The years when I was an old man

Pay the bill and go out.

At the door, Xiaoshi thanked again.

After chatting a few words, she asked us again:

"Listen to the accent, you are not from Jinmen, are you? Are you here to travel?"

When I was thinking about how to get to the point, Xiaoshi actually asked me.

I followed the clues and deliberately pretended to be difficult and said:

"Actually, I originally wanted to visit an old friend of a relative, but I don't have the contact information of the other party. The other party is a big shot in the Tianjin gate guard. It is impossible to meet him..."

"What's the other party's name?"

Xiaoshi asked casually.

"He Songbai He Ye!"

Oh?

Xiaoshi was slightly taken aback, she looked at Master Hong and me.

It seems to want to see through our minds through our appearance.

"What are you doing with him?"

After a while, Xiaoshi asked.

"I just want to ask him about some old things in the world..."

Xiaoshi was silent again, thought for a while, and then said:

"Well, you can go to Wenbaozhai tomorrow afternoon. As far as I know, he goes to Wenbaozhai every week. Maybe you can meet him there..."

"How did you know?"

Master Hong asked curiously.

"I heard it!"

"And what if he won't see us?"

"Just say, just be Xiaoshi's friend!"

As soon as the words were finished, Xiaoshi bid farewell and left.

Looking at Xiaoshi's graceful back.

I'm a little curious, this king knows that he is really good.

Through the phone and a name, we can judge that this little poem can help us meet He Songbai.

No matter what, there is finally a way to meet He Songbai.

Back at the hotel, I simply packed up and got ready to sleep.

Just laying down, the phone rang suddenly.

Picking it up, it turned out to be Qi Lan calling.

Once connected, Qi Lan asked directly:

"Little Sixth Master, what are you doing?"

Qi Lan's voice was gentle and tinged with laziness.

In this silent night, this kind of voice is particularly provocative.

"Just getting ready to rest. How about you? What have you been up to lately?"

"I'm not busy. It's just that this year has been a bit depressing, and I want to chat with you..."

"what happened?"

I asked casually.

"Hey, it's all caused by the big boss of the Zou family. Now that he has taken over the Zou family, he has voided everything that Mr. Zou had agreed with my father. Originally, Xiacheng County belonged to our family's territory. But I heard that these few days God, Zou Tiansheng bought a hotel in Xiacheng County, and it is being renovated. I guess it is going to be a big place..."

Oh?

What Qi Lan said surprised me a little.

Unexpectedly, this big boss just took over the Zou family.

Started a drastic expansion.

"When he did this, my father and younger brother became a little anxious. Think about it, can the atmosphere in my house be good in this situation?"

I promise.

I can't help with this kind of thing.

I can only say a few words of comfort.

After chatting for a while, we put down the phone.

Lying in bed, I started to lose sleep again.

All I can think about is the message that Mr. Zou sent me the day before he died.

He said mysteriously, he wants to give me a gift, but what is this gift?

…………

The next afternoon, I took a taxi alone and went directly to Wenbaozhai.

It is very close to the restaurant where we ate yesterday, on the Antique Street.

Get out of the car and enter the door, and you will see the antique pavement decorated.

There are various Wenwan calligraphy and paintings, bronze porcelain.

I don't know anything about antiques.

After casually looking at it twice, he turned to a middle-aged man wearing glasses in front of the cabinet and asked:

"Hello, I'd like to ask you a question. Is He Songbai and Master He there?"

The middle-aged man raised his head, glanced at me through the lens on his nose, and asked Fox questioningly:

"you are?"

I quickly replied:

"I'm Xiaoshi's friend, she asked me to come here to find Master He!"

"So it's Xiaoshi's friend, then come with me..."

With that said, the middle-aged man came out from the counter.

Take me out through the back door to a neat courtyard.

The courtyard is not too big, it is square and exquisite.

In the middle, there is also a big persimmon tree of Pan Qiulong.

As soon as he entered the backyard, he heard the middle-aged man shout in the direction of the main house:

"Master He, Xiaoshi's friend wants to see you!"

As soon as the words fell, a man's voice came from inside the room:

"Then please come in..."

I never thought of it, a friend of Xiaoshi.

He Songbai, the well-known Jinmen guard, was actually so polite.

What is the origin of this little poem?

I have some doubts in my heart.

I thought that He Songbai, the famous gambling king in Tianjin, should be an old man in his 60s.

But when I saw him, I found out.

He Songbai is only about fifty years old and has a thin body.

The crew cut short hair, exuding an indescribably refined temperament.

He was wearing a white embroidered short gown, and a pair of mille-soled round-toed cloth shoes on his feet. 7K 妏敩

This outfit, put on the street, is an ordinary person who can no longer be ordinary.

But who would have thought that such an ordinary person is He Songbai, the gambling king of Jinmenwei?

Sit down, pour tea, and introduce yourself.

He Songbai smiled and asked me politely:

"Mr. Chu, are you and Xiaoshi classmates or friends?"

classmate?

I smiled wryly in my heart.

In this life, I have never had a classmate.

I didn't hide anything, and said directly:

"To be honest with Master He, Xiaoshi and I just met..."

Oh?

He Songbai looked at me calmly.

"That's it, Master He. I'm from Habei. I want to ask you about a relative..."

"Who?"

"Melo!"

As soon as the words came out, He Songbai suddenly fell silent.

After a while, he asked again:

"Who is he from you?"

"He's my uncle!"

I lied on purpose.

"Because before she died, as a sister, my mother could not see my uncle for the last time, and she has always regretted it. Now that she is old, she wants to know some of my uncle's past. And, why was my limb cut off. Mr. Zou Wanli in Habei learned that when your uncle returned to Habei from Yundian, you once called Mr. Zou in Yundian. Ask him to help and send uncle back to his hometown. That's why I came here from Habei, I would like to ask you for advice. What exactly did my uncle go through back then? Knowing this will solve my mother's heart trouble!"

And the reason why I dare to report myself so abruptly.

It was because Mr. Zou said that He Songbai had called him.

And on the phone, he was very concerned about my dad.

He Songbai was silent again.

He began to look at me carefully.

"Are you a cheater?"

He Songbai suddenly asked.