Chen Zikun chatted with Xiong Xiling for a long time, saying that he was chatting, but in fact, he was mainly listening, although many of the names mentioned by Xiong Xiling were extremely unfamiliar to him, but after listening to more, he could roughly have a basic understanding, such as General Xu Shuzheng, in Xiong Xiling's description, is a character very similar to Zhou Yu of the Three Kingdoms, although he is talented, but his strength is narrow, and it is difficult to achieve great things.

"The parliamentary politics of the Republic of China is bad in the hands of Xiao Xu, he bribed parliamentarians, manipulated the Congress, acted recklessly, trampled on the dignity of the law, killed the Beiyang general Lu Jianzhang without permission, robbed the private government arms, and even tore each other's faces. Xiong Xiling mentioned Xu Shuzheng, and his stomach was full of resentment.

Chen Zikun said: "The North Ocean is mediocre and decaying, and the hope of the country can be in the South? ”

Xiong Xiling shook his head: "Tang Jiyao in Yunnan, Lu Rongting in Guangxi, and Chen Jiongming in Guangdong are all the same as the northern warlords. ”

"So...... What about Mr. Sun Wen? ”

Sun Wen...... He is not as good as Song Jiaoren in terms of organization, not as good as Huang Xing in terms of military affairs, and he does not have his own army in his hands, so he should not be mentioned. ”

"According to Xiong Lao's view, can China have the ability to turn the tide?"

Xiong Xiling pondered for a moment and said: "Only Wu Peifu, the commander of the Third Division of the Army stationed in Hengyang and General Fuwei, has outstanding military achievements, progressive thinking, and can also be called a model morally, comparable to Guan Yue!" ”

Wu Peifu, Wu Peifu, and Chen Zikun silently wrote down the name.

……

The next day, Chen Zikun bought two gifts to visit and thanked Gu Hongming and Liu Shipei, the two gentlemen were extremely satisfied with the performance of this beloved disciple, and each left him for dinner, and on the third day, Yu Deshun suddenly came to the door and mysteriously told Chen Zikun a news.

"Big brother, something happened to the Lin family, don't you know yet?" Yu De passed by.

Chen Zikun immediately thought of Lin Wenjing's safety, suddenly stood up, and shook Yu Deshun's shoulders with both hands: "What's wrong!" ”

"Big brother, don't worry, listen to me." Yu Deshun's shoulder was scratched, and he quickly explained, "The little lady in your photo is fine, but her father is sick and died." ”

"What! Mr. Lin died of illness! Chen Zikun was shocked, although Mr. Lin was not very good-looking, it was impossible for him to die of illness so soon.

Lin Zhimin is the only one in the Lin family who goes to work to earn money, supports his wife and children, and serves the maids, as soon as he dies, the whole family will be finished, Lin Wenjing's life will inevitably be greatly affected, she has no mother, and now her father is gone, and her stepmother has been treating her badly, how can she live alone.

Yu Deshun observed his words and looks, and knew that he had calculated correctly this time, Chen Zikun really looked at the little girl, he said in a deep tone: "I heard from the guys in the factory, their family built a spiritual shed yesterday, they are all neighbors, I asked people to seal ten yuan of paper money to burn paper, and talk about their hearts." ”

Chen Zikun still had time to listen to his fake expressions, and rushed to the Lin Mansion in a hurry, but only saw a group of workers demolishing the funeral shed, and Uncle Zhang stood at the door, with a sad and dazed face.

"Uncle Zhang, Mr. has already gone to the funeral?" Chen Zikun stepped forward and asked.

Uncle Zhang burst into tears, nodded and said: "I sent it to the temple early in the morning and stopped, Mr. is from Fujian, and the coffin will be transported back to his homeland for burial in the future, pitiful, orphans and widows." ”

Chen Zikun had no choice but to leave 20 yuan as a piece of gold, and told Uncle Zhang his address and phone number, so that he could come to him if he was in a hurry, and sighed with him for a while before leaving.

Mr. Lin is a foreigner, there are few relatives in Beijing, and there are not many friends, so the funeral is simple, only stopped for one day and ended hastily, Mrs. Lin asked Lin Ma to hire a few bars, and carried Mr.'s coffin to Fayuan Temple for temporary storage, as Lin Zhimin's only relative in Beijing, Lin Changmin helped a lot, according to him, the forensic doctor found the ingredients of arsenic from the last vomit of the deceased, and the police also found some highly toxic arsenic in Dr. Ono's clinic, as for why a Japanese Western medicine will hide arsenic, it is unknown, In short, man died in vain.

When the family returned to the Houzhai Hutong, Uncle Zhang offered 20 yuan from Chen Zikun, saying that it was sent by Chen Zikun from Ziguang Depot, and his wife had never heard of this name, so she only regarded it as a friend of her husband before his death, so she didn't take it seriously, but Lin Wenjing remembered it in her heart.

Mr. is gone, there is no reason to continue to live in Beijing, Mr. is from Fujian, and the family still has some houses and land, so he has to go back to take care of it.

Mrs. is from a small business family in Shanghai, although she spends money lavishly on weekdays and has a bad temper, but she can still be alone at critical moments, she called Lin Wenjing and Lin Wenlong sisters and brothers to her, and said calmly: "Daddy is no longer here, let's go back to Shanghai, Wenjing, your father and mother are gone, and you will live with Aunt Mi in the future, Aunt Mi used to have a bad temper and often scolded you, don't go to your heart." ”

Lin Wenjing burst into tears and couldn't cry, and Lin Wenlong also cried.

Mrs. wiped the corners of her eyes and said, "Don't cry, pack your luggage and go, I've already asked someone to buy a train ticket, let's leave the day after tomorrow." ”

Lin Wenjing choked up and said, "However, I still have to go to school." ”

Mrs. said: "Wen Jing, Peking University has a lot of expenses, the study time is long, and your father is no longer here, so our family really has no money for you to study." ”

Lin Wenjing was silent, the pension and unpaid wages left by his father, as well as the good silk money of relatives and friends, together have a lot of money, which is enough for himself to study, but his father is not only his own daughter, but also Wenlong, and Wenlong is a boy, he is still young, and he will spend more money on studying in the future, how can Aunt Mi ignore her own son and take care of her, a daughter who is not related by blood.

……

That night, Lin Wenjing went to bed early, but a pair of eyes stared at the roof, how could not fall asleep, as soon as he closed his eyes, his father's voice and smile appeared in front of him, his father left, all the arrangements were disrupted, but he really wanted to stay in Peking University to study.

"Believe in yourself and you will succeed." Suddenly, Chen Zikun's words jumped out, Lin Wenjing got up, bit her lip and thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to rely on herself.

She quietly put on her cotton robe and shoes, and went out of the hanging flower door, and Uncle Zhang in the porter was sleeping deeply, snoring loudly, and did not hear the sound of the door latch being moved.

Lin Wenjing went out of the door, gently closed the door, and walked out of the alley quickly, just as an empty foreign car came over on the street, and quickly stopped: "Foreign car." ”

"Miss, please, where are you going?" The coachman was neat and neat, and his swarthy face was honest.

"I'm going to the Hair Hutong Ziguang Depot." Lin Wenjing said.

"Okay." The coachman pulled up the foreign car and walked like flying, and the four calcium carbide lamps illuminated the road white, the two places were close to each other, and it didn't take much effort to get to the front, Lin Wenjing got out of the car and paid for it: "How much?" ”

"By the way, no money." The coachman smiled with a mouthful of white teeth, and Lin Wenjing noticed that there was a bronze plaque on the body, on which two words were inscribed: purple light.

The door of the Ziguang Depot was open, and four lanterns were hung at the door, and it was bright all around, Lin Wenjing mustered up the courage to step forward and asked a kind middle-aged man at the door: "Uncle, does Chen Zikun live here?" ”

The middle-aged man is Xue Pingshun, the shopkeeper of the Ziguang Depot, it was seven or eight o'clock in the evening, and suddenly a big girl dressed as a female student came to the door to find Da Kunzi, and he immediately counted it in his heart, and he was thinking about this girl in his heart, looking at the appearance and temperament of the body and Xing'er is indeed not at the same level, no wonder......

"You've found the right one, Boss Chen lives here, are you?"

"I ...... My name is Lin Wenjing, and I am ...... It's his friend. Lin Wenjing said shyly, it was the first time she had grown so big that she had gone to a strange place alone, and she was still looking for a man.

"Okay, I'll take you inside." Xue Pingshun was about to lead Lin Wenjing into the door, when suddenly another car came back to hand over the shift, he was busy dealing with it, and just saw Xing'er coming out of it, so he said, "Xing'er, take this girl to find Da Kunzi." ”

Apricot took a look, the sour taste in her heart came up, the person she likes with Da Kunzi is her, small and delicate looks very thin, it should be a weak and sick master, the hand is so white and tender, definitely can't work, can't serve people, far worse than himself.

However, the girl in Beijing is bold, knowing that she is a rival in love, she still greets her with a smile, "Oh, it's a friend of Da Kunzi, please." ”

Chen Zikun was hiding in the bedroom to wipe the two box cannons, and suddenly heard footsteps that shouldn't belong here, his heart moved, and he hurriedly stuffed the box cannons under the pillow, and came out to take a look, sure enough, it was Lin Wenjing who came.

"Miss, you're here, hurry up and sit in the house, apricots, pour tea." Chen Zikun opened the door curtain, Lin Wenjing's face turned red, and she walked in, Xing'er pouted and glanced at Chen Zikun, and went to carry the teapot angrily.

Lin Wenjing was a little restrained, and after sitting down, she still lowered her head, pinched the corner of her clothes, and said in silence for a while: "My father has passed away, and we are going back to Shanghai." ”

Chen Zikun hurriedly said: "Then what should you do?" ”

"I didn't officially enroll, I was just a probationary student, and Aunt Mi said...... There is not enough money at home. ”

"I'll give!" Chen Zikun blurted out, and quickly changed his words, "I mean, I will pay, no, no, I will lend you money, no, no, I will sponsor ......" He scratched his head, not knowing how to phrase it.

Lin Wenjing was amused by his incoherent words, giggled, Chen Zikun sobered up, and said slowly but firmly: "Believe me, with me, there will be no difficulty." ”

Lin Wenjing seemed to understand, because her face was red again.

"Thank you...... Aunt Mi said that she had already bought a train ticket and would leave the day after tomorrow, and I was afraid that she would not let me stay. ”

"Give me a day to prepare, wait for me at home the day after tomorrow, I'll take you away, we'll see you soon."

"Well, see you or leave."