Ten large carriages loaded with bulging bags of marijuana came out of the Gao family enclosure. Gao Kuirong felt a twinge of pain in his heart as he looked at the majestic convoy of carriages.
I can't stand it anymore, I'm afraid I'll vomit blood if I look at it one more time.
Gao Kuirong turned around and put the dishes on the table and half of the roast chicken into the food box. He picked up the remaining half bottle of wine and the food box and went back to the second wife's room to drink.
Gao Meijuan sat on the sack of the first carriage and looked at Xie Tian who was riding beside him and said: "Captain Xie, you just said half of what you said. I said that the common people also want to live a peaceful life like me. You said that is not necessarily the case. Why?"
Xie Tian turned to look at Gao Meijuan and smiled: "You are the eldest lady of the Gao family, so naturally you want to live a peaceful life, but for ordinary people, there is no such thing as a peaceful life even if there are no Japanese."
"How do you say this?" Gao Meijuan looked at Xie Tian curiously.
Xie Tian shook his head and stared at Gao Meijuan and said: "Then let's make it clear. Even if there is no war, the people's lives will still be difficult. I rent your fields and pay your rent. After a busy year, that's all. I'm going to be starving to death, and I'm afraid I won't be able to see meat and fish once a year, how can this life be any better?"
The groom who was leading the horse and driving the cart couldn't help but sigh softly, full of sadness. His voice was a little louder and reached Gao Meijuan's ears.
Gao Meijuan glanced at the groom's back, remained silent for a moment, looked at Xie Tian and said, "Nature selects the fittest to survive. This shouldn't be our family's fault, right?"
Xie Tian raised his lips and smiled: "There is nothing wrong with the saying that natural selection of the fittest survives. The world will never be fair, and the law of the jungle of the weak and the strong will never change. However, the means of competition must be fair. , Only in this way can people be convinced.”
Gao Meijuan said harshly: "Our family has never done anything evil. The family fortune we have now is all due to my father's careful calculation."
Xie Tianyangtian laughed: "Some things may not be harmful to you, or even justified, but to others, they may be bullying. Otherwise, tell me, why does your family build such a high fence? And you have prepared such a high wall. Multiple guns? Who to guard against? What are you afraid of?"
Gao Meijuan was speechless.
Yes, why does our house have such a high fence?
When we step out of the circle, it seems that few people outside are kind to our family members.
Xie Tian continued: "Leaving a way for others to survive means leaving a way for yourself. You are a smart person and you should know what I mean."
Gao Meijuan was silent for a long time, looked at Xie Tian and said, "You are pro-communist."
Xie Tian smiled: "Maybe."
Gao Meijuan looked at Xie Tian: "Are you really Xie Baoqing?"
Xie Tian looked at Gao Meijuan and asked, "What else?"
Gao Meijuan shut her mouth speechlessly. Do you need to have such knowledge to be a bandit these days?
The carriage convoy immediately attracted people's attention when it entered Dagu Town. Within dozens of miles around, only Gaojiaweizi could have such a large carriage convoy.
The people around the Gao family are envious, jealous and hateful, and dare not speak out in anger.
They have power, money and guns, so I can't afford to offend them.
The carriage convoy marched straight down the street in the direction of Changlong Silk and Satin Store. Gao Meijuan sat on the grain stack and curiously looked at the gaudy anti-Japanese slogans posted on both sides of the street, guessing that these slogans should be posted by the Eighth Route Army, who loved doing this job.
Seeing many people gathering in front of Changlong Silk and Satin Store from a distance, Gao Meijuan couldn't help but asked strangely: "Why are there so many people on the street?"
Xie Tian glanced at Gao Meijuan and said, "I haven't told you yet, Changlong Silk and Satin Mansion is my property, and we are recruiting soldiers here now."
"Your property?" Gao Meijuan looked at Xie Tian in surprise and asked, "Who are you, the proprietress Tang Wan'er?"
Gao Meijuan and Er Niang were frequent visitors to Changlong Silk and Satin Shop, and they knew Tang Wan'er very well.
Xie Tian smiled: "Bitch, what, do you know each other?"
Gao Meijuan was stunned and giggled: "So you are the boss of the big business that Wan'er said was in the provincial capital, Xie Baoqing of Heiyun Village, she has deceived all of us."
Xie Tianyi smiled: "I asked her to say that."
With such a large group of carriages coming, the people gathered at the entrance of the silk and satin shop naturally noticed it.
Tang Wan'er breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Xie Tian riding on a tall horse, a smile broke out on her face, and she and Tiedan came over one after another.
Tiedan ran fast, and he caught up with Xie Tian one step ahead and took the reins. He raised his head and smiled at Xie Tian and said, "Godfather, I was planning to go to the Gao family enclosure to look for you."
Xie Tian jumped off his horse and slapped Tiedan on top of his head, laughing and scolding: "Have you forgotten again? Call the leader."
"Yes, Captain."
Xie Tian looked at Tang Haoer and smiled slightly: "I'm back."
Tang Wan'er smiled and said, "It's good to be back. Many refugees have already arrived. Two pots of porridge have been released. It is estimated that more people will come before dark. Xiaoman and the others are cooking porridge."
Xie Tian looked at the refugees sitting on the ground and huddled together on both sides of the street, and nodded: "Make the porridge thicker. I brought back the food. A hundred stone sticks will be enough for a while."
There were too many people on the street, so it was impossible for Tang Wan'er to make overly intimate gestures with Xie Tian, but she still couldn't help but hold Xie Tian's hand and smile at Xie Tian.
To be able to get food back from Gao Kuirong, Tang Wan'er knew that Xie Tian must have used some tricks, but as long as Xie Tian could come back safely, that would be fine.
At this time, an unpleasant voice came from the side. Gao Meijuan walked towards Tang Wan'er with a straight face: "Wan'er, you deceived me so hard. You never told me that you were in charge of Xie Baoqing of Heiyun Village."
Tang Waner smiled calmly and took Gao Meijuan's hand: "If Sister Meijuan knew that I was in charge of Xie Baoqing, I'm afraid she wouldn't come to my silk and satin shop. I can't bear to lose you as a big customer, so I can only hide it."
Gao Kuirong is very stingy about himself, but he is very generous with this eldest daughter. He wants the stars not to be plucked from the moon. What's more, Gao Kuirong also thinks that the women in the family dress beautifully to show his pride, and he will do it every now and then. The two wives and Gao Meijuan used the money to buy clothes and jewelry, and Gao Meijuan became Tang Waner's regular customer.
Xie Tian ignored the two women's cries and turned to Tiedan and asked: "How many soldiers have we recruited now?"
Tiedan replied: "Twelve, including me, there are thirteen in total."
Xie Tian hummed: "Go and call everyone who has nothing to do to move the food."
"Okay," Tiedan cheered and turned around and ran into the silk shop. In a short time, he came out with a group of men. Looking at the skinny and ragged appearance of these men, it didn't take a guess to know that these soldiers were recruited from refugees.
When they heard that they were moving food, the eyes of these refugee soldiers were all green. They rushed forward without any instructions, as if they were robbing food. They were so frightened that they hurriedly controlled the horses, fearing that they would startle the horses.
Not only these refugee soldiers, but those refugees sitting on the ground on both sides of the street who still had some strength to stand came over to help.
There was a woman who understood the relationship between Xie Tian and Tang Wan'er. She took the two children and walked to Xie Tian. She knelt down and kowtowed to Xie Tian. Your life is given by a kind person. Remember the appearance of a kind person, and you must repay the kindness of a kind person for saving your life even if you work like a cow or a horse in this life."
Thank you God for being able to withstand others kneeling down, so I hurriedly stretched out my hands to help. As a result, before the three women could help me up, a large number of old, weak, women and children knelt down next to me, kowtowing loudly and calling the great benefactor.
Gao Meijuan looked at Xie Tian who was being worshiped by a group of people with a dark look on her face.
The big bandit turned into a good man, did I hear it wrong?
Gao Meijuan took Tang Wan'er's little hand and asked in a low voice, "What did you, the head of the family, do?"
Tang Wan'er smiled bitterly and pointed to the shed set up at the entrance of the silk and satin shop: "Thank you for the porridge, Sister Meijuan. Without your food, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to survive for long."
Gao Meijuan looked in surprise at the porridge shed where many refugees were crowded. She saw Gao Ernuo and another person carrying a bucket of porridge out of the silk and satin shop. On the other side of the silk and satin shop was the recruitment office with a big red flag. The same thing happened. There were many people around.
Gao Meijuan felt that her brain power was a bit insufficient. Xie Baoqing helped her with porridge, which subverted her cognition.
Xie Tian finally helped up the old and weak women and children kneeling in front of him one by one, clasped his fists and said to everyone: "Fathers and fellow villagers, I am not a good person. I am a famous bandit in this area. My name is Xie Baoqing has done a lot of evil in the past. Today, I, Xie Baoqing, am here to announce that from now on, the previous Xie Baoqing is dead, and the future Xie Baoqing will atone for the sins of the previous Xie Baoqing. I, Xie Baoqing, am here to promise you that as long as there is more in my bowl, If you have something to eat, you must have some porridge in your bowl. Let’s all tighten our belts together. As long as we survive this winter, everything will be fine in the spring next year.”
"Okay", the neighbors watching the excitement shouted loudly.
Li Chunxiang squeezed in from outside the crowd with a loader and said with a giggle: "I, Xiangmanlou, will join in the fun and bring some pickles to the villagers for porridge."
"Okay", the neighbors cheered loudly again. They all knew that Li Chunxiang had the final say in Xiangmanlou's business. Her family's Lao Cui was just a cooking master and did not take charge. This time, the neighbors also looked at Li Chunxiang with admiration.
Two baskets of pickles are not worth much, what is valuable is the heart.
