Take Taobao to fight against Japan

Meng Wu'an replied: "We just came to the United States from China, and we were entrusted to send a letter home to the Xia family!"

"Oh? You just came from China?"

The middle-aged woman said with a calm expression: "So, you didn't come here to seek revenge and make trouble?"

Hearing this, Meng Wu'an basically understood the situation, nodded and smiled: "Well, that's natural! Xia Chen's sister Xia Yu is our colleague and good friend! This time I came here to deliver a letter for her go home!"

"What, are you saying that Xiao Yu asked you to come here? Haha, it turned out to be a misunderstanding! Is everything okay with her in Huaxia? I haven't seen this girl Xiao Yu for more than a year, alas!"

A smile finally appeared on the face of the middle-aged woman, but the hostility disappeared.

Meng Wu'an nodded and said: "She is doing well, and now she is a well-known war reporter in China! By the way, what happened to the Xia family now?"

"It's a long story!"

The middle-aged woman's expression darkened all of a sudden, she looked around vigilantly and said softly: "Their family is in big trouble, not only the lawyer's office was smashed, but Xiao Chen was also kidnapped! Good! The whole family will be ruined!"

"What? How could such a thing happen!"

Meng Wu'an's expression changed slightly, and he asked anxiously: "Please take me to their house, maybe we can help!"

"this!"

The middle-aged woman hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "I'll take you to their house. If you want to ask clearly, just ask Lao Xia and his wife directly! We don't know the specific situation very well, so we dare not say more! "

Chapter 413

"Okay, trouble!"

Seeing that the other party was secretive, Meng Wuan didn't ask any more questions, and after winking at the others, he silently followed behind and walked along the street.

After walking for about ten minutes, a laneway appeared on the right. Turn right and continue walking. You can see that there are mostly small western-style buildings with two or three floors on both sides of the laneway, and there are also various shops in between!

After walking forward for more than 500 meters, I turned again and entered another alleyway. After walking for about ten minutes, I finally came to a red iron gate with a Chinese style.

With more than 10 meters away, the middle-aged woman stopped in her tracks and pointed her finger: "This is Xia's house. Old Xia and his wife are already at home. Knock on the door yourself! I have to go back!"

"Okay! Thank you very much for leading the way! This is a little meaning, please accept it!"

Others took it away for more than half an hour, Meng Wuan naturally had to express his gratitude, so he took out his wallet, took out a $5 bill from it, and handed it out with a smile!

"Ah? It's just a handy job, what a shame!"

The middle-aged woman was taken aback for a moment, saying that she didn't want it, but her body reacted very honestly. She couldn't help but reached out and took the banknote, and then held it tightly for fear that it would fly away!

"Haha, it should be!"

Meng Wu'an smiled lightly, but he was muttering in his heart: It's only a $5 tip, is it worth being so excited?

Due to the impact of the Great Depression that began in 1929, the U.S. economy was at its lowest point in history in the 20s. Although the current economy has improved, wages are still at a low point!

On June 1938, 6, President Roosevelt signed the Reasonable Labor Standards Act.

This law stipulates that the minimum wage per hour shall be 40 cents, and the workload shall not exceed 44 hours per week.The new rule applies only to U.S. businesses engaged in interstate commerce. ?

For other companies in the United States, the minimum wage is about 25 cents!

A newly enlisted private is paid $25 a month, a teacher makes $800 a year, and a part-time helper makes $2 or $3 a week.

In terms of prices, hot dogs are 5 cents each, movie tickets are 20 cents each, most magazines are 10 cents, a meal is 45 cents, watch repairs are an average of 10 cents per month, and 1/5 whiskey is 1.25 cents. U.S. dollars, a Ford is more than 500 U.S. dollars, under normal circumstances, betting with friends is only 5 cents!

So, the $5 is really worth it!

It's just that if you are not in charge of your family, you don't know the price of firewood and rice. Meng Wu'an, who has money at home, never knows what it's like to be short of money.

After setting off to go abroad, although I had a heated chat with Powell and others on the warship and got a general understanding of many aspects of the United States, after all, I am a newcomer and I don’t have a very intuitive feeling about the current prices and wages in the United States!

"Thank you! Then I'll go first! If you are free in the future, you can come to my restaurant to taste authentic Chinese cuisine!"

The middle-aged woman stuffed the money into her pocket, and then left happily. She could reap 3 days of operating profit by taking a casual trip. It has to be said that this is a windfall!

"Boom boom boom!"

"Hey, anyone?"

After the middle-aged woman walked away, the sweet-looking Du Mei stepped forward and knocked on the round handle on the iron door.

After knocking on the door for a long time, I heard a burst of small footsteps coming from inside the wall, and then a palm-sized iron gate in the middle of the iron gate opened!

An old woman showed half of her face through the door opening, and asked with an extremely vigilant expression, "Who are you? What are you going to do?"

Du Mei quickly apologized and said with a smile: "Don't worry, we are not bad people and have no malicious intentions! Is Uncle Xia Houcheng at home? I am Xia Yu's friend. Huaxia came to the United States just now, and I was entrusted by her to send a letter from home!"

The old woman was startled and said, "What? You are Xiao Yu's friend? Are you serious?"

"There can be fakes! This is the letter she asked me to bring, please check it!"

Knowing that the Xia family had encountered a catastrophe, the whole family became frightened. In order to win their trust, Du Mei directly stuffed the letter written by Xia Yu through the door opening.

"Ah! Okay, please wait a moment! I'm going to report to the master!"

After glancing at the envelope, the old woman hurried away.

"My lord! My lord! My lady sent a message!"

The old woman ran into the main room with the wind all the way, and handed the letter to Xia Yu's father Xia Houcheng very excitedly.

"My lord father, see the words as you see them! My daughter is really unfilial and has traveled across the ocean to return to the country to fight against Japan. Fortunately, my ancestors have blessed and helped you. My daughter is fine now. Please rest assured, father, mother, elder brother and nanny!..."

Xia Houcheng read the letter at a glance, his face showed excitement, and he turned his head quickly, "Ah? Is this really the blessing of the ancestors? Where is the person who sent the letter?"

The old woman quickly replied: "Just waiting outside the door! Master, shall I open the door and let them in?"

"No! I have to go in person! Mother Zhou, help me make a pot of good tea!"

Xia Houcheng suddenly stood up, and ran all the way to the gate of the courtyard.

Meng Wu'an could only hear the sound of hurried footsteps in the yard, and then the door opened with a creak, and a middle-aged man with glasses appeared in front of everyone.

As soon as the door opened, Xia Houcheng cupped his fists and said apologetically to Meng Wu'an and the others: "I am Xia Yu's father, Xia Houcheng. I am really sorry for neglecting all the distinguished guests! The family is not peaceful recently, all distinguished guests, please come in quickly!"

"Where! Where!"

"So it's Uncle Xia! Hello!"

Meng Wu'an and the others nodded with a smile, and then entered the yard under Xia Houcheng's greeting.

After Xia Houcheng closed the door again, Meng Wuan asked directly: "Uncle Xia, we have been to the law firm before, and we already know that something is wrong with your house!

Just don't know what's going on?If Uncle Xia has any difficulties, please feel free to say it clearly, although we are newcomers, we still have some abilities! "

Xia Houcheng looked back at Meng Wuan and the others, recalled the contents of Xia Yu's letter, first showed hopeful eyes, then sighed heavily and shook his head:

"Hey! Thank you for your kindness, but the other party is really not easy to mess with. A strong dragon does not overwhelm a snake! I don't want anything to happen to you!"

"Haha, Uncle Xia can rest assured! We are not ordinary people. I don't know how many little devils have been killed in China. We haven't seen any big scenes!"

Meng Wu'an is really not pretending, he really has this confidence and ability, even if he doesn't have guns and ammunition in his hands, but with his excellent close-quarters killing skills, even ten or eight strong men feel that they can be brought down easily!

What's more, there are a total of 6 special forces soldiers with similar skills as him in the team!

"That's right, Uncle Xia! Xia Yu is a big celebrity next to our boss, and the affairs of her family are our affairs!"

"If you have any difficulties, please feel free to speak up! Although it is said that strong dragons do not overwhelm local snakes, we are tyrannical dragons crossing the river! What are those dark and evil forces that are not on the table?"

The group of young people behind Meng Wu'an are full of enthusiasm. They are all newborn calves who are not afraid of death or trouble. They are not afraid of killing little devils in the battlefield at home. How can they be afraid of being tough with gangsters?

Chapter 414 Killing Intent Has Been Determined

"Then go into the room and talk! Be careful that the walls have ears!"

Although he was already in his own yard, Xia Houcheng was still very worried, until after Meng Wuan and others were ushered into the living room of the main house and seated, he sighed and said: "To be honest, these days are really great changes at home. One step away from family ruin."

"Dear guests, please drink tea!"

At this time, the old lady Zhou Ping walked into the room with a pot of hot water and a dozen teacups, busy serving tea and water to Meng Wuan and others!

"OK, thanks!"

Meng Wuan and others nodded their thanks one after another.

"Everyone is exhausted from the journey, drink some tea to moisten your throat first!"

After a pause, Xia Houcheng said in a low tone: "This matter started half a year ago. Originally, our family was considered well-to-do with small assets, and my wife and I were also considered high-income groups. However, due to the extremely sluggish economy these years, our two Kouzi lost their jobs one after another half a year ago.

The whole family can only rely on Xiao Chenkai's lawyer to eke out a living temporarily, but it happens that the house leaks and it rains overnight. Two months ago, Xia Yu's mother became seriously ill due to worry.

We sought medical treatment everywhere but failed, but we spent all our family savings, and even borrowed money from relatives and friends!

In desperation, Xiaochen had no choice but to borrow a usury loan to postpone her urgent needs!

Everyone knows that loan sharks are easy to borrow but not easy to repay. It is simply drinking poison to quench thirst, but we can't watch our relatives wait to die because they have no money for medical treatment!

A few days ago, Xiaochen assisted a white girl to testify in court, but won the lawsuit but offended a gang boss, who just happened to borrow the loan shark from this gang!

This is really worse, not only Xiaochen Law Firm was smashed, but also tied up, we must repay all the debts within 3 days, otherwise, otherwise..."

"I see!"

Meng Wu'an nodded lightly, and then asked: "Uncle Xia, how much do they want you to pay back?"

Xia Houcheng gritted his teeth and said, "These bastards want us to repay 5000 US dollars in one lump sum! In fact, we only borrowed 400 US dollars!"

$5000 is really not a small sum. Even before unemployment, the combined monthly salary of the couple would be $130, and $5000 would be the sum of the couple's three-year salary!

Now the couple are not only unemployed, they have spent all their savings, and owe a large amount of money to relatives and friends, let alone 5000 US dollars, even 50 US dollars in cash!

"It is indeed the lion who opened his mouth! It can be seen that they don't want you to raise money to redeem people, but sincerely want to put Xia Chen to death!"

A look of coldness flashed in Meng Wu'an's eyes, he was always jealous of evil, and he couldn't see this kind of evil behavior without integrity and bottom line, and he was determined in his heart to punish the rape and eradicate the evil!

"Who said no!"

Xia Houcheng sighed and said: "The only valuable thing in our family is the property, but at this juncture, it is very good to sell for 3000 US dollars!

well!Today is already the second day, and there is only one day left for tomorrow, what should I do? "

"Master, I beg you, please save Xiaochen! I know that you are not ordinary people, and you are the only ones who have this ability now! The old woman kneels down for you! I beg you! Huh!"

At this time, Zhou Ping, who was standing aside, plopped and knelt down to Meng Wuan, crying and kowtowing!

Dong dong dong, after a few bangs, bright red blood oozes from his head, but the old man has no intention of stopping at all!

"Ah, old man! Don't be like this, get up quickly!"

Meng Wu'an quickly bent over, helped the old man up and said forcefully, "We've settled this matter, we will definitely rescue Xia Chen, don't worry!"

"Mother Zhou, don't embarrass others!"

Xia Houcheng looked at Meng Wu'an with some embarrassment, and said in a very heavy tone: "You guys don't know how powerful those people are, there are hundreds of thugs and minions alone, and there are many guns in their hands. They are a group of murderers. Blinking bastard!"

Although Xia Houcheng wanted to rescue his son very much, he couldn't let Meng Wuan and others touch the egg against the stone against his conscience!

"Ha ha!"

Meng Wu'an gave him an approving look, and then said confidently, "Uncle Xia, don't worry, we have our own measure! As the saying goes, knowing yourself and the enemy can win all battles, please tell us about the origin of this gang!" "

"it is good!"

Xia Houcheng nodded and said: "The gang of this bunch of beasts is called the Blood Gang. They usually operate gambling halls, tobacco halls, loan sharks, and brothels.

If it weren't for the fact that I joined Zhigongtang in the early years, I still have some face and connections. I asked the bosses of the Zhigongdang branch in Chinatown to mediate. Not only would they not give three days to pretend, even our old couple would be afraid now. He was murdered! "

"Uncle Xia, don't worry! We will leave this matter to us!"

After listening to the narration, Meng Wuan's heart became more and more murderous, and then asked: "I don't know how Auntie is doing now? Can we go and see her?"

Xia Houcheng shook his head in embarrassment and said, "To tell you the truth, she suffered from tuberculosis, and now she is incurable, and it can infect people! You should stop watching it!"

Shi Weifu blurted out: "Hey, isn't tuberculosis the same as tuberculosis? It's not a serious disease, why can't it be cured in the United States?"

Du Mei also nodded and said: "That's right, our Gaomi People's Hospital has a special department, which basically treats everything, and I haven't heard of anyone who can't be cured!

It seems that taking some rifampicin and isoniazid can cure it? "

Pulmonary tuberculosis is really terminally ill at present, and it is very difficult to treat, and it is also a highly contagious disease. It is mainly a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which can affect various organs. The most common one is tuberculosis. !

Later, with the development of medicine, tuberculosis is no longer a terminal illness, and the cure rate can reach 85% or even more than 90%.

In Yang Fan's system shopping mall, there are drugs for the treatment of tuberculosis, and the supply is open, making Shi Weifu and others mistakenly believe that the more civilized and advanced United States also has drugs such as rifampicin and isoniazid!

"Huh? What? Really?"

Xia Houcheng's eyes brightened immediately, and he stood up excitedly and said, "Then do you have that kind of medicine on you?"