At the beginning of 1918, the literary world was destined not to be a peaceful year. First, some scholars who had studied abroad published some open love poems on the "Shangjing Struggle Daily" to advertise freedom of love and freedom of soul. At this time, a piece of work appeared, which deeply shocked all scholars.
This song "I Love This Land" uses the most popular advanced poetry nowadays to express the love for the country and the country's wandering desire to serve the country. It has attracted praise from many scholars almost as soon as it was released. In addition, because of its unique style, it has also been welcomed by many ordinary people. Although the ordinary people have not learned many words, such simple sentences can be recited by the master after a few times. .
Especially the phrase "Why do I often have tears in my eyes, because I love this land deeply" has also become the favorite saying of patriotic students. Afterwards, everyone was moved by the poem, especially Zhou Zekai, the author of this poem.
A person who can write such love for the country must be a very good person.
With the help of Meng Zhang, Zhou Zekai's first poem successfully opened up the situation in the literary world. This song "I Love This Land" was sung by many people, but within a week, many people in Shangjing After knowing this patriotic poet who was the first to be sent, this song "I Love This Land" even flowed directly to other provinces and began to exert his effect.
Because Zhou Zekai's works appeared in four daily newspapers in a row, someone secretly inquired about his backstage. This inquiry revealed Zhou Zekai's identity. His father, Zhou Hanyun, was a well-known artist. He was proficient in writing and painting. Meng Zhang of the Meng family even went abroad for three years to study foreign cultures, no wonder he was able to write such good works.
Many literati wanted to visit Zhou Zekai under this guise, but it was a pity that Zhou Zekai didn't have time to attend the banquets of those literati, because the clothing factory at home had started working again after the Chinese New Year, and now he was busy working all day long. Garment factory, how can I have time to drink tea and talk about poetry with people
"Now the sample has been made, Mingzhen, take a look, if you think it's okay, then you can continue to produce according to this sample."
Meng Qiongyu is also helping out in the factory. She spent at least half of her time in the factory in the past three years, so she is still very capable in this regard.
Zhou Zekai took the sample that Meng Qiongyu handed over, this product looks like a small suit, specially made according to Zhou Zekai's request, and the Zhou family has already contacted a wood factory to make a batch of wooden hangers, and the wooden hangers are specially prepared Clothes for these little kids.
The small suit in his hand looks very delicate, the black material is very soft to the touch, and the shape is very formal in all aspects. In order to take into account that it is worn by children, the white shirt inside is made of several materials. A kind of fine cotton fabric, a kind of real silk fabric, and a kind of semi-linen fabric, as well as a small knitted sweater, plus a small black bow, which makes this little dress look more exquisite and gorgeous. Of course, The cost of such clothes is not low.
"Okay, this one is pretty good. By the way, doesn't my mother often gather with a few familiar wives? Those wives also have many grandchildren under their knees. Let's make more samples first, and let my mother send them over when the time comes." These kids wear."
Zhou Zekai put down his clothes, but he thought of a way to advertise. If you say that everyone wears clothes now, it depends on who wears them more exquisitely. It is not nonsense to say that young people dress well , the young and the old are all dressed very beautifully, which can also reflect the current social situation, the rich get rich, and the poor die poor. Zhou Zekai is temporarily powerless to change this situation, but wants to do something hard.
"Well, okay, I'll ask my mother the size of those children when I go back. Father always visits the shop for you these days. Are you doing all the decoration?"
Since knowing that her husband will not leave this time, Meng Qiongyu is very happy in her heart. Now working with her husband every day, even if she is a little tired, Meng Qiongyu is willing to do so. What's more, she is tired and her husband cares about her.
"It should be almost the same? I told my father everything I should do."
There should be no shops with glass windows in China these days, so Zhou Zekai explained a lot when he asked his father to renovate, but he believed that his father would be able to fix it.
"Well, here at the factory, I've followed your arrangement and let people make small dresses and suits for around four years old first, and we'll make other orders when someone orders them."
Meng Qiongyu packed up the ready-made small suit and put it in a clean box. The suit was very expensive, and the entire cost reached two oceans. It would be a pity if it was damaged.
Nowadays, the wages of migrant workers outside are only one ocean a month. This is paid by their factory plus overtime pay. The cleavage is from other factories. I don’t know if they can earn so much in two months.
Zhou Zekai understands that the price of human resources is cheap at the moment, so he is going to discuss with his father about expanding the factory, and he plans to develop the clothing industry well.
"We'll wait until the store opens. There should always be people who like a dozen or so styles."
Zhou Zekai has no doubts about the consumption of high-level people in Shangjing, because he has seen it on Zhengyang Street before. Besides, his clothes must be sellable.
While the two were discussing about the store, the servants of the family hurried over.
"Eldest Young Master, Eldest Young Master, someone has come to the house. They say it's someone from Commander Wang, and they say that Commander Wang wants the Young Master to visit the house. The master asked me to come over and inform you."
When he heard this, Zhou Zekai knew that the opportunity had come.
Wang Xuesheng, the commander of Wang Da, has the habit of reading daily newspapers, and has certain views on poets today, and has written letters to certain daily newspapers. This is all investigated by Zhou Zekai. Now since the release of "I Love This Land", , People wrote letters to the newspaper office almost every day, and those letters were delivered to Zhou's family. Zhou Zekai would read some of them in his spare time, but he never saw Wang Xuesheng's letters.
Why do you say that? Because when Wang Xuesheng entered the underground industry in Shangjing City, his family was considered to be a scholarly family. Later, Wang Xuesheng turned from a literati to a warrior, but he was not the same as those generals, but he had a lot of literature. When the warlords outside were constantly fighting to take over the country, Wang Xuesheng didn't move. It's because the country is dying and foreign enemies are invading. If the people in the country fight together again, what work will the people have to do
It is precisely because of this that Wang Xuesheng likes to communicate with some literati, and from these literati, he hears some deeds belonging to this country, and some reforms proposed by some people. They went for Wang Xuesheng.
"Okay, I'll go back with you."
After speaking, he explained to Meng Qiongyu, who was on the side, and then went home with his servants. After all, the people from Commander Wang Da came to pick him up, and they were driving the car. After Zhou Zekai returned home, changed his clothes, and got in the car , has a unique sense of fate.
He believes that Wang Xuesheng is a very smart careerist and a good leader who can endure for the sake of the people. If such a person one day becomes above the 10,000 people, he will also be able to think of the people.
It was only half an hour away from Wang Xuesheng's mansion. Zhou Zekai was greeted by Wang Xuesheng's butler as soon as he got out of the car. It can be said that he was very polite, which represented Wang Xuesheng's respect for scholars.
"My family leader is inside, so you can go in directly, Young Master Zhou."
At the door of the study, the housekeeper stood aside and said to Zhou Zekai.
"It's time for the housekeeper."
After thanking the butler, Zhou Zekai stepped into the study, and saw Wang Xuesheng sitting there as soon as he entered.
I have to say that Wang Xuesheng has a good name and a good-looking person. Although he has short hair with notoginseng powder at this time, he looks like a handsome literati in a black robe, wearing a pair of small glasses. He was reading a book seriously, and if he hadn't actually met this person, no one would have thought that Commander Wang Da would have such an ordinary appearance.
It is really strange that a person who is already thirty-seven years old looks like he is in his twenties.
As soon as Zhou Zekai entered, Wang Xuesheng found out, but he still calmly read the page in his hand. After reading it, he got up and walked towards Zhou Zekai.
"I've heard about Mr. Zhou's name for a long time, and the song "I Love This Land" made me so grateful. For a patriotic celebrity like Mr. Zhou, I, Wang Xuesheng, really don't like seeing him after hearing about it for a long time~"
As Wang Xuesheng said, he cupped his hands towards Zhou Zekai, with a very easy-going expression on his face.
Today Zhou Zekai wore a long gown, which was azure-colored, which made his literati demeanor stand out. Seeing Wang Xuesheng like this, a slight smile appeared on his face.
"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, Commander Wang, he is only a mere poet, not a celebrity. I think the most indispensable thing in the country now is patriots."
Wang Xuesheng saw that Zhou Zekai was able to have such a calm and relaxed appearance even with him, so he felt that Zhou Zekai was different from those poets who were noble in their bones but actually penniless. He always felt that this person in front of him must be able to bring him something unique. surprise.
"Mr. Zhou is too modest. I admire patriotic poets like Mr. Zhou. If those literati and celebrities outside can write some patriotic poems like Mr. Zhou to warn the people, then why worry about foreign enemies invading and the people don't know how to resist. ?”
It is precisely because I love this land that I am willing to do more things for this land, maintain my homeland, protect this land, and prevent the enemy's cavalry from trampling on this land.
Hearing what the other party said, Zhou Zekai already understood what Wang Xuesheng was thinking in his heart, and he felt that the other party was the person he was looking for, so he smiled even more.
"Commander Wang, now the mountains and rivers are falling apart, and warlords from all over the country occupy the mountains as kings. If not for Commander Wang to guard the people in the dawn, we in Shangjing City would have been devastated. Compared with poets like us, Commander Wang is The people I admire, poems and songs, are nothing more than small paths. What Wang Da leads is the great way. I only wish that I am single and weak, unable to do something for the country, and can only put my love on poetry... "