Passing through them, Zhou Jiwang stopped in front of a house in the village that looked very good, he could see that this house should be the house of the local landlord, but the front of the house was not as avoidable as imagined, the villagers in the village swaggered through the door, not caring at all that this was the landlord's house.

There were even women coming in and out of the yard.

A woman ran out with a pair of pants that Zhou Jiwang had never seen before, beckoning everyone in the village to come and see, Zhou Jiwang came to the door, and heard a series of cheers inside, the cheers made him have an unreal feeling, in his village, almost never heard such cheers:

"These pants are so pretty!"

"The pants designed by Xia Lian Chang, can they not look good?"

"Quickly let Deputy Company Commander Li tell Company Commander Xia that the first batch of pants is out."

Listening to their conversation, Zhou Jiwang tiptoed to look inside, and a woman came out, and he hurriedly asked, "Sister-in-law, what's going on here, so happy?" ”

But the face of the woman who came out was filled with a smile that Zhou Jiwang had never seen before, and that smile was so happy and bright, which made Zhou Jiwang feel that the village in front of him was so unreal.

"It's the pants designed by Commander Xia, and they have been made by all of us, and now they have been made, but they are beautiful."

Suppressing the curiosity in his heart, Zhou Jiwang asked again: "Company Commander Xia, who is Company Commander Xia?" ”

The smile on the woman's face disappeared, stared at Zhou Jiwang, and asked, "Who are you?" You're not from our village? ”

Zhou Jiwang hurriedly explained: "Sister-in-law, I am from another village, my father and my mother were killed by the landlord, the Red Army has come to our village before, told me that they are in Nianping Village, and sooner or later they will come to our village." ”

The woman said: "Company Commander Xia is the company commander of the Red Army, they are on the back mountain, you go to the back mountain to find them." ”

"Okay, thank you, Auntie."

After thanking this woman, Zhou Jiwang tightened his bags, looked at the direction of the mountain behind, and became excited, after entering the village, he felt the unusual atmosphere in the village, and the smile on the face of each villager was definitely not the smile of being oppressed and exploited by the landlord.

Life is already quite bitter, who can smile happily and brightly.

Having joined the ranks of the Red Army, he had hope of revenge.

"One-two-one...... One-two-one"

When he came to the mountain, Zhou Jiwang heard the uniform voice, and his mood became more and more uncontrollable, and he walked up the mountain and saw the Red Army soldiers who were training, and a group of soldiers in blue military uniforms were running along the path.

"Stand!"

Yang Chenglin, the leader of a platoon, was training with a platoon, and when he saw Zhou Jiwang walking up the mountain, he immediately ordered the team to stop, stared at Zhou Jiwang cautiously, and asked, "Hello comrade, what are you here for?" ”

When Zhou Jiwang saw the person who spoke, he said: "I am a villager from Laohe Village, and I came here to find the Red Army. ”

"Isn't Laohe Village the village where we were on a mission before?"

The first and second classes had carried out a mission in Laohe Village, and that was their first mission, so they still had a very deep impression of Laohe Village.

Yang Chenglin, the platoon leader, asked: "We are the Red Army, do you have something to do with us?" ”

Zhou Jiwang, who was affirmed by the other party, burst into tears, and after putting down his luggage, he knelt on the ground with a thud, and slammed his head on the ground: "Please, let me join the Red Army." ”

"Hurry up, hurry up, this can't be helped, our company commander said, the Red Army ranks pay attention to the equality of everyone, and it is not allowed to engage in specialities, and also said that men have gold under their knees, kneel to the sky and kneel to their parents, if there are any difficulties, tell us, our Red Army will definitely help you, kneeling can not be done."

Yang Chenglin, the leader of the first platoon, hurriedly stepped forward to help Zhou Jiwang up, turned his head and said: "The first squad leader, the third squad leader, you take the team to continue training, and the second squad leader comes over." ”

"Yes!"

The second squad leader walked out of the team, and the first squad leader shouted: "Run!" Walk! One, two, one! One, two, one! ”

The second squad leader came over and said, "I have been to Laohe Village before, tell me if you have any difficulties, and we will definitely help you." ”

Zhou Jiwang's tears kept falling, and they all said that the man didn't flick when he had tears, but he didn't get to the sad place. His old mother and father died tragically in front of him but could not do anything, he could only watch the second old man being brutally killed by the landlord, and now the tragic death of his parents is still deeply imprinted in his mind, like a trace carved in stone, lingering.

Finding the Red Army alive and avenging his old father and mother was his only obsession.

And now he has finally found a way to join the ranks of the Red Army and avenge his parents.

Wiping away his tears, Zhou Jiwang endured the grief in his heart, regained his self-confidence, and followed a platoon leader Yang Chenglin and the second squad leader to the place where the Red Army lived.

Zhou Jiwang looked at the things in their bamboo basket and found that what was in the bamboo basket was a basket of food.

They entered a courtyard, and the Red Army in aprons came out of the house, grabbed a piece of cloth to wipe their hands, and shouted happily: "Xiaoping, is there any meat today?" ”

The purchaser named Xiaoping put down the bamboo basket behind him and said, "The company commander has instructed that one of the three meals a day must have meat, even if the quantity is small. ”

"Hahahaha!"

Listening to the hearty laughter, Zhou Jiwang felt inexplicably at ease, and turned his head to look at the Red Army soldiers who led him into the house, most of the items in the house were made of bamboo, stools, tables, bamboo boxes, and a few bamboo beds on one side of the room, all of which were made by hand.

"Sit, I'm very thirsty from Laohe Village, drink some water." Yang Chenglin, the leader of the platoon, walked to the stool and sat down, stretched out his finger and pointed, seeing that Zhou Jiwang was still a little restrained, he smiled and said: "Comrade, don't be afraid, our Red Army is different from other armies, our Red Army advocates equality for all, when training and performing tasks, I am everyone's platoon commander, but in life, I am everyone's friend, relatives, you are the same, come here, we are friends, in a friend's house, sit casually." ”

Zhou Jiwang put down his bags, sat on a bamboo stool, and the second squad leader poured him a glass of water, "Drink some water first to moisten your throat." ”

Zhou Jiwang hurriedly said: "Sir, I'm not thirsty, I drank a lot of water in a ditch on the other side of the mountain." ”

"Well, tell me about the situation now." Yang Chenglin, the platoon commander, nodded, "Our company commander is going down the mountain now, and it is estimated that he will come back a little later, you tell us first, and when the company commander comes back, we will take you to see him." ”

"Okay." Zhou Jiwang nodded, and then said the matter one by one: "...... The landlord knew that we had taken the money of the Red Army and took his men everywhere to kill people. ”

"My old father and old mother...... All of them were beaten and killed by the landlord and his men. ”

Referring to the tragic situation of his old father and mother, Zhou Jiwang's heart was extremely painful, and his tears couldn't stop flowing.

"How can it be!"

Yang Chenlin, the leader of the platoon, stood up angrily, his eyes were full of scarlet bloodshots, and he stared at the ground angrily: "He dares to do this, killing people everywhere in the village, he is not afraid of retribution!" Damn, second squad leader, let's go, let's go find the company commander now! We must tell the company commander about this matter, and let the company commander take us to liberate Laohe Village in advance! ”

The second squad leader was also angry and scolded: "Yes! Zhang Wangcai knew that we existed, but he dared to do this to the villagers, he deserved to die, let the company commander tie Zhang Wangcai to a tree, convene a meeting of the villagers, and punish Zhang Wangcai! ”

Yang Chenglin, the leader of the platoon, said to Zhou Jiwang: "Comrade, don't worry, we will take care of this matter to the end, and we will call the shots for everyone!" Let's go, I'll take you to the company commander now, and our company commander will go down the mountain. ”

The two took Zhou Jiwang and immediately rushed to the bottom of the mountain, but they didn't find Xia Yuan in the quilt factory, and listened to the female comrades in the quilt factory say: "After seeing the new clothes, Lian Commander Xia left, it seems that he went to the farm." ”

The farm is a piece of land divided on the mountain, and surrounded by bamboo poles and trees, the sheep herders drive the sheep to the enclosure in the morning, and then rush back when the sun sets and lock them up, during this period they only need to look at the cattle and sheep in the enclosure, the enclosure is very large, the vegetation is very dense, and the number of cattle and sheep is quite a lot, and the sheep herding people are still relatively large.

Sometimes the villagers in their spare time will also go up the mountain to help, and when the sun sets, Mr. Li will gather some villagers to go to the mountain to help drive the cattle and sheep down.

Yang Chenglin and the second squad leader took Zhou Jiwang to the farm, and Zhou Jiwang asked with some curiosity: "What did you do just now?" ”

The second squad leader said: "It's to make clothes, this is the quilt factory set up by our company commander, the Red Army paid for fabrics, everyone came to help make clothes, make a piece of clothing, they can get some money, the finished clothes are said to wait until the future trade zone is launched, and then sell, I don't know what the trade zone is." ”

Zhou Jiwang's heart was filled with shock, everything in Nianping Village made him full of curiosity and shock, the Red Army who came to their village was right, Nianping Village has really undergone great changes.

When I came to the mountain, I saw an area enclosed by a wooden fence from a distance, and the cattle and sheep were in the fence, and a group of people were standing outside the fence, pointing at the cattle and sheep inside.

"Company commander! Captain! ”

Yang Chenglin shouted and hurriedly walked over.

Xia Yuan, who heard the voice, turned his head and saw the person coming, "It's a platoon leader, slow down, don't worry, what's the matter, panicked, Lao Yang, it's been almost a month, you are also an old soldier, how to do things are still so flustered, slow down, don't worry, say slowly." ”

Yang Chenglin took a slight breath and said, "Company commander, let the second squad leader tell you." ”

Xia Yuan turned his head to look at the second squad leader and asked, "What's so anxious?" ”

The second squad leader gasped and said in a hurry: "It's Laohe Village, the villagers of Laohe Village have an accident." ”

Xia Yuan frowned slightly: "Laohe Village, isn't that the village where lambs and calves were bought before?" ”

He vaguely guessed something in his heart, "Say it slowly, don't worry." ”

The second squad leader said: "Company commander, there was a meeting some time ago, didn't you ask us to go to Laohe Village in the second squad to investigate whether the landlord of Laohe Village robbed the villagers of lambs and calves?" I took the soldiers of the second squad to ask, hey, the dog really robbed the thing, he not only robbed the calves and lambs that the villagers had worked so hard to raise, but also beat people. ”

He said: "We paid the original price of the lamb to the villagers who were robbed, and told them to be careful, so as not to be discovered by the landlord, and told them that sooner or later we will call and drive the landlord away, so that everyone should not worry or worry, but I didn't expect that how long it had passed, and something happened in Laohe Village." ”

The second squad leader pointed to Zhou Jiwang beside him and said: "This is a villager from Laohe Village, he just escaped from Zhang Wangcai's hands, and he searched for us all the way and found our village." ”

The second squad leader introduced Zhou Jiwang: "This is our company commander, don't look at our company commander is young, but in fact he is already an old Red Army soldier, he used to follow the Red Army team to make a revolution, and then the failed team was broken up, the company commander found another shortcut, returned to us from pretending to be crazy, observed for a long time before starting, now Nianping Village has developed, and the good days will be brought to other villages sooner or later." ”

Xia Yuan smiled, his eyes fell on Zhou Jiwang, and asked: "I know Laohe Village, it is already on the goal of our plan, but Laohe Village is far away from Nianping Village, and our development will start from a few surrounding villages, and it is estimated that we will not arrive in Laohe Village until the future." ”

He thought for a moment, "But then again, what happened in Laohe Village is also directly related to our Red Army, this point is my mistake, the Red Army entered other villages, once they left traces and were tracked down by the enemy, it was the local villagers who suffered, and I should have done it on the day I should say hello to the soldiers." ”

Zhou Jiwang fell to his knees with a thud, and slammed his head on the ground: "Please also ask the company commander to make decisions for my old father and mother!" ”

Xia Yuan hurriedly helped Zhou Jiwang up and said, "The man has gold under his knees, and he kneels to the sky and his parents." Anyway, I will make the decision for you in this matter, and I have a little responsibility for this matter, since I chose to trade and let them go back, I should have anticipated the risks that may be exposed in advance, blame me and blame me. ”

When it came to this matter, Xia Yuan was full of self-blame, there were too many things to deal with in Nianping Village, and there were a bunch of things to do in the reform of the peasant association, and he had to consider all aspects, and during this time, he also patronized the affairs in the village and the base area, and other things were ignored.

This incident also reminded him that some things that should be done in advance.

There are many things about the affairs of Laohe Village, the Red Army contingent in West Hankou, the external development of the base area, and the internal development of the base area, and at present the Red Army contingent has been drawn to the size of a company, all of which are on Longfeng Mountain behind Nianping Village, and the base area has been established.

Whether it is external development or exploring the ranks of the Red Army in West Hankou, it is inevitable that the base area of Nianping Village will be exposed, and everything that he has worked so hard to build will inevitably suffer a serious blow.

To move or not to move?

It is to develop steadily in Nianping Village regardless of what happens in the outside world. Or directly began to expand externally, suppressing the landlords by force, using force to promote peasant associations, expanding the ranks, and expanding the territory.

(End of chapter)