Anxiang

Chapter 4

When Cheng Da turned his head again, there was a pile of rubble behind him, and there was no sound at all, only the fire was burning quietly.The fifth brother and his fellow workers who had fought with him were buried in it like this. The loud cry of the fifth brother was still ringing in his ears, and Cheng Da felt sad for a while.

At this time, whistles sounded loudly from all directions, and police dogs barked wildly.Cheng Da held back his sadness and hurriedly disappeared into the night.

Cheng Da hid outside all night, and the next day quietly went to the street to inquire about the news. A new notice was pasted on the street, and someone read aloud from a distance: "Check the name of the traitor, steal into the gold mine Okay, the mine exploded, and the traitor went west on the spot, including Wang Wu and Shanmao..." Cheng Da covered his mouth, his body trembled, and his eyes were full of tears.

In the evening, Cheng Da erected new graves for Fifth Brother and the others on the back hill of the mining area.Cheng Da knelt in front of the grave, burning paper, and said, "Fifth brother, go away, and leave these for your expenses on the road. You said, let me come to see you later, I will come, but I have to go out for a while. You keep the money, don’t gamble, don’t go whoring, and wait for me to come back.” Then he burned some paper money for other workers.He stood up and looked from a distance, this hillock was full of new and old graves, big and small, under the moonlight, like a group of silent teams, staring at Cheng Da blankly.Those buried here are all those Chinese compatriots who died in the mining. They didn't dig the gold mountain, but they buried their lives here.

The sea breeze made Cheng Da feel a little cold. He hugged his shoulders and sat down against Fifth Brother's grave. He lowered his head and meditated. Now he has two choices. One is to go back and continue digging. Those policemen are already dead. No one knew that he and Fifth Brother were in the same group, but he would never get ahead if he did this, and he felt even more sorry for Fifth Brother and the others in his heart.Why can only ghosts possess that gold?I have worked so hard to dig, but in the end I can only sneak out to steal. If I am not paying attention, I will be found, and I will be in danger of being beaten to death at any time. Is this life?If this is really fate, I, Cheng Da, don't believe in this fate.

Cheng Da thought for a long time, then made up his mind to stand up, and bowed to the grave of the fifth brother again, and said, "Fifth brother! You are right, Cheng Da is going now, waiting for me to come back. I was brought by you." Come out, may your spirit in heaven bless Cheng Da to realize our dream."

He kowtowed to the sea a few more times, "Father, mother, my son is about to go wandering, you... you must take care of yourself on the boat." After kowtowing, he stood up, glanced at the grave, and left in frustration.

5.Willows are dark and flowers are bright

Jin Dali buried himself in the accounts in the garden house, this was the most exciting time of his day, looking at the strings of numbers was closer than meeting his parents.

A servant walked in quickly and said, "Master, there is a man outside who looks quite rich, and he said he was looking for you."

Jin Dali put away the ledger, and said to the servant: "Please invite him in." While the servant was leaving, Jin Dali made the cross on his chest towards the statue of the Virgin Mary on the wall.

It was Cheng Da who came in, wearing that gentleman's suit.

Jin Dali put on a smirk, and stepped forward to greet him, "It's a pleasure to meet you." He looked at Cheng Da carefully, and said, "I'm blind, what do you call me?"

Cheng Da was shocked by the luxury of Jin Dali's room. He pinched the brim of his hat and said after a long time: "My name is Cheng Da."

Jin Dali said enthusiastically, "Young Master Cheng, please sit down."

Cheng Da was led to sit down in front of the sofa. The sofa sank, and he almost fell in. Holding the back of the sofa with both hands, he was extremely nervous.

Jin Dali spied on him like a fox watching a chick, and he didn't know which rich young man would deliver it to his door today.He tentatively asked, "Coffee?"

Cheng Da didn't respond, and the servants brought the coffee.Cheng Da laughed, and took two sips with a spoon, which was so hot that his tongue was staggering.

Jin Dali saw that although Cheng Da was dressed decently, he was actually a country bumpkin, and he was not so polite anymore, so he sat down carelessly and said, "Tell me, what do you want from me?"

Cheng Dagang was about to speak, when he heard the bell of the carriage outside, he leaned his neck and looked out, outside the window, he saw Xiao Jin and another maid getting off the carriage, talking and laughing.

For some reason, when he saw Xiao Jin, Cheng Da became nervous, even timid. He quickly stood up and said anxiously, "I'll come back tomorrow."

Jin Dali was a little puzzled.Cheng Da walked to the door and bumped into Xiao Jin who came in.

Xiao Jin recognized him this time, and was taken aback: "It's you?"

Jin Dali was a little nervous, looking at the two of them, "You two know each other?"

Cheng Da's face was flushed red and he was speechless, as if he was caught on the spot as a thief.

Jin Dali waved his hand at Xiao Jin: "You, go out and play for a while, I'll talk to him alone."

Xiao Jin took a look at Cheng Da, and walked out unwillingly, and was still watching the situation in the house after walking a long way.She saw Cheng Da said a few words, and then Jin Dali seemed to be crazy, raised his hand and cursed loudly: "You fucking don't touch yourself, you have grown a few heads! How dare a miner come here and beat my daughter?" Idea! Take a bath to reflect on your own virtue, and want to climb high!"

Cheng Da said a few more words, and Jin Dali slapped the table and shouted, "Get out! Get the fuck out of me!"

Cheng Da was kicked out without his hat and cane, and he was in a mess.He lowered his head and passed Xiao Jin's side without saying a word.Xiao Jin stared at him and whispered: "You..."

Cheng Da didn't dare to talk to him, and kept running outside.

Jin Dali appeared at the door, crossed his hips, thought for a while, and shouted arrogantly: "Cheng, come back to me!"

Cheng Da looked back at Jin Dali, then looked at Xiao Jin beside him, hesitated for a moment, and walked back, Cheng Da endured for the gold mine in his heart.

Now Cheng Da's tone became more fluent, and he said to Jin Dali, who was leaning on the sofa: "The British are now posting an announcement that whoever discovers the gold mine will be the owner of the gold mine, and HSBC will buy it uniformly. A little money, very little, you pay for boats and food, I found a dozen bold people, went to various islands to find mineral veins. I calculated, there are [-] islands in this area, and Kuala Lumpur is not the only one. A place of gold mines."

Jin Dali smiled disdainfully: "Dream? If there is a gold mine, why don't the British go find it?"

Cheng Da said: "The British are afraid of death, but I am not. If I don't go, someone will soon."

"Why should I pay for you?"

"Because I'm not afraid of death, I keep my promise, and find a gold mine, we are half of each other."

"Shit! What if you die first if you can't find the gold mine?"

"I'll take my life, you take the money, isn't it worth it?"

Jin Dali thought about it for a while, then said, "Half is too high, I don't need you, I can find someone else."

"Others will not give it to you if they find a gold mine."

"Why did you give it to me?"

"I want your daughter."

Jin Dali sneered and said, "Oh, I remembered."

"That's a guarantee. It's a three-year deadline. If you can't find it, if I die outside, you can marry her off."

Jin Dali squinted his eyes and thought for a long time: "I will give you [-]% at most."

"half."

"Think about it, I don't have a son. After I die, my property belongs to my daughter. Speaking of it, [-]% is enough."

"Four percent."

"Up to thirty percent."

Cheng Da thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "That's [-]%, but you have to give me a guarantee. If I come back and find the gold mine, and your daughter is married to someone else, I will only pay back your principal and money." Interest."

Jin Dali smiled nonchalantly and asked Cheng Da: "Are you really not afraid of death?"

Cheng Da gritted his teeth and said, "I'm not afraid of death. I'm afraid of death if I don't know why."

Jin Dali burst out laughing, stood up and sighed: "For some gold, this man has gone crazy! Don't worry, I'll go to a law firm to make a contract right away. But there is one thing, just listen to me." , before you find the gold mine, take another look at my daughter..." Jin Dali's tone became fierce, and he glared at Cheng Da viciously and said, "I'll dig out your eyeballs and feed them to the dogs, understand?"

"I understand." Cheng Da said calmly.

"Then it's settled. However, I still want to ask, are you doing this for money or for my daughter?"

Cheng Da said loudly, "I want both."

Jin Dali nodded mockingly and said, "Yes, you can start praying now!"

Xiao Jin and the maid eavesdropped through the door. She thought this young man was very interesting, but when she thought that he might lose his life because of this, she felt a little pain in her heart.For some reason, she suddenly liked watching Cheng Da, his melancholy face, and his tall but lonely back.

"Miss, hurry up, they are coming out." The maid gave Xiaojin who was still in a daze, and the two ran away in a hurry.

Jin Dali gave Cheng Da a broken engine boat, which was covered with simple iron sheets, greasy and dirty.This miser didn't even give Cheng Da a decent boat.

Cheng Da quickly found eight miners to find the gold mine together.When they got on the boat, everyone seemed very excited, and they were tempted by the gold mine, which was a wealth that they could not enjoy in their entire lives.Only Cheng Da stood at the bow of the boat with a serious face, the road ahead was dangerous and uncertain, these eight people and his own lives were in his hands, maybe they would get nothing, or they might just get rich, it all depended on this fight.

Cheng Da and his group began to search island by island, almost without bounds.Jin Dali provided very little funding. In less than a week, the food spoiled and the tent was washed away by the rain.They live like savages, sustained by unwarranted confidence.Sometimes, Cheng Dahui felt that the ghosts of his parents' death kept urging him to move forward. That turbulent dream, imposed on him by his ancestors for generations, made him move forward without hesitation.

Two people used mining knives to open a road in front and marked it, and the people behind followed without saying a word, watching the surroundings vigilantly. There are unexpected dangers in these tropical rainforests at any time.

The light in the primeval rainforest was dark, and the sky could hardly be seen. It was so depressing to feel that pairs of shining eyes were floating in the air and peeping at them.Everyone was silent, holding the probe sticks in their hands, and walked forward dully.

Suddenly there was a heart-piercing scream in front, and the worker who opened the way fell to the ground, kicked his legs on the ground a few times, and was quickly dragged away by something.Cheng Da and the others were taken aback, waving their sticks in all directions nervously, everyone's faces were distorted with fear.Several people hugged each other and walked forward, closely watching the movement around them.

A worker raised his head and stood still in a daze. The others followed and saw that the clothes worn by the miner just now were dangling bloody on the branches, which was extremely terrifying.They were short of breath, their hands and feet were numb, and they desperately suppressed their hearts that were about to collapse.

After finally getting out of the rain forest, the weather was not good, and it rained heavily again, mixed with the strong sea breeze, which made it hard to keep your eyes open.With no tent and nowhere to hide, they sat under the rocks with their heads tucked between their legs like ostriches, letting the rain rage wildly.

A miner named Long Er suffered from malaria, his hands and feet kept shaking, and his mouth was foaming.Several people surrounded him, and Cheng Da shouted loudly: "Stop him!"

Everyone pushed Long Er down.Cheng Da took out a wine gourd from his waist, untied Long Er's clothes, took a sip of the wine and sprayed it on him, then rubbed it desperately, and finally stabilized Long Er.

The sky darkened and the rain stopped.Everyone built a bonfire and lay scattered on the beach to sleep.

Cheng Da leaned against the reef and sang in a low voice: "Carrying rice and salt on his back, he traveled thousands of miles to climb mountains. After passing ten mountains and ten big rivers in the middle, his parents and wives were all separated, so pitiful..."

Long Er slept on the outermost side. He struggled for a while, and slowly crawled towards the beach with hands and feet. He crawled a long way before stopping, and then began to dig holes...

Cheng Da's sad singing floated in the night sky, and he refused to let go for a long time: "My father, mother and wife are all separated, so pitiful..."

It wasn't until the next morning that they realized that Long Er had disappeared. Following the traces of Long Er's crawling on the beach, they found Long Er, but only two arms and one foot were left exposed. Long Er himself Bury myself.

Xiao Ji said in a deep voice: "Elder Long is afraid that we will abandon him, that he will get sick, and if we burn him, his soul will not return."

Cheng Da sighed, squatted down, held the sand, and buried Long Er's hands and feet.

Cheng Da and the others searched for more than a dozen islands in a row, but they didn't see a trace of a gold mine. The excitement at the beginning gradually turned into depression and despair.

In the dark, I don't know if it is the guidance of the parents' spirits in the sky.On this day, Cheng Da was lying on the ship's side, drowsy. Hunger and exhaustion tortured this group of people so that they were lifeless.

In a trance, Cheng Da heard the hysterical cries of thousands of people. He opened his eyes and saw the piggy boat that was emitting yellow smoke when he came. It meant that the plague had controlled the boat. Indicates that the ship must be abandoned.He saw the Chinese on this ship rushing here and there, with nowhere to go.He saw his parents and himself in the boat, and he saw the boat being lifted by the wind and waves.Cheng Da wanted to cry and struggle, but there was nothing he could do.

He saw the ship slowly drifting away.He wanted to try his best to chase, and saw the ship drifting to the horizon, the sky was shining golden, and the golden light shone brightly. Cheng Da struggled to stand up, but his head bumped hard on the side of the boat before he woke up, and the crackling raindrops hit him gave him a headache.

The workers yelled and dragged the boat to the shore desperately, throwing tool kits and explosives overboard.

The boat was hit by rocks and leaked, and half of the boat was full of water. Cheng Da climbed up the mast, suddenly surprised and surprised. He pointed to the distance and shouted.Cheng Da saw a large reef on the shore, which looked like a toad. He saw clouds in the distant sky, and lightning pierced through the gray mist, and the golden light fell on the island. The room seemed so special.

Cheng Da lost control, waving his hands in the rain and shouting loudly: "Golden toad...we found the golden toad..."

The workers climbed to a high place and looked in the direction of Cheng Da. The sky was dark, only the golden toad was shining, which was the gold mine they were looking for.Everyone stood on a high place, jumped and cheered, completely forgetting about the pouring rain, and ran madly towards the golden toad.

This is the beginning of the first legend of the Cheng family. After many years, everyone will mention this story, as if the wealth was really arranged by the heavens and delivered to someone.In fact, Cheng Da knew that was not the case. When he came to Malay, he was looking for a chance to survive. Life was twisted and twisted, pushing people with too much ambition onto another track. There may be wealth there, but there is also A curse, you will guard it from generation to generation, it occupies you, it devours you, and while you have it, it is also destroying you.

Cheng Da held the gold nugget and knelt down to the sky.All of this seemed to come quickly, but it was so difficult, like snatching the golden toad back from the mouth of the god of death. For this, they paid a heavy price.

It doesn't matter whether it's worth it or not, as long as there is hope, we must realize it, even if there are difficulties and obstacles ahead.Cheng Da has always thought so.He thought of Xiao Jin, that faint smile could not be lingered in his mind, naively, he thought that he could get closer and closer to Xiao Jin by doing so.

6.Is a blessing or a curse

A month later, Cheng Da and his group appeared on the streets of Kuala Lumpur.There were nine of them when they went out, and there were only five left when they came back.They were ragged, with long hair and beards, and it was impossible to tell who was who.They bent their backs and came to the door of HSBC Bank with sacks on their backs.The Indian Ah San, who was wearing a red turban, rushed over and stopped them with a stick.

The workers pushed and shoved with him, Cheng Da stopped the workers, put the sack on the ground, opened it for Ah San to see, Ah San took a deep breath, and inside were pure pieces of dog's head gold, gold It was very dazzling.Ah San frantically opened the door of the bank and invited them in.

(End of this chapter)