On April 9, 1904 in the Gregorian calendar, Song Jinguo and David, who had gone to the ocean, returned with a full load, which contributed to the cooperation between Huamei Company and DuPont Company, which became the biggest news of Mengshanjun and Jinan Prefecture.

In the northeast, the war between the two great powers of Japan and Russia was still going on in a step-by-step manner, and a large-scale land war had not yet broken out, and the Japanese navy was still making repeated efforts to close Port Arthur, thus giving birth to Takeo Hirose, who died in battle in the second blockade and was named the god of war. During this time, the Shenyang station forwarded two reports from the Lushan detachment, both of which were good news, the detachment had been "suppressing bandits" - fighting against the bearded troops east of Liaoyang and west of Phoenix City that had been bought by the Japanese army. The detachment was rewarded by the Russians and given another replenishment of weapons, and the unit has now been expanded into three brigades and seven squadrons, with a total strength of more than 1,400 people.

Song Jinguo, who had been walking for more than half a year, came back and overwhelmed Long Qian's attention to the South Manchurian detachment. Because the business brought back by Song Jinguo involved Shandong University Hall, Long Qian, Song Jinguo, Zhou Xuexi, and Xu Jianyin came to Shandong University to meet Xu Wenfu and talk about official business.

Xu Wenfu's original intention was to discuss the way of running a school with Long Qian in detail. He was ambitious, and Long Qian's speech and promise in the school auditorium that day aroused his heart even more, and it would be such a glorious thing to really build Shandong University Hall into a first-class university in China and a famous university in the world! In Xu Wenfu's opinion. This is his highest ideal, the most brilliant life.

Shandong University Hall is built on the basis of the academy, continuous expansion, resulting in the teachers' residences are still very imperfect, as the head of a school, Xu Wenfu and Professor Qiu Muchun share a small courtyard, the main room three live in Xu Wenfu's family, a bright and two dark pattern, the middle one even if the reception room, is also a study. The two rooms on both sides are the bedrooms of Xu Wenfu and Xu Si respectively. It's a little crowded. However, the school is building a dormitory building. It's time to move in the fall.

It was the first time Long Qian went to Xu Wenfu's house, and after greeting Mrs. Xu, he was immediately attracted by an ink painting hanging on the wall of the living room.

This is an unfinished painting, and the picture has a silhouette of a young girl. In the background is the scenery of a small town in the south of the Yangtze River. Pink walls and tiles. The small bridge is full of poetic poetry.

"Hmm, I didn't expect Principal Xu to be a good hand...... Long Qian praised.

"Where. This is the little girl's study. She always thinks that the winter in Jinan is sad, probably thinking about the scenery of her hometown......"

The door curtain was lifted, and Xu Si came out of her bedroom, "Ah, I'm finally looking forward to General Long......"

Hearing the soft words, Long Qian's gaze turned from the picture and fell on the girl's face, and he was immediately stunned!

I thought I could only see her in a dream. That's right, that's what the first meeting looks like! In addition to the difference in clothes, the figure and facial features are so similar! The eyebrows are like distant mountains, the skin is like fine porcelain, especially the big eyes that look forward to life, she is haunted by her dreams!

Thief God! Will I dream for more than a hundred years! Is it to compensate Lao Tzu and send Xin Ruo back? Long Qian stared at the smiling Xu Si, lost his mind!

Xu Si was embarrassed to look at her, and unconsciously turned around, and Long Qian clearly saw the red mole on her right cheek near her neck.

"Xinruo?" Long Qian couldn't help but call out softly.

"General Long, have you seen the little girl?" Xu Wenfu saw Long Qian's gaffe.

"Principal Xu, who is this?" Long Qian finally came back to his senses.

"Little girl Xu Si, I listened to an adult's speech in Shandong University Hall some time ago."

"Oh, it turned out to be Ling Ai." Long Qian pinched the tiger's mouth in his left hand with his right hand, and regained his usual calmness, "Ling Ai reminds me of an old man, and where it is rude, I also hope that Principal Xu Haihan." ”

"Oh, I see." Xu Wenfu smiled and said, "The little girl has always wanted to ask the general a few questions in person." ”

Not Xinruo! I'll never see Xin Ruo again! Miracles will not happen again, and I will not reunite with her. A burst of grief suddenly surged in Long Qian's chest, and his eyes were moist.

"General Long, is the little girl very similar to your old man?"

"Oh yes, it's like. I'm really sorry. Long Qian calmed down, "It's impossible for me to see her again...... President Xu, did you say that Ling Ai was in the auditorium that day, and Shandong University Hall also recruited girls? ”

"Where, I would like to open a girls' school. But the school council disagreed, not to mention that it couldn't recruit girls. Xiao Si had to dress up as a man, but it was not a long-term solution. Xiao Si, why are you stunned? Hurry up and make tea for the general? The general please sit down, the cold house is too cramped, which makes the general smile. ”

"Where, this will only make Long admire. However, it is time for the school to improve the living conditions of the teachers, and it is a dereliction of duty for the government to live in a humble house even if you, the head of the school, live in a humble room. Long Qian sat down, trying to take his eyes off Xu Si's graceful figure.

"The teacher's residence building is already under construction, thanks to the general's generous donation."

"You can't credit one person for Long, I want to thank Xie Huayuan and the staff of ZTE. Ha Luha, a few more students of your school will work in Huayuan Zhongxing Company in the future, which is a reward for them. ”

"That's nature. For those who study science and engineering, Huayuan and ZTE must be the first choice. By the way, General Long, is DuPont really going to settle in Jinan? ”

"It was Huamei that invested in Huayuan and ZTE. Huamei became a shareholder of DuPont and entered DuPont's business area. This time, Director Song and his errand were done well, and now they want to rapidly improve Shandong's industrial strength, and there is only one way to go by introducing foreign capital and technology. ”

"General, please have tea." Xu Si said in a low voice.

"Thank you." Long Qian took the teacup, but his eyes remained on the ink painting on the opposite wall.

"Let the general laugh, this painting is the little girl's study. Xiao Si has always disliked female workers, but she loves music and art, and took her to watch the military parade in the fifth town some time ago. I admired the general very much for a few pieces of music, and I thought that the general was a famous musician, so I had to ask the general in person......"

"Don't dare. Where does Long deserve the title of a famous man......" Long Qian finally turned his gaze to Xu Si, and found that Xu Si was also looking at him, the two looked at each other, Xu Si immediately avoided it, but did not leave the living room.

"Not a lie! It's really exciting. Especially that military song! That day, I listened to the general's story about the bloody battle of Xigu, no wonder the general could beat the Eight-Nation Alliance! Xu Wenfu didn't notice Xu Si and Long Qian's expressions.

"Falsely praised...... Ling Ai's painting is not bad, and the poems are hidden in the painting, it seems that Ling Ai is still unforgettable in his homeland. ”

"That's it. She grew up in Suzhou, and naturally she will never forget her hometown. By the way, there was a question for the general in the speech that day. And it won't speak. It's time to ask ...... in person today."

At this time, someone called Mr. Xu outside the door, Xu Wenfu agreed to stand up, and the person who came was a teacher of the school, and whispered a few words to Xu Wenfu at the door. Xu Wenfu apologized. "General Long and sit widely. I'll come when I go. Today, Uchiko prepared wine and food, don't leave at noon, and taste Uchiko's cooking. Xiao Si. You don't accompany the general. After that, Xu Wenfu didn't wait for Long Qian to agree, and hurriedly went.

"Hmm, isn't Ling Tang at home?" Long Qian broke the silence.

"My mother went out to buy vegetables and vegetables...... General Long, I know what Daoist Father wants to ask you......"

"Oh?"

"He wants to ask you what you think of the revolutionary party?"

"Oh, Miss Xu, what do you think?"

"I'm asking you." Xu Si completely calmed down. Looking at people and looking at his eyes, Long Qian's eyes are clear, and he is sitting in danger, not like a disciple. Wasn't there another reason for staring at yourself intently just now? Who is that Xin Ruo? Why do you care about this? It has nothing to do with me......

"Haluha, whether it is the Restoration, the Revolution or the Revolution, it is all for the sake of enriching the country and strengthening the army. It's just a different path. The former is tinkering, and the latter is just starting from scratch. Long Qian dealt casually. He would never say that the former is to maintain the existing rule, while the latter is to overthrow the existing regime.

"Then the general doesn't think that the revolutionary party is a rebel and a thief?"

"As an official of the imperial court, Long's position must naturally be consistent with that of the imperial court. But I advise the young lady not to care about politics, painting and writing poetry are the work of talented women. ”

But the general once said that only when everyone rises up can we save the country and the people. Is it true that your speech in the school auditorium is all about the occasion? ”

"Revolution means bloodshed and sacrifice, it means destruction and reconstruction. Moreover, how many evils are committed in the name of revolution. Miss Xu is a famous lady, with outstanding talent and a bright future, so don't pay attention to the revolution. It's okay to talk about other things today, and when it comes to rebellion, Shu Long doesn't answer......"

Xu Siyan smiled, "Okay." So may I ask, the three pieces of music played at the parade site that day were really masterpieces of the generals? ”

Long Qian pondered for a moment, "Let Miss Xu smile." ”

"The general is talented, and the little woman is full of admiration. Did The General study music in the United States? ”

"I didn't study it specifically, it's just a hobby......"

"Haven't studied it specifically?" Xu Si's eyes widened, "Just a hobby?" The lyrics of that military song were also written by the general? ”

"What does Miss Xu think of the lyrics of that song?" Long Qian asked rhetorically.

"Carefully deduce, I'm afraid it will hinder the discussion. May I ask the general, what is the motherland in your mind? ”

Motherland is a word that appears in military songs. That's no way around. If you change it again, the masterpiece will not be the same, "Motherland, it is the land under our feet, and it is the place where our ancestors lived and reproduced......" Long Qian replied with a smile.

"Does that include Manchuria, too?"

"Of course. Do you think that Manchuria is not part of the Motherland? ”

"So, how do you explain the national question?"

"There is a distinction between a narrow and a broad sense of the nation. Broadly speaking, all the ethnic groups living in the land of their ancestors can be called the Chinese nation, and the Han nationality is only the main part of it. In a narrow sense, they are divided into several groups with different customs, languages, beliefs, and even writings. Is this interpretation correct? ”

"Then, the Manchus are also members of China?"

"Isn't it? The Mongols once ruled the Central Plains and established the Yuan Dynasty. Studying history, will it be possible to separate the Yuan Dynasty? ”

However, in recent years, there has always been a discussion of the Manchu and Han debates? Don't generals read newspapers? ”

"As I said earlier, it's better not to talk about politics. Especially a young lady like you......" Long Qian even had some doubts that Xu Si was a revolutionary.

"It's good," Xu Si smiled mischievously, "don't talk about politics anymore." The little lady admires the Shogun's musical talent, can you tell me how to make a pleasant tune? ”

The girl's innocent smile made Long Qian's heart flutter...... Hurry up and collect your mind, "Happiness is born from the heart, and it is impossible to stay at home." When you experience something and feel something, certain movements or phrases of the piece will automatically flash into your mind, and you may be able to write a good piece of music by seizing the inspiration of that moment. Long Qian's gaze swept over a faded lacquered piano across the bookshelf.

"High theory. When I was studying in Shanghai, my teacher said the same thing. But I can't find that moment of inspiration, what should I do? ”

"How old are you? Oh, I'm sorry, I wasn't supposed to ask such a question. ”

"It doesn't matter. The little woman was born in the eleventh year of Guangxu......"

"Nineteen ......years old," Long Qian silently calculated, "Even if you have been to Shanghai and seen the prosperity of the ten-mile foreign market, your life experience is very shallow after all. Experience and frustration are the composer's wealth, and there should be no rush. ”

However, my father said that music requires talent, not just hard work. Is that so? ”

"Talent is needed to achieve great results in any field, but hard work is important. A great American inventor named Thomas Edison once said, "Success depends on 99 percent diligence and 1 percent inspiration...... I can't remember the original text, but it roughly means this. However, in my opinion, Miss Xu does not have to be confined to the pain of composing, and it is a good hobby to adjust her body and mind. Moreover, your level of painting is not low......" Long Qian pointed to the painting on the wall, "Is what I said right just now?" Miss has been missing her hometown all the time? ”

"That's right. That's one of my favorite paintings. Otherwise I wouldn't have hung out. You just said that there is a poem in the painting...... The teacher once said that poetry can touch the inspiration of action music, can you write a lyric for my graffiti work? Xu Si completely lost the jerkiness of the first meeting, and made a request that embarrassed Long Qian.

"I'm a soldier...... Where do you know how to compose poetry? Long Qian hurriedly excused himself.

"'Hugh Yan will win the world immediately, and the heroes of ancient times will interpret poetry.'" Since the general can write such an impassioned and generous military song for the iron army under his command, he will try to compose a song for the little girl. ”

Long Qian's heart moved, and his eyes couldn't help but fall on Xu Si's delicate face, "Okay, try it." Is there a fountain pen? ”

Immediately become a poem? Xu Si was surprised. But she hurried back to her bedroom and fetched a pen and a composition exercise book.

Long Qian took it, groaned slightly, and wrote a few lines with a brush. As soon as he handed the notebook back to the girl, there was a conversation between Xu Wenfu and a woman outside the house, and Xu Si immediately returned to his house.

"I'm sorry to keep you waiting." Xu Wenfu entered the door, "This is Neizi, oh, he is Admiral Long." ”

"Madame is well." Long Qian hurriedly stood up.

Mrs. Xu Wenfu's little feet hurriedly returned the salute.

"Hey, where's Xiao Si?" Xu Wenfu found that his daughter was gone.

"She's ...... in the house"

"Hey, this girl is so rude. Please come over here, Uchiko has prepared a few hometown dishes, and we will talk while eating. Xu Wenfu made a gesture of please. (To be continued......)

PS: The previous article mistook Xu Si for Xu Xue, and because the manuscript has not been reviewed, please forgive me.