Crescent moon, candlelight, fragrant tea, mulled wine...... In the garden of the Pan family's compound, the fragrance is bursting, and the piano is melodious.

Zhou Ruoting played the song "Furong Spring Morning" with a guzheng, under Gu Changfeng's long flute and response, the aftersound was lingering and moving, and won everyone's applause, even Pan Henian, who was full of worries and panic, couldn't help but high-five.

Shen Fengdao, who was standing at the end of the corridor in the garden as a guard, was moved by the sound of the song, sighed faintly, and Xiao Jiulin Yaodong on the side also praised in a low voice.

Both of them are people who have studied both civil and military affairs under famous teachers since they were young, and they have a certain degree of cultivation and insight into Chinese culture and ancient music, and they have mastered the performance of one or two traditional musical instruments, so they can hear Zhou Ruoting's reserved outpouring in the sound of the piano and Gu Changfeng's gentle admiration, looking at each other and smiling, without saying anything.

Gu Changfeng put down the flute and looked at Zhou Ruoting opposite with affection.

Zhou Ruoting leaned on Feng Jieyun's shoulder beside her, her eyes were blurred, her heart was beating faster, she looked at Gu Changfeng's spicy eyes obsessively, and her delicate body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

"This song should only be in the sky, how many times can the world hear it? Absolutely! ”

An Yi was elegant, praised loudly, raised his head and poured down a glass of Pan Henian's cherished old wine for many years, put down the elegant wine glass, and hurriedly motioned to the little maid to have another glass, saying that he should quickly float while the aftermath is still lingering. His exaggerated language and demeanor caused everyone to laugh, Feng Jieyun covered his small mouth, laughing so much that the flowers and branches trembled, and Zhou Ruoting also avoided everyone's attention because of this, relying on Feng Jieyun to laugh non-stop.

Mrs. Pan, dressed in gorgeous clothes, and several maids behind her also laughed heartily, and in the wide and quiet garden, there was a burst of joy and spring.

Pan Henian politely moved a plate of osmanthus cake to An Yi: "Hehe, I heard that the general is also very proficient in lyrics and songs!" ”

An Yi was stunned for a moment, slowly put down the wine glass, pointed to the musical instruments on the few low tables gathered by everyone, and said with regret: "Don't hide it from President Pan and everyone, I am actually very vulgar, I can only do some rural slang, it is difficult to get into the hall of elegance, like these guzheng, pipa, Qin qin, long flute, etc., I don't know anything, how can I have the profound skills of Miss Feng, Miss Zhou and Brother Gu?" President Pan praised it falsely, I blushed when I thought about it, I am ashamed! ”

Everyone was stunned, Feng Jieyun and Zhou Ruoting, who had recovered her spirits, didn't believe An Yi's words at all, Feng Jieyun laughed in a low voice:

"We have heard that the soldiers in the camp sing "Loyal to the Country" every day is taught by the general, this song is melodious and high, far-reaching, majestic, and heroic, every time I hear it, it makes people passionate and can't help themselves, the general is so humble, it shouldn't be?"

Everyone echoed in unison, and Gu Lao Er also said that he couldn't write such a heroic song no matter what, An Yi was embarrassed, so he could only smile:

"I didn't write the song "Loyal to the Country", when I was wandering around, I was fortunate to hear a ranger surnamed Tu singing, I stupidly followed him from a distance and hummed, so I wrote it down! Come, President Pan, Mrs. Pan, and all of you, a beautiful day like tonight is rare in a lifetime, and in a few days, the younger generations will have to go north with thousands of brothers under their command to fight, and the next time we meet, I don't know what year and month it will be! Have a drink...... Thank you, thank you! ”

Everyone picked up the wine, secretly sad in their hearts, after drinking a glass, whispered to each other, and talked in harmony, Pan Henian, who was close to An Yi's side, laughed in a low voice:

"During the war, all industries withered, it is estimated that there is no business to do in Zhenjiang City in the near future, if President Pan is interested, he may wish to go to Nanjing City with his juniors in the morning of tomorrow, maybe there will be a chance to meet our Commander-in-Chief Jiang is unknown."

Pan Henian was overjoyed, and couldn't help grabbing An Yi's hand gratefully: "Oops...... General, even the old man is panicked and uneasy, and there is no way to beg! Don't hide it from the general, in order to avoid the suspicion of provoking the fire, the old man called Shanghai three times to ask his father-in-law to help mediate, and the father-in-law also suggested that the old man go to Nanjing to meet the commander-in-chief of Jiang, and report the truth to clear the suspicion, but the general has been under martial law in the whole city for half a month, and a fly can't fly out! The old man is deeply afraid of disturbing the general, or falling into the suspicion that there is no silver three hundred taels here, he has been hesitating, and it is difficult to sleep and eat, and now he has been sympathetic to the general, how can he not make the old man grateful inexplicably? Thank you, thank you, general......"

"Sit down, sit down! President Pan should not be so outside, since the junior led his troops to Zhenjiang, he has received a lot of support from President Pan, why should he be so grateful for this effort? If it weren't for the fact that Jiang Luming was talking nonsense in his confession, the younger generation would not have known that this matter would implicate President Pan, and the right to investigate and deal with it was in the confidential department of Chief Chen of the General Headquarters, which was far beyond the scope of the rights of the juniors, otherwise where would there be so many twists and turns?

I heard that President Pan's father-in-law, Mr. Feng, and our President Jiang have been friends for many years, and like Mr. Yu, Mr. Du, and Mr. Kong, they are all famous celebrities in Shanghai, and they have long supported our revolutionary army and made great contributions. All it takes is to go to Nanjing to ask Commander-in-Chief Chiang for a word, and who will misunderstand President Pan? Ha ha! Come on, let's have a drink, it's been a long time since I had a chance to relax like today! With that, An Yi raised his glass again and persuaded him enthusiastically.

Pan Henian was so grateful that he didn't know what to do, he picked up the wine glass, his hands trembled frequently, and he was just about to speak, An Yi whispered a few words in his ear, Pan Henian nodded knowingly, turned to the people who were talking to each other and said a few words, and took his wife's hand with a spring breeze on the pretext of lack of energy and left, An Yi and Gu Changfeng stood up politely and sent Pan Henian and his wife to the entrance of the corridor.

Returning to the table and sitting down for a while, An Yi got up again and generously invited Feng Jieyun to walk around and enjoy the beautiful scenery, Feng Jieyun stood up shyly and readily agreed, smiled apologetically at Zhou Ruoting beside him, and followed An Yi into the flower path on the left.

Seeing this, the maids all quietly left, leaving only Gu Changfeng and Zhou Ruoting at the table, so quiet that they seemed to hear each other's heartbeats.

Gu Changfeng looked around, stood up and approached Zhou Ruoting, whose head was almost buried in her breasts, and gently invited Zhou Meiren to stroll through the garden and chat.

Zhou Meiren glanced up at Gu Changfeng, lowered her head again, and stood up shyly for a while, followed Gu Changfeng half a step behind, and walked to the rockery lotus pond in front of her. Halfway through, the two stopped whispering, and unconsciously took hands and turned into the deep path on the right.

…… At midnight, An Yi and Gu Changfeng returned to the conference room of Daying, Yin Jinan, Chen Kan, Zhan Huanqi, Peng Jianqing and others were still nervously formulating the expansion report, and the two sat down habitually and helped together.

Yin Jinan sniffed, put down the pen in his hand, raised his head and looked at An Yi suspiciously, and then turned to Gu Changfeng. Suddenly, his eyes were certain, looking at the corners of Gu Changfeng's mouth and cheeks, and he asked with a smile:

"Tiger head, why don't you wipe your mouth after stealing it?"

"What nonsense? Isn't it just to go to Old Man Pan's house with the boss to sit and have a cup of tea? When did you steal your mouth? Gu Changfeng said this, but one hand had already touched the skin of his mouth.

Only then did An Yi see the two lip prints on Gu Changfeng's cheeks clearly, and admired his rapid progress: "Tiger head, Lao Tzu is convinced of you!" He is worthy of being the first commander of our special detachment, haha! ”

Gu Lao Er saw that all the brothers were looking at his face and laughing ambiguously, so he quickly stood up and walked out of the conference room, ran to An Yi's bedroom behind, grabbed the round mirror on the table, walked to the incandescent lamp to carefully examine his face, saw the peach lip print on it, and then shook his head gently and smiled. He raised his hand, gently touched the marks left by the kiss with Zhou Ruoting with his fingertips, and was reluctant to wipe it off for a long time, closing his eyes and carefully recalling every fragment of the wonderful moment: after the bold and strong man hugged the delicate beauty, the scorching delicate body exuding wisps of fragrance in his arms did not resist at all, and the beautiful voice was accompanied by a rapid gasp, and then the fragrant and hot lips were close to each other...... After a long time, Gu Changfeng nostalgically wiped the peach from the corners of his mouth and cheeks, put the mirror back on the desk, and thought about every process of An Yi and Feng Jieyun returning to the banquet side by side, the two of them were neatly dressed and looked natural, except for the thick tenderness in their eyes, there seemed to be nothing, at this time, Gu Changfeng wanted to ask An Yi, what did Feng Jieyun, who was so beautiful as ordinary and better than a fairy, talk about in the solo walk that lasted for more than half an hour?

The next morning, two sedans, escorted by four troop trucks, left Zhenjiang and headed for Nanjing, among which in the black Citroen sedan sat Pan Henian, who was apprehensive, and Feng Jieyun and Zhou Ruoting, who had happy faces.

In front of the Citroen car, it was still the black sedan driven by An Yi himself.

Lao Dao, who talked with An Yi all night until dawn, was still full of energy, and talked in a low voice with Gu Changfeng beside him, laughing constantly, An Yi, who was driving, and Shen Fengdao in the passenger seat did not say a word, listened quietly, and laughed heartily from time to time.

Qiaotou Town on the way, just in time for the polder, the stalls on both sides of the highway are densely lined up in a large row, a large number of villagers and nearby mountain people crowd the highway to the brim, seeing the arrival of the convoy of the revolutionary army carrying loaded guns and live ammunition, people look flustered, and hurriedly give way, and the convoy slowly passes under the opening of the first truck.

Lao Dao looked at the crowd outside the window, shook his head and sighed in a low voice: "Compared with the rest of the country, this place should be regarded as a rich town, but if you look at the people outside the window, most of them are barefoot, and the clothes on their bodies are old and tattered. ”

An Yi said, "It's difficult...... However, it is estimated that there should be a relatively stable period of development in the next ten years, and people's living standards will be doubled. ”

"Hey, your unbounded prediction again?" Lao Dao asked with a disdainful smile.

An Yi smiled smugly and asked, "Old Dao, since you met me, when did you see that my prediction was missed?" At that time, I said that the Northern Expedition began, and that Nanjing could be captured within a year, and you said that I was dreaming, and I said that within three years the revolutionary army would unify most of China's territory, and you said that I was delusional, but what happened now? Not to mention the high-tech things I told you about, such high-tech things as cars, ships, artillery, and anti-aircraft guns, haven't they all been realized one by one?

I said that if I can become a general in five years, I will have millions of dollars, and you say that I am dreaming and talking nonsense, but now these have all come true? So, don't look down on my predictions, although you don't have a set of reasons and bases for fooling people, but the accuracy is definitely far above your divination and I Ching gossip, you can't help but admit it. ”

Lao Dao sighed and stopped talking, Gu Changfeng looked funny, smiled, and Shen Fengdao, who had been sitting in the co-pilot seat and had not spoken, suddenly said to An Yi:

"Xiao Yi, look at the intersection on the left, do you see the child with a fire gun on his back and his clothes in tatters? Look at the two big bobcats at his feet, and the iron sand is all hit on the head...... This kind of lynx fur is like a leopard, although it is very valuable but it is by no means easy to fight, it is agile and very vigilant, even ordinary old hunters are difficult to hunt, that child can hit such a big pair and the marksmanship is so accurate, he is definitely a hunting genius. ”

An Yi was a little surprised that Shen Fengdao was so concerned about irrelevant trivial matters, and when he saw the bullet marks on the prey, he also admired it greatly, thought about it, honked three long horns, slowed down, drove the car to the side of the road and slowly stopped.

Seeing An Yi take the initiative to stop, although he didn't know what was going on, the entire convoy still stopped consciously, and then thirty-six heavily armed guards quickly rushed out of the car under the leadership of Lin Yaodong, the captain of the guard, and launched an all-round vigilance.

Pan Henian on the Citroen sedan looked at An Yi in front of him in surprise and opened the door and got out of the car, Gu Changfeng and the middle-aged Taoist priest with extraordinary bearing also followed An Yi and walked to the opposite side of the road, Feng Jieyun and Zhou Ruoting in the back seat of the car stared at An Yi and the others, frowning slightly, not knowing what they were going to do.

The little hunter, who was thin and about sixteen or seventeen years old, saw several soldiers striding in front of him, his expression was very panicked, and he couldn't help but take a few steps back, but he was reluctant to throw away the prey that he had worked so hard to harvest, and looked at An Yi who was smiling in a panic and didn't know what to do.

The people on the side were frightened by the heavily armed guards, and they dodged in all directions, stopping to watch from afar.

Lao Dao carefully looked at the emaciated child who was about one meter seventy-five tall, nodded slowly, and asked Shen Fengdao beside him in a low voice: "The bones are good, and the appearance is good, it is a piece of uncarved jade...... What, do you want to take in an apprentice? ”

"No, no! The little nephew is still cultivating, and the master has not yet allowed the little nephew to return to the door wall, let alone dare to think about it and accept the apprentice without permission. It's just a pity to see that this child has such a superior talent and foundation, and is a good seedling that can be met but not sought, and it is a pity to stay in the wilderness and leave it to fend for itself.

I want Xiao Yi to take it back and train it, this kid has a very high talent, and with a little training, he can become the strongest sniper. Shen Fengdao replied in a low voice.

An Yi didn't hear the discussion between the two of them, squatted down to carefully examine the wounds on the heads of the two big lynxes, and stood up happily: "Don't be afraid, young man, we are a revolutionary army and will not hurt you." I would like to ask, where did you catch these two prey? ”

"In ...... On Raven Mountain to the south. Seeing the kind smiles of An Yi and the others, the young man was not so afraid.

An Yi smiled and asked kindly, "You hit it?" ”

"Hmm."

The young man nodded vigorously.

"I've heard that this kind of lynx is hard to fight, how did you hit it?" An Yi asked again.

The young man hesitated for a moment, but still replied: "It's quite difficult to fight, I followed the traces left after the rain for four days, and found a nest under the immortal peak north of Lao Yao Mountain." Now that spring has just begun, the two cats are still thin, and if the chief wants to buy them, he can just give a few dollars. ”

An Yi nodded: "I bought it, but I want to see this shotgun on you, is it okay?" Don't worry, I won't ask for your shotgun, and if you want, I'll give you one. ”

"This ...... Okay, but I don't want your gun. ”

The young man hesitated for a moment, but generously unloaded the shotgun on his body and handed it to An Yi.

An Yi took it over and carefully inspected the shotgun, which had been worn out, and found that it was wiped very cleanly, the cracks on the mottled wooden butt were also finely glued with gum, and the simple collider was polished shiny, obviously it was a long time of care and maintenance to be used for so long.

An Yi returned the gun to the young man with slender eyebrows and clear eyes, and when he saw his slightly bulging Adam's apple and the faint fluff on his closed lips, he smiled slightly: "What's your name?" ”

"An Jin, a comfortable and comfortable An, the Jin of the Jin Dynasty." The young man replied truthfully.

An Yi was very surprised: "Coincidentally, my surname is also An, we were a family five hundred years ago?" ”

The young man happily asked, "Really?" I heard my grandfather say that our surname was a big family in the Jin Dynasty and very famous, and I also know that there is also a big hero surnamed An, that is, General An Yi, who is known as the hero of the Northern Expedition in your revolutionary army, sir, do you know him? ”

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they laughed loudly, and the old man with many eyes stepped forward and asked kindly: "Young man, who else is there in your family?" ”

The young man saw the harmless kindness of the old man and Yan Yuese, and replied happily: "As far as my grandfather and I are concerned, our family lives at the foot of Lei Gong Mountain thirty miles to the south, and our family is a few miles around, my grandfather and I make a living by hunting, my grandfather had the ability to kill two tigers when he was young, and no one within a radius of a hundred miles can compare with him, and my marksmanship is learned from him." ”

"Oh...... Young man, do you want to enlist in the army and serve your country? Lao Dao asked kindly.

The young man shook his head again and again: "My grandfather is old, no one takes care of him, my parents died early, the great plague more than ten years ago killed many people, and I have a sister who also died......"

Lao Dao and An Yi glanced at each other, turned to the young man and asked in a low voice, "If your grandfather is raised, are you willing to be a soldier?" ”

The young man hesitated for a moment and replied in a low voice: "I never wanted to be a soldier, if...... If you really want to be a soldier, unless it's General An's troops, I won't go! People in the village and town said that only General An's army is truly an army for the country and the people, they fought bravely and never lost, and never bullied the people, building bridges and roads for the people everywhere they went, and also took out their own money to help the lonely and poor, my grandfather said that such an army is not encountered in a hundred years, it is a real army, and said that if he dies, let me live well, if I really want to be a soldier, I must be a soldier in an army like General An, otherwise I will be an honest hunter for a lifetime, You can't go to other warlord forces to plague the villagers. ”

Lao Dao liked the young man more and more, and his heart of cherishing talents was overflowing, and after thinking about it, he said to An Yi:

"You leave the car and wait for me, I will go to his house with the young man to have a look, if it is okay, I will take the old man of his family to live in Nanchang, what do you think?"

"Okay! With you out of the horse, there is nothing that can't be done, I will go to Nanjing first to wait for your good news, if you do it, I will worship this little guy, anyway, he is also a person from my old family, and he will be more relieved to worship his old man, right? Ha ha! An Yi turned to the surprised young man and asked, "Little brother, are you literate?" ”

The young man nodded: "I know a few." ”

"Look, what's the name of these two words?" An Yi took half a step forward, pointed to the general's name tag on his left chest, and looked at the young man with a spring breeze on his face.

The young man took a closer look and suddenly exclaimed: "An Yi...... General Ann?! ”

An Yi smiled, took out five oceans and stuffed them into the young man's hands, instructed his subordinates to throw the two lynx into the car, regardless of the amazement of the young man and the surrounding people, strode back to the side of the car, and ordered a car and eight guards behind him to stay and wait for the old road, get into the car and leave slowly with the convoy.

(To be continued)