Knowing that his mother was seriously ill, Wei Kun took his whole family on the boat to Nanjing without hesitation. He was anxious along the way. Fortunately, after more than 20 years of digging, the Carat Canal was finally completed. This 400-meter-wide and 15-meter-deep canal was a dual channel. It would only take a few hours to cross. If they had to go through Malacca, it would take at least one more day.
Looking out from the porthole in the cabin, the Carat Canal was crowded with ships. The ships that used to go through Malacca probably all chose to go through the Carat Canal. Safety and speed, the Carat Canal was much better than Malacca. Wei Kun vaguely remembered the report said that this canal was funded by the Min dynasty. In the first 20 years, all the revenue from the canal belonged to the Min dynasty. Twenty-five kilometers on both sides of the canal were designated as the canal zone. The Thai Army led by the Min dynasty army was responsible for the safety of the canal. The canal company established by the Min dynasty was responsible for the canal operation. After 20 years, Thailand would get 1% of the dividends every year. After another 100 years, all the revenue from the canal company would belong to the Thai government.
This model must be the work of his father, Vézé. Wei Kun was very impressed by his father, Vézé. What would the world be like after 100 years? Vézé had always been polite to a vassal country like Siam. As for the new Suez Canal, the Min dynasty forced Egypt to sell the land. The new Suez Canal was completely owned by the Min dynasty's state-owned company. As long as the Min dynasty army in the canal zone could handle it, no one could touch the Min dynasty's ownership of the Suez Canal.
Wei Kun could only let his imagination run wild for a while. His mood returned to the fact that his mother was seriously ill. He realized that he couldn't face the result of this incident. He had to go back to East Africa. This meeting would probably be the last time. No matter how many times Wei Kun had read about facing death, he felt that he could face himself like this, but he couldn't face his parents like this. Feeling anxious, Wei Kun suddenly felt that it would be great if there was a flight. The speed of a plane was much faster than a boat.
When he arrived in Nanjing, he saw his mother sleeping quietly in the ward. His father was sitting at the desk in the corner of the room, reading documents. Wei Kun only felt his heart calm down. Li Yifang woke up when there was a slight movement in the room. Seeing her eldest son's relieved expression, Li Yifang smiled.
Wei Kun, Wei Xue, and Wei Li sat in the ward. Li Yifang lay on the bed and Vézé sat by the bedside. With Li Yifang as the core, the whole family gathered together. The lawyer was also in the room. He took out a document and read it out. Hearing that they were going to deal with the inheritance, Wei Kun's expression became impatient. He had never imagined that he would have to deal with such a mundane matter at this time.
Just as Wei Kun was about to say something, Wei Kun said, "Shut up and listen carefully."
The dignity of the father immediately suppressed the children's anxiety. Wei Kun shut his mouth and listened. Li Yifang was also a revolutionary hero. She didn't have to pay for the family. In addition to a very good house, she also had a lot of money. Now that Vézé had divided all his contributions to the six children, Li Yifang had more money than Vézé.
The money was divided equally among the three children. As for Li Yifang's house, the lawyer proposed that it could be sold after Li Yifang's death. Finally, it was Wei Kun's turn to speak. He said that he would not participate in the distribution of the house. The house would be left to his sister-in-law. Officials in East Africa, even if they were as clean as water, naturally had a good income as long as they could complete their work. As the provincial governor, Wei Kun didn't care about a house in Nanjing.
Wei Xue hesitated and didn't want to speak. Wei Li said, "Sister, I am short of money now. If you are not short of money, I will sell my part to you for five hundred yuan per square meter."
As soon as this came out, Wei Xue was a little embarrassed. Li Yifang's house was now sold for several thousand yuan per square meter. Even when Li Yifang bought it, the house price was far more than five hundred yuan. Wei Li was an attending doctor and a leader in the field. He had a lot of achievements in medicine. His monthly income was tens of thousands, so a suite was nothing to him.
Looking at Wei Xue's embarrassed expression, Li Yifang said, "Wei Xue, what era is this? You don't have to think that a married daughter is not part of the family. You are my daughter, so you should have a share of my things. Your brother loves you. If you are not short of money, you can take it. "
Even though Li Yifang said this, Wei Xue still hesitated. His mother said it so bluntly. Wei Li said with a smile, "Sister, I can't be compared to my brother. But I am not in a hurry to get the money for this house. I know you are worried about others gossiping, so I want the money. If you are not rich, we will reduce the money. "
Wei Xue smiled bitterly and said, "Five hundred yuan is enough."
After this matter was settled, the lawyer asked everyone to sign the document and then quickly left to deal with the will. Li Yifang said, "Whether or not I can survive this time is God's will. I have seen so many families where siblings quarrel over the matter of serving their parents. In the end, they can't see each other. When their parents die, everyone seems to be wronged. I will say this first. Life and death is God's will. You siblings can't decide it. Do what you should do. If you want to come, you can come. If you want to come, come and see. If you can't come, don't think about it. I know you are all good children and have never let me worry. When I die, if anyone scolds other siblings, they are not filial. "
The three children were confused by his mother's words, but they quickly understood what his mother meant. Wei Li was the first to say, "Mother, if you are not satisfied with the doctor or the nurse, I will change them for you."
Wei Xue took out a bag of clothes that had been washed and dried. Wei Kun rubbed his nose. He couldn't do anything. Even if he took money, it would be useless. The hospital treatment of the revolutionary heroes was all insured. There was no need to pay in advance for the hospital treatment in their later years, as long as there was a receipt. From this point of view, Wei Kun, the provincial governor of the East Africa administrative region, did not have such treatment. This was not only for the revolutionary heroes with status. Even the ordinary revolutionary heroes in the countryside could go to the best hospitals in Nanjing and Beijing for treatment, and all the expenses would be reimbursed. What was not reimbursed was the travel expenses.
Li Yifang saw that all the relatives understood what she meant and waved her hand, "It has been decades, I have my own life. You go do your own things. Wei Kun stay. "
All the guys, including Vézé, left the ward. Wei Kun sat in front of Li Yifang. "Mother, I will stay with you this time."
Li Yifang patted Wei Kun's hand, "If you want to stay for a few more days, I can barely do it. If you want to wait for me to die, then go back to East Africa and wait. Your father and the others won't hide this from you. "
Even if it was clear that 'life and death were fated', even if it was clear that people would not be immortal, but seeing such an attitude from others, Wei Kun still found it difficult to accept. Reason operated in an extremely confusing way, and it took dozens of seconds for Wei Kun to vaguely understand. It was not that he could not accept death, but he could not accept such a huge change in his surroundings. For Wei Kun, his parents were the fulcrum that he recognized to operate in the world. If these major fulcrum disappeared, his world would be completely tilted, or at least, it would be greatly unstable.
"A few months ago, your uncle Levis passed away. Before he died, he told me that if you want to develop in East Africa, now is the time. He wrote some names for me, and I put them in the notebook in the bookcase at home. It is the prize given to you when you get the first place in the junior high school entrance exam. You must give it to me at that time, that's the book. "At the end of the sentence, Li Yifang's face showed a little nostalgia.
Wei Kun frowned slightly, he hesitantly asked, "Mother, it's not that I don't want to do that kind of thing, but recently I feel that my father and my brother are both people who are loyal to the country. I think they are very admirable."
Li Yifang straightened her back and stared at her son, then lay back on the bed in relief. "They are loyal to the country because the country needs someone to be loyal, and someone to represent the interests of the majority. They are willing to do this job. East Africa is not the Min dynasty, East Africa has its own situation. Whether you can represent the interests of the people in East Africa or not is your own choice. Your uncle only told me this before he died, I didn't expect you to have already thought of this. "
"Mother, I don't know if this is right. Of course, even if I want to, it is completely different from me being able to do it. But I just want to have a clear conscience. "Wei Kun said with some confusion.
Li Yifang gently patted her son's hand. "Your brother Wei Rui has always wanted to learn from your father, that's fine. But who does your father want to learn from? Didn't he rely on himself all the way? Wei Rui has been learning for decades, can he really learn the same as your father? I don't think so. So don't learn from him, just be yourself. Your current problem is not who to learn from, but you don't know how to put yourself in the right position. Your father has found his position at a young age. When I saw him, he was still working under Yang Xiuqing, the King Of The East. As soon as Yang Xiuqing died, your father immediately continued to go down at his own pace. But when Yang Xiuqing was alive, I didn't see your father have the slightest intention to set up a new family. Maybe some people say that your father is sinister and sinister, harboring evil intentions. But I want to say that your father is a person who sings whatever song he goes to. You also want to be such a person … "
Wei Kun stayed in Nanjing for more than 20 days before leaving. At first, when he returned to Nanjing, he felt uneasy, but when he left Nanjing, he felt that his mentality was very stable. Of course, after this departure, it would probably be goodbye to his mother forever. Wei Kun naturally felt heavy. But this was only heavy, there was no confusion.
In these 20 days, Wei Kun listened to his mother narrate the family history from Li Yifang's perspective. Vézé was not a rebel with his head on his belt, nor was he a far-sighted emperor. He was just a person who put others in his heart and led everyone forward. And Li Yifang, who was the backer of the Li family, was just a woman whose parents died and didn't know what to do. Her life was neither for the welfare of the Li family, nor for herself. Instead, she worked sincerely and received the corresponding reward. After marrying a husband who didn't lack money, she gave birth to children and raised them.
From this point of view, Wei Kun found that his parents' life was completely based on 'accepting fate.' They never had the thought of 'it's not me that's wrong, it's the world that's wrong.' The right and wrong of the world had nothing to do with them. They just followed their own decisions.
Reluctantly embarking on the road home with a realistic attitude, Wei Kun still felt a little uneasy. His father Vézé didn't say anything, but Wei Kun felt that the recent reports made his father Vézé want to go to Beijing. In the past few days, Wei Kun had also visited some people according to the list left by his uncle Levis. At first, he didn't dare to talk too deeply with them. When they talked, it was inevitable to talk about things in Beijing. It was said that Beijing was already very chaotic at this time.
Yao Bang, who died last year, his son colluded with the Japanese to deduct the wages of the nurses who worked in the Min dynasty. The Central Committee of the Restoration Party was extremely dissatisfied and had cut off the business. Because it was not the Japanese government that signed the labor export contract with the Min dynasty, the Japanese nurses stayed, but the money was no longer transferred to Japan. Instead, it was directly sent to the Japanese nurses according to the labor law.
In terms of fair treatment of workers, the members of the Central Committee were unanimous. But on how to proceed, everyone had different opinions. Some thought it was over, and some thought it should be pursued.
Since he was already the provincial governor of the East Africa administrative region, Wei Kun lacked interest in domestic struggles. He felt that rather than meddling in this mess, it was better for his father, Wei Ze, to stay with his mother, Li Yifang.
With such a mood, Wei Kun boarded the ship with his family. His eldest son was going to take the college entrance exam this year, so he muttered, "Dad, can't I stay in Nanjing to study?"
In the past, Wei Kun might have scolded his son for being ignorant. With his son's grades, he could probably be admitted to Nanjing University as the top student in the East Africa administrative region. Or he might not say anything.
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