march to victory

"Qing Hua, what's the matter with you here? Come back to me quickly!"

"I won't!" Qinghua glanced at Ma Hongji angrily, and said, "Why should they apologize to everyone, so they don't have my share?"

"They apologized sincerely for what happened back then. You only moved here last year. What's wrong with you? Why should others apologize to you?"

"Hahaha……"

Ma Hongxin took the lead in laughing, which caused everyone to roar with laughter.

"Hmph! Old horse, just wait."

Qinghua's face turned red, she rolled her eyes at Ma Hongji, stomped her feet, turned and left.

With Li Jing's old world eyes, he can understand at a glance: this woman named Qinghua must have something to do with Ma Hongji... Afterwards, I asked Ma Hongxin, and it turned out that this blue and white woman was redeemed by Ma Hongji from the kiln. What's the matter, Mr. Zhang just disagreed, so he couldn't enter Ma's house, so he had to be Ma Hongji's concubine.Even the three-year-old children in the village knew about this, but outsiders like Li Jing didn't know about it... Otherwise, if any other woman dared to be so indifferent to the patriarch, someone would have come forward to teach her a lesson.

"Lao Li, you must not have eaten yet, right? Let's go! I'll invite the brothers to have breakfast."

"We've eaten."

Li Jing saw Ma Hongji's wink and understood that Ma Hongji had something to say to him in private.Just as he was about to agree, Ma Hongxin was really straight-tempered, and he spoke first, so angry that Li Jing gave him a hard look and said, "That's you, we haven't had breakfast yet."

Then he smiled at Ma Hongji: "Old Ma, don't tell me, I don't feel hungry if you don't mention breakfast. When I mention it, my stomach growls with hunger immediately, just in time to taste the food in the village."

The two walked away chatting and laughing, but Ma Hongxin muttered: "I really have eaten! I looked at the dishes and chopsticks you put down...Damn it, I really didn't eat breakfast. Brother, you wait wait for me."

Ma Hongxin thought that Li Jing and Ma Hongji must have some secret conversations, and he was ready to eavesdrop - always walking two or three meters behind them.Unexpectedly, the two of them just talked about: How did you sleep last night?There are no secrets to tell you about troubles and other polite words.

After listening for a while, Ma Hongxin couldn't hold it anymore: You are talking about such useless waste of time, and I am still full of anger and have no place to vent.

Thinking of this, Ma Hongxin took two quick steps, caught up with the two, and interjected directly, "Brother, you lied to me again."

Of course, Ma Hongji knew exactly what this so-called "cheat" was about: he had already planned to send a batch of grain to Li Jing and the others, the amount was five thousand catties, which was what he had agreed upon when he had a secret meeting with Li Jing .

And there is also a purpose for forcibly getting Ma Hongxin drunk: Ma Hongji's first reaction to the arrival of Li Jing and others yesterday was to prepare to kill him secretly. He simply sent the old housekeeper to come forward and half push and half forcefully get him drunk. It is very important to be in the atmosphere, and it is also a necessary means to unite the clansmen. Otherwise, in the current words, "if people's hearts are scattered, it will be difficult to lead the team." '.

But after thinking about it later, Ma Hongji felt that it would be better if the well water did not interfere with the river water. After all, Majiapo Village was under the jurisdiction of Sanqiao County, and the current timing controller in Sanqiao County was the Eighth Route Army Assault Regiment. If the commander and his fighters were killed or injured, the assault group would never let him go afterwards.

So, after Mr. Zhang persuaded him, Ma Hongji knew how to choose.

It's just that there is no medicine for regret in the world. Since Ma Hongxin was determined to die, he got Ma Hongxin drunk, but now he is friends with Li Jing and others. Who can get it first?Otherwise, it wouldn't be so troublesome.

Therefore, this early in the morning, seeing Ma Hongxin's angry pursuit, Ma Hongji immediately threw the blame on the old housekeeper, and then, feeling a little guilty in his heart, it was normal for him to give some compensation.

What's more, this compensation is originally a benefit without cost. To put it bluntly, it is a batch of food in two names. Anyway, they are all given to the same family, without any loss. Fun but not for it?

It's just a small joke between brothers, it's harmless, and it can change the mood, anyway, idle is idle.

"Why did you talk to brother? How could I lie to you?"

"You promised to give me five thousand catties of grain in the morning, but in the end, you played the trick of marrying one woman to two husbands, mixing the grain that was given to Li Battalion Commander Li and the others with the grain that was given to me. This is not lying to me, what else can it be?" ?”

"Isn't that a bad preference?" Ma Hongji looked at Li Jing who was smiling helplessly, and said to Ma Hongxin, "Hongxin, let me ask you, are you from the assault regiment?"

"of course."

"Then are you going to give the five thousand catties of grain to Battalion Commander Li and the others?"

"Of course!"

"Isn't that enough?"

Ma Hongxin was taken aback for a moment, then reacted quickly, and said anxiously: "But, it's not how you calculate the debt..."

How could it be possible for Ma Hongji to let him finish his sentence, and interrupted him directly, saying: "Why didn't you calculate it like this? Let me ask you, did I promise to give you five thousand catties of grain?"

"Yes!"

"And did Battalion Commander Li and the others get five thousand catties of grain?"

"But……"

Ma Hongxin's tongue was obviously not as sharp as Ma Hongji's, and because of his impatience, Ma Hongji had already confused him. Li Jing didn't want to watch Ma Hongxin worry, and he didn't want to offend Ma Hongji because of this matter, so naturally he had to interrupt.

"Okay, okay, Hongxin, there's no need to care about these details. Comrades all know that you bought the five thousand catties of grain, and everyone is very grateful to you, so why do you need to pursue such a trivial matter... ...Forget it, forget it, let's go, take me to eat the food in the village, and let me feel how rich the breakfast at Lao Ma's is."

Then, he whispered in Ma Hongxin's ear: "It's a big deal, you go back and call more people, so we can get back the interest of the five thousand catties of grain?"

After finishing speaking, he blinked at Ma Hongxin who looked over in astonishment.

Ma Hongxin immediately yelled "Okay!" and then ran out, even forgetting that he was hungry.It can be seen from this that Ma Hongxin is not only straightforward, but also has a violent temper, and he does what he says.

Looking at Ma Hongxin's back, Li Jing gave Ma Hongji a wry smile helplessly, and said, "Comrade Ma Hongxin is really hot-tempered!"

"It's because I didn't educate him well." Ma Hongji also nodded a little embarrassed.But I muttered in my heart: Is it because I beat Hongxin less after he was young?Or is it because the strength is not used properly?

Afterwards, the two started chatting while walking again: Li Jing didn't ask, and Ma Hongji didn't take the initiative to speak, as if they had forgotten the wink that Ma Hongji gave Li Jing earlier.It can be seen that these two people are not only deep in the city, but also have rich experience in talking with people.

When he came to the east entrance of the village, Li Jing looked at the two-story wooden restaurant, feeling a little embarrassed, and also sighed: after the third attack on Majiapo Village, after entering the village, at that time, this restaurant was the temporary commander of the Bandit Alliance However, they were forced to evacuate after occupying less than two hours.But now, he changed his mind and was invited to this restaurant for breakfast... After carefully savoring it, there was only one sentence in Li Jing's mind that could describe it: the past is unbearable to look back on!

However, seeing the restaurant sign of 'Golden Dragon Hotel', Li Jing was a little surprised.

He remembered very clearly that the previous brand of this restaurant was 'Ma's Restaurant', and it was a time-honored signboard that had been passed down for nearly 200 years.However, how did it become another brand now, that is to say, the owner of the restaurant has changed.

After carefully looking at the person who wrote the inscription on the signboard, it was actually written by Ma Hongji himself, which made Li Jing even more confused: This restaurant, which has been passed down for nearly 200 years, can be said to be your ancestral property, Ma Hongji, and you are not missing Those who don't have money are even less likely to sell this well-known local sign to others.Then, nine times out of ten, it is some powerful person who has taken a fancy to this restaurant and forced you to sell it, and even gave someone else an inscription aggrieved.

But, thinking about it again, Ma Hongji is definitely not a soft-hearted person.Even though the dignitaries forced them to compromise at the time, first the little devils occupied this place, and now the assault regiment controls this area. That is to say, the dignitaries back then either died or fled. It will definitely not pose a substantial threat to you again, at least temporarily impossible.Then, with your mind and means, Ma Hongji, for this kind of humiliation like a knife in the heart, and a resounding slap in the face, and even the shame of the entire Ma family in Majiapo Village, yet you still I couldn't bear it, but I didn't take the opportunity to take this restaurant back. This is really a rare thing!

The curiosity in his heart made Li Jing stop, looked at the signboard of the restaurant, and asked implicitly: "Old Li, your handwriting is really beautiful."

I don't know whether Li Jing was pretending to be stupid or didn't understand, but he smiled lightly and said, "The current owner of this restaurant is not only my life and death brother, but also my savior, how dare you not be careful when you write an inscription for him!"

Just at this time, a middle-aged man with a limp on his right foot came out of the restaurant, stood at the door and smiled at Ma Hongji, "Brother, you haven't been here for a few days... Just in time, I received a roe yesterday. I was thinking of inviting you over for a few drinks tonight, but you came here unexpectedly."

Ma Hongji nodded with a smile, and then said to Li Jing: "This is my brother Jin San. Now, this restaurant belongs to him."

Regarding this, Jin San hurriedly laughed and said, "Brother, you're kidding me again. This restaurant is just for you to let me watch for you, but I dare not say it's mine."

"Third brother, don't tell me these things. You don't want the real estate contract given to you several times. Is it interesting to be so polite to me?"

"Heh! Heh!" It's inappropriate to say these things at the door, Jin San smiled and invited everyone in...