"Qinghua, what's the matter with you here?

"I won't!" Qinghua looked at Ma Hongji angrily and said, "Why do they apologize to everyone, so they don't have my share?"

"They sincerely apologized for what happened back then, you only moved here last year, what happened to you, why did others apologize to you?"

"Ha-ha-ha-......"

Ma Hongxin took the lead in laughing, causing everyone to burst into laughter.

"Hmph, old horse, you wait. ”

Qinghua's face turned red, Ma Hongji looked white, stomped his feet, turned around and left.

With Li Jing's old eyes, he naturally understood at a glance: this woman named Qinghua must have something to do with Ma Hongji...... Afterwards, I inquired with Ma Hongxin, and sure enough, this blue and white was redeemed by Ma Hongji from the kiln, but somehow, Mr. Zhang just didn't agree, so he couldn't enter the door of Ma's mansion, so he had to be Ma Hongji's outer room. Even the three-year-old children in the village know about this, but outsiders like Li Jing don't know about it...... Otherwise, if another woman dared to be so big and small with the patriarch, someone would have come forward to teach her a lesson.

"Lao Li, you must not have eaten yet, right? I will invite my brothers to breakfast. ”

"We've eaten. ”

Li Jing saw Ma Hongji's eyes and understood that Ma Hongji had something to say to himself in private. was about to respond, but he didn't think that Ma Hongxin was really straight-tempered, and he took the first step to speak, so angry that Li Jing glared at him fiercely, and said, "That's you, we haven't had breakfast yet." ”

Then he smiled at Ma Hongji and said: "Old Ma, don't say it, I don't feel hungry if you don't mention breakfast, this mentions, my stomach immediately growls with hunger, just to taste the food in the village." ”

The two of them took the lead in talking and laughing, but Ma Hongxin muttered: "I've really eaten it!" I looked at the dishes and chopsticks you put down...... Damn, I really didn't eat breakfast. Brother, you wait for me. ”

Ma Hongxin thought that Li Jing and Ma Hongji must be talking about some secret things, and he was ready to eavesdrop - always walking two or three meters behind the two. Who knows, the two of them are just talking: how did you sleep last night, and what kind of polite words are there to talk about trouble and so on, what kind of secrets are there?

After listening to it for a while, Ma Hongxin couldn't hold it back: You are all useless, you are delaying your work, I still have nowhere to vent my anger.

Thinking of this, Ma Hongxin took two steps quickly, caught up with the two of them, and directly interjected and asked, "Brother, you lied to me again." ”

Of course, Ma Hongji knew very well in his heart what this so-called 'deception' was about: he had already made a plan to send a batch of grain to Li Jing and them, the amount was 5,000 catties, which was also agreed upon during the secret conversation with Li Jing.

And for forcibly getting Ma Hongxin drunk, there is also a purpose: yesterday for the arrival of Li Jing and others, Ma Hongji's first reaction was to prepare to kill in secret, and Ma Hongxin was his own cousin after all, and he couldn't kill people, so he simply sent the old housekeeper to come forward and half-push and half-forcibly get drunk, which can be regarded as taking care of relatives and leaving a way back for himself, so as not to be scolded by the villagers for being ruthless, and even his relatives will not let go - this is very important in the atmosphere at that time, and it is also a necessary means to unite the clansmen, otherwise, in today's wordsWhen the hearts of the people are scattered, it is difficult to lead the team. ’。

After all, Majiapo Village is under the jurisdiction of Sanqiao County, and the current timing controller of Sanqiao County is the Eighth Route Army Assault Regiment, if the commander of the fifth battalion of the assault regiment and his soldiers are killed or injured, the assault regiment will never let him go afterwards.

Therefore, as soon as Mr. Zhang persuaded him, Ma Hongji knew how to choose.

It's just that there is no regret medicine in the world, since he decided to get Ma Hongxin drunk at the beginning, but now he is friends with Li Jing and others, who can get it first? Otherwise, it wouldn't be so troublesome.

Therefore, early in the morning, seeing Ma Hongxin's angry investigation, Ma Hongji immediately threw the black pot to the old housekeeper, and then, with a little guilt in his heart, it was normal to give a certain amount of compensation.

What's more, this compensation is originally a benefit but not a fee, to put it bluntly, it is a batch of grain in two names, anyway, they are both given to the same family, there is no loss, and Ma Hongxin can make up for last night's mistakes, why not?

It's just a little joke between brothers, which is harmless, and can change a good mood, and it's idle anyway.

"How could I lie to you?"

"You obviously promised to give me 5,000 catties of food in the morning, but as a result, you played the trick of marrying one daughter and two husbands, mixing the food given to Battalion Commander Li with the food given to me, what else can you do if you don't lie to me?"

"Isn't this called a bad preference?" Ma Hongji smiled and glanced at Li Jing, who was smiling helplessly, and said to Ma Hongxin: "Hongxin, let me ask you, are you a member of the assault regiment?"

"Yes, definitely. ”

"Then are you planning to give these 5,000 catties of grain to Camp Commander Li and them?"

"Of course!"

"Isn't that all there is to it?"

Ma Hongxin was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said hurriedly: "However, the account is not calculated by you......"

How could Ma Hongji let him finish his words, and directly interrupted him, saying, "Why isn't that the case? Let me ask you, did I promise to give you 5,000 catties of grain?"

"Yes!"

"And Camp Commander Li, did they get 5,000 catties of grain?"

"But ......"

Ma Hongxin's tongue is obviously not as clever as Ma Hongji, and because of his impatience, he has been confused by Ma Hongji, Li Jing doesn't want to watch Ma Hongxin do it in a hurry, and he doesn't want to offend Ma Hongji because of this matter, so naturally he has to interrupt.

"Okay, okay, Hongxin, there's no need to care about these details. Comrades all know that you got the 5,000 catties of grain, and everyone is very grateful to you in their hearts, so why should you pursue this trivial matter...... Forget it, forget it, let's go, take me to eat the food in the village, and let me feel how rich the breakfast of Lao Ma's family is. ”

Then, he 'whispered' in Ma Hongxin's ear: "It's a big deal, you go back and call more people, won't we get the interest on the 5,000 catties of grain back?"

After speaking, he winked at Ma Hongxin, who was stunned.

Ma Hongxin immediately shouted "Okay!" and then ran out, forgetting that he was hungry. It can be seen that Ma Hongxin is not only straightforward, but also has a violent temper, and he will do what he says.

Looking at Ma Hongxin's back, Li Jing smiled helplessly at Ma Hongji and said, "Comrade Ma Hongxin's temper is really hot!"

"It's because I didn't educate him well since I was a child. Ma Hongji also nodded a little embarrassedly. But he muttered in his heart: Is it because Hongxin beat him less after he was a child? Or is it because the strength is not in place?

Then, the two began to chat while walking again: Li Jing didn't ask, and Ma Hongji didn't take the initiative to speak, as if they had forgotten the look that Ma Hongji gave Li Jing before. It can be seen that these two people are not only deep in the city, but also have a lot of experience in talking with people.

Coming to the east entrance of the village, Li Jing looked at the two-story wooden restaurant, feeling a little embarrassed, but also a little sighing: after attacking Majiapo Village for the third time, after attacking the village, at that time, this restaurant was the temporary headquarters of the bandit alliance, but it was only occupied for less than two hours before it was forced to evacuate urgently. And now, not to mention his own change of heart, he was invited to this restaurant for breakfast...... After savoring it carefully, Li Jing only has one sentence to describe in his heart: the past is unbearable!

However, seeing the restaurant brand of 'Golden Dragon Hotel', Li Jing was a little surprised.

He remembers very well that the previous sign of this restaurant was 'Majia Restaurant', and it was a time-honored signboard that had been inherited for nearly 200 years. However, how has it become another brand now, that is, the owner of the restaurant has changed.

After taking a closer look at the inscription on the signboard, it was actually written by Ma Hongji, which made Li Jing even more confused: This restaurant, which has been inherited for nearly 200 years, can be said to be the ancestral heirloom of your Ma Hongji, and you are not a person who is short of money, and it is impossible to sell this well-known local signboard to others. So, nine times out of ten, which powerful person takes a fancy to this restaurant, forcing you to have to transfer, and even inscribe to others aggrievedly.

However, on second thought, Ma Hongji is definitely not a soft-hearted person. Even if the powerful people forced them to compromise at that time, but the little devils occupied this place first, and now the assault group controls this area, that is to say, the original powerful people will either die or flee at this time, and they will definitely not pose a substantial threat to you anymore, at least for the time being. Then, with your Ma Hongji's thoughts and means, for this kind of humiliation that is simply a knife stuck in the heart, and a loud slap, and even the shame of the Ma family in the entire Majiapo Village, and you can still bear it, and you didn't take the opportunity to take this restaurant back, this is really a rare thing!

The curiosity in his heart made Li Jing couldn't help but stop his pace, looked at the signboard of the restaurant, and asked implicitly: "Lao Li, your writing is so beautiful." ”

I don't know if Li Jing deliberately pretended to be stupid or didn't understand, but I saw him smile faintly and said: "The current owner of this restaurant is not only my brother in life and death, but also my savior, how dare you not worry about giving him an inscription!"

At this time, a middle-aged man with a lame right foot walked out of the restaurant, stood at the door and smiled at Ma Hongji: "Big brother, you haven't been here for a few days...... It just so happened that I received a roe deer yesterday, and I was thinking about inviting you over for a few drinks in the evening, but I didn't expect you to come. ”

Ma Hongji smiled and nodded, and then said to Li Jing: "This is my brother Jin San." Now, the restaurant is his. ”

In this regard, Jin San hurriedly smiled and said: "Big brother, you are making fun of me again, this restaurant, it's just that you asked me to help you look at it, but I dare not say it's mine." ”

"The third child, don't tell me about this, you don't want the real estate contract to be sent to you a few times, you have to be so polite to me, is it interesting?"

"Heh!heh!" said at the door that these were inappropriate, and Jin San smiled and invited everyone to come in......