"Okay, trouble!"

Seeing that the other party was so secretive, Meng Wuan didn't ask much, and then winked at the others and followed silently and walked along the street.

After walking for more than ten minutes, an alley appeared on the right. Turn right and continue walking forward. I saw that most of the two or three-story small Western-style buildings on both sides of the alley were small buildings, and there was also a shortage of various shops in between!

After walking forward for more than 500 meters, I turned and entered another alley. After walking for more than ten minutes, I finally arrived in front of a red iron gate with Chinese style.

More than 10 meters away, the middle-aged woman stopped and pointed her hand and said, "This is the Xia family. Old Xia and his wife are already at home. You guys knock on the door yourself! I have to go back!"

"Okay! Thank you very much for your lead! This is a little bit of a word, please accept it!"

After someone else took him away for more than half an hour, Meng Wuan naturally expressed his gratitude, so he took out a 5-dollar bill from it, and handed it out with a smile!

"Ah? It's just a little trick, how can you be so embarrassed!"

The middle-aged woman was stunned at first, saying she didn't want it, but her body reacted extremely honestly. She couldn't help but reach out to take the money, and then pulled her hands tightly for fear that it would fly!

"Haha, it should be!"

Meng Wuan smiled indifferently, but was wondering: It’s just a tip of $5, is it worth being so excited?

Due to the impact of the Great Depression that began in 1929, the US economy was at its historical low in the 1930s. Although the current economy has improved, the wage level is still at a low point!

On June 25, 1938, US President Roosevelt signed the Reasonable Labor Standards Act.

This Act stipulates that the minimum wage per hour is 40 cents and the workload per week shall not exceed 44 hours. This new regulation applies only to American companies engaged in interstate trade activities.?

Other American companies have a minimum wage of about 25 cents!

A newly enlisted private salary is $25 per month, a teacher's annual salary is $800, and a part-time helper's weekly salary is $2.3 per week.

In terms of prices, hot dogs are 5 cents each, movie tickets are 20 cents each, most magazines are 10 cents a meal, 45 cents a month for watch repairs, an average of 10 cents a month, 1/5 whiskey is $1.25, and a Ford is over $500. Generally speaking, bets with friends only bets for 5 cents!

So, this $5 is really valuable!

But if you don’t take the lead, you don’t know how expensive it is. Meng Wuan’s rich master at home has never known what it feels like to be short of money.

After leaving for a long time, although I had a hot chat with Powell and others on the warship and had a general understanding of many aspects of the United States, after all, I didn’t have a very intuitive feeling about the current prices and wage levels in the United States when I first arrived!

"Thank you! Then I'll leave first! If you have time in the future, you can go to my restaurant to taste authentic Chinese cuisine!"

The middle-aged woman stuffed the money into her pocket and then walked happily. She could make three days of operating profit by taking a casual walk. I have to say that this was a surprise!

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"

"Hey, is anyone?"

After the middle-aged woman walked away, Du Mei, who was sweet-looking, 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 footsteps coming from the wall, and then a palm-sized iron door in the middle of the iron door opened!

An old woman showed half of her face through the door hole and asked with a very vigilant look: "Who are you? What are you doing?"

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

The old woman looked shocked and said, "What? Are you Xiaoyu's friend? Take this seriously?"

"There is still a false one! This is the letter she asked me to bring. Please check it!"

Knowing that the Xia family had suffered a disaster, the whole family turned into frightened birds. In order to win the trust of them, Du Mei stuffed the letter written by Xia Yu directly into the door.

"Ah! OK, please wait a moment! I'll report to the master now!"

The old woman glanced at the envelope and ran away in a hurry.

"Master! Master! The lady is asking someone to send a message!"

The old woman ran to the main house with the wind and handed the letter to Xia Yu's father Xia Houcheng with great excitement.

"My father, I'm talking about my words and face! My little daughter is really unfilial and traveling across the ocean to fight against Japan. Fortunately, my ancestors protect the nobles and help them. My little girl is now in peace. Please rest assured by my father, mother, brother and nurse!..."

Xia Houcheng looked at the letter with a look of excitement, and he quickly turned around and said, "Ah? Is this really a blessing from the ancestors? What about the person who sent the letter?"

The old woman quickly replied, "Just wait outside the door! Master, I'll open the door and let them in?"

"No! I have to go in person! Ma Zhou, please help me cook a pot of good tea!"

Xia Houcheng stood up suddenly and trotted all the way to the courtyard gate.

Meng Wuan heard a sudden sound of rapid footsteps in the yard, and then the door opened with a creaking sound, and a middle-aged man with glasses appeared in front of everyone.

As soon as the door opened, Xia Houcheng clasped his fists and apologized at Meng Wuan and others: "I am Xia Houcheng, the father of Xia Yu. I am really embarrassed to neglect all the guests! The family has not been peaceful recently, please come in quickly, please come in!"

"Where! Where!"

"So it's Uncle Xia! Hello!"

Meng Wuan and others smiled and nodded, then entered the yard at 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 was wrong with your family!

I just don’t know what’s going on? If you have any difficulties, please tell me clearly. Although we are new to us, we still have some abilities!"

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

"Oh! Thank you for your kindness, but the other party is really not easy to mess with. The strong dragon will not suppress the local snake! I don't want anything to happen to you!"

"Haha, Uncle Xia, you can rest assured! We are not ordinary people. We don't know how many Japanese devils have been killed in China. I have never seen any big scenes!"

Meng Wuan is really not showing off. He does have this confidence and ability. Even though he doesn’t have guns and ammunition in his hand, with his excellent close-fitting killing skills, even ten or eight strong men feel that he can easily fall down!

What's more, there are 6 special forces soldiers in the team who are similar to him!

"Yes, Uncle Xia! Xia Yu is a big celebrity around our chief executive. Her family affairs are ours!"

"If you have any difficulties, please speak up! Although strong dragons do not suppress local snakes, we are dragons crossing the river! What can those evil forces that cannot be put on the table?"
Chapter completed!