Chapter 13 Xiao Yang Yuelou's friendship with Li Jinjiao

In the twenty-eighth year of the Republic of China, the Dragon King broke into Tianjin Wei, and all the buildings, big and small, stood in the water.The three-story building was flooded over its legs, and the two-story building was waist-high, so the small bungalows were "disasterd".Boats are sailing on the street, windows are used as doors, business is closed, vehicles are blocked, Xiao Yang Yuelou and his team are trapped in the Qingyun Theater in Nanshi.At that time, people were soaking in the water, how could they care about watching a movie?Twenty or so people in this team slept on the stage.

The Dragon King Lai stayed in Tianjin for several months, and the theater troupe still fed on horses and people. After using up all the money, they bet more than ten boxes of costumes and props on the "Wancheng Pawn" on Hebei Street.When the water receded and the train opened, Xiao Yang Yuelou was in a hurry to return to Shanghai. He chipped in to buy a ticket, but he had no money to redeem it. He was so anxious that he had a toothache and his cheeks were swollen.A kind-hearted boy in the theater said to him: "You might as well ask Li Jinjiao for help. That man is righteous and takes his loyalty as his life. With your reputation, you will answer whatever you ask for."

Li Jinjiao is a well-known big pot guy in Tianjin Wei, a gangster.Going up the mountain of knives, going down into the sea of ​​fire, or jumping into the frying pan is absolutely unambiguous, and one in a thousand will die.Although on the road of black and white, he also respects rules, face and loyalty, and Li Jinjiao has done a lot of things to help each other, but Xiao Yang Yuelou has never been associated with such a person.But today things have come to such a point, if you don't go, you have to go. He followed the young man to Xitou, crossed the streets and alleys, raised his eyes and was stunned.Fence walls, fence gates, a few climbing houses, the famous Li Jinjiao lives in this Powahan kiln?But the boy cut the door and called out: "Second Master Li!"

Responding to the sound, a man walked out of the house, beat the waist of the cat in the house, and straightened up when he came out of the house, which startled little Yang Yuelou.This man was six feet tall, with broad shoulders, an old face, and an unshaven beard; the gray cloth coat was enough to be changed into a big bed sheet, and there were a few pieces of oil on it.Little Yang Yuelou thought that he had found the wrong person, but he didn't expect this person to put a can on his mouth when he spoke, and asked in a stern voice, "Why are you looking for me?" His tone was firm, his eyes were extremely horizontal, he couldn't be wrong, Li Jinjiao!

Entering the house, the house is like a ruined temple, the ground is dirt, the table is also dirt, everything is tilted here and there; the Eight Immortals table facing you has one of its four legs missing, and it has a brick top; the teapot on the table is broken and its handle is missing. , Knock the bottom and crack the belly, and there is no pimple on the cover.Little Yang Yuelou thought to himself, is Li Jinjiao really poor or pretending to be poor?If you are really poor, how can you help yourself?So I lost hope. Li Jinjiao looked at the visitor, wearing spring silk trousers and jacket, white silk socks, and black dress!shoes, wearing a braided Panama hat, and holding a bamboo folding fan with characters and pictures.He glanced at Xiao Yang Yuelou and said, "Where have I seen you?" His eyes were still straight, not for guests, but for enemies.

The boy in the theater hurriedly made an introduction to express his intention to come.Li Jinjiao got up immediately, cupped his hands and said, "I am blind, boss Yang, don't worry about it. You are lucky to have ears in Tianjin to come to Tianjin Wei to sing opera! How can you be tortured and wronged! You will go there in the afternoon tomorrow." 'Wan Chengdang' go get something!" He said it so bluntly, Hao Saitian Wei belonged to his family.This made little Yang Yuelou full of suspicion, thinking that he came here for a play. Early the next morning, Li Jinjiao came to the "Wanchengdang" on Hebei Street, walked in the door, looked up at the high counter and shouted, "Sue your boss that I, Li Jinjiao, came to visit him!" The clerk scared away, also scared away the customers who came to pawn.The boss came out in a panic and asked Li Jinjiao to drink tea upstairs, but Li Jinjiao ignored him and said: "My friend Boss Yang has several opera boxes in bet with you, and he has no money to redeem them. You should ask him to move away first. Come on, let's talk about it later." After speaking, he turned his head and left.

In the afternoon of the same day, Xiao Yang Yuelou came to "Wanchengdang" with a few people trying their luck. When he entered the door, he saw a dozen of his play boxes—the big suitcase, the second suitcase, the third suitcase, and the helmet box. , flag handle boxes, etc., have long been placed outside the counter.Xiao Yang Yuelou was overjoyed, and even shouted out in applause.In this way, he took the opera box and returned to Shanghai happily. After Xiao Yangyuelou left, the pot guys of Tianjin Wei heard about this incident, admired Li Jinjiao's loyalty, and came to "Wanchengdang" one after another, wanting to make up for the redemption owed by Xiaoyangyuelou.The boss refused to take it, so the pot guys threw the money at the counter and left.It doesn't matter how much, it's much more anyway.This matter spread to Li Jinjiao's ears again.Li Jinjiao set up a few tables in the Tianqing Pavilion in Beidaguan, and really entertained these brothers who paid back their love on their behalf.

Who would have thought that Xiao Yang Yuelou would return to Shanghai and within three months, send a bank note to Tianjin "Wanchengdang" to make up for the debt. Two more copies were collected, and the boss personally brought the money to Li Jinjiao.Who is Li Jinjiao?Not only did he not take any money, but he didn't even look at it, and asked people to return the money to the brothers who paid on his behalf.At this point, the matter of money is clear, and no one owes anyone.This matter should be over, but the relationship is not over, how can it be over? The next winter, Shanghai was extremely cold, the Huangpu River was frozen three feet, and the big river was covered with a lid.Not to mention that the boats on the sea cannot enter the river. The boats in the river will be frozen to death two days late, which is safer than anchoring.This cut off the livelihood of the porters on the pier, especially the brothers who went to Tianjin to carry the work. The things in their stomachs were getting less and less day by day, and there was almost nothing left but cold air.It happened that Li Jinjiao was on business in Shanghai. Seeing this scene, he was worried about what to do. He raised his eyes and saw the poster of "Yun Niang" starring Xiao Yang Yuelou, and went to find Xiao Yang Yuelou.

When we arrived at the big stage, it was time for Xiao Yangyuelou to unload the curtain. I heard that Li Jinjiao from Tianjin was waiting outside the gate, and ran out with paint on his face.I saw a tall man standing in the heavy snow under the steps.He shouted: "Second brother!" He ran down the steps in three steps at a time.The soles of his feet were slippery by the ice and snow, and he sat on the ground with his buttocks on the ground, and his face was still full of laughter at Li Jinjiao. Xiao Yang Yuelou entertained this admired Jinmen benefactor with a feast at the Jinjiang Hotel.Li Jinjiao said: "Boss Yang, you can feed me a head, but you can't feed my thousands of brothers who are doing hard work by the Huangpu River. Now that the river is full of cover, the brothers have no food to eat, and their lives are not long. .”

Little Yang Yuelou said with emotion: "I'll find a way!" Li Jinjiao said: "That's not necessary. You just need to invite all the famous actors in Shanghai together, and the charity performance will be done for three days! Give me all the theater tickets, and I will ask the brothers to find the Lord to sell them. Is it difficult for you?" Little Yang Yuelou said: "Second brother is really good, you asked me to help, and you didn't ask me to work hard. Isn't this difficult to handle?" The next day, all the famous actors in Shanghai, such as Zhao Junyu, Zhou Xinfang, Huang Yulin , Liu Xiaoheng, Wang Yunfang, Liu Binkun, Gao Baisui, etc., all agreed to hold a charity performance at the Golden Theater.The theater tickets were sold by the brothers in Tianjin to the home of the master who usually did the work.These masters spend money to buy a few tickets, go to the theater, help out, fall in favor, and enjoy the theater, who would not?What's more, there are so many famous actors performing on the same stage, and it is "Dragon and Phoenix", some lively and beautiful dramas, which is even more rare in a thousand years.After three days in a row, thousands of brothers who were frozen into popsicles were all rescued.

Li Jinjiao was going back to Tianjin after finishing his work, and before leaving, Xiao Yangyuelou hosted another banquet to see him off.When he was full of wine and food, Xiao Yang Yuelou asked someone to take out a large bag of silver, wrapped in red paper in a square shape, and gave it to Li Jinjiao.It is not only a entanglement, but also a thank you for what happened last year.As soon as Li Jinjiao saw Qian, his expression immediately stiffened, and his sinking voice became even more stern.He said: "Boss Yang, I usually only make friends and don't pay money. Think about it, you and I have a relationship, who has passed the money? Who has seen the money? Tossing and tossing, isn't it all about friendship? No amount of money can bear the cost, but our friendship can't be exhausted!" After speaking, he got up and left. Xiao Yangyuelou's name is Li Jinjiao, and his words are hot and spicy, and his five bodies are smooth.The next day they sang "Mulan", they were extraordinarily energetic, their voices were shining brightly, and the whole house was full of applause.