Heroes of the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 13 The Wish of Second Master Qi
For the rest of the way to Balitou, the old man was driving the car while smoking a pipe while explaining to Qian Xiaobao the great truths of life about taking a step back and enduring the boundless.

Every time the old man said a word, he turned his head and asked Qian Xiaobao: "Nephew, do you think what I just said is right?"

Enduring the old man's nagging and the saliva sprayed on his face, Qian Xiaobao nodded: "Uncle, you are so right!"

During the conversation, Qian Xiaobao also knew the old man's life experience.Knowing that he is over 50 years old and has not yet married, he is a veritable errand runner.

This kind of thing is very common in the Northeast.Among the people who broke through the Guandong, there were ten men and one woman.Many people spend their entire lives as bachelors and cannot find a wife.

This also gave birth to the business of human trafficking to the Northeast.

So everyone knows who has a daughter in ten miles and eight villages.

The old man praised Qian Xiaobao very much for Qian Xiaobao's first move to propose marriage.There is nothing more to say that should be tolerated in this matter.

"It's coming so soon." The old man said with his whip pointing ahead.

There are seven low thatched houses standing under the shade of several big willow trees in front.

Qian Xiaobao hurriedly jumped off the donkey cart and walked forward with big strides.The old man followed behind in the donkey cart.

At the entrance of the village stood a big yellow dog like a sentinel.It recognized Qian Xiaoma walking in front at a glance and barked at him non-stop.

Qian Xiaobao strode towards the big yellow dog.

This is the dog raised by the old Zhao family, the first family in the west of Balitou, and it is extremely fierce.It is said that when a pack of wolves entered the village at night, it was the wolves who kept barking that woke up all the people in the village.

Not even afraid of wolves, how could it be afraid of Qian Xiaobao?
When there were still three or four meters away from Qian Xiaobao, the big yellow dog stopped barking, but showed a fierce look in his eyes, opened his mouth and whimpered softly.

Qian Xiaobao leaned over fiercely and propped his hands on the ground, his head was at the same height as the big yellow dog.

"Wang! Wang!"

Qian Xiaobao stared at the big yellow dog and barked twice.

The big yellow dog froze, then turned around and ran back.It ran back to the yard until it dared to turn around and barked at Qian Xiaobao again.

Old Zhao Zhao Deyou who was sitting in the room was very strange when he heard the dog barking.Their dog is very courageous, why did he dare to bark when he came home this time?

He pushed open the door and took a look, then hastily closed the door.

"That bastard Qian Xiaobao is here again. The village should be restless again." Zhao Deyou said to his wife.

"Uncle, let's go here. Anyway, it's not far away, I'll just pick it up." Qian Xiaobao took out a dollar and handed it to the old man and said.

Seeing that Qian Xiaobao actually used this method to scare the dog away, the old man couldn't help but stare straight.

"Young man, you are still young and rough. Always be arrogant and less steady! Are you right?" the old man said.

"Yes! Yes!" Qian Xiaobao took the two baskets out of the car and carried them towards the village on a pole.

He carried a pole and stopped in front of the thatched house of the third family in the West.Opening the fence gate, he walked into the yard carrying a pole.

Hearing footsteps outside, an old man leaned on a cane and slowly opened the door and walked into the yard.

"Second Master, look what I bought for you!" Qian Xiaobao said, pointing at the pile of things that looked like a hill.

"Prodigal stuff! Spending so much money again! Save the money to marry a wife in the future, okay!" the old man nodded as he talked, flipping through the things in the soil basket.

He flipped over a piece of fabric to reveal the yellow paper underneath.

"Who is dead, you bought so much burning paper?" the old man asked.

Qian Xiaobao suddenly suppressed the smile on his face and bowed his head for a while before replying in a low voice: "The people on the mountain are all dead. My godfather and his old man are also dead. Now there are only two of us left."

The old man's shriveled walnut skin-like face twitched twice and let out a long sigh.

"Since we have embarked on the road of resistance against Japan, no one intends to survive. It's all about sooner or later! Die early and be free sooner." The old man whispered.

The old man opened the door, and Qian Xiaobao moved the two soil baskets into the house.

"These five catties of cotton will make you a new quilt. The cloth will make you a new suit." Qian Xiaobao said as he put the contents of the soil basket on the kang one by one.

He picked up another piece of cloth and said, "Erya has been taking care of you for the past two years. There is nothing to show, I bought her a piece of cloth to make clothes."

"You always spend money recklessly! The money you spent on shopping this time is almost enough to make you a daughter-in-law." The old man muttered dissatisfiedly.

"What daughter-in-law are you talking about? Little Japan and I will never stop dying! When I die, the Japanese will spend less than a dime on me!" Qian Xiaobao gritted his teeth and said.

"When your godfather Feng Maoshan came to visit me, the two of us said that you felt that you should go to school when you were young. Then get married, have children, start a family and start a business. If you have offspring, it means that we all have offspring. In 30 or 50 years, some people will burn paper on the graves of us lonely ghosts." The old man persuaded earnestly.

"Did those people on the mountain die in vain? The road is so difficult, and strangers will get lost if they go in. How can hundreds of Japanese people get in so easily? The ghost! When I find this person, I will definitely tear him into pieces!" Qian Xiaobao's eyes were bleeding when he spoke.

Hearing this, the old man knows how more than 100 people on the mountain died.

He was silent for a long time and said: "There is no house thief who can't attract ghosts. Think about it, this is an unavoidable thing. The number of people being beaten is getting smaller and smaller. They can't eat or wear clothes. There is no end in sight. Someone will always have other ideas. Japan If people reappoint officials and make wishes, of course some people will be tempted."

Neither of them spoke anymore.

People on the mountain call the old man Qi Erye.He was originally a scholar from Shandong.After the imperial examination was cancelled, the disheartened second master Qi went to the northeast to work as a private school teacher to make a living.

After Feng Maoshan raised the anti-Japanese banner, he recruited Qi Erye to go up the mountain to give advice.In the past few years, Qi Erye came up with many good ideas in the process of following everyone over mountains and mountains, eating bran swallowed vegetables, and dealing with the Japanese.

But he is old after all, and he has Kashin-Beck disease and has difficulty walking.Feng Maoshan secretly sent Second Master Qi here to hide.

Only Feng Maoshan and Qian Xiaobao knew about this matter.Now only Qian Xiaobao is left to know.

Second Master Qi finally raised his head sadly and said: "We are just some ordinary people. We have fought against the Japanese for these years without seeking fame or profit. In the future, you will have a family and have children. During the holidays, you will bring your children to this place. The hundreds of people who died burned a few pieces of paper and kowtowed a few times, and those people should close their eyes when they are underground. Do they have to die to be considered down?"

Speaking of this, two lines of turbid tears flowed from Second Master Qi's eyes.

Hearing what Second Master Qi said, Qian Xiaobao also felt sore eyes.Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly turned his head and shouted towards the window: "Who is sneaking around outside?"

Having said that, Qian Xiaobao had already drawn out his pistol and was about to rush out.

"It's me, Erya!" A girl hurriedly replied.

(End of this chapter)