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Chapter 11 10. A single tree looks at the clouds on the Xiaotai

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    When I came back from Tianjin, I felt that I owed Mr. Conger another favor: the food, accommodation, and transportation expenses in Tianjin were all generously contributed by Mr. Conger.  Favors always have to be repaid, and Sun Yuanqi didn't want to be in debt forever.  On the third day after returning, there were no classes at Chongshi Middle School. Seeing that the weather was fine, I took dozens of taels of silver and went to buy gifts with Lao Tong.

    It is said that in the past, Lao Tong was asked to buy daily necessities and gifts. Some food was picked up on the way to Chongshi Middle School and he never went out.  Because now that I have finished writing the manuscript and sent Mr. Rutherford away, a big stone has fallen in my heart. There is not much pressure in life, so I think of visiting the market in Qing Dynasty.

    According to Lao Tong, the most prosperous places are Dashilan outside Qianmen, such as Biafang, Duyichu, and Quanjude for food, Neiliansheng and Ruifuxiang for clothing, Tongrentang for selling medicine, and Tongrentang for selling literature and entertainment.  In the nearby Liulichang

    The Ma Temple is inside Deshengmen. It¡¯s not too far from the Ma Temple to Dashilar. The two of them walked there.  On the way, they chatted one after another.  Suddenly, Sun Yuanqi remembered something and asked Lao Tong in a low voice: "Where are the eight major alleys?"

    Old Tong chuckled, with an expression on his face that every man would understand: "Which of the eight alleys?"

    Sun Yuanqi was surprised: "Aren't the Eight Great Alleys the same alley?"

    Lao Tong turned his head and looked at Sun Yuanqi in surprise: "It seems that Mr. Sun really cannot see the garden when he is studying!" He first praised it, and then continued: "Who among the old and young men in Beijing doesn't know that these eight alleys mean  There are eight places outside Qianmen including Stone Hutong, Rouge Hutong, Baishun Hutong, Xiaoli Shamao Hutong, Widow Wang Xiejie, Shaanxi Lane, Hanjiatan, and Pipiaoying. The bitches and husbands here are famous in the Qing Dynasty.  .Who in the whole world doesn¡¯t know? If anyone doesn¡¯t know, he must be a young boy!¡±

    ?????????? Lao Tong was beaming as he spoke. After he finished speaking, he realized something was wrong and added in a nonchalant voice: "Mr. Sun, this kid is not talking about you"

    Sun Yuanqi was also a little embarrassed, changed the subject, and asked: "What is a husband?"

    Old Tong turned his head again: "Ms. sir? He's just a butt seller! Usually in Hanjiatan, Mr. Sun, are you going?"

    Sun Yuanqi was even more embarrassed.  After a long while, he said: "By the way, this place has been closed in recent years. This year, I have received a lot of care from Mr. Ding Hao, Liang Ding and Mr. Sun Jia Nai, so I have to come to thank you. What's the point of this gift?"

    This problem was not difficult for Lao Tong. He opened his mouth and said: "Gifts must be given in pairs, ranging from two to eight colors. There are also twelve colors, which may not be used. These gifts in each color  , all must match the priority. For Mr. Sun to be a bachelor, the gifts are naturally "eight big and eight small". As for Mr. Ding, because he is a foreigner, he doesn't need to be too particular. It's okay to give six colors. If you want to give '  The "eight big and eight small" ones are better in terms of price than Master Sun's. The so-called "eight colors", although there is no certain rule, Master Sun is a literati, so naturally they are Hu brush, Hui ink, Duan inkstone, rice paper and so on. If you add shark fin,  Bird's nest, sea cucumber, abalone, that's about it"

    Sun Yuanqi was sweating after hearing these words. It seems that the Qing Dynasty had quite a lot of "knowledge"!

    While talking, we arrived at the front door.  Having been in the Qing Dynasty for so long, I already have a general understanding of the environmental sanitation of the Qing Dynasty. After all, this is an era without public toilets, flush toilets, asphalt roads and urban management. Even in the most prosperous Dashilan, there will be horses and cows on the ground.  Sheep dung, the carriage drove by, bringing up a puff of smoke.  Fortunately it was winter and the snow that fell a few days ago had dried up, otherwise there would be no place to stay in the mud puddles all over the street.

    ?While walking, watch.  Occasionally, I walked into the store and looked at the antique counter and the shopkeeper in a robe and mandarin jacket. It was better to say that I was shopping than for curiosity.  Going in and out, I didn't know how many questions I asked Lao Tong.  Sun Yuanqi now felt that he was sightseeing in a not so clean scenic spot; and Lao Tong was the tour guide.

    When buying things, Lao Tong comes up with the idea, chooses the quality, and negotiates the price. Sun Yuanqi plays the role of the young master, mainly responsible for making decisions and paying.  It seems that Lao Tong comes here often. After walking only half a street, about ten people came to talk to Lao Tong.  Those people were either carrying bird cages and walking proudly; or they were wandering on the street with their hands in cages, not knowing whether they were preparing to catch the autumn wind, or to watch the excitement and have fun.  Needless to say, they are all bannermen.

    Sun Yuanqi had a very cool face. Following Lao Tong, those acquaintances kept looking at him with their eyes as they talked.  Sun Yuanqi laughed with him but didn't speak.  Finally, one person couldn't restrain his curiosity and asked: "Old Tong, which young master is this? He looks so bright!"

    "This is Mr. Sun, a professor at the Capital University, Grand Scholar Sun and the Minister of the United States."Yuan Qi smiled and thought this child was quite cute, so he wanted to tease the child: "That's it. Do you have anything else to add?"

    The boy suddenly fell to his knees: "If we add my father and mother, the five of us will not have a penny Young Master! Just do it, okay!" Just say it, kowtow and raise your head again.  When I started, my dark face was already covered with tears.

    Old Tong¡¯s head was covered with black lines and he was completely speechless.  Come to think of it, this was quite shocking in the Qing Dynasty.  Buy one get four free!

    Sun Yuanqi hurriedly stepped forward to help the little boy up and said, "Then go and bring out all those people in your family."

    The little boy jumped up immediately and said repeatedly: "Master! Sir! You are really the best good man in the world! By the way, there is a family in our village who also fled the famine. They were separated and there was only one girl left. How about?"  "

    Old Tong was already on the verge of going berserk, staring at the little boy: "Are you going to bring the whole alley with you?"

    Sun Yuanqi in turn comforted Lao Tong and said: "Let's just 'be good people and do it to the end, and send Buddha to the West'!"

    When the little boy heard this, he yelled and ran into the alley.  After a while, a group of people walked out, dragging their families with them. It was the little boy's family: a middle-aged couple who looked to be fifty years old. Based on the lesson they had just learned, they were estimated to be forty years old at most; two  The oldest girl is thirteen or fourteen years old and is probably the little boy's sister. The younger one is only eleven or twelve years old and is probably from the same village of the little boy. The other is the boy and his younger brother.  After coming over, they all knelt down on the ground, kowtowed a few times, and said, "Thank you, Master!"

    Sun Yuanqi quickly called them up and saw that they were dressed in tatters. Their faces were blue and black because of the cold. They were probably cold and hungry, and they were all shivering in the cold wind.  He quickly looked up the street, looking for any store that could fill his stomach with food.

    Old Tong saw it: "Mr. Sun, there is a porridge shop in front"

    Sun Yuanqi knew that people who were too hungry could not overeat, so he wanted to lead his family there.  But Lao Tong stopped him: "Give them a few big bucks and let them go! It's not appropriate for you to go."

    He didn¡¯t know why Lao Tong meant ¡°inappropriate¡±, so he took out a silver dollar from his arms without asking, handed it to the boy¡¯s father, and told them to eat porridge.

    The middle-aged man knelt down again, kowtowed a few times, and stretched out his hand to receive it.  Old Tong saw that it was a silver dollar and snatched it away: "Mr. Sun, you can't pay that much for a meal of porridge!"

    Sun Yuanqi explained: "Old Tong, the remaining money is used to buy them some clothes. It's very cold."

    Old Tong handed over the money sadly.  The man thanked me profusely and asked, "Where is the young master's house?"

    Old Tong said: "At the Horse Temple." After saying that, he took Sun Yuanqi and left.

    Sun Yuanqi followed for a while and then remembered a question: "Old Tong, that family fled to the capital, I'm afraid they don't know where the Horse Temple is, right?"

    Lao Tong pointed to his mouth with his finger: "Who doesn't know the roots of Ma Temple and the Imperial City? They don't know, but they don't know how to ask?" After a pause, he added: "If you can't find it, then you can."  Even better!¡±

    "ah?"

    "What's the use of a family, old and young, who have never served anyone before?" Lao Tong shook his head, "Mr. Sun, you are so kind. These days, kindness is never rewarded. Besides,  , you don¡¯t have much money yourself.¡±

    At this time, Sun Yuanqi remembered what Sun Jia Nai told him, asking him to find another house.  After thinking about it in his mind, he asked Lao Tong: "Old Tong, how much does it cost to buy a yard in the capital? It will be as big as the yard I live in now."

    "Mr. Sun, are you moving out?" Lao Tong immediately turned around.

    Sun Yuanqi still had some feelings for the first "property" and said, "Yes, we can't live there forever. Mr. Sun also said that it's okay to live there for a few more months, but after all, it's a university hall, so it's not good to live there forever."  , it¡¯s best to find another place to live.¡±

    "That's it" Lao Tong pondered for a moment, "There is a saying in the capital that 'the east is rich and the north is noble, and the west is poor and the south is cheap'. Houses in the east and north are naturally expensive, while those in the west and south are much cheaper.  . I don¡¯t know, where does Mr. Sun plan to buy it?¡±

    Think about it: Ma Temple is in Deshengmen, and later Beijing Normal University is in the northwest corner of Deshengmen. Further northwest, there are universities such as Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing Film Academy, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and Renmin University of China.  I thought to myself that the northwest corner is a densely populated area with colleges and universities, and one must seek some personal gain for one's own future generations. This is the exclusive domain of time-travelers.  Then he said: "Then outside Deshengmen, preferably in the northwest corner."

    Old Tong was shocked and stopped: "Outside Deshengmen? That's out of the city! The northwest corner? That's an ice cellar of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, next to a big reed swamp. To the northwest, there are mass graves  , it¡¯s uninhabitable!¡±

    "Huh?" Sun Yuanqi opened his mouth.  Ignorance really kills people!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)What a win!  "

    "Huh?" Sun Yuanqi opened his mouth.  Ignorance really kills people!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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