Chapter 41: The Honorable Places of Foreigners (I)
"What is this? There are so many pictures, and they all have two wheels, which is very beautiful...... I've never seen this thing, and there are dense instructions on the side, what are you doing sneaking into the anti-artillery hole these two days? ”
Zhang Tianyi walked to An Yi's side, picked up a piece of eight-open whiteboard paper, and curiously looked at the motorcycle outline design on it.
An Yi put away the pen, folded the finished letter and put it into a cowhide envelope, snatched the drawings from Zhang Tianyi's hand and carefully placed them on top of the other seven drawings, quickly rolled them into a cylinder and tied them tightly with fine hemp rope: "You don't understand, this is a motorcycle, I will scribble if I have nothing to do, no matter what he looks like, let Ah Biao enter the city and send it back to my house later, make my seven-year-old little brother happy, and save him from yelling to see me every day." Lao Zhang, did you see Ah Biao coming? ”
"I've been standing on the bridge for a long time, your brother is quite righteous, I can see that he is very obedient to you."
Zhang Tianyi no longer mentioned the matter of drawings, and after getting along for a long time, he gradually got used to An Yi's whimsical mind, and knew that if it was something important, An Yi would definitely discuss it with him.
An Yi walked out of the anti-artillery hole angrily: "It doesn't matter if he obeys me or not, the most important thing is that this guy went to the underworld after being dismissed from the firm, and was beaten by the people of the Four Seas Gang several times with a grudge, so he almost didn't dare to ask Lao Tzu to borrow a gun to retaliate, there are brave and unscrupulous guys, and he has worked with Lao Tzu for so long, and he has not grown a little." ”
The people of Huangpu have basically heard of the Four Seas Gang that dominates the fishing docks in Guangzhou, controls the low-end Jiyuan in Guangzhou, and secretly engages in arms smuggling business, so Zhang Tianyi was not surprised when he heard An Yi's words, but praised Ah Biao: "I can't see it, Ah Biao is a man, Lao Tzu likes such a brother, haha!" Wait, I'll go with you, Lao Tzu saw two good cigarettes wrapped in newspaper in Ah Biao's hand. ”
An Yi was followed by Zhang Tianyi, the two walked out of the crossbar of the forbidden area, A Biao immediately greeted him, An Yi asked Ming Lin Xudong what he was doing in the past two days, and pointed to the two cigarettes under A Biao's armpit: "Why is it the 'old knife brand'?" Where did you get so much money, and you are careful to sit and eat nothing. Don't buy it in the future, I really can't help but buy it, don't buy such a high-end one, how many captains and officers of our revolutionary army are reluctant to smoke this kind of high-end goods, you just sent it to Lao Tzu, do you want to harm me? Lao Tzu was frightened all day long, hiding for fear of being seen by the chief...... Forget it, let's take it, don't take it as an example. ”
"I said Xiao Yi, grandma's is cheap and still good? Is there a brother like you? Zhang Tianyi spoke for Ah Biao dissatisfied.
An Yi took the cigarette from A Biao and stuffed it into Zhang Tianyi's arms: "Take it, divide five packs for each group, and leave me two packs and you three packs, so it's enough for brothers, right?" ”
"Great!"
Zhang Tianyi took the cigarette and went back happily.
An Yi handed the drawings to Ah Biao, took out the letter and put it in his jacket pocket: "Listen, after handing over this scroll of drawings and this letter to Hans, he will tell you when it will be delivered, don't be embarrassed to tell him directly, I asked him to use their ship to send that batch of goods directly to the middle dock in Lin Village, the more secretive the better, it is better to do it at night." ”
"Understood, but what if he told us to pay first? There are so many ocean brothers, they don't worry! Ah Biao himself is not at ease.
An Yi instructed in detail: "Later, you let the fourth brother and them go into the city with you, and deposit all the ocean into the British-owned HSBC bank in Shamian, the chief officer and clerk are all Chinese who can understand the speech, just use the name of the fourth brother, you take the deposit certificate given by the bank in your hands, it is best for you and the fourth brother to show Hans the certificate in your hand, tell him that I will ask him for more help, and transfer the money to him when the goods are counted correctly." 'Lu Lin' foreign bank is a few steps away from HSBC, you have also been there, they must have an account with HSBC for such a big foreign bank, and the handover is very convenient. You reassure the fourth brother that you will receive the goods first and pay later, and Hans still gives me this face. ”
"That's fine, then I'll go back immediately and let the fourth brother get ready, and strive to catch up with HSBC at noon." After Ah Biao finished speaking, he hurriedly left with the drawings.
In the evening, An Yi and dozens of brothers gathered around the open space between the entrance of the trench and Zhuxi and chatted nonsense, and a long charcoal fire in the middle of the crowd was a simple wooden frame, on which hundreds of crucian carp roasted with bamboo skewers began to overflow with fragrance.
The big man Jin Hongmo and the best Shantou boy He Yangfan were very busy, and the two kept smearing oil and salt on the grilled fish, but the onlookers were talking cool words on the side, this one said, "Lao Jin is so big and his ass is so high and twisted, have you practiced the Northeast Yangge", and the other said, "He Yangfan, what kind of fun is your grandmother?" The saliva is flowing to the fish, quickly shut up Lao Tzu", every hurtful witticism caused bursts of laughter.
Zhang Tianyi turned to An Yi, who was smoking, after laughing, and said, "Grandma's Xiaoyi, you have brought all our brothers badly", An Yi gave Zhang Tianyi a blank look and continued to smoke, and when he saw the sentry trotting over, he frowned, and slowly stood up, not knowing what was going on.
"Report to the acting district captain, villager Ah Biao wants to see you, and he looks very anxious."
"Got it, let's get back in place."
"Yes!"
An Yi knew that he didn't want people to know, so he strode out and didn't give Zhang Tianyi an explanation, Zhang Tianyi looked at An Yi's rushing back and wondered for a moment, and in less than five minutes, An Yi came back and pulled him aside:
"Lao Zhang, Ah Biao came to invite the patriarch of Lin Village to his mansion for a talk, I thought about it for a while, it's not good not to go, this is the first time that the old patriarch has sent someone to invite since we were stationed, we can't help but give this face, the relationship between the military and the people has to be maintained, you go with me."
"No, you take the two brothers with you, I'll stay and watch, the two of us can't all go, otherwise it's hard to explain if there is a movement, Xiao Li said that he was on the north side of the dark post in the second half of last night, and he felt that there was something unusual, and then there was no movement for some reason. Xiao Li is honest and never lies, so let's take it easy. ”
Zhang Tianyi is also very responsible.
An Yi thought for a while and nodded: "Okay, then I'll take the black blind man and the golden monkey with me, these two guys can drink." ”
"Okay, these two guys drink the best, especially the golden monkey, the drunkard, it will save you a lot of trouble with them."
Zhang Tianyi grinned, An Yi This guy has nicknamed most of the brothers in, and these nicknames are vivid and catchy, as soon as they are called, they will immediately make people forget and can't change them if they want to, no matter how angry you are, the brothers just don't keep their mouths shut, and if you call too much, you will get used to it.
The black blind man An Yi said is the North Korean black big Jin Hongmo, the golden snub-nosed monkey is Pang Guojun from Gong County, Henan, this guy has yellow hair, slender limbs are very flexible, whether it is climbing or crossing obstacles, he almost won the first place every time, and after being called a golden snub-nosed monkey by An Yi, he was very glad that he got a good nickname, and he was not called a wild boar, a kitchen knife or something.
The three of them followed the rules of the old patriarch and did not bring guns, only tied an armed belt around their waists and followed Ah Biao into the village, and arrived at the old patriarch's mansion by the ancestral hall ten minutes later, and the fourth brother and others had been waiting for a long time.
An Yi took the opportunity of saluting and greeting to wink at the fourth brother, and the fourth brother immediately laughed knowingly, led the three of them into the wide front hall, and entered the dining room through the middle courtyard full of ancient trees and bonsai with a delicate rockery, and a table of steaming wine and food was in front of him.
After a while, the guest and the host sat down one after another, and the fourth brother didn't say a word to have three big bowls, and then enthusiastically persuaded each other to add food and wine, where had the black blind man and the golden monkey seen such exquisite Cantonese cuisine, and under An Yi's quiet connivance, he was full of pride, but he fell crooked in less than an hour, and even the old patriarch was carried into the guest room by a group of village Zhuang who had practiced martial arts since he was a child.
An Yi smiled apologetically: "It's troublesome for the fourth brother and everyone, according to the regulations, the younger brother can't leave the station alone, but he just wronged my two brothers." This Hans has an idea, and the business of hundreds of guns has to meet me before he is willing to deliver them, and I guess he has something to tell me, otherwise with Hans's surname, he would not be so petty. ”
Ah Biao smiled: "It is estimated that at half past one o'clock at noon, I went to his office to hand him the drawings and letters, he immediately opened the drawings after reading the letter and looked at them carefully, and suddenly screamed and scared me, he actually ran over and grabbed my hands and thanked him, pinching me so painfully, and then Hans made a phone call, and immediately decided to deliver the goods at ten o'clock tonight at the middle wharf, and then the fourth brother saved the money, and the fourth brother and I took the HSBC voucher and went to his office, wanting him to see our sincerity, but Hans didn't look at it, Before leaving, he pulled me to a large map on the wall, repeatedly confirmed the location of the middle dock in our village, and finally put forward a condition: I must see you when the goods are delivered, otherwise they will pull the goods back. ”
"Hans is a good foreigner, I think he is very frank and polite, not at all like those foreigners I have seen before, no wonder you have such a good relationship with him, this person, just like things gather!" Lin Xudong sighed.
An Yi smiled and suggested: "Fourth brother, I don't think it's too early, let's drink this wine next time, you have to prepare to receive the goods in advance." This transaction is not a trivial matter for us tonight, Hans and they often do it, they will do it very carefully, we can't make any mistakes, I suggest quietly send a few teams of brothers to guard the two roads to the east and north of the village, and send a few small boats to distribute two miles of the river upstream and downstream of the middle wharf, just in case, a few of us with enough brothers to carry five hundred guns at a time to the middle wharf to pick up the goods, to gain time to finish it as soon as possible, what does the fourth brother think? ”
"Great idea! I have sent men to guard the crossings on the land, but I have been negligent on the river, so I will give orders to go down. ”
Lin Xudong called a little junior brother to give a low order, and the clever little junior brother strode away.
An Yi pointed to the clothes on his body: "Fourth brother help the younger brother prepare clothes, I can't wear this military uniform to trade, there are many people, in case it is very troublesome, the younger brother is not easy to explain or secondary, it makes people think that Lin Cun and the revolutionary army are mixed together, it is not easy to explain." ”
"Brother is thoughtful, brother will do it."
Lin Xudong also admired An Yi's old age and was secretly surprised, he couldn't understand how the young An Yi could have such a dense scheming, not to mention that when he was down to business, he was a childlike and sleepless guy, and when he touched the right thing, he gave people a feeling of being an old man, I really don't know how An Yi's brain grows.