"Lao Xu, Lao Xu?" Wang Husheng hurriedly walked into the courtyard and said, "I have counted, more than 100 soldiers participated in the commendation, and the villagers from ten miles and eight towns also said that they would come to participate in the commendation conference, and the Mei family ancestral hall may not be able to accommodate so many people, so it can only be placed outside the ancestral hall to hold an open-air commendation meeting, but I feel that the little devil has suffered such a big loss this time, and he will definitely not give up, and this sweep will definitely continue, so is this commendation meeting postponed and will be carried out when the anti-sweep is over?" ”

Wang Hushengxing hurriedly walked into the East Chamber, and then heard a thunderous snoring.

Walking in the door, Wang Husheng saw Xu Rui lying on the board bed on all fours, and he was asleep.

"Lao Xu, Lao Xu?" Wang Husheng stepped forward and pushed Xu Rui, but there was no response, and the sound of self-snoring shook the sky.

Wang Husheng couldn't bear to wake up Xu Rui again, if you want to say tired, the commanders and fighters who participated in this battle are tired, but if you want to say who is the most tired, it must be Xu Rui! He is not only the backbone of the independent regiment, he has to make ideas and decisions at critical moments, he is also the de facto captain of the wolf tooth team, and the sharpest knife in the whole regiment!

But no matter how strong Xu Rui is, he is still flesh and blood, and he will also feel sleepy.

The sound of light footsteps suddenly came from behind him, and when Wang Husheng hurriedly looked back, he saw Sai Hongfu tiptoeing in with a copper basin, and behind Sai Hongfu, he was followed by Xiao Taohong, who was carrying a teapot in her hand, and there was steaming hot steam coming out of the spout, obviously containing freshly boiled boiling water.

Seeing that it was Wang Husheng, Sai Hongfu was about to wake up Xu Rui, but asked Wang Husheng to stop him.

"Shh Wang Husheng made a gesture of silence, and then whispered, "Lao Xu must be tired, let him sleep, don't disturb him, I'll come back to him if there's anything." ”

Sai Hongfu whispered: "Political commissar, he was still talking about the commendation conference just now." ”

"It's okay, just let him sleep." Wang Husheng said, "I have the final say on the commendation conference, so he doesn't have to worry about it, I am the political commissar, and he is in charge of the war, and everything else is in my charge." ”

Sai Hongfu no longer held on to wake up Xu Rui, in fact, she felt even more sorry for Xu Rui.

Wang Husheng tiptoed away, and Sai Hongfu stepped forward with the basin, put the basin away first, and then sat on the edge of the bed to take off Xu Rui's shoes, but she obviously didn't serve anyone, and she looked clumsy.

Xiao Taohong pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "Miss, I'll serve my uncle." ”

Saying that, Xiao Taohong rolled up her sleeves and came forward to help, but Xiao Taohong was used to serving people, and her hands and feet were much more profitable, so she took off Xu Rui's boots in three or two clicks, rolled up Xu Rui's trouser legs, and then poured the boiling water in the teapot into the basin that had been filled with cold to warm the water.

In the end, Xiao Taohong helped Sai Hongfu turn Xu Rui's body sideways, so that his legs drooped off the edge of the bed, and his feet stretched out into the basin.

"It stinks." Sai Hongfu squatted and rubbed Xu Rui's feet while saying, "No wonder the world says stinky men, stinky men, men are really stinky, they really stink to death." ”

Little Peach laughed when she heard this.

"Dead girl, what are you laughing at?"

"They all say that men stink, but they are all too precious to be good."

"Really, I just treasure him, rare him." Sai Hong raised his face, glanced at Xu Rui, who was sleeping soundly on the bed, and said with some confusion, "It's really strange, in terms of appearance, he is not handsome, at most, he has thick eyebrows and big eyes that are not annoying, and in terms of mouth, he is much more pleasing than he can say, but why do I fall in love with him?" ”

"Uncle is better than you." Xiao Taohong pursed her lips and said, "If my uncle can't beat you, no matter how handsome he looks and how eloquent his mouth is, Miss, you won't look at him more than you are afraid." ”

"Not exactly." Sai Hongfu shook his head and said, "If you want to talk about skills, although there are not many young Junyan in the Qingbai League and the Fuxing Society who are stronger than me, they are not nothing, let's just say that Wu Han, whether it is fighting or secret weapons, is stronger than me, but I just can't look at it, but this beast, I like it at a glance." ”

Xiao Taohong thought about it very seriously and said: "That, it's fate, there is a sentence, there is a fate to come and go, there is no chance to meet each other, although Captain Wu and Miss belong to the same Qingbai League, get along day and night, but the two of you have no fate, so Miss didn't take a fancy to him, but Miss, you and your uncle are destined to be good, so you fell in love at a glance." ”

"Fate?" Sai Hongfu looked up at Xu Rui, feeling that his heart was filled with something.

At this time, there was a melodious and pleasant harmonica sound outside the window, and after listening carefully, it was the song that spread all over the country: My home is on the Songhua River in the northeast.

The tune is gentle, but it reveals indescribable sadness and helplessness.

"That's nice." Sai Hongfu sighed softly, "The nerd's harmonica has grown again. ”

"Company Commander He should be homesick." Xiao Taohong's eyes turned red when she said that, and said, "Miss, I'm homesick too, when are we going back to Nanjing?" ”

"Nanjing?" Sai Hongfu said gloomily, "We can't go back." ”

Xiao Taohong then remembered that the master, Mrs. and her mother had fled to Wuhan, and the headquarters of the Qingbai League had also moved to Wuhan, Xiao Taohong raised her head, looked west in the direction of Wuhan, and silently read in her heart, Mother, are you okay in Wuhan? My daughter misses you so much.

(Dividing Line)

Thousands of miles away, the city of Wuhan is bathed in the hustle and bustle of the night.

After the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, refugees from the coastal areas of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Pingjin poured into Wuhan.

Since the Ming and Qing dynasties, the three towns of Wuhan have been the thoroughfare of nine provinces, and now there is a sudden influx of people, resulting in the overcrowding of the whole city, showing a kind of sick prosperity.

In the crowd, a schoolgirl with big braids and a blue cloth jacket and black skirt was particularly eye-catching.

The schoolgirl had white skin, big eyes, and a pair of cute little dimples on her cheeks, and everywhere she passed, pedestrians all turned back, and there was a young man with a small comb and a briefcase who turned back continuously, but he didn't care to pay attention to the road ahead, and finally hit a telephone pole on the side of the road, and fainted on the spot.

The female student didn't know anything about all this, just humming softly that my home was on the Songhua River in the northeast, while constantly comparing the paper in her hand with the house number on the street.

Eventually, the schoolgirl stayed outside the door of a newspaper store.

"No. 18 Zhangzhidong Road, Hankou Branch of Miller's Review Newspaper, this is it." The schoolgirl looked at the house number and one of the many plaques hanging at the gate, and finally a smile finally appeared on her pretty face.

An elderly man poked his head out of the porter and asked vigilantly, "Girl, who are you looking for?" ”

The schoolgirl immediately came up to her and said, "Uncle, I'm looking for Mr. Stephen, David." Stephen. ”

"Oh, you're looking for David, so you're here to apply for a translator?" The old man nodded, then stretched out his hand and pointed to the row of bungalows in the gate, and said, "Count the fourth room on the left." ”

Soon, the schoolgirl knocked David open. Stephen's room door.

Seeing the female students who appeared outside the door, David was really amazed.

David couldn't describe the oriental girl in front of him in words, he only felt that this was the most beautiful angel he had ever seen in his life, and he was stupid at the moment, forgetting that it was very rude to look at a girl like this.

The female student was a little shy by David, and asked in English with a red face, "Excuse me, David." Is Mr. Stephen here? ”

"Huh? yes yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, Stephen. David woke up like a dream and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, beautiful lady, I really shouldn't have stared at you like that just now, it was really rude, but your beauty really made me fall for it, I think you must be able to forgive me for not being able to help it, right?" ”

I have to admit that this Yankee is very good at pleasing girls.

The pretty face of the female student became more and more red, and she lowered her head and whispered: "Mr. Stephen, my name is Liang Yixiao, I saw the recruitment letter you posted on our school bulletin board, I want to try it." ”

"You want to hire a translator?" David was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Miss Liang, with your English conversation skills, you are already qualified enough to be my translator, but I must explain that this time I am going to the Japanese-occupied area, so the danger is very great, and I may not be able to guarantee your life." ”

Liang smiled and lowered his head and said no more.

David thought that Liang Yixiao had flinched, and he couldn't help but be a little disappointed, to be honest, he really wished that he could have such a beautiful translator, even if he couldn't develop a foreign relationship, just translate to such a beautiful woman every day, that would be a pleasing thing to the eye, wouldn't it?

At that moment, David asked again: "Miss Liang, do you still want to apply for a translator now?" ”

"Yes." Contrary to David's expectations, Liang Yixiao suddenly raised his head and said, "I want to apply for a translator, but can you advance part of the remuneration, because ......?"

Speaking of this, Liang Yixiao's voice suddenly became softer, until he could no longer hear it.

David was a straight man, and said very seriously: "Miss Liang, getting paid according to work is the only rule in the domestic labor world, it is said that I can't advance your salary, but if you can provide me with a reasonable reason, I can't consider it at all, then, why do you want to advance part of the payment?" ”

"I want to donate." Liang raised his head with a smile and said to David very seriously.

"Donate?" David thought of many possibilities, but this was the only one that he didn't think of.

"Yes, I want to donate, I have read reports that our soldiers are still wearing single clothes in winter, barefoot, and even can't afford a pair of straw sandals, although it is almost summer now, and there is no need to worry about the soldiers freezing, but because there is no medicine, many injured soldiers are obviously only slightly injured, but in the end they are disabled and even pay for their lives." Speaking of this, Liang Yixiao's big eyes were already full of tears, and he sobbed, "So I want to do my best to donate money to the soldiers, so that they don't have to give their lives because they don't have medicine." ”

David was in awe.