"Brother Wen Qing, Brother Wen Qing." Someone was shouting Chen Ke. Distant voices echoed at the edge of Chen Ke's consciousness.

"I'm going to have to sleep for a long time, and now is not the time to sleep. I have to lead by example, I have to get up and work. These days, the repeated reinforcement of brainwashing-like self-emphasis made Chen Ke struggle to open his eyes.

I saw Qi Huishen and Hua Xiongmao standing beside him on the left and right, and the two of them were whispering, "Let's carry him to the dormitory." ”

"No need to lift it. Zhenglan, you go to Brother Wu and let him come. As soon as Chen Ke finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at the sky outside, which had already begun to darken. I lifted my watch and looked at it, and I had slept for less than two hours.

"Did I sleep for an hour, or did I sleep for a day?" Chen Ke hurriedly asked.

"You slept for an hour. It's getting dark, and we're afraid you'll catch a cold, so we're about to move you to the dormitory. ”

Hearing this, Chen Ke only felt a burst of relief. "Fortunately, there was no delay in the treatment of He Zudao." He muttered. Touching his face with his hand, Chen Ke remembered something important again, and he hurriedly asked Hua Xiongmao: "Zhenglan, how is the rabbit?" Alive? ”

"The rabbits are alive and well. I just said to Huishen that feed the rabbits more water and it seems that they can survive until tomorrow. ”

"Well, the ground should be covered with new sand. Rabbit urine is poisonous inside. Chen Ke hurriedly said.

Seeing that Chen Ke was a little delirious and chattering, Hua Xiongmao persuaded, "Brother Wen Qing, you better go and rest for a while first." You're tired like this. ”

"Everybody is tired. You're no better. By the way, what about Youyou? ”

Hua Xiongmao pointed to another recliner, "You just lay down, Miss You just said not to let us disturb you, and then she sat down and fell asleep." ”

Chen Ke took a look, only to see You Wei slumped on his chair with his back facing the sky. His face was snow-white, he breathed very quickly, and he looked like a seriously ill patient. This startled Chen Ke. "Hurry up and call Xiaolan in. Burn some hot porridge. Let You Yu drink porridge and go to rest. Don't get sick from exhaustion. ”

Xiaolan entered the house in response and was about to tell You Yu to get up, but Chen Ke hurriedly stopped her. "First boil the porridge, let it cool, and boil the hot water. You Mu got up at this time, where did he have the energy to eat and wash his face. Xiaolan, you fed You Wei half a bowl of porridge, and then waited for You Wei to wash her face and soak her feet. Send her to bed again. ”

Chen Ke said that it was like a master ordering a servant, and Xiao Lan's face was difficult to look at when she heard it. She was stunned, but she didn't listen to Chen Ke's words. Xiaolan had already put one hand on the shoulder of the swimmer, ready to wake up the wanderer gently. Chen Ke grabbed Xiaolan's shoulder and pulled her away from You Wu's side.

"Do you know how to serve people?" Although Chen Ke's voice was low, his tone was extremely stern.

Xiaolan still knows how to advance and retreat, she just swings her shoulders and breaks free of Chen Ke's palm. Or maybe it's because she's surrounded by a group of big men and doesn't dare to make a mistake. Xiaolan took a few steps back, and finally simply turned around and left the house, and trotted back to the girls' dormitory.

Chen Ke ignored her, and he said to Hua Xiongmao, "Zhenglan, you go to Brother Wu, and you will say that the medicine is done." Please ask him to find someone to test the medicine as soon as possible. The sooner the better, and it's best to start now. ”

"Okay." Hua Xiongmao looked at Chen Ke worriedly, and then looked in the direction of the girls' dormitory. In the end, I went out.

"It will be deep, let's boil water and porridge together."

"Wenqing, you ......" Qi Huishen stopped talking halfway through, not because he wanted to say something, but because he didn't know what to say.

"Hui Shen, I know you think I'm nosy. But this is my temper, and since You Wei is doing things with me, I have to be responsible. ”

"Or will I call my maid to serve Youyou?"

"What a waiting! Is this Xiaolan's job good? Chen Ke said indignantly in a low voice, and pulled Qi Hui deep into the courtyard, "Everyone thinks that serving people is cheap servitude, and this is a social problem. In the new era, there will be no more distinction between high and low. There is only a difference in work, not a difference in status. But that's not how work is done. You Wei is tired like this, and she shakes her up directly, what should she do if she catches a cold? ”

"Brother Wen Qing, this is the maid of the You Yi family, it's inconvenient for us to say. I still ...... my maid."

"No need. You Yu is tired today. Now that the medicine has been made, in the future, she will be able to go to work normally during the day. ”

The courtyard was very quiet, Zhou Yuanxiao had already heard the quarrel, and he had already silently started to light the stove to boil water in his usual style. Looking at Zhou Yuanxiao's busy work, Chen Ke's heart moved. He had wanted to get honeycomb coal for a long time, but he was limited to not having the money on hand and could not open it. If the earnings of pharmaceuticals can really reach the expected level, the honeycomb coal project can really start.

Chen Ke didn't speak, Qi Huishen suddenly said: "Brother Wenqing, I've heard of friends who are kind to each other. You save He Zudao and take care of us so much. You're really a good guy. ”

"Huh?" Chen Ke was a little surprised when Qi Huishen said this. "Huishen, we are all revolutionary comrades, right?"

"Yes."

"Revolution is not a revolution that kills father and mother? Who would dare to make friends with that kind of person? After getting to know this kind of person, this kind of person is to let you die, to die. Is this a revolution? This is a rush! ”

"Brother Wen Qing said yes." Qi Huishen has gradually become accustomed to Chen Ke's ideas, and Qi Huishen agrees with Chen Ke's revolutionary outlook.

Zhou Yuanxiao, who had been silent, suddenly interjected, "Wen Qing, didn't you say last time that the revolution was going to bring down the Manchus?" Isn't this still a matter of life? It's going to have to be dead. ”

As soon as Zhou Yuanxiao's words came out, Qi Huishen looked at Chen Ke with bright eyes. Zhou Yuanxiao was not wrong.

Chen Ke didn't expect Zhou Yuanxiao to ask such a question, and he really didn't know how to answer for a while. But this question cannot be avoided, and if it is avoided, everything Chen Ke said will be questioned. The feeling of drowsiness dissipated in an instant, and Chen Ke was sober. Quickly turning his mind around, Chen Ke replied: "Those who are engaged in military struggles are comrades and comrades-in-arms who are engaged in wars, and they naturally know that they will encounter death. Those comrades and comrades-in-arms will definitely be afraid of death, and those who are not afraid of death have not yet been born. But having done this work, our task is to defend the new regime and to defend our comrades who are engaged in other work. If the enemy wants to shoot at you, step over our corpses. ”

This categorical remark made Qi Huishen feel a throbbing, and he stared at Chen Ke, who seemed to have recovered from exhaustion. Although his face was still pale, the bloodshot in his eyes had quickly receded. Chen Ke didn't have that kind of triumphant posture, and it seemed that he just said an ordinary word. He walked to the well in the courtyard and drew water from the well.

Although he also thought that the revolution would encounter death, but when he didn't encounter it in person, Qi Huishen didn't really feel it. The absolute sense of trust between revolutionary comrades in Chen Ke's words made Qi Hui feel a kind of high-spiritedness. And Chen Ke's ordinary actions not only did not weaken Qi Huishen's sense of trust, on the contrary, Chen Ke, who was on the front line of work at all times, was just so convincing.

Chen Ke washed his face and observed the rabbits' current condition, the water quickly boiled hot, and there was cold porridge left. Zhou Yuanxiao used a steamer to boil water, and the porridge was also warmed along the way. Chen Ke went in to wake You Wei up, You Wei got up in a daze, drank the porridge in two sips in the courtyard, and washed his face with hot water. Chen Ke was also embarrassed to let You Wei openly wash his feet in front of everyone. watched You Yu staggered into the girls' dormitory. Chen Ke said: "Let's have dinner too." ”

Normally, at this time, the people of the You Wu family should also send it in reverse. Youjia was really on time, as usual, the housekeeper carried a food box, polite and thoughtful, and came in to greet everyone with little enthusiasm. Today is accompanied by You Wei's second brother. The only thing that looks like the two siblings is their faces and noses.

"Mr. You, thank you." Chen Ke greeted him with a smile.

The second young master of the You family glanced around the workshop and laboratory, but did not see You Xuan. When he saw Chen Ke's pale face, his dissatisfied expression eased a little.

"Mr. Chen, my sister hasn't been home for a long time. If Mr. Chen is not busy here, I would like to take my sister home. The parents in the family are very worried about their sister. "This Second Young Master You is still quite polite in his mouth.

"Yes, we're not that busy here anymore. And Miss You has been busy for a long time, I think I should go home and have a good rest. Chen Ke replied.

"Then I'll tell my sister to get up now."

Chen Ke originally wanted to stop it a little, but he was worried that if this Second Young Master You met Wu Xingchen, it would be easy to cause unnecessary trouble. He nodded.

Second Young Master You entered the girls' dormitory, and after a while, he saw Second Young Master You coming out of it with an angry face. didn't break down anything, Second Young Master You just arched his hand to Chen Ke, turned around and left.

Second Young Master You walked for less than fifteen minutes, and Wu Xingchen walked into the courtyard with Hua Xiongmao. Chen Ke was happy that he didn't let the two meet.

"Can the medicine be used?" Wu Xingchen asked in a low voice as soon as he entered the laboratory.

"It's ready to go." Chen Ke had already seen the experimental table, and no one had touched anything on it. This batch of drugs is produced from the raw materials after the second purification, and the total amount is not small. There were no problems in treating thirty or fifty people.

"Let's go, then." Wu Xingchen said.

Chen Ke put the syringe and seven needles into the medicine box. After checking it, Chen Ke said. "Hui Shen, you can go with me."

When Hua Xiongmao heard this, his originally eager expression was a little frustrated. Wu Xingchen and Qi Huishen almost arrived at the door, and Chen Ke, who was talented, called over, "From today on, no one is allowed to enter the laboratory except for the five or so of us." Especially that Xiaolan. Watch tight. ”

"Rest assured. I've been paying attention to it. Hua Xiongmao pulled a resolute smile at the corner of his mouth and said seriously.

"Of course I can trust Zhenglan."

After speaking, Chen Ke carried a horse lantern and checked the flashlight in his pocket again, and then followed Wu Xingchen and them.

The door opened again, and Chen Ke and Qi Huishen entered the room wearing masks together. It was already dark, and under the light of the horse lamp, the room was like a ghostly shadow.

The smell of the room was still disgusting, and the women looked even weaker. The abscesses on their faces have worsened a lot in the past few days, and the pale faces and red abscesses look even more terrifying. The women still remembered Chen Ke, Chen Ke didn't listen to what they said, he asked Qi Hui to hold the lantern and inject a shot of medicine into the women's veins one by one.

Maybe it was the last "visit" here that made Chen Ke a little more accustomed to it, or maybe Chen Ke's eyes were only focused on the women's arms. Or it was that Qi Huishen was by his side, which made Chen Ke feel a little relieved. This time, Chen Ke's feelings were obviously not as terrifying as last time, but Qi Huishen's arm holding the horse lantern beside him had been trembling slightly. In the end, Qi Huishen had to put the lantern next to the women's "bed".

The injection speed can't be fast, Chen Ke looked at his watch and slowly pushed the syringe. Before entering, he asked the brothel owner, who was sure that there were indeed five people who had the first illness at his place. But whether it was the first time it was the case, he didn't dare to guarantee. Chen Ke barely remembered the appearance of the reasonable woman and the other woman. I have to say that even if he can't remember, Chen Ke will never ask them again.

After injecting the other five women with drugs, Chen Keqiang resisted the urge to inject the two women with special drugs, and only gave them two injections of normal saline. The drug is toxic, and from that point of view, it is dangerous and unreasonable to inject them. There was no other reason not to do so than Chen Ke's pity against it.

After the injection, Chen Ke hardened his heart and didn't listen to what the women said. took Qi Huishen and left.

I saw Wu Xingchen muttering something in a corner with the brothel owner. Chen Ke didn't care about them, and Qi Huishen left the courtyard directly.

walked all the way to the street, Qi Huishen didn't say a word. When he was about to arrive at the workshop, Qi Huishen whispered: "It's really miserable." ”

"Hmm." In addition to answering this, Chen Ke didn't want to say anything.

"Wen Qing, I've never seen anything like this."

"Hmm."

Qi Huishen wanted to say something, but seeing that Chen Ke didn't explain anything to himself like before, thinking of Chen Ke's sleepless actions over the years, Qi Huishen was silent.

After dinner, Chen Ke called everyone together. Du Zhenghui and a few others couldn't help staying up late like this, and they couldn't help being bored, plus the boys' dormitory was not big, so they only came during the day and went back at night. Now that You Wei is still asleep, Chen Ke only said two words to his comrades, "No one should reveal this news." I'm going to sleep. After speaking, Chen Ke walked back to the dormitory, fell on his bunk, Chen Ke put the quilt on his body, and then he had already fallen asleep.

Chen Ke woke up once in the middle, and he rolled over and fell asleep again. Later, at about twelve o'clock, Chen Ke woke up hungry, and as soon as he came out of the dormitory hungry, he saw a meal on the table in the courtyard, and a sarong was covering it. Wu Xingchen and several others sat at the table and spoke.

This was the first time that Wu Xingchen gave Chen Ke a good look, and it could be seen that he was smiling from the bottom of his heart. "Brother Chen, you're up. I think it's time for you to get up, too. The preparation time for this table is not long. ”

Chen Ke said hello to Wu Xingchen, but went straight to the toilet. After the convenience, Chen Ke sighed comfortably and came out to wash his face. As soon as he sat down, Chen Ke asked, "How are the people?" ”

"The abscesses are starting to close."

"What about people?"

"All alive."

Chen Ke let out a long sigh, but hearing Wu Xingchen say this, Chen Ke couldn't help but find that except for a few of his own people, no one else was there.

"Wen Qing, this is my own opinion, you are so tired, you need to rest. I told everyone else to go back and rest first. Qi Huishen knew what Chen Ke was worried about, and he said, "This morning, after Miss You got up, she said that she was also tired and went home first. ”

Within a moment of Qi Huishen's words, Chen Ke had already drunk a bowl of porridge.

"Where's the rabbit?" Chen Ke asked.

"All alive."

"Wen Qing, you don't have to say so much. I look at your ability, what is this medicine Wenqing going to say. Wu Xingchen was in a good mood. At noon today, he forced the boss to open the door and forced the bustard to go in and take a look. The bustard had an angry face when he went in, and when he came out, his face was full of joy. Seeing that this disease was cured so quickly, it is estimated that those prostitutes will be able to pick up customers soon, and this treatment is free, and the good thing of pie in the sky is naturally happy.

The brothel owner was even more shrewd, he knew what a deal of business it meant if it worked so well. is flattering to Wu Xingchen in every way. also warmly invited Wu Xingchen to return to him, find the most beautiful one for Wu Xingchen, and play together. Wu Xingchen's disgusting nose was about to crooked, and he raised his chin at the little black room. The brothel owner felt that he had lost his words at that time, he smiled dryly, and hurriedly apologized to Wu Xingchen.

"Brother Wu must be talking about more than just money, right?" Chen Ke asked while munching on his desk.

"Wen Qing, how do you tell foreigners, I don't care. But what about the brothers of the way, you have to give an account. Today, the owner of that brothel dares to follow me, and if Wen Qing treats those people again, they will definitely follow me. Those punks aren't that easy to play. As the saying goes, good shoes don't step on stinky shit. Why should Wen Qing entangle with those people. Those deflated people are crazy about money, and they can do anything. ”

"Well, then what is the arrangement of Brother Wu?"

"Let me hear what Wen Qing thinks first."

Chen Ke said: "Brother Wu, you say that you don't care how I deal with foreigners, you are familiar with the things on the road, these things should not be said, but Brother Wu instructed me." ”

Wu Xingchen saw Chen Ke's firm attitude, so he said, "There are two paths, one is that I introduced Wen Qing to the door of the Heaven and Earth Society." No one on the road will dare to touch you in the future. ”

"What about the other one?"

"Wen Qing has helped me treat thirty people in the past few days, and I will come to Wen Qing to get medicine in the future, and I will ask for thirty percent. Seventy percent returned to Wenqing. So today's idea is troublesome, it's nothing. ”

"Brother Wu, you are real." Chen Ke listened to these two conditions and couldn't help but smile, "I said before that this medicine is very toxic, and a few people will die in a hundred people." I won't say anything else, if I worship the Heaven and Earth Society, and you let me treat the thirty people for free first, I'm afraid that there will be brothers from the Heaven and Earth Society inside. My medicine has cured people, am I deceiving teachers and destroying ancestors? Brother Wu wants me to atone for my sins? ”

Wu Xingchen just smiled when he heard this, Chen Ke had already refused to join the Heaven and Earth Society. In fact, Wu Xingchen didn't want Chen Ke to do this.

"Brother Wu, what about the second one, if I cooperate with foreigners, there will naturally be a brand of new medicine to show. When this brand is popular, Brother Wu sells this medicine privately, aren't you afraid that foreigners will trouble you? I cooperate with Brother Wu because I want Brother Wu to make money, we have more things to do in the future, and there are more places where Brother Wu needs help. We're just buying and selling this thing, and we don't have a long-term vision. ”

"What does Wen Qing mean exactly?"

"Brother Wu's ability, he shouldn't have only He Yifa's kind of goods under his subordinates. Although I don't know how the brothers in the Tao behave, the money is indispensable. If Brother Wu comes to me to buy medicine, he will take 30% of the money, how much can you earn? What I mean, Brother Wu will simply join us, we will give Brother Wu money, and Brother Wu will gather the brothers and make friends on the road. Wouldn't it be better? ”

Wu Xingchen didn't expect Chen Ke to make such a request, which character who can call the wind and rain on Shanghai Beach these years has no one in his hands? Wu Xingchen didn't want to do this, but he didn't have any money in his hand. And after all, he is a foreigner, in the name of a hall master, but he is constrained everywhere. If what Chen Ke said was not nonsense, Wu Xingchen would really be able to show his strength.

"Why did Wen Qing do this to me. We didn't know each other before, but now that Wenqing is paying money, I naturally want to help Wenqing if I can, but Wenqing is not afraid that after I become bigger, it will be unfavorable to Wenqing? Wu Xingchen wanted to know what Chen Ke was thinking no matter what.

"I'm on the beach here, and the only brother I know is Brother Wu, this is fate. I'm the one who believes in fate the most. Moreover, the martial brother is very high, he knows how to be proportionate, and he can endure, this is not an ordinary person. I don't look for martial arts brothers to cooperate, who do I want to cooperate? This life is nothing more than a sharp word. I make money with Brother Wu, all for profit. It's good to have something to say. And I have always believed that everyone has morality in their hearts, and Brother Wu used to deal with me, and he was a very measured and moral person. If I get a knife in my back, it only means that I have gone too far. That must have been my mistake, what do you have to do with Brother Wu? ”

Although he was not very satisfied, this reply was within the acceptable range of Wu Xingchen.

"Since Wen Qing said so, then I might as well believe Wen Qing once. In my words, I can't afford such a big business alone. Dredging all joints and touching friends on the road, this money will not be less. ”

"I don't have much money in my hands now, so I can naturally do it to help Brother Wu govern those thirty people. But, Brother Wu, I will have to collect money for every person I treat in the future. Let's agree first, within this month, each person will receive 50 taels first. ”

"Wouldn't 50 taels be too expensive?" Wu Xingchen was surprised by this price.

"This month is considered a brand, and the price is quite low. Later, the medicine I sold to the British was more expensive. At that time, let's talk about adjusting the price. ”

After negotiating the matter, Chen Ke continued to treat the prostitutes. Wu Xingchen advised not to go again. Chen Ke simply said: "This medicine has not been tried. You have to try the medicine. ”

When the three of them went again, the brothel owner asked enthusiastically, Wu Xingchen was in charge of dealing with the boss, and Chen Ke and Qi Huishen didn't say a word. Just injected the drug and left. The prostitutes were naturally happy that their condition had improved greatly. Even the two prostitutes who didn't get better looked a little glorious.

In the evening, Chen Ke injected them with drugs again. No one died. Chen Ke finally relented. Wu Xingchen took Chen Ke to a mess in Shanghai and got rid of the stalkers. Qi Huishen took Chen Ke and rushed to He Zu's Taoist.

Sure enough, as Qi Huishen said, He Zudao's disease had already suffered quite badly, and as soon as he saw Chen Ke and Qi Huishen coming, He Zudao's crying voice was already hoarse. And as Chen Ke thought, He Zudao's brother also began to get sick. After injecting the two of them with drugs, seeing that neither of them had a toxic reaction, Chen Ke went back with Qi Huishen.

"Wen Qing, why do you want to cooperate so much with this martial brother?" Qi Hui couldn't figure it out.

Chen Ke pointed to the white coats on the two of them, "The last time I wore this dress to treat people, I knew that we couldn't hide this matter." Really want to inquire about us, I will definitely find it. ”

"What does Wen Qing think?"

"This thing, except for the fact that you can't cooperate with the officials of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, you can cooperate with anyone. Whether it's a foreign devil, or a brother on the road, or some comprador businessman. Everyone is asking for money, although they all want to be greedy, but they can negotiate it. But the greed of the Manchus has reached the point where they will not leave you any benefit at all, so they must not cooperate with them. I really can't do it, so I'll get up and leave. Originally, I wanted to save He Zudao to make this medicine, and I also knew that this medicine would be endless trouble. ”

"Wen Qing, if you want to go, He Zudao and I will go with you." Qi Huishen said seriously.

"I originally said that I was leaving, but at that time no one said that they would follow me in the revolution. Now that we have so many credible comrades and know so many people, why are we leaving? Believe me, it will be deep. As a party member, you have mastered the knowledge that those party members should master, and nothing can stump us. Chen Ke said confidently.