"Thank you, Grandpa Chen, what kind of gift is it?" Qin Shiou said.

The veteran muttered to himself, "How many years, how many years, I have always kept it." When we practiced together in Vancouver, Brother Qin took good care of me, but unfortunately wow, I never contacted him when I came back from Nanyang, but I didn't expect him to come to Newfoundland to raise fish. ”

As he spoke, he looked at Qin Shiou: "If it weren't for the St. John's City Government inviting me this time, I might have been able to see Brother Qin underground to know his news." ”

Yan Donglei sighed regretfully: "Yes, there was no phone or Internet before, and it was a war era. ”

Qin Shiou said: "I didn't expect Grandpa Chen to remember my grandfather all the time, mainly because of the war, maybe my grandfather didn't expect that there would be an old comrade-in-arms who was worried about him." ”

The veteran sighed: "Of course I remember Brother Qin, I still remember his unique hobby, haha, this brother likes to eat gray amber." ”

Yan Donglei looked at Qin Shiou with strange eyes, Qin Shiou was also a little confused, but he thought of the name Gray Amber, and then his heart was shocked, and he was surprised: "You mean ambergris, right?" ”

What exactly is ambergris, there is no specific answer now, only that it is produced in the deep sea, and now the more representative theory is that it is the secretion of sperm whales, because it fails to digest the beak bones of squid and octopus, and will form a solid with secretions in the intestines before spitting out.

But Qin Shiou knew that some people called this gray amber......

The veteran nodded and smiled: "That's right, when we were training in Vancouver, he brought a piece with him, and he would eat a little before going to bed every day." He said that there was something wrong with his body, and that this gray amber belonged to the medicinal herb. He can be treated. ”

Qin Shiou was overjoyed in his heart, he didn't know how the second grandfather absorbed the energy in this kind of thing, but he only needed to touch this thing, of course, these were not the point, the point was: "Grandpa Chen, that piece of gray amber." Have you kept it all along? ”

The veteran smiled: "Yes, it is the same as a stone, it will not break, I have always kept it, and I want to have the opportunity to meet Brother Qin as a gift for him in the future." ”

Qin Shiou asked, "Then how did you get it?" ”

The veteran frowned and said in a reminiscent tone: "That has to be said a long time ago, about 42 years, when I was fighting in Singapore, I happened to get a piece of it, and later brought it back to China. But I couldn't find Brother Qin. ”

After listening to the words of the two, Yan Donglei asked strangely: "Is there any story about this gray amber?" I think you take it very seriously. ”

Qin Shiou's heart sank, and he understood that the attitude he showed was a little too intense, he smiled and said in a low voice: "Let's talk with the old man, besides, the old man has prepared gifts for more than half a century, don't you think it's very legendary?" ”

Yan Donglei raised his right wrist and pointed to the watch, saying, "It's legendary." But we're going to be late any longer. ”

Qin Shiou nodded, and Yan Donglei helped the veteran to the church hall left and right. That's the center of activity.

The Chinese veterans sat in the lead, as well as several old ladies, who also wore old-fashioned military uniforms with more or less medals on them.

Qin Shiou was a representative of the Chinese, and sat in the second seat, after finding Winnie and Auerbach to sit down. He asked strangely, "Those old ladies, are they female soldiers who participated in World War II?" ”

"No, they are the widows of veterans, and they come to the commemoration on behalf of their husbands, and they come every year," Winnie said. Look over there. Those are the siblings, the children of World War II veterans, and so on. ”

Qin Shiou looked at Auerbach beside him, and said with some dissatisfaction: "My second grandfather is also a meritorious veteran, why don't you invite Grandpa Ao to sit over?" ”

Auerbach was leisurely, he smiled: "Those veterans are all registered, your grandfather is not registered, I don't know the reason, Daddy Qin rarely mentions World War II and participated in World War II activities, maybe the war left him some trauma." ”

The highlight of this commemoration is the auction, and Americans and Canadians like to arrange an auction at the end of the event, and the wealthy who participate in the event never skimp on their pockets.

The funds raised from the auction are used to improve the lives of veterans and widows, and to fund the maintenance of historical museums or military cemeteries.

Qin Shiou originally thought that he was here to go through the motions, after all, he was considered to be the representative of the Chinese in St. John's, and his second grandfather also contributed to World War II, so he should really participate in this kind of activity.

As a result, when it came to the auction, it turned out to be Winnie who presided over the auction.

Qin Shiou was suddenly a little stunned and asked, "Are you the host?" How did I not know? ”

Winnie shrugged and said, "I was invited by the city government, I think it's a trivial matter, and it has nothing to do with you, so I didn't tell you." ”

Qin Shiou showed a dissatisfied expression and said, "What do you mean it has nothing to do with me?" It's a big deal! ”

Winnie smiled and patted the back of his hand, then took the stage to applause, Hamlet introduced her identity, and then the auction began.

In this way, Winnie, as the host of the auction, Qin Shiou has to take this auction seriously, at least there can be no cold situation.

When the first lot was presented, Winnie said, "Today we have seen that Canadian women made a huge contribution to supporting World War II. In those years, they alone supported the hardships of caring for their families and raising children, and endured the anxiety that weighed down their hearts alone. At that time, they were afraid that one day they would receive a telegram or that an uninvited guest would come to their door, because that would probably mean that the person they were waiting for would never come back......"

"And the women's support for the war was not limited to that, they also raised a lot of money for the war. The first lot on display, called 'War Savings Stamps,' has raised $500 million in war funds for our military since 1939 when countless mothers, sisters and daughters have stood on the streets selling these stamps......

As Winnie introduced it, a set of stamps ranging from 5 to 25 cents appeared on the big screen, along with a series of photographs of women wearing uniform aprons selling the stamps to passers-by.

After a brief display of this set of stamps, Winnie began to offer: "The starting price of this lot is 4,500 yuan, and the price increase is 100 yuan each time, please bid, gentlemen and ladies!" ”

Qin Shiou took the lead in raising the introduction book in his hand and said, "4,600 yuan!" ”

Winnie smiled sweetly at him, stretched out her hand to him and said, "That gentleman bid 4,600 yuan for the first time......"

"4,700 yuan." Someone else quoted.

"4,800 yuan." The sound of quotations is endless, I don't know if Winnie's beautiful appearance and elegant temperament are a bonus, anyway, the bidding was fierce at the beginning. (To be continued......)