As the saying goes, in three years, the magistrate can earn one hundred thousand snowflakes and silver.
Zhao Qinghua was known as a clean official in the Beiyang government, but he also had a rich family fortune. This was all due to the Fragrant Hill Hotel he founded in his early years, which brought him a lot of income.
In the Beiyang government, officials who work hard in industry to earn money to support their families are considered upright officials. Officials doing business is also a custom in the Beiyang government. In other words, officials doing business can also use their influence to drive industrial development. In short, if they find a way to gain popularity , there are definitely some fans.
Zhao Qinghua's residence in the Austro-Hungarian Concession is a garden-style Manchu and Qing-style courtyard, which Tianjin people are accustomed to calling Zhao's Garden.
The car taking Zhang Xueliang and Miss Zhao Si stopped at the gate of Zhao's garden, and Zhang Xueliang and Miss Zhao Si got out of the car together.
The old woman who was cleaning the steps in front of the door stopped what she was doing and stared at Zhang Xueliang and Miss Zhao Si. These two people were obviously here on a special trip, but they looked very unfamiliar.
Since Zhao Qinghua resigned, the Zhao family has been sparse. Especially after Zhang Xueliang lost power, the Zhao family has become even more isolated. Cars rarely stop in front of the Zhao family. During the Japanese occupation, it was even rarer for people to visit the Zhao family. .
Some time ago, the visit of Xie Tian, Pang Yuan and the others gave the Zhao family a lot of glory. The three prominent officials came to visit in person. Dozens of armed People's Liberation Army soldiers stood guard outside the door. Everyone passing by looked at them with suspicion. Hope, some people say that the Zhao family may be making a comeback.
However, when careful people count the descendants of the Zhao family, it seems that none of them can shoulder the important task of the Zhao family's comeback.
The old woman hesitantly looked at the two people who got off the car in front of the door, feeling uncertain.
Miss Zhao Si was only 16 years old when she ran away from home with Zhang Xueliang in 1927. Now 17 years have passed and Miss Zhao Si has changed so much that she can no longer recognize her.
Zhang Xueliang has been living in seclusion for several years, and has changed a lot. The once handsome and handsome young man is now an old man with slightly white temples. Moreover, my mother has never seen Zhang Xueliang again since 1926, and her memory has long been blurred.
But Zhang Xueliang and Zhao Si recognized the old lady at a glance. Miss Zhao Si had already rushed towards the old lady emotionally: "Mom Yu, it's great to see that you are still strong, woo woo..."
Yu Ma threw away the broom and supported Miss Zhao Si, who was crying in her arms, and asked at a loss: "Miss, who are you?"
"Mom Yu, I am Xiang Sheng." Miss Zhao Si burst into tears and reported her former name.
"Ah?" "Ah!" Mother Yu jumped up, holding Miss Zhao Si's face with both hands, tears streaming down her cheeks, and screamed: "Xiang Sheng, are you Xiang Sheng?!"
"Mom Yu, it's me, it's me." Miss Zhao Si hugged Mama Yu tightly.
Yu Ma was the wet nurse who nursed her for three years. From Hong Kong to Tianjin to Peking, Yu Ma never left Miss Zhao Si's childhood. To Miss Zhao Si, Yu Ma was closer than her own mother.
Yu's mother rubbed Miss Zhao Si's face vigorously, with tears streaming down her face: "Fourth Miss, my Fourth Miss, I thought I would never see you again in this life, wuwuwuwu..."
The two people who were not mother and daughter but were better than mother and daughter hugged each other and cried. Zhang Xueliang sighed and walked forward and bowed slightly to Yu Ma: "Yu Ma, long time no see."
In the past, when Zhang Xueliang and Miss Zhao Si met on horseback and played tennis at the Xiangshan Hotel, Yu's mother was always there to serve Miss Zhao Si, and she was also familiar with Zhang Xueliang.
"This is... Young Marshal?!" Yu's mother looked at Zhang Xueliang and shouted in surprise.
Miss Zhao Si sighed and looked at Yu's mother while wiping her tears and said, "We are back to visit our father. Is he there?"
Yu Ma nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes."
After saying that, Yu Ma took Miss Zhao Si's hand and was about to pull her in. Unexpectedly, Miss Zhao Si broke away from Yu Ma. She looked at the surprised Yu Ma and whispered: "I was kicked out of the house by my father. I can’t go in without his permission.”
Yu Ma came to her senses, turned around and ran towards the courtyard. When she crossed the threshold, she was knocked a little and staggered several steps and almost fell. However, she couldn't care less at this time and staggered straight to the second door. As soon as I entered the door, I shouted loudly: "Master, Madam, Fourth Miss, Xiangsheng, Xiangsheng is back..."
Zhang Xueliang stood outside the door with his arms around Miss Zhao Si's shoulders. Looking at the dilapidated red-painted courtyard, he couldn't help but sigh softly.
If the family hadn't been in a state of decline, why would Ma Yu be allowed to clean the house?
Following Yu Ma's shout, many people ran out from all over the courtyard and gathered on both sides of the hall to look around. They were all servants of the house such as cooks, cart drivers, and cooks.
Who doesn’t know the fame of Zhang Xueliang and Miss Zhao Si, and who doesn’t want to see their true faces.
A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Although the Zhao family's family is in decline, they can still manage to hold on to some things in the scene.
The only thing to blame is that the second generation of the Zhao family did not produce any outstanding figures.
Zhao Qinghua married three wives and had seven sons and four daughters. Except for the second son who died in infancy, the other six sons are not mediocre people, but they are just ordinary people among all living beings. Although they have achieved something in their respective fields, they Not enough for a broad lintel.
Zhao Qinghua's three daughters are all married. After the Japanese came, the three daughters went their separate ways with their husbands. Some of them went overseas. After being gone for several years, they had no news about their life or death, and basically lost contact with them.
The Zhao family's current large business is all due to Zhao Qinghua's well-off family. In those years, the Xiangshan Hotel brought him a good income. However, before the Japanese occupied Peiping, Zhao Qinghua also sold out the Xiangshan Hotel and cut off his income.
Now everyone in the Zhao family who is still in Tianjin is chewing on the old foundation that Zhao Qinghua laid down. Although they are not yet in such a state of desperation that they have to sell their property, they are not far behind.
Zhang Xueliang and Miss Zhao Si stood solemnly in front of the Zhao Mansion, which also attracted the attention of some passers-by.
However, passers-by can no longer recognize the all-powerful Zhang Xueliang and the famous Miss Zhao Si.
Passers-by just wondered what these two people were doing standing here without going in.
There are many idle people in Tianjin, and there are also many people who like to watch the excitement. Moreover, Zhao Mansion is adjacent to the Hai River. Across the river is Tianjin's famous Guayi Street. It is a place where people come and go. In a short time, people from far and near have surrounded it. People in the circle point and point.
At this time, more than 20 people surrounded an old man in a wheelchair and hurriedly came out of the inner house. A young man in his mid-twenties couldn't help but ran out first and ran towards Miss Zhao Si. Before anyone arrived, he had already shouted: "Fourth sister, fourth sister."
Miss Zhao Si is the fourth among Zhao Qinghua’s daughters, so she is called Miss Zhao Si.
The young man who ran over was the only one of Miss Zhao Si's siblings who was younger than Miss Zhao Si. He was the youngest of the Zhao brothers, Zhao Jisheng, and was born to Zhao Qinghua's third wife.
Although Zhao Kusheng and Miss Zhao Si are not the same mother, they have the deepest affection. Zhao Kusheng was only nine years old when Miss Zhao Si and Zhang Xueliang 'eloped'. They had not known each other for seventeen years.
