Chapter 12: The Aftermath of War (44)

In the division headquarters, Mo Di did not see Tan Heyi, only Chief of Staff Li Xuan and Director of the Political Department Jiang Chunyang were there. Li Xuan was working at the desk, doing post-war statistics, Jiang Chunyang sat by the window, bored, found a small strip to remove the nails, and picked it very seriously. Seeing Mo Di coming in, Jiang Chunyang stood up and said with a smile: "The distinguished guest has arrived, and it is really a noble person who has moved and come out after a long time." Mo Di also smiled and said: "When you get to the soup pool, don't go to the bubble first, I'm sorry for the pool of water, and I'm embarrassed to go to the banquet with a stinky sweat." Jiang Chunyang said: "It's not too late to arrive, anyway, it's dinner, and it's not in the way if it's late." ”

Li Xuan put down the pen in his hand and made a cup of tea for Mo Di, the white porcelain cup was pale tea soup, and a few tender teas with natural aroma, and said: "Try this year's new tea, this is a standard Ming Qian tea, which can be described as tender as a virgin." Mo Di took a sip, the grass fragrance was more than enough, and the tea fragrance was insufficient, I don't know if it was a production problem or the time had not yet come.

Jiang Chunyang and Li Xuan, you conveyed Shangfeng's opinion on the attack on the Gao Song, Jiang Chunyang smiled bitterly and said: "We know that you are low-key, brother, and Li Shenzuo and I will report according to your ideas, downplay your role, and highlight Liu Renkai's Zongyang guerrilla brigade." When it came to the military headquarters, the situation became different, and when it came to the headquarters of the army group, the whole thing was unrecognizable. Wei Yongcheng is a guy, completely misinterpreting our report and reporting the situation truthfully, this time, your brother can't keep a low profile if he wants to. Li Xuan added: "Listening to the meaning of Yang Shenzuo of the Military Department, the 138th Division has lost too much face this time, and it has damaged the reputation of the 48th Army. Jiang Chunyang continued: "Since there is a demand, brother, you can commission the commission, according to Wei Yongcheng, this time, even if you can't get back a medal, at least you can get back a medal, it is difficult to determine the merit, I Wu Weiyang, hanging on my waist, a lot of majesty." ”

Mo Di smiled, he was not born low-key, he suffered too many high-profile losses, and he had to lower his arrogant head and let himself be low-key a little bit. Of course, commendations are good things, and if you can get them, why not do it! In the past few years, he has fought a lot of battles, and it can be said that he has single-handedly maintained the peace of the six counties and one place in the west of Anqing, and there is no merit and hard work. The Anhui Provincial Government and the Military Government are located in Lihuang in the depths of the Dabie Mountains, and the Japanese army has forced Lihuang from Lu'an, from the mall, and even from eastern Hubei to Lihuang, but has not been able to break through the Tianzhu Pass and attack Lihuang from Anqing. Although it is said that there are geographical factors, it cannot be erased that it is his own merit, at least his own share. Before, his own 526 regiment sat in Meicheng Jinxi, and now his own field supplement regiment not only made Yuexi a stable rear, but even the division headquarters had to follow him to live, this attack on the Takamatsu, on the surface, was to take the initiative to control the enemy, but in fact it was to wipe the ass of the 48th Army, Yang Zanmo wanted to use himself to make an article, which is understandable.

"Where's the master?" Mo Di asked.

"In order to celebrate your achievement, I went home to prepare." Jiang Chunyang said: "This celebration banquet is a family banquet, held in the mansion of Lord Shizuo, it is said that Mrs. Shizuo is the chef herself, Lao Qin does the procurement, Shizuo personally does the hands, Chief of Staff Li is on administrative duty, I am the special reception officer for distinguished guests, thanks to you, the two of us will go with you to enjoy the blessing." ”

"Madame Shiza? Are you coming from Yulin? Mo Di was stunned for a moment, remembering that when he was in Tianlong Pass, Tan Heyi told himself about his wife in Yulin, a peasant woman who was hard-working and self-denying.

"No, no, no." Li Xuan said: "It was Mrs. Ru who was newly accepted when the division was paved in the deep ditch, and it should be regarded as the third lady of the division." ”

"There are actually three ladies in the division!" Mo Di smiled and said, "Isn't it better than a Qi person who has a wife and a concubine." ”

Li Xuan and Jiang Chunyang both laughed. Everyone understands the story in "Mencius: Lilou Chapter and Sentences".

Li Xuan and Tan Heyi have been in the division for a long time, before the 176th division headquarters was in the deep ditch, he was by Tan Heyi's side, and he was more clear about Tan Heyi's life, saying: "The eldest lady of the division is surnamed Chen, and she was married when she was not in the army, and had a son and two daughters. I have seen the second lady of the division, when the division headquarters was in the deep ditch, the division seat was the deputy seat and the director of the political department at that time. In order to respond to the call to settle down and resist Japan for a long time, Shizuo took the second lady Luo from Liuzhou to take care of life. The second lady of the division has read some books and has some opinions, and often makes some actions that are different from ordinary people, she goes out to drill on time every day, eats in the canteen with the officers and soldiers, and is very heroic. Once, as the general's wife, she inspected the barracks, pulled out the soldiers and officers who had been confined and thought about them, and released them one by one after the training. When the division found out, he was furious and said: The reason why these people are confined and thought about it is because they have violated military discipline and state law. If you have the ability and courage, you should follow Liang Hongyu (the wife of the anti-gold hero Han Shizhong) and go to the front line to beat drums and fight for the soldiers...... The scolding was bloody. A few days later, despite the persuasion of division commander Zheng Cangrong, the division seat escorted him back to Liuzhou and never came to the army again. We thought that Shizuo would be single for a while this time, but we didn't expect that we went to Tongcheng to check the defense of 528 and brought back a third lady. This third lady's surname is Qiu, a native of Tongcheng, she is low-key, lives a simple life, and rarely goes out, and I haven't seen her since she arrived at Tangchi. ”

Mo Di smiled secretly, it seems that this Master Tan also belongs to the kind of person who can't live without a woman.

Not long after, someone came to inform that the dish had been served, and Mo Di, Jiang Chunyang, and Li Xuan were invited to take their places.

Tan Heyi's home is not close to the division headquarters, almost a kilometer, in a village near the foot of the mountain in the west, a big road, the road is straight, can be used by big cars, the big trees on the side of the road have already sprouted, a new idea. Walking into the entrance of the village, I found that this place has become the family area of the division headquarters, and all the wives have basically got a room here, the house is rented from the villagers, some are rented from the villagers' homes, and some are rented by several families to rent the entire house. Following Li Xuan, Mo Di walked into an old mansion, the house should have a day, the exterior wall is mottled, revealing the bricks inside. After entering from the gate, there is a wide patio, the ground paved with bluestone slabs, and there are faint stone carvings, because of the age, the content of the stone carvings is not clear. The two sides of the patio are east and west, and after three steps on the front, there is a middle door, and there is an entrance behind the middle door, and the inside is the main house. Li Xuan told Mo Di that Master Shizuo did not take down the entire mansion, and only rented the west wing, and the east wing was the owner's treasury, and he originally wanted to rent it out, but no one wanted to be neighbors with Shizuo, so he had to be temporarily vacant. Jiang Chunyang said that if the 176th Division had another deputy division commander, he would be able to rent the East Wing to be the division's companion, and others would probably have to stay away. Enter the West Wing. Facing a small living room, there is a bedroom on the left and right, through the small hall, out of the corner door, is the kitchen. There is a round table in the living room, and around the round table is a circle of chairs, and on the table is a bamboo cover, covering the finished dishes inside. Mo Di didn't pay attention to the dishes on the table, but he attracted the circle of chairs around the table, which was a complete set of official hat chairs, atrium chairs with armrests on four heads, fine miscellaneous wood, dark red in color. Generally speaking, it is not strange to have two such chairs in a home, and it is rare to be able to arrange them in a circle, which is the style of a large family.

"It's coming! Welcome, welcome, welcome. Tan Heyi came out of the kitchen with a dish and said, "Brother Tianzong came from afar, and he was rude and rude." ”

"The master seat has made people welcome to heaven, isn't this far away?" Mo Di smiled, lifted the cover on the table, and asked Tan Heyi to put the food, only to find that there was a lot of content inside. Fire-baked meat, croquettes, braised fish pieces, stewed mutton, a plate of silk dates, a plate of fried peanuts, and a large pot of stewed chicken in the middle.

Seeing the dishes on this table, Mo Di suddenly had an appetite.

Qin Jishi took out a jar of sealed wine, patted open the mud seal, the aroma of the wine overflowed, poured the wine into a porcelain pot, and then poured the wine glass from the porcelain pot. Tan Heyi sat in the main seat, Mo Di sat in the guest of honor, and Li Xuan, Jiang Chunyang, and Qin Jishi accompanied him. A woman walked out with two cold dishes and put them on the table, Li Xuan and the others hurriedly stood up and said, "Thank you for your hard work." Mo Di also stood up and looked at the woman in front of him, twenty-three or fourteen years old, medium height, average appearance, better than white skin, no messy spots on the face, the so-called one white is better than a hundred handsome. Mo Di also bowed respectfully, and said in his mouth: "Hello madam! The woman was also generous, and smiled with everyone, she had seen a few of the divisions, only Mo Di was a fresh face, and her eyes couldn't help but stay on Mo Di for a few more seconds.

Tan Heyi pointed at Mo Di and said to Mrs. Qiu: "This is Mo Tianzong, you should see it for the first time." The head of our field replenishment regiment. ”

Only then did Mrs. Qiu speak: "I have heard of the name of Head Mo, he is arrogant and invincible, and he is also famous in Tongcheng. ”

"Am I really that famous?" Mo Di asked with a smile.

Jiang Chunyang replied with a smile: "Yes, although you can't stop the baby's night cry, at least in Anqing, you can stop the day from being rampant." ”

Li Xuan also smiled and said: "Anyway, in the first district of Anqing, the one who killed the largest number of Japanese puppet soldiers is that you are invincible to Mo Tianzong's department, which was the 526th regiment before, and now it is the wild supplement regiment, which is famous and expected." ”

Mrs. Qiu then retreated, Tan Heyi asked everyone to raise a glass, and Mo Di asked Mrs. Won't they eat together? Tan Heyi said that this place is different from our Lingnan, and women are not served. Mo Di said, don't you marry a chicken and follow the chicken, follow us Guangxi people, you should follow the rules of Guangxi, we are all Guangxi people here. Li Xuan and the others also nodded yes together, hoping that Mrs. would go to the table together. When Li Xuan was in the deep ditch, he had dinner with Tan Heyi's second lady at the same table, and knew that Tan Heyi did not have such big rules. Tan Heyi asked Mrs. Qiu to sit together, and Mrs. Qiu came out of the kitchen again, obviously straightened her hair that was scattered because of busyness before, and walked to the next head and sat down.

First cup. Tan Heyi raised his glass and celebrated his achievements. Everyone drank it all.

In the second cup, Mo Di picked up the cup, thanked the master for his hospitality, and at the same time said to his wife for his hard work. Mrs. Qiu didn't expect Mo Di to say this, let alone that everyone would toast her, she didn't have wine in her hand, she was at a loss for a while, and her face turned red. Tan Heyi handed her the wine glass in his hand and asked her to have a drink with the brothers, and then she took the cup and took a shallow sip.

The third cup is Li Xuan and others who respect Mo Ji and celebrate their achievements, and the fourth cup is Mo Ji in return.

I drank the fourth cup, only to hear Mrs. Qiu accuse and say: "You use it slowly, I have eaten it, there is still it in the chicken soup pot, and I will add it later." ”

Tan Heyi waved his hand, asked Mrs. Qiu to step back, and said: "Local women are different from our Guangxi women, Guangxi women eat and do the same thing as men, and they don't have separate tables when they eat at home. It's the first time you've invited her to the table today. ”

Jiang Chunyang is a native of the whole county, and he went north of the Xiangjiang River, and was greatly influenced by the culture of the Central Plains, and he can understand this custom. Qin Jishi is a native of Guilin, relatively old, and has already married and had children, and has more knowledge, he said that in Guangxi, there are also two kinds of non-species, relatively speaking, in northern Guangxi, it is closer to the customs of the Central Plains, and southern Guizhou is completely different. Li Xuan, a native of Guinan, said that he could not accept discrimination against women, and that if he married a wife, he would have to go back to Guangxi to marry a bigfoot woman who could go up the mountains and go down to the fields, and not start a family locally.

Tan Heyi sighed and said, I don't want to marry a wife locally, isn't there no way.

Everyone was happy when they heard it, and the master of the total division married three rooms, and there was even an element of forced marriage.