Two flowers bloomed, one branch each, and Han Xing followed Xu Yushan to Xuda Hutong Village, and saw that this place is located on the west bank of the Tuxiao River, the land is fertile, and the water source is sufficient, especially in the Luxi area, most of which is sandy land and saline-alkali land, but here is a rare red land. Sandy soil leaks fertilizer and water, and grass does not grow on saline-alkali land, while red soil is different, which retains both fertilizer and water.

Xu Yushan's family has been cultivating, living and growing up here for generations. Xu Yushan's grandfather turned out to be a hired farmer and followed the owner to open a workshop. This northwest of Shandong is rich in cotton, and the cotton with seeds harvested is called lint, and the cotton is pulled out with a machine, and there are some cotton seeds left, and the cotton seeds are sent to the oil mill to extract oil by the traditional soil method. The oil squeezed out is black, thick, fragrant and stuck, but the fried vegetables are quite fragrant, that is, there is a layer of black cotton oil in the dish. If you are a little more meticulous, boil the black cotton oil, put the caustic soda, the caustic soda encounters the cotton oil and the chemical changes, the black layer of slag sinks, and the surface is clear and bright, which is called sanitary oil.

Only those who have money can eat sanitary oil, while ordinary old farmers can only eat black cotton oil.

Xu Yushan's grandfather learned the craft of opening an oil mill from the owner, borrowed some money, and opened an oil mill himself. This oil mill is a hard work, first of all, the cottonseed is crushed, this rolling is to build a cement round platform, put cotton seeds on the cement round platform, catch up with the livestock, round by circle, the cottonseed is flattened, can not be crushed, but also convenient to produce oil. Animals have to rely on them for a long time, and people have to rely on them for a long time, not only to prevent the animals from stealing cotton cakes, but also to constantly sweep the pressed cotton seeds, and then put in new cotton seeds.

In the long hours of labor, Xu Yushan's grandfather was tired and bent over the waist and became a middle peasant.

Out of cotton oil, then you have to pay attention to a little heat and strength. The first is to bake cottonseeds, there is an earthen stove, usually the stove is full of wheat straw, this wheat straw fires quickly, and the temperature is easy to control. On top of the stove was a large iron pan on which roasted flat cotton seeds were placed. After the cottonseed is heated, it is put into the plush bags one by one and bundled, and the bundled pouches are put on the press bed. Fifteen or sixteen pouches can slip into the press bed. On one side is a one-and-a-half-foot-long jujube wedge, on the other side is an oil drum waiting to receive oil, and at the bottom of the middle is an iron plate to protect the flow of cotton oil.

The most thrilling time has come, and that is to hit the oil hammer. This oil hammer is black, not round, not square, shiny, a hammer weighs more than 50 pounds, and it can't be lifted without strength. Whether it is a cold winter or a dog day, the oil mill workers are naked, naked, one is because the house is hot, and the other is that they can't wear clothes.

Xu Yushan's grandfather couldn't lift the oil hammer anymore, so he could only quietly burn the cotton cake stove, and the oil hammer could only be taken over by Xu Yushan's father. Xu Yushan's young father, who was covered in muscle bumps, raised the oil hammer and shouted: "Raise the oil hammer - hey!" With a graceful arc stroke, with a "bang" sound, the oil hammer hit the one-and-a-half-foot jujube wood wedge heavily, and the wedge went down a lot. The oil was squeezed and a few drops dripped out.

Xu Yushan's uncle also raised the oil hammer and shouted: "Hey, hey, hey!" "Bang!"

"Fight hard - hey!" "Bang!"

"Earn a family business - hey!" "Bang!"

"Push it all the way - hey!" "Bang!"

"Earn two more acres of land - hey!" "Bang"

The oil hammer became more and more urgent, the wedge became deeper and deeper, the slogan became more and more urgent, the pouch became more and more flattened, the cottonseed flowed out of the golden liquid, and the oil flowing out of the iron plate flowed from drip to thread, from thread to wisp, from wisp to rattle, and flowed into the oil drum with a loud noise......

In the high-pitched and passionate song of the oil hammer, Xu Yushan's grandfather fell, and the Xu family became rich peasants.

When Xu Yushan's father also reached the age of his father, the Xu family had become a big landowner, with nearly 50 houses, nearly hundreds of acres of arable land, and an oil mill with others. The Xu family is also prosperous, Xu Yushan is the elder brother, there are six younger brothers and one younger sister, and the family has a total of 19 people.

As a teenager, Xu Yushan studied at Boping Primary School, where he studied diligently, had excellent grades, good quality, and a sense of justice. Since he was a child, he has heard and witnessed the poor living conditions of the vast number of peasants in the rural areas and the criminal facts of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and he complained about the industrious peasants who could not have enough to eat, and he deeply hated the extravagance and luxury of the government and gentry. He was enthusiastic about people, willing to help poor peasants, and presided over justice, which won the support of the villagers. Therefore, in 1936, when the president of Lianzhuang was elected, Xu Yushan was elected as the head of the Lianzhuang Association of 28 villages near Xuda Hutong Village.

What's going on with the "Lianzhuang Club"?

After the "918" incident in 1931, after the news of the occupation of the three eastern provinces reached northwestern Lu, Xu Yushan, like every Chinese with a sense of justice, was deeply worried about China's fate. After that, the northwest of Shandong gradually fell into a state of chaos, with troops plundering and plundering, bandits swarming, and the people living in dire straits, and the vast number of people in dire straits. Xu Yushan witnessed the tragic situation of the destruction of the country and the death of the family, and his grief and indignation arose.

At the beginning of 1934, in order to expand his strength and tap the source of troops, Han Fuyu ordered the whole province to hold a joint village meeting in the name of the provincial government, and promulgated the "Interim Regulations for the Lianzhuang Meeting of All Counties in Shandong Province", which was to the effect that the purpose was to enhance self-defense capabilities and assist the military and police to maintain public order. All men over the age of 20 and under the age of 40 (except for the disabled) are obliged to be members. Members are vigilant and listen to the investigation, and they have nothing to do in their own business. The Lianzhuang Associations at all levels carry out their tasks in accordance with the principle of not leaving the country, but the Lianzhuang Associations of the border towns and neighboring counties are responsible for assisting.

Chiping and Boping established the Lianzhuang Association in 1934, the county magistrate and the president, and set up the training office of the County Lianzhuang Association, which consisted of 2 to 3 brigades. Originally, Xu Yushan was already in charge of housework at home, and after becoming the president of Lianzhuang, he handed over the family affairs to his second brother to take care of, and organized the masses to protect the family and prevent bandits, and specialized in official affairs.

Lianzhuang will take the brigade and squadron as the training unit, and the county will transfer about 200 people for training at a time, and the training period will be 3 months. The number of participants in the training is allocated according to the economic situation, and it is generally 1 ding for every 4 acres of land. The head of the household is required to receive training in person, and no one can be hired to replace him, and members must carry 1 rifle when participating in the training (to be solved by the township). The course is mainly the "Lianzhuang Association Instructions" Ordinary Soldier Drill, Field Service, Shooting Instruction, Martial Arts, etc., and a live shooting will be held before the end of the course.

During the training period, there is no salary, only for food, and 1 set of blue uniforms (paid by the county and local funds). After graduation, he returned to his hometown and still ran his own business, but he was assigned to the reserve team of the township to which he belonged, and was under the command of the township mayor (and captain) and the first chief, and was responsible for local security. The team leader convenes a drill once every 3 months.

Chiping's second district, Guangping Ma Mingming, the third district's Sanlibao, Boping's Xuda Hutong, Jiazhai and other areas often organize exercises. In this kind of training, the usually scattered and disorderly people gradually became an armed organization with a certain combat ability, and by October 1937, the number of people participating in the training in Boping County reached 1,000-1,200.

The first battle of Nanzhen, these armed military forces that initially resisted the Japanese invaders, in addition to the security regiment, were Lianzhuang Society, which does not mean that the common people can fight with guns, they have also received a certain amount of military training, and initially showed a certain combat ability, so Nanzhen can defeat the vicious Japanese devils, and it is not a fluke.

As a modern person, Han Xing has made his own thinking about the landlord class.

Landlords and rich peasants, who accounted for only 10 percent of the rural population, owned 70 to 80 percent of the land in the rural areas. And land, in China at that time, was the main means of survival. When it comes to landlords, they all think that they are very bad and bullies, and Han Xing found out from the information that this is also a misunderstanding. Just as there are left, center, and right everywhere, landlords are also divided into enlightened gentlemen and bully landlords, and more are landlords, that is, they are counting on frugality, the property accumulated from generation to generation, and living a relatively prosperous life.

However, as soon as the devil came, he disrupted this qiē. The devils not only want the property of the landlords, but also the lives of the landlords, and this cannot but arouse strong resistance from the landlord class. It was also due to the fact that the policy of the base area at that time was to reduce rent and interest, which was still in a bearable position compared to the devil's desire for both wealth and life, so many landlords would rather reduce rent and interest than bow to the devil.

Regardless of this class, although they are small, they control 70 percent of the land and most of the property, and a considerable number of people follow them. If this class initiates Weilai, the energy is still considerable.

Therefore, when the devil comes, a qiē class and a qiē nation must unite and fight the enemy together. In fact, most of the civilian anti-Japanese armed forces were in the hands of some big landlords.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Xu Yushan became the head of the Lianzhuang Association.

In the battle of Nanzhen, the captain of the Taifei Wing was wiped out, and the new Squadron Leader Kimura originally wanted to fight side by side with the Taifei Wing, at least to take the Taifei Wing who requested support back to Gaotang, but he didn't expect it to come late.

They first started killing in Nanzhen, as long as they failed to run away from the Chinese who could breathe, they all killed the essence. They ran to Zhou Laozhuang again, killed people when they saw them, raped women when they saw them, and killed 17 people.

They rushed towards Xuda Hutong again, or how to say that the traitors are hateful, a traitor Xu Xiaoliang has long reported that Xuda Hutong is the hometown of Xu Yushan, the commander of the 28 village associations, and the Japanese are going to Xuda Hutong to vent their evil fire and regain their lost self-confidence.

This Xu Xiaoliang turned out to be a ruffian in Xu Da Hutong, because he went to Xu Yushan's house to borrow money to gamble, the Xu family did not lend it to him, and in a fit of anger, he took refuge with the Japanese. At this time, taking these Japanese back to the village also means that he wants to take revenge on the Xu family.

Han Xing followed Xu Yushan to Xuda Hutong, and before he could eat a bite of food, he caught up with the Japanese to take revenge on Xu Da Hutong.

A member of Lianzhuang came with a gun and reported: "The devil is about to enter the village, whether he will fight or not!" ”