I traveled through time without patched pants, I was the richest man in the Republic of China

Mr. Rong waved his hand to Uncle Zhu Liu who wanted to help him, took a breath and responded sincerely:

"Nothing, I just have an old headache. Thank you for the day before yesterday. We have a job as an errand boy in the newspaper office. After the Spring Festival, I will let your boy go to work. It is better than just sitting around at home."

Uncle Zhu was overjoyed. He held his son's head and bowed to Mr. Rong.

"Thank you, Mr. Rong. You are such a good person."

He was too excited to see the dark light that flashed across Mr. Rong's eyes.

Uncle Zhu diligently helped Mr. Rong to hail a rickshaw, and then he watched him get on the rickshaw and drive away with his neck stretched out.

When he turned his head, he happened to see his son's defiant face, so he raised his hand and hit him on the back of the head.

"You little brat, what happened to you just now? Mr. Rong is such a nice person, he didn't even ask you for anything even though you broke his glass..."

Because there were outsiders around, he was scolded by his own father and suddenly exploded.

"If Allah hadn't broken the glass in his house, he would have died at home without anyone knowing."

Uncle Zhu was so scared that he looked around, and only felt relieved when he realized that only Wei Miao was walking slowly towards him not far away.

"What are you yelling about? Didn't Mr. Rong say that he didn't want anyone to know?"

The young man was full of disdain, "Hypocrite!"

After saying that, he was slapped twice by Uncle Zhu's palm as big as a palm fan, and was pulled away from Wei Miao and hurried home.

Wei Miao listened to the argument between the father and son and seemed to understand something.

The general process should be: Takahashi Eiichi fainted at home, and the eldest son of Uncle Zhu happened to break the glass window. Uncle Zhu took the opportunity to visit him to apologize and save him?

Sure enough, everything is subject to change.

Wei Miao walked to the entrance of the alley where Uncle Xu lived, and the seal on the grocery store was still there.

A curious child looked inside the door and was grabbed by the ears by the adults and sent home.

"It's New Year's Day, why do you want to have bad luck?"

The child was dragged home screaming, while the children next to him clapped their hands and gloated over his misfortune.

He looked up and saw his angry mother, and ran away.

The gate to Uncle Xu's house was not closed. There were festive Spring Festival couplets on the door, laughter and joy were heard in the house, and red lanterns were hung on the trees in the yard. It was a festive and lively place.

"Ah Miao, Nong is here."

Sister Xu Lan was bringing dishes from the kitchen when she turned around and saw a teenager standing at the door.

"Sister Lan!"

Wei Miao walked quickly towards her and stretched his neck to look at the food on the plate.

Sister Xu Lan smiled and handed the fried shrimps in front of her, motioning for her to eat secretly.

Wei Miao was shy. Now that she had grown up, she no longer acted like a greedy person.

"A Miao has grown up." Sister Xu Lan said.

Wei Miao tried to stand up straight. "According to my mother, I will be thirteen after the Spring Festival."

At this time, a hearty laugh came from behind the door.

"It's time for Ah Miao to get married."

Wei Miao turned around and saw Uncle Xu holding a gift box in his hand, with a frown on his face, looking at him teasingly.

"Uncle, what are these?"

Uncle Xu smiled contentedly, "This was sent by Miss Bai."

Several people entered the house. Sister Xu Gui's eyes lit up when she saw the tangerines that Wei Miao was carrying.

"A few days ago, Xiao Ding gave me some, they were delicious."

She quickly peeled a small tangerine and handed the whole thing to Aunt Xu's mouth.

"Mom, eat."

Aunt Xu was wearing a thick coat, so her belly was not very obvious. She reached out to take the orange flesh from her daughter's hand, but she was avoided by her daughter, so she insisted on feeding it into her mouth.

She opened her mouth and ate the orange, her brows relaxed, "Eat more."

Sister Xu Gui smiled and acted coquettishly, "A Miao sent it to me. Nong Nannan peeled it herself, so it's sweet."

Several people burst out laughing.

Wei Miao also grinned, feeling that life was indeed beautiful.

The book says that time is the best medicine, which can always take away those unpleasant memories quietly and silently.

Wei Miao, however, feels that this is the wisdom of human survival. Only by keeping pace with the passage of time and moving forward constantly, and conforming to the definition of life, can one live life meaningfully.

"A Miao, stay here tonight to celebrate the New Year." At the dinner table, Aunt Xu looked tenderly at Wei Miao who was eating with relish.

Wei Miao swallowed the delicious and sticky eight-treasure rice in his mouth before saying:

"I still have some work to do, and Mr. Lu will need it soon. I really can't do it."

Wei Miao didn't dare run around, she had to stay at home.

If something happens to Brother Lu, he will probably come through the tunnel and she will have to respond.

Uncle Xu is now Miss Bai's driver. He has seen more of the world and knows what's going on outside.

"Ah Miao, just follow Mr. Lu and you won't have any worries in the future."

Sister Gui made a face and muttered softly, and it was obvious that she was very unhappy about Lu Pingsheng's exploitation of Wei Miao during Bai Meigui's complaints.

Sister Lan tapped her forehead and said, "You are already a grown-up girl."

Sister Gui smiled at her eldest sister, "Sister, please tell Ah Miao about the situation at Hu Na's coffee shop."

Sister Lan was quite speechless when she saw her sister's gloating expression.

The second sister has been hot-tempered and sharp-witted since she was young. She thought she would be more restrained after following Miss Bai, but unexpectedly, Miss Bai laughed and said that she had a good temper and would not be easily bullied outside.

My parents listened to Miss Bai in everything, and over time, they became a little arrogant.

"Sister Gui, please stop talking nonsense!" Sister Lan couldn't do anything with her, so she had no choice but to point at her fair forehead to warn her.

Sister Gui dodged flexibly, changed her position, sat next to Wei Miao and made faces at Sister Lan.

Seeing them laughing and joking, Uncle Xu quickly picked up some food for Aunt Xu.

"Ah Miao, don't worry about her. I saw it with my own eyes. If I don't tell you, I'll feel itchy inside."

Sister Gui was annoyed by her sister's nagging and whispered to Wei Miao secretly.

"Didn't Sister Hu Na run a coffee shop in the French Concession? Zhang Er took the Japanese man there to drink coffee, and the Japanese man fell in love with Sister Hu Na..."

Sister Xu Lan said coldly: "Sister Gui!"

Seeing the usually gentle elder sister’s dark face, Sister Gui was also a little scared and kept silent. But she felt embarrassed, so she snorted coldly and slapped her on the back of her head.

Wei Miao knew what the result would be without anyone saying anything else.

She sighed in her heart and felt that the food on the table had lost some of its fragrance.

Hu Na's husband is Zhang Er, and Zhang Er used to be Bai Meigui's fiancé. The conflict between the three of them ended long after Bai Meigui gained a say in the Green Gang.

But Zhang Er chose to join the Japanese and became their dog. I heard that he is now very prominent and arrogant.

After the last incident in the coffee shop, Wei Miao hadn't heard of this person for a long time.

"Uncle, the world is not peaceful right now. Please take a leave during the New Year and stay at home with your aunt."

Wei Miao changed the subject.

Uncle Xu didn't know why they had fallen out just now. When he heard Wei Miao talking, he smiled and said:

"Ah Miao, you and Miss Bai are speaking the same words."

Uncle Xu poured himself a glass of rice wine and gave Wei Miao a small sip.

Wei Miao saw him raise his glass, so he quickly raised it as well, and the two clinked glasses.

He raised his head to finish drinking, smacked his lips and continued:

"Many of Miss Bai's subordinates are missing, too. They are all strong laborers in their twenties or thirties. Some say they are conscripting men."

After the January 28 Incident, the authorities felt that they lacked manpower, so they promulgated the Military Service Law and officially implemented the conscription system in the early spring of last year.

The common people have experienced the warlords' infighting and know that war costs lives, so they are not willing to be soldiers.

In some places, in order to meet the targets, people are arrested on the streets and forced to join the army.

Later, the matter became a hot topic and was only settled after Nanjing issued a notice.

Starting again now?

Wei Miao thought of what Xu Ayu had said on the phone about Professor Li in the alley, who had not been seen for a long time.

The student went to look for someone, but the door was not opened when he knocked. He broke into the room and found uneaten fried dough sticks on the table; his clothes and books were still there, and there were courseware for the lecture on the desk.

Xu Ayu was worried and told Wei Miao not to go out, and she would send various things over on the second day of the New Year.

Professor Li was the person she and Brother Lu rescued from the hotel.

From what Brother Lu said, this person is specialized in intelligence work.

Now they are joining the action, which obviously means that all the available people have been used.

Thinking of this, Wei Miao touched his half-full stomach and felt that he should go home.

If anything happens to Brother Lu, at least she can clean up the mess.