Wang Hengyue and the other two looked at each other in confusion. Do you owe this foreigner something or something?
Ye Xuanbiao had a wry smile on his face: "Everyone, the world is so big and full of wonders. You said that only our Chinese go to where the foreigners live, and how can any foreigner insist on coming to us? This Mr. Pitt is an American and came here at the beginning of this year.
Chengdu, hey, this is strange, he didn’t know where he knew we were training a new army, and he insisted on joining the new army."
Wang Hengyue and others were very curious, and Ye Xuanbiao continued: "But not everyone can join the new army. For example, Brother Wang Shi, although he is overseas, he is still a citizen of our country after all, so there is no problem. But I'm afraid there are too many foreigners.
There is an inconvenience.”
Du Charlie asked: "Sir, as far as I know, there are foreign instructors in the new armies everywhere, why not let them join?"
"Other places are other places, and this is my place." Ye Xuanbiao shook his head: "In the past, there were foreign instructors in the Sichuan New Army, but they were all recommended by various countries. Besides, last time, a foreign instructor accidentally performed a drill.
We fell off a horse and broke some bones. We were so tired that we lost a lot of money. So now we have more things to do than less things to do. It is better to have one less foreign instructor. Besides, this Mr. Pitt has no recommenders and no official recommendation documents.
, Absolutely not. But he refused to give up. He has been coming to me every day these days, and I am really annoyed."
Wang Hengyue looked at Peter: "Why do you have to join the Chinese army?"
"I like this country." Pete had no time to think and blurted out: "My grandfather was a soldier in the south. We lost to the north. My grandfather stopped serving in the army and came to China to do business, and he fell in love with this country. Back to
After coming to the United States, I have been talking about this country to me since I was sensible, so I also like this country. My father, the captain, and I learned many things. Americans, British, French, and
Other countries are not good. They are at war with China. My father did not want to come to China to fight, so he came out of the army. Now that I am here, I want to help my country pay off its debts and help China. I know many, many things.
Believe me......"
Peter spoke confusingly, but he could generally understand.
His grandfather represented the South in the Civil War. When the South lost the war, his grandfather came to China to do business. When the Eight-Nation Allied Forces invaded China, Pete's father was unwilling to fight with China, so he ended up not serving in the military. What's even more strange is that Pete actually wanted to
Want to help the United States pay off its debts? Actually want to help China train its army? Such foreigners are rare.
"But the leader refused to agree to me." Peter pointed at Ye Xuanbiao angrily: "A dog looks down on me, a dog looks down on me!"
What does "a dog's eyes look down on me"? Wang Hengyue and others couldn't help but laugh. They thought that Pete didn't learn Chinese well, so he wanted to say "a dog's eyes look down on others", and ended up saying "a dog's eyes look down on me", but this phrase is used in everyone.
It would be very bad if it were someone else.
Ye Xuanbiao was not used to hearing this and waved his hands repeatedly: "I will not agree. I cannot bear this responsibility."
"Sir, why don't you give me this person?" Wang Hengyue suddenly said.
"What?" Ye Xuanbiao stared and was about to refuse, but Wang Hengyue had already said before him: "Sir, Peter knows military skills and may be able to help. When the soldiers are trained, your face will look brighter. If you are still worried,
Heng Yue can write a document, except for everything Peter does, I will take on this responsibility, so you don’t need to worry about it."
If Wang Hengyue said this, it would be very debatable. It would be great if he didn't have to ask the adults to take the responsibility for anything that happened. If money had to be paid in the future, the Wang family had plenty of money, and if he didn't do it, the adults would take half of the blame.
Ye Xuanbiao thought about it for a moment: "Since Brother Shi said so, I can't refute your face. But Brother Shi, you must think about it."
Wang Hengyue smiled and said to Peter: "Peter, I am the team officer, how about you come to my place?"
"Team officer?" Pete was startled for a moment, then exultantly said: "I know, that is the company commander, a very big officer, my father is also a company commander, you are just like my father. Very good, I like you, you
If you want me, I'll go to your place."
Qin Guangcheng, Du Charlie, and Ye Xuanbiao were all dumbfounded. Seeing that Peter was even older than Wang Hengyue, they actually said that Wang Hengyue was the same as him? What were these foreigners thinking in their minds?
Wang Hengyue successfully surrendered to the army and got a helper out of thin air, and he was very happy. Qin Guangcheng invited Ye Xuanbiao to his home for a drink. Ye Xuangbiao only said that he was busy with official duties and couldn't spare any time, so the two made an appointment next time.
When he stood up to say goodbye, Du Charlie also said that he still had important matters to deal with in his foreign business, so he said goodbye to a few people.
Returning to the Qin Mansion, Qin Guangcheng asked people to hold a banquet to celebrate and send off Wang Hengyue. He also invited Peter to join the banquet.
During the banquet, Pete was making lots of jokes. He always wanted to show off his Chinese, but his prefaces didn't match his remarks. Although he could barely understand them, he couldn't help but make a fool of himself.
After telling jokes for a while, Qin Guangcheng suddenly remembered something: "To tell you, you are going to Leshan, a place where you are far away from home. Although there is Pete, he is a foreigner after all and does not understand Chinese customs. I want to send you a person to accompany you.
.”
"Send it to me personally?" Wang Hengyue put down his chopsticks, out of curiosity.
"Go and call Yang Fangyun."
After a while, a young man in his twenties walked in and stopped in front of the banquet without saying a word.
"This is Yang Fangyun, who was sent to me by his master since he was a child." Qin Guangcheng introduced: "Let me tell you, you may not believe it, but Fang Yun is a deaf person."
"Deaf?"
"That's right." Qin Guangcheng said with a smile: "But don't underestimate him. Although Fang Yun is deaf, he can not only speak, but also understand what others are saying."
"What?" Peter's eyes widened.
Wang Hengyue is not surprised at all. He knows that "lip reading" has existed since ancient times. Many deaf people can understand what the other person is saying through lip reading. Even for some deaf people, reading the other person's lip reading is much easier than before.
It's much easier to read the other person's gestures.
It's just that the saying "ten deaf and nine mute" is not wrong, but it seems that this person named Yang Fangyun was born deaf.
"Who is Brother Yang's master?" Wang Hengyue asked casually.
Yang Fangyun was indeed able to understand what others were saying: "My master is Li Qingyun, who is proficient in Chinese medicine and has made it his mission to fight against the Qing Dynasty throughout his life!"
As soon as the three words "Li Qingyun" came into his ears, Wang Hengyue thought he had heard it wrong and was dumbfounded: "Which Li Qingyun? Longevity old man Li Qingyun?"
"Yes, it's this long-lived old man!"
Wang Hengyue almost collapsed.
Li Qingyun? Is there really such a long-lived old man Li Qingyun in the world?
It is said that Li Qingyun lived for more than 200 years. He was a scholar of traditional Chinese medicine in the late Qing Dynasty and the early years of the Republic of China. He was also a famous longevity old man in the world. He once received special awards from the government for his outstanding achievements in traditional Chinese medicine. He still often received special awards from the government after the Republic of China.
He went to university to give lectures, during which he was interviewed by many Western scholars.
Wang Hengyue originally thought that this was just a legendary figure, but who would have thought that his disciple would actually appear.
It would be a bit exaggerated to say that Li Qingyun can live to be more than two hundred years old, but it is not too unusual to live to be over a hundred years old!