Chapter 983 982 [Westward Journey]

Zhou Hexuan thought he was going to a hotel in the city, but was dragged to Huaqing Pool by Xiong Xianghui.

There are relatively high-end hotels here, as well as hot spring pools newly built during the Republic of China. Chiang Kai-shek would occasionally take a bath in the Huaqing Pool when he came to Xi'an.

Anyway, Hu Zongnan paid for all the expenses. After Zhou Hexuan put away his luggage, he took Wanrong to find the hot spring pool. Xia Nai, Wu Zuoren, Lin Fengmian, Lin Guoda, Sun Yongzhen and Zhu Guozhen also took the opportunity to have fun, especially the two painters, who took a bath and recited poems and poems, thinking about Concubine Yang Guifei and Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty.

It's a pity that the floor tiles and wall tiles in the hot spring pool are rather unsightly. They look like modern industrial products without any trace of ancient charm at all.

The next morning, Zhou Hexuan asked Sun Yongzhen to borrow a car from the city hall and get a truck before setting off. There are several oil fields in the northwest. Gasoline and diesel are cheaper and easier to obtain than in the south. There is no need for cars to burn charcoal and travel long distances.

Before Sun Yongzhen drove the truck back, Hu Zongnan arrived first.

The dignified commander-in-chief of the group army, the future king of the northwest, was wearing a suit, glasses, and a camera hanging on his chest.

Zhou Hexuan was being pulled by Kong Lingwei to play cards when suddenly there was a knock on the door, and a servant of the Kong family reported: "Second Miss, there is a journalist asking to see you."

"Let him in." Kong Lingwei said casually.

Hu Zongnan walked into the room, glanced at Kong Lingwei, frowned slightly, and introduced himself: "Hello, Miss Kong Er, my name is Gu..."

Kong Lingwei was wearing a black suit and a red tie, holding a cigar in one hand and cards in the other, with a yellow-haired pug squatting at his feet. She blew out smoke rings and interrupted directly: "Journalist Gu, right? What do you want from me?"

"Uh, I just want to ask you a few questions." Hu Zongnan quickly handed over his business card.

Kong Lingwei glanced at Hu Zongnan and sneered: "You are still a reporter with such virtue? You can't even speak well. You don't even urinate and take photos, but you want to interview me? Go back and tell your president and ask him to come directly to you." Me, otherwise don’t blame me for being rude.”

This is my blind date...

General Hu Zongnan, who held a large number of troops, just wanted to throw his face and leave. He suppressed his anger and said with a smile, "I want to take a picture of Miss Kong Er."

Kong Lingwei threw Hu Zongnan's business card to the ground and said disdainfully: "In Shanghai, a photo of me was worth 100,000 yuan. Get out of here."

Hu Zongnan immediately left. He couldn't afford to offend such an aunt. He is neither a man nor a woman, he behaves rudely, has no education, and is arrogant. Let alone getting married, even being ordinary friends is disgusting.

"I'm going to the toilet." Zhou Hexuan stood up and said.

Kong Lingwei said: "Hurry up, don't delay playing cards."

By the time Zhou Hexuan chased him out, Hu Zongnan had already torn off his fake beard and was cursing and muttering something.

"Commander Hu, stay." Zhou Hexuan shouted.

Hu Zongnan was taken aback, turned around and asked, "Mr. Zhou, do you know me?"

Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "I have met him from a distance before."

"I see," Hu Zongnan said with a smile, "Mr. Zhou, are you satisfied with your stay in Huaqingchi? If you need any help, just ask."

Zhou Hexuan said: "I asked someone to borrow a car from the city government with a note from the Ministry of Education. I haven't come back yet. I don't know what happened."

Hu Zongnan said: "The city government doesn't have many cars. Since Mr. Zhou needs it urgently, I will ask the army to bring a car over."

"Thank you very much." Zhou Hexuan said, cupping his fists.

Hu Zongnan suddenly whispered: "Mr. Zhou is very familiar with Miss Kong Er?"

Zhou Hexuan smiled bitterly and said, "That's right."

Hu Zongnan asked: "What do you think of her as a person?"

"It's hard to say." Zhou Hexuan said.

"Haha," Hu Zongnan laughed dryly, "It's really hard to say."

The two chatted for a few more words, and suddenly heard Kong Lingwei shouting from inside: "Are you pooping or peeing? It took you so long to go to the toilet!"

Hu Zongnan shook his head repeatedly, cupped his fists and said, "Mr. Zhou, I'll take my leave now."

"Walk slowly." Zhou Hexuan said.

Hu Zongnan ran away after saying that, and immediately called the matchmaker Chen Lifu when he returned, saying that the Japanese army was preparing to launch an attack in Qinling Mountains. He must immediately go to the front line to supervise the war. The military situation is urgent and personal matters can only be put aside temporarily. Please be considerate of Chen Lifu.

Zhou Hexuan also quickly took the people away and drove all the way to Dunhuang.

Chen Lifu told Song Ailing Hu Zongnan's original words, and Song Ailing quickly called her daughter. After some exchanges, she guessed that Hu Zongnan was the reporter. Song Ailing scolded her daughter, ordered Kong Lingwei not to dress up in men's clothing, and quickly came to apologize to leave a good impression on Hu Zongnan.

Song Ailing was so anxious about her daughter's marriage because she saw that Chiang Kai-shek valued Hu Zongnan very highly and wanted to strengthen the Kong family through political marriage.

Kong Lingwei did not come to apologize in person, but called Hu Zongnan's headquarters and said to the staff officer who answered the phone: "If Hu Zongnan doesn't come to see me, I won't leave in Xi'an."

Hu Zongnan was so aggrieved that he could only bite the bullet and continue the blind date.

Kong Lingwei finally changed back to women's clothing this time. Not only was he wearing a skirt, but he also wore high heels and sprayed perfume on his head and neck.

Hu Zongnan glanced at the other party's high heels and suddenly had a plan in mind. He invited Kong Lingwei to go hiking and walked for two hours on the wild trails, which helped Kong Lingwei's feet get rid of blisters. Hu Zongnan pretended not to know, admiring the beautiful scenery along the way, and expressed all kinds of praises and expressions.

Kong Lingwei was going crazy. He returned to Huaqing Pool and cursed, swearing: "Hu Zongnan, this bastard, even if he becomes emperor one day, I, Kong Er, have no interest in him!"

Hu Zongnan was so smart that he pretended to cancel the marriage without offending anyone except Miss Kong Er...

Zhou Hexuan's trip was very smooth. Since they had to transport arms aided by the Soviet Union, the highway transportation in the northwest was very convenient.

Wanrong and Lin Guoda were the most excited. They were both experiencing the scenery of the Western Regions for the first time, which was as strange as the inland people seeing the sea for the first time.

A few days later, they entered Gansu province, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan... Every time they visited an ancient city, Xia Nai would take advantage of the opportunity to take a rest and walk around. Lin Guoda became his follower, asking questions like a curious baby. This kind of field trip study is the longest learning.

Zhou Hexuan was lucky. He didn't encounter any bandits along the way, but he did see a few Japanese transport planes flying in the sky. These Japanese planes went to the grasslands of Ejina Banner to airdrop supplies. A small number of Japanese built military bases there and bribed some Chinese people to become traitors. They also wanted to lure the Mongolian princes there and then launch a rebellion to establish a puppet regime in Gansu.

Zhou Hexuan didn't need to worry about this kind of thing, because the Communist Party sent political cadres three years ago. That cadre had become good friends with the Mongolian prince, and was well-known in the local military and police circles. Everyone respected him as "Secretary Liu." During the Spring Festival next year, under the advice of "Secretary Liu", the Mongolian prince invited the Japanese to eat dumplings and drink soju, and easily killed all the drunk Japanese.

This "Secretary Liu", whose real name was Zhou Renshan, later became the Secretary of the Tibet District Wei and the Standing Secretary of the Xinjiang District Committee.

No more gossip.

The group arrived in Guazhou and took the road to Dunhuang. At this time, there were no serious roads, and the car could only drive around in the desert. In order to avoid going in the wrong direction, Zhou Hexuan temporarily hired a guide in Guazhou and finally arrived in Dunhuang in late September.