After thinking for a long time, Xia Yuanzhang finally made up his mind to invite Li Jie to escort him home to pick up his wife and daughter. After all, the two countries were at war in Lushun, and bullets were not very good on the battlefield.
And he has never actually been on the battlefield, so if he encounters a rout or something on the way home, he really doesn't know how to deal with it.
However, entering a war zone is, after all, a very risky behavior, and it is always a bit uncomfortable to talk about it in front of family members.
"become."
Li Jie nodded with a smile. In fact, he had noticed the change in Xia Yuanzhang's expression since he learned from Zhu Chuanwu, a big-mouthed man, that he was fighting a dozen bandits alone.
How could Xia Yuanzhang's little thoughts be hidden from him?
It just so happened that he also planned to go to Port Arthur, but if he just went to the war zone rashly, his mother Wen would definitely not agree. There must be a proper reason.
And Xia Yuanzhang happened to be a breakthrough point.
The two of them said hello to Wen's mother and walked towards the bow of the ship together.
At this time, the wild sea wind made the sails of the ship rustle. Xia Yuanzhang subconsciously tightened his collar, and then asked tentatively.
"Little brother, I have a heartfelt request. I wonder if you can listen to me?"
Hearing these words, Li Jie was startled. He didn't expect Xia Yuanzhang to be so straightforward and ask so nakedly without any foreshadowing.
After thinking about it, Li Jie suddenly realized that maybe the other party saw that he was young and had little experience. Coupled with the performance of Lao Zhu's family along the way, it looked like a poor family.
I'm afraid this person just wants to throw money at it directly.
"Shop Manager Xia, if you have any questions, just tell me."
Xia Yuanzhang sighed and said, "It's like this. My family is still staying in the Lushun area. Aren't the old men and the little devils fighting there?"
"With this war and chaos, I am really worried about the safety of my family, but I..."
Before Xia Yuanzhang could finish speaking, Li Jie revealed the other person's thoughts with a smile.
"Does Shopkeeper Xia want me to accompany you to pick up your family?"
Xia Yuanzhang couldn't help showing a hint of embarrassment when he heard this. He had underestimated the young man in front of him before, thinking that he was young and inexperienced.
Who would have thought that what he was thinking in his mind was unknown to others.
However, Xia Yuanzhang is an old businessman after all. As a businessman, you don't have to have thick family background, but you must have thick skin. Xia Yuanzhang laughed dryly and nodded.
"Yes, I wonder what you think, little brother?"
In order to prevent Li Jie from refusing, Xia Yuanzhang quickly added after asking.
"Of course, I also know that this trip is very dangerous, but don't worry, little brother, as long as we can get him back successfully, no, as long as the little brother is willing to go with me, Xia will be richly rewarded!"
Li Jie raised his eyebrows and joked: "How thick is it?"
"Well."
For a moment, Xia Yuanzhang was speechless. Although he had already made up his mind to give the other party a huge reward, talking about the reward so directly... this was a bit too explicit.
Seeing Xia Yuanzhang suddenly freeze, Li Jie smiled secretly in his heart. He asked this on purpose. Who told you, Lao Xia, to be unreasonable?
Furthermore, a favor is a favor, and a business is a business. Since we are talking about business, it is not rude to ask about the remuneration.
Soon, Xia Yuanzhang came to his senses. Now that the words had been discussed, there was no need to continue hiding him. But judging from the posture of this little brother, he might not be so easy to dismiss.
After pondering for a moment, Xia Yuanzhang gritted his teeth and said.
"Wuyangdi!"
One hectare of land in Northeast China is equivalent to one hectare, which is fifteen acres.
Xia Yuanzhang finally figured it out. He was escorted to Port Arthur to pick up his wife and daughter, which was equivalent to tying his head to his belt. These five acres of land were just money to buy his life.
If you are reluctant to give up your child and cannot catch the wolf, instead of buckling the rope, it is better to give it to him in one go.
For ordinary people, Wujiang land may be a lot, but for Xia Yuanzhang, who has been doing business for three generations, cutting out Wujiang land is not a big deal.
"Okay! Deal!"
Even without Xia Yuanzhang's invitation, Li Jie still wanted to go to Lushun. Anyway, he would go anyway and make some extra money, so why not?
It's just a guard job, no big deal.
Hearing Li Jie agree so simply and neatly, Xia Yuanzhang suddenly felt a twitch in his heart.
'Did I give too much?'
'If...if...'
However, Xia Yuanzhang's regretful mood came and went quickly. He loved money, but he loved his family more than money.
If he goes back alone, it will be difficult to bring his family out.
"However, brother, there is something that requires your cooperation. You must not expose anything to my mother."
Xia Yuanzhang nodded repeatedly: "I know."
"Okay, then it's settled."
After saying that, Li Jie turned around and walked towards the direction of the ship's mast. In fact, he had to go to Lushun this time simply because he couldn't swallow the sigh in his chest.
The Japanese commander in this battle at Lushun was Nogi Nogi. This man led Japan to invade China twice, once in the Sino-Japanese War and once in the Russo-Japanese War.
During the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War, Nogi Nogi served as the commander of the 1st Brigade of the Second Army of the Japanese invaders. Because 15 daily scouts were captured by the Qing army in Lushun during frontline reconnaissance and were tortured.
After occupying Port Arthur, in order to vent his anger, this guy planned a massacre that shocked the world.
Afterwards, this fellow led his army north again, captured Fuzhou, and once again allowed the soldiers to rape and plunder in the city.
During the Russo-Japanese War, this man's two sons were killed in battle. After Lushun was captured again, this man planned another massacre.
This guy is like an inhuman butcher and executioner!
Now that Li Jie has come to Lushun, there is no reason why no one will let him leave China safely.
Death is this guy's only way back!
Li Jie's main purpose was to go to Lushun this time and take off this guy's head. As for escorting Xia Yuanzhang, it was just a matter of convenience.
Although it was a bit advantageous for Lao Maozi to kill Nogi Nogi, Li Jie could not calm down after all if his bad breath did not come out.
If it's cheap, then it's cheap.
Anyway, none of these two guys are good. Whether they are the northerners or the eastern devils, they don't have any good intentions for the Northeast.
Now that Li Jie had just entered the dungeon, he was unable to deal with the two parties at all. He could only perform a few beheadings. Although it could cause pain to the opponent, the power gap was too huge to affect the overall situation.
Of course, this is now, and the future will be in the future. When Li Jie develops a few waves in the future, whether they are Mao Zi, Japanese Japs, or decadent Tatars, one by one, they all will have to get out of Kanto!