"Zhang Guozhu!"

Yang Chao and the captain just arrived on the playground, and suddenly shouted to a person who was practicing kneeling and shooting not far away, the soldier's neck moved, but he did not look back, obviously the German military regulations are still very strict, although he heard that it was Mr. Yang's voice, and he still admired Mr. Yang, but he did not dare to turn back. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Captain, call that guy over."

Yang Chao could only ask Werner to help.

Werner immediately gave an order to the squad leader, and the squad leader let Zhang Guozhu out of the ranks.

Zhang Guozhu ran to Yang Chao and Werner and saluted them.

"Guozhu, how long has it been since you went home?"

Yang Chao asked kindly.

Zhang Guozhu's face was a little uncomfortable, because of this name, Guozhu's high-grade name, not quite like a soldier's name, Yang Chao rummaged through the roster, there are mostly strange names such as two dogs and three eggs, it is obvious that these soldiers are from the bottom, and they have no culture at home to make good names, and a dog egg similar to a nickname can be called for a lifetime.

Of course, you can also find cultural people to help with names, but they often ask for money, at least a hanging of meat is indispensable, but in the society of the late Qing Dynasty, the number of times people eat meat every year at home is too little, where is there spare money to exchange affordable meat for an unaffordable name.

Yang Chao likes to do this kind of thing without cost, so he patiently helped the soldiers name them one by one, not only naming them, but also changing their names on the roster.

Yes, it's still a small favor, but what is revealed in it is actually respect.

And the effect is very significant, the soldiers have a good impression of Yang Chao, and now they have become respectful from the heart, because they feel that Yang Chao really respects them and treats them well.

This is how Zhang Guozhu's name came from, his original name was Zhang Erzhu, Yang Chao changed the word 'two' to a 'country', and patiently explained the meaning of the name, telling him to be the pillar of the country.

"Two, two months."

Zhang Guozhu touched the back of his head and smiled.

Yang Chao nodded: "Then do you want to go home and have a look?" ”

Zhang Guozhu looked cautiously at the German captain Falkenhayn.

"You don't have to look at him, I've got the final say. You just said do you want to go home and see it? ”

Zhang Guozhu hesitated: "I want to think." But it's not even three months old, so I can't take a vacation. ”

The military regulations of the Germans are very detailed, strict, and rigid, taking a vacation once every three months, 15 days at a time, clearly stipulated, and have always been conscientiously implemented, and no one has the right to change them, and the Germans believe that the guarantee of the German army's combat effectiveness is a strict military system.

But this is a bit difficult to do in China, where a loved one dies and cannot go home, that is, because the holiday has not yet arrived, so it is not allowed to go home.

Yang Chao said: "That's it, since you want to go home, then go home, I'll go back with you and take a look at your house." ”

"Ahh

Zhang Guozhu was stunned.

"What, I'm not welcome to your house?"

Yang Chao pretended to be angry.

Zhang Guozhu immediately said: "Welcome! Why don't you welcome it? ”

In this way, with the special approval of Falkenhayne, Zhang Guozhu took an early leave and took Yang Chao back to his village together.

Yang Chao also hired one or two carriages, and at the same time asked Zhang Guozhu to wear a neat military uniform, go outside to pick up his hair, and go back in good spirits.

Zhang Guozhu, who was sitting in a carriage, was particularly excited, his home was in a village near Qingdaokou, and he usually didn't have much to ride, but this time it was the public money, he was happy to get this limelight, who didn't want to return to his hometown in a beautiful way, and it was all the money from the public family, which was applied for special approval by Yang Chao.

It took more than an hour for the carriage to stagger, and finally arrived at a village next to Jiaozhou City.

After entering the village, he saw someone, and Zhang Erzhu immediately pulled the curtain and greeted him.

"Sister-in-law, I'm back."

Outside the car, a peasant woman who was fetching water at the well suddenly heard someone calling for him, and when she looked back, she turned out to be an acquaintance.

"Yo, it's two pillars, it's all in the car, and it's out of breath. Gotta be an official? ”

"No, no!"

Zhang Guozhu hurriedly clarified, but the peasant woman's eyes showed a deep disbelief.

"Yo, if you come out, you'll be out, and I'm afraid that people will know. We don't want to touch you. ”

"The sister-in-law misunderstood. There really is no promotion. ”

After speaking, Zhang Guozhu didn't dare to speak, immediately put away the car curtain, sat down again very embarrassed, and smiled embarrassedly at Yang Chao.

Yang Chao has been sitting steadily in the car, looking at Zhang Guozhu's expression, for him, Zhang Guozhu's psychology is more worthy of his attention than the scenery outside.

The carriage jolted down the stone road of the village into the narrow streets.

At the same time, the news that Zhang Guozhu went home and got in the car at the same time also spread throughout the village through the big mouth of his sister-in-law.

When Zhang Guozhu returned to the door of his house, there were many neighbors crowded at the door, looking at Zhang Guozhu's carriage curiously.

This carriage is a Western four-wheeled carriage, but it is not the carriage of the governor that Yang Chao did last time, but a bus belonging to the governor's palace.

"The second pillar is down."

"Why is there another person?"

Soon everyone saw Zhang Guozhu get out of the car, but they saw that a person also got off the car, this person was wearing a strange dress, no braids, and short hair, like a foreigner in Qingdaokou.

All of a sudden, everyone took their eyes off Zhang Guozhu and shifted to Yang Chao.

"Don't look at it, look at it."

Zhang Guozhu was a little embarrassed to bombard his neighbors, most of these people who watched the excitement were the closest, most of them were half-grown boys, and most of the real adults were standing far away.

Yang Chao smiled, and at these villagers, regardless of age or age, he gently clasped his fists and saluted, as he saluted when he saw Yuan Shikai, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Hello everyone. I am an advisor in the Second Pillar Army, and I came to visit the elders at the Second Pillar Family. ”

Yang Chao explained his intentions, and Erzhuzi's face suddenly showed a slightly excited gratitude and pride.

A few words can make a person feel comfortable, this is the instinct that Yang Chao has cultivated for a long time.

"Mr. Zhang, come into the house."

Zhang Guozhu pushed open the door of his house with a smile, it was strange that Zhang Guozhu's family was so lively outside, but when Yang Chao also followed into the door, suddenly two old men in tattered coarse cloth clothes came out of the back room, and scolded Zhang Guozhu for not notifying in advance when there were guests coming.

It turns out that as a parent, you don't come to greet your son, but it's different when you have guests.

Yang Chao looked at it, the courtyard of the Zhang family was very simple, with four walls, and they were all walls made of adobe, and there were a few adobe houses on the back wall in the innermost, obviously this was a poor family.

"In Xia Yang Chao, I have seen the second elder."

Yang Chao also greeted the two old men who walked up to him, and at the same time handed over a gift in his hand.

"It's just a small courtesy, not a respect!"

The two old men had never seen Yang Chao so polite, and felt that only cultural people would be so polite, for fear that they would take improper measures and lose their manners, and they didn't know what to do for a while.

Yang Chao smiled when he saw this, handed over the gift to Zhang Guozhu, and then said to the second elder with a smile:

"Won't the two old men invite me in to sit down?"

The man's dark wrinkled face suddenly bloomed, and he hurriedly said, "Please come in, come in." ”

Then he was about to pull Yang Chao, but he felt a little rude when his hand reached halfway, and like his son, he smiled honestly and took it back.

Yang Chao took the old man's hand and walked all the way in, feeling that the old man's hand was trembling a little, and the calluses like a hard shell on it rubbed against Yang Chao's palm.

"The hand of the working people!"

Yang Chao said in his heart.

Soon walked into the back room of the Zhang family, his house has a total of three rooms, three rooms regardless of size, the old man took Yang Chao into a room on the left hand side, Yang Chao knew that the rules in the past, the left hand was the upper room, and the elders lived.

The room was dimly lit and a small bed could be seen with two quilts with many patches on it.

There is also an old table and a chair, and Zhang Guozhu doesn't know where to move two chairs, so that Yang Chao and the Zhang family father and son are sitting together, but Zhang Guozhu's wife goes out, and women don't accompany guests, which is also an old rule.

The old man didn't know what to say, and kept shouting for the old woman to serve tea or something.

Yang Chao spoke first.

"Old man, your son Zhang Guozhu has performed very well in the army, and when he comes back from this holiday, I will also come to you for a walk and disturb you. I just came to the village to have a look, I don't know if there are any difficulties at home? ”

Praise first, and ask for warmth in the cold, this trick is good.

"It's not difficult. The dolls are all out of business, they all go out to earn money, and I am old and can't do anything, so I serve the crops, and there is nothing difficult about it. ”

Yang Chao smiled, then looked around.

Suddenly said to Zhang Guozhu: "Guozhu." The house was repaired and repaired, and when he had earned enough military salaries, he built a brick house. It also allows the elderly to enjoy themselves. ”

Zhang Guozhu is submissive.

The old man said, "You don't need to build a new house." I can't afford that money, both of us are old, and I don't want to enjoy that blessing. Only the children and grandchildren are blessed. If you save money, you have to do your best to get a new yard, and it is only right that you should marry a daughter-in-law for the boss. ”

Yang Chao smiled: "Isn't Brother Zhang at home?" ”

The old man said: "I went out to apprentice, and the apprentices are in their craft, so they won't starve to death." ”

After a long time, the housewife of the Zhang family came back.

Brewing tea for Yang Chao, it took so long that Yang Chao suspected that the tea was borrowed or bought temporarily.

"It's really a waste of money for the old man. Good tea, really good tea. ”

Yang Chao sighed after tasting tea.

In fact, it is not a good tea, but for farmers, there is no habit of drinking tea, and tea is usually considered a luxury.

It really made the Zhang family spend a little money, but the old man was very happy to hear Yang Chao's praise.

Foreigners are not wrong in one thing, Chinese are indeed very welcoming, there are guests to come to the door, that is to try their best to make the guests happy, willing to take out the best things in the home to entertain guests.