Chapter 8 chapter eight

Since the army withdrew to the south and the county magistrate fled, the people in Ziwu Town had to resign themselves to their fate. The crops rotted in the fields and refused to clean them up. Many small card games were set up in the village.A Taoist priest came up from the Changshi Temple in Anguo, lived in Lao Jiang's house, set up a black altar, haunted by gods and ghosts, and recruited a group of women to kowtow all day and all night. Legend has it that Japan has arrived in Ding County.In the county town, a gentleman, a shopkeeper of a salt shop, and a gentleman of a pharmacy formed a maintenance committee. The village chiefs of each village were the branch leaders, and they planned to welcome the Japanese into the city on August 15th.Tian Daxia took back the red cloth and white cloth, and asked Lao Jiang to send it down to make the sun flag, and also sent money in the land to get back the money for the cloth!

Starting from the Xitou pie again, Lao Jiang took a piece of white cloth and a red cloth and told Chun'er: "Cut the red cloth into a circle and stick it on the white cloth, just like spreading plaster." "I don't do this," Chun'er said, "If you are willing to welcome, let you vulgar children do it!" Lao Jiang said: "Of course we want to make one, and we have to make a beautiful one to hang on the gate. The Japanese are coming, without this flag, they will kill all the chickens and dogs, so you can count them up! " "Don't count, I won't do it." Chun'er turned her head and went out.She took a small hoe, grabbed a handful of rapeseeds, put them in her pocket, and went to her field.

In the first half of the month, the county sent people down to press down and dug a long trench, saying that the army was going to fight Japan here.The fortifications of the trenches are very large, with a trench more than ten feet deep dug, covered with trees and reed mats, covered with a few feet of soil, and a command post at a distance of several feet. It was raining continuously in those days, and the crops in the field were still waiting to be cleaned up. The farmers were very high-spirited, drenched in the heavy rain every day, soaked in the water, and went on business trips to dig ditches.The trench is a straight line. When they meet someone's land, they even dig out the crops that are about to ripen. Chun'er has half an acre of land, and the branch grains planted are all very good. The small willow tree that grew well was also dug down and built a roof. Others felt sorry for her. When Mangzhong dug the ditch and came back to tell her, Chun'er said: "Dig it, just dig it. As long as Japan is defeated, I can do whatever I want." .”

Now, the branches of the bedding on the top of the trench are still green, and the soil is still loose. Chun'er leveled it with a small hoe, and sprinkled late-ripening vegetable seeds on it.A goshawk circled above her head. After sowing the vegetable seeds, one person sat on the trench and thought, "If we fight a fierce battle here, are we still afraid of the Japanese coming?" The crops in the vicinity were harvested with the skin of the water, and the short ones rotted in the muddy water. In the distance, there are a few late-ripening sorghum trees, shaking their bright red tassels in the evening wind.There was a person walking over step by step.Chun'er gradually saw that it was a deserter. He put the gun across his neck and held a stick in his hand. Chun'er quickly hid behind the branches. The deserter had already seen her and came rushing here. small hoe.After seeing clearly that the deserter was hungry and thirsty, without a trace of strength, he became courageous, straightened up and asked, "What are you going to do?"

"Don't be afraid, auntie." The deserter said, sitting down with difficulty, his feet were swollen like blowing up, "I'll ask you for some food and drink." "You won't go to the village to ask for it?" Chun'er said. "I didn't dare to enter the village. The common people hated us so much that we didn't fight Japan and looted everywhere. If I was alone like me, they would bury me alive!" said the deserter. "Why don't you fight Japan?" Chun'er said. "Auntie, is it because we don't want to fight? That's really unfair. Think about it, those of us who are soldiers are all from the Eastern Province, and our family is occupied by the Japanese. There are still people who don't want to fight? We can't make up our minds, we are on the front line Hold on, we ordered to withdraw from behind, and we didn't care about our life or death, so we retreated."

"That sounds nice." Chun'er pursed her lips, "I won't fight with a gun on my back, and I won't give you anything to eat or drink!" "Go to your house and get some for me." The deserter took off the gun, "I am willing to keep this gun for you, and I can sell it for dozens of dollars. It is a national property. Leave it to You hit Japan!" "We are a girl's family, how can we fight Japan?" Chun'er said with a smile. "Anyway, there are people who want to fight. We have the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces there, and I will try to join them."

Chun'er looked at his gun, lowered his head and thought for a while, and said, "You wait here, my house will go get you some food and drink." Deserter said: "We are all Chinese, so you can go to the end if you are good. There are rags and rags that men can't wear at home. Give me two, so that I can change and walk." Chun'er nodded, and the deserter said again: "Don't tell others that your area is difficult, let them know, and I will never want to live." Chuner said: "Do not worry!" Chun'er returned home, found Mang Zhong, secretly told him about such a thing, and asked him if it was feasible.

Mango said: "Okay, these days, we have a gun and use our guts. You go ahead with your things, and I'll watch from a distance, lest he get suspicious." Chun'er found her father's ragged trousers and jacket, wrapped some pancakes and some pickles, and went.The deserter gave her the gun, changed into plain clothes, and walked around the village.Chun'er didn't bring the gun home until it was dark. Mango said: "I don't have much to live this winter, and the ground is messed up. Blind Tian pretends to be poor, and intends not to use me. I don't want to be a slave anymore. We have a gun. I will join Gao Scar's team with it on my back." !"

Chuner said: "Don't be too busy. His behavior is not right. You must know that he can accomplish something? If my brother-in-law comes, needless to say, I will ask you to carry it behind your back." She hid the gun tightly.