Siheyuan: I am a big capitalist after the founding of the People's Republic of China

A few days passed in a flash, since Gu Sijie and his mother moved to the Li family.

Life has become a little more different.

The mother and daughter moved to the backyard, which was Aunt Seven's room.

The ancestor was elusive and would disappear from time to time.

Gu Sijie also changed his name to Li Sijie.

Grandma loves her extra grandson very much.

He double compensated Li Sijie for all the debt he had to Li Zihang's father by showing love and care.

A few days ago, the grandfather and grandson determined the future development direction of the Li family.

Li Zihang became more cheerful and his mentality changed.

Radiating spontaneity from the inside out.

He also thought it through. Whether he pretended or not, he would have to move forward despite the storm in the end.

As long as you don't go too far and live a luxurious and high-profile life, it doesn't matter.

It was early in the morning and the old man didn't know why.

I took Li Zihang and his brother to the bathhouse to take a bath.

Bathhouses of this era were divided into north and south.

The bathhouses in the old city of Beijing are representative of the northern style.

In the late Qing Dynasty, the government implemented new policies, and the influx of a large number of new things and new ideas prompted the public to pay attention to body cleanliness and accept the concept of "hygiene".

The bathhouse industry is divided into "South Hall" and "North Hall".

The bathhouses in Sijiucheng are called "Northern-style bathhouses".

Also known as "Beitang" and "Huntang".

The so-called "Nantang" is a southern-style bathhouse modeled after the bathhouse in Shanghai.

The South Hall is a single bathroom.

In a wooden room, there is a large bathtub with a hot water tap. The inner room is equipped with a bathtub and all sanitary facilities.

The outer room is particularly exquisite with sofas, soft beds, rattan chairs and clothes hangers.

The so-called "Beitang" is a bathhouse built with cement and tiles.

There are two baths in total, one large and one small.

The large bath is a low-temperature pool, and the small bath is a high-temperature pool.

In the bathhouse, dozens or even hundreds of people were facing each other nakedly, the adults were soaking in the mud, and the children were playing and fighting.

After the adults finished rubbing the child, they dragged the child over and pressed him on the cement platform, rubbing him until he screamed like a pig being slaughtered.

The rest areas in Beitang are also public.

Single beds are lined up in a row with an aisle in the middle.

At this time, people take a bath, which can be divided into leisure and pure bathing.

Those old men would like to spend the whole day in the bathhouse.

After taking a bath, take an enamel cup and soak some tea leaves in it.

A few old men were drinking tea, playing chess and smoking in the rest area.

Or just chat and make people laugh.

From family matters to national affairs, from ancient times to the present, from China to the West, all kinds of secrets. There is nothing they don't talk about.

When it's time to eat, they change clothes, pat their buttocks and go home to eat. People like this are called "bath putty" in Beijing.

Anyway, the bath ticket is not expensive, only one cent for a bath.

In those days, people in the bathhouses in the old city generally went early in the morning to take a bath.

Want to ask why?

That’s because the water in the bathhouse is changed once a day.

If you go too late, you will see many children peeing in the bathhouse.

There is an insult in Laosijiucheng: You are only worthy of drinking the bath water in the bathhouse.

Because the weather is hot, in the bathhouse, except for those old men.

Not many people come to take a bath.

The two brothers Li Zihang took off all their clothes.

Soak in the water and listen to the old man tell stories.

Old man, your skin is so loose.

He pointed to a black mole under his right breast.

"Our Li family has a unique bloodline inheritance."

"That is, there will be a black mole under the right breast."

"My father had it, my grandfather had it, and your father had it too."

Li Zihang and his brother heard this.

They looked down at each other's chests.

Each person has a small black mole under his right breast.

The length is exactly the same.

Li Zihang thought of the time when he, his seventh uncle, and his older brothers used to go to the bathhouse together.

It’s true, there is a black mole on the right chest.

The old man started talking about the little-known secret of the Li family again.

No wonder the old man took the two brothers to take a bath today.

It turned out that they wanted to bring the two brothers closer together and make them recognize each other.

Let them know that they have the same blood flowing in their bodies.

The bath is almost done.

The old man asked Li Sijie to lie down beside the bathtub.

Use the dried loofah to rub his back.

Li Sijie had a hard life in the past. He didn't have much flesh on his body.

I've lost so much weight, my whole body is just bone ribs.

If the old man rubbed it a little harder, he would cry out in pain.

He was not the only one in the bathhouse who was shouting.

There was a father next to him giving his son a bath.

The child cried out, alternating with Li Sijie's cries.

The two parents who were scrubbing their children's bodies also looked at each other happily and smiled knowingly.

The old man said as he rubbed it.

"In this line of our family, there are only two of you brothers."

"Don't hide anything you have to say to each other."

"Everything that is due to you will be given to you. Don't grab what doesn't belong to you."

"Otherwise, a good family might fall apart."

The old man is still teaching his two grandsons earnestly.

The secret guard who was taking a bath nearby suddenly stood up and pointed at a child in the bathhouse.

"You little bastard, go pee outside the pool."

It's a pity that he spoke too late.

All I saw was a urine yellow color, different from the water in the bathhouse, which soon spread out in the water.

Li Zihang saw this.

I was thinking, what the hell is this even worth washing?

Get up quickly and walk out of the pool.

The old man and several secret guards stood up hurriedly.

He looked at the child who was peeing in the bathhouse with disgust.

There were also a few people taking baths far away.

Only his head showed, and he pushed the water with his hands as usual.

It seems as if the urine in the bathhouse will not touch them.

One of the men had bubbles coming out of his body from time to time.

They scooped a bucket of water from the small hot pool nearby, washed themselves, and went out to put on their clothes.

When they got to the lounge outside, the old man lay on the monochrome bed and smoked a cigarette.

Li Zihang and his two brothers wore big shorts.

He was shirtless and looked very good, imitating the old man and lying on the single bed to rest.

Listening to a group of old men telling stories.

"Old Bluehead, you, it's been three days since you finished that stand-up comedy. We brothers have been waiting for you to tell us the next part in the bathhouse every day~"

"Tell the brothers quickly."

The old man called Lao Lan looks to be in his seventies.

Cross your legs, wear a sleeveless vest and big shorts.

After leisurely sipping the tea.

He spat out a piece of tea leaves, which were broken into pieces. He spoke slowly.

"Don't worry, I'll tell you the details right away."

"But what I said was not crosstalk."

"Those are all secret codes from the past."

Another old man next to him urged hurriedly.

"Master Lan, can you please stop talking nonsense? Just speak quickly~"

Old Bluehead looked at his impatient brothers.

He told stories with his vanity satisfied.

"Back then, after Empress Dowager Cixi passed away, it looked like the Qing Dynasty was about to collapse."

"Those loyal royalists, under the leadership of the Five Princes, raised an astronomical sum of money."

"All kinds of gold and silver treasures, countless gold and silver."

"I want to leave some assets for the young emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and then slowly look for opportunities to turn things around."

"But not long after, the young emperor was driven off the throne by Yuan Datou."

"The royalists were stunned. They had just collected the money and hadn't hidden it yet, but the emperor was gone."

"All of those people's ideals, aspirations, and ambitions are gone in an instant."

"But now that the money has been raised, there's nowhere to spend it."

"A group of people thought and thought and decided to divide the money."

"People are greedy. Because of the money sharing issue."

"Some of the royalists were arguing fiercely. They were just about to come to blows."

"Later, because of this incident, some people turned to Yuan Datou, hoping to cling to his influence and continue to serve as officials."

"So, for the sake of the official robe, one of them joined Yuan Datou's royalist party and gave part of his share of the money to Yuan Datou.

He also told about their division of money.

"Yuan Datou was immediately happy when he heard about this. He was in need of money at that time."

“I didn’t expect that someone would send me a pillow when I felt sleepy.”

"So Yuan Datou arrested those who had received the money under various pretexts."

"Let them take the money to save their lives."

"Some people are forced to give up their property to ensure safety."

"But some people have their own opinions about Yuan Datou, who drove the little emperor off the throne."

"I hate him so much, how could I possibly hand over the money?"

"So they used all kinds of severe tortures on those who were unwilling to speak."

"Some people were beaten so hard that they couldn't stand it anymore and handed over the money honestly."

"But there is one person who would rather die than give the money to Yuan Datou."

"To use that person's words, even if I took all the money and threw it into the water, watching the silver waves and golden waves, I would not give it to him."

"Once this was said, Yuan Datou couldn't stand it. He immediately sent people to arrest his entire family."

"In order to force a confession, he handed over the money. Even the three-year-old grandson was not spared."

When Old Bluehead said this, he sighed, recalling the past and lamenting that there are too many tragic things in this world.

The old man next to him was also anxious at this time, urging him to continue.

"What happened next? Please continue."

Old Bluehead calmed down for a moment and continued.

"Later, the man who followed Fang Xiaoru's example and acted like a loyal and righteous man was massacred along with his entire family."

"The whole family, young and old, 113 people. All were killed by Yuan Datou."

"From the 70-year-old man to the suckling baby in the bundle. Not a single one was alive."

At this point, everyone who was listening to the story fell silent.

Everyone was shocked by this bloody story.

After a long silence, a young man who was listening to the story nearby asked.

"Uncle Lan, has Yuan Datou found the money he hid?"

Uncle Lan said after taking a look at the man.

"This guy~ He's done too many bad things and there will always be retribution."

"Yuan Datou, just found out the news about the treasure hidden by that gentleman."

"I didn't expect that things would change so drastically. Yuan Datou died after being emperor for only 83 days."

"There was no further news. Because of the situation at the court at that time. The Republic of China was established, and everyone was busy with party and state affairs. No one cared about the treasure anymore."

"There is only Yuan Datou and one subordinate. He keeps looking for it because of greed."

"I didn't expect it~ I didn't expect it~ Just when he was about to find the treasure, his whole family was killed."

"Then the matter was dropped."

After hearing this part of the story, Li Zihang was shocked.

Because some time ago, when he was having dinner and chatting with some Eight Banners disciples, he heard the rest of this story.

The treasure is still there, and someone is searching for it in secret.

It seems that he wants to use that treasure to do something~