Chapter 23: Relentless Betrayal
Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu wiped away their tears on a moonless night and walked towards Qiaojia Village.
It was dark everywhere, and the wind rustled the surrounding vegetation, but they didn't feel fear, to be precise, they were wrapped in sorrow, and there was no space for fear in their minds.
The two of them were very dull on the road, sighing as they walked......
The backyard of the "Sai Xi Shi" tofu workshop was very lively, and the team members were almost about to overturn the roof, if they had to find someone who did not make a sound at this time, it was only a few old people in the team.
Since the moment the old woman saw the portrait of Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu, she was as if she had lost her soul, and she was extremely depressed. When Ah Zi first heard this, he was first so angry that he scratched his ears and cheeks, then the six gods were ownerless, and now he was silent and speechless, looking sluggish.
When Dazhi and the eldest man heard the news, it was as if they had lost a battle, one sat on a half-dry log in the courtyard and was stunned, while the other kept walking around the yard, sometimes kicking the ground, sometimes sighing......
The team members who joined the team late gathered in the house as if they didn't see the old woman, Ah Zi, Dazhi and the big man, and fell into a state of chaos as soon as they talked about Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu.
"I really can't believe it, why did such a thing happen, how could they do such a thing?" Qiao Shuangxi leaned against the table, frowning, and kept scratching his nose as he spoke.
"Didn't you hear it or didn't you see it? Didn't it say above, this was a long time ago, when the family was poor, and the young people lived in flashy provincial towns, and they became vain, and they did that kind of thing for money, I believe. Squatting on the threshold, smoking a cigarette with his head down, he took a puff of cigarette and inhaled it back into his nose.
"I think Mao Dan's words make sense, you think about it, what does a country girl do if she doesn't stay at home, doesn't get married and has children, and goes to the kind of flower world in the provincial capital, is that kind of place for us countrymen to go?"
The so-called cigarette pouch pot is just a nickname, he is also surnamed Qiao, and he is also a distant brother of Qiao Xiaojing's peers, he learned to smoke with his grandfather since he was a child, and he never leaves the cigarette pouch and pot all day long, so he has this cheesy title.
"It's strange that he's so old, but he never mentions getting married. Nose stood up from the threshold.
This bag nose is the oldest of the new team members, he usually doesn't talk much, but he can always talk to the key, so the new team members respect him very much, and his prestige is very high when he is in the village, but he always feels like his nose is plugged when he speaks, so he is nicknamed the nose, which is a neutral title, and there is no praise or disparagement.
Everyone thinks that Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu are past the age of marriage, but they are very interested in the fact that they are not married yet, and they are all very enthusiastic in speaking, and they have been talking for a long time, but they have not figured out the reason.
"Then why?" Qiao Shuangxi saw that everyone had been talking for a long time, and he understood the reason, so he was a little impatient.
When everyone heard Qiao Shuangxi's question, they were all silent, smoking, stunned, drooping their heads, the whole room fell into silence, Qiao Shuangxi pursed his lips and sat back on the threshold.
The sac nose was the first to break the deadlock, he borrowed the dry tobacco pot of the cigarette pouch, took a sharp puff, choked on the smoke and coughed, everyone looked at him blushing and thick, tears and snot flowing, and couldn't help laughing.
"Don't laugh at me, let's get down to business!" Nose wiped his tears and snot with his sleeve, signaling everyone to be quiet, he had something important to tell everyone.
"So serious, what can you do?" The cigarette pouch wiped the handle of the dry tobacco pot with the placket of his clothes, lit a bag of cigarettes, and a stream of green smoke accompanied by a faint smell of tobacco instantly spread in the room.
"That's it, you may have a way to do other things, but you don't care about whether you get married or not, it's someone's own business, maybe men have touched too much before, and they have long lost interest in men. Mao Dan laughed as he spoke.
"A dog can't pull out any good from his mouth. Nose glared at Mao Dan, pointed at him and said, "I'm not saying why they don't get married, and I don't care about what dirty things they have done before, what I care about is now, it's our ......."
"The place we walked through is just a slap in the face, not to mention the provincial capital, it's the first time we've come to this county, what can their dirty things have to do with us?" Before the nose could say the key, the crooked-beaked monkey interjected.
The team members who approached the crooked monkey pushed him, and everyone laughed.
"Can you be serious, can you listen to me finish speaking, it's really a brainless and heartless thing, when are they still here with a hippie smile, one by one like no one. The nose patted the threshold, and everyone fell silent.
"Okay, okay, if you have any ideas, just say, don't be angry, isn't this just a pleasure in suffering?" Qiao Shuangxi gently patted the shoulder of the nose and persuaded him not to move his liver as much as possible.
"In a word, now our captain and vice captain have become in this situation, what should we do?" said this coldly, put his hands in his sleeves, and drooped his head.
This is a very sensitive and very real question, and no one knows how to speak.
"Usually like a house sparrow, chirping, trying to pop out words on the slit of the mouth, but when it comes to the critical time, no one opens their mouths, is it possible that they are dumb?"
"It's useless to be anxious, let's take one step at a time. Qiao Shuangxi didn't have an idea, but he didn't want everyone to hurt the harmony because of this.
"I didn't want to be angry with the devil so I ran out to do the revolution, but now I have encountered such a thing, it's really ......" Cigarette Bag shook his head and muttered to himself.
"What about you, say whatever you think, don't hold it in your stomach, no matter what thoughts you hold in your stomach for a long time, it's not and urine, and it's useless at all. The room was lifeless, and the nose couldn't help but say a foul word.
"You say it, you can do it, let's do it. Mao Dan said to the nose.
This time, the team members were highly consistent in their thinking, and they echoed Mao Dan's statement one by one.
"Thank you for believing in me, but it's a big deal after all, and I can't make decisions for you. Everyone's business, the idea is to take it together. The nose paused for a moment, and then said, "Ask a few questions, first, do you want to kill the devil?"
"There is no ambiguity in this, as long as I still have my head on my neck, I will resolutely fight the devil to the end. Qiao Shuangxi was the first to stand up, categorically and generously.
"Of course, you have to fight the devil to the end. "The attitude of the cigarette pouch is also very resolute.
"Even if you die, you have to pull two devils to pad my back. "Mao Dan has a big tone and is very confident.
The rest of the team members, you say a word, in short, you have to resist the Japanese, and you definitely don't want to give up halfway.
"Except for the fact that I did not express my position, everyone expressed their thoughts and resolutely resisted Japan and resisted Japan to the end, which is very good! Like you, the War of Resistance will not end, and I will not return home for the rest of my life. "The determination of the nose is great.
There was a warm applause in the room, and it is not difficult to judge from the applause that the ideas of the big guys are highly consistent.
"In that case, do we still want Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu to continue to be leaders and lead us to fight the devil?"
The problem of the sac nose was like a needle piercing the nerves of the big guy, everyone's faces were gloomy, and the air in the room froze again, almost suffocating, and it was breathless.
"Again, listen to you. Mao Dan broke the silence first.
"That's it, we all want to continue to work with the devils, but we definitely can't do it alone, and we have to continue to act with Dazhi and them, so let's listen to what they think. "Or the nose is thoughtful.
"Makes sense. They have been doing it for many years and have experience, and we should listen to what they think. "The cigarette pouch supports the proposal of the sac nose.
So, the big guys all walked out of the house, and it was already midnight, but Dazhi and the big man were still in the yard, both of them drooping their heads like frosted eggplants, the big man leaned on the steps, and Dazhi sat in the yard.
Everyone threw the question to Dazhi and the big man, and they all stood beside them, eager to wait for their thoughts.
A quarter of an hour passed, Dazhi and the big man were silent, and said patiently: "You are old people in this industry, we came late, many things have not been experienced, I really want to hear your thoughts, do you want to do it with Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu?"
"After getting along for so long, they never mentioned that dirty thing to us, and we still talked to them all day long, and never doubted their character and morality, who would have thought that they had done such a dirty thing, they really became fools......" The big man was very emotional.
"Since I came here with them, I've experienced so many things, and I've almost lost my head many times, but we're also upright, and now it's good, I feel like I'm half a cut lower than others, and I can't lift my head. Dazhi also felt aggrieved and hurt.
"That's it, when I heard this today, I felt panicked in my heart, as if I was walking around in front of people with a basin on my head, and I was ashamed and sad. "Nose says what everyone feels together.
"I can't figure it out, we can't do anything without them. "Maodan's attitude is very distinct.
"yes, we can straighten our backs without them. "The cigarette pouch is holding a shameful devil and keeps smacking his mouth.
The rest of the team members talked about it again, their views were very clear, and their caliber was very consistent, that is, they broke away from the leadership of Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu, to be precise, when Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu were tortured and in all kinds of pain, the members of the team collectively deprived Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu of their leadership and eliminated the two of them from the guerrilla team.
That night, it wasn't until the rooster crowed that the team members began to sleep.
At this time, Qiao Xiaojing and Cuiyu had just crossed the last mountain, and Qiaojia Village was faintly not far away.
And so he came back. Qiao Xiaojing muttered to herself.
"God don't open your eyes!" Jade lamented.