20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 197 The younger generation rises and drifts away

Xiaoxiguan, Huifangli.

The noise at the door still didn't stop.

Lao Liu, Lao Qi and Han Xinyuan, with two beards, argued loudly with the soldiers standing guard outside the door.

Guan Wei is also an experienced person. He has a good sense of proportion when dealing with people in the government. Although he makes a lot of noise, he has a clean mouth and can't even pick out a single curse word.

What he means is talking softly at the top of his voice.

The officers and soldiers blocked everyone with their guns, but Guan Wei didn't push him, he just rubbed his frozen face and defended loudly: "Master Jun, this 'Huifangli' is a store opened by my own sister. I came all the way here just to beg for two bowls of wine to keep me warm. You two are just trying to make it easy on this cold day. Why don't you make it easier for each other? Let's all take a sip. After that, we'll be on our way. Isn’t it good to continue to stand guard!”

The officers and soldiers raised their hands to coax: "Go quickly, go quickly, don't stay here grinding your teeth!"

Guan Wei pretended to be dumbfounded, deliberately lowered his voice, and asked: "Master Jun, did something happen in this store? Whose order was it? Could it be that... some high official is in there?"

"Tsk! What nonsense! Who gave the order? It's none of your business. It's your turn to ask!"

The two officers and soldiers were impatient. As for why they were standing guard here, they themselves had a dark look.

The two of them also didn't want to make the matter a big deal.

Use force, but don’t use too much force.

Tonight's errand was originally a favor of Wang Yanzong, not a military order. If the neighbors were really alarmed, the higher-ups would definitely hold him accountable.

What do you say then?
The two of them are caught in the middle. They can neither betray the small leader nor deceive the big leader. At the same time, they have to keep themselves clean to avoid taking the blame. How can the word "difficult" be used in the world of people?

The two officers and soldiers were in humble positions, but they were not fools. The various interests and risks involved were as clear as a mirror in their minds.

Because of this, they were able to restrain their anger and did not want to bother Guan Wei and others. They only hoped that big things would be reduced to trivial matters. As long as they got through tonight, everything else would have nothing to do with them.

So that leaves room for debate.

The two sides stood in the cold wind and exchanged a few words with each other. On the steps, the door of "Huifangli" suddenly opened.

But I saw the big teapot Fulong, with a few boys who were watching the night watch, hurried over and asked about the reason.

"Hey! Sixth Brother, Seventh Brother, Xinyuan is here too! Look, look, what's going on?"

When the other boys saw Han Xinyuan, they also called "Brother Yuan".

Fulong served tea and water all day long. No matter what his nature was, he was always a good man on the surface. When he saw the two sides arguing, he immediately walked down the steps and tried to persuade him with a smile: "Master, I misunderstood, I misunderstood, this is all He’s one of our own!”

One of the officers and soldiers asked sideways, "Do you know each other?"

"More than just acquaintance, you want me to shamelessly say that these are brothers with different surnames, just like one family."

Guan Wei took over the conversation and said, "How about it, Master Jun, I didn't lie to you, did I? We are all old acquaintances, Fulong, why are you still standing around? Give me a few full bowls of wine, and you will freeze like a dog." Come on, come on, the two military masters are also together, they are all on my account."

"Go, go, stand there, don't move, who the hell is giving you a bowl of wine money?" Another officer and soldier still refused to be accommodating, "We know each other, and the rules are rules. As the saying goes, you can't enter! I'm too lazy. I’ll catch you, hurry up and get out of here!”

Guan Wei and others were still going to fight. When they glanced diagonally ahead, they saw Jiang Xiaodao leading Zhao Guoyan, Zhong Yushan and Li Zheng walking towards this direction. He knew in his heart that the arrest plan had been successful, so he suddenly stopped. Stubborn.

The two officers and soldiers turned around and saw someone else approaching. They frowned at first. When they squinted their eyes and saw the person clearly, their stiff faces instantly relaxed.

"Ho! Brother, it's you!"

Jiang Xiaodao also recognized the two of them, and while being surprised, he clasped his fists and walked over quickly.

"It turns out they are two military masters. What a coincidence. We meet here again. Are you here - coming out to have fun?"

"No, no! Hey! I don't understand. I'm just standing guard here. Something happened to me."

Jiang Xiaodao pretended to be puzzled and asked the reason in detail.

On his side, he was chatting and laughing with the two patrol battalion officers and soldiers. He didn't think anything was wrong, but the remaining people were very surprised.

Seeing this, Guan Wei was stunned for a while, then suddenly lowered his voice and asked: "Lao Qi, when did this guy from Xiaodao get involved with the patrol camp?"

Gong Baonan also looked confused and shook his head: "I don't know."

"Hiss!" Guan Wei nodded in praise, "No wonder we made such a big noise in Falun Temple, but in the end nothing happened. The news in the newspapers helped cover it up. It turned out to be this kid, who had already paved the way. ah!"

"Do you think he laid it?" Gong Baonan asked.

"What if?" Guan Wei asked, "Can it be you?"

After Jiang Xiaodao listened to the words of the two officers and soldiers and finished the play, he smiled and apologized: "Master, to be honest, these two are my sixth uncle and seventh uncle, and the remaining few are my brothers, one by one. They are all drunkards. After drinking some wine, they like to be high-profile. If they insist on coming here to ask for a drink, I am just here to tell them to go back!"

The two officers and soldiers put away their guns, put them on their shoulders, nodded slightly, and said, "Oh, that's what happened! But -"

"Don't worry, don't worry!" Jiang Xiaodao immediately raised his hand to interrupt, "Being on duty has its difficulties. Since we all know each other, I can't even push my nose and face and embarrass you two. It's a cold day. It's easy. When I came out, I was in a hurry. It was a bit interesting but a little bit lacking. You two should be more patient! Otherwise - this matter will be considered a failure? "

The two officers and soldiers were eager to pull him down, so they smiled and said: "Oh, brother, you are so polite. I only have a few days of hard work."

"Hey! It's nothing. Why are we two uncles so ignorant? Otherwise, we wouldn't have gone in. Fulong -" Jiang Xiaodao turned to shout, "Go get two jars of wine from the house, we'll put them outside." Just take two bites and knock it down. Uncle Sixth and Seventh, okay?"

Guan Wei lowered his old face and said coldly: "Okay, you kid, you are so damn sensible!"

After hearing this, Fulong quickly took his son into the house to get some wine. After a while, he came out with a pile of sea bowls in his arms, which were placed on the ground. He didn't care about the wind and sand, and just poured the strong wine into the bowls.

Everyone held the bowl with their thumbs and middle fingers, and hooked their index fingers on the edge of the bowl. In the cold wind of the night, they took a rough drink and wiped the remaining wine on their chins. A line of warmth gradually appeared on their chests, and they felt each other. After laughing, there was some friction and quarrel, just like the snow on the ground, what should be melted will be melted.

After finishing his drink, Jiang Xiaodao handed the bowl back.

The big teapot Fulong picked up Brother Thumb and praised him in a low voice: "Young master, you are really good!"

Jiang Xiaodao smiled: "Are you talking about your drinking capacity?"

Fulong carefully handled the bowl and said with a smile: "It's okay to drink, it's okay to do things, it's all okay, it's all okay!"

Jiang Xiaodao was so beautiful that he turned around and walked down the steps, clasping his fists at the two officers and soldiers: "You've caused trouble to the two military masters, so we won't bother you too much, and we'll leave now!"

The two officers and soldiers stepped forward hurriedly, raised their hands to stop, and said: "Hey, wait, brother, we see each other again and again, we are destined to be together, or if we leave each other's names, we will become acquainted in the future."

Jiang Xiaodao nodded: "Then I will - give it a try?"

"Hey! What are you saying? You're too polite, brother!" said the officers and soldiers with narrowed eyes, "Cheer up!"

The gap-toothed officer and soldier took over the conversation: "I will take charge of Pengfei!"

Gao Zhenqi and Ren Pengfei are both excellent names!

Jiang Xiaodao showed a bit of timidity. After thinking for a moment, he clasped his fists and said, "Brother Jiang Lianheng, please take care of me from now on!"

After this introduction, the other people saw it and became more and more confused.

Fulong, the big teapot, Zai Zi, Zhao Guoyan, Han Xinyuan, Zhong Yushan, Li Zheng, and even Guan Wei and Gong Baonan, who were watching the scene in "Huifangli", looked at each other and gradually became aware of the rise of the trail.It doesn't matter that he knows a few patrol battalion officers and soldiers. He often hangs out on the street, who doesn't have a few acquaintances?

But connections are just connections, which may not lead to friendship.

Taking money to give gifts, giving all the sweetness and benefits, you still have to nod and bow, and you still have to get cold looks.

Because of this, these people found it incredible - why were the officers and soldiers of the patrol battalion so polite to Jiang Xiaodao?

Could it be that it's just because of money?
In fact, this matter also depends on the individual and is not inevitable.

Although these two officers and soldiers, Gao Zhenqi and Ren Pengfei, are in humble positions at the moment, they are just now. When they are on guard, it can be seen from their opinions on the pros and cons of the job of standing guard that they are both talented people.

Know when to show off your authority without being criticized; also know when to restrain yourself and avoid disaster.

How could such a person be relegated to the status of a soldier standing guard for so long?
On the night when Jiang Xiaodao visited Zhang Laoda, it was these two people who took turns.

They saw with their own eyes that this boy entered the patrol camp and talked secretly with Commander Zhang for more than an hour. After he left, Commander Zhang was overjoyed.

This alone was enough to make Gao Zhenqi and Ren Pengfei willing to form a friendship with Jiang Xiaodao.

If two elm knots were replaced, there would be no such conversation.

As for what will happen to Gao Zhenqi and Ren Pengfei in the future, let’s not talk about it for the time being.

Jiang Xiaodao, his sixth uncle, his seventh uncle and others were not far away from "Huifangli" when they suddenly saw a half-grown beggar not far ahead, running towards them with a "crackling" sound.

When I got closer, I saw that it was Xiao Beifeng.

Zhao Zhengbei put his hands on his knees and gasped for breath. After a moment of relief, he straightened up and said, "Brother Dao, I...I have something to do with you!"

Jiang Xiaodao looked around, then walked straight forward and asked in a low voice: "What's going on? Something happened in the old house?"

Little Beifeng didn't dare to speak loudly, so he just put his hands around his mouth, lying next to Xiaodao's ear, and muttered a few times, but he didn't know what he was talking about.

After Jiang Xiaodao heard this, his eyes curled up with a look of joy. He thought about it and asked in a low voice, "Has your sister-in-law been there?"

Xiao Beifeng nodded and replied softly: "It's over!"

"Are there enough people over there?"

"Anyway, we have found all the boys we can find who are over 15 years old."

Jiang Xiaodao nodded silently, and immediately took out two pistols from his arms - a box cannon, and a small pistol stolen from Zhao Lingchun - and handed them to Xiao Beifeng, saying: "Give the younger one to your sister-in-law, and leave the rest to your sister-in-law." Take this and let your sister-in-law decide who to use it for."

Xiao Beifeng responded and immediately put the gun in his arms.

Jiang Xiaodao asked again: "By the way, has that little stone gone back?"

"Well, let Xiao Xifeng take it back."

"Okay, go ahead. Don't go out for these two days and lock the house!"

Xiao Beifeng agreed, turned around and left.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Xiaodao suddenly remembered something again, stopped him and asked, "Wait a minute, did Xiaohua go there with your sister-in-law too?"

Xiao Beifeng was stunned, scratched his head, and asked: "If she doesn't come over, who will help take care of my sister-in-law?"

Jiang Xiaodao looked disappointed and sighed: "Oh, what a pity, it was all agreed upon just now."

"Brother Dao, what happened?"

"What are you asking for? It's none of your business. Let's go!"

Xiao Beifeng responded, then immediately turned around, then ran away again with a "crackling", and finally turned sideways at the intersection and disappeared.

When everyone saw him walking away, they gathered around and asked about the situation.

Guan Wei walked forward excitedly and asked: "Xiaodao, what's wrong? Did something happen?"

Jiang Xiaodao turned around, looked at everyone, shook his head and said, "It's okay, let's go back quickly."

"Hey, wait a minute!" Guan Wei asked again, "Is Zhao Lingchun in Huifangli clear just now? Why didn't I hear the noise just now?"

Jiang Xiaodao waved his hand impatiently: "Tsk, Sixth Uncle, you used a gun to kill a bitch?"

Li Zheng and others took the lead in laughing, but asked: "By the way, brother, I didn't realize it, but you really have some background! What happened just now? Why were the two gunmen at the door so polite to you?"

Jiang Xiaodao trembled and stamped his feet twice, hugged his wallet, and ran forward quickly while replying: "It's a long story. I'll tell you when I have time. I'm freezing to death." Go quickly, go home quickly!"

"Hey! This can't be done. Today you have to tell us clearly about your status. I'll see, you might still be a backer in the future!"

Li Zheng and others were curious, so they all followed him to ask what happened.

Zhao Guoyan, Han Xinyuan and Zhong Yushan also felt the cold, so they hurriedly followed behind.

Under the vast darkness, in the blink of an eye, the group of people had already gone away.

The biting north wind blew again, flowing along his collar and into his body.

Guan Wei couldn't help but hugged his clothes tightly, watching Xiao Dao and others drifting away. None of the questions he had just asked received positive answers, and the look on his face suddenly became a little lonely and a little sad.

Just as he was sighing in his heart, his right shoulder sank suddenly, and he looked sideways, only to see Lao Qigong Baonan following up from behind.

"Let's go."

Gong Baonan's expression was also a little blurry.

Guan Wei sniffled, turned around and looked behind him, and found that there was no one else behind them.

"Lao Qi, tell me, as we age, do we become more pretentious?"

"how to say?"

"The path has grown up, and I feel... we seem a bit redundant... Ouch! It's just that bowl of wine I drank just now!"

"Brother Six, let's go."

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