Huang Shixun's dinner was as simple as ever, a plate of pickled cabbage, a small cup of soybean paste and a small bowl of white rice. It was almost half full. Since he didn't have to work in the fields after dinner, he didn't need to eat too much.
As the first generation of entrepreneurs, Huang Shixun was hungry and suffered hardships when he was a child, so he developed a frugal living habit since he was a child. Even though he is now a wealthy man with a fortune and owns tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, this habit still remains It hasn’t changed, and it still maintains its frugal nature.
Halfway through dinner, Huang Delu hurried in.
"The master is not good." Huang Delu shouted as soon as he entered the door, "It's not good, it's not good."
"Why are you panicking?" Huang Shixun slapped his chopsticks on the table and said, "The sky won't fall."
Huang Delu snorted and swallowed the next few words into his stomach. Then he wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve and said, "Master, we have heard about the fifth young master. The fifth young master is going to join the army." ”
"Designed to the army?" Huang Shixun frowned, "Hasn't the **** already withdrawn? Where can he surrender to the army?"
"Damei Mountain." Huang Delu replied, "The fifth young master went to Damei Mountain to join the army."
"Damei Mountain?" Huang Shixun said angrily, "That's nonsense. There are only bandits in Damei Mountain. How can there be gangsters?"
Huang Delu said: "I don't know something. A few days ago, an armed force came to Dameishan. I heard that it was an anti-Japanese armed force under the leadership of Mao Zedong. It was called the Dameishan Independent Brigade. The fifth young master went to join them."
"What did you just say?" Huang Shixun lost his voice, "**? **'s troops?"
Huang Delu said: "Yes, they are the army of the Communist Party of China."
"This beast, this beast! He thinks I didn't die early enough. He wants me to die early!" Huang Shixun was so angry that he grabbed the rice bowls, plates and other things on the table and threw them to the ground. When the servants and mothers outside heard the sound, they all When he came in, Huang Shixun was scolded and kicked out.
Huang Delu was as silent as a cicada, standing nearby and not even daring to say a word.
Huang Delu knew the reason for Huang Shixun's anger. Because Huang Shixun is no stranger to the Communist Party. More than three years ago, there was a Communist riot in Guanxian County, Shanbei, and the result was. All the landowners and squires in the county were arrested and shot, and their properties such as fields and houses were all distributed to those poor people who had nothing.
It is no exaggeration to say that the Communist Party is the enemy of all landlords and wealthy people in China.
But now, the fifth young master has joined the ** team. Doesn't this mean that father and son will kill each other
"Why did I give birth to such a rebellious son? How did I give birth to such a rebellious son? Ouch, ouch, ouch..." While Huang Shixun was beating his chest and stamping his feet and wailing, the fourth son Huang Shouzhi suddenly ran in happily.
"Dad, dad!" Huang Shouzhi shouted excitedly, ignoring Huang Shixun's thumping of his chest and feet, "Second brother is back, second brother is back!"
"What, what did you say?" Huang Shixun's wailing suddenly stopped and he asked Huang Shouli with wide eyes. "The second one is back?"
"Yes, I'm back." Huang Shouzhi nodded heavily, "I came back with my second sister-in-law and my nephew."
"What, the second brother got married? And gave birth to a boy?" Huang Shixun perked up immediately after hearing this, stood up and said, "Let's go, then I have to welcome her."
After saying that, Huang Shixun turned around and walked out.
Huang Delu also hurriedly followed him out of the door, but felt a little puzzled.
There has been no news from the second young master since he traveled east to study in Japan five years ago. But I don’t want to suddenly come back from Japan five years later, or come back with my wife and young master? This is new.
When Huang Shouzhi led Huang Shixun and Huang Delu to the front yard in a hurry, he happened to see a young man leading a young woman in through the screen wall. The young man wore a suit and leather shoes, his hair was combed meticulously, and the leather shoes under his feet were polished spotlessly. He exuded the demeanor of a successful person.
The young woman has fair complexion and beautiful appearance. She looks like a beautiful woman. Just wearing a floral kimono, you can tell she is a Japanese woman at a glance. The young woman is also holding a little boy in her arms. This little boy is dressed in Chinese clothes, wearing a tiger head hat, tiger head shoes, and a small face. Chubby is very cute.
As soon as he saw Huang Shixun, the young man immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed and cried loudly: "Dad, I'm kowtowing to you as an unfilial son."
As soon as the young man knelt down, the young woman quickly knelt down with the boy in her arms.
Huang Shixun was originally full of excitement, but after seeing the young man, he immediately suppressed the excitement in his heart. Then he raised the civilized stick in his hand and slapped the young man. While doing so, he cursed: "You traitor, you still know how to come back? You still know how to come back!"
Huang Delu rushed forward and grabbed Huang Shixun.
Huang Shouzhi also quickly stepped forward to help Huang Shouyi.
But the Japanese young woman was a smart person and spoke fluent Chinese. She quickly hugged the boy and came forward: "Call Grandpa. Xiaobao quickly calls Grandpa, calls Grandpa."
The boy really opened his little hands and called grandpa with a sweet voice.
Huang Shixun's old face immediately blossomed when he heard the call "grandfather". He reached out to take the boy and kissed him passionately.
After the drama of father's kindness and son's filial piety was performed, the family entered the main hall to talk.
Huang Shixun wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and asked Huang Shouyi, "Second brother, where have you been these past few years? Why haven't you sent a message home? Do you know how worried dad is at home?"
"Dad, it's all unfilial sons." Huang Shouyi said, "But my son told you before leaving for Japan, I will never come back to see you unless I behave like a man. In the past few years, I really had no face to see you. , it was only in the past two years that I finally found a decent job, and then I dared to go home and see you."
"The stubborn ones are all stubborn ones." Huang Shixun thought of Huang Shouxin again for no reason.
Huang Shouzhi, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but ask Huang Shouyi: "Second brother, what do you do for a living now?"
"Trade, international trade." Huang Shouyi said, "Of course, mainly doing business with the Japanese."
"International trade?" Huang Shouzhi didn't understand it at all. He just thought it was very profound and noble.
Huang Shouyi asked his servants to bring up the gift box he brought back. When he opened it, he found a huge Korean ginseng, weighing at least two kilograms. Such large Korean ginseng is rare these days.
Huang Shixun was happy in his heart, but he said: "You prodigal son, why did you buy this thing?"
"Dad, I didn't buy this." Huang Shouyi looked back at the young Japanese woman and said, "Your wife specially bought it from Seoul Shenxing to honor you."
The Japanese young woman also smiled and said: "Honoring dad is what we should do."
Huang Shixun felt even more happy. After chatting for a while, he asked Huang Shouyi: "So when you come back this time, do you plan to stay for a while and then leave, or do you plan to stay for a long time?"
Huang Shouyi said: "Dad, my son will not leave when he comes back this time. He will stay here forever."
"That's fine, that's fine." Huang Shixun said happily, "Your brother is an official and is homeless all year round, and your third brother is a soldier, not to mention that the fourth brother is incompetent, and the fifth brother, no It doesn’t matter if you mention it, your father is getting old, and it’s time for someone to take the lead in taking care of so many things in the family."
"Dad, you are still strong and strong. The business of running the family is not urgent." Huang Shouyi waved his hand and said, "The main reason why my son came home this time is to fulfill his filial piety in front of you, but he also did something by the way. Buy and sell.”
Huang Shixun was used to ups and downs, and he knew that Huang Shouyi's filial piety was just a matter of convenience, and business was the main purpose. However, he didn't feel disgusted at all. He also relied on small business to make a living back then.
At that moment, Huang Shixun asked: "It's not safe to do business with this war and chaos."
"It's safe, it's very safe." Huang Shouyi said, "Dad, don't forget that your son is doing business with the Japanese. Now the entire southern Anhui Province is Japanese territory, and our old Huang family has Japanese backers. , Who dares to stab his son? Whoever dares to stab his son will be finished."
"Japanese?" Huang Shixun's brows immediately tightened and he said in a deep voice, "Although the Japanese are powerful, they still can't control our Meizhen, right?"
"How could it be?" Huang Shouyi said, "Before returning to Meizhen, my son made a special trip to Pukou and met with Kameda Taijun, the commander of the Pukou Military Police. Kameda Taijun said that troops would be sent to occupy Puxian and Pukou within three days. The surrounding market towns, including our Meizhen, are of course included. Dad, after the imperial army captures Meizhen, they will establish a maintenance association. If you want to be the president of this maintenance association, my son thinks you'd better return the squires in the town. The heads of the Black Dragon Society, Yiguandao and Hongmen have convened to discuss the welcome matters."
"Maintaining the position as president?" Huang Shixun's eyebrows furrowed even more tightly.
Huang Shixun is a traditional Chinese landowner. His national concept is very weak, but his national concept is very strong. To put it bluntly, the distinction between Han and barbarians is obvious. The Japanese are barbarians in his eyes. Now Meizhen will be ruled by barbarians. Huang Shixun It was emotionally unacceptable, but because Huang Shouyi had just returned home, he suppressed it and did not act immediately.
However, even if he didn't do anything on the spot, Huang Shixun didn't want to talk to his son anymore. He stood up and said, "Okay, let's talk about this later. You guys should be tired after coming back from a long way. Go down and rest first."
After saying that, Huang Shixun left without looking back, leaving Huang Shouyi and others looking at each other in shock.
Huang Shouzhi was incompetent, and he did not have as strong a national concept as Huang Shixun. He immediately asked: "Second brother, if dad becomes the president of Meizhen Maintenance Association, will there be any benefits?"
"Of course there are benefits." Huang Shouyi said, "If dad becomes the president of Meizhen Maintenance Association, then dad will have the final say on all matters big and small in Meizhen. Can you tell me, is this a benefit?"
"Can't you?" Huang Shouzhi said, "Will the Black Dragon Society, Yiguandao and Hongmen agree?"
"Black Dragon Society? Yiguandao? Hongmen? Who do they think they are?" Huang Shouyi said disdainfully, "They are nothing in front of the Imperial Japanese Army." (To be continued.)