"Thanks to Mr. Yazi for such a compliment, I am very frightened."
"You don't have to be like this, little brother, I'm just telling the truth. To tell you the truth, I haven't met an interesting young man like you for a long time. I heard from President Gu, you just moved to Suzhou not long ago, right?
"
After receiving Li Qiang's affirmative reply, Liu Yazi frowned slightly and said solemnly: "Little brother, although I don't know the reason why you moved to Suzhou, but after listening to my advice, Suzhou now has become a place of right and wrong.
If possible, it’s better to stay away from there as soon as possible.”
Li Qiang naturally knew that the "place of right and wrong" mentioned by Liu Yazi probably meant that Suzhou had become the center of Wang Jingwei's plan to clear the countryside, so he persuaded him to leave.
Thinking of this, Li Qiang smiled and said, "Thank you Mr. Yazi for your kindness. It's just that you don't know something. The Ming family's ancestral home is in Suzhou and they still have a lot of property. Now that the eldest sister has passed away, the eldest brother is busy with official duties, so he takes care of the family."
The burden of karma will naturally fall on my shoulders."
"That's it, no wonder..."
Gu Hansheng quickly took the opportunity to bring Li Qiang to the last person and solemnly introduced him: "A Qiang, this last person..."
However, before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the man who spoke directly, "My surname is Lin, just call me Mrs. Lin."
Although the "Mrs. Lin" in front of me is the same as Pan Baojuan before, she is also wearing a plain cheongsam, but with an extra nylon shawl on her shoulders, but she gives people a completely different feeling. It is no exaggeration to say that even
Just sitting there quietly will exude an invisible momentum, making people feel a new sense of awe unconsciously.
While Li Qiang was still struggling with how to respond, there was a knock on the door, and then Qin Huayun pushed the door open and said respectfully to everyone: "President, everyone,
The bazaar is ready."
"Okay!" Gu Hansheng nodded, then turned to everyone and said, "In that case, please come with me to attend! Please!"
However, just as Mrs. Lin passed by Li Qiang, a medium-sized piece of paper was slipped into her hand without anyone noticing.
But even so, Mrs. Lin only frowned slightly, and then left the room with everyone as if nothing happened.
Perhaps because of the presence of these important guests, the atmosphere of the bazaar was surprisingly lively. Almost everyone present donated generously and actively participated. Bidding continued. Several paintings and calligraphy works even sold for much more than the works themselves.
Ten times the sky-high price.
After a full two hours of bidding and auction, the morning charity sale came to an end. Gu Hansheng even took the stage in person and said to everyone with excitement: "Dear gentlemen and ladies, as the initiator and organizer of this charity sale,
, please allow me to express my highest respect and gratitude to you on behalf of the women and children who continue to rescue due to the war! At this moment, no words can express my inner excitement, I can only bow to you!"
As he said this, Gu Hansheng actually bowed deeply to the audience, and everyone in the audience also gave him warm applause.
After the applause, Qin Huayun came to the microphone and said: "Dear guests, we have prepared some snacks and drinks in the banquet hall. Please move over."
As soon as these words came out, everyone stood up and walked to the banquet hall. However, Mrs. Lin at the VIP table suddenly felt dizzy when she was about to stand up, and she sat back down.
The sharp-eyed Gu Hansheng immediately walked over quickly and asked anxiously with concern on his face: "Mrs. Lin, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
Mrs. Lin waved her hand weakly, "I'm fine, I've got the same old problem and I'm very dizzy."
"Okay, then you just sit here and don't move. I'll call the doctor over right now."
"No need, just find a quiet place for me to rest for a while."
"This... okay, Secretary Qin! Why don't you help Mrs. Lin to the rest room!"
"Oh, okay!" Qin Huayun responded quickly, then slowly helped Mrs. Lin up from her seat and carefully sent her into the lounge.
"Girl, go and do your work! I'll be fine after I rest for a while." Mrs. Lin said to Qin Huayun as soon as she entered the lounge.
Qin Huayun originally wanted to stay on the sidelines, but under Mrs. Lin's insistence, she could only exit the room obediently.
However, as soon as she stepped forward, Li Qiang turned out from behind the screen.
"Where are the things?" Before Li Qiang could say anything, Mrs. Lin asked before him.
Li Qiang didn't show any concern and directly handed a wooden box to her.
When he opened it, he was surprised to find that it was Li Qiang who found the "Strategy for the Founding of the Nation" in Qiuzhuang!
"Yes, that's it! This is it... So, you are a descendant of Lao Qiu?"
Lao Qiu? Isn’t the owner of Lao Qiu’s surname Qiu, but Qiu?
Thinking of this, Li Qiang couldn't help but ask: "Mrs. Lin, have you heard of the name Qiu Zhengen?"
"Qiu Zhengen? Is he the one from Hangzhou?"
"Yes, that's him! If my guess is correct, that Qiu Zhengen is the pseudonym of the Lao Qiu you mentioned."
As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Lin immediately opened her eyes and said in shock: "What did you say? Qiu Zhengen is Lao Qiu?"
"Mrs. Lin, please don't be so excited now. Listen to me and tell you slowly."
After that, Li Qiang sorted out his thoughts for a while, and then told all the things related to Qiuzhuang in detail from beginning to end, one by one.
This lecture lasted for three hours, and Mrs. Lin remained attentive almost the entire time, listening attentively and asking questions from time to time, for fear of missing any tiny details.
As for forgetting time, I even completely forgot about the charity bazaar in the afternoon.
"Listening to what you said, I am now almost certain that the old owner of Qiu Village should be Lao Qiu himself. I never expected that he actually spent the rest of his life fulfilling the promise he made in front of his husband.
Such people should not be called traitors!"
"Mrs. Lin, are you trying to clear Mr. Qiu's name?"
"Why not? Isn't such a spirit worth learning from each of us? His deeds should be sung by others, right?"
"If not, I wouldn't have brought it all the way here." With that, Li Qiang closed the wooden box with a snap and said word by word, "Mrs. Lin, your
I can understand your feelings, but if you really want to clear the name of Mr. Qiu, you must agree to a condition, otherwise I will not give it to you!"
"Are you threatening me?" Mrs. Lin asked expressionlessly.
"It's my duty. I hope Mrs. Lin can forgive me for any offense I've made."
After hearing this, Mrs. Lin immediately corrected her: "No, the person you offended was not me, but a staunch Three People's Principles fighter!"
"So what do you mean?"
"Tell me, what are the conditions?"
"You want to clear the name of Mr. Qiu, that's fine, but you have to wait until the Japanese army makes a big move."
"Big move? What big move?"
"I'm not sure about this. By the way, these are all Mr. Zhou's wishes. I'm just conveying them on my behalf."
"Zhou Fohai?" It's okay that Mrs. Lin didn't listen. After hearing this, she immediately became angry, and even her voice unconsciously raised several octaves when she spoke, "Humph! I'm afraid he is the only one with such conditions.
Only a guy who can only sway with the wind and act according to the wind can propose it!"
Speaking of this, Mrs. Lin paused for a moment, and then continued: "Okay, I can agree to your conditions, but accordingly, you have to agree to me a condition."
"Please tell me!"
"Tell me, what is your real job?"
"A subordinate of the Qingxiang Committee, deputy chairman of the Recruitment and Reorganization Committee."
…
"How is it?" As soon as Li Qiang came out of the lounge, Haitang who was guarding the door immediately stepped forward and asked.
"It went well. Where are you?"
"Only my father came to inquire twice, and I dealt with it both times," Haitang replied.
"That's good." After saying that, Li Qiang handed the box containing the "Founding Strategy" to Haitang, "Time is limited, let's split up. You can go to Zhengjin Bank to open a safe now.
, and then deposit this box in it, remember to add a note that you must be present in person to open the safe."
"Well, I understand, what about you?"
"I have to go to Du Mansion again. Those ancient books are very precious and I really can't leave them alone!"
"Okay, be careful on the road."
"You too, go back to the hotel and meet up after you're done."
"Um!"
Haitang responded and quickly walked out with the box.
Li Qiang first greeted Gu Hansheng calmly, then left the venue and went straight to the door of Du Mansion.
"Huh? Brother Aqiang, if I remember correctly, isn't today a day for a cultural charity sale? If you didn't go over there to help, why did you come to me?"
"Boss Du, to tell you the truth, although the preparation for today's charity sale was a little hasty, it took my father-in-law a lot of thought. In fact, to be honest, the charity sale is just a cover. In fact, it is a reason to get together.
Let’s talk about the prospects of the situation in Hong Kong.”
"What's the result? Did anything come out of the conversation?"
"Wouldn't this just bring me to you? What my father-in-law means is that you can't put all your eggs in one basket, so let me take advantage of this opportunity to go back to Chongqing with you to bring something over.
In this way, even if the situation changes in the future, the foundation will not be damaged. I hope Boss Du will make it happen."
"Well...it's not a big problem. It's just how many things do you want to take with you?"
"Not many, just over a hundred boxes."
"Young master? More than a hundred boxes? Just 'just'? Do you know? Sir, I have been busy for most of my life, and I have barely saved seventy or eighty boxes of family property, and you opened your mouth and there were more than a hundred boxes.
, and that’s not all, it’s really ‘people comparing people to each other, it’s so annoying’!”
"So you agree?"
"I don't have any reason to refuse, do I? There are just so many boxes that you two will definitely not be able to take care of them. That's all right. You go back and count them carefully first, and then tell me. As for the rest, I will arrange it myself."
.”
"Okay, thank you very much, Boss Du! Then... I'll go back first."
…
After coming out of Du Mansion, Li Qiang immediately felt that the burden on his body was much lighter.
Seeing that it was still early, I did not go back to the hotel immediately, but took a detour to the ancient book library.
"Brother, why are you here again? This place has not been reopened to the public yet!" As soon as he entered the door, a childish voice rang out, and it turned out to be a little girl whom he had met before.
Li Qiang knelt down and touched the little girl's head with his hand and asked, "Your name is Yanji, right?"
"Well, my father's name is Xu Dishan. Big brother, are you my father's friend?"
"No, but if possible, I really want to be friends with him."
"Brother, can I ask you a question?"
"Of course, what do you want to ask?"
"The uncles and aunts who have come to pay homage to my father in the past few days all say that he is a great martyr, but Yanji doesn't understand. What is a martyr?"
"To put it simply, only those who sacrifice their lives for the sake of justice, the nation, and the country can be called 'martyrs.'"
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Yanji's eyes immediately lit up, and he quickly asked: "So... so my father is a good man, right?"
"Of course!"
"But...but then why doesn't my father allow me to mention his name in front of outsiders?"
"That's because the things your father protects are too precious and will inevitably be remembered by bad people with ulterior motives. That's why. In my opinion, this is also a kind of protection for you."
Xiao Yanji was still a child after all. After listening to Li Qiang's explanation, he nodded in understanding, but then shook his head in confusion.
Li Qiang continued to say patiently: "Yan Ji, you are still too young now. You will naturally understand some things when you grow up. I think that by then, you will definitely be proud of having such a father.
,proudly."
"Well! When I grow up, I want to be just like my father!"
"Yanji, who are you talking to?" Before she finished speaking, Mrs. Xu's voice rang out, and Xiao Yanji was frightened and hid behind the bookshelf.
In a short time, Mrs. Xu came closer and recognized Li Qiang at a glance, "It's you. I'm sorry. I have searched carefully since that day. It is true that there is no "Rong Zhai Liubi". How about you go elsewhere?
Looking for it?”
"Mrs. Xu, I'm not here to look for "Rong Zhai Liubi" this time."
"Sir, are you here?"
However, Li Qiang did not immediately explain his purpose. Instead, he looked around cautiously, and then lowered his voice and said, "This is not the place to talk. Can you take a step to talk?"
