I want to be a good person

Zhao Dayou greeted the guests.

The old shopkeeper was smoking his pipe, and no one knew what he was thinking.

A few soldiers walked in at the door with cigarettes in their mouths, but they took out the cigarettes after entering.

"Butler Zhao?"

"Hey, this is me. Please come this way."

Zhao Dayou came forward and said, "What the gentleman said is so true."

"Five big brothers, wait a moment, the good wine and food will be here soon"

"Why, you knew we were coming."

"To be honest, my master thinks that you are all kind and manly people. The current situation is difficult, so he asked me to entertain you well when you come."

"Thank you, sir, for your kindness. You look up to us poor men. Come, sit with us."

"Wait a minute, I'll make some arrangements."

"Okay, come quickly."

Zhao Dayou quickly brought over a jar of good wine and placed the store's braised peanuts and cooked cucumbers on the table.

"Mr. Qin, remember to put it in the account book and take the dividends from the boss."

"knew"

Mr. Qin from the accounting office responded.

The old shopkeeper opened his eyes, then lowered his brows and closed them again.

Alas, this boss doesn’t want to work anymore, and who knows what will happen if another boss comes. Will there be no work to do? How will I live my life?

You have to work until you are at least 65 years old, and you also have to support your children and grandchildren. It’s difficult!

Where to find the next job?

Who will take care of the elderly?

So worried.

The redness on her face faded a lot, and the hidden wrinkles could no longer be covered up, and the wrinkles could no longer be suppressed. Overnight, the flesh became looser and the skin became thicker.

The soldiers began to drink, and as the wine went down their throats, they talked more and their emotions became more aroused.

"Butler Zhao, when will your master come back?"

"I estimate, at least a month."

“So long?”

"This is still fast. Think about it, buying a house and settling a few wives, this is already the fastest."

"Yes, your husband is really good to you."

"That's right, your husband is rich."

"It's okay. I don't know the details, but he's quite rich."

"Brothers, I envy you."

Several soldiers were talking at once.

"You envy me? Don't be ridiculous. It's so impressive to hold a gun!"

"Impressive? I think it's the northwest wind. Today's meal, the brothers appreciate it and it can be considered a reward."

"Yes, I haven't eaten this meat for about a month."

"yes"

"that is"

"Oh, what's going on? Aren't you from the guard platoon?"

"We have no ties to the commander's family, and we are not on the payroll. We only eat better than ordinary soldiers. We can see pickles and vegetable leaves."

"I see that the way you guys walk seems to be boxing style, that shouldn't be the case."

"These two are from Shandong. Brother Liu is good at Chaquan, brother Chen is good at Tan Leg, this brother Wei is from Cangxian County, Hebei Province, and is good at Bajiquan, brother Li is from Rehe, and is good at Meihuaquan, and I am surnamed Yang, from Tianjin, and am good at Xingyiquan."

"Disrespect! Disrespect!"

Zhao Dayou bowed and saluted.

"As for me, I'm from Shandong, and I know your last name."

“So we’re from the same hometown.”

"Hello, fellow countryman"

Several people stood up with red faces and saluted in the same way.

"Come, come, I'll toast to everyone, it seems we are destined to meet each other"

"Well said, we brothers are here for fate."

"what?"

The leader motioned for a few people to sit down and began to talk in low voices.

"Sir, we are speaking frankly. We intend to seek shelter from your master and ask for a living."

"This"

"Listen to me first. We are not taken seriously as soldiers. We don't even have regular training. We are just there to make up the numbers. We go in when something happens and do the dirty work. The credit goes to the Yan family. Three of us have already died. If it weren't for your master, we would have been ready to become deserters and bandits."

"Haha, just kidding."

"I'm not kidding. We've had enough. The salary is too little. We haven't received it for the past two months. Let alone fighting, a private first class hasn't even fired two shots. As for us, we have a little talent, so we can fire more bullets. That's when we need to charge into battle."

"I can't make the decision, but I can report your ideas to you, sir."

Zhao Dayou suddenly understood what Zhang Aiguo had told him before he left.

"Do you have any family?"

"Have"

"All?"

"They both have parents. Could it be that they were born out of cracks in the rocks?"

"Hahaha"

A few laughed quietly.

"Sir, I need to take care of the house and the workshop, and I am also worried that my partner will do something bad. As you all know, it is difficult to make money nowadays."

"Yes, the soldiers have no money to pay. The government said they are going to cut salaries and are preparing to issue some kind of national crisis salary stamp. The money on paper cannot even be paid. Maybe they will even have to pay back the money they paid before."

"It shouldn't be. The government won't be so shameless. Don't they know that since ancient times, those who win the hearts of the people will win the world? If they lose the hearts of the people, all that's left is a struggle. Sooner or later, they will be finished. It won't last long. Only a government that truly seeks the welfare of the people can stand firm and not be overthrown."

"Yeah, what Butler Zhao said makes sense."

"My master said that every dynasty has been corrupt and lost its morals. It will lose the support of the people and perish. No matter how tough the means are, it will not matter. Brother Xun said that if you don't explode in silence, you will die in silence."

"Who is Xun brother?"

"do not know"

“Never heard of it”

“We don’t understand.”

"Why don't you go to a military academy and become an officer after graduation?"

"To apply for a military academy, where does the money come from? You have to pay your superiors to have a chance, and you also need someone behind you, or your family to be powerful. Look at our brigade commander, he knows nothing, but he still became a major general. He got his position by working hard."

"Yes, the storyteller said that reincarnation is a technical job and there is no way to study it. Isn't that infuriating?"

"chichi"

"Ugh"

"We are children from poor families and have never been to school. I don't even know a single word, let alone a bunch of big words."

"You all can't read?"

“Illiterate”

"Yo"

"what happened?"

“Why didn’t you learn?”

“Where was the money before?”

"That's right. My family only has three small thatched houses, which were built during a huge famine."

"It's the same in my family. The main beam was cut secretly by the three of us after running over 40 miles."

"It's all the same. The trees belong to the landlord, as do the ground and underground. The weeds cannot be pulled out."

"Anyone with more than three rooms and using bricks and tiles is a big landlord with black hearts!"

"The wall of our house is made of stones and adobe bricks, half a person's height."

"You guys stay in the barracks for now and help the gentleman keep an eye on that young man."

"Are you talking about Yan Xiaowen?"

Seeing Zhao Da nodded.

"He is a loser, relying on his parents. He likes to smoke a few times when he has nothing to do. He feels so romantic. Without his parents, what good is he?"

"Keep your voice down, just follow the master's instructions, why are you talking so much nonsense."

It was obvious that the man named Yang had more experience, and he was the leader of the group.

……

"Old shopkeeper, what do you think they are whispering about? I think they are talking more than drinking."

The old shopkeeper opened his eyes, smiled, and whispered to the accountant: "Want to know?"

"yes"

"Why don't you just go there by yourself? At most you can just ask."

"you"