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Chapter 38 Hand Story.14

Mao Dun's Novels 茅盾 1674Words 2018-03-19
Early the next morning, a boat came from Hebutou outside the county seat; three people came out of the boat, carrying a bucket of paste, brushes, and advertisement paper, and they pasted them all the way from outside the city. A bearded, bald beard with glasses and a friendly demeanor.These three people posted all the way to the city in a team, and there were seven or eight children following behind, pointing and laughing. Advertisements are posted on the streets and alleys.There are also only one stickers.There are also two stickers side by side.This eyedrop is a foreign product. Advertisements for selling drugs belonging to the same country are often posted in X County, and people in X County have never found it strange.This time, however, it attracted attention.

A couple of idlers near Central Elementary School were studying these newly posted advertisements.The one in the long coat tilted his head and said: "Oh, the ones on the east side of the street are all two in a row, and the ones on the west side of the street are only pasted with one. Haha, I don't bring many posters, so I can't afford double copies." "That's not it. I saw that they still have a large roll left." The pockmarked man in short clothes expressed a different opinion. "Hmph! Did you see it?" The man in long clothes stared. "Tell me, why are the two sides different, how ugly!"

The pock-marked man only touched his face with both hands, and admitted the grievance.But the man in long clothes still refused to step down. When he saw someone coming out of Central Elementary School, he went up to him and shouted, "Hey, principal, I read these advertisements. I have double copies and single sheets at the same time. Don't you bring too many?" The headmaster squinted his eyes for a while, then suddenly replied seriously: "That's interesting. I said, that works.You see, this is an ad for the kid. "Oh, kid's advertisement, don't make a mistake?" "The man in long clothes said hesitantly, and concentrated on watching those advertisements again.

"It must be good!" The principal declared solemnly, "Ruihe, brother, when it comes to this, ha, you are not as good as me!" The man with pockmarked face chuckled beside him.But I'm afraid that the chamber of commerce employee will take offense and walk away quickly.Yao Ruihe, a staff member of the chamber of commerce, didn't realize it. He touched his chin with one hand and said in a deep voice, "Little brat, oh, then——I'm going to report to the president." "Yeah, I said it worked." "Whether there is or not, I must report it." Yao Ruihe said, and hurried away.He would say to everyone he met: "The advertisement for eye drops belongs to the brat," and sometimes he added, "It works!"

Immediately the whole street was talking about it.Some people even made (perhaps figured out) statistics: how many are single, and how many are double.When the elegant tea drinkers in the teahouse on the street studied this matter, the "function" had been concretized into a "military code". "It must be a secret signal!" Lu Ziweng said loudly, "Shuangshuang and Shandan are leading the way. Isn't the poplar tree in Zhujiazhuang a secret sign? " Sitting diagonally across from Lu Ziweng, Hu Si kept nodding his head. Yao Rui and Hong Guang came as if they had won a battle.In the past half an hour, he has firmly insisted that the "secret mark" was his invention, so he has become a dignified "national hero".But when he met Lu Ziweng, he still had to be an old-fashioned employee of the chamber of commerce.When Lu Ziweng smiled at him, he hurriedly pushed his hands by his side, without any expression on his face, his eyes shot at the tip of his nose.

All the people in the county are anxious about this new "password"; maybe there will be thousands of troops coming to kill them at some point! However, Lu Ziweng in the teahouse talked and laughed happily: "Fortunately, the new county magistrate is a soldier, so the county magistrate must have a way!" In the afternoon, I heard that the county office called an emergency meeting.Before the meeting was over, there were rumors that traitors were going to be caught.Around three o'clock, as expected, all the Baojia chiefs, together with the security team and the security team, set off separately.Another big event that shocked the whole city.Has the traitor been caught?Who is the traitor?The common people have no time to take care of it.What the common people saw with their own eyes was that all the newly posted advertisements for eye drops had been torn down.

By the time the sun was about to set, the advertisements had been cleared.Countless bald bearded beards wearing glasses were escorted to the teaching ground and piled up into a hill.Just set a fire there and burned it.Thousands of people were there to watch this grand ceremony in county x's history. "Fathers, brothers, aunts and sisters! You can rest assured to sleep tonight. The enemy's secret signal has been eliminated. It all depends on the county magistrate's loyalty and bravery for the country and the people! Long live the county magistrate!" The one who gave such a simple and solemn speech in the firelight was the second boss who reported the private goods three days ago.The crowd applauded.Although Yao Ruihe was the inventor of the "signature", he was not qualified to give a speech, so he clapped among the crowd.

However, at the same time, four security teams and two bailiffs surrounded Zhang Buren and his wife and went to the county office.Did not come out that night. fifteen From 6:00 to 8:00 in the morning, the strong men were training, and there were several disturbances.The coach was so angry that his feet were sore; however, more than half of the strong men stubbornly refused to obey the command, stood at attention and took a rest.They demanded more practical maneuvers. In the streets and alleys, people gathered to talk about the news that Zhang Buren and his wife were "invited to go" by the county magistrate, some eyes widened, and some spittle splashed.

After ten o'clock, Zhao Ji'an and Mr. Hu San went to see the county magistrate with serious faces.They asked for bail for the two who were left overnight. The county magistrate said: "It's not hard for them. There are many rumors. I want them to come in and rest for a few days because I love them. However, there is something I want to discuss with you today. The two of you came just in time." The county magistrate took out a piece of paper.The two looked at it, and the first line reads "Contribute to the country with one day". Probably this matter has to order all the Baojia chiefs to dispatch again. County X is in a lively and tense atmosphere every day.

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