The pomegranate blossoms in the courtyard are in full bloom, shining in the midday sun, like a fire burning from a few trees.

The servant Ah Fu carried the tray and hurried through the bluestone slab road in the courtyard, and as soon as he stepped on the steps, he heard the deep voice of the eldest young master from the living room:

"Brother Xie, is the situation in Shanghai out of control so soon?"

When Ah Fu heard this, he was shocked. When it was raining in the valley, the lord sent him to help in the shop in the county town. During those days, Ah Fu had heard many people say that the Japanese soldiers were rampant and lawless in Shanghai, and that war between China and Japan was on the verge of breaking out...... Now, is there a fight?

In this war, it is indispensable to send troops and salaries, what should I do?

Ah Fu's elder brother Ah Wang, in the autumn of the previous year, was dragged by Wang Jiagui to become a soldier. At the beginning of spring this year, Wang Jiagui came to his house again and said that Ngawang was sick and died on the road, and the boss said that he would not count. Let Ah Fu quickly resign from the Chen family's mission and hurry up to put the empty forehead on the top.

The housekeeper of the Chen Mansion has hinted many times that as long as he signs the deed of pawn and becomes a member of the Chen Mansion completely, he will no longer have to be afraid of pulling Zhuangding. But when her brother Awang was gone, her mother pointed to Ah Fu and asked her to sell her son, but she was willing to agree. So, the matter was over. Now, Wang Jiagui wants to pull Ah Fu to be a soldier again, and Ah Fu Niang heard it, so anxious and sad that she fainted from crying.

In the end, it was the old man of the Chen family who came forward to intercede, and Ah Fu gave all the few pieces of ocean he had saved on weekdays to Wang Jiagui, and he escaped.

Now, if Shanghai really fights with Japan, Wang Jiagui's old goods will have another chance to extort money.

Anxiously, Ah Fu crossed the threshold and turned to the passage behind the screen, only to hear the guest reply:

"Brother Chen, the Japanese are in the south, and I'm afraid they are not ready to tear their faces, so the situation in Shanghai should be able to last for a while. At least, it's calm for now. ”

The hall is simple and bright, on the screen in the center, there is a picture of the pine crane prolonging the year, and there are two Taishi chairs below, sandwiched by the cedar carved flower strip case in the middle. There is a couplet pasted on the pillars on both sides: teach the children to teach the teachings of the grandsons, and accumulate virtue and accumulate money.

The lunch table had been removed, and the two young men sat and chatted with each other.

Ah Fu turned out from behind the screen, bent down and put the tray on the coffee table, took the tea cup, and put it in front of the guest: "Mr. Xie, please use tea." ”

"Thank you!" The guest smiled at him.

Ah Fu put the eldest young master's tea on the table again, then took the tray, bowed and retreated, and waited for the tray to be put in the kitchen, then turned back to the living room and stood beside the eldest young master.

"I can't imagine that the government is so far-sighted. It seems that the situation at the junction of Hunan and Jiangxi will soon improve! ”

At this time, both the guests and the host served tea. The eldest young master opened the lid of the lamp, blew the foam, took a sip, raised his head and said to the guest opposite, "Our countryside depends on the beauty of the heavens and the wind and rain to have a good harvest!" Like this, it is a mess everywhere, and the country is strong and the people are rich, so how can we talk about it? ”

Speaking of this, Chen Qinghua shook his head slightly, as if he wanted to drive something out of his mind,

"However, when I saw a cadre like Brother Xie who serves the country and the people, I feel that the country may not be hopeless....... Well, I don't know what Brother Xie plans to do next? ”

"The situation is so chaotic, and my generation can only stand up to fight...... The younger brother has been in the Hunan and Jiangxi areas for a long time, and the task is urgent, so he has to rush back to Nanjing to report to the chairman of the committee! ”

The guest has short hair that is a little messy, but he looks very energetic. Judging from his appearance alone, this Mr. Xie Yucheng is only twenty years old at most, but his expression and demeanor seem to be extremely calm. Ah Fu felt that he was older than the eldest young master who was twenty-four years old this year and had studied in Japan for many years.

"Good, good. When Brother Xie visited for a long time, he knew that there were many bandits at the junction of Hunan and Jiangxi, and he took the county as an example, but there were seven or eight locks of land within a radius of two or three hundred miles, and there were seven or eight locks of .....

"Brother Xie, these bandits are robbing homes and houses, killing people and setting fires, and doing all kinds of evil...... Bandits are vicious by nature, and there is no need to say much about this. ”

At this time, I saw Young Master Qinghua take off his glasses and wipe them with a handkerchief, "The hateful thing is that many of our party-state troops are also misbehaving and domineering, compared to those bandits, it is really not much better....."

"Brother Xie, when you go back this time, you must ask the government, in addition to sending troops to exterminate these bandits who kill people and set fires, you also need to send more fair and honest strong cadres to strictly rectify those local armies that are doing wrong, so as to return the people to a blue sky and a bright future."

After saying these words in one go, Chen Qinghua breathed a long sigh of relief as if he had completed an important task, put his glasses back on, glanced at the servant standing aside, waved his hand, and ordered: "Ah Fu, you let the kitchen prepare two tables of wine and food...... In addition, you go to see if Wang Baochang is at home, and inform him and a few village elders to come over at night to accompany the commissioner and wash the dust. ”

The servant Ah Fu answered, and was about to turn away, when he was stopped by his master:

"Oh, by the way, you tell Wang Jiagui..... This Mr. Xie is a special commissioner from the Nanjing State Government, and in the morning, their armor protection team has no eyes, and it is not a small offense in the land temple. Although Commissioner Xie is elegant, he does not care about him...... But this matter has to do with the reputation of our village, and I know that this cannot be casually revealed...... You let him bring his old drunkard over and make amends!" ”

"This young guest in front of you is from Nanjing? Correspondent? ”

Ah Fu glanced at Xie Yucheng, and was surprised and happy in his heart, from the Nanjing State Government, commissioner, my good man, what a big official it must be. It turned out that I only knew that the teachers and classmates of the eldest young master also worked in the county and state capitals, so in recent years, the master's business has become bigger and bigger, and more and more shops have been opened, and they have all opened in Ganzhou City.

Unexpectedly, unexpectedly, the eldest young master has now met a commissioner again, looking at the warm appearance of the two...... Wang Jiagui, Wang Jiagui, you can be regarded as kicking the iron plate this time.

Thinking of this, Ah Fu couldn't help but be overjoyed, "Ah...... Young master, you even know Wang Jiagui's old wine lady...... That's, that's his lifeline! ”

"Of course! Don't look at your young master, who has been going abroad for a long time, what is going on at home, it is still clear...... Wang Jiagui's old boy is stingy and loves to show off...... The reputation has spread to the county, how can I not know?! ”

"Yo, young master, you are clairvoyant and obedient ears, just like those fiery eyes." Ah Fu said, turned around to leave, suddenly remembered something, turned his face, and said with a smile, "Young master, I heard Niu Er say just now that the armor team beat a wild boar yesterday, and the Wang family relied on the identity of the security chief, and he dragged half a family home alone." ”