Anxiang

Chapter 3

Cheng Da also took off his trousers, and as soon as he took them off, the door was knocked open by the bums. Seeing Cheng Da panicked, the bums burst into laughter.

Cheng Da stretched out his arms to stop them, and said loudly in his native dialect: "Don't come in, don't come in! Who are you?"

Some of the wretches slapped him in the face, and some slapped him in the stomach. They made a fuss, and Cheng Da covered his hands with both hands.

The chubby man pushed Cheng Da away, stood at the door and took a look.

Miss Jin only exposed her hair, her body shivered under the quilt.

Cheng Da was stupid, wearing only a pair of shorts, holding up his trousers with both hands, standing there shirtless, his nose was bleeding and his eyes were swollen.

The fat man glanced at the silly Cheng Da, turned around and left the house, followed by the bums.

When the sound was all gone, Cheng Da tied up his pants, put on his clothes, and found a basin by the wall to wash his nose.

Miss Jin jumped out of the quilt, as if she was afraid of attracting lice, and dusted her whole body for a long time, but ignored Cheng Da, and leaned on the door to look out.

"Hey, hey!" Cheng shouted.

Miss Jin looked back at him and said disdainfully, "What do you want?"

Cheng Da timidly asked: "What's your name?"

Seeing his embarrassed face, Miss Jin laughed and said, "I didn't bring any money with me. I've wronged you." She took a bracelet from her hand and handed it to him, saying, "Let's take this as reward!"

Cheng Da didn't take the bracelet, and asked again: "What's your name?"

Miss Jin said impatiently: "You are stupid! Hold it for you!"

Cheng Da still didn't answer, insisting on asking, "What's your name?"

Miss Jin couldn't screw him, so she could only reply, "My name is Xiao Jin."

Xiao Jin went to the door to look out again.

Cheng Da said to himself: "Xiao Jin, Xiao Jin."

Xiao Jin threw the bracelet into Cheng Da's arms, opened the door and walked away without saying a word.

Cheng Da held the bracelet and looked under the lamp. The bracelet still carried Xiaojin's body temperature and fragrance. It was warm and fragrant in his hand.The faint green above it, overflowing with soft light, is refreshing.Cheng Da thought of Xiao Jin's handsome appearance, with a smirk on his face, then carefully wrapped the bracelet and put it in his arms, and happily returned to the shack.

In the middle of the night, Cheng Da crawled out of the shack. He listened for a while, and the surroundings were completely silent. Everyone fell asleep, and not even the dog barked.Cheng Da tiptoed out of the shack area, came under a tree, looked left and right, and dug a hole vigilantly. Inside was a small cloth bag containing a dozen small gold bumps he had brought out with great painstaking efforts. Cheng Da took out two one, and bury the rest.Sprinkle the old soil on the top, pat it flat, step on it firmly, and then leave with confidence.

When Cheng Da appeared at the door of the church, he was completely unrecognizable.He was wearing an English-style black woolen cloak, a black woolen tuxedo, a bow tie, a one-foot-high cap, a Spike cane with a steel head in his hand, and leather shoes. .This outfit almost cost him a grain of gold, but to Cheng Da, it was worth it.

Cheng Da felt an inexplicable throbbing in his heart when he saw Xiao Jin and the fat man who went to the brothel to look for her some time ago get off the carriage.He kept watch for a few days, knowing that Xiao Jin would come to church to worship at this time.

Today, Xiao Jin is wearing a pure English-style large skirt with a bustle, a small cape, a gauze hat, and holding a sun umbrella, revealing a noble and elegant temperament on the surface.The Chinese man was dressed similarly to Cheng Da.The two entered the church with great respect.

Cheng Da took a deep breath in the corner to calm himself down.After all, it was the first time to wear such clothes, and I was always a little timid when I went in and out of a high-end place like a church.He walked into the church with his head down. The foreigners on the road and the pastor standing at the door smiled at him without exception.It seems that people really depend on their clothes. Before that, Cheng would have been driven far away.

Cheng Da felt a little nervous, hesitating whether he should go in, but when he saw Xiao Jin's back, he gritted his teeth, stepped into the church, and sat obliquely behind Xiao Jin.The fat man went to other seats to greet others, Cheng Da mustered up his courage, and lightly poked Xiao Jin.

Xiao Jin looked back at Cheng Da with a dazed expression, apparently not knowing the man in front of him.Let alone her, even Cheng Da couldn't recognize himself at this time.

Cheng Da paused, and asked, "Is that man your father?"

Xiao Jin nodded, really couldn't think of who Cheng Da was, and asked, "Who are you?"

Cheng Da flipped his hands over and took out the bracelet that Xiao Jin gave him that night.Although Xiaojin didn't know Cheng Da, she definitely knew the bracelet. She was startled immediately, looked at Cheng Da carefully, and said doubtfully, "You..."

Seeing that the fat man was about to come back, Cheng Da said in a low voice, "I'll wait for you at the opposite bank later, you... must come." He returned the bracelet to Xiao Jin, stood up and left.

Cheng Da didn't know if Xiao Jin would come, but you always have to take risks, if you dare not try, there will be no chance.He stood calmly at the gate of HSBC, staring at the opposite church.After a long time, the churchgoers came out.The fat man helped Xiao Jin into the carriage, and Xiao Jin lifted the curtain, looking in this direction.

Cheng Daxue lifted his top hat like a British gentleman, and smiled as a greeting.Xiaojin put down the car curtain with a blank expression.Cheng Da watched the carriage disappear in front of his eyes, feeling a little disappointed.

Cheng Da stood at the gate of HSBC Bank, feeling bored, when the bell to quit work sounded in the distance, and workers in twos and threes had already returned.He turned his back and hid behind the stone lion. He had no idea at all and was reluctant to leave. He just stood on tiptoe and looked into the distance. He hoped that Xiao Jin's beautiful figure would appear in his sight in the next moment.

Suddenly someone patted him, and Cheng Da was startled, thinking it was a worker returning from work, but when he turned around, he saw Xiao Jin who seemed to be angry and smiling.

Cheng Da was so unspeakably happy that he was so excited that he was incoherent: "You...you're back?"

Xiao Jin said displeased: "Who are you? Why are you staring at me?"

Cheng said loudly, "I just want to give you back the bracelet."

Xiao Jin took two steps back alertly, "Are you asking for money?"

Cheng Da quickly explained: "No, I didn't mean that. I know your father, his name is Jin Dali, he opened the brothel, and he is very rich. Um... what do you do in the brothel?"

Xiao Jin said angrily: "Go play, what's your business?"

Cheng Da's train of thought was interrupted at once, and he was a little tongue-tied: "I mean, I won't tell, and I won't ask you for money. I have money." He paused, and then said, "If I have something special Qian, can I go to your house to see you?"

Xiao Jin frowned and stared at Cheng Da. This man was completely different from that night's image. He was gentle, elegant, fresh and handsome, which made people's eyes brighten.Xiao Jin felt that he had lost his composure, and said, "Go and tell my father, I have to go, and we should pretend that we don't know each other."

Xiao Jin left in a hurry, bringing a gust of wind, and Cheng Da bathed in this gust of wind, feeling indescribably comfortable.He looked at Xiao Jin who was going away, and said silently in his heart: "No way! We will know each other."

It is precisely because of Cheng Da's firmness that the century-old grievances and hatreds will be staged.Those who have gained and lost are so pale in this vortex, just like the wind, it has come and gone, leaving nothing but scars.

4.narrow escape
Cheng Da hid behind the reef, quickly took off his western suit, and changed into the miner's clothes.Suddenly someone spoke, and he shivered in fright, and the foreign clothes he had just changed dropped to the ground.

"Boy, what are you doing?"

When Cheng Da turned his head, he found Fifth Brother sitting on the rock above his head, looking at him with a half-smile.

Cheng Da rolled up his clothes, put them in the bag, looked up at him, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Fifth Brother looked at the sea covered with sunset glow, he was rarely so serious, and he was in a daze, as if he couldn't see enough.

Cheng Da climbed up lightly and sat beside him.

Fifth Brother said solemnly: "After crossing the sea, it is my home." He sighed, a little helpless, but more sad.

Cheng Da didn't speak, and looked at the sea with Fifth Brother.

The fifth brother murmured: "I really don't understand why we have to look across the sea? Wouldn't it be better to go back? But what about going back? Hearing his wife and children crying, take them to flee famine? Or sell the children? Fall, die on the side of the road? It's really fucking impossible to avoid!"

Cheng Da took a look at Fifth Brother and thought he was happy, at least he had his wife and children to care about.And I don't even have anyone to worry about.

The fifth brother withdrew his thoughts and asked Cheng Da: "What are you doing all over the place today?"

Cheng Da panicked and said, "Nothing."

Fifth Brother said meaningfully: "I bumped into you twice. Boy, some flowers can't be picked, and my life will be taken in. Your parents raised you so big for nothing."

Cheng Da was surprised: "Did you see me?"

Brother Wu smiled and said: "That girl, I don't know how many people are staring at her. Her father, Jin Dali, is a master of skin and blood. If you touch her, you have to weigh yourself."

Cheng Da lowered his head and said, "I'm not afraid."

Fifth Brother glanced at him with interest and sneered, "Yeah, you are not afraid of death, what else is there to be afraid of? Rich people can't pretend to be rich just by wearing clothes. It doesn't matter whether it's a beautiful woman, a house or a carriage. Well, they are all prizes, rewarding you for not dying, rewarding you for being lucky, rewarding you for being courageous. But brother, if you don’t have those things, think about who you are.”

Cheng Da asked weakly: "Is that what those people are born to do?"

Fifth Brother said firmly, "No."

Cheng Da paused for a while, raised his head and said, "One day I will be rich, and I will take care of you guys."

Fifth Brother laughed loudly, "I can't see it, I choked out such a sentence. As long as you have the heart, Fifth Brother will never forget you when he gets rich."

Wu Ge and Cheng Da got off the reef, the sky was getting dark, and the two walked back facing the sea breeze.The setting sun sank behind them, and the space between the sky and the earth turned into a gray light blue, making the figures of the two look very lonely.

"Brother, let me talk about something important tonight." Fifth Brother said for a long time.

"What's the big deal?"

"Come with me! You'll know when you go. I'll call you after dinner." Fifth Brother felt a little heavy.

After returning home, Cheng Da hurriedly ate dinner, and then ran to the booth where the family letters were written, and wrote letters to his parents who were far away in heaven.

Cheng Da thought for a while and said, "Father, mother, notices are posted on the street asking everyone to find gold mines. My son plans to give it a try."

The old man who wrote the letter raised his head, looked at him through the glasses, and said meaningfully: "Young man, this is not a risk. There are not a hundred of these islands, but eighty. If you have money, you don’t want to go, let us Chinese go, there are poisonous snakes and miasma, the gold was not found, and my life was lost early.”

Cheng Da said perfunctorily: "You write yours, and I will say it too."

The old man bowed his head and wrote the letter again.

Cheng Da continued: "My son wants to find a gold mine early, so he can go home with his parents and buy land. There is one more thing, my son likes... There is a girl who is very nice."

Cheng Dayang thought for a long time, and seemed to be unable to find any words to describe the girl other than very good, so he repeated: "Very good, very good, when my son sees her, he has her in his heart."

Cheng Da was still scratching his head and thinking of words, and the fifth elder brother called him in the distance: "Cheng Da, Cheng Da, let's go! I've been looking for you for a long time."

Cheng Da responded, and seeing how anxious Wu Ge was, he took out the money to pay without looking at it, picked up the letter, and followed Wu Ge to the beach.

When Cheng Da and Fifth Brother went there, there were already five or six workers there, sitting around the fire and passing a pot of wine to and fro. what to do.When I approached Cheng Da, I realized that these were all workers from the same class.

Fifth Brother is obviously the leader of these people. After sitting down, he lowered his voice and said, "Okay, just these few people, let's get down to business."

A man named Shanmao gestured to Cheng Da with his chin, and asked casually, "Is there any problem?"

Cheng Da was dumbfounded, and said "ah", not knowing what they were going to do, so he didn't speak.

The fifth brother asked Cheng Da: "Tomorrow we will change mines, you know?"

Cheng Da asked back: "What's wrong?"

The fifth brother squeezed his fists and said angrily: "Damn, the ghosts are thieves. I recently found that some people exchanged small gold bumps for money. I suspected that someone had found a mine vein. This is a big exchange, and we have to send British supervisors. We bring things Can’t come out, dig another hole, who knows if there is one? Can you live to find that day?”

Cheng Da heard that someone bought things with golden lumps, and looked around embarrassedly, but fortunately no one noticed him.

Shan Mao said: "Everyone is here for gold. Let's form an alliance today and make an oath. Whoever tells about what happened tonight will die without a burial!"

Everyone nodded with serious faces.

Brother Wu pulled everyone closer, drew a picture on the ground with small stones, pointed to a place and said, "There is a dog hole by the east wall on the way to the mine. Usually there are only a dozen of them, and they are very timid. We went in through the cave in the middle of the night and blew up the mine vein we found. Everyone can take as much as they can, and run as far as they can. One life, God will give God wants it, unyielding! Sell it to a ghost, and you will have no face to see your ancestors when you die!"

The workers all nodded. They came here for this purpose.

The fifth brother asked Cheng Da: "Do you dare?"

Cheng Da hesitated for a moment, puffed out his chest and said, "Dare!"

"Okay! It's not too late, let's do it, everything is ready?"

Shanmao dragged a few packages from not far away, nodded and said: "It's all ready." Everyone tied all the explosives in the bag inside their clothes, sneaked through the east wall of the mining area in the dark, and avoided the patrolling police. Under the cover of night, he entered the dark mine.

Cheng Da was a little nervous, covering his chest with his hands, for fear that the explosives would fall, and it was dark, so he stumbled and fell a lot.Brother Wu pulled him and said, "Boy! Are you scared?"

Cheng Da raised his head and said firmly, "I'm not afraid."

Shan Mao let out a "hush" and said in a low voice, "Don't be so loud, be careful not to be heard by the police."

Cheng Da stuck out his tongue, Fifth Brother smiled and patted Cheng Da.

After a few people found the location, they began to chisel the stone wall to install explosives.Fifth Brother kept pushing into the hole, and Cheng Da said cautiously, "Less less!"

The fifth elder brother said enthusiastically, "Brother, take a breath, don't be afraid! When you return to your hometown in the future, if elder brother is still alive, come and see me."

Cheng Da carefully helped Fifth Brother pull out the fuse.Other workers are also digging carefully, burying explosives, digging out any gold bumps that can be cut directly from the wall, and putting them in their pockets.

Everyone gathered the fuse together, and Fifth Brother lit it.

As soon as it was lit, more than a dozen policemen rushed in from outside, blowing sharp and unpleasant whistles.The police shouted loudly: "Don't run away!" Just as they were about to shoot, they saw the explosives piled up behind them, and they were so frightened that they quickly put them away.

Both sides were terrified and confused. The mine entrance itself was small, and there were so many people crowded at once, no one could get in or get out.

The fuse "chucked" and burned forward.

Cheng Da was also trying his best to squeeze out, and finally found an opening. A policeman smashed the butt of his gun over. pushed out.

Cheng Da was pushed out of the crowd, and turned to look for Fifth Brother and the others. They were entangled with the police, and they were fighting inextricably.

Brother Wu squeezed out half of his head and shouted at Cheng Da: "Run! Damn you, do it!"

Cheng Da squeezed hard, and jumped out like stuffed buns breaking through the skin.There was a loud noise behind him, and the air wave lifted him up and threw him heavily on the ground.

(End of this chapter)