On the surface, Xiao Jinbao is the proprietress of a tavern, but in fact she is a half-secret person. But she's not like Da Baili's family, a rotten bitch who can get on the bed for just thirty-five cents from a stinky worker. Xiao Jinbao has status, and the customers she receives are all well-known people on the construction site, such as the bosses and foremen. Japanese, translator, etc. Those smelly workers can't get into Little Jinbao's eyes.
After entering the courtyard, Xiao Jinbao asked his bastard man Lao Bian to boil water and make tea, and led the rich second master and others into the house.
Little Jinbao wanted to stir-fry vegetables and heat wine, but the second rich man stopped her and said, "Don't be busy yet. We just came here after drinking. Sit down and I'll tell you something serious. Didn't you last month?" Are you looking for an opera singer? Just in time, this is the famous actor from Lishu, Xiao Dangui. He ended up living here. I thought, working on the construction site would have blinded this talent. Why don’t I give it away? Are you here?" After saying that, he pointed at the two chairs.
Lao Bian carried a teapot and made tea for Mr. Fu and Lao Yin. He interjected from the side: "I've heard of Boss Xiao's name a long time ago. Why are you here?"
The second chair smiled shyly and said: "Alas! It's hard to say enough."
The second rich man continued: "You find a place for him to live. All the food and clothing are mine, so let's sing here. We have one yard at a time, and we will share the money earned equally.
The second chair hurriedly said: "Second Master, I can't thank you enough for giving me food. How can I ask for money?"
Little Jinbao also said: "How about Mr. Fuji taking half, and we and Boss Xiao sharing the other half equally?"
Xiao Jinbao's business is entirely controlled by the rich man, how dare he compete with him for his job?
The second rich man waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, that's all. It's not easy. Then, boil some bath water for me later and I'll relax."
The Japanese built a large public bath on it, but the rich man went there just to take a bath, but here it was for enjoyment.
Xiao Jinbao agreed with a smile and asked Lao Bian to lead two chairs to arrange accommodation. She also went out and was busy boiling water.
How discerning is Lao Yin? He immediately said: "Second Master, how about I take this little brother to play for a while?"
The second rich man took out five yuan and gave it to Xiao Wuzi and asked him to play with Lao Yin, saying that he was tired and needed to lie down for a while.
Xiaowuzi understood, took the money, thanked the rich second master, and went out with Lao Yin.
When the two of them went out, they saw Dabai Li waiting for Lao Yin with arms folded at the door. Lao Yin hurriedly asked Xiao Wuzi to go first, and he jogged a few steps and came to Da Baili with a playful smile.
Da Baili is a tall and strong fat lady, while Lao Yin is not tall. They look very happy when they stand face to face.
Xiao Wuzi watched from a distance, and Lao Yin kept whispering. Da Baili felt angry at first, then felt aggrieved, and finally gave Lao Yin a fierce look before revealing a charming smile. It seems that Lao Yin is very talkative.
After Lao Yin solved the trouble, he caught up with Xiao Wuzi and led him to the treasure bureau above. When walking side by side with Xiao Wuzi, Lao Yin said: "Don't leave in a hurry, play for a while."
When Xiao Wuzi turned to look at him, he realized that at this time, Lao Yin changed his usual wretched expression, and his eyes showed a rare clarity.
Xiao Wuzi didn't speak, just nodded. Lao Yin returned to his playful smile and told Xiao Wuzi jokes about the casino.
The treasure bureau was filled with smoke and smoke. The room was filled with the roars of those who lost money, the cheers of those who won money, and the cheers of those who watched the excitement. It was so noisy that people's heads hurt.
Xiaowuzi grew up in a bandit's den, and he was used to this kind of thing. The second rich man didn't ask him if he knew how to play and just gave him money to come. He must have seen something. The second rich man thinks that there are still people who come down from the mountain who can make money? What a joke.
After Xiaowuzi came in, he took a closer look. There were two tables of people gathered around the big room, one for betting and one for Pai Gow. There was also a private room inside where several people were sitting playing mahjong. There were at least ten spectators in Baoju, all of them tall and round, with brows and brows.
I have never been to this kind of casino, but I have heard of it. If you win a lot of money here, you can't take it away. If you lose, someone will pay you. It’s just that the interest rate is horribly high.
Xiao Wuzi understands Lao Yin's intention. If they play in the casino for a while until midnight, the rich second master may be too lazy to get up and stay at Xiao Jinbao's place. Xiao Wuzi will not have to go back to the east coast, and he will have time to spend time with Xiao Jinbao. Lao Yin took over. Although they didn't say it, each other's identities were already obvious.
So Xiao Wuzi went to the Pai Gow table, and Lao Yin went to the dice table. Xiaowuzi doesn't play too much. Every time he bets 50 cents, he will see back and forth, winning a few and losing a few, and he won't win or lose after playing for a long time.
Xiaowuzi was wasting his time on purpose and did not want to play hard at the casino, but Lao Yin got mad at the game. He had already lost half of the thirty yuan he had just borrowed, and he was so angry that he spent all the remaining money. After betting, he was playing dice, betting big or small.
All the gamblers around the table were holding their breath and staring at the dice cup, fearing that someone would tamper with them in the blink of an eye.
As soon as the dice cup was opened, two, three, three, eight o'clock was small. Some people cheered and others cursed. Among the people who cursed was Lao Yin, because he bet big.
Seeing Lao Yin slouching his way out of the crowd, Xiao Wuzi couldn't help but laugh. This scene reminded him of his uncle Liu Xiaodian.
After watching the game for a while, Xiaowuzi gave all the five dollars in his hand to Lao Yin. He had neither lost nor won just now. In fact, Xiaowuzi had money in his pocket, but he didn't dare to take it out. The lower profile the better at this time.
Xiao Wuzi was watching from the side. Gamblers are very superstitious. They all say that borrowing money is borrowing luck. Old Yin believed it this time. He used Xiao Wuzi's five yuan as a bet, and soon he won a red face.
When it was almost midnight, Lao Yin squeezed out of the crowd again and not only got back the thirty dollars but also won more than twenty dollars. Lao Yin put his arm around Xiao Wuzi's shoulders and walked out. As he walked, he said, "Let's go, brother, I'll treat you to something good."
Lao Yin first took a look at Xiao Jinbao's house and felt relieved when he saw that the lights had been turned off.
The two walked towards the river, and Lao Yin said with a serious face: "Are there three big poplar trees at the east end of the village in your hometown?" Xiao Wuzi also replied seriously: "You remember wrong, they are two big elm trees. ." Then the two people shook hands formally and smiled knowingly. This smile brought a touch of warmth to Xiao Wuzi's lonely heart.
A bonfire was lit by the river. In early summer, there were already some mosquitoes by the river. Lighting a fire could also help to smoke out the mosquitoes.
Lao Yin took off his clothes and went into the water, pulled up a piece of net, pulled it to the shore, and Xiao Wuzi took one end. Together they pulled the net ashore. There were dozens of blue-scaled fish hanging on the net, and they were not all big. It's almost an inch long.
Both of them knew how to eat, so they poked some mugwort sticks on the shore, passed them through the fish's mouth, and roasted them on the fire. Lao Yin took out a handful of large salt particles from his pocket, ground them finely with a stone, and sprinkled them on the fish. After a while, the fragrance came out.
The two of them were chatting while eating fish. Lao Yin also got out a small porcelain bottle with wine in it. He took a sip and handed it to Xiao Wuzi.
Xiao Wuzi also took a sip. The wine was very strong, and after drinking it, it felt hot from the throat to the heart.
Lao Yin is from Shulan, and he gave up his life in the first few years because he could no longer survive. His big cabinet is a famous figure, the double dragon of Wuchang.
Shulan is from Jilin Province, while Wuchang is from Binjiang Province. It sounds very far away, but in fact the two counties are next to each other. After climbing over the mountains from Lao Yin's house, you will reach Wuchang territory, directly spanning two provinces.
Lao Yin was seriously injured in a battle the year before last, so he left the army and recuperated in Shulan. When he was about to recover from his injury, someone reported him. He was caught by the police and interrogated for several days, but nothing was found out. However, gunshot wounds cannot be faked, so he was finally charged with resisting a bandit. Taken to Jilin.
Lao Yin knows how to cause trouble. He is very popular at this dam construction site. If he wants to run away, there are plenty of opportunities to escape.
But if you can't contact the organization, where can you escape? Just last month, Lao Yin finally met his old brother in Jilin while purchasing and established contact with the organization. The organization has given a task. There are many former resistance fighters on the dam. If there is a chance to organize an escape operation, the details will be waiting for contact from the contact person.
Lao Yin took another sip of wine, unbuttoned his clothes and showed Xiao Wuzi the scars on his abdomen. There was a penetrating wound from front to back on the left side of the abdomen. Xiao Wuzi looked at it for a moment, then unbuttoned his clothes to reveal the scar on his stomach.
The injured positions of the two men were exactly the same. Lao Yin smiled and said: "We are really destined to be brothers. This is fate! You didn't hurt your intestines, did you?"
Xiao Wuzi said: "I have a good fortune and nothing will happen to my intestines." Lao Yin added: "Then you are better than me. I still poop black sometimes."
Xiao Wuzi hesitated for a long time, but finally told the news he heard in Changchun, which Lao Yin probably didn't know.
The commander of the Tenth Army of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, Shuanglong Wang Yachen, was surrounded by Japanese soldiers in the mountains of Wuchang on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year this year. He died heroically during the breakout. This was the news obtained from the Manchukuo newspapers.
After hearing the news, Lao Yin looked at the burning flames without saying a word for a long time. Judging from his sad eyes and bulging cheeks, he felt extremely sad and angry inside.
After a long time, Lao Yin let out a long sigh and said to Xiao Wuzi in a hoarse voice: "I, the boss, only turned thirty this year!"
In this pitch-black night, illuminated by the dark red firelight, two tear tracks were clearly visible on Lao Yin's face.
Xiaowuzi has never seen Shuanglong, but he can deeply feel Lao Yin's sadness. Didn't the boss of his Xiaowuzi die in battles one after another in order to drive the invaders out of China?
From his godfather, to Commander Yang, to Political Commissar Wei, no matter how difficult the conditions and how powerful the enemy, these people always have a firm belief that they will eventually win the final victory.
