A grandmother with a white cloth on her head plays the organ, and melodious Western music plays in the church. The congregants had a free breakfast, cakes and hot porridge prepared for the congregants by a group of grandmothers and children. A one-and-a-half-meter-high donation box next to it made a pleasant metal collision sound, and two cute children, carrying a small donation box on their chests, roamed among the believers, each of whom dedicated their own love.

Li Guolou held the Bo cake in one hand and the plate in the other, and bowed to the bishop with a smile.

"Mike, haven't you seen you in a long time?" Bishop Yang is a highly intelligent person, and Jing Pian said it very smoothly.

"Yes! My lord, I have gone out of the city to fight the infidels, and the infidels who do not believe in God have been destroyed by me. "Li Guolou does not shy away from what he does, and Catholics should bear the responsibility of world harmony.

The foreign bishop exclaimed, "Oh, God! Mike, this is not good, God is merciful and kind to others, and you have to impress others with your sincerity. Let go of love and hate, and everything will take its course. To do your best for others is to do your best for yourself. Everyone has potential energy, but it is easy to be overshadowed by habits, 'lost' by time, and consumed by lazy 'sex'. Don't settle for the small things in front of you. You have to ask yourself, is this the only thing I have in my life? People who don't know their shortcomings will never want to improve for the rest of their lives. A beautiful face is for others to see, but a wise mind is for oneself to use. When we accidentally fall, don't rush to get up, since we have fallen, just enjoy the feeling of falling in place. Human wisdom does not come from the study of great doctrines, but from the observation of ordinary things. After the hope of 'desire' is truly extinguished, the shackles of life and death are lifted, and what follows is true peace. Death teaches people everything, people do not have tears when they are most sad and panicked, and tears are always left at the end of the story, at the end of everything. There are two kinds of people in the world who can be happy and happy, one is the one who cultivates goodness and does not create sin, and the other is the person who knows how to repent of sin. Hate can stir up disputes, and love can cover up all faults. It feels lonely just because you have nothing to pay attention to, nowhere to give. The past has passed, and it really matters how you renew yourself from now on. Forbearance for a while, striving for a thousand years, forbearance is also a kind of learning and training. Dealing with bad intentions with good intentions is compassion. ”

Li Guolou and those believers around him looked at the bishop with reverence, listened to the bishop's handouts, and could feel such a wealth of knowledge from a Bible, and they were still able to understand it thoroughly, and say the warning maxim that the bishop is really the dragon and phoenix among people.

Li Guolou memorized the bishop's lecture notes and reflected on his words and deeds, it was very difficult for foreigners to come to unfamiliar countries to preach the scriptures, and the bishops sent by the Vatican to preach were knowledgeable people, and the Chinese people knew that the earth was round, and it was taught to the Chinese people by the Italian Matteo Ricci. In the past, the Catholic Church was very cruel to the infidels, treating science as witchcraft, hindering the progress of the world, and infelting heathen by hanging and even burning at the stake. But times are advancing, and Catholic doctrine is advancing with the times. The knowledge of a Bible can be transformed, and the policies of a country must change according to the circumstances.

Li Guolou is only in his early twenties, and he is living a life of pleasure, birth, old age, sickness and death are still out of reach, and he still enjoys boundless love. At this time, he did not take his faith seriously, he regarded Catholicism as a sustenance, staying on the surface, and like most young people, there were foreign elements mixed in his thoughts, and he had a strong desire for knowledge, and he did not have taboos about accepting new things. People's beliefs are also slowly formed and strengthened with age and cognition. At this time, Li Guolou had already agreed with the doctrine of Catholicism, and the Catholic doctrine that kept pace with the times was closely related to people's lives, and Li Guolou was ready to accept Catholic baptism.

Chen Xiangfang discussed with Mama Rong in a room about the "Yelia Charity Church", and after some bargaining, the "Yelia Charity Church" was officially attached to the Catholic Church and became a branch, and later the "Yelia Charity Church" held a charity fundraising meeting in the name of the church.

Chen Xiangfang then sat down to write a check, handed it to Mama Rong, and said, "Mama Rong, you send someone to No. 8 Dengcao Hutong, my family's account office to collect the money." In the future, I will settle accounts with you once a month, and as for the account book, we will each have a copy to supervise each other and make progress together. ”

Mama Rong picked up the 'flower' paper, looked at it over and over again, and said, "Mrs. Chen, why don't you use silver tickets for "Yelia Charity Hall", use your own checks, and you are still going to mint coins." ”

Chen Xiangfang smiled kindly: "Mama Rong, Yelia is about to start a bank, and the minting is not considered for the time being, but the official version of the check is about to come out." Now the check in your hand is the prototype. I hope that in the future, all the money from your church will be deposited into the "Please Come to the Bank", which was founded by her fellow "woman" and "woman" Yaria. Mama Rong, for this point, I believe that as a model of 'woman' and 'woman', you will not support it. ”

"Well······ this" Mama Rong had a pair of 'shrewd' eyes, scanning Chen Xiangfang and Mayuko, and some things were not easy to say.

"Don't worry, Mama Rong, our "Please Come to the Bank" is registered in the British Concession in Tianjin, protected by British law, and can be used in the Zhili and Liangjiang areas, and can be used throughout the country in the future, you have to believe that our 'women' and 'women' can also do a great career." Chen Xiangfang exuded an aggressive momentum of a successful person, suppressing the usually arrogant and domineering Mama Rong.

'Oh!' I will definitely support the bank founded by the woman and the woman, and I will ask the bishop for instructions, please rest assured that Mrs. Chen will cooperate happily. Mama Rong stretched out her right hand and held Chen Xiangfang's hand tightly, with a proud smile on her face.

Mayuko hurriedly stood up, and also learned to shake hands, and her heart was 'excited', the 'female' people who were oppressed by men in the past can also be self-reliant, and there are so many 'female' strong people in the family, she also has to learn to speak strongly. The little Japanese 'woman' is by no means blindly bowing her head 90 degrees, she also wants to become a woman's 'woman'.

Li Guolou received a copy of the Bible in a 'fine' book given by the bishop, and left the Xuanwu 'Gate' Hall, feeling 'excited'. The bishop promised to baptize him himself and become a full Catholic, so that even future children could be baptized by God. As for the marriage, Li Guolou didn't dare to think about it, and if people's hearts were content, he didn't dare to do whatever he wanted.

Li Guolou sat proudly on the carriage, although he squeezed a little, but the two beautiful girls sat beside him. Family harmony has his own credit, and he came up with a shareholding system to balance everyone in the family, so that the harem is clean, and there is no need to 'spend' money to buy peace.

Li Guolou asked: "Sister Xiaofang, how much silver did you 'spend' to settle Mama Rong?" ”

Chen Xiangfang sighed and said, "Hey, the Qing Dynasty is a grandmother, why do you still have to accept bribes, what does Rong want money for?" ”

Li Guolou said: "It's all to live a good life, and my grandmother also has relatives at home, and she also has to give money to her family." ”

Chen Xiangfang said: "Mama Rong is very greedy, she wants a 10% rebate, which will be settled once a month, and God will punish her." ”

"Hey!" Li Guolou sighed: "God knows if God will punish Mama Rong?" Anyway, people like Mama Rong will donate their property to the church when they die, so don't '' this heart. ”

Mayuko 'interjected' and said: "Big 'milk' and 'milk', you are too generous, you will not see the wind and rudder, and you will be put on a position by Mama Rong, I will do the negotiation in the future, minus twenty percent, there is no problem." If you are not in a hurry, just do it yourself, stop cooperating with the church, say a few cruel words, and you can get greater discounts. ”

Li Guolou glanced at it and said, "Did you hear my big 'milk' and 'milk'?" Don't just want to put on a show, don't feel distressed when you sell Yeda, it's easy to hold a fundraiser, how much does Mayuko have to bow, and how many men do Yelia have to kiss. ”

Chen Xiangfang said with a smile: "Xiaolou, Mayuko, I call it a quick knife to cut the 'messy' hemp, and a quick solution." It's done in one round, how nice. ”

"No, no, no! Big 'milk' 'milk', you are not the material for doing business, we Japanese are not doing business like this, the negotiation is to be fully prepared, a little bit to lower the price, see the wind and rudder, see the weak points of the other party, and hit the blow with one blow. Big 'milk' and 'milk', you are still suitable for reaching out to make money, anyway, you have thick skin, who dares to give less money, you dare to ask. As for the negotiation, don't come forward in the future, big 'milk' and 'milk', you don't have a concept of numbers, you will be deceived. "Mayuko now dares to speak the truth and is no longer blindly obedient.

Chen Xiangfang knew her 'fault' in her heart, and her angry temper couldn't be changed, but she said: "Mayuko, don't just talk about me." Anyway, when it comes to bargaining, I'm fifty times stronger than Xiaolou. ”

"Well, it's still a wife, everyone is good at it, you are all good, you will be rewarded when you go back." Li Guolou smiled with his eyebrows, looked left and right, and stroked the waists of the two beautiful girls.

"Xiaolou, go home and practice calligraphy and read books for me, there is an exam tomorrow, what are you still thinking about?" Chen Xiangfang squinted extremely dissatisfied, she is a busy person now, how can she stay in the inner house to accompany Li Guolou.

"Oh······" Li Guolou took his heart, it was time for a good student to read the book, and when the exam papers were sent, he didn't necessarily write a word, waiting for the teacher Li Hongzao to write out the answers to the test questions and send them to him for plagiarism, which was too low.

Chen Xiangfang admonished: "Xiaolou, during the exam, don't 'hand' the exam papers in the afternoon, and you will die until dusk, don't be a bird, Mayuko and I are waiting for you at the 'gate' of the Gongyuan." ”

The scientific examination is to enter the examination room at the end of the day, the candidates enter the examination room by roll call, stay in it for a day and do not come out, put the candidates three times in the middle, and fire the guns in the afternoon, the candidates who have taken the test first can 'hand' the papers, and then put the guns again at dusk, and the second batch of candidates can 'hand' the papers. When it is dark, the examination room will be closed, and those candidates who have not completed the examination papers will also be forcibly taken away, and the invigilator will drive all the candidates out of the Tribute Academy. Even if the day's exams are all over, this is a custom inherited from the Ming Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty has not changed much, except that the examination papers of the Manchu and Han people are different.

Chen Xiangfang wanted Li Guolou to be a low-key person, don't show off his identity in the examination room, and make the examiner Li Hongzao look unpleasant. Li Guolou nodded and said, "Oh, big 'milk' and 'milk', don't worry, I won't walk out of the examination room in the afternoon, you will come to pick me up at dusk." ”

"Oh, Xiao Fang went home and said to Xiao Liuzi, and got on the line with the palace, I want to meet Li Lianying and Xiao Dezhang. Four days later, on the day of the exam, let the eldest brother and younger brother go out of the palace, and I have something to entrust them with. "Li Guolou doesn't care about the affairs at home now, he always lets Chen Xiangfang do it.

Chen Xiangfang looked at her strangely and asked, "Xiaolou, what do you want to see Li Lianying and Xiaode Zhang, they don't have the right." ”

"Fool, in a few days I will enter the palace to face the saint, and I will sit in the Qianqing Palace to write articles, I don't want to pick a good seat. How much worse can the article be, it's all sycophantic articles, just see if you can enter the holy eye of Emperor Tongzhi, with my image, as long as there is a cloud, I can emit a glow. Li Guolou is ambitious, he is thinking about the three thrones of the first class, not the top 30 of the second class arranged for him by his teacher Li Hongzao and "Devil Six".

Li Guolou climbed up step by step, his ambition became bigger and bigger, and he wanted to successfully enter the court at a young age. Every friend who has 'made' has the value of use, and now a seat in the Qianqing Palace is worth a thousand taels, and only he can see the value.

Chen Xiangfang was 'excited', stared at Li Guolou's angular face, kissed him viciously, and said: "Oh, I'll do it later, Xiaolou has to work hard these days, practice calligraphy calmly, don't be bad on the messy things that the ink has not dried, write me for half a day, and continue to practice calligraphy at night." ”

Li Guolou nodded with a smile, with the kiss of the two beautiful girls, he has infinite motivation, and tomorrow's scientific expedition will completely change the trajectory of his fate. Although the sky became 'overcast' and there would be a heavy rain at any time, Li Guolou was immersed in joy at this time. With the aura of the Son of Heaven's 'disciple', his career will have earth-shaking changes.