CHAPTER IX

After a hard night's work, I finally finished my things, and took advantage of the busy work to put the white side of the space in the room on the very edge, and the room did not occupy most of the room.

"Okay, you know what to do, next time you do it yourself, I'm tired!"

"Got it, sir."

"Also, I bought some white noodles and put them in the room on the edge, be careful, don't let the rats eat them!"

"Then I'll go buy some rat traps and come back."

"Be careful, others haven't eaten yet, and they've been eaten by rats."

Aiqin thought to herself, how much white noodles did you buy!

On the 14th, there was news on the street that many soldiers had come into BJ City, all of them were loaded with guns and ammunition, and their outfits were very unique, they all wore big braids on their heads, wore blue uniforms, and wore special military shoes on their feet, like boots, but not boots, and each of them carried a yellow package on their backs, and they didn't know what was inside.

There is also news that these people came in from Zhonghua Gate, and some people went to pave the road with loess, and it seems that some high-ranking officials have entered Beijing.

Listening to these news, Wang Wenwu knew that it was Zhang Xun who led the "Braided Army" into BJ City. Immediately find Steward Qiu:

"Brother Qiu, did you hear the news? There are troops entering the city, and there are still braids! ”

"I know! But what does it have to do with us, even if we go back to the former Qing Dynasty, we won't lose! Our owner is a first-class Zhenguo general! Let's not also ascend to heaven. ”

"Back to Qianqing, do you want to keep your head and not your hair, our hair can't grow so fast!"

"Ugh!" Steward Qiu was also stunned, forgetting that there was still something about braids, and seeing that he was stunned, Wang Wenwu hurriedly said:

"I'll go outside and see if I can buy one! Prepared. ”

"It's all the Republic of China, no," "Remember to give me one too!" ”

"Got it, Brother Qiu, do you think you want to talk to the owner?"

"It's not a sure thing, don't talk about it yet."

"Okay, I'll go!"

"Go, go!"

I can remember Zhang Xun's restoration, it didn't take long to restore, but the business of braids can be done, first ran to the pawnshop, but the pawnshop did not have braids, and then ran to the troupe, bought fake braids for the troupe to make props, and went to several stores. Sixty silver dollars, about twenty copper dollars, bought three hundred and seventy-three, and asked people to send them all back.

"Master, why did you buy so many braids!"

"You don't understand, I told you, there is news on the street today, there is an army with pigtails entering the city, do you know whose people are?"

"Who's it!"

"It's the Dingwu army of Zhang Xun and Zhang Dashuai in Xuzhou, you know, his people, everyone has a braid on the back of their heads."

"But what does this have to do with us, let's just be a flat-headed little people, and now that it's all in the Republic of China, we don't have braids."

"Then you say just in case, just in case, he Zhang Dashuai restored the Qing Dynasty, and he has to keep his head without hair like the Qing Dynasty, what do you say, you don't care about how many days people can last, even if it is a day, we have to be careful of our heads."

"That's, master, why do you buy so much, what's the matter with how many braids you collect."

"You still don't understand this, right, you said that he has been restored, the old and young people in this city, do you still have braids on the back of your heads, those who are dissatisfied with the city are looking for it, and when the time comes, they can't bargain, believe it or not!"

"Master, I believe it."

"The letter will be received, and it is estimated that in the next few days, your father will send it." "By the way, take the root out, I'm going to send it to Brother Qiu."

"Yes, sir."

Carrying a braid back to the storeroom, he knocked on the door and entered Steward Qiu's office, and when he saw him frowning, he lifted the braid and put it in front of him.

"Brother Qiu, give."

"Oh, it's back, how much is it, I'll give it to you"

"Yo, how can I ask you for money, you can take the worthless things. I estimate that it will only be a matter of a while, and you will pay me back when the matter is over. ”

"Okay, it looks like you've bought a lot, come, come, tell me about the doorway."

"I don't know anything else, but I'll just tell you two things I know!"

"Okay, okay, say it quickly!"

"After the Wuchang Uprising, Zhang Dashuai was ordered to guard Nanjing, but Nanjing City has been fighting for a month, except for Nanjing City, where do you see where it has been fighting for so long." "There is another thing you know, that is, Zhang Dashuai's subordinates all wear braids and are not allowed to cut braids, so they are also known as the Braided Army, and they always declare their allegiance to the Qing Court. What do you think he's going to do in BJ City now? ”

"It's all the Republic of China!"

"No matter how long Zhang Dashuai can stay in BJ City, we ordinary people have to be careful!"

"That makes sense, you're evening out a few of my braids!"

"If you want more, you can buy a ponytail and make a wig like a braid, and maybe you can make a small profit."

"A small profit?"

"Zhang Dashuai is really done, you said that the old and young people in this city are all over the city~~"

"Thank you Wenwu, next time I invite you to Liuquanju, I'm going to buy a ponytail now!"

Arching his hand and leaving, Wang Wenwu helped Steward Qiu close the door and went back to continue his work.

For a few days, there was no change in the city, and Steward Qiu called Wang Wenwu to the office:

"Wenwu, what you said is not accurate, these days, there has been no movement at all!"

"Now it's the Republic of China, he Zhang Dashuai, is it considered to be a rebellion, this rebellion is not really like a singing opera, just set up the flag, it's okay, no staff officers, staff officers."

"That's what you said." I saw him walking up and down the room.

"How much did you buy?"

"My house is full right now."

"It's a lot, do you still have a place to sleep, you can't go to my place, but it's just a bed."

"You mean, you sleep on the ground and I sleep on the bed, how embarrassing it is."

"Don't be embarrassed, I'll go back and prepare now, but the quilt is still the one you gave me, and you won't dislike it, but it hasn't been washed."

"Guys, this is flavorful."

"Not yet." "It's almost there."

"Forget it, whose flavor is it!"

"Zhang Dashuai hasn't left yet, it should be soon, you wait."

"I'll have to wait."

I waited until the end of the month to pay the money, and the next day, when I woke up in the morning, I suddenly found a lot of soldiers on the street, these sergeants were in an irregular formation, except for a few people standing guard with guns, the rest were standing, some were sitting, and some were lying on the ground. Ask those who know the inside, and they know that this is the Dingwu Army led by Zhang Xun and Zhang Dashuai, commonly known as the Braided Army, and everyone has braids in the back of their heads.

The major city gates were garrisoned by pigtailed troops. The gates of Shenwu, Di'an, Xi'an, and Dong'an were blocked by the pigtail army, and the traffic was blocked. The convoy of incoming goods blocked out of the city and could not enter. The grain stores lined up one after another, and the grain in the warehouse was sent to all the stores, and they saw that they were half empty, and then the owner sent a message, and the guys everywhere could buy it at a low price, and Wang Wenwu and the steward Qiu and other stewards not only bought it at a low price but also sent a hundred catties of white noodles home.

The owner sent someone to say that the owner did not send a message to the treasury and was not allowed to distribute grain, and after the new grain was put into the warehouse, Wang Wenwu immediately hired a board master with Steward Qiu to send the white noodles back, and followed all the way, for fear that someone would rob it halfway.

When I got home, I said to Aiqin: "It's something outside, you don't go out much these days, what are the things at home that you want to buy, and you ask Zhao Sun's family to see what she lacks, and you can buy it together." ”

"Got it, master, I'll ask now."