Ah Hui's house was the first house on the south side of the road at the east end of Xia Manor. Looking east from the east gate of his house, there was an open space. The new river in front of him was flowing south. To the east of the river was the wide Hetao, and to the east of the Hetao was the Dongtuo Forest. To the southeast is the Great Cui Village. To the northeast is Duliu Village. Every morning, when the sun rose from the treetops in the forest, Ah Hui would often stand in the courtyard and stare blankly. He did not have the concept of the universe, but why did the sun come out of the treetops every day, and why was it so red and golden? Why was she suspended in the sky and couldn't see it move? It landed in the west at night. He didn't want to and couldn't understand these questions, but he always looked at the sun with puzzled eyes, thinking in his heart...
To the east of Miaogangzi, there was a large piece of flat land near the east road. It was also a place where children loved to run and play. He especially played with the "Huai Ba Tou" to make the children happy. There were two kinds of locust trees in Xia Manor. One was called the locust tree. One was called the old locust tree, or the " earth locust tree." It was a local locust tree. After the locust tree bloomed, it formed round green seeds that hung heavily on the tree in clusters. They were inedible and useless. However, it was very hard when smashed into pulp and rolled into balls. Take a long line, put one end of the line into the ball when making it, and dry it in the sun. It is called "Huai Ba Tou". When he played, he held the other end of the long line and threw the "Huai Ba Tou" into the sky. The "Huai Ba Tou" dragged its long tail and flew into the sky. When it reached the highest point, it suddenly turned around and dragged its tail down. It was very beautiful.
Ah Hui's house was close to the temple and the flat land, so playing with the "Huai Ba Tou" on this land was a happy thing for him. One morning, Ah Hui was playing with the "Huai Ba Tou" on this flat ground. He took his tail and swung it hard. The "Huai Ba Tou" with its long tail flew up into the sky and then fell down head first. Ah Hui quickly ran over, picked up the " Huai Ba Head " that had fallen to the ground, and threw it with all her might. The " Huai Ba Head " flew higher than the first time. He looked at the blue sky, wishing he could let the "Huai Ba Head" fly into the sky. He was so happy running and playing like this.
Suddenly, six or seven armored vehicles drove over from the south and stopped on the east road of this flat land. Ah Hui had never seen such a "monster" before, nor had she heard anyone talk about it. He didn't know what it was, so he ran over to take a look curiously. After a while, the children in the village also ran over to watch the show. Xia Village was a remote village. There was not even a wide road around it except for a few country roads to transport crops. There were only old-fashioned ox carts and horse carriages on the road. There had never been any motor vehicles. Therefore, when the armored vehicles arrived, they all felt that it was novel. The children ran back and forth to look at this car and that car. The ignorant were fearless. The children surrounded the car and looked at it. No one knew fear. The adults knew that armored vehicles were used for war, but they had never seen one before. Today had come so suddenly that people were not prepared at all. People were especially vigilant and sensitive to the sound of gunfire. The armored vehicle rumbled over. No one knew what the sound was, and no one ran. By the time they knew that it was a Japanese armored vehicle, it was too late to run.
In the village hall, Xia Zongfeng, Xia Zongru, Xia Changli, and the others were in a panic.
" What should I do?
We don't know what this monster does, but we know that the Japanese are killers. We can't say that the Japanese on horseback kill people and the ones driving don't."
"In my opinion, since we can't escape, we might as well fight the Japanese!，And a few grenades." Militia Company Commander Xia Changli said.
" That's also a solution. Anyway, we can't die in vain like the Pan family's Dai Zhuang."
Xia Zongfeng didn't say anything at first. He sat on the brick bed and scratched his head. Hearing the people being so impulsive, he said,""You can't run now. No matter how fast you run, you can't be faster than the cannonballs on the car. Even if we fight, it won't work. We're not like the infantry and cavalry. We're not afraid of death and can stop them. This thing is protected by a layer of iron. Bullets can't penetrate it, and cannonballs can't move it. You can't hit them, but they can only hit you."
" According to what you said, there's nothing we can do. We can't run or fight. What should we do then?"
" How about this?" Xia Zongfeng shared his thoughts with everyone. Some people shook their heads, while others said it was a good idea. In the end, they still agreed to act according to his plan. Changli went to make other preparations.
Under the umbrella tree to the south of the small temple, there were a few long tables and benches. On the tables were water bottles and tea bowls. Xia Changrui, an old man in his fifties with a short white beard, stood in front of the long table and welcomed the guests from afar with a smile.”He was wearing a half-new black coat and a bronze hat. He was holding a fan in his hand. He was refined, unrestrained, and generous, as if he was a different person from usual. He was completely acting like a host and manager. After the Japanese soldier got out of the car, he said in Japanese," Ohayo, go and bring Imas." He invited them to sit down and drink tea. When the Japanese heard Xia Changrui's Japanese, it was as if they had met an acquaintance in a foreign land. Their speech and actions became polite.
The Japanese told Xia Changrui that they came from the Baigezhuang Reclamation Institute and were going to the garrison headquarters in Bencheng. The car needed water. Xia Changrui ordered a few people to fetch water from the east well and fill it up. He even pretended to ask the Japanese to stay for dinner. The Japanese asked if the village came to the eighth route, but Xia Changrui said that the village never came to the eighth route. The whole village was a big good citizen. The Japanese was very happy to hear that. After drinking the water, they got into the car and left.
Xia Changrui was dealing with the Japanese on the temple mound. Xia Zongfeng and Changli led the villagers to nervously make preparations for the other side. Hearing that the Japanese had left, the entire village heaved a sigh of relief. Later, Xia Zongfeng saw Xia Changrui and said," You're really good." Xia Changrui stuttered. Every word he said was followed by the word "Yes".
"Yes, you're afraid of losing your head." Yes, I'm not afraid."
Xia Zongru said," You say 'dial yes' in Chinese, but you still say 'dial yes' in Japanese." It made everyone laugh. Xia Zongxin, who was accompanying Xia Changrui, said, There's nothing long-winded in Japanese."
Then why don't you just go to Japan?"
"Yes, you just went to Japan.”
Xia Zongru's face turned red." Hurry up and go. You won't be able to call 'Yes' when you get to Japan." It turned out that Xia Zongru had a nickname. When they said that he had returned to Japan, they were calling him by his nickname. Hence, Xia Zongru's face turned red. Xia Zongru raised his leg to kick Xia Changrui, but Changrui dodged with a smile. Xia Changrui left the village office and was about to walk home when Xia Zongfeng stopped him again." Don't go yet. I have something important to tell you."
" Yes, what is it? Yes, I'm not doing it anymore."
"Really, it's important." Xia Zongfeng pulled Xia Changrui aside and whispered,""You have to do this. Look, the school has been built. All that's left is the windows and the roof. But the money has almost been spent. Go to the outside of the customs and talk to the shopkeeper. Give me another 100 yuan. With another 100 yuan, you can start school."
"Yes, yes, I'm not going."
"Well, we thought you were the only one who could do this. Firstly, Shopkeeper Xian is your uncle, and you have been with him outside the pass for many years. Besides, the Japanese outside the pass occupied it. If others didn't understand Japanese, wouldn't they be beaten up when they went out?”
"What do you mean by not enough money? Two hundred and fifty yuan wasn't enough to build the school. Did you give it to the beauty from North?
"Nonsense. You go, I'll bring you a letter. If there was not enough money to spend, she wrote down the rough cost to him. Just say that it's hard to buy anything in the chaos of war and that everything is expensive. Don't say that you don't need it. This is a good deed you've done for the village. If you say you don't need it, if Shopkeeper Xian doesn't pay, I won't forgive you when you come back."
He smiled and said,"I won't shake you. Shopkeeper Xian thought you were a good person!"”
F * ck, you said your father isn't a good person." Xia Zongfeng laughed and scolded Xia Changrui.
A few days later, Xia Changrui arrived at the Beijiang Chamber of Commerce in Hei Long Jiang. Shopkeeper Xian was having a meeting with some business owners in Jiangbei. When he heard that Changrui had arrived, he came over to see Changrui before the meeting was over. Changrui handed Xia Zongfeng's letter to him. Shopkeeper Xian went to the venue to read the letter. One of the bosses said,"Shopkeeper, what letter is so important? I don't have anything to worry about."
" I'm from my hometown, my hometown in Guanli."
Once they heard that it was a letter from the pass, people knew that the Japanese army was in the pass and were very concerned about the situation there. "What's the situation at the Pass?" he asked. Tell everyone."
Shopkeeper Xian said," My family is here to build a school in the village. Everything is expensive during the war. If I don't have enough money, I'll ask for another 100 yuan. That's all." I asked my nephew, Xia Changrui, to come and specially bring it over. I'm waiting to use it and want to complete the project in the near future."
There was a boss surnamed Hao from Hugezhuang. When he heard that Shopkeeper Xian had used money to build a school for his hometown, he was very touched. He thought that the shopkeeper had already taken more than 200 yuan, and another 100 yuan was a little too heavy. It wouldn't be a big deal if everyone took responsibility. Therefore, he said first,"One hundred yuan, not much. Everyone, gather together and fulfill the shopkeeper's request."”
Tell me how much you're taking."
"Don't ask me how much I'll take. No matter how much you take, it won't be enough for me to buy the gourd.”
"That's nice. I'll take ten yuan."
"I'm twenty."
In the end, Boss Hao paid for the remaining 20 yuan.
Shopkeeper Xian said," I don't want everyone to take the money. Since you have this intention, I, Xia, would like to express my gratitude on behalf of my hometown. I can still afford 100 yuan. I appreciate everyone's good intentions.”However, no matter what they said, the bosses insisted on taking this money as a token of their appreciation to the shopkeeper's old family. Shopkeeper Xian could only accept it. He bowed to the bosses on behalf of the people of Xia Village. However, he gave his own 100 yuan to Xia Changrui. 20 yuan was used for Xia Changrui's travel expenses, and the rest was handed over to Xia Zongfeng.
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