Chapter Forty-Nine: The Light of Humanity in the Restaurant

One

The small restaurant is doing brisk business, and there is an endless stream of people coming to the restaurant. In just a few months, the restaurant's reputation grew. Those who rush to eat, those who have nothing to gossip about, those who are hungry and have no place to go, and those who have been wronged and come to complain all come to this restaurant. At this time, the restaurant is a popular restaurant that is both inclusive and humane.

The people who came were willing to associate with the shopkeeper of the restaurant and were willing to talk to him. As a result, he obtained a large amount of information from his contacts, which provided strong support for our work. At the same time, it has also continuously recruited young patriots to join the Communist Party of China and militia organizations. Today, Wu Xiaoyong, who has been busy all day, was able to rest at nearly twelve o'clock at night. He was about to close the door and rest, but suddenly heard a sad voice outside the door. So he hurriedly went out to check, but saw a person lying outside the door and was shocked. If it weren't for the intelligence officer, if it wasn't for the accident, how could he lie in front of the restaurant? He thought. He knew that this man, if not an intelligence officer, would be a beggar or a destitute person. There is also the possibility that homeless people are sleeping here. These people need to be cared for, they are their poor brothers, and they are all revolutionary forces. He looked at this person, quickly walked forward, and asked softly and lovingly, "Who are you?" How to lie outside the door? ”

The man didn't answer Xiao Yong's words, but said weakly, "Okay...... Yes...... Well, give ...... Bowl of water to drink. ”

Wu Xiaoyong saw that this person was covered in blood, and his speech was intermittent and weak. I was shocked, and then I thought, "He must have been hurt unimaginably." Could this person be our intelligence agent or an anti-Japanese activist? How could it be like this? If he is a beggar or a vagabond, who will do him harm? He guessed to himself, and then quickly went back to the house and poured a bowl of water, gently helped him to sit up, brought the bowl to his mouth, and said, "Drink!" The man took the bowl of water with trembling hands and drank it down. I drank water, I had the spirit, and I had the strength to speak. He looked at Xiao Yong and said with gratitude: "Thank you, thank you!" Then he said, "Can you give me another piece of bread to eat?" ”

Xiao Yong saw that he drank water, had energy, and had the strength to speak, and saw that he was so hungry that he begged for food, so he hurriedly said, "Yes." After speaking, he slowly helped him into the restaurant.

He sat against the wall, looking around and around with grateful eyes, and then thinking about the past. At this time, Xiao Yong brought the food and brought a pot of water, he put the food in front of this person, and then poured the water again and said, "Use it slowly!" ”

The man glanced at Xiao Yong and said, "Thank you!" Xiao Yong read his heart from his eyes, and said again in order to dispel his doubts: "Eat, they are all suffering." ”

He listened to Xiao Yong's words like a spring breeze on his face, like a warm sun. It's more like a strong shoulder supporting yourself and giving yourself courage. He was no longer frightened, no more panic. There is a warmth like home, a brotherly true feeling, I have such a feeling that I slowly relaxed myself, and said: "I only need a piece of gluttony, but you are so kind to me, I don't pay you a penny." ”

Xiao Yong listened to his words, smiled and said: "It's far away, you can eat the food, I know you have no money, who is rich and lying on the street at night?" I won't charge you a penny. ”

He was grateful when he heard Xiao Yong say that he would not charge his own penny, and said: "In such a troubled world, it is not easy to open a restaurant, and he is enthusiastic about helping me, I can't bear it, I will definitely make up for you if I have money." ”

Xiao Yong said: "Don't think so much, everyone has a hurdle that can't be overcome, isn't this hurdle all dependent on everyone helping each other to overcome the difficulties, and only then can we overcome this hurdle?" Don't take this little charity to heart, love is a virtue possessed by our poor people, and it is also the glorious tradition of our nation. ”

"Thank you, thank you!" He even said thank you.

Two

At this time, Xiao Yong rarely took this opportunity to sit down and rest for a while to eat and talk with him, so as to know why he was lying here. He watched him gobble up so deliciously and said, "You eat slowly and not in a hurry." And asked, "Where are you from?" Why lie in front of the restaurant in the middle of the night? And covered in blood? ”

When he heard where he was from, he said sadly: "I am from Donglu, but I was brought here by Japanese devils just because I told the truth." ”

Xiao Yong was deeply shocked when he heard that he was brought here by the Japanese devils, thinking that this was not a simple sentence to be brought here by the Japanese devils, there must be a big article and a big problem here. Thinking of this, I both lamented and was extremely excited about this person. Excitedly: "This will be another piece of important information." So he said, "Eat slowly, and listen as you eat." ”

The man looked at Xiao Yong with a look of help, gratitude, and trust, and said: "I am a good person, I was born in Tuzi Village by the canal, the canal ferry is on the edge of my village, and my home is only a river away from Heshang Town. Because his family was poor and unable to marry a wife, he was recruited as a son-in-law in Donglu Village. Today, the Japanese devils arrested the Communist Party and anti-Japanese activists, arrested me as a Communist Party member, tied me up and hung myself on a tree, and tortured me with a leather whip. I was beaten to the point of torment, tortured, and nearly killed. The people in the village saw that the Japanese devils were so inhumane, so cruel to the good people, and so tortured the good people, and they pleaded for me one after another. He said that I was an honest farmer, not an anti-Japanese activist, let alone a member of the Communist Party. The Japs don't believe the true words of the villagers, they think that the villagers are deliberately hiding my true identity. So he said: 'Since he is not a communist or an anti-Japanese activist, why is his accent so different from yours?' On this basis, he was a communist sent by the Communist Party to incite the people to engage in anti-Japanese propaganda. ’”

The whole village collectively confirmed that I was an honest farmer. Neither a Communist Party member nor an anti-Japanese activist. But the Japanese devils just didn't believe it, and insisted that I was sent by the Communist Party.

Another Japanese officer insisted: "I still say the same thing, since he is not an anti-Japanese propagandist sent by the Communist Party, why does his accent be completely different from yours?" This alone is enough to prove that he is an anti-Japanese propagandist sent by the Communist Party. Since I am an anti-Japanese propagandist, I will pry open his mouth and ask him to confess the list of Communist Party members and anti-Japanese personnel. ”

When the villagers saw that the Japanese devils believed that they were communists and anti-Japanese activists, they retorted with all their might: "He is not from this village, but a son-in-law who has been recruited to this village." ”

"He's not from this village, even the accents of the surrounding villagers won't be so different from yours?" The Japanese devils still insisted that I was a Communist Party member or an anti-Japanese propaganda activist sent by the Communist Party, and they denied the testimony of the villagers. At the critical moment, my father-in-law saw that my life was difficult to protect and stood up to fight with his life: "Sir, he is from Tuzi Village, Heshang Town, Tianjin, and Tuzi Village and Donglu Village are hundreds of miles away, so his accent is very different. If the commander does not believe me, I can vouch for my life. ”

The Japanese devil listened to what his father-in-law said, and said: "In this case, put him down, we will pass by Heshang Town when we go to Tianjin, take him with us for a walk, and we will go to his village to ask for clarification." If the situation is true, spare him not to die, and if the situation does not match, he will be killed and burned together with the people of this village. ”

In order to confirm the authenticity of the words of the villagers and their father-in-law, the Japanese devil passed through Tuzi Village to deliberately verify his identity.

It was only under the identification of the fathers and villagers of Tuzi Village that while the neighbors called their names, the Japanese devils believed that I was indeed not an advanced element sent by the Communist Party to incite anti-Japanese. What convinced them even more was that an elder in the village said, "He is a baby from our village." Because of his poor family, he was recruited to Donglu Village as a door-to-door son-in-law. The elder's words were consistent with the testimony of the villagers in Donglu Village, which convinced the Japanese devil that he was the son-in-law of Donglu Village. The old man's words, the testimony of the villagers, and the detailed evidence convinced the Japanese devil that I was a loyal and honest farmer. Although he was excluded, he was not the Communist Party and anti-Japanese activists that the Japanese devils were looking for. But the suspicious Japanese devil still didn't allow himself to live in his house, and forced himself to push himself into the car and pull him to the town of Heshang and throw it on the side of the road, the Japanese devil was watching my behavior. The night was dark, the family was closed, only the light was on in front of the restaurant, I exhausted my physical strength to climb to the front of the restaurant, I wanted to crawl home, but due to physical exhaustion, and I was thirsty and hungry, I was tortured to the point of death in a day, and I had no strength to move forward, so I had to lie in front of the restaurant and wait for the arrangement of fate. I didn't know how I should thank you for my help in the middle of the night, not only to give me water to drink, but also to eat. To tell you the truth, I didn't die because of your kind help. As he spoke, he was aggrieved and cried, and continued: "This disaster of mine is a blood and tears hatred that I remember deeply, and it is the hatred that the Japanese devils planted in my heart. This also stems from the poverty of his family, his many brothers, and his parents' inability to support him, so he sent himself out to be a son-in-law. It is precisely because of this that there is a difference in the accent of a foreign land, and the Japanese devils mistakenly believe that they are anti-Japanese activists sent by the Communist Party and almost die. ”

Three

Thinking about what happened to me, thinking about the torture I had suffered, thinking about the ups and downs of my fate, tears couldn't stop rolling down. It is said that men don't flick when they have tears, but they don't get to the sad place. At this time, he had lost the dignity of a man, and thought: "It's really useless, are you still a man, men have muscles and bones, tears are not flicked, how can you cry in front of a stranger?" It's really contemptuous and underestimated. I look down on my spinelessness, and I look down on my lack of arrogance. What's so scary even if your head hits the ground? Isn't that a big scar on the mouth of the bowl? Thinking of this, he suppressed his tears and said: "I want to be hung on a tree, the Japanese devil whip tortures myself, and endure the pain, not to mention, if you die like this, isn't it worth it?" Fortunately, the villagers pleaded and testified to prove that they were honest farmers. Otherwise, it is worthless to die by yourself. He said indignantly.

Xiao Yong listened to his narration and thought, "This is another important piece of information." I want to pass on this important information as soon as possible, so that I can grasp the trajectory, movements, and whereabouts of the Japanese devils as soon as possible. ”

The man was full of food and water, and he had the strength and strength to say, "Thank you, for the trouble." ”

Xiao Yong said: "Where is this, they are all poor, there is no need to be polite." ”

"It's not easy to be a small restaurant, it's my intention to help, and I don't have any complaints if I don't help myself. In addition, there is a shortage of soldiers, who wants to make trouble for themselves. ”

Xiao Yong said: "Are you too worried, are you still a human being if you don't save you when you die?" We are all conscientious Chinese, we are all sympathetic, if we do not save our compatriots when they see death, then our hearts are really bad, and even worse than pigs and dogs. Don't worry, you don't have any thoughts and concerns, I'm not afraid to cause trouble and make trouble by doing good deeds and saving people's lives. Xiao Yong said firmly.

He was moved to tears when he heard Xiao Yong's words. He kept muttering to himself: "Good man, good man, without a kind person like you, I might have died." As he spoke, he glanced at Xiao Yong and said, "I'll go, don't bother you!" ”

"Big brother, you can't go, how can you walk with bruises all over your body? It's never too late to heal your injuries here. ”

"Won't I cause you trouble if I don't go?"

"Don't say that, even if you are healed, you should not take care of me, you will treat me as your own brother, I am an only child, and I have no brothers or sisters. Okay this time, I have a brother, we will be brothers from now on, you don't have to be upset this time, right? ”

He listened to Xiao Yong's expression like a warm current rolling, like a spring breeze blowing on his face, and said excitedly: "Okay, good, as long as you don't dislike me, why don't you have an extra brother?" There are five brothers in my family, all of whom are your own brothers, and we happen to be sitting around the same table. As he spoke, the two brothers laughed.

Xiao Yong said: "Big brother, you haven't said your noble name yet." ”

The eldest brother said: "Alas, I patronized the meal, and I haven't reported my name yet." The surname of the contemptible person is Dong, the name is Wanxiang, and he is from Tuzi Village. It is just across the river from the town of River. ”

Xiao Yong knew the name of the eldest brother, and he also registered his surname with the eldest brother, he said happily: "Big brother, my surname is Wu, my name is Xiaoyong, and I am from Takeda Village. He lost his mother since he was a child and lived with his father. ”。

The eldest brother listened to Xiao Yong's self-introduction and said: "Little brother, you are more bitter than me, no matter how bitter I am, I have a mother and maternal love." You don't, you don't have a mother, you don't have a mother's love! ”

The two spoke strongly, and they were even more in love. The two hearts with a big bubble of bitter water instantly melted together.