Republic of China small businessman

Xiao Lizi has suffered many beatings.

Master Cheng of the troupe said that the actors were all called.

But he was afraid of pain and beating.

In the past, he was muddled in a puddle of mud, and he never thought about becoming a character at all, but when he saw Xie Jing, he suddenly felt ashamed of himself.Xie Jing doesn't sing, he doesn't need to put on a show on stage, he even goes off stage - he is so good in normal life.

Xiao Lizi can't speak other words, he has never read a book, he has only memorized a few operas by rote, so he knows only a little.

He really envied Xie Jing.

It's like he used to hide under the troupe's stage blanket and behind the suitcase to secretly look at those young heroes on the stage who were dazzled by the bright clothes illuminated by the lights.

After that day, Xiao Lizi went back to his patched clothes, the set of old clothes that Xie Jing had given him by Grandma Kou. wear.He is not so lazy anymore, he wakes up early every day to help Grandma Kou with work, his arms are weak, and he can't lift a whole bucket of water, so he lifts half buckets and half buckets into the kitchen water tank, just like what Xie Jing did that day , The kitchen tank has never been short of water.

He also went out to work as a waiter for two days, but at the end of the day, he could only exchange a bowl of leftovers, and he couldn't get a penny back.

Xiao Lizi finished his meal and went to find a second job. He went to carry coal balls, but his body was weak and he couldn't carry much. He also saw a hunchbacked man from a distance who seemed to be Mr. Cheng, and fell to the ground in fright. After a somersault, he came back scrambling.

He dropped the bamboo basket, and most of the briquettes in it were broken, but it was Grandma Kou who gave him a few copper coins to relieve him.

Little Lizi was very silent at night.

Early the next morning, when Grandma Kou woke up, she suddenly found that she was gone.

Grandma Kou waited for a long time, just thinking that he went out to look for errands again, but no one came back after noon. The old lady was puzzled for a while, then suddenly remembered something and hurried into the room to open the locked camphor wood box, checked There are silver dollars hidden in the wooden box again, but there is not a single one missing, which is really strange and weird.

Grandma Kou went out to give embroidery to others, and even went out to look for it on purpose. She searched in several nearby places but couldn't find it.

In the evening, Grandma Kou was thinking about whether to talk to Xie Jing, when she heard someone knock on the wooden door twice, pushed it open and walked in.

Xiao Lizi wore his own ragged clothes and held a bamboo stick in his hand, but there was dirt on his knees and his body was also dirty, making him a bit embarrassed.He stood at the door with a smile on his face, and said to the old man: "Grandma, I went out today and asked for some money back. Look, I will give you all of these."

For the first time, Grandma Kou put a smile on her face, frowned and returned the money to him: "Xiao Lizi, whether you are lazy or clever, I know it's not your fault, because you Living in that place, you can’t learn well, but you absolutely shouldn’t, you shouldn’t go out and kowtow to others.”

Xiao Lizi stood there stunned, he subconsciously wanted to hide the bamboo stick in his hand when he heard it, but his eyes were blank again.

Grandma Kou sat on the edge of the kang, her tone was still cold and firm: "I don't care what you do outside, but here, the first thing for our children to do is to straighten their waists and be a man. A man has gold under his knees. Kneel down and kneel down to parents, and the rest are not allowed to kneel."

"You are young and light, remember that your bones must be strong, and your breath must be calm."

Little Lizi muttered.

He stood there, his face was flushed red, it was red all the way to his neck, and the inexplicable feeling in his heart was gnawing like ants.

He saw Xie Jing kneel down.

At the beginning of the year, Xie Jing kowtowed to people on the side of the road, begging for help to the two eldest sons so that he could find a doctor to treat Grandma Kou.

At that time, he thought, what a good person he must be to make Xie Jing bend down.

The ants in his heart finally gnawed away his thick shell bit by bit, biting on the tip of his heart, it was bloody and painful, but he had never felt the courtesy, righteousness and shame so clearly.

He seems to be human.

He wanted to kowtow to the old man and call her, but Grandma Kou avoided her and said to him, "Don't be so weak in the future, go and tidy up, and have dinner later."

Little Lizi didn't care that she had left, and solemnly kowtowed in the direction where she had been sitting, with his forehead touching the ground, tears falling into the soil.

Xiao Lizi slowed down a bit, and went back to the house to tidy up.

Although his clothes were old, he was tidied clean, and the paint on his face was also washed off. The bruises on the corners of his eyes had receded, and he looked like a handsome boy, who looked like a scholar at first glance.He sat down to eat two mouthfuls of food, and suddenly said: "I will never kneel again, if you get seriously ill later, I... I will kowtow to others, and I will definitely ask for money to treat your illness." He swallowed the word "also", knowing that Xie Jing didn't want the old man to know, so he kept his mouth shut.

Grandma Kou didn't take it seriously, she just said: "I'm in good health, I'm not sick, you can eat quickly, the food will be cold in a while."

Xiao Lizi agreed and ate with a dull head.

Grandma Kou saw that he couldn't do other jobs, so she taught him some sewing. Among other things, Xiao Lizi was very careful and learned quickly by doing these things.

When Xie Jing came back, he also saw a change in him, and his attitude towards him was a little better, not as tense as before.

Grandma Kou said: "Xiao Lizi has been helping me deliver embroidery these days. It's good to run errands. He also knows how to negotiate business with others. He has made a deposit and came back to do work for me. These few days are better than I was a month ago. Earn a lot."

Xie Jing said: "Grandma doesn't have to be so tired, I can support the family."

"Hey, I'm not tired at all. I'm just doing half of the work now, and I'm going to show it. He embroidered the fine work." Grandma Kou showed Xie Jing a half-finished embroidery on the small table, and smiled. He said: "Look, Jinger, is it similar to what grandma did before? I saw how fine the stitches are. Last time I taught him to split the silk thread into two strands to embroider water patterns, and he embroidered them all!"

Xiao Lizi felt a little awkward sitting aside, he didn't know if Xie Jing would be willing to listen to these trivial tasks he did.

To his surprise, Xie Jing listened carefully, and discussed a few words with Grandma Kou.

The grandparents and grandchildren sat there, each talking about what work they had done in the past two days. Xie Jing asked Grandma Kou about her embroidery. He went to the Heihe Winery, and although he had never seen any machines, he was willing to listen to him more.

Xiao Lizi sat there staring blankly, and after meeting Xie Jing's eyes, he quickly lowered his head.

Grandma Kou said: "Jing'er, let me tell you, Xiao Lizi is not only good at embroidering, but also good at arithmetic. The other day he accompanied me to sell embroidery, and the girl only opened half the corner door and kept urging us to hurry up. He gave me a handful of copper coins, and if it wasn't for Xiao Lizi's swift hand and eyes to stop me, I wouldn't have noticed that seven coins were missing."

Xie Jing glanced at him and asked, "Have you ever studied arithmetic?"

Xiao Li shook his head: "I haven't learned it before, I, I went to the waiter a few days ago, and I learned it now."

Xie Jing was a little surprised. He thought for a while, took a purse out of his pocket, opened it and poured out all the silver coins and copper coins inside. The money had just landed on the table, and the sound was still ringing in his ears, so he said He raised his head and asked Xiao Lizi, "How many are there?"

Xiao Lizi said: "There are 3 silver coins, 42 copper coins, and two coins that I have never seen before. I can't tell."

Xie Jing found the two coins inside, and they were indeed coins from foreign countries, with eagles and snakes carved on them, which were given to him by Zhang Huwei last time.

When Xie Jing went south to escape, he once met a doctor who came back from overseas. That gentleman knew a lot of strange things. He and Xie Jing went south all the way, and they were companions for several months. This kind of person may not be as good as ordinary people in other places, but they only have a pair of eyes that are fast and accurate, and their brains are not the same as ordinary people. They are extremely sensitive to numbers and can calculate all the numbers on the card just by looking up.

The gentleman said that such people are extremely rare and often have poor self-care. They can only find a sense of belonging by burying their heads in a large number of calculation formulas in the laboratory.

Xie Jing looked at him with a complicated expression and said, "Your current clothes..."

Xiao Lizi looked up hurriedly, "I can wash! I am very good at washing clothes now, and my strength is gradually increasing. I can carry three loads of water a day, and I can fill up the water tank. I can also run errands and deliver embroidery. , I can still make a fire, and I will learn to cook in a few days." He said a lot in a few voices, but his voice became smaller and smaller after that, and he didn't dare to say more with red eyes.

Xie Jing looked at Grandma Kou, and the old lady nodded to him.

Xiao Lizi still looked at him with a sigh of relief, as if all hope was in the touch of his upper and lower lips, and the blood on his face was gone.

Xie Jing paused, and said: "I'm not trying to drive you away, but you are talented in arithmetic, so it's a pity. I'll give you the book, and you can do more calculations at home."

"I, I can't read." The person opposite was extremely ashamed.

Xie Jing said: "Everyone is born illiterate, just learn."

He said it calmly, and Xiao Lizi was no longer so timid, and nodded in response.

In the evening, Xie Jing wanted to wash Grandma Kou's feet, but when she went to the kitchen, she saw that Xiao Lizi had already boiled a large pot of hot water. When she saw him coming in, she quickly stood up, wanting to move but not daring to move.

Xie Jing was used to his always frightened look, and said softly, "It's okay, I'll get some hot water and leave."

Xiao Lizi hurriedly took a gourd ladle and came over to help him scoop hot water: "It's for grandma's feet, I'll do it, I'll do it."

He is still not good at working, but it can be seen that he is much better than before, at least he is proficient.

Xie Jing stood there looking at him, and suddenly said, "You have many problems."

Little Lizi's movements of scooping up water froze for a moment.

I also heard the people behind say: "I have to change it in the future."

This sentence dragged him from hell to heaven, Xiao Lizi trembled slightly with the hand holding the gourd ladle, and said in a hoarse voice, "I will definitely change."

Xie Jing left with hot water, and Xiao Lizi squatted by the fire and cried bitterly.

Cry that I finally have a place to stay, and cry that I still have a chance to change.

When Xie Jing said this, the implication was that he could stay here.

very nice.

It's good that he can stay.

After that day, Xiao Lizi's mental outlook has changed a lot. Although the way he walks in small steps in the troupe cannot be changed for the time being, he looks more energetic and courageous. He can talk and laugh occasionally, and no longer stands upright A pair of ears retracted into the rabbit hole at the slightest sound.

He is not good at rough work, but he is excellent at fine work. Grandma Kou is not a rigid person. Since Xiao Lizi has no strength, she simply taught him embroidery work.

Most of the master cheongsam makers in Shanghai and Suzhou are men, and they are good at their hands. They are all century-old shops and have been passed down for many years.

When Xie Jing came home, he took the time to teach him some arithmetic, and omitted all the obscure articles. In this world, not everyone has to test for fame, learning, and having a skill can survive.

Xiao Lizi had never been exposed to arithmetic before, and he was a little worried at first, but gradually found that he understood everything Xie Jing said, and he had already calculated the numbers in his mind as soon as Xie Jing finished talking about many topics.He glanced at the account book that Xie Jing gave him, and he could immediately figure it out in his heart, but he was a little worried that he would make a mistake in his calculations, and he had to silently calculate it several times before he said the number carefully.

Xie Jing didn't know that he procrastinated himself, and after listening to a few mental calculations, he praised him: "The calculations are all right, and they are very fast. I originally wanted to teach you abacus calculations, but now it seems that you are fast enough. Using abacus instead Be slow."

Xiao Lizi looked at him carefully, hearing that it was a compliment, a smile slowly appeared on his face.

He picked his fingers and whispered: "Xie Jing, I think of a name, can you name one for me?"

Xie Jing said: "Aren't you literate? Just start one yourself."

The person sitting opposite thought for a while, and tentatively said, "I want to be called Li Yuan."

"Which word?"

Xiao Lizi dipped his finger in water and wrote it on the table for him. There are four strokes in total, very simple.

Xie Jing said: "Mr. Huang said that the beginning of the world and the origin of all things are very good."

Grandma Kou smiled and said, "Where is it? I learned to write two days ago, and I happened to write 'Yuan' in silver dollars. He looked simple and practiced it many times."

Xie Jing laughed.

Li Yuan also smiled.

He has a name from now on, but it’s not what Grandma Kou said. He came from the "Liyuan", so he should know where he came from, and remember the mud where he took root, so that he can grow taller desperately, and stick to this point in his heart Kind thoughts, a flower blooms.

Li Yuan looked at the old and the young in front of him, with warmth in his eyes.

These are the two most important people in his heart.

It was also the beginning of his kind thoughts.

After the beginning of spring, Xie Jing has been busy going to the Heihe winery with Master Jiu. Master Jiu was injured before, but now he is well-fed, and the matter of building the factory is also being arranged.

The Bai family has three wineries around the Heihe store, but none of them are too big. After Bai Rongjiu visited this time, he surrounded two hundred acres of land and merged them into one place.

Such a big handwriting caused a lot of shock not only in Heihe, but also in several nearby counties.

The author has something to say: ① Friends, don’t be afraid, it’s a friendly army!

② "If this is a Gongdouwen" in the small theater:

Chief Eunuch Kou Peifeng (worried face): It's over, the emperor is gone again.

The scheming 'Grand Maid' Li Yuan: I'm out of the palace.

Kou Peifeng: How do you know?

Li Yuan: The emperor asked me to make ten sets of winter clothes for the empress, but I still lack a fox fur collar, what do you think?

Kou Peifeng: ...

At this moment, Emperor Jing in the North is hunting with all his heart.

③Some scholars in ancient times believed that it was a cloud of primordial energy that created all things in the world, and it was the foundation of all things in the world, so it was called "Benyuan".Chaos, greed, laziness, living by instinct, will evolve later!Sweet text, don't panic =3=

④The honest eunuch and the scheming palace maid are all here, Xiao Xie has left and right guardians, bring some equipment to chase the White Queen hhh

(PS gong is Jiu Ye, a joking remark haha