The Li family's nursing staff hurriedly opened the door, fearing that they would offend Yang Ling and the others. There was a huge difference in strength between the two sides. If there was a fight, the more than ten guns of their nursing home would not be enough to fill the gap between the opponent's teeth.
The obese Li Youde walked out the door quickly with a smile on his face, as enthusiastic as if he had met a relative he had not seen for many years: "The flood has washed away the Dragon King Temple, and the whole family no longer knows each other. Chief Yang and all the bosses, please forgive me."
, please come in quickly, please come in."
The old smoker cursed and put away the gun: "Don't you fucking recognize the clothes we are wearing?"
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, I didn't see this pitch black thing clearly just now. If you know it's the bosses here, I wouldn't dare to turn you away even if I had ten more courages. Everyone must be hungry. I've already ordered the kitchen to cook
The food and drinks are ready, please come in quickly." Li Youde greeted everyone enthusiastically.
"You're quite sensible." Although Lao Yanqiang was full of anger, seeing how sensible Li Youde was, he wasn't ready to get angry.
The exhausted brothers put away their guns and went to the yard at the greetings of the nursing staff. They were sleepy and hungry. After hearing Li Youde's instructions to prepare meals, their favorability towards the Li family increased a lot.
"Excuse me, what do you call me?" Yang Ling saw Li Youde warmly welcoming him and others, and started chatting with him politely as he stepped into the yard.
"My surname is Li, my first name is Youde, and I am a native of the Li family." Li Youde did not dare to neglect Yang Ling, a young officer with deep eyes, and answered whatever he asked.
"Is this place called Lijiachong?"
Li Youde nodded and said: "Most people in the village are named Li, so the village is called that."
"The Japs are coming. I saw everyone in the village has fled. Why didn't you leave? Aren't you afraid of the Japs?"
Li Youde paused for a moment and soon returned to normal. He hurriedly complained: "Mr. Yang, you don't know the difficulties of us people. The generations of my Li family have all bought huge properties here. If we leave here,
, those hundreds of acres of fertile land are in ruins, how can they be worthy of the ancestors below? Besides, there are dozens of people in this family, and if they leave Li Jiachong, they will have no way of living..."
Lao Yanqiang said to the side: "That little devil kills people on sight. You can buy the property after it's gone. If your life is gone, you'll have nothing. You'd better run away after tonight."
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"I don't feel at ease in my heart. Since the boss said this, I will believe him for now. Alas, it's just a pity for such a huge family property." Li Youde looked at the high-walled courtyard and sighed.
Seeing Li Youde sighing, Yang Ling and the others were also silent. Soldiers cannot protect their homes and country, and the people are suffering.
"Sir, please come to the house quickly." Li Youde called Yang Ling and others into the house, and shouted in the distance with pain: "Slaughter the two pigs in our house, and reward the bosses tonight."
"You don't have to be so polite. Just get some simple food to feed the brothers." Yang Ling hurriedly stopped Li Youde. Although he didn't like the landlords and old money, he couldn't let others spend money.
"Mr. Yang, what are you talking about? The bosses are fighting the Japanese and bleeding, and we ordinary people can't help. But since I came to my Lijiachong today, if I, Li Youde, can't fulfill my friendship as a landlord, then I will feel terrible in my heart.
You will feel guilty for the rest of your life."
Seeing Li Youde's stubbornness, Yang Ling turned to Lao Yanqiang and said: "Since Mr. Li wants to entertain our brothers with good wine and good food, we can't just eat for free, right? You can give some of our remaining money to Mr. Li and it will be counted as ours."
Brother’s food expenses.”
The old smoker agreed wholeheartedly, and there was still a lot of money left in the commendation given to them by Jiang Defense Commander Liu Xing, which could be used just right.
"How good is that..." Li Youde looked embarrassed. He didn't expect that this man named Yang was different from those freeloading officers. He actually had to pay. This was the first time he had ever paid.
However, Li Youde had something on his mind. He chatted with Yang Ling and others for a while, then stood up and said goodbye, "Sir, please sit down for now. I'll go to the kitchen to urge you."
Yang Ling was too tired to chat with Li Youde, so she waved her hand and said, "You go first."
When Li Youde went out, Lao Yanqiang praised him: "This Li Youde is a nice person. He is not as stingy as some wealthy landlords. It's just that he invited us to have a meal. I don't think there is any need to pay. He wants to
Let him do his best as a landlord, and we are not fighting for them with our heads in our belts."
Regarding the fallacy of the old smoker, Yang Ling corrected him: "It is a natural thing to give money to eat. You remember, as soldiers, we have to maintain our image. We not only have to give money today, but we have to give money in the future. People have worked hard."
It takes a lot of effort to raise chickens, ducks and fish."
"Okay, I got it." Lao Yanqiang nodded disapprovingly. In his opinion, Yang Ling's move was completely unnecessary.
Yang Ling saw the disapproving expressions of several company commanders and shook his head helplessly. Although the National Revolutionary Army was a regular army, its military discipline was not strict and there were many shortcomings in the army.
Three feet of ice cannot be frozen in a day. If you want to completely eradicate these ills, you need to make great efforts. It cannot be completed in a day or two.
"Qin Shou, while it's still early for dinner, take some brothers out to check out the surroundings and set up sentries." Yang Ling put down his tea cup and ordered Qin Shou.
Qin Shou complained endlessly: "Batalion Commander, I think we can forget it. The Japanese are still far away from here. There is no danger."
"I'd better go, he's so hungry that he can't even walk." Liu Yidao saw Qin Shou sitting there limply and took the initiative to stand up and take on the task.
Yang Ling nodded, "Okay, then go ahead and find out more about the situation around the village."
Qin Shou was so moved that dry food was distributed to the refugees at noon. After being hungry all the way, he really had no energy: "Brother Liu, thank you. I'll treat you to a drink later."
Although they were traveling in a hurry and the Japanese wouldn't be able to catch up for a while, Yang Ling was always cautious and didn't want the boat to capsize in the gutter.
Yang Ling and the others were waiting for a full meal and a good sleep. The kitchen in the Li family courtyard was already busy. More than a dozen cooks took the initiative to help. The fire was burning and the aroma was coming out of the steamer.
"Dad, how are you?" Li Wenquan saw Li Youde coming back and hurriedly went up to ask.
Li Youde entered the house, closed the door, sat down and took a sip before saying: "I have found out clearly that they came from Jiangyin and are going to Nanjing. I will stay for one night and then leave based on their tone."
When Li Wenquan heard this, he shook his head hurriedly: "I'm afraid the imperial army is coming soon. If these Qiu Ba gang live in the village, there will most likely be bad things happening. We have to find a way to get them to leave as soon as possible."
Li Youde frowned: "But we can't blow them away. They have guns in their hands. If we anger them, our Li family will also suffer."
The two father and son were in a dilemma. They were happily preparing to welcome the arrival of the imperial army. Who knew that this retreating defeated army would arrive first and they would have nothing to eat and drink. If it ruined the imperial army's affairs, they would really not be able to survive and walk around.
"Since they won't leave, then use their heads to ask for credit from the imperial army!" Li Wenquan paced back and forth with a murderous look on his face.
Li Youde was so frightened that he stood up hastily: "Wen Quan, don't be impulsive. We have more than ten guns in the hospital, and there are more than a hundred soldiers in the group. If they can't defeat our Li family, it will be over."
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"Dad, don't worry, I won't fight them."
Li Youde was confused: "Then how can we take credit for their heads?"
"Don't we have rat poison in our house? Poison them to death!"
PS: There have been a lot of anti-war bans recently, please pray for me.