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

Su Bai took a breath and asked Xu Tianyi: "Did you recognize the wrong person?"

Xu Tianyi said that he absolutely did not admit his mistake.

Su Bai understood that Kong Li's asking him to take care of these people's meals today was just a bluff. His real purpose was to place Captain Tian in the Kong Mansion.

After the front and back yards were connected, it was meaningless for him to just monitor the back door, so he sent people directly into the Confucius Mansion!

Xu Tianyi analyzed that although Captain Tian came into the mansion this time to monitor us, he would not follow us as blatantly as before, nor would he control the entry and exit of people in the Kong Mansion like Captain Zhao did, but would monitor us secretly.

It is unknown what specific method will be adopted.

"Don't worry about him. Just remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing situations!" Su Bai felt that he had long been accustomed to this kind of monitored life. It was as if God was helping him, and the people who monitored him eventually became his own people.

Zi Yan was sent by the second wife to monitor him, but she ended up becoming the person he trusted the most.

Gao Hu also came to monitor him, but half of the guards became his own people.

If you are willing, the remaining 19 people are also yours.

No matter what methods Captain Tian used to monitor me, I would pretend not to know and just be more careful when I went out.

Everything went according to my plan.

Niu Yanzi and others returned to Li's Mansion before dark. The output of the fifth batch of medicines reached a new high, but it was only more than 1600 doses.

"Let's go to Niu Village tomorrow." Su Bai said to Niu Yanzi.

There are two things to do in Niu Village. First, find a few people to work in Confucius Mansion. More importantly, go to the fields to collect Streptomyces for the production of erythromycin.

At the same time, Kong Dai hired some people from outside to dig up the Kong Mansion courtyard piece by piece and then repave the bricks. First, to let Kong Li know that he had started digging three feet underground in the mansion to look for gold bars. Second, to convey a message to him again that he didn't know where the gold bars were. Even if you don't believe it, when he brings up the gold bars next time, his attitude will be tougher than before.

Su Bai said to Kong Dai: "When I go to Niu Village tomorrow, you should have more contact with Gao Hu. Once you know the approximate time when Kong Li will leave..."

"I know," Kong Dai understood what Su Bai meant. He had already asked Xiao Chunhong to send the letter to the mountain.

It doesn't matter even if we can't get the accurate news of Kong Li's departure in time. Yang Huasen will definitely bring people to the vicinity of Xishankou in advance after receiving the letter.

"We must not let him get away this time!" Su Bai almost gritted his teeth and squeezed out these words.

"Then...are we still going to dig our yard?" Kong Dai asked.

We still have to dig. It is still unknown whether Yang Huasen can ambush Kong Li successfully. It's just a matter of spending some money. Labor is very cheap these days and the cost is not high.

The next morning, Kong Dai hired a dozen people from the street.

Su Bai stood in the front yard and gestured to explain the requirements to them, and then started work immediately.

In fact, how to dig so as not to affect the movement between the rooms was discussed with Kong Dai yesterday. Su Bai was just pretending to do it so that Captain Tian, ​​who was monitoring him, could see it.

He saw that Su Bai should go back to the backyard.

This guy just stood by the door of the west front yard and looked over here for a while, but didn't come forward to ask what was going on.

Su Bai returned to the backyard and immediately headed for the south gate.

More than ten people from Niu Village, plus the twelve people who took off their military uniforms and stayed in Li's Mansion, a total of more than twenty people, drove horse-drawn carriages in several groups, pulling buckets and jars to the field. Niu Yanzi, who had returned to Niu Village in advance, was already waiting at the field with Niu Shijiu and several fellow villagers.

Su Bai had to teach Niu Yanzi how to collect and filter. Unexpectedly, the soldier who had accompanied Gao Hu and Su Bai to collect Streptomyces the two previous times became very skilled at it and did not forget anything.

No more servants from Niujia Village will be hired to work in the Confucius Mansion. This was Su Bai's temporary change of mind last night. Not many people are needed this time. Just let Guo Deyi hire a few people who look honest from outside. The power was given to Guo Deyi. He could hire as many as he thought were enough.

It was almost noon when Su Bai rushed back to the Confucius Mansion.

When I came in from the front door, I saw that part of the front yard had been dug up. Judging from the progress, it would probably take ten days or half a month to dig up all the courtyards in the Confucius Mansion.

There's really no need to rush this matter, just dig slowly.

"Madam, you're back. Manager Wan is here and has been waiting for you for half a day!" Kong Dai came forward and said as Su Bai just showed her head at the gate of the mansion.

"Manager Wan? Where is he?"

"In the lobby."

Su Bai hurriedly walked a few steps to the lobby: "Sorry, Shopkeeper Wan, I have something to do and I have kept you waiting for a long time."

"Don't worry, don't worry. What the young lady is doing must be a big deal. I'm an idle person, so it's okay for me to wait for a day!" Manager Wan said with a smile.

"Manager Wan, are you here in Linhua for business this time?" Su Bai asked this because Linhua is the seat of the Sanlong District's government office and the largest county in the Sanlong District, with the most developed transportation. Anyone who comes to the Sanlong District for business usually goes to Linhua. Few people go to Tianlong County, and even fewer come to Longxing.

"I came here specially to see the young mistress."

Ever since Su Bai left Shanghai, Manager Wan has been busy. He helped Su Bai find some cheaper and faster purchasing channels for consumables.

"I think the eldest young lady will need it in the future, right? I went around asking around the chemical and medical companies in Shanghai when I had nothing to do.

"Thank you, Manager Wan, that's so thoughtful." Su Bai said to Manager Wan. Last time, he was only thinking about how to transport the goods back. He left in a hurry so he didn't think so carefully.

Shopkeeper Wan said that he had just gone to Su's Modern Business to take a look. According to Zi Yan, the business was so-so, but still acceptable.

The main reason is that people in Longxing City are relatively conservative and few can accept these things. He and Zi Yan both think that the business should be opened in Linhua, where there are many rich people and wives of officials of all ranks, and business will definitely be much better.

Manager Wan mentioned the radio again.

What he said made sense and was true. There were indeed many businessmen in Shanghai who used commercial radio stations, but Su Bai felt that it was not time for him to use a radio yet.

Manager Wan further explained the reasons and urgency of why he wanted Su Bai to buy a radio station.

The reason is similar to the previous one. For the company to purchase goods, as long as Su Bai’s pharmaceutical purchases do not involve embargoes, he can organize the shipment from Shanghai by sending a telegram.

The urgency was because Manager Wan smelled a scent of war. He believed that the Japanese's ambitions were not limited to the Northeast and that the war could break out at any time.

If a war really breaks out, the price of radio stations will increase, which is a small matter. I'm afraid it will be difficult to buy one.

"How much is a radio?"

"It's cheap now, ten strips."

Wow, ten sticks are still cheap?

Su Bai gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, buy it."