Chapter 72 Catching the Strong Man

Before Luan Xuetang and his men could figure out the situation, the head of the Fengze Garden area came with several officers and soldiers.

"Manager Luan, quickly call out all the people from Fengze Garden.
The troops are recruiting.”

Hearing the intention of the head of the police station, Luan Xuetang was overwhelmed.
There are a few young men in Fengze Garden who meet the criteria for conscription, but these people are either senior apprentices who have studied for many years or backbones who have just graduated.
If he were dragged to the battlefield and killed, he would cry to death.

So I started to take out money immediately.
"Sir, brothers, take this money and buy tea. I will prepare two tables for you at noon.

You see, we are old and young, and we are really not suitable for serving as soldiers and fighting in wars."

Fengze Garden is well-known, and these officers naturally know that they have connections there. Originally, they did not dare to come and ask for money, but now the situation is special.

I weighed the money in my hand and heard that there was a lunch break.

Several officers laughed.
"The shopkeeper is very open-minded. In that case, let's go to the next store first and then taste the good wine and food of Fengze Garden."

"Shopkeeper Luan is indeed a big businessman, he is very sensible.

Unlike some people,
stubborn,
Relying on his backing, he dares to go against our troops.

Don’t you see what time it is now? We don’t even take the one-eyed dragon and the local tiger of the Secret Service seriously, let alone these rotten fish and shrimps.”

Looking at this somewhat careless officer, Luan Xuetang's heart moved.
"Sir, it turns out that the incident at the bank was yours. That's incredible.
But Wu Ye is the head of the Secret Service after all.
Aren’t you afraid of his revenge in the future? "

"Haha, a big battle is about to break out in Peking. After the battle, it's unclear whether we soldiers or even the entire city of Peking will still be here.

Do I think I would be afraid of the revenge of the one-eyed man?"

Luan Xuetang knew that the arrogant were afraid of the stupid, and the stupid were afraid of the desperate.
These soldiers are about to go to war, so they are naturally not afraid of the people from the Secret Service. Even if something happens, the superiors will protect them to the death.
Naturally, there are no taboos at this time.

"Yes, yes, that's right, sir. Let's get started now."

"become,

In this case, we will prepare a few more tables later.
We asked some colleagues to come over and identify the person, so that you won’t be arrested again when you leave the house.”

When Luan Xuetang heard that one or two tables were not enough and that they needed to prepare a few more, his heart was bleeding.

But these people were doing it for their own good, and he didn't know how to refuse. Otherwise, not only would he offend these soldiers, but the chefs would also have complaints.

In the end, I could only accept it with my nose pinched.

"Okay, then our Fengze Garden will be closed at noon today to entertain you all."

"Okay, okay, Shopkeeper Luan is very generous."

After the soldiers left, the chefs all gathered around Luan Xuetang to discuss the war.
Everyone is worried about their future and wondering whether they should go to another place to escape first.

But everyone in Beijing had a family and a business, and some were reluctant to give up the money they had earned throughout their lives.
I couldn't make up my mind until the end.

"Okay, let's just deal with this lunch first.

Otherwise, you can't go anywhere.

First, he will be captured by those officers and taken to the trenches as cannon fodder."

"Yes, yes, yes, hurry up, we don't know how many people will come, we have to prepare more.

If there is not enough food, you will be in big trouble.”

It was obvious that the chefs were very careful in cooking the dishes in order not to offend those soldiers, and they also made the food very enjoyable for them.
The officers were in such a good mood that they even wrote a letter to the chef of Fengze Garden.

Make sure that no chefs will be arrested in the city of Beiping.

The prerequisite was that Fengzeyuan had to be responsible for the food and drink of these officers during the mission. Whether it was the officers responsible for conscripting men themselves or out of consideration for the safety of the chefs, Luan Xuetang could not refuse.

Finally, I gritted my teeth and agreed.

After get off work in the evening,

On the way home, you can see teams of soldiers escorting young men to the military camp from time to time.

He Yuzhu and his two sons also encountered several waves of arrests.
However, with the documents issued by the superiors, the journey was smooth and there was no trouble at all from the soldiers.

Maoer Hutong,

Jia Zhang, White Widow, and a group of women in the alley looked around anxiously, waiting for their husbands to come back from get off work.

While talking about the upcoming war in Peking.

Seeing He Daqing and his group, Widow Bai greeted them with a happy face.

"Lao He, why did you and Zhuzi come back so early? Didn't you meet any arrest warrants on the way?"

Then, Jia Zhang, Aunt Yi, and the neighbors came forward and asked the father and son if they knew the specific news.

How come we’re going to reach Beiping so soon?

Looking at the somewhat worried White Widow, He Daqing took out the document from his pocket and shook it.

"Fengze Garden was entertaining the officers who were conscripting people all day today, so there were no other guests, so we got off work a little early.

You don't have to worry about conscripting men.

This is the document written by the officers to us cooks. They will not force us to serve in the army in the future, so you can rest assured."

After comforting Widow Bai, He Daqing looked at Jia Zhang and the others.
“I don’t know the specific situation.

I just heard from the officers in charge of conscripting men that we in Peking are now reorganizing our forces and expanding our army in preparation for war.

As for whether or not there will really be a fight and when it will start,
They don’t know themselves.

That's all I know, so don't ask me any more.
Wait until your masters come back and see if they know anything."

Seeing that He Daqing also knew nothing, the neighbors were obviously disappointed and didn't even care about the paperwork.

Turning his head, he looked at Aunt Yi and Aunt Liu.
"Mrs. Yi, Mrs. Liu, how long do you have to wait for Mr. Yi and Mr. Liu to come back?"

When I heard the neighbors asking about Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong,

He Yuzhu knew that the neighbors thought that the steel mill could produce weapons and ammunition, and the workers would more or less know some inside information, so they asked this question.

Aunt Yi and Aunt Liu were also very anxious when they saw that Yi Zhonghai and the others had not returned yet.

"I do not know either,
In the past, Lao Yi and his friends would have returned from get off work by this time.
I don't know what happened today. He hasn't come back yet.

Or let's wait a little longer!"

Seeing that the neighbors were waiting for Yi Zhonghai and the others outside, He Yuzhu took He Yushui into the courtyard on his own.

Back to the East Wing,
Xu Damao, Yan Jiecheng and the other two were doing their homework on the kang table under the supervision of Yan Bugui.

Li Qingshan, Liu Guangtian and Xu Zhaodi sat nearby and watched with curiosity.

After greeting them, He Yuzhu picked up the kettle on the stove and poured two bowls of boiling water.
Just as the brother and sister began to drink water, they heard crying coming from the gate of the courtyard.

(End of this chapter)