Xinbei said to go. Sitting in a Ford car, I walked out of Hanyang City. The Hanyang Arsenal that led to a straight one.

Considering that he was going to go out of the city, Tian Jinfu, the captain of the guard, strengthened the escort force, and transferred a cavalry company to act as a leader, opening the way at the front, and when approaching the arsenal, the cavalry first dispersed the idle people on the jǐng line at the gate of the factory, and even the workers who handed over the shift at noon could only wait aside, waiting for the commander-in-chief to enter the factory before leaving.

However, when passing by the factory gate, Zhao Beiwang saw an acquaintance standing outside the ring on the side of the road. So he ordered to stop, sat in the car and greeted the acquaintance.

"Sister-in-law Liu, what delicious food do you want to send to Brother Liu?"

"Brother Liu, that is, Liu Qingen, the superintendent of the arsenal, this is Zhao Bei's honorific title for him, but he also shouted among acquaintances, and he was still called "Minister" on formal occasions. As for that "sister-in-law Liu". is the wife of Supervisor Liu.

Now the Hanyang Arsenal has set up a workers' canteen. Although the food is quite delicious to provide a free lunch for the workers, for a big man like Supervisor Liu, the meals in the workers' canteen still seem a little monotonous, so this sister-in-law Liu will always personally send a few Yi side dishes every noon to open a small stove for Supervisor Liu.

Gao Ji's man is intimate with himself, since he took over the position of the superintendent of the arsenal, Liu Qingen basically lives in the factory, and rarely goes home. The Chengdu Arsenal was also handed over to Liu to supervise and rectify. A few days ago, the bait returned from the inspection in Chengdu, and everyone lost a lot of weight, so it is no wonder that Sister-in-law Liu insisted on opening a small stove for him.

Tian Jinfu jumped out of the car, ran over, and then led the two women back with a food box in his hand.

"Commander, it's all delicious. Shrimp and beef, back to the pot pork **** stick chicken, silver needle rabbit shreds, scallop cabbage sum, eight treasures Sucha, are all famous dishes in Sichuan, but it's a pity. There is no chóngqìng hot pot. ”

Tian Mufu walked to the side of the car, pointed to the food box, and wiped his mouth as he spoke.

"Sister-in-law Liu, soldier, I'll send you to Brother Liu, and by the way, we also brought a bottle of foreign wine."

Zhao Bei said as he pushed the car door. Pointing to the rear seat.

Sister-in-law Liu waved her hand again and again, and said, "The commander-in-chief laughed, how dare I sit in a car with the commander-in-chief?" Besides, this foreign car looks weird. I don't dare to sit on the towel Since this food box was snatched by Chief Tian, he will give it to the minister, and by the way, tell him that Cui is coming. Tell him to come back early in the evening to see if he can find a female gentleman, so that he can warm up the class first. ”

"Cuiyi?" Zhao Qi smiled and looked at the girl standing behind Sister-in-law Liu.

The girl looked no more than sixteen or seventeen years old. The figure is high, the upper body is wearing a short cloth gown, the lower body is a black sè hundred skirt, a pair of heavenly feet are generous, and he is wearing a pair of black cloth straw twisted cloth shoes, but because the skirt is longer, he can't see what kind of socks he is wearing.

This dress is exactly the "civilized women's clothing" being advocated in the "Pioneer Rì Daily", and this girl obviously responded to the call without a bun on her head, nor did she wear a headdress, let alone vermilion powder, and she wore a ponytail with shoulder-length hair, and her new clothes were plain, which was refreshing.

This is the new girl in the new era! This is the dress of the Republic of China.

Zhao Bei was a little distracted for a while, and remembered the Republic of China TV series he had watched on TV. Isn't the girl in front of her dressed like the schoolgirl on TV?

However, the girl always lowered her head, couldn't see her face clearly, and occasionally raised her eyes to glance at the commander-in-chief, but she also quickly lowered her head, and the red glow flew on her face, which was so cute that the commander-in-chief grinned.

"I heard Brother Liu say before that he has a niece who is studying in Hunan, named Cuiyi, Mo Fei. Is that this little girl? ”

Zhao Bei smiled and moved his gaze back, looked at Tian Jinfu who was standing on the side, and looked at him with a strange face.

"It's not her, Cui Yi is my maid. It can be regarded as a scholarly family, but it's a pity that he is young. It's my daughter's family again, and I can't be a champion in the exam. I had to go to study Xinxue, this time to Han, I came to take the female teacher exam, but people said that I would be a female gentleman in the future, teaching the students of Republic China, and the peach and plum were all over the world. ”

Sister-in-law Liu smiled at Mimi's hug and hugged the girl beside her. The girl hid behind her with a flushed face, and said angrily while hiding: "Auntie, if you make fun of people again, they will go back to Hunan." ”

"It's a Hunan girl!"

Seeing that the girl was speaking in Hunanese, Tian Jinfu made a joke in the dishman's dialect, but fortunately, he was still sober, knowing that he was the commander-in-chief's guard captain, and he couldn't play with the people's girls, so he finally swallowed the whistle behind him.

Listened to the captain of the guard teasing. The girl was eager to find a crack in the ground and hide in.

"Alright, alright. Look at you, kid, your face is as red as a Guan Gong when people say a word to you, how will you teach those students in the future? ”

Sister-in-law Liu joked, but soon got down to business, and complained to Zhao Bei: "Since following the commander-in-chief, the ministers have not slept much, and usually I can't see his figure at home, and my heart is a lot white all day long about the affairs of the arsenal, and I also know that this republican army is inseparable from the arsenal." If the commander-in-chief wants the minister to give the arsenal a few more days, then you have to let him be less attentive to other things. No, this girl is going to apply for the newly established women's non-fan school in the army. I don't know if I can pass the test, so simply, you just give a note and keep going through the back door, so that the ministers will not be cāo. ”

Zhao Bei was stunned and said, "As the commander-in-chief, how can I take the lead."

"What do the students who go through the back door to enter the military academy say? Didn't they come to the Commander-in-Chief to approve the slips? You don't even have to take an exam! ”

played Sister-in-law Liu's words. Zhao Bei was even more surprised. After thinking back for a moment, I remembered that I had previously recommended two apprentices from the arsenal to go to military school. Liu Qingen also knows this. It is not surprising that Sister-in-law Liu knows.

Without waiting for the commander-in-chief to explain, the girl said angrily: "Auntie, if you look down on others again, they will return to Hunan immediately!" I will definitely pass the female teacher! ”

"Why are you a dead brain? A word from the commander-in-chief. Is it worth the examiner's 10,000 words? Everyone else is eager to talk to the commander-in-chief. It's good that you don't have a shortcut, you have to take a detour. ”

"Auntie, I can participate, for the sake of Ann Nushi, I have to study until late at night every day.

"Good, good. You can pass the test, you can pass the test, count me wordy. ”

Sister-in-law Liu couldn't resist the girl, so she had to follow her. He said goodbye to the commander-in-chief and led the girl out of the arsenal.

Zhao Bei turned his head to look, hoping that the girl would look back and take a look, so that he could look at the front. But unfortunately, the girl followed Sister-in-law Liu all the way to a rickshaw, and did not look back until she got into the car.

Seeing that the commander-in-chief turned his head to look at the girl, and did not let Jiang Fangzhen abandon the car, Tian Jinfu came over. Bu Sheng muttered: Gao Ling, I see that Cui Cāo looks good, and it is Tianzu, or a new girl, which is exactly what you want. In my opinion, simply

"Crispy, just walk your kid! Xiuhao, drive! ”

Zhao Bei glanced at Tian Jinfu and ordered Jiang Fangzhen to drive. But before the car moved, Tian Jinfu had already climbed into the car, lifted the lid of the food box and smelled it! sighed: "Good fragrance, good season? Pity. You can only smell it, you can't eat it. ”

"Can't eat it? I'll take a look at it! There's also a bottle of sake, which is just right to eat! However, as far as I had a share with the ministers and Xiuhao, Master Tian Jin stood aside and poured us a bar. ”

Although the commander-in-chief said that it was a dish, Jiang Fangzhen turned his head, and Zhuo Tian Jinfu looked at each other and smiled.

Oh, yes. Only he knows whether the commander-in-chief is talking about vegetables or people.

Regardless of what the commander-in-chief said was a human being or a dish, anyway, it was already the hour of the sheep's meal, and just in time for the workers' canteen of the arsenal to open its doors to welcome guests, Zhao Bei took some silver yuan and ordered the guards to go to the canteen to order a few side dishes. I bought a few more braised pig's trotters and brought them together to see Liu Qingen.

Arrived at the office. Liu Qingen and Shen Fengming, the general office, were in Weibin to rectify the affairs of the Chengdu Arsenal. See the arrival of the total lice order. Shen Fengming declined the invitation of the commander-in-chief with interest, said goodbye and left, and Tian Jinfu took the guards to put together the two desks. Spread the newspaper. Then put those drinks and dishes out and put them on the table, this posture surprised Liu Qingen.

Don't hum sister-in-law and ask the commander-in-chief's guard captain to deliver food. And when he asked the commander-in-chief to open the back door for his niece to apply for the normal school. Supervisor Liu could only shake his head again and again.

"Women's Taoism, women's Taoism. The commander-in-chief should not be as knowledgeable as her, and he will not let her deliver food in the future. ”

"Sister-in-law Liu cares about you so she will bring you food. If you don't let her deliver food, won't it cold her heart? Now I can't get someone to bring me food. Brother Liu is in the midst of blessing and doesn't know blessing. ”

Zhao Bei smiled faintly, changed his words, and said, "However, your niece is very obedient." And it's very vibrant, and it's a new female xìng representative of the republican era. I heard that she was going to apply for the women's normal examination, but she was not very old. Don't know how old you are? ”

"Fifteen."

Liu Qingen squatted down as he spoke, reaching out to touch under a desk.

Only ten years old?

Zhao Bei immediately closed his mouth.

However, Tian Jinfu saw Jiang Fangzhen's eyes every time he passed, and showed that he walked over. Squatted beside Liu Qingen and asked in a low voice, "Hehe." Brother Liu. Has that green girl made a promise? Looking at her dress, it seems that she is not out of the cabinet. ”

"No one yet. The book runs to the door, the vision is high, Cui Yi's father once said. Cui Yi is not a person who does not marry. ”

"What?"

Tian Jinfu jumped up from the ground. Wide-eyed staring.

"Now that it's a republic, why are you still so old-fashioned? Don't say that there was no imperial examination in the republican era, that is, in the pre-Qing Dynasty, the imperial examination was abolished a few years ago! What's the matter, that cui yi dad wants to see what it means to "change customs.? Now that the republic is advocating a new culture, it is time to abolish the arranged marriages of the past! ”

"Who's to say it isn't? But Cuiyi's father has been admitted to the field all his life, studying hard in the cold window, and he is poor. After decades of busy work in the cold and summer, he only got the fame of Xiucai, and Cui Yi's brother didn't even get the fame of Xiucai, so it's no wonder he was not convinced. But then again, it's their Nadu place. There are not a few people within a radius of 100 miles, and there are a few old people who are widowed before. I am going to continue the string. once asked someone to talk to the matchmaker, but Cui Yi's father did not agree. After all, it is the pearl of the palm, but it can't be too aggrieved, and it was still young at the time, and it was not out of the hindrance age. ”

Liu Qingen stood up from under the table with a package. didn't look at Tian Jinfu, and walked straight to the commander-in-chief.

Tian Jinfu hurriedly followed the scholar a few steps and said: "There is no imperial examination now, and the past Yang Qingju people's fame will not be recognized even if I am afraid of the republic. ”