Zhou Wen saw the Mandels walking with a tall, middle-aged German with silver hair. The German was very tall, Zhou Wen estimated that he was over 1.9 meters tall, with a warm smile on his face.
Zhou Wen greeted him with a smile, and Mandel introduced: "Dear Hobert, this is my and Catherine's savior, Zhou. If it weren't for him this time, you might have to go to the mountains to find our bodies." went."
"Dear Zhou, this is our friend Hobert who came to Taiyuan to visit us. He came to greet us after receiving a telegram from us on the way. He is an excellent firearms engineer and was sent to the arsenal by the German Mauser Company to guide the work. of."
Firearms engineer? Zhou Wen's eyes lit up after hearing this.
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After the welcome ceremony, under the guidance of provincial government vehicles, Zhou Wen and the others drove to the Taiyuan Jianguo Hotel, the accommodation specially arranged by the provincial government for Liu Ruoshui and his party.
Jianguo Hotel is not a chain store. After the founding of the Republic of China, in order to commemorate the victory of the Revolution of 1911, governments all over the country raised funds or invested in and built high-standard hotels by wealthy businessmen. It is basically used to hold high-level meetings and receive dignitaries. It is also open to the public at ordinary times, but the price is expensive. Jianguo Hotels are built in basically all major cities across the country, as if not having a Jianguo Hotel would not be patriotic.
Wang Wenzhao was sitting in Zhou Wen's black bridge car at this time. He still seemed to be in a dream and had not fully recovered. Until now, he still can't believe his eyes. This young man who is fraternizing with one of the top officials in Shanxi Province, this young man who has a group of talented officers all under his command, this young man who looks so calm and confident when he smiles. Is he the same person as the boy who was well-behaved and sensible before, but also a little ignorant and innocent?
The foreigners were warm and polite to Zhou Wen just now, and when they were leaving, they told him about Li Bin. As a result, Hobert agreed and asked Wang Wenzhao to bring someone over tomorrow. He would be responsible for finding a foreign doctor to help treat him.
I didn't expect that there would be such a big change in one and a half years, which shows how much hardship this nephew has gone through to become what he is today. Thinking of this, Wang Wenzhao's eye circles turned red again.
Taiyuan Jianguo Hotel is located on Fuxi Street in the center of Taiyuan City, not far from the famous Governor's Mansion. After arriving at the hotel, the provincial government representative asked Liu Ruoshui to take a rest. In the evening, the acting chairman of the provincial government, Chief Xu, held a banquet to welcome Commissioner Liu.
Gao Xiaoshan and party officials will contact provincial government staff for specific accommodation arrangements. They have become familiar with these tasks by stopping in various counties along the way.
Zhou Wen quickly pulled Wang Wenzhao to sit down on the sofa in the hotel lobby. He looked at his uncle's face carefully and said softly: "My uncle is fine. It was me who worried him. Is my aunt okay? Where is my dad? My dad is still there." Okay? I have been here for nearly two years, and he is afraid that he will die in a hurry. Did he receive the letter I asked someone to bring last year? This will at least put him at ease. "
"Letter? What letter? I've never heard of a letter!" Wang Wenzhao was stunned for a moment.
Zhou Wenqi said: "The person I entrusted to deliver the letter is a famous company in Xuchang, so they won't break their promise to me, right? They still have dealings with my Fuyuan company, how could they not receive it?"
Wang Wenzhao suddenly remembered his brother-in-law, slapped himself on the forehead and said: "Oh, I forget everything when I see you happy. Your father is sick, and I asked your cousin to visit him last week, but he still hasn't found anything yet." Reply, I'm worried something happened. You have to go back and take a look."
Zhou Wen became anxious as soon as he heard this, "What? Dad fell ill. My cousin went there for a week and didn't reply? Something must have happened. And it's not a trivial matter."
But I was anxious, and my brain immediately started working. At this time, we cannot mess up the rules. Zhou Wen frowned and thought for a while. It gets dark early in the winter in the north. It rained again this morning, making the road difficult to walk. Driving back overnight is not as fast as setting off early tomorrow morning. I drive a bridge car very fast. Taiyuan to Lishi is only 200 kilometers away. Even if I drive at a speed of 50 kilometers per hour, I can get there in four hours.
After thinking clearly, he said to Wang Wenzhao: "Let's go, uncle, let's go to Fuyuan Store to understand the situation first, and then go to visit my aunt. We will set off before dawn tomorrow and we will be home in the morning. Leave everything to me from now on, uncle Don't worry."
After finishing speaking, before Wang Wenzhao could react, Zhou Wen had already pulled Gao Xiaoshan to discuss with Miaohua. If Zhou Wen is not here, Gao Xiaoshan will have to stay, along with most of the machine gun and artillery teams, and the operations team to protect Liu Ruoshui. After all, Liu Ruoshui's safety is also very important. Other team members include Feng Tianpei, who followed Zhou Wen home with a cannon, two machine guns and a radio. Zhou Wen felt that there was something fishy about this matter, so he decided to take some brothers back to be safe. Junior brother Feng is a must, after all, his father is ill.
Gao Xiaoshan led the team members to attend the dinner in the evening. Zhou Wen took Miaohua, Zhang Xiaoping, and Xu Dacheng home with his uncle.
After discussing with Liu Ruoshui, Zhou Wen also received Liu Ruoshui's support. Just go, your dad is my dad, leave the rest to me.
Hongxiu, a little girl, was still eager to follow Zhou Wen. Thinking of the dangers involved in going back this time, Zhou Wen didn't dare to take her. Later, he pouted and was pulled away by Zhou Yongbin. But she is also sensible and knows that she cannot cause trouble to Zhou Wen at this time. She only regrets that she grows up too slowly, otherwise she can help her elder brother.
The Fuyuan Store opened by Zhou Wen's family is on Dayanmen Street in Taiyuan City. Dayanmen is also called Yingze Gate. Outside the city gate are the train station and many automobile companies. Therefore, there are many shops on Da Nanmen Street. Most of them are branches of shops from various places. Of course, there are also local shops. Goods traveling from north to south can be seen here.
As soon as Zhou Wen walked into the shop, the old shopkeeper's eyes narrowed when he saw Zhou Wen. He rubbed his eyes again in disbelief and shouted loudly: "Young master's family? Oh! It's really young master's family. This is considered a return. The master miss." is you."
Zhou Wen smiled and went in to greet him affectionately. This old shopkeeper has been with Zhou Wen's father for many years. Only a trustworthy person would be put in charge of Taiyuan alone. Zhou Wen asked in detail about the recent situation and learned that no one from Lishi had come for a long time. Usually, someone would come to summarize the accounts at the end of every month. It’s the last few days of this month and still no one has come. Fortunately, there is still a lot of inventory, so it does not affect daily sales.
After Zhou Wen said goodbye, he drove all the way back to his uncle's house. When Aunt Zhang saw Zhou Wen, she cried with joy and asked about his welfare. She chatted for a long time. But Zhou Wen didn't feel verbose at all. He felt warm in his heart and patiently answered and comforted him.
It feels like home - so good!
Xu Dacheng was used to coming here before, and followed Zhou Wen here every week to have a meal. After seeing relatives after a long absence, it was natural that my uncle and aunt were so excited that they screamed. He also specified what kind of dishes he wanted to eat. They were all the things this guy liked to eat at his uncle's house. Wang Wenzhao and Mr. Zhang took care of everything, so they got busy making fire and cooking.
On this cold and quiet evening in early winter, this courtyard, which had been quiet for a long time, became lively...
