Golden Pink Building

Bai Wenxin took the whole family back to his hometown in the countryside, worshiped the ancestral tombs, swept the ancestral hall, and met all the fellow clansmen in his hometown. Qingqiu has been as busy as a spinning top these days, and has no chance to breathe.The countryside is different from the city. People still live according to the law of sunrise and sunset, and when a family comes, they are guests of the whole village. Although Bai Wenxin has been outside for many years, he is very good at life. Some of the family's land rent was set aside to repair bridges and repair roads, and it was used to pay for the village's primary school.Bai Wenxin's family has a very good reputation in their hometown, and now hearing that he is here, it is natural that the whole village will come to visit.

When they wake up in the morning, there are guests visiting. Mrs. Bai and Qingqiu have to entertain female guests. The people in the village, except for a few female family members who can read and go to school, most of the rest are rural women, some are simple, simple and honest, and some are vulgar. That's all.Madam Bai was worried that Qingqiu was not used to getting along with those country women, so she always took her by her side.Although Qingqiu's nature doesn't like ostentatious activities, she can't find any faults in her dealings with others.She is sharp-mouthed and very smart. After a few days, everyone knows that the young lady of Bai Wenxin's family is a sharp person. Those women who have bad intentions and like to gossip also know that Qingqiu is a stubborn person and dare not bully her. She is a new daughter-in-law who has just arrived.

"I didn't expect that you usually look shy, but you are a little cowardly. I am worried that you have seen these people there, and no one will be bullied. Although they are all surnamed Bai, some of them have already passed the fifth server. It’s just a family. There are people with no winks in that place, so you don’t have to worry about it. On the contrary, Grandma Wu and the older generation like you very much. They keep praising you in front of me. They say you are capable and have a good personality. You are beautiful, I think everyone likes you a lot, as for those petty and narrow-minded people, just ignore them." Mrs. Bai, who sent off the guests, nodded approvingly to Qingqiu.Birds of a feather flock together, people divide into groups, some people don't like other people's good looks, they see that Qingqiu looks good, is also a college student, and has a husband and in-laws who love her, so they will inevitably feel jealous and deliberately make her look bad in front of Qingqiu.Although Qingqiu is a cold person, but people have already bullied her, she will not swallow her anger, push back calmly, after a few times, those wretched women will say that Qingqiu is noble.

"I don't care about these people. After all, we just came back, and we are worried that people will say that we have been out for a few years, so we will ignore them with airs." Qingqiu's concern for Mrs. Bai rushed to his heart.

"I have been a daughter-in-law much longer than you, and I have encountered a lot of weird things. The Bai family is considered a prominent local family. With a large population, they have all kinds of temperaments. Besides, they live in the countryside all day long. The place doesn’t know what’s going on outside, it’s different from us in talking and doing things, so don’t worry about it, anyway, I’ll back you up. We’ll go back after a few days.” Mrs. Bai thinks that Qingqiu has been the mayor of Beijing. Dasheng, Leng's family is sparsely populated, Qingqiu only grew up with his mother and uncle, so he doesn't know what's going on in the big family.She also met the world outside, and suddenly returned to the countryside and felt bored, so Mrs. Bai could better understand Qingqiu's feelings.

"How can I be wronged with my mother? I haven't seen anything when I was young, but I have to study hard with my mother, as long as my mother doesn't think I'm stupid. In fact, the countryside is also good. The air here is good, and the food is always fresh. Speaking of which, there are still a lot of honest and honest people in the family, and they get along well. Yuan Yuan likes the country very much, and plays like crazy every day. In recent days, he has grown a lot taller." Qingqiu does not reject the country, according to Qingqiu's Temperament, she prefers the pastoral life of picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence.

"Speaking of Yuanyuan, I remembered how the second girl from the Zhao family is doing? Is there any news from Guangzhou? Should we send her back to the Zhao family or to Guangzhou?" Because Zhao Yiping was seriously ill, Bai Shaoyi and Qingqiu He had no choice but to take her back to Yangzhou, leaving a few servants to take care of her.Today, news came from Yangzhou City that Zhao Yiping's illness had improved. The doctor said that the patient's life was not in danger, and he just needed to recuperate for a few days to recover.After thinking about it, Bai Shaoyi still sent a telegram to Zhao Zhongshu. The Bai family can't just watch Shijiao's daughter die of illness.

"Shaoyi received a telegram this morning. It just said that we should take care of it for a few days. He will reply within a month. The situation in front of him is not stable. Some people have already escaped from Shanghai, and the momentum of the revolutionary army is very strong. It seemed that Shanghai was about to be attacked. Shao Yi and I discussed it. According to Zhao Yiping's temperament, I would definitely go back to find Ouyang Yujian, but Shanghai is in chaos, and she is definitely not safe as a girl. It's better to put her at home first. It’s all because of us being juniors, but it’s causing our parents to worry.” Qingqiu and Bai Shaoyi took Zhao Zhongshu’s local telegram to discuss for a long time, and decided to trap Zhao Yiping at home first, so as to save her from clamoring to join the revolution. Well, the current situation in Shanghai is not about two factions scolding each other in the newspapers, nor taking to the streets to parade.

"What does this have to do with you? You are right. Although her father is gone, the Zhao family and the Bai family have been friends for many years. We can't do nothing about it. How stubborn is that girl? She said good things and bad things, but she still Oil and salt do not enter. It is really worrying. That Ouyang Yujian seems to be irresponsible at first glance. If he is capable of sending information by himself, he goes to the battlefield by himself, hides in the back and talks, and stains his top with other people's blood. Animals are not as good as—" At this point, Mrs. Bai suddenly remembered the relationship between Ouyang Yujian and the Jin family, and Mrs. Bai waved her hand weakly: "You have been tired for a day, take the account of the field back and read slowly. You send I have read the gift book that came, and I remember it clearly." Madam Bai was very satisfied with Qingqiu's daughter-in-law, but at first she was worried that Qingqiu hadn't learned how to manage a big family from Mrs. Leng, and it would be inevitable that she would lose sight of it when she started it all of a sudden.When they arrived in Yangzhou, Mrs. Bai intentionally asked Qingqiu to study by her side.Unexpectedly, although Qingqiu has never learned it before, she is very smart and can master it as soon as she gets started. There are many people in the countryside, and the rules in Gencheng are different. to remind.

Qingqiu just smiled at her mother-in-law's compliment: "Mother is partial to me, I'm too young to know it. It's just that I stay with my mother and get close to Zhu Zhechi. It's just that my mother can manage people. I, a clumsy person, have learned it. "

"You child, I like your character the most. You don't have to pretend to be a family. It's best to talk and laugh. Your sweet mouth makes me feel comfortable. I just ask you to be with me every day and be happy. It's just that Shao Yi quit." Mrs. Bai felt more and more about Qing Qiu's temper towards her, she was naturally dignified and respectful in front of others, and Qing Qiu's personality was lively and sweet-mouthed when getting along with her family every day, and she didn't hide her thoughts from others.Just the kind of person to get along with.Mrs. Bai doesn't like Mrs. Jin's kind of person who keeps silent and shows generosity everywhere. In fact, she has a deep heart. Such people usually get along well, and they are careful relatives and will not be particularly picky.But being a family together day and night is too elusive.

The Bai family came back from their hometown, and as soon as they arrived in Yangzhou, they saw Lao Jin standing at the door, seeing Bai Wenxin and Bai Shaoyi, and hurried forward and said: "The young master of the Zhao family is here, and he is talking to the second lady of the Zhao family in a hurry. Well. Listening to the waiter Chuntao said that the second lady and her brother are a little unhappy. The young master should go and have a look. You are not at home these few days, and she has already made a fuss about leaving. I said that there is a war in Shanghai, and even Yangzhou They are all people who fled from Shanghai. Didn’t you want to die when you went to Shanghai? Who knew that she was even more anxious when she heard the news of the war in Shanghai, crying and begging to leave.”

Bai Wenxin and Bai Shaoyi looked at each other: "Thank you for keeping an eye on her, otherwise we wouldn't be able to explain when her brother came. Now that Zhongshu is here, it doesn't matter to us where Miss Zhao Jiaer goes." Bai Wenxin thanked Lao Jin Worrying these days, everyone went in to rest.

Hearing the news of the master's return, Zhao Zhongshu came out with a face full of anger. Bai Wenxin saw Zhao Zhongshu with a dark face and joked: "Hey, the new master of the country is here. Your Northern Expedition is like a bamboo. The largest city in China, Shanghai, is here. It's going to be included in the bag, what else is there to be unhappy about?"

Zhao Zhongshu smiled wryly at Bai Wenxin: "I do have something important to do with me, and this time I'm going to cause trouble for the Uncle." Zhao Zhongshu looked down at the Bai family father and son with something to say , Mrs. Bai and Qingqiu stood up: "Go to the study and talk, let's go and see Yiping." The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law went out one after another.

Zhao Yiping lived in a deep small courtyard. In fact, at the beginning, Qingqiu felt that this small courtyard surrounded by high strength was not as spacious and airy as the flower hall outside. ?" She was suspicious of Bai Shaoyi's arrangement.

"You haven't seen her determination. When I was in Beijing, I didn't even want my brother because of that person. In fact, the courtyard is not bad. The point is that it can keep people in. She became a revolutionary party. Can't I just learn lightness kung fu without a teacher and fly away? Just wait for Zhongshu's news, even if she wants to go up the mountain to become a bandit, I don't care." Bai Shaoyi just wanted to not tell Zhao Yiping to run away before her friend came, so as to give Zhongshu a explain.

Despite the high walls on all sides, Qingqiu and Mrs. Bai could still hear the voices inside through the thick courtyard gate. Zhao Yiping was talking excitedly to the girl Taohua who took care of her. "Is it the girl who made you angry?" As soon as Mrs. Bai Jin Ying came in, she saw a few pieces of broken porcelain on the ground. Tao Hua was cleaning up the mess with a depressed face. Porcelain.Hearing Mrs. Bai's words, Tao Hua didn't speak, but Zhao Yiping explained excitedly: "It's not that she didn't do well, but I want to help her with something. Thank you, Mrs. Bai, I'm in good health and can leave now. "Taohua stood helplessly on the side holding a plate of broken porcelain: "Ms. Zhao was about to go out as soon as I came in. We had an argument, but the plate was broken. Ma'am, I really didn't mean it! But I broke something I will definitely be punished, can I work more, and ask Jin Jin to stop deducting my wages." Taohua is a helper who has to go home with her salary every month to pay for her younger brother's tuition.

"You have worked hard these few days, a cup is not a big deal. You go out." Mrs. Bai glanced at Tao Hua noncommittally, and told her to go out: "I will ask Osmanthus to serve Ms. Zhao from now on." Just now, Mrs. Bai's expression on Zhao Zhongshu's face was similar to that of Mrs. Bai. I have a bad feeling that Peach Blossom is really honest, not as clever as Osmanthus Blossom.

"Madam and young mistress please don't coax me out. My mother is sick, and the family depends on my wages. If I have no job, the whole family will have nothing to rely on. I would rather eat less and work more every day. I beg my wife for mercy." Don't tell me to go out." Tao Hua mistakenly thought that Mrs. Bai disliked her, and she was no longer wanted, and begged Jin Ying and Qing Qiu bitterly.

Qingqiu just wanted to say that Taohua misunderstood her and asked her to go down, but Zhao Yiping pulled Taohua and said: "You work in an upright manner, you don't need to beg for help in a low voice, you have to remember that you are the same as everyone, and you are not inferior to others just because of your work." Zhao Yiping said to With peach blossoms and thunderbolts, Bala said something sacred about labor, but Jin Ying and Qingqiu listened with embarrassment, as if they were bullying the servants because they were rich and unkind. "What you said, my place looks like Lichunyuan. Taohua is a silly girl with a solid eye. She didn't understand what her mother said, and you still followed her. What should I do if she really fell ill? Mother meant to take care of her. The illness is very hard. Ms. Zhao’s body looks good now. It’s all because of your careful care. You should take a rest when we come back. If you don’t have to do all the tiring work for you, I will ask you to change with Osmanthus fragrans. Mom is distributing cakes, you should hurry up."

Poor Taohua got angry for a while because she was going to be kicked out, and Zhao Yiping chanted sutras for a long time. She was already dizzy. Listening to Qingqiu's words, she looked at Qingqiu stupidly for a while before she came to her senses, and immediately burst into tears. Smile: "I just said that the wife and the young mistress are kind-hearted people, and I don't feel tired." Said Taohua and left with a smile. Miss Zhao is not allowed to go out, who am I listening to?"

Madam Bai glanced at Zhao Yiping, and said firmly, "You are such a silly girl, since Mr. Zhao has said something, let's do as he wants."

Seeing that Mrs. Bai was firmly standing by Zhao Zhongshu's side, Zhao Yiping immediately became excited, she said to Qingqiu: "I can't disturb anymore, I have important things to go back." Saying that, Zhao Yiping rushed out desperately.Mrs. Bai and Qingqiu did not expect Zhao Yiping to be so fierce, and were about to stop her, when Zhao Zhongshu appeared angrily at the door: "You want to go to Shanghai to participate in the riots, don't you? I won't stop you if you die, but the reputation of the Zhao family cannot be You have been stained, I don't want a radical in the family. I don't have time to waste time with you, it seems that your brain is too poisoned and you need to calm down." Zhao Zhongshu said to Bai Wenxin and Bai Shaoyi: "I I will come back as soon as possible to pick her up, but I will disturb Shibo for a few days. What a family misfortune, I indulged her too much before."

"There, we are all family friends. But your sister is also an adult. When you have time, you brothers and sisters sit down and have a good talk. Don't be like a black-eyed chicken when you meet. Arguing is unconvincing. You just Go to Shanghai with peace of mind, the situation there is still unstable and you have to be careful." Bai Wenxin admired Zhao Zhongshu's generosity, and at this time he did not forget to pull out his sister.Knowing that the Zhao family fell apart, Zhao Zhongshu couldn't care less about this half-sister.

"I don't want to be here, I have my own choice, please respect me!" Zhao Yiping listened to Zhao Zhongshu's words and quit, struggling to get out.

"You are going to Shanghai to die now. Let me tell you, the higher-ups have issued an order to clean up the party and arrest all dissidents like you. Who did you learn from when you are full of fallacies and heresies? Is it your sister? Let me tell you, Now she has fully realized her mistake and completely broke with that side. As for that Ouyang Yujian, hey, he might have been shot!" Zhao Zhongshu grabbed Yiping's arm and stared fiercely into her eyes.

Qingqiu walked far away and could still hear Zhao Yiping's crying intermittently coming from the small courtyard. She looked at her husband beside her with some worry, and asked with her eyes: "Is this really good? Lock Zhao Yiping hard, she Don’t act aggressively.”

Bai Shaoyi gave Qingqiu a reassuring look, anyway, Zhao Yiping's elder brother had already spoken, so they should handle their brother and sister's affairs by themselves.Zhao Zhongshu came in a hurry, he hurriedly left without staying overnight.It was only at night that Bai Shaoyi explained why Zhao Zhongshu came today.It turned out that Zhao Zhongshu followed the Northern Expedition all the way to the periphery of Shanghai. Because a British fleet docked in Wuhu, the revolutionary army was worried that the British would intervene in the Northern Expedition. At that time, the fleet was dispatched downstream, and the situation in Shanghai was reversed.Zhao Zhongshu graduated from the British Military Academy, and was ordered to come to Wuhu to spy on the movements of the British fleet when he was in danger.Fortunately, the British government stated that it will not interfere in China's affairs. They practice honorable isolation as usual, that is, they sit on the fence and help no one.

After finishing his official duties, Zhao Zhongshu rushed to Yangzhou to see his sister without stopping.Zhao Yiping saw her brother clamoring to go to Shanghai to participate in the revolution and contribute to the Northern Expedition.Zhao Zhongshu's face flushed with anger when he heard his sister's words, and immediately quarreled with her. Zhao Yiping scolded Zhao Zhongshu for being reactionary and cunning, stealing the fruits of other people's hard work under the cloak of revolution.What a hypocrite!Zhao Zhongshu saw that his sister was obsessed with obsession, so he moved out angrily.Zhao Yiping said that Zhao Zhongshu had a feudal mindset. Even if her eldest brother was like a father, she married Ouyang and obeyed her husband when she married. She had to listen to her husband.It's okay not to mention Ouyang, but when Ouyang Yujian is mentioned, Zhao Zhongshu is not angry. This person first pulled Zhao Yihan into a radical line, which made Zhao Yihan almost treated as a dissident in Guangzhou.Fortunately, Zhao Zhongshu stepped forward to make sure that Zhao Yihan was just going astray, and Zhao Yihan himself expressed his attitude, so it was all right.It's just that Zhao Yihan's future is difficult to take a step forward.After all, she was labeled as a former radical. In the future, as long as political opponents raise this, Zhao Yihan will have no power to fight back.Fortunately, Zhao Yihan is a girl with a good attitude, and she didn't offend anyone, so it's over.

Now Ouyang Yujian has completely brainwashed the younger sister, and is going to die. Zhao Zhongshu scolded Ouyang severely, and Zhao Yiping immediately defended Ouyang desperately when she heard her brother scolding her lover. The two fell into a deadlock, and the more noisy The more intense, the last words rushed to the point where the quarrel reached the point where there was no relationship, Zhao Zhongshu's face was livid, and he sneered and said: "You want to sever the relationship whatever you want, I will not watch you die in vain, After I die, I have no face to meet the ancestors of the Zhao family."

"I think Zhongshu still has a conscience towards his sister. Since ancient times, party disputes have always been life-and-death. It is also a big thing that his cover-up of his sister was exposed. I listened to Zhao Yihan in a daze, what's going on?" Qingqiu I can't help but sigh that Zhao Zhongshu is actually the one who loves the sisters in the truth.She suddenly thought of Baoyu, when Yingchun married the Sun family by mistake, he was helpless, he didn't even have the courage to speak to the old lady, waiting for Yingchun to be tortured to death by the Sun family, he just cried.Compared with Baoyu, Zhao Zhongshu is protecting his sisters with their future.It was Zhao Yihan first, then Zhao Yiping, the newspapers were full of arrests and murders all day long, Zhao Zhongshu could still think that his sister was right and he had a conscience.

Regardless of his political stance, Zhao Zhongshu is much better than ordinary people in caring for his sister. "You also know that Zhao Yihan used to be on that side, and she was recommended by that side, and her words and deeds are usually quite radical. Now that the two sides have turned their faces, Zhao Yihan can't have both sides. I don't think her character is as stubborn and decisive as her sister, It's just a temporary setback, she won't give up easily, and she will always make a comeback. I'm very worried, our family can't keep this auntie. If she runs away now, she will be a sheep." Bai Shaoyi pointed to Zhao Yiping's small courtyard in distress direction, with a worried sigh.

Don't worry, I think Zhao Zhongshu is wasting his time in vain, can he be imprisoned for a while or for the rest of his life?Who can know what the end result will be?Is father going to leave the mountain again?Qingqiu unintentionally mentioned that Bai Wenxin was not going out of the mountain again.

"You are really a god. Zhongshu is just to meet his father. He said that the government is in great need of diplomatic talents, and my father has agreed. He still invites me to do something. What do you think?" Bai Shaoyi smiled and stretched out his arms to Qingqiu's shoulders, His fingers traced circles on her shoulders vaguely.

"That's your business, I won't stop you, as long as you can display your ambitions, why not do it?" Qingqiu smiled at Bai Shaoyi, and suddenly pulled his hand and kissed his fingertips lightly.From Qingqiu's point of view, she doesn't need to force Bai Shaoyi to seek some high-ranking officials and generous salary, but she can't selfishly keep her husband by her side for life.

"Qingqiu, you are really my confidant. Those who know me say that I am worried, and those who don't know me say what I want. I don't want to be an official for the time being. You know that I study law, and I still want to show my skills in court. "Bai Shaoyi turned off the bedside lamp: "Yuan Yuan has children of similar age playing with her in the countryside. On the way back, she keeps asking me when I can go back. Why don't we work hard to give Yuan Yuan a younger brother? How is my sister?"

"No, I still want to finish my studies, at least I have to wait until I graduate!" Qingqiu's voice came vaguely from the darkness, but her protest quickly became fragmented under Bai Shaoyi's enthusiastic offensive up.

The next morning, Bai Shaoyi's worries from last night were really realized. Even though she arranged several people to watch Zhao Yiping, she still jumped the wall and ran away late at night! "I checked the gate and the fence, and there is no sign of anyone climbing. Only the sluice in our yard was opened, and all the big red fish in the pond ran away. Miss Zhao must have escaped from the water." Lao Jin With a wrinkled face, he couldn't figure out why this Miss Zhao was also from a family background, so why did she insist on running to rebel?

It's a pity that the troubles of the Bai family are not over yet, a telegram from Shanghai made Bai Shaoyi's brows furrowed even tighter. "Ouyang Yujian was caught by the British Concession, and he even said that I was his lawyer! He wants me to go back and release him on bail." Bai Shaoyi looked as if he swallowed a fly.