Look at the fireflies, each holding a small lantern;
Like a watchman patrolling the dark night, he comes and goes in a hurry.
Come and go in a hurry, waiting for the fairy to go to the heavenly palace,
Ask him to send some wind to relieve the sweltering heat.
Liu Changchuan was in a bad mood today. The escape of his inner ghost Jiang Shan made him panic. But when he went home and listened to Little Bell singing children's songs, he felt a lot better.
"Uncle, am I good at singing?" Xiao Lingdang quickly stepped forward to take credit after singing.
"It sounds good, it sounds really good." Liu Changchuan took out a small piece of rock candy from his arms and rewarded it to Little Lingdang. He did not dare to give the child more food, fearing that eating too much would be bad for the teeth.
"Get used to it, just get used to it." Liu Lan kept saying this while knitting a sweater.
Liu Changchuan glanced at the couple and sighed inwardly. He had never thought of letting them leave Shanghai, but where would they go? There is war and chaos outside, and my hometown will be occupied in a while. Tell Yu Huai to take my sister to the mountain city?
Haha, let’s not say whether Yu Huai agrees or not. Sister Liu Lan seems to have grasped a life-saving straw now. She will not leave him even if she is beaten to death. Liu Changchuan tried it once last week, saying that it was not safe in Shanghai and let them enter Sichuan. Dodge.
But the result made Liu Lan burst into tears and almost hang herself. She kept saying that he didn't want to care about the two of them anymore, which made Liu Changchuan extremely embarrassed and couldn't explain it.
"Is Okawa home?"
"Who is yelling at noon?"
Liu Changchuan was having lunch when shouts calling him came from outside the window. When he opened the window, he saw that it was the tenant next door, An Guoping, a Japanese teacher.
"Teacher An, please wait, I'll be out right away." Liu Changchuan replied, put on his shoes, put on his clothes, and left the house with little Lingdang's reluctant eyes.
An Guoping has helped him a lot in the past six months. He has greatly improved his Japanese language skills all thanks to him. If An Guoping has something to do, he must help out.
Liu Changchuan went out and saw An Guoping sighing in the corner. He thought: What's going on? It looks like something happened.
What could happen to An Guoping? He is a Japanese teacher with a monthly salary of more than 200 yuan. He has no worries about food and drink. His wife is beautiful and gentle, and his son is well-behaved and sensible.
"Teacher An, what are you doing?"
"Oh, forget it. Today, people from the city hall found me and asked me to work part-time as a translator for the city hall. Tomorrow, people from the city hall have a banquet with the Japanese Expeditionary Force and the Japanese Consulate and asked me to be a translator."
"I don't want to go, but I don't dare to offend you. I just want to embolden you. Anyway, you have learned Japanese with me for half a year. You can go with me tomorrow." An Guoping looked at him expectantly. Liu Changchuan.
"Can I do it? I'm very good at Japanese. I can't handle common languages. Many of the meetings are specialized terms. Teacher An, are you sure it's okay for me to go?"
Liu Changchuan really wanted to find out the news, but his Japanese skills were okay for normal conversations, but he still didn't understand some professional vocabulary. Don't delay things if you go, otherwise the Japanese would piss him off.
"You don't need to translate. It's not a confidential meeting anyway. I've already got a pass for you. You go there to embolden my assistant. If I make a mistake, don't forget to remind me." An Guoping quickly assured.
"Well, do I need to do anything?" Liu Changchuan did not refuse. He was eager to go and see it. If he heard useful information, why not do it.
"You don't need anything, just get some decent clothes. Don't worry, the city hall will give you 100 yuan in labor fees this time." An Guoping glanced at the coat Liu Changchuan was wearing and shook his head.
Dongchuan Foreign Company, Liu Changchuan gritted his teeth and spent 80 yuan to buy a suit and a pair of leather shoes. What the heck, the French currency has devalued by one-third this year. His salary has not increased, but prices have increased a lot. See you next time. Huaide said that the funds were too low and if his salary was not increased, he would have to use his old capital.
His total capital was less than 300 yuan, all of which was held in the hands of his sister Liu Lan. It was life-saving money Liu Changchuan left for his mother and daughter, and would not be used unless it was absolutely necessary.
"Hey, who is this?"
Liu Changchuan looked very noble in his dress. In the Republic of China, suits and leather shoes were reserved for the rich and new-school people. As soon as he entered the alley, he met Yang Xiaohong who came to visit him.
"How come you have time to visit today and don't go to see your lover brother?" Liu Changchuan joked. In fact, he wanted to find out where that bastard Jiang Shan was?
"Don't mention it. I was deceived so miserably. I actually slept with a bastard who worked as a dog for the Japanese for several nights. It's a huge loss." Yang Xiaohong suddenly cursed in anger.
Liu Changchuan's heart skipped a beat and he pretended not to care and asked, "So that young master is not a rich man, so how did you know?"
"A few days ago, a group of police officers broke into the song and dance hall. They called me over and questioned me for more than an hour. They asked me if I knew if anyone was following Jiang Shan when he went to the song and dance hall. I knew Jiang Shan, but later I found out that the person I was asking was Mr. Chen. .”
"If our boss didn't have a background and was Boss Zhang's apprentice, he would have been sent to jail if he made any trouble." Yang Xiaohong felt chills running down her spine when she thought of this. The attitude of the Japanese frightened her.
Liu Changchuan knew who Yang Xiaohong was talking about, Boss Zhang. He was one of the three tycoons of the Qinggang. After the Japanese came, he surrendered to the Japanese for profit. Not only did he help the Japanese army acquire strategic materials, he also ordered his gang to serve the Japanese intelligence agency, and he was a big traitor. .
Yang Xiaohong walked up to Liu Changchuan and touched his brand new suit, smacking his lips, thinking: This guy looks pretty good after dressing up. Well, this outfit and leather shoes cost over a hundred yuan. Do you want to do this? Boy, being a dancer in a cabaret is not a long-term thing anyway.
Liu Changchuan didn't know what Yang Xiaohong was thinking. If he found out, he would be so angry that he would die. If you tell me that you slept with Jiang Shan in front of me, and then you want to have sex with me, is that ridiculous?
…
The Japanese army occupied Shanghai and reorganized the city hall. At the beginning, there was no mayor in Shanghai, and there was only a person with a low status who had taken refuge in the Japanese headquarters as the maintenance president.
Later, with the help of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Consulate, he studied in Japan. Su Xinlin, who had been working as a dog for the Japanese a few years ago, became the mayor. His status was actually not high, and no traitor, big or small, would listen to him in Shanghai.
Liu Changchuan and An Guoping had passes in their hands and were searched three times before entering the city hall. Liu Changchuan was speechless. An Guoping next to him was covered in sweat and was obviously too nervous.
"Teacher An, don't be nervous. The city hall is not the only one hiring translators. You may not be able to use them when the time comes. Don't panic."
"Can't you be nervous? The Japanese are a group of murderers who kill without batting an eye. It's better to be careful." An Guoping muttered in a low voice.
At the same time, he also warned Liu Changchuan: "Don't cause trouble when you go in, and stay with me."
"Teacher An, don't worry." Liu Changchuan agreed.
