Chapter 59 Section five

The sky gradually brightened, the thick morning fog dissipated quietly, and the sound of steamship whistles could be faintly heard in the distance. Chen Nan got up early, washed his face and brushed his teeth. As soon as he went out, he bumped into Master Liang. Master Liang said mysteriously: "A few people came in the middle of the night, and they asked if they had seen you." Chen Nan was taken aback: "Uncle Song is here?" Master Liang shook his head: "No." Chen Nan scratched his head: "Who is that?" Master Liang pointed to the room next door: "Go in and see if you recognize him." Chen Nan opened the door and went in, only to see several people sleeping side by side on the floor, with a strong smell of hometown It's tangy.

Chen Nan looked at them one by one, but they didn't seem to know each other, but the person sleeping on the far side looked a little familiar. He was dressed in a laborer's attire, his face and clothes were covered with dirt, and he looked so dirty that he couldn't recognize him for a while. Chen Nan looked at it carefully, my God!It's Lin Ersao!He leaned down in surprise and shook Lin Ersao's shoulder: "Er Sao, wake up! Wake up!" Lin Ersao opened his eyes, saw that it was Chen Nan, and sat up: "It's you, Brother Chen Nan! How many days have you been here?" Chen Nan scratched his head: "No, you left many days before me, why did you arrive last night?" Lin Ersao sighed: "Oh! We arrived at Shiqi, where life I didn’t know the place well, and there were checkpoints everywhere, so I couldn’t get through the checkpoints after staying for a few days, so I had to return to Shunde, and then I found someone to help me in Panyu, and finally escaped.” Chen Nan smiled happily: “The Qing soldiers can’t do anything to us, they The claws of the government cannot reach Nanyang." Lin Ersao said calmly: "When I left the country, the Qing government was frantically chasing down the revolutionaries who participated in the uprising. I'm afraid I won't be able to go back for a year or so." Chen Nan took the words Said: "It's a big deal, let's go to work in the mine." Lin Ersao pointed to the few people who were still sleeping, and then said: "I came with them on the same boat. They have been away from home for more than a month. If you want to There is a way to get some money to bring back, they are waiting for the rice to cook at home." Chen Nan patted his empty pockets: "We have nothing, we have to go to work, and we can't earn money immediately, what can we do?" Lin Er Sao said: "When we first came to Penang, if we had any difficulties, we had to discuss it with Master Liang, hoping to get his help." Chen Nan nodded: "That's the deal, we'll talk about it when they wake up."