Chapter 16 Chapter Thirteen

After Li Hanzhang was rescued, he didn't go down the mountain immediately, he wanted to find Zhou Yungang! Even though there was a distance of seventy to eighty meters, even though Zhou Yungang kept rushing through the mountains and streams, even though he was wearing the uniform of a PLA soldier, Li Hanzhang couldn't be more familiar with that skill!What's more, when Zhou Yun just stopped Zhu Biao and the others, he looked anxiously at him several times, but those eyes clearly urged him to leave here quickly! Li Hanzhang was vigilantly carrying a pair of guns, looking for Zhou Yungang on both sides of the small road at Tonggu Shandong Pass.There is Huo Jinshou who wants to kill him on the mountain, and the communist army who will capture him at the foot of the mountain at any time, but Li Hanzhang's inner voice at this time even drowns out the wind.He hadn't been this nervous since blowing up the jeep.

He saw Zhou Yungang in the uniform of the communist army.He wanted to find Zhou Yungang, and asked him himself if he had already voted for the Communist Party.If Zhou Yungang had already voted for the Communist Party, why did he save himself?Will there be other communist troops on this mountain? However, Li Hanzhang did not find Zhou Yungang, only found a few carbine casings at the place where he jumped over the cliff just now.Li Hanzhang picked up a few and looked at them, and found that they belonged to the same batch as the base numbers of the shell casings picked up in the Longquanyi Bamboo Forest.From Longquan Station and Tonggu Mountain, when he was in danger, he was rescued with a carbine...Li Hanzhang suddenly realized: Zhou Yungang is most likely to be following and protecting him in secret!So, the person who stopped Gou Peide and the others at the Neijiang Dongmen Wharf must also be Zhou Yungang?Li Hanzhang clearly remembered that that night, the sound of the gunshots that helped him out of danger after cutting himself off from the rear was of the same gun type as the firing sound of the carbine just now!

However, just now Li Hanzhang clearly saw that Zhou Yungang was wearing the uniform of the communist army. What happened?No matter what the reason is, since he is wearing the military uniform of the communist army, he must be much safer than his current situation. Moreover, he can follow him all the way from Chengdu to here, which also shows that he has a more convenient and faster way than himself. method of transfer. Li Hanzhang shuddered at the thought of this: he clearly realized that at this moment, his situation was much more dangerous than that of Zhou Yungang.According to the situation that Wang Dafu introduced to himself that night, Huo Jinshou is surrounded by Tonggu Mountain, and there are eyeliners everywhere. Maybe he was walking, and suddenly he shot a black gun from behind that stone, and he was killed. Died in a daze.What's more, when Huo Jinshou heard the gunshots, he would definitely send troops down the mountain to chase and kill him. Maybe those people were almost at the foot of the mountain at this time...

After thinking clearly about his situation, Li Hanzhang didn't care to continue looking for Zhou Yungang, and moved quickly to Tonggu Shandong Pass, which was 70 or 80 meters away, with the help of the stones on the roadside.Strangely, until he walked out of the pass and got into the woods on the open land on the east side of Tonggu Mountain, Li Hanzhang did not encounter another enemy. Li Hanzhang concluded at this time that no matter what happened, at least he was out of danger now.So, for the time being, he stowed the Colt in the harness and the revolver in his left cuff. The surrounding area was quiet, the westerly wind was blowing, and the head of the wind hit the cliff of Tonggu Mountain, making a whining sound. Look at the sun, it was almost noon.Li Hanzhang walked quickly in the woods, looked up at the sky through the sparse branches from time to time, judged his position according to the sun, and ran towards Dazu County.

After walking for some time in the woods, Li Hanzhang was tired and hungry, and finally got out of the woods.He stood on the hillside and looked around. He saw a village not far away, and he felt relieved. Fortunately, he could find a place to eat.Except for a few lonely passers-by in the distance, he didn't see the checkpoint of the communist army, nor did he find Huo Jinshou's eyeliner.Li Hanzhang observed the surrounding situation vigilantly all the way. When he crossed a stone bridge and walked into the town, he saw three words the size of fists on the stone tablet at the end of the bridge: Qingping Town.

The town is very small, with only one small street.Li Hanzhang walked back and forth on the small street twice, and after taking the surrounding environment into his mind, he walked towards the only small restaurant on the small street that didn't even have a name. There was not a single customer in the restaurant. There were three small square tables, two of which were empty, and the other one was piled with raw peanuts and half of peanuts.Sitting in front of a table was a young man with a handsome face, who was concentrating on peeling peanuts. Li Hanzhang stood at the door of the store and asked, "Shopkeeper, what do you want to eat?"

The young man looked back at Li Hanzhang and said, "It's a small place, and it's not on the spot. What delicious food can there be? The best is bacon, do you want it?" "No!" When Li Hanzhang heard the word "bacon", he immediately remembered Wang Dafu's tragic appearance when he was dying, and he couldn't help roaring.The young man didn't know what he said wrong, he was taken aback, and threw the unpeeled peanuts into the peanut jar. "Is there no porridge or kimchi? As long as it can fill your stomach, just get it. But brother, don't mention bacon and steamed buns anymore, I can't eat those two things." Li Hanzhang saw that he had frightened the young shopkeeper, and hurried Explain graciously.

"Yes, yes. Guest officer, do you want wine?" The shop owner stood up and asked again with a face full of fear. "No wine! I only eat, except for bacon and steamed buns, I can serve whatever is good." Li Hanzhang sat down at a table against the back wall, and put his back strap against his body.In this way, he had a clear view of the situation on the street outside the restaurant. "Yes, wait a moment, guest officer." Xiaoer agreed, stood up and walked to the counter. Looking at his back, Li Hanzhang found that this handsome young man was actually disabled, with one leg long and the other short.However, when he brought tea to Li Hanzhang, his hands were so skillful that he didn't spill any tea.

"Guest officer, you drink first, I'll prepare food for you." After putting down the tea bowl, the shop owner turned around and walked a few steps, lifted the curtain, and went into the back kitchen.Li Hanzhang took a sip of the bowl of big-leaf tea in front of him.The tea was astringent and bitter, but he had been running all morning and was dying of thirst, so he drank a few gulps without caring so much. While Li Hanzhang was waiting for the waiter to serve the meal, two other guest officials with burdens came in from outside the restaurant. One was tall and thin, wearing a green cloth short-sleeved shirt, in his forties, with a pockmarked face; He was short and stocky, also in his forties, and also wore a blue cloth short shirt, but he had the face of Guan Gong.As soon as Li Hanzhang saw the uninvited guest, he subconsciously put his right hand into his left sleeve and grabbed the handle of the revolver.

"The shopkeeper, the shopkeeper!" the short and stout Guan Gong yelled hoarsely as soon as he put down his burden. "Here we come." The owner of the store came out from behind the curtain in response, and put a large bowl of plain noodles in front of Li Hanzhang. After greeting the two bearers to sit down, Xiaoer then turned to Li Hanzhang and said, "Guest officer, you don't want to eat bacon, you don't want to eat steamed buns, the shop is small, only Dandan noodles, I made them for you." It's vegetarian." "Yes." Li Hanzhang responded to the waiter's words, picked up the chopsticks, and looked at the two bearers.

"My brother doesn't eat meat, do you believe in Buddhism?" The pockmarked guest officer noticed that Li Hanzhang was looking at him, so he took the initiative to say hello. "Believe in Buddha, my stomach has been broken these two days, and I can't eat meat." Li Hanzhang smiled and responded. "Be careful when going out." The pockmarked guest officer turned his head and told the shop owner, "Bring two big bowls of Dandan noodles, too." "Put more minced meat." Guan Gonglian added. "Okay." The shop owner didn't expect that there would be customers on a cold day, and three of them came at once. He was happy and his voice was octave higher. He lifted the curtain and went back to work in the back kitchen. Pockmarked face and Guan Gonglian waited for Xiao Er to cook, and at the same time took out a dry tobacco rod and filled it with shredded tobacco.Guan Gong rubbed his face up and down for a long time and said, "Okay, I lost the fire sickle." "Look for a fire from the waiter in the shop, a living person can suffocate to death with urine? After driving all morning, I just wish I could smoke a bag of cigarettes!" Pockmarked said with a cigarette stick in his hand. "Don't look for Xiaoer. I have a fire." Li Hanzhang saw that the two bearers were real countrymen, and handed over a box of matches. "What do you guys do for a living? You're so rich! Matches are used for smoking. You must be rich." The pockmarked face took the match, carefully pulled out one, struck it, and lit the cigarette pots of himself and Guan Gonglian on the opposite side. Only then did I throw out the match stick reluctantly. Before Li Hanzhang answered, the shop owner came out. "The minced meat dan dan noodles from the two guest officers are ready, please use them slowly!" While speaking, he glanced at Li Hanzhang, as if he was still holding his breath for what he was scared just now. The shop owner continued to peel his peanuts, and the three guests were talking while eating noodles. After exchanging pleasantries, Mazi suddenly stared up and down at Li Hanzhang and said, "Brother looks like he's traveled a long way, he's covered in mud and dirt, even his clothes are torn..." Li Hanzhang was eating plain noodles with clear soup and little water. After listening to the pockmarked question, he lowered his head and looked at himself: he fought a battle on Tonggu Mountain, climbed cliffs and slopes to search for Zhou Yungang for a long time, and drilled in the woods all morning. The old cotton robe on his body, which he bought from Zhang Zhang, was so dirty that it was almost unrecognizable in color, and there were still a few places where the cotton wool was exposed.I just entered the store, I was hungry, and I forgot to let Xiao Erduan wash my face with a basin of water. Needless to say, my face must be as dirty as a beggar. The pockmarked question let him know how embarrassed he was.But his mind turned quickly, and he only lowered his head and looked up, then put on a bitter face, and said to the pockmarked face and Guan Gong's face: "Don't mention it, two brothers. Brother, I'm from Chengdu, and I'm going to Dazu To buy iron goods, I turned to Tonggu Mountain to visit relatives. I didn’t know that there was a nest of sticks on the mountain, armed with guns, trying to rob me. There was no choice but to flee desperately, into the woods and rock crevices that they couldn’t see Drilling, life is saved, people have become like this ghost..." "Is Commander Huo's second son on Tonggu Mountain trying to rob you?" Guan Gong asked with a straight face. "I don't know. They're just a group of good dicks anyway. Fortunately, my eyes can run fast, otherwise, I wouldn't be able to sit here and eat. Don't talk about the fire sickle, if it wasn't for the tight straps, I would lose even my capital Fortunately, when I left Chengdu, my mother bought a box of matches for me to wear next to my body. It was fate to meet my brother, so it came in handy to me..." Li Hanzhang said, bending over from the back Li pulled out his dry tobacco pot. Next, the three of them ate noodles, smoked, and set up a Longmen formation.It was only then that Li Hanzhang found out that Ma Mian's surname was Lu, and Guan Gong's Mian's surname was Hu, both of whom lived at home.Li Hanzhang recalled the forged identity certificate that Huo Jinshou had given him, and introduced his surname Zhang to them, but he did not say that his name was "Zhang Shiming". Brother Lu heard that Li Hanzhang wanted to go to Dazu County to buy iron goods, tapped the pipe, pointed at him and said with a smile: "Go to Dazu to buy iron goods, ha ha... I saw that Brother Zhang is a dusk boy (dialect: novice), just entering the industry right?" Li Hanzhang was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly explained, "Listen, the two brothers also sell iron goods? That's good! I used to do this in Chengdu," he gestured with his hands, He made a gesture of smoking opium, "The People's Liberation Army is calling, and the military control committee banned this business, and taught me to do business in a legitimate way. I just heard that Dazu's iron goods are very popular in Kunming. In the past, it was sure to make money, so the brother wanted to change his career, and he got a certificate from the military control committee, so he came to the road first..." Upon hearing this, Guan Gonglian Hu Erge said to Li Hanzhang: "That's right, selling opium is a business that hurts people. Fortunately, you quit in time. If you continue to do it secretly, you must be dealt with." Big Brother Lu smiled and interrupted Second Brother Hu: "Brother Zhang, why do you have to go to Dazu County to buy iron goods? The iron goods in Longshui Town are good and cheap. The two of us are also iron goods buyers, or, Let's go to Longshui Town together, just in time, let's go together and be a companion, so that you don't have to meet the second brother again and have no helper." Li Hanzhang thought in his mind that Longshui Town was just north of Dazu County, only 180 miles away from Chongqing.If he goes to Longshui Town from where he is now, he will bypass Dazu County and avoid many detours. Moreover, Dazu County has long been controlled by the Communist Army, so it is not safe to go there, so he said: "Two My brother is willing to take me, a dusk boy, to do business, brother is really grateful. This meal will be counted on brother's account." As he said, he took out a few RMB from his body and went to the waiter to pay the bill. Second Brother Hu stopped him for a while and gave up, but Brother Lu sat there, staring at Li Hanzhang, without moving.So, the three of them walked out of the small restaurant together, with Li Hanzhang carrying his backpack, Brother Lu and Brother Hu carrying their respective burdens, talking and laughing all the way towards Longshui Town. After leaving Qingping Town, Brother Hu asked, "Brother Zhang, which road did he take from Chengdu to Dazu County?" "Me? From Jianyang, Ziyang, Zizhong, to Neijiang, then turn eastward, and you will arrive at Dazu." When Li Hanzhang said this, he thought of what he had encountered since the journey from Chengdu, and he had mixed feelings in his heart. "Brother, didn't you just say that when you went to Tonggu Mountain to visit your relatives, you were chased by Bang's second son? You seem to be taking the wrong route. Tonggu Mountain is the 'three no matter' of Anyue, Dazu, and Rongchang counties, brother If you come to Tonggu Mountain from Chengdu to visit relatives, and then go to Dazu County, you should also go to Dazu from Jianyang, Lezhi, and Anyue, and this is the way. Why did you go to Neijiang?" Brother Lu carried the burden Walking in front, he suddenly turned his head and asked. "To tell you the truth, brother, I have a friend in Neijiang. I haven't seen him for a while, so I was in a panic, so I took advantage of the roads opened by the military control committee and went there happily. Since the People's Liberation Army entered Chengdu, It’s inconvenient to go in and out, and I haven’t seen him for a long time, so I’m thinking badly.” Li Hanzhang didn’t expect Brother Lu to ask this question suddenly, so he had to make up nonsense. Brother Hu seems to be more talkative than Brother Lu. Hearing what Li Hanzhang said, he made fun of him and said, "In the new society, it is not allowed to raise children. Brother, you should be more careful in the future, maybe it will be..." Brother Hu just said this, Brother Lu turned his head and said: "How many rich people don't have three wives and four concubines? Brother Zhang used to do big business and make a lot of money. What's so rare about finding more women?" After finishing speaking , and glared at Brother Hu. Hu Erge carried the burden, shrunk his head, and stuck out his tongue. He stopped talking about the "new society", but then he talked about Neijiang City, saying that the water and soil there are good, and the women they raise are like peaches. After a while, I talked about how delicious the "Banbanqiao Fried Cake" and "Glutinous Rice Cake" in Neijiang City were so delicious, and Li Hanzhang couldn't help but drool.Then he said that Neijiang was not called Neijiang earlier, but Zhongjiang. I don’t know which dynasty or generation an emperor lived here. He said that the original name was not good, so he changed it. After hearing this, Li Hanzhang said that Brother Hu was capable and knew a lot.In fact, he knew in his heart that Neijiang was indeed called Zhongjiang before the Sui Dynasty. At the beginning of the Sui Dynasty, it was changed to Neijiang to avoid the taboo of Sui Taizu Yang Zhong.When Sun Yat-sen, the father of the nation, launched the Guangzhou Uprising, Yu Peilun, who was entrusted by the Tongmenghui to make bombs, was from Neijiang.During the Guangzhou Uprising, Yu Peilun charged forward with two baskets of bombs on his chest. He was finally arrested and killed.Think about pioneers such as Yu Peilun, Fang Shengdong, Chen Gengxin, and Lin Juemin, and look at today... If these pioneers who are full of ideals of the "Three People's Principles" know it underground, I don't know how they would feel? Of course, Li Hanzhang couldn't tell the two iron cargo men he just met what he was thinking.He understands that he is just a fugitive now. Although Brother Hu can make nonsense about "Which emperor passed here in Neijiang, saying that the original name was not good and changed it by force", he can only praise him for his knowledge and knowledge, or Follow along, and you can't tell them the real history you know.How could a person who first sold opium, then had a private meeting, and was chased to death by bandits have such great knowledge?They would naturally doubt his identity, and in this way, things would be troublesome. But no matter what, Li Hanzhang felt much more at ease when he went to Longshui Town with these two real people as companions. If something happened again, would the two elder brothers help each other? I dare not say, at least they would not take advantage of the fire . Although Li Hanzhang and his two elder brothers were in a long-men formation, they were still worried about meeting Huo Jinshou's eyeliner and being interrogated by the People's Liberation Army.However, after walking all the way, Huo Jinshou didn't find a single person in his eyeliner, but he encountered five or six checkpoints of the People's Liberation Army, but every time it was Brother Lu, the oldest of the three of them, who said: "I often take this road, and the People's Liberation Army They are familiar with each other. They all know my roads, just wait, I will go and talk to them.” Not to mention, every time Brother Lu walked over, he would say a few words to the sentry of the People’s Liberation Army, and take out the road Let them see that the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army didn't even look at Li Hanzhang and Brother Zhou Zhou, and let them go immediately. In this way, every time he passed a pass, Li Hanzhang would secretly rejoice: To be honest, he has no idea whether the fake road that Huo Jinshou gave him will work or not. At dusk, the three arrived in Longshui Town. Longshui Town is located in the south-central part of Dazu County.When Li Hanzhang was in Chengdu, the reason why he told the shop owner who was eager to make a fortune that he wanted to sell iron goods to Yunnan was because he knew that there were two treasures in Dazu, one was stone carvings, and the other was ironware.Stone carvings are enjoyed by literati and scholars when they are full, but iron wares are used by ordinary people to support their families.There are no famous stone carvings in Longshui Town, but the ironware here is the best in Dazu. Longshui Town is a big village with gates on all sides.Standing outside the gate of the South Village, Li Hanzhang asked: "You two brothers, it's already late today, and it seems that we can't do anything. You are regular customers on this road, where should we rest tonight?" Brother Lu said: "I have a cousin who is married here. Every time I pass by, I live in her house to save some money." Li Hanzhang said: "It's so inconvenient to disturb relatives. Why don't you two brothers know each other well here? See if there is an inn in the village. Brother, I am not short of money. Why don't you invite the two brothers to stay in the inn and be happy?" Sample?" Upon hearing this, Brother Lu hurriedly waved his hands and said, "My brother has accepted my kindness. My cousin knows that I have been here, but if you don't go to say hello, you will be angry. If you feel wronged, please feel free. We will return tomorrow morning See you inside the Nanzhai Gate, is it worth it?" Brother Hu taunted Li Hanzhang from the side: "Brother, it's okay to stay in a hotel, don't be careless. The new society is new, so it's not good for you. Besides, if you get a disease or something..." Brother Hu had just said this, but was stopped by Brother Lu again: "Second brother, what are you talking about? Brother Zhang is a person who is used to enjoying life, unlike us vulgar people, who can spend the night just by looking for a bundle of straw ? They will naturally go to the hotel." Although Li Hanzhang felt that these two people who met by chance had no evil intentions, after all, he didn't know the basics of the two people, and he didn't know if it would be a blessing or a curse if they really invited them to stay in a hotel, so he went along with the situation and said: "Since the two brothers want I'm going to visit relatives, brother, I won't bother you." The three of them entered the Nanzhai Gate together and agreed to see you tomorrow when the rooster crows three times.So, after the two left, Li Hanzhang found a nearby inn to live in. Seeing a wide river flowing through Longshui Town, Li Hanzhang thought, maybe the name of Longshui Town is related to this river.Just like a person's name, it is always related to some background. Even a pseudonym like "Zhou Yaozu" also implies that I really want to be a person who makes my grandfather proud.But now... Fortunately, grandpa has passed away, and father is far away in Hong Kong, so they can't see their offspring become like this. The inn that Li Hanzhang found was a wooden building on stilts that is common in Sichuan. The front of the house faces the street, and there are restaurants and grocery stores.Li Hanzhang ate a bowl of mutton soup and a bowl of rice, belched and was led to the back by the host.At the back is the guest room. There is a narrow passage built with wooden boards. People walking on it can see the river bank below through the gap between the boards.There is a wooden staircase at the end of the passage, from which you can go to the toilet, and you can go down to the river to wash clothes. After Li Hanzhang waited for the host to arrange the bed, he said to him: "I'll go wash some clothes before it's dark." The host just pays him to stay in the hotel and gives him a bed for one night, so who cares about him What to do after paying.So, Li Hanzhang walked slowly through the passage, down the stairs, and came to the river with his back strap on his back. The night in the deep winter came as soon as it was said. At this time, as Li Hanzhang approached the river step by step, the sky was getting darker and darker. It seemed that Li Hanzhang walked out of the night step by step.In this way, when Li Hanzhang came to the river, it was already dark.Li Hanzhang walked all the way, of course, he was not just waiting for the dark, he was surveying the terrain, just in case.From Chongqing to Chengdu, and then to this Longshui Town, all the way through the catastrophe after another, after going through so many things, Li Hanzhang's nerves are so tense that the wind is jittery... The town is safe.Rest assured and boldly slept soundly, and when the cock crowed three times the next day, Li Hanzhang was already refreshed.Standing in the south gate of Longshui Town and waiting for a while, seeing that Big Brother Lu and Second Brother Hu hadn't come yet, Li Hanzhang couldn't help but put his back strap aside and played a set of punches.When I was young, I wandered between the academy and the medical center with my grandfather. The teachers on both sides may like him to be obedient and obedient, or maybe they want to please the master through him. He has some skills.Ordinary children would forget about it, but Li Hanzhang memorized everything, and he played it out from time to time, which not only made grandpa happy, but also made the old gentlemen more willing to teach him.Later, these solid child skills really made him outstanding, and made him a general among civilian officials. He was appointed by Chen Lifu to the front line many times to investigate some senior officials in the name of "comforting the army". Brother Lu and Brother Hu came from afar.Seeing Li Hanzhang "playing tricks", Second Brother Hu waved his hand first and greeted him: "Oh, brother Zhang, I didn't expect you to have such a skill!" "Run around the rivers and lakes all year round, and play a few tricks to scare those little bastards." Li Hanzhang said, holding back his fists. "Brother, your fists and kicks are not ordinary martial arts. I know a thing or two about fists and kicks, why do you think it has a little foreign flavor in it?" Brother Lu stared at Li Hanzhang and said casually. Brother Lu's words surprised Li Hanzhang.It seems that this big brother Lu is really an expert in boxing and kicking. The set of Hong boxing he used just now was indeed mixed with some western boxing techniques taught by the American instructors in Whampoa.In martial arts, routines are dead, and people are alive. Whether it is daily practice or actual combat, the most important thing is to master and adapt to the situation.Therefore, even when Li Hanzhang practices boxing and kicking, he trusts the horse freely, mixes the boxing and kicks he has learned, and changes the routine as he likes.Unexpectedly, Big Brother Lu, who was unsmiling along the way, actually noticed it.It seems that this big brother Lu is not an ordinary iron cargo passenger, at least he is someone who broke through the big wharf.However, fortunately, it was Big Brother Lu who said this. Wouldn't it be bad if an expert in the communist army saw it and questioned him?It seems that no matter what I do in the future, I have to be careful. Thinking of this, Li Hanzhang put his back on his shoulders, and said as he walked, "What foreign flavor is it? I'm a plate of shrimp and crabs, and I am playing around for fun. When I was learning boxing, I threw a half bottle Shui's master, the teaching was so muddled, others said that I was fighting 'Xiami Boxing', later, I found a boxing book and flipped through it, but I didn't know what kind of punch I was fighting." "Hahahaha...Xiami Fist, Xiami Fist. Interesting, interesting...It's getting late, let's hurry up." Brother Lu, who hadn't smiled all the way, suddenly burst out laughing. Afterwards, the three of them left Nanzhai Gate together and went to Longshui Town. While walking, Second Brother Hu reassured Li Hanzhang, saying that he and Brother Lu were regular customers here, and when they arrived in Longshui Town, Li Hanzhang only had to follow them to buy good products at reasonable prices. Where did Li Hanzhang deal with these things before?He had no idea what he was going to buy.When choosing goods, he followed his two elder brothers: he put what others put in the bag, and he put it in the back.As a result, after turning around in a circle, scissors, machetes, razors, iron locks, door buttons, thimbles, and a lot of messy things, such as scissors, machetes, razors, iron locks, door buttons, thimbles, etc., were already installed in his back belt, plus the original things in the previous back belt, and he carried it back. heavy. Brother Lu and Brother Hu are very enthusiastic, but sometimes they choose those scissors, machetes, door buttons, iron locks and so on for Li Hanzhang, and when they conveniently put them into his back strap, Li Hanzhang will pick up the strap like a conditioned reflex. Get up and say again and again: "I will do it myself, I will do it myself..." When he said this, Brother Lu often gave him a cold look, and then handed the things he had chosen to Li Hanzhang without saying a word. With the help of Big Brother Lu and Second Brother Hu, Li Hanzhang bought a lot of iron goods at a cost of more than 20,000 yuan.Brother Hu took a look at Li Hanzhang's back strap. Although it is a large clip-on back with thick and dense strips, I'm afraid it won't work if you have to carry so many iron goods for a long distance. If the strap breaks halfway, it will be troublesome. up.So he suggested that Li Hanzhang buy two sacks and a pair of shoulder poles at the venue, and carry the burden on the road like the two of them.Li Hanzhang is the son of the dusk, he obeyed the words of the two elder brothers, bought a basket and came back, and saw that Brother Lu and Brother Hu both brought coir raincoats and umbrellas, and also bought a good brown coir raincoat and a yellow oilcloth umbrella. The three of them chose the goods and discussed it. That night, Li Hanzhang stayed at the inn here, while Brother Lu and Brother Hu still went to Brother Lu's cousin's house for the night.Then, I went to the inn next to the iron shop to write the number, and with the help of the shopkeeper, I put all the goods of the three people in: Li Hanzhang's goods were put in his room, and the goods of the two elder brothers were placed in front of the counter, and I ate them in a while Rice, they will come and take it away.When going out, Brother Hu saw that Li Hanzhang had just put the things he bought in the inn, but he was still carrying the backpack, so he asked him, "What treasure do you have in your backpack? You won't leave your body for a while? Carry it on your back." How tiring it is to go to Longshui Town, let's save it first, and come to pick it up after eating." Before Li Hanzhang could answer, Big Brother Lu spoke first: "Second brother, do you understand the rules of Taoism? Don't ask nonsense. Brother Zhang never leaves his body, and he has his own 'Tao', what the hell are you talking about?" What's the matter? Let's go, find a restaurant and eat." Second brother Hu fell silent, and Li Hanzhang didn't say anything, just followed them to the door of the inn.He felt that Big Brother Lu had an inexplicable majesty and bearing, which was different from ordinary businessmen who went through the rivers and lakes. Hearing Brother Lu said that he was going to eat, Li Hanzhang felt his stomach growling: he had to rush to the meeting all morning, and all he did was hard work, so he was really hungry.Previously, from childhood to adulthood, from school to party headquarters, to the Central Committee, Li Hanzhang was known for his attention to food and clothing.But in the past few days, I have experienced several catastrophes in a row, not to mention being particular, even eating a meal with peace of mind has become a luxury.Now, Big Brother Lu and Second Brother Hu have helped me finish the iron goods, so I can just find a reason to go to the tooth-fighting festival with them. After all, Longshui Town is a remote town, and there are small businessmen coming and going. Where can there be good restaurants for him to spend extravagantly?There was no choice but to choose. Li Hanzhang pointed to a restaurant with a slightly bigger frontage, and said to the two old brothers: "During the journey, the boys have also noticed that I am a dusk boy, and now the goods are in hand." , whether you can make money or not, you still have to point to your buddies. Brothers are the hosts of this meal, and I hope you guys will give me face." Big Brother Lu and Second Brother Hu were also polite and agreed. After entering the restaurant, Brother Lu rolled up his sleeves uncharacteristically and started ordering. He ordered dried tofu, preserved eggs, fried peanuts and some of the best stir-fried dishes in this restaurant. Clicked.Seeing that he looked like a big eater, even the waiter in the shop couldn't bear it anymore, and persuaded: "Guest officer, don't order any more. The dishes you ordered, even if three more people come, they won't be able to finish them." Brother Lu glanced at the waiter in the shop, and replied bluntly: "Are you afraid of big belly men when you open a restaurant? I am happy today. My brother has tickets in his pocket, so it is no problem to buy this restaurant. What are you talking about? Serve the food !" The waiter blushed, lowered his head, and Ma Liuer ran away. Brother Hu couldn't stand it anymore, he reached out and patted the table and said, "Brother, our Ji... oh, you forgot our rules? We can't just take advantage of others." "Nonsense! Is Brother Zhang someone else? It's your own brother. Why do you call it taking advantage? Besides, there is no distinction between wine and meat, so why are you being polite? After eating and drinking, we can go on the road!" Mazikeng is black and blue.Seeing that he was actually angry, Brother Hu stopped talking. Brother Lu was right, with the silver dollar bills in Li Hanzhang's back pocket, it's not a problem to buy thirty of these small restaurants, let alone order a few more dishes.Besides, Li Hanzhang sincerely wanted to thank the two elder brothers for accompanying him all the way, and for helping him pick and buy goods.Therefore, when the waiter and brother Hu stopped Brother Lu from ordering food, Li Hanzhang hurriedly excused Brother Lu: "That's right, Brother Lu is right, there is no distinction between wine and meat, no distinction between families... Order, eat a meal." Xiaoqian, to me, brother, it’s a drop in the bucket.” After hearing this, Brother Lu patted Li Hanzhang on the shoulder and said, "Brother Zhang, I can see that you used to be a person who broke into the big wharf, and you were also a person who walked on the river and lake. Now you are working hard and sweating." It’s really hard for you. Since our brothers are destined to meet together, we don’t want to see each other. This way, you and Hu Erge and I will go for a walk. After a few games, all You will know everything about industry rules and jargon, ways to make money, underworld and white ways.” After hearing this, Li Hanzhang was busy pouring wine for Brother Lu. Brother Hu, however, seemed to be a different person, staring at Brother Lu with a livid face, barely moving his chopsticks. The dishes were almost served, Brother Lu took the wine jar, poured wine for Li Hanzhang and said, "Come, come, let's drink." "No way, brother Lu, brother, I swore in front of Guan Erye that I will do business well and never drink again." Li Hanzhang's refraining from drinking is a habit he developed after joining the Central Committee for safety reasons, but how could he say so clearly? ?I had no choice but to make up nonsense, "Brother can't control his fists when he drinks, and makes troubles..." "Then... well. My brother saw the boxing you played this morning, and he knew that you must either not cause trouble, or if you do, you will be sent to prison or even lose your head. However, logically Said, this meal is your treat, if you don't drink, my brother won't enjoy drinking." Brother Lu said, looked at Li Hanzhang, and stopped trying to persuade him. Just now, when ordering food and asking for wine, Big Brother Lu was so arrogant that the whole restaurant couldn't contain his rough voice.But when the food and drink came, he was buried in the food, but he was not seen taking a few sips of wine.Li Hanzhang thought, this prickly-faced boy usually has a sullen face, but when he sits at the wine table, he becomes energetic and reveals his true nature. Now that no one is drinking with him, he must have lost his spirit of drinking. Li Hanzhang's ultimate goal is to go to Yunnan, so his next goal is to pass through Rongchang and Yongchuan, cross Lu County obliquely, and go up the Sichuan-Yunnan Highway.The two old men don't know where they are going, can they continue to go with them?Li Hanzhang is still carrying a weapon on his body, he is not afraid of anything, and he is also afraid of everything - what will happen next if the two of them see that he has a gun in his back belt, and there are so many silver dollars and RMB , I really can't tell.However, judging from their situation on the road from Qingping Town to Longshui Town, the safety factor of following them is far higher than traveling alone. , it is not easy for people to doubt their true identity.So, he asked Brother Hu who had been sitting beside him eating beef noodles: "Brother, why don't you drink and eat vegetables?" Brother Hu said in a muffled voice, "I like noodles." Along the way, Li Hanzhang knew that he was a well-behaved person, knew that he was complaining about his reckless spending of money, and didn't care about him, so he asked, "Which way shall we go tomorrow?" Second Brother Hu raised his head, but instead of looking at Li Hanzhang, he stared at Big Brother Lu and said, "How do I know where to go? Ask Brother Lu!" "On the way, our brothers rushed as soon as they saw the scene. We made as much money as we could. We walked slowly to Lu County, and then went to Guizhou from Xuyong." Big Brother Lu said while eating food. Li Hanzhang laughed when he heard this: Guizhou used to be Yunnan, and this route was just as he thought.于是，他放下心来，扎扎实实地夹了一筷子菜，放进自己碗里…… 吃完饭，临从饭桌上起身时，胡二哥很热心地要帮李涵章把背篼送到客栈，他的手刚一碰那个背篼，就立刻被李涵章抓住了手腕儿，一边道谢一边婉拒了。陆大哥则在一旁看着他俩说：“算了算了，背背篼，担担子，怕是兄弟以前很少做的活计吧？老二，别管他了，往后路程长着呢，有得你帮他的时候。” 到了客栈，陆大哥和胡二哥跟李涵章商量好了第二天的见面时间，就担上自己的货物去陆大哥的堂妹家了。 李涵章向店家要的一壶茶水回到房间，喝着茶，静静地在床上坐了一会儿，确信没人注意他之后，赶紧关严了房门。他将东西重新分门别类，逐一放好：新买的铁货，按照胡二哥的交待，用油布一一包了，与棕皮蓑衣、油布伞分别放到两个大箩筐里；从成都一直带到这里的银元、在神剪张那里换的人民币、手枪、子弹和那个急救包、抽剩下的三条“哈德门”香烟，用原来的几件破衣服和临时在场子上买的几件替换衣裳分开包裹严实，仍放到背篼里。其它东西都藏得很严实，唯有两把手枪，手柄朝上，顺着背篼壁插了下去，以备紧急情况下，顺手可以抽出来。 把这些东西归置好，李涵章坐在那里边抽烟，边看着眼前的两个箩筐和一根扁担发呆：明天自己要背着背篼、担着担子，走上百十里地的。背背篼，不怕；可这担担子，他从小到大，几乎没摸过，怎么办呢？ 一连抽了七八支香烟后，李涵章扔掉烟头走过去，把箩筐上的绳子套进扁担，试着想把箩筐担起来，在屋里走两步。担起来似乎没有问题，可一走路，问题就大了，不是前边翘起来，就是后边翘起来，一根扁担在肩膀上，简直就像个翘翅木，那个平衡度怎么也掌握不好。想起自己一天都没有摸过船桨，都能把船划过河，李涵章也坚信自己完全有能力对付这一根扁担和两个箩筐。训练了一会儿，李涵章觉得自己进步挺大，明天这样走百十里路应该没问题，便决定早早地睡觉，养精蓄锐。于是一不做二不休，他脱掉棉长袍和小夹袄，又脱了裤子，胡乱往床上一扔，躺上床，盖好了被子。可躺进被窝了，他却怎么也睡不着，想来想去，又想起陆大哥对他说过，他花这两万多元人民币买的铁货，全部出手后，运气好能赚个三四千块钱；运气不好能赚两千块钱就不错了。 跑这么远的路，担这么重的东西，辛辛苦苦地爬山路、赶场子，风餐露宿，日夜奔波，就赚这点儿小钱？李涵章以前哪里留心过普通百姓是怎么个讨生活的？那个时候，他和朋友去喝一次咖啡所花的小钱，就是这些铁货客跑三五趟赚的钱。 但现在，就算是这样的日子，对他也成了奢望！ 唉，这样的日子，何时是个头啊！当初打跑日本人，重庆各界欢呼雀跃、满街火树银花、欢庆民族胜利的光景，如在眼前，怎么一转眼才过去三年多，几百万美式装备的正规军就让一帮从山沟里钻出来的泥腿子给打得七零八落了呢？李涵章怎么也想不通，当年淞沪会战、武汉会战、长沙会战……尤其是台儿庄战役的铁血士气，哪里去了？