The soldiers were all rushing to work, and there was no work for Han Xing to do, and Han Xing was thinking about tomorrow's war. Ji Yuhua finished feeding, put the child on the kang, and went to the stove to do her own work.

In rural areas, stoves generally have special stove houses in summer, and in winter, they are generally located in halls. One side of the stove is connected to the ondol, and the fire on the stove passes through the kang in the hall and then emerges out of the house through the flue in the corner.

Therefore, the kang of the hall house is hot, and the hall house is the best house for rural people. Ji Yufen's family was willing to go to live in the Westinghouse, where there was no heat, and gave up the best hall house to Balu.

Han Xing likes children, and although he is only seven or eight months old, he has a chubby face and a healthy flush, which is quite likable. Han Xing said to Ji Yufen: "Sister Ji, I'll show you the child, are you busy with your business?" ”

Ji Yufen said with a smile: "Yo, Commander Han can not only fight, but also watch children!" ”

Han Xingxin said, I am from the past, why don't I look at the child. But these words cannot be said to her, only to say: "Look and try, if not, you can coax again!" ”

"Okay," Ji Yufen said happily, "Baby, you have an eight-way commander coaxing you, and it's your blessing." When you grow up, follow Commander Han as a soldier! ”

Han Xing also picked up the conversation and said, "As long as you are willing to be the eldest sister, I will want this soldier." ”

The child cried again, so Han Xing picked him up and coaxed him, "Little sleep, little good girl!" Little don't sleep, eyes open! Why didn't you come to sell steamed buns? Dare to make the little one hungry??? ”

Chubby is also strangely inspired, and he doesn't even cry. Han Xing sang another song: "Pull the big saw, pull the big saw, grandma's house, sing a big opera, pick up the daughter-in-law, invite the son-in-law, and the little grandson will also go." ”

Chubby laughed "...... giggles". Han Xing sang again: "The wind blows gently, the bird barks low, the dog runs slowly, the kitten laughs secretly, the house is quiet, and the baby sleeps." ”

The child laughed, and Ji Yufen also laughed: "Look at this Commander Han, it's strange, he can not only command the battle, but also coax the child." Not only does the child listen to it well, but I also listen to it, are you coaxing the child, or coaxing me! Commander Han, where did you learn such a beautiful nursery rhyme, can you teach it to me? ”

After a while, the water boiled, and the steaming steam filled the whole house, Ji Yufen said to Han Xing: "The water is boiling, everyone use it quickly, drink boiling water, wash your face, wash your feet, and run for a day, and it will be light." ”

When Han Xing heard this, he was taken aback, he saw her busy just now, and thought that she was busy for herself, but it turned out that she was boiling water for Balu. Han Xing hurriedly said: "You are still breastfeeding the child, and your body is not very strong, how can you make trouble!" Warriors have hands and feet, and they won't burn themselves! ”

Ji Yufen said again: "You big man's family, it's tiring to march and fight." What's wrong with boiling pot water, women are better at doing the pot than you men. Hurry up and use it, it's already boiling......"

Han Xing hurriedly thanked him and said to Zhang Xiaosan: "Hurry up and call the soldiers to scoop boiling water, don't take advantage of other people's pots in the New Year." ”

The people in the guard camp have a cooking class for dinner, and if they boil water again, there will be too many people, and the cooking class will have to be busy for a while. Now the matter of the cooking class is saved, and the cadres and soldiers have come to turn on the water, some to drink, and some to wash their faces and feet, and they are very busy.

The pot head was soon vacated, and Ji Yufen was busy with yellow rice noodles, steaming sticky noodles, and inserting red dates on top. This sticky noodle nest is a delicacy in modern times, let alone in that era. I don't know how long I have been accumulating grain, but I have saved this half of the yellow noodles in the cloth bag.

Han Xingxin said, the New Year, no matter how poor you are, you have to eat a few meals during the New Year, or how to say it is the New Year!

As soon as the firewood was burned, a sweet jujube fragrance came out through the steamer, and Han Xing was so hungry that he couldn't wait for it to flow out. But there is no way to be greedy, there are so many people in the army, and the village is poor, so I can't do anything special at this time.

The sticky nest with dates was steamed, covered with a mat, and dried in the house. The jujube nest is yellow, and the big red jujube is inserted on it, which is really hungry to death just by looking at it. Han Xing swallowed his saliva back as best he could.

When it was almost dry, Ji Yufen brought the cover to Han Xing and said, "Commander Han, there are so many of you, to be honest, I can't afford to take care of the food, so let's eat two sticky nests for one person!" There are only two people for each person, which is also considered a small year. ”

Han Xing suddenly realized that this Ji Yufen steamed jujube nest was not steamed for his own family, but specially steamed for the Eighth Route Army, and he couldn't help but be moved, but he still couldn't accept it, and said to Ji Yufen: "Sister Ji, are you joking!" We have discipline and don't take a stitch from the masses, not to mention that this is the New Year's jujube nest, we must not let it, we must not do it. ”

Ji Yufen pushed the cover cushion in front of Han Xing and didn't let go: "If you don't say it, who knows." Besides, you are helping us fight devils in our village, you are risking your life, what is there about eating a jujube nest? ”

"That doesn't work, that doesn't work!" Han Xing's head shook like a rattle, "We are the battalion headquarters, we are in charge of the company, and we take the lead in violating the discipline of the masses. I have received your kindness, but we resolutely cannot accept the good meal for the New Year. ”

"You really don't accept it?" Ji Yufen was a little anxious.

"We really can't accept it."

"That's good!" Ji Yufen took the cover and put it on the square table, and said angrily: "Then you can go, don't live in my house." ”

Han Xing was really angry when he saw Ji Yufen, and he was dumbfounded for a while. pointed at Zhang Xiaosan and asked Zhang Xiaosan to deal with this matter, Zhang Xiaosan was also tactful, called the secretary over, and asked the secretary to pay.

According to the market price, the secretary took out the money and handed it over to Ji Yufen. Ji Yufen became even more angry now, and said: "Our family is not engaged in trading, you want to buy jujube nests and buy them on the market, I don't sell them here." ”

Zhang Xiaosan haha said: "My good sister-in-law, aren't you embarrassing us!" If we eat your jujube nest and don't take the money, we will make a mistake, but if we take the money and you get angry, it will not be easy to do. My good sister-in-law, you also think about our commander, he commands thousands of troops and horses, on what's it, with iron discipline. If you can't handle this little thing well, how can you still command thousands of troops. ”

This Zhang Xiaosan, going around and going around, pulled Han Xing again. When sister-in-law Ji heard that this matter was so complicated, she couldn't understand it anyway, so she had to reluctantly accept the money.

On the twenty-third day of the lunar month, the day tore through the darkness and finally came, and the gray sun was as dim as a pig's eye. The sky was also so cold that the scorpion tiger, and the roaring north wind mixed with the crushed snow powder shook the majesty, slamming the doors and windows with a "whoosh" sound, and stirring the earth into a drowsy state.

Zhangjialou people in winter are also easy to recognize, regardless of the new padded jacket and the old padded jacket, they are all black anyway. On the pale yellow wall, it looks particularly eye-catching.

Suddenly, at this time, there were two loud bangs outside the east gate, and it was someone stepping on a mine. The sentries also ran towards the village quickly, shouting as they ran: "Li Qishan is coming--Li Qishan is coming-"

The big iron bell in the village also rang, and while ringing, someone shouted: "The joint defense team is on the wall, Li Qishan is coming--the joint defense team is on the wall, Li Qishan is coming-"

The bell was an order, and all the members of the joint defense team took their weapons and ran to the wall, even women, half-grown children, and the elderly.

Han Xing's guard battalion had already gone up, and the first company was at the east gate. Instead of letting them go up to the wall, Han Xing let them hide inside the wall. Han Xing and Zhang Chenggang discussed it like this, don't expose the strength of the guard battalion for the time being, fight a dozen first, and then talk about it, it's really not good, the guard battalion will go up again.

Zhang Chenggang felt that this was also a review of the strength of Zhangjialou's joint defense team, and with his own strength, how long could it last, so he nodded and agreed.

The second squadron of the joint defense team, more than 100 old and young, all holding all kinds of weapons, quietly waiting for the arrival of the recalcitrant army.

At this time, 3 "big general" earthen cannons and 6 "little general" earthen cannons were lined up on the east gate wall, just waiting for the arrival of the recalcitrant army.

The veteran joint defense team members who operated the earthen cannon had already filled the cannon with gunpowder, iron sand and broken iron, and the earthen cannon had a black muzzle, quietly waiting for these villains who were going to die.

Han Xing, Zhang Xiaosan, Wu Xiaoming, and Zhang Chenggang squatted on the east wall, directing the battle.

At this time, I saw Li Qishan's team coming, about 2,000 people, they formed several columns, and advanced unhurriedly. When they arrived at a place 500 meters from Zhangjialou Village, they stopped.

A pseudo-officer picked up an earthen loudspeaker and shouted to Zhangjialou: "Fellow villagers in Zhangjialou, pay attention, as long as you lay down your arms, you are still a good common man and a great good citizen." Don't go against the government, there is no good fruit to eat when you go against the government? ”

Zhang Chenggang also picked up a homemade microphone and scolded: "What kind of bullshit government are you, a government that licks the devil's cheeks, a traitor government." Helping the Japanese bully the Chinese, what kind of skill, have the ability to fight Japan, have the ability to beat the Japanese devil out of the Ping! ”

The speaker of the recalcitrant army was changed, and he shouted loudly: "I am your county magistrate Li Qishan, folks, you are innocent, and it is no good to continue to fight." Don't you want to think that with just a few guns and a few earthen cannons, you can stop the attack of the regular army? If you can't stop it, I advise you to turn back early, don't believe the propaganda of XXX, XXX. The catastrophe is coming, XXX, XXX, where are they gone, but you ordinary people are called to fight us. has become a wronged boss in vain, and has become a ghost in vain, is it wronged? ”