Chapter 289: Take a break (three)

Li Ming looked at the official with a prank smile, then raised the intercom and said, "It's me, what's the matter."

"Lord, Wang Wen sent a telegram. The heavy rain in Yuzhou area has weakened. He is preparing to regroup troops to launch a general attack on the surrounded enemy troops. Wang Wen said that the other party is a heavy armored force. In this harsh climate, our casualties may be greater, so he wants to ask the lord to decide."

Li Ming paused, thought quickly in his mind, and immediately said, "Tell Wang Wen, don't be anxious. Since all the enemy has been surrounded, don't rush to destroy the opponent, prevent the enemy from dying, avoid indifferent casualties, pass my order, suspend the attack before the ground is not dry, let Wang Wen think of a way to make the opponent surrender as much as possible, and defeat the enemy without fighting is the highest level of war, let him think about it." After saying that, Li Ming put down the walkie-talkie and turned his head to the official.

The official still did not recover from the shock. The huge blow made him look a little dull. He sat on the ground in front of his desk and couldn't say a word when he looked at Li Ming.

"I hope you can understand this patrol. I am indeed a resident of this island, but I really can't prove my identity now." With a little teasing and a little fun, Li Ming deliberately pretended to be very frightened.

The man jumped up from the ground and stood in front of Li Ming, not knowing where to put his hands. He could hear the conversation between Li Ming and Ma Lin clearly. At this time, if he didn't know who Li Ming was, it would be better to find a piece of tofu to kill him. Although the inspection bureau is under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister's Office, it is still subject to the constraints of the Security Bureau in some key matters. Marin is the director of the Security Bureau, and everyone knows this. Moreover, the walkie-talkie in Li Ming's hand is only qualified to be equipped by senior personnel on the island. These two points alone can fully prove that Li Ming's identity is extraordinary, not to mention that Marin just called him "lord" in the walkie-talkie.

"I've talked for a long time, why don't you believe it? I'm a good citizen, not a spy, otherwise you can take me to your superior for interrogation?" Looking at the man's bare expression, a smile surged on Li Ming's face, and the joking meaning in his words became stronger.

The man suddenly woke up and stood at attention, greeted Li Ming with a standard military salute, and shouted loudly: "Chen Hu, the inspector of the Luyuan Town Inspection Bureau, reported to the lord that he didn't know his identity just now, so he offended the lord and asked him to sue him." At this point, his back was even straighter.

After hearing what he said, Li Ming couldn't continue to tease. The continuous and intense work of the past two months made him feel very tired. Today, he finally took a break for a long time and had the opportunity to tease his subordinates, which really made him forget the tense frontline situation.

"People who don't know are innocent, let alone you acted very responsible just now. I should praise you, put down your hand and give me a cup of tea. After walking for a long time, I was really a little thirsty." Li Ming was really sorry that he couldn't take a sip of tea in the teahouse. Otherwise, it would definitely be a special feeling.

Chen Hu hurried out of the room and went to prepare the tea himself. Li Ming sat down on the chair in the room, picked up a bunch of case files on the table and started reading it.

There are not many cases, but the above records are very comprehensive and careful. All things and cases are recorded one by one. It can be seen that most of the above happened a year ago, while there are almost no things in the past six months. This situation occurs. First, the town has indeed become very safe, and people are very law-abiding, so there are very few cases. Another explanation is that Chen Hu has been lazy recently, but Li Mingning believes in the first possibility. Judging from the performance of everyone today, people are very vigilant and disciplined, which can be said to be far beyond Li Ming's expectations.

The footsteps sounded softly at the door. Chen Hu walked in with a tea tray, then picked up a tea cup with his own hands and handed it to Li Ming respectfully.

Drinking all the tea in the cup in one gulp, Li Ming pointed to the case file on the table and asked, "Chen Hu, I noticed that there are almost no recent case records. What's going on?" Chen Hu hurriedly stood at attention and replied respectfully: "Go back to the lord, there are too few cases recently. Every day I take the patrol team to patrol the town and around the town, but I can't find any abnormal situation. Everyone's life is better, there are no matter of stealing and robbing the house. Occasionally, there are quarrels between neighbors.

, they were immediately dissuaded by others. Recently, even such quarrels and fights were gone. Everyone was thinking about how to better improve their lives, how to work hard, earn more money to buy something they like, and they had no time to pay attention to these trivial matters. It can be said that now, Luyuan Town has reached the point where they do not close their doors at night and do not pick up their own losses on the road, and our inspection bureau is almost unemployed." Although Chen Hu showed some regrets on his face, his tone also showed a sense of self-satisfaction.

Li Ming nodded with satisfaction, stood up and said, "Today I am really glad that I have had so half a day of free time to let me understand the real living conditions of my people. I am very satisfied and happy. Chen Hu, I hope you can continue to work hard as always and do your best for the security of the people. I am very happy to know you. I will say goodbye now."

Chen Hu stood at attention again and said loudly: "Thank you lord for praise! Chen Hu will definitely not let his lord down."

"Okay, there is no need to be so much polite in front of me. Don't spread the things I come here. Just pretend that I have never been here and continue your work." When I walked to the door, Li Ming stopped Chen Hu's visit and ordered while walking out.

Walking out of the inspection bureau, Li Ming and the old chef came back to the streets of Luyuan Town. Looking at the teahouse not far away, Li Ming smiled bitterly, walked out of the town along another street, and continued to walk towards the hinterland of the island along the wide road.

At this time, the sun was already westward and the road became cooler. Li Ming and the old chef walked for half an hour and a house appeared in front of him again. However, it seemed that this place seemed to be a small village, and the scale and architecture were much more than the green garden just now.

Turning down the path, the two of them entered the narrow blue brick path in the village and gently patted the gate of a family.

The old woman came out to open the door. Although her clothes were not gorgeous, the fabric was still relatively new, at least much better than the old chef beside Li Ming. When she heard that Li Ming wanted to borrow a sip of water, the old woman enthusiastically let the two of them into the yard. Under a big tree in the yard, Li Ming and the old chef sat on two small chairs and observed the not-so-large courtyard.

The courtyard is very clean. In the middle of the courtyard, there are three large tiled houses. The windows are inlaid with transparent glass. There is a pig house in one corner of the yard. Two fat pigs are sleeping. On the other corner is a row of chicken coops. From time to time, the clamor of the hens when laying eggs comes from inside. In the yard, several bold chickens ran to Li Ming's feet, digging the surface on the mud, looking for the small insects under the surface. Next to the chicken coop is a separate kitchen. A bunch of red dried peppers hung on the wall outside the kitchen. It can be seen that the family lives a rich and comfortable life.

The old woman walked out of the kitchen. The tea bowl in the tray was actually the kind of special Longjing tea. In fact, this kind of tea is not inferior at all, and its value is extraordinary outside. Li Ming took this kind of measure to let all the residents on the island drink this kind of tea. Here, even this kind of tea is in the small courtyard of the farm. It seems that Li Ming's wish has been fulfilled smoothly.

He greeted the old woman and did it together. Li Ming smiled and said, "Old man, why are you the only one at home? Where did the children go?"

The old woman sucked her teethless lips, and a pile of smiles appeared on her wrinkled face, saying, "The children are all working. I live with the eldest child. I have ten acres of land at home. I have to spend a lot of effort to make farming these fields every day, and I don't have time to stay at home."

Li Ming smiled and asked, "Is it too tired to ask your eldest son to farm his family? There is a lot of world."

"Not much! Who can think of the lot of land in this year? The ten acres of land are all our own, and after being taken care of, can we have a lot of grain left? In the past, ten acres of land was the largest landlord. In our previous village, the richest landlords had only seven or eight acres of land. I was very satisfied with having ten acres of land." Hearing Li Ming say this, the old woman showed a hurried feeling of uneasiness on her face, and she hurriedly began to explain in her mouth.

Li Ming nodded, not surprised by the old woman's reflection. It is obvious that the old woman is an immigrant from the Zezhou area. She did not move to the island during the disaster year. She has lived in poverty all year round. She attaches great importance to land. Having land means having food, and having a way out. This concept is most obvious in the older generation like them. So the ten acres of land are their own, but Li Ming's words just now seem to have some bad intentions towards his fields, which will definitely make the old woman feel uneasy.

"By the way, does the old man have no grandchildren? Like your age, there must be many grandchildren. Why didn't I see a single child along the way?" In order not to make the old woman worry about her fields, Li Ming changed the subject and retreated to the child, because Li Ming had never seen a single child along the way. From Luyuan Town just now to the small village today, there was no single child on the street, which made him feel a little strange. For example, when he was young, the streets were filled with children. Groups of teenagers were running and playing on the street, adding a lot of joy to it, making him miss these things all the time, but unexpectedly, he didn't see any child along the way.

The wrinkles on the old woman's face became deeper. She opened her teethless mouth and smiled, "You don't know this. It's not time for school yet, so of course the children are not at home. It's nothing strange. By the way, you came from another place, it's almost too late. After dinner, you can go on a journey. If you want, staying with me for one night. My three large tiled houses will definitely accommodate you. Don't leave at night. Try my old woman's craftsmanship. You sit at home, and I'll go to the street butcher's house to buy some pork." At this point, the old woman stood up and moved her feet towards the gate.

Li Ming hurriedly persuaded him, but the old woman had made up her mind. Li Ming could not dissuade him no matter what. There was no way, so he had to come back and continue to sit under the shade of the tree, enjoying the unique atmosphere in the farmyard, while drinking the delicious Longjing.

"Why is the old lady locking the door? Are you afraid that we will run away?" The old chef didn't say much along the way, and he said even less after being ridiculed in Luyuan Town. But just as Li Ming was enjoying this atmosphere comfortably, he spoke out inappropriately.

"Old lady, I'm always very careful. I'm locking the door when I go out..., it's not good." Li Ming came back from his comfortable feeling and said laughing and crying: "We are in trouble. It seems that the old lady treats us as spies again. Did I say that? Why did she suddenly become so enthusiastic just now? It turned out to keep us here. Ha, I was actually regarded as spies twice on her island. Is this a kind of irony?" Speaking of this, Li Ming finally couldn't help laughing.

"What should we do? Let the people from the inspection bureau be captured? Let's leave as soon as possible. It's a lot of time to come out. It's time to go back. From tomorrow, I will officially move to you to live. You have to start practicing the tenth level of mental method, otherwise it will be too late." The old chef changed his normal behavior and actually asked to live there on his own initiative. This made Li Ming feel strange. Many times, Li Ming's request was regarded as a warning by the old chef. What's going on today?

"Let's go quickly. The old lady is going to find the patrol team when it's too late. I don't want to enter that place again." The old chef stood up, pulled Li Ming's arm and was about to fly out of this small village in an instant with the old chef's martial arts.

"Wait!" Li Ming hurriedly stopped the old chef and said, "The patrol team only has it at the town level. In such a small village, the villagers' self-defense team maintains public order. This is a situation of volunteer work among villagers and a reserve team of the patrol team. Since we are here today, we will see how this situation of self-service maintaining public order is like. If it doesn't work, I have to find another way. With you by my side, I will be worried about what I have to worry about even if I am handcuffed again." Li Ming was in a good mood and couldn't help but joke about the old chef.

A sudden burst of footsteps came from outside the door, and even Li Ming could hear that there were at least ten people coming. These people came to the gate of the yard and made a noise to ask the old woman to open the door. Then they rushed in, holding sticks and hoes to surround Li Ming and the old chef who were sitting under the shade of the tree.

Li Ming smiled and looked at the young people around him with a nervous expression, with a blank expression on his face. Not to mention the old chef, Li Ming himself could easily deal with more than a dozen villagers who had no martial arts skills. Therefore, with a tentative mind, he spoke.

"What are you doing? Are you robbing? I don't have a single tael of silver on me. Look at my entourage, the clothes I wear are valuable?" Li Ming said, and the old chef's face turned red slightly.

"Stop pretending to be garlic there. I have lived for most of my life. I have never seen anything. Just your sneaky look, I saw you through it at a glance, and I still want to get into trouble with me. I look down on my old lady too much. Now, you should go to the village chief to talk." The old woman who walked out from behind everyone was not as old as she was just now, and she actually looked very energetic.

"Old lady, I didn't say anything just now. I just passed by here and wanted to have a drink, but I didn't expect that this would happen. Is this your way of hospitality?" Li Ming pretended to be very aggrieved and said to the old woman.

"Stop pretending to be garlic there! The God of Medicine said something that is used on you today; 'When your friend comes, there are good wine. If the jackal comes, there are swords and guns to welcome it.' Now, you are those jackals." The old woman said loudly to Li Ming without hesitation at all.

Li Ming couldn't help but smile bitterly. This sentence seemed to be said at the Medical God Cult Conference. At that time, he was inspired to change the lyrics of this sentence and changed the hunting rifle to a sword and gun, which was very appropriate to express his attitude at that time. I thought it would be over after I said it, but I didn't expect that in such a small rural old woman recited his words so familiar to me. Fortunately, he was in the Tang Dynasty, so there was no need to worry that someone sued him for infringement of copyright.

"What else can I say to him? Let's go to the village chief to interrogate him." A stout young man had long disliked Li Ming. When he heard the old woman was quarreling with Li Ming, he couldn't help but shout impatiently.

Li Ming stood up lazily and said with a smile: "Since you ask me to go, I'll go there. I want to ask your village chief to see how he teaches you how to treat guests. Let's go and lead the way." The young man's face turned red with anger, and he wished he could sweep his head with a stick.

Surrounded by more than a dozen young people and escorted him, Li Ming and the old chef walked out of the yard and stepped onto the street outside. At this moment, a group of people came from the opposite side. The orchid clothes were soaring and the countryside was beautiful. Who was it if it was not Zhang Yao?

Unexpectedly, he would meet Zhang Yao here. Li Ming couldn't help but be surprised and happy. He hurriedly stepped forward, shook his eyes at Zhang Yao, and shook his head. At this time, the villagers around him had already knelt down at Zhang Yao. The two young men next to Li Ming knelt down while forcibly pulling Li Ming to ask him to kneel down.
Chapter completed!