Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

The military vehicle convoy stopped at the entrance of Caishen Lane, where there were already soldiers standing guard.

The local people here have called this the safest alley.

Zhang Xiuzhi had received a call from Zeng Wangcai and rushed back from work. In order to entertain the old men, she went to find Zeng Youqian.

Zeng Youqian was worried that he couldn't handle it alone and felt that he was not good at speaking, so he went to find Uncle Li.

At this time, at the gate of the courtyard, Zhang Xiuzhi, Zeng Youqian and Uncle Li were standing waiting.

"Oh my..." Uncle Li was shocked when he saw a group of soldiers coming from the other end of the alley. "What's going on with your Wangcai? So many soldiers are coming... They are of high rank, hey... there's even a general!"

Zeng Youqian didn't understand anything about military ranks. His heart ached when he heard that and he couldn't help but look at Zhang Xiuzhi, because he didn't know what his son was doing either.

"Dad, don't worry, he'll be fine!" Zhang Xiuzhi knew what her father-in-law was worried about, and whispered, "You'll have to wait for him to come back to settle the score. He didn't let me tell you, but you should know him. He won't do anything stupid. You'll be able to see him in a while."

"You mean, what phone call?" Zeng Youqian asked.

"Yes, a video call!" Zhang Xiuzhi nodded, "He said he wanted to broadcast it live today."

"Live broadcast? What?"

"Broadcast the fight against the devils."

"..."

Zeng Youqian and Uncle Li couldn't believe that Zhang Xiuzhi would say something about fighting the Japanese. They looked at Zhang Xiuzhi at the same time and found that she was not joking.

They wanted to ask more questions, but there was no time, as Liu Yong and the other three old men had already walked over quickly.

"Xiuzhi, thank you for your help..." Liu Yong's voice arrived before he did.

They were in a hurry and didn't say any polite words. They just briefly introduced the people in the team.

The superiors are confident about the people in this alley, and those who are not confident have been cleared out.

But Uncle Li didn't know this in advance. When he heard the introduction, he was completely stunned. Not only was there a general, but he was also a well-known figure. No wonder he felt familiar with him.

"I...my name is Li Dali, first..." Uncle Li stuttered excitedly.

"Brother, don't be like this!" Liu Yong said kindly, "We are here for something important, let's go in first."

"Okay, okay!" Uncle Li nodded quickly.

They entered the courtyard together. Zhang Xiuzhi, who took the lead, did not go to the front yard where they lived, but went directly to the middle yard.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know so many people would come, and we didn't prepare enough stools. Please stand for a while, I'll go get some stools!" Zhang Xiuzhi gave instructions and hurried into the house.

Liu Yong and his friends saw that there was an octagonal table in the middle of the yard, and on the table was a large color TV, a thin and light color TV that they had never seen before.

There are four or five chairs below, ready for people to sit on while watching TV.

"Go and help!" Liu Yong instructed the two guards.

Soon, with the help of the guards, the central courtyard was filled with stools, chairs and long benches.

"My dear leaders, the conditions are a bit simple!" Zeng Youqian apologized, "Why don't you take a seat first? I'll make tea right away."

Liu Yong was just about to say you're welcome when Chen Yumei came out with a teapot and a thermos, followed by Zhang Xiuzhi with a tray.

"Everyone, have some tea and some melon seeds and peanuts. The fruit will be ready soon." Chen Yumei greeted everyone warmly.

“Okay, everyone, don’t be polite. Don’t make the host uncomfortable!” Yang Mingyuan was the most straightforward. He asked everyone to sit down and went to help personally.

As a result, the strangest situation in history happened in the courtyard.

The big guys in military uniforms, each with a handful of melon seeds and a cup of green tea at their feet, were waiting to watch the live broadcast, very down-to-earth.

Zeng Youqian and Uncle Li sat among these big guys very uncomfortably, also holding a handful of melon seeds in their hands, but not in the mood to eat them.

Why am I eating this? Oh my god.

Even if we count the past eight generations, all the guests who came to our house combined were not as great as the guests today.

"Xiuzhi, stop working!" Liu Yong stood up and held Zhang Xiuzhi who brought the fruit. "We are not so pretentious. Don't treat us as guests. Ask Wangcai if you can start."

"Okay!" Zhang Xiuzhi was more straightforward.

She put down the fruit plate, took out her cell phone from her pocket and called Zeng Wangcai. After saying a few words, she hung up and turned on the color TV.

"Xiuzhi, what brand is this TV? We have never seen it before!" Liu Yong found a topic in his nervousness.

"It's not made in China!" Zhang Xiuzhi said calmly, "Wangcai said this is called... um, smart screen... Okay, wait for me to connect the signal!"

"Hey, there's a picture!"

"The picture is very clear. This is the sea, but it's a little shaky."

"So many ships..."

As the bosses were discussing, the screen shook violently, and then Zeng Wangcai's face appeared on the screen.

"Mom, Dad, wife, have you eaten yet?"

"..."

No one expected that Zeng Wangcai's first words would be casual talk.

"This kid has no vision at all..." Zeng Youqian smiled awkwardly, "Don't mind it..." After his awkward explanation, he turned back and cursed at the TV, "You bastard, there are so many guests, hurry up and do your business."

"Boss, are you okay there? You look so thin..." Chen Yumei ran out of the house upon hearing the voice and pushed Zeng Youqian to the side, "Get out of the way, I want to talk to my son."

"Okay, okay, let's talk about it later!" Zeng Youqian pulled his wife away with a headache.

Liu Yong and the others finally got the chance to speak.

"No, this is the live broadcast you mentioned?" Liu Yong stood up and walked to the TV and said, "Why is it shaking all the time? Although your TV is big, the quality is not good."

"Grandpa, what you said is true. We are at sea!" Zeng Wangcai smiled at the camera and said, "Wait a moment, I will install a bracket..."

After saying that, the camera shook violently again, sometimes shooting the floor, sometimes shooting the sky.

After a while, the camera looked much better. Although it was still a little shaky, it was much better than before.

"Well, that's all we can do. Everyone, watch carefully!" Zeng Wangcai's men did not appear in the camera. He pointed a finger in a direction and said, "See over there? Those are the Japanese warships. There are three of them. I don't know the models or functions. These three warships are my targets...

"I'll zoom in a little bit, let's see if it's worth it. Pah, pah, pah. No matter how small a mosquito is, it's still meat. As long as it's a Japanese ship, it won't be in vain if we hit it."

Under Zeng Wangcai's operation, the picture quickly enlarged.

Although the enlarged image has lost some clarity, it is still clearer than what we saw just now. We can see the outline of the ship and roughly make out the code on the side of the ship.

"This is the Japanese destroyer!" Su Mingren was determined not to retreat. He recognized the warship at a glance and said to a general beside him, "These should be the three ships in the Japanese 88 Plan, right?"

"Yes, it's not anti-submarine, there are no carrier-based aircraft on the ship... If we can destroy these three ships, we will be relieved..."