Bailuyuan, I am Bai Xiaowen

Chapter 118
In [-], the commander-in-chief died in Huanggutun.

Marshal Zhang changed his banner.

Electrify the whole country and announce that the Northeast will abide by the Three Ming Principles from now on, obey the people's government, and change the flag.

There is no more Beiyang warlords, and there is nominal unity.

In the following years, the Japanese occupied the entire Northeast.

In a few years, Bai Xiaowen had a lot more people and had a complete battalion.

Seven 800 people.

In Zishui County, and even in the entire provincial capital, it can be regarded as a relatively powerful force.

I tried my best to get some people who could read.

Bai Xiaowen also often goes to provincial capitals.

My younger sister Bai Ling has graduated from the provincial capital and has been a teacher in a primary school for several years.

Bai Xiaowen often goes to see her.

"Brother, too many people have died during this time. Every day I hear and see news of massacres in newspapers. The ancient city is shrouded in gloom and terror. I saw with my own eyes a school teacher being tied up by the police. Get up and take him away."

Bai Ling felt very angry every time he talked about it.

"Brother, I have another class later. After class, we will go to my uncle's house for dinner together."

Returned to Tofu Lane Primary School to attend class.

Bai Ling was very angry. The primary task of millions of troops and countless military police patrols and spies was not to deal with the Japanese invaders who had occupied China, but to kill Gong Zhidan. Even small counties like Zishui were set up to deal with them specifically. security brigade.

After class, we went to my uncle's house together.

There are two daughters in my uncle's family. The eldest is Bai Xiaowen's cousin, the younger is younger than Bai Xiaowen and older than Bai Ling.

Bai Ling graduated from the provincial middle school and attended a church girls' school for two years.

The church girls' school is a world for women. Women of all shapes and sizes gather together in the whole city, and the best ones have been picked up one by one by high-ranking officials.

My uncle's two daughters also graduated from a church girls' school.

One married a platoon leader in the army, and the other married a newspaper worker. They looked pretty good, but neither marriage was very happy.

Bai Ling is not married yet.

But his father, a cobbler, was not very satisfied with either of them.

The conditions of my family are not bad. They have opened a shop in the provincial capital. My daughter should marry better.

He felt that neither of his two daughters had a son-in-law who could bring glory to the family, but neither of his daughters was very outstanding.

This time Bai Ling and Bai Xiaowen came over for dinner, and Bai Ling's second cousin, the youngest daughter of her uncle's family, was also there.

The uncle was very happy about the arrival of the two.

These two are much better than my own children: "You are more promising than those two, Ling Ling'er. Anyone below the head of the regiment who works as a clerk and does odd jobs should not understand him. With a powerful person My lord, you can do it! By that time, who will dare to wear leather shoes without paying for them?"

Bai Ling is relatively young now, only in her 20s, which is the best age. If she were in a rural area, she would have married earlier, while girls in provincial cities would have married later.

Bai Xiaowen is even more remarkable. Although he is only the battalion commander, no one dares to look down on him.

Especially in Zishui County.

The impact on provincial capitals is a bit smaller.

If you don't go out to fight, it will be too difficult to get promoted.

After these few years, he is still the battalion commander.

Including Yue Weishan is still working as a bookkeeper in Zishui County.

If you want to rise quickly, there must be someone on top.

Bai Xiaowen was in Zishui County and was not very helpful to his uncle's family in the provincial capital.

In his opinion, maybe Bai Ling can be more helpful.

In the past few years, Bai Ling has become better-looking and has many suitors in the provincial capital.

Regardless of his knowledge or temperament, especially his elegant features, Bai Ling was outstanding in a church girls' school where there were many beauties.Bai Ling had already rejected several suitors, but his shield was the young man from the Wang family whom he had never met before.

She told the suitor that my father was engaged to me when I was 12 years old.

Using this reason, he rejected all the proposals.

Before Bai Ling left the mission school, the school administration informed her that a government official wanted to see her.

What is she asking about?If it was a suitor she wouldn't go.The staff of the school affairs office worriedly advised her that she should go, and she had to go whether she wanted to or not. The school could not afford to offend this person.

Bai Ling went.She saw a shrewd and capable middle-aged man sitting at the table in the school office. He had a sharp face, smart and persistent eyes, and his hair was dark and shiny from the middle of his forehead to both sides of his head.As soon as Bai Ling walked in, the man stood up and nodded with a smile.

The gentleman from the school affairs office introduced the middle-aged man's identity as the secretary of an important official in the provincial government, and then left the door.The secretary asked frankly: "Miss, what is your first impression? The first impression of interacting with others is very important. What are Miss Bai's plans after graduation?"

Bai Ling asked: "What exactly do you want to ask me about?"

The secretary said: "If you are willing to continue your studies, I can provide financial support. If you are willing to find a job, I can help arrange it."

Bai Ling asked: "Why are you so nice to me?"

The secretary said: "Do you still need to ask?"

Bai Ling said: "I am already married."

But the secretary is still asking.

Bai Xiaowen came directly to the door and put the gun to his head, making him give up the idea.

Perhaps it has something to do with this. Bai Xiaowen offended some people in the county and provincial capitals.

My uncle likes his wife, nephews and niece very much, not only for their status, but also for the many customers they can always bring.

A few mornings ago.

Bai Ling brought someone over, "Uncle, I'll bring you another buyer."

When the cobbler saw the buyer, he grinned piously as if he were seeing the God of Wealth. Although his wife and niece have not been able to reach the high branches of the leather goods shop, they are still attracting buyers to him every now and then.

So I carefully consulted the buyer about the shoe style and leather color choice, and then measured the length, width, and fatness of the feet.

Bai Ling shouted angrily from the side: "This gentleman is a meticulous person. He is very particular about his clothes and shoes. Uncle, you have to be more careful."

It is common to bring people over to do business like this.

The teachers at the missionary girls' school seemed to be cast from the same mold. They were all the same women, dressed in the same way, and even behaved and spoke in the same tone. The only difference was the width, width, fatness, and blackness of the appearance; but the expressions on their faces were also the same. , there is no great sadness or joy, no generosity and excitement, no weakness, and no violence and irritability. He always has a peaceful look that is neither annoyed nor angry, neither happy nor sad, neither anxious nor impatient, neither loving nor hating, nor worried.

After years of training, senior girls have developed this habit and virtue.Administrative officials at all levels in the ancient city, military officials, business tycoons and other upper-class people all like to go to this girls' school to choose a wife or take a concubine.

It is self-evident that the citizens of the provincial capital rushed to send their daughters to this school. They could become the father-in-law of a certain military and political official overnight.

Including my uncle's house.

It is true that his two daughters' marriages were neither particularly good nor bad.

The second cousin is married to a newspaper literati. She is not powerful and her salary is not high, but her life is quite peaceful.

The scholar could neither expand the leather goods business of his old father-in-law, nor could he honor the valuable gifts, but he compiled a ballad about the sufferings of his father-in-law, a cobbler, and published it in his newspaper.

The cobbler works hard, and he works until the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month.The hemp rope strangled the wrists, and the awl penetrated the skin and pricked the hands.His hands were chapped and his whole body was covered in fishy odor.

Bai Xiaowen's brother-in-law rather looks down on the Yue family.It seemed as if he was some kind of intellectual and looked down upon a small businessman like his uncle.

He is still attracted to his wife. After all, she went to a new-style school and still has a lot to say.

This time, my second cousin's husband also came to my uncle's house. He really didn't want to come, but he asked his wife to force him to come.

I don't quite like it in my heart, but on the surface it makes sense.

Also mentioned some gifts.

A very ordinary gift, not as good as the one Bai Xiaowen brought.

Bai Xiaowen took a look at this cousin's husband. He had been married for a year or two, and he had been to his uncle's house several times.

But this was the second time I saw this cousin-in-law. The last time was at their wedding banquet.

There were many people last time, and I was just a cousin, so I didn't have much communication. Maybe this cousin-in-law didn't even remember Bai Xiaowen.

Bai Xiaowen is the battalion commander. Ordinary people must not know him. Even the county magistrate may not recognize him, let alone the battalion commander.

Uncle: "Okay, everyone is here, let's start dinner."

The cousin's husband was in the fur shop when he came to visit his father-in-law again.

I found that this shop was filled with the fishy smell of various animal skins, which made me dizzy and nauseated. This feeling was aggravated especially when I saw my father-in-law holding chopsticks in his hands at the dinner table.

The back of the hand and the wrist were strangled with hemp rope into black and hard calluses of dead skin. There were large and small cracks on the fingers. Some were covered with black gum or other plasters, and some were newly exploded. Blood oozed from the wound, and a piece of intact and clean skin as large as a fingernail could barely be seen on the back of the palm.The second son-in-law could not swallow a mouthful of rice or a spoonful of soup.

You can make some money as a cobbler, but it is indeed a hard and hard job.

Plus dealing with fur.

No matter how clean the shop is, there will still be some smell.

Bai Xiaowen didn't care.

After all, this is a provincial capital, and the conditions are much better than those in rural areas.

There was also the previous Northern Expedition, and the fighting environment was very harsh.

Bai Xiaowen also saw the behavior of his cousin-in-law, even though he was just an ordinary literati in the newspaper office.

Bai Xiaowen went to chat with him in person for a while to see this person's character.

It looks pretty good, just a little dazed.

I don't like my uncle's family. The only good thing about it is that they are pretty good to my cousin.

The relationship between the two seems to be okay.

In his heart, he still felt that his uncle's family was having a hard time.

He has never seen anything worse.

Cousin-in-law: "Daughter-in-law, this is the previous newspaper of our provincial capital daily. There is a report written by me in it. I wrote a ballad specifically for Lao Taishan. Please read it."

The cousin's husband took out a newspaper from his arms, and the cousin took it and read it, "It's hard to be a cobbler, and I worked until the 25th of the twelfth lunar month. The hemp rope broke my wrist, and the awl penetrated the skin and pricked my hand. My hands were chapped and exploded." Thousands of mouths, full of fishy smell."

In the eyes of the cousin's husband, this was a grievance against the cobbler's uncle, who lived a very hard life.

My uncle suddenly became angry and tore up the newspaper, "You bitch, you have ruined me. This bitch has no ability to be an official, but he has the ability to ruin people. Now the whole city looks down on the cobbler, but you still think nonsense." "

He yelled at his daughter and son-in-law.

The meal was a bit unpleasant.

Bai Xiaowen went to persuade him: "Uncle, my cousin-in-law also means well, but what he said was inappropriate. Uncle, please calm down."

Bai Xiaowen took a look at his cousin-in-law. He was just a stupid young man without much experience. He could still work in a newspaper, but he was just the lowest employee.

The salary is also very ordinary, only a few dozen yuan a month, but this salary is much better than most ordinary people.

The cousin called Bai Xiaowen aside, "Brother, the reason why dad is so angry is not all because of this. In fact, it's because of my eldest sister."

My eldest cousin married a company commander and left for Hanzhong less than a month after the marriage.Half a year later, the eldest cousin couldn't help being lonely and rushed over the mountains and ridges to Hanzhong to find her husband. The company commander already had a delicate-skinned woman from the water town to accompany him day and night.

I received a letter from home some time ago, but there is no more news about my eldest cousin.

The cousin told Bai Xiaowen about this matter.

"Hanzhong, company commander? Okay, I'll go to Hanzhong to look for him in two days."

Because of this, my uncle was not in a good mood during this period.

But Hanzhong is so big.

You also need to take care of your home.

He is not Bai Jiaxuan, and he does not have the courage to risk everything.

Even if he goes to Hanzhong, what can he do? Give his eldest son-in-law a beating.

And in his opinion, it doesn't matter if a man finds a few more women.In the past, in the previous dynasty, and even now, things were not always the same.

Bai Xiaowen: "Tell my uncle and I will go to Hanzhong tomorrow to find my cousin."

On the second day, he directly called his subordinates and arranged for ten good men to go to Hanzhong.

Hanzhong is not too far away.

"Battal Commander, is there another battle? I've been holding it back for a long time."

There hasn't been a war in a few years, and their place is relatively peaceful.

But military training happens every day.

I feel like it was wasted. I feel like I have all my abilities, but I can't use them.

Bai Xiaowen told the truth, this time he went out not to fight, but to find someone.

Bai Xiaowen was still thinking about killing the cousin-in-law who was the company commander.

I took ten people and set out. Hanzhong is not too far away, just a few days' journey away. When I got here, I arranged accommodation first.

Then he directly found a beggar from Hanzhong and fed him a full meal.

"I have something I want you to help me with."

"Grandpa, tell me."

"Help me find someone. If I find someone, I'll give you fifty yuan."

Bai Xiaowen drew several sketches in advance.

She looks very much like her cousin.

There are a lot of beggars these days. If you are looking for someone, they are the most cost-effective.

If they can't find him, Bai Xiaowen is also prepared to report it or go directly to his cousin-in-law.

"Fifty Seas?"

"I'll give you two now, you go greet them."

Bai Xiaowen saw that this beggar was eloquent, and he probably had some liaison skills.

(End of this chapter)