Chapter 823: All People are Soldiers

The sky was bright, the village that had been silent for a night came alive again, with chickens crowing and dogs barking.

"Bean—curd..."

Old Zhao's big tofu was ready, Old Zhao stood in the yard, shouting at the top of his lungs, the loud voice could be heard by half the village.

Yuan Hongdang carried a shoulder pole, carrying water buckets to Old Zhao's house.

"Old Zhao brother, did you keep the water tofu you were asked to keep?"

"Kept it."

Old Zhao was wearing a white undershirt with several holes in it on his upper body, gray-black big shorts on his lower body, which looked like they were modified from pants, with a big patch on the butt, and stepping on a pair of worn-out slippers on his feet.

He lifted the lid of the water vat for spotting tofu, took a water scoop, and scooped water tofu into the water bucket one by one.

"Hongdang, when will the water plant your nephew is investing in start construction?"

"Soon!" Yuan Hongdang also picked up a water scoop, helping to scoop water tofu into the water bucket. "Yesterday you saw it, those people who came were from Dongzi's company. Yesterday afternoon they went to the county, after negotiating the investment and signing the contract, they started buying equipment and building the factory."

"Isn't it said they still need to drill wells?" The two water buckets were filled with water tofu, Old Zhao straightened his waist and put the water scoop aside.

Yuan Hongdang picked up the shoulder pole placed aside: "In these two days, geological experts from the city will come, whether we need to drill wells depends on whether the water outlet behind the cave is a water source, and whether more water can be drawn out."

"Oh!"

Old Zhao said 'oh': "A few days ago, I saw several people go over there to look, saying they were experts from the city."

"They are experts, but didn't bring equipment, just came over to look in advance." Yuan Hongdang carried the water buckets: "I'm leaving, you get busy, I'll give you money later."

"Go!" Old Zhao waved his hand.

"Old Yuan brother!" An old woman came into the yard with a basin. "Making so much water tofu."

Yuan Hongdang smiled and said: "No way, there are many people in the family, last night it was said that we want to eat water tofu this morning, so I made a bit more."

Arriving home, the eldest aunt had already fried a basin of meat sauce, Zhou Andong and the others each held a bowl, scooped a bowl of water tofu, then used a porcelain spoon to put some meat sauce on the water tofu, eating a mouthful, that was called fragrant.

"Hiccup!"

Zhou Andong burped, covered his belly and said: "To talk about tofu, it still has to be our Jiangzhou tofu."

Jian Qiu wiped her mouth with a tissue: "I think it's quite good."

"It's okay, but compared to Jiangzhou tofu, it's still a bit lacking."

As soon as Zhou Andong's voice fell, Jian Qiu used the tissue she had wiped her mouth with to wipe his mouth.

"Are you okay?" Zhou Andong was very dissatisfied. "You used a used tissue to wipe my mouth."

Jian Qiu said pitifully: "Are you disgusted with me, tell the truth, are you?"

"Swish!" Everyone's eyes fell on Zhou Andong, especially the few younger sisters.

Xiaoqin, Xiaoying, Xiaomei, Yuan Lu, plus the fourth, those eyes were very unkind.

Zhou Andong looked at the five women of various sizes in front of him in amazement. Xiaoqin and the fourth, including Yuan Lu, were fine.

After all, the three had been in contact with Jian Qiu for a long time, and their relationship was good, so it was normal to support her.

But Xiaoying and Xiaomei, they had only been in contact with Jian Qiu for a few days, and they were bought off?

"What are you looking at?" Zhou Andong glared, looking fierce.

Xiaoying was the oldest, hearing Zhou Andong's words, she hummed, "Looking at you, you can't bully sister-in-law."

"Exactly!" The fourth scooped a small spoonful of water tofu with a porcelain spoon, put it in her mouth fiercely, and then shook her small fist, "If you dare to bully sister-in-law, I'll beat you."

"......"

Zhou Andong was speechless, Jian Qiu laughed 'puchi'.

"See, everyone here is my person, you dare to bully me and try."

"Sigh!"

Zhou Andong sighed, stood up and walked out: "I'm going outside to smoke a sad cigarette."

A burst of laughter came from the room.

After seven o'clock, most villagers had finished breakfast, one by one old women, and big girls and young wives walked out of the house.

Then in groups of three or five, gathered at the doors of each house on the road to the Yuan family, peeling peanuts, cracking melon seeds and chatting.

And at the village entrance, there were the most people, old men and old women, and many young people, playing cards and chess.

The young man with the mole gathered more than twenty people, drove three vans, and came out after six o'clock in the morning.

When he arrived at the village entrance, seeing so many people gathered, he didn't care, thinking someone nearby was holding a banquet.

He knew where the Yuan family was, the car didn't stop, and went straight into the village.

Then, the people at the village entrance, whether old men or old women, or young people, scattered with a 'whoosh'.

And the big girls and young wives at the doors of each house, seeing the vans, knew who it was without thinking, and all turned and ran, returning to their own homes.

Before the young man with the mole and the others arrived, Zhou Andong had already received the news, really having the feeling of all people being soldiers during the War of Resistance.

A burst of lewd laughter sounded in the first van, the little thug driving the car said with a 'tsk tsk' sound.

"What are so many old women doing, are they holding a meeting? Tsk tsk tsk, I also saw a few with quality, damn, in Second Brother's venue, there aren't many with such quality."

The old branch secretary and Bian Zhenghe came early in the morning, Jian Qiu asked: "Do you want to go out the back door to notify the fellow villagers?"

Last night, Zhou Andong had called all the bodyguards back from the county, plus the help of all the old men and young men in the village, Zhou Andong didn't let Jian Qiu and the others hide out.

Because there was no need, being pointed at by hundreds of people, and dozens of guns, those little thugs still dared to do it, he Zhou Andong would definitely give a thumbs up and say a word of 'convinced'.

"No need!" Bian Zhenghe said: "Now everyone should know, wait for them to come in, the villagers and militiamen will come over, block them here, and don't let a single one run."

The vans drove in the bumpy alley, just when they entered the village at the beginning, they saw many people, now they couldn't see a single person.

The young man with the mole frowned: "Why do I feel something is a bit wrong?"

A little thug sitting beside him was holding a broken cloth full of oil stains and wiping a knife.

"What's wrong?"

The young man with the mole looked out the car window: "When we entered the village, we saw so many people, but now we can't see a single person. And don't you think it's too quiet? Can't even hear a dog barking."

Another little thug had a cigarette in his mouth, one foot on the seat, using his hand to rub hard between his toes, then put it under his nose to smell.

"This village has no dogs, what's so strange about that."

"No!" The young man with the mole shook his head: "The day before yesterday when I came with Brother Damin, the car's movement caused many dogs to bark."

That little thug finished picking his feet, not only put it under his nose to smell, but also licked it with his tongue, then spat out a mouthful of saliva.

"We are looking for Zhou Andong, what does it have to do with dogs."

"You're right." The young man with the mole was stunned for a moment, then nodded, pointing ahead: "See that jujube tree? That's the family." ===== CHAPTER 824 =====