Lost and Spy

Chapter 259 Ordinary People

Nanjing in summer is undoubtedly tormented.

The name of Nanjing "Stove" is by no means in vain.

In the summer of Nanjing, ordinary people still have to go to work, sweat profusely in the factory, and work hard for the whole family.

Officials and businessmen sat in their offices, turned the electric fans to the highest level, and let the fan blades whirr.

If you are more sophisticated, you will get large ice cubes and put them in the foot basin, so that the cool wind will blow out.

If you have another cup of sour plum soup with crushed ice at this time, it will be like a fairy's life.

It's a pity that this kind of sour plum soup is not affordable for ordinary people.

At most, the common people just grit their teeth and serve an ice cream to their children.

For someone like Meng Shaoyuan who has a refrigerator at home, he puts two bottles of beer and half a watermelon in the refrigerator before going out, and when he comes back, he blows on the electric fan, drinks cold beer, and eats ice watermelon, give him a big president He might not even want to be one.

After a busy day of training outside, I came home covered in sweat, so I quickly took a shower and felt relaxed.

After drinking a bottle of beer and taking a break, I was a little bored alone.

Lin Xuan wanted to eat plum cakes from Nanjing, so she took Zhu Yanni to go shopping together.

Shang Qianyi was also escorted to Chongqing.

There is no woman in the family, and it doesn't look like a family.

What are you thinking about? It looks like a war is about to start, why are you still thinking about women?

Zhao Changle's home was not far from where he lived, so Meng Shaoyuan simply went out, thinking about going to his place for dinner.

When I arrived, I saw that almost every household had set up a small table outside the house, and they all had dinner here.

They are all from the village, and they are very familiar. You invite him to come here to eat a piece of meat, and he invites you to go there to get a piece of fish.

I don't know how lively the atmosphere is.

A man who has been tired all day must have a drink to relieve his fatigue.

It's a joy to drink, smoke, chat, and don't know where to hear the news.

Meng Shaoyuan bought two big watermelons, and at a glance he saw that Zhao Changle was eating at a table with the neighbor next door.

That's right, his wife and children all went to Chongqing, and he stayed alone in Nanjing.

"Zhao Changle."

"Ouch, Section Chief Meng." Seeing that it was Meng Shaoyuan, Zhao Changle quickly stood up: "You came here as soon as you saw it, and you still carry things? You just had dinner, right?"

Meng Shaoyuan's nose was twisted with anger: "Zhao Changle, can you learn something better? At this point in time, I don't want to make it clear that I'm here to eat?"

"Oh, you are the only one who can speak so confidently about Cengfan. Sit down, sit down." Zhao Changle asked him to sit down with a smile: "Let me introduce, this is my neighbor Fan Haichao, this is him Daughter-in-law Xiudi and sister-in-law. These are his two children. Brother Fan, this is my leader, Section Chief Meng."

"Hey, hey." Fan Haichao was much more enthusiastic than Zhao Changle, and asked his daughter-in-law to go home to bring the bowls and chopsticks: "Drink and eat, but there is no food, don't mind."

Zhao Changle went home to get the money: "Meng Section Chief, you and my brother Fan will eat first, and I will go to the restaurant in Xiaoshan to cook two more dishes."

"Sister-in-law Xiudi, you cut the watermelon for the children."

As soon as Meng Shaoyuan said this, Fan Haichao's two children immediately burst into smiles.

"Meng Section Chief, you drink, you drink." Fan Haichao persuaded the wine attentively: "Thanks to your care for Changle in the work unit, we are like a family, he is my younger brother, and I will be with you in the future." I have to ask you to worry more."

"Meng Section Chief, do you think it's strange?" Xiudi's sister-in-law put a plate of sliced ​​watermelon in front of Meng Shaoyuan: "Changle's daughter-in-law said that she went to Chongqing to visit relatives. Our family and Lao Mu's family have been neighbors for many years. , Didn’t I hear that Lao Mu’s family has relatives in Chongqing?”

This is also the original rule set by Meng Shao.

In order to avoid causing panic, all those who evacuated made excuses to leave.

"Yes, yes." Meng Shaoyuan perfunctory: "Xu is a relative of Changle. Our work is busy, and Changle must not have time to go to a place as far away as Chongqing, so he let his wife go."

"That's right." Xiudi's sister-in-law nodded: "Changle is a visiting son-in-law, so he might have relatives in Chongqing."

"Meng Section Chief, I know what you and Changle do." Fan Haichao took a sip of his wine and said, "Let me inquire about something with you. When I was leaving work today, our foreman just came back from Beiping to discuss business with the manager. The foreman said that the Japanese ronin in Peking killed a Chinese, and now the students in Peking are protesting?”

Meng Shaoyuan nodded.

This actually happened last month, Fan Haichao is old news.

A Japanese ronin had a dispute with a Chinese from Peking, and the two fought, and the Chinese was beaten to death.

As soon as he saw that there was an appointment, the Japanese ronin hurried to the Japanese Concession in Tianjin.

As a result, this caused a wave of protests.

"You said, students and students, just go to school well, what are you going to do if you have nothing to do?" Fan Haichao sighed: "What if something happens?"

Meng Shaoyuan seemed to hear something: "Do you have relatives in Beiping?"

Fan Haichao sighed.

"Their boss is in Beiping." Zhao Changle came back with two bowls of vegetables: "Sister-in-law Xiudi, there is no room on the table. Go to my house and bring a small table."

When Xiudi's sister-in-law entered the room, Zhao Changle said: "Brother Fan had a wife before, who gave birth to a son for him, and died of dystocia. Xiudi's sister-in-law married later."

Seeing Xiudi's sister-in-law come out, Zhao Changle quickly stopped talking.

Xiudi's sister-in-law put the small table aside: "Changle, you are sneaky, aren't you just talking about Lao Fan's former wife and children? I don't care, what are you worried about? Chief Meng, I'm from northern Jiangsu. Later, someone called a matchmaker, married Lao Fan, and gave birth to two sons.

Lao Fan's elder sister married to Peiping, and the couple would never have children. I gave birth to my second child that year, and his sister and brother-in-law came to Nanjing to visit us.His brother-in-law works in a government unit, and the conditions are very good. After we discussed it, we adopted the eldest brother to them. "

Adoption is quite frequent.

For a family like Fan Haichao's, it is too difficult to raise three sons.

Letting my children follow me to Peiping, although I am reluctant to give up, is also a blessing.

"My eldest brother followed his sister and brother-in-law, and they treated him very well, just like his own son." Zhao Changle sighed: "Originally, I said to adopt the newly born child to them so that they can raise it with their own hands. Dear, but my sister and brother-in-law just don’t want it. I know that my eldest was 15 years old at the time, which is the age of the poor. My sister and brother-in-law want to help me lighten the burden so that Xiudi and I can live more comfortably. .”

The boss also treated Fan Haichao's sister and brother-in-law as his own parents, and went to college smoothly.

It was a good thing.

But once you go to college, it's not easy to worry about.

I participated in this parade and that protest all day long, and was arrested by the police twice.

This time Beiping is marching again, how can Fan Haichao not be worried?

"Old Fan, students are full of enthusiasm." Meng Shaoyuan has nothing to do about such things: "Let alone in Beiping, Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuhan, where do students not parade? The children are grown up, and they are so far away from you , I can’t control it anymore. Besides, don’t you still have your sister and brother-in-law?”

Fan Haichao could only nod silently.

"Meng Section Chief." Xiudi's sister-in-law moved a small stool and sat down: "I am a woman, but I just don't understand, our country is so big, I listen to others reading newspapers, and it is also a military parade and a new army formation. , but why do you always let the little Japanese bully you?"

Meng Shaoyuan felt that someone had slapped him hard on the face.

"Sister-in-law Xiudi, I don't know how to tell you this." Meng Shaoyuan felt helpless.

The comparison of various national strengths, even Xiudi's sister-in-law can't figure it out.

"Why are you panicking?" Fan Haichao said in a muffled voice, "That's because the government is giving way to little Japan. We are a big country with a celestial dynasty, a big country, what can we care about with little Japan? How many people are there in China? Forty-fifty million, How many people are there in Little Japan? If we really want to fight, each person will drown Little Japan with a mouthful of spittle."

Meng Shaoyuan smiled wryly.

It would be nice if it were that simple.

However, no matter how tense the relationship between China and Japan is, most ordinary Chinese people believe that this country is too big to lose in a war.

How should I explain to them that wars cannot be won by relying on numbers?
Can't explain, can't explain.

"Don't talk about state affairs, don't talk about state affairs." Zhao Changle said hastily: "Everyone, drink, drink."

"Hey, Chief Meng, do you have a wife?"

"Ah, no."

"Coincidentally, my cousin's second cousin's family has a daughter, who is 17 years old this year and looks so pretty. Chief Meng, may I ask them to show you a photo?"

what?
Otherwise, let's talk about state affairs.

This is an ordinary family in Nanjing, living an ordinary life.

They occasionally talk about important national affairs that they seem to understand but don't understand. More parents have ambiguity.

that is it.

But it was enough for them.

But they would not have thought that the pace of war was getting closer and closer.

They don't care about this.

They think the government can fix everything.

Meng Shaoyuan suddenly said: "Brother Fan, sister-in-law Xiudi, let me discuss something with you."

"You say, you say."

"What's your child's name? How old is it?"

"He, it's the second child, Fan Zhenbang, who was named by Lao Mu. He's 14."

"Be a godson to me."

"What?" The Fan family couple were completely unprepared, and they were all confused.

"Really." Meng Shaoyuan said very seriously: "Being my godson, I don't know if you are willing or not. It's just that I am a little younger, so it seems a bit inappropriate to be a godfather."

"Yes, why don't you want to." Fan Haichao was so happy that he didn't know what it was like: "I was thinking about getting him a job, Zhenbang, hurry up and kowtow to your godfather."

Meng Shaoyuan himself didn't even think that he just came out for a meal and accepted a godson who would never be born at his age anyway.

(End of this chapter)