A flower of the Republic of China

Chapter 25

1,

No one can ignore what Wen Qingyun said.Gu Faqian didn't dare to do it, but he still insisted on his face.It is true that the Shen family is a well-known family in Haizhou City, and he, Gu Fgan, is also a person who stomps his feet and shakes the ground in this city.Let a woman scare her with a few words, what face will she have in front of others in the future?

After sending Wen Qingyun away, Gu Fgan immediately called Gu Baoshan and told him about Zhong Han's legacy.On the other end of the phone, Gu Baoshan pondered for a while, and Gu Fagaan waited in awe. After a long while, he heard Gu Baoshan say, "I can't control that much, you can figure it out." Before Gu Fgan could speak, the phone had already hung up .He stared at the microphone, nodded and shook his head, and laughed twice.Then he cursed viciously, grandma's!
Gu Baoshan is not timid, but at this moment he is too busy to take care of himself.At the beginning, Lao Jiang transferred him to Sichuan, with the purpose of seizing the military power in his hands.The first few years after entering Sichuan, it was the period when the civil strife among the Sichuan warlords was at its worst. As a senior official sent by the central government, he couldn't get out of the office with government orders, so he was stopped by the powerful generals who were heavily armed.Sichuan became an independent kingdom from the central sequence.Lao Jiang scolded him as "mother Xipi, incompetent", and "failed the party-state's important mission and public expectations", Gu Baoshan couldn't tell what he was suffering.He proposed to be transferred several times, and even suffered a few serious illnesses and had to resign, but was pushed back—Lao Jiang knew better than anyone that this was a mess, and it was time for the rotten people to clean it up.Fortunately, these big and small warlords in Sichuan didn't take Gu Baoshan seriously, or regarded him as an imaginary enemy. Sometimes, for their own needs, they pretended to win him over, leaving him a narrow way out.At this point in his official career, Gu Baoshan felt disheartened, so he put his mind back home.It turned out that he had a problem of internal fear. Even when he married his second concubine, his subordinates stood guard with guns to block his wife.When he first arrived in Sichuan, the wife of the main house, who was also a poor wife who fought with him from her hometown, died of illness due to acclimatization.With no restraint and no serious business involved, marrying a concubine has become a great pastime for him. On average, one of them is brought in every six months. There are female students from new-style schools, and there are also oirans from Fengchen Alley.The local people said that he was a hungry ghost, but he said that compared with Zhang Zongchang, a dog-meat general with more money, more soldiers and more wives, he was nothing but a big witch.Close the door on weekdays and look at the women's army, which is considered a pleasure.So when Gu Fgan came to him for advice and help, it was no surprise that he said such a sentence.But the blame is that he shouldn't have a swollen face to pretend to be a fat man, and he should not report good news to his godson, and every time he calls someone, he has to brag about it. Unambiguous, it sounds like the position is getting higher and higher, and there are a lot of titles of directors, giving everyone the illusion that he is in a mess.

How could Gu Fagan, who was far away in Haizhou, know these things, so he inevitably felt resentful, thinking that he was watching the fire from the other side and deliberately did not lend a helping hand.A few years later, Gu Baoshan was down and down, plagued by old illnesses, his concubine and his wife ran away, he had no choice but to ask Gu Fakan for help, and the door was closed, which was also the aftermath of today's grievances.

Gu Fgan could not hope to go far, so he had to find a way nearby. Shen Hao was a ready ally.

Shen Hao smiled indifferently, "Director Gu, I don't understand why you are hesitating. Isn't this a very simple matter? Just do him, and it will be settled once and for all!"

Gu Fgan was a little surprised, "As for what? You are brothers after all. Do you want him to die that much?"

Shen Hao hurriedly said: "Director Gu, let's talk about it first, I am thinking of you, and I don't want you to cause trouble. Think about it, those things you did back then! Grandma can not hate you, just because of her temper. Not looking for you? But why did she let you live among five people and six people under her nose for so many years, without doing anything? What you are waiting for is this day, to kill your enemy and avenge your father! You are also lucky to let him If it falls into your hands first, don’t you soon end your troubles?”

Gu Fgan nodded, "I also understand the truth, but I'm afraid that your grandma will not let you go." The phone on the desk rang, and he pointed to it and said, "Look, it's to intercede with your second young master again. I called from yesterday to Now, it has never been broken! That Tong Xuegeng said to me that there is insufficient evidence, so let him go immediately! His grandma, does he really think of himself as the county magistrate's parents? I ignored him. Even Yan Bohai didn't know what kind of crazy, so he came to say Love, what do you say has anything to do with him?"

"He's for his daughter, don't you know? Grandma plans to get Miss Yan's family to be her daughter-in-law. Yan Bohai is the father-in-law." Shen Hao sneered, "Anyway, if you can't bear to kill him, you can just wait. Look at the fun. The Shen family is going to mess up..."

Gu Fagaan pointed Shen Hao with his finger, "Old Shen's family has a descendant like you, it's more than a mess, I think it's not far from a prodigal family."

Shen Hao's face changed, "Director Gu, I'm kind enough to help you. Don't discriminate between good and evil."

Gu Fgan consciously made a slip of the tongue, smiled to cover it up, and then heard Shen Hao say indignantly, "I will treat the Shen family as the Shen family treats me. It's not that I am sorry for them, but they are the first to be sorry for me! The concubine, the concubine... I Coming back this time is to let them know how powerful Shuchu is."

2,

In the small account room on the second floor of Maoyong, Wen Qingyun was discussing with Liu Changlin how to rescue Zhong Cheng.

Liu Changlin only said one word, hurry up.

"Grandma, according to what you said, his life experience is now an open secret, and Gu Fagan will definitely eradicate it. So if you want to save the second young master, hurry up! After tonight, I'm afraid he won't be able to come back."

Wen Qingyun was stunned, "You mean he dared to torture himself?"

"Why not? Don't forget, how he treated Zhongjiazhai back then. He can do anything to his benefactor, let alone a little Zhong Cheng."

Wen Qingyun nodded, "You are right..."

The door was knocked open with a bang, and Shen Jie stood at the door with a blushing face, "Mother, I caused the trouble, you asked me to replace the second brother!"

"Nonsense!" Wen Qingyun scolded, "I let you take care of me in the hospital, why are you here?"

"You can't let my second brother suffer for me." Shen Jie said righteously, "Mother, I've made up my mind, I'm going to turn myself in. I caused the trouble at the root, and I'll clean it up myself."

"It's enough if you really understand this, and don't cause trouble for me outside in the future. But Jie'er, you can't deal with this matter now, what people want is not the real murderer, but to hold your pigtails, don't care if your pigtails are Who sent it to the door, and whose head grew on it? Do you understand? Go back to the hospital quickly, take care of your father, and don't worry about the rest. "

Shen Jie turned around helplessly, then turned around and said, "Mother, don't let the second brother get into trouble."

Wen Qingyun had a sore nose, "Silly boy, mother promises you."

Liu Changlin sighed secretly. In fact, this matter is not impossible, but it needs to use an important relationship. This relationship has been buried for three years. It is the eyes and ears of the upper military and political organizations in Zhenjiang. In order to protect his safety, many comrades were arrested. Lives have been lost.Therefore, it is not a major event within the organization, and it will not be used easily.Now for a young master of the Shen family, is it worth it?He quickly rejected this idea, and did not reveal a word to Wen Qingyun.He thought that maybe she would think of a way, maybe Gu Fgan would change her mind.This kind of thinking is a bit selfish, but it can temporarily calm his conscience.

As soon as Shen Jie left, Lao Guo, the driver of the Shen family, hurried up with a letter.

"The executive told me that I must hand it over to Grandma." Lao Guo watched eagerly. This was also Gao Wang's order, and he must hear Grandma's reply.

Wen Qingyun glanced at the envelope, there was a dove drawn on the upper left corner, this was the signal she and Shen Xiaofang had made, and Gao Wang knew it, that's why she was so nervous.She opened the letter and read it up and down, frowning slightly, as if she was thinking about something.

After a while, Liu Changlin asked, "Grandma, what happened?"

Wen Qingyun raised her head, "Shopkeeper Liu, is there any cotton cloth in the warehouse?"

Liu Changlin was stunned for a moment, and immediately replied: "Yes, but it is for Bengbu Panji Buzhuang, and it will be shipped in three days."

"Detain this batch of goods, and tell Boss Pan that you will pay as much compensation as you want. Then you will go to Nantong this afternoon, go directly to the spinning mill, buy 32 bolts of cotton cloth, and ask for [-] counts of yarn. Yes, the stronger the better, if they don’t have it, they can take as much as they want. There is no need to bring it back, and put it directly in the warehouse of Nantong Station. Do you understand?” Seeing Liu Changlin nod, Wen Qingyun said to Lao Guo: “Now you Go back immediately and ask the manager to prepare a check and bring it to shopkeeper Liu. We should pay in cash, there should be no problem."

Lao Guo took the order and left, Liu Changlin stared at Wen Qingyun, already guessed a thing or two in his heart.

Wen Qingyun didn't hide it from him, "It's the third brother's side. It's freezing in the northeast, and they need cotton clothes."

Liu Changlin sighed, deeply ashamed, and sincerely admired, "Grandma, what should I say, you, a heroine among women. With people like you, Little Japan will have to get out sooner or later."

Wen Qingyun smiled wryly, "Heroes in the female school are just doing their duty. While there is still some time, shopkeeper Liu, please give me some advice, what should I do with Zhong Cheng's matter? I will not hide it from you, I My younger sister left such a single seedling, I want him to live a good life."

Liu Changlin changed his mind at this moment, and said in a low voice, "Grandma, I'm going out to find someone right now, maybe there's a way. But don't worry, I will do my best.

Wen Qingyun was surprised, "What way? Who are you looking for? Do you want me to go with you, or bring some money?"

"No, I'm looking for my most trusted friends. They don't need money to help. I will make arrangements before going to Nantong."

Wen Qingyun was skeptical, she was at a loss what to do just now, but in the blink of an eye she will find a way, it may be a perfunctory consolation.Without telling the truth, she sent Liu Changlin out, turned around and dialed Ye Chulan's private phone.The last time Maoyong was seized, Ye Chulan actually didn't help at all, and he always felt indebted.This time, after hearing the whole story, seeing that it was an act of patriotism by the students and that the wounded were accidentally killed, they agreed without hesitation.He also promised that if Gu Fgan really turned a deaf ear to the orders of the province as Wen Qingyun said, then he would be transferred away from Haizhou.Thinking about it, Gu Fgan would not give up the territory he had been running for many years and become a director in charge of pen, ink and paper in the Provincial Police Department.Wen Qingyun finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Changlin personally sent a telegram to the Zhenjiang Provincial Party Committee, emphasizing Wen Qingyun's influence in Haizhou and her contribution to supporting the northeast people's resistance to Japan and national salvation.The Provincial Party Committee quickly called back, and we should help such patriotic gentry.Agree with Comrade Liu Changlin's opinion, go all out to rescue Zhong Cheng!
In the afternoon of the same day, Li Qingge, Director of the Intelligence Division [-] of the Provincial Police Department, personally drove from Zhenjiang to Haizhou.Li Qingge is an underground member of the Communist Party of China and the highest-ranking undercover agent of our party in the Jiangsu provincial government. His mission this time is to rescue Zhong Cheng and bring him into the liberated area as much as possible.

3,

At the same moment when Li Qingge set off, Gu Fgan received the release order from the province. On the surface, he agreed without hesitation, but in private, he strengthened his determination to execute Shen Cheng.This is a step that Wen Qingyun missed. They only saw his greedy side and ignored his inner fear.He has had trouble sleeping and eating, and has been tortured all these years. Now all the panic can disappear, and he can give up everything for this. He is ready to be transferred and demoted, and he also wants to get rid of this serious trouble!At that time, he will go far away, no matter how powerful Wen Qingyun is, what else can he do if he leaves Haizhou?It's just a pity for the shares in Haigan Company.Thinking of this, it dawned on him that Shen Hao's chess move killed two birds with one stone. First, he took revenge on Wen Qingyun, and second, he also got rid of himself. His intentions were too vicious.He will keep this account in his heart, and the future will last forever!

For Zhong Cheng, this day was an unprecedentedly long day.He was like a beast that had strayed into a trap, beating the walls furiously, but couldn't find an exit.What he wanted to see most now was Wen Qingyun. He wanted to hear her tell him the truth, but she didn't come.He waited until the last trust was overwhelmed by anger, and she still didn't show up.She is scared!She must have a ghost in her heart, otherwise why didn't she dare to come to see him?Why?Why? !

After nightfall, two prison guards smiled indifferently outside the door and said, "Okay, young master, let's go on the road when you've had enough trouble."

He was stunned, although he didn't understand the true meaning of going on the road, but it definitely didn't look like "release".

"What are you doing? Let me go!" Zhong Cheng struggled, "You can't do this, I haven't been tried yet, and I haven't been sentenced yet!"

The prison guard impatiently stopped him with the butt of his gun, "Be honest, you still have this leisurely mind when you are about to die, why don't you think of something for our brothers to bring back to you."

"I want to see Gu Fgan! I want to appeal!" Zhong Cheng kicked one of the prison guards in the lower body.

"Fuck you!" The prison guard raised his gun, "If you move again, I will kill you right now!"

Shen Cheng looked at the black muzzle of the gun, what surged up was not fear, but too much unwillingness.After living for 18 years, he knew his parents for the first time, and before he could find out why, he had to go underground to meet them.He finally fell silent, his eyes were covered with a black cloth, he put on shackles and handcuffs, and was dragged out of the door.

When Li Qingge's car drove into the high-walled compound of the Haizhou City Police Station, Gu Fgan had already ordered his firing squad to point their guns at Zhong Cheng.

Gu Fgan stood behind the firing squad, counting down the countdown with a blank expression, "Five, four, three, two, one..."

Zhong Cheng closed his eyes, and his heart sank to the bottom of the pool. No one knew what he was thinking at this moment. When someone asked him later, even he couldn’t remember it. There was a sudden sound of brakes, and a person shouted, "Stop!"

When he opened his eyes, he saw a strange man talking to Gu Fakan.Because of the distance, he couldn't hear clearly. Gu Fagaan angrily took off his hat and threw it on the ground. Someone in the firing squad was the first to put down the gun, and the others followed suit, using the gun as a crutch.Gu Fakan was so angry that he wanted to execute the sentence himself.The stranger suddenly pulled out a pistol and put it on his forehead.So someone ran over and untied the rope, Zhong Cheng took a few steps in a daze, and heard the stranger say, "Hurry up and get in the car!"

After driving for a while, Zhong Cheng gradually woke up from the daze in the sky and the ground. He was not dead. For a moment, he thought that he was bound to die, but he escaped unexpectedly.He really wanted to smile, but his face was stiff, together with all his limbs, it seemed that all his strength had been taken away, so he could only stand stiffly.After a while, he was finally able to move, turned his head to look at the people around him, and asked like a cannonball, "Who are you? Why did you save me? Where are you taking me?"

Li Qingge focused his attention on the front, and his voice was a little hoarse, "You don't need to worry about who I am, I was entrusted by others. In front is Huaguo Mountain, and there is a Zizhu Temple on the mountain. Someone is waiting for you inside. What's the matter, just ask She'll be fine."

Zhong Cheng walked up the mountain, he was very familiar with this road, Wen Qingyun often brought him here when he was a child.Thinking of this, he lifted his spirits. Could it be that she is on top?He quickened his pace, waiting with questions on his lips, and when he saw her, he wanted all the answers.Unfortunately, when he turned a corner, he saw another woman, it wasn't her, she didn't come.Are you really afraid to see him?

Xiugu had been waiting for half the night, and she was worried. When she saw Zhong Cheng, she rushed up to greet her, and said eagerly, "Second Young Master, as long as you are safe. I was scared to death."

Zhong Cheng said indifferently, "Why doesn't she come?"

Aunt Xiu was stunned for a moment, "She was about to come, but when she was about to leave, she received a phone call from the hospital, saying that the master was dying. Grandma asked me to come here for her. Second young master, you have suffered."

Zhong Cheng's tone softened a lot, and a reassuring smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Aunt Xiu, I'm fine."

"It's fine, it's fine, otherwise I won't be able to explain to your father..." Xiu Gu said, shedding tears, these words she had kept in her stomach for 18 years, and today she can finally say them.

"You know my dad too?" Zhong Cheng was greatly surprised.

"It's more than acquaintance," Xiu Gu looked at the steep mountain in the night, recalling the scene when she was young, "Your father is our master..." There are some things that can't be hidden if they want to, just like what they choose Came here to solve the mystery.At the beginning, the incense was flourishing here, and Master Ci Ning had taken care of the pregnant Qing Zhu, but for more than ten years, only ruined walls and weeds that could not be seen through were left in the good Zizhu nunnery.She thought maybe it was God's destiny, and it was time to tell him the truth...

Zhong Cheng listened, his heart fluctuated with the past time, but his face became more and more calm. He seemed to see the appearance of Zhong Han leaping on the mountain ridge, and Wen Qingzhu's helpless sacrifice for love.Now he just wants to know the culprit who caused all this!

"The person who betrayed the entire Zhongjiazhai and your father is Gu Fgan!"

"Does she know?" he asked.

Xiu Gu didn't seem to expect him to ask this question, she was taken aback for a moment before she said, "I know, but..."

"It was her sister who died, and she was indifferent?" He sneered, with a haze in his eyes.

Xiugu's heart shrank into a ball, and only now could she understand Wen Qingyun's good intentions. The moment the truth was revealed was the beginning of Zhong Cheng's departure from happiness.

"Listen to me, Grandma is doing it for your own good. Back then, she promised your mother that she would raise you up. At that time, the whole city was looking for you. If people found out that you were still alive, your life would be dead. She has kept this secret for 18 years. Gu Fgan has the power and power, what can she do? She has a big family to take care of on her shoulders, you shouldn't blame her. Shen Cheng..."

"My surname is Zhong." Zhong Cheng said in a low voice, "From today onwards, my surname is Zhong, and my name is Zhong Cheng."

After being silent for a while, Xiu Gu asked, "What are you going to do now?"

Zhong Cheng looked into the distance and said word by word: "She can't, I can. I want to avenge my parents, and no one can stop me."

Xiu Gu nodded, "Okay, I'll go with you."

"Aunt Xiu..."

"I'll go with you. Let's look for him desperately." Xiu Gu smiled, "No one can stop me."

Zhong Cheng saw persistence in Xiu Gu's eyes, and he smiled wryly, "Aunt Xiu, no, it's too dangerous."

"So I can't let you go. Child, do you know what I have learned from my grandma all these years? I just can't show the courage of a man. A momentary success or failure is not a skill. You have to grit your teeth and hold your breath. When the time comes, give it to me in one bite." He's going to die. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

Zhong Cheng shook his head in pain, "What should I do now?"

Xiu Gu looked at him quietly, this is the question everyone has asked.It won't be known until much later, and the answer can only be found by yourself.

Zhong Cheng didn't look back when he went down the mountain.In fact, he still has a lot of people he wants to meet and a lot to say. These changes are not something a man of his age can bear.Confusion, confusion, anger, all kinds of emotions tore in his heart, subverting the familiar world.It will take him a while to recover.

At the foot of the mountain, Li Qingge was still waiting for him.This is also an organizational decision. As long as Zhong Cheng does not object, he can be sent to the Soviet Area. This is the time when the Central Soviet Area is booming, and many progressive young people have left for Shanghai to devote themselves to the construction of the new world.Li Qingge encouraged and said, go, you can see a different world.Zhong Cheng shook his head.Li Qingge didn't force it, and the two shook hands to say goodbye.

Xiugu left, and no one saw her again.A few years later, someone saw an old lady in black burning paper in front of Zhong Han's grave, and said it was her, but no one was sure, everyone almost forgot what she looked like, and would not recognize her if they saw her.Later, some people thought of her and said that she had lived a life of hardship, without father, mother, or children. Others said that she had thoughts in her heart all her life, and no matter how hard she was, she never felt bitter.Anyway, she can't hear, whoever wants to say something, let them talk.

4,

The hospital ward was full of Shen family members, Shen Jie, Shen Xuan, and Shen Zhi were kneeling beside the bed, Wen Qingyun was standing at the head of the bed, Shen Hao and Dong Mei also came, and Wei Ruoting, who was becoming more and more silent, formed a circle, Looking at Shen Xiaoru who refused to close his eyes when he was dying, he opened his eyes wide with the last effort, looking at his dearest relatives.After reading it once, the gaze rested on Wen Qingyun's face with reproach and questioning.He wanted to say why Shen Jia was not here, why she hadn't come back yet.

Wen Qingyun held back her tears and said in a low voice, "She's on the way and will arrive soon. She's fine, so don't worry."

Dongmei pursed her lips in disdain, and said in a nasal voice that anyone could hear, "It's really cruel to lie to people who are dying."

Shen Jie gave Dongmei a hard look, frightening her to swallow the rest of her teasing.

Shen Xiaoru gathered up some strength, and stretched out his hand to Shen Hao, Shen Hao hurriedly caught it with both hands, Shen Xiaoru looked at Wen Qingyun again.This is to ask her to take Shen Hao home.Wen Qingyun struggled in her heart, but she could only nod under Shen Xiaoru's expectant gaze.At this time, Shen Xiaoru put aside all concerns, closed his eyes, and ended his life.

Shen Xiaoru didn't have any great achievements in his life. If we follow the Chinese people's habits to make a final conclusion, we can only describe it as mediocre.He is a child of a well-behaved aristocratic family. He didn't like reading since he was a child, he didn't suffer hardships, he liked to eat, drink and play, but he didn't make a big deal. After middle age, he could be regarded as a loving father to his children and fair to his wives and concubines.No loser, no ability to make a fortune.The luckiest thing in his life was to marry a capable wife, who was able to keep the family business when the times were changing and turbulent.It's a pity that he didn't realize this until his death, let alone admit it.

As soon as the people here closed their eyes, the mourning shed at home had already been set up. Gao Wang led his servants to wrap the Shen family of Nuoda in white silk. A few tables were set up in the yard, and paper, pens, tea, and snacks were placed for the convenience of the worshippers.

Dongmei was already crying in the hospital, if it wasn't for Shen Hao and Wei Ruoting fighting each other, she wouldn't even be able to walk.After entering the yard, she fell to the ground and wailed even more. Several old servants came over hurriedly, supported her on the chair, and comforted her endlessly.Gao Wang looked around, but he didn't see Wen Qingyun, so he pulled Shen Jie aside and asked, only to find out that Wen Qingyun went straight out of the city after leaving the hospital.When Dongmei Road was crying and howling, he added this to it, which was a clear proof of his wife's incompetence.Gao Wang nodded, and was about to leave when Shen Jie stopped him again.

"Master Gao, do you know why my mother went there?"

Gao Wang laughed, "Look at you, I have some things I want to ask grandma to explain, if I know, I will ask you?"

Shen Jie didn't believe it, he was guarding the hospital these days, and tried to sneak to see his second brother Shen Cheng several times, but was stopped by the police at the door.They are fair and honest, and they don't even take money.This is not a good thing, he had long wanted to ask his mother what to do, but he never had the chance.Could it be that the mother is looking for the second brother right now?He thought about it, and asked, "Senior executive, do you know what happened to my second brother?"

"You mean Second Young Master? I don't know." Gao Wang had an honest face, but his eyes were cunning.

Shen Jie was young after all, he doubted for a while and then put it down, and made up his mind that he would go to see Shen Cheng tomorrow morning anyway, although they were also brothers before, they always felt that something was close.Now that there is a cousin relationship, the lack of blood relationship is made up, and in the future, they should be closer than brothers!
When Wen Qingyun arrived at Zizhu Nunnery, both Shen Cheng and Xiu Gu were gone.Although this was what she meant, but seeing the empty stone steps and broken walls, she still felt hollowed out in her heart - she brought up Shen Cheng, and she knew him too well.If he stayed, questioned her, and got angry with her, it meant that he still recognized her, and if he left like this now, he would break the relationship between her and him!
This is a good thing.Wen Qingyun gritted her teeth to comfort herself, he went far away, and he no longer had to worry about Gu Faqian's plotting.After a long time, the thorn in his heart will slowly dissolve, and he will come back.At that time, he will be able to forgive her.She waited for this day.

5,

When Wen Qingyun returned to Shen's house, she only said one sentence, kept everything simple, and locked herself in the room without seeing anyone.Shen Xuan was so anxious outside the door, she raised her hand several times, but put it down helplessly.Early the next morning, Liu Changlin came back from Nantong, and the matter of the cotton cloth had been resolved.But he heard the news on the road that Shen Xiaofang's team, who had been sticking to the front line of Jinzhou, was completely defeated, and most of them had withdrawn from Rehe Chahar to the south of the Great Wall.

This was a defeat like a mountain. The Volunteer Army lacked ammunition, supplies, backyard and everything. Facing the frantic encirclement and suppression by the Japanese army, they made a painful decision to retreat.Shen Xiaofang was one of the few generals who insisted on staying in the Northeast. When he broke up with the main force, he entrusted Shen Jia to his best friend, and he took a small number of troops to go north from Jinzhou to Jilin to join General Feng Zhanhai and continue to fight against Japan.

Because she didn't know the accuracy of the news, Wen Qingyun had no choice but to ask Liu Changlin to continue to inquire, and the cotton cloth was temporarily stored to prevent it from falling into the hands of the Japanese.

At this moment, Wen Qingyun's heart has been divided into several parts, one part is concerned about Shen Jia, she is still a child, can she be safe in such a difficult environment?One petal was given to Shen Cheng, I don't know where he is now.There is still one petal to take care of family affairs, when Shen Xiaoru was alive, the two were not considered in love, but when he died, she suddenly felt overwhelming regret.He didn't treat her badly, he treated her with a seemingly cowardly tolerance, otherwise she wouldn't be where she is today.There is also Xiaoduan who is far away in Shanghai, Xiaofang whose life and death are uncertain in the Northeast, and Shen Jie, Shen Xuan, and Shen Zhi... She feels that she is about to be torn apart, and she really wants to close the door tightly and ignore everything.There was another commotion outside, Gao Wang reported outside the door, and Shen Jie and Xiaochuan Tsushima had quarreled.

Xiaochuan Tsushima came to pay respects to Shen Xiaoru, and the inscription on the wreath elegiac couplet read the chairman of Haigan Trading Company.This line of words is shocking, and it is obvious that they are here to show off their might.It caused many shopkeepers in Haizhou City who came to worship first to whisper.Shen Jie had always had a firecracker temper, how could he bear it anymore, he went up and tore it off, pointed at the door and asked the boat Tsushima to "get out".Shen Hao was very dissatisfied, and reprimanded Shen Jie as a big brother.Xiao Chuan didn't show much. He stood aside and watched the two brothers accuse each other.When Shen Jie blurted out the word "traitor", Shen Hao slapped him.

When Wen Qingyun arrived at the mourning hall, what she saw in her eyes was this chaotic situation.Dongmei was crying, Wei Ruoting persuaded, Shen Xuan and Shen Zhi hid behind the curtain in a panic, Shen Jie grabbed Shen Hao by the collar, and at the same time tried to fend off the fists and kicks of the two servants brought by the boat Tsushima.There were groups of spectators in the yard, some shook their heads and sighed, while others waited to see the good show.

"Stop it all!" Wen Qingyun said in a small but majestic voice, "Your father's body is not cold yet, you are going to rebel?"

Dongmei was crying hard at first, and the tears were shed quickly, she said loudly: "Grandma, it's clearly the third young master who caused trouble, you can't distinguish between black and white..."

Wen Qingyun didn't bother to talk to her, and went straight to Xiaochuan Tsushima, nodded and saluted, "Mr. Xiaochuan, thank you very much for coming to pay homage to my husband. I accept your friendship. If you still want to sit down, I will lead you to the inner hall." .If you want to go, I'll see you out. This way please."

The small boat Tsushima thoughtfully walked towards the door with a smile.Wen Qingyun led the way half a step away.Just as the boat was being sent away here, Wen Qingyun wanted to turn around and come back, when she saw a rickshaw running quickly and stopped at the door, Shen Xiaoduan got out of the car with a strange woman, the woman looked very delicate, her eyes were lowered, She has a calm expression, but she is wearing a kimono that only Japanese women wear!
"Sister-in-law." Shen Xiaoduan supported the woman and said calmly, "I'm late. This is my wife Huanzi, this is my sister-in-law, and also the eldest grandma who is the head of our Shen family."

Huanzi bowed deeply, and Wen Qingyun stared at him dumbfounded. A Japanese person had just been sent away, so why did another one come?Too surprised, she didn't think much about it when she opened her mouth, and asked in a daze, "Is this your daughter-in-law? Is it Japanese?"

Shen Xiaoduan and Yoshiko met when they were studying at Waseda University in Japan, and the house Shen Xiaoduan rented was next door to Yoshiko's house.At that time, he was alone outside, and he always felt wandering and lonely. Fortunately, he was taken care of by Yoshiko, especially when he was sick, Yoshiko was also around.When Shen Xiaoduan finished his studies and returned to China, Huanzi followed him.In Japan, Shen Xiaoduan has already discovered the ambition of the ruling and opposition parties to invade China. On the one hand, he is grateful for Yoshiko's deep affection, but on the other hand, he can't help but resist.On the boat back home, he frankly told Huanzi that he would not marry her.Huanzi said, as long as he can follow him, it doesn't matter whether he has a status or not.Shen Xiaoduan no longer had any reason to resist, the two lived together in Shanghai these years, after the September [-]th Incident, Huanzi's parents wrote several times asking her to return to China, Huanzi wrote back and broke up with the family.This move moved Shen Xiaoduan, and after more than ten years together, the two finally got married secretly.

Shen Xiaoduan was always cold and calm, and said: "Sister-in-law, I know what you think, but I have already married her, she is the Shen family. We are going in to pay homage to eldest brother."

Wen Qingyun blurted out in desperation, "No."

Shen Xiaoduan's face was gloomy, he expected that there would be some obstacles for his family to accept Huanzi, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly and so directly.

Seeing Huanzi's hurt expression, Wen Qingyun tried her best to soften her tone, "Second brother, don't get me wrong, what I mean is, you have to give everyone a time to accept it, right?"

Anyway, Shen Xiaoduan finally agreed to let Huanzi enter Shen's house through the back door, and he went to the mourning hall to salute alone.Wen Qingyun personally took Huanzi around. Although she only got along with her for a few minutes, she could see that Huanzi was indeed a well-bred and self-cultivated woman.When she sat down in the idle west courtyard, Yoshiko kept bowing and saying thank you!

"I've wronged you." Wen Qingyun sighed, the marriage between Xiaoduan and Xiaofang these years is also a knot in her heart.Xiaofang wants to devote himself to serving the country, and will shroud his body in horse leather in the future.When it comes to marriage, it means that you can't harm others.Xiao Duan was not so decisive, but every time he mentioned it, he always talked about him, she was too careless, she should have discovered something earlier, maybe she wouldn't be so sudden and passive today.She sighed again, she always had to think about the bright side of everything, after all Xiaoduan came back, even if there was someone in the family who could handle things, her burden would be much lighter.

That night, Wen Qingyun was not in a hurry to introduce Huanzi to her family, but pulled Shen Xiaoduan into the West Courtyard, the gate of the courtyard was heavily closed, and told Shen Xiaoduan everything that had happened at home over the years.

"Second brother, stay and help me," Wen Qingyun said sincerely, "You have also seen that the situation is changing day by day. Maybe the Japanese will invade the pass at any time. The third child is in the northeast, and your elder brother is gone. , there is no man in this family."

Shen Xiaoduan had already guessed a thing or two when he searched for medicines last time, and now he knows better, but his nature is not far from participating in complicated politics, and he hates war even more. He pondered for a while and said, "Sister-in-law, let me think about it. I will give you an answer in two days."

Wen Qingyun knew that she couldn't force Shen Xiaoduan anymore, so she stood up, looked back at Huanzi who had stood aside all night without saying a word, and ran up with a sad face. It was a good thing for Shen Xiaoduan to stay, but what about Huanzi? ?The cooperation between Shen Hao and Xiaochuan Tsushima has already made many people think that the Shen family has taken refuge with the Japanese. If another Japanese wife is brought in, then the crime of traitor and traitor will be confirmed, and it will not be cleared by jumping into the Yellow River.

Huanzi didn't know why, seeing her staring at him, bowing with a smile, made Wen Qingyun laugh, she could see that this was a woman with no intentions, pure in heart, so no one seemed to have any malice.She thought for a while, then stretched out her hand to hold Huanzi, "Let's go, go to my room, I'll find some clothes for you, anyway, Chinese and Japanese look similar, maybe you won't be able to tell if you change clothes. "

Shen Xiaoduan took Huanzi away after paying homage.This was not his original intention. In fact, after the conversation that night, he planned to stay and support the family business with Wen Qingyun.But the entire Shen family couldn't accept Huanzi, especially the juniors headed by Shen Jie, who would smile back every time they met Huanzi, but they walked past with their heads held high as if they couldn't see her.Huanzi never complained in front of him. Over the years in China, she has been used to people's cold eyes. After all, there are still a few Chinese people like Shen Haodongmei who greet her with a smile.Her compatriots occupied the three eastern provinces of others, and tens of millions of people became subjugated slaves. It is right to hate the Japanese.Perhaps it was also out of this kind of atonement, Huanzi desperately wanted to please everyone in the Shen family, knitting sweaters for Shen Zhi and Shen Xuan, and seeing that Shen Jie liked to read, she sent the magazines and books she brought from Shanghai to her. Turning around, Wen Qingyun saw a pile of unburned ashes at the foot of the wall, which could be seen as the remains of sweaters and magazines.Shen Xiaoduan also saw it, Wen Qingyun was afraid that he would feel uncomfortable, so she specially called Shen Jie to the living room, and spoke harshly in front of the big guys.Who knew that Shen Jie not only refused to admit his mistake, but also yelled that he would never be under the same roof as the Japanese!Wen Qingyun asked Gao Wang to prepare the family law, but Shen Jie ran away from home yelling!For this reason, Shen Xiaoduan knew that Huanzi couldn't stay in Shen's house, so he left a letter and took her back to Shanghai.

To Wen Qingyun's surprise, Dongmei and Shen Hao only lived in the Shen's compound for a few days.Dongmei wanted to come back right now, but Shen Hao didn't want to. He said that if he came back, Wen Qingyun would beg them, instead of coming back in desperation with Shen Xiaoru's dying words.Wen Qingyun finds it ridiculous, as far as she is concerned, if Shen Hao is not separated from the Japanese, she will not want to see them.On the contrary, Wei Ruoting was reluctant to part with Shen Xuan and Shen Zhi, with them, life was not so sad.Unfortunately, who cares what she thinks?When Shen Hao wanted to leave, she didn't even dare to turn her head!
(End of this chapter)