With the victory of the Revolutionary Army's Eastern Expedition, the city of Guangzhou, which was filled with people's hearts, gradually regained its vitality. The streets and alleys gradually became lively, and about half of the major commercial banks reopened for business. An Yi's life returned to that of the Revolutionary Army East.
Busy and fulfilling before the expedition.
The Liuyuan Garden at No. 2 Puji Street, Renji Road, is named after a canopy-like pomegranate tree growing in the courtyard. This exquisite courtyard, covering an area of only one acre, is a typical representative of Lingnan architectural style. The two-story
The blue brick and gray tile building has intricately carved beams and painted buildings. The exquisite wood-carved window lattice and carved door are of excellent texture and first-class workmanship. Even the row of granite stone foundations at the entrance of the small building are carefully carved with vivid patterns. Both sides of the courtyard wall are covered with four-season blooming plants.
There are roses and tuberoses. The one-meter-high moon-shaped water well mouth on the west side is carved from a single boulder, and a delicate hexagonal pavilion is built above it. The entire courtyard complements the main building and is beautiful.
In the simple and elegant front hall, the old Taoist sleeps very leisurely on a rosewood rocking chair left by the original owner. There is a cup of fragrant oolong tea on the low table next to the rocking chair. The whole person looks relaxed, natural and extremely enjoying.
"Stop! You thought that the main force of the Eastern Expedition was waiting in Shantou, always ready to launch the final general offensive. Why do I sound like there is something wrong in it? The "Central Daily News" also said the same thing half a month ago. What is it that is unstoppable and invincible?
Wait, why hasn’t the Eastern Expedition ended yet? How many people have been delayed by this statement of reporting good things but not bad things... If my guess is correct, the revolutionary army must have encountered a problem, otherwise why did it change its original momentum?
Instead of pursuing the victory, why should Chen Jiongming's remnants have a chance to breathe? There's a problem! Xiao Yi, what do you think?" The old man opened his eyes and sat up slowly, picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea to wait for An Yi's opinion.
Since moving into this new house, Lao Dao's body has become much stronger. Lao Dao himself believes that it is the result of Feng Shui, earth energy, An Yunye, the Four Pillars and Five Elements, and the passing fortune. An Yi insists that it is the result of fresh air and a comfortable mood.
An Yi still liked to drink boiled water, put down the cup and said uncertainly: "Since the news of Mr. Sun's death came in the middle of last month, the various departments of the Eastern Expedition Army defeated the main force of the rebels, Lin Hu, and occupied Wuhua. There has been no greater achievement. This
For some time, I have been thinking about this issue again and again. I always feel that it is very problematic for Yang Ximin's Yunnan Army and Liu Zhenhuan's Gui Army to slowly stop moving forward. What kind of army only marches five kilometers a day? A three-year-old child crawls all day long.
This distance is over, so I suspect that the Yunnan Army and the Guangxi Army are indeed as alienated as you said. Moreover, I am even more worried that they will come to drain the fuel from the bottom of the cauldron and compete with Chen Jiongming and northern Guangdong, Qinlian and even Guangxi.
The warlords in Yunnan secretly contacted each other to overthrow the National Government's power in Guangzhou, cut off the revolutionary army's retreat, drive the revolutionary army to Fujian, and then attack with the Zhili warlords from north to south to completely defeat the revolutionary army. This is not impossible. Today's Republic of China is better than the late Han Dynasty.
If the Three Kingdoms are still in chaos, it won’t be surprising if anything happens.”
The old Taoist was shocked. He sat up straight and looked at An Yi silently: "Xiao Yi, you have grown up and your mind has become more and more mature. I am so happy in my heart! What you just said was beyond my expectation, but it was also within my expectation.
Most of your views coincide with mine. It is much easier for me to obtain information than you. People come to my stall every day to tell fortunes. If I am an experienced person and I talk nonsense, no matter whether they are rich businessmen or military officers, they will behave well.
Tell me something, but you are different. The news you got either came from the newspaper or from me. That’s why what you just said surprised me. It seems that these few months of studying and practicing calligraphy with concentration and hard work are all right.
You have been a great help, your thin gold calligraphy has gradually become more angular and worth looking at, and your habit of sorting out the news before going to bed every day has also benefited you a lot."
An Yi laughed: "It's rare for you to praise me twice, haha! Don't talk about this. When Dongzi comes back, you can ask him what are the discussions within the government? Dongzi has been hesitant these days and refused to explain the reasons for working overtime. I guess
It was their confidentiality system that prevented him from telling me. If you ask him, he will feel more at ease. As for me, I will be busy starting tomorrow. Mr. Ou sent a telegram from the UK. A large number of processing machinery and accessories ordered will be shipped in four weeks.
It will be shipped to Guangzhou within a month. The telegram specifically asked me to assist Shopkeeper Chen in clearing and shipping goods as soon as possible and saving funds. So starting tomorrow, I will follow Shopkeeper Chen among the eight major trading houses and carefully inventory the property. As for you, if you have time, you can
You can cook for yourself. If you don’t have time to eat at the street food stalls, you can go to a restaurant and have a drink or two if you like. It’s up to you. Anyway, it’s just a step away from the busy streets in all directions. Even if you go to a brothel to vent your anger, I’ll do it.
Support, haha!”
"Full of nonsense!"
The old Taoist glared at An Yi with dissatisfaction: "Let me tell you, I always feel that something will happen these days. According to your fortune calculation, there is a calamity that lasts for twenty days recently. Although there is no danger in the hexagram,
It seems like a blessing in disguise, but you must not be careless and risk yourself... Hey! Did you hear what I said? Where are you going?"
"There's someone knocking on the door. He's acting recklessly like A Biao. I'll go take a look."
An Yi walked quickly through the front yard and opened the door. A Biao was sweating profusely and his face turned pale: "Oh no, the trading company is surrounded by the Yunnan Army. They must requisition our car. Shopkeeper Chen is not willing to provoke a meal immediately."
We were beaten severely, our glasses were broken, and our face was covered with blood. Uncle Jiu was beaten as soon as he rushed over without even saying a few words. Those Yunnan soldiers insisted that we get out of the car and take out the driver, threatening to set fire to him within ten minutes if no one was around.
Burn the house.”
"Go back immediately and tell everyone not to contradict them, and tell shopkeeper Chen to agree to their request, otherwise we will suffer huge losses. We have hundreds of thousands of yuan in inventory. How should I explain to Mr. Ou? Go quickly, I will change it."
The pair of shoes will be here soon."
After An Yi finished speaking, he turned around and ran back into the house. He took a few steps up the stairs to the room and put on sturdy rubber-soled canvas lace-up shoes. He ran downstairs and said loudly to the nervous old man: "There's something urgent in the store. I'll go take a look first."
, Don’t worry, it’s just that the army has requisitioned our car. You go to bed early. If I don’t have time to come back tomorrow, you might as well bring the second aunt and her son to live here. Let the second aunt help us look after the house, buy groceries and cook.
, to save our grandpa from missing a meal, let’s go!”
The old Taoist chased him out of the door: "Boy, please pay attention to safety! Don't be so arrogant, remember what I told you, you would rather die than die..."
An Yi rushed outside the door of the trading company in a gust of wind. As soon as he lifted his legs up the steps, he was kicked to the ground and rolled twice. The muzzles of two Hanyang guns were immediately pressed into his chest.
An Yi reluctantly shouted loudly: "Don't shoot! I'm from the store, I'm the driver!"
The two guns were retracted, and a man who looked like a platoon leader shouted loudly in Yunnan dialect: "Then why didn't you tell me earlier? If you piss me off, I'll shoot you to death!"
An Yi immediately begged in Sichuan dialect: "Brother (guo), I am an employee of the store and I drive...it hurts me so much..."
When the platoon leader heard An Yi's Sichuan dialect, his face improved a lot, and he stretched out his hand to give An Yi a hand: "You are from Sichuan? Why didn't you tell me earlier? I just got Zhao Laoer's kick in vain, get up...I
I’ll take you to the backyard to meet our battalion commander. If you’re a little late, we’ll really burn down this damn bird building.”
An Yi thought, did you give me a fucking chance to speak? He hated that he still had to follow the others in. Looking at the burning torches inside and outside the store, An Yi knew that these Yunnan soldiers were not trying to scare people.
If they really can't satisfy them, they will definitely set fire to the business house, which will serve as a threat to others.
"Batalion Commander, the driver is here!" the platoon leader announced loudly.
The battalion commander, who was short in stature and had a square face and thick eyebrows, glared at An Yi, turned to the trembling shopkeeper Chen and cursed loudly: "Damn, if you don't drink the toast, you will be fined with wine. If I get impatient, I'll beat you to death, you profiteer!"
What are you doing in a daze? Open the warehouse!"
Under the coercion of dozens of Yunnan officers and soldiers holding torches, the shocked An Yi walked up to the battalion commander and begged in a low voice in Sichuan dialect: "Sir, there are some damaged processing machines that need to be repaired, and the rest are bulky.
There is no use for the plate cutting machine, plate rolling machine, etc., sir. Why don't you drive the car away and tell me the address of your camp. How about I send a few pigs to the officers early tomorrow morning as a tooth-beating ceremony?
?”
The battalion commander felt much better after hearing An Yi's words, but he still had a vicious look on his black face: "Nonsense! Just open it if you are told to. If you continue to mess around, I will order you to smash it!"
"Okay! Don't be angry, sir, I'll open it right away."
An Yi walked quickly to Shopkeeper Chen, took off the warehouse key from his shaking waist, nodded to the frightened workers on the side, motioned for everyone to step aside, walked to Uncle Jiu and whispered: "
Uncle Jiu, you shouldn’t have come! At such a young age, if something happens, how do you ask me to explain to Mr. Ou...A Biao, help Uncle Jiu go home!"
"But...will they let us go?" A Biao didn't dare to make a mistake.
Under An Yi's pleading eyes, the battalion commander hesitated slightly and nodded slightly. He knew that none of his group could drive. He would need the help of the Sichuan boy in front of him later. Today, he was just for this truck.
It doesn't matter if you come here to see what valuables there are in the warehouse. As for letting a bad old man go, it doesn't matter.
An Yi bowed to the battalion commander to thank him and asked A Biao to help Uncle Jiu to go back quickly. Uncle Jiu was moved to tears and shouted: "Xiao Yi, take care of yourself! You will have to help them pull goods and fight when you go...
…”
"It's okay, Uncle Jiu, don't worry."
An Yi was afraid that the battalion commander would be impatient, so he hurriedly walked towards the No. 2 warehouse without taking a second look at Uncle Jiu. The battalion commander secretly praised the boy for his filial piety and honesty, and followed An Yi with a few people to watch him open the door of the warehouse.
"Hold the torch and go in and take a photo!" the battalion commander loudly ordered.
Two minutes later, the four soldiers came back and reported: "They are all heavy machines that cannot be pushed and have little oil or water."
An Yi took advantage of the situation and said respectfully: "Sir, please follow me to Warehouse No. 1."
The battalion commander and a few soldiers holding torches walked into the No. 1 warehouse. All they saw were grinders and cast-iron bases. Several large wooden boxes were too lazy to open without tools. They were disappointed and turned around without saying a word.
Just go out.
An Yi quickly followed: "Sir, please follow me to the No. 3 warehouse in front. I will open it right away."
The battalion commander shouted impatiently: "Forget it! Are you looking at a bunch of damned iron? You boy, start the car for me immediately, I have to go back and recover."
"Okay! The car keys are with our shopkeeper. I'll get them right away. Wait a moment, sir. I'll be right back."
An Yi ran towards shopkeeper Chen who was dumbfounded and had blood stains on his face. He secretly thought that he was lucky. If Warehouse No. 3 was really opened, the more than 300 newly arrived sewing machines would not be saved. Fortunately, he responded quickly, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous!
An Yi handed the key to shopkeeper Chen and quickly explained in Cantonese in a low voice: "It's okay, I fooled you. Fortunately, they didn't hurt you. After I left, you immediately went to Hans from Lulin Trading Company.
Ask him to help us bring all the hundreds of thousands of imported goods from four trading houses to Shaji Warehouse. It doesn’t matter if the rent is a little higher, but hurry! I guess the city of Guangzhou is going to change, otherwise these Yunnan troops, who are known as the revolutionary army, would not dare
With such nonsense happening under the eyes of the Nationalist Government, only the Shaji Warehouse rented by foreigners is safe. If Hans doesn't agree, just say that I begged him. After I deal with the trouble, I still have something to discuss with him. Remember
Yet?"
"Oh... remember, remember! Here, the key..."
Shopkeeper Chen gingerly took out the car keys. He was not too afraid that his fingers would lose control and the keys would fall to the ground.
An Yi picked up the keys and sighed to shopkeeper Chen. He strode to the truck under the tree and opened the door. He found that dozens of Yunnan officers and soldiers had already climbed into the truck and were waiting. An Yi cursed in his heart, but said to the battalion commander
He smiled flatteringly and said: "Sir, please sit in the driver's cab. It's not so shaking inside and I'm not afraid of fog. I can still listen to the commander's teachings. It's been a long time since I heard our Sichuan-Yunnan dialect. It sounds friendly!"
The battalion commander was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly: "Damn, you are quite smart, haha... Okay! I want to have a good chat with you today, open the door!"
"yes!"
The soldier diligently opened the right door and waited for the battalion commander to get in and sit down before closing it carefully. An Yi quickly started the car and drove out of the hospital smoothly. Dozens of soldiers who had not been able to get a ride followed the car cursingly, and soon everyone
Leave the business inside and outside.
Turning out of the road, the car drove smoothly towards Xiguan. The short battalion commander saw An Yi's skills and sweet mouth. He laughed loudly with joy and said: "You have two tricks, you're a fucking talent."
When I return to Daying, I will use paint to write the serial number on the door, front and back of the car, and give you a military uniform. From now on, you will be my full-time driver! Haha!"
An Yi was so shocked that he was so frightened that he lost control of the steering wheel.
In the yard of "Taichang" Trading Company, Uncle Jiu who was hiding outside turned around again. After asking about the withdrawal of the Yunnan Army, he said sadly in front of more than a dozen clerks: "Shopkeeper, look at Xiao Yi.
This is for us, for these hundreds of thousands of goods, we put on a smile and risked going with the Yunnan Army. This move is very dangerous! But how do you usually treat him? If you scold him and make things difficult for him, when will he
Did you say something wrong with you? When did you not listen to your words? The boss sent a telegram from the West, asking you to lead him to inventory the goods, but you hate him... Look at today, if it weren't for Xiaoyi, these hundreds of thousands
Not to mention the loss of goods, who among us dares to say that we can go back safely? I am old and can no longer work, but before I leave, I want to advise you that you must have a conscience..."