Li Guolou walked out of Baozhi's room, the sky was even more gloomy, and the snow was about to fall. Li Jingluo, who was already a little drunk, hummed a little song in his mouth, walked in a figure-eight step, the ground was slippery, the snow had turned into ice, and the person had already leaned back. Li Guolou stretched out his hand and pulled Li Jingluo's arm, and said, "Uncle Li, what kind of wine are you drinking at noon, I'll send you back later." ”

In winter, they like to drink liquor to warm up, and the northern lords are good at this. It often happens that some people get drunk and sleep on the streets, and they freeze to death in one night. This kind of corpse often appears in Jingshi, and some people have already walked to the door, but they fell to the door and froze to death. This unfortunate thing happens in the north every winter.

Li Jingluo turned his head to look at Li Guolou, and laughed: "Xiaolou, I'm not drunk, I only drank four taels of liquor, I can't get drunk, your uncle can drink a pound of burning knives at a meal." ”

Li Guolou said: "I know uncle, you're not drunk, but I'm fine in the afternoon, the weather is icy and snowy, I'll go and see how a few fellow villagers are doing later?" ”

Li Jingluo knotted his tongue and said, "What else can they do?" If you can save it, you can save it, five people sleep in one room, a kang, a charcoal stove for five people, the small life is very comfortable, and the extra money goes to the wild food. ”

Li Guolou said: "Those who go to Beijing to take the exam, don't they still organize activities, and there are many little girls from Beijing to see them?" Haven't you ever been photographed by a beautiful woman? ”

Li Jingluo said: "Xiaolou, you don't want to participate, if you go to participate, there will probably be a little girl who will flirt with you." They! Beijing language is bad, the language is not clear, you can only fill your head there, I have never seen a girl looking for them, if you come to the door, you are also a fierce woman who collects debts. ”

Li Guolou held back his laughter, he didn't say anything, before he had an official position, students could only live a difficult life, and some Xiucai were still in their fifties and sixties and were still taking the exam. But the times have changed, and the Qing Empire, which was bombarded by foreign guns and foreign artillery to open the country, needs different talents, and the Bagu Wen examination system will eventually be eliminated by the times. And these students who have studied Bagu literature all their lives, if they have no place to use, they can only be teaching craftsmen for years.

Li Jingluo saw that Li Guolou was silent, and said: "They are now looking forward to the New Year every day, and they eat it all over the place, and you are the focus of their care." ”

Li Guolou smiled and said: "Let them come, I can't eat poor here, let them come to the tooth sacrifice, who called us fellow villagers." ”

Li Jingluo glanced at it and said: "It's still Xiaolou who can think about it and plan for the future, rich people of your age are all soaked in the Chu Pavilion of Qinlou." ”

Li Guolou smiled: "Uncle Li is talking about when he was young." ”

Li Jingluo laughed and said: "The heroes don't mention the courage of the year, but now they are concerned." ”

Li Guolou said: "Uncle Li, you forgot what I did, lies can't pass me." ”

Li Jingluo pointed at Li Guolou, and sneered on the side: "You kid is not authentic, what man doesn't go to this kind of place, haven't you kid also been there?" ”

Li Guolou didn't answer the question, pointed to the front and said, "Uncle Li has arrived!" ”

It's better to divert the topic, this kind of thing is to get to the bottom of it, no man is clean, and the unruly Yanagishita Hui is a swan song for the ages.

Miao Mansion covers an area of two acres, located in the middle of the road, only ten minutes away from Donglai Jiang Lane, Miao Robin's business turnover is not good, anxious to sell the courtyard, the price is six thousand taels of silver, the price of course there is room for maneuver, but also to buy sincerely, he will say the price in his heart. The little wife's family who originally lived in the courtyard has returned to the old house, and the empty Miaofu courtyard is no longer as lively as it used to be.

The house of 6,000 taels of silver is a mansion, pavilions, front yard and back house, and stable house, the layout of the house at this time is the front hall, the corridor, the corridor of the master and servant is different, the servant is to take the narrow passage and the side door, enter the backyard first to go around in the corridor of the garden half a circle, the master room is a two-story pavilion, next to another small garden in the small building called the daughter building. Rich people in feudal society discipline their daughters very strictly, and their daughters are locked up in such a small building and spend their girlhood.

Miao Luobin is over 40 years old, a native of Zaozhuang, Shandong, with a fat figure, a mustache, five wives and six children. He is a big businessman in the coal business, because of the troubled army in Shandong, his business plummeted, and there were a few shops in Beijing that were originally left.

This kind of businessman is fat in the eyes of the gangsters, Miao Robin is from Shandong, how can the Axe Gang let him slip away, what Shandong people eat alone is true, Miao Robin was forced by the Axe Gang to sell his house to send filial piety. Li Guolou had a general understanding of Miao Luobin's business, but he wouldn't help Miao Luobin, because Miao Luobin's son Miao Fanlu was mixed into the Axe Gang and was a small leader. This is also a means for the gang to deal with businessmen, people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes, and many businessmen finally join the gang and become the spokesperson of the gang in order to facilitate business. The lowly business of coal, which is transported by foot force, is full of violence and theft, so it makes a lot of money, but it also loses quickly, and there are not a few large households that have been destroyed for no reason.

Li Guolou watched Miao Luobin and Li Jingluo talk at the door of the master room, he was standing alone in the garden, he had lived in this kind of building since he was a child, the only difference was that the corner of the building in his hometown was in the style of Feiyan, the two ends of the eaves were cocked, and each place had its own architectural characteristics. Here he couldn't help but think of his hometown and his dead parents, the frozen pool, as if time had been frozen.

Li Guolou's old Miao Robin knew that he glanced at Li Guolou who was standing in the garden, for so long, he had not moved in the cold wind, Li Guolou was a strong-willed person. Miao Luobin finally relented and said, "Okay, for the sake of Boss Li's promise, I will only use my family's coal in the future, and I will sell it to you at a discount of four hundred taels." However, there are Li Guolou at both ends of the deed tax, which must be said first, and there is no need to discuss. ”

Li Jingluo couldn't help laughing and said: "Hey, businessmen like you like to evade taxes from the bottom of your bones, and you don't know the result of serving the country, that is, thieves are rampant all over the world, Shandong people." ”

Miao Luobin's old face flushed, feeling ashamed, and in a word, his true nature was unconsciously revealed. laughed a few times and didn't say any more, it's true that the money is still in his pocket, and it is a fantasy to want him to do business and make money without tax evasion.

After the business was discussed, Li Guolou smiled and hugged his fists and said: "In the future, I will ask Boss Miao for mercy, I don't understand business matters, but when Shandong is safe, Boss Miao will definitely be able to make great achievements." ”

Miao Luobin said happily: "Borrow your noble words, I think it's fast, next year I will be able to make a big comeback, Li Zhongtang is the pillar of the Qing Dynasty." ”

The commander of the Qing Dong Twist is Li Hongzhang, so Miao Robin said so.

(The commander of the Qing Xi Twist is Zuo Zongtang.) After destroying the Zeng State of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Empress Dowager Cixi did not give him military power. Gossip: The West Twist was not wiped out, and the surrender faction of the West Twist became the magistrate of the Qing Dynasty, and then it was the Northwest Wang Ma clan, and there were grievances with the Red Army and the People's Liberation Army. ）

Li Guolou bowed down and said: "Lord Zhongtang is an example for our younger generations to learn, and I, an immature descendant, can only look at it and not lose the face of my ancestors." ”

Miao Luobin stared at Li Guolou and asked, "Little Lizi, I'm curious, why did you stay alone in the capital as an official?" It's unreasonable. ”

Miao Luobin couldn't figure it out, being a fast catcher, he couldn't even afford a room here, Li Guolou spent a lot of money to buy a big house, which was disproportionate to his work income, he had such an eccentric neighbor, of course he wanted to know the truth.

Li Guolou smiled and said: "Boss Miao, I have other businesses that I have someone to take care of for me, as for doing fast fishing, I like this industry, and if I live here, I should open a door for you." ”

Miao Robin hugged his fists and said, "Okay! Then we'll see you at the local tax office tomorrow morning, and get the receipt for the deposit of 500 taels. After speaking, Miao Robin handed the receipt to Li Guolou, and the business was done on the spot.

Li Guolou coughed and said, "Boss Miao, that door ······"

He mentioned the round arch connecting the Miao Mansion and the Miao Mansion, Li Guolou and Miao Luobin are not related, and it will not be good if this door is still open in the future.

"Little Lizi, didn't you say you were going to guard the door for me just now? Neighbors, it's also easy to walk, and it's usually locked. ”

Miao Luobin's answer made Li Guolou unable to figure it out, and the businessman must want to have a relationship with him. What he said was grabbed by Miao Robin, and he could only forget about the door with the hole.

Leaving the Miao Mansion Courtyard, Li Jingluo pointed to the top of his head and said, "Xiaolou, I will order the plaque for you, which can be regarded as a housewarming for you." There are also two stone lions at the door to be replaced, and the Miao family's feng shui is not good, but it is bad on these two stone lions. I will ask Cao Blind to show you Feng Shui, there are too many places to change, that daughter's building is full of resentment, too depressing, there must be ghosts in it, and it must be changed. You know? ”

Li Guolou had a bitter gourd face and said, "Uncle Li, like you, when will I be able to move in?" ”

Li Jing rolled his eyes slightly and said, "Xiaolou, what are you in a hurry!" Whether you want to marry a concubine or a wife, think clearly. You still have to go back to your hometown to have a wedding wine, first set the marriage, and you can't rush things in the future, we are a big family, and everything must have rules. You don't want Xiaofang to be unable to go to the family tree in the future, so you have to abide by the rules of the Li family. ”

If Li Guolou does not abide by the Li clan rules and is expelled from the Li family, he will not have the right to inherit, and the real estate and land in his hometown cannot be inherited.

Li Guolou complained, he wanted to "eat" Chen Xiangfang's plan to "eat" Chen Xiangfang first, and he was about to lose the soup again, but he couldn't send it. How should he choose? Can Adam and Eve in the Bible steal the forbidden fruit? This is contrary to the social atmosphere, and marrying a proper wife requires a heroic and righteous spirit. The body is not afraid of crooked shadows, and Chen Xiangfang will not agree, which is related to the happiness of a lifetime in the future.

Li Guolou can only endure and endure! Let the blizzard come more violently, a cold and calm heart can be like water.