"Oh, be careful, you are clumsy. That is my favorite purple clay pot, don't break it."
"This place is not bad, very stylish. Butler, I want to live on the third floor!"
"What are you waiting for? Move my box up quickly."
"..."
The morning after Zhou Hexuan received the important task, the Marshal's Mansion was abuzz with noise and noise - Chu Yupu's family finally arrived from Shandong.
The old housekeeper Wang Dafu is Chu Yupu's distant cousin. He brought the handsome second concubine, third concubine and fourth concubine, while the main wife stayed in her hometown to take care of her parents-in-law and children. Plus more than ten accompanying people
With the maids, young servants and old ladies, the empty Marshal's mansion suddenly became lively.
After placing their luggage and belongings, several concubines began to pester Chu Yupu. The second concubine said she wanted to go to the theater, the third concubine wanted to play mahjong, and the fourth concubine wanted to visit the concession, and they chattered non-stop.
Chu Yupu was dizzy due to the noise made by several women. She really didn't want to stay at home, so she took her adjutant to inspect the military camp.
His troops were stationed outside Tianjin, and their combat effectiveness was quite strong. After all, they defeated Feng Yuxiang's National Army head-on. However, their military discipline was a bit bad. Since the occupation of Tianjin, those large-scale soldiers have not practiced formally. Instead, they have entered the city from time to time to cause trouble.
It has caused unspeakable suffering to the people.
Zhou Hexuan was also upset by the noise, so he locked himself in his room and thought about his escape plan. He didn't want to stay in this miserable place for a whole day. He had no freedom, and he was always on tenterhooks for fear that something might happen to the bad guy.
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"Bang bang bang!" There was a knock on the door.
Zhou Hexuan opened the door and saw a big-headed soldier standing outside, who was a member of the Marshal's escort team.
The soldier was very strong, but with a loyal and honest face, he said, "Mr. Zhou, my name is Li Shuanzhu."
"What's the matter?" Zhou Hexuan asked.
"The Marshal asked me to follow you from now on. By the way, this is some kind of fund that the Marshal gave you, so you don't have to waste it. It's important to complete the task." Li Shuanzhu grinned and took out an envelope from his arms.
Zhou Hexuan opened the envelope and saw that there was 200 pounds in it, which was close to 2,000 oceans. Based on the gold content of pounds at this time, this amount of money was equivalent to 300,000 to 400,000 US dollars in the 21st century.
A huge sum of money!
It seems that Chu Yupu really spent a lot of money, knowing that picking up girls is very expensive, especially picking up queens in foreign concessions.
However, the ransom money Marshal Chu gave to his future fifth concubine was 2,000 oceans. This amount of money seemed to be nothing, as all the warlords were extremely rich.
Zhou Hexuan asked Li Shuanzhu: "Can I leave the Marshal's Mansion at will in the future?"
Li Shuanzhu replied: "You must report to Adjutant Jia in advance. In addition, the commander-in-chief also said that he wants you to compete with Master Shen. Whoever completes the task first will be greatly rewarded. Whoever fails in doing things will be severely punished."
Adjutant Jia was Jia He, the herald of the Marshal's Mansion. What Zhou Hexuan didn't understand was that he was asked to compete with Shen Yaorong.
He soon found out...
When Zhou Hexuan completed the registration and was about to go out, Shen Yaorong suddenly came over and whispered: "Mr. Zhou, you will lose miserably this time."
"What's going on?" Zhou Hexuan asked confused.
Shen Yaorong smiled proudly and said: "The commander-in-chief gave me the task of alienating Concubine Shu."
Zhou Hexuan was speechless. Concubine Shu Wenxiu's life was not going well. Even if no one tried to provoke her, she would file for divorce from Puyi in two years. This is nothing, Shen Yaorong's task is too simple.
"Ahem, let's wait and see." Zhou Hexuan originally wanted to have a good relationship with Shen Yaorong, but the master always disliked him and seemed jealous that he had gained the commander's favor.
Shen Yaorong regarded this sentence as Zhou Hexuan's declaration of war. He sneered, strode out with his head held high, and seized the time to implement his plan.
Zhou Hexuan looked unhurried and took a rickshaw to the newspaper office to find Li Shoumin, taking with him the manuscript of the novel he had just written last night. He was always followed by a big-headed soldier named Li Shuanzhu.
"Brother Shoumin, I'm here to deliver the manuscript!" Zhou Hexuan smiled and blinked.
Li Shoumin was overjoyed when he saw this. He glanced at Li Shuanzhu, took Zhou Hexuan's hand and asked, "Brother Hexuan, how have you been these past two days?"
Zhou Hexuan took out the manuscript and laughed at himself: "I eat well and sleep soundly, but I can't just run around. I'm not as comfortable as before."
"It's good that Marshal Chu didn't embarrass you." Li Shoumin has always felt guilty because he was the one who leaked Zhou Hexuan's address that day. That night, he waited outside the Marshal's house all night, and finally left with peace of mind after seeing Zhou Hexuan come out safely.
Zhou Hexuan asked: "How is the sales of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" now?"
This is Zhou Hexuan's biggest concern. He must make money by writing books. When he has more money, he can gain a firm foothold in the Tianjin Concession. At least after Chu Yupu loses the war and is driven away, he can hide in the Concession and work as an apartment.
Writers who wrote popular novels during the Republic of China were the richest. Zhang Henshui, the author of "The Jinfen Family", had a meal with the owner of World Bookstore, received tens of thousands of yuan in royalties in ten minutes, and directly bought a palace in Peking.
On the contrary, the group of people who create new literature, except for a few great writers such as Hu Shi and Lu Xun, generally live a relatively shabby life. Gong Baiyu, one of the five great masters of northern martial arts novels, was originally engaged in serious literature, and he was Lu Xun's
Disciple, once he wrote more than 10,000 words for "Women's World" before getting a royalties of 4 yuan. He was so angry that he directly switched to writing martial arts novels.
Of course, popular novelists only make money, but their reputations are not very famous.
After Gong Baiyu switched to writing martial arts novels, he did not dare to contact Lu Xun again. Later he recalled in the article: "I am an unlucky writer. As a follower of Lu Xun, I became a famous martial arts novelist... I succeeded.
, but I am embarrassed."
Zhou Hexuan is thinking about writing an influential and serious work. Popular novels make money, and serious literature invites fame. Only gaining both fame and fortune is the right way. As long as the reputation becomes louder, even if you meet someone with real power in the future, you have to consider killing him.
as a result of.
When Zhou Hexuan asked about this, Li Shoumin said cheerfully: "Yesterday, the chapter about Huang Rong revealing her daughter's body received a very strong reaction from readers. The sales volume of "New Tianjin Evening News" has increased to tens of thousands, and it's all due to you!"
"That's good." Zhou Hexuan was quite satisfied with this.
"The Legend of the Condor Heroes" has now been serialized to its eighth chapter. He has received more than 400 yuan in royalties. When he publishes the book after it is completed, he can get another considerable royalties.
At noon, the two of them went out to eat arm in arm, and the leading soldier Li Shuanzhu followed closely.
As soon as they walked onto the street, they saw a dozen soldiers rushing into a shop. The leader was short and stocky, and shouted arrogantly: "These are all Red Party members, let me take them all away!"
"Master Jun, please spare your life!"
There was a lot of crying in the store, and the customers were scared to death. In the end, the boss raised 1,000 yuan and wrote an IOU of 2,000 yuan, and finally saved his life.
"Hahahaha, you dare to play tricks with me, I'm so tired of living!" The man walked away with the soldiers.
Zhou Hexuan asked: "Who is that?"
Li Shoumin glanced at Li Shuanzhu and said in a low voice: "That is Chu Yupu's brother Chu Yufeng. He is a hungry ghost. Within half a month after entering the city, he took in a three-bedroom concubine. Whenever he saw a beautiful girl from any house, he would rob her.
Nowadays, no pretty woman dares to go out. Chu Yupu appointed him to arrest red elements, so this guy took the opportunity to extort money and arrest anyone who dared not pay."
Zhou Hexuan sighed: "He is indeed a biological brother born from the same mother."