The country is beautiful in the late sun, and the spring breeze is fragrant in the flowers and plants. Please read the book Wｗ∮ＷΩ.

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Swallows fly in the mud, and mandarin ducks sleep in the warm sand.

His whole body seemed to be wrapped in a warm swaddle. He didn't know how he was breathing. He didn't feel much, or he couldn't feel it if he wanted to feel it. He couldn't open his eyes and his mouth couldn't open his movements. His hands and feet were extremely narrow, and a heartbeat drove his heart to beating.

The whole person—it seems—was curled up.

But it is certain that he is alive. Darkness is the source of fear, but on the contrary, he is not afraid of his current state at all. Sometimes he feels that it is good to always maintain this state. This feeling is wonderful. He experiences the most solid and purest sense of security. There is no winning or losing here, no winning or losing.

How long did this state last? He himself didn't know.

However, he still remembers what happened before. He was just an ordinary college student who had graduated for several years, and was more than better than the top. He had always been eager to be a big winner in his life, but when he looked back, he found that he lost most of the opportunities. A natural winner requires talent, and he obviously did not.

Life is composed of countless multiple-choice questions. He often chooses wrong single-choice questions, not to mention that most of the time, it is more difficult to get the right answer.

If you don’t have talent and can’t beat your father, you have to be an ordinary person steadily.

He knew that as long as he did not encounter special situations, he might be like most people, getting married, having children, and having children and grandchildren. In the warm sun in one afternoon, he lay on a recliner in the courtyard, taking a nap, and spending his life peacefully in his sleep.

One day in his spare time, he had the idea of ​​writing a historical novel.

He clearly remembered that he quickly typed the title of the book on the keyboard - The Rise of Sino-Japanese War.

Then my mind suddenly became blank, and when I became conscious, I had already become in this state of curling up.

He didn't even know that he was involved in the storm of a great era.

February 2nd in the 1870th year of the Qing Dynasty (the ninth year of Tongzhi).

Spring returns to the earth, and the grass is as green as green.

It was noon, and it was lunch. Widths of smoke from cooking fired came out of the chimneys of each house, the alleys with white walls and black tiles, the big trees at the entrance of the alleys, and the churches not far away. The sound of bells came from the hut. This alley in Tianjin City was as beautiful as a landscape painting.

This alley is called Dashu Hutong. It basically lives in the families of officials and gentry, with twenty or thirty households. The Xuan family is in the middle of the alley.

The black-painted gate is a pair of golden lions and copper rings on the gate. The gate is closed tightly, and there are couplets on both sides of the gate: Blessings are coming and the joyfulness is coming, and the spring is filled with joy. A horizontal banner is posted on the lintel: Five blessings and four seas.

There is a partition wall inside the gate, with the two big words "Yingfu" written on it. Inside is a large courtyard house. There are several large water tanks in the middle of the yard, and there are various goldfish in the water tank. The northern room is an open flower hall. There are two arches on both sides of the flower hall. Walking inside, there is a large third courtyard inside.

The east room of the Third Courtyard was busy, and the woman's humming continued to be heard.

Xuan Huang was sweating profusely and was in pain.

Midwife: "Try hard, try hard, I see my head."

Xuan Huang clutched the bed sheet with great urgency, gritted his teeth, then screamed, and then leaned on the pillow in exhaustion.

"Born!"

The midwife cheered, skillfully pulled out the child, and cut the umbilical cord with scissors, "Oh, congratulations to the eldest young master, he is a fat boy, a young master. Please read the book Wｗ∮ﷷΩ.ΩＱingＫanＳhu．cＣ"

The midwife is naturally happy. If a wealthy family delivers a baby, the reward will be more than that of a small family. If a young man is born naturally, the reward should be more.

Xuan Huang did not have the strength to speak. Xiao Cui, the maid who was beating beside him, smiled first and was about to congratulate Xuan Huang, but then he found a problem. He frowned and whispered to the midwife, saying, "Auntie, why doesn't this child cry?"

Xuan Huang and the midwife suddenly became nervous. Could it be a mute? The mother and son were in love, and Xuan Huang still opened his eyes a little while weak.

He was thinking about why he wrote "The Rise of Sino-Japanese War" and it turned out like this! He felt that his whole body was suddenly caught from the air-conditioned room and was so cold. He squinted his eyes and saw a middle-aged woman's face in front of him. He felt that he should be in the palm of the woman's hand. He was shocked, and his hands and feet were twitching twice in the air, like a piglet.

Xuan Huang was anxious and opened his eyes wide weakly: "Why don't the child cry?"

Xuan Xu, behind the midwife, was also worried that she was mute, and her eyes were red at the time and stared at the little guy's mouth with concern.

The midwife was experienced and used her two fingers to open the baby's mouth and looked at it. She felt nothing was abnormal and hurriedly said, "Don't worry, this is a common thing. Maybe I'll pat him before I breathed."

When he heard that he was going to photograph himself, he had already figured out the situation in a mess of his mind. Oh my god, am I reincarnated? I am now a little Beibi?

He didn't want to be a maverick baby, nor did he want to be beaten. He hurriedly opened his mouth wide and lucked out, "Ah"!

Generally, babies do not have such explosive power. This sound was shouted with breath, and the sound waves penetrated the roof and resounded throughout the Xuan family compound.

The midwife nodded happily, "This young master is spiritual, how about it? I said I wanted to pat him, so he was scared to tears, right? The young master can understand what we are talking about."

Xuan Xu turned to laugh, and hurriedly raised the small bedding in his hand, "Auntie, wrap it for the child first?"

The midwife responded, and quickly took the hot towel from Xiao Cui's hand, wiped him quickly, then took the small quilt from Xuan Xu's hand and wrapped it on the child, then took a little tiger-headed hat for the child, put the child's head on the head, put the child next to Xuan Huang's pillow, and waited for Xiao Cui to change the bedding for Xuan Huang, and quickly put the child into the bed, "Congratulations to the eldest young master, congratulations to the fourth young master, congratulations to you, you have a young master, what a handsome young master."

Xiao Cui also gave blessings to Xuan Huang and Xuan Xu, "Congratulations to the eldest and fourth young masters for having the young master."

Xuan Huang responded weakly, looked at him by the pillow with relief, and sipped incense on his round little face.

He just saw everyone in the house. He was sure that the one around him was his own mother, who should be the eldest young lady mentioned by the midwife. Congratulations to his own mother and the fourth young lady for being a girl. She is sixteen or seventeen years old. She must not be the fourth young lady. Look at the clothes, she should be a maid, and there is still a woman left in the house. But this woman looks about ten years old. She is obviously a little girl, so why is she called the fourth young lady? Moreover, what are she congratulations on her doing? What does her birth have to do with this girl?

He fell asleep with questions. He really didn't have the strength to think about things. He had put in a lot of effort just now. He felt a sweet smell in his mouth in his sleep. He hurriedly pouted and sucked hard, only to feel that it was better than any delicacies in the mountains and seas. He naturally knew what he was holding, but he decided not to open his eyes.

Can't see it, can't see it.

In the evening, when the lights are on, the main hall of Xuanzhai is bright.

The main leader of the Xuan family is Xuan Zonglu, Zhang Jing, the general manager of the Sankou Trade Minister's Office under the Zongli Yamen, a third-rank official, and the imperial court's Western Affairs Office in Tianjin. In addition to the first-rank three-rank minister Chonghou, he was counted.

Xuan Zonglu will be celebrating his fiftieth birthday in a few months. At his age, it is already very good to reach his official position. With Xuan Zonglu's background, he is almost at the top, and he is an enviable fat person. Please read the book Wｗ∮Ｗ∮.

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Because Xuan Zonglu was not from a high background, she was not even a scholar. It was entirely due to Zeng Zhongtang's promotion that he went from a low-level staff member in the Hunan Army to the Ministry of Rites step by step, and then from the Ministry of Rites to the Zongli Yamen.

Xuan Zonglu smoked water hookah and looked at the two tables in the hall. The tables below were all children, for the elder Xuan Hongtao's eldest son Yuelei, Yuelei's daughter-in-law Xuan Zhao. In turn, they were Xuan Hongtao's second son Yuewen, Yuewen's daughter-in-law Xuan Qian, Xuan Hongtao's daughter Yubing, and the younger son Yuewu; then they were Yujie from the second Xuan Hongbo family; Yue6 from the third Xuan Hongyu family, Xuan Hongyu's daughter Yuqing, and the younger son Yuehua.

Yue Lei, the eldest of Xuan Zonglu's grandchildren, was only sixteen years old and Yue Wen was fifteen years old. Both of them already had wives. In fact, they were still children in their teens. Everyone at the table looked at Xuan Zonglu eagerly, waiting for the meal.

The rules of the Xuan family are like this: if the head of the family is at home, the head of the family says when the meal starts and when can you move your chopsticks.

On the table were sitting in turn Xuan Zonglu's wife Xuan Zhou, Xuan Hongbo's wife Xuan Yu, the third brother Xuan Hongyu and his wife Xuan Cha, and the fourth brother Xuan Hongquan's wife Xuan Xu.

Xuan Zonglu glanced at everyone, looked at the empty seats of the eldest, Xuan Hongtao and the second, Xuan Hongbo, sighed and asked, "Has everyone born?"

Xuan Zhou nodded and replied, "I was born, I was born at noon. It's a boy. Master, please give me a name?"

Xuan Zonglu pondered for a moment, "It's late winter and early spring, and everything is sprouting, so it's called Yuemeng."

Xuan Zhoushi: "I know, Master, I will tell everyone that the child has a name later. Maybe the eldest and second brother have an errand work in the yamen. Don't wait, just have a meal first?"

Xuan Zonglu let out a sigh, waved her hand, muttering in a calm voice: "I'll wait today! What can the boss have to do? Didn't he bet? How long has it been? It's probably because of an old problem again! Although this kid has long said that he was going to spread the incense to the fourth child, it's his vein after all, right? His wife can't even come back even if she gives birth to a child!? You haven't secretly given him money recently? I'll see when will he come back today? The second brother may have a job. The ground in Tianjin has not been peaceful recently, and the people and foreigners have had many entanglements. Alas..."

Xuan Zhou hurriedly defended: "I have never given the boss money this year. The master said he would not give it, so I dare to give it?"

The third brother Xuan Hongyu was jealous of the eldest brother Xuan Hongtao’s job at the Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Bureau. He interjected carefully: “Dad, my brother is too tragic, and the managers on the manufacturing bureau are all humans and ghosts. Let’s give me the eldest brother’s job? You can find another job for him.”

Xuan Zonglu sighed, "The boss is not good, but the boss is the boss after all, so don't talk about your elder brother, what about you? Your elder brother and second brother have the reputation of a scholar. You are almost thirty years old and are just a child. Where do you ask me to go to give you an errand?"

The third brother Xuan Hongyu suddenly became much more depressed when he heard the old man say this, and he muttered, "What kind of fame do you want to go to the Manufacturing Bureau? I didn't say that you would have a Manufacturing Bureau for me to be a general manager. You are like a brother, and you will be the one who is in charge first. That second brother is just a scholar. If it weren't for you, could he enter the Sankou Minister's Office? Both brothers have good errands, so why should I be at home? If it's really not possible, you can do a job for me from Tianjin errands. No matter how bad I am, I can be the leader of Wu Ben."

Xuan Hongyu's daughter-in-law Xuan Cha saw that her husband talked back to her father-in-law, but did not dissuade him. She hugged her arms and lowered her head, just thinking that it had nothing to do with him.

Seeing that the old man was not in good shape, Xuan Zhou knew that he was about to do something, so he hurriedly interrupted: "Master, the children are all rustled, don't wait?"

Xuan Zonglu glared at Xuan Hongyu: "Your eldest brother and second brother are scholars after all, what about you? You, a child, want to go to the official road? Are you the yamen in the Qing Dynasty opened by our family?"

Xuan Hongyu wanted to say something else, but was stopped by Xuan Zhou's arm.

Xuan Zonglu looked at Yuehua who was already stealing vegetables and sighed, and was about to agree to start a meal.

The son of the concierge Lao Xuan and Lao Xuan strongly supported Xuan Hongtao with blood on his face and suddenly entered Xuan Zonglu's sight. Xuan Zonglu suddenly stood up, and the whole family also found Lao Xuan and Xuan Hongtao, and they all stood up. No one knew what was wrong. Only Xuan Hongyu laughed and said, "Okay, don't ask, I must have owe the gambling bill again. I'll see if there is a good show."

Xuan Zonglu quickly walked to the entrance of the hall, "What's going on? I've been gambled again? I haven't asked someone to say hello to the gambling shops in Tianjin. Who dared to take the leopard courage and let you gamble? Who dared to hit you? You beast!"

Xuan Hongtao was frightened by the old man's slammed into a slight question, and replied in a stuttering manner: "I didn't go to the gambling house, I just played with a few managers in the manufacturing bureau two days ago. They pulled me to play."

Xuan Zonglu almost got mad and endured her anger, "Play with those people from Jingduo?"

Xuan Hongtao looked at Xuan Zonglu timidly, nodded, and nodded.

Xuan Zonglu stomped her feet, "I really want to cut you alive! Why did I tell you last time? Don't mess with him, you can't afford to mess with him, you can't change your dog? How much do you owe? Is he going to beat you?"

Xuan Hongtao suddenly felt excited and straightened his neck and said, "Dad, what do you know? You will scold me, they are the ones who are fooling me! He dared to play fooling me because his father is Chonghou! Today he played cards with them, and now they secretly made cards, but I exposed them on the spot. They refused to recognize them, beat people, and forced me to pay back money. They are not beating me, they are fighting your face!"

Xuan Zonglu said with hatred: "I ask you how much do you owe?!"

Xuan Hongtao wiped the blood from his nose, dared not look at the old man's eyes, gritted his teeth, and squeezed out a few words from his teeth: "Three hundred and fifty taels."

Xuan Zonglu staggered and took a step back. Xuan Zhou and Xiao Cui quickly supported the old man, "Master."

The whole family was nervously surrounded Xuan Zonglu, poured tea and greeted him, and was in a hurry.

Xuan Zonglu was helped to the Grand Master's chair, drank tea, and breathed evenly, and said to Xuan Hongtao: "Get out!"

Xuan Hongtao left in disgrace. Xuan Hongtao's sons Yuelei, Yuewen, Yuewu, daughter Yubing, daughter-in-law Xuan Zhao, and Xuan Qian felt their faces were hot.

"Let's have a meal." After Xuan Zonglu scolded Xuan Hongtao, she hated him for not fighting, and felt that she had swept her son's face in front of her eldest son's juniors. She had passed it a little, maybe she was really trapped by someone else? But then she thought about it, flies would not bite seamless eggs! She sighed helplessly.

The whole family ate silently. Xuan Zonglu couldn't eat it after taking a few bites. She stood up and wanted to go back to her room to rest. At this time, Xuan Hongbo was back.

The old man has four sons in total. The fourth son Xuan Hongquan died last year. He was only nine years old when he died. Among the three sons, the old man is more optimistic about the smart second son Xuan Hongbo, and the old lady prefers the younger and third sons. After the youngest son died, he gave all his likes to his third son Xuan Hongyu. However, the eldest, the second, the third son, the third son, have not lacked food and clothing since childhood. In the years in Beijing and Tianjin, they have been full of bad habits. They all have to eat, drink, play and gambling! The eldest is more likely to bet, the second is more likely to eat, drink, and the third is fun.

Xuan Hongbo blushed and was drinking, and greeted everyone loudly, "Oh, you haven't finished your meal yet?" He ran to the juniors' table and patted his daughter and several nephews on the shoulders. "A few days later, I'll go to Zuixianju to eat with me, haha, okay?"

Xuan Zonglu's anger had just been a little smoother, but now she almost turned her face aloof, "Dragon, come with me!" After that, she carried the hookah to the back room.
To be continued...