If Wang Shirong came back and showed his iron-blooded side, then Wang Shifu's return to his hometown is definitely low-key.

"I've seen the second brother!"

At the east gate of Lao Sicheng, Wang Shihua greeted him with a large group of people. Wang Shifu came to Wang Shihua and said that he wanted to kneel and worship, how could Wang Shihua really let him kneel on the ground, quickly helped him up, looked at him with a smile, patted his arms, and said with a smile: "Not bad!" In the past few years, I have grown a lot outside, and my body is much stronger. ”

"I haven't seen him for a few years, and the reputation of the second brother has become greater, and the younger brother is like thunder in Chongqing."

The brothers looked at each other and smiled, very happy, at least as they looked.

Then it was to meet his family, receive a banquet, and he was busy until night, and Wang Shihua called Wang Shifu to the study.

"Shifu, what are you going to do when you want to take office?"

"Tomorrow."

"In such a hurry?" Wang Shirong came back, just sent Wang Ji'an up the mountain and left, didn't stay for a night, and didn't come back to see it until now, which made Wang Shihua a little disappointed.

"Second brother, military affairs are in the body, there is no way." Wang Shifu put down the teacup and said with a smile: "Let's talk about it again, it's so close to home, you can get there by horseback, and it's not a separation." ”

Thinking about it, Wang Shihua nodded with a smile, and after taking a sip of tea, in order to hide his loss, he changed the topic and said with a smile: "I have seen some of those pilots, they are all very good, I have already said hello to them for you, and they will not embarrass you." ”

"It's still the second brother who is the best for me, and everything comes to me."

"When a family talks to two families, they see each other. Everything is difficult at the beginning, and if you are in office for the first time, if you have any difficulties, just ask. ”

"Not for the time being, if there are difficulties in the future, I will definitely come to trouble the second brother."

After all, there is Li Jieying's matter in the way, and the two sides are not talking deeply, and I always feel that there is an invisible wall between the two, which makes the atmosphere more or less embarrassing. After talking for a while, Wang Shifu took his leave.

Watching Wang Shifu's back disappear around the corner, Wang Shihua's brows couldn't help frowning, his eyes were complicated, but he finally sighed. Because everyone knows that it is not only Li Jieying's matter, but also that everyone has grown up and matured, and they will never be able to return to the intimate relationship they had before.

Sure enough, in the following days, although Wang Shifu occasionally came back to see, he went to Wangjiaping more often to see Wang Tian and the three old women, just passing by to see Wang Shihua, often just sitting and leaving.

As for Wang Shirong, let alone come back, even the telegram did not send a single one.

This kind of behavior made Wang Shihua quite sad, and he always felt that he was very weak in his relationship with his brothers, but he didn't know how to make up for it.

For the Wang family's business, the strength of the Wang family has grown steadily step by step, especially in the economy, with the advantages of Lao Sicheng and Wangjiaping Power, it has gradually begun to widen the distance with the other three. Under Uncle Jiang's reminder, Wang Shihua understood that this would definitely cause the other three families to join forces to deal with the Wang family, so in terms of force, Wang Shihua almost every other month, the whole clan had to fight drills, and buy weapons everywhere, especially the heavy weapons he loved. In this regard, Dai Li really helped a lot, and the Wang family did not spend less money.

If the return of Wang Shirong and Wang Shifu has not made the other three decide to do it to Wang Shihua, then, seeing that the gap in everyone's strength is getting bigger and bigger, the appearance of one thing makes the other three have to do it to the Wang family in advance.

December 22, 1943!

Generally speaking, in the Xiangxi region, snow can only be seen in the days before and after the Chinese New Year, but this year is really strange, it is actually a month in advance: it snowed for a day yesterday, and today's snow is bigger than yesterday's.

Three hundred cavalrymen, dressed in padded jackets, fur hats, and carrying guns on their backs, stared at the wind and snow, marching on the main road.

Inside the carriage, under the backdrop of the brazier, the warmth was thick. Wang Shihua leaned on his soft back, looking at "Brain Teaser" through the luster projected by the glass window, and there were still a few books in his hand. On the side, Zhang Shuhua rested her head on the lap of the maid Xiaozhu and slept. Xiaozhu is embroidering something, very seriously.

"Master, the snow has stopped, do you want to come out and see the snow scene?"

Wang Shihua put down the book, rubbed the bridge of his nose, looked outside, and said with a smile: "Okay!" ”

Watching Wang Shihua jump out of the carriage and ride on the horse, Zhang Shuhua stood up and wanted to follow, but after thinking about it, he sat down again.

"Miss, don't you love horseback riding? Why don't you go with the master? ”

"Forget it, my lord has been in a depressed mood these days, and he has been enduring it, and today he finally came to the interest, and I still won't bother...... Xiaozhu, your pair of duck embroideries are so beautiful......"

Xiaozhu held back for a long time, couldn't help it, and said faintly: "Miss, my embroidery is a mandarin duck." ”

"I know, isn't it okay to tease you?" It seems that everyone will grow up, and even Zhang Shuhua knows how to talk roundly.

At about twelve o'clock in the afternoon, in front of a small canyon called Little Hook, the team stopped. Wang Shihua led two hundred people to the top of the mountain on the left.

There is a dilapidated pavilion on the top of the mountain, after Wang Shihua arrived, he asked people to cover the four sides of the pavilion with mats, and set down tables, chairs, cushions and other utensils, and built a brazier, so that the pavilion was warm and baked, and the tea was boiled and waited. Outside, two hundred people controlled the entire mountain, set up layers of checkpoints, but within twenty meters of the pavilion, except for Wang Shihua, there was no one else.

Except for the sound of the wind blowing from the wind and snow, and the snow and silver covering the sky, everything is silent. But everyone understands that Wang Shihua will never travel here for no reason.

About 20 minutes later, accompanied by the big bear, an ordinary sedan chair was carried up the mountain, and when I came to the outside of the pavilion, I saw a person wearing a cloak and covering his whole body tightly, and quickly walked into the pavilion. Ergouzi and Yang Sanfeng, holding guns, patrolled twenty meters outside the pavilion.

The sound of the conversation between the two sides was very low, so low that it was not heard at all from ten meters away, but the conversation lasted for a long time, at least four hours. After talking, the man lowered his head in the sedan chair, descended the mountain, and disappeared into the wind and snow...... And this is the fourth time that Wang Shihua has secretly spies with the other party, and the content of the conversation cannot be raised, and even the person who is talking to Wang Shihua cannot see his face. In fact, Wang Shihua has been mainly busy with this matter for more than three months.

January 1, 1944.

From Chongqing, a caravan consisting of more than forty horse-drawn carriages, pulling heavy goods, slowly entered Laosicheng, and was pulled directly into a factory that had been empty for many days. For the next ten days, the old city was heavily guarded, especially the factory, where there were many sentinels, not only the gate was closed, but not even a single worker came in and out, and the roar of machines came from inside day and night.

January 11th!

Early in the morning, all but four of the 12 field battalions of the Baojing Regiment were stationed to guard the safety of the Chonghu Trade Road. In the name of the exercise, set off to Shendao Town.

But this time, even the three-year-old doll knows that this is. Because Wang Shihua sent someone to post a notice early in the morning, asking the people of Longtang Town to go to Laosi City at noon to see the excitement.

By noon, thousands of people had gathered at the west gate of Laosi City.

By about 1 p.m., the number was approaching 10,000.

Just when everyone inquired about each other's news and couldn't, they were even more anxiously looking forward to it, I don't know who shouted, "Look, the Baojing regiment is back." ”

The whole scene was quiet, but as everyone heard the voice, they immediately talked about it again, and the volume was much louder than before.

I saw the Baojing Regiment escorting a convoy with no end in sight coming slowly.

Soon, after the Baojing regiment arrived at the west gate, under the command of Shi and Erhu, it lined up three layers inside and out, separating the carriage from the audience at a distance.

"Ladies and gentlemen, tell you a great news." Everyone dismounted, but only Wang Shihua, Xiao Renyi, Zhang Qingren, and Zhao Chuan rode on the horse, which was very prominent. Wang Shihua shouted with a smile on his face: "Now, prices outside are soaring, and money is worthless." In the past, everyone could sell 30 catties of rice for a piece of ocean, but now, a piece of ocean can sell for 2 or 3 catties at most...... What I have said must have been deeply felt by those who have traveled far away. In view of this, in order to stabilize the price stability in Xiangxi and its surrounding areas, in order to prevent the depreciation of the ocean in everyone's hands, and for everyone to have a better life, my Wang family and the Xiao family, Zhangjiabao and Zhaojiazhai in Shendao Town decided to jointly issue border area tickets...... Don't even speak, please listen to me! Today, in order to let everyone see the real chapter, and in order to avoid everyone saying that Wang Shihua is a white wolf with empty gloves and deceiving the ocean in everyone's hands, the four of us decided to jointly invest one million gold and two million silver as the principal to ensure that the price of the border area tickets issued will not increase. At the same time, all the money will be temporarily stored in Lao Sicheng...... Dear fathers and fellow villagers, this is a great joy for my royal family, and I hope you will respond positively and actively exchange ......"

This was followed by speeches by representatives of the other three companies, and then the most direct visual stimuli.

"Please also bear witness that all of this gold and silver, as the silver stub of the border area tickets, will be stored in my king's house, and we will inspect the boxes on the spot...... Come on, open the first box. ”

Immediately, the ten boxes on the first carriage were dismounted from the carriage one by one and opened on the spot.

"Wow~!"

This sound, almost everyone shouted in astonishment, because the ten boxes were full of gold bricks, and under the sunlight, they emitted a golden light, which was very dazzling.

"Each chest contained five thousand taels of silver and gold. Please see if this is real gold. As he spoke, Wang Shihua waved his hand, and immediately four guards stepped forward and poured the gold bricks in one of the boxes to the ground...... Subsequently, each box was opened, sealed, and carried into the old city.

I have to say that the people of the Wang family really have a kind of blind worship of Wang Shihua, and even treat him like a god. As soon as he greeted him, everyone enthusiastically redeemed it. Even, Wang Shihua's 1 million yuan border area ticket that was put on the market early the next morning was exchanged for less than two hours. The total of 5 million yuan issued that day was also redeemed before 3 p.m. This is just the throughput of Longtang Town, and other places have not had time to redeem it. It can be seen from this that Wang Shihua has always paid attention to how successful the policy of hiding wealth from the people is, how rich the Wang family is, and how high is the support of the people of the Wang family for Wang Shihua......