Li Juedao was playing chess with his father Li Hongjian in the back garden of Li House. Li Shunxi came in with Li Juedao's son Zong Min. Li Juedao asked where the two of them went to play? Did they come back so late?
Li Sunxi is sixteen years old, and Zong Min is over five years old. The aunt and nephew have a close relationship, almost like brother and sister.
Zong Min crawled into his grandfather's arms, and Li Songxi sat next to Li Juedao, "Xiao Min and I went to Qianhu to watch people flying kites. I thought you would take me to the theater, so I came back."
Li Zongmin directed his grandfather to play chess, but Li Hongjian did not listen to him.
"How are you packing your things? I heard your brother will leave in half a month?"
Li Hongjian wanted to send Li Shunxi to study abroad. When his daughter was young, he only taught her how to fight and kill. Now that she is older and has become a beautiful girl, although she and her brother have been studying together, he always feels that she has to go abroad.
Gold plating is the best.
Li Songxi was also directing her brother's chess moves from the side, and Li Juedao followed her.
"I've almost packed all the important things. Now I just add more when I think of it."
Li Juedao leaned back in his armchair, handed the chessboard to Li Songxi, and said, "Just take the important things with you, and wait until you get to France to buy the rest."
Li Hongjian couldn't stand it anymore. He held Zong Min in his arms and let his grandson get off him. He said, "You kids, Xiao Yu'er is not familiar with the place where you live. Besides, those foreigners' things are not as good as ours."
Can I use the same ones on both sides? It’s better to prepare more.”
Xiao Yu'er is Li Senxi's nickname.
Li Songxi asked Li Juedao to stand up and give up his seat to her, saying: "Don't worry, Dad, with A Liang and Uncle Zhong following us, as well as Ping An and Xi Le, we have so many of us who can take care of ourselves. Besides, it's okay to take care of ourselves when we get there."
My uncle will take care of me, so don't worry."
Li Songxi's uncle studied architecture in France and had already settled there. It is said that he also found a foreign aunt.
Zong Min was still a child and his chess skills were not as good as those of his aunt, so he asked his grandfather to help him. Li Hongjian asked: "Are you two going to watch a show later?"
Li Songxi became excited when she mentioned this, and said to her father excitedly: "Dad, you don't know, tonight the big ones are Boss Tong and Xiao Caixia from the capital, singing "Dragon Playing with Phoenix", Boss Tong sings wonderfully.
Okay! Is it brother?"
Li Juedao smiled and nodded.
Li Hongjian raised his guns and said, "Whatever you say is fine with your brother."
In the end, Li Songxi lost the game. How could she beat her father?
The sister-in-law asked everyone to go to the dining room to eat. After dinner, Li Juedao took Li Shunxi to the theater.
What does Jiao'er mean? Today the whole street in the garden was blocked. When he came in, many people greeted Li Juedao and said, "How do you do, Mr. Dao? How do you do, Miss? How come you two are also here to watch the show? The show is great today!"
After Li Juedao exchanged pleasantries, he took his sister to the private room on the second floor.
Because Li Songxi loves to listen to operas, and Li Juedao loves her. Their family is not the kind of family that locks up their daughter and doesn't let her go out, let alone play in the garden. She loves to listen to operas, right? You can listen to it however you want, and the front row is still the second row.
She can choose the building at will. Li Juedao gives her a box at the theater all year round. Even if she doesn't come to the theater, she has to keep it.
Sitting in front of the table, Li Juedao saw his sister's excitement and asked her: "Do you really love opera so much?"
Li Songxi said: "If you don't like to hear it, just make it fun."
Li Juedao said: "Seeing that you are so worried, what will you do if you fall in love with an opera singer in the future?"
Li Songxi retorted in a calm tone: "What's wrong with opera singers? People also rely on their ability to make a living."
Li Juedao snorted coldly, crossed his legs and leaned back: "A bitch is ruthless and an actor is ruthless."
Li Songxi came close to Li Juedao and said, "Brother, what do you think I will do if I really fall in love with an opera singer?"
Li Juedao touched his head: "What should I do? Oops, you are really giving your brother a hard time. If you really like him, tell him in advance and I will arrange something serious for him to do."
Li Songxi hugged Li Juedao's arm, "Brother, you are so kind! Don't worry, your sister is not so short-sighted, and your future brother-in-law is definitely not bad."
Li Juedao still smiled, "Okay, let's watch your show. This is what children will say when they get older."
The stage was buzzing, but the big axle hadn't come up yet. Li Juedao and Li Songxi, brothers and sisters, were greeting their entourage. One was Xiao Wu next to Li Juedao, and the other was A Liang next to Li Songxi, and they played mahjong together.
When it comes to mahjong, Li Songxi rarely loses, and few people are willing to play with her. If she plays mahjong, she will definitely lose money. She even wonders if the lady who wins a few games is deliberately cheating.
But today I just wanted to have fun and not play with money. After playing a few rounds, the show between Boss Tong and Xiao Caixia started. If the actor's singing is really good, when he succeeds, the whole theater's cheers can lift the roof.
Li Songxi was not on the stage. She looked at the crazy audience in the audience thoughtfully. In fact, this was another reason why she loved coming to the theater. She didn't like to stand on the stage, but she liked to watch under the stage. The audience was attracted by it.
It’s crazy to see all kinds of people and take some tea.
Listening to the cheers, there was a spot in the front row downstairs that stood out. Li Juedao looked over and said, "He Qingxian, he has been in the limelight recently. On his 19th birthday a few days ago, he even destroyed a yard in Guaizi Hutong."
He Qingxian is the fourth son of He Xiaolin, the leader of the Hong Gang, and was born to his aunt. A year ago, the leader of a gang of the Qing Gang ran away with more than 20 people. They all thought he had defected. However, a week later, the leader took over.
The leader of the Hong Gang later realized that he had surrendered to the enemy. He seemed to have caught the leader of the Green Gang, Han Shouyi, and slapped him in the face several times.
After that, the Qing Gang and the Hong Gang stopped fighting each other. Today you rob my goods and I will make trouble with you tomorrow. A few days ago, He Qingxian smashed up a brothel in the Qing Gang with the energy of drinking a few sips of wine. It is said that he even led others to set it on fire.
He went to the pier, but I don’t know if he was bragging about burning the pier or because he failed to publicize it. However, the destruction of the yard was real.
Li Songxi asked: "Boss Han didn't pursue this matter?"
Their family is closer to the Qinggang, especially since Li Shunxi and Boss Han's son Han Tianci have both been studying abroad recently, so they have been traveling more frequently.
But the Hong Gang didn't dare to confront the Li family head-on. What's wrong with him being a gang member? The Li family also took advantage of the situation. According to their seniority, He Xiaolin had to call Li Hongjian Uncle Hong, and on special occasions, he had to salute and congratulate him in a polite manner.
Li Juedao peeled an orange and gave it to Li Songxi to eat, and replied: "Who knows what he is thinking, anyway, I haven't heard any news recently."
When it was time to leave the theater, Li Songxi reached out and touched the pocket watch around his neck. It was gone. Li Juedao asked A Liang to accompany her in to look for it. He waited at the door for a while, just in time to say a few words to a few friends.
Li Shuanxi entered the garden and walked through the small courtyard. As soon as he stepped across the threshold, a man walked towards him. Although he had an unshaven beard, he seemed to be relatively young based on his walking posture and body shape.
When the two of them approached, Li Songxi saw a mole on his neck. It was red and stood out against the light on his fair and slender neck. When they walked over, Li Songxi turned around and stared at his back.
The back view is also nice.
She also wanted Ah Liang to ask who the person was, but when she looked again, there was no trace of him. She shook her head sadly, went in and went upstairs to find her pocket watch.
She and A Liang searched around the box but couldn't find him. They thought he had fallen on the stairs or in the garden. Just when they were about to go out to take a look, they suddenly heard several gunshots, and then there was a mess outside. They were in panic.
It seemed as if I heard someone shouting "Kill!"
Ah Liang protected Li Songxi and walked out quickly. When she got to the garden, she met Li Juedao who was looking for her. Li Juedao protected her and returned to the garden, saying that it was not safe outside.
He was talking to a few friends just now when he suddenly heard several gunshots, and then saw someone rolling and crawling out of the back alley of the theater, shouting "Killing!" as he ran.
Li Juedao immediately turned around and went into the garden to look for his sister. Nothing could happen to his little fish. When it was quiet outside, Li Juedao took Li Shunxi and left.
As for the pocket watch, ask Ah Liang to notify the theater owner to help him find it.
It wasn't until the next day that they found out that the dead one was He Qingxian.
As for who the murderer was, the Hong Gang was still looking for him. They searched all over the place, but there were so many people watching the show in and out of the theater that day that they couldn't find him.
But it is said that the Hong Gang thought it was the Qing Gang who did it, but the people from the Qing Gang near the theater that day could prove to each other that no one went to the back alley, and no one even talked to He Qingxian, let alone killed He Qingxian.
Several people accompanying He Qingxian said that when the show ended that day, they originally wanted to go to the back door to invite some actors to have a drink. Unexpectedly, when they walked to the darkest part of the alley, a big net flew from the sky and covered them.
, and also attacked from behind. After reacting, I saw that there were only two people, but their faces were covered, and I don’t know what they looked like. Although there were many people on their side, they later drew their guns to demonstrate. One person said that he shot one of them. He didn’t know who was wearing dark green.
He was still wearing black or dark blue clothes, but in the end He Qingxian was stabbed to death.
At the dinner table the next day, when Li Shuanxi heard this, she remembered that she couldn't recognize the color of the coat she saw from behind in the theater yesterday. Li Juedao and Li Hongjian were discussing who should attend He Qingxian's funeral.
I didn't notice Li Songxi's distraction.
Because of the death of He Qingxian, the streets have been very chaotic recently. Although He Xiaolin has no shortage of sons, and the deceased was born to his aunt, this is nothing more than a slap in the face of the Hong Gang. How many people in the gang are shouting that it was the Qing Gang who did it?
, but suffers from the lack of evidence.
Relying on the idea of being shot, the Hong Gang arrested several people in the hospital and pharmacy, but people from the patrol room came forward to tell them not to arrest more people.
On the day of He Qingxian's funeral, the Qing Gang invited Mr. Ge to pay their respects, which was considered very honorable.
However, on the other side, Jiang Hanjie's car from the Qing Gang was stopped by a man. He said, "Something happened to Hua Qing. He asked me to come find you."
Upon hearing the name, Jiang Hanjie asked him to take him there quickly. When he arrived, he saw his younger brother lying in the thatched nest with a pale face. He fainted when he saw him calling "big brother".
Jiang Hanjie asked King Kong to carry him into the car and go to the hospital. The man said he couldn't go because people from the Hong Gang were arresting them. Only then did Ajie see Hua Qing wearing a dark green gown and said he should go home. When he got home, he called him again.
The doctor treats the wound. The Youth Gang has its own doctor. Of course, those in this business must have doctors on hand.
Before Hua Qing woke up, there was a sound of footsteps in the front yard. Jiang Hanjie called "Godmother", and then a lady walked in. She looked about thirty or so, with hazy eyes. This was Hua Qing's sister Zhao Shutong, who was standing beside her.
Watching the doctor treat his brother's wound was not heartbreaking enough, so Jiang Hanjie persuaded his godmother to come out and let the doctor treat Hua Qing's injury.
In the outer hall, Jiang Hanjie said how he picked up Hua Qing. Zhao Shutong asked where the man was. Ajie said that he asked King Kong to take him down to eat. She asked Ajie to find her and ask Hua Qing carefully how he did it.
Looks like this?
She wrote a letter to her uncle and aunt at the beginning of the year, saying that she wanted Hua Qing to return to the Qinggang. At that time, her uncle and aunt said that she had left home, but she had been waiting in Songjiang for nearly two months without seeing anyone. Calculating the distance, she just left.
It's time to arrive. I've been writing to the person but can't find her. I didn't expect to see her again today but she looks like this. I feel bad for her.
Zhao Shutong and Hua Qing are cousins. Their hometowns, including Zhao Shutong's husband, Qinggang boss Han Shouyi, are all in Tangcheng. Hua Qing's mother, Zhao Yu, is Zhao Shutong's aunt. The Zhao family is a big family with many uncles, siblings, and only one of them.
The fathers of Zhao Yu and Zhao Shutong are siblings.
There, the Zhao family was originally a wealthy family. Later, after her father passed away, her aunt and uncle kicked her and her mother out. At that time, she was only 6 years old and could still remember things. After they were kicked out, her uncle and aunt took her and her mother there.
The Zhang family lives.
The Zhang family is considered to be the largest family in Tangcheng. It has fields, villages, shops and real estate. It is not a big deal to support two more people. The Zhang family treats Zhao Shutong and her daughter completely as their own family, especially Zhao Yu.
When I was little, my sister-in-law raised me single-handedly, and my niece also watched her grow up, so she was very close to her.
Zhang Bojin and his wife loved each other very much and treated Zhao Shutong and his daughter very well. Therefore, apart from the experience of being kicked out of the Zhao family when Zhao Shutong was a child, Zhao Shutong lived a very happy life throughout his teenage years and was a cousin who had never experienced hardship.
Let’s talk about Hua Qing. He was the sole child of the Zhang family. Zhang Bojin even used the pseudonym “Hua Qing” given by a former bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. Unfortunately, this kid didn’t like reading, so he had to use it as a nickname. He was different from Zhao Shutong.
When he was fifteen years old, his elder sister took him to play when he was a child. He went to school and went to the village with her just like his relatives.
Han Shouyi was a coolie at the Zhang family teahouse, and he met the two sisters when they went out to play.
Later, Han Shouyi rescued a gang leader, became his master and followed him around the world. The young and ignorant Hua Qing and his cousin who fell in love wandered to Songjiang.
When he was a child, he ran around in the dock theater. Boss Han recruited his master's people in Songjiang, and on the other hand he became famous for his loyalty. The Qing Gang established a foothold in Songjiang, and then brought in Han Shouyi's son - he
Han Tianci, the child of the deceased child bride, came to Songjiang to study.
Before that, Zhao Shutong knew that Han Shouyi had a son, but Hua Qing did not.
Although he was also called Master Han Shouyi or brother-in-law at that time, in fact, in the entire Qinggang, Hua Qing was nothing more than a young master. Suddenly, Han Tianci came and acted according to the circumstances of the gang. So what about his younger brother, he was his biological son.
In addition, Hua Qing was rebellious at a young age. When Han Shouyi asked whether he should study in Songjiang or return to his hometown, Hua Qing took a gamble and said he wanted to go home.