Walking out of the house, Zhao Shixun saw Steward Qiao standing in the courtyard at a glance.

Seeing Zhao Shixun appear, Qiao Yong immediately bowed.

"Chief Zhao, after our old man heard that you anti-Japanese heroes lived in Zhou Village, he always wanted to meet all the heroes of the anti-Japanese resistance.

This is not noon today, our old man specially prepared a little wine at home, and asked Chief Zhao and all the strong men not to refuse. ”

Looking at Steward Qiao with a sincere face, Zhao Shixun was also a little confused for a while, what kind of thing is the Zhou family.

Refuse it directly, and I think it's too much, after all, people have just helped me a lot, and they also have a life-saving grace for Yang Chenghu.

But go ahead, Zhao Shixun always feels that something is wrong in his heart, and it seems that there is always a feeling of Hongmen banquet .......

"Okay, I'll be over in a moment,"

After thinking about it again and again, Zhao Shixun finally chose to agree to the other party.

In his opinion, if Zhou Hongwen wants to do something to himself, it seems that he doesn't need to make a whole move, and he can do it directly at any time.

In that case, there is no need to overcomplicate things.

……

After Steward Qiao left, Lao He walked out of the house.

"Company Commander Zhao, the Zhou family invited you to dinner?"

"Well...... that's true."

Hearing this, Lao He touched his bearded chin and glanced at the location in the center of the village.

"What, do you think there's anything wrong?"

Seeing that Lao He was full of doubts, Zhao Shixun also wanted to hear his opinion.

"It's not inappropriate, it's just a little unexpected."

"Oh? How so? ”

Turning to look at Zhao Shixun and Heiwa, Lao He walked to a shady place and squatted down.

"In my opinion, we can't stay in this village anymore."

took out his pipe, and after Lao He lit it, he took a few puffs and said slowly.

"Can't stay any longer? You mean the land is going to do it to us? ”

When Dapeng heard this, his face immediately showed a bit of vigilance. The posture of the Zhou family's nursing home before did leave a shadow in his heart, so he had always been suspicious of this landlord.

"That's not necessarily ......, I guess it should be that the Zhou family doesn't want us to live in the village anymore."

"Are you sure?"

Looking at Dapeng and laughing, Lao He spread his hands.

"What's so uncertain about this, and it's not that he doesn't know who we are. Staying in the village, the Zhou family will not take much less risk than us.

Besides, they are different from us, they have a big family and a big business, and they naturally have more things to worry about than us. ”

"Hmph......, Lao Tzu is still not at ease, since he wants to send us away, why didn't he tell us directly?

How do you say that sentence, nothing to be courteous, either a traitor or a thief! ”

Seeing that he couldn't say Dapeng, Lao He simply smiled, squatted in the corner and smoked, he was just an underground party member, and it would not be his turn to make up his mind anyway.

"Company commander, anyway, Battalion Commander Yang has woken up, so let's just leave, this meal always feels unreliable."

Heiwa listened to Dapeng's words, and also felt that it was a bit strange to think about this matter.

Holding his arms and glancing at the preoccupied people, Zhao Shixun paced in the courtyard for a while.

After pondering for a few minutes, Zhao Shixun glanced at Aunt Liu, who was busy in the kitchen, and finally made up his mind.

"We have to go, but we can't just leave. After all, Zhou Hongwen has given us a lot of help, if we leave without saying a word, wouldn't it be a slap in the face?

Besides, if we just leave, what will happen to Liu Laohan's family? Why will you still live in Zhoujia Village in the future? ”

"That's what I said, but I'm not afraid of accidents."

Looking at Zhao Shixun, Dapeng was still a little worried.

"Dapeng is right, we can trust the Zhou family, but we also have to keep a hand.

Let's do it, Heiwa Shunzi, you two immediately hurry up to make a pair of stretchers and a pair of crutches, Baoshan and Dazhuang, you two pack up our things and are ready to set off at any time.

Roc! Give me fifty silver dollars from your backpack? ”

"Huh? What are you talking about, company commander? What silver dollars? ”

Looking at Zhao Shixun's outstretched hand, Dapeng looked like Lao Tzu didn't understand.

Seeing that the other party was pretending to be confused with him, Zhao Shixun's face immediately turned cold.

"Don't put a calf on me! Take out the money in a slippery way, otherwise I won't leave any of it for your kid! ”

Seeing that Zhao Shixun's face changed, Dapeng hurriedly embarrassed him, stepped forward with a smile on his face, carefully took out dozens of silver dollars from the package on his back, and then handed them to Zhao Shixun with a reluctant face.

Glaring at Dapeng, Zhao Shixun turned around and walked to Lao He in the shade, and put the silver dollar in the other party's hand:

"Lao He, you give this money to Uncle Liu's family, let them simply pack up their valuable things, and then find a place to avoid the limelight and come back.

”

"This ...... This is unacceptable, how can we ask for money from the team. I will arrange the affairs of Lao Liu's family, you can take this money back and use it yourself, you need it more than us. ”

Ignoring the other party's excuses, Zhao Shixun directly put the silver dollar into the palm of the other party's hand.

After arranging everything, Zhao Shixun saw that the hour was almost up, so he walked straight to the crowd.

"Dapeng, you go to Zhou's house with me for a banquet, and the others will start preparing immediately!"

……

Under the tall wall of the Zhou family's courtyard, Dapeng, who was walking side by side with Zhao Shixun, looked at the brick and stone wall above the two of them, and couldn't help but let out a burst of admiration.

"My mother......, where does the patriarch's house live in the courtyard this week, it is clearly a devil's stronghold. This guy, this yard is like a small dirt city. ”

"What? Envious? ”

Looking at Dapeng, who looked like an old hat entering the city, Zhao Shixun was happy.

"Not really! This guy is exactly the same as the two people in his hometown who sang in the inside.

The walls of your house are high...... Build forts everywhere, which calf doesn't want to come...... Yes. ”

In the singing of Dapeng Da Basil, the two finally came to the main gate of the Zhou Mansion.

Seeing two men in black coming to the door, the guard on the wall immediately asked vigilantly:

"The following two, but Mr. Zhao and his party?"

Seeing that the two nodded, the nurse immediately shouted a few voices into the courtyard.

A few seconds later, as the heavy door was opened, Steward Qiao greeted him happily.

"Chief Zhao, our lord has been waiting for you for a long time......."

Halfway through his words, Qiao Yong suddenly found that there were only two people on the other side, and then his face changed slightly.

"Huh? Why are there only two of you? ”

Looking at the puzzled housekeeper Qiao, Zhao Shi said in a deep voice:

"Oh, they still have to take care of our wounded, so please forgive Master Zhou."

"Oh...... Hehe, it should be ......, so please two of you. ”

Smiled slightly disappointed, Qiao Yong immediately welcomed the two in.

……

Walking through the patchwork courtyard, in the admiration of Dapeng, several people finally came to a well-decorated living room.

As soon as Zhao Shixun and the others entered the door, the father and son of the Zhou family, who were wearing long robes, took the initiative to get up and greet them.

"Chief Zhao's arrival really makes the humble house shine."

"Mr. Zhou is polite, we have caused you trouble these days, it should be us who take the initiative to thank you."

"Huh? As he spoke, he saw the outside, and helping the anti-Japanese team was also my long-cherished wish of Zhou Hongwen for many years. ”

Speaking of which, Zhou Hongwen introduced his old father to Zhao Shixun.

"This is the contemptible old father Zhou Fuhai, and he is also the previous patriarch of Zhou Village."

As soon as Zhao Shixun entered the house, he saw this old man who was six points similar to Zhou Hongwen, and at this time, he listened to the other party's introduction and hurriedly took the initiative to salute.

"It turned out to be Old Man Zhou, disrespectful and disrespectful!"

At this moment, Qiao Yong also walked to Zhou Hongwen's side and whispered a few words.

Hearing this, Zhou Hongwen was stunned for a moment, and then waved his hand disapplausively.

"Come, you two please take a seat, let's sit down and talk while eating."

……

The wine table in the room is not small, enough for ten people to sit around and eat. However, because Zhao Shixun and the others only came, they seemed a little deserted.

In order to resolve the embarrassment, Zhou Hongwen called the housekeepers Qiao Yong and Fang Yong over.

During the banquet, there were not many common topics due to the different circles in which the two parties were located.

Zhou Hongwen asked more about Zhao Shixun's background and the situation of the war, while Zhou Fuhai asked Zhao Shixun a few words about their difficulties.

In this way, the two sides asked and answered, which can be regarded as a joy for the guests and hosts.

During this period, Dapeng was a little unable to let go at first, and he was always vigilant.

However, he couldn't help protesting alone, and Dapeng finally let go of eating and drinking.

Feeling that he couldn't interject anyway, Dapeng focused on the delicious food in front of him.

Zhou Hongwen is also a wealthy gentleman of this generation, so don't look at it as just a family banquet, but the dishes on the table are no worse than those in the restaurants in the county seat.

During the banquet, Qiao Yong has been persuading Zhao Shixun and the others to drink.

Although Zhao Shixun did not refuse, he stopped at a shallow taste every time.

On the other hand, Dapeng did not refuse to come back, and it was not until he was swept by Zhao Shixun's sharp eyes that he learned to pretend.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, the development of things was indeed as expected by Lao He, and Zhou Hongwen also put forward his own suggestions.

"Chief Zhao, you must also know the recent situation, the Japanese have strengthened the sweeping and blockade around the county, and it is impossible to say that they will come to this village again one day.

So, I just wanted to ....... ”

Seeing that Zhou Hongwen was a little embarrassed, Zhao Shixun looked indifferent.

"I understand Mr. Zhou's difficulties, don't worry, I'll take people to evacuate here tonight."

Zhao Shixun's refreshment was completely unexpected later, and at the same time, he was quite moved.

"Mr. Zhao understands the righteousness so deeply, and Zhou is grateful. I have asked my servants to prepare dry food, wagons, and clothes to protect against the cold, and I will have them deliver them to you in a moment. ”

"Fang Yong, Fang Yong!"

Speaking of this, Zhou Hongwen shouted a few times in a row, but he didn't see Fang Yong, who had just gone out, come in.

"Old Qiao, go see what Fang Yong is doing, let him come and see me immediately!"

"Okay sir, I'll go ......."

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