After seeing off Xu Shiyou, Xie Tian turned to Zhang Keqin and asked, "Have everything been arranged?"
Zhang Keqin saluted and replied: "County Magistrate Chen took people up the mountain early in the morning. They should be ready. Commander, please get in the car."
Xie Tian hummed and said, "Let's take a walk, it's not far."
The landing of the big plane at the airport had already alarmed the folks in Dagu Town. When the kids from the Children's League saw Xie Tian getting off the plane, they ran away and spread the news back to the town.
Before Xie Tian and his party reached the entrance of the town, the people had already poured out of the town and surrounded Xie Tian like they were fighting Japanese invaders, but just to hold Xie Tian's hand and say thank you.
Surrounded by people, Xie Tian walked into Dagu Town. The houses and shops on both sides of the main middle street in Dagu Town have been rebuilt. They are all brick houses and some shops are open for business. Inseparable.
Xie Tian talked to everyone along the way and learned about their resettlement situation. Dagu Town was demolished and rebuilt, and the amount of work was huge. However, the enthusiasm of the people to rebuild their homes was extremely high, and those who could contribute were not idle. Even if Erniang couldn't see, she would sit in front of the earthen stove and help everyone boil some water.
At this time, Li Chunxiang pulled Widow Sun in from the crowd. Originally, Li Chunxiang was smiling like a flower, but when she saw Gao Meijuan, who was following Xie Tian, her face dropped, she looked at Xie Tian with a dark face and asked, "Xie Baoqing, what are you doing?" Why don’t you bring sister Hao’er back.”
Xie Tian deliberately blocked Li Chunxiang's eyes from looking at Gao Meijuan and said with a smile: "Hao'er still has a lot of things to do in Taiyuan and doesn't have time to come back. But she asked me to tell you that it would be best if you have time to go to Taiyuan. Take your Xiangmanlou and drive it to Taiyuan."
"If she has a conscience, can she fly on your big plane?" Li Chunxiang asked with bright eyes.
Xie Tian laughed and said, "Of course, I won't charge you for the air ticket."
Li Chunxiang snorted and rolled her eyes at Xie Tian, then stretched out her hand to hold Xie Tian's arm: "I've finished building the Xiang Man Building. Come back with me and I'll make you some delicious food."
Xie Tian smiled and said: "It's built so quickly. Then when I go back, I will ask Lao Cui to go through the discharge formalities and let him come back to be your shopkeeper."
Li Chunxiang glanced at Xie Tian: "I can handle it on my own. You ask him to come back after he finishes fighting the Japanese with you."
Xie Tian smiled and looked at Widow Sun and said, "Sister-in-law Sun, Da Zhuang is in Jiexiu now. How about you? Do you want to move the tofu shop to Jiexiu to reunite with him? If you want to go, I will arrange a car to take you there."
Mother Ge Dazhuang has been living with Widow Sun, and they get along like mother and daughter, which is fine.
Widow Sun smiled: "Your team will be here today and there tomorrow. Mom is old and won't bother. My mother and I will wait in Dagu Town for him to come back after fighting the Japanese."
Xie Tian laughed: "Come on, come on, I guarantee that we can beat the little Japs away in less than two years. It doesn't matter if you stay in Dagu Town, there will definitely be no more wars in this place within three to five years. Everyone They can live a stable life for a few years in a down-to-earth manner.”
Xie Tian didn't dare to speak big words, otherwise he would have guaranteed that there would be no war in Dagu Town from now on.
The little Japanese had already abandoned Shanxi and strategically retreated to North China. Xie Tian was absolutely sure that the little Japanese would not be able to come back after leaving, and he also knew that the War of Resistance would be over soon.
But Xie Tian was not sure about the situation after the war.
There is bound to be a battle between Chongqing and Yan'an, and it will never change at all just because of the appearance of this catfish. Xie Tian cannot guarantee whether this battle will affect Dagu Town.
But when the people heard Xie Tian saying that they could live a stable life for a few years in Dagu Town, they cheered. It had been decades since the Boxing Revolution, and the Qing Dynasty was dead and the warlords were still fighting. , the warlords finally stopped fighting and the Japanese came again. For decades, the people have not lived a peaceful life for a day.
Speaking of which, it was only after Xie Baoqing came that the people of Dagu Town had some hope for life. Their houses were burned down by the Japs and Xie Baoqing rebuilt them for everyone. He also implemented the public land ownership contract responsibility system, and the people felt that they had a future. If in the future If we don’t have to fight anymore, wouldn’t the days afterward be like heaven?
Maybe a few meat meals a year.
In the eyes of ordinary people, paradise is as simple as living, making a living, not having to fight, and being able to eat a few meals of meat every year.
At this time, Gao Kuirong squeezed out from the crowd, squeezed Li Chunxiang away and took Xie Tian's hand. He burst into tears and said, "Son-in-law, I have to count those land deeds. They are all my blood and sweat." I saved it.”
Seeing Gao Kuirong, Xie Tian's head was buzzing and he didn't know how to deal with Gao Kuirong. At this time, Gao Meijuan squeezed out from behind Xie Tian with a dark face and reached out to pull Gao Kuirong: "Dad, don't make trouble, this is the policy implemented by our People's Liberation Army. , it’s the same for everyone. I brought Zhan Tian back, and so did your grandson."
"My grandson, where is my grandson?" Gao Kuirong hurriedly looked behind Gao Meijuan.
There were so many people that Gao Zhantian's family of three were squeezed out of the crowd.
Gao Meijuan stretched out her hand and pointed at Gao Zhantian outside the crowd: "That's not true."
Seeing Gao Kuirong, a member of Gao Zhantian's family, tears flowed again. Ever since the Eighth Route Army captured Shanyin, he thought he would never see them again in his life.
Gao Zhancai has not had contact with his family for more than a year, and his life and death are unknown. Now Gao Kuirong is counting on Gao Zhantian and his grandson to continue the family line.
Gao Kuirong was pulled by Gao Meijuan and squeezed out of the crowd, but he did not forget to grab Xie Tian again and cried: "Son-in-law, you have to make the decision for me. All those lands are mine."
Xie Tian smiled bitterly and coughed.
How can I make the decision for you?
And let you go back to being a landlord?
Continue to exploit working people?
Gao Meijuan dragged Gao Kuirong away with a black line. Li Chunxiang snorted at Gao Kuirong's back, directly tucked Xie Tian's arm under his armpit and dragged him out of the crowd, shouting at the crowd: "You all give way. Give way, Xie Baoqing hasn't eaten yet, let him eat and rest for a while. If you have anything to do, go tell County Magistrate Chen and County Magistrate Zhang, and don't bother Xie Baoqing with trivial matters."
Xie Tian smiled bitterly, what should I eat if this is not right or wrong?
Fortunately, Li Chunxiang came to his rescue. Not to mention the common people, just Gao Kuirong was enough to give him a headache.
Xie Tian came back to Dagu Town on a special trip, and he would come back even if he didn't see Xu Shiyou off.
In the Cemetery without Character Monument next to Gushan Temple, another 122 soldiers were buried here. The number of tombstones behind the Monument without Character suddenly increased several times, and there were many that Xie Tian could no longer name.
There is no bloodless war, but the war is to prevent the bloodshed of one's relatives.
Xie Tian silently laid a wreath to the wordless monument, stood at attention and saluted, unwilling to put down his arms for a long time.
Two rows of soldiers on both sides of the tombstone fired their guns into the sky to see off the martyrs.
When the gunshots stopped, Xie Tian slowly lowered his saluting arm, walked slowly into the tombstones, touched each tombstone passing by and whispered: "Brothers, I'm here to see you. You didn't leave early." You know, we have captured Taiyuan, as well as Qizhou, Yangqu, Jinzhong, Shenchi, Pingyao, Jiexiu, Fenyang, Xiaoyi, Gujiao, Ningwu, and Shouyang. These places are all ours. The little devil is about to be beaten away by us..."
