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Chapter 257: Fox Fake Tiger Might?

On the ninth day of September, Chongyang.

Caizhou's expeditionary army entered the school field south of the city at Shenshi that day.

At the beginning of the application period.

Chen Chu secretly met with Li Mulezi, Li Ke and Luo Hong in the study room of the mansion.

Each of the three received a Yunhui Medal.

There are three levels of medals, from lowest to highest, namely the Medal of Valor, the Flying Tiger Medal, and the Yunhui Medal, corresponding to third, second, and first-class merit.

This time to pacify Huaibei, military commanders Li Mulezi, Li Ke and Cao Gang Luo Hong went deep into the rebel army and delivered key information several times, which can be said to have made the first contribution.

However, being on a hidden front, their rewards should not be made public.

"Here are [-] yuan of goods tickets. You each have one. Take it back to make my mother-in-law happy. I haven't heard from you for several months. I'm afraid you will be scolded when we meet."

Chen Chu smiled and took out a stack of Sihai Trading Co.'s cargo invoices. Li Mulezi bowed forward to receive it, and then gave one to Li Ke and Luo Hong each.

Li Ke, who was the first to follow Chen Chu among the three, stuffed the cargo ticket into his arms and said with a smile: "Master, I am a bachelor, but I don't have the worries of Brother Li and Brother Luo."

"How can having a mother-in-law be considered a worry? When you get married, you will know the beauty of it." Luo Hong said with a smile.

"Hey, when I go back this time, I will find a woman I like to marry."

After Li Ke said that, his eyes rolled around and looked at Chen Chu, "Hey, Boss, I'm planning to get married before the year. If Boss is free then, can you please invite Boss to come?"

"It's easy to go there. You have to find a mother-in-law who is willing to marry you first."

A few people chatted and laughed for a while, but Chen Chu suddenly sighed and said, "I have wronged you. You can't show your face at the commendation meeting tomorrow."

However, the three of them clasped their fists together and said: "I am willing to die for you, this is a vain name, not worth mentioning."

At three o'clock in the morning, the three of them walked out of the corner gate of Chen's mansion.

On the street, the government officials are organizing manpower to sweep and clean up, and many street shops have also hung up red flowers and red silk in advance.

This is all to welcome the army to parade tomorrow.

There were even children riding bamboo horses, armed with wooden knives and guns, chasing each other in the streets and shouting, "Hey! Don't run away, that thief. I am General Chen, the commander-in-chief of Caizhou, and I will kill you without leaving a single piece of armor behind."

There are also children pretending to be other generals. Among them, the most popular ones are the legendary Yao Yuhou, who is ten feet tall and powerful, and the commander of the Huai Army.
In just a few days, certain heroic deeds of military officers and soldiers were spread to everyone, fueled by the "Five-Day Talks of Caizhou".

It is said that the left-behind department went to Caiwei Pavilion in Tongshan to invite Liu Lingtong and Boss Liu's theater troupe, and they are rehearsing a drama about the "suppression of bandits" in a hurry, and it will be performed in the near future.

Aunt Chen, a child of the Chen family, was pregnant and personally participated in the arrangement of the drama.

"Finally back to the human world."

The three of them walked side by side on the street, their ears full of noise and their eyes full of fireworks. Li Ke greedily took a few deep breaths of the not-so-fresh air.

"Yes." Li Mulezi responded with deep feeling.

For several months in Shouzhou, it was simply a living hell. All three of them suffered huge psychological impact and emotional depression.

Now, once they return to Caizhou City, the strong atmosphere of urban life gradually warms their souls.

The strong contrast made the three of them understand the meaning of what they had done over the past few months.

"Where are you going? Let me meet Brother Lin Dali and have a few drinks with me?"

When they reached the intersection, Luo Hong, who was eager to have a drink with his Caobang brothers, extended an invitation to the two of them.

Li Ke cupped his hands and said, "My parents are still in Tongshan, and I'm afraid they've been worried lately. I need to return to my hometown immediately."

"I have to go back and coax my mother-in-law. Now that I have the money from the capital, I want to find craftsmen to rebuild the old house."

Li Mulezi also declined.

The order was handed in today and the mission was completed perfectly.

From now on, the three of them will rarely have the opportunity to be as close as they have been in recent months and fight together.

Thinking of this, Luo Hong felt a little sad.

However, they are all high-spirited men and will not show pretentiousness.

The three of them had probably thought of this and couldn't help but look at each other.

"The green mountains will never change, and the green waters will always flow. See you soon, good brother!"

"Good brother! There will be a period later!"

"I hope the future of the three of us will be prosperous like the rising sun! Take care of me, two brothers!"

The three of them handed over to each other, said goodbye, and quickly disappeared into the sea of ​​people.

In the noisy streets, no one knew who they were or what they had done.

Not long after the three people left, another group of people came to the intersection.

The man at the head was about eighteen or nineteen years old, holding a folding fan, tall and tall, with a face like a crown of jade, star eyes and sharp eyebrows.

It is no exaggeration to use the four words "Yushu Linfeng" to describe it.

The girl on the street couldn't help but look sideways. This man seemed to know that he had attracted the woman's attention. He opened the folding fan with a "swish" sound and waved it gently a few times in a leisurely and graceful manner.

That look becomes more and more chic.

Behind him, an old man in brocade clothes was asking passers-by about something.

Behind them are four sharp-eyed men in black. Even wearing double-layered autumn jackets, they can't conceal the sense of strength brought by their knotted muscles.

After a while, the old man in brocade clothes walked up to the handsome young man, bowed and said: "Second Young Master, I've got it clear. Turn left at the intersection and cross a street, which is where the government office is."

"Oh, the streets are so lively. Is there anything happy happening in Caizhou?"

When the young man spoke, he gave a slight nod and smile to a young girl on the side of the road who had been secretly looking at him, causing her face to turn red with embarrassment.

"Second Young Master, I heard that the army of the Caizhou Left-behind Division had just defeated the bandits, and tomorrow the army will parade through the streets."

"The general is parading through the streets?"

The young man finally withdrew his flirtatious gaze, frowned unconsciously, shook his head and sighed: "The world is in chaos now, all because the military leaders use force to respect themselves, but the people are so happy to welcome it. The people are ignorant and stupid!"

Being in a bad mood, the young man no longer wanted to wander around and went straight to the government office.

After a cup of tea, Chen Jingyan, who had gained access to the door, walked out of the check-in room with a happy face and laughed from a distance, "Maozhi, didn't you say you'll arrive in the middle of the month? Why did you come early?"

"My nephew has met Uncle Shi."

"Haha, Maozhi, no need to be polite! Come on, follow me home, your aunt has been talking about you a lot lately."

The end of Shen.

In the flower hall of the official residence, after the guests and hosts were seated, Mr. Tan kindly asked about the health of Maozhi's parents. The latter politely thanked Mr. Tan for his concern and then responded one by one.Suave.

Chen Jingyan, who was sitting at the main seat, was stroking his beard with satisfaction, and Mrs. Tan frequently showed a kind smile.

After chatting for a while, Maozhi suddenly asked: "Uncle Shi, aren't Brother Wei Ting and A Yu here?"

"Maozhi doesn't know anything. The soldiers of the Caizhou Remaining Department have just won a big victory recently. The soldiers will enter the city tomorrow. The Caizhou Five-day Talk where Wei Ting takes office will have a special issue tomorrow. He and Ayu are busy in the newspaper office."

Speaking of this matter, Lao Chen couldn't help but feel a little proud.

Since the founding of Caizhou Five-Day Talk, its circulation and influence have been increasing, and the editor-in-chief’s son is indispensable.

Although the editor-in-chief position is not a serious one, he still has some influence in the literary circle.

In addition, Chen Yingjun has matured at a speed visible to the naked eye since he went to the front line of floods and suppressed thieves. Lao Chen is very satisfied with his son's recent performance.

I have already planned to take advantage of this time when my fifth brother is sharing the cake to find a serious official career for Xiao Chen.

Unexpectedly, Maozhi's first focus was not on Chen Yingjun, but on Chen Jinyu.

"Uncle Shi, are you saying that Ayu also works in that newspaper office?" Maozhi's brows furrowed slightly, then quickly smoothed out.

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Chen Jingyan couldn't help but be startled. Maozhi's full name was Wu Yifan, and he had been engaged to Ayu several years ago.

The Wu family belongs to a prominent family in Yingchuan, and their family tradition is quite strict and conservative. As a woman, Ayu is exposed in the public eye, which probably makes Wu Yifan dissatisfied.

Especially the word "workmanship" brings with it a condescending disdain for newspaper matters.

Chen Jingyan was also a little unhappy. Although his uncle Wu Yifan served as the Minister of Punishment in the imperial court, you are my future son-in-law after all. I will tolerate your elders and me just to show off. Why do you have so much power?

Tan, who was on the side, also noticed that the atmosphere was not right, and quickly made up for it: "Ayu just saw that Weiting was working hard, so she went to help him, and he did not officially join the job."

Wu Yifan's face brightened slightly when he heard this, and he said again: "Uncle Shi, my nephew has something to say that you don't know whether to say or not?"

Chen Jingyan knew as soon as he heard that this kid was not very good. He tried not to say the dirty words "I don't know if I should say it or not, so don't fucking say it", and said calmly: "Maozhi just say it."

"Okay. My nephew went to the city today and saw that every shop in the city was hung with silk and robes. It is said that it was just to welcome the sergeant's triumphant return? My nephew also saw that the children in the city were proud of dressing up as warriors. This is simply turning everything upside down!
Counting past dynasties, if the people want to live in peace and the country prospers, they all rely on the teachings of saints!In the peaceful and prosperous times, no one was killed by crude warriors!The government of Caizhou gave such great honor to the warriors. After a long time, wouldn’t the ignorant people be proud of joining the army?
If this continues, chaos will soon come!The foundation of governing a country is to use scholars to promote education. If Caizhou allows military men to occupy this honor, it will definitely be the way to cause chaos!
The people are stupid, can't Uncle Shi not see all the disadvantages? "

Due to the self-confidence brought by his family background, Wu Yifan was not polite when facing Chen Jingyan.

Chen Jingyan felt angry after hearing this, but did not refute.

Because, in his heart, he even agreed with some of Wu Yifan's remarks.

Scholars have always been a class favored by thousands of people in the world. Nowadays, Caizhou Left-behind Secretary holds a commendation meeting with great fanfare, which always makes him feel that the honor that should belong to the scholar class has been taken away by sergeants.
The atmosphere cooled down for a moment. Mrs. Tan looked at it awkwardly and then took the initiative to change the subject, "Maozhi, apart from relaxing, do you have anything else to do here this time?"

"Oh, back to Auntie, my nephew brought Uncle Zhang, the family manager, here this time. He wants to open a shop in Caizhou."

"Shop? What do you do for a living?"

Tan said in surprise.

"It's like this. Nowadays, a kind of wheat flour is popular in Tokyo. It is said that the soup cakes and steamed buns made are fragrant and chewy. Rich households in the city are flocking to it. The price is more than ten times that of ordinary wheat flour."

Speaking of this, Wu Yifan looked at Chen Jingyan and said with a smile: "Uncle Shi should know about this wheat, right?"

Chen Jingyan nodded. Isn't this wheat flour the high-gluten wheat produced by Sihai Trading Company in Langshan? I think he came to Wu's house to open a shop, harvest wheat locally, and sell it elsewhere to earn the price difference.

However, the conversation that followed almost scared Chen Jingyan to death.

"Uncle Shi, I heard that you are closely related to wheat-producing trading houses?" Wu Yifan said confidently.

This was a hint that he had inquired about Sihai Trading Company.

But as an official, it is not a glorious thing to invest in a trading company. Chen Jingyan only said vaguely: "I know some of the managers."

Wu Yifan smiled at Lao Chen's concealment, but did not expose it, and continued: "My nephew also heard that the largest proprietor of the trading company is Chen Chu, the commander of the left-behind department?"

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Even Chen Jingyan usually would not call Chen Chu by his first name, but Wu Yifan called him by his first name. Chen Jingyan finally noticed something unusual and couldn't help but ask: "Maozhi, do you know Chen Dutong?"

"Haha, I don't know each other, but I have a grudge!"

"..., why do you have any grudge against him?"

"Uncle Shi, when Chen Chu's army occupied Yingzhou, he robbed my grain store! Last month, my father sent my brother to Yingzhou to negotiate. That Chen Chu was very domineering! On the 23rd, my brother met him by chance. When he came to argue, he He actually killed my housekeeper and wanted to have a knife with my brother!"

"." Chen Jingyan couldn't help being surprised. While he was weighing it secretly, he heard Wu Yifan lower his voice and said: "Uncle Shi, you work in Caizhou and are related to the trading firm that made a fortune that day. Why don't we join forces to kill him?"

Having said this, Wu Yifan raised his hand into the air and made a clenched fist gesture, and a fierce look flashed across his handsome face.

Since he could find out that Chen Jingyan had secret shares in the trading company, he could naturally guess that Chen Jingyan and Chen Chu were closely related.

However, he didn't take it to heart. Wu Yifan felt that if Lao Chen was asked to choose between him and Chen Chu, Lao Chen would 100% choose him.
After all, they are the future husband-in-law, and besides, they also have a great supporter in the family, their uncle.

Your Chen family, relying on my Wu family, has a better future than following a military leader!

But Chen Jingyan was so frightened that he didn't talk about the "covenant to kill Feng Changning" with Chen Chu and others. He only said that in Caizhou, whoever dared to take Chen Chu's idea would be the birthday boy eating arsenic!

Too long to live!

"Maozhi! Was this planned by you or the family?" Chen Jingyan immediately shouted in a low voice.

Seeing Chen Jingyan's nervous look, Wu Yifan felt relieved and looked down upon his future father-in-law, but he said truthfully: "This matter was my nephew's idea."

Chen Jingyan couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, as long as it wasn't the intention of the Wu family elders. If the Wu family really had murderous intentions, it would be most difficult for him to be caught in the middle.

At the same time, I suddenly felt a sense of disgust towards Wu Yifan, who was full of confidence.

This boy was quite smart when he was young, but why is he so confused when he grows up? If Chen Churuo is really easy to kill, if a steward in your family dies, how can the elders in the family remain silent?

You look down on the military leaders of a government, but you don’t know that these people can make huge waves!

A typical example of high-minded and low-handed!You are self-righteous and underestimate the heroes of the world!
Chen Jingyan couldn't help but think of his son. Back then, Wei Ting also had some problems with being high-minded and low-handed, but things have gotten better in the past few years, but Wu Yifan still lacks experience!

"Maozhi, don't act recklessly! If you want to open a grain store, I can help you smoothen the relationship and ensure that you have nothing to do in Caizhou. In the past few days, I have asked him to help you make peace with your two families. They are all from my own family. There’s no need to hurt harmony!”

Before Chen Jingyan finished speaking, Wu Yifan said dissatisfiedly: "Uncle Shi, it was my housekeeper who was killed by him! It's not like my nephew wanted to cause trouble!"

"Kill him or her! What is a steward worth?" Chen Jingyan was slightly annoyed and warned: "Chen Dutong is my old friend! You must not provoke him."

Seeing that Chen Jingyan was angry, Wu Yifan finally stopped saying anything because he was an elder.

However, Chen Jingyan's words "Chen Dutong is my old friend" caused Wu Yifan to misunderstand. No wonder this military leader is so domineering. It turns out that it is your Chen family who protects him!

Haha, this Chen Chu is just a warrior who pretends to be a tiger and a fox!

On the side, Ms. Tan, who had been silent for a long time, looked at her husband, then at Wu Yifan who was careless, feeling an inexplicable worry in her heart.

(End of this chapter)