Globe Trekker

Chapter 51

At eleven o'clock in the morning of the next day, the passenger ship finally arrived at the passenger terminal at the mouth of the Canal in the south of Hangzhou.

The boss of the boat had already chartered a small wooden boat for the canal, and he sent Fang Youchun's family to the boat with great concern. He said goodbye to Wu Ming politely, and promised to contact him within half a month for the boat building. It doesn't matter if you give it, and I also told him that if I take this route again in the future, I must find him, and I must have a few more drinks when I have time in Quzhou, and then I ordered the boatman to take the guests directly to Beiguan Wharf for disembarkation.

When the small wooden boat was six or seven meters away from the shore, the boat boss on the shore suddenly took out a cloth bag from his back and threw it out with his strong one arm. Seeing Fang Youchun reach out to catch it, he immediately turned and left.

Holding the heavy cloth bag in his hand, his eyes flushed, Fang Youchun stood at the stern for a long time until he could no longer see the shadow of his old subordinates, then turned around and sat down in the cabin, put the bag containing at least two hundred silver dollars into the suitcase, and whispered to his wife He warned: "They were afraid that I would not accept it, so they asked Lao Zhong to throw it over. Accept it first and remember the amount."

Sister Fang nodded: "Don't worry, I've written everything down."

Seeing this, Wu Ming was so moved that he didn't have any mood to appreciate the scenery on both sides of the strait. He asked the two apprentices to tell this touching story in detail, and educate the apprentices through this matter, so that they know what friendship is and what is friendship. It's true brotherhood.

It wasn't until they reached Beiguan Wharf that Wu Ming picked up the suitcase and got off the boat first. Under the guidance of Fang Youchun, everyone boarded three rickshaws and went directly to the Jiekou Inn where the Provincial Party Headquarters was located.

Finally, I needed to show my ID when I opened the room. Fortunately, all three of Wu Ming, Mrs. Fang and Fang Zhichun also brought them. The innkeeper smiled apologetically and took out the key. The Hangzhou Police Department, in conjunction with the following, strictly requires that the investigation of the Communist Party be stepped up. Everyone staying in the accommodation must register their identity certificates, otherwise they will be implicated if they are found out.

After entering the room to put down the luggage, Wu Ming washed up and sat on the chair to wait. It was not easy to disturb the two women who needed to wash and change their clothes next door. After waiting patiently for more than half an hour, Fang Youchun came back, followed by a man carrying a food box Dude, put a few simple meals on the table in the middle, and the two women next door also came over with their children at this time, calling Wu Ming and the three to sit down and eat quickly.

Wu Ming patiently used up his late lunch, and waited for everyone to stop before saying with a smile: "Brother Fang, sister-in-law, when we arrive in Hangzhou, I miss myself..."

"Don't think about it so much, accompany me to the provincial government and the provincial party headquarters these few days, you are so clever, you can't do it without you." Fang Youchun took the tea from his wife and put it in front of Wu Ming.

Sister-in-law Fang quickly smiled and said, "Yes! When your elder brother's business is done, can you go somewhere? It's not too late for a few days! Also, Xiaoxin is still thinking about going to see the West Lake with you Well, who told you to promise him on the boat?"

Wu Ming was dumbfounded, looked at this, looked at that, and finally saw a trace of gloating smile on Fang Zhichun's face, and immediately understood that Fang Youchun had planned it long ago, so he had no choice but to tell the truth: "Sister-in-law, brother Fang, I think Go to Shanghai to have a look, and I believe that with the ability and connections of Brother Yifang, he will be able to finish the matter alone, and it will only delay a few days at most."

Mrs. Fang looked at her husband in embarrassment, and Fang Youchun leaned heavily on the back of the chair:

"Little brother, since you respect me as your eldest brother, I want to say a few words to you... I don't care what you did before, but now you are alone, with no family, no brothers and sisters, and the world is so chaotic. Your sister-in-law is worried about you... If you can trust your elder brother, don't go out to make troubles. I believe that I can restore my post and get back everything I lost, so please stay and follow me. Just treat it as helping me. "

"Follow you? Be a soldier with you?" Wu Ming's eyes widened.

Fang Youchun's face darkened: "What's wrong with being a soldier? I didn't continue to be a soldier, and I have been a soldier for 19 years. Now little Japan is restless in the Northeast. You also said that the Northeast will soon be in danger. The national crisis is at the forefront. You are a dignified man of seven feet , shouldn’t you do something for the nation? Do you look down on me, a down and out soldier, or do you have other ideas?”

Wu Ming shook his head again and again: "Brother, don't say these angry words in the future. There is no reason. I am used to being lazy, and I just want to live a cool life for a few days. As for the national crisis, I am not the kind of person who can say it. Yes, I can’t afford it either! Besides, you don’t have to be a soldier to serve your country, right?”

Fang Youchun smiled coldly: "Why don't you become a soldier? Are you 25 years old? What else do you want to do besides shooting and killing people? By the way, I heard that you can speak English. Are you planning to go to Shanghai to make a fortune for the country and be a traitor?" Rong’s big comprador?”

Wu Ming couldn't help laughing: "Brother, I didn't expect you to have such good eloquence, I admire you! You can't be the Communist Party, right?"

"Little brother, what nonsense are you talking about!" Mrs. Fang refused, and looked outside nervously before she was relieved. She gave Wu Ming a reproachful look, and whispered to him to be careful about the Communist Party.

Wu Ming could only be subdued: "Okay! I won't mention it in the future, but I'm not convinced by what my brother said just now, so I want to ask a few words, brother, why do you think I can't do anything other than kill people? Why? If I can speak English, I can only become a traitor comprador?"

"If my guess is correct, you grew up in Shangrao, Jiangxi Province. Apart from playing with guns and speaking English, what else do you know?" Fang Youchun asked Wu Ming bluntly.

Sister-in-law Fang and Fang Zhichun immediately felt bad when they saw Wu Ming's face slowly sinking, but they didn't dare to participate in the argument between the two men, so they could only act in a hurry.

Wu Ming took a deep breath and quickly calmed down: "Brother, you underestimate me. If I say that I have studied advanced mathematics, advanced physics and advanced chemistry, mastered engineering materials and structural mechanics, and am familiar with industrial and civil construction, structural design, highway With topographical surveying and mapping, you can also write design papers in English, do you believe it?"

Fang Youchun and his wife were dumbfounded. They didn’t know most of what Wu Ming said. Fang Youchun had studied in a Catholic school in Hangzhou for two years, but he studied French, world history, French literature, etc. Subjects, except for the basics of mathematics, did not learn any natural sciences.

Fang Zhichun was even more shocked. Her university major was literature and history, but it did not prevent her from understanding some of the advanced knowledge mentioned by Wu Ming. Moreover, most of it was far beyond her comprehension. She could only say that she had heard of it. Immediately, I couldn't help but ask Wu Ming: "Where did you learn it? Couldn't you be fooling us again?"

Wu Ming smiled wryly and stood up: "Don't worry about where I learned it, anyway, I have what I said in my mind. I never deceive my own people, so there is no problem of me fooling you again. If you don't believe me, you will come out casually." Test me. Brother Fang, don't you think that besides killing people and speaking a few words in foreign language, I can't do other things?"

Fang Youchun had nothing to say, so Mrs. Fang hurried up and pulled Wu Ming to sit down.

Wu Ming had no choice but to sit down: "Believe it or not, I have to defend myself today: no one is willing to kill, and I was forced to kill because someone drove over my mother with a horse-drawn carriage, but I didn't have any guilt or law. I pursued it, continued to ostentatiously, and lived an extraordinarily nourishing life. I went to revenge and was caught by them, and they threw me into prison and beat me to death. Now I still have four long scars on my head.

"You said, if it were you, wouldn't you want to kill people? As for later, I was accidentally caught by bandits on the way to escape. In order to survive, I had to shoot and kill a dozen bandits who came in. Bao, what's more, what I killed was a bandit that the government tried everything possible to eradicate... My sister-in-law knows all these things, who dares to call me a murderer? To tell the truth, not only do I not regret it, but I am very open-minded!"

Fang Youchun stood up apologetically: "Little brother, no one says you are a murderer, and elder brother absolutely believes in your character, but we don't want to see you go out to take risks again, stay and help me!"

Wu Ming also realized his gaffe, and didn't want to say anything more, so he stood up and walked out, and the two apprentices hurriedly followed.

Auntie Fang got up and was about to chase her out, but Fang Youchun hurriedly stopped her: "Let him go for a walk, he feels bad, alas! It's all my fault, I'm too anxious."

"Will he leave without saying goodbye?" Fang Zhichun was worried.

Fang Youchun comforted: "Don't worry, when he was on the boat, he already agreed to finish the work with me. He is a man who values ​​loyalty and keeps promises, so don't worry."

Sister-in-law Fang asked, "What about after finishing the work?"

Fang Youchun's eyes were half-closed, and he said confidently: "He won't be able to leave after finishing the work. I believe that this time, no matter how much it costs, I will try my best to do it. I will talk to him openly and honestly. He will be my adjutant, and after a year or so, let him go down to lead the troops... This guy has real skills, you only need to look at the two young men around him to know his skills."

"What if things can't be done?" Fang Zhichun asked.

Fang Youchun sighed quietly: "If we can't do it, our family will be over, and we won't be able to protect ourselves. Do we still have the face to drag him down? Sigh..."

(End of this chapter)