Episode 16 It's good to be a man

Xiang Xiaoqiang, commander of the People's Guard, will get married on February 14, and Xiang Xiaoqiang has once again become the focus of public opinion.

Xiang Xiaoqiang is legendary enough, plus the two women he wants to marry were rescued by him twice from the Northern Qing Dynasty, and then fell in love and came together. This story has become a good story of the Ming Dynasty. People are somewhat of a "hero saves beauty" complex, thinking that the resulting love is very romantic and has passed the test of life and death. What's even more eye-catching is that one of the heroines is also the legendary "Ryukyu Princess", the illegitimate daughter of the current Ryukyu King. This is even more on the "heroes save beauty" complex, adding another layer of "prince and princess" complex.

Xiang Xiaoqiang revealed the marriage news to the outside world at this time, which was just right. Now is the time for him to get rid of the stigma of the "Xiang fraud case", and he urgently needs to regain his "popularity". Now a lover is finally married, so that the people can see the fairy tale beautiful story come true, which greatly satisfies people's heart's desire for beauty. Now Xiang Xiaoqiang can be said to be popular.

The divorce period is less than a week away, and the time is relatively tight. Xiang Xiaoqiang handed over to the snail full authority to arrange the marriage, and the snail was extremely satisfied with this errand. Snail is the deputy commander under Xiang Xiaoqiang, his status is high enough, he is his henchman, and he is still Qiu Yunniang's family, there is really no more suitable than him. Although the snail is not as resourceful as a stomachache, it is practical and steady, good at business management and handling specific affairs. This marriage is equivalent to being "co-organized" by the commander of the People's Guard Force and the Heaven and Earth Society, and it is most convenient for the snail to run on both ends.

Qiu Laohu knew that his daughter was really married to her uncle this time, and she couldn't stop talking. Xiang Xiaoqiang knew that Qiu Laohu was a rough man, and he loved his daughter very much, so in order not to lose his daughter, he would do everything, and if he couldn't keep it, he would make a super wedding. When he took Qiu Yun to visit and discuss, he had to repeatedly advise his father-in-law not to be extravagant, and this wedding must be simple. Now that I have just passed the "Xiang's Fraud Case", although it is fine, you must be very careful......

But Xiang Xiaoqiang always thinks about one thing, that is, he has already seen Qiuyu's father, and he has not seen Xiuxiu yet. It stands to reason that you always have to meet before you get married. Of course, you can't go to see the Ryukyu King, so the Ryukyu King and Xiuxiu will both have to go crazy.

Xiang Xiaoqiang called Xiuxiu and asked her to sit down in front of him, looking at her very seriously.

Xiuxiu saw that her husband was so solemn, and at the moment when the wedding date was set, she had already guessed what her husband was going to say. Xiuxiu lowered her head and dodged Xiang Xiaoqiang's gaze, as if she seemed very weak-hearted.

"Xiuxiu," Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled, stroked her shoulder, and said with a smile, "Why are you so afraid of me, like a little white rabbit, looking frightened." ”

Xiuxiu was stunned, raised her face, smiled gently, looked at him and shook her head:

"Huh? No......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled:

"We're going to get married on the 14th, take advantage of these few days, go to Wujiang to visit Lord Lingtang, and bring her to the wedding."

Xiuxiu's heart seemed even more empty, her eyes were dodgy, a little flustered, and her mouth responded:

"Hmm...... In fact...... Never mind...... Not ......"

"Hey, what's not to use?" Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled, "Our young couple is about to get married, so we have to meet each other's parents in love and courtesy, right?" ”

Xiuxiu hesitated for a moment, and boldly retorted:

"That'...... ...... to parents of adults"

"Hey, you little girl," Xiang Xiaoqiang was so speechless by her for a while, angry and funny, reached out to hold her chin, pinched it hard, shook it again, and scolded with a smile, "Still cross-examining me?" Want to rebel? My parents are both in the UK and will have to take a boat to get over for the second half of the year! Just send a telegram. …… Okay, your parents are coming, my parents can not come, that's it! ”

Xiuxiu was stunned for a moment, let out an "oh", and lowered her head.

Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at Xiuxiu with satisfaction, and said with a smile:

"You said that your hometown is in Wujiang County, Suzhou, right? Well, there is a railway from Nanjing to Suzhou, you can go by train, and you don't need a special train, just get a first-class box, which is much more comfortable than taking a car...... Then Wujiang County is only about ten kilometers away from Suzhou City, and you can hire a car when the time comes. ”

Xiuxiu's face turned red, and she said in a whisper:

"Your Excellency...... Well, my family is no longer in Wujiang County...... My family is in the country. ”

"Huh?" Xiang Xiaoqiang didn't expect Xiuxiu to be such a flower-like girl, or she grew up in the countryside, "Country? Where? ”

"Tongli Town, adults haven't heard of it."

When Xiang Xiaoqiang heard this thunderous place name, he was suddenly surprised and delighted.

Haven't heard of it? Don't hear too much about it! Tongli, one of the "Six Ancient Towns in the South of the Yangtze River" in later generations, is a place with the same name as Zhouzhuang!

Zhouzhuang, Tongli, Wuzhen, Xitang, Nanxun, Luzhi, these places, Xiang Xiaoqiang has only been to Zhouzhuang in later generations, it is still a tourist resort, it is extremely commercialized, the ticket is 100 yuan, and you can even ask for directions to ask for money. But now, in the thirties of the twentieth century, these ancient towns have not undergone any tourism development, they are still obscure, authentic, and Xiuxiu's hometown, it would be a pity not to take the opportunity to go.

Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at Xiuxiu and admired it. No wonder Xiuxiu is so elegant and beautiful, she originally grew up in that kind of ancient town in the south of the Yangtze River, and the beauty of that kind of water town has been cultivated to the bones.

"Well, Tongli," Xiang Xiaoqiang muttered, "I haven't heard much of it." But since it's my Xiuxiu's hometown, I think it will be as beautiful as Xiuxiu. That's a must-go, haha. ”

Although Xiuxiu knew that this was sweet talk, she was still very happy and pursed her lips and smiled.

……

There is not much to do in Nanjing at the moment, so Xiang Xiaoqiang set the day after tomorrow, that is, on the 9th, he and Xiuxiu will leave together, stay in Tongli for a day or two, if it is fun, it will be two or three days, and then two days before the wedding, take Xiuxiu's mother back to Nanjing to prepare for the wedding. During this period, the affairs of the People's Guard were given full responsibility for stomach pain. The snail is responsible for arranging the marriage, and he also has to help deal with the affairs of the People's Guard with a stomachache, so as to prevent him from being clever and doing anything.

In fact, the ideal candidate in Xiang Xiaoqiang's heart is fourteen grids. Xiang Xiaoqiang knew that if she was asked to temporarily replace herself, she would definitely arrange it very well. But Xiang Xiaoqiang knew that it was precisely because the fourteen grids were too capable that she had to be tied up and couldn't give her a chance to let her out. Otherwise, he couldn't control her at all, and to put it mildly, it was not impossible for the People's Guard to be arrested by her. She must hold the fourteen grids in her own hands, even if she can only exert half of her energy. This is the number one.

The next morning, after Xiang Xiaoqiang gave Zhu Yourong a lesson, he asked her for marriage leave.

Zhu Yourong lowered his head and didn't speak, staring at the pen, playing with all his attention. It wasn't until Xiang Xiaoqiang called her again that she raised her head, looked at Xiang Xiaoqiang, and smiled shallowly.

"Well, I've heard about your marriage too...... I expected that you should mention it when you came today...... Well, from the ninth all the way to the fourteenth, no problem. I'll give you another ten days to keep you with the two ladies. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"...... to Xiaoqiang," Zhu Yourong said suddenly, "Do you have a table?" ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang was stunned: Why did Your Majesty suddenly ask this? …… He replied:

"Nope."

"Then I'll give you a watch...... You'll be good in the future. ”

Yes, Xiang Xiaoqiang thought, now everyone with an identity must have a table. The word and the name must be linked. For example, Shen Rongxuan's table name is "Ji Mo".

Zhu Yourong had actually helped Xiang Xiaoqiang a long time ago, but she didn't want Xiang Xiaoqiang to know, so she pretended to groan:

"Your name is 'Xiaoqiang'...... Jack bauer...... Strong...... Strong...... Tenacious...... Unyielding ......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang sweated: She won't let me call me "Xiang Tenacious" or "Xiang Unyielding", right?

At this moment, Zhu Yourong's eyes flashed, looked at him, and said softly:

"Pretty much. Xiang Tingzhi. …… Do you like this word? ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang's hanging heart was put back in his stomach. He didn't know how to write the table, but when he heard that this "Xiang Tingzhi" was quite like that, he thanked him:

"Thank you for the word, Your Majesty."

"No, it's not given," Zhu Yourong seemed to be frightened, and hurriedly said, "It's a gift, we're friends, this is ...... My good friend got married, and I gave my good friend a ...... You...... You must use it! ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang noticed that Zhu Yourong's mood seemed to fluctuate a little, and hurriedly smiled in a soothing tone:

"That's natural, such a beautiful word, I can't find someone else. Your Majesty, I will use the word 'Tingzhi' to accompany me for the rest of my life. ”

As soon as the last sentence came out, Xiang Xiaoqiang immediately felt a little ambiguous. But when Zhu Yourong heard his words, he seemed to be comforted, a smile slowly bloomed on his face, and he said softly:

"Well, that's great."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Xiang Xiaoqiang observed the words and looks, and carefully tasted Zhu Yourong's reaction today, especially when she inexplicably gave herself a watch.

Still, it's ...... Standing ...... Why are these two words always a little awkward to read...... What does that mean?

…… Is it like: It's good to be a man?

Xiang Xiaoqiang sweated, peeked at Zhu Yourong's face, and found no traces of bad taste on it, on the contrary, it was very holy, and dumbfounded, a little lost.

"It's quite good," Zhu Yourong suddenly came to his senses and said with a smile, "You said it's a coincidence, the last time you asked me for marriage leave, I gave you dozens of tanks as wedding gifts, hehe......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang also smiled:

"yes. And what about this time? Hehe, it won't be still dozens of tanks, right? ”

Zhu Yourong smiled:

"How do you know?"

Xiang Xiaoqiang's heart jumped: No, right...... So good?

Zhu Yourong flipped out a stack of materials, smiled and handed it to Xiang Xiaoqiang.

Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at it, and the more he flipped it, the more excited he became. In the past two months since the start of the war, the Ming Dynasty has completely turned into the wartime economy, and the output of various war materials is more than ten times that of peacetime, especially this month, the Qing army broke through the defense line and defended Nanjing. The production of tanks alone reached almost three hundred units this month.

"Quite right," Zhu Yourong looked at him eagerly and asked, "How much do you want?" ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at Zhu Yourong like this, even if she asked for it all, she would not hesitate to agree.

However, at this time, you must have a number. is still the old reason, Xiang Xiaoqiang said excitedly:

"I ...... I'll want half of it. Other forces are also needed. ”

Zhu Yourong was stunned and a little anxious:

"Okay, you can take more...... You taught me that it is more efficient to use a tank than to use it by the enemy. I know that giving you the tank is the efficiency of use...... In the whole Ming Dynasty, there is no one who knows how to use tanks more than you. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang knew that in the defense of Nanjing, a field battle and a street battle were all used beautifully, which left a deep impression on Zhu Yourong. However, when it comes to his position, he must not only consider military issues, but also political issues. If it's a submarine that doesn't get welcome, you can ask for it all. But this hot tank must not do this. To monopolize this kind of thing is to only focus on the present, leaving no way back for yourself.

Xiang Xiaoqiang resolutely only needs half, 150 cars. That's a lot, and two more tank battalions can be formed. He seized the opportunity and said that in order to give full play to the advantages of armored mobile warfare, it is not only tanks but also necessary to have matching auxiliary vehicles.

Zhu Yourong seems to have made up his mind today and responds to Xiang Xiaoqiang's requests. Even if she makes any outrageous requests to Xiaoqiang, she will agree. Xiang Xiaoqiang took this opportunity to get a large number of armored vehicles, self-propelled guns, automobiles, motorcycles, etc., and really made a windfall, so that he could expand three machine infantry regiments.

Zhu Yourong's heart was empty, but Xiang Xiaoqiang returned with a full load.

On the way back, Xiang Xiaoqiang was lying on the leather seat of the car, and he also felt lost. …… Zhu Yourong, this girl is still very good. It's a pity that the status is too high, impossible, impossible......

Wedding gifts, people give red envelopes, she always sends tanks, hehe, it's not bad. In this way, if he really marries the "Hui Ming Twelve Dozen", it will not be able to directly bulldoze the Soviet Union......