Chapter Twenty-Three: Homesickness
After explaining what happened on the ship. Fang Lang also recruited the three captains of the Global Trading Company and the personnel arranged by the company to set up a branch to his side. After packing his luggage, getting backpacked, buying a random cigarette on the street, and stuffing American souvenirs into it, he turned around and returned to the naval base and knocked on the office door of Colonel Titch.
Colonel Titch saw Fang Lang pushing the door in with his luggage on his back, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop the other party's military salute and said, "Lieutenant Fang, are you ready to go?" I immediately asked my adjutant to deliver the ticket. ”
Obviously, he thought that Fang Lang was here to pick up the ticket. Seeing Colonel Tiqi's movements, Fang Lang hurriedly said, "Mr. Colonel, don't be in a hurry about the ticket, it's not too late to go to your adjutant to get it when I go out." The main reason for coming here this time is that I want you to help with something. ”
When Colonel Tiqi heard that Fang Lang needed his help, he didn't hesitate and said, "Oh! If there's anything you say, come, let's sit down and say. ”
As he spoke, he took Fang Lang to sit down on the sofa in the reception area. Fang Lang also said politely: "That's like this, Mr. Colonel, the transport ship that came with us this time is not from Global Trade Co., Ltd.!" Their person in charge has just approached me and said that I would like to invest in the construction of a branch in Rio de Janeiro and buy a dedicated terminal and ask if I can get your help. ”
"What a trifle! Brazil welcomes everyone to invest, and they can go directly to the city government to negotiate this kind of thing! "There is no way for the army to intervene in this kind of investment, so Colonel Titch said with a little doubt.
"Of course, they've actually set off for the city government. However, because I am not familiar with the place. So, I was asked if there were any people I knew who could take care of them, and they wouldn't treat my friends badly. ”
"Oh! I don't know, what kind of care do they want? ”
"I don't know the specifics of this, they mainly want me to communicate first, if you are willing to make a friend here, their person in charge will come to visit you later."
"Of course I'm willing to make friends, you tell them that I won't go out today, let them come to me at any time. Just this little thing and let you make a special trip, it seems that this company has a lot to do with you? Colonel Titch said visibly tentatively.
"Hey! Look at what you said, the boss of this company is a friend I met when I took the American test, since we are friends, of course we help each other, right? I'm sure you'll be friends too, won't you? Fang Lang also deliberately blurred his relationship with this company.
"Haha..... Yes, we are already friends, and we are good friends with the Americans. Colonel Titch laughed.
Fang Lang felt as if he had caught something, but as if he hadn't caught anything. Without thinking much about it, he spoke:
"That's right, we're all friends, so I'll go back and inform them, and I'll go home first. We'll see you soon. ”
After speaking, Fang Lang got up and prepared to leave. After Colonel Titch saw Fang Lang get up, a cigarette was missing from his seat. Don't forget to remind: "Okay, we'll see you back, don't forget to bring your cigarettes." ”
Fang Lang smiled and said: "This is the first time we met, I gave you a little souvenir, I hope you don't dislike it." With that, he turned and left.
Colonel Titch couldn't help but be stunned, what kind of local products are there in the United States, looking at the packaging of this cigarette, it is obviously a local cigarette! I still opened the seal, and when I picked it up, I saw a few bundles of green things inside.
Hurriedly looked up at Fang Lang, only to see that Fang Lang was already carrying his backpack and walking away. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart: "Lieutenant Fang is really a good friend. ”
Fang Lang went out of the naval base and stopped a taxi, and went directly to the airport in Rio de Janeiro, the Rio de Janeiro airport at this time is not comparable to the country at this time, the Rio de Janeiro airport at this time is invested and built by Pan American Airlines, and it is already an international airport that can open direct flights to New York. From here, it can be seen that Brazil at this time was actually very developed, and if it were not for the continuous turmoil during the Cold War, I believe that Brazil's development would have been very rapid.
The plane is indeed much faster than the ship, even if it is a propeller plane in this era, Fang Lang successfully arrived at his original hometown of Sao Paulo, Brazil after less than two hours of flight, the Sao Paulo airport at this time is very simple, and the personnel who pick up the plane are directly on the tarmac, so Fang Lang saw two military Willis jeeps parked on the side at a glance.
Knowing that this was the special car arranged by Colonel Tiqi to help him contact the garrison, he walked directly forward, only to see a captain officer from the passenger seat of one of the cars looking at him, obviously this is Captain Abubakari Blackwell that Colonel Tiqi said.
Fang Lang stood up and saluted: "Hello sir, I am Fang Lang, a lieutenant in the Brazilian Expeditionary Force. ”
The other party was also a military salute, and the captain officer spoke: "Lieutenant Fang, hello, I am Captain Abubakari Blackwell, I received an order from Colonel Tiqi to come and pick me up, welcome home." ”
After speaking, he came up and gave Fang Lang a warm hug.
"Thank you so much Captain Blackwell, if you don't have a car, it's really inconvenient to be here!" Fang Lang said politely.
"Haha.... You're welcome, let's get in the car, I'll take you home, we'll talk while we walk, and you have to talk to me about how you killed the Germans on the European battlefield. "Captain Blackwell is a yellow-brown skinned half-breed, very enthusiastic person, and clearly has a great desire to go on the battlefield.
Seeing that there were two cars, I knew that one of them was reserved for myself, and I should have wanted to give myself a strong momentum, after all, Colonel Tiqi also said that the Japanese in São Paulo are not particularly safe now, and Fang Lang also wanted to make friends with the local garrison. Of course, he would not refuse, and went straight to Blackwell's jeep.
The two chatted about their experiences in Europe all the way, and the car also drove in the direction of the port of Santos in São Paulo. Fang Lang's home is on the outskirts of the city, close to the port of Santos. Captain Blackwell, who was in the car, was amazed and envious when he heard that Fang Lang had captured many Italians on the battlefield and killed several German soldiers. Later, I heard that it was a pity that he was transferred to the navy after being injured, obviously because he felt that Fang Lang missed the opportunity to kill all sides on the battlefield.
Under the guidance of Fang Lang, the vehicle came to the Chinese village where Fang Lang was located, Fang Lang saw the villagers on the road, all of them were familiar faces, and they all shouted from their uncles and uncles, and everyone just looked at Fang Lang in military uniforms, but they didn't react. waited for Fang Lang to call them before they realized who it was, and they all greeted each other.
Don't forget to discuss with the neighbors: "Isn't this the boss of the Fang family?" I heard that I ran away from home two years ago to become a soldier, and now I look good when I come back! Get in the jeep! ”
"That's right, the old man of the Fang family was in a hurry at that time, but he didn't find it after looking for a long time. I heard that I still sent a letter home later, and I learned that I had become a soldier. ”
"Not really! The wild boys who had a good time with this kid at that time were all pulled over one by one for questioning, but no one said where they went. I remember how many times I fainted! ”
"Now there is a shortage of soldiers outside, and going out to be a soldier is a dangerous business, and I can't imagine that I can come back with all my tails now. This is also a big fate. ”
"Being able to come back in a jeep looks like a mix. Sure enough, it's still naughty and mischievous children who dare to break through, maybe they will break into fame! ”
"Then you don't say it, how many of you can wear it when you go out are really famous! You don't talk about those who went out and didn't come back. ”
"Alas! Alas! Don't make a noise, everyone! The return of the boss of the Fang family is also a happy event, and when the time comes, everyone will go to see it and send congratulations to others. ”
Everyone's discussion did not take into Fang Lang's ears, looking at the surrounding environment, the memories of the original body's childhood flashed in his mind from time to time, every path, every ditch, there was a figure left when he was a child. The closer he got to home, the more complicated Fang Lang's mood became, perhaps because he saw Fang Lang's mood, Captain Blackwell, who had chatted all the way, also quieted down, quietly looking at this quiet and peaceful village, looking at every person Fang Lang greeted, although he couldn't understand Fang Lang's Chinese, but he could also see the enthusiasm of the villagers.
Fang Lang thought in his heart, I don't know if his father will not let him enter the door, after all, the father and son will stumble every time they talk, and they ran away from home at that time because they didn't study anymore, and they didn't want to live on their farm, so they had to go out to the big city to see the world, and they had a big quarrel with their father, so they left home in anger.
The mother who loves her the most doesn't know what to be sad about! While thinking, the car had already driven to the gate of his small courtyard.