"The four mountains stand upright, the river city is picturesque", and the mountains, waters, grass and trees in the northeast are all graceful like a beautiful picture.

The stone pillar followed the captain's instructions to the ship's mouth, and after a while he boarded the ship. The boat was slightly larger than Chu San's, but there was no canopy, and there were a lot of people crowded inside, but although there were many people, there were few people talking along the way, and it was quiet, and the stone pillar was just right to sleep peacefully.

In the evening, the open-top boat arrived in Fushun.

After getting off the boat, the stone pillar walked a little further, and only stopped after finding a good place, intending to "set up camp" here at night. At this time, Shizhu was already hungry, and after observing the surroundings, with his housekeeping skills, he caught two fat black snakes after a while, and after picking the snake skin and taking out the snake gall, he built a bonfire and roasted the snakes to eat.

After a night's rest, Shi Zhu's body finally recovered as before, and he got up early the next morning, cleaned up and continued to walk in the direction of Tieling Longjiabao. Along the way, the stone pillar passed through several towns, which were bustling with people, but most of what he saw was the countryside, and he could often see curling smoke.

It stands to reason that in the fertile black soil of the Northeast, in addition to the green mountains and green waters, there should be soybean sorghum everywhere, and even if there are none, it should be full of other crops, but in many places in the countryside, the stone pillars see patches of flowers - red, white, pink, purple, yellow, blue, colorful, delicate and beautiful, and the fragrance is striking.

Shizhu has never seen such flowers, and I don't know what the names of these flowers are, maybe the Northeast people love flowers!

Walking all the way from the Fushun realm, the stone pillars all asked while walking, and finally arrived at the place at his feet, he estimated that it was not far from Longjiabao, so he thought about finding passers-by to ask about the way to Longjiabao. While he was thinking, Shi Zhu looked up, and just now, there were a few adults in front of him who were taking care of the flowers in the field with children, so he went up to ask.

"May I ask the old man, how to get to Longjiabao?" Shi Zhu asked one of the older men respectfully.

When the old man saw that the stone pillar knew some etiquette, he walked out of the flowers, sat down on the edge of the ridge, and said, "Young man, where did you come from?" It doesn't sound like a Northeasterner, does it? Come, sit down, I'll take a break! With that, the old man took out his cigarette pouch from his waist, lit a fire, and smoked it.

"Old man, I'm here from Haizhou, and I'm going to Longjiabao to deliver something!"

"Haizhou is a great place! When I was younger, I went there with my elders to mine iron ore and phosphate ore! Then the old man pointed to the front and continued, "Young man, you keep going this way, turn the mountain pass in front of you, and there will be a fork in the road a few miles later. Longjiabao is very easy to recognize, you see that there are two very thick locust trees at the entrance of the village, that is! ”

"Thank you, old man!"

After the stone pillar thanked him, he was about to get up and hurry, but suddenly remembered something, turned around and continued to ask the old man: "Old man, let me ask again, what kind of flower is this?" I see that you are all planted in patches here, and no matter how beautiful this flower grows, it can't be eaten as food! ”

The old man took a deep breath of cigarette, sighed, and said, "Young man, you don't know anything, these are poppies, don't look at them as good-looking, in fact, they are evil!" It's all for opium! ......”

"Ahh So, why are you still planting? Why don't you shovel the flowers and plant crops? "Shi Zhu never imagined that these beautiful flowers were actually used to make opium.

"Who wants to plant these flowers, but we countrymen can't help it! When Zhang Shaoshuai was beaten, the official family forced us to plant. When the Japanese came, they forced us to plant more! Around Mukden, I don't know how much was planted. No one dares to pull it out, if you pull it out, the Japanese will take you away, and you will be beaten lightly, and your life will be difficult to protect if you are serious, and even the people of a village will suffer with you, who told them to have guns in their hands! In addition, opium profits are huge, and in order to make a fortune, the magistrates not only opened tobacco houses, but also planted poppies for the Japanese to watch us......

"Alas, this thing is really harmful, and the Japanese are even more hateful!" When the stone pillar heard this, he was also indignant.

"Who's to say it isn't! It's all because the country is incompetent, so the Japanese are allowed to go wild here! First it was banditry, and now it's poison! ”

Hearing the word "bandit", Shi Zhu suddenly realized that he had patronized the relics of two old friends in Longjiabao along the way, and he had forgotten that he had another main purpose of this trip - to find out the news of Liu Fulong and wait for an opportunity to take revenge!

"Old man, speaking of bandits, I still want to ask you about something, do you know if there is a bandit named Liu Fulong here? I came from Haizhou a few years ago! Shi Zhu lowered his voice and asked.

"Young man, what are you doing here?"

"I'll tell you the truth, I have some old grudges with this person, and I came to him by the way in the Northeast this time......"

The old man knocked his pipe and said, "At first, there were a lot of locks in this area, but later the Anti-Japanese Federation made a fierce fuss, some of them followed the Anti-Union to fight devils, some of them followed the Japanese, and only a very few continued to occupy the mountain as kings." It's hard to stand on this side of the hill alone, and I've never heard of the person you mentioned......"

"Thank you, old man!" After that, the stone pillar followed what the old man said to the fork in the road and successfully found Longjiabao.

The two old locust trees at the entrance of Longjiapu Village are indeed easy to recognize, they look more than six zhang high, and they look like two huge green parasols from a distance, which are particularly dazzling in the summer evening sun. When he arrived at the entrance of the village, Shizhu saw many people enjoying the shade and chatting under the trees, and after asking, he found Dai Dayan and Zhang Gou's remaining home.

The stone pillar gave the relics and some silver dollars to the two families. When the people are gone, the two families are naturally very sad, but they also know that it is common for soldiers to die on the battlefield, and they have been mentally prepared for this since the day they sent their children to be soldiers. Now that someone can send the relics, knowing the quasi-letter, it can be regarded as a comfort.

After sending the things, Shi Zhu finally breathed a sigh of relief, the thing that Dai Dayan entrusted himself with before his death was finally completed, and he could finally comfort the spirit of his old friend in the sky!

When Shi Zhu was about to leave, his mother, who wore big eyes, came up to him, took his hand and said, "Son, you see that this day is about to get dark, and I am afraid that there is no place to stay if you go forward." Why don't you stay here tonight, stay overnight, and leave tomorrow morning! ”

"yes, just tell us more about my dog's leftovers and big eyes!" Zhang Gouyu's parents also kept the stone pillar on the side.

Shizhu knew that he was not familiar with the people in the northeast, and if he was in a hurry at night, he didn't know where he could touch it, and the two families were kind enough to stay, so he couldn't refuse, and he could just stay for a night and inquire about the way down to Changchun. So Shi Zhu said: "Then, uncle, aunt, I'll bother!" ”

After dinner, Shi Zhu told the two families about the heroic deeds of Dai Dayan and Zhang Gouyu, from the time he peeked at the recruits to practice guns and was caught by the two of them as "spies", to Dai Dayan entrusted himself to bring the relics to Longjiabao before his death, Shi Zhu spoke vividly, and every time he went to a key place, he did not forget to add some plots, which made people sound more enthusiastic.

He didn't do this to please the two families, in the final analysis, Dai Dayan and Zhang Gouyu are indeed not bad breeds, Shizhu wants the two families to feel that their children are heroes, fighting bravely on the battlefield and dying well, and also want the two families to feel gratified.

"......, the two brothers Big Eyes and Gou Yu are all good, they went to Rizhao Ping puppet army with the troops, and fought with the Japanese in Haizhou against Sunjiashan and Damajian, not to mention the battle before that. They are all great heroes, and it is also my honor to meet the two of them in the army at the earliest. Today, I can send the relics of the two brothers, which can be regarded as their wish, and I can also comfort their souls in heaven! Shi Zhu finally said.

The two families wiped their tears while listening to Shi Zhu's speech, especially Dai Dayan and Zhang Gouyu's mother, who cried even more. It wasn't until they saw that it was already dawn that they reluctantly went back to rest.

Early the next morning, the two families got up to send the stone pillar to their way. They didn't have anything good to give, so they stuffed Shizhu's satchel with dry food and dried pickles. Dai Dayan's father drove the donkey cart to send the stone pillar to the main road to Changchun, and told the stone pillar the route before going back.

After the first incident, Shi Zhu remembered the letter that Lao Lin gave him before he died, although this was an unexpected entrustment, which had nothing to do with him, but since he had already taken the letter on his body, he must always "be entrusted by others and be loyal to people when he is in danger", and he must bring the letter to Lotus Mountain, otherwise Shi Zhu will not live in peace in his heart.

Now it has been several days since Lao Lin's sacrifice, Shi Zhu doesn't know how important this letter is, and he is afraid that if it is late, it will delay the major event of the Anti-United Nations, so he does not dare to delay. When he arrived at Siping City, Shi Zhu really felt a little hungry and thirsty, so he found a small stall and sat down to ask for some water to drink and eat some dry food.

Shizhu was busy all the way, and did not pay special attention to the market conditions of the northeastern towns, this time in Siping City to rest, just to take a good look around: the city is bustling with people, so lively, the shouts of the vendors are endless, and occasionally you can see the police patrolling the streets. Shi Zhu even saw a swarthy foreign car, which was the first time he had seen it, and it was much rarer than the military trucks he had seen in Haizhou.

It seems that the closer you are to the so-called "(pseudo) capital of Manchukuo", the more prosperous it is!

Just as Shizhu was eating the dry food cake, a poodle popped out of nowhere, not big, pale yellow, and only four paws were slightly grayish-white. When the dog reached the pillar, he crouched down, stuck out his tongue and wagged his tail, as if begging for food from the pillar.

"Boss, is this your puppy?" Shizhu tore off a small piece of bread and fed it to the puppy, and asked the stall owner.

The boss glanced at the poodle in front of him and said, "This little thing, it's been here for many days, and when you see people eating, you come with it, maybe it came from!" ”

After hearing this, Shi Zhu didn't care, and after throwing some food to the little poodle, he got up and continued on his way. Unexpectedly, this poodle still followed the stone pillar all the time, and he didn't want to leave no matter how he chased it. Shi Zhu thought that he hadn't eaten enough of this little thing, so he tore another piece of bread and went over. The little dog picked up the cake in his mouth, but he had no intention of leaving, and still followed the stone pillar.

"Let it be!" Shi Zhu was busy on the road, and he didn't care about any lions or poodles.

When it was late dark, the stone pillar was blocked by a long river called the Zhaosu Prince River. Looking at the sunset, the river is not very wide, if it is in the daytime, the stone pillar will swim over, but now it is almost dark, it is difficult to see the condition of the river, and at night wet body is afraid of early coolness, the stone pillar does not dare to rush down the river.

The pillar looked around again, but saw no bridge or ferry, so he decided to camp by the river at night and cross the river again tomorrow.

The water and grass are fertile in this place, and the stone pillars are very fond of it - because they can open meat again at night. He caught a big fat snake in just a few moments, killed the black snake as usual, and set up a bonfire to roast and eat. Just as the stone pillar was roasting snake meat, the yellow poodle that had followed him during the day actually appeared in front of him, lying there all the time, his eyes fixed on the bonfire, as if he was also waiting to eat the meat.

Shi Zhu was a little surprised, he couldn't walk more than thirty miles from Siping City, but this little guy had been following him all the time. Shi Zhu was a little unbearable, he picked up the puppy and said, "Little guy, you have followed me so far." Since you have already followed, it can be regarded as fate, then follow me in the future, follow me, there is meat to eat...... It just so happens that I can have a companion on the road! ”

By the light of the fire, Shizhu looked at the puppy carefully.

"I see that you are dressed in yellow, so I will call you 'Golden Retriever' in the future! Hit or not, 'Golden Retriever'? The stone pillar shook the little poodle slightly, "...... Haha, if you don't speak, then you are a promise! ”

Since the Golden Retriever, Shizhu has indeed been less lonely and more joyful along the way, and even the Golden Retriever can help a lot.

Early the next morning, when a few white lights appeared in the east, the golden retriever was heard in the dimness of the stone pillar. He rubbed his eyes and looked around, and it turned out that there was an early fisherman rowing a small boat past the river. When Shi Zhu saw a boat coming, he hurriedly jumped up and shouted to the river, asking the boatman to help him take him to the other side. The boatman was also a warm-hearted man, and besides, it was a gesture for them, and after a few strokes of the oars, the fishing boat flew to the other side with the stone pillars and the golden retriever.

Shi Zhu thanked the boatman, and then said to the golden retriever: "You golden retriever is quite human, accept you, and make a meritorious contribution on the first day!" The golden retriever wagged his tail and circled around the stone pillar, as if he had understood what he was saying.

Now that the river had been crossed, the stone pillar continued on his way with the golden retriever. With the company of the golden retriever, the stone pillar road does not feel so lonely, it is not as boring as before, and the whole person feels a lot more relaxed when he walks.

After swimming across the Dongliao River, they rushed to Gongzhuling City around noon, and the weather was also extremely hot at this time, making people feel uncomfortable, and even the golden retriever was so hot that he spit out his long tongue and gasped for breath. Gongzhuling City is still more than 100 miles away from Changchun, and Shizhu estimates that if it is a starry night at night, he may be able to reach Changchun before tomorrow morning. But he had to recuperate first, so he found a shade in the city to rest for a while, just in time to avoid the noon heat.

At this time, there were very few passers-by on the street, and occasionally you could hear the weak shouts of some vendors, and you could see some lazy people walking by with their heads drooping.

After resting, the stone pillar and the golden retriever crossed the street and continued their journey under the watchful eye of the lazy crowd. In the eyes of those passers-by, Shizhu seems to have become a homeless man, and the puppy next to him is the standard for this person - and it is no wonder that these days, Shizhu's hair is not washed, his beard is not shaved, and his clothes still emit a smell of sweat, and passers-by regard him as a beggar.

After walking for more than two hours, the sky gradually became a little overcast, as if a heavy rainstorm was coming. Suddenly, the first few honey locust trees came into view of the stone pillars, although the trees were not very tall, but the branches were luxuriant, and you could see the pods hanging upside down on the trees from a distance, and there were many pods that were not ripe. Next to the honey locust tree is a small clear river.

Acacia trees are rare in the Northeast, and when he touched the stone pillar, he was overjoyed - he could finally wash it properly.

Shizhu took the golden retriever to the river, picked some pods, opened them, kneaded them in his hands, and then jumped into the river to wash them. Then he took out the dragon dagger and shaved his beard, and when he was done, a tender face was immediately reflected in the river.

When Shi Zhu and the Golden Retriever were about to leave after going ashore, they saw a car driving on the main road in front of them, heading for Changchun. "Isn't that the car you saw in Siping City?" Such a foreign car is rarely seen along the way, and it is very special, and Shizhu is very impressed by it, and he recognizes it at a glance.

After the stone pillar took a few steps, he looked back and saw that the golden retriever was squatting on the ground and not moving, and his ears were pricked up, as if he was alert. "Golden Retriever, what are you doing in a daze? Let's go! "The stone pillar didn't notice anything out of the ordinary.

The golden retriever still squatted on the ground and didn't move, and he didn't even let the stone pillar go over to hug it.

Realizing that something was wrong, Shi Zhu looked up again, and found that the car had suddenly stopped not far away, and then the driver got out of the car and looked forward for a moment. It seems that something should be in the way, and the car can't pass.

Just as the driver was reporting to the people in the back seat, a wave of people suddenly rushed out from behind a few low trees on the mound on the north side of the road, all with guns in their hands, and quickly surrounded the car.

"Don't move, everyone gets out of the car, and if you want to live, you can obediently leave the money to buy the road!" The leader of the gang shouted at the people in the car.

"Who are you? How dare I rob my car? Do you know who's in the car? The driver said, holding up his hand.

"It doesn't matter who the you are, I'm the one who robbed you! Less nonsense, get off the bus ......"

Then a person got out of the passenger seat, wrapped in black. Subsequently, a graceful lady came down from the back seat, wearing a blue and white cheongsam, like a blue sky and white clouds, with a light blue hat studded with lace on her head, which was particularly conspicuous among this group of people, and looked like a person with some status, at least like a rich woman.

The stone pillars were a little far away, and they couldn't hear what the group was saying, but they only vaguely heard the word "robbery".

There are no mountains and ravines around this place, and it is not far from the village, so it is not a good place to rob the road, but this group of robbers seems to be waiting here, and they deliberately force the car to stop when they get off the road.

In this situation, Shi Zhu remembered the scene when he was a child when he watched his grandfather being robbed by Liu Fulong not far away, when he was still young, he could only watch with his grandmother, and there was nothing he could do. This matter has been pressed on Shi Zhu's heart like a big stone, although he was very young at the time, but for many years he has been blaming himself for not being able to save his grandfather, and he often wakes up in his dreams because of this.

This time, a similar situation is in front of him again, and Shizhu will never stand idly by and let the tragedy repeat itself in front of his eyes!

He leaned down and beckoned the Golden Retriever to move forward slowly, and when he reached a good spot, he hid behind the grass, and then motioned for the Golden Retriever to scream vigorously. The golden retriever seemed to really understand human nature, and the crisp sound of "...... Wang" immediately sounded not far from the car.

The group of robbers became alert when they heard the barking of dogs.

"You two, go check it out!" The man in the lead gestured to the two people next to him.

The two of them, one in a black shirt and the other in a blue shirt, with a gun in their hands, walked step by step towards the place where the golden retriever called - this is indeed very similar to the situation when Liu Fulong's two men held guns and walked towards the stone pillar and the place where his grandmother was hiding, but at that time, at the last moment, a Northern Expeditionary Army team led by Company Commander Yan rescued them, at this moment, I am afraid that the stone pillar can only rely on his own strength!

Shi Zhu held the thorny dragon dagger tightly in his hand, just waiting for the two to come. He knew that this group of robbers was not a good kind, and he must not be soft on these people, and those who have the opportunity to wipe their necks with a knife must not just stab them!

When the two of them passed by the stone pillar, the stone pillar suddenly jumped out from behind them, holding the head of the man in the blue shirt behind him with his left hand, and wiping it directly on his neck with a thorny dragon dagger in his right hand. Before the man could react, blood gushed out of his neck, and he was instantly killed.

The man in the black shirt in front of him also heard the sound behind him at the moment when the stone pillar jumped out, and immediately turned around to check, but the stone pillar's movements were too fast, and he could only watch the brother in the blue shirt behind him be wiped on his neck, and blood sprayed him. When he reacted, he raised his gun and took a slight aim, intending to shoot at the stone pillar.

At this critical moment, the golden retriever jumped out and bit the man's leg, the man's hand shook, and with a "bang", the bullet shot into the air.

Shi Zhu wanted to hide behind the body of the man in the blue shirt to dodge this shot, but this time it was easier. Seeing that the man in the black shirt had hit the gun crookedly, the stone pillar stepped forward with an arrow, and pierced it on the side of his neck, and the man covered his neck with an "ah", and slowly fell down.

When the gunshots were heard, the group gathered around the car all crouched down. They did not know what was going on, and they were afraid of hurting their own brothers, so they did not immediately shoot at the side of the pillar. Later, I only heard the leader shouting at the stone pillar: "Kuroko, what's the situation?" ”

Shi Zhu knew that the two dead people could no longer speak, and if it dragged on for a little longer, the group would inevitably shoot at him, so it was better to strike first. So he quickly picked up the gun on the ground and aimed it at the leader and shot it directly. For the stone pillar, sniping at this distance is like shooting a fixed target, and it is not difficult at all. After the gunshot, the leader collapsed in a pool of blood.

As soon as the leader died, several of his subordinates panicked, so several long spears and short spears were fired indiscriminately at the stone pillar. The pillar lay on the ground and fired several more shots at the group, and two more fell one after the other.

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable to them, they didn't even know who their opponents were, and that the leader was dead, so they had no intention of fighting, so they were all busy running for their lives, running in the direction of the small mound.

Seeing that the rest of the gangsters had run away, Shizhu put away his gun, thinking that this was the end of the matter. Unexpectedly, at this time, the man in black who came out of the co-pilot seat pulled out the gun hidden in his waist and shot at the group that fled. "Slap, slap ,......", every shot fell a person, not a single bullet was wasted, and the speed was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, the few people who escaped all went to see Yuan Shikai.

"This speed, this accuracy, and such a calm demeanor, it is really a master among masters!" Shi Zhu was also stunned by this marksmanship.

After all the gangsters were eliminated, Shizhu threw away the gun in his hand, got out of the grass with the golden retriever, and slowly walked in the direction of the car. When the man in black saw someone coming out, he turned his gun and shouted at the stone pillar, "Who is it?" ”

Shi Zhu was not alarmed, and responded loudly: "Brother, don't be afraid, I'm passing by!" ”

"You just shot over there?"

"Yes, yes! Just now I saw those people robbing your way, and I thought about scaring and scaring them! ”

The man in black then took his gun and clenched his fist at the pillar in gratitude. Only then did Shi Zhu speed up his pace and walk to the car.

When he got closer, Shi Zhu was instantly attracted by the woman wearing a cheongsam in front of him: the woman looked about the same age as Shi Zhu, her skin was white and smooth, her well-proportioned goose egg face was inlaid with two slender willow eyebrows, double eyelids, big eyes, water and watery, high nose bridge, the tip of the nose was slightly hooked, the lips were red and white, the upper lip was slightly thin, and when it was combined with the lower lip, it showed a beautiful line......

"You're not that, who, who......" Although Shi Zhu knew that it was rude to keep staring at others, he seemed to have seen this woman, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

"Li Xianglan!" The woman said her name, and her voice was as beautiful as a nightingale.

"Yes, yes, you are Li Xianglan! I've seen your movie pictorial in Siping City, and I've heard you sing 'Fishergirl', it's really good! Shi Zhu was quite surprised, "I didn't expect to meet you here, it's even better than the painting!" ”

"This brother has won the prize. You just saved us thanks to you! What is the name, and where are you going? Li Xianglan asked Shi Zhu.

"My name is Shizhu, I'm going to Changchun to do something!"

"It just so happens that we're going to 'Xinjing' too, so let's give you a ride!"

"Then Nacheng, don't bother you, I'd better go over by myself, it's not too far away......" Of course, Shizhu wanted to get to Changchun quickly, but he knew that although he had just helped others, he felt that it was still a little inappropriate to rush into other people's cars with his own identity.

That Li Xianglan was a cheerful person, and she seemed to see Shi Zhu's thoughts, so she said to him: "Big brother, you are thinking too much, you did us a great favor just now, what do we have to give you a ride, it's all convenient!" Besides, you see, it's going to rain on this day, and I'm afraid it's going to rain on the road! ”

Shizhu looked up at the sky, and indeed, saw that a heavy rain was coming. He saw that Li Xianglan did not dislike his identity, and it was inconvenient to refuse again, so he pointed to the golden retriever and said to Li Xianglan: "Then bring it with you?" ”

Li Xianglan smiled, and then opened the car door for Shizhu.

After getting into the car, Li Xianglan introduced the two people sitting in the front row to Shizhu, "This is the driver, Uncle Pan." This is the bodyguard Batu, he is the first samurai in Manchukuo! ”

"Fortunately, I will be lucky!" Shizhu nodded politely in response.

At this time, Batu turned back to Shi Zhu and said, "Brother Shi, look at the few shots you just shot, you are a good marksman!" ”

Shi Zhu knew that the person in front of him was a master, how could he dare to get an axe, and he was in a "foreign" country, and he didn't know the details of the other party, even if people were grateful to him, some things still couldn't be explained. So the stone pillar said to Badu: "Brother Batu has praised it!" My family has been catching snakes for generations, and I have walked a lot, so I naturally know a lot of hunters, and I have often followed them to shoot guns since I was a child. Brother Batu is the master, according to your brother's skills, even if you don't need the younger brother to shoot those few shots, I'm afraid that the gang of robbers is not your opponent......"

"Where, where! If it hadn't been for Brother Shi's help just now, I'm afraid we would still have suffered a loss! After Batu finished speaking, he and Shizhu smiled heartily.

At this time, lightning and thunder thundered outside, and after a gust of wind, the raindrops fell and clanged on the roof of the car.

Shi Zhu looked out the window, and then turned back to chat with Li Xianglan. Li Xianglan and Shi Zhu are of the same age, only one year older than Shi Zhu, and the two young people seem to have more topics to talk about together. They talked about their future ideals from studying when they were children, and talked about the golden retriever in front of them, but Shizhu still retained a little vigilance, who knew that Li Xianglan had nothing to hide?

In Shi Zhu's opinion, anyone with some status and status will always exude an aura of arrogance, but in Li Xianglan, he did not see that kind of arrogance, and Li Xianglan did not dislike it because of his low status, but was very polite to himself. Li Xianglan even took out her own private photo album and opened it with Shi Zhu to see that there were photos of her from childhood to recently, and every time she turned to a photo, she would tell Shi Zhu in detail when it was taken.

For two like-minded young people who meet each other in the water, friendship seems to be easy to build.

After more than an hour, the rain slowly stopped, and then the setting sun showed its head, setting the western glow in a dazzling light. The sunlight came in through the back window of the car and shone on Li Xianglan's body. Looking at the stone pillar from the side, she seemed to be like a fairy, and her body radiated ten thousand rays of light.

Soon after, the car arrived in Changchun City.

The entrance into the city was guarded by the Japanese, all of whom were loaded with guns and ammunition, and it seemed that they were very well guarded. Shi Zhu immediately felt the tension of the atmosphere, and finally realized that he was really in a "foreign country"!

The Japanese guarding the city gate stopped the car and asked for questions. Then, Li Xianglan took out a document from her handbag, which was printed with golden sorghum flowers, and she talked to the gatekeeper in fluent Japanese, and the man waved his hand to let the people below remove the barricade and let Li Xianglan's car pass.

"Miss Li speaks Japanese so well!" There was a kind of admiration between Shi Zhu's words.

Li Xianglan smiled and said to Shizhu: "Big brother, I won't tell you, although I was born here, I am Japanese......"

When Shi Zhu heard this, he was also quite surprised, the woman he had a good conversation with along the way was actually a Japanese, and he couldn't hear it from her words at all. At this time, the atmosphere also became a little awkward, and the car fell silent.

Moments later, the car came to a stop at an intersection.

Li Xianglan said to Shi Zhu: "Brother Shi, tonight the 'Emperor Kant' of the Great Manchurian Empire is going to invite people from all walks of life to a banquet in the imperial palace and invite me to perform songs. If you have the opportunity, I will definitely take you to visit the imperial palace next time! ”

"Miss Li is polite, there are many disturbances along the way. I also happen to have something to do, so I won't bother you anymore! ”

Before parting, Li Xianglan took out a photo from the album and gave it to Shi Zhu, saying: "Although we met in Pingshui, Brother Shi was not afraid of villains and drew a knife to help, I am very grateful." This is a picture of me when I was 16 years old, so I'll give it to you as a souvenir! There will be a period later! ”

Li Xianglan's last words of "there will be a period later" did not come true after all, and this Pingshui meeting became the only encounter between her and Shizhu. Decades later, when Li Xianglan came to Changchun again in another capacity, she would often think about it.

As for Shi Zhu, he didn't understand why Li Xianglan sent her a photo of her when she was sixteen years old to him, maybe even Li Xianglan herself didn't know. But in the dark, maybe this is the will of heaven - after parting, Shizhu naturally did not meet Li Xianglan again, but he seemed to meet again, a few years later, the person in the photo, also at the age of sixteen, actually broke into his world, and stayed for a lifetime!

Shi Zhu carried Li Xianglan's photo in his arms, and with the last rays of sunshine in the western sky, he left the intersection with the golden retriever.