Chapter 9: The Xiao Family (4)

Coming out of Deyue Tower, according to Shangguan Hong's instructions, Xiao Linghu went to Sitiao Alley, his mood was still a little excited, thinking about it, he and the second young master of the Feng family hadn't seen each other for four years, and he didn't know if he had grown up? Is it as tall as it is? Do you have your own strong?

Shangguan Hong said that the four alleys are not far away, but for Xiao Linghu, who is not familiar with the place, after walking a few hundred meters, he feels as if he has walked for a long time.

Walk along Huangpu Road to the south to Zhongshan East Road, then turn west, pass the Central Hospital, cross the Yixian Bridge, and come to the vicinity of Tianjin Bridge, the four lanes are a long street and alley to the south of Zhongshan East Road, and the east is close to the moat.

Outside the scope of the Army Military Academy, there are more talents, more shops, more cars and horses, and even more people pulling rickshaws and roadside shoes.

Xiao Linghu had the intention to call a rickshaw to go to No. 56 Sitiao Lane, but he was reluctant to spend that few dollars.

Walked to Zhongshan East Road, this is a main street in Nanjing City, naturally it is also very prosperous, not far away, there is a white building on the north side of the road, a big red cross is painted on the top of the high building, Xiao Linghu knows, this is to the Central Hospital, this hospital is also the best national hospital in Nanjing.

After the hospital, there is an electric light factory in front, which is also a more profitable factory in Nanjing, looking at the workers who have just gone to work, Xiao Linghu can't help but have some reverie, if he doesn't go to the army, maybe go to work in the factory, it's also good.

Just as he was thinking, a child's voice sounded from behind: "Sell newspapers, this boss, buy a newspaper?" ”

As soon as Xiao Linghu turned around, he saw a newsboy wearing a pair of broken shoes and a lot of patched clothes, carrying a big bag full of newspapers, and a stack of newspapers in his left arm, shouting at him.

It was a boy of about twelve or thirteen years of age, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and the main thing was that although he was dressed shabby, his face was very clean.

"Am I that old?" Xiao Linghu asked the newsboy with a smile.

The newsboy was stunned, saw Xiao Linghu's face clearly, immediately laughed, and changed his words: "It turned out to be a senior brother" As he spoke, he held up a newspaper in his right hand and pleaded: "Buy a newspaper?" ”

Xiao Linghu looked at this kid and was really smart, as if he saw his childhood. At the moment, he asked, "How much do you pay?" ”

The newsboy said: "There are five copper plates for one copy, and if you buy two copies, it will be eight copper plates!" ”

Xiao Linghu said: "Seven copper plates and two newspapers, how about it?" ”

The newsboy widened his eyes, looked at Xiao Linghu and said, "What kind of official is Brother Chief?" You also bargain with me for this copper plate? ”

This sentence made Xiao Linghu laugh, and immediately said happily: "Okay, I'll give you ten copper plates and buy you two newspapers!" ”

"Really?" The newsboy was a little unconvinced.

"Really!" Xiao Linghu nodded affirmatively, and at the same time took out ten copper plates and handed them to the newsboy.

The newsboy was very pleased, and hurriedly asked, "What do you want from Brother Chief?" ”

"What do you say?" Xiao Linghu didn't know which newspaper was good.

The newsboy said: "I'll give you a copy of the "Declaration" and "Jinling Daily"! As he spoke, he took out two copies of the newspaper he was holding in his left arm and handed them to Xiao Linghu. Then he ran away quickly, and continued to sell.

Xiao Linghu took the newspaper and flipped through it, and the front page of the "Declaration" was the news of continuing to denounce the atrocities of the Japanese imperial invaders in Rehe Province and Japan's withdrawal from the League of Nations; The headline on the front page of the "Jinling Daily" was Chiang Kai-shek's speech at the Nanchang camp, or the old tune of "If you go outside, you must first settle inside."

The news on the front page is not attractive to Xiao Linghu, he only cares about things that conflict with him, and casually flipped through more than ten editions of the "Declaration", half of which were advertisements, then put them away and put them under his armpit, and took the "Jinling Daily" and flipped through it casually.

The first piece that caught his attention was a small piece of news about a Communist leader captured in Shanghai, who had been escorted to Nanjing, and that the leader surnamed Chen, who had also been a student of the first phase of Whampoa and had saved Chiang Kai-shek's life, had been escorted to Nanjing. I don't know why, when he saw this news, Xiao Linghu couldn't help but think of Feng Xuan. Why did Feng Xuan come to Nanjing? Is it to save the leader of the Communist Party?

Flipping through it casually, there are some entertainment gossip news behind it, and a large page introduces the engagement between a rich son in Nanjing and another rich man's daughter, as if it is a strong combination, and since then the business has dominated the general. The reason why Xiao Linghu paid attention to this news is because of the picture above, the boy is very young and handsome, especially in the photo, the corners of his mouth are slightly upturned, as if he is crazy about the world.

He couldn't help but compare this son with himself, feeling that he was not as tall as himself, nor was he handsome. Suddenly, he remembered this person's name, called Leng Chill, the reason why he remembered it was because he thought this person's name was very interesting, his surname was Leng, and he had to add a cold word! At the same time, it also reminded him of the idiom "silent as a cicada".

Looking down again, there are some very local news, saying that where a body was found, where it opened, which company merged with which company, which dignitaries did what, and so on. At a glance, a piece of news came into his eyes, although it was only two lines, it made Xiao Linghu a little frightened: the Axe Gang and the Green Gang caught fire at the Zhongshan Wharf, killing three and wounding ten.

Seeing the word Qingbang, Xiao Linghu immediately remembered the two bald heads he had beaten when he met Yi Wei yesterday. Of course, he had heard of the Green Gang, but the name of the Axe Gang was known for the first time, but it turned out that in Nanjing City, there were opponents who could fight against the Green Gang. However, he remembered that when he was parting with Xiao Huang, his father-in-law told him not to provoke those gangsters.