Chapter 40: The Bagger Family

The grass grows and the eagle flies, but the cattle and sheep are not visible. White clouds float in the sky, connecting with the green grasslands in the distance. In front of a leaky and dilapidated room, a family of four stands, their clothes in tatters, revealing the hardships of life. At this time, the owner of the house, Bagar, looked ahead with an indifferent expression, and several trucks were moving slowly in the distance, which was the scene of Bagar's master leaving. Bagger is 30 years away, his figure is very burly, his black and red face is very high, and his eyes seem to be a little helpless.

His wife, Kikige, was sobbing as she hugged her son and daughter. "The prince doesn't want us anymore, they are liars, and they ran away if they didn't relocate. I, Bagel, will never go to Australia, and I will die here. You pack up right now, and we're hiding north. Bagger was furious. Kikige was startled when he heard this: "Bagel, if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about us, you must not do stupid things, if you hide and catch it privately, you will be killed." ”

"Don't talk nonsense, I don't believe in the huge grassland, there is no place for us, you pack up and leave now!" Kikige suddenly fell to his knees, as did his teenage son and daughter. "Bagel, for the sake of the children, you can't do stupid things, please." Bagger was about to become angry, when the sound of horses' hooves sounded in the distance, and a small group of Wehrmacht cavalry was seen galloping towards him. One of the officers at the head jumped off his horse, and Bagger glared angrily.

"I ask you to gather in Kulen, and don't move for anything!" The officer said majestically. Bagel was silent, and Kikige hurriedly stood up and said, "Sir, don't be angry. We'll leave for Cullen at once. The officer looked at Bagger's softening attitude and said, "Don't try to escape, that's impossible." This is a picture of the place where you are going, where the pastures are much more fertile than here. And you will have your own pasture and cattle and sheep, how can there be such a good thing in the world, don't be confused, otherwise we will forcibly escort you understand? The officer handed the photograph to Kikige and walked away.

"Look at that, how beautiful the pastures are! Look at how fat the cattle and sheep are! Kikige couldn't help but cheer. You just dream! You also believe the words of the Han people! "Those princes are smarter than us, and they all obediently relocate. It's hard to see that the prince is a fool! Kikig argued, but Bagger was speechless, and turned his head into the yurt and lay down on the dirty sheepskin mattress. Kikige knew that her husband was stubborn and had nothing to do for a while. At night. Bagger poured himself a drink and was drunk shortly after.

Kikige looked at her husband's drunken state depressedly, and suddenly thought about it. She cleaned up briefly, and there was nothing of value in the house anyway. Then the three mothers lifted the unconscious Bagger to the Lele car with difficulty. Then Kiki grabs the Lehrer car. The son and daughter pushed the Lele cart on the road in the back. Under the gaze of the stars and the moon in the sky, the three mothers wore stars and moons and went straight to the direction of Kulun. In the middle of the night, the three of them were extremely tired, and Kikige was worried that Bagger would wake up and pour him a few large sips of wine, and she would let her husband get drunk all the way.

After dawn, the three of them rested on the side of the road. It happened that several trucks passed by, and it was a certain unit of the Wehrmacht that went to Kulenla for supplies. Perhaps it was Kikige's luck that the officer who escorted the car stopped to inquire when he saw that they were pulling the Lele car with difficulty. After the officer understands the situation. He greatly appreciated Kikige's actions and promised to send the family to Cullen. A few hours later. When Bagger woke up and found himself lying in the truck, he asked Kikige, "How am I in the truck?" Where is this going? ”

"Bagel, we're going to Cullen!" Bagger's angry muscles jumped into anger when the truck suddenly stopped. I saw the officer open the cab door and pick up the compartment, "This big brother is awake!" The officer greeted with a smile and said, "This sister-in-law, is it convenient to get out of the car?" "The officer spoke Mongolian very fluently. Kikige shook his head mechanically and said no. "Arrive at Kulen about dark, don't worry, I'll be in charge of sending you to the Kulen immigration reception station."

The officer glanced at Bagel, then left a packet of beef jerky behind as the truck continued on its way. Bagel, who originally wanted to be furious, extinguished the fire, and lay down speechless with a snort. Kikige was secretly happy in her heart, and her son and daughter naturally looked at their mother, sticking out their tongues to each other and showing smiles on their faces. Kikige was relieved, she gave the beef jerky to her daughter and son to eat, and she took a piece and chewed it slowly, and secretly observed her husband, and found that Bagger was asleep again. Kikige guessed that her husband had no idea of running away, so she closed her eyes and entered the dream sweetly.

During this period, Kulen was not large, it was a market town, and after the Living Buddha and the prince moved away, it became a military station completely. After dark, it was dark except for the lights at the train station. The immigration reception station is about a stone's throw from the train station, and the dim lights seem to be a little annoying. The truck stopped at the immigration reception station, and the officer escorting the car went in to negotiate, and soon an officer came out of the reception station and brought the family of four in. This immigration reception station used to be a post station, with an open field in the middle and a very eye-catching horse-tethering post.

The officer led them into a room, then asked for name registration, and then carefully looked at the family of four, just when Bagger and Kiqige were puzzled, the officer took out the new clothes and shoes from the Mugli behind him and said: "These are clothes and shoes for immigrants, go take a bath first, then change your clothes and eat, and the clothes you change will be burned." Before the family left the door, the officer answered: "You have come in time, and a special train will pass by here tomorrow morning, good luck to you!" After bathing and eating, Bagger suddenly noticed that his wife had become beautiful in bright clothes, and his eyes suddenly softened.

The next morning, after breakfast, the chief of the reception station announced that they would be given silver dollars for their journey. Hundreds of people gathered at the immigration reception station, and the scene of everyone queuing up to receive silver dollars was a bit chaotic. Almost all of the people in line were female dependents, and soon, Qiqige returned to Bagel very excitedly and said, "Bagger, we have divided 30 silver dollars, 10 silver dollars for adults, and 5 silver dollars for daughters and sons." Seeing his wife's elated appearance, Bagger turned his head to observe the boiling crowd and seemed to have some understanding.

The train was speeding on the field, the green grassland was moving behind, Bagger took back the present of attachment, and when he saw his wife's inattentive gaze, he smiled honestly, and instantly revealed the innocent side of the Mongolian man. "If I listen to you, all three of us will starve to death, you see how well the official family has arranged, it's like a dream." Kikige said with disgust. Bagel knew that he was right, hehe, hehe, he smirked. As if remembering something, Kikige took out the handkerchief from her bosom and carefully opened it.

A few photographs were revealed, and Kikig said, "Bagel, this is where we are going, I heard that a big ship is going to be flying across the sea, you see how beautiful it is!" Bagger's eyes widened when he took the photo, and with the eyes of an experienced herdsman, he saw that the grassland there was very fertile, and Bagger said sincerely: "It seems that the Han people are not deceiving, and it is a paradise for sheep." "The long-distance journey made everyone excited and novel, but when the train arrived in Beijing, everyone began to get excited again.

The train stopped in the capital for an hour in order to allow them to buy daily necessities. The platform is filled with a wide variety of goods, and it seems that it is specially prepared for immigrants. The poor herdsmen from Mobei have never bought anything with money, and most of them trade in barter. Bagger took a fancy to a waist knife, Qiqige took out 30 silver dollars and presented it, the seller only took a silver dollar and retrieved a banknote, which made Qiqige and Battle confused, in the Mobei grassland, Battle had to use 5 wolf skins to exchange for a waist knife from the prince, and a silver dollar turned out to be so valuable.

Soon, they bought a lot of things in small bags, only spending 5 silver dollars, Qiqi couldn't close her mouth, and the ladies in the car even cried excitedly after shopping and getting into the car. Kikige prayed silently, thanking the Immortal Heaven for his kindness. The train continued on and arrived at Tianjin Railway Station that evening, where the truck that greeted them took them directly to the port terminal. The first time I saw the sea, the first time I saw a ship, all the immigrants barely had enough eyes. Soon they boarded a freighter and set off, and the long sea voyage began.

After a night of sailing, Bagger was woken up in the morning by a noise and saw people running out. He hurriedly woke up Kikige and the child, and the family of four rushed out of the hatch, the golden sunlight shining brightly. The family and the crowd flocked to the railing, looked at the endless sea and sighed, "This is the sea, much more than the grassland." If only horses could gallop on the sea! "Bagel seems to have been conquered by the sea. The freighter carrying the migrants arrived at Kundian, the capital of Lan Fang, and encountered a typhoon, and the freighter berthed in Kundian for 3 days.

The freighter's destination was Sydney, and the Baggers disembarked and were transported to Traucer in the Lacoron Valley, in the southern plains of the Great Retention Basin. The carriage stopped in front of a brand-new yurt, and one of the officers accompanying it said in Mongolian: "Bagar, this is your yurt, according to the population of your family, according to the regulations, you will be allocated a horse, a cow, and five sheep." About 1,500 acres of surrounding meadows are yours. The grass here is evergreen all year round, congratulations on living and working in peace. ”

Seeing all this, Bagel suddenly fell to his knees with tears in his eyes. A few days later, a new neighbor arrived, and the family went to visit as the owner. Bager and the poor herdsmen who had emigrated seemed to have come to heaven, and the new life made them fall in love with the land, and their nostalgia for their homeland disappeared without a trace. (To be continued......)

PS: Use the turnip stick together.