After dinner, Jiang Xinyu's family of three went out for a walk. Hattori Mina held her husband's arm, and Rongrong skipped ahead.
A sweet aroma of roasted chestnuts drifted from the alley. Rong Rong stopped, turned around and grabbed Jiang Xinyu's lapel, and said, "Dad, smell it, it smells so good!"
Jiang Xinyu smiled and said, "Want to eat?"
Rongrong nodded vigorously.
Jiang Xinyu knew that there was an unlisted roasted seed shop in the alley. The roasted seeds and nuts shop here was very famous in the Yunhe North Street area.
There are two iron pots standing in front of the roasted seeds and nuts shop, with peanuts and sugar-roasted chestnuts in them. The owner pulls the bellows with one hand and stirs with a shovel in the other.
Hattori Mina said: "Boss, buy the same two kilograms."
The boss agreed and quickly weighed and bagged the items.
Jiang Xinyu noticed that there was an Yongwang grocery store diagonally opposite. There were some daily necessities at the door. A boy was leaning on the door frame, turning around and talking to the people in the store.
Having lived on Yunhe North Street for more than two years, Jiang Xinyu is very familiar with this area. In the past, there was no grocery store here, and this store could not be open for more than three months.
After paying for the speculation, Jiang Xinyu was about to leave. The boy turned around, and it turned out to be Cao Yunfei's monkey!
The monkey came to Yanjin. Jiang Xinyu knew him, but he did not know Jiang Xinyu.
Jiang Xinyu felt strange, why did the monkey come to the city to work as a boy? Could it be that he was a deserter?
"A new grocery store has opened. Let's go and have a look." Jiang Xinyu said to Mei Na.
Hattori Mina didn't object. Since she was out for a walk, she walked around like this without a clear goal.
Seeing Jiang Xinyu's family of three walking over, Monkey greeted them enthusiastically: "Sir, the store has everything. Please take a look inside."
"Okay!" Jiang Xinyu stepped into the store.
The light in the store was dim, and there was a pungent smell of mold. Hattori Mina frowned, holding Rongrong's hand and retreating.
The boss is a middle-aged man about forty years old. He looks very kind, doesn't smile or talk, and is very polite and considerate to the several customers in the store.
Jiang Xinyu didn't recognize this person, so he walked around the store, then walked out and said to Hattori Mina: "Go over there and have a look..."
…………
After sending away the last customer, Monkey said to the boss: "Brother Lu, it's the end of the road, why doesn't the captain send someone here?"
"How many times have I told you, don't call me Brother Lu or the shopkeeper!" Brother Lu scolded.
The monkey defended and said: "There are no outsiders..."
Brother Lu said with a straight face: "Habits become natural, do you understand? If you always call me that, maybe next time in front of the secret agent, just say "Brother Lu, it's over", the secret agent will definitely become suspicious. How can there be such a thing as the young boy and the shopkeeper?
What kind of title?"
The monkey chuckled and said: "No wonder the political commissar appointed you to be the shopkeeper. You are the only one in our team who can speak a few words. Hey, shopkeeper, what does it mean that a habit becomes natural?"
Brother Lu glanced at the clock on the wall and said to himself: "That's right, it's the end of the month, why hasn't the captain sent anyone..."
The monkey went outside and closed the door, looked at the roasted seeds shop opposite, stretched his neck and took a few sips, then turned around and entered the house.
Brother Lu saw this and took out a banknote from the counter and said: "Monkey, go buy a pound of sugar-roasted chestnuts to satisfy your craving!"
The surprise flashed in the monkey's eyes, and then he concealed it and said: "Why buy that? It looks like potato seeds, I don't like to eat it!"
Brother Lu smiled and said: "Come on, stop pretending, the shit is coming out..."
Brother Lu's full name is Li Dalu. He is an old member of the Dagu detachment. He followed Cao Yunfei as early as the Anti-Japanese War. It can be said that he was a soldier who broke through the hail of bullets!
The Dagu detachment is far away from the main force, so material supplies are inevitably in short supply. Moreover, the number of people in the detachment is increasing, and limited supplies are often stretched.
This kind of problem exists in any unit, and it is impossible for superiors to cover everything. A highly mobile unit like the Dagu detachment needs to find a solution on its own.
After discussing with Cao Yunfei, political commissar Bao Changyi and Cao Yunfei decided to set up a material transfer station in Yanjin. The grocery store itself had a wide variety of goods. The appearance of the transfer station in this form would not easily arouse the suspicion of outsiders.
The reason why Li Dalu was appointed as the shopkeeper was because he had studied in a private school for several years, and with Bao Changyi's surprise training, he could basically recognize common words.
The monkey man is smart and young, so most people are even less wary of him, so he is sent as a little boy.
The mission of the transfer station is very simple: collect various supplies and store them in the grocery store. At the end of each month, the detachment will send people to transport them away.
Due to strict inspections outside the city recently, materials are basically transported by waterway. Although the cost is higher, the risk can be minimized!
In order to prevent unexpected situations, hire one or two local people to escort the ship. Even if the ship's cargo is seized, the transfer station will still be safe and will not be raided.
“Tuk-tuk!”
There was a knock on the door.
Monkey and Li Dalu looked at each other, walked to the door, and said loudly: "It's closed, come back tomorrow!"
"I'm Lao Bao, I've got a message for you from home!" Bao Changyi's voice came from outside the door.
Monkey quickly took off the door latch, opened the door, let Bao Changyi in, leaned out and looked outside, and happened to see Jiang Xinyu passing by the alley with his child in his arms.
Monkey didn't care, he quickly locked the door, turned around and said, "Political Commissar, why are you here?"
Li Dalu poured a bowl of hot water, handed it to Bao Changyi, and said, "Yes, political commissar, just send someone else to do this kind of thing. Why do you have to go there yourself?"
Bao Changyi took a sip of water and said: "This batch of goods is very important. I don't worry about sending someone else here!"
Li Dalu said doubtfully: "The goods are still the same as before, salt, kerosene, soap, and a few bags of flour..."
Bao Changyi waved his hand and said: "There has been an epidemic in Dagu recently. More than 20 people in our team have been infected with the disease. If we don't control the disease, we may infect more people!"
Li Dalu said in surprise: "Is it so serious?"
Bao Changyi sighed: "Yes, so I went to the city to buy medicine this time!"
Hearing that so many people in the army were infected with the disease, Monkey was also very anxious and said quickly: "If you need any medicine, I will go to the drugstore to buy it tomorrow!"
Li Dalu glared at the monkey and scolded: "Don't interrupt! If the medicine is so easy to buy, why do you need the political commissar to go there in person?"
Bao Changyi said: "Da Lu is right, penicillin must be used for this disease!"
"Penicillin? This is too difficult to get. You can't buy it in ordinary pharmacies." Li Dalu said with a frown.
Bao Changyi said: "Don't worry, I have contacted the Yanjin underground organization through my superiors, and the medicine has been obtained!"