On July 29, 1937, Peking was occupied by Japanese invaders. On October 12, 193, the Japanese and puppet government changed Peiping to Beijing. After the Japanese invaders surrendered in 1945, it was changed to Peiping. Note: For convenience, the article was called Peiping in the future.

The king flags on the city wall, Peking, and Beijing were changed over and over again, silently witnessing the changes in history. No matter how the name changed, its historical status or status in the minds of the Chinese people cannot be shaken.

From a geographical point of view, Beiping is located in a great place, with a dangerous mountain in the north and a dangerous mountain in the south, and a downward shore in the Central Plains. It is the gateway to the northern Central Plains. Some people say that it is the "longyan" of China. It is flat on the surface, carrying heavy mountains, connecting the Jianghuai in the south, and connecting the desert in the north, which can be called "a gathering of wealth and goods, with natural dangers and good places."

At the same time, Peiping is the northern end of Chinese culture, "outside one wall, approaching the Great Barbarians". It is backed by the vast Han cultural area in the south and is the attack station of Chinese civilization. From here, Chinese civilization goes to the whole country, and elite cultures from all over the country gather here, colliding and integrating here.

Wu Ming, dressed as a businessman, stood under the city, looked at this historical city, and was stunned for a while, and walked into the city with a self-deprecating smile. There was no such strong feeling in the small county town. Now Wu Ming seems to be like an extra in the shooting scene of an old movie, everything is so familiar and so strange.

Wu Ming stood at the corner of the street, lit a cigarette, and spit out a cigarette ring. He didn't know the way, so he thought about it for a while, gave up the idea of ​​reaching out and shouting "TXXI", and threw out the cigarette that had just taken two sips in his hand.

A man wearing only a small jacket jumped quickly towards the cigarette flying in the air, catching the cigarette like a fish leaping out of the water... The cigarette was still burning, so he put it to his mouth and started smoking.

Wu Ming was amazed at his skills. The cigarette was still on his mouth a second ago! Seeing how comfortable it was to smoke the three cannon cigarettes, Wu Ming also saw a familiar car beside him. He couldn't help but laugh.

The man looked at him and laughed, revealing his teeth that were rusty and yellow.

"A smoker, and I have never been to the hospital to wash my teeth..." Wu Ming made a judgment and walked forward slowly, "Take me to the store."

A small courtyard with three small rooms is Wu Mingxin's residence. It turned out to be Chen Hui's house, but when he was given it, he was not uncomfortable at all. Not only was the gentleman holding Miss Huang's seal, but he also had a gold bar that Wu Ming had just given him in his pocket. You must know that this small house could not be sold at this price.

Chen Hui stood respectfully beside Wu Ming with a look of flattery, "Mr. Sha, do you think you will hire a few more servants?"

"No need for the time being." Wu Ming waved his hand, walked around the yard for two times, and nodded secretly. It was quiet here, and the most important thing was that it was inconspicuous. And the surrounding environment was very suitable for escaping. "Well, it's better to hire someone to cook for me, and he doesn't need anything else."

"Okay. I'll find a chef and I'll be here tomorrow." Chen Hui nodded and agreed...

"No need for a chef. As long as you can make a regular meal, I am not so particular." Wu Ming waved his hand and interrupted him, "If you don't have anything to do, just go back and don't run here all the time."

"Is that...that woman okay?" Chen Hui asked hesitantly.

Wu Ming thought for a moment and replied, "Just look appropriate, I don't understand the rules here."

"What if I still have the child?" Chen Hui's voice became deeper and he secretly glanced at Wu Ming.

Wu Ming felt so keen. He glanced at Chen Hui indifferently and turned his eyes to a middle-aged woman standing next to the cart at the door. The woman stood respectfully with her head down, wearing simple clothes. Behind her was a timid little girl, who was secretly protruding her head and looking inside. They were waiting for Chen Hui and preparing to leave together.

"Tell me, who is she you? You need to take care of her like this." Wu Ming raised his chin slightly at the woman, "If I guess correctly?"

"I'm not to hide it from it, she is my miserable sister." Chen Hui sighed helplessly, "In this chaotic year, a man has died. He came to join me. He could have watched the house here, but now if he goes back with me, hehe, I'm not afraid of you making fun of you, my joke will indeed make me embarrassed."

Wu Ming looked up at the sky and nodded slightly after a while, "Then let's live in the small house next to her first, if she is not afraid..."

"Thank you, sir, thank you." Chen Hui bowed and bowed in gratitude. "In the past, life is difficult. Whoever laughs at me? When I find a place, I will take my sister out." He straightened up, waved to the middle-aged woman outside, called her to the front, and told the story.

Wu Ming saw the middle-aged woman's face showing a hint of embarrassment and helplessness, then returned to normal, saluted him, glanced at the little girl who was stomping on the yard gate.

"This is five dollars." Wu Ming took out the money and handed it over, "You can buy food, rice, oil, salt, vegetables, poultry and meat, and you can buy it after spending it. As for the wages..." Wu Ming turned his inquiring eyes to Chen Hui.

"If you have food to eat and a house to live in, how dare you ask for wages?" Chen Hui said with a wry smile: "Mr. Sha, your heart is so good."

Seeing that everyone had left, Wu Ming closed the door and carefully looked inside the house for a while, then opened the suitcase, took out the muffle gun, muffler, and several spy certificates, lifted the kang mat, dug out two bricks with a dagger, and hid the things in.

The house is very simple, but it is cleaned very clean. The stove in the house has been lit by Chen Hui's sister. Most of the houses in Peking are short, with thick mud walls on all sides; there is a warm kang and a corridor in the flower hall above; there is a bright window on the corridor, with thin paper covered in the windows, and a damper is installed in the thin paper, and nothing else. Once the cotton door curtain is hung, the room is stewed warmly.

After installing a spy certificate and a pistol close to the body, Wu Ming breathed a sigh of relief, lay on the kang, closed his eyes slightly, and gently rubbed the corners of his eyes that were a little uncomfortable because of the glue, quietly thinking about what happened in the future.

He doesn't want to go to the contact point of the Military Control Commission for the time being. Who knows what kind of fool the Military Control Commission has arranged for? It doesn't help much, so don't expose yourself instead.

Tomorrow, I will go to that middle school first and find my brother-in-law before talking about it. Do you still have to escort him to Shanghai? Wu Ming started to have a headache. Otherwise, let him stay first and take him to the streets and alleys of Peking. Now his eyes are dark, which is really unsafe. Even if he runs away, he may run into a dead end. Isn’t it possible to play at all?

Adapt first, then act. The first thing Wu Ming has to do is to settle down first and try to adapt to his living habits in Peking. If possible, he must be familiar with the neighbors around the house and establish good relationships so that he will not attract attention. It is also for this reason that he left Chen Hui's sister and children. If he does this, he will be too naive.

As soon as his body relaxed, his fatigue and running around for several days were pressed towards Wu Ming. His head began to feel a little drowsy and he entered a state of sleeping but not sleeping.

The noise in the yard made Wu Ming open his eyes alertly, jump off the kang quickly, and look out through the small hole in the window paper.

It turned out that Mrs. Chen came back after buying things. She carried two grain bags on her shoulders and a basket on her arm, which contained some vegetables, and followed by the little girl with a snot.

Looking at Wu Ming's room, Mrs. Chen turned around and entered the kitchen. After a while, a slight sound came from inside.

Wu Ming thought for a moment, opened the door and walked out, and walked straight to the kitchen, wanting to see when the food could be prepared, he was a little hungry.

"Mr. Sha." Seeing Wu Ming coming in, Chen Shu quickly stopped the work in her hand, lowered her hands, and called respectfully. The little girl hid behind her with a slight noise.

"Oh, I'm a little hungry and want to see when the meal will be ready." Wu Ming touched his nose and asked with a smile.

"It's going to be fine soon, it's going to be fine soon." Mrs. Chen was a little panicked and pinched the corners of her clothes unnaturally.

"What should I do with kneading noodles?" Wu Ming pointed to the basin and asked with interest: "Why are there so little, it seems that there is not enough food?"

"I'm going to make hot noodle soup for Mr. Sha with dumplings and whisper, "Sister Chen lowered his head and said softly: "These are made for you, we won't eat this."

Wu Ming frowned and understood the meaning of the local dialect. They were nominally hired servants, so of course it was not as good as what they ate themselves.

"Make more!" Wu Ming gently tapped the basin with his fingers, "The same goes for the future. You don't have to cook two kinds of meals, so you can save you from wasting firewood." Wu Ming finally found an excuse that he thought was reasonable, and then added: "Cleaning the yard normally... Anyway, you can do it yourself when you see there is work. Of course, I will not give you wages again." Wu Ming has been in this era for some days, and his eyes are quite sharp. Mrs. Chen is a woman who is soft on the outside and hard on the inside. She has received benefits for no reason and will definitely have other ideas. The purpose of Wu Ming's words is to allow her to accept it with greater peace of mind.
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