I fought guerrilla warfare in the Yimeng Mountains during the Anti-Japanese War

Uncle Li was afraid that Li Ergou would regret it, so he left the secret room under the pretext of going to the captain's room for supervision. Li Ergou forgot to smoke the cigarette in his mouth. It was inexplicable! He would have a fiancée soon, and he would have to get married if the captain agreed. After the old Li family was leaving, why was his heart beating so fast?

Back in the small town of Jaya, the two merchant ships began to unload their cargo: 120,000 kilograms of rice, thousands of rolls of cloth, and seven or eight extremely heavy boxes.

Ninety thousand kilograms of rice were left in the small town of Chaya, and part of it was to be distributed to Xiachi and Banyachi, which were also on the west coast. The cloth was distributed in the same way. The remaining rice and cloth were to be transported to the City of Holy Spear, together with seven or eight large boxes, to support the construction there.

There is no need to send someone special to deliver it. All the residents on the entire west coast who want to settle in the new city are waiting in the small town of Jaya, so they can be taken there together.

Li Ergou's team will need at least a week's rest after returning this time. Most of their relatives are in Xincheng, so naturally they have to go to Xincheng to rest.

A long team set off. The residents admired these soldiers with colorful faces very much. They stood up from extreme oppression and not only had no worries about food and clothing, but the heads of households could also join the army and their children could go to school. Even women could make a lot of money as long as they did some work within their ability.

After more than two hours of marching, the team arrived at the bustling new city. There were special people counting the new residents, and there were also people responsible for receiving supplies. Seven or eight large boxes would go directly to the Holy Lance Bank. Currency would be issued soon, and sufficient gold was needed to support it.

Li Ergou chatted with Chen Guoqing who came to greet him for a long time. Chen Guoqing had to go back to count his assets, but Ding San also came. The two agreed to go to the mutton soup restaurant and not leave until they were drunk.

Before reaching the mutton soup restaurant, Li Ergou saw Li Shuya, who was holding her mother and staring at him. Seeing Ergou looking at her, the little girl was a little nervous and a little happy. She was still a child! She might be seventeen or eighteen years old, but she looked like fifteen or sixteen. Uncle Li! Can't you wait another two years?

"Xiaoya, do you want to have some mutton soup?"

Li Shuya didn't expect that Brother Ergou would greet her. She blushed and stammered, not knowing what to say. Aunt Li was very generous.

"Xiao Ya won't go. I just heard that the team is back, so I came to see the fun. You guys go and eat quickly!"

Seeing Li Ergou and Ding San walking away, Aunt Li touched her daughter's head, with bright kindness in her eyes.

"Second brother, why are you flirting with Teacher Shen's daughter? Are you attracted to her?"

Aunt Li teaches in school, teaching Chinese as a foreign language.

"Uncle Li, you know, arranged a marriage for me on the boat coming back. The one with his daughter will have to be my girlfriend. I guess he has gone back to discuss it with Old Chen. If nothing unexpected happens, the telegram will be sent to the captain soon. I really don't know what the captain will think."

Ding San smiled silently, revealing two rows of big white teeth.

"The captain will definitely agree, so you just wait for good things! You know what, I just realized that the girl from the Li family is really a beauty, but she is a little weak and she definitely can't hold a stone."

Li Ergou was confused. Why was he carrying stones for no reason? Was he going to the quarry to make money?

They arrived at the Shan County Mutton Soup Restaurant and Ding San started shouting before he even entered the door.

"Old Wu, come out to greet the guests. Two pounds of mutton, a pot of hot soup, stir-fried leeks and mutton blood, and spicy stir-fried mutton offal. Also, bring three pounds of wine brewed by Old Tao's family. Deliver it to the private room in the South Courtyard."

The owner of the mutton soup restaurant is surnamed Wu. He was a soldier who joined the Lengqiang movement together with Huang Shanhe. His hometown is Shanxian County, Caozhou. He had to retire due to health reasons and opened a mutton soup restaurant when he came to Xincheng.

"I'm back. Wait a moment, Xiaoyue, I'll make tea for your two uncles."

A girl in her teens came out from a few rooms and smiled happily when she saw the two of them.

Li Ergou suddenly reacted, looked at Ding San and asked:

"You just mentioned the wine brewed by Lao Tao's family. Which Lao Tao's family? Are you new?"

"Tao Chunying, his father worked as a laborer in a winery for many years and learned a few things, but the wine he brewed is very good and sold cheaply. As long as there is enough rice, the scale of the business is getting bigger and bigger, so there is no need to transport wine here from the seaside."

"Then I must try it, but you have to pay for it this time! I came back in a hurry, without even going home, and I have no money on me."

Ding San showed a contemptuous expression. Er Gouzi was good in every way except that he was too stingy. I really didn't know what he was saving money for. Oh, right? He didn't have any idea about Xiao Ya, did he? He was saving money for his future wife? What a beast! He had no humanity.

After the food and wine were served, Li Ergou drank two bowls of mutton soup first. He learned from the captain that he loved spicy food. In the south, the climate is hot and humid, so eating some chili peppers and drinking some strong liquor would make him feel comfortable.

"Hey, this wine is good!"

"Of course you can. It's brewed with pure rice, and it tastes different from the dried melon or sorghum ones you drink."

Li Ergou finished a small bowl in one gulp, squinted his eyes and enjoyed it for a moment, then asked in a low voice:

"Any special news?"

"Yes, it's a telegram sent by the captain himself. After this operation, we must prepare for war with all our strength. The chicken cubs may attack at any time."

"Come on! I haven't killed them in a long time. I wonder what it feels like to kill chickens here."

"Also, Wang's team has stabilized its position on the opposite side. The team has grown to 2,000 people. They have clashed with the British colonists several times and won great victories. The equipment and supplies they seized are enough for them to use for three years. The British colonists thought it was the foot-basin chicken who was causing trouble and increased their aid to our country."

Li Ergou almost spit out his tea. If the British knew the truth, he didn't know whether they would be angry to death.

Li Ergou went home drunk. There was no guard around him, so there was no need to worry about being attacked here. The new city was loose on the outside but tight on the inside. Although it looked bustling, any stranger would attract other people's attention. All those who came were strictly screened and investigated. Outsiders could not even enter the first cordon, and there would be a reward of 500 yuan for catching a spy. Everyone looked at others as spies, even those co-workers who were very familiar with them.

Uncle Li lives next door to Li Ergou's house. Li Shuya was watering the peppers that had already borne fruit. Her heart was pounding when she heard the noise next door. She wondered if Brother Ergou was drunk and whether he needed someone to take care of him.

Thousands of miles away in Mount Meng, Chen Feng took the secret message handed over by Li Yunyan, thinking that something had happened in the south. After translating it according to his memory, he was speechless. Old Chen was so idle that he actually tied the red thread. However, this could not be stopped. Old Chen's vision was correct. If he said it was a good marriage, it must be.

"Call Mr. Chen back and agree."

Li Ergou is going to get married. Chen Feng is happy from the bottom of his heart. The other party is a little fan of Ergou. She comes from a wealthy family and is well-educated and well-mannered. She will definitely warm Ergou's cold heart.