On the afternoon of October 28, the Weiran, which had been on its way, transited through the capital of China and finally landed on Ao Island smoothly.
This is also thanks to the fact that I asked my parents, who were still running a travel agency at the time, to help me get a pass in order to go to Baodao at the beginning of the year. It was also thanks to the fact that my parents misunderstood and thought that they wanted to visit all three places, so by the way
I helped them handle the cases in Hong Kong and Macao.
It was precisely with this unexpected convenience that Wei Ran rushed to Ao Island quickly enough and successfully found the "White Horse Pig's Knuckle Rice" near the pier.
This store is not very big, but there are quite a lot of diners inside, and judging from the hurried way they walk, you can tell that this small store should serve mostly the local grassroots people.
Because he came in a hurry, Wei Ran didn't bring any luggage. Because of this, he just stood in front of the store and looked at it for a while, then lined up and walked into the small store. He randomly found a seat to sit down and ordered something.
While eating a bowl of pig's trotter rice, I also looked at the layout of the store.
There were many old photos hanging on the wall of this store. Those photos did not include the cavalry and the Anti-Japanese Alliance. Instead, he found Zhao Jinlan who was with his children in front of the yurt, and Zhao Jinlan who was also with his children.
Photos of Yang Shiyi and Lao Bai.
In addition, there are photos with this shop as the background. In those old photos, it seems that the people in charge of the shop are the adult Ma Pingchuan and Bai Qing'ai, the two young people who are responsible for carrying dishes and cleaning.
, but they are the brothers and sisters Zhao Guangfu and Zhao Youhua when they grow up.
Before he could finish looking at the photos, an aunt who looked to be about forty or fifty years old brought him a large bowl of pig's trotter rice with plenty of ingredients.
"handsome boy"
Before he started eating, a young girl dressed as a student came over with a big bowl of pig's trotter rice and said something in Cantonese or Hokkien that he couldn't understand.
Seeing the flash of confusion on Wei Ran's face, the girl, who looked to be about 20 years old, put on a plastic bag and asked, "Handsome man, let's share a table?"
"random"
Before Wei Ran could finish his words, the girl sat down diagonally opposite him happily, followed closely by another girl and a young man of similar age, who were either carrying pig's trotter rice or rice rolls.
They gathered around and occupied the seats next to and opposite Wei Ran, chatting happily in local dialects.
Seeing this, Wei Ran smiled, picked up the spoon with a white horse on it, took a spoonful of pig's trotter rice and put it into his mouth.
This stuff tastes really good!
Wei Ran, who had not eaten anything seriously on the way here, his eyes lit up and he unconsciously speeded up his meal - just like the other diners around him.
After finishing the big bowl of pig's trotter rice, Wei Ran stopped the passing waiter and asked, "Please give me a side of rice rolls, thank you."
"Wait a mininute"
The aunt tried her best to respond in Mandarin with a local accent.
"Brother, are you from mainland China?" the young man sitting next to Wei Ran asked curiously.
"right"
Wei Ran smiled and nodded, "Were you all locals who came here to play?"
"Almost"
The young man next to him nodded casually, "There are very few mainland tourists who come to this store. They are all locals who come to eat at his place."
"So you've been talking about this store for a long time?" Wei Ran asked with a smile.
“I’ve been there since I was a kid!”
The young girl sitting opposite took over the conversation and said, "His family used to sell braised pork and sliced noodles, but since the grandparents retired, they only sell pig's feet rice."
As she said that, the girl pointed to the photos of Ma Pingchuan and Bai Qing'ai hanging on the wall opposite. They were photos of the grandparents when they were young. My father said that he often came here to eat when he was a child."
"Who is running this store now?" Wei Ran asked following the topic.
"Their son"
The young girl sitting directly opposite Wei Ran said, "That uncle only knows how to make pig's trotter rice, and his wife only knows how to make rice rolls."
"His braised pork and shaved noodles are more delicious than the pig's trotter rice!" the girl across the street said with great nostalgia, "I used to come here to eat when I was a kid."
“I also ate their braised pork when I was a kid!”
The young man sitting next to Wei Ran said, "I remember that the grandpa and grandma who sell braised pork are also from mainland China."
"Yes, yes! That's right! They don't speak Cantonese and Hokkien, and they only rely on gestures to communicate with diners."
The girl sitting opposite said repeatedly, "But the braised pork made by that grandma is super delicious! That grandpa is guarding a big pot at the door making noodles every day!"
“It’s a pity that now we only have pork trotter rice”
As the young girl diagonally opposite said, she didn't forget to put a big spoonful of rice filled with soup into her mouth, and said with a smile, "But the pig's trotter rice is not bad either!"
Seeing that the conversation between these three young people had shifted to when the cafeteria in their school would explode, and the proportion of dialects in their speech was getting higher and higher, the aunt also brought Wei Ran the rice rolls he wanted.
After finishing the rice rolls in a few mouthfuls, Wei Ran stood up and walked to the bar at the door. He generously paid for the meals for the young students at the same table, and then simply left this extremely busy shop.
Just like when he was a guest at Aoriqi's house yesterday, Wei Ran did not specify his identity or purpose of visit this time. It was enough for him to know that the person he wanted to find was here.
As for the rest...
Let the rest be recognized by those who are more suitable to come here.
Having made up his mind, Weiran had no worries anymore and simply took a taxi back to the airport, patiently waiting for the flight to Sichuan that evening.
At the same time, at Tianfu Airport, the scumbag Xia Shushi and his girlfriend Qin Qi were already waiting.
"Are we just waiting like this?" Qin Qi, who was sitting cross-legged in the driver's seat in the airport parking lot, yawned and asked Xia Shushi in the passenger seat.
"Just wait"
Xia Shushi, who flattened the seat and put his feet on the glove box, yawned and pointed behind him, "I've brought his suitcase, how can he run away?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Qin Qi shook her head dumbfounded, "You can trust him."
"Don't worry"
Xia Shushi said firmly, "Wei Ran is far more reliable than Qin II. If he asked me to help with something big, it will definitely not be a trivial matter."
"Whatever you want," Qin Qi said, lowering her seat and closing her eyes, "When will my cousin arrive?"
"He probably won't have time to come over this time," Xia Shushi said with some gloating, "He was caught as a young man."
"It's a good idea not to come," Qin Qi muttered with joy, and then pulled Xia Shushi along to continue chatting about Wei Ran.
The two of them were able to appear here, it seems, they really owe it to Wei Ran.
As early as last night when flying from Irkutsk to the capital, Weiyan notified Xia Shushi in advance to pick him up.
Of course, this so-called pick-up at the airport is actually just an oversized but light suitcase.
Even after handing the suitcase to Xia Shushi, Wei Ran asked him to contact Qin II and rush to Sichuan as soon as possible with the suitcase. It would be best to help him get a car to drive in advance, but he himself, after explaining
Then he hurriedly changed planes.
Just like what Xia Shushi said just now, Qin II probably didn't have time to come, but Qin Qi did have time. She was just tempted by curiosity and lost her patience.
They waited from dark until late at night, until 11 o'clock at midnight, when the two people who were already kissing each other in the carriage finally received Wei Ran's call.
"I thought you weren't coming," Xia Shushi complained as he wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth.
"Didn't I send you the flight information?"
Wei Ran, who had just walked out of the airport pick-up gate without even a piece of luggage in his hand, asked, "Stop talking nonsense, where are you? Have you got the car?"
"Come to the parking lot and I'll send you the exact location."
As Xia Shushi said that, he simply hung up the phone and then sent out the message he had edited in advance. As for picking up the plane, why would he pick it up if his girlfriend was nearby? He was not a child anymore.
After waiting for almost 20 minutes, Wei Ran, empty-handed, finally found Qin Qi's car in the corner of the parking lot.
"Can't you two do a double dodge?"
Wei Ran asked dumbfounded as he opened the rear compartment door. He had just turned around twice before finding this off-road vehicle that seemed to be hiding on purpose.
"We've been waiting for you for most of the night, it would be great if we could find you."
Xia Shushi, who succeeded in his prank, asked while fastening his seat belt, "Where should we go? Find a hotel to rest?"
“I am short on time and have heavy tasks”
Wei Ran said unapologetically, "If you two are not tired, how about we go straight to Zigong?"
Before the two of them could say anything, Wei Ran added, "If you two get tired, let me drive."
"Let me drive." Qin Qi started the car and drove out of the parking lot as she spoke.
"What's the reason for you to call me over this time?" It wasn't until the car left the airport that Xia Shushi, who was sitting in the passenger seat, asked.
"Didn't you look at what was in the suitcase?" Wei Ran, who was looking out the window and was distracted, asked in surprise.
"Why are you going through your suitcase when I'm full?" Xia Shushi asked angrily.
"I didn't tell you to take a look?" Wei Ran asked, patting his forehead.
"If you tell me, can I not read it?"
Xia Shushi asked helplessly, "You threw the suitcase to me and ran away. I didn't have time to ask anything."
"Yeah, it's my fault, but it's not too late."
Wei Ran said simply, "Well, brothers and sisters, pull over and let him come behind."
"What kind of treasure is in your big box?" Qin Qi asked curiously, and at the same time, she had already stopped the car on the roadside.
"Okay, you can come to the back and I'll drive. I'll explain slowly on the way."
After Wei Ran finished speaking, the car just stopped. Without waiting for the two of them to say anything, he opened the door and got in.
Qin Qi was not polite to him, and even got into the rear compartment before Xia Shuseki and turned on the reading light above her head.
By the time Wei Ran got into the cab, she had already opened the suitcase.
"What are these?"
Qin Qi said as she took out the wooden knife box from the suitcase and opened the buckle.
"Is it an anti-Japanese sword?!"
Qin Qi asked in surprise, "I also have one at home. It was left by my great-grandfather, but it's not as long as this one."
"This is not an anti-Japanese sword, this is the cavalry saber of the Majia Army in the northwest."
Xia Shushi, who got into the carriage a little later, corrected him by saying that he had seen photos and actual objects of the saber. Even if he had not seen it before, he could still recognize it at a glance with his professional ability.
Not only did he recognize it, he also guessed something.
So while putting on his gloves and reaching out to pick up the red triangular flag in the box, he asked directly, "Have you found out anything about this knife?"
“Finally found out”
Wei Ran controlled the car and started running. He corrected himself and said, "Three-fourths of it has been found, but the last clue has not yet been found."
"Are we looking for the last clue?" Xia Shushi asked.
"No, I'll take you to visit an old friend."
Wei Ran paused and then said, "I'll tell you the specific causes and consequences later. There are other things in the box, so take them out first and take a look."
Hearing this, Qin Qi opened the zippers on both sides of the suitcase. The space on the left hand side of the suitcase only contained Wei Ran's briefcase and laptop.
Seeing this, she zipped up the zipper, opened the book on the right, and then took out the tattered mandarin bag.
"There are some letters and a photo album in there." Wei Ran introduced, "You can read the photo album, but don't open those envelopes."
Hearing this, Xia Shushi reacted very quickly and stopped Qin Qi who was about to reach out to take out the letters. Then he unceremoniously opened the zipper on the other side of the suitcase, pulled out Wei Ran's briefcase, rummaged through it, and took out a pair of
The silk gloves were handed to Qin Qi.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "You two can really pee in a pot."
Qin Qi took the gloves and put them on, dumbfounded. Xia Shushi also took the opportunity to stuff Wei Ran's briefcase back and zip up that half.
"I didn't have the habit of wearing gloves with me before, but I learned it from him." Xia Shushi joked, "It's not just me, even those two scumbags Qin Xiu and Zhong Zhen have learned this habit."
"I understand, scumbags all carry gloves with them." Qin Qi directly summarized the essence.
"I'm not a scumbag like the three of them!"
In the carriage, Wei Ran and Xia Shushi almost spoke the same nonsense in unison, which no one believed.
Amid Qin Qi's unbridled ridicule, Wei Ran shook his head helplessly, changed the subject directly and said, "Let's look at the photo album first, and then I will tell you what I investigated."
Next, the only sounds left in the carriage were the faint sound of turning pages, Qin Qi's questions from time to time, and Xia Shushi's answers from time to time.
After the car was halfway through, Xia Shushi finally closed the photo album and said, "Stop at the service area in front and tell us what you found out."
Hearing this, Wei Ran stepped on the accelerator, slightly increased the speed and drove for a while, driving into a service area where many freight trucks were parked.
"I'm going to buy something to drink."
Qin Qi said, and was the first to push open the car door and ran into the brightly lit hall. At the same time, Xia Shushi also lowered the window and lit a cigarette.
Seeing this, Wei Ran simply lowered all the windows, took out the cigarette case, lit a cigarette and smoked it quietly.
After a while, Qin Qi got into the car carrying a bag full of food, drinks and a pair of flowers.
Taking the drink and the unpacked pack of cigarettes from the girl, Wei Ran gave Xia Shushi a thumbs-up gesture and said with the other's proud expression, "The story begins with the White Mountains and Black Waters in 1937..."
In Wei Ran's narration, that period of history that he personally experienced, those heroic past events that were either forgotten by others or deliberately concealed by the people involved, were also recounted in sighs.
"This is the story of the people in the photo."
Finally, Wei Ran relit the cigarette that Qin Qi had just bought for him, took a deep puff and said, "Several years ago, I found the owner of the box cannon and gave it to his descendants.
"
"How did you send that thing over?" Qin Qi asked subconsciously, which was stupid enough, but it was a troublesome question for Wei Ran.
"The beast sent it there with help." Xia Shushi reacted very quickly and helped Wei Ran find the scapegoat.
Wei Ran smiled and continued with a normal expression, "Just a few days ago, I found the person who sold the box cannon and the saber. Then I found the letters and photo albums, and finally found the one I mentioned just now.
Descendants of the Ma family and Zhao family.
To put it simply, only Hu Bazhi and his descendants have not been found."
"So we are going to meet the descendants of Li Sui'an now?" Qin Qi asked again, as if she had never asked any stupid questions before.
"There is a photo of senior Li Sui'an and senior Hu BaZhi in the photo album," Wei Ran said in the drifting smoke, "Maybe you can find Hu BaZhi's address at his home."
"Thanks"
At this moment, Xia Shushi suddenly said thank you, "I know you shouldn't think about utilitarianism in this kind of thing, but the things you found this time are better than the Long March we found last time..."
"Gentlemen talk about their deeds but don't care about their intentions. Wouldn't the requirements for scum be even lower?"
Wei Ran joked self-deprecatingly, "Put aside utilitarianism and non-utilitarianism, I asked you to come and help because there is a real need.
Objectively speaking, whether it is the trouble that the box cannon just mentioned may cause or how to find the descendants of Hu Bazhi, I cannot solve these things by myself."
"Let's go visit the descendants of senior Li Sui'an first."
Xia Shushi put the various revolutionary relics in the carriage back into the suitcase and said, "The troubles you mentioned are not troubles."
"Brother Wei, go and have a rest in the back."
Qiqi also took the initiative and said, "I will drive the second half. I am familiar with Zigong."
"Then I'll trouble my brothers and sisters." Wei Ran simply gave up the driving seat to Qin Qi, turned around and got into the rear compartment.
"Wei Ran, why are you making these pictures?" Xia Shushi asked abruptly when the car started running.
"What are you trying to figure out?"
Wei Ran smiled, closed his bloodshot eyes that were tired from the long journey, stretched his equally tired body and replied matter-of-factly, "Someone has to do it."
