Chapter 136: Encountering Marlena [Asking for Subscription]
"It's reasonable, I like fair trade, how much money do you want." He came interested.
"100,000 lira!" Ivan's face was straight and a little expectant.
Chen Jun smiled dumbly, not because his appetite was too big, but because he was too small.
As far as he knows, the highest face value of the Italian currency is now 10,000 lira, and at present, Italy surrendered and lost in World War II, the currency has depreciated, and the number he opened is only about 200 US dollars in international exchange.
Of course, his appetite is small according to his worth, but this money is not small in Sicily, and he is a greedy little ghost.
"Yes!" He took out his wallet and pulled out three dollar bills for him, "Is it okay to have dollars?" β
"Yes, yes!!" His eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly.
Taking the brand-new dollar and sniffing it on his nose, Ivan looked intoxicated.
"Bring it!" The person who suddenly burst out of the tent snatched the money, "It's not fun to hold such a large sum of money so small." β
The man was the middle-aged man who had just performed the magic trick, and he put three dollars in his pocket, "I'll make you something to eat in the future, don't make trouble." β
After speaking, he looked at Chen Jun with a smile on his whole body, bowed down and said, "I'm Saijin. Van Rolle, you may call me little old man Saikin, this is my youngest son Ivan, you have given too much, it is a curse for him, thank you for your generosity, what can we do for you? β
"Who were those just now?" Chen Jun asked politely.
"They're Don. Croce. Carlo's mafiosa, they are supposed to be holding your portrait and looking for you. β
"Won't you reveal it to him? Just now when you were performing, I knew you took one look at me and should have recognized me. β
"Those who mess with them will become a curse, and Sicilians know that it will not end well, especially that very few people like them. It's one of the few lessons in my life that we will keep quiet and not tell you. The little old man said slowly.
"This is the birthplace of the mafia, how could they be?"
The little old man Saijin told him slowly, and Chen Jun was quite emotional after listening to it.
The mafia, which originally resembled a Robin Hood role, helping the needy and bringing violent justice to the victimized, has evolved into an illegal armed group of the wealthy, collecting taxes on some business activities in their sphere of influence.
"Why don't they take money from those viewers?"
The little old man shrugged, "Who doesn't have two coyote guns in Sicily?" If you really want to push people into a hurry, they don't have good fruit to eat. β
"Many of those mafia people are from some Orion gangsters, and they know the character of Sicilians very well, so they only dare to collect money from our out-of-town mobile entertainment organizations."
Chen Jun nodded in his heart, this is also true, Sicilian people advocate the law of silence, and remain calm on the surface, but in fact, they are eyes for eyes, blood for blood, and the people are fierce, among which the godfather is an example.
"We can't stay here, we plan to leave here, I heard that in the east of Sicily, under the new school of officials in Siracusa, there are few mafias, the people are rich and calm, rich in olives and wine, and it is a good place to make money."
"Syracuse?"
Chen Jun's heart moved slightly, he seemed to remember that in the beautiful legend of Sicily in the movie, Marlena was in Syracuse.
"Sir, do you want to go too?"
The little old man Saijin had a vicious eye, sensed his intentions, and looked at him, "Sir, at first glance, you are a foreigner, we can lead the way for you, and at the same time, we can use our circus to cover for you and reduce trouble, we have a professional makeup artist, so that you can not see through it in front of the mafia." β
"Of course..... You just have to pay some money for it. Segin licked his chapped lips like a top Venetian merchant.
The next day, Chen Jun slept in a tent and followed Saikin's circus to Syracuse as the head of the circus.
This is said to be a circus, but in fact it is a family-style acrobatic troupe, which often wanders around the world to perform.
Seguin was the eldest of the circus, a Sicilian, and he had two sons, the eldest of whom was Rade. Van Roel served as a groom in the regiment and various roles that could be performed, and the youngest son, Ivan. Van Rolle, who is good at performing throwing knives, balancing, etc.
There is also a nephew Ike, who also serves as a groom and a heavy worker, and the last character, Dai Lia, according to Ivan, who slept with him last night, is a gypsy girl, who was picked up by his eldest son Ladd after an experience, and is very popular with tarot divination on weekdays with good looks, and of course also works part-time as a makeup artist.
Chen Jun's current dress is what she did.
Black vest, brown suit, slender pants, deliberately corrected beard, wearing a cream beige Western-style Panama hat, deep and bright eyes, the whole person is a mature and experienced man's image.
If you give him another cane, with the rationality of a slight young bookish atmosphere on his body, some people will believe it if he is a British nobleman.
These are the words of Dai Liya when she dresses him up.
Chen Jun is very satisfied with his current outfit, his taste is good, and he also has a strong deviation from before, so he specially gave Dai Liya a reward of 100 US dollars.
In the past ten days, he has gradually become familiar with the Saijin Circus, and he has a general understanding of them.
Among these people, the little old man Saijin is more greedy and philistine, but he has rich survival experience and knows the scale, what to do and what not to do.
The eldest son, Ladd, on the contrary, is loyal and honest, and often takes the initiative to mention his younger brother Ivan to work, and likes Dai Liya.
Ivan was the boy who asked him for money, with a wild personality, skinny, and like to show off his throwing knife skills, while Dai Liya and Ike were relatively quiet and introverted in life, but they were very energetic on stage.
And these days, sitting in a carriage and passing through many small towns in Sicily with them also gave Chen Jun a clear understanding of Sicily.
The people here live a peaceful life, not many people join the mafia, and most of them live in poverty due to World War II, so they are keen to make money and live a rich life.
"Here we are, Mr. William. We arrived in the small town of Syracusa. β
Ivan, who was leading the horse, shouted, which immediately startled Chen Jun, who was sitting in a state of mind.
He glanced around and saw the town in warm and exotic tones, with teal-veined stone pavements, houses modeled after ancient Roman villas, wide marble porches and equally spacious vaulted rooms, and small but elaborate shops in two rows of the town.
All this is the same as the arrangement of the beautiful legend of Sicily in the movie, and it is not wrong.
In the town, many people came out to go shopping, sitting in the drink shop next to the store, looking at Chen Jun and his party in strange costumes, and showing strange eyes.
"Saikin, I'll buy you clothes for a few years!" Chen Jun got out of the carriage.
"No, sir, your generosity is enough." Sai Jin politely refused, and the old man knew that too much cheapness could not be taken advantage of.
"I'm conditional, I love this town, I'm going to stay here for a while."
"So when will I leave, when can you leave, don't refuse in a hurry, I will help you succeed in the performance."
Chen Jun said, taking care of himself and pulling Ivan into a clothing store next to him.
During this time, there was still a lot of cash left in the wallet with the Corleone family, and it was still possible to engage in some small means to buy people's hearts.
He needs Saiguin's circus as a cover, and if a person wants to complete the mission of raiding Marlena, he suddenly appears in the town and pursues Marlena, a woman who has made countless men moths to the fire, which will inevitably make countless men investigate his strange identity.
A circus director positioned in a middle class is not as conspicuous as a rich man, nor is he so jealous.
Entering the clothing store, Ivan looked curiously into his eyes, looking around at the hardcover clothes, and he absolutely swore that Mr. William was the best person for him in his life.
If she were a woman, he would definitely like such a man, but he didn't expect that looking at the woman in front of him, his eyes widened and he was stunned on the spot.
Chen Jun looked at the woman in front of him who was holding black gauze in her hand and looked indifferent, slightly surprised.
It was Marlena.
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