Chapter XXXVII

Dealing with New Year's greetings during the day and thinking about the future development at night, Li Meng couldn't think of what he could do in this general trend with his hundreds of people, and in the end, he could only do everything in front of him in a down-to-earth manner and earn every penny of money he should earn.

On the third day of junior high school, the flow of people became less, and Li Meng was also rare to get clean, Zhao Neng got up in the morning and began to ask his wife to cook and drink, saying that it was noon to invite Chen Liuzi and Wang Hai to have a drink and get together. After Li Meng finished his body in the courtyard, he came to chat with Zhao Neng, but heard Zhao Neng complain and say:

"That Ma Baihu is so old, but he doesn't understand the world, Brother Li, you saved his bastard son, what a kindness, I didn't come to say hello during the New Year."

Li Meng smiled, knowing that the official title of Ma Baihu was still a little intimidating to the military brothers around him, if this Ma Baihu came over to bow his head to greet the New Year, these people's morale would definitely be high, and they were about to answer, it was really a coincidence, someone knocked on the door outside, and shouted:

"Is anyone there?"

The voice was Ma Baihu's, Li Meng glanced at Zhao Neng beside him, stepped forward and opened the door with a smile, Ma Baihu stood outside the door wearing a cyan robe, counting Ma Baihu's age, how to say that he was also the elder of Li Meng and Zhao Neng, and he had to be polite.

Speaking of which, since the beginning of the month to rescue Ma Gang back, Ma Baihu has not been to the door, although Li Meng does not take it seriously, but also feels that this old man is too much of a cadre, so after the New Year's polite words are finished, there is no intention of keeping guests, just about to send off guests, Ma Baihu coughed a few times, took out a neatly folded paper and a small cloth bag from his arms, and said:

"Li Meng, you brought that brute back, I really don't know how to repay this great kindness, how much silver you spent, I can't figure it out from the old man, but I still showed this old face, knelt in front of the command for two days, and asked you for the farewell of this general flag....."

Li Meng's eyes widened suddenly, staring at the cloth bag and paper, and Zhao Neng on the side was even more dumbfounded, the guard commanded five thousand households, each thousand households had ten hundred households, two general flags and ten small flags under the hundred households, this is the current system of the guard.

These thousand households, hundreds of households and the like are hereditary titles, nominally have the right to govern the military households to which they belong, but in this poor place, there is not much money to earn with this title, and they have to work hard to urge money and food for servitude, offending the villagers, it is clearly a chore, no one wants to do it, the general flag is the function of the deputy hundred households, if it is said that Ma Baihu is a village head, this general flag is the deputy village head, the benefit is not at all, I am afraid that there will be more hardship.

But the title of this general flag is too important to Li Meng, no matter how bad the general flag is, but he is also an official, although he is a small officer, for Li Meng, who is from modern times, he knows that he has an official background, and how helpful it is to do business, whether it is a legal business or an illegal business.

And the title of this general banner can provide convenience for many things for himself, not only in the private salt, Ma Baihu looked at the undisguised excitement on Li Meng's face, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, when he went out with the notice, he was complained by his wife and son, saying that who is willing to do this kind of errand that offends people, and that Li Meng's business is a rumor, who will be able to look at the title of this general flag.

Li Meng was very rude to unfold the confessional document and look at it carefully, although it is traditional Chinese characters, it is not difficult to recognize, and there is a small copper seal in the cloth bag, which is the seal.

"What's the use of this thing, it's worth the food, and if it's missing, you can make up for it yourself......"

Zhao Neng muttered quietly there, but was glared back by Li Meng with sharp eyes, turned his head, Li Meng gave a big salute to Ma Baihu, and said solemnly:

"Thank you Ma Baihu, if anything happens in the future, Li will never refuse."

At this time, even Ma Baihu was stunned, thinking that this thing has a better reputation, why is it so solemn, just about to be polite, but thinking that he still has something to ask for, he first supported Li Meng, coughed dryly and said:

"Don't hide it from Mr. Li, I still have something to ask for this time."

The request came really quickly, Li Meng didn't care, and made an expression of deputy invitation, Ma Baihu's old face was slightly red, but he shouted outside:

"Little brute, what are you still hiding over there, let your Lao Tzu beg for someone here!!"

There was a shout here, and a person came over at the gate of the courtyard, it was Ma Gang, who was stunned in Fengmeng Town, and with his head down, Ma Baihu sighed and asked:

"Mr. Li, my unsuccessful kid knows some martial arts, and he is still strong, and he has been clamoring to follow Mr. Li these days, the old man I think this bastard boy may be able to help, pull this old face and beg you to take him in."

After finishing speaking, Lao Baihu hugged his fists solemnly with a more respectful attitude, looking at the embarrassed old man opposite but still making such a big gift to a young man who was younger than himself and had a low official status, Li Meng suddenly felt his heart soften, and a sturdy young man like Ma Gang was indeed what he needed, and he smiled politely at the moment:

"Why do Ma Baihu have such a big gift, Ma Gang, this young man is good, I took it in."

Hearing Li Meng so neatly and neatly, Ma Baihu raised his head a little excitedly and said:

"Li Zongqi, this bastard boy will be your person in the future, you can beat and scold, you can scold, even if you kill with a knife, it is also that kid who does evil, I won't say more, old man."

Ma Baihu was simply neat, and after giving a salute, he turned around and walked to Ma Gang's side and scolded a few words, and then went home, Li Meng looked at Ma Gang's shrinking appearance there, and couldn't help but raise his voice and said:

"Boy, are you not convinced?"

This Ma Gang's unruly appearance really has to be subdued, Li Meng can naturally see it, that Ma Gang listened to this question, stood at the door and muttered:

"You have good fists and feet, but you may not have beaten me in weapons!"

Li Meng laughed, thinking that this was really a child, and immediately said:

"It's okay, follow me to the beach, let's compete!"