"My name is Qi Huishen. Ah. Under the light of the oil lamp, the young man said with a grin. Chen Ke looked at the young man under the oil lamp, he was about twenty-two or three years old, his appearance was nothing very special, he had a middle hair, and he looked like a student. At this time, Qi Huishen unbuttoned his shirt, revealing a slender figure, judging from his fair and smooth skin, he should be a child of a rich family.

Hua Xiongmao was born in martial arts, and he also knew some simple treatment methods for bruises. At this time, he was rubbing Qi Huishen's body. Just now you hit Qi Hui with a stick, Hua Xiongmao and Chen Ke carried Qi Huishen back to the workshop, Qi Hui was so painful that he couldn't even speak, Hua Xiongmao volunteered to check whether there were fatal injuries.

You Wei suddenly turned on the flashlight, and the pillar of light shone directly on Qi Huishen's face, Qi Huishen subconsciously raised his arm, which affected the injured place, and he sighed. You Wei didn't have any thoughts of pity for Xiang Xiang and Jade, "Then what are you running?" She asked fiercely, "In the courtyard, I heard the voice telling you not to run." You still run, don't treat you as a villain, treat anyone as a villain. ”

"Oops!" Qi Huishen shouted again. Hua Xiongmao finally let go of Qi Huishen, "Luckily, my ribs are not broken." After a while, it will be over. After speaking, he picked up a leaflet on the table and looked at it, and after only reading a few lines, Hua Xiongmao smiled and said: "Wenqing, this person is the same as you, and he is actually a revolutionary party." ”

"Huh? Brother Chen is a revolutionary party? You asked in surprise.

"In these days, there are so many self-proclaimed revolutionary parties, and I just call myself. But Mr. Qi, you put up flyers in this kind of place, does anyone read it? Chen Ke asked curiously.

Qi Hui put on his shirt with a deep puff, "Of course someone watches, not only someone watches, but someone also beats." ”

Hearing these complaining words, Chen Ke and Hua Xiongmao bared their teeth together, and You Wei showed a somewhat embarrassed look on his face. But Zhou Yuanxiao was still expressionless.

After Chen Kefang moved Qi Huishen back to the workshop, he specially picked up all the leaflets. At this point, he picked up one and looked at it. This is a handwritten flyer. The content is to criticize the * powers, the content of the Manchu government. Chen Ke slapped off the sticky soil on the paper and picked up a few others. Although it is handwritten, the content is exactly the same, and the font is exactly the same. It's like it's printed. It can be seen that the owner of the flyer has put a lot of thought and energy into it.

Chen Ke sorted out the leaflets and tried his best to clean up the few that were dirty. Neatly stacked flyers are placed on the table. "Mr. Qi, this is a misunderstanding. I apologize here. After finishing speaking, Chen Ke deliberately followed again, "Mr. Qi really put a lot of thought into writing these leaflets. Respectable, lamentable. ”

After being knocked down just now, Qi Huishen felt bad. This area is full of ordinary Shanghai residents, he has never posted revolutionary leaflets here before, but he didn't expect that as soon as he entered the alley, a few guys with flashlights suddenly popped out, which really frightened Qi Huishen. Being able to use such a convenient lighting tool must be a great character. Qi Huishen had put up revolutionary posters and gathered revolutionary comrades before, and he had been arrested several times by the patrol room, but this time he was arrested in a place where the patrol room never appeared. It won't be good to see this.

Unexpectedly, after being carried into the yard, I found that this was actually a cloth dyeing workshop. The four men in the courtyard were all dressed in strange dark blue cardigans. If you look closely, this wide cloth robe is actually directly covered by the outer garment. The girl who knocked him down completely took herself for a villain.

Then, a few people who came over did their best to save themselves. And from their words, we learned that the tall young man from the north was actually a revolutionary party. Such a sudden change made Qi Huishen feel that he had no idea for a while. However, seeing that although a few people were strong, they had no malice towards themselves, this heart was relieved.

When the young man from the north carefully sorted out the leaflets he had worked so hard to write, and listened to him take the initiative to apologize, Qi Huishen's resentment was half gone. Unexpectedly, the young man from the north finally came up with such a strange sentence, which aroused Qi Huishen's curiosity.

"I heard that brother just now, you should be Mr. Wen Qing, may I ask Mr. Wen Qing, what do you mean by the last few words?"

"Mr. Qi, this area is full of ordinary people, who are you going to show by posting this leaflet here?"

"Naturally, it is for the people to see."

"How many of the people in this area can read? I'm not saying that Mr. Qi has a problem with your leaflet, and people who can understand your leaflet can't still spread your stuff everywhere. The people who live here are ordinary people, and they advertise your leaflet, whether to earn an extra penny or to eat an extra bite of food. ”

Hearing this, Qi Huishen was not as angry as Chen Ke imagined, on the contrary, Qi Huishen just lowered his head and sighed after a moment, "What Mr. Wen Qing said is true. ”

While he was talking, Zhou Yuanxiao, You Yu, and Hua Xiongmao had already gotten up to continue their work, and everyone did not greet Chen Ke to participate. Chen Ke knew that this was the thoughtfulness of his colleagues, and everyone did not want to disturb Chen Ke and others to talk about the revolution. What a colleague this is. Chen Ke calculated in his heart that if he recruited Qi Huishen now, everyone would get acquainted in a rather embarrassing situation, and it would be impossible to talk about anything deeply. On the contrary, it makes the current colleagues unhappy. At this point, Chen Ke said: "Mr. Qi, you rest here first, and after your body recovers, go home first." It's better to put up flyers here than you can do with them, but it's better to put them in places where posters are often posted. ”

After saying that, Chen Ke stood up and went to the courtyard to start working. Qi Huishen saw that the four of them were still working so late, and he felt quite curious. Could it be that they are also printing something, but the smell that permeates the whole yard is obviously not the smell of printing ink. Standing at the door, I saw four people busy around a few pots under the lighting of horse lamps and flashlights, it really looked like dyed cloth, Qi Huishen felt very strange, these people didn't sleep in the middle of the night, even if there were new lighting tools, there was no need to waste it. Is it bad to work during the day?

But I saw that the two tall young men pulled different ropes and put a piece of cloth into the water tank, and the girl who beat herself carried a flashlight and shuttled between the steamer and the vat, and from time to time put the thermometer into the steamer and the vat to measure the temperature. The one who had been silent was doing work between several large tanks and sinks that Qi Huishen couldn't understand. The four people who were busy didn't talk much, but they cooperated very skillfully. This is supposed to be a dyeing workshop, but it looks a little different from other factories.

The pain in the place where Qi Huishen was hit under the ribs gradually eased, looking at the busy four people, Qi Huishen wanted to leave, but he didn't want to leave. There was an inexplicable attraction to this scene of hard work, and Qi Huishen was trying to figure out what was attracting him. As a metropolis in China, Shanghai has many workers. Qi Huishen has seen a lot of labor scenes, and compared with the few people he saw in front of him, there are always some strange differences.

After looking at it for a while, Qi Huishen finally realized that these four people were different. Compared to those who toiled, these four people had the same exhaustion, but without the slightest laziness. The laborers that Qi Huishen saw left him with the impression that they were struggling hard, and the laborers tried their best just to persevere until the end of the work, and the heavy labor tortured these laborers to the point of numbness. And this numbness is in a sense protecting those laborers, so that they don't even feel the hardship. The laborers, who are numbed by life, look lifeless, and cooperate with the heavy labor scene, giving people a dull and depressing.

Although Qi Huishen watched from the sidelines, these four people turned a deep blind eye to Qi Hui. They only see the job at hand, and all they do is to be able to do their job accurately. These four people are very focused, their movements are full of life, and they do their best to get the job done and do the best they can. This kind of initiative makes them fundamentally different from the workers that Qi Hui has seen deeply. After noticing this, the work attitude of these four people made Qi Huishen suddenly feel a sense of awe. It turns out that labor can be so admirable. Qi Huishen was stunned.

While Qi Huishen was observing Chen Ke and their work, Xu Xilin and Qiu Jin were discussing Chen Ke. These two revolutionary predecessors could not see how hard Chen Ke worked. Except for Qiu Jin, who once went to the workshop, the two of them can be said to have no understanding of Chen Ke's recent situation.

"Xuanqing, did you say that we were going to take Wenqing to see Mr. Cai tomorrow?" Xu Xilin asked Qiu Jin, who was sitting opposite, he told Chen Ke about it during the day, and until now Chen Ke and Hua Xiongmao have not returned to their residence, Xu Xilin feels that Chen Ke is not interested in meeting Cai Yuanpei.

Qiu Jin smiled: "Bosun, it's not a bad thing that Wen Qing is busy making money. It's better than people who will just go around borrowing money. I see that Wen Qing is also from a wealthy family, and according to the young lady You Xuan, the watch he mortgaged to me alone must be worth thousands of taels of silver. If he still has money in his hand, why work so hard. ”

Speaking of You Wei, Xu Xilin just snorted. Xu Xilin did not have a good impression of You Wei. In these years, most international students will do some kind of business. But You Wei is a woman, and this is a generation of women who rarely show their heads. As a female international student, You Gou doesn't do some business, and second, she doesn't marry, but she spends her days drunk and drunk, which is really very unusual. According to Qiu Jin, Chen Ke and this You Gu had a feeling of familiarity at first sight. Originally, Xu Xilin was a little dissatisfied with the two of them, but thinking that these two people actually formed a gang, this dissatisfaction swelled even more.

"I don't know how big of a thing they were doing, they didn't go back to their accommodation all night. Even Xiongmao followed them to fight together, what kind of system did this become? ”

As a native of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Xu Xilin is not good at making money, and Xu Xilin has an indescribable resistance to doing business. As a revolutionary, Xu Xilin longs for the feeling of being able to burn himself in full. Destroying this old world with no hope in sight, Xu Xilin firmly believes that there will be a beautiful new world rising at the moment when the Manchu Qing Dynasty collapsed.

Perhaps because Xu Xilin is such a person, he feels that Chen Ke did not choose the same path as himself. When he met Chen Ke for the first time, Xu Xilin was impressed by Chen Ke's insight. First, he wanted to help Chen Ke, and more importantly, Cai Yuanpei did invite Xu Xilin to Shanghai for a meeting in the near future. So he came to Shanghai with Chen Ke. However, Chen Ke did not participate in the revolutionary movement together as Xu Xilin thought, but devoted himself to making money. This made Xu Xilin feel that maybe his previous opinion of Chen Ke was wrong. This kind of only taking care of his own thoughts, to put it mildly, this style of "having milk is a mother" made Xu Xilin particularly dissatisfied.

Seeing that Xu Xilin's face was unhappy, Qiu Jin persuaded: "Bosun, I know that you blame Wenqing and Xiongmao for making their own decisions. However, Wen Qing can start dyeing cloth with just a few people you introduced. I think that's a good thing. In my opinion, Wen Qing is not a merciless person, if he makes money, he will definitely not treat you badly. You're not the kind of person who can do these things with peace of mind, so why bother yourself? ”

"Well, of course I blame them for making their own decisions. I originally thought that Wen Qing could help me convince Mr. Cai. I didn't expect him to know how to do his own thing. At the beginning, he said that he had a request for me, I thought Wen Qing was just polite, but I didn't expect Wen Qing to be really an honest person who was not deceived by me. They won't be back by now, can they come back early tomorrow? I don't know where to go. Xu Xilin became more and more angry the more he talked.

"Haha!" Listening to Xu Xilin's complaining words, Qiu Jin couldn't help laughing. "Bosun, I didn't expect you to attach a lot of importance to Wenqing. You can rest assured, Wen Qing is not a person who does not know the importance of things, it is estimated that they are working in the workshop at this time, if you are not at ease, I will call them back. ”

Since Qiu Jin said so, Xu Xilin always had to give Qiu Jin some face, "No need." I think they'll definitely be back tomorrow. It's getting late, Xuanqing, you should rest quickly. After saying a few more words, Xu Xilin got up and went back to the house where he lived.

Chen Ke didn't know about the conversation between Xu Xilin and Qiu Jin for his own sake. Even if he knew, Chen Ke couldn't change anything. An hour of busyness completed the amount of work expected to be completed in one hour, and everyone rested according to the plan. Zhou Yuanxiao and Hua Xiongmao were lying on the beds in the room and soon fell asleep. Tonight's manual labor has been completed, according to the plan, Zhou Yuanxiao needs to get up at two o'clock to check the situation of dyeing cloth, and Chen Ke needs to be on duty until two o'clock.

Seeing that Qi Huishen did not leave, Chen Ke invited Qi Huishen to sit at the table. He whispered, "Mr. Qi, everyone is resting. Let's keep our voices low and don't disturb everyone. ”

You Yu still carried his pillow and rested on the table. Chen Ke had not persuaded You Wei to lie down on the bed for a while, and even set up a new bunk for You Wei. You Wei only politely thanked him, but he never used the shop. When she was tired, she always slept on her stomach on the table. Chen Ke didn't want to ask so much, so he could only let You Wei go.

"Mr. Wenqing, you seem to be very dissatisfied with my leaflet, can you give me advice." Qi Hui looked at everyone sleeping and lying down, and they had all stopped. Only then did he ask in a straightforward whisper.

"Mr. Qi, I see that your leaflet calls on the people to rise up, and the idea is very good. But why did the people rise up and go to revolution with you? Anyway, looking at your manuscripts, I think the people can't understand them. Chen Ke poured a cup of tea for Qi Huishen as he spoke.

"What do you mean by that? Do you mean that I am not revolutionary? ”

"Keep your voice quiet, don't shout in the middle of the night." Chen Ke said.

Qi Hui snorted deeply and stopped talking.

"The people want revolution because they want a better life through revolution. The revolution was to overthrow the Manchus and defeat the invasion of the foreign powers. It's going to die. Why do you want the people to follow you and forget their lives? ”

Chen Ke's voice was very low, and there was a dreamy feeling, which was completely out of tune with what he said.

"The country has reached such a point that if it does not revolutionize, it will really die."

"That's right. You're right, but what's the use? If the people believe your words, can they eat one more steamed bun? Or can you wear an extra piece of clothing? Revolution is about making life better. Building a new world is not only about living a good life, everyone is not bullied, and can be an upright person. So, I don't think your kind of flyer is useful. After Chen Ke finished speaking, he pushed the teacup to Qi Huishen's side, "Drink tea first." ”

To Chen Ke's surprise, Qi Huishen was not angry, he took a sip of tea, and then asked, "What does Brother Chen have to say about the revolution?" ”

"The truth in the world is the same, we are selling cloth, so we must know who will buy our cloth. Why buy our cloth. If you want revolution, must you know that the people need revolution? Even if a revolution is needed, everyone's needs are different. For you, why revolution? Look at your leaflets, in order to bring down the Manchus and drive away the foreigners. For me, why revolution? In order to build a strong new China. In order to build this new China, we must defeat the Manchus and drive out the foreigners. You don't want everyone to do something thankless. After saying this, Chen Ke felt very inadequate, and he suddenly quoted the famous saying, "From the masses, to the masses." ”

After hearing this, Qi Hui nodded again and again, he looked at the few people around him who had fallen asleep, and said in a low voice, "It makes sense." But what should China look like? Mr. Wen Qing, can you tell me about it? ”

The two talked in a low voice, the night outside was clear, the stars were shining, and the street was getting quieter and quieter, and it was really a good time to talk.

Early the next morning, Chen Ke and Hua Xiongmao returned to their residence. Opened the door lightly and entered the courtyard, Chen took Hua Xiongmao to take a bath first. I've been working in the workshop for the past few days, and in addition to the smell of sweat, the smell of dye is not so good. Cai Yuanpei is not an ordinary person, Chen Keke does not have the courage to meet such a big man with a strange smell. For this purpose, Chen Ke specially took out shampoo and soap.

After taking a shower, it was exactly half past six. Both of them changed into clean clothes and went to see Xu Xilin and Qiu Jin. No matter how careful you are, the sound of flushing water is always louder when taking a bath, and Xu Xilin and Qiu Jin are usually up at this time.

As soon as she sat down after entering the house, Qiu Jin smiled and said, "You two are fragrant, more fragrant than girls." ”

"Auntie, it's okay to see Mr. Cai's stinkiness." Hua Xiongmao is very pleased with the refreshing taste of the shampoo. Not to mention the shampoo effect.

Seeing that Chen Ke and Hua Xiongmao came back early in the morning, and they were also radiant after taking a bath, Xu Xilin was quite satisfied. Seeing that everyone had cleaned up, Xu Xilin took everyone to set off together.

The group ended up in front of a certain courtyard. As a modern person, Chen Ke has one of the major characteristics, that is, he does not have a strong sense of direction. After walking through the alleys of Shanghai for a long time, Chen Ke no longer knew where he was. **The path of the array, he can't remember anything. Everyone stopped in front of a courtyard, the courtyard door was closed, and Xu Xilin, who led the way, knocked on the knocker. Soon a small hole in the door opened, and someone was peeking inside. Chen Ke suddenly had an idea, if he shot into the hole according to the movies he had watched, and then broke into the door, what would the people inside behave like?

The courtyard door opened, and the person at the door was actually Tao Chengzhang, which surprised Chen Ke quite a bit. The group did not greet each other and went straight into the courtyard. Tao Chengzhang closed the door and took Xu Xilin and the other four into the living room.

In the face of these famous figures in history, Chen Ke did not feel excited, and the same was true when he saw Cai Yuanpei. Xu Xilin and Qiu Jin have both seen Cai Yuanpei, so Cai Yuanpei's eyes quickly fell on Chen Ke, who is tall in Shaoxing, and is also tall in Shanghai, plus the square face of a northerner, it is easy to be recognized in a group of southerners. Cai Yuanpei asked Xu Xilin, "This is Mr. Chen Kechen, right?" ”

Xu Xilin hurriedly replied: "It's Chen Ke." After speaking, he glanced at Chen Ke. Chen Ke hurriedly stepped forward and subconsciously stretched out his right hand. The people around him were stunned, Cai Yuanpei soon came back, and he also stretched out his right hand and shook Chen Ke. "I heard that Mr. Chen Ke came back from a foreign country?" Cai Yuanpei asked.

"Well, I only came back this year, and it hasn't been long yet."

"Sure enough, it's dignified." Cai Yuanpei praised.

"Cai Gong, don't Mr. Chen Ke, Mr. Chen Ke's. Chen Kebiao's words are Wenqing, and I helped him get it. You can call him the table. Qiu Jin smiled.

"Wen Qing?" Cai Yuanpei repeated. There is a blue character in this table, and Cai Yuanpei doesn't seem to like it.

Xu Xilin introduced Hua Xiongmao to Cai Yuanpei, and Hua Xiongmao hurriedly greeted Cai Yuanpei with a student ceremony. This was the first time Chen Ke had seen the etiquette of the Manchu Qing Dynasty on a formal occasion, and he suddenly recalled the etiquette he had when he had made friends with people. Meeting Xu Xilin and Qiu Jin, Chen Ke simply used the bow salute, and Hua Xiongmao didn't have any etiquette at all, so he fought first. Knowing You Yu and others, there is no etiquette. Thinking of this, Chen Ke felt that he had to ask Qiu Jin about etiquette in private.

After everyone sat down, Xu Xilin said: "Cai Gong, Wen Qing has also heard of your name overseas, and admires you very much. I think Wen Qing is a talent, so I dare to recommend it. ”

Chen Ke stared intently at Cai Yuanpei, the future president of Peking University, this famous figure is not much different from the photos in the history books. Chen Ke has always had a puzzle about why in the photos of the Republic of China, those famous people have an indescribable style. Observing figures like Cai Yuanpei so closely is naturally a good opportunity to learn and research.

Cai Yuanpei is 38 years old this year, which is much older than people in the 21st century. This is also a norm, and the characters of this era that Chen Ke has seen are much "younger" than he guessed. In the 21st century, life is not very difficult because of good nutrition, and everyone looks younger.

When Xu Xilin spoke, Cai Yuanpei's face was always calm, and from a biological point of view, it can be said that the facial muscles were extremely relaxed. This is also a sign of sufficient concentration. After watching Cai Yuanpei's performance, Chen Ke couldn't help but glance at Qiu Jin, who was also sitting on the chair with a calm expression, looking around at the people around him, and his demeanor was exactly the same as Cai Yuanpei. Chen Ke followed Cai Yuanpei's example, tried his best to completely relax the muscles on his face, and stared at Cai Yuanpei with full attention.

Cai Yuanpei looked at Chen Ke kindly, "I heard Bosun say, Wenqing, you are talented, and you are a material of the world. He also said Wen Qing, you came from a famous family, but you left home because of the revolution. I'm amazed. But I don't know what Wenqing can teach me? ”

Cai Yuanpei, who can be famous among the literati, definitely has real materials, Chen Ke didn't dare to talk nonsense in front of such cattle, he hurriedly said: "Mr. Cai is polite." The younger generation just has a foolish and wants to do something for the country. ”

"Wen Qing doesn't have to be too modest, I read your manuscript. It's really everyone's style. I only want to ask Wen Qing, Wen Qing said that the Manchu Qing and the Westernization Movement are not the essentials, why is this? ”

"When you build a factory, you have to know what it does. Whether it was the Manchu Qing Dynasty or the Westerners, it was just to build a factory, and as for how the factory would be used, they didn't know when it was built. spent a lot of money in vain and raised a bunch of people. But it's useless. This was true of the Manchus, and so was the Westernization Movement. That's why I said they didn't get the point. Chen Ke said while looking at Cai Yuanpei's reaction. Cai Yuanpei just nodded slightly. The "future" president of Peking University does not understand industry. "Cai Gong, I don't know what Gong Cai's first thought of when it comes to the great powers?"

After hearing this, Cai Yuanpei thought for a moment and replied: "Strong ships and sharp cannons." ”

After hearing this, Chen Ke nodded yes, "That's right, the Manchu Qing Dynasty got those things just to build a strong ship and a sharp cannon." Foreign ships and guns are the product of the entire industrial system. This is where the Manchus do not get the point. What's more, the European countries are in power all the plutocrats engaged in industrial production, and they want to promote the industrialization of the country no matter the purpose. China's unchanging system has absolutely no future. ”

"But when I read Wen Qing's article, I don't agree with foreign systems." Cai Yuanpei then asked.

Chen Kezheng said: "If you want to take the road of a foreign country, not to mention that there is no chance now. I'll just say one specific thing to Mr. Cai. More than 100 years ago, Sweden and Britain were engaged in the textile industry, the Swedish textile factory, the child labor mortality rate exceeded 30%, the British textile factory, guaranteed that no matter who you are, the worker will be exhausted to death after three years in the factory. In the end, the Swedes' textile mills were not as cost-effective as the British, and they were crushed by the British. If the Manchu Qing Dynasty is overthrown, is Mr. Cai willing to let China do the same? ”