Lu Xiaomao, who was wearing an orange vest, has been in high spirits in recent days, and he was very pleased to find that as long as he wore an orange vest, a small yellow hat and a red armband to go out on the street, the people on the road would look at him with respect and fear, which made Lu Xiaomao super satisfied. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The inner city doesn't need their urban management department very much these days, the people in the inner city are like chickens that have been plucked and ready to be steamed in a pot, fate has been determined, Lu Xiaomao doesn't have much sympathy for them, and the yellow and red belts bullied them back then, and the children on the street will not have sympathy either.

The bannermen in the inner city were restricted from moving, confined to their homes, denied even food and water, and had someone responsible for feeding them food and water so that they could continue to survive. This atmosphere is undoubtedly oppressive, and in the morning, Xia Jing'an told Lu Xiaomao that several families committed suicide by hanging themselves or throwing themselves into a well. When they knew that their fate was to be thrown on an overseas island, many people collapsed, and some people were afraid that they would not be able to bear the suffering, so they simply ended their lives, so as not to be uncomfortable; And some people feel that this is an insult to them, and it is better to kill themselves directly to avoid being tormented.

However, such people are a minority after all, and most of the banner people do not have this kind of courage, it is better to die than to live, they would rather obey the exile of the Tang people than find a way to commit suicide.

Lu Xiaomao's cheap stepfather was also sent away in the third batch, and Lu Xiaomao never saw this cheap stepfather from beginning to end. His cheap stepfather with a yellow belt didn't know that Lu Xiaomao had now become a chengguan serving the Tang people, otherwise he might still ask for Lu Xiaomao. However, in the eyes of this yellow belt, Lu Xiaomao is a street gangster. Idle help. What can you do? In the event of a catastrophe, he would not count on Lu Xiaomao at all.

That day, Lu Xiaomao's beautiful widowed mother still wanted to beg Lu Xiaomao to save his cheap stepfather's life, and the husband and wife were hundred days in one night, although the yellow belt was not a good thing, but at least it pulled Lu Xiaomao's mother and son when they were in difficulty. Lu Xiaomao didn't want to get into trouble, he threatened his mother and said that the yellow ribbon was a serious Aixinjue Luo, although the blood relationship was far away, but it was still this surname. The Tang people can even forgive one or two Manchurians. It is absolutely impossible to be a descendant of the Aixin Jueluo family, because that is to cause trouble for yourself. Lu Xiaomao also said that he finally asked for an errand under the Tang people, and if he said this, he might not be able to guarantee his errand.

His widowed mother had no knowledge, and of course she still put her son's future first, so she stopped mentioning it.

As for his widow's worries about the source of income, it was also unnecessary, Lu Xiaomao gave his mother fifteen silver dollars, half of his monthly salary, with the price situation in Beijing. can eat and drink well, and his widowed mother is not very demanding. That's quite satisfying.

Lu Xiaomao eats and drinks in public office, and he usually has a lot of money to spend, and he feels that his life is better than before. At least he doesn't have to pretend to be a grandson except for nodding to Xia Jing'an now, even Xia Jing'an doesn't eat his flattery, but Lu Xiaomao can't do anything else.

"Xiaomao, you want your mother to buy the pig in the water and the mother has bought it back, but do you want to fry it again?" Mother Lu returned home with a smile on her face, carrying vegetables, meat, and rice. Lu's mother was thirty-five or sixteen years old, and at that time, everyone gave birth, so she had Lu Xiaomao's eldest son who was twenty years old when she was less than forty.

Mother Lu is not tall, but her skin is quite white, her facial features are also delicate, and more importantly, her breasts are ******, and she is a little widow, which is even more attractive.

Lu Xiaomao was holding a book that he didn't know what to study, and waved his hand casually: "Fry it, add more peppercorns and chili peppers, it tastes, and the sauce outside doesn't taste good." ”

Lu's mother smiled and sighed, she saw that her son was "working hard", and she couldn't bear to disturb, so she was busy working on the stove, she was also very worried that Lu Xiaomao was not doing it properly, so she was idle on the street and was a ruffian, but she didn't expect that after the Tang people came, Lu Xiaomao actually got an errand under the Tang people, and now she is much more serious, and now she is still reading books at home, which makes her feel very relieved.

The thin book in Lu Xiaomao's hand is actually a booklet, not a book, and a few words are written on the cover: Detailed rules for the implementation of the relevant measures for the organization and conscription of the armed guards.

Lu Xiaomao is literate, which has something to do with his mother, although Lu's mother is an ordinary woman, but she hopes that her son will become a dragon, and she saved money for Lu Xiaomao to read for a year with a down-and-out scholar who wrote letters to people. But even so, it was still quite difficult for Lu Xiaomao to read through the various documents issued by the department, because many words recognized him, but he didn't recognize those words. However, Lu Xiaomao is very concerned about his work, he will guess according to the context, and if he can't guess, he will circle it and ask Xia Jingan the next day.

"Mother, did you buy the wine you bought?" Lu Xiaomao sat there without moving, and asked his mother who was cooking.

Lu Mu said: "I bought it, I bought it, I listened to your instructions, I bought Tang wine, but it was not cheap, and I asked for a silver dollar for two catties of wine." ”

Lu Xiaomao knew that it was almost the price, so he asked again: "You didn't buy it wrong, right?" ”

Lu Mu said: "It's good to buy, although my mother doesn't know the words, but the Tang wine is packed in a flowery box, and the wine is filled with transparent glass, which looks very good, and other wines are not packed like this." ”

Lu Xiaomao was relieved that the price of Tang people's wine was very expensive, even if he bought it, he had a toothache, but the packaging of this Tang people's wine was very exquisite, and the taste was soft and strong, which was much better than those inferior wines in ordinary hotels.

Speaking of which, after the capture of Jingshi and Tianjin, not only the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty came here, but also the merchants of the Tang Dynasty. The International Trade Company was banned from business by an edict before, and this time it directly opened its marketing headquarters to the root of the imperial city, which must be a slap in the face. In addition to carrying a large amount of equipment and materials, the Changmao also brought a large number of goods. Even at that time, in order to save transportation space, the carriage of the infantry chariot was empty, and the representative of the International Trade Company came to greet the army, saying that he would give a sponsorship fee, pack the goods in the carriage, and then take out the goods when he arrived at the place.

So, on the ground in the capital, all kinds of Tang things began to be sold. Luxurious as the Tang people's brocade hats, mink fur, leather bags, leather shoes, ordinary as small people's hand towels, iron pots, the Tang people opened four shops in the outer city, and also negotiated distribution contracts with some places. For example, the wine shop where Lu's mother went, Cheng Po was knocked on the door by the Tang people the next day, and his nose and tears flowed down his chest, saying that if there is anything in the store, let the Tang uncle take anything, and he must spare his life, but the Tang people inexplicably asked this wine shop if they wanted to sell the liquor brewed by the Tang people and the dim sum they made.

The owner of this wine shop thought it was money for his life, so he dared to slack off, and bought hundreds of taels of silver for goods, including several kinds of Tang wine and various foods, and even copper pots and dipping sauces for hot pot. But as soon as the Tang people left, the boss and his buddies tasted the Tang people's food and drink, and really thought it was good, so they took it out and sold it, and when the Han people in the outer city found that the Tang people didn't seem to bother them at all, and everyone was still living their own lives, they came to the wine shop to see that there was actually selling Tang people's wine syrup. Some people are curious, some people know that Tang Wu is quite exquisite, anyway, some people have tried it, they think it is very good, and the sales are not bad.

In particular, the copper pots on the wine shop began to make hot pot, and the response was even more amazing. This hot pot has a long history, but the hot pot that is common in modern times is already a matter of the late Qing Dynasty, and it is also exclusive to the court. At the beginning of the Republic of China, the secret recipe for hot pot soup base and dipping sauce was handed down. This hot pot has only been in operation for three or four days, and the boss is not afraid anymore, so he went to the representative office of the International Trade Company and begged for another batch of copper pots, soup bases and dipping sauces.

The day before yesterday, Lu Xiaomao also heard Xia Jing'an pointing outside and scolding, saying that the Datang International Trade Company was really black-hearted, and the things sold at extremely cheap prices in their homeland actually arrived in the capital, and their Tang soldiers couldn't afford it. But Lu Xiaomao didn't think so, he had seen the map, obediently, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, Luodu, came to them, it was 20,000 miles, and something should be doubled and sold if it came over such a long distance.

Lu's mother is diligent and skillful, and it didn't take long to make four dishes, two meat and two vegetables, and Lu's mother didn't dare to be so extravagant before, but her baby son can now get a salary of thirty silver dollars a month, 21 taels of crozenged silver, and the annual income is 252 taels of silver, and at this time, the annual income of a county is 56 taels of silver, and his son earns more than the four counties. The price of Beijing is okay, a liter of rice is about 15 yuan, and the fluctuations are quite large during the New Year. It's pork, and it's only about three cents of silver per catty, which is 0. 03 taels of silver. Assuming that 21 taels of silver is equivalent to 2,100 yuan in later generations, then the price of a pound of meat is only three yuan. Even Lu Xiaomao's family can afford to eat meat every day.

Today, these two meat dishes, the pig goes into the water and I don't know what the money is, and the other is mutton, which is slightly more expensive, and the Lu family can afford it. But the most expensive is the bottle of Tang wine with "Little Foolish Fairy" written on it, today Lu Xiaomao asked his mother to buy this wine back, mainly to support the façade, but it is impossible to buy it often.

As soon as the dishes were cooked, a few young people knocked on the door and came in, these were all Lu Xiaomao's playmates on the street in the past, and they were all idle helpers, and today Lu Xiaomao invited them.

"Brother Xiaomao, I miss my little brother."

"I heard that Brother Xiaomao is now tall, so I envy me and wait."

"Ah, good wine and good food, Brother Xiao Mao is really righteous!" (To be continued.) )