kvmb Chapter 234 Chen Xiaozui
Chapter 234 Chen Xiaozui
As he spoke, Lu Cheng kicked the guy on the ground several times, causing him to scream and beg for mercy: "General, please spare my life. I won't dare to do it again. Please spare my life, General, I have money and sulfa."
After Lu Cheng kicked a few more times, he looked at Xiaozui who was standing beside him and said, "Miss Xiaozui, how do you want to deal with this guy? If he flirts with a soldier's family, it's okay even if I shoot him right now. As long as you nod your head."
The guy who was kicked to the ground was almost scared to death and begged for mercy: "Xiaozui, I won't dare to do it again. Auntie, please beg this military officer to spare my life."
Xiaozui glanced at the bruised guy and pulled Lu Cheng's sleeve: "Why not, let's spare him first. I'm fine too. He... He's Qi Mazi, who sells drugs on the black market. He's not easy to mess with."
"He's just a profiteer who made money from the country's misfortune. He's nothing. Since Xiaozui has said so, I'll spare your life for now. If you do it again, I'll definitely shoot you. Also, take out all your belongings and money as an apology to the girl."
"Yes, yes, I'll get it right away."
As he spoke, Qi Mazi took out 12 silver dollars, more than French francs, and a small packet of sulfa from his pocket and placed them on the ground obediently.
"Leave the gun behind, too."
"Master, I..."
Lu Cheng directly put his hand on the 20-shot box gun at his waist. Qi Mazi no longer dared to hesitate and quickly pulled out the Mauser pistol at his waist and put it on the ground: "General, can I leave now?"
"get out."
The guy immediately propped himself up and stood up, holding onto the wall, and limped away without any hesitation.
Lu Cheng put away the box gun and a small bag of sulfa, and handed all the money to Xiaozui. Xiaozui shook his head and refused: "I don't want it, it's not mine, I..."
"Just take it. I heard what you said just now. You must be short of money right now. Besides, this is the money he gave you as an apology, and it's what you deserve."
As he said that, Lu Cheng stuffed all the 12 silver dollars and more than French francs into her hands.
"Be good and take it."
Hearing these words, Xiaozui was stunned for a moment, recalling his brother, who was like this in the past. He always left all his military pay to himself so that he could eat and drink well.
"Thank you... Thank you, sir. Sir, our home is in this alley, please come and sit down."
"That's fine. Isn't your brother the company commander of the Sichuan Army? Why are you here?"
"My father and mother died early, and my brother went out to serve in the army. He was afraid that I would be unsafe at home alone, so he took me with him. Wherever my brother fought, he would take me there to settle down. At the beginning of the year, my brother brought me to Zenda, settled me there, and went out to fight.
In the first few months, he would write to me and send me his military pay. But in the past two or three months, I haven't received any letters from him. I was very worried about him and asked people everywhere, but there was no news. "
As they were talking, the two of them had already walked into the yard where Chen Xiaozui was. Chen Xiaozui opened the door, let Lu Cheng into the yard, and then closed the door.
Lu Cheng looked up at the gate of the courtyard. It was clean, with no nails or wooden signs hanging on it.
In Zenda, some women who can't make a living will choose to be prostitutes with their doors half-closed. Such women usually hang a wooden sign on the door with the eight trigrams engraved on the front. When there are guests, they turn the sign to the front, and when there are no guests, they turn it to the back.
In the original drama, after the plot begins, Xiaozui has become a prostitute and a gossip sign has been hung on the door.
Now, judging from all the signs, Xiaozui has not reached the end of his rope, nor has he gone down that path.
Moreover, with Lu Cheng's current level of being close to that of a level 10 Chinese medicine practitioner, he could roughly tell that Chen Xiaozui in front of him was still a virgin.
Nowadays, the military pay is not high, and it is all in French currency. In addition, the French currency is depreciating and prices are rising, so even a company commander's pay is not much.
Chen Xiaozui's brother took her to wander around and settle down everywhere. Every time they arrived at a place, they needed to rent a house and buy things, which was also an expense.
Because of this, Chen Xiaozui's money was almost gone. If she still couldn't receive the military pay from her brother after a while, I'm afraid this poor girl would have to become a prostitute.
"Sir, please sit down. I'll get you a glass of water."
"No, I'll just say a few words and leave. Also, my name is Lu Cheng, you don't have to keep calling me boss. If you want, just call me Brother Lu. By the way, how old are you this year?"
"I'm nineteen years old. Can I...can I really call you Brother Lu?"
"Of course, those of us who are serving in the army and fighting outside are all brothers even though we are not in the same unit. You don't have to be afraid of me."
"I'm not afraid. I know you're just like my brother and you're good to me. Lu...Brother Lu."
"Okay, since you call me big brother, I will take care of you from now on. I won't let you go hungry or cold, and I won't let anyone bully you. I'm staying at Shelter No. 18 for now. If you need anything, you can always come to me. Also, when you go to bed at night, block the gate to the yard and the door to the house."
"Okay, thank you, Brother Lu."
"Then I'll go back first."
"Don't go, Brother Lu, please stay and have a meal before you leave."
"No, I just went out hunting today and had a good harvest. I'll bring you some wild boar meat later."
"Then I'll take you there." As he spoke, Chen Xiaozui noticed that Lu Cheng's clothes were a little dirty, so he said, "Brother Lu, how about you take off your clothes and I'll wash them for you?"
"I only have this set of clothes now, and I don't even have anything to change into. Let's talk about it later."
"I still have my brother's clothes at home, but they may be a little small because he is not as tall as you. Otherwise, take off your coat first and I will wash it for you."
"Okay then, I'll leave the coat here for now."
Lu Cheng escaped while killing enemies along the way. He hadn't taken off his clothes for several days. They were indeed very dirty and even smelled.
Leaving his coat behind, Lu Cheng took his gun, the gun and sulfa drugs he had asked for from Qi Mazi, and left Chen Xiaozui's house.
Although Qi Mazi's gun was also a box gun, it was not made in Germany. It was a ten-shot box gun made by the Hanyang Arsenal.
As early as the late Qing Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, Mauser pistols began to flow into China.
In the West, the Mauser military pistol is not popular in Western countries because it is too large, too heavy, and expensive.
On the contrary, after it came to China, due to the backward industrial level of China, this gun became a hot commodity and was later imitated by major arsenals. It played a huge role during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and this gun was indispensable in various anti-Japanese war dramas in later generations.
Of course, because the craftsmanship levels of various Chinese arsenals vary, the quality of the imitation Mauser pistols also varies.
Qi Mazi was in the business of reselling medicines. He was not short of money, so he naturally chose a relatively good gun for himself.
This one is a Mauser rifle made in Hanyang, which is slightly inferior in quality to the German one, and has a capacity of ten rounds, and can only fire single rounds.
That small packet of sulfa drugs contained 12 pills. In the original play, Meng Fanle spent 5 yuan and only bought two sulfa pills. It was Milong who was present who beat up the profiteer selling the drugs, snatched half a bottle of sulfa from him, and handed it to Meng Fanle.
Medicines are in short supply now and their prices are high. These twelve pills of sulfa are equivalent to the price of a brand new Hanyang rifle.
When he reached the entrance of the alley, while no one was around, Lu Cheng took out some medicine and a surgical knife from his cross-border backpack, put them in his arms, and then returned to the refugee shelter...