"Today is a historic day that will be remembered forever. Many years from now, young people will ask with reverence and curiosity about what is happening today. Today is a historic day, and you are part of it. For thousands of years, the people have never been really concerned, no matter who made the history books, whether it is the official history or the wild history, whether it is the living notes or the county records, no one has really studied the daily life of the people. Especially after the great powers entered China, all we heard was someone shouting, life can't go on! The country will not be a country! China is going to be destroyed! Why can't life go on? Why is China going to be destroyed? Under these slogans, what is Chinese society really like, and why has it become like this? No one has ever really looked into it. The actual life of the people is, at best, rumors and vague stories in the streets and alleys. And today, it is such a group of people, that is, ourselves, who will conduct social investigations. Mysteries will be revealed, and social disruptions will be seen and pointed out. The people are no longer a vague term, but a real person, a clear presence in the operation of society. So, today is a historic day! ”

This passage is Qi Huishen's speech at the "pledge meeting" of social investigation, and Chen Ke felt extremely familiar after reading it, and this was an impromptu call to action by Chen Ke at the party meeting when he encouraged comrades to pay close attention to social investigation work. Several of the sentences are parodies of the SS officer on Schindler's list. Obviously, Qi Huishen used it to good use.

The letter was handwritten by He Zudao, and the beautiful pen handwriting is well-deserved at the current stage of the People's Party. And the one who dictated this letter should be Qi Huishen. Qi Hui gave a detailed account of the preparations for the recent investigation in the countryside, and at the same time that Xie Mingxian was ordered to set off for Beijing, 12 research teams also went to the countryside. Reading between the lines reveals a high-spirited mood. Thinking about it, Qi Huishen has been launching a "revolution" for several years, and this is the first time that he has been able to organize a three-digit number of people to carry out actions with the same purpose. Not to mention that the peers are like-minded young people. Therefore, Qi Huishen's article is full of emotions.

Putting down the letter, Chen Ke looked out the window at the blue sky. I don't know what the results of this group of young people going to the countryside will be. Chen Ke recalled how he felt when he first returned to the countryside. In addition to rational thinking, there is also a faint disgust, but it does not produce much deep sympathy for the working people.

However, Chen Ke is not ashamed of his cold-bloodedness, but he has also experienced countless exams and read many party theoretical books. In Chen Ke's subconscious, he has fully accepted that this world is a world of struggle / Fighting with the sky, the earth, and people. In such a world full of struggles, it is not possible to see the problem and everything will be fine. If you want to liberate yourself, you must fight to the end against all things that are unreasonable. If it was a person who dared to rise up and fight, then Chen Ke would gladly include him in the ranks of comrades. Even for people like Pang Zi who want to rebel just for their own **, Chen Ke did not give up his thoughts. The reason why he went to great lengths to teach Pang Zi various revolutionary theories was that he hoped that Pang Zi's struggle would turn into a real revolution.

But for those who are submissive, the BJP does not yet have enough strength to mobilize the masses in an all-round way. So Chen Ke didn't even have the idea of "mourning his misfortune". The education of industrial society has imprinted the concept of "efficiency" in Chen Ke's instincts. He can go out of his way to do a lot of tedious work. Because these tasks are the steps that Chen Ke believes can most effectively advance the revolution at this stage. The seemingly magnificent mass mobilization was the most inefficient move in Chen Ke's view.

I hope those comrades can gain something. Chen Ke secretly wished.

I picked up the letter again and continued to read. Qi Huishen reported the latest resolution of the Shanghai Party Branch. After discussion, the Shanghai Party branch adopted the latest plan for the development of party members, and a resolution was formed.

According to the letter, Chen Ke pulled out the last page, which was a copy of the latest resolution document. In this document, the party branch requires party members to give up pure theoretical education, but to first talk about the results, talk about the derivation process, and then directly lead the party activists to verify through social surveys.

"The role of the party branch has finally come into play." After reading the resolution, Chen Ke was very happy. In fact, not only the Shanghai Party branch, but also the Beijing Party group also adopted the same method according to the facts, and the workshop style finally selected after all-night discussion yesterday was exactly the same as that in Shanghai.

Looks like I was wrong. Chen Ke acknowledged this fact. As if to confirm Chen Ke's idea, laughter came from the room, not only Pang Zi was laughing alone, but several other people were also laughing happily. Last night, the direction of future development was determined, and Wu Xingchen's lectures to Pang Zi no longer focused on "we must take the revolutionary road," but adopted the method of imparting specific revolutionary skills. As a result, there was a lot of laughter in the room that served as a meeting room. Chen Tianhua also attended the meeting inside, a few days ago, in Chen Ke's lecture, there was no laughter, everyone either nostrils to the sky, or sad faces. It seems that listening to Chen Ke's class is a kind of torture for everyone.

And today, just from this atmosphere, it can be judged that Wu Xingchen's class has captured Pang Zi's emotions. The effect should be very good.

With a happy mood, Chen Ke continued to read. One of the school's buildings has been completed, and the previously ordered teaching equipment and instruments are beginning to be in place. Before Chen Ke left, he also arranged the construction of the glass factory, and You Yu introduced a few friends to take charge of this matter. At present, only Hua Xiongmao and Qin Wuan of the Shanghai party branch remain in Shanghai. Everyone else went to the countryside. At the end of the letter, the comrades wished Chen Ke all the best sailing in Beijing and returned to Shanghai as soon as possible to join you.

"It seems that the comrades are doing a good job, but Beijing has not been able to achieve the goal at this stage." Chen Ke muttered to himself. Maybe I'm the most outrageous mistake in the People's Party, and this thought suddenly popped up. After reading the letter, Chen Ke was probably sure that the comrades in the south must be in full swing now. In the end, the gains they get will certainly not reach Chen Ke's current level, but they are destined to be a great success in completing the task of recruiting new party members. Wu Xingchen and Chen Tianhua went to work in the northern countryside, and it was impossible for Pang Zi to become a staunch party member. But at least the revolutionary activity in the north will be intense. Compared to them, Chen Ke's own work has not made much progress.

Thinking of this, Chen Ke suddenly felt a sense of frustration. I may have made the mistake of dogmatism. But after thinking about it, Chen Ke felt that maybe his idea was wrong. Although I am not familiar with the history of the party of that year, the party of that year made many mistakes in the early and middle periods. If you want to come to the activities of the Shanghai Party branch and the northern party branch, there must have been people who did it back then. Since these experiences are not recorded in the history books, it proves that these practices have not succeeded. In the end, the revolutionary road pointed out by Grandpa Mao led the party to victory. Now that history has proven it, don't be quick to doubt the route.

After thinking about it, he couldn't get any better answers, Chen Ke didn't want to waste time, so he simply prepared for the afternoon class.

At noon, the door of the wing room opened. Wu Xingchen and Pang Zi walked out one by one with red faces, and the morning class seemed to have a good effect. Even Pang Zi was unusual, and treated Chen Ke quite politely. The resistance in his expression was completely gone. Chen Ke naturally had to follow suit, and he joked with everyone. At the same time, he began to fiddle with the honeycomb coal stove and prepare for cooking.

At this juncture, He Ruming's housekeeper came to invite Chen Ke, and He Ruming came back.

He Ruming was obviously complacent, and when he saw Chen Ke coming in, he smiled quite reservedly, and then sold Guanzi: "Wenqing has been good recently." "Then there's the weather in Tianjin, a bunch of nonsense about the changes in the city. Chen Ke is not very optimistic about He Ruming's vision of selecting talents. And his own mood today is not very pleasant. After a few perfunctory words, Chen Ke suddenly wanted to open his mouth and tell He Ruming that he was going to give a lecture at Beijing Normal University in the afternoon. But when the words came to his lips, Chen Ke held back again. Such demonstrations will certainly have an effect on Ho Ruming, but they may not be positive. He Ruming was originally good-looking, and when Chen Ke said this, the implication was "You Lord He are nothing remarkable." He Ruming must be able to hear the meaning of these words, and then everyone will definitely have a contradiction.

But let He Ruming continue such endless nonsense, Chen Ke really doesn't have time. He simply asked directly: "Lord He, seeing that you are so happy, I think I must have met many excellent friends in Tianjin." ”

Listening to Chen Ke's words, He Ruming frowned, and he replied with a little dissatisfaction: "I haven't met a few friends. But Wen Qing, you're lucky, I have found a lot of people. ”

"That's great." Chen Ke said with a smile.

"In just two days, they will come to Beijing."

"How many people there are, I'll hurry up and prepare a place to live now." Chen Ke hurriedly responded.

Seeing that Chen Ke knew each other very well and knew that he would prepare a place to live for the people who came, He Ruming was also quite satisfied. "Prepare a place for twenty people. Maybe more in the future. ”

"Since the people have arrived in two days, then I will go and prepare first. If Lord He has nothing else to say, I will retire. Chen Ke couldn't wait to leave immediately.

"Don't worry about it at this time, Wen Qing will stay and have lunch."

He Ruming actually invited himself to dinner, what does this mean? Chen Ke was a little confused. And he really doesn't have time, if He Ruming is entangled, the afternoon's plans will be disrupted. He hurriedly explained: "I have a friend from Shanghai, and we made an appointment for dinner at noon today. Lord He's good intentions, I can only wait for next time. ”

Hearing that someone was coming from Shanghai, He Ruming's eyes lit up. Chen Kexin said, "Oops." As expected, He Ruming continued: "Wenqing, this time I was in Tianjin, and I saw many people who were plagued by serious diseases and were miserable. ”

What does this have to do with me? Chen Kexin said, Lord He, you still owe me money and haven't given it. Do you think I'm a three-year-old child, what do you say, I'll promise? Chen Ke has not seen many people like He Ruming in the 21st century, which is very similar to pyramid schemes, in general, it is to draw a beautiful bubble for you, and then let you jump into it yourself. The only difference is that they know they don't have the power to force others to do so, so they pay more attention to the skill of speaking. And Lord He thinks he is an official, thinking that Chen Ke should be selfless and dedicated, and achieve the "good intentions" of Lord He. If it weren't for Yan Fu behind Chen Ke, I was afraid that He Ruming would have to put on an official show now.

So He Ruming hinted to Chen Ke one by one how anxious the patient was. But he didn't mention the money, so Chen Ke pretended to be deaf and dumb and didn't say anything. While the two were arguing, Chen Ke heard a woman's voice. "Big brother, I'm ready to eat." As soon as the words fell, He Qian walked into the living room.

He Qian had actually been listening outside the living room for a while, and Chen Ke's increasingly impatient mood He Qian could hear very clearly.

In fact, He Ruming's harvest in Tianjin this time is good, Mr. He is an old Westerner, and he is also one of the veterans of Tianjin Machinery Bureau, and He Ruming is also in the Tianjin Machinery Bureau under the arrangement of the old man. Old Man He doesn't like to socialize, but whenever he treats guests, he will always bring his daughter to the banquet. When adults drink, He Qian will also drink some, and the old man never cares. The people who can be invited by Mr. He are all good guys, and everyone will talk about some work things at the wine table. He Qian still has an impression of the people mentioned in these conversations. Before He Ruming went to Tianjin, He Qian talked to him about who he should find and how to talk to those people about coming to Beijing. And the harvest is still good.

But He Qian really didn't expect that after He Ruming handled this matter, he would start to be confused at a critical moment. Although she has only met Chen Ke once, He Qian can conclude that Chen Ke is not a face-loving person, nor is he a person who cares too much about other people's faces. To negotiate with Chen Ke, it is necessary to adopt a straightforward and explicit transaction. Chen Ke will respect the credibility of the transaction. He Ruming felt that he had a good hand in his hand, so he wanted Chen Ke to give in first. This will only lead to the failure of cooperation. Hearing that Chen Ke was getting more and more impatient, He Qian had to come forward.

He Ruming didn't expect his sister to come out in person. What's even more surprising is that his sister just said hello to Chen Ke, and then started to negotiate like an acquaintance, "Mr. Chen is also here." He Qian bowed slightly.

Chen Ke also nodded and saluted, "Hello Miss He." ”

"Mr. Chen, my eldest brother has found someone back from Tianjin. It's been less than thirteen days, and I don't know how Mr. Chen's preparations are. ”

"The medicine has been brought."

"So when will Mr. Chen meet with these friends from the Machinery Bureau?"

"The day after tomorrow. After I had prepared my accommodation, I invited everyone to dinner. ”

"So when can we give Mr. Chen money for medicine?"

"After eating, I will make a special trip to visit the house."

"Then Mr. Chen has to bring a few more people. A silver ticket of a few thousand taels of silver, but don't be robbed on the road. ”

Hearing the words of the needle hidden in the cotton, Chen Ke laughed. "Miss He, this is saying that I can't trust Master He. I don't mean to. I'm just a businessman, and if Lord He doesn't speak, I don't dare to mention the money. ”

He Qian saw that Chen Ke simply put on an attitude of hob meat, but she couldn't say anything else. Anyway, it's time to talk about it, and it's time to beat it. She just smiled and said nothing.

He Ruming saw that his sister had finalized most of the matter so easily, but the key things were not mentioned. Chen Ke said at the time that as long as he was satisfied with the people introduced by He Ruming, then twenty people would be much cheaper. But the two of them simply talked about drug deals, but did not mention the issue of discounts. He Ruming couldn't help but look at his sister. He Qian knew what her brother was planning. She felt a regret in her heart. My brother's vision is still too narrow, and he only thinks about the cheap matter of a few hundred taels of silver. If He Qian was to do this, she would have to directly use the money to buy medicine at this time, regardless of thirty-seven twenty-one, let Chen Ke sell fifty copies of medicine first. This time he went to Tianjin, and He Ruming really contacted the patient. The patients over there are waiting for the medicine, not to mention twenty taels, they are willing to pay fifty taels. I'm not in a hurry to make a lot of money, but I care about those small money, God knows what my brother thinks.

But He Qian can't say this as a girl, and He Ruming must say it in person. But seeing that her brother just didn't open his mouth, He Qian's eyes blinked, and he thought about it. She quit first.

Seeing that his sister picked up, He Ruming didn't know what to do. Chen Ke is soft and hard and does not eat, and he has the posture of not scattering eagles when he sees rabbits. What should these twenty people do if Chen Ke says that he can't like it? These were all personally found by He Ruming. If Chen Ke is driven back to Tianjin, this face will be lost. Originally, He Ruming talked about this at the dinner table, but Chen Ke refused to eat the meal. And his sister has already set the delivery time to the day after tomorrow, how can she make Chen Ke obediently express her attitude and definitely treat these people well?

I didn't know how to speak, but I saw Steward He enter the living room. The housekeeper greeted Chen Ke, and then said, "Mr. Chen, my lord asked me to calculate last time, I should give you two hundred taels of medicine money, I didn't make a mistake." ”

"That's not in a hurry." Chen Ke said with a smile.

"My lord has confessed, since it was my lord who invited you to come, although the medicine money should be paid by the Beiyang Army, but you are not familiar with the people of the Beiyang Army, so you can't worry, my lord is going to pay for this medicine first. I'm slow to do this. When I came to see you later, you were not home. This matter has dragged on until now. I'm really sorry. After speaking, the housekeeper gave Chen Ke a look, "You forgive me." ”

He Ruming didn't remember that he had confessed to the housekeeper about giving Chen Keqian money. It was an officer of the Beiyang Army who saw a doctor, and Chen Ke wanted money to go to the Beiyang Army. The Beiyang side has actually prepared the money. If you find Bu Guanshui, you can get money. What kind of trouble is this butler?

But Steward He was the one who followed the old man since he was alive, and He Ruming knew that he would not come nonsense. Sure enough, I heard Chen Ke say: "Lord He, I thank you for your concern about this matter, Brother Bu said, he will give me this money." You don't have to worry, there won't be a problem where you won't get your money for medicine. ”

"That's good, that's good." Although He Ruming didn't understand what the housekeeper meant, he still had the basic ability to act on the spot.

"Master, the last time you said that you were withdrawing money, you asked us to send a car to pick up Mr. Chen. Do you want to send it this time? Steward He then asked.

"Pie, pie." He Ruming immediately followed the housekeeper's words. Although I thought in my heart for a while to ask what was going on, and then I must punish the housekeeper severely. But He Ruming refused to lose face.

Looking at the master and servant singing and harmonizing, Chen Ke knew that there was a following. But since He Ruming gave himself this face, he couldn't let He Ruming not get off the stage. He arched his hand to He Ruming, "Lord He, you love you so much, I really thank you." I can't sit in this car, you helped me and introduced me to Brother Bu Guanshui, and the two of us are particularly close to each other. Brother Bu and I will invite you to dinner another day, and you must appreciate your face. ”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Hearing Chen Ke say that he had already called himself a brother and sister to Bu Guanshui, the commander of the Beiyang, He Ruming only felt pantothenic acid in his heart, and he was very jealous of Chen Ke.

"Since Lord He has helped me like this, inviting a guest must not express my gratitude. If Lord He has any orders, as long as I can do them, I will never refuse. Chen Ke said while hoping that this housekeeper was instructed by He Qian. He couldn't help but glance at the side where He Qian went out, although the door curtain was hung, but this door curtain was a beaded curtain made of glass pendants. I faintly saw He Qian's figure hiding behind.

"Mr. Chen, saving people is like fighting fire. I wonder if you can sell 100 copies of medicine to my family first. ”

Finally got to the point. Chen Ke felt that his heart was finally relaxed. Originally, it was not a big deal, but it could be done in three or two sentences, He Ruming had to go around in such a big circle, and he hadn't finished it yet.

"No problem, I will sell this medicine for 100 people at the price of eighteen taels per serving. It has nothing to do with what we agreed on. That's another count. Chen Ke said.

"What do you mean, sir?" The housekeeper asked He Ruming.

"This ......" He Ruming muttered, he didn't expect this matter to be solved so quickly, but it was also much beyond his expectations. He Ruming frowned, and thought about it, "Wenqing, I haven't had a good turnover recently......

"In that case, I'll give Master He 30 pieces of medicine first. The other 70 copies, when you turn around, I'll send them to you? Chen Ke replied sincerely.

Although the voice was small, Chen Ke vaguely heard the muffled sound of He Qian forcibly swallowing the laughter back into his throat. He Ruming looked at Chen Ke dumbfounded. Chen Ke thought to himself, you want me to give me credit, Lord He, do you have this credit? If it were a shrewd person like your sister, I might think about it. The problem is that your sister won't make such a fool of herself as giving me credit.

Seeing that He Ruming was no longer silent, Chen Ke didn't want to delay his work, so he decisively left.

As soon as Chen Ke left, without waiting for He Ruming to speak to the housekeeper, He Qian opened the curtain and entered the living room. "That's what I asked Uncle He to say. Big brother, don't blame Uncle He. ”

The housekeeper hurriedly apologized to He Ruming, and He Ruming didn't want to say anything, so he waved him back.

"Big brother, why did you think of giving credit to Chen Ke?" He Qian couldn't help it, although she was laughing, the meaning of complaining was extremely obvious.

"That kid really doesn't know how thick the sky is." Seeing his sister say this, He Ruming became angry.

He Qian knew that she couldn't persuade her eldest brother, so she smiled and said, "Either way, I'll pay my private money to buy this 100 medicines." The money earned is divided into three or seven accounts for our brothers and sisters. You are seven and I are three, big brother, what do you think. ”

Hearing his sister say this, He Ruming knew that it was not interesting to continue talking. And seriously, this plan really moved He Ruming. But fortunately, He Ruming still has some bottom line, although he almost agreed, but he finally regained his senses, thought for a moment, He Ruming said, "You pay three parts of the money, and I pay seven parts of the money." You can earn as much as you want. ”

Seeing that the eldest brother finally regained his composure, He Qian was also very happy. She bowed to her eldest brother very seriously, "Then thank you, eldest brother." ”