After Lu Chengzhou left, Zhang Baotou's family finally no longer had to be in the dark.
With the help of the candle's fire, Zhang Baotou took out the half pack of cigarettes given by Lu Chengzhou and lit one for himself.
The family finally has some food stored up, and should be able to survive this most difficult period.
However, how to get along with Lu Chengzhou became a problem before him.
Lu Chengzhou had concealed himself very well before. He thought Lu Chengzhou was a good policeman who spoke up for the rickshaw.
Who would have thought that Lu Chengzhou would secretly work for the Japanese.
Fortunately, Lu Chengzhou didn't ask him to do anything today, otherwise he would be in trouble.
However, he took Lu Chengzhou's things and felt guilty.
Lu Chengzhou came to his home today, which can be said to save him from fire and water.
Moreover, Lu Chengzhou would also lend him a boat. This was a way out and he would definitely make money.
However, Lu Chengzhou had helped him so much, how would he repay the favor then?
"I'm going out." Zhang Baotou took a bag, put some rice and biscuits, and went out with water dripping.
He put the bag on his shoulders, walked along the street for more than ten minutes, passed through a small alley, and arrived at Zhu Biao's house.
"Biao Laohuo, I got you some rice and biscuits." Zhang Baotou shouted while still at the door.
Zhu Biao is single and rents a separate bungalow. There is water in the house, but he raised the bed board by one meter, so he does not have to worry about getting soaked in water.
"Where did you get these good things?" When Zhu Biao heard about food, you could see his eyes shining brightly even in the dark.
"Lu Chengzhou sent it." Zhang Baotou said softly.
"What?" Zhu Biao's hand had already touched the biscuit, but he immediately retracted it.
He and Zhang Baotou were grateful to Lu Chengzhou for fighting for the rickshaw driver's interests, so they followed Lu Chengzhou's advice.
As long as it is something Lu Chengzhou asks, he will try his best to complete it.
However, when they learned that Lu Chengzhou had become the director of the Intelligence Office of the Gendarmerie Detachment, they all regretted that they had aided the evildoers.
Although Zhu Biao was so hungry that he was tossing and turning in bed, but no matter how hungry he was, he didn't want to eat the food that came to him.
"He just came to my house..." Zhang Baotou told Zhu Biao what happened just now.
"I've also heard about the shooting incident in Haihe. That Teruo Takeuchi is very courageous." Zhu Biao didn't eat the biscuit, but he couldn't refuse the cigarette that Zhang Baotou took.
"Lao Huo Biao, do you want to use Lu Chengzhou's boat or not?" Zhang Baotou asked. He came to see Zhu Biao. He paused since he knew about Zhu Biao, but also wanted him to make an idea.
If you really want to use a boat, one person is definitely not enough, you must at least find a helper.
"He didn't make any other requests?" Zhu Biao took a breath of cigarette, and the smoke swirled around in his lungs before reluctantly spitting it out.
"No." Zhang Baotou said firmly.
He actually didn't know that he had already helped Lu Chengzhou do it. Telling Zhang Baotou that Takeuchi Teruo was an anti-war leader was equivalent to spreading the news.
Zhang Baotou and Zhu Biao were both the leaders of the rickshaw pullers in the British Concession. This news would probably be known to everyone in less than two days.
"It's fine if not." Zhu Biao breathed a sigh of relief.
"Lu Chengzhou is actually a pretty good person. If he didn't work for the Japanese, he would be a good friend." Zhang Baotou sighed.
"Weigh the rice tomorrow and calculate how much it will cost based on today's rice price. We took other people's things. Although we don't have the money now, we will have to pay it back in the future." Zhu Biao said slowly.
Even if the rice money is returned to Lu Chengzhou, this favor is actually owed.
During this period, the price of food fluctuates every day, and even if you have money, you can't buy it.
Lu Chengzhou sent food, which actually gave them a way to survive.
There were thousands of rickshaw pullers in the British Concession. After the flood, they all lost their jobs. Some people died of starvation and illness because they had no food to eat.
"Yes, I almost forgot. These biscuits are not cheap." Zhang Bao nodded, no matter what, the money still has to be paid back.
"This is for the upper class. Let's try something new today." Zhu Biao took out a biscuit and stuffed it into his mouth. He suddenly figured out that he should be content with what he came for.
"Come out on the ship with me tomorrow. Pulling people and goods is definitely much better than pulling cars." Zhang Baotou said.
"I don't want to owe him any more favors. Take the rice back and keep the biscuits. I will give you the money in the future." Zhu Biao shook his head.
After eating Lu Chengzhou's things and then using his boat to make a living, what will Lu Chengzhou tell him to do in the future? Should he do it or not?
If you do it, you will be in cahoots with Lu Chengzhou.
If you don’t do it, how can you feel at ease?
Leaving may be the best choice.
The next day, Zhu Biao went to Dadong Company.
This is a newly established company that specializes in buying homes for refugees to work in Tangshan or Northeast China.
When Zhu Biao left, they saw that he was strong and gave him a piece of cloth with his name written on it and stamped with the red seal of Dadong Company.
Dadong Company promised that if he wanted to come back in the future, he could take the train back to Haigu with the cloth.
With this piece of cloth, Zhu Biao felt at ease. After returning to the British Concession and saying goodbye to Zhang Baotou, he boarded the iron train heading north.
However, Zhu Biao only sat there for a few hours before he was called down.
He was sent to Tangshan to build fortifications. As soon as he arrived there, Zhu Biao felt bad.
Not to mention the poor food every day, I had to work as soon as I opened my eyes and could only rest after dark.
If you work a little slowly, you will be whipped at every turn. How can this be called work? It is simply labor.
Zhu Biao took the opportunity to escape, but he did not dare to take the train back with the cloth strip. He knew that anyone who took the cloth strip and took the train would only end up being captured and sentenced to death.
A few days later, Zhu Biao finally returned to Haigu after begging all the way.
"Why do you look like this?" Zhang Baotou said in surprise when he saw Zhu Biao's unkempt appearance.
During this period, he used Lu Chengzhou's boat to pick up people to deliver goods in the concession every day during the day, and he could earn several dollars a day.
"Don't mention it, Dadong Company is a scam company, and everyone has been deceived." Zhu Biao sighed, it was really a fluke that he came back alive.
"No, we have to spread the news immediately." Zhang Baotou said suddenly.
"Of course we can't let other people be deceived again, but we have to be careful. Once we let Dadong Company spread the news, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to the people who spread the news." Zhu Biao said worriedly.
"What if we tell Lu Chengzhou?" Zhang Baotou suddenly asked.
"No, Lu Chengzhou and Dadong Company must be in the same group." Zhu Biao quickly stopped him.
However, Zhang Baotou still told Lu Chengzhou, but he did not mention Zhu Biao's name.
If Lu Chengzhou knew that Zhu Biao had escaped, he would probably hand him over to Dadong Company, or even directly arrest him into the military police unit.
"Mr. Lu, I heard that Dadong Company's employment placement is actually arresting workers?" Zhang Baotou said suddenly when he sent Lu Chengzhou home.
Every morning, he would pick up Lu Chengzhou and send him back at night.
