Chapter Seven Borrowing Grain

  Zhang Fugui didn't dare to slack off and quickly translated for Li Youcai: "The Queen said not to escort you, are you more powerful than the Imperial Army?"

  Li Youcai's mouth was accompanied by a smile, but his heart didn't think so. "If I don't see the grain being handed over to County City's Ye Tian Dazhang with my own eyes, how can I be at ease? If they say they haven't received the grain later and ask me for it again, won't that be a huge loss?" The cunning Li Youcai poured a cup of wine for Huo Yao and smiled: "Ta Jun misunderstood, it's just my son Li Shi thinking of his big brother. He just wants to go into the city with Ta Jun to see his big brother Li Quan."

  The fire brother, with a pretentious tone, said in Japanese: "Our great Imperial Japanese Army is invincible, how can we let you people who have just learned to hold guns protect us? However, seeing your great loyalty to the Imperial Army and the deep brotherly love between your two sons, I'll let Li Shuai follow along."

  Zhang Fugui hastily translated. In his heart, he thought "This Li Youcai is indeed an old fox, it seems that today I will not have a good end."

  After the wine was enough and the rice was full, dozens of free villagers who were invited by Li Shi were already waiting to depart with grain. Li Youcai packed a few roast chickens and two jars of good wine for Huo Yao and his brother, bowing and nodding as he saw them off for a long time, repeatedly saying words of concern for his son.

  Huoyao Ge saw that only Li Shuai was carrying a gun on his way, and he felt much more at ease. He praised Li Youcai as "a good citizen, a really good citizen."

  Li Shuai was originally a rough and burly man with a fierce appearance, who would often bully the villagers. However, today he seemed like a different person, busily helping Huo Yao with the roasted chicken and speaking kindly to Zhang Fu Gui. It turned out that he wanted to get more guns and ammunition from the Japanese.

  Huoyao Ge coldly smiled without saying a word. Zhang Fugui responded with a "hmm hmm". He thought to himself: "Go ahead and have your wild fantasies, but don't blame me when you die an unjust death later."

  Walked down to the mountain slope where they parted with Swallow. Firework Brother saw people's heads swaying on the mountain slope and knew that Swallow had brought the villagers over. Firework Brother asked Zhang Fugui to tell Li Shuai: "Stop and rest for a while."

  Li Shuai's face changed immediately as he faced the villagers and shouted: "All of you damn well stop, Ta Jun needs to rest."

  The villagers who were carrying grain all put down their burdens and rested. Li Shuai still wanted to show off his prowess in front of Huo Yao, but Huo Yao already had his gun pressed against Li's forehead. Li didn't realize he was staring death in the face and thought Huo was just joking with him. So, extremely calmly, putting on a heroic air, he laughed and said: "Your Excellency, be careful not to have an accidental discharge. That wouldn't be good..."

  A loud gunshot was heard. Li Shuai saw Yan Wang off before he could finish speaking.

  The villagers who were delivering food saw the Japanese beating up the tyrant Li Shuai. Although they were all very happy in their hearts, they didn't know what the Japanese were doing and stood there stupidly. Huoyao Ge found his hidden clothes and changed into them. He walked to a high place and shouted: "Fellow villagers, don't be afraid, I am from the guerrilla team. We specialize in beating up devils, traitors, landlords, and tyrants..."

  The villagers who were delivering food supplies were in an uproar.

  Zhang Fugui heard Huoyao Ge say that he only hits Japanese traitors. He thought to himself, "He won't go back on his word, will he?"

  Firework Brother excitedly delivered a passionate and lengthy speech, satisfying his craving for being in charge. The villagers who sent the grain gave him the warmest applause. Firework Brother sighed, "Being a star feels so good."

  Huo Yao Ge gave some grain to the villagers. They all went home happily.

  Zhang Fugui waited until the villagers had all walked away, then carefully said to Huoyao Ge: "Good fellow, now that you've gotten the grain, can you let me go?"

  Huo Yao made the villagers who delivered food leave first, just not wanting them to know where the food went. If Li Youcai or Xiao Guizi knew where the food was going, their own village would never have a peaceful day again. Although Zhang Fugui was very cooperative today, he was after all a traitor, and of course he had to leave first too. So Huo Yao said to Zhang Fugui: "You can go now, but don't be a traitor anymore. If you harm the village again, I will not forgive you."

  Zhang Fugui knew that his life was saved today. But he couldn't be happy, and bitterly smiled: "I offended Li Youcai today. I won't be able to explain myself to the Japanese. From now on, I don't know where my place of refuge will be."

  Looking at Zhang Fugui's wretched appearance, Huoyao Ge said with a savior-like tone: "Actually being a traitor is also very dangerous. Why not go sell tofu instead? If there's too much water in the tofu, sell it as tofu brain. If there's too little water, sell it as dried tofu. If the tofu is thin, sell it as tofu skin. And if the tofu stinks, you can still sell stinky tofu. There's no loss, only gain."

  "Tofu, selling tofu..." Zhang Fugui muttered as he walked away.

  Everyone had gone far away, and Swallow only brought the villagers from his own village to rush in front of Firework Brother. Looking at so much grain, everyone was excited beyond words. This was taken from Li Youcai and Xiao Guizi's hands!

  "Gunpowder brother, you're too awesome..."

  "Gunpowder brother, you are the lifesaver of our entire village."

  Huoyao Ge saw that the sky was getting late. He stopped the villagers from chattering and praising, and urged directly: "Everyone should hurry up and move the grain back to the village, or it will be nightfall soon."

  Ignoring the villagers' gratitude, Huoyao Ge pulled Yanzi and continued on their way to join the guerrilla troops.

  Night fell quickly. After the eighth time Firework Brother fell down, Swallow finally found a dry small cave. Lit up a bonfire. Swallow put the roast chicken on a branch and heated it over the fire. And strongly requested that Firework Brother recount today's events.

  Drinking the good wine sent by Li Youcai, Huoyao Ge added fuel to his own boasting. Adding to that, Huoyao Ge's weird expression made Yanzi laugh so hard she was bent forward and backward. After finishing the whole story, Yanzi said with admiration: "Brother, you're really, really amazing."

  "Of course, don't you know who I am? Swallow. From now on, listen to me, I'll take care of you."

  The swallow handed over a heated roast chicken and nodded vigorously: "Yes, I'll definitely listen to brother's words."

  The swallow's face suddenly turned as red as rouge.

  Huo Yao Ge took over the roasted chicken and saw Yan Zi's extremely admiring gaze. His face suddenly turned bright red. He hastily said: "Yan Zi, don't be infatuated with me, I'm just a legend... In my Huo family, only one child is born in each generation... The three unfilial acts are not having offspring, and the greatest of them is not having an heir..."

  After understanding Huoyao's meaning, Yanzi's face turned even redder. She snatched the roast chicken from Huoyao's hands and shouted: "You're not allowed to eat."

  "Ah, it seems like I'm the one who brought this roast chicken."

  "Not even giving you food."

  "But I haven't even taken a bite yet."

  "Not allowed."

  Considering bro's efforts in rushing forward despite being ill, let's get some support from brothers and sisters!