Being a quartermaster is a very tedious job. He is not only responsible for the army's daily necessities, but also the military uniforms, helmets, shoes, armed belts, bullet belts, insoles, socks, etc.
Given Hu Zhanbiao's character, if he hadn't been missing an arm, he wouldn't have accepted this position. Every day he felt like the owner of a grocery store, and everything seemed to be trivial.
Jiang Xinyu and Hu Zhanbiao clinked their wine glasses and said, "Now that there is no war, is the military supply so busy?"
Hu Zhanbiao said in a low voice: "To tell you the truth, I went to the city today as an excuse to go to the quilt factory to check the military uniform fabrics, otherwise the people below will start talking about it!"
Jiang Xinyu said seriously: "Lao Hu, I have to remind you!"
Hu Zhanbiao was stunned when he heard this and said, "You said it."
"Be sure to pay attention to your words and deeds in the city. Recently, many officers who violated disciplines have been dealt with. The Director of the Military Law Department has personally led a patrol these days. It is said that he is planning to arrest a few typical officers and kill them as a warning to others!"
Hu Zhanbiao nodded and said: "Two days ago, one of my librarians was caught by Director Hou because of something serious. He was detained for seven days and his military rank was demoted one level!"
Jiang Xinyu: “During the rectification of military discipline, we must be dealt with strictly!”
Hu Zhanbiao sighed, glanced at Yu Rong, and said: "When I get busy in the future, I'm afraid I won't be able to run to the city every two days!
Yu Rong said softly: "Zhan Biao, I don't need anything now, you don't have to worry about it, military affairs are important!"
After drinking a few glasses of wine, Hu Zhanbiao became more and more outspoken and said, "In the past, I could let go of anything. My parents didn't care. I just wanted to kill a few more little Japs to save my dead brothers."
Revenge! Now, the battle is over and I have become disabled. It’s time to think about myself!"
As he spoke, he raised his glass and drank it in one gulp.
“Tuk-tuk!”
There was a knock on the door, and the clerk walked in and said, "Excuse me, who is Chief Hu?"
Hu Zhanbiao: "I am. What's the matter?"
Guy: "I have a call for you. He is from the quilt factory and his surname is Chu."
Hu Zhanbiao stood up and muttered: "What's the matter with this old Chu... Captain Jiang, you eat and drink slowly, I'll answer the phone."
Jiang Xinyu knew that the director of the quilt factory was named Chu. He had once delivered a batch of military uniforms and quilts to Yanjin Station, and the two of them had met once before.
Tong Tong said strangely: "Sister Yurong, how does that old Chu know that Lao Hu is here?"
Yu Rong: "Oh, when I arrived, Zhan Biao called Lao Chu and asked him to come to Dengying Tower if he had something to do."
Tong Tong: "What's so urgent?"
Yu Rong: "Who knows? Ignore him, come, let's have a drink!"
Jiang Xinyu hurriedly said: "Yu Rong, Tong Tong has drunk enough today, don't let her drink anymore."
Tong Tong said unconvinced: "I didn't drink too much, it's okay to have a few more drinks! Cheers, Sister Yurong!"
As he spoke, he picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.
Thinking of what Hu Zhanbiao said just now, Jiang Xinyu secretly guessed that if Hu Zhanbiao and Factory Director Chu were so closely connected, could it really be a matter of military affairs?
A few minutes later, Hu Zhanbiao returned to the private room and raised his glass in high spirits. He seemed to have answered a phone call and his mood became particularly good.
Jiang Xinyu asked casually: "Lao Hu, how did Ma's side solve it?"
Hu Zhanbiao cheered and said: "The settlement fee has been increased tenfold. The clan leader has stepped forward as the guarantor and written a new document. She promises not to make trouble again."
"Ten times... twenty million? This is not a small amount of money!"
"Who says it's not the case? I begged grandpa and grandma, and asked for loans everywhere. Even Yu Rong's pieces of jewelry were sold, and I finally got the money together! As long as the trouble can be solved, I'll accept it!"
Only then did Tong Tong notice that Yu Rong only had an ordinary jade hairpin on her head and no other valuable accessories, so he said, "You owe so much money, how are you going to live in the future?"
Hu Zhanbiao smiled and said: "Slowly think of a solution! If I don't talk about this anymore, I have a headache just listening to it. Come on, come on, drink!"
An hour later, the banquet ended happily.
When he got home, Tong Tong shouted loudly before he even entered the door: "Little buttons, little buttons!"
Little Button came out quickly, supported Tongtong, and said with concern: "Miss, are you drinking again?"
Tong Tong pushed her away and said, "I haven't drunk much, so I don't want you to help me! ... Go make tea quickly!"
"yes."
"Where's Dakui?"
"I said I went to Xinhuachi with a friend."
"What friend?"
"have no idea."
While talking, Jiang Xinyu locked the car and walked into the yard. When he passed Tong Tong, he was pulled by Tong Tong and said, "You didn't drink too much, did you?"
Jiang Xinyu: "No."
"Help me." Tong Tong staggered and grabbed Jiang Xinyu's arm.
Jiang Xinyu struggled slightly and said, "You didn't drink too much, didn't you?"
Taking advantage of the drunkenness, Tong Tong leaned closely against Jiang Xinyu and said vaguely: "I didn't drink too much, I just felt a little dizzy..."
As soon as the courtyard door rang, Tong Dakui walked in. Tong Tong said: "Where have you been? Little Button said you have been gone all day!"
Little Button defended himself: "Miss, I didn't say Brother Da Kui was gone all day..."
Tong Tong: "You said it!"
Little Button pouted and muttered: "I didn't..."
Tong Tong did not argue with her and said to Tong Dakui: "What do you want me to ask you? I'm mute!"
Tong Dakui never interrupted. He was used to it anyway, so he said, "I went to Xinhuachi with my friends."
"What is Xinhuachi?" Tong Tong turned to Jiang Xinyu and asked.
Jiang Xinyu: "Bathhouse."
"Oh..." Tong Tong walked a few steps, then turned back to Tong Dakui and said, "Can a silent person still make friends? What kind of friends?"
Tong Dakui: "On the dock."
Tong Tong said angrily: "Ask and answer, I really don't know how you met this friend! What is his name and what he does, can't you finish it in one breath!"
Jiang Xinyu frowned and said: "Tongtong, Dakui is an adult. He has made a few friends outside. Why do you ask so clearly?"
Tong Tong said coquettishly: "You know what? My father said that Dakui's character is the easiest to be deceived! It's for his own good that I ask more questions!"
Tong Dakui was not angry at all, and said respectfully: "His name is Li Aiguo, and he is the foreman of the dock's bookkeeper."
Hearing what he said, Jiang Xinyu was also a little surprised and said, "Li Aiguo? How do you know each other?"
Tong Tong snorted and said, "You just said that I asked too many questions, but you are still the same!"
Tong Dakui said: "Li Aiguo said that he knows you, and that's how we got to know you..."
Tong Tong said to Jiang Xinyu, "Do you know that Li Aiguo?"
Jiang Xinyu guessed in his mind that Tong Tong was currently living in his own home. From the perspective of outsiders, the relationship between the two must be unusual.
When Li Aiguo befriended Tong Dakui, he probably still wanted to curry favor with him...