The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

  May 2, weekend.

   "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" has been serialized to Guo Jing's worship of Hong Qigong as his teacher, and the powerful eighteen palms of subduing the dragon have made readers hooked. At the same time, the story of Jin Yong, the author of the novel, being forcibly invited by Chu Dashuai to be a secretary in a foreign language has also spread slowly in Tianjin, becoming an absurd and interesting story that people are talking about.

  These days, Zhou Hexuan occasionally goes to work in the supervisory office. However, his identity is not a government civil servant, but Chu Yupu's adjutant secretary, and he also received a warrant officer rank of Lao Shizi (a foreign officer with a bare epaulette).

   Most of the time, Zhou Hexuan still stayed in the Dashuai Mansion to write novels, and when Chu Yupu was interested, people would read it.

   Two record secretaries were also invited, one named Xue Huairen and the other Meng Zhang. They used to be editors of newspaper offices. Recently, several newspaper offices in Tianjin have been closed down. These people are worried that they have no way to make money.

   Every day, Zhou Hexuan made a pot of hot tea, smoked a cigarette and narrated his novels, while the two secretaries took turns taking notes. 30 cents per thousand words, at least 30,000 words a day, and evenly divided into their hands, they also have a daily salary of 4.5 yuan, which is already considered a very high income.

"The two were sitting down and chatting when suddenly they heard a rustling sound in the grass in the distance. Zhou Botong exclaimed: There is a snake!" Zhou Hexuan took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and continued, "As soon as the words are finished, there is a strange sound. When the fight started, it seemed like a group of snakes had arrived. Zhou Botong’s face changed greatly, and he rushed back into the cave. It was because his martial arts had reached a state of ecstasy, but when he heard the sound of snakes and insects swimming, he was so frightened that his soul flew away…”

   "Mr. Zhou, slow down! I can't copy it." Xue Huairen said hurriedly.

   Zhou Hexuan had to slow down his speech and recounted for a while before saying, "Okay, let's go here today. I have to go out in the afternoon, so you won't be here."

  The two secretaries quickly got up and said goodbye, with a very respectful attitude. First, it was because of Zhou Hexuan's status as a commander-in-chief, and secondly, Zhou Hexuan's literary talent really impressed them.

  At noon, Zhou Hexuan found that Chu Nanxiang, Master Shen, Zhang Wukui and others were not there. There were only herald Jia He and housekeeper Wang Dafu at the dinner table. He couldn't help asking, "I don't have to work this weekend, and the handsome is not at home?"

   Jia He is the cousin of the second concubine, and apart from knowing a few words, he has no real skills. He said: "Going out early in the morning, it seems that some school has opened up."

   The school in Jia He's mouth was an elementary school. In order to please Chu Yupu, Du Xiaoshan, a local "great good man", not only actively raised military funds for him, but also renamed a primary school in Tianjin as Yunshan Elementary School (Chu Yupu's word Yunshan).

   This flattery is really loud, no wonder Chu Dashuai will sworn brothers with Du Xiaoshan.

   After lunch, Zhou Hexuan threw down his rice bowl and was ready to go out. Today, the French consul wife is going to hold a salon, and he received an invitation very early.

   Zhou Hexuan just called Li Shuanzhu, and the second, third and fourth concubine also went downstairs, followed by a group of people, who seemed to be going to the department store in the concession.

  The second aunt said yin and yang angrily: "Since this house has lived in vixen, you can smell the stinky smell wherever you go. I don't want to stay for a moment."

   "Isn't it? That vixen will please people and make the handsome man dizzy." The third concubine sneered.

   The object of these two women's innuendo and mockery is naturally Chu Yupu's fifth concubine, too Xiaoqing, who has just married home. It's normal to be jealous or something.

   The fourth aunt was a college student before, so she persuaded: "Second sister, third sister, don't say a few words, the commander will definitely be unhappy when he hears it."

  Second Auntie sneered: "Cut, my mother has been with the handsome man for more than ten years, so she is afraid of that little hoof? I have to show her some color some other day, and let her know who has the final say in this family!"

  The third aunt leaned over and whispered, as if she was discussing a plan, and soon laughed with the second aunt.

   Zhou Hexuan had already walked into the yard. He looked back and saw the fifth concubine, Xiaoqing, hiding behind the upstairs window, secretly watching the situation below. The two stared at each other across the air, Zhou Hexuan was fine, but the fifth concubine blushed and drew the curtains.

"Jingle Bell!"

   Zhou Hexuan rang the bell of the bicycle, and the iron gate of the Grand Marshal's Mansion opened immediately. Li Shuanzhu chased after him and shouted, "Mr. Zhou, ride slowly, I can't catch up!"

   "Sit in the back, I'll take you." Zhou Hexuan stopped by the roadside at the door, and Li Shuanzhu immediately accelerated and jumped into the back seat.

  This bicycle belongs to the Dashuai's mansion. No one in the mansion can ride it. Zhou Hexuan's mentality of using waste has made this bicycle his exclusive car.

   As for the watch that was pawned when he first crossed, he had already redeemed it. The shopkeeper of the pawnshop saw that there was a big soldier behind him, and he didn't even dare to collect the interest he deserved, so he paid the original price in fear.

  The buildings in the Tianjin Concession belong to the Wanguo style, which Zhou Hexuan experienced in later generations. It is a pity that although the scenery is beautiful, it does not belong to the Chinese. This is the world of foreign devils.

  Li Shuanzhu hugged Zhou Hexuan's waist in fear, he always felt that the two-wheeled car was unreliable and seemed to fall over at any time. After riding for a while, he relaxed and asked curiously, "Mr. Zhou, what exactly is a foreigner who kills a dragon? Where can I find a dragon to kill?"

"Hahaha," Zhou Hexuan was amused by him, and popularized, "Salon is the French word SaLon, the ladies of Paris, who often turn their living rooms into social places, inviting some dramatists, novelists, poets, musicians, Painters, politicians...everyone listened to music while drinking tea, chatting casually without restraint."

"Isn't it just lagua (Shandong dialect version of chatter), what about killing a dragon," Li Shuanzhu sneered, "The foreign woman just doesn't follow the way of women, and she invites so many men to her house in the day and day, maybe she wants to do something. Woolen cloth."

   Zhou Hexuan smiled and said, "You said this very insightfully."

  Li Shuanzhu enjoyed this compliment very much, and said boldly: "That's right, the commander also often praises me for being smart."

  The two were talking nonsense all the way, and soon came to the official residence of the French consul. Before they could get in, they saw a car approaching from the opposite direction. Puyi in a suit and leather shoes appeared first, followed by Wanrong in a pleated dress.

  Puyi took several steps in a row, then suddenly remembered something, stopped and waited with his left hand on his waist.

  Wan Rongji walked to catch up, supported her black gauze lace lady's hat, put one hand into Puyi's arm, the other held the skirt, and the two instantly turned into a loving couple.

  Hehe, the emperor and the queen are also here.

   Puyi turned his head to look at Zhou Hexuan, and seemed to have no impression of a little guy like him. And Li Shuanzhu was also wearing casual clothes today, and only brought a pistol to go out. Puyi didn't even know that they were the people of Marshal Chu.