Reason is still chaotic

The fighting in Beiping was very fierce, and the people of Tianjin Wei were naturally panicked, apart from their indignation.Shen Jiali lived in the concession area, and he couldn't make a good prediction about the current situation, so he could only follow his instinctive reaction, let the cook at home take a car, went out and snapped up a few hundred catties of rice, and some tin cans.

The cook went out for a trip, came back to report to him, and described the situation in the city by the way, saying it was "very chaotic".Shen Jiali had no intention of going out to check the situation in person, but immediately called Shen Jiayi, first to remind him to stock up on food, and second, to tell him to be careful and not to let the children run around.Shen Jiayi didn't seem to have a sense of crisis yet, but he was a little at a loss. When Shen Jiali said something, he honestly agreed on the other end of the phone, very obedient.

After a few days like this, the tense atmosphere became more and more intense.The citizens began to pour into the concession, and the rich Chinese in the concession rushed to the pier with their families and went south by boat to seek refuge.Seeing this scene, Shen Jiali couldn't help being a little restless, but at this moment, Duan Zhicheng suddenly called him.

During the phone call, Duan Zhicheng told him firmly: "Jiali, don't leave, I've made all the preparations here."

Shen Jiali, to be honest, didn't really believe in his ability, so he shook his head and sighed at this moment: "Zhicheng, how can this be something I can prepare for? If I say leave, I don't want to leave either. My real estate is all in Tianjin. Once it is dropped, how much loss will it be? It's just forced by the situation, there is nothing to do, in case..."

Before he finished speaking, Duan Zhicheng hurriedly interrupted: "Jiali, at this time, you just listen to me! Once it really gets to that point, I can protect you too!"

At this point, Duan Zhicheng seemed to be in a hurry, and he didn't let Shen Jiali ask any more questions, so he hung up the phone.Shen Jiali was full of suspicion when he heard this, and went in without knowing.Going back upstairs, he dug out the passbook and other things and put them in a combination box. He didn't have any heirlooms to take with him, except cash.

He didn't plan to leave immediately, because he was really reluctant to part with the real estate here.Back then when the three brothers of the Shen family separated, their income was almost equal, but now one of the two families has disappeared and the other is struggling, only he is getting richer and richer.

He made his fortune by living on tiles. When he was young, he had a good vision. He took out a sum of money to buy a house and land. When he got the money, he went to stock futures. After gaining something, he bought a house and land, and so on. In reincarnation, his property has snowballed, and it has been particularly prosperous in the past few years.He didn't know how much his real estate was worth, because he had never thought of selling it, so he never calculated it carefully.

He loves money, not that he spends a lot of money, he just simply loves money.He himself doesn't have any outstanding talents, and his character is not so noble. Isn't it because he is the rich and powerful Third Master Shen that he can be complimented when he walks outside?

Shen Jiali was tied up with his real estate and stocks.

He sat at home in a daze in a restless state, and occasionally called to chat with his friends, only to find that everyone had the same lack of ideas, and Duan Zhicheng simply disappeared.Shen Jiali called Duan Zhai, but no one answered.This made Shen Jiali very puzzled, suspecting that the other party probably dragged his family and ran to live with his parents.

Shen Jiali didn't go out, his chauffeur was young and courageous, he would sneak out from time to time to inquire about news, and when he came back, he would stand in front of him and give a detailed report.Shen Jiali listened calmly amidst the faint gunfire, because he knew that he was in the concession area, and under the sphere of influence of the British, there would never be too much trouble.

On this day, Shen Zichun came suddenly.

He was wearing overalls and a short-sleeved shirt, with a white straw hat crookedly buttoned on his head. His face was covered with sweat, and the back of his shirt was soaked with sweat, which stuck to his skin in patches.

Shen Jiali was originally lying on a rattan recliner to enjoy the shade, when he suddenly saw his miserable state, he couldn't help being startled, thinking that something happened to Shen Jiayi, a carp jumped up stiffly: "Why at this time Running here? Is there something wrong?"

Shen Zichun raised his hand and took off his straw hat, revealing his wet short hair: "It's okay, I'll come and see you."

Shen Jiali asked again: "Is everything alright at home?"

Shen Zichun took out a handkerchief from his trouser pocket, wiped the sweat all over his face: "They are doing well, anyway, everyone is not going out now." He took a breath, and described in an excited and panicked tone: " Third Uncle, there are many people outside, they are going to rush into the concession, but the British soldiers set up roadblocks to prevent them from entering.

Shen Jiali looked Shen Zichun up and down, saw that he was dazed, and he looked safe and sound, so he felt relieved, sat back on his original position, raised his legs and lay down again: "I won't let you run around, how dare you come out?"

Shen Zichun had never experienced the cruelty of war, and no one in his family who understood the horror of the current situation told him. He was fifteen or sixteen years old, heartless, and seeing the chaos in the street, he even had the mentality of watching the excitement.He can't get a rickshaw now, and he can't squeeze a tram, so he runs here alone under the sun, and he's actually quite happy.Sitting cross-legged on the floor next to the recliner, he lowered his voice and said, "Third Uncle, I haven't been here for a few days, I want to see you."

Shen Jiali waved a folding fan. Hearing this, he couldn't help turning his head to look at Shen Zichun. Seeing the child's red head and face, once he met his eyes, he lowered his head shyly.

He paused for a moment, then became playful, leaned over to the other's ear, and asked with a soft smile, "Miss me?"

Shen Zichun turned his face and stared at him closely.The two sides looked at each other silently for a moment, then Shen Zichun suddenly mustered up the courage, leaned his head over, and kissed his lips lightly.

Shen Jiali smiled and lay back, feeling that the kiss was so pure that he didn't feel emotional at all, but felt a little warm comfort.These days he has nowhere to entertain himself, and he feels a little lonely staying in this cool and empty old house all day long.

He closed the folding fan and knocked on Shen Zichun's head. He looked at the ceiling and smiled, "Good boy."

Shen Zichun blushed, and murmured back: "I'm not a child, I've grown up. If the Japanese devils really invade Tianjin, I will protect you."

Hearing the word "protection", Shen Jiali couldn't help thinking of Duan Zhicheng - that bastard also kept saying that he wanted to "protect" him. Of course, he didn't really expect the other party to protect him, after all, he also had an old man. There are small ones, the question is where has this guy gone now?With Master Duan's status, if we talk about retreating, it's probably time to start now—could it be that the Duan family has already fled in packs?

Shen Jiali sighed, still reluctant to part with his houses on those few streets.The world has always been peaceful, at least Tianjin is very peaceful, why is there a war all of a sudden?

Shen Jiali asked Shen Zichun to take a bath first, and then drink soda from the refrigerator.Shen Zichun agreed, got up and left, and came back after a while, wearing Shen Jiali's thin pajamas.

He moved a small bench and sat aside. While drinking soda, he told Shen Jiali the news around him: "There are three third-year university presidents who left together, saying that they are going to serve as soldiers and fight devils. Their family members don't know , I even went to the school to look for it, crying terribly. My mother said that my father is no good, and there is no man in the family, so I am not allowed to join in the fun with them."

Shen Jiali nodded, and replied in a harmonious voice: "Your mother is right. You are the only grown-up child in the family now. With your father's appearance, it is good not to cause trouble. Can you still count on him to be the head of the family?"

Shen Zichun drank the last sip of soda, smacking his lips and smacking his tongue: "Well, I know, I don't want to leave. In fact, if I want to leave, they are willing to take me. I am tall, like an adult. During the basketball game, I'm always on the senior team!"

The sound of cannons rang out in the distance, probably from the urban area.Shen Jiali held Shen Zichun's hand and rubbed it for a while, then let go and said, "There is still soda in the refrigerator, go get it yourself. Now you can't buy melons, fruits, pears and peaches, let's live the summer by drinking soda!"

Shen Zichun agreed, and was about to get up, but at this moment, the sound of explosions sounded one after another. Although they were far away, they sounded like a continuous cannonball, and finally they all merged into one.The chauffeur rushed in in a panic and said loudly, "Master, what a surprise, the Japanese planes have started bombing the city, and everyone is running to the concession! It is said that the Japanese devils are going to enter Tianjin soon, and there will be a massacre!" "

When Shen Jiali heard this, he stood up abruptly. Although he knew that he was in the concession area, his heart was stuck in his throat, and he was speechless with his eyes wide open.After being in a daze for two or three seconds, he suddenly turned to Shen Zichun and said in a hurry, "Call your home to report safety. You stay here for the next two days, and then go back when the outside calms down!"

Shen Zichun discusses the battle situation outside the city with his companions every day, most of them are young men talking on paper, full of righteous indignation, full of heroism; but now that the disaster is really imminent, he is a child of half a year old, and he can't help but feel dazed and trembling I went to find the phone.Shen Jiali was sitting in the building at this time, and there was a large courtyard outside, but he could also vaguely hear the voices of people. When he walked to the window facing the street and looked out, he saw that the street was full of people, and he didn't know why Where to run, one by one cried and panicked, just like the flood of refugees, it was shocking to see.

At nightfall, all checkpoints in the concession were closed, and Tianjin fell.