Chapter 31 Chapter Thirty-One

In the drizzle, the iconic Sophia Cathedral in Harbin stood quietly in the twilight rain.The Siwei Building has been remodeled into a storefront style that combines Chinese and Western styles. It doesn't look like the shabby Shandong Hotel back then. The only thing that remains the same is that the restaurant is still full of guests and business is booming. Xiu'er came out of the hotel in a hurry under the light rain under an umbrella, and looked around at the crossing.On a covered carriage in the distance, Xian'er opened the curtain of the covered carriage, and said, "Xiu'er, you're here!" Xiu'er ran over to the carriage and asked, "What's the matter? You called me out?" , how good it is to go home and talk, my parents always miss you." Xian'er said: "Let's talk slowly from the carriage." Xiu'er said: "It's rainy, what are you doing in this carriage? What are you doing? You can’t talk at home?” Xian’er said, “Didn’t you feel that the rumors are very tight these two days? The officers, soldiers and police everywhere seem to have smoked big cigarettes, and their eyeballs are shining, and they will pay more attention to everyone. I’m afraid Come home and cause trouble for the family." Xiu'er nodded and said, "Really, there are several policemen in the hotel every day, what happened?" Xian'er said, "I still have to ask you, Chuanwu these two days Didn’t you come back?” Xiu’er said, “He’s still in Beiping, and he hasn’t received any letters these two days.” Xian’er was silent for a moment and said, “If Chuanwu was at home, maybe he would know what happened.” Xiu’er said: “ That's why you came here?" Xian'er said: "One more thing, the eighth day of next month is our father's sixty-sixth birthday, as the old saying goes, when the king of Hades comes to count fifty-five, sixty-six A piece of meat. It means that the daughter will buy a piece of meat for the old man on his sixty-sixth birthday, so as to avoid disasters. It’s not convenient for me to go back, so you can do it for my sister.”

Xiu'er said: "My sister is very careful." Xian'er smiled, handed Xiu'er a package and said, "This is eighty yuan, and I count it as my filial piety to our father." Xiu'er said: "Then I will collect it for our father." It's off." Xian'er took out another small bag and said, "This is for the birth of a child, you can give it to Mrs. Wen. You and Chuanwu haven't had a child yet?" Xiu'er said, "He's still the same, and he returned home Don't stop, let's go after seeing our father and mother." Xian'er sighed and said, "Hey, when will his donkey temper be restrained." Xiu'er said: "Let's live like this, it's been so many years. "

Xian'er said: "Sister, when I see him someday, I will explain the matter clearly. If he doesn't turn around, I will never see him forever." Xiu'er said: "Sister, no need." Xian'er said: " Sister, this matter is up to my sister, and I will make the decision." The driver of the carriage suddenly flicked his whip, and Xian'er said: "There is a situation, I will go first, and I will not send you back." Xiu'er got off Get out of the car, the two of you don't pass. The Zhu family is having dinner.Mrs. Wen kept adding vegetables to her little grandson's birth bowl, a bowl that stood out from the small bowl.The text said: "Mom, don't spoil him. A foreign boy came to the restaurant that day, and they said that foreigners don't let their children eat too much." Zhu Kaishan stared and said: "We are Chinese, listen to them. Hu Liai Lie. Come on, good grandson, eat all of it." He said and picked up another big piece of meat for the son.His mother Wen asked Na Wen: "Big daughter-in-law, Xiu'er went out without saying anything to you?" Wen's mother said, "I didn't say where I was going?" Na Wen said, "No." The son interrupted and said, "Mom, my second aunt took an umbrella and left."

Wen Ta Niang said: "Hey, doesn't this kid make a noise wherever he goes?" Yu Shu said: "Mom, my second sister-in-law should also go out for a walk. It's not a problem to stay at home all day." Na Wen said : "His third aunt, Xiu'er is not you, you are a teacher, and she can't do without running outside. She is a daughter-in-law, how can she show her face on the street all day long." Yushu said: "If I were the second sister-in-law, not only If you go out to show your face, you have to find someone else." Chuanjie said, "Yushu, what are you talking about?" Yushu said, "Originally, what age is it now?" Nawen said, "What age are we women? You have to be a woman." Zhu Kaishan said: "Let's all eat, just mind your own affairs."

Just as she was talking, Xiu'er happily entered the room.The son said, "Second Aunt, where have you been? Grandma is in a hurry." Nawen said, "Where did you go? The whole family is worried." Xiu'er smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, our family You know everything, let me ask you, what day is the eighth day of next month?" Nawen thought for a while and said, "Isn't it a temple fair?" Xiu'er was even more cheerful and said, "I'm still going to the temple fair! You can sing a big show It's my father's sixty-sixth birthday!" Na Wen said, "Is that so, father?" Zhu Kaishan nodded.His mother Wen said, "Xiu'er, how do you know?" Xiu'er sat down and said, "Just now, I went to see Xian'er, she said that." His wife Wen said, "Why didn't Xian'er come in?" Xiu'er said: "She said that the police have been checking very closely these two days, and she was afraid it would be inconvenient to come into the house."

She gave a small package to her son and said: "Your aunt brought it down from the mountain on purpose." Then she took out another package and said, "This is eighty yuan for Xian'er to honor my father." Zhu Kaishan said: "The streets are different these two days. There seem to be a lot more officers, soldiers and policemen." Chuanjie said, "By the way, I heard people say today that Marshal Zhang ordered someone to blow him up in Fengtian, whether he was dead or not." I don’t know yet.” Zhu Kaishan said, “Is there such a thing?” Chuanjie said, “Yes, quite a few people said that.” Zhu Kaishan sighed and said, “In troubled times, the big officials of one side can Tell someone to blow it up!" Wen Ta Niang said in shock: "Is Chuan Wu okay?" Chuan Jie said: "Mother, Chuan Wu and the young commander are in Beiping."

The atmosphere suddenly became a little dignified, and the family didn't talk much.Only Shengzi played with what Xian'er gave him, and couldn't put it down.Zhu Kaishan sat on the chair and kept dozing off.Wen Ta Niang said: "Father, if you are sleepy, you can go to the kang." Zhu Kaishan opened his eyes and said, "After a few sips of wine, how come your eyelids are heavy?" Wen Ta Niang said: " When you are eighteen, twenty-three, sixty-six!" Zhu Kaishan said: "I am old, we have been in Kanto for more than 20 years." Wen Ta Niang said: "Yes, the children are all married and established. Now, we have grandchildren, how can we not grow old?" Zhu Kaishan called to Nawen and said, "Big daughter-in-law, heat the pot again." His wife Wen said, "Just now you said that you can't handle alcohol, why do you want to drink again?" Zhu Kaishan said: "I feel a little flustered in my heart, maybe a little wine can calm me down." The children looked at him, but no one dared to speak out.

That Wen poured wine for Zhu Kaishan, and Zhu Kaishan took a sip and said, "Mother Wen, shall we go back to my hometown?" His mother Wen said, "We have a good time here, why do we think of going back to our hometown?" Already?" The text interjected, "Father, did Mr. Pan go back to his hometown in Rehe last year, and you want to learn from him?" Zhu Kaishan said, "Mr. , Dad just wants to go back and have a look. Look at our old house, look at the graves of your grandparents, after that, you have to come back." Chuanwen echoed: "It should be, the graves of my grandparents are afraid. How many years has it been since no one cultivated soil and pressed paper?"

Chuanjie said disapprovingly: "Father, do you need to go in person? Ask any of our brothers to go there." Zhu Kaishan waved his hand and said, "You guys can't be replaced. I did this morning Dream." The son asked, "Grandpa, what dream?" Zhu Kaishan said: "At dawn, I dreamed that I met my mother on the bank of a big river. My mother said that the roof of our house had collapsed, and told me to go back and have a look. I didn't believe it, so I listened to it." Someone shouted from the other side of the river. When I looked back, wasn’t that my father? My father waved his hand and asked me and my mother to go over. I saw the river was rolling and surging, how could I get over it? But my mother grabbed my hand and went down the river. You guys Is it miraculous? My mother and I were walking under the river, and we could hear the sand in the water above our heads, rustling. Suddenly, there was a big foot in front of us, and when we looked up, it was my father. He stretched out his hand Pulled me to the shore. On the shore, the scenery is so good, pink plum blossoms are blooming one by one. I asked my parents, where is our house? My parents pointed to a few plum trees The empty space in the middle said, Isn’t that what it is? I walked closer and saw that the open space was actually a collapsed tomb! I woke up in such a surprise, and my heart was flustered one after another.”

The son asked, "Grandpa, what does this dream mean?" Zhu Kaishan said, "It's your grandpa who misses grandpa. Grandpa has to go back and visit." Na Wen said, "The matter of this grave is a big deal. The emperors of all dynasties, Lao Tzu, not only had to choose a mausoleum for himself with good geomantic omen when he was alive; when he died, his children and grandchildren had to go to worship on time. Otherwise, the world would never stop. We are not the royal family anymore, but the ancestral grave Things can’t be sloppy, if the graves of my grandpa and grandma really collapse, we have to guard against us living people.” Yu Shu retorted her, “Sister-in-law, dreaming is not so suspenseful. The Chinese say , Thinking during the day, dreaming at night. There is a man named Freud in modern foreign countries. He said that dreams are the fulfillment of wishes. That is, things in the heart come true in dreams. My father is right, I just miss my parents!" Zhu Kaishan said: "Wen Ta Niang, I see, let's go back." Wen Ta Niang said: "Okay, it's useless for anyone to refute what you have decided. "

That text said: "You two elders can't go alone, this mountain is long and the river is far away." Zhu Kaishan said: "Then ask the boss to accompany you." Chuanwen said: "Father, leave the matter of Siweilou Who?" Zhu Kaishan said: "Aren't there San'er and Nawen?" Chuanwen looked at the family and said nothing.He helped Zhu Kaishan into the house, leaned close to him and said, "Father, I will go back to my hometown in Shandong with you and my mother, and I will hand over a big stall here to Chuanjie and the others. Are you really relieved?" Zhu Kaishan said: " Why don't you worry, Chuanjie is already in his thirties." Chuanwen said: "Father, I don't think Chuanjie is so safe in doing things. If we are not at home, he will make a mistake. Turn around and I will Cleaning up for him is still a trivial matter, don't you and my mother have to get angry?" Zhu Kaishan lit a bag of cigarettes: "Boss, sooner or later the affairs of the Zhu family will have to be handed over to you, but San'er also has to intervene. Practice and practice, otherwise, it will be troublesome to be your helper in the future." Chuanwen nodded and said, "That's right, Dad." Chuanwen returned to his room, and the text said in a low voice, "It's not a good sign that our father is going back to his hometown." Chuanwen was taken aback and said, "How do you say that?" '? The old man who has been away for many years suddenly thinks of going back to his hometown. It is probably not a good thing. I am afraid that he will never return." Chuanwen was shocked: "Really? Then don't let my father go back to his hometown Instead, Nawen laughed and said, "It's just an old saying, it may not be true. However, it is true that you should take care of Dad on this trip." Chuanwen was still thinking about what happened to Dad. What to do, asked: "If our father really obeyed that old saying, wouldn't this family be in chaos?" The text said: "How can it be chaotic? The family has the eldest son, the state owns the minister, what do you do? You are the eldest son , you are the minister of our family, you have to support this family! Maybe you can manage it better than our father!" Chuanwen nodded and said, "Yes, this family will depend on me sooner or later." Zhu Kaishan and his wife took Chuanwen on the road.Siwei Building is managed by Nawen and Chuanjie.Chuanjie's mind was on his warehouse, and he never cared about the restaurant business. That afternoon, Nawen scolded Chuanjie and said, "My third son, why did you charge so much for that table last night? You can eat for nothing!" Chuanjie smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, those are not some friends. Well, how can you be serious with your friends?" The text said: "Throughout the ages, there have been no true friends, they are all friends of friends. Donkey gnaws itchy, you gnaw at me, I gnaw at you, whichever gnaw does not respond, you will turn your face The third child, let me tell you that if I can see your friend today, he must be begging you for something, and one day he will not need you, and he will kick you to that country of Java!" Chuanjie laughed He said, "Sister-in-law, do you know where the country of Java is?" Nawen said, "I don't care where it is. In the future, I will associate with your cronies and friends. How long should I be careful, so as not to suffer a loss, and then look for regret medicine all over the world?" !" Just as he was talking, there was a sound of a motorcycle outside the door.Nawen rolled his eyes and said, "Don't look, this must be Shaojing. Young master brother!" As soon as he finished speaking, Pan Shaojing came in.He was about thirty years old, wearing an aviator's hat and goggles, a western-style jacket, and a pair of short leather boots. He looked like a modern youth.He is Pan Wuye's relative, since Boss Pan's death, Pan Wuye has no intention of running a business, so he finds Shao Jing from his hometown in Rehe to take over the store, and he and Pan Wuye return to Rehe. Chuanjie smiled and said, "Shao Jing, where did you go for entertainment?" Shao Jing said, "Try my motorcycle, it has just been replaced with German parts." Na Wen said, "Shao Jing, where is it?" Heaven will bring my sister-in-law here, if I am playing alone here, I am not afraid that I will be a second or third wife sooner or later?" Shao Jing said with a smile: "I am still picking up my sister-in-law, even I want to go back. "Na Wen said: "I see, you are called Fugui to burn! You took over Pan Wuye's family business without doing anything, and you are not satisfied. I don't know what you want to do!" Chuanjie said: "He Shaojing has a big heart. He stayed in Dongyang and ran through big piers like Beiping and Shanghai. Can our little Harbin swim with such a big fish?" Shaojing said: " I don’t dare to say big fish, it’s true that I can’t use it here, it’s really meaningless to do some small wholesale business all day long. At the beginning, if I knew that my fifth uncle’s business was on such a scale, I would kill him. I can’t come without me!” Na Wen said, “Shao Jing, you are guarding the camel and not talking about bulls, what are you talking about, why did you make a big deal and show it to your sister-in-law.” Shao Jing smiled Chao Chuanjie said: "Third Brother, let's really do something big! Otherwise, women and other people will laugh at us." Chuanjie also laughed and said: "It's not that I'm afraid of being laughed at. At our age, I really should do something loud." Na Wen said: "You two brothers, one can boast better than the other, I don't listen to you." Then he turned and left. Shao Jing approached Chuanjie, and said in a low voice, "Guess, what is someone trying to sell me?" Chuanjie said, "How would I know?" Shaojing said, "A pistol, a small pistol." Chuanjie said: " What are you buying it for?" Shao Jing said with a smile: "Anyway, there's nothing to do, just play." There are already several dishes on the table.The child is greedy, and he doesn't care about the chopsticks, so he secretly grabs vegetables from the plate and eats them.Xiu'er came in, saw it and said, "Be careful, your mother will catch you." The son said, "Second Aunt, how did you do so many delicious food today?" Xiu'er said, "Tomorrow your third uncle will go to the caravan. I'll see him off in the evening." Before he finished speaking, Nawen came in, slapped the food out of the son's hand and said, "You are the only one who is greedy! If this were in your grandfather's palace, you would have to knock out your front teeth." Chuanjie and his wife came in.Yushu smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, is this a banquet?" Nawen said, "Isn't Chuanjie going to fight tomorrow?" Said: "Not only the dishes are prepared, but the wine is also hot." Yushu also smiled and said: "Sister-in-law, it really seems that our father and mother are not at home!" Nawen said with a smile: "Three hundred and sixty a year For five days, Dad stood beside us, and even if he said a joke, he had to look at his face first, today, we are also happy!" Several people sat down with smiles.Xiu'er poured wine for everyone. After a few rounds of drinking, Xiu'er was a little drunk, and Na Wen poured her another glass.Yushu persuaded: "Second sister-in-law is already drunk, don't try to persuade her." Nawen said: "It's not that I want to persuade. Didn't you see her smiling while looking at the wine cup?" Chuanjie said: "Sister-in-law, That's because the second sister-in-law is drinking too much, so she looks at the wine cup and laughs." Xiu'er said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, I really feel a little dizzy, I can't drink any more." Nawen said: "How much can we have in a year? You are so happy, one cup, the last cup." Xiu'er said: "Well, I will come up with a riddle and you guess it. If you guess it, I drink it. If you can't guess it, you drink it yourself." Na Wen said with a smile : "Okay, I haven't done this for many years. When I was in the palace, at the banquet, it was easy to make a drink order, guess a riddle or something." Xiu'er said: "You promised, I will come out now It’s done.” Na Wen said: “You go out, you can buy one for insurance, and my sister-in-law breaks one. She has been the best at guessing riddles since she was a child!” Xiu’er said: “Listen well: the eldest brother is shining in the sky, the second brother is shouting loudly, three My brother ran around, and my fourth brother burst into tears. Guess, what?" Na Wen thought for a while but couldn't figure it out, and said with a smile: "Don't say it, Xiu'er has been silent all day, there is really something in her stomach. Hidden some beautiful things. Yushu, what do you think she guessed?" Yushu said: "The second sister-in-law took the test and you didn't test me, so you can guess what it is!" Nawen asked Chuanjie again: "Mr. Three, we are in the same group, help my sister-in-law to guess." Chuanjie said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, you are so clever, do you still need other people's help?" Xiuer said: "Sister-in-law, let me remind you Well, these four sentences are all about things in the world." Nawen asked, "Have I seen it?" Xiu'er said, "Not only have you seen it, you are the oldest among us, and you have seen it the most." The son interjected and said, "Mother, is the first sentence about the sun?" The text said, "How can it be the sun?" The son said, "Look, didn't you say that the sky is shining? It is not the sun that shines in the sky, but the sun." What?" Na Wen said: "You silly boy, guessing riddles is always talking around corners, can you go straight? It must not be the sun." Na Wen slapped his forehead and said, "By the way, the only thing that shines like the sun Your Majesty! Xiu'er, do you think sister-in-law's guess is correct?" Xiu'er said with a smile, "I'm telling you all, what about the next three sentences?" As soon as Na Wen heard that he guessed it right, he said, "Next? Let's go down, the second brother yelled loudly, talking about the minister, right? The third brother ran around, talking about the little sesame official, yes Isn't it?" Xiu'er asked her: "What about the fourth brother?" Nawen thought for a while and said: "What is that who is younger than Xiao Zhimaguan? He is still crying all day long... Isn't that the most disrespectful person?" Are you the most shameless grassroots?" Xiu'er laughed and said, "Sister-in-law, you have been smart for half your life, and today it seems that you might as well have a quick brain! The eldest brother is shining in the sky, and he is talking about the sun; It was thunder; the third brother was running around, saying it was windy; the fourth brother was crying, saying it was raining!" Yushu slapped his hands aside and said, "Yes, the second sister-in-law's explanation is too correct, sister-in-law hurry up and drink Let's go!" Na Wen said, "Drink it, but let's talk first, Xiu'er, your riddle is too rustic. No such riddle has ever been guessed at the banquet in the palace." Yushu said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, don't you always compare our family with the palace, is it embarrassing?" Amidst the laughter of the crowd, Na Wen drank a glass of wine. A rickshaw stopped in front of Siweilou.The coachman turned his head and said to the passengers in the car: "Siweilou is here, the most famous Lu cuisine restaurant in Harbin."This young man is the Japanese boy Kameda Ichiro who was rescued by Xiu'er in Fangniugou.Ichiro asked the coachman, "Do you have braised noodles here?" The coachman said, "Which Shandong restaurant doesn't have braised noodles?" Ichiro paid the fare, walked up the Siwei Building, found a seat by the window and sat down, and said to the waiter: "Give me a small bowl of braised noodles." , Our Siweilou has always served big bowls of noodles, but the price is guaranteed to be fair, why don’t you order the big bowls?” Ichiro stubbornly only wanted the small bowls.The waiter agreed, and walked into the backyard in a flash. Seeing Xiu'er and some old women choosing vegetables, she went over and said, "Second Mistress, I have something to ask you." Xiu'er said, "What's the matter, let's talk about it." The waiter said : "A guest came and ordered braised noodles, but he wanted a small bowl. There has never been a rule of serving small bowls in our Siweilou." Xiu'er said, "It's over if you charge less money. What are you afraid of?" The waiter said again: "Second grandma, I don't think this person is very authentic, not only because he wants a small bowl of noodles; he said he is from Shandong, but I don't think his accent sounds like it. I'm afraid he is here to make things difficult for us again." From Siweilou." Xiu'er smiled and said, "It's been so many years since I've gone to Siweilou to make trouble, how come it's such a coincidence that we just ran into him today? Just serve him a small bowl of braised noodles .I'll ask grandma to go and have a look." After choosing the dishes, Xiu'er went to find Na Wen, but Na Wen went out.Xiu'er had no choice but to go to the front hall by herself, and saw Ichiro holding the small bowl of braised noodles, eating deliciously, before he finished eating, he turned around and shouted: "The waiter, let me have a big bowl." Xiu'er looked at it from a distance. Looking at Ichiro, he felt that this person looked very familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had met him. The waiter brought up a large bowl of stewed noodles and asked, "Sir, is this stewed noodles taste good?" Ichiro nodded repeatedly: "Authentic! It's really authentic Shandong stewed noodles, with day lily, mushrooms, and The bacon slices taste so delicious!" The waiter said: "Are you from Shandong?" Ichiro nodded and said, "You can say so." The waiter said: "But from your accent, it doesn't look like it." Ichiro smiled , Stop talking, bow your head and eat noodles. Xiu'er gradually turned to Yilang, and said softly: "Sir, what's your surname?" Yilang looked up at Xiu'er, and said, "Your surname is Gui." Xiu'er smiled slightly and said, "It sounds awkward. Which one is more expensive?" Ichiro said: "Osmanthus osmanthus." Xiuer asked again: "Ask someone with you, do you know him? He is Japanese." Ichiro was stunned, looked up again, stared at Xiuer and said : "Tell me, what's his name?" Xiu'er said with a smile on the corner of her mouth, "Ichiro Kameda." what?" Xiu'er confirmed Ichiro's identity, laughed and said, "You don't even recognize me? I took your life!" Ichiro stood up abruptly, grabbed Xiu'er's hand and said, "Xiu'er, I Why didn't I recognize you? Why are you here?" Xiu'er said, "Why am I not here? This Siweilou is opened by our family." She gently pushed Ichiro's hand away.Ichiro blushed, and said, "Really? Where are our parents?" Xiu'er said, "Two days ago, my elder brother accompanied them back to their hometown in Shandong." Ichiro said, "Xiu'er," and he quickly changed his words, "I should call you the second sister-in-law, right?" Xiu'er said, "That's right, weren't you still at our house when Chuanwu and I got married? Ichiro, why do you still need a small bowl of braised noodles?" Ichiro said : "I'm afraid it won't taste good. If you want too much, there will be leftovers." Xiu'er said: "Why do you order braised noodles?" Ichiro said: "That year, for my birthday, what my mother made for me was to make noodles. Lumian, that was the first time I ate Shandong’s Lumian, and it was also the best tasting one. After so many years, I have never eaten such a good Lumian, and I finally found it again today!” Xiuer led Ichiro into the backyard.Ichiro said: "Such a magnificent yard! I remember that our family used to have a few thatched houses in Fangniugou." Xiu'er said: "Yes! Compared with now, it is not far behind then! Ichiro, what did you do just now?" Osmanthus who said his surname is Osmanthus?" Ichiro said with a smile: "I always do business with Chinese people, and it feels awkward to say that my surname is Kameda, so I changed it." Xiuer said, "Where are your parents now?" Ichiro said: "When I came out of Fangniugou that year, I went to Tianjin with my parents, and then they passed away one after another, and I was left alone." Xiu'er sighed and said, "Cough, Ichiro, you have spent half your life It’s hard too!” Ichiro said, “It’s okay! Right now, I’ve opened a trading company in Tianjin, and now I’m coming back to Harbin to find some business, and what’s more, I want to find our parents. Really, these years, I always want to see our family again." The two came to a window, and Ichiro asked, "Whose house is this? Why are the curtains still covered in broad daylight?" Xiu'er said, "I'm with Chuanwu." Ichiro asked, "Second brother now What are you doing?" Xiu'er said, "I'm a soldier." Ichiro said, "Your children are quite old, aren't they?" Xiu'er said with a wry smile, "How can there be any children?" Changed his words and said: "I remember when I was young, my second brother had a big temper and a lot of courage, right?" Xiu'er said: "It's still the same now, and I haven't been home for several years. I'm with the army today and tomorrow. I’m in Beiping now.” Ichiro heard that there seemed to be an infinite hidden meaning in Xiu’er’s words, and comforted him: “The rules of a soldier are strict, so how can you run home casually!” Xiu’er sighed softly: “Yes, even Both our father and mother can't control him, let alone me." The two looked at each other and smiled. In Longkou Port, Shandong Province, it is raining lightly.The disembarking people walked down the gangway one by one.Chuanwen, carrying big and small parcels on his back, led Zhu Kaishan and Wen Ta Niang down the gangway.Looking at the drizzle, he sent a text saying: "Father, should we find a bigger restaurant and have a rest?" Let’s have a small shop, quiet.” The three of them got off the street, turned into an alley, and entered a tavern.Zhu Kaishan pushed open the door, and the tavern was deserted.The waiter came forward, invited the three members of Zhu's family to sit down, and asked, "What would you like to order?" Zhu Kaishan said, "The hot pot old bar!" Old wine to drive away the cold and relieve fatigue, what can I order?" Zhu Kaishan said: "I want some home-cooked food, you can watch it!" The waiter agreed and went into the back kitchen. Somewhere came the creaking sound of the erhu, and in the hazy night rain, the tone was a little weeping.Chuanwen said: "Are there any singers in this small shop?" Zhu Kaishan said: "How can there be such a movement? This is the sad tune "Su Wu Shepherd". The waiter served the wine and dishes.Zhu Kaishan asked: "Men, who is pulling this?" The waiter said: "It's my old shopkeeper, he has nothing to do." Just as he was talking, the sound of the erhu stopped, and the curtain of the back kitchen was raised. , groping out of an old man.Before Zhu Kaishan could speak, the old man spoke up and said, "He came back from Kanto?" Zhu Kaishan was taken aback and asked, "Old man, how do you know?" Sometimes there is a gust of wind under my feet, and the wind rushing home is different from when I was walking." Wen Ta Niang asked: "What kind of footsteps are you walking?" The old man fumbled and sat down and said: " What kind of footsteps? That's hesitating, unable to move his legs, unwilling to leave his homeland." Wen Ta Niang looked at the old man carefully, remembered, and asked loudly: "Old man, are you the old shopkeeper of Long Fuxiang?" The old man nodded.Wen Ta Niang told Zhu Kaishan: "He is the famous Zhou Dashan back then. When I took the children to the Kanto, he was a great help!" Do you recognize us?" The old man sighed softly and said, "Old girl, where can I recognize you, these two eyes have long since lost sight." Chuanwen said: "Father, my mother and I went to the Kanto , it was not a smooth day, and the boat could not be launched after waiting for several days. It was Zhou Dashan who climbed onto the high platform, wielding a sword, practicing the field, begging heaven and earth, and muttering, hurry up, let the wind blow, and send it off. These suffering people run for their lives!" Zhu Kaishan poured a glass of wine for the old man, raised his glass and said, "Thank you, old man! Without your good deeds, my family would not be where it is today!" The old man took a sip from his cup and said: "Brother, those things are too important to mention. Now let alone going to the high platform to practice, I can't even tell how many days I can live." Zhu Kaishan said: "The old man , didn’t you find a doctor to take a look at your eyes?” The old man said, “It’s useless to look at it, because I was thinking about my second son. That year, he heard that the business in the Kanto area was good, so he took money and boarded the I got off the sailboat, but there was no news as soon as I went there. I just hoped for him, hoped, hoped that I would throw away the business in my hand, and my eyes would catch up..." In the rain, the lanterns in front of the tavern swayed in the wind. It was dusk, and a faint smoke enveloped Zhujiayu Village.The three members of the Zhu family stood at the door of the old house.The gatehouse of the old house has collapsed, and the courtyard wall has also collapsed. The weeds in the courtyard are swaying in the wind, as if telling the story of thirty years.Chuanwen said: "Our house seems to be short." Zhu Kaishan said: "That's because you have grown up." Wen Ta Niang sobbed and almost cried, and said: "How many times have I dreamed of our old man at night? house!" Zhu Kaishan sighed softly: "Thirty years, and finally came back!" Chuanwen said: "Father, the house is broken like this, can it be repaired?" Zhu Kaishan said: "Repair No matter how broken it is, it must be repaired! This is the root of our old Zhu family!" Two days later, Chuanwen prepared the materials, invited craftsmen from the village, and began to repair the old house from house to house.There was a small table in the yard, and Zhu Kaishan and a few old men were sitting at the table, drinking tea and chatting.Zhu Kaishan sighed: "No matter how nice it is outside, it's not as good as my hometown! This morning, I went out of the house and smelled the wind here. The fragrance, the fatigue along the way was gone, and it was better than drinking a few big bowls. Old wine is effective." An old man asked: "Old brother, do you want to go this time?" Zhu Kaishan said: "How can I not go? The whole family is outside the customs! But sooner or later you have to come back. Sixty-six It is impossible to pull it out in one breath, and this old bone cannot be thrown out of the gate! It is the same sentence, Ye Luo returns to the root." Wen Ta Niang went up and down the kang and was busy distributing all kinds of mountain goods brought from the Kanto to women and children of all ages.A middle-aged woman said: "Old aunt, how do I think you are rich?" Wen Ta Niang said: "You can really talk, how can people who pass through the Guandong be rich? In winter, wanting to eat radishes and cabbage is worse than picking stars from the sky. Difficult! Today’s potatoes and pumpkins, tomorrow’s pumpkins and potatoes, will make you tired and crooked.” An old lady said: “How did I hear that there is a custom of hanging children up in Guandong Mountain? Is it true?” Mrs. Wen He smiled and said: "Why do you take it seriously? It's true! The Guandong Mountain has a small population, and you can't see a village no matter how far you go, and there are many wild animals! The blind man can walk into the village in broad daylight. Can children be put in baskets and hung on the beams of the house? Haven’t all the wild animals been fed?” Zhu Kaishan outside said: "Guandong Mountain was the place where dragons prospered in the Qing Dynasty. When the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, people in the pass were not allowed to go outside the pass, for fear of breaking their dragon veins." An old man asked: " Then how did the ban be lifted later?" Zhu Kaishan said: "Millions of soldiers and horses from the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, and the people on the east side of the pass were sparsely populated. Sixty-four villages in the east of Heilongjiang, China, killed countless Chinese. I heard that the blood of the Chinese has dyed Heilongjiang red. Only then did the Qing Dynasty think of transporting people from inside the pass to outside the pass.” An old man said: “So Speaking of which, it’s been several hundred years since they crossed the Guandong?” Zhu Kaishan said, “That’s right, the Qing Dynasty lasted two hundred and sixty years, and thirty years count as one generation, and there are eight or nine generations who have entered the Guandong.” The old man asked again: “ Now, how many people on that side have crossed the Guandong?" Zhu Kaishan said: "I can't tell the exact number, anyway, 70% to 80% of the population on that side is crossing the Guandong. I didn't count those who went there. If people who came back from the Kanto were included, the number of people who had crossed the Kanto in the past two or three hundred years would be sky-high!" Wen Ta Niang inquired about an old lady beside her and said, "Old sister-in-law, why haven't you seen anyone from the old Tan family?" The old lady said, "Which old Tan family are you talking about?" The Tan family whose daughter Xianer was betrothed to our boss!" The old lady said, "Oh, that family has moved away for several years, and they moved to Jinan Mansion with his son." Mrs. Wen A little disappointed, and a little melancholy when thinking of Xian'er's wandering all these years. In the yard, Zhu Kaishan was speaking in high spirits when suddenly there was a bang, which startled the old men.It turned out that a guy who was repairing the roof lost his foot, and staggered and rolled off the roof.Zhu Kaishan got up quickly, ran over and said, "Boy, what's wrong with you?" The young man got up and patted the dirt on his body, grinning and said, "It's okay, the sole of his foot slipped." Zhu Kaishan said: " The cat is older, and when you climb high, your eyeballs get dizzy?" The young man refused to accept it and said: "Old man, don't laugh at me, if you have the ability, go up and stand." Zhu Kaishan said: "Boy, don't be serious with me, go up and count. What? I have to bring something to show you!" He stood up, picked up a bucket of mud in one hand, and grabbed a few large tiles in the other, and climbed up the ladder.Chuanwen shouted from above: "Father, be careful!" Zhu Kaishan said: "Be careful? Go back twenty years, fasten your robe to your waist, push your feet hard, and I will..." He said Before he finished speaking, he swayed and fell off the ladder. The people in the upper and lower rooms laughed, and Chuanwen hurried down from the room.Zhu Kaishan had already stood up, but the mud splashed half of his body.传文将朱开山扶到桌边坐下，又沏上茶水说：“爹，没事儿吧？你把俺吓死了，往后可别逞这个能了。”朱开山笑着和桌边的老汉们说：“不服老不行啊！现世报，现世报！你说自个儿不老，老天爷立马扇你个小巴掌！” 一老汉笑着说：“老哥哥，和你打听个人，你认得吗？”朱开山说：“说来听听，谁呀？”老汉说：“龙口的黄老爷子。”朱开山说：“黄老爷子？不认得。”那老汉说：“听说黄家就是在关东山淘金发了财回来的。”朱开山说：“黄家现在做什么？”那老汉说：“黄家如今可了不得了，开了当铺，在全国各处都有他们的分号，听说呀，连民国政府都和黄家借过钱呢！你想这是多大的势力！”朱开山说：“哦，闯关东能闯到黄家这个份上的不多呀！我也淘过金，把头克扣，官府欺压，胡子抢劫，最后能进自个儿兜的钱那是少之又少啊！咱没闯到黄家那个份上，可是也知足啊！有多少乡亲把命都扔在金场子了……”想起当年那些事，又不禁神情黯然。 传武一身戎装，急匆匆走进少帅办公室。 张学良见他进来，简短道：“是这样，朱副官，大帅过世的消息，我想过几天就公之于世，在公布之前为稳定局势，我想把咱们东北军内部的人事动一动。”传武说：“这事听说了。”张学良说：“现在，我委任你为东北军驻哈尔滨陆军步兵第十八旅七十六团团长。”传武一怔，没有马上回答。张学良说：“怎么，不答应？”传武说：“少帅，你知道我没有带过那么多人。”张学良笑了笑，说：“凡事总得有个第一次。过去你没有带过一个团，从今天起你就带吧。有什么难办的事尽管和我说，咱们毕竟朝夕相处了这么多年。”传武点着头说：“那好吧，谢少帅栽培。什么时候出发？”张学良说：“明天早上。更多的事我就不叮嘱了。眼下，我最担心的是日本人趁机作乱，你到任之后一旦和日本人打交道，务必小心，不要感情用事，不要轻举妄动。”传武说：“是，遵命。少帅，有件事我始终想问，咱们东北为什么允许日本人驻军？”张学良说：“南满铁路早叫日本人占了，当初有条约规定，允许他们在铁路附近驻少量军队。”传武说：“那为什么在北满还有日本人的驻军？”张学良说：“那是大帅在的时候，日本人打着协助抵御苏联的名义开过去的。这些历史旧账早晚解决，但不是今天要办的事。今天，首要的事情，就是要把东北的局势控制住，稳定下来。”传武点头向张学良敬了个礼，转身出去。 森田宅邸里，日本商人森田物产的总裁森田正在写书法。他矮矮胖胖，一身和服，六十开外的样子，戴了副黑框眼镜。副总裁石川领着一郎进来说：“总裁，这位先生要见你。他是天津来的，有咱们天津分号的引荐信。”森田放下毛笔，转过身来，费劲地望着一郎说：“靠前点儿。”龟田一郎向前走了两步，鞠躬敬礼说：“在下龟田一郎，初次相见，请老前辈多多关照。”森田说：“再靠前点儿。”一郎又上前几步，森田眯缝着眼打量他说：“孩子，你是天照大神的子孙吗？”一郎说：“我是真正的日本人，老家是九州福冈。”森田说：“哦，咱们还是同乡呢！来哈尔滨干什么？”一郎说：“考察市场，想来做点儿生意。”森田说：“什么时候来到中国的？”一郎说：“很小随父母来的，已经二十几年了。”森田说：“我说嘛，眼睛里已经缺少了天照大神子孙的光彩，倒是有几分中国人的样子了，不好，知道吗？”一郎低头不语。 森田回身指着书案上的那幅字问一郎说：“认识这几个字吗？”一郎上前，轻轻读那几个字说：“圣人南面天下，向明而治。”森田问道：“明白是什么意思吗？”一郎有点儿尴尬地笑了笑说：“一下子说不好。”森田说：“这是中国古书上的一句话，意思就是，有作为的人，要向着光明的地方治理好自己的国家。” 石川说：“龟田君，明治天皇的年号，就是从这句话上来的。”一郎说：“知道了。”森田说：“孩子，我们日本人，种地的也罢，做工的也罢，经商的也罢，其实都是为了一件事情。”一郎说：“哪件事情？”森田走到一郎面前，长久地看着他，一郎有些害怕，半天森田才慢慢地说：“孝忠天皇。”一郎不敢接森田的目光，又低下头说：“晚辈明白。”森田从桌子上拿起一支烟斗，装上烟点燃。那烟斗像是金属做的，通体闪着金色的光，比普通的烟斗大。他抽了口烟，转过脸问石川说：“见到那个姚厅长了吗？”石川说：“东省矿业厅的人说，姚厅长这几天正忙着开会。”森田说：“滑头，中国人比泥鳅都滑，尽快找到姓姚的，叫他批复开采报告。”石川点着头说：“是。我一定抓紧办。”森田对一郎挥了一下手说：“去吧，小同乡，有什么事和石川说。”一郎答应着，随石川出去。 院子里草木葱茏。石川送一郎出来。一郎说：“石川君，森田总裁好像眼神不好。”石川说：“知道1894年的日清战争吗？”一郎说：“知道。那年日本和中国先是在黄海打了一仗，而后又占领了中国的旅顺和大连。”石川说：“森田总裁的眼睛就是在攻占旅顺口时受的伤。” 关东山林，浓云若墨，大雨倾盆。山路上，朱家的马帮正冒雨赶路。一伙计说：“刚才吓死人了，半边的山坡，轰隆一声就塌下来了！要不是掌柜的早有嘱咐叫靠一边走，人马准得伤着！”另一伙计四下望着说：“我说，咱掌柜的怎么不见了？”一人道：“刚刚他跟我要了把铁锹，往后面去了。”另一伙计说：“这大雨的天，他拿铁锹去干什么？赶紧找找去！”伙计们转身向来路奔去。 坍塌的山坡上。传杰正冒雨用铁锹挖着什么。伙计们喊道：“掌柜的快下来吧！山坡刚塌！”传杰全当没听见，继续挖着。伙计们喊道：“挖什么呢？不要命了？”传杰高兴地喊道：“宝贝，挖宝贝呢！这可是大宝贝！”伙计们愣了，相互看看。一个接一个地往山坡上跑。