Not long after, Wang Xiaoshou came with a group of people, carrying all kinds of tools and materials.

When he heard that the business was to build a canopy for Captain Lin's house, Zhang Laosi, who specialized in this business on the street, immediately put down his work and hurried over with his apprentices and the things to serve.

As soon as they met, he bowed to Lin Ze and said, "Uncle Lin, I'll build this shed for you, don't worry! Even if you sit in the yard in the middle of the day, it will be cool. If there is a hole in the shed after a whole summer, you can slap me twice!"

Lin Ze nodded, pointed to the breakfast on the table and asked politely: "Have you eaten?"

Zhang Laosi was as moved as his third grandson. Who said that Captain Lin was hard to talk to and a cold-faced devil?

Look, how thoughtful!

I hurriedly thanked him, "Thank you for thinking of me. I ate early this morning. Please enjoy. We will get to work now and it will be ready in a moment!"

After saying that, he called on his apprentices to climb up and down, and began to use the dried and hardened bamboo poles to make the support, and then began to cover the tent, and tied the tent and the bamboo poles tightly together with wire, and then twisted them a few times.

Wang Xiaoshou was not idle either. He seized the opportunity to show his skills, handing tools to people and checking whether the ties were tied tightly.

Zhang Laosi's disciples laughed when they saw this, so Zhang Laosi scolded them, "Laughing? If I could have this luck, I would be more diligent than this guy! Learn from him, people without any foundation finally find a backer, why do they still have to be so shameless?"

The disciples seemed to understand something and stopped laughing. They also showed some respect to Wang Xiaoshou.

These people were very skillful and it didn't take long for them to finish the job.

Moreover, the craftsmanship is really good, it looks cool, and the key is that it is not completely opaque, so it is not so black that you can't see it.

Zhang Laosi also left two loose knots and said to Lin Ze: "Master Lin, if you want to let this yard get some sun, just untie the loose knots, use a pole to pick up the cloth on top and move it to the side. When you are done, pick it back and tie the loose knots!"

Lin Ze looked around and was very satisfied. He took out two dollars and said, "Let the brothers have tea."

Zhang Laosi was terrified. "You are slapping me in the face. It is my blessing to work for you. If I accept your money, I won't be able to sleep well!"

Lin Ze glared at him, his tone filled with impatience, "I told you to take it, so you took it. Why, do you take my words as fart? If you don't want to take the money, don't do this business on the street!"

[Ding! Host detected threatening the poor craftsman, reward: two dollars]

When Zhang Laosi saw that Lin Ze was angry, he could only take the money with many thanks and lead his apprentices away.

When he left the house, he said to his disciples, "Look, what Master Lin did was very respectable. We should all learn from him. Hey, we are so lucky to have Master Lin in charge of this area!"

After saying that, he took out a few big coins and threw them to his apprentices, sending them to the tea stall to drink tea. Then he found a teahouse and went to brag with people he knew and didn't know.

"Master Lin invited me to breakfast this morning. How could I take advantage of that? I said I had already eaten. Then I saw that Master Lin's yard hadn't had a canopy built yet. Think about it, what is my relationship with Master Lin? Can I just watch him get sunburned in the hot summer? I called a few landowners and they fixed it for him in just a few minutes!"

"Oh, you are still friends with Master Lin?"

"What are you talking about!" Zhang Laosi wanted others to ask him, and he started shaking at that moment.

"After I built the roof for him, he insisted on giving me two dollars. I said, isn't this a slap in the face of a brother? With such a relationship, you still need to pay me?"

At this point, Zhang Laosi happily took a sip of tea, "But he is a very particular person. He insisted that brothers should settle accounts clearly. Hey, he must give it to me! I have no choice but to accept it. Well, I will set up a table for him to drink in a few days and spend the money."

Afraid that others would not believe him, he took out the two dollars in his pocket and played with them, making crisp sounds of collision.

Everyone around was convinced. It turned out that Zhang Laosi was friends with Captain Lin!

It was a lively scene. Some invited him to have tea, some asked the shopkeeper to bring snacks, and some said, "I don't even have a shed at home. Can you please take the trouble to build one for me? I want one like the one at Patrolman Lin's house!"

Zhang Laosi smiled slyly and took a sip of tea.

Isn't this a job?

......

After Zhang Laosi left, Lin Ze locked the door and went to the patrol station with Wang Xiaoshou.

I had just gone upstairs and hadn't even made tea when the owner of an inn asked to see me.

Lin Ze let him in, only to see that the shopkeeper had a sad face and lowered his voice.

"Master Lin, Master Lin, seven or eight people have come to my store, all of them are tall young men. One of them looks injured, and his waist is bulging. He must be carrying a weapon. I wonder if they are soldiers from the 29th Army?"

When General Song ordered the 29th Army to retreat south, communications between the various units had been cut off, and the soldiers could not find their generals, and the generals could not find their soldiers.

Many people retreated back to the city, but later the Japanese ordered them to evacuate within a limited time. Most people retreated all the way to Baoding, and a small number remained in the city.

Lin Ze asked, "Did you let them stay?"

When the shopkeeper heard this, he panicked, "Master Lin, I didn't mean to do that. I don't dare! They all have weapons on their shoulders. If I say no, they will get angry in my shop. I can't bear it!"

Lin Ze leaned back and put his legs on the table, "Then you won't report it to the Japanese?"

The shopkeeper stammered, "I always feel that reporting to the Japanese is a bit... What if these people are really soldiers of the 29th Army? They have made contributions. Even though they lost the battle, they are still our own people. That's why I came to you."

Lin Ze said seriously: "Don't say anything nonsense. Who is on the same side with the 29th Army? We are on the same side with the Imperial Army. We should be friendly!"

The shopkeeper nodded repeatedly.

Lin Ze stood up and said, "You, I haven't even sat down yet and you've found me a good job. Let's go, lead the way and meet these heroes!"

Lin Ze walked out while thinking in his heart.

Now the main force of the Japanese army was divided into two groups, one group went south from Peiping to continue fighting, and the other group boarded a ship from Tianjin to Shanghai.

I heard that the Chairman had made up his mind and hundreds of thousands of troops were sent to Shanghai, where the Japanese had a hard time fighting.

The main force is heading south. The stability of the city of Beiping is very important to the Japanese. The gendarmerie headquarters has informed all police stations that a city-wide search will be carried out in two days. All residents and merchants must be registered one by one.

By then, these soldiers who fell behind would probably have a bad ending.

No matter what, we have to find a way to rescue them and not just watch them being captured by the Japanese.

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