Nearly 10 fourteen or fifteen-year-old teenagers are constantly carrying wood and firewood, using flame-resistant coarse cotton lint rings on the top of the arm-thick hardwood, so that kerosene can be added to burn for as long as possible. Just from the preparation of the torches, you can see Lin Xudong's generosity and authority, not to mention the dozens of strong men and ten tables of delicacies around him.

The fact that the banquet was set up on the east bank of Zhuxi on the side of the village was the result of An Yi's insistence, and he did not allow the banquet to be set up in his own military restricted area, although there were ready-made straw huts and relatively flat open space in the forbidden area, An Yi did not back down and insisted on his principles, so that all the brothers could receive a profound education.

In order to let the brothers have a full stomach and drink a few sips of wine to ward off the cold, An Yi and Zhang Tianyi and the three temporary group leaders decided to change the guard once an hour from the beginning of the banquet to ensure that every brother can eat well, and finally, An Yi and Zhang Tianyi both took the initiative to take on the task of patrolling the sentry in the second half of the night, this decision deeply moved the brothers, and also made Lin Xudong, who was not far away and listened to in his eyes and ears, deeply admired.

The red charcoal fire in the charcoal stove, the steaming and fragrant dog soup pot, the Lingnan-style fish fillet, the chicken and other five or six dishes of hot pot are all full of portions, and the brothers of the second district team have not yet picked up the wine bowl and saliva has gushed out of their mouths, and even the light diet has already emptied the scarce residual oil and water in the stomachs of the brothers, and now they are allowed to eat a piece of raw pork with hair, they definitely feel extremely sweet, not to mention the delicious food carefully made by Lin Cun cooking veterans according to the skills inherited for a hundred years.

At the main table, An Yi stood up with a bowl of wine in both hands, sincerely thanked the seventy-five brothers of the second district team, and humbly toasted Lin Xudong and several older brothers.

The bold Lin Xudong and a few junior disciples happily touched An Yi, Zhang Tianyi, and Jin Hongmo, drank it all, and after two distillations, a bowl of more than 30 degrees of alcohol was distributed, and the body and atmosphere were warm. The brothers also drank with the village leaders around them, and the cheers continued to sound, and the sound of laughter spread all over the world.

Based on the previous agreement, Lin Xudong no longer let his brothers persuade him to drink, but told everyone that everything was casual, but he picked up the three bowls of wine that the young people around him had diligently poured and handed them to An Yi, Zhang Tianyi and Jin Hongmo, and they had to touch another bowl with him before they spoke.

An Yi and Zhang Tianyi glanced at each other and obeyed the order, and then they were allowed to talk and eat meat.

An hour later, the thirty brothers who had completed the change of guard entered the banquet, An Yi and Zhang Tianyi were relieved, although Lin Xudong let everyone feel free, there were still six brothers to pour down within an hour, and finally were carried into the position of the headquarters bunker that had been covered with thick hay to rest, including Jin Hongmo from North Korea, the brothers carried this tall guy with a lot of effort, originally An Yi and Zhang Tianyi saw that this guy was strong and had a good amount of wine, and deliberately took him with him to be a bartender, seven or eight bowls of dog meat fell asleep before eating three pieces, which made An Yi and Zhang Tianyi cry and laugh.

After another hour, Zhang Tianyi, who had a strong sense of responsibility, led the satisfied brothers to leave, and only An Yi was left on the wine table and had a heated conversation with five or six masters such as Lin Xudong and A Biao, and the other village heroes also fell half under An Yi's wheel tactics, and the remaining two tables began a vigorous infighting, but almost all of them spoke with big tongues.

Lin Xudong waved his hand away from the teenagers around the main table who were pouring wine and serving food, and looked at An Yi with a red face: "Brother Xiaoyi, how about another bowl for our brothers?" ”

An Yi hurriedly waved his hand: "No, the little brother will go to work in the middle of the night, the taste of the Lin family's wine and dog meat will not be forgotten by the little brother for the rest of his life, next time he has time, the little brother will be drunk with Brother Lin and the big brothers, haha!" Brother Lin, if you have any orders, just say it bluntly, it is estimated that the people who can stay by your side at this moment are not outsiders. ”

Lin Xudong laughed, praised An Yi loudly, and then lowered his voice and asked with a smile: "Ah Biao said that you have a good relationship with the boss of the German 'Lu Lin' firm, big brother, I suddenly thought of one thing when I heard it, I don't know how to speak, I see my brother so happy and righteous today, I feel that it is more comfortable to say it, brother, I will declare first, if this matter is difficult, brother, you have not said it to me, our brother's friendship is the same as now." ”

An Yi smiled slightly: "Although the little brother is still inexperienced, he can also see that there are not many things that can make Brother Lin think about it, let's say, since the eldest brother is Ah Biao's brother and my brother, as long as I can do it, I will never refuse, even if the eldest brother asks me to help buy arms, it will be no problem." ”

"Haha...... Brother is really refreshing! Big brother is really convinced! ”

Lin Xudong laughed loudly and was very heroic, and when he stopped laughing for a while, there was a trace of bitterness in his eyes: "Brother, let's not hide it, in the past ten years, we Lin Cun have long known that it is no longer an era when we can fight the world with a big sword and iron rod, without a few guns, we can't even protect ourselves, and no matter how good our martial arts are, they are of little use in front of bullets." The reason why we still don't have a good gun is not because we don't have the money to buy it, or because we don't want to buy it, but because we can't buy it. ”

An Yiqi was surprised, thinking that it is not much more difficult to buy a gun than to buy rice in today's troubled times, how is this possible?

An Yi looked at Ah Biao, then at the others, and finally turned to Lin Xudong and asked puzzledly: "Brother Lin, there must be a reason for this, can you tell the younger brother?" ”

Lin Xudong nodded: "Chen Jiong has taken a fancy to the young man of Lin Village early tomorrow, and he has been sternly rejected by us when he wants to recruit him several times, so he has a grudge and informs the whole province that it is strictly forbidden to sell guns and ammunition to Lin Village, and violators will be severely punished, but fortunately, he remembered that his friendship with his master was not bombarded, and as a result, all the Cantonese troops did not dare to sell guns to us, and now he is driven away by you." Besides, Mr. Sun's revolutionary army, also several times hope that our village Zhuang enlistment, everyone knows that Lin Village has a tradition of martial arts, the master is the descendant of the Cai Li Buddha faction before returning to seclusion, and the martial arts people in the southern provinces have a good relationship, but when they see the war and the people are not happy, they will not have the heart to be competitive, just want to keep the peace of Lin Village wholeheartedly, these ten years thanks to the efforts of the master, our village has today's peace, so I would rather use money to send all parties and factions, than easily open my mouth to ask for help. Half a year ago, the Guangzhou National Political Axe offered to give us 50 long guns and 20 short guns, but there was a condition, we must set up a peasant association, and our full joy was gone, you think about it, all the people of our Lin Village have respected each other for a hundred years, watched and helped each other, and everyone lived in peace and harmony, how could it be possible to let the peasant association come in? So I gave up! As for secretly buying from the underworld, there must be many hidden dangers, and the master is unwilling to do this, so it has been delayed again and again, and the bamboo basket is empty! Now that the situation is changing rapidly, we can no longer sit idly by, in case there is a sudden crisis, only hundreds of strong people in the village with knives and sticks can only bring about their own destruction! ”

After Lin Xudong finished speaking, the surrounding brothers echoed in unison, and Ah Biao pleaded with An Yi: "Boss, if the fourth brother didn't know my relationship with you and know who you are, I would never have brought it up to you today, boss, you have a wide range of people, you have friends everywhere, and there is no one who can compare to you in the relationship with the German business bank, so you can help us with this." ”

An Yi nodded: "I don't dare to say it to death now, because I haven't dealt with the Germans for more than three months, and I don't know if their manager Hans is still there, so I ......"

"In! Yesterday afternoon, I saw him on Shaki Avenue, driving a three-wheeled car running very fast, and the whole street was vying to watch, and many people were still chasing after him, and I heard that the car was called a three-wheeled motorcycle, and there was a long hanging bucket on the side, which looked a bit like a small shrimp boat in the iron sheet. ”

An Yi raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Then it's no problem, before I came to Zhuxikou on a mission, I heard that the 'Lu Lin' trading house shipped a batch of long and short guns, which were originally going to be sold to our revolutionary army, but this time we won the battle and captured a lot, and we were not in a hurry to buy it for a while, so I guess there is still stock." But I don't know how long this mission will be over, and I really don't have time to go to the Germans...... Brother Lin, how much are you going to buy? Which one to buy? If the number is not large, I will write a letter to ask Ah Biao to send to Hans, I guess there is no problem, if it is too much, we will have to think about it in the long run, because at this time it is not the same as before, and our revolutionary army is staring at the arms deal in Guangzhou, and we must be very cautious. ”

Lin Xudong was overjoyed: "Not much, fifty twenty-round barge guns, five hundred Mauser spears, the kind you carried in the afternoon, is there any difficulty?" ”

An Yi pondered for a moment: "It's not much, the wholesale price three months ago was 87 yuan for a Mauser 98 rifle with 100 rounds of ammunition, and 62 yuan for a shell gun with 60 rounds of ammunition, and now it is estimated that it is almost this number, a difference of at most one or two yuan, but it is difficult to get the wholesale price within 1,000 pieces of purchase, let me try it, I hope Hans still remembers our previous friendship and gives my little brother a face...... What's wrong? Brother Lin, you guys are ......"

Lin Xudong grabbed An Yi's hand: "Xiao Yi, you are really!" Big brother didn't misread you, Ah Biao didn't call you the boss in vain, big brother really obeys you! ”

"What's going on?" An Yi asked in surprise.

Ah Shen, who was sitting on the side, sighed: "We have inquired about the black market prices, and they are basically the same, the Mauser spear is not a hundred yuan, don't think about it, the barge gun is as high as eighty yuan, and the bullets are sold separately, and many of them are refurbished old goods...... You let our brothers not know what to say, I, Lin Shen, have recognized you as a brother in my life! ”

An Yi suddenly realized: "Haha, what's this?" Do I still want to make money from my big brothers? If that's the case, do I still have the face to see your big brother and Ah Biao? Haha, big brothers, there are no bargains in the black market, otherwise how can it be called a black market? Black hearts are the characteristics of the black market, can they be compared with other big commercial houses? Don't talk about this, I will give Brother Lin a letter of approval within ten days, if we withdraw it within ten days, I will be able to give you a clear answer on the third day, and then I will quote Brother Lin whatever price 'Lu Lin' gives me, even if the younger brother repays the affectionate friendship of the eldest brother! Haha, I'm sorry big brothers, it's late at night, and the younger brother has to check the sentry. Ah Biao will come to me tomorrow at noon, and bring my letter into the city and hand it over to the German foreign firm, and if Hans is here, he will bring you a reply to me soon, remember? ”

"Hey! Remember, Boss, wait......"

Ah Biao lowered his head, took out two "old knife brand" cigarettes from the bamboo basket at the bottom of the table and handed them to An Yi: "It's too hurried to rush back, I heard that the shrimp boy said that you have been in Zhuxikou for many days, and it is estimated that you have no cigarettes to smoke, so the younger brother bought two and sent them and took them." ”

An Yi unceremoniously took the cigarette and put it under his armpit, and saw Lin Xudong and the others standing up gratefully to thank him, so he hurriedly waved his hand and whispered: "Don't thank you, big brother, it's not too late to thank you when the matter is done, I still want to eat dog meat then, haha...... By the way, Brother Lin, are there any broken fishing nets in the village? It's the kind that is moldy and rotten and can't be used anymore, and it doesn't matter how rotten or broken it is. ”

"What's more, half of the families in our village make a living from fishing, which one doesn't have a few broken nets? At least a dozen large nets that cannot be repaired are thrown into the soil pit in the backyard of Ah Shen's house, and I will ask someone to collect dozens of them and send them to you tomorrow morning. ”

After Lin Xudong finished speaking, he couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Yi, what are you going to do to break the net?" Why don't I send you a dozen new nets? ”

"No, no! I want the old one, and I don't want to use the new one, and you'll know what you'll do with it tomorrow afternoon. ”

An Yi smiled and approached Lin Xudong: "After the junior brother leads the brothers to evacuate, the eldest brother can go to the position we dug out, if you are interested, you can also dig one on the hill north of your village, when there are five hundred guns occupying these two places, it is estimated that a thousand people will not be able to enter your Lin Village, haha!" Let's go, big brothers, see you tomorrow! ”

Looking at An Yi's departing back, Lin Xudong nodded frequently: "I understand!" Xiao Yi, what they are desperately doing is to defend the position! ”