Old Shadow of the Republic of China 37

When the third and fourth years arrived, the Fourth Master was not in a very good mood. He often sneered at the news in the newspaper. Lin Yutong put away the newspaper: "Okay! I won't read it anymore." What Pu Yi, what angered the ending that he had known for a long time. She changed the topic, "This year, the students have saved up, and they have almost watched the New Year, and they have all returned. What should we do? Should we celebrate the New Year outside the city or go back to the city?"

The Fourth Master patted Lin Yutong: "Just outside the city. I'm so tired recently."

Lin Yutong also thought so, "It would be tiring to go back to the city just to deal with the guests who come to the door."

Zheng Dong prepared the New Year's goods without preparing them, and he brought them over one car after another. In addition to Tongmai and his son, Bai Kun, who accompanied the Fourth Master and Lin Yutong to celebrate the New Year outside the city, were the uncle and nephew of Bai Kun.

Lin Yutong and Tong Chuan Niang are busy in the kitchen. Men have men's affairs. Just the factory in Huaishulin, the New Year's welfare is a big deal. How many workers work and ensure that they don't leak secrets are all issues that need to be considered.

The 30th day of the twelfth lunar month is coming. The New Year’s Eve dinner is very rich, with chicken, duck, fish and meat. Aunt Tong has good skills and doesn’t use Lin Yutong to dip her hands. The table of meals is served. The New Year’s Day is auspicious words, and no one mentions any unpleasant things. It took a few hours to eat the meal.

There are no sounds of firecrackers outside the city, and it is not close to any other place. At about twelve o'clock, the copper hammer symbolically set off two firecrackers in the yard, and this year has come.

When the door opened on the first day of the Lunar New Year, I saw Zheng Dong outside the door, "Happy New Year!"

Lin Yutong had to admire this person and put it down very much. Even if she didn't like such a person, she couldn't hate him.

The Fourth Master smiled and welcomed the person in. Lin Yutong gave him tea and went to the room on the side to prepare to give Zheng Dong a gift. The gift here is a bit heavy.

He listened vaguely to the voice outside. Zheng Dong lowered his voice: "There are more eyes around him, and it is not convenient to do anything. We will officially start work next year, so this woman must be careful."

Lin Yutong knew that this was talking about Tao Tao.

Then the Fourth Master asked, "What do you think?"

Zheng Dong seemed to be unable to make up his mind, and after a long time, he said: "To be honest, it is easy to move this woman away, but if you are too anxious, it is not difficult to give it directly. But if you move this woman away, there will be no other one in Jinling? This is in the open place, and I have been with each other for two years. We have some understanding of each other, and it is relatively easier to control it. But if we change someone, we don't know anything, so it's better to ask her to occupy a seat. In addition, now we are in an open place. If you are too anxious, we will install someone in the dark. Then we will be unable to guard against it. So I mean, we will not only not touch her, but also provide her with it. Let's let her see whatever she wants. It's just the production process, only you understand the best. Can we move our hands and feet from the production process, and don't ask her to see everything."

Lin Yutong's heart was shocked. This was really touching the Fourth Master's heart. The Fourth Master never took the initiative to mention it. It turned out that he knew that this guy would take the initiative to mention it.

As she thought so, her hands and feet slowed down.

Then the Fourth Master said, "I don't want her to see it unless there is another link that is not produced in the factory."

Zheng Dong's eyes lit up and his voice became lowered: "This is a good idea. I don't ask the specific address of the factory in the dark, nor do I ask who is responsible for it. I wonder if we can change our thinking. Both factories have fewer links. I will produce one more link for them, and they will produce one more link for me. After the two sides make finished products, they will exchange them, and no one will suffer any disadvantages. In this way, it can also ensure that the secrets are not leaked."

Lin Yutong thought to himself, it is good to do it, but how can you guarantee that the Fourth Master is the same when he is on both sides? However, although the factory in the dark is in the dark, many people know that there is such a factory. Now, judging from the Fourth Master’s meaning, he probably doesn’t plan to produce the key parts by these two factories at all. The smaller equipment in the secret room is probably prepared for this. Tao Tao is a member of the Wang family. The Fourth Master may not be wary of Zheng Dong, but he must be wary of the Wang family.

Sure enough, I heard from the Fourth Master: "This is a good idea, so it's decided."

Lin Yutong thought to himself that Zheng Dong would really dig a hole for him.

After seeing off Zheng Dong, the Fourth Master called Bai Kun and said, "Now, we need to have well-trained workers. As for the drawings, you may not have to master them all."

Bai Kun also thought so, "I will do the work of workers. If you are interested, we will send people to the Soviet area safely. When we can build our own arsenal, these people will be the backbone."

The Fourth Master had no words about his affairs, and that was the worker's own choice. Even among the students, Bai Kun did the student's work privately, he had never intervened too much.

After the two of them had a conversation, the Fourth Master finally gave a few more words, "Zheng Dong is a smart person, and he may interact more frequently in the future. Therefore, you should be careful in everything. In addition, the factory here and the transportation of raw materials are secrets in the secrets. If you don't do it well, the nest will be exposed. By then, Lao Bai will be in full swing. Once it is placed in the open, this factory will be useless to you."

Bai Kun's expression became solemn: "Don't worry, I will notify my family as soon as possible. This part of the work must be completed by someone. My focus is to ensure your safety."

After exchanging opinions, Bai Kun left. He was not anxious. The key was that the Fourth Master and Lin Yutong had to get up and go out to pay New Year's greetings.

For example, Principal Song’s home, colleagues in the school, and some literati known to the Fourth Master, all had to come to the door for a walk. At a professor’s house, I was fortunate to see the manuscript of Thunder Rain. I heard that some university students rehearsed dramas in private, and although they did not sell tickets to the public, they still became famous in a small circle.

On the second day of the lunar month, the two returned to their parents' home. In their small yard, Yang Zi had already raised the stove for them and the house was warm. After Huai Zi came back, she did not move the house out. This made Lin's mother a little dissatisfied, but Huai Zi insisted: "The world is now chaotic, and the whole family lives together and takes care of each other, which is safe!"

Therefore, this matter was put on hold.

Today, Lin Yutong returned to her parents' home, and Lin's mother had to talk a few words. Lin Yutong just listened so much, but she didn't express her opinions after listening. Instead, she asked about Xingzi's schooling.

Xingzi is actually reluctant to give up the braised pork business, but Lin’s mother now considers Xingzi to be a lady in the official family, so she doesn’t ask her to show up in public, but she supports her in school very much. She also asked Lin Yutong: “Does your school recruit students like Xingzi?”

If you can't even write well, how can you do it?

Lin Yutong was thinking about what to say, but Xingzi continued: "As long as you graduate from high school, I can't do it. I'll listen to Yang Zi and go to nurse school. I go to nurse school, and I should be able to learn how to get injections and bandage wounds."

Lin’s mother was unwilling to say: “This requires an injection, and I look at the men’s butts all day long. What’s going on?”

This sentence made Xingzi's face turn red.

Yang Zi quickly said, "Mom, what are you talking about? They are called angels in white. The doctor only sees the difference between patients and non-patients. Where can they distinguish between men and women? You are so yes! What are the years and you still say these confused words."

Lin's mother was suppressed by Yang Zi. After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Xingzi was sent to the nurse's school and chose accommodation.

During the Chinese New Year, Lin Dehai was not seen. I guess he had thought about it and was a little afraid of Lin Yutong. In addition, after Huaizi came back, he complained without success, so he never went forward again. Now he wanted money and filial to his children. Because Huaizi is different from the past, he has come to be cursed by many without knowing it, and his life is comfortable. Widow Liu came back from her parents' house before the New Year, and now she serves him like an old man, and she doesn't get up and gets up. He doesn't go back to the Lin family, but Huaizi directly gave New Year's goods, but she doesn't mean to invite him back at all, so he feels more at ease.

This New Year has passed in such a turbulent mood.

I heard that Tao Tao came to Huaizi to greet Huaizi, and she was also very good to Lin's mother. At first, Lin Yutong was a little worried that Lin's mother would be confused and really recruit this woman to her family. Who would have thought that Lin's mother was trying hard to find a lady of good origin and match her son, how could such a girl with a low background and hang out among men? Yu Xiaoman, who used to be a secretary in the factory, didn't look good. She felt that she was not a decent woman. Such a girl must not marry her home as a wife. Later, Tao Tao came to the door for the second time, and Huaizi spoke kindly and smiled Yanyan. Lin's mother immediately pulled her face down and scolded Tao Tao for a while.

Finally, Tao Tao was so angry that she cried. Huaizi sent the person away with apology and guilt. When he saw Lin Yutong ask, he laughed: "Not mentioning, this fool is useful for fools. I hid Tao several times before the New Year. The royal family was under the guise of being busy, but hiding around was not a solution. But facing it, the rejection was too direct, and this woman was afraid that she would not let go. I wouldn't be able to make it. Just thinking about asking Ahma to come forward and beat the person after the New Year, who knew that my mother would be able to get this move. Anyway, she felt that if she wanted to enter our door, both of them would firmly refuse to agree. This is enough. Take the rest slowly."

"It's just that delaying your marriage." Lin Yutong looked at Huaizi, "Don't think too much when you meet a suitable person. You can't be too home just because of her."

"It depends on fate." Huaizi smiled and did not take his heart at all.

Lin Yutong remembered Yu Xiaoman again: "You are in contact with her again?" Otherwise, she wouldn't have mentioned it so suddenly last time.

Huaizi nodded: "You know the relationship between Zheng Dong and I, and I can't avoid meeting Yu Xiaoman. I know what you want to say. We are probably not people on the same path. I have said that it is difficult to have a good ending. But even if I want to escape, I can't escape. I will not know that there is danger, but I dare to rush up. This girl makes people feel comfortable and can easily make people have a good impression. Zheng Dong once wanted to match up. Later I refused. If there is no result, don't ask it to start."

A very rational choice.

Lin Yutong never said anything anymore. Huaizi was mature and firm in his mind. He knew what to choose.

After the first month of the year, the students returned 66. They started to work during the day and continued to attend classes at night. Now they have officially started giving birth. The Fourth Master spent the day in the factory and didn't even come back to have lunch.

The factory wanted to have a small meal for the Fourth Master and these students, but the Fourth Master refused. He just had a meal in the factory. These students were used to suffering. They asked them to eat separately from the hard workers, which was really unaccustomed.

Seeing that the Fourth Master insisted, Zheng Dong took a step back and ordered the dishes from the big restaurant for the Fourth Master, asking them to be delivered to them every day according to the meal time. The Fourth Master laughed: "I can't get used to the dishes outside, and my family also thought about them. I agreed to deliver them on time every day."

Anyway, I insist on it and resolutely not to make it special. Who knows what kind of hats will be labeled in the future?

So Bai Yuan had an extra errand every day, which was to deliver food to the Fourth Master. Lin Yutong knew what the Fourth Master meant, so the food was very simple. Two dishes and one soup were still vegetarian. Sometimes it was not as good as the workers' food, but it was better than the exquisiteness. They were all eating in the workshop, and when they saw that the Fourth Master's food was gone, everyone had no gap. No matter how exquisite the vegetarian dishes were cooked, it was vegetarian. The cabbage soup could not turn into braised pork. The impression of the Fourth Master's simplicity was imprinted in the hearts of many people.

Lin Yutong packed the food that day, and it was still very cold in February. It snowed two days ago, causing the temperature to be even lower. If there was no charcoal stove on the car, the food would be cold when it arrived. Today, Lin Yutong made almond spinach, stir-fried lotus root, and the soup was egg flower soup. She told Bai Yuan to be careful on the way, and then she watched him leave.

It took only half an hour for the mule cart to walk ten miles. When he arrived at the place, Bai Yuan got out of the cart. Without giving instructions, he waited under the big tree at the entrance of the factory.

Bai Yuan carried the food box inside and saw a ragged beggar sitting under the wall. He looked up at the sky. It was gloomy today, and there was no sun. The wall was not sunny, so why should I sit there? Beggars and beggars go to the city to find those taverns and restaurants to see if there are any leftovers of customers, and at least they can stutter. Or just go to a crowded place, and you can always meet a kind-hearted person among hundreds of thousands of people, either giving half a piece of cake or a penny. You will never be hungry. But this beggar is so good to beg here. The factory is closed. Except for the students led by the Fourth Master who can come in and out on time every day, the remaining workers cannot come out casually. There is no people around here, and begging here, he shook his head and asked where to beg.

After delivering the food to the Fourth Master, he stood aside and listened to the workers gossiping. He waited for the meal and took the food box home.

The master of the factory canteen looked at the spinach on the Fourth Master’s plate and said, “It’s such a cold day, spinach is so good.”

Before the Fourth Master could speak, Bai Yuan said, "It's a pity to plant flowers in the garden. Mr. Lin decided to plant orders and seedlings emerge."

The students there also laughed: "We have a good taste, and we can eat the garlic and cabbage from last night."

The master praised Lin Yutong for being honest. As he was talking and laughing, he got up and walked out with the bucket of only vegetable soup. Bai Yuan saw that there were two steamed buns left in the master's basin that had been curled into green lumps, and smiled and said, "Give me that steamed bun."

The master smiled and said, "Oh, I don't know which god I offended, you see, I squeezed this steamed bun."

This kind of steamed bun that shrinks into porcelain lumps as soon as it is out of the pot is called ghost-branded buns. Before the New Year in the north, every household steamed buns, and some people seemed to have finger marks pinched a few times on a large pot. According to superstition, this is that the children and grandchildren in the family are unfilial and their ancestors can't stand it. They are afraid of such a phenomenon, and it seems that they always sprinkle a handful of salt into the stove when they are out of the pot, and they don't know what the matter is. Anyway, the steamed buns are very hard when they are pinched, and no matter how hard they are heated, they will be a ball of hard lumps. No one eats it!

Bai Yuan smiled and said, "It's not that kind of care. I saw a beggar outside. If you stop here in this kind of day, you probably can't walk. No matter how bad the steamed buns look, they are still real food."

When the master heard this, he directly gave the steamed bun to Bai Yuan: "There are still a few on the kitchen windowsill, and you will take them away in a while."

Waiting for the master to leave, the Fourth Master finished eating, and that was why Bai Yuan came to his side, "The beggar is not a fool, why did he appear here for no reason? Be careful! Call Yu Xiaoman or Tao Tao, and the safety in this factory is theirs."

Bai Yuan's heart was shocked: "Yes! I've recorded it."

As a result, after packing up and leaving the door, he saw Tao Tao who had just come out of the cafeteria. He didn't go to find anyone else. He went over and said to the scene: "I don't know if the person is still there, so I want Tao to send me a look. Safety is the first priority!"

"Let's go!" Tao Tao did not hesitate at all, and the two of them went out directly.

The beggar was still leaning against the wall. When he arrived, Bai Yuan handed over the steamed bun in his hand: "Please take a cushion."

The other party raised his head and frightened Bai Yuan. The man's face was like a ghost, left by the burns. He looked at the two steamed buns, quickly lowered his eyelids, then stretched out his hand and quickly took the steamed buns. Then he shouted twice, as if he was thanking him.

"I'm a mute." Tao Tao said, "This place cannot be approached, so don't come to this place in the future." Then he greeted Bai Yuan, "It's so cold, you can go back quickly."

Bai Yuan responded and the two walked back. Bai Yuan looked back with concern and saw the beggar limping in the other direction. But why did the back feel so familiar?

When Tao Tao saw Bai Yuan stopping, she also looked along Bai Yuan's gaze. When she saw that her heart beaten up, her heart began to be beaten. Somehow, the boy who was injured by her in the hospital appeared in his mind. Then she shook her head again. The boy looked very handsome. Even if he had a blink of an eye, he knew that he was a tall and handsome young man. Who would have to let him ruin his good face? So, it should be just a coincidence. If his legs and feet are much worse in this world, it may not be the boy who was injured by Mu Cang.

Both of them had something to do in their hearts and said goodbye to each other at the door of the factory. Bai Yuan got on the carriage and was still worried. He recalled every detail just now. The other person's eyes seemed a little strange. There was also the hand that stretched out to take away the steamed buns. If he read it correctly, the hand was clean and slender. A beggar had a clean and sleek hand. He felt that it was inconsistent no matter how he thought it was. And his back made people feel familiar. But he couldn't remember where this inconsistent came from.

Until he handed the food box to Lin Yutong, Bai Yuan was still a little confused.

"What's wrong?" Lin Yutong handed the food box to Aunt Tong and turned around to ask Bai Yuan, "Don't hide it if you have something to do. Let's talk about it and everyone will pay attention to it."

Bai Yuan was quick and told everything about the incident. Lin Yutong raised his eyebrows: "The dead body that appeared that night was not Ding Fan. In other words, Ding Fan is still alive. You think your back is familiar. Now think about it, if this person is not lame, is it a bit similar to Bai Fan?"

Bai Yuan suddenly realized: "Yes! Yes! It should be him! No wonder his face turned out to be that way. He really could do it. He was ruined because he was afraid that we would recognize him. So, he was the one who was beaten by Mu Cang in the hospital that night."

"It should be!" Lin Yutong nodded, "If he was injured in his knee and was treated again, his leg was lame." At that time, the whole city had been martial law for a long time, and the medicine was strictly controlled. He had no one to ask for help, so he could only find a corner to resist. This was a fortune and ruined his appearance. This was really a cruel thing. "He was wandering outside the factory, but I was afraid that the mission had not been completed. Go to the police station to talk to my brother and ask him to pay attention to this person. I was shocked today, but I was afraid that he would not wander around the factory for a while."

Bai Yuan quickly agreed and went out to find Huaizi quickly, which could not be delayed.

After hearing Bai Yuan's words, Huaizi frowned and asked, "Don't Tao recognize him?" The man's Mu Cang injury was caused by her.

Bai Yuan shook his head: "I didn't hear her mention it. I probably didn't recognize it."

Huaizi uttered: "Don't worry about this. I will tell Director Zheng about it on the factory side. I will also ask people to pay attention to the beggars on the street, which are both disfigured and lame, so it should not be difficult to find."

Bai Yuan just took the words to him, but he was really unable to interfere with the rest of the matter. He said goodbye to Huaizi and left directly.

Huaizi thought of Qiao Handong. He did not participate in the last incident. When encountering this follow-up incident, he had to inform him of it in terms of emotion and reason, so he took the initiative to visit Qiao Handong.

As soon as he talked about the matter, Qu Guifang, who was accompanying him, smiled, "It's easy to find him, as long as there is enough tempting bait."
To be continued...