In mid-July, Fei Jingting, Fu Yunzhao, and Zhang Leyao got off the train from Jinmen. At this time, the situation was already on the verge of breaking out.
Groups of Beiyang soldiers passed by on the street, gathered at the train station, and then took the train to the battlefield.
Even the concession also became tense. The military and police were dispatched to guard the entrances and exits. Especially in the Japanese concession, a group of Japanese soldiers drove out in the name of a road protection team. I don't know how much trouble there will be along the way.
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When I returned to my home in Jinmen, I happened to find Ni Qiufeng and Guan Xiyi there. They had been going back and forth for several months. Although the two women didn't say anything, they were naturally full of complaints in their hearts.
Hu Qigu was still the same as before, and when she saw Fei Jingting, she used her seductive eyes again. But when she saw Fei Jingting bringing back Zhang Leyao, who was even more beautiful than her, she suddenly felt disgusted.
To say that Fei Jingting was romantic, why did he turn a blind eye to himself? Hu Qigu fell into self-doubt.
The lynx pounced on him, speaking in Northeastern dialect and making a sale. There had been a burglary in Jinmen some time ago, so maybe he saw that the family only had women but no men, so he decided to build a bungalow.
In the end, it was useless for Guan Xiyi and Ni Qiufeng to take action, and the lynx slapped the thief on the ground, unable to move. When Ni Qiufeng called the concession patrol and took the thief away, the thief was still yelling that there were tigers in the bungalow.
The lynx grunted twice and said, "If I wasn't afraid of causing trouble, I would have killed that guy with just one slap. Why did I use two slaps?"
"Yes, it can be considered as fulfilling one's duties." Fei Jingting applauded and then asked: "Has your practice yielded results?"
The lynx blinked and immediately called out: "Master Rong, since the master left, I haven't dared to slack off day and night. I have been practicing the art of disguise and incarnation, but I haven't made any progress so far. I think... I think it's because I don't have enough understanding.
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"Oh, take your time, don't be in a hurry."
There was an extra woman in the room, who was no worse than anyone else and even had a better temperament. Fu Yunzhao had long been accustomed to Zhang Leyao's presence and just ignored her.
Guan Xiyi felt disgusted, so she pulled Fu Yunzhao and whispered a few words in a low voice. She glanced at Zhang Leyao from time to time, fearing that there was some vague hostility in her heart.
Ni Qiufeng, on the other hand, didn't care the least. After busying for a while, he went to Fei Jingting and asked in a low voice: "Brother Jingting, which room is she placed in?"
Fei Jingting pondered for a moment, glanced at Fu Yunzhao, and seeing that he was silent, he said, "Isn't there another room on the third floor? Let Hu Qigu clean it up."
According to the original agreement, Zhang Leyao was supposed to be placed in another house. However, at this time, there was a war and chaos, and many wealthy people from Pingjin and Tianjin flocked to the concession. The rent would only increase, but it was not so easy to find a house that they liked.
easy.
Fei Jingting thought about it and could only settle it like this for the time being. He went back and asked Yang Jinglin if the small bungalow in the concession was still there. If it was still there, it would be a suitable place for Zhang Leyao.
Guan Xiyi didn't look good, but thinking that Fei Jingting had looked bad just after he came back, she didn't say anything, so she got up and went to the kitchen to prepare the meal.
Ni Qiufeng suddenly remembered something and hurriedly went upstairs. When he came down, he had a book in his hand. He handed the book to Fei Jingting and said with a smile: "Mr. Liang came here last month and saw that you were not here."
, sat for a while and then left. Here, this is the sample booklet he left behind."
"Oh? It's been published?"
Fei Jingting took the book and glanced at the cover, "Farming, Nomadism and the Ocean", with the author's name written underneath: Liang Yong.
Turning over the pages of the book, there is a preface written by Mr. Liang Qichao at the beginning. It is spread out in three thousand words, praising Fei Jingting as unique in the sky and unparalleled on earth. After reading Fei Jingting, he almost mistakenly thought that he was an unparalleled scholar in the country.
Even though Fei Jingting was from the city, I blushed after reading Mr. Liang's preface. Scroll back and you'll find the main text. Not to mention, the paper quality and ink used in this book published by the Commercial Printing Bureau are of the highest quality, except for the vertical lines.
The version looks a bit awkward and I can't find any other faults.
After briefly reading through it, Fei Jingting put down the sample book and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After traveling through time, although he embarked on the path of spiritual practice, he always wanted to do something for the people of the country. With this book, he was finally right.
I gave some explanations myself.
Do you think this book will broaden the horizons of some Chinese people?
I don’t know how the sales are, I will have to ask Mr. Liang later.
Guan Xiyi brought cold dishes out of the kitchen, and when she saw Fei Jingting holding a book thoughtfully, she suddenly burst into laughter.
"Jing Ting, your book has received mixed reviews and praise."
"Huh? How do you say this?"
Guan Xiyi started talking and said: "As soon as this book was published last month, the evening newspaper published an advertisement, saying that it was Liang Yong's next masterpiece after "The Condor Shooting", which attracted many people to rush to the bookstore to buy it."
Fei Jingting already had a bad premonition.
"Only after I bought it did I realize that this book is not a storybook at all. Hahaha..."
I would be surprised if I don't curse after reading this book.
Guan Xiyi went back to the kitchen to prepare food, and Ni Qiufeng took over the conversation and found a stack of newspapers for Fei Jingting to read.
Different from the reaction among the public, this book in the cultural circle... well, it also has mixed praise and praise.
There are those who praise it and say that every single sentence of this book is truly inspiring; there are also those who say it is alarmist, excerpting chapters and excerpts and devaluing the book as worthless.
At this time, the new culture was trending, and the cultural circles were making a big fuss about Mr. De and Mr. Sai. They were repeatedly beaten by the big powers, especially the small Japan who bullied China. Many cultural people began to reflect on whether
Has China’s culture fallen behind?
Therefore, in the late Manchu Qing Dynasty, the mainstream advocated Western learning as the body and middle school as the application. Nowadays, many people have begun to advocate thorough Westernization.
Some people were clamoring to abandon Chinese characters and use Latin letters instead.
Both Nanbang and Annan did this, which made them unable to understand the history of their own country.
Fei Jingting's book focuses on introducing the essential core of the three civilizations, which may be a bit ahead of the times for today's people. Today's knowledgeable people don't care about the core or not at all, they just want to get a set of methods.
Let China become prosperous and strong.
After reading the newspapers one by one, Fei Jingting was slightly relieved when he saw that most of the comments later praised him highly.
After her grandmother passed away, Fu Yunzhao became silent a lot. She was very preoccupied and taciturn during the journey. Now she returned home to Jinmen. Perhaps the familiar and comfortable environment made her relax a lot, and she gradually returned to her original self.
Seeing Fei Jingting put down the newspaper, she came over and said, "Brother Jingting, when are we going to Jiushan Mountain?"
"You're leaving just after you came back?" Fei Jingting asked.
Fu Yunzhao pursed his lips and said, "I want to retreat for a while and break through as soon as possible."
Ni Qiufeng interrupted and said: "There is chaos and war outside, so we have to wait until things calm down before leaving, right?"
Fei Jingting nodded and said, "Well, it will calm down in a few days."
Fu Yunzhao was a little unconvinced: "I saw so many soldiers along the way. I guess it was a big war. I'm afraid it will last for several months."
Fei Jingting didn't talk much. When the Zhi-Wan war started, he thought it would be protracted. How could he have thought that the results would come out in just a few days?
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A carriage entered Jinmen City, and the curtains of the carriage were opened, revealing a delicate, palm-sized face. The little girl, dressed in a bannerman's attire, looked curiously at the bustling and nervous Jinmen City.
The little girl was Wanyan Tongji. The Zhijiang-Anhui War was about to break out, and the situation in the capital was also in turmoil. Guoluo Mama was worried about the military disaster, and seeing that the train was blocked, she took a horse-drawn carriage to Tianjin.
Bannermen from the Forty-Nine Cities always had some relatives in the Tianjin Concession, so Guoluo Mama thought of hiding in the Concession for some time and returning to Beijing when the situation stabilized.
Wanyan Tongji glanced around, and suddenly saw a bookstore with a banner, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
Suppressing the joy in his heart, Wanyan Tongji put down the curtain, turned to his grandma and said, "Guoluo Mama, can you stop for a moment?"
"Huh?" Goluo Mama looked at him fondly: "Xiaotongji, what are you going to do?"
Wanyan Tongji has always been an obedient child. She has never done anything disobedient since she was a child. In other words, she has never made any demands. At this time, she mustered up the courage and said softly: "I, I want to buy one."
This book.”
"Buying a book? That's a good thing." Guoluo nodded with a smile: "But you don't have to go there by yourself. I'll ask Fu Liang to buy it."
"I want to go by myself. It's not far from the bookstore."
Glancing through the curtain, Guoluo Mama thought for a moment, nodded, and shouted: "Stop the car."
When the carriage stopped, Guoluo Mama thoughtfully gave the little girl two silver coins. Wanyan Tongji secretly got out of the car with joy and walked into the bookstore.
The bookstore was quite deserted, with only a young man with a frivolous face wandering around. It was the first time he bought a book by himself, so Wanyan Tongji was a little nervous and didn't dare to ask the store owner, so he rummaged around by himself.
The young man suddenly asked: "Boss, why are there still those books from earlier? Do you have a Newspeak book?"
The boss smiled and said: "Fourth Master, you come here twice a day. If I have new books, can I still escape your notice?"
The young man sighed, picked up a book, glanced at it, and threw it aside: "You talk about Liang and Yong, but you don't write good words at all. Why did you write such a book that people can't understand?
It’s a vernacular story, I know every word, but I can’t understand it when I put it together.”
Liangyong?
Wanyan Tongji's eyes lit up and he quietly walked to where the man had stopped. He looked at the cover and saw that the author was indeed Liang Yong. Just when he reached out and touched it, his other hand also touched the book.
Wanyan Tongji turned around and saw an older woman looking at him in astonishment.
The woman glanced at Wanyan Tongji, then let go of her hand and said humbly: "You came first, you can take it."
Wanyan Tongji picked up the book, glanced at the woman, paid the boss and hurried back to the carriage.
The woman stopped and searched for a while, then asked in a deep voice: "Boss, do you still have Liang Yong's "Farming, Nomadism and the Ocean"?"
The boss said: "Hey, what a coincidence, the last one was bought by the little girl just now. Why don't you go and take a look elsewhere?"
The woman suddenly became unhappy. When the young man with a frivolous face caught a glimpse of the woman's face, he immediately leaned over and said, "Sister, I have this book, but I just can't understand it... If you want it, why don't you come home with me to get it?"
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The woman was immediately frightened and backed away.
"Eh? Don't be afraid, Fourth Master, I am not a bad person."
At this moment, an officer suddenly rushed in, raised his hand and slapped him.