Eunuchs who traveled through the Qing Dynasty

I'm crazy!

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Seeing Yu Lai's appearance, Xiao Ran laughed loudly, and jokingly said: "I heard that my sister-in-law misses her brother-in-law, why is my brother-in-law thinking of her brother-in-law like this today? Everyone says my sister-in-law is my brother-in-law's little padded jacket, look Come on, you should be my vest! Haha, you are quite a big man, and you don’t feel ashamed to panic.”

Yu Lai didn't have the heart to talk to him, he just felt so wronged and wanted to confide in him, but he couldn't talk about it, so he just kept crying.Xiao Ran immediately knew that something was wrong, so he hurriedly pulled him to sit down, and said, "What's the matter? But is there any trouble in the business?" After a careful look, he found that he hadn't seen him for ten days, and the rain seemed to be a different person , his face turned blue, and his eyes completely lost the look of the past.Can't help being taken aback, anxiously said: "How did you make it look like this? What happened?"

"No, no." Yu Lai quickly wiped away his tears, and smiled under cover, "Maybe it's because I've been busy and tired these days. Well, where is my sister? Didn't she come?"

Xiao Ran stared at him for a while, and said suspiciously: "Are you really okay? No matter how busy the business is, it is not as important as your body. After all, it is the capital of the revolution! If your body is exhausted, no matter how much money you earn Use?" Turning around, he called Wang Meng, and said, "You know Huichuntang, right? Go and invite Mr. Li Jingchou here, and let him have a good look at it."

Wang Meng agreed and went out. Yu Lai was taken aback, and hurriedly grabbed him and said, "No need, a little illness, why are you so hypocritical, just take a rest, don't worry." While talking, he patted hard He patted his chest, but couldn't help coughing.

However, Xiao Ran seemed to believe his words, and pondered for a while and said: "It's fine, then I can rest assured. Take good care of your body, I still have many important things waiting for you to do."

Yu Lai regained his composure and said, "By the way, brother-in-law, why did you come back to the capital in such free time? But has the matter of starting a company been settled?"

"Okay, you boy, you are a ghost, I can't hide anything from you. That's right, this time I'm doing market research at the emperor's order." Xiao Ran punched him with a smile, and took it out of his arms. Two exquisite glass bottles, said: "It's done, these two things are the treasures for us to make money in the future. Well, this is a powder for ingestion, and this is a medicinal oil for external use. I named them respectively. , one is called Wei Ye, and the other is called Dongfang Shenyou. How about it, is this name loud enough?"

"Master Wei? Divine oil? Not bad, good name!" Yu Lai took it in his hand, looked at it over and over again, and said a little worriedly: "Do these two medicines really work?"

"Haha, you'll know if you try it yourself!" Xiao Ran said with a smirk on his face, "I'll tell you the truth, I've already tried it. Anyone who uses this thing will know!"

The two had a general discussion about starting a company, and Yu Lai also talked about the sales of massage sticks.Xiao Ran said: "I'm short on time this time, and I still have a lot of things to do, so I won't talk to you any more. You should deal with the matter at hand quickly, and we will return to Chengde together the day after tomorrow. Mr. Xianfeng is off." The purpose is to open the company before the middle of this month. Let’s talk about the specifics later.”

Yu Lai hurriedly said, "You, are you leaving now?"

Xiao Ran said: "Why, is there anything else?"

Yu Lai was flustered, hesitated for a long time, and said falteringly: "It's nothing. It's just that I feel more at ease when you are here. There is nothing to arrange here. Brother-in-law, if things go well for you, I will Come pick me up quickly."

Xiao Ran smiled and said: "You boy, when did you learn to be like a big girl, you are so reluctant to part with it that it makes people feel nauseous."

The two said goodbye, and Xiao Ran took Wang Meng and Ma Chao out of the hall.Yu Lai watched the three of them walk away, feeling a sense of loss in his heart.Suddenly a voice behind him smiled and said: "Is this your brother-in-law? What a handsome man. It's a pity, you have to be the eunuch of that trouble! I heard from the dead ghost of my family that your brother-in-law is a mess in the palace. Born in water, very red, I still think I am a figure with three heads and six arms. Look at it today, don’t you still have two arms and two legs? After all, you are also a shopkeeper. Why did you see him? Cowardly..."

"Shut up! You don't have to worry about my affairs!" Yu didn't turn around, but his face turned livid.

However, they said that Xiao Ran and the three left the guild hall, turned around the corner of the street, and stopped after seeing that no one was following them.Xiao Ran frowned and said: "No, something big must have happened! Ma Chao, you stay and watch to see if there are any suspicious people who come in and out of the guild hall every day. If there is a chance, sneak in and inquire, but be careful not to expose yourself. "

Ma Chao agreed and hurried away.Wang Meng said: "My lord, are you saying that Mr. Fang... wants to harm you?"

"Probably not." Xiao Ran murmured, his eyebrows twitched into a knot, "I think he fell into someone else's trap. Even my little brother-in-law can't solve it. I'm afraid this time the matter will be very troublesome."

The two seized the time to take a look at Dai Tong's place.The old man is in much better health now, supervising the manufacture of new rifles every day, busily hitting the back of his head with his feet.From his mouth, I learned that the last time the guns were robbed in Laohuling, the Russians were very angry. According to the confession of the escaped soldiers and some evidence at the scene, the British did the killing.The two countries have been arguing every day for a while, and it's so lively when you come and I go.Because of this, Yixin became more careful, and transferred the manufacture of the new rifle underground, so he didn't dare to show it off easily.However, Russia, Britain, France, and the United States successively issued orders to the imperial court in the name of the government, requesting bulk purchases of such guns.Yixin didn't dare to refuse, he had just signed up with Xianfeng, but it hasn't been approved yet.But everyone knew in their hearts that according to Xianfeng's style, it was only a matter of time.

After hearing this, Xiao Ran also felt a little headache.Weak countries have no diplomacy, this is an eternal law.But looking back, this kind of rifle is not a sophisticated weapon after all, and it has no core technology at all.Even if it is not sold to foreign devils, it will be easily imitated in the near future.Rather than doing this, it is better to take this opportunity to earn a lot of money from him and enrich the national strength.Thinking of this, he comforted Dai Tong and said: "It's not a bad thing, it's a good thing. After all, this is also a profitable business, and it's much better than the obvious grabbing of land and compensation. You can think of a way and see if you can make money in some places." Do some tricks on the gun parts. From now on, the guns produced from now on should reduce the accuracy and range as much as possible. In addition, the raw materials and manufacturing process can also be rougher. , that would be even better."

Dai Tong thought for a while and said, "It shouldn't be difficult. There are not many people in the Ministry of Industry who really know how to do it. If I do anything, no one will notice."

Xiao Ran was overjoyed.Without delaying his time much, he left in a hurry.Originally, he planned to go to Daxing Mountain to take a look, but because of the rain, he didn't have the mood to go again.The two found an inn to stay at the intersection near the beauty salon. Around Xu time, Ma Chao finally came back, but when he saw Xiao Ran, he had a strange expression, hesitating and not knowing what to say.Wang Meng was so angry that he slapped him, and said: "My lord, how anxious are you? You still have the mind to talk nonsense! If you have something to say, say it, and fart!"

"Well, Mr. Fang..." Ma Chao gritted his teeth and said with great determination, "He's smoking opium!"

"Crack!" The teacup in Xiao Ran's hand immediately fell to the ground and shattered.

The next morning, Su Miaoer washed up and went back home, leaving Yulai sitting at the table alone in a daze.Suddenly a burst of tiredness hit, and I couldn't help but yawned for a long time. A familiar sore and itchy feeling started from the back of the spine and gradually spread to the limbs.Yu Lai smiled wryly, and murmured, "It's started again!"

The bong was placed on the table, with a strange light flowing from the black barrel.Yu Lai stared at it for a while, and finally couldn't help stretching out his hand, but instead of taking the bong, he grabbed a pair of scissors next to it, and rolled up the sleeve of his left arm.It was mottled and mottled, with countless scars engraved in a criss-cross pattern.The wounds are very new, obviously just scabbed over.Due to the extensive trauma, half of the arm was swollen and looked red.

"Heh~~!" Another yawn, with snot and tears pouring out together.Yu Lai's face twitched, and he stabbed the scissors in his hand.

"Shopkeeper, Master Xiao is here to invite you."

Yu Lai shivered violently, and the scissors fell to the ground.Gathering his mind, he stuffed the bong into the cabinet indiscriminately, put on a cotton robe, and hurried out of the bedroom.Unexpectedly, Xiao Ran was standing outside the door and almost bumped into him.

"Go to Chengde." Xiao Ran's tone was very calm, but his expression was strangely indifferent.

Yu Lai's heart skipped a beat, and she said timidly, "Then... I'll go clean up..."

"No, let's go right away."

Yu Lai didn't dare to say anything more, hurriedly explained a few words to the clerk, and followed Xiao Ran out of the shop.There was a carriage parked at the door, and Wang Meng and Ma Chao stood by the shaft of the carriage watching the rain come, with strange expressions on their faces.

On the carriage, all the way out of the city.The carriage is very spacious and soft, and it is very comfortable to lie on it, but when the rain comes, the craving for cigarettes starts, and I feel more and more uncomfortable.After a while, I yawned continuously, and my nose and tears flowed out.Xiao Ran just looked at him coldly, without saying a word.

"Brother-in-law, you, you know everything?"

"How long?"

"No...not long, about ten days or so." Yu Lai sucked his snot vigorously and made a whimpering sound as he spoke.

"Can you quit?"

"..."

Xiao Ran frowned, an indescribable disgust suddenly appeared in his eyes, and he slammed his fist on the sideboard.The Mercedes-Benz carriage stopped suddenly.

"Make a choice: if you think you can't quit, I'll help you; if you don't want to quit at all, go back to the capital, and the money from the beauty salon is enough for you to spend your whole life."

"What?" Yu Lai was stunned for a while, tears slowly overflowing his eyes, "Brother-in-law, I let you down, right? I thought you would scold me severely, or even beat me up, maybe That would make me feel better. But..." With a sad smile, she suddenly rolled up her sleeves, revealing her arms covered with scars, and said, "It's useless, I tried, but I can't quit."

"Ah?!" Xiao Ran's heart tightened suddenly, "You, why is this?"

"I, I feel so bad!" Yu Lai trembled twice, his face turned even paler, "Brother-in-law, I don't want to do this either, I really don't want to. But, but I... I'm sorry..."

"Stop talking!" Xiao Ran tightly grasped his arm and said, "As long as you don't want to, I will help you. Don't worry, with me here, everything will be fine!"

When the rain came, the body gradually curled up into a ball, shaking occasionally.Although the reaction was not as exaggerated as it was on TV, the pain in his eyes could be clearly felt.Xiao Ran squeezed his hand tightly, the temperature from his palm was icy cold.

"Let's... first, go back first..." Yu Lai struggled to utter a few words, his voice trembling, and his eyes were begging.

"No!" Xiao Ran refused loudly.From the perspective of time, his current drug addiction is definitely not deep, but the most difficult part of drug rehabilitation is to get rid of the dependence in his heart.Now he must persevere and survive the first time before he can survive the second and third times.

Tears flowed from the rain all at once.The nails pinched vigorously on Xiao Ran's palm.Xiao Ran could hear his whole body's bones starting to make slight noises, and the cold sweat constantly secreting from the tip of his nose showed that he was still trying to restrain himself, but his body getting colder and colder already showed that his will was on the verge of collapse.

Soon the sweat drenched his hair and clothes, and his forehead was even more shiny.Both feet started kicking and kicking uncontrollably, Xiao Ran shouted: "Wang Meng, help me with the rope!"

Wang Meng agreed, got in from the front, and reached out to grab Yulai's ankle.But Yu Lai's drug addiction broke out, and his strength became astonishingly great, and he almost kicked Wang Meng over.Xiao Ran pressed his shoulder firmly, and kept saying: "Be patient, it will pass soon. Persevere, persevere!"

Wang Meng put his feet together, binding him from ankle to knee.Afraid that he would break free, he cut his hands behind his back again, and the rope went from his shoulders to his ribs, and it was tightly tied.At this time, Yu Lai's gaze had gradually become dizzy, and he was struggling and rolling non-stop, hitting the carriage board with a bang, bang bang, even Wang Meng's strength couldn't hold it down.

"Help me, brother-in-law, help me..." Yu Lai moaned indistinctly, Xiao Ran knew that he was out of his mind at this time, tore off a piece of skirt, crumpled it up and stuffed it into his mouth, shouting: "Bite! Hold on!" while holding him firmly in his arms.Ma Chao also ran in to help at this time, and the only thing the three of them could do was to hold him down firmly so that he could not move.

After an unknown amount of time, Yu Lai finally exhausted his strength, and his groaning gradually weakened.Everyone was wet, the cotton robes were almost soaked.Wang Meng and Ma Chao were so tormented that they almost fell apart, leaning against the carriage and panting heavily.

"Has it passed?" Xiao Ran slowly let go of Yu Lai's shoulders and asked in a low voice.Yu Lai spat out the cloth ball in his mouth, and moved his eyes slightly.The braids on the back of his head also fell apart at this time, and they were tied into locks by sweat, sticking to his face and neck, making his face even paler.But the eyes have slowly calmed down.