Chapter 8: Fleeing Again
The sound of tapping footsteps was heard, and I saw a Japanese ronin wearing a kimono, carrying a katana at his waist, and pedaling wooden shoes, staggering over. The wooden shoes on the feet of the pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info are disordered, and the movement is very harsh. The Japanese ronin was full of alcohol, and this guy's eyes rolled back and forth, "Zhina! , yours don't deserve! The Japanese ronin pushed Yan Jiakang, and his lustful eyes stared at Miss Anjia. Anja was frightened and stunned at a loss. "Haha, flower girl, my jolly and happy!"
The Japanese ronin hugged Anjia and began to touch with both hands. An Jia instinctively resisted and screamed, Yan Jiakang was furious, and involuntarily made a move, instantly breaking the neck of the Japanese ronin. Over the past year, while exercising, he has continued to practice "unique skills", so he shoots faster and more sharply. The Japanese ronin lay silently on the ground, his pupils dilated. Yan Jiakang pulled up the frightened An Jia and ran away. When she was about to get home, Anjia came back to her senses and asked, "Sir, you killed him!" "Anjia, this beast does not deserve to live in the world. Promise me to keep it secret when I go back and not to talk to anyone. ”
Anjia nodded mechanically like a frightened bird. When she got home, Anja went headlong into her house, at a loss. Yan Jiakang was worried that Andrea would find out that her daughter was abnormal, but fortunately, the hostess was not at home. At this time, Yan Jiakang sorted out his thoughts and calmed down. Shooting to kill, what will Anjia think, I dare not promise not to tell my parents. At present, Germany and Japan have close relations, and if the Fawcetts knew that they had killed a Japanese, they would not hesitate to hand them over.
If you don't leave now, when will you stay? Yan Jiakang did not hesitate to pack up. He didn't bring anything, so he quickly changed into a cloth coat and carried the accumulated silver coins into his arms. Passing by Anjia's room, he hesitated and tried to say goodbye to her, but he still dismissed the idea. Yan Jiakang left the bungalow, exchanged German silver coins for silver taels in a British foreign firm, and quickly fled the city where he had lived for two years. He didn't know where he was going, so he simply walked north along the official road.
When the sun was shining, a cool stream appeared on the side of the road. Yan Jiakang felt his stomach growling, so he came to the stream, took a few sips of the stream water, and then took out the steamed buns and ate them. At this time, a convoy of horses came to the south, and Yan Jiakang stood up a little nervously and looked at it. As the convoy got closer and closer, it was confirmed that it was a caravan, so he sat down and continued to eat buns. The motorized convoy stopped beside the stream, and the first carriage had a small flag on it, with the word Zhaoyuan written in black on a yellow background, and it turned out that these people were merchants from Zhaoyuan.
Several coachmen, with wooden barrels in their hands, went to the stream to fetch water and drink horses. A 30-year-old man with a dark face passed by Yan Jiakang and greeted: "Little brother, where are you going!" Yan Jiakang said with a wit: "I'll go to Zhaoyuan, I don't know if the shopkeeper can make it convenient!" Yan Jiakang suddenly remembered that Zhaoyuan is a famous gold mine in Shandong nowadays, with a large foreign population, and where to hide his name is the greatest. Little brother, you're welcome, it's fate to meet when you go out, get in the car and go with us! "Thank you, shopkeeper!"
This time, Yan Jiakang learned the lesson of the last time and did not "show his wealth". Climb into the big man's carriage, and soon the convoy continues on the road. "Little brother, there is a way to be brothers all over the world, it is not easy to go out, and helping each other is the way of people. We are recruiting the four seas dart bureau, and the surname Wang is a single name of Kun. "Wang Kun's journey from south to north is self-familiar, and his tone shows pride." The shopkeeper is a bold person at first glance! Righteousness! "Haha! Little brother is really good at talking, listen to your accent is from the Beijing and Tianjin area! ”
"Shopkeeper Wang is worthy of being well-informed, and I am a native of Gejiazhuang in the north of Tianjin Weibei, my name is Ge Yunfei." Yan Jiayasu once again made up his identity. "What is Brother Ge's business to Zhaoyuan?" "Shopkeeper Wang, I don't hide it, I took the sea route to Qingdao to make a living, I originally thought that it was easy for foreigners to make money, but I thought that foreigners would look down on us at all. I heard that Zhaoyuan is full of gold, so I want to try my luck in Zhaoyuan! "Damn, foreigners aren't good things. But Zhao is far from what you imagined, look at your fine skin and tender meat, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat that bitterness! ”
"Shopkeeper Wang, there is no hardship that cannot be endured, and there is a blessing that cannot be enjoyed!" "Brother Ge has clear eyebrows and insightful eyes, is he a scholar?" "When I was a child, I went to a private school for a few years!" "Our Four Seas Dart Bureau needs literacy and hyphenation, if Brother Ge doesn't dislike it, I can recommend you here?" "Thank you, shopkeeper Wang, I'll go to Zhaoyuan first, and I'll go to you if I can't do it!" Wang Kun smiled and said nothing, and did not say anything more. Day and night, a few days later the convoy arrived in Zhaoyuan County. Yan Jiakang said goodbye to Wang Kun and went to Linglong Town alone. Yan Jiakang did not accept Wang Kun's invitation, mainly because there were many people in the dart game, and he was worried that his life experience would be wrong.
Encountering continuous hardships, Yan Jiakang had to be careful. Linglong Town is about ten miles away from Zhaoyuan County, and Yan Jiakang arrived at the mining area in an hour. Nowadays, the mine is open-pit mining, and the sound of blasting can be heard occasionally. Yan Jiakang knew that at present, this gold mine is controlled by the imperial court, and there are thousands of people in the entire mining area, which is well-known. In this situation, Yan Jiakang's mood suddenly improved, and this is definitely where he is incognito. On the way here, he had already planned and established himself in the Zhaoyuan Gold Mine.
The goldfields coincide with Ngan Ka Kang's imagination, where people from far and wide come together. However, on the same day, he went to various mines to try out the work, and the result made him very depressed. There are many people who come here to find work, and all the work is heavy and physically laborious, requiring people with strong physiques and thick waists, and the competition is fierce. Because of his thin stature, none of the foremen looked at him properly. It doesn't matter if he hits a wall for the first time, Yan Jiakang has no air barrier, compared to the previous series of life and death, it is simply a drizzle.
The next day, several more gold mining sites were run, and they continued to be rejected. Finally, after hitting a wall at a mining site, a kind uncle said: "Young man, look at your body, no one will use you to work, this place is not for you." I've heard that the mine guard team is hiring, you go there to try your luck. Hearing the three words of the mine protection team, Yan Jiakang's eyes lit up and asked, "Uncle, where is the mine protection team recruiting?" "Li Zhuang, Li Family Compound!" "Li Zhuang?" Yan Jiakang was surprised. The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "You are from out of town, I don't know if Li Zhuang is excusable." ”
"The father and son of the Li family are famous in Zhaoyuan, and the first to mine Zhaoyuan gold mine is called Li Zongdai, who is an official of the imperial court. With the support of Li Hongzhang, he was once prosperous and famous. Later, Li Zongdai purchased machinery in the United States and hired foreign technicians, but the governor of Shandong sealed the foreign machinery on the grounds that iron tools were useless and wasted money. Li Zongdai caused huge losses due to the continued use of the local method of gold mining, and the imperial court took the opportunity to seize all the gold mines. Li Zongdai died depressed and hateful. In the twenty-third year of Guangxu (1897), Li Jiakai, the son of Li Zongdai, inherited the mining rights and resumed production. “
"Li Jiakai is smarter than his father and knows how to maneuver in the imperial court. He still uses the local method of gold mining, but the craftsmen have thought of a lot of good methods, and gradually improved, with a daily output of more than 20 taels of gold. Nowadays, there are more and more people mining gold, so the expansion of the mine protection team needs manpower. "Thank you, uncle!" It was late when he left the mine and returned to Linglong Town, and after dinner at the inn, Yan Jiakang thought solemnly, thinking that the opportunity had come, maybe this was the opportunity to change his fate.
Early the next morning, after a simple breakfast, Yan Jiakang went to Li Zhuang. Lizhuang is located on the southeast side of Linglong Town, with a straight-line distance of about 5 miles. In the scorching heat, the earth is like a steamer. In the wheat fields by the roadside, shirtless, tanned crop men wield scythes and harvest ripe wheat. The village in front of it is surrounded by greenery, and the gray tiles and white walls are faint, revealing an antique atmosphere. The continuum looked at it and seemed to have a poetic feeling. The village in front of him subverted his senses, simple and gorgeous, but also showed a certain mystery.
Yan Jiakang learned that Li Zhuang was the independent kingdom of the Li family, and its mansion occupied half of the area of the village, and the villagers were all tenants of the Li family, and there was no doubt that the surrounding farmland was the land of the Li family. Entering the village and coming to the gate of the Li family, it is majestic and dignified, and the momentum is majestic. In front of the door, two stone lions are guarded left and right, and the three-level granite stone steps support two vermilion lacquer gates. The door was open, and two men in black clothes and trousers were loyal to their duties. The family is carrying an old sleeve on his back, showing the identity of the official family.
On the vermilion lacquer gate, the two black regular scripts of the Li Mansion are particularly eye-catching, revealing the dignity of the owner. "Go away! Go away! A family member waved away. Yan Jiakang took out a piece of broken silver and said, "Official, I heard that it is a matter of recruiting people here" A family member stared at the silver and took it unceremoniously: "You want to join the mine protection team?" "Yes!" The family looked Yan Jiakang up and down, and said with a strange expression: "Go to the right, there is a courtyard on the right, and people are being recruited there!" "Thank you, sir!"
Yan Jiayasu walked a distance, and there was a wave of laughter behind him, and there was no doubt that the two family members were laughing at their inadequacy. There was a noise ahead, and when I turned right, I found a group of people gathered in front of a courtyard gate. There are a lot of people who come to apply! Dingqing took a closer look and found that many burly men were eager to try. "Excuse me! Is this a job for the Mine Protection Team? Yan Jiayasu asked the nearest man. The man's expression was visibly disdainful, pretending not to hear.
Observe the people around you and see that all the faces are not friendly. There is another competitor, and naturally it is not popular. At this moment, a crack in the black lacquer gate opened, and an officer and soldier dressed as a green battalion walked out, and everyone immediately moved forward. The guy casually pointed to a man with a big shoulder: "You come in!" The named man ran in with joy, and everyone looked at him with envy.
The black door was newly closed, and everyone fell silent, with an anxious look on their faces. "Little brother, you're here to apply!" A voice came from behind him. Yan Jiakang looked back and saw a man in a strong suit about 30 years old, with shabby cheeks but very capable, and a man in a strong suit smiling. Someone took the initiative to talk, and Yan Jiayasu seemed to be flattered and said, "Yes! This big brother is also here to apply! The man in the suit looked up and down with sharp eyes: "Little brother, you shouldn't come!" "Why?" "It's very picky to recruit people here, your figure is thin, I'm afraid there is no chance."
"People can't be disguised, the sea can't fight, how do you know I don't have a chance!" "The little brother is very confident, a little interesting!"