Chapter 458: Thunder Means Bodhisattva Heart

Hebei border area in western Hebei. The south gate of Wang Hu's house in Yulin Village. Midday. Sunny.

As soon as the gunfire in the front yard fell, the gunshots rang out in the backyard, causing great fear among Wang Hu's family and children standing in the middle yard, and Fang Jiren was also puzzled, completely unclear what was going on in the front yard and the backyard? But he knew that something big must have happened, and someone had died.

The villagers who searched the houses in the front and back yards encountered several family members who were taking a nap, as well as a few Wang Hu family members who were lying on their sides and were swallowing clouds and spitting fog and smoking big cigarettes out of their bodies. This was a terrible thing, and it immediately aroused great resentment and anger among the villagers, and instantly completely forgot about Francis's prohibition on killing people at will. In the end, the villagers killed more than a dozen families with sticks, and the six families who were not killed in the front and back yards but were seriously injured were escorted to the middle courtyard by more than a dozen villagers with rifles, waiting for the fate of Francis. Subsequently, more than a dozen villagers carrying seized rifles on their backs carried two boxes of bullets, a box of * (shou liu dan) and * (zha yao), large knives, daggers and other weapons into the middle courtyard one after another, and placed them beside Fang Jiren, while many other villagers carried several boxes containing gold bars and silver dollars, and several stacks of account books, title deeds, house deeds, usury IOUs and other documents to the middle courtyard and stacked them on the brick floor.

Shen Yanqin's mother, Wang Hu's long-term worker, servant, cook, and more than a dozen people came to the middle courtyard from the front yard and the back yard one after another, standing behind Shen Yanqin and Shen Yanmin's sisters, all of them were so frightened that their faces were like ashes and trembling, and they didn't know if they would be dead or alive?

The courtyard was filled with noisy and angry villagers, who did not know and wanted to know what Francis would do with Wang Hu's family and family.

Fang Jiren waved his hand, and the villagers fell silent. Franciscan said:

"Ms. Shen Yanqin, I am Wang Xingbang, commander of the special column of the Eighth Route Army Supplementary Regiment. Now I formally inform you that your husband, the most heinous and notorious landlord bully, the fisherman, and the traitor and traitor Wang Hu, has been executed by me. Wang Hu and his minions have done so many years, wounded, maimed and killed dozens of people, how many families have been mutilated by these beasts and ruined families, Wang Hu also colluded with Japanese devils, two dogs, and detective teams to give the enemy a message, lead the way, and arrest and kill more than 10 Communist Party members and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army. Therefore, Wang Hu must die! Otherwise, heaven will not tolerate it! ”

"Huh? This? Commander Wang, I know, I believe that what you said is a definite fact, and I should make amends to the villagers. However, I really don't know what hurtful things Wang Hu has done outside, and I can't stop it even if I am a woman. Now that he has been executed by you, he deserves it, and he will do harm to the people. It's just, it's just, Commander Wang, as the old saying goes, since ancient times, crimes are not as good as parents, wives and children are not harmed, and family members are not punished. I ask Commander Wang to be extra gracious, don't even connect the nine clans, let alone cut down the grass and eradicate the roots, and leave a way for us women and innocent children who are powerless. Folks, please spare us. Shen Yanqin pleaded in a mournful voice.

The villagers were talking. In the end, it was unanimously asked that Francis make a decision on how to deal with it.

"Ms. Shen Yanqin, although your family members have not done anything bad, you are an indirect exploiter and a direct beneficiary of unearned gains, and you should be punished accordingly. Our Eighth Route Army has policies and disciplines, and we will not kill women and children like you in vain, and we still have to give you basic living guarantees. But from now on, you have to be self-reliant, self-reliant, and self-sufficient, and you will no longer be able to live by exploiting others. If you have any difficulties, you can ask the village chief and neighbors for help. ”

"Okay, we'll do that later." Shen Yanqin nodded in agreement.

Fang Jiren asked Shen Yanqin to find out the Shen family's house deeds, title deeds, and account books before Shen Youde's death and keep them, and the remaining house deeds, title deeds, account books, and usury IOUs after Wang Hu took charge of the house were burned in public. Francis loudly announced that the farmland and mansion that Wang Hu had forcibly seized and bought would be returned to their original owners. Leave one fishing boat for the Shen family, and the other eight fishing boats will be confiscated and requisitioned by the Eighth Route Army. The backyard was left for the Shen family to live in, and the front yard, the Eighth Route Army and the anti-Japanese guerrillas in Yulin Village were confiscated and requisitioned. Fang Jiren also asked Shen Yanqin to take out 10 gold bars and 1,000 silver dollars to keep for daily living expenses in the future, and the rest of the money was distributed to the poor villagers according to the size of the families living in Yulin Village and the difficult living conditions. The Shen family's mules, horses, donkeys and cattle are raised by a special person appointed by the village chief, and the villagers take turns to use them when the farm is busy. Fang Jiren asked the villagers loudly if it was okay to dispose of the Shen family's farmland, property, and livestock in this way. The villagers applauded.

Fang Jiren ordered Cheng Qiang to lead 20 young and strong villagers armed with rifles to supervise the Shen family to pack up their clothes and daily necessities, food, etc., and move them to the backyard. Four villagers should be arranged to guard the gate of the backyard day and night with guns, and the shift should be changed every two hours. The Shen family is strictly forbidden to leave Yulin Village and drive a boat to the lake. Fang Jiren also ordered 10 villagers to tie up six family members and escort them to the westernmost part of the south room in the front yard to be tightly detained and guarded, strictly forbidden to communicate with the outside world, and allowed their families to come and deliver food on time, but they were absolutely not allowed to meet and wait for the public trial after the trial. In the end, Francis arranged for several villagers to stand guard at the gate of the front yard with guns.

When Fang Jiren beckoned the villagers to prepare to leave the Shen family compound, Shen Yanqin spoke.

"Commander Wang! Please wait! I have something to say, I have a request. Commander Wang, although we do not have a blood debt, we are the families of sinners and should atone for our sins. But the women of our Shen family can't pick up their shoulders and can't carry them, my mother is old, her health is not good, the children are still too young, and the Shen family has no labor. So I Shen Yanqin is willing and can only do what she can for the villagers. In the past, the villagers were oppressed and exploited, and they were deceived because they were illiterate and could not settle accounts, but I am willing to teach the villagers to read and write, and I can also open a primary school in Yulin Village to teach children to read and write, and I will not charge tuition. Commander Wang, am I doing this to do something useful to resist Japan? Folks, please give me a chance to atone for my sins and support myself. ”

Shen Yanqin's words were reasonable, and the villagers were very moved when they heard this, and they all felt that this was a good thing, and they all nodded in agreement, which was also in line with the requirements of Fang Jiren to mobilize the masses in Yulin Village and Yueming Island, organize the masses, and establish an anti-Japanese base area.

"Ms. Shen Yanqin, this suggestion of yours is very good, and I completely agree with it. Of course, if you can do this, you will contribute to the anti-Japanese resistance. In this case, in three days, the village chief will come to you and talk to you in detail about opening a primary school and teaching the villagers to read and write and settle accounts. Folks, let's go, let's go. After saying that, Fang Jiren was surrounded by the elated villagers and left the Shen family compound.

Back at Cheng Baocun's house, Fang Jiren immediately treated and bandaged Cheng Long and Kang Changfa. At lunchtime, Fang Jiren proposed that Bao Cun first serve as the acting village head of Yulin Village, and after a period of time, all the villagers should elect the official village head, and suggested that Cheng Long should be the leader of the anti-Japanese guerrillas in Yulin Village, and then formally appointed by the special column of the Eighth Route Army. Cheng Baocun, Cheng Long, father and son felt that their abilities were limited, and they repeatedly shirked.

Fang Jiren put down the rice bowl and chopsticks in his hand, looked at Cheng Baocun and said solemnly:

"Uncle Cheng, Dalong, the current situation in the western Hebei region is complicated, the enemy situation is weird, and the big war and vicious war are imminent, I don't have time to give you too much analysis and explanation, now you listen to me, you must do this, otherwise you will make a big mistake, and you will understand in the future."

"Okay, brother, I promise you, I'll do it." Cheng Baocun said in a firm tone.

Cheng Long: "Uncle, I'm also with you, I've been looking forward to this day for a long time?" ”

Fang Jiren also explained to Cheng Baocun and his son the task of carrying out the task with guns and people immediately after lunch. After dinner, a mobilization meeting of all villagers was held in the empty field of the south wharf of the village. In the end, Fang Jiren pulled Cheng Baocun down outside the courtyard door and whispered to Cheng Baocun an extremely urgent and extremely confidential mission. Cheng Baocun was so shocked that his eyes widened and his mouth opened wide.