There was a well in the yard. After Wang Xi and Li Zhen finished their work, they asked the waiter to look at the front. When they returned to the backyard, Wang Xi got a watermelon from the well and cut it into pieces for everyone to eat.
While Xiao Wuzi was eating, he started talking about it when they parted. His mouth was dry as he talked about it, and he ate another piece of watermelon to quench his thirst.
The past six months have been truly thrilling, full of twists and turns. But fortunately, this little life is still there. Xiaowuzi once swore a poisonous oath that his life would never end and he would fight endlessly.
Wang Xi also talked about their separation. The three of them wandered around the Dunhua Mountains for two months. All the secret camps they knew were destroyed, and no one was left.
The three of them had no choice but to head north, cross the railway and enter Mudanjiang.
Fushun was also lost in the mountains.
The child was either lost or taken away by the forest team. The two of them searched for a few more days, but couldn't find it anymore, so they continued eastward. Just as they were approaching the Soviet border, they met Lao Guo and Guo Baoshan, who had returned from the Soviet Union to gather their troops.
Lao Guo was the former liaison adjutant of the First Anti-Japanese Army and the immediate boss of Wang Xi and Xiao Wuzi.
So a group of people returned and arrived in Huadian. Lao Guo ordered them to set up a liaison station in Changshan. Then he separated from the brigade, and Lao Guo led the team to the area around Panshimeihekou.
Wang Xi returned to his old business and opened a large car shop. Unexpectedly, the business was quite prosperous.
Xiaowuzi said: "We had a big victory on the riverside a few days ago and seized a lot of good things, including a high-power radio. I think we can definitely use it. We buried the things not far from here It's in the river. Let's hitch up the carriage and pick it up tomorrow. I was just worried about how to take it away, and then I ran into you. It was too late."
Wang Xi patted Xiao Wuzi on the shoulder and said, "That's great. The radio station is a treasure. When Lao Guo comes back, I will definitely give you a big credit.
Those of you who ran away from the hydropower station must have gone to meet Lao Guo. "
Xiao Wuzi looked up at Wang Xi and then at Li Zhen, and asked: "You guys?"
Wang Xi chuckled, but Li Zhen said openly: "We are getting married, and we are worshiping in the mountains. You are our witness."
Xiao Wuzi also smiled, sincerely wishing for this pair of mandarin ducks with the same destiny. Xiaowuzi mentioned the big man, and Li Zhen said: "Back in the mountains, the big man could eat, drink, and fight. He was very loyal. He was a good buddy, but he was a bit aggressive." After saying this, he laughed first.
Xiaowuzi added: "If you guys set up here for a long time, I really have a favor to ask of you two."
What is Wang Xi asking about? Xiao Wuzi said: "I picked up a child on the Jilin Dam. She is four years old. She is a girl. I live in no fixed place every day and cannot take care of the child. If you have time, please take care of it for me. No matter what, you have to take care of it. Give your children a harmonious home."
Li Zhen said: "What do I care about? Our relationship is not just a matter of words. Where is the child?"
Xiao Wuzi said: "They are in the mountains to the west. Lao Yin is taking them with him. I plan to join them now."
So everyone discussed and decided to dig out weapons and equipment tomorrow, and let Xiaowuzi and Dalong go west to the rendezvous point the day after tomorrow.
In the evening, Wang Xi led his fifth son Dalong to tidy up the vegetable cellar. Every household in the Northeast has a vegetable cellar for winter storage. They are large and can hold a lot of things. Usually water will seep in summer, but Wang Xi's vegetable cellar is very dry. It can be a good warehouse by simply tidying it up.
Xiaowuzi asked: "Brother Wang, are there any difficulties in opening a store here? If there is something that you can't solve, my brother can solve it for you."
Wang Xi hesitated for a moment and said, "It's true. There used to be a big car shop in Changshantun, but it was in Xitou, quite far away from me. Their business has not been good since I came here. That shop is A local, he has a backer who is the head of the security team here, named Gao Hongpo.
In recent months, Gaohongpo has been causing trouble for me. I am unfamiliar with the place, so I can only spend money to avoid disasters. But the money became more and more every time, and I almost couldn’t hold it anymore. Let's study and find a way to treat him. "
Dalong suddenly interjected: "Kill him." Xiaowuzi found that Dalong had been extremely violent in the past few days, and he would fight with others at every turn. Maybe it was because he had just lost his brother who had been inseparable since childhood.
Xiaowuzi said to Dalong sincerely: "Brother Dalong, Political Commissar Wei once said something to me when he was alive. Since you joined the Anti-Japanese War, your life is no longer your own. Don't sacrifice it casually. Keep it." Do more important things, and the task is greater than everything else. This sentence made me stop the car in time when I was impulsive several times. I found that you have been in a bad mood the past two days. You pondered the words of the political commissar when you couldn't sleep. .”
Wang Xi looked at Xiaowuzi and smiled happily. For a sixteen-year-old child to be able to say this, it can only be said that this child has grown up rapidly in this harsh and harsh environment.
Xiaowuzi said to Wang Xi again: "However, I also think that killing Gao Hongpo is the easiest way."
Dalong showed a very unconvinced expression next to him, why do you just justify me when I say kill someone? Your idea is not the same as mine?
Wang Xi nodded and said: "Let's go get the equipment tomorrow, and I'll think about it later.
Xiaowuzi and Dalong slept until three o'clock in the morning. The two young men were really tired these days, and they were also worried about avoiding the pursuers. Once you relax, you have to catch up on some sleep.
After a brief meal at noon, the two brothers set off. They had to find a boat first and then something. You can't blatantly use a carriage to pull it during the day. Although there is a tarpaulin, so many weapons can still be seen at a glance.
So we had to wait until dark. Only then can we drive the carriage to the shore to pick up the goods.
The boat was still there, and even the leather shoes in the cabin were not lost. The two brothers rowed the boat down the river, and it didn't take long to find the fake grave where they were buried.
The two of them dug out the things and carried them back to the boat one by one. After covering them with tarpaulins, they fished on the riverside and waited for dark.
Dalong is also a child who grew up by the water. He has better water skills than Xiaowuzi and can swim freely in the water like a dragon in the sea. After a while, I touched several big fish with my bare hands, all weighing more than two kilograms. I have all the dishes to go with tonight's drinks.
When it was about to get dark, Wang Xi drove a horse-drawn carriage and waited for them on the shore. The three of them took advantage of the light and collected twenty-eight rifles and thirty-eight caps, more than a hundred leather bullet boxes, a crooked machine gun, and a grenade launcher. barrel, thirty rounds of grenades. Taga grenades, Japanese military belt kettles, compressed biscuits, and canned luncheon meat. There was also a large box of radios all loaded into the car. The three of them escorted the carriage back to the car shop.
To wipe out more than 30 little Japs in one battle was something that hundreds of people in the Anti-Japanese Alliance team could not do, but these three young men were able to do it. This was simply a miracle. Although they took advantage of setting up the battlefield in advance, not everyone could understand that.
Wang Xi looked at these two boys with admiration again. This also made Wang Xi determined to kill his stumbling block, Gao Hongpo.
All the weapons and equipment were put into the warehouse. Wang Xi and Li Zhen used their special skills to cook a large table of delicious food, put two jars of good wine on the stove, and rewarded the two little heroes. Xiaowuzi and Dalong were not very good at drinking, so they got very drunk that night. I got up very late the next day.
After the two young men sobered up, Wang Xi told them some things he knew about Captain Gao and an incident that happened at Gao Hongpo's house a while ago. Wang Xi felt that this incident might be helpful to them.
Gao Hongpo is Changshan's ground gun. He was originally a battalion commander in Marshal Zhang's Northeast Army. After September 18, the army dispersed. He brought a group of men and guns back to his hometown to form a security team. After the founding of Manchukuo, he was given the establishment of a regiment, which was regarded as having imperial orders. Suddenly, he became the head of the Manchukuo security team.
Gao Hongpo's face has been glowing these days, and his subordinates all say he is overjoyed.
The squire and landowners in Changshanbao all have a good relationship with him. Regardless of the fact that he is middle-aged and widowed, everyone is vying to help him renew his marriage. They have introduced several people to him, but none of them are too suitable?
His adjutant said to him: "Brother, why don't you take two concubines first? The matchmaker is getting married, which will cause trouble on the one hand, and on the other hand, you will have to compete with your nephews and nieces for the family property."
He glanced sideways at the adjutant and said angrily: "You know nothing, this is human nature, everyone has a respectable name. Whoever we contact will be a big help to us in the future."
Gao Hongpo has a relative named Dajuanzi, who is helping to take care of the house these days.
There was really no one waiting on Gao Hongpo's house. After Dajuanzi arrived, Gao Hongpo didn't know how to arrange for her, so he acquiesced and let her go into the house to work.
On this day, Gao Hongpo was out drinking until midnight. Usually Gao Hongpo was a good drinker and could drink a thousand cups. Why couldn't he drink after he didn't drink a few cups today?
When I got home, I smelled of alcohol. After entering the courtyard, Dajuanzi came out to greet him before he fell asleep. Seeing that he seemed drunk, he stepped forward to help him. While helping him walk in, he muttered: "Where did you drink this? Why didn't you ask someone to accompany you? Don't drink like this in the future. If you don't tell me how uncomfortable you are, we will still feel sorry for you."
He Shouheng is the stable herdsman of Gao Hongpo's family. He is in his thirties. He can take care of livestock and order veterinary medicine. He was stunned and stubborn, and would curse whenever he saw something that didn't please him. The servants in Gao Hongpo's family were all afraid of him.
Lao He has been raising horses for Gao Hongpo for more than ten years. He has always worked hard and worked hard without complaining. You can't find any fault with your work.
It's midnight and I have to feed the horse. There is a saying called "A man cannot be rich without external wealth, and a horse cannot be fat without eating night grass." Lao He does not understand the first sentence, but Lao He knows the latter sentence. It is a wise saying.
Lao He carried a lantern and as soon as he arrived at the stable, he heard humming in the haystack. When the lights were on, I saw clearly that it was my master.
Lao He was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and turned around and walked back.
Here, Dajuanzi hugged Gao Hongpo and said eagerly: "It's over. This is ruined. If word gets out tomorrow, I won't be able to live without shame."
Gao Hongpo, who was now more than half drunk, lifted up his pants, took out his pistol from his holster, aimed at Lao He's back, who had just walked not far away, and fired.
There was a "bang", and Lao He was shot in the back. He leaned over and fell to the ground. The lantern in his hand fell to the ground and rolled far away.
Lao He didn't understand until his death. He was loyal to Master Gao. How could Master Gao shoot him?
After a long time, the servants at home heard the gunfire and came out to check. They saw Lao He lying on the ground with blood on the ground.
Dajuanzi had already quietly returned to the house. Gao Hongpo pretended to be remorseful and said: "I just wiped the gun, why did it go off? Come and see if anyone was injured, and how is the injury?"
The servants reported back: "It's the horse farmer Lao He, he's dead."
Gao Hongpo had a look of regret on his face, "Look at what happened. It's such a pity. Butler, spend more money tomorrow and send Lao He properly."
The next day, Niu Dauzi, the housekeeper of the Gao family, found a few people to buy a thin coffin. He just asked someone to tell He Shouheng's father, He Xianzong, and hastily carried He Shouheng to the mountain and buried him before he came.
This is really bullying an old man from the He family who has no ability. They would not dare to do this to any other family.
He Xianzong only found out that his son died unjustly after a neighbor with whom he had a good relationship gave him an overview. The old man secretly gritted his teeth, but what could he do?
Lao He's family was a bachelor. Lao He's wife died early, and He Shouheng's wife also gave birth to two children and left. There is no woman in the family.
After He Shouheng's death, the family, old and young, had problems with their lives. How could they still have the energy to litigate with the Gao family, who were officials.
He Xianzong held his seven-year-old grandson He Shan in his left hand, and held his five-year-old grandson He Lin in his right hand. He looked coldly at the one hundred yuan sent by Lao Gao's family on the table without saying a word.
There were no polite words of gratitude or words of sorrow, only the indifference of a father who had lost his son to his enemies.
After the Gao family left, Lao Hetou said to his eldest grandson: "Remember, this is the money to buy your father's life. Don't forget it in this life.
We don't have the ability to take revenge now, but there will come a time. We can't let your father die unjustly and for no reason. "
