Xiangjun

Lu Zhengze made his point so bluntly, and if Shen Zhan refused again, he would appear to be ungrateful.What's more, the weather is getting colder, and he really needs a place to spend the winter safely.

Shen Zhan said: "Mr. Lu takes such good care, how can I repay him?" Before Lu Zhengze could answer, he came up with an idea of ​​his own, "I can take care of Mr. Lu's daily life, including washing and cooking."

Lu Zhengze said: "The orderly will be responsible for these matters."

Shen Zhan was a little confused: "I will. Your soldiers will do it for you. The only thing they can't do is probably sing. Can I sing for you?"

Lu Zhengze said suddenly, "You can call me Shenchu."

Shen Zhan: "..."

With their current relationship, calling me Biao is too close, but since Lu Zhengze has already spoken, Shen Zhan can't refuse, so he can only say: "My Biao is Xinfang." It means that you can also call me Biao directly. Character.

The two talked for a while, and it was dinner time. When the topic was over, Lu Zhengze suddenly took out a golden pocket watch from his pocket, and said, "This pocket watch is a relic from my mother, and I always carry it with me."

Shen Zhan looked at the other party blankly, not understanding why he brought this up, and Lu Zhengze did not explain.

Lu Zhengze, Shen Zhan, and Duanwu had dinner together. It was a very simple four dishes and one soup, and the taste was average, but Shen Zhan ate very happily, because he felt that he was born with talent and would be useful!

Shen Zhan lived in the small building at night, and Lu Zheng asked Adjutant Zhao to clean up a room for Shen Zhan and Duan Wu, but Duan Wu was not familiar with the strange environment, so he went to sleep with him in Shen Zhan's room at night.

Early the next morning, Shen Zhan took the Dragon Boat Festival to practice in the yard. Even if they don't sing opera now, the basic skills must not be neglected.Considering that it was still early and that Lu Zhengze might still be asleep, the two of them did not hang their voices, and directly practiced their bodies to "get off the bridge".Shen Zhan put his long hair behind his head, leaned his upper body back, with his head facing the ground, holding his calves with both hands, and his body was in the shape of an arch bridge.Dragon Boat Festival is not as deep as Shen Zhan, but he can still do it with his hands on the ground.

The two practiced for less than 5 minutes when there was a sound of footsteps coming from the steps, and then a pair of military boots appeared in front of Shen Zhan. Shen Zhan straightened his waist slowly, revealing the opponent's figure little by little.

Black and shiny boots, stiff army trousers, clean shirt, golden pocket watch chain...

Huh?

When Shen Zhan stood up straight, without looking at the other person's face, he already knew who was standing in front of him.

"Morning, Mr. Lu."

Lu Zhengze said, "Morning Xinfang."

Shen Zhan pretended not to understand: "Have breakfast, wait for me for a while, it will be ready soon." After speaking, he went into the kitchen in the small building and threw the small wontons wrapped in the morning into the boiling water.

Not long after, the crystal-clear wontons floated up one by one with thin skin and rich stuffing. Shen Zhan picked up the small wontons with a strainer and put them in the prepared soup. The wontons are out of the oven.

Holding a small warm wonton, he came to Lu Zhengze and said, "Taste my craft."

Lu Zhengze scooped up a small wonton, put it near his mouth, blew it, and put it into his mouth.Shen Zhan stared at him with burning eyes and asked, "How does it taste?"

Lu Zhengze said, "Can you add more?"

Shen Zhan's eyes brightened: "Of course."

He specifically asked Adjutant Zhao last night to confirm that Lu Zhengze had no taboos, so he dared to prepare breakfast on his own this morning.Although Lu Zhengze's daily diet is in charge of special personnel, but the food they provide is not good!It's not that Shen Zhan is boasting, he is best at cooking besides singing.

He was affirmed by Lu Zhengze, but he still felt that his cooking skills were not fully utilized, so he chattered: "Next time I will boil some lard, and it will taste better with seaweed."

During the few days when Shen Zhan lived in the small building, he also sang operas for Lu Zhengze. When he asked Lu Zhengze what song he wanted to hear, the other party said, "Night Run."

Shen Zhan worked on a dan role, but Lu Zhengze ordered a martial arts drama, which told the story of Lin Chong's experience on the way to flee to Liangshan after being persecuted by Gao Qi.This piece is sung and danced at the same time. Every character has its figure, and it is extremely difficult. There has always been a saying in the Kunqu opera circle that "men are afraid of running at night, and women are afraid of thinking about the world".

Although Shen Zhan has been fascinated by it since he was a child, he is not good at creating roles. Lu Zhengze's choice of this scene seems to be deliberately making things difficult for him.He refused to fool people with immature jokes, so he changed it to "Si Fan" by the little nun Sekong.

Shen Zhan lived in the small building for a few days, and Lu Zhengze took him back to the provincial capital.Shen Zhan thought that Lu Zheng would arrange a remote residence for him, as long as he could settle down, but the other party took him to a small three-story villa.

Shen Zhan looked at the small villa in front of him, wondering: "This house is too big, I can't afford the rent."

Lu Zhengze said: "This is my other house, you can live here with peace of mind, no rent is required."

Shen Zhan still refused.

Lu Zhengze said: "This villa has been vacant all year round, and it will accumulate dust when it is left unused. It is better to live with two people to increase popularity."

Shen Zhan's kindness was hard to turn down, so he took the Dragon Boat Festival and stayed in the villa.

He originally wanted to work hard at singing, cooking, and housework to repay Lu Zhengze for taking him in, but the fact is that Lu Zhengze doesn't come here often.He is currently the Chief of Staff of the Army's Arrangement Division. He is often away from the provincial capital, and even when he returns to the provincial capital, he mostly goes home to report.Shen Zhan lived in the villa for nearly a month, and met Lu Zhengze twice.

Shen Zhan knew that the current situation in the province was tense, the students were busy marching in the streets, the national army was busy suppressing the Communists, and recently another important figure from the Japanese army was going to visit the Commander-in-Chief Lu.

The Japanese have a lot of desires, and the pace of aggression will never stop here. Lu Zheng is busy rectifying the army, and all front-line sects have begun to build defense fortifications. There are indications that this place may not be peaceful for a long time.

Lu Zhengze was busy with business, but he did not forget Shen Zhan. Guards were sent outside the villa every day, and when the weather was cold, he would call a tailor to make new clothes.

When Shen Zhan was a child, the root cause of his illness fell, his body was weak, and he would get headaches and fevers when exposed to a little wind.

In the past few winters, he would take the Dragon Boat Festival to find a place to settle down and not go out for the whole winter.This year he lived in a small villa, and the conditions were much better than in previous years. He nestled in the small living room of the room, with a blanket on his knees, a hand warmer in his arms, and cutting red paper with the Dragon Boat Festival.

Shen Zhan is dexterous, and each piece of red paper cut out has a different pattern. A simple "Fu" character can have both flowers and fish.When he has cut a certain amount, he will let Duanwu take it to the shop to sell. Although the price is lower, the advantage is that there is no need to set up a stall in the wind and rain.

In the past few days, he has been busy cutting villains, all the characters in the play, including Hou Fangyu and Qinhuai beauty Li Xiangjun in "Peach Blossom Fan", Liu Mengmei and Du Liniang in "The Peony Pavilion", and "The Palace of Eternal Life" Tang Minghuang and Concubine Yang in the middle.Because of the complexity of the characters, Shen Zhan always drew the blueprints and then cut them out, sometimes cutting out one character in one day.

This afternoon, he was cutting red paper with the Dragon Boat Festival when Lu Zhengze came back suddenly.For some reason, Shen Zhan hurriedly stuffed the cut red paper into the blanket.

Lu Zhengze happened to see it when he entered the room, but he didn't ask any questions. He chatted with Shen Zhan for a few words and then went out to explain the matter to Adjutant Zhao.When Duanwu returned from pouring hot tea in the kitchen, he saw Shen Zhan packing up the red paper by himself, so he put the teapot on the coffee table, and went forward to help Shen Zhan clean up together.

He asked inexplicably: "Master, why did we cut these villains to hide from Chief Lu?"

Shen Zhan whispered in his ear: "Because I cut these and gave them to Chief Lu."

Duan Wu was a little surprised.

Shen Zhan explained: "We can't live in Chief Lu's house for nothing. If we have to pay the rent, we definitely can't afford it. We just give it. People don't necessarily care about the money. After much deliberation, I can only give some Talk about what you can do.”

Duan Wu asked, "Then when are you going to give it to Chief Lu?"

Shen Zhan said: "When winter is over and we move out, we will give it to Chief Lu."

When Duan Wu heard this, his face collapsed: "As soon as winter is over, are we leaving again?"

Shen Zhan asked back: "Then how long do you want to live here for the rest of your life? Even if we stay in the province, it is impossible to live in Chief Lu's house all the time."

Duan Wu knew that Shen Zhan was telling the truth, but it was easy to go from being frugal to being extravagant, but it was difficult to go from being extravagant to being frugal. After living a stable life, she didn't want to wander around anymore.He helped Shen Zhan organize the red paper, ready to put it in a drawer, but he was too close to the edge of the table when he poured the water and put it on the coffee table. .

The hot tea was poured on the table in an instant, and the hot air fell onto the beautiful carpet.Duan Wu hurriedly straightened the overturned teapot, trying to block the dirty water with his hands.Seeing this, Shen Zhan lifted the blanket and was about to step forward to help. The door was suddenly opened. Lu Zhengze grabbed Shen Zhan who was about to save the scene, and then pulled Duan Wu away from the coffee table, saying: "Go to the kitchen to get a cleaning cloth. .”

Duan Wu took back her hands that were a little red from the heat, and obediently ran to the kitchen to get a cleaning cloth.

After a lot of tossing, a pot of hot tea returned to the table, and Shen Zhan and Lu Zheng sat on the opposite sofa respectively.

Shen Zhan didn't know how much he had heard what he just said, so he changed the subject and said, "Do you want to listen to music?"

Lu Zhengze said in a rare way: "No."

Shen Zhan saw that there was a gloomy look on his brows, and asked concerned: "The business is not going well?"

Lu Zhengze was silent for a while, and then said: "Many things, you think that the future will be long, but in fact there is not much time."

Shen Zhan felt that this sentence must be implying something, but Lu Zhengze's words were so cryptic that it might involve military secrets, so it was inconvenient for him to delve into it.

That night Lu Zheng stayed in the villa, and left after breakfast the next day.Shen Zhan thought that this time he would have to see no one for another ten and a half months, but on the third night, Lu Zhengze came back, and he pushed a black box in front of Shen Zhan, saying: "I got something yesterday. I want to give it to you."

For no reason, what gift to give?

Shen Zhan wanted to refuse, but seeing Lu Zhengze's face, he opened the box anyway.He was surprised by the gift in the box, which contained a pistol.

Shen Zhan has received many gifts in his life, such as flowers, letters, jewelry, watches, and even cars and villas, but no one has ever given him a pistol.He looked at Lu Zhengze in astonishment, and the other party looked at him solemnly and said, "I hope you learn to protect yourself."