Costume Mountains and Rivers

The schedule of work and rest in the Shen family is very Western-style. Usually, dinner is not served until the chime clock has struck eight times. The lights in the Western-style building stay on until one or two o’clock in the morning. It was bright, and only at dawn did the girl yawn and come out to clean up the mess.

With a towel on her shoulders, Mo Qinghe stood naked in front of the big mirror in the bathroom for a long time, thinking of procrastinating in her heart, so she tidied up very carefully.Shaving, combing hair, applying cream, and putting on a fine layer of powder. If the eyebrows are too thick, a small blade is used to trim the eyebrows first, scrape off the miscellaneous hairs, and then use glue to stick the ends out of the tip.He was decent, with a fair face, thick black eyebrows and eyelashes, and his eyes were melancholy and affectionate. From a distance, he looked like a wealthy young man studying. Unfortunately, because he was too regular, he lost the casualness of a man. Just a little boy.

He doesn't like the slanted eyes and winking behavior of his colleagues in the Liyuan, so he especially has to hold his chest up and keep his eyes fixed when he walks. look.

In the end, he picked out a dark gray suit, buttoned up his shirt one by one, put on a tie, and put on a waistcoat, but instead of a suit jacket, he put it neatly on his left arm.Walking to the balcony and looking, there was a figure in military uniform standing in the dark garden, just lighting a cigarette and smoking, when he saw Mo Qinghe appearing on the balcony, he bowed slowly, an extremely gentleman touched him with his hand without a cigarette Touching her lips, she blew him a kiss.

Mo Qinghe ran down the stairs with a smile, her leather shoes stomping the floor, and when she reached the lobby on the first floor, she saw the servant cleaning the room with a feather duster, stopped her steps immediately, nodded subtly, walking solemnly went out.

"You are so well-dressed, are you going on a date?" Shen Peinan squinted his eyes slightly, and when Mo Qinghe approached against the electric light, he gave him a loose hug like a friend, and said with a smile: "It's like when you were young." Wang Zhaoming, I'll show you the photos when I have time."

Mo Qinghe didn't wait to see his metaphor, and turned his face away with disdain. Shen Peinan was amused by him, and with a cigarette in his right hand, he touched the back of Mo Qinghe's head with the heel of his palm, and sincerely praised: "It's so beautiful. .”

After finishing speaking, he leaned close to his ear, as if to whisper, Mo Qinghe knew his virtues too well, when he said that I really want to fuck you to death right now, he took the first step and did something to the servant A gesture of please lead the way, while walking and smiling back.

Shen Peinan was taken aback, pursed his lips and cursed a bastard, and strode up to follow.

The Shen family greeted guests in a three-story foreign-style building that looked like the presidential palace, but it was a mansion with seven entrances and seven exits in the pre-Qing Dynasty. Old-fashioned tight-fitting satin jackets and loose-leg trousers, with big black braids, and a steady stream of guests.

Mo Qinghe followed behind Shen Peinan, stepped over thresholds, passed through vermilion lacquered gates and courtyards scented with sweet-scented osmanthus, and finally turned into the crowded place, walked around the sandalwood screen at the entrance, and Looking up, he froze for a while.

The layout here is completely Chinese style. The Eight Immortals tables full of dishes have long been full of seats. Holding a pipa and singing a ditty, the pillars and beams are carved mahogany, the air is not circulated, and there is a faint yellow smoke floating on the upper floor, which makes people want to sneeze, and there are many dried fruit shells thrown on the ground.

A line of high-pitched flute sounds tugged at people's eardrums, and Mo Qinghe's heart was pounding. In just one thought, he seemed to have returned to the rich family who sang in church in his youth.

It was also so prosperous and magnificent. It was the last good day in Beiping. Then the Japanese entered the Northeast and occupied North China. More than half of the two coins were given to the policeman who paid the tax, and the rest was thrown into the smokehouse and the theater. While smoking, while listening to the brilliant stories of gifted scholars and beauties, they tried to forget the struggle in the mud.He also sold his body at that time, and succumbed to others in order to have a full meal. He left his heart behind and gritted his teeth to earn a bright future for the poor.

The two walked around in the crowded hall, Mo Qinghe heard the cups and plates touching the table, and the servants loudly announced the name of the dishes, and the two wives were discussing the method of making Buddha Jumping Wall, and they were in a trance for a while , He originally thought that the old time of the pink glow had already gone with the political turmoil, but he didn't expect that at this moment, it would be revived quietly in a high-ranking official's family in the south of the Yangtze River.

A guest was holding a teacup. When he saw Shen Peinan, he hurriedly came out to shake hands with him, and said with a smile on his face: "You are really a good-looking person. Last time we met, Mr. Shen just came back from a foreign country. Recently, a group of people will be sent to the United States to inspect arms, and Gouzi's English is still fluent. When playing cards with Mrs. Shen a few days ago, the wife said..."

Shen Peinan patted him on the shoulder and interrupted him: "Ask him to meet me tomorrow."

The man thanked him and left, Shen Peinan didn't change his face, striding forward, his military boots rattled the old wooden floor.

"Does your family always treat guests like this?" Taking advantage of the chaos around and no one paying attention, Mo Qinghe tilted her head and lightly touched Shen Peinan's arm with her fingers.

People kept standing up to greet them. Shen Peinan shook hands and exchanged greetings all the way. Hearing Mo Qinghe's words, he knew what Mo Qinghe was thinking. I can’t help but everyone is eager to come to the door, not only here, Nanjing is also a virtue, I really don’t want to come back.”

He cursed again in a low voice: "In the past two years, except for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who went to Japan every day, the rest of the people can only be responsible for suppressing bandits in the Northwest. .”

Mo Qinghe originally wanted to lament their extravagant life, but unexpectedly touched Shen Peinan's troubles, so she stopped talking, and the two walked all the way to the Eight Immortals table closest to the old stage, only Shen Lisong was seated at this table Husband and wife and Shen Shuzhu, there are five vacancies left.

The two brothers greeted Shen Peinan with a smile, without even looking at Mo Qinghe, as if he was not there at all, and the sister-in-law Manny, who was as gorgeous as peaches and plums and as cold as ice, was smoking a cigarette with a cigarette butt With a bit of lipstick on, seeing him coming, he sneered and turned away quickly.

Mo Qinghe was a little hesitant holding on to the chair, but Shen Peinan didn't intend to send him away, so he nodded to all three people present and reluctantly sat down.

According to the old rules, the discussions at the dinner table were all about political and economic issues. Shen Peinan's eldest brother, Shen Lisong, cocked his legs and talked boastfully. It was as if he hadn’t woken up, but occasionally he could suppress the topic by interjecting a sentence or a half sentence. Several people spoke so fast that Mo Qinghe couldn’t understand. Pick and eat.

Shen Peinan and Shen Lisong didn't know what to talk about, they laughed together, Shen Lisong patted his back vigorously, smoked and waved his hand and said: "Expert, expert, even in the military world, you can see through the tricks of our business at a glance, Of course, this business has no cost. It will not make a profit if you leave the money for nothing. You must export it to make capital. After a long time, you will gain credibility. Just rely on our words, and one sentence is the capital. It is a big short. If the business and investment are successful, we will take the big prize. If we lose money, the people below will go bankrupt and liquidate their accounts. We have the first-hand information, and we have already thought about the countermeasures, so we won’t be implicated.”

The smile on his face was not over yet, and he pretended to sigh and said: "It's just too troublesome, earning 1 to [-] yuan and still have to run to Nanjing every day, I don't know how many joints I have to open up!"

At the right time, a girl and a boy came to deliver tea with a tray. The conversation on the table was suspended for a moment, but the voices of people from the next tables floated over clearly. muttering signature.

Shen Peinan glanced to the left, and several guests who were poking their heads hurriedly lowered their heads, but the discussions at the tables on the right became louder. He listened with interest for a while, and smiled at Mo Qinghe: "Boss Mo is quite famous, there are people here. fan."

Just as he was talking, a servant in a white linen shirt walked around to Shen Peinan, bent over and handed a note to him, and walked away quickly without saying a word.

Shen Peinan smiled while tearing it apart and said that the admirer must be making friends with Boss Mo. He lowered his head and glanced at the note, then suddenly shut his mouth. One word: The wolf is coming, withdraw quickly!

Mo Qinghe was puzzled, but Shen Peinan seemed to understand the essence immediately. He pushed the chair back and pulled Mo Qinghe to leave. Just as the two turned around, they heard a few clicks of the chair behind them. He poked Shen Shuzhu, and said in a low voice: "Mom is here, her expression is not quite right, hurry up."

After speaking, pulling Manni, the three of them stood up together, bowed their heads and stood respectfully. Mo Qinghe failed to escape, and complained in her heart. Because she was told to adopt a policy of non-resistance, she pretended to be a vase with brilliant patterns, and walked slowly. Turn around and wait side by side with Shen Peinan.

When he heard Shen Peinan and his family mention Mrs. Shen, he was very awed. He was curious and a little nervous. He saw the side door of the hall open, and a girl in a smoke-blue jacket lifted the curtain. A group of people walked out slowly. An old woman over sixty years old, in good shape, wearing a high-necked cheongsam with black background and dark flowers, with a circle of white pearls on the buckle on the side of the neck. I don't know what kind of fabric the cheongsam is made of. With a photo, every step you take is filled with waves of delicate silver waves, which are solemn and not monotonous.Her half-white hair was tied tightly in a bun at the back of her head. Her nose bridge was very similar to Shen Peinan's. It was a bit too high for a woman, and she looked stern and stern. Her eyes were big, with deep bags under her eyes, and her face was very white, but not wrinkled. Seriously, she must have been an glamorous beauty when she was young, with very steady steps and the bearing of the head of the family.

Xu Minjuan changed into a plain brown checkered cheongsam, and was supporting the old lady's left arm, followed by Shen Piaoping, still dressed in a white suit, without a straw hat, and with a blue daisy in the buttonhole, she kept winking at Shen Peinan, as if Something is wrong.

The old lady cast her eyes on her sons and did not return the courtesy. Her sharp eyes stared straight at Mo Qinghe, with black and white eyeballs. Qinghe trembled when she saw her. She felt that Shen Peinan really resembled her. Their eyes were equally murderous.

The old lady obviously didn't like the visitor, so she walked around the table and sat down. She pressed her hands down to signal everyone to sit down, and before the chairs finished ringing, she suddenly said loudly: "Minjuan, how is your father?"

Xu Minjuan was sitting next to Mrs. Shen, holding the teapot to pour water. She stopped her movements unexpectedly when she asked a question suddenly, and said with a smile, "Mrs. Shen is thinking about it. My father has been calling Chairman Wang these days and wants to help my brother in the party. Looking for a job, my brother has not had a serious job since he returned from overseas, so he is not very upbeat, and my father is very angry about him."

Mrs. Shen hummed, and said: "You are always looking for civilian jobs. Since your brother studied military in Germany and is still young, why not be a consultant with the third child first, and then choose a good one."

Shen Peinan frowned immediately when she heard this, and she couldn't directly refute her mother's face, so she replied: "It's okay to enter a person, but the situation is not peaceful now, and it's inevitable that you will have to run around. Safety issues are taken into consideration."

Minjuan waved her hands and said with a smile: "What's safe? Chairman Wang has always advocated peace. I heard that the negotiations are going well. Presumably there will be no war. Even if there is, will it hurt people like our family? Big deal Immigrated to Europe, but my elder brother just dawdled around all day long, and he was a drag wherever he went to do things."

Mo Qinghe was picking up shredded eel with a chopstick, and felt that the words were harsh, remembering Shen Peinan's suggestion, swallowed the dish in one gulp, and chewed it sullenly.

However, Mrs. Shen was very kind to Minjuan, she shook her head and said, "I see that you two are doing well, but I, the third child, is not up to snuff, I am not young, and hang out with some dubious people all day Together."