Guangdong in March is already full of flowers and spring. After several years of planting, the green belt of Guangzhou City was stolen, publicized, punished, and replanted, and finally stabilized. At this time, this important city in Lingnan has the meaning of the top in China, and Guangzhou is already a top city in terms of population, industry, and commerce.

On both sides of the wide road, there are even buses driven by gas balloon machines, and there are nearly 10,000 buildings hidden in the greenery of various urban communities, where millions of people live in them, who are engaged in their own jobs and have their own lives. Whether life is going well or not, at least most of them have shaken off their former hunger and helplessness.

On the second floor of the west end of a common four-door building near the port, several people set up a meal early in the morning. It's said to be a meal, but it's actually just a few dishes and a few bottles of wine. There was no furniture in the house, but there were a lot of wine bottles on the walls. The dirty window screens were full of dust, and because of the rain, many places simply blocked the holes in the window screens, and turned them into pieces of dry dirt.

One of the people who participated in the drinking could not stand the smell of bedding that had not been washed for too long from the bedroom, so he simply got up and closed the wooden door of the bedroom. It's just that there seems to be something wrong with the hinge of the wooden door, and the door is almost falling off halfway through, and the one who closes the door thinks about it and pushes the door back.

The man sitting on the throne drank a few glasses of wine in a blink of an eye, picked up a piece of beef and threw it into his mouth, chewed a few bites and swallowed it, he squinted at the person opposite and said, "What are you looking for me?" ”

"Brother Chen, you are also a good man in our Guangdong, this is to come and see Brother Chen." The man on the other side laughed.

"Zheng Tianxiong, I didn't go to Hong Kong with you back then, and now it has come to this point. I think you're here to laugh at me. The name of Brother Chen is Han Chen, and after he finished speaking, he sneered, and his attitude did not have the joy of seeing the old people at all.

Zheng Tianxiong didn't care about Han Chen's attitude, he smiled and said: "Brother Chen, our Guangdong heroes suffered back then, and we really couldn't stay, so we ran to Hong Kong." What's so good about this uprooted man. Brother Chen, you have bought this house, how can it be so far. ”

Han Chen glared at Zheng Tianxiong, he didn't explain anything for himself, but said: "You guys were carrying the British ship back then, didn't you go to Hong Kong, and wait for death in Guangdong?" ”

Zheng Tianxiong, Han Chen and others were once heroes in Foshan, Guangdong, who could fight and travel. Zheng Tianxiong and others made British friends, and the attitude of the Liberation Army towards them can be imagined. After the end of the battle in Foshan, which annihilated the Yue family, the Guangdong heroes suffered a tragic fate with the gang of people who were deeply involved with the big families, no matter how high their martial arts were, they could only die or flee in the face of a well-trained army. Zheng Tianxiong was a relatively fast runner, and many families who resisted the new government were completely wiped out.

Even after being ridiculed by Han Chen, Zheng Tianxiong was not angry. He asked, "How is my sister-in-law?" ”

"Sick and dead." Han Chen replied coldly.

"Hey! It's a pity that my sister-in-law is such a good person. Zheng Tianxiong sighed. After he finished speaking, seeing that Han Chen's eyebrows stood and he looked like he wanted to get angry, he hurriedly took out an envelope from his arms and handed it to Han Chen, "Brother Chen, I didn't come to see you when my sister-in-law was away, this is a little bit of brother's meaning." ”

Han Chen opened the envelope and looked at it, and there was a small stack of renminbi inside. He hesitated for a moment, but still put the envelope down in front of Zheng Wenxiong, "Take people's money and eliminate disasters with people." Brother, I don't have much to do to help my brother, I can't take this money. ”

"This is what brother meant, Brother Chen, you think too much." Zheng Wenxiong explained.

The two sides haven't seen each other for many years, and any friendship is just a rhetoric, and some of them didn't have to talk for a while, and Zheng Wenxiong and others left. Han Chen thought about it, but finally didn't return the envelope on the table to Zheng Wenxiong.

After leaving Han Chen's house, one of the people who followed Zheng Wenxiong couldn't help but scold: "Look at Han Chen's poor appearance now, he is still playing music." Nor do they pee on his face. ”

Zheng Wenxiong didn't care about this, "If he has a good life, we won't come to him yet." Recently, Weeser dismissed all the British people in China Customs. Hong Kong has a headache, and this is the time to hurry up and lay out. ”

Even though Zheng Wenxiong is very confident, the guy who came with him does not have the same confidence, "Brother Xiong, what if Han Chen takes our money but doesn't come to us?" Isn't that money a loss? ”

Zheng Wenxiong obviously didn't take Han Chen in his eyes, "Cut!" Look at Han Chen's current appearance, his wife is dead, and the children are afraid and don't want to pay attention to him. Did you notice that his right leg was inconvenient to walk on, and he should have been seriously injured. Now he is in his forties, the age when the loess is buried in his chest. If he doesn't come to us, who else can he Han Chen go to? ”

Although they said it easily, Zheng Wenxiong's actions did not have the slightest arrogance, and several people scattered at the intersection. There are many people doing business in Guangdong, and several people are hiding in different trading houses. In the days that followed, they contacted people who were not having a good time, mainly people from ports and freight companies.

The whole March passed, and on April 1, Han Chen finally contacted Zheng Wenxiong according to the contact information left by Zheng Wenxiong. After two layers of information transmission in the middle, the two sides finally met at the agreed night market.

At the beginning of the lanterns, the Guangzhou Tower is still looking at the brilliance under the lights, and the people of Guangzhou have long been accustomed to this, and everyone only cares about eating and drinking. Traditional seafood has become more abundant due to the emergence of offshore farming, and not only seafood, but also dishes such as roast chicken have begun to appear in the night market, and the selection of dishes is increasing, and the aroma that permeates the air has also become richer due to the appearance of cumin and other condiments.

"Let's stop talking nonsense, what the hell do you want me to do?" After nibbling on two skewers of grilled chicken wings and taking a big sip of beer, Han Chen asked briskly.

"You don't need Brother Chen to do anything special, Brother Chen just needs to tell us about the sailing ships you know about every day, as well as the warships you see." Zheng Wenxiong also answered very frankly.

"What do you want this information for?" Han Chen asked vigilantly.

Zheng Wenxiong said with a smile: "This is our own use, Brother Chen, you don't have to be particularly careful, give us the news you see, Brother Chen, in addition to getting a salary, we will also give Brother Chen a higher hardship fee." ”

After finishing speaking, Zheng Wenxiong pushed a grilled oyster down in front of Han Chen, "Brother Chen, there are more and more oysters now, and they are getting cheaper and cheaper." Brother, I can come up with the money so that you can eat dozens of catties of oysters every day. What do you think? ”

This analogy is also interesting, Han Chen laughed, "Dozens of catties of oysters, but I'm afraid that I will be strangled to death." ”

"Don't worry, Brother Chen, you just tell us what you see. Who would have known that Brother Chen, you were still helping us. We won't embarrass Brother Chen. Zheng Wenxiong said very sincerely.

Han Chen pondered for a while, and finally said: "In other words, I can only sue you what I saw, and I won't sue you specifically if I don't see it." ”

"That's it." Zheng Wenxiong had a smile on his face.

After negotiating the main things, Zheng Wenxiong talked about ordinary life with Han Chen. Han Chen also complained in his heart, and after a few bottles of beer, he also opened up the conversation. Because Han Chen is quite famous locally, he has never been very opposed to big smoke, and the Guangfu Army did not treat Han Chen well. Later, Han Chen went to work at the cargo terminal, and he was not bad at the beginning, he was born in martial arts, his body was strong, and one person could top several people. The business at the dock is very good, and Han Chen also makes a lot of money.

However, with the development of the industrial level, the original car began to be replaced by an extremely light frame car, and various cranes began to appear in large numbers. The intensity of physical labor began to decline, and many people who were not in good health before were able to live in the dock. In particular, even women can start working in mechanical operations and other types of work.

Han Chen was born in martial arts, and his cultural learning level is not good. is old, and his body is not as strong as before, but he still has a strong and competitive temperament, but he accidentally fell and injured his leg while moving goods. This errand of moving goods cannot be done. On the contrary, his wife learned arithmetic after attending night school, worked as an inspector on the dock, and engaged in import and export cargo records. As the work experience accumulates, the salary gradually increases.

The family's earning capacity has changed drastically, and Han Chen is very dissatisfied with such a change. There are also more and more quarrels with his wife. Han Chen's children all sided with Han Chen's wife, which made Han Chen's mood even worse. The conflict in the family is becoming more and more intense. was beaten and scolded by Han Chen too much, and Han Chen's children all went to join the army after graduating from middle school and left the family. Han Chen's wife later died of illness. His children came back to mourn and never returned home.

Having lost his wife's financial resources, Han Chen himself could only be an inspector, and his feelings were low, and he was drunk all day long, and his days were getting worse and worse.

After listening to Han Chen's story, Zheng Wenxiong sighed: "Brother Chen, look at what kind of the Guangfu Army has done. If they hadn't been in power, what a majestic way our brothers would have been in Guangdong! And at that time, there were women's ways, there were three from four virtues, where did women dare to turn over to our men's heads. Those children who dare not listen to Lao Tzu. You've been miserable by them! ”

Han Chen snorted coldly, picked up a bottle of beer and poured half of it in one go, wiped his mouth, and asked, "I don't know how you are doing in Hong Kong?" ”

"In Hong Kong, it depends on whether you are willing to follow the British, and if you are willing to follow the British, you will have a good life." Zheng Wenxiong said with a smile.

"Looks like you have to follow the right people!" Han Chen said thoughtfully.

Hearing this, Zheng Wenxiong raised his eyebrows and nodded heavily, "Brother Chen is right, you have to follow the right people!" ”