The more Xu Chang spoke, the more he wanted to laugh. Based on his previous understanding of Li Yan, Li Yan was the vice president of the Ford branch. The vice president of the Ford branch had an annual salary of at least 80,000 US dollars. This salary could be considered a high income in the United States.
Moreover, after becoming a vice president, he did not have to do a lot of hard work. His working hours would also be more flexible. He had money and time. Wasn't this the physique that attracted bees and butterflies? However, he did not expect Li Yan to still be a young monk until now. Hu Rui couldn't hold it in anymore when he heard Xu Chang's words and laughed along with him.
"It's fine, Commissioner Li. Can we solve our personal problems in Shandong? Work is important, but personal life is also very important. What kind of person do you like?”In fact, Secretary Zhu also wanted to laugh, but considering that Li Yan came to Shandong to help Shandong, it was not good to joke too much. Although he said that Shandong only had more than 80 workers, those who were engaged in heavy physical labor at that time did not include the female workers and female teachers in the clothing factory.
"Secretary Zhu, this is what you don't know. In addition to the above two doctrines, the Yaeger Church has another hidden doctrine, which is that you can only marry women who are also believers of the Yaeger Church. Such women may not be found in our base, or even in the whole of China. Therefore, we can only help you.”
Xu Chang dismissed Secretary Zhu's idea. The South, where the Yaeger Sect was located, was a conservative stronghold. Even if there were some American women in China, most of them came from the open North. It was not difficult to find an American woman who believed in the Yaeger Sect in China, and this woman had to be about the same age as Li Yan.
"Is this true?" Secretary Zhu turned to Li Yan. If what Xu Chang said was true, then Secretary Zhu could only express that he could not help. Such conditions might be more common in the United States, but in China, it was really impossible.
"Yes, that's right." Li Yan also knew that there were no women who believed in the Yaeger Sect in China. He had already known about it when he came here.
"Alright, then I can only encourage you mentally. Xiao Xu, Xiao Hu, if Commissioner Li doesn't want to eat, you should eat more. You've been tired for two days. Eat more meat to nourish your body. Oh right, Xiao Hu, your son is still in the nursery.”Hearing Li Yan admit it, Secretary Zhu had no other choice and turned to ask Hu Rui and Xu Chang.
"Yes, he's still too young. He's only two years old. His mother works in the clothing factory, so he can only be placed in the nursery. However, there will be teachers watching over him.”Although Hu Rui was the youngest, he had already gotten married three years ago. His partner was also a military health worker. When Hu Rui came to Shandong, they came to Shandong together. Now, he was working in the clothing factory in Fei County. His son was now two years old, one year younger than Secretary Zhu's daughter.
"Xiao Xu, what about you? We've only met a few times, and I shouldn't have scolded you, but you're already twenty-three. It's time to be anxious.”Secretary Zhu turned to Xu Chang. Xu Chang was enjoying the meat. When he heard Secretary Zhu bring the topic to him, he quickly declined.
"Secretary Zhu, I'm not in a hurry. I thought I'd drive the Japanese away first. Besides, the industrial zone is about to start construction. I'll be busy then. I really don't have time.”Li Yan, who was munching on a steamed bun at the side, saw that the topic had changed to Xu Chang's marriage. He whispered softly at the side so that the four of them could hear him.
"Commissioner Li, don't stand there and do this and that. Let me tell you, I had two girlfriends when I was in America. They're better than you, a little monk.”
"Alright, both of you, stop talking. You're tired from the whole day. Hurry up and eat. I still have to rush back tonight." Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel again, Secretary Zhu, who was afraid that they would lose their temper, quickly stopped them.
"By the way, Commissioner Li, I'll take the horse with the weaker horse back later. I'll leave the other horse with you and let Xiao Hu ride it. Every night, ask him to bring the food back to the canteen. You've worked so hard, so you can't not eat hot food.”
Before coming, Secretary Zhu had discussed with Commander Zhao and the others. Even if Yan 'an did not agree with their opinions, they would let Li Yan live comfortably in Shandong for the next few days. After all, Li Yan was sincerely helping Shandong develop its industry. Ordinary people really could not go into the water in winter like Li Yan. In the future, Hu Rui would bring food back to the cafeteria every night, bringing two handfuls of noodles. This way, he could have hot meals for three meals in the morning, noon, and evening. Although the conditions were definitely not comparable to Li Yan's in the United States, Shandong had done its best and was worthy of Li Yan's kindness.
"No need. I used to go through it like this. After so many years, nothing happened. Let's not talk about whether Hu Rui is tired or not. If that's the case, it will take at least an hour to go back and forth. We have to stop our work at six o'clock every day.”Li Yan was thinking that in this special period, every day and every hour was very precious. He really couldn't afford to waste it.
"It's a waste. To put it bluntly, we've been living here without anything for so many years. The conditions now are already very good. At least we still have a base and can eat hot food every day. In the past, we didn't have anything, let alone hot food. No matter how precious time is, no one is as precious as you, Commissioner Li. If your body is about to collapse, how much time will you waste?”Since Secretary Zhu had already put it this way, Li Yan did not insist and agreed with Secretary Zhu's opinion.
"Okay, then the horse can stay, but it can only be like this for the next few days. After the research is over, it can't be like this anymore, okay?”
"Of course, when we start work in a few days, we definitely can't do this. Hu Rui can't send so many people's meals.”
"Then I agree. We can let Hu Rui come back and forth every day for the next few days.”
"That's good. Come, don't just talk. Drink.”
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March 7th, 1940, 7 AM.
Today, Li Yan wasn't the last to wake up. Instead, he woke up the earliest. He drank two mouthfuls of the water that had fallen last night and had long cooled down to sober up. Seeing that Xu Chang and Hu Rui were still sleeping, it seemed that because it was the first time they drank whiskey, the two of them were a little drunk. As he was the first to get up, Li Yan consciously went to collect firewood and boil water.
When the two of them got up, Li Yan had already boiled the water and washed up. They were cooking the noodles that Hu Rui brought yesterday by the fire. After the two of them cleaned up, the noodles were just cooked. After eating, they began to prepare for the water. Because they went into the water earlier than yesterday, Li Yan and Xu Chang didn't go into the water after warming up. Li Yan continued his bad luck from yesterday and started measuring from the east.
“A22759。”“A22759。”
“F22705。”“F22705。”
While the three of them were measuring, Secretary Zhu also started his work for the day.
"Commander Zhao, why are you here? Why didn't I see you at the canteen?”
"Yan 'an's reply arrived last night. It's a Class A secret message. I've already burned the code of the telegram. Now there's only one code, and we need the documents in our hands to unlock it.”
Class A secret message was the highest level of confidentiality for telegrams. Telegrams had to be encrypted three times. One time, the document would be converted into a digital message. The digital message would then be encrypted and sent to the base. After receiving the digital message, the digital message would be converted into a document according to a pre-selected book. This book had to be divided into three parts and handed over to different people. This way, even if the telegram was intercepted and deciphered by others, it would only be a paragraph of unknown numbers.
Even if a leader of the Citadel rebelled, it would not have any impact on the secret message. It was an excellent means of confidentiality.
Originally, the three books should be in the hands of Secretary Zhu, Chief of Staff He, and Governor Li. However, Chief of Staff He considered that the troops were stationed in Junan, and it would be difficult to return if there was a problem, so he handed his books to Commander Zhao in Yan 'an under the witness of many people.
Secretary Zhu quickly asked Liu Xin to hand it over to Governor Li. Considering that this document was sent to Yan 'an by the committee, he asked Li Xing to hand it over to Director Guo.
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