Twelve: Love at first sight

Xiao Ling's question evoked Wang Mingming's painful memories, and she said sadly: "Xiao Ling, your third aunt has no ability to protect them, they were all killed by devils." At the gate of our house, the devil took out a rope and asked them to tie it up with each other. If they don't listen to the devils, no one will do it. The devils beat them with the butts of their guns and stabbed them with bayonets, and they were killed. They supported the old butler against the wall, and stood in a row with their heads held up. The devils shot at them. At this time, Da Chen rushed out of the courtyard, he was a double gunner, and he killed all six or seven devils with a bang. The devils in the yard shot him in the back, and he was shot indiscriminately and killed.

Xiao Ling said in surprise: "I really didn't expect them all to be shot, they died too miserably." ”

Wang Mingming said: "Xiaoling, do you remember Lao Li Tou, who guarded the door in the foreign bank?" He was on the other side of the street and saw the devils kill them. He wanted to save them, but he couldn't. Lao Li Tou's wife also died under the devil's knife, Lao Li Tou went to kill the devil every night in order to avenge his wife, his martial arts killed several devils, he was old and I persuaded him not to do it anymore, but he was revengeful, once he lost his hand and was killed by the devil.

Xiaoling said: "I know this person, he was his grandfather's groom when he was a child, and later he was his grandfather's personal guard. When his grandfather died in the war, he was entrusted to come to Nanjing to protect his grandmother and father. He loyally defended Zhang's mansion. ”

Wang Mingming said: "There is another person I want to tell you, she is my savior, she is Liu's mother." Xiaoling thought for a while and said, "I also have an impression. She was tall, with long thin strips and a very good-looking face. Don't like to talk. I remember that there was a blind old mother in her house, and her man was disabled, and she stayed with them at that time when it was inconvenient for them to go. She hasn't been in our house for a long time, and she talks and does things very cheerfully. I remember my father saying that this person is reliable, not a big retreat, and my father wants to reuse her. ”

Wang Mingming said: "It's her, that day I was on the battlefield of Tongjimen, I was desperately fighting devils with a gun, and a devil shot at me and I didn't see it." Mother Liu saw it, she rushed over and blocked the bullet for me with her body, and she died on the battlefield to save me. ”

Xiaoling cried sadly. She said, "They're all dead." How can the people of our Zhang Mansion die? Damn devils, kill so many of us Chinese. Third aunt, we will never forget this hatred.

Wang Mingming said: "If you forget the hatred of the country and the family, you will have no soul to resist." Dead compatriots become boring figures. The Holocaust became a story of history. We must never forget our hatred of our own militarism. ”

Xiaoling said: "Third aunt, grandma took us to Yucheng, and we started business again. At that time, the devil's planes bombed every day, and business was not good. The exiled people were less particular about dressing, the poor were busy eating their stomachs, and the rich wanted to eat something good.

"Our family couldn't sell silk and satin, so my mother-in-law decided to start a food business, and my father and my second aunt went far away to buy canned food and some non-staple food. The goods they come in sell well in the market. Business quickly took off. Once, my dad and his family were bombed by a devil's plane on their way to buy goods, and two of our family's boats were sunk. My father, second aunt, and family members, including the housekeeper, were all killed. ”

Wang Mingming said in a panic: "Ah! Your father and your second aunt are dead. Oh my God. Wang Mingming cried. Wang Mingming cried for a while and asked Xiaoling: "How is your grandmother?" She's okay. ”

Xiaoling said: "After the death of my father and second aunt, my grandmother fell ill. Soon the devil's plane bombed the commercial street of Yucheng. That day, the devils blew that street to the ground, killing six or seven thousand people. Our shop was also bombed. More than two dozen people in the store were all killed. Grandma couldn't stand such a blow anymore and died.

"When my grandmother died, she took me and my mother's hands and said, "This home will be handed over to you. Those who can stand on their own and earn a living will be given a settling-in allowance, let them go on their own. What I'm not worried about is Xiao San, she stayed in Nanjing, the devil massacre, I don't know if she escaped it. Victory, you must find her. If you live to see people, you have to see corpses when you die! ”

When Wang Mingming heard this, he burst into tears again. Xiaoling also cried sadly when she mentioned the past.

Wang Mingming cried, changed into plain clothes and brought filial piety, and she set up a mourning hall for her mother-in-law, Xizi and second sister in the main hall. She burned paper money and muttered, she told her mother-in-law about the old housekeeper and those subordinates, and asked her mother-in-law to take care of them.

Wang Mingming said: "Xiaoling, there are no relatives in Nanjing, and there is no news from my parents after they went into exile. My aunt and my eldest cousin were both killed by devils. Now I am taken care of every day by the platoon commander's mother and his wife, Aunt Li, a veteran of the Xinhai Revolution, and her son. And my classmate Yellow Cat. The yellow cat's home was bombed by the devil's plane, and she now lives with me. ”

"I'll take you to visit Aunt Li now. You came to see me from Yucheng, and they were happy for me. Then we went to eat. ”

Wang Mingming shouted the yellow cat and went to Aunt Li's house together, and Boss Li had just returned home from outside. He was wearing a white shirt and looked very chic. He saw the king and them come in, and they got up to meet them.

Wang Mingming said: "Boss Li, let me introduce you, this is my eldest sister's child, and I am her third aunt." She came from Yucheng. Just arrived home. She said to Xiaoling: "This is Boss Li." He saved my life, if it weren't for him, I would have died at the gunpoint of the devil. According to the age of your parents, you call him Brother Li. ”

Xiao Ling called him with a smile: "Brother Li." Hello. Thank you for saving my third aunt, I heard my third aunt say that you have been helping my third aunt all these years. Your great kindness is unforgettable. This is the dim sum I brought from Yucheng. It was produced by my cousin's food factory. Not a tribute. ”

Boss Li looked at Xiao Ling and suppressed his smile, and his eyes suddenly straightened. He was wondering how this girl looked so charming, spoke sweetly, had a temperament and knew how to be polite. He had never seen such a nice girl. He was stunned.

Xiao Ling was embarrassed by him. She blushed and said, "Brother Li." Brother Li, what's wrong with you. Boss Li woke up suddenly, he hurriedly took the snack and said excitedly: "Xiaoling? That's a nice name. Just come and play, and bring snacks, thank you, thank you. Come and meet my mom. ”

Aunt Li came out of the inner room happily when she heard that they were coming, she looked at Xiaoling and said, "Third aunt, this is your daughter, from Yucheng." Oh, this kid looks so good, look at this son, this figure. At first glance, she is a good girl. Today I want to invite Xiaoling to the Confucius Temple for dinner. Later, we will pass by Aunt Yang and call her too. ”

Boss Li said: "Mom, now that it's victory, Xiaoling is from Yucheng, she is a distinguished guest, let's invite Xiaoling to dinner or go to the Central Hotel." Sister-in-law Yang was still at work, and I called her to come back. Also, I have to call Dr. Yang. He took a good look at Aunt Yang's gunshot wound last time, and sent the owner to the hospital to heal his leg. I've always wanted to thank him, and today is an opportunity. Besides, he might as well have a drink with me today. ”

Obedient to the sound of gongs and drums, Aunt Li saw that her son had a good impression of Xiaoling, she said: "Good, good." I will go to the Central Hotel today, and I will say that it is your treat, and everything is up to your arrangement. "Aunt Li has long been anxious for her son to start a family, and there were many girls who came to Aunt Li's house during the Anti-Japanese War, but the families of these girls are more or less related to the devil. Of course, Aunt Li doesn't want such a girl to be her daughter-in-law. After the devil surrendered, there were also good girls who came back from Yucheng, but Boss Li didn't take a fancy to it.

Wang Mingming also saw that Boss Li fell in love with Xiaoling at first sight, and Xiaoling's eyes also told Wang Mingming that she had a crush on Boss Li. It's a fate to meet thousands of miles away. Wang Mingming and Aunt Li were secretly happy in their hearts. It would be nice if the two of them could make it.