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Chapter 545 No suspense
But if the officer's sister is his cousin, apart from the slight disadvantage when addressing him, the rest will be profitable. I have never heard of a nephew setting an engagement for an aunt. Whether the marriage is successful or not is decided by the elders and has nothing to do with him.

In addition, the officer's sister will definitely not be a clerk when she comes, let alone a girl in the back. At least she will be an invisible shopkeeper. Therefore, it is not too abnormal to be obedient if you are of higher seniority. Do you understand filial piety? It’s natural to respect your elders, and so is your cousin!
"Hey, why are you so impatient? I just want to ask. That military commander looks young, but he is very powerful. What kind of official is he?" Sister Hua really doesn't accept this trick. She deals with men. It's already instinctive. A casual expression can resolve the embarrassment and continue to lead the topic to the target you want to know more about.

"Uh... I serve in the navy in Beizhili. It should be Qianhu! It was too chaotic just now. I forgot to ask more details. Quick, quick, take the girls back first. It's windy here."

This time, the second shopkeeper was really confused, but he was also an old man, so he had a countermeasure in an instant. Didn't the officer just say he was from Beizhili, and the navy with the highest official position in the shipyard was a hundred households. My cousin is naturally older than a hundred households, so a thousand households is quite suitable.

"No wonder, the Navy Governor's Yamen is in Tianjin Wei, and the thousands of households there are amazing. Girls, don't cry, they are not hurt or robbed, why are you crying? Go back and clean up, boil water and wash. Bah, my mouth is full of dirt, these ghosts who have been stabbed a thousand times don’t know how to keep their voices down when they fire!”

Sister Hua finally satisfied her curiosity. While congratulating the second shopkeeper, she asked the girls under the wall to get up. At the same time, she did not forget to complain about the Franco machine who had just fired. Anyway, they are not the Ming Dynasty navy, so a few curse words should not be a problem.

"Master, Master, please stay!" The waiters, troupes, and girls all returned to the restaurant one after another. Only the second shopkeeper did not leave. He stared at the navy soldier on duty as he put all three sticks in the sky. It turned into three small green stars, and then they came closer.

"I said, why haven't you left yet? There are only three of these and I don't have any extra. I want to wait until the big ship is launched. I will notify you in advance!" The soldier was in a good mood and did not chase people away directly.

"No, I don't want to look at it, I just want to ask you about the background of the military man you just talked to me." The second shopkeeper saw that the soldier had misunderstood, and quickly took another half step closer, lowering his voice to the lowest level, and raised his eyes He also glanced left and right from time to time.

"...What is your relationship with him? Why do you ask?" The soldier suddenly changed his face and grabbed the second shopkeeper by the shoulder. If he didn't make it clear, he would arrest him.

"Master, please calm down. Master, please calm down. I just learned that he is my distant cousin. Really, my distant cousin lives in Beizhili!"

The second shopkeeper's back was soaked with cold sweat for the third time, but he really couldn't be timid in the face of huge interests. Since they said they would send his sister over, and they also extended the restaurant for free, and they had to hide their identity, it shouldn't be a problem to be a distant relative. That's too much.

"...distant cousin?" The soldier hesitated when he heard the words, as if he didn't believe it, but he didn't dare not believe it, so he loosened his hand.

"Yes, cousin, really a cousin!" The second shopkeeper agreed with certainty, but he was still worried in his heart. I got nothing out of this mess. First I recognized a cousin, and later I got a cousin.

"Are you sure it's the one with the big head and the thin body?" The soldier was still worried and asked again.

"That's right, my cousin is not in good health after being a child. He is a little thinner, but he is very smart. Not only will he join the navy, but he will also become a high official." At this point, the second shopkeeper could only grit his teeth. Thank you. Fortunately, we are welcoming people all day long. It is not difficult to make up a few lies. "Hehehehe, you old boy, just make it up! If he has a cousin like you, I can be considered a relative of the emperor. But you can do whatever he asks you to do, and you won't suffer any loss, and you don't have to ask around. , It’s not right for you to know too much. It’s a disaster. Go ahead and stop talking nonsense here. I don’t know anyone!”

The soldier suddenly laughed and pointed at the second shopkeeper's forehead but hesitated to speak. Suddenly he put on a serious face again, acted businesslike, turned around and entered the iron gate, and ignored him again.

What the hell is a naval officer? That guy with a big head and a small body is not a navy at all. He just came to supervise the battle with orders from the Naval Staff. I heard from hundreds of households in the shipyard that this guy was from the Statistics Department of the General Staff Headquarters. I don’t know what his specific responsibilities were, but he was definitely a big shot and could meet big shots like the emperor.

The Statistics Department does not have a good reputation among the navy and army. It is a bit similar to the East Factory. It is full of a group of mysterious and sneaky perverts. They only think about who to harm all day long. They should have as little contact as possible. It is best never to have any contact with them. touch.

As for what the people from the Statistics Department said to the second shopkeeper of Guanhailou and why they said it, of course they can't inquire about it, nor can they disrupt it. Again, ask less, listen less, ponder less, and don’t interfere.

After seeing three green dots fluttering in the sky, the fighting outside the shipyard and spinning mill finally stopped. No, it can't be called a battle, but a massacre. One side is chasing and fighting, and the other side can't fight back at all. It's a crapshoot.

But the battlefield did not calm down completely. From time to time, there would be long wailing and short shouting. Apparently some mobs were not dead. However, there was no one on the streets outside the south gate of Shipyard Town and the Spinning Mill, and there were only a few red lanterns hanging high on weekdays. They were swinging back and forth in the dark, which made them even more gloomy.

At the shipyard and shipping terminal, groups of mercenaries who had withdrawn were taking a rest. Everyone will receive a portion of lead bullets and gunpowder, as well as biscuits and cans, and sit down to eat.

Even though they had just come off the battlefield and the smell of gunpowder smoke had not yet dissipated from their bodies, the soldiers were in high spirits. While eating sweet biscuits, they took out various trophies from their pockets and spoke in their hometown dialect. Quietly asking each other about the value.

These items were collected from the deceased and were allowed. When we boarded the ship in Da Nang, the naval officer of the Ming Empire said that there was only one thing to do when we arrived at the place: obey the orders, hit whomever was ordered, kill whomever was ordered, and ask less, think less, and ponder less.

In return, in addition to equipping weapons, the enemy's soft parts can also be taken as part of the reward without affecting the combat rhythm.

However, this short hour of massacre was just the beginning. They were about to go to the second target point to land and assemble, waiting for further orders. The enemies you face may be mobs, or they may be the Ming Guard Army, or they may be both in one.

(End of this chapter)