For five days in a row, An Yi went out and came back exhausted with hope, not because there were many shops in Guangzhou that didn't need to hire people, but because he really couldn't pass the first hurdle of the shopkeeper's selection.

An Yi plucked up the courage to walk into the first firm is a monopoly on imported machine tools, the reason why I chose this firm, because An Yi feels that the professional counterpart, he learned is the machining profession, and is very familiar with all kinds of planers, boring machines, broaching machines, seeing the simple knives and several pieces of supporting equipment displayed in the shop window, An Yi feels that it is so simple, confident that with his solid basic knowledge, he can judge the texture of those goods just by picking up them, and he can accurately say the purpose and general installation procedure without looking at the manual.

However, no matter how polite and patient he pleaded, the shopkeeper just said: find the guarantor first, and you will not be allowed to touch these valuable goods without the local guarantor, let alone hope to enter our famous Lingnan trading house.

An Yi was not discouraged because he ran into a wall for the first time in the application, on the contrary, he felt that it was normal, thinking that as long as he had real talents, studied diligently, and worked diligently, he might not be able to find a job that suited him. So he walked down the family without hesitation, but in the end he left disappointed again and again. Among them, the main problems are as follows: first, An Yi does not have the credentials that can prove his identity; Second, the slightly larger commercial banks also need to show academic certificates; Third, after finally seeking understanding, most of the shops placed on the table to let the candidates write their resumes on the brush inkstone, which immediately made An Yi retreat. So, as soon as An Yi saw the brush and inkstone on the recruitment desk, he immediately left with interest.

Dongzi is a very righteous good brother, every night the two sleep on the widened hard bed, Dongzi will comfort this cheap big brother who picked up himself in a gentle voice, always tell An Yi not to be in a hurry to take his time, he came to Guangzhou alone and was arrested by Liu Zhenhuan's Gui Jun, and finally escaped and became a beggar for more than three months, only by chance, he got the care of the kind-hearted Sister Cai of the Civil Affairs Bureau, and finally found a bowl of rice to eat and live a comfortable life, Now he has left the disreputable corpse collection team and has become a clerk in the garment factory of the Civil Affairs Bureau.

Mr. Lao treats An Yi with a different attitude, except for instructing An Yi to read and read from time to time when he is free at night, he does not ask about the things that An Yi encounters everywhere and never mentions it. What he likes to do the most is to tell An Yi some allusions to the city of Guangzhou, the origin of the names of the streets, and the changes in the situation in Guangzhou in recent years. As he walked around the streets and alleys, and the time of contact with the society became longer and longer, he gradually realized how valuable knowledge he learned from Mr. Lao, it seems that every conversation between Mr. Lao and him is specially arranged for his future and destiny, and every time it is so natural, it seems to be a casual chat, but An Yi has benefited a lot from what he has learned.

The next morning, when the diligent Dongzi had already been at work for a long time, Mr. Lao was still wearing his white-washed literati gown, and left the courtyard with an even step unhurriedly. An Yi washed and changed his clothes and dried them, grabbed his shirt and put it on, and hurriedly went out, as soon as he went out of the door, he felt that his clothes were heavy, and he reached out and took out two boiled eggs that still had residual warmth, and then he took out the silver quills of the ten horns vividly. An Yi looked in the direction where Mr. Lao left, his eyes were slightly moist, he quickly put away the money and eggs, lowered his head and strode out of the street.

After walking in vain for a morning, An Yi touched a nose of ash on the Thirteen Lines and Yide Road, dragged his tired steps aimlessly into the Long Beach Road again, poured a stomach of cold boiled water in front of the boiling bucket of alms given by a foreign benevolent shopkeeper, bowed and thanked again, and then walked east in a daze. Walking around the Tianzi Wharf in front of him, An Yi suddenly remembered that the place in front of him was the place where Mr. Lao set up a fortune teller, and he was afraid that Mr. Lao would see his bad luck, so he immediately stopped and walked towards the bank of the Pearl River, trying to make a detour from the messy wharf below to avoid Mr. Lao's sight.

Crossing the simple wooden boat wharf on the edge of the wharf, An Yi stepped on the flat floor paved with cement on the wharf and finally breathed a sigh of relief, seeing that a pair of Nanyang sandals given by Dongzi under his feet had cracked a big gap, if it was not repaired and glued with a red-hot saw blade or iron sheet in time, I am afraid that this precious pair of shoes would be scrapped.

An Yi took off his sandals and inserted them into his waist, walked barefoot through the hot dock under the scorching sky, planning to cross the pier and walk onto the road before wearing them to the shop to apply for a job. didn't take a few steps, An Yi saw a well-dressed, dignified and beautiful young woman carrying two suitcases, one large and one small, walked up to him, maybe the big suitcase was too heavy and suddenly slipped down, and the corner of the sturdy suitcase smashed on the surface of her right foot, so painful that she sat on the ground with an exclamation.

An Yi didn't want to stride forward to help, and seeing that the young woman was fine, he helped her pick up the fallen suitcase and said politely: "This eldest sister is in a hurry to get on the boat, right?" If you don't dislike it, I'll send you to the entrance of the pier approach bridge. ”

"Thank you, lad!"

The beautiful young woman struggled to stand up, tried to take two steps and breathed a sigh of relief, raised her head and wanted to thank An Yi again, and was immediately moved by this old-fashioned and barefoot, but unable to hide the unique upright, handsome, elegant and handsome charm: "Then I'm not welcome, please give me a ride, little brother." ”

"Great!"

An Yi lifted the big suitcase and thoughtfully walked one step away from the beautiful young woman, as if he was worried that she might fall again. The beautiful woman quickly sensed An Yi's intentions, and secretly praised this empathetic young man in her heart, and the corners of her beautiful and moving mouth moved as if she wanted to say something, but finally held back.

When they walked dozens of meters out of the crowd and were only twenty meters away from the entrance of the approach bridge, two big men wearing black water satin shorts suddenly appeared in front of and behind Anyi, and they couldn't help but punch and punch.

An Yi, who was unprepared, was punched several times in his stomach and waist, and the heavy suitcase fell to the side, and he suddenly fell to the ground in pain, making it difficult for him to breathe. The passing people scattered in all directions, and the exclamations kept ringing out, but no one dared to step forward to stop them.

The young woman who reacted cried out loudly: "What are you doing? Stop it! Stop......"

The two big men were not moved at all, and continued to kick An Yi, who was curled up on the ground with his head in his arms, and kept warning loudly in his mouth: "Kill you, a beggar who has crossed the border, and don't see whose territory dares to intervene......"

"Toot-"

The siren sounded, and the two big men raised their heads and glanced at the embankment, continued to beat, and viciously spat at An Yi before rushing westward. Ignoring the dust on An Yi's body and the blood flowing from his nose, the young woman grabbed him by the placket of his clothes and pulled him into her arms, and asked anxiously in a loud voice: "Young man, what's wrong with you?" Boy, you can speak......"

"It's okay...... Ahem......"

An Yi stubbornly sat up and gently pushed away the concerned eldest sister: "The boat is about to leave, you can get on the boat, I'm fine...... Ahem! It's really fine. ”

The eldest sister saw that he was bleeding from his nose and was so anxious that she was about to cry, so she hurriedly took out a silk scarf to help him wipe it, but was politely pushed away by An Yi.

The two black-clothed policemen arrived in a hurry at this time, and the squad leader with the shell gun on his back saw the beautiful young woman's appearance and face change, and immediately stood up straight and saluted: "Report to Deputy Director Gong, please forgive me for being late!" ”

The young woman stood up and asked angrily, "Who were those two murderers just now?" How dare you beat up innocent citizens in broad daylight? ”

"Report to the deputy director, it seems that it is the local gang that has dominated the docks for several years, it may be that they have recognized the wrong person, if they knew your identity, they would not have the courage to kill them." The squad leader reported anxiously: "Deputy Director, you should leave first in a hurry, leave it to me to deal with it here, and I will definitely bring the murderer to justice in the shortest possible time." ”

Only then did the woman breathe a little, and nodded slightly when she saw the two big men in suits coming down from the boat to her side. One of them, a man in a suit who was about thirty-five or sixteen years old, looked at An Yi, who was slowly standing up, turned to the police squad leader and said coldly: "If there is a mistake in our bureau seat today, Lao Tzu will skin you!" ”

"Don Jr., time is pressing, grab the box and get on the boat quickly." The beautiful woman turned to An Yi, who was pinching her nose, and said apologetically: "Young man, I'm sorry for you!" You were beaten for no reason to help me, but I watched as I couldn't do anything, alas...... That's it, young man, you remember, the eldest sister's surname is Gong, and she works in the Second Bureau of the Party Department of the base camp, and if you are free in a month, you will go to the eldest sister, and the eldest sister will thank you well! ”

An Yi looked up at the sky to stop the nosebleed, and responded vaguely in his mouth.

The police squad leader on the side apologized to Deputy Director Gong and promised that he would take good care of the young man who was beaten. Deputy Director Gong sighed helplessly, walked to An Yi's side and looked at him uneasily, until the last whistle of the cruise ship sounded, he shoved the white silk scarf into An Yi's hand, and hurriedly walked to the approach bridge in the whispered urging of the two subordinates.

"It doesn't matter, boy, does it?" The team leader let out a turbid breath and turned his head to ask An Yi with concern.

An Yi stopped the nosebleed and lowered his head, and replied in an urn while wiping the blood on his face with his sleeve: "It's okay officer, I'm fine." ”

The squad leader was happy: "I'm not an official, I'm just a squad leader in charge of law and order temporarily...... Hey? Why does this brother look so familiar? Where have we seen it...... Ah! It's you, my little fellow! ”

An Yi put down his hand, looked curiously at the policeman with thick eyebrows, black face, big nose and wide mouth in front of him, thought about it and suddenly shouted happily: "Brother Li? It's you...... You're my brother's savior! If you hadn't shouted for the knife to keep someone that morning, my little brother would have had his head chopped off a long time ago! Haha......"

An Yi excitedly stepped forward to hug the team leader, but suddenly realized that his hands were covered with blood and dust, and half of his outstretched hand froze and didn't know what to do.

The bold Captain Li laughed, grabbed An Yi's hands and said enthusiastically: "Go!" Go to my police box on the embankment and rest your feet...... Lu Kun! ”

"The subordinates are here!"

"You immediately go to the front cloth shop and get two sets of clothes suitable for my brother, preferably the latest youth clothing style, and tell the shopkeeper that Lao Tzu wants, don't use hand-woven cloth to deceive me!"

"Understood!"

The little policeman with a spear on his back immediately ran to the main road, Captain Li took An Yi's hand and walked to the police booth not far from the diagonal top, and when he saw An Yi's surprised face, he explained in a low voice: "Little brother, don't be surprised, this is a normal thing, this area of the dock and the middle of the road is under my control, haha...... Little brother, how did you know Deputy Director Gong? ”

An Yi replied honestly: "I also just met, I saw her carrying two heavy boxes and fell and went up to help, but I didn't expect to be beaten up inexplicably, if it wasn't for the eldest sister to tell me her surname before leaving, I really don't know what her surname is, until now, I don't know what the second bureau of the party department of the base camp is, alas, no matter what, forget it." ”

Captain Li stopped in surprise and looked at An Yi, who had a natural demeanor, for a while, and then said admiringly: "Little brother is kind-hearted!" Such a big official doesn't bother to stammer, and he is beaten for no reason and still looks so open, it's rare! Big brother, I've never seen such an open-minded person as you, not to mention that you have this measure at a young age, it's amazing! There will be a great deal in the future. ”

"What did Brother Li say? Little brother, I was bullied a lot when I was a child, and I also went to retaliate against others from time to time, and I got used to it over time, and then I went to the technical college and slowly became sensible, so I was not so naughty, and my father was so worried about my fight that his hair turned white...... "said his father An Yi suddenly felt a faint pain in his heart, closed his mouth and lowered his head and stopped talking.

"I can see that my brother is a cultural person, haha!" Captain Li pulled An Yi up the stone steps, walked into the narrow police booth by himself, took out a towel, picked up half a basin of water and put it on the stone slab in front of An Yi: "Let's wash it, and change into a set of clothes after washing." ”

"Thank you, Brother Li!"

An Yi unceremoniously took off his dirty clothes and carefully placed them on the stone railing beside him, bending down to wash his face and wipe his neck and chest with residual blood. The little policeman who went to "get" the clothes came back in a hurry at this time and handed Captain Li a neat yellow cardboard box with "Weekly Notes" printed on it.

Captain Li put the carton on the ground and quickly uncovered it, took out two sets of khaki youth outfits, one gray and one black, and spread them out to take a closer look: "Very good!" The workmanship of the old Zhou family is really fucking good, this dress and pants are worn by cultural talents, and the most suitable for my brother's knowledge and appearance, but this pair of canvas rubber soles is also very good, thanks to your thoughtful and complete kid, haha! Next time, my daughter-in-law will ask him to help sew a set...... Brother finished washing, come on! Hurry up to the pavilion and try it out, and let the big brother see how it goes. ”

"This ...... Brother Li, the younger brother can't stand it, so let's stay, the younger brother has left beforehand. An Yi blushed and resigned.

Captain Li was anxious: "Don't talk nonsense!" Are we two fellow countrymen or brothers? You look down on my big brother, I'm a little policeman, don't you? ”

"No, no! What did Brother Li say? The younger brother is just ...... I'm just embarrassed to accept it, this kind of clothes are very expensive, and the cheapest has to cost ten oceans a set! The little brother can't afford to be so ...... courtesy."

"Nonsense! Get on board! Put it on for me right away! ”

An Yi saw that Captain Li was really angry, and after hesitating for a moment, he took his clothes and entered the police booth, thinking that since this is the case, he will change it, and he will have to ask Brother Li to issue a "certificate of good citizenship".

So, An Yi changed into the black stand-up collar youth uniform, tidied up for a moment and walked out of the police booth with a red face. There is a way that people rely on clothes and Buddha rely on gold, and An Yi, who has changed into a brand-new uniform, looks more upright and handsome, and his shy smile reveals a little charming gentleness and handsomeness, which makes Captain Li and the little policeman look bright and praised, and only after a round of praise did they send away An Yi, who was eager to go home, and repeatedly told him to come here if there was something to do, as long as he said that Li Tiekui's brother no one did not help.

An Yi thanked him repeatedly before leaving, perhaps because he was overwhelmed by the favor of others, and his steps were quite messy.

The little policeman watched An Yi disappear at the mouth of the alley, turned his head and asked his boss puzzled: "Brother Li, you have been on an errand for so long, you have never blackmailed a shop, and you have never seen you so attentive to a stranger, why is this?" ”

Captain Li sighed: "Isn't it for that Deputy Director Gong?" She is the deputy director of the Confidential Bureau of the Party Department of the base camp, and she controls our future and even our lives, and today she made her old man lose this face on the dock, brother, where do I dare to try my best to make up for it? She has always been a talker, and I guess she will come back from a business trip to find me. Alas! My little fellow is an honest and honest person, how can I know that I have inadvertently helped a noble person at a young age? It is estimated that my little fellow will never go to Deputy Director Gong, he is an open-minded person, don't look at him as polite and thorough, he seems to be obedient and has no temper, but I can see from his eyes that he is extraordinarily arrogant in his bones, and I also see from Deputy Director Gong's eyes her appreciation for my little fellow. Lu Kun, you are also an honest man, honest people have suffered losses these years, watch and learn more in the future, remember? ”

"Remember, thank you, Brother Li!"

The sturdy Lu Kun thought for a while and asked again: "Brother Li, your little fellow is a backbone person, the day before yesterday I saw him apply for a job in the shop, but he was not selected and entered the next one, so I paid attention to it, he hit the wall again and again, but there was not much particularly sad look on his face, I guess he was also in trouble looking for a job today, if so, should I go to the shopkeeper of which shop to talk about, to help your little fellow find a job?" ”

Captain Li smiled slightly: "We don't have to be busy, I believe that as soon as Deputy Director Gong comes back, my little brother will follow her and prosper." A few days ago, I overheard our Director Wu say that the generalissimo and several veterans admired Deputy Director Gong's ability to do things very much, and praised her as a rare heroine among women, I am afraid that she will soon be asked to take the lead, what is it for us to help the little fellow on an errand now? I don't know if Deputy Director Gong is not happy! ”

"I see? The younger brother understands, the eldest brother can rest assured, I will go back and say to the other brothers, as long as I see your little fellow, I will definitely take more care of you. "Lu Kun is not a stupid person.

Captain Li nodded: "That's right...... Alright, let's call it a day, this weather is like a steamer......"

Captain Li and the others decided to pay attention from now on, but Mr. Lao at the fortune-telling booth not far from the street had already paid attention, since An Yi turned a corner and avoided walking, he saw it, and he could see the next scene clearly, but he put everything in his stomach and there was no trace on his face.