After the bodyguard agency collapsed, although the last group of bodyguards, Huiyou, could not earn a hundred acres of land or ten acres of gardens, after all, everyone had a small amount of savings. Besides, the bodyguards were all in good health, so it was obvious that
They are well-informed and knowledgeable. Therefore, these last-generation bodyguards are not willing to return to their hometowns to work in farming unless they are old and sick. Most of them choose to stay in the capital and seek development elsewhere. In their own words, "I can do it anytime."
"Bounce twice."
In fact, as the escorts find other careers, the lingering charm and legacy of the escort agency still continue to play a role, just like the slush is still there after the meteoric rise. Take the few people who have good friends with Yu Ye as an example.
, their respective development directions remain unchanged.
For example, the eldest brother Jizhou Li Yaochen, who is 13 years older than Yuye, and Cangzhou Liu Boqian, who is a few years younger than Yuye, have many contacts with the police because they usually have contacts with the police. Therefore, Li Yaochen went to teach at the half-day school run by the Waifu Police Station.
Martial arts, and Liu Boqian also served as a martial arts instructor at the Beijing Police Training Center.
In addition, the two also have their own businesses. Li Yaochen opened an outdoor teahouse in Tianqiao Shuixin Pavilion, and Liu Boqian also served as the nominal shopkeeper of Yongtai Coffin Shop, earning a lot of money. But you must know that Tianqiao has an "emperor"
, four "tyrants", and the coffin shop is also the most troubled industry. Therefore, only people with official power and real ability like them can eat this bowl of rice. No matter how jealous other people are,
Useless.
However, Tu Kuiyuan, Mr. Yu’s younger brother, is a smarter guy. This guy often takes the northern route in the escort agency, and because he and Mr. Yu are both from the Eight Banners Mongolia, when he was working as an escort, he spent all day interacting with Mongolian businessmen from other agencies.
They mingled with the team, and even got the nickname "Wai Guan Tu San" for this. After the escort agency closed the stall, this kid ran to Suiyuan alone, and based on his past experience, he started doing business in Mongolia.
Thinking that he actually won the first battle and was an instant success, after making a fortune, he actually opened his own "Dakuiyuan Warehouse", and the business became more and more prosperous.
However, when it comes to Master Yu, it is much worse than these others. Because shortly after the escort agency closed, his wife died of hemorrhage when giving birth to her third child, so he not only had no energy to take care of other things.
Even the capital that he had originally prepared to run a business with Tu Saner was all spent on his wife's nonsense.
In addition, Mr. Yu’s two sons are not young anymore. Yu Min is fourteen years old, Yu Min is eleven years old, and they have an eighteen-year-old nephew Yu Hong. As the saying goes, "A half-grown boy will eat me to death." This is
Not to mention the tuition fees for the three children, it is also the cost of food for them to practice wrestling every day, which is not a small amount. To be honest, if it weren't for the help of a few "good friends" from the escort agency,
For some people, I'm afraid Mr. Yu won't be able to resist it now, and he might have to sell his house to make a living.
But no matter how righteous a friend is, he can't help the poor. Besides, Mr. Yu is not a man who begs for food, so after he has sent his wife away, he is too embarrassed to speak to those old brothers for a way out.
Fortunately, there is an old saying that "There is no perfect path for man", and another saying is "If you sow melons, you will reap beans." Just as Mr. Yu was worried every day that he had no capital to do business, and he had no way to find reasons.
During the "Three Towns Mutiny", several Dashilar shops that had privately sent their "feelings" to Master Yu during the "Three Towns Mutiny" came to offer help in times of need.
On behalf of their respective owners, these shopkeepers all approached Mr. Yu one after another. While offering a lot of money and gifts, they all expressed one idea, that is, "Back then, there were two streets, Dashilan Street and Jewelry Market.
The brothers of the Yu family saved it with their blood and lives. In the past ten years, Master Yu has been protecting their safety every day. Therefore, although the Huiyou Escort Agency no longer exists, businesses like them cannot forget their roots.
Let alone let the benefactor not have a good ending."
These words really moved Master Yu to tears, and also made him realize that these ten years of work were not in vain after all.
Who says businessmen are only interested in profit? Well-known old names like those in Dashilan are all about friendship and conscience.
In this way, with the money and goods sent by these businesses, Master Yu's difficulties were not only completely solved at once, but also he even had a lot of capital. After thinking about it again and again, Master Yu felt that he was really not suitable for business. So he
I remembered my long-cherished wish, so in the winter of 1922, I rented a courtyard with two front and rear entrances in Xiaoweiying Hutong, Zhushikou West Street, and opened my own wrestling ground.
On the day of the opening, not only the colleagues from the club and the old shop owners who were good at playing shop came to congratulate them, but even the well-known old shops in Dashilan who had funded the business also sent their shopkeepers to support it, and people from the surrounding alleys
Most of them were attracted by the movement here, and the entrance of the wrestling hall was packed with people. It was really lively.
And amid the blast of firecrackers and the loud sound of gongs and drums, a large plaque hung with red cloth was first hung up by several nephews of Master Yu, and then the red cloth was picked off by Master Yu himself.
But he didn't expect that when the name on the plaque was revealed, in addition to the continuous applause from the shopkeepers of those shops, both the last generation of bodyguards from the association and the former residents of the east and west camps were surprised at the same time.
, and after everyone looked at each other in disbelief, no one followed him and applauded, but they all fell silent. Many people even couldn't help but sweat for Mr. Yu in their hearts.
What's going on?
It turns out that there are seven characters written on this plaque - Weijin Wrestling Martial Arts Hall.
Speaking of the first two characters of this plaque, there is nothing wrong with it and it is easy to understand. It is nothing more than a combination of the names of Lord Yu and his deceased brother. But the five characters behind it, "Wrestling Martial Arts Hall", although later generations
We are all used to it, but in this day and age it is very problematic and extremely inappropriate.
You must know that in the social environment at that time, wrestling was wrestling, and martial arts was martial arts. Conceptually, the two were distinct, but they were never confused.
Moreover, among the people, martial arts has always been regarded as the orthodox Chinese martial arts. There are many people who practice it, many people teach it, and it is spread widely.
While wrestling was only valued by the Qing court, it has been despised and criticized by various traditional martial arts schools among the people. It is considered that it is just a game used by ethnic minorities for fun, and it is difficult to enter the palace, so it can only be practiced in Zhili and other places.
spread within the northern range.
Therefore, once the two are put together with this plaque of Yu Ye, not only the martial arts members and bodyguards shake their heads frequently, but even the veteran fans of Shanpu Camp regard this move as "unconventional".
Deeply worried about him.
What's more, it is well known that the various schools in the martial arts world are most concerned about their origins. Originally, there were constant disputes over the so-called "faction" and the "authentic" one, but Yu Ye dared to put "wrestling" before "martial arts". This is natural.
It is even more of an act of "risking the disdain of the world" and may cause a lot of trouble.
So after the banquet, Li Yaochen and Liu Boxian, who were best friends with Master Yu, deliberately stayed. They said that the most difficult thing to eliminate among martial arts factions was the sectarianism, and they wanted Master Yu to change the plaque so as not to cause trouble. And then
In the past few days, several first-class wrestlers from the late Qing Dynasty, including Rui Wuye, Wan Baye, Wu Ergun and Shan Debao, also came to persuade them. Their idea was that the wrestling ground was a wrestling ground and the martial arts hall was a martial arts hall.
, it’s best not to get involved and stir up this hornet’s nest.
But Yuye's Mongolian blood began to come into play at this time. He was an upright man with his own reasons and refused to change his original intention.
He said, "My family's ancestors have been selected into the Shanpu Camp since the Kangxi Dynasty, and they have been competing with heroes of all ethnic groups. In the East and West Camps, they have pinched countless wrestling points, which were hit with one arm and one leg. In addition,
My family also received the guidance of three martial arts masters from the Eight Banners Army and the Ouchi Guards. Through repeated training, our ancestral wrestling skills were reborn and restructured. Finally, we formed a style with Mongolian wrestling as the main body and Tibetan wrestling as the main body.
It is a unique wrestling technique that is supplemented by the skills of wrestling, back wrestling, and Han wrestling, and is also integrated with the three Chinese martial arts. Therefore, what is written on the plaque I hung is completely true, and there is no lie at all. Besides, I originally wanted to
The martial arts of all ethnic groups and various sects are compatible and coexist, forming a synergy, thereby constantly improving the moves and skills, and also allowing the martial arts and wrestling skills to be better inherited. What's wrong with this? So you all have good intentions, but I forgive you.
Obey."
These words were so high-sounding and full of truth that they naturally choked everyone speechless.
But in fact, the fifth master Rui and the rest of the family felt that Mr. Yu was too stubborn and would not listen to advice. Although his wishes were good, they were thankless and they were afraid of suffering, so they shook their heads and left.
Li Yaochen, on the other hand, sighed and remained silent, because although he admired this ambition, he understood the world better and could not help but worry about Master Yu.
The one with the biggest temper was Liu Boqian. He felt that he was really thinking about Mr. Yu, but Mr. Yu didn't know the good people's hearts and failed to understand the current affairs, which was a disgrace to him. So he got really angry and never came to visit him again.
But Tu San'er didn't take it seriously at all. Instead, he got to know Yu Ye's virtues and kung fu better, and soon he sent his son Tu Likun to Yu Ye to learn wrestling.