Chapter 44: Memories Regained?
It took Chen Zikun three days to get rid of Julian's role, and when he went to bed for the first two nights, he always had in mind the poignant and romantic scene on the Tianjin dock, the sea ship in the night, Miss Yao's delicate face with pear blossoms and rain, and the earth-shattering kiss.
Whenever this happens, Chen Zikun will smack his lips and taste the wonderful taste, and then sigh with emotion: "The hero is sad to pass the beauty pass." ”
Once when he was smacking his lips, he was seen by Xing'er and asked him curiously, what good things did you eat, why do you always smack your lips? made Chen Zikun blushful on the spot.
Miss Yao gave a large roll of banknotes, not only the China Bill, but also pounds and US dollars, one pound can be exchanged for seven and a half oceans, one dollar can be exchanged for three oceans, these money is converted into at least three or four hundred yuan, Chen Zikun asked Xiaoshunzi to go to HSBC and Citibank to exchange foreign currency into oceans, and added three foreign cars and some belongings, and the scale of Ziguang Depot is getting bigger and bigger.
As for the jewelry, he carefully collected it, looking forward to the day when it would be returned to its original owner.
Listening to Xiao Shunzi, Miss Yao has appeared at the Liuguo Hotel in the past few days, Chen Zikun can't help but worry a little for her, but after thinking about it, she is the daughter of the deputy minister of transportation, and she can't solve anything, so she still uses her own coolie to worry about it.
Time passed like this day by day, every day Chen Zikun would go to the Lin Mansion on Shijuma Street to wait for Lin Wenjing, but he never waited for her, since the fireworks show, Miss Lin has not gone out of the door, the second door is not stepping, obediently reviewing homework at home, Chen Zikun naturally does not know, the last time the incident was told by Lin's mother, Mr. Lin scolded his daughter fiercely, and punished her for not going out during the entire winter vacation.
In spite of this, Chen Zikun still went to the alley mouth every day to wait for a period of time, Mr. Lin and Mrs. Lin went out early and returned late every day to socialize various dinners and cards, naturally they didn't know that there was such a number one person as him, but Uncle Zhang, who was the gatekeeper, was waiting every day, holding a big broom and ready to beat this ill-intentioned coachman out.
After waiting for another morning, Chen Zikun was about to leave with the car in his hand, when he suddenly heard someone shouting behind him: "Foreign car." ”
Looking back, it was Director Li of the Peking University Library.
Li Dazhao also recognized Chen Zikun, and said with a kind smile: "It's Xiao Chen, are you just coming back or are you going out?" ”
Chen Zikun said: "Mr. Li, I am no longer pulling a car in Lin Mansion. ”
"Oh, now then?"
"Pull the car at the depot."
Li Dazhao seemed to be quite interested, raised his legs to get into the car, and continued to chat with Chen Zikun, asking him how much money he had to pay to the car factory in a month, how much he could have left, whether he was enough to eat or something, Chen Zikun had exchanged a lot of experience with the guys pulling the car in the streets and alleys these days, and said: "Pulling a car is just a chewing grain, you can earn two more while you are young, don't look at the car now and run fast, maybe it will be lost if you are planted on the road in the future." ”
Li Dazhao sighed with emotion: "Pulling foreign cars does not need capital, no technology, farmers who have lost their land and bankrupt urban civilians are engaged in this industry, there are more monks and less porridge, where can you make any money, it is better like this, you go to the Hutong mouth to pull me every day at work, and pick me up at Peking University after work, I will settle for you on a monthly basis, what do you think?" ”
Chen Zikun said: "Mr. Li is a good person, then let's just say it, I will pick you up on time, if it's too late, let a friend come for me." ”
Li Dazhao smiled and nodded.
While walking and chatting, unconsciously arrived outside a house, Li Dazhao got off the driveway: "You wait for me here." ”
"Okay, I'll wait for you." Chen Zikun put the foreign car in a sheltered place next to the wall and sat down to rest.
A moment later, another foreign car came, and a guest in a suit on the car hurriedly entered the door after paying the fare, and Chen Zikun recognized him, and the person who came was Chen Duxiu, the head of the liberal arts department of Peking University.
"Whose mansion is this?" Chen Zikun looked up at the gate, there was a wooden sign on it, and two words were written on it: Cai Zhai.
Half an hour later, Li Dazhao and Chen Duxiu came out with angry faces, followed by an old man in a robe and a horse coat, who was Mr. Cai Yuanpei, the president of Peking University.
Chen Zikun quickly stood up, dusted the car seat with a towel, and waited for Mr. Li to get into the car, Cai Yuanpei and Li Chen explained in a low voice: "This is a telegram sent by Liang Qichao from Paris, Lin Changmin personally forwarded it to me, you should spread it as soon as possible, so that the students know about the events at the peace meeting......"
When he suddenly saw Chen Zikun, he smiled and said, "This worker, we meet again." ”
Li Dazhao said: "Principal Cai knows him? ”
Cai Yuanpei said: "Of course I know, Liu Shipei and Gu Hongming's disciples, but the two teachers have a lot of opinions, saying that you fish for three days and dry nets for two days, and the absenteeism is serious." ”
Chen Zikun scratched his head, a little embarrassed.
Li Dazhao replied for him: "Doing less than two hours of work a day is an extremely huge loss for a coachman, and it cannot be made up for by learning a few more words." ”
Cai Yuanpei thought so deeply and sighed: "Shouchang has studied the livelihood of the working class very thoroughly. ”
A cold wind blew, and Cai Yuanpei said with a smile: "If there is something we will talk about tomorrow, I will not send it far away." ”
Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao got into the car, Chen Zikun pulled up the foreign car and strode away, Cai Yuanpei stood at the gate and watched them leave, looking at Chen Zikun bending over to pull the car, a feeling of déjà vu suddenly flashed in his mind.
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When they came to the Red House of Peking University, Chen and Li got out of the car, and Li Dazhao said: "Come in and rest before leaving." ”
Chen Zikun readily agreed, as the two entered the Red Mansion, although it was the winter vacation, there were still many students stranded in the school to read and study, and several students in the corridor who were talking saw Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao coming in, and immediately shouted: "Students, the latest news from Paris has arrived!" ”
Chen and Li quickly walked into the library, the students quickly surrounded the two, eagerly discussing the current situation, Chen Zikun squatted by the heater, took out two nests from his arms and roasted them on the radiator, and heard words such as "President Wilson" and "Fourteen Statements" from the crowd, and the college students were excited, as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.
Suddenly, a familiar figure came into view, Assistant Mao was standing on the ladder, sweeping the dust on the bookshelf with a feather duster, there were several patches on the cheongsam, the stitches were very thick, and it seemed that he had sewn it himself.
Waiting for Assistant Mao to get off the ladder, Chen Zikun greeted: "Brother Mao, have you eaten?" ”
"Eat." Assistant Mao replied, but his stomach rumbled, and he suddenly smiled embarrassedly: "I ate in the morning, and I'm hungry again now." ”
Chen Zikun handed him a nest head: "Take it." ”
Assistant Mao hesitated for a moment, took the head of the nest and said thank you, took his big enamel jar, poured hot water and handed it to Chen Zikun: "Drink some boiling water." ”
The two of them squatted on the side of the heater like this, eating their nests, drinking boiled water, Chen Zikun said: "Brother Mao, why don't you discuss the current situation with them?" ”
Assistant Mao shook his head and said, "The Tao is not the same, and there is nothing to talk about with them." ”
Chan asked, "What are they talking about?" ”
Assistant Mao said: "They are discussing the matter of the Paris Peace Conference, Xiao Chen, let me ask you a question, there is a group of wolves, insects, tigers and leopards in the forest, which specialize in feeding on weak animals, and one day a new lion came and said that I don't eat small animals, and I want to help you small animals support you." ”
Before he finished speaking, Chen Zikun pouted and said, "The lion fooled them, how can he live if he doesn't eat small animals?" Is it vegetarian? ”
Assistant Mao smiled: "Yes, even you understand the truth, but these Peking University students don't understand, pin their hopes on the new lion, you say it's ridiculous, such people, what do I have to talk about with them." ”
Chen Zikun stretched out his thumb and praised: "Brother Mao, I will obey you." ”
Assistant Mao shook his head with a smile and lowered his head to eat the nest.
"I said, you should also find a daughter-in-law, look at your poor craftsmanship." Chen Zikun diverted the topic and pointed to the crooked patch on Assistant Mao's cotton robe and said.
Assistant Mao smiled again, rubbing the patches, and his face flushed with happiness, yes, how could Chen Gongyou know that these patches were from the hands of Kaihui Girl.
"I'm leaving Beijing next month." Assistant Mao said.
"Why, the work is not satisfactory?" Chan asked.
"Although it is only eight yuan a month, for a bachelor, one person can eat enough and the whole family is not hungry, I feel that Beijing is no longer suitable for my development, and I want to go back to Hunan and create a new world for me by the Xiangjiang River."
Assistant Mao's eyes flashed with a deep light, and he clenched his fists slightly.
"Eat it, it's cold." Chen Zikun drank boiling water and bit his nest head, not noticing Assistant Mao's ambition.
After a short rest, Chen Zikun shook his spirits, said goodbye to Assistant Mao, went out to pull the car and was about to leave, when he saw Xu Er squatting in the corner of the wall and writing and drawing in a small notebook with a pen head, and a pair of glasses stuck on his face, but if he looked closely, it was just an eye frame without lenses.
Chen Zikun quietly walked over, snatched the small book in Xu's second-hand, and read the words on it aloud: "Cats catch mice, dogs guard the door, people have no occupation, they are not as good as cats and dogs." I want to sleep with Cuilian,...... Hahaha, Xu Er, which one is Cuilian? ”
Xu Er's face was flushed, and he rushed over to grab the small book in Chen Zikun's hand, he was short, and he couldn't grab it when he jumped, so he shouted anxiously: "The surname is Chen, return the book to me!" ”
Chen Zikun laughed, teased him enough before throwing the book back, pulling the foreign car away, but he was secretly surprised in his heart, Xu Er, this kid can actually know so many words, it seems that he is going to catch up.
He made up his mind, and immediately ran to Liu Shipei's house, and Professor Liu was slightly displeased when he saw that he had come to the door after such a long time, and asked him: "Have you finished reading the "Lecture Notes on the History of Medieval China" for you?" ”
Chen Zikun hasn't touched the book at all these days, but he lied and said: "I've finished reading it." ”
Liu Shipei has been teaching for many years, how can he not see that he is lying, coughed a few times, and sneered: "Okay, I'll give you a test paper, if you can answer thirty percent of the test questions, I will believe you, if you can't, you won't use it next time." ”
After speaking, he took a test paper to test him, Chen Zikun looked at it, and couldn't help but gasp, he knew all the Chinese characters on it, but when they were combined, he was completely blind, scratching his ears and cheeks for a long time, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration, and the answers to these test questions in front of him seemed to be all pre-stored in his mind.
Liu Shipei took the test paper and looked at it, secretly surprised, and said: "This is the Chinese language graduation exam question of Shanghai private middle school, you actually answered all of them, and made such a flowery article, it seems that your memory has been restored." ”