Donald sent Ah Fa to the door, and said in a low voice: "I said, Mr. Chen, can you give me some pointers, how to deal with Chinese?" Not to you, but to Mr. Qin, such a more traditional Chinese. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Ah Fa pondered for a moment and said a little vaguely: "Mr. Qin's English is good. ”

"I'm talking about etiquette, Chinese etiquette." Donald blinked nervously.

"Oh, this-" Ah Fa couldn't speak for a moment, paused and said, "They are more polite, and they are more restrained in their dealings. And ......"

Donald nodded thoughtfully, his eyes shining behind the lenses, as if he didn't understand.

Ah Fa said goodbye, and when he walked through the lobby of the hotel, someone grabbed him.

"Ha, my friend, what a coincidence." Neumann grabbed Ah Fa's arm, his eyes shining with enthusiasm, "Mr. Fa, huh?" ”

Ah Fa looked at the little Jewish man, frowned with some disgust, and said, "My surname is Chen." ”

"Yes, it's Mr. Chen." Neumann was not at all ashamed of the wrong name, but was still warm and talkative, "Have a drink together, we can talk, it's a nice thing." ”

"I can't be with you." Ah Fa lightly refused.

Neumann looked at Ah Fa in a daze, and angry flames suddenly shot out of his eyes, and he made a somewhat shrill voice, "What's wrong?" You don't like to talk to me because I'm a Jew? Do you even look down on me? ”

"What?" Ah Fa was stunned for a moment by the sudden change.

"Because I'm a Jew, you're discriminating against me, aren't you?" Neumann's skin turned red.

"You're mistaken!" Ah Fa shook his head a little inexplicably, "I don't have time, that's it." ”

"You're thinking, he's a Jew, he's only interested in money, aren't you?" Neumann continued to shout, as if Ah Fa had not spoken his heart, and the fire in his eyes intensified.

"It's not so-"

"Yes, in Russia I am a teacher, in Odessa, not for money, but because I love to learn." Neumann grabbed Ah Fa's arm and shook it vigorously, forcing him to listen, "The Cossacks killed my father, and I fled to Shanghai alone. Yes, I'm all about making money now, because money is security, and that's my motivation. Money is our safeguard, sir......? ”

"My surname is Chen, my surname is Chen."

"Mr. Chen, money means security and power, we are short of money now, that's why Jews want to make money. Not greed, but for safety. Neumann nodded vigorously, "There is only one way for Jews to be safe: to be rich." I've learned my lesson, Mr. Fa—"

"My surname is Chen." Ah Fa repeated weakly.

"Mr. Chen, I have learned a lesson. So, I'm not ashamed to say it. I'm making money, no one can hurt me anymore, I feel safe. You don't need to be like this at all, you don't have the right to look down on me. I'm telling you, I'd rather be a teacher—"

"It's good to be a teacher, and I used to want to be a teacher." Ah Fa said casually.

"What, being a teacher?" Neumann's anger was receding, and a look of surprise appeared on his face, "If that's the case, you shouldn't have any prejudice against the Jews." But in Russia, they think we are all bad people, devils, liars, robbers, murderers. He wrinkled his nose in disgust and scolded, "Savage Russians! They haven't jumped out of Shakespeare's time, backward, ignorant. ”

…………

"To the living, the Jews are the dead; For the natives, Jews are aliens and outcasts; To those who have assets, they are beggars; For the poor, they are exploiters and millionaires; For patriots, they are people who have no homeland; To people from all walks of life, they are hateful competitors. ”

―――――― Leopinsk

On March 1, 1881, with a roar, Tsar Alexander II fell under the bombs of the revolutionaries. With a Jewish woman among the suspects among them, within weeks, the gates of hell against Russian Jews were opened, and an anti-Semitic storm swept across the Russian landscape.

For this history, Ah Fa didn't know, he nodded perfunctorily, many people in the hall looked here, he was defeated by this guy, smiled bitterly, and said: "How about drinking, you just said that you want to invite me to drink?" ”

"Yes, drink, I invite you to drink." A childish smile appeared on Neumann's face, and he happily pulled Ah Fa towards a table in his familiar corner.

It seems that Neumann is a regular visitor here, and before he can greet him, he brings vodka. Neumann drank the wine and became more talkative and elated. His expression was rich, and his slightly grayish face radiated with excitement and pride.

"My friend, I made two thousand dollars today." Neumann described his success in a smug tone, "Twenty thousand dollars in one day!" ”

Ah Fa listened with a look of envy, he was no stranger to business and speculation, but in this era, he was still a little confused, and he might learn something from being with Jews who were famous for their business.

Neumann had two or three cups in the blink of an eye, and he kept pulling Ah Fa to drink with him, but Ah Fa just sipped it gently.

He gushed about the Zionist movement, "You see, we Jews have to have a national homeland, and that's why we work to earn money. We want to build our national homeland where there is no Cossack threat. Neumann asked Ah Fa, "Have you read our magazine in Shanghai?" It is the Messenger of Israel. I'm sure you'll love reading it, there are a lot of interesting articles on it, not just Jews, it's suitable for all people, it's the mouthpiece of the Zionist movement in Shanghai. ”

"In English?" Ah Fa asked attentively.

"Of course."

"Where then will you establish your people's homeland? Do you buy land with money, I don't think it's realistic. Money is not everything, and it is by no means a guarantee. From my point of view, I don't quite agree with yours, or yours. Ah Fa asked solemnly.

Neumann's mood changed suddenly, his brows furrowed, and he shook his head sadly, perhaps remembering the weathered life in Odessa, perhaps thinking of the hopelessness of the Zionist movement, and he reproached himself in a sad tone: "Oh, what are you doing, Neumann, what are you doing? The massacre of 1895, you lost your father, you lost your fiancée...... Yes, we are Jews, miserable Jews, without friends or joy, without joyful hope......"