Chapter 32: The Changing Tide
Xu Baichuan thought about it, too, the brother of the military commander drank wine, and it was strange not to say a few words about meat, it was indeed inconvenient to be in front of the female dependents, so he invited him back to the room with a few polite words.
Xu and Zheng pushed the cup to change the plan, chatting a few words about life opportunities, Xu Baichuan picked up a few mouthfuls of dishes, and said casually: "Who would have thought that there were several young ladies in Jiangnan who were praised by Emperor Kangxi back then, and they could also wash their hands and make soup like this, sixth child, you are worth it." ”
Zheng Yaoxian said with a smile: "If the fourth brother is envious, take my sister-in-law to live for a while." My child is in a boarding school anyway. Don't delay. ”
"Don't worry about people, she's doing well." Xu Baichuan said, his face showed a hint of distorted embarrassment, Zheng Yaoxian realized that the problem of the couple must be bigger, and it was inconvenient for brothers to ask more when it came to family matters, so he naturally quickly remedied: "Fourth brother, you said Meng Ying, others don't know, can you think at that time, she let me throw her to northern Jiangsu without taking her away and said that I was going to join the Eighth Road to be a bandit, would she be like that?" ”
Xu Baichuan laughed at the thin girl's resoluteness, and sighed: "In this world, human life is really like an ant, no matter what kind of illustrious background you are, it is useless." However, Sixth Brother, don't tell me that you really don't know her details after living with others, then you are not a 'Devil Six'. ”
"I know, but so what? I don't ask him for the central bank, and the boss is not fake about appropriations. You and the third brother said that she was in poor health, and it was not good to have children or anything after getting married, but you said that if you do what we do, you may not come back in the evening when you go out in the morning. It is a blessing to have someone in the family who knows hot and cold and can talk to live, and thinking too much is called asking for hardship. ”
"You're right, but that's not the case out there. Haven't you heard of the slippery tongue out there? Mao Qiwu, promoted and added a green top; Zheng Lao Liu, go to work and report a gold ingot. Xu Baichuan said with a smile.
Zheng Yaoxian said: "Then I have to count on the retirement here, now go out, he doesn't want to kill me." I'm not going to do that. ”
Zheng Yao first ate side dishes, drank wine, hid in Sino-US cooperation, and looked like he was living a good life, "Don't you just want to clean me up?" Yes! If you have the ability to come in, as long as you dare to come, if you don't say anything, I will immediately hide out and drill into the mountains to see who can catch me. If you want to find me, there is no door. ”
"That's right," Xu Baichuan chewed on the appetizer and replied casually, "You are completely safe, can this place be unsafe?" Secret Bureau, it can't rabbits eat the grass next to the nest, right? If you want to kill you, it can't be now; If they want to make trouble, the brethren are not dry in our land; As for the Communist Party! Hehe, they can get in if they want to, but those numbers are empty, and I'm afraid there won't be enough places to live. You can live with your younger siblings in peace. ”
"That's what I'm talking about, fourth brother, let's idle people drink idle wine. Dry! Zheng Yao first crossed Erlang's legs and said.
But God doesn't seem to want them to be too idle, just as they are saying this, there are guards holding newspapers and walking in with tangled expressions, Xu Baichuan was annoyed when he saw it, and shouted: "Go, Lao Tzu has time to drink, but not time to read the newspaper." Whoever wants to listen to the spirit of the meeting will see. ”
The guard was also bold, and said bluntly, "Take a seat, you better take a look, something is wrong." Twenty divisions of the Nationalists attacked the Central Plains Communist Zone. ”
Xu Baichuan sat up straight all of a sudden, half sobered up, and he was thrown into idleness again, but he was also immersed in this line for twenty years, and instinctively realized that things were very big, so big that the gears of history were also running with it. He took the newspaper and read it hurriedly, and the "Central Daily" naturally spared no effort to describe how heroic the officers and men of the Nationalist Army were, how they beat the Communists/Industrialists/Communists, and how they were about to recover the whole of China.
However, Xu Baichuan, an old agent, was keenly aware that the communist and military systems had not been disrupted, and it could even be said that they had retreated in an orderly manner. Thinking of the treacherous events of the past 20 years, he sighed sincerely: "The two parties that have grown on this vine are really June days, children's faces, and tomorrow will be annoyed when they are better today." ”
Zheng Yaoxian had already pricked up his ears, although he had already guessed that the outbreak of a civil war was inevitable and would not be too late, but when he heard this news, he still felt a huge shock in his heart, and hundreds of clues poured into his mind for a while, but he didn't care about Xu Baichuan's words.
In the end, Xu Baichuan was indifferent, seeing that the guards had no intention of leaving, and asked, "What's the matter, is there anything else?" ”
The guard's baby-faced face became even more entangled, "Yes, seat, sixth brother." Just now, the sixth sister-in-law, she took a few eggs and stuffed them into the little ghost in the Bai Mansion. ”
Xu Baichuan asked: "Ah, is it the little radish head surnamed Song." "The child's father is named Song Qiyun and is Yang Hucheng's secretary. The hatred of the Xi'an Incident back then, Chairman Jiang never forgot it until his death, even if this little thing was still a nursing doll, he also went to prison, lacked food and clothing, and did not see the sun all year round, and was born with a big head and a small body, which was inherently nicknamed.
"Yes, that's him." The guard replied cautiously.
Zheng Yaoxian stood up and said with a dark face: "This girl who has more than enough success and more than failure, is there no place to put it when there is too much food." What about people, I didn't go back to the house, I went to find her. "A posture of going back to the house to clean up his daughter-in-law.
Xu Baichuan saw that this posture could not be stopped, bombed away the guards, and caught Zheng Yaoxian to persuade for a long time. In the end, he sighed: "Forget it, sixth brother, we are all in prison, what are you doing so carefully?" Listen to my brother's words, close relatives and estranged husband and wife, even if you have a good relationship, you should usually be more tolerant, people live in prison with you, which is called tribulation. Don't worry, I can still suppress this little thing. ”
Zheng Yao thanked him first, and then he still looked like he had a headache, and said, "Fourth brother, I know what you said is reasonable, but am I deeply responsible for not loving it?" ”
Xu Baichuan only felt that his stomach was uncomfortable, and said, "Okay, okay, you want to sour me to death." But then again, it's not the first day you've met your brother and sister, she's soft-hearted, or she can lead us to hide in the sewers and secretly give us both a few apples. We can sit here and have a little wine today. After that, he sighed again, "Sixth brother, let's put aside the family background and appearance of our younger brothers and sisters, just accumulate virtue and do good, maybe you can still get her blessings in the future." ”