Meng Shaoyuan was promoted to squadron leader, and he was now an official with real power.
In addition, Meng Shaoyuan was very popular in the two places and had good luck with both sides, so there were many people congratulating him and treating him to guests.
After a few days of busy work, I was finally free.
Mu Dekai quickly found him and said that the house Meng Shao originally asked him to find was found.
house?
Meng Shaoyuan was startled for a moment before he realized, right? Some time ago, he asked Mu Dekai to rent a house for him, so that he would not have to live in a dormitory.
The city entrance is very good, right next to Honggong Temple and very close to Caodu Lane in the second place.
It is a two-story building with electric lights and running water. There is a kitchen, and even better, there is a flush toilet in the separate bathroom.
You know, although this flushing toilet has been around for nearly fifty years, this great invention of British plumber Thomas Clapp is still very rarely used in Chinese households.
Only those families of high officials and businessmen would use it.
Meng Shaoyuan took a closer look and found that it was basically the same as the flush toilets of his time, using a water storage tank and a floating ball.
"Captain Meng, I'm thinking of renting it. It's not a problem." Mu Dekai said with a smile: "You have settled down in Nanjing. How can everyone have their own home? So I just settled down in Nanjing." I took it upon myself to buy it for you. Here, here is the house contract."
Buy it?
Have all the procedures been completed?
Meng Shaoyuan took the contract: "How much is it?"
"The equivalent of five hundred oceans."
so cheap?
Meng Shao had been in Nanjing for some time and had some knowledge of Nanjing's housing prices.
It stands to reason that a two-story building with complete facilities like this would definitely cost more than this.
"This originally belonged to an official of the Ministry of Finance." Mu Dekai explained: "Later, he offended Song Ziwen. Not only was he dismissed from office, he was also severely investigated and dealt with. Now he is still in jail. His family is anxious to get rid of him. We came out and sold everything that could be sold, except for this house. I rushed there as soon as I heard about it, and because of our special status, they didn't dare to ask a high price."
Only then did Meng Shaoyuan understand.
Mu Dekai bought this building, so threats and intimidation are definitely inevitable.
But to be honest, the more Meng Shaoyuan looked at this house, the more satisfied he became.
"Old Mu, I'll give you the money later, and I'll give you five hundred more in addition." Meng Shaoyuan now has money in the bank, and he has become more confident when he speaks:
"You help me replace all the bed and other furniture, especially the bedding with new ones."
"Hey, leave it to me, but it won't cost five hundred oceans."
"Buy me a radio, a gramophone, and some records." Meng Shaoyuan was thinking about the things that had already appeared in this era, and suddenly an idea came to him:
"Do you know where we can sell refrigerators in Nanjing?"
Well, he was sure that there had been refrigerators in this era.
"A refrigerator? That's a good thing. Yes, yes." Mu Dekai took out a newspaper from his pocket: "I remember seeing the advertisement just now."
"Let me take a look." Meng Shaoyuan took the newspaper.
This is a newspaper called "The Avenue". There wasn't much news, with international news accounting for the majority, but advertisements took up more than half of the page.
What about "Red Golden Dragon Premium Domestic Cigarettes", it is also specially marked (produced by Nanjing Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Company) as "Old Brand Hai Cigarettes", "Star Toilet Water", "Baohetang Medicine Hall", and "Gusu Daxing Tea Food and Candy Store" , "Changshou Bu Shen Pills" and so on.
There are advertisements for refrigerators in prominent places.
Arctic Electric Store, located in Tongren Street, Zhongshan Road, mainly promotes its own "old-brand electric refrigerators" and emphasizes "beautiful style, sophisticated structure, economical and durable."
interesting.
Meng Shaoyuan pointed to the advertisement: "Old Mu, just go here and buy a refrigerator for me."
It seems that summer is coming, and Nanjing is a famous stove.
When the time comes when I get home from work, I open the refrigerator and open a bottle of "Friends" beer. The taste shouldn't be too good.
At that time, all the beer sold in Nanjing was produced by Shanghai Shunhe Brewery, without even a single competitor.
Meng Shaoyuan's eyes fell on the end of the advertisement:
"Yangzi Dance Hall, Sanma Road, Shanghai, American band, spring floor, air-conditioning, excellent five-star."
"Old Mu, why did this Shanghai dance hall advertisement get published in Nanjing newspapers?" Meng Shaoyuan was puzzled.
"What's so strange about this?" Mu Dekai explained with a smile: "Many senior officials in the Nanjing National Government own real estate in Shanghai and take the train to Shanghai for vacation every holiday. Therefore, these Shanghai real estate and entertainment industries The advertisements are actually for these people."
Only then did Meng Shaoyuan understand: "Hey, can we get the air-conditioning equipment in this ballroom?"
"This is not easy to handle." Mu Dekai frowned in a rare moment: "It seems that Nanjing doesn't do this. We have to invite them from Shanghai, but people from Shanghai may not be willing to come."
Meng Shaoyuan said "Oh", slightly disappointed.
We already have a refrigerator, but if we need another air-conditioning device, wouldn’t it be an air conditioner?
Don't you want your little life to be too comfortable?
Mu Dekai guessed what Meng Shaoyuan was thinking: "Captain Meng, it's hard for us in Nanjing when summer comes, but there's nothing we can do about it. Summer is here, I'll help you buy a big ice cube and put it in the bathtub like this , and turn on the fan to make sure you stay cool. This is how the wealthy people in Nanjing cool down in the summer."
Is it considered a primitive air conditioner?
Well, this is my home in Nanjing.
Before Meng Shaoyuan came to this era, he never thought that he would settle down in Nanjing.
From now on, I am no longer a passing guest.
I have truly integrated into this era.
By the way, how did you travel to this era?
That day, Meng Shaoyuan remembered that it was Sunday and he went for an outing in the suburbs. Unexpectedly, there was sudden lightning and thunder, and the sky that was fine just now was suddenly about to rain heavily.
Meng Shaoyuan hurriedly tried to find a place to take shelter from the rain, but he missed his step and fell into a hole.
At this moment, a dazzling bolt of lightning penetrated the hole.
Meng Shaoyuan disappeared from his world.
Then the piercing bugle sound woke up Meng Shaoyuan, and he found himself:
Time traveled!
Became a student at the CSKA.
Then, we came to the Second Division of the Military Command Bureau.
They come, the security.
After Meng Shaoyuan got over the initial panic, he calmed down and accepted this fact calmly.
I definitely won’t be able to go back, but I’d better think about how to survive in this era and how to face the war that is about to break out in more than a year, causing the entire land of China to be filled with flames of war and devastation of life.
You can always do something for this country.
Meng Shaoyuan composed himself: "Where is the Lu Yixuan we caught?"
"It's still closed, what's wrong?"
"Let's go and see where he goes."
Meng Shaoyuan said and walked out of the house, saying as he walked: "Don't say it, I always think this guy can be useful."
