After dinner, everyone dispersed, and the old lady asked people to pack up their things, leaving only Li Chongwen.

Xiao Mubai knew that the old lady had something to say, so he sat quietly and listened.

In the study, the maid made two cups of tea, and then the old lady ordered to go out.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Mubai knew that the old lady was going to say something big.

The old lady has been in charge of housework for more than ten years, and if she is not shrewd, the family has already fallen, but now the family business of the ancestors is maintained, which shows that the old lady is very shrewd.

The old lady's eyes are like mirrors, and the current situation and Li Chongwen's situation have always been in her eyes.

Recently, Li Chongwen went to the mountains and came back without saying anything, but the old lady guessed something.

At this moment, the old lady took a sip of tea and then spoke.

"Son! The security team can't insert the needle, do you have a plan? ”

Xiao Mubai heard the old lady speak, and then looked up, and saw the old lady staring brightly, knowing that the old lady was not easy to fool.

Immediately, Xiao Mubai thought for a while, and then said.

"Dong Chengong has no heart and wantonly excludes dissidents, and now the combat effectiveness of the security regiment is not strong, so he still has to hold it in his own hands in order to protect Nanling."

The Japanese army is in Tongling, Wuhu, thousands of troops are close at hand, who knows when it will invade the south, and then there will be no power in the hands and no soldiers under it, but they can only be slaughtered.

Of course, the superfluous Xiao Mubai didn't say it, but both mother and son understood that Xiao Mubai's other meaning was self-preservation.

Dong Chengong held the security regiment in his hand, covering the sky with one hand in Nanling, and even the county magistrate did not dare to plunder its edge. In the past few years, Dong Chengong has eliminated dissidents and greatly expanded his strength, and the current Dong family is also extraordinary.

If it weren't for the old lady being old and strong, the Li family's business would have been swallowed up.

"It's hard!"

The old lady sighed, Dong Chengong knows what is going on, she knows better than Li Chongwen.

"Liu Xiang, the commander of the Seventh Theater of Operations, died, General Li Zongren organized a battle on the front line in Xuzhou, and the Central Army now has no time to take care of southern Anhui, only we can protect ourselves."

Xiao Mubai said in a deep voice, his eyes were deep, flickering in the light.

After a pause and let the old lady digest it, Xiao Mubai said again.

"There is only a security regiment in Nanling, there is no one in the Central Army, and the Xuancheng Miscellaneous Army has no combat effectiveness, and the closest to Nanling at the moment is the New Fourth Army."

Hearing the New Fourth Army, the old lady's eyes lit up, and then asked.

"The new Fourth Army?"

"Yes, General Ye Ting is the commander, and the third detachment of the New Fourth Army is in the Xuancheng area of Wuhu."

Xiao Mubai nodded.

The old lady is literate, and she usually reads and listens to newspapers and radios, and knows a lot about the situation outside.

"The New Fourth Army is Nanling's foreign aid, but foreign aid is always an outsider, how can it be used by its own, and it must have its own strength in its hands."

Xiao Mubai's eyes shone brightly, and the security regiment with a strength of 1,000 troops said that he couldn't give up anything.

Seeing Li Chongwen's appearance, the old lady knew that her mind had been decided, and others could not dissuade her.

"Alright! My son has grown up, and the family business will be handed over to you. Seeing Li Chongwen grow up, the old lady was a little lost.

The old lady's eyes were full of tiredness, and she seemed to be unable to grasp the situation.

"Don't! You are still in charge of the affairs at home, and I will take care of the outside affairs. If there is a treasure in the family, you are the backbone of the family. ”

Xiao Mubai hurriedly persuaded that the affairs at home were too complicated and trivial, and Xiao Mubai didn't want to be distracted.

Li Chongwen returned from injury this time, which scared the old lady. There is only such a lone seedling in the family, if it dies, how can I explain it to the old lady.

Thinking about the recent situation, the old lady was worried.

"In the paddy fields to the west, there were still more than 10 households that had not received the rent, but after you came, you paid it immediately. After the city of Nanjing was broken, there are now several shops, and the market has not been good recently, and there are many fewer people in ordinary times. ”

Xiao Mubai could imagine this, nodded and didn't speak.

During this time, the old lady's mind did not belong, and she was worried too much at first glance, and she couldn't let go of anything in her heart.

Hearing Li Chongwen's persuasion, the old lady was in a better mood, but she still sighed.

"Recently, people's hearts have been fluctuating, and there are more people coming from the east, and the world is in chaos."

Xiao Mubai did not answer, the Republic of China was in decline, the war was not stopping, and the War of Resistance would take seven years to end, and then there was a civil war.

Do you want to tell the old lady that Anhui is not safe here, and only by moving to the rear of the southwest of Chongqing can it be stabilized.

The old man will not go easily.

"It's good to remember at home, think about the consequences before doing things, and remember to be measured."

In the end, the old lady said this, looking at Xiao Mubai, it seemed that she wanted to let go of Li Chongwen to fly.

With this step, the peaceful days will be gone in the future, and the Dong family will tear their faces.

"My son will!" Xiao Mubai nodded solemnly.

"Don't go back at night!"

As soon as the words changed, the old lady stared at Xiao Mubai and said.

Xiao Mubai heard it in his ears, thousands of thoughts flashed in his heart, and when he saw that the old lady's expression seemed to be a little pleading, not as stern as before, he reluctantly nodded in agreement.

"Hmm!"

The two came out of the study, and the maid immediately supported the old lady, and then Xiao Mubai also left.

When he came back, Xiao Mubai breathed a long sigh of relief.

The old lady is really not easy to fool, and it is really not easy to play a person, Xiao Mubai feels that it is harder than training.

Xiao Mubai didn't lie just now, and to do these things, you still have to get the consent of your family, or even assistance, as long as you don't delay your backyard and don't catch fire.

Xiao Mubai didn't want to do anything in front, and there was an accident at home in the back, which was too much of a person's energy.

Walking along the corridor, Xiao Mubai walked to the back wing.

In the room, his wife Zhou was checking the account books, and a large part of the Li family's affairs were handed over to Zhou, and the old lady was too old to do anything after all.

And the important thing is that Li Chongwen is not the material to do this, and the old lady has to train a successor.

Zhou has known books and etiquette since he was a child, and he has also learned arithmetic, so it is not difficult to do this, and after getting started for a period of time, the family business Dali is in order, and the old lady is more at ease.

The lights were on in the room, and Zhou had not slept yet, still working hard. And his son Li Jiaming has already fallen asleep.

Xiao Mubai saw these from the window, and thought wildly, do you want to rest here tonight.

Reaching out and walking in the door, Xiao Mubai alarmed the Zhou family.

I saw Zhou Shi look up, as if he was a little surprised or surprised, but he didn't panic at all, and then stood up.

didn't say a word, and didn't ask why Li Chongwen slept here at night, you must know that the husband and wife have not been in the same room for a long time.

Polite, generous and dignified, this is Xiao Mubai's impression again.

My dear? Husband? Pimp? Xiao Mubai guessed how Zhou greeted him.

"Near, back?"

Unexpectedly, Zhou said Li Chongwen's words, and Li Chong's words were close.

Unbuttoned it, Zhou stood in front of Xiao Mubai and took off his military uniform for him one by one.

This scene surprised Xiao Mubai, and what made him even more uncomfortable was the fragrance that was close at hand.

Just rested like this, Xiao Mubai's heart was pounding.

…… (To be continued.) )