A four-storey building with a reinforced concrete structure on the west side of Zhongzheng Road in the center of Jinyan City is the municipal government office building. The pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info a masonry hall behind the building is the hall of the city hall. Tonight, the city hall compound was full of cars of all kinds, and the auditorium was brightly lit and crowded. The municipal government held a welcome reception for the Jiangbei camp stationed in Jinyan.

The hall of the auditorium is covered with a red carpet, and in the center of the north wall hangs a standard portrait of Lao Jiang in a large dress, and the blue velvet curtains on both sides are pulled diagonally to the wall. The windows on both the east and west walls are covered by thick blue strip curtains. In front of the east wall, there are fifteen long tables, the northernmost table is the longest, which is the VIP seat, which is placed in a single row, and the other fourteen are all the same length, arranged in two rows, front and back. The table was covered with brown wool and served with food and drink. Eight high-back armchairs are placed behind the VIP table, and six low-back armchairs are placed behind the remaining tables.

Although it was a winter night, the hall was heated by heating pipes, so the hall did not feel cold. The guests put their coats in the cloakroom next door, and in addition to the guests in military uniforms, there were many guests in civilian clothes. Most of these casual men wore light suits, while casual women walked into the hall wearing cheongsams or skirts, some of them wearing short-sleeved clothes. The female soldiers all wore standard skirts and wore shiny high heels. Under the various spotlights in the hall, the jewelry and other decorations on the female guests shine brightly, which is quite eye-catching.

In the center of the hall, Chen Hui, a short and fat mayor in a light gray suit, stood in front of three standing microphones, looked at a circle of guests, and said with his eyebrows fluttering: "Guests, good evening. First of all, thank you for coming, tonight, we are honored to hold a welcome reception for the headquarters of Jiangbei Xingying in Jinyan City, and to wash the dust for General Chen Cixi and his robes. As we all know, General Chen Cixi is a famous general of the national army, who has repeatedly made meritorious contributions in the past to suppress bandits and resist Japanese aggression, and is admired by the countrymen. This visit to our city to direct the rebellion has made our city shine. During the period of camping in our city, the municipal government and all citizens must do their best to ensure that the camp personnel work smoothly and live happily. At the same time, we also wish the great cause of fighting the chaos smooth sailing and success. ”

The guests then clapped their hands.

Then, Chen Mosong also walked to the microphone and said happily: "Ladies and gentlemen, when my brother first came to Jinyan, he was warmly welcomed and received by Mayor Chen and the general public. ”

The guests clapped their hands together.

Chen Mosong continued: "The stationing of the camp headquarters in Jinyan indicates that the great cause of fighting chaos in this theater has entered a new stage. The communist army is now on the verge of annihilation. The brothers will lead all the soldiers of the camp to take the lead bravely, make persistent efforts, and resolutely complete the last battle of the great cause of fighting the rebellion. ”

The guest of honor burst into applause again.

At this time, Chen Hui next to him waved his hand, and a waiter wearing a small white suit, black trousers, and a blue bow tie around his neck immediately walked up to him with a tray of four goblets with champagne in them. Chen Mosong picked up a goblet from the tray, Chen Hui also picked up a wine glass from the tray, and everyone also picked up the wine glasses on the table and stood up. Chen Mosong raised his glass high and said to everyone: "For tonight's good night event, for the sake of your health, I propose that everyone cheer." ”

Chen Mosong first clinked glasses with Chen Hui. When they clinked glasses, the guests clinked glasses to each other, and some people even ran to other tables to clink glasses with others

When Chen Mosong clinked glasses with Chen Hui, he said humorously: "Mayor Chen, we are a family." ”

Chen Hui was flattered, but immediately waved his left hand very self-consciously and said: "Don't dare to climb high, Chief Chen is from Zhejiang, but I am from Anhui."

Chen Mosong then walked to the VIP seat, and the two empty seats on the VIP seat belonged to him and Chen Hui. He first clinked glasses with a few people present, and when he clinked glasses with his wife Tao Fengjun, he said humorously: "Although we are old husbands and wives, but according to the rules of people here who don't code one village and one store, it would be rude for us not to toast." Perhaps, those tabloid reporters will write an article that ruined me, saying that Chen Mosong did not toast his wife in public, and it was obvious that he had a new love. ”

When he said this, everyone laughed. Then he walked over to the other tables and clinked glasses with the rest of the guests.

Chen Mosong was stunned for a moment when he clinked glasses with a tall woman. She wore her hair coiled and wore a long-sleeved dark yellow brocade cheongsam with an off-white woolen vest. Chen Mosong blinked and said, "Oh, it turned out to be Xiao Meiyu, the head of the telecommunications team who worked with me at the Jiangxi Bandit Suppression Headquarters back then. ”

Xiao Meiyu also smiled and said, "I can't imagine that the old chief still remembers me, an old subordinate, I'm so honored." ”

Chen Mosong said with a smile: "I heard that Team Leader Xiao is running a school in his hometown now, how is it?" ”

Xiao Meiyu nodded and said, "Thanks to the old chief's blessing, Jinyan Girls' School is now very improving. ”

Chen Mosong turned around and beckoned, "Madam, please come over and see who this is." ”

His wife, Tao Fengjun, a middle-aged woman with willow eyebrows and cherry lips and still charm, she is also wearing a long-sleeved light blue brocade cheongsam with her hair coiled, and a yellow woolen vest. Hearing Chen Mosong's shout, she walked over with a wine glass. After seeing Xiao Meiyu, Tao Fengjun shouted: "Oh, it's Miss Xiao Meiyu, without you back then, it would be difficult for Cixi to fight with the Red Army." ”

Xiao Meiyu hurriedly bowed her head, "Mrs. Chen has won the award, and it is still Chief Chen who uses his troops in a good way to fight, and I was just doing miscellaneous work for Chief Chen at that time." ”

Chen Mosong said happily: "I met my old comrades-in-arms on the first day I came to Jinyan today, I am very happy, come, the three of us have a drink." ”

The three of them raised their glasses together and touched each other, making a dull sound, horn.

He Jin and the other six officers sat together, and next to him, a lieutenant colonel in his early thirties, became interested in the goblets on the table. He noticed that the cup was crystal clear and did not look like a glass. When it was time to toast, he picked it up, and he felt that it was weighty. As he and several officers at the table clinked glasses to each other, he heard a dull rattle from the wine glasses. This is also different from the crisp sound of the glass "dang".

The lieutenant colonel looked at the wine glass and exclaimed, "Mom, this is a crystal wine glass!" ”

He Jin next to him pouted disapplausively: "Staff Officer Lei, don't make a fuss, it's like the first time a countryman enters the city." ”

Lei Ping looked at the crystal wine glass in his hand, as well as the dark red wool carpet under his feet, the brilliant ceiling petal chandelier and the wall lamps on the surrounding walls, and the delicacies on the table, and couldn't help but sigh: "During the Anti-Japanese War, we didn't live in a house with electric lights for six consecutive years, and in the most difficult time, we had to eat wild vegetables to satisfy our hunger. On those days, everyone survived. And now, it's like going to heaven all of a sudden, but it's a little unbearable. ”

He Jin rolled his eyelids, "It's rare and weird, it's not promising." ”

Staff Officer Lei raised his head unconvinced, "I always feel that the hard years of the past should not be forgotten, and should be inherited in some way. (To be continued.) )