When it comes to fortune telling. Many idlers listened to it with their arms in their arms, Hu Banxian said a word, and they laughed for a while, Xia Xiaoqing also laughed, but Chen Zikun didn't laugh.

After Hu Banxian finished speaking, he shook off the folding fan and looked at Chen Zikun with a smile: "Believe it or not, the hexagram is ten yuan, and there is no credit." ”

Chen Zikun took out a ten-yuan bill for him, and then left with his wife and children in the eyes of everyone.

"It's obviously a charlatan, you give him back the money, stupid you." Xia Xiaoqing said.

"Actually, I think he has a point." Chan said.

"You're crazy too?" Xia Xiaoqingliu's eyebrows were upside down.

Chen Zikun stopped and looked back at the hexagram stall, Hu Banxian had already closed the stall and left, holding a pretense, carrying Ma Zha on his back, shaking his back three times, leaving his back to everyone.

"Taking history as a mirror, you can know the rise and fall, in fact, what Hu Banxian said is just a simple truth, the prosperity must decline, or the pole Tailai, since the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, all dynasties are not like this, let's go."

Xia Xiaoqing didn't move, tilted her head and thought for a long time before she followed: "Then you say, what will it look like in a hundred years?" ”

Chen Zikun said: "I don't know what, I only know that the house in Peking will definitely not be able to buy Citigroup." ”

"Where can I buy that?"

"I can't buy it anywhere, a house is a house, it's for people to live in, it's not Indian money, it can be doubled if you put it out, and you can buy Citigroup, isn't that nonsense."

The family talked and laughed and returned to the palace of Shuncheng County, rested for a while, and drove to the Forbidden City, which is now the Palace Museum.

Chen Zikun still has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, can not delay much in Beiping, the next day he set off for Tianjin, Zhang Xueliang personally to the railway station to see off, is on the platform to say goodbye, a train of trucks into the station, full of stuffy tank cars, the stationmaster ran to report, said that it was a special train from Shenyang, the car pulled the things of the Marshal's Mansion.

Zhang Xueliang's face changed suddenly, and he shouted: "Don't accept it, paste the seal and send it back the original way!" I'll go back and get my family's things, and I don't need to act like little Japan! ”

Chen Zikun praised: "Han Qing has ambition. ”

Zhang Xueliang smiled bitterly: "That's all I have to say." ”

……

When the train arrived in Tianjin and the car was transferred to Cangzhou, the local officials of Cangxian County came out to greet Chairman Chen, paving the road with loess, sprinkling the streets with clean water, and welcoming them from thousands of empty alleys.

County Magistrate Zhang and Chen Zikun had a one-sided relationship last year, and this time he naturally regarded himself as an old friend of the chairman, wearing a new horse coat and sitting in the car together, showing off the limelight.

Zhang Gezhuang Zhang lanterns, beaming with joy, today is a good day of double happiness, one is the country to Yan Jinan awarded, the other is Yan Jinan married, although others are disabled, but for the country to break the arm, is the pride of the people of Cangzhou, but also the glory of Zhang Gezhuang's father, originally his father Yan Huairen took into account the major event of inheritance, and wanted to find a woman who could give birth to his son to marry, even if it was a widow or something, how could he know that as soon as the letter was spread, the matchmakers of the whole county came, and almost stepped on the threshold of the Yan family.

In the end, Yan Huairen chose a county scholarly family for his son, eighteen years old, studied, did not bind his feet, Yan Jinan himself was also satisfied, picked a good day and auspicious day to get married, just the national government's blue sky and white sun medal was also issued on this day, Zhanggezhuang set up a stage at the entrance of the village, invited a troupe to sing a big drama for seven days and seven nights, and the people of several villages around came to listen to the play, and Zhang Gezhuang was more lively than the New Year.

Chen Zikun on behalf of the government to Yan Jinan awards, the atmosphere reached the climax, Yan Jinan was wearing a military uniform, full of energy, tiger and tiger, Chen Zikun the highest honor of the Republic of China - the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal hung on his chest, the young man with tears in his eyes, with his left hand to salute everyone, the audience applauded, one of the men, is the last year and Chen Zikun fought Zhang Jinpeng.

Japan occupied the three eastern provinces, and the sons and daughters of China shared the same hatred and hatred, and the contradictions between the two villages had long since disappeared.

The county government issued a gold-lettered plaque to the Yan family, on which the four strong big characters "full of loyalty" made everyone cry and laugh, Yan Jinan was just disabled, and he was not dead, how to talk about loyalty, but I heard that these four words were set by the county magistrate, and everyone didn't dare to say anything, how good the full door was full of loyalty, and the Yang family of Tianbo Mansion was similar.

……

In the provincial capital of Jiangdong Province, a young man in ragged clothes walked to the gate of the provincial government, went straight inside, and was stopped by the gatekeeper: "Stop,?" This is the provincial capital, and you have to go elsewhere. ”

The young man spoke an authentic Beijing dialect: "I'm not begging for food, I'm here to find someone." ”

"Looking for whom?"

"Find my uncle, Chairman Chen."

"Which Chairman Chen?"

"Chen Zikun, don't you know?"

The two gate guards laughed: "Boy, you are here to climb the high branches, you are in the wrong place, this is the Jiangdong Provincial Government, Chairman Chen is a big official in Nanjing, you want to find your uncle, go to the central government." ”

The young man is not humble or arrogant, he turned his head and left, passing by a steamed bun stall, suddenly felt hungry in his stomach, touched his body, there were only two copper plates, gritted his teeth, went to the central street, drew a circle to practice boxing, he played a set of Shaolin boxing with a board and an eye, but he didn't shout, and he didn't even earn a big son after practicing for a long time.

After a while, a few spectators finally came, the four big men were drunk, with open chests and open arms, with a slap on their chests and wide heart hairs, after looking at it for a while, the leader shouted: "Boy, have you come here to perform and say hello to the four tigers in our provincial capital?" ”

The young man knew that someone was finding fault, so he stopped his fists and feet and said coldly: "What kind of tiger, dog, master doesn't pee on your pot." ”

"Hey, the kid is quite horizontal, he scolds when he opens his mouth, there are things that his father doesn't care about, if I don't teach you a lesson today, you won't know how many eyes Ma Wang Ye has." One of the big men relied on the strength of the wine, rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward, but was gently flicked by the young man and fell to the ground, stained with thin mud.

"Beat him!" Four big men rushed up.

People came and went on the street, saw the group fight and immediately surrounded it, the four tigers in the provincial city bullied a foreigner, they couldn't take advantage of it, the brothers were in a hurry, they copied bricks, took out daggers, what to take advantage of what they were holding, the fight escalated into a brawl, the young man was beaten a few times, his eyes were red, he grabbed a dagger, the cold flashed, the neck of the four tigers in the provincial city opened a big mouth, and the blood fountain generally gushed out, and it couldn't be blocked.

A team of patrol officers finally arrived, and with great effort they caught the young man, and the wounded were taken to the hospital, where the blood had dried up by the time they arrived at the hospital.

Although the four tigers in the provincial city are the victims, they are at best ruffians and hooligans, their crimes are not to death, and they kill people to pay off their debts and pay off their debts, and the young man is taken to the police station to be tortured.

But this kid is a hard bone, he can't be killed, and he only has a silver-shell pocket watch and two copper plates on his body, except for the Beijing accent, there are no clues, and he doesn't even ask his name.

Sihu has relatives in the police department, made a relationship, the case was handled quickly, the court gave him a name casually, according to the order of the hundred family names, the surname Zhao, the name goes with the age, called Zhao eighteen, intentional homicide, human and material evidence are present, sentenced to death, executed after the autumn.

Half a month later, Chen Zikun returned to the provincial capital from Cangzhou.

Qingfeng took a three-day vacation, had nothing to do to wander around the street, entered a teahouse and sat down, ordered a pot of Biluochun, listened to all kinds of strange jokes in the world, and suddenly a middle-aged man came in with a bird cage, and everyone greeted: "Yo, Inspector Wang, you are here, what case has you told us recently." ”

Inspector Wang nodded arrogantly: "Our provincial city is very peaceful, and there are no big cases." Sit down, set up the bird cage, take out the pocket watch to look at the time, Qing Feng saw the pocket watch, frowned, walked over and asked, "This gentleman, your pocket watch is not bad." ”

Qingfeng was well-dressed and had a good temperament, Inspector Wang couldn't figure out his way, and said politely: "It's nothing remarkable, a friend sent it." ”

"Can you borrow it?" Qingfeng Road.

Inspector Wang generously took off the pocket watch and handed it over, Qing Feng looked at the case, which was engraved with the commemoration of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, the words given by Zhan Tianyou, and the number was the same as the one that Chen Zikun returned to Zhao Dahai.

"I'm afraid it's not yours." Qingfeng said coldly.

Inspector Wang's face suddenly changed: "Young man, what do you mean by this, do you know what I do?" ”

Qingfeng said: "Then do you know what I do? "I took out a document and threw it over, it was a special pass issued by the provincial police department, the highest level.

Inspector Wang immediately politely said: "I have eyes and don't know Mount Tai, don't be surprised, this watch is indeed not mine, it is a prisoner, he killed someone, he has no money to pay off his debts, this watch is auctioned by the Police Department." ”

"This person's surname is Zhao?"

"That's right."

"Forty years old?"

"That's not it, eighteen at most."

"What about people?"

"On death row."

Qing Feng grabbed his pocket watch and left, and Inspector Wang didn't dare to stop him, so he could only admit that he was unlucky.

Back at the official residence, Qing Feng reported the origin of the pocket watch to Chen Zikun, who immediately called Zeng Jiao and asked him to bring the prisoner.

Half an hour later, the prisoner car of the police department escorted the death row prisoner to him, he was heavily shackled, his body was covered with bruises, his walking clanged, and his body was stinky. ”

The escort policeman explained: "Sir, don't you know, this kid is very powerful, he committed homicide, and he injured seven or eight brothers when he was arrested. ”

The prisoner was brought to Chen Zikun and stood proudly.

Chen Zikun looked at it, this kid was a twenty-year-old Zhao Dahai, this eyebrows, this momentum, it was very similar.

"You are Zhao Ziming!" Chan shouted.

The death row prisoner was stunned for a moment, and his breath became short: "Uncle Kun! ”

"Untie it, untie it, this is my nephew." Chen Zikun personally walked over, took the key from the police, opened all the handcuffs and shackles of Zhao Ziming, and asked Qingfeng to fetch a basin of water to wash his face.

"Prepare wine and meat again, and give my eldest nephew the wind." Chen Zikun was very excited, and laughed: "Ziming, why are you here, where is your father?" ”

"My dad...... It's gone. Zhao Ziming lowered his head, his voice choked.

"Brother Dahai, how did he die?" Chen Zikun is a little incoherent, in his mind, Zhao Dahai has always been a brother-like existence, mature, confident, firm and enthusiastic, although the two have taken different paths over the years, but the brotherhood will always exist.

In fact, there is no need for Zhao Ziming to answer, Chen Zikun also knows what happened to Zhao Dahai's death, how can he often walk by the river without getting his shoes wet, the Kuomintang intelligence organs do not eat for nothing, the victory or defeat of the two parties is always between five and five, and those who engage in agents may not be able to come back at night when they go out during the day, the reality is so cruel.

"My father was beaten into an AB regiment by the Security Department of the Political Department of the Soviet District, and was secretly executed last month, and when they attacked, my father said that the bullets were expensive, so keep them to fight the Kuomintang, they ...... He used a hoe to cut off his father's head. Zhao Ziming wiped a handful of tears, and his voice was extremely low.