The two of them sat quietly in a sad atmosphere, and Father Liu took the Hademen cigarette handed over by his father, lit one, and snuffed it out after just two puffs, he took out the dry cigarette from his pocket and smoked it with a click.

"Yongde, this cigarette is not easy to smoke?"

"Dad, I'm used to eating dry tobacco, and I'm not bored to smoke this cigarette."

Liu Yanzu picked up the cigarette that Daddy Liu put down, and continued to tell Daddy Liu about some of his experiences over the years while smoking.

"Yongde, now all I do is to try to avoid your brothers being implicated because of me, your children are gradually growing up, after the establishment of New China, the ruling party will inevitably carry out a thorough liquidation of the former hostile forces, the political outlook is particularly important, the years when I worked secretly for the Kuomintang Statistics Bureau were the most brutal period of the struggle between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, when the white terror in the Beijing-Tianjin area was extremely serious, many of our workers were arrested and killed, my dual identity made me safe and sound, last year's Tianjin Campaign, the CCP' It is a pity that Chen Changjie did not choose a peaceful uprising but struggled, and as a result, the people of Tianjin suffered the devastation of the war, and I also missed the best opportunity to make new contributions to New China, I am in the files of both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and the identity is Liu Jingzu, a homeless child with no roots and no source, his origin is unknown, no matter how he checks, he will not find the head of the Liu family compound, I have survived for decades, and I can't destroy the roots in order to return to the roots, do you say yes？ You just need to remember, it will be good to take care of your half-brother Yongchuan more in the future, I will go to the study to find a photo of him for you, and in the future, after a hundred years, you must try to make him recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, his roots are in Shuangliu Village, in the Liu family compound, in that case, your father and I will be blind under Jiuquan. By the way, Yongde, how do you know the secret that I'm still alive? Did you reconcile with Zhang Luyan? ”

"Dad, don't worry, I will definitely find an opportunity for the Yongyuan brothers to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors. Dad, do you still remember Jiang Jiuyun, your assistant when you ran a newspaper in Huang County? During this year's National Day, he was invited to Beijing to participate in a cultural gathering, and inadvertently glanced at you in the crowd, and when he stepped forward to greet you, the air defense siren suddenly sounded, and the crowd scattered, so he had no chance to meet you, of course, he was not sure that the person he saw must be you. After Jiang Jiuyun told me the news, I found an opportunity to get back together with Zhang Lu after abandoning the previous hatred, and got your current address from him, and came to Tianjin to find you as soon as possible, I also took into account that the reason why you chose to be incognito over the years must have a hard time, and now after your explanation, I basically understand your history, I respect your choice, in the great changes in society, it is difficult for us to control our own destiny, as you said, New China has just been founded, and caught up with the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, political screening is imperative, You and I both know Liu Wenhua's character, but in the land reform movement, he was beaten as a landlord, a bully, and a counterrevolutionary, and watched his family property being confiscated, his three wives abandoned him one after another, and his social status was even more lowly to the point that no one cared about him, this is political struggle! ”

"Yongde, Liu Wenhua's house was raided, are you there?"

"I'm here, Liu Kuizhang led dozens of people to work from dawn until midnight, and before that, the land of Liu's house was divided, and the shops in other places were also sealed."

"Has the secret room of the firewood room been raided? There are several ancient calligraphy and paintings in our Liu family compound. ”

"That's not true, about the beginning and end of the secret room, Liu Wenhua told me, I didn't get back the calligraphy and paintings you deposited there, I feel that it is safer to put it there than to put it in the Liu family compound, this political struggle may fight to the Liu family compound one day, it is better to be cautious at this time."

"Yongde, you are right to do this, the Liujia compound has been around for hundreds of years, and the tree is very popular, as far as I know, you have been running the sea for those years, although all the money you have earned is the money of the Kuomintang, and you have also transported materials to the Communist Party's army, not to mention meritorious, at least there is no fault, but be careful to sail the boat for ten thousand years, although you can basically control Shuangliu Village and Liushui Township, but it is difficult to say about Huangxian, especially that Liu Kuizhang, insidious and vicious, even his own uncle Liu Wenhua can make a dead hand, you must not be guarded, I heard that Sanyan is now messing with him?"

"Dad, Sanyan was forced to be helpless, Liu Kuizhang was coerced by Shangzhang with Sanyan, why is there no excuse for the crime that you want to add? If they want to rectify the business chapter, they can just concoct a crime to get the business chapter to go to the field for labor reform, in order to protect the business chapter in the long run, I recently married the eldest daughter Ai Dao Xu to the business chapter, and the Liu family compound and the Liu house were officially married, and the wedding was almost held. ”

"Yongde, you are doing the right thing, people, the vision is to see the long-term, although I have not seen the business chapter you said, but I believe in your vision, is there anything you need me to help solve when you come to Tianjin?"

"Dad, there is really something that you need to come forward to, is Ma Shaofen, the famous horned horn of the Xihe drum, familiar with you?"

"I know her very well, I basically have contact with cultural celebrities in Tianjin, and I also like the folk art of Xihe drum, why do you want to know her?"

"Dad, that's the case, in addition to seeing you in Tianjin this time, I also brought your granddaughter Daai over, and I want to use the time I spent with you in Tianjin to let her learn from Ma Shaofen and learn some introductory lessons from Xihe drums, Ma Shaofen just needs to bring Daai into the door."

"Okay, I'll talk to Ma Shaofen on the phone in a while, if she is in Tianjin, I'll bring Daai over tomorrow to worship her as a teacher."

It wasn't until it was dark that Ye Zhi and Da Ai came back from shopping for vegetables on the street, Daddy Liu asked Da Ai why he had been going for so long, and Da Ai said excitedly, "Dad, Mrs. Liu took me to the Dragon King Temple to listen to the play first, and then I went to buy the vegetables, I won't tell you, I will help Mrs. Liu make dumplings." Da Ai and Ye Zhi deliberately stayed outside for more time, just so that Father Liu and Liu Yanzu could talk alone.

"Yongde, there is still some time before dinner, let's go to the study and continue talking."

Liu Yanzu hasn't seen his closest relatives for more than 20 years, and the sudden appearance of Daddy Liu made him ecstatic, and he didn't want to waste a minute, he knew in his heart that this might be the last time he met Daddy Liu in this life, and he wanted to tell Daddy Liu all his secrets, especially the unspeakable love and hatred in the Liu family compound......

The next day, Liu Yanzu took Daddy Liu and Daai to Ma Shaofen's house, Ma Shaofen was very enthusiastic about Liu Yanzu, according to the agreement on the phone last night, Ma Shaofen tested the cultural level of Daai, which surprised her, Ma Shaofen invited Daddy Liu to another room alone, she happily said to Daddy Liu, "Mr. Liu, Ling Yan's foundation in Chinese culture is very deep, it can be seen that your Liu family has a long history of learning, in order to cultivate such a young talent, Daai has such a good foundation in Chinese culture, plus a natural golden voice, Learning the Xihe drum is twice the result with half the effort, Mencius said, to get the world's talents and teach it is a great joy in life, I really want to accept Ling Yan as a closed disciple, get along with me day and night, I can teach her anytime and anywhere, within three years she will be able to be better than the blue, become a wonderful flower in the Tianjin opera industry. ”

Daddy Liu pondered for a moment, thinking that on the one hand, Wen Xi and Qiu Ju are now inseparable from Great Love, on the other hand, Father's irregular bomb may be detonated at any time, which will not only harm Daai and the Liu family compound, but even Ma Shaofen may be implicated, Ma Shaofen saw Daddy Liu's face was embarrassed, and said with a smile, "Mr. Liu, you and I have never been alive, but I have been friends with Mr. Liu Jingzu for more than 20 years, and he and his father Ma Sanling are brothers with different surnames, if you have any concerns, just say it." ”

Father Liu gave a deep salute to Ma Shaofen, and said to her gratefully, "I am very grateful to Mr. Ma for his love for the little girl, I really can't hide it, in the past two or three years, the family is really inseparable from the great love, I took the little girl to Tianjin to visit relatives and friends for more than ten days, thanks to Mr. Liu Jingzu's recommendation, the little girl has the honor to worship under Mr. Ma's door, these ten days under your knees to learn art, whether you can get started depends on her creation, and please forgive Mr. Ma." ”

After Daddy Liu finished speaking, he wanted to salute Ma Shaofen again, Ma Shaofen hurriedly held Daddy Liu with both hands, she could hear from Daddy Liu's sincere words that Da Ai really couldn't follow him to learn art for a long time, so he said to Daddy Liu with regret, "Mr. Liu, I understand your feelings, that's fine, I will put off all the performances in the past ten days, and concentrate on teaching the basic skills to Daai, when you leave Tianjin, I will give you some of my own records, so that Daai can listen and practice at home." ”

Father Liu said sincerely to Ma Shaofen, "Mr. Ma, I am a teacher for one day and a father for life, and I hope you will give your little girl a stage name to repay later." ”

Ma Shaofen thought for a while and said to Father Liu, "My apprentice is the character 'Fang', and he loves beauty and Zhilan, so he will be called Liu Lanfang." ”

In this way, Da Ai lived in Ma Shaofen's house and devoted himself to learning art from Ma Shaofen.

Daddy Liu in the next ten days, in addition to drinking two big drinks with Lin Zhong, the rest of the time was accompanied by his father's side, staying at home, complaining to each other, on the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, Da Ai tearfully bid farewell to his mentor Ma Shaofen and returned to Liufu, Liu Yanzu took Daddy Liu, Da Ai, Ye Zhi and his party to Beijing to play for two days, and then returned to Tianjin to live for one night, Liu Yanzu bought a record player for Daai, Ye Zhi bought two high-quality fabrics for Daddy Liu, and sent Daddy Liu's father and daughter to the train to Jinan, before shedding tears and saying goodbye.