Three: Enable the old housekeeper

When she came back from the Eighth Route Army office, her mother-in-law hated to meet them too late. If you had known them earlier, you would have been in Chongqing at this time. Everyone must have made friends.

Mother-in-law likes to cut through the mess quickly when it comes to big things, and she acts immediately when she sets a decision. She listened to Li Kenong and promised him to go, and she would definitely go.

The mother-in-law had already thought about the details of the walk on the way back. When she got home, she immediately called the porter to arrange for someone to call the old housekeeper. By this time the old butler was already sitting in front of her, waiting for her orders.

The mother-in-law said: "Old housekeeper, on the question of whether to go or not, the chess pieces in my hand have fallen. I'm calling you here today to talk about this.

"I met Li Kenong in the office of the Eighth Route Army, and he polished my eyes and let me see the direction clearly in a few words. I decided to go with his guidance.

"The country must preserve its strength, the army must preserve its strength, and I, Zhangfu, must also preserve our strength. Only by preserving strength can we develop and defeat devils.

"I want to open it, there is no endless road, I can go to Chongqing without doing silk business. What to do in the future will be decided later.

"I'm old, and it doesn't matter if I'm dead or alive. God bless me to live a few more years, and let me see the day when the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was won, that was my blessing.

"As long as my son, my granddaughter, my family, and those young subordinates, and my old mother, who has been with me all my life and is now old, are safe.

"I'm going to think about them now, and I'm going to take them with the government. I can't let the Japanese destroy them.

"I'm a little late in taking them into exile, but the Japanese army has not yet besieged the city, and the steamers and trains are still operating. It's still too late.

"I am still responding to the government's order to move the capital, to reduce the burden on the troops defending the city. It is anti-Japanese and patriotic.

"There are still a long days to come. Stay in the green mountains without worrying about no firewood. As long as everyone's lives can be saved, the day of victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression will be ushered in.

"I called you here to tell you that I was leaving, and I handed over the home in Nanjing and the people who couldn't go with me to you, and you chose the people you needed to guard here. You're not going with me. ”

The old housekeeper was not at all surprised when he heard his mother-in-law's words. He was already an eighty-year-old man, and he looked down on death. What's more, he is a person with a lot of children and grandchildren.

He was very aware of the brutality of the Japanese army, and he had a duty to protect his master, his children and grandchildren, and the young people in the house.

He stood up and bowed respectfully to his mother-in-law, and said, "The ancestor called me, I have already thought that this matter is this, and no one in the Zhang Mansion can take this responsibility except me."

"The captain of the guard, who was entrusted by the general to protect his master, died a few years earlier. Although the old man Li has the ability, he has no organizational ability.

"I was the only one who followed the general, facing the Japanese army approaching Nanjing day by day. I have to stand up. I listen to my ancestors, and I am willing to serve my ancestors.

"The ancestor decided to flee, and it was a wise decision. It is my honor that my ancestors can trust me, and I don't know when my ancestors will leave. ”

The mother-in-law said, "Tomorrow." You'll take over tomorrow morning. ”

The old housekeeper said, "Take care of your ancestors, I'll come tomorrow." ”

The old housekeeper got in the car and left, and the mother-in-law walked back and forth in the house, and she wanted to review the escape plan in her mind.

No one can be left behind, not a single thing can be forgotten. Every detail must be thought through, and there can be no case. There must be no mistakes.

Suddenly there was a chaotic sound outside the gate, and the mother-in-law felt abnormal, and she asked in a surprised voice, "What's going on outside?" ”

An old mother ran in a panic and said, "Ancestor, it's terrible, something happened." The devil's spy assassinated the general manager, and the fight was terrible. We hurt a henchman. ”

The mother-in-law asked anxiously, "Have all our people returned?" ”

The old mother said anxiously and loudly: "All of our people are back, and they are all at the gate." Everyone is panicking, Ancestor go and take a look. ”

The mother-in-law rushed to the gate with an arrow, and she saw that the road at the gate had been blocked by the attendants at both ends, and the people in the car were lifting the injured attendants under the car.

The mother-in-law couldn't see that Kiko was anxious, and she shouted, "Kiko, where is Kiko!" ”

Kiko said loudly on the other side of the car, "Mother, I'm here, I don't have anything." We killed two of them, and when we took off our clothes, we realized that they were devil's spies.

"My friend was about to move inward, I saw him off, and when I came out of dinner, the spies suddenly rushed out and shot me. The attendant Xiao Zhao quickly blocked a shot for me.

"We immediately fought back, and they were so numerous that we couldn't hold our heads up.

At this time, Akiko came to pick me up with people, and when they heard the gunshots, they knew that there was a situation and rushed to help.

"The agents saw that there were people supporting us, and they couldn't figure out how many of us were coming. They left two bodies behind and ran away. ”

The mother-in-law breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Is Xiao Zhao badly injured?" ”

Kiko said, "It's amazing. Then go to the doctor. ”

The mother-in-law hurriedly said, "Don't get out of the car." Evacuate to hospital immediately. The housekeeper took two attendants to the National Police Agency Hospital. Go there close. They have experience in treating gunshot wounds. ”

Kiko said, "I'll take you there." The doctor there is familiar with me. ”

The mother-in-law said, "The devil is coming for you, you can't go." They go, and the devils will not deal with them. There will be no danger. ”

Xizi said: Mother, the famous people in Nanjing are gone, and the devil uses me, a little person, as a target in order to disturb the society, which is too unproductive.

The mother-in-law said, "I'm worried about this, and I'm here to speak." If they don't succeed this time, there will definitely be a second time, so you have to be more careful. ”

The next morning, when I asked for peace, my mother-in-law said, "I have already informed me to go down and start dinner half an hour earlier today." Come to my house after dinner, and I have something to say to you.

"The boss don't send things to his subordinates today, notify the door, the porter closes the door, and from now on, no one should go out of the courtyard, only enter and not leave. Wait for my words. Okay, let's go to dinner together. ”

Kiko said, "Mother." If you have something to say, let's talk about it now, I have made an appointment today, and I will rush to the foreign bank to meet after dinner. ”

The mother-in-law said solemnly: "Put down the things in your hands first, and let go of the urgent things." No one is allowed to go out without my consent. ”

After dinner, Wang Mingming washed his face and straightened his head in the house, and when she came to her mother-in-law's house, the others were already there.

Wang Mingming and the eldest sister and the second sister stood side by side, the room was very quiet, only the ticking of the clock, and she noticed that everyone was a little uneasy.

Wang Ming looked at Xizi in surprise, and Xizi sat there with her head bowed and thinking about her thoughts. What is the important thing about the mother-in-law! Last night's business has been dealt with.

The mother-in-law sat there peacefully. Although she was very energetic, the complexion on her face was not very good, and she must not have slept well last night. She must have something important to tell everyone.

When she saw that the people had arrived, she told her subordinates to stand down, and when they went out, she closed the door. She said, "Sit down." ”

When everyone was seated, the mother-in-law said, "Kiko." Last time you told me that the business had been closed and everything was done according to what I said. You tell everybody about it. ”

Wang Mingming was taken aback, the family has already received business, why is this? When did it start? She didn't know anything beforehand.

She looked at the eldest sister and the second sister, and they also looked at Kiko in surprise.

Kiko said: "Mother, since the national mobilization on August 20, the government has switched to a wartime system and set up a base camp.

"You told me to hurry up and collect the business, you said that the war with the Japanese is going to be big, and our family business can't be ruined by the devils.

"You have commanded me the same way. I did as my mother told me.

"I first dealt with the branch in the field, and at the same time sold the company's computer room at a low price. Then settle all the debts outside.

"Whoever picks up the goods without paying the money, I deduct all the goods. The mortgage contract has been fully processed, and the one who should be refunded has been refunded. The goods in the warehouse were delivered in cash at a reduced price as much as possible, and all of them have been sold.

"By the end of September, our business was closed. Everything went smoothly. Now it's out of stock and light.