Cartilage [Republic of China]

Ren's heart shivered over and over again, if it wasn't Yi Jiage, then it was another enemy of his, his brother-in-law, Man Wubian.

Someone touched his shoulder, and he trembled violently.Turning around very quickly, he punched something behind him with his fist.It was a woman. The moment he typed out, he saw the person on the other side.

Urgently retracting his strength, he brushed the man's forehead with his fist and rushed out. Because of too much inertia, he swayed himself.fell to the ground.The woman was startled and yelled. He sat up and glanced out. Someone noticed the turmoil here and ran over here.Looking back, many people came up to accuse him.He tried to silence them, but there was no way.

A young man in a suit and a tie opened the door and walked in.On a sofa by the door, there was a row of flower-like girls, and the one in the middle was crying.His eyes swept over the faces of these girls one by one, and he took a breath. He saw a woman wearing muslin and smoking a cigarette sitting on the single sofa on the other side: "Hey, Miss Man."

Man Qingfang took out the lady's cigarette from her mouth, put it on the table and pressed it out, hooked the corners of her bright red mouth, strangely and provocatively: "Brother asked you to come? Looking for me?" This person was familiar to her, But it's not worth her to remember the name. People like Man Wubian's subordinates are like the sea.

"Ah, I didn't pay attention when I came in. It turned out to be the second lady's dance hall. I saw my cousin running in just now. He came to look for him. He gambled with someone, lost the money and ran away with my aunt's bracelet. It was their house. My aunt told me to come and find him." He cadenced and sounded heartbroken, Man Qingfang held her chin, looked at him, and commented in her heart that her smile wasn't far-fetched enough.A little bit harder to make people feel sympathetic.

Man Qingfang pouted and shook her head: "I didn't see it."

He pointed to the girls who were sitting: "Then what's wrong? Didn't you get bumped into?"

Man Qingfang sat up straight, leaned against the sofa, and swiped her finger in the air: "The two of them were arguing, and accidentally bumped against the wall, do you want to come in and take care of it?"

Someone couldn't help laughing, and Man Qingfang stood up to smooth things over: "You'd better go find your cousin, in a short while, maybe I'll pawn the bracelet for you."

The weeping girl laughed too.Wiping away tears, he glanced at the young man and smiled again.

The young man didn't know what was funny about him, he just felt dizzy, these dancers always like to spray perfume like bath water, one is enough to get on his head, and now this row is so smoky that he is almost dizzy.So she pretended to exchange greetings with Man Qingfang, and ran away.

Man Qingfang leaned back and touched the unfinished cigarette on the table.With a "snap" from the lighter, the cigarette butt flickered: "It's all gone, go find your companions."

"Sister Qingfang, you just called us over and pushed us over. We don't know how we helped you." The girl next to her asked her.

She raised her eyes: "Save someone."

"Sister, is that your concubine?" The girl stopped crying, and it wasn't a serious injury, she flicked her hair back.Straightening the hairpin, he smiled: "That man is pretty, at first glance he looks like a model in a pictorial, but he is too small, and he looks like a child."

Man Qingfang's face became hot when they said it, she twisted her waist and walked away, laughing into a ball on the sofa.New music was played, and someone walked to the edge of the sofa and squeezed a slender hand.They hugged each other, twisted their waists, and went to the center of the dance hall.

An elderly gentleman stood beside the sofa in a daze, not knowing where his dance partner had gone.

Man Qingfang walked to the inside of the dressing room, pulled open the curtain of the utility room.The space was very small, Zhu Yanren turned sideways and took a sharp breath.When she found out that it was Man Qingfang, she let out that breath.Coming out of there, he hesitated for a moment, grabbed Zhu Ying's wrist, opened her hand, and patted her palm with the other hand.When it was withdrawn, there were colorful money notes on it.

"This is all my money." He let go of his hand and looked into her eyes sincerely: "I know that the girl saved my life, and I will definitely repay you in the future."

Man Qingfang's face was covered with a thin layer of red. She looked at the money, but didn't think of what to say, but suddenly found a trace of smoke oil in the gap between her right fingertips.She suddenly felt embarrassed.Quickly collected the money, put both hands behind the waist, stretched very long, like a schoolgirl.

"What can you repay me?" She asked him: "It's just a child, and you messed with my elder brother. I can save you this time. What about next time?" Being aggressive, she found it much more comfortable.The hand also relaxed, and returned the money to him: "You keep it, I don't need this money."

Zhu Yanren took the money, thought about the meaning of her words, and turned to leave.After taking two steps, he stopped and turned his head.Seeing that Man Qingfang opened her mouth, she seemed to want to speak.He made a gesture of invitation, but she stood up as if nothing had happened.So he lowered his eyes and bowed his hands to her in a very Chinese way: "Girl's..." He wanted to say that calling her "Fang Ming" seemed more suitable for her identity, but it was abrupt, so he asked, "What's the girl's name?"

"Man Qingfang" she spoke quickly and anxiously, as if she had prepared long ago, but couldn't wait: "Then you...how about you?"

"Zhu Yanren" he smiled very politely, perhaps because he looked innocent and bright because of his innocence, he bowed deeply: "Thank you, girl, if you need me in the future, you will be willing."

"Ah... good." She felt that she was losing her composure, and quickly turned around, as if she was very tired and sat on the sofa facing the big window.Behind him was the sound of Zhu Yanren going downstairs.She gritted her teeth fiercely, she is obviously 23 years old, why does she still have the thoughts of a little girl?She couldn't figure it out.

Turning her head hurriedly, she saw Zhu Yanren turning the stairs and could only see the top of his head. She was in a hurry, and she didn't know if he could hear him amidst the loud dance music: "No. 39 Xiafei Road, if something happens, you can call I."

Listening to her words, Zhu Yanren deliberately didn't remember the number 39.Because he knows that he is soft-boned, but has a tough temper.He was afraid that he would have to eat this soft meal.

Turned out of three bends and walked straight for a long distance.He took out a small amount of money and went to a tailor shop to buy long trousers, a short shirt, black cloth shoes, a tattered messenger bag and a gray-white duckbill cap.As soon as I walked out of the clothing store, there was a pastry shop opposite, with a sweet and greasy fragrance.He looked at the round and tender piece of bread and swallowed.He touched the pocket of his trousers, then squeezed it hard, then lowered his head and walked over.Next to it is a traditional Chinese medicine shop, which should be used to help customers make medicine by the way. The bitter smell wafts out from there, carrying resentment and sadness.It made his stomach swell quite a bit.

Looking up, there is a newspaper office not far away.My father used to be the manager here.At this time, maybe relying on his father's original relationship could help him, so he thought about walking over there.

15. Where does the money come from?

He Tianqian slanted, and the soybeans in the bag "shaked" like a cascade, pouring down from the top of his head.

The steward sighed and pulled him up: "Lao He, what are you doing all day long? If you die like this, you won't be able to earn much money, and if you suffer from fatigue, how can you have money to treat it? Besides... besides these things I will pay for all the losses.”

"I'll pick it up." He put down the bag on his back, and began to throw handfuls into the bag, and as he threw it, the soybeans scatter out.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" the steward went up to pull him, "I heard that Manager Liu's lady is looking for a male servant recently." He patted on his body, and finally took out a note from his pocket: "Take this, touch it." Try your luck. That one earns more money, and you also have time to spend more time at home with that...crazy woman."

He Tianqian raised his eyes suddenly, and the steward was startled by his eyes.Very impatiently waved to him.He Tianqian nodded clumsily to the manager to express his thanks, and then left according to the note.

The place is not far away, and he is lucky.As soon as I arrived, I ran into the lady who was recruiting a servant.Glancing at him, he asked the bodyguards to drive him away without asking a word.

"You don't look good, you're not smart, and you have a fierce look. Anyone dares to be a servant in someone's house now." As the lady walked, she complained to her maid: "I don't even look at myself. Yes, I was taken aback."

He Tianqian held the note and looked around in bewilderment.He walked into the nearest Chinese medicine shop, took the medicine for seven days according to the prescription written to him by the old Chinese doctor a week ago, and made three big bags.When paying the money, the shopkeeper only took away one bag from the eyes of the shopkeeper who turned to the sky.The assistant had a bad temper and cursed and picked and picked the remaining two packs and returned them to the original medicine cabinet.

Carrying a pack of medicine, he walked out of the shop.As soon as one foot came out, it was trampled hard.In a hurry, he clenched his fist tightly.Looking up, it turned out that many people were going to gather in front of the newspaper building.Not sure what happened.

He was going to go around from the other side, inadvertently, his eyes swept across the center of the crowd, and saw the young man who was kicked out of the building.Surprised, he took a closer look and was sure that it was the younger brother.

I squinted my eyes and watched for a while.He turned into a side alley, reached out and picked up a sharp stone.

Zhu Yanren stood up angrily, and the door of the newspaper was closed with a bang under the joint efforts of the two bodyguards.When he turned around, there were already many spectators standing outside.He quickly lowered his hat and got out of the crowd.People made way for him, and because they didn't understand the reason, they all kept silent.Yu Xing dissipated without hesitation.

I only walked out a dozen steps,