The Jade of the Republic of China

Meng Liansheng chose this mass grave in the southern suburbs, which he had inquired about during the day, and no one cared about it, and there were many bones and spirits buried in foreign lands.

He dragged his uncle all the way over in the dark, and when he arrived at the top of the mountain, it was already midnight.

The moonlight was good tonight, the silvery-white moonlight sprinkled on the dark hills, illuminating the path under his feet, and allowing him to vaguely see the mass graves.

Large and small graves are scattered all over the hillside, and under the whispering night wind, they look extraordinarily desolate and desolate, as if a lone ghost who eats people will jump out at any time.

But Meng Liansheng didn't feel scared, on the contrary, he felt a little relieved.

Under this mass burial mound, there are countless dead souls buried in foreign lands. At least my cousin is buried here, so he won't be too lonely.

There is a lot of rain in the south of the Yangtze River, and the soil on the hillside is soft. He found a wooden stick, and with his own hands, it was not difficult to dig out a pit.After digging the hole, he picked up his cousin, carefully put it into the hole, and buried it carefully.Find another stone, take out a knife and carve a line of words as an inscription, thinking that if you have money in the future, you can find it here and move your cousin back to his hometown.

After all this was done, the sky showed a hint of fish belly white.Nearly ten hours of trekking, plus digging and filling, finally exhausted Meng Liansheng's last sliver of strength.

He leaned against his uncle's fresh tomb, wanting to take a nap, but the night was cold and dew heavy, and once he stopped, his body in only a thin cotton jacket would be so cold that he could only half-open his eyes and look at the sky. The moon, waiting for the morning light to come.

The sky and the earth before dawn are a kind of chaotic grayness.

Just like the days he has lived all these years.

He remembered that there were colors in his childhood, such as the lush vegetation on the mountain, the rapeseed in the field, and the desks in the private school.

Only later, all my relatives left me one by one, leaving only hunger and loneliness.Up to this day, he personally sent away the last person who depended on him for life, and he will be the only one left in the future.

He didn't feel very sad, just empty and numb, and a little dazed and lonely.

And in this daze, there seemed to be an inexplicable emotion, as if telling him that he could no longer live like this in the future.

When the first ray of morning sun fell on his body, Meng Liansheng woke up from his chaotic thoughts, kneeled on the ground and kowtowed his cousin three times, stood up and patted the dust on his pants, and left the chaotic area without looking back. Burial mound.

Long Jialin was leaving early in the morning to return to northern Henan.

Even though she drank a few more glasses of wine last night, Shen Yutong got up early to see her friend off.

When the two went out, Long Jialin's car and several horses were already waiting at the gate of the post house.

Staff Officer Long put on a gray-blue military uniform, with a gun pinned to his waist. He was tall and majestic, with a heroic appearance.

Several horses came up and called out respectfully: "Master."

Long Jialin nodded arrogantly, looked at them with contempt, and waved his hand: "Well, wait a moment, I'll get in the car after a few words."

He obviously has a bit of prestige, because the postures of these horses retreating can be called submissive.

Shen Yutong thought, what Xiaolong said last night was correct, he is indeed different from when he was a child.

Long Jialin's opponent had a cold face, like the frost of winter, but when he turned to look at Shen Yutong, he was full of enthusiasm and gentleness of returning to the earth. He raised his two big hands, held the opponent's shoulders, and said with a loud smile: " Xiaofeng, my father will definitely become an official in Shanghai, and I will be able to stay in Shanghai for a long time, so you have to wait for me."

Shen Yutong smiled and nodded: "Then I wish Uncle Long all the best. You have to be careful when you are outside."

Long Jialin patted his chest: "Don't worry, I know how to protect myself. When my father becomes the chief of the Songhu Police Department, I will protect your Shen family in Shanghai from now on."

Shen Yutong shook his head and said, "Okay, I'll wait for you"

Long Jialin raised his eyebrows and smiled, and patted his chest: "Don't worry, my life is very tough, I'm sure nothing will happen."

He walked to the car, turned around and waved to Shen Yutong who was standing on the roadside: "Xiaofeng, I will come back to see you when I have time, take care."

Shen Yutong raised her hand in response: "Bon voyage, take care."

Watching the car leave in the dust, the smile on his face gradually sank and turned into a worried look.

Since the death of the President, Beiyang and various local warlords have been torn apart. Everyone wants to be in power, and no one is convinced.

Under the melee, the ordinary people suffered the most. Of course, these businesses would not have a hard time, and their industrial development was seriously hindered.The Shanghai Concession area is still peaceful, but more and more forces are pouring in. On the one hand, the merchants have to deal with foreigners, and on the other hand, they have to offer sacrifices to these warlords, otherwise it will be difficult to find peace.

Now Shanghai is under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu, and Long Zhenfei belongs to the Zhejiang faction. If he wants to return to Shanghai to take charge of the Songhu Police Department, there must be another friction between Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

He shook his head and sighed. Although he was worried, the war was out of his control. Fortunately, their Shen family was in a concession. Even if the worst happened, it would not be difficult to protect themselves wisely. It was nothing more than a waste of money.

He put aside this unfounded worry, called the driver to fetch it, and prepared to go back to the city.

This black Chevrolet car was specially purchased by Mr. Shen for him a while ago. The car is very comfortable, but the road conditions on the official road from Songjiang to Shanghai City are really not good, and there are often potholes and rocks. dirt road.

It was still early and there were few people and horses on the road, so the driver drove the car very slowly. After passing a puddle, the car body bumped violently, and the wheels sank into the puddle, making it impossible to move.

The driver restarted the car several times, but failed, so he had to say to Shen Yutong in the back seat: "Second Young Master, I have to trouble you to step on the gas pedal, I'll go down and push the car."

"Okay!" Shen Yutong nodded, but luckily he can drive.

The chauffeur got out of the driver's seat, and he sat forward and took hold of the steering wheel.However, the suction force of the mud pit should not be underestimated. The driver tried his best to eat milk, but the rear wheel was always stuck in the muddy water and could not get out.

The middle-aged coachman took two deep breaths, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and turned his head to look around.In the suburbs in the early morning of winter, you can't even see a bird, and I'm afraid you won't be able to wait for a passing carriage for a long time.

Just when he was burning with anxiety, the driver's eyes suddenly lit up. It turned out that there was a figure looming from behind, walking in their direction.

He hurriedly ran to the side of the car, and said to Shen Yutong in the driver's seat: "Second Young Master, don't worry, someone is coming, you wait in the car for a while, I will ask him to help push it together."

Shen Yutong was not in a hurry at first, even if the car couldn't start, there would always be passing cars and horses later on, so it would not be difficult to hitch a ride into the city.

He nodded: "You go."

The chauffeur took three steps, two steps and two steps, and ran towards the rear along the dirt road, and ran to the unhurried pedestrian. Seeing that it was a young man in his teens, he was even more delighted, and his face was full of joy when he saw him. The eager look of the savior: "Little brother, can you help me push the car."

This young man was none other than Meng Liansheng who was about to return to the city.

After all the troubles last night, he didn't really close his eyes. At this time, Meng Liansheng was really tired, his feet were walking almost mechanically, so that his reaction became slow, and he could only see the mouth of the man in front of him. Zhang, but didn't hear a word.

In the deserted countryside early in the morning, it was a bit strange for such a person to appear out of thin air. Seeing the young man described as tired, with a bewildered expression on his face, the driver couldn't help but feel a little terrified.But he needed help urgently at this time, and he didn't want to think too much. Seeing that the other party didn't seem to understand, he turned around and pointed to the slightly tilted car in front of him, and said, "Our car is stuck in the mud, little brother, can you help me push it?" take it?"

With tired black eyes, Meng Liansheng slowly followed his hand to look forward, saw the black car he was pointing at, finally realized it belatedly, and nodded: "Yes."

The driver breathed a sigh of relief, and led the people forward. The boy behind him moved slowly, which could be called a slow speed, but it was not easy to rush to ask for help, so he could only slow down and wait for him.

Fortunately, this section of the road is only less than [-] meters, no matter how slow it is, it will only take a moment.

The driver asked Meng Liansheng to stand at the back of the car, and he called out to the front, "Second Young Master, it's time to start."

Shen Yutong in the driver's cab let out a "huh".

Although the boy who appeared alone in the countryside looked weird, but he was really strong. With his help, the wheel spun a few times in the mud puddle and quickly escaped.

Shen Yutong drove the car a few meters ahead, turned off the engine, opened the door and got out of the car to personally thank the passers-by who helped push the cart, but he didn't know that as soon as his feet landed firmly, he looked up and looked behind, and was suddenly taken aback.

It has only been more than half a month since the wallet incident last time. Although he didn't take it too seriously, he still remembers clearly the appearance of the kind person who helped him recover the wallet.

Seeing this familiar face in the suburbs at this moment, I couldn't help being surprised and happy.

"It's you?" Shen Yutong smiled and walked over.

The driver, who was thanking Meng Liansheng, was surprised when he heard his young master's words, "Second young master, do you know this little brother?"

Shen Yutong smiled and nodded: "I recognize it, this little brother helped me a lot before." He walked up to Meng Liansheng and stood still, and asked, "Do you remember me? Last time my wallet was picked, you help me recovered."

Meng Liansheng had already turned to look at Shen Yutong when Shen Yutong spoke.His mind, which had become dull due to fatigue, finally came alive a little bit.

It's just that the expression is still dull, and he nodded: "Well, I remember."

Shen Yutong smiled: "What a coincidence, you helped me again today."

Meng Liansheng smiled faintly, but said nothing.

Shen Yutong asked again: "Are you going back to the city?"

Meng Liansheng nodded.

Shen Yutong: "That's fine, you take my car."

Meng Liansheng looked at the car in front of him, and hesitantly bit his lower lip: "No...no need."

Shen Yutong smiled and tugged at his arm: "It's still a long way to go back to the city. I don't know when I'll be able to get in the car. Hurry up."

The chauffeur also echoed: "That's right, since the little brother met our young master and helped us a lot, we should give you a ride out of reason."

Meng Liansheng's eyes fell on Shen Yutong's hand that had not been withdrawn from his arm. It was tall and fair, and it was the hand of a pampered and noble son.And the clothes on his body, after tossing and tossing last night, were stained with an unknown amount of mud, and even where he was holding, there were a few obvious mud spots, which were in stark contrast to that clean and white hand.

He couldn't help but feel ashamed, wishing he could make a hole in the ground and escape.

However, Shen Yutong didn't give him another chance to hesitate, and joined forces with the driver to pull him into the car.

The two of them sat in the back seat, and Meng Liansheng felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles. He was afraid that his dirty clothes would stain the clean car seat, and he was even more afraid that he would stain the noble young man who was wearing a moon-white long-gown.

So he stuck tightly to the car door next to him, keeping a distance of one person from Shen Yutong.

His mind is completely awake at this time, even though he has just experienced a big change, but he is still young, it is the first time he rides a car, he can't help but find it novel, although he is cramped and reserved, with dark eyes, he can't help being curious Look around.When the driver started the car, he looked curiously at the steering wheel in the cab ahead.

Seeing his childish reaction, Shen Yutong understood it, and didn't point it out, she just asked casually, "Why are you here alone so early in the morning?"

Meng Liansheng withdrew his curious gaze and replied, "I came here yesterday to do something, and I will go back this morning."

Shen Yutong nodded: "There are few cars and horses here, so it's hard to get a ride."

Meng Liansheng hummed, dragging his cousin last night, he had to walk. On the way back this morning, he originally wanted to take a passing carriage. After walking for a long time, he finally passed one, but the driver ignored his waving, and even Swing the horsewhip vigorously to increase the speed.

He had already made up his mind to walk back early, but he didn't expect to have the opportunity to get in the car.

He thought this son was really his nobleman.