People are a little lazy during the Chinese New Year.

I didn't have to go to work or school, so I got up late in the morning, let the warm sun shine on my buttocks, and then slowly squirmed to get up, closed my eyes and put on new clothes.

The young girls of Shanghai are so fashionable in their suits or long shirts for men, and when the weather is cold, they wear cotton cheongsams and a tweed hooded cape or cashmere shoulders.

Firecrackers and fireworks were set off for a long time, and the joy spread through the streets. Everyone met, greeted each other with a smile, and said "Happy New Year".

Visiting relatives and friends, and exchanging courtesies, are all for each other's praise. In addition to the New Year's bag, there are also all kinds of toys in the children's hands. At New Year's Day, children get many gifts. Paper lanterns, tin green frogs, car clockwork toys...... During the Chinese New Year, parents are not too stingy.

Ye Weizhou has passed the age of happily looking forward to gifts.

It seems that she tasted the sweetness when she was at home with a high fever, on the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year, Ye Weizhou took the initiative to move the chair and put it on the patio, she lay down in the sun, and held in her hand the poetry collection of Wei Chiwusi given to her by her second uncle Ye Shenju.

Among them, there is an article "The Lonely Plateau Rice Mower", she likes it very much, and even reads it softly: "Look at that girl, she is alone in the field, you look at the girl on the plateau over there, she is alone and ...... alone."

Ye Xiaozong walked into the courtyard with a pair of hands behind his back, and when he saw Ye Weizhou on the recliner, he was angry and funny for a while: "You are young, but you have lived my life." ”

After the New Year, the nineteen-year-old "old lady" Ye Weizhou was unmoved.

She still lay lazily and flipped through a page to continue reading the rest of the book.

Ye Xiaozong walked up to her and sat quietly on the stone bench for a while, looking thoughtful.

Ye Weizhou thought that he was going to say something, and it was difficult to focus on the poetry collection for a while. She waited for a while in fear, and finally, when she heard Ye Xiaozong sigh, she opened her mouth: "Weizhou, ......"

Ye Weizhou frowned and looked over.

Ye Xiaozong sighed again: "Sitting on the stone bench, your butt is a little cold, you give me the recliner." ”

Ye Weizhou was stunned.

Later, when Ye Shenxing returned home after visiting his friends, the subordinates all smiled and said to him: "Happy New Year, young master", the smile and tone were a little weird.

Just puzzled, when entering the patio, Ye Shenxing saw two reclining chairs, as well as a father and daughter on the recliner who were more lazy than the other. He finally had an epiphany about what the people were all about it.

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As soon as the Lantern Festival passed, the days suddenly flew by.

Ye Weizhou's poetry collection has just been read, no matter how you look at it, it is only a blink of an eye, and it is already the beginning of March.

When I was going to Jianghaiguan by car, I passed by a house. The family's yard was planted with peach trees. Perhaps a little old, the peach tree grew very tall, and its branches spread over the wall, pointing to the blue sky and breeze.

The car drove outside the courtyard wall, Ye Weizhou looked up, and was suddenly a little surprised to find that a little green shoots had emerged on the branches of the peach tree.

Like a flashback, a low voice sounded in Ye Weizhou's mind: "...... I won't be back in Shanghai until next spring. ”

Perhaps worried about being seen wandering for a moment, Ye Weizhou looked down at his hands. Her hands are like those of her mother, and her fingers are white and long, but they are not very thin, and there is some flesh on her belly.

Ye Weizhou rubbed the nail cover of his index finger with the tip of his thumb and remembered the mess.

After finally getting to customs, she tried to put all her attention into her work, so as to avoid the chaos and complexity.

Recently, customs officers have complained that the number of CC declarations has increased a lot because of the beginning of the year.

Ye Weizhou also felt this way, and even keenly found that among the ten newspapers, at least two or three were from the "Japan Saito Society".

Probably really curious, when Ye Weizhou was idle, he turned his head and said to the assistant beside him: "This Japanese Saito Club, I haven't seen so many last year." ”

The assistant is named Sun Shuli, who is more than five years older than Ye Weizhou. Hearing this, he put down the coffee cup in his hand: "It seems that this Saito company just set up a company in Shanghai last year. ”

Ye Weizhou nodded thoughtfully.

Sun Shuli sighed again: "However, this is not good news for our local shipping company in Shanghai. Saito Kaisha inevitably competed with shipping companies in Shanghai for business, and Saito Kaisha had the support of the Japanese military and was more confident. ”

After being silent for a while, Sun Shuli asked Ye Weizhou again: "Do you have a chance to be promoted to assistant this year?"

Without waiting for Ye Weizhou to speak, Sun Shuli said again: "Last year, the senior customs officer of the General Taxation Department came to preside over the re-examination, and among the more than ten intern tax officers, you alone did not become an assistant. Weizhou, it's a pity that you only be a tax collector. ”

According to the rules, after graduating from a tax vocational school, you need to work as a 4th class 2nd class tax officer and have a one-year internship. At the end of the internship period, the General Department of Taxation will send senior customs officers to various ports to conduct a re-examination of the tax officer, and add whether the officer has the qualifications to act as an assistant, and the General Administration will make relevant appointments accordingly.

In the Customs, the remuneration and promotion opportunities of assistant and tax collector are very different, taking the monthly payment of Guan Pingyin as an example, the assistant has nearly half more tax collectors every month.

Last year, Ye Weizhou was not appointed as an assistant, and many people around him thought it was a pity. Sun Shuli is also one of them.

At the moment, Sun Shuli talked about this matter again, still showing regret. And the specific reason for the failure to be promoted, only Ye Weizhou himself knows. She didn't intend to explain, looking down at her fingers, only frowning slightly.

Seeing Ye Weizhou's expression, Sun Shuli thought that she was secretly sad, so he tried to say something to reassure: "Even if it is unlikely in the near future, there will be in the future." You're still young. As long as you do your job and be an assistant, it will not be a problem for you. ”

After a pause, he said again: "Besides, Weizhou, you have real talent and learning, and you don't have to limit yourself to the customs. Today I heard that Mr. Liang, the talented secretary of the Chinese Literature Section, has left the customs and gone to the newspaper office. Come to think of it, if it is Weizhou you, it must be the same, and there are good posts to chase after. ”

Mr. Liang, a talented man in the secretarial department, is talking about Liang Pingzhang.

Regarding Liang Pingzhang's early plan to leave Jianghaiguan, Ye Weizhou actually knew about it. But she didn't know that he was gone.

She was a little surprised, and looked up at the other side: "Mr. Liang, he ...... Are you gone?"

Sun Shuli responded: "Yes." ”

He picked up the coffee, took a sip, and then sighed: "If you calculate carefully, Mr. Liang has been in the customs for eight years. Maybe he wanted to change places. I don't think customs is right for him. He looks gentle, but in fact he is more stubborn than anyone else, and the customs is inevitably a little uneven, but now that justice is difficult to apply for, Mr. Liang has probably already planned it. ”

Ye Weizhou listened silently.

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In the afternoon, due to the heavy customs affairs, Ye Weizhou had no choice but to postpone work for some time. Ye Shenxing went home first, and Ye Weizhou was busy with the things at hand, so he took a rickshaw back.

When they arrived home, Ye Xiaozong and Ye Shenxing were in the guest hall.

Because he was thinking about Liang Pingzhang's departure from Jianghaiguan all the way, Ye Weizhou's mind was a little busy. She raised her legs and stepped into the living room, and at the same time she spoke: "Father, do you know about Mr. Liang leaving the customs? The clerks all said that he went to the newspaper office, but I didn't hear which newspaper he went to......

Entering the guest room, Ye Weizhou's unfinished words came to an abrupt end.

In the living room, in addition to the two elders of the Ye family, Zhong An, who was dressed in a black suit, and his sister Zhong Guican, sat at the table.

Ye Weizhou walked in as she spoke, attracting everyone's attention for a while, and her expression gradually became subtle and embarrassed.

After being speechless for a moment, Ye Xiaozong, who was at the top, held back a smile and took the lead in breaking the silence: "Ah, just now the Zhao family called, it was Lotus Lotus who called, saying that he was looking for you." Maybe it's about Mr. Liang leaving customs, but you haven't come back yet. ”

Ye Weizhou let out an "oh" and slowly moved his steps to the table.

At the same time, she felt a little sad in her heart. The position on Zhong An's right hand is what she usually likes to sit on weekdays, but right now, it is naturally impossible for her to step forward and sit down when Zhong An is present.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Zhong An opened his mouth leisurely: "Mr. Liang went to "Sherlock Holmes". ”

Ye Weizhou was stunned for a moment and looked over.

Zhong An's eyebrows and eyes condensed a smile: "Miss Ye, come and sit next to me?"

Ye Weizhou's heartbeat couldn't help but miss half a beat, and he came back to his senses dangerously and shook his head: "...... I'm not used to sitting there. ”

Ye Shenxing, who had always known Ye Weizhou's preferences, touched his chin thoughtfully when he heard this.

Ye Weizhou quickly walked to the other side and sat down against Zhong Guican. After sitting down, Ye Weizhou turned his gaze intentionally or unintentionally and looked at her a few more times.

This is the first time that Ye Weizhou has been so close to her.

The little girl was wearing a bean-green cotton cheongsam today, combed two braids, and there was a faint milky fragrance on her body. She is a little thinner than last year, her face is as white as silk paper, but fortunately, she is in good spirits, and her almond eyes are extremely bright.

She was also quietly looking at Ye Weizhou.

When his eyes touched, Ye Weizhou took the initiative to raise the corners of his mouth and smiled at her.

This time, the little girl didn't dodge immediately, but learned from Ye Weizhou, and also raised the corners of her mouth. She smiled a little jerky, but it was beautiful.

The smile in Ye Weizhou's eyes couldn't help but deepen a little.

Regarding Ye Weizhou's refusal, Zhong An didn't pay much attention to it.

He continued to reply to Ye Xiaozong: "When it comes to Guican's body, it's like this. After serious recuperation when I was abroad, I did get much better. Thank you for your concern. ”

"It's good to be better," Ye Xiaozong said, "However, I see that Gui Can is thin, and his face is not very good." A few days ago, I got some Western medicine to replenish qi and blood, and I asked someone to get it for you. ”

After that, he really called his subordinates to come over and gave detailed instructions. First, he asked his subordinates to bring the tonics, and then arranged for them to serve the food.

After the order, Ye Xiaozong turned to Zhong An: "It just so happens that you are here today, so you will simply stay here for dinner." ”

Ye Weizhou was stunned.

And Zhong An's demeanor naturally thanked Ye Xiaozong for the supplement, and accepted the invitation to stay for dinner.

After a while, dinner was served.

While eating, Ye Xiaozong continued to talk to Zhong An, and the content of the two discussions ranged from the situation of the two families to Zhong An's career, and even discussed the current domestic and foreign environment.

Ye Xiaozong said: "I heard that the Japanese Saito Kaisha founded last year is now very popular in Shanghai, I don't know if it will challenge your company. Shinyuki told me that this Saito Kaisha has the support of the Japanese military behind it. ”

Zhong An said: "Japan has always intended to occupy Shanghai, and the big disturbances by the Huangpu River last year are often mentioned now. Japan has indeed come with great momentum this time, with the intention of economic control. It's just that military support is also of limited use, so it is not too stressful. Nowadays, the argument circulating in Shanghai is to boycott Japanese products and unite to resist Japan, and I think that I and other industrialists in Shanghai will always have a way out. ”

Ye Weizhou listened to their conversation quietly, eating silently, and suddenly, he felt that the sleeve of his right hand was gently pulled twice.