I looked down at my toes and pleaded with some whims, "I think, you know a lot of people, and you have a wide range of roads, I don't know if you can help inquire about the news." ”

The second brother smiled, as if my low eyebrows were pleasing to his eyes, and he felt a sense of accomplishment

"You really have a request for me, yes, and now I know that you have to compliment someone when you ask for it. Well, since it's my mother's account, I'll definitely do it for her, so don't worry. He didn't leave after he finished speaking, so he looked me up and down and with sharp eyes: "I heard that you and Cao Yu'an quarreled?" ”

I was angry: "Who is so boring and gossiping behind people's backs?" ”

The second brother smiled mysteriously: "How do I know, then you don't care." But judging by how nervous you look, this news should be true. However, I still advise you, a man as good as Cao Yu'an will not have this shop after this village. With his status and status, even if he doesn't attract bees and butterflies, those wild bees and butterflies will be sent to the door by themselves, so this thing can't be avoided, you just turn a blind eye, and when the time comes, the title of Mrs. Cao will always be yours. ”

When I looked at him, I always felt that such a tone and such a smile seemed very fake, once upon a time, that upright Zhu Qizhi turned out to be such a slippery person?

I got angry, and my tone was naturally not good: "A businessman like you is really mercenary, probably in your eyes, only money is the most important!" I glared at him, "But I'm your own sister, and you're willing to watch me jump into the fire?" Forget it, I'll think about the emotional matter myself, so I won't worry about you. You're not very busy at work, so go back and deal with it, I still have something to do, I'll go first! ”

I said and turned to leave. The second brother grabbed my arm and said in a voice that only the two of us could hear: "What I said just now was not good, but it was not rough. Now at this time, if you can find the big backer of the Cao family, you don't have to worry about being affected by this war. ”

I forced

Break away from him: "I'm not rare. I would like to live and die with this country, I am willing. ”

"Wait", the second brother stopped me behind him: "Have you forgotten what you came to me for today, you wait here for a while, and I'll tell you when I ask for the news." ”

I sat down in the VIP room. A few minutes after the second brother went out, a little girl with braided fritters brought me a cup of coffee. Looking out through the floor-to-ceiling glass, the bank is indeed much busier than usual, with almost no interruption of people coming and going. A number of others came running nervously and took away all the things that were in the safe, apparently leaving with their families. When I think of the second brother's sworn words, it doesn't look like it's fake.

After less than half an hour, the second brother appeared in front of me with a serious expression.

When I saw him, I had a bad feeling in my heart: "How is it? Is something happening to Grandpa Seven's house? ”

The second brother shook his head: "It's still the same old saying, I heard two news, one good news and one bad news." Which one do you want to hear first? ”

I don't hesitate: "Isn't the most scarce thing in this era of tragedy good news?" ”

The corners of the second brother's mouth were picked, although he tried hard to squeeze out a smile, but he looked very helpless: "The good news is that the children of the seventh grandfather's family are fine, and the family is afraid that Changsha will not be able to hold it, so they sent them to Zhuzhou Countryside very early." ”

The right eyelid jumped involuntarily, and as soon as I spoke, my voice was surprisingly hoarse: "You say the child, what about the seventh grandfather?" What about Grandma Seven? And what about uncles and uncles? I asked, but my mouth was salty, and I don't know when I was already in tears.

The second brother gently brushed the delicate cufflinks with his slender fingers, looking calm and relaxed. But I didn't ignore the bulging green tendons at his temples and his slightly shrugged shoulders: "Seventh Grandpa and Seventh Grandma are old, and they didn't run out in time after the fire started, so they fell into a coma because of lack of oxygen." The eldest uncle did not listen to the dissuasion and rushed in to them, but he did not come out. The rest of the family had no choice but to go in the direction of Xiangtan, but they didn't expect to be dispersed by the flow of refugees, except for the little aunt who was rescued by the soldiers, no one else was heard. ”

I cried silently, and finally choked up. The second brother was sad when he saw me, and finally couldn't bear it: "Don't worry, I'm still asking people to inquire about the news, as long as they don't die, they will be found soon." ”

I am extremely sad, although I have not really seen this seventh grandfather, but this kind of family affection that blood is thicker than water is constantly separated. If you think about it, he is also the first relative to die since the start of the war. He died so badly that it had nothing to do with the Japanese, but because of a fire from his own people.

The second brother waited silently for my emotions to calm down, and then said, "There is one more thing, I think you should know about it." But Dad and Big Brother deliberately hide this from Mom, so you have to hide it from her no matter what. ”

I took a breath and raised my head to endure the tears that were about to burst: "Okay, I won't say it. ”

I heard a soft sigh, followed by a thunderbolt of news: "Big brother was promoted to the rank of major not long ago, and now he is being sent to Fang Xianjue's pre-10th division as a staff officer. ”

There was chaos in my mind: "Pre-Tenth Division? ”

I didn't dare to look at the expression of the second brother, I was still gagging at this time, he definitely wanted to strangle me. Of course, my original intention was not to make a joke, so the second brother still replied to me helplessly: "The Tenth Division is subordinate to General Xue Yue's Ninth War Zone, and now serves as the guard of Changsha. ”

I was shocked: "Every time my eldest brother calls home, he says that he is safe in the rear, but I heard that the Japanese have already arrived in the city. ”

The second brother shook his head: "That's a rumor, just because of this, the timid and afraid people have made Changsha City clean with a fire." However, it cannot be said that Changsha is safe, and the Japanese are indeed a stone's throw away from Changsha. ”

I was frightened and grabbed my second brother's arm: "Then what should I do, isn't it for nothing that my eldest brother was sent to Changsha at this time?" Isn't he just a staff officer, it's not good to send him anywhere, why send him to Hunan? ”

The second brother grabbed my hand, and his tightly wrinkled thick eyebrows made him show a heroic and murderous temperament: "If you don't go to Hunan, he can also be sent to any cruel battlefield, he is a soldier, his duty is to obey, and there is absolutely no reason to retreat from the battle." There was a fire burning in his eyes, and it seemed like blood that could not be dissolved: "We, all the Chinese, have been involved in this war, whether active or passive." You want to hide or flee, but even if the huge China escapes to the ends of the earth, it cannot escape the intrusion of the Japanese invaders. There are no eggs under the nest, all we can do is fight to the death, and it is possible to fight for the right to survive for ourselves! ”