Section 78: The Household Affairs of Luo Yangming's Family
Although this further reduced the combat effectiveness of the other three squadrons, it at least allowed the supplementary squadron to play some role. It was also in line with Qian Duo's idea of not wanting the troops to be diluted, so he immediately received approval.
"Have your troops enter the station immediately and start fortification work." Qian Duo said, "There are many damaged places on the city wall, and the gaps in some places are so big that you can pass through the city wall without climbing. Even if it is repaired in the past few days, it will not be possible.
They are all for emergencies, so pay more attention when posting sentries. Don’t leave any loopholes."
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"Master, there are new Australian troops entering the city..."
"What army?"
Luo Yangming put down the account book in his hand and asked.
The person who made the report was Ah Chun, a young boy who went out to buy groceries and came back. These days, Luo Yangming specifically told him that whenever he saw or heard something on the street, he should tell him when he came back.
"I don't know. But the weapon he carries is not a blunderbuss, but a spear."
Hearing that the troops coming were armed with spears, Luo Yangming knew that they must be the National Army coming to take over the city's defense.
When the Kuomintang army entered the city, Luo Yangming, who had been worried about the empty city defenses, finally felt a stone fall from his heart. When the Fubo Army brigade withdrew, he did not understand that the army had captured Wuzhou and did not go on to attack Tengxian County to completely eliminate the Ming army.
Instead, the remnant troops withdrew in a hurry, leaving only one battalion. In the city, just one company was left behind.
Is this a plan for the chief to resort to an empty city? If Xiong Wencan counterattacks from Teng County, the devastated Wuzhou city and its institutions will be like paper.
Luo Yangming was full of confusion, but discipline prevented him from seeking permission and could only continue his "lurking".
"Are there many people?"
"There are hundreds of people, unlike Australians! They all speak with local accents, and they are also lazy and not as energetic as the previous ones!" Ah Chun has a young mind and is particularly curious about new things. Fu Bojun is not a man-eating monster, so naturally
I have to get closer and take a closer look.
"Oh, I understand." Luo Yangming nodded. Most of the National Army was recruited temporarily, so it is expected that the military and political quality is poor.
It's just bad, but it's better than nothing. Although Luo Yangming is busy with the aftermath of the crisis these days, he also knows a lot about the situation outside. It turns out that many Jin gentry in Wuzhou City have left the city to go to the countryside - they are afraid that the Ming army will counterattack and this place will become a battlefield.
, but in recent days, the gentry and wealthy people from the four townships have been entering the city one after another. There are rumors on the streets that "the Yao people in the mountains have been killed", along with the "wolf boys" who used to be scattered in the mountains to act as blockades.
It is said that there are also signs of chaos in the village.
Wen Tietou also told him at the dock that most of the ships coming from Guangdong were Australian armed fleets. There were very few ordinary civilian ships coming to Wuzhou, and the shipowners and helmsmen were all frightened. It is said that the Xijiang River starts from the Zhaoqing section and goes up along the river.
Yao people have frequent armed activities, and once a ship runs aground, it will be robbed, killed, and injured.
The First Brigade ignored Tengxian County in front of them, but hurriedly withdrew its main force to Zhaoqing. It turned out that there was such a big hidden danger behind it!
Luo Yangming had been lurking in Wuzhou for many years and knew a lot about the local Han-Yao conflicts. He knew that once a large-scale "Yao rebellion" broke out, the consequences would be disastrous.
Although the Nationalist Army is useless in fighting, as long as the city walls are repaired, they can still be useful in defending the city. He thought.
Just as I was thinking about it, someone suddenly came to deliver a letter: The aftermath bureau asked me to come over in the afternoon.
"Tell him that I will come over after lunch." Luo Yangming thought that after the National Army entered the city, city defense and support matters had to be implemented.
"I have to go again! I have to go again!" A Tao was bringing him tea and rice. He heard the complaint and complained, "I always have to drag the master with the aftermath bureau! I am not the magistrate of Cangwu County! I don't have a seal.
, and I don’t have a salary, so I rush to do these thankless things for nothing! I can’t even afford a meal!”
The work of the aftermath bureau is numerous and complex, and most of the work is done by the bureau committee and "pays for nothing". Luo Yangming has to work hard on his own, and he can't take care of his family's business. His wife will inevitably complain. Fortunately, the old shopkeeper Li Wensheng is safe.
When I came back, after Wuzhou was restored, the business of Mihang was relatively deserted, and I could barely sustain it.
Luo Yangming comforted his wife and said: "Although there is no profit from this, it is also beneficial - you see, I am now a semi-official figure in Wuzhou, and I will not be able to do business more easily in the future? I am an Australian.
People in the yamen have to be polite when they look at me."
"Australians! Australians!" A Tao looked unhappy, "The officers and soldiers are in Teng County! If the fight comes back, our family can't afford it - I don't think this Australian looks like a real emperor.
As poor as that, he can't sit in the Dragon Court..."
"Bastard!" Luo Yangming stood up suddenly, raised his hand and slapped his wife in the mouth, shouting angrily, "What do you know! A woman's opinion!"
It is all thanks to the kindness of Australians that they can be reincarnated as human beings and reunited as husband and wife. Luo Yangming will never forget this kindness. His wife saying such words is simply ungrateful to him. What "doesn't look like a real dragon emperor",
"Poor and sour"... was a huge insult not only to the Senate but also to him. He was so angry that he was shaking all over.
They were a harmonious couple. Ding Atao had never been beaten by her husband before. She was stunned by the slap. When she turned around, she covered her face and began to cry. She carried her back and muttered, "My life is so miserable."
She went out. She came from a family of scholars, so naturally she couldn't cry loudly - she would become a "shrew".
When she cried, Luo Yangming felt a little clearer in his heart, and secretly cursed himself for Meng Lang. The Senate was so kind to his family, and he never said a word to her. When he fled, it was his wife who was sold out and humiliated...
Speaking of which, I feel very sorry for her...
I felt guilty but didn't know what to do. I was feeling depressed when a thin girl came in.
The person who came in was Wen Yun, Wen Tietou's girl, whose real name is "Shui Yatou". Wen Yun's name was obtained by Luo Yangming. According to Luo Yangming's aesthetic taste, it can only be regarded as "vulgar powder", and she also has a bit of "ganghu habits" -
―This is probably inevitable.
Wen Yun is actually a girl. She is young and has no cleverness. Although she is uneducated and rough, she is cheerful, so Ding Atao likes her quite a lot. When he is with her on weekdays, she is both a sister and a girl.
"Sir, the person my wife mentioned last time is here and is waiting outside."
"Who?" Luo Yangming couldn't remember for a moment.
"This is the accounting office that the master said he was looking for..."
"Oh, oh, I remembered."
Because there were many things going on in the aftermath bureau, Li Wensheng ventured out of the city. Although he came back safely, he was an old man in his sixties after all. After spending a night outside the city, it was inevitable that he would be in poor health. Luo Yangming was often in the aftermath bureau, and Li Wensheng stayed there for more than half a month.
, felt that it was really difficult to continue, so he proposed to resign.
Of course, he couldn't let him resign. Firstly, he was the old shopkeeper of his family. He had always been "loyal". From any point of view, he had the obligation to provide for him until he died. Secondly, the shopkeeper of Mihang also
It's not easy to hire one. So Luo Yangming proposed to hire a bookkeeper to help with accounting and clerical chores. He only needs to be the manager.
Even Mr. Accountant, as long as he can write and do math, he is the best choice for down-and-out literati. There are many people who came to recommend him. Even Ding Atao recommended someone. He said it was Jiang Ji Silk Cloth Shop on West Street.
My daughter's husband's relatives are from Teng County. Because of the war, the roads were blocked and they were living in the local area.
"Invite him in."
At first sight, he saw that the person he came was a Confucian scholar in his early fifties. His attire was a bit shabby. However, there was a spirit of energy in his eyes, and his conversation and behavior were more elegant. Luo Yangming knew at a glance that this person was no ordinary poor scholar.
People should have seen the world outside.
He asked tentatively: "What did Mr. Hao do for a living in the past?"
The person who came was none other than Yi Haoran. Jiang Ji Silk Cloth Store and Luo Yangming's rice shop had some contacts on weekdays. Therefore, Jiang Qiuchan and Ding Atao also had some contacts before they got married. They both had some favors with each other. Yi Haoran wanted to find a livelihood, and Luo Yangming wanted to find one here.
The accountant took advantage of the situation and recommended this "cousin" over.
"Students have been in other provinces for a long time," Yi Haoran said, knowing that his appearance and temperament were not that of ordinary Mr. Dong Heng, "mostly he worked as a private school teacher in the families of officials."
From Luo Yangming's point of view, not to mention his experience as a "official private school teacher", just the fact that he came from the "enemy-occupied area" of Teng County would be directly rejected. However, at the moment, he feels somewhat guilty towards Ding Ataozi.
She couldn't bear to violate her face like this, so she looked at his handwriting and abacus again, and found that they were both very good, and his conversational skills were also very good - to be honest, being an accountant was an understatement. However, Ding Atao said
He was stranded in the local area because he was "blocked by war", which means that he had no intention of staying here for a long time. There should be no problem for short-term use. Besides, he only wants three meals and one night, and the salary is "arbitrary". It is a very high-quality "cheap hotel"
Labor force". He agreed immediately.
"The house here is ready. You can move here whenever it's convenient for you. But what luggage do you have? Just ask a few guys to come over and help."
"I will move here tonight," Yi Haoran said. "Originally I came to Wuzhou just for fun and visiting relatives, but I didn't expect that the soldiers would stop me here. I don't have any luggage."
Yi Haoran ate lunch in a hurry and went to the aftermath bureau.
The aftermath bureau is located in the City God's Temple at the west gate of Wuzhou - it is said that no one dares to "deceive people" - the aftermath bureau handles large sums of food. Luo Yangming knows that the aftermath bureau is relatively "clean" so far, but this is different from the city god.
The supervision has nothing to do with it, it is purely the fear of the Australians’ “harsh punishments”.
Even so, it is indispensable to take advantage of petty theft and use substandard goods to pay for work. Luo Yangming is not surprised by this - this kind of thing is inevitable even in Lingao. Wuzhou has just been liberated, and most of the people who use it are
The old people in the past, just those few cadres who went north, were too busy to even walk and talk. It was good to be able to deal with the aftermath, and the rest could only turn a blind eye.
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