Chapter 179 Not Simple
When he turned eighteen, Kang Shude became Mr. Song’s chief inspector, and he was in charge of the inside and outside of the antique shop.
Mr. Song himself specially visited houses and mansions to do big business.
It is a pity that the times were not good. In 1937, the Marco Polo Bridge Incident broke out.
Beiping fell and all industries were depressed.
There is no business in trading in the market, and you are subject to harassment, exploitation and surveillance from all parties.
At that time, the activities of monsters and monsters were rampant in various areas of Peiping. The special higher education courses, Xinmin Association, spies, military police, and the claws and claws of the Japanese people were everywhere. No one dared to open their mouths to ask for money, which was very annoying.
Thanks to Mr. Song having an Oriental wife, she also has an Oriental name of "Ichibashi Shubun" on her head.
He was able to use the connections of the Yue family to sell the shop to an Asian to open a pharmacy without suffering too much loss.
Kang Shude, who had only been working as a cabinet checker for a year, from then on could only travel around the houses with a robe on his shoulders and a shark-skin-covered flat drum in his hand, beating loudly. Walk.
Following Mr. Song's example, he specialized in the business of "playing hard drums"...
Hearing this, Ning Weimin couldn't help but waited for the old man's words to come to an end.
He couldn't help but ask.
"Old man, what you are saying is that Mr. Song married an Oriental girl, and she didn't leave even after the fall of Peiping, right... And his father-in-law is also an Oriental antique dealer... How can I... How can I... Do you think there's something wrong with this? Did Mr. Song sell our things to Japan? Then did he..."
He didn't dare to say anything.
But Kang Shude obviously understood what he meant, and he snorted unhappily.
"You want to ask if he is a traitor who steals and sells national treasures? Then you are wrong. Mr. Song is a person who firmly opposes Japan's invasion of China, and his national integrity is there. He sold some things to his father-in-law , but he is definitely not someone like Yue Bin..."
The antique dealer Yue Bin is a national sinner who specializes in stealing national treasures to foreigners. Kang Shude said this is undoubtedly defending Mr. Song.
But this kind of "clearing the ground" has no factual basis. It is too pale and weak to make Ning Weimin believe it.
As a result, the old man glanced at him and was angered by his perfunctory attitude.
"Don't pretend to be in front of me, don't you believe me? Then I will tell you two things. Listen to it."
"Do you know that cultural relics have been moved southward? After the 'September 18th Incident' , the Japanese occupied Northeast my country and invaded North China. It was Mr. Song who first drafted the plan to move cultural relics to the south. In order to ensure the safety of cultural relics, he urgently went to those friends in the Forbidden City to meet with the local military and political officials to negotiate with the Nanjing government. We asked the Nanjing government to make arrangements in time to remove our national treasure from the dangerous situation and preserve it."
"Also, in the winter of 1940, due to the chaotic domestic situation, Mr. Song's father-in-law was short of food supply. It was hoped that the family could return to Dongyang and settle down, which would protect their safety. As a result, when Mr. Song finally boarded the ship in Tanggu, he suddenly changed his mind and let his wife Keiko Ichihashi go alone, while he took his son and daughter with him. Back to the capital."
"Mr. Song replied to his father-in-law with a letter of apology, saying that since the two countries were at war, he had no choice but to ignore what he had promised. But he has to be a villain for once because his children are his children, so he can't live with the invaders in order to survive! If necessary, he can only let his wife go back to fulfill her filial piety. Unless one day, the two countries can really resolve their hatred and renew their family ties."
"Tell me, Mr. Song can get out of the war. He refused to leave the land and inherited the wealth of the Hitotsubashi family, and just sent his wife away, leaving him alone to raise two children. He also said such severing words, which is tantamount to being a master of the East. All the connections there have been wiped out. Could he be a traitor? He is a very strong-willed person!”
When Kang Shude said this, he glanced at Ning Weimin with dissatisfaction.
Ning Weimin's face immediately turned red with embarrassment.
Not to mention, even he himself was puzzled by the ups and downs in the business field over the past few decades.
Not only has he been through hundreds of battles, he has also experienced countless times, and his face has been tempered to the point of being almost shameless.
But I was still blushing at this moment... I quickly took a sip of tea to cover up.
But the problem is that the old man’s words make Mr. Song even more mysterious.
It is indeed wrong, because people like Mr. Song are really weird.
A top student who studied in Japan and a son-in-law of a wealthy Japanese family.
After returning to China, are you willing to keep playing small drums in the occupied Peiping?
The most important thing is, what happened after the Japanese were defeated in 1945 and Peiping was recovered?
Even if a person like Mr. Song is not a traitor, the KMT will regard him as a traitor for the sake of money.
Did he spend money to bribe the receptionist? Or do you know any senior members of the KMT?
And before liberation, why did he act as a broker for the old man to repurchase the property, and then went to the other side of the strait himself?
Mysteries, they are really hard to solve.
This Mr. Song must be in trouble, including the relocation of cultural relics to the south. What does it have to do with him as an antique dealer?
Is it his turn to draft proposals? Is this concern a bit too broad?
The strange thing is, if there is no spiritual support and no organizational support, I am afraid it will be difficult to do it with the meager strength of one person.
Is he like the one in "The Wind"...
Unfortunately, Ning Weimin didn't ask a single word of so many questions.
Because Kang Shude very clearly expressed his lack of interest.
It showed that he had planned to stop there and did not want to continue the conversation.
“Forget it, people who have not experienced many things of that year will not understand. That’s why I don’t want to talk about it.”
“What I am saying today is what I am saying. I only want to talk to you casually when my feelings are touched. We, father and son, are talking about nothing else.”
“Don’t ask any more unnecessary questions. I just hope I can tell you. It seems that the relationship between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait can be harmonious. ""It would be better if God can give us a chance to meet again. Then I will die in peace..."
Ning Weimin understood his master's temper and knew that the old man would never be vague about such matters.
So Shengsheng suppressed all the questions and quietly retreated, leaving the old man alone in the room with his eyes closed to meditate.
Of course, after Kang Shude's description, the elegant and upright Mr. Song was completely established in Ning Weimin's heart.
It became a very majestic image in his mind, which also made people more curious and mysterious.
At least Mr. Song's knowledge and cultivation, as well as his unobtrusive style, are definitely worthy of his admiration and respect.
(Note: Those who play hard drums. There are different levels of drum playing. People who specialize in buying gold and silver jewelry, jewelry and jades, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, fine furs, silks and cloths, etc., are what the old Beijing calls " "Those who play hard drums". Those who play hard drums have relatively strong capital and a certain degree of vision, and most of them are apprentices in antique shops and pawn shops. They usually only hold a small drum, a cloth bag under their ribs, and do not carry a basket. Because they only collect There is no need to carry the basket. The poor do not have soft things, so they naturally focus on wealthy families, which are what old Beijing calls "big house gates". Some people are short of money and want to get rid of things they don't like, but they don't want to go out to sell things for the sake of their face, so they come to buy things door-to-door. , which best suits their needs)
(End of this chapter)