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Chapter 987 A promise of a thousand gold

Back in Syria, An Yi did not have a day of leisure, the two consecutive days of military meetings and administrative meetings ended, followed by a large-scale commendation activities, 15 military and political organizations and more than 300 models from all walks of life were commended at the end of the lunar year, with great glory, joyfully went home for the New Year. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The 26th Army and the garrison colonels stationed in southern Yunnan did not have such good luck, and the British saw that the An Jiajun was not involved in the conflict on the Banhong border, and they all thought that the Chinese government had quietly retreated under the huge diplomatic pressure of the British, and began to unscrupulously increase the scale of cross-border mining of silver slag, and after encountering the strong resistance of thousands of people gathered by the Kawa people, the greedy and domineering British finally lost all patience and gathered up to more than 1,000 British and Burmese troops. Armed forces marched into the Banhong mining area.

For some reason, the Kawa people, who have always been brave and belligerent, and although they are armed only with spears, bows and arrows, and a small number of firearms, they have always preferred to die rather than flinch, but this time they chose to evacuate all of them when they could not resist, and even the three small villages with dozens of families around the mining area were also relocated as a whole. The British were astonished, first ecstatic, and then quickly aware of the impending danger, and that such a purposeful and organized retreat of the Kawa people, with their strong national character, would most likely mean that an even greater storm was coming.

The cautious British colonial army and the greedy British developers, who had not yet reached the point of asking for money and not wanting their lives, saw that the situation was not right, immediately withdrew from the mining area, gathered troops in the border areas, and from time to time sent small reconnaissance units to cross the border to investigate the movements of the Anjia army, and rewarded the outlaws in the Burmese army, making all kinds of provocations and temptations, but they had no choice but to meet no resistance for five consecutive days.

At this point, the British were completely confused, and could only hope that an air force group that was flying in from India to reinforce them, hoping that under the aerial reconnaissance and deterrence of the powerful British Imperial Air Force, the potential danger around the mining area could be completely removed.

What the British did not know was that the leaders of the Kawa tribes in several counties in southern Yunnan had gathered in Cangyuan County on a rare basis, breaking the distrust of the Han people for a hundred years, and were gathering with the general and colonel Zhu Laozi, chairman of the prefectural office, Xia Jian, commander of the 26th Army, and Dai Zhengliang, commander of the garrison, to discuss countermeasures intensively.

Although it was strongly opposed by many upright Kawa leaders at the beginning, the leaders finally let down their guard, believed in the sincerity of the An Jiajun, patiently sat down to negotiate, and finally held the idea of giving it a try. It was agreed that the measures formulated by the An Jia Army should be implemented, and the effect of the implementation well showed that the An Jia Army was right.

As a result, the leaders and the top echelons of the An Jiajun in southern Yunnan were able to sit down calmly, weigh the pros and cons in detail, and strive to come up with a plan that satisfies all parties as soon as possible to fight back against the British aggression. For this reason, the southern Yunnan border was surprisingly calm, and there was no armed clash that both the Nanking and British governments feared, but the calmer it was, the more contradictions and anger had been accumulated, and the more worrisome the prospects.

Compared with the brothers in southern Yunnan, An Yi was not easy at all, Chinese New Year's Eve also went to the new immigrant village around Syria to visit the villagers from the north and south of the river, and when he returned home, it was five o'clock in the afternoon, Lao Shoudao, his younger brother Luo Shaodong, Xia Jian's family, Yin Jinan's father-in-law, mother-in-law and daughter, and dozens of other people, gathered together, five large tables were full of large living rooms, and the tables were full of delicious dishes.

Everyone saw Ding Molan accompanying Nikolai. Tesla, coming back with An Yi, all showed a warm smile, strong family affection and festive festivities, which moved the old man who had never experienced the Chinese Lunar New Year, and did not say an ingenious joke for the first time, holding Lao Shoudao's hand tightly, and happily sat down in the position where the elders should sit.

After a few days of getting along, Ding Molan is already very familiar with Gong Qian, she respects this beautiful and dignified boss who cares for her very much, and prefers Gong Qian's beautiful son, and unconsciously the title in her mouth has become "Sister Qian", which is exactly the same as the name of An Yi, Ye Qing and others.

At the end of the lively and harmonious New Year's dinner, the older ones such as Wu Ma, Yin Jinan's parents-in-law and others have said goodbye and left, and the younger ones are accompanied by adults, either going to the newly completed Xufu Theater to watch the cultural performances from all walks of life in southern Sichuan, or going to the People's Square to participate in the New Year garden prize activities held by the municipal government.

An Yi really relaxed at this time, and rarely hugged the two wives, sitting in the living room on the second floor, around the warm charcoal fire, keeping the New Year together, and talking in a low voice.

Chu'er is still breastfeeding, and from time to time she needs to pick up her four-month-old son from the stroller, coax her for a while, and prepare for the New Year's activity schedule in the past few days, it takes a lot of energy, leaning on An Yi's shoulder, so sleepy that her eyelids are fighting, and she really can't support it, so she has to apologize in a low voice, and go back to make up for sleep with the child. Feng Jieyun, whose belly was getting bigger and bigger, became very lethargic during this time, and when she saw Chu'er resting, she couldn't help yawning. An Yi's heart was full of warmth, and he carefully cared for Feng Jieyun to lie down on the bed, Feng Jieyun straightened his waist, hugged An Yi's neck and kissed him again and again, and then he fell into a sweet dream with a happy smile.

After An Yi took a bath, he looked at the big clock in the room before nine o'clock, thought about dressing neatly, went downstairs to explain a few words to Aunt Ma, and went out and walked directly to the small building in Dongyuan.

Gong Qian's little nanny Peony has been on vacation and gone out to play, Ye Qing took a flight back to Hangzhou early this morning to visit her long-lost parents, and only Gong Qian, who lives in a simple house and acts very low-key, and Wu's mother with children are left in the small building.

An Yi went to his son's room, kissed his baby son who had fallen asleep, took out a red envelope to honor Wu's mother in advance, and quietly climbed to the second floor under Wu's mother's relieved gaze.

Gong Qian, who had finished bathing, was dressing up, and saw An Yi walking over while taking off her coat from the mirror, her heart was so excited that she was "pounding", and her beautiful eyes were full of tenderness.

In the eight years since I met An Yi, this is the first time she has celebrated the festival with An Yi, and it is a quiet and warm world for two.

An Yi's heartstrings were plucked by Gong Qian's rapid gasps and the wonderful breath of the faint orchid from afar, leaning forward and stretching out his hands from behind him, gently kneading them on Gong Qian's round and full shoulders. After a while, his hands slipped involuntarily, and when Gong Qian couldn't help but tremble and was about to let out the first coquettish moan, An Yi's spicy lips were already attached to Gong Qian's hungry Dan lips......

The next morning, An Yi, who was sleeping in his room, was woken up by bursts of laughter from the yard, got up in a daze, put on his coat, walked to the window to take a look, and was immediately overjoyed:

A sudden snow has decorated the whole yard white, the big trees, branches and bamboo tips are all crystal snowflakes, the righteous daughter Xiao Xinghua, Lao Shoudao's son Sanmao, the righteous son Ma Yuanzheng who has studied in the non-commissioned officer school quartermaster major, and the little nanny Peony and so on are all happily having snowball fights, and the brightly dressed Lao Shoudao and a group of women are watching happily on the side.

"Brother Yi, it's rare to take a break, why don't you sleep for a while? I deliberately didn't let the kids come up and disturb you. ”

Chu'er, who was dressed in a festive costume, was still so gentle and beautiful, she couldn't tell that she was a mother who gave birth to two children.

An Yi stretched out his hand to hug Chu'er's slender waist who came to his side: "What, the children want red envelopes, right?" ”

Chu Er smiled: "Isn't it?" I'm waiting for the New Year. ”

An Yi kissed Chu'er's face apologetically: "When I came back to the room last night, it was already more than two o'clock in the morning, didn't I wake you up?" ”

"No, I slept so hard, I got up this morning and went into the room to see that you slept so soundly, I couldn't bear to disturb you, and quietly withdrew, Sister Yun also said to let you rest more, you are too tired these days...... Okay, now that you're up, let's go wash up, Mr. Nikolai just called, saying that he wanted to go with you to visit the Beishan Ancient Fort, you promised him when you drank last night, and Brother Shen said that it had been arranged. ”

Chu'er gently pushed An Yi away and walked to the wardrobe to pick out clothes for An Yi: "Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, do you wear military uniform or civilian clothes?" ”

An Yi patted his head and strode towards the bathroom: "Let's wear casual clothes, although it coincides with Ruixue, there may not be many tourists in Beishan today, but it can't be too conspicuous, otherwise everyone will come up to say hello and delay each other......"

Two hours later, Nikolai and An Yi stood on the high ancient fort, overlooking the surging Sanjiang estuary, the morning sun cast a warm soft light on the white mountains and the city of Xufu, and the strong northeast wind blew An Yi and Nikolai's coats to hunt and flutter, but the two of them did not seem to have the slightest sense of cold, looking at the magnificent river scenery for a long time, and the mood was surging.

Ding Molan, Han Yu, Shen Fengdao and more than a dozen people were all dressed in festive costumes, standing on the edge of the battlements under the fort, gazing at the beautiful scenery of Xufu and the surging river, extremely intoxicated.

"Ann, the Syrian Mansion is beautiful, isn't it?" Nikolai spoke.

An Yi sighed slightly: "It's very beautiful, so beautiful that people are intoxicated!" But a few years ago it wasn't like that, with ruins everywhere and signs of decay...... Seeing the Sufu becoming more and more beautiful in my hands, I have an indescribable pride...... Mr. Nikolai, your hometown must be beautiful too, right? ”

"Yes, but it's too far away, not only the distance, but also the memory has become blurred with age." Nikolai evoked nostalgia, took a deep breath, and pointed to the pointed top of the highest Christian church in the city:

"This church, almost the same as the one in my hometown when I was a child, is hard to imagine that four years ago, when the situation in China was still in chaos, you agreed to the entry of Christianity into this ancient and vibrant city in the heart of the continent. Before I came to China, I didn't know what was going on here, but after digging deeper, I realized how much courage and how broad-minded your decision was, and although this majestic church has only been completed for more than two years, it is the best testimony to the city's development and prosperity.

"Ann, I admire you for having the courage to build a beautiful city of your own, and to make it eclectic, learn from the strengths of others, and become a model of peaceful development, which requires not only courage and strength, but more importantly, a kind of genius creativity and foresight. To be honest, it wasn't until that moment just now that I was touched by you, amazing! ”

An Yi stared at Nikolai, who was full of emotion, in surprise: "Did I leave a bad impression on you before?" I admit that when I first saw you, I was not so polite, you must know that at that time I didn't know where you were, and I was worried that Mo Lan and Ru Yi had been deceived...... Hey, looking at your expression, you don't look like such a stingy person, you wouldn't think I had a big braid before you saw me, right? ”

Nikolai laughed happily, a pair of thick eyebrows twitched up and down: "Yes, yes, at least when I was in the United States, I imagined you like this, my two beautiful angels Lan Heyi always yearn and worship when they mention you, even I, an old guy, are jealous, so I try to think of you as badly." ”

"Haha...... Grandma's, you're so funny, haha! ”

An Yi couldn't help it, and laughed heartily, and Nikolai laughed without grace, and needed to prop up his palms on the city wall with black leather gloves so as not to squat down with laughter.

Ding Molan, Han Yu and others below and a cadre of generals all looked over in surprise, An Yi immediately realized his gaffe, and hurriedly ordered everyone to feel free, put firecrackers when they should be released, and be happy as they want, since they don't need to be restrained when they come out to play.

After laughing, Nikolai stood up straight, glanced at the elated young men and women gathered in twos and threes, and sighed again: "It's good to be young! ”

"You are not old at all, Mr. Nicholas, and I think that this is the wisest period of your life, and that great men from ancient times to the present day have done great things at your age." An Yi smiled and complimented.

"Maybe you're right, this period is indeed the most sober period in my life, at least in the past few years I have figured out a lot of things in life, but this is also the thing that makes me feel the most helpless, because life is gradually leaving me, but I am still full of regrets and unwillingness......"

Nikolai echoed with deep feelings.

An Yi thought for a while, and finally put forward a long-buried request: "Mr. Nikolai, although I don't know what agreement you have with Mo Lan and Ru Yi, I still want to ask you: stay, my colleagues and I very much hope that you can stay." During this time, you have also inspected more than a dozen institutes in our Syrian province, and although you are full of praise, I can hear some disappointment in your approval, and I would like to make up for the shortcomings and disappointments that I do not know with your help, and all this can only be hoped for by a great scientific giant like you. Mr. Nikolai, this year is the first day of the Chinese New Year, and many people will make a good wish on this day, and so will I. ”

Nikolai was somewhat surprised. Although he knew that An Yi would definitely say what he wanted to keep after figuring out his identity, he didn't expect that he would choose to express it in such sincere words on such a special day.

"Ann, it's not impossible for me to stay, but my asking price will be very high, and I remember that Mr. Edison, the world-famous inventor, would not pay me twenty-five dollars a week, and I believe that there are not many people who will bid more than him. Since you are so sincere, then I will give you a chance now, and tell me how much you can pay me? ”

"You name it, as long as I can do it, I will never bargain." An Yi smiled.

"Well, my salary is a million dollars a year, would you like it?"

Nikolai smiled brightly, and he decided that An Yi would never meet his condition, and no one in the world would meet this almost impossible condition.

An Yi was willing: "Tell me, Mr. Nikolai, tell me that you are telling the truth from the heart. ”

"Of course, a million dollars, there's no more real truth than that." Nikolai was very proud.

An Yi's smile gradually disappeared, and he solemnly stretched out his hand: "Then, the deal is done!" ”

Nikolai's smile froze suddenly, his eyes widened, staring at An Yi's eyes in great surprise, and it took a long time before he asked seriously, "Ann, are you telling the truth?" ”

"Of course it is true, Mr. Nikolai, stretch out your noble hand! In my opinion, there are not many things in this world that can be measured by money, and you are the most representative of them, your life and talent, as well as your contribution to human society, cannot be measured by money! ”

An Yi took half a step forward, with a heartfelt smile on his face.

Nikolai was deeply moved, and couldn't help but stretch out his hands, An Yi grabbed them tightly, and then let out a hearty laugh: "Dear Mr. Nikolai, I believe you will feel that this will be the most correct decision you have made in your life, and in this ancient and beautiful land, it is urgent to build a monument for you, so that our children and grandchildren will always remember." ”

Nikolai shook An Yi's hand heavily: "Dear Ann, I was really touched by you!" However, allow me to revise my promise, I am willing to stay and direct the research work that you think is needed, but only for two years, after two years I have to go back, I still have a lot of wishes to stay in the United States. Can you understand that? ”

"I respect your decision."

An Yi's heart was painful, but he still had a bright smile on his face.

"So, how about you please give me an advance of $500,000 in salary?" Nikolai asked with a sly smile.

"No problem, I'll give you a check as soon as I get back, the bank will be designated by you, and if you want, you can withdraw the money at Citibank or the United States Bank at will." An Yi replied.

"Great! That's great! Well, dear Ann, I will return to the United States as soon as I get the check, and I will pay off all my debts...... By the way, it would be better if you could give me another 200,000 dollars, and when I come back, I will bring the research equipment I need with a few assistants, maybe it will take three or five months, or even half a year, can you agree? Nikolai looked at An Yi with a smile.

An Yi smiled: "There is an old Chinese saying: A gentleman's word is difficult to chase a horse!" I promised you! ”

Nikolai looked at An Yi in shock, and sighed for a long time: "Okay, I'm impressed by you!" But I'm going to say, Ann, you're crazy too, we're all crazy......"