And how can Liu Cunyi forget that unforgettable night in the course of his life? When Zhao Qingbo raised his gun to courtship Sun Chenghui, he was at the house of the old chief Sun Likun, experiencing another contest of thought and will and tempering feelings.

When he came to see Sun Likun with a half bag of peanuts, Liu Cunyi didn't know that before this, Sun Likun had seen Tang Ronghua and had made a wish to Tang Ronghua; didn't know that when he was talking to Sun Likun, Sun Likun's wife Zhou Xiuyu was sitting in the inner room with Tang Ronghua, waiting for the result of this conversation.

Liu Cunyi, who has always obeyed orders and listened to commands, disobeyed the will of his old chief for the first time that night, and stubbornly denied his marriage to Tang Ronghua.

Liu Cunyi said to Sun Likun: "...... Political commissar, you can criticize me for anything, but if you insist on saying that Tang Ronghua is my wife, I don't recognize it. Political commissar, think about it, when Tang Ronghua came to my house, I was only ten years old, how could I know about this kind of thing between men and women? I joined the army at the age of fifteen......"

Sun Likun said as kindly as possible: "Who sent you to be a soldier?" Isn't it Comrade Tang Ronghua? Cunyi, if you think about it carefully, just think about such a question - you were personally sent to the army by Comrade Ronghua, and now, when you enter the city and become the head of the regiment, you don't recognize people, what will people think? Are you, me, and our revolution worthy of others? ”

Liu Cunyi shook his head: "I haven't thought about this. ”

Sun Likun said: "Then think about it, after all, Ronghua is the guide of your revolution and your revolutionary comrade." ”

Liu Cunyi said: "Political commissar, can't I treat her as a revolutionary comrade and a sister?" ”

Sun Likun said: "No, my subordinates can't have this kind of Chen Shimei who is sorry for his revolutionary comrades, besides, Sun Chenghui is my niece!" ”

Liu Cunyi said: "But Cheng Hui and I both have the freedom to fall in love. ”

Sun Likun immediately pointed out: "Comrade Liu Cunyi, Sun Chenghui has this freedom, and you don't have this freedom anymore, because you are a person with a wife!" ”

Liu Cunyi said stubbornly: "Tang Ronghua is not my wife, it is my second sister......"

Sun Likun said: "It doesn't matter if you call Tang Ronghua the second sister or her wife, it's all your business." What I want to say is that she is a good comrade, an old comrade who has contributed to the revolution, not only can you not treat her like this, but you must also have a sense of gratitude to her! ”

Liu Cunyi shouted out a little out of shape: "Political commissar, don't say it!" Since Tang Ronghua is so good, you can take her home! Anyway, I don't want her to be my wife! ”

Sun Likun was angry: "What is this called?" I take it home? Is she my wife? ”

Liu Cunyi said: "Then she is not my wife!" She and I are only husband and wife, and nothing else! ”

Sun Likun slapped the table: "Without her, there would be no you Liu Cunyi today, you may still be a farmer!" And without the sacrifice and dedication of these revolutionary sisters, our republic would not be our today! ”

Liu Cunyi said: "My marriage has nothing to do with the republic, and the flag of the republic also has my blood on it!" ”

Sun Likun said: "If there is your blood on the banner of the republic, is there no blood of theirs?" Comrade Tang Ronghua was injured during the Anti-Japanese War, do you know? We can't prevent them from shedding blood during the war years, and can we not prevent them from shedding tears in the years of peace? Comrade Liu Cunyi, as your old leader, I hope you will show a little revolutionary conscience! ”

Liu Cunyi blurted out: "What revolutionary conscience? I don't understand! Commissar, you look at it! ”

Sun Likun was furious: "Liu Cunyi, just for your performance today, I can expel you from the party!" ”

Liu Cunyi was not afraid at all, stood up and left: "Okay, political commissar, then I'll wait for your handling!" ”

Sun Likun pointed to the peanuts brought by Liu Cunyi: "This, you take it back, I don't have the face to eat it!" ”

Liu Cunyi said: "Then you throw it away!" With that, he walked out the door.

Sun Likun was so angry that he really lifted the half-cloth bag of peanuts and wanted to throw the peanuts out of the door.

Only then did Zhou Xiuyu rush out of the inner room to stop: "Likun, you ...... You calm down......"

However, before Zhou Xiuyu's words fell, Sun Likun had already thrown half a bag of peanuts out of the door, and the peanuts were rolling around.

Liu Cunyi walked on the peanuts all over the ground, walked a long way, and then suddenly turned around, with tears in his eyes, and shouted loudly to Sun Likun: "Political Commissar Sun, I don't accept you!" Even if you expel me from the party, I won't accept you! ”

Sun Likun was so angry that he trembled all over, sat on the chair with his butt, and gasped.

I don't know what to do, Tang Ronghua also came out, and said to Sun Likun with tears in her eyes: "Political Commissar Sun, I heard everything, everything you can say, I thank you." With your fairness and justice, I will never regret sending Cunyi to our team back then, nor will I regret the sacrifices I made for the revolution! ”

Sun Likun's eyes were red, and he waved his hand again and again: "Comrade Ronghua, don't say it, I feel uncomfortable!" You have been wronged, you have been greatly wronged, and I, as the leader of Cunyi, have not done a good job, and I am ashamed in my heart. In this case, it's not just a matter of righteousness, there have been more than a dozen cases of official divorce reports for a while! ”

Zhou Xiuyu also introduced on the side: "Yes, some comrades even said that for the sake of freedom in love, find a foreign lady in the city, and would rather not have a party membership; There are also comrades who have a group of children, and they still engage in divorce and do not leave home, and Likun is very unaccustomed to it. As soon as the meeting was held, he criticized. In contrast, Liu Cunyi is quite understandable, Comrade Ronghua, you don't have children after all, and you don't seem to have lived a married life, right? ”

Tang Ronghua nodded: "How can there be?" It was the war years, and I was so much older. ”

Zhou Xiuyu took Tang Ronghua's hand and said, "So, in Cunyi's memory, there is no such marriage." To be fair, Cunyi didn't want to deceive anyone, and there was still an essential difference between him and those people. ”

Sun Likun glanced at Zhou Xiuyu: "Xiuyu, what do you mean by this?" ”

Zhou Xiuyu smiled: "Likun, don't be fierce with me, I'm analyzing the problem objectively." ”

Sun Likun criticized: "You, it's not an objective analysis of the problem, but the petty bourgeois sentiment is too strong!" For a while, I have always wondered, after entering the city, how should we Chinese Communists go? Our Communists have become like Liu Cunyi, what will the people think of us? What will history say about us? ”

Zhou Xiuyu said: "For specific problems, it is still necessary to analyze them in detail, and Liu Cunyi is still a good comrade in general. ”

At this point, Tang Ronghua is still defending Liu Cunyi: "Yes, yes, Cunyi is really a good comrade!" Political Commissar Sun, you can't regard Cunyi as a bad person because of me, he is really loyal to the party. No matter what he chooses in the end, I hope you don't embarrass him......"

Sun Likun was deeply moved, pointed at Tang Ronghua, and said to Zhou Xiuyu: "Xiuyu, take a look, this is the female comrades in our old district, at any time and under any circumstances, they have no regrets." ”

Tang Ronghua listened to this, and said solemnly: "More importantly, the female comrades in the old area participated in the revolution earlier, and they still have a little self-esteem and self-confidence - okay, Political Commissar Sun, Director Zhou, I have to go, go back to Shandong, thank you again......"

Sun Likun stepped forward to stop Tang Ronghua: "Hey, Comrade Ronghua, don't be busy leaving." It's not easy for you to come to Beijing once, these days, I'll let people take you around - even if Liu Cunyi doesn't recognize you, the eldest sister of the revolution, I, Sun Likun, still recognize you, the revolutionary comrade! If you really leave like this, I will be sad in my heart! ”

Tang Ronghua's eyes filled with tears again: "Political Commissar Sun-"