daily quirks

Chapter 65 "Childcare" (1)

The definition of "Tuoer" in "Modern Chinese Dictionary" is "a person who seduces people from the side and is deceived".Derived from the BJ dialect, it first appeared in the early 90s of the last world. It originally referred to hiring one or several people in a store or a roadside stall, pretending to be a customer, and making various gestures to lure real customers to buy its products.This kind of sales promotion takes advantage of people's desire to be petty and cheap and conform to the crowd. The northerners generally call it "tuoer", while the Shanghainese call it "prying the edge" and "lifting the head".

It can be seen that the word "care" is not a good word, it can almost be regarded as a kind of liar, and with the evolution of society, it seems that this name is becoming less and less a good word.

One person I know is a "troll" and is an ancestral "troll".

How do you say that?Is there an ancestral inheritance of "Teacher"?
This should start with his grandparents.

Let's give him a name for the time being, Chang Fa, which is in line with his desire to get rich.

As for Chang Fa's grandfather, he worked in a teahouse at that time.At that time, there were young masters who listened to music in teahouses. Everyone knew that if you ordered a song in a teahouse, you would be charged for it, especially if you wanted a girl to sing you the next song, the price would be higher. Some young masters , and even pay a high price for the girl's next song.

And Chang Fa's grandfather is the "caretaker" who lures the young master to pay a high price.

Let’s just say that Chang Fa’s grandfather was a master of idleness. At that time, Chang Fa’s great grandfather sent his grandfather to the teahouse. He originally thought that he would do odd jobs and have something to do. Don’t just gamble when doing nothing every day.

Now, it is normal for Grandpa Chang Fa to think, but it was not normal at that time.When was that time, having more children means more productivity, and I wish I could have more, how could I ask my children to have a job, and not care about the money?

Let's just talk about Chang Fa's grandfather, he is a complete gambler.

It's normal for people to play dice and Pai Gow. Playing mahjong is also a daily pastime, but Chang Fa's grandfather is different. He gambles on everything.Look, let me tell you, what are you betting on?Bet on whether the next person will wear a long gown or a bunt, bet on whether the girl or wife will come in next, bet on what color the Zhang family’s daughter is wearing today, bet on whether tomorrow’s weather will blow up the Li family’s shed, bet on A bully passing by on the street would dare to go up and knock someone on the head.

Anyway, it is what you want, unexpected, Grandpa Chang Fa can gamble, no, if you lose the bet, people will take off your clothes, that's too much, if Grandpa Chang Fa didn't stop you, I guess Chang Fa Fa's father was put on the gambling table by Grandpa Chang Fa as a bet.

In this situation, what do you think the great-grandfather who often sends out can do?

Let's just start, this grandpa is thinking, I will lock you up at home, you can't gamble, right?

That's useless. Grandpa Chang Fa is not an ordinary person. Ordinary people only gamble in casinos. Grandpa Chang Fa is here in teahouses, theater gardens, restaurants, even the old trees at the gates, and the fields beside the village. Can bet.No one really bet with him anymore, he gambled with his left hand and right hand, which was bigger than the number of points in a dice roll.

Chang Fa's great-grandpa was really out of options, so he thought, find some work for this Chang Fa's grandpa, this can also pass the time, it won't be so boring, maybe he won't gamble anymore.

But the gambler’s quitting gambling is no different from smoking quitting, drug addicting quitting, and obesity losing weight. It is uncomfortable, and it is very easy to repeat the same mistakes.

Grandpa Changfa, when he arrived at the teahouse, was penniless and had no choice, so he could only gamble with himself.I'm busy and have no time, so I can only forget it.At first, Grandpa Chang Fa was very happy. It's been almost a month, and he didn't even go to the casino.

But Chang Fa's great-grandfather seems to have forgotten that this month, it's time to pay for the monthly payment. With this monthly payment, will Chang Fa's grandpa still be able to bear it?The answer is definitely no.

The monthly money was very little, and Chang Fa's grandfather quickly lost it all, and he still owed a lot of debts as before.The debt collectors chased him to the teahouse. The owner of the teahouse was afraid of the teahouse being smashed because of his old friend's favor, so he had no choice but to help Chang Fa's grandfather pay back the money.

Of course, the grandfather who often made money has no money to pay back, and the family is not considered rich, because the grandfather who has often made gambling over the years has also owed a lot of foreign debts, and he can't pay it back now.At that time, the owner of the teahouse happened to be holding a girl, so he wanted to invite a "teacher" to stimulate the young masters to order songs.

Grandpa Chang Fa was not in the eyes of the restaurant owner, because Grandpa Chang Fa's family was too poor, how could he pretend to be a rich young master?And the most important point is that I am afraid that Grandpa Chang Fa will squander his money in private. After all, he is a gambler, and he really has no credit at all with the owner of the teahouse. Great-grandfather, who wants you to be a gambler?It's better to go to the street and hire a child who is diligent and capable.

But Chang Fa's grandfather was a stalker, and it was hard to find such a "childcare" at that time.For this kind of job, it's best to find the kind of troubled young master, who can pretend to be like that, but in that world, how can there be so many troubled young masters?When I find it, everyone will know about this girl, so do you still need to praise her?

This is a no-brainer, so I thought, just let Grandpa Chang Fa try it. If a dead horse is a living horse doctor, at worst, find someone to stare at this Grandpa Chang Fa. I don’t believe that with so many people watching, this person can disappear out of thin air Gamble.

Don't tell me, this Grandpa Chang Fa was born with a rich appearance. He wears good clothes. He really looks like a rich son. Quite a few, with good eyesight, belonging to the group who are very good at observing words and expressions, and they do look a bit like the young masters of the nouveau riche.

Grandpa Changfa just started doing "childcare" and it went smoothly. Why?Because Grandpa Chang Fa is in the casino, he bets on money casually, and he is never soft on spending money, plus Grandpa Chang Fa's dress is different from now, no one really recognizes him, this is the gambler, I thought it was the stupid son of an upstart family.

Especially the few young masters who come here often, because they are friends, it is impossible to compare with each other, but this newcomer who came suddenly, with the appearance of spending a lot of money, immediately aroused the interest of these young masters, and they started to compete for bids .

How do these young masters know that when someone pays money, it is taken from the left pocket to the right pocket.

The money was rushing, and there were 51 songs out of one song.How about fifty, is that a little money?What year was that, fifty?A tune by a not-so-famous girl?Not to mention anything else, just fifty, and a well-known girl, that's enough, and it's enough to order this girl that no one knows outside this street?The restaurant owner was so happy that he grinned behind his ears.

On this day, the owner of the restaurant brought money that he couldn't make in a month.The owner of the teahouse was so happy that he gave Grandpa Chang Fa a tenth of a tap that night, and told Grandpa Chang Fa that he was not allowed to tell the outside world. He changed his clothes and sneaked out through the back door so that no one could see him.

Grandpa Chang Fa got the money, so of course he went to gamble, tell others?Then Grandpa Chang Fa is not so stupid, if people find out, what will they do to steal his business?In addition, now that he has money, he naturally gambles non-stop, so there is no time to gossip. Our grandpa Chang Fa can't do this kind of twat.

However, Grandpa Chang Fa did not work as a "childcare" for a long time, and Grandpa Chang Fa died.Why is this?

Of course, with such a large source of income, Grandpa Chang Fa was not beaten to death by debt collectors, nor was he sick, but was robbed.

In fact, this is also because Grandpa Chang Fa didn't pay attention, he was too showy.

You said, don’t you think it’s strange that a person disappears during the day, but at night, goes in and out of the casino, spends a lot of money, never borrows money on credit, and thinks you are the owner of the casino?If you were a gangster on the street, wouldn't you be curious?

So, one day, when Grandpa Chang Fa came out of home in the morning and went to the teahouse, he was followed by someone.In fact, it is strange to say that there is still a big gap between Chang Fa's grandfather before and after the change of clothes. Let alone a normal person, even Chang Fa's grandpa may not be able to recognize him, but this gangster is Sun Houzi's piercing eyes. It can be seen that this flamboyantly dressed young man who spends a lot of money is a gambler who gambles in the casino at night.

The gangster could tell at a glance that this was the teahouse owner's "caretaker".

But how did Grandpa Chang Fa know that he, a fake son, had already been targeted by a real gangster?He continued to play the role of the young master, spending a lot of money and ordering songs like crazy.The gangster was also very patient, pretending to be a commoner drinking tea and listening to music, sitting far away, watching all this.

At the end of the song, the crowd dispersed, and Grandpa Chang Fa prepared to take the money to gamble as usual.

Just after taking the money, changing clothes, and going out through the back door of the teahouse, he was beaten, and he was beaten so badly that his eyes immediately stared at gold stars.

But what a coincidence, this time the blow may have been taken lightly, Grandpa Chang Fa did not pass out, and when he found out that the daring gangster was robbing him of his gambling capital, he actually insisted on resisting.

Who are the gangsters?Does this make you rebel?If someone had no guts to be a bandit, why would they choose to rob at the back door of the tea house where there are still people walking around?Seeing that Grandpa Chang Fa wouldn't let him be robbed, the gangster hit another stick, and now he hit Grandpa Chang Fa with half his life. Dizzy, he grabbed his ragged money bag and insisted not to let it be snatched, so he let the gangster beat him to death behind the teahouse with a stick again and again.

Coincidentally, no one left through the back door that day.But when you think about it, everyone here is not a "babysitter", they are all legitimate occupations, and they are not afraid of people knowing, who can go through the back door if they have nothing to do.Poor Grandpa Chang Fa, when he was discovered, he missed the rescue time long ago, and his body was stiff.

Chang Fa's great-grandfather found out about this, he was naturally distraught, the white-haired man sent the black-haired man, the pain was unusual, so he just made the old man mad and fell on the bed, unable to get up coming.

Chang Fa's father was still young at that time, only ten years old. Suddenly, his father died and his grandfather fell ill. His mother ran away with others because of his father's excessive gambling in the early years. Now he has no one to rely on and no one to recruit.

Fortunately, the guilty teahouse owner took in the poor child and worked as a handyman in his own teahouse, serving tea and so on.

The old man, who was immersed in the pain of losing his son, finally didn't get up again, and passed away within a month.

Poor Chang Fa's father, he became an orphan at a young age.

The owner of this teahouse is also considered righteous. After accepting Chang Fa's father, he treated him very well, and did not have any prejudice against Chang Fa's father because of Chang Fa's grandfather.

Chang Fa's father was also considered a diligent child when he was a child, and he was also handsome, so he was very popular with the wives who drank tea and listened to music. he.

So in the past few years, although Chang Fa's father was an orphan and lonely, he was not in a difficult life, and even learned Braille and musical instruments from a few old men.

But this fate will not always favor a person.

When Chang Fa's father was 15 years old, Chang Fa's grandma came back. She seemed to be doing well, and her husband's family was okay, so she wanted to take Chang Fa's father to live a good life.

Of course, everyone was happy for this lonely child. The owner of the restaurant and the old men who played musical instruments even joined forces to give Chang Fa's father an erhu as a gift.

Chang Fa's father went to Shanghai with his mother. At that time, Shanghai was very prosperous, and many things were much more advanced than the countryside where Chang Fa used to stay.

Chang Fa's father is too old, so naturally he can't start reading from scratch.

But Chang Fa's grandma even hired a teacher to teach at home. Within two years, Chang Fa's father was successfully transferred to middle school, and his grades were not bad.

Do you think this is a story about an orphan who suddenly becomes a rich man?

Obviously not, I have never written this story, and as I said before, Chang Fa's family is an ancestral "caretaker", that is to say, Chang Fa's father has also become a "caretaker".

Chang Fa's father's life is better, it seems to be a different person, not as diligent as when he was a child, but he has many bad habits of rich children.

I have nothing to do all day, and I will play around with the son of the rich family. Today, I went to this alley to see the lady, and went to that teahouse to listen to the music. Sometimes, I even went to nightclubs, playing all night without going home .

At this time, Chang Fa's father met a young man who ran an auction house.

The auction house at that time was similar to now, and the auctions were still some very valuable things.

(End of this chapter)