Chapter 34 1. Move the hall back to Jianghuai

Jiang Feiyan left, and Major General Feng left, and bid farewell to "Jiang Xiangpai", her grandfather, and her sins.This also seems to tell people: it is much easier to find someone who loves you than to find someone you love. "Yue Haitang" has been brought under the command of the grandfather.Grandpa finally realized his great wish to dominate the world.I thought Grandpa would be happy, but he didn't show any pleasure. The "Jiang Xiang faction" is unified, what next?Where are you going? On October 1, 1949, New China was born.Chairman Mao solemnly declared to the whole world: The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China was established today!

Chiang Kai-shek was also busy at this time, busy emptying out the gold and silver in the treasury and transporting them all to Taiwan. When New China was founded, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Chongqing and other places had not yet been liberated. The treasures of "Muzilian" and "Yue Haitang" were in a hurry, not knowing what their fate was going to be, some little feet couldn't hold back, and started to slip away, sneaked to Hong Kong, and were caught and cut by their grandfather. No one dared to run away. Within a few days, the People's Liberation Army came, and the remnants of the Kuomintang were vulnerable. In less than half a month, Guangzhou was liberated, and ordinary people took to the streets to set off firecrackers to celebrate the liberation.

The grandfather ordered: temporarily jump off the field to see the direction of the wind. Immediately, more than a hundred people broke into pieces and disappeared.The second head of the Sichuan sub-rudder also disappeared after taking orders. Afterwards, the grandfather made a decision, "Big head, accompany me for a walk." I asked my grandfather, "Where are you going?" Grandpa said: "All over the country." Grandfather has a purpose in everything he does. He doesn't say why, and I won't ask. So, my grandfather and I set off from Guangzhou, all the way north, passed through Jiangxi, entered Henan from the junction of Hubei and Anhui, then entered Shaanxi, Shanxi, and finally entered Hebei and Beijing.

Along the way, what we saw was a different scene. The common people were all happy and smiling. Only then did I know that the Liberated Areas were not as horrible as the Kuomintang propaganda.Now my grandfather personally took me to these places where liberation was the first step, and I really experienced what liberation is, especially in the old revolutionary areas in northern Shaanxi, where the people enthusiastically beat the Ansai waist drum and sang "Dongfanghong, the sun rises" , that enthusiasm, that smiling face, all come from the heart. The grandfather sighed: "Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, the great powers have invaded, the land has been lost, the warlords have divided the regime, and the wars have continued. In the past hundred years, the common people have never been so happy!"

I don't understand history, and I can't deeply appreciate the emotion of my grandfather at that time. I only know that the world was in chaos when I was born. I only know that "Chinese and dogs are not allowed inside." It's uneasy! After floating outside for a month, my grandfather and I returned to Guangzhou. At night, Grandpa fell into deep thought again.I don't know what he is thinking, is he thinking about the way to go next?Or recall the vicissitudes of life in the past? In this way, 1949 draws to a close, and 1950 AD arrives.A big event happened that year, the Korean War broke out.The Korean War was fought extremely hard. At that time, the founding of New China was short and there was an extreme shortage of strategic materials.The remnants of the Kuomintang blocked the sea route in an attempt to cut off material aid from Hong Kong patriots to the mainland.

Some members of the underworld persuaded the grandfather, saying that as long as they cooperate with the Kuomintang, closely monitor the customs and ports, and report the news whenever there is news, and help the Kuomintang to cut off the supplies of the Communist Army, they can get a lot of money.The grandfather didn't answer, and the grandfather said: "I don't lack that silver." At this moment of internal and external troubles, Grandpa made an astonishing decision to move the hall back to Jianghuai! People in Batou couldn't understand: "Why do you want to go back? This is adjacent to Hong Kong. If there is a change, you can still run away. If you want to move, you should move to the southwestern border, and you can escape to Myanmar." Going to the mainland does not mean breaking yourself. Is it the way out?

You can doubt or object to what grandpa decided, but the objection is invalid, so what to do or what to do.Even the dozens of people from Sichuan have been brought over. This was the largest migration in the history of the "Jiangxiang faction". Nearly 200 people, broken up into pieces, arrived in Jianghuai one after another.Before the migration, my grandfather cut off the five dams. At the same time, I was promoted to the five dams. One year later, my grandfather cut off the six dams, "hourly migration".Zhao Dinghai, the "Little Haizi" recommended by Erbatou, made Liubatou.

I didn't make much contribution to Tangkou, but no one objected when I was promoted. My grandfather said: "When Sichuan was in the game, the big head stood up to block the gun for me." Actually, I didn't think about it so much at the time. Lord, I rushed up.Grandpa said: "Instinct is the most true." At that time, in addition to the "Jiang Xiangpai" gang of liars, there were many "huidaomen", large and small, who were still cheating and tossing about. According to common sense, grandpa would be very cautious at this time, but during that time, grandpa went uncharacteristically and ordered everyone to attack frequently.At the same time, the grandfather made a high-profile appearance and called brothers and sisters with the heads of various "knowledge schools", which was not in line with his style of doing things at all.

Batou people saw that Grandpa was against the government.One day my grandfather called Wang Jiaxian and me to the entrance of the hall and told us that there was a game for the two of us to do.It stands to reason that this game is not small, Wang Jiaxian and I are novices in Batou, neither has much experience, grandpa can let Erbatou and others do it, but grandpa chose me and Qibatou. It's still the same sentence, you can doubt what your grandfather said, but you can't object.Later, after I entered the prison, I found out that my grandfather did this on purpose. Wang Jiaxian and I entered the industry relatively late, and we hadn’t done anything serious. My grandfather wanted us to commit enough crimes to go to prison.

In Linzhen, thirty miles away, there was a big family named Li who was in the grain and oil business.Before the Kuomintang retreated to Taiwan, this big family had a long history with the Kuomintang. They hoarded and made a lot of things in those years.This rich man is called Li Zuoshan. He is over sixty years old. Because of his bald head, the hair on his head has long since fallen out. People call him Baldy Li.Li Baldy has four sons. The eldest son is nicknamed "Big Belly" because of his big belly; When I was young, I always ate sesame oil, slipped my intestines, and always went to the toilet, so they were called "four old Maozi".

In the spring of that year, Baldy Li got tuberculosis, so he invited three or four doctors and took a lot of soup and medicine, but it didn't work. Seeing that his condition was getting worse day by day, the four boys began to discuss the old man's funeral. The burials of rich families are very particular about feng shui. They believe that the quality of feng shui in the burial of the ancestors directly affects the prosperity of future generations.If Feng Shui is broken, future generations will soon be unlucky.So, after a push by the land protection, the opportunity came. I learned from my grandfather that Feng Shui is divided into two aspects, Feng Shui of the Yang House and Feng Shui of the Yin House. The Yang House is the place where the living live, and the Yin House is the place where the dead live. Do it, Wubatou pretends to be a Fengshui master, and Qibatou pretends to be an apprentice." I am fat, have small eyes, and have a vicissitudes of life, so I put on a beard and a tall hat, and my age span can reach dozens of years.But Wang Jiaxian is just the opposite, he is white and tender, bookish, shaved, like a schoolboy. Looking at Fengshui, it pays attention to "searching for dragons and pointing acupuncture points". The dragon is the mountain range, and the acupuncture point is the most auspicious position in the mountain range. If the barren hill stands there, it is a lone dragon; the hole must hide wind and gather water, and there must be no leakage of wind or air, otherwise it will be a cold hole. On the day of the feng shui survey, all four of Baldy Li's sons were present, and they walked around the hillside for a long time. I was not that old and my legs and feet were quick, but Qibatou kept supporting me with a compass in his hand. It made me very tired instead. Qibatou said to the four boys: "My master has been in this business for decades, and he has never drilled eyes. All the geomantic omens he chose are treasures where wind and water are stored, and many descendants of their families are rich and powerful. , and some even became senior officials.” The big belly said: "Then there is Mr. Lao!" I held the compass, made gestures for a while, and then said, "May I ask the four gentlemen, do you want to have good fortune in the future, or good fortune in official affairs?" The fourth old Maozi said first: "Wealth luck, of course wealth luck, money is easy to do things." The second deaf man said, "Well, the fourth brother is right." Sanspirit curled his lips and said, "What do you know? It's better to be an official. If you have an official, you will have a fortune. A land insurance can make tens of thousands a year. There is also that Adjutant Xu who was good with our old man before, isn't it?" What a shit secretary, look at him fat! Our family has not had an official in these years, so every time something happens, we have to spend a lot of money to eliminate disasters." The big belly finally spoke up: "Noisy! Noisy! You know it is noisy!" Then he said to me: "Sir, what you mean is that this official luck and wealth luck must be separated, can't both be good at the same time?" I thought to myself: The thousand dollars is just waiting for your words. If it is adjusted for you all at once, it will seem too untechnical.I said, "It's difficult." The big belly said: "Sir, just operate, money is not a problem!" Qibatou said: "This is not a matter of money or not. My master wants to do things. This will consume a lot of his vitality. To put it bluntly, it will shorten his life." The big belly said: "Please be merciful, master. On the premise of not harming your body, try to choose a good place for the old man, and let the four of us have an official position and a salary." I said: "Feng Shui is a long-term thing. It doesn't necessarily have to be fulfilled by your four brothers. It may also mean that your son or grandson will become rich and powerful in the future. You are so eager, I dare not operate it!" The big belly said: "Sir, calm down. The four of us don't mean that. As long as the future generations are promising and rich, that's fine. I don't care about this generation or two." In fact, this is the mystery of Feng Shui. It is said that it is three generations. When his son and grandson grow up, decades or even hundreds of years have passed. Where can I find this Feng Shui master to comment! So he pushed the boat along the river and built a large dojo on the hillside, marking out the burial area for them. Within a few days, Baldy Li died. On the day of the burial, many people came. The grave turned around, and finally Baldy Li was buried solemnly.People around said: "It's really a big family! How much does it cost!" Grandfather's commandment to all Feng Shui bureaus is: "Don't choose on the river bed." It means that no matter how you choose, the cemetery must not be chosen on the river bed in the mountains, because this is a place where water flows, and it will form a river when it rains , if you choose this, then the cemetery will be easily soaked, and you will not be able to eat it by then! I kept this commandment in mind, so I chose a slightly raised place for Baldy Li, and told the four sons, "This is called the leap of the dragon and the tiger, and high officials will be born in future generations!" The four boys couldn't get along with each other. muzzle.At that moment, I felt that their father's death did not bring them grief, but happiness. In this world, there is a saying: "Man is not as good as God." I tried my best, but I didn't expect God to be against me. This probably also heralds the end of our destiny. Two weeks after Baldy Li was buried, summer began. The strange thing is that the rain that year was very frequent. It lasted for half a month. The coffin lid was exposed by the rain, and then the mudslides swept the tombstone and the coffin far away. The big rock hit the coffin, and the coffin was smashed to pieces. When the four boys went up the mountain to check, the coffin was broken. To the west, more than ten meters away, I found Li Baldy's body, deeply trapped in the mudslide, with only one rotten hand hanging out, as if saying: "The feng shui of this cemetery seems to be not good!" Soon the informant passed the news to the grandfather, and said that the other party was going to carry the corpse to make trouble.Qibatou and I were frightened when we heard it.Busily knelt down for Grandpa: "Grandfather, save me!" Unexpectedly, Grandpa would be unusually calm and said, "Get up, it's not that far yet." The informant said that the four brothers had contacts with the Kuomintang killers, and this time I am afraid that one of them, Po, must be handed over for his life, otherwise it will be difficult to pass this hurdle. I said: "Grandpa, if you want to hand over one, then I will. I am in charge of this matter, and Qibatou is just a follower. I chose the wrong place..." Qibatou said: "No! Grandfather, Fifth Brother is not wrong. People are not as good as God. We have never had such a heavy rain in this place for a hundred years. It can't be blamed on Fifth Brother. Grandfather, be careful!" The grandfather didn't speak, he said: "You go back to eat first, don't walk around these two days, don't worry about other things." We were taken aback, and wanted to say something more, but Grandpa waved his hand, "Let's go back." At night, Qibatou and I bought two big jugs of wine and five catties of roasted meat, thinking, if we eat enough and drink enough, even if we die, we can’t be starving ghosts. There have been such major incidents before. In order to protect the overall interests of the hall, it is basically necessary to cut off one foot, or several feet, because everyone still has to survive. We didn't know how grandpa would choose. At that moment, we felt that our lives were in grandpa's hands. For three days in a row, we lived in trembling, and then our grandfather sent a message asking us to attend church.Qibatou put on his favorite long gown, wet his hair and licked it back. I also shaved my beard. Be filial, and I will honor you again in my next life. At the hall meeting, the grandfather said: "This time, Wubatou and Qibatou are not responsible for the failure. This is God's will." When the grandfather spoke, there was no expression on his face. Later, Erbatou told us that in order to save us, my grandfather was injured and injured. He spent a lot of money, bought a few beards, and even hired a few people who were secret agents, which cost them a lot of money. After hearing these things, Qibatou and I both cried, and Qibatou said: "Next time, even if you risk your life, you must make a big deal and repay your grandfather!" I said: "Fate was picked up by my grandfather, and I can't repay it all my life." The "next time" mentioned by Qibatou never came true.