May 1950, Porto Alegre, Brazil, Spring Breeze Teahouse.

"Teacher Chen, you said that there has been an increase in troops on this border recently, and there will be no war!"

On the second floor, near the window, on a square table, there are several delicate melon and fruit snacks and a few large gaiwan teacups.

On the bench next to the square table, a middle-aged man in a sweatshirt said with a slightly worried face to a middle-aged man wearing black-framed glasses and a short-sleeved shirt on the other side of the square table.

Hearing the words of the man in the sweatshirt, the middle-aged man known as Teacher Chen took a sip of the teacup on the table, grabbed a handful of peanuts from the table, peeled a peanut and stuffed it in his mouth, and slowly said:

"It's really hard to say, and it's been said in the news these days that Argentina next door is very restless, and every now and then it creates some friction at the border.

So that the Ministry of Defense had to send troops, come to the border guard. I heard that there will be a military exercise on the border in the next two days! ”

As soon as the words fell, someone at another table next to him answered:

"That's right! That's right! I've also heard that the Navy has also sent a warship across Uruguay to the South Atlantic to warn Argentina! ”

When the man in the sweatshirt heard this, he said with a depressed face:

"Finally, after a few days of stable life, life is getting more and more rushed, and the situation in Brazil has begun to become tense, I just hope that everyone can maintain restraint and stop fighting."

"Yes! We came here to escape the war in our hometown, and if we fight here, we will die. ”

Not far away, a middle-aged man with a Tsumen voice answered.

Seeing that everyone seemed a little pessimistic, the middle-aged man known as Teacher Chen couldn't help but stand up and say:

"You don't have to worry too much, as far as I know, Argentina's strength is still incomparable with Brazil, not only in terms of the number of troops, but also in terms of actual combat experience, our Brazilian army is far superior to the other side.

After all, Brazil fought the Germans with the Yankees. ”

"I've also heard about this, on the Argentine side, the navy doesn't even have aircraft carriers, and if they really fight, they may not be able to beat Brazil."

"Whether you can fight or not, it's better not to fight, everyone has experienced war, and there is a deep pain in this kind of thing, once the fight starts, everyone will start to be displaced again."

The middle-aged man in the sweatshirt who spoke first saw that everyone was a little depressed because of his words, and he was also a little embarrassed, so he quickly changed the topic and said:

"Alright, alright, this kind of thing is not something we can worry about now. I heard that Grand Prince Fang is now the Deputy Minister of the Navy of Brazil, is it true?

Lao Liu, didn't your second boy go to the army last year? Is there any news coming back? ”

The man who was called Lao Liu was a middle-aged man who was not tall and stocky, and after hearing the words of the man in the undershirt, he couldn't help but glare at the other party and said:

"Cao Er was stunned, what did you kid say! The second boy of my family is a big soldier, can he discuss the matter of the eldest son of Fang? Even if he knows any news, he can't tell me about this little commoner! ”

When the man in the sweatshirt who was called Cao Er stunned heard this, he could only smile and was not angry.

On the other hand, Mr. Chen, who was wearing a shirt and had a polite face, took the initiative to answer:

"Actually, it's no secret, Prince Fang is indeed the Deputy Minister of the Navy now, and his office has moved from Natal to Rio de Janeiro.

This incident was reported in detail in a Chinese-language newspaper a few days ago. ”

When everyone around heard this, they all began to talk about it.

Cao Er was stunned again and couldn't help but take the lead in speaking:

"Teacher Chen, you are the most educated of our families, and you are also a Chinese language teacher in a community elementary school, you can learn the latest news from the newspaper, you can tell us all about how big an official this Deputy Minister of the Navy is!"

Hearing Cao Er's stunned praise for himself, Mr. Chen was also slightly complacent, most of the people who drank tea in this Chunfeng Teahouse were ordinary workers who came from their hometown in the form of labor dispatch, and some people were simply from coolies.

It is true that many of them have no culture, but after two years in Brazil, they have more money on hand, and during this break, everyone has no pastime, so they like to drink tea and chat in this teahouse, and sit all day, and it doesn't take a few big children.

Seeing that the people around him were looking at him, Mr. Chen was no longer polite, and coughed lightly and said:

"To talk about this Deputy Secretary of the Admiralty! That's a great official, let's put it this way! The entire Brazilian Navy, except for the Minister of the Navy, is the largest. ”

"Oh my God! Isn't that one person under ten thousand people? Is Master Fang so young that he is already so powerful? Isn't that going to be president in a few years?

If it would be good if we really became presidents, then we Chinese might have a better life. ”

"What's so good about the president, don't you know how powerful the Fang family is now? That's something that even the president has to stutter about. ”

For a while, everyone began to talk again, and the topic ran farther and farther, and began to discuss how powerful the Fang family was.

In this regard, as a primary school teacher, Mr. Chen also felt a pain, these guys are good at everything, but they often go off topic when they talk and chat, they are supposed to talk about one thing, say it well, and they are ready to express their own opinions and reflect their own level.

But these guys can often talk far away from the topic with just a word from me, and they don't even have a chance to show themselves.

But he didn't have much to say about this topic today, after all, the strength of the Fang family in Brazil was too strong, if he accidentally said the wrong thing and offended the Fang family, then he would have no place in Brazil.

Especially when he saw that everyone's topics were getting more and more crooked, and seeing that he was about to start discussing the private life of the Fang family, he couldn't help but glared at Cao Er on the side fiercely, blaming this guy, why did he mention the Fang family's affairs if he had nothing to do?

I got involved myself, but I had to find a way to change the topic, otherwise it would be bad if I offended the Fang family.

Soon, he thought of something, and interrupted everyone's discussion with a light cough:

"Ahem, okay, okay, the Fang family is the owner of most of the people here, we can have today's life, thanks to them! Don't talk about it anymore.

During this time, in addition to talking about Argentina, the newspaper also carried out a long continuous report on one thing, I don't know if you have heard of it. ”

As soon as Mr. Chen's words came out, everyone also stopped talking.

"I know, Mr. Chen is talking about the dangers of big smoke that is being talked about in the newspapers every day!"

Hearing someone answer, Teacher Chen hurriedly spoke:

"That's right! This brother is right, to be precise, it should be the harm of drugs. ”

Before Mr. Chen could continue, someone had already begun to answer:

"Does that need to be said? There was a neighbor in my hometown, because he smoked a lot, and finally his family was ruined, and his wife and children were sold by him for big cigarettes.

In the end, there was nothing to sell, so this guy lay at the door of the tobacco shop, begging for cigarettes from the people who came in and out, and was later beaten to death by the people in the smoke shop. ”

"What is this! There was a big landlord in our hometown, just because the male owner smoked a lot, in less than five years, all the land was bought by him, and then the people in the family saw that they couldn't stop it, so they simply divided the family's belongings and ran away.

This guy was later thrown out of his ancestral house by the person who asked for debts, and in the winter, he froze to death directly at the door of the ancestral house. ”

"What you're talking about is nothing, have you ever seen someone who smokes a big cigarette and dies? I've seen it, and it's scary, and there's only skin and bones left in it. At that time, their family asked us to collect his bones.

That weight, when I was gently hugged, was about the same weight as a six- or seven-year-old child. ”

As a Chinese compatriot who has been poisoned by the big smoke, everyone is naturally very aware of the harm of the big smoke, so everyone can tell a lot of various tragic cases that happened around them.

Seeing that everyone began to discuss the dangers of big smoke word by word, Mr. Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Cao Er was stunned when he saw Teacher Chen mention this topic, and he couldn't help but say:

"Teacher Chen, why did this newspaper suddenly start reporting on the dangers of drugs!"

Hearing Cao Er's stunned question, everyone's discussion gradually became quieter, and they all looked at Teacher Chen, everyone knows the harm of this drug.

But at the same time, everyone has become accustomed to the existence of this thing, and now that they suddenly hear Mr. Chen mention this topic, they are naturally a little curious.

One of them even spoke:

"I remember saying it when I was recruiting! People who smoke big cigarettes don't want it. There are no smoke houses in Porto Alegre now! Why did you suddenly mention this in the newspaper? ”

In order to avoid the topic being crooked again, Mr. Chen also hurriedly said:

"We are used to reporting on the dangers of drugs in this newspaper, and it is not unreported in the newspaper when we were in our hometown. So, I didn't pay much attention to it at first.

But recently, with more and more news reported, it may have attracted the attention of big people, and a few days ago, some parliamentarians proposed to legislate against drugs.

In addition, the intensity of the anti-drug proposal and the severity of the punishment are unprecedented, and it is said that the death penalty must be introduced. ”

In fact, the Chinese people have long been accustomed to the death penalty and did not feel anything abnormal, so when Mr. Chen said that the death penalty was introduced, he thought everyone would be surprised.

Unexpectedly, everyone was surprisingly calm, and even Cao Er was stunned and said directly:

"These people who kill a thousand knives, the death penalty is cheap for them, I think, they should be cut with a thousand knives."

As soon as the voice fell, someone answered:

"That is, the Brazilian law is also strange, there is not even a death penalty, and it is directly sentenced to hundreds of years in prison, as a result, people have money in their hands, and they can reduce their sentences after entering prison, and after being locked up for more than ten years, they are released again. It's just a joke. ”

"Alas! It can't be helped, this is to tell you that it doesn't matter what you do, the important thing is that you can't have no money, and if you have money, the judge can be bought by you. ”

In Mr. Chen's opinion, this result was that there was no explosion point at all, and it did not achieve the effect he wanted at all, and he couldn't help but shake his head helplessly.

Just when everyone was supporting the death penalty, a voice suddenly came out of a corner of the teahouse:

"I heard that there are people smoking big cigarettes in the Chinese now, and these people who smoke big cigarettes won't be sentenced to death, right?"

As soon as these words came out, the entire teahouse fell silent in an instant, and everyone looked at the man who spoke up, only to see a tall and thin man in a silk robe, who was being looked a little panicked by everyone's eyes.

In fact, after all these years of the Republic of China, the habit of wearing robes and horse coats has slowly disappeared from my hometown, not to mention the temperature in Brazil at this time, many ordinary people are a sweatshirt. Judging from the dress on this body and the thin body, it should be a down-and-out widow.

Moreover, the sallow face of this old man also makes many people see at a glance that this 80% is a big smoker, no wonder he asks such a question.

Seeing this unfamiliar person asking, many people didn't want to pay attention to it, but after Mr. Chen looked at the other party deeply, he still slowly spoke:

"Most of the newspapers talk about the crime of growing and selling drugs, and it seems that this addict will also go to jail, but I don't remember exactly how long he will be there.

However, I do remember that if a drug addict is already addicted, it seems that he can go to the police station and turn himself in, and if he turns himself in and applies for active drug rehabilitation, he can be exempted from criminal responsibility.

If there is meritorious service, the cost of drug rehabilitation can also be waived. ”

After speaking, he didn't forget to give the other party an encouraging look.

After listening to Teacher Chen's words, the man in the robe was full of panic, like a wounded rabbit, got up in a panic, and said to Teacher Chen:

"Thank you, sir, for the point, and then ran out without looking back."

Seeing this, everyone in the teahouse suddenly exploded.

"This guy is obviously a big smoker! When I got on the boat from my hometown, didn't I screen them all? How did this guy get here. ”

"Judging by what this guy is wearing, he shouldn't have come through labor dispatch, and he didn't come through the same channel as us."

"This panicked look can't be a big cigarette in Brazil, right? I've never seen a big smoke house nearby, have I? ”

"You don't understand this, do you? Cats have cat lanes, rats have rat paths, and since these guys are addicted, they will definitely find a place to smoke. ”

"Do you think we're going to report him to the police!"

"Big head Li, didn't your son go to work in the police station? Why don't you arrest this guy and give him a credit! ”

"Does anyone know this man?"

"I don't think I've seen it before?"

"Count this kid as fast as he goes, or we'll take him to the police station for some tea money."

Everyone was discussing the identity of the robed man, but the protagonist of their words had already hurried across the two streets.

He was leaning against a corner of the wall and panting, and from time to time he carefully stretched out his head to look behind him, for fear that someone would chase him, and he breathed a long sigh of relief when he saw that there was nothing abnormal behind him.

Then, remembering what everyone had just talked about, he couldn't help but shudder. Everyone was not mistaken, he was indeed a big smoker. And it's still an old smoking gun that has been smoked for many years.

(End of chapter)