After the meal, Li Zhengwu sent a car to send them back to the Dadong Hotel, along the way Chen Zikun was worried and worried, Jiang Zhiqing knew that he was still worried about his life experience, so he said: "Brother Chen, since you are Chen Qimei's righteous son, I will take you to Chen's mansion another day to ask and know the ins and outs of this matter." ”

Chen Zikun said happily: "It's really Brother Lao Jiang." ”

Jiang Zhiqing said: "Chen Yingshi and I are also teachers and friends, his nephew Chen Guofu is also my friend, and you are Chen Yingshi's righteous son, you and I are naturally brothers, what is polite between brothers." ”

Back at the hostel, the owner of the tailor shop had been waiting for a long time with ready-to-wear clothes, and when he saw them coming back, he hurriedly took the clothes and asked Chen Zikun and Li Yaoting to try them on, saying that if they were not suitable, they could return to work immediately.

Shanghai's tailor is really not covered, so short to make the clothes out, the upper body is worn, straight and fit, the shirt is ironed with sharp edges and corners, the suit trouser line is as straight as a knife, with leather shoes, and a beautiful young man in the wind of Yushu.

The two were overjoyed, Jiang Zhiqing paid the balance and sent the tailor back, Chen Zikun took out the money Li Zhengwu gave him and wanted to pay Jiang Zhiqing, but he pushed it back: "I said that I gave you clothes, and if you give money, you won't give me face." ”

Chen Zikun had no choice but to give up, packed up his old clothes, and thanked Jiang Zhiqing again, saying that he had found a place to live in the Jingwu Society, and he no longer had to live in the Dadong Hotel.

Coincidentally, Li Yaoting went out for a stroll in the past two days, found a job in the public concession, and had a good salary with food and accommodation, and planned to move out of the Dadong Hotel.

Hearing that the two of them were going to move out, Jiang Zhiqing showed a reluctant look: "In the evening at the Meiyuan Restaurant, I will hold a banquet for the two of you. ”

Chen Zikun said with a smile: "People are still in Shanghai, and they are not on the execution ground, what can they do?" ”

Jiang Zhiqing didn't follow: "That's different, I set up a banquet to wish the two brothers to make a name for themselves in Shanghai and create a world. ”

That night, a sumptuous banquet was really set up at the Meiyuan Restaurant, Jianbing not only came as promised, but also called a few sisters to come to the party, all of them were famous school book-level prostitutes on Sima Road, Jiang Zhiqing also invited Chen Guofu and Dai Jitao here, and everyone drank happily.

Seeing a new Chen Zikun inside and out, Jian Bing's eyes were about to drip honey, sitting next to Chen Zikun with a shy and coquettish attitude, hearing soft words, and bending to welcome, the envy of several men present, Li Yaoting, who was sitting closer, swallowed saliva from time to time, and a pair of eyes swirled on Jian Bing's body.

After three rounds of drinking, Jiang Zhiqing mentioned to Chen Guofu about Chen Zikun's life experience, Chen Guofu thought for a while and said: "My second uncle has always admired the Jianhu Heroine, since Brother Zikun is an orphan adopted by Mr. Qiu Jin, the second uncle naturally helps, the second uncle has a wide range of contacts in Shanghai, and everyone sells his face, please Li Zhengwu to open the incense hall to accept apprentices, worship Huo Yuanjia as a teacher, these are all things in one sentence." ”

Chen Zikun said: "But Mr. Nong Jinsun said that Tao Chengzhang took me to apprentice. ”

Chen Guofu said disdainfully: "Although Tao Chengzhang is quite famous, the Jingwu Association was established with the help of my second uncle, and Master Huo was introduced by my second uncle to join the alliance. ”

Chen Zikun said: "In this way, I am really Uncle Ling's righteous son." ”

Chen Guofu said: "The second uncle is a hero in the rivers and lakes, and it is very common to accept a righteous son, but after the assassination, my aunt has returned to her hometown in Huzhou, and I will write to help you inquire about the specific situation." ”

Chen Zikun said: "There is Brother Lao Guofu. ”

Jian Bing quipped on the side: "Okay, don't talk about these things about Chen Sesame and rotten grain, the day after tomorrow will hold a memorial meeting for the martyr Guo Qinguang in the racecourse, will you go?" ”

"Go, of course." Everyone has responded, and now the May Fourth trend is intensifying and has become a fashion, and it is said that some popular girls' school books, because they have not caught up with the fashion, will not say new terms such as boycotting Japanese products, and business has plummeted.

When he was drunk and full, Jiang Zhiqing proposed: "Let's hit it off at first sight, it's better to follow the example of the ancients and marry Jinlan." ”

Everyone said yes, borrowed the incense burner and the statue of Guan Erye from the restaurant, lined up in front of the martial saint drunkenly reciting the vows of not asking for birth on the same day and month of the same year, but for dying on the same day and the same day of the same year, and the messy ones worshiped their brothers, the cups and plates on the table were messy, and a group of women such as Jianbing were eating and laughing next to them, and the scene was also interesting.

That night, Chen Zikun moved out of the Dadong Hotel, and when he came to the Jingwu Club at No. 73 Peikaier Road, it was already ten o'clock in the evening, seeing that the door of the martial arts hall was closed, Chen Zikun was embarrassed to disturb others, walked to the back wall, jumped up, grabbed the wall and turned in, just landed and heard a gust of wind behind his head, he rolled on the ground to avoid a blow, and was about to draw a gun, but found that the person who attacked him was Situ Xiaoyan.

"Fifth Senior Brother, why are you?" Situ Xiaoyan was embarrassed to hide the stick behind her, seeing that she was dressed in tight clothes and narrow sleeves, she should be on night patrol.

"Hehe, I'm late when I come back, I'm afraid to wake you up." Chen Zikun grabbed the back of his head and smiled.

The lights upstairs turned on, and Liu Zhensheng pushed open the window and asked, "Who is it?" ”

"Senior Brother, it's the Fifth Senior Brother who has returned." Situ Xiaoyan raised his head and said.

"Let him come up." Liu Zhensheng closed the window.

Chen Zikun came to Liu Zhensheng's room and couldn't help but be in awe when he saw the senior brother's table spread out with documents, pen and ink, and half-drawn boxing scores.

Liu Zhensheng shrugged his nose and asked, "Drinking?" ”

Chen Zikun nodded: "Friends are in for a treat." ”

"It's flower wine." Liu Zhensheng's nose was very smart, and he smelled the smell of fat powder on Chen Zikun's body.

"Called a few escorts." Chen Zikun is not shy about it.

Liu Zhensheng's brows furrowed, and he said earnestly: "Wine is a poison that pierces the intestines, and the color is a steel knife that scrapes bones, we in the Jingwu Association advocate a civilized lifestyle, do not encourage smoking and drinking, and prohibit **, I will not punish you if you are new, pay attention in the future, this Jingwu Association disciple charter, you take it to study it carefully." ”

As he spoke, he handed Chen Zikun a thick booklet, Chen Zikun flipped through it casually, and it was full of rules copied by hand, he suddenly became dizzy, and said with a strong spirit: "Senior brother, I'll go back and rest if it's okay." ”

"There you go." Liu Zhensheng waved his hand majestically.

Chen Zikun returned to his room and found a bowl of rice, two dishes of side dishes, and a pot of sea rice and winter melon soup on the small table, which was still hot when he touched the bowl.

Situ Xiaoyan walked in with a smile and said, "Hungry, eat it while it's hot, it's hot several times, it may not taste good." ”

Chen Zikun patronized and drank at night, and he was really a little hungry, so he picked up the dishes and chopsticks and ate, and said while eating: "Thank you, little junior sister." ”

Situ Xiaoyan said: "Don't thank me, it was Senior Brother who asked me to leave you food." After speaking, he watched Chen Zikun gobble up his meal with two braids, and when he finished eating Mali's dishes and chopsticks, he put them in the tray and took them out, stood at the door and said: "By the way, take a bath in the public bathroom at the back, it's not too early, the fifth senior brother should rest early, and get up early tomorrow." ”

Chen Zikun lay in bed, unable to sleep for a long time, from Kanto to Beijing, from Beijing to Shanghai, and to start a new life.

The days when the horses galloped in the ice and snow outside the gate, and they were happy to lick the blood from the edge of the knife; There are also the cries of rock sugar gourds under the roots of the old Beijing city wall, the impassioned speeches on the campus of Peking University, and the ups and downs of the past between Lin Wenjing and Yao Yilei; The warships on the Huangpu River in Shanghai, the exotic buildings on the Bund, the righteous and chivalrous Jiang Zhiqing, the amorous Jianbing, and the enthusiastic brothers in the Jingwu Society, these bits and pieces filled his mind and made him unable to sleep.

I finally fell asleep, and just after falling asleep, I was woken up by someone.

"Fifth Senior Brother, get up quickly, it's time for morning exercise." When he opened his eyes, he saw Situ Xiaoyan's anxious face, Chen Zikun was dizzy and stood up and asked, "Ah? ”

"Morning exercise, hurry up and gather in the yard." After Situ Xiaoyan finished speaking, he hurriedly ran away, Chen Zikun's arm loosened, he fell asleep again, and lay down for a few minutes, and suddenly remembered that there seemed to be such a clause in the rules of the meeting, and he couldn't gather how to punish it in the morning, so he was so shocked that he hurriedly jumped up and put on his clothes, pulled his shoes and ran to the courtyard, and saw that all the disciples had finished lining up and stood in an orderly manner, and it was just dawn at this time.

Chen Zikun just wanted to stand in the line, but was stopped by Liu Zhensheng: "Fifth junior brother, what is the fifth article of the rules?" ”

Chen Zikun said honestly: "I don't know. ”

No one dared to laugh, and the courtyard was silent.

Liu Zhensheng said: "Those who gather early and arrive late will be punished with fifty rods." ”

Chen Zikun subconsciously touched his buttocks, and then looked at the water and fire sticks on the weapon rack, and immediately regretted it, he knew that this was the case, so he would not join the Jingwu Association, how comfortable it was to sleep on the spring bed of the Dadong Hotel, even if he slept until three poles in the sun, no one said anything.

Liu Zhensheng glanced at Chen Zikun coldly, and said: "The fifth junior brother just came, I don't know the rules, this is my responsibility, I should be punished on my behalf, come here, take the family law." ”

The two disciples carried a rattan cane with solemn expressions.

Chen Zikun couldn't let people be beaten for himself, and just about to speak, he was stopped by Liu Zhensheng: "Fifth junior brother, don't move, if you make trouble during the family law ceremony, you will be punished more severely." ”

Chen Zikun knew that the family law of the Jingwu Society was strict, so he stopped speaking and stood silently.

Liu Zhensheng lay on the bench, took off his pants, and shouted: "Fifty cane scolds, start." ”

"Big brother, I can't." The disciples persuaded one after another.

"Hit!" Liu Zhensheng shouted.

The law enforcement disciple had no choice but to wave the cane, but it fell gently, and Liu Zhensheng scolded: "Didn't you eat, exert yourself!" ”

The rattan cane was raised high and fell heavily, Liu Zhensheng didn't frown, and after the beating, his expression became painful, but he still held on to the fifty canes.

Although it didn't hit Chen Zikun, every rod hit him hard in the heart.