Xunshan

The next day, the cicadas sang and the birds sang, and the sun was scorching.

Both of them seldom sleep in late, but this time they got up late at the same time.

The foreign clock was beating vigorously there, but it couldn't wake up the two people who had been tossing hard last night.In the end, Sheng Sui was able to wake up thanks to a phone call.

"Jingle Bell--"

The bell rang tirelessly.

"Second master, the phone..." The child was still sleeping, turning over half asleep.

Sheng Sui was afraid that Ji Weizhi would get angry when he got up, so he tiptoedly put on his coat and went down to the study without his shoes on.

"Hello?" Sheng Sui made a fuss too late yesterday, speaking hoarsely in the morning.

"Sui Sui." Sheng Quan's voice was on the other end of the phone.

Sheng Sui woke up immediately, his brows tightened, he looked back at the closed bedroom door vigilantly, and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter?"

"You're not going back to Bocheng, are you?" Sheng Quan sounded anxious, but he couldn't tell whether it was heartbreak or fear.

Sheng Sui didn't answer, but still asked: "What's the matter?"

"You... don't come back..." Sheng Quan was anxious and helpless, he could only persuade his son to stay in the safest place, "Stay in Yuncheng to avoid the limelight!"

Sheng Sui held the phone tightly and panicked uncontrollably: "What do you mean?"

A small sound leaked through the crack of the door and into the bedroom.

Ji Weizhi was awakened by a ray of sunlight, and reached out to touch it. The pillow was empty, and there was still a little coolness on the pillow.

He got out of bed sleepily, and found Sheng Sui sitting in the study, looking preoccupied.

"What's wrong?" Ji Weizhi asked.

Sheng Sui was still holding the phone in his hand, with a sleepy look, barefoot, messy hair, he was a different person from yesterday, as if he was haunted by something.

Ji Weizhi had never seen him so depressed.Even when he thought he was seriously injured in the past, he didn't show this expression.

"Second Lord, put on your shoes, it's cold." Ji Weizhi came in with a pair of cotton shoes and put them at Sheng Sui's feet, seeing that he didn't respond, he squatted down and put them on for him.

Only then did Sheng Sui move, and retreated in a panic.

"Are you okay?" Ji Weizhi asked.

In the past, Sheng Sui probably would have considered the way forward before discussing it with Ji Weizhi, but this time he said bluntly to the young man: "An accident happened in Bocheng."

Ji Weizhi stood up abruptly.Although I still don't know the cause and effect, but I already have a premonition in my heart, so I hugged each other first.

Sheng Sui said: "My father has just been dismissed. People from country X are trying to gain fame internationally and force him to close down the tobacco hall and casino." He relayed Sheng Quan's words, "Today they drove away many local people in the top management of the federation. , and even ask for high "intermediary fees" from retail investors who have not joined the federation."

"Fuck! I really think of myself as a green onion!" Ji Weizhi was so angry that his hands were shaking, "People in Bocheng are standing up straight, so it's their turn to pay the fee?"

Yuncheng is too far away from Bocheng, and the radio is full of newsletters that whitewash the peace, and the reports of the local evening paper can't be transmitted at all.If you want to quickly and truly understand the situation in Bocheng, you can only use phone calls and letters.

However, at that time, the communication lines were not fully covered, dialing was slow and expensive, and Sheng Sui knew that his old friend was busy, so he almost lost contact after coming to Yuncheng.

No matter how fast the information is, it can't keep up with the turbulent changes in the situation.Ji Weizhi snatched the phone cursingly, wanting to ask Colonel Xiao what's going on there.

Sheng Sui stopped him: "Don't worry, I'll take a look at Bai Anxian..."

Since the important manufacturers moved away, Bo City stopped throwing tricks at the rats, and Country X was completely torn apart, and they didn't even want to do superficial kung fu.Bai Anxian was undoubtedly under enormous pressure.

Sheng Sui gradually calmed down, and repeated: "Yes, first ask the Bai Mansion."

Ji Weizhi dialed the number for him with the operator, and when he connected to the Bai Mansion, there was no one answering.

"Aren't you here?" Sheng Sui was rarely in a mess, "Then find Zhou Qiaoyue."

Called the theater building, but no one answered.Sheng Sui didn't give up, and called Zhou's house again, and finally got a response.

There was an immature female voice at the other end, Tong Yan Wuji said: "Ask Uncle Zhou? His voice was broken yesterday and he doesn't want to talk to people!"

"Your voice is bad?" Sheng Sui's face darkened suddenly, "Why is it bad?"

The little girl's voice on the phone was far away, probably stopped by someone.After a while of rustling, another voice finally sounded: "Xunshan, it's me."

Sheng Sui was startled.The movement was hoarse and obscure, how could there be any shadow of Zhou Qiaoyue?

"You...how did you do this?" Sheng Sui was stunned. There were so many troubles in the morning, and each one became more troublesome.

Zhou Qiaoyue said indifferently: "Hey, people from country X ran into my theater yesterday and asked me to go to their boss's house to sing an opera. I can't do that, and I'm too lazy to argue with them, so I just drink some medicine I've become dumb—no matter how rascal they are, they won't be able to sing with a broken voice, right?"

The people in Liyuan rely on this voice to eat, Zhou Qiaoyue is fine, if he says it is ruined, he will be ruined.

As a friend, Sheng Sui really wanted to scold him for messing around.But the words were on the lips but he couldn't swear, Sheng Sui was so sad that his wrists were trembling, "Your voice is precious, how can it stand such abuse?"

"What is precious? The most precious thing these days is life, but there are also some people who say no to it?" Zhou Qiaoyue really couldn't talk much, her throat was congested and hurting, so she just kept a long story short, "Hey, You stay in Yuncheng and don't go back, I think it's a bit dangerous here."

Sheng Sui pinched the bridge of his nose, he really couldn't find words to comfort him, maybe the other side didn't need this either.He asked, "Is it okay?"

"What?"

"Throat, is it alright?"

There was a silence in the receiver, and the rustling sound of electricity made people anxious.

About three seconds later, Zhou Qiaoyue laughed loudly, although the laughter was hoarse but still hearty: "Look at what you said, how can I suffer from being dumb forever?"

Sheng Sui didn't know whether to believe it or not, but right now, only by believing it can make each other feel better.

"Where's An Xian? Where has he gone?" Sheng Sui hasn't received a letter from Bai Anxian for a long time. He thought he was busy before and didn't dare to bother him too much. Only after listening to the phone today did he realize that there was something wrong with the negotiation document.

"An Xian..." Mentioning him, Zhou Qiaoyue's already hoarse voice became even deeper, like a resonating box with wind: "It's not good."

Sheng Sui's heart sank and sank, as if being placed on a chopping board and scratched with a blunt knife, the pain was so painful that he didn't know how to speak.

Zhou Qiaoyue said: "The last time I saw him, he was admitted to the hospital. This guy doesn't take medicine well, and his hair...is all white."

But in his thirties, his hair turned gray overnight, and he was hard to return from serious illness.

"Don't blame me for not telling you." Zhou Qiaoyue smiled, "The experiment over there is the big deal. Bocheng is so far away, you can only worry about it if you know it. So I made an agreement with An Xian, If it’s not a big deal, I won’t bother you.”

Sheng Sui pinched his temples.It’s been a long time since I’ve had any pain there. I used to jump at both ends when I was under a lot of pressure, but after returning to China, it relieved a lot.This time the pain was so fierce that Sheng Sui was caught off guard.

At the beginning, Bai Anxian had assumed with him that if he got seriously ill in the future, he would hide himself and wait for death. At that time, he thought it was unlucky.Unexpectedly, it was a prophecy.

"I..." Sheng Sui's language skills were all messed up, and he couldn't utter a single word for a long time, "Forget it, it's okay."

Zhou Qiaoyue understood.Old friends don't need any verbal comfort, just one breath is enough.

"Okay, don't sigh. You take good care of the tung oil factory in Yuncheng, and that thing is called gold. If there is a real fight, who would miss it in the ordnance heavy industry?" Zhou Qiaoyue said, "After the experiment is successful, quickly cooperate with the Military and Political Bureau. Otherwise, if country X blocks the port and engages in some kind of monopoly, we will really be caught blind."

Sheng Sui nodded silently, remembering that he couldn't be seen on the other side, he said a short "hmm".

Zhou Qiaoyue had a sore throat and couldn't talk too much, and the two hung up after chatting about business matters.

Sheng Sui sat in the study for a while.These two phone calls forced him to push forward and push forward his future plans, and everything seemed to be clockwork, rushing forward in unison.

The refining test must catch up with the progress.Inflation during the war will be even more serious, and the rear must be in urgent need of money, and the foundation can just play a role-no, those are far from enough, more is needed.

Sheng Sui picked up his clothes with a headache and prepared to go out.

Walking to the front hall, he found that Ji Weizhi had changed into his military uniform a long time ago and was quickly arranging his appearance.

"I'll go back to the team." Ji Wei said concisely while walking.

Although Bocheng did not come down to dispatch orders, the sooner he is on standby, the safer he is, at least he can be in place quickly when reinforcements are needed.

Seeing that he was walking in a hurry, Sheng Sui carried a few cans of dry food and stuffed them into his hands.At this moment, they must return to their positions immediately.

The military boots retracted after stepping out the door.

Sheng Sui was surprised and asked Ji Weizhi what happened.

"I forgot something." Ji Weizhi rushed over and pecked Sheng Sui on the cheek, "I haven't kissed you yet, so I'll make it up first, on credit, and I'll make it up next time we meet!"

Sheng Sui rubbed the wet lips and smiled helplessly.

Ji Weizhi trotted out the door, and the people in the house opened their arms to him, raised them above their heads, and waved them high.

Less than three days after returning to the team, Ji Weizhi received an order to return to Bo City.This time, he was going to take a shortcut on the mountain road and catch the other side by surprise.

So, he took a group of brothers and set foot on the way home without stopping.

This time, there is no need to escort so many people, and the journey is much faster.It's just that the singing and laughter are missing along the way, and I always feel that something is wrong.

Fortunately, Wen Shaoqi has a big heart, so he doesn't care if such an annoying matter is suppressed, anyway, the soldiers will come and cover it up.

"Weizhi, don't worry, you should eat and drink, don't worry about anything." Wen Shaoqi was annoyed by mosquito bites, opened his backpack, stared blankly, and smiled awkwardly, "Hiss, there's nothing we can do." I've had enough to eat...forget it, let's sing!"

It's good to learn things quickly, Wen Shaoqi reorganized all the songs he heard from Yanda, and howled one by one.When there was no one's musical instrument, he would knock it with a broken porcelain jar, and the tinkling of the bells made everyone tell him to shut up and go on his way.

Looking at them, Ji Weizhi suddenly felt that the distance was not so scary.

Mountains, rivers and seas are lonely and hard to find, but this road is never lonely.

Maybe in a long, long time, when Ji Weizhi and Wen Shaoqi no longer exist in the world, people will still be like this.

They come from all walks of life, maybe wearing military uniforms, maybe walking on the three-foot apricot altar, maybe they just finished singing a play, maybe they were forced to accept a failed conversation...but when they suddenly looked up and saw the bright moon in the sky Sometimes, they will still make the same choice invariably—even though there are tens of thousands of people, I will go on.