Under the slope outside the temple, Tao Li and the logs were waiting anxiously. As soon as we arrived, Tao Li asked everyone to go to Chifeng County together.

Tao Li quietly told me that there is a satin shop in Chifeng County. We have to send the copper helmets overnight to avoid the long nights of dreams. The satin shop will send the copper helmets safely to Nanjing. As long as the copper helmets do not fall into the hands of the Japanese and the ulterior motives of the Jianghu people, the copper helmets are safe.

I have looked for a medicinal material store before. The medicinal material store is the stronghold of Japanese spies, and this silk shop may be Tao Li and the others' contact base.

We walked towards Chifeng, and the moon hid into the clouds, and the stars were shining in the sky. Suddenly, a burnt smell came from the night wind. The more we walked forward, the burnt smell became more and more intense.

Strange, how could this smell be? Many nights before, I came and went freely in Chifeng County and never smelled this smell. What happened to Chifeng County during the days I left?

The sky gradually became brighter, and the scenery in the distance gradually became clearer as if it was floating on the sea. We continued to speed forward, and suddenly, Tao Li said: "Look! Look!"

I followed Tao Li's fingers and saw a sun flag fluttering in the wind on the Chifeng city wall.

Yuanmu said that he had lived in the local area for a long time, and was familiar with the roads and went to the city to find out the truth.

Tao Li said to the log: "You go to the silk shop to see if the shop owner is there. If you are there, you will tell the Nightingale is outside the city. We will meet here at dusk."

Logs walked to Chifeng County, and we left, running towards the north. On the grasslands in the north, the sheep and horses were still wandering peacefully. The herdsmen shook long whips, and the crisp sound of whips spread far across the vast grasslands. Sometimes, some people sang long tunes. The song with a very long tail sound was low and melodious, and it sounded a faint sadness. They didn't know that the flag had been changed on the top of Chifeng's city at this time.

We came to a hill where there were several low elixir trees on the hill. We dug a deep pit, wrapped our clothes in our copper helmets, and buried them inside. In order to be able to identify, Tao Li tied a red cloth to a elixir tree.

We sat on the hills and waited for dusk.

At dusk, we arrived at the place where we broke up with the log. Log was waiting for us, accompanied by Log, and a middle-aged man with a bearded chin.

Tao Li asked the middle-aged man: "How much cloth is needed to make a satin cotton coat?"

The middle-aged man said: "Men are five feet and women are four feet."

Tao Li asked again: "I only need two feet."

The middle-aged man said, "Two feet are made for children."

Tao Li pounced on her, grabbed the middle-aged man's hand and asked, "Butler, what's going on in the city?"

The middle-aged man said, "Nightinging, thank you for your hard work. Two days ago, the Japanese occupied Chifeng County. Although the defenders had fought fiercely, they were outnumbered. The Japanese not only dispatched thousands of people, but also dispatched tanks and planes to bombard Chifeng County. The people from the silk shop were all withdrawn, and I was the only one waiting for you. This morning, just as I was about to leave, I waited for this little brother."

Middle-aged man pointing at logs.

Tao Li said: "The bronze helmet has been found."

The middle-aged man said: "There is an order on the upper peak. After finding the bronze helmet, he quickly transferred to Peiping and handed it over to the Peiping station."

Tao Li said: "The Japanese occupied Chifeng, how did they transport the copper helmet along the way?"

The middle-aged man said: "The Japanese did not just occupy Chifeng, but occupied the entire Rehe River. When the Japanese came, Tang Yulin, chairman of Rehe Province, fled without a single shot. The Japanese occupied Chengde, the government of Rehe Province. The troops guarding Chifeng were Sun Dianying's troops. Despite the tenacious resistance, they still fell. We want to transport the copper helmet to Peiping. Although there will be risks along the way, I am ready."

The middle-aged man took out a huge wicker box from behind. There was a wooden mezzanine in the box, and secret things could be placed in the mezzanine. Whether from the outside or from the inside, I couldn't see the mechanism. The middle-aged man continued: "There is a camel caravan in the south of Chifeng. As long as we hand over the wicker box to the camel caravan, they can be sandwiched in the goods and transported them to Peking safely."

At night, Tao Li and the middle-aged man dug out the copper helmet from under the elm tree and were about to transport it to the south. I hurriedly asked the middle-aged man: "How is Chifeng Prison? How is the police captain?"

The middle-aged man said: "After the Japanese occupied Chifeng, the prison guards fled, and the prisoners in the prison went their separate ways. The police captain had already escaped early when the Japanese attacked Chifeng."

I gasped and asked, "The police captain has a lot of treasures in his home, do you know? How are those treasures?"

The middle-aged man said: "The treasures in the police captain's house are known to everyone in the city. When the Japanese were about to occupy Chifeng, the police captain sat in a car carrying the treasures and fled out. His house was snatched up and the remaining treasures were also snatched away."

I shivered and asked, "Do you know where the police chief went?"

The middle-aged man said: "The war is in chaos, who knows where he went? Besides, the grassland is so big that I can't find it even if I want to."

I felt very regretful. My big diamond, the big diamond that the Jinbei Gang exchanged for blood and names, was lost like this.

Tao Li and the middle-aged man walked south, and the logs returned to Chifeng. Yanzi and I continued to search for the old beggar.

Before breaking up, Tao Li said, "If you have any downsides in the future, come to Nanjing to find me."

Their figures went further and further away, gradually disappearing from the horizon. Swallow and I stood on the empty grassland, alone, a huge loneliness that seized our hearts.

We remembered the big diamond in our hearts, which was a treasure that condensed the life and blood of the northern Shanxi Gang, and could not fall into the hands of the police captain. There was a road toward the south of Chifeng, and we followed this road to chase south.

The only two horses were given to Tao Li and the middle-aged man, and the logs entered Chifeng County again, and Yanzi and I could only walk south.

The grassland was very large and there were very few Japanese soldiers. Therefore, after the Japanese soldiers occupied the town at that time, they could no longer distribute troops to patrol and sweep, and we did not see the Japanese along the way.

One day, we came to a place called Pujiabao. This place is home to thousands of households. The houses and buildings are obviously characterized by the Han ethnic groups, with brick and wood structures and doors and windows facing south. There is a restaurant in Pujiabao, and we walked in to have a meal.

I ordered a plate of sesame seeds and two big cakes. Before I could eat them, I saw two beggars walking into the door, the same height, usually fat and thin, with the same appearance, but one had a slightly dark skin and the other had a slightly white skin. The black beggar put the dog beater down against the table, looked at us, and sang:

Been beaten, scolded,

At least learn how to talk about the world;

Jianghu dialect, Jianghukou,

Travel all over the world to make friends;

Talking about friends, saying friends,

Qin Qiong has been a horse Kuaishou;

Ma Kuaishou, Wagangzhai,

A hundred heroes come.

………

I exchanged glances with Yanzi, and felt that the two beggars were not simple. They would sing the Lotus Fall as soon as they were told. They would never be ordinary beggars. In the past, when in Datong, Huzard talked about the rules of the world, saying that there was a Beggars' Sect in the world. If you meet someone who could sing the Lotus Fall, you should pay special attention. This must be a person in the Beggars' Sect.

The black beggar finished singing, and the white beggar continued singing:

One man and one woman in front of you,

The man looks like Zerocheng,

The woman is as beautiful as a flower.

Everyone praises everyone when they see it.

The big cakes on the plate are round and round,

Eat year after year.

………

After hearing what they said, Yanzi and I couldn't help but feel happy and let them sit opposite each other. They also sat down without hesitation. They picked up the sesame seeds on the plate and fryed them and ate them. Unlike ordinary beggars, their eating habits were very elegant. They tear off a small piece with their fingers, put it in their mouths, closed their lips, and chewed slowly. In their eyes, there was no humility and timidity as ordinary beggars, but calm and calm.

After eating a pile of sesame seeds, the black beggar asked, "Where are you going?"

I said, "We want to go south."

The black beggar said, "Don't go to the south. We came from the south. The Japanese set up road signs in front and checked the passers-by. When they saw someone from other places, they caught them, threw them on the truck, and pulled them into the coal mine to dig coal. Look at the two of them, they are not locals."

I said, "I am from northern Jin, how did you see that?"

The black beggar said: "The two of them are dressed and have a good appearance, and they are obviously from other places."

I asked curiously: "Where are you from? Why did you become beggars?"

Bai Beggar said: "We are twin brothers, born in Chengde. We have a wealth of wealth and have married and have children, but we like to be beggars. Every year, we have to spend half a year in the world."

I felt very strange and asked, "You have a home and a house, why do you want to be beggars?"

Bai Beggar said: "Brothers don't know that there is a group of people in the Beggars' Sect, just like us, called Ya Beggars. We are beggars, not for money or greedy for things, but for freedom and freedom, wandering everywhere."

I was very surprised and asked, "There are really Beggars' Sects in the world?"

Bai Beggar said: "Of course there is, the Beggars' Sect is a conscientious person in the world."

I was even more surprised. My master Ling Guangzu said back then that we are fortune tellers who belong to the world because we are resourceful and the Beggars' Sect actually claims to be the best. What's going on?

I said in Jianghu slander: "Everyone is a different person, I am the Jiangxiang School."

Bai beggar showed joy in his face, and he said, "Since it is my own person, I can say it's okay. From ancient times to the present, the industry in the world is divided into scarves, skins, lis, and melons. Those who engage in these four industries are called husbands. Fortune telling, face-to-face, divination, are called scarves; those who treat diseases, sell medicines, and treat injuries are called skins; those who make tricks are called lis; those who sell arts are called Guaxing. The Beggars' Sect is free to move in the world. Although they do not belong to any sect, each sect has contact, so it can also be said to be a conscientious person in the world."

I used to hear from my master Ling Guangzu that fortune tellers are generally conceited and call themselves prime ministers in the world, so they are called Jiangxiang School. Today, I heard that beggars call themselves the most prestigious ones. It can be seen that people in every industry in the world think that their industry is the most amazing, and even beggars are no exception. Beggars are the despicable titles of beggars by northerners.

After dinner, we walked out of the small restaurant together. There was only a north-south road here. There were endless grasslands on both sides of the road, which were dotted with houses and some yurts. I asked the two beggars: "Where are you going?"

The two beggars said: "Duckweed has no roots, we will accompany you wherever you are going."

I said, "We don't know where to go. We can't leave the south anymore, so we can only go to find the master."

They asked, "Where is the master?"

I said, "I don't know either, I just heard that I am the leader of a Beggars' Sect on the grassland."

The black beggar said, "Ah, that's the leader, is it a yellow pole or a blue pole?"

I looked at the swallow with my eyes of exploration, and the swallow also looked at me with my eyes of exploration. We didn't know what the black beggar meant. I asked: "What is a yellow pole and what is a blue pole?"

Bai Beibei did not answer my words, but asked back: "Didn't the master tell you who the ancestor of the Beggars' Sect are?"

I said, "No."

Bai Beggar said, "No wonder you don't understand the jargon of the Beggars' Sect. The ancestor of the Beggars' Sect was Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang was a monk and a beggar when he was a teenager. One year, Zhu Yuanzhang was about to starve to death. Two elderly beggars gave him food and saved him. Zhu Yuanzhang later went to Nanjing to become emperor and searched for these two old beggars everywhere. Unexpectedly, he found them for him. Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to give two old beggars an official title, and the two old beggars were used to themselves.

If you live freely, don’t be an official; Zhu Yuanzhang gave two old beggars a lot of money. The two old beggars said that people can live a lifetime, just eat and drink enough, what should they do if they need so much money? Zhu Yuanzhang could not keep two old beggars in Nanjing, so he had to give each of them a crutch, one with yellow cloth tied to one crutch, and one with blue cloth tied to one crutch, and they were named the leader of the Beggars’ sect. Later, the beggars called the leader Huang Ganzi and Blue Tanzi in the world."

Yan Zi asked: "What is the difference between a yellow pole and a blue pole?"

Bai Beggar said: "The deserted pole refers to help outside the Han people, and the blue pole refers to the Han gang leader."

I said, "The master is from Datong, he must be a blue pole."
To be continued...