Traveling through the Republic of China, I married a dead person

The plan discussed by Adjutant Feng and his colleagues was also simple. First, the two monitors must be in a small courtyard near the back door of the Confucius Mansion so that they can see the entry and exit of people at the back door of the Confucius Mansion at any time.

Just like last time, Su Bai and Gao Hu walked in front, and Adjutant Feng and his men set off half an hour later.

This time, Adjutant Feng is going to add one more person and leave Xiao Wei behind to move with them.

Please ask Gao Hu to help borrow a telescope from the garrison camp opposite.

If you find the two people who are following you again, just take note of the clothes they are wearing and their body features, and stop following them. Instead, return to Longxing before them.

There is a huge locust tree that is five meters high in the backyard of Li's mansion. Adjutant Feng would climb up the tree with a telescope to see when the two men returned to the nearby area and which yard they entered.

Gao Erzhu and Xiao Wei disguised themselves as rickshaw drivers or small vendors selling cigarettes and melon seeds, and each guarded an alley. This was just a supplementary plan. In case Adjutant Feng didn't see them or was discovered, they would be able to find out which yard the two men entered.

The small guard is guarding the alley behind the Confucius Mansion. The alley behind the Li Mansion is more complicated, with two high pillars for mobile observation.

Adjutant Feng told Su Bai that the idea of ​​sitting back and waiting was proposed by Butler Kong.

Su Bai thought it was feasible.

The next morning, Su Bai and Gao Hu left the Confucius Mansion and headed for the East Garden according to the same departure time as last time.

The key to this operation lies with Adjutant Feng behind them, so Su Bai and Gao Hu did not look back to see if anyone was following them. They arrived at the East Garden, lit incense, and sat on the ground to chat.

Only then did he learn from Gao Hu that Zhou Beiwang had promised Gao Hu some time ago that once he was transferred to the provincial government or other regular army, he would take him with him if Gao Hu was willing.

In addition to Gao Hu, Zhou Beiwang also planned to take away Bai Ying, the former company commander of the garrison battalion. Bai Ying was currently serving as the chief steward of the first company since he was dismissed due to Xu Tianyi's horse-stealing incident.

What surprised Gao Hu was that after he met Zhou Beiwang twice when he went to Linhua to deliver medicine, he never mentioned a word about this matter. When Gao Hu asked him about this matter indirectly, Zhou Beiwang said that the time was not ripe.

Su Bai knew in his heart that what Zhou Beiwang meant by the timing was not right was that Su Bai was unwilling to go with him.

Gao Hu expressed his feelings to Su Bai. As a soldier, he didn't want to work in this weird security division anymore. He could either follow Zhou Beiwang and join the regular army, or take off his military uniform, accept Xu Tianyi's suggestion and follow Su Bai.

But in the current situation, he can't be transferred, and he can't take off his military uniform, which is really uncomfortable.

These days, the only thing that made him feel a little better was being able to help Su Bai, which was much better than doing nothing.

Ever since he entered the Confucius Mansion and became the captain of the Confucius Mansion guard, he has been eating and sleeping every day. Over time, the military skills he had acquired have gradually been wasted. The other day, when he saw Xu Tianyi practicing in the yard, he remembered that he should not continue to be so decadent. In the past few days, the soldiers in the front yard have also started doing morning exercises.

When Gao Hu mentioned that the soldiers in the front yard missed the days when the eldest young lady was in charge of the Confucius Mansion, Su Bai told him that in the future, she would subsidize the guards' canteen with some meat, eggs and vegetables every month as before, and she would pay for it.

But this matter should not be publicized, and people in the Confucius Mansion should not know about it.

"I understand this," Gao Hu asked gratefully, "Now that the young madam has handed over all the money in the Kong Mansion, where does the money come from..." But when he said this, he remembered the 35 gold bars he brought back for Su Bai, and smiled embarrassedly, "Xu Tianyi is right, the young madam is the one who can do great things."

The two chatted for nearly an hour and then set off to return to the Kong Mansion for dinner. Kong Dai told Su Bai that Adjutant Feng was still in the tree.

After the people in the backyard finished their meal, Adjutant Feng came and the result was very satisfactory. The two of them entered a small courtyard to the east of Li's Mansion!

This small courtyard is adjacent to Li's Mansion. Its south wall is flush with that of Li's Mansion, and its north wall only reaches about half of the front yard of Li's Mansion. The courtyard is not big, with a few shabby houses with only one front door.

"What does it mean to be raw inside and cooked outside?"

Kong Dai told Su Bai that "raw inside and cooked outside" means that the main body of the house is made of adobe, and the outer wall is built with a layer of bricks, so it looks like a brick house from the outside.

Adjutant Feng also discovered that there were holes in the wall of this courtyard. Because it was rather dilapidated, it was not easy for people who didn't pay attention to find it. Through these holes, cracks in the wall and cracks in the door, one could stare at the back door of the Confucius Mansion.

The two men walked with a brisk pace and Adjutant Feng believed that they must be soldiers.

Moreover, they are definitely elite soldiers among the ragtag army of the Security Division.

"Aren't you talking nonsense?" Gao Hu said what Su Bai wanted to say but was too embarrassed to say: "The people Kong Li sent to monitor the eldest young lady must be soldiers, not fools!"

Xu Tianyi expressed his own thoughts. Even as a well-trained soldier, it was very difficult to keep surveillance on the back door of the Confucius Mansion 24 hours a day. In his opinion, there must be more than two people in this small courtyard, at least five or six, or even more.

They had to keep changing shifts to complete the uninterrupted surveillance of the back door of the Confucius Mansion.

"Don't worry, I will find out how many of them there are tomorrow!" Adjutant Feng said. He will climb a tree before dawn tomorrow and stare down at the courtyard from above. Even if the people in the courtyard do not go out, they will definitely show up when changing shifts.

"I'll have to trouble Uncle Kong and Erzhu to build the tunnel tomorrow!" Adjutant Feng opened his mouth and Gao Hu and Xiao Wei, who didn't know about the existence of the tunnel, also learned about it.

Gao Hu immediately told Su Bai not to worry, that he and Xiao Wei were reliable and would not tell anyone. He also asked them to help Uncle Kong build the tunnel starting tomorrow.

There is no need to say more about the lice on the bald head. Gao Hu also understood that this tunnel led from the ancestral hall to the Li Mansion.

"Okay!" Su Bai agreed.

But Kong Dai had another use for it, so he bought a carriage. After buying it, the carriage was not placed in the backyard of Kong's mansion, but in Li's mansion.

Kong Dai nodded: "I understand."

"How long does it take to go to Qingdao and back at the fastest speed?" Su Bai asked Kong Dai again.

Go from Longxing to Linhua, and then take a long-distance bus to Qingdao. Leave in the morning and come back the same evening.

Of course, that depends on what you are going to Qingdao for.

"Forget it. Let Niu Fuping and the others buy the carriage. Uncle Kong will go to Qingdao early tomorrow morning and needs to buy some things."

Su Bai took out a piece of paper and quickly wrote down the shopping list:

Ammonium chloride or ammonia water, caustic soda, concentrated sulfuric acid, alcohol, opium... and a small number of small instruments and equipment that have recently been damaged in the pharmaceutical process and need to be replenished.

Kong Dai said that opium can be bought locally, and caustic soda can be found in Linhua, so there is no need to go to Qingdao.

"Young Madam, you want opium..."

"I'm of great use, go and come back soon."