Since Zhao Tie and Lao Zhou's decision was exactly what he wanted, Shen Chen was happy in his heart, and he said some of his thoughts.

Masquerade attacks have proven to be very effective. At least for now, the enemy is not familiar with, or has not seen this way.

The Imperial Association Army has a lot of clothes, and even the devil's military uniforms can make up eight or nine sets, which is a very favorable condition for infiltrating the mining area again.

"If only anyone could talk to devils." Lao Zhou felt a little sorry, touched his chin and said: "For the Imperial Army, it is easier to be confused by devils." ”

Shen Chen smiled and said, "Put on the devil's military uniform, and say a few words to the Imperial Association Army." There are ...... in Bagayalu, Yo Si, and Misi Misi."

Zhao Tie also understands a few words, and it is estimated that the common people can also understand it, listening to Shen Chen's strange and interesting words, he couldn't help laughing, and said, "It's also such a reason." Pretending to be a devil to fool the Imperial Army, you really don't need to get too much. There are a lot of words, and the Imperial Association Army can't understand it. ”

Lao Zhou took a closer look at Shen Chen, shook his head, and said, "Xiao Chen can't do it, how can there be such a handsome devil?" ”

Shen Chen rolled his eyes, not wanting to pay attention to this stubble. What is good-looking or not, he has no concept and doesn't care.

After discussing for a while, Shen Chen got up and went out, and Lao Zhou and Zhao Tie were also busy with their own work, making various preparations for tomorrow's actions.

Thinking that he was going home, it could also be said that he was returning to the enemy-occupied area, so Shen Chen went to borrow a piece of clothing and put it on like a country girl.

And Zhao Tie and Lao Zhou's preparations were much more cumbersome.

The first is to select the team members, and of course they must bring them when they come out of the mining area; The second is equipment, military uniforms for disguise, weapons and ammunition to carry, as well as climbing plows, as well as long ropes, clips, pedals, and so on for mine warfare.

This time when I returned to the mining area, I didn't have to cross the blockade line, but Yu Baogen led the way, taking a more dangerous path, but there should be no enemy guarding.

The so-called risk is also relative. Yu Baogen prepared a thick rope for this, so that instead of jumping off the cliff, he slipped down the rope.

In the evening, Lao Zhou and the remaining team members continued to prepare things. Zhao Tie convened a meeting and explained the tasks and precautions.

Because there is a mine where Shen Chen once lived, it can be regarded as a foothold. It's remote, but it's safe.

When everyone knows about tomorrow's actions, they will go back to rest and recuperate. Only Zhao Tie went to work for a long time, and only went to sleep after getting ready.

It was getting bright, and the morning breeze was chilling on your face. However, the birds in the forest are not afraid of the cold winter, and from time to time they chirp and sing, as if to open the way for the detachment to go out and cheer

After breakfast and a short rest, Zhao Tie led the team out of the village and embarked on a journey.

After walking on the main road for more than three hours, when they were about to reach Zhangzhuang, the detachment went into the mountains and forests, bypassed the mountain pass with pillboxes that they had rushed through last time, and headed for the deeper mountains and forests.

The detachment re-entered the mine, which the enemy did not expect. And in the mine, something is happening in the past two days. Seeing that the Chinese New Year is approaching, the miners have bitter words.

Just the day before yesterday, the miners went to work, but the bosses did not come to work. After waiting for a long time, Hong brought the first class over unhurriedly.

The hemp pole and fat head are finished, and Hong turned his head into the number one dog leg of the He family, and he became more and more arrogant.

The guy glanced at the miners, coughed dryly, and said, "Workers, we have a happy event in our village. After the year, the young master of the shopkeeper He is going to school in the city, and we are serving the job bowl that He has mastered, how much does it have to be expressed? ”

As soon as the miners heard this, they knew that He Jingtang wanted to squeeze oil and water again, so they all bowed their heads and did not speak.

Hong looked around and said, "A while ago, there was a shortage of explosives to open the stone gate in the mine, and the ash bridge a few miles away was blown up again. The imperial army is coming to us to arrest people, and it is He who has the guarantee to protect him, so that everyone is not harmed. ”

After a pause, he threatened: "Actually, if you know who is the anti-Japanese troublemaker, the imperial army will arrest whomever you want." ”

After speaking, Hong turned his head to a miner and said, "Lao Li, how are you?" It doesn't matter if you don't have cash, it's good to deduct it from the counter when the time comes. ”

The miner, surnamed Li, sat on the coal basket and did not speak.

"How's it going, Lao Li." Hong lowered his face and asked again.

"When the time comes, what else do you ask?" The miner surnamed Li lifted his buttocks, stood up the coal basket and sat down again.

Hong rolled his head and rolled his eyes, and said unhappily: "You person, how can you be so dead-eyed, you have powder to rub on your face, saying that you donate more decently, and you have to look at it differently if you know it." ”

The miner surnamed Li snorted and said unhurriedly: "This is a decent matter, but I can't afford to be a decent person." ”

"Less nonsense, do you say donate or not?" Hong stared at him.

The miner surnamed Li still said unhurriedly: "I have to go home and ask." ”

"What else are you asking, it's not you who have the final say at home?" Hong softened his head a little.

"I have a wife and two children at home, and if they say they can tie their necks and skip meals, I will donate."

Hong choked on his head and swallowed saliva, he thought that the miner surnamed Li was honest and intended to start with him first, but he didn't want to touch a nail that was neither soft nor hard.

Seeing that things were not easy to do, Hong turned his face into another bad idea, and sneered: "The shopkeeper is not a beggar either, so he lacks your money." You go to work, this class can't produce thirty baskets of charcoal, so five classes will be deducted first. ”

Seeing that the miner surnamed Li was silent, Hong turned his head and asked the others again. There are also people who say to take it, and there are also people who say they don't take it, and they are noisy and shouting for a while.

People quarreled for a long time, and Hong saw that he was not convinced, so he shouted: "This is the meaning of the counter, you can not take it, don't say that you can't control it when the time comes." Go back in the evening and calculate again, and go to work tomorrow, everyone should think more about the truth. ”

The miners shouted to go down to work, and when they arrived at the mine, Xiao Mao complained angrily: "The little bastard of the He family went to school, why did he ask us to pay?" ”

The old kiln leader smiled bitterly and said: "This is a trick for the counter to scrape our hard-earned money, not to mention going to school, the big and small affairs of the He family, we also need to take a few jobs!" ”

"Let's not take it." Xiao Mao said angrily: "The chicken, duck and fish he eats, we are not full of sorghum rice, and we have to donate money and donate a fart." ”

The old kiln leader thought for a while and said, "If you don't take it, you have to call everyone the same, and a few people can't resist them if they don't take it." Then go and get some people and come to me in the evening to discuss it. ”

Xiao Mao agreed and ran to other mines.

At night, the old kiln leader's hut was crowded with people. Although Lao Zhou is gone, he also leaves a few backbones, but he is not as shrewd and capable as him, and his prestige is naturally not enough.

Zhao Yuankun is one of them, he first said to everyone: "You can't feed our meat to the dogs, we don't take it, see what he can do?" What about this matter, the He family is at a loss, and he can't explain it. ”

The old kiln leader agreed, and said: "I am more than ten years old this year, and I just picked up the big one and said, He Jingtang and his father died, and I took the funeral expenses; He Jingtang married his wife, and I took the congratulatory money; He gave birth to a son, and I made a great donation; Son does full moon ......"

After taking a sip of water, the old kiln leader continued: "It is said to be a gift, but it is actually a hard buckle, which is simply to squeeze oil out of the bones. This time, let's all work together and don't take any of them. ”

The big guys all shouted when they heard it, and they were barely making ends meet, who wants to make this unjust money for nothing?

Xiao Mao suddenly ran in and said, "A black shadow flashed just now and ran away." ”

"Damn*, I don't even let my breath breathe, is there still a way for us miners to live?" Someone scolded.

There were also those who were timid, and hurriedly said, "Let's disperse, maybe send someone in a while." ”

"Can't be dispersed." Zhao Yuankun got up and said, "This time, they are even more puzzled that we are discussing things." ”

The old kiln leader nodded and said, "In this way, we have to have a reason to get together." I'll tell the big guy a commentary, and I'll wait a while before leaving. ”

Okay, good! Some people shouted hello, and those who were about to leave were embarrassed and sat down again.

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When I went down the next day, no one donated money. Hong was so angry that he had to repay He Jingtang.

In the evening, when the miners went to collect the grain, they saw a notice posted in front of the cabinet house: "The red grain has not arrived, and the end of the month will be expensed." ”

The so-called red grain, which is sorghum transported from the northeast, is moldy. He Jingtang bought it from the Japanese at a low price and paid it as wages.

The miners gathered at the door of the cabinet house to reason, and the account room was perfunctory: "It's just to push the date, and it's not that you don't give it." Tomorrow is the end of the month, what's the hurry? ”

Seeing that the miners were gathering, Hong came with the mine police and dispersed the miners.

The miners only get three or four catties of grain for one shift, and those with large families can only drink porridge. If there is no food on this day, many families will go hungry.

Fortunately, today is the end of the month, and the miners can survive for a day.

In the evening, the miners lined up in front of the cabinet house, waiting to receive their food and go home. The weather was cold, the cabinet house was not opened, and people squatted there, shivering from the cold.

Finally, the small window of the cabinet house for the distribution of food opened. The miners stepped forward to receive food, received one and scolded another, and the little hair lined up behind, and I don't know why.

When Xiaomao arrived, the account room asked for his name, and shouted in a long voice: "Eight catties of red grain." ”

Xiao Mao opened his pocket, and someone inside poured him in with an iron dustpan. Suddenly, a burst of ash flew up, making him face.

He reached out and took out a handful of sorghum from his pocket, half of which was dirt and sand.

"Is this grain, or is this soil?" Xiao Mao looked up angrily and asked.

"How can you grow food without soil?" The account room glanced at Xiao Mao lightly, waved his hand impatiently, and asked the next one to receive the grain.

Because the miners don't donate money to donate to the class, He Jingtang uses these methods to trap people.

Not only did they mix sand with sorghum, but they also smashed coal baskets, damaged tools, and even tea, medicine, and miscellaneous expenses, for all sorts of reasons, and the miners were getting less food.

The miners were so angry that they refused to leave.

In this regard, the mine was also prepared, and the mine policemen with guns rushed up and drove them away.

Xiao Mao carried a few catties of sorghum and walked angrily to the village, and when he walked into the village, he happened to meet Erdan, who was knocking on the bangzi and selling tofu.

Sun Hongshan's illness was so good that he began to make tofu and sell it.

In addition to the initial cost, use tofu and then exchange beans, and the remaining bean dregs are also very good to eat. With the money left by Shen Chen, the family's life is better than before.

After listening to Xiao Mao's story, Erdan was also angry, but he was also secretly glad that he didn't go down the well, he was so tired that he had to die and live, and he had to suffer from this nest of gas.

"Just these few catties of sorghum, how can it be enough for the family?" Erdan handed the remaining two pieces of tofu to Xiao Mao and said, "You take this first, I'll go home and talk to my uncle, and then send a few catties of food to your family." ”

Xiao Mao pushed but didn't want to, and said, "I don't want it." Although your family is stronger than me, who doesn't rely on this pound of food to eat. By the way, Sister Da Mei hasn't come back yet, right? ”

Erdan shook his head and said, "I went to Liuzhuang to inquire several times, but I didn't have any letter from my sister. Uncle and aunt are always thinking about her, looking forward to her going home for the New Year! ”

Xiao Mao said with relief: "I should come back, it is estimated that the main family is busy and can't leave." ”

Erdan nodded, and said with some confusion: "Uncle Zhou and Brother Erhu don't know where to go, they said that they would teach me martial arts!" ”

Xiao Mao knew a little, but he was not sure, so he said a few perfunctory words, said goodbye to Erdan, and went home.

Erdan wandered around for a long time, and it was dark, but there was still a piece of tofu left, so I had to take it home.

After Sun Hongshan finished grinding the beans, his aunt had just cooked the meal, and when he saw Erdan coming back with tofu, he was not in a hurry. Anyway, the weather is cold and frozen outside, so it can be sold tomorrow.

While eating, Sun Hongshan listened to Erdan talk about the things in the mine, and couldn't help but be angry, and scolded: "The He family eats people and doesn't spit out bones, and they don't give the miners a way to live." Mother*, sooner or later, everyone was forced to rebel, burned down the He family's mansion, and asked for He Jingtang's dog's life. ”

The aunt was timid and afraid, looked out, and persuaded: "Let's stop working in the mine, there are many less worries." Whoever is in difficulty, let's help out, but don't get involved and cause trouble. ”

After a pause, the aunt said again: "It's almost the New Year, let's stop and stop, wait for Damei to come back, how good it is to have a reunion year." ”

At the mention of his niece, Sun Hongshan sighed helplessly, but when he remembered something hateful, he couldn't help but scold: "Damn hemp stick, if it weren't for this bastard, Da Mei wouldn't have gone so quickly." I haven't had any letter yet, maybe I'm just worried and scared. ”

Erdan swallowed the food in his mouth and said, "Then I will go to Liucun tomorrow and let Aunt Zhao tell my sister that the hemp pole is dead, and no one dares to bully her anymore." ”

Sun Hongshan nodded and said, "Ming'er, I'll go with you, just walking around our village, this tofu can't be sold, I have to go to a few more villages." ”

The aunt hurriedly said: "Send some more charcoal over, it's always troublesome, don't let people think that we are ignorant." ”

"After eating, you bring some food to Xiao Mao's house." Sun Hongshan told Erdan, turned his head to look at his wife again, and asked, "The money left by Damei is enough to spend, right?" ”

The aunt nodded and said, "Don't worry, I haven't touched the money yet!" ”

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