Double-Cut During the War of Resistance: My Wife Came from 1937

"Since the commander has asked, I'll explain it properly!"

Ma Hongwei nodded in agreement: "First, let's talk about the four famous woods recognized by the Ming and Qing dynasties. They are Hainan rosewood, sandalwood, chicken wing wood or cypress wood, ironwood, and also golden nanmu wood reserved for the royal family, as well as agarwood, boxwood, rosewood and ebony, etc."

"However, the most important ones are Hainan rosewood and sandalwood, which are priced quite well."

"The furniture they make, whether it's tables, chairs, stools, paperweights, screens, pen holders, etc., is all valuable."

"Besides these wooden furniture items, porcelain, jade, enamelware, calligraphy and paintings, carvings, lacquerware, and gold and silver items are also valuable."

"Please don't give me any bronze artifacts. They're national treasures, and it's illegal to sell them where I'm from."

Ma Hongwei spoke intermittently, saying whatever came to mind.

The four leaders, however, were like primary school students, intently taking notes with paper and pen.

No wonder they took it to heart.

When the three main divisions were initially formed, they were only given a few thousand silver dollars, five or six cannons, more than 10,000 men and guns, and the rest they had to rely on themselves.

They must seize every opportunity to "make money" for the troops in order to lead the team well.

"Okay, we've got it!"

Commander He said, "Once we get our hands on these things, we'll have someone deliver them to you. Comrade Xia will then take them over and hand them over to you for processing."

"OK!"

Ma Hongwei nodded and said, "I will definitely help you all sell these furniture pieces for a good price."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "By the way, sir, generally speaking, the higher the official rank a family held in the Qing Dynasty, the more valuable and precious things they would have. Some families may have been wealthy in the past but later declined, and they might still have a few treasures hidden away."

"clear!"

……

Afterwards, the group of six left the division headquarters and returned to the courtyard where Xia Weiwei lived.

This time, each of them was carrying or lifting a table or a stool.

Xia Weiwei's room didn't have much furniture, not enough for so many people to sit down and eat.

After setting up the table and chairs, Ma Hongwei waved his hand and placed the cooked meats on the table.

Apart from crayfish and boiled fish, everything else was packed in plastic bags, so it didn't take up much space.

"Wow, this is such a feast! I've never eaten so much good food in my entire life!"

Deputy Division Commander Xu said with a smile, "Oh right, there aren't any bowls and chopsticks yet, are there? I'll go get them right away!"

"Deputy Division Commander Xu, no need, I have some here!"

As Ma Hongwei spoke, he took out the disposable bowls and chopsticks he had brought and distributed them to everyone.

He said to everyone, "These are all disposable. We don't need to wash them after use; we can just throw them away!"

"Huh? One-time use?"

Commander He glanced at the plastic bowl and disposable wooden chopsticks in his hand and couldn't help but say, "These bowls and chopsticks seem quite good; they can be used for a long time. Aren't you being too wasteful?"

"In later generations, China became the world's leading industrial nation!"

Ma Hongwei said with a proud look, "If we compare it to the Republic of China era, then it is the United States. The United States is also the world's leading industrial country. However, World War II has not yet broken out, and the Japanese Empire is still in its twilight years. The United States is not yet the world's hegemon."

"Over there, the United States is also weakening and is a world hegemon heading towards decline, while the new China has become an industrial country with a war-making foundation far exceeding that of the United States."

"The United States in later generations couldn't even defeat Iran. When they sent their carrier fleet, the carriers caught fire, and the crews didn't want to fight at all. In just a few years, the United States would no longer be the world's superpower!"

"This industry covers all aspects. For example, the chemical industry is well-developed, so plastic products are everywhere and very cheap."

"And these chopsticks are actually made from bamboo. Bamboo is constantly being harvested, so it's practically inexhaustible. Using them isn't a waste."

"As for this garbage, we don't need to waste it anymore. We'll just haul it away by truck to the waste incineration plant, where we can use this discarded garbage to generate electricity!"

"A lot of the garbage that used to be landfilled has now been dug out and transported to be incinerated for power generation. Those power plants that incinerate garbage are even competing to burn garbage."

As soon as Ma Hongwei opened his mouth, all the leaders listened intently.

They love talking about the future, and they all yearn to know more about it.

"Wind power, hydropower, solar power, and now waste-to-energy!"

Deputy Division Commander Xu remarked with a sigh, "In the future, everything will be able to generate electricity!"

"yes!"

Deputy Division Commander Nie nodded, looked at Ma Hongwei, and said, "Comrade Hongwei, I wonder if you could buy a few more solar panels?"

"We feel that if we put those solar panels in the yard, have dedicated personnel watch over them, and also have people stand guard and call the police, we won't have to worry about being bombed by the Japanese!"

"As soon as the Japanese plane is spotted, an alert is issued immediately, and the guards quickly take the solar panels back inside. They probably won't be able to spot it."

Commander Liu chimed in, "I also think we should add more solar panels."

"Can!"

Ma Hongwei nodded and said, "Since you leaders think it's acceptable, then I'll buy more and have Weiwei bring them over."

As he spoke, he pointed to the cooked food and said, "Gentlemen, stop talking and eat some meat!"

"Ha ha!"

Deputy Division Commander Xu said with a smile, "Then we won't stand on ceremony!"

After saying that, he picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of fatty pork head meat, put it in his mouth, and began to chew it heartily.

He chewed and nodded, saying, "This braised pig's head is really delicious!"

Ma Hongwei took out a box of disposable gloves and placed it on the table.

"Gentlemen, when you eat this spicy crayfish, you can wear gloves so that your hands won't get all oily."

He put on gloves, skillfully peeled the shell off the shrimp tail, and then put it into Xia Weiwei's bowl.

"I'll do it myself!"

Xia Weiwei said somewhat embarrassedly.

She had eaten barbecue and crayfish with Ma Hongwei before, so naturally she would eat them too.

Ma Hongwei peeled a few more and handed them to the leaders one by one, explaining, "This spicy crayfish only has a little bit of meat in the tail and the two claws; there's not much meat in the rest of the crayfish."

As he spoke, he even gave a demonstration.

Although crayfish were introduced into the waters outside Nanjing as early as 1929.

However, at that time, no one in China ate crayfish.

It wasn't until the 1990s that people slowly started consuming it.

But it didn't really explode in popularity until two thousand years later.

"These crayfish are pretty delicious, both numbing and spicy, and very flavorful!"

Commander Liu took a bite and said, "Especially the juice on the shell, it would be delicious with rice!"