Yangzhou Mansion.

Shangguan Bridge.

There are fewer and fewer boats on the creek, and the tranquility on both sides of the river is restored, and a man in a racer, a duffel bag, and cowhide boots is looking for something.

According to the information found, after asking all the way, I finally found it.

"Lee Kee Weaving Factory."

"Who are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for the Wu family."

There were a lot of Wu clans, but the uncle of the concierge immediately looked at the person, "Who are you her?" ”

"I'm her son's sentry."

The man said calmly.

The uncle glanced at the other party twice, this person was full of ferocity, which was not the same as the new army in the capital, but the uncle didn't say much.

I don't know when it started, the status of being a soldier has become higher, and the treatment is enviable.

Ordinary people can't be soldiers if they want to.

Must be a child of a military family.

And among the children of military households, they have excellent performance in perennial leisure exercises, or graduates of government schools.

Scholars in their thirties and forties in county schools were eliminated from the school, either recruited by factories and organizations, or assessed to become officials, or returned to their hometowns to study at their own expense.

Social science enlightenment, county school and state school teach children.

Fuxue teaches teenagers.

Social studies have not changed much, focusing on enlightenment, and the government, state, and county schools in various parts of Tianfu have begun to change.

The imperial examination has not disappeared, those who are in high school in the imperial examination, those with excellent grades in the six departments of the imperial court to observe the government, and those who are inferior to the first class go to the local yamen to observe the government.

After three years of political career, he obtained the qualification to be an official after passing the assessment.

Officials who remain in Beijing can be promoted to the Sixth Ministry if they want to find opportunities to be released and make achievements in the local area.

Then he was sent out to govern the local government, and finally returned to the imperial court.

This is not unusual.

The Imperial Court Newspaper has made public its future direction, and in addition to the confidential matters of the Imperial Court, the Imperial Court Newspaper is also distributed to the public.

Soon.

A middle-aged woman with a scarf hat on her head came to the porter, saw her son's chief, and stood in the doorway with a restrained gaze.

You could tell she was worried.

The man got up, "My name is Zhao Hong, I am Wu Zhenmeng's sentry officer, he is the captain in my hand, the best captain." ”

"Sentry, slave's son, he ......," the woman choked, "the slave is sorry for him, for delaying his future." ”

Zhao Hong was not relieved, and took out five yuan from his baggage.

"You have suffered, this five yuan is my honor for him, the money must be accepted, after he knows, his heart should feel a lot better."

The woman took it.

Not for themselves, as the other side said.

After leaving the ship, the so-called mother was also exiled, and she was placed to work in a weaving factory, where she did not worry about eating and drinking every month.

Although the work is hard, there are many holidays, three days off every month, one day in ten days, and in the event of big holidays such as the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Spring Festival, it is a long holiday of ten years.

But she misses her son.

She would rather suffer as before, she has survived so many years, and she hopes that her son will live comfortably.

"I used to think about what he looked like, and I didn't dare to inquire, for fear of losing his people, but I saw him later, but on the short side, I don't know if I can see him in the future."

The woman hid her face and burst into tears.

"He's not doing well over there, can he marry a daughter-in-law, and does anyone still want him?" The woman looked at Zhao Hong crying, and asked expectantly, "Can he come back?" ”

"Yes."

Zhao Hong affirmed.

Leaving the factory, he went to meet the rest of the houses, there were no immortals in the war, the enemy was not a fool, on the contrary he was cunning, he died two brothers.

A few years of savings were spent cleanly.

Take the train back to Beiping, sit quietly in the carriage, and the long-distance passengers will prepare their own food, which will also be provided on the train.

Zhao Hong only ate one meal a day.

He had no family in the south to prepare his luggage for the long journey, and he did not leave much for himself except for the travel expenses.

Her mother's income in the Grand Theater was higher than her own, and her younger brother also became a well-known opera artist in the Peking Grand Theater.

In the carriage, Zhao Hong quietly looked out the window.

Wu Zhenmeng killed as many people, and he was three times as many.

Some were killed with self-fired guns, some were killed by him with grenades, and some were stabbed to death by him with bayonets.

Nine years ago, the boy in Peking was now covered in the breath of no one approaching, and no one dared to disturb him, as if he was the only one in the world.

No one can recognize him anymore.

When he returned to the new city of Beiping, the neighbors saw him sitting on the threshold in front of his house, and after coming forward to inquire, they showed incredible eyes.

Soon.

Zhao from the Grand Theater went home, saw his eldest son, and asked excitedly: "Why don't you write a letter when you go home, how long have you waited, don't you have the key to the house." ”

"I lost my key."

Zhao Hong said with a smile.

Zhao hurriedly opened the door, pulled his son in, touched his son, and saw if his son was doing well, without a trace of strangeness.

"You have a good rest at home, your mother went to buy delicious food and came back, and your brother stayed in the Grand Theater, thinking about some new plays every day, and rarely went home."

"I'll ask someone to help bring a message, so that he can hurry home, you two brothers, and have a good drink in the evening."

Zhao said as he went out.

Zhao Hong sat quietly, and from the moment he entered the door to now, he had not said three words.

One sentence shouts mother, one sentence loses the key, one sentence oh.

Zhao paused at the door for a moment and left in a hurry, not letting her son see her tears.

It is said that the new army is well treated.

He also said that the new army was well equipped and had fewer casualties, unlike before, which was really a good errand.

When Zhao met an acquaintance on the road, he covered his forehead with his hand, trying not to let others find out about her crying, and his son seemed to be a different person.

Every day, she was afraid.

I'm afraid that one day I will receive bad news from my son.

Whenever she lacks arms and legs, she is ready to raise her son for the rest of her life, and she is afraid that she will not even see each other.

Now that his son is back, Zhao can't help crying.

In the past, I had a bad life, and I was scared every day, but now that my life is getting better and better, I am still scared every day.

Zhao brought a basket and bought a basket of vegetables back.

Zhao Rui rushed home and shouted out of breath, "Brother, you're really back." ”

Zhao Hong got up and smiled, reached out and touched his brother's head.

As soon as he stretched out his hand and touched his brother's head, he suddenly withdrew his hand, his face was grim, and he immediately returned to normal.

Zhao Rui was shocked in his heart, what did he feel just now?

"Brother."

"You're alright."

"Hmm."

Zhao Hong sat back.

Zhao Rui thought for a while and smiled, "Mother is alone, I don't know how long it will take to be busy, I'll go to help, the eldest brother must be hungry, let me tell you, my younger brother is drinking a lot now, and he will rest when he gets drunk at night." ”

"Hmm."

to the kitchen.

Zhao Rui was about to ask something, when he saw his mother's red eyes, swallowed the words in his mouth, and silently stepped forward to help.

Evening.

"Brother, I respect you."

On a table of wine and food, Zhao Rui poured wine for the eldest brother, and then raised the wine glass.

Zhao Hong got up again and poured a glass of wine for his mother.

"Respect my mother first."

"Okay, our mother and son haven't been together for a long time, have a drink together, I wish you all peace and security, and get married as soon as possible."

Zhao said with a smile, and he couldn't tell that she had cried at all.

In the end, he is a well-known actor of the Peking Grand Theater.

"Brother, do you have a good match? If not, let my mother help you hire someone to talk to the matchmaker, but I'm waiting for you. ”

Zhao Rui said with a smile.

"Do you have a good match?"

"Yes."

Zhao Rui generously admitted.

"Does my mother know, does the other party's family know?"

"I all know that it is the female singer of Miyun Opera House, we fell in love at first sight, and we have made a private agreement for life, and his family is waiting for my family to hire him."

Zhao Rui deliberately urged.

The eldest brother has been in the barracks for too long, he should have a family, a family, a child, everything is fine.

Zhao Hong did not speak.

Under normal circumstances, relying on military salaries, it is indeed easy to marry a daughter-in-law, but Zhao Hong has been a soldier for many years and has not saved money.

He wasn't prepared to delay anyone, and he didn't have the idea of doing so.

That's good.

Drill, kill, kill, drill.

Zhao Hong put his left hand under the table, trembling with excitement.

He had a full three months of vacation.

Because this sentry officer has been in the army for too long, as a new military camp established in the early stage, he has served as a combat mission every time.

Zhao Hong lost his bearings, and he didn't know what he could do every day.

Zhao and Zhao Rui have to go to work.

Zhao Hong in the garden.

Several teenagers who skipped school looked at Zhao Hong with admiration, and Zhao Hong told them how to fight to win.

As the little prince said at the beginning.

The children of the working class, that is, the children of the new class, were not eager to learn during the rise of school.

Both in China and abroad.

It's human nature.

The difference is that Chinese Confucianism has more control over children, and children skip school and return to school, but they dare not be blatant.

The garden is in the new town and is all around the neighborhood children.

Evening.

The neighbors came to the door and scolded Zhao.

"What a person?"

The man rolled up his sleeves to find the original owner theory, and Zhao struggled to block the door.

"Teach children to kill."

"Is that how people are educated in the military?"

The rest of the people, every word you say and I say, their faces are full of anger.

Fortunately, I found out that there was something wrong with the children at home and forced me to ask.

Fighting at school, at most a hard lesson afterwards, if you really kill someone, you have to pay for your life.

"It's still a sentry officer, it's not what it used to be, don't allow the bad habits of the old army, don't tarnish the image of soldiers."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Zhao bent down to apologize to each neighbor, the neighbors did not give up, and finally Zhao Rui came back, apologized to everyone together, and finally persuaded the neighbors away.

When the mother and son returned home and saw the closed door, their eyes showed worry.

Early the next morning.

Zhao Hong quietly left home, left a farewell letter, and returned to the barracks on the way.

He already knew he was doing something wrong.

At that time, he didn't know what he was doing, but when it came to how to kill, he was excited, and the excitement was uncontrollable.

Zhao is not an ordinary woman, she is not afraid of her son complaining about him, but even more afraid that her son will take the wrong path.

She found the Wei Si Yamen and told the Wei Commander about her son's status, hoping that the leaders above could let her son retire from the army.

(End of chapter)