After the turmoil, Xianfeng was not bad to Guoxing'a, he would reward something if he had nothing to do, give a banquet or something, and he was very affectionate on the surface. During the Chinese New Year, he specially called Guo Xing'a to the palace and let Guo Xing'a spend the New Year in the palace. Concubine Yi was even more heartfelt to Guo Xing'a, and she wanted to send something to care for Guo Xing'a, and also introduced a famous nephew Rong Lu to Guo Xing'a.

Guo Xing'a had seen all kinds of gossip and rumors about Cixi, and always thought that Rong Lu was Concubine Yi's secret lover, but he turned out to be an oolong. Although Rong Lu is one year younger than Concubine Yi, their family and Concubine Yi's family are in-laws, and he is Concubine Yi's nephew. Concubine Yi's nephew, of course, is also Guoxing's nephew, every time Rong Lu sees Guoxing'a, he is very polite to greet An and salute, and he has goosebumps all over Guoxing's body called by the fifth uncle.

Su Shun still has the attitude of being an eldest brother like a father to Guo Xing'a, after Guo Xing'a and Xianfeng reconciled, although Su Shun did not reveal Xianfeng's bottom, he also found an opportunity to scold Guo Xing'a several times. Although Su Shun's attitude is very bad, Guo Xing'a feels very warm, which is true love. Su Shun did not deliberately show favor to Guo Xing'a because of interests, nor did he be forced to meet the situation, every word was like a father and a brother.

Time passed so plainly like water, Xianfeng didn't give the power and money that Guo Xing'a wanted, and he didn't know what he was doing in Chengde for gritting his teeth. The vicinity of Chengde was already sparsely populated, and it was under Xianfeng's nose, so it was difficult for Guoxinga to expand the establishment of the light cavalry regiment in addition to completing it. As for the expansion of the army in Gu'an, Fengsheng's garrison regiment has been completed, Bi Yuntao has newly organized three independent battalions, and even transferred a group of middle and lower-level officers from Chengde back.

Everything is moving forward in an orderly manner, and when the weather warms up and spring begins, Goxinga becomes idle. This kind of quiet time was also had when he returned to Gu'an. However, at that time, he still had to prepare to deal with the British and French forces, although he seemed to be very idle, but there were still a lot of things to think about. This time, he was physically and mentally idle, and there would be no more battles for a while and a half, and the expansion of the army was just for the sake of grabbing territory for himself in the future when the Xinyou coup d'état. And whether to expand the army or not, it is not a big deal, whether it is 5,000 or 20,000 people in Guoxing'a, there is a surplus in these troops in the Qing Dynasty.

Goxinga's best weapon research and development can only be studied on drawings, and there is no way to experiment at all. The arsenal is now working overtime to produce orders from the British, where is there time to accompany Goxinga to do experiments. Originally, it would have been good to expand the factory, but Guo Xinga was reluctant to spend money in vain. Although Gu'an is located in Gyeonggi, the traffic situation is very average, there are no minerals nearby, and the terrain is not good, so it is not suitable for large-scale construction of arsenals. Guo Xinga was ready to ascend the throne with Tongzhi, and he mixed into a base area with convenient sea and land transportation, and then rebuilt an ideal arsenal in his heart.

Guo Xing'a, who has nothing to do, is not easy to find some entertainment programs in Chengde Mansion. Playing monkeys and the like can only be seen fresh, and the second time I feel bored. Martial arts looks fake, literary opera can't be understood at all, and the most popular Peking Opera is not something that Guoxing A can enjoy. Guo Xing'a also went to listen to a book, but the storyteller in this small place was really unwanted, telling a story was like reading a text, and Guoxing Ah tea was not served yet, so he couldn't listen to it.

The only place that Guo Xing'a is willing to stay a little longer is the small shop of the father and daughter, the small shop where the braised beef tastes like Shui Hua Nian. Guo Xing'a has to eat a plate or two of beef and drink a pot of rice wine every two days. No matter how delicious things are, there will be no taste when you eat them every day, and Guoxing'a is actually more often to see the excitement and see these idlers in Chengde City talking nonsense.

"Shopkeeper Liu, old rules!"

Guo Xing'a had nowhere to go and walked to the store again, he didn't have to order food anymore, there were only a few things in the store. Because he often came and went, and helped the shopkeeper solve the gangsters who pestered his daughter, Guo Xing'a was already the most distinguished regular customer in this store. Since he is a regular customer, of course, he is also familiar with the people in the store, and the shopkeeper's surname is Liu, and he has a name that is very in line with the times, Liu Er, and when he is older, he becomes Liu Er. His baby daughter who is a little beautiful is called Mei'e, and since she knew this name, Guo Xing'a always felt that the girl's neck was a little long.

"Yo! Fifth master, you are here! Wait a minute! Liu Lao Er was full of joy when he saw Guo Xing'a, but his expression was not very natural, as if he had encountered something difficult. His shop is also very lively, the table where Guo Xing'a is used to sitting is still empty, and the other tables are full, but there are many people standing on the ground and on the windowsill. A young man in his twenties was pretentiously arguing with Liu Mei'e, and he couldn't hear what the two were arguing about.

Guo Xing'a went to sit at his favorite table, Liu Lao Er didn't care that his daughter was arguing with others, and hurriedly brought a few side dishes that Guo Xing'a loved to eat and a pot of warm rice wine to Guo Xing'a. The guard lit a hookah for Goxinga, who took a few puffs and picked up his glass.

"You ate my family's Yangchun noodles, how can you leave without giving money!" Liu Mei'e pulled the young man regardless of the loss, her face full of anger.

"Yangchun noodles were exchanged for fried cakes, what money do I give!" Young people are rightly strong.

"You didn't give any money for the fried cakes!" Liu Mei'e's face was crooked.

"I didn't eat the fried cakes, what money did I give!" Young people are still right.

"Ahem...... "Ahem" Guo Xing'a choked on wine with a cigarette in his mouth, coughed violently, and directly changed the fountain, several small dishes in front of him were sprayed, and Liu Laoer's face at the table was also sprayed a lot.

"Fifth master, fifth master......" The guard and Liu Lao Er hurriedly patted Guo Xing'a on the back along his chest.

Guo Xing'a stretched out his hand and pulled Liu Lao Er away, and looked at the young man who was reasoning crookedly with a smile on his face. Guo Xing'a was bored, and now someone suddenly came out to perform a sketch, of course he was willing to watch it.

"Everyone gives comments, my noodles are obviously exchanged for cakes, why should I give money!" Young people still dare to be judged.

"Yes! What he said is reasonable, the noodles are exchanged for cakes, and the people who don't eat the cakes shouldn't be paid. ”

"Yes, don't give, don't give!"

Looking at the lively idlers, some of them really don't know how to count, and some of them are sincerely coaxing, and there are actually many people who support the young guys. Liu Mei'e didn't know how to read, the young man was messing around, and everyone was coaxing again, and she was a little vague.

"No, you can't eat my bowl of noodles for nothing, you have to pay for eating noodles!" Although it was vague, the girl still understood it in her heart.

"I exchanged the bread for it!" The young man seemed to be particularly reasonable.

"That ......" Liu Mei'e snapped her fingers, but the more she broke it, the more chaotic it became.

"Hahaha......" Looking at Liu Mei'e's innocent appearance, Guo Xing's tears were about to flow out.

"Fifth Master, you're smiling!" Liu Lao Er is almost angry, but when Guo Xing'a is high, he also has to meet him.

"Is this kid a street thug?" Guo Xing'a thought that this was Chen Sanhe's people who came to play scoundrels again.

"No, a foreigner from nowhere, sincerely making trouble." After Guo Xing'a left a message last time, this small shop has become a forbidden place for gangsters on the streets of Chengde, and Chen Sanhe was polite to Liu Lao Er when he passed by.

"It's fun!" Guoxing's childlike heart rose, and he stood up and prepared to mix and mix, and the sketch had to be performed according to the script.

"Mei'e, what the young man said is reasonable!" Guo Xing'a came up with a smile.

"Ahh Fifth master, he is reasonable! "Liu Mei'e is very convinced of Guo Xing'a.

"Yes, people are reasonable!" Guo Xing'a teased Liu Mei'e again.

"But boy! People can't open a store without a bowl of noodles in vain. Anyway, you are reasonable, and if you are reasonable, you are not afraid to talk about it! I just came in, I didn't see what was going on, I have the heart to administer justice to you! But I didn't see it! So be it! You give us another performance, let's play it as it is, and let everyone see how the bowl of noodles in Shopkeeper Liu is gone. "The director of Guoxing's sketch designed the plot for the young man.

"Hmm...... Okay, just act! The young man was a little hesitant, but the idlers coaxed him together, and he agreed.

"Good! Shopkeeper Liu cooks noodles and acts! Guo Xing'a nodded excitedly and instructed Shopkeeper Liu to prepare.

Liu Lao Er would rather not have the money for noodles, and also wanted to get rid of this bastard, but Guo Xing'a ordered, he didn't dare to disobey, so he could only go to the back kitchen and cook another bowl of noodles. Liu Mei'e and the young man also really cooperated, and they really acted seriously. How to enter the store, how to order, how to fry the cake for Yangchun noodles, very meticulous. The young man ate noodles without ambiguity, like a starving ghost, and wiped out a large bowl of noodles in three or two bites.

"Mei'e, how much do fried cakes cost?" When the young man's noodles were finished, Guo Xinga began to play tricks.

"Fried cake Wuwen!" Mei'e's brain is already in a state of mush.

"Where's Yangchun noodles?"

"Face Sanwen!"

"That's not right! The bread of Wuwen has been replaced by the noodles of Sanwen, you should find someone else's two! "Guo Xing'a seems to have been invited by a young man to rescue the soldiers.

"Blind him in this clothes, this boy is a fool!" Looking at the lively idlers, those who don't know how to count began to break their fingers, and those who knew how to count began to despise Guoxing.

"But do you want to ask him for money! Let's do it again! Guo Xing didn't care about the comments of the idlers about him.

The young man and Mei'e acted hard again, and they played it five times in a row, and Guo Xing'a could come up with some excuse every time he finished acting, anyway, he played it over and over again. From the fourth time, the young man couldn't stand it, and he couldn't swallow it anymore, but he gritted his teeth and held on.

"See!" By the end of the fifth performance, the young man had loosened his trouser belt.

"What a brain! I still don't understand it! Shopkeeper Liu, let's cook another twenty bowls of noodles! Twenty bowls should be able to see it! Guo Xing'a still has a smile on his face, but the idlers behind him can't laugh at it, Guo Xing'a is not a fool, he wants to kill this person who eats white food.

"I'm not eating, I'm not eating!" The young man stood up and was about to run.

But before he could take a step, he was pressed back to the stool by the two guards of Guoxing'a, and a bowl of fragrant Yangchun noodles was placed in front of him again.

"You don't have to act in the process, let's eat noodles directly!" There was no smile on Goxinga's face.

"Eat!" The two guards grabbed the bowl and put it in the young man's face, shoving the noodles into his mouth. The young man wanted to struggle, but where was he moved by the guards of Guoxing'a, he was hit on the waist, and he could only open his mouth wide and let the guards do it. After a while, three more bowls of noodles were poured in, and the young man had already begun to roll his eyes.

"Fifth Master, you have mercy and spare him! He must have been hungry and had no money, so he came to slander people! The idlers watched the fate of the young man, and shrunk their necks like plague chickens, so that Liu Mei'e couldn't stand it, so she came to ask for Guoxing.

"Look at how kind other girls are, look at you again, you're a big person, what's wrong with it, bully other girls!" Goxinga waved his hand and motioned for the guards to let go of the young man.

As soon as the young man was let go, he fell to his knees, and vomited out all the heaps he had just eaten. I vomited for a long time, but I didn't get any better, and I bowed to the ground like a shrimp. Mei'e was kind again, poured him a bowl of hot water, and after drinking it, he finally eased up.

"Ma San, thank you, girl, I was a bastard just now!" Ma San didn't kneel down to go to Xing'a, but kowtowed to Liu Mei'e.

"What are you doing here?" Liu Mei'e wanted to help, her hand stretched out, and she hid timidly to the side.

"It's good to be so early, why suffer such a big sin!" Guo Xing'a suddenly had a bit of gossip, he felt that Liu Mei'e and Ma San were a bit of a bloody plot.

"It's Ma San who doesn't grow up, this young master is taught!" Ma San also apologized to Guo Xing'a, but he stood up and arched his hand.

"What's the matter with you!" Liu Lao Er asked.

"I used to be a guy in the leather shop, and I came out to work alone, but I lost money the first time. Exiled to Chengde, there is no money, and there is no way to be hungry, so it's not a human business! Ma Sanyou bowed to Liu Lao Er again and again.

"Grow your ambition! Don't do this shameless thing in the future! Guo Xing'a asked for a certain tael of silver from the guard and threw it to Ma San.

"Thank you young master for teaching me how to be a man! Today you taught me a lesson, and I understand. But if you want to be ambitious, I can't ask for your money! He immediately picked up the silver and respectfully returned it to the table of Goxinga.

"How do you live! It's not about stripping clothes! It's spring, but if you want to go out naked, you'll freeze to death overnight. Ma San was really ambitious, and Guo Xing'a nodded at him.

"Old shopkeeper, it's me who is wrong today! I have eaten so many noodles from you, I can't give the money, I'll leave it to you to work and pay off the debt! I'm a little stupid, but I have the strength to do it, you can reward me with food! Ma San bowed to the ground at Liu Laoer.

"This ...... All right! Liu Lao Er hesitated, but seeing that Ma San looked quite thoughtful and didn't look like a bad person, he still agreed.

"Fifth Master, thank you!" After tidying up the house, Liu Lao Er cut a plate of beef again and came to thank Guo Xing.

"If you have a son-in-law in the future, thank me again!" Guo Xing'a really saw it, Liu Mei'e and Ma San, who were still at Mai Mang just now, have the wrong eyes.

"Fifth master, you're joking!" Liu Lao Er didn't think much about it.

"Hahaha......" Guo Xinga smiled and picked up his wine glass again.

"Old Five, you're naughty!" A familiar voice sounded across from Guo Xing'a, and Guo Xing'a looked up, and at some point, Xianfeng had already sat opposite him.