Long: What did you do at home in Qingdao, Shandong?
Guan: My father sold steamed buns, yes, sold steamed buns...tofu was no longer sold at that time.
Long: Tell me about the process of being arrested.
Guan: Our village is called Tianjia Village, which is in the east of Qingdao and has now become a part of Qingdao City.One day, someone suddenly called, "The soldiers are here!"
My mother told me to run.She made a pancake for me, and put the pancake on the big iron pan, which is pea flour, cornmeal, etc., plus a little sticky pancake, and it is still hot.I wrapped it in a face towel, tied it around my waist, and ran away.
More than 20 people ran out that day.There is a mountain in the northeast corner of the village. I often go out to cut firewood and go to that mountain most often.
I left home at the age of nineteen in my life to serve my parents and repay my kindness, and spent the last two years chopping firewood.
Long: Are you poor?
Guan: I am so poor that I have no food to eat.After fleeing to the mountains, I ate the cake when I was young, and suddenly a "bang" shot came, and everyone ran away.After this run, the four of us hid in a wheat field and didn't dare to get up.
I was too hungry to go into the village, so we hid in the wheat field from noon until night.In order to decide which wheat field to sleep in, we also had a dispute.I said that you can't sleep in the deep wheat field, because if they want to search at night, they will definitely search the deep wheat field.We slept right up to the edge of the road.The country roads are narrow and not flat after rain, so you can walk around like this by stepping on both sides of the cart.
Later, when I was hungry, I went to look for some pea stalks, but I couldn’t eat two or three bites. Another shot was fired on the mountain. If the shot was fired, we ran again, this time we ran into a deep, deep wheat field.Lie down side by side, one, two, three, four, lie side by side, three or four steps away.I was rubbing wheat to eat, I don't know how many mouthfuls I took, and I saw a big foot, coming.
I thought, "It's over." I remember this guy, with the big white teeth, who was a partisan.
All four of us caught it.Then he was taken to a village called Hama City.I lived in the courtyard of a farmhouse, so I told them, you catch us and let us pick things for you—in fact, I knew in my heart that it would be impossible to let us out after being caught as porters, but I said , can you send someone home to tell my parents.
No, just no.
It was past four o'clock in the afternoon, and I suddenly saw a little girl next door, and I said, "Oh, isn't her wife from my Tianjia Village?" Go tell our parents.As a result, the four companies were notified, and all of them were notified.
Long: Your mother is here?
Guan: Two mothers came from four families.Both mothers had bad eyesight, were nearly blind, and both had bound feet.
It was about four o'clock before the sun came down, and at this time, I saw two old ladies—because there were terraced fields opposite the village where we lived, dry terraced fields—I think these two old ladies could not walk Yes, I slid down from the terrace with my buttocks, touched the ditch, and slid down after touching it.When I saw it, I knew it was my mother, so I yelled, "My mother is here, I'm going."
The guard at the door immediately blocked it with his gun. I said that was my mother, and I said I had to run to pick her up.He couldn't say.I said, that's my mother, she can't walk, she can't see...
Long: Guan Guan - don't cry...
Guan: ...my mother fell, climbed, and cried all the way to her eyes.I told my mother, I made a deal with them, that is, to pick things and luggage for them, and go home after picking luggage, don't worry.I'll be home soon.
I tried my best to lie to my mother.
My mother gave me a small handkerchief, and as soon as I grabbed the handkerchief, I knew that there was a big head in it, just a big head.This big head is very important to our family, because my father was so poor that he only had two big heads.After the big head was given to me, there was only one big head left in the family.
I pushed this handkerchief to my mother and said, "Take it, it won't work, this one won't work." Of course she was crying, and kept asking me for money, saying, "You can buy it with money." I knew clearly in my heart, This road is Brother Bing, Brother Bing will take your money away, and you can't go home, right?But if you tell this old lady that, she won't listen at all.She still has a handkerchief—
Long: Don't worry, don't cry...
Guan: I've been lying to my mom, saying that I picked something for them and then went home——
Long: Just don't cry...
Guan: ...I'm about to set off soon, I think I'm finished.
Long: How many people were arrested with you?
Guan: There should be a platoon of about 20 to 30 people, all of whom were arrested.At two or three o'clock, he told us to get up and brush our teeth and left.I was terrified that I might go to war.The unit where I was arrested was the 82nd Artillery Company, and each person picked up four shells.
Long: How much does a cannonball weigh?
Guan: A cannonball weighs seven catties or twelve taels.During the march, they were two soldiers with a captured porter sandwiched between them. They said, "If you run, I will shoot." In fact, we later learned that they would not shoot at all, because they retreated quietly. , not allowed to speak out.We could have escaped, but no one dared to take the risk at that time.
Long: At that time, did you carry the cannonballs on both sides alone, or did you carry the cannonballs in the middle with two people?
Guan: No, I picked four hairs by myself and tied two hairs on each side.
Long: Then what?
Guan: Then I left. At dawn, I walked from the suburbs to Qingdao.I was wearing a pair of shoes, pull-back shoes, similar to my current sneakers.When I was about to cross a bridge, I was carrying a cannonball and suddenly slipped and fell.
Long: Slow down, take care, how can your family afford pull-back shoes for you?
Guan: I work part-time. For example, when the U.S. Sixth Fleet was in Qingdao, I sold peanuts near the barracks. I also sold some fake antiques, such as the girls’ three-inch golden lotus shoes, and Japanese flags. I went to the headquarters. Find a Japanese flag to sell.
Long: Carrying four cannons?
Guan: I picked four shells, and then I fell with a "bang" when I was crossing the bridge at Haibo Bridge.At that time, I thought the cannonball would explode, and it scared me to death.At this time the officer came over and slapped me twice.I found out later that the shell would not explode, but I was scared to death, look at the pressure.In this way, we arrived at Qingdao Wharf.That's it... to Taiwan.
