Old Movies of the Republic of China II

When Zhang Zheng returned to the barracks, Hou Xiao pinched the bridge of his tall nose and said, "Zheng, I didn't sleep well last night. Let me catch up on sleep when I get here later. Let others follow you."

When there were no outsiders, Hou Xiao and Zhang Zheng spoke casually.Hou Xiao's background and his education determined that he couldn't be as cautious as those people from poor backgrounds, lest he didn't do well. Besides, he and Zhang Zheng had a good personal relationship, so there was no need to stick to these things in many cases.

Zhang Zheng raised his eyebrows: "Which one are you looking for?"

Hou Xiao smiled wryly: "Hey, it's hard to say. It was a good day, but that sour scholar surnamed Min ruined it."

As the car drove away from the commander-in-chief's mansion, Zhang Zheng leaned lazily on the back of the chair and asked casually, "The one whose surname is Min? The one you gave him once?"

Zhang Zheng had never seen him before, and there was more than one car that night.The reason why I remember it is because Qing He beat Hou Xiao with words at that time.

"Yes, damn it, I would have ignored him if I knew it earlier." Min Zijing's cold eyes flashed in front of Hou Xiao's eyes, knowing that he was just addicted to his mouth.

Zhang Zheng lit a cigarette himself and handed him one, "What happened last night?"

"After eating in a Russian restaurant with the first lady, we stood outside and smoked a cigarette. It happened that he had done that for just one cigarette. He didn't say anything, but I looked at his expression and his eyes. You know, he regards me as a soldier ruffian who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun."

Zhang Zheng pursed his lips, and said with a sneer, "What does he know, and he deserves to look down on you."

Hou Xiao usually looks like a fool, a bit of a dandy's bohemian, but when it's time for him to act, he never disappoints Zhang Zheng.Qinghe beat him because he didn't want him to let go of his vigilance and be too lax, that's true, but that Min guy was just jumping to conclusions.

Hou Xiao covered his mouth and yawned. There were physiological tears in the corners of his eyes. He shook his head and said, "This sour scholar is a little too sour, but it's not useless. Have you read the newspapers of the past two days? The 'no' Wu' is his pseudonym. His writing is pretty good, isn't he? A scholar, it's okay to be a little arrogant."

Zhang Zheng laughed: "It's really rare to hear this from your mouth. I remember that you look down on those literati who can only dance and write."

"Everyone changes."

Min Zijing didn't take what happened yesterday to heart.He was returning home from the newspaper office when he accidentally saw a familiar figure and a tall woman together.Min Zijing had heard about that woman, a famous courtesan. He didn't expect this seemingly upright officer to be entangled with such a woman.

Qinghe handed him an envelope, smiled, and said: "Zijing, your article is very good, and let people see the real appearance of the Marshal. He is not a brave man, but a The real ruler will always represent the position and interests of our Northeast people."

Min Zijing took the envelope and said calmly, "I just wrote a few words."

Min Lishan didn't like Wei Shi more and more recently, and he didn't even want to go to the apartment to meet him. Every time we met, he would call him first, the better time and place, and his mother was never welcome.The envelope lay bulging in his hand, and Min Zijing gained a little more confidence. Now, the importance of money to him is self-evident. Only when he can support himself and his mother can he have the confidence to make a clean break with that so-called father.

Qinghe said: "Not everyone can write such a character. Zijing, have you changed your view of the commander-in-chief now?"

"Yes," Min Zijing said frankly, "he is better than I imagined, and he is more suitable to be a frontier official in the Northeast."

Qing He let out a breath, smiled and said: "If you think so, that's the best."

These days he is busy with the Heishan Coal Mine, while Min Zijing uses a brilliant pen to make countless Fengtian people admire Zhang Yishan even more, Qinghe knows that he is right.

Dashuai and Zhang Zheng have their own battles to fight, so they don't have so much energy to focus on managing their own image.Fighting wars is important, but if the people don't understand, the road ahead will not be easy.After all, they cannot speak with guns forever, but need the approval of the ruler from the people.

"Let's have dinner here at noon. Pei Duofei has a party in the afternoon, let's go together."

Min Zijing's face froze and he said, "I don't want to go."

Qinghe smiled, "Why?"

Min Zijing didn't say why, because he still had to stay for lunch as Qing He said, and went to the small villa of Pei Duofei Club with him in the afternoon.

Min Zijing has always been marginalized in the club. Everyone knows that he is an illegitimate child, and all kinds of bad habits of a dude are naturally assigned to him.Min Zijing is not a sociable person, so many people misunderstand him.

Today, he and Qing He were present together, which surprised many people secretly.

Hou Yuzhi crossed her long legs, sat on the sofa, smiled slightly: "I read your article, you are very talented, and you will definitely do a lot in the future."

"Thank you." Min Zijing felt a little uncomfortable. The person in front of him was always the center of the social field, just as he was always in the corner, and everyone turned a blind eye to him—except today.

As soon as he turned his head and saw Qinghe coming, Tong Yuan apologized quickly, and then rushed to his side, excitedly said: "Everything is going well, our instruments are already on board, and we will be able to reach Harbin in a short time. Arrived It won’t take long for Harbin to be transported by train.”

Du Zhongyuan stopped the wine in Hou Yuzhi's hand and said, "You...you have to think about the child too, don't drink so much wine."

Qinghe raised her head from the conversation with Chao Yuan, and asked in surprise, "Sister Yuzhi, are you pregnant?"

Hou Yuzhi lowered his eyes, and raised his lips coldly, while Du Zhongyuan said beamingly: "Yes, I just found out, and it's been three months."

Three months... So, when Hasegawa Sheng died, she was already pregnant.

Qinghe's mood was a bit complicated for a while, and it was a wonderful irony that a woman who was pregnant ended another's life.However, the times are like this, the national conditions are like this, this is Hou Yuzhi's fate, it is the fate of her children, and it is also a reality that everyone has to accept.

He secretly decided to try not to let Hou Yuzhi do too dangerous things within a year.

"Congratulations!" Qinghe said sincerely.

Not only him, Chao Yuan also congratulated them again and again, and even teased them a few words.Qinghe notices that Hou Yuzhi's brows don't show much joy, is it because she doesn't want children?Qinghe felt strange, if a woman like Hou Yuzhi didn't want a child, she would definitely not conceive it, even if she really conceived it by accident, she would let it disappear before others noticed it, could it be that she herself Can't make up your mind?

The two of Duhou are now considered to be somewhat successful, not only have the shares of the kiln company, but also the shares of the Heishan Mine donated by Qinghe as a reward to Hou Yuzhi, and they will be able to get a large dividend next year. The situation of living under the eaves of others is not known how much better.Du Zhongyuan should be full of ambition, but what about Hou Yuzhi?

Qinghe tentatively asked: "Sister Yuzhi, since you have a child, it's not convenient to live in someone else's house. Are you planning to buy real estate? I have several apartments. If you don't mind, you can choose one and treat it as my house." A gift for a child."

Hou Yuzhi said lightly: "I haven't thought about it yet."

Du Zhongyuan looked suspiciously between Qinghe and his wife. What did Yuzhi do for them in exchange for such a generous reward?

Tong Yuan didn't notice anything, and said with a smile: "I have a friend who has built a few villas and is worried that he can't find a buyer. If you are interested, Sister Yuzhi and Brother Du, you can go and have a look, and I will give it to him. Let go of your worries."

Min Zijing observed the people around him calmly and did not participate in their conversation.

Liu Yao came over shaking a tall glass, sat on the sofa next to Tso Yuan, said with a smile, "Sister Yuzhi, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

Hou Yuzhi smiled at him.

Liu Yao turned to Qing He again: "Zi Ran, I heard that Ning Luan is working as an adjutant under Zhang Zheng at the moment? Hey, he is a literati and a doctor, not suitable for wielding swords and guns."

Chao Yuan agreed: "Among us, Ning Luan is the most educated. If this incident hadn't happened, he would definitely be the best doctor in Northeast China, or even in the whole of China."

"Doctor?" Qinghe asked, "He studies medicine?"

"Yeah, I studied medicine at Cambridge University, and my grades are very good." Sighing, "It's rare to go home, and this happened to me. I can understand his pain, but uncle has a spirit in heaven, and he can't help it." I don’t want him to give up his ideals and future. To be honest, Ning Luan is not suitable to be a soldier.”

Qinghe thinks back to Liu Ningluan.

Half a head shorter than Zhang Zheng, thin, pale, wearing a pair of glasses.

Perhaps, he is really not suitable.

The party ended around five o'clock, Qing He did not go home, he still had to meet Liu Yao's uncle Jiang Shaohua, a businessman with a lot of voice in the Northeast who participated in the development of the Heishan Mine, and he got it in addition to Qing He The shareholder with the most shares.

Jiang Shaohua can be called a Confucian businessman, he is very polite and thoughtful in his dealings with others, and his words are not revealing. Qinghe worked hard to deal with him, and was exhausted after the talk.

At this time, he missed Wang Yuan very much.

But today an old classmate of Wang Yuan returned to China, and he went to the airport in person.

In addition to Jiang Shaohua, Qinghe also went to meet two key figures from the Northeast Chamber of Commerce. He is also a member of the Chamber of Commerce now, and he had to discuss some matters with them.After really getting in touch with these people, Qinghe gradually discovered how difficult it is to do business in the Northeast, in Fengtian, if there is no relationship.

When returning to the commander's mansion, Qinghe was already exhausted.

Zhang Zheng rubbed his shoulders with a cigarette in his mouth, Qing He closed his eyes, moved in his heart, but didn't have the strength to express it.He buried himself on the pillow and said vaguely: "Zheng, that Liu Ningluan, how do you look?"

Zhang Zheng paused to brush off the cigarette ash, then continued to press his back, "Not good?"

"Ok?"

Zhang Zheng: "It's too weak. It can't even beat the recruits under my command. If you want to let him be a staff officer, he doesn't have that ability. If the old man didn't force me, I would definitely not accept such an adjutant."

"Everyone has his own strengths. He is not suitable for being a soldier, but maybe he is suitable for being a doctor."

Qinghe turned over, took Zhang Zheng's hand and said, "I've been thinking for a long time, we need to have our own big hospital. Liu Ningluan is a talented medical student at Cambridge University, why not let him start this."

Zhang Zheng said indifferently, "He hasn't graduated yet."

"There's no way around it. We have many doctors of Chinese medicine, but few western doctors. Few of them come back from studying abroad. In the future, if you and I get sick, do we still have to go to a hospital run by the Japanese? No matter if it's the old man or you, Didn't they all escape from death several times, how can I believe that they won't do anything to harm you?"

"I'll talk to him tomorrow."

Qinghe laughed and squeezed his hand.

In many things, Zhang Zheng will not let him down.

He was lying softly on the bed, his white and thin chest exuded a soft halo under the light, Zhang Zheng had deep eyes, and pinched one side of Doudou aggressively.

Qinghe pressed his wrist, and said softly: "Zheng, I'm very tired, I want to have a good sleep, can you hug me to sleep?"

Zhang Zheng's hand stopped.

After a while, the light went out, Zhang Zheng quickly took off his clothes, turned on the bed, pressed Qinghe on his shoulder, and closed his eyes.

Qinghe laughed silently in the darkness.

The next day.

Qinghe had a good night's sleep, and looked at Zhang Zheng with his arms propped up. His hair grew very fast, and he stopped cutting it because Zhang Zheng liked it. Anyway, other people's discussions will never be calmed down. The one who is really related to him is Zhang Zheng. not others.

A big hand stroked his waist.

Qinghe smiled and said: "Zheng, I have to see Wang Xianben later, it's too late."

"It's too late" certainly doesn't mean it's too late to get up, wash and eat.

Zhang Zheng opened his eyes and said, "Little bastard, you actually teased me."

He suddenly turned over and pressed Qing He under his body, like a tiger catching its prey, with a condescending scrutiny.

Under such oppressive gazes, Qinghe couldn't help laughing, he put his arms around Zhang Zheng's shoulders, and said in a low voice: "Zheng, hurry up, don't take too long, I'm afraid that when we talk about things today I dare not sit down."

As for whether Zhang Zheng followed his words... Wang Xianben waited for a full hour before Qinghe arrived.

"Master Ziran, someone has contacted Fangran. It is indeed the right party."

Qing He nodded lightly, "Does Liu Meng know? What did he say?"

Wang Xianben said: "Yes... Fangran told him, he said he would call you right away, but you were not in the mansion at the time, so you called here."

"Well, the servant girl told me." Qinghe smiled: "It seems that they are quite cautious. How long has it been before they contacted Fangran."

Wang Xianben cautiously said: "Maybe they found some clues, I can't guarantee that Dadong must not have been seen by them."

"What did the right party say?"

"According to Fangran, there is no specific content. Dadong is stuck on time, and it takes only 3 minutes before and after. The person who went was the original Yang Wei."

Qing He raised his eyebrows, Yang Wei was the one he had met with Fang Ran in Hai Hua, he was tall and strong, and looked honest.

He never believed in Fangran's words, why did he know that he was wrong and didn't say anything else to those people, why did he know that Liu Meng was better than being uneasy about him, if he really had such a conscience, he would not have done it in the first place. A wolf-hearted thing.

Wang Xianben hesitated for a moment and said, "Alai is ill."

Qing He was stunned before he remembered who "A Lai" was. After senior brother Dan Lang died, he had his ashes sent back to Tianjin and delivered to A Lai.According to people who went there, he was locked up in an apartment at that time, and even the meals were delivered through the windows by people hired by Dan Lang.

"What disease?"

"tuberculosis."

Qinghe paused, senior brother, you are lonely down there, do you want him to accompany you?

"...Give him a hundred oceans."

Wang Xianben said: "He only knows how to drink all day long, he is already a useless person, he only gives money, don't you care about him?"

Qing He shook his head: "Don't worry about it. Remember to tell me when he is gone.",

Sometimes, living is not easier than dying.