With her lips closed tightly and her face pale, the old lady Jiang sat on the Taishi chair like a clay carved wood sculpture, as if she hadn't heard Mo Tianliu's almost roaring interrogation words. But if you look closely, the housekeeper standing next to Old Lady Jiang can find that Old Lady Jiang's long longevity is windless, obviously carefully pondering the question that Mo Tianliu shouted out in his heart......

As Mo Tianliu said, all night yesterday, under the careful support of the housekeeper, Mrs. Jiang went to the houses of the heads of all the houses in Dawu Village, and only then did a bowl of water make up the idea of No. 50 ready to join the martial arts team Jiang surnamed Ding Zhuang, and indeed hit the idea of losing the pawn and protecting the car, and used the embarrassing scene of the 50th Jiang surnamed Ding Zhuang to stop the idea of recruiting troops from Dawu Village.

But I didn't expect that this well-played wishful thinking was told to Mo Tianliu to break it, and he took it and threw it to himself a question that he couldn't answer no matter how he pondered it - if it really came to the day when the Jiang family was forced to fight back by the devil, what could the Jiang family be able to keep?

But.......

Even if they know that the Eighth Route Army Martial Arts Brigade is a righteous army, there are still guns and guns without eyes in the battle array, which family is willing to let their own children bear the risk of swords?

Just as Mrs. Jiang's heart was churning, a voice with a little trembling sounded behind the crowd gathered in front of the Jiang clan's ancestral hall: "By asking, are Mo Tianliu and Sha Bangcui in Dawu Village in the village?" ”

At the beginning of the words, the crowd gathered in front of the Jiang clan's ancestral hall suddenly stirred, and slowly separated a gap, revealing seven or eight strong men standing behind the crowd.

Facing the few strong men with cold faces and two ghost-headed broadswords and a musket, Mo Tianliu, who was standing behind the table of the Eight Immortals, suddenly flashed a trace of joy on his face that was not easy to be noticed, and shouted at the strong men: "Where did you come from?" What are you doing in Dawu Village looking for Mo Tianliu and Sha Bangcui? ”

The strong man who was holding the very old powder gun tightly and his face was blue and gray from the cold tried to straighten his waist, trying to make himself look more energetic: "We are from Shuiyang Village, and we came to Dawu Village to find Mo Tianliu and Sha Bangcui, just to ask them to introduce us to the Eighth Route Army Martial Arts Team!" ”

"From Shuiyang Village? Isn't this way close? You don't live a good life in Shuiyang Village, why do you want to join the Eighth Route Army Martial Arts Team? The Eighth Route Army's armed engineering team, but they have distributed grain to your Shuiyang Village, and changed to coarse grain to save some food, how can you survive the first crop of grain next year! In this peaceful day, you don't have to follow the Eighth Route Army Martial Arts Team to fight with the little devils on the battle array? You're not cowardly, huh? ”

With a wry smile, the strong man who was holding the gunpowder gun in his hand shook his head vigorously: "Peaceful days? Where can there be a peaceful day in these years?! The Eighth Route Army's armed engineering team distributed food to us on the front foot, and the devil asked someone to send a letter to the village on the back foot, saying that within three days, if the food was not sent to Qingle County according to the weight of fifty catties per person, then wait for the house to be overburned and the head to be knifed! The old people in the village went to Qingle County to tell the devil a lot of affection, but ......."

"Didn't you make it?"

"Not only did it not happen, but the three old men who went to Qingle County came back alive, and the remaining two called the devil to cut off their heads on the spot! ...... back to the village Even frightened, I went to ...... yesterday."

"Then why don't you hurry up and take a village of old trots? If you go out and hide for a while with food and avoid the limelight, maybe you'll be fine? ”

"Run? Where to run?! There are devils everywhere on the ground in southern Hebei, and when they catch the people with food around them, they throw them into the prison, and the food has to be snatched away....... The left and right are dead, the rabbit is anxious and knows how to bite, it is better to vote for the Eighth Route Army martial arts team to fight with the devil, maybe you can still fight a way to live! ”

"Do you really want to join the Eighth Route Army? Then you have to figure it out - the Eighth Route Army's military engineering team is doing a hard-working job, but the benefits are not at all......

Before he finished speaking, a member of the martial arts team who was on guard outside the village rushed towards the group of chestnuts, and shouted from afar: "Captain, someone ...... Someone is coming to join our martial arts team....... It's the gunsmiths we let go of last time, and they're all back......"

As soon as he heard the shouting words of the sentry martial arts team member, the chestnut group suddenly became overjoyed, and suddenly stood up and raised his voice in response: "Those gunsmiths have all come to Dawu Village?" Hurry up and get them in......"

Almost rushing to pick up the tail of the chestnut group's words, Mo Tianliu couldn't help but shout with joy: "The gunsmith who can make spears, is he here?" ”

"It's coming! It's the gunsmith who can make spears, and even the household belongings they eat with him, and some of them even bring their family members......"

In the slightly chaotic shouting and response, seven or eight gunsmiths carrying wooden boxes and more than a dozen old and young women and children had already appeared in front of everyone. The gunsmith with the wooden box at the head is dressed in linen and filial piety, and he is the gunsmith who can make spears!

Looking at the chestnut group who had just stood up from the chair with some surprise, Mo Tianliu whispered in the ear of the chestnut group: "The big boss, I haven't seen it for a few days, and the gunsmith who can make a spear has become this linen and filial piety, I'm afraid that something big has happened in the family?" I'll go to greet you, and ask what happened first, so let's ........"

Before he finished speaking, the gunsmith who was walking in front of the wooden box stumbled, and the whole person suddenly fell to the ground, and the wooden box containing the gun-making furniture also fell far away, and the household goods that were originally contained in the box were scattered all over the ground. I don't know if the gunsmith fainted after struggling on the ground several times because he was overly sad or overworked along the way!

Sha Bangcui, who hadn't come back to his senses yet, Mo Tianliu rushed towards the gunsmith who had fainted on the ground, and shouted to the villagers in Dawu Village who were scattered in shock: "What are you doing stupidly?!" Which is the closest to the ancestral hall? Go boil hot water and get some food! If there is a lump of sugar, I will also touch some ......."

Immediately behind Mo Tianliu, Sha Bangcui, who was tall and long-legged, rushed in front of Mo Tianliu in just a few vertical leaps, half-bent over and picked up the fainting gunsmith on the ground, and hugged him horizontally and half-squatted down and rested on his lap.

A few steps ahead, Mo Tianliu stretched out his hand to look at the nose of the gunsmith who had fainted, and then stretched out his hand to probe into the gunsmith's arms, and immediately turned his head and whispered to the group of chestnuts who rushed over: "It is estimated that the water and rice have not been toothless for several days, and there is no hot breath on the body, and it is a ...... that faints with hunger."

Leaning over and picking up a newly made spirit card scattered from the wooden box, the chestnut group looked at the handwriting on the token with a particularly fresh ink, and sighed slightly: "Let's not talk about the side, I want to save people first!" The other gunsmiths who came to Dawu Village also found a place to settle down first. Especially the family members they brought, they can't be neglected! In this cold weather, I hurried to Dawu Village overnight, and the strong man said that the old man and the child were really guilty.......

After a few glances at the scattered crowd, Mo Tianliu unceremoniously raised his voice and shouted: "Shuangzhu, your house is spacious, hurry up and go back to clean up the two rooms and come out, so that the old people and children have a warm place to stay, and then take some new wheat to grind noodles and cook soup!" Don't worry - how much you eat, how much our martial arts team will pay you back, you can't lose it! Brother Da Zhuang, come over and put a handle on the mallet and carry the person to the Shuangzhu house......"

Seeing the chestnut group and Mo Tianliu approaching, the first thing he did was to take care of his own family, but he was not too enthusiastic about these gunsmiths who clearly wanted to recruit, but a gunsmith with a wooden box was very moved to put down the pick on his shoulder, and put his hands together and bowed his hand to Mo Tianliu: "This master is benevolent, I have taken care of the family first.......

Holding the arm of the gunsmith who was arching his hand towards him, the chestnut group said to the gunsmith in a harmonious voice: "This master, our Eighth Route Army military team does not pay attention to these rivers and lakes, as long as you join the Eighth Route Army, then everyone is a revolutionary comrade, and they are all the same!" ”

Nodding with a smile at the chestnut group, the gunsmith who was supported by the chestnut group looked back at the old man and the child who followed him closely, and then looked at the gunsmith who could make a spear who was supported by Sha Bangcui on his knees, and couldn't help but sigh heavily: "Alas...... In this world, even if you want to rely on a craft to support your wife and children, you can't do it....... A few of us gunsmiths were hiding slowly, and we didn't want all our bulky belongings, and we finally escaped with the whole family, but this brother ....... Miserable ......."

Looking down at the spirit card that had just been picked up by Mo Tianliu, the chestnut group asked in a low voice, "...... head of his family?"

"Originally, we gunsmiths had rules in our business, and we didn't recognize each other even when we met. But a few days ago, you were in charge of the house and rewarded us with wages and food, and when everyone left the brigade, they were all scared in their hearts, afraid of ........"

"Afraid I'll shoot a black gun behind you?"

“...... I've all come to join the martial arts team, and I can't hide it anymore - yes! So the big guys all told their respective places and names, thinking that if someone catches up and shoots a black gun, everyone will run separately, and there will always be one or two people running out, and the family can know the news. But when the big guys arrived home safely, they knew that all the families had been robbed by devils, and the food and silver were gone. If we go back a day or two later, I'm afraid our family will starve to death! ”

"Then why did you remember to go to Dawu Village to find the Eighth Route Army Martial Arts Team?"

"Just two days ago, there were people sent by devils in every village to spread the word, saying that they were asking the big guys to hand over the grain according to the number of people! Can't hand it over....... There is no way to live left and right, and the craftsmanship of our people is not needed by ordinary people. Thinking about it, you are also in charge of your benevolence and kindness, and we will discuss how you are in charge of the house and rely on your craft to beg for food......."

"And what's going on with him?"

"His family was originally still successful, and his daughter-in-law brought a two-year-old doll and served a blind old lady. Relying on the money he earned from his skill in making spears, he also bought a few pieces of water and rented it to other families to plant. But the devil went back to the countryside to grab food, and his daughter-in-law couldn't run fast with a blind old lady and a child in her arms, and the food was robbed by the devil, not to mention, people also called the devil to give ......"

"What about his wife and the doll?"

"The doll called the devil and threw it into the ditch, and when he found the corpse, it was all swollen, and he lost his appearance! His blind old lady groped for her grandson and lay on the ground for more than ten miles....... When I found the corpse, I could see the bones in both hands....... When we were looking for him and planning to ask him to join the Eighth Route Army, we saw him kneeling in front of the grave of a family of three, and everyone was dumbfounded, and he didn't answer the call.......

"Then why is he ......?"

"Originally, we all thought he was stupid, but we didn't expect that when we walked towards Dawu Village with our front foot, he caught up with his family with his back foot. I didn't say anything along the way, I didn't eat or drink, I just walked towards Dawu Village vigorously...... This master, I look at him like this, I'm afraid it's mysterious......"

Before the words fell, a rather cold voice suddenly came from the crowd: "He is in a hurry to carry people to my courtyard!" Taking advantage of the fact that the sullenness in his heart was not gone out of chaos at this time, he poured a patch of medicine, which should be able to snatch back a life! ”

Raising his eyes to look at Mr. Han who came out of the crowd, Mo Tianliu, who was standing on the side, rolled his eyes, and suddenly opened his voice and shouted at Sha Bangcui: "Bang mallet, what are you still doing stupidly?" Didn't you hear Mr. Han's words? Hurry up and carry people over, saving lives is like fighting fire......"

Shouting indiscriminately, Mo Tianliu supported Sha Bangcui to take the fainting gunsmith to the courtyard where Mr. Han lived, and at the same time squeezed his eyebrows and beckoned the chestnut group and the gunsmiths who came to join the martial arts team and others to walk towards Shuangzhu's house, but left Mrs. Jiang and other villagers in Dawu Village in the open space in front of the Jiang ancestral hall.......