The more you get towards winter, the longer the nights become. Although the morning star in the sky has been lit up for a long time, the white of the fish belly in the sky is very weak, and he refuses to move an inch towards the middle of the sky for a long time.

It was also under this half-light canopy that the residents of Dawu Village came out of their courtyards one after another. Perhaps because of Mrs. Jiang's orders the night before, the female dependents who could not appear during the deliberations of the Jiang clan ancestral hall also cautiously followed behind their men and walked silently towards the wide open space in front of the Jiang clan ancestral hall.

In addition to the clansmen of the Jiang clan, the small and medium-sized families in Dawu Village, who used to close their doors to show their deference during the Jiang clan ancestral hall, also left their respective houses a little later, followed behind the clansmen of the Jiang clan, and gathered towards the open space in front of the Jiang clan's ancestral hall.

And before all the residents of Dawu Village came to the door of the Jiang Clan's ancestral hall, the two Eight Immortal Tables had been placed in a row in front of the Jiang clan's ancestral hall. On the Taishi chair resting next to one of the Eight Immortals tables, there were old people in charge of each room in the Jiang clan, but there were only two Taishi chairs side by side next to the other Eight Immortals table, and the old lady Jiang sitting on one of the Taishi chairs had her eyes slightly closed, and her face was quite tired. On the other Taishi chair, the chestnut group who was forced to sit down by Mrs. Jiang was very restless, even if Mo Tianliu and Sha Bangcui, who were standing behind him like a humming general, whispered comfort, but they still couldn't make the chestnut group feel the slightest relief......

Yesterday all night, Mrs. Jiang did not appear in her house, but it was the local dogs in Dawu Village who kept guarding the home and barked all night, and it was obvious that someone was running around Dawu Village overnight.

And although Mo Tianliu and Sha Bangcui returned to the chestnut group in the middle of the night, the two of them refused to say anything to the chestnut group, even if Sha Bangcui, who was honest and abnormal on weekdays, was anxious by the chestnut group, he only vaguely said that the recruitment of troops could be completed, and the others didn't say anything anyway......

Seeing that more and more people were gathering in the open space in front of the Jiang clan's ancestral hall, the chestnut group twisted their astringent backbones with some difficulty, tilted their heads and whispered to Mo Tianliu: "Tianliu, what are you and Old Lady Jiang playing tricks on?" With today's posture, where is it still like when our Eighth Route Army was recruiting? It's like ...... It's like the posture of a rich man in my hometown who collects rent......"

With a straight face, Mo Tianliu tried his best to look more majestic, and responded to the chestnut group in a thin voice: "Big boss, as the old saying goes, which mountain sings which song, I don't know what the Eighth Route Army recruits look like in your hometown, but in our Dawu Village, the Eighth Route Recruitment has to be the posture in front of you!" ”

As if hearing Mo Tianliu's words that were as subtle as insects, the old lady Jiang, who was sitting beside the chestnut group with her eyes slightly closed, suddenly raised the slap resting on the arm of the chair, and said in a hoarse voice: "Everyone is here, right?" ”

Bowing slightly, the butler, who also had a thick tired look on his face, responded respectfully: "The rules of the Jiang clan ancestral hall for gathering people to discuss matters, the rooster crows three times, and people must gather. It's still a while before the rooster crows three times, but it's almost time since everyone comes......"

Waving his hand noncommittally, Old Lady Jiang breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly opened her eyes and looked at the several old men in charge of the Jiang clan sitting next to the other Eight Immortals table: "Do you have anything else to say in each room?" Before the gate of the ancestral hall is opened, I will say it now?! ”

Standing up in a panic, the old men in charge of the Jiang clan who were sitting around the other Eight Immortals table all bowed their hands to Old Lady Jiang and said, "Everything is decided by the patriarch, nothing more to say!" ”

Nodding again, the old lady Jiang turned her head to look at the chestnut group sitting beside her, and said to the chestnut group in a harmonious voice: "Captain Li, you are a distinguished guest in my Dawu Village, and in a while, my Jiang clan will open an ancestral hall to pay tribute to the ancestors, and please watch the ceremony quietly!" What do you have to say, more on that later? ”

Before the words fell, Old Lady Jiang didn't wait for the chestnut group to reply, she had already stood up from the Taishi chair tremblingly, and took the lead in turning around and walking towards the door of the Jiang clan's ancestral hall. And behind the old lady Jiang, the housekeeper with a tired look on his face also raised his voice and shouted loudly: "The Jiang family, open the hall to worship the ancestors!" ”

Accompanied by the shouts of the housekeeper who raised his voice, all the villagers of Dawu Village standing in the open space all bowed down with their fists folded and bowed towards the Jiang Clan's ancestral hall. Even those small families with small surnames who could not stand in front of the Jiang clan ancestral hall on weekdays all bent down to do the same.

Pushed open the door of the Jiang clan ancestral hall with his own hands, but the old lady Jiang did not step into the ancestral hall, but just stood in front of the gate of the ancestral hall and muttered a few words of prayer to the tablet enshrined in the ancestral hall, then closed the door of the Jiang clan ancestral hall with his own hands, turned around and sat back on the Taishi chair, and whispered to the butler who was waiting beside him: "Do as you said last night......

Nodding obediently, the housekeeper stepped forward half a step slightly, and shouted to the crowd in the open space in front of the Jiang clan's ancestral hall: "The Jiang family, cultivate and read the heirloom." Self-denial and etiquette, virtue and righteousness! Knowing the kindness of the report, there is a letter ......."

Listening to the housekeeper raising his voice and chanting the family motto of the Jiang clan in a low voice, Mo Tianliu, who was standing behind the chestnut group, suddenly smacked his tongue and shouted: "Good guy, in front of the family with a small surname, this is all on the back of the ancestral motto of the Jiang family?" Taigong is afraid that he is going to bleed this time? ”

As soon as the words came out, Mo Tianliu looked at the chestnut group that turned his head slightly, looked at his chestnut group suspiciously, and immediately explained in a low voice to the unknown chestnut group: "The Jiang clan in Dawu Village is a big surname, and when the discussion is held on weekdays, only the old people who are in charge of each house are in the ancestral hall behind closed doors to discuss, and before the matter is settled, the news does not leave the gate of the ancestral hall. If you make a mistake in your decision, you can prevaricate by saying a two-headed round word in the future. But if you read the ancestral precepts of the clan rules in front of the big guys, it means that everything is opened and explained in public, and there will be no room for repentance in the future......."

In the low voice of explanation, the housekeeper had already finished reciting the ancestral rules of the Jiang clan, which was not very long. Taking a slight breath, the housekeeper shouted again: "Originally, when the descendants of those small families in the village carried guns and food, the prince promised each of them a piece of water to water the land and a big house, and now it is time to cash in!" I also asked those families with small surnames who had people in the army to come forward and take the land deeds that each family deserved! In the future, if there is anything to do in the family, it will also be handled according to the rules of the Jiang clan. Winter is approaching now, and it is not easy to break ground. Wait for the spring to thaw in the next year, and then build a house......"

As soon as the words came out, the crowd gathered in the open space in front of the Jiang clan's ancestral hall suddenly erupted into bursts of discussion. And those families with small surnames who had children who had joined the martial arts team were also a little hesitant to squeeze out of the crowd in twos and threes, and took the newly established land deeds from the hands of several old stewards sitting at another table of eight immortals.

Whispering to those who had obtained the title deed, the little surnamed family stood in a row next to another table of eight immortals, and then the housekeeper bowed down and whispered to the old lady Jiang who had his eyes slightly closed: "Taigong, everything is settled.......

Taking a deep breath, Mrs. Jiang opened her eyes suddenly, and said in a hoarse voice: "The descendants of the small and medium-sized families in Dawu Village are born in order to protect the village and the people, and even kill themselves!" Mencius has clouds - there are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is great! , my Jiang clan, has received its favor, and I need to know how to repay it! In Dawu Village, there are families with small surnames, some of whom died in the army, and there is no latter in the family, and the Jiang family chose Ding Zhuang to change his surname and succeed him as his son, support his family and extend his bloodline! ”

As Mrs. Jiang's voice fell, from the black pressure gathered into the crowd, several strong men came out in response, strode in front of the parents of the few people with small surnames who had lost their children at home, and kowtowed on their knees.

didn't wait for those families with small surnames who had obtained the new title deed and still couldn't keep an eye on a step-son to come back to their senses, but the old lady Jiang said in a hoarse voice again: "There are no more people with small surnames who have not been married to the children of the army, and the Jiang family is also in charge, and each has a good match!" In addition, the Jiang clan in Dawu Village, each house selected 50 strong and strong people, and they were driven under the command of Captain Li of the Eighth Route Army. All the children of the army can find a good match......."

Without waiting for Mrs. Jiang to finish speaking, the group of chestnuts who had already been sitting on pins and needles on the Taishi's chair finally couldn't hold back the shock in their hearts, jumped up suddenly, and shouted at Mrs. Jiang urgently: "Taigong, this can't be done!" My Eighth Route Army recruits, how can I use this method of rewarding and separating wives? This is a serious violation of the discipline of our Eighth Route Army........"

Turning sideways towards the chestnut group and arching his hand slightly, Mrs. Jiang said with a harmonious smile: "Captain Li, the laws in the Eighth Route Army are very strict, so naturally you can't use these methods. It's just that today is the Jiang clan in Dawu Village to deal with the affairs of the clan, and the use of it should naturally be the public discussion of the clan rules of my Jiang clan! ”

"That'...... That's not going to work either! Our Eighth Route Army is the team of the common people, and it is a matter of course to be the master of the people and fight for the people. Isn't this just a reward for money in the old army? ”

"Captain Li, although the Eighth Route Army is benevolent, righteous and brave, and does not want to repay the favor, but what my Jiang clan is doing at this moment is just the icing on the cake, even if it is a slight offense with the law in the Eighth Route Army, it should be a flaw! These fifty Zhongjiang people in Dawu Village are surnamed Ding Zhuang, and please ask Captain Li to collect them under his command......"

Seeing that the strong men of the fifty Jiang clan stood in front of the table of the Eight Immortals, the chestnut group opened their mouths, but they couldn't say a word......

From the period of the Red Army to the present, the armed forces under the command of the Communist Party have always relied on propaganda and agitation to recruit poor people who volunteered to join the army, or through educational means to convert those prisoners of the Kuomintang army. Even if Mo Tianliu and others were recruited from Dawu Village to join the army, it was because they didn't know much in advance, and they reluctantly came to the power of the matter. If you really set a precedent for this bounty conscription, I am afraid that the trouble it will bring in the future will be far beyond your imagination, right?!

But if you don't take away these Ding Zhuang in Dawu Village, regardless of the urgent problem of serious shortage of soldiers when fighting the enemy in the future, I am afraid that it will seriously hurt the minds of Ding Zhuang in Dawu Village, who has already stood in front of everyone and is ready to join the army?

For a while, the chestnut group really felt embarrassed......