Chapter 21: Good Memories
In the crowd waiting for the soup porridge, many people looked at the back of the daffodil, and the praise came to Xu Zixia's dragon ears from time to time......
Already during the First World War, a foreigner enlisted in the Air Force of the Ichi Empty State. He was wounded in his left foot and disabled in battle, and since then he has earned the nickname "General with Crossed Feet". As a hereditary baron-to-be, he couldn't stop the restless blood of his family from boiling in his body, let alone his own people, whose shrewd thinking swirled in his brain.
This person came to Shanghai, China from another country, and no one could stop him from shining in the real estate industry, he was Clark, the indisputable "real estate king" on the beach.
"There are good people among foreign bigwigs!" The thought came to him. When he watched Clark and Daffodil board a luxury car and rush away, he suddenly remembered the purpose of his visit to Shanghai, so he turned and walked out into the street......
Xu Zixia never got to the thoughts he had in this short moment, a series of entanglements, sorrows and joys.
When Xu Zixia stayed in the soup kitchen, Gao Yutian was hurriedly returning to the gate of the "Green Gang Big Character Cottage".
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, he wandered the streets hungry and was caught by a thief in the Zhakou District of Shanghai, nicknamed "Three Hands". When Gao Yutian just walked to the entrance of the alley, four big men suddenly burst out of it and intercepted him. One of them went straight to the point and asked him to knock on the incense door and join the gang to steal. But he rolled his eyes, spat on the sputum, and walked forward without paying attention.
At this time, the four guys were furious, separated into a situation surrounded by all sides, and punched and kicked him. Although he tried his best to resist, it was to no avail. At this time, there was a sudden voice: "Stop!" ”
When the voice came, a lean old man in his fifties reached out and dragged him up, and then turned around and stood in front of them.
"Four adults beat a child, this is called a bad seed!" The thin old man spoke coldly to the four big men.
The four dogs under the "three hands" have always been rampant and domineering at the gate, and they should have dealt with a child, so why use four people! It's just that today, they accompanied the "three hands" to drink in a restaurant at the entrance of this alley, and when the wine was prosperous, the "three hands" saw the homeless child and said: "Circle him over, let's play with this leather monkey." ”
The minions want to take advantage of the wine and shake the majesty. Unexpectedly, I have killed a trip to bite the gold halfway now! But when I saw that it was a shriveled old man in front of me, I didn't see it at all. One of the men stretched out his hand to hit, but the old man didn't even flicker his body, but just blocked it with his arm, only to hear the man's "oops", covered his arm, and fell to the ground in pain.
The other three guys pounced on themselves. The old man shook his right hand, and his left hand suddenly knocked the one on the right to the sky, and the other two were kicked in the heart almost at the same time, and they fainted instantly.
The neighbors of this alley were bullied by this "big thief and four dogs" on weekdays, and when they saw the four dogs being beaten, they all applauded in their hearts! But when I saw the "three hands" going out in person, they all sweated for the old man. It is said that this person once worshipped a Taoist priest with strong martial arts as a teacher when he was a teenager, and practiced a good fist and feet, and was driven out of the mountain gate only because of his habit of stealing.
"Three Hands" stood in the middle of the street and roared: "Old fellow, have you lived enough?" , still itchy skin? ”
The thin old man looked at him coldly, not paying any attention. This time, the "three hands" were even more annoyed, and with one luck, the two fingers were like a pair of steel chisels, poking them into the face. This trick is very vicious, the name is: "Two dragons take pearls", if he really pokes it, the two eyeballs will be pulled out. People couldn't help but gasp, but they didn't expect to look at it, and at some point, the thin old man turned to the back of the "three hands" and still stood and smiled coldly.
The "three hands" are really unambiguous, and if one move fails, a "black tiger digging out the heart" will come suddenly, and go straight to the heart of the thin old man. This time, people saw it clearly, and they saw the thin old man on his feet. flashed behind the "three hands", still smiling coldly. The "three hands" were so excited that their eyes were on fire, their seven orifices were smoking, and they roared, and a "hungry tiger pounced" came and punched out.
At this time, people suddenly heard an angry shout: "Don't give face, you are looking for death!" The thin old man stretched out his arms and palms, slashed down diagonally, and slashed on the left thigh of the "three hands". I heard the "three hands" scream and fell to the ground.
Gao Yutian, who was only eleven years old, was beaten unconscious, and later saw the thin old man beating five bad things in a row, so he fell to his knees and kowtowed three times in a row, asking the thin old man to accept him as an apprentice.
The residents of this alley all gathered around, and the owner of the well-informed restaurant was publicly promoted, and the thin old man was retained, and later learned that he had just come to Shanghai and had not yet settled, and they all unanimously asked him to settle in this alley. The thin old man agreed, and took in Gao Yutian, and the two established an incense hall here, named it "Qinggang Big Character Xiangtang", and later changed its name to "Aiguo Hall" after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War. This old man is Gao Shikui, the right-hand man of Zhang Fakui, the leader of the Green Gang who is famous in Shanghai today.
After Gao Shikui took in Gao Yutian, he loved this stubborn nephew very much, treated him like his own son, and not only taught him his whole body martial arts without reservation; And to train him to be an upright, courageous, and astute young man who excelled in excellence. Therefore, Gao Yutian loved his master very much, and the "Aiguo Hall" became his home as a matter of course.
Later, Gao Yutian participated in the revolution, although he did not tell Gao Shikui the truth in accordance with the organizational principles, Gao Shikui knew that he had ties with the anti-Japanese organizations in northern Jiangsu and southern Lunan, and deeply agreed. This made Gao Yutian pay more respect to this old man.
Now that I'm home, it's natural that the first thing I think of is to go to Gao Shikui first. To accomplish that difficult task, how much he needed the help of this patriotic veteran boxer!
Gao Yutian stepped into the gate of the Aiguo Hall, and in the courtyard as usual, dozens of junior disciples were dancing with guns and sticks, swords and swords, preoccupied, and no one paid attention to his call. On the right side of the courtyard, long bamboo sticks on waist-high stumps reach into the sky. The shaft seems to be often touched by people, and it is red and shiny.
Gao Yutian saw at a glance that the top of the long bamboo pole was related to the junior and younger brothers. I saw him cross-legged with his feet crossed, the head of the pole on his waist, Sha's hands above his head, chanting gongs and drums as he moved, obviously he was practicing the movements of ascending sanda. I looked around again, but I didn't see Master Gao Shikui. If you practice martial arts on weekdays, the master has to give guidance on the spot, where is it today?
"Senior brother." Gao Yutian raised his head and shouted.
When he heard this, he turned his head and saw that it was Gao Yutian, and he immediately raised his eyebrows. He was intent on showing his hand to welcome his senior brother, who he had been thinking about day and night, but did not slide off the pole, but held the head of the pole with both hands, then bowed his body, and kicked the shaft with both feet, and the bamboo pole bent. With the power of this bullet, he bounced off the shaft, somersaulted in mid-air, and landed straight in front of Gao Yutian.
"Good! Gao Yutian couldn't help but cheer. This time, all the brothers and sisters saw him come back, and hurriedly surrounded him to greet him. They only heard that he was invited to teach his skills, and they didn't know the real purpose of Gao Yutian's departure from Half Moon. The reason is understood, so I am sincerely relieved to see him return safely.
Gao Yutian has always liked this junior brother who is three years younger than himself, he is not only a good assistant in his martial arts, but also became a comrade after his introduction last year. For this senior brother and guide, he is even more obedient and convinced.
After Gao Yutian greeted everyone, he patted the relevant shoulder and walked into the hall. As he walked, he asked, "What about Master?" ”
After hearing this, he asked rhetorically: "Senior brother, have you forgotten what day it is!" ”
Gao Yutian suddenly remembered that today is the fifth day of the first lunar month! Since he was eleven years old, he worshipped his uncle Gao Shikui as his teacher, and it has been eleven years since winter went to spring. Every year on this day, Gao Shikui has to be alone behind closed doors, unwilling to come into contact with anyone. It was not until the night was low and the moon was in the treetops that I went out to eat. He had asked Gao Shikui, but had never received an answer.
As soon as he was reminded, he stopped his steps, unwilling to disturb the master at this moment. So he went to his room and told him the task he had received.
After hearing this, I deeply felt that this matter was very important, and it was not easy to raise this large sum of money in the first place. This youth gang has never been wealthy, and most of the friends are poor; Although he occasionally escorts some patriotic businessmen's bodyguards, his income is meager. Gao Shikui was generous, and he did not contribute to the poor who came to him for help, so he did not have much savings. The two discussed for a while, but there was still no good solution.
At this moment, a junior brother hurriedly walked in, saying that Mr. Zhu, the chief butler of the chairman of Clark Company, had come to visit Mr. Gao and Mr. Gao Shao.
Gao Yutian felt a little puzzled: Clarke's reputation is prominent, he has long heard of it, but Aiguotang has never had any contact with him, what is the matter with sending the big butler to the door today? However, it is believed that Gao Yutian should meet with him, and perhaps this millionaire businessman, who has contributed to China and has a reputation as a great philanthropist, can provide an opportunity to raise huge sums of money.
When he said this to his senior brother, Gao Yutian felt that it made some sense, although he had reservations about Clark's opinion.
Gao Yutian asked the relevant person to go out to receive Mr. Zhu and asked him to wait. Then he opened the wardrobe, changed into a coffee-colored cardigan, tied a white silk wide belt around his waist, and put a pair of white-soled gangster cloth shoes on his feet.