All the words Gu Lanchun said made Chen Baoxiang's blood boil sometimes, and sometimes his heart felt desolate, just like a sand gull in the distance, rising and falling with nowhere to rest.
"Why is this? You have been singing opera for so many years and are so famous in Peiping and Shanghai... Why do you want to do such a dangerous thing? Just sing opera, can't you?"
"Boss Chen, the land of China has no room for a stage. Where can I sing? The Japanese invaders used bayonets and bullets to massacre our Chinese people. Everyone died. Who will come to listen to the opera? Look at Jinan. Since the Japanese invaders occupied this place,
, how many people died - you are a layman, of course the common people don't know, but over there at Xinhuayuan... there are mass graves and mass graves outside the city..."
Chen Baoxiang was speechless, he knew something.
There are always some Jinan people who disappear suddenly, sometimes even a whole family or several families disappear at the same time, just like being blown away by a tornado, without leaving a trace of news.
At first, people didn't care.
Only after someone discovered the bodies of those people in mass graves did the people understand that there was an invisible hand that was grabbing the lives of Jinan people.
"Why you?"
"Why not me? Is the Gu Lanchun who sings more noble than the Gu Lanchun who begs on the street? Under the iron heel of the Japanese invaders, anyone could be me, it could be you, or even the corpses on the mass graves!"
Chen Baoxiang was speechless, his head seemed to explode.
He was worried to death when he couldn't see Gu Lanchun.
Only when he met Gu Lanchun did he realize that some things were more terrifying than death.
"What else can I... do for you?"
"You are a layman, so if you don't bother me, you are doing me the greatest favor."
Gu Lanchun picked up the straw, bowed his head and walked towards Qianggen Street in Gongyuan.
Chen Baoxiang looked at her back with despair and his legs were shaking. He had no idea for a moment and could only sit down by touching a big stone.
"What should we do? Both the Eighth Front Army and Gu Lanchun want to enter the Luoyuan Mansion. Will the Sharpshooter Club just stand by and watch? What on earth are they fighting over?"
After sitting there until lunch, Chen Baoxiang cheered up and went back to the rice shop.
Liu Yue'e told him: "Someone gave me something as a New Year's gift. I only left a name, Xiaoqi."
Xiaoqi is a person who travels across the sea, so the New Year's gift is sent by the Eighth Front Army's travel across the sea.
"Master, what's going on these days? You go out every day, and you go back and forth in despair. The baskets are always empty, even if you just want to buy a few green onions or a few cabbages?"
Chen Baoxiang's mind was racing. He didn't want to answer Liu Yue'e's words, so he went directly into the north room, put on his clothes and fell on the bed.
After an unknown amount of time, he heard Xiu'er calling: "Dad, dad, get up and eat..."
He got up in a daze and found that it was already dusk, and he had been lying in bed for most of the day.
Chuanwen and Chuanwu have both returned and are sitting at the table, chatting happily.
"Dad, do you know? Today the Japanese came to the goods counter to arrest people, saying they were arresting people from the Eighth Front Army. However, they found nothing. They had a list with about a dozen names, but these people had been arrested for a long time.
I quit my job and I don’t know where I’m going.”
There was too much turnover on the shelves, and many people's names and certificates of good citizenship were forged. It often happened that people couldn't be found after taking the list.
"Dad, the second leader said that people from the Eighth Front Army also took a fancy to Japanese guns. In the last two months, they stole four boxes of long guns and a box of grenades, the same batch of guns we were transporting. These people are really brave, first of all
Hide the gun in the sewer, transport it away at night, and leave the city separately. It is said that they have arrived at Dafeng Mountain!"
Chen Baoxiang sat down and sighed: "If you rely on the mountains, you will eat the mountains, and if you rely on the water, you will eat water. The boxes on the cargo platform are piled up in mountains. The people of the Eighth Front Army are greedy and daring. They come to steal guns. Once they are caught by the Japanese, they will lose their lives."
.”
Chuanwu stared: "Caught? You have a gun, how can you still be caught by them? Pick up the gun and fight the Japanese and that's it! I don't believe it. The Japanese devils are made of iron and can't be killed by bullets?"
Of course, the enemy is not made of iron, but shooting is something you practice, not just talking about it with red lips and white teeth.
Chen Baoxiang's head was still hurting, his head was spinning, he felt nauseous in his stomach, and he didn't want to eat anything.
Liu Yue'e served the rice. In addition to the usual meat stewed with radish and shrimp paste stewed with cabbage, there was also a braised big black fish.
Chuanwu was surprised and happy: "Mom, have you worshiped God today? Is there such a big fish?"
Liu Yue'e replied happily: "This is a New Year's gift given to your father today. In addition to fish, there are also snacks, bacon, cigarettes, live chickens..."
Chuanwu clapped his hands and laughed: "That's great, that's great, Dad, this is the first time in so many years that someone has given you a New Year's gift!"
Chen Baoxiang's mouth was bitter and he didn't know what to say.
Some people give New Year's gifts, and some people give small yellow croakers, but I don't know if I have the life to accept these things or whether I have the life to spend them.
During the meal, he sent a message and asked: "Dad, last time the second-in-command said that the Japanese captured people and sent them directly to Luoyuan Mansion. The Eighth Front Army has insiders at the cargo bays in various places. As long as it is time to transport guns, these people
They steal guns and bullets overtly and covertly. The second leader asks everyone to keep their eyes open. As long as you find someone who steals guns, you will be rewarded for reporting them."
Liu Yue'e interjected: "I don't dare to do that. If I report someone else, it will be troublesome if others find out."
Chuanwu slapped the table: "Report what? I won't! If I see someone stealing a gun, not only will I not report it, but I will also help, steal the gun and give one to me. It belongs to the Japanese anyway, so don't give it up for free."
!”
Liu Yue'e raised her chopsticks and tapped on the back of Chuanwu's hand: "Speak as you say. Why are you hitting the table? Where did you learn so many bad habits? We Jinan people must know and follow the rules when doing things."
Chuanwu laughed: "I'm telling the truth, Dad, why can't we steal guns while others can steal them? I don't believe it. With so many boxes and so many guns, the devil can count them all?"
Chen Baoxiang's mind was not on eating and chatting at all. He kept thinking about what Gu Lanchun said.
"The land of China cannot accommodate a stage... What if the city of Jinan cannot accommodate a small rice shop? What if it cannot accommodate a family of five? What should we do? Only by driving away the Japanese can we truly live a good life."
He had thought many times that as long as Chief Han or other officers returned to the army to counterattack, he would definitely join the team and massacre little Japan.
After dinner, Chuanwu took Chuanwen and stood in the middle of the yard, holding a grinding stick in both hands and showing him how to take home the gun.
Chen Baoxiang walked to the store and sat by the stove.
He remembered the play by Gu Lanchun that he had heard before, one of which was the "Sitting in the Palace" scene in "Silang Visits His Mother".
Gu Lanchun played the role of Princess Iron Mirror, and every movement and singing on the stage made him addicted to it.
I don't know when he started to be obsessed with Gu Lanchun. This obsession was never expressed, but was just hidden in his heart silently.
It wasn't until Gu Lanchun and Lien Chengbi met at Rice Shop that he really got to know each other up close.
Unexpectedly, a misunderstanding at first sight will last forever.
His heart was no longer in his stomach, but tied to Gu Lanchun.
"Where will she stay tonight? Is it the Yuqian cheongsam shop? Or..."
After the First World War at Plum Blossom Mansion, the name Gu Lanchun was wanted and could not stay anywhere.
He took out the small yellow croaker given by the Eighth Front Army and stroked it gently with a wry smile on his face.
The little yellow croaker is a good thing, but from ancient times to the present, countless heroes and heroes have lost their lives because of this little yellow croaker.
Wu Yixiao ran from Zhaoyuan just for the little yellow croaker of the Eighth Front Army.
Although it is a good thing to outwit the birth date, it is a good thing, but if the matter is exposed, it will inevitably lead to death.
Chen Baoxiang's thoughts went further and further, and he slowly thought that when Chief Han abandoned the city and fled, he claimed that he could not leave good things to the Japanese, so he took away all the gold and silver in the house and set a fire.
The most regrettable thing is the leading car. From Chief Zhang to Chief Han, after so many years and how many think tanks have been cracked in the middle, it is still impossible to determine what the leading car is pointing to?
Now, Chief Zhang is dead, Chief Han is dead, and the whereabouts of the leading car are unknown - "Is it true that as the charlatan said, this leading car is a gold medal that reminds people of death?"
When Chief Han was in charge of Shandong, many strange things happened in Jinan.
Chen Baoxiang remembered that Chief Han's pistol team once searched the city for Japanese spies.
Those spies pretended to be painters, reporters, and tourists, and took photos and drawings of Jinan's railway lines, important factories, wealthy residences, and defensive bunkers, and reported them to the Japanese military.
Before the Japanese army officially crossed Shanhaiguan, it already knew Jinan well.
Chen Baoxiang had seen that Commander Han personally shot Japanese spies in front of the governor's residence.
People all over the city came to watch and clapped their hands and applauded. However, the people also felt that killing someone with a pistol was not as interesting as killing someone with a thousand knives.
The corners of Chen Baoxiang's mouth moved and he wanted to laugh, but his mouth was full of bitterness and he failed to laugh in the end.
He missed the grand occasion very much, and the whole city of Jinan was in a sensation. After all, it was the first time that Chief Han publicly executed a Japanese spy, and he was doing so despite the pressure from Peiping.
How refreshing it was then, how frustrating it is now.
The door curtain opened and someone came in.
He thought it was Liu Yue'e, so he didn't look up.
It wasn't until the man sat down that Chen Baoxiang realized that it was Yu Shutong.
Yu Shutong's face was red, and as soon as he opened his mouth, the smell of alcohol hit his face: "Boss Chen, do me a favor——"
Chen Baoxiang looked at the other party, speechless.
The sharpshooter will be so powerful that he won't need his help at all.
In other words, any gang's so-called asking for help is just an excuse.
"Boss Chen, I want to kill someone. How about you help me and the reward is ten small yellow croakers?"
"You are drunk, don't talk nonsense here, or you will be targeted by the Japanese spies."
"Fart, I'm not drunk, I'm sober! I am the fourteenth master of the Sharpshooter Club, and he is the fourth master of the Sharpshooter Club... By the way, have you heard the story of Emperor Yongzheng's ascension to the throne?"
Chen Baoxiang heard Yu Shutong's words clearly. When the other party mentioned the "Four Leaders", he was of course referring to Running Thunder Tiger.
"Emperor Yongzheng was the fourth prince. The old emperor wanted to pass the throne to the fourteenth prince. He clearly wrote an edict, stamped it with a jade seal, sealed it, and placed it behind the plaque in the Zhengda Guangming Hall. Guess what? The fourth prince sent heroes.
Gan Fengchi and Lu Siniang changed the character '十' into the character 'yu'. So, 'passing the throne to the fourteenth prince' became 'passing the throne to the fourth prince', hahahaha..."