On October 25, although the "Peace Agreement" had not yet been formed, the Entente had begun to release the prisoners in batches, the main reason was that some French parliamentarians believed that the prisoners in the prisoner camps not only could not produce profits, but also consumed the few supplies that were already scarce, which made some French parliamentarians feel that the gains outweighed the losses, so they simply put the prisoners back, anyway, now that the war is over, there will be no serious consequences for letting these prisoners go home.

If it were replaced by Roque, he would never do this, what to put it in, the world war caused so much damage to France, and now the post-war reconstruction has begun, these prisoners are the best free labor, they don't even have to be paid, they can eat as much as they want, and they will be done with their work, and if they can, it is best never to put these prisoners of war back.

This point should be felt most clearly by the French around Arras, when the British Expeditionary Force was stationed around Arras, the prisoners of war in the British prisoner of war camps had to participate in labor, and as a result, after the end of the World War, the public facilities around Arras were in the best condition, thanks to the rational use of prisoners of war by the British Expeditionary Force.

It was in this context that Erwin and Otto returned to Munich, as for why Otto came back from the dead, this kind of thing was also normal during the world war, Otto was wounded and captured during the retreat of the German army, and some of his companions thought that Otto had died, so the military headquarters issued a death notice from Otto.

Erwin didn't come home until late at night, and Mr. Hesling's family didn't sleep except for little Gretel, and the dining room table was stacked with twelve boxes of canned food that Erwin had brought with him.

"Don't say anything, go take a shower first, and smell this smell of you—" Mrs. Hesling had prepared hot water and a change of clothes for Erwin, a lady should do.

Meimei took a hot bath, Erwin changed his clothes and returned to the living room, and then began to tell what he had been through in the past few years.

"When we arrived at the front, the Second Battle of Arras had just ended, followed by the Battle of Verdun—We were overwhelmed, the French were beaten to the brim, our company had captured four hundred French prisoners of war in one day and one night, three times the number of prisoners of war in our company—the artillery fire of the British counterattack was overwhelming, our company was ordered to hold a hill and cover the entire division's retreat, and we fought until the last moment, when we ran out of ammunition and food, and then laid down our arms— I was assigned to a prisoner of war camp for the British Expeditionary Force, and we all thought that the British would not let us go, and that we would die a miserable death, but the British treated us well, and they called us 'cousins', because our king was the cousin of the King of England - "Erwin was not mistreated, he was a little thin when he joined the army, and now he looks stronger than he was then."

Mrs. Hesling looked at Erwin for the rest of his life, tears in her eyes, it was good to be back, nothing was more important than a family reunion.

"What's the matter with those cans?" Hugo is interested in all things British, and canned food is a good place to start.

"That's what the British paid us when we worked for the British—" Speaking of this Erwin eyebrows, it is also quite a proud thing to be able to make British money.

"Work for the British?" Mr. Hesling's eyes became stern, and he did not know what the specific "job" was.

"We were interned in a prisoner of war camp near Arras, there were many battles in Arras, we were in a tug-of-war with the British, many villages were reduced to rubble, roads were blown up, rivers were flooded, and the bodies of soldiers were still left unattended in the fields. Erwin's explanation softened Mr. Heslin's expression, and the work was within Mr. Heslin's acceptable range.

"What's that look on your face? As long as you can get home alive, it's understandable to do something excessive! Mrs. Hesling had only now torn apart, and with Erwin's explanation, Mr. Hesling was embarrassed.

"That's not what I meant, no matter what the circumstances, the bottom line can't be breached." Mr. Hesling is an upright man, he joins the army to serve his country, it doesn't matter if he is just or unjust, even if he is captured, he must be an upright person, not a humble dog.

"Alright, alright, it's more important than anything else that my brother can come back, it's a happy day, Mom, you don't have to say a few words-" Emma flattered both ends, the pot-bellied woman was always the biggest, Mrs. Hesling immediately relented, and Mr. Hesling finally breathed a sigh of relief and gave Emma a grateful look.

It's still a close-fitting padded jacket.

"I'm not even paying attention, Emma, how many months?" Only then did Erwin notice that Emma was pot-bellied.

"Seven months, the doctor said the due date is tomorrow January." When Emma spoke of the child, her face immediately glowed with maternal radiance, and Hugo sat on the armrest next to Emmasha, and Emma rested her head on Hugo's arm with a happy expression.

Although life is difficult, the relationship between this young couple is enviable, they have always loved each other and never left each other.

Erwin had a smile on his face, but there was a deep concern in his eyes.

The shadow of Gretel's death in childbirth has not dissipated.

"Erwin, go open a box of cans and we'll have a taste—" Madame Hesling was adept at setting the mood.

"I'll come, I'll come—" Hugo rushed to help, he was always the hardest working man in the house.

While Hugo was opening the can, Erwin looked at Emma with an inquiring look.

Emma smiled back with a happy smile.

Erwin forced a smile on his face, and the expression on his face became resolute in an instant.

Hu Ge opened a box of canned braised pork, because the weather was a little cold, the fat in the canned braised pork had solidified, and it looked white and bright.

It's really a two-eyed one, don't take the standards of southern Africa to demand the people of Munich who are in extreme difficulty, and Mr. Hesling's family has not eaten fatty meat for a long time, and fat meat represents more calories and is more popular than lean meat.

"Ah, wait, braised pork is not good for Emma's health, the fat in it is palm oil, not pure animal fat, Emma, you eat this - this is canned whitebait, a specialty of Nyasaland, it is nutritious and delicious, but unfortunately I only got a box." Erwin and Emma have a very good relationship, or Erwin's siblings have a good relationship, thanks to the warm family environment, although Mrs. Heslin often looks for Mr. Hesling's stubble, but the family runs well.

Two boxes of canned food were a rare delicacy for Mr. Hesling's family, and Mrs. Hesling went to carry out little Gretel, who was already asleep, so that little Gretel could not miss the delicious meal.

In fact, no one person could divide a few pieces, and no amount of canned food was enough, but everyone was satisfied, and Mrs. Hesling led the family in a pre-dinner prayer to thank God for reuniting their family.

It was midnight after eating the canned food, and the women and children had gone to rest, and Mr. Hesling, Hugo and Erwin had come to the attic for a long talk.

The coffee Hugo brought back came in handy again, and Erwin was surprised that there was still coffee at home, and after learning where the coffee came from, Erwin encouraged Hugo to seize the opportunity.

"How can I say it, the British, especially the British in southern Africa, they are very proud, and I can feel when I am in the prisoner of war camp, the French prisoner of war camp, we prisoners of war are in very bad conditions, the sanitary conditions are terrible, the food is not enough, the wounded soldiers cannot be treated, and many people who could have survived died miserably - the reason why the southern Africans are proud is because they will not even take away our belongings, the French and Indians are the most hateful, even the wedding rings will be snatched, the southern Africans are not like this, They will allow us to keep what is special to us, and to put an end to the robbery of us by the Indians—"Erwin has a good opinion of southern Africans, which is exactly what Roque wants."

"--Our work in the POW camp is actually paid, at least it will make our life better, and we will have more food every day, those hateful Indians often withhold our food, and it was later discovered by the officers of Southern Africa, and this is much less - there is also excellent medical care in Southern Africa, and our POW camps are equipped with doctors, I was wounded when I entered the POW camp, and if it weren't for the timely help of those military doctors, I think I might have died in France-" Erwin rolled up his sleeves, A scar like a centipede is shocking.

Don't underestimate the wound on your arm, in the era when there were no anti-inflammatory drugs, a little skin on your hand could kill you.

Anti-inflammatory drugs are available in southern Africa, but they are not used on captives.

"Is the level of medical care really high in Southern Africa?" Hugo asked, and that was exactly what he was interested in.

"Very high, almost every company of them is equipped with professional doctors and nurses, those surgeons who are just teenagers dare to do surgery, although they have just finished medicine, but the speed of progress is very fast, their nurses are also very responsible, as long as the person receiving the operation does not die on the operating table, then most of them will fully recover, there are many professional medical universities in southern Africa, after the world war, the medical level in southern Africa may be the highest in the world, their doctors are all trained by the world war." Erwin was also a graduate of the University of Munich before joining the army, and although he may not be as talented in scientific research as Mr. Hesling and Hugo, his observation and learning skills are also top-notch.

Don't doubt the gold content of college students in this period, that is, during the world war, college graduates will be used as cannon fodder to fill the front line, and the life of college graduates in peacetime is still very enviable.

Mr. Heslin didn't speak, he knew what Erwin and Hugo meant, but Mr. Heslin hadn't made up his mind yet.

ps: Coming, coming, get up at three o'clock to code words, enough sincerity!