Mantra

Chapter 74 Japanese Soldiers

The Zhao family has been living in Zhaojialou for nearly 600 years since they settled near Shirengu in the Ming Dynasty.

During this period, there were ups and downs, ups and downs, ups and downs, and going back and forth, but what remained unchanged was the cook's livelihood and the special relationship with the court.

They participated in the famous "banquets" and "food events" in the courts of the Ming and Qing dynasties.

From the "Wanli Festival" in the Ming Dynasty, to the "Hungry Ghost Messenger Banquet" that was rumored to have eaten up all the plates.From the "Thousands of Seniors Banquet" during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty to the "Longevity Banquet" of "one tael of silver and one rice" by Lafayette during the Guangxu period, they all participated and contributed.

Because of this, the Zhao family has inextricably linked with the palace, Guanglu Temple, Kitchen Dao, and Wuzang Temple.In short, they have experienced a lot in the palace and in the kitchen, and they have been raped for a long time.
Until the early years of the Republic of China, all this came to an abrupt end!
After the demise of the Qing Dynasty, China no longer had imperial chefs from the "Guanglu Temple" and "Inner Court", and the Zhao family lost the protection of the government. Since then, their status has plummeted. In addition, the Zhao family only knew how to cook for hundreds of years. But he is not good at management, so although he has amazing craftsmanship, he has no choice but to be down-to-earth.

After the Republic of China, the Zhao family opened one restaurant after another in the private sector, and gradually relied on their laurels, and became a "professional family" working for a big restaurant and a big restaurant to sell their skills.

Also because of this, the Zhao family began to travel north and south, and more and more people went out from the Zhao family building, but very few came back.

During the War of Resistance Against Japan, the disappearance of the "Zhao family ancient building" was the joint event that finally led to the complete collapse and decline of the Zhao family.

In 1937, the devils entered the Central Plains, first opened the Marco Polo Bridge, and then opened the customs, Bingfeng pointed directly at Jinan!However, Han Fuju, who was the chairman of SD Province at that time, for a personal vendetta and to preserve his lineage, disregarded the orders of the central government and implemented the policy of non-resistance levy. As a result, the land of Qilu, the hometown of saints, and the old course of the Yellow River all fell under the iron heel of the Japanese army.

On the eve before the devils occupied Lunan, the Japanese suddenly sent a Black Dragon Society agent named "Ghost Shuqianmaru" to the Zhao family building at night to see the head of the Zhao family.

At that time, the patriarch of the Zhao family didn't know what the purpose was, and instead of driving away the "guest" who came from afar, he left this Guishu Qianwan in the ancient building of the Zhao family, and the two sides chatted for three days and three nights.

On the third night, the members of the Zhao family were astonished to find that the ancient building of the Zhao family, which had stood for more than 500 years, was on fire!And the fire was so big that when they found it, it was too late to put it out.

In this way, the Zhao family building was burned, and most of the Zhao family's property was burned because of this fire. Even the patriarch of the Zhao family died.As for the Japanese spy named Onizuka Chimaru, he disappeared without a trace forever.No one has found her body, and no one knows where he went.

Since then, the Zhao family began to decline rapidly.

During the Anti-Japanese War, due to the impact and mopping up of the Japanese army, the Zhao family moved away from this hometown one after another. Almost all of them fled in scattered places and never came back.

After the end of the Anti-Japanese War, only the Zhao family in Shandong existed. They once raised funds to rebuild the Zhao family's ancient building, but they had no choice but to catch up with the civil war.The Zhaojialou, which was about to be rebuilt, was completely demolished by a shell fired from nowhere during the Battle of Menglianggu.

With this cannonball, the Zhao family returned to their hometown, and the hope of revitalizing the family was shattered forever
After saying this, I couldn't help sighing: "The old squad leader said that the people who moved into the Zhaojialou were all fleeing during the Republic of China. After the land reform after the liberation, the government turned the Zhaojiaquan into landlords. This happened again and again. Toss, there are not many Zhao family members in the Zhao family building. Now, there is only our old squad leader, who lives in the southeast corner of the village, and it can be counted as burning incense for the ancestors."

After listening to my words, Zhao Hong suddenly asked me: "Why didn't I know about this? The old squad leader is very kind to you! He even told you about his family background!"

I replied to him: "Nonsense! Why did you fail to renew your volunteer contract! Besides, the old squad leader is my master. Although he has never performed the master-apprentice gift, that is still the same."

Before I could finish showing off, Xian Hongye beside me suddenly pushed me with her back elbow.

As soon as I came back to my senses, I saw that her expression was not right, so I immediately asked her, "What's the matter?"

Hongye's eyes widened, and she pointed to an alley in front of us on the left with a little excitement, "Look! There's a man who just went in!"

Hongye's words made me excited.

Since we arrived at Zhaojialou, we really haven't seen a living person!Moreover, the size of this village is not small. Looking at these obviously abnormal and empty streets, it is inevitable that I feel hairy in my heart.

The person we saw suddenly made us excited, and we couldn't wait to go over and ask about the situation here.

What the hell do you mean?Why is there no one?
So, I asked Zhao Hong and Ah Si to watch the unconscious Wang Hou and Che, while Hong Ye and I followed the direction she indicated, chasing the fleeting figure.

Soon, we ran along the blue-gray stone road, and came to the alley where she saw the figure.

As soon as I entered the alley, I really saw a black figure immediately.

Wherever I looked, I saw the man with his back bent, walking on the steps that slowly went uphill. The man walked very slowly, so he didn't walk very far, and he was only ten or twenty steps away from us.

Seen from the back, this man was wearing a black cloth gown, with gray temples, apparently an old man, holding a string-like candied haws in his hand, with a small white-faced doll on it, which seemed to be a toy for children.

Looking at the "white-faced man" toy, I took it for granted that the old man had gone out to buy toys for his children.

Hongye and I quickened up a few steps, and caught up with the old man after a while.

"Old man!" Hong Ye gently called out to the old man from behind, and said respectfully, "Is this the Zhao Family Building?"

After hearing Xian Hongye's voice, the old man turned his head immediately.

It was an old lady.

The old man is very old, with sallow skin between the folds, his hands are like withered claws, and his body is not very agile, but he seems to be in good spirits, smiling all over his face, and happily nodding his head at Hongye, a Holding the dough figurine tightly with one hand, the other hand desperately greeted the red leaves.

Before Hongye could continue to ask, the old man took the initiative to say: "This big girl is handsome! Be my son's wife, do you want to?"

I go!At that time, I was stunned.

This old lady is awesome!If Wang Hou is awake now, I really want to call him to learn from other people's "advanced experience".

It seems that this old lady is not an ordinary person!

Faced with this aunt's straightforward approach, Xian Hongye was obviously confused by her sudden and straightforward words.But he must be a senior executive of a state-owned enterprise, his response speed is very fast, and his handling of personnel relations is also top-notch!

Soon, Xian Hongye turned the corner and said with a smile: "Old man, I'm married and have a husband, so I can't be your son's wife."

Listening to Xian Hongye's words, I was taken aback for a moment, and I couldn't help but think: I just got married right away!

When Hongye said this, I admired her very much, I can't do without admiration!Because from her words, I heard the spirit of a "manly man" and the courage to break the boat.

The girl directly said that she had a husband, and even omitted the "object" link, and she was stupefied with the old lady's words.Don't let her have any more "nonsense" space.Small mouth is very sweet, but also very poisonous.

But then... I felt that what Hongye said was a bit too much.

Because after the old lady listened to her words, she suddenly smiled and said to me: "You are his man! Blessed! Such a handsome girl, she was cultivated in her previous life!"

I!Speechless!

Hey~!Self-inflicted crime, who can blame this? !

In desperation, Xian Hongye and I looked at each other, we both blushed slightly, and then quickly changed the subject to the old lady: "Ma'am, we just want to ask if this is Shirengu, Zhaojialou Village?"

The aunt finally stopped chatting with us about marriage, but answered us clearly: "It's Zhaojialou! Who are you looking for?"

After listening to the old lady's words, my hanging heart was completely relieved.However, there are still many questions in my heart, such as why no one can be seen in the village, why are the doors locked behind closed doors, as if they are escaping from something?And why is there only such an old lady with a noodle in her hand left?

Therefore, instead of directly answering the old lady's kind question, I asked her first: "Old man, has something serious happened here recently? Why is the house locked, and where are the people in the village?"

My question made the old lady smile even brighter. The old lady reached out and touched the face doll in her hand, and then told us brightly, "I'm going to eat the wedding wine!"

"Oh!" I suddenly realized!

No wonder there is no one in the village. It turns out that there are people doing things!

Rural areas are different from urban areas. For weddings, funerals, and funerals in rural areas, they always invite guests to the banquet, and they must invite guests in their own yards. The more people the better, it is best to invite people from the entire village.

Only in this way can it be called lively, and only then can it be called doing business.

This rule is the same in every village in China, so I immediately understood the "truth" that there is no one in the village today.

After listening to the old lady's answer, I felt really lucky. Fortunately, I didn't go directly to the old squad leader's house. Otherwise, everyone would go to eat and invite us, and we would definitely miss out.

So, with [-]% curiosity, I asked the old lady again: "Old man! Who is in charge of the business in our village?"

The old lady stretched out her hand, pointed to a road beside us and said, "Southeast corner, Zhao's house!"

Zhao family? !
In the Zhao family building, only my old squad leader’s family name is Zhao. The Zhao family that the old lady mentioned must be my old squad leader’s family without a doubt!

But who is the Zhao family getting married?

I immediately asked the old lady, "What about the Zhao family, is there a banquet?"

The old lady answered us without thinking: "The second son of the Zhao family, Zhao Haipeng!"

The old lady's words shocked me so much that it took me a long time to digest the information contained in this sentence.

Is my monitor Zhao Haipeng getting married? !

Could it be that my old squad leader called us all the way to let me attend his wedding banquet?No wonder he called yesterday in a hurry and asked us to rush over overnight. It turned out that he was getting married today, afraid that we would be late and delay the time?

But why didn't the old squad leader explain such a good thing to me on the phone?On the contrary, the tone is as ugly as that of a dead father?

At this time, a terrifying thought suddenly appeared in my mind.

Could it be!It's a forced marriage!

(End of this chapter)