Chapter 26 Chapter Six

Old General Hao stayed in the provincial capital for about half a month, and frequently talked about peace in public. He seemed to be more enthusiastic about peace than Liu Anjie and the gang of warlords in Jiangbei.But behind the scenes, he was active, looking for people to talk to—not only with his subordinates in the Dingguo Army, but also with Hao Baochuan and Liu Anjie's dissident brigade and regimental leaders, asking them to make a political statement.In order to deceive others and carry out this private activity, Old General Hao always brings his tenth wife Nan Rulin or ninth wife Ruifang, which makes both Nan Rulin and Ruifang more knowledgeable.At that moment, Nan Rulin and Ruifang knew that this peace was unreliable, and a full-scale war was about to break out.General Hao is going to make a final fight in the hero's twilight years, and either win or fall.After visiting the Japanese consul, Mr. Nakano, Old General Hao clearly told Nan Rulin that he must fight this battle.If they win, they will give the people of the whole province eternal peace;

With everything planned properly, Old General Hao held a talk meeting with representatives from all walks of life at the Governor's Mansion No. 2 on Xijiang Road. Feel guilty."Therefore, it is planned to "take off the saddle early and return to the government". However, "the central government does not allow it, and all walks of life condolences. Yu Wei sacrificed himself to reassure the people and make the people of the province enjoy peace and happiness forever."and so on. After the meeting, General Hao and his entourage left, and did not let the wives, concubines and children of Hao's mansion come to the door to see them off.The dozens of members of the whole family could only stand at the head of the courtyard, silently watching General Hao's armored car drive out slowly.

As soon as the car drove out, Hao Ke asked Captain Wang of the guard team to close the door, and then announced: Old General Hao left a message before leaving, the tenth wife Nan Rulin pretended to be sick and went out to play cards, the ninth wife Ruifang behaved frivolously, or Those who are punished will be starved for one day.The eighth wife entertains guests privately, and the monthly allowance of 100 yuan will be deducted. Both Nan Rulin and Ruifang were surprised, they didn't believe that the words were left by General Hao. After listening to Hao Keshi's announcement, Nan Rulin was taken aback for a moment, then walked leisurely in front of Hao Keshi, wanting to ask clearly, when did General Hao say it, and who is the witness?I also want to ask this yellow-faced woman, is it not enough to kill Xiujuan, but also want to kill everyone?

Ruifang knew that after the old man Hao left, the Hao mansion was under Hao Ke's world again, and seeing Nan Rulin's expression was wrong, she was afraid that Nan Rulin would suffer, so she stepped forward and held Nan Rulin back, and whispered: " Don't pay attention to this old hag, she is jealous of us!" Then he said: "I still have biscuits in my room, so we won't be hungry." Nan Rulin just gave up. The eighth wife was detained for a month's monthly regulation, the loss was too great, she didn't want to give up, but she didn't dare to get angry, so she told Hao Keshi that it was good to treat her natal brothers to a meal, and the money for the food But it's not a public account, and it doesn't make sense to deduct her monthly rules.The fourth wife who was in charge of the account also confirmed that the eighth wife did not use the money in the public account.

Hao Ke didn't care, and said darkly, this is the old man Hao wants to punish, and if he refuses to accept the punishment, he will wait for the old man to come back to find the old man.Later, she sneered and said that she didn't know whether the money in the public account was used or not, and maybe the eighth wife and the fourth wife had colluded. This angered the fourth wife.The fourth wife had given birth to three sons for General Hao, and she was in charge of the account herself. Her position among wives and concubines was second only to Hao Ke's, and she didn't buy into the old hag's account at all.Then he walked over proudly, stared at Hao Keshi's long face and said: "My sister, you are the head of the family. If you say that I have colluded with the eighth wife, it will be a serious matter. Today, in front of everyone, You have to tell me clearly, how did the eighth wife and I collude? What are we colluding with?"

Hao Keshi was talking casually, but when he saw the fourth wife getting serious, he knew it would be difficult, but he still refused to admit defeat, rolled his eyelids, and said in a long voice: "You know what you are doing, and the eighth wife Let's not talk about the collusion, I just ask you, where did the Seventh Young Master Dexian get the money for smoking opium?" The Fourth Wife smiled coldly: "Where did you come from? Just like the Sixth Wife stealing someone to raise a man, are you happy?" Hao Keshi grasped the truth: "You said you stole people to raise a man, so please tell me clearly, who stole it? Who did you raise?"

The fourth wife was startled, but had nothing to answer. The Eighth Wife intervened and said, "How can this be taken seriously? Fourth Sister is speaking out of anger." Hao Keshi said with a sullen face: "It's not out of anger, it's the truth. You are all younger than me, and you can steal if you want to. Didn't the sixth wife, Xiujuan, steal it? It's a pity that she got shot!" These words startled Nan Rulin and Ruifang, they looked at each other, and left in unison. Afterwards, the Fourth Wife and Hao Keshi quarreled, and the topic changed from stealing people to stealing money.

Nan Rulin looked back while walking, and said to Ruifang: "It's really lively, the old man hasn't started fighting outside, but it started fighting at home first." Ruifang said: "It's best to fight like this every day. If we have more people like Mrs. Fourth to treat that old witch, our life will be easier." Nan Rulin frowned: "It's just that the fourth wife is not a good thing! Maybe she really stole the money! Do you think the food at our house is decent? It can't compare to Liu Mansion!" Looking around, no one noticed, and Said to Ruifang: "I heard that the fourth wife used the money in the public account to lend money!"

Ruifang smiled: "There are even more absurd things! I dare not tell you." Nan Rulin pushed Ruifang's arm, "Tell me, you won't be afraid if you tell me." Ruifang then said: "The fourth wife also helped the eighth wife who was in charge of purchasing to buy the five-five treasury bonds of Xiaohao's Jiangbei Supervisor's Mansion—our old man and Xiaohao are on the same deal, and the fourth wife and eighth wife don't buy our old man's provincial bonds. , but went to buy Xiao Hao’s five-five treasury coupons, isn’t this a slap in the face of our old man?”

Nan Rulin was puzzled: "Why did they buy Hao Baochuan's Wuwuku coupons?" Ruifang said: "Let's be big! Think about it, buy ten for five yuan, and buy one hundred for fifty. Once Xiaohao wins the fight, won't he double his income!" Nan Rulin was still puzzled: "They just believe in Hao Baochuan? If Hao Baochuan is defeated by the old man, won't the treasury bills be bought for nothing?" Ruifang laughed again: "You are so stupid, the old man is exhausted, can't you see it? Can he beat Hao Baochuan? Just dream! If you don't believe me, I will bet you that the next time the old man comes back, he will definitely look bad! The fourth wife and the eighth wife can see the most clearly, and if they can make more money before the old man falls, they will make more money!"

Nan Rulin asked again: "How do you know about the Fourth Wife and the Eighth Wife?" Ruifang said: "I heard what Captain Wang said. Both the Fourth Wife and the Eighth Wife gave Captain Wang benefits, and Captain Wang ran errands for them. He is more filial to them than to me!" Nan Rulin didn't expect Captain Wang to be involved with the fourth and eighth wives, so she gasped and said, "They are so bold, if the old man and Hao Keshi find out, they might die." Ruifang shook her head: "They are not the sixth wives, so they wouldn't be so stupid. If the trouble gets out of hand, they will run away." The word "escape" awakened Nan Rulin.Nan Rulin immediately thought, yes, if the trouble fails, they will run away, anyway, the legs grow on their body.I can befriend Yuan Jizhi according to my temperament, or I can get money to buy some Wuwuku coupons of Hao Baochuan like the fourth wife.Yuan Jizhi is one of Hao Baochuan's subordinates, and the old man Hao has nothing to do with him. She didn't quite believe that old man Hao would lose. The old man had been active for half a month, and some brigade leaders under Xiao Hao and Liu Anjie seemed to be tempted. If they wanted to fight with the old man, why would the old man lose?Fighting isn't like doing it in bed, old guys are always better than young ones. Thinking wildly, when she reached the door of the dormitory with her name written on it, Nan Rulin said to Ruifang: "Ninth sister, come and sit in my room!" Ruifang said: "Let's go to my room. There are biscuits, plums, fruits and so on in my room!" So I went to Ruifang's dormitory -- anyway, Ruifang's dormitory and hers are in the same moon gate. After entering the room and sitting down, closing the door, eating fruits and plums, Ruifang talked about other aunts and children.In Ruifang's view, the other concubines and children are also smart, and they all know that the old man's good times will not last long, and they are all planning to scoop up the last few spoonfuls in the big pot set up by the old man, only hiding it from the old man and Hao Keshi. Nan Rulin sighed: "Then it's a loss for the two of us to co-author. We both care about socializing and follow the old man to see customers. We don't make any money, so we have to be careful!" Ruifang spat out a plum core from her mouth, clapped her hands and said, "Isn't it just a loss? It also attracts people's envy. They all think that the old man has given us a lot of benefits in private, and they think we are in it." What a bargain! No, as soon as the old man leaves, Hao Keshi will rule us, right?" Nan Rulin asked: "Sister Jiu, what do you think we should do?" Ruifang put her face in front of Nan Rulin with a smile, "I wanted to tell you a long time ago, but I was afraid you would blame me for teaching you to be bad, so I didn't dare. Now that you have asked, I have no choice but to say it." The voice was lowered. A little bit more, "The old witch said it right, we are young, we can't just hang on the old man's crooked neck tree, for us, first, we must grab some money and hold it in our hands, and second, we must have a caring person to take care of us." .” Nan Rulin immediately thought of Yuan Jizhi, and really wanted to tell Ruifang about Yuan Jizhi's invitation to her to listen to the play, and let Ruifang help make up her mind.But when the words came to his lips, he remembered the old saying "You must not have the heart to harm others, and you must not have the heart to guard against others", so he put it away, and pretended: "Where can I find this person who loves us! Captain Wang There's only one!" Ruifang said, "Let Captain Wang help you find..." Nan Rulin hurriedly shook her head and waved her hands: "No, no, that's right, I don't have the guts to do that!" This disappointed Ruifang, Nan Rulin could tell.