"Young man, what are you looking at?"
When Weiran was looking at the boat, an old man holding a knife in his hand and grilling charcoal lobster asked in a bad tone, "You "He's recruiting people."
Although he understood what the other party was saying, Wei Ran immediately looked at Katenka who was standing next to him.
When the latter finished translating, Wei Ran smiled and said in Russian, "Tell him that I am looking at the name of their ship. Also tell them that I am not a disgusting recruiter. Remember to emphasize. I hate the word disgusting, and then tell them that I am a Chinese and am going to rent a yacht to go diving." Hearing this, Katenka couldn't help but reveal a smile on her beautiful face. , and then according to Wei Ran's request, he translated it exactly, and as he said, he emphasized the word disgusting.
Just as Wei Ran expected, after hearing that he was not the recruiter, the attitudes of the four old men, three white and one black, immediately became much more enthusiastic.
"Since you are not a disgusting recruiter, come and sit down. There is free beer and seafood here. Just think of it as compensation for Turner misunderstanding your nationality." The skinny black man As the uncle spoke, he opened the small door on the deck fence himself.
After listening to Katenka's translation, Wei Ran did not refuse, but he also did not rush to get on the boat. Instead, he pointed to the o on the boat and said, "Katienka, tell them, It was the name of the boat and the o that caught my attention, and I happen to know how to play this tune on the harmonica."
"You know how to play this tune?" The other one was shirtless, with his chest and. The white man with various tattoos scattered on his arms raised his head in surprise.
"Tell him that I like the old movie Casablanca very much"
After speaking, Wei Ran glanced at the almost ancestral "rebertheao" streamer tattoo on the other person's arm. At one point, he had already guessed which bastard this fat man was descended from.
After Katenka finished translating, another silent white man flipped the lobster on the baking sheet with the tongs in his hand, "Little guy, come up and have a drink. By the way, let us hear what you are." I don’t really know that piece of music.”
“Ask them, if I can play that piece of music, can it be cheaper for me to rent their yacht for diving?” Wei Ran said as he spoke. Finally, he stepped onto the deck, and Katenka, who followed closely behind, also translated again.
Pull out two bottles of unbranded beer from the foam box filled with ice cubes and hand them to Weiran and Katenka respectively. The white uncle who spoke first said cheerfully, "If your If your boyfriend can really play that tune on the harmonica, you can get a 50% discount on the boat rental fee.
Of course, the premise is that he can really prove that he is not a recruiter, and it can only be for one day at most. We old guys still have to eat."
"He is my boss, not my boyfriend."
Sir Katenka.She denied the other party's guess in a calm tone, and then conveyed the other party's request to Wei Ran. As for the beer the other party handed her, she just held it in her hand and had no intention of opening it and taking a sip.
Wei Ran also acted as if he really didn’t understand English. He waited patiently for Katenka to finish translating, then he took the beer and opened it with his teeth, took a big gulp and took it out for himself. Show the other person the cover of the passport.
"Your boss seems to be a stingy rich man"
The white uncle who was suspected to be a descendant of Marshall joked and motioned to his companion to pick up a plump charcoal-grilled lobster. Wei handed it to Katenka, "This portion is for the beautiful lady. Your boss's portion needs to wait. Before that, why not let us hear whether he really knows that piece of music."
"You are right. He is indeed a stingy rich man. I have worked for him for a long time and I have never received a bonus." Katenko said unscrupulously while taking the lobster tail. After editing Wei Ran's sentence, he translated the rest of the words.
"What a bastard old sex pip passed down from our ancestors"
Wei Ran cursed secretly in his heart, and after Katenka finished translating, he directly found a seat to sit down. After taking another sip of beer, he took out the harmonica in the metal book and started playing it as if no one was watching.
The moment the melody sounded, the faces of the four old men on the deck showed smiles. Then the uncle who was suspected of being a descendant of Marshall picked up a towel and wiped his hands, turned around and picked up the towel from behind. Guitar.
The one who was holding the knife at the beginning also replaced the meat-cutting knife with a harmonica that was almost exactly the same as the one in Wei Ran's hand, and started playing together.
As for the remaining white man, he turned around and took out a saxophone from the cabin, and the black man followed the gradually harmonious melody and sang adapted lyrics in English.
I sigh that although year after year, friendship is passed down through the blood.
As time goes by, the true meaning of friendship will never change.
Let time pass and things change.
Once you become brothers, God will be your witness.
This is a bloody story from the battlefield. You risk your life for your friends and go through all kinds of hardships for them.
Let time pass
At the end of the song, the black uncle who was the lead singer was the first to raise his beer, "For the music teacher"
"For the stretcher The white man who played the harmonica also raised his beer.
"For God" the white man who played the saxophone followed and raised his beer.
"For the Alamo" the white man suspected of being a descendant of Marshall put down his guitar, and the last one raised his beer.
"Cheers to women and to God." The four old men shouted a common toast together, which was followed by a series of hearty laughs.
“I remember the lyrics of this song are not like this”
Katenka was the first to express his doubtsConfusion, the same melody, she had heard the American martial arts master Old Jerry sing as early as when she was on Makar's farm, but the lyrics described love rather than friendship.
"Of course the original lyrics were not like this"
The black uncle said with a smile, "The current lyrics were changed by my grandfather. He was not only a pastor, but also a church The music director of the choir, this song is written to him and his friends."
"That is, our grandfather"
The white uncle who is suspected of being a descendant of Marshall smiled. Said, "Your boyfriend, your boss, your boss plays the harmonica very well, even better than Cody."
"Brown is right, he does play the harmonica better than Cody." "I'm fine."
The middle-aged man holding the harmonica said and stretched out his hand towards Wei Ran, "Especially the octave harmony part, when I played it when he was so young, I got ulcers in my mouth. "I haven't learned it yet."
Listening to Katenka's translation, Wei Ran shook hands with the old man named Cody and asked with a smile, "So you can give me a 50% discount."
When Katenka finished translating, the old man named Brown looked like the man who had just played the saxophone, "Turner, you just promised this young man a 50% discount."
"It's indeed what I promised"
The white man who had already sent Sachs back to the cabin walked back to the deck, personally made a plate of charcoal-grilled lobster tails and handed it to Wei Ran, and at the same time said to Ka Katenka said, "Ask your Chinese boss when he is going to go diving."
"Are you really planning to go diving?" Katenka looked at the man who had already taken a big bite on the lobster tail. Wei Ran, "This person should be the Turner we are looking for. He asked us when we will set off."
"Tomorrow," Wei Ran thought for a moment and replied, "Tomorrow morning, we will ask them separately. Do you need a deposit? And can I visit their yacht?”
Perhaps because of the song just now, the old man named Turner not only did not charge any deposit, but also opened the door. The sightseeing yacht's whole-board lighting enthusiastically led the two of them into the cabin.
The first time he entered the cabin, Wei Ran couldn't help but smile.
Because the bridge is right next to the rudder, in addition to various screens and switches, there are also two additional hemispherical glass covers fixed on the instrument panel.
In these two glass covers, there are stored the blood-stained Bible with bullets still embedded in it, and the luxurious 1911 pistol belonging to Pastor Tom.
In the middle of the two hemispherical glass covers distributed on the left and right sides of the rudder, there is also a ribbon-shaped stainless steel plate inlaid with a sentence in English that Weiran has heard countless times: " God is with you”.
"They are the relics left by my grandfather, and they are also the lucky charm of this ship." The old man named Turner explained with a smile, "He is a military chaplain and once participated in the Battle of Guam. ."
"It sounds like there is a very legendary story behind this." Wei Ran sighed after waiting for Katenka to translate.
"If you are not in a hurry to go back, you can go have a drink with us on the deck. "Turner said with a smile, "We'd love to tell you stories about those old guys. ”
Wei Ran naturally had no objection to this, and Katenka nodded in agreement.
Back on the deck, Katenka introduced herself Karenina's name was reused in the song, and she also knew that the black man who just sang the lead was named Dooley. As for Wei Ran, he was subconsciously ignored. It seemed that these four old men were not interested in knowing his identity. Name.
While interacting with them, Wei Ran also matched them with his familiar friends.
The old man named Turner is Tom's grandson. , is also the driver and largest owner of this ship. The man named Cody is the grandson of stretcher bearer Randy. He is also the only one among these people who has never met his grandfather. Turner's parents came to Hawaii with their mother before they reached adulthood. They were once salespeople in the weapons store.
The old man named Brown was undoubtedly the one who sold the farm to Makar. When Katenka estimated that the topic would turn to the reason why he sold the farm, the explanation given by the other party was disappointing, because the old man was just trying to raise money to save his wife who was suffering from cancer.
It’s a pity that Brown’s wife did not survive in the end, and after he lost the farm, he simply came to Hawaii.
But fortunately, his son did well. Soon to be graduating from Harvard Medical School
In addition, Brown and Randy's grandson Cody, both of whom served in the Seabees when they were young, are. A frogman who specializes in underwater demolition.
It is for this reason that after his wife passed away, Brown came to this boat at the invitation of Turner and Cody to teach people how to dive. p>
As for the black man Dooley, even if they didn't introduce him, Wei Ran could guess that he was the grandson of the black man Will. Of course, according to the Chinese name, he should be said to be Will's grandson. More accurate.
Compared to the first three, Dooley's life is pretty good. He originally ran a small music restaurant in Georgia with just a few people. At the invitation, he left the restaurant to his son and moved in alone to eat, drink and have fun with his old friends. Usually, his main responsibility was to be the cook on the ship.
Except for the casual chat. Wei Ran also learned about the identities of the four people. Their grandfather would gather in Hawaii from July 1st to August 1st every year to have fun. The most common thing he did was to collect money from the family. Bar.
Naturally, this fine tradition that this man simply could not refuse was inherited by these people’s fathers and was eventually passed on to them.
Of course, what was also inherited was the adapted song and the cartoon that was said to have been designed by Turner’s grandmother, Tom’s wife Laura.
But what’s even more surprising is that What made Wei Ran dumbfounded was that he and Katenka had traveled all the way from Texas to Hawaii to find the Ferraro weapons store, but they had moved there as early as the last century because of the increasingly strict gun regulations in Hawaii. In Texas, where gun control is relatively liberal.
In other words, the weapons store did not close down, it just changed its address.
Currently, the gun store has been handed over to Turner’s son and Cody’s daughter to jointly operate it. Even the owner of the gun store is not the same as the owner of the ship under his feet. Exactly the same.
I heard enough stories, drank enough beer, and finally filled my stomach with seafood. Wei Ran took a business card from Turner that also had the o printed on it, and agreed on a departure time the next morning. Then he pretended to be drunk and left the pier with Katenka's support.
When the lights on the sightseeing yacht behind him went out, Wei Ran, who had been walking in a hurry, suddenly regained consciousness. He walked towards where they parked and said, "Book a ticket for me for the day after tomorrow." "Mountain's ticket."
"Why didn't you say anything about the photo album just now?" Katenka asked curiously.
"No need"
Wei Ran shook his head, smiled and said something in Chinese that Katenka couldn't understand, "It's better to forget each other", and then changed back to German. Said, "Forget about the photo album, when you have time, find the gun store in Texas they just mentioned, and then notify Makar to send the things I bought there for free when you have time. Well, remember to find a good excuse for him."
"No problem" Katenka agreed happily, and then asked, "Tomorrow we will really go diving on their sightseeing yacht."< /p>
"Why not go?"
Wei Ran asked naturally, "Of course, if you are not interested, you can help me find another translator today, and then you can do what you are interested in." Things."
"Forget it, why don't you go?" Katenka asked, imitating the former.
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