Plot introduction to Episode 39 of Once Upon a Time in Qingdao

Xia Defa and Tianyou told Mancang that their children Hongzhi and Xia Hui were fine, but Chengzhi was the Communist Party and the government wanted to execute him. Xiaoman collapsed to the ground when he heard the bad news. Mancang rushed to the city hall. He wanted to meet Mayor Shen to seek a way out for Chengzhi. Unexpectedly, the guard at the government gate stopped him. Mancang shouted Mayor Shen's name angrily. At this time the mayor's secretary came out. The secretary told Mancang that the mayor went to the countryside to inspect. Before I left, I calculated that I would come over when the warehouse was full, so I specifically asked the secretary to convey a few words. Chengzhi is a Communist Party, which the government will never condone. But Mayor Shen admired him very much after learning that Mancang had taken care of Commander Wu. So he was allowed to meet Chengzhi. Mancang knew that there was nothing he could do to save his life, and he was desperate.

Chengzhi's daughter-in-law Qin'er learned the news and rushed to Qingdao. The Mancang couple and Qin'er went to visit Chengzhi in prison. Before leaving, Hongzhi and Xia Hui asked Qin'er to bring a message to Chengzhi, saying that they would actively ask to join the Communist Party of China. Qin'er said this was the best gift for Chengzhi. When they met Chengzhi, Xiaoman tried his best to restrain his grief under Mancang's explanation before his arrival. Mancang told Chengzhi that Xiaoman was pregnant, and Chengzhi was very happy. Because he has always felt guilty that he never had the opportunity to repay Mancang and his wife for their nurturing kindness. Now there are some things that you will never have the chance to say if you don’t say them. He knelt in front of Mancang and his wife through the cell door, and called their parents for the first and last time. Xiaoman cried so much that she almost fainted.

Chengzhi died, but life still has to go on. At this time, the war between China and Japan was already very tense. The Japanese consulate ordered Yoshimura and all Japanese businessmen to purchase strategic materials such as cotton yarn and cotton cloth at all costs. On this day, when Yoshimura arrived at the entrance of the exchange, he happened to meet the three brothers Xia Defa, Mancang and Tianyou. They stared at Yoshimura. The war between the three brothers joining forces to deal with Yoshimura officially begins.

When the three Mancang brothers arrived at the exchange, they learned that Qingdao merchants had begun to evacuate because of the war. Before leaving, they all sold cotton gauze and cotton cloth at low prices. This was tantamount to handing over the wealth they had accumulated over the years to the Japanese, and also helped them use the supplies they provided to deal with the Chinese. Mancang and others absolutely do not want the situation to continue to develop. They proposed to the Chamber of Commerce and then went to the city hall to petition. Mayor Shen guaranteed with his life that the Japanese would never land in Qingdao.

After the Chamber of Commerce received support from the city government, they suddenly increased the price of cotton yarn and cotton cloth when they were listed on the exchange. Yoshimura noticed the abnormality but did not eat it, but reported it to the consulate. The consul general gave him a death order, no matter how much the price of cotton yarn and cotton cloth went, he must eat all of it. This means that Yoshimura is about to face bankruptcy. Under the instructions of Mancang, the prices of cotton yarn and cotton cloth will rise every day, and the current price has more than tripled.

At this time, the Marco Polo Bridge Incident broke out and the Anti-Japanese War was fully launched. Hongzhi and Xia Hui found the organization and joined the Communist Party of China gloriously. At this time, the organization gave them an urgent task.