The three of them went to Jixiang Street first, which is the busiest place on Jiaohe Street. Xiaowuzi bought two sticks of Wanshou brand cigarettes, which are produced by Xinjing Cigarette Factory. Nowadays, many rich people smoke these cigarettes. Then I bought another piece of silk satin. This gift is very heavy, and I find it a bit expensive for my aunt. Xiaowuzi said with a smile: "Gifts are important to do things, and you can still make money after spending money."
After shopping, the aunt led the two children toward the alley behind the police station, where the eldest young master Du Kui lived.
Du Kui is the eldest son of Du Dahan. He studied in Jiaohe Street since he was a child. After the founding of Manchukuo, he worked as a minor official in the Jiaohe Police Station. He was greedy and lustful, but he was very filial and often returned to the village to visit his father. He usually takes good care of his fellow villagers and is very popular.
I found the door and knocked on the door. A beautiful young woman came out. When she saw my aunt, her eyes lit up and she said happily: "Guizhi, when did you come? Come in quickly. Oops, my goddaughter is here too?" Hug her. Xiaolan kissed her on the cheek. The aunt introduced Xiaowuzi: "This is the eldest young lady, please call me Aunt Fang."
Xiao Wuzi carried the things, bowed respectfully, and called Aunt Fang.
The aunt said: "This is cousin Xiaolan's child. His parents are gone and he has come to live with us. He doesn't have a household registration yet. I want to find Kuizi to find a solution." Aunt Fang looked at Xiaowuzi carefully. , said: "What a good boy, hey! What kind of world is this!" While talking, he led everyone into the house. Xiaowuzi put down the gifts, and Aunt Fang said: "Guizhi, I'm not telling you, how much do you earn in a year?" Money? We are not outsiders, so what are we spending this money on?"
Xiao Wuzi hurriedly said: "I used to make some money cutting wood in Hongshi. Why don't you come here for the first time? How can I come empty-handed? I will definitely trouble Aunt Fang in the future." Aunt Fang smiled and said : "Oh, I'm quite good at speaking. It's really enviable. It would be great if I had a child like this."
Mr. and Mrs. Du Kui have been married for more than ten years and have never had children. Aunt Fang likes children very much.
Du Kui went to work and would not be back until the afternoon. Xiaowuzi asked his aunt to chat with Aunt Fang. He wanted to take Xiaolan to buy some clothes. Aunt Fang said: "Go, can you find the door when you come back?" Xiaolan said: "I can find it." Jumping led Xiao Wuzi away.
When I went out, I found a seller selling candied haws. Xiao Wuzi bought two bunches, and the brother and sister each bought one bunch. Xiaolan has never eaten it a few times in her entire life. After taking a bite, her eyes narrowed with happiness.
After walking a short distance, we returned to Jixiang Street and saw a ready-made clothing shop. So we opened the door and went in. We chose a set of cotton-padded jacket and cotton trousers for Xiaolan, as well as a floral dress. Later, I simply bought a set of clothes for my uncle, aunt, and myself. The owner of the ready-made clothing store didn't expect this guy to be so rich, and he was overjoyed. He quickly settled the accounts, packed them, and sent them out the door.
Chen Dagoupi is the second shopkeeper of Tianyouchun Restaurant. He also has the identity of Bao Weidang from the Puppet Manchukuo Police Station. He usually bullies good people on Jiaohe Street. If you offend him, he will report it to the police or the Japanese. , framed, extorted, and did everything possible.
When I went out that day, I met a little girl. She was looking around with a bunch of candied haws in her hand. She accidentally bumped into him and got all the candy on him. Chen Da Goupi was angry at that time. He went up and slapped the little girl until she cried. He also cursed fiercely, "You little bitch, who do you belong to? If you don't pay for my clothes today, I'll beat you to death."
Xiaowuzi had just come out of the clothing store with a big baggage in his hand, which contained clothes for the whole family. When I saw the little girl falling to the ground and crying loudly, I became anxious and yelled: "What are you doing!" Chen Dagopi was startled. He turned around and saw that Xiao Wuzi was quite tall but also a child, so he started coaxing her. He said: "What's going on? This kid buried all my new clothes. Please pay for it, at least two yuan. Who knows me? If you don't pay for it today, I will send you to squat on a fence immediately."
Xiao Wuzi helped his sister up and coaxed her, and then turned around and said, "You are such a big man, how shameless is it to bully such a small child?" As soon as Chen Dagopi heard this, he came up to grab Xiao Wuzi and cursed: "Xiao Wuzi You bastard, you are looking for death."
Before Xiao Wuzi could catch him, he stretched out his hand, grabbed his finger and pushed it back. Chen Dagopi screamed like a soprano at that time. Xiaowuzi pressed down on Chen Dagopi and immediately knelt on the ground. Xiaowuzi asked: "What do you think?" Chen Dagopi screamed and gave in. He said: "There is something easy to say, there is something easy to say." Asking him to let go of his hand, Xiao Wuzi didn't want to do anything to him, so he let go.
Who knew that this guy had never suffered such a loss before, so he turned around and took a bench next to him and threw it at Xiao Wuzi. Xiao Wuzi was quick and raised his hand to grab the bench and kicked it over. In the middle of the nest, Chen Daogupi vomited out his breakfast.
Xiaowuzi was really angry. He carried the bench and hit Chen Dagopi over and over again. While hitting him, he cursed, "I asked you to pretend, I made you bully people, and I asked you to beat children." He hit Chen Dagopi more than ten times. There was no movement, probably because he fainted.
Xiao Wuzi led the little girl back, and when he passed by Chen Dagopi, he stepped hard on his calf. The fainted guy screamed again. He knew how hard he had used it, and the leg must have been broken.
Many people saw the fight here, but when they saw that it was Chen Dagopi who was being beaten, they pretended not to see it and quietly turned around and walked away. You can see how popular this guy is.
The brother and sister returned to Du Kui's house, and no one mentioned what happened just now. Huifang was preparing to cook, but the aunt said: "We won't eat here. Your eldest brother went to break holes in the ice. We will eat fish at night. We have to go back later during the daylight."
After a while, Du Kui came back and exchanged pleasantries again. Xiaowuzi found that Du Kui was very happy to see his aunt. As soon as the aunt mentioned the matter, Du Kui said, "Five sons and I were chatting alone." The two went to the West Room. Xiaowuzi quickly took out a cigarette and lit it for Du Kui. Du Kui smiled and nodded. Said: "I know your father, and I even drank with him. In what year did you not?"
Xiaowuzi replied: "The year before last"
Du Kui asked again: "Do you have a name?" Xiao Wuzi said: "A few years ago, an elder gave you the nickname Zhenwu." Du Kui: "surnamed Qi?" Xiao Wuzi: "surnamed Liu." In fact, he His name was given by the political commissar.
Du Kui said: "You are still young, so let's not talk about the past. We are all fellow villagers and I will definitely help you with this. I only have one request, don't bother here, it is a favor to your Uncle Kui."
Xiao Wuzi understood the meaning of these words. Du Kui knew about him and what he had done before, but he had no intention of pursuing it. He also told him in a subtle way not to cause trouble for him.
Xiao Wuzi said: "Uncle Kui, don't worry, I know the severity. I promise not to cause you any trouble." Du Kui said: "It was a spring day just now. Chen Dagupi was beaten by someone, and his legs were broken. I heard he was a young man from another country." It wasn't you who did it, right?"
Xiao Wuzi said: "That guy beat my sister, do you think I should beat her?" Du Kui smiled and said: "I have suppressed this matter. The hukou will be issued in three days. You come to me to get it. I will follow you later." My uncle comes and goes often, as a relative."
Du Kui is very good to Xiao Wuzi, Xiao Wuzi can see it. What he said was true, but Xiao Wuzi didn't understand why he was so kind to him.
There is always a thread in Xiaowuzi's heart. Simply divide people into themselves and enemies. Du Kui is a fake policeman and Xiao Wuzi's natural enemy. Xiaowuzi once heard a saying that the best enemy is a dead enemy.
So Xiao Wuzi looked like he was crying with gratitude, but he was very calm in his heart.
Xiaowuzi went out again and bought some cotton cloth to make quilts. I also bought corn noodles, millet seeds and other grains. This can only be purchased with Du Kui's note. Don't even think about rice and flour. This is first-class food and is only supplied to the Japanese. It is an economic crime for Manchukuo people to eat first-class food.
There were too many things, so Xiao Wuzi could only hire another carriage, bid farewell to Du Kui and his wife, Xiaolan, and got on the carriage to go back. It was already dark when they returned to the Du family.
The uncle had a good harvest today. He got sixty or seventy kilograms of fish from the ice, mostly carp, silver carp, fathead, etc. The uncle’s mouth never closed. He found that the arrival of Xiaowuzi brought him fortune. Originally, we planned to catch fish and sell them to make some money to buy some food. When Xiaowuzi and the others came back, they took a look and pulled two sacks of food. Now they felt confident. With a wave of his hand, these fish are no longer for sale, and he will eat them all himself.
I picked out a big fat one, about ten pounds, and prepared to take Xiao Wuzi to Lao Du's house to give him a gift. Xiaowuzi said: "I met Uncle Kui during the day and he agreed to apply for a household registration."
The uncle said: "It's two different things. The main thing when I go to Lao Du's house is to let people in the village recognize you and become familiar with you." There is another reason that the uncle didn't say. There are gambling games in Lao Du's house almost every day, and the uncle's hands are I feel itchy and want to play a few games.
After the family had finished eating, Liu Xiaodian wanted to ask his wife for some money, but Sun Guizhi dismissed him with just two words, "No" in such a domineering manner.
But it didn't matter, Liu Xiaodian had his own clever plan. He led Xiao Wuzi to carry a big fish and went out to the backyard of Lao Du's courtyard.
On the way, Xiaowuzi quietly handed the uncle ten yuan. The uncle didn't give in. He put the money away as soon as his hand turned around. The two looked at each other and smiled.
The Du family's courtyard is very large, with three entrances and turrets on all four corners. Mr. Du's family keeps about a dozen gunners all year round, and everyone from Songjiang Bao to the other knows about this place. The little one didn't dare to come forward at all. The older one was familiar with his family and was too embarrassed to make a move.
The two of them knocked on the corner door. When the person came out and saw that it was Liu Xiaodian, he said, "Brother Liu, I haven't been here for a while. I heard that you lost green skin last time?" Liu Xiaodian said, "That's not good. Yes, I almost lost my pants last time."
The man asked again: "Who is this? I met you." Liu Xiaodian said: "This is my nephew, who has been adopted by me to support me until I die." Then he turned back to Xiaowuzi and said: "This is your Uncle Zhang. "Xiao Wuzi bowed his hands and called Uncle Zhang. The man let the two people in.
The front yard is where the gunners and servants live, Master Du is in the middle yard, and the gambling den is also in the middle yard. After entering the middle courtyard, I went to the upper room first. Master Du was smoking a pipe on the kang. Liu Xiaodian introduced to Xiaowuzi: "This is Mr. Du, kowtow to Mr. Du."
Xiaowuzi kowtowed respectfully and said, "I say hello to Mr. Du."
The old man was very happy and asked whose child this was? Liu Xiaodian said: "My cousin's grandson's child. I have seen him before. He disappeared two years ago. This child is helpless. Why don't you come to me?"
Mr. Du said: "I think about it, we are quite good at each other. Your cousin is more practical than you. When we meet, he calls me "uncle" and "uncle". The child will call him grandpa Du from now on. Don't be so unorthodox." Then he took out two big dollars and gave them to Xiao Wuzi. Xiao Wuzi didn't dare to accept it. He looked at the uncle and the uncle said, "Your Grandpa Du rewarded it. He won't be happy if you don't accept it." Xiao Wuzi accepted it.
