Chapter 12

Along the way back, I always felt that she was thinking about something, but she was not easy to ask. Unexpectedly, when she was about to get to the place, she asked me, do you know there is a telephone station nearby?

No

I thought about it based on my memory, and the closest one to this place should be in the south, so I said, "No nearby is there."

But I couldn't help asking curiously, "Who do you need to call?"

Called back and told Chen Ying that there was an important code on my desk, so she should pay attention to it.

Her answer was a little absent-minded. I don't know if what she said was true, but there was a situation on her side. No matter what organization or political party it was, she had her own regulations. She really didn't need to explain this to me clearly.

There is no here, but there is a pawnshop in front and there is a phone number there. I remembered the pawnshop that Lao Liu mentioned before, and said

She seemed to be relaxed when she heard a place to make a phone call nearby, so we accelerated our pace and walked to the pawn shop in three steps in two steps.

It was just after noon, and in Chongqing, there was no place to hide antiques, so there were no customers in the pawn shop at this time.

Just go in alone, just wait outside. Soon she walked in one step ahead, blocked me, and then turned her head and told me to get up.

This passage of her firm attitude made me a little confused, but I couldn't help but listen. Maybe she had something important to tell Chen Ying, but she couldn't let outsiders know that she had any important things.

If you don't go in, you won't go in. Just listen to you. So I stood outside and didn't go in.

My performance made her very satisfied. She went in alone, walked to the phone, gestured to the waiter, and then blocked the phone, leaving only a figure on me.

From my angle, she can only see one arm picking up the phone, and the other arm swinging like dialing

It took about two or three minutes to put down the phone, and then she saw her back facing me in her bag, as if she was paying money to the waiter. I couldn't see her front, but she could only see her movements as if she was counting money, and then she saw the waiter nodded.

After paying the money, she came out and killed the money that day, and the price became more and more expensive. I just called and actually charged me a full five yuan. Unexpectedly, she complained as soon as she came out.

That, now is an extraordinary period, isn't that the case?

But I still think she has overreacted. Speaking of which, with your salary, you can afford to take a rickshaw, but you won’t be able to make a phone call.

Although she is a Communist Party, the salary she earns in the office is much higher than that of our clerks, so she won’t cry in front of me…

Is my salary a lot?

She bleated as if she was self-deprecating. Let’s continue talking, I am an adult, I want to eat and live, so I rely on the little money I hold in my hands enough... You rich kids naturally don’t understand that the suffering of people’s lives...

Seeing that she wanted to continue talking, I interrupted her in time, OK, don't bury me

Actually, what I just wanted to say is that you look at your dress as a noble lady, embroidered silk cheongsam, goose yellow princess hat, crystal high heels, and makeup, so it's expensive. Who can I blame you for not having money?

But before I could say this, she found the topic to attack me. Actually, I am most afraid that others will say that I am a rich man, idle, eat and drink, such as "playboy"

I admit that I said the wrong thing just now, I apologize to you

Just know

However, can you not look at me like this in the future? I stopped her from this topic and started to say what I thought was in my heart.

Why, it’s not good to open your clothes and eat?

This is the field she is good at. She seems to be talking. You don’t know that many people in this world can’t dream of such a life. You won’t be content...

Where did you think of me? My family may have some forces and some money, but I always feel that those are not mine. Besides, I can't stay at home for the rest of my life. In the end, I still have to rely on myself.

These are my thoughts, but no one can tell me

It is not easy to support yourself... Obviously, her age makes her more difficult to survive than I have seen in the world, but there is no absolute thing in everything, just keep your original intention in mind.

This last sentence is to comfort me

After saying these words, she asked with concern, "By the way, where are you going to take me? I've been walking for a long time. Have you arrived?"

Arrived, arrived, come with me diagonally opposite the pawn shop and the hotel, which is less than a hundred meters away, and we will arrive in a while

We have already decided on the room. You go ahead and go up to the second floor

The one who saw the shop was a woman. I saw her when I went out, but I didn't know her identity.

She was still knitting her sweater, probably for winter

Lin E was walking in front. The woman saw a stranger and was about to speak when she saw me coming in.

When she went out in the morning, she saw me and naturally recognized me. When she saw me talking to the woman in front of her, she stopped what she wanted to say

Instead, he looked at Lin E and me with a playful expression, and then said with a smile, "The shop is negligent in repairs and has poor sound insulation. Objectively, you should whisper in a low voice at night, don't make big moves...

What she said just now, she looked at me with that look. Sure enough, Lin E also noticed it, and she went up the stairs and said it in a low voice.

You are naturally beautiful and dressed up in a gorgeous way. We are a man and a woman. I will take you to the hotel. Why do you think she looks at you with that look?

It goes without saying that the shop viewer treated Lin E as a "hospit", so I also talked to her in an extremely ambiguous tone.

I think you were malicious, so she thought that way. After that, she spat, saying, "You guy don't want to take advantage of me..."

Dongdongdongdongdong...

Who Ah?

I

With a whistle, the door was opened, Lin E was going in, I went in behind, and then closed the door

Team leader, Fei Ming... Obviously, Zhao Qiqi didn't expect that I would be with Lin E at this time, and even brought her back to the hotel

I met on the road, one more person, one more helper, I'll explain

I'll take a look, I won't disturb you... With one more person, Lin E doesn't seem to be as natural as before, and she speaks more cautiously.

No, with the team leader here, maybe the task will be completed better, everyone is going to fight against Japan. What Zhao Qiqi said is the truth

Yes, yes, everyone is fighting against Japan, and I will run away the Japanese as soon as possible. I also echoed

The team leader came over and sat down. Zhao Qiqi politely pulled Lin E to the bed and sat down, and then asked, "Is there any good news on the team leader?"

Of course there is

I thought she was really polite, but I didn't expect to express my feelings. It turned out to be the same as me, and I also want to know if there is more news on their hands.

Lin E and the others finally got the information they had finally obtained, but now they finally figured out the other party's place.

I knew the team leader brought good news, where is it

Do you know the street on Xiangzhang Avenue? I'm talking about it seriously

Didn't anyone say it before

I didn't expect it to be on that street...

Since we know, then we should think about how to master the other party's actions.

I was about to say that place, but I didn't expect that I was interrupted by Lin E's words.

She then said, Now that you know the place, you have seen the photos again, I think we can observe it and then start, so as not to alarm the enemy.

You're right

What we do next? Zhao Qiqi's implication is that since we have an idea, it is easy to do things, but if we only stay in this hotel, we still can't do things after all.

I have thought about it and can find a house nearby. Lin E calmly expressed her opinions.

A good idea would be great if I could rent a house in an easy-to-observe place, after all, that person might have an important password in his hand. It seems that these two women have the same idea.

But it's not too late for this matter. Lin E said again without any pain, obviously I still need to work hard on this matter.

I'll do it easily. After that, I stood up straight, looking like I could leave at any time.

Zhao Qiqi asked with concern whether I want to go with you?

No, I am alone, but it is convenient. After saying that, I reminded her that she has no place to go, so let's have a date with you tonight. If I come back late, you can take her to dinner.

Don't worry, no problem... Please pay attention to safety.

So are you!

Unexpectedly, I just had to go there this afternoon, but someone had to complete the mission. Who asked us and the Japanese to do it? I thought of pushing the door open and then went out.

But as soon as I took two steps, Lin E followed me. I turned around and wanted to say something. She made a gesture to stop me, then walked up to me, whispered to me, don't tell your people, the news will leak, do you understand

clear

Unexpectedly, this woman is not only beautiful, but also smart.

Don't say that she doesn't trust the Kuomintang people, sometimes I don't trust me. The Kuomintang is famous for its ruthlessness, but if you want to say that there is something special, it is typical unreliable.

After going downstairs, I called out according to the number I left before.

Now that I'm going to rent a house, I'm really hard to find if I'm not familiar with the place, and it's time-consuming, so it's better to find a helper

Of course, I just told the other party about it and did not disclose the specific situation. The other party only thought that I wanted to find a place to stay on the street.

Finally, I left an address on the phone and asked me to wait there, and there would be a landlord to find me

But they are doing these things, and I just told them to contact me a landlord. Just now when I came from the road, the landlord was already waiting for me at the place.

This is easy to understand. They must have more information on the channel than ordinary people, so it is not that troublesome to find a house.

The landlord may also want to rent out the empty houses in his hands to make money as soon as possible, so he is very kind to speak.

This is human nature. In such a chaotic world, life is not easy. Either you are a noble person or a landlord and a wealthy person. Otherwise, everyone's life will be unbearable. This is the truth.

I'm lucky, but this time I didn't run away. The house in my landlord just met my requirements.

The landlord should be a local aunt. She spoke in a southwest dialect and soon took me to the house.

Since the Japanese entered, my house has been empty and no one has lived in. Look at the floor and tables, I wish someone would rent them every day, and everything was taken care of...

This is Chongqing, and the Japanese can't get through. Such a good house, it's a pity that it's empty. The location here is good, and I can't figure out what the relationship between people and Japanese. I was curious about it.

Guest, you don’t know that my old man had brought soldiers before. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he was sent to the front line. Later, the Japanese often drove planes to throw bombs. I ran to the countryside. This was the year of hiding, and the savings were missing. Then I thought about coming back and renting out this house. However, during this war, everyone had no spare money, so it was not that easy.

The older people talk a lot, but fortunately the landlord turned back to the topic in time. I told you that Ah young man, the house is located nearby. The tables and chairs are all ready-made. The beds and cabinets have been cleaned. You will definitely be satisfied when you move in.

While promoting the house, she pointed to the sofa and table in the house and praised the complete furniture.

What I thought was that since it was a set, why did I only see one door? It was the main door I just came in. A room was not necessarily enough

She seemed to see my question and quickly explained: Don't worry, this is the re-examination architectural layout. What I said is that there is a room upstairs and downstairs, but the stairs inside and outside are separated and will not have any impact on you young couples.

It should be the person who contacted the landlord. He knew that Zhao Qiqi and I were working together, so he took the initiative to tell the man and woman to live, which made the landlord mistakenly think that the couple lived together.

She said this and led me to the stairs. Then I saw a staircase close to the kitchen connecting upstairs.

The layout of the upper floor and downstairs is similar, but the upper floor is arranged as a bedroom, while the downstairs are for dining and guests.

To be honest, compared to my family, this condition is actually too simple, but every inch of land is valuable. The landlord is also in order to maximize profits, complete furniture, and can meet basic needs. It is actually very good for young couples.

I looked at the location of the windows, both front and back, facing the street in front, opposite to it was a four-story building. This location was good, I thought it was very suitable, but it was like ordinary tenants, so I asked about prices, water and electricity, etc.

Since it was introduced by an acquaintance, I won't charge you more money. You can see these as appropriate

She said, and used gestures to compare the price

The price is still very expensive, but fortunately my uncle gave us some money before, but I still had to act normally, so I wanted to bargain with her, and also made a gesture and returned a price

She did not accept the price I quoted immediately, but continued to praise her house and the facilities inside. Finally, she added, "Young man, I told you, renting a house not only depends on the room, but also on the location and the neighbors. The cheap areas are often very crowded, and there are all kinds of messy people. I told you that the rooms next door are also young couples who are similar to you.

Because I knew I was going to come out today, I wore a formal dress today and put on a suit. The suit was cut in a generous and decent manner, making me look young and strong and vibrant. The landlord obviously observed this and said, "It's all good to say."

At the end, she began to get to the point. Otherwise, we will take a step back. Do you think this price is OK?

As he said that, he stretched out his hand and gestured again

I wanted to make sure it was just pretending to be normal before bargaining. After all, no one wants to be neighbors with people with problems with gangsters. If this is a good thing, it will be worth the loss.

So I no longer argue and accept it

After reaching an agreement, she began to say some relaxing home-style words to me. She talked about various nearby places, such as hotels, hotels, newspapers, dance halls, cafes, department stores, etc.

And explained in detail to me

Finally, she reported to her place where she lived and asked me to find her at any time if there was anything in the house.

Finally, the landlord gave me a key. Because there was an intermediary introducing me, she was not worried that I would miss the ticket and asked me to bring the money tomorrow.

Finally, I asked me when I would move here. I didn't say exactly when, but just explained that I would go back and discuss it, and prepare some daily necessities to relieve the landlord's doubts, and repeatedly promised to try to get it as fast as possible.

The landlord is a talking person. He thought I was very family-oriented and praised me for being a good man. He also praised my wife for being very beautiful. I didn't know how to answer it, so I simply stopped talking.

After I finished the work on the house, I pretended to take a closer look at the house, and then I left after a while

Autumn is often much shorter than summer. At the end of September, after completing the last thing today, the sun has set

The lights are on, and the pedestrians on the road are in a hurry. Maybe the people who are off work are rushing home, and there are also people who come in to do business during the day. Now they have closed the stall and rushed back.

Candlelight and lights sway, forged billboards on the road swaying in the wind, the hotel's little brother shouted at business, and the rickshaw workers quickly carried the guests through

This order is a good time for hotels. As long as the price is reasonable, most of the business is good. People come out to have dinner from time to time on the street.

As I walked, I was hungry

I think, they should go out for dinner now. If I go back now, I am afraid I won't be able to catch up, so I went into a noodle restaurant alone.

The pasta is not as full as rice, but fortunately it is served quickly, so you don’t need to order food, you can eat it with just one garlic, and the price is cheap

When I came out of the noodle shop, it was already completely dark

I walked back alone on the road, crossing the wide road, which was a narrow street with pedestrians on the road, and occasionally there were small cart shops selling snacks on the street, but few people bought them

There is a stall selling chestnuts not far away. I came out for a long time. I don’t know if she had eaten two dinners. Thinking of it, I spent some money to buy a large bag of fried chestnuts, and I prepared it as a midnight snack.

But unexpectedly, there was a small episode on the road at this last point

In the narrow alley, the lights were dim, and I was walking leisurely. Unexpectedly, a few ragged little kids, who looked not very old and a few years younger than me, rushed out.

I opened this road and I planted this tree. If you want to pass by, you can leave it to buy money...

These bad boys probably saw that I was carrying delicious food in my hand and looked like I was a soft person. In addition, I was a "single", so I thought I was easy to deal with.

I also know that this situation is very common in this era of "rituals collapse and music are broken". When I see their skinny figures, I calmed down my mind and continued to move forward without paying attention.

Stop... Don't let him go...

After the sound fell, a tall tender head green came up to pull my clothes. I said that at that time, I turned around and grabbed his hand, and then swept his legs with a gorgeous leg. The person who came was already falling to the ground.

The remaining teenagers seemed to have a few moves when they saw me, and looked at each other in a look, but no one dared to get closer first.

Come on together

This person who keeps talking is probably their little boss

Hearing this, these people rushed forward in disorganization. It seems that the way they usually bully passers-by is to go together, just bully the more with less.

Such an unruly group fight is simply a waste of time for my trained skills

Ah... uh... it hurts... for a moment they all lay on the ground, and the screams of pain came from time to time...

Brother, this person is a bit powerful, we can't beat him, let him go...

But, my mother's illness... This man who looked like a leader slapped his hands on the ground and sighed, "I'm useless, I'm useless..." As he said that, he started crying, completely gone from the arrogant attitude he had just now.

It can be seen that he is extremely painful and helpless

I took out my pocket, and there were about 10 oceans left in my hand. I thought I would have to find time to pay for it tomorrow

This guy looks three or four years younger than me. Life is really difficult in this kind of society. I thought about it and waved my hand and threw a few oceans in front of him.

Dayang! It’s Dayang... Everyone in front of them was shocked. They probably grew so big that they had never seen what Yuan Datou looked like. One of them was still imitating and biting it in his mouth. It was true, it was really Dayang!

Thank you, brother, thank you, brother... My mother's illness is cured this time... Thank you, brother...

I got up and was about to leave. As soon as I got up, I thought of something, so I came back and asked the person who looked very good, "What's your name?"

Big brother, my name is Xiaoyuan, this is my younger brother, his name is Xiaowen...

Will you still do robbery work in the future?

Do it, Ah won't do it anymore, don't do it anymore...

Want to find a job to do it? Change some money to treat your mother

think

Little brother, look at how you sell newspapers. You don’t have to rob the road and make some money

But they could not get in there and they were allowed to pick up the goods...

Come here and call him close to them, go to find the director of their surname Jiang, and say you are the one I introduced. Thinking of him, Jiang Laosan, still owes me a favor, so he goes with the flow

But how do they know...Brother, what is your name, how should I say...

Remember, Bamboo Four

Big brother, good guy... Thank you, big brother...