Globe Trekker

Chapter 60

After the small passenger boat sailed for five miles, everyone relaxed. Mrs. Fang thanked Wu Ming quietly, saying that if Wu Ming hadn't persuaded Fang Youchun, today's scene would be so embarrassing.

Fang Zhichun, who was sitting by the side, looked up and down Wu Ming with a straight face and big eyes on purpose after listening to it: "You are young, why are you full of sophistication?"

"Because my brain capacity is larger than yours, and my EQ is higher than yours." Wu Ming said angrily, picked up Xiao Xin who crawled over and walked to the bow, smoking and chatting with Fang Youchun.

Fang Zhichun thought hard for a long time, and finally managed to figure out what the "brain capacity" was about. He stomped his feet angrily, pointed at Wu Ming and cursed in a low voice, and amused Sister Fang and Kui Yuan with his frantic look.

At 90:400 in the middle of the night, the boat arrived at Changshan after traveling more than [-] miles of waterway. I saw bright lights on the pier that should have been dark and deserted. More than [-] officers and soldiers of the security regiment had already been waiting. The queue was neat and silent, and every pair of eyes stared nervously Wu Ming was amazed by the scene as the boat approached the shore slowly.

Fang Youchun walked onto the pier, glanced at the former subordinates, and then looked at the familiar faces, and couldn't help sighing repeatedly: "Li Simin, where is your regiment leader?"

The middle-aged officer with a face full of shame quickly replied: "On the third day after Xie Yuzhang was taken away, Captain Zhang found a way to transfer back to the county government in his hometown in Yiwu, and a third of the battalion and company level officers also left. I'm worried that the commander will lose face when he comes back."

Fang Youchun shook his head again and again: "Okay, okay, let the brothers disband, and do whatever you need to do."

"Commander, after the news of your reinstatement came out three days ago, Xia Weijun, the deputy magistrate who bought your ancestral home, immediately found his subordinates, and asked them to invite the old man back to live. Please go back to the ancestral house with the maids, and ask the commander to punish you!" Li Simin, the deputy of the regiment, reported in fear.

Fang Youchun was not at all polite on this point. After all, it was related to his ancestral home, and he was unwilling to lose it in his hands. He said happily: "Simin, I will thank you later, but now you have to bring the brothers back Go to the barracks, don't be negligent."

"This subordinate understands! Commander, the carriage is just ahead, so this subordinate will not disturb the Commander."

The short and stout Li Simin saluted the military with surprise and satisfaction, turned around and ran to the front of the team, yelling, and led more than [-] people to run away from the pier. level one.

It was tens of meters away from the gate of Fangfu to the south of the county government compound. From a distance, I saw the bright lantern hanging at the gate, and heard crying. I don't know if it was Li Simin who sent someone to report it or what happened. The four All the old people stood at the door, looking forward to it.

Fang Youchun jumped out of the carriage, trotted to the front of the four old people, knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, Fang's mother and mother-in-law walked forward with their little feet, hugged their son's (son-in-law) head and wept bitterly, Fang The father and father-in-law supported each other with tears on their faces. Mrs. Fang hugged her little daughter and ran to the old man crying for her parents. Fang Zhichun squatted down and supported her mother and cried into a pile. Wu Ming, master and apprentice were heartbroken.

The whole family returned to the main hall crying, and the two maids and two women with red eyes hurriedly picked up the saucers and invited Wu Ming and the three of them to drink tea.

Wu Ming signaled to Kui Yuan and Lei Peng to be free, and seeing Fang's father wearing presbyopic glasses walking over under the guidance of Mrs. Fang's father, he quickly put down his teacup and saluted respectfully.

Fang's father looked at Wu Ming carefully, and cupped his hands to express his gratitude: "On behalf of Fang's family, and my in-laws' family, thank you!"

"The younger generation dare not be the one! Just in time for the meeting, you can't be so ridiculously praised by the seniors. Please take a seat, two seniors."

After Wu Ming returned the salute, he respectfully invited the old man to take his seat. He turned to the two old ladies who were walking slowly to salute again. He felt that his head had more than doubled in size. If Fang Youchun's family hadn't heard of Wu Ming's Wanting to stay in the inn almost turned his face, Wu Ming really didn't want to come here, the inn is far more comfortable than this Fangfu.

After sitting there for a long time, the four old men who had been waiting for a long time and cried for a long time lost their energy. Under the persuasion of their sons and daughters-in-law, they went back to their rooms to rest one after another.

Putting down his luggage and familiarizing himself with the surroundings, Wu Ming declined the service of the two maids, politely asked the maids to leave, then took out towels and soap, led the two apprentices to the well mouth next to the small courtyard, took off his clothes and trousers. Wearing big trousers, they lifted the water and poured water on each other's heads. After taking a good bath, they returned to the room to rest.

The two maids were afraid that they would not be able to serve them well, so they kept hiding outside the small courtyard door and peeping, and would report everything they saw to Aunt Fang.

Mrs. Fang knew the wild temper of Wu Ming and the two strong boys, so she just smiled and said nothing, and ordered the two maids to go to the kitchen to see if the food was ready. I haven't had dinner yet.

The three of Wu Ming sat down around the table full of dishes, and the western wall clock in the main hall just rang, and before they knew it, it was already one o'clock in the morning.Fang Youchun, who had a new look after washing up, raised his glass apologetically: "Let's just have a little, don't worry, let's fill up our stomach first, let's have a drink! You two guys, don't be polite at home, drink it if you can!"

Fang Zhichun, who had just picked up his chopsticks after drinking, and changed into a white cheongsam after grooming, also came to join in the fun, picked up the bowl and took a sneak look at Wu Ming before lowering his head to pick up the rice.

"Brother, your ancestral house is really big." Wu Ming said with a smile.

Fang Youchun sighed slightly: "Lost and found, lucky! This courtyard left by our ancestors covers an area of ​​more than five acres, with three entrances to the front and back gardens of the hatchback. The west courtyard where you live was originally my younger brother's courtyard. After he is gone, no one lives there. You don't mind, just live there in the future."

Wu Ming didn't answer: "Brother, I'm afraid you have to go back to Quzhou in a few days?"

Fang Youchun nodded: "Yes! The provincial appointment will arrive in ten days at the latest, and you have to rush to Quzhou as soon as the appointment arrives. In these two days, take the time to go back to Maoliangwu to say goodbye, come back quickly, and meet me Let's go to office together."

Wu Ming slowly put down the bowl and chopsticks:

"Brother, I need at least half a month to go to Quzhou... You know, I bought a lot of goods in Hangzhou, and there are [-] refugees. Don't worry if I don't make proper arrangements. There are also coal mines and mines that I told you about. For the fluorspar mine, I want to write a regulation to let them mine in strict accordance with the regulation, otherwise people will die easily."

"Then there is the school in the village... Among the refugees, there are a few educated gentlemen that I bought back specially. One of them is a female gentleman who lost her husband. She has two children who are not yet five years old. This woman is knowledgeable. She was also very strong. Last year, she and her husband, who taught a private school, followed the refugee flow from Guide to Hangzhou with a family of five. On the way, two elderly people died of illness. Her husband was at Pukou Station to pick up cars and grab rice with hungry and crazy refugees. The military police shot and killed her, and she just walked to Hangzhou with her five-year-old child!"

"I admire her very much and feel sorry for her. I plan to let her be the principal of the village school. I have to arrange many things myself."

Tears welled up in Fang Zhichun's eyes immediately, and he stared blankly at Wu Ming full of respect.

Fang Youchun was not feeling well, so he nodded in acquiescence, and seeing Lu Kuiyuan's bewildered look, he asked Wu Ming, "How do you plan to arrange Kuiyuan and Lei Peng?"

Wu Ming picked up the wine bottle and poured wine for Fang Youchun: "I remember you promised me that I would be in charge of the ordnance department and that I would be given a company of guards, so I plan to take the two of them and find some new recruits to train slowly." …As for the teaching team, I will write out a set of regulations as soon as possible, and my eldest brother will order the relevant personnel of the headquarters to review it, and then organize another team to train, and I, a layman, will not participate.”

Fang Youchun nodded: "Alright, since I promised you, I will definitely keep the promise, but I can only give you six months, and then I want to see how you look. Come, drink!"

(End of this chapter)