"If you want to develop and grow, and want to become a company with a general trend, you can't just rely on the operation of a single industry, and if you want to do it, you must develop in an all-round and three-dimensional way, so that Jinxiu can change from a single tiger to a beast army."

"In this way, Jinxiu can have a certain right to speak in this troubled era, so that it will not be bullied casually, and it will not just act as a chess piece."

A clear opening paragraph.

The moment he saw this passage, Chu Mufeng suddenly closed the plan, stared at Lin Yu and asked in a serious tone, "Old Lin, did you make this spring strategy?" Who has seen it? ”

"Chu Shao, I did it, and now only the two of you have seen it." Lin Yu said calmly.

"It's so courageous."

Liang Dongcai also showed a touch of amazement after reading the first paragraph, and gave a thumbs up and said: "Lao Lin, if you say that if you do what you say, Jinxiu may really be able to become a rich country in the future." ”

"But have you thought about it? No matter how splendid it develops, it is only a company in the end, and in this turbulent era, how can a powerful company be? Always become a pawn. ”

"You're right, so please keep reading and see the first plan of my spring raid." Lin Yu sat upright, his eyes did not squint, and his expression was as safe as ever.

He had long wanted to talk to Chu Mufeng and Liang Dongcai about this.

The reason why Liang Dongcai was also brought in was because Lin Yu knew that if he wanted to do this, it seemed that it was too thin just to rely on Chu Mufeng's current strength, but with Liang Dongcai, it was different.

After all, the Liang family is a family in Jinling City, and the few people brought in by Liang Dongcai are also extraordinary.

With their support, this spring strategy is bound to come to fruition.

"The first plan?"

Liang Dongcai turned over, and the moment he saw the title, his pupils subconsciously shrank, and he raised his head to look at Chu Mufeng, and Chu Mufeng also made the same action.

The two looked at each other, and both saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

"On splendid armament."

Lin Yu didn't hide his thoughts, and said very bluntly that he wanted to form an armed force.

In these years, who is not as reliable as what they have.

Can someone else's guns and ammunition protect you? When there is real danger, will people send troops to protect you? It's all pure.

Therefore, Lin Yu's idea is very simple and rude: Jinxiu must have an armed force that belongs to Jinxiu.

The only mission of this armed force is to protect the splendid scenery.

"It's a bit like a security company in the future!"

Chu Mufeng thought in his heart, and he didn't have any opinion on Lin Yu's advanced views, except for the accident, he was amazed, and he had a kind of admiration for Lin Yu.

In this era, not everyone can have such strategic vision as Lin Yu.

"What do you mean is to take out a sum of money to cultivate our splendid armed forces. But have you thought about it? Where do you find people? How do you guarantee their loyalty once you've found them? What about arms? How did the arms come from? ”

Liang Dongcai asked as he looked at it.

"In this era, the most important thing is people, and it is too easy to find the right people, and when it comes to loyalty, this needs to be educated and reformed later."

"I believe that as long as we can bring him everything he wants, no one will choose to betray. Arms are simpler, what we do is smuggling business, are we afraid that there will be no arms? Lin Yu is talking eloquently.

"And this is just a preliminary plan, and we will expand our business abroad in the later stage, in that case, we will naturally need strong force as a foundation."

"Well, since you've thought about it, then I have no problem with this." Liang Dongcai nodded.

"Lao Chu, what about you?"

"I'm okay with that."

Chu Mufeng looked at Lin Yu and said in a deep voice: "It's beyond my expectations that you can think of this matter, as for the composition of the armed forces, I have only one request: loyalty!" ”

"Their abilities can be a little lower, but they must guarantee unconditional loyalty, and if there is no way to guarantee this, they would rather not recruit."

"Chu Shao, don't worry, I will definitely follow what you say!" Lin Yu replied respectfully.

"Then it's settled." Chu Mufeng clapped his hands and said.

In fact, you don't need to look at the plans behind the spring raiders, those are all economic combat policies, and they are not the areas that Chu Mufeng and Liang Dong are good at.

They only need to know that Lin Yuhui has a big plan, as long as this spring strategy can be effectively completed, it will be a substantial leap for Jinxiu.

A splendid man with amazing strength will have more say in future wars.

The meal was a great value to eat.

……

In the afternoon, the Ye family of the Tang Garden.

Lin Yu, who had just left with Chu Mufeng, appeared here, facing Ye Kunpeng, and said very respectfully: "Ye Lao, Chu Shao has already agreed to my spring strategy, and fully supports the splendid armed forces I proposed. ”

"So what do you think of him now?" Ye Kunpeng stroked a piece of Wen Yu in his hand.

"Admire."

A look of yearning appeared on Lin Yu's face, and he said admittedly: "When you asked me to follow him before, I felt that I was a little overkill, and I was a little resistant. ”

"Now after seeing what Chu Shao did, I know that you have sincerely selected a character for me who can really follow in this troubled world."

"That monkey cub is not pedantic and principled, and if you follow him, you will get everything you want, and you will be able to truly fulfill your ambitions."

"Lin Yu, I know that you are an ambitious person, and I also hope that your ambition can assist the monkey cub." Ye Kunpeng said meaningfully.

Lin Yu's figure trembled slightly, stood up, and bowed.

"Yes!"

"Of course, you have to understand that the monkey cub treats you like this, and he has great trust in you."

"You also have to be worthy of his trust, if I know that you have failed this trust, you know the consequences." Ye Kunpeng followed and said in a deep voice.

"There won't be that day."

Lin Yu said resolutely: "Old Ye, I am not a capricious villain, as long as Chu Mufeng does things as he does now, I will never betray in this life." ”

"Good! Remember your promises. ”

……

In the afternoon, the Criminal Investigation Department of the Garrison Department.

After Chu Mufeng returned here, he received a call from Zhuang Yongye, saying that the banker's side had almost prepared, and all the properties were basically sold, leaving only the ancestral land of the banker's compound.

Ancestral house? Keep it.

Although Chu Mufeng knew that at the end of this year, the entire Gusu City would be plunged into the flames of war, and it would become a battlefield full of gunsmoke, and the Zhuang family's compound might not be able to be saved by then.

But the left and right are not bad for the money that the compound sold, so keep it, maybe you can keep it.

In that case, it's a thought.

"Mu Feng, your grandfather means that he wants me to ask, can you go with you?" Zhuang Yongye followed and said.

"Shall we go together?"

Chu Mufeng knew that Zhuang Zhishu was worried that it would be more troublesome if he was not familiar with life over there.

Thinking of this, he groaned and said: "Okay, I'll ask for a leave of absence from the hall, it shouldn't be a big problem, after you clean up tomorrow, I'll be there around noon tomorrow, and we'll leave for the mountain city the day after tomorrow." ”

"Uncle, just tell your grandfather."

"Okay, then we'll wait for you!"

……

For example, if he wanted to leave Jinling and go to the mountain city, Chu Mufeng naturally had to report to the above, and when he went to ask Liang Dongpin for leave, the latter was a little surprised.

"Mu Feng, are you going to the mountain city?"

"Yes, Brother Liang!"

Chu Mufeng smiled and said, "It's my grandfather's side that wants to move his family to the mountain city, and I'm a little worried, so I want to go over and have a look." ”

"Besides, isn't my fifth senior brother over there? I just happened to go over and ask Senior Brother Fifth to help take care of it. ”

Fifth Senior Brother? Ye Anbang.

Liang Dongpin knew at a glance who Chu Mufeng was talking about, yes, Ye Anbang was indeed the director of the Shancheng Garrison Department. If it was said that his grandfather moved over, Chu Mufeng should follow him over and visit him in person.

"Okay, anyway, there is no big case at hand, so you can go, by the way, take a break and play for two more days."

"Thank you, Brother Liang." Chu Mufeng arched his hand.

"Hey, why are you so polite with me!" Liang Dongpin said with a smile.

……

Lixingsha, headquarters.

Chu Mufeng is going to go out for a trip, not only the garrison department has to file it, but the Lixing Club also has to say something.

So he came directly to see Tang Jingzong to talk about it, and when he knew that the Zhuang family was going to move to the mountain city, Tang Jingzong raised his eyebrows, looked at Chu Mufeng and asked meaningfully: "It's good to live in a good place, why do you want to move there?" ”

"Chuzai, I don't want to hide it from you, my grandfather will move his family, in fact, there is a reason for me."

"I persuaded my grandfather to leave Gusu City." Chu Mufeng said word by word.

"Why?" Tang Jingzong couldn't help but ask.

"Prepare for the worst."

Chu Mufeng said very calmly: "Seat, I told you before that there will be a big war between China and Japan, this is my inference, and I am sure that it will happen sooner or later." ”

"Although it is said that it is now a national anti-Japanese resistance, but this kind of anti-Japanese strength is not enough, I am afraid that once the war starts, Gusu City will become a battlefield sooner or later, and grandparents and grandmothers will be affected by the war."

"If something happens to me because of this, I can't forgive myself, so I beg them to leave."

When he said this, Chu Mufeng lowered his voice and said: "Seat, if you have a close relative here, I also suggest relocating, not to say that you don't believe in the party-state, but to avoid being affected by the war." ”

"This ......"

Tang Jingzong pondered for a while and said, "I'll think about it, if it's convenient for you, help me buy a property first." ”

"No problem." Chu Mufeng nodded in response.

"I'll give you how much money you will come back."

"Place, if you say so, you'll see the outside, it's just a house, you can let me do it because you can afford me. But if you're ready to move, you need to do it early. ”

"So as not to delay, once the war starts, not to mention the current situation, even if you want to go, it is not very convenient, and it will only increase the variables." Chu Mufeng said seriously.

"Well, I'll think about it."

Tang Jingzong nodded and said, "Go ahead, I will grant you a week's leave, and it just so happens that you have come back from Gusu City, so you should also have a good rest." ”

"Yes, thank you!"

Chu Mufeng turned to leave, and after he left, Tang Jingzong stood up and walked back and forth in the office, his expression a little solemn.

Chu Mufeng wanted to move Zhuang Zhishu and them to the mountain city, strictly speaking, Tang Jingzong felt that this thing was right.

Because he also received news that a major war between China and Japan was about to break out.

Recently, there have been many signs on the imperial capital's side that the government has begun to make arrangements on the mountain city side.

"Maybe I should be like Chu Mufeng and move my family over."

Tang Jingzong lit a cigarette and muttered to himself in the rising smoke.

……

The Ye family of the Tang Garden.

Chu Mufeng came here for dinner, and he also came here to have a good talk with Ye Kunpeng.

Since he has asked Zhuang Zhishu to relocate, the teacher naturally can't favor one over the other.

Although he had already said this matter once, he felt that Ye Kunpeng didn't seem to pay attention to it.

I still have to persuade him, and let the teacher move out of Jinling no matter what.

"Are you saying that you are going to Gusu City tomorrow, and you will personally send your grandfather to Shancheng the day after tomorrow?" Ye Kunpeng asked in some surprise.

"Yes!"

Chu Mufeng sat upright and said calmly: "Teacher, I also want to talk to you about this matter this time, I hope you can also move, go to the mountain city or go south to other cities, don't stay in Jinling City." ”

"Once the war starts, this will inevitably become a battleground for soldiers."

The tragedy of the massacre Chu Mufeng naturally couldn't say it, and he didn't dare to say it.

Who believes when you say it?

"I have my own opinion on this matter."

Ye Kunpeng didn't prevaricate like before, but said very calmly: "Monkey cub, I know that you are thinking about me and want me to avoid the flames of war. ”

"But this matter, it's not as simple as you think, if I say that I leave rashly, the movement is too big, it will cause a chain reaction in many ways. But I'm not pedantic either, I'll go. ”

"That's okay, teacher, if you want to leave, notify me in time, and I'll arrange everything." Chu Mufeng said with a sigh of relief.

"Okay."

After Ye Kunpeng agreed to this, he took out a letter from his desk, handed it over and said, "After all, you are not familiar with life in the mountain city, if you really say that if you are in trouble, go find this person, and he will help you." ”

"Yes!"

Chu Mufeng took the envelope and said with a smile: "If you really say that there is trouble, I can just go directly to the fifth senior brother, with the fifth senior brother here, is there anything else that cannot be settled?" ”

"It's hard to say."

Ye Kunpeng smiled indifferently and said playfully: "You should know that in these years, the white road has the rules of the white road, and the black * road has the rules of the black * road. ”

"Sometimes the grievances of the black * Dao are not easy to interfere with, and even if they interfere, they may not be able to deal with it well, and the person I am looking for you is the head of the robe, who is a ruthless character over there who can talk, and it is more convenient to find him for some things than to find your senior brother."

"That's right, thank you, teacher!" Chu Mufeng immediately thanked him.

As for who this person is, what is the relationship with Ye Kunpeng, and how the two met, Chu Mufeng didn't ask at all.

The person given by the teacher is definitely trustworthy.

……

Gusu City, the banker's compound.

When Chu Mufeng arrived here, it was already noon, and it was still early to take the train, otherwise, it would not be until the afternoon.

In just a few days, the Zhuang family's compound has been all cleaned up, and large and small boxes are full of courtyards, most of which are Zhuang Zhishu's collections.

These are his treasures, even if they are anything else, they must not be thrown away.

"Mu Feng is here, I have already contacted the train station, we can transport all the boxes over, and just get on the train directly tomorrow." Zhuang Yongle walked up and said with a smile.

has already made up his mind, Zhuang Yongle will no longer hesitate and entangle.

"Then hurry up and arrange for someone to move!"

Chu Mufeng nodded: "As for our boxes, our people will escort them, and the rest of us will not touch them." The escort person, have you chosen it? ”

"If you choose it, it's all our Zhuang family." Zhuang Yongle nodded.

"Then let's do it!"

In fact, doing this, Chu Mufeng originally wanted to let Huarong and any of them come over.

But then I thought that this was my own private matter after all, and there was no need to mobilize the people, and besides, Huarong and they all had cases to handle, so I dispelled this idea.

At this time, you can see the importance of connections and power.

With the relationship that Zhuang Yongle has created here over the years, it is no problem to walk a whole carriage to store luggage and belongings.

By the time this heavy lifting was done, it was already night.

In the study.

After dinner, Zhuang Zhishu called Chu Mufeng over and asked solemnly, "Xiaofeng, you said that you have bought a house over there in the mountain city, is it true?" ”

"Of course it is!"

Chu Mufeng smiled slightly and said, "Grandpa, you can put one hundred and eighty hearts on this matter." ”

"As long as you pass, you don't have to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation, and everything is properly arranged. If you find it inconvenient to live with your uncle, I can buy you a new one. ”

"What's inconvenient, aren't we living together now? I want to say, you haven't been working for a long time, how can you have so much savings, you must not follow any crooked paths! ”

"And you have to start a family in the future, and you have to use money, so I will pay for this house!"

As he spoke, Zhuang Zhishu was about to take the money out of the desk, and seeing his action, Chu Mufeng hurriedly stepped forward to stop it.

"Grandpa, don't worry, my money is all taken properly, and no penny is dirty money, so you can enjoy it with peace of mind."

"As for the issue of this property, I think so, I bought it in your old name, and if my uncle says that he wants to move out in the future, they can buy it themselves."

The meaning of this is very simple, the house is Chu Mufeng's filial piety to Zhuang Zhishu and his family, and it has nothing to do with Zhuang Yongle, Zhuang Yongye, and Zhuang Qiuye.

Of course, with the savings they have, there is no problem in buying a house, which is the story of the mountain city.

"Kid, it's not easy for you to make money."

"Grandpa, it's easy for me to make money."

Chu Mufeng said with a smile, and did not continue to dwell on this issue, but asked about some ideas for Chinese studies.

Hearing this, Zhuang Zhishu immediately became interested and began to chat with him.

…...

In the courtyard next to it.

Shi Duan, who had already gone to bed, sat up from the bed quietly, and his bumpy and beautiful figure was undoubtedly revealed in the light.

She dragged Zhuang Yongle up and asked, "Hey, what did you say Mu Feng is doing now?" How can he have so much energy, not only can he move us all over, but also arrange work for you. ”

"You're just a deputy bureau here, and it's incredible that you can guarantee a promotion to bureau chief within half a year when you go there, right?"

"Surprised?" Zhuang Yongle raised his eyebrows.

"Yes!" Shi Duanjing nodded.

"Actually, I find this more unbelievable than you do."

Zhuang Yongle lit a cigarette, and in the slowly rising smoke, he said with a sigh on his face: "This nephew of ours is no longer the hairy boy he was back then, he has grown up and matured!" ”

"I don't know what kind of background he is now, but one thing is certain, that is, it is definitely more powerful than we imagined."

"Otherwise, he can make an understatement and clean up for Dong Fatzi, Dong Fatzi's whole family has copied it, and it is said that it is the Lixing Club that did it!"

"Hmph, it's the same as not saying it, you have to be polite to Mu Feng in the future, don't make a mistake, you know?" Shi Duanjing followed.

"Then you still need to say, I don't dare to speak to him now, and I don't dare to raise my voice!" Zhuang Yongle rolled his eyes and said.

"Okay, let's go to sleep, I have to get up early tomorrow to catch the train."

"Hmm!"

Zhuang Yongle directly snuffed out the cigarette and lay down, muttering secretly in his heart: Chu Mufeng, Chu Mufeng, my eldest nephew, I was wrong when I was an uncle, I will correct it in the future, you must forgive me!

……

Following.

Chu Mufeng and the others all boarded the train and slowly left the ancient city in the sound of the train's whistle.

Sitting by the car window, watching the once extremely familiar city gradually move away, not only Zhuang Zhishu, but also the rest of the Zhuang family, they were all secretly sad.

"Yongle, do you think we can come back?" Shi Duanjing asked in a somewhat low tone.

"Of course you can!"

Zhuang Yongle's eyes were firm, "This is always our home, if we drive those little devils away in the future, we will definitely come back, no matter how we live in the mountain city, we will come back." ”

"That's good!" Shi Duanjing nodded.

Coming back?

Chu Mufeng thought silently in his heart, even if he could come back, it would be many years later.

Do you think that the war will end soon before it has begun?

As long as this war breaks out, it will be eight years long, and if you count the three years of the next unification of the heavens, you will wait slowly.

"Okay, let's just change places to live, don't have a sad face, let's play two games of chess to pass the time." Zhuang Zhishu reined in and said sadly.

"Grandpa, I'll accompany you!" Chu Mufeng nodded.

"Okay, let me see if your chess skills have improved."

……

Two days later.

Yamashiro Railway Station.

In this era, taking a train out is really a test of people's patience, and it is better to take a ship than to stop and stop along the way.

Fortunately, there was Zhuang Zhishu on the road to explain Chinese culture, so as not to be boring.

"Is this a mountain town?"

Zhuang Yongye, who had just gotten off the train, looked at the prosperous scene in front of him and couldn't help but be a little stunned.

In fact, it wasn't just him, even Chu Mufeng came to the mountain city of this era for the first time.

As far as the eye can see, there are bustling crowds everywhere, and they can be seen busy in full swing.

Stalls!

Cigarette sellers!

Pick and choose!

……

At this moment, the mountain city is still just a mountain city, and it has not yet become the imperial capital after the war, so everything is the same as before.

When Chu Mufeng and the others came to the outside of the station, Zhang Guangsheng hurriedly greeted them and said with a smile on his face.

"Chu Shao, you're here, you've been tired along the way!"

"It's okay, Lao Zhang, how are you preparing?"

After the greetings, Chu Mufeng asked with a smile.

"Don't worry, everything has been arranged, people and cars are waiting, waiting for you to come out, and you can pull the goods at any time." Zhang Guangsheng pointed outside and said.

"Well, then hurry up!"

"Yes!"

As Zhang Guangsheng went to do this, Chu Mufeng and the others went straight to their new home here.

When they looked at the mansion in front of them, which was no weaker than the Zhuang family's compound, Zhuang Zhishu and they were all full of joy.

After all, they are not here to flee, if they live in a snail's house, who wants to!

"You guys go and keep an eye on our stuff and tell them to handle it gently, and I'll go inside so I don't get lost." Zhuang Zhishu also made a rare joke.

"Yes, sir!"

"Chu Shao, this mansion belongs to a small official here in the mountain city, some time ago he had an accident, so he wanted to sell the house to make money to solve the trouble, it just so happened that you said that you want a bigger place, so I will take it directly, do you think it is appropriate?"

Zhang Guangsheng stood at the door and explained the origin of the house to Chu Mufeng.

"Well, that's good." Chu Mufeng smiled and bowed his head.

"What's more, as you asked before, I've already started acquiring a similar house here. At present, I have more than a dozen sets in my hands, and I have also purchased several of them. Zhang Guangsheng lowered his voice and reported.

"How many?"

Chu Mufeng shook his head and said unhurriedly: "Just a few words are not enough, in this way, I have some money here for you to take, if you can buy a street of shops is the best." ”

"This shop, the more the merrier, don't be afraid to spend money, buy it directly if you have the right one!"

"Chu Shao, are you ready to change the direction of investment?"

Zhang Guangsheng couldn't help but be a little stunned when he heard this, Chu Shao is unusual, opening his mouth is a street!

"It's called investment business."

Chu Mufeng didn't want to explain more, he couldn't say that this would be the imperial capital in the future.

If you don't buy it now, when the national government starts to lay out here after a while, you won't be able to buy it again, or the price will definitely be several times higher than now.

"You just have to look for a start!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Guangsheng, who took the check, didn't ask about it again, he was doing things for Chu Mufeng, as long as Chu Mufeng made arrangements, he would follow it.

Isn't it just buying a shop?

If you have money, let alone one street, you can take down a few more streets!

Moreover, "Chu Bao" is also very impressive in its operation here, which makes him full of motivation.

Under the sweat of that group of bangbang soldiers, all the boxes were quickly moved to the designated location, and the next step was to unpack the boxes and place them carefully.

Zhuang Zhishu didn't want those bosses to do this work, he was ready to let others do it.

So these awesomes hired by Zhang Guangsheng left first.

"Chu Shao, then I'll go first, and you can call me at any time if you have anything." Zhang Guangsheng said.

Originally, he arranged a reception banquet for Chu Mufeng, but because of the bumpy and tiring journey, Chu Mufeng resigned, and it was better to rest and rest tonight.

"Good!"

Chu Mufeng nodded, and at this moment, a few figures walked over from the corner in front of him.

They wore riding coats, walked with the wind, and staggered over.

The one who was the leader immediately shouted when he saw that Zhang Guangsheng was leaving.

"Yo, President Zhang, stay here!"

"Huh?"

When Zhang Guangsheng saw the other party, he showed a surprised expression, how could he come over?

Didn't you say that he had already left the mountain city? How dare he stay?

"What is this?" Chu Mufeng, who was standing next to him, asked.

"He is Shi Peizong, the original owner of the house I just said, why did he come there?"

Although Zhang Guangsheng said that he was a little puzzled, he still waited for the other party to come over.

"Mr. Shi, do you have something?"

"Something's going on!"

Shi Pei, who had a rosacea, glanced at Chu Mufeng, and said to Zhang Guangsheng: "President Zhang, I don't sell this house!" Now let your people go, I'm going to move back in. ”

"What?"

Zhang Guangsheng, who heard this, was stunned on the spot.

Chu Mufeng's face was slightly gloomy.

What do you say, you've sold everything, and everyone on my side has already moved in, and now you actually say you won't sell.

Where do you do this?

You can't say that you have solved the trouble and then reversed your word, and you really can't do this business when it is a so-called pawnshop?

There's definitely something greasy in this.

Chu Mufeng's expression was calm, and he had no intention of asking.

Since Zhang Guangsheng is here, this matter will be handed over to him to solve, if he can't handle it, he will come forward again.

I'd like to see how dark it will be in this mountain town.

"Mr. Shi, you can't say that, our house was completed a month ago, and we also had money and goods at that time."

"Is it possible that you are saying that you don't want to sell it now, that you want to take it back? I'm telling you clearly, it's impossible, I've already handed it over to the new owner here, and it's impossible to move. Zhang Guangsheng said with a cold face.

"What's the new master? Hey, Housheng, are you talking about it? Shi Pei glanced at Chu Mufeng and asked disappreciatively.

Chu Mufeng snorted coldly.

"Then, if it's you, it's better to move out for me now, I'll tell you, this is my house, it must be mine."

"I've already taken the payment, so you're not qualified to live here, so let's go!" As he spoke, Shi Peizong took out a check from his pocket and shook it at Zhang Guangsheng.

"The money you gave at the time, a lot of it is here, you accept it, and hand over the deed to me!"

"I won't take it!" Zhang Guangsheng said indifferently.

"Don't accept it?"

Shi Pei squinted his eyes and said lukewarmly: "I said President Zhang, you should know what I used to do, right?" I'm from the town hall, and I'm a bit famous here. ”

"If you want to get you in trouble, there's no problem. If you say you don't want to get into trouble, you'd better agree to my conditions obediently, but don't toast and don't eat and drink! ”