As the largest transportation hub in North China and an important economic, political and military location in North China, the importance of Shijiazhuang is self-evident. However, the exact point of Shijiazhuang at this time should be called Shimen City. (Shijiazhuang was taken after liberation) Because it borders Shanxi, and the two railways of Zhengtai and Jinghan are both passing through this place. Whether it is population or commercial development, it is much more prosperous than other places in North China.

When Xu Mingyuan and his eight-member group arrived in Shijiazhuang, it was just getting dark. Considering that riding a horse into the city was too eye-catching, Xu Mingyuan and his group still led their horses into the city gate. The soldiers in charge of guarding the army obviously had a bulge on their waists when they saw the man following Xu Mingyuan behind him, and they wisely pretended not to see it. They did not charge them the city entrance fee. Xu Mingyuan had long been accustomed to this behavior of bullying good and fearing evil.

Seeing that although the sky was getting darker and the crowds on the street were still flowing, Xu Mingyuan couldn't help but sigh how long this peaceful and quiet situation would last. Thinking that Deng Chenggong had only talked about the war for less than a year, Xu Mingyuan obviously felt that the burden on his body had increased invisibly.

But every time he saw the expectations of the people in the base area for them, Xu Mingyuan felt that he could follow Deng to protect the people, no matter how hard or tired he was. Originally, he was just a small bandit leader, and in just over a year, he had become a warlord-like military and political official, and a lover who followed him wholeheartedly. He was happier than too many people in this era. What else could he complain about being tired?

When Xu Mingyuan and his group walked slowly to a beautiful residential area in the city, Lin Meiting, who had not returned home for a long time, suddenly stopped. Although it was a very happy thing to see her lover every day, Xu Mingyuan had already told her that her family no longer objected to her and told Xu Mingyuan. Logically, she should be happy, but when she really walked to the door, he felt a little scared.

As if he guessed his lover's psychology, Xu Mingyuan walked to her gently, pulled her little hand and said, "It's all at the doorstep, why don't you leave?"

Just as he was speaking, he was responsible for the guard in front of the Lin family. He recognized the future son-in-law at a glance, and the third lady who had not seen him for several months. A nimble guard hurried into the Lin family to report, and the other guards walked up to them politely and shouted: "Son-in-law, Miss, you are back!"

Although the two have not yet got married, Xu Mingyuan has heard of the son-in-law's name several times. Now when he sees Lin Meiting who is a little shy beside him, Xu Mingyuan suddenly feels that he should give the other party a name. Although they are not a couple who are better than ordinary couples now, it is not a perfect thing to not hold a wedding and receive blessings from their families.

The Lin family, who was preparing for dinner in the mansion, learned that their ladies and future son-in-law had arrived, immediately stopped eating and informed the kitchen to pick up a few more dishes. Lin's father and mother, who had not seen their young daughter for several months, hurriedly followed the guard to the front door.

Seeing his parents greeting him in person, Lin Meiting, who was already a little shy, suddenly rushed into her mother's arms with tears in her eyes and cried, "Mom, I miss you so much!"

Looking at the daughter who was in her arms, Lin's mother, who was also a little excited, patted her daughter's shoulder and said, "Now I know I miss her mother. When you ran away from home, why didn't you think about my mother's feeling? Well, since I'm back, I won't care about your running away from home. Come into the mansion quickly! Let mom take a good look at whether my baby's boudoir has become thinner in the past few months."

The mother and daughter's complete dedication made Lin's father and Xu Mingyuan, who were standing next to him, feel helpless. After changing his eyes, the father-in-law and son-in-law nodded with emotion, revealing a performance that you understand, I understand, and then smiled and walked into the Lin Mansion together.

As for the special forces members who followed, the Lin family, who had already had several experiences, would naturally arrange their residences. For these special forces members who seemed to be enough to make them ordinary people frightened, the Lin family was naturally very enthusiastic about the entertainment.

Although the Lin family is a commercial family, Lin's mother only gave birth to three daughters and no son can be passed on to the family. Lin Meiting's two elder sisters are already Ting's wife. For this reason, there are only Lin's father and Lin's mother at the dinner table. This time, after Lin Meiting came back, Lin's father was no longer treated at the dinner table. The two mothers and daughters took care of each other, "You can eat this, you can taste this." As for Xu Mingyuan, the two older men, they had long forgotten them.

Fortunately, both of them knew that the mother and daughter had not seen each other for so long, so they must have countless words to talk about. After dinner, Lin's father also happily handed over the time for their mother and daughter to reunite. As for him, he took Xu Mingyuan to his study room and was about to ask Xu Mingyuan what the purpose of this trip was.

When he heard Xu Mingyuan say that the commander of the militia column of the rifle production line had agreed to purchase, Lin's father also said with a little surprise: "Can you pay so much money at once?"

Xu Mingyuan, who manages finance, smiled and said, "Although we have spent a lot of money recently, it is still enough to take out more than one million. To be honest, our Commander Deng has always emphasized that in this era, the war is just logistics, and the fighting is money. If we don't have money, nothing can be done. Therefore, we have a relatively abundant reserve of funds. In addition, the tax revenue in our controlled area has begun to make profits, so there is still no problem with this money being taken out.

However, this time, Commander Deng was anxious about the production line and required that it must be transported to the rear base before the end of the year and it would be best to put it into operation. Therefore, I am afraid that my father-in-law would have to worry more about it next."

Although he knew that the militia seemed to be a good master who was not short of money, he was able to spend millions to buy production money at once. Lin's father also admitted that he underestimated this militia column that only struggled in the countryside.

Regarding Xu Mingyuan's request to be transferred to the rear base before the end of the year, Lin's father thought for a while and said, "This should be no problem. The other party's production lines are all placed in the warehouse, and no one can give out so much money at one time. As long as the money is in place, the goods can be transferred at any time. However, I am afraid that the transfer of these machine tools will not be hidden from the outside army. Will they then?"

Xu Mingyuan said confidently about this issue: "It's okay. If they are smart enough, they shouldn't provoke us. In fact, the strongest person in North China is not them now, but our militia column. It is fortunate that we didn't take the initiative to attack them. They have the courage to offend us. Don't be afraid!"

This tone sounds a bit arrogant. No matter how many troops in the National Army have garrisoned in North China, from the soldiers who accompanied Xu Mingyuan over every time, Lin's father could feel that the strength of this unknown militia column was probably not underestimated. Since Xu Mingyuan dared to say such words, he was somewhat confident.

After talking about the production line, thinking of Deng Chenggong's explanation when he came, Xu Mingyuan continued: "Father-in-law, in fact, in addition to the production line, I came here this time, and another thing is to let you get rid of the business between Shijiazhuang and Baoding as soon as possible. Because according to our commander's judgment, the Japanese army will probably launch a full-scale invasion war next year. If your business is still in these big cities, you will be forcibly requisitioned by the other party.

I believe you also know what kind of virtues are those people, so our commander hopes you will prepare early. If you don’t object, I hope you can move to our base to live, and the business is best controlled in the area controlled by our militia column. Even if there is any problem, you can take the business off at any time."

As soon as he said this, Lin's father was shocked. Because North China is close to Northeast China, some of his friends who do business in Northeast China said that the Japanese in Northeast often paid for gold round rolls. In addition to only buying some ordinary things locally, they could only use them as waste paper. But as long as you don't collect such gold round rolls, they will confiscate your goods without saying a word, and they will seal your business off the wrong luck. Therefore, the possibility that Xu Mingyuan said is not unreasonable.

But I was lucky enough to give up the family business that I had created for half my life. My father was somewhat reluctant to let it go, and said a little serious: "How sure are your commander's words?"

How sure?

Xu Mingyuan didn't know, so he could only smile bitterly: "Father-in-law, I really don't know about this. Just tell you something, you know that the things our commander inferred rarely make mistakes. I believe you should have some understanding of the big thing that happened today, right? If I tell you that my commander made a prediction a few days ago, would you still think that he would make mistakes in the Japanese invasion next year?

Moreover, based on the information I have, the Japanese army on the North China border is indeed accelerating the operation to collect combat readiness materials. At the same time, their front-line troops are gradually moving closer to the North China border. These actions prove that war may break out at any time, and our North China will surely become the first target they attack.

I know father-in-law, you are reluctant to leave the foundation you have created, but our commander said that as long as you persist in the past few years, as the war of resistance has prolonged, the Japanese will have to fail. At that time, as long as your funds are still there, are you still afraid that you will not be able to make a comeback? And this time, I will be planning to propose marriage to you, and I will do the work with Meiting. At that time, you two elders will live in the rear base together, and it is relatively safe to be in the rear. If Meiting does not object, I will be planning to have a child. I will also ask you two elders to help take care of you. What do you think?"

Xu Mingyuan, who really couldn't think of any good reason to persuade Lin's father to live in the rear base, didn't know that there was a flash of inspiration from where he said that he wanted to marry Lin Meiting and was about to have a child. With this reason, I believe that Lin's father and mother, who have always wanted a grandson or granddaughter, would accept this suggestion happily.
Chapter completed!