Chapter 89 When disaster strikes, we all fly away

Seeing that He Daqing didn't want it, Li Licai didn't force him. After all, this was a hot commodity and he wouldn't have trouble selling it.

"That's fine, then you go ahead and get busy!"

After leaving Li Licai's meat stall, the father and son went shopping in the vegetable market.
I found that only offal was sold in the market.
"Forget it, the price is so high, there is no profit in making tripe and mutton soup.
Let's go to the grain store and take a look.
Since the People's Liberation Army hasn't surrounded the city, the grain store should have flour for sale, so let's go and sell buns."

"Ok!"

The father and son went to the grain store and found flour for sale, so they bought 30 kilograms.

On the way back to the courtyard, I met the military police again. They were beating up a neighbor who had hidden leaflets.

After the gendarmerie left, He Daqing quickly stepped forward and helped the man up.

It turned out to be Ma Yukuan from Yuer Hutong.
"Lao Ma, you didn't hide the flyers, did you? Why would you hide that?"

"Ahem!
I was just curious for a moment.
When others attack a city, they would like to surround the city tightly and let the defenders starve to death.

But when the People's Liberation Army besieged the city, they still took us ordinary people into consideration. They were afraid that we would starve, so they allowed food and coal to be shipped in.

I just wanted to see what they said on the flyer.
I never thought that the gendarmerie would be so ruthless and almost beat me to death.
Ahem! "

Seeing that he was coughing badly, He Daqing patted him on the back to help him breathe more.

"Okay, stop talking. I'll help you go to the clinic and ask Mr. Li to take a good look at you. Don't let any root of the disease develop."

"Thank you, Lao He.

I have to stay alive and see what happens to these ruffians after the People's Liberation Army enters the city."

"Okay, then be good and stop talking."

After sending Ma Yukuan to the clinic and seeing that he was fine, the father and son left with the food.

"Hey, what the hell is going on here?"

He Daqing had just finished his sigh when he saw a few wealthy people from Shichahai walking in front of him, also talking about those flyers.

"Second Master, have you read the People's Liberation Army's leaflet? Are there any rules?"

As soon as Zhu Yubiao finished asking, he saw Li Guichuan take out a leaflet from his pocket.
"I have seen it, Master Wu.
The content written on the flyer is not a big deal, it is just a cliché, but the information revealed by the incident itself is the key.
This shows that the People's Liberation Army is confident of victory, and this is an advance attempt to appease the people in the city.

But the common people are the common people, and we belong to ourselves.

My family is a comprador, you are a rich man, and the second son of Mr. Wang Qiye is a secretary in the superior office.
If the People's Liberation Army enters the city, none of us will be able to escape."

Zhu Yubiao, a local tycoon, was a little surprised when he saw Li Guichuan took out a flyer from his pocket.

"Second Master, how dare you hide this thing? Aren't you afraid that the gendarmerie soldiers will cause trouble for you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Mr. Li curl his lips in disdain.

"Dare, give them face,

Don't you see who's standing behind me, Mr. Henry the Saxon? Try to touch me, those thugs!"

"Right,
The Second Master is different from us. He has a foreign master behind him.

But in this case, you don't have to worry about the People's Liberation Army entering the city. I don't think they would dare to touch the foreign masters."

Li Guichuan, who had just mentioned the military police with a fearless look on his face, now became a little melancholy.
“I’m not sure either.
If the People's Liberation Army does not know the rules, I don't think the title of foreign masters will work, and then I, a comprador, will be in trouble too.

In my opinion, it is better to go to the south to avoid the limelight."

Hearing Li Guichuan say that he was going to the south to avoid the limelight, Zhu Yubiao said with a painful look on his face, "Second Master, has it really come to this?

All my belongings are on the 800-plus acres of land outside the city. If I leave, I’ll have nothing.”

"If you can't bear to part with me, then I can?

I still have imported goods worth thousands of oceans in my warehouse. If I can't ship them out, I'll suffer heavy losses too.

We had to leave. The Beiping defenders were beaten to a pulp outside the city.

It's only a matter of time before the city falls.

Think about it again. The temporary airport in Dongdan was just completed yesterday, and an official ran away.

Do you think you are better informed than them?
If we don't leave now, we will fall into the hands of those peasants and no one will be able to help us."

After Li Guichuan finished speaking, he rubbed his chest with some distress. After a while, he looked at Wang Deqiu beside him and asked,

"Seventh Master, does your second son have any way to get a plane ticket?

If you have any, please give me some.
Any amount is fine.”

Among the few people, Wang Deqiu's family conditions were not good. He usually followed Li Guichuan and Zhu Yubiao around and ate and drank for free.
Now that I finally heard that my old friend wanted to ask me for help, I naturally didn't hesitate.

I'm going to open my mouth like a lion.
I want to eat a full belly.

"Second Master, you also know that the army is now besieging the city.
If you go by land, you will definitely encounter strict inspections and you won't be able to take anything out.

The Xiyuan and Nanyuan airports were also occupied by the People's Liberation Army. Now only the Temple of Heaven and Dongdan, two hastily built temporary airports, remain.

Everyone wants to leave, but the air tickets are not cheap.
Have you really thought it through? "

As the saying goes, people from the same family stick together. If a few people can become friends for many years, they are all birds of a feather.
When Li Guichuan heard what Wang Deqiu said, he knew what he wanted to do.
Although I was very angry,

But people have to bow their heads under the eaves. The most important thing now is to leave Beiping first. Everything else is trivial.
Of course, Li Guichuan also has countermeasures.
"No problem, Mr. Qi. Just name a price. If the price is right, I'll take it. If not, I'll go ask Mr. Henry for help."

Hearing this, Wang Deqiu thought about it carefully, then raised a finger.
"Second Master, I won't cheat you.
The second son in our family said that there is a regulation that one gold bar must have one ticket, and the money must be paid at the same time as the goods, and there will be no delay in payment.

If you want it, hurry up. The price will go up in a few days. Hurry up."

A standard gold bar weighs more than two taels, which is more than 200 dollars. Although this amount of money is a bit expensive for Li Guichuan, it is not unacceptable.

"Okay, Master Qi, I want four."

"Second Master, you are so straightforward. Come to my house at noon with the gold bars and we will exchange the money and the bill.
You will be able to appear in Jinling City tomorrow night at the latest."

After dealing with Li Guichuan, Wang Deqiu looked at Zhu Yubiao again. At this time, Zhu Yubiao had already raised three fingers.

"I want three."

"It's also this afternoon,
Well, in that case, I will go find our second son to get the ticket first."

"Okay, okay, Master Qi, you're busy! We'll go home and get the money."

Looking at the people who went their separate ways, He Yuzhu, who was following behind, said with a smile,

"Dad, I remember there are more than just these few old guys in their families. They only care about themselves and their sons, and don't care about anyone else!"

At this time, He Daqing also laughed.
"As the saying goes, husband and wife are birds of a feather, but when disaster strikes, they fly away separately.

Now is the time of imminent disaster, so naturally I should come first. As for concubines and daughters, we can still go by land."

(End of this chapter)