Chapter 14: Panic envelopes the city of Guangzhou ("")
February 1, 1925, the 14th year of the Republic of China, the ninth day of the first lunar month of the Yichou year of the lunar calendar
In the west wing of Qin's courtyard on Chaoxing Street, An Yi added a few charcoal to the brazier, put down the tongs and picked up the newly bought camel blanket to cover Lao Tao's abdomen and knees: "Stop thinking about your little stall. , all the rich people in Guangzhou City have fled. How many cents can you make by relying on a few poor citizens who are very poor in their pockets to ask you to tell your fortune? Just lie down peacefully, I will bring you some chicken soup after get off work. return."
Dongzi put on the dark gray quilted jacket given by An Yi, biting half a shortbread in his mouth: "Uncle, you are right to listen to my elder brother. There are troops everywhere on the street now, most of them are panic-stricken Yang Xi Min Dian who are preparing for war.
Military desperadoes are all soldiers with lax military discipline and only know how to collect exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. These people can't even be controlled by our government. If there is a misunderstanding, those unreasonable rough people will blow up your stall? Don't go out, but
Don't let me and eldest brother worry, I'll come back as soon as I get off work in the evening to make some medicine for you."
"Oh...why don't I know? But I'm still not at ease! Forget it, let's take a few days off."
The old man wiped his eyes with a dry towel, called An Yi and whispered softly: "Xiaoyi, Dongzi works in the government. Don't worry, there are gunmen guarding me. But you have to be careful. Don't drive out of the city to deliver goods in the past two days."
I'm getting angry when I say this. You said you can't be a master and sit leisurely in the shop? Why do you drive that shabby car to show off? I've told you a long time ago, that charming and duplicitous man named Chen
The shopkeeper has evil intentions, and you can only do hard work to be appreciated by the boss. You may have violated his taboo, and it's too late to take precautions. Why did you agree to be his driver? Don't think that driving around in that American product will make you look awesome. Be careful to make yourself look small.
I'll give you my life."
An Yi waved his hand and let Dongzi go first. He sat on the edge of the bed and said with a smile: "Old Taoist, I have vanity, especially that girl with big breasts in the store who likes to ride in my car. She squeezed my arm with her breasts several times. It makes my heart itch! What do you think I should do? Haha... I’m not joking with you anymore, don’t be angry! Okay! I won’t be leaving the car for the next few days, right? Don’t worry. I’ve filled the thermos bottle with water. The meat porridge is covered on the table. If you can't move it, just ask the second aunt across the street who is doing laundry to help you. I'll be back after get off work and let's go!"
"stop!"
The old man coughed a few times and waved: "Boy, I have to tell you, even though the revolutionary army made the Eastern Expedition so huge that it seemed invincible, in fact, the foreign strong and the middle cadre were unable to succeed. It is still unclear who will win in this battle! Among them, as the main force of the Eastern Expedition,
Yang Ximin's Yunnan Army and Liu Zhenhuan's Guangxi Army are absolutely unreliable. In recent years, the Yunnan and Guangxi armies have occupied the city walls of Guangzhou and various wealthy trade routes and docks. They have levied exorbitant amounts of money and are greedy. They no longer take Sun Dapao's National Government into consideration. The Huangpu Army
As you know, the Yunnan-Guangxi army has a large number of people and plenty of ammunition. They secretly collude with unscrupulous merchants from Britain, France and other countries to resell arms and opium. They have long been separated from the revolutionary army.
, I have seen all this, and you kid also know it well. Although you never say that you are careless, the bad things you do before going to bed every day cannot escape the eyes of the wise, so I am very worried that you are young and energetic and try to show off everywhere.
, who do you want me to cry to if I cause trouble?"
An Yi was moved in his heart: "Don't worry, old Taoist, I won't be that stupid. I don't get involved in political matters at all. I just want to make a fortune. At this time, people are panicking and want to run away. Real estate is as cheap as the price of green vegetables. If you don't take action at this time, it will be worse."
When? It’s time for the three of us to move to a more prosperous house. After all, I am also from Guangzhou now. I have no place to live and marry a wife? And my brother Dongzi, the only child of the Luo family, can it be done sooner?
Marry a wife, have children, and reproduce? You just sit back and relax. If everything goes well, we will be able to move to our own home within three days. I have also paid attention, knowing that you will feel uncomfortable if you don't go out to set up a stall for a day and fool people.
So try to buy a yard nearby, and you can enjoy the blessings!"
The old Taoist was shocked: "Where did you get so much money?"
"I feel ashamed to say that Mr. Ou sent me a year-end red envelope before he left for Hong Kong. I accepted it without paying attention. But when I came back, I saw it was a cash check of 200 yuan from HSBC Bank. Now it is enough to buy a two-story building.
There is a property with a small garden on the east-west corridor. So, can I not work hard to repay Mr. Ou? No matter how hard shopkeeper Chen makes things, I will let him, because the eight major business houses of the Ou family are not owned by Chen Siyan, but by him.
Mr. Ou, who cares so much about me. Well, I'm leaving, waiting for my good news." After An Yi finished speaking, he left briskly while whistling.
The old Taoist lay on the bed and sighed silently, closing his eyes and counting, with a look of pain on his face.
As soon as An Yi walked out of the street, he saw A Biao coming towards him: "A Biao, why didn't you lead someone to protect the warehouse?"
"I'm looking for you, hurry up! Shopkeeper Chen can't wait any longer. There's a batch of goods that will be delivered to Dongjiao Yuzhu Wharf immediately. I heard it's an urgent telegram from Mr. Ou from Hong Kong. It's a dead order! Come with me quickly."
A Biao took An Yi's hand and ran for a while, and ran into the business in less than ten minutes. Shopkeeper Chen and Manager Ou were already waiting at the door.
Shopkeeper Chen seemed to be very anxious. When he saw An Yi, he pulled him closer to the store: "Listen, you immediately drive the car to the door of our 'Taichang' on the 13th line. The goods are ready.
Don't pause after getting on, rush to Yuzhu Pier immediately, there will be people there to pick up the goods, and when you get there, stop where you see a blue sky and white sun flag."
"Remember, I'll go right away." An Yi nodded and turned around to leave.
Manager Ou stopped An Yi: "Wait a minute, Xiao Yi... Shopkeeper, the road is very dangerous now, can you send a few more people to go with Xiao Yi?"
Shopkeeper Chen glared: "Where did the idlers come from? No need to guard the warehouses of the eight major commercial banks? Even I personally stand guard, let alone such a big man? What are you afraid of? What dangers are there with the revolutionary army all the way? Stop talking!
An Yi, if you still don’t want to leave, do you want me to bend down and see you off?”
An Yi smiled gratefully at Manager Ou, turned around and left, entered the yard, opened the door, started the truck, stepped on the accelerator a few times to warm up the nose of the machine, A Biao suddenly jumped on the right pedal and handed An Yi a handful of the ones sold in the store.
A foot-long British spatula: "Hold it for self-defense. If I have a gun, I will lend it to you."
An Yi looked at the butter on the edge of the knife and smiled and said: "No, take it back. It would be weird if shopkeeper Chen knew that he didn't scold you like a bloody bitch. I accept your wishes. After I leave, I still have to rely on you here."
, if those stragglers come again, you have to tell them carefully and don't anger them."
"I understand, then you have to pay attention. I will wait for you to come back. I will buy two kilograms of dog meat and stew it later. We brothers will have a good drink. I have never drank with you." In times of crisis,
A Biao showed his loyalty.
An Yi laughed: "Okay! Wait until I come back."
The truck drove smoothly out of the yard and slowly drove up the narrow alley and entered the main road. When An Yi saw the patrolling military police on the street, he kept a speed of 20 kilometers per hour and drove steadily to the entrance of "Taichang" Trading Company.
, skillfully reversed the car and aimed the carriage at the door. Seven or eight store clerks, escorted by more than a dozen military police, nervously loaded boxes of unbranded goods, which were loaded onto half a truck in a short time.
An Yi stood on the pedal and took a look, and suddenly realized that the person leading the escort was actually Li Tiekui. He quickly jumped out of the car and walked over quickly: "Brother Li, you won't even say a word to your brother after you get promoted, are you afraid that your brother will ask for a drink?
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Li Tiekui turned his head to look, and put his arm around An Yi's shoulders in surprise: "Brother, I miss you so much, haha! Big brother has been having a lot of happy things recently. He worked as an instructor in the training camp for more than a month, and he was promoted to captain of the Rangers as soon as he came out. He has a lot of people under him.
Brother No. 100, the jurisdiction covers the entire city of Guangzhou!"
Li Tiekui glanced around and whispered in An Yi's ear: "Speaking of which, I have to thank you. If it weren't for Deputy Director Gong's help, I would still be leading those idiots in the training camp, so I'd like to ask you to be the drinker.
When the situation calms down, please go to my eldest brother's house and let your sister-in-law cook our authentic hometown dishes for you."
"Okay! I always dream of the Sichuan food in my hometown... By the way, Brother Li, you said you are grateful to me? What's going on?" An Yi asked in confusion.
Li Tiekui lowered his voice: "Deputy Director Gong came to transfer me twice, but our Director Wu refused to agree. Before leaving, Deputy Director Gong left a message, saying that if you don't reuse such a talent, I will try my best to offend you to pass."
The Party Headquarters emphasized the past, and as a result Director Wu had to promote me, haha! Brother, if I don’t appreciate it, who are you grateful to? I know that Deputy Director Gong has come to see you many times, and our branch director personally handled your household registration. Gong
As soon as the deputy chief makes a phone call, our branch chief will run away, haha!"
An Yi was stunned. Just as the goods were loaded, he found an excuse to climb onto the car cover tarpaulin. After fixing it, he wanted to say goodbye to Li Tiekui, but there was no sign of him. He had to climb down and go to the cab. He opened the door and went up to see that Li Tiekui was safe.
Sitting in the passenger seat.
Li Tiekui ordered a dozen of his subordinates, who were armed with live ammunition, to climb into the carriage and escort them. He explained to the curious An Yi: "Brother, I have been ordered to escort this batch of supplies. Do you need to read my special order?"
"Need not."
An Yi quickly started the car and started slowly. After turning onto the road, he asked: "What is so important in the car?"
Li Tiekui sighed: "They are all imported Western medicines, as well as hemostatic powder, tourniquets, etc., all thanks to the great help of your boss, Mr. Ou. Even though it is only half a truck of medicines, it is worth more than 20,000 yuan! I heard that Mr. Liao
I received a secret message from Mr. Ou last night and I was so grateful that I shed tears. Is there any business in Guangzhou today that is willing to give away some medicines? The trading houses controlled by foreigners hate the tough National Government and will not sell them no matter how much money they have.
Give us a bottle of medicine...eh? This box is so beautiful, what's in it?"
An Yi took a look and continued to concentrate on driving: "The Zeiss telescope was given to me by Hans, the German boss of Lulin Trading Company. I was too busy so I left it in the car. Hans said it was the latest cutting-edge product, and the lens has a mechanical
The telescopic function makes the adjustment method twice as simple, and there is a multi-function reference scale on it. Today's German army only has a small amount of equipment, and it is only possible for the colonel level to get it. The shell of this pair of telescopes is made of alloy, very delicate and strong, with 7x50 specifications.
, the volume and weight are reduced by about one-third compared to the previous generation product, and it is very convenient to carry. I tried it on the way to the countryside for delivery a few days ago, and the effect was very good. These Germans are so damn smart."
Li Tiekui carefully pulled it out, tried it for a while and admired it. He couldn't put it down: "Grandma's, it's so beautiful! You can tell the difference between male and female buffaloes from several miles away. The Germans are so damn good. This thing must cost at least several hundred dollars."
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"I really didn't ask. I did Hans a small favor last year. Before the holiday, he came to me and said that he didn't have any gifts for me during the Chinese New Year, so he gave me this pair of telescopes he brought from his hometown in Germany. When I saw the
The box is thick, beautiful and very compact. I liked it so I accepted it. I will ask him when I meet him later to see how much this thing sells for." An Yi replied casually.
Passing through a small forest, the Yuzhu Pier was vividly in his mind. Li Tiekui put away the telescope and put it back in the square storage box under the bridge. He pointed at the two-story brick building with the huge blue sky and white sun flag at the entrance of the terminal and ordered An Yi
Drive the car to the door.
An Yi complied with the instructions one by one. He stopped at the entrance of the road and was inspected by the sentry. He was then thoroughly inspected before entering the house at the entrance of the pier. An Yi took everything calmly with a smile on his face. He stopped, started, reversed and parked just right, with skillful skills.
Let Li Tiekui praise loudly.
Under the car, the military police lined up in two rows in response to Li Tiekui's orders. After listening to Li Tiekui's instructions to "handle with care," they began to unload the truck. A group of more than 30 Huangpu soldiers ran neatly under the leadership of the officers.
He came and quickly set up a cordon around the car. An Yi was slightly surprised. Judging from such strict protection measures, I am afraid that the upper echelons of the Huangpu Army have valued this rare batch of precious medicines more than their own lives.
"Xiaoyi? It's you? What a good boy!"
Hu Zongnan, the commander of the special agent company, strode up and slapped An Yi hard on the shoulder who had just opened the car door: "I really didn't expect you to transport this batch of medicines. That's great. The principal and Director Zhou just sent people across the river.
Come and ask if the goods have arrived, I’m eager to see them!”
An Yi looked happily at Hu Zongnan: "You look good, Commander Hu!"
"Haha! Commander Hu? Are you laughing at me like crazy? Just wait, brother, I will be the commander one day." Hu Zongnan said with a proud smile.
An Yi exclaimed: "He is indeed the boss! Haha... Hey, why are Lao Du and the others missing? And where is Chen, the elder of the Second Regiment's special agent company?"
"Everyone is holding the oath-taking ceremony on the other side of the river for the Eastern Expedition. I have to be an outpost. Deputy company commander Huang Jie and two platoons of brothers are on guard at the riverside pier. When the brigade begins to cross the river, I have to leave early, otherwise I will put the brothers
I called them all to say goodbye to you."
Hu Zongnan looked at the military academy pier across the river with some regret. The flags there were fluttering and gray, and it was obvious that the expedition ceremony was in progress.
An Yi thought for a while and pulled him back: "Is your special agent company responsible for reconnaissance of the former enemy, and missions of going deep behind enemy lines or capturing prisoners and traps?"
"Huh? You know this too? Not bad. If you have some military qualities, you might as well come to our Huangpu. At worst, you can join the army and stay for a while, and then sign up for the next enrollment period. The brothers will work together to find a way for you. It will work!" Hu Zongnan
Mobilize again.
"Stop talking about this, you haven't answered me yet." An Yi asked again.
Hu Zongnan nodded: "That's true, but it's quite exciting. Others can't go if they want to."
Without saying a word, An Yi got on the pedals of the car, took out the precious Zeiss telescope and handed it to Hu Zongnan: "Lao Hu, I have nothing to give you. You can use this, so take it."
"What the hell... Oh my god..." Hu Zongnan opened the delicate leather cover and took out the telescope. His hands trembled slightly with love: "It's so beautiful! It's even more advanced than our principal's. Even our deputy battalion commander doesn't have one.
Where did the blessing of the telescope come from?”
An Yi smiled and said: "A friend from a German trading company gave it to me. He said it was the latest product. I have no use for keeping it. You, the leading soldier in exploring the road, need this thing the most. Alas... If I had known this, I would have given it to you at the leather goods shop.
It's better to customize a good robe with the brothers. It's inconvenient to see how many things are tied up on your body... Oops! The goods have been unloaded. I have to go. Lao Hu, give me a blessing to the brothers. When you come back in triumph, I will be in Guangdong.
Xianglou invites everyone to have a delicious meal of dumplings and pancakes..."
"Xiaoyi..."
Hu Zongnan was stunned for a moment. He watched An Yi jump into the car and start the car. He quickly chased a few steps and shouted gratefully: "Listen, kid, I and my brothers will definitely kill you when they return in triumph -"