Literary Heroes of the Republic of China

The two parties quickly discussed the matter, but because Mu Qiong did not bring any money and had to go to class in the afternoon, the payment of the deed was scheduled for the next morning.

After the discussion, it was already time for lunch. Fu Yun'an offered an invitation: "I've already come here, why don't you go to my house for dinner? The cook in my house is very skilled."

"Then trouble Dr. Fu." Mu Qiong said.

It was the first time for Mu Qiong to visit Fu's house. As soon as he entered, he felt that the layout here was very special.

At this time, some people prefer wealth and honor, and some prefer elegance, but if the house and yard of the Fu family should be described, it should be called "simple".

There were no pots of flowers and plants in the yard, and there were not many things in the house.

To be honest, Mu Qiong quite liked this arrangement.

The room facing the main door of the Fu family is a place for entertaining guests and eating. In the middle of the room, there is a wooden Eight Immortals table that looks thick, and there are a few wooden chairs and a wooden coffee table next to it.

Fu Yun'an asked Mu Qiong to sit down on the chair next to him, then called someone to bring tea, and asked the cook in her forties who brought the tea to cook.

Most people at this time are very particular about drinking tea. When Mu Qiong went to Wei Ting’s house before, the teacup served was very small, but it was different in Fu Yun’an’s house. Boiled water in one cup and green tea in the other.

"I'm used to drinking water from a big cup when I'm abroad, it's a bit unsightly, I'm laughing at you." Fu Yun'an took the glass of boiled water.

"Actually, you should use a larger cup for drinking water." Mu Qiong said, he is also used to drinking water from a large cup. In modern times, he always carries a thermos, and takes two sips when he is thirsty.

The Fu family hired a cook who helped with cooking and housework and a coachman. The coachman usually did some work such as chopping firewood. In addition, Sun Dalin would come over from time to time to help Fu Yunan run errands or something.

Mu Qiong thought it was a good idea. If it wasn't for his family eating at Ping'an Middle School on weekdays, he would also like to invite a cook to cook at home after moving.

The cook in Fu Yun'an's house started cooking after serving tea, and it didn't take long for her to bring several dishes.

The braised pork made of the best pork belly is shiny, the green chives and the yellow-orange-orange eggs go together very well, and the thumb-sized fried fish smells delicious. In addition, there is a plate of cold seaweed , a bowl of stewed bamboo shoots in sauce, and half a braised duck that was cut open and poured in marinade.

Braised pork and stewed duck are both dishes that take a lot of time to make. The cook has not been away for a long time, so it is reasonable to not make them so quickly. I am afraid that these two dishes are brought back.

After taking two bites, Mu Qiong was even more sure of this point - the braised pork and braised duck were both very delicious, and obviously a lot of seasoning was added.

In ordinary people's homes, the ingredients are generally not so complete.

Mu Qiong smiled and praised the cook's skills.

The cook really deserves his praise, those few vegetarian dishes are also delicious.

During the meal, Mu Qiong noticed that Fu Yun'an's table manners were very good, and the way he ate was pleasing to the eye.

It's really strange that Fu Yun'an, a person who runs schools, runs hospitals and does free clinics in this era, and is dedicated to serving the people, has never seen it when he reads the materials of this period in modern times.

When Mu Qiong was looking at Fu Yunan, Fu Yunan was also looking at Mu Qiong.

Mu Qiong does things a little casually, but one can tell that he is well-bred.

At the beginning, he thought that Mu Qiong was just a refugee who fled from other places and came to Shanghai. After getting in touch with him a lot, he found that he was very outstanding and open-minded.

After eating at Fu's house, Mu Qiong bid farewell to Fu Yun'an.

Fu Yun'an said: "I don't need the car this afternoon, let the driver take you."

Mu Qiong agreed and thanked Fu Yun'an.

The coachman hired by Fu Yun'an drove like lightning all the way, and pulled Mu Qiong to Ping'an Middle School.

He pulls the car so fast that even Moo-joon is a little uncomfortable.

"Your car pulls really fast." Getting off the car, Mu Qiong felt a little helpless.

"It's all because Mr. Fu's family eats well, and I have all the strength in my body!" The coachman smiled, showing a mouthful of yellow teeth.

Because the coachman ran so fast, when Mu Qiong arrived at the school, there was still more than half an hour before his afternoon class.

Instead of continuing to write "Wandering", he found Zhu Wanwan and told Zhu Wanwan about his decision to buy the house next door to Fu Yun'an's house.

Zhu Wanwan didn't know much about the housing prices outside, so she just asked, "Is there enough money? I still have a lot of money you gave me that is useless. There are more than 100 silver dollars. I will give it to you when I get home."

"Mother, the money is already enough, you can keep your money." Mu Qiong said.

"That's your money." Zhu Wanwan said, "How can I have any money?"

"If I give it to you, it's yours." Mu Qiong said with a smile.

After teaching the students that day, Mu Qiong did not go to the suburbs, but wrote some "Wandering Notes" in school.

When the time was almost up, he put down his pen and went to Chongxin School to pick up Mu Changyu.

When Mu Qiong first crossed over, Mu Changyu was a bit timid and introverted, but now she has changed a lot—she is more cheerful and confident after making friends, and she loves to smile more and more.

"Brother!" Seeing Mu Qiong, Mu Changyu immediately ran over and asked in surprise, "Brother, are you not busy?"

"En." Mu Qiong replied, "I won't be so busy in the future."

Mu Qiong walked back with Mu Changyu. Along the way, Mu Changyu chattered about a lot of things about her studies, such as she got [-] points in the exam, and their English teacher was not very good: "Brother, Mother is in Ping'an Middle School, and she learns faster than me, and I can't keep up with her!"

If elementary school students are asked to listen to junior high school physics, chemistry, and mathematics, most of them will not understand, but if they are asked to listen to junior high school Chinese, history, etc., they will not be unable to understand.

Zhu Wanwan was in Ping'an Middle School, and she followed Sheng Chaohui to listen to Chinese class all day long. If she couldn't understand it once, she could go to another class with Sheng Chaohui to listen to it again.

After such a toss, her knowledge is much wider and she can recognize a lot of characters, so that Mu Changyu, who was better than her in the beginning, was caught up in Chinese in an instant.

"That's because my mother has fewer courses than you, and the study time is longer. If you envy your mother, you can use your spare time to learn more and skip a grade to go to Ping'an Middle School." Mu Qiong said.

Mu Changyu was thoughtful.

She has long known about skipping grades, but she liked her classmates very much before, so she was unwilling to skip grades, but now... skipping grades allows her to stay with her mother and brother, so she naturally wants to skip grades.

"By the way, Changyu, I plan to buy a house." Mu Qiong also told Mu Changyu about buying a house.

"We're going to have a house?" Mu Changyu looked at Mu Qiong in surprise.

"Yeah." Mu Qiong nodded.

"It's great, we have our own house, so we don't have to worry about being kicked out!" Mu Changyu said: "At the beginning, my grandfather clearly said that the old house and the land should be given to my brother, but that person sold the things and bought them." to the mansion in Beijing, and kicked out my brother..."

"It's okay, we don't care about his things. Changyu, our new house has water and electricity." Mu Qiong diverted Mu Changyu's attention.

Mu Changyu really didn't say "that person", but was full of surprise: "Is there running water and electric lights? That's great!"

The two came to Ping An Middle School while chatting, and at this time, Zhu Wanwan had already prepared dinner.

What Zhu Wanwan cooked in the evening was also braised pork, which was delicious, but it was far inferior to what Mu Qiong ate at Fu's house at noon.

Mu Qiong told Zhu Wanwan and Mu Changyu about buying the house, but he didn't tell others. After all, the matter hadn't been settled yet, and early the next morning, he went to find the house seller, and invited Fu Yun'an and A local businessman in Shanghai signed the contract as a witness, and also went to the government department to transfer the real estate.

Mu Qiong gave the 2000 yuan banknote to the original homeowner. As for the 150 yuan to be paid every month in the future, he will give it to the businessman who testified, and then the businessman will hand it over to the original homeowner. Because of this, I have to run back and forth between Shanghai and Nanjing several times a month.

When Mu Qiong bought the house and decided to settle in Shanghai, some fourteen or fifteen-year-old children in Lu County packed their bags and were planning to leave their hometown.

A few days ago, a few middle-aged people came to Lu County and released news that the factory over there in Shanghai wanted to recruit some young workers, with food and housing included and two oceans per month. Two oceans and fifty catties of grain will be given to each household.

As soon as the news came out, the entire Lu County was in a state of flux.

The people in Lu County don't actually know where Shanghai is. They only know that they are very hungry and are about to starve to death.

Last year, there was a flood in Lu County, and the harvest in the fields plummeted, and some people even failed to harvest...

At the beginning, they could barely survive on the food or wild vegetables they had saved before, but after a winter, everyone could no longer sustain it.

Forget it, they don't have the money to buy seeds to grow the land!

As for the seeds left by the family... Seeing that the family members are about to starve to death, unless they are particularly hard-hearted, most people can't help but boil the seeds and eat them.

At a time like this, someone comes here and says they want to recruit...

People are scrambling to get to.

However, the recruiters clearly stated that they must be young, and those who have no family and career, so that many people can't go if they want to go.

To be on the safe side, the middlemen recruited workers who were all fourteen or fifteen-year-old children—people of this age are definitely not married.

This group of teenagers first gathered in the county seat of Lu County, and then carried their respective burdens on their backs and followed the middleman.

"Brother, do you know where Shanghai is?" A boy who looked about twelve or thirteen years old asked the taller boy beside him.

"do not know."

"You said, did we really go to work when we went to Shanghai? Cripple Wang said, they brought us there to kill us for meat." The young boy said again.

"Don't think too much." The taller boy said.The Chinese recruited a lot of wages this time, but the requirements were low, so that people in Lu County felt that there was a conspiracy here, and all kinds of rumors emerged endlessly.

"It's also possible that they want us to dig mines. We are young and can get into small mines!" The young boy said another guess: "I heard that people who dig mines can only live for two or three years. The hole will collapse..."

"Stop talking." The taller boy said, "Even so, we can't hide."

Hearing the words, the young boy sighed: "Yes..." Even after hearing all kinds of rumors, his family still sent him here.

No way, they will not survive.

Sell ​​him, and the rest of the family will be able to live anyway.