A car was recently vacated in the "Tonghe" car dealership because the old Han Tou died.

A week ago, the old Han Tou began to "swing", feeling cold for a while, shouting hot for a while, and "mixing garlic" with his legs when pulling the car, and he was weak. The guys in the car dealership persuaded him to rest for a few days, but the old Han didn't do it, he felt that it was okay, who didn't have a headache and brain fever, and he could not afford to get sick, and his wife and children of five all relied on him to pull the car to feed, if he really lay down, the whole family had to drink the northwest wind.

The old Han Tou carried it for three days, and finally fell down on the street in Gangwa City, and the people in the car were so frightened that they screamed, and the Japanese military police were recruited, and the Japanese military police looked down at the old Han Tou, and quickly covered his nose and jumped two meters away, saying that this person had an infectious disease. After a while, a few people in white coats and big masks came, they lifted the old Han head, flickered a few times, shouted one, two, three, the old Han head was thrown into a truck covered with lime like a sack, and a choking white smoke was raised, and just like that, a big living person was gone.

When the police station notified the family of Lao Hantou, they said that Lao Hantou had choked his breath before he arrived at the quarantine center, and the Japanese had a rule that all those who died of infectious diseases would be cremated, and the family members were not allowed to deal with it without authorization. People who know the inside story say that the Japanese often burn the dead patients with the corpses, and the only way for their bullshit quarantine to treat the Chinese is to throw the patients into the lime pit, saying that it is disinfection, so is the lime a joke? Not to mention the patient, a good person can also be tossed to death.

There are too many people who have died in this year, and no one will care about the death of an old Han Tou, a few coachmen in the car dealership who usually have a good relationship with Lao Han Tou also scraped together a few dollars to send it to his family, and everyone talked about it for a while, Wen San'er didn't even participate in the group, he and Lao Han Tou were just general friendships. The most angry is Sun Erye, he is distressed by the car pulled by the old Han Tou, after the old Han Tou was pulled away, the car became an unclaimed item, and it was thrown next to the West Fourth Patrol Police Pavilion for several days, during which it was also used to pull people to death, the wheel tiles were bulging, the spokes were broken several times, and there were several holes in the saddle, and there were many suspicious marks. Second Master Sun received this car back after a gift, and as soon as he thought of it, he felt blocked, fuck, where is this old Han Tou's cheap life worth as much as the second master's car? This car was bought by Second Master Sun for fifty yuan from the "Dongfuxing" car dealership in Shangsantiao outside Chongwen Gate, even if he sold the old Han Tou's family, it was not worth the money of a car. Second Master Sun felt that he had lost a lot of money, not to mention the loss of his car income for several days, and even spent a sum of money on repairing the car as a gift.

Second Master Sun quickly came up with a solution, and he announced to the drivers one evening: "Fuck me, from today onwards, each person will have to pay an extra two cents deposit when collecting the car, what is a deposit?" To put it bluntly, it is a risk mortgage. ”

The coachmen looked at each other, their understanding was not very strong, and they really couldn't understand the meaning of these written words, but they vaguely felt that it seemed to be related to money. Wen San'er had the courage to ask: "Second master, we don't understand, what is the 'tendon' you are talking about." ”

Second Master Sun said impatiently: "Anyway, you can't understand it if it's deeper, let's take an analogy, let's say Wen San'er pulled my car one day and fell to the ground and died......

"Ouch, second master, you can say goodbye to me[1]

, I'm living a good ......," Wen San'er protested.

"Wen San'er, don't interrupt, second master, I'm making an analogy, let's say Wen San'er is dead, then who will I ask for the car he should hand over that day, and who will be responsible if the car is lost? Not to mention that Wen San'er doesn't have a wife and children, what if he does? Second master, I can't put his wife and children on the straw label and sell it, it's hard to find a three-legged toad these days, and there are two-legged people, who buys it? Even if it's a cheap sale, it can't afford the second master and my car. Brothers, don't complain about the second master, I'm ruthless, you want to eat, the second master and I also want to eat, you have all seen the matter of the old Han head, he himself is happy, his eyes are closed and he listens to the cricket calling, fuck the second master, who did I provoke? Make a loss to make money, and if you do it a few more times, the second master, I will have to drink the northwest wind. I pondered for a few days, and finally figured it out, let's still be a villain first and then a gentleman, in addition to the car every day, you have to pay me two cents, I don't want you, I will return the amount at the end of the year, but there is the same, who wants to die like the old Han head, I will not return this money, this is called 'risk collateral'. If you agree, let's start today, if you don't agree, it doesn't matter, my temple here is too small to support your big Bodhisattva, you better find another place. ”

The drivers all understood this time, and said that the money for the car every day had risen by two cents for a long time, and the second master Sun said that it would be refunded at the end of the year, whether this is reliable or not, you can figure it out, and then he may come up with what kind of way to swallow the money, what can you do with him?

Na Lai Shun couldn't sit still, his family had a large population, and paying two cents a day was not trivial for him, he stood up and said, "Second master, can we discuss it again?" There are few people in the car these days, sometimes I can't wait for a seat for half a day, my family has a large population, you know, if you pay two cents more a day, my family will have to tie up their necks......"

Second Master Sun took a sip of hookah and replied slowly: "Then come to Shun, your family's neck is not in my way, right?" You didn't beat those children out of me, and you can't eat because you can't afford it, so don't give birth if you can't raise them, don't fucking patronize the kang and be comfortable......"

Then he was in a hurry, he blushed and replied loudly: "Second master, what are you talking about?" I deserve to die if I come to be poor? It's a sin to even have a baby, you have to be reasonable, don't you? If you can't come up, you can curse. ”

"Yo ho? Big pants, I haven't seen you for a few days, but you've been in the city for a long time, what's wrong? What if I scolded you? Look at you, poor child, you are also worthy of raising children? If I were you, I'd take a knife and chop that thing off the crotch of my pants to save it from messing up. ”

Na Lai Shun couldn't hold back any longer, he roared: "The surname Sun, don't fucking deceive people too much, Lao Tzu fought with you......" He rushed towards Second Master Sun regardless of it.

What has Second Master Sun never seen in his life? Back then, in Tianjin Wei, in order to fight for turf, he also rolled over the nail board with his opponent, and it was even more common to fight and play with his life. He hasn't practiced any kung fu, he relies on his vicious hands to dare to make black moves, and he has practiced some skills after fighting a lot, and he knows which part of the opponent to hit when he shoots, and ordinary people are really not his opponents. Na Laishun, who has a brute force, knows how powerful Sun Erye is, the moment he pounced, he was kicked in the crotch by Sun Erye, he screamed, covered his crotch with both hands and squatted down in pain. Second Master Sun is worthy of being a veteran on the battlefield, he will not allow the other party to have a little respite when he succeeds, and he is a heart-warming kick on the mouth of Na Lai Shun, and Na Lai Shun was kicked so that he fell on his back and rolled around on the ground in pain...... The coachmen rushed up and pulled away the second master with persuasion. At this time, Sun Erye showed the true colors of Tianjin gangsters, and the more others persuaded him to get harder, he copied an axe from the back room and held it high above his head, and kept saying that he was going to split Na Lai Shun alive, and the coachmen who persuaded him were afraid of his life, so he hugged Sun Erye and snatched the axe from his hand. In fact, even Wen San'er can see that Sun Erye's move is completely bluffing, using madness to spread evil, gangsters can stalk and fight, they can play tricks, but they don't have the courage to kill, if they were really ruthless, he would have changed his career to be a bandit and robber, Sun Erye just wanted to create some momentum.

Seeing the dead dog lying on the ground, Wen San'er really felt indescribable joy in his heart, and with this, he paid two cents more every day and admitted it. But then again, what if you don't recognize it? Don't look at the work of pulling a foreign car, it is not even a ninth-rate, but if any car dealer has a surplus car, the people who rush to rent the car can play out the brains of the living people, and these years, there are more people who want to eat this bowl of rice.

That day, Wen San'er left without waiting for the matter to be over, and he didn't see how Na Lai Shun got up from the ground, and I heard that it was Na Lai Shun who said soft words to Sun Erye, because Sun Erye insisted on letting him go. Na Lai Shun is also an understanding person, and anyone can be angry, but now it is good to have a job pulling a cart in this year, and it is not enough to pretend to be a good man. Second Master Sun's purpose of collecting the deposit was achieved, and he beat people out of anger, so he simply made a generous appearance and said that he would not pursue it again.

Xu Jinge and Yang Qiuping lived in the name of husband and wife in the "Nanshantang" Western pharmacy, and the two respected each other in public, raising their eyebrows, especially Yang Qiuping, not to mention how virtuous she was, and gave Xu Jinge enough face in front of outsiders. And Xu Jinge also put on the shelf of the head of the family, commanding Yang Qiuping to turn around, and reprimanded a few words at every turn, Yang Qiuping was so angry that she secretly gritted her teeth, but she didn't dare to attack in front of outsiders, and she had to pretend to be low-browed.

When she returned home, Yang Qiuping's eldest lady's temper was exposed, she was too lazy to do housework, and the house was as dirty as a pigsty, so that Xu Jinge couldn't stand it anymore, so she had to clean it up by herself. Yang Qiuping can't cook, even cooking noodles will burn the bottom of the pot, Xu Jinge can't say anything, she said a sentence, and when she was in a hurry, she threw out a sentence: "Who do you think you are, and you really take yourself as a husband?" If it weren't for the anti-Japanese resistance, you wouldn't be worthy of lifting my shoes. ”

Xu Jinge said: "I have never seen a wife like you, if you are really my wife, I will beat you three times a day, and I can't control you if I don't believe it." ”

Yang Qiuping suggested: "Why don't you hire someone, you can't be too shabby as the shopkeeper." ”

Xu Jinge immediately refused: "No, it's a gun and a **** here, you can't hide it from people's eyes, and you and I can't run away if the news leaks." ”

Yang Qiuping thought about it and felt that it made sense. Since the two got married, they have been on high alert at all times, and even put their loaded pistols under their pillows when they slept. Living in the Japanese-occupied city of Beiping, there is a terrifying atmosphere everywhere, and the slightest carelessness will bring about death, and the environment is really too bad. Yang Qiuping said that once her identity is revealed, she will never let the devil be captured alive, and she will leave a bullet for herself no matter what. She had heard that the interrogation room of the Japanese gendarmerie was a place even more terrifying than hell, and she feared that she would not survive if she was arrested.

Xu Jinge is a professional agent, he has long been accustomed to all kinds of harsh environments, but anyone who does this does not care much about life - other people's lives, including their own. He thinks more about how to do great things. According to Xu Jinge's idea, it would be better to organize one or two operations to remove the heads of General Terauchi Shouichi, commander-in-chief of the Japanese Dispatch Force in North China, and the head of the Japanese secret service in Beijing, Seiichi Kita, and it would not be interesting to kill only a few traitors.

What made Xu Jinge feel most aggrieved was the days in front of him. He is a man who takes the four seas as his home and doesn't like family life, especially now, he actually wants to live a small life with a strange woman, and what's even worse is that this "wife" is still working against himself everywhere, and he doesn't take his "husband" in his eyes at all.

Two months ago, Xu Jinge followed Shangfeng's instructions and married Yang Qiuping after a half-month "love period". In the half month of falling in love, the two had constant verbal quarrels, and several times they quarreled in the park. Xu Jinge claimed that if it wasn't for the mission, he wouldn't be subject to this kind of foreign crime, what good is it to marry a woman like Yang Qiuping? Although his appearance is so-so, his temper is like that of a prince, his face is pulled down at every turn, what dare he fall in his hand, how can he have the slightest bit of his wife's virtuousness? Yang Qiuping was originally very beautiful, she was praised since she was a child, but she didn't think that in Xu Jinge's mouth, her appearance became "so-so and passable", so she angrily replied to him "Toad wants to eat swan meat", the donkeys in the mill are more pleasing to the eye than him, if it weren't for work, all men in the world would die and would not "marry" him.

During the "love" period, the two looked at each other unpleasantly, and they both felt that they had fallen into eight lifetimes of mold and met such a partner. In fact, in the eyes of outsiders, Xu Jinge and Yang Qiuping are undoubtedly a match made in heaven in terms of age, appearance and temperament.

Although the two get along very badly, but the play still has to be performed, Xu Jinge went to Yang Qiuping's house to meet his father-in-law Yang Yichen, according to the instructions of the "dark horse", this marriage should be done like a real one, even the details can not be sloppy, Yang Qiuping grew up in Beiping, his father is a famous character in Liyuan Xing, there are many relatives and friends, if Yang Qiuping quietly becomes the proprietress of the "Nanshantang" pharmacy, then sooner or later he will be recognized, it seems that the "dark horse" idea is still very strict.

Xu Jinge's background was carefully disguised by the full-time personnel of the Military Command Bureau before the war, he was an orphan, he was raised by an orphanage run by the Beiping Catholic Church since he was a child, and he has been engaged in commercial activities after graduating from a commercial college.

Yang Yichen was not satisfied when he first saw the "uncle", he has always respected cultural people, and hoped that his daughter could find someone who was born in a scholarly family and went to a prestigious university, who knew that this "uncle" was not only an unknown orphan, but also a businessman, this condition was far from Yang Yichen's original intention. As soon as Yang Qiuping saw his father's face sank, she knew that he was not satisfied, so she affectionately took Xu Jinge's arm and announced to her father: "Dad, I won't marry him, if you don't agree, I can elope with him, and then don't blame me for not being filial." ”

Yang Yichen saw his daughter's resolute attitude, so he hurriedly changed his words: "Girl, I didn't say I disagree, you young people pay attention to free love, I understand this, you look everywhere first." ”

Yang Qiuping said bluntly: "Dad, we're getting married." ”

Yang Yichen was stunned: "This is too sudden, why are you in such a hurry?" ”

Yang Qiuping is a good actor, she kissed Xu Jinge on the cheek and replied sweetly: "Because I love him." ”

Yang Yichen was speechless for a while, and was stunned.

Xu Jinge's heart moved, he looked at Yang Qiuping carefully, and he had a strange feeling in his heart......

Since the Japanese occupation forces in Beiping announced the implementation of grain control, Dezi's sugar gourd business is no longer possible, first, the raw materials for hawthorn and white sugar have been cut off, and second, there are fewer people who have spare money to eat snacks. The Bai family's family has been tossed for three generations, and now only Bai Lianqi himself is left who can sell, as for whether he can sell himself, Bai Lianqi has no idea in his heart. A person who can only eat and can't work will be given to others as a grandson for nothing, and everyone will probably have to think about it. When Bai Lianqi sold the last house left by his father, he moved to Dezi's house in Guozi Lane. Dezi has no family members, and he is single. After Bai Lianqi moved in, the two of them slept on a pair of bedboards, so they stole some bricks and stacked them on the edge of the shop, which was considered to widen the "bed".

The problem of living is easy to make, but the problem of food is not easy to make. A few days ago, the two of them really had no choice, and they ate for a few days at Widow Sun's at the north entrance of Guozi Lane. "Staring food" is a kind of chowder dish, some people save the baskets from the banquet in the restaurant, pull it back with a car to reheat it, and then push it out to sell, which is very popular with the poor. Those who pull foreign carts and carry big coolies bring their own dry food, squat on the side of the hot pot and eat meat with chopsticks, eat first and then settle accounts, the rules are not allowed to pick, a chopstick down, big or small, meat skin, bones, anyway, a chopsticks and a big copper plate, whether you can get meat to eat depends on your luck. What is "staring"? It is the buyer and the seller who are staring wide-eyed, and the seller has to count carefully, if which master obviously clips five chopsticks but does not admit it, and only pays three copper plates, then the transaction will be a loss. As for the buyer, you have to stare even more, who doesn't want to put a chicken thigh between chopsticks and not stare at it?

Bai Lianqi ate staring food for the first time, no experience, he only caught a toothpick with chopsticks, the seller didn't care about this, "dang" knocked on the edge of the pot, it was recorded on the account, a large copper plate was just like that, you can't gnaw a toothpick no matter how hungry you are, right? Bai Lianqi has a long memory, the second chopsticks go down and feel heavy, he is ecstatic, thinking that it is a piece of pork belly, who knows that it is sandwiched with a big bone, what is even more frustrating is that this bone was gnawed clean, not even a little meat residue, it seems that this person's level of gnawing bones is extremely professional, no less than any dog, the seller knocked on the edge of the pot again: "Dang!" "Another large copper plate was recorded. Bai Lianqi didn't dare to put down the chopsticks, in the blink of an eye, the two big copper plates were gone, and he didn't even have a piece of fucking meat skin, didn't this kill people? Dezi still has the eyesight to see it, he knows that the master is unhappy, and hurriedly said: "Master, you rest, look at me." He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and slowly exhaled a mouthful of dantian qi, and people who didn't know the details thought that this master was practicing qigong. Dezi's eyes suddenly widened, his hand was like electricity, a pair of chopsticks like a dragon into the water straight into the bottom of the pot, in the blink of an eye a complete meatball emerged from the soup noodles, the crowd around the pot widened their eyes and let out an exclamation: "Oh ......" is like Dezi won the jackpot.

Of course, this meatball immediately entered Bai Lianqi's stomach, and he didn't even have time to taste the meatball carefully, and tears rolled down his chest uncontrollably.

Don't think that Bai Lianqi's crying can cry out any life insights, since then, he has worked hard to change his life, there is no drama at all, this is just a momentary sadness caused by the situation. Bai Lianqi is the kind of master who lives one day at a time, he will never produce a spark of speculation in his mind, he admits that he is a layman, he has never wanted to do some big things, he can't help anyone in this world, others shouldn't have too much luxury for him, he Bai Lianqi can take care of his own affairs well even if he contributes to the world.

After eating the "staring food", he cried and cried, and at this time, Dezi didn't know where to find some "Gao Moer"[2]

Come, use a clay pot to brew it and hand it to Bai Lianqi. He took a sip of the spout, only to feel a smell of tea flowing down his throat into his lungs, feeling lazy and feeling better. He was ashamed of his gaffe just now, what's the big deal, who hasn't had a rough time in life? The point is to think about it.

Bai Lianqi sat on the kang and thought about it for several days, and finally decided to put down the shelf, rent a foreign car, and support himself by pulling the car. Of course, he didn't plan to really be a coachman, and he didn't have that physical strength, this was just symbolic, and the hard work had his own slave Dezi to do, Bai Lianqi thought that he could put down the shelf and rent a foreign car, which was embarrassing enough, and the ancestors of the Bai family would never live in peace if they knew it.

Since Xu Jinge and Yang Qiuping "got married", they have never been harmonious, and the most embarrassing thing is to sleep at night. On the first night of marriage, Yang Qiuping was washing up slowly, but Xu Jinge went to bed calmly, he took it for granted that a man and a woman were lying on the same bed, and what should happen would naturally happen, he just had to go with the flow. But Yang Qiuping didn't think so, she pushed Xu Jinge: "Why are you so rude?" We haven't decided where everyone will sleep yet, so why did you lie down first? ”

Xu Jinge replied indifferently: "Anyway, it's just such a bed, what else is there to discuss?" You can't sleep on one bed and the other on the floor. ”

"Yo, why are you such a scoundrel, do you really think we are two? Don't dream, I said Mr. Xu, you choose, are you willing to sleep in the bed, or are you willing to lay on the floor? ”

Xu Jinge lay down and didn't move, and shook off lightly: "Do you still need to ask?" Of course I'd like to sleep in a bed. ”

"Mr. Xu, don't you feel blushing? Are you embarrassed to lie in bed in a dignified manner and let a woman sleep on the ground? ”

"I'm not embarrassed, you go and ask, is there a wife who refuses to sleep in the same bed with her husband on the wedding night? That's fine, it's a bit too much to knock your husband to sleep on the ground again, don't you say? ”

Yang Qiuping angrily threw the mattress on the ground and said, "Okay, I'll sleep on the ground, as long as you, a big man, can watch it, I don't care." ”

Xu Jinge closed his eyes and said nothing.

Yang Qiuping angrily laid out the bedding and clothes and lay down.

Xu Jinge looked under the bed, and saw that Yang Qiuping turned his face to the other side, obviously still angry, he sighed and sat up helplessly: "Okay, my aunt, you win, I'll sleep on the floor." ”

Yang Qiuping got up and said with a smile: "It's pretty much the same, it's like a man." ”

Xu Jinge muttered and lay on the floor: "Like a man? What are you talking about......"

Sleeping until the middle of the night Xu Jinge woke up, he felt very thirsty, so he got up to drink water, and when he finished drinking water and was about to lie down, he was attracted by Yang Qiuping's sleeping appearance. Yang Qiuping turned over in her sleep, her snow-white arms were exposed outside the quilt, and the pajama buttons on her chest were also broken, faintly revealing half of the **...... It's okay that Xu Jinge doesn't look at it, but when he sees it, he has endless reverie, and it is inevitable that he will be a little uneasy. Although he has never been married, he has not been close to women, and he has been dragged by his colleagues to some Fengyue places when he was bored before. There is no future for those who do the killer business, they pay attention to the timely fun, and when five minutes after walking out of the woman's room, the woman who had just made love to him disappeared forever in his heart, leaving no trace. Xu Jinge didn't feel any guilt in his heart every time he did this kind of thing, I spent the money, and no one owes it.

Xu Jinge was completely sleepy at this time, so he simply lit a candle and admired the sleeping beauty by the candlelight. "Look at the beauty under the lamp" is the experience summed up by the predecessors, it really makes sense, at this time the light should not be too strong, to deliberately adjust it to be dim, the woman's face can only reflect the hazy beauty in this light, Yang Qiuping's long eyelashes flickered slightly in the candlelight, there were two looming dimples on her cheeks, a delicate and straight nose bridge, and her fresh lips were gently moving...... Xu Jinge felt hot all over his body, like a stream of fire rushing left and right and was eager to find an outlet. Damn, this woman doesn't seem to treat me as a man, she lives in the same room with me, and she dares to sleep so soundly, can't she treat Lao Tzu as a eunuch? Xu Jinge felt that his male dignity was offended, he planned to possess this woman, and he must make her understand his identity, you are no longer a big lady, you are Xu Jinge's wife, and you have the obligation to satisfy your husband. Thinking of this, Xu Jinge lifted the quilt and got into Yang Qiuping's quilt......

Yang Qiuping was awakened in a dream, and when she figured out Xu Jinge's actions, she couldn't help but be furious, she cursed her hands and feet, and kicked and beaten. Xu Jinge doesn't care about this, he thinks that women are like wild horses, it is not good to be untamed, the first time it will definitely tear and bite, once the man gets his hand, he will become a good cat, he hugged Yang Qiuping's body with one hand, and unbuttoned her pajamas calmly with the other hand...... Xu Jinge finally felt that Yang Qiuping had stopped struggling, and gradually calmed down, and couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, just stopped making trouble after two hits? Isn't it faster? Xu Jinge was so distracted, the muzzle of a pistol was on his head, and Xu Jinge's body froze there......

Yang Qiuping's "Ma" brand oars are placed under the pillow, and she has had a bad habit since she learned to use a pistol — she is unwilling to turn off the insurance, so that the pistol is always ready to be loaded. Yang Qiuping's reason is very good, she would rather go off than be captured because she didn't have time to open insurance, if she falls into the hands of those beasts, it is really better to give herself a shot. Yang Qiuping's pistol finally came in handy this time, and it was firmly pressed against Xu Jinge's head.

Xu Jinge is a veteran of playing guns, he found at a glance that this "horse" brand oar is open to insurance, Yang Qiuping is a novice, it is best not to move at this time, this girl is angry, if she doesn't make a good fuss, she will go crazy, how many winds and waves have come over after his debut, if he dies in the bed in the hands of a yellow-haired girl, he will not let his colleagues laugh off their big teeth?

Xu Jinge persuaded with kind words: "Qiu Ping, put away the gun, it's not a joke to go out of the way, be obedient!" ”

"It's okay to put away the gun, you can get out of bed for me first......"

"Okay, okay, I'll get out, but you at least close the insurance first, do you play with guns like this? Look at it all hanging. ”

"Don't talk nonsense, get out!" Yang Qiuping's eyes widened angrily.

Xu Jinge frowned and returned to the bunk, complaining: "Is there a wife like you?" It's like a tigress, when your husband is unlucky, let alone touching, even personal safety is not guaranteed, how can you live this life? ”

"Well deserved! I warn you, if you dare to touch me next time, you will be shot in one shot......"

"Okay, okay, my aunt, from now on I'm fucking Megumi Yanagishita, and I won't move even if you sit in my arms......"

"Phew! People Liu Xia Hui is not messing up, what about you, you pounced on you from a distance of eight zhang, just like a hungry wolf, sleep, sleep, stop thinking nonsense. Yang Qiuping turned over and fell into a deep sleep......

Old Hantou's car was finally rented.

That morning, after eating a sesame baked cake, two burnt rings and a bowl of bean juice, he was content to hold a clay pot, drinking tea to the spout while teasing the thrush in the cage. He was originally from Tianjin, and he didn't know anything about the "Bird Sutra" in old Beijing, but he liked the fashion of the capital, and he was very envious of the calm posture of the bird keepers in the capital who carried the cage in the early morning to walk the birds. Second Master Sun also bought a thrush, why do you want to raise a thrush? Just because people who play birds in the capital have rules, called "Wen Bailing, Wu Thrush". Those who practice the text, or those who are poor writers, such as Ren Pashiku, pen post style and other errand people, pay attention to the lifting of the lark cage. And the people who are martial artists pay attention to the thrush cage. In this way, Second Master Sun obviously classified himself into the category of "martial artist".

Of course, with a good bird, it is necessary to match the cage, Sun Erye's thrush cage is spent 20 oceans to purchase, even the cage cavity, cover, gourd, grappling hook, cloth cover and two porcelain painted bird food jars are also readily available, and the cage is also equipped with a bar, called "sand bar", which is to stick fine sand on the bar for the bird to stand, for the bird to sharpen its claws and sharpen its beak. Birds are good birds, guys are good guys, the problem is that Second Master Sun doesn't know how to raise birds, and good birds can't be raised. Thrush and lark are all chirping birds, pay attention to listening to it, a certain prince of the capital once described a precious thrush quite brilliantly, saying that it called "a thousand turns, into the ear that is entertaining, or such as the copper arpeggio iron plate of the strong, or such as the jade flute and copper sheng of the leisurely harmony, or such as the stormy waves, or such as the cave flute clear throat". Second Master Sun said in his heart, okay, a bird can make such a big move, so why do you want to play in the garden?

What makes Second Master Sun feel uncomfortable is that his thrush has not heard it call since he bought it, and he is so angry that Second Master Sun often sticks a chopstick into the cage and stabs it. This thrush is also very stubborn, it is fluttering back and forth in the cage, but it can't open its mouth, so angry that Second Master Sun really wants to fall to death this bastard thing.

Wen San'er got out of the car late that morning, and saw two people walking into the car dealership, and the one walking in front asked as soon as he entered the door: "Which one is Second Master Sun?" Second Master Sun was angry at the bird cage, and when he heard that someone was looking for him, he didn't look back and said angrily: "There is something to say, there is a fart." ”

The people who came were Bai Lianqi and Dezi. When people who are accustomed to slaves are a bit "two hundred and five", lacking the ability to judge the situation and assess the situation, Dezi thinks that although the master is a little down, but the master is the master after all, he is a person with status, and of course he must maintain the dignity of the master when he is on an errand. As for whether others think that the master should be dignified, Dezi doesn't have time to think about it at all. Dezi pointed behind him in a big way, and said to Second Master Sun: "This is my master, I want to rent a car with you to play." ”

Second Master Sun looked Bai Lianqi up and down recklessly, he was wearing a half-worn blue cloth gown, and a blue horse coat on his upper body, his skin was fair, and he looked weak. This master still wants to pull the cart, isn't this a mess? Not to mention pulling a car, even if you sit in the car for a long time, you may not be able to stand it.

Second Master Sun snorted and said coldly, "What? Rent a car to play, is this fun? What's the matter, are the two masters making me happy? ”

Wen San'er was on the side, but he was having fun, and as soon as he entered the door with Bai Lianqi, Wen San'er saw the identity of this master. After the Republic of China, there were more children of the Eight Banners in the capital, these people are lazy and have no skills, and there is a common problem, that is, people do not fall down, and the meat is rotten and the mouth is not rotten. Let's just say that the master in front of him is obviously unable to eat, and he wants to rent a car to make a living, but he has a good face, and he is stunned to say that he wants to rent a car to play, and he seems to be uncomfortable and uses a foreign car as a gadget.

Dezi was not very happy, he felt that Second Master Sun had neglected his master, so the words came out horizontally: "What's the matter? Isn't your foreign car just rented out, so it's not like it's going to keep the cubs, right? How much car should be paid, let's pay it, you just say so much useless, come to a happy word, you can't rent this car, right? ”

Second Master Sun was even more unhappy when he heard it, now that there are more people and fewer cars, there are many owners who want to rent cars, which one doesn't nod and beg for himself? This is good, he has been melons and eggs all his life, and as soon as he speaks, he is so horizontal, just like whoever should be him, just rush this, and the car can't be rented to him.

Second Master Sun said with a smile: "Yo, I don't think your master is pulling a car, but like a person in the yamen to catch people, I'm really sorry, my car is rented, you two are a step late, otherwise, you leave an address, and I will send you to the house one day when there is an empty car." ”

Dezi was about to get angry when he heard this, but was stopped by Bai Lianqi: "Dezi, how can you talk to Boss Sun?" No tutoring at all! Go and go, stay and go. He turned around and hugged his fist to Second Master Sun: "Boss Sun, I Bai Lianqi is not strict with the minions, which makes you angry, I will compensate you here, don't take it to heart." ”

Second Master Sun felt that this was still a human sentence, he arched his hand towards Bai Lianqi, and his tone softened a lot: "Oh, it turned out to be Mr. Bai, you sit, Wen San'er, serve tea to Mr. Bai." ”

Wen San'er said in his heart, what Mr. Bai, isn't it just a broken household? I'm so poor that I can pull a cart, and I'm still playing music. Reluctantly, he went to the back room to pour his tea.

Bai Lianqi looked at Second Master Sun's bird cage and said lightly: "Boss Sun is welcome, since you have difficulties, I won't force it, I'll leave immediately, by the way, Boss Sun likes to raise birds?" ”

Second Master Sun said politely: "Hey, it's okay to be idle, just keep it up." ”

"Boss Sun, if I say something you don't like to hear, you can't raise your thrush like this, and then your silver will be spent, and the birds will be ruined."

When Second Master Sun heard it, he came to his senses: "Mr. Bai also understands birds? Tell me about it. ”

"Thrush this kind of bird is the most delayed man, if you want to hear it call, you have to play with the bird first, every morning to walk the bird, walk the bird for a while has become a habit, you can't walk enough that distance the bird will not open your mouth, walk the bird to a certain place, you have to find a forest to wait, wait for other birds in the forest to call, the bird in your cage listens to imitate its song, after a long time, your bird will learn, this is called 'pressing the bird'. Also, you can't press the birds, if you hear something, you can learn something, it's called a 'dirty mouth'. To put it mildly, if one day you enter the teahouse with a bird cage and meet a group of birds playing with birds, and you haven't spoken, the thrush in your cage will not learn the white jade bird[3]

Call, this is a big trouble, those who play with birds dare to smash your bird cage. A 'dirty' bird can bring a large group of birds, this is the same as people, it is not easy to learn well, it will be bad for a while, other people's birds are damaged by your birds, can you not be anxious? So it's not easy to raise birds, if you are lazy and stay at home, you just feed the birds well, and the birds won't call you well, the thrush is this habit, you fool it, it will fool you. As soon as I entered the door, I saw that the bird was a good bird, but it was not well 'pressed', fortunately it was not 'dirty', if it was 'dirty', the bird would not be able to ask for it, and you fed it to the cat as soon as possible. ”

Bai Lianqi's "Bird Sutra" really made Sun Erye stupid, dare to raise birds and have so much knowledge? It's more troublesome than raising a. Second Master Sun said admiringly: "Mr. Bai is really an expert, at first glance, he is from a big family, he has eaten, played and seen, it's not me who praises you, you just said ...... It's fucking sitting on a bench bare-chested—with a board and eyes...... Ouch, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm a rough person, I speak a little roughly, Mr. Bai smiled. ”

Bai Lianqi looked very tolerant: "Boss Sun is quick to talk, you know that he is a cheerful person at a glance, even if we know each other today, you rest, I will go to other car dealerships and talk another day...... Yo, your thrush is not feeding the right food, how can you just feed the millet? The thrush is an insectivorous pig, and in spring and summer you have to feed it live turtles, horse snakes, water spiders and other insects. What should I do if I run out of live food in the winter? Then you can't be afraid of trouble, you have to boil the eggs, dry them and grind them into minced pieces, rub the millet with egg powder, and then chop the fresh beef and fry it dry with sesame oil, and mix it with the millet to feed it...... Also, the thrush likes to eat live food, but eat too much and easy to accumulate food on fire, you have to give it a bath every day, first by the 'cage' string into the 'washing cage', put it in a large basin, let the thrush dip water self-bath, after the bath string into the 'cage', hang and expose it, at this time do not rush to cover the cloth, must wait for its feathers to dry through, otherwise the water soak the feathers and give lice, this kind of lice is very troublesome, lice are red and small, attached to the bird's body, suck its blood, the bird is sick...... Come on, it's not too early, I should go, Second Master Sun, where ......did I see you back?"

Second Master Sun was confused when he heard it, and when he saw that Bai Lianqi was leaving, he was a little anxious, so he grabbed Bai Lianqi and said, "Mr. Bai, don't you go, don't you want to rent a car?" In this way, I will rent you half the price of the car, and from today onwards, you will be the person of the 'Tonghe' car dealership, how about it, Mr. Bai? ”

Bai Lianqi stopped and hesitated: "This ...... Let's tell you the truth, I'm a person who is active, full of food and inactivity, I was really uncomfortable a few days ago, gritted my teeth and stomped my feet, what face is not face, I can't take care of it, I went to the Qianmen Railway Station to carry a day's sack, you say it's not strange, this day down all over the body, what to eat and what to eat, you say I'm not a cheap bone? I thought, I still have to find some strength to work, both to relieve boredom and comfort, we have carried the sack, we have to change the tricks to play, right? Well, I'll rent a car from you to have fun, but I have to say hello to you first, if one day I get tired of playing with foreign cars and don't want to play, don't say I'll tear it down for you. I'm like a ticket friend, so idle that I have nothing to do to make a cameo. ”

Second Master Sun replied busily: "Master Bai, even if you play, when you get bored of playing, let's think about changing to something else......"

Xu Jinge and Yang Qiuping finally slept in the same bed, which was not Yang Qiuping's willingness, but the Japanese searched the house at night.

One night, the Japanese acted in unison throughout the city, searching door to door, Xu Jinge was awakened by the sound of slamming the door, his first reaction was to throw the pillow and quilt on the bed, roll up the mattress on the ground and put it in the closet, and casually disguised it on the bed, posing as a messy state that he had just slept in, Yang Qiuping hid the pistol under the pillow under the mattress in a panic, and Xu Jinge went to open the door.

Two Japanese soldiers broke in with **** policemen, a tall policeman with a face full of anger, and as soon as he entered the door, he punched Xu Jinge in the chest and scolded: "What the fuck are you grinding, why did you open the door?" ”

Xu Jinge replied humbly: "Boss, I'm really sorry, I have to put on my clothes first." ”

A short policeman looked at the word "Xi" posted on the door, and then looked at the disheveled Yang Qiuping, and smiled obscenely: "Oh, this little daughter-in-law has just passed the door, right?" No wonder it took so long to open the door, I'm sorry, it's delaying your good things, and we can't help it, so we can do official business. ”

A Japanese soldier picked open Xu Jinge's quilt with a bayonet, asked a few words in Japanese, and the tall policeman translated: "Taijun asked you, do any outsiders stay in your house?" Take out your family registers. ”

Xu Jinge handed over the household registration book: "There are only two of us, there are no outsiders to stay overnight, we are regular businessmen." ”

The short policeman rummaged around the room a few times, and then lifted the sheets to see if there was anyone hiding under the bed, he suddenly put his hand into Xu Jinge's quilt, raised his head suddenly, and asked gloomily: "You didn't seem to be sleeping here just now, what are you doing?" ”

Xu Jinge smiled: "Boss, a man and a woman sleep in a quilt, what else can they do?" ”

The policeman who was checking the household register said a few words of Japanese to the Japanese soldiers, probably translating Xu Jinge's words, the two Japanese soldiers laughed, one of them muttered in his mouth, and made an obscene gesture to Xu Jinge, and the tall policeman translated: "Taijun said that your wife is very beautiful, and he is very curious and wants to know how your wife behaves in bed." ”

Yang Qiuping's face suddenly turned red, and anger flashed in her eyes, Xu Jinge did not allow her to attack, hugged her waist affectionately, winked at the Japanese soldiers, and said in the same obscene tone: "Great, our game is like Sino-Japanese friendship." ”

The Japanese soldiers and policemen laughed, and the tall policeman threw the household registration booklet: "Listen, the Imperial Army has an order that in the future, all suspicious people found must be reported to the Japanese gendarmerie, otherwise they will be punished as gangsters. ”

Xu Jinge nodded and sent the Japanese soldiers and policemen out of the courtyard, plugged in the courtyard door, and slapped Yang Qiuping as soon as he returned to the house.

"You're crazy, how do you hit someone?" Xu Jinge has never been slapped when he is so old, let alone slapped by a woman, this is simply a great shame, Xu Jinge broke out all of a sudden, he raised his fist angrily: "Damn, I'm ...... today"

Yang Qiuping contemptuously put her face up: "Want to hit someone? Come on, you fight, you fight, I want to see how a big man bullies a woman. ”

Xu Jinge's fist didn't go down in the end, he calmed down: "Qiu Ping, if you were a man, I would break your ribs with one punch." ”

Yang Qiuping said with an angry face: "The surname is Xu, look at your rogue face, you are very comfortable talking about obscenity, why are you so shameless." ”

"Oh, it turned out to be for this, Qiu Ping, if you can't even stand these words, then I advise you not to do this kind of work, and withdraw to the rear to go to school as soon as possible, where did you just go? The worst days are yet to come. ”

Yang Qiuping's anger did not subside: "You don't tell me the big truth of the Anti-Japanese War, I understand, the key is your performance just now, with a light and thin face, you actually squeezed your eyebrows with the devil, and you looked so hateful." ”

"Don't be angry, Qiu Ping, to tell you the truth, I was sweating just now, if that devil's bayonet provoked not a quilt but a mattress, it would be troublesome, your gun is under the mattress, fortunately they didn't find it." Xu Jinge took out Yang Qiuping's "horse" brand oars from under the mattress and threw them on the bed.

Yang Qiuping thought about it, and felt that she was a little excessive, so her tone eased a lot: "Okay, okay, I was angry just now, so I offended you, and now I apologize to you, you can't be a big man like a woman, right?" ”

Xu Jinge took out the mattress from the cabinet and spread it on the ground, complaining in his mouth: "Under normal circumstances, of course, men have to let women, but there are exceptions, for example, if Wu Song meets Sun Erniang, who runs a black shop, if he blindly retreats, I am afraid that he will become a human meat bun." ”

Yang Qiuping laughed: "I really didn't find out before, you are quite humorous, you praise yourself in a roundabout way, and you scold me as a dominatrix, you are really bad enough...... Hey, what are you doing? ”

Xu Jinge said angrily: "I didn't do anything, I slept on the floor." ”

Yang Qiuping was silent, she lay on the edge of the bed and watched Xu Jinge lay down with the futon, there was a tenderness in her eyes, Xu Jinge found that she was staring at herself, her eyes were a little strange, so she covered her head with the quilt.

"Brother Jin Ge......" Yang Qiuping called softly.

Xu Jinge didn't say anything.

“…… Husband. There was a hint of grief in Yang Qiuping's voice.

"Qiu Ping, who is your name?" Xu Jinge asked, poking his head out of the quilt.

"What about you, aren't you my husband? We have worshipped heaven and earth. ”

"Oh, I don't remember, it seems like we were forced to live together for work, and we'll go our separate ways when the mission is over." Xu Jinge rolled over and closed his eyes.

"Brother Jin Ge, go to bed, the policeman just now found out that the mattress was cold, if it weren't for your brain, it would be bad, for ...... For work, you might as well go to bed. Yang Qiuping's voice became quieter and quieter.

"Forget it, I'm used to sleeping alone on the floor, and it's easy to scare me if a woman suddenly appears next to me, and it's even more troublesome if you don't pay attention to stretching out your hand when you're dreaming, and your gun is still on fire."

"It's forgivable if this happens when you dream, I won't blame you......"

"Qiu Ping, you'd better not give me this chance, because I often dream during the day." Xu Jinge lit a cigarette and lightly spewed a smoke ring into the ceiling.

Yang Qiuping finally became angry, and she shouted: "Xu Jinge, you bastard, do you still want me to kneel down and beg you?" You're going to bully me, I hate you......" Her tears flowed uncontrollably, and she whimpered and buried her head in the pillow.

Xu Jinge was stunned for a while, hurriedly extinguished his cigarette, stood up and walked to the bedside, gently lifted Yang Qiuping's quilt and got into the quilt......

Yang Qiuping was like a helpless little girl at this time, sobbing and plunging into Xu Jinge's arms, Xu Jinge hugged her silently, her mood was very complicated, and she didn't know what to say for a while.

"Brother Jin Ge, hold me tight and caress me......" Yang Qiuping whispered incoherently.

"Qiuping, how are you ...... How did you change your mind? You used to ......"

"Brother Jin Ge, I'm afraid, I'm so scared, I tremble when I see the devils, they are not people, they are beasts, I don't dare to imagine what the result will be if they fall into their hands one day. Brother Jin Ge, I'm not afraid of death, but I'm afraid of devils, sometimes I am scared out of a cold sweat even when I dream, I admit that I am timid, I am a woman after all. Yang Qiuping hugged Xu Jinge tightly, and her body kept trembling.

"Don't be afraid, with me, I will protect you, I'm not afraid of devils, I stayed in Beiping just to kill devils and traitors, what are they afraid of, a shot is still a hole." Xu Jinge stroked Yang Qiuping's body and comforted her.

"Jin Ge, to be honest, I didn't have a good impression of you when I first met you, you are cold, always expressionless, and the eyes of women are also high, as if they don't pay attention to other people's genders at all, at that time I even suspected that your blood was cold, so I hated you."

"Well, when did you change your impression?"

"Tell me first, what is your impression of me? What is the difference between before and now? ”

"To be honest, I didn't have a good impression at first, willful, rude, arrogant, typical of the eldest lady of a rich family, it seems that men all over the world should revolve around you, so I planned to ...... on the first day of our cohabitation"

"You're going to take possession of me as revenge, aren't you?"

"That's right, discourage your arrogance and make you obey me from now on, that's what I think." Xu Jinge honestly admitted.

"Jin Ge, you are really bad enough, why don't you men understand that you have to conquer a woman with your heart, not by being rough and arrogant. Do you know why I later changed my opinion about you? Just because you're still a gentleman in your bones. We live in the same room, if you want to do something, you can do it, you can force me, I have no power to stop you, everyone knows that you are my husband, if you forcibly take possession of me, I don't even have a place to cry, but you didn't do it, you didn't use your privileges, but respected my wishes, I ...... Thank you really ......."

Xu Jinge stopped stroking: "Qiu Ping, you praise me so much, I am embarrassed, since you ask me to be a gentleman, then I should do it to the end, I will go to sleep on the ground." He said as he prepared to get out of bed.

Yang Qiuping hugged Xu Jinge, pressed her face tightly to his chest and murmured: "No, I don't want you to leave me, I want you to love me, love me well, my dear, what kind of life are we living?" Every day I live in danger, I live in terror, every night I think, tomorrow when the sun rises, am I still alive in this world? Beloved, I don't have to be afraid, I want to be happy, I want to hold on to every happiness that can be touched, dear, I want to put myself ...... I'm leaving it to you in its entirety...... You're going to accept my ......."

Xu Jinge felt that the blood around his body was burning, his desire was swelling, and his passion was surging, and he suddenly found that this woman was really cute, if nothing happened between the two tonight, this life would be in vain. Xu Jinge rudely ripped off Yang Qiuping's pajamas, turned over and pressed them......

[1]

"You can don't curse me" is a Beijing dialect, which means: don't curse me.

[2]

The tea leaves swept at the bottom of the tea shop are extremely cheap, and only the poor people buy them, and the people of Beijing call them "Gao Moer".

[3]

The white jade bird is an ornamental bird, the history of entering Beijing is very short, the bird lovers in the capital regard themselves as "orthodox", pay attention to raising chirp birds, and try to reject the white jade bird, thinking that once their birds imitate the white jade bird is "dirty mouth", it is regarded as a great shame.