The Land of Xiu is Advancing
When the party came, the others were moving forward. Xiudi was seventeen years old and was a young man. He also wanted to move forward with the times and did not want to fall behind.
The year the Korean War broke out, Xiudi wanted to go to North Korea to fight and contribute to the Chinese government. He never thought that his younger brother, who was only fifteen years old, would actually register in school and run ahead of him. Xiudi had no choice but to stop. There were only two sons at home, he and his younger brother. They couldn't both leave. One of them had to stay by his parents 'side.
During the fight against the landlord, his fifth uncle defended himself on the stage in the rain. Xiu Di jumped onto the stage and slapped him twice in the rain, saying that he was quibbling. Yu Zhong widened his eyes and said," I am your uncle. Even if I am not your uncle, I am still your teacher. Why did you hit me?"”
"Why do you think I hit you?" If you don't quibble, can I hit you?"
In the rain, he said,"You are a child of life. Why are you afraid of arguing when you are reasonable?" If you hit an elder and a teacher, it's a kind of animal behavior. You'll be punished by the heavens!”
Everyone in Maple Ridge had their own opinions on the matter of Xiudi beating up her uncle at the fight.
This matter was also brought up during the meeting of the peasant association. Mei Yang said,"Is this Xiudi Yazi pretending to be positive? He actually reached out and hit his own uncle!"”
Sheng Group said," It's hard to say. Although the land reform is different in different places, the struggle against the landlord is roughly the same. It's just that the degree is different. We're still very peaceful here. Haven't you heard? Wang Dianpan and his son were beaten to death in the big mouth Wang Zhudun house.”
Boson said," Yes, yes. There are many ways to beat up the landlord. Some hang him, some beat him up, some use hemp rope to tie his thumb and toes to hang him, and some even press bricks on his body. Some pull out his beard and smash him with a weight. There are things like monkeys hugging a tree, incense, baskets of cold benches, and ground bars. As long as one can think of it, there are all kinds of forms. What was Xiudi doing? It was nothing more than two slaps. It was nothing more than slapping his uncle.”
Mei Yang said," You heard wrong. I'm not talking about whether or not we should beat up the landlord. I'm talking about whether or not Xiudi beat up the landlord to show us that he's putting on a show so that we can have the impression that he's putting righteousness above family."”
Xiu Xin said," That's hard to say. Xiudi was originally a very filial child. According to his nature, he wouldn't hit his uncle. In my opinion, what Vice Leader Mei Yang said makes sense. Xiudi is just putting on an act for us to see.”
"No matter what, he did hit her, that's a fact!" In Maple Ridge, no one has ever beaten up a landlord. Xiudi has set a good example, so why should we care about his motives? Whether he was really enthusiastic or not, he was ahead of the rest, so I agreed to let him join the Youth League.”
Mei Yang said," The thinking of the leader of the Sheng Group is very jumpy. We were still talking about Xiudi's positive attitude when he mentioned Xiudi joining the Youth League. Bosen is the secretary of the Youth League. Bosen, you should make a statement.”
Boson said," As the secretary of the Youth League, I have to accept the leadership of the party. The leader of the Sheng group has already said it. What else can I say? I just have to obey."”
Sheng Group laughed and said,"You're still not convinced."”
Merlot said," My opinion is different from yours. I don't care if Xiudi Yazi is really enthusiastic or not. It's wrong for him to hit his uncle in public. It's a kind of animal behavior. Such people and things can't be encouraged. Otherwise, it will mess up the rules.”
Mei Yang said," What do you mean by disorganized? The Party is here to disorganize the rules and regulations. If we still follow the rules and regulations of the past, can we still call ourselves the Party?”
Merlot said," What kind of logic is this? The Chinese government always needs parents and respects the elders, right? He's the leader, so who would still respect the elders?”
"Don't argue, don't argue. Let's end this matter here."”
When Xiudi returned home, he was taught a lesson by his master, Liren. Liren said,""How can you hit your own uncle? The rain is your biological uncle. If you hit your biological uncle, you will be struck by lightning. Even if it was someone else, you couldn't reach out and hit them. If you were reasonable, you should reason with them. If you were unreasonable, you should admit defeat.”
Fang Fang said," Master, stop talking about our son. I think our son doesn't feel good either. Do you think he's willing to hit his uncle?" He just wanted to keep up with the times. Xiudi Yazi was only 18 years old. If he didn't follow the times, would you ask him to follow us?”
Li Ren said," It's our men's business to educate our sons. You're just a woman. Why are you interrupting? Is this how you educate your son?" Humans had to pay attention to human relations in this world. This was the difference between humans and animals. Moreover, many animals respected their elders and did not mess around. Do you want your son to be worse than animals?”
Xiu Di said,"Master, please forgive me this time. I really have no choice." Of course, I know that I can't hit my own uncle, and I also know the principle of not hitting people. The party was like a hurricane, it swept up everything on the ground, and I couldn't stay out of it. I have to show off to the party. I have to move forward with the party. Otherwise, I'll become a piece of trash!”
At night, Xiudi went to Lan Xin's house in the Refinement Hall. Lan Xin gave him a slap when she saw him. Xiudi was beaten up badly. He covered his face and stared at his cousin in a daze.
Lan Xin said," You still know pain? Do you still want face? How did my master offend you? He taught you enlightenment, the rules of the disciples, the Four Books and Five Classics. I also taught you abacus calculations. Is this how you repay him?”
Xiu Di said,"Brother Lanxin, if you're not convinced, you can hit me a few more times. I promise I won't hate you."”
Lan Xin said," If I hit you, I'll dirty my hands. You're worse than a beast. Sheep have the grace of kneeling to feed, and crows have the righteousness of feeding. How do you compare to them?"”
Xiudi said," You and I are both young people. I just want to be more active, but I don't know how to gain the trust of the Party. At that time, I hit Fifth Uncle because I had an idea. I won't dare to do it again in the future!”
Lan Xin said," You still have a future. If you do this again, I'll cut off your hand. If you don't believe me, you can try." You're right. You and I are both young people. Young people should be motivated. Didn't I also join the Youth League? I'm sincere when I work for the party. I'm not pretending to be active like you.”
Xiudi walked out of the Refinement Hall resentfully, feeling as if she had knocked over a bottle of wine, with mixed feelings. However, Xiudi still had some gains. A few days later, Boson informed him that he had been recruited as a member of the Youth League.
When he found out that he was already a member, he couldn't fall asleep no matter how hard he tried. He tossed and turned in bed, thinking about one thing: How could he make the party believe in him more?
After the land reform, it was time to divide the land equally and check the fields and determine the production. Xiudi followed behind Lan Xin, measuring the land with a ruler and calculating the area with an abacus. It was as if nothing had happened between them. Brothers were still brothers, and family was still family.
Xiudi said,"Brother Lanxin, what's the use of checking the yield?"”
Lan Xin said," It's very useful. With the inspection of the fields and the determination of production, the party will have a basis for setting taxes. How much agricultural tax they want to collect will be determined according to the results of the inspection.”
Xiudi said," This is a big matter. The width of the land and the yield are all related to the life and death of the farmers.”
Lan Xin said,"Yes, there's a lot of knowledge in this." Simply put, the larger the land area, the higher the yield, the more taxes paid to the country, and vice versa.”
Xiudi said," Brother Lanxin, what kind of attitude do you have? You hold the pen and are a key figure. Aren't the lives of the villagers of Maple Ridge in your hands?”
Lan Xin said," You asked me about my attitude. Then I'll tell you. I'll do whatever it is. I won't expand or shrink. I'll be worthy of heaven, earth, and the villagers."”
Xiudi said,"The Chinese government is really powerful. First, they say that everyone has land, and then everyone has to pay taxes."”
Xiudi's progress was obvious. By the time Mei Yu was executed, he was already a youth actician in Xiushui Village. He even participated in the Youth Actives Conference in Yueyang. When he met Mei Yu on the train that day, he had gone home.
In December of that year, the construction of South Dongting Lake started. Xiudi was the first to sign up for the project in Xiushui Village. When Village Chief Fan saw Xiudi, he said,"Xiudi, you're not bad. I want to give you some weight and let you be a squadron leader. You'll lead the team from Xiushui Village to govern South Dongting Lake. What do you think?”
Xiudi said,"I'm afraid my shoulders are too tender to carry this burden."”
Fan Xiangchang said," It doesn't matter. You're already twenty years old this year. In the past, men would become a family at fifteen. You're already twenty years old. What are you afraid of?!" I've also thought about it. I'll send the village's civil affairs assistant, Old Zhang, to be your assistant. He's already thirty years old, so he's naturally more experienced and can help you.”
"If that's the case, then I should have no problem. I accept this glorious mission."”
On the 5th of December, Xiu Di brought 30 young migrant workers from Xiushui Village to Dongting Lake, which was under Xiangyin County. Once they arrived at their destination, they began to set up work sheds, set out the construction site, clear the silt, and do a good job in material supply and logistics.
The renovation project of South Dongting Lake was a huge one. The task was arduous, and the construction period was limited. The construction was in the cold season of snow and wind, so the difficulty was imaginable. Xiudi thought, how can we mobilize the enthusiasm of the migrant workers?
The way that Xiudi thought of was to carry out labor competitions.
He led the way, wearing a pair of straw sandals. He cleared the mud with the migrant workers, dug the earth, and hit the stone. Where the project was the hardest, there was a figure of Xiudi fighting hard.
Xiudi also came up with some slogans to encourage the migrant workers, such as "All farmers are one family, building lakes is building granaries","Seize the sunny day, seize the cloudy day, leper drizzle is a good day","Start work early, finish work late, strive to be a model in Beijing","Pingliu Li, blood brothers, Yanglin Stronghold to compete".
At night, when he slept under the blanket, Zu De said,"Xiudi Yazi, if you continue like this, you will kill people.”
"It can't be, it's not that serious."”
"Why not?" said Zu De. The weather is so bad. It's either wind or snow. The temperature in the lake is much lower than on the shore. The government is treating human lives like grass, but you're still blindly jeering. You're saying that it's a sunny day, a cloudy day, and a fine drizzle is a good day.”
"You're wrong," Xiudi said."How can the government treat human lives like grass?" The reason why they started work in this season was because the previous construction site was always wet. When the water dried up, the cold weather came.”
Zu De said," Even so, we must cherish the people's strength. The worse the weather is, the more we must encourage people to risk their lives. Isn't this killing people? If you tinker around like this, others will follow suit. It will become a trend in the entire construction site.”
Xiu Di said," Brother Zu De, don't make it sound so serious. You just need to take care of yourself. When you do things, save 30% of your strength. Under such conditions, not falling sick is a victory."”
Zu De said," Look at you. Your enthusiasm is fake. Every day, you take the lead and take the lead in difficult and important matters. In fact, you are just leading the way. Every time you do something in the alley, you run away, or say that the headquarters have a meeting, or that you go to the headquarters to deliver some materials. Isn't this obviously lazy?”
Xiu Di said,"So this is how you see me. Is your view the view of the whole squadron?" It's true that I went to the meeting to deliver the materials. How can you think that I'm lazy?”
Zu De said,"You say you are right, but you can't stop others from thinking." That's what I think, and so does the entire squadron. Do you have any way to resolve it?”
Xiudi said,"Sad, sad, you really measure a gentleman's belly with a villain's heart!"”
Zu De said," Aren't you joking? The workers working at the construction site are villains. The officials who went to hide from the others became gentlemen. Who taught you this?"”
"Even if I'm not a gentleman and you guys are not villains, we have a different division of labor. Do you know this?" Division of labor is the hallmark of a civilized society. Do you want to go back to ancient times?”
Zu De said,"Alright, let's not talk anymore. Go to sleep!" I still have work to do tomorrow, and you only have a meeting tomorrow.”
The next day, there was indeed a meeting in the command center. It was a meeting to study the blockage of the Wangjia River. Xiudi said to the civil affairs assistant, Old Zhang,"Old Zhang, you go to the meeting. I'll stay and do some work.”
Old Zhang said," You're not sick or in trouble. How can I be the one to replace you? You can go by yourself!"”
Xiu Di said,"You should go. I'll stay and do things. This is suitable."”
Old Zhang said,"Have you heard about it? Why do you care about calumny and cold words? If you listen to calumny and cold words, can you still accomplish anything in this life?”
Xiu Di said,"Stop talking. This is an order. Just do as I say."”
Old Zhang said," You still want to order me? You really think that Embroidery Needle is a mallet. I eat imperial food, and you're just a farmer. How can you order me around? You must be joking."”
Xiudi was rendered speechless by Old Zhang's words. He had been thinking about Old Zhang's words ever since. These words seemed casual, but they were the truth. This involved a person's identity and social status. In the past, there was no identity problem, or the identity problem was not serious. Now that the party was here, this problem became very prominent. How could they raise their identity?
In the evening, when they were in bed, Zu De and Xiu Di were gossiping again. Zu De said,"Xiudi, you're twenty years old this year, right? You should have done something." I'm 29 years old this year, and I've been missing women so much. I've only been married for a few months, and you've already brought me to this godforsaken place.”
Xiudi said,"I don't understand what you're saying. The ancients had three Li, which was to establish morality, establish words, and establish merit. Now you have done something, which is to establish four Li.”
Zu De said,"Do you really not understand or are you pretending not to understand? You have read books and know the ancient Sanli." I haven't read a book, I only know how to do things. Li Shi, you don't know? Does that mean you don't know anything about men and women? Let me ask you, when you sleep at night, does your thing stand up?”
Xiudi said,"If you want to sleep, then sleep. Why is there something standing up?"”
Zu De said,"You're just playing dumb. Otherwise, you're just a good-for-nothing. You don't even know what's standing up."”
Xiudi said,"You're the one who's useless. Do you really think I don't know, hooligan?"”
Zu De said,"You better keep your mouth clean, or I'll beat you to death." When a man sleeps, he has a stick to stand up. This stick will even drill into the mountains and holes. This is human nature. How is he a hooligan?”
Xiudi laughed and said,"I'm just joking. Brother Zu De, please don't mind." Our squadron is smart and didn't get assigned to block the entrance. The migrant workers who block the entrance are really tough. They are still walking on the road of casual workers, and someone has already fallen to sleep. How can they have the energy to joke?”
Zu De said,"There are people who are tougher than us here. Why haven't I heard of them?"”
Xiudi said," South Dongting Lake has thirteen blockages. Wangjiahe is the most famous and the most difficult to block. People died there. Isn't our Xiushui Village's idea very good?”
After two months at South Dongting Lake, Xiudi's squadron successfully completed their mission and returned to their hometown. It was the 21st day of the twelfth lunar month, the day of the beginning of spring. The sky was yellow, and large snowflakes were floating in the air. They did not feel cold, but their hearts were still warm. Perhaps it was because of the beginning of spring, or because they had returned home.
Xiu led the 30 migrant workers to the front yard of the township government. Village Chief Fan led two teams of students to stand on the field to welcome the heroes. They beat gongs and drums, waving small red flags in their hands. Village Chief Fan smiled and shook the hands of every laborer, saying," Thank you, thank you. You are real heroes!”The students gave each of the workers a big red flower. After putting it on, he started singing,"Wear flowers to wear red flowers, ride horses to ride a thousand-li horse, sing revolutionary songs, and listen to the party!"
After the welcoming ceremony, Village Head Fan took the 30 people to the canteen of the township government. Each of them had a glass of wine, a small bowl of pork, a plate of vegetables and a bowl of rice. Village Head Fan said," The governance of South Dongting Lake is a very difficult project. The weather is freezing, the rain and snow are mixed, the water is muddy, and you work overtime day and night. You have completed the task assigned to you by the party with your own hands. Amazing, amazing. You are real heroes. The township government has set up a cup of wine to welcome you and hope that you will continue to work hard.”
After finishing the wine and the food, the migrant workers dispersed and went home. They were the people from the villages in the lower lotus pond. After the dismissal, the Xiushui Squadron was no longer a force. They were scattered in the starry night sky like planets.
Xiudi also returned home. Fang Fang saw her son whom she had not seen for a long time. She grabbed him and touched him from head to toe, from his back to his chest. Then, she said,"He's tanned, he's thinner, his bones have hardened, and he's grown a beard.”
After saying that, Fang Fang started crying. Li Ren said,"Why are you crying? You should be happy that your son is back.”
Fang Fang said," I'm happy. I'm crying because I'm happy. You don't understand women.”
Fang Fang said," Xiudi, you've been working hard there for two months. What did the government give you?”
"A red flower!"
Fang Fang said," It's just a red flower. There's nothing else. I don't have any money. A long-term worker working for the landlord still has to pay more than twenty stones of grain a year! You've been working for two months, and you still have to bring your own food.”
Li Ren said," They are listening to the Party. Is there anything wrong with listening to the Party?”
The next day, someone said to Xiudi,"Village Head Fan sent a message to ask you to go to the township government.”
Xiudi skipped to the township government. He saw Village Head Fan, who said,""Do you know why I called you here? I've encountered a difficult situation. The war to resist the United States and aid Korea has reached this point. Leader Mao said that he would accompany the Americans to fight to the end. We sent quite a number of young men to the lotus pond, but news of dead people kept coming from the front lines. The problem now is that the government still needs to recruit soldiers to go there, but our young people are unwilling to go, afraid that it's not worth it to die there. This requires someone to take the lead and be a role model. I think you're a good role model. Why don't you take the lead?”
"It's good, but my parents are a problem."”
Village Head Fan said," How is it a problem? Aren't your parents very open-minded? I heard that your father had always liked to manage official business in the house. He was not a selfish person.”
" The problem is that I only have two brothers," said Xiudi." My younger brother went to the front line of North Korea when he was fifteen years old. He still hasn't come back. If I go again, my parents won't have a son anymore.”
"Ah, I understand. After all, you're the one who doesn't want to go."”
Xiudi immediately defended herself." No, no, Village Head Fan, you misunderstood. It's true that my parents 'jobs are difficult. I'm very willing to go. I want to improve. How can I not be willing?”
"Alright, then go back and do your parents 'work!" If you do it well, it will be of great significance. Think about it, if your family and two brothers go to the front line of North Korea, what else will others say? They will fight to go and learn from you. Wouldn't your reputation be great?”
When Xiudi returned home, she told her parents that she was going to the North Korean front line. Fang Fang immediately said,"Are you crazy? Yako Hidehara hasn't returned yet, and you want to go again?”
Liren also said," No, no. Since ancient times, only sons don't join the army. Now that Xiuyuan is gone, you're the only son. The two of us are already sixty years old, and your sisters are married. Who do we rely on to have three illnesses and two pains?!"”
Xiudi said," Old Master, Old Mother, you can't stop my progress. I'm a young man. I can't be like you, and I can't stay in Maple Ridge forever."”
Fang Fang started crying. She said," You heartless person. For the sake of your own advancement, you abandoned your parents. What's the use of raising you?!" When I gave birth to you, I was already forty years old. Do you know how I felt at that time? You had a few older brothers above you, but none of them could support you. Now that you want to leave, do you still want me to live?”
Xiudi said," Mother, don't cry. Xiuyuan might go home soon. The soldiers who go to North Korea are trained in rotation. He won't stay there for long. If I leave and Xiuyuan comes back, won't you still have your son by your side?”
Fang Fang said," Coax me. Am I a fool? Do you think I'm a fool?"”
Xiudi did not convince his parents. He went to the township government and found the armed forces department to sign up. After hearing the news, Village Chief Fan immediately organized publicity and posted a big happy news on the bulletin board in front of the township government. He said that Liu Liren, a villager from Maple Ridge, had forgotten his country and sent his two sons to the front line of North Korea. His youngest son had been gone for nearly three years, and his eldest son was about to enter the North Korea. This spirit was worth learning from all the villagers.
The township government tied a big red flower for Xiudi to wear, then organized the students to beat drums and gongs in the various houses in the lower lotus pond. The sound of the suona was played, and the gongs and drums were beaten. Everyone in the lower lotus pond knew that there was a Xiudi in Maple Ridge. Everyone knew that Liu Liren had sent his two sons to the front line of North Korea.
The craze for conscription followed the footsteps of the Spring Festival and flooded the lower lotus pond. Sixty hot-blooded young people signed up one after another. The conscription task of Xiushui Village was finally completed. Village Chief Fan was extremely happy. He said to Xiudi,"Xiudi Yazi, you're really not bad. You're really motivated. You're really a role model for everyone to learn from. If it weren't for you, I really don't know how to report to the township head.”
When Xiudi returned home, Li Ren said,""What a good thing you did. You actually kidnapped your grandfather and mother. You're really filial. What a filial son. You're well-read!”
Xiudi said,"Don't say that, Master. It wasn't my idea. It was Village Head Fan who wanted to do it." Actually, I also feel that I'm quite sorry for my parents. You've raised me so much, and I haven't repaid you.”
Li Ren said," This is great. The two of us can't stop you anymore. You've become the first one, and the two of us have also become the first one."”
Xiu Di said,"The villagers are also reasonable. It is also true that you have forgotten your country."”
Li Ren said," Bullsh * t. This isn't an attack on Japan. If you were so enthusiastic about attacking Japan back then, you wouldn't have said anything." This is our fault. Others are pulling other people's dog skin, and we're going to pull them into a fight?”
Fang Fang had already started crying by the side. She said,"What should we do? Both of our sons have gone to North Korea. If they are killed in North Korea, we will become lonely elders.”
On the second day of the first lunar month, there was news that a soldier from Xiushui House had died in battle in North Korea. His body was blown up into pieces. There was a hand here and a foot there. The troops could not bring his body back, so they only sent his clothes and hats over. When the soldier left, he was already married and had a son. His parents were still young. Now, the pillar of the family was broken. His son became an orphan, his wife became a widow, and his parents had no one to rely on.
The family still decided to hold a funeral. If there were no corpses, they would make a cenotaph. They sent someone to Maple Ridge and asked Mr. Rain to write a couplet. The person said,"You are the nephew of our Xiushui House and a famous scholar in the Lotus Pond. You should be good at writing couplets.”
Yu Zhong pondered for a while and said," It's not a big problem. It's just that it's a new era now. I've become the enemy of the party. I should keep my place. It's not good for me to stand out and do anything."”
"What's duty? If you can do good, you should do your part. Just write it. That family is still your grandmother's family. Can you refuse?”
After thinking for a while in the rain, he grinded the ink and cut two pieces of paper. Then, he wrote the couplet:
How can I be a daughter-in-law to cry for my beloved, and my grandson to cry for my father? Life and death are easy. My son returns to the sun, and I return to the yin.
That night, when they arrived at Li Ren's house in the rain, Fang Fang cried even harder when she told him about the soldier in Xiushui House. She said,"What if my son is also blown up?”
On the sixth day of the first month of the 1953 Imperial Calendar, the new recruits left. Xiudi didn't persuade his parents to agree, and the Liren couple didn't stop him. He left without looking back. He wanted to pursue his own future. He didn't know what to do in North Korea. He only knew that this was something advocated by the party. He should take the lead because he wanted to improve and be a role model for young people.
The 60 young applicants walked in a long line on the road. They set off from Panshi Mountain, crossed two mountains, and arrived at Xiushui Station. Along the way, more than a hundred students and children beat gongs and drums to send them off. As long as the village officials were at home, they also joined the crowd to send them off. Village Chief Fan was always smiling as if he was going to North Korea. The train stopped on the track beside Xiushui Station. The young people got on the train and the train left.
The sixty youths of Xiushui sat in a tank truck. The two sides of the truck were covered with straw, and there was a road in the middle. Everyone sat on the straw. When they were tired, they stood up to move around or lay down with their clothes. A man named Dog Sheng said,"Why do we have to be soldiers? Who are we fighting for?"”
Another young man called Duanwu said," What kind of question is this? Why did you go to the army? Wasn't it because of Xiudi's urging? For whom? You're still fighting for the Chinese government."
Fan Xianting's Qiao Wa said," That's right and wrong. It's true that Xiudiyazi urged us, but we were also willing. No one forced us, right?"”
"Do you know what I hope for the most at this time?"”
Duanwu said,"Who knows what your ghost hope is? Is there a girl who wants to kiss you?"”
"If it's not this hope, then it's that you don't want to pee on the bed.”
Everyone in the carriage laughed. They all said that Qiao Wa was a strumming ghost.
" I'll tell you," Gou Sheng said." I hope that we will hear the order when we reach the Yalu River. We are not allowed to go to North Korea. There will be a truce."”
Everyone laughed again, saying that this was a daydream.
Xiudi spoke at this time. He said,"We are the young people of the new era. We should have an ideal. It is a good thing to go to the front line."If we don't die in battle, we'll work hard in the future, live well, and then get married and have children.”
The dog said," You're spewing stinky, you're spewing stinky. I'm talking about that dung bucket. I'm not talking about you. Xiudi Yazi, don't blame me for talking about you!"”
When the dog said this, everyone looked at the manure bucket in the corner of the carriage. A group of people ate thousands of bowls, and all the feces came out in this manure bucket. How could it not stink?
Xiudi didn't say anything. He knew that no one asked him to be in charge here. No one would listen to anything he said. He would only be ridiculed by others and be snubbed.
No one proposed to run away, because there were four soldiers in the car escorting them. These soldiers were all armed with guns. Their task was to send these recruits to their destination. If someone ran away halfway, they would have a big responsibility. Therefore, every time they stopped at a station to get water and food, they would guard these recruits vigilantly as if they were facing a great enemy.
The train traveled for seven days and seven nights before it finally reached the Tang Shan area of Hebei Province. The new recruits received orders at this time that they would not go to the front line of North Korea. The Korean War was about to sign an armistice agreement, and there was no longer a big battle to fight. In fact, North Korea had started negotiating a truce two years ago, but there had been little progress.
When Dog Sheng heard this news, he jumped three feet high and said,"How is it? How is it? Am I an immortal? Can I tell fortunes? If you don't call me an immortal, just call me a half-immortal!”
Everyone called him Dog Banxian, and some called him Half-body Dog. As they called him that, they laughed and fell to the ground.
The recruits were stationed in the Tang Shan area. They were assigned to different units and different arms. Xiudi was assigned to the radio unit to learn radio technology. He was very happy because this technology was not used in the countryside. He would definitely live in the city in the future and leave Maple Ridge.
After Xiudi left, Fang Fang cried at home every day. She cried and stopped. It was like this during the day and at night. After crying for ten days, her eyes went blind. No one could stop her.
Li Ren said," Why are you crying? Our sons must be fine in the army. If you cry, one of your sons might get shot."”
Xiudi finally sent a letter. He said that their troops had stopped in the Tang Shan area of Hebei and would not go to North Korea. He was learning radio technology in the army and asked the elderly at home not to worry.
Fang Fang said,"Why didn't you tell me earlier? I cried until my eyes went blind."”
Li Ren said,"You asked for it. Who can you blame? You'll only harm me in the future."”
"You're my husband. Shouldn't I hurt you?" Fang Fang said.”
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