Chapter 40: Grandpa 55 Brothers Reunited

The eighth day of the seventh month was my grandfather's 55th birthday.

Every 10th anniversary and every 5th small celebration, more than 50 men in the Peng family compound have to hold a celebration as usual. Grandpa is the patriarch, even Xiaoqing has to invite relatives and friends, and only when he is prosperous can he meet his identity.

Today's Chuantao is also a small achievement. In addition to the Baicao Medical Hall, a new Zhenxing Tea House was built. Right next to the original tea room, two new houses were erected, which were connected to the original house and hung up a signboard of "Revitalizing the Tea House". This plaque is Hao Jiayu's handwriting, vigorous and powerful.

Hao Jiayu saw that his son's career had grown, and he no longer opened the study hall to distract himself, so the two old men concentrated on taking care of the tea garden in the old house, fertilizing, hoeing, pruning, and raising seedlings. Haojiapo on the green color tea trees into rows, lush, even the farmland of the surrounding people also half of the tea, Haojiapo on the farmer, a year of silver dual-use degree is mostly out of this tea, tea mountain has begun to take shape.

While this career was thriving, Caixia also gave birth to a son and a daughter for Chuantao. The eldest son's name is Zu Fan, who is already two years old, and it is the time to run around and scream. The youngest daughter, Zu Rong, is only eight months old, and she is still lying in Caixia's arms to breastfeed, with a chubby little face, a smile on her face, which is endearing.

On the morning of the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, after Chuantao finished his morning exercise and explained to Mao Cong, he went to the house to dress his son and get up.

"No, I still want to sleep." Xiao Zufan's eyes didn't want to open yet.

"I'm going to celebrate Taigong's birthday today, so I have to get up early and hurry."

"Oh, then I'm going to ride a horse."

"Of course, Zu Fan is very well-behaved, of course he rides a horse."

"Well, then hurry up and get dressed, I'm going to ride a horse~~" As soon as Xiao Zufan heard that he could ride a horse, his spirit came, his eyes widened, and he shouted.

After breakfast, Chuantao took out the mule, put on the saddle, put Caixia and the child on the back of the mule, became a groom himself, and walked to the top of the old house.

Chuantao's parents are also going, and the whole family will gather together and walk in the direction of Huilongchi.

Peng's always had endless stories to tell with Zu Fan along the way. The rest of the people could only listen, and where it was funny, everyone laughed loudly, and the laughter echoed among the mountains, so unhappy.

Finally climbed to the top of the mountain. Huilong Pond is a piece of green in full view, the clear pool that lives in the ping, the blue waves ripple, the sunlight is refracted on the water surface, like the stars, a good group of lakes and mountains, the deep mountain scenery.

The Peng family's compound is crowded again today.

Chuantao's family was welcomed by his grandfather.

Zu Fan was already held in the hands of the Taigong, and Chuan Tao took Caixia's mother and daughter from the horse, and was immediately welcomed into the living room.

The Peng family had long been surrounded by a group of brothers, brothers, sisters and sisters, looking for a place to find a place for the parents.

There was a lot of excitement, Chuan Tao was almost overwhelmed, and several times he almost called the wrong title, so ashamed that Caixia repeatedly punished Chuan Tao with her elbows for his panic.

……

The sun has sunset.

In the courtyard of the Peng family, countless lanterns were lit up one after another.

A hurried sound of horses' hooves came from afar.

Soon, the dozen or so cavalry uniforms approached the Peng family's compound.

It was Peng Daxiao and Chuanbo who got off the horse, and the rest of the guards hurriedly took the horses.

After Peng Daxiao and Chuanbo greeted everyone, it was Chuantao's turn and Chuanbo's brothers to come to a big bear hug.

"Come, come and see your sister-in-law and nephew." Chuantao pulled Chuanbo to the living room, met his parents, and then answered with his sister-in-law.

"Wow, why did my brother kidnap the fairy home?"

"Uncle smiled~~" Caixia saw this little uncle who was very similar to Chuantao's appearance but dressed in a military uniform for the first time, and was ridiculed and shy.

"Haha, my brother is blessed, Chuanbo is happy. Is this a nephew? ”

Chuanbo pulled the little boy who was snuggled between his grandparents with his hand: "Tell uncle, what's your name?"

"My name is Zu Fan. Why do you look like my father? Zu Fan asked strangely.

"Because I'm your uncle, and I'm a brother to your father, of course I look alike. You don't look like your brother? ”

"I don't have a brother, I have a sister, but I look so different from my sister that he can't even walk."

"Haha, it's my uncle who didn't figure it out. You have a younger sister and can't walk because she's too young to run around with you when she grows up. ”

"Well, my mom said I'll be able to bring my sister to play next year."

"Yes. Zu Fan is really smart. Chuanbo touched Zu Fan's brain.

After Chuanbo finished joking with his little nephew, he naturally returned to Chuantao, who grew up together.

"Chuantao, go out and take a look, I want to hear the story of your tea house and medicine hall."

Chuantao stood up, nodded to his parents, and walked out of the courtyard with Chuantao, blending into the village in the night.

Under a lush jujube tree, Chuan Tao and Chuan Bo sat on two cold stones.

The lights of the Peng family's courtyard can be seen here, and the noise of the Peng family's courtyard can be faintly heard, but it is quiet and peaceful, and no one disturbs it.

"After I came back, I opened it, called Baicao Medical Hall, in a newly built house next to the official road by the river. This side is just a medical hall like me, and the business is still very good. Chuan Tao told Chuan Bo about his own affairs.

"The tea grows very well in our part and is of excellent quality. Now the land of our old house has basically become a tea garden, and the uncles in the surrounding tribes have also planted a lot, and today we have harvested more than 600 barrels of dry tea, which are sold for more than 2,000 oceans, which is very good. I have my own caravan, my own tea house. ”

"Wow, so you turned my family into a tyrant?" Chuanbo is happy for Chuantao's achievements.

"How ugly is the local tyrant? Anyway, now there is no need for old people to teach at home, and there is no need for old people to farm, so you won't have any difficulty in spending whatever you want when you go home. "Chuantao is not without pride.

"Good. You're better than me. I'm just a little head now, and I was going to get married this year, but the situation in the country has been a little embarrassing recently, and I have to reconsider. Chuanbo said.

"Ha, the head of the regiment is already a big official. But listening to your tone, I already have a sweetheart, who is that? Chuan Tao asked.

"You know, that's my cousin, my uncle's eldest daughter Chunmei."

"Oh, yes, Chunmei people are beautiful, and they also know how to read and etiquette. When will I bring it back, my brother will give you a beautiful marriage. ”

"Not yet. Have you ever heard of the Japanese? ”

"Yes, my caravans often have information about this. It was a greedy people, and it was always a flaunt in our country, and it was very annoying. ”

"I don't think you know much, so I'll tell you about the Japanese." He told him all the things he knew.

"In September 31, the Japanese Kwantung Army forcibly occupied the great rivers and mountains of Northeast China under the pretext that the Chinese army had blown up the South Manchurian Railway they had built, and established the puppet Manchurian State in an attempt to separate the Northeast from the Chinese territory, which is usually called the September 18 Incident. Since then, the anti-Japanese beacon has continued to break out in the land of China. There was an anti-Japanese volunteer army in the northeast, and it has always sworn to stand with the Japanese.

From January to March 1932, the Japanese army dispatched 100,000 elite soldiers to attack the 19th Route Army commanded by General Zhao Tingkai in Shanghai with 50,000 horses.

In May 1933, Feng Yuxiang, a general of the Northwest Army, established the Chahar Anti-Japanese Alliance Army in Zhangjiakou.

In 1935, the Communist Party published the "Letter to All Compatriots for Resisting Japan and Saving the Country."

In 1936, General Zhang Xueliang and General Yang Hucheng launched the Xi'an Incident, and the Kuomintang and the Communist Party reached an agreement to jointly resist Japan. The Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army under the leadership of the Communist Party officially obtained the establishment of the national army.

Now the Chinese army is fighting the Japanese army in Shanghai, and I heard that Chairman Chiang personally commanded the battle, and the battle was very hard. ”

"So, when I come back this time, I don't necessarily have a chance to go home and have a look. The war on the front line is tight, and although our unit has not yet been transferred to the front line, it may be deployed at any time. Chunmei is now a member of the Red Cross, and she is also busy with the anti-Japanese war, so she has no time to take care of the marriage, and the marriage can only be postponed for a while. ”

The words of the wave made the wave shocked. It seems that the country is in an eventful time, and a comfortable life will henceforth fall into the baptism of war.

The two brothers sat in silence for a moment, each feeling suppressed by the harsh reality. The excitement after meeting that should have been there couldn't be expressed.

Chuantao stood up: "Let's go, we should go home for dinner, otherwise they won't find us and will be in a hurry." ”

In the Peng family compound, the evening banquet is being lively. As soon as Chuantao came back, he blended into the joyful atmosphere of this birthday celebration.

Because Chuanbo rarely went home once, and he really wanted to go back to his hometown to see, Chuantao's family resigned and returned to Haojiapo the next day. Chuanbo wants to take this opportunity to see the scene of his hometown after a few years of absence.

In the evening, Chuanbo rested in the old house. During the day, Chuanbo went to find Chuantao to do things and chat together.

Chuanbo still missed the fish in the river, and Chuantao specially cut a few bamboos, and chatted under the shade of the bamboo while making fish baskets.

Chuantao said: "Then the Japanese are obviously bullying the Chinese and can't beat them, otherwise why are they always provoking trouble?" ”

Chuanbo touched his head: "To be honest, Chairman Jiang wanted to resist Japan, suppress the Communist Party, and wait for the support of the international community, but he ended up in a hurry. I didn't fight the Japanese, and every time it ended in a compromise; suppressed the Communist Party and suppressed the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army; As soon as the Americans paid for the equipment and came to the chairman of the committee, he did not arm the fighters on the front line, but first armed his own descendants. The Japanese are fierce, but there are few others, if the whole people really resist the war, then why are the Japanese rampant? This time, the chairman of the NPC National Committee came to the front line in person, saying that he swore to live and die with Shanghai, but he was afraid that when the time came, he would still have to preserve his strength and give up East China. It is well known that he has made full preparations for evacuation in Chongqing. ”

Chuantao thought for a while and asked: "If Chairman Jiang is invincible and moves to Chongqing, won't he push Hubei to the front-line battlefield?" ”

"Yes, the battle in Shanghai is very critical. If the Japanese are victorious, it will be difficult for the Japanese to enter East China and South China, and North China is not so easy to fight, so the War of Resistance will be able to develop in a staggered manner on the front line of North China, and it will be difficult for the Japanese to realize their dream of occupying China. If he loses and the chairman moves the capital to Chongqing, then Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, will fall into the hands of the Japanese. As soon as the door is opened, it is a sure thing to invade Wuhan, and Wuhan is attacked, and Yichang has become the only barrier, and this situation is unimaginable. We will all be involved in the war and fight for our lives. "Chuanbo thinks a lot about this war, he is worthy of studying in a military academy for a few days, and he is also worthy of being a member of the army, and he knows a lot more than Chuantao.

Chuantao couldn't say anything for a while, looked at the fish basket that had been completed in his hand, and said, "Let's talk about it then, let's go to the river to catch fish first." ”

The two brothers got together rarely, put a fish basket in the river, and went into the forest to chase wild beasts. After catching a few pheasants and hares, he brought up the fish basket from the river, and a few catties of live fish had made Chuanbo very happy.

In the evening, Chuanbo insisted on calling his parents down and having dinner together at Baicao Medical Hall. The joy of the family diluted the clouds of war.

On the third day, Chuanbo took the tea and game given by Chuantao and set foot on the road back to the army again.