Chapter 9 8 hope

The whispers caused by Gu Yong rushing back to the cart slowly turned from the stove, behind the door to the field, and to the street.Naturally, some have received richer and more definite news from other sources.They spread it among each other and added some of their own hopes, so the facts became various, but one thing was consistent, saying, "The Communist Party is here to help the poor again, and the rich should be in trouble"!When everyone was resting, they lay on their backs under the shade of the trees, looking at the plain beyond the river, longing for the flame of revenge burning on the plain.They counted the names of famous villains over there.They did not hide their delight when they heard that certain bullies were punished, when they heard that the fortunes of the wicked were scattered.There were two liquidations in their village. Some people got revenge and got a share of the fruits, but some people were not satisfied. They had opinions, but they didn't speak out. They had hatred, but they were still buried in their hearts.There are also people who thank the Communist Party, but also complain about the cadres, saying that they are unfair and selfish. They hope to have another reckoning, and they hope to see the blue sky. They love to talk about these things.Groups of people gather together unconsciously, in the fields during the day, when they are taking a nap, and at night in the streets and alleys, when squatting there to take a rest.At the same time, there are also some other groups. They have fear. These people are relatively well-off. What they fear is that they will overthrow the landlords and beat the rich peasants, and overthrow the rich peasants and beat the middle peasants.They also often come in groups of three or four, exchanging some news with each other, hoping to get some better news.God!Just don't make too much noise!They always talked in low voices, and when they saw a newcomer, they turned their heads to knock on the smoke pot, and brought the topic back to the weather or women.For a brief period, all of them became sensitive.As long as people come from the district, or Zhang Yumin and Cheng Ren are missing from the village, they will spread the word that Nuanshuitun is about to explode, and the cadres have gone to a meeting for training, and they will come back from the field early. , Trying every means to inquire about the news, they anxiously thought: "If something must happen, then let it come sooner!" How boring this hot weather looks!

At the same time as these discussions came, there were rumors that the train was not running again.The Kuomintang has transferred many divisions and many soldiers. These troops have many American cannons. These cannons are better than Japanese ones. The Eighth Route Army has never seen cannons.That American official named Ma Xinger (Marshall) was originally here to mediate and asked the Kuomintang to "reorganize" the Communist Party, but now he is not satisfied with the Communist Party, and there is no hope for peace.The United States transported many, many tanks, cannons, and airplanes, and even helped the Kuomintang run a military academy.The Communist Party can't beat it no matter what, their guns are not good enough, and their soldiers are few, so the Eighth Route Army can't stand for long, and maybe one day they will leave with a small burden on their backs.We in Nuanshuitun have to re-reform the regime, and those who are popular have to watch out for their heads, unless you fight your way out and go to the Eighth Route Army... Who is talking about these rumors? It seems that they are all the people themselves. They don't want the Communist Party to be defeated, they are afraid that the Eighth Route Army won't last long, but they quietly spread these rumors.Zhang Yumin and Cheng Ren both went to the district, and there was no movement after they came back. They still went to the field by themselves, and the people settled down again.When it was time to hoe the grass for the third time, it rained and the grass grew so fast that they couldn't keep busy, so they concentrated on their millet fields, sorghum fields, sorghum fields, and hemp fields. Orchard and vegetable garden.They buzzed for a while like bees, they were suspicious, they were afraid, they were longing, restless, they had all kinds of thoughts, but like the first rain in summer, it passed in a while.For a while they waited for nothing, and once again they concentrated all their energies on their usual labors.Happiness, sorrow, all turned into peace.No one listened to the rumors, and no one told them.Whether it is accessible by car or not, it is still far from Nuanshuitun. Whether the "Central" Army will come or not, the Eighth Route Army will block it.Besides, the "central" army is also Chinese. We work hard to eat, and we don't want to be officials and power. We are still our ordinary people, farmers.Now here is a peaceful world, the rain is very good this year, the crops and fruit trees are not bad, let's wait for the coming autumn with a bumper harvest.