After the development team entered Guizhou last year, the planting of opium poppies was prohibited, and at the same time, the new water conservancy facilities were vigorously repaired, turning the peaks into layers of terraced fields, and the year's hard work turned into a mountain full of golden fruits.

There is not much cold in Guiyang in autumn, and the women on the street quietly pull up the slit of the cheongsam at some point, revealing their white thighs in the shaking of their steps, which makes some old-fashioned old masters sigh at the world.

The harvesting peasants carried their fruits to the city to exchange them for fiat money, which they carefully hid on their bodies. With more bills than in previous years, they looked around the streets in droves, thinking about what to add to their homes, weighing a few pounds of salt, and putting a hoe or sickle.

The guys in the shop greeted them warmly and worked hard to promote the goods in the store, but they also knew that they would not buy more in an era when almost all goods were billed, no matter how hard they worked.

In the lively street market, many soldiers wearing military uniforms also shuttled through the streets, but no one was afraid of them anymore, and no one avoided them anymore; since the reorganization of the troops last year, military discipline has completely improved, and there have been no more incidents of disturbing the people, and the common people no longer have to worry that these soldiers will be forced to buy and sell, and they will not be paid for food.

However, a group of soldiers still walked on the street as if no one was around, and the citizens automatically moved out of the way when they saw them, these people did not look like simple soldiers, and the golden stars on their shoulders represented their unique identity.

"People say that the sky in Guizhou is sunny, the land is not flat, and the people make a living by growing opium. A soldier with a gold star on his body shook his head and said.

"The seagull is true," said another soldier with two gold stars, shaking his head, "If you came here last year, you know that it is true." ”

"Shijian, Seagull, the Cultural Revolution has been talking about you two for a long time," Lao Cheng's Zeng Guangqing was also happy: "Now he can get his wish." ”

"The first Du Guangting, the second Dai Seagull, the seagull, the Cultural Revolution has high expectations for you." Deng Wenyi is in a happier mood now, after reporting to Guiyang half a month ago, Zeng Guangqing is a good old man, not only does he not like to seize power, but also likes to delegate power, Deng Wenyi also has some ability, and soon gained a firm foothold in the Political Department.

"Brother Shijian, you will eat on this mouth when you suffer, you are always like a stuffy gourd, you were the battalion commander of the first division back then, after the Niuxing War, the surviving company commanders are all division commanders, you are still the deputy division commander, no wonder the Cultural Revolution wants to call you Qu." Chen Mingren looked at the store on the street and said as if he had no intention.

Yu Chengwan's face was not wavering, he didn't seem to hear Chen Mingren's words, his eyes did not have the slightest color, Li Zhilong laughed secretly in his heart, this Chen Mingren is probably complaining about himself, during the Second Eastern Crusade, he took the lead in Huizhou and made the first contribution of the Second Eastern Crusade, and was also promoted to battalion commander after the war, and after the reorganization of the Sichuan Army, he was promoted to deputy regiment commander, and during the Northern Expedition, he was already the regiment commander, and he was promoted quickly in the first phase of his classmates, but after the start of the Anti-Japanese War, he was only the commander of the third-class division, and now he is only a division commander.

Zhuang Jihua transferred so many Whampoa classmates, which made Huang Botao, who was in charge of military training, uneasy, thinking that Zhuang Jihua was going to break his promise, Chen Mingshu saw his worry and told Zhuang Jihua, Zhuang Jihua then talked to Huang Botao and told him that the staffing of the 112th Army was full, Yu Chengwan and Dai Anlan were not from the 112th Army, and their positions were arranged separately, so Huang Botao was relieved.

Although the Yunnan-Burma Highway was closed to affect the progress of the project, but a year of forced development, still made great progress, the expansion of factories has completed 60% of the expansion target, Guizhou has more than a dozen new factories put into operation, the development of more than a dozen mines, of course, the production scale is relatively small, just to lay the foundation for future development.

"Little sister, when did you arrive in Guizhou?" Li Zhilong found a familiar and beautiful figure in the crowd, and couldn't help but scream.

Mei Youlan walked with several people dressed in foreign clothes, including two foreigners in suits, and a very beautiful and fashionable woman.

"Zaitian, ha, I didn't expect to meet you just when I arrived." Mei Youlan greeted her with a smile on her face, and when she came to her, she looked at Li Zhilong left and right: "Where are you guys?" What about the big brother? ”

"Come, I'll introduce you," Li Zhilong didn't answer, and first introduced her to the group of classmates around him: "This is Miss Mei Youlan of Yuzhou Evening News, a reporter with great powers." Then he said to Mei Youlan: "Little sister, these are our classmates from the Whampoa Military Academy, Yu Cheng Wanyu Shijian, Deng Wenyi, Deng Xuebing, Chen Mingren, Chen Ziliang, Dai Anlan, Dai Seagull, Brother Enlargement, you know, except for the seagull, the others are all classmates in the first phase, Shijian and the seagull fought the bull war during the Northern Expedition with the Cultural Revolution, and this time the Cultural Revolution specially asked them to come, and we are here to give them a pick-up." ”

"Catch the wind?" Mei Youlan looked at Li Zhilong at the foot of the mountain, and smiled like a little fox: "I said in the field, did you leave your eldest brother to eat alone." ”

"How is it possible, the Cultural Revolution is discussing with Chairman Wu in the provincial government the issue of purchasing grain next autumn, let's go first, he will be there in a while." Li Zhilong hurriedly explained, and then turned his gaze to the few people who had come over and stood behind Mei Youlan: "Who are these people?" ”

"Oh, these are my colleagues, this is Mr. Webb of the Washington Observer, this is Mr. Charles of The Times, and this is Miss Ye Sufei of Shanghai Zilinxi." Mei Youlan also introduced them one by one.

"Hehe, little sister, your posture is to give us a good look, so many big reporters, the Cultural Revolution is going to have a headache." Zeng expanded his feelings and snorted.

Li Zhilong and Zeng Guangqing's enthusiasm made Chen Mingren Yu Chengwan and Dai Anlan a little strange, they didn't know what this Mei Youlan was about, it seemed that they were very familiar with Zhuang Jihua, Yu Chengwan and Dai Anlan were okay to say, but they were just secretly observing, but Chen Mingren couldn't help but pull down his face, he had never liked reporters, and he was about to speak with a cold snort.

"Miss Mei, I have heard about you in the Cultural Revolution for a long time, and my wife often talks about you, have you ever seen my wife before coming this time?" Deng Wenyi saw that Chen Mingren's face was not good, so he took the first step and asked enthusiastically.

Mei Youlan's face fell suddenly, and she glared at Deng Wenyi with a smile: "What, do I have to be ordered by the third aunt to come?" ”

"There, there, you're a reporter, you've seen most of the officials, and you've seen most of the people." Li Zhilong immediately made a joke when he saw that it was not good, and turned sideways to give Zeng Guangqing a look.

Zeng Guangqing had already seen it, and smiled bitterly in his heart, Ziliang, what are you doing to provoke this little ancestor? This is the little princess of the Southwest Development Team, from the serious Zhuang Jihua to the little soldiers below, they all know that if they provoke her, she can poke a hole in the sky.

Only then did Chen Mingren know that Mei Youlan not only had a relationship with Zhuang Jihua, but also a relationship with Song Meiling, and her relationship with Li Zhilong was also extraordinary, and it seemed that Deng Wenyi also knew her identity and background.

"It's hard for a few big reporters to come to Guiyang, I'm Zeng Guangqing, director of the Political Department of the Southwest Travel Camp, if you need help, you can come to me." Zeng Guangqing smiled and said to Weber and others.

"Oh, Director Zeng is so gracious, then we are welcome, and we will definitely come to trouble the director when the time comes." Ye Sufei was very happy in her heart, it was really good to come to Guiyang this time, and she met the core person of the southwest camp on the first day.

Webb and Charles also looked very happy, and Weber asked happily: "Director Zeng, we are also old acquaintances of General Zhuang, so let's just catch the wind together." ”

Yu Chengwan was happy in his heart, this foreigner is really gone, is it necessary to give you a pick-up? We are a class reunion, and it is natural to talk about some military matters during the banquet, can those words make you log out?

Li Zhilong gave Mei Youlan another look, and Mei Youlan knew that it was not suitable for these reporters to participate in this reception, so he said: "Mr. Weber, let's go find a hotel first, and stay for a while." ”

Webber was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "I was reckless, since this is the case, we will not bother." ”

"Well, we're stuck in traffic." Li Zhilong said with a smile, and everyone realized that their group of people was too large, and the lowest one here was the colonel (Deng Wenyi), each with at least two guards, and more than a dozen people gathered on the side of the road, and blocked the road at once.

Mei Youlan was very happy, for more than a year, although Zhuang Jihua had left the front line, he had been busy in the southwestern provinces, and there were very few people in Yucheng, when he was the provincial chairman, there were not many times in Chengdu, and after resigning as the provincial chairman, he simply became a long-term residence in Guizhou, but Liu Yinshu moved back to Yucheng and did not follow him to Guiyang.

However, whether it is in Yucheng or Chengdu, Old Man Mei is staring at her, and she is not allowed to interact with Zhuang Jihua as before, and the daughter of the Mei family cannot be a concubine.

Although Mei Youlan was favored at home, the old man did not dare to disobey what he said with a straight face, so he had to stay in Yucheng, after the fall of Wuhan, Webb and Charles first went to Changsha, and then to Yucheng; Ye Sufei hid in the French Concession in Hankou, and then went to Nanchang, where he went to Changsha after Nanchang fell, met Weber in Changsha, and several people went to Chongqing together.

There are interview tasks in Chongqing, the goal is the development of the southwest, the second phase of the construction set off by Zhuang Jihua, at the beginning has not attracted the attention of the outside world, as the development of Guizhou is becoming more and more prosperous, it has finally attracted the attention of the outside world, plus the core figures of the southwest development are in Guiyang, so they decided to go to Guiyang, before leaving, Ye Sufei proposed to call Mei Youlan, Weber and Charles also have this intention, they all know the relationship between Mei Youlan and Zhuang Jihua, through her can get a lot of scoops.

To Li Zhilong's surprise, Zhuang Jihua came very late, and by the time he came, it was already getting dark, and the big guy was already impatient, and the table was already full of cups and plates.

(To be continued)