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In a blink of an eye, it was Huanzhu's anniversary, Zhao Shi Lan didn't dare to disturb Jing Xian, and the two secretly went to the cemetery to visit Huanzhu.Huanzhu's tomb is on a gentle slope facing the sun. It is quiet and peaceful and does not kill the gloomy atmosphere.Zhaoshi saw a large bouquet of red roses in front of the tombstone, and he knew that Zhenghai had just been here.

When the two left the cemetery, they saw Zheng Hai smoking a cigarette in the shade of a tree in the distance.Zhaoshi asked Lan Xin to go back first, took out a cigarette by himself, went to Zhenghai to borrow a fire, and the two walked slowly along the fence of the cemetery.When Zhaoshi returned to Shanghai this time, besides sending Huiqiu back, there was another more important thing, which was to find Zhenghai.With the help of Chen Xiangfan, Zheng Hai was released without charge and retained his military status, but he himself was disheartened and unwilling to see the radio station and documents.After all, Zhaoshi couldn't bear to watch him go on like this, so he found Lu Yijie in Nanjing. He was in the Military Supplies Department back then, and he knew many people and had a lot of connections. He asked his former classmates in Whampoa, and wanted to arrange Zhenghai to the Tax Police Headquarters. .Helplessly, there is no way to solve the problem with a single order. The head of the Tax Police Headquarters, Sun, is also a personality.In this way, Zhaoshi was forced to come to comfort Zhenghai and ask him to take the exam.

Fortunately, this persuasion did not take too much effort.Zheng Hai's temper, it's useless to talk about it, but the things he wants to understand are always carried out vigorously and resolutely.

A week later, when Zhaoshi saw Zhenghai again, he had his hair cut and his beard was clean-shaven. He was wearing a yellow military uniform, and the gold star on the rank of major was shining.It was probably the first time to wear a military uniform in a fair manner, and he seemed a little excited, showing a rare smile.Zhaoshi patted him on the shoulder: "Take a good test, the top three, remember!"

"Yes" Zhenghai stood at attention and saluted the military.

The content of the exam is not complicated, it is nothing more than shooting, fighting, tactics, communication, Zheng Hai's experience, although he doesn't know much about coordinated operations, but his individual ability is amazing, especially shooting and fighting. Far ahead, the total score is also No.1.

Zheng Hai came down from the examination room and stood in front of Zhaoshi, as if he was showing him his No. 1 report card when he was a child, with his innate pride in his eyes.The head of Sun Tuan is also a person who loves talents, and said with a smile: "As expected of my family, he is really a tiger general." Zhaoshi also said: "It's so embarrassing of you to put my second uncle in front of you now, you I want to come to recognize my family. How about it? Why don’t you get a regimental staff officer to do it?” Commander Sun pondered for a while: “Given his background, I want him to be a deputy battalion commander first, and be familiar with the army’s combat methods. , I have also heard about your special training class, but things on the battlefield are different after all, right? We guarded the Zhabei Railway Station together. Others don’t understand, but you must know.” Of course Zhaoshi Understanding what Captain Sun meant, he smiled helplessly: "I knew it would be better to teach him the skills I learned in Huangpu back then, and it would be useful today." But Zheng Hai said beside him: "Please give me a company first, Captain, Start with the company commander."

Zhao Shi and Captain Sun, who were still bargaining, were stunned for a moment, and then they all held out their thumbs in unison: "Good job!"

After all, Huiqiu is young, her face became rosy after being raised at home for a few days, and she can speak a few words when she sees people.Although talking with Jingxian and Zhaoquan is still a bit shy, but with Lan Xin they are getting acquainted.Especially the younger sister of Sangzhi's family has become Huiqiu's little tail, following her every day.Huiqiu probably felt that the younger sister was the same as her, her own mother was a maid for others, so she was very close to her, and told her about Beiping, the diet and appearance of the northerners.Yifang fell in love with Huiqiu's Beijing accent, rolled her tongue and spoke, slapped her hands and read to Jingxian, "23, Tangguaer is sticky, 24, sweep the house." Sang Zhi asked Jingxian with a serious expression : "Is this Ms. Lin the Communist Party? Our little sister is with her every day, so she also believes in the Communist Party, right? Ouch, now even Yifang is learning from her."

Jingxian smiled, "Why, your little sister misses the young master every day, so you can only find him if you become a Communist Party." Yifang asked from the side: "Grandma, what is a Communist Party?" Sang Zhi hugged Yifang, without looking at Jing Xian: "Let's not listen to grandma talking nonsense."

The Spring Festival is approaching in a blink of an eye, Lan Xin and Sang Zhi have always wanted to have a lively holiday, this family has been cold for too long, no matter how hard the pain is to heal, life must go on.So Lan Xin paid the factory's bill in advance, and let the workers go home early for the New Year. She went back to make plans with Sang Zhi, and called Zhao Shi to help.Zhaoshi curled his lips, "Chinese New Year is nothing more than fish balls, gnocchi, and rice cakes. In the past, Lian Zhou was responsible for choosing sesame seeds, but now he is no longer needed. I don't know if this kid can eat a bowl of black sesame gnocchi. Well." Lan Xin pushed him and said, "Let me tell you about such frustration, but don't talk nonsense in front of my sister-in-law." Zhaoshi nodded: "I still have some sense of propriety. Go buy some paper tomorrow Writing Spring Festival couplets, heh, Lianzhou doesn’t have to choose sesame seeds anymore, I still have to write Spring Festival couplets. I can’t hand in this job.”

The next night, the person who was lying on the table covered with white paper to choose sesame seeds was replaced by a young girl, while Amao was pushing a stone mill to grind glutinous rice flour.Zhaoshi spread the red paper on the other end of the dining table, and watched the two work while writing Spring Festival couplets.In the kitchen, Sangzhi and Lanxin make fried egg dumplings and fish balls.Huiqiu had never enjoyed the fun of a family celebrating the New Year together, so she came to see it curiously.Lan Xin was very happy to see that she took the initiative to get together with everyone, so she asked her: "What customs do you have in the north for Chinese New Year?" In fact, Hui Qiu didn't understand, she used to hide in a corner and silently watch other people's excitement Well, for her, the New Year is nothing more than the fact that the family members are busy, and if they can't take care of her, they can suffer less torture.She only remembers the Kanto candy that broke her teeth when she sacrificed to the stove, the only time of the year that she can have a bite of sweets, and the window grilles cut by a classmate in the former nursing school.

She brought the scissors, and with the two discarded pieces of red paper written by Zhaoshi, she cut out a "Magpie Dengmei" and a "Bamboo Announcement of Peace" and gave them to my younger sister.The little girl got excited when she saw this, pushed the sesame seed pot aside, leaned over and said, "Miss Lin, teach me how to cut this out." But Sangzhi yelled in the kitchen: "Little sister, you Choose the sesame seeds carefully, and if I find sand in them later, feather dusters don’t have eyes.” The little girl grimaced and reluctantly sat back to continue working, but Huiqiu sat down next to her and helped her choose sesame seeds together .

Lan Xin bumped the mulberry branch with her elbow, and said to Hui Qiu, "If you are a little bit more energetic now, come to the kitchen and help cut suet." Hui Qiu smiled, rolled up her sleeves, washed her hands, So I found a brighter place in the kitchen, watched Lan Xin make egg dumplings while cutting suet, and said in amazement: "This stuff is interesting, but it's just how long it takes for such a big family to make enough to eat." Lan Xin Said: "It's just a soup dish, it's just for the occasion of the Chinese New Year. I can use it to fill my stomach. I didn't know how to make this before. I was taught by my sister-in-law." Huiqiu nodded: "We make dumplings during the New Year in the north. If there are people in the family There are many, they are all wrapped up in advance, put them outside, and they will freeze overnight, and at a glance, I feel that there are thousands of them, spread out in a yard." Then he bowed his head and said, "Lian Zhou loves dumplings very much." Lan Xin Knowing that she was worried about Lianzhou, she couldn't explain it, so she had to change the subject: "Hey, this knife is really good, and Hui Qiu is really good at it." Zhaoshi laughed at Lan Xin in the restaurant: "You are the best of everyone! Just like you, I know how to make coffee, oh, now I have one more ability, making egg dumplings." Sang Zhi said: "That's the second grandma's fate, she was entrusted to be the eldest lady in Zhu's house, so naturally I don't want her to do anything."

Hui Qiu looked at the clock in the living room and asked Lan Xin: "Why isn't Auntie coming back so late?" Lan Xin said: "I'm going to pay the bill at the shop today, I'm afraid my sister-in-law will be late." Just as she was talking, the door of the living room Then I heard Yunluo's voice: "The eldest grandma is back. The second grandma has someone stewed ginkgo soup. Do you drink it downstairs or should I serve it to you?" Jingxian said, "It's in the restaurant, drink it before going up Let's go." Immediately afterwards, Yifang's footsteps sounded in the living room, "Grandma, grandma, did you bring fried chestnuts with sugar?" Jing Xian picked her up, "I can't digest chestnuts at night, and my grandma and grandma eat ginkgo fruits together." Let's go." Walking towards the restaurant as he spoke, he saw a lively family.

Yifang saw the window grilles that Huiqiu had just cut on the table, and stretched out her little hand to reach them. The little girl quickly snatched them away: "Miss Lin gave them to me. You are not serious, you are a child, and you tore them apart." Yifang looked at them. Looking at the little girl, she didn't speak, she lowered her head and ate the ginkgo fruit that Jing Xian handed her.The little girl ignored her and continued to stare at the sesame seeds on the table.After a while, Yifang climbed onto the stool by herself, and snatched the window grille while the little girl was not paying attention.When the little girl realized that she was about to catch it, it was already too late, and the magpie on the magpie climbing plum was dragged off.The little girl couldn't help getting angry: "You, you, why are you like this child? I told you that you can't play." Yifang pursed her mouth and cried: "Mother Zhou, mother Zhou"

Sangzhi ran out, and slapped the little girl on the back without any explanation, "How old are you, grabbing things from your little girl?" Cut a new one." Jingxian hugged Yifang: "Hey, stop crying and go upstairs with grandma." Before going upstairs, she said to Sangzhi: "I don't blame my little sister, it was Yifang who robbed her."

Sangzhi was still nagging the little sister, Zhaoshi said from the side: "Sister-in-law Zhou, it's nothing serious, don't talk about her. I watched from the side, and it was indeed Yifang who robbed the little sister. Alas, this child " Then he said to Sangzhi: "Let's expose this matter quickly. You know your sister-in-law best. If the children dared to do this in the past, they would have been taught a lesson. Now I feel sorry for Yifang's motherless, The sister-in-law actually refused to say a word about her. Alas, this child Yifang, how could she have such a heart at such a young age, and I don't know who she looks like."

Back in the room at night, Lan Xin and Zhaoshi said, "Huiqiu told me today that she wanted to go back to Peiping after the new year. Do you think it would be too dangerous for her to go back to Peiping like this?" Zhaoshi also sighed: "We There is no better way, Lianzhou has no news at all. Huiqiu has no relatives in Shanghai, and I am afraid there is no way to contact her own people. She probably knows some people when she returns to Beiping. However, I guess Lianzhou is not If you’re not in Beiping, maybe you’ve already gone to Yan’an.”