Respectfully

In the eighth year of the Republic of China, January 1917, 1 in the Gregorian calendar, the 15nd of the twelfth lunar month in the lunar calendar

The next day is the new year, and several commercial streets in Guanbei City are busier than last year.There is an endless stream of pedestrians on the street, the sound of trams, car horns, and bicycle bells are intertwined. There are many high-nosed foreigners in the crowd, many of whom are still wearing long gowns and speak fluent or broken Chinese Greet each other with familiar people.

No matter what your beliefs are, since you live in China, you must learn to do as the Romans do.

Walking on the street, you can see the hot air in front of the steamed stuffed bun shop from a distance, smell the sesame aroma of sesame seeds, and the hawkers selling candied haws yell along the street. Frost.

Those with children will not be reluctant to part with two or three older children, and buy strings of candied haws for the children. The childish laughter can make people feel sweet.

The Guanbei department store was even more crowded. In front of the radio counter, a boy of twelve or thirteen years old bought a radio for his family with the wages he saved from selling newspapers. printed cloth to make new clothes.

In Guanbei, there are still many half-grown children who are like boys. Some of them migrated from other provinces with their parents, and some simply fled famine.Although the work is hard, the boy's family is grateful.Compared with the poverty when we first arrived in Guanbei, now the whole family can eat every meal and live in a new house.

The boy always remembered what his mother told him and his sister, "Our family must remember who gave us our days today. Reading and reading are for the sake of understanding. If you learn to be ungrateful, you might as well not read the book!"

There were too many people on the street, and it took nearly half an hour longer than before for the car from the Marshal's Mansion to drive to the second lady's residence.

When Li Jinyan arrived, it happened that Zhier was also there, and he was talking to the second wife about the filming. When it was interesting, the second wife couldn't stop laughing, and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief. Turning around, she saw Li Jinyan walking in. He beckoned and said, "Come here and listen, why is there such a fun thing."

"Master Yan."

Seeing Li Jinyan, Zhi'er stood up from the sofa.I haven't seen her for more than a year, but she has really changed a lot. She is wearing a new-style cheongsam, her long black hair is permed into a fashionable style, and she looks much brighter when she smiles.There is a world of difference between her now and when she just came back from the south.No one can associate the woman in front of him with the girl who has gone through hardships.

Reborn, nothing more.

The only constant is a pair of clear eyes.

"What are you talking about so happily?"

Li Jinyan sat on the sofa, picked up a piece of dim sum from the plate, took two or three bites, and picked up another piece.Recently, the second wife fell in love with making dim sum, and said that she learned from the newly hired dim sum chef at home.The dim sum made is not sweet at all, just crispy and salty.

"Eat slowly, you're already twenty, and you're still so frizzy." The second lady smiled and wiped off the dim sum on the side of Li Jinyan's face, "Didn't you eat at noon?"

"Eat." Li Jinyan turned his head and put on a sad face on purpose, "But the Marshal's Mansion doesn't have such delicious snacks."

"You, are you happy to come here to find your mother?"

"Mother, how dare my son?"

"You're still poor-mouthed, you really deserve a fight!"

Having said that, the smile on the second lady's face never disappeared.

After eating three pieces of dim sum, Li Jinyan wiped his hands and took a sip from the teacup. Mrs. Lou likes Qimen Hong, but the second wife likes Junshan Yinzhen. They are both good teas. If there is any difference between these two teas, Li Jinyan After racking my brains, there is only one answer that can be given, and the colors are different.

When she said it to the second lady, she was almost slapped by the second lady.According to Bai Lao's words, no matter how good the tea is, when it comes to Li Jinyan's mouth, it's like chewing peonies like a bully, a waste of everything.

Among the old gentlemen, Mr. Zhang loves tea the most, and he once gave Li Jinyan "replenishment" related knowledge. It turned out that a cow is also a cow to the sky. He wants to transform Li Sanshao, who is "full of copper" into a It is indeed quite difficult for an "elegant person" who can do everything well.

After sitting for a while, Li Jinyan learned from Zhi'er that the official film made by Guanbei Film Company will be released in the next year, and a pair of brothers who came back from the United States even made a very interesting short film, although it is only a short film. 2 minutes, just a few simple graphics changes, no sound, and no way to show it publicly, but it aroused great interest from the film company manager and others.

Hearing this, Li Jinyan's mouth widened. If he understood correctly, this should be a cartoon, right?

When did the first cartoons appear?Li Jinyan didn't know it at all. He only knew that the famous Iron Fan Princess during the Republic of China, and the later magic brush Ma Liang, and Havoc in Heaven, are the most famous and distinctive animation works in Chinese history.

But that is ten or twenty years later, right?

Li Jinyan asked Zhi'er about some related situations, and the more he listened, the more he couldn't close his mouth. It turns out that he still has such fierce people under his command?Why didn't you find out before?

At the end of the hearing, Li Jinyan decided to go to Guanbei Film Company in person. No matter what, such a fierce man had to meet in person. He might be a certain master in history, but it was not in his memory.

After having dinner at the second wife's place, Li Jinyan returned to the Marshal's Mansion by car.As soon as he got off the front foot, the dumb uncle arrived on the back foot.

Unfolding the few pages that the dumb uncle handed him, Li Jinyan frowned.The writer who used to slander the traitors of the six northern provinces in the newspaper before died, he died in his own home and left a suicide note.

"Are you sure it's him?"

Uncle Dumb nodded, motioning for Li Jinyan to read the next page.On the second page, there is a detailed biography of this person. He is undoubtedly a Chinese. He studied in Japan in his early years.After returning to China, he specialized in publishing commentary articles in newspapers, and became well-known in the southern newspaper circles.

Then looking down, Li Jinyan saw a series of names of people who had contact with him, and Li Jinshu was listed there.And after that, there was another familiar name, Zhao Furen, the former director of the first workshop of Lou's Western Medicine Factory.

President Lou Da was assassinated, and Shen Zeping and Mr. Shen performed a scene in the western medicine factory. At that time, the performance of the director of the first workshop made Li Jinyan a little worried, but after the investigation by Xiao Youde, he found nothing special. This person is an "official fan".Later, the management of the western medicine factory was reshuffled. President Lou Da transferred everyone, including Director Zhao, from the factory. Li Jinyan didn't take this person seriously any more.

Could it be that the problem lies with him?

"Uncle Dumb, where is this Zhao Furen now?"

Uncle Dumb took out a pen and paper, and wrote: Zhao Furen was in the capital, and the two communicated by telegram, and there was a contact person in between.Thanks to the contact person, I found Zhao Furen's line.Otherwise, once the writer dies, all clues will be cut off.

"Uncle Dumb, try to act as quickly as possible." Li Jinyan always felt that if he was a step behind, things would change.

As for the others... Li Jinyan lowered his eyes, no matter who they are, if they do something wrong, they will always have to pay the price.