Chapter 187: Contact Xiao Feng

I directly put the rainflower stone into my mouth,

"You wash up too," Xiao Fang said.

"It's fine, not dirty. I'll sleep tonight holding this rainflower stone in my mouth." I laughed.

Xiao Fang smiled and didn't say anything else, then left the room.

With the rainflower stone in my mouth, I picked up a book and started reading again.

Because I had the stone in my mouth, speaking was very inconvenient.

If it's inconvenient, then it's inconvenient; anyway, I can only endure the hardship and practice.

Finally, after practicing until I was tired, I lay down on the bed still clothed and fell asleep.

The next day after I got up,

I then hurriedly used my old people's phone to contact Xiao Feng.

The call connected quickly, and Xiao Feng asked over the phone, "Hello, who is this?"

I hurriedly said, "Xiao Feng, I'm Jianqiang."

Xiao Feng instead asked over the phone, "Who are you? What are you saying? I can't hear you clearly."

At this moment I realized I had a stone in my mouth,

my speech was unclear,

but despite that, I didn't spit out the stone.

I gritted my teeth and spoke Mandarin word by word: "Xiao, Feng, I, am, Jian, qiang."

"Ah, you're Jianqiang, but why do you speak with that accent? Are you sure? Are you still alive? How are you now? I heard the group had a major incident, someone was arrested. Where are you now? Are you safe? How exactly are you?"

Xiao Feng anxiously asked over the phone.

I laughed,

No, matter, I, am, safe, after, then explain, this matter; you hurry, come, Lanling, handle, Qi He, mine's matter, Du County, quickly, will be, removed from office.

After saying those few sentences, my tongue and teeth hurt terribly.

It turned out that with the stone in my mouth, it would roll around when I spoke, making it very hard to control.

I wonder if this thing really can increase tongue flexibility; I have some doubts.

Xiao Feng asked over the phone, "Who is Xiao Fang? If it really doesn't work, come to Hainan. We can guarantee your safety here. You're really too dangerous in Zaocheng."

Xiao Feng asked over the phone: "Who is Xiao Fang? If it really doesn't work out, come to Hainan. We can guarantee your safety here. It's really too dangerous for you in Zaocheng."

Xiao Fang is my contact person. I'm currently inconvenient to show up. Don't go to Hainan. Hurry to Zaocheng.

Goodbye, Xiao Feng. I'll give Xiao Feng's phone to you.

I said that and hung up the phone.

I felt a bit more articulate than when I first started speaking.

But the stone really rubbed my mouth corner until it bled.

I still didn't spit out the stone.

I must persist in practicing. Just now, when I spoke with Xiao Feng on the phone, she didn't directly recognize my voice, which shows this method works.

As long as I keep practicing, I believe my accent can be completely changed.

After hanging up, I wiped my mouth corner with a piece of paper.

Then I walked out the door and saw Shangguan Zhuren still practicing tai chi.

I walked up to him and said, "Shangguan, Zhuren, I, have Xiao Feng come from Zaocheng."

"Why is your speech like this? Did you drink too much of that herbal tea?" Shangguan Zhuren asked.

I shook my head and showed Shangguan Zhuren the stone in my mouth,

"This, helps, with, Mandarin, practice."

No need to ask, this is Xiao Fang's idea. Xiao Fang, back then, to practice Mandarin, used this method. Jianqiang, since you want to change yourself, you must endure hardship.

Because a person's appearance is easy to change, but accent is the hardest to change.

The reason I want you to start practicing from your accent is to make you completely get rid of the Lanling dialect. Afterwards, when you go out and open your mouth, it will be Mandarin, so no one can tell where you're from.

Of course, this Mandarin is just a beginning; first let you get rid of your accent, then next step practice the accent of Sijiucheng.

I want to shape you into a person from Sijiucheng.

Shangguan Zhuren stopped practicing his fists, then patted my shoulder.

I nodded at Shangguan Zhuren,

Don't worry, Shangguan, Zhuren, I can handle this bit of hardship.

At that moment, Xiao Fang shouted from inside the house, "Mealtime! I bought rice porridge and fried dough stick."

I and Shangguan Zhuren entered the dining hall,

Xiao Fang had already poured the congee, and she looked at me and said, "When you eat, be careful not to swallow the stone."

I laughed with the stone in my mouth,

Don't worry, just now I called Xiao Feng; she didn't hear anything come out, but it was useful. I'll give you her phone number; she'll contact you.

Okay, when she comes to Zaocheng, I'll go pick her up, then we'll go together to Lanling to buy the Zaocheng mine. I'll tell you: at first, holding the stone made speaking a bit awkward, but over time you'll get used to it; after you spit out the stone, you'll be able to read the words very clearly.

Like this, you stay at home and continue practicing the Three Character Classic and the Thousand Character Classic; you must read them out loud.

Those copies of the Three Character Classic and the Thousand Character Classic have pinyin; you must read according to the pinyin.

Only after you've become familiar with them will your speech become fluent.

I nodded at Xiao Fang,

Then I said, "Xiao Fang, when you have time, go to Li Ming's home? I want to give him and Qian Niang a safety report."

Then they said: "Xiao Fang, can you find time to go to Li Ming's home? I want to let him and Qian Niang know I'm safe."

Shangguan Zhuren said directly: "Cannot contact; the fewer people who know you now, the better."

If the Qi He Kuang mine weren't urgent, I wouldn't even let you contact Manager Xiao Feng.

The fewer people we let the outside know about your news, the better; otherwise we'll scare the snake and all our previous efforts will be wasted.

I said: "Okay, Shangguan, Director, I'll listen to you."

Shangguan Zhuren said: "After eating, right, Xiao Fang, did you tell Old Jia? The ID photo should follow the design I gave you."

Xiao Fang said: "Already said, age forty-five. Don't worry. Dad, I've eaten, so I won't come back temporarily. Because these days the radio station has a task. I must stay in Zaocheng Xin Cheng."

Shangguan Zhuren said: "No need to come back; the more you come, the more you'll attract others' attention. Me and Jianqiang both want people to forget us."

That Manager Xiao Feng, to contact you, take her to Du County, and quickly settle the matters of the Qi He Kuang mine.

Xiao Fang said: "Dad, don't worry, this is all trivial."

I didn't speak, lowered my head to drink porridge, with something in my mouth, eating is also inconvenient.

Always worried the stone in my mouth will be sucked into my stomach.

Can only drink it into my mouth, then swallow slowly.

Xiao Fang looked at my eating manner and laughed hehe.

Shangguan Zhuren glared at Xiao Fang with his eyes.

Xiao Fang laughed again.

Drank a bit of porridge, ate a fried dough stick.

Then took out the phone and sent Xiao Fang's phone number to Xiao Feng.

Let Xiao Feng easily contact Xiao Fang.

The number was just sent.

Xiao Fang's phone then rang.

Xiao Fang looked at the phone number,

then said: "This is a Hainan number, it won't be Manager Xiao Feng calling."

I said: "Should be, answer it."

Xiao Fang then answered,

"Hello, I'm Xiao Fang, who are you?"

Xiao Feng's voice came from the phone,

Hello Ms. Xiao Fang, I am Xiao Feng, Zhao Jianqiang asked me to contact you. I want to ask you, how is Zhao Jianqiang now? He can't speak clearly. Did he have an accident?

Xiao Fang said: "Hello, Manager Xiao Feng, Chairman Zhao, he's safe now, you really don't need to worry. These days he's got a sore throat and speaking is inconvenient; otherwise he's fine. What time will you be arriving at Zaocheng so I can pick you up?"