Heroes of the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 47

Near noon, the translator Zhang Lixing got up to leave his room.The banquets for various consulates will be held in the evening, and preparations will begin in the afternoon.

He also needs to confirm the telephone confirmation receipts of the various consulates after receiving the invitation.

But as soon as Zhang Lixing reached the door, he was blocked by Qian Xiaobao.

"Brother Zhang, I would like to trouble you." Qian Xiaobao said with a smile.

"I'm going to borrow your room to store some things. These things are urgently needed for the reception at night." Qian Xiaobao said.

"What?" Zhang Lixing asked.

Qian Xiaobao flashed to reveal two half-meter-square wooden boxes behind him.

Without any explanation, Qian Xiaobao carried the two wooden boxes into Zhang Lixing's room with difficulty.

"What is this?" Zhang Lixing asked warily.What important things need to be in his room?

Qian Xiaobao opened a crack in the wooden box, and wisps of white air came out.Zhang Lixing also felt a chill.

"Is it ice?" Zhang Lixing immediately came to his senses.Whether you're chilling the entire bottle or adding ice cubes directly to the glass at a reception, you need a lot of ice.

"I'm telling the truth to Brother Zhang. Old Qian, that bastard, wanted to frame me. He bullied me that I was inexperienced in buying ice cubes for the first time and didn't tell me that I needed to buy ice cubes!" Qian Xiaobao said angrily.

Zhang Lixing handed over the list to Lao Qian on the day Mrs. Genet arranged things.

Mrs. Genet would not write down such a matter of course as buying ice cubes.But Qian Xiaobao doesn't know.

Zhang Lixing felt a murderous aura from Qian Xiaobao.

"Don't make too much trouble," Zhang Lixing persuaded.

"I don't make trouble. Is it still a man not to settle things quietly?" Qian Xiaobao said with a sneer.

When Zhang Li walked to the living room, he happened to see Lao Qian directing the servants to place the freshly delivered flowers in the living room.

He hurried out of the consulate quickly.

Half an hour before the reception, cars stopped at the gate of the consulate one after another.

Madame Genet ordered drinks to be prepared before going out with her husband to meet the guests.

A Russian maid in her 20s came to Qian Xiaobao and said in fluent Northeast dialect: "Old Qian asked me to ask you, where did you put the ice cubes I asked you to buy? Now that the customer has arrived, I will use it immediately!"

Qian Xiaobao immediately opened his eyes wide and said, "Ice cubes? Old Qian didn't let me buy ice cubes!"

"Oh!" The maid screamed and covered her mouth.Then she ran out quickly.

After a while, old money came in like a gust of wind.

"You didn't buy ice cubes? What should we do? It's too late to buy them now! Why are you so young, so young!" Old Qian said.He didn't speak harshly but complained like an elder.

If Qian Xiaobao is still in a state of ignorance, it may be because he really forgot.

"But you really didn't tell me!" Qian Xiaobao said aggrievedly.

At this time, several servants had already gathered around.

"Why didn't I tell you? Is there no ice cubes for a reception? You can't do such a simple thing like a kid!" Old Qian said bitterly.

The 20 yuan I paid for dinner yesterday was all fed to the dog!Qian Xiaobao cursed inwardly.

Madame Genet, who heard the news, also hurried over with her interpreter Zhang Lixing.

Zhang Lixing looked unnatural.

"Is there no ice for sale?" Madame Genet asked.

Zhang Lixing looked at Qian Xiaobao while translating.But Qian Xiaobao pretended to be aggrieved and said nothing.

"Ma'am, the kid forgot all about playing! Don't blame him, I'll find a way right away! I'll get the ice cubes within half an hour!" Old Qian said.

While translating Lao Qian's words, Zhang Lixing still peeked at Qian Xiaobao who bowed his head and said nothing.

After saying these words, Lao Qian disappeared like a gust of wind.

"You let me down so much!" Madame Genet looked at Qian Xiaobao and said plaintively in French.

"Oh, I remembered! Ice cubes! I bought ice cubes! I'll go get them right away!" Qian Xiaobao said suddenly as if his soul had returned to his body.Then he rushed to Zhang Lixing's room.

It's a pity that Lao Qian didn't see this scene.

A Mercedes Benz parked at the gate of the French Consulate on time.

The two people who got on and off the car walked towards the Genet couple at the door with neat steps.

There was a hint of disdain in the eyes of M. and Madame Genet.

"The Germans who like to go forward are here." Mr. Genet whispered to his wife.

The person in military uniform next to German Consul Hermann was the military attache von der Braun who had just arrived in Harbin for a short time.That is the object Schultz wants to get close to.

The Genets' eyes fell on De Bruyne's trousers.The long red strips on the side of the trousers stretched into the shiny high leather boots.

This is the military uniform worn by officers of the German Army Staff.This shows that De Bruyne has been in the staff and is proud of it, so he has been wearing it.

The Genets exchanged another glance.

Guests from more than a dozen consulates arrived one after another.

Mr. Genet stood on the main seat, raised a glass of champagne, turned slightly to pay respects to the bust of Napoleon, and said: "The first glass of wine is to the great emperor!"

German Consul Hermann introduced to De Bruyne in a low voice: "Mr. Genet, who loves freedom, has only one hero in his heart, and that is the tyrant behind him!"

At this time, Lao Qian drove two boxes of ice cubes to the gate of the consulate in a rickshaw.This speed is too fast.It should be that he prepared and hid nearby.

But he was surprised to find that there were already plates of ice cubes in the living room!
Qian Xiaobao came out from the darkness.

"I've already remembered. You did tell me to buy ice cubes. I did, but I forgot about it in a hurry." Qian Xiaobao said with a smile.

Old Qian opened his eyes wide and looked at Qian Xiaobao.This kid who was smiling all day turned out to be much more difficult to deal with than he imagined!
Wine acts like a lubricant to smoothen the atmosphere.Consuls from countries that were originally not very friendly also chatted and laughed happily with glasses of wine.

The phonograph played the music of the French composer Saint-Saëns.

However, Qian Xiaobao, who was standing in the corner and ready to deal with the situation at any time, saw that when one consul walked towards another consul with a smile on his face, the other consul avoided him far away.

"Who are these two?" Qian Xiaobao asked Zhang Lixing beside him.

"The one in front is the consul of Lithuania, and the one in the back is the consul of the Soviet Union." Zhang Lixing replied casually.

The reception lasted until the early hours of the morning.

Old Qian walked home with heavy steps.His mood was both depressed and disturbed.

A dark figure emerged from the corner.

"Brother Qian, do you want me to take you home?" the man asked with a smile.

　Russian girls speak Northeast dialect proficiently?If you know that period of history, you know it's very normal.There were a lot of intermarriages back then.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)