Xiao Wuzi nodded silently, but he didn't know that Tacheng beside him didn't drink much at all. He looked at the uncle excitedly with tears on his face, his lips trembling, as if he had a lot to say to his good friend.
When the uncle saw Tacheng's appearance, he just reached out and patted his shoulder and sighed.
Tacheng nodded vigorously with tears in his eyes, saying nothing.
The next day, the uncle sent some food to the next door as usual. This time, Xiao Wuzi asked him to carry two fish and some food to deliver it. It was obvious that the two children were hungry and thin.
Tacheng fried the Chinese medicine in a pot for Xiao Wuzi, and the black rice-like things were fried into small gray-white popcorn.
Xiao Wuzi asked how to take this medicine, and Tacheng told him: "It's simple, just make tofu soup, put this stuff in it, and then drink the tofu soup."
Xiaowuzi had a lot of money in his hand. The last time he asked Ermaozi to exchange it, Xiaowuzi kept a thousand yuan to fund activities, and the rest was handed over to the public. When Lao Haishan got better, Han Laoliu gave him the money management again, because Han Laoliu and Zhao Di were both illiterate and couldn't manage accounts.
Xiaowuzi took out another five hundred yuan and gave it to the uncle, and told him to let him and Tacheng collect some traditional Chinese medicine. Don't worry about the sales. He has sales in Fengtian, so just let the two brothers just collect it, because this is Tacheng. strengths.
Er Niu had no problem walking, so Xiao Wuzi told his uncle that he would leave in the next two days and return to Fengtian.
Xiaowuzi went to town again, planning to prepare more food. Last time he bought a bunch of random things, but only the bag of bean bags was considered serious food.
He first went to the train station, intending to buy two train tickets for tomorrow. When he walked to the ticket office, he saw a man kicking an old lady to the ground. A bag of sorghum rice in the old lady's arms was scattered all over the floor. , the old lady knelt on the ground and hurriedly picked up the grain, grabbing all the grain with snow and dirt into her pocket.
But the man cursed and told the old lady to get out of here.
Xiaowuzi recognized that this was the old lady who sold him food that day. Xiaowuzi was extremely angry and looked around. There were many people watching the excitement, so he took a deep breath to calm down. , raised his head and shouted: "Hey! It's almost done."
It was a middle-aged man, wearing a Manchurian uniform. He should be a railway worker. When he saw the police uniform worn by Xiao Wuzi, he quickly said: "Sir, you don't know, this old beggar is a family member of the anti-bandit gang, and her son is Fight bandits.
This old thing often resells grain, and the Japanese want to arrest her. They didn't arrest her because she was too old. She actually sells it to our door. Isn't this a slap in the face? "
Xiaowuzi raised his head and saw that there was indeed a Japanese in the distance. He was not wearing a military uniform, but a railway uniform. But one look at his figure and appearance revealed that he was Japanese. It turned out that he was the one who ordered the beating of the old lady.
Xiao Wuzi suppressed his anger and went over to help the old lady. He saw that her skinny and big-jointed fingers were covered with frostbite. When she fell to the ground, her arms were also stuck and the skin was stuck. Xiao Wuzi felt sad for a while.
Xiao Wuzi helped her put the grain into her pocket and asked her: "Auntie, where is your home? I will take you home, don't sell it here."
The old lady looked up at Xiao Wuzi and said, "Son, are you back? When did you come back? You didn't tell mom, come on, come home with mom."
After saying that, he grabbed Xiao Wuzi's hand, turned around and left. Xiaowuzi helped her pick up her bag and let her pull her towards the edge of the town.
This old lady might be a little confused usually, or she might be confused because she was knocked to the ground just now, and she actually thought that Xiao Wuzi was her son.
The old lady's home was an adobe thatched house, with a stove outside and a kang in the back room, and the kang mats on top were all burnt.
The old lady was busy cooking for Xiao Wuzi. Xiao Wuzi grabbed her and found a piece of cloth at her house to help him bandage the injury on her forearm and let her sit down.
Xiaowuzi asked: "Auntie, what's your last name? Is there anyone else at home?"
Unexpectedly, the old lady patted him on the arm and said, "You silly boy, you don't know your last name anymore. Just sit here and mom will cook for you." Xiaowuzi didn't understand at first glance, so he thought about it and went out to ask. Neighbor, as soon as I went out, I saw a middle-aged woman in the neighbor's house, looking over here.
Xiao Wuzi walked over and said, "Auntie, don't be afraid. I'm not a bad person. I saw this old lady being kicked down, so I stopped her and sent her back. What's her last name? Who else is there in the family? ?"
That auntie is a chatterbox, and she can't stop talking! Tell the old lady clearly about her family affairs.
The old man’s surname was Yang. The old man died long ago. He had two sons. The eldest son joined the Anti-Japanese War a few years ago and never came back. The younger son also left last year. I heard that he went to find his brother. I left the old lady here alone. This old lady is a bit dazed. She has good days and bad days. When she is good, nothing happens. She does not appear to be sick at all. When she is sick, she is confused and does not recognize anyone. .
She usually goes to the train track to pick up some coal cores, grain, etc. and then sells them. Sometimes she also goes to the grain depot to pick up grain, even picking up stolen items to get some food.
Xiao Wuzi thanked the neighbor's aunt, returned to the house, took out a handful of money from his arms, without counting it, put it into the old lady's hand, let out a long sigh, and stood up to leave.
The old lady grabbed him again and said, "Son, are you going to go with the team again? Are you going to leave mom, a lonely old woman, home alone?"
Son, when will you come back? Mom misses you every day at home. Mom is going blind from crying! "
Xiaowuzi's tears suddenly burst into his eyes. Instantly my face was filled with tears. Xiao Wuzi knelt on the ground and kowtowed respectfully to the old lady several times, got up and left without looking back.
Xiaowuzi didn't know which team the old lady's son belonged to, but they were all comrades in the Anti-Japanese War. He estimated that the two brothers would probably not be able to come back. Xiaowuzi had no good idea, so he could only help them. Let’s kowtow a few times and express our feelings!
Xiao Wuzi returned to the station and bought a ticket. He looked at the place where he was just now and found that it was a warehouse containing grain. The Japanese should be in charge of the grain warehouse. Xiao Wuzi saw that there was no one around at this time, so he took a stroll. Walked over.
There is a small room at the door of the warehouse, which should be the place where the weights are counted when loading and dispatching. Through the glass window, I can see there is a kang inside, and the Japanese is lying on the kang with his legs crossed and his feet dangling.
Xiao Wuzi pushed the door open and entered the house, and found that he was the only one in the small room. This was his fate. He didn't know that since Xiao Wuzi saw him, he had already touched the beard of the Lord of Hell.
The Japanese man sat up when he saw the person coming. Seeing that it was a policeman, he looked at the person with a confused face.
Xiaowuzi had learned a few words in Japanese and opened his mouth to say oh haha. As soon as the Japanese heard this, he immediately stood up and said ohhaha. Xiaowuzi was waiting for him to stand up and reached forward to strangle him by the throat. , the strength in his hands gradually increased.
The Japanese man was short and his arms were not long enough, so he could only scratch Xiaowuzi's arms desperately. When the little Japanese man died, the sleeves of Xiaowuzi's police uniform had also been scratched by him.
Xiaowuzi saw that he was done, and looked through him. There was not much money, dozens of sheep bills, but there were a few bills, which were in Japanese. They seemed to be useful, because they were carried in Xiaonizi's pocket. inner.
Xiaowuzi quickly retreated while there was no one outside. After thinking that no obvious traces were left, he quickly left.
He went to the town again, bought a bag of corn stubble, and hired a horse sledge to pull it back.
Xiaowuzi went home to unload the grain, sent the horses and sledges, and carried the bags into the courtyard. The uncle hurriedly stepped forward to pick them up.
Although Er Niu was injured, his eyes were still good. One look at Xiao Wuzi's sleeves and he knew that he was attacking someone again.
He didn't ask in front of the uncle. When the uncle went to cook again, he pouted at Xiao Wuzi, "What's going on?"
Xiaowuzi had no secrets from him, so he told them everything.
Er Niu said that you should change your clothes tomorrow, and Xiao Wuzi nodded in agreement.
The next day, after breakfast, the old brothers sent the younger brothers away. Xiao Wuzi said: "Go back, I may come back some day. I have to help you find a market for the medicinal materials you collected. Go back, it’s cold outside.”
When we arrived at the train station, we saw a group of police officers surrounding the warehouse, but the waiting room was peaceful.
The two brothers sat calmly in the waiting room waiting for the bus. After a while, a policeman came over and looked at everyone's tickets one by one. Xiaowuzi handed him the ticket and police card.
The policeman immediately returned it, "Brother, are you on a business trip?" Xiao Wuzi said, "There's nothing I can do. The top talks and the bottom breaks a leg. What's going on over there?"
The police said: "The Japanese manager of the grain depot was strangled to death and a lot of grain stamps were stolen. I heard they were worth a lot of money. This little thief was too courageous, so he strangled him to death and threw him on the kang. , I have been checking for a long time, but I have no clue at all. I suspect that someone from inside revealed the information."
When the train came, Xiao Wuzi exchanged a few words with him and got on the train. The two brothers sat on the swaying train for another day, and finally arrived at Fushun Station in the dark.
Their home is quite far away from Fushun County. There are no cars at this time, so they can only walk back on two legs. Xiaowuzi is a little worried about Erniu, but Erniu says it's okay and does not affect walking.
Zhao Di came to open the door and saw the two of them, her face lit up with joy, "Brother, are you back? Come in quickly, you are hungry, sister will heat up food for you." Although the words were addressed to Xiao Wuzi, her eyes But she kept looking at Er Niu, because she felt something was wrong with Er Niu. Usually when she saw Er Niu, she would run up to her first. What happened today? How could she dodge?
Xiaowuzi said openly: "Don't hide, I'm not an outsider. My brother is injured. He's seriously injured. I don't want to tell you because I'm afraid you'll be worried."
Xiao Fengxian also came out with the child in her arms. When she saw Xiao Wuzi, she didn't rush towards him this time, but her eyes were full of joy.
