The poetry recitation is complete. Guo Moruo held his glasses and asked enthusiastically, "How is it?" ”

Chen Zikun nodded: "Enthusiasm bursts out, full of vitality, containing the admiration of the heroes of the anti-Japanese war and the expectation of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, like the lightning that penetrates the sky when the clouds are thick, and it is powerful!" ”

Guo Moruo was surprised: "I didn't expect the general to have such a deep understanding of poetry. ”

Chen Zikun said: "See laughing, see laughing, I played with friends for a while in the Crescent Club in my early years. ”

Guo Moruo's eyes widened: "But the Beijing Crescent Poetry Society? ”

"Yes, Lin Changmin and Lin Huiyin's father and daughter, Xu Zhimo, Chen Xiying, and Ling Shuhua often go, No. 7 Shihu Hutong, Xidan at that time, I was still a small lieutenant in the Beiyang War Department, thinking of those years, it's really embarrassing." Chen Zikun narrowed his eyes and looked at the clouds in the sky with emotion.

Guo Moruo was overjoyed and was about to discuss it in depth, but Chen Zikun looked at his watch and said, "I'm sorry, there is still something to do, I lost Mr. Guo." ”

The poet had no choice but to stand in the exhaust of the car and wave his hand in a dashing manner: "Goodbye, General Chen." ”

Chen Zikun didn't deliberately ignore Guo Moruo, but there was indeed something, a lot of machinery and equipment were still rusting on the freight yard, and if they didn't pull it back, it would be scrapped, Yao Yilei had negotiated countless times before, and was pushed around like a ball by various departments, Chen Zikun had already held back his belly, and the first thing to solve was this matter.

drove straight to the freight yard of Chaotianmen Wharf, and suddenly thought of Bai Yufang when he arrived at the place, turned a corner to the wharf, and found the big boat of Qi's class.

The attitude of the troupe towards Chen Zikun was very respectful and polite, and when he spoke, others did not dare to interject, and they all stood with their hands down, with a humble smile on their faces, which made Chen Zikun very uncomfortable, but helpless, the gap between classes is an insurmountable obstacle.

Farewell to everyone, Chen Zikun went to the freight yard, went straight in to check his own goods, the generator set turbine was exposed, the wind and rain, there was a nest of wild cats living inside, many wooden boxes were disassembled, the equipment inside was gone, it was really distressing to see.

"Hey, what are you doing?" The yard warden shouted from afar.

Chen Zikun walked over: "Take me to see your supervisor." ”

When the supervisor saw that a senior officer was coming to inspect, he hurriedly ran upside down, Chen Zikun was tall, straight, wearing white gloves, and his hands were turned upside down, not angry and arrogant.

"You are General Chen in the newspaper!" The supervisor recognized the person in front of him and was pleasantly surprised.

Chen Zikun said: "Yes, it is contemptible, I have a batch of goods here, and I have come to check it." ”

The supervisor immediately sweated, thinking of the lady who came to ask for the goods every now and then, wasn't it Mrs. Chen.

"That's right, this batch of materials was temporarily detained by the Material Management Committee of the Ministry of Finance, because the procedures were not complete, so it was ......"

"Why does the Ministry of Finance detain my things, and what are the procedures for loading and transporting my own machinery and equipment on a ship? Leaving in the field and ruining all the good things, who am I looking for to compensate! Chen Zikun grabbed the white and scolded the supervisor of the freight yard.

"General, the little one is also on order, and it's also very difficult, or ...... Are you looking for a car to pull things away? I don't think I saw it. "The director is cautious to accompany him.

Chen Zikun was even more angry, Yao Yilei asked for a long time and didn't follow, she lost her temper, the other party actually let it go directly, a group of corpse vegetarian guys, really responded to that sentence, the front is tight, the rear is tight, everyone wants to make a fortune, even a small freight yard supervisor is yang and yin, bullying the soft and afraid of the hard.

"Look at the thing, there's a screw missing, but you ask!" Chen Zikun left the next sentence and left, leaving the supervisor to wipe his sweat constantly, he had read the heroic deeds of Chen Zikun fighting behind enemy lines in the "Central Daily", and knew that he could not be provoked.

The goods were temporarily detained by the Ministry of Finance, so naturally they had to go to them to ask for them, so Chen Zikun first made a phone call to his old friend Song Ziwen to inquire about the situation.

"I'm sorry I didn't have time to catch you up...... You said that the material management committee, that is Kong Xiangxi is in charge, and the Ministry of Finance is under his control...... Zikun, don't worry, I'll help you deal with it. ”

Song Ziwen is a buddy very much, and he can take care of everything, Chen Zikun can free up time to deal with other things, first go to the hospital to visit Chen Qilin, he is seriously injured, his intestines are broken, and he needs to recuperate for a long time, and he will not be able to return to the battlefield in the short term.

After coming out of the hospital, Chen Zikun went to the office of the Eighth Route Army again, and he helped so much last time, it was not okay not to go there in person to express his gratitude.

There are also various social groups in Chongqing, and the invitations sent by dignitaries and nobles cannot be ignored, Jiangdong fell, Chen Zikun became a general with no territory and no army, and he had to weave a network of relationships in the capital as soon as possible.

In the evening, Song Ziwen invited guests, Chen Zikun took Yao Yilei and Jianbing to participate, and most of the people at the banquet were big names in the political and business circles, although there was a shortage of materials, but in the Chongqing black market, as long as there was money, everything could be bought, champagne, whiskey, American canned food, Japanese biscuits, Russian caviar, Philippine cigars, everything.

In addition to talking about the current situation, the well-dressed guests talked about how to hoard supplies and pour foreign exchange, and their eyes were full of cigars on the mouth of the big guy and the big diamond ring on Mrs. Kuo's hand, and the band was serenading in crisp suits, when suddenly the lights went out and the power went out.

People complained about the light control and curfew in Chongqing, but for ordinary people, the only priority for electricity supply to special departments, and the cars of dignitaries and dignitaries had passes, these policies were useless to them, but the power plant was bombed by the Japanese, and power outages were commonplace, and no one could do anything about it.

The waiter quickly lit the candles, the candlelight in the hall was dim, the music suddenly became light, and the young people began to dance, their eyes were full of cheongsam thighs and suits and leather shoes, and there seemed to be some ambiguous smell in the air, which made Chen Zikun feel very uncomfortable.

Song Ziwen came over with a wine glass and sat down: "Zikun, I have negotiated with the Ministry of Finance, and your batch of goods can be transported away at any time." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Where can I put it when I take it away, it is a complete set of power generation equipment, and now it has been dismantled, and it can only be used as spare parts, I think it is better to sell it to the Ministry of Finance at a discount." ”

Song Ziwen's eyes lit up: "This method is good." ”

"Brother Ziwen, I'll leave this matter to you."

"Where, it should be, speaking of which, my sister-in-law has also approached me about this matter, because things are too busy, and you know ...... Although Kong Xiangxi is my brother-in-law, I have a big difference with him on political opinions, forget it, it's far away, I'll call you after I finish dealing with this matter. ”

Chen Zikun expressed his gratitude again, and without waiting for the end of the dance, he took his wife to leave the venue first, and went out of the gate.

"It's dry, watch out for the candles." The husband walked by knocking on the bang, and he was not surprised to see it.

On the way back, Yao Yilei said: "Tomorrow, I made an appointment with Bai Yufang's mother and daughter to eat, and if there are other venues, I will push it." ”

Chen Zikun suddenly remembered something: "Didn't you say that Chen Tiaoyuan's mother wanted to hold a meeting on her birthday." ”

"Oh, yes, but the old man is not suitable for martial arts." Yao Yilei said lightly, turning her head to look out the window.

……

The next day, on the Qijia class boat at Chaotianmen Wharf, Bai Yufang carefully combed his hair in the mirror and took out a golden hairpin from the box.

"Mother, I'll help you." Qi Xiu appeared behind him and helped Bai Yufang insert the golden hairpin into the bun, "Mother, you finally figured it out." ”

"Figure out what?"

"Something with my godfather, aren't we going to go at night?"

"I'm going to go, people give face, we have to continue, and we can't let others laugh at it, come, my mother will help you comb your hair."

The two Dao Ma Dan dressed up in a new way, did not apply powder, did not wait for a special car to pick them up, first went to the street to buy some pastries, and went straight to the Chen Mansion.

Chongqing Chen Mansion is shabby compared to the houses in Beitai and the provincial capital, but for Bai Yufang's mother and daughter, it is still an unattainable luxury, crystal chandeliers, wool carpets, elegant European-style dining tables, candlesticks, exquisite porcelain and silver tableware, revealing the owner's social status and economic ability everywhere.

Qi's class is not a big drama team, mostly acting on stage in the county and rural areas, where have you seen this kind of scene, Qi Xiu has some stage fright, but Bai Yufang is always neither humble nor arrogant, calm and moderate, Chen Zikun's family is very enthusiastic, shush the cold and ask for warmth, and enter the table to eat.

Bai Yufang sat at the dining table and looked at it, and said, "I'm sorry, can I take two pairs of chopsticks." ”

"Mother Wang, bring two pairs of chopsticks." Yao Yilei commanded.

Chen Zikun frowned slightly.

During the banquet, Yao Yilei and Jian Bing sang and harmonized, introducing the situation of the Chen Mansion, the master has four wives, all of whom are well-informed upper-class women who share weal and woe, even Xia Xiaoqing, who is not highly educated, is also from a martial arts family in Cangzhou.

Bai Yufang has been wandering the rivers and lakes for many years, and if he can't hear the meaning of this point, he will be confused, and the other party is implicitly telling himself that you don't belong to this family, and you are incompatible with us.

At the end of the banquet, Bai Yufang got up and said goodbye: "Thank you for your hospitality, don't bother." ”

"My sister won't sit any longer." Yao Yilei said politely.

"No, we'll have a date later." Bai Yufang clenched his fists and went out with his daughter.

"I'll deliver it." Chan followed.

After walking silently for a distance under the moonlight, Bai Yufang suddenly spoke: "General Chen, let's say goodbye, the Qi family class will leave Chongqing tomorrow." ”

"Where to go?" Chen Zikun asked subconsciously.

"Maybe go to Chengdu, maybe go out of Sichuan, the world is so big, do you still have nowhere to go." Bai Yufang looked at the crescent moon in the sky.

"Why don't you stay." Chan's hand rested on Bai Yufang's shoulder.

Bai Yufang gently took his hand away and smiled faintly: "It's better to forget about each other in the rivers and lakes and forget me." ”

After saying that, he resolutely strode away, Qi Xiu shouted and hurriedly followed.

Chen Zikun spread out his palm, and in the palm of his hand was a boat made of white jade.