20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 33
The next morning, when Jiang Xiaodao packed up and walked out of the room, Jiang Chenghai was standing at the door, holding a piece of deerskin in his hand and wiping the box gun.

He wiped it very seriously, as if there was going to be a fierce battle.

Several other people in the camp were busy chopping wood to boil water or sweeping snow and dust.

Hearing the sound of the door being opened, Jiang Chenghai put the box gun into his sleeve, clasped his hands, and said with a smile: "Son, come take a walk up the mountain with dad."

"Up the mountain?"

Jiang Xiaodao looked at the snow on the mountain, turned back to the house, borrowed Gong Baonan's cotton-padded jacket, wrapped it around him, and then followed.

The father and son left the camp and did not go far. They just walked to the nearby hillside.

There is a saying outside the customs that "a stick beats a roe deer and a gourd scoops out fish, and a pheasant flies into the rice pot" to describe the abundant products in this fertile land.

Sure enough, as soon as we entered the mountain, we didn't walk very far when we heard the crow of pheasants in the forest. But I could hear the sound, and when I looked up, I couldn't even see a shadow.

"I heard from your sixth uncle that you are all cleared about the Changfeng Escort Agency?"

Jiang Chenghai didn't stop deliberately, but still walked forward in a noisy manner.

Jiang Xiaodao followed behind. Although the snow last night was not heavy, he still had some difficulty.

"Oh, I know, I was also half-guessing."

"Any ideas?"

Jiang Xiaodao wiped his nose and said, "I don't have any ideas, let's just turn the page."

Jiang Chenghai seemed to be satisfied with the answer, "Xiaodao, you are quite smart, but not smart enough."

"What does it mean to be smart enough?" Jiang Xiaodao asked, "Like my third uncle?"

"That's not necessarily true. Knowing is smart; knowing but not telling is smarter."

"If you don't say anything after you know it, then you won't be able to hold it in until you die?"

"It's better to suffocate to death than to be killed!" Jiang Chenghai said earnestly, "Son, sometimes, it's harder to pretend to be confused than to pretend to understand! Especially when you really want to do something, don't tell the dead. "

"I understand, be humble and hide cleverness, great wisdom is like foolishness!"

"You know nothing!" Jiang Chenghai joked, "Everyone can talk a few words in a nutshell, but what about the reality? People who can gain wisdom from the experience are considered extremely smart. Most people don't remember what they eat. Fight. Xiaodao, what kind of person are you?"

Jiang Xiaodao immediately responded: "I remember to fight but not to eat!"

"Who hit you?"

"My seventh uncle, when we first met, he slapped both of us. I remember it, and I will come back sooner or later!"

After hearing such unkind words, Jiang Chenghai not only did not criticize him, but also looked forward to it.

"Son, when you slap your seventh uncle, remember to ask me to sell Duer. That kid is too lazy and really needs to be dealt with!"

"Okay!" Jiang Xiaodao agreed immediately.

The two men smiled and walked forward for a while. This trip seemed to have no purpose, just for a heart-to-heart talk.

Jiang Xiaodao took the opportunity to ask, "Dad, what's the grudge between you and Changfeng Escort Agency?"

"No grudge." Jiang Chenghai said calmly, "Didn't you hear it last night? I came here just to smooth things over for others."

"Dad, I have to tell you about this."

"What?"

Jiang Chenghai was stunned and stepped on a deep pit, almost missing his waist. "You said you were talking about me? Haha, it's interesting. Come and let me listen. If you are right, you will be rewarded!"

Jiang Xiaodao is really a shameless master. After hearing this, he dared to climb up and immediately put on his airs, pretending to be old-fashioned.

"The world of martial arts is not about fighting and killing, it is about human nature! Anyway, I think Uncle Wang is right. What you are doing has narrowed the road."

Jiang Chenghai walked silently and minded his own business.

Jiang Xiaodao hurriedly followed him, "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"

"Lao Cui taught you this trick, right?"

Jiang Xiaodao was a little embarrassed when his words were exposed, "Don't worry about who said it, are you saying this unreasonably?"

Jiang Chenghai was still noncommittal, then suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, Lao Cui has returned to Fengtian?"

Mentioning this matter, Jiang Xiaodao immediately withered, "He was kidnapped by Mao Zi, saying he was going to Siberia to dig for gold."

Jiang Chenghai didn't show any surprise, let alone any guilt or regret, he just responded casually.

Seeing that he had no further words, Jiang Xiaodao couldn't help but ask: "Dad, is there any way you can rescue Lao Cui?"

"No."

"That's not right!" Jiang Xiaodao immediately retorted, "Uncle Liu said that if I were arrested by Mao Zi, you would use He Lishan's old capital to redeem me. Can't you use that money to save Lao Cui?"

Hearing this, Jiang Chenghai suddenly stood still, turned around, waved to Jiang Xiaodao, and then hugged him.

"Xiaodao, your sixth uncle stole that money from the Changfeng Escort Agency by playing with his life. You are my son. I will use this money to save you. Your uncles dare not say anything, but you earned it by playing with others' lives. Is it appropriate for money to buy your favor?"

"Not suitable!"

Of course Jiang Xiaodao understood this truth, "But isn't Old Cui also your friend?"

"We are friends. But your sixth uncle is my brother."

"I understand this, but shouldn't a hero of the forest be willing to show his kindness and give away his wealth?"

Although Jiang Chenghai did not deny it, he said: "You can be righteous, but you can't neglect other people's money. Moreover, we are now taking shelter from the limelight. If you really want to save Lao Cui, go find a way on your own." Jiang Xiaodao thought of Zhang Zongchang.

He has the means to save people, but the problem is that he has no money.

"Then go and raise money, no matter what method you use, as long as you think it's worth it." Jiang Chenghai said.

If you want to redeem someone from Mao Zi, you can't do it without spending a lot of money.

How to raise such a large amount of money?
to steal?to grab?
Jiang Xiaodao suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

It is certainly not appropriate to use money from Liu Shurong to buy favors, but is it appropriate to use stolen or robbed money to buy favors?
"Is this...what's different?" Jiang Xiaodao asked doubtfully.

I thought Jiang Chenghai would have another way of saying it, but unexpectedly, my father said bluntly: "Yes, if you really want to be serious, there is nothing different in the first place."

what is this?
Jiang Xiaodao thought about it and finally came to one conclusion:
Hooligans pretend to be righteous.

If you want to save Lao Cui, you can only take the wrong path, make quick money, and wait for yourself to make money before you rescue him. The cucumbers and vegetables are already cold!

"Dad, I'm a little nervous."

Jiang Chenghai laughed and said: "It's very naughty, so I'll teach you a trick - don't want to."

"In no mood?"

"Yes, I don't want to! Your third uncle always likes to say 'think twice before you act'. But if you think too much, you must think right? If you think too much, you will look forward and backward, worry about gains and losses, and achieve nothing in the end. So, as long as you think it's worth it, , just do it!”

Jiang Xiaodao was thoughtful and seemed to have realized something, but he felt that his father was kidding.

Jiang Chenghai saw that he was still hesitant, so he added: "Son, I asked Lao Cui to take you, because he wants the door and can temper your temper. Don't be so stunned. I don't really want you to beg for food. That feeling in your bones Heng Jin’er, don’t lose it!”

"But what Lao Cui taught me was the art of begging!"

"Craftsmanship is craftsmanship. How to use it depends on you. You can ask for food, you can ask for money, or you can ask for skills! Those uncles of yours are not fuel-efficient lamps. Do you understand what I mean?"

Jiang Xiaodao nodded, asking him to seek advice from his uncles.

"When will Lao Cui leave?" Jiang Chenghai asked.

"I don't know, but a buddy of mine told me that Maozi's railway can be completed in the summer, so I guess..."

"Shh!"

Jiang Chenghai interrupted the conversation and suddenly leaned down.

Jiang Xiaodao thought there was a wolf and was so frightened that he hid behind an old tree.

Listening carefully, after a while, two sounds of dead branches breaking suddenly came from the mountain col not far away.

Jiang Xiaodao was so frightened that he didn't dare to breathe.

If it is a wolf, there is still a glimmer of hope. What is most afraid of is the blind bear who wakes up from hunger in the middle of hibernation. Even if he has a gun in his hand, he may not be able to escape.

Jiang Chenghai looked intently into the distance, his eyes suddenly lit up, he grinned, pretended to be like a drake, and let out two soft "ouch" sounds.

Jiang Xiaodao was wondering when a flash of grass-yellow color suddenly appeared in the forest. Looking closer, he saw an animal that looked like a deer but not a deer. It had a short black nose, wide round ears, and similar fur color all over its body, except for a ring on its butt. Erbai.

"Yeah! He's a silly roe deer!"

Jiang Chenghai lowered his hand and signaled Jiang Xiaodao not to speak, then slowly stood up and stood motionless on the spot.

When the roe deer saw Jiang Chenghai, he was stunned for a while. Finally, he couldn't help but be curious, lowered his head, and walked slowly towards the two of them.

Jiang Chenghai stretched out his hand, and the roe deer was not afraid. Instead, he came forward and sniffed. He thought it was okay, so he leaned over and started rubbing against it.

Jiang Xiaodao looked interesting and was about to ask if he could touch it, when he saw Jiang Chenghai take out a box gun from his sleeve and aim it at the roe deer's head.

A shot goes off!
Jiang Xiaodao didn't feel it was a pity, but was actually a little excited.

"Dad, I haven't eaten roe deer meat yet!"

"Can you carry it?"

Jiang Xiaodao squatted down, tried it, and shook his head helplessly, "It's too heavy."

"Take it!" Jiang Chenghai pushed the box gun to Jiang Xiaodao and put the roe deer on his shoulder, "Go back and start dinner!"

"it is good!"

Jiang Xiaodao immediately followed behind.

"Son, do you know why I always put my pistol in my sleeve?"

"Surprised, caught unawares?"

Jiang Chenghai was carrying the roe deer, breathing heavily.

"It's cold outside the customs. Don't put your gun on your trousers. Either put it in your sleeve or put it in your arms and cover it. Otherwise, the barrel of the gun will freeze easily. If it doesn't go off at the critical moment, your life will be lost."

"Oh, I got it."

Jiang Xiaodao quickly put the gun in his arms.

"I heard from foreigners that this box gun is called Mauser, and it has ten bullets. The first time we met, I fired one shot, and just now I fired another one. There are eight bullets left in it. Remember it."

Jiang Xiaodao clicked his tongue, and suddenly realized what Jiang Chenghai was saying, and immediately asked happily: "Dad, did you give me this gun?"

Jiang Chenghai did not pick up the fight or look back.

"Maozi's railway will be repaired in the summer. You can take care of it yourself."

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