The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 224 Big Meat Noodles and Thoughts
On the evening of the 18th, in a relatively remote village in the countryside of Teng County.

When Hu Biao was eating his third bowl of Tengxian Big Meat Noodles like a starving ghost, he suddenly heard a quiet reminder from behind him:

"Boss Hu, Boss Qian and the others seem to be a little bit strange."

Without even looking back, Hu Biao knew that the person coming was Annie.

It was not only because he was extremely familiar with the voice, but mainly because after the time travelers in the team got to know each other, even the newbie time travelers were no longer naive.

Except for Annie, everyone else is calling him "Dead Stupid".

Looking back, it was indeed Annie who had just finished washing up, changed into a cotton-padded jacket made of homespun cloth, and had her wet hair wrapped in a towel.

But even with such a rustic outfit, Anne managed to look like a supermodel walking on the catwalk.

I can only say that Hu Biao, this loser, is really lucky to have such an outstanding girl as his girlfriend.

In response to Annie's reminder, Hu Biao greeted her with this: "Eat the noodles first. The big pork in this Tengxian big pork noodles is actually prepared similarly to braised pork in other places. It tastes really delicious."

Anne, who had been almost hungry all day, picked up a bowl bigger than her face and started eating and drinking.

Hu Biao said in an unusually calm tone, "I've noticed something's amiss with Boss Qian and his men, but it's okay! They should all be one of us."

After hearing this, Annie put her worries aside and focused all her attention on the steaming food in front of her.

Just as Hu Biao said, the soup of this noodle is stewed with large bones, and it seems that some Chinese herbal spices are added to it; the large meat is similar to the braised pork in Sichuan and Hunan cuisine. The fat is oily but not greasy, and the lean meat is not dry at all.

In addition, the noodles have a chewy and smooth texture, and are topped with some dried tofu, chopped green onions and other ingredients.

For a moment, there was only one word left in Annie's mind: It smells so good...

The above conversation between Hu Biao and Annie, as well as the steaming hot food in their hands, has the following specific reasons:

At around ten o'clock in the morning, seeing that Hu Biao and others on the boat were getting farther and farther away, the Japanese pursuers finally stopped chasing them.

Only then did Hu Biao breathe a sigh of relief and feel like thanking the boatmen.

In such a situation, Hu Biao and his companions met the head of the fleet: Boss Qian.

He was a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a short shirt in this kind of weather. His skin was a little dark and rough, and he gave the overall impression of being an honest man.

After meeting, both parties naturally introduced themselves first.

Hu Biao did not intend to hide anything from these people who had helped him a lot.

He briefly introduced his identity as Commander Hu of the Subei Independent Regiment, how Teng County had fallen into the hands of the Japanese, and how he led his men to break out.

He also solemnly thanked the other party for his bravery and promised that he, Hu, would repay him generously in the future.

After Boss Qian spoke, he first expressed that he had heard of Captain Hu's great name for a long time, and it was his honor to be able to help Captain Hu, and he should never mention the generous reward again.

Then he gave a brief introduction, saying that their small fleet was originally hired to go to Linyi upstream to transport a batch of grain back.

As a result, when I heard that a big battle was going on in the front, I had to stop and wait and see how the war developed before making some other plans.

After waiting for several days, he was about to return home when he saw Hu Biao and others being chased by Japanese soldiers. It was a coincidence that he saved everyone.

At the end, Boss Qian even made a suggestion.

Hu Biao and his group all looked injured and their spirits were extremely depressed.

He knew there was a remote village about 20 to 30 miles away, and he had a good relationship with the villagers. He thought it would be a good idea to go there to hide and recuperate for a few days. After he recovered a little, he could make other plans.

After hearing such a suggestion, Hu Biao naturally agreed without hesitation.

If the above situations were the only ones, then there would be nothing wrong and Annie would not have spoken up to remind them. At most, she had met some patriotic people.

When they left, Hu Biao left them some sulfa drugs, acetaminophen and other drugs, firstly to repay their life-saving grace, and secondly to ensure that they would not take the people's help in vain.

Things started to go wrong around three o'clock in the afternoon when everyone arrived at this remote village.

After arriving, Boss Qian and several people in the fleet only took a short while to mobilize more than 200 people from the village, young and old.

The villagers in the village not only gave up their best houses to Hu Biao and others to live in.

Under the arrangement of Boss Qian and others, they helped to accommodate and care for the wounded, boiled water for Hu Biao and others to wash, and provided all possible help.

He also killed a big fat pig and asked a chef who often organized village banquets in the village to bring several women to prepare delicious food.

So at night, Tengxian big meat noodles, which are quite famous in southern Shandong, were served for Hu Biao and his friends to eat and drink.

Even when Hu Biao reminded Boss Qian to be careful of the Japanese army chasing them and not to bring disaster to the villagers.

Boss Qian patted his chest and told Hu Biao not to worry. He had already sent several smart young men to guard the place that must be passed to reach the small village.

Once they saw the Japanese approaching from afar, they would immediately send a message through some covert means to alert the village.

I think that by the time the Japanese arrived, the villagers would have already left the village and hidden away; as they were familiar with the surrounding terrain, the Japanese would not be able to find them for a while.

Taking all of the above into consideration, the scene and arrangement can be described as well-organized.

It’s not that Boss Qian and others didn’t do a good enough job, but that they did too well; their strong mobilization and action capabilities are really not what an ordinary ship captain and some boatmen can possess.

More importantly, during this process, the scene where Boss Qian and others were busy made Hu Biao feel an unusually familiar feeling:

In the modern world, the villagers or street workers are organizing everyone to do something.

Therefore, he had an almost accurate idea of ​​Boss Qian's identity.

Finally, when Annie finished her second bowl of noodles and was sipping the broth, Hu Biao asked, "Are you full? Do you want another bowl?"

"I'm full. I haven't eaten so well in a long time. But it's still not as delicious as our oil-splashed noodles." Annie replied.

"That's a must!" Hu Biao agreed shamelessly.

Then, he finally spoke out his plan:
"Now that we're full, let's call all those guys, One Ear, Cripple, and the rest, together for a meeting! I have a somewhat crazy idea, but I need to ask for everyone's opinions before deciding whether to do it or not."

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Ten minutes later, under a big tree at the entrance of the village, the 11 time travelers who were left gathered together.

After washing up thoroughly, re-bandaging their wounds, and eating a steaming meal of meat noodles, everyone finally felt a little better.

And seeing Hu Biao and others gathered here, it was probably to discuss something.

Boss Qian and the others not only had no intention of coming over to listen, but instead asked the villagers to stay away, showing an excellent sense of propriety.

"Boss Qian should be a member of our party. I'm thinking of asking him to help convey our intention to his superiors, or even the great leader, that we are willing to join our party and work with them in the future."

After opening his mouth, Hu Biao expressed this judgment and idea...

(End of this chapter)