Years of the Republic of China 1913

() The relationship between Jiang Zhiqing and Dai Jitao is very unusual. If other people had said this in front of him, Dai Jitao would have slapped him long ago.But who is Jiang Zhiqing?According to the folklore, the three irons, went through the window together, carried guns together, and prostituted together. Jiang and Dai did not fall behind in any of these three, and they even sworn brothers, and their relationship was so good that they almost wore a pair of trousers.

After an argument in the restaurant, after Jiang Zhiqing left, Dai Jitao sat alone for a long time, and finally left with a dazed expression.But behind him, there were a few tails hanging from a distance. These were Jiang Zhiqing's subordinates. On the surface, they were protecting the old man, but in fact they were spying secretly.

Early in the morning of the second day, just as Dai Jitao woke up, Jiang Zhiqing came to the wicker alley with four gifts.Seeing Jiang Zhiqing's arrival, Dai Jitao looked a little stiff, but for the sake of an old friend, he still opened the door to invite him into the hospital.

When we met again today, Jiang Zhiqing never mentioned what happened yesterday, and just came to pay homage to Dai Jitao's early years as a friend. When he saw the small courtyard looking deserted, Jiang Zhiqing warmly invited Dai Jitao to his house for the New Year.Dai Jitao declined, but still couldn't resist Jiang Zhiqing's persistent persuasion, so he reluctantly got up and went with him.

After the counterfeit banknote incident, Jiang Zhiqing made a windfall and bought a courtyard house in Beijing where the former Qing officials lived.However, he did not bring his mother, wife and son from his hometown, so although the yard is large, he lived alone except for a few servants.

When he arrived at the place, Jiang Zhiqing warmly entertained his old friends. Dai Jitao, who was a little restrained at first, gradually let go of Jiang Zhiqing when he saw that Jiang Zhiqing did not mention the matter of yesterday's dispute.As the weather goes late.Food and wine were served on the table in the house, and the two old friends laughed and talked about sitting together to celebrate this new year.

"Chuanxian, do you remember when we were in Japan back then?" Jiang Zhiqing asked with a smile as he filled Dai Jitao's glass of wine.

"Hehe, of course I remember, I still remember how high-spirited we were when we lived together and pointed out the country." After taking a sip of wine, Dai Jitao nodded with a smile, bits and pieces of the past flashed through his mind.

"Yes, light is like an arrow. So many days have passed in a blink of an eye, Chuanxian, it has been more than a year since we have not seen each other?"

"It's been almost two years. Ever since we parted in *Shanghai that year..." Dai Jitao turned embarrassed as soon as he opened his mouth, and shook his head slightly.

Jiang Zhiqing thoughtfully avoided talking about this matter, and said something else casually to bypass it.Seeing what his old friend did, Dai Jitao felt a little sorry for his old friend and couldn't help feeling ashamed.

"Returning to China this time, has Chuanxian ever returned to his hometown?"

"Not yet."

"Wandering around the world. After all, I still have to go home and have a look, by the way. How is the wife's health? How is the child in his hometown?" Jiang Zhiqing said with concern.

"With Lau Ruiyuan's concern, she and the child are doing well. They are all staying in their hometown in Huzhou. These years, we get together less often and leave more. Every time we write a letter, I always blame me." She looks eloquent, but she has nothing to do with her wife who is four years older than her, and it can even be said that she is extremely afraid of her guilt.Outside, Dai Jitao was as tough as ever.Who would have thought that at home, he would be as well-behaved as an angry little daughter-in-law, and he would never dare to go west when his wife told him to go east, and it was commonplace for Dai Jitao to kneel on the washboard to admit his mistakes by making her angry.Since Dai Jitao fled to Japan after the failure of the Shanghai Mutiny, he has not returned home for many days. This time he has been staying in Beijing and did not dare to return to Huzhou because he was afraid of seeing his wife again. If he didn't go home, he might break his legs with a broom.

"Love so much. Hate so deep." Jiang Zhiqing said such a sentence meaningfully, and then said with a smile: "Don't talk about Chuanxian, even my brother rarely goes back to his hometown in Zhejiang when he is in Beijing. In fact, I am I want to bring my mother, wife and children to Beijing. But they all say they are used to living in their hometown, so they refuse to come.”

"How are Zunci and his wife and my nephew?" Hearing Jiang Zhiqing talk about his family affairs, Dai Jitao asked along the lines.

"Thanks to Chuanxian, everything is fine." Jiang Zhiqing said with a smile, suddenly remembered something, said to wait a moment, went back to the room and took a few photos after a while.

"It was brought by someone from my hometown some time ago, Chuanxian, look at it."

"Oh, it belongs to the old lady and the lady? You have to take a good look at it." Dai Jitao took the photos with a smile. The first one is a group photo of a kind old man and an ordinary country woman. The old man is sitting in a chair, The woman stood aside, and Dai Jitao immediately recognized Jiang Zhiqing's mother and his first wife, Mao Shi.

Looking at the photo, he praised that the old lady looked very energetic, Jiang Zhiqing was very lucky, and then looked at the second photo, which was similar to the first one, except that there was an extra person beside Mao A six or seven-year-old boy, needless to say, is Jiang Zhiqing's eldest son, Jianfeng.

"I didn't expect Jianfeng to grow up so big in a blink of an eye. He is 7 years old this year?"

"Yes, they are all seven years old, Chuanxian is easy to remember."

"Hehe, of course, I remember when I went to Fenghua with Ruiyuan a few years ago, I hugged him, tsk tsk, I almost couldn't recognize this kid." Dai Jitao smiled cheerfully.

Putting down these two photos, Dai Jitao looked at the third photo. In the third photo, Mao was holding a baby in a swaddle, with a baby's face exposed.

"Huh! This child is...?" Holding the photo, Dai Jitao was surprised at first, and then he congratulated Jiang Zhiqing with a smile on his face: "Congratulations, Brother Ruiyuan, I didn't expect Ruiyuan to have another beautiful son. When did this happen? This child How old is it? It looks like it's only a few months old."

"Hehe, it's been almost five months. This photo was taken about ten days ago." Jiang Zhiqing replied with a smile.

"Good! Good!" Dai Jitao praised twice repeatedly, and couldn't stop praising the boy for being handsome. He touched his body for a while as he spoke, as if he wanted to find something for the child, but because he came out in a hurry Couldn't find anything suitable either.

Dai Jitao, who was smiling all over his face, put this photo aside, and looked at the next one. When he saw the person in the next photo, he was taken aback for a moment, and then became astonished.

"This...isn't this Michiko? Why is she in your hometown? Could it be that you...?"

"Hehe, keep watching, keep watching." Jiang Zhiqing smiled and didn't answer.

Dai Jitao looked at the next photo suspiciously. This photo was taken by Michiko Tsubuchi holding the child just now. Because the photo was taken close, the images of adults and children were particularly clear. Dai Jitao stared at the photo for a long time, and his hands suddenly slightly trembling.

"This... this... this...."

"Congratulations, brother Chuanxian, congratulations, brother Chuanxian!" Jiang Zhiqing laughed, got up and congratulated Dai Jitao, "Does Chuanxian still remember what happened in Japan back then? Michiko and Chuanxian are in love with each other, and I didn't expect a secret knot Zhulian actually gave birth to Lin'er for Chuanxian. Chuanxian, look at this child, how handsome he is, and how much he looks like you. You don't know that after Michiko gave birth, she couldn't find you in Japan. I came to China with a child to find relatives, and traveled thousands of miles across oceans and seas to find a husband. It is really a good story to pass it on! Chuanxian, you are so lucky! To have such a beautiful woman and such a good son, tsk tsk , as a brother, I am really happy for you!"

Dai Jitao's face showed no joy at all, on the contrary, his face was pale and terrified.

"No! How is this possible! How is it possible!"

"What's impossible? Didn't you see that this child and you are carved out of the same mold, and you and Michiko slept together in the same bed, have you forgotten? What? Chuanxian, do you want to Is it possible to be Chen Shimei? It is not easy for Michiko to travel thousands of miles to find a husband alone with the child, do you want to abandon their mother and child?"

As Jiang Zhiqing spoke, his tone became severe, and he looked coldly at Dai Jitao, who was in a state of despair, while Dai Jitao was sweating profusely on his forehead, holding the photo with trembling hands, and dared not take another look.

"No... this is absolutely not possible..."

"No? I said Chuanxian, what's wrong with such a good thing? Are you worried about Mrs. Sister-in-law? If so, you don't have to be afraid. I'll go and explain to Mrs. Sister-in-law."

"Don't, don't, don't!" When Jiang Zhiqing said this, Dai Jitao panicked even more, he hurriedly dragged Jiang Zhiqing and begged: "Ruiyuan, my brother Ruiyuan, please don't let your sister-in-law know about this, or she will have to You can't skin me. Please, Ruiyuan, you know how powerful my wife is. I can't restore my relationship with Michiko no matter what, and I can't recognize this child anyway. Ruiyuan, my good brother , even if I beg you, you can help me take in their mother and child, as long as you do me this favor, you can let me be a cow or a horse in the future."

"How could this be possible! Michiko is your woman, this child is your son!"

"If you can't do it, you have to do it! Ruiyuan, you can't just leave him alone?" Dai Jitao was frightened, begged bitterly, and almost knelt down to Jiang Zhiqing.

"This...let me think...think...." Jiang Zhiqing hesitated for a moment, feeling a bit embarrassed.

"Ruiyuan...!" Dai Jitao yelled with a sobbing sound.

"Hey! Well, for the sake of my brother, I can hide this matter for you. I will adopt this child for the time being." It seemed that after a fierce ideological struggle, Jiang Zhiqing finally said this sentence.

Immediately, Dai Jitao was ecstatic, he kept thanking Jiang Zhiqing for his help, and even patted his chest and said that as long as Jiang Zhiqing's affairs were involved, he would go through fire and water.

"Hehe, they are all brothers, so let's forget about it. But Chuanxian, you still have to listen to what I persuaded yesterday. Following Sun Wen is a dead end. As a brother, I don't want you to end badly, wife My son will have a hard time in the future, and will be scolded by thousands of people!"

"I..." Dai Jitao opened his mouth, with an extremely complicated expression, and sat silently, while Jiang Zhiqing didn't rush him, and sat quietly beside him.

After a long time, Dai Jitao picked up the wine cup on the table and drank it in one gulp. After putting down the wine cup heavily, he said in frustration: "This is the only way to go. I... just listen to Brother Rui Yuan's arrangement."

"Okay! This is a good brother! There is a saying that brothers are of one heart, and their benefits can cut gold! Good! Good!" Jiang Zhiqing patted Dai Jitao on the shoulder with great joy, and Dai Jitao was sitting blankly, and suddenly threw himself on the table Weeping loudly.