Save the Bachelor of Heaven

Xiang Nan took Zhang's family home, entertained them with a feast, and then took them to their new home.

 When he first came to Macau in 1932, he knew that there would be a large influx of refugees here in the future. By then, the houses will definitely be in hot demand. So he spent a lot of money and bought large houses one after another.

 After these houses are rented out, the rent collected alone amounts to tens of thousands of yuan every month. Now there is just one room available for Zhang Ruohan and his family.

 The Zhang family is naturally very grateful to Xiang Nan.

 In this troubled world, it is already rare to have a house to live in.

If you don’t believe it, look outside on the streets. There are a lot of refugees who are homeless and forced to sleep on the streets. In this cold winter season, my face is so cold that I may die of cold at any time.

Their family still has food to eat and a house to live in, which is already very fortunate.

 So their family is very content.

 …

 The fall of Xiangjiang caused panic in Macau.

  The citizens were worried that the Japanese would attack, and they were all panic-stricken.

Even Juxian was worried and asked Xiang Nan if he wanted to escape.

“Don’t worry, Macau will be fine.” Xiang Nan waved his hand.

"Really?" Juxian was doubtful.

"Really." Xiang Nan nodded, "When have I ever been forbidden to speak?"

Juxian thought for a while, then shook his head.

Xiang Nan has always had foresight. He predicted that the capital would fall in 1932 and took her and Xiaodouzi out early.

 After arriving in Macau, Xiang Nan concluded that Macau would encounter a great famine, and began to stock up on meat and grain early. Sure enough, when everyone outside was starving, their family still had meat to eat.

Furthermore, he predicted that something big would happen in December half a year ago. Sure enough, in December, Dongyang invaded Xiangjiang.

It can be said that everything was predicted by Xiang Nan, like a **** who can calculate everything. Therefore, it is possible that he is right when he says that Macau will not be invaded.

“That’s it, don’t worry, nothing will happen to Macau.” Xiang Nan said with a smile.

 Because Macau is such a big place, and its industry and trade are not developed. Unlike Xiangjiang, which has a population of over 1.6 million, industry and trade are very prosperous.

 Therefore, it would be profitable for the Japanese to capture Xiangjiang. The capture of Macau would require a lot of effort but little profit, and was simply not worth the effort, so no troops were sent to attack.

Of course, this does not mean that Macau can be immune to its own problems.

 In fact, under the coercion of Dongyang's powerful military force, the Portuguese governor in Macau had already bowed to Dongyang. He allowed the Japanese to set up a military attache's office in Macau, with power even overriding his governor's office.

The military attaché can arbitrarily requisition supplies, interrogate pedestrians, suppress newspapers, and torture good citizens in Macau... It can be said that it is no different from actual rule.

It's just that we didn't use knives or guns, so we finally avoided some fighting.

 But the lives of ordinary people in Macau are also difficult.

 Because Macao’s supplies originally relied only on eastern Guangdong and Xiangjiang.

Now that eastern Guangdong and Xiangjiang have been occupied one after another, Japanese gunboats are constantly patrolling the surrounding seas, besieging merchant ships and looting supplies, making Macao's supply of supplies gradually scarce.

 In the past, you could buy food, meat, daily necessities, etc. if you had money, but now it is difficult to buy them even if you have money and no means. Most of the shops on the street have been forced to close down.

Only those pleasure places such as casinos, brothels, and cigarette houses are still feasting, smoking, and living in a state of dissipation. It can be said that they are quite abnormally prosperous.   …

Xiang Nan closed all the Zhengde halls. It's not that he can't get medicinal materials. With his reputation, if he is willing to ask for help, he can still buy some medicinal materials.

 But these days, how can poor people have money to see a doctor? Even if you are sick, most of the time you will be there. And the people who come to see the doctor are all those beasts who eat people's food but don't **** on them, and talk about people's words but don't do their business.

For example, those hooligans, scoundrels, and local scoundrels often contracted bayberry sores in brothels. Even if Xiang Nan could cure a disease like this, he wouldn't treat it for them.

 So he simply took advantage of the tension, stayed at home, and taught his daughter Xin Yi well.

 She is already five years old this year, and it is time for her to learn to read.

 …

 In 1942, Xiang Nan held a wedding for Xiaodouzi and Zhang Ruohan.

 Because we are currently in a war-torn period, everything in the wedding has been simplified. All matters such as marriage proposals, engagements, appointments, wedding receptions, etc. are exempted.

 Just decorate the house, pay homage to the church, and treat the two families to a wedding banquet, and then everything will be fine.

Of course, the Zhang family was very satisfied with the betrothal gift prepared by Xiang Nan for Xiaodouzi.

 The betrothal gift includes 10,000 yuan, a small foreign-style house, and a complete set of furniture, home appliances, and household items. There are all these, and when added together, there are 50,000 oceans.

The so-called proud cat is as fierce as a tiger, and the down-and-out phoenix is ​​worse than a chicken.

 The Zhang family was considered rich before, with 50,000 yuan, but they didn't take it seriously at first. But now they are in such dire straits that they cannot afford even 500 oceans, let alone 50,000 oceans.

 So 50,000 oceans is quite good for them.

"Die Yi, senior brother has watched you grow up, and now you are married to such a beautiful wife. Senior brother is really happy for you." Xiang Nan said with emotion, "Now that you have a wife and start your own business, you will have to bear the responsibilities in the future. Take responsibility. Live a safe life, protect your wife, and raise your children. You must do it well."

"Senior brother, I understand, and I will do a good job." Xiaodouzi nodded.

"Yes." Xiang Nan patted his shoulder, "If you have any questions, please come to Senior Brother. Senior Brother will definitely help you."

 “I know.” Xiaodouzi nodded.

 Since childhood, his senior brother has always loved him.

 She rescued him, gave him food, clothes, taught him knowledge, taught him kung fu, let him go to school, and helped him get a wife... It can be said that the senior brother is not a relative, but better than a relative.

 …

 In 1942, because Macau was not suffering from war, more and more people came to seek refuge.

 But this also led to Macau, which was already resource-strapped, to have increasingly insufficient food, and a very serious humanitarian crisis broke out.

 You can see refugees dying of cold and starvation everywhere on the road. At most, the corpse collection team in the city can collect hundreds of corpses a day.

However, these corpses are not properly disposed of at all, and they are basically buried in mass graves.

To make matters worse, in February, Macau, which has always been warm, actually encountered a cold wave that was rare in a century. The lowest temperature was only 2 degrees Celsius, causing thousands of refugees to freeze to death.

 Fortunately, Xiang Nan made preparations in advance and stored a large amount of bacon, rice, canned food, charcoal, kerosene, coal, etc., so their family did not suffer from hunger or cold, but they just felt pity for the common people.

For this reason, Xiang Nan also specially donated a sum of money to the charity association, hoping to provide some relief to some victims. But in the face of hundreds of thousands of refugees, this money is just a drop in the bucket.

 We can only hope that the war will end soon so that the people can be rescued.