The year is not good.

The noon sun hung in the sky very energetically, spitting out abundant heat and light. The sorghum on both sides of the dirt road, which had already reached the time of tasseling, was wilted by the sun and rolled up its broad leaves in despair. Since Emperor Kant ascended to Dabao in Xinjing, several counties in western Liaoning have been in drought for two years.

In such weather, no one wants to go out for a stroll, the dirt road is quiet, except for the annoying cries of grasshoppers and the occasional crackling sound of flying grasshoppers, there is no sound to be heard. A slip of dust flew in the distance, it was a big carriage, which if the dealer who knew the horse happened to pass by, he had to stare out his eyes with envy: four purebred white Oriental horses, no miscellaneous hair, in such weather actually did not wilt, and struggled to pull a Western-style luxury carriage to gallop.

This is the suburb of Ruixian County, Jinzhou Province, the puppet Manchurian Empire.

At this time, it was the end of the summer of the third year of the puppet Manchurian Kant.

In the carriage sat a young man, wearing a white short-sleeved gown, on which the auspicious pattern could be faintly seen, this kind of high-quality Suzhou embroidery, could not be bought in Jinzhou, and had to be seen in the big department stores in Fengtian or Xinjing. Coupled with white trousers, round-rimmed sunglasses, and a well-proportioned figure, no matter who sees it, he has to praise him, what a modern rich boy! This boy looks festive, but the people have to walk around when they see him, why? His status is a bit ridiculously high, and he actually became a senator of Manchukuo at a young age. The family is still doing business, and some are money. Coupled with the gunners around him who swaggered through the market with individual guys, it was even more intimidating.

Senator Zhang was a dry old man, with a wrinkled face, a gray goatee on his chin, and a little hunched waist, like an old coffin board that could not withstand a little toss. But the old man's eyes were very bright, and from time to time there was a glimmer of light. He is the fourth uncle, Senator Zhang's housekeeper.

The fourth uncle drove the carriage through a curve, and a fork in the road appeared in front of him. The old man slowed down the speed of the car, turned his head slightly and asked, "Young master, are we really entering Rui County?" According to me, it is better to hurry back to the coast, the night is long and dreamy. ”

"Enter the county seat, go to find Old Man Huang, by the way, enter through the north gate."

"Alas," the old man sighed, "young master, you always gamble on great luck like this, why should you lose a day?" ”

"What else can I do, find my parents. Let's go, the later it is, the more likely it is to have an accident. ”

The carriage turned around and forked the road and ran to the county seat of Ruixian not far away.

Rui County is a small county seat in Liaoning West Province, Huang Lao Zi is a figure in this county town who covers the sky with one hand, he himself is a Xiucai of the former Qing Dynasty, his ancestors are amazing, and he was a second-class official in the Ming Dynasty. Of course, this is just what Old Man Huang himself said, and no one took it seriously.

It's true that Old Man Huang is rich, and if he is rich, he is powerful. Old Man Huang is not a county magistrate, and he himself says that he has no ability to be an official, but his prestige is a few points higher than that of the county magistrate.

In the former Qing Dynasty, he donated the top, but he did not make up for the shortcomings. When Da Shuai was there, Mr. Huang was an enlightened gentleman registered in the Northeast, and it is said that he had eaten with Da Shuai, of course, this is also what he said. The Northeast changed banners and obeyed the central government, and his family was the first person in Rui County to hang the blue sky and white sun flag. Everyone in the county knows that he has become a fine tumbler.

Now that the Japanese are here, the old man happily took up the post of president of the Rui County Maintenance Association.

Since there is money, the water must be good water, and it is said that it is a mountain spring pulled from the Holy Water Temple dozens of miles away.

Tea has to be good tea, and not everyone can drink Longjing before the Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Tao smiled and took a sip of tea: "I haven't seen you for two months, but the old man's body is getting tougher and tougher." ”

Old Man Huang is actually not old, he is less than 60 years old, he is well maintained, and he still looks about 50 years old. is dressed in a straight suit, the big back is not messy, and the hair wax on it can reflect the figure. He smiled: "Old and old, Senator Zhang's young hero, I have to look at you in the future." ”

The two of them praised each other a few more words, and Old Man Huang asked, "Senator Zhang won't have traveled dozens of miles just to fill my old man with honey water, right?" ”

Zhang Tao smiled and said, "Old man, I have a problem. As you know, I rely on the mushroom business with the Japanese to mix food and drink, but the Japanese have always paid for me when the goods arrived in Japan, and it was time to receive the goods again, and I had ...... on hand."

"Hahaha, what should I do to ask Senator Zhang to take a trip. You're too polite, I don't know and think you owe me money. As soon as Old Man Huang heard that it was about money, he was relieved, "This year is not good, I owe Senator Zhang for so long, a total of 2,000 oceans, plus interest is 2,300 oceans, I will give Senator Zhang Luo, you sit and drink some tea first." With that, he got up and walked out of the living room.

Zhang Tao hurriedly stopped and sighed: "Alas, if this is the case, I will call the fourth uncle to come to your housekeeper, how can I alarm you, old man." Looking at the old man Huang with a puzzled face, Zhang Tao opened his mouth slowly, "I'll tell you the truth, there's nothing to hide, I received the goods this time, and there are still 5,000 oceans left." ”

“5000？” Old Man Huang sat down slowly and muttered, "That's 5000, although I'm not rich now, but your business, I have to make it up to you even if I smash the pot and sell iron." Allow me to work for a few days, and in a few days I'll tell my unsuccessful boy to send it to you. ”

Zhang Tao's heart moved, Mr. Huang had an only son, and after "918", he was sent to Japan to study, and he had never seen it: "Oh? Huang Gongzi is back? It is said that Huang Gongzi is the dragon and phoenix among people, but I have never had the opportunity to meet, and I have to be close to each other when I have time. ”

"It's back, it's back." At the mention of his son, Old Man Huang smiled, "Otherwise, I still want to talk to Senator Zhang about this, I, this kid, I have to be a soldier, and I will go to the border guards." You have a friendship with Brigade Commander Zhang and Qingchuan Taijun, and you have to ask Senator Zhang to say a few kind words. ”

Zhang Tao waved his hand generously: "This is a trivial matter, cover me." Then I won't bother, just leave. ”

"Alas, it's home, it's not okay to leave without eating." Old Man Huang retained, "My little cub went out to run errands, and he will come back in a while, just so that you can get to know each other." ”

Zhang Tao had something in his heart, how could he stay and eat: "Old Man Huang, how can I be willing to leave if I have something to eat?" It's not a big deal. Seeing that Old Man Huang was unhappy, he smiled, "The Japanese deal, do I dare to delay?" ”

As he was talking, he heard a crisp sound of "pop", and the little girl who was serving tea and water broke the teapot by mistake. This girl Zhang Tao has noticed it a long time ago, she looks like a water spirit, they all say that Northeast women have big bones, but this girl has a pair of shaved shoulders, a small waist with a hand, and she can vaguely see her slender and straight thighs through the roving pants.

"Huaihua, why are you clumsy!" Old Man Huang narrowed his eyes, "This teapot is a thing from Qianqing, if it weren't for the distinguished guests, I wouldn't be willing to use it." ”

The words were reproaches, but Zhang Tao could see that the old man actually didn't mean to be angry at all. Looking at the old man's eyes again, he didn't look at the debris in the ground at all, but he kept looking at the little girl's body, and suddenly understood what the old man meant.

The little girl squatted on the ground to pick up the pieces, didn't say a word, turned her back to Zhang Tao, the ripe white pear-like curve, Zhang Tao's heart was hot for a while.

Suddenly, the fourth uncle standing behind Zhang Tao touched him lightly, Zhang Tao swept back, and saw the fourth uncle making a look at him, so he followed the fourth uncle's gaze to the white and slender back of the little girl's neck: plum blossom mole!

There is really this kind of mole, Zhang Tao almost didn't scream!

According to the photo book, a woman with a plum blossom mole is very hard, and if the plum blossom mole grows on the back of the neck, it is actually a man's Adam's apple. It shows that this woman was born in the wrong place, and it should be a man, this is the appearance of a man and a woman. Zhang Tao is not a fortune teller, he is interested in plum blossom moles because the gun head at home has been looking for a girl with a plum blossom mole on the back of her neck for several years.

Stunned for a moment, Zhang Tao turned to Old Man Huang and said, "A teacup, the year is safe, the year is safe." Saying that, there was a smile on his face, "I said Old Man Huang, where did you find such a smart girl, you see that this figure is from the south, right?" ”

Old man Huang secretly screamed in his heart, although this Zhang Tao said that he was doing things with the Japanese, and he was also a good hand at making money, but he had never had a reputation as a good woman, and he suddenly asked about the girl, I am afraid that it was in his eyes, not as simple as teasing the boring man.

"This girl, you look at Shui Ling, but she is actually very stupid, and she can't say a word." Old Man Huang accentuated his tone and shouted at the girl, "Hurry up and get out, don't be an eyesore here!" ”

"Don't, say a few words. I said where are you? Zhang Tao stepped forward and grabbed the girl's arm. The girl also seemed to be a temperamental person, so she shook Zhang Tao's arm away, raised her feet and walked out.

Zhang Tao was in a hurry, and the fourth uncle had already stepped forward from behind him to block the girl's way: "Senator Zhang asked you." ”

When Old Man Huang saw it, he guessed it in his heart, it seemed that this big traitor was moved by his crooked heart, and hurriedly said: "The girl in the mountain, if you can't eat at home, you will bring back tea and pour water, and you won't say a word." ”

At this time, the little girl didn't leave, turned around, and looked at Zhang Tao with big eyes: "You are Zhang Tao from Binhai, Senator Zhang, right?" ”

A fluent Beijing film made Zhang Tao's eyes light up: "Do you know me?" ”

"I've admired the daimyo for a long time!" The girl smiled sweetly, "Who doesn't know Senator Zhang's name within a radius of 100 miles." ”

Zhang Tao turned his head and laughed at Old Man Huang: "The old man is so blessed, you can find such a smart girl in the ravine, and she has caught up with the female students in Beiping." ”

Old Man Huang opened his mouth, and before he could answer, the girl's face suddenly turned cold, and she picked up the largest teapot fragment on the plate in her hand, and stabbed it neatly at Zhang Tao's carotid artery.

Zhang Tao is a kung fu person, and when he heard that the wind was wrong, he hurriedly shortened his body and tried to dodge this fatal blow, but it was too late. At the critical moment, the fourth uncle reached out to pull the girl, but the little girl used the plate in her left hand to block up, and actually knocked the fourth uncle's hand back.

Fortunately, Zhang Tao dodged and the fourth uncle grabbed it, and the girl's right hand lost her head, but although she didn't stab Zhang Tao to death, she still drew a bloody cut of more than two inches on Zhang Tao's chin.

Zhang Tao got a chance to catch his breath, raised his hand and grabbed the girl's wrist, the fourth uncle followed by a sweeping leg, the little girl was dragged by Zhang Tao and fell to the ground with a thud, and wanted to fight back, but the head was blocked by a ****.

Old Man Huang is playing with his heart, his wrist, and his money, but when he saw this formation, he opened his mouth wide for a while. Seeing Zhang Tao's blood staining the collar of the white short coat red, he reacted, and stammered: "This, this, what's the matter, you see, Senator Zhang, are you okay?" ”

Without waiting for Zhang Tao to speak, the fourth uncle next to him drank coldly: "Take the wound medicine!" Take the rope! Take a hand towel! At this time, there were already a few gunners raised by Master Huang rushing into the house, and Master Huang trembled and ordered: "Quickly, take the wound medicine, take the rope, take the handkerchief, go, go quickly." ”

After a while, Zhang Tao's chin was wrapped in a thick circle of gauze, and Yunnan Baiyao was used inside. The beautiful girl locust flower was tied up and sturdy.

"Senator Zhang, look at this ......" Old Man Huang wiped the sweat from his head.

"Let's go, it's getting late." Zhang Tao instructed the fourth uncle as if he was fine, and as soon as Old Man Huang breathed a sigh of relief, he heard Zhang Tao add, "Take this girl away!" ”

It took a lot of effort for Old Man Huang to get this girl, and he originally planned to raise a concubine after he was mature, but he saw that he killed Cheng Biting Jin halfway, "Senator Zhang, it's not easy for this child to have both parents die, so you can raise your hand." ”

Zhang Tao's footsteps outside stopped: "Old man Huang, this girl is from the south, according to the order of Jinzhou Qingchuan Taijun, she should be screened." ”

Old Man Huang had nothing to say, he tied the girl back because of this incident, but he didn't report it to the Japanese, and now Zhang Tao pinched his shortcomings. Thinking of Zhang Tao's power in several counties in western Liaoning, he had to grit his teeth, "Then it will trouble Senator Zhang." ”

When I came out of Old Man Huang's house, the sun also sank to the west. Zhang Tao hurriedly took the tightly tied acacia flowers, the old man's heart was blocked, and he was afraid that Zhang Tao would sue him on the Japanese, and it would not be easy to use force.

The carriage slipped out of the city, and Zhang Tao glanced at the acacia flowers beside him who were tied up with their hands and feet tied and their mouths gagged, and those two beautiful big eyes were still scolding viciously. Zhang Tao opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say, poked his head out and said to the fourth uncle who was driving in front of him: "Go to Liu's shop, call 'Big Scar' to recognize people!" ”

In the bumpy carriage, Zhang Tao leaned lazily on the chair, Huaihua did not make any movement in the afterglow, as if he was closing his eyes to recuperate, and one of his hearts was also put down, and he fell asleep in a daze for a short time.

Nightmares, nightmares.

The gray sky, the wide road, the chaotic welcoming crowd waved the small flag of "Japan-Manchurian Friendship, East Asia Co-prosperity", and there was no sound. Zhang Tao blended in the crowd, trying to squeeze hard to the young man with his back to him, but he couldn't move at all. Suddenly, the crowd suddenly became enthusiastic, and under the escort of the khaki Japanese military vehicles, an open-top car drove slowly, and the fat Japanese prince in the car waved to the crowd. People seemed to be cheering, but Zhang Tao still couldn't hear the sound. Suddenly, the young man Zhang Tao had been staring at suddenly rushed towards the car and stretched out his hand into his arms. At the same time, a gunshot rang out from the building next to the main road, so piercing in the silence. The bullet, which was supposed to hit the Japanese prince accurately, hit the young man by mistake. The young man fell weakly, and the blade he had just drawn was lost in the panicked and noisy crowd. Zhang Tao leaned over to take a closer look, and the young man lying on the ground was himself in a student uniform!

After that, the dreams were chaotic. One moment is the burning village, the dead parents; After a while, the Japanese went to the hospital to express their condolences to themselves. During the whole nightmare, Zhang Tao couldn't move, shouting loudly, but he couldn't make any sound.

Consciousness is in a dream, Zhang Tao is sweating and struggling, "ah-" and woke up, at this time his body has been soaked with sweat, and his heart hurts one by one, and Huaihua is looking at him, his eyes are full of disdain and pity.

It was already dark, and the blue velvety sky was dotted with flickering stars. The carriage swayed in the night and drove down the avenue to a town not far away.

Liujiapuzi is a large town, located between the two major coal mines, the south ticket and the north ticket, and is the distribution center of coal mine trading in western Liaoning. Merchants from the north and south, men who worked hard in the mines to support their families, and mine owners who spent a lot of money crowded the town.

There are people, and naturally there is a sale. There are many taverns and green buildings in the town, and there are casinos, smoke houses, and theaters.

Northeast people have the habit of strolling around after dinner to digest food, although Zhang Tao's carriage entered the town at more than 8 o'clock in the evening, and the only street in the town was still brightly lit. Wandering townspeople and shouting vendors rubbed shoulders with each other.

"Alas, it's time to buy tickets, the two of them turned their names and sang the sky-breaking "The Great West Chamber" is about to start, and the additional "Horse Widow Goes to the Grave" costs two cents a piece, and there will be no place if it's late!"

"Roasted bud rice, roasted bud rice, new bud rice that is not tender and does not cost money!"

"Big watermelon, the sweet and toothless big watermelon is sold!"

"God knows three times, and the iron mouth is broken!"

"Bean Paste Ice Fruit, Mung Bean Paste Ice Fruit!"

"Cigarettes, Toyo cigarettes!"

Zhang Tao listened to the cries in his ears and watched the bustling flow of people through the gaps in the curtains, and he couldn't say what it was like in his heart. "Great rivers and mountains, hundreds of millions of compatriots ......," Zhang Tao muttered to himself.

"Uncle, you're okay, give me something to eat!" A small black hand holding a broken rice bowl suddenly reached into the curtain.

Zhang Tao immediately reached out and took out the pistol with fire on top of his arms, but saw a hexagonal mark hidden on Xiao Hei's hand, and subconsciously stopped his next move.

The bowl snapped with his backhand, and a fake bowl bottom fell out with a small note pressed underneath, and when Zhang Tao reacted, the person who delivered the letter had already run away.

"The wind is tight, and the wolves are noisy." The content of the small note is very simple.

"I'm still staring at Lao Tzu." Zhang Tao smiled helplessly, and crushed the note into crumbs with a force in his hand. In a series of code words invented by Zhang Tao, the "black blind man" is the Japanese army, the "wolf cub" is the special high-tech (the special high-tech was established on July 4, 1928, specializing in spy and espionage activities), the "dog" is the police and the puppet army, and the "mouse" is the traitor spy. Similarly, "Yanzi" is an agent of Nanjing, "Jiaqi'er" is an agent of the Anti-Japanese Federation, and "Lao Yu" is a spy with a big and small beard.

The big car entered the backyard of the "Four Seas Hotel" in the town after a while, and a sharp-eyed guy came up, opened the door of the car, and unloaded the car.

"Oh, I said the magpie called in the morning, it turned out that the owner had arrived!" The middle-aged shopkeeper, who was as thin as a human stem and had sharp-beaked monkey cheeks, greeted him, "Little third son, quickly scoop up the watermelon pulled from the cool well in the backyard and cut it for the owner." ”

"Human sperm!" Zhang Tao jumped out of the car to say hello and helped the fourth uncle to help Huaihua get out of the car.

"This is ......" The shopkeeper called "human sperm" looked at the acacia flower who was tied hand and foot, and a trace of vigilance flashed in his eyes.

"The girl I just received." Zhang Tao replied casually, "By the way, I haven't eaten dinner yet, is there anything to eat?" "Got the conversation away.

"Yes, the roe deer that was just harvested in the afternoon, and the pheasant cubs. Your favorite salted duck eggs have also come out of oil, and I wanted to send you to the city, but you will be relieved of your hunger first. The shopkeeper hurriedly ordered to go down.

"Okay, come over and have a drink with me later." Zhang Tao heard the greed, moved his body, took out a box of iron box "three five" in his coat pocket, ordered one by himself, and handed one to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper was not polite, stretched out his hand to take the cigarette and pinned it to his ear, and said in a low voice with a straight face: "I guess the owner has also heard about it, it will be windy at night, and I have to pack up my things." ”

"That's fine, don't let the wind blow away your clothes." Zhang Tao nodded and took a hard puff of his cigarette.

Huaihua was confused when she heard it, where is this, and she still looks so serious when she gets up. Of course, she didn't understand that the real meaning of the conversation between the two was: "If something happens at night, I'll prepare!" "Well, don't hurt the lives of the brothers."

"Boss, although I said I don't have time, I have someone to drink with you." The shopkeeper's little eyes blinked mysteriously, "The 'big scar' of the family's cannon head is back." ”

"So fast." Zhang Tao was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "I'm just looking for him, let him come to my room quickly." ”

"Okay, I'll go and get you and the fourth uncle, yes, and this girl will get food. You can still live in a small western-style building. "The shopkeeper hey Yile, he went to work.