Chapter 32: Red and Black
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The business of Fengyuan Tea House began to flourish, He Zifeng smiled every day, business is like this, the shopkeeper can take care of it, he just needs to check the daily accounts.
However, he is not the kind of person who forgets his righteousness for profit, Chen Zhi's little yellow fish, he at least went in with a fingernail.
The seventh master sent a chef to He Zifeng, the master of Cantonese cuisine, which is quite authentic, which is also the reason why Fengyuan Tea House is popular.
After a few days, news came from outside that the Battle of Xuzhou had begun, and both the national army and the Japanese army had gathered a large number of troops, and the war was in full swing.
He Zifeng obviously felt the tense atmosphere, and the military police in the Japanese-occupied area were dispatched much more frequently, and at the same time, he got the news that Chen Zhi had secretly transferred the batch of national army materials in the hands of Ma Da Smoke Gun in private.
He had to admire Chen Zhi's methods, there was a lot of supplies, and it was difficult to smuggle them out of Shanghai, not to mention finding a suitable place to hide them.
However, Chen Zhi did a very beautiful job, and the thing was done unconsciously, as for the big smoking gun, He Zifeng believed that he would never see this person again in his life.
There is another thing that He Zifeng has mastered now, and that is Liu Xigui.
Since the first day of Liu Xigui, He Zifeng has paid special attention to this person, although he looks like he is from a coolie, but the wisdom in the other party's eyes cannot be concealed, He Zifeng sees people very accurately, and this accuracy comes from the other party's eyes.
He found a map of Shanghai, drew a circle with the teahouse as the center, Sixi Hutong was just at the edge of the circle, before because the road needed to go around a lot of bends to reach the teahouse, he directly ignored it, now he looked at it like this, he remembered it, Li Mei's judgment was very accurate, Liu Xigui appeared at the right time.
In addition, he had delivered food to the teahouse before, and he had too many opportunities to contact Boss Wan, based on these conditions, He Zifeng could almost conclude that the person who sacrificed himself to warn Boss Wan was Liu Xigui.
However, this is just speculation, and you need to judge it further.
Today is a good time, there are fewer dishes to prepare, and the store is very busy, He Zifeng plans to personally go to Sixi Hutong to find out Liu Xigui's identity.
After tidying up the long coat on his body, He Zifeng went out, and it didn't take long for people to arrive at Sixi Hutong.
This alley is a courtyard, easy to find, He Zifeng stepped forward, found that the door was open, so he walked in, in the courtyard, a woman was washing clothes, saw He Zifeng come in, couldn't help but look at it curiously.
"I'm looking for Liu Xigui." Seeing the woman looking at herself, He Zifeng smiled slightly: "Where is he?" ”
The woman's gaze turned to one of the doorways, "Right there." ”
He Zifeng thanked him and stepped forward to knock on the door, but he didn't want the door to open by himself as soon as he knocked.
There was no one in the house, He Zifeng stepped in, and stood in the house as if he were in the middle.
Liu Xigui's room is very simple, one bed and one desk, that's all.
There was a declaration on the table, a box of cigarettes, and there was nothing on the bed except the quilt, He Zifeng stepped forward and opened the drawer of the desk, and a book was revealed, but it was a copy of "Red and Black"
He Zifeng was surprised, such a book seemed so incompatible with Liu Xigui's identity, but it appeared here.
He Zifeng has read this book, which is about Yu Lian, the protagonist born in a small business family in the French Middle Ages, who wants to get ahead, and was denounced by his former lover when he was at his most prosperous, and finally sentenced to death in prison.
Although the story is such a story, what is promoted behind the story is the spirit of the protagonist who wants to break through the class hierarchy at that time and yearn for freedom and equality.
Just thinking about it, a figure appeared at the door, He Zifeng was stunned for a moment, and said with an embarrassed smile: "Brother Liu, you are back." ”
"Boss He." Liu Xigui smiled, and turned his gaze to the book in He Zifeng's hand: "Does Boss He read?" This book was given to me by the boss when I passed by a bookstall a few days ago, I don't know a few big characters, I don't understand it very well, so I put it up, if Boss He likes it, I'll give it to you. ”
"No, no, no." He Zifeng shook his hand again and again, and said: "I have read this book, Brother Liu, you were not there just now, the drawer was not closed, I took it out and looked at it when I was curious." ”
As he spoke, he put the book back in the drawer and said, "If Brother Liu can't read it, even if he comes to me, I still have some experience with this book." ”
"Oh? Is it? Liu Xigui looked at He Zifeng and said, "I don't understand it, why don't you give me an overview of it, so maybe I have the desire to read it." ”
He Zifeng sorted out his thoughts, said some of his experiences, and finally concluded: "After reading the book a hundred times, I can see the meaning of this book, this book is still relatively profound, but the spirit of preaching can be understood, this society should not have a hierarchical concept, everyone should be equal." ”
Seeing Liu Xigui looking at himself, He Zifeng's voice was unusually calm: "I believe that in the near future, China will be a very different world, where the people are all equal, they are industrious and pragmatic, every family has land, what they produce is distributed according to their needs, they live happily, and the country is strong......
"Brother Liu, do you think this will be the case?"
Liu Xigui was shocked, although He Zifeng said it very tactfully, he knew very well in his heart that the other party was preaching communism, but now, he didn't dare to answer.
"Boss He, what are you talking about, why am I a little incomprehensible?"
Seeing Liu Xigui's confused face, He Zifeng's eyes narrowed slightly, and he suddenly smiled: "It's nothing, in short, this book is quite interesting, by the way, I came to a table of guests so many today, and the dishes are not enough, so I came to find you." ”
"Oh, oh, oh, it's okay, I'll sort it out for you."
Liu Xigui didn't let He Zifeng wait for a long time, and after a while, he came out of the utility room with a large basket of vegetables, He Zifeng carried it in his hand, thanked him, and went out without looking back.
The smile on Liu Xigui's face disappeared, He Zifeng's words just now were too shocking, and he couldn't understand why the other party would say such a thing.
Thinking of this, he suddenly thought of a person, he had to connect with him, and only he might be able to figure out He Zifeng's identity.
After thinking about it, Liu Xigui overturned this idea again, that person can't be contacted now, it's too dangerous, He Zifeng's matter can be put aside now, there is no need to make extraneous branches, the most important thing now is to lurk and wait for further instructions from superiors.
In his opinion, He Zifeng is just well-connected, and the others are not outstanding.