Chapter 74 Cremation(28)

I don't know if the Japanese soldiers saw her, but Meng Lian retreated calmly.She didn't know that she was very calm, but she intuitively saw the greatest danger and could not panic.One rather loud noise would have killed her. She forgot that Uncle Song's bedroom had a side door.However, her nerves were suddenly as wonderful as in a dream, and she naturally ran to the side door.She was nervous to the extreme, but the danger at hand forbade her to vent her feelings.The nerves in her whole body seemed to form a steel ball, allowing her to slide out of the danger lightly.Her heart, eyes, and every nerve were alert to the danger that lay ahead; and the mobilization of her nerves made it impossible for her to remember how she had acted in the past.She moves extremely fast, but she doesn't feel fast, because what she fights for is every second, every second, every step, which is the time and place where life and death meet.After going out the side door, she didn't seem to see it, but it seemed that it flew into her eyes. She saw a haystack that was as high as a room.She got in.In the haystack, time becomes extremely slow, something that seems to never move again.At this time, only the voice of the enemy is enough to teach her to feel the progress of time.However, she couldn't hear any sound.After waiting for some time, she heard the chicken crowing again.Time came to life.As the rooster crowed, she heard human footsteps.Danger is the follower of time.She held her breath.She had never been superstitious, but now she began to pray.Prayer was useless, the chicken screamed as it ran, and came to the haystack!With a creak, she felt the grass move; the chicken flew to the top of the haystack.If the enemy soldiers came to climb the haystack, she would definitely be discovered by them, and... she didn't dare to think about it.With her eyes closed and her thoughts stopped, she waited to die.

Heavy but not slow steps approached.Every step, she felt, was like a small earthquake.The footsteps stopped in front of the haystack.She almost passed out.The chicken on the haystack uttered a sharp trombone and flew away; the sound of wings and a series of short, nervous cries went away together.As soon as the chicken flew away, the point of the bayonet pierced the haystack, two inches away from her head!She didn't move at all.The bayonet was withdrawn quickly, and the footsteps sounded again, leaving the haystack.She listened attentively, and the footsteps got farther and farther away, and she couldn't tell whether it was her own heart beating or the enemy moving.

There was no movement, everything was dead, and Meng Lian crawled out of the haystack in a daze.The sun has set.In the western sky, there are a few thin reddish clouds.She felt very tired and lonely.She dared not enter the house and did not know where to go.She walked a few steps, then sat down with her back against the haystack.The red cloud in the west became redder, and suddenly gave off a little light; then, the light faded back, and the red cloud turned into a grayish-yellow fog.The fog soon became darker and darker, and dusk turned into night.Meng Lian forgot everything, and the only thing that hovered in her heart was: "Where did Uncle Song go?"

A cough came from the pine forest, Uncle Pine!Meng Lian stood up and flew over.She dared not shout, although she wanted to.All her grievances and fears were forgotten, and there was joy in her heart.Her tears and laughter came out together, standing in front of old man Zheng while sobbing and laughing. "Miss Lian?" Uncle Song's surprise made her stand still with her mouth open. The more she laughed, the more she cried.She was speechless.The almost "hysterical" laughter was gradually suppressed by the weeping, and a lot of hot tears flowed down. "What's the matter? Miss Lian!" The old man leaned over.

Chilling, she gave a sharp laugh: followed by crying. "What's the matter?" The old man held her right arm respectfully and affectionately, and stared at her. She was still speechless. After a long time, she shed her tears, but she couldn't speak anymore.What did she tell Uncle Song?She herself has so many grievances that can no longer be explained in a few words, not to mention the matter of Uncle Song!Thinking about Uncle Song's matter, she felt that her grievances were not worth mentioning: she was still alive after all, but Uncle Song's only son and new daughter-in-law fell in the field!She had to tell him, but how?

"Let's go, let's go inside!" Uncle Song said. She doesn't move, she can't go inside the house.Once inside, can he not ask Tie Zhuzi?What is the use of having a house, land, and money, if one is under the feet of the enemy! "When did you come here? Miss Lian, haven't you seen Tie Zhuzi?" Uncle Song asked.How would she answer?She had to answer, even lying was better than being dumbfounded. "He was working in the fields, and I didn't disturb him." "Ugh!" The old man didn't say anything, but he was very satisfied with his son's hard work, "Where is the daughter-in-law?"

"Also work!" "Look! That bastard! I told and told, don't let the Japanese devil see her, but he took her to the ground! Let's go! Go to the house!" she can't go!It was already dark, shouldn't "that beast" come back? "Uncle Song!" She said helplessly and cruelly, "Do you dare to enter the city?" "When is it, are you still going to the city?" Uncle Song looked at the sky, "If you must teach me to go, I will go!" He quickly changed his tone, showing that he was absolutely obedient to Menglian. "Uncle Song!" She said in a low voice, "If you dare to go, just run there and tell Captain Shi to get ready!"

"What are you preparing for?" "The Japanese probably already know that he is...do you know what he does?" "I know!" Uncle Song was stunned for a while: "Okay! I'll go! Teach him to run away quickly, right?" "Tell him I'm out of the city, and teach him to prepare quickly; whether he runs away or stays in the city, that's up to him to decide." "Okay, I'll go!" Uncle Song started to walk forward. "Come on, come into the house, I'll leave after I instruct the iron pillars to make you something to eat!" "No! No!" Meng Lian desperately prevented him from entering the house in anxiety and shame. "Go! I'll tell Tie Zhuzi to cook for me!" Uncle Song took a few steps forward. "You can go diagonally from here! Uncle Song! I'll go into the house!" She was afraid that Uncle Song would see why the house didn't light up the lights.

The old man hesitated. "Go, Uncle Song! I'm waiting for you to eat! I live here today!" "Wow!" Hearing that she was going to live here, the old man was very happy. "I'm going! The city is closed at seven o'clock, I will not be locked in the city!" As he said, the old man let go of his steps. Seeing the old man walking away, Meng Lian's heart felt like a stone fell to the ground.But she felt that she was too cruel!There was a pair of dead bodies on the ground, and she taught the old man to venture into the city, too cruel!However, if she didn't do this and taught the old man to see the dead body first, would he still be willing to warn Captain Shi?She didn't dare to think about it any longer; it was no use being ashamed, no use finding reasons to forgive herself.This is a time of war, when everything seems to have another logic.Ruthless or a necessity!

She walked slowly towards the place where the iron pillar was lying.She was very afraid of dead bodies, but now she decided to do something for Uncle Song, so as to atone for her sin of deceiving him.What can she do?To bury dead bodies?Or take the corpse to the house?She doesn't have that much strength, courage, and skill.She hated herself for being so incompetent and weak.She may be a waste in the war of resistance.waste!waste!she called herself.It suddenly occurred to me that no one was looking at the dead body, and there was a danger of being bitten by wild dogs.She must at least fulfill her duty of keeping watch over them!This decision made her feel a little better; she began to appreciate the joy of being able to do something for others, and she also understood why those heroes are willing to die for the country-the most noble intention of man is to die in a short time. life for the honor of eternal life!Her joy did not last long.What should Uncle Song do when he comes back?He has only one son.Seeing his son lying cold in blood, wouldn't he cry to death?Her mind was in a mess.She walked back and forth slowly not far from the corpse, and when she was at a loss, she raised her head and counted the stars in the sky.Those beautiful stars, always blinking and smiling, sucked her heart to the sky, and she felt that she was just a small grain of sand, or a little floating dust.She would like to forget all troubles and pains, and be as carefree as a star.Lowering her head, she saw the three pieces on the ground again. From these three black pieces, she thought of Uncle Song, Yishan, father, Captain Shi, Company Commander Tang, and countless heroes and righteous people who died.The war shattered the order of her innocent heart, and unless she could rebuild herself, she would no longer be able to grasp the meaning of life.Sweet memories can only make people cry; only by flicking away the teardrops and puffing up the chest can we get new life.She realized this, and she also hoped that Uncle Song would be like this; she and Uncle Song could still use their little life force to enter the new world!