After talking about the attitude towards Pang Zi, Chen Ke and Chen Tianhua went back. The door was still closed, and after knocking on the door, it was someone Chen Ke had never seen who opened the door, and it was still two people. I couldn't see the appearance of the two people clearly in the night, so I only heard them ask viciously in Shandong dialect: "Who are you looking for?" ”

Chen Ke was stunned for a moment, but soon thought that these two were probably the people Wu Xingchen said were ready to rebel. Since they are here, Wu Xingchen should also come over.

"We're staying here." Chen Ke replied.

While speaking, two more people came over to see the tall black figure of one of them, who was not Wu Xingchen. After getting closer, it was really Wu Xingchen and Pang Zi.

"Brother Wu......" didn't wait for Chen Ke to finish speaking, Wu Xingchen didn't let the two of them enter the door, but pulled Chen Ke and Chen Tianhua into the distance. Seeing that this was the case, Chen Ke stopped talking. Until he reached a secluded place outside the village, Wu Xingchen asked anxiously, "Wen Qing, what did you say to Brother Pang?" ”

Chen Ke didn't like Wu Xingchen's tone, but he didn't want to worry about Wu Xingchen, so he simply told him bluntly, "Said something he didn't like to hear." ”

After listening to Chen Ke's words, Wu Xingchen was speechless for a long time, and when he spoke again, his tone was unusually soft, but there was irrepressible helplessness in his voice, "Wen Qing, Brother Pang just said, no matter what, I don't want Wen Qing and Xingtai to participate in this meeting." ”

"Is Brother Wu a horse brought by himself, or a rented livestock?" Chen Ke asked directly.

"Huh?" Wu Xingchen was a little puzzled, and only after a moment did he understand, "Wen Qing is preparing to leave?" ”

"Brother Pang feels unhappy, but I can understand it. In that case, there's no point in me being here. It's really not good, I'll just rush back to Xingtai overnight. ”

"It doesn't have to be that way, does it?" Wu Xingchen felt that Chen Ke was also a little overreacting.

"The few friends who came this time are all going to do big things, and they may not be willing to let me meet. Since Brother Pang said so, why should I be unhappy. ”

Wu Xingchen knew that Chen Ke was reasonable, but he originally wanted Chen Ke to talk about the revolution with these people, but he didn't expect it to be like this. But he and Pang Zi had been talking for a while, and Pang Zi didn't agree with Chen Ke to continue to stay here, so he couldn't persuade him.

"That's all there is to it." Wu Xingchen sighed and had no choice but to agree to Chen Ke leaving.

Beijing in 1905 is very different from Beijing in the 21st century, and if I have to say, Chen Ke prefers the appearance of Beijing in 1905. Of course, in Chen's feelings, Beijing in 1905 was more like a toy than a center of Manchu power. The ancient buildings that can be seen everywhere are actually very flavorful. Modern buildings make extensive use of reinforced concrete structures, while these ancient buildings do not have this problem. As a result, compared with the modern buildings full of geometric styles, those city gates and building walls are full of a unique "meandering" flavor unique to the old era.

But this is only a perception, the traces of the Eight-Nation Alliance's ravaging of Beijing are far from being erased, and those crumbling walls and flame-blackened walls still tell a wordless story of the tragic experience. The old imperial capital is far from being restored, and on the avenue outside the city gates, ragged adults can be seen selling skinny children, but no one cares. Most of the pedestrians are dressed shabby, and in Beijing, even those who wear cheongsam and horse coats are not shiny in their clothes. The indescribable decadence and depravity enveloped the city of Beijing like a rotten air, which could not be dispersed. Chen Ke has no affection for the humans who flood the city. The streets are full of people with braids, wearing long robes or short clothes, and the smooth Beijing accent and various foreign accents fill the streets. As far as Chen Ke has seen the city of 1905, that is, Shanghai, can be compared with Beijing. But it is completely different from Shanghai. Beijing is China's political center, and Shanghai, as an important area for foreign forces to penetrate China, are completely different in style.

Even so, Beijing, a city with quite a flavor, is at the level of a third-rate provincial capital in the eyes of Chen Ke, who has seen the 21st century. It didn't arouse Chen Ke's favor in the slightest.

After leaving Pang Zi, Chen Tianhua did not discuss Pang Zi too much, and Chen Ke and Chen Tianhua had been discussing how to gather comrades in Beijing along the way. Compared with local heroes like Pang Zi, Chen Tianhua feels that reading people are more in line with his appetite. When they arrived in Beijing, according to the address given by Wu Xingchen respectively, the two found a new place to live. Chen Ke has always felt that Wu Xingchen is a guy with a lot of methods, Wu Xingchen went north first, and he rented a house for everyone in Beijing, which is said to be the house of a former official. Chen Keting was viciously suspicious, this official's family was only afraid that something misfortune had happened in the year of Gengzi, but it was not easy to verify this matter.

The door was opened with the key, and Chen Ke was satisfied. Very ordinary courtyard house, no furniture. The house should have been unoccupied for at least half a year. Chen took Chen Tianhua and started cleaning, Chen Tianhua is also a person who loves cleanliness, and the two of them cleaned all the beams. The wonderful thing is that there is a well in the yard, but the water is slightly bitter, and it is not pleasant to drink, and the bath is acceptable. By the time the two of them sprinkled water in the yard and took a bath, it was already afternoon. Chen Ke and Chen Tianhua moved out the Taishi chair inside noon and put it in the courtyard, and as soon as the two sat down, Chen Ke suddenly remembered one thing, there was no bedding in the house. Neither of them knew where to buy it. So the two of them, whose buttocks were not yet hot, hurriedly got up and went shopping.

The rickshaw driver who stopped outside the door listened to the request of the two and was slightly stunned. "Two masters, the place I know is more expensive." It seems that the coachman is also a real person.

"It's expensive, just pull us along."

Since Chen Ke said so, the coachman stopped talking, pulled the two and began to leave. Chen Tianhua sat in the car looking left and right, and Chen Ke leaned on the seat and closed his eyes to recuperate. Along the way, I could only hear that the surroundings were getting more and more lively. Chen Ke has also been tired these days, and after cleaning for a while, he is a little sleepy at this time. When Chen Tianhua woke him up, Chen Ke actually slept for a while. When he opened his eyes, Chen Ke finally knew why the coachman said "expensive". God knows what the coachman thought, but the car actually stopped in front of a silk shop.

Looking left and right, this is actually a bustling downtown area. Looking at this silk village, people are also coming in and out. Chen Tianhua's face was already a little wrong, and it seemed that he felt that he had been cheated by the coachman. Chen Ke didn't say much, got out of the car and gave the money, and then strode into the silk village.

"Two masters, please be seated." The guy greeted him.

The people who came to the silk village were all dressed in robes and horse coats, and wore silk clothes, and a very small number of women also wore gold and silver. Chen Ke and Chen Tianhua have short hair and short clothes, and their dresses are very eye-catching. Chen Ke waved his hand, "No need to sit, man, do you sell bedding here?" ”

"What?" The guy was a little strange to hear this.

"We want two sets of bedding, no, three sets of bedding." Chen Ke continued. Chen Ke was originally the object of everyone's attention, and when he heard his words, there was already a low laughter.

"This lord, we only sell quilts here, not quilts." The guy hurriedly replied.

"Is there a quilt cover seller around here?" Chen Ke then asked.

"There doesn't seem to be one on this street." The guy replied.

"Do you have a silk quilt cover here?" Chen Ke asked again.

Hearing this, the guy was almost a little awe-inspiring, "This master, we don't have the silk quilt cover you said here." ”

Chen Ke nodded, "Then pull me two, oh, three satin." ”

"This way, please."

Chen Kegang stood up and was about to go with his buddies to choose satin, but saw that there were several huts in the silk village, and a middle-aged man was looking at him with strange eyes. Chen Tianhua had also stood up, and Chen Kezhuan asked in a low voice, "Have we seen the person on the other side?" ”

"Yes, it's the official family I saw that day in Tianjin." Chen Tianhua replied.

"Oh," Chen Ke also remembered, "it's that Steward Yang, right?" He whispered.

"The surname Yang is the owner of the car dealership, and the housekeeper's surname is He." Chen Tianhua corrected.

Seeing Chen Ke and Chen Tianhua, the two short-haired guys, looking at him and muttering, Steward He had already determined that these two must be the guys he met last time. The last time they met was very short, in fact, he couldn't remember the faces of the two of them. But this hair and clothes are so rare, and these two people noticed him, Steward He believes that he definitely did not recognize the wrong person.

Last time, Chen Ke just laughed and left, and he could still hear Chen Ke laughing as if he had a magic barrier. What the butler saw in the eyes of the owner of the car dealership was a mockery. For Steward He, face is a bigger thing than the sky. He was actually laughed at by the two hairy boys, if it wasn't for the fact that he was pulling the boss of the car dealership to talk about something, he would have dragged these two guys of unknown origin to make it clear. In the end, he still couldn't get a bargain from the owner of the car dealership that day, so Steward He held his breath, but he didn't expect to see those two short hairs here again. Those who don't have braids in these years are either scholars or soldiers. But most of them have long hair like foreign devils, and in Steward He's opinion, Chen Tianhua must be a student of foreign students. And Chen Ke's short hair looks like a monk who has not been vulgar for a long time.

At this time, the guy was already standing in front of the counter next to Steward He at this time, "These two masters, please come here to see." ”

Chen Ke looked at Steward He's dark color, and he didn't feel that there was any real conflict with Steward He. Chen Ke smiled at Steward He, only to see Steward He's round face twitch, as if he had been beaten. Chen Ke didn't hang so much, he walked to the counter generously, and the standing cabinet inside the counter took out a satin, and the back of Chen Ke's hand was slid on the back, which felt okay.

The price was settled, and the sand of the station cabinet was satin. Chen Ke looked at Steward He not far away, this butler looked like he was about to beat people, and from the moment he saw that the man had taken a lot of silk samples into the room, thinking that it should be specially used for noble ladies. It seems that the butler is really waiting at the door, and he does not dare to leave his post without permission. The housekeeper saw Chen Ke looking at him again with a dark and cold color, and his still unhappy face became even more gloomy. At this moment, the curtain of the door was raised, and three women walked out, among them was a middle-aged woman, who was followed by two young girls. At this time, the butler was facing the three women, looking cautious.

I see, Chen Kexin said.

Among the three women, the middle-aged woman is very ordinary, with a pointed face, thin and thin. The skin is dark, but the eyes are bright. The two young girls stood behind the middle-aged woman without squinting, and this rule was already quite tutored. Seeing that the older woman was leaning closer to Chen Ke, he stared at the older young woman very seriously. It was a very handsome girl, with fair skin, a duck egg face, two slender eyebrows, and a pair of almond eyes that were quite bright. The nose is slightly upturned and the lips are plump. There was a lot of silence between the eyebrows. The corner of her eye probably saw Chen Ke looking over, the woman's long eyelashes moved slightly, but her gaze did not turn.

When the housekeeper saw this small action, he turned around and looked at Chen Ke with a murderous gaze. Steward He, who did not show weakness at Chen Ke, looked at each other for a while, and then turned around. It just so happened that the standing cabinet had already torn up the satin. Chen Ke paid the bill and asked, "Is there a needle and thread seller here?" ”

"There is needle and thread." The counter replied.

"Give me some big needles to sew the futon."

By the time Chen Ke finished selecting the needle, the group had already walked so that they couldn't see anyone.

The driver who carried them was nowhere to go, so Chen Ke and Chen Tianhua first went to a nearby cloth shop to buy quilts, and then hired a car to let the driver pull them to a place where quilt covers were sold. After arriving at the place, Chen Ke was almost angry, it turned out that the quilt shop was less than two streets away from his residence, and it seemed that he had been tricked by the original loyal coachman.

I bought a quilt cover and went back to sew a quilt and a mattress. It was already dark, and Chen Ke and the two had dinner together. When we got home, we talked about the revolution, and everyone went to sleep.

Most of the houses on this street are the residences of officials, and there are many voices outside early in the morning. Chen Ke looked up, and the sky was not yet bright. I don't know what those people are doing outside. He put on his clothes and opened the crack in the door, only the fire was bright outside, and several small sedan chairs passed by the door, which seemed to be possible officials of the court. After closing the door, Chen Ke went back to sleep.

After waking up again, Chen Ke and Chen Tianhua had breakfast outside. Start visiting the capital.

As soon as the two arrived at the gate of Fahua Temple, they saw that the four people were coming out of the temple yesterday. The housekeeper walked in the front, and when he saw Chen Ke and Chen Tianhua at the door, the three of them were stunned. The butler frowned, but did not speak. Immediately afterwards, the three women in the back also saw Chen Ke, and the middle-aged women led by saw Chen Ke and Chen Tianhua at the door, and were slightly stunned but did not talk. The older woman glanced at Chen Ke, and then walked down the steps with the middle-aged woman, but it was the younger one who took a closer look at Chen Ke's head. She was about fifteen or sixteen years old, maybe younger. The appearance gave Chen Ke the feeling that the girl had not fully grown, with a high forehead and nose, big eyes, bangs in front of her forehead, and long hair braided at the back of her head. Seeing Chen Ke looking at herself so unscrupulously, the girl's face turned red, turned her head, and quickly followed the two older women in front of her. The housekeeper also turned his head and glared at Chen Ke and Chen Tian fiercely. A Western-style carriage stopped at the door, and the three women got into it, and the butler followed. Two housekeepers and a coachman sat in front, and the carriage started sparkling.

In the evening, when Chen Ke and Chen Tianhua walked back to their residence with pig's head meat and a few baked cakes, a carriage came from behind, and the coachman suddenly whipped the horse, but the whip did not hit the horse, but swept towards Chen Ke. Chen Ke walked to the left of Chen Tianhua, and if he wanted to avoid it, he would definitely bump into Chen Tianhua. Listening to the sound of the wind, Chen Ke raised his hand and grabbed it, just grasping the tip of the whip in his hand. The coachman was quite ruthless, and the braids were pulled on Chen Ke's palm, which shook and hurt. Chen Ke turned his head angrily. saw that this carriage was the same car in the morning, and the housekeeper was sitting in front of the left side of the car, glaring at Chen Ke angrily. The carriage didn't go too fast. Chen Ke tugged at the end of the braid tightly, but the tail of the whip was in the driver's hand. The car continued to move forward, and the middle of the whip was already strangled in the butler's chest.

Chen Ke had no intention of letting go, and the coachman did not have the housekeeper's order and did not dare to let go. The horsewhip slid up the butler's chest, and was already stuck on the butler's neck, Chen Ke still didn't let go, but the tail of the horsewhip was a rope sleeve, which was put on the coachman's wrist. Chen Ke shook the whip in his hand vigorously and hit the carport with a snap. The housekeeper was already quite angry with Chen Ke, and when he saw Chen Ke several times a day, he was even more angry. After such a fuss, the housekeeper couldn't bear it anymore, and he pushed the driver and jumped out of the car.

Chen Tianhua saw the housekeeper pop out, and his dark color was a little nervous. I have offended the government this year, and life will not be easy. He looked at Chen Ke, only to see that Chen Kefang's face was gloomy like water, and his beautiful eyes were cold. Watching the housekeeper jump down, without waiting for the housekeeper to speak, Chen Ke spoke first, "What's your name." Whose family? That's how your master's family taught you to do things? ”

"Who's the little kid you're in?" The butler had never let such a young man make such a mockery. Listening to Chen Ke's words, his face turned red.

Chen Ke laughed, "You old guy deserve to ask me too?" ”

The language conflict between the tip of the needle and Mai Mang immediately intensified the situation, and the face of the housekeeper behind him changed greatly, and he rolled up his sleeves and leaned forward, staring at Chen Ke with a provocative look.

Chen Ke took out a ranking from his pocket, accepted the vicious look, and handed it to the housekeeper with a smile. "If you want to find someone to report to the official, then take this name and stab it. It's good to know who I am. Steward He, your family members are still in the car, you said that we just started a fight, disturbing the family members, how can you explain to your master when you go back? ”

Hearing this, the housekeeper's face changed slightly, if he really disturbed the family members in the car, he couldn't bear it. And Chen Ke has a splashy appearance, which is not so easy to deal with. glanced at Chen Ke's famous thorn, and saw a string of foreign texts on it, plus Chen Ke and Chen Tianhua's outfits, hairstyles and styles, I thought about where I was a comprador.

The housekeeper was silent for a while, and the coachman trotted into Chen Ke's house opposite the door, and the coachman shouted something inside, and soon two housekeepers rushed out.

Chen Tianhua saw that the situation was not right, and the whole person became vigilant. Chen Ke laughed, "It turns out that we are still neighbors." Pointing to his own quarters, "We'll live here now." As the saying goes, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, and we made such a fuss, just to let others see the joke. If you are not convinced, butler, then you will be tomorrow morning, um......" Chen Ke raised his wrist and deliberately looked at his watch, "Come to me at nine o'clock tomorrow morning, and I will invite you to a cup of tea." After speaking, Chen Ke handed the famous thorn in his hand forward, "You take it first." ”

The housekeeper was quite embarrassed, and he didn't accept it, and he didn't accept it. At this moment, Chen Ke saw that the curtains of the car window were slightly open, and he withdrew his position and nodded slightly towards the car window. No matter how Steward He was going to make trouble, he and Chen Tianhua swaggered towards the direction of the residence.

Hearing a middle-aged woman whispering something behind her, the housekeeper immediately stopped Chen Ke from behind. Turning around, I saw the housekeeper's face as usual, "Your surname is this little brother?" ”

"Don't be expensive, your surname is Chen." Chen Ke said while taking out the famous thorn again, "This is the famous thorn below." After the housekeeper took it, Chen Ke continued: "I won't bother today, Steward He, tomorrow at nine o'clock in the morning, I will wait for you at home." ”

The butler thought for a moment and nodded. "I'll definitely visit tomorrow."