son-in-law

Chapter 1029 Chapter [-] Dispersing Light and Fog in the World ([-])
The bluestone-paved road passes through the elegant courtyard, the midsummer sun casts golden mottles from the gaps in the trees, and the warm and gentle wind brings subtle human voices and footsteps.The refreshing summer is like the season in the warmest memory deep in my memory. When I followed the woman in white all the way to the inner courtyard, this feeling suddenly arose in Yu Hezhong's heart.

The lost youth, the former Bianliang, the possibilities in the gradually solidified life... When these thoughts flashed through his mind, he was also introducing the identities of the accompanying people around him under the questioning of his teacher: colleagues who have been taken care of over the years Yan Daolun came all the way to Chengdu this time. He came to see old friends. Yan worried that his trip would be wasted, so he came together.

Yan Daolun introduced himself politely according to the words, Shishi tilted his head to listen, smiled softly, and after a few customary greetings, the three of them turned into the courtyard next to them.This is a small courtyard with rooms on three sides. The courtyard faces the Moha Pond. There are rockery, trees, pavilions, tables and chairs. Every room seems to be occupied by people, and there are guards on duty in the inconspicuous corners.

"... This side was originally the property of the rice merchant He Lang. After the Huaxia Army entered the city, the higher-ups were looking for a place for future meetings and receptions. He Lang planned to donate this property, but the land near the Moha Pond was very expensive. We dare not acknowledge this donation. Later, according to the market price, we got a 3% discount, [-] yuan, and took down this yard, which is considered to be a bit of a bargain. I live in the two rooms on the left, but today is sunny and sunny , let's go outside for tea..."

Shi Shi smiled and introduced the origin of this yard to the two. She is no longer young, but her appearance has not aged. On the contrary, her smile has become more and more pleasant with the growth of experience.Seeing that smile, Yu Hezhong just replied subconsciously: "Liheng has always been good at business, and he probably doesn't need money."

Shi Shi shook his head with a smile: "Actually, the money is very short. Of the 3 guan, only [-] guan has been paid in cash. The rest have been paid off by members of the Liuli workshop, and they have been patched together to be delivered."

"The colored glaze workshop of the Huaxia Army will be worth a lot of money in the future." Yan Daolun interjected, "The Huaxia Army is magnificent, He Lang has taken advantage of it."

The corner of Shishi's mouth curled up into a crescent moon: "Mr. Ning never eats alone in business. Only when everyone is willing to enter the market can the business grow. Mr. Yan, sit down with He Zhong first, and I will call someone to pour tea."

They stopped in front of the swaying wooden table in the shade by the lake. When the teacher said this, Yan Daolun shook his hand quickly: "No, no, no, Yan just happened to be on the way today, so I accompanied Brother Yu here. Since the two brothers and sisters Reunion after a long absence, I still have something to deal with, don't bother Miss Shishi... Actually, I have heard about Master Shishi's reputation for a long time, and I can see you today. It's an honor...My wish has been fulfilled, hahahaha..."

As expected, he kept his word and was about to leave after saying hello, but Shi Shi also raised his hand: "No, no, no, since Mr. Yan is Brother Yu's friend, and he is here today, he has to drink a cup of tea before leaving, otherwise outsiders will ask you to leave." Say that I don't understand etiquette as a younger sister..."

With her left hand upright, she smiled kindly and gently. When Yan Daolun wanted to refuse again, she tilted her head and said with a smile: "...I insist." There was a trace of seriousness in the kindness of this smile, and Yan Daolun was slightly taken aback before finally smiling. Pointing to the table and chairs: "Then I... have a drink? Just one... I really don't want to trouble Miss Shi Shi..."

"It's okay, it's okay, just sit down." Satisfied, Yu Hezhong, who was at the side, also asked to stay.When Shishi went to greet the female soldiers in the courtyard to prepare refreshments, Yan Daolun looked around and said to Yu Hezhong: "Unexpectedly, with the current status of Miss Shishi, there are only two rooms in this courtyard."

Yu Hezhong frowned and nodded: "Yes, when she was in the building, she had a whole small courtyard. Now... maybe the Huaxia Army is like this..."

They chatted a few words casually, naturally they couldn't be sure, then Yan Daolun admired the lake view, and led his words to the scenery here. When Shi Shi came back, the two also praised the nearby scenery.Afterwards, the female soldier brought refreshments, and the teacher asked Yan Daolun: "Is there any important matter for Mr. Yan to come to Chengdu? Don't delay, right? If there is any important matter, I can ask Xiaoling to send him there, she is familiar with this place. "

Yan Daolun said with a smile: "No, it's all ordinary business." He didn't say too much, and afterward it was all ordinary greetings. After drinking a cup of tea, he got up and said goodbye.Yu Hezhong was no longer a stunned young man. After meeting Shishi, he lost ground, and after leaving Yan Daolun by chance, he was worried that he had some purpose, or to monitor him, so he kept accompanying him all the time. settle down.

He and Shishi got up and sent each other a few steps, and then asked the female soldier Xiaoling to take Yan Daolun out of the house.Although he was a little puzzled about Yan Daolun's behavior that he really only had a face-to-face meeting when he came here, he didn't think about it anymore.

He turned his head away, Shi Shi was looking at him, and then smiled brightly.

Having sent Yan Daolun away, the two reunited after a long absence sat opposite each other at a small table by the lake.After all, the separation this time has been too long, and Yu Hezhong was actually somewhat restrained, but Shi Shi was kind and natural, picked up a piece of pastry and ate it, and began to ask Yu Hezhong about his experiences in these years with great interest, and also asked The situation of his wife and children in his family.Yu Hezhong chatted with her for a while, and felt very comfortable in his heart—this was almost the first time he had such a comfortable conversation in more than ten years.After that, many interesting and difficult things encountered in the past ten years were added to the topic. When Shishi talked about his own situation, Yu Hezhong was able to tease her and the Huaxia Army relatively casually. .Sometimes even if it is an unhappy memory, in the atmosphere of the reunion now, the two of them can laugh extremely happily among the sunshine debris by the lake.

Shishi is nostalgic for the past, and this kind of spring breeze feeling is exactly the same as that of Bianliang more than ten years ago. At that time, whether he or Chen Sifeng, they could express their feelings unscrupulously in front of Shishi. Shishi never I feel that there is something wrong with the minds of these childhood friends.

They talked for a while, and Yu Hezhong remembered Yan Daolun's statement that "she only occupied two rooms" before, and remembered the power struggle within the Huaxia Army revealed by Yan Daolun yesterday. After hesitating for a moment, he cautiously said: "Actually. ...Although I have been outside these years, I have heard some... about the situation of the Huaxia Army..."

"Huh? What's the situation?" Shi Shi asked with a smile.

"I heard people say that you are also a great figure in the Huaxia Army."

"There's no such thing as a big shot." Yu He joked in Chinese, and Shi Shi shook his head and laughed, "Actually, the Huaxia Army has been established for so many years, and almost everyone in the world calls for it. Although Liheng has trained many cadres, the really good ones There are not many cultural officials. I was educated before, and I can write and count, so Liheng asked me to do this and that, which means I have caught a young man... In fact, there is still a shortage of such officials, and there is still a big gap."

When she said this, she looked at Yu Hezhong, and Yu Hezhong looked at her for a moment, then blinked: "You mean...Actually...that..."

"Don't worry, Brother Yu, you still don't know what the Huaxia Army looks like, anyway, you have to stay in Chengdu for a while, think about it." Shishi smiled and pushed the pastry towards him, "But I'm not a big boss, there's nothing I can do Let you be a high official."

"The family members are still in Shishou. They have lived there for several years, and finally settled down. Didn't everyone say that there will be no more wars in a few years..." Yu Hezhong babbled.

Shishi nodded: "I know, and the possibility of fighting in the past two years is really not big. Well, you said you heard the situation of the Huaxia Army before, what else did you hear?"

"It's your business. It is said that you are in charge of diplomatic missions in the military, and you are so majestic..."

"Hmm, is that what you said?"

"Of course it is, and there are still many people who got asylum because of you, such as Li Jingshen, Nie Shaotang, Yu Changqing... These people used to be powerful and powerful in Sichuan Fourth Road, and now they will come to visit you, and Anyone who speaks to the outside world will support you in the future. It's amazing, Mr. Li. You see, there is a woman in the north, and you in the south..."

Shi Shi smiled while eating the pastry: "That's nonsense, the building is very powerful, I can't match it, on the side of the Huaxia Army, not to mention the wives of Liheng's family, even the women of Zhuji Shopkeeper, those are all first-class and powerful people, I can't compare to...then what? What else is interesting?"

Yu Hezhong hesitated for a moment: "I said you... could have made a big deal, but in April, for some reason, you were dragged back to write a book, those... small stories, the book used for storytelling in the brothel Chuguan. ...Then someone guessed, are you...Anyway, you offended someone, and you were suddenly asked to do this...Master, between you and Liheng..."

He hesitated, and then said: "If you think I'm talkative, you don't have to say it."

"Then I won't talk about it." Shi Shi said this, leaning on the table, covering her mouth and smiling, she used to have a weird side when she treated people kindly, but now it's not offensive , Yu Hezhong said: "Then it's considered..." Only to hear Shi Shi say again: "You guys really like to think wildly..."

"I also heard it from others. I'm not worried about you."

"I'm fine, although I haven't married myself yet."

"Then how did they transfer you back from such an important matter..."

"Of course there is a serious reason." Shishi said, "Hezhong, you have to stay in Chengdu for so long, you just read it slowly, when you understand it, I will pull you into the Huaxia Army... Peace Although it will last for a few years, there will always be fights in the future."

When she said this, she only showed a serious expression on her face, but after a while, she led the topic to a more relaxed direction.

The sun was still warm and the warm wind was blowing from the lake. The two chatted happily. Yu Hezhong asked questions about the Huaxia Army's internal affairs. Although she did not answer directly about the relationship between them, she also confirmed some guesses in her speech. For more than ten years, she and Ning Yi have been far and near, but in short, they have not been able to get together smoothly.

Talking until noon, Shishi asked the female soldier Xiaoling to call some meals from the kitchen, and had lunch in the yard here. Afterwards, it seemed that someone came to visit, so she sent Yu Hezhong out, and made an appointment goodbye.

Walking through the streets of Chengdu, Yu Hezhong only felt that the veterans of the Huaxia Army on Yingbin Road no longer looked scary, as if he had become "one of his own" with them. How much meaning is hidden in Shishi's words without being able to see to the end?Was she thrown into limbo, or did something else happen to her?Of course, this is also because they only chatted once and couldn't explain clearly.As long as he sees it a few times and in many situations, Shi Shi may not be vague anymore—even if he is vague, he believes that he can guess the general idea.

He is not keen on the possibility of joining the Huaxia Army mentioned by Shi Shi.This afternoon, he met with Yan Daolun again at the agreed place, and he revealed to the other party many inside stories about the Huaxia Army that the teacher had mentioned.In fact, they naturally understand a lot of situations, but the information revealed by Shishi is naturally more systematic, and there are more key points that they cannot find out from the outside world.

Yu Hezhong was also satisfied with this, and joined the Huaxia Army, which he still didn't understand at all, and took shelter of his teachers. Can his ability stand out in the Huaxia Army?The possibility of this is actually very small.But as long as there is a line of teacher and teacher, he will definitely be valued by Liu Guangshi, General Liu. He knows how to sell at a high price and manage this round of relationship well.

The truce may only last for a few years, but as long as these years are used well, a batch of family wealth and materials can be saved, and a batch of relationships can be formed. Even if the Huaxia Army enters the Central Plains in the future, he can have his teachers to help him speak, and he can be in Huaxia at any time. Whitewashed in front of the army, anyway.When he has family property and status, he may be able to talk to each other on an equal footing in front of Shi Shi.

On the other hand, if Yan Daolun or General Liu Guangshi really value their relationship with Shishi and Ning Yi in the future, if they want to use this as an opportunity to make contact and trade, they are very likely to be left behind by the other party. Chengdu serves as a messenger and channel for communication, and at that time, I might be able to see Shi Shi as an equal every day.

He thought about these things all afternoon, and at night, the whole outline became more and more clear. After that, he tossed and turned in bed, and it was another sleepless night.

As for Shishi, after sending Yu Hezhong away, she met a few people, and then began to sort out the meeting drafts for the meeting the next day.

Entertainment and publicity work is the most important thing in the Huaxia Army - even Shi Shi and others didn't understand it at first, and it was only after more than ten years of running-in that they roughly understood the outline.

Ning Yi's ideas in this regard are also relatively extreme. Classical Chinese should be changed to vernacular, and dramas should be popularized and improved.In Shishi's opinion, many excellent dramas are considered by him to be too literary and sloppy, and he thinks that the threshold is too high for obviously beautiful words. I don't know how he wrote those magnificent dramas poetic.

For a while, Ning Yi even discussed with her the idea of ​​simplification of Chinese characters, such as removing the cumbersome orthodox "一" and unifying it into a vulgar style (Note: There is no such thing as traditional and simplified characters in ancient times, but some characters have simplified writing methods. The regular writing method is called the orthodox style, and the simplified writing style is called the vulgar style) "one", some characters that have no vulgar style at the moment, as long as they exceed ten strokes, he thinks that they should be simplified.For this project, it was Ning Yi who considered that the sphere of influence was not large and it was difficult to promote it, so he temporarily gave up.

At this time, the promotion of vernacular Chinese and the popularization and improvement of dramas have achieved a lot in the cultural system of the Huaxia Army. However, due to Ning Yi's blind requirements for popularization, the dramas they compiled may be more "low-spirited" in the eyes of elite literati. "Three abuses" may not be known.

However, with the cessation of the Southwest War, cultural work is considered by Ning Yi to be the focus of the aftermath work. For example, the surviving soldiers need their families, and the widows without husbands need their spouses. The Huaxia Army can certainly organize friendships, but at the same time, Arranging a warm and touching love story may make this process more logical; soldiers in the Huaxia Army are brave in combat, but they may not be outstanding in character and suitable for starting a family, especially soldiers who are more or less violent, so Ning Yi early What is required is to create one or two models of domestic violence that everyone despises through dramas on the cultural front. In this way, the work of the Military Law Department and other aspects can be done much easier.

This time, the Chengdu side welcomed visitors from all directions with an open attitude, and even allowed foreign Confucian scholars to criticize and debate the Huaxia Army in newspapers. The pressure on the Huaxia Army was actually not small.At the same time, in the release of dramas, dramas, and storytelling manuscripts that promote fighting heroes, the problems of the Wu Dynasty and the ugliness of more than ten years are emphasized, which arouses people's emotions of spurning the Wu Dynasty. The army, as long as they express their position, they will be beaten by everyone among the people at the bottom - after all, countless people have personally experienced the suffering of more than ten years.

As for the principled issue of overly utilitarianism that mainly requires "good-looking" in the cultural policy, Shishi and several staff members with relatively deep attainments in the Huaxia Army have more or less put forward some opinions to Ning Yi in the early years .In particular, Ning Yi can recite good poems casually, but is keen on such crooked ways, which once made people quite confused.But in any case, in the current Huaxia Army, this policy works well. After all, the literati base is not large, and the soldiers, women, and children in the army really only follow this popular set.

The meeting on the second day, June [-]th, discussed the summary of the previous work, speculation on the possible trend of public opinion in Chengdu in the future, as well as ways to consider countermeasures and measures that need to be prepared in advance.As for Shishi, this will be the first time she and Ning Yi will see each other again after they parted in February.

Ning Yi returned to Chengdu on the ninth day of the ninth day, and she entered the city on the thirteenth day - although she missed her very much, she did not bother the other party the first time yesterday. She was not in the center for a few months, and the teacher also knew that once he When I come back, there will definitely be continuous Wenshanhuihai.

After preparing the manuscript for the meeting in the afternoon, she went to the cafeteria of the Yingbin Hotel for dinner at night, and then she found an official from the intelligence department: "There is someone to help check, his name is Yan Daolun, I don't know if it is a pseudonym, he is in his early forties, and has a square face. Round chin, mole on left ear corner, accent is..."

……

In the early morning of June [-]th, it rained heavily in Chengdu, accompanied by thunder and lightning. When Ning Yi woke up, it was still dark. He sat by the window and watched the thunderstorm for a while.

When the lightning flashed by, the dense giant trees outside were dancing in the wind and rain, and there was a chaotic darkness beyond the lightning, and the magnificent city was submerged in an even more magnificent world.

……

When I woke up in the morning, the heavy rain was still falling, and the curtain of rain fell on the huge lake. Shi Shi had eaten breakfast, and came back to change into a black civilian military uniform, and tied his hair into a convenient ponytail. Before going out, Zhu Ji was in charge of publicity The shopkeeper Chen Xiaoxia waved at her: "It's a meeting."

Shishi nodded: "Yes."

……

At the end of the hour, Shi Shi and other civilian soldiers entered the Mingde Hall about two miles away from the Guest House.

When Ning Yi came in, she was talking with her companion on the side with her head tilted, her expression focused on talking about something, and then she looked at Ning Yi, her lips slightly pursed, and a calm smile appeared on her face.

(End of this chapter)