A few people went down the mountain at night. Xiaowuzi and Erniu found their horses, and then asked the three people where their families were from. It turned out that these three people were from everywhere, one from Shulan and the other from Heilongjiang. There is one from Lan, and one from Shuangyang County not far from here.
The surname in Shuangyang is very strange. The pagoda named Pagoda is called Tacheng, and the two are named Zhang. Liu Xiaodian calls them Da Zhang and Xiao Zhang.
A group of people arrived at a village near Shuangyang County near midnight. This village was quite large, with hundreds of households.
Tacheng's parents were gone and he had only one younger brother. Tacheng did not marry a wife, but he married his younger brother a wife.
After their parents passed away, the two brothers have always lived in the three rooms left by their parents. After the younger brother got married, the two brothers did not separate. They always lived in one room and the younger brother's family lived in one room.
Xiaowuzi gave the uncle some money on the way, because these people were all his friends, and they were friends who could remember him at critical moments, so they had to find ways to entertain them.
So as soon as he entered the village, the uncle found a grocery store and bought some wine and meat. The uncle was stingy but only stingy with himself, and he was not confused at the critical moment.
When he arrived at Tacheng's house, his brother was so happy that he kept asking questions. His sister-in-law also came out to say hello, then turned around and went back to the house with a lukewarm expression. His brother also explained to everyone that this was just the way she was.
On the small kang table, a circle of old men gathered around. After a few glasses of wine, the old men and the others vented all their grievances over the year, hugging each other and crying, all lamenting the rest of their lives after this disaster.
The wine was not finished until late at night. The house was a bit small, so Xiaowuzi and Erniu went outside to grab two bundles of straw and made a bed on the floor of the house. The four brothers slept on the kang.
Before dawn, Xiao Wuzi heard that someone had gone out of the house and did not come back for a long time. Xiao Wuzi suddenly felt something was wrong, so he got up and kicked Er Niu, who also sat up immediately.
Xiaowuzi and Erniu both slept in cotton-padded jackets, so they skipped the step of getting dressed. This was a habit developed during these years of war.
The two quietly opened the door and went out. It was still dark outside, but there was already a ray of light in the eastern sky.
After walking out of the yard and hearing that there was no movement outside, Xiao Wu was still wondering. His premonition had always worked well, so why didn't it work today?
Just when the two were wondering whether to go back to the house, they heard someone approaching, more than one person, but not many. Even when the two young men had sharp ears and eyes, they could still distinguish the approximate number of people.
The two separated, and one of them found a corner to hide, took out a gun, and loaded the gun.
Three people came. Two people in casual clothes carried large guns slung across their backs and yawned while walking one step at a time. There was a man in front of them wearing a cotton robe and earmuffs. The route the three came from was obvious. He came straight to Tacheng's house.
When the three of them arrived at the courtyard gate, they did not rush in directly. The door was already open. The three of them kicked the door with their feet, making a clanging sound. The man in the robe shouted: "Tacheng, come out, I heard you are back? Why don't you go to the village hall to report?"
Xiaowuzi and Erniu saw that this was not a gesture of taking action. It was obviously just for words. It was nothing more than threats and intimidation to achieve their goals. They have seen this kind of people many times, and they are not very capable. The two brothers He put the gun away again.
By this time it was already getting a little bright, and Tacheng and the others also came out sleepily.
Tacheng knew this person. He was the village chief named Shi Da Mitai. It was this little kid who was captured by Tacheng when he went to work hard to serve.
Tacheng opened the courtyard door again and said, "Chief Shi, come in, it's cold outside."
Shi Damitai said: "Just a few words, and then leave. When you come back, you should have a receipt for the work place, right? I'll hand it over to the village office later."
Tacheng was dumbfounded. He had saved his life, so where could he fix it?
Shi Damitai smiled angrily and said, "Don't say you don't have it? If you don't have it, you just escaped and I will have to send you back."
Just when Ta Cheng was so anxious that he was sweating on his forehead, Xiao Wuzi came over and put his arms around Shi Damitai's neck. "Are you the commander of this village? Come on, let's take a step to talk." The two of them took a few steps outside.
Just when Shi Damitai was about to ask who you were, a police card was handed over to him. Although he couldn't read, he saw this thing often, so he knew it.
"Oh, sir, I'm too blind to see Mount Tai, please forgive me."
Xiao Wuzi said: "It's hard for a commander to get up so early? Tell me, how much benefit has it given you to make you so interested?"
Shi Damitai smiled bitterly and said: "What's the benefit? It's just that the folks in the village don't give face if they don't do well."
Xiaowuzi took out ten yuan and shook hands with him. The money went into Shi Damitai's hands. Xiaowuzi said: "Brother Ta, I brought it back. I vouched for him. I'll go and talk to you later." There is a formality to go through, but Commander A is here early in the morning, so I don’t want you to go all the way in vain. It’s not a big deal, but Commander Shi will buy a bottle of wine to drink. Now, don’t you have all your dignity?”
Shi Damitai said: "Okay, since there is an official guarantee, why bother? If the young officer doesn't leave, can he come to the village hall for a drink?"
Xiao Wuzi said: "No more drinking. We still have orders from above. We have to leave early. We will have a good chat with Commander A when we come back later."
Then Shi Damai happily led away his two subordinates.
Tacheng was also an honest man, otherwise he would not have been arrested. He came over to smile and wanted to say something grateful, but Xiao Wuzi said to him: "Go to the east room and see who is not here?"
Tacheng was confused after hearing this. He walked into the house, walked to his brother's door, knocked on the door, and called softly: "Boss, are you up?"
After a while, his brother came out yawning and asked: "Brother, what happened?"
Tacheng said: "It's okay. Shi Damitai came just now and asked me to go to the village office. It's nothing important. Where is your wife? I didn't even bother to cook for you this early in the morning."
His brother said in a daze: "I don't know what she was doing so early in the morning. She wasn't in the house."
Tacheng let out a long sigh. Although he was honest, he was not stupid and he could guess what was going on.
What kind of relationship can make Jia Chang come out to arrest people before dawn without spending money? His younger brother was still confused every day. Tacheng really wanted to slap him twice, but he felt so distressed that he couldn't do it.
He guessed that it was his sister-in-law who had brought maggots to him when he was taken to work hard. At that time, his family's condition was that he could go or not, but in the end he was forced to go.
Tacheng straightened the collar of his brother's clothes and said to him: "Second brother, please be more careful. Your wife went to find Shi Damatai to arrest me early this morning. Alas! I can't stay in this family any longer. Brother is not here, please take care of yourself and have a baby as soon as possible so that we can have a queen for our family!"
His younger brother hurriedly asked: "Brother, are you leaving again? Didn't you just come home?"
Tacheng patted him on the shoulder and pushed him back into the house without explaining any more.
When everyone got up, without even eating breakfast, they followed Liu Xiaodian and his gang on the road. His brother saw him off all the way and reluctantly waved goodbye.
A hundred miles from Shuangyang to Yantong Mountain, the six of them only had two horses, so Xiaowuzi hired a carriage in Shuangyang County and pulled the four of them to Yantong Mountain.
After walking for another whole day, it was dark again when we arrived, but this time they had a large courtyard with many rooms where they could roll around and sleep.
After hesitating for a long time, Xiaowuzi told the uncle that his aunt was working as a concubine for Du Kui. After hearing the news, the uncle Liu Xiaodian squatted on the ground under the edge of the kang, covering his face and crying bitterly.
Xiao Wuzi comforted him for a while, and then said to him: "Uncle, I bought this house. Don't leave. Just settle here. I'm afraid something will happen to you again if you return to Jiaohe County." What? After all, we are running away, and the Japanese will cause trouble for you if they say they want to cause trouble for you.
As long as you can survive, where is your home? "
In the end, the four of them stayed here without leaving.
The next day, Xiaowuzi went to see Li, the elder of the village, and asked him to confirm the identities of several relatives. They were all returned from the emperor's diligent service.
Lao Li was quite capable of doing things. It only took one day to confirm the identities of several people. Xiaowuzi took the uncles and Lao Li to have a good drink, and the whole group was so drunk that they couldn't find anything. , but Lao Li is an alcoholic. The more he drinks, the happier he becomes and the more he treats you as an outsider.
After his life settled down, Xiao Wuzi said to his uncle: "I have to go back to Fengtian. There is still a group of people waiting for us there. You can live here with peace of mind and find a way to make a living. It is best to find a business to make money." If I come out, won't you guys have something to do?"
The uncle grabbed his arm and burst into tears. He wiped the tears with Xiaowuzi's sleeve and said, "Come back soon. Your uncle really hopes that you will provide for me until the end of my life!"
Xiaowuzi nodded and said, "I know, I know."
Xiaowuzi and Erniu left the horse and some money for the uncle, and told him that there was money buried in the yard and they could dig it out if necessary. But Xiaowuzi also knew that with the uncle's character, it was impossible. To dig.
The two brothers put on their police uniforms again, carried a suitcase, and went to Yantongshan Town to take the train. They returned to Fengtian that night.
So many days have passed since this trip, so many things have happened, it feels like a lifetime ago when I think about it.
Little did they know that there was something waiting for them in Fengtian.
After getting off the car and returning home, they found that no one in the family was there, not even Xiao Fengxian and the child. The two brothers went to the hospital again. The hospital said that Lao Haishan had been discharged from the hospital for several days.
What's going on? The two brothers were a little confused.
