Chapter 215: A Time of Crisis
I stood in front of the window and looked out. Suddenly, a group of officers and soldiers came running from a distance. There are also a few who wear the costumes of the officials. The official also went to beat the gong and drank as he walked: "Shuntianfu order. Now martial law arrests the traitor. The idlers and others went home immediately. Don't walk around the streets. Anyone who walks around 'chaotically' will be arrested. are all at home waiting for the government's investigation. If you find a suspicious person. Report to the police immediately. There are many rewards."
Watch the soldiers get closer and closer. I thought to myself. Finished. Looks like it's been discovered. This hard work has been in vain. It's just Zihan what to do. If I were to be discovered. Leaving the capital, our marriage is also in vain. How could the Wei family marry their daughter' to a thief.
Just as I watched the pair of officers and soldiers thinking nonsense. The voice of the second senior brother came from behind: "Senior brother. What are you looking at. Your friend has arrived."
"Senior brother. Come and have a look. The officers and soldiers are coming. Didn't I get discovered?"
The second senior brother and Wang Jinhuai also came to the window. Let's look at it. The group of officers and soldiers arrived at us and didn't stop. Instead, he ran straight ahead again. The second senior brother patted me on the shoulder and said, "Don't be surprised. No one knows you're here. You should rest assured and wait for Lao Liu to inquire about the news and come back before making a decision."
Senior brother said so. I also know I'm too out of shape right now. I wasn't afraid of anything. Now I was terrified when I saw a group of officers and soldiers passing by. It seems that there are still too many distractions in my heart. I don't have the courage I had when I first came out of the mountain.
looked at Wang Jinhuai and Liu Lianjiang who had just entered. I didn't say anything. Now my heart is 'chaotic'. Old Liu didn't come back before. No one knows what the situation is. They see that I don't speak. They are also silently accompanied. After a long time, the senior brother said, "Let's all sit down. Standing like this is not an option. Sit down. I'm going to 'get' some water. Find some refreshments."
I left the window. I can't see anything now. Martial law has been imposed on the streets. I don't know if Lao Liu can come back. It's not a problem to stand like this. I see that Wang Jinhuai is still wearing that official uniform. Said to Wang Jinhuai: "Mr. Wang. You take off your official robes. I'll ask my brother to find you something else to wear in a moment."
Until now, Wang Jinhuai and Liu Lianjiang don't know what happened. It makes me so anxious and uneasy. Wang Jinhuai asked me tentatively, "Brother Lan. What the hell is going on? I don't think you've ever panicked. In Shouguang. When we fell into that underground river. You weren't what you are now."
"Brother Wang. I can't tell you now. Something is wrong. Now Steward Liu has gone to inquire. We'll talk about the results when he comes back. Martial law has been imposed on the streets. Lao Liu can only come back at night. Come. We don't care. It's a blessing or a curse, it's a curse that can't be avoided. You two didn't encounter anything along the way. Has anyone questioned you? Or meet some acquaintance."
"I didn't meet any acquaintances. There was no questioning either. It's just that a lot of government officials and Beijing troops are moving everywhere. I don't know what's going on. Also coincidentally. We've come to you. Martial law is on the outside."
At this time, the second senior brother also entered the box with two plates of food. Say to us, "Cushion first. Now it's getting dark. I'm still boiling water underneath. I'll make you tea in a minute."
"Senior brother. Do you still have old clothes. Give me a new set for Brother Wang. He's also inconvenient in official clothes."
The second senior brother looked at Wang Jinhuai and said, "Mr. Wang's figure is not quite suitable for mine. Below is a pair of overalls that the chef has changed into. You see, it's okay." Wang Jinhuai's figure. Skinny and smaller than all of us. Belongs to the figure of a weak scholar. Although the people who have been running 'waves' in the past few months have not been so white. But the bones of this body can't be changed.
"Yes. I can wear anything. Everything is arranged by Brother Lan."
The second senior brother went down to get the clothes. I beckoned the two of them to eat the snacks they had brought. Liu Lianjiang and I are not hungry. But Wang Jinhuai is really hungry. Now Wang Jinhuai. There's no time to first see each other. Sven of the Reader. Pick up the snack and gobble it up in your mouth.
Wait for the second senior brother to come up with the greasy clothes. Wang Jinhuai has already eaten several pieces of dim sum. looked at the clothes in the hands of the second senior brother. Wang Jinhuai has a mouthful of snacks. Said vaguely: "Brother Lan. Can I wear it again when I'm full. I don't have to eat snacks in this dress."
I also feel funny. If that dress is worn on Wang Jinhuai's body. But how ugly it is, how ugly it is. Wang Jinhuai swallowed the snack in his mouth vigorously. came over and took the clothes in the hands of the second senior brother and said, "Can I. Wear your robes. That's just too much oil."
"Brother Wang, this is not good. If only a moment when the officers and soldiers were searched by the 'door'. Both of us were wearing robes. There is no way to 'deliver' the generation. How can a restaurant not have a master chef who stir-fries. You might as well put it on. You'll drag it out when they're searching."
Wang Jinhuai looked at me and said this. I know it's not going to be able to wear it today. While getting dressed, he muttered: "This master is too lazy. You don't know how many years this dress hasn't been washed."
The second senior brother looked at Liu Lianjiang again and said, "You two also have to change your clothes. Now let's unify the caliber first. Don't talk about it when the time comes. This Mr. Wang is the chef. This little brother. I'll just be a buddy. It's just that this dress is too good. No, you have to change it. Come down with me and look for it later. Look at the guys' clothes still pulled down. Your faces are also clean. After a while, I will go to the kitchen to 'get' some dust and 'touch' it. And your little brother. Thy robe is worn. Also tie our Taoist hair in a bun. The face can't be very clean anymore. When I came to check. You just say it's my cousin. I just bought a restaurant today. I'll let you help. You all remember not to learn to be wrong. If they ask where your family lives. I'm also not familiar with the capital. Discuss it for yourselves. Hurry up and think. I think the street has been closed. Maybe I'll have to check it out in a moment."
"Okay. Brother. Let's take a look and talk about it, you can get busy."
After the second senior brother went down. I said to Wang Jinhuai: "Your identity is a chef remember. And your address, let's say the address of Liu County. It's a slum there. It's all floating population. My hometown is from Jinan Province."
I said to Liu Lianjiang again: "You just said that it was from Cangzhou. I come to Beijing to work in the off-season. Usually I work there and live there. I just came from my hometown yesterday. I was just recruited by the shopkeeper today. You must have remembered. The name is to be honest. Now let's go down and get some dirt and dirt and get our faces dirty."
Replace the two of us in official clothes. I fold it neatly. Take it down to the second floor. Senior brother is boiling water in the kitchen. Look at me holding my official clothes. He said to me, "Give me your official clothes. I burned it. It's a curse to keep it."
"Senior brother. Don't burn it yet. Find me a place to hide. Or maybe it's really nothing. I'm good to wear out, too. If it burns, we won't be able to wear it."
"Go and see for yourself a place. I'll boil the water first. You two come over and smear yourselves."
I put him in the clean jar of Acura. Guess they only came looking for people. It's impossible to rummage through these jars and jars. After loading it in. I found some more 'messy' things to cover with. Only then did Wang Jinhuai and Liu Lianjiang follow. Smear your face with pot ash. It's just that the two of them don't understand.' It's too heavy to touch.
The second senior brother turned around and looked at the two of them and smiled: "You two." Make it look like this. It's going to scare people to death. Even if you don't know how to do it, you know that you are pretending. Cover up your true colors. Look at me 'getting' for you."
Talking. The second senior brother came to the pot table and picked up the oily rag. Wipe a few times on the faces of two people. These few strokes have made the original black face a little whiter. It's greasy. It's really like it. It's not the kind that is very dark. It's still shining with a shiny pale black. I laughed too. Look at them.
"Laugh what laugh. You're coming over too. Let me 'touch' it twice." I smiled wryly and said, "Senior brother. Give me a 'touch'. This thing is uncomfortable to rub on your face. It's not that I'm afraid of not looking good at night. It just feels greasy."
"Less verbose. Hurry up. If they come, it's too late." Actually, I don't want to 'touch' a lot, after all, it's for everyone's safety. I took the second brother's rag. wiped his face a few times and asked, "Senior brother. Let's see if it's going to work."
The second senior brother looked at it and said, "It's okay. We'll light up the room a little bit later. It's acquaintances who come. As long as you don't recognize you by your accent. It should be fine."
A few of us looked at each other and smiled. There is no way, this is also a helpless move. If you want to run under martial law in the whole city, you can run out. It's just that Wang Jinhuai is difficult to do. The kung fu of the three of us. It's okay to hide there. For Wang Jinhuai. That's all we can do. At this time, the water is also boiling. The second senior brother found a teapot.' Got it and put the tea in it. We didn't go to the box again. He drank it on the table below.
Drinking two cups of tea at a time. And the sky began to darken. I asked the second brother, "Do you want to light the lamp?"
"Of course it's lit up. If we don't light the lights, a few of us are more suspicious in the house. We'll just light a lamp and we'll be fine. Darkly, they can't say anything else. I'm going to stir-fry a few dishes. Looks like we're almost here. Three big men don't look good to sit here. Which of you will come to the kitchen to 'get' me an order."
Wang Jinhuai and I can't go. Liu Lianjiang heard the second senior brother's order. I stood up very consciously. I went to the kitchen to help with the kitchen. Look at Liu Lianjiang is gone. Wang Jinhuai asked me, "What the hell is going on?" Now there's no one, you tell me. Or I'm in this heart. There is no bottom in the seven up and eight down."
"Brother Wang is like this. My shell father. was confiscated. I was afraid that someone would find out, so I ran here first. I don't know exactly what happened now. Now it's just okay if there's anything going on. I ....."
Just said that. Outside remembered. Bang bang bang 'door' sound. Then there was a voice calling the 'door': "The people inside are listening. Hurry up and open the 'door' and come to catch the rebellion."