The mage in the late Qing Dynasty

Aixinjueluo Zaizhen looks good, but his back is a little stooped.

Since Zhao Chuanxin's back was pricked with holes, Aixinjueluo Zai Zhen only had to straighten up and the wounds on his back were faintly visible.

During the healing period, due to long-term rickets, it was difficult to stand up straight after recovery.

The half-year-long painful torture also made his originally obese body become out of shape.

Zhao Chuanxin looked at the man in front of him strangely: Who are you? What do you want from me?

Aixinjueluo Zaizhen, who had a lot to say but didn't know how to speak, instantly felt that he had been stabbed in vain.

He smiled bitterly and said, I am Zai Zhen. Mr. Zhao, a noble man, often forgets things.

Zhao Chuanxin was surprised: Have you succeeded in losing weight? Oh, this is really gratifying.

Aixinjueluo Zai Zhen: ...

Although the Qing Dynasty did not regard fatness as a beauty, there was no need to lose weight.

Banner people also have some unique customs. For example, if anyone has a dry mouth, he must be poor. Rich people have smooth and shiny mouths. In some harsh and cold places, silk and satin are soaked in oil and polished to show that the family is well off.

Richness is also a kind of style.

Aixinjueluo Zai Zhenting has difficulty breathing.

He coughed dryly: Mr. Zhao, I am here to give you money on behalf of both myself and the court.

Zhao Chuanxin scratched his head and said in disbelief: Did I hear you right? Send money?

Is this guy taking the wrong medicine?

Aixinjueluo Zaizhen took out the bill from his arms: This is a bill from the Bank of France, totaling 20,000 francs.

Oh, is this from you personally or from Cixi? Zhao Chuanxin was delighted.

Aixinjueluo Zai Zhen's face straightened: Strictly speaking, he came from the imperial court.

Zhao Chuanxin took the note with a smile on his face and said: How can you be so embarrassed about such a heavy gift? Really. In that case, I won't let you eat. If you go down the mountain now, you can still catch the ship to Shanghai.

When Aixinjueluo Zai Zhen heard this, he thought, “What the hell is that?”

Evict people after taking money?

Wait... He said quickly: Actually, I still need Mr. Zhao's help.

Zhao Chuanxin sneered in his heart, knowing that the money must not be taken in vain.

He lay back down again, folded his legs, and said nothing.

Aixinjueluo Zai Zhen bit the bullet: At the time of national crisis, the Portuguese and Japanese wanted to bombard the coast with strong ships and cannons, and asked the court to arrest Mr. Zhao within a ten-day period. Mr. Zhao is one of their own, of course. We can’t catch them. Since we have a common enemy, why not use both hands, sir, to scuttle their ships...

Zhao Chuanxin understood it instantly.

What kind of person is one of his own? Cixi probably hates him to the core.

Cixi was self-aware. She couldn't catch herself and couldn't afford to offend Japan and Portugal, so she just wanted to use money to eliminate the disaster.

Zhao Chuanxin flicked his fingernails: Oh, you don't know something. Sinking a ship is a very difficult task.

Moreover, now that the crew is equipped with weapons, if they notice it and attack in groups, I will find it difficult to resist.

This is really dangerous.

... Aixinjueluo Zai Zhenxin said, didn't he just want to add more money? He took out another bill from his pocket: Mr. Zhao, the 20,000 francs were paid by the court, and this 10,000 francs were paid by me personally.

Zhao Chuanxin accepted the money without hesitation: It's easy to talk to, you are so generous, you are so generous to your own good, and you are truly a role model for our generation.

I have only heard of misappropriation of public funds, but never heard of subsidies out of pocket.

Aixinjueluo Zai Zhen said: To be honest, after Yang Cuixi's incident, I have resigned from all posts, but I am not reconciled to this.

This is about using money to buy fame.

Zhao Chuanxin suddenly gave a meaningful smile: Very good, this spirit of self-sacrifice for others should be made known to Cixi.

Aixinjueluo Zai Zhen didn't understand what Zhao Chuanxin wanted to express.

There were no outsiders at the scene, so he revealed to Zhao Chuanxin that he wanted to endorse him after he returned, just in case Zhao Chuanxin learned the news and would not refute it and cause trouble.

This is important.

He knew that Zhao Chuanxin was greedy, and Cixi's abacus was very good, so he prepared the money in advance.

After saying this, Aixinjueluo Zaizhen stood up and left.

Zhao Chuanxin lay down and said, Oh, Zhao's legs and feet are not good, so I won't send you off. Goodbye.

...

Seeing the stranger leaving, a group of snot-nosed kids gathered around them: Uncle, did he bring food?

This has become a routine.

No, he just brought a few pieces of paper.

Huh? A group of children were disappointed: How stingy.

Zhao Chuanxin grinned.

That's much more valuable than a gift.

He stood up and said, Let's go, I'll take you to the market to buy food.

Sniffle Kid suddenly became excited and led the way.

Follow the path towards Guanyin Temple.

A snot-nosed kid pointed at the tree and said, Uncle, look, there is a monkey there.

Zhao Chuanxin looked over and saw a black-haired gibbon hanging on a tree, looking at it curiously.

The hair on its back is particularly long.

This kind of gibbon has become extinct by the 21st century.

Zhao Chuanxin waved to the tree.

Surprisingly, the black-spine ape also imitated waving at him, looking very smart.

Zhao Chuanxin came to the tree, looked up, and happened to look directly at it.

A snot-nosed kid said, Uncle, I'll go up and catch it for you.

Another girl with a round face, who was about to enter junior high school in the 21st century, said bluntly: Don't brag, monkeys are better than you.

Xian Yuqing, you know nothing.

Xian Yuqing pinched his waist with both hands: I know a lot.

At first, Zhao Chuanxin's team of snot babies only had male babies, but later on, female babies gradually joined.

Zhao Chuanxin waved his hand: Don't make a fuss, let me catch it for you.

He took a few steps back, stepped forward, stepped on the tree trunk, and climbed up the slope. After three steps, he took a handful of branches for help, and the smart gyroscope helped him pull up as hard as he could.

His speed was extremely fast, and he reached the location of the Black Ridge Ape in just a moment.

The black-spine ape was frightened, and climbed up the tree trunk with a pull-up, trying to escape.

However, Zhao Chuanxin was as nimble as the ape. He twisted his waist and abdomen in the air, twisted like a spring and then restored it again. He stretched his long arms, grabbed the soft fur on the back of the black-spine ape's neck, and sat on the thickest one. On the trunk of the tree.

Under the tree, a group of snot-nosed babies were stunned.

Xian Yuqing blinked: Wow, uncle is more powerful than a monkey.

The snot-nosed kid next to her who had just been refuted by Xian Yuqing rolled her eyes and pointed at her and said, Xian Yuqing, you are calling me like a monkey. I will complain to my uncle later.

Xian Yuqing stamped his foot: Don't slander others.

Zhao Chuanxin heard it clearly from the tree. He couldn't help but smile, pulling the back of the black-spine ape's neck and giving it a wide-eyed look.

The black-spine ape is not big, weighing less than twenty kilograms in total and less than half a meter in length.

Its hair is short and fluffy, with a bright black line on its back, and the rest is actually dark brown.

The small eyes are round and the crest on the top of the head looks like the head of an airplane.

She looks very cute and well-behaved, and has a bit of an eccentric look. When Zhao Chuanxin caught her, she had no intention of hurting anyone.

Zhao Chuanxin took out a piece of candy and handed it to it.

It blinked, stretched out its paws to take it, stretched out its tongue and licked it.

His eyes widened involuntarily, looking very surprised.

Zhao Chuanxin pulled it into his arms and sat on his lap.

The little guy grabbed the candy ball, licked it, and glanced at Zhao Chuanxin, his eyes were very smart.

Zhao Chuanxin took a piece of candy ball, stuffed it into his mouth, puffed up his cheeks, and then gave it a demonstration by chirping his mouth.

The little guy thought about it and followed it in a learned manner.

Not to mention, apart from the fact that there is no chirping sound, he looks the same as Zhao Chuanxin.

A group of snot-nosed kids below looked at it with hot eyes and shouted: Uncle, take it down.

Zhao Chuanxin happily placed the black-spine ape on the tree trunk and jumped down first.

Then he took out a candy ball and waved under the tree.

The black-spine ape climbed back and forth on the tree trunk and kept looking down.

Zhao Chuanxin said: You guys stand back a little.

When the snot babies took a few steps back, the black-spine ape flexibly grabbed the branch and swung down again and again.

Zhao Chuanxin copied it and hung it on his arm.

Pass it another candy ball.

He took out his camera and said, Whoever knows how to take pictures, take one for me.

The Snot Kids looked at each other.

What is this?

It looks like fun.

But no one said anything.

Xian Yuqing volunteered: Uncle, let me try.

Zhao Chuanxin looked at the little girl with admiration.

He showed her how to look at the camera and how to adjust the angle of the picture: Look here, put the midline between me and the monkey in one third of the picture, and our heads should be in the upper and lower thirds. …”

He also took out a pen and paper, roughly sketched the outlines of a man and a monkey, and drew a nine-square grid, which is actually the golden section between left, right and up and down.

Xian Yuqing was very clever and said, Uncle, I understand.

Zhao Chuanxin tilted his head slightly and lowered his head slightly. Hanging behind him, the black-spine ape clinging to his shoulders was playing with the candy balls.

Zhao Chuanxin stretched out his hand to grab it, and the black-spine ape looked at him in surprise.

At this moment, click...

Xian Yuqing pressed the shutter.

She jumped up excitedly: Uncle, I'm really good at taking pictures. Uncle, I will also learn to paint and take photos in the future...

Today's photo-taking experience was something she would never forget.

It turns out that there are so many skills in composition, if one point is too high, it is too much, if one point is too low, it is too little.

She had seen other people taking photos, but this was the first time she had done it herself, and it felt amazing.

Sniffle-nose baby said: Girl, what kind of talent are you?

Xian Yuqing ignored him, but looked at Zhao Chuanxin eagerly, waiting for him to speak.

Zhao Chuanxin encouraged him cheerfully: Okay, then China will have one more female talent. She is good at playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, just like a friend of mine, his name is Li Shutong. From now on, you strive to be the female version. Li Shutong.

Little did he know that what he said today would come true.

This little girl was originally a female talent in history. With today’s photography experience, she has become even more extraordinary. Not only has she become close friends with Chen Yanke and others, but Xian Xinghai and Liang Yusheng, who wrote martial arts novels, are also her students. Became a famous painter and photographer...

Xian Yuqing was very excited after hearing this: Thank you, uncle. Uncle, can you take a picture for me too?

Zhao Chuanxin removed the black-spine ape, and Xian Yuqing hugged it with difficulty.

Zhao Chuanxin said: You squat on the ground and butt the cow with it.

Xian Yuqing complied. Although the black-spine ape was not afraid of Xian Yuqing, it disliked fighting with her. When it turned its head in disgust and faced the camera, Zhao Chuanxin instantly captured the picture.

Click...

Zhao Chuanxin was very satisfied: Not bad, I will give it to you when the photo is developed.

When the other snot-nosed kids heard this: Uncle, we also want to take pictures...

Zhao Chuanxin said: Okay, you guys will stand at the back according to your size, Xian Yuqing, you will maintain order, and the black-spine ape will sit at the front...

After giving another candy ball, the black-spine ape obeyed.

Zhao Chuanxin took a group photo for them.

Okay, let's go to the market to buy food.

Zhao Chuanxin hung the black-spine ape back on the tree. It held the branch with one paw and the candy ball with the other paw, watching everyone go away.

With this episode, the snot-nosed kids were especially excited.

In fact, there are very few things in the market.

The snacks these children hang around are nothing more than snacks such as sugar cane, mung bean crisps, egg tarts and peanut brittle.

Zhao Chuanxin is not stingy, but he is also restrained: “Everyone can only buy one thing, and we won’t pay for more.”

The rarer it is, the more precious it becomes.

So, a group of children started biting their fingers and drooling while thinking about what they wanted.

Zhao Chuanxin let them think about it while he walked around with his hands full behind his back.

He stopped in front of a stall, pointed at the gray leather coat on the stall and asked, What is this?

The stall owner said: This is a shark skin water cushion. Do you want to buy it? I can make it for you. It's very warm...