Qiao Xiaojing saw that Director Wang's expression had just stretched and became tense again, and her eyebrows were tightly locked, so she said with a smile: "Since we have said this, there is no need for us to hide it anymore." To tell you the truth, we are indeed not rural women, nor are we visiting relatives and friends from other places, and like you, we are also anti-Japanese elements. ”

"Someone!" Director Wang suddenly shouted, but his eyes were fixed on Qiao Xiaojing, and as soon as the words fell, a soldier ran in with a gun and stood impartially behind Qiao Xiaojing and Ah Zi.

Ah Zi suddenly felt that the situation was not good, clenched his fists, as if he wanted to deal with the person behind him, Qiao Xiaojing grabbed Ah Zi's wrist and squeezed it twice, the stubborn Ah Zi slowly let go of his fists, and Qiao Xiaojing also let go of Ah Zi's wrist.

"What are you doing standing there?" Director Wang seemed to be deliberately trying to test Qiao Xiaojing and Ah Zi, seeing that Qiao Xiaojing was unusually calm and did not look like a thief, he changed his attitude, stretched his neck, tilted his head, looked at the little soldier through Qiao Xiaojing and Ah Zi, and said with some annoyance, "It's like a stake, why don't you hurry up and pour water for these two guests?!"

Hearing this, Qiao Xiaojing's expression did not change much, and she still smiled faintly, but Ah Zi was different, she breathed a deep sigh of relief, and pursed her lips, with a complicated expression of surprise.

"This kid," the little soldier poured water for Qiao Xiaojing and Ah Zi, turned around and walked out of the house, Director Wang shook his head and said, "I don't have any eyes at all, I can't move it, it's really sad! ”

Director Wang pointed to the stool on the side, Qiao Xiaojing and Ah Zi nodded and sat down.

"Excuse me," Director Wang said to Qiao Xiaojing and Ah Zi, "what should I call the two of you?"

"She's Ah Zi," Qiao Xiaojing said, "She's a girl who is even more powerful than a man, and she has never been ambiguous about killing devils." I, just call me Xiaojing. ”

"Don't worry too much," said Director Wang, "Originally, war was supposed to be a man's business, and its cruelty is sometimes not necessarily something that even men can bear, but you are women, not only women in the war, but also participants in this war, which is really admirable! I do not practice machismo, and I have no prejudice against women." ”

"I understand this," Qiao Xiaojing said, "the devil came, raped and plundered, and did all kinds of evil, we all hate the devil for doing misdeeds in our land, and we all want to do our part for the anti-Japanese cause." Maybe it is precisely because you are men that you naturally look at things from the perspective and position of men, thinking that we are weak and a group of people who should hide in the house to be protected, but we women do not fully agree with this point of view, we think that we are also people who can pick up guns and fight devils, if we kill one more devil, you men may face one less devil, and the process of ending the War of Resistance against Japan may be accelerated. ”

In the face of Qiao Xiaojing's generous statement, Director Wang couldn't help but stand up and applaud heartily.

"That's good!" Director Wang finally showed a knowing smile, and said while walking around Qiao Xiaojing and Ah Zi with his hands behind his back, "Your words make people's hearts surge, and I have to admire your courage and eloquence." For us, any anti-Japanese activist is welcome, male or female. Since you claim to be anti-Japanese elements and revolutionary fighters, emotionally I accept and welcome them, but in principle, you have to come up with evidence. ”

"This ......" Ah Zi was taken aback, looked at Qiao Xiaojing, and didn't know how to respond.

"The two of us are from the county seat," Qiao Xiaojing motioned to Ah Zi to be calm, and said helplessly, "I believe you know, you have to accept the interrogation of devils and traitors when you enter and leave the county, not to mention the young people, even the old woman They will not let go, for the sake of safety, we didn't bring anything with us, to be honest, I really don't know how to prove our identity." ”

Director Wang picked up the water tank, put it to his mouth but didn't drink water, paced back and forth, silent.

Qiao Xiaojing and Ah Zi looked at this person from time to time, and sometimes looked at each other, no one knew what Director Wang was thinking in his heart, and the atmosphere in the room became more and more tense and depressing......

Sai Xi Shi Tofu Workshop, although the old woman was worried about Qiao Xiaojing and Ah Zi's delay in returning, but in order to stabilize the hearts of other people, especially the hearts of Qiao Shuangxi and other young descendants who have not been here for too long, she pretended that nothing had happened, and she should sell tofu and sell tofu every day, soak beans and soak beans, and grind beans and beans...... Everything goes according to plan, business as usual.

Qiao Shuangxi and the others have stopped being impulsive and brutal since they heard the truth of Jade, and they all stayed in the backyard, some people were practicing shooting, some were wiping guns, some were comparing big knives, and some were cleaning up the house, in short, a busy scene.

Qiao Shuangxi fetched a bucket of water from the well, washed his face, and then sat on the threshold, holding a spear in one hand and a cloth in the other. I saw that his eyes were scattered, his expression was dull, and even a little wooden, it was obvious that he had something in his heart, and his mind was not here at all.

Sitting on the side of the cigarette pouch, when knocking the dry tobacco pot on the sole of his shoe, he inadvertently saw Qiao Shuangxi in a daze, and shouted, "Double happiness, double happiness, hey, double happiness......"

"Hmm. The cigarette pouch called Shuangxi many times, and Shuangxi woke up like a dream, and glanced at the cigarette pouch weakly.

"Shuangxi, what's wrong with you?" the cigarette pouch looked at Qiao Shuangxi with concern.

"It's fine. Qiao Shuangxi responded lightly, then returned to the house with a gun, and walked out again in a blink of an eye, without bringing anything or saying anything, through the hole in the wall, towards the front yard.

"Auntie," arrived in the front yard, Qiao Shuangxi walked around the old woman's tofu stall, seemed to have something to say, but hesitated, did not speak, the old woman looked at him and smiled, did not say anything, in desperation, he finally spoke, "Do you know where Team Leader Qiao and the others went, it's been two days, why haven't you seen their shadows?"

"What's wrong?" the old woman didn't answer Qiao Shuangxi's question.

"It's nothing," Qiao Shuangxi smiled shyly and said in a low voice, "It's just that I haven't seen them for two days, and I'm still a little worried in my heart, I don't know if they will be in trouble or danger, after all, it's not peaceful outside." ”

"Don't worry!" said the old woman, "Xiaojing, they are people who have experienced strong winds and waves, and the troubles and dangers that are bigger than the present have not stumped them, how can this little trouble not stump them now? ”

Perhaps, even she didn't believe the old woman's words, but what could she do? In order to prevent Qiao Shuangxi from causing any complications because of worry, she could only say this, although she didn't know what happened to Qiao Xiaojing and them.

"Okay, I got it. Qiao Shuangxi drooped his head and nodded symbolically.

"Is there anything else?" The old woman pressed the cloth on the tofu, stood in the alley and looked into the street, on the one hand, to see if Qiao Xiaojing and the others came back, on the other hand, to see if anyone came in to buy tofu, and I don't know how long it was, when she turned around, she found that Qiao Shuangxi was still standing aside in a daze, and did not return to the backyard at all.

"You say, Xiaojing, can they come back today?" Qiao Shuangxi glanced at the old woman and said lightly, as if he was talking to the old woman, and as if he was talking to himself.

"You seem to care about Xiaojing very much. ”

"We're together, and I'm worried about anyone who isn't there. ”

"Really?"

"Of course. Another reason is that she is my hometown, we grew up together since childhood, and we may be closer. ”

"Did you two have a good relationship in the past?"

"It's good!" Qiao Shuangxi smiled when he said this, his face flushed slightly, and when he saw the old woman staring at him, he licked his lips and said embarrassedly, "I almost became a family, but I ...... Forget it, let's not talk about that. What I'm trying to say is that I really care about her, and if you know where she is, please let me know and I'm going to find her. ”

"This ......" The old woman didn't expect Shuangxi to have such a relationship with Xiaojing, and she didn't know how to reply for a moment......

At this moment, the big man who had stayed outside the city was leaning lonely on a large rock at the edge of the woods, looking up at the distant sky boredly, hungry and not knowing what to take to satisfy his hunger.

From time to time, people from all over the city came to pass by him, but the big man didn't bother to pay attention to them, or he didn't have the heart to talk to people at all--- Originally, he thought of a thing that seemed to be somewhat meaningful, and wanted to pass away the free time that made him suffer through this matter--- that is, to remind those people who wanted to enter the city, especially those who were not much different from his age, that the devils and traitors in the city were arresting the eight roads, and there were already many innocent people who had been arrested, if there was nothing that had to be done in the city, it was best not to enter the county for the time being, so as not to suffer from flesh and skinIn addition, he can also inquire about the growth of autumn grain, when it is ripe, when it will be sickle, etc., and whether the devil has been wandering around their village recently, and if so, how often, etc., etc., etc.

Only now, the sun is shining on the earth so vigorously that everything seems to be scorched, and for the big man who has not eaten seriously for almost a day and a night, he is hungry and thirsty, and he can endure hunger, but this thirst makes him feel dizzy, and at this time, he no longer wants to move, let alone open his mouth to speak, he just wants to hide in the shade.

Just when the big man was lying on the stone, dazed, as if he was asleep, he was suddenly woken up by the rumbling sound, he struggled to open his eyes, licked his lips that had scabbed, supported his body with both hands, looked towards the sound, and found that there were three or four large trucks bumping from side to side, coming in the direction of the county seat.

A plaster flag was stuck on the front of each car, which was constantly shaking.

When the trucks passed, the big man sat up, and he found that the trucks seemed to be empty, except for a devil driver in the cab of each car, and a devil sat next to him, and in the compartment of each car stood two devils with spears on their shoulders, and the bayonets on the heads of the guns glowed with a terrifying cold glow in the sunlight.

The truck walked by, kicking up billowing dust.

If these beasts don't die in the middle of the road, they can be regarded as having eyes in the sky, and at least the people's autumn grain will not suffer...... The big man watched the trucks enter the county one after another, and kept cursing in his heart, suddenly, he thought to himself, this is already very clear, these empty trucks are coming, it must be related to grabbing grain, and they have to find a way to let Team Leader Qiao know about it!