Xiaotumen Village is located in a small mountain. To the southwest is Tumen Mountain, commonly known as Tumen Mountain by locals. There is a river in the mountain called Tumen River, which is a tributary of Suifen River.
People outside the country call winter "cat winter". People usually prepare food and chop firewood for the winter before the heavy snow closes the mountains, and then spend a few months in the cold winter with tens of degrees below zero until the spring flowers bloom. Let the river thaw before going out to work.
In a blizzard like today, the whole family stayed at home, boiling a pot of wine, making some sauerkraut and white meat stew, and sitting cross-legged on the fire bed. It was such a beautiful day that even an emperor wouldn't change it.
However, the peaceful life was disrupted by a group of uninvited guests. With the sound of Lao Lao's whip, all the doors of Xiaotumen Village, which had only a dozen households, opened.
"Senior veteran...you don't want your life. Why are you so crazy in such a cold weather?"
"Shut up and let your Chief Liu Bao come out. There are wounded soldiers who need to be accommodated by him. There will be soldiers coming later... Let me tell you clearly that the volunteers who fought against Lao Maozi on the east bank of the Wusuli River have come and want to rest in your village..."
There was a bang and the whole village was boiling. Some time ago, the villagers on the other side of the river had already received news that an army from the south came to rescue the survivors of the Chinese Empire under the banner of the Volunteer Army. The heads of the old men killed in Sandaogou were rolling. .
At first, people thought it was just bragging, but within a month, they actually saw it in person!
The mentality of the villagers is very complicated. On the one hand, they are surprised. For these good guys who can defeat the old man and vent his anger on everyone, people really admire them from the bottom of their hearts.
But fighting against soldiers has been like fighting against bandits since ancient times. If these soldiers were permanently stationed in the village, who could afford to support them? One meal and two meals are okay, but if this is Mao Yidong, is it okay?
The old veteran saw the hesitation in people's hearts and cursed angrily, "What are you thinking about? Five miles away will be here in a blink of an eye. Aren't you ready now, waiting for someone to force you with a gun? What are you guys hanging around the necks of their war horses?" They are all Lao Maozi’s heads…”
Upon hearing this, Liu Baochang slapped his forehead and said in horror, "Don't be stunned! Every family cleans up the house, boils water and prepares meals... What about that, boy from the Wang family, let your wife wear something dirty and smear some black ash on her face, don't It’s like a coquettish fox who wants to cause trouble..."
"Get moving, get moving quickly! Grab some firewood and make a fire..."
No one dares to stand up to the soldiers. People can only hope that this army will be too ugly to eat. It is not afraid to eat some food and don't waste women to steal the money and food from the big guys.
Soon the smoke from every household became thicker. The security chief arranged for people to carry the wounded soldiers on the sledges into the house to take care of them. Fortunately, most of them were frostbite. People outside the customs had rich experience in dealing with this. These wounded soldiers should not be seriously injured. .
Half an hour later, Ye Qiu and the others finally struggled to see the smoke from Xiaotumen Village. A group of guard dogs were barking at the entrance of the village. Liu Baochang and the old soldier were waiting with their heads hunched.
When he saw an officer coming, Chief Liu's knees went weak and he knelt down in the snow. "The grassroots are... the chief of Xiaotumen Village. I invited this officer to his house. The wine has already been boiled. Please be more concise, Mr. Guan." Don’t be surprised…”
Ye Qiu picked him up and said, "Don't be like this. It's us who are causing you trouble. We don't want to kneel down here. Just think of us as just passing merchants who came over and rented us for two days when there was a snowstorm." …”
"Don't you dare. Sir, don't break the bones of us bastards. Please come inside the house..." Liu Baochang was so low that he almost crawled in the snow. The concept of superiority and inferiority that has existed for thousands of years is not what Ye Qiu said. A warm word can change it.
Ye Qiu smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Then I'm sorry to you, Chief Security Officer. I have a total of thirty brothers here. Considering the size of your village, it's okay to have three people per family... Let's do this. The two injured brothers will live in the same family. The three uninjured people live in the same house!"
Then Ye Qiu turned around and shouted to his brothers, "Listen to my order! Everyone must pay a deposit of one silver coin before entering. If the owner doesn't accept it, they are absolutely not allowed to enter the house..."
"Ah?" The village was noisy, and people couldn't believe that their ears seemed to be dreaming.
Liu Baochang knelt on the ground as soon as his knees went weak. Tears streamed down his face, and he quickly froze into ice slag. "This official! I beg you, our small mountain village really doesn't have anything valuable, so please show your respect. …”
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuusuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
The old security guard hugged Ye Qiu's legs and cried loudly. This made all the soldiers present cry. They couldn't understand the thinking of these people at all, and they didn't know that China had never had such a situation in thousands of years. army.
In the eyes of the villagers controlled by traditional concepts, everything Ye Qiu and the others showed was sarcasm and blackmail in disguise. A smiling tiger is more terrifying than a cold-faced tiger.
Ye Qiu was also young, and his disciplinary methods were too simple and direct. He picked up the security guard and yelled angrily, "Why can't you understand? I said I won't eat for free, but I won't eat for free..." Brothers? Let’s dig a snow nest outside the village. I don’t believe it. I spent money and it’s a sin..."
As soon as these words were spoken, it backfired. The old guard couldn't kneel down, so the whole village knelt down in fear. "Master, spare your life! How much money does the military want? We will collect it for you in the whole village. Don't hurt anyone." His life..."
The man kowtowed at the door and begged, while the woman was so frightened that she hid in the room and fumbled for scissors for fear that she would be humiliated later. It was not that no one wanted to resist at that moment, but the old Maozi's head hanging under the horse's neck, as well as the sharp-looking foreign guns, coupled with the sturdy temperament, made these people flinch.
How could these villagers resist a strong army that could slaughter Lao Maozi?
Just when Ye Qiu was completely blind, another Qing soldier ran out of the wind and snow. He was an old soldier who was left behind at the checkpoint. He took one look at the chaos in front of him and slapped his thigh angrily.
"What a fool, you are a bunch of ignorant things, can't you understand people's words? The military master gave you money to serve as your subordinates. Just at the checkpoint, I boiled a pot of water, and the military master rewarded you with a silver coin!"
After saying that, the old army took out the dragon-patterned silver coin with body temperature and shouted, "Look! People secretly stuff money into their mouths to drink hot water, but they still care about your pickled cabbage and corn crumbs? Don't lose it outside the customs." The men’s faces all stood up..."
Finally, a local person came forward to speak out. People looked at the shining silver coin in disbelief and muttered, "How did this happen? Is there such a good thing in the world? Are there really soldiers who will not surrender to the common people?"
Why is this old veteran getting more and more embarrassed as he listens? "Okay, why are you still standing there? Hurry up and open the door to welcome guests!"
