Chapter 41 The homeland is hard to leave

Autumn is strong, at this time Zhang Zhen's home is extremely lively, Jiang Ming took Jiang Qi and Gu Anshan followed Li Xiaoqing and they returned to Yanjing, Jiang Ming said that this is the first time since 1945 to return to Yanjing, the city wall of Yanjing, was demolished clean, from the Xizhi Gate, Dongzhi Gate, Xuanwu Gate, Anding Gate, Yongding Gate all the way to the past, 47 city gate towers, arrow towers and corner towers, now only 3 remain. The old man's childhood memories came out one after another, and he couldn't help but cry as he spoke.

The old man entered the city of Beijing The first place to go is not somewhere else but the compound of his own family before, it is a large courtyard, Jiang Ming's ancestors came to Yanjing from Shanxi to do business, Shanxi people do business head work, the late Qing Dynasty Jin merchants were the richest part of China at that time, the Jiang family also became a famous family in the capital from business to official, his ancestors were the biggest official to Duan Qirui of the Beiyang government as a confidential secretary. Later, after Jiang Zhongzheng took power, he also cultivated several capable people.

Jiang Ming's generation is under the shadow of his ancestors, so he has received a dual education of China and the West since he was a child, when Jiang Ming was admitted to Huaqing University at the age of seventeen, when he applied for Huaqing University, he got the highest scores in Chinese and English, and his mathematics was a blank paper at that time. His classmates were many later cultural celebrities. At that time, the four great talents of the Republic of China were: Xu Zhimo, Yu Dafu, Shao Xunmei, and Dai Wangshu. Jiang Ming is younger than them, and his reputation is younger than theirs, but at that time, Jiang Ming's teachers all said that Jiang Ming's future future is limitless, and maybe the name of the first genius in the Republic of China will belong to this kid. It's a pity that at that time, he was free and easy by nature, and was abducted from the school by the Hui Shi Hui Lao Dao, and the reputation of the first genius of the Republic of China fell to Jiang Ming and his classmates.

Li Xiaoqing followed Jiang Ming in this Yanjing City for a long time, Jiang Ming was very nostalgic for the place where he lived, there was an old and tall persimmon tree in that place, which was full of persimmons, and now this courtyard house was divided into six families, and there was a courtyard house around that year, when the big warlord of Beiyang was also driven out of this place in five years, and later lived in a group of workers.

Li Xiaoqing also looked at this compound and felt very bright, although there were many people living here, but Li Xiaoqing couldn't help this place to be crowded. "Hey, junior brother, let me tell you, the person who lived in this compound before was the younger brother of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ma Xiangbo, **** Zhong, and later after the **** Zhong died, the person who lived in this place was a military commander under Feng Yuxiang, this person was very capable, and he subdued many Jianghu people. ”

"Alas, what happened to the owner of this house?" Li Xiaoqing looked at the north-south transparency of this place, it should have been a big mansion before, but the shadow wall of this place was demolished, and the rockery inside was demolished. What's even more puzzling is that a birch tree is planted in front of this gate, which is the top heart of the serious eight books, the so-called top heart is the telephone poles, lampposts, big trees and street signs seen in front of the door. By the way, most of the people who commit the worst are not good for their health. Modern buildings are built very high, and the top of the heart is only useful for buildings below five floors.

A section of the road was also built on the outside of this compound, becoming a bow, and there was a flagpole not far away, with a five-star red flag on it, this flagpole has been around for many years, and Li Xiaoqing estimated that the flagpole was hung with the blue sky and white sun flag before. This square and round shape just forms an anti-bow brake, and this pole is an arrow brake. In ancient times, bows and arrows were used to shoot enemies, so the evil spirit was heavier. The Book of Changes says, "The image is also the image." "In the gossip, it is an image to reflect the good and the bad. That is, there is this kind of field, and there is this state. If you see an anti-bow road or a counter-bow bridge, and you see a tall flagpole nearby, shaped like an arrow on a bow, this state is an arrow brake. The dwelling to which the arrows are pointed is unfavorable. The hazard is prone to injuries or blood.

As a simple example, if you live on the outside of a curve or near an overpass on a curve, you will be guilty of an anti-bow brake. Exhaust fumes or dust emitted by passing vehicles on the road will be thrown to the outside of the curve, which will adversely affect the houses on the outside of the curve. It is easy to cause irritability, injuries or verbal abuse to residents.

"Alas, this former master, during the war of the warlords of Zhifeng, the soldiers of the warlord Zhang Zuolin were killed with random guns!" Jiang Ming, who was in a wheelchair, said as he headed towards the flagpole at the door, muttering in his mouth, "It's a pity that the master of Nanquan disappeared later." Li Xiaoqing knew that senior brother was old, and he was nostalgic for the past. As he spoke, the old man prepared to lift his feet and walk out.

"That person should be here!" Li Xiaoqing said and pointed to the old man who was sweeping the yard on the side, the old man was about seventy years old, with a long beard, thin and thin, as if a gust of wind could blow the old man away. But the broom in his hand swept the persimmon leaves on the ground to a pile with the wind, and the strength made it very skillful, and the most incomprehensible thing for Li Xiaoqing was that the old man's kung fu had reached a very high level, Li Xiaoqing watched him walk with ten twists, but there was an indescribable taste.

"Huh?"

"Uncle Zhong?" Jiang Ming looked at the old man and shouted, the broom in the old man's hand was lifted, his figure was stunned, he looked at Jiang Ming, smashed it twice and said, "Yuwen, how many years have you been here?" This Yuwen is Jiang Ming's word, at this time, the old man's footsteps were slightly raised, this Li Xiaoqing only felt that the old man's eyes flickered, and this unconsciously arrived in front of Jiang Ming. This is the kung fu of the eight books, and it is no less than Li Xiaoqing's current martial arts realm.

"Uncle Ah Zhong, is it really you?" Jiang Ming was happy in his heart, he hadn't come back for more than 20 years, and he was also very happy to see the old man this time.

"Uncle Ah Zhong, do you still live in this place now?"

"No, this place is now a residential area for the ironworks. I'm burning boilers here, and occasionally I come here to see, boxing, and moving. The old man pointed to the tricycle loaded with coal on the side of the street and said with a smile.

The old man swept the place clean, and then he walked out with confidence, and was very happy in his heart, and rode on his tricycle to the boiler room, the old man rode very slowly, Li Xiaoqing, and they followed the old man forward at the request of the second senior brother Jiang Ming.

"Uncle Zhong, where did you go after Commander Wu died?" Jiang Ming asked slowly.

This Uncle Ah Zhong pulled his beard and said in a gentle tone: "Alas, where do people stay differently in this life?"

Although the old man's tone was gentle, Li Xiaoqing was very stunned when he heard it, and he remembered many things when he used to learn martial arts with Master Chen.

The old man saw Li Xiaoqing's mood swings, so he opened his mouth and said: At the earliest, I practiced boxing with my master in Foshan, my ancestor was Ryazan, the old man's family was good, and he accepted many disciples, and my master was one of them. During the Guangxu period, my master's reputation in the Pearl River area was also very loud. At that time, I thought the most interesting thing was to practice boxing with the brothers, and then my master because of the country's head, accidentally let a foreign devil with a gun to plot, the senior brother and a few brothers at that time meant that foreigners could not afford to provoke, and the officials of the court did not care, my master was old at that time, so he simply swallowed his anger, but my master was stubborn in his old man's temper, how could he stand this encouragement, and he died in a few days.

Speaking of this old man is still calm, as if this matter has nothing to do with him, when I was young, I was really motivated, chasing foreign devils from Foshan to Tianjin's Dagutang, but I didn't expect that the foreign devils were actually blown up by the Wu army commander because of smuggling cultural relics, and his enemy was so Mo Min died in the sea, and then the old man became a housekeeper for Commander Wu in order to repay the favor.

"Xiaoqing, how much does it cost to buy a courtyard house from here now?" Li Xiaoqing knows that the old man has many industries in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and he always has the idea of returning to his roots when he is old, and now that he is reforming and opening up, the people's life is better, and the old man wants to buy back the house of his ancestors.

"I really don't know about this, but it shouldn't be expensive, let's go back and ask Senior Brother later!"