Chapter 33: Take the job

"Not a penny!" On the second floor of Yao Mansion, Yao Qizhen held the railing and roared at his daughter in the living room. Yao Yilei's face changed. She threw down half of the coffee, picked up a small bag and slammed the door. Mrs. Yao hurriedly chased her out. After three minutes, she came back with a worried look, obviously she didn't catch up.

The wife complained: "You won't talk well? Your son-in-law has become a military guard, so shouldn't he support him as a father-in-law? You are better, but you are just picking your nose and looking at him."

Yao Qizhen smiled bitterly and said, "I don't want to help them, but who will help me again? Now is not the time for me to be the deputy chief. A vice president of the Bank of Communications who has a job but no power, how can I get hundreds of thousands of dollars? I'm not relying on the face of the Japanese when I take this position. If Chen Zikun goes to the Ministry of Transport, our father-in-law and son-in-law can still support each other. Besides, I have promoted this matter all, but he just wants to be a military escort. Isn't this my platform collapsed?"

Now is different. After all, the Yao family is not as good as it was back then. Mrs. Yao sighed deeply, stroked Ah Bin's head in her arms, and sobbed, "What should I do? Just watch your daughter follow Xiao Chen to Jiangbei to suffer?"

Yao Qizhen paced back and forth anxiously and said, "There will always be a solution."

Yao Yilei went to her parents' home, but she didn't get a penny, but instead got anger. Chen Zikun went to the Army Department and returned in vain. Not to mention food, salary, firearms, there was not a single bullet. The only gain was the empty frame of the 7th Mixed Brigade of the Jiangdong Provincial Army.

Yan Su resigned from his post as the Military Law Section of the Army Department and devoted himself to serving Chen Zikun as the chief of staff. The chief of staff of the Beiyang Army was not appointed by the superiors, but the chief of staff hired by the chief officer himself, so there was no need to report to the Army Department.

When the two returned to Chen's house, they found two soldiers standing at the door, one on the left and the other on the right, like a door god, with Mauser's rifle on their backs, box cannons on their waists, and leggings that were extremely neatly tied. At first glance, they were like elite soldiers in all battles.

Yan Su's eyes lit up. He was about to ask whose horseman this was, but Chen Zikun had already strode forward and smiled heartily: "Old Wang and Lao Li, why are you two here?"

The two veterans of the Third Division came, and Wang Degui and Li Changsheng, who had defeated the Songlin Store with Chen Zikun, stood at attention and saluted: "We are here to serve as guardians for Marshal Wu."

Immediately afterwards, another lieutenant with a fair face came out of the gate. His military uniform was clean and his leather shoes were shiny. He also saluted: "Adjustleman Zhao Yufeng, I salute the general."

Chen Zikun laughed: "You are here too. What did you call me just now, Grandmaster?"

"Isn't it just a great commander? The guards are qualified to be called a great commander." Zhao Yufeng laughed.

Chen Zikun entered the door, looked around with his eyes, looked around for a long time but didn't find anyone else, and said suspiciously: "The only three of you?"

"Go back to the Grand Marshal, we are only three of us." Zhao Yufeng said.

"Then, has Marshal Wu allocated military pay, firearms or something?" Chen Zikun was still a little unwilling.

"No." The three of them shook their heads like rattles together.

With an adjutant and two guards, General Wu was really stingy, but with a chief of staff, the guardian's commander's airs were set up, and Chen Zikun also felt like he was a commander.

After entering the back house, Jianbing brought a blue-gray thin wool military uniform to ask Chen Zikun to try it on. This military uniform felt different as soon as it was on the upper body. It was definitely a good tailor's skill. The stitches were tightly sewn, the size was just right, and it was crisp and ironed. The standing collar was decorated with two general collar seals made of gold wire, and on the shoulders were French-style vertical shoulder seals, and a star shone with golden light.

"These two stars are 18k stars created by me in the jewelry store," Jian Bing said while helping Chen Zikun button it.

"And these boots, German calfskin, can be worn in spring, summer, autumn and winter. Try it, will it fit?" Jian Bing brought another pair of boots.

"And try this cloak and this dress."

When Chen Zikun saw that there were a lot of clothes on the bed, he couldn't help but take a breath: "How much does this cost? Our family is not well-off."

Suddenly, Li Yaoting came in from outside with a smile and said, "Brother, people rely on clothes, horses and saddles. You have become a great coach. Can you save this little money? Not to mention these sets of clothes, shoes and hats, I have prepared this for you." As he said that, he took out a Western command knife.

Chen Zikun took the knife in his hand and looked over and over again. He swallowed the shark's skin sheath, gilded with silver thread, took out a piece of it, and the cold light shone, and the hair could be broken. He held a good knife.

"What's the origin of this knife?"

"The origin of this knife is very particular. It is said that during the Xianfeng period, the British and French coalition forces and the Mongolian cavalry of Senggelinqin fought at Baliqiao. A Mongolian Batululi killed several British troops and seized this sword. It has been passed down to future generations. It has been pawned because of my poverty. I picked up a bargain. How about it, are you still satisfied?"

Chen Zikun sighed: "This knife has been seen with blood."

Jian Bing said worriedly: "This is a bad thing, I'm afraid it's unlucky."

Li Yaoting said: "Otherwise, if a sword is matched with a hero, ordinary people will definitely not be able to suppress this knife, but what a hero, is the elder brother afraid that he can't suppress this knife with evil spirits?"

Chen Zikun laughed: "That's right."

Yao Yilei came in angrily, saw them laughing and laughing, and saw so many clothes, shoes and hats spread on the bed. She couldn't help but look dim and turned around and left.

Jian Bing grabbed her and said, "Sister, this is a new dress for you."

Looking at the new cheongsam that Jian Bing held in his hand, Yao Yilei couldn't hold on her face. She originally wanted to compete with others, but now it seems that she is obviously at a disadvantage.

The preparations for the east and west are almost done, and Chen Zikun comes to his old friends in Beijing one by one to say goodbye to his old friends in Beijing, Xiong Xiling, Liang Qichao and his son, Lin Changmin, and Wang Geng. Of course, the literary and artistic young people from the Crescent Society are also indispensable.

This time no one gave him a gift. In the eyes of others, could the famous Jiangbei Guardian still have no money? When Wang Geng said goodbye, Chen Zikun told his old friend apologetically: "Brother Wang, I'm afraid I'll have to pay it back after a while."

Wang Geng laughed and said, "Then wait for you to take advantage of it. I don't know the financial situation of the Army Department. Besides, I want to thank you. Without you, I can't be the deputy commander of the Ministry of Transportation's Route Protection Army. My military rank would not be promoted so quickly. In a few days, we will be the same."

Lu Xiaoman came over and said with a smile: "Wang Geng is also going to be promoted to major general. It's not thanks to your care. If you have any requirements, he is very rich now."

Of course, Chen Zikun was not so stupid that he really made requests. He said goodbye after a few social conversations.

After visiting these friends from the upper class, the lower class friends also had to visit one by one. Mei Lanfang, the big name in the Liyuan Festival, was the first to say goodbye. Then Xu Guodong from the Beijing Police Department, Yu Deshun, the capital city manure king, came out of the manure king and passed through Longxugou. Chen Zikun couldn't help but think of Xia Xiaoqing, wondering if she was okay.

Finally, he went back to the Ziguang Train Factory. Chen Zikun was determined to recruit a few coachmen who knew the truth to be his horsemen. Wang Dongliang was his first choice, but Baoqing told him that Wang Dongliang had no choice and sold all the cars.

Chen Zikun was very puzzled: "What did he do?"

Baoqing scratched his head and said, "After the last incident passed, Wang Dongliang became crazy. He stayed in the factory all day and didn't go out. Suddenly one day he told me that he didn't want to pull a cart anymore and wanted to join the army."

"Join the army? Where to go?"

"It seems that Nanyuan is the 11th Division, Feng Yuxiang's troops."

"Oh, that's it." Chen Zikun was lost and asked Baoqing again: "Ask brothers, are there anyone who is willing to join the army with me?"

Baoqing asked around and rubbed his hands and replied embarrassedly: "No one wants to leave Beijing City."

Suddenly Guoer ran out of it: "I do!" The young face was full of ambitions.

"Come back!" Xing'er chased out from behind with a feather duster, and Liu Mei stood up and shouted: "I can't beat you to death if you dare to join the army!"

Guoer twisted her neck: "I don't, I want to go with Brother Kun."

Xing'er was so angry that she trembled: "A good man doesn't serve as a soldier, a good iron doesn't work hard, and a good university doesn't go to school, so what kind of soldiers can you be?"

Chen Zikun felt embarrassed. He knew that Xing'er was not for him. Being an officer and joining a soldier are two different concepts. Only the most miserable people would eat food and joining a soldier. The old Beijingers also had a unique pride under the feet of the emperor. Even if they worked hard to pull a rickshaw, they would not want to wear that dog skin.

Xing'er also found out that she was wrong and quickly compensated Chen Zikun: "Da Kunzi, I didn't treat you. I finally had a better family and could provide him with school. Wouldn't it be a waste to join the army?"

Chen Zikun said: "Guo'er, why do you want to join the army?"

Guoer said: "I don't want to be a soldier. I want to be an officer, lead troops to fight, wipe out those warlords, and unify China."

"Ha! It's not too small." Chen Zikun patted Guo'er's shoulder. The boy's head was already very tall. Although he couldn't catch up with Chen Zikun, he was half a head taller than Baoqing, but his body looked thin.

"Listen to your sister, go to school first and then join the army, so that you can become a general, do you understand?" Chen Zikun said.

Guoer seemed to understand, but there was one thing he understood, that is, Brother Kun would never take him away.

Finally, it was time to leave Beijing. In the VIP waiting room at Zhengyangmen Railway Station, there were crowds of people, all of whom came to see off Chen Zikun, the Jiangbei Guardian, from former Prime Minister Xiong Xiling to Xue Baoqing, the shopkeeper of the Ziguang Train Factory, all the people they knew came. Chen Zikun wore a brand new general uniform and shook hands with everyone to say goodbye. Jian Bing and Yao Yilei also bid farewell to the female relatives.

Suddenly, a mangy dog ​​barked and ran over. Yao Yilei's eyes lit up. She squatted down and picked up the dog and said, "Abian, why are you here?"

When he looked up, Yao Qizhen and his wife arrived. Mrs. Yao's eyes were filled with tears, and Mr. Yao also had a reluctance to leave. Although he had had a quarrel with his family, Yao Yilei still burst into tears in an instant.

"Leilee won't cry, let's see what your father has prepared for you." Mrs. Yao pointed to the railway road outside the window.

Yao Yilei turned her face and saw a locomotive pulling three cars slowly coming over, a ticket car, a flatbed car carrying a Rover car, and a truck full of goods that were full of unknown goods.

"Your father is afraid that you will be hungry in the remote and remote areas there, so he bought more of your favorite food," said Mrs. Yao.

Yao Yilei was stunned, and the whole car was filled with snacks.
Chapter completed!