After cleaning the dishes and chopsticks and cleaning up the table, An Yi wiped his hands that emitted the smell of jasmine with a clean towel, looked at the imported soap in the small box, shook his head slightly, and thought to himself that a huge country can't even make a piece of soap, sad!

An Yi hung up the towel, walked through the living room to Gong Qian's study, saw a beautiful accordion on the desk, pretended not to see it for a while, and walked to the full bookshelf: "Sister, so many books? Looks like I'm going to have to pick one or two copies to go back and pass the time today. ”

"Bandit B, how about playing a tune for the eldest sister?" Gong Qian's soft voice sounded.

An Yi quickly turned around, looked at Gong Qian with a smile and frank face for a while, put on a look of regret for the unfortunate mistake, and said sadly: "Spy! Lao Tzu got on the thief ship today......"

Gong Qian laughed: "You also have times when you choke, hehe...... The affair with the performance at the Women's Teachers' University and the farewell to the Russian adviser Lyuschenkov spread throughout the Central Party Department the next day, do you still think you can really keep it a secret? You guy, you won't be comfortable if you don't make a name for yourself. However, everyone was very moved by the fact that you bid farewell to the Russian adviser, Director Shao said that you are affectionate and friendly, respect for teachers, people from the Central Party Department said that you are affectionate and righteous, dare to do things, and you President Jiang said that you are frank and honest, and you have pure feelings, and no one has put your behavior on the line because of the unhappiness between the two parties, which shows that you are very popular. However, your foul language has to be changed, even the high-ranking officials of the central political axe are politely called Mr. or military rank when they see the Russian advisers, you are good, you are 'Lao Liu', you keep calling yourself 'Lao Tzu', you dare to scold people's grandmothers in front of so many generals, I heard that you were frightened by the officials at that time, you are really ...... I don't even know what to say about you. ”

"Ah, it's a big deal...... Principal Jiang also knows? He—he didn't scold me, did he? An Yi sat anxiously on Gong Qian's side chair.

Gong Qian said with a smile: "No scolding, I can see that he is very important to you, after the meeting that afternoon, Mr. Tan Yanmin was the first to mention this matter, and he spoke highly of you, Principal Jiang immediately nodded in agreement, and said with emotion that it is very gratifying to have a student like you who is benevolent, righteous, courteous and trustworthy." Principal Jiang is usually not smiling, there are not many examples of him appreciating a person in front of such a diverse and old man, you should cherish it, and you should put away your uninhibited words and deeds to restrain yourself, but don't accidentally cause trouble when the time comes. ”

"That's not right, eldest sister, why is there a word 'wisdom' missing in the principal's words!" An Yi frowned in confusion.

Gong Qian put down the newspaper in her hand and gently pushed the tea brewed in advance in front of An Yi: "My younger brother is really smart, he has such a comprehension at such an age, it's amazing, the eldest sister didn't look away." Xiao Yi, maybe you can understand what the principal meant, right? ”

An Yi raised his head and sighed, staring at the carved zenith motionless, Gong Qian knew that An Yi was pondering, and did not disturb him, picked up the newspaper and read it leisurely, where did he know that An Yi's heart was full of pain and confusion at this time.

All along, An Yi has been full of regret for not studying modern Chinese history and the history of the Chinese revolution well, especially the occurrence of the "Zhongshan Ship Incident", which made An Yi painful and extremely self-blaming. If he hadn't indulged himself, cared more about politics than he cared about, and learned more about the difficult historical path of his motherland, he might have been able to familiarize himself with the exact time, place, and people involved in similar historical events, and he would have been able to deal with them in advance and use all means to protect his good brother Li Zhilong.

There are many, many things that also make An Yi regret, but none of them can compare to the ignorance of revolutionary history and modern history that makes him sad, almost all the little historical knowledge he has in his mind comes from those film and television works and games, from the drunken wail in KTV, all the knowledge in this area he handed back to the teacher, leaving only a relatively solid machining knowledge and professional skills that are constantly summarized in practice.

In An Yi's memory, Chiang Kai-shek's image is very bad, and even a little arrogant and ignorant, but the Chiang Kai-shek he met and the Chiang Kai-shek who heard the comments around him are completely different from the memories in his memory, he saw Chiang Kai-shek twice and talked in detail for more than ten minutes, and after going back, he was at a loss, only one thing An Yi was clear:

In the current fragmented land, which is allowed to be invaded and trampled by the Western powers and himself, in a group of warlords who expropriate and act independently and do not hesitate to destroy the people's livelihood and sell the country for their own interests, after being confirmed by the comparison of the strength of various factions again and again and the residual memories in his mind, An Yi is convinced that only the current National Revolutionary Army can save his motherland with many disasters and difficulties, and as for the future development, he can only resign himself to fate, because An Yi does not know that after he chose the path of joining the army, How long will you live.

According to An Yi's original surname of An Yi, he was not willing to risk his life to achieve any lofty ideals and create any earth-shattering causes, but wanted to use his knowledge to combine his advanced ideas to be a rich man. After seeing the Dian army beating the old and healthy Ninth Uncle, and seeing the child who was less than fifteen years old die in front of his eyes, An Yi's dream of making a fortune was shattered! Even if there is more money, no matter how much beauty there is, and how much glory there is, but there is no life to enjoy, everything becomes meaningless, and even his own life cannot be saved.

Again, the perseverance and perseverance of the Huangpu brothers deeply shocked An Yi, these brothers who were willing to fight for their lives for a doctrine that they did not understand deeply moved him, and also awakened the blood in An Yi's chest that was inherited from the ancestors of the Chinese nation but now sleeps in the past and gradually cools, so that An Yi, who was curious and even a little playful to interact with Huangpu Pride at the beginning, finally recognized the current situation he was facing and the rugged and distant road ahead. Under the shame and self-blame, An Yi, who was under pressure from all sides and was extremely hesitant, finally made a difficult choice - to join the army! Even if you die, it is not in vain to go to this world, not to mention that you have already died once, so what does it matter if you die again? If you can't die, wouldn't it be better to win the welfare award and make a fortune in this life? Even if the two brothers are in the same room at that time, An Yi feels that he has a way to stay out of the matter and go to a paradise to enjoy happiness, and then go home as a famous patriotic general and a rich overseas Chinese to go shopping, maybe he can still meet the corrupt officials and corrupt officials he hated back then, and find a way to repair them and export their evil anger.

Making a choice will not be shaken again, is the most valuable quality of An Yi, although he has encountered more and more confusion and loss after embarking on this path, although he has never encountered pain and challenges in his life, but he will never regret his choice. But it's one thing not to regret it, it's another thing to encounter problems, these problems that make him extremely dazed but very helpless as long as one day is not solved, he can't get a comfortable and comfortable state of mind, always empty, without a sense of dependence......

"Xiao Yi, you've been stupid for more than an hour, can your neck stand it?"

Gong Qian brought An Yi a cup of new tea and put it in front of him, and when she saw An Yi's eyes flushing when she turned her head slowly, she was startled: "What's wrong?" The eyes are as red as rabbits, are they bloodshot? Let the eldest sister take a look at ......"

An Yi stretched out his hands to hold Gong Qian's arms and let her sit down, wiped his eyes and looked at her quietly: "Eldest sister, the younger brother is alone, has no father, no mother, no brothers and sisters, only the eldest sister takes care of the younger brother, always let the younger brother feel the warmth of family, to say a word of conscience, the younger brother has long wanted to call you sister, but the younger brother can't open his mouth!" Don't look at the little brother who dares to say anything, dare to do anything, but dare not blaspheme the eldest sister, the reason why he looks like five people and six people is actually that the younger brother has an inferiority complex in his bones, feels that he can't climb high, and is afraid of getting too close to cause trouble. The eldest sister knows that the younger brother is hiding from the political club at school, not because the younger brother is too high and unsocial, but because the younger brother is afraid! ”

Seeing Gong Qian leaning forward with emotion and concern, An Yi stretched out his hand and made a stop gesture: "Eldest sister, listen to the younger brother...... The month before, when one of my good brothers came back from the Eastern Expedition, the younger brother happened to go out on vacation, and he was in Yuexiang Building to pick up the dust and celebrate the achievements of the eldest of them who came back from the Eastern Expedition. After three glasses of wine, another brother who stayed in school as a company commander handed the Jiangxi boss a stack of family letters, the Jiangxi boss took it and immediately opened it to read, and after a while he suddenly wailed and fell to the ground, with a look of pain that frightened the brothers, I pulled out the family letter from his hand and read it carefully, only to know that there was a revolution in their village, his father was beaten to death because he refused to hand over the title deed and property, and his brother went to revenge overnight and was also cut off and hung on the willow tree at the entrance of the village...... The next day, my Jiangxi boss disappeared, he didn't leave anything, he didn't give me a letter and disappeared, and the day after he left, the letter of appointment of the company commander of the National Revolutionary Army came down, but the other person was gone. I know his surname well, he doesn't talk much, he is the kind of person who doesn't want to die in a war, and when he goes back this time, I am afraid that those who killed his family will suffer, and with his military qualities and means, no one can stop him, because I have discussed with him more than once the tactics of special warfare, so I know it. ”

An Yi swallowed hard, and then said: "Eldest sister, you don't know how uncomfortable the atmosphere was at that time, there were two different factions among a group of drinking brothers, and a few people from the Jiangxi boss faction lifted the table on the spot and then hid their faces and cried, and the others left silently without speaking, I'm afraid...... I'm afraid that one day I'll go up against one of these good brothers, and the military order is like a mountain, big sister! The little brother can only ask for his life in order to live, no matter how good he and the little brother have been, they can't avoid it, otherwise it will be the little brother who dies...... Sister, what do you say the little brother should do......"

"Xiao Yi ......"

Gong Qian hugged An Yi, who was crying bitterly, and also cried.

After a while, An Yi, who gradually calmed down, gently pushed Gong Qian away, Gong Qian strode out of the study to the courtyard to wash her face, wrung out the towel and took it back and handed it to An Yi:

"Xiao Yi, my sister knows the bitterness in your heart, in fact, isn't this in my sister's heart? In fact, my sister knows what you said, but this is not a common surname, just an accidental case, don't be too pessimistic, isn't the two sides cooperating very well now? Including the handling of this 'Zhongshan ship incident' has also ended relatively satisfactorily, your senior Li Zhilong will be released soon, but he can no longer hold a military position, you don't have to worry too much, although you don't say anything today, but my sister knows in her heart that if it weren't for Li Zhilong, you wouldn't come today, and our sister and brother would not have today's friendship, Xiaoyi, thank you for believing in my sister, my sister is very willing to have you as a younger brother, maybe you don't know, my sister is also a person now, and there is no longer a relative in this world... …”

"Sister, as long as you want, I will always be your brother!"

An Yi raised his head and looked at her expectantly,

Gong Qian's tears flowed again, she stretched out her slender jade hand, and lovingly combed An Yi's messy hair: "Sister is so happy today, sister has relatives again......"

"Don't talk about it, sister, I feel uncomfortable......"

“…… Xiao Yi, can you play a tune for your sister? ”

"Okay......