20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 223 Meeting the Great Poet Again

Xiaoxiguan, Huifangli.

It was late at night, the wind was freezing, and it was about to close, but intermittent quarrels resounded in the brothel.

With a look of boredom on his face, Jiang Xiaodao led Zhao Guoyan, Zhong Yushan, and seven or eight thugs, rushing over from his old house in the north of the city.

Although Jiang Xiaodao has nominally merged Zhou Yunfu's business, the personnel appointments and removals have not yet been completed, and the management is naturally quite chaotic. The disputes have begun to subside, and everything has not returned to normal. The business can only maintain the generals and rely on fighting and killing. In the end, Whether it can be used for personal use is still a challenge.

As soon as he crossed the threshold, the big teapot Fulong came out hastily.

His eyes were a little evasive, but he was indeed very concerned about business matters.

"Master, you're here! If we continue to make trouble, we will definitely end up losing our lives!"

Jiang Xiaodao frowned and asked, "Where is Han Xinyuan?"

"He is leading a group of people to confront each other upstairs! Master, it's not working! This time we are really in trouble!"

"Whose family are you from?"

"I don't know." Fulong shook his head. "The accent sounds like he's from out of town. He's a boss."

While he was talking, there was a crackling sound upstairs, which caused the girls and clients in the lobby to look up. Some were just watching the fun, while others were so frightened that they looked at Jiang Xiaodao and the others.

Jiang Xiaodao's eyes flashed. He quickly picked up his cotton robe and quickly climbed up the stairs. As he walked, he asked, "Why? Are you deliberately looking for trouble?"

"I think they are deliberately looking for trouble." The big teapot Fulong pouted and followed, "They came with a group of people to drink, but the time has passed. I told them that if they want to continue drinking, they can't." Okay, but the girls have to pay more, and they have to spend the night. The leader will take action when he comes up. Hey! Master, I am not too talkative, but Han Xinyuan and the others are still not good at it after all. "

Jiang Xiaodao came to the door of the private room on the second floor, pushed aside the onlookers, and rushed into the house.

On the huge round table, there were seven or eight men sitting, some of whom were actually tall-nosed men with deep eyes. The girls gathered in the corner timidly.

Han Xinyuan and three or five of his sons stood at the table, arguing with red faces.

Sitting on the main seat was a man in his thirties, with a shaved head and no braids, thick eyebrows and narrow eyes. He was wearing a grass-green coat that looked like a military uniform but not a military uniform. He was holding the table with one hand and pressing the other hand on his waist. , appears to have a gun.

"Brother Dao!" the thugs greeted and made way for them, "It's that old boy who is causing trouble!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the man on the main seat said disdainfully: "It's useless for anyone to come to talk about Dao Brother or Bage Brother, hurry up and bring the wine!"

Han Xinyuan was furious and eager to show his loyalty and show off his abilities, so he grabbed the man's shoulders and said coldly: "You can have a drink, but when the time comes, if you still want to stay here, you have to pay the price for the night."

The man raised his hand to push Han Xinyuan's arm away, stood up, pushed him, and cursed: "Don't do this, we're just here to drink. You want more money? Do you want a gun?"

It didn't matter when I got up, I saw that this person was more than eight feet long, with a strong back and waist, and two long legs. He wished he could jump across the river and into the sea. He really looked like a hero.

The two of them were about to fight.

In the midst of the tense situation, the rest of the people on the table also stood up.

"Wait!"

Jiang Xiaodao shouted loudly, then pushed aside everyone on the left and right, and hurriedly came to the big man.

As soon as the two people met, their eyes met, their expressions were stunned. They opened their mouths twice, wanting to recognize each other, but they found it incredible.

In the end, it was Jiang Xiaodao who tentatively asked, "Ha-how much did you do?"

The big man's eyes lit up, and his smile gradually turned into a crooked slit. He pointed at Jiang Xiaodao and laughed: "Brother Jiang!"

"Brother Zhang!" Jiang Xiaodao also laughed when he met an old friend in a foreign country.

The leaders of the two parties recognized each other, and although their respective men were a little confused, they finally slowly lowered their guard.

"Sit down, sit down quickly!" Zhang Zongchang gestured to the mixed and colorful entourage, and then hugged Jiang Xiaodao, "This, that is my close friend, we are all friends, we are all friends!"

Jiang Xiaodao cupped his fists and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work."

Then everyone sat down slowly.

Zhang Zongchang asked again: "Brother, aren't you in Liaoyang? Why did you come to Fengtian? I didn't expect that I would meet you! How do you say that? It's true that we have close friends in the sea, and we are like neighbors in the world!"

"I didn't expect to see you again!" Jiang Xiaodao said truthfully.

It has been ten years. How many reunions can there be in life?
Zhang Zongchang recalled the past when the railway was built, and suddenly felt a little emotional. He took Jiang Xiaodao's hand and said, "It's a rare meeting! Today, we brothers have to have a good drink. This store is not good, you are stingy, let's find another one." Go drink!”

"No! Let's drink here! You can drink as long as you want!" Jiang Xiaodao turned around and ordered, "Fulong, take the dishes off the table, set the table again, and replace it with good wine!"

The big teapot Fulong is used to adapting. When he saw this situation, he immediately smiled flatteringly and said: "Hey! We have been making trouble for a long time, it turns out we are old acquaintances! I'm sorry, sir, our brothers here just didn't treat us well. I'm sorry. Eh? Far away. Brother, please apologize to the guest officer!" Han Xinyuan glared at Fulong, pursed his lips, and asked: "Brother Dao, this is..."

"My savior!" Jiang Xiaodao's answer was concise and to the point, "Without Brother Zhang, I would still be in Siberia!"

When everyone heard this, they had nothing to say, so they had no choice but to come to the big man to apologize.

Although Zhang Zongchang is arrogant, since he is a man who can write all kinds of majestic poems, he is not a petty person by nature. He immediately waved his hand and said: "Hey! You're welcome, brother. We don't know each other if we don't fight!"

After saying that, he lowered his head mysteriously and asked: "Brother Jiang, what's going on? I just heard that this store belongs to you?"

"Indeed." Jiang Xiaodao replied with a smile.

Zhang Zongchang was stunned for a moment and thought to himself: How dare you beg for food and make money like this?

Everyone retreated and stayed on the river trail to accompany Zhang Zongchang and others.

"Brother Jiang! To be honest, when I look at you, I feel warm in my heart. I have a kind of elegance and talent. I am with a bunch of rough guys like them. I can't talk about those elegant things, but I can't talk about them. I’m so suffocated!”

Hearing this, Jiang Xiaodao knew in his heart that he wanted to write poetry again, so he was willing to follow suit and said, "Brother Zhang, are there any new works coming out recently?"

"What are you doing these days?" Zhang Zongchang curled his lips, "As for poetry, you have to take advantage of the mood and come up with it as soon as you open your mouth. It's not your skill to sit at home and hold it in for three days. So, I'll give you a poem. First, how are you doing?"

"Okay!" Jiang Xiaodao applauded, but only a few responded.

Zhang Zongchang cleared his throat and immediately chanted:

"Suddenly I saw a chain of fire in the sky, as if the Jade Emperor was about to smoke."

"If the Jade Emperor doesn't smoke, why is he a fire chain again?"

After saying that, Zhang Zongchang looked around and asked, "Do you guys know what my poem is about?"

Several Chinese reluctantly guessed: "Is it the sun? Is it a shooting star? Is it fireworks?"

Zhang Zongchang shook his head repeatedly, feeling very dissatisfied. Finally, he had to look at Jiang Xiaodao and asked, "Brother, you have to come."

Jiang Xiaodao rolled his eyes and murmured: "Brother Zhang, is this song about lightning in the sky?"

"Hahahaha!" Zhang Zongchang laughed and raised his wine glass, "You guys, have you seen it? This is called a bosom friend!"

Everyone smiled awkwardly, but in their hearts they admired Jiang Xiaodao even more. They could all guess this. It was like an exchange between patients to discuss their condition.

After the joke, Jiang Xiaodao got to the point: "Brother Zhang, I asked you something back then. Do you still remember it? I asked you to help find someone named Lao Cui. Do you have any news about him?"

"Old Cui?" Zhang Zongchang pointed to the opposite side, "Isn't Old Cui sitting there?"

Jiang Xiaodao looked in the direction of his finger and saw a tall and thick young man.

"Brother Zhang, it's not this. He's an old man. In the 29th year of Guangxu's reign, he was arrested at the Changfeng Escort Bureau in Liaoyang. Do you remember the one who was arrested? He said he went to Siberia to dig for gold."

"Ah? Ah! Oh, yes, yes, remember, remember!" Zhang Zongchang laughed dryly, "Oh! When I first went there, I searched for a long time, but there were too many people, and there were different people in the gold mine. Sorry, I really couldn’t find it.”

Jiang Xiaodao understood in his heart and nodded silently - Zhang Zongchang had forgotten about this a long time ago, but Jiang Xiaodao did not blame him.

After all, that was quite a long time ago.

Over the years, Zhang Zongchang has won over a large number of followers with his fluent Russian and outgoing personality, and has served as the chief foreman of gold mining in Siberia. He is also an ambitious man, so how could he always treat an unknown old Cui Thoughts on my heart.

Jiang Xiaodao turned the wine cup around twice and asked, "Brother Zhang, are you not going to have sex with Mao Zi now?"

Zhang Zongchang shook his head and said: "Maozi's side is now in a mess. I have no future if I stay in Siberia and Vladivostok every day, so I came back. Now if I don't work with Maozi, Maozi has to follow me. Do it! Hahahahaha!"

Jiang Xiaodao smiled and nodded, his eyes swept across the table, and finally fell on a Maozi.

This guy looks to be in his early forties, wearing a gray and tattered cotton-padded jacket, with gray-blue eyes, and facial features that are as sharp as a knife. His beard looks a bit messy, and the hook is not raised, but hangs listlessly at the corner of his mouth. , looking quite miserable.

Jiang Xiaodao's pupils gradually shrank into pinpoint-sized dots, and his whole body was like a beast ready to go, staring at the man's face.

That Maozi also noticed a hint of malice, looked back at Jiang Xiaodao, and shrugged inexplicably.

"Brother, what are you doing standing around, drinking!" Zhang Zongchang raised his glass and urged.

Jiang Xiaodao remained calm and said lightly: "Your name is Ivan, right? Do you still know me?"

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