I, the wanderer of the universe, love making friends

Chapter 256 Asking Cixi for Money to Buy a House
Shen Lang had no interest in the so-called Lion King Competition at all.

Although there are many kinds of competitions in this world, to him they are all like passing clouds and not worth mentioning.

Thinking that I had never been to Beijing, I planned to go for a walk to broaden my horizons and gain some experience.

Then see if you can take this opportunity to make some new friends who understand each other thoroughly and are worth making close friends with.

In life, it is always a good thing to have more close friends.

Because one more friend means one more way.

One more wife means one more home.

Before he and Huang Feihong finished their conversation, Aunt Thirteen's face suddenly darkened and she said coldly, "Why call me Brother Shen? Call me Uncle!"

Huang Feihong was startled by Thirteenth Aunt's sudden words and nodded respectfully in response, "Thirteenth Aunt is right. I will remember this."

Then, he changed the subject and said to Thirteenth Aunt Shen Lang with a smile on his face, "My nephew is thinking of inviting my uncle to go to the capital for a trip. I wonder if Thirteenth Aunt would like to go with us."

After hearing this, Thirteenth Aunt thought for a moment and said, "Going to the capital? Hmm... that's a good idea. Staying in Foshan all day is really boring. If that's the case, why not go to the capital for a stroll?"

Turning to look at Shen Lang, he said, "But my husband, are you planning to go to the capital alone?"

Shen Lang smiled and said, "If you're willing to go together, can I really stop you? We have nothing to do in Foshan anyway, so why not take the whole family on a trip and take you to broaden your horizons."

When Aunt Thirteen heard this, her face immediately lit up with joy, and she responded without hesitation, "Okay! I'll go tell my sisters and tell them the good news."

After saying that, she turned around and left in a hurry.

Shen Lang glanced at Huang Feihong and said, "As I told you, we will discuss our own affairs."

"Uncle, you can't do this." Huang Feihong immediately put on a serious face and said, "We should still follow the seniority. This rule cannot be broken. Uncle, I will go back and pack up first, and then we will go to the capital together."

"Okay." Shen Lang said with a smile, "Everyone can take care of each other on the road."

After making the decision, he chartered a boat without hesitation and chose to travel to the capital by water.

It was a torture for him to ride in that slow, bumpy carriage that took a month or two to get there.

The family, along with Huang Feihong and others, set out from the prosperous Guangzhou, sailed into the sea, and then disembarked at the Tianjin wharf.

The journey was full of twists and turns, but we finally arrived in the capital.

After entering the capital, the scene before us is dazzling.

The market was bustling with people coming and going, shoulder to shoulder, it was so lively!

The noise and hawking sounds were heard one after another.

The most talked-about topic on the streets is undoubtedly the Lion King Contest that is about to open grandly.

Because this game attracted the attention and gaze of countless people, it became the focus of heated discussion on the streets.

Anyone who sees someone holding a lion head will guess where it comes from.

However, when they saw Thirteenth Aunt in a Western dress, they also looked at her.

Huang Feihong said to Shen Lang excitedly, "Uncle, when we Cantonese people come to the capital, the first thing we do is go to the Guangdong Guild Hall. It's also more convenient to stay there. Let's go together."

Shen Lang smiled and nodded, then replied, "Well, that's great. It's a good idea to go to the Guangdong Guild Hall first. We can put our luggage away, rest comfortably, and then plan our next itinerary."

Hui Niang, standing by, frowned slightly, her red lips parted, and she softly warned, "Master, I've heard that the capital is a hodgepodge of good and bad people, with all sorts of people gathering here. In my humble opinion, we must be more cautious and careful, and we must not take it lightly."

Shen Lang nodded and said, "What Hui Niang said is very true. We should be more careful in everything we do, not cause trouble, but also not be afraid of trouble."

When Cao Yangyun heard this, he did not take it to heart. Instead, his face was full of curiosity, and he looked around happily like a smart little deer.

Those beautiful eyes kept scanning the surroundings as she muttered to herself, "I never thought this place would be so bustling even before the Lion King Contest officially begins. When the competition begins, we'll definitely be in for a feast for the eyes!"

Huang Feihong laughed heartily and continued, "Madam, you are absolutely right. This Lion King Competition is a grand event held nationwide. Its influence is immense, and it attracts countless heroes and outstanding individuals!"

Tieyan also kept looking left and right, and suddenly she seemed to have discovered something new.

Pointing at a few foreign women in Chinese clothing not far away, he whispered, "Look, those foreign women over there are actually wearing our clothes! It's just...it just feels so awkward no matter how I look at it."

The Ninth Miss looked in the direction she pointed, and after a moment's scrutiny, she smiled and said, "Sister Tieyan is right. These foreign women are tall and have large frames, which really doesn't go well with our traditional Chinese clothing."

Just then, a tall foreigner came towards them.

"Miss Shaojun, long time no see." The foreigner came up to her with a smile.

Thirteenth Aunt also responded with a smile: "It turns out to be Mr. Du Wenqi. It's been a long time since we last met."

Turning to Shen Lang, he said, "This is a classmate I met when I was studying in England. His name is Du Wenqi, and he's Russian."

"Hello." Shen Lang extended his hand and shook hands briefly, saying, "I'm Shaojun's husband. Nice to meet you. It seems you speak Chinese quite well."

"I work at the consulate, so my Chinese needs to be good." Du Wenqi turned to look at Shaojun and asked, "Are you married?"

"That's right." Aunt Thirteen nodded, "And we have a lovely baby."

"I see." Du Wenqi nodded and continued, "Thank you for teaching me my first Chinese words. It's you who made me fall madly in love with China. I came all the way to China for you, but I didn't expect you to get married. I really miss you every day, but it's a pity that I haven't heard from you."

Thirteenth Aunt's face froze instantly. "Mr. Du Wenqi, I'm so sorry. I didn't expect you to have such a misunderstanding of me."

"Mr. Du, isn't it a bit rude of you to say that in front of someone else's husband?" Shen Lang glared at him.

Du Wenqi hesitated and said, "Sir, I really can't control my emotions."

Shen Lang thought for a moment, then patted his shoulder and said, "Everyone loves beauty. I don't blame you!"

A stream of energy flowed through his hand into Du Wenqi's body and went straight to his kidney meridian.

From now on, this foreigner will become a eunuch.

Don’t lift!

He, Shen, has been out there in society and has only ever been after other people's wives, yet someone actually dared to covet his wife.

"Mr. Du Wenqi, I'm really sorry that you have this misunderstanding, but I am married now and very happy with my husband. Please stop thinking about it and see you again." Aunt Thirteen said, then took Shen Lang's hand and prepared to leave.

Du Wenqi said hurriedly: "I have a carriage and can give you a ride."

"Oh, no need. We are just casual acquaintances, so it's better for us to go our separate ways." Shen Lang said, "You should also stop talking to Shaojun, or I will beat you."

"A Kuan, go find a car quickly." Huang Feihong ordered hurriedly.

"Yes, Master!" Liang Kuan responded and went to find a car.

After the foreigners left, Cao Yangyun came to Shen Lang and whispered, "You always miss other people's wives, and now others miss your wife too."

"Do you really want someone to think about you?" Shen Lang glanced at her. This woman must be asking for sex.

Cao Yangyun said, "How could I possibly want to be remembered? I just want you to be careful. Your wives are so beautiful, there are many people who don't know how to look at them."

"That's right." Shen Lang nodded. "Each of you is a rare talent. I must be careful. Let's go and find a car first."

"What are you talking about?" Hui Niang asked curiously.

Shen Lang smiled and said, "It's okay. I was just talking about that foreigner."

"It must mean that foreigner is thinking about Shaojun." Hui Niang said, "I want to see whose wife you are thinking about this time when you come to the capital."

Everyone took a carriage to the Guangdong Guild Hall.

As soon as we arrived at the gate of the Guangdong Guild Hall, we saw crowds of people from afar. A huge crowd of people had surrounded the gate of the guild hall, making it impossible to get in or out.

People were whispering to each other. Although the voices were not loud, they were still quite noisy when combined together.

Someone lowered his voice and said, "This Zhao Tianba is truly tyrannical and overbearing! He actually dares to challenge other people everywhere. He's completely lawless!"

Another person echoed, "Yeah, I don't know where he comes from. How could he be so arrogant and domineering as to dare to come to the Guangdong Guild Hall and cause trouble?"

At this time, another person interrupted, "I heard that he had already discussed with the people from the four halls, eight societies, and sixteen halls that the Taiping Oil Refinery planned to take over the entire Lion King Competition this time, so they came here to challenge the halls and make a protest."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a burst of exclamations from the surroundings: "No way, he actually wants to take care of everything? His appetite is really too big!"

Just as everyone was discussing this, a large group of aggressive people suddenly rushed out of the guild hall.

These people, each holding a colorful lion head, rushed out of the door like a surging torrent.

Then, without saying a word, he raised the lion head in his hand and started smashing it frantically. For a moment, wood chips and debris flew everywhere.

The originally exquisite and beautiful lion heads were shattered into pieces by their rough actions, and some were even smashed into a pile of tattered wooden debris.

"Smash them all! Don't leave any behind!" shouted a burly man in the lead viciously.

Others followed suit and shouted, "What are you looking at? Get out of here! Don't get in the way!"

"If anyone dares to stop us from doing our work, don't blame me for being rude to you!"

Faced with this group of ferocious-looking guys, the onlookers scattered in fear, fearing that they would get into trouble accidentally.

After smashing the lion heads, these guys left.

Wong Fei-hung and Leung Kuan went into the guild hall first.

Shen Lang arranged for people to take down all the luggage.

After entering the guild hall, it was in a mess.

There were signs of vandalism everywhere.

"This capital city is indeed quite chaotic." Thirteenth Aunt looked around and said, "I never thought such a thing would happen under the feet of the emperor."

Shen Lang said, "What's so strange about this? It would be strange if everything was calm."

Suddenly, Huang Feihong's voice came from the corner, "Dad, Dad..."

"Brother-in-law!" Aunt Thirteen exclaimed and walked quickly forward.

I saw Huang Feihong massaging an old man's acupoints to promote blood circulation.

"Brother-in-law, how are you?" Aunt Thirteen asked hurriedly.

The old man asked in surprise, "Who is this foreign girl?"

Huang Feihong, who was standing by, quickly stepped forward and introduced: "Dad, she is Aunt Thirteen!"

Then, he pointed at Shen Lang and continued, "This is Thirteenth Aunt's husband, Mr. Shen Lang. Uncle, this is my father, Huang Qiying."

Upon hearing this, Shen Lang quickly clasped his fists and saluted: "Hello, Master Huang!"

Huang Qiying was very surprised and blurted out, "Ah? Shaojun is already married? But why are you dressed so funny and weird?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Faced with this situation, Aunt Thirteen could only smile helplessly.

Shen Lang asked, "Master Huang, I just heard that someone named Zhao Tianba is coming to challenge us. I wonder how the Guangdong Guild Hall plans to handle this matter?"

Huang Qiying sighed deeply after hearing this. "Let's put this matter aside for now. The government has been accusing us of setting up an incense hall without permission. If we rashly go out and confront them head-on, I'm afraid not only will we gain nothing, but we might even be charged with forming a clique and causing trouble."

Shen Lang nodded, expressing his understanding, and responded, "Indeed."

Then he ordered everyone to move the items they brought into the house first and not to interfere too much in the matter.

Although the Guangdong Guild Hall is very large, the food they prepare is mostly Cantonese style.

However, Shen Lang didn't like this place very much because he liked to sleep in the same quilt.

With so many women, he could only arrange one room for each person.

So he was thinking about whether he should find someone to buy a house for him tomorrow.

He had already thought about the money issue, so he went to ask Cixi for it.

Cixi had money to renovate the garden, so it was not excessive for him to take some of it to buy a property for himself.

When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, he quietly left the Guangdong Guild Hall.

Head to the Forbidden City.

Because the national treasury is divided into the inner treasury and the revenue treasury.

The Inner Treasury is located in the Forbidden City, and it stores royal property, that is, money that the emperor can use at will.

When the emperor or Empress Dowager Cixi wanted to build a palace or something, the money would usually be paid from the Imperial Household Treasury. The Ministry of Revenue would at most contribute a little and would not bear most of the expenses.

For him, the deep palace was as easy as entering his own back garden.

He sneaked into the palace quietly, intending to check out the treasury first.

Suddenly I thought of another thing.

I heard that Zhenfei, whose clan name was Tatara, had a flawless fair complexion and delicate and handsome facial features.

Since you are here, why not go and take a look?

(End of this chapter)