Low houses, muddy and narrow alleys, this is Hu Fei's first impression of this place. The winding alley seemed to have no end, and Hu Fei didn't see a piece of dry ground when he turned around.

Two seven or eight-year-old children ran out of the yard in front, chasing and laughing as they ran. Seeing a stranger coming, the child stopped playing and tilted his head to look at Hu Fei and Li San, but his delicate little face did not have the cowardice of ordinary children when they saw strangers.

"Hey, who are you looking for?" The taller one on the left leaned up his little head and asked Hu Fei.

"Little brother, are you here? I'm looking for something with your family. ”

"Looking for our family? We don't know you. What are you looking for in our family? ”

The child's voice was crisp, but the expression on his face was full of vigilance. Hu Fei himself is not very old, and when he sees these two children who look so cute, he likes them in his heart. I tried to touch two pieces of candy in my pocket, but I only found my wallet and the other is the self-made pistol in my waist.

It doesn't seem appropriate to give money, and it doesn't seem appropriate to give guns. Hu Fei's eyes rolled and he grinned: "Brother will take you to buy candy to eat?" ”

"We don't like sugar! The second uncle said that people we don't know are not good people when they buy us candy, and you are not good people either! The tall child protected the short one next to him with his hand, and his little face was full of wariness and hostility.

Hu Fei didn't expect his words to be self-defeating, it seems that the two children have a good tutor! Originally, he just wanted to find someone to inquire about the situation in Xicheng District, but now he is interested in the second uncle in the mouth of these two children. I don't know where this second uncle of the child is sacred, and he can even think of teaching the child to beware of strangers.

"Is your second uncle at home? I'll look for him. Hu Fei walked towards the two children as he spoke. Li San also happily followed behind, not only did Hu Fei like these two children, but he was also happy to look at them.

"Don't come here! Second uncle, a bad guy is coming! As soon as the two children saw that they couldn't stop Hu Fei, they turned around and ran into the yard, shouting loudly as they ran.

Well, this time you're going to be a bad guy who bullies kids! Hu Fei and Li San looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

Before I got to the door, I heard a clear voice coming from the courtyard, "Xiaoqiang, Xiaoliang, what's wrong with you?" Who is bullying our children? With the voice, a tall scar-faced man appeared inside the gate, a hideous scar from the left eyebrow to the right chin! This person stood at the door and stared at Hu Fei and Li San with a pair of bright eyes, "Which way are the two of you, how do you bully children?" ”

Seeing that this person has an extraordinary temperament, he is by no means an ordinary person in the market, Hu Fei hurriedly clenched his fists and gave his hand, "This guy misunderstood, we just watched the two children be cute and joked with them." We are from out of town, we are new to your place, and we want to find someone to ask for directions. Big brother, do you know which house is rented in the vicinity? We came to rent a house. ”

If you want to rent a house, you have to find one with a yard and a lot of houses at home. If someone only has three rooms, a bedroom, a kitchen, and a toilet, they can't rent it to you even if you give money. The house is rented out, where does the owner live? The yard in front of me is good, although I didn't go into it to take a closer look, just look at the courtyard gate at the door, the two-meter-high courtyard wall, come to this place to ask for no mistake.

Sure enough, after Hu Fei asked, a hint of joy flashed in the eyes of the scar-faced strong man. However, there seemed to be a little hesitation in his expression.

"Don't hide it from the two of you, my family does have a few empty houses, but I don't know if the two of them can see it. Also, I'm not a homeowner. In this case, you can come in and have a look, and if you like it, I will discuss it with the owner. ”

It's a bit of a mouthful, but it doesn't sound like you can't rent it. In addition, Hu Fei also wanted to chat with this scar-faced strong man, so he was not polite at the moment, and Li San and the two followed the third uncle of the two children into the hospital.

Looking at the house first, the scar-faced strong man opened the four doors next to each other for Hu Fei to choose. Two of the rooms had beds, wardrobes, tables and chairs, and the other two were empty and empty. According to the child's third uncle, if you want to live in two rooms over there, you only need to move the furniture in this room.

It's not bad, the room is simple and looks very clean. Hu Fei grinned, "I want all four rooms!" ”

After deciding on the house to be rented, Scarface seemed to be relieved, and said goodbye to Hu Fei, he turned around and left, probably to discuss with the owner, right? Hu Fei didn't think much about it, he inspected the four rooms one by one, and secretly planned where to put the meat ticket after tying it up.

It didn't take long for the child's third uncle to come back. He told Hu Fei that the house could be rented, but the rent had to be paid for half a year at a time, and the yard would belong to Hu Fei in half a year. The owner of the yard has something to do, and when the next time he has to pay the rent, he will come and collect the next payment.

Half? Hu Fei is planning to rent it for half a month! What about the remaining five and a half months? Is it so hard to soak here for half a year in order not to pay the rent in vain? That's not a joke! Hu Fei said that he could only rent for half a month, and people didn't want to live anymore, they couldn't live in it, and they had to pay half a year's rent if they wanted to live! There are four rooms here, and there is a cellar over there, and it only costs 200 yuan to rent out for half a year! If you don't want to rent, you can go to another house and ask!

It is said that two hundred yuan is not too much, and it is not easy to find such a secluded independent courtyard with no one at home. This house is simply specially prepared for Hu Fei's hidden meat ticket, except for the rent for too long, the rest has to be picked!

Since you have taken a fancy to it, the more expensive ones are more expensive! Hu Fei paid the rent happily. The scar-faced strong man was also happy to see Hu Fei taking out the money, and he went out again, and when he came back, he brought a pot of hot tea and took a few teacups, and the three of them drank tea and chatted in one of the rooms.

Hu Fei is very good at chatting with people, and it didn't take long for the two of them to talk together before letting the scar-faced man tell him all about his situation.

He was originally a chief of staff under Zhang Zongchang, a general of the Feng department, and his name was Liu Dong. In the seventeenth year of the Republic of China, the Northern Expeditionary Army surrounded the 50,000 troops of the Feng Department in eastern Hebei, and the main general Zhang Zongchang absconded in disguise. The vast majority of the 50,000 troops were absorbed by Bai Chongxi of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and a few people scattered and fled back to the Guanwai. It was at that time that Liu Dong took advantage of the chaos to flee back to his hometown in Yingkou. As for the scar on his face, it is a memorial left during the battle with the Northern Expeditionary Army.

Today, I met a master! This was Hu Fei's first feeling. Although Zhang Zongchang has a bad reputation, he has many nicknames such as "Long-legged General", "Dog Meat General", "Five Poison Generals" and so on. However, since people can have so many soldiers under their command, it would be strange if this person was a rice bucket!

Since Liu Dong can be the chief of staff under Zhang Zongchang, this person's ability must not be small! Now Hu Fei's subordinates are all beards and thugs, and there is not a single serious staff officer. I finally met one today, and he had some ideas in his heart.

"General Liu." Hu Fei thought that since this Liu Dong could be the chief of staff in an army of tens of thousands of people, he must be a general.