Heroes of the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 717
Carefully bypassing Yilan County, the two of them arrived at Fujin in more than two days along the Songhua River on a sledge.

"You'd better go back, your banditry is easy to be seen by others, it's not good to cause trouble. Go back and tell the third master what I told him so that he can think about it again." Qian Xiaobao said to Wei Gou left said.

"Well, I don't want to enter Fujin Street either. Let's break up here. I want to go to Xinglonggang to meet Li Yanhui." Wei Gousheng said.

Now Fujin County is occupied by the army of the northern powers and the county government of the Red Party, but bandits often appear in large areas nearby.

The bandits are now waiting for the day when the troops of the northern powers withdraw, that is when they counterattack and plan to smash, loot and burn.

Qian Xiaobao left the sledge to Wei Gousheng, and walked into Fujin Street with a suitcase by himself.Qian Xiaobao had been to Fujin during the puppet Manchukuo period, but he had never been to Fujin when he was stationed in the Kwantung Army.

Mr. Zhang’s family is a well-known wealthy family on Fujin Street. Qian Xiaobao asked anyone on the main street, and the person pointed to the east of the town and said, “Go east, the compound next to Laoye Temple is !"

Qian Xiaobao walked eastward with his suitcase, and saw several soldiers from the northern powers wandering on the street.The Kwantung Army used Fujin as an important military stronghold, built a large number of military fortifications here, and stationed the Tenth Division.Now the army of the great northern powers also retains a regiment of troops here.

Ten minutes later, Qian Xiaobao stopped in front of a compound on the east side of the town.He was fascinated by the two-meter-high wall and the small gun towers on the four corners of the wall.

This family must not be ordinary rich.In the words of bandits, this is a hard kiln.

The gate was open, and one could see from the gate that the east and west wing rooms and the large main building were all green brick and tile houses.

The yard was empty, not even a living thing was seen.

Qian Xiaobao stepped over the threshold and walked into the yard, hearing the muffled sound of grinding mills in the west wing.He walked to the door of the room and saw two old men with white hair all over their heads and faces.

Two wooden bars were inserted into the holes in the upper stone mill, and the two old men put the wooden bars against their stomachs and pushed forward vigorously.

A large dustpan is placed at the exit under the stone mill, and the ground flour and bran fall into it.

The reason why the two old men were covered in white was because the flour particles fell on their bodies.

"Uncle, does Zhang Cai advocate Houde to live here?" Qian Xiaobao asked.

The two old men stopped grinding and stared at Qian Xiaobao.That was the only part of the two of them that was black now.

"I am Zhang Houde, who are you?" the old man asked.

"I'm a friend of your son Zhang Lixing, and I came back from Shanghai to see you two elders!" Qian Xiaobao replied.

As he spoke, he took out a letter from the pocket of his clothes and handed it to the old man. The old man took the envelope with trembling hands and opened it, and pulled out the letter paper and a photo of Zhang Zhangxing from inside.

It was taken by Zhang Lixing standing in front of the Standard Chartered Bank on the Bund.

Another old man staggered over and snatched the photo, looked at it and then choked up and cried.

Hearing the crying, Qian Xiaobao realized that it was an old lady. Could it be that this old lady is Zhang Lixing's wife?How come such a rich man grinds noodles himself?
"Uncle, isn't there any work at home? I see there are gun towers on the fence, where are the gunners?" Qian Xiaobao asked.

"Who is still in the mood to work at this time? The gunners have all gone to the government's security brigade. Liu Yanlai and Liu Commander are organizing the team now. I contributed eight people and eight guns." The old man replied.

"Yeah, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and those who do the work have to go home to celebrate the New Year." Qian Xiaobao nodded in agreement.

The old man Zhang Houde heard Qian Xiaobao's words but bowed his head and did not speak.

"Lixing is doing well in Shanghai? Have you married a wife? Have you had children?" the old lady asked repeatedly.

"It's written in the letter, you will know everything after reading the letter." Qian Xiaobao said.

But Zhang Houde smiled and handed the letter to Qian Xiaobao.

Only then did Qian Xiaobao realize that the old man was blind and could not read at all.

Qian Xiaobao took the letter paper and read Wen Zou Zou's letter written by Zhang Lixing and said: "You may not understand, in a word, everything is fine with him there, he wants you to go to Shanghai with me for a few days Come back someday."

While talking, four or five young and strong young men walked into the yard, followed by two dogs.

"Uncle!" shouted the young man walking in front.The few people behind all said to Zhang Dehou that they were the shopkeeper.

"You're hungry after running outside all day, haven't you cooked yet?" a young man asked.

"I just finished grinding the dough, and I haven't had time to do it yet." The old lady said awkwardly.

"Let's cook, the children are hungry." Zhang Dehou urged his wife.

After Zhang Dehou finished speaking, he took Qian Xiaobao into the main room.

The two walked into the room and sat down, Qian Xiaobao asked, "What do these people do?"

"They are all relatives, and I have taken them in to work here for several years." Zhang Dehou said.

"Don't use it for young and strong people, why are you two old men grinding noodles?" Qian Xiaobao asked strangely.

Zhang Dehou was silent for a while and replied: "Now there are rumors in the county that the land is about to be distributed. How can these people still have the heart to work? They are all waiting for the land to be distributed and do their own work."

Only then did Qian Xiaobao understand what Zhang Dehou meant just now when he said that he didn't have the mind to work.

"That's fine, you two are getting old too, so come with me to Shanghai and watch your son live!" Qian Xiaobao said.

But Zhang Dehou lowered his head and sighed: "The family's property was saved by three generations of the Zhang family who went to work frugally in the middle of the night. How can we just throw it away? Besides, what can I do when I arrive in Shanghai? If you don't work for a day, your body will suffer!"

"Old bastard!" Qian Xiaobao scolded in his heart.

Two large pots cook together, and the rice is ready in no time. Stewed frozen tofu with sauerkraut and sorghum rice.

Five people who worked here, plus the old man and old lady and Qian Xiaobao, a total of eight people sat around the table.

"There isn't any oil at all! Uncle, it's almost Chinese New Year, let's kill the New Year pig today." Zhang Dehou's nephew complained.

The muscles on Zhang Dehou's face trembled when he was angry. He wanted to slap the table and curse, but he suppressed the anger in his heart.Even if I lent him the guts before, I wouldn't dare to talk to myself like this!

"Tomorrow, let's kill tomorrow." Zhang Dehou said.

Starting tomorrow, they will be able to eat meat every day, and several young people have become active.

"I heard that you are here to pick up my uncle and aunt to Shanghai? How is Brother Lixing doing in Shanghai?" Zhang Dehou's nephew asked.

"Of course it's good to be a mess. I live in a small mansion, and I always take a car when I go in and out!" Qian Xiaobao said.

Hearing others praise their son, the faces of the old man and the old lady immediately brightened, but several young people, including Zhang Dehou's nephew, just laughed dryly as a compliment.Maybe they would be really happy only when they heard that Zhang Lixing was unlucky outside.

After eating, Qian Xiaobao started to do the work of the two old people, but his mouth was worn out, and the two old people just refused to go to Shanghai with him.

The old man and the old lady seem to have grown together with the land, and they are inseparable at all.

At night, Qian Xiaobao walked into the yard alone, and the two guard dogs watched him vigilantly.During the day, when the young man went out to play, he took them both out.

Several people were talking and laughing in the East Wing. Qian Xiaobao opened the door and saw five people playing dice together.

"It's good to be homeless and unemployed. Freedom! You can do whatever you want without being restricted. If you marry a wife in the future, you won't have such a good life now." Qian Xiaobao said.

"Who doesn't want to marry a wife? But there is no money. When the land is divided and the house, bedding, clothes, mules, horses and animals are divided, I will marry a wife right away!" Zhang Houde's nephew said full of expectation.

Qian Xiaobao was stunned for a moment, as if he understood something.

"Brother, I heard that you are from a big place, tell us what's going on there?" another young man said.

Qian Xiaobao regained his energy all of a sudden, he cleared his throat and said: "There are too many flamboyant things! The women over there are wearing clothes with Bai Shengsheng's arms exposed!"

He turned sideways to several people and pointed at the thighs near the buttocks and said, "That's right here! The women there wear cheongsams with forks from here, and the whole thighs are exposed!"

Several young people drooled as they looked at Qian Xiaobao's thighs and imagined the slender figures of Shanghai beach women.

"Immorality! Is this the kind of woman my Brother Li Xing sees every day on the street?" Zhang Dehou's nephew asked, swallowing.

"He didn't just look at it." Qian Xiaobao replied.

Immediately, the eyes of several young people flickered with thieves, not only looking, but what else could they do?
Qian Xiaobao deliberately lowered his voice and whispered: "I tell you, you must not spread the word!"

The young man nodded desperately as if enchanted.

"Brother, don't worry, if we say it, it will be this!" After saying this, Zhang Dehou's nephew stretched out his right hand and gestured like a bastard.

"Okay, let me tell you quietly, Zhang Lixing spends his days and nights in Shanghai. There are not only Chinese women there, but also many blond foreign women. It won't take long for Er Chuanzi (mixed race) to be born!" Qian Xiaobao said .

The young people had never heard such a novel thing like this night when they grew up, they all opened their mouths wide and stared at Qian Xiaobao.

"Do you know what Er Chuanzi is like? Think about what will happen if sticky corn and stupid corn are planted together? What will happen if donkey and horse are together?" Qian Xiaobao finally said.

A few young people suddenly realized and nodded under the vivid teaching of biology professor Qian Xiaobao!
The next day, the glorious deeds of Zhang Dehou's promising son who had studied in university began to spread wildly throughout Fujin Street!Moreover, people's imagination is boundless. The more this incident spread, the more outrageous and exaggerated it became. In the end, even Qian Xiaobao listened with his mouth wide open and eyes wide open.

(End of this chapter)