Chapter 24 2. Lai Yueming, the snail girl, has a good voice, and she won applause repeatedly at the cultural evening

In July of the lunar calendar in 1914, I was born in Baishi Village, Xingguojie Village, and my baby name was Lai Sanjiao. My father, Lai Laiyi, was a private school teacher, and he barely supported his family by teaching.My mother, Mrs. Zhang, gave birth to two daughters who died suddenly of edema due to malnutrition.From then on, life in the family became even more difficult. In order to relieve his depression, his father smoked opium, and finally the family became even poorer. When I was 14 years old, my desperate father sold me to a family named Xie in Jiecunwei as a child bride. In the spring of the second year, the Red Army marched into Jiecunwei.Soviet power was established in the village.The Red Army dispatched a propaganda team to mobilize women to join the District Women's Improvement Committee.I was able to leave Xie's house, signed up for the District Women's Improvement Committee, and later served as the director of the Improvement Committee.I just turned 17 that year and changed my name to Lai Yueming.

Freed from the cage of marriage, I was carefree and immersed in work day and night. In April 1932, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China notified me to send me to Ruijin Normal University for training. I was happy to study in Ruijin Normal University. It was originally scheduled for 6 months, but it was soon cut off by the rumbling artillery of Chiang Kai-shek's fourth "encirclement and suppression". In early June 1932, the Central Organization Department of the Shaoxing Communist Party assigned me to the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee of the Shaoxing Communist Party.At that time, the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee of the Shaoxing Communist Party was stationed in a small street at the north gate of Ningdu County.Secretary Zhang Jizhi talked to me and asked me to work in the Children's Bureau of the CPC Provincial Committee.

Soon, Nanxiong Shuikou in northern Guangdong won a great victory.The main force of the Central Red Army defeated 20 regiments of the Guangdong enemy who were "encircled and suppressed".The Jiangxi Red Army, which cooperated with the main force, returned to Ningdu for a short rest.The Provincial Party Committee of the Shaoxing Communist Party immediately organized personnel to perform condolences. The stage is set on the outskirts of the city, on a mound in Qili Village.Among the sparse pine trees, the grasslands on all sides are full of black red soldiers, and the torches are blinking.The art team performed many programs, such as "Empty Mountain Tactics", "Ten Cups of Wine", "Little Cow Herding", "Longgang Transfer", "Sending Lang to the Red Army", "Catching Hou Pengfei Alive" and so on.At the end of the performance, Li Meiqun, director of the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee of the Communist Party of China, and I sang the Xingguo folk song duet at the end.

Li Meiqun is also a snail girl from Xingguo. She has worked in the government for a long time and is very courageous. I'm not that special, but I have a natural voice for Ge'er.When I was a child herding cows, the one here and the pair sang a lot.But I have never seen such a big scene. At first, I didn't dare to raise my head or raise my voice.I sang a few folk songs, and when I heard the applause from below, I became more courageous, raised my head, and my face was flushed with fever. Oops——Brothers in the Red Army must hear clearly, alas—the snail girl said, what hello—red guns, red flags, red five-stars, oh, which comrades, follow communism! , a broad-faced chief stood up several times, clapped his hands and looked at me, waiting for the applause to fade away.He turned his head and shouted at the Zhanqi with his Sichuan accent: "Hey, comrades, how about another one?!" The soldiers straightened their necks in unison and shouted: "Okay!" ——" The chief waved at me quite readily.Zhang Jizhi next to him was our leader, and he kept gesticulating at me.

I was very happy to be encouraged, and sang one after another with great interest. That night, the show didn't stop until the second half of the night.After stepping off the stage, I asked Zhang Jizhi, who was the chief who made the funny talk. Secretary Zhang immediately laughed, saying that was Commander Chen Yi, you are new here so you don't know. I was taken aback, stuck out my tongue and secretly rejoiced, good guy!Fortunately, this black-faced Bodhisattva was not offended. This is the first time I met Chen Yi.Unexpectedly, I dealt with him directly the next day and "offended" him.

That was after breakfast, Li Meiqun and I played billiards on two dining tables with homemade boards.After a while, a group of people walked in, and the leader was Commander Chen Yi. Feeling guilty, I turned sideways and played hard, pretending not to see it. Li Meiqun called Commander Chen.Chen Yi came over, looked at me for a while with his arms folded, stretched out his hand and patted my shoulder, "You played well, you little brat, why are you ignoring me? Ha, I see, old Jiangxi Watches are not easy to mess with. Jiangxi has a lot of mountains and rivers, and there are many snail girls, and there are more folk songs..." "Sichuan guy, what do you mean? I am a snail girl, what are you?!" I stopped the ball, Stare at him and get angry with him.

Chen Yi was taken aback for a moment, then he grinned.He asked to pass Li Meiqun's board and said: "Little devil, don't get angry! Come on, we two are right! Goal - serve!" "Hmph!" I raised my lips, and slapped a ball.Chen Yi quickly turned the ball over.I played two sets and lost both.I blushed, put down the board with a "slap", and said in Xingguo dialect: "Don't fight, it's no skill to beat this kind of duck eggs."Chen Yi was still holding the board in a daze, Zhang Jizhi went over with a smile and dragged him into his office.They are good friends. Chen Yi is active and often finds time to engage in sports with comrades from the Communist Party Committee of the Communist Party of China.

Li Meiqun and I hid aside to play rope skipping, and we heard voices in the room from under the window. Zhang Jizhi said with a smile: "Commander Chen, look, isn't the moon bright this month? You're all alone. Would you like me to tell you how to hire a sister-in-law to warm your feet?" It's over, and the revolution didn't succeed, so it's a wife's idea..." Chen Yi said. "Hey, you can't say that. Let's just talk about me. I also found a housemate in the revolution. I'm going to be a father soon. It's not the same as doing revolution!" Zhang Jizhi retorted.

"Old Zhang is right, Commander Chen, I think it's time for you to consider marriage." This was the voice of Zhong Haopei from the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee of the Communist Party of China. "Haha! I mean, comrades, you guys are pushing the old cows down the ridge, are you greedy to beat my landlord? Since you have this intention, then go and talk to that little devil..." I stomped my feet angrily. There was a "pooh" sound in his mouth.Li Meiqun covered her mouth and secretly smiled, making gestures on her face to shame me.I got angry, grabbed a piece of adobe on the ground, and threw it into the window with a "bang--".

The people in the room opened the window sash, Chen Yi groaned, and Zhang Jizhi called my name. I just ignored him, angry and anxious, turned around and ran, and rushed into my room. He closed the door with a "bang", fell on the bed, and cursed for a while.At this time, I felt like a lost deer was scurrying about in my heart.After hiding for a while, the deer stopped running. With a "puzzle", I laughed, thinking that people are just having fun, so why bother to be so idle? Unexpectedly, the lobbyist really came to the door. Zhang Jizhi was the first, followed by Zhong Haopei and others.They took turns attacking me.

I was really mad, and I put my hips on my hips and shouted: "Don't make trouble with Wanwan, I won't marry him. He is the commander-in-chief, and I am a little devil. I am a commoner. Marry a high-ranking official. Only as a servant and a slave. He wants to doze off like a long-haired guest, but after searching for nothing, he doesn’t want to touch my head.” "Yueming, you are a deadhead, rustic! The commander-in-chief has taken a fancy to you, so you should admit to Ma Yun. We know that the commander-in-chief is a man who knows the cold and the hot. If I marry you Such a darling brother, I don’t know where he got his blessings in his life.” Li Meiqun took advantage of a gap, put his arms around my shoulders, and put his ear against my ears to persuade me.Sister Snail, you also help others to make a fool of Sister Snail.Eat things inside and out, and watch me take care of you. "I was stronger than Li Meiqun, so I pushed her down and scratched her armpit. As a result, my healthy heart was disturbed, and I began to think dizzily: Maybe, what everyone said is reasonable, the bamboo branch is divided, the women's college is married, and a smart man like Commander Chen has taken a fancy to me. To be clear, why should I not agree to him? ... One day, I was upset, so I went to the Red Army Hospital, took a bundle of bandages and ran to the Meijiang River alone. I rubbed and patted hard, and the bright red blood stained the river red. Seeing the blood, for some reason, I lowered my hand holding the mallet, staring at the flowing water in a daze. Several black awning boats are connected down the river. With a shout, another fishing bamboo raft passed by.At the head of the row stood a pair of cormorants, close to each other, wrapped around their necks, staring at me stupidly with black eyes. Ghost bird, are you laughing at me? !I cursed in my heart. "Yueming, Comrade Yueming!" Following a man's voice, a head with an octagonal hat, high cheekbones, thick lips, and a pair of leopard eyes under thick eyebrows was reflected in the water. "Chen Yi!" My heart tightened, and I blurted out, "Commander Chen, what are you doing here?" "I came back from a meeting in Ruijin, and I passed by and saw you." Chen Yi said in a calm and approachable tone. I sneaked a glance at him, and sure enough, a little far away, his guard Zhong Laobiao was standing there leading the big yellow horse. "What, are you still angry with me? It's nothing. Revolutionary comrades, freedom of marriage, if you have something to say in person, don't agree." Chen Yi said with a smile. I quickly lowered my head, feeling a heavy pressure in my heart, flustered and flustered, my voice trembling, I swiped the water and said, "Commander Chen, don't you dislike me?" "No, seriously! Comrade Yueming. "Chen Yi said: "First, you are quite beautiful; second, the comrades of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China said that you are very enlightened; and what's more, your Xingguo Mountain singing is very good." Small and ignorant, don't you dislike me?" I looked at him out of the corner of my eye. "Oh, culture can be improved. I will support your studies when you get married." Chen Yi said seriously: "Comrade Yueming, although I, Chen Yi, traveled across the sea to study, it is just that I have a family of a big landlord... ..." "What are you talking about? Your family is a big landlord?" I stared at him nervously. "Yes, yes." Chen Yi saw that I was acting strangely, and tried to explain, but Mr. Zhong over there urged him to get on his horse and go back. I don't remember what he said back.At that time, it was like pouring a bowl of tung oil into my heart, Gulu Gulu opened it, and tears couldn't help falling down; God, what's going on?I have worked so hard to carry a pike to start a revolution, but in the end I want to marry a young landlord who wears silk and satin folding fans as my husband... "Mom, Mom!..." I cried loudly, tears streaming down my face.The shadow of my mother was never seen in the water. What really changed my attitude and agreed to marry Chen Yi was Li Fuchun, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, and Cai Chang, Minister of Organization and Women of the Provincial Party Committee, who acted as matchmakers.At that time, I respected Elder Sister Cai Chang from the bottom of my heart; Elder Sister also cared about me very much, and she always liked to pull me to sit beside her in meetings. I admired Elder Sister very much for her knowledge of so many revolutionary principles.Therefore, Miss Cai Chang's words played a decisive role. I remember what Sister Cai Chang said, "Yueming, don't worry about his class status, you can't help yourself. He is a true revolutionary, and the party organization absolutely trusts him. Since he has entrusted us, In my opinion, you just listen to the eldest sister and form a revolutionary couple with him.” This is what Li Fuchun elder brother said: “Yueming, you are also a good comrade. What, you are worthy of Chen Yi. He is much older than you, so there is nothing wrong with him. I know the details about this old classmate. After getting married, if there is anything wrong with him, you can report to me and I will make the decision for you. Well, Comrade Yueming, Comrade Chen Yi will lead the team to the front again in a few days, I think it is not too late , Cai Chang and I are the big matchmakers, you two should get married immediately."