Chapter 41: The Guerrillas
"If you don't have a store in the village in front of you, where are we going next?"
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"Let's go to the village in front of us first, and take a step at a time."
After saying that, I took the lead and walked towards the village, I felt insecure without weapons, and I had to leave as soon as possible to find the nearby anti-Japanese forces.
"Tick" "Tick"
Three horsemen rushed out of the village, carrying smoke and dust along the way.
"Hide!"
We hurriedly hid in the grass on the side of the road.
The horses were fast, and in the blink of an eye they were close to our hideout.
Looking at the gray military uniform on the visitor, I breathed a sigh of relief and stepped out of the grass.
"Hey, you're crazy!" Jiang Yitao hid next to him and shouted anxiously. I smiled and motioned for him not to be nervous.
"Phew~"
Someone came to stop the war horses, and looked at me unkindly. They were all dressed in white-washed military uniforms, with somewhat sallow complexions, high cheekbones, and looked badly malnourished.
"I've finally found you, you bunnies!"
Although the man who took the lead was thin, his eyes were bright.
The arguments I had prepared were completely useless, and the fact that the people who came to know us saved a lot of unnecessary trouble, but sadly, I didn't know where they came from.
Seeing that there was no malicious intent, the others came out. The cavalry dismounted and led us into the village, and along the way I knocked on the side to find out who they were. I didn't expect them to ignore it at all, and their mouths were very strict.
The village is not large, with only about 20 households. Although it looks dilapidated, it is quite neat, and traces of brooms can be seen on the dirt road.
A couple of dirty kids, bare-assed, looked curiously at us strange people.
"Uncle Shanzi!"
The little kid seemed to know the three warriors well, and held the hand of the leader of the group.
"Take it, wash your hands and eat it!"
The warrior pulled out a handful of fried soybeans and placed a few in the palms of each child.
"Oh, wash your hands."
The kids ran away with cheers, and we continued our way to the innermost part of the village. Finally stopped in front of a ruined temple and we arrived at the place.
"You rest here first, and someone will bring you dinner," said the three of them, and left.
I noticed outside, and a few people seemed to be casually surrounding the ruined temple where we were. I didn't expect to be under house arrest as soon as I came, and now things are not easy to do.
Dinner is coming, and we are staring at the contents of the basket, what is this? Can you eat it?
In the basket were several bread-like things, black and I don't know what they were made of. I picked up a piece, and it was still hot. I broke it with my hand, but I didn't break it!
With some strength, I finally broke it open, and from the broken point it contained chaff, dried wild vegetables, flour, and something unrecognizable.
What surprised me was that it was the rich second generation who picked up the "stone cake" first, and he put the cake in his mouth with some hesitation and bit it down hard.
The hardness of the stone cake was beyond his imagination, and the corners of his mouth were scratched left and right. My teeth are a little sore when I look at him like that.
Except for the two rookie girls, everyone else ate some of them. This cake doesn't taste good, but fortunately, it's quite anti-hunger.
"What do you call it?" I served a bowl of hot soup to the rich second generation, and he was a little surprised by my sudden enthusiasm, and quickly took the red earthen bowl.
"Thank you, my name is Kang Lei"
He took a sip of the soup, which might have tasted a little strange, and swallowed it with a wrinkled forehead.
"Ahem, big brother, have we crossed over?"
"It can also be understood in this way, you can call me Tian You, and calling the eldest brother feels a bit like a black boss"
"Hehe, Brother You! Thank you for your kind attention in the future."
His adaptability was beyond my expectations, and he was a good seedling. It seems that the rich second generation is not as unbearable as the rumors.
"The one over there who pretends to be deep is our captain, Jiang Yitao. The beauty next to him is called Zhao Xue, don't look at it as a girl, you are not her opponent. The two on the wall are Ji Ji and Deng Tao. The remaining beauty is named Wang Li, who is our team doctor. ”
Kang Lei greeted the veteran players one by one, and his posture was very low.
"Knock Knock"
The knocker interrupted us, and a man in the uniform of the Eighth Route Army walked in, also very thin, with a friendly smile on his face. Seeing what we were eating, he looked a little like he wanted to laugh but didn't laugh.
"I am Zhao Zichuan, the political commissar of the Sulu guerrilla detachment, and you have worked hard all the way. Today you have a good rest, and then we will make arrangements for you tomorrow when the notice from above comes down. If you need help, you can find Comrade Xiao Wang, and he will arrange it for you. ”
Before we understood the ins and outs of the matter, we were very careful and didn't even dare to say more, after all, if we talk too much, we will lose.
"Okay, thank you, Comrade Political Commissar" I got up to thank him and brush up on my goodwill.
Zhao Zichuan nodded and turned to leave, stopping at the door.
"By the way, the dough is boiled in soup, don't forget next time"
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The next morning, the breakfast made by a few girls, the paste cooked with the dough mixed with the soup tasted much better, and the two newlyweds also drank a big bowl.
The guards outside the door were withdrawn, and it seems that the problem of our identity has been resolved, presumably by the horn.
"You're early, have you eaten?" Zhao Zichuan came over again.
There were no beds in the ruined temple at all, only a bunk covered with wheat stalks, and I didn't sleep well all night, let alone the three scared newcomers, each with black circles under their eyes.
According to the arrangement, the girls were assigned to the Women's Federation to help with land reform. The boys were assigned to a detachment of the guerrillas for training.
The guerrilla training was of little use to most of us, and the daily practice of aiming with a wooden gun gradually exhausted our patience.
I don't know why the fighters of the guerrillas looked at us very unpleasantly, and did not associate with us at all, and a contemptuous snort when they met was considered a greeting. If I hadn't pulled it, Jiang Yitao would have clashed with them a long time ago.
After a few days of training, we had an assassination course. The soldiers fought in groups of two and two, and the shouts of killing on the training ground were deafening.
Jiang Yitao and I poked around with wooden guns for a while, more like we were fighting. Our attitude annoyed the instructors.
"You two come out!"
The other guerrilla fighters gathered around when they saw the good show.
"You two go up together!" The instructor casually picked up a wooden gun with a white cloth wrapped around its head.
Jiang Yitao and I looked at each other and felt a little funny, what is this?
Feeling that the two of them were bullying him a little, Jiang Yitao and I began to humble each other. Our performance infuriated the instructor, and this upright man was so angry that the bruises on his neck came out.
"Have you discussed it?" The instructor tried to suppress the fire as much as possible.
"I'll come" I was afraid that Jiang Yitao's shot would be too heavy, so I stood up first.
The instructor leaned forward slightly, and the wooden gun was leveled and motioned for me to attack first. I shook my head slightly, I wanted to save some face for him, but he gave up on his own.
"Kill!"
The wooden gun was like a dragon out of the water, straight to the instructor's chest, the instructor's face changed wildly, he didn't have time to resist, and was knocked to the ground by a shot.
"Instructor!"
The guerrilla fighters all around me surrounded me and looked at me with unkind expressions.