Although Li Jing gave generous gifts and apologized, even the content of the negotiation did not harm Ma Hongji in any way, but it was not good.

But it is precisely because of these reasons that Ma Hongji has a suspicion that he can't believe it.

Even if he can't tell for a while whether Li Jing is sincere or not to help them fight devils, Ma Hongji believes that no matter how closely guarded, there will always be a little flaw inadvertently, even if there is only a trace, as long as he catches it, he can peel off the cocoon and judge the other party's purpose.

Therefore, the more Li Jing is like this, the more suspicious Ma Hongji is.

To put it bluntly, the main reason is that Li Jing's image and methods of fighting bandits in the past really left a deep impression on Ma Hongji. I haven't seen him for a few years, but when I suddenly met, I was stunned to find that Li Jing had such a huge change, who would dare to believe it?

Therefore, Ma Hongji sent the old housekeeper to take the opportunity of arranging accommodation for Li Jing and others to secretly observe everything.

In addition to his own mansion, Ma Hongji also has two large houses connected to each other in the village, one of which is his old house, and the other was originally prepared by his father for his younger brother.

The two houses are very large, the old house covers an area of more than one acre, and the new house covers an area of more than two acres, with more than 30 square rooms, and Li Jing this time took a reinforced company, 20 grassroots instructors, 10 nurses, two surgeons, one attending doctor, and 15 propaganda team members, there are 208 people.

But to the surprise of the old housekeeper, Li Jing took the initiative to refuse the old mansion, because he felt that the old mansion was the place where the Ma family started, and it was disrespectful for him to live in it as an outsider, and he didn't dare and couldn't do it. These words moved the old housekeeper very much - you must know that the person who said this was a big bandit in the past, and it was his professional ethics to kill, arson, burn, kill and loot, but now under the change of heart, he is so kind, and this feeling is even deeper.

As for the new house, Li Jing lived with a smile, although the villagers said that this new house was unlucky, otherwise, how could the second young master die within two years of living in?

However, Li Jing said with a smile that the Communists respect everyone's customs, but they do not talk about superstition. Besides, as soldiers, they all hang their heads on their belts, ready to sacrifice their lives for the country anytime and anywhere, and they are even ready to die with the little devils, so since they are not even afraid of death, they are naturally not afraid of these superstitious cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods.

The new house is divided into two floors, with 18 rooms, plus two lobbies.

Li Jing ordered that the doctors, nurses, and comrades of the propaganda team must take good care of them, so the two doctors were one person in one room (but the two doctors opposed such special care, and in the end, the two doctors lived in one room).

Originally, the ten nurses were also two people in one room, but in the end, at the insistence of the nurses themselves, ten people, divided into two groups, each group had a room.

The propaganda team consisted of fifteen comrades, of whom eight were gay men with two rooms and seven were women with two rooms.

And the purpose of this is well understood: everyone is trying to save rooms so that more comrades can sleep in the room, after all, it is definitely much more comfortable to sleep in a room than under the eaves.

The lobby upstairs serves as the militia headquarters, and the lobby below is the world of medical staff.

There were also thirteen rooms, except one for ammunition, one for weapons, and one for money. In addition, a room was set aside as a ward for the wounded (now there are two wounded). The remaining nine rooms are where the warriors sleep...... And Li Jing also made it clear to everyone that the command and the soldiers are only here temporarily, and this can only be a hospital in the future. Early tomorrow morning, we must start cutting wood and building houses, and it is one reason that we must not cause trouble to the common people, and another point is that these nine rooms will definitely not be able to accommodate more than 140 people. Besides, once you start a fight with the little devils, it will definitely add a lot of wounded, and when the time comes, these nine rooms may not be enough.

Besides, a thousand militiamen will be coming in a few days, so it is necessary to build at least a few houses before they come, otherwise it will be nothing for everyone to sleep under the eaves, but mosquitoes will be a troublesome thing—the mosquitoes in the spring will be fierce. And when it rains, especially heavy rain, it is a sin: tired from training during the day, but at night you have to accept the wind and rain, and the good people have to be dragged down.

And the fighters also took care of each other: comrades who were weak or particularly tired went to rest in their rooms, and the rest slept in open bunks under the eaves.

Then, in front of the old housekeeper, Ergazi took two squads of soldiers to the outside of the village to guard.

It doesn't matter if Li Jing is acting for himself again, anyway, the old housekeeper thinks that if these people are really so disciplined, it will definitely be a good thing for the safety of the village. As soon as his heart softened, he took the initiative to propose to Li Jing: There is no need to let the brothers who sleep under the eaves suffer this crime, besides, the brothers are here to defend the village, and while throwing their heads and spilling their blood, they actually have to sleep under the eaves. He could arrange for these soldiers to temporarily live in the homes of the villagers, and then move out after the new houses were built, without any trouble at all.

As a result, Li Jingjun's orders were like mountains and could not bring a burden to the people, so he politely refused.

The old housekeeper was moved for a while...... Of course, while being moved, he faintly felt in his heart that this didn't seem to be acting for everyone to see, maybe the military regulations of the Eighth Route Army were so strict.

After several fruitless conversations, the old housekeeper had to personally take Wang Zhongjun and a platoon of soldiers to the top of the back mountain.

Although Ma Hongji agreed to Li Jing's proposal to send troops to be stationed in the back mountain, so that they could grasp the advantage of the commanding heights in case something happened, because the commanding heights of the back mountains were too important, if Ma Hongji or the old housekeeper did not explain it personally, Li Jing and the others would definitely not be able to peacefully change their defenses.

Before going out, the old man deliberately looked back and found that Li Jing was actually holding a marching quilt and huddled with the soldiers, planning to sleep under the eaves together...... This made the old housekeeper already believe that Li Jing had really changed a lot, and he was absolutely refreshed, and he was no longer the mountain king he used to be.

On the way to Houshan, the old housekeeper kept talking and learned more about the discipline of the Eighth Route Army from Wang Zhongjun. Of course, it is natural to talk about how Li Jing became what he is now.

Wang Zhongjun also pretended not to know that he was being talked to by the old housekeeper, just like a stunned rectum, what to say.

When Li Jing first joined the assault regiment, because he was not used to the various military regulations of the Eighth Route Army, he made a lot of jokes. For example, in the article of equality between officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, Li Jing's shoes were worn out at that time, and he happened to see a new soldier wearing new shoes, so he immediately ordered the other party to exchange the new shoes with his old shoes, but the other party did not give them, and he also ordered a robbery. But in the end, under the criticism of the political commissar, Li Jing realized his mistake, not only apologized to the recruit, but also made a review in public, and was locked up for three days...... Hearing such a story, the old butler would of course laugh in unison.

For example, once in a battle with a little devil, Li Jing not only fought in person, fighting very bravely and tenaciously, but also specially told his henchmen: In the past, when we were heroes in the green forest, we were not a bad breed in war, and now we are defending the family and the country, which is a great thing for the glory of the ancestors.

As a result, one of his cousins couldn't stand the shelling of the little devil and fled out like crazy, Li Jing didn't say a word, snatched a rifle from his side, and killed it with one shot. And said loudly to his comrades: "Whoever dares to be a deserter in a fight to the death today, let alone Lao Tzu's own cousin, even Lao Tzu's own son, Lao Tzu will also shoot him." ”

And in that battle, it was under Li Jing's brave style of strict military discipline and taking the lead in demonstrating that he really withstood the attack of the little devils and made great contributions to the victory of the Battle of Yanzikou.

And so on and so forth!

Wang Zhongjun said a lot, and the old housekeeper also listened a lot, some stories made people angry, some stories moved people, and some stories made people cry. However, the old housekeeper seemed to understand a little in his heart: why Li Jing had such an amazing change in this short period of half a year.

The old housekeeper not only told everything he saw and heard with his own eyes, bit by bit, but even said his feelings at that time without reservation. Ma Hongji and the other three who listened to it really had mixed feelings in their hearts, and they didn't know what to say.

For a moment, the room could hear a needle drop.

After a long time, Zhang Jinlong suddenly asked the old housekeeper: "Old housekeeper, do you only notice their good, but don't see their bad?"

"Third master, although the villain is old, these old eyes are not faint. After the old butler protested euphemistically, he said with a smile: "Even if they are acting for us to see, I think that so many people, being able to act to such a seamless point can be regarded as a great ability, at least, it also shows that their military orders are like a mountain......"

Speaking of this, the old butler pondered for a while, and then said with a wry smile: "If there is anything wrong with them, it is that they have not washed their feet, so they hurriedly make bunks on the floor, and fall asleep...... Uh-huh! The snoring was loud. However, as far as these are concerned, it is to make the villain admire. Because it just shows that they are really too tired during the day. ”

After speaking, he also glanced at Old Man Zhang, as if to say: They planned to come to us during the day, but they ran desperately to save you halfway, and then rushed over overnight, can you not be tired?

Old Man Zhang also understood, so after he nodded, he stood up, stretched his waist, and said to Ma Hongji: "Xiaoji, don't try again, it's easy to be self-defeating if you try again...... I'm old, and the road ahead will be tested by yourself, and you have to be more attentive, especially to take a long-term view, understand?"

The child remembered. ”

"That's good. However, the bottom line and precautions that should be there must still be, after all, the old saying 'you can't hurt people, you can't have the heart to prevent people', is still very reasonable...... I'm tired, so I'm all gone. ”