Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen

The pigs and rice cakes were brought to the village office early in the morning.The house at home seemed to be empty and desolate, as if a daughter had just been married, and after hard work and hard work, the daughter was finally busy going out, feeling lost in her heart.Yuexiang has been heartless in doing things this morning, always feeling hopeless.Waiting for Jin Gen to come back, he went to the next door to find out if Boss Tan was back. "I haven't come back yet," said Aunt Tan.She stretched out her face and said softly. "I told him to remember to smile, and don't frown when you pick up the burden. You give it if you are good, and you give it if you are evil. You are frowning. If you lose these things for nothing, you will not get a good name."

"Who says it's not." Yuexiang sighed. "I'm just worried about Jin Gen's outrageous temper. He must not be able to figure it out." They chatted for a while, waiting for the men to return. "I'm afraid he's going to be a padded jacket again to gamble," Yuexiang said worriedly. "He's always been restless and wants to run away. I'd better go to the teahouse and see if he's there." "Don't go find him yourself. If he is really gambling there and you catch him, he won't lose face in front of these people, and he's going to quarrel again. Let Ah Zhao go."

Yuexiang called Ah Zhao, but no one answered, and she couldn't find her everywhere. "This brat," said Yuexiang. "I saw her walking behind her father's burden. Seeing the food was like a fly seeing blood. She must have followed that rice cake all the way to the temple!" They were talking in the yard when Boss Tan suddenly rushed in excitedly. "Shut the door! Shut the door!" he said. "Latch it! Where are the children? Are they all at home? Go inside!" "What's the matter? Seeing you panic like this." Aunt Tan said. Boss Tan bolted the courtyard door, turned around and said softly, "There's a commotion."

"how?" "Where's Gold Root?" "Come on, don't mention Jin Gen! Jin Gen has such a temper---I have already said that he will cause a big disaster one day! Just now when we were weighing rice cakes there, Comrade Wang said that he was not enough, so he shouted It's not good. Others are not good, and they all followed suit, and this matter became a big mess. Fortunately, I ran fast, and I lost all the poles and baskets." Yuexiang was so anxious that her eyes turned black. "Master, have you seen Ah Zhao?" Boss Tan's movements froze suddenly, and then he pointed an index finger at her. "Hey, don't hurry up! Go get her back! Follow her father all the way to the temple." He turned upside down again, complaining. "The door has to be opened after it has been bolted! You have to open the door again when you come back later!"

Yuexiang ran towards Guandi Temple.Her heart was strangely light, completely blank, an empty thing hanging in mid-air.She could see the pink wall and hear the buzzing voice from afar.She ran straight in and entered the temple gate. There was no one in the open courtyard in front of the main hall. The courtyard was full of sunlight, and only a few sparrows were heard chirping under the eaves.But suddenly a militiaman rushed out from the East Side Hall, holding a red-tasseled gun in his hand, and the cluster of red tassels was blown away in the wind.It was a scene as bizarre as a dream, usually only seen on the stage, but suddenly appeared in the midday sun.Yuexiang stood there dumbfounded, watching him rush past her and go out from the temple gate.

She ran up the stone steps in three steps and two steps, and looked into the dark hall.Not a soul was seen.She turned around hastily and ran out of the temple gate again.This time she could hear the noisy voices coming from Shen Damuhang.The wooden house was requisitioned by the government and is now a government warehouse.She ran in that direction, shouting "Azhao! Azhe!" The wooden house was a low one-story house, and on the white wall were written eight or nine feet high in black characters, "Shen Da Wooden House", but since it was expropriated by the government, the four big black characters have been washed with water and become Large patches of gray ink blobs.A large group of people squeezed in black at its door.

"Azhao, go back! Go back, Azhao!" she yelled. On the edge of the crowd, two militiamen brandished red-tasseled guns, and they were also shouting. "Everyone, go home! Okay, everyone, go back!" "We need to borrow some rice for the New Year!" Someone in the crowd shouted. "Such a good harvest, I will spend the New Year hungry!" "Borrowing some rice for the New Year is never against the law!" "Borrow or not? It's our own food!" Voices rose and fell, and she couldn't tell which one was her husband's voice.She felt a strange excitement, which made her forget her worries, and made her embarrassed to shout "Go back, Ah Zhao Dae!"

"Fellows!" Comrade Wang's voice could be heard shouting amidst the din. "You guys have something to discuss! If there is any problem, let's solve it! Everyone go home first, I promise—" The sound of the pole banging on the door drowned out his words. A child started crying in fright, and Yuexiang immediately screamed "Azhao! Azhao!" and squeezed into the crowd. "Mom! Mom!" Ah Zhao shouted. The militiamen began to swing their spears and sticks, and people everywhere bumped into each other and cried out in pain.The cursing voice, "Damn! It's about to kill someone!" seemed to have a tone of surprise.

The pole continued to hit the door, "Tong! Thong! Thong!" The small dark red door creaked and then fell down with a bang. "Fellows! Calm down! This is the property of the people! The property of the people cannot be touched!" Comrade Wang shouted until his throat became hoarse. "Let us all protect the property of the people!" A pole hit the back of his head heavily, and he screamed and fell down among the crowd.A few militiamen with guns rushed over and started chopping, clapping, and firing their guns.The crowd was swarming to squeeze into the warehouse, but now they are pushing out desperately, shouting loudly.But in fact, the inside of the house is more sheltered, so there are still some people who continue to squeeze in, and they are even more blocked at the door.

The militiamen with guns stepped back, pulling the butts of their guns to reload. "Damn it, shoot again, shoot again──I'm going to die anyway──" Many people rushed forward and snatched their guns. "Go to the room, you bastards," Comrade Wang had already struggled to stand up again, shouting wildly among the crowd.He is used to fighting guerrillas. "Go to the house, climb on the roof and shoot the gun!" "Mom! Mom!" Ah Zhao continued to shout, with a flat tone that never changed at all. "A-Zhao! A-Zhao!" Ah-Zhao was not far away, but Yuexiang was crowded in the crowd and couldn't move a step.In that nightmarish moment, it was as if they were calling to each other across an abyss for eternity.

Comrade Wang snatched Comrade Xiao Zhang's gun.His orderly had panicked.Comrade Wang grabbed the gun in his hand, pressed it against his hip, and shot blindly into the crowd.He quickly reloaded and fired again.He killed a bloody path in the crowd.Many hands grabbed at his clothes, but he swung the gun around and flailed, and managed to get out.His face was bruised and purple, his face was full of scars, the back of his head was bleeding profusely, his hat was lost, and his uniform was torn. He dragged a gun backwards and rushed to the temple and returned to the Xipei Hall where he lived. inside.Gu Gang happened to be in his room.When the accident happened, Gu Gang was writing the red note of "Glorious Family" here.Now he stood pale behind the desk, as if he had fallen into a trap. "Where did they get the gun?" he asked tremblingly. Comrade Wang didn't answer, but slumped on a chair, with the gun across his knees; his greasy cotton uniform hugged him upwards, and he buried his chin in his full chest. "Are you injured, comrade?" Gu Gang only remembered to ask him at this moment. "I have nothing," Comrade Wang agreed listlessly. "Why do they have guns," Gu Gang said softly in horror. Comrade Wang gave him a cold look. "That's where our militia guards the warehouse." "Oh." Gu Gang was momentarily embarrassed, not knowing what to say. The clamor in the distance had subsided, but intermittent gunfire could still be heard.Comrade Wang pulled out his towel from behind his belt and wiped the sweat from his face and neck. "We failed," he said heavily.Then he repeated it again, like he was saying it for the first time. "We failed." Gu Gang didn't make a sound. "We shot at our own people," Comrade Wang said bewilderedly. Gu Gang avoided looking at him, thinking that he was too nervous now, maybe he didn't know how serious a mistake he had made.Although it was only a momentary weakness of will, and the belief was shaken, admitting that the Communist Party has failed, strictly speaking, it is an act of treason against the party. his.Although he hasn't thought of this yet, he will think of it sooner or later.Only one person heard him say this.He could not help wanting to destroy the only witness.Although his position is low, at least in this village his power is absolute.In such a massacre, what does it matter if one more person dies? Comrade Wang stood up suddenly, and the gun on his lap clattered and rolled to the ground, making Gu Gang jump up in fright. "There must be spies," Comrade Yu murmured.He turned to face Gu Gang, his face suddenly became excited and lively, and his eyes were bright, but although he looked at Gu Gang, he obviously didn't see him. "There must be spies making trouble. Otherwise, the masses will never make a proper riot. It needs to be checked thoroughly.