Chapter 139: The Old Li Tou of the Clay Man
Lao Li Tou was in a state of confusion when he was found by Wang Ergou in his shack, and a person with braids and a few big Song officials with braided hair stood in front of his shack in a daze, which made the old man a little overwhelmed. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
I didn't steal or rob, why did this official find the door? If you want to say that this is to extort money, Lao Li Tou doesn't believe it. There are no valuable objects in his shack at all, where can there be officials who come to the door to extort money so much, and this Great Song Dynasty is not as good as the Qing Dynasty, those who work for the imperial court are strictly controlled, and those who dare to extort the people are all punished as robbers, that is a capital crime to swing on the side of the road, who has nothing to do to go to the stall for an old man a few catties of grain to stall this big event that lost his life?
"Old Li, right? Why don't you go to Thirty Mile Fort to exchange clay figurines for food these days? Wang Ergou was a little unhappy in his heart, this old man didn't go to Thirty Mile Fort to change food, and hid in the shack in this ravine, causing him to lose half a pack of "good color" filter cigarettes in vain.
Lao Li Tou thought to himself that I wanted to change the grain, but my half-hung kneading clay figure craftsmanship, it is estimated that the young lady of the rich and noble family of the Great Song Dynasty liked it, and I didn't see the young lady come out to change the clay figure these days, who still used this life-saving ration to exchange for the plain clay doll.
However, Lao Li's first month was well hidden, he didn't dare to eat it all, he only ate one meal a day, and added some grass roots to the grain every meal. How can the temperament of this rich and noble lady be accurate, this person likes this clay man, maybe he will throw it away tomorrow when he gets tired of playing, where will he go to change food at that time?
Little Lori Anne, who has not appeared in the past few days, also makes Lao Li Tou feel fortunate that he has a plan to take precautions, although he can no longer exchange for rations, but the rich lady gave him food on the grass roots to cook porridge, it is estimated that he can survive the winter, and when the spring opens, he will naturally be able to find wild vegetables and other food.
"Back to the vice master, a few days ago I went to Thirty Mile Fort and couldn't see the young lady who exchanged grain for clay figures, and the little old man estimated that maybe this young lady was tired of playing with this clay figurine, so she didn't change it anymore. I know my craft, if the young lady doesn't change, it is estimated that no one else will want to ask for it, so I simply won't go. Lao Li replied respectfully to Wang Ergou's words.
"You can pinch a few more clay figurines now, the kind that Miss Anne has never seen before, and go with me to Thirty Mile Fort to exchange grain in a moment." Wang Ergou didn't talk to Lao Li Tou, and urged him to pinch the clay figure.
"Back to the vice master, there is no need to pinch it now, the little old man has a lot of clay figurines these days, all of which are things that the young lady has never seen before. It's just that I didn't find Miss a few days ago, so I had to bring it back, so I'll take it. Lao Li was overjoyed, it turned out that this young lady was not tired of playing with this clay figure, presumably something was delayed, and she didn't exchange food for a few days.
"Quick, quick, quick! Take your clay figurines with you, and follow me to Thirty Mile Fort. Wang Ergou waved impatiently and let Lao Li Tou go into his shack to fetch the clay figurine.
Anne happily played with the clay figure brought by Lao Li Tou, and Lu Xiaobei smiled and watched Little Lori play, his eyes full of love. You can't imagine that just two minutes ago, she asked Ma San to execute several spies who tried to drum up for the Qing soldiers in Dalian Bay to return to the arms of the Qing court through the walkie-talkie, and even Ma San, who received the order on the other end of the walkie-talkie, felt the coldness in Queen Lucifer's words. Two minutes later, however, she returns to her role as a doting older sister, playing happily with Anne.
Watching Anne name the clay people and dub them one by one, performing a puppet show for herself, Lu Xiaobei was in a good mood. Anne's autism is finally showing signs of improvement, from not saying a word at the beginning, to now having verbal communication with four people except her. This time I made more progress, and after being wronged, I knew that I was looking for someone to complain and ask for help. All this is because of the appearance of this old man who pinched clay, and the outlook has changed.
It's just that after the temporary executive committee's restriction came out, it was indeed not appropriate to blatantly exchange food for clay figurines to play with little Lori. Although she angrily scolded the stupid buddy in charge of the warehouse in the logistics department this morning, she also deliberately knocked down the executive committee, and she didn't really spoil Anne to the point of losing her mind.
There has always been a voice in the crowd that believes that force can solve all problems, and is very disdainful of the achievements of the MI during this time. Those rough embryos who only have fighting and killing in their minds completely ignore the actual situation of the population crossing the green paint area, and they open and close their mouths to bulldoze and kill everything, as if with machine guns and tanks, there is no problem that cannot be solved by force in the territory of Liaodong.
For the sake of balance, Zhao Yi did not add more investment to the Military Intelligence Department. But now the situation is very different from a month ago, the crossing people and the natives have more and more contact, the military intelligence is stumbling on others with sand, others are also constantly sending intelligence officers to the territory of the crossing people, all kinds of small actions have never stopped.
Lu Xiaobei has reported to the Provisional Executive Committee several times to apply for additional manpower and equipment, but the reports handed in have all failed. Today, she took advantage of this opportunity to have a good seizure and opened a granary in Dalian Bay, so that the Provisional Executive Committee had to turn its attention to the undercurrent of Dalian Bay Wharf.
The Executive Committee's decision to create a police department and a homeland security service ostensibly cut a lot of the powers of the MIA, but the core business of the MI did not overlap with the two departments that were about to be established. Lu Xiaobei felt that this was a good thing, there were special functional departments to do those tasks that the MID had to do in the first place, so that they could focus more on their core business, and in the rebalancing consideration, Zhao Yi should also send additional personnel and equipment to the MID.
"Baby, you take the little clay figurine inside to play for a while, I have something to talk to this old man." Lu Xiaobei coaxed Anne back to a cubicle in her office for resting.
Lu Xiaobei really didn't plan to violate the restrictions of the executive committee on the surface, but she had a way to bypass the restrictions to play with little Lori every day.
"Old man, how expensive is it this year? Where are you from? Who else is in the family? Lu Xiaobei asked Lao Li Tou.
"Miss Hui's words, Xiao Lao'er is fifty and seven this year, he was originally a Tianjin Wei person, and he and his son's family went to Fuzhou City to beg for a life the year before last. Two months ago, the Japanese occupied this Fuzhou City, our family was separated when they fled, I have been looking for their whereabouts on Fuzhou Avenue, I never thought that I was driven into Jinzhou City by the Qing soldiers, and now I have not been able to find news of my family, so I can only pinch some clay people and change some food for Miss Guifu to survive. Lao Li bowed and replied.
What the old man said had already been clearly understood by Ma San, Lu Xiaobei would not let a native who did not know his roots be so close to his heart every day. If Lao Li Tou has some unclear history, Lu Xiaobei doesn't care if he came to get close to her heart just for some rations. She coughed, Wang Ergou didn't blink an eye when he killed someone.
"Old man, the weather is getting colder and colder, and it's not a problem for you to hide in a shack with wind leaking everywhere, and if something happens, my sister won't be able to find a craftsman who can make clay figurines for her. In this way, I will find you an errand at the Dalian Bay Wharf, which can be regarded as a place to stay, and you can find time to pinch my sister's clay figurine every day in addition to doing some light work. How about you wait until you find your family? Lu Xiaobei said.
Lu Xiaobei's solution is to add another peripheral intelligence officer to the Military Intelligence Department, and now I will ask my staff to make a clay figure for Anne every day, which is not a violation of the restrictions.