The mage in the late Qing Dynasty

When Naoko Yuxiang arrived at Zhao Chuanxin's house.

The food is just right and the aroma fills the air.

Miao Cuihua opened the door and was stunned for a moment when she saw Naoko Yuka.

"You're back, come in quickly."

This time he seemed very enthusiastic.

Because she probably knows now that things are different from what she thought.

Naoko Yuka was brought in. Zhao Chuanxin was sitting at the dining table. When he saw her coming back, he stood up enthusiastically and went over to hold Naoko Yuka's red and cold hand: "Comrade Yuxiang is back. Please sit down quickly, Mei." Auntie, bring the bowls and chopsticks!”

The old woman hurried to the kitchen to get the dishes.

Seeing the posture, Naoko Yuka was stunned.

Before, Zhao Chuanxin always ignored her and occasionally looked at her coldly.

Where have you ever seen him so polite?

Of course she didn't understand that Zhao Chuanxin was just a layman who "opens his eyes to money".

In fact, he just operated randomly, and most of the things he taught were suspected of bragging. He is not a high-level green player, so where can he come from so many routines?

But the problem is that after people learn it, they really become good at it, so they can’t accept it.

Since she has fully demonstrated her value, she must be treated politely.

Not only that, Zhao Chuanxin also thoughtfully pulled out a chair for her and sat down on her shoulders: "Have a rest and have a warm meal. This meal has aohua fish, stewed by Aunt Mei, it is very delicious, you are in for a treat ”

This flattered Naoko Yuka.

But she felt a little uncomfortable, and she missed Zhao Chuanxin's cold attitude towards her in the past.

Otherwise, people are cheap.

Zhao Chuanxin sat back at the main seat, looked at Jiang Mingxin who was playing with the dishes and chopsticks, and scolded: "Mingxin, why don't you wash your hands? Do you have any common sense about hygiene?"

"Dad, you didn't wash your hands either."

"You keep yourself clean and your hands are always clean."

"..."

What does unclean hands have to do with keeping oneself clean?

Jiang Mingxin had no choice but to wash her hands.

At the dinner table, Zhao Chuanxin kept putting dishes on Naoko Yuxiang's plate: "Eat more, Kurama is tired, I think you've lost weight, you've lost weight, hurry up and replenish your body."

"..." Naoko Yuka said, "Zhao Jun, I'm fat."

Shinoda Haruse's licking dog, kneeling and licking at 360 degrees, is naturally not bad at eating.

"..." Zhao Chuanxin continued to pick up vegetables: "It's good to be fat, but you have to eat more when you are fat, so that you can have the strength to lose weight."

Naoko Yuka had nothing to say.

You have everything to say.

After finishing the meal, Zhao Chuanxin prepared to arrange a one-stop service for Naoko Yuxiang.

Said: "Sister Hua, please take Yuxiang to change clothes, go to the bathhouse to take a bath, and then get a massage. After sleeping like this, the fatigue will disappear without a trace, it is very refreshing."

Naoko Yuka quickly shook her head: "No, no, I'll just wash it at home and it'll be fine."

"What you want is what you want. Youxiang is a meritorious official. This is how Lugang Town treats meritorious officials."

"..."

After a few seconds of silence, Naoko Yuka suddenly said: "Zhao Jun, tomorrow I want to pack up my house and move in."

"Oh?" Zhao Chuanxin was surprised. "That's fine. You don't need to clean it up. I'll ask someone to clean it up. You can just move in after it's tidied up. By the way, remember to go to the police station to reimburse your travel expenses and collect your salary."

After all, no one wants to be dependent on others, and Zhao Chuanxin expressed his understanding.

This surprised Naoko Yuka.

There is still a salary?

I thought I would be threatened and forced to work for free.

She added: "No, no, the funds you gave me didn't cost much."

In this incident, Zhao Chuanxin was exposed to the ancient profession of the intelligence department, and his future was definitely bright.

If you want to gain something, how can you not be willing to spend money?

He said sternly: "One code, one code, that is the start-up capital for you. Travel expenses still need to be reimbursed, and wages are also required. After all, the Lugang Town Sheriff's Office has already created a file for you. You are already a member of Lugang Town. Now you are a member. Be obedient and collect the money, otherwise I will be angry."

"Oh well."

Just like Zhao Chuanxin said, after a tiring journey, take a bath, get a massage, and then have a good sleep, you will feel refreshed the next day.

When Naoko Yuka woke up, her fatigue was indeed gone.

It's a clear day and the sun is shining brightly.

Opening the curtains, the sunlight streamed in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, making her feel beautiful.

It feels really good to go on a business trip and complete the rhythm of returning to rest successfully.

She packed up and went to the police station.

As soon as I entered the door, the civilian staff greeted me warmly: "Miss Shu Yao, welcome back, please come in."

Of course, Zhao Chuanxian reminded him in advance.

Now that she has both face and face, Naoko Yuxiang has vaguely regarded Lugang Town as her base camp.

The clerical staff led her to the office, brought her tea, then took out a file and said, "Ms. Shu, take a look, is there anything wrong with the file?"

Naoko Yuka opened the file:

Naoko Yuxiang, Chinese name - Shu Yao.

Born on April 29, 1882, Hokkaido.

He currently serves as the leader of the Lugang Town Intelligence Team.

Residential address: No. 26, Qingshan Road, Yanguang Street, Lugang Town.

Lugang Town ID card registration number is: 103188204291011

In addition to the text message, there is also a photo of herself posted on it.

When he was a spy for Japan, it was not so formal. A superior, a liaison person, plus her, it is a separate small system.

Give her some money so that she can survive, and she has to work hard.

Suddenly, Naoko Yuka's nose felt sour.

The clerical staff smiled and said, "If there's no problem, please take a look at this salary list again."

Naoko Yuxiang calmed down, took the salary slip and looked at it:

Leader of the intelligence team, salary - 45 yuan/month.

The upper limit of travel expenses is - 3 yuan/day.

The upper limit of activity funds is - 5 yuan/day.

Stubs and receipts are reimbursable.

No stub note is required for the first reimbursement.

The completion rating of this mission is Grade A.

The bonus is - 10 yuan.

The bonuses for A, B, C and D are - 10, 8, 6 and 5 respectively.

This will be the standard from now on.

Theoretically speaking, in addition to receiving a monthly salary of 45 yuan and a bonus of 10 yuan for work, Naoko Yuka can also freely ask for up to 560 yuan in travel expenses and activity funds.

As long as she has the guts to speak.

This frightened her.

However, she did not dare to say this and said honestly: "I spent about 17 yuan on travel expenses and activity expenses."

There was no trouble on the civilian staff's face, because she had long been told by Zhao Chuanxin that no matter what amount Naoko Yuka reported, she would cash it all this time.

"Okay, fill out this form, I'll stamp it, and then Miss Shu can go get her salary and reimburse her expenses."

Sure enough, Naoko Yuka filled out the form, took the stamped form to the Finance Office, and received the money smoothly.

This salary level is enough for her to spend the rest of her life in Lugang Town without worries about food and clothing. In Japan, it is even beyond the middle-class salary standard.

Of course, the premise is not to make mistakes.

The money she had just received was in her hand, and Naoko Yuxiang had mixed feelings.

Even if Zhao Chuanxin was not threatening, this kind of treatment was enough to make Naoko Yuka wholeheartedly work for Lugang Town.

She went shopping in a particularly cheerful mood, and moved the newly purchased daily necessities tirelessly to her new home.

As the fireplace lit up and the room warmed up, Naoko Yuka felt filled with happiness.

Perhaps, this is the interdependence of blessing and misfortune.

…

After the 21st of the twelfth lunar month, not only the children, but also the people became restless.

Lugang Town is abuzz with people buying new year's goods and killing pigs and sheep.

During this period of time, the merchant could grin from ear to ear, and his heart was filled with joy.

Because of the charity association, Liu Jiahui, as a representative, visited the lonely widows and widowers in the town, pulling rice and noodles on horse-drawn carriages with charity association banners.

Liu Jiahui will visit every family that is having trouble living due to physical reasons.

This became a scene in Lugang Town years ago!

These days, Zhao Chuanxin feels that he has gained at least five or six pounds.

People he knew would invite him to slaughter pigs and sheep. His little red-hot approach saved the animals a lot of pain, but he also caused a lot of evil for Zhao Chuanxin.

"My mother-in-law has become a professional butcher!"

Zhao Chuanxin drank a lot of mutton soup and walked home patting his belly.

I’ve also been feeling full after eating dry rice recently.

Under normal circumstances, dogs can only chew a bone with few shreds of meat hanging on it.

But dry rice is different!

This year, Ganfan has done a lot to help people who need poultry and livestock.

Whose chickens, ducks and geese can't come back quickly?

Someone's sheep got lost and they had to go out to make a living!

When slaughtering pigs and slaughtering sheep, what does it mean to contribute some interest?

Zhao Chuanxin also said harsh words: "If anyone doesn't thank Gan Fan, Gan Fan will not be allowed to meddle in these nosy matters next year!"

This is the “star dog” of Lugang Town!

"Gongfan, you need to lose weight. Next year, I'm counting on you to help go to the battlefield to spy on intelligence and so on."

"Woof woof woof..."

"Can I be the same as you? If I eat more meat, I will be more capable."

"Woof woof woof..."

"Oh, do you still know "Water Margin"? Lu Zhishen develops skills by drinking wine, and I develop skills by eating meat. Aren't they the same?"

The entire Lugang Town is a land of rice, and you don’t need to buy a ticket to go anywhere. Even Zhao Chuanxin can't do this.

Shuangxi's teahouse hired storytellers and occasionally opera singers.

Occasionally, Ganfan would run over and listen to books or something.

He actually let it know about Lu Zhishen.

"Woof woof woof..."

"It's no big deal to pull out a weeping willow tree. I'm a man who can shock everyone with his 'Flying Pig' move."

"Woof woof woof..."

"The ducking of the waist was purely careless. It was not done casually. The pig had no martial ethics and his body was not well-proportioned, so he ducked the waist."

One person and one dog bicker on a daily basis.

Zhao Chuanxin saw someone writing couplets on the side of the road.

In the ice and snow, I held a candle to bake the inkstone on the shelf to prevent the ink from freezing.

The old man wore a black cotton hat and his face was full of wrinkles.

He looks haggard, but his eyes are particularly bright.

The brush that has licked the ink becomes erratic.

A group of people watched and cheered loudly.

Zhao Chuanxin also came up to watch the fun. When the man finished writing a couplet, he said, "Old man, write a couplet for me. If you finish writing, you will be rewarded."

"Hey, it's Captain Zhao."

"Captain Zhao will go to my house to kill the pig tomorrow."

"My family kills a sheep, come and drink the sheep soup!"

Zhao Chuanxin cupped his hands and said, "I can't eat any more, I'm tired of it. And I suspect that you are here to let me kill pigs and sheep. You are not sincere."

"..."

When the old man saw that it was Zhao Chuanxin, he hurriedly said: "What meaning does Captain Zhao want to write? Is it about making money from all directions, or is it a beautiful wife and beautiful concubines who fill the house with children and grandchildren?"

"This is so tacky. I'm not interested in money. I've never touched money."

Old man: "..."

"It's too much to have a lovely wife and beautiful concubines, and a house full of children and grandchildren. I have an ordinary family, and I can't say that I have a lovely wife and beautiful concubines. I can't afford to marry you, you know?"

Old man: "..."

If you keep showing off, I'm going to call the police!

A group of onlookers looked at Zhao Chuanxin speechlessly.

Zhao Chuanxin thought for a while and said, "Well, I'll tell you to write it."

Only then did the old man smile: "That's a good relationship. I guess Captain Zhao is also very talented in literature!"

"Praise after prize, I am a person with no more talent than six or seven Dou. My education and wealth are at most eight or nine, and I am just an ordinary person."

"..." The old man smiled stiffly and coughed twice: "Then what exactly is Captain Zhao going to write?"

Zhao Chuanxin showed his arms and rolled up his sleeves: "First couplet - the sky is like a chessboard and the stars are like pieces, who dares to play?"

The crowd was in an uproar.

What a loud tone!

"Second couplet - The ground is the pipa and the road is the strings, who can play it!"

“Hengbiao—Kill the great powers to death!”

Everyone roared with applause!

"Captain Zhao is really talented and impressive."

"Yes, kill the great powers and drive away the foreigners!"

This is an embarrassing boast. There is no problem with the upper and lower couplets, but criticizing someone who is completely out of touch with the horse. Is this still applauded?

The little old man laughed twice.

The little old man said uncertainly: "Captain Zhao, are you sure you want to hang this at home during the Chinese New Year? It's unlucky to have the word "death" on it!"

The rules here outside the customs are that after the twelfth lunar month, children are not allowed to say words such as "finished", "dead", "wasted", etc.

You will be criticized!

Zhao Chuanxin said with a smile: "That's right, if you don't do it, you will die, if you do, you will defeat the great powers!"

This old man looks skinny, but his writing is vigorous and penetrating, so he is quite imposing.

Zhao Chuanxin waited for the ink to dry, put the couplet away, took out a piece of ocean and handed it over.

"It's not easy in the cold weather. This is a reward."

"Oh, thank you Captain Zhao!"

The little old man was overjoyed.

How can writing a couplet be worth an ocean?

Someone joked: "Captain Zhao, aren't you from an ordinary family? Why do you want to spend just a piece of ocean?"

Zhao Chuanxin said matter-of-factly: "When a person is poor and his clothes are shabby, everything he says is wrong. But when a rich person says he has an ordinary family, do you dare to say he is not ordinary? Not only do I have an ordinary family, but I also live in poverty. I rely on my legs to go out." , dressed and patched, long-term thick flour pancakes with pickles! The life of the rich is so simple and unpretentious! Okay, don't block the road, I still want to go to the theater to listen to the play. I won't go back until I give you ten yuan as a reward today. Home!"

"..."

Of course Zhao Chuanxin did not go to the theater.

He doesn't like to listen to plays or books.

It's not as exciting as the one I made up. It doesn't even have a fairy tale fantasy. How can it be decent to fight and kill all day long?

After returning home, she handed the couplet to Miao Cuihua: "Sister Hua, take it and put it on the door after the Chinese New Year."

Miao Cuihua was wearing loose home clothes. The house was very hot and she wasn't cold either: "Okay. Sir, aren't we going to buy new year's goods during the Chinese New Year?"

"Buy, where is Fan Ziliang? Ask him to work as a coolie. This kid has a lot of strength."

"Okay, then I'll go tomorrow."

Zhao Chuanxin looked at Miao Cuihua, who was staying at home and always wearing home clothes recently: "Sister Hua, why don't you go out recently? Tsk tsk, you've gained weight."

"Have you gained weight?" Miao Cuihua held a handful of them in her hands, shaking them. "well enough."

Zhao Chuanxin's nosebleeds didn't come out.

"Ahem, at my age, I shouldn't have to bear this kind of visual impact. You are busy, you are busy...I will go back and compile the teaching materials first."

Miao Cuihua doesn't take the initiative to tease her now, but every move she makes is full of temptation.

This caused great harm to Zhao Chuanxin's innocent and young mind.

He said that writing textbooks is no joke.

Ever since he learned last time that the children in Lugang Town didn't even know what an elephant was, he had been thinking about this matter.

The editorial department and printing factory of "Lugang Town Journal" are integrated and have a large scale.

They were the ones who printed the meeting documents for the last meeting.

It's just that "Lugang Town Journal" is too high-end, and "Liangyou Pictorial" will not appear for many years. At this time, many literati and poets have not yet risen, and Lu Xun did not have a monthly salary of 300 yuan to spend on such an expensive journal.

Therefore, the sales volume is not large.

Most of them are consumed internally in Lugang Town, and a few are expelled.

The new textbooks he compiled were ready to be printed by the "Lugang Town Journal".

Since it is a natural science popularization textbook that specifically introduces animals and plants, it naturally needs to be accompanied by pictures.

Otherwise, wouldn’t it be like a blind man trying to grasp an elephant?

One book cannot contain all the flora and fauna.

Zhao Chuanxin first divided the geography into seven continents and four oceans.

Then based on these places, draw the iconic flora and fauna at specific locations.

At this time, he was painting jaguars and raccoons on the American continent.

The project was a bit large, and there weren't that many photos for reference, so he sketched simple patterns in the form of sketches.

Even if there is a slight discrepancy, it is better than not knowing at all.

When there is an opportunity in the future, he can send people to take geographical photos around the world to compile and summarize them.

"National Geographic" magazine has appeared many years ago, but when he was in the United States, Zhao Chuanxin did not expect so many magazines, otherwise he would have purchased all the magazines.

When Zhao Chuanxin was editing the textbook.

in the Yanbian area.

The Tongyao Police Station is still under preparation, but Saito Kijiro is not idle.

He led the Korean police, taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention here during the New Year period, and secretly nailed wooden stakes symbolizing boundaries more than 90 miles away from Tumen and Liudaogou.

Saito Kijiro looked at the newly nailed wooden stake with satisfaction and said to his left and right: "Shinoda-kun has said before that Jiandao does not belong to either the Qing court or South Korea. It is a naturally formed neutral zone with no one in it! If hard work is done, If the north bank of the Yalu River is the territory of the Qing Dynasty, then I think it is fair to treat the other side of the Doman River as Korean territory!"

A Korean policeman nodded solemnly: "Well, what the director said is that it should be like this. This is the territory of Korea."

That's the thing about Japanese people. No matter what they do, they always speak hard first. They believe what they say first and then take the next step.

As for Bangzi, he is famous for being shameless.

Whenever Kijiro Saito handed over the pole, they immediately climbed up.

Saito Kijiro smiled and said: "I hope that the Qing Dynasty will have a clear understanding of this and my hard work will not be in vain."

I don’t know if the Qing Dynasty had any enlightenment.

But there is one person who is very enlightened.

This person is Liu Yonghe.

Since he left Lugang Town, he first surveyed the terrain on the spot, then recruited troops and conducted training.

In addition, people are sent to keep an eye on this three-acre land day and night. If there is any trouble, even if it is New Year's Eve, they must report it immediately.

Sure enough, he was waiting for it.

When Kijiro Saito led the Korean police to leave, Liu Yonghe led more than 20 people to the scene immediately and pulled out the wooden stakes overnight.

And the sign was re-nailed with Chinese characters on it, recording the mileage of the boundary and emphasizing that this is Chinese territory!

The next day, Saito Kijiro immediately received news that their wooden stakes had been pulled out, and someone else had nailed new wooden stakes overnight. He was immediately dumbfounded with the Korean policemen...