After Chen Zikun became an overseer, he moved from Nantai County to the provincial capital at night, and after several twists and turns, some of the original old sisters were good, and some went to other places, only Hongyu still remained in the hall.

Four years have passed, Hongyu is old and decrepit, and she can't afford to be a fifteen or sixteen-year-old newcomer, and she has no business all day, so she knows that she is sitting on the balcony smoking and watching the port, and the old bustard doesn't dare to care about her, because in terms of seniority, Hongyu is not as old as Hongyu, and it is said that Hongyu still knows Mrs. Dashuai.

Hongyu looks at the port every day, because she is waiting for a person, waiting for a negative man, this person went to Shanghai as a soldier to eat food, and made great achievements for the marshal, and later the marshal once said that he would marry himself to him, but there was no follow-up after the delay in military affairs, Hongyu decided that no matter what, he would return to the provincial capital sooner or later.

Another passenger ship entered the port, the port was bustling, the passengers carried big bags and small luggage slowly down from the trestle, shoulder to shoulder out of the dock, or called a rickshaw, or took the tram, or walked, Hongyu smoked, indifferent to look at this familiar everything.

Today, it's been in vain again.

With a sigh in his heart, he shook the cigarette case, which was already empty, turned to leave, suddenly paused, and turned his head suddenly, only to see three people coming down from the steamer, two soldiers in military uniform, and a sturdy man in a tweed suit, who was the negative man who never returned.

Instantly, her eyes were filled with tears, Hongyu cried happily, stumbled downstairs, grabbed the bag and walked out, the old bustard followed closely and shouted: "Ancestor, where are you going?" ”

Ruby didn't pay any attention to her, and ran straight to the dock, unable to run fast in high heels, so she simply kicked off and ran barefoot, but when she ran to the dock, she saw only a car disappearing.

Five minutes later, Hongyu slowly returned to the hall, her eyes were red and swollen, her shoes were lost, and her socks were full of dust. ”

Hongyu didn't say a word, went upstairs to change her clothes, packed up a small package, changed into a pair of new red shoes, and carefully put on her makeup, and came downstairs with her head held high, and everyone was stunned by her appearance, forgetting to eat melon seeds and smoke.

"Ruby, what are you doing here?" The old bustard asked cautiously.

Hongyu took out a stack of Jiangdong tickets from Xiaokun's bag, slapped them on the coffee table and said, "Mom, thank you for taking care of me in the past few years, it's time for Allah to go." ”

"Where are you going?" The old bustard was full of smiles, and she saw some clues from the momentum of the red jade.

"Allah man is back." After Hongyu said this, she went out without squinting her eyes and holding her head high.

"Ruby, come back and see it when you have time." The old bustard took a group of girls out of the door, and watched the figure of the water-green cheongsam go away, and then smacked fiercely: "Phew, the broken flowers and willows are gone, what kind of strength do you have to do." ”

Hongyu called a rickshaw and went straight to the old superintendent's office, she didn't read the newspaper, didn't care about current affairs, didn't know that the office had been changed into an experimental middle school, and when she inquired about the place, she knew that she had made a mistake, so she went to the provincial government again, but was stopped by the guards at the door, mentioning Liang Maocai's name, people didn't know her at all, Hongyu's heart was horizontal, and she said that she wanted to see the provincial chairman, and was immediately driven out by the guards.

In desperation, Hongyu had to go to the barracks again, this time she didn't dare to break in, she waited at the door, and when she saw a sign on her shoulder, she stepped forward to talk to someone who was wearing an armed belt and a command knife, and asked if they knew Liang Maocai, but the answer was that they didn't know, the Jiangdong Army has changed a lot in recent years, and many bandit-born commanders have been disarmed and returned to the field because of their low level of education.

The sky was gray, the north wind was cold, fine snowflakes were floating, and the red jade wore little, so a cheongsam covered with a fox skin shoulder, standing in the snow and stomping his feet, but he was reluctant to leave.

A car drove out of the barracks, and the young officer in the back seat turned his head to see the red jade in the snowstorm, and asked in surprise, "What is this person doing?" ”

The officer in the co-pilot's seat replied, "It's a, I'm looking for a good friend, maybe I've found the wrong camp, we don't have this person." ”

The young officer sighed, thought for a while, and asked, "What's the name of the person she's looking for?" ”

"It seems to be called Liang Whatcai."

"Stop!"

The car quickly reversed, until it fell in front of Hongyu, and the window rolled down, revealing a strange man's face: "Miss, are you looking for someone?" ”

"Yes, yes, Allah is looking for Liang Maocai, the old Seventh Brigade." Ruby was shivering from the cold, her teeth chattering.

"Daqingshan Old Ten?"

"Yes, yes, he used to be a bandit, and he followed King Gai." Hongyu was so excited that she was about to cry, her hard work paid off, and she finally found someone who knew Liang Maocai.

The young officer is Shuangxi, Kushuijing Pole and Daqingshan bandits have always been at odds, until now the first division and the second division are still secretly competing, so Shuangxi is not very concerned about this matter, but seeing that this woman is pitiful, he said: "You are in the wrong place, Liang Mao is not here." ”

"So where did he go? Please tell me that I have been waiting for him for four years. "Hongyu is a person in the dust, and she has a strong ability to observe words and colors, and she saw that Shuangxi was not very enthusiastic, so she hurriedly begged bitterly.

"I heard that he was sent back to Nantai directly, and he didn't delay in the provincial capital, I know this, if you want to find him, go to Nantai." After Shuangxi finished speaking, he ordered someone to drive away.

Hongyu sighed, rubbed her hands, stomped her feet, lifted her luggage and stepped away into the snow with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

Firecrackers rang out everywhere in the provincial capital, and the thin snow-covered ground was covered with red confetti, and in a few days it would be time for the New Year.

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Chen Zikun finally returned to Nantai County, since he entered the provincial capital, he has not returned to his birthplace, and now Nantai County is not the same as in the past, faintly has some big city weather.

I had long heard that Chairman Chen was going to return to his hometown, and the new county magistrate Zhou Rongchun was busy and happily, and convened a meeting of the county's leading figures to discuss how to receive him.

"Chairman Chen is our Nantai out, this time I took time out of my busy schedule to go back to my hometown to visit, we must have a good reception." County Magistrate Zhou said that he was sweating on a cold day, and there was a blue sky and white sun emblem pinned to the left pocket of the black tweed tunic suit, which was the symbol of the county lord.

The gentry have agreed, and now the most important speaker in Nantai County is Gong Jiaxuan Gong, his younger brother and son are working beside Chairman Chen, opening a bank and running a factory, and he can be called his right-hand man.

The second is Li Juren, the former Qing Dynasty since marrying an eighteen-year-old daughter-in-law, the body is getting tougher and tougher, helping Chen Dashuai grow opium is the one thing he is most proud of, and it is also the capital of his officialdom.

Everyone agrees that the next work will be easy to do, the county government will contribute some money, and the old men will donate some more, and strive to do this thing well without apportioning it to the people, after all, everyone knows that Chairman Chen hates excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes the most, and if he knows that someone is looting people's wealth in his name, he will have to lose a few heads.

Chen Zikun did not simply return to his hometown, he was not a native of South Thailand, he had only been here for a year and a half as a Jiangbei military envoy, basically had no feelings, and this time he came back to help Liang Maocai get married.

Liang Mao is a native of Nantai County, the Liang family is a big surname, but he is not a good mix, there is actually a bandit, for this grandson, the elders are heartbroken, now Liang Maocai's grandmother is already in her prime, the biggest thought is to live to see her grandson start a family, this matter reached Chen Zikun's ears, made a decision on the spot, tied Liang Maocai back to marry, and personally presided over it, so that the old man's parents could save face.

County Magistrate Zhou said: "Chairman Chen loves the people like a son, and we must do the things he explains well, do it decently, and let people pick on it." ”

The villagers are the best at weddings and funerals, and the county magistrate gave an order, and the county's drummers, fast bars, silk sellers, and hotel owners all came, and they all expressed their desire to help.

Therefore, there is no need for Chen Zikun to worry about it, and there is no need for the Liang family to pay a penny, and the wedding will be properly arranged.

Chairman Chen took a boat to the wharf of Nantai County, Zhou Rongchun led the county officials and gentry to greet him, the wharf was full of lights, the group Ding three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, holding the old sleeve to make trouble, these days the snow and the road is slippery, the road is specially pounced on a layer of stones, not muddy at all.

Everyone took a carriage to the county seat, Zhou Rongchun sat around, saying that the countryside is not as good as the provincial capital, there is no car, and he hopes that Chairman Haihan, of course Chen Zikun doesn't care about this, he looks left and right with interest, and sees that trees are planted on both sides of the road, and the houses in the villages in the distance are also paved with green tiles, and praised: "The new rural construction of Nantai County is good." ”

Zhou Rongchun hurriedly humbled himself: "It is all the good leadership of the chairman, and the humble post encourages farmers and mulberry in strict accordance with the spirit of the chairman's instructions, and reclaims wasteland. ”

Chen Zikun smiled, he knew that Nantai County was an imitation demonstration county, but it was not the credit of County Magistrate Zhou, but Zheng Zeru's achievements, but it was a pity that this young man was still wanted, although he loved talent, it was not easy to pardon him.

It didn't take much time to get to the county seat, the weeds on the city gate building were cleaned, the colorful flags on both sides of the stone road were displayed, and the people wore new clothes to welcome Chairman Chen.

As everyone knows, just before he entered the city, the common people were arranged by the county government, and they just pricked their fingers with needles and applied some blood to create a ruddy effect on their faces.

"Welcome Chairman Chen, long live Chairman Chen!" The people shouted with small flags.