The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 38: Traveling through time again? (Please read and vote)

...Humans are truly the most complex creatures. During the long War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, I saw many soldiers fighting bravely and even dying heroically in the previous battle.

But after surviving and recovering from their injuries and returning to the team, they would become timid and cowardly again before going to the battlefield, and some even wanted to desert.

Whenever I encounter such a situation, I never punish them too harshly.

Because when I came here the second time, I also had the same complex emotions as above; but when I was really thrown into the trenches, after my brothers died one by one around me, I quickly recovered...

...Excerpt from Hu Biao's diary collection "Hu Shuo"...

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, Hu Biao's stall has been in business for 25 days. During this period of time, this young man who was once completely flat has undergone some great changes.

For example: every morning he runs a half-marathon cross-country run of about ten kilometers with weights. After one run, he is no longer out of breath.

After returning to the rental house and putting down my things, I can still do fifty push-ups and one hundred sit-ups.

There are some less obvious muscle masses in the arms and lower abdomen.

Because of the improvement of economic conditions, I finally stopped using laundry detergent when taking a bath. Instead, I use Fenghua shampoo and Modu sulfur soap. Although these domestic products are a bit rustic, they are very useful.

However, the biggest change is the business status of his small stall.

It's not that it gets worse over time, but it gets better to a scary degree.

Look! After waking up, Hu Biao put at least three times more ingredients on the tricycle than on the first day of business, but he did not hang a few simple folding tables on the tricycle as he did when he first set up the stall.

Instead, they hung a stack of high plastic stools and a stack of wooden plastic stools on the tricycle.

Why? Of course, the few tables are not enough for the large number of diners; it would be better for them to use a high stool as a table and sit on it to eat noodles.

Even though the dining environment was so bad, his guests didn't seem to have any objections.

Because if they are slow, they often cannot get a table with two stools, one high and one low, and can only eat and take away their food while standing.

The moment Hu Biao was pedaling his tricycle to set up his stall, he met the landlord coming back.

The old man, who was about sixty-seven or sixty-eight years old, immediately greeted with a smile: "Biaozi, you are setting up a stall again."

To be honest, the landlord is a nice guy. Seeing Hu Biao’s self-discipline in setting up the stall and exercising every day, and of course the key is that his business is quite good, he is planning to introduce his niece to Hu Biao.

Although his niece is three years older than Hu Biao, has been divorced twice and has a child, her appearance and figure are somewhat abstract.

Although Hu Biao refused, he was also grateful for the landlord's kindness.

Are you kidding! Nowadays, except for those guys who have made up their minds not to find a girlfriend, it is considered a great thing for others to find a live, female girlfriend.

The only problem is that he always likes to call himself 'Biaozi'.

Whenever Hu Biao heard this, he couldn't help but think of a bad word.

When I arrived at the place by tricycle, as expected, there were already twenty or so familiar and unfamiliar people waiting there in line.

At the same time, there were already many mobile stalls operating on both sides of his stall.

There's no other way! Hu Biao's restaurant is so popular that many customers, if they're too lazy to queue or don't get to eat, just eat there.

Hu Biao greeted other vendors and customers with a smile, then stopped his car and put down his stool.

After washing his hands carefully, he started to get busy without any intention of placing any stools; because a qualified guest would take his own stool and find a place to place it.

He said to the little girl in school uniform at the front of the line, "Another roujiamo. No chili, right?"

"Yes, but today I want lean meat. Although lean and fat meat tastes good, I've gained two pounds in just half a month."

While the little girl with a distressed expression was complaining, she did not forget to take out her mobile phone and scanned the payment QR code for 11 yuan.

That’s right! When Hu Biao’s stall sells food to students, whether it’s oil-splashed noodles or roujiamo, the price is one yuan less.

This is a small token of Hu Biao's care for the next generation.

Hu Biao originally thought that today would be another ordinary day with a small profit of 1,700 to 1,800 yuan.

But just after 8pm, when business was at its peak, I suddenly heard a voice: "Oh no! C Guan is here~"

Then, the numerous vendors in this alley immediately started to move quickly with their mobile stalls.

The main problem was that the ten yuan sanitation fee they paid every day couldn't prevent them from being caught by Supervisor C, who would impound their vehicles and impose fines. Hu Biao was shocked and, like him, abandoned even the stool and instinctively pedaled his tricycle away.

The difference is that behind Hu Biao's rickshaw, there were dozens of people running.

As they ran, many people shouted, "Boss Hu, will you come back after C Guan leaves? If you do, I'll continue waiting here."

"Boss Hu, where are you going? Let me know. I'll take a shortcut and meet you there."

So among the many vendors who ran away, Hu Biao's tricycle was as clear and outstanding as a firefly in the darkness and rat droppings in rice.

The captain of the C-tube team in charge today saw this and immediately yelled at his colleagues:
"He's so arrogant! Chase him down and catch him!"

Two hours later, Hu Biao looked at a notice in his hand that required him to pay 2000 yuan before he could redeem the tricycle.

I felt somewhat helpless and thought that setting up a stall all the time was not a solution. It seemed that I should find a proper storefront to open.

*******
After a period of persistence, Hu Biao now has considerable initiative and execution ability, and no longer has to put off until tomorrow, and there will be so many tomorrows.

On the morning of the next day, the guy found a suitable store.

Because behind his stall, there was a shop with a sign saying "Popular Shop for Lease", which had been there for quite some time.

The shop originally sold braised chicken with rice, but for some reason, it went bankrupt after just over a month of operation. The kitchen utensils were also transferred, and the tables and chairs were not only usable but also 90% new.

Even the interior decoration was not changed by Hu Biao and it did not affect the immediate business.

The original owner of the Braised Chicken Rice restaurant was in a hurry to transfer the business, so since both parties were interested, the sublease was quickly agreed upon.

However, before Hu Biao can actually start business, he still needs to take care of some important things:
Apply for business licenses for individual industrial and commercial households, as well as health certificates and various licenses.

Because Hu Biao spent 800 yuan to find a company that specializes in helping with these procedures, the above procedures are not troublesome and can probably all be completed within three to five days.

The only small problem is that you need to decide on a store name when applying for a business license.

In response to the question from the agent, Hu Biao suddenly thought of a name and said, "Let's call it 'Deyue Tower'."

"What was this guy thinking? He named a small noodle shop the same as a big restaurant." After hearing this, the agent girl complained silently in her heart.

But in his mouth, he simply agreed: "Okay."

After leaving the agency, Hu Biao found an advertising company to custom-make a new sign.

This thing is the simplest and cheapest one, which is just a piece of spray-painted cloth, pasted on the original Braised Chicken Rice sign.

So the next morning, the people from the advertising company came and installed it easily.

And on the very night that the sign was changed, a woman who looked exactly like Annie from the Battle of Shanghai, coincidentally drove past his store.

Because there was a slight collision between the two cars in front, the woman, also named Annie, was stuck here.

Feeling depressed and helpless, Annie looked towards the roadside with boredom. When she saw the brand new sign of "Deyue Building", her eyes lit up.

It seemed that just because of this sign, it was quite tempting to her.

For this reason, Annie, who usually stayed in high-end hotels but rarely visited such cheap restaurants, suddenly had this thought, which grew stronger and stronger:

"Find some time in a few days and come here for a meal."

Hu Biao naturally knew nothing about the above point.

But even if he knew that such a familiar and beautiful girl was coming to visit the store, he probably wouldn't have any thoughts at all.

Because now he has a more urgent matter that needs to be dealt with immediately.

All this happened because at a certain moment, he suddenly had an inexplicable intuition in his heart: tonight, he would be transported to the Anti-Japanese War battlefield again...

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