Golden Fishery

"Thank you, Grandpa Chen, what is the gift?" Qin Shiou said.

The old soldier muttered to himself: "How many years, how many years, I have kept it. When we practiced together in Vancouver, Brother Qin took good care of me. It's a pity, wow, after I came back from Nanyang, I kept it. I didn't get in touch with him either, I didn't expect him to come to Newfoundland to raise fish."

As he said that, he looked at Qin Shiou: "If it wasn't for the St. Johns Municipal Government's invitation to me this time, I might have to meet Brother Qin underground to know about him."

Yan Donglei sighed with regret: "Yes, there was no telephone, no internet, and it was a war-torn era. Once you lose contact, you will never see each other for a lifetime."

Qin Shiou said: "I didn't expect Grandpa Chen to always remember my grandpa, mainly because of Zhan Luan. Maybe my grandpa didn't expect that there would be an old comrade in arms who would miss him."

The veteran sighed: "Of course I remember Brother Qin, I also remember his unique hobby, haha, this brother likes to eat gray amber."

Yan Donglei looked at Qin Shiou with weird eyes, Qin Shiou was also a little confused, but he thought of the name Gray Amber, and then his heart was shocked, and he said in surprise: "You mean ambergris?"

What exactly is ambergris? I haven’t given a specific answer yet. I only know that it is produced in the deep sea. Now a more representative statement is that it is the secretion of sperm whales. Because it failed to digest squid, The coracoid of the octopus will be solidified with secretions in the intestine and then spit out.

But Qin Shiou knew that some people called this gray amber...

The veteran nodded and smiled, "That's right. When we were training in Vancouver, he brought a piece with him and would eat a little before going to bed every day. He said that there was something wrong with his body. This kind of gray amber belongs to medicinal materials and can treat his problems."

Qin Shiou was overjoyed. He didn't know how Second Grandpa absorbed the energy from this kind of thing, but he only needed to touch this thing. Of course, these were not the point. The point is: "Grandpa Chen, have you kept that piece of gray amber?"

The veteran smiled and said, "Yes, it's like a stone. It won't break. I've kept it all the time. I hope to see Brother Qin as a gift in the future."

Qin Shiou asked, "Then how did you get it?"

The veteran frowned, and said in a nostalgic tone: "That's a long time ago, about 42 years ago. I happened to get a piece when I was fighting in Singapore, and I brought it back to China, but I couldn't find Brother Qin."

After hearing what the two said,

Yan Donglei asked strangely: "Is there any story about this kind of gray amber? I think you seem to attach great importance to it."

Qin Shiou's heart trembled, and he realized that his attitude was a bit too intense, he smiled, and said in a low voice: "Let's chat with the old man, besides, the old man has prepared gifts for more than half a century, don't you think it is very legendary ?"

Yan Donglei raised his right wrist and pointed to the watch, saying: "It is legendary. But if we stay any longer, we will be late."

Qin Shiou nodded, and Yan Donglei helped the veteran to the church hall, which was the activity center.

The Chinese veterans sat at the head, and there were a few old ladies who also wore old-fashioned military uniforms with more or less medals on them.

Qin Shiou was a representative of the Chinese, and he sat in the second seat. After finding Wei Ni and Auerbach to sit down, he asked strangely: "Those old ladies, are they female soldiers who participated in World War II?"

Winnie said: "No. They are the widows of veterans. They come to commemorate activities for their husbands, and they come every year. Look over there, those are brothers, sisters, children, etc. of veterans of World War II."

Qin Shiou looked at Auerbach beside him. Some dissatisfied said: "My second grandfather is also a meritorious veteran, why didn't you invite Papa Ao to sit there?"

Auerbach was quite at ease. He smiled and said, "Those veterans are all registered. Your grandfather is not registered. I don't know why. Father Qin rarely mentioned World War II and participated in World War II activities. Maybe the war left him some trauma."

The highlight of this kind of commemorative event is the auction. Americans and Canadians like to arrange an auction at the end after the event, and the rich people who participate in the event are never stingy with their pockets at this time.

The funds obtained from this auction are used in two ways. One is to improve the lives of veterans and widows, and the other is to provide maintenance funds for historical museums or military cemeteries.

Qin Shiou originally thought that he was just here for a formality. After all, he was considered a representative of the St. Johns Chinese. His second grandfather also contributed to World War II, so he really should participate in this kind of event.

As a result, when it came to the auction, it was Wei Ni who presided over the auction.

Qin Shiou was a little confused and asked, "You are the host? Why don't I know?"

Winnie shrugged and said, "The city government invited me. I think it's a trivial matter and has nothing to do with you, so I didn't tell you."

Qin Shiou showed a dissatisfied expression, and said, "What do you mean it has nothing to do with me? It has a lot to do with it!"

Winnie patted the back of his hand with a smile, and then stepped onto the stage amid applause. Hamley introduced her identity, and then the auction began.

In this way, as Wei Ni is the host of the auction, Qin Shiou has to take this auction seriously, at least there must be no silence.

The first auction item was presented, and Winnie introduced: "Today we have learned that in order to support the Second World War, Canadian women made great contributions. During those years, they supported and cared for their families alone , the hardships of raising children, and the anxiety that weighed on their hearts alone. At that time, they were afraid that one day they would receive a telegram, or that an unexpected visitor would come to the door, because that probably meant that the person they were waiting for would never come back... "

"Women's support for the war is not only that, they also raised a lot of money for this war. The first lot on display is called 'War Savings Stamps'. Since 1939, countless mothers, sisters, and daughters stand Selling these stamps on the streets raised $500 million in war money for our military..."

Following Winnie's introduction, a set of stamps ranging from 5 cents to 25 cents appeared on the big screen, along with a series of photos of some women wearing uniform aprons selling such stamps to passers-by.

After briefly showing this set of stamps, Winnie began to quote: "The starting price of this lot is 4,500 yuan, and the price will increase by 100 yuan each time. Please bid, ladies and gentlemen!"

Qin Shiou took the lead in raising the introduction book in his hand, and said, "4600 yuan!"

Winnie smiled sweetly at him, stretched out her hand and said, "That gentleman's first bid was 4,600 yuan..."

"4700 yuan." Someone quoted again.

"4,800 yuan." The voices of quotations continued. I don't know if it's because of Winnie's beautiful appearance and elegant temperament. Anyway, the bidding was fierce from the beginning. (To be continued.)

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