Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Reason for the Night Gathering
When Han Li heard Hao Hongmei's words, he directly shook his head and said.
"I'm cultivating the yard, and I'm going to plant winter vegetables after a while, and now I won't be in a hurry when I reclaim it every day."
Yang Xiuying: "I said why did you go to the warehouse after work just now, you must have gone to borrow tools, right?" ”
"Show us what you've borrowed, and we'll borrow it tomorrow to reclaim the yard."
"I use a hammer, which is more difficult and you may not be able to use it."
"I'll try."
Yang Xiuying grabbed the hammer and waved it unbelievingly, almost slashing at the surface of her feet.
Yang Xiuying's frightened face turned white, and if she didn't cut it down this time, she would lose a toe.
Hao Hongmin hurriedly grabbed her arm: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, we won't need this hammer when the time comes, let's just borrow a shovel and get it slowly." ”
"Sister Hongmin, my legs are ...... weak."
Han Li: "You guys learn slowly, don't really hurt yourself." ”
"Anyway, it's still a while before I plant vegetables, so I'll help you when I'm done here."
After sending them away, Han Li continued to swing his hammer to open the ground.
It worked until it was dark, and the ground in the yard had been basically reclaimed.
Han Li was also sweating profusely, and it was hot from the inside out.
When I came to the side of the water tank, the scoop came twice from head to toe, and the heat disappeared directly.
After washing, I went back to the house and lit the lantern, stewed two air-dried rabbits on the stove, and changed it to simmer on low heat.
Han Li took out the letter he received today on the kang and opened the letter from Han's mother first.
It briefly describes the situation at home, and the most important thing is to let him work less and pay attention to his body.
Sister Han had a canned ticket in the envelope, and Sister Han had a tea ticket inside.
Han Xiaomei didn't have anything in the envelope, and she talked in detail about the reactions of Han's father and Han's mother after Han Li left.
As for the other two letters, which were from classmates I met on the train, the letters were full of various complaints and unadaptability.
Looking forward to returning to Forty-Nine City one day, one of them even vaguely offered to borrow money from Han Li.
Han Li started eating after reading the letter, he had just cleaned the dishes and chopsticks.
He heard someone shouting something in the village, and he had always avoided such things.
But just after dinner, I was idle, and I couldn't sleep at this point, or I would go out to have a look.
As a result, as soon as he walked into the courtyard, the bell rang in the distance, and the door of his house was also ringing.
"Han Zhiqing, Hao Zhiqing, and Yang Zhiqing, the village chief, asked everyone to take a flashlight or a lantern to the barn to gather in the barn to hurry up."
"Got it, I'll be there shortly."
It was estimated that something had happened, and Han Li hurriedly went back to the house, changed into yellow rubber shoes, took a flashlight, and walked out.
As soon as the street door was closed, Hao Hongmin and the others came out, and the three of them walked towards the threshing field together.
When I passed by the gate of the Educated Youth Academy, all the people inside also came out.
The expression on the face of the old intellectuals was relatively calm, while the new intellectuals had a trace of panic on their faces.
Yang Xiuying asked in a low voice, "Han Li, do you know what happened in the middle of the night?" ”
"I don't know about this, but you can get closer to me for a while."
There were already quite a few people in the barnyard, and a bonfire was lit in front of the warehouse.
Most of the other lights are emitted by horse lanterns, and those with flashlights are turned off after they arrive, because this battery is not cheap when it is bought.
The team leader was counting the number of people in their team, and then told Village Chief Zhao to do this.
"Don't make any noise, since everyone is almost here, then listen to me."
"Just now, I received a report from the higher authorities that two criminals are suspected of fleeing to our side."
"The superiors have asked us to guard the boundaries of Shanghe Village, and we must not let them slip under our noses."
"The other party has already hurt several people, but they don't have guns in their hands, so don't worry."
"When we are grouped, we need to be in groups of at least three people, and we will take some handy guys from the warehouse to defend ourselves."
"Next, the captains of each squad will tell you about the positions they want to defend, and call someone immediately if they find the situation."
Han Li took a shovel from the warehouse and pressed it in his hand, which could be used as a Liuhe gun.
Hao Hongmin: They chose a sickle, and others chose hoes, rakes, and everything.
However, Han Li estimated that whatever they chose would be in vain, and if they didn't get it right, they would become each other's couriers.
Then the three of them and Aunt Zhang were assigned together, and the four of them were in charge of a section of the riverbank.
Each person also reported a pile of firewood from their homes and lit it in front of their area of responsibility.
Seeing this, Han Li gave a thumbs up to the three giants of Shanghe Village in his heart, is it the reason? If you know, you know.
If you look down from the sky above Shanghe Village at this time, you will find that the entire village has been surrounded by piles of bonfires.
I couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, I couldn't speak loudly, only the sound of firewood burning in the distance.
Han Li: "Aunt Zhang, Hao Hongmin, Yang Xiuying, you take a nap, I will definitely not fall here to guard." ”
"Han Zhiqing, isn't this okay?"
"There's nothing wrong with it, I'm young and strong and it's okay to stay up all night, how can you go to work tomorrow if you don't take a nap?"
"Han Zhiqing's heart is good, then I will be confused for a while."
"Thank you, Han Li."
Han Li waved his hand to indicate that it was nothing, but only Aunt Zhang could calmly close her eyes and rest among the three of them.
Hao Hongmin: They have never experienced this at all, and when they sit on the side and twist around, they know that they are not resting.
Yang Xiuying asked in a low voice, "Han Li, do you think we can still go back to the city?" ”
She has suffered more in the past few days than she has in the past ten years, and her body and mind have already reached the limit.
If she hadn't met Hao Hongmin on the road, she wouldn't have been able to hold on to each other's encouragement.
When Hao Hongmin heard Yang Xiuying's words, she also raised her head and looked at Han Li.
After all, she is just a teenage girl, with a clear mind and a clear heart.
That kind of mental and physical dependence on men will not be less, not to mention that they get along well with Han Li.
Han Li: "Are you homesick?" Or do you feel like you can't take it anymore? ”
"Yes, especially when I received the letter from my family today, I felt very uncomfortable."
Han Li: "Actually, the moment you board the train, everyone already has their own answer in their hearts. ”
"Although I don't know what your family situation is, I found out through this period of contact that it is not bad."
"So you have to change your mentality, you have to have faith in your country, you have faith in your family."
"Actually, I don't know what you guys think in their hearts, anyway, I feel like it's not bad to stay in Shanghe Village."