The train moved forward in the endless wilderness, and through the gaps in the carriages, you could see the mountains outside in the night, and the carriages were full of cotton bales, and there was only a narrow place to hide, and the rain had long since stopped, and the clothes on the body were dry.

Xiao Shunzi was tired of crying and had fallen asleep, still with two lines of tears on her face.

Chen Zikun took off his coat, there were two bullet holes in his sleeves, and the beep material was burned with a burnt smell, and he smiled bitterly, I am afraid that this dress will not be returned to Reporter Ruan.

I was shot in the arm by a chicken leg, but fortunately the bullet only passed through the muscle, and did not hurt the bones and large blood vessels, this Japanese-made eight-millimeter caliber bullet is very weak, even if it hits the head, it will not necessarily die, but the gunshot wound always has to be treated.

Because it was a penetrating wound, the warhead didn't know where it flew for a long time, and the strip of cloth wrapped around the wound was stained with blood, Chen Zikun untied the strip of cloth, checked the wound, tried to move the arm, barely moved, and the blood flowed out again.

The matches on his body were drenched, and he couldn't wipe the fire at all.

He took out a pistol, pulled the bolt in his armpit, a bullet jumped out of the chamber, reached out and grabbed it, bit off the bullet with his teeth, tore a strip of cloth to block the head of the bullet case, refilled the chamber, pierced the cotton bag with a knife, took out a clump of cotton and put it on the floor of the carriage, and then raised the gun and fired a shot at the cotton.

The cotton was ignited by the flames from the muzzle, and Chen Zikun picked up the fire and pressed it on the wound, and soon the cotton burned into black ashes, and applied it to the wound to stop the bleeding.

Xiao Shunzi was awakened by the sound of gunshots, and a spirit jumped up: "What's the matter!" ”

"It's okay, go to sleep, I'll call you when you get to Shanghai." Chan said.

Perhaps Shanghai is the only medicine that can comfort Xiao Shunzi's wounded heart, where there are taller buildings, more prosperous foreign fields, and more opportunities.

But Chan had no idea where the train was going.

At dawn, the train arrived at Tianjin Laolongtou Station, and the workers took small hammers and checked the wheels and bearings one by one.

"Has Shanghai arrived? I don't look like it. Xiao Shunzi asked ignorantly, he had never been out of Beijing City when he was so old, and he had taken a train all night, and he didn't know where he had come at all.

Chen Zikun shook his head and walked with him until he walked out of the range of the cargo station, there was a dirt road outside, and several coachmen were squatting on the side of the road. ”

The rubber is a local dialect of Tianjin, referring to foreign cars, Xiao Shunzi still knows this, he scratched his head: "Why did you just come to Tianjin." ”

Chen Zikun snapped his fingers: "Two rubber cars, go to the dock." ”

The two got into the foreign car, all the way to the Tianjin wharf, and saw the big ship flying colorful flags and the seagulls in the sky, Xiao Shunzi was dumbfounded.

"Da Kunzi, this is a steamer, let's take a look and see it." He stammered.

Chen Zikun said: "If you want to see it, let's take this to Shanghai." ”

"Really!" Junko smiled back on her face.

Chen Zikun came to Tianjin Wharf with the second cabinet last time, knew where the box office was, walked over and took a look, the tickets were divided into several specifications, first class, second class, third class, and then touched the money on his body, which was only enough to buy two third-class tickets.

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Since the two brothers boarded the China Merchants ship, the weather has not been good, either cloudy, or windy and rainy, three days and three nights of journey, Xiao Shunzi vomited for three days and three nights, he grew up in the old Beijing Hutong, how to suffer this bump, all the food vomited out is not finished, the acid water in the stomach is also emptied, seasickness reaction is serious, coupled with the pain of losing his mother, on the eve of arriving in Shanghai, Xiao Shunzi can not afford to be sick.

Lying on the turbid and messy third-class chase bunk, Xiao Shunzi held Chen Zikun's hand and said intermittently: "Da Kunzi...... I can't do it anymore, after I die, you burn me, take my ashes back to Beijing, and I want to bury them with my mother. ”

Chen Zikun comforted him and said: "Don't say stupid things, you still have so many blessings to enjoy, how can you die." ”

Suddenly, there were cheers outside: "Shanghai has arrived!" ”

The long whistle sounded, and Xiao Shunzi was actually shocked, and said, "Help me go up and have a look." ”

Chen Zikun helped Xiao Shunzi, who had collapsed, to the deck, and the two were instantly stunned by the scenery outside.

On the wide river surface, the mast is like a forest, hundreds of boats compete for the stream, and the shore is densely packed with European-style western-style buildings, and you can't see the edge at a glance, this kind of prosperous atmosphere is completely different from the quiet hutong scenery of old Beijing.

"This is Shanghai." Chen Zikun leaned on the railing and sighed.

"Even if it's a flyover, it can't be compared to here." Xiao Shunzi muttered, her eyes full of yearning.

The yellow waves crashing against the side of the ship, the white seagulls soaring in the sky, and the whistles on the Huangpu River reveled one after another, and the Shanghai-style scenery intoxicated the two brothers.

"Look! It is the flag of the British Empire. Xiao Shunzi suddenly excitedly pointed to a huge ironclad warship in the distance and shouted, it was a foreign cruiser, black smoke was billowing from the chimney, and the rice flag was hanging on the mast.

"And Citigroup's!" Xiao Shunzi saw another warship and jumped to his feet excitedly.

"it, the muzzle is like a!" Chen Zikun saw a Japanese warship flying the flag of the rising sun in the distance and spat into the river.

Xiao Shunzi watched for a long time, and finally realized that something was wrong, scratched his head and said, "Why don't we have our country's warships?" ”

Chen Zikun couldn't answer this question, and he was also asking himself why there were no Chinese warships in China's rivers.

The passenger ship drove to the Bund Shiliupu Wharf, which is the most important wharf in Shanghai, there are countless ships moored in the river, countless coolies carrying large bags to and from the cargo ship and the wharf, and countless cars and rickshaws parked on the shore, all of which dazzle the two brothers and dizzy.

After getting off the guest, the two of them had nothing to look at, and went ashore in wrinkled clothes that had been drenched in the rain, and the moment they stepped on the land of Shanghai, Xiao Shunzi sighed with emotion: "Shanghai, I am here, from now on, there will be only Li Yaoting, and there will be no Xiao Shunzi!" ”

Suddenly, an angry curse came from behind: "Tuanluo, how can you be slow." ”

When I looked back, it was a foreigner in a suit and leather shoes, who was impatiently dialing himself with a cane, probably thinking that he was in the way.

Li Yaoting didn't understand, but he also heard that what the other party said was not a good thing, he frowned and asked, "What did you say?" ”

There was a coolie next to him, probably from Shandong, who could understand the Shanghainese spoken by foreigners and Li Yaoting's Beijing dialect, and interjected: "He scolded you for being a pig." ”

Li Yaoting changed color suddenly, he had mixed up in the Six Nations Hotel, and he had never seen any foreigners, but those foreigners in Beijing were all gentle and elegant, and they were very gentlemanly, how could they be scolded if they were slightly blocked by someone.

However, no matter what the other party said, he was also a foreigner, and he was new to the city, Li Yaoting didn't dare to attack, so he could only scold in a low voice: "You are a pig." ”

Chen Zikun doesn't care about that, his mood has been depressed to the extreme in the past few days, and he is worried that he can't find a chance to have a seizure, seeing the foreigner bullying his brother, he didn't say a word, and went up to the foreigner's chest is a side kick.

This kick is terrible, the powerful can kick the dead cow, and the tall foreigner is kicked straight into the river.

"it, foreign pig!" Chen Zikun slapped his face and scolded fiercely.

When the coolies who came and went saw this scene, they all laughed heartily, but they didn't stop moving.

Suddenly, the mournful siren sounded, and three Indian patrolmen with red turbans ran over waving batons.

Running a few hundred meters away, the siren could no longer be heard, Li Yaoting stopped panting, wiped the sweat on his forehead and said, "Damn, I ran to death." ”

Although he was tired, the spirit of the whole person came up.

"Let's go, let's eat." Chen Zikun took off his suit and put it on his shoulders, and walked side by side with Li Yaoting, the Shanghai sun shining on the two young people, a golden light.

"Selling newspapers and selling newspapers, the latest Beijing news, the police have killed students." A newsboy ran by.

Chen Zikun called the newsboy, took out a copper for him, took a newspaper and looked at it in his hand, and first came into view with two big words "declaration".

The front-page news was that Guo Qinguang, a student who had demonstrated on May 4, was seriously injured by the military and police during a demonstration, and unfortunately died of his injuries on 7 May.

Chen Zikun wondered: "Didn't this Guo Qinguang have lung disease and was sent to the hospital, how did he become killed by the police, I really don't understand." ”

There are still many things he doesn't understand in this world, and the first thing to solve at present is the stomach problem, the two of them add up to no more than five dimes, and after eating a meal, I'm afraid there will be no next meal.

Walking aimlessly on the streets of Shanghai, the two gradually couldn't even distinguish the direction, the streets and alleys of Shanghai are not as clear as Beijing's, but obliquely and squarely, the two wandered for a while, and finally found a cheap shop, the running hall is quite eye-catching, look at the shabby line of these two to know that there are not a few copper plates on the body, so he smiled and asked: "Friend, come to a bowl of Yangchun noodles." ”

"How much?" Chen Zikun licked his lips and asked.

"Five cents." The runner grinned.

"Two bowls." Chen Zikun took out a dime and slapped it on the table, looked at the gouache brand, and simply took out the remaining two dimes: "Two more bowls of wine, a plate of fennel beans, and a plate of fried stinky tofu." ”

"Do you want to have a wide soup or cross the bridge?"

"One portion."

It didn't take much effort, Yangchun noodles, fennel beans, and fried stinky tofu were all delivered to the front, and the two of them were dumbfounded when they saw it, compared with the bowls in Shanghai, they were like children's bowls, and the plates were as big as bone plates, and there were not many things at all.

"Shanghainese are so stingy." Li Yaoting complained.

Chen Zikun raised the wine bowl: "Come, for our success in coming to Shanghai, do it!" ”

Li Yaoting also raised the wine bowl: "Dry!" ”

I just touched it, but before I had time to toast, a few ruffians came not far away, and they came over to the small restaurant, shouting as they walked: "Little red guy, don't run!" ”

A bald man at the adjacent table who was eating Yangchun noodles stood up and fled, and in a hurry knocked over Chen Zikun's table, and the noodles and fennel beans stinky tofu were scattered all over the ground.

"You don't have long eyes." Li Yaoting scolded.

"Sorry, friend." As soon as the bald head gave up, he wanted to slip away, but was pulled by Li Yaoting: "Lose money." ”

At this time, the ruffians had already surrounded them, and they said coldly: "The surname Jiang, I found a helper, right, if I don't pay back the money, I will break Nong's legs." ”

Chen Zikun drank the rice wine unhurriedly, put down the bowl, dusted off his clothes and stood up, he was extremely tall, like an iron tower in front of this group of thin and short Shanghai deflated people.

casually lifted his clothes, revealing the box cannon pinned to his belt, and said slowly: "There are more people bullying fewer people, right?" ”