Respectfully

Li Jinyan didn't stay at Li's house for too long. After seeing Mrs. Li, he rushed back to Lou's house before evening without leaving any food.

"came back?"

Mrs. Lou was hugging Lou Er Shao and patting him gently. Lou Er Shao, who had just had a full stomach, burped contentedly and fell asleep in a daze.Li Jinyan suddenly began to envy this soft creature. Eat and sleep when you are full, eat when you are full, don't have to worry about anything, what a happy life.

"mother."

"What's the matter?" Seeing something wrong with Li Jinyan's expression, Mrs. Lou handed Mr. Lou Ershao in her arms to the nanny, and asked with concern: "What happened in the factory?"

"No." Li Jinyan shook his head, and briefly talked about Mrs. Li's matter, "The doctor said that I might not survive the Spring Festival, and the family has already started preparing for the funeral. The marriage between Jin Shu and the Shen family has to be postponed."

"That's it." Mrs. Lou also knew what the relationship between Li Jinyan and Mrs. Li was. Apart from that blood relationship, she might not be much closer than a stranger.But after all, it is Li Jinyan's own grandfather, so it's not easy to say anything, "Go back and have a look if you have time, if you need help from home, just ask."

"Thank you ma'am."

"Why are you thanking the family. By the way, there are guests at home, and I will order the kitchen to cook some southern dishes later."

"guest?"

"Song Wu, Song Zhou's son, you have seen him before." Madam Lou stood up, "Speaking of which, the Song family and our family are close relatives, if you talk about it seriously, you have to call Song Wu cousin .”

Speaking of Song Wu, Li Jinyan couldn't help thinking of the ivory-handled dagger that was given to him as a meeting gift.The person Song Wu left a deep impression on him, and he always felt that he would be betrayed if he didn't pay attention.Thinking of the turbulent inter-provincial self-government during this period of time, Li Jinyan can easily guess why Song Wu came here. I'm afraid Song Zhou can't sit still?But there was no movement from President Sima.Could it be that he gave up on the position of the president of the coalition government because he was caught by Marshal Lou?

In the study, Song Wu still hadn't figured out exactly what kind of medicine was being sold in the gourds of Lou's father and son.

Once inter-provincial self-government is implemented, the central government will have to decentralize its powers, which is equivalent to putting a layer of legality on the warlords in various places.Whether or not to formulate a provincial constitution is not what they say?As a result, it will be even more difficult to centralize power in the future.Song Wu was [-]% sure that Lou Shengfeng was eyeing the throne of the coalition government president just like his father, so would he be willing to be a president like an eraser?

But if it wasn't, why couldn't he find out who the Lou family's backer was after several attempts?

Song Wu couldn't figure it out.

At this time, there was a knock on the door of the study, Li Jinyan pushed open the door, poked his head in, and invited the three of them to go down for dinner.

"It just so happened that my nephew also stayed for a light meal."

Marshal Lou stood up, and Wu Song couldn't help but continue to ask.

The three of them walked out of the study, and Song Wu stopped in front of Li Jinyan: "Cousin, how are you doing?"

"It's okay, please bear with me." Li Jinyan had a polite smile on his face, but he was slandering in his heart. This person is quite good at making connections, but after meeting him, he gave him a dagger, just like his cousin's. called?

Young Marshal Lou came over and gave Song Wu a cold look, but Song Wu didn't seem to notice it, and continued: "I always feel that you have grown a little taller than the last time I saw you. You should be eighteen this year, right? When is your birthday?" , Cousin will prepare a big gift for you."

"I understand, Mr. Song doesn't need to worry too much." Li Jinyan quickly refused, jokingly, a dagger is enough to make him worry, how about another big gift?He didn't want to sleep badly.

"Brother Song's kindness, I thank you on behalf of my wife." Young Marshal Lou pressed Li Jinyan's shoulder: "Brother Song's family has a great career, so give gifts, and then follow."

Li Jinyan looked at Song Wu, then at Young Marshal Lou, and said that the one who pressed his shoulder was really Young Marshal Lou?Why do you always feel that something is wrong?

Among the cooks in Lou's family, there are many who can cook Huaiyang cuisine, and Song Wu couldn't help being stunned when the exquisite dishes were put on the table.

"I don't know if you are used to eating this cook from the Northland."

"Ma'am, don't worry." In front of Mrs. Lou, Song Wu didn't put on the inscrutable look he used to. On the contrary, he really looked like a young man in his early twenties, and the smile on his face showed a bit of embarrassment.

Li Jinyan blinked, first it was Young Marshal Lou, then it was Young Marshal Song, it should be Marshal Lou's turn next, right?What happened to them in the study, why is everything so wrong?

It's like a hot spring suddenly popping out of an iceberg, which is unreasonable and unreliable.

However, soon Li Jinyan discovered another thing, Song Wu put down his chopsticks after only eating two bowls of rice.If it's not that the food is unpalatable, it only explains one problem, not all young marshals are idiots... Or should it be said that the ability to fight is directly proportional to the appetite?

That night, Song Wu bid farewell and left, and it was rare for the Lou family to sit together and drink tea.Mrs. Lou hugged Lou Er Shao, Lou Dashuai shook the rattle, Lou Shaoshuai was sitting on the sofa, and Li Jinyan followed the steps of Lou Shaoshuai closely, lest Mrs. Lou push Lou Ershao into his arms again.

The Second Young Master Lou seems to have made up his mind not to give Marshal Lou any face. No matter how the Marshal Lou teases him, he still looks cold. Hold back the sound of laughter.

"What are you laughing at?" Young Marshal Lou looked down at him, and Marshal Lou and Mrs. Lou also looked over strangely.

"Yan'er, what are you laughing at?"

"It's nothing." Li Jinyan shook his head, and then took another look at Lou Ershao in Mrs. Lou's arms. Why didn't he notice it before?This is simply the baby version of Young Marshal Lou!

Mrs. Lou followed Li Jinyan's eyes and glanced at her younger son, and then at her elder son who was sitting across from her. She understood, and couldn't help being happy.

"Ma'am, what are you laughing at?"

Marshal Lou and Monk Zhang Er couldn't touch the top of his head, his head was full of question marks, but Marshal Lou figured it out in a moment, grabbed Li Jinyan's wrist, stood up, "Father, mother, we are going back to the room."

When the words fell, he pulled Li Jinyan around and left without waiting for Marshal Lou to speak to Mrs. Lou.

Mrs. Lou pushed the handsome man, Xiao'er intends to take Yan'er back to the room to settle the score?

Lou Dashuai shook his head, didn't know, and continued to shake the rattle to tease his son.

Lou Er Shao finally stopped acting cool, and let out a cry of face: "Yeah."

Back in the room, as soon as the door was closed, Li Jinyan was picked up in the air, and the young man walked to the bed in a few strides, and threw him on the bed.

The bed was covered with a thick quilt, and under it was the bear skin that Marshal Lou had hunted before. Li Jinyan didn't hurt from the fall, but the weight on him made him a little out of breath.

"Young commander... um."

Before he could finish a sentence, his mouth was blocked, and his warm big hands lifted the bottom of the gown, skillfully penetrated into the inner garment, and rubbed his waist.Li Jinyan is ticklish, and there is a place on the side of his waist that he must not touch, and his whole body trembles when he touches it.

"what……"

Li Jinyan couldn't help but raise his head as he brushed past his calloused fingers, wanting to laugh, but the sound he made was more like an uncontrollable gasp.The slightly protruding Adam's apple was bitten, and it was hard to tell whether it was painful or itchy.

Suddenly, Li Jinyan had an illusion, as if what was pressing him was a ferocious but beautiful beast, which would bite his throat and swallow him whole in the next moment.

Strangely, he became more and more excited... Is he abnormal? !

"Young Marshal, wait!" Li Jinyan grabbed the hair from the back of Lou Marshal's head, "I still have something to do... um!"

His mouth was gagged again, and Li Jinyan finally realized that when a tiger is eating, nothing can interrupt him, unless another tiger pops out suddenly.It's a pity that Li Jinyan is not a tiger, but a fat rabbit held under the tiger's paws...

After everything was over, Li Jinyan almost didn't even have the strength to move his fingers, so he could only lie on the bed, watching Young Marshal Lou get up and walk to the table, poured a cup of tea, tried the temperature of the tea, turned around to help him, and put The teacup was brought to his mouth.

Li Jinyan really wanted to bite the finger that was brought to his mouth, but after considering the serious consequences of this move, he resolutely gave up this idea and obediently drank half a cup of tea.

Young Marshal Lou gulped down the rest of the tea. Looking at Lou Xiao's Adam's apple rolling up and down, Li Jinyan suddenly felt a little thirsty again.

"Call me back, why?" Young Marshal Lou leaned against the head of the bed, picked up Li Jinyan, and pulled the quilt to cover him.

One sentence reminded Li Jinyan, and he suddenly became sober: "I bought a batch of gunpowder with the Danes."

"Denmark?"

"The original Madsen machine gun produced in Denmark." Li Jinyan tried to stand up, but found it very difficult, so he continued to nest in the arms of the young marshal Lou honestly, "It's the same as the one captured from Lao Maozi in Manchuria last time. Manager Du of the military factory kept saying that this gun is good."

"En." Young Marshal Lou pulled the quilt on Li Jinyan's body, "How much did you buy?"

"Six hundred, plus 8 rounds of bullets. The [-]mm caliber is the same as the Mauser rifle bullets. The military factory can now produce such bullets. Although it still requires a lot of labor, the most important thing we lack is people. "

"Six hundred?"

"Six hundred." Li Jinyan yawned, "If there are no problems in the middle, we can get it before May. However, some joints in the middle need to be cleared, so it doesn't matter if you spend some money, don't meet people who are not open-eyed. If these guns are robbed, it will be even more troublesome.”

"kindness."

"As for how to divide the guns, the young marshal can figure it out. This batch of munitions should be regarded as 'labor troops', and Jiang Yulin will not be charged. But I have to talk to Minister Jiang, if I want to give it to the six northern provinces as an independent brigade All army outfits, according to the previous price, can't do it, you have to add some..."

Li Jinyan's voice became lower and lower, and in the end, only the sound of heavy breathing remained.

Lou Xiao lowered his head, brushed away Li Jinyan's hair with his big hand, and planted a kiss on his forehead, his arms holding him became tighter and tighter.

The next day, when Li Jinyan woke up and reached out to touch it, there was no one around him.

He looked up at the chiming clock hanging on the wall. It was a quarter past nine, and he got up earlier today than before.Sure enough, people's adaptability is infinite, maybe one day in the future, even if he is tossed all night by Mr. Lou, he will still be able to get up on time at six in the morning. The premise is that Mr. Lou will not want to torment him again in the morning one time.

After breakfast, Li Jinyan went to see Mrs. Lou. He will probably be very busy these few days. The Li family and the factory will have to go back and forth, so he may not be able to take care of some family matters.

"Don't worry, I'm here." Mrs. Lou waved her hand, "There's only Rui'er's hundred-day banquet, and I'll just ask your aunt to help."

The Second Young Master Lou's name has finally been decided, and once Mr. Taishan's handwritten letter came out, it was useless for Mr. Lou to protest.After learning that Lou Er Shao was named Lou Rui, Li Jinyan was also happy for Lou Er Shao. He no longer needs to be called Shan Pao, which is gratifying.

In the next few days, Li Jinyan was really busy like a spinning top.After busy work, there are many good things happening. What makes Li Jinyan most happy is that after helping Qiao Leshan solve the "small problem" of lack of experimental subjects, the development of penicillin finally has a breakthrough.

"Li, I have something to tell you."

Qiao Leshan pulled Li Jinyan aside, avoiding the assistants who were dancing with joy while holding the experiment report, and expressed himself as clearly as possible in blunt Mandarin mixed with English.

"You said, want to introduce a friend to me, he is also a chemist?"

"Yes." Qiao Leshan nodded, "His ability is very strong. It's just that he has a weird personality."

As Qiao Leshan said, he seemed to think of something, and his face was a little subtle, but he quickly let go of this feeling.

"I need helpers." Qiao Leshan shrugged, "These assistants are far from capable."

Although he has a salary several times higher than others, the work he undertakes is also directly proportional to his salary.The assistants in these laboratories have no problems in other aspects, the only shortcoming is that they can only be "assistants".Therefore, he needs a helper who can stand on the same position as himself, so that when encountering difficulties in the experiment, he will not just scratch his head.

"I see." Li Jinyan said: "I need to discuss this matter with the young marshal first, and you know how much the relationship between the laboratory is."

Qiao Leshan expressed his understanding, but he told Li Jinyan that Marshal Lou and Ding Zhao knew each other, but they didn't quite get along.

"How to say?"

"Well, you'll understand it when you see Ding Zhao with your own eyes." Qiao Leshan blinked pretending to be mysterious, "So, boss, it's just to satisfy your curiosity. Don't you want to see Lou change his face?"

Li Jinyan: "..." To be honest, he really didn't want to.Is it a good thing to change the face of a tiger?

In the fifth year of the Republic of China, on January 1913, 1 in the Gregorian calendar, after lying in bed for a few days, Mrs. Li finally swallowed his last breath.

When he was dying, Mrs. Li opened his eyes as if he had returned to the light, and moved his lips, as if he wanted to say something.The old lady closest to him leaned down and put her ear close to his mouth. After hearing the few words he uttered, her expression did not change, and she only whispered: "You can go at ease, the matter of the living will be settled." You don't need to worry about it. If you die, it happens that your father, son, grandson and grandchildren will be reunited below."

The old lady's voice was so low that no one could hear it except Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li's eyes widened, and a ho-ho sound came out of his throat, and he swallowed his last breath unwillingly.

This day happens to be the new year, and seven days later will be New Year's Eve. The old lady's funeral has already been prepared, and the coffin and shroud are ready-made. After asking someone to see the day, the old lady made the decision to save the seven-day coffin and rush to February 2. , December 3 of the lunar calendar.

In addition, let the third master Li go to the Shen family and tell the Shen family that Jin Shu has to keep his filial piety for the old master Li, and he has to wait another year for his wedding day.When this kind of thing happened, the Shen family couldn't say anything.After all, what happened to Mrs. Li happened so suddenly that no one could have predicted it.

After the third master Li and the third wife left, the old lady sent out all the maids in the house, and sat by the bed alone, her expression suddenly became a little dazed.Since she married into Li's family at the age of 15, decades have passed, like stepping on the edge of a knife.The father-in-law who is shrewd in big things and confused in small things, the strict mother-in-law, the husband who has an affair with the elders' housemates, the bastard who raised him with his own hands but made his father and son die...

Now, all of this has come to fruition.

He sighed deeply, now only the matter of Jin Shu remained.Li Yun had been confused all her life, but she did a good thing when she was about to die. At least she could keep the brocade book for another year. In one year, no matter what, she could find a way to get her temper back.

As for Jin Hua, maybe I should talk to Jin Yan about finding a better family for this child. Compared to Jin Shu, this child is a sensible person at least.