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The beginning of May in Tianjin Wei is one of the best seasons of the year, not only because of the thriving trade on the canals and on the sea, but also by many people who come to visit the streets of Tianjinwei. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Rows of shops, a dazzling array of goods from the north and south, occasionally you can see fresh gadgets from the West, street vendors, Jianghu people selling art and tricks in the open space, and the sound of silk and bamboo singing from restaurants and teahouses from time to time, not to mention the hustle and bustle that can only be seen in a few places in Beijing and Jiangnan in the past.

Not to mention anything else, this prosperity in Tianjin Wei is one of the scenery in itself, and the eating, drinking and entertainment gathered everywhere is the icing on the cake.

Local wealthy, Jingshi sons, and high-rollers from the sea and land, or walk or stop, enjoy the joy of early summer.

The Haihe commercial district is a chessboard-shaped, with several streets in the vertical and horizontal directions, the east-west ones are called avenues, and the north-south ones are called avenues.

There is no elegant and fancy name, the east-west avenue is parallel to the Haihe River, and the nearest avenue by the Haihe River is warehouses and storage yards, as well as facilities such as dock forts...... All the way to the north, as for First Street, it is on the easternmost side of the Haihe business district.

In this commercial district, the most prosperous streets are the streets from Fifth Avenue to Ninth Avenue, and the status of a businessman in Tianjin Wei has various divisions, and whether he has shops and stores on these streets is one of the important criteria.

On the morning of the seventh day of the fifth lunar month, the Fifth Avenue is naturally bustling, with people constantly coming in and out of the shops on both sides of the road.

If it is elsewhere, in such a lively territory, in addition to street vendors, there will definitely be characters such as thieves, liars, and ruffians.

In Tianjin, there is no need to worry about encountering these, there are brocade-clothed guards wearing flying fish suits and carrying embroidered spring knives on the streets to patrol in pairs, and there are spies in civilian clothes mixed in the crowd.

There are only four brocade guards on each avenue in rotation, and if the thieves feel that there are few officials and many family members, and they want to resist or something, it is also self-defeating.

The brocade-clothed guards patrolling the streets blew the brass whistles, and the guys who were named in the security forces of the shops would definitely come out to support, and if the matter was too big, the horse team would be stationed outside the business district, and it would be an instant to come and suppress it.

Those rich and noble children who are rampant and domineering on the street and flirt with people's girls do not dare to make a mistake, no matter how rich the family is, can it be richer than the Sanjiang Commercial Bank, no matter how powerful the family is, can it be compared to Wang Tong in Tianjin Wei.

It is prosperous again, and it can protect the peace, and the people who play here are particularly at ease, and there are carriages passing by on the street from time to time, which is generally the female dependents of each family.

The brocade-clothed guards patrolling the streets walked on the streets, and the two of them strode side by side, without squinting, walking back and forth on the street, and pedestrians dodged.

In a sense, the brocade guards patrolling the street are also a scenery in the commercial district of Tianjin Wei, people from other places have to be curious to see for a while, these brocade guards patrolling the street are all robes and clothes, the weapons are bright, and the spirit is extraordinarily majestic, even the generals who arrange the guards on duty also arrange those who are tall and strong, and the people with good looks are arranged to patrol the streets.

Today is a little different, after the brocade-clothed guards patrolling on Fifth Avenue saw a group of people, they all stood on the side of the road, solemnly and upright, with their left hand flat on their chest, as if they were saluting.

They saluted a small team, more than a dozen sturdy men guarded the two people in the center, and the middle two people were wearing cardigans, tall and strong, but his face was very young, it should be no more than twenty years old, although he was dressed in a low-key manner, but they were all fine fabrics Sewn Sewn, there was a majesty between the gestures, and at a glance he knew that he was a wealthy family, and he had an official body.

With so many elite guards, and the way they dressed, I don't know whose children came, but in addition to the extraordinary person in the center surrounded by guards, the other one looked a little weird.

Although the silk caftan and the rest of the clothes are also very decent, the body is thin, the face is yellow, and he is cowering when he walks on the road, so he doesn't match it.

This group of people walked down the street, attracting a lot of attention, but the guys who came out of the store to solicit customers recognized it, and whispered:

"Why does Lord Wang have time to hang out here, go and beckon the shopkeeper to come out"

Hearing this news, the shopkeepers who were staying in the store hurriedly came out and stood at the door, although they could not say hello, but if the king came to the door and could receive him in person, this would be a great blessing, and I don't know how much benefit it can bring to himself in the future.

Wang Tong ignored the shops on both sides, just looked ahead and said:

"Li Hongshun, this official heard from the errand man below, you used to beg for food on this street?"

The child walking beside him shuddered, and quickly replied:

"If you go back to the eldest master, the little ones used to beg for food on these streets."

"Don't the soldiers patrolling the streets care about you?"

"The military men who patrol the streets are strictly arrested, but when they see the young ones, they are driven away......"

Wang Tong nodded, and continued to walk forward with his hands behind his back, in addition to the more than a dozen guards beside him, there were many secret sentinels in civilian clothes in the crowd, and now the situation is becoming more and more tense, and safety must be guaranteed, but Wang Tong also has the intention of coming out to relax, so he walked in civilian clothes.

“…… The villain's family used to have six people, only relying on the little eldest brother and the little mother to farm for others, the little second brother was weak and couldn't do anything, and then the little brother was injured, the more bad the family, the younger brothers and sisters starved to death, the second brother couldn't do the work, and someone said that he could still help the family when he entered the palace, so he ran to Beijing with someone and saved the family rations for one person......"

Wang Tong's brows were furrowed, listening to Li Hongshun beside him say those things about his own family, the life of the extremely poor people is extremely difficult, many nameless people around Jingshi were born in destitute families, I thought that there would be a glimmer of hope after the palace, but in Jingshi is a more desperate situation, what Li Hongshun said is ordinary in this world, but listening to Wang Tong's heart, I feel very uncomfortable.

Li Hongshun's tone was very flat, Wang Tong asked, and he answered in detail:

“…… Later, the eldest brother also died of illness, the little mother cried and broke her eyes, and she couldn't do the work, the little one and the fourth sister also lived every way, the sky was pitiful, the adults came to Tianjin Wei, and the city and the city became more and more lively, the little one and the younger sister couldn't do the work despite their young age, but they could go to the lively place to ask for food, everyone was willing to give, and the small family also survived the most difficult time, and then the second brother came back, he couldn't enter the palace to grab food there and couldn't grab it......"

While talking and walking, he had already walked to the door of a shop in the eastern section of Fifth Avenue, Wang Tong stopped at the door of the store, and Li Hongshun on the side also stopped.

I can see a safety sign hanging on the front door beam of this store, and the flag on the right side is written with a few big characters of Sanjiang leather goods, and the guests are in and out, and the guys are greeting the guests, and the shopkeeper has run out, standing aside with a smile.

Wang Tong looked the shop up and down, and asked with a smile:

"Li Hongshun, you are thirteen years old this year, it is not difficult to find a domestic servant on the other side of the Haihe River and the canal, and your brother and your sister can also do some work within their ability, but the official heard that you have been begging for food."

Speaking of this, Li Hongshun lowered his head and said hesitantly:

"If you go back to the eldest master, this side of the Haihe River is extremely prosperous, and the three villain brothers begging are enough to maintain food and clothing, and they can live well compared to ordinary people......"

This is not a glorious thing, after finishing speaking, this Li Hongshun heard that Wang Tong did not make a sound, and he was a little apprehensive in his heart, and looked sideways cautiously, but heard Wang Tong laughing.

"That's true, almost, this place is so prosperous, there are many rich people, begging is indeed more profitable than farming, this is not bad, you two brothers can read, right?"

"Back to the old man's words, the little second brother is not in good health, stay at home for a lot of time, so he goes to the private school in the village to eavesdrop, also read, can also read rough books, he also taught me, said that reading is promising, and when I have saved enough money, let me go to the private school to study hard for a few years, go to school to take a fame, he often said that he is crippled, I am still ......"

In the end, Li Hongshun didn't care about any respectful words, and with a crying voice in his speech, Wang Tong touched his head and said:

"Your second brother is very good to your brother"

“…… The second brother often said that being a brother didn't help the family, but added a drag, he was a person who admits death and can help the family's ......"

Li Hongshun's eyes were already red, but Wang Tong interrupted him and asked:

"Does the shop on this street make money?"

Li Hongshun, who asked this question, was very surprised, forgot his sadness, looked up and said:

"The eldest lord doesn't know what the Third Avenue to the Ninth Avenue is called, it is called the Seven Gold, and when you open a store on these seven streets, the gold flows into the store every day."

Li Hongshun begged here every day, but he was proficient in the ground, and he was clear about these things, speaking of which, the two of them had been standing in front of this shop for a while, and they did not continue to move forward, and he sighed over there, Wang Tong pointed to the Sanjiang leather goods store in front of him and said:

"Now this shop is yours, wait for the flag to be replaced with 'Hongshun leather store', from tomorrow, there will be well-educated people to teach you the scriptures, next year's children's test, this official will ensure that you enter the county school."

There is this shop, that is, the day into the gold, into the county school, that is Xiucai, with fame, suddenly, there is such a good thing on the head, Li Hongshun was a little stunned there, and after a long time he hurriedly knelt on the ground, kowtowing again and again to thank him.

Wang Tong pulled the person up with a smile and said in a deep voice:

"Promise your brother, this official will do everything today, you can write a letter and say it"