Chuliang County, also known as Chuliang City, has fertile soil around it, and is a large grain-producing county in western Shanxi, so it is one of several important county towns controlled by devils.

These days, the people who come and go here have to go through strict scrutiny, and as long as they suspect the slightest suspicion, they will be arrested by the puppet army and tortured.

The reason why the censorship is so strict is because the Kurosawa Wing stationed here is now fighting, so even Chuliang City has entered semi-military management.

Shing mun.

A few plainly dressed villagers pulling carriages were leading their horses and preparing to enter the city, but they were stopped by a puppet army, "You, open the package behind you and let me check it!" And what your wagon pulls, I'm going to check it too. ”

The fellow stopped, glanced back at the puppet army, and then took out a pass from his arms and handed it over, "Give!" ”

The countryman's tone was very blunt, and the puppet army guarding the city gate was stunned for a while, and said in his heart, right, but you dare to fight with me, I don't think you have been beaten badly, right?

The puppet army, who was in an unhappy mood, did not accept the pass, but took off his rifle and gestured, "Oh, where did you come from, what are you going to do in the city?" ”

"Buy food!"

The tone of the fellow is still very impulsive.

The puppet army guarding the door was even more unhappy, he could have rested at the station, but because of the war, he was forced to work overtime, because of this, he is still holding back the fire.

He had nowhere to vent, and was caught up by two blunt words from his fellow countrymen.

was about to make a move, but was stopped by another puppet soldier beside him, "Don't do it yet, look at the pass." After speaking, he took the pass from the villager's hand, and after reading it, he handed it to the villager, "It's okay, let's go." ”

"Lao Zhang, why did you let them in, their cars and packages haven't been checked yet?" The puppet army was very unhappy and began to complain about Lao Zhang.

"That's a pass issued by the brigade commander." Lao Zhang whispered.

"Brigadier Commander?" The puppet army muttered quietly, then put away his gun, and decisively confessed, because the brigade commander's pass is common in several counties, and people with this kind of pass generally have backgrounds, so he dare not provoke.

The carriage slowly drove into Chuliang City, and came to the door of Standard Chartered Bank all the way unhurriedly.

Several fellow villagers are Yoshino, Akagi, and Inoue pretending, and this time they came to Chuliang to carry out Yamamoto's secret mission, and Yamamoto went to Shinozuka to stage his performance.

Yoshino and his party stopped the carriage and looked up at the signboard.

Akagi turned around and whispered, "This is it." ”

Yoshino nodded, then took out a cashier's note from his arms and handed it to Akagi, "Go and go back quickly, don't waste time!" ”

After loading the cashier's check, Akagi turned around and walked into the bank, and it didn't take long for him to return to the carriage, "Everything went well, and the teller of the bank did not have the slightest suspicion." ”

In the south of the city, in Yuejia Hutong, Yoshino and the others stopped the carriage again, Inoue stayed behind to take care of the carriage, and Yoshino and Akagi walked into the alley together.

In the depths of the alley, there was a crimson wooden door, and Yoshino glanced at the wooden sign hanging on the side, "This is it, Akagi-kun, knock on the door." ”

"Tuk Tuk" Akagi knocked on the wooden door.

After a while, a woman's voice came from inside, "Who?" ”

The woman spoke in Japanese, and her voice was very weak and nice, and after hearing this voice, Yoshino's face, which was still a little nervous, suddenly relaxed.

"It's me! A friend of Domoto-kun. Yoshino responded.

"Wait a minute, I'll open the door right away." As she spoke, the woman pulled the deadbolt and opened the wooden door.

With a squeak, the red wooden door slowly opened, revealing a Toei woman dressed in a gray plaid kimono.

The woman was born small, with a typical face of a Dongying woman, without makeup, and simply put her long hair on the top of her head.

When she saw Yoshino, she was a little surprised, because he had never seen this person, and he was still wearing the costume of the Huaxia people, but in politeness, she still put her hands on her lower abdomen and bowed slightly, "Hello, Domoto-kun went to work, and now I am not at home, I am his inner brother Maeda Keiko, please tell me if you have anything, and I will tell him." ”

"Really? That's a shame! Originally, I thought that when I came to Chuliang City this time, I could see Tang Benjun? Yoshino stood up and replied solemnly.

From Yoshino's polite demeanor, Katsura could see that he was an authentic Dongying person, so she relaxed her vigilance, "Excuse me, who are you?" ”

"Let's go down Yoshino again, he's Yutai Akagi, and we're Domoto-kun is a junior!"

Guizi looked at Yoshino carefully, indeed with a strong military temperament, so his vigilance relaxed a little, "If Yoshino-kun doesn't dislike it, please go into the house and sit for a while and have a cup of tea, but although he is busy with work, he will go home every night." ”

"Then trouble Miss Guizi!" Yoshino bowed again.

"You're welcome!" Guizi bowed in return.

Guizi's small courtyard is a typical Chinese-style courtyard, but compared to the clutter of the Chinese people, this small courtyard is neatly tied, and there are almost no piles of debris, even firewood and coal, which are used for heating, are placed in a low wooden house.

When you open the door, you will find the entrance, where there are several pairs of shoes, large and small.

Yoshino and Akagi took off their shoes and arranged them neatly, and followed Katsura into the inner hall.

The interior decoration is half Chinese and half Dongying style, and it seems that Shuntaro Domoto here really regards this place as his home.

Tatami mats, low tables, and the stove against the wall, everything in the tea room is decorated in the style of Toei.

Akagi looked at such a scene and couldn't help but say, "Senior Domoto is really interested, I didn't expect to be able to build such an elegant tea room in this alley." ”

Guizi bowed, "Thank you Akagi-kun for the compliment, Danna will be very happy to hear it." ”

After speaking, he smiled slightly and began to prepare the tea set.

After the tea set was removed, she knelt on the tatami mat to make a fire to boil water, and took out the incense from the incense box and lit it.

A few cigarettes rose slowly, and the smell of sandalwood suddenly filled the tea room.

After Guizi prepared the tea set, the water was already boiling, and then Guizi began the traditional tea ceremony in Dongying.

After some tedious movements, Katsura held the bowl with the palm of her left hand and the five fingers of her right hand held the edge of the bowl, knelt on the ground and lifted the tea bowl to Yoshino, and then gave Akagi a cup in the same way.

Akagi took the tea bowl and raised it high to show his gratitude to Katsuko, then put down the bowl and raised it again before putting the teacup to his mouth and drinking it, followed by a "tsk" praise to show his gratitude for the Katsunako tea ceremony.

Later, Yoshino, who was sitting on the side, also learned his movements.