Yuan Shikai didn't know what to do? Shaking his head and wanting to leave, he was pulled by the man.

"Half of the meeting."

The man opened the money bag, and there were four small pieces of broken silver inside, and the man took out two pieces and stuffed them into Yuan Shikai's hand.

Yuan Shikai didn't want to, he wanted to turn around and walk away, but one hand was grabbed tightly, "You have to take it, how can you take it if you don't take it?" How can a person eat alone? ”

Yuan Shikai saw the other party's serious appearance, and felt that he really wanted it, "I don't care if you want it, I won't want it anyway, or you can put it back where you came." ”

As he spoke, Yuan Shikai pointed to the place where he had picked up the money bag just now. said in his heart, this bit of broken silver, this young master really didn't look at it.

"That's it, anyway, it's picked up for nothing, let's go and gamble a few handfuls, it doesn't matter if you win or lose, just play for nothing."

As he spoke, he pulled Yuan Shikai and left.

Yuan Shikai hadn't figured out the situation yet, and had already been pulled to a gambling table and sat down.

The man put two small pieces of silver in front of Yuan Shikai, and the other two in front of himself.

This table is a roll of the dice, guess the size. The man whispered in Yuan Shikai's ear: "The two of us, one guesses the big one, the other guesses the small, and one person always wins." ”

Yuan Shikai nodded. One person guesses the big and the other guesses the small, which can guarantee that one person wins, but it can also guarantee that one person loses. After playing a few games, Yuan Shikai won, but that person lost everything.

Yuan Shikai wanted to catch a few of them, but the other party was quite righteous and resolutely didn't want to. Out of money, the man left the table and stood behind Yuan Shikai to watch the battle.

Yuan Shikai couldn't imagine that his luck was so good, guessing a big win, guessing a small win. The effort is not big, and the broken silver won in front of him is already five or six times the capital.

The man attached to Yuan Shikai's ear and said, "It's almost, take it when you see it!" No one can always let luck hang in the way. ”

Yuan Shikai is on the rise, how can he be willing to leave. It's really lucky, I can't stop it, and I won several times in one go.

The man persuaded Yuan Shikai to accept it when he saw it, and Yuan Shikai picked up a few pieces of broken silver and stuffed them into the man's hand, signaling him not to ramble on the side. The man took the broken silver, shook his head, and walked away helplessly.

It's strange to say, since that person left, Yuan Shikai hasn't won. In the end, not only did he lose everything he won and what he picked up, but he also lost all the money he brought with him.

ran out of money, Yuan Shikai was unwilling, and remembered that he had grabbed a few pieces of broken silver for that person. I want to borrow it as a book and make a comeback. But after going around the casino several times, I just couldn't find it. In the end, I had no choice but to leave in a huff.

When he returned to the store where he lived, Yuan Shikai thought that he had all his money with him, what should he do if he lost it all? Don't say it's a buying official, even if you don't have the money to live in a hotel and eat, you don't have it.?

The store money is not in a hurry, and the prepayment can last a few days, where does the money come from for the penniless meal?

After a night's sleep, I woke up and wanted to find a place to have breakfast, and when I walked to the door, I remembered that I had no money.

What's going on? I often skip breakfast on weekdays, and I never feel hungry! What's going on today? Why are you so hungry?

Yuan Shikai has never been hungry since he was a child, and he never knows what it feels like to be hungry. It's so uncomfortable to know this time! The hungrier you are, the more you want to eat, and the more you want to eat, the hungrier you get.

I've been lying in bed for more than an hour, and I'm hungry, so it's better to go outside and distract myself, right? Thinking like this, Yuan Shikai came to the street.

It's okay if it doesn't come out, but it's even worse when it comes out. Especially when I meet a food seller, my eyes don't dare to look anywhere. However, you can smell it without looking at your nose!

Seeing the begging on the roadside, Yuan Shikai admires them the most now, people can give up their faces and reach out to beg for food! I can't do it myself. Besides, even if you can stretch out your hand and put your hand on, will anyone give it to you?

Yuan Shikai knew at this time that he was also qualified to ask for food, but he was not qualified.

Don't have a destination and don't know where you're going? After walking carelessly for a while, think about it or go back! Does it cost to walk?

Walking back, I was almost at the door of the store, when I suddenly heard someone shouting my name behind me.

Is it shouting yourself? Does anyone in Beijing know him?

Looking back, I was overjoyed, it seems that Jiren has his own natural appearance. I can't dream that I can meet my best friend Xu Shichang who only sees one side but is like home at first sight.

"Sure enough, it's you, I'm afraid of recognizing the wrong person, so I shouted your name behind you first, and you turned around

Brother Shichang, why are you here? ”

Yuan Shikai thought in his heart, it is really immortal.

"Speaking of which, it's all thanks to your righteous help!"

It turned out that because of Yuan Shikai's gift of silver, Xu Shichang was able to come to the capital to participate in the imperial examination, and went to high school in one fell swoop, and now he stays in the capital as a Beijing official.

After Yuan Shikai heard this, he was so envious in his heart! Look at people, you don't have to spend money to sell, you rely on fame and ability. Look at others and then look at yourself, thinking that how much money does someone else become an official may not be able to buy?

People also have a nose and two eyes, and they are not bad? Why is it that people go to high school once in Beijing, and they can't even pass the township test?

As the old saying goes, no hard work, no gain, are you going to study hard from now on?

Xu Shichang asked Yuan Shikai, why did he come to the capital? How could Yuan Shikai be embarrassed to tell the truth? No matter how good a friend is, he can't use money to buy officials, where can he put this face?

Yuan Shikai said that he came to the capital to visit friends, but he came up empty.

It's strange, Yuan Shikai didn't feel hungry at this time, and the two of them went to the room where Yuan Shikai lived and chatted for a while. Yuan Shikai said like a joke, very depressed about how he walked in the casino "Wheat City".

Xu Shichang laughed after hearing this. Things are ridiculous, but is it so funny?

Yuan Shikai didn't understand it very much, but Xu Shichang laughed vigorously, laughing so hard that tears flowed from his eyes.

It was easy to stop, Xu Shichang said that Yuan Shikai was fooled, and it was a trap from beginning to end.