Chapter 16: Bun Shop
On the evening of July 8, 1937, on the eve of a storm in Shanghai, a catastrophe was approaching, and Hao Jie was trying to get the newspaper out. On the evening of July 10, 2015, Shanghai was also on the eve of a storm, a typhoon with a large central wind force of 17 was about to land, and an orange warning had been issued.
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"Boss, the xiaolongbao in your store is the best xiaolongbao I've ever tasted." Hao Jie carefully observed the movement of Xuewen Street, and greeted the owner of the steamed bun shop from time to time.
"Little brother, it's not Lao Wang, I'm bragging, our store is a century-old shop, our xiaolongbao here is a must-have in Shanghai, and many foreigners like to eat the buns in our store." When it comes to his buns, the shopkeeper is frowning.
"That's amazing!" Hao Jie gave a thumbs up, in this war-torn era, it is indeed not easy for a small steamed bun shop to be able to operate for a hundred years. A century-old shop, Hao Jie kept coming up with this word in his mind, so this boss must know a lot about Xuewen Street, maybe he can help himself.
"Boss, why does Xuewen Street look a little strange on the other side, only people go in, and few people come out." Hao Jie asked tentatively.
"Hehe, little brother, don't worry about what you shouldn't be in charge of, we little people can't afford to mess with it, so we will hide away." Lao Wang admonished.
Hao Jie smiled and said, "Haha, boss." I'm just curious, you know something, tell me about it. ”
Lao Wang looked at this young man who was polite and polite, and he should not be a soldier. Anyway, there are very few people in the store now, some of the old customers of Xuewen Street have been sealed inside, and there are still many steamed buns that have not been sold, so I am afraid that I will be able to call it a day very late tonight. Since being idle is also idle, it is better to talk to him, so Lao Wang sat opposite Hao Jie.
"It's very simple, it's that someone has blocked this street, and you are only allowed to enter but not leave."
"Boss, why can't I see someone blocking the street? Who are they? Why did they close the streets? Hao Jie pretended to be very surprised.
"Hehe, little brother, your question seems to be a bit too much?" Lao Wang smiled.
"Boss, don't get me wrong, I just came to Shanghai to work, I don't know much about Shanghai, and I can have more eyes after knowing a little more things." Hao Jie said.
Lao Wang looked at Hao Jie, this little brother's eyes were clear, not like telling lies, so he pointed to a few people in the distance and said, "Look at those people, they are blocking the street." Xuewen Street prints newspapers, and it should be who is printing newspapers that shouldn't be printed, so someone blocked the street. ”
"Brother Wang, don't you mind if I call you that, right?" It seems that this old king is indeed not simple, Hao Jie deliberately set it up.
"Hehe, my brother is making a big deal at first glance, and I am very touched to be able to buy buns from me." Lao Wang smiled heartily.
"To tell you the truth, I'm a teacher at No. 7 Middle School, and I'm not a big dealer. And the craftsmanship you left over the past 100 years is a must-have in Shanghai. Little brother is still afraid that Brother Wang will look down on me? Hao Jie said.
"It turned out to be a teacher, no wonder you are polite. You didn't come here to publish an article in a newspaper, did you? Lao Wang asked.
"No, Brother Wang, my girlfriend works at the newspaper, so I don't wait for her to get off work and go to the movies together." Hao Jie replied embarrassedly.
Lao Wang smiled and said, "Little brother, I'm afraid you won't be able to see this movie." ”
"Ahh Hao Jie was startled, and the chopsticks in his hand fell on the table.
Lao Wang immediately comforted: "Little brother, don't worry. If your girlfriend isn't the one they're going to catch, it's still safe. But judging from this situation, they will search for several days, so your girlfriend will definitely not be able to come out for the next few days. ”
"Oh, so what? Why don't I send her some steamed buns, boss, you can bring me ten steamed buns and pack them. Hao Jie pretended to be very panicked.
"Okay, I'll go pack it for you." When Lao Wang heard this, he was very happy, and immediately went to the back kitchen to pack up.
After a while, Lao Wang packed back, Hao Jie paid, and when he was about to walk out of the bun shop, he found that the guards at the intersection had been removed. Gaddeng was shocked in his heart, could it be that the old cow was discovered, how could this be good. Or the little Japanese trick took the initiative to retreat, holding the last glimmer of hope, Hao Jie turned to Lao Wang and said: "Brother Wang, you see those guards have been removed, it seems that my girlfriend and I are going to die tonight." ”
Hearing Hao Jie say this, Lao Wang walked to the storefront, looked at the entrance of Xuewen Street, and said with a smile: "Why don't you come for another twenty cages?" ”
"Huh?" Hao Jie was very surprised, this steamed bun seller is not crazy for money, if there are twenty more cages, then one person has fifteen cages, and it will not be able to support death. However, looking at Lao Wang's expression, it didn't look like entertaining himself, so he asked, "What do you mean?" ”
Lao Wang pointed at Xuewen Street with his hand and said, "Do you think those people are normal?" ”
Listening to Lao Wang's reminder, Hao Jie carefully looked at those people, it was really abnormal, passers-by didn't look like them, they just walked back and forth at the corner of the street, the business people didn't look like businessmen, they were definitely going to close the stalls so late, they were still there, and no matter how you looked at that person, they didn't look like a street vendor. So he nodded vigorously and looked at Lao Wang.
"It's an old trick, after so many years, it's still here, remove the guards in the open and replace them with the guards in the dark. The purpose is to lure out the newspaper that printed the newspaper, so that they can catch the person who is hiding in the depths together. But this kind of trick is okay to deceive children. The newspaper operators on Xuewen Street are better than monkeys, and it seems that the brains of these guards are not very good, right? Lao Wang said with a smile.
"But my girlfriend is still inside, so what can I do?" Hao Jie continued to ask.
"Oh, the safest way is to wait. The guards are not very good at using their brains, and generally people with bad brains like to use force to solve problems. If they accidentally hit the muzzle of the gun, then they will go on a killing spree. Lao Wang said.
"Eun, I have to go in right away and warn her." Hao Jie nodded and thanked Lao Wang.
"Little brother, where is your girlfriend?" Lao Wang asked casually, it doesn't have any special significance, it's just that business people like to talk, so that it is convenient to communicate with customers.
"A small newspaper, Shanghai Tang Daily, I don't know if Brother Wang has heard of it." Hao Jie replied.
"Hehe, an employee of their newspaper, but a regular customer of our store, which one is your girlfriend? Do you want me to give you some absolutely private gossip? Lao Wang smiled weirdly.
It seems that this old Wang may really know about the Shanghai Tang newspaper, maybe he is familiar with them, and maybe he can help them. However, although all the people in the Shanghai Tang newspaper have seen it, they have not communicated seriously before due to the urgency of the situation.
Among the newspapers, the only people he knows the names of are edamame, Lao Niu, and Zhang Xiaoman. There is only one girl in this, Zhang Xiaoman. Thinking of Zhang Xiaoman, Hao Jie didn't know whether to cry or laugh, she was forced to kiss twice in just a few hours, and took away his first kiss. Does this girl like to kiss others, saying that she is her girlfriend and more cheap? It would be much better if Ziyan also worked at the newspaper. But since they asked, they could only answer: "Zhang Xiaoman." ”
"Ahh Zhang Xiaoman, it turned out to be her. Little brother, you will be miserable in the future. Lao Wang laughed.
Sure enough, the good ones are not bad spirits, it seems that this Xiaoman's reputation is not good, forget it, let's come to Xuewen Street less in the future, so as not to be teased by Lao Wang. Now Hao Jie really couldn't find a crack to drill into, so he said: "Okay, Brother Wang, don't scold me." I'm going to deliver buns to Xiaoman? ”
"Okay, be careful on the road, and when you meet a guard, you will say that you are at the Youth Newspaper office. First, because everyone who goes in will be checked, if it is said that it is Shanghai Tang News, it must implicate the poster office. The second reason is that there are a lot of people in the Youth Newspaper, and it is impossible for the guards to be suspicious of you for a while. ”
"Thank you!" Hao Jie bowed deeply, and just now he was worried about what to say when he met the little Japanese spy, so he sent a good speech.
"Wait, when you see Lao Niu, you must tell him, I'm waiting for him to drink." Lao Wang instructed Hao Jie for the last sentence.
Hao Jie said thank you, turned around and walked towards Xuewen Street. He looked at the dead ends, which were probably just over four meters high, and it was impossible to climb over the wall. But how can you get the newspaper out smoothly? It is obviously impossible to continue to go through the exit of the East Asia newspaper, and the newspaper will definitely be wary of strangers just now.
"Who? Where to? Hold it! A vendor selling popsicles stopped Hao Jie. Hao Jie knew that this was definitely not a vendor selling popsicles, he was a Japanese spy.
"My girlfriend works at the Youth Daily, and I made an appointment with her to go to the movies tonight. But she didn't come, so I guess I was working overtime, so I bought some buns for her and her colleagues to deliver. But this is my private business, and it has nothing to do with you. Hao Jie pretended not to tear up the identity of the spy.
At this time, another spy came around and said, "Grandpa is setting up a stall here today, and he will leave some money to buy the road from here on." The spy couldn't help but snatch Hao Jie's baggage, searched carefully, and determined that there was only Xiaolongbao. Then he took out two bags of xiaolongbao and returned the burden to Hao Jie, "Get out!" ”
Hao Jie pretended to be very aggrieved but his fists were invincible to four hands, and hurriedly walked away with the bun on his back.
Not long after Hao Jie left, Noda walked the street, "What's wrong?" What did that guy do just now? ”
"Section leader, everything is normal, that person just sent buns to his girlfriend. We searched carefully and there were no problems. One of the agents replied.
Another spy immediately sent a bag of xiaolongbao and said flatteringly: "Section chief, this bun tastes bad, the skin is thin and the meat is a lot, or this cage is for you." ”
Noda took the bun, tossed it all day, and really didn't eat, and when he talked about the bun, his stomach rumbled unconsciously, so he took one and put it in his mouth. "Well, yes, it's delicious, go ask that person where he bought this bun."
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