The train rumbles and the subordinates report that the train will arrive in Hami. Mei Fang in the carriage proposed: "Ouyang, we were in a hurry when we came, and we didn't stop in Hami. I heard that Hami produces melons and plum peaches, especially cantaloupe, which has a unique flavor. The cantaloupe eaten in Lanzhou is sleepy, can you meet my little request? An embarrassed expression appeared on Ouyang Jian's face. Brother Ouyang, Mr. Qian and I will go back first, how about you accompany your wife to play in Hami for two days? "Okay!"

After the train arrived in Hami, Xu Xiangqian and Qian Xuesen went to the airport, and they flew directly to Lanzhou. Gong Nan, the director in charge of security, and the guards greeted him at the platform, and they did not accompany Ouyang Jian to the test site. When Gong Nan heard that Ouyang Jian and his wife were going to stay in Hami for 2 days, he instructed his subordinates to immediately go to the guest house of the Eighth Route Army soldiers to contact the accommodation. After the group settled in the guest house, it was nearly dusk. After dinner, due to the fatigue of the journey, Ouyang Jian and his wife went to bed early.

After breakfast the next day, Mei Fang happily dressed up carefully. I tried to change a few outfits, and finally chose a black cheongsam. Mei Fang is 8 years younger than Ouyang Jian, but she has long passed the age of establishment. But her figure is well maintained, and she still retains the figure of a girl when she looks at it coldly. Ouyang Jian changed into a gray robe and a black top hat, dressed like a businessman from the mainland. At this time, Gong Nan walked in in civilian clothes, "Chief of the General Staff, you can go!" ”

Ouyang Jian frowned, "Shopkeeper, you can go!" "Gong Nan is very clever and changes his name." Follow from afar, and don't get too close. "Yes!" "It's getting late, it's time for us to go!" Mei Fang smiled and stepped forward to hold Ouyang Jian's arm. Gong Nan has always been the person in charge of Ouyang Jian's security, and his proficiency in security work has reached the point of perfection. When and what means to use to strengthen security precautions, the knowledge here is not something that ordinary people can do.

The group walked out of the guest house, Gong Nan waved his hand, and two plainclothes guards opened the way in front, keeping a distance of 20 meters. Gong Nan rushed behind Ouyang Jian and his wife alone, keeping a distance of 10 meters. There were two guards behind him, keeping a distance of 5 meters. The guards in charge of Gong Nan are absolute first-class masters, with a number of 12 people, including Ouyang Jian's personal guards. At present, Gong Nan will arrange for security personnel to be dispatched according to the security environment of Ouyang Jian's foreign affairs activities.

This time Ouyang Jian stayed in Hami, and Gong Nan only arranged 6 guards to follow according to Hami's situation. The first two guards have a keen sense of smell, and their specialty is that they have a pair of "fiery eyes" that can identify dangerous elements to the greatest extent. Ouyang Jian's personal guard, usually an internal officer, is a shield at critical moments, and his duty is to protect Ouyang Jian with his body. In addition to directing the guards to act in unison, Miyanami's duties also play a role in further discovering suspicious persons.

The two guards in the back are masters of fighting and hunting, and their task is to hunt down the assassins who may appear in the first place. Safety and security work does not lie in the front and back, but in careful security measures. Gong Nan is not interested in any scenery on the street, and his long-term security work has made him highly alert to all kinds of people, surrounding terrain, landforms, buildings, etc. Nothing else would interest him.

As an important market town on the ancient Silk Road, Hami is a vibrant oasis located in the Gobi and desert areas in the west. It is an important resting place on the way to the west, and it is also a node connecting the interior with Dihua. With the prosperity of the ancient Silk Road, there have been many ethnic minorities here for thousands of years, and there are about 20 ethnic minorities living and thriving here, and the largest ethnic groups are Uygurs, Han Chinese, Kazakhs, and Hui.

After the fall of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it was silent for a while. However, in the smoke of war, a steel artery appeared in the west. With the opening of the western railway transportation line, Hami, as an important node, has become increasingly prosperous and has become a base for trade between Xinjiang and the mainland. Hami's population has tripled in just a few years, with a permanent population of 50,000 and a street lined with trading markets and shops, with a daily floating population of several thousand.

Pedestrians are weaving, and now it is the season of a bumper harvest of melons and fruits in Xinjiang. Hami's locally produced cantaloupe is traded here for retail, and there are apples from Yili, grapes, raisins and other fruits from Turpan. In front of a cantaloupe stall, I saw several merchants from other places, sitting under the pergola holding cantaloupe to drink. The Uyghur uncle who sold melons saw a bold couple appear in front of him, and hurriedly shouted hard in half-baked Chinese.

Ouyang Jian and Mei Fang entered the pergola and sat down, and several guards also entered the pergola and sat down. "Ouyang, let's eat cantaloupe in Lanzhou by cutting it open, why are you holding it and drinking it here, what's going on?" "Because the cantaloupe here is ripe and turns into porridge with a gentle shake." As he spoke, the Uyghur uncle brought up two cantaloupes and put them on the table in front of him, and at the same time brought a copper plate with a knife and a spoon on it. The Uyghur uncle thought very thoughtfully, probably thinking that the guests were noble, and it was not elegant to eat cantaloupe in his hand.

Ouyang Jian motioned to Gong Nan to give the guards one by one. He personally operated the shaking cantaloupe, then placed the limp cantaloupe on the table and cut a large hole. Mei Fang picked up the spoon and took a bite and nodded: "It's delicious, the cantaloupe is ripe, it's really different!" After tasting the sweet cantaloupe, Mei Fang tasted other fruits along the street. At noon, they ate a fragrant meal of mutton at the food stall, and Mei Fang was greatly satisfied.

The temperature was too high at noon, and the group was ready to return to the station. When she was about to arrive at the Eighth Route Army Guest House, Mei Fang stopped, and Ouyang Jian followed Mei Fang's gaze and found that a sign on the right read: Hami Eighth Route Army Orphanage. A sentry stands guard in front of the door. "Ouyang, I want to go see the children and donate some money to them?" At this moment, maternal love was surging in Mei Fang's heart, and Ouyang Jian couldn't refuse, so he ordered Gong Nan to negotiate.

Gong Nan walked up to the sentry and took out his papers, and the sentry hurriedly saluted. A moment later, a man in military uniform and about 50 years old walked out. "Sir, I'm the director of the orphanage, may I ask what's the matter?" Gong Nan handed over the documents, a colonel of the Eighth Route Army stood in front of him, and the dean hurriedly wanted to salute. "Comrade Dean, don't salute the civilian clothes I wear!" "May I ask Colonel Gong, what do you need me to do?" "Our chief and his wife are going to visit the orphanage, and you have no right to know who the chief is, understand?" "Understood!"

The colonel was respectful, indicating that the couple must be high-ranking officials of the Eighth Route Army, and the dean warmly welcomed Ouyang Jian and his wife in. Walking into a large, shady room, two female soldiers of the Eighth Route Army were leading a group of children of different ages to play and make noise. When the guests suddenly came, the children suddenly stopped making noise and looked at the guests timidly. "Sir, madam, here are all orphans of martyrs, the oldest is not more than 10 years old, the youngest is 3 years old, and their parents have died."

"Poor child, so young without parents. I would like to donate some of the money to make my child's life better. "I thank Madame for the child!" At this time, a little girl who was about three or four years old and looked very beautiful walked over and looked at Mei Fang intently, and the little girl seemed to be expecting something in her eyes. "What's your name?" "The little girl didn't answer!" "Her name is Nadya and she's three years old!" "Russians?" "Her mother is Soviet Russian, her father is Chinese, and her parents were killed by horse bandits!"

Mei Fang reached out to pick up the little girl, but the little girl suddenly hugged her neck and shouted, "Mom!" Mei Fang was shocked, and suddenly her mother's love surged in her heart, "I decided to adopt Nadya!" "Ouyang Jian was a little embarrassed when he heard this, but he couldn't refute his wife's face at this time." Comrade Dean, how do we adopt a child! "Adopting a child must go through the formalities, but the formalities must know who the adopter is, and the dean showed a puzzled expression. Gong Nan stepped forward and said, "Comrade Dean, handle it in my name!" ”

Out of the orphanage, Mei Fang took the little girl to the clothing store to buy a few sets of children's dresses and a pair of small leather shoes. Back at the guest house, Mei Fang personally bathed the little girl, then put on new clothes and led them to Ouyang Jian and said, "This is Dad, call Dad!" The little girl was a little scared and hid behind Mei Fang. You are also too impatient, and the child needs an adjustment process. "Ouyang, we only have one son, it's too lonely. The names are all named, and our children will be called Ouyang Najia. ”

"Mei Fang, you and I are running around and have no fixed place to live, how can we have time to take care of the children!" "The war is almost over, we will settle down. My son is 7 years old, and I'm going to find him a sister, no! A sister can't do it! Have at least 3 younger sisters! "You're going to adopt two more!" Ouyang Jian was surprised. "I like girls, when we go back to Lanzhou, I'll go to the orphanage." Ouyang Jian couldn't stop Mei Fang's right to be a mother, maternal love is a woman's nature.

Over the years, husbands and wives have been together less and more often, and even if they are together, the husband and wife are busy with their own work. Maybe Madame is complaining about herself, the right to be a mother. "Madam, I will support you as many children as you adopt, as long as you are happy!"