Heroes of the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 23 Fan Wengui's Philosophy of Life I
A month later, Qian Xiaobao appeared on Hailin Street.

During this period of time, he was hiding in the mountains, and his XZ injury had already healed.Let the hair grow a bit to cover the scars left on his face.

He made himself a Japanese-style student uniform, and put a pen cap he found somewhere in his jacket pocket, looking like a student.

There were many carriages on Hailin Street to pull goods to and from Hengdaohezi, Qian Xiaobao took a carriage and went straight to Hengdaohezi.

Zhang Guangcai Ridge runs across the north and south.From Harbin to the east, the train will cross Zhang Guangcai Ridge.It is also necessary to cross Zhang Guangcai Ridge from east to west.

So Tsarist Russia built huge locomotive depots in Hengdaohezi and Yabuli when they built the Middle East Railway.Whenever the train climbs, two locomotives are dispatched to drive the train.

Hengdaohezi is also the place where the Japanese deployed the most police forces between Harbin and Mudanjiang.

When approaching Hengdaohezi, Qian Xiaobao saw the tall spires of the houses while sitting in the carriage.That is the church built here by Tsarist Russia.

Beautiful Russian-style houses are scattered throughout Hengdaohezi.

As soon as he entered Hengdaohezi, Qian Xiaobao jumped out of the carriage and walked towards the railway guard at the foot of Dongshan Mountain.

After walking for two or three miles, Qian Xiaobao stopped outside a small two-story western-style building.

A policeman with a rifle asked sharply, "What are you doing? It's nothing to get out of here!"

Qian Xiaobao's waist instantly bent down.He asked with a smile all over his face: "Uncle, is this the police force? Is Fan Wengui and Uncle Fan here on business?"

As soon as the policeman heard that the person Qian Xiaobao was looking for was Fan Wengui, his face immediately softened.

"Section Chief Fan is your uncle? Just wait, I'll let you know right away." The policeman turned and walked into the small building after speaking.

After a while, a man in his 30s wearing a neat police uniform walked out of the small building quickly.The polished high leather boots made a rattling sound as they stepped on the snow.

He looked up at Qian Xiaobao who was standing at the gate and couldn't help slowing down, showing a puzzled expression.

The policeman following him immediately tensed up.Could it be that the kid standing at the door is a liar?
"Uncle Fan, Happy New Year! Second Master Qi asked me to wish you New Year greetings!" Qian Xiaobao shouted with a smile.

Hearing the words "Second Master Qi", Fan Wengui had a sudden realization.

"It's already February [-], and you just came to pay me New Year's greetings." Fan Wengui said with a smile.

When he was talking, he subconsciously looked at Qian Xiaobao's hands, and found that Qian Xiaobao came with empty hands.

Fan Wengui's face was gloomy again.

"Second Master Qi asked me to buy more New Year's goods for you old man. I think those things are too common. I prepared some fresh ones for you." Qian Xiaobao patted his pocket and said.

He seemed to have seen Fan Wengui's heart completely.

Fan Wengui immediately said with a smile on his face: "They are all real friends, so don't be rude. It's almost evening, come home with me for dinner."

After saying this, Fan Wengui took Qian Xiaobao and walked west along the street.

Along the way, Fan Wengui accepted the greetings from pedestrians on both sides of the road with his hands behind his back and his head held high.

"It seems that Uncle Fan is also a decent person in Hengdaohezi!" Qian Xiaobao praised without losing the opportunity.

"The face is earned by myself, not given by others." Fan Wengui replied with a smile.

Beautiful Russian-style houses made of wood and bricks can be seen everywhere on both sides of the road.

Qian Xiaobao admired while looking at it: "Such a beautiful house, the people who live here are all rich people, right?"

"In the past, they were all lived by Russians. Now they are all lived by Japanese and people doing business here." Fan Wengui replied.

While speaking, Fan Wengui stopped in front of a beautiful wood-carved hall.He opened the courtyard door from the outside and took Qian Xiaobao in.

Hearing the noise outside, the door opened and a woman came out.

"Today, there are guests cooking two more dishes." Fan Wengui said.

The woman nodded meekly to Qian Xiaobao and followed Fan Wengui into the room to help Fan Wengui take off his leather boots and put on sandals.

"Sit in the living room first." Fan Wengui greeted Qian Xiaobao.

When Qian Xiaobao was in the mountains, he lived in a horse shelf with no windows at all.No matter how bright it is outside, it's dark when you walk in.

Although there are windows in the homes of Mr. Qi Erye and other Northeast people, the windows are covered with window paper.Even during the day, the room is dark.

But the windows of Fan Wengui's house seemed to be empty except for the wooden lattice, and the room was very bright.

"Uncle Fan, is this the glass?" Qian Xiaobao asked while gently touching the glass on the window with his finger.

"Yes," Fan Wengui replied with a smile.

Qian Xiaobao looked around the entire living room again.The furnishings in the room are completely Western-style, and the whole living room is warm with burning charcoal fire in the tall fireplace.

In the past few days when he lived in Second Master Qi's house, Second Master Qi kept persuading Qian Xiaobao to start a family and live a stable life.But Qian Xiaobao couldn't listen to a word.

But in such a beautiful and comfortable house, Qian Xiaobao had the idea of ​​living a comfortable life for the first time.

He turned his head and saw Fan Wengui looking at him with a smile.Qian Xiaobao walked to the front of the table in two steps, took out something from his pocket and put it on the table.

"Uncle Fan, I have something for you to look at." Qian Xiaobao said.

"Big Rome!" Fan Wengui exclaimed in surprise when he saw the things on the table.

Western watches have been popular in China for a long time.

Ordinary Chinese people can't tell the brands of various watches at all, because they all have Roman numerals on them, so they are all called Roman watches.

Fan Wengui also couldn't tell the difference.But he knows that this is a valuable and good thing!

This watch was taken off by Qian Xiaobao from the wrist of Wang Yonghe, the company commander of the Jing'an Army, who was shot in the head by him.

Today I want to give it to Fan Wengui by borrowing flowers to present Buddha.

Fan Wengui picked up the watch and put it against his ear, listening to the clicking sound, he couldn't put it down.

But he immediately realized a problem.

"This big Roman is not new, someone must have worn it before?" Fan Wengui asked.

"Second Master Qi gave it to me before I left. The old man said it was left by his ancestors. He told me to give it to Uncle Fan as a gift!" Qian Xiaobao said nonchalantly.

Antiques can be said to be left by the ancestors.Unexpectedly, foreign watches can also be left by the ancestors.Don't I know that Second Master Qi is just an old beard?

Fan Wengui looked at Qian Xiaobao with a smile.

The origin is not important, the important thing is that the owner of this watch is now Fan Wengui.

"Yaqin, bring out a bottle of foreign wine. I want to have a good drink with my eldest nephew tonight." Fan Wengui turned his head and shouted loudly.

After a while a woman walked in with a bottle of wine and two goblets.

Qian Xiaobao was stunned for a moment.This woman is not the woman I saw just now!

(End of this chapter)