A Weird Theater That Started In London

At five o'clock in the morning, a few ox cart drivers came with dogs around. The group of livestock surrounded the fire to keep warm, which made the stall owner very uncomfortable.

　　 However, the coachmen were not good people. They formed a gang-like organization, which made her hold back.

　　 After a while, a large number of women from the dust also gathered, some with the night shift workers, and some with the men who had just crawled out of the bar.

　　 The same goes for the girl who attracted Lu Li's attention. An old man took her away.

　　 Click... Click...

　　 The long boots that stomped on the ground, the silver-inlaid walking stick, and the carriage parked outside the small square all show that the old man is rich.

　　 Why not do business?

　　 Always want to live.

　　 Not far away, Lu Li took a look at the sky still shrouded in dense fog, and decided to leave.

　　Since the mid-term exams and entering the world of plot, the principal no longer arranges the main tasks for them, relying on their own initiative.

　　 Living in London is not easy.

　　 The empty main road became lively, and the office staff began to work.

　　 This is the case every morning. If you look down from a high place, you can clearly see a thick black line extending from the suburbs to the financial city center.

　　 And before night falls, this black line will appear again, moving in the opposite direction, and scattered to their original place——

　　 Thousands of hitters, who steadily commute to and from get off work, wearing white scarves and dark trench coats, look solemn and solemn.

　　 And Lu Li was on the same road with them.

　　 Financial City.

　　 is located on the east side of the famous St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, covering an area of ​​only one square mile, but it has gathered a large number of banks, stock exchanges, gold markets and other financial institutions.

　　 Passing through the financial city, it was Westminster, also known as Westminster. Lu Li wanted to settle here.

　　 For three months, there must be a place to stay. Besides, how the next plan unfolds depends on this link.

　　 Open a small clinic?

After 　　 became an identity, he would automatically obtain the relevant skills. The benefit was not cancelled. Therefore, Lu Li could go to be a doctor, so as to make a living.

　　 You know, no matter which country you are in, doctors and lawyers are decent jobs.

　　 It’s just that, in contrast, Lu Li is more inclined to open a detective agency.

　　Is there any profession that is more suitable than a detective to get information everywhere?

　　 Moreover, Lu Qi has always had an inexplicable emotion for the first role he played.

　　【When you come to the Victorian era, you must be a detective. If you can, it is best to "write" a few literary masterpieces and be a great writer, so that the Queen can award himself the nobility. 】

　　 "Gentlemen, do you want to take a car?"

　　 "Gentlemen, do you want to take a car?"

　　 On the side of the street, the coachman yelled three times in a row, interrupting Lu Li's reverie.

　　 This is a public car that can take about 20 passengers. It is pulled by three horses. The toll ranges from 1 pence to 2 shillings and 6 pence, not including bridge tolls and toll roads.

　　 Frankly speaking, Lu Li regretted not having a black-maned horse anymore. It was not to save time. In fact, most streets have pedestrians passing through 24 hours a day, especially the main roads, and they cannot gallop at all.

　　The reason why he thinks of mounts is because there are a lot of manure on the road, bullock carts, and horse-drawn carts. These animals are excreted all the time, and if they don't pay attention, they will be recruited.

　　 Even Lu Li, in such a dense crowd, he must be careful not to step on anything.

　　 Not only that, London in the morning rush hour is particularly noisy, and the ears are full of sounds, men, women, children, carriages, trucks, carts, bells, all kinds of noises.

　　When stepping into the center of London, the world became quiet again. The Lawyers' Hall——Lincoln Hall——Gray Hall——

　　Each hall has several buildings, including restaurants, gardens, chapels, libraries, and some meeting rooms. Many decisions that affect the world economy are based on this.

　　 However, these flourishes do not belong to Lu Li for the time being. He is looking for a newsstand, but it is a pity that this thing is not located in this area.

　　 When Lu Li was about to go forward again, the childish shout of the newsboy sounded:

　　""The Times", "The Times"-today's "Times"! "Morning Chronicle"! "Post"! "Advertiser"! "London Illustrated News!"

　　 "Who wants today's newspaper? Sir, newspaper! News, news! Newspaper, newspaper, newspaper!"

　　 In the crowd, a pair of immature hands swayed frantically, trying to attract as many guests as possible.

　　 Lu Li, who has only been in this world for seven hours, is still very unfamiliar with the phenomenon of "two currents", and doesn't have much understanding--

　　 One is five or six feet high on the sidewalk, and one is two feet below the sidewalk.

　　 namely, adults and children.

The latter infiltrated every street in the West End and the Financial City. They set off from home early in the morning, first went to the newspaper dealer to pick up the pre-bound newspapers, then took the first postal car to the post office, and then took away the exclusive large planks. , Tie up as many newspapers as possible and sell them on the streets.

　　 "A copy of The Times."

　　 Lu Li looked at the few newspapers left on the big plank, and said, "A copy of The Advertiser."

　　 The former records news in London and the whole world, from anecdotes to politics and economy, and can better understand one's own situation.

　　 The latter, mainly advertising, is probably the earliest commercial newspaper with comprehensive news.

　　 "A total of 11 pence." On tiptoes, the newsboy took the newspaper off the board very skillfully.

　　 As there is not much change left, Lu Li can only use pounds, he has nine in total.

　　 It is worth mentioning that although it is currently in the period of Queen Victoria, the currency system is different from the original history and is not that complicated.

　　 pennies, copper coins.

　　 shilling, silver coin.

　　 British pounds, gold coins.

　　 One pound is equal to twenty shillings, and one shilling is equal to twelve pence, supplemented by Grote, Florin, and Krona.

　　 In this way, Lu Li received a lot of change and two stacks of newspapers.

　　 [The City Council abandoned the "Police Act·Article 13" with 2 votes in favor, 8 votes against, and 1 abstention. "Article 13" allows the police to clear away mobile hawkers in order to keep roads and sidewalks free of goods or obstructions. 】

　　【A member of the Diet proposes to reduce the daily working hours from 16 hours to 14 hours, and the labor pay remains unchanged. This motion was criticized by a majority of parliamentarians——]

　　【A member of the Diet proposes to lift the ban on working hours and allow workers to work overtime voluntarily in order to earn more labor compensation. This motion was approved by the majority of members——]

　　 stood on the side of the street and watched for a long time, but Lu Li couldn't find the information he wanted.

　　 Why didn't he mention the weird incident?

　　 Judging from the current experience, the world couldn't be more normal, there is no danger at all.

　　 But... the principal never lied.

　　 To stay away from the fog is to stay away from death.

　　 This is a sentence on the blackboard that is worthy of scrutiny.

　　 "Dear Sir, do you need to shine shoes?"

　　 Lu Li was standing beside the lamppost outside the sidewalk, reading the newspaper silently.

　　Because of this, a shoe boy was attracted to him. With a wooden stool in his hand and a big box behind him, he looked at Lu Li expectantly:

　　 "Just a penny will do. You can polish your men's shoes and dust your trouser legs."

"Ok."

　　 Hearing this, Lu Li folded the worthless portion and clamped it under his arm.

　　 There is neither the desired information nor the missing person notice. It is estimated that Pan Ming and Duke are now worrying about the next step.

　　 "Is this your first time in London?"

　　 "No, I lived here a long time ago."

　　 The shoe boy in the red jacket puts on the solid shoe polish while chatting with the guests.

　　 And Lu Li sat in a small chair, responding one after another. At the same time, his eyes moved on various advertisements.

[Westminster City, Maryleben District, 23 Baker Street, for rent, a single-family house, a total of two floors, two rooms upstairs, a living room, a bathroom, a small balcony, a dining room downstairs, A kitchen, an anteroom that can be used for business, and an underground storage room...

There is no private lawn, but there is a public garden in front. The environment is beautiful. It can be rented for one, two or three years. Short-term rent is not accepted. The rent starts at least three months. The weekly rent is 12 shillings. If you are interested, please go to 1 Baker Street a, find Mr. Jonny]

　　 Soon, Lu Li locked on a good place.

Baker Street?

　　 I miss it very much.

　　 The fictitious Mr. Holmes lives there. If this person exists in this world, then he should live at No. 221b.

　　 In addition, Lu Li lived there during the first entrance examination, with the house number: 4c.

　　 Now that this street has appeared in front of Lu Li again, it still makes people sigh with emotion in this way.

only……

　　 The rent is twelve shillings per week, which is one hundred and fifty-six shillings for those three months, which just meets the minimum requirement.

　　 And the money around Lu Li is nine pounds, which is equivalent to one hundred and eighty shillings.

　　 Is there a similar saying that bet one pays three in this era?

　　 After renting a house, what will you eat in the next three months?

　　How to fund activities?

　　Of course, the latter two can be solved easily. The kidnapping of a black-hearted capitalist does not require any high ransom, just faint and take the wallet away.

　　 As for the conscience, will it hurt?

does not exist!

　　 The sixteen-hour work system is already frantic enough. I didn’t expect the councillors to add time to it. The donkeys in the production team didn’t fight like that.

　　 Moreover, the meager return in exchange is only enough for the workers to barely support their families.

　　 Based on this alone, capitalists should be hanged by a street lamp, and taste what is called the iron fist of justice!

　　 "Sir, all right."

　　 was thinking, the timid voice of Shoeboy sounded in Lu Li's ears. He had finished work and was packing up shoe polish, brushes and cotton towels.

　　 eyes moved down.

　　 You can see a pair of shiny boots, and all the mud spots on the trousers have disappeared.

"Hard."

　　 Lu Li hesitated to speak, after all, before renting a house, he could not be too generous.

　　 "Let’s have lunch together?"

　　 He looked at the sun that had risen to mid-air, and said, "I haven't returned to London for a long time. I feel that it has changed too much, and I want to ask someone to ask."

　　 A lunch, a casual meal on the street, doesn’t cost much, even if it’s a restaurant, you can afford it as long as you don’t pay much attention to it.

　　 And Xiao Xie Tong was taken aback, and immediately agreed.

　　 He walks the streets and alleys every day, dealing with all kinds of people, and he is well informed.

　　 Give-pay back.

　　 Plus, Lu Li's motives are very simple, so Xietong thinks that this meal is okay.

A few minutes later.

　　 The two came to a small restaurant.

　　 The place is not big, it can barely fit eight square tables, and the hotel business is also upstairs.

　　 Michael Alder, the little newspaper boy, ordered a pudding with raisins, and then, at the sign of Lu Li, ordered two more Italian cold sausages.

　　 Then, no matter what Lu Li said, the kid stopped ordering food, and kept waving his hands:

　　 "Enough, I can only eat half of the pudding at most, and I can even save it for the evening."

　　 Seeing this, Lu Li didn't insist anymore, and said to the waitress whose chest was proportional to her age:

　　 "One more plate of red beef and a glass of beer."

　　 "One shilling, no money for beer, check out after the dishes are served."

　　After the words fell, the waitress twisted the bucket and left.

　　 In the next time, Lu Li began to attack the child in front of him.

　　 With a kind and amiable attitude, the clever speaking skills lingering in his ears, and the sumptuous lunch that will be on the table, Michael feels that he has met a great kind person.

"I can polish 20 pairs of shoes a day and get 20 pence. One-third of them must be handed over to the Shoe Shine Association, the other third will be used in daily life, and the remaining third will be deposited in a deposit account. You can get it out when you are sixteen."

　　 "The chairman is very nice, he watches me abide by the rules, never pays a lot of money, and honestly reports my income every day, so I will allocate this area close to the financial city to me. As long as I work hard, it will be profitable."

"Association? It is an official organization. There are more than one hundred boys in total. Some people’s mothers work as laundresses, street vendors, and cleaners near their workplaces~www.wuxiamtl.com~ They will have dinner with their families at noon and in the afternoon. Come out to polish your shoes again."

"But more people don’t have a mother, and I’m one of them. I eat one penny worth of bread on the street every day, or eat roast potatoes and coffee at the stalls. If you’re too tired or are scolded by customers, go eat some meat. pie."

　　 "Abode? Father Tony in the church is very nice, let me sleep in the boiler room, it is very warm in winter."

　　Mi Gao is like a conversation, telling the past, happy, sad, and everything.

　　 In his memory, there is no concept of a father, and his mother could not bear the pointing of neighbors and the abuse of guests, and committed suicide by jumping into the river the year before.

　　 And Lu Li is like a beam of light, illuminating his world.

　　 face to face, around the fireplace, with ample food in front of him, listen patiently, and pat the shoulders to encourage...

　　 In fact, not only Michael thinks so, but the guests next to him feel that if the difference in hair color is ignored, the two should be father and son.

　　 "Child, would you like to go with me?"

　　 Lu Li sighed in his heart, rubbing his short chestnut hair with a smile on his face and said:

　　 "As you can see, I am a doctor. I just came back from Atlantic City yesterday and I am looking for a place to stay. By the way, I will find a guy who is familiar with the environment to help open the clinic."

　　 At first, Lu Li wanted to make a roundabout to find out what horror legends, rumors, and weird murders were there recently in Wudu.

　　 After listening to the child's narration, he still couldn't hold back and broke the defense.

　　 More mouths to eat...

　　 Also, who stipulates that clinics and detective offices cannot be opened together?