; Huang Shixun's dinner is as simple as ever, a plate of pickled cabbage, a small cup of soybean paste and a small bowl of white rice. It's almost half full. Because he doesn't have to work in the fields after dinner, he doesn'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 farmland, 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."
Already."
"Designed to the army?" Huang Shixun frowned and said, "Haven't they already withdrawn? Where can he go to 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. Where do they come from?"
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. It was called the Dameishan 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, that's our army."
"This beast, this beast! He thinks I don't die early enough. He wants me to die early!" Huang Shixun was so angry that he grabbed the rice bowl on the table and threw the dishes and other things on the ground. When the servants and mothers outside heard the noise, they all
When he came in, Huang Shixun scolded him so much that he was 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 was no stranger to the Communist Party. More than three years ago, there was a Communist riot in Guanxian County, Shanbei. The result was that all the landowners and squires in the county were arrested and shot.
Their fields, houses, and other properties were all given to those mud-legged people who had nothing.
It is no exaggeration to say that he is the enemy of all landlords and wealthy people in China.
But now, the fifth young master has joined the team. Wouldn'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 child 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.
The second young master has not been heard from since he traveled east to study in Japan five years ago. But he didn't expect that five years had passed and he suddenly came back from Japan. Or did he bring his wife and young master back with him? This is something new.
When Huang Shouzhi led Huang Shixun and Huang Delu to the front yard in a hurry, they happened to see a young man leading a young woman through the screen wall and walking in. The young man was in a suit and leather shoes, his hair was combed meticulously, and the leather shoes under his feet were polished spotlessly.
He exudes the demeanor of a successful person.
The young woman has a fair complexion and beautiful appearance. She is a beautiful woman. She is only wearing a floral kimono. At a glance, she can tell that she is a Japanese woman. The young woman is also holding a little boy in her arms, but this little boy is dressed in Chinese clothes.
, wearing a tiger-head hat and tiger-head shoes, with a chubby little face that is very cute.
As soon as he saw Huang Shixun, the young man immediately knelt down on the ground, kowtowed and cried loudly: "Dad, I have kowtowed to you as an unfilial son."
As soon as the young man knelt down, the young woman quickly hugged the boy and knelt down on the ground.
Huang Shixun was originally full of excitement, but when he saw 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.
Hearing the call "grandfather", Huang Shixun's old face immediately blossomed. While reaching out to take the boy, he kissed her heartily.
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 years? Why haven't you sent a message home? Do you know how worried dad is at home?"
"Dad, it's all sons who are unfilial." Huang Shouyi said, "But my son told you before I left 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 to 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 only thought it was very profound and lofty.
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 our father 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, this time my son will not leave when he comes back. He will stay here forever."
"That's fine, that's fine." Huang Shixun said happily, "Your brother is an official and has been homeless all year round, and your third brother is a soldier, not to mention that the fourth brother is incompetent, and the fifth brother is useless.
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, "My son came home this time mainly to fulfill his filial piety in front of your old man, 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 that doing business was the main purpose. However, he didn't feel disgusted at all. He also relied on small business to make a fortune 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 frowned immediately and 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 matters of welcome."
"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 have an immediate attack.
But even if he didn't have an attack 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 have come back from a long way and you should be tired. 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, however, was incompetent and did not have as strong a national concept as Huang Shixun. He immediately asked: "Second brother, if dad becomes the chairman of the Meizhen Sustaining 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."