Ge Kunshan is a person who does what he says. On the day Liu Yangang agreed to give up the military camp, Ge Kunshan recruited civilian workers and craftsmen in the name of the county government to start cleaning up the school and prison. Lao Xu and Jiujin were the second
Tian pestered Tang Cheng to go to the school to check. Lao Xu and Jiu Jin were very happy to see the school that looked like a construction site. Although the school now has fewer buildings, the area here is larger than the current military camp of the garrison.
Quite a few.
Tang Cheng, who was temporarily separated from Lao Xu and the others, wandered around the school. The familiar yet unfamiliar environment reminded Tang Cheng of the missionary school in Shanghai. Tang Cheng followed Robert to Shanghai when he was 12 years old, but he spent time in that missionary school.
More than six years have passed. Along a gravel path, Tangcheng, carrying a helmet in his hand, walked with the purpose of walking in this closed school. This closed school is obviously similar to the one in Shanghai.
Mission schools cannot be compared with each other, but the cobblestones paved at the feet of Tangcheng are quite smooth after years of trampling, indicating that this school once had its glory days.
After walking along the gravel road for about ten minutes, a narrow gate appeared in front of Tang Cheng. Tang Cheng inadvertently glanced at the other side of the narrow gate. A somewhat dilapidated wooden basketball stand appeared in front of Tang Cheng.
In his sight, it turned out that there was a playground on the other side of the narrow gate. Tang Cheng passed through the narrow gate with some curiosity. He did not expect that there would be a basketball hoop in Mengcheng. This kind of thing is not available even in Shanghai.
Commonly, Robert's favorite sports include playing basketball.
Looking up at the crumbling wooden basketball stand, Tang Cheng's mind reflected the familiar face of Robert. Maybe it was to miss Robert or maybe it was just a conditioned reflex. Standing under the basketball stand, Tang Cheng couldn't help but empty his hands.
After playing a few moves of dribbling the ball for a layup, Tang Cheng jumped up high with his hands on his hands. The basketball that escaped from his hands in his imagination hit the basket with an expectant look. He stood on the basket with a "yes".
Tang Cheng still made the same celebratory gesture as when he played with Robert in Shanghai, but Robert, who would clap and celebrate with Tang Cheng, was no longer there. Tang Cheng was the only one here.
After lingering for a while in this small playground that he accidentally discovered, Tang Cheng reluctantly left with a hint of sadness. After leaving, Tang Cheng still emphasized that he must remember to inform those who built the houses to leave this small playground and basketball hoop behind.
, so that he would have one more place to go in the future. What Tang Cheng had told Lao Xu and Jiu Jin before was indeed true. This school was really big. After leaving the small playground, Tang Cheng found that he seemed to be lost.
After wandering around a statue of more than one person for several times, Tang Cheng walked towards the house in front of him that looked more pleasing to the eye.
Different from most of the brick and stone defenses in Mengcheng, the house in front of Tangcheng is made of stones, just like Robert's church is also made of stones. It feels cool when you reach out and touch it.
On the wall, Tang Cheng naturally pushed open the door. A bigger surprise was waiting for Tang Cheng inside the door. He found that this seemed to be a library. The reason why Tang Cheng was sure that this was a library was because
Facing the open door, there are neatly arranged bookshelves in the supplies. There are not many books on the bookshelves, but they are not too few either.
"Who are you?" As the door was pushed open by Tang Cheng, an old man with a white goatee and glasses sitting in a rocking chair appeared in Tang Cheng's sight. He was holding a thick book in his hand.
There was a thick book, and there were teapots and teacups on the small table beside him. Tang Cheng was frightened by the sudden sound and hid by the door like a reflex. His right hand had quickly drawn the shell gun in the holster on his waist.
He came out and rubbed the hammer of the shell gun against his thigh.
"Are you from the garrison?" The old man in the room had a smile on his face. He had already seen the German-style steel helmet that fell at the door. There were only four people with such a thing in Mengcheng County, and these four
Everyone is in the garrison, and Tang Cheng is one of them. "I guess you are Tang Cheng, the little guy who became a second lieutenant and commanded the 1st company of the garrison when he was only 19 years old." Tang Cheng flashed out of the door.
Half of his head came into the sight of the old man. This imitating old man actually knew him, which surprised Tang Cheng.
"Since you are a member of the garrison, please come in. Old man, I don't have anything good here. A cup of coarse tea can barely make you drink." The old man who put down his book straightened up from his rocking chair and waved to Tangcheng outside the door.
Tang Cheng, who was a little embarrassed, closed the hammer of the shell gun angrily, then put the shell gun back into its holster, and then slowly entered the room and sat in front of the old man.
After drinking a cup of tea that was no longer hot, the embarrassment on Tang Cheng's face gradually faded, "Old man, isn't this school closed? Why are you here? And I think this should be a library.
, why are there so many books here when the school is closed?" Tang Cheng looked around the small room filled with books with some curiosity, and then waited for the answer from the old man opposite.
"Why can't I be here? This seems to be my home." The old man lay back in the rocking chair with a smile on his face that was already covered with age spots. "The school has been closed, but this land is
This library belongs to my family. I also opened this library. The place you are staying in now is the backyard of the school and my usual residence. Why do you think I can't stay in my own home?" The old man's words made Tang Cheng stand up immediately.
, although after following Liu Yangyang for several months, Tang Cheng has learned some of the habits of soldiers and gangsters, but Tang Cheng, who has been educated by Robert since he was a child, is still a man of etiquette at his core.
"It's okay, it's okay, old man, I have been living here. I thought I would deal with these books for the rest of my life, but in this life, I didn't expect to meet you today. This can be regarded as a fate." In the rocking chair.
The old man waved his hands at Tang Cheng nonchalantly, asking Tang Cheng to be more casual. Tang Cheng had no choice but to do it again, but Tang Cheng, who was sitting in the chair, stiffened his body and completely lost his previous attitude.
That lazy look.
"Aren't you surprised why I know you?" The old man in the rocking chair looked at Tang Cheng, who had a straight face, with a sly look in his eyes. "You know there is a Lucky Casino in the county. The owner of the casino, Xie Lan, once
She is one of my students, I know you from her, and I also know that when you first entered the city, you shot and wounded one of Li Linge's servants in front of him, right?" The old man's words made Tang Tang
Cheng suddenly realized that if Xie Lan was the old man's student, it would not be difficult to explain how the old man knew about him.
Tang Cheng, who didn't know what to say to the old man, picked up the tea cup awkwardly, and then used the cover of his movements to look around at the books on the surrounding bookshelves. "Do you know English?" Tang Cheng's eyes finally fell on him.
In an English book, the old man lying in the rocking chair couldn't help but ask. The old man has lived in Mengcheng for more than 40 years. In his memory, there is no one else in Mengcheng who can speak English except him.
For those who can read English books, this little guy in front of them really surprises them.
"I am an orphan. My adoptive father is a pastor from the United States. I go to a church school in Shanghai. There are many foreign pastors as teachers in the school. I have learned English since I was a child." Tang Cheng's answer made the old man jump out of the rocking chair again.
He straightened up, and at the old man's signal, Tang Cheng took down several English books from the bookshelf in turn, and read some passages in the book in proficient English as the old man requested. "Okay, okay, you are me
He speaks the best English among the Chinese people I have ever met." The very happy old man gave a thumbs up to Tangcheng, the joy in his eyes clearly visible.
"You shouldn't be a soldier. China has been weak for many years and needs all kinds of talents and knowledge. If you become a translator, I think your achievements will be much greater than what you are now." The old man was a little disgusted.
Looking at the military uniform on Tang Cheng's body and the gun holster on his waist, he felt that such a young man with a bright future was ruined by these things. The old man's body was not very good for soldiers, so Tang Cheng naturally couldn't follow him.
Too many theories, Tangcheng could only smile bitterly in response to the old man's complaints.
After chatting with the old man in the library for almost 2 hours, Tang Cheng and this mysterious old man seemed to have become very familiar with each other. However, Tang Cheng had no intention of asking about the old man. He felt that there was no such thing.
This is necessary. "Okay, that's all for today. Old man, I'm also tired and I'm going to take a nap. If you have nothing to do, you can stay here for a while. I have a lot of unique copies here. Read them.
You should cherish them when you are away." The old man's tone when he left told Tang Cheng, exactly like a teacher treating his students, and Tang Cheng also maintained the etiquette of standing up and watching when the old man left.
They found a small basketball court and a library, as well as this very mysterious old man. Tang Cheng's gains today were not small, so much so that when Tang Cheng left the school, he kept a smile on his face and asked his colleagues to return.
Lao Xu and Jiu Jin in the military camp were very puzzled. Tang Cheng did not go to the Lucky Casino to ask about the old man, nor did he mention it to Liu Yangyang and the others. In Tang Cheng's mind, the old man was more like one of his division commanders.
Instead of being a stranger, at least when chatting with the old man, Tang Cheng could feel the old man's profound knowledge and inadvertent magnanimity. This feeling allowed Tang Cheng to regain the feeling that Robert was still by his side.
The next day, Tang Cheng went to the library again, riding a big green horse early in the morning, and brought some gifts he had prepared for the old man. After chatting all morning, if it weren't for Liu Yangpai
If someone comes to ask him to go back, I am afraid that Tang Cheng will still have to have lunch with the old man before leaving. Tang Cheng is the coldest person in the entire garrison, but his reserve is only for those who are not familiar with it.
, and this old man has been regarded as his mentor by Tang Cheng.