Chapter 52: The War
Zhou Chong and Qian Haodong looked at each other, and they couldn't understand what kind of medicine was being sold in the gourd of the old man in front of him.
Puzzled, he pulled over the stool and sat down.
The old man buried his head in eating and didn't speak, his shriveled lips sucked on the edge of the bowl, and from time to time he trembled with his shriveled hands and sandwiched shredded pickles.
Qian Haodong was in a hurry, seeing the old man eating breakfast calmly, he couldn't help it, and just wanted to speak, Zhou Chong quietly kicked him from under the table and gave him a look.
"Gotcha! I'm a little hungry right now! ”
Qian Haodong complained, and then reached out to pick up the gruel and ate it in a big gulp.
Zhou Chong breathed a sigh of relief, and then picked up the chopsticks as well.
The three of them were like familiar friends who had nothing to say, drinking porridge and eating pickles. No one spoke, no one made any extra movements, not even eye contact.
The room was filled with the sound of drinking porridge and munching pickles.
The old man ate slowly, Zhou Chong and Qian Haodong sat down after eating, watching the old man slowly drink the remaining half of the bowl of porridge.
Finally, the old man finished the remaining half bowl, slowly took out a blue handkerchief from his bosom and wiped his mouth.
"Who is Zhou Chong between the two of you?"
Zhou Chong guessed countless kinds of old man's opening remarks in his heart, but he never imagined that the old man would ask this, could it be that this old man doesn't know himself until now?
"I.... I am! ”
The old man struggled to raise his loose eyelids and look at Zhou Chong
"Laugh! When you're older, your eyes are not easy to see, can you sit closer? "
"Oh... Oh.. Good. ”
The old man spoke very slowly but clearly, giving people a very comfortable feeling, like an elder who had not been seen for a long time, greeting his child.
Zhou Chong stood up a little awkwardly, and the solid wood chair rubbed against the ground to make a harsh noise, which seemed a little cramped.
The old man raised his head and quietly looked at Zhou Chong's face....
After a while, he said, "How is Xiaobao doing?" ”
Zhou Chong was stunned: "Xiaobao? You're right.... Is it Chen Sanbao? ”
"Yes, yes! His name is indeed Chen Sanbao. How is he doing now? ”
Zhou Chong said truthfully: "I haven't seen him since we separated a few days ago, he should have encountered some trouble, and now he has not been able to contact him." ”
The old man sighed and said, "Hey... This little treasure still has this temper, and likes to do everything, but since he can give you my phone number, it proves that he is indeed in a lot of trouble. ”
"Uncle I'm sorry, he never mentioned you to me, may I ask who you are?"
The old man's gaze was withdrawn from Zhou Chong's face, and he waved his hand to signal Zhou Chong to sit down.
"I thought you knew! My name is Cang Jingguo! ”
"I'm sorry! I looked up your personal information online last night, but I'm not sure, I can't really guess why you're meeting us in person. ”
The old man smiled slightly and said, "There is no identity, I just want to see the results of Xiaobao's planning for so many years before I die." ”
Qian Haodong couldn't sit still a little, and asked a little anxiously: "Uncle, in fact, your phone number was given to me by Bao Ye, not for insects." ”
Cang Jingguo looked at Qian Haodong suspiciously: "Are you?" ”
Zhou Chong saw that Qian Haodong was a little reckless, for fear that he would say the wrong thing, so he hurriedly said, "Old man, his name is Qian Haodong, he is my hair young, and he is also my best friend. ”
"Oh! So that's what happened! ”
Qian Haodong glanced at Zhou Chong and said, "Oops! Worm, after so many days, I can be regarded as listening to you say a word, it turns out that you know that Lao Tzu is affected by you! ”
Zhou Chong secretly kicked Qian Haodong under the table: "Can you say a few words?" ”
Qian Haodong looked innocent: "What's wrong with me!" What am I saying wrong? ”
Cang Jingguo laughed: "It's okay!" It's okay! It's been a long time since I've seen anyone talk like that in front of me. ”
"Excuse me, old man! My friend is a little straight-headed, and a little reckless in his straightforward speech, don't you mind,"
Cang Jingguo waved his hand and said, "It's okay!" Don't be too nervous, young man! ”
"Worms don't know what you're nervous about! You see that other uncles don't mind, right? ”
"Haha! Right! Both of you relax and don't be too restrictive. ”
Zhou Chong is now full of questions, hoping to find the answer from this old man's mouth. I didn't know where to start for a while, and hesitated for a long time to ask
"Uncle, according to what you just meant, the mouse and Bao Ye's plan should be fine, why did you give him your contact information?"
"Xiaobao is smart and has a good brain, since he naturally has his reason for giving the phone to your friend, maybe he has already guessed that he will help you."
Qian Haodong was shocked: "What are you talking about? You mean Chen Sanbao had expected that I would be involved because of bugs. ”
Cang Jingguo nodded: "I think I can only explain it like this, my contact information has been in his hands for a long time, and I have been waiting for your call, I thought I couldn't wait, but I didn't expect it to be good, you still came." ”
Qian Haodong was about to open his mouth but was stopped by Zhou Chong.
"Old, so you should have known each other for a long time, what is your relationship?"
"What relationship? .... You asked me, young man... I guess we should be friends! ”
"Then you must know my background and who is Bao Ye? To tell you the truth, I'm confused right now, who am I? Why does it seem that everyone is deliberately hiding it from me? ”
Cang Jingguo's face became serious at this time and said: "Young man, you may be disappointed, in fact, I don't know much about your life experience, and the person who really knows it may be Xiaobao alone, but ......"
Cang Jingguo seemed to think of something, smiled bitterly, shook his head, and stopped talking.
Zhou Chong asked urgently, "Then can you tell me what you know?" ”
Cang Jingguo hesitated and nodded
"Actually, I know a little bit about it, and a lot of it has been relayed to me through other people's mouths."
For the first time, someone began to tell Zhou Chong about his life experience, and he couldn't stop being nervous, so that his legs trembled a little unconsciously.
Cang Jingguo lowered his head for a long time, as if he was recalling the past and as if he was organizing his thoughts, but he didn't know how to speak for a while.
Zhou Chong did not urge, but waited quietly on the side.
After a long time, Cang Jingguo slowly spoke.
"About you, Zhou Chong, in fact, I have to start with a war, I don't know how much you know about modern warfare in our country?"
Zhou Chong's face was full of incredulity: "War? I... This...."
"That's right! It's you! ”
"I don't know much about it, it's just some of the modern history I learned from books when I was a kid. Anti-Japanese and civil war, but how can these have anything to do with me? ”
Cang Jingguo shook his head.
"Blame me for not making it clear, I'm talking about the war that is the closest war to us."
Qian Haodong couldn't help but say, "Uncle, what did you say was the latest?" Are we right for India? ”
Cang Jingguo shook his head.
Zhou Chong said: "Mouse, I know. Elder said Vietnam! ”