Although Yunfei has no feelings for the old couple, he respects every parent who loves their children.
So I simply persuaded: "How about you and your parents come with us?"
"What are you talking about? Don't even think about it. Your parents are over seventy, and you still want us to suffer the consequences of leaving our hometown.
Hurry up and finish your meal and go away. Don't let people wait. Old men, how can you give back your mother-in-law's at your old age? "
This was Zhang's mother's reply to her son, but she was much gentler to her daughter-in-law.
"Yanzi, you can go in peace. At this age, my parents have really lived enough. They don't want to suffer that. You can live a good life and raise your baby."
No matter what they say, the old couple are determined not to leave, and say that many elderly people in the village will not leave.
I have no choice but to forget it for now and have breakfast quietly.
Bang bang bang——
Suddenly, there was a rapid tapping sound at the broken wooden door outside the fenced courtyard.
"Qiangzi, are you at home?"
"What's wrong, Erbazi? You almost tore down the door of our house. What happened?"
Yunfei stood up and opened the door. Zhang's mother stood in the yard and asked loudly.
After the door opened, Zhang Erwa said anxiously: "Don't worry about the door. Qiangzi, please bring your wife and son quickly. We have to leave."
"What happened?"
"I just went to pick up my sister in a neighboring village. I heard from people there that the village in Laoshigou was massacred last night and the fire burned all night.
Now the Japanese have come to us, so we have to leave immediately. Come and gather as soon as possible. I have to inform others. "
After saying that, Zhang Erwa left without waiting for Yunfei to reply.
When Zhang's mother heard this, her legs and feet, which were not very flexible, suddenly sped up.
She quickly brought a basket, wrapped all the cakes and put them in, as well as the bacon and sausages hanging on the roof of the kitchen.
The iron box he took out last night was handed over to Huang Xiaoyan.
"Nizi, take the money, don't let yourself and your baby suffer, just grab your things and leave."
"mother……"
"Stop whining, let's go." Mother Zhang started to push them.
Father Zhang also urged them to leave quickly and pushed the family of three out.
Helpless, Yunfei could only take his wife and children, kowtow to them and leave.
"Go ahead, my parents will be satisfied to see you one last time."
The old couple is very open-minded. They can raise so many children in this life, and watching them have children is enough.
I don’t want to be a burden anymore, and I don’t want to leave my hometown.
"Old woman, come back."
…………
Yunfei took his wife and children to the village chief's house, which was the meeting point.
At this moment, there seemed to be a quarrel inside.
"Mom, I won't run away. I don't want to be a deserter. I want to stay here and kill the Japanese."
"You're still killing Japanese soldiers. You can kill several of them with one shot!"
"I don't care, I won't leave. I'm going to the front line. I heard they're recruiting troops. I'm going to the battlefield."
"You want to make your parents angry to death, right? They have guns, what do you have? Do you want to fight them with a slingshot? Follow them quickly, or I'll beat you to death if you don't!"
Besides the mother and son, there were others arguing, most of whom didn't want to escape.
"This is called greed for life and fear of death! I won't leave, I have to stay and protect our home!"
"Good man, it's true that you are ambitious, but what your parents said is also true. If you don't leave, what will you do to fight the Japanese?
What's the point of showing off your loyalty for a moment? If you want to fight the Japanese, you should join the army and come back to avenge everyone.
Living is what you have to do now. How many people are we lacking in our country now? Is it worthwhile for you to stay here and die in vain? "
Zhang Dajun's words made the group of young men fall silent.
Many people's eyes were red. It's not that they didn't know that they were unarmed and couldn't defeat them, but it was just too difficult for them to leave their families and escape.
"Let's all leave. No one will blame you. Those who are left behind cannot leave. You still need to avenge them."
"Father, mother, my son is unfilial."
"Mom and dad, I will repay you for your kindness in raising me when I have a son in the future."
"mother……"
The village chief's house burst into tears, and a crowd of people knelt on the ground.
Those who were kneeled were all old people, and some middle-aged women also refused to leave.
"Okay, don't wait any longer and hurry up. Let's go around the mountains to the west."
Not only their village, but other villages have also set off.
The young people were still able to leave before the Japs entered the village, but the old people, who had inconvenient legs and feet, gave up on leaving their homes.
After they all left, at nightfall, the roar of cars and many steps were heard.
With an order, the killings began by breaking in and entering from house to house.
The sharp knife passed through the chest of every old man.
"Baga, they are all old men and old women. All the young people have gone away, and there is not a single pretty girl."
The people in the car heard the report and said calmly: "The food has been moved away and set on fire. Let's go to the next village."
Yes, they massacred villages for food, money, women and slaves.
The young men were kept and brought back to be enslaved, the women were used as housewives, and the children and the elderly had no other use than to kill for fun.
…………
The fire in the middle of the night turned half the sky red.
Not far away, everyone who had just climbed to the top of the mountain burst into tears.
Standing high and seeing far away is sometimes not always a good thing.
At this moment, because they were standing high, they were sure that it was their village that was being burned.
Zhang Dajun is a man in his thirties. He has enlisted in the army and assumed the leadership position during this escape.
Seeing this situation, he was full of anger and hatred and said: "Folks, we must remember the hatred that destroyed our family and the brutal behavior of those little devils.
After crossing this mountain, I will join an organization to defend our country. If any brothers and sisters have ideas, you can follow me. "
"Brother Jun, count me among them. I will go with you. The hatred for killing my father is irreconcilable!"
"Count me as the only one. My parents are both gone. From now on, I will be alone and die. Killing one is enough to save money. Killing two will make a profit."
"I'm going too..."
"And me."
"Brother Jun, can women go too?"
Zhang Dajun nodded, "Yes, in the current crisis of our country and our country, whether we are brothers or sisters, they are all our compatriots and comrades-in-arms!"
"Dad..." Zhang Qingsong tugged at the corner of Yunfei's clothes.
Yunfei looked at Huang Xiaoyan.
She slightly curled her lips and said, "You go first. When I raise my son, I will go too."
Yunfei smiled back.
Since they decided to come back from the Magic City, they naturally had the idea of advancing and retreating together with their hometown, otherwise why would they return here in vain.
Although their family was once fractured, today they share many of the same ideals.
For example, when I saw the newspaper of that day, I felt the same silence.
And when the three of them opened the door at the same time that night, they had the same entangled and sad look on their faces.
Then the next day, they began to prepare for returning to their hometown.
