A flower of the Republic of China

Chapter 33

1,

The battle was still going on, and while the gunfire was raging ahead, a new grave was erected in the open space behind the Zizhu nunnery.It is not alone, and there are several tombs that are already overgrown with grass.Pieces of rotten wooden plaques were erected in front of the grave, and the faded ink characters had to be discerned hard to see.Gao Wang, Xiao Duozi, and Wen Qingyun looked over one by one, and every time they glanced, their hearts sank. Those who fell asleep here were all her close relatives.She remembered what each of them looked like when they were alive, and she would never forget it—the first grave was Xiaoduozi, and Wen Qingyun searched for many years before finding his body and burying him.Gao Wang was beaten to death by the Japanese soldiers when he went down the mountain to change things in the first winter when he ran up the mountain. His favorite clothes when he was alive are buried in the grave.When she saw Shen Zhi's brand new wooden sign, Wen Qingyun's heart sank to the bottom of the valley.She is so young and unmarried.Anyone can see that Little Monkey likes her, and Wen Qingyun originally planned to arrange their marriage when the war is over, and the two children will live happily.But now, although there are a lot of good days waiting for her, she has no time to see them.

Behind Wen Qingyun, Shen Xuan tried her best to control her sadness. Only she noticed that her hands were shaking all the time.Fortunately, she was quite calm when she was talking. She looked at Wei Ruoyan and Yan Xueke who were nervous on the left and right, tried to smile, and then said slowly, "Mother, little sister is safe now. We should go home too .”

Wen Qingyun was at a loss for a moment, as if she heard such a strange and unbelievable word. "go home?"

"Yeah, Haizhou has recovered, we can go home." Shen Xuan said with a smile, tears streaming from the corners of her eyes.

The counterattack against Haizhou was smoother than expected. Most of Nagamoto's subordinates were from Hiroshima. When the news of Hiroshima's bombing came, every confidence was destroyed.They can't wait to evacuate quickly so that they can go back to their hometown to find their parents and brothers who don't know whether they are alive or dead.In Fang Shiji's words, everyone, even the most evil war machine, has a human nature in it.The enemy army does not love to fight, and they are defeated when they fight. The city wall has changed its flag, and it is waving in the wind.Zhong Cheng was the first to enter the city as the vanguard, and what he saw was desolation.Although compared to many places, Haizhou should be considered intact. After all, there is no street fighting, and most of the houses in the city are still intact, but there are still traces of war on the streets. Half of the fallen tiles, the wooden door in disrepair and old blood stains on the door.This is what the Japanese left to Haizhou.

The common people listened to the sound of guns and artillery for several days and nights. At dawn, the sound of guns and artillery stopped. Someone bravely poked his head out through the crack of the door.Then more people came out, and quickly started to pick out some usable things from the ruins. Without any organization, the common people could always find their own way to survive.

After Zhong Cheng settled down his subordinates, he found Shen Jie, and the two of them went back to the old house of Shen's family, and packed up the living place before Wen Qingyun went down the mountain.It's a pity that the project was too huge, and they tried their best, but only cleaned up two rooms in the main courtyard.Compared with most of the places that have been baptized by artillery fire, it is already quite decent.

"That's it, mother won't be picky." Shen Jie stood up and patted the ashes on his hands. He was still thinking about Liu Changlin and their anti-Japanese guerrillas after entering the city. He didn't know what to do in the future.

Zhong Cheng bent down to tidy up a chair with a broken leg, without raising his head, he said, "It's better to live comfortably."

Shen Jie was a little frustrated, most of the time, this elder brother was always more correct than him.He stopped talking and started to deal with the missing corner of the table.

"What are you going to do in the future?" Shen Jie couldn't help himself.

Zhong Cheng looked up at him.

"I ask, do you plan to continue serving as a soldier in the future, or go home?" Shen Jie smiled strangely, "Now that you have a family, it's time for my mother to have a grandson, and I will be an uncle."

Zhong Cheng smiled and shook his head, "I didn't think that much."

"It's time to think about it." Shen Jie said stubbornly, "Are you still worried about Sister Xuan?"

Zhong Cheng almost hit his finger with an axe, he simply stood up, "She still can't let go?"

"What do you think?" Shen Jie didn't want to do it for a long time, and wiped his sweat with his clothes, "She has always had you in her heart. I don't blame you. But this matter is very difficult. Even if you don't come back to live with my mother, my sister-in-law will Do you have to come back? Do you think Sister Xuan can feel comfortable? If you don’t come back, Mother will feel uncomfortable.”

Zhong Cheng looked at the sky, thinking that if he won the battle, he would be able to live a good life, but he didn't expect trivial matters to be more troublesome.

"Let's not talk about this for now." Shen Jie changed the subject, not for Zhong Cheng's sake, because there are more worrying things to come, "How are you going to deal with big brother?"

Zhong Cheng was stunned for a moment, he was not used to this kind of thinking, he was in a daze for a while before saying, "You said it was Shen Hao?"

"Do we have any other brothers?"

"What do you want to say?"

"He is a traitor. We will not let him go. The people will not let him go."

"He is also from the Shen family." Zhong Cheng understood the crux of the problem, "Will mother let us do it? What she hates most is fratricide. She doesn't say anything, but if we dare to move, she can hold the gun with her body .”

Shen Jie sighed, kicked hard, and the chair that had just been repaired fell apart again, "So I said it's embarrassing. Otherwise, let's try it together, maybe mother will change her mind."

Zhong Cheng shook his head, "When did you see your mother change your mind? Anyway, he has run away now, let's talk about it after we catch someone."

Wen Qingyun and Shen Xuan walked slowly, and from time to time someone saw them with surprised eyes.

"Grandma, you are back." A familiar old man stood by the street and nodded.

"I'm back." Wen Qingyun returned the salute, she couldn't recognize who he was, people had changed too much, they became the same, yellow and emaciated, and ragged.

"It's good to be back, it's good to be back." The old man turned around, his body flinching in the autumn wind.

Wen Qingyun continued to walk forward, and saw the old pagoda tree that had grown for more than 100 years at the entrance of Shen's alley from a distance, and her heart arose. The whole Haizhou City was in ruins. Will the Shen's courtyard still exist?She suddenly didn't want to go any further, she had dreamed of going home for too long, and she was most afraid that if she opened her eyes, the home would be broken and the dream would be broken.Shen Xuan seemed to know what she was thinking, and whispered in her ear, "Mother, don't worry, they are waiting for us at home."

Most Chinese people were looking forward to victory, and when they were welcoming their new life, Shen Hao stole some clothes from a farmhouse by the side of the road and changed into them. He also picked up a bamboo hat and carried it on his back.He walked all the way north, with no purpose at first, and when he got tired, he sat down on the ground. Now he didn't need to estimate his status and image. A group of Kuomintang soldiers chasing devils ran past him on the road, and they didn't even look at him—— Now that he was striding towards victory, who would doubt a rustic-looking farmer resting on the side of the road.A man who looked like an officer who was behind stopped in his tracks and looked him over.

The officer showed a rare smile, "My fellow, may I ask how far is it from here to Rizhao?"

Shen Hao was in a daze. This is not surprising. Most ordinary people looked like this when they saw people in military uniforms. He stretched out his finger and found that the question was not about the direction but the distance.

The officer put away his smile, his patience with the common people was limited to this.When he turned around and wanted to leave, Shen Hao had already woken up from his stupor. He saw a life-saving straw. A person who was about to drown would always have a precise judgment on driftwood.

"I know the way, I can take you there." Shen Hao stood up and said, articulate, with some Peking accent picked up in school.

The officer turned his head, this time with more serious eyes, "Aren't you a farmer?"

Shen Hao quickly shook his head, "Sir, I'm a university teacher. In the past, when the Japanese came, I took refuge with my relatives in the countryside. I didn't want to work for the Japanese. Who knew that when they retreated, my relatives and my family of five They were all killed, and I escaped by going out to fetch water. I am willing to serve you and avenge the dead compatriots."

The officer nodded, and he accepted Shen Hao's words. In his opinion, such a person who is languishing by the side of the road should have such an experience.From then on, Shen Hao followed the officer, went north and south, and started another life.

2,

Fang Shiji was about to set off. For a professional soldier like him, the battle would not stop because of a certain victory.The superior ordered him to lead his troops to assemble in the northeast direction. Before leaving, he filled out the transfer report for Zhong Cheng.In view of Zhong Cheng's bravery and decisiveness in the battle against Haizhou, he was promoted to the head of the colonel and responsible for stationing in Haizhou.Zhong Cheng held the commendation order and the letter of appointment, and wanted to say something thankful.Fang Shiji patted him on the shoulder, "Work hard, and if you don't feel happy, come to me."

Shen Xiaoduan also stayed. It is not difficult for a medical officer like him who joined the army during the war to retire.Fang Shiji didn't force it, but felt a little regretful, "If you don't come with me, I don't think I will have any opponents in chess from now on."

The garrison headquarters has now changed its brand. It used to be one piece, but now it has two pieces. One says the Haizhou County Government of the Republic of China, and the other says Haizhou Security Command.People were busy sorting out everything destroyed by the escaped Japanese. A loudspeaker tied to a tree repeatedly broadcast a piece of news, "After all the soldiers and civilians of the whole country fought bloody wars, we finally defeated the Japanese invaders. The Emperor of Japan broadcast to the whole country at noon yesterday We have accepted the Potsdam Proclamation and implemented the edict of unconditional surrender. We have won." This sentence put a satisfied smile on everyone's face, and they were full of energy.

The little monkey's arm was tied with a bandage and hung around his neck. It was an injury caused by the attack on the stronghold. It was not serious, and no blood vessels or nerves were injured. Shen Xiaoduan said that he was dead, and if the bullet missed any more, this arm would be useless.The little monkey had a gloomy face. He hadn't seen a smile on his face since Shen Zhi's death. He stood beside Zhong Cheng and said, "It's his grandma. If he says surrender, he surrenders? I'm not sure whether I will accept it or not. Why? Huh? Let’s fight if we can beat them, and raise the white flag if we can’t beat them. We are not allowed to kill the prisoners. Isn’t it too cheap for them?”

Zhong Cheng smiled helplessly, "Take care of your soldiers and don't let them harass the people. What we need to do now is to bring the people back to life as soon as possible."

The little monkey was silent. When Fang Shiji's troops set off, he thought about following them. Without a fight, it would be good to drive those Japanese into the sea like rabbits.But he was thinking about Shen Zhi's grave, and wanted to burn paper and burn incense for her every Qingming Festival, so he stayed.

The little monkey was silent enough and said, "Leader, I would like to ask for half a day off."

"No." Zhong Cheng refused bluntly, knowing where he wanted to go, and didn't want him to go, it would only make him sadder.

"Regimental Commander!" Little Monkey protested, he is now the commander of the security company directly under the regiment, and has the right to ask for leave.

Zhong Cheng looked at the courtyard, the dust was flying and the dust had settled, he looked outside the courtyard through the dust, and asked, "Did you find him?" The little monkey shook his head, "No one saw it. We all recognized the corpse, Without him. Hase and his gang were intercepted in Qingdao, exactly on the day their emperor announced his surrender, and they were given preferential treatment. Without him."

"Keep looking." Zhong Cheng continued to stare at Chen Yan.

Little Monkey finally remembered something he should have said but had been forgetting all the time, "They found his wife, do you remember that woman? She is pregnant with a Japanese cub, and she is in the interrogation room now, do you want to go and have a look? "

Zhong Cheng thought of Xiao Yubao who cried so much that Lihua was pregnant with someone else's child at the wedding banquet. He never seemed to regard her as the Shen family member or his sister-in-law.The moment he saw Xiao Yubao, he was still in a daze.This is the once glamorous top red girl?Is it a female oiran with countless ministers under her skirt?In front of his eyes is clearly a dirty and filthy lunatic——Little Yubao is in ragged clothes, with a paper flower picked up from nowhere on her head, and feces and blood stains on her two bare legs, singing crazily , When people come in, they laugh, pointing to their noses and asking, "Do you want to come, do you want to come...".

The little monkey was both disgusted and pitiful, "This is the end of being a traitor. The Japanese died. Shen Hao didn't want her, forced her to take abortion pills, and sent her back to a brothel to receive Japanese soldiers. It's like this gone."

Xiao Yubao finally stopped, looked at the two of them, a trace of regret seemed to disappear in her eyes, and then danced even more crazily.It attracted many officers and soldiers passing by to stop and watch, and their bare arms and thighs were frank in front of people's eyes.She no longer knew what it meant to be shy.

Zhong Cheng frowned, "Find some clothes for her to change into. This is the headquarters, what do you say!"

Little Monkey nodded, "But Captain, even if you change your clothes, it's not appropriate to stay here, is it?"

"Go to my wife and let her figure out a way." Zhong Cheng turned his head and glared at the soldiers under him, and everyone dispersed in a sensible manner.

Xiao Yubao had had enough trouble and was tired, as if she wanted to be quiet, she suddenly yelled, ran to the corner and knelt down, hugging her chest, shaking her head, "Please forgive me, sir, please forgive me!"

"Look at you, I don't even want any money. I beg you, please forgive me." The little monkey spat in disgust.He didn't understand why some people deserved to die, but they lived, and some people deserved to live, but died.

Xiao Yubao was stunned for a while, then said with a smile, "Do you know who I am? I am the daughter-in-law of the Shen family, the county magistrate's wife, and there is another woman older than me in Haizhou City? Offend me, be careful I will kill you, Kill them all, if you kill them all, you don’t need to sleep.”

Zhong Cheng didn't say anything more, turned around and walked out.

3,

Yingzhu and Qiaofeng became the important labor force of the Shen family. Based on Zhong Cheng and Shen Jie's care, they worked hard to make the family look like a family.After being busy for a long time, only three rooms were completed, and the pieces of furniture were put together neatly. Qiaofeng nodded in satisfaction, that's all. Fortunately, there are not many people left in the Shen family, enough to live there.

Wen Qingyun glanced at it, and said, "Go and rest. I want to be alone for a while." This time when she went down the mountain, she was visibly older again. First, Shen Zhi died tragically, and then Shen Xuan sent her back. Turn around and insist on staying.She wants to go back to the mountain to lead hair practice!This made Wen Qingyun's heart ache, and she couldn't bear to force Shen Xuan. After all, it is one thing to accept the truth, but another thing to see the couple loving each other every day.It was only later that she found out that she was considered a family when she moved to Zizhu Nunnery, and she was the only one who returned to Haizhou City!Although the two sons were both in the city, Zhong Cheng was busy, and Shen Jie was even busier, so there was no one in sight.Fortunately, there was Yan Xueke, who found out that she was pregnant, which added a lot of happiness to the cold family.Originally, Wen Qingyun wanted her to stay, but she said that Zhong Cheng needed to take care of her, but she could come every day to accompany her mother to talk and relieve boredom.Otherwise, this day will be more difficult.Most of the time when Yan Xueke wasn't here, Wen Qingyun sat in a bamboo chair on the steps in a daze, looking at the sky and clouds or not looking at anything, Qiaofeng told Yingzhu privately that this person has no heart Jin, my heart hurts too hard.I'm afraid that if this goes on, my body will be ruined.

Qiaofeng raised her eyes to look at the sun, it was almost time, Yan Xueke would appear at this time every day, and it was also the time when Wen Qingyun was in the best mood, she wanted to take advantage of this time to persuade her, wipe her hands clean, and walk over .

"My grandma, why are you staying alone? It's so boring. We're dangling in front of your eyes. We have nothing to talk to you. How nice." Qiaofeng said, not idle, picked up a tea cup and wiped it. .

Wen Qingyun knew Qiaofeng's painstaking efforts and nodded, "Yes, I wanted to tell you that I had to prepare the things for the children, otherwise it would be too late. But I forgot when I got to the point of speaking. Fortunately, you came here today. In the future, if I don't talk to you, you will come to me, I am old and my memory is not good."

Qiaofeng said quickly, "Okay, okay, yes, I said that there seems to be something unprepared, that is, things for children, small clothes, quilts, and diapers. You must prepare, otherwise it will not be too late. You don't know, now The city is uneven, and everything is rare. In the past, we would still have to spend so much effort? We have all prepared well, don’t you think? The Japanese devils should be damned, it’s all caused by them , Don’t you think so? Eldest grandma, come on, the second young mistress will come in a while, let’s discuss it together, let’s move quickly.”

Wen Qingyun was amused, "Qiaofeng, speak slowly, I'm dizzy."

"Okay, okay," Qiaofeng laughed and wiped her tears with her hand, "Grandma, do you have to think of a name for the child? Think about it, both parents are top-notch, and this child will have a bright future." .”

"Well, yes, think about it carefully." Wen Qingyun raised her spirits, "What do you think, is it a boy or a girl?"

Qiaofeng thought for a while, "Look at the strength of Second Young Mistress's body, boy."

"I think it's the same, then choose the boy's name." Wen Qingyun was determined, and she felt a lot more at ease when she thought of becoming a grandma soon.

Qiaofeng continued, "There is one more case, you must keep it in mind."

"what?"

"The marriage between the third young master and Miss Wei, isn't it said that if you win, you will have a happy event? If you win, what are they waiting for?"

Wen Qingyun shook her head, "As soon as Zhi'er left, it was against the rules to announce a happy event."

Qiaofeng said, "Grandma, don't blame me for being straightforward. Why do you care about this these days? If you say so, people in the whole of China will never get married. Who has no casualties? Then Miss Wei is not young. Now, you have to think about others, don't you?"

"Who says I'm old?" Wei Ruoyan came before anyone else, and stood at the door with a smile, "Sister Qiaofeng, I didn't offend you. Let me see, the only person in Haizhou City who can gossip about me is In this yard!"

Qiaofeng was happy, "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here. I'm the one talking about you, what can you do to me?"

Wei Ruoyan walked in wearing a sunny suit, "Oh, I don't dare, Sister Qiaofeng, you are the pillar of our Shen family now, how dare I offend you?"

"Whose Shen's family? You haven't entered the door yet, and we are one by one, so you don't know how to be ashamed!"

With Qiaofeng's clever mouth, Wei Ruoyan bowed down.Turning to look at Wen Qingyun, she said with a smile: "Grandma, Shen Jie is busy. Let me come back to see you. Is there anything missing at home?"

Qiaofeng hurriedly said, "Lack, lack of a daughter-in-law and a grandson, how about helping us to make arrangements?"

Wei Ruoyan blushed, wishing she could go up and pinch Qiaofeng's mouth.

Wen Qingyun said: "I think the matter between you and Jieer is settled, so let's do it."

Wei Ruoyan plucked up her courage before she spoke, "Grandma, I discussed it with Chen Jie. Sister Zhi'er just left, we really didn't think about it. Let's wait a hundred days, and we will give you an explanation. What's more Everything is waiting to be done now, and we really don’t have the time.”

Wen Qingyun's eyes were a little wet, the child was sensible, and she appreciated it.

Qiaofeng was dissatisfied, and said to Wei Ruoyan, "Busy, who is not busy? You can't delay your life if you are busy!"

While she was talking vigorously, Yingzhu let out an ouch outside, and everyone in the room was startled, Wei Ruoyan took the opportunity to turn around and asked, "Brother Yingzhu, are you alright?"

Yingzhu pointed at the door, "Grandma, grandma..."

Qiaofeng heard that something was wrong, so she stepped out first, and also jumped, "I said who is this? Second young lady, why did you bring her here?"

Yan Xueke pulled the struggling little Yubao across the threshold, and said with a smile, "She is also a member of the Shen family, if you don't bring her here, where do you want me to take her?"

Xiao Yubao stood under the sun, giggling, "You don't know me, I am the wife of the county magistrate, the daughter-in-law of the Shen family, and I am the most blessed woman!"

Qiaofeng stared and shouted, "Grandma, come out and have a look, what's wrong with the young master's aunt?"

Wen Qingyun's faint voice came over, "Can't you see this? Crazy!"

A good woman, made like this, makes people feel sorry for her.Wen Qingyun and Yan Xueke couldn't do their best, but fortunately Wei Ruoyan was there and worked with Qiaofeng to help Xiao Yubao take a bath and change clothes.Yingzhu took the smelly pile off his body and burned it in the back garden, and sprinkled a lot of water on the ground in the main courtyard to suppress the strange smell in the air.

Wen Qingyun was stunned for a while, and Yan Xueke explained the ins and outs clearly in her ear, but she didn't say a word, showing no emotion.There are too many twists and turns here, and she can't get around it.

Yan Xueke was anxious, and asked, "Mother, what's the matter, can you say something?"

Wen Qingyun smiled wryly, and said, "You all sent people here, what else can I do, keep them alive. Go back and tell Cheng'er that next time this happens, let him take care of himself, don't come to me! "

Yan Xueke laughed, how could this kind of thing happen next time?Even though this matter was decided, Wei Ruoyan came out with another idea.

"Grandma, leave it to me. She might know the whereabouts of that traitor. I'll take it back and interrogate her."

Wen Qingyun was puzzled and asked, "Do you think she can say anything now? You have already put up notices all over the street to severely punish traitors, isn't that enough?"

All eight eyes stared at Xiao Yubao, she suddenly sat on the ground and cried, like an ignorant child.

Qiaofeng pulled it up, "My aunt, grandma, please do me a favor, this has just been cleaned by you, and it is dirty again."

Wen Qingyun sighed, she and Xiao Yubao couldn't tell if they had any feelings for each other, when Xiao Yubao came in, she had already moved the Shen family to Dongshan, and they had no contact with each other, but she couldn't do it if she was asked to just sit back and watch.Yan Xueke was on the side of the eldest grandma, "Ruoyan, mother is right, let mother take care of it..."

"No." Wei Ruoyan insisted, her gaze gradually became cold.Wen Qingyun remembered that Shen Hao was more than half responsible for her father's death in the Shen family's courtyard. She will never forget this grudge.Then I understood what that "busy" was.She could see the hatred in Wei Ruoyan's heart, if she didn't pull out this thorn, she wouldn't be happy.But right now is really not a good time, so after thinking about it, I said, "Well, I have asked Yingzhu to go to your second uncle, and I will see her when she is sick. If you want to ask anything, you can ask after you get well, right? ?”

There is no other way, Wei Ruoyan can only nod.But no one expected that after a quarter of an hour, Yingzhu not only found Shen Xiaoduan, but also found another Shen family member, Dongmei.Going around, everyone didn't leave the yard.No matter who is willing or not, they must obey the arrangements of fate.This makes people helpless and more reassuring.

"When I saw her, she was being beaten by beggars just for bad food. She looked pitiful." Ying Zhu looked at the grandma in embarrassment, "Why don't we take care of her meal and kick her out again? Throw this crazy woman out together." This was the cruelest punishment a servant from a farming family could think of.

But Dongmei didn't appreciate it. Ever since she entered Shen's house, she has maintained something that can be called arrogance, "Hey, isn't this grandma? I said who was so kind to save me? It turned out to be the Bodhisattva of Great Benevolence Good-hearted grandma. Seeing me like this, are you happy and satisfied? But I don’t need you to be hypocritical, just wait and see, you won’t be beautiful for a few days, my son will definitely come back, and then don’t think about any of you!”

Wen Qingyun looked at Dongmei, she was still the same, her tone, her eyes, and even her posture hadn't changed. After so many years, the two of them can still stand in the same yard, it's fate, there are other things needed reason?

"Dongmei, just treat me as a hypocrite. Before Shen Hao comes back, you must have a place to stay, right?"

Dongmei was dumbfounded, she couldn't believe her ears, and when she was pulled into the house, she still refused to believe that all this really happened.

Shen Xiaoduan quickly made a diagnosis, Xiao Yubao's current physical condition is very bad, he is not suitable for interrogation, and he can't ask any questions.Wei Ruoting left unwillingly, Wen Qingyun personally sent her to the door, and said earnestly, "My child, let go of what should be put down. You are young after all, look forward."

Wei Ruoyan looked at the old smile of Dark Chinese Qingyun, felt sore in her heart, threw herself into her arms and called "Mother".

Wen Qingyun took Xiao Yubao and Dongmei in, took food out of her mouth to feed them, and used the meager money to buy medicine for them to see a doctor and heal their injuries.Shen Jie couldn't understand it, and many people couldn't understand it.On the contrary, Qiaofeng, who seemed careless and careless, put it bluntly, "Grandma saved them, and they also saved Grandma!"

In any case, the Shen family compound has a little more popularity, which is what everyone wants to see.

4,

Haizhou City, like the Shen Family Courtyard, is reborn in the ruins day by day. It is easy for the common people to forget the pain. Still have to go on.First of all, hawkers began to appear on the street, selling daily necessities, rice, oil, salt, food and vegetables, and their yelling came through the walls and entered the house, which made the world angry.

Zhong Cheng ran out for a circle, came back with a handful of shallots in his hand, and happily said to Yan Xueke, "Look, this is the vitality, it is the endless weapon of our Haizhou people, when our son is born , I have the confidence to restore Haizhou to its former prosperity."

Yan Xueke smiled and nodded, "That's good, I've thought about it, and said that the child can't be like us. He wants to study, go abroad to see the world, and build a new China in the future."

Zhong Chengxin was full of sincerity, "Yes, this day will not be far away. I am planning to restore Haizhou Public School and children's education now. Then I will gather business people to restore the economy..."

Zhong Cheng had a lot of ambitions, and even planned five or ten years later, but Shangfeng's order made all this come to naught.In Shangfeng's eyes, restoring productivity is not important, and stabilizing people's lives is not important. The most important things are two things, one is to repair the wharf, resume sea transportation as soon as possible, and prepare for the upcoming war, and the other is to confiscate the territory of Haizhou The weapon of the Communist Party, if it encounters resistance, it will be shot and killed.It is also a preparation for the upcoming war.

Zhong Cheng was pacing the room in annoyance, "You said, it finally stopped, and they have to toss again. Hasn't our country not tossed enough? The cooperation is broken and the cooperation is broken. They are all Chinese and brothers. Do we really want siblings? Cannibalism?"

Yan Xueke stood up from the sofa with difficulty, walked over, and took Zhong Cheng's hand, "I know what you are bothered about, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party broke up, you and Shen Jie...otherwise you should resign, let's go to the countryside and escape All this, okay?"

Zhong Cheng smiled wryly, the countryside?Seeing that the war is imminent and the flames of war are everywhere, how can there be a paradise?Yan Xueke also knew that what she said was childish, but she was just trying to relieve his worries.

"It's okay. I'm just complaining." Zhong Cheng looked at his wife, feeling a layer of gratitude in his heart.He didn't understand anything, and he was most glad that he married a wife like this. "You should have a good rest, you are about to give birth, don't be tired."

"I know." Yan Xueke touched her stomach, and the little guy danced in it. She smiled, "Do you think he looks like you or me?" Zhong Cheng thought about it seriously, "It's better to be like you."

Yan Xueke actually blushed. After being married for so long, she still looks innocent like a little girl, "Why? What's so good about me?"

"You have nothing good, that's why we have to teach him." Zhong Cheng made a serious joke. For him, this is a rare thing, and Yan Xueke was finally relieved.

Seeing his wife sleeping soundly, Zhong Cheng couldn't fall asleep for a long time.Really have to do it.Before hearing about the KMT-CCP ​​negotiations, many people imagined that the peace talks could be successful and a real democratic country could be established.Now that the negotiations are not over, someone will act first.To be precise, he was not surprised. He knew that this day would come, but he kept pretending to be an ostrich, buried his head in the sand, and pretended not to see it.Only when reality hit the table viciously did he realize how ridiculous his thoughts were.There are many things in this world that you can't just escape if you don't want to see them.

As soon as Zhong Cheng arrived at the office the next day, the guards reported at the door that Director Gong of the Haizhou Station of the Military Command came to visit.Zhong Cheng was taken aback again, are they pressing harder and harder?Don't give him a moment to think about it?
Director Gong is Mao Renfeng's distant cousin, the core direct descendant of the military command, and he is used to bossing around, so he walked in and said directly, "Commander Zhong, you must have received an order, let me know when you will act, our military command Haizhou stand with full cooperation.”

Zhong Cheng turned his gaze out of the window and didn't speak for a long time.To some extent, this confirmed Gong Sheng's suspicion and the worries of the upper echelons of the military command.The Communist Party members in Haizhou are extremely active and have a great relationship with him.

"Commander Zhong, what do you think?" Gong Sheng stared into Zhong Cheng's eyes and exerted pressure.

Zhong Cheng turned his gaze back, and replied mechanically, "Follow the order, I have no opinion."

Gong Sheng smiled, "Commander Zhong, I want to remind you that we are loyal to the party and the country, and everything must be based on the interests of the party and the country, and our own grievances should not be the first priority. Do you think so?"

Zhong Cheng was a little annoyed, "Director Gong, my younger brother is a Communist Party member, and I have never concealed it. If that's what you want to say."

"I want to say that as a brother, you can help your younger brother abandon the darkness and turn to the light." Gong Sheng stood up, "At that time, I have an explanation to Shangfeng, and you can also preserve the brotherhood, killing two birds with one stone."

If it weren't for Gong Sheng's mysterious smile before he left, Zhong Cheng would have realized that this was a trap, and he would have almost done it.After thinking it over, he took a breath, if Shen Jie was caught by the military commander because of him, he would never be able to forgive himself for the rest of his life.He grabbed his coat and was about to deliver a letter to Shen Jie, but stopped at the door.He can't do anything now, the outside should be full of military spies!

After finally getting dark, he circled Haizhou City three times, made sure to shake off all his tails, and then slipped to the little monkey's dormitory.The guard company has a separate barracks, and the monkey dormitory is the innermost, the quietest and most hidden.

The little monkey also just came back, seeing the head of the group visiting, he dared not neglect.It was making tea and handing cigarettes.This kid is smarter than a monkey, and he has roughly guessed Zhong Cheng's intentions.

"Leader, to be honest, we have been fighting devils together for so many years, and it seems unreasonable to say that we turn our backs on our faces. If there is no one to help us when we counterattack, we will not be able to take Haizhou City so smoothly." Little Monkey Euphemistically revealed his thoughts.

"I want to ask you to do me a favor."

"I know, I'll go find him right away and tell them to hide quickly."

"No, you can't go in person." Zhong Cheng smiled wryly. The little monkey is his entourage and should be on the military command's blacklist. Find a way to send him a letter. It must be kept secret and cannot be followed by others. Do you understand?"

"Understood, the task must be completed."

Some of the little monkeys were buddies, and three or five walked out of the headquarters, shoulder to shoulder, and turned into a tavern. When the drink was in full swing, one person quietly slipped away from the back of the tavern.Go straight to the Shen family compound.

Wen Qingyun didn't have time to thank her, so she called Yingzhu, "You go to Miss Wei and explain the situation to her. Tell them to evacuate overnight, so they don't have to come back."

Qiaofeng suddenly ran out from behind, "No."

Wen Qingyun looked at her puzzled.

"Grandma, what's the matter with you, our door must have been watched by someone, if he goes, won't he lure the wolf away?"

Wen Qingyun was stunned. The incident happened suddenly just now, and she couldn't even remember the simplest things.Now my mind is even more messed up.I had to look at Qiaofeng, hoping she could remind me something.

Qiaofeng tore off her apron, "I'll go."

Yingzhu was annoyed, "What's the trouble, I can't go, you can go."

"I'm not going to look for them, I'm going back to my mother's house, as long as I go out of the city, they will definitely follow me, and if you try to find a way to go out at that time, won't you just be invisible?" Qiaofeng was calm and clever, speaking in an orderly manner.

Wen Qingyun nodded, "Yes, I'm moving too. You walk on the front foot, and I will take Xiao Yubao out on the back foot. If someone asks, I will say that I am going out of the city and worshiping in the temple. Let's come together in the dark, so that we can get confused past."

Qiaofeng's method worked. By the time Yingzhu sneaked out of the back door, all the agents in the city were already confused by Qiaofeng and Wen Qingyun. They didn't know what to do, so Yingzhu successfully found the contact point left by Wei Ruoyan. Send the message out.Fortunately, he came in time. After receiving the news, Liu Changlin took decisive measures to withdraw all party members whose identities had been exposed overnight, and those who were not exposed continued to lurk in preparation for future struggles.

The Communist Party in Haizhou City evaporated like dew overnight. After Gong Sheng lost his temper in the military control station, he sent an encrypted telegram to Nanjing.Put all the blame on Zhong Cheng. Although there is no real evidence, the facts have shown that this person has closely colluded with the Communist Party and betrayed the party state.In this kind of matter, Nanjing has never been procrastinating and bureaucratic.Early the next morning, an American motorcycle drove into the headquarters at high speed, and there were two guys in the car who were fully armed and seemed to be able to hit Tokyo without any problem.

The chubby military policeman on the left said, "Commander Zhong, Shangfeng's warrant, please go to Nanjing Military Headquarters for investigation."

The gendarme on the right, as thin as a bamboo pole, said, "Excuse me, Commander Zhong, I have to take off your sidearm."

Zhong Cheng took off the holster, and stopped the little monkey and the brothers who were living and dying next to him with his eyes. They looked like they would draw out their guns at any moment, and beat the two military police into a sieve.

When Zhong Cheng got into the car, he said to the little monkey, "Remember, it will depend on you from now on."

The little monkey nodded desperately, "Don't worry, leader, even if I'm dismissed!"

"Send Xue Ke to my mother, and, make up a lie, don't make my mother anxious."

"understood."

(End of this chapter)