Chapter 9 chapter eight

1. The tall mountains of fake smiles It was very late at night, and Qiuying, who had already fallen asleep, was awakened by the sound outside in a trance.She couldn't recognize whose voice it was, so she got up quietly.In the room, apart from Gao Dashan, there was no one else. It was Gao Dashan alone, drinking himself while talking to himself. Gao Dashan said: "Comrade Gao Dashan, it's time for the party to test you... Isn't it just letting Chen Gang be the commander instead of you? You are fighting against the party! The idea of ​​individual heroism has raised your head again! I am not Criticize you, comrade, you endanger you

! ..." After all, he drank another glass in a daze. Gao Dashan said: "Hey, I'm talking about Lao Gao. For example, when we fought the main attack on the battlefield, the superiors asked them to fight in succession, but didn't let us attack the fierce tiger battalion. Afterwards, they couldn't fight, or they had more difficult battles. Didn’t we still let us go on the mission?...Sometimes the chief doesn’t let you go on, it’s because they intentionally hide us from the Tiger Camp and hide you in the mountains, and only let you go on when it’s more exciting... You are a veteran, you can't even pass this test, and you still want to be the commander of the Baishan Garrison Area?... You are not qualified for this, and you should let Chen Gang be the commander!"

Qiuying walked over quietly. She said: "Old Gao, what are you talking about here alone! Let me ask you, Chen Gang is going to Dongliao to be the commander?" Gao Dashan had already drunk too much.He said, "Don't make trouble. I'm doing my own thought work!" Qiuying said, "You yourself?" Gao Dashan said: "Who else can I have? The war is over, the promotion is over, and the superior puts you here alone as the regiment leader. Even if you get angry, you can't immediately go to the chief and yell at him... hey , By the way, I want to officially inform you that tomorrow morning, Chen Gang is going to take his whole family to the Baishan garrison area to take office, and when he passed by us, he asked me to take care of his drinking!"

Qiuying said, "Tomorrow?" Gao Dashan said: "Yes. Tomorrow! To be honest, I am not convinced! Chen Gang can be the commander? He can't! But you can't accept it, comrade, you can only obey the things that have been set in the organization! I have to convince myself, I have to Let myself pass tomorrow's test! I can't fail to be the commander and lose face in front of Chen Gang, let him see that I have not passed this test well!" Qiuying said, "Is it because of Doctor Wang's incident that they stopped letting you be the commander?" Gao Dashan got angry, and said, "Don't mention Doctor Wang! He's a good guy!" Tears welled up in his eyes, and he drank another cup, waving to Qiuying, "Okay, go to sleep!" Turning back He also said to himself: "Chief, please don't worry, I don't believe that I have survived the Gao Dashan Revolution for so many years, with bullets and bullets and many difficulties, and I will not be able to pass tomorrow's test!...Think about Comrade Wang Daan, think about Xiao Squad Leader Ding, think about the big man Liu who died on the battlefield, Company Commander Su, and Xiao Shunzi who died under the city of Jinzhou when he was less than sixteen years old. If I, Gao Dashan, can live to this day, being the head of the frontier defense team is a reward... "As he spoke, he slapped the table violently: "I'm sure I'll pass this test!"

Then, he staggered into the bedroom. Qiuying looked at Gao Dashan's back in a daze, but angrily grabbed the wine on the table and drank a glass. She is suffering for him. Chen Gang is here. Commander Chen is here. Gao Dashan grinned loudly, gave Chen Gang a military salute, and said, "Hello, Comrade Commander!" Chen Gang said, "What are you doing? I haven't arrived yet." Gao Dashan said: "I'm still my leader if I'm not in office!" Chen Gang said: "Old Gao, why are you so happy to see me today?" Gao Dashan said: "Really? I am happy? Yes, of course I am. You are my old comrade-in-arms. I’m not happy that you became the commander?” Chen Gang said with a smile: “No. Your smile is so fake! Hey, Lao Gao, are you particularly dissatisfied when I become the commander? I heard that I’m going to pass by you, I asked you for a glass of wine, and you kept muttering all night, whether I will give this kid a drink or not!" Gao Dashan said, "Commander Chen, what are you talking about? Gao Dashan is happy! What am I mumbling about? I slept soundly last night, if you don’t believe me, you can go home and ask the child’s mother later!”

Chen Gang said with a smile: "Okay, you don't admit to falling down. Let's not talk about this. Let's go to your house and drink!" Gao Dashan said: "Okay, everything is ready, please!" Chen Gang walked to the front, he fell behind, and subconsciously pushed up the smile on his face with his hands, as if smiling like this was a bit too tiring, but when Chen Gang turned around suddenly, the smile on Gao Dashan's face immediately returned . Qiuying in the house was also busy entertaining Kikyo and Jianguo. She felt that Kikyo really looked like a commander's wife, even walking.

She said, "My eldest sister, you miss me so much!" Kikyo was not as excited as Qiuying, she was just surprised and said, "Why do you live here!" Qiuying said, "Ah, yes. Right here." Kikyo said: "This house is too old, can people live in it?" The smile on Qiuying's face disappeared instantly. Kikyo became happy when she saw Gao Min, saying on the left that my daughter has grown taller, and saying on the right that my daughter is beautiful.She said: "Hey sister Qiuying, can you see that, maybe we sisters can be in-laws. Look at me, Jianguo, can I be worthy of you Gao Min?"

After saying this, Qiuying was also happy. She said, "Oh, my eldest sister, if you want to say that, I can't wish for it. It's just that your family is now the commander. Isn't it high?" Ji Jiao suddenly became serious: "What are you talking about? What is the relationship between our two families? Let me tell you, we will settle this matter!" Qiuying said: "It's settled, it's settled. From now on, I won't call you elder sister, but I will call you in-laws! In-laws!" Kikyo responded, "Hey..." The two laughed out loud. The wine that day, for Gao Dashan, was a bit disturbing, even the bellflower could be seen.

When Kikyo helped Qiuying serve the dishes, he glanced at Gao Dashan and said, "Hey, Lao Gao, did the wind blow your face?" Gao Dashan knew what Jikyo was talking about him, he also looked up and down Jikyo, and countered: "What are you talking about?... Hey, I said Kikyo, why don't you look like this cadre uniform on you? Don't you just waste things? Chairman Mao said that corruption and waste are a great crime. You Don't you know? Haha!" Kikyo said: "Hey, you are a tall mountain. I haven't seen you for so long, and you still look at me so unpleasant when we meet. Do you despise my clothes today, or do you have a personal opinion about me, Kikyo?"

Gao Dashan said: "I don't have a problem with anyone, haha!" Then he raised his cup and said: "Come on, Commander Chen, congratulations on your promotion, cheers!" Chen Gang protected the cup with his hand and said: "Old Gao, I am drinking at your house today. As I said, I was not the commander of the Baishan Garrison Area before I took office. Today I am going to drink at your old comrade-in-arms' house." . If you talk about me, the commander who has not yet served, I will not drink this wine!" Gao Dashan thought for a while and said, "Okay, have fun! Then let's just have a drink, two old comrades in arms!"

Kikyo returned to the kitchen and vented her anger on Qiuying relentlessly. She said: "Sister Qiuying, I can't spare you Gao Dashan. He hurt me as soon as he met, saying that wearing the cadre uniform on me is a waste of things. You Say, is this dress ugly? I still specially ask a tailor from Eastern Liao Province to make it!" Qiuying carefully looked at her cadre uniform and said, "Sister, hey, no, in-laws, how can you let Gao Dashan's words enter your heart? He can spit out ivory from his dog's mouth?! Hey, let me see... …These clothes are pretty! Once you put them on, you won’t look like our old women anymore, you’ll look like a cadre!...Really, once you put them on, you’ll really look like you! Looks good! You’re young again. " "He's already a cadre." Kikyo said, "I was the director of the service agency in the Second Regiment. When I go back to the Baishan garrison area, they have arranged for me to be the director!" Qiuying's expression suddenly dimmed. Kikyo told her: "I still want to wear this new cadre uniform and go back to Mushroom Village!" Qiuying was stunned again, she said, "You want to go back to your hometown?" Kikyo said: "Of course. It's been more than ten years in a flash, and I miss people from my hometown. Chen Gang is now the commander, and I am also the director of the service agency. Hmph, who would have thought of me as a child bride? I want to go back, but Chen Gang refuses to let me, I say no, I will go back, I want those people with shallow eye sockets to take a look, I, Kikyo, have this day too!" Qiuying then remembered something on her mind, and her mood became heavier and heavier, as if she had suffered some internal injury. At the dinner table, while drinking, Chen Gang was still dissatisfied with Gao Dashan's expression. He suddenly slapped the table and said, "Old Gao, you are shameless! I won't drink this wine!" But Gao Dashan still had an expressionless expression. Fake smile, he said: "Why don't you drink? Haha!" Chen Gang said: "Old Gao, if you laugh like that again, I really won't drink!" Gao Dashan said: "Did I laugh? I didn't Ah ha ha!" Chen Gang suddenly became anxious. He pointed to Gao Dashan's nose and said loudly, "You're still talking! Comrade Gao Dashan, stop your smirking!" Gao Dashan relaxed his facial muscles. Just as he was about to say something, Bellflower came up again. She said, "You two haven't fought yet?" 2. Qiuying Strike Chen Gang said: "Old Gao, we are old comrades-in-arms who were born and died together, tell me the truth, you are convinced in your heart that the superior asked me to be the commander?" Gao Dashan said with a smile: "I am convinced! Haha!" Chen Gang said: "Old Gao, you're smirking again! I'm asking you, are you really convinced or not!" This time, Gao Dashan became dumb, and told Chen Gang after a long while, "Of course it's a fake conviction!" Chen Gang also laughed out loud this time, and he said: "Okay, Lao Gao, I came to Santuan today, and I heard you tell the first truth! False convincing is also convincing, I don't understand why you are so convincing Woolen cloth?" Gao Dashan said: "Because I want myself to be convinced. Because I can't do it if I am not convinced, the superior has already appointed you! I let myself pretend to be convinced, so that I can pass this test well!" Chen Gang said: "Okay, let's tell the truth. This is Gao Dashan! Tell me why you are not convinced when I become the commander! Why can't I be the commander!" Gao Dashan said: "Because you can't do it! With me, Gao Dashan here, you can't do it at all! We have competed on the battlefield for so many years, you can't do it at all!" Chen Gang said: "Nonsense! When did I lose to you Gao Dashan! And our Lien Zhan Streak Winning Battalion! Why did the superiors name us the Lien Zhan Streak Winning Battalion?" Chen Gang patted the table and shouted: " That's because battles are never lost! Battles are always won!" Gao Dashan didn't pat the table, but stood up abruptly, suddenly remembered something, then sat back down again, with a smile on his face, and drank another glass. "That's right! You're right! Commander Chen, please keep drinking! Let's keep drinking." Chen Gang stopped drinking. "Gao Dashan, you're smirking again! You're deceiving your comrades and comrades again! It's not right for you to do this, Lao Gao! I'm not happy." Gao Dashan stood up slowly, took Chen Gang's hand, and walked straight out until he reached the martyr's tomb. Chen Gang had already drunk too much, and he was drunk. "Where is this place?...This is..." "Old Chen, what's lying here is Doctor Lin's lover, Doctor Wang Da'an, and there's Squad Leader Xiao Ding who sacrificed himself to get a cart of cabbage for the whole regiment. You ask me why I'm convinced, it's because of them! Look! Seeing them lying here makes me feel uncomfortable! I am convinced when you are a commander? Why should I be convinced? I would be surprised if I am convinced! But when I think about them, can I still not be convinced? Who are we? We are border guards, Chairman Mao knows my name, Gao Dashan, and Commander-in-Chief Zhu personally toasted me that year! Standing in front of these sacrificed people, how can I not be convinced! Commander-in-Chief Zhu told me that I should stay in the army for the rest of my life I am here to defend the country's border, I am standing on the country's border today, and I am here to guard it, I am so tall, why not be convinced!" Tears of anger welled up in his eyes, and everyone could see that he was still not convinced. Chen Gang patted him on the shoulder emotionally: "Old Gao, I understand. With your few words, my trip will not be in vain! When I arrived at the Baishan garrison area, I know what I did! I have to convince you!" Gao Dashan's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Chen Gang blankly, feeling a little secretly surprised. Suddenly, both of them laughed. As soon as Gao Dashan came home, he saw that Qiuying was in a bad mood, and she was tidying up the dishes sullenly. Gao Dashan said, "Hey, it's sunny and daytime, why are you pouting?" Qiuying said, "Is he so happy that he became a commander?" The smile on Gao Dashan's face dropped, and he said, "What's wrong with you!" With a thud, Qiuying put the bowls and chopsticks in her hand on the table, turned around and sat down to wipe away her tears. Gao Dashan said, "Hey, what's wrong with you..." Qiuying suddenly said loudly: "Gao Dashan, I want to divorce you!" "Why are you crazy, divorce me?" Gao Dashan sobered up a lot. Qiuying said: "In your eyes, I am not a person. For so many years, I am the old lady hired by your family! I am not even as good as an old lady!" Gao Dashan got angry and said, "Hey, Comrade Qiuying, you can't kill without nodding your head. If you have anything to say, just say it clearly. Don't let me die, and I will be a dead ghost!" Qiuying said: "Compared to the big sister Jijiao, do I still look like a person? When she became the wife of the head of the regiment, she immediately joined the work and became a cadre!" Gao Dashan was surprised, and said, "Have Bellflower become a cadre?" Qiuying said: "He used to be the director of the Second Regiment Service Agency. This time, he has not been transferred to Dongliao, and the work has been arranged again. He is still the director of the service agency! What about me? I have followed you to the Third Regiment for so many years. Call you Help me arrange a job, you put off today until tomorrow, and tomorrow until the day after tomorrow, and today I am still a housewife. Women's liberation, women's liberation, and other people's bellflowers have been liberated for so many years, I still call you and yours The family is oppressing me! No, I want to be liberated!" Gao Dashan said: "Didn't I say that, the service agency is so big, isn't there no place for you?" Qiuying said: "You are talking nonsense! There is no place for me. Why did Chief Shang's lover go in as soon as he came, and Director Li's lover also went in not long ago? I think you just don't want me to be liberated, you are selfish , just want me to be your old mother at home! Let me tell you, from today onwards, I won’t be anymore, I’m on strike!" Gao Dashan said: "Yingzi, good girl, can this work? Don't go on strike, it's fine if I don't eat, but there are still children." Qiuying said: "Don't fool me with the child! I don't care about anyone right now, I only care about myself!" Gao Dashan said: "Okay, okay, I will ask Director Li in the next two days to see if there is any vacancy, just wait!" Turned around and hurried out. At night, Gao Dashan had already fallen asleep, but Qiuying still woke him up.She said, "What's the matter with asking for me?" Gao Dashan said, "What can you do there? You are uneducated, and there are no vacancies there. Let's talk about it later!" Qiuying had no choice but to sit down discouraged, she thought to herself that it was useless for me to be with this Gao Dashan, and I would never be able to compare with Big Sister Kikyo!Looking back, Gao Dashan was snoring again and became annoyed. She yelled loudly: "Gao Dashan, you can't sleep, I still have something to tell you!" Gao Dashan had no choice but to open his eyes: "What else do you need?" Qiuying said: "Gao Dashan, Platycodon grandiflorum is going back to Dongliao this time, and I want to go back to my hometown, Mushroom Village, to visit relatives! I have been a mother to your adults and children for more than ten years, and now I don't want to be one. I want to visit relatives too!" Gao Dashan opened his eyes and closed them again: "Jiangsu's hometown is in Mushroom Village. There is no one in your hometown. Just like me, you don't even have a home. Why are you visiting relatives?" Qiuying said: "I just want to visit relatives! I have thought about it, I ran out to marry you from Aunt Cuihua's house in Guannei. That is my natal family! If you don't arrange work for me, I will go to their house to visit relatives!" " Gao Dashan ignored her and fell asleep again. Qiuying found a bag without doing anything, and packed up her things.The noise made Gao Dashan unable to sleep, so he sat up, looked at her and said, "Hey, are you really going to visit relatives in the Guan?" Qiuying said without turning her head, "Yes!" Is it?" Qiuying said, "No way!" Gao Dashan said, "What will you do with the children after you leave? What about the family?" Qiuying said, "Whatever you like to do! You, Gao Dashan, are the leader of the group, and you have great ability. Way!" After saying that, he turned his head and glanced at Gao Dashan.Gao Dashan was really angry.She thought that he would say loudly that he disagreed with her visit to relatives, and she was secretly proud, but she didn't want to, Gao Dashan swayed and fell asleep again. "Old Gao, tell me something, are you calling me Tan or not?" "Do you like to explore or not!" Qiuying was disappointed, and she said: "Then I will visit! I will leave tomorrow! I must visit!" Then, she continued to pack her things, making the box full of clothes, but Gao Dashan on the bed just ignored her. The next morning, Qiuying put on new clothes one by one, and got a new cadre uniform to wear, imitating the appearance of Bellflower.Gao Dashan became impatient when she saw that she made herself like a cotton bag, and said, "You are going to Guanli, not Siberia. If you wear so many clothes, you are not afraid of covering yourself up?" Qiuying said: " Don't worry about it! I am willing! I haven't been back for more than ten years, and if I don't wear some decent clothes, people think I'm begging outside!" Gao Dashan said: "Okay, then wear it!" Gao Dashan said: "After you go, don't forget to tell people that you are no longer the Qiuying you used to be, you are now the wife of the head of the frontier defense regiment, and you are an official even as a man!" Qiuying said: "Of course I want to tell them! Why did they look down on me and marry me to their crippled natal nephew!" Gao Dashan ignored her and walked out. "That's right," Gao Dashan said, "the grievance has its head, and the debt has its owner. This trip, we have avenged all the revenge we deserve! You can go on your own, I'm going to work!" Qiuying suddenly stopped him. "Gao Dashan! Stop for me!" Gao Dashan stopped. "If you really don't want to part with your family, or our masters, then don't leave!" "Who said I won't go? I said go, go!" "Okay, let's go!" Gao Dashan continued to walk forward. "Come back to me!" Gao Dashan stopped again. "I'm leaving, what are you going to do? What about this family? Who will take care of the children?" "Then don't worry about it, you're just a dumb eater of weights anyway, you've made up your mind, the children let them go, whatever you like!" Qiuying got angry, and she said: "I didn't want to leave at first, but now you say I have to go! I have been working as a cow and a horse for your family for so many years, and I am tired, so I will leave!" She began to cry . Gao Dashan sighed secretly, took out a wad of money from his pocket, and stuffed it back into her hand. Qiuying stopped crying and looked up at Gao Dashan vigilantly. "Where did this money come from?" Gao Dashan said, "Never mind where it came from, if you take it, you have to go back and show off!" "No, I won't take it if you don't make it clear!" Next month's salary. My daughter-in-law has been washing and cooking for me for more than ten years, and she wants to go back to her mother's house, but I won't let her have a good time? My father and I just stay at home and starve for a few days!" A smile suddenly appeared on Qiuying's face. "Just these few words are still human. I'll keep a few for you to live on!" She took out a few of the money in her hand, and stuffed the rest back into Gao Dashan's clothes.Before leaving, Qiuying hugged the children and cried.They are not only high-sensitivity and high-power, but also Gao Ling. Qiuying put her arms around Gao Min and said, "Gao Min, mom is gone, you are the eldest sister, you must take good care of your younger brother..." Gao Min cried and said, "Mom, I know." Qiuying then pulled Gao Quan over: "Quan, when Mom is gone, no one will love you anymore, don't be naughty, eat when you should eat, drink when you should..." Gao Quan was also crying, nodding while crying. Qiuying put her arms around Gao Ling at last, and said, "Ling, you don't have a mother at such a young age, you have to listen to your sister and brother, don't leave home alone..." Gao Ling just cried, not knowing how to talk to his mother. The four of them cried together. 3. "Traitor" High Power As soon as Qiuying left, Gao Dashan handed over the children to Xiao Li, the guard platoon leader. Xiao Li had a lot of things to do, and sometimes he couldn't manage them, so he let them make trouble by themselves.Gao Min was the most excited of course. She called Gao Quan and Gao Ling from time to time, saying: "Mom is not at home, we are liberated! We can do whatever we want! Gao Quan, Gao Ling, let's play war?" Gao Quan Gaoling said: "Wow, wow!" While playing, he felt that there were too few people and it was not fun, so he brought other children over to play together, like a battlefield.One day when I was hungry, I couldn't find anything to eat in the house, so I rummaged everywhere.In the end, they dug out the food stamps collected by their mother and went outside to buy sesame seed cakes. In the evening, when Gao Dashan came home and found no one was there, he immediately became anxious and asked Xiao Li beside him, "Where are Gao Min and the others?" Xiao Li said: "Leader, didn't I follow you all the time today?" Just after saying this, Xiao Li said, "It's broken, Captain! You asked me to go with you in the morning, I forgot to put the Gao Min and the others have told others about their meal!" Gao Dashan's eyes widened when he heard it. "No one has cared about them eating since noon?" Xiao Mantun hummed. Gao Dashan immediately shouted: "Then hurry up and find someone for me! Get them all back for me!" As soon as Xiao Li turned around, where could he find it?He suddenly blew the whistle, pulled up a platoon, divided the soldiers into three groups, and went to the grove to find someone. After Gao Min bought the biscuits, he took Gao Quan and Gao Ling to the woods. Their partner Shang Laifu was stunned when he saw Gao Min took so many sesame seed cakes. He asked: "Commander, where did you get so many biscuits? Didn't you violate the discipline of the masses?" The commander is Gao Min.When Gao Min led them to play, she always called herself the commander, and all others were her subordinates.Gao Min said: "Nonsense, we are guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army. Not bandits! This is in exchange for food stamps saved by my mother! Shang Laifu said: "How many food stamps can be exchanged for so many sesame seed cakes?" Gao Min said: "I don't know how many. Anyway, there are only so many, and they are all given to the sesame seed seller!" Shang Laifu, Gao Quan and Gao Ling all thought it was delicious, and after eating it, they fought again!It wasn't until he found that Uncle Li was looking for him that he panicked, but the clever Gao Min let the kid hide. After searching for a long time, they couldn't find Xiao Li, so Xiao Li had to tell Gao Dashan. Gao Dashan got angry when he heard it, he scolded Xiao Li, and went up the mountain to find Gao Min and the others. When Gao Min saw his father looking for him in person, he immediately panicked. "Quick, hide quickly! My dad is here, it's broken, and we don't have any good fruit to eat! Hide it quickly, don't let my dad see it! None of the children dared to resist, and secretly hid their bodies in the depths of the bushes again. As soon as Gao Dashan went up the mountain, he found the whereabouts of the children. He saw a discarded "Red Flag Newspaper" in the military region, which they only had, but he didn't stop, but said loudly to Xiao Li: "Hey, don't look here! There are no them here! They must be ahead, let's go!" This was said to Gao Min and the others, and Gao Min and the others heard it too, they thought their father really didn't notice them, and really went forward to find them.Unexpectedly, after walking not far, Gao Dashan stopped at a corner, and motioned for the soldiers to turn around and quietly surround the small forest. "Don't make a sound, these hairy kids will come out by themselves soon!" Gao Dashan ordered. As soon as the soldiers walked away, the children in the grove stood up one by one. Gao Min ordered Gao Quan: "Hurry up, let's move quickly, don't let Dad and the others catch me!" Gao Dashan suddenly yelled: "Stop!" All the children were startled, dumbfounded, and obediently stopped. "Stand up for me! Tell me, who is the leader? Is it you, Gao Min?" When he got home, Gao Dashan locked Gao Min up.During the meal, Gao Dashan only called out: "Gao Ling, come and eat!" Then, he opened the door of Gao Min and Gao Quan's room, called them out, and ordered: "Stand against the wall for me!" The two had no choice but to stand obediently, looking at the food on the table, swallowing. Gao Dashan said, "Are you hungry?" Gao Min didn't say a word, Gao Quan responded: "I'm hungry." Gao Dashan said, "Want to eat?" Gao Min said loudly, "I want to!" Gao Dashan said: "If you want to eat, tell the truth, what happened today?" Gao Min didn't say anything, turned his head and went to one side. Gao Quan couldn't take it anymore, he said, "Dad, if I tell you, will you let me eat first?" Gao Dashan said: "It can be considered. Tell me!" Gao Min suddenly yelled at him: "How dare you!" Gao Quan said: "Sister, I'm really hungry. You have to do everything by yourself, don't drag me down. Dad, my sister is the boss!" Gao Min said, "Bah, traitor!" Gao Quan said: "It was she who exchanged our family's food stamps for sesame seed cakes and distributed them to everyone, so that they would call her Commander and follow her up the mountain to fight guerrillas!" Gao Dashan said, "Gao Min, what he said is the truth?" Gao Min said, "It's the truth, so what?" Gao Dashan said: "Okay, to be honest, come over for dinner!" Gao Min suddenly became happy and said, "Really?" Gao Dashan said: "Yes, you!" Gao Min took a look at Gao Quan and walked towards the table.Gao Quan looked at it, but didn't dare to move, and asked, "Dad, what about me?" Gao Dashan said: "You betrayed your comrades, you have a hungry meal today, go back to the confinement room!" Gao Quan had no choice but to obediently go back to the confinement room and close the door. Gao Min is a smart child, she has already figured out her father's temper.As soon as the table was served, she flattered her father while eating.She said, "Dad, we learned from you to fight guerrillas in the mountains, do you know? We adore you very much, and we will serve as soldiers when we grow up, just like you!" , said: "Do you really admire Dad the most?" Gao Min said: "Hey!" Gao Dashan said: "What do you worship me?" Liu Hong in "Railway Guerrillas", Shi Gengxin in "Plain Gunshots", you are like them, no, you are better than them!" Gao Dashan was so happy that his eyes narrowed. He said, "Gao Min, do you really think Dad looks like them?" Gao Min said: "Yeah!" Gao Dashan said: "Okay, like my daughter Gao Dashan! What do you think, say?" Gao Min immediately became interested, and she said: "Dad, I heard that you are shooting targets? I want to go!" Gao Dashan said: "Okay, I will let Uncle Li take you there tomorrow. No, I will take you to learn by myself. Shoot!" Gao Min was happy and said: "Dad, you are so kind! I admire you even more!" After saying this, Gao Dashan suddenly became humble, and he said: "Don't worship me, if you want to worship, just worship you Uncle Lu, he It’s the old Red Army who walked the Long March and fought the Japanese devils in the eight years of the Anti-Japanese War, yes! If you want to worship him, worship him, don’t worship me!” Gao Min said, “Dad, why not let Gao Quan go with us too!” Gao Dashan said: "No. Don't let him go, let him take Gao Ling at home and watch over the house!" Gao Dashan called Gao Quan out, asked him to sit down and eat, and ordered: "After dinner tomorrow morning, you stay to watch the house, take your brother to play, and I will take your sister to shoot!" "Guarding the house is just watching the house! Who cares about shooting a gun!" Gao Quan muttered in a low voice. The next morning, Gao Dashan really took Gao Min to shoot targets. Gao Quan had no choice but to take Gao Ling to play in the mud outside.But Gao Ling was unhappy when he was playing. He said, "Brother, let's go play with Dad and Sister." Gao Quan said no. Gao Quan said to Gao Ling: "Our family is divided into two groups, do you know that? Gao Min was born to my father, who is the closest to her; we are born to my mother, and the three of us are the closest. From now on, you listen to me, don't listen to me. Gao Min's words!" Gao Ling said: "You are talking nonsense! I was also born by my father!" Gao Quan said, "You're not. If you were, why would Dad take Gao Min to shoot targets today instead of you?" Having said that, Gao Ling secretly thought of his mother again. Gao Ling said: "Brother, I miss my mother again. I don't know when she will come back. Do you think she will come back?" Gao Quan said: "Come back. Of course you will come back. Otherwise, wouldn't we both have no mother?" Gao Ling felt that Gao Quan was right, and the two started playing again. 4. Dakui in Kaoshantun During the days when Qiuying was not at home, one day, two people came to Gao Dashan's hometown, one was his childhood companion Liu Erdan, and the other was a small accountant from Gushantun who said he was going to Dongliao City for business and passed by here. , I heard that Gao Dashan became the head of the regiment, so I came to see him.In fact, this was an excuse. They came here on business, but seeing Gao Dashan's face was always looking at them coldly, they dared not make a sound.It wasn't until noon, when they got up and went out, that the accountant kept pulling Liu Erdan's clothes and told him to tell Gao Dashan the purpose of coming. Liu Erdan said: "Brother Dashan, your Dakui has moved back to our backing village!" As soon as he heard about Da Kui, Gao Dashan was shocked.Da Kui is the child he had with Wang Ya when he was at home. Gao Dashan said, "What's wrong with him?" Liu Erdan said: "Didn't he be given to someone else? Later, when he grew up, Li Laopao, who adopted him, and his wife passed away the year before last. The people in the village discussed that the child could not be left there alone, so they would Take him back to the village! Now his surname is Gao again, and your old Gao’s family is in our village, even if you have another child!" The accountant said: "Everyone in the village also helped Dakui get married and build a house. Now their family is like a family!" Gao Dashan's eye circles slowly turned red. Liu Erdan chattered and chattered, and finally said embarrassedly: "Brother Dashan, to be honest, I also know that you don't want to see the people in our backer village. That year when you were begging with Xiaoying, she fell into the ice on the way. In the nest, you ran back to the village to call for people... I have no face to mention this kind of thing to you again, you shouted from east to west, but no one yelled, and then Xiaoying sister was gone... ...I know you have never forgotten this matter in your heart, you can't forget it!... You don't know that the people in our village are like you, they have never forgotten this matter, and they all feel sorry for your old Gao family! But Brother Dashan Listen to what I said, how violent the Japanese were in those days, there were bandits, and it was night, not to mention that Xiaoying's sister fell into the ice nest, even if there were bigger things than this, No one dares to stand out... No, it's just that the big guy felt sorry for your old Gao's family, so he discussed taking Da Kui back, helping him build a house, marrying a wife... I and my accountant nephew came here today because we wanted to Let me tell you, the people in our Kaoshantun know that they are sorry for you, Brother Dashan, but now, there is another person in your family in the Kaoshantun!" Gao Dashan stood there like a statue, his eyes filled with tears unknowingly, he kept chanting the names of Xiaoying and Dakui, almost immersed in his own excitement, and gave Liu Erdan and the accountant a blow. forget. Liu Erdan looked at Gao Dashan and didn't know what to do, so he quietly said to the accountant: "Let's go... let's go!" But was suddenly stopped by Gao Dashan, he said: "Don't go, stop for me!" Liu Erdan was startled and stopped.He said, "Brother Dashan, what's the matter? We're just here to report you a letter. There's no other purpose, right, nephew accountant?" Gao Dashan still had tears in his eyes.He said: "Brother Erdan, I am a tall mountain and not a thing! Since you are here today, if you don't stay with me for three days, don't plan to leave!" Liu Erdan suddenly became happy, and he said: "Since Brother Dashan asked us to stay for a few days, let's stay for a few days." On that day, Gao Dashan cooked by himself, cooked some dishes for Erdan and the accountant, and started drinking.While drinking, Gao Dashan said to Erdan: "Brother Erdan, I have a few words I want to ask you!" Liu Erdan said: "Ask, you are here to ask!" Gao Dashan said: "The folks really remember me, Gao Dashan?" Liu Erdan said: "But I remember. You are the biggest official in our village. If you don't remember, who else can you remember?" Gao Dashan said: "Okay, drink!" The three raised their cups high, Erdan said: "Brother Dashan let us, we will drink." The accountant nodded: "Drink!" The three drank it all in one gulp.Gao Dashan said, "Let me ask one more question." Erdan said, "Ask." Gao Dashan said, "That winter, the people in the village were really afraid of the Japanese and bandits, so they didn't dare to come out to help me save my little sister. Ying, didn’t they just refuse to help? At this moment, they still remember my poor girl who died in the ice nest?” The wine glass in Liu Erdan's hand was put down at this moment, he really felt bad about it, he lowered his head.The accountant also put down his glass, and the two nodded silently to Gao Dashan. Gao Dashan said with a strong smile: "Since this is the case, then I have misunderstood the folks! I, Gao Dashan, have a narrow mind. I'm sorry, big guy. Come and drink!" "Since Brother Dashan said he doesn't bear any grudges against the people in our village, let's drink!" Liu Erdan and the accountant then drank down the wine.高大山说：“好，照咱老家的规矩，三杯酒下肚，我就说几句心里话！不用我说你们也知道，自从我妹子小英掉进冰窠子里，屯里人没有一个人出门帮我救她出来，我就铁下了心，一辈子不认靠山屯的人！可是你们俩今天来了，让我又改了主意！屯里人没有忘记我，也没有忘记我那死去的妹子小英，这就是善待我高大山，善待我们老高家的先人！乡亲们能做到这一步，过去的事我就不想了，我谢谢你们，谢谢乡亲们！我高大山，打今儿起，还是屯子里的人，你们还是我高大山的乡亲！来，再喝一杯，干！” "Okay, do it!" 可三杯喝完，高大山还是有话在心窝着，他说：“二蛋，我再问你一句。你说大奎又来了靠山屯……又姓了高？”刘二蛋说：“对，真的，不错！”高大山说：“他，大奎，恨不恨我？他还记得外头有我这个爹？”刘二蛋说：“哎哟大山哥，你咋能这样想哩？大奎你就是没养他，也生了他，你是他的亲爹，他咋能不认你哩！” 高大山忽地站了起来，他的确眼里又慢慢地流泪了。 高大山说：“不……他不会认我的！我高大山革命半生，对得起党和人民，对得起所有的战友和亲人，但我对不起他和他那个苦命的娘！不……他不可能不记恨我！他要是一点也不记恨我，也就不像我们老高家的人了！” 刘二蛋哑了半天，才回过了神来。 刘二蛋说：“你看这……大山哥，要不你这回跟着我们回去！你回去见见大奎，就明白孩子不记恨你了！不是你对不起他，那年月，是日本鬼子毁坏了你们家的好日子，那账要算也得算到日本人头上去呀！” 高大山却摇摇头，他说：“不……可是我到底是他爹呀！我生了他，却没有养他，我对不住他呀！” 说着，高大山竟伏在酒桌边嚎啕大哭起来。 急得刘二蛋和会计又是劝又是转圈子，说：“你看这你看这……大山哥你别哭了！……我们是来给你报喜信儿的，没想到惹你哭这一大场……大山哥……” 高大山忽然就不哭了，他抹干泪，又举起了杯子。 “来，喝酒！” 刘二蛋就这样在高大山的家住了几天，走的那一天，让高大山给他一张相片拿回去。高大山一时觉得不解，他说要这干啥呢？刘二蛋说：“你想啊，我要是回到家，万一碰上大奎，我跟他咋说呢？自小到大，他还没见过他爹啥样儿呢，你给我张照片，我好拿回去给孩子认认爹不是？” 高大山的脸色忽就暗了下来，心想是呀，大奎是他的儿子，他这个当爸的，也没有见过呀。半晌说：“二蛋兄弟，照片我可以送给你一张，可是对大奎，你就甭说你来过了！” 刘二蛋说：“哎那是为啥？” 高大山转身避开刘二蛋的目光，他说：“我是这么想，就是大家伙帮助大奎回到了靠山屯，安了家，娶了媳妇，他心里也不一定愿意认我这个爹！算了，还是让他只记住他死去的娘吧，只记住他的养父母好了。就这样啊！” 刘二蛋沉默了半天，怎么也想不懂高大山到底是什么意思，但却不敢再问下去了，他只好半懂不懂地说：“啊，也好，也好。” 高大山便从墙上取下一个镜框，将当年在朝鲜战场上照的一张取下，递给刘二蛋。刘二蛋拿到照片，高兴得不知如何是好。 他说：“大山哥，那俺走了……对了，你也多想着点咱靠山屯，要是工作没那么忙，就回去看看。乡亲们真的可想你呢！” 高大山说：“好好好。”但谁都听得出，他的答应是含糊的，这一点，他自己也说不清楚。 刘二蛋一走，高大山的心里就像落了一个洞，怎么也填不上了，他时常愣愣地坐在屋里闷闷地想着什么，让一旁的高敏高权和高岭，怎么看怎么觉得爸爸的样子有点奇怪。 高敏说：“爸，你坐在那想啥呢？” 高大山看看他们，想了想，最后告诉了他们。 他说：“爸爸在想一个人，一个你们不认识的人，你们应当叫他大哥。” 高权说：“我知道了，就是靠山屯的大奎？” 高大山一惊，说：“你咋知道呢？” 高权说：“听靠山屯来的人说的嘛。” 高大山点点头，说：“对。他像你们一样，也是爸爸的孩子，可是打他生下来，爸爸还连一面也没见过他，一天也没有养过他。爸爸对不起他！” 孩子们呆呆地看着爸爸的表情，都知道爸爸的心挺痛苦的。 高岭说：“他会来看我们吗？” 高大山摇摇头，他不知道。再说了，他真的不想见到他，他怕。 夜里，他时常在梦中又看到了他的小英，看到他的大奎。 看到小英在朝他呼喊着：“哥，救救我……” 看到大奎在陌生地喊着他：“爹……” 然后泪流满面地在床上坐起。 5.秋英也当官？ 秋英终于回来了。 但回来的秋英却把大家吓坏了，她进门的时候，高大山和孩子们正在吃饭，所有的眼睛都瞪大了。 秋英身上穿的，是孩子从来没有看见她穿过的衣服。那是一身不合体的乡下的旧衣服 . 最先说话的竟是高岭，他大声地说： “哎，你是谁？咋上俺家来了！” 秋英眼泪流出来说：“高岭，高敏，高权，你们连我也认不出来了？” 高敏这才大叫一声：“妈，是你？” 秋英无力地叫了一声：“老高……”便倒在了门里。高大山赶忙快步过去把她扶住。 “哎，咋回事咋回事！你咋弄成这样了？别说孩子们不敢认你，我都不敢认你了！” 高大山说：“高敏，快给你妈拿碗水来！” 高大山说：“不至于吧，你在关里遇上强盗了？” 秋英摇摇头，先将屋里的人一个一个地看了一遍。 高敏说：“妈，你到底是咋啦？” 秋英的眼睛最后落在了桌上的馒头上，扑过去抓了两个，就先大口大口地吃了起来。 高大山说：“你到底是咋啦，先也说句话吧！” 秋英说：“你们这会儿啥都别问我，我都两天一夜没吃过饭了，让我先垫垫吧！” 说着，只顾狼吞虎咽地吃着她的馒头，没吃完一个，就被噎住了，吓得高大山赶紧帮她不停地捶背。但秋英并没有停下手中的馒头，她一边由高大山给她捶背，一边惊天动地地吃着，吃得高敏几个一个一个目瞪口呆的。 吃完了馒头，秋英才坐下来告诉他们，她拿去的衣服，全都送人了！ 高敏不由惊讶起来，说：“妈，你把你的好衣裳都送了人？” 秋英说：“嗯。老高，我这回探亲回娘家可是太值了！翠花嫂子一家待我可好了！” 高大山说：“你以前不是叫她翠花婶吗？咋又成了翠花嫂子了!” 秋英白高大山一眼，说：“本来我就不该叫她婶，这回一进他们家，翠花嫂子拉着我的手就没松开，一口一个秋英妹子，那个亲热！她男人又是杀鸡，又是打酒，吃饭的时候把我让到上首，自己坐在下手，不停地给我夹菜……女人哪，还是有个娘家好！” “那后来他们咋就脱了你的衣裳呢？”高权觉得不可理解。 “胡说！”秋英说，“衣服是我自个儿脱给他们的。老高你想想，我成了翠花嫂子的妹妹，她那么多闺女都围着我，一声声地叫我姑，看着我身上的衣裳，稀罕得不得了。你说，我都成了她们的姑了，去的时候也没带啥见面礼，她们既是稀罕，我就脱给她们吧，就算是见面礼了！” 高大山于是笑开了，他说：“这个翠花嫂子的闺女一定不少，不然你也不会这么回来！” 秋英说：“我乐意。我就这么回来了，你还不认我了？告诉你，我还答应翠花嫂子了，我说我男人高大山是团长，以后家里要是有啥事儿，就到队伍上找你妹子和妹夫。说不定过些天，他们就要来了！” 这话却把高大山吓得不敢说话了，但秋英却骄傲地站起身来，环顾自己的家，说：“好，叫我看看，我不在家这些天，你们是咋过的！” 说着就进厨房到处乱翻了起来。最后发现米也没有，面也没有，菜，什么也没有。她惊讶了，说，“我不在家这些天，你们咋过呢？”高岭说：“妈，我们天天打食堂里打饭吃。” 秋英呵了一声，就在她准备去买面的时候，发现粮票不见了。“哎，老高，你们谁动我的粮票了？我的粮票哪去了？” 高大山只好看着高敏，高敏看着高权，高权看着高岭，三个孩子一个看着一个，然后，一个跟着一个准备溜到门外。 “你们三个，给我站住！”看他们的样子，秋英已猜出了什么了。“快说，是不是你们拿走了我的粮票？”高敏说：“没有哇。”秋英的巴掌于是高高地举了起来，但她不知落到哪一个孩子的头上。她说：“没有粮票咱们家就甭过日子了！谁拿了快说！赶快还给我！” 秋英最后拉住了高权，说：“高权，你是好孩子，跟妈一心，你说！” 不等高权出卖，高敏自己站了出来，她说：“妈，我自己说好了，是我拿家里的粮票换烧饼吃了！” 秋英说：“换烧饼吃了？你真行啊你！换了几个，剩下的粮票呢？” 高权说：“那些粮票她全换光了！” 秋英吓了一跳，说：“高敏，这是真的？你真把家里的粮票全换烧饼吃了？” 高敏点点头，秋英一下就狠起来了，举起手朝高敏打来，高敏哪里给打，绕着屋里到处乱跑。 秋英说：“你看我打死你不打死你！现在吃粮食全靠粮票，你都给我换光了，咱一家子这个月吃啥？看我不打死你！”但她就是追不上高敏。最后高大山上来了，他说：“算了算了，你再打她，那粮票它也不会自个儿回来了，咱就买点代食品吃吧，反正这个月也不剩几天了……” 秋英说：“那晚上吃什么呢？” 高大山说：“你给吃什么就吃什么呗。” 晚饭的桌面上，秋英果真就只给他们煮了几个土豆和红薯，弄得大家都愣了。 “愣什么？吃呀？你们把粮票都给吃了不吃这个吃什么？” 高大山只好先拿起一块红薯，吃了起来，好像吃得挺快乐的。孩子们跟着笑了，一边笑，一边也吃了起来。这时，高大山忽然想起一件事，他说：“秋英，有个好消息，你想不想知道？” “家里都被你们弄成这样了，还有啥好消息？” “你听了保准高兴！”高大山说。 “那就快说！” 高大山说：“你离开家这些天，尚参谋长和李处长都调守备区去了，一个在司令部当参谋长，一个到后勤部当部长，他们一走，家属也跟着走了，这下子团服务社就空出了两个位置……” “真的？”秋英又是大吃一惊，接着唠叨了起来，“你看人家，都调回东辽城了，就剩下我跟着你，还在这山沟里待着。哼，高大山，我看人家谁都比你有能耐！” 高大山生气了说：“哎，你还听不听了？” 秋英说：“听啊！” 高大山态度和缓一点了，说：“啊，是这样。昨天后勤处新提的何处长跟我说，他想让你去服务社工作。” 秋英一下就高兴了，差点要跳起来。 她说：“那好啊，太好了！我早就盼着这一天呢！”高大山说：“我还没说完呢。他可不是让你去当一般的售货员，他说现在服务社群龙无首，得找个能镇得住那帮老娘们儿的人去当主任。他说要让你去！” 秋英大喜过望，说：“要我去当服务社主任？” 高大山说：“你先甭高兴，我根本就没答应！” 秋英一下就急了：“哎人家何处长叫我去当主任，跟你啥关系？你干吗不答应？” 高大山说：“你一天工作都没参加过，当个售货员学学还凑合，当领导，不行！” 秋英怒起来了，她大声地说：“高大山，你咋知道我不行？噢我明白了，你是看不起我！我嫁给你这么些年了，你就压根儿没瞧起我过！”说着，竟呜地哭了起来，她说：“高大山，我一辈子在你眼里就永远是那个你打战场上捡回来的要饭丫头！不就是个服务社吗？三间房子，五个家属，煤油香烟手电筒，天天早上组织一回政治学习，就这点子事我还不会干？你也太看不起我了！要是这样，我还跟你过啥？我不跟你过了，我跟你离婚！” 高大山说：“你这是哭啥，我说你干不了你就干不了?这个政治学习你就组织不了?” 秋英一下抹掉了眼泪，说：“哼，我今儿还不哭了！政治学习我干吗就组织不了？不就是读报纸吗？我不会念还不会让别人念？没吃过猪肉我没见过猪跑？行，高大山，我不跟你说了，跟你说也没用！我这就去找何处长！我要告诉他，这个服务社主任，我当！干好干不好，我干上一段你们就知道了！哼，革命解放生产力，革命解放生产力这句话过去常挂在你嘴边上，现在我也要革革命，把我自己这个生产力解放解放！这个主任，我还非干不可了！” 说完，抬腿出门而去。 走到门口，又回过了头来。 “高大山，想让我再像以前那样整天留在家里给你们当老妈子，办不到了！没这一天了！” 高敏觉得奇怪，说：“我妈怎么啦？” 高大山说：“你妈呀，也当官了。”