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A few days later, Hu Shuo told his father that he was going to go to the south with Shi Suo to find a few classmates to "do business". Hu Laohan said: "I support you in business, but why go to the south? Now that the war is in chaos, can't we find some business in our local area or Tianjin? It's a place where people are familiar and everything is convenient. ”

Hu Xuan repeatedly explained, saying that the south has a developed economy and a wide range of roads, and several of his classmates are "trading families", and when they get there, they are familiar with the road and then return to their hometowns. finally said that Hu Laohan was moved, and agreed to "choose an auspicious day to leave".

At present, the warlords have been fighting for years and the people are struggling to make a living, and some patriotic students with ambition and courage are not only saddened by the country's separation from chaos and backwardness, but also angry that their knowledge and knowledge are useless, so they have set up various "promotion associations" and "study meetings" one after another to discuss the current situation and express their views, which has caused a chain reaction among the students of various schools and aroused the excitement of the masses.

And Shi Suo is out of the idea of "going out", he admires Hu Xuan's knowledge, and wants to see the outside world with him, plus the warlords are fighting, constantly grasping soldiers and salaries, he is young and strong, and he may be arrested when he will be arrested, listening to Hu Xuan's talk about the "Sun Yat-sen" in the south to save the country and save the people, and carry out the "Dharma Protection Movement", he was also moved, patted his chest and said: "I have long been disgusted with our Zhang Zuolin, Duan Qirui, Cao Kun, these bastard armies, If an army can defeat them and establish the 'Three Peoples' world you mentioned, I will be unambiguous. ”

On this day, the two packed their bags and set off, and according to the plan, they went to Tianjin first to meet the other classmates and take the train together. After walking less than thirty miles, Shi Suo suddenly said, "Why do I think someone is following us?" ”

Hu Xuan turned his head to see, there were not many pedestrians on the road, and he couldn't see anything unusual, Shi Suo said: "That's right, a short man, very suspicious, from our more than ten miles away, I saw his shadow, just now, it appeared again, ghostly, I don't think it's a good person." ”

"Not necessarily," Hu Xuan said: "There are many people on the same road, not necessarily staring at us, and besides, we are not rich businessmen, so there is nothing to steal and rob." ”

That night, I arrived in a very big town, found a small hotel to stay, the two washed their faces and ate, Hu Shuan felt very tired, and went to bed early.

Sleeping until midnight, a sudden sound woke up Hu Shuan, and when he opened his eyes, the windows in the house were wide open, and the moonlight outside was shining through, and Shi Suo was getting up and jumping out of the window. He didn't know why, got up and put on his clothes, opened the door and chased outside, and saw that the stone lock had turned around, and he couldn't stop cursing in his mouth, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Shi Suo said: "The thief of the dog day must be the one who follows us during the day, short and short, not bad." ”

Back in the house, lit the candles, Shi Suo pointed to the small table at the bedside and said, "How is it, the burden is lost, right?" ”

Hu Xuan was taken aback, and Shi Suo smiled: "Don't worry, I set a trap and hid our real baggage, wrapped straw paper in a baggage skin, and put it on the table, but as a result, the thieves stole it." ”

After checking around for a while, there was no movement, so the two of them had to lie down and continue to sleep, and the next day they went out to the west, for two or three days, but they were also safe and sound, and they did not see the suspicious dwarf again.

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After a few days, I arrived in Tianjin, Tianjin is a prosperous metropolis, because it is close to Beijing, so it has become a place where all kinds of people gather, some retired bureaucrats love to live in seclusion in Tianjin, some politicians and celebrities can't get along in Beijing, and often come to Tianjin as a "public residence", waiting for the resurgence of Dongshan.

Hu Shuo was familiar with the way, and took the stone lock to the hotel booked with his classmates, and saw that there was already a local classmate named Xiao Li waiting for him, the classmate was white and clean, wore a pair of glasses, and looked polite. Hu Shuan asked excitedly: "What about others?" Are they all here? ”

"I'm not coming," Xiao Li said with a regretful expression: "Some say that there is something at home and can't get rid of, and some say that they are sick and will chase us after them when they are ready. ”

Hu Xuan also felt a little surprised, especially some classmates who were very excited at the time, why did they slip away in battle? He shook his head.

Shi Suo was most disgusted with such people, and said straightforwardly: "This is called an eight-hundred-year-old woodpecker, and there is only one mouth left. ”

"You can't say that," said Hu, "and some people are loose-willed, so let it go." I see, whoever counts, let's go. ”

Xiao Li hesitated for a moment and said, "Otherwise, let's wait for them for two more days, if they really don't come, let's go again, and do our best." ”

"Okay."

When Shi Lock first arrived in Tianjin, he was curious, so he went out shopping, and Hu Bolt was just reading in the hotel. That Xiao Li is very busy, almost always nowhere to be seen, sometimes come to the hotel to go around, a while to leave, Hu Xuan said to Xiao Li: "Look you are still very busy, what are you busy with?" Tomorrow, let's go. ”

Xiao Li thought for a while, "Let's talk about it tomorrow." ”

The next day, Hu Shuan packed his bags and was ready to go, and Xiao Li led a man in a top hat in.

Xiao Li had a look of embarrassment on his face, and introduced to Hu Xuan: "This is Mr. Wu, who joined the army under General Xu, and they need talents like us very much now, I have already talked to him, you see...... Do you want to talk about it? ”

Mr. Wu had an arrogant expression, and said in a long voice: "Listen to Xiao Li, you students are going to the south?" This is against the will of the Prime Minister, and now that the country is being reunified, you students, you must contribute to the country and be loyal to the country......"

Hu Xuan was very angry and almost had a seizure, he interrupted Mr. Wu's words, turned his head and said to Xiao Li: "I have nothing to talk about, if you talk about it, you can do whatever you want, don't pull me." ”

Xiao Li's face turned a little pale, "This...... I mean, we studied archaeology, and now Mr. Wu and they need archaeological talents, and they are also very good for us, so I think we can use what we learn......

Hu Xuan knew that these people in the army were interested in archaeology, and they just wanted to dig graves and steal cultural relics to pay for the army, which was an act that was inferior to that of beasts.