Starting from 40, holding the Star Mall to lead the motherland

Chapter 7 Plan
After putting her things away, Han Hui hurried back to Zhangshu Village. She had planned to rest at home before heading back into the mountains at daybreak, but she hadn't expected her house to burn down, leaving only a few blackened walls.

Han Hui sighed and went to the back mountain to collect the grain from the abandoned kiln into the space, and then put it into the cellar at home. The grain in the Japanese warehouse was all white rice, which was difficult to take out, so her own grain was not worth it.

Just as she was about to leave the cellar, she heard footsteps outside and she lay at the entrance of the cellar without moving.

"Miss Han, is that you?"

Hearing Wang Jun's voice, Han Hui put away her gun and climbed out of the cellar: "Brother Wang Jun, why are you here?"

Wang Jun explained, "We fled in such a hurry that we didn't take anything with us. We didn't even have cooking utensils when we got to Nanwan. I took them back to the village at night and brought back everything they needed. I figured you'd come back, so I stayed here."

Han Hui asked, "A lot of things in your homes are damaged, right?"

Wang Jun cursed in a low voice, "These beasts smashed and burned everything they couldn't take away. They broke many of the villagers' pots and pans, dumped sweet potatoes and dried vegetables on the ground and trampled them to pieces. They even threw bedding into the pigsty and dog kennels, leaving several houses stinking to high heaven."

But the worst-hit family was the Han family. Their house was burned to ruins and they had nothing left.

The house burned down, and Han Hui felt sorry for the things inside, as there was nothing more to take. However, in front of outsiders, she couldn't remain indifferent.

Han Hui cursed, "These beasts all deserve to die."

After discussing the village, Han Hui told Wang Jun about the situation in the county. "The Japanese are very calm over there. I guess they haven't received the news yet."

Wang Jun nodded and said, "They have to leave at the earliest tomorrow morning. I've already told my father that he will take the villagers to Nanwan at daybreak."

"Aren't you leaving?"

Wang Jun explained: "Everyone will move very slowly with their children and luggage. I want to stay with my brothers to hold off the Japanese so that they have enough time to move on."

At this point, he paused and said, "Miss Han, my father told me everything about you. Miss Han, I hope you can join our team."

There was a severe food shortage in the mountains, so he came back to get some food. Unexpectedly, he met a good talent like Han Hui.

Han Hui politely declined: "I was planning to wait for the weather to cool down before taking my mother to Shanghai to visit my eldest brother. Now that the house has burned down, I'm going now."

The original body's father, Han Yongjing, had gone to Shanghai twenty-three years earlier, during Huang Shufen's confinement period after giving birth to their son, Han Mengyang, and soon afterward established a new family there. Eight years later, he returned for Old Man Han's fiftieth birthday, and it was during this time that Huang Shufen became pregnant with the original body. When the original body was three, her brother, Han Mengyang, was sent to Shanghai to study, and five years later, he was admitted to university. Last year, Old Man Han suddenly passed away. Han Yongjing and his second wife, Zhao Anna, returned with their children for the funeral, but Han Mengyang was nowhere to be seen.

Han Yongjing said that Han Mengyang had gone to Peking two years ago and had lost contact since then. His concubine Zhao Anna hinted that Han Mengyang had died. Huang Shufen, overwhelmed by the shock, fell ill, and the original body also became ill due to the confusion.

According to her original body's memories, she had to go to Shanghai. First, she wanted to find out about Han Mengyang; he was her brother, after all, and she wanted to see what he was like. Second, she owed the system a debt, which she could immediately pay off in Shanghai. Third, Shanghai in this era boasted a unique geographical location and favorable trade conditions, with abundant resources. Fourth, due to its unique political and economic characteristics, it was the primary hub of JD's activities, where they could kill traitors and obtain intelligence.

Wang Jun frowned. "Shanghai is thousands of miles away from us, and it's so chaotic out there. And there's your father... Even if you get to Shanghai, how are you going to survive?"

Han Hui said, "After my eldest brother disappeared, my mother cried all day long... Don't worry, Brother Wang, we still have savings, enough for us to settle down in Shanghai." Seeing that she had made up her mind, Wang Jun didn't try to persuade her anymore.

Han Hui added, "Brother Wang Jun, I just checked the cellar, and all our food is still there."

Wang Jun said in disbelief: "Your family still has food, how is this possible?"

Han Hui explained, "My family has two cellars. The one in front was discovered, but the one in the vegetable garden was only known to my mother and me, so our food wasn't stolen."

Thinking of Han Hui saying that they were going to Shanghai, Wang Jun asked anxiously, "Miss Han, our team is short of food. Can you sell us some of your food?"

Seeing her shaking her head, Wang Jun was a little disappointed, but the food belonged to the Han family, and it was their right to decide how to deal with it.

Han Hui said, "When the Japanese invaded the village, they looted and destroyed most of the food in the houses. If we go to Nanwan, I guess there won't be any land left to plant, and it will be hard to survive the winter without food. Brother Wang Jun, I want to give this batch of food to the villagers."

The stored grain at home was given to the villagers of Zhangshu Village, a small portion of the grain stored in the Huang family and the space was kept for himself, and the rest was given to the guerrillas in Nanwan.

Wang Jun thought she was truly kind-hearted, but he disagreed with her grain donation: "It's a good thing you're doing this, but we can't just take your food for free. You'll need money to go to Shanghai, and you'll need to live there, so you need to bring more money with you."

Without waiting for Han Hui to speak, he continued, "Yesterday, while cleaning up the battlefield, we confiscated 260 silver dollars and two small yellow croakers. Miss Han, is this enough to buy food for your family?"

Han Hui nodded, indicating that it was enough, and then led him to the entrance of the cellar: "The food is all in the cellar, you can move it yourselves. I have to go find my mother. If I don't go back, she will have to come down the mountain to find me."

Wang Jun had no money on him: "Then go back to your mother first, and then come to Niutou Mountain to find us. Then you can imitate the sound of a cow three times and we will know it is you."

"it is good."

Although she agreed, Han Hui had no intention of taking the money and would not go to him.

Watching Han Hui go into the forest, Wang Jun called a few people hiding in the dark and took them into the cellar.

When Da Kui saw the food in the cellar, he opened his mouth and said, "Oh my God, so much food?"

Wang Jun felt a little ashamed. He had originally thought that two hundred silver dollars and two small yellow croakers would be enough, but he didn't expect the cellar to be overflowing with grain, so the money was no longer enough.

The Han family originally owned over 160 mu (approximately 160 acres) of high-quality paddy fields, over 20 mu (approximately 12 acres) of dry land, and 13 shops in the city. Last year, when Old Man Han passed away, the family split up, with the eldest branch receiving six shops, 100 mu (approximately 160 acres) of paddy fields, and 12 mu (approximately 12 acres) of dry land. However, Han Yongjing sold the shops, and while he also wanted to sell the paddy fields and dry land, Han Yongfeng and his clan disagreed, preventing the sale.

When the puppet army collected grain, Han Hui, under Han Yongfeng's banner, paid only the normal grain tax and escaped being ripped off by the enemy. Similarly, the cellar held 17,000 to 18,000 kilograms of rice, and 6,000 to 7,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes and beans combined.

(End of this chapter)