Chapter 20 Chapter 20 Departure and Return

Back in Banzi Village, Lao Dan was once again warmly welcomed by the whole village. Firecrackers blared at the entrance of Banzi Village, and the horns blew through the sky. It was even more lively than when rich families got married.The village cadres attached great importance to welcoming the heroes home this time, and made preparations in advance.Dozens of firecrackers were prepared, and several jars of wind-receiving wine were prepared, and a table wrapped in red cloth was set up, preparing for a moving scene of "heroes return to their hometowns and cadres greet each other with joy".

However, when Lao Dan's terrifying eye patch and fluffy left arm sleeve jumped into the eyes of the villagers, the horn suddenly became dumb, and only the firecrackers were still "cracking" there.The villagers were all dumbfounded and looked at each other in blank dismay.The village cadres were a little overwhelmed, and they forgot all about the rhetoric that they had prepared long ago.It was Guo Pingyuan who was the first to break the embarrassment. He stepped forward and tightly held Lao Dan's right arm with both hands, and said enthusiastically: "Liberation, you have finally made the villagers look forward to it! You are our great hero." Ah! Folks, let's welcome our hero, the veteran Liberation Comrade, with warm applause!"

Guo Pingyuan quickly gestured to the "horn team", and the horn sounded lively again.Only then did the villagers rush forward to ask Lao Dan how he was, and they didn't care about the arrangements made by the village cadres.The villagers were amazed by the great changes in Lao Dan. Several close friends couldn't help crying when they saw that the once mighty and strong Lao Dan had become so decayed and old that he couldn't walk straight. I haven't seen him for two years. Guo Pingyuan, secretary of the village branch and head of the village, has gained a lot of weight. Standing at the entrance of the village, he is very bulky.On the top of his originally bald head, hair grew again, densely packed and standing upright, Lao Dan couldn't help touching it with his hands.Guo Pingyuan chuckled and said that it was all thanks to your volunteer army. He drove away the American devils. He didn’t have to watch everyone rushing to make military supplies every day in the village. He slept a lot and ate a lot of meat. The hair grows out, which symbolizes the prosperous future of our Banzi Village!The deputy village chief Xie Guoya was really jealous of Guo Pingyuan's competitive head—it was obvious that he was half a head taller than himself, and the enemy's advantage had to be suppressed, so he said: "Old Dan, Secretary Guo really wants to You think about it! When people think about people, the more they think about it, the thinner they become, and the less hair they have. But our Secretary Guo is not ordinary. There is no place for him to stand at the entrance of this village, he has to meet you on the main road, and you can see his belly five miles away, maybe you thought it was a stop sign?"

At this moment, Guo Pingyuan didn't care about Xie Guoya's bitter ridicule. What he thought of in an instant was that Lao Dan, a disabled hero, might pose a threat to his position when he returned home.It seems that the big cadres in the district and the village can't do it, but it is more than enough to directly replace the village secretary and head of the village.Xie Guoya, Xie Laogui and others are not senior enough to pose a threat, but between themselves and Lao Dan, they would undoubtedly prefer Lao Dan, a member of his family, to be the village party secretary, not to mention Lao Dan is a well-known fighting hero throughout the county. , has prestige in the county... Guo Pingyuan was so upset, the more he thought about it, the more guilty he felt, and he took Xie Guoya's words as a fart.

"Lao Dan, the whole village misses you! You have given us the head of Banzi Village a disgrace. Let's go to the district for a meeting, and the district leaders are asking when our 38th Army hero will return home! Let's give Banzi Village a Doing business, the waist is so hard..." "Lao Dan, are you a general now? It's amazing! What do these military medals mean? Talk to the villagers later?" Before Guo Pingyuan could finish speaking, Xie Laogui, secretary of the village branch, pointed A mouth was inserted in the chest. "Old Gui, you just flattered me. How can I be a general? These are military medals, not official titles. Let me talk to you later!"

"Hey... folks, let Lao Dan go home and rest early. He is not in good health and he has walked such a long way. If you have any questions, we will wait for two days. Our village arrives It's time to hold a hero report meeting, and let Comrade Liberation take a break to tell us about his heroic deeds, everyone, let's go..." Guo Pingyuan played by ear, and he had to think carefully about how to arrange the following things.What's the matter, we have to look at the wind direction first, look at the opinions of the district and the policies implemented by the county for Laodan before it's too late.

The four members of Lao Dan's family sat on the kang and had a reunion dinner around the hot dining table.Tweety found that the man's drinking capacity was not as good as before, his face turned red after only a few glasses of wine, and sweat oozes from his forehead, his right hand holding the chopsticks was also shaking, and it was still difficult to hold the vegetables.Tweety helped him pour wine and vegetables, and wiped the sweat from his forehead, but she didn't dare to show her pity in her heart.Lao Dan saw the eyes of his wife and children, and just smiled lightly. "Tweety, I'm fine. This is a year-old problem. It was much worse last year than it is now. The doctor said that it will become more and more stable in the future."

"Father, tell me about the three institutes. Did you travel eight hundred miles at night and end up in a devil's den?" Yougen finally asked what he was most interested in. "Silly boy, that's a Water Margin drama! Our volunteer army has no cars and no planes, how can we travel 800 miles at night? But we ran 160 miles of mountain roads in one battalion and one night, and got stuck with a large army of devils. It’s true that there’s no way out.” "One hundred and sixty miles? Isn't that about to reach the provincial capital? It's still a mountain road. How did you run? It takes me two days to ride in a carriage!"

"The higher-ups issued a death order, even if we were exhausted, we had to run there. We all gave our lives. However, many soldiers were exhausted to death, and I also vomited blood from exhaustion... Have you seen exhausted people? What? A mouthful of blood spewed out, and he fell to the ground, and he was already dead..." "Shut up, you're really disgusting..." Lao Dan's words made Tweety's face turn pale. "My weak body is actually not caused by the injury in the battle, but tired from the running. The doctor told me that this is called injury. Many soldiers have suffered from this disease. When they move, they feel dizzy and nauseous. Hey ...I will never do heavy work again in my life..."

"What are you thinking about? I won't let you work anymore. From now on, I will serve you and provide for you with the children. Don't even go out this door if there is nothing to do..." Tweety finally couldn't help crying again . "Father, you are all so tired, can you still fight? Can you still stop the devils?" Youpan's eyes were also red. "Boy, you don't understand—I don't really understand. When the soldiers who persisted until the third station stopped, some vomited blood, some rolled their eyes, they were all like dead dogs. But when they heard that the devil was coming, Everyone's eyes were red, and they didn't know whether they were tired or sleepy. An ammunition box weighing 80 kilograms, a small soldier who weighed no more than 100 kilograms, from Jiangxi, carried it up the mountain by himself... It's a pity that he was killed by a bomb It's..."

"Father, your arm..." You Pan touched his father's sleeve and asked softly. "It was on the top of the mountain. Your father and the last six soldiers of the 2nd company were defending the mountain. The enemy's artillery fire was too strong. I was blown from the top of the mountain to the middle of the mountain. When my shoulder was cold, my arm disappeared, and I still had two ribs. Half of the lung lobe has been removed... Don't be sad, I can come back alive, this is already God's love for our family. Only a few dozen people survived the entire reconnaissance camp, and only a dozen with arms and legs. ...Alas...Your Uncle Yang Beiwan, I can't even find a corpse, it's gone, gone..." "It's a pity that Bei Wan is a young man. How many girls in our village miss him! He hasn't even returned home yet, why can't he leave a corpse behind? Really..." Tweety wiped the corner of her eyes and said. "Father, were you scared at the time?" Gen asked with red eyes. Lao Dan looked at the child, and recalled the bloody scene in his mind. How many times he told the story to the soldiers in the rear, his blood boiled with enthusiasm. How could he be afraid?At that time, I only thought of the glory of the 38th Army of the Chinese People's Volunteers.But now, the child's sincere eyes made him hesitate. He gently touched the child's hand and said, "If you say you are not afraid, that would be a lie. Dad is not afraid of death. He has seen a lot on the battlefield and died a lot." I'm back, what I'm afraid of is that I won't see you again, and I won't be able to go home again!" "It's all right now. The battle is finally over. Chairman Mao bless us. If you can come back, my children and I will be at ease. You should also be at ease and take good care of your body... Really, you are only three years old this year. Sixteen miles, he is as old as fifty." "Mom, the war is not over yet. We are still talking with the Americans in Panmunjom. Our troops are still confronting the enemy. There are still local battles on the front line. As long as there is no negotiation in Panmunjom, the war will not end." Gen stared at the military medal in his hand, and said seriously. "That has nothing to do with your father! Why, you can't get along with the Americans, so you have to drag your crippled body to fight? Is there no one in China..." "Yes, mother! Dad is back, I'm going to defend our country!" Yougen stood up abruptly and said, the military medal in his hand fell to the ground, startling Lao Dan and Cui'er, "You Hu Le What? Can't I scare you to death? Your father is already like this, and you are still scrambling to die on the battlefield? Are you tired of living?" Before Lao Dan could speak, Yougen replied stiffly: "Mother, defending the country is an honorable thing, and you have seen my father's glorious appearance when he came back. Father was not like this before when he helped the Kuomintang to fight. Father I also feel distressed by this look, but I feel even more proud. My father is a hero who defended the new China and a hero of the 38th Army of the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army. Youpan and I feel the wind under our feet when we walk in the county. Actually, mother , my family can live a peaceful life, and Youpan and I can go to school in the county, relying on our father and thousands of people like my father to defend the country there, this is created for us by Chairman Mao of the Communist Party The country has spent countless money and sacrificed countless people just to keep the US imperialism out of the country. The battle over there is still going on. We have grown up, and we have the obligation to take over from my father and defend our country for my father, which is also taught in our school!" Lao Dan was eager to say something, but was choked back by the plausible words of the eldest son.He looked at Yougen silently, and finally realized that he was already a sixteen-year-old junior. He was already thinking about his future and judging the affairs of this country by himself.What the son said was almost the same as what he heard in the army, and he even said it at the mobilization meeting, which is true.However, once this principle was put on his son, he was still reluctant. The cruelty and unpredictability of the battlefield made him never think about letting his son join the army.But when the sons grow up, they already have their own ideas. He is their role model and the heroic father they are proud of, so they will naturally yearn for the army.Lao Dan drank a glass of wine helplessly, and said slowly: "You have roots, dad knows what you mean, and dad is still happy that you can think this way. It means that you have grown up. But the Korean War and what you think of, What I heard was different. You Gen, you are right. This battle is still being fought every day. If Panmunjom cannot reach an agreement for a day, this battle will continue. Some battles are still fought very cruelly, like Shangganling... Alas, It is even more cruel than ours in the Sansuo. On that mountain, it is already a common phenomenon to die with the enemy. "The Volunteer Army needs to replenish new troops, but the defense work has been completed this year, and the 38th Army has been withdrawn to rest. And as far as I know, there is no conscription policy here, and the follow-up source of troops has been resolved in the Southwest Military Region. In the three On the Eighth Front, we already have more than one million troops guarding there. Son, you don’t have to go to the battlefield to contribute to Chairman Mao and New China. You have already gone to school and are cultural people. You should think about it. The things of cultural people. "Your father has fought a war all his life, and it's not something he wanted to do—your mother knows that he was arrested by the Kuomintang when he fought devils. After all, he was also defending his family and the country, but he just didn't want to. No one in the peasantry wants to fight. , but this fight lasted for eight years, and then the civil war lasted for another four years. I was born and died for more than ten years. I was worried, and I was willing to fight for the new China. Hidden and tucked away, there are heroes everywhere, your father, a second-level hero, is nothing... "Your father has no education at all. Apart from farming, he only knows how to fight. Now that he is disabled, he can no longer fight wars, and he can't even do physical work... It is not rare for father to fight wars. He became an official and made a fortune. In the past, he had to do so. It's for you now, so that you don't suffer from what my mother and I have suffered... Now that my father has finally completed his task, the party and the people have affirmed what your father did, and now I have watched you grow up, Although North Korea is tense, it’s not like it was last year. The Americans are also tired from fighting... I know that you are eager to serve the country, but Chairman Mao and the Volunteer Army did not recruit troops here, which means that the country does not need you to go there. You He Youpan should study hard and think about the future..." "Father, I'm not good at studying. You Pan'er always makes fun of me for being stupid, and my teachers say I'm not enlightened. I still want to join the army. Even if I don't want to fight, it's good to guard the frontier." "You son of a bitch, why can't you understand your father's words? The Volunteer Army doesn't need you now, let's talk about it when they need you." Tweety thumped Yougen heavily and said. "Anyway, I want to join the army. Studying is meaningless. Youpan'er is good at studying. He is a man of culture. I like to join the army. I want to join the army even if I don't fight..." Having said that, Lao Dan and Tweety are a little angry with this stubborn boy, but they know in their hearts that joining the army is still the most glorious thing in this era. If parents openly stop their son from joining the army, their reputation will be bad. It sounds good, there are counter-revolutionaries in other villages because of this matter.The two stopped talking for a while.Looking forward to seeing a little stiff, he spoke. "Father, mother, I actually think it's good for my brother to join the army. He failed in school, but I think he is a natural candidate for the army. He is the best in physical education in my class and the fastest in long-distance running. That's not right. Does he meet the conditions for serving as a soldier? According to what my father said, he may not necessarily go to war after becoming a soldier, maybe he will be stationed in the rear to prepare hundreds of thousands of people? After my brother passes by, the war may be over. So I Tell me, let my elder brother join the army, that is his future! We are both civil and military, isn’t our family well-equipped with both civil and military? What are you worried about?” The hopeful words surprised Lao Dan. When did the second son become so smart?To have such a clear judgment ability is really not what it used to be. I think I didn't have this brain when I was fifteen or six years old.But no matter how reasonable the words of hope are, he can’t just agree to Yougen to join the army. He can’t even accept this child leaving him. , his arms and legs are much stronger than he was back then, but even so, he is still a child at heart, so he has to wait any longer. "Well, there is some truth to Youpan's words. You have roots. Dad said before that if you want to join the army, I won't stop you, but you have to follow my arrangement. Will you go to North Korea after I arrange it for you? On the battlefield, your father had many comrades-in-arms and chiefs. I will arrange a place for you to get ahead. Dad just came back and he is not in good health. Don’t rush to join the army and fight. Take care of the caregiver first, and wait for your father to recover. Be tougher, dad will take you to the army, okay?" Yougen's mouth had already turned into a rice shovel, but after hearing what his father said, his lips finally retracted, and he happily went to add firewood under the kang stove.Tweety touched a gap on the edge of the kang helplessly, and murmured: "The old one is looking forward to coming back with great difficulty, but he is still ruining his body. If the young one catches up again, he will not be able to live in peace. I owe it to you." In which life, worrying about debts..." Under the dim oil lamp, Lao Dan saw that several strings of tears had flowed down the woman's face like beads. Contrary to everyone's expectations, Xie Yougen did not wait for his father's arrangement to join the army.A few months later, Youpan ran back from school and said that his brother was going to join the volunteer army, and a recruiting team from the army happened to pass by the county town, and it seemed that they were also temporarily recruiting soldiers in the county and school, and they had nothing to do with the school. To say hello, I just told myself to go to the army to have a look, and I just went there, and there was no news. Hearing the news, Tweety, who was doing needlework, was so surprised that her finger was pricked by a needle, and Lao Dan was so angry that she knocked her job to the ground. "Do you know what kind of army it is? What's the serial number? Very few troops recruit directly from the local area. This work is done by the local military district." "Father, how do I know? Aren't you in a hurry to ask you?" "Enter the city! Don't you always feel that you have enough brains? You know that your brother is going to join the army, so you don't look at him! I haven't arranged a place for him yet. What if he goes to the front line? Do you think the front line Are you really not going to fight anymore?" Lao Dan put on his padded jacket and shouted to Youpan angrily, he couldn't stand such strong anger, his face turned red from holding back, and his eyes turned black. When he arrived in the county, Lao Dan learned something about it. This was a small-scale conscription by the military region, and it was prepared as a reserve source of troops for the Volunteers stationed in North Korea. The county had done close cooperation.The county magistrate Chu went to the provincial capital for a meeting. The people in the office only knew that these recruits had already reported to the Zhengzhou area. It was not certain which unit they would be assigned to. I was busy cleaning up counter-revolutionaries and reporting work to the province, so this time the conscription work was short and the task was urgent, but the effect was good. The task of enlisting soldiers was completed within a week, and the people from the conscription office of the military region had already gone to Zhengzhou.Lao Dan became even angrier when he heard this, isn't this the KMT Latino?There was no way to get angry, and I had no acquaintances in Zhengzhou, so I stomped my feet and counted the entanglements in my waist, and asked Youpan to take him to the 38th Army's station around the clock. Seeing Lao Dan's demobilization certificate, the sentinel jumped down from the high platform in shock, put his gun aside, and tightly held Lao Dan's right hand, too excited to speak.Lao Dan looked at this little sentinel, which was about the same size as Yougen, and smiled wryly in his heart. Which younger generation would not regard himself as a hero?The child in front of him must have the same thought in his heart, always ready to go to the front line to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds, to shed blood on the battlefield for the new China, how could he be able to pull him back as a father?What's more, I am the role model for my children, how can I persuade them? The person who received Lao Dan was a regiment-level staff officer, surnamed Zong Mingliang, with a thick back but a thin skin and tender flesh. He looked like Li Kui, a black whirlwind who had been doing needlework for eight years. He was probably a newcomer. Most of the commanders and fighters of the 38th Army are still resting and stationing in the Northeast and Suchuan, North Korea. Only civilians and logistics and political workers are left in the rear base. The main job is to recruit recruits.Lao Dan saw a carload of young men in new military uniforms being pulled towards the military training ground, with red flags waving on both sides of the road, and slogans "Long live the 38th Army!" plastered on the walls, which made him feel warm again.The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and young people grow up.After learning about Lao Dan's anxiety, Staff Officer Zong frowned slightly, and said after a little thought: "This matter is easy to handle, it seems that your son's going to join the army is a foregone conclusion, you wouldn't go to Zhengzhou to drag him back, would you? I can understand your feelings. Isn’t it just that you are worried that your son will not have a good place to go? Let’s do this. I estimate that some of this conscription will definitely be added to our 38th Army. There is an order from the Northeast that the 38th Army’s reserve troops need to enter the court. To participate in the battle, the source of troops is needed. I guess they also have this consideration when they gather in Zhengzhou. I called the political department of the military region over there in Zhengzhou. There is an old comrade of our 38th Army there. Tell him to transfer your son to our 38th Army. In the number of the army, it’s okay to watch it under your old comrade-in-arms, right?” "Well... it's a little bit better, the 38th Army is going to enter the DPRK again? Isn't our army going to fight in rounds?" "This? I just came here not long ago, and I don't know the situation here... But, your child joined the army, didn't he say hello to you?" "You bastard, no!" Lao Dan said harshly. "Comrade Jiefang, I think you are too excited? Your child joined the army because he wanted to learn from you. Isn't that an honor? Besides, there are no large-scale battles in North Korea. Our 38th Army has fought over the Han River since then. You won’t have to fight such tough battles anymore. Your child is going to go up to exercise, so what are you worried about? Well, don’t you have many good comrades in the division and regiment headquarters? You pick someone in charge , Write him a letter, I will help you pull your son over as soon as possible, and then let them take care of it, find a unit that can exercise smoothly, and take care of it more usually, won’t it be enough?” Lao Dan's face turned red.This guy came up and revealed his own thoughts - you almost said that you don't want your son to defend the family and the country!Lao Dan gradually calmed down, and felt that his attitude towards Officer Zong just now was a bit rash, and that he was really thinking of his son!It's really enough to save face.But in any case, the son can't come back, otherwise he would be hindering the country's conscription.He couldn't help but sighed quietly.Facing this staff officer who had only met for an hour, he could not express his true state of mind. The suggestion offered by the other party was also a perfect solution that he had thought about countless times on the road. It was an irreversible fact that his son went to North Korea. "Officer Zong, I'll trouble you, do me this favor, get my son...his name is Xie Yougen... let them drag him into our army. In our army, I don't really have any opinion on which part it is. If I get to Division C, I'll ask the old chiefs to help me, exercise him more often, and make him improve quickly, don't you think so?" "It's simple. You write the letter first, and they will assign it in a few days. I will help you check it out, and I will send the letter for you after the check. It is estimated that it will not be difficult to adjust a recruit. Well...in half a day Yue, there should be a letter, and then you come again, and I will report to you?" "Oh, what did Director Zong say, why did you report? It's too late for me to thank you!" "Comrade Lao Dan, don't be too polite. To be honest, with your reputation in our army, I don't need to do it for you. That's because the chiefs are all in the Northeast, so it's inconvenient for you to get in touch. Otherwise, it's my turn to make a fuss. What about the matter? I can help you if you can afford it!" Lao Dan felt a little relieved, what Director Zong said seemed to make some sense. Although North Korea was still a battlefield, it was not as tense and cruel as the previous year after all. Negotiations were already underway, and maybe they would be settled someday?Once the talks are settled, the war can be ceased.The most important thing is that Yougen will not join other troops in a muddle-headed way. He is most likely still in the 38th Army where he fought. There are a lot of his comrades and leaders in it. It will save some face.But he was a little reluctant to let You Gen enter a main division like Master C, which would mean danger, so he regretted mentioning Master C before Zonggan, but he was embarrassed to change his words at this time. Lao Dan naturally couldn't avoid a speech at the 38th Army's garrison.The cadres who are doing mobilization work in the rear will not let go of this living example who hit the door. They eat, drink, and persuade, so they let Lao Dan give two reports, one to report on the glory of several victories, and one to report on three times. The combat experience here and the reason for the long live of the 38th Army.He hadn't said it for half a year, and his mouth was a little smacked, but where did the recruits who joined the army in the audience hear this?Already moved to tears. It was half a month later when I returned to Banzi Village.Tweety wandered around the entrance of the village every day in a hurry, and the folks in the village noticed it.A long-talked person ran to tell Guo Pingyuan, Guo Pingyuan thought it was not good, Lao Dan didn't say hello to himself, and went to inquire about the whereabouts of the child by himself, which was clearly not caring for him!For such an urgent matter, at least the village committee can send him a carriage?Because this old woman is disabled, the deputy head of the district cannot take up the post.But in a small place like Banzi Village, there is no requirement for the image, temperament and physical health of the village cadres, what is needed is the approval of the villagers.The district leader whom I had hoped to curry favor with suddenly became the most direct threat to his village party secretary, Guo Pingyuan.In terms of seniority and revolutionary achievements, Lao Dan was superior to himself. The villagers all regarded him as a hero who was disarmed and returned to the fields. He still had someone to take care of him in the county.But he is also a person who understands strategy very well. Compete, cooperate, and cooperate if you can't compete. This has been the principle since ancient times.He has made up his mind that he must establish a good relationship with this old Dan who will surely sit at the top of the village committee in the future, so as to secure the position of number two. Although the loudspeakers at the entrance of the village broadcast good news from the battlefield every day, Lao Dan was still uneasy.When recuperating in North Korea and Northeast China, all he heard was good news.The volunteer army attacked every day, beating the devils to retreat and occupy Seoul, the capital of South Korea. "From north to south, one push is over!" Many soldiers recovering from injuries in the hospital described the Korean War in this way.The situation was indeed better after a few months. For a while, the leaders of the volunteer army at the front all went back to the northeast to watch the theater.Lao Dan was already in the rear at that time, and saw with his own eyes that Mr. Jiang Haichao and political commissar Guan Jingshan swam across the Datong River with him, as well as many heads of Division C.He even saw Fan Daen, the chief of the combat department of the 38th Army. Such an important chief ran back to the northeast, but his hands were severely frostbitten when they met. He said that there were no enemy planes on the way back, so he slept in the jeep He caught himself, and was severely injured by the cold.Many heads of the 38th Army have returned to the rear to learn multi-arms joint operations, and the instructors of the Soviet Union's Big Brother will teach everyone a lesson.But before the class started, everyone only watched a Peking Opera, and news came from the front that the United Nations Army counterattacked!So everyone hurried back to the front line again, and as expected, the battle was lost. In the days after Yougen left, Lao Dan could only speculate on the situation in North Korea based on his own experience, and the ore radio that Youpan tinkered with helped Lao Dan a lot.In the good news announced by the Central People's Broadcasting Station every day, the volunteers retreated, retreated all the way to the 37th parallel, and then fought back.After that, there will be no more "one push and it's over" sound.The American radio said that the Volunteers were repelled. In order to cover other troops retreating across the river, the 38th Army of the Chinese Army fought a bloody battle on the south bank of the Han River, and was almost wiped out under the fierce attack of the United Nations.When Lao Dan heard the news, his heart was wrenched, but he secretly rejoiced that he was able to escape this disaster.The Americans said that in one battle, the 180th Division of the Chinese Army was wiped out, and the Chinese Communist Army retreated across the board.Although there is bad news, he already knows that the Volunteer Army has solved the most troublesome problem-rear transportation, and the rear materials can already be transported to the front in large quantities.The artillery of the Volunteer Army has never been as strong as it is now: during the first year of the war, because of the strangulation of the enemy's air power, only one of the ten cannons can be transported to the front line, and a division sometimes has only a dozen artillery support. A company has dozens of guns as support, which is a world of difference.Now even if it is temporarily repelled by the enemy, it will not collapse across the board.As for the complete annihilation of the 180th Division, he would never believe it, how could such a thing happen-although he believed it ten years later. Now the two sides have formed a confrontation situation of hundreds of kilometers.Although fierce battles continued on a small scale, there were no large-scale corps of hundreds of thousands of people fighting.The United Nations army was helpless against the in-depth defense of more than a dozen Chinese and North Korean troops. I have never heard of any major battles they launched.The combat casualties ratio between the Volunteer Army and the United Nations Army is becoming more and more balanced. In many battles, the ratio of casualties between our army and the enemy army has even appeared to be one to five. This is incredible!Lao Dan listened to the radio with his eyes shining, and was so happy that he went to Erzi for a few drinks. He thought that Yougen would never experience the kind of cruel battle he had experienced. After You Gen left, Tweety complained about the man from time to time, worried about the safety of the eldest son, and even became a little nervous.Most of the old dans kept silent, or coaxed them.Really disturbed by her, I go to Erzi or Turtle Monster for a few drinks, but I can't hold back the amount once I drink it, so Tweety starts to worry about his health, and usually ends up being blocked by Tweety at the wine table Go home. Lao Dan thought about it again and again, and he didn't go to the army to find Zong Zong, nor did he try to find the old leaders of Division C.When his son didn't leave, he felt really sad and tried his best to keep his son, and if he couldn't, he had to find a stable army for him.But now that his son left, he suddenly felt ashamed of his worries. He was already a member of the Communist Party, so couldn't he get rid of this?If comrades-in-arms and leaders know about it, wouldn't they make a joke or even despise themselves?The ideological struggle in his mind went on for several months, and he finally gave up the idea of ​​going to the army to ask again. In a blink of an eye, it was winter again, and it was time for the re-election of the village committee.With the appointment of the district party committee and the support of the villagers, Lao Dan became the well-received secretary and head of the village branch.Xie Laogui and Xie Guoya mobilized all their forces to win votes in the party committee and propose a proposal in the youth league committee, so that all members of the village committee almost unanimously passed the proposal of Lao Dan as the village branch secretary and village head.Guo Pingyuan also tactfully abdicated on his own initiative, and Lao Dan felt very sorry for this.The changes in the village committee were not as dramatic as Xie Guoya imagined, nor did they attract the attention of the district.Guo Pingyuan fired a soft cannon, but Xie Guoya, who was about to move, had nowhere to vent his anger. The victor's posture was lacking, and he was still at the same position and at the same table. A lot of white hair.Although there was an extra seat for the director of the Women's Rescue Association, it was also Xie Laogui's wife who occupied this seat. In this unprecedented village cadre election, all the villagers in Banzi Village, including women, as long as they were listed as voters in the village election team, raised their callused hands. A village cadre discussed the current situation of the production mutual aid group, explored some ways to continue to expand the development mutual aid and cooperation, and took office with confidence. When the winter grain delivery work in Banzi Village started to work again, Lao Dan finally received a letter from his son.He was in the village office that day. When he saw the letter, he quickly put down the freshly brewed tea and almost dropped the enamel mug.He limped home with the letter, and the chickens, ducks, pigs and dogs along the way seemed to be smiling at him, and he himself was smiling from ear to ear.As soon as he slammed into the door, he shouted the woman's name and waved the letter in his hand panting.The woman simply threw the half-feathered hen on the ground, washed her hands indiscriminately, and got on the kang covered with chicken feathers, tiptoeing through her son's letter.With trembling hands, she carefully tore open the envelope, and carefully laid out eight pieces of letter paper on the table.Lao Dan hurried over, eagerly trying to read with the literacy and hyphenation skills he had learned in Northeast China. It took Lao Dan a lot of effort to read his son's letter, not because his son wrote it scribbled, but because his own cultural level was really poor, and many words and phrases were read out of guesswork.He couldn't help but be proud of his son's high level of education.Lao Dan was relieved by You Gen's letter, and his heart that had been hanging for half a year fell into his stomach.With the invincible combat effectiveness of the 38th Army and the firepower equipment that is not what it used to be, isn't killing a few South Korean divisions like killing a little hen?Although Yougen was on the front line, the situation was not at all dangerous compared to Sansuoli and the Han River.This kid dominates the school, he is quite clever, and the company takes care of him - who gave him a heroic father of the 38th Army?So this battle shouldn't be too thrilling.Yougen is right, cultural teachers are treasures in every company, and soldiers can't wait to wear them on their belts.Their status is very prominent, and they are required to participate in various combat meetings and order transmissions.He can be a cultural teacher with a rooted level of education, which really makes him ashamed of his old man, who is more difficult to read than to fight. "I wrote so much when I was rooted? Why did it disappear? Only one letter in half a year?" "What do you know? There are disciplines in writing letters on the front line. How can you write letters in the trenches every day? One million volunteers write letters every day, so our logistics support department should stop transporting food, grass and ammunition. All the letters are busy." It’s not over...I have to remind him not to say anything about the army in the letter, he will make a mistake, you silly boy!" That night, Lao Dan and Tweety were thinking under the sesame oil lamp that it was half a month before Yougen wrote this letter, and his son might have participated in the battle he mentioned.老旦知道，志愿军在朝鲜战场上发动攻势，从来不会提前半个月进入攻击阵地，敌人的空中侦察非常厉害，隐蔽得不好就会遭到毁灭性的轰炸和炮火覆盖。从有根的信看得出，他们的部队已经进入了战前总动员时期，也已经进入了出发阵地，战役应该已经打响了。 想了半宿，老旦和女人都毫无困意。顺风耳郭平原得知了邮递员的到来，估计到必然是老旦家的，就半夜拎着酒瓶登门拜访。老旦一看乐了，反正睡不着，又是在自家炕上，喝点酒女人不会管。席间老旦把有根的信给郭平原看了，郭平原啧啧称赞着，说你的儿子立起来了，要为国家建功立业了！咋了部队还不发棉衣哪？咱们村做的棉衣说不定就会给他们穿呢！咱们志愿军现在这么厉害，还怕他美帝国主义不成，你们家以后要有两个英雄了！你家门檐上已经有两块牌子了，莫非还要再挂几个？那可咋办好哩？ 可是，一连一个多月过去，广播里并没有传来前线的捷报，也没有提到这次战斗。莫非这场战役没打起来？老旦一头雾水，想去摆弄有盼的矿石收音机，却苦于儿子在县里准备考试回不了家，那一堆零件不是自己能玩得转的。村口的喇叭，每天只把前线谈判的消息重复播报着，大规模的战斗几乎提得很少了。村民们的耳朵都听出了茧子了，谈判哪有谈这么久的？当年国共谈判可只谈了几个月，这美国人啥意思？从中央的电台里，老旦已经无从判断战争当前的态势。零星的战斗还在进行，我志愿军的捷报还在频传，却仍然没有儿子提到过的地方。每一次捷报都让他惊悸一下，那心好像被一根绳子揪住了，在那里隐隐作痛，而且他没有想到的是，这一痛就是后半生…… 在村委会的工作让老旦开始重新认识在共产党领导下的农村新生活。相比他当年离开的时候，板子村如今有了翻天覆地的变化。板子村农民从心底里感谢共产党和毛主席，感激共产党让他们第一次不必再为土地的得失而焦虑。村子里少有的几户富户都已经过了改造，他们也高高兴兴地接受了新的土地政策。板子村屁大点的地界，自古以来就不是富地，除了出过几个显赫的土匪，以及家破人亡的谢大驴家，就没出过什么豪家大户，土改的时候也没有闹过土豪劣绅——进驻的工作组发现根本没有必要。这些富农和村民的关系都很好，他们一样种地干活，一样破衣烂衫，一样半个月吃一次白面。照二子他爹的话讲，富农们的地以前也是吃苦吃出来的，共产党早来几十年，这个苦就不用受了。 1952年秋天，板子村眼见就将迎来了少有的丰收。据村子里最老的谢二瞎子说，他的记忆中从没有这么好的收成。袁白先生翻箱倒柜掏出几本破烂的县志，上面记载着板子村短短百年历史里的收成记录，除了光绪年间和民国初年几次像模像样的收成，其他年份大多有谨，尤以民国末年为甚。在乡亲们看来，这丰收来得莫名其妙。前年冬季的大雪并没有给去年带来丰收，只算是个中等，可去年冬天的降雪和温墒并非盛年，甚至可以算得上是冬旱。由于各村在忙于互助合作工作组的组织工作，整个地区也没有大规模开展储肥和防寒保墒，这个丰收既无先兆，也无理由，对于担惊受怕几十年的村民们来说，这比北京成立了新中国还要让他们高兴。既然今年的丰收并非天佑，村民们自然就想到了人的原因：这是伟大领袖毛主席给咱们带来的福气哩！ 对担任村支书这个职务，老旦原本心里打鼓，这个丰收年来得太及时了，让他免去了很多顾虑。村民们的眉头是舒展了，村委会开展各种工作就很容易落实。合作组的工作在年中终于全部完成，板子村的合作组成了县里面的典型，老旦在县党委工作会议上被当众表扬，在板子村传为佳话。县长储健如今已经升任了县委书记，老旦念着储书记当年对自己和家人的照料，每次去县里都要去看看他，有时聊工作，有时聊曾经的战斗经历。储健对这个戎马半生的憨厚人很有好感，来往的日子久了，二人已经毫不生分，储健教给老旦不少党员工作和村委会管理经验，老旦则和他一次一次描述那场令38军一举成名的辉煌战役，每一次都让储健听得目眩神迷。 当大雪再一次盖住大地时，就到过年了。老旦一家三口吃着年夜饭，乐呵呵地闲聊着。有盼因为挑灯夜战过多，开始变得近视，说话总眯缝眼儿，显得文绉绉的，说话也有些拿腔拿调：“爹，你看了《人民日报》元旦那篇社论了么？那篇《迎接1953年的伟大任务》？” “没看，报纸有，俺读起来费劲，就没看。” “爹你以后要看报啊，那是国家发出政令声音的主要渠道，你要从上面把握国家的政策哩。” “听广播不是一样么？” “还是不太一样，听广播容易左耳朵进右耳朵出，广播里经常念不全，报纸上写得全，而且这种文章你要多看几遍才有感悟，听一遍不一定明白。爹你搞村委会工作，要注意思想进步哩！” “臭小子，这就嫌弃你爹了？你的思想老子看也没进步到哪儿去，戴个眼镜就冒充秀才了？来跟你爹来穷显摆？” “爹，你又不对了！我马上要考师专了，必须加强政治学习，了解国家形势。那篇社论里面说了，中央制定了第一个国家经济建设五年计划，国家要开展大规模的工业农业和科技建设了，而且文化教育事业也要适应这个过程——最重要的啊，国家今年要出宪法了！” “'县'法是啥法？国家给每个县都要定个王法么？” “爹啊，我说你落后你就不信，宪法是咱国家的根本大法，是用来运行国家大政纲领的，不是县城的法！” “你别在老子面前'我''我的'个不停，听着别扭，要那法干啥？咱共产党和毛主席说了算不就行了？费那个劲干球啥？” “爹，俺真是拿你没办法了！你可不如俺储健叔叔，他也是打仗出身，文化程度比起你强不到哪里去，可人家好学，能够进步，所以储叔叔当了县委书记。人家在大会上发言，这些事情都门清哩！不和你说这个了，有时间你和他多聊聊吧。爹啊，俺上个月在县里看了场电影，叫《南征北战》，说的是1947年咱解放军转战中原的事情，你知道么？” “不知道，俺那会儿还在青天白日那边呢！” “哦，片子里说当时解放军打不过国民党部队，硬碰硬不行，就四处转战，寻机歼灭国民党的部队，看了这个片子，俺明白了为啥国民党打不过共产党了？” “明白了？你说为啥？” “一是咱共产党解放军会运用战术，面对国民党的飞机大炮能扬长避短；一是在战斗的时候有大无畏的革命牺牲精神，勇于为了革命事业献身；三是咱共产党的军队有群众基础。” 听着有盼的话，老旦猛然想到了自己那八年的抗战经历。那何尝不是南征北战？那何尝不是有大无畏的牺牲精神？不过想到淮海战役时，他又摇了摇头。有盼以为他持否定态度，追着说道：“爹你别摇头，你看咱中国人民志愿军去朝鲜打仗，能把武装到牙齿的美帝国主义连同十几个国家的部队打回38线南边，可当年你们几百万国民党部队却连几十万日本鬼子都挡不住？那小日本可是美国人的手下败将哩！这不就是说明你们抗日的时候，缺乏共产党的那种献身精神么？更别说你们在解放战争时期用的都是美式武器，却连'小米加步枪'的解放军都打不过！” “你放屁！”老旦突然腾起一股无名怒火，一把将手中的酒杯顿在桌子上，挣着要站起身来。 “你小子懂个屁！刚上了个小学就教训老子了？咱们当年抗日有多少人战死你知道么？你以为咱们抗日的时候就是飞机大炮坦克车啊？那是后来的事情，抗日的时候咱们的武器装备还不如咱村子里的民兵连！俺在黄河边上，在武汉，在长沙，在常德，身边的战友几乎全部战死了！很多都是和日本鬼子同归于尽的，你知道么？没有他们能有咱们的今天，没准现在咱中国还挂着膏药旗呢？” “爹，你说的俺不信！俺只知道抗战初期蒋介石不去打日本人，却到苏区去剿共，说是攘外必须安内，到了抗战后期，统一战线已经建立了，还发动了皖南事变，杀害我新四军将士，这样的政府怎么能带领国民获得抗战胜利？可咱党中央和毛主席为了抗日，在最危急的时候却东渡黄河，主动和日军作战，你知道么？是咱共产党的115师在平型关打的第一个对日军的胜仗，鬼子不管怎么进攻，就是打不下陕北，可你们当时的防区呢？日本人投降前夕发动了一次战役，都把你们打得落花流水，这不是事实么？” “真反了你了，平型关俺没听说过，打死多少鬼子？……” “一千多个吧！” “笑话，老子所在的部队光在常德就杀了上万名鬼子，死在你爹刀枪之下的恐怕都有上百，歼灭个千把人算什么大捷？当年老子抗日的时候，我们哪一场战役不都是几万几万的杀鬼子？武汉战役，长沙战役，常德战役，就连一个小小的白石沟子，都是尸横遍野，你个浑小子知道么？” 老旦被儿子振振有辞的顶撞气得手脚乱颤，一边吼叫着一边站起身来去用手捉他，翠儿忙拦住了，冲有盼喊道：“哎呀，急个啥么！有盼顶你几句你就发火么？你个死小子，咋啦大过年的来气你爹哩？提以前的事情干球啥？还不赶紧给俺闭上嘴！” “爹你别生气，这是俺从历史课上学来的，当年国民党部队的确是一退再退，面对日寇的进攻，一个胜仗都打不了，第一场胜仗的却是咱林彪师长的平型关战役创造的，歼敌虽少却意义重大，它鼓舞了全国人民的战胜鬼子的信心啊！这是课堂上老师讲的，那还有个错么？” 老旦强压心中的怒火，儿子说的话重重地刺伤了他，刺到了他心底最为脆弱的地方，他一口气猛然憋在左边的肺里，里面仿佛有几根钢针在刺着他的心脏，让他疼得蜷起了身子。他的手因为这骤来的痛苦而抽搐着，抖动的手沾满了洒出的酒，不知是因为疼痛还是伤心，他已泪水盈眶。 “滚……”老旦重重地将酒杯摔在了地上。 盛夏的一天下午，广播里的那个铿锵的女高音喊道：朝鲜停战了！ 大白天听到这个消息，老旦竟还以为自己在做梦！就这么停了？不往南打了？我的儿子要回来了？怎么他没有写信告诉自己那？ 老旦掐着指头算计着，双方签署了停战协议，驻守防线的部队往往是第二梯队级的部队，38军作为两次入朝的主力部队，必然是要撤回国内休整的，从准备到动身，有个把月的时间，应该就回来了。翠儿问他儿子啥时候回来，老旦不敢乱讲，说还是去县里问一下吧。 在储健的办公室，老旦拨通了38军驻地的电话，几经周折找到了宗亮干事，急切地向他打听部队何时回来、儿子何时回来等等揪心的问题，与上次见面的时候不同，宗干事在电话那边的声音有些淡漠，仿佛变了一个人似的：“他是在B师吧？我们还没有接到部队回来的通知……嗯，怎么说呢？你还是先别问了吧？咱38军第二次入朝的部队，尤其是A和B师，伤亡非常大，我们已经接到命令，集中一切精力处理烈士和伤残官兵的政策落实问题，你在这个时候急着问，我也不能专门为你去找他。再等一阵子，他要是平安回来了，自然会给信给你们……如果没有回来，部队也会给你信儿的。” “那，宗干事？咱们部队在哪次战役里有这么大的损失的？啥时候？”老旦按住砰砰乱跳的心头，小心问道。 “这是军事机密，不能说，部队的纪律你懂吧？” “是白头山么？”老旦急切地问出了他最担心的问题。 “你怎么？……你还是先别问了吧……”宗干事一把挂了电话。 老旦拿着电话愣了足有五分钟才慢慢放下，他的额头渗出了一层细汗。储健看到他面色苍白，就安慰到：“解放，咱们都是老革命了，你咋了心思还这么重？不像个身经百战的人哩。把心看开点，有根那小子那么机灵，不会有事的……再说就算有事，哪怕牺牲了，你也要有一个老革命者的气魄，不能哭天抹泪地稀松啊！” 老旦用手擦了擦额头上的汗，咽下一口苦涩的砖茶，叹口气说：“有根还小，一上战场就遇上这么大的仗，这么厉害的敌人，唉……咋能不担心呦？儿子来信说他们要攻打白头山，可是咱们的电台里没提这事，俺刚才追问宗干事，他就把电话挂了。有根在的B师据他说死伤很大，俺怕就是有根说的那次战役啊！俺千算计万算计，把儿子安排到38军，满以为不会有什么闪失了……我不是怕他牺牲，上了战场就有这个可能，唉……俺是晓得当年他们是咋惦记俺的了，揪心啊……” “解放啊，说句实在话，你不能老这么想了，也别把精力老放在儿子身上了，儿子们都大了，有了自己的主意，当年你的父母要都健在，能让你去当兵打仗？儿子们的事情，你尽到力了，后面就看他们的造化了。而且你要注意看看如今的形势，你是党员，要有带头性，让村里的群众和你的同志们知道你不情愿儿子去保家卫国？还把儿子调来调去，怕儿子有闪失，你这个党性就有人会质疑。解放啊，你和我不一样，你是半路出家的党员哩，要牢记这一点啊，你虽然功成名就了，可是你的出身不踏实，明白我的意思么？” “你这话俺不爱听！咋了？俺为了新中国打成这个样子，俺的党员和战斗英雄是真刀真枪打出来的，俺出身咋了？俺当年是打过解放军，可俺哪里知道解放军是个啥？俺原本还以为是土匪那。俺打鬼子的时候连共产党是个啥都不知道球的，是土匪还是正规军？是骑驴还是骑大马？俺都不知道，俺有什么错？而且俺打鬼子打了八年就没人问了？俺打鬼子流了多少血？这笔账算在谁的身上？算在新中国还是台湾那边？俺家有盼儿前些日子也这样挤兑俺，这些天俺的心里憋得慌！” 储健被老旦一通没头没脑的牢骚惊出一身冷汗，忙去把门掩了，低声对老旦说：“你犯了疯病么？大白天你乱叫个啥？俺的话你咋就听不进去哩？亏你还是个党员，俺看你不配入党，也不配当村支书，你的思想有问题！咋了？你稀里糊涂的打解放军，你还有理了？有多少原来在国民党部队的都起义过来，你当年为啥就没想想？说你脑子不够使你还跟俺犯倔？你是战场上被解放军俘虏的，不是主动起义过来的！你明白这之间的差别么？打鬼子有了功劳就要跟党和国家算账了？老子当年在伏牛山打鬼子也打了六年，身上也是一身疤，老子向谁要功劳了么？你保家卫国在战场上变成了残废，你身为共产党员这是应该的，你怎么连这点觉悟都没有？真奇怪？是谁批准你入了党？还说你儿子挤兑你，我看是你家有盼思想觉悟已经比你高了！你要是在县委会上敢这样乱说，说不定明天就会被当成肃反对象收了！而且俺第一个不放过你！你这个笨鳖！” 老旦沉默了，储健的话让他无法反驳，他有些怀疑自己是否真的如儿子所言般思想落伍了，该如何才能去掉自己心里面的那层忧虑呢？他用手捂住自己的脸，发出长长的一声叹息。 “你看看现在是啥时候？镇压反革命的过程你看见了么了？去年肃反还是好的，我们处决的都是真正的反革命！可现在那？我发现不但是敌特，就连那些早就向政府坦白、自首、早就有了结论的人，甚至都在咱们县政府部门中安置工作的，都被重新找出来枪毙。这里面就有不少原来是国民党的文职人员。咱们这边还好，穷乡僻壤的没有那么多肃反对象，上个月我去开封，你知道公安部队在开封杀了多少人么？一个小小的开封，就枪决了上千人，这一千多人每一个都是罪有应得么？有那么反革命么？大量尸体就暴尸在城外，野狗叼着人的肢体跑来跑去，我经历过最残酷的反扫荡，也是见过世面的人，可我还是觉得不寒而栗！这是政治！是残酷的政治！你懂么？你这点子英雄历史，放在变革的政治社会里不值一提，你懂么？俺知道你心里面有时候委屈，也惦记儿子，可你不能不进步啊，你刚才说的话俺只当没听见过，你要是和别人乱讲，俺可不认你这个朋友！” 储健说罢欲摔门而去，突然又转过身来说：“昨天省军区政治处来了个电话，说你的一个老首长要来看你，所以我才叫你到县政府来，他没说名字。” “老首长？奇怪了……” 当肖道成身着一身呢子军服出现在他面前时，老旦都不敢相信自己的眼睛，他的身后是同自己一样遍体伤痕却依然孔武的陈岩彬，老旦几乎要从椅子里跳了起来，他伸出单臂扑向他们，而后就被这两个亲密的同志搀扶住了。 “你个死老旦！我一直以为你光荣了，原来你躲在这里作威作福哪！” “陈岩彬你个球的！老子在医院就不知道你的下落了，你也不回东北医院去看看老子，你个没良心的东西！” “好了好了，你们两人那时候都在医院里躺着哪，只不过他在平壤的医院，你却在东北的医院，后来岩彬得了严重的血液感染，被转回了北京的医院才保住命，阎王爷都饶了他，你老旦还不饶了他？” 老旦用左手一会儿摸摸老肖，一会儿抓抓老陈，高兴得嘴咧成了瓜瓤。肖道成惊讶于老旦的衰败的样子，想起当年——也就是六七年前那个威风凛凛的老旦，心里一酸，眼泪早就掉了下来，他一哭，老旦和陈岩彬要靠互相对骂才能硬撑住的悲伤再也忍不住了，几人终于抱在一起放声大哭起来。 “老首长啊……老高，俺还能活着见到你，高兴哪……” “俺也高兴，这不咱们又见面了么？俺调到河南军区任职了，岩彬被我找来当政治处主任，开车来你这儿才一天不到，以后见你的时候多着呢！” “是啊老旦，咱们不容易啊，侦察营从朝鲜回来的军官就咱们两个，王皓兄弟，唉……不说了，他为国壮烈，死得其所！” “不说这个了，老旦……咳……你看我这记性，老解放同志！今天俺两个可是来找你喝酒的，你这身子骨……还成么？”肖道成关切地问道。 “哪还有个不成的？俺老解放身子残了，这仗打不了了，可俺这酒量还见长哩！他陈岩彬原来就不是俺的对手，今天照样不成！” “你就吹吧！好在今天还有个大公道人作见证……” 当晚，老旦把他们拉回了板子村，在自家的炕头上宴请这二位亲密的同志。翠儿见男人的老首长亲自登门了，也收拾起想念儿子的焦虑，精精心心地给他们料理酒菜。老旦早知肖道成认识村里的鳖怪，就把他也请了过来。肖道成和鳖怪十几年没见面，也曾经有过一段际会佳话，见了面自然是激动不已。四人杯盏交错直至深夜，酣畅谈心，却仍无醉意。翠儿看着他们，打心底爱惜自己的男人，居然有这么一帮铁心杆子的汉子做朋友的，想着想着便怜惜他如今的样子了。陈岩彬见翠儿眼圈泛红泪光映起，心里就明白了几分，便对老旦说到：“解放啊，你还记得你答应过我的话么？” “啥话？” “你当年答应过我，全国解放了，我的女人要由嫂子来帮我解决，今天我来了你们村，这话你可不能不认账，我就要找象嫂子这样的，能一等你就等十三年的好女人！” “嗯，俺还记得，翠儿，这话俺是说过，你看看咱村有没有好女子，帮俺兄弟说一个？” “成，这事情俺在妇联小组提出来，村子里的姑娘就稀罕你们解放军，这是俺村妹子的福气哩，包在俺身上啦！” “哎呀嫂子，你可是我的大救星啊，我终于可以有老婆了，中！岩彬先给媒婆嫂子鞠躬了！” 陈岩彬说罢就要跳下炕来鞠躬，被老旦一把拽了回去。 “拉倒吧你！跟你嫂子还客气个啥，赶紧把你的酒喝完了才是正经！” “解放啊，咱们一会儿，去给牺牲的同志们烧烧纸吧？这么多年了，连给他们烧纸都顾不上……”肖道成突然说道。 “今天也不是清明啊……”鳖怪问道。 “啥清明不清明的！今天咱们几个老战友难得凑到一块儿，可有多少同志不能和我们这样喝酒了……今天咱们喝得痛快，也得给他们送点子去，午夜的时候再烧点纸，同志们也能收得到……嗯，翠儿，你去袁白先生那边看看，他的铺子该有不少纸钱的，咱多买点来，把咱家的酒