Chapter 80: Be Honest
Driving two big cars out of Panma Village in the dark, Mo Tianliu, who was sitting on the car board, looked back at the gradually thick cooking smoke over Panma Village, and breathed a long sigh of relief: "Good guy...... Just to make these villagers gathered in Panma Village believe what we said, it took a day and a night, and their tongues were bleeding on their front teeth, and it was easy to make the villagers believe eight points. This is a matter of seeking the good of others...... But no one believes it! β
Nodding with concern, Sha Bangcui, who was sitting next to Mo Tianliu, replied in a muffled voice: "It's true!" But the method that the captain came up with is really right - the villagers who gathered in Panma Village distributed the food from us, and then went back to the village where they lived and said, one spread ten, ten to hundred, and there were more people who knew that our Eighth Route Army Martial Arts Team was distributing food to the big guys! When the time comes, we will bring the grain back, but it will be much faster than we go to the villages to deliver the message! β
Very proudly patted back a few large wooden boxes resting on the cart, Mo Tianliu chuckled and squeezed his eyes at Sha Bangcui: "And these gunsmiths who let us snatch out of the hands of the Aquarius Society, as long as they are sent to Commander Li in Tujia Village, it can be regarded as a great achievement-Commander Li has nagged several times, wanting to toss the ordnance department of the Southern Hebei Military Division......"
Turning his head to look at the gunsmiths sitting in the second cart, Sha Bangcui lowered his voice and said, "Tianliu, can you tell me about it?" Why did the captain and the eldest brother talk about everything, and those gunsmiths all pretended to be stupid and didn't want to follow us, but you went over and muttered a few words to them, and these gunsmiths followed? β
Squeezing his eyes towards Sha Bangcui, Mo Tianliu chuckled proudly: "Morning glory pulls the nose rope, drives the horse and throws the whip, there are three hundred and sixty lines in this world, as long as you can grasp their joints, then you are not afraid that they will not obey!" See these big boxes? β
Turning his head to look at the several huge wooden boxes resting on the cart, Sha Bangcui nodded stunned: "Hmm...... I've always wanted to ask you? This day and night, you sleep next to these big boxes, what kind of treasure is this? Can you be so expensive? β
Pretending to mysteriously put his mouth to Sha Bangcui's ear, Mo Tianliu replied in a low voice: "These boxes contain those gunsmiths who eat!" If there are no these gun-making family goods, even if their craftsmanship can pass the sky, it will be a clever daughter-in-law who has no pot - looking at the wheat in a hurry! β
His eyes widened in confusion, and Sha Bangcui whispered, "What did these gunsmiths call for you to collect?" Wouldn't it be better for them to go back and rectify it? β
"What is your home as a gunsmith and a hoe for farming, and a blacksmith's shop to pick it up? Not to mention the side, a drill bit that can drill holes in good steel, how many times have you seen it in your life? There is also a file that can sharpen the good steel a little bit, not to mention in Qingle County, that is, in Baoding Mansion, and it is also a good thing that has money and nowhere to find! Especially ......"
Towards a gunsmith sitting with his arm in the cart behind him, Mo Tianliu lowered his voice a little more: "The gunsmith who has left his mind and can make a spear is not the one who can pick up the barrel of a spear in his hand?" β
Looking back at the gunsmith sitting in the back cart with his arms and his head drooping, Sha Bangcui hesitated and shook his head: "Tianliu, I still feel unstable!" The gunsmith next to him was still talking, but the gunsmith who could make a long gun didn't speak much! Eating and drinking were delivered to his eyes, and the gunsmith next to him ripped off his cheeks to eat and drink, but he pinched a piece of dry food in his hand, and it took a bite for a long time......"
Stretching out his hand and patting Sha Bangcui on the shoulder, Mo Tianliu smiled and said, "Bang mallet, I haven't been staring at you carefully for a day or two, but you still have a heart?" Even the gunsmith has something hidden in his heart, you can see it? β
asked Mo Tianliu to squeeze out a big red face after a few words, and Sha Bangcui snorted sullenly: "I...... I'm not stupid! When my dad was still there, as long as he had something in his heart, the food would not be fragrant! Sometimes there is a person who hangs his head and ponders, and he doesn't like to talk to me when I call him...... If you look at the gunsmith again, isn't that what it looks like? β
Straightening his face, Mo Tianliu said in a low voice: "Since you can see that this gunsmith has something in his heart, who else in our martial arts team can't see it?" But ....... had all the words to follow the gunsmith, and he just kept his head shut down. If you're in a hurry, you'll hit your head with your fist......"
"We can't ask, but what about the gunsmith who made the gun with him? Is there anyone he knows well? Maybe you can ask for some reason? β
"A gunsmith is a master with an apprentice, and other peers never recognize each other, so as not to cause trouble for themselves and their peers. The other gunsmiths said they had made guns with him, but they couldn't figure out his roots! I heard that there is an old lady in his family, who seems to have no one to take care of! In the past few days when the treasure bottle was locked up to make guns, the gunsmith who could make spears has been clamoring to leave......"
"There is an old lady in the family who is not cared for? Then ..... Tianliu, if we leave people so stubbornly, will there be trouble? Especially the devil just went to the villages in Qingle County to grab the grain, if the gunsmith's food is also called robbed, the old man has no one to take care of him, I'm afraid something will really happen!? β
"So what else can we do? Could it be that you really let go of such a baby pimple who can make spears? Deal...... When we return to Tujia Village, let Commander Li have an idea? β
"From Panma Village back to Tujia Village, it takes two days to take the main road, and there are still many devils' checkpoints blocking the way. Let's take these gun-making houses and long and short guns, and then we have to think of a dark detour. When we arrive at Tujia Village safely, I'm afraid we will have to delay for three or four days! I said, Tianliu, do you want to talk to the captain about this .....? The elderly in the family have been unattended for so long, this is a ......"
Before he finished speaking, the group of chestnuts who had caught up with the cart from behind had already picked up Sha Bangcui's words: "Tianliu, Bang Mallet, what do you want to tell me?" β
opened his mouth towards the chestnut group, Sha Bangcui snorted for a while, but still couldn't spit out a word, and anxiously poked Mo Tianliu's waist with his fingers: "Tianliu, you ...... Tell the captain! I'm stupid...... I don't understand......"
Hehe smiled evilly, Mo Tianliu dodged Sha Bangcui's fingers that poked at him, and shouted in a weird voice: "What do you tell me to say?" Aren't you pretty sharp-mouthed? Why are you stupid now......."
After laughing for a while, Mo Tianliu said to the group of chestnuts who also jumped on the taxi and sat on the board: "Big boss, I and the mallet both feel that the gunsmith who can make a spear, I'm afraid there is something really going on at home!" But if you just let him go, it will be difficult to find him in the future......"
Nodding slightly, the chestnut group turned his head to look at the seven or eight gunsmiths sitting in the big car behind him, and said to Mo Tianliu: "This thing is easy to doβcan't you just let him go?" β
His eyes widened in surprise, and Mo Tianliu whispered: "Let him go?" That...... The big boss, this is a gunsmith who can make spears, and Commander Li feels that he is a precious character! If he really lets him go, where can he be found in the future? If you don't ....... the big boss, you let him go first, and I will quietly follow him with a mallet. As long as you can find out where his house is, maybe you can think of some other ways when the time comes? β
Waving his hand at Mo Tianliu, Li Ziqun whispered: "Just now, a few of our party members held a temporary branch meeting in the back, and the decision we made was to let the gunsmith go!" It's not just the gunsmith who can make a spear, but all the gunsmiths, we're going to put it! Not only do we have to let go of these gunsmiths, but we also have to give people enough money and food! β
"Why did you let them all go? Give money and food? Why is that? β
"Twisted melons are not sweet! The guns that these gunsmiths made for the Aquarius are now in our hands! In any case, the gunsmith is also a craftsman, and he eats by his craft, so if we take what others make with their craft, how can we not give money and food? Again...... This kind of thing, when our old army was still called the Red Army, there was a model! β
"Past...... Our old troops, also spared the gunsmiths? β
"It's not a gunsmith, it's a doctor! When the Red Army's Long March passed through Guizhou, there were many wounded and sick. At that time, in order to save the wounded and sick, I found a few doctors from the local area to help. But then the troops were about to be transferred, and many comrades wanted to keep those doctors in the troops. But later, when everyone discussed, they felt that we couldn't learn from the Kuomintang's Latin tricks, let alone bully the people just because we had a gun in our hands! So I paid the consultation fees that those doctors deserved, and sent people to send those doctors home! β
"Good fellow...... When this march is fighting, there is a doctor by his side, and that is an extra life! I'd rather die than break the rules...... Great bosses, you can really do it! β
"What do you mean by 'you really do it'? Now...... It's what we do! Okay, it's almost a fork in the road ahead, stop and let go! β
With a promise, Mo Tianliu and Sha Bangcui jumped out of the cart together, skillfully holding the animals that dragged the cart forward, while the group of chestnuts who jumped off the cart at the same time strode to the second cart that stopped closely, and shouted at the listless gunsmiths: "Masters, this day and night's hard work, make the big guy frightened, I will first represent our Eighth Route Army Qingle County Martial Arts Team, to compensate the big guy!" There has never been a way in this world for a cow to press his head without drinking water, although I really want to leave all the masters to make guns for our Eighth Route Army, but ...... I'm afraid that the masters don't know the bottom of our Eighth Route Army in their hearts, and they are somewhat reluctant......"
With a look of horror, several gunsmiths sitting in the cart shouted to the chestnut group almost at the same time: "What did this master say? The head of the family appreciates the food, that is to promote me as a craftsman......"
"Reluctantly! It's all willing! If the head of the house feels that the salary is high, I can let one or two percent! β
"Raise your noble hand in charge! I really have nothing to do with the Aquarius Society, I was captured by them......"
Looking at the gunsmith who was still drooping his head and saying nothing, and could make a spear, the chestnut group waved his hand to the gunsmiths with a frightened look on their faces: "Masters, there is no need to say anything about the polite scenes next to you!" At present, I will give you a solid account with all the masters - those who are willing to go to the base area with us and help us make and repair guns for the Eighth Route Army, we warmly welcome them! If you feel uneasy and still want to go it alone, then we won't force it - immediately settle the money and food you deserve, and we will have a chance to see you again in the future! β
As soon as the words fell, the gunsmith who had always been listless and could make a spear raised his head suddenly, and his eyes were fixed on the group of chestnuts standing next to the cart: "This master, what you said is true?" β
Without waiting for the chestnut group to speak, Mo Tianliu, who quietly came to the side of the chestnut group, quickly answered the previous conversation: "You go out to inquire, our Eighth Route Army Martial Arts Team is talking, when did it not count?!" β
"That'...... What do we eat? β
"Those things were originally yours, and if you want to leave, take them with the money and food that was settled for you!"
"That'...... Do I really want to go? β
"I'm going to get the money and food you deserve, and I'm leaving!"