Before they arrived at Ma's house, everyone involuntarily sniffled.

Several tables of banquets were set up in the courtyard of the Ma family's mansion, and the chicken, duck and fish meat exuded an attractive aroma in the air.

Zhang Ran couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and said in his heart, this person just can't eat without a full stomach, he can't eat enough, this nose is more intelligent than a dog's nose!

"Captain Zhang, I'm glad to be there!"

Ma Chengbang was already waiting at the gate of the courtyard, and when he saw Zhang Ran coming, he trotted forward two steps and gave his hands again and again.

"Don't dare to be!"

Zhang Ran stepped forward with a smile, but directly shook hands with Ma Chengbang and said: "Zhang Ran has also admired Master Ma for a long time!" ”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say!"

Ma Chengbang's smile was a little dry, not only because of Zhang Ran's expression of hiding a knife in his smile, but also because of the short gun he wore on his waist to represent his identity and the way of greeting him like shaking hands - in this era, only big people will wear short guns and greet people with handshakes!

Therefore, even if Zhang Ran was the only one in the entire team wearing a military uniform, and the other three guys with guns on their backs were covered with patches of people's clothes, lame, thin, crooked melons and cracked dates, one of them was still carrying a shotgun, and the rest were villagers with a backpack, he didn't dare to underestimate Zhang Ran at all.

But he keenly noticed that everyone was swallowing, and everyone's eyes were on the wine and food in the courtyard behind him.

"Captain Zhang, you have come from afar, you have worked hard!"

Ma Chengbang said: "Ma has prepared a little wine and food, which is not a respect, and I hope that Captain Zhang will appreciate your faces......"

At this moment, everyone's eyes lit up, and the inside of their mouths flooded!

"Master Ma's kindness, I understand it!"

Although Zhang Ran wanted to feast on it in his heart, he said: "I came here this time as the head of the Jindong Detachment of the Eighth Route Army, and on behalf of the organization, I came to promote the policy of my Eighth Route Army to Master Ma, I am here to work, not to eat and drink, not to mention that my Eighth Route Army has a policy, and I don't take a stitch from the masses. ”

"It's just a bit ......of a routine," Ma Chengbang said.

"That's not good, a policy is a policy, I, Zhang Ran, as the head of the Jindong detachment, must lead by example!" Zhang Ran said loudly.

When everyone heard this, they were immediately mournful, looking at the table full of wine and meat, they all wanted to cry out, looking at Zhang Ran's expression as if they were stupid - don't eat and drink for nothing, what else can it be if it's not stupid?

"Since Captain Zhang is so insistent, then Ma is not reluctant......"

Ma Chengbang laughed dryly, he wanted to take advantage of Zhang Ran's drunken heat to bargain, but now it seems that it will not work!

"Thank you Master Ma for your understanding!"

Zhang Ran smiled, but changed his words and said: "These people who came here today, just me and these three soldiers, and the rest of the people are all villagers of Yanggou Village, if Master Ma is willing to entertain them, then it's still okay......"

In the courtyard, there was a lot of people.

Ten villagers, including Wang Changtian and Lu Yan, chewed according to the case, and ate their mouths full of oil.

Wang Laogui, Wang Kai, and Wang Wenping stood at the door with guns on their backs as guards, and they desperately wanted to let themselves not look at the yard, but their eyes couldn't stop looking, and they saw those chicken legs and fat meat being bitten in the mouths by many villagers, and the fat was bubbling up, crying, wailing, and saliva gushing......

If it weren't for the meeting last night, Zhang Ran had already said that now they are soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, they are soldiers, if they don't obey the order, then they will have to engage in military law, it is estimated that they would have thrown away their guns a long time ago, howled Lao Tzu should not break the Eighth Road, and then rushed up with the villagers, eating and drinking!

And now, they can only watch the villagers eat and drink spicy food, and then their hearts are dripping blood, their noses are sour and aggrieved......

Inside the house.

Zhang Ran and Ma Chengbang sat across the table, there was only a pot of tea on the table, and there was nothing.

Although the fragrance and chewing sound are still coming, they can't affect Zhang Ran anymore - he is not these villagers, delicious and delicious, why hasn't he seen it?

Zhang Ran is now talking.

First of all, it was about the war situation at home, about the massacre and brutality of the Japanese, and about the hard resistance of the frontal battlefield of the chairman's troops, and then it turned to the side of the Eighth Route Army.

"Our party's troops and equipment are seriously insufficient, and trying to fight against the Japanese invaders on the frontal battlefield like the chairman's troops is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg!"

Zhang Ran said: "But our Eighth Route Army did not give up on itself because of its own weak strength, and was ready to stand by and watch this battle related to the life and death of our Chinese nation, but decided to open up an anti-Japanese battlefield behind enemy lines, launch guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines, and do everything possible to contain the Japanese army's strength, slow down the pace of Japanese aggression, and share the pressure for the soldiers of the chairman of the frontal war of resistance!" ”

"Of course, as I said earlier, the strength of our Eighth Route Army is limited, and we alone cannot accomplish such a difficult task, so the leaders of Yan'an sent us behind enemy lines to establish a base area behind enemy lines, so that we can mobilize all the forces in the base area, whether it is the poor masses or the landlord class like Master Ma, who have the money to contribute, and make a strong contribution to go to the national disaster with practical actions to support our Eighth Route Army's action against Japan......"

After saying this, Zhang Ran first preached to Master Ma some about the policies of the Eighth Route Army towards the landlord class, and then said: "Although your landlord class has always lived on exploitation and oppression, you are vampires and parasites attached to the poor masses, and you are the target of our party to defeat and overthrow......

Ma Chengbang, who listened to these words, was frightened, but on the surface, he remained silent, just nodded again and again, and let Zhang Ran continue.

This old fox!

Seeing Ma Chengbang's performance, Zhang Ran scolded secretly in his heart - after all, only when Ma Chengbang showed his flaws, he could take advantage of the gap to attack and crush his psychological defense, so that today's action could achieve more results!

But this old fox is silent, no matter how proficient Zhang Ran is in the work of the masses, he is a little unsure of what this old guy is thinking, so he can only continue to know the benefits and take one step at a time!

"But the central government has also considered our long-term national conditions, so in response to the situation of your class, they have also issued separate instructions, that is, they can't be beaten to death with a stick, but also give you a chance!"

"Master Ma, your situation, our Jindong detachment has already organized people to investigate, and it does not belong to the kind of people who are extremely evil and need not to be suppressed enough to be angry!"

"That's natural, although I, Ma Chengbang, don't dare to say how good, but I am not mean to the underground long-term tenants - many villagers affectionately call me Ma Dashanren!" Ma Chengbang immediately began to show his work!

"Humph!"

Zhang Ran snorted coldly and interrupted Ma Chengbang's words: "Master Ma, although you are not a great crime, it does not mean how innocent you are - you are the landlord, your Ma family occupies a large area of land, relying on the blood and sweat of the poor people to feed you, and maintain your life of poverty and luxury, this is an ironclad fact, and it is still subject to the supervision and transformation of the poor masses!" ”

Ma Chengbang's face turned pale again, and he said with a dry smile: "Okay, good, I accept supervision, I reflect on ......"

"That's the right attitude!"

Zhang Ran smiled with satisfaction: "As long as you are willing to reform yourself, Master Ma, the people's government of our base area welcomes it, after all, our policy is not to let go of a bad person, nor to wronged a good person, let alone give up anyone who wants to reform - but Master Ma, you say that you want to reform yourself, you can't just rely on words, that has to be proved with practical actions!" ”

"Then Captain Zhang, what do you think Ma has to do to prove that I want to reform my ways?" Old Man Ma said with small eyes.

"Now my Jindong detachment is just established, is a poor and white, a few days ago when I came over, in Maling Village and encountered a sneak attack by devils, heavy losses, these days I live in the pigsty of the villagers, relying on the villagers to live on the help of the villagers......

Zhang Ran began to complain again, he had been doing mass work for so long, and he had long understood a truth, that is, only by combining grace and power and taking a multi-pronged approach could the best results be achieved.

When it came to the hard days of the past few days, Zhang Ran was really in tears, while Ma Chengbang had a sympathetic and sad expression on the side, empathy, and his eyes were red.

"Master Ma, now our Jindong detachment is very difficult, I hope that for the sake of the country and the nation, you will generously lend a hand, and I hope that Master Ma can help our Jindong detachment with 10,000 catties of grain and 2,000 oceans, and help our Eighth Route Army get through the most difficult stage at present......"

After complaining for a while, he felt that the heat was almost over, and Zhang Ran returned to the topic and said: "I, Zhang Ran and our Eighth Route Army, will never forget ......the fact that Master Ma and you sent charcoal in the snow when our Jindong detachment was in the most difficult time."

When he said these words, Zhang Ran had a look on his face, I gave you a chance, Master Ma, you have to seize the opportunity and cherish it.

"10,000 catties of grain, 2,000 pieces of ocean?"

Hearing this, Ma Chengbang immediately exclaimed, and said with a bitter face: "Captain Zhang, it's not that I, Ma, am reluctant or unwilling to lend a hand, but what you said, my Ma family really can't take it out - don't look at my Ma family's big house, but it's an empty shell, and a large group of people at the bottom follow my surname Ma to eat and drink...... Your Eighth Route Army is very difficult, I know, but this landlord's family, he is also difficult......"