The inner city and outer city of old Beijing under the Qing Dynasty were almost two worlds apart.
The outer city is filled with the atmosphere of human fireworks, and the streets are full of all kinds of businesses. People from all walks of life come and go, and the sounds of hawking and shouting are endless. There are also countless theaters and brothels, which are lively every day. It's all like a holiday. All the bannermen and coatmen in Beijing enjoyed it.
The inner city is deserted. There are not many pedestrians, cars and horses on the street, and there are no shops on the street. The good areas are deep houses and courtyards, with high walls except for the front of the courtyard. Occasionally, you can see vendors pulling carts of goods or carrying burdens into the city to sell. They sell oil, salt, rice, meat, fruits and vegetables... There are also shaved pickers who charge money for not selling anything!
The inner city of Beijing, except for the imperial court, the emperor, and the Forbidden City, is actually a boring sleeping city. However, when Wang Zhongxiao rode a red rabbit colt and carried a six-foot-long gun on his back, swaggering from Chongwen Gate into the inner city of Beijing, his mood suddenly improved.
Because he suddenly realized that his greatest ideal in his previous life had been, or was about to be, exceeded and exceeded again in this life!
When he was a university student in Beijing in his previous life, he had three major goals in life. The first was to stay in Beijing...not to become a drifter in Beijing, but to obtain a household registration! The second is to take the public examination in Beijing, whether it is to serve the people of the country or the people of Beijing; the third is to buy a house...a house in Beijing, not a house in my hometown. As a result, I got tired of overwork and failed to complete even one of them. It was such a failure.
But in this life, he has won at the starting line. He has already had a Beijing household registration, and he is from the inner city!
As for taking the public examination in Beijing, isn't that why he came back from Yunnan this time? And he is bound to pass the exam this time! He is a member of the Zhengbai Banner and the Han Army Banner of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He is the leader of the Han Army under the banner and drum assistant. He was born with an establishment, and he can receive a ration when he is breastfeeding. Besides, his father is also the second-grade chief soldier. He is not afraid of anyone!
So there was no "not winning" option in his selection this time. It was just winning something? Anyway, he will definitely be able to join the ranks of the Qing bureaucracy. Once Obei is captured, he will most likely become a senior official... This is a feudal bureaucracy! It’s exciting just thinking about it!
But what surprised him the most was that he had a house in Beijing! It’s not the one-bedroom or two-bedroom apartments outside the Fifth Ring Road or the Sixth Ring Road, but the big houses in the East Second Ring Road, inside Chaoyangmen, which seems to be the CNOOC Building and the Beijing Telecom Building...that area Nowadays, the names of Douban Hutong, Bean Sprout Alley, Douzi Hutong, and Douxu Hutong are all related to Douzi.
As for how big this big room is? A standard three-entry courtyard, with five main rooms and two ears in the north, three east and west wing rooms plus one wing room each, seven inverted rooms next to the south gate, and a small courtyard and a row behind the main room. The back house is surrounded by two courtyards, one large and one small, covering an area of almost an acre!
If this house is to be left in the 20s of the 21st century, it is not too expensive to get it for 100 million!
And in the Kangxi year of the Qing Dynasty, it was not necessarily possible to buy it if you had money. Because this house was given to the Wang family by Emperor Shunzhi, the "eldest brother", who was a huge fan of Wang Fuchen. Otherwise, Wang Fuchen, who was a first-class bodyguard at that time, could have been allocated a two-entry courtyard.
In addition, Emperor Shunzhi also gave Wang Fuchen 300 acres of land next to Haidian Shaoyuan, which is under the jurisdiction of Wanping County in the northwest of Beijing. Wang Fuchen also built a village there, saying that he would retire there in the future - Wang Zhongxiao had long ago I checked the map and found out that that area will become part of Tsinghua University in the future. This is a prime location in Haidian District!
Wang Fuchen's "capricious father" also said that when he dies, the house in Beijing will be passed to Wang Zhongxiao, and Zhuangzi in Haidian will be inherited by Wang Jizhen.
So the courtyard house in Douzhaocai Hutong is now Wang Zhongxiao’s property... Yes, it is now! Anyway, Wang Fuchen doesn’t live in the inner city of Beijing. This old guy has an eight-bedroom concubine, which cannot fit into a three-bedroom courtyard.
Wang Zhongxiao, a filial son who was thinking about his father's real estate, unknowingly turned into the long and thin bean sprout alley following Mr. Yu who was leading the way. This bean sprout alley is located on the edge of Zhengbaiqi in the inner city of Beijing, very close to the tall and majestic east wall of the inner city of Beijing. The entire hutong is very long, starting from Hejiakou in the north and reaching Chaoyangmennei Street in the south. The hutong is divided into three parts: North Bean Sprout Alley, Middle Bean Sprout Alley and Bean Sprout Alley... There are so many bean sprouts!
Wang Zhongxiao's house is located in Douzhaocai Hutong, not far from Chaoyangmen Inner Street. In the future, if Wang Zhongxiao gains the trust of Emperor Xiao Mazi and becomes the "Great Minister", he will go to work from the courtyard in Douzhaocai Hutong to the Forbidden City. It’s not far, just a four- to five-mile walk. It’s really convenient!
When I was thinking about when I could go out to work in the Forbidden City on foot, and help the little emperor catch a Manchurian Baturu to get some merit points, someone suddenly shouted in my ear: "Isn't this Wang Datou? Wang Datou, you But you're back. Half a month ago, I heard Butler Li say that you were coming back, and today I finally saw you...Wang Datou, why are you ignoring me? I'm a little bun!"
When Wang Zhongxiao was still wondering who Wang Datou was, Master Yu, who was leading the way, had already reined in the short-legged horse under his crotch. Then he turned back to Wang Zhongxiao and said: "Second Young Master, Little Baozi calls you. Woolen cloth!"
Ah, I am Wang Datou? When Wang Zhongxiao thought about it carefully, it seemed that it was true. "Wang Datou" was his nickname when he was a bully in Douzhaocai Alley when he was a child. When he was eleven or twelve years old, he had grown quite big, and his head was also big, and he looked very smart, so his friends called him Wang Datou.
Not to mention, the nickname "Big Head" matches well with the brand name "Shikai".
Thinking of this, Wang Zhongxiao also gently pulled the reins to stop the red rabbit colt, then turned over and jumped, falling from the horse's back to the ground. As soon as he stood firm, a handsome young man who was about a "big head" shorter than him threw himself into his arms!
Wang Zhongxiao can't be punished now. He has been a "handsome man" in his life. He has met a lot of women who have thrown themselves into his arms, but how could this man... Could he be so handsome? wrong!
When he was troubled by his Yushu Linfeng, the big boy who called himself "Little Baozi" in his arms had already pushed away and muttered: "Big head, what have you been eating in the past few years? Why are you so big? The greeting you give me when you hug me has become a waist hug. You are a generation shorter for no reason. I will never hug you again!"
Ah, it turned out to be a hug gift.
Wang Zhongxiao had already remembered at this time that this boy was not interested in him, but was performing a "hugging and meeting ceremony" popular among the bannermen...a bit of a Western "cheek-to-cheek ceremony" , means "kissing ceremony", and "waist hugging ceremony" is also a kind of "hugging ceremony". It is just that the younger generation kisses Qianer and then hugs the elder's waist.
However, Wang Zhongxiao has been living in Yunnan for five or six years, and men don't like cuddling with each other there, so he has almost forgotten these bannerman rituals.
At this time, he also remembered who the "little bun" in front of him was? This little bun's surname is Zhang, and his name is Zhang Xiaobao. Like Wang Zhongxiao, he is a member of the Zhengbai Banner-clad Han army, and he also lives in Douzhaocai Hutong. Both Wang Zhongxiao and Wang Zhongxiao grew up playing in the alley. In Wang Zhongxiao's somewhat vague memory, he often took a group of little Baoyi from Douzhaocai Hutong to fight with the small bannermen from the next few alleys. He would win every battle and became a well-known little bully!
Later, when he got into too much trouble, Wang Fuchen asked Master Yu to take him to the Yunnan Army to teach him...but he didn't seem to teach him well either! The habit of fighting didn't change, and he got into the bad habit of teasing young girls from good families.
Thinking of this, Wang Zhongxiao finally smiled and looked at this childhood playmate whom he met by chance at the entrance of Douzhaocai Alley. He was indeed a handsome boy. If he were a girl, she might be able to become a noble concubine if she was sent to the palace. In addition, this boy is also well-dressed. He is covered in fine silk and satin. He also wears a well-made melon skin hat on his head. He also has a lot of "bits and pieces" tied around his belt and a folding fan. Behind him, There were also two house slaves accompanying him, one carrying a birdcage for him, and the other holding an embroidered blue cloth school bag for him. It seems that this little bun is either coming back from school or playing hooky... Not bad, he looks like a motivated boy from the Eight Banners!
"Ah, you are such a little bun," Wang Zhongxiao said half-jokingly to the big boy, "Why are you still so little? Is it that your mother is reluctant to give you good food?"
"What? My Ama doesn't want to give it to me?" Zhang Xiaobao burst out laughing after hearing this, "Datou, have you forgotten what my Ama does?"
"Your Ama is..."
Hearing Wang Zhongxiao's question, Zhang Xiaobao looked embarrassed, "My grandmother, Zhang Zhongqing, is now the deputy chef of the Imperial Kitchen and the head of the dim sum bureau... Young master, I have to spend money to eat and drink." ?”
"Deputy Chef of the Royal Kitchen? Head of the Dim Sum Bureau? Your Ama has been promoted? It's still a good job, so congratulations!"
Wang Zhongxiao now remembered that Zhang Xiaobao's ama, Zhang Zhongqing, was originally a Han citizen outside the Pass. He was captured by the Manchu soldiers as a prisoner since he was a child. However, he did not have Fan Wencheng's ability, let alone the ability to use it. Serve Duduo's wife. So I have been struggling at the bottom. When I sent troops to fight, I was either pushing shield carts or working as a cook. I survived until the Qing Dynasty and Dingding Central Plains without getting any official position. It was because I often worked as a cook that I was captured from the Ming army. The chef has mastered the art of making steamed buns, and even Dorgon agreed to eat them - the buns are solid enough to carry the hunger, and one of them is worth two!
So later, when the Qing court moved to Beijing and established the imperial dining room, Dorgon sent him to make buns for Aunt Bu to eat... Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhongqing, who conquered the world, didn't get ahead, and later made buns. But it guarantees success.
The deputy chef of the Imperial Kitchen... is a fifth-rank official, and he is also the head of the dim sum bureau!
This status, this wealth, would not change even if it were given to a prefect!
When Zhang Xiaobao heard Wang Zhongxiao congratulating him, he smiled and said to Wang Zhongxiao: "Datou, the people in Zhengbaiqi in the Ministry of Internal Affairs have been doing well in the past few years. Not only has my Ama been promoted, but Guo Jinbao's troublesome father has also been promoted. , are all seventh-grade shotguns now. But the one with the best luck was the little Caozi who had been following us as a follower at that time. His mother-in-law was amazing! She became the little emperor’s nanny, and his mother took advantage of him. , let go of Jiangning Weaving! By the way, I heard from my sister that this little Caozi’s mother-in-law has a good relationship with your Ama, and they both worked as wrappers in Azige Mansion... This way If you want to succeed, you, Ama, are still afraid that you won't be promoted to admiral?"
What? Did Wang Fuchen have a good relationship with Kangxi’s nanny? Wang Xiaozhong was even surprised, and that...that little Caozi who had been playing with him since he was a child was actually Cao Yin?
No, that old guy Wang Fuchen and Kangxi couldn't be the same brothers, right? Why doesn't he know how to take this ready-made road? I really don’t know how to make progress! No, I must establish a relationship with Cao Xueqin’s grandfather!
Thinking of this, Wang Zhongxiao said to Zhang Xiaobao: "Little Baozi, I will be the host tomorrow night. You, Jinbao and Cao Yin will all come... Where can I go?"
Zhang Xiaobao laughed loudly and said: "Where is the right place to go? Of course the imperial dining room!"
"What imperial dining room?" Wang Zhongxiao was stunned for a moment.
"Da Tou, do you dare to go?"
"Why don't you dare?" Wang Zhongxiao glared, "Even if it's a dragon's pond or a tiger's den, I dare to break into it!"
"good!"
