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Niuzi didn't have any new clothes, she only wore old clothes that were too short and clean.I bought a small wooden box, packed it up, and buried it outside the city. Yunmei is too sick to get out of bed.Fortunately, Lao San and Gao Di were at home.The third child does not intend to stay at home all the time, but is going out to do work as important as the Anti-Japanese War.He has an understanding of the current situation of the country and understands what the motherland needs him to do most.He can't be a mother-in-law, stay at home all day, deal with oil, salt, sauce and vinegar.However, right now he can't go away.First of all, Uncle Qian had to be rescued and settled properly, and then he could breathe a sigh of relief, not to mention that grandpa, mother, elder brother and sister-in-law couldn't do without him.He knew that his talkative and carefree attitude could break the deathly silence of the house.

The third child's method of dealing with his sister-in-law is very simple, but it is very effective.He didn't go to comfort her, he just asked for this and that from morning to night, which made her restless for a while. "Sister-in-law, why aren't you up yet? I want to eat dumplings. I haven't eaten dumplings made by you for eight years." Or: "Sister-in-law, get up, find me some old clothes. Something—it's so tight that I can't breathe." He knew that his sister-in-law was good-hearted and would definitely fall for his tricks, so he struggled to get up and do things.As long as she can get up and do things, the wound in her heart will gradually heal.

While he was asking his sister-in-law for this and that, not letting her have time to think about those sad things, he was telling her about the many tragedies he had seen—children killed by enemy planes, squeezed into rivers while fleeing In the war, thousands of innocent children died, and Niuzi was just one of them. The sister-in-law was finally able to get up and do her work.She was thinner, and the thinner she was, the bigger her eyes appeared.When she was working, she would stop suddenly, as if remembering something.The third child never allowed her to have a chance to think wildly, and asked Xiao Shun'er to stay with her mother and talk to her.

When the third child was with the eldest brother, he talked the most.The two brothers simply moved into the same room and asked Gaodi to accompany Yunmei. After talking for three or four nights, the two brothers had said everything they wanted to say, and they were not willing to let it go.They also talked about family affairs, state affairs, and the general trend of the world, as if the country's prosperity and world peace depended on their plans.When there is really nothing to say, take out what has been said and review it again. The whole family loves Gaudí.She is no longer a "lady" and is willing to do everything--the war has brought her out.She waited on Old Man Qi and Mrs. Tianyou and cooked meals for the whole family.Her cooking skills are not high, but this can't be a problem for her.No matter how good or bad, the meal is finally cooked, this meal is not delicious, can't the next meal be improved?

In this way, Yunmei felt that she should get up and work as soon as possible, and she couldn't let the guests do everything for her.Even Old Man Qi was moved and forgot his prejudice against the Guan family.He secretly said to the third child: "Don't let guests come to serve us, what kind of talk is that!" The third child smiled and said nothing. On the seventh day after the victory, Poet Qian came out of the prison. The third child intends to have a small party. Welcome to Uncle Qian.Since the victory, Beiping has been deserted and deserted, and Ruiquan doesn't like this deserted energy.He went to discuss with grandpa.Grandpa agreed, and reminded him, "I have to buy a bottle of wine. He likes to drink a few sips."

"Naturally, I know where to get wine." He also discussed with Yunmei and Gao Di, how many dishes should be cooked?Yunmei felt that with dried tofu and peanuts, it would be enough.She can't arrange so many personal meals, she has no money, and her energy is not good. "Let's do this, sister-in-law, and make some tea." He went to his mother: "Mom, Uncle Qian is coming, you have to get up and entertain him." Mrs. Tianyou nodded. Ruiquan invites his elder brother to pick up Mr. Qian together.Of course Ruixuan is happy.He also thought of Mr. Fu Shan.He spent a whole day looking for this old friend, and later he heard that Mr. Fushan was taken to a concentration camp in Weixian County, Shandong Province a few months ago.

The third child went to find Mr. Jin and asked him to come to Qi's house with Mrs. Qian.Then he invited the fourth mother of Li, Cheng Changshun and all the neighbors in Xiaoyangquan.The old neighbors were as happy as when they first heard the news of victory. Ruixuan and Ruiquan took Mr. Qian out. Mr. Qian has nothing but a suit of clothes.He supported the third child's arm with one hand, led his grandson with the other, and staggered out of the prison door.Rui Xuan followed behind. This time Mr. Qian was not punished when he appeared in prison.The Japanese wanted him to surrender, and when he refused their "goodwill," they stole his grandson and put him in prison.They let the father and son meet every day.Mr. Qian understood that they wanted to use this child to put pressure on him.If he bowed his head and surrendered, the grandson would live; if he refused, they would torture the child in front of him.

Mr. Qian was not worried at all.First, he never lost his temper, and second, he never provoked them, and tried not to let the children suffer; of course, he couldn't give in just to save the children.There is always a smile on his gentle face, letting nature take its course.If he really couldn't protect his grandson by then, there was nothing he could do.You can't surrender anyway.It's a war, so what if one or two more people die?Even if it was his grandson who died. When a child first comes to prison, he cries and fusses.When the Japanese brought him to see Mr. Qian for the first time, his face was full of tears.He slapped Grandpa's leg hard and shouted, "I want mom, I want mom."

Mr. Qian patted the child's head lightly, and said again and again: "Don't make trouble, be good, don't cry." The child became quieter and asked, "Why do you keep us locked here? Why don't you let us go back home?" home?" "It doesn't make sense." "Why doesn't it make sense?" "It just doesn't make sense." After a few days, the child got used to it a little and stopped crying.Whenever people take him to see grandpa, he is always very happy.He asked Grandpa many questions—why were there wars, what were the prisons for, where did the Japanese come from, and why did they come to Peking.Grandpa patiently told him one by one.

The grandson asked the grandfather to name him.He remembered that his mother used to say that his name had to be named by his grandfather. Before the child was born, the grandfather had already named it Qian Qiu——not forgetting the meaning of revenge.And now that the child was leaning on his knees, he felt that he couldn't let the child bear such a painful name for the rest of his life.The old man asked the child, "What do you think of the word Qiu?" The grandson's small eyes blinked, as if he was thinking seriously.He can imagine what cats, dogs, and cows look like, but what is "chousy" and "chousy"?He couldn't figure it out, it must not be a good word.He said: "I don't want this." Grandpa quickly apologized: "Okay, wait a minute, let me think about it again, I must give you a good name."

So one day, he said: "How about Qian Shan, Shan means justice, and the meaning of kindness is taken from the first line of the book I taught you. Human nature is inherently good, remember?" The child agreed.At first, the Japanese only allowed the children to stay with the grandpa for a few minutes at a time. Later, when the grandpa got used to spending time with the grandson, they extended the time and asked them to talk more, hoping to use the children to impress Mr. Qian.When the father and two were having a lively conversation, they suddenly took the child away and made him cry on purpose. Young Mistress Qian and Xiao Shun'er stood at the entrance of the little sheep pen, waiting for her father-in-law and son.She was so changed that she was unrecognizable; she was so thin that only one pair of eyes remained bright, as if she had poured her whole life into them, so that she could find her son.At this moment, she knew that her son was about to come back to her, and her eyes almost burst into sparks. When Young Mistress Qian saw her father-in-law and her son, she ran desperately.She immediately put Xiaoshan in her arms and hugged her tightly.She squatted on the ground and pressed her face tightly against her son's. When she reached the gate No. 1, Mrs. Qian stopped habitually, but Mr. Qian walked over slowly without even looking at the gate. A group of people stood outside the gate of the Qi family.When everyone saw Mr. Qian, they all wanted to run forward, but no one moved away.Mr. Qian is our good neighbor, old friend and hero.He wore an old blue monk's robe, so short it just came up to his knees.His hair was all white and tousled, and his sunken cheeks were dry and colorless.He has no heroic appearance on the outside, and his body is covered with war scars.Everyone couldn't help but looked at each other, their own clothes were also very tattered, and everyone's face was thin and bony, bluish in white.Everyone glanced at the sheepfold again. Every house, the paint on the gate was completely invisible, and the wall skin was peeling off.Everything is so bleak that it is unbearable to watch. Fang Liu, who talked about cross talk, lit a small firecracker and welcomed the hero back according to the old rules. Everyone wanted to be the first to hold hands with Mr. Qian, but they all agreed and gave priority to Mr. Qi.Old man Qi held Mr. Qian's hand in both hands, and said only one sentence: "He's back!" and then he was speechless.He thought of God Bless.In Xiaoyangpen, in terms of age, stature and character, Mr. Qian is the closest to Tianyou.Mr. Qian enthusiastically held the old man's hand, but he was also speechless. The third child wanted to make the welcome party lively, so he kept giving way to the neighbors: "Go in, please come inside, and have a drink in the yard." The old man Qi turned around and stood by the door to let Mr. Qian say, "Please! Please!" Mr. Qian really wanted to have a drink.He had sworn that if the War of Resistance was not won, he would never touch the wine cup. Today he must have a big drink. He entered the gate and greeted Gaodi, Mrs. Tianyou and Mrs. Liu as he walked. Old man Qi waited for everyone to enter the yard before slowly following in.Ruiquan had already joked with the big guys, and Ruixuan was waiting to help his grandfather.After walking a few steps, the old man nodded and said, "Ruixuan, are all the neighbors here? It's time to celebrate." A smile gradually appeared on his face. "When you celebrate your 90th birthday, it will be even more lively than this." Ruixuan said.In the sheep pen, the leaves of the pagoda tree were swaying, and the wind picked up.