Hometown beacon smoke old time shadow

In Pingjin and Tianjin in the 26th year of the Republic of China, the military, intelligence and political situation were in chaos like a pot of porridge.This kind of situation indirectly made Lianzhou's work extraordinarily busy, traveling between Beiping and Tianjin, and Mr. Leng's small clinic also sent a large number of left-wing people.

Lianzhou likes Beiping very much. Although it is not as prosperous and rich as Shanghai, the frankness and beauty of the north also makes him very comfortable.Even the scorching sun in midsummer made him feel hot and dry, not like the plum rain in this season in the south of the Yangtze River. The stuffy air makes people have nowhere to hide.He put on a straw hat, and trotted into the small courtyard in the short shadow of the courtyard wall in the alley.Mr. Leng built a mat shed under the wall of the west courtyard, and sat in the shade drinking tea.Seeing Lian Zhou coming back, he greeted him to sit down and eat watermelon.

"Where's Huiqiu?"

Mr. Leng pouted angrily at Beiwu.

"Is there a patient?"

Mr. Leng nodded, "Keep down, he's a soldier, he seems to be the guard of some chief officer, he said he was hit by a car, and there are traumatic injuries, Huiqiu is dealing with them."

Lianzhou was surprised: "Why did you come here if you didn't go to the hospital?"

Mr. Leng looked mysterious, "I don't know, I told you to keep it a secret as soon as I came here, and don't let it out." Lianzhou snorted, "Song Zheyuan and Zhang Zizhong are fighting for power. This person may come from Tianjin." Mr. Leng waved his hands and said: "Never mind him, are you free tonight? Why don't you treat Yudiechun to dinner? It's been a year and a half, and I haven't thanked you yet." Lian Zhou scratched his head, "At that time How much did you borrow from her? I’m afraid I don’t have so much on me.” Mr. Leng said, “I have it here, so I’ll pay her back first. I should be able to make up the 200 yuan.”

The private room in Fengze Garden has been booked, and Mr. Leng sent someone to send an invitation to invite someone like Yudiechun to the dinner, only the invitation is not suitable.Lianzhou had no choice but to find a pair of pearl cufflinks brought from Shanghai and put them in the envelope of the invitation.The person who delivered the invitation called back and said that he would arrive on time at seven o'clock in the evening, but the pearl cufflinks were returned.

In Shanghai, Lianzhou also saw the "out of the game" on Fuzhou Road, who sat on the shoulders of turtle slaves and carried them all the way into taverns and teahouses.There was a sound of pedaling on the stairs, and a young man opened the curtain and said, "You two, Miss Yudiechun is here." Yudiechun smiled first outside the curtain: "Mr. Leng, please drink coffee next time." It’s over, you don’t need to make it like this.” When the door looked up, the smile froze on his face.

"Little Master"

Lian Zhou was originally embarrassed to look at the person who came in, but when he heard someone calling him the young master, he settled down to look at the girl who came in.

"Sujuan! Why are you, Sujuan!"

Lianzhou stood up and went forward to hold Sujuan's hand: "I searched everywhere but couldn't find you, because Qiyun before said that you were sold, my mother and second uncle entrusted many people to look for you, how can you Came to Beiping? Why didn't you contact your family?"

Sujuan smiled desolately: "How can I contact me when I fall into such a pit? When I was a little girl, my grandma was not willing to use it, and my second grandma and sister-in-law Zhou were scolded. Now this is not clean Do you still expect to go home?" When mentioning this matter, Lianzhou felt sorry for Sujuan: "If I contact my family, I can redeem you at least, and my mother has always talked about you." But Mr. Leng knew that Yi Yudie Chun's current net worth cannot be redeemed easily, Lian Zhou must discuss it with his family.But Lianzhou told him that he had already cut off contact with his family, and even begged and threatened him not to tell Zhaoshi, let alone let people know that he was the uncle of the Shen family.It seems that this matter is difficult to handle.

Lianzhou asked Sujuan: "I went to Huileli to look for you that day, and Qiyun said that someone broke your ribs. But is there any serious problem? Are you ready?" He simply replied: "It's all right, come to Peiping, Boss Xiao asked Mr. Leng to show it." Mr. Leng took the words from the side: "I'm afraid it's a little sad except for the cloudy and rainy day, nothing else is a big deal." At that time, the waiter served the food and wine, but the three of them sat very awkwardly. The past could not be mentioned, and the future was unpredictable, and it was impossible to talk about the repayment and thank you for the dinner. "

There was gunfire outside, and Lianzhou was startled.Sujuan was very calm: "The Japanese are engaged in exercises again, firing cannons endlessly." After speaking, she looked at Lianzhou: "The young master is still so restless. If you want me to say, you should go back to Shanghai. The city of Peiping probably Sooner or later, it will fall into the hands of the Japanese." Lianzhou asked: "Isn't there the 29th Route Army? Why can't it be defended?" In the past, Sujuan was trembling at Shen's house, but now Yudiechun is in the Eight Great Alleys. The celebrities, military and political dignitaries, and even Japanese military officials didn't see anyone or listen to anything, but they were very well informed.

"Do you think General Zhang is really guarding Tianjin? I have seen him several times these days. There must be Japanese at the dinner. Is this a good sign? So, you should go back to Shanghai." Lianzhou It’s hard to say anything more, so I had to pretend to agree: “Well, you’re right, I’d better go back to Shanghai. I’ll tell my mother when I go back, and let her find a way to redeem you.” Su Juan didn’t care about this: "We're all going downhill here now. I'll spend the rest of my life on my own. Grandma's methods won't save me."

The three of them were talking, but they heard the violent gunfire outside, so they said goodbye in a hurry.

Early the next morning, Lianzhou planned to go back to Tianjin.After half a day, people turned back to the small courtyard in Qudeng Hutong.The city of Beiping was closed, and they couldn't get out.Lianzhou was trapped in Beiping for ten days. Seeing that the situation in Pingjin was becoming more and more tense, there was no other way.It wasn't until the tenth day that Huiqiu said: "Why don't you call brother Xiaopeng quietly?" Lianzhou shook his head: "Brother Xiaopeng knows you are here, and if he doesn't send someone to contact you, it means he wants us to contact you." Keep silent, and we will not take the initiative to contact him unless it is absolutely necessary."

It's a pity that the 29th Route Army is no longer the 29th Route Army at Xifengkou. Those who fled fled and those who died in battle died. On July [-], the city of Beiping was broken.

Lianzhou asked Mr. Leng to remove the signboard hanging at the door to prevent wounded Japanese soldiers from living in.Just as the courtyard door was closed, there was a rapid knock on the door.Mr. Leng opened the door, but Sujuan stood outside the door with a pale face.

After drinking the water and calming down, Sujuan suddenly burst into tears looking at the three people in front of her.Lianzhou grabbed Sujuan's opponent and said, "Don't cry, don't cry, what happened, please speak slowly." Huiqiu took a handkerchief to wipe Sujuan's tears, and used her elbow to block Lianzhou's hand, Lian Zhou glanced at her meaningfully, then shrank to the other side of the table.

"Last night, someone called the wine bureau. It was an official from the Finance Bureau of the government. He probably took refuge with the Japanese before. I had a dinner where he invited the Japanese. I'm afraid I'm waiting for the Japanese to enter the city this time. I'm going to be promoted, and I only eat wine for this. After drinking with me, I will stay overnight. Who knew that when I got up early in the morning, I heard that his master had entered the city, so he hurriedly pulled me out of bed and sent me back. Kowtow away."

Lianzhou and Huiqiu both clenched their fists, soldiers from outside the city pressed the border, the city of Beiping was still rich and happy, the night before the city was broken, there were also many banquets and banquets.The defenders of Nanyuan were at Dahongmen, blood flowed like a river, but here they used the strength of wine to overwhelm the Phoenix.

"It was still early when I saw that there was no one from Zhuijin Building to pick me up, so I had to go back by myself in a rickshaw. As soon as I arrived at the entrance of Shanxi Alley, I saw a group of Japanese soldiers walking out with a few girls in their arms, with their clothes open in a mess. Alley Someone shouted, as if there were still gunshots, and several girls at the alley panicked and screamed to run away. A Japanese soldier shot the fastest runner, and the girl fell down, oops , she was covered in blood, and there was a lot of blood on the ground. The others dared not move. The driver of the rickshaw was also frightened. He put me down and ran away. How dare I go inside again, so I hid in Yongan In the doorway of the hall pharmacy. As a result, I saw those Japanese soldiers pressing the girls against the courtyard wall of Yong'an Hall, pulling down their pants, and doing that in the street. Later, a few more came, just Waiting in line on the street with pants on. I hid in the doorway behind the courtyard wall, and heard the girls crying at first, but then they stopped. I could only hear the animals laughing. Did I listen? I didn’t dare to go out until I heard the sound, and I saw those girls lying on the ground in a disorderly manner, with no clothes on, and they didn’t know whether they were dead or alive. I didn’t dare to go and see, so I ran quickly and ran all the way here.”

Both Lianzhou and Mr. Leng were startled when they heard this, but Huiqiu's face turned pale, and he ran out of the door suddenly, followed by Lianzhou.Hui Qiu went back to the room, locked the door and refused to come out, so Lian Zhou had to squat at the door and said, "Hui Qiu, if you are not feeling well, just lie down for a while, and I will be right outside the door, call me if you need anything."

Mr. Leng said to Sujuan: "Don't say this in front of her in the future." Sujuan didn't know, so, "Who is this girl?" Mr. Leng paused and said, "Lianzhou's fiancée, her surname is Lin." I thought to myself, I have to discuss with Lianzhou later to see how to answer Sujuan.

Lian Zhou sat on the floor of the East Wing, leaning against the door from Hui Qiu's side, thinking silently.At this point in Japan's Japanese beasts, he, a big man, can't fight against the enemy and can't contribute in the rear. He is trapped in this small yard, listening to birds and cicadas every day, and watching pigeons fly by in the sky.He doesn't even have a weapon in his hand now. If the Japanese broke in at this time, he might not even have the ability to protect Huiqiu, and he probably has to die hand in hand with Huiqiu.

Seeing Lian Zhou sitting on the ground, Su Juan came over to pull him up: "Young master, it's so cold on the floor, how can I sit here." Lian Zhou looked up at her: "After so many years, I still speak with a Shanghai accent. But Sujuan simply said with a smile in Shanghai dialect: "You don't know, this is called a rare commodity to live in. I speak Shanghai dialect, and there are always customers who feel that they are different from other people. They want to try something new." Lianzhou heard The local accent, suddenly felt cordial, and the two started chatting with each other sentence by sentence.

With a bang, the door opened.

Lianzhou leaned against the door, suddenly lost ground and dodged back, Sujuan hurriedly stretched out her hand to pull him.

Huiqiu looked at the two of them and said only one sentence: "Get out of the way, let me go out."