Chapter 57: A Bag of Silver Dollars
As soon as Ren Laifeng's tentative words came out, General Li was stunned at that time. However, Li Yunlong was young and vigorous, and when he heard this, he was quite energetic, "Wow! Dad, what Brother Ren said is right, now that the devils have occupied our Jining, why don't you hurry out of the mountain to gather the old ministry and the devils? ”
"Shut up! What does the yellow-mouthed child know? It's going to be full of nonsense! General Li reprimanded his son with a stiff face, and turned his face to look at Ren Laifeng, "Battalion commander Ren, please forgive me for being open-mouthed." As for joining the army again, I'm afraid that the old decay is going to disappoint you. The things I did back then are all old yellow calendars, and the current war is completely different from the battles I fought back then, and even if I barely get out of the mountain, I am afraid that it will not help, but will tie the hands and feet of the battalion commander. ”
Seeing that the old man had the intention of refusing, Ren Laifeng hurriedly persuaded again: "Uncle Li followed Yiqing Gong back then, and he was also a well-known figure in the country. Now that the national crisis is at hand, can Uncle Li bear to watch his hometown father and elders being slaughtered by foreign races, and not come forward? ”
"Hehe, I don't have a job now, I'm already a common person. Fighting the Japanese invaders and defending the country relied on the real elite of the army like the battalion commander. is old and old, and has no fighting spirit, and only wishes to live in his homeland for the rest of his life. The battalion commander still doesn't want to waste his tongue on the old decay. ”
The old man simply refused! This is something that Ren Laifeng didn't expect. He originally thought that the old tiger was ambitious, as long as he said a few more words, the old man would definitely go out of the mountain again, and his Flying Tiger Battalion could be regarded as having a super brainstorm. How do you know that this is the end result?
Since he can't persuade the old man to go out of the mountain, he can only do the responsibility of a junior and let the old general understand the current crisis. "Uncle Li, since you insist on refusing to go out of the mountain, of course the little nephew can't be reluctant. However, whether I am a junior or a soldier, I have the obligation to remind Uncle Li: Jining City is not insured! ”
"If Uncle Li really wants to retire in seclusion, he should still find a country villa to live in away from reality. Of course, the best place to live is in the southwest. Taking advantage of the fact that Jining is still under the control of our army, Uncle Li hurriedly packed up and moved and left Jining. To tell you the truth, don't look at Jining now that it is occupied by us, I don't know how long it can be occupied. Uncle Li wants to move, so hurry up. ”
"Thank you for your kindness. However, I think that with me as a civilian, even if the Japanese occupy Jining again, they should not be embarrassed and decrepit, right? If you are the battalion commander, don't worry about old decay. Fortune and misfortune are fate, and wealth is in the sky. If old decay is really inescapable, it is also the number of days. ”
As soon as the old man's stubbornness came up, the eight cows couldn't pull it back. Ren Laifeng saw that it was useless to persuade him, so he stopped mentioning this matter, and concentrated on consulting about the training of soldiers and horses and the management of the army. For these aspects, the veteran general who has been in the army all his life is very experienced, and the two finally found a common topic.
The meal lasted more than two hours. Until Ren Laifeng said goodbye and was about to leave, the old general Li Ziyu was still unsatisfied.
When Ren Laifeng went out, Li Ziyu suddenly pulled his youngest son Li Yunlong over, "Camp Commander Ren, Xiaoer Yunlong is my son of the Li family." Young man, it is his duty to serve the country. After two days, I asked him to go to the barracks to join the army, and asked the battalion commander to take care of him. As soon as he stretched out his hand, Mrs. Li handed over a small cloth bag, and Li Ziyu handed it to Ren Laifeng.
The small bag is heavy, and Ren Laifeng knows it with his hand that it must be a silver dollar! In those days, only silver dollars were hard currency, and the old man used them to ask Ren Laifeng to take care of his younger son. Lao Niu still has the feeling of licking calves, even Li Ziyu, who claims to be unwilling to ask about the world, is indispensable for the maintenance of his own son.
Li Yunlong is Li Ruoyun's younger brother, even if it is for Li Ruoyun's face, Ren Laifeng can't treat him badly. Besides, looking at this kid's clever appearance, Ren Laifeng likes it in his heart. Therefore, he said that he could not accept the bag of silver dollars that the old man brought over. After receiving it, how would he explain it when he saw Li Ruoyun in the future?
The two of them pushed the bag of silver dollars at the door, and in the end, Li Ziyu saw that Ren Laifeng resolutely refused to accept it, so he had to change his words: "Laifeng, I entrusted you with this money to Ruoyun." She followed the army to fight in the north and south, and we, as parents, couldn't take care of her. You tell her that there is no need to worry about the family, as long as she is safe. ”
When he left the Li Mansion, Ren Laifeng's heart was still heavy, and of course, his hands were also heavy. Can you not sink with these two hundred silver dollars? Is this the dowry that General Li prepared for his daughter? Such a thought suddenly flashed through Ren Laifeng's mind. The thought came out of control. If Li Ruoyun saw these dowries, would she be shy? Or rejoice? Or is it ashamed and angry? Embarrassed and happy?
Just when Ren Laifeng was thinking wildly, there was a sudden noise on the street in front of him. When Ren Laifeng looked up in surprise, he saw that the streets were crowded with people, both soldiers and ordinary people, blocking the road. It was from the crowd that the noise came from.
For a city that has just been recaptured from the enemy, stability is undoubtedly the first place. Any small accident can lead to a big disaster. Seeing the crowd gathered in front of him, Ren Laifeng didn't dare to be careless. He squeezed in with Huang Tian. While squeezing, he shouted: "Let go, let go." What are you doing here? Spread out, spread out! ”
Huang Tian drove the road in front, and the people who came squeezed into the crowd one after the other.
In the middle of the crowd, an officer-like man stood in the middle with his hands behind his back, and two soldiers were holding their sleeves and punching and kicking two gray-haired old men and old women.
Regardless of the reason, and no matter who is right or wrong, it is wrong to beat an elderly person in the first place, let alone beat an elderly couple in the street. Being a soldier is uneducated, and you're still watching from the sidelines, an official? Maybe you did it! Seeing this scene, Ren Laifeng's heart was furious!
"Stop!" With a roar, the hero appeared on the scene. Ren Laifeng strode into the venue. The officer turned his head in surprise, and Ren Laifeng and Ren Laifeng came face to face, and the two of them exclaimed at the same time: "Ah, it's you? ”
The expression on Ren Laifeng's face turned to being surprised and wanting to laugh, and then to crying and laughing, "Director Zhao, is it always okay not to see you for many days?" Hehe, I didn't think that after many days, we would meet here again. "Who is this? This is Ren Laifeng's first so-called rival in love, Zhao Zhiqiang, director of the logistics department of the Group Army Hospital, who wanted to use strength against Li Ruoyun in the hospital.
"Let the wind blow!" Zhao Zhiqiang almost squeezed these three words out of his teeth. After finishing speaking, he waved his hand with a blue face, "Let's go!" ”
The two soldiers spit at the old man and the old lady and wanted to leave, but Ren Laifeng raised his hand and stopped the person, "Stop!" ”