Chapter 32: The Humiliation of the Nation
"Grandson, grandson," At this time, Mrs. Tai and her mother Chen Qianyuan came to the door of Guozhi's room.
Guozhi climbed the high wall and looked back, saw his grandmother and mother, and then said to the steamed bun and the dog: "Grandma and mother are here, I won't tell you first." ”
"Guozhi, we'll be waiting for you outside."
"Well, okay," Kuniji jumped from the high wall, jumped through the open window, stepped forward and opened the door, "Grandma, mother." Chen Qianyuan entered after Mrs. Tai and said, "Grandma, I came to see how you are studying, have you been naughty recently," Mrs. Tai turned to face Chen Qianyuan and said, "You have come to train my good grandson again, and you are not allowed to be so fierce to my grandson." ”
"Mother-in-law, you're going to spoil him like this."
"What's wrong with being spoiled? The old body is willing to spoil him, so he says nothing to the old body but doesn't say it to you. ”
"It's still grandma who is good to her grandson," Guozhi laughed at Mrs. Tai, then sat down and put the cane aside, hugged Guozhi in his arms, and said very kindly: "My good grandson, why did Mr. punish you for copying books?" ”
"Grandma, my grandson did something wrong during class today, and my grandson fell asleep above Mr.'s class. Qu Li: "Ten times." ”
"Well, it's good to know that you're wrong, and it's valuable to correct your mistakes, understand?"
"Grandson understood. Grandma, grandchildren are tired and want to go out and have fun. ”
"If you want to get out, you can get out."
"Well, grandma is the best for her grandson," Chen Qianyuan stood next to her and said very seriously: "Don't go, you think that I won't be able to cure you if your grandma is here, right?" ”
"Grandma," Guozhi said very aggrieved.
Mrs. Tai looked up at Chen Qianyuan, who was standing next to her, and said, "What are you doing here?" Do? Frightened my good grandson, today grandma is in charge, good grandson, go out and play. ”
"Mother-in-law."
"He doesn't want to do something like you to force him, can he become the champion for a while by locking him in the study all day? A child should have his innocence, and we should not erase his innocence. The old man believes in my grandson, he has his own measure," and then faced Guozhi and said: "Grandson, go out and play." ”
"Grandma, grandson is out," Guoji stepped back a few steps and stepped out of the room with brisk steps.
The three children scurried around in the crowd, laughing and playing together. "Rock sugar gourd, selling rock sugar gourd, delicious and sweet," an old man selling rock sugar gourd walked slowly in this bustling street market, looking at these people coming and going, looking around and shouting. The dog baby faced Guozhi and steamed buns and said: "Guozhi, steamed buns, let's go buy a string of rock sugar gourds, it's delicious." ”
"Okay, I'm in for a treat today," Kokuji nodded in agreement.
"Grandpa, grandpa," the three children hugged forward together to look up at the old man with a full face of Zou Wen. Although the old man was full of vicissitudes, he was still very optimistic, the smile on his face was like going up at any time, and he bent down to face the three children and said, "Child, do you want rock sugar gourds?" ”
"Yes, how much money is three strings?" Guozhi looked up at the old man who sold rock sugar gourds.
"Sanwen," the old man stretched out three fingers with a smile on his face.
The old man took off three strings of rock sugar gourds and handed them to Guozhi, steamed buns and dog babies respectively. The dog baby held the rock sugar gourd in one hand and looked up at the front, and said, "Guozhi, look." There were a lot of people on the street who didn't know what to watch, and the dog baby was very curious and said: "Guozhi, steamed buns, let's go and see." Among the crowd of spectators, the dog baby and the steamed bun pulled Guozhi to crowd the crowd, and it turned out that among the crowd of onlookers was a juggling troupe performing on the street. Guozhi, the dog baby, and the steamed bun stood in front of everyone and kept clapping and applauding.
In the fourth year of Daoguang, that is, in 1824, the Huibu Zhanger rebelled, and the rebel army entered Urukkaren, and the Qing army failed to encircle and suppress it many times, and the people in the frontier suffered greatly and ran in all directions. Emperor Daoguang levied money and grain for this reason, increasing the burden on the people, the fertile land was barren, and the people were hungry and begging everywhere. Chengdu, a seemingly prosperous big city, is full of people coming and going, clothed and fed, but in the corners of each street, there are hungry people, in order to avoid the pursuit of officers and soldiers, gathered under the Jiuyan Bridge, waiting for the coming of death.
At the door of the Tongji Inn, there was a child standing at the door of the inn and refusing to leave, even though a man came to coax them away, and after a while stood at the door again. The child was holding a wooden stick in one hand and a broken bowl in the other, his clothes were tattered and unkempt, and he looked very dirty and sloppy. Hiding in the corner of the wall and looking, I saw some gentlemen walking into this inn, and they were very generous. These gentlemen are about ten years old and so extravagant, it seems that they are the children of some rich families, ordering a table of sumptuous dishes, and the little beggar who looks at it drools. Secretly walked into this inn and stood aside and whispered: "Master, okay, okay, give us a little food." ”
"Where did you come from, beggar, get out! Get lost! Get lost! It's really unlucky. ”
"Slow," said one of the children, who seemed to be their leader, and said contemptuously to the little beggar standing nearby, "little beggar, be louder, we didn't hear you." ”
"Give us something to eat, my mother and I haven't eaten for days."
"If you want to eat, bring your broken bowl to the master," the man took the broken bowl in the little beggar's hand and poured a soak of urine in the broken bowl, and said very proudly: "Drink it, and the master will give him some food." ”
"I don't drink."
"Brother, let him serve him."
These gentlemen had a smile on their faces, and this smile was like a villain's sneer, holding the broken bowl and forcing him to drink it. The little beggar resisted and knocked over the broken bowl and splashed himself. So they became angry, rushed forward and beat them up. The crowd of onlookers around them all pointed and pointed, and even the innkeepers walked up to them and did whatever they wanted, so they should just look at it and laugh it. At this time, the rule of the country was attracted by the excitement in the inn, how could such a bullying behavior not have the chivalrous righteousness of the country? So he was about to step forward and was dissuaded by the dog baby and steamed bun next to him: "Guozhi, forget it, let's go." ”
"Why is this leaving? How could I allow such things to happen in front of me. ”
"Governing the country."
"Don't persuade me anymore, at this time, I will be in charge of the country," and then stepped forward and said, "You all stop me." ”
"Yo, isn't this the second young master of the He family? How? You want to take care of it. ”
"I want to ask you to raise your noble hand and let him go," He Guozhi slowly stepped forward and stood in front of this person, holding his head high, a bit like a chivalrous warrior who helps each other, giving people a sense of righteousness and awe. The little beggar hid behind Guozhi, and under the protection of Guozhi, he relied on this in his heart, and was no longer threatened and frightened.
"You don't know who this master is, he is the distant nephew of Shangshu Songyun of the Ministry of War, Young Master Lian Junsheng, under the banner of Zhenglan," It turns out that the mentioned Lian Junsheng is the family of the official eunuch, so he is so arrogant and domineering.
After that, Lian Junsheng walked out of the corners of his mouth and raised the corners of his mouth, looked at the brother behind him, and said, "What if the master says no?" , if you know each other, get out of the way, don't disturb the interest of the master. ”
"The guy who fights the power of the dog, what young master Songyunben doesn't know," after finishing speaking, he said to the little beggar behind him, "Let's go." ”
The little beggar just nodded when he looked at Guozhi, and was about to walk out of the door, when a group of people stepped forward, surrounded them in the middle, and said, "You can go, He Guozhi, do you think you are still leaving?" ”
He Guozhi turned to face Lian Junsheng and said, "Let's fight alone, if we defeat you here, then this person will be taken away by you." ”
The dog baby stepped forward and persuaded: "Guozhi, let's go, we can't afford to mess with this person, we are not worth working for a beggar." ”
"If there is injustice, I will go to justice, fight injustice, and say more, you can step down."
"Governing the country."
Guozhi turned his head to look at the dog baby, who just took a few steps back with his head drooped and stood with the steamed bun. The steamed bun leaned into the dog baby's ear and whispered: "Don't persuade you anymore, as long as he is sure of something, none of us can persuade him back," the dog baby just nodded and didn't say a word.
"Okay, heads-up."
Lian Junsheng climbed the steps to the platform and faced Guozhi and said: "He Guozhi, if there is a kind, you will come up." ”
"Okay," Guozhi stepped up the steps and stepped onto the platform, standing opposite Lian Junsheng. Guozhi clenched his fist and rushed up, but he didn't expect this fist to hit him empty, and was hit directly in the face by Lian Junsheng, Guozhi retreated on his back, stretched out his hand and touched his nose, nosebleeds flowed out, and the dog baby and steamed buns under the lookout platform lay on the platform and said continuously: "Guozhi, don't fight again." Lian Junsheng, who was standing in front of him, said very proudly: "He Guozhi, don't you want to win against me?" Come on. At this time, He Guozhi was angry, his fist clenched and went up, Lian Junsheng kicked his lower abdomen, Guozhi's fist had not yet hit his lower abdomen and ate him, Lian Junsheng took a few steps to meet and threw out a punch, Guozhi fell down with a "buzzing" sound in his ears. Lian Junsheng stepped on Guozhi and sneered: "Isn't this the second young master of the He family, still stepping on my Lian Junsheng's feet, acting as a hero, calling you a hero." With one foot on his head, Guozhi lay on the ground, his hands clenched into fists, holding his breath and not saying a word. Lian Junsheng said: "You are the same as those sluts, go, let's go," After finishing speaking, Lian Junsheng left with some people, and Guozhi sat on the ground.