Life Has Changed
The huge hands of the Tang army pushed the war machine forward. The machine crossed the Yellow River, approached the Yangtze River, and then stopped at Jiangcheng, Wuhan1.
The Gui Army led by the young Zhuge Bai Chongxi poured into Yuezhou City. Soldiers were everywhere on the streets, on the trains, and in the shops. Yuezhou City was in a war. Gui Jun came to eat. They came to the rice shop to carry rice and write IOUs. Even if they paid, they paid gold yuan coupons that were not worth half a penny. The Yuezhou citizens said behind their backs," How is this the Gui Army? This is simply a defeated army."
Although Yuezhou was not a big city, its geographical location was as important as that of Wuhan1. The Beijing-Guangzhou railway and the Yangtze River intersected here, so the people living here were naturally knowledgeable. Someone said," What about the Gui Faction's Steel Seventh Army? Aren't their individual soldiers very good at fighting? They were heroes in front of the Japanese army, but how did they become bears in front of the Chinese army?”
Someone else said," What about the Eighth Army of the Gui Faction? Didn't they fight the famous Battle of Songshan during the War of Resistance? Didn't they force the Japanese to burn their flag?”
Someone even said," What about the 10th Army of the Gui Faction? Didn't they fight the Hengyang defense battle that will go down in history? Why are they so brave and fearless when fighting the Japanese army?!"”
The person who had spoken earlier said," The 48th Regiment of the Gui Faction, isn't it known as the 'Steel Eels?' When fighting against the Japanese, they were as fierce as the Steel Seventh Regiment, and when retreating, they were as slippery as eels.”
It was already May and June of the 1938th year of the Republic of China. The people of Yuezhou were all talking about one thing, and that was that the Chinese government was coming. The people of Upper and Lower Lotus Pond were also talking about this matter verbally. They had heard a little about the party, but most of the time, their hearts were still filled with doubts and fear.
Mei Xun joined the national army last year. He went to the front line and after a few battles, his troops surrendered to the Chinese army. In the blink of an eye, Mei Xun became a soldier of the Chinese army. This news had already spread in Maple Ridge before the Gui Army entered Yuezhou. Mei Xun had asked someone to write a letter back, saying that he was doing well in the Chinese army and that his family should not owe him anything.
As the war machine pushed across the Yangtze River, all kinds of rumors began to spread among the people of Upper and Lower Hetang. The most popular one was whether or not the party would share wives.
Mei Yang had naturally heard about the shared wife. He really had a smile on his face all day long. His lips were already moving, and this smile was a huge mouth shape. Someone said,"Mei Yang, what good news did you have? You're so happy all day long."”
No matter who came to ask Mei Yang, he always kept silent. He was thinking about his own matters. Communism? Whose property was he going to share, Mei Shang's noodle shop or Xi Gui's fields? Prince De's noodle shop or Huimin's shop? Should he stay in the Refinement Hall, the South Garden Hall, or the main hall? A shared wife? Whose wife was he going to marry? The thought of sharing a wife made him inexplicably excited. He thought about all the wives in Maple Ridge. He didn't know if he didn't want to, but he was shocked when he thought about it. It turned out that he wanted to share a wife with someone. He couldn't do it even if he wanted to.
After the construction of Qingli Primary School, the township government assigned a teacher who graduated from Hunan First Normal University. He taught for two months before leaving. The house had no choice but to invite Mr. Rain to teach again. However, he was no longer teaching the Four Books and Five Classics, but teaching according to the requirements of the new school.
On this day, after class, Li Ren, who was working in the fields, came to Mr. Rain's office to rest. He asked Mr. Rain,""Have you heard of the party?"
Mister Rain said,"I've long heard about it. Everyone is talking about it."”
Li Ren said,"I just don't understand. Where did this party come from?" During the fall, the Chinese army had fought four major battles with the Japanese army here, but the fierce and brutal Japanese army did not have the upper hand in front of the Chinese army. The Chinese army was really powerful. Now, they had actually beaten the national army into fleeing. Where were they during the war?”
Mr. Rain said," This party should be the original radical party. They were originally famous in Jiangxi, Hunan, and Hubei, but they didn't have much influence. Later, President Jiang chased them to the northwest. The Japanese came and saved the lives of the Chinese. During the eight years of the war, they developed themselves behind the Japanese. How could you see them?”
Li Ren said,"Ah, I see. Then they should be from the north." Tell me, when the Northern soldiers came, we dodged them. When the Japanese came, we also hid from the Japanese. Should we hide from them?”
Mister Rain said," Since ancient times, soldiers have always harassed and plundered the people. The Gong army is also a soldier. We don't know if they will disturb and plunder the people. We can only take it one step at a time."”
"Do you still remember the 16th year of the Republic of China?”
"Of course I remember," said Mister Rain. At that time, the peasant movement was carried out by the party, such as dividing the land, eating the rich, and burning the Bodhisattva! Look at how active Mei Di was at that time. If he hadn't died, how happy would he have been when he knew that the commies were really coming?”
Li Ren said,"That's right, that's right. Mei Di is dead, but his sons are still alive."”
After the lion dragon show, Meihua brought Xiuding to Yuezhou City to fetch water and sell it. Twenty years ago, he and Mei Di were selling water here. Twenty years later, he brought his son Xiuding to fetch water and sell it. Now, Mei Hua was also 41 years old, and half of the soil was buried. He thought, should we have our children and grandchildren come to this city to fetch water and sell it?
After a year and a half, the political situation was in turmoil. Yuezhou City seemed to have heard the distant sound of cannons. It was rumbling, extremely dull and lengthy. The plum blossom thought that this was so similar to 20 years ago. It was just that at that time, she was with her brother, and this time, she was with her son.
News kept pouring into Yuezhou City from Changsha and Wuhan. There was news that Cheng Qian and Tang Shengzhi had joined forces to deal with Bai Chongxi. There was news that the government had sent a message to Cheng Qian, hoping that he would take the path of peace. There was news that Cheng Qian had begun to collude with the commoners and was about to raise the white flag. It was said that the Chinese government had used their connections to transfer Chen Mingren to Hunan to help Cheng Qian take control of the military. There was news that the Chinese government was dealing directly with Cheng Qian and Chen Mingren to plan the peace movement in Hunan. There was news that the Chinese were planning a peace movement in Hunan, while at the same time, they had begun to march into Hunan. A large number of Chinese troops had already poured into northern Hunan, and they were encircling Changsha. There was news that Chen Mingren was two-timing and was hesitant to make a decision. There was news that Cheng Qian and Chen Mingren had already taken the reassurance pill and started to make contact with the army.
The news came one after another and changed every day. It made people extremely anxious. Plum Blossom had naturally heard all kinds of news. He was a water seller. He carried a water pole and walked through the streets. All kinds of news poured into his ears. He couldn't help but listen and believe it. He was more anxious than ordinary citizens. What he was worried about was not what the war would destroy. He was a pauper and had nothing to destroy with his cannons. What he was worried about was that this situation had broken his peaceful life and made him feel uneasy.
Plum Blossom took Xiu Ding home. He was afraid of war. What if there was no peace? What if there was a war? He only had one son. Perhaps one day, a cannonball would land on his son's head and he would die. He would also have no descendants. This was a great unfilial act!
After he came back, many Maple Ridge people came to ask him if he had seen the Chinese army. They asked him if he was more friendly or fierce compared to the Japanese army. Plum Blossom said that he had never seen the army, so he couldn't talk nonsense.
Mei Yang asked,"Big Brother Plum Blossom, what do the soldiers wear? Yellow or red?"”
"I don't know," said Plum Blossom."I've never seen the soldiers. I think they're wearing yellow clothes."”
Mei Tuo said," Big Brother Plum Blossom, I heard that the Gong Army is a team for the poor. They help the poor to move things from the rich's houses and give the rich's houses to the poor. Is that right?”
"I've never seen the army, but if that's the case, then there's no law."”
Mei Tuo said,"What do you mean no law? Isn't this good?" You're poor, I'm poor. We should be happy. Who cares about the law?”
Plum Blossom said," If that's really the case, wouldn't it be a mess? Think about it, for example, the Mei Shang and Fei Zhang families in our house, and the De family. They are better than us. That's the result of their hard work." They have been working day and night for decades. Compared to them, we should be poor. We shouldn't share their property.”
Mei Tuo said," I don't think so. I just want to have it at home. I don't need to ask where it came from."”
Di Chu asked Plum Blossom,"I heard that the army fetched water for the poor. Is that true?" I need someone to fetch water at home. I have to go out to tailor every day and don't have time to fetch water.”
Zu De said,"Di Chu, you should think of good things. Are you going to wait for the soldiers to come and wash your feet?"”
Di Chu said: "This is the best, my feet are less active."”
Plum Blossom said,"Di Chu, don't even think about it. The army doesn't have time to fetch water for you." I'm just selling water. Why don't I fetch water for your family and you can pay me some money?”
Di Chu said: " No, no, I don't have the money to pay you. The price of your water must be high."”
"Do these soldiers wear hats? Do their hats have ears?"”
Plum Blossom said," Only the hats of the Japanese soldiers have ears. Can the Chinese army be the same as the Japanese soldiers?”
"Didn't you say you've never seen the soldiers? How do you know they don't have ears on their hats?"”
Plum Blossom said,"I haven't eaten pork and I haven't seen a pig walk. I know it when I think about it."”
The Maple Ridge people who came to ask questions really came one after another. The news that the Chinese were coming was even more sensational than the news that the Japanese were coming. Back then, the Japanese came to the Lotus Pond for a visit. They didn't stay for long. When they came, the villagers ran away. However, it was different for the Chinese government. They would not leave once they arrived. They wanted to stay here for a long time and take root among the people. If everyone said so, everyone would believe them.
Marquis Kun came to ask Plum Blossom,"Now that the Chinese are here, can I still play dominoes?"”
Plum Blossom said," Isn't playing dominoes gambling? I'm sure that the party doesn't allow it. Do you still remember what happened in the 16th year of the Republic of China? At that time, gambling was banned in the farming movement. If the Chinese government really came and allowed you to gamble, then the Chinese government would have regressed. Think about it, would the Chinese government regress?”
Marquis Kun said," If that's the case, it's better if the Chinese government doesn't come. I don't want to give up on this trade."”
"You already have a skill, and the person who has this skill is so heroic. I saw this couplet at the entrance of the barbershop in Yuezhou: Grind your beard and ask how many heads there are in the world. Let's see what I can do. If you have this skill, you should do it well. Don't play dominoes. Besides, you have a family and have to support your family.”
Lord Kun's brother, Manying, said,"Brother Meihua, you're right. Our Lord Kun just doesn't listen to others." Brother Plum Blossom is a person who has seen the world and knows how to reason. Our Marquis Kun is also a person who knows how to eat from all sides. He should listen.”
Marquis Kun said,"Alright, alright. Brother, don't say anymore. I'll rub less in the future." If the Chinese government really came, perhaps I wouldn't have to do this.”
Manying said,"It's good that the Chinese government is here. It's good that the Chinese government is here. It's best to ban gambling!"”
Xiu You ran over and asked Plum Blossom,"Second Uncle, Second Uncle, I heard that the soldiers all have red hair and green eyes, right?"”
"I've told you many times," said Plum Blossom,"I've never seen the army before, so I don't know the difference between them and us."”
Xiu You said,"Now that the commies are here, can I not be a long-term worker? The days of a long-term worker are not good. I have to carry other people's bowls and be controlled by them. I don't have any freedom.”
Plum Blossom said," What else can you do if you don't do long-term work? You have such a big family with only two buckets of fields and two acres of land. Xiuwu can handle it alone at home."”
Xiu You said," It's useless for us to do it. I eat meat at home every year. Even if we three brothers worked outside, we wouldn't be able to stop her from eating like this."”
The plum blossom said,"You little brat, what kind of child is this? As the saying goes, a child does not find his mother ugly, and a child does not blame his father." Is it so easy for your mother to raise you brothers? You even want to eat some meat?”
Xiu You smiled and said," Second Uncle is right. The problem is that my mother doesn't just eat a little meat. She eats meat every meal. She eats seven or eight taels of meat every meal. She doesn't even allow others to taste it." If you brothers had such a mother back then, it would have been a headache!”
Meihua was speechless. What her nephew said was the truth. His sister-in-law was a lazy person. If she really enjoyed herself, she probably wouldn't have given birth to such a capable child.
At this moment, Xigui shouted from the main hall," Let's run, everyone run!
The Maple Ridge people heard it, but no one moved. They were all doing their own things.
Xi Gui picked up the gong and started to beat it again. As he beat it, he shouted, The commies are coming. They are going to share wives. Everyone, run quickly. If you don't run now, it will be too late!
Xi Gui's gong rang in a big circle in Maple Ridge. He shouted until his throat broke, but no one listened to him. The dejected Xigui came to Liren's house and said to Liren,""My people don't listen to me. Go and shout. Back then, when we were hiding from the Japanese army, you were the one who organized the escape.”
Li Ren touched Xigui's forehead with his hand and said,""You don't have a fever. Why are you talking nonsense?”
Xigui said," Aren't you afraid? You want to share your wife. Are you willing to let those hooligans share your house and land? Your wife is old and no one wants her. You don't have to worry anymore, right?”
Li Ren said,"Old Geng, are you crazy? Go back quickly."”
Just as he said this, Xigui's wife, Shen Shi, came. She said to Li Ren,"Look at my birth characters. This fourth brother has only been born for a few months, and our old master has already gone crazy. How am I going to raise them brothers in the future?”
"Is Old Geng really crazy? I also feel that something is wrong."”
Madam Shen said," It should be. When I sleep in bed at night, I keep talking nonsense. I want to be a commoner, I want to share a wife, I want to give my property to the loafers, and I want to do something for the rest of my life." He was good and bad at times, and I was scared out of my wits.”
Li Ren said,"Then quickly take him home. Stay at home and watch him. Don't let him do anything."”
After Madam Shen left, Fang Fang said," This is also a strange thing. How could a perfectly fine person go crazy just like that?”
Li Ren said," He's confused. Think about it for him. In the past, he was a long-term worker. He couldn't bear to eat or use his money. He saved up his money to buy land. He wanted to make a fortune. After having the family business, he had been sharpening his head all day long to get rich. Now that he heard that someone was coming to share his property, how could he not go crazy?”
Fang Fang said," That's true, that's true. It's a sin to have family property. The lazy people get benefits instead."”
"I've lived for almost 60 years, but I don't understand this world anymore."”
The demoness ran to Mei Shang's noodle shop and said to Fei Zhang,""Xigui has already struck the gong a few times. Why are you still making noodles? Aren't you afraid of the soldiers?”
Fei Zhang said," Why should I hide from the soldiers? They say that the Gong Army is a good person. Why should I hide from the good people?"”
The beauty Sala said," You're a good person. Those who want to be a commoner call their party the 'Communist'. No matter how much you do, other people will also want to join you. Are you convinced?"”
Fei Zhang said,"There's only one pill in this world, what can I do?"”
The demoness said,"Then don't make noodles. Go and hide!" The two of us will hide together. I always want to be with you. You're not my husband, and I have no reason to.”
Fei Zhang said," Even if I have to hide, I won't go with you. I still have a wife and children. They are the most important people to me. What are you? You're just a prostitute."”
"Don't make it sound so bad, okay? I'm a good person now." Is it wrong for me to like you? It's human nature to like someone. It doesn't mean you don't like me. Look at me, my waist is my waist, and my butt is my butt. I should be straight and I should be sunken. I'm full of femininity, but you don't like it!”
Fei Zhang's wife, Xu Shi, came out at this time and said,""You shameless wild chicken, what are you saying? Our husband won't fall for your trick. He has a woman.”
The demoness said," Are you considered a woman? I think you're more like a sow. Does your husband like you?" I'm here to ask your husband to hide from the soldiers. What do you think is a bad thing?”
Xu Shi said," It's a good thing? Why didn't you ask your own husband out? Why didn't you ask me out? Why did you ask our husband out? Your good thing is our bad thing. Fortunately, my husband is a gentleman."”
No matter how the people talked about this matter, the situation was still moving in its own pace. On August 4, 1938, the head of the Hunan Province of the Republic of China, the director of the Changsha Tuojing Office, Cheng Qian, and the commander of the First Corps of the Republic of China, Chen Mingren, led a joint uprising with 37 generals. On August 5th, Hunan was declared peaceful.
When the army entered Yuezhou, it was no longer called Yuezhou, but Yue Yang. The citizens rushed into the streets. They raised their flags and held hands as they stood on both sides of the street. The soldiers slowly passed through the street. Their eyes were fixed on the front. Only the artillery fire in front of them was still attracting them. They did not know what the people on both sides were.
Today was the 20th of the seventh lunar month. The army stationed in Yueyang City was the 475th Regiment of the 159th Division of the 46th Division. The army of more than 1,000 people entered the city like a river in spring. When they scattered, they were like clouds. If you didn't pay attention, they would disappear.
A few days later, the army went to the countryside. A small team came to Maple Ridge. There were five of them. The leader was surnamed Feng, and they called him Captain Feng. There was also a woman named Xiao Ju.
Captain Feng found a few elders in Maple Ridge and asked them to invite the villagers to the main hall for a meeting. Captain Feng said,"Hello, fellow villagers. We are a task force sent by the party. We are here to help everyone turn over a new leaf and seek freedom. What did he mean by turning over? Everyone must have slept before. They used to sleep on their backs, but when they turned over, they fell asleep on their stomachs. You used to sleep on your left side, but you turned over and slept on your right side. This means that our lives are going to change. It can't be the same as before. Liberation meant to remove the restraints and seek freedom. In the past, there were things that bound us. One was the regime of the National Government. This was a revolutionary regime. It was it that cruelly squeezed the people of China. The second is clan power. We all have ancestral halls, and our ancestral halls have all kinds of rules. If you violate these rules, you will be punished. In serious cases, you will even be drowned. The third is the power of God. In our minds, there is always the status of supernatural powers. There are all kinds of Bodhisattvas sitting in our shrines and temples. We revere them and ask for their protection. Can they protect us? For us women, there is still the power of the husband. Every woman has to be oppressed by her husband in the family. Her husband is the sky and everything. It is these four ropes that have been restraining us, the people of China. Today, the Chinese government is here. We will remove these four ropes and pursue our freedom. What is our freedom? We will follow the Chinese government and do whatever the Chinese government tells us to do.”
After Captain Feng finished speaking, the other team members also spoke. The female team member, Xiao Ju, also spoke. As soon as she spoke, the main hall was very quiet because no one had ever seen a girl so outstanding. Xiao Ju said,"Women, don't be afraid of your husbands. You have to fight them and ask them to return your freedom to you. We are equal to men. Men have a pair of hands, and we have a pair of hands. Men can't be the only ones who have the final say in family matters. We women also have to speak, and we also have the right to speak.”
When the task force was done, Mei Yang stood up and said,""Captain Feng, I heard that you guys share the same wife. Is that true?”
Captain Feng sized Mei Yang up and said,""This is the slander of the Kuomintang-Party rebels. What do you mean by sharing wives? We only share wives, not women.”
Mei Yang said," I was happy for many days. I was hoping that you would come and share your wives. Who knew that you would only share your wives and not your wives? My wish can only be fulfilled halfway."”
"It seems like you're a wife-less man, am I right?" Captain Feng said.”
Mei Yang said," Of course I'm right. Look at me, I don't have any assets at home. Who would want to be my wife?" Originally, I hoped that when you guys came, I could share someone else's wife. Who knew that you guys wouldn't!”
The task force left after the meeting, and the people of Maple Ridge began to discuss Captain Feng's speech. Kai Feng said,"It's fine to sleep on your back, but it's also fine to sleep on your stomach. Sleeping on the left side is sleeping, sleeping on the right side is also sleeping. Who can tell which sleeping position is better? I think Captain Feng is talking nonsense.”
Mei Ji said," I think he's talking nonsense too. What do you mean by changing our way of life? If the commies come, we won't farm anymore? If the commies come, we won't be able to eat them? Now that the commies are here, will we have meat to eat? Dream on, dream on, all of you dream along with the party!”
"It's normal for people to turn over after sleeping for a long time. You can't say which sleeping position is better." If the commies didn't come, we would have to farm; When the commies came, we also had to farm. Whether or not the party comes has nothing to do with us. It doesn't matter to us. We still have to tie the loofah in the opposite garden.”
Yao Shan said," I don't see any rope tying us down. I'm a cripple, but I've also found a wife. She even gave birth to two daughters for me. I don't even know the township head. I've never seen the government oppress us. I also know that there are dozens of rules in our genealogy. They are set for the sake of Chunhua's culture and harmony with our neighbors. There is no harm in it. It's the same if you believe in God. If you believe in God, you have it. If you don't believe in God, you don't have it. I don't worship Bodhisattva, and no one forced me. At home, I'm not the God. My wife is the God. Whatever she says goes. In our family, it is not the husband's power, but the woman's power. How can I seek freedom?”
With the arrival of the party, the national government had ended its historical mission. The party had its own county party secretary and county head. The secretary of Yueyang County was surnamed Zhao, and the county head was surnamed Luo. The two of them decided that all the people of Yueyang County should be the model of supporting the front line. The specific action was to collect 21,500 tons of grain from the whole county to supply the front line army.
After Secretary Zhao and County Head Luo made their decision, they divided the task among themselves. That year, Yueyang County had a population of 420,000. The quota for collecting grain was 43 million catties, and the average person shared 102 catties. The county assigned the task to the township, the township assigned the task to Bao, Bao assigned the task to A, and A assigned the task to the family.
Jinsha Village was stuck when it came to distributing the tasks. Some people advocated sharing according to the people, some advocated sharing according to the land, and some advocated splitting the land equally. Everyone was arguing with their faces red, shouting for their own views. Their voices shook the houses, and no one could hear a word clearly. Captain Feng took out his gun and threw it on the table.""Don't argue, don't argue. The county is divided according to the number of people, so we'll divide according to the number of people. Now was not the time to talk about reasonableness. Now was the time to talk about speed and how to quickly collect the food and send it to the army at the front. You said that it was unreasonable to split the land according to the number of people. Then let me ask, who can figure out the land of each household? How long will it take to figure it out? Can you afford it?”
Someone asked Captain Feng,"Will the government pay for the food?"”
Captain Feng said," Are you out of your mind? The grain collected this time is called requisitioned grain. What is requisitioned grain? Since it's a levy, tell me, are you going to pay or not?”
"What's the difference between this and the Japanese's behavior?" The Japanese only took a few grains of food from our lotus pond for so many years? The moment you came, you opened your mouth like a lion and asked for 102 pounds per person, regardless of gender, age, illness, or disability. Isn't this asking for death?”
Captain Feng pointed at the man and said," Be careful. Don't say anything bad about the party. Otherwise, I'll take your head and tell you to reason with Hades!"”
Another person muttered," This grain was originally private grain. It was grown by us farmers. How did it become public grain? Does it mean that everything belongs to the party when the party comes?”
Captain Feng said," When grain is in the hands of the peasants, it's private grain. When it's in the hands of the party, it's public grain. If you don't even understand this principle, why are you still a security guard?!"”
More and more people resisted."Captain Feng, you guys are unreasonable!”
Captain Feng held the gun in his hand and stood on the stool with one hand on his waist. He said,"If anyone dares to oppose the county government, I will shoot them! Come, come, come, let's register our names and see who objects!”
After he scared them, no one made a sound. Captain Feng then said,"I knew it. Everyone is supporting the party. No one is against it, right? Alright, then the meeting is over. Everyone, go do your own things.”
The guardians walked out of the town hall with their heads drooping. Their hearts were very heavy. This task was like Mount Tai pressing on their shoulders. They really couldn't carry it. Whether they carried it or not, they would all die. Alright, then they would brace themselves and carry on. They would talk about it when they died.
This year, Liu Zhonghuang was the head of Jiubao. After he came back from the meeting, he organized a meeting for the leaders. After listening to the meeting, the leaders spoke worse than the heads of the village. After Liu Zhonghuang let them vent their anger, he repeated Captain Feng's words and actions to intimidate the soldiers.
Maple Ridge's captain was Qi Fa. After Qi Fa went back, he went to each household to tell them about the mission. Many people pretended not to hear it. Sui Chu said,"One stone for each person. I've been in the township office for so many years, but I've never seen such a thing. How can such a strange thing happen now? There are six people in my family now, and we need to pay six stones of grain. I don't farm, so where can I get grain?”
Qi Fa said,"You are also a person who does business. Business is unreasonable." If you say that I'm up to something, you can ask other places or ask Captain Feng and see what they say.”
Sui Chu was speechless. He knew that he shouldn't have said that.
Enlightenment came to Xiuxin's house to talk about the matter of handing over the grain, Yan mother-in-law said,"Who should I hand over the grain to? I'm afraid it'll be boiling pigs. If I had grain, I would mix it with meat and eat it.”
Qi Fa said," You blind woman, how can you be so unreasonable? As the saying goes, you can't eat without thinking. This grain collection is for the Chinese government, but you keep scolding people for scalding pigs. Captain Feng will kill you if you report this."”
Granny Yan said," Go ahead and report it. I'm not afraid of you reporting it. I don't care if you're a party member or not. Anyway, if you want my things, you'll be like a boiled pig. If you want me to eat other people's things, it's more like it. I don't have to scold you."”
Xiu Xin said," Uncle Qi, don't listen to my mother. We definitely have to pay for the grain collection. If we have the ability, we will pay the full amount. If we don't have the ability, we will pay as much as we can. What do you think?"”
Qi Fa said,"You're even more slippery than a loach when you do long-term work!"”
Qi Fa saw Mei Yang and asked him to hand over a stone of grain. Mei Yang said,""I've been looking forward to the arrival of the party. I thought that I would be sharing other people's assets, but who knew that instead of sharing other people's assets, the party would be sharing mine.”
Qi Fa said,"What are you complaining about? There's still a long way to go. You can go and share other people's property in the future."”
Qifa divided the tasks one by one, doing the work one by one, and collecting food one by one. After three months of hard work, the results were not very good. He had only handed in about one-third. There were many households that were not broken. Qi Fa went to Mei Ji to tell him about it. Mei Ji said,"I didn't farm or do long-term work. Where would I get food? You should report to the government to help me.”
Qi Fa found Chao Fan and told her about this. Chao Fan said,""My family of seven has to pay seven piculs of grain. The problem is that I don't have any food now. If I have food, I will definitely hand it over. "In the future, I'll hunt more wild beasts and save up money to buy land. Then, I'll learn how to farm. After I learn how to farm, I'll have food. At that time, I'll hand it over.”
"Aren't you being a scoundrel?" Qi Fa said. To think that you were once a plainclothes member."
Chao Fan said," Who's being a scoundrel? Isn't asking me for food for no reason a scoundrel?”
Enlightenment came to Chunyan's house, but Chunyan was not at home. He had to talk to Chunyan's wife, Zhang Shi. When he finished speaking, Zhang Shi said,"This is what we should do. This is because the Chinese government cares about us. Our family of six has to pay six piculs of grain. If the Chinese government didn't come, how could such a good thing happen? The problem is that our boss isn't home. If you want to talk to him, I haven't seen him for months.”
Qifa encountered such difficulties, so he went to ask other Baojia chiefs. The situation was generally the same, and there was not much difference. He was discouraged and thought to himself, I didn't take anyone's money. If I couldn't collect it, the Chinese government would come and collect it with guns. At that time, I would see if they handed it over or not.
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