The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

Fan Ha'er, whose real name is Shun Dian, styled Shao Zeng.

In Sichuan dialect, "Ha'er" means "foolish". This master was born in a landlord family. He didn't like reading since he was a child, but he liked listening to people's stories.

To put it bluntly, Fan Haer is a bit like a teenager who was influenced by "Young and Dangerous" in later generations. He didn't learn well at a young age, and joined the local Paoge organization at the age of 13.

Since the late Qing Dynasty, Sichuan has never been peaceful, and has been fighting almost every year.

The lives of ordinary people are naturally difficult, but hob meat like Fan Ha'er can get along like a duck to water. In the past 20 years, he has changed from a little brother of Paoge to Liu Xiang's division commander. Last year, he was appointed by Chang Kaishen as the commander of the Sichuan-Hubei Frontier Defense Force.

Now that the civil strife in Sichuan has temporarily subsided, only Liu Wenhui and Liu Xiang are the most powerful uncles and nephews, one occupying western Sichuan and the other occupying eastern Sichuan.

Er Liu was originally a relative, and has always been a natural ally. But after they subdued other warlords, they inevitably became hostile to each other, and they all wanted to destroy each other and unify Sichuan.

Fan Ha'er's strength is not bad, so he naturally became the target of both parties.

Just last month, Sichuan Provincial Chairman Liu Wenhui paid 500,000 yuan to buy Fan Haer. Fan Haer agreed on the surface, calmly accepted the 500,000 oceans, sold Liu Wenhui later, and asked Liu Xiang what to do with the huge sum of money.

Liu Xiang laughed it off and asked Fan Ha'er to take the money to go to Shanghai for fun, as long as he didn't get involved in the struggle between the two.

Fan Ha'er did not go to Shanghai immediately, but went to Chongqing with the money. He chose a piece of land in Shangqing Temple near Caiyuanba, and is building "Fanzhuang" on a large scale.

Historically, after "Fan Zhuang" broke ground, Fan Ha'er would go down the river to Shanghai, where he would be accepted as a closed disciple by Zhang Jinhu, an old man of the Green Gang, and he would start the opium business with Du Yuesheng.

There are three anecdotes in Fan Haer's life that are most famous——

One is that when he was defeated in the army, in order to accumulate strength to make a comeback, he led people to rob property everywhere. After Fan Ha'er became prosperous, he found all the people who were robbed at the beginning, and returned the property with interest.

The second is that he has many wives and concubines, including dozens of concubines. One of them, a concubine named Ziju, fell in love with the young principal Wang Shijun when she was studying in Chongqing Kaiming School. Although Fan Haer was angry after being cuckolded, he finally chose to forgive. He took Ziju as his goddaughter and Wang Shijun as his godson, donated 5,000 oceans as a dowry, and married off his concubine with the etiquette of marrying a daughter.

The third is that he fell in love with the sports star "Southern Mermaid" Yang Xiuqiong, and he didn't care about the face of Chang Kaishen and Song Meiling.

Fan Ha'er's personality is extremely complicated. He is generous, generous, generous, and repays kindness, but he is also cunning, greedy and lustful, and does harm to others. He was illiterate, bullying men and women, full of powerful thoughts, but at the critical moment, he understood righteousness, spent his family wealth in order to resist the Japanese, and finally revolted against Jiang and defected to our party. At the age of 83.

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Today's Chongqing is still relatively backward, and the Xinxin Grand Theater and Cathay Grand Theater have not yet been completed.

Fan Ha'er took Zhou Hexuan and Zhang Mouzhi to the Yuehe Tea Garden in Jifang Street (near the Jiefangbei of later generations), where the most famous Sichuan opera troupe in Chongqing is located.

Sichuan teahouses are very different from teahouses in Shanghai and Tianjin. The teahouses are filled with bamboo chairs, which can be used for sitting upright or half lying down. Then, you can enjoy a cup of tureen tea, which is extremely relaxing and comfortable.

On the stage, a flower monk with Buddha's dust on his shoulders appeared on the stage, and after only a few steps, the audience applauded.

"good!"

Fan Haer clapped frantically with joy, the fat on his face trembling. He introduced Zhou Hexuan and Zhang Mouzhi: "Mr. Zhou, Mr. Zhang, Liu Chengji, the monk who played the flower, came out of Suining. Don't look at him young, his colorful face (clown) is unique in Chongqing. This "Drunken Beating the Mountain Gate" ", got the true biography of Zhao Xiazi, and the acting is so comfortable that I can't find a second one in Chongqing."

"Drunk Fighting the Mountain Gate" is a well-known play in Kunqu Opera. Now it is expressed in the form of Sichuan Opera, which has a special charm.

Lu Zhishen, the flower monk played by Liu Chengji, is majestic when fighting against injustice, but he is naive when he is drunk. Especially the eyes and expressions, coupled with the singing of Sichuan opera, showed an indescribable sense of humor.

"Okay!"

Once the play was over, Fan Haer kept clapping and applauding, and said happily, "Damn it, the son of a bitch insists on getting it, and I will reward Liu Sanrong (Liu Chengji) with 10 yuan!"

Until he left the tea garden, Fan Haer was still full of praise for the performance just now, and he took Zhou Hexuan and Zhang Mouzhi to the restaurant for a drink.

When the food and wine were on the table, Fan Haer raised his glass and said, "Mr. Zhou, Mr. Zhang, I, Fan Haer, am a rough man, and I can't speak polite words. I respect you both for this glass of wine. Brother Pao, I will never be sloppy." , I did it, you can do whatever you want."

"It's easy to say, easy to say," Zhou Hexuan gulped it down, and said in Sichuan dialect with a smile, "I'm also from Brother Pao, so don't call me Mr. in the future."

Fan Ha'er was surprised and said, "You also belong to the elder brother's club?"

"I am the seat of the Hongmen of Wuzhou in the United States," Zhou Hexuan said with a smile, "Hongmen and Hanliu (Gelaohui) come from a family, and you and my brothers are all from our own family."

"Gonghuo is a brother of Hongmen's main hall, disrespectful and disrespectful," Fan Ha'er raised his glass quickly and said, "Brother Zhou, I, Fan Ha'er, can't see Taishan, I punish myself with three cups!"

Zhou Hexuan said: "There is no need to punish yourself, just drinking."

"It can't be done, it can't be done, fine wine is a must," Fan Ha'er drank three cups in a row, wiped his mouth and said, "Brother Pao, you must never loose your belt, what's the point of drinking a few glasses of wine?"

"Brother Ha is bold!" Zhou Hexuan gave a thumbs up.

The two chatted for a while before Fan Ha'er asked, "How did Brother Zhou recognize me?"

Zhou Hexuan said nonsense: "I heard Mr. Li Zongwu mentioned Brother Ha, he said that you are upright and upright."

"Mr. Li still praised me?" Fan Ha'er was flattered.

Li Zongwu is very famous in Sichuan. He is not only respected in the education and cultural circles, but also served as an advisor to many Sichuan warlords. In a few months, when Liu Xiang defeated his uncle Liu Wenhui, he would also invite Li Zongwu to be his advisor.

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "Brother Ha, don't underestimate yourself. Who in Sichuan would not admire you when you took the initiative to return the looted goods?"

"Hey, hey, the absurd things when I was young, I blush when I talk about it," Fan Ha'er was proud of this, but also embarrassed, he changed the subject and asked, "Brother Zhou came to Chongqing with my father-in-law this time. What's the big deal?"

Zhou Hexuan said: "I'm going to open a factory in Chongqing, and I'm going to pay a visit to Commander Liu Xiang and Liu."

"It's easy to say, leave it to me, I'll introduce you tomorrow!" Fan Ha'er said, patting his chest, "Commander Liu still wants to give me some face for Fan Ha'er."