Volume II, Chapter 1

In the spring of a year later, the peach blossoms and plum blossoms of a tree on the hills, on the side of the river and in the lanes around the ancient city, bloomed with purple and red, adding a spring color to the beautiful ancient city, and people rushed to go out of their homes to enjoy the flowers and welcome the new year.

Boss Hong's small courtyard is full of lights at this time, each doorpost is pasted with festive Spring Festival couplets, the door is pasted with the big red "Xi" word, the door is tied with a red ribbon, the eight immortals in the main hall are placed on the table with tribute, each tribute is placed with a paper cut out of the word "Xi", firecrackers outside the door in the courtyard, gongs are ringing, surrounded by a crowd, a sedan chair was welcomed into the door, under the traction of an old woman, the bride wears a red scarf, wearing a red dress and red skirt, especially the pair of embroidered shoes that cause everyone to be amazed, In everyone's whispers, the bride walked out of the sedan chair in style, Hong Shun was wearing a black gown, wearing a cockscomb hat, wearing a big red flower on his chest, standing in front of the door with a big red silk in his hand, according to the rules of the old woman, the end of the red silk belt in his hand was handed over to the old woman, the old woman took it and handed it to the bride, and at the same time supported it on the side, Hong Shun held the other end in front of the bride and slowly crossed the threshold, waded through the brazier, burned incense candles, and came to the front of the lobby of the main hall, Boss Hong and Mrs. Hong sat at the table of eight immortals with both ends, Boss Hong nodded frequently, Mrs. Hong smiled so much that her mouth couldn't close, Hong Shun came over with the bride and knelt down, kowtowed to his father and mother one by one, and offered tea, Boss Hong and Mrs. Hong took the big red envelope from the table and handed it to a pair of newlyweds, the children standing on the side scrambled to sprinkle all kinds of dried fruits on the bride and groom, and a couple turned around and walked into the new house in the sound of gongs and drums and people's blessings.

The most conspicuous thing in the new house is the marriage bed, the red mosquito net covers the marriage bed, the bed is piled up to a person's height of various colors, the quilt is neatly placed with a pair of pillows embroidered with lace and two pairs of new shoes, a huge red candle is lit on each side of the bed, and there is a fruit bowl on the table in the room, which has all kinds of tea and fruit snacks. To the south is a small dressing table with a red silk on the mirror, and to the north is a one-man tall wardrobe with the word "囍" on the wardrobe and on the surrounding walls.

After Hong Shun helped the bride to sit on the marriage bed, he said softly to the bride:

"You're tired, I'll pour you some tea."

"You'd better uncover my headscarf first." The bride said.

"Oh, okay." Hong Shun slowly unveiled the bride's hijab with both hands, only to see Lingzhi's handsome and beautiful face slightly shy, Lingzhi smiled at Hong Shun slightly, Hong Shun couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly turned around and poured tea and handed it to Lingzhi to drink.

Then the old woman came in, handed them an envelope, and said:

"This is what the bride asked me to bring to you." After saying that, he turned around and left.

Lingzhi hurriedly stopped drinking tea, Hong Shun took the teacup from her hand and put it on the table, turned around and carefully opened the envelope with Lingzhi in surprise, and pulled out a page of stationery from it, the two snuggled together and looked down carefully, only to see that it was written:

Young Master Hong, Lingzhi:

I beg your pardon for saying goodbye, but by the time you read this letter, I was in the boat, ready to go down the river into Hunan, and then to Canton, and perhaps to Japan again.

Originally, I wanted to be a wedding lady for Lingzhi and accompany Lingzhi to get married, but when I saw your happy appearance, I couldn't help but think of Shengchang and osmanthus, and tears would flow out involuntarily.

This summer is the most unforgettable summer in my life, I remember when I first returned to the ancient city, I was so bored, every day by my father and mother blowing blind date, in order not to make my father angry, I had to go hard, but I never thought that I actually got acquainted with Shengchang, and then I was introduced by Shengchang and got acquainted with you, and suddenly I had a few good friends of you, and I was really happy in my heart.

In the fabric shop opened by Hong Shun's family, I saw the efforts of Ganoderma lucidum and osmanthus, with their own hands to subsidize the family, Hong Shun and Shengchang although they are young masters, but they do their best to help each other, so that I feel the friendship between everyone. The romance of meeting Tieshanxi and the happiness of the inn and restaurant will always be remembered in the beautiful memories of my life.

However, I didn't expect all this to be so short, the cruel and tragic scene of that night is vivid, Shengchang and Osmanthus two living people died at the gunpoint of Uncle Shengchang, and we were separated from yin and yang in an instant, and we can never see each other again in this life, I really can't accept this fact, can't face the bloody scene that night. Therefore, no matter how much my father and mother try to keep me, I have to leave, and I want to find a quiet place to calm the wounds in my heart.

Lingzhi also lost her only relative, and the pain in her heart is much greater than mine, Master Wanwanghong is more comforting and considerate, and blesses you to respect each other as guests and bring you to the elderly.

Feng Ying knocked

After Lingzhi and Hong Shun read the letter, the two were relatively speechless, Lingzhi's eyes were filled with tears, Hong Shun put his arm around her shoulders and took her into his arms, gently wiping away tears for her.

"They are all gone, and my reluctant relatives have left me, why is all this?" Lingzhi cried bitterly.

"From now on, my father and mother and I are your closest people, don't worry, I won't let you be lonely again." Hong Shun comforted.

"I want you to stay with me for the rest of your life, and you must not leave me." Lingzhi said with his head tilted.

"I will, whatever you say, I can swear." Hong Shun said.

"Well, I believe you." Lingzhi nodded and said, snuggling tightly in Hong Shun's arms.

Boss Hong chose an auspicious day to reopen the cloth shop, Lingzhi cleaned the store clean and tidy, Hong Shun lit a string of firecrackers in front of the cloth shop, after a crackling sound, attracted a group of people to come to watch, everyone happily walked into the cloth shop, under the introduction of Lingzhi to select all kinds of fabrics, Lingzhi was busy measuring the fabric, measuring the size, discussing the cutting style of the clothes, won everyone's praise for a while.

"Boss Hong, your family really married a good daughter-in-law, smart and capable." A lady said to Boss Hong with a smile.

"People are also handsome, and with her, you can wait with peace of mind to hold your grandson at home." Another lady chimed in.

"Thank you, thank you, how dare you, in the future, I will rely on the wives to patronize and support the party." Boss Hong clenched his fists with both hands.

Since then, Lingzhi has worked harder in the cloth shop, receiving more and more work every day, the fabric on the desk is piled up like a mountain, and the whole person of Lingzhi is surrounded in it, Hong Shun took the initiative to take over the work of selling cloth, but the people who came to buy cloth would rather believe in Lingzhi's vision, so Lingzhi often put down the sewing machine to help guide, and after finishing the work, he sat back at the desk and sewed, not free at all, which made Hong Shun feel distressed.

"Lingzhi, if you can't finish it, you can contact it less, or let them come to pick it up a few days later, what can you do by yourself?" Hong Shun approached Lingzhi and said.

"This can't be, people can come to our store to buy cloth to make clothes, isn't it just to look at the craftsmanship of our store, if you drag the floor with them again and again, people won't come in the future." Lingzhi raised his head and said to Hong Shun.

"In the past, there were osmanthus flowers with you, and the two of them had a cooperation, but now you do it alone, it's too tiring. I'm a man who doesn't know much about these needles and threads, and I can't bear to see you busy. Hong Shun said.

"It's okay, after I close the door and go home, my mother won't let me do anything, and she will cook food for me all day long." Lingzhi said with a smile.

"No, I still have to talk to my father and mother to find another helper, I can't exhaust you." Hong Shun said stubbornly.

"It's not easy to find this year, so let's talk about it later." Lingzhi lowered his head and sewed it again.

Hong Shun looked at this, so he had to go over and rearrange the scattered fabrics and put them back on the counter, at this time Boss Hong and Mrs. Hong walked into the store with a lunch box, Hong Shun saw it, and hurriedly stepped forward and said:

"Dad, mother, let's hurry up and find another helper, you see that Lingzhi is busy all day long."

"Well, I have to find another person, but where can I find it?" Boss Hong said.

"Why don't we put up a notice in front of the store to see if anyone will try it?" Hong Shun said.

"This method is good, wasn't this how Ganoderma lucidum and osmanthus were recruited before?" Mrs. Hung said.

"Don't be too anxious, take your time, I'm fine." Lingzhi came over to take the lunch box and asked the second elder to sit down.

Hong Shun opened the lunch box, took out the food one by one and put it on the table, and asked Lingzhi to eat quickly, Lingzhi sat with Hong Shun, and Lingzhi sandwiched the meat into Hong Shun's bowl piece by piece.

"You have to eat more, and don't worry about me." Hong Shun said as he gave the meat to Lingzhi.

Seeing Hong Shun Lingzhi so humble and affectionate with each other, Boss Hong and Mrs. Hong were very relieved, and the two couldn't help whispering on the side.

"Lingzhi will be tired of working like this, and I am still counting on holding my grandson." Mrs. Hong said to Boss Hong.

"She also did this because of a disease in her heart, a girl's family, she was only a little too old, and she encountered family changes one after another, alas." Boss Hong said.

"Alas, this kid is really ill-fated." Mrs. Hong shook her head and said.

"If she doesn't do it, she might get sick if she doesn't do it. In this way, you can stew more nutritious soup for her. Boss Hong said in a low voice.

"That's it." Mrs. Hong nodded.

Boss Hong and Mrs. Hong waited for Hong Shun and Lingzhi to finish eating, then came to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, at this time someone came into the store to see the fabric, Lingzhi was busy over to say hello, Boss Hong and Mrs. Hong quietly called Hong Shun to tell him a few words, Hong Shun nodded, and the second elder slowly left. After Lingzhi sent the customers away, Hong Shun wrote a recruitment notice and brought it to Lingzhi to see.

"I don't understand, it's better for you." Lingzhi said slightly.

"When you recruit someone, you just cut it, and you leave the sewing work to someone else." Hong Shun said as he picked up the paste and walked towards the door, posting the notice on the pillar in front of the door.

After dinner, Lingzhi and Hong Shun returned to their room, Lingzhi turned on the oil lamp, picked up the work and prepared to sew, but was snatched by Hong Shun and pushed away.

"What are you doing?" Lingzhi asked puzzled.

"You can't finish the work, you're tired enough during the day, don't do it at night, okay?" Hong Shun said.

"It's okay, I'm not tired." Lingzhi said.

"But I'm distressed, and my father and mother are also distressed. Good Ganoderma lucidum, if you are tired, my father and mother will scold me, my daughter-in-law can't take care of me, what kind of man is it. Hong Shun said thoughtfully to Lingzhi.

"Your family is good to me, I know in my heart, but if I don't do things, I will think about the past." Lingzhi lowered his head as he spoke.

"Otherwise, I'll take you out tomorrow, where do you say to go?" Hong Shun said.

"Everywhere I go to play brings back memories to me. Otherwise, let's go to their graves tomorrow and burn incense. Lingzhi thought for a while and said.

"I'll listen to you as long as you want." Hong Shun said.

Lingzhi turned around and made the bed, and hung clothes with Hong Shun, the two of them lay on the bed, Lingzhi looked at the oil lamp and asked Hong Shun:

"I wonder what happened to Fengying now? Where is she now? ”

"Maybe it's in Guangzhou, maybe it's Japan." Hong Shun gently stroked the hair on Lingzhi's forehead and said.

"I admire her so much, a girl dares to break around outside." Lingzhi said enviously.

"After the Republic of China, the women have all opened up, unlike before, when the door did not go out and the second door did not step." Hong Shun said.

"When she leaves, there is no news, and I don't know when we will see each other." Lingzhi moved around and said.

"I think she'll contact us when she settles down, at least her father and mother are still here." Hong Shun comforted.

"Tomorrow, we will burn incense sticks for her and bless her with a safe journey." Lingzhi said.

"Okay. Lingzhi, my father and mother have always had an idea, but it is not good to tell you, I am afraid that you will be too careful. Hong Shun said tentatively.

"What?" Ganoderma lucidum is puzzled.

"Daddy wants, thinks, wants you to give them a grandson as soon as possible." Hong Shun said hesitantly.

Lingzhi blushed suddenly, turned around and twisted inside, Hong Shun thought that Lingzhi was unhappy, and hurriedly coaxed her, Lingzhi shyly signaled him to blow out the lamp, Hong Shunfang was overjoyed in his heart, blew out the lamp in one breath, hugged Lingzhi softly and kept it gently, and the two were endlessly entangled.

The next day, Hong Shun and Lingzhi prepared the things to go to the grave, and after explaining the reason to their parents, the two walked towards Longtou Mountain. The sun is shining, the peach plum flies, the path up the mountain is twisting and turning, one will pass through the field, one will walk in the mountain, the birds and butterflies will fly along the way, the spring is full of joy, so that people do not feel relaxed and happy. Walking in the hills and fields, a breeze blows, bringing the fragrance of various plants, making people feel refreshed, Ganoderma lucidum is in a good mood accompanied by Hong Shun, from time to time to stop to pick the wildflowers on the side of the road in his hand, Hong Shun is worried that she will slip, holding things in one hand, and stretching out the other hand from time to time to pull her, the two of them stop and go, play and see, slowly come to a slightly flat slope, only to see three graves standing side by side, the grave has grown a lot of new weeds, swaying with the wind.

After the fire that night, the personnel of the Gucheng Police Station rushed to the old house, only to see a ruined wall, and people removed the scorched beams and pillars that blocked the way, only to see a few corpses that had been changed beyond recognition, and the personnel of the police station simply looked at it, identified it as a vendetta, and after a simple cleanup, the corpses were all wrapped in white cloths, ready to be pulled to the mass graves one by one to be buried. Boss Hong listened to Hong Shun's explanation of the situation and begged repeatedly, so he privately spent money to ask someone to take care of it, and pulled the three corpses of Fang Min, Shengchang, and Osmanthus over and buried them here. The officers of the police station re-sealed the house and hastily closed the case, and since then the old house has added new ghost legends, and the entire "Sifangjing" laneway has become eerie and terrifying, and every day before it gets dark, the laneway is deserted.

Hong Shun put down the little blue in his hand, took out the knife, and first trimmed the weeds on the grave and the side of the grave, and Lingzhi placed offerings and picked wildflowers in front of the three graves in turn, poured wine respectively, and burned incense and worshiped with Hong Shun.

"Uncle, you go all the way, don't worry about me, I'm married, Hong Shun treats me very well, my father-in-law and mother-in-law also feel sorry for me, and our family's revenge has also been avenged, so you can rest assured." For so many years, although you treat me as an uncle, but like my own father and mother, although I live in poverty for the rest of my life, as long as you are there, Lingzhi feels down-to-earth, and you are the tree that Lingzhi relies on. Now that yin and yang are separated, Lingzhi will remember his uncle's nurturing grace for the rest of his life, and repay his uncle in the next life. Lingzhi said as he raised the wine in his cup and sprinkled it in front of Fang Min's grave.

"Shengchang, your ambition left in a hurry before it could be realized. Creation makes people, how can you be the nephew of our Fang family's enemy, but you are clearly a different kind of person. You did not hesitate to block bullets for me, leaving me with hope of life, and when the wicked insulted me, you stood up to protect me without showing weakness. Since I met you, the five of us have been so happy and happy together, but who would have thought that this happy day would go in such a hurry, I will remember you in this life and this life. Lingzhi spilled the second glass of wine and said.

"Osmanthus, my good sister, you treat me like a relative, let's do things together and have fun together, as long as you are there, life will be happy. But I didn't expect my family's grievances to make you suffer this flying disaster, all of this has nothing to do with you, you could have lived happily and happily, but you were swept up for no reason, and you lost your life for me. Osmanthus, from now on, your father and mother are my relatives, and I will take care of them for you, so you can rest assured. Lingzhi said as he burst into tears and sprinkled the third glass of wine.

Hong Shun helped Lingzhi up to find a clean lawn for her to sit on, and he also learned from her to bow to the three graves one by one, and then burned money paper for the three graves respectively.

"Uncle Fang, you have suffered a lot for Lingzhi, and now that you have avenged your family, you can rest in peace, Lingzhi is handed over to me, I will do everything I can to take care of her, and I will not let her suffer again.

"Sheng Chang, my good friend and good brother, at that critical moment, you disregarded your own safety, desperately protected Lingzhi, and left us in an instant, I know you still have many unfulfilled wishes! I will always remember you.

"Osmanthus, you are the happiest and happiest of the five of us, you are kind and simple, you treat Lingzhi not as a relative but as a relative, you rest in peace, Lingzhi and I will definitely help you take care of your father."

Lingzhi listened to Hong Shun bow and say while talking, tears involuntarily flowed down, and for a moment lost the interest she had just come, and the breeze blew her hair and dress, making Hong Shun feel pity when she saw it.

"Don't cry Lingzhi, your eyes are red from crying, I wanted to take you out to be happy, but I didn't want to make you so sad." Hong Shun came over to wipe away the tears for Lingzhi and took her into his arms.

"I used to think about revenge like my uncle, but now that I have revenge, I am still so unhappy in my heart, I don't know what it is?" Lingzhi threw herself into Hong Shun's arms and cried as she spoke.

"Maybe this is God's arrangement, Lingzhi, slowly let these past events pass, they don't want to see us like this under Jiuquan, we have to live well, and we have to live well in this world for them." Hong Shun comforted Lingzhi and said.

Hong Shun finally spread a string of firecrackers on the ground, carefully lit them, ran to Lingzhi's side, the two watched the firecrackers explode quietly, for a while, the ground was full of red, smoke was burning, and after all the firecrackers were blown up, Hong Shun went over to pack up the little blue, picked up Lingzhi and left, Lingzhi turned back step by step, tears hung all over his cheeks.

A few days later, a little girl came to the cloth shop to ask about the clerk, Hong Shun was very happy, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask:

"How old are you? Where are you from? Do you know how to sew needles and threads? ”

"I'm fifteen years old, and I'm coming from the countryside, and we have a flood where my family is dead." The little girl said word by word.

When Lingzhi heard this, he couldn't help but feel pity, walked over and looked her up and down, and asked:

"What's your name? Do you still have relatives? ”

"My name is Xiaohua, I have no relatives, I heard that you want to recruit people to come in, but I can embroider, I don't believe that I will embroider it for you now." Xiaohua said and picked up a piece of corner fabric, embroidered it with her hands and feet, and embroidered a small flower after a while, which surprised Lingzhi and Hong Shun, Hong Shun hurriedly ran home to call his father, and after Boss Hong asked Xiaohua in person, he nodded and agreed to stay.

So Lingzhi began to be busy while teaching Xiaohua how to pull cloth and sell cloth, as for sewing matters, you don't have to worry too much about Lingzhi, just tell Xiaohua how to sew, Xiaohua will sew it quickly, the needlework angle is as good as osmanthus, Lingzhi can't help but feel that this is the power of the osmanthus in the help of her, to send her little helper, at night in the living room in front of the shrine to pay tribute to the pillar incense.

One day after dinner, Lingzhi helped Mrs. Hong clean up the dishes and chopsticks, Hong Shun wanted to help, but was called to sit down by Boss Hong, Boss Hong said while drinking tea:

"After you graduate and get married, I don't think you can help much in the store. Today, when I went to the house to find someone to do something, I met an acquaintance, chatted with him, and heard him say that the house is looking for a copywriter to help copy and write every day, and the work is not tiring, I think it is better for you to give it a try. ”

"I'm going, what should I do with Ganoderma lucidum?" Hong Shun said.

"Lingzhi is taken care of by me and your mother, and you are in the way in that store. You have been studying outside for a few years, and you should also find something to do seriously, just like a man, you can't follow Lingzhi all day long. Boss Hong said.

"But I'm worried that Lingzhi is tired." Hong Soon worried.

"I've thought about it with your mother, and now I have Xiaohua as a helper, and I usually go to the store with your mother from time to time to have a look, so that Lingzhi will be less tired." Boss Hong said.

Hong Shun didn't say anything anymore, and after returning to the room, he hurriedly explained his father's meaning to Lingzhi, who was sitting on the edge of the bed sewing clothes, and was still hesitant in his heart.

"That's good, it's better for you to have a serious job than to be in the store all day." Lingzhi said happily.

"But I'm worried about you, just bury your head in work all day long, and don't know how to rest." Hong Shun squeezed over and sat down next to Lingzhi and muttered.

"You can go with confidence, and when you come back, you can tell me about the affairs of the house." Lingzhi said as he pushed Hong Shun with his arm.

"What is there to talk about in the house, as soon as you enter the yamen, it is as deep as the sea, and it is not as quiet as our cloth shop." Hong Shun fell on the bed, holding his head with his hands and said.

"Look at you, it's like a child who doesn't grow up, and he follows his family all day long." Lingzhi put down his clothes, pointed to Hong Shun's forehead and said with a smile.

The next day, Boss Hong took Hong Shun to the house to find the acquaintance, followed the acquaintance to the office of the manager of the house, under the introduction and recommendation of the acquaintance, Hong Shun met with Chief Liu, Chief Liu looked at the information handed over by Hong Shun, and asked Hong Shun some words, and asked the acquaintance to take Hong Shun down to report, Boss Hong saw that things were going so smoothly, and couldn't help but thank the acquaintance again and again, and quietly stuffed some money to him when he saw that there was no one around, and the acquaintance smiled and took it on the spot. took Hong Shun to another room, pointed to the desk and asked Hong Shun to work here, and dealt with the copywriting piled up on the table first.

After saying goodbye to his father, Hong Shun put down the information in his hand, found a broom, mop and rag behind the door, cleaned the office thoroughly inside and out, and put the copywriting on the table neatly and neatly on the side of the table, and then sat down and began to read and sort out one by one.

"It's new, my name is Tian Gui." Tian Gui walked in with a smile and said.

"My name is Hong Shun, I just came, please give me more advice in the future." Hong Shun stood up and said.

"These copywriters have been shelved for a long time, don't be in a hurry, deal with them slowly." Tian Gui scratched the coded copywriting with his hand and said.

"Okay." Hong Shun agreed.

"It's so clean, it's like copywriting." Tian Gui looked around and said.

"Where is it, if there is something I don't understand in the future, I hope you will give me advice." Hong Shun said modestly.

Tian Gui wanted to say something more, but when he heard Chief Liu calling him, he quickly stopped talking, waved his hand and left.

Hong Shun still sat back and began to read the copywriting until he got off work, then got up to pack his things, locked the door and went home.

Since then, Hong Shun has been copying and writing in the office every day with great care, going back on time, and slowly adapting to it after a long time. Most of the copywriters on the table are death cases and headless cases, so you only need to indicate the ins and outs and processing results, and then report to Chief Liu for approval and send them to the archives for storage. Because Hong Shun did a careful and careful job, he filed every copy neatly and neatly, which won the praise of Chief Liu.

For a few days, Ganoderma lucidum was unpleasant, and vomited from time to time when doing things, which overwhelmed Xiaohua, so she hurriedly helped her to sit down on a chair, and poured tea for her to drink. Several wives came to the store to buy cloth, saw that Lingzhi was poor, and after asking with concern, they smiled and said that they must be pregnant, and while they were talking, Boss Hong and Mrs. Hong walked in, Xiaohua hurriedly told Lingzhi that she was unwell, Mrs. Hong asked Boss Hong to quickly invite Lang Zhong to come over and see, and sure enough, it was confirmed that there was joy, Boss Hong and Mrs. Hong couldn't help but be happy, and several wives were busy saying goodbye.

Mrs. Hong told Lingzhi to do as little work as possible every day, and at the same time let Xiaohua take care of Lingzhi more, Xiaohua gladly understood, hands and feet are more diligent, Boss Hong saw this, like the original treatment of Ganoderma lucidum and osmanthus, Xiaohua raised her salary, and gave her some corner fabric, Xiaohua made a pair of double-sided insoles with fabrics to give Lingzhi to wear, Lingzhi was pleasantly surprised, recalled when he was a child and played with the sisters had said to do double-sided insoles, I didn't feel a little sad, so that Xiaohua was puzzled, Lingzhi quickly comforted Xiaohua, and tried not to think about the past anymoreAt the same time, I can't help but look at the little flowers.

"Embroidered so skillfully, your craftsmanship is amazing! Who taught you? Lingzhi took Xiaohua's hand and said.

"It's my mother, my mother is Miao, and the embroidery worker is the first-class stick in our village. Later, I met and married my father, my father is Han nationality, the village does not allow them, they escaped, settled by a small river, my mother gave birth to me, the family fished and farmed, life was good, but unexpectedly one night a heavy rain washed down a hill, my father and mother were gone. Little Blossom cried as she spoke.

"Good boy, don't cry, this store will be your home in the future, and we are all your relatives." Lingzhi wiped away Xiaohua's tears and said, Xiaohua nodded desperately.

One day when Hong Shun was sorting out the copywriting, he actually saw the record of the old house of the Lingzhi family, and couldn't help but check it carefully, this old house with crooked doors and ramps was built by Lingzhi's grandfather when he was young, and he moved the prototype of the Central Plains courtyard to the mountain and transformed it into a mountain house, a stilted building, a cloister and other forms of villa-style courtyards, which not only reproduce the style of the Jiangnan courtyard, but also reflect the layout of the mountain building, which has the strictness of the fortress and the pride of the businessman. The old house adopts a wood and stone structure, and you can see finely carved flowers, plants, fish and insects in small places, and the large part shows the boldness of swaying freely, showing the business concept of merchants with good financial resources. After reading it, Hong Shun finally figured out the origin of the "crooked door ramp".

After the old house was abandoned for many years, the guards moved in, but the records on the copywriting were incomplete, and the procedures were incomplete, Hong Shun wanted to go home and ask Lingzhi, but he was afraid of causing Lingzhi to be sad, which was not good for Lingzhi's pregnancy, and was hesitating, Tian Gui walked in and invited Hong Shun to go out to eat together, Hong Shun agreed, put the copywriting in his hand into the drawer, closed the drawer and locked the door, and Tian Gui walked out of the house and came to a small restaurant on the street, and the two ordered food and chatted while eating.

Gui walked out of the house and came to a small restaurant on the street, and the two ordered food and chatted while eating.

"Hong Shun, you have a cloth shop at home, why do you still come to this house to find something to do?" Tian Gui asked.

"My dad was always worried that I wouldn't be able to mix up and just hang out at home, so he asked me to come out and do things." Hong Shun said with a smile.

"I see that you are very serious about sorting out those copywritings, in fact, those are old accounts, just perfunctory past, and Chief Liu will not check them one by one." Tian Gui said casually.

"But these copywriters are all going to be recorded in history, and it will be very troublesome to use them in the future." Hong Shun said seriously.

"Whatever? Who will be able to find you in the future? Tian Gui said.

Hong Shun was speechless for a while, so he lowered his head to eat vegetables, Tian Gui saw this, and enlightened Hong Shun again and said:

"Some of the copywriting in your hand, you only need a little snack, you can get money."

"Huh?" Hong Soon exclaimed in surprise.

"Let me tell you, someone is looking for me now, saying that they want to collect an old house, as long as they are willing to help, they will send money for nothing, and they will not let Chief Liu know, you can rest assured." Tian Gui approached Hong Shun and said softly.

Hong Shun was stunned for a while, Tian Gui smiled and comforted him that he didn't have to be frightened, and he would teach him slowly in the future. After the two finished eating, Tian Gui hurriedly paid the bill, walked out of the small restaurant, said goodbye to each other, and then went home separately.

In the evening, Hong Shun told Lingzhi what Tian Gui told him, and Lingzhi immediately told Hong Shun not to get close to people like Tian Gui, this kind of unscrupulous person will have an accident sooner or later, but don't lose this errand because of him, Hong Shun nodded and agreed, helped Lingzhi cover the quilt, and the two turned off the lights and fell asleep.

A few days later, Hong Shun finally sorted out the case file of the old house of the Lingzhi family, it turned out that the guards only spent a little money to make a show by buying off the squire, and in the case of incomplete procedures, the copywriting lightly transferred the old house of the Lingzhi family into the pocket of the guards, which was really overbearing, and it was really angry to think about it.

When Hong Shun closed the file and was about to report to Chief Liu, Tian Gui saw that there was no one around, so he pushed the door one by one and walked in, closed the door with his backhand, and approached Hong Shun and whispered:

"You find out the file of the crooked ramp house, someone wants to pay for it, and the thing is done, you and I are both beneficial."

"This, I'm afraid not, this is someone else's property." Hong Shun said.

"Which one else? The owner of that old mansion is all gone, as long as we help change hands, a lot of silver will go into the pocket, why not? Are you stupid? Tian Gui said.

Hong Shun wanted to say something, but when he heard Chief Liu calling him in the office, he gave Tian Gui a look, picked up the file in his hand and walked towards Chief Liu's office, Tian Gui said softly in the back, "I'll wait for you to reply" and went back to his office.

Hong Shun walked into Chief Liu's office, and Chief Liu asked Hong Shun to bring over the file of the Crooked Gate Slope House, saying that it was the superiors who had designated to build a shelter in the ancient city to hold Japanese prisoners of war, and wanted to see if the Crooked Gate Slope Mansion could be used. Hong Shun was in trouble for a while, so he said that he would go back to find it, and quickly returned it, thinking about it for a long time in the office, and suddenly remembered the file of the Zhongheng Yamen of the General Military Administration that he had just sorted out a few days ago, and wondered why he recommended it to Chief Liu to build it here. So he hurriedly found out the file of the Heng Yamen in the General Military Administration, and took it with the crooked gate ramp house and went back to Chief Liu's office.

"Sir Liu, although the house is empty, this place is too close to our house, and it is really inappropriate for Japanese prisoners of war to live under our noses; Second, the crooked gate ramp house is close to Shiping Mountain, and the alley is quiet, which will make it convenient for Japanese prisoners of war to escape. In my humble opinion, it is better to slightly renovate the Zhongheng Yamen of the General Military Administration on the other side of the river, where the terrain is flat and surrounded by tall earth and stone walls, which is convenient for guarding. Hong Shun handed the two files to Chief Liu and said.

"Well, yes, you have a point. It's a pity that this crooked gate ramp house is used as a shelter, let it go first, the Zhongheng Yamen of the General Military Administration on the other side of the river is indeed very suitable, so it will be set there. Chief Liu said.

Hong Shun walked out of Chief Liu's office with a sigh of relief, patted his chest with his hand, then walked back to the office to put down the file, poured a cup of tea and drank it all, sat down and continued to write.

After getting off work, Tian Gui saw that the others were leaving one after another, and came to Hong Shun's room again, and asked softly:

"How? Have you figured it out? ”

"It's really not good, just now Chief Liu specially ordered the crooked gate ramp house and the Zhongheng Yamen of the General Military Administration across the river, and these two files are in his place." Hong Shun said, and at the same time paid attention to Tian Gui's expression.

"What's going on? Could it be that he has an idea. Tian Gui thought to himself.

"It seems that it is going to build a Japanese prisoner of war camp, and Chief Liu is considering it." Hong Shun said.

"Oh, alas, what a way to get rich. Forget it. Tian Gui walked out disappointed.

In order to prevent Tian Gui from attacking the idea of the crooked door ramp house again, Hong Shun marked the file of the crooked door ramp house as the only heir, and sealed the file for preservation. Hong Shun knew that the crooked door ramp house was a place that made Lingzhi heartbroken, and for Lingzhi, I am afraid that he would never think of living in it again in his life.

On this day, Chief Liu called Hong Shun to cross the river with him to see the Zhongheng Yamen of the General Military Administration, Hong Shun picked up the briefcase, carefully followed Chief Liu out of the mansion, and the two came to the wharf together, took the Wupeng boat to cross the river, and walked along the embankment of the Acropolis towards the Zhongheng Yamen of the General Military Administration.

This is a building of the late Qing Dynasty left over from the ancient city, it was the Zhongheng Yamen of the General Military Administration of the ancient city, it sits south to north, covers an area of more than 6,000 square meters, the street is the courtyard wall of about eight meters high made of blue bricks, the middle of the arc opens a circular arc door, the two two-storey houses in the middle of the courtyard are closely connected, it is a brick and wood structure, there are walls around it, it is divided into front yard and backyard, it is in disrepair, the broken wall is broken, the dust is dirty.

Hong Shun followed Chief Liu around the house, and Chief Liu said as he walked:

"It's really a great place to hold prisoners of war, with a little cleaning and trimming, a few items, and a guard."

"Yes, it used to be a garrison, and it's easy to take care of." Hong Shun nodded and said.

"The higher authorities have demanded that in order to establish an anti-Japanese united front, the treatment of these prisoners of war should be based on education and reform, so the requirements for the conditions of the shelter are different from the ordinary, and they must not be sloppy." Chief Liu said.

"Oh yes, yes." Hong Shun agreed.

"When I go back, you can get me a renovation plan, and try to think about all aspects as much as possible. Put the copywriting in your hand for a while, and do your best to handle this matter for me. Chief Liu turned to Hong Shun and said.

"Okay." Hong Shun hurriedly nodded in agreement.

After returning home, Hong Shun told Lingzhi and his father about the construction of the prisoner of war shelter, the family was very happy for him, Lingzhi praised him for doing great things, Mrs. Hong was busy serving food and vegetables to her son, Boss Hong carefully asked Hong Shun about the incident, Hong Shun told them one by one, Boss Hong nodded frequently, and told Hong Shun that it is a good thing to renovate the Zhongheng Yamen, but it is best not to destroy its original style, and it should be repaired on the basis of the present, fully considering the food and clothing faced by the prisoners of war living in it, which saves costs. The original style has been maintained. Hong Shun felt that his father was reasonable, and he had confidence in the design of the renovation plan.

After eating, Hong Shun returned to the room with Lingzhi, Hong Shun wanted to help Lingzhi lie down and rest first, but Lingzhi didn't do it, so he had to sit at the table with him and watch him make a plan, Hong Shun couldn't twist her, so he had to let her sit.

"I haven't been to that place before, what the hell is it like?" Lingzhi asked curiously.

"So, I'll draw it for you." Hong Shun said.

I saw Hong Shun spread out a piece of paper, picked up a pen and roughly drew the whole picture of Zhongheng Yamen on it, and introduced the situation there to Lingzhi while drawing, Lingzhi nodded while thinking thoughtfully, suddenly, Lingzhi grabbed Hong Shun's pen, drew two rows of small bungalows on the wall above, and drew a few trees in the open space in the courtyard, Hong Shun was puzzled.

"This is where they eat, this is where they bathe and wash their clothes, and there must be thatched houses, there are no trees in this courtyard, and when the sun shines, it will be very hot, and a few trees will be planted, and they can enjoy the shade under the trees." Lingzhi said as he painted.

"That's a good idea, and now I'm even more eye-catching when I start making a plan. Ganoderma lucidum, you are also tired of the day, lie down and rest. If you have a great idea, let me know. Hong Shun didn't allow Lingzhi to shirk anymore, forcibly helped her to the bed and lay down, turned around and returned to the table to continue to make plans, until late at night, when he heard Lingzhi sleeping and making a slight breathing sound, he put down the pen, stretched his waist, and then walked lightly to the bed, turned off the light, and went to bed.

A few days later, Hong Shun finally finished the plan, so he excitedly took the plan to find Chief Liu, who took it and was about to take a closer look, when he suddenly felt anxious, so he asked Hong Shun to wait in the office, and he went out for convenience.

Chief Liu came back and passed by Hong Shun's office door, and accidentally saw a figure rummaging for something, and couldn't help but take a few steps back and come back to take a closer look, it turned out that Tian Gui was rummaging up and down on the side of Hong Shun's desk, and Chief Liu was stunned, taking advantage of Tian Gui's unpreparedness, he quietly walked in and asked loudly:

"What are you looking for here?"

Tian Gui thought that it was Hong Shun who came back, and continued to rummage disapprovingly and said:

"Where did you put the file on that crooked ramp house? People come to me to do this, and you won't make any money, you're such a fool. ”

"How much did you charge? I think you are bold enough to blatantly do such a thing in the house. Chief Liu rebuked loudly.

Tian Gui turned around and saw that it was Chief Liu, he was taken aback at first, and then said with a wry smile:

"Chief Liu, I was joking with Hong Shun just now, don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously."

"If you want to have half of Hong Shun's honesty, you actually take things privately while people are away. The hall in this house is too small, so you might as well go to a bigger place. I won't have to go to work tomorrow. Chief Liu said as he turned around and walked out.

Tian Gui saw Chief Liu fall away, froze for a while, then thought about it, smashed his hand, snorted, patted his clothes, swaggered out, slammed the door with his backhand, walked out of the door, and walked away.

Soon, Chief Liu arranged for his subordinates to carry out repairs to the Zhongheng Yamen, completely adopting the plan made by Hong Shun, all the walls were repaired with loess, the two brick and wood bungalows with single-slope eaves on both sides of the front yard facing north and south were repaired into sentinel rooms, rice warehouses, etc., the office building on the first floor and the bottom of the building was equipped with offices, reception rooms, staff rooms, and female prisoner accommodation, behind the office building was a large auditorium, the upper floor was used as a bedroom for prisoners of war, and the backyard was equipped with wards, kitchens, infirmaries, canteens, watchtowers, outposts, etc., and the "Second Prison of the National Government" was hung in front of the door. Ten days after the completion of the whole repair, the first batch of Japanese prisoners of war about 600 people were sent here one by one by military trucks, and the prisoners of war got off the trucks one after another, stood in line in the open space in the courtyard, and under the command of the instructor and an interpreter, they registered one by one, received daily necessities, and walked into their rooms separately, and began their career in the education and reform of prisoners of war in the ancient city. (To be continued.) )