Chapter 38 two

Fu Chongshan Mr. Fu's home is in an alley on Nanjing East Road, not far from Songjiang Road.New high-rise buildings were built in that area, sandwiching Mr. Fu's one-story house in the middle.It was a Japanese-style wooden house. The house was quite old, probably left over from the Japanese occupation era. The gray and black tiles on the roof were covered with moss, and the vermilion paint on the gate was cracked and peeled off.However, the courtyard of the house is deep and wide, along the wall, densely planted tall cypresses, which are gloomy and green, covering the house, with a majestic appearance.On the top of the gate, a large clump of bougainvillea sprouted, and the bright red thorny vine flowers burst into bloom in the setting sun.

We arrived at Mr. Fu's house, and it was Mrs. Fu's old maid, Aunt Wu, who came to open the door to welcome us.Aunt Wu is a short woman with white hair, probably with a pair of enlarged feet. When she walks, her feet turn left and right, her face is wrinkled, and her eyebrows and eyes are indistinguishable. Granny Wu, is the old man at home?Our master asked with a smile on his face. I have been waiting for you all afternoon, go in quickly!Aunt Wu's accent is exactly the same as the master's, and it is also a Shandong accent. The master took the lead, and we followed behind and filed in. We walked into the house through a stone path. Bamboos were planted on both sides of the stone path. Once we entered, we felt a sense of coolness.After Aunt Wu bolted the door, she limped to the front of the master.

How are you these days, old man?The master said. What are you doing?Aunt Wu turned her head and muttered, the old problem happened again the night before, and her heart ached all night, and she went to see Dr. Ding in President Rong yesterday, she refused to rest at all, and went to Zhonghe Township early this morning.At this age, with this body, how can I have the energy to serve those bouncing gadgets?It's useless to persuade, what can I do? The old man has a bodhisattva heart, those poor little ones, he is important.The master replied smoothly. Master Yang, don't I understand this truth?Aunt Wu simply stopped at the door of the house. The old man wants to do good deeds and accumulate virtue. Isn't that good?You don't know if you're not here, but at night his heart aches, the sweat beads on his head are as big as soybeans, it scares me so much that I can't close my eyes all night.That kind of crime is not good!

Next time the old man gets sick, I'll send an apprentice to take a shift, so you can go to rest, okay?The master comforted Aunt Wu and said. That's a good thing, Mrs. Wu nodded her head to say goodbye, and let me, an old man, take a breather. I'm afraid you Yang Ye will just talk about it, and it will be forgotten afterwards! Granny Wu, I will send him next time, the master pointed at me and said, this apprentice is the most experienced and reliable. Aunt Wu approached, squinted her eyes and looked at me for a while, but a smile broke out on her wrinkled face, she nodded and said:

A very strong kid. We walked up to the porch, and Mrs. Wu pulled out six pairs of straw slippers from the shoe cabinet and asked us to put them on one by one. Are you all here?As soon as we walked to the door of the living room, an old and hoarse voice asked from inside. Bring them all, the master answered loudly outside the door, come to see the old man. Aunt Wu opened the door, and Mr. Fu Chongshan came out tremblingly from inside.Mr. Fu is indeed very hunchbacked. Although his body is huge, his whole back is bent, and the peak of his back is so high that he seems to be carrying a small mountain on his back. He can't lift his head, and when he walks, he is panting forward. Stretching his neck, it looked like he was struggling.Mr. Fu is at least sixty years old. He has short vertical hair, covered with silver frost, and his eyebrows are iron gray. He has a square Chinese character face with many age spots, a broad forehead, and three grooves. It was deep and black as if carved with a knife.A pair of eyes, maybe there is something wrong with the lacrimal glands, and they are full of tears.He was wearing an old gray and white poplin Tang suit, and a pair of black cloth shoes on his feet.

Don't go up and kowtow to the old man! The master pointed at the fan in his hand and yelled at us, "You look at me and I look at you, we are crowded together and at a loss." Stupid!The master gritted his teeth and cursed in a low voice, won't you kowtow? Xiaoyu was more obedient, grabbed it, and bowed deeply to Mr. Fu. Free, free.Mr. Fu hurriedly helped Xiaoyu up, and motioned for us all to sit down.He first sat down on a sofa chair with a thick back, and the master sat down on a chair to his left, and we sat down one by one.I, Xiaoyu, Wu Min, and Mouse squeezed together on a couch opposite Mr. Fu, but Ah Xiongzai sat on a round stool at the feet of the master.

Sister-in-law Wu, go get some soft drinks.Mr. Fu told Mrs. Wu to say. I boiled red bean soup and steamed millefeuille, what are you doing with soda?Aunt Wu dismissed it. That's even better, Mr. Fu said with a smile, these children should be hungry too. Mr. Fu turned to the master and began to ask each of us about our names, ages, and daily life. Everyone asked in great detail. When the master answered one by one, Mr. Fu kept looking at us with teary eyes Nodding uncontrollably.In the end, Mr. Fu seemed to want to say something but didn't say it, his mouth trembled slightly, and he let out a long sigh: alas

Mr. Fu's living room is very simply furnished, except for the sofa and coffee table, there is only a long mahogany confession table in the center of the wall, and on the table is a sky blue porcelain vase with a bunch of white ginger flowers inserted in the vase.Next to the vase is a large bowl of the same color, which contains several colors of fresh fruit.Two huge photographs with black frames hung on the wall.The one on the right is a half-length photo of Mr. Fu wearing a military uniform in the mainland in his prime. He is fully equipped with a diagonal belt on his chest. It is probably when he was the deputy division commander. At that time, his body was straight and very heroic. With a dignified look.On the left is a young officer in the uniform of a second lieutenant.It must be Fu Wei, the son of Mr. Fu who died.Fu Wei looks a bit like Mr. Fu, with a square face and broad forehead, but Fu Wei's eyebrows and eyes are more handsome than Mr. Fu's, and he doesn't have the martial spirit of Mr. Fu.Hanging on the other corner of the wall is a command knife. It must have been old for a long time, and the scabbard has been covered with a room of copper rust.In the living room, there was a faint sweet fragrance of ginger flowers.On the other side of the living room are a few sliding doors pasted with paper. When the sliding door is opened, there is a backyard outside. There is a rockery pool in the courtyard. The pool is full of green oysters. the sound of.

Yang Jinhai, after a while, Mr. Fu said to the master, don't blame me for calling you, this time you are too nonsense!The children are ignorant, why do you take the lead in making trouble, and everyone goes to the police station, what do you mean? Our master Yang Jinhai hurriedly left his seat and stood up, gesticulating and arguing: This is a great injustice!Father, you really can't blame me this time.Although these few things are dumbfounded, they are still timid to follow me.Killing and arson absolutely dare not.I don't even allow fraud and intimidation. Even if the little thief master points at the mouse, the mouse blinks its eyes, and sometimes its hands and feet are not clean.This time, it was all done by that prisoner named Tieniu. That desperate ruffian was lawless in the park. He should have been sent to Huoshao Island to be imprisoned long ago, so as to save us innocent people from being imprisoned!

How do you understand?Mr. Fu sighed, this time it was because of my kindness that I got you out.Otherwise, they would have been sent to prison long ago, and sent to other islands.Yang Jinhai, you have to understand that I have retired for many years. Some old friends from the military and police circles retired and died.This time it was very reluctant, I put on an old face, and lifted out an old colleague who hadn't seen each other for many years, so that I could be guaranteed.If you make trouble in the future, I'm afraid I, the guarantor, will also be implicated! What the old man said is solemn, I will keep it in my heart, just control them strictly.The master promised respectfully, and sat back in his seat.

Mr. Fu frowned, and said worriedly: Yang Jinhai, if you lead this group of children around in the park, there is no way out, and you will end up in trouble.It should be a long-term solution to find a serious job for them. The old man said it so lightly!The master slapped the palm of his hand with a fan. Who would take care of these sloppy cats driven out of the park?There is another layer: these little desperadoes, don't misjudge them, each of them has a very good personality!The almost boss may not be able to survive.I have tried several times, hotels, restaurants, theaters, introduced to be a younger brother.Within three days, they slipped back one by one, saying: The outside world is too much for them, so it would be more comfortable to go back to their old den.Father, what can I do?It's even better now, the park has a curfew, and even the old nest is closed!I brought this group of poor people here today, and I want the old man to make decisions for us and give us advice! Mr. Fu raised his head reluctantly, scratched his short hair like silver frost with his hands, and said with a smile: I'm the one who reprimands you, but you're making trouble for me instead!Back then when you brought Ah Wei, I shouldn't have softened my heart. You dragged me down for so many years, and I can't finish talking about the suffering I suffered for him for three days and six nights.Finally, the merits and virtues were completed, and he was sent to the boat.Now you have brought this group of children to pester me, even if I want to help them, I am afraid I will lose my energy Speaking of which, Aunt Wu came in, holding red bean soup and thousand-layer cake on the tea tray in her hand. What happened to Master Yang again?Aunt Wu interjected, didn't I tell you when you came in that the old man had a heartache just the day before yesterday?The master stood up, took the tea tray from Aunt Wu's hand, and said with a smile: Granny Wu, I dare not mention it if you don't mention it. You know that the old man is sick, so people are not allowed to ask about it. It's nothing, it's an old problem for many years, Mr. Fu breathed a sigh of relief, pointed to his chest and said, it often hurts here. What does Dr. Ding say? Mr. Fu smiled faintly. What else can the doctor say?At this age, the heart is weak and the coronary arteries are a little clogged. Then the old man can't be careless.The master said seriously. Aunt Wu shared bowls of red bean soup with us, and each of us contained a piece of crystal clear mille-feuille cake in a small dish. That's what I said too, Mrs. Wu babbled on her own, there are two buses to go to Zhonghe Township, and on rainy days, the bus climbs up and down, what if I fall down? After finishing the distribution, Mrs. Wu picked up the tea tray, turned left and right with her feet, and left. Before leaving, she said to us: There is still in the kitchen after drinking, boil a big pot. To tell the truth from the old man, the master coughed twice and sat up straight. The old man is not feeling well, so we shouldn't bother him.This time I brought a few children, firstly to kowtow to the old man to thank him, and secondly to file a case with the old man.Grandpa, do you still remember the Taoyuanchun Tavern I opened before? That's right, Mr. Fu nodded, why did you turn it off when it was on? Cough, the master stamped his feet, it's not that there is no backstage support, the rogue police take turns to make trouble.To be honest with the old man, Taoyuanchun was really beautiful at that time, and the people in the park still remember it, and they have been urging me to start again and restore Taoyuanchun to its former grandeur.In fact, I myself have never given up, but I have no chance or capital.Now the time has come, the park is under curfew, the birds are panicking, and there is no place to stay.I'll build another nest, I'm not afraid they won't fly over.To be honest with the old man, I even found the right place, which is on the same street as Nanjing East Road, Lane 125 Our master Yang Jinhai opened the folding fan with a swish, fanned it vigorously, and happily reported the preparation process to Mr. Fu.At first, it was the idea of ​​Sheng Gong, the chairman of Evergreen Film Company. Sheng Gong said: Fatty Yang, you come forward, I will support you behind the scenes, and open a tavern, and we will have a place to walk around in the future.Sheng Gong agreed to borrow 200,000 yuan, and the master held another meeting with 10,000 shares. All the famous people in our circle participated.Lu Siwu from Cornucopia and Boss Lai from Yongchang Suit Shop also recognized two shares, and the top-up fee is not a problem. If it goes well, the Mid-Autumn Festival can be opened, the master continued to talk, I found a decoration shop to estimate, how can the decoration cost 100,000 yuan?No matter what you do now, what you move is money.In good conscience, half of the reason I opened this tavern is because of these little desperadoes. I have nowhere to go. Is it better to be a clerk in a tavern than to be a vagabond on the street? Mr. Fu has been listening intently, at this moment he raised his hand abruptly to stop the master and asked: What's the name of the new tavern? I was about to ask the old man for a favor, so I asked the old man to give me a name.The master said with a smile. Mr. Fu hunched his back, half-closed his eyes, thought for a moment, and said with a smile: Once upon a time in Nanjing, I lived in Dabei Lane. There was a small hotel at the entrance of the alley. Sometimes I went to have a midnight snack. I remember the name of the hotel was Anle Township. Anle Township!Good luck!The master screamed loudly.