Chapter 86: Kikuko's thoughts, regular troops return
Everyone walked around the market and found Mr. Wang, Sun Hongshan and Erdan who set up the stall.
The business is not very good, mainly because there are no cities to collect mountain goods. It is good for ordinary people to fill their stomachs, so they don’t have enough money to buy meat, animal skins and other things.
"If you can't sell it, keep it for yourself. Let's go buy big animals!" Chen Chen didn't care much about this, and he didn't point to the money he sold to buy things.
Uncle Wang laughed and said, "Hongshan will follow you, I will squat on the stall for a while."
Sun Hongshan smiled and said, "This is not possible. With my eyesight, I'm afraid I can't choose it well. I have to bother Brother Wang and help me take a look."
Juzi pulled her father up and said, "I'll help you watch the stall, go and help Uncle Wang pick up animals."
Uncle Wang tucked his cigarette pipe on his waist and smiled and said, "Then I will help you see. This old man is so dizzy. I dare not say he can be picky!"
The north end of the Dashi is the Mule and Horse Market, but there are only a few animals. Large animals cost a lot of money, which is not affordable for ordinary people. Even if they borrow from all over the world and buy animals, the people are very expensive and they are not willing to sell them easily.
However, after several years of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the damage was huge, and the lives of the people became more and more difficult, so they had to sell their animals in order to survive the difficult days of being unable to get rid of the blame.
When I saw the customers, several of the animals sold came forward and said that their animals were so good.
Sun Hongshan and Lao Wang were not too slow, but they were very experienced and started to check and choose.
Chen Chen looked here and there, feeling that he didn't look at it at first sight. When he expanded his gaze and continued to look around, his eyes suddenly froze.
It was a horse. Although it was not as tall as a horse, it was particularly conspicuous among mules and donkeys.
There were two people standing next to the horse, one man and one woman, both very young, both like brothers and sisters, and also like husband and wife. Moreover, the two men did not look like they were in a hurry to betray, and they were chatting peacefully.
Chen Chen couldn't help but walk over and looked at the horse carefully.
The man and the woman turned their eyes when they saw someone approaching and saw that they were a girl with extraordinary costumes. They looked at each other and showed a look of surprise.
Chen Chen reached out to touch the horse's head, but the horse tilted its head and avoided it, sniffing gently, as if expressing dissatisfaction.
"How to sell this horse?" Chen Chen smiled and turned to look at the man and woman.
The man had a big face and a tall figure. His whole body was not as strong as a strong one. His skin was almost light, his bright black eyes, dark eyebrows and head, and his mouth was very big when he spoke.
"The ocean is two hundred, no two-valent." The man looked at Chen Chen and stretched out his two fingers.
Is it so expensive? Chen Chen really doesn't know the market for this animal, but he just thinks that who would bring two hundred oceans to such a market?
The girl's Bo Shimei can still see that kind of youthful charm from her eyebrows and eyes, which shows that she is very young, and may even be about the same age as Chen Chen.
Seeing Chen Chen frowned, the woman smiled and said, "This is a good horse, running very fast."
Chen Chen curled his lips and said, "How fast can it be? You can travel thousands of miles a day and eight hundred miles a day? You are doing business, and you don't even allow bargaining. It's just that you are not sincere in selling."
This man and woman are really not sincere in selling horses, they just come to stroll through the guise.
The woman giggled and said, "The big girl said so. Then let's hold hands!" As she said that, she pulled her sleeve down and reached towards Chen Chen.
Chen Chen didn't understand this very much, and looked at it in a daze, stretched out his hand in front of him and looked at it carefully.
Pubo, the woman's music made a sound, and the sound was crisp.
The man also laughed and said, "Big girl, you don't know anything, why are you buying a horse? Let's go, I want to buy a horse and let your adults come."
Cut! Chen Chen rolled his eyes and said, "If you can't hold hands, you don't know anything? You're picking around your sleeves. What's so good about it? If not?"
Just as he was about to say something, Sun Hongshan over there had already greeted him, "Damei, come and see this mule."
Chen Chen gave the young man and woman a blank look and turned around and left.
"This girl is handsome, so interesting." The young woman was still smiling, looking at Chen Chen's back, and said, "This name is vulgar."
The man smiled and said, "The country girl is not the same name."
"Do you think she looks like a country girl?" the young woman put away her smile and said, "I'm wearing a yellow tweed coat, just like the Japanese devils. Maybe, I'm from the Japanese devils."
"What's strange about it?" the man shook his head and said, "Maybe someone in her family is carrying a gun and fighting, and they seized the ones she gave to her for clothing."
The young woman thought about it, but she was not sure, and she didn't want to pursue it. She said, "Maybe! We shouldn't stand here, it's time to go back, right?"
"You have to go shopping, then let's go." The man shrugged his shoulders.
Chen Chen walked to his uncle and Uncle Wang to see the animals they had selected. It was a big mule. According to Uncle Wang, this mule can be used to pull carts and plow fields. It is cooked by others and is easy to control.
In addition to the mule, there is also a trailer. Although it is a bit worn, it is also cheap, almost half sold and half given away.
"Go back to the village and find a carpenter to clean up. It's okay to use it." Sun Hongshan checked the cart and thought it was quite cost-effective. He looked up at Chen Chen like a consultation.
Chen Chen didn't want to find fault, and he also felt that the old man was well-thought and was more careful than himself.
There were animals and big trucks, so Sun Hongshan went to buy some grain and salt and put them in the truck. When he got back to the stall, Sun Hongshan asked his wife to take Chen Chen to buy cloth so that he could make new clothes.
Chen Chen didn't care about any green clothes, so he only bought some white cloth and planned to make two shirts to wear. His aunt couldn't help but give up.
As for going to have a big meal, Mr. Wang and Sun Hongshan both expressed their opposition, and the excuse that they could not leave the stall, so they asked their aunt to buy vegetarian tofu soup. The three of them treated them with dry food.
Chen Chen didn't want to eat and drink by himself, so he took Juzi, Erdan and Xiaohua to find a mat and eat boiled meatballs and sesame cakes.
After eating and drinking, Chen Chen and others walked around again, bought socks, tooth powder and other personal supplies, and bought two bottles of wine. Seeing that it was getting late, they returned to the stall and arranged to pack up and go home.
When I went there, I took a step and got on the big cart when I got back. Although it was not a rubber wheel, it was a bit bumpy, but it was much lighter.
Erdan sat in front, studied with Uncle Wang for a while, and then tried to get up. When he thought that it would be his own job to pull his feet away from home.
In addition to the things I bought, as well as the unsold animal skins and frozen meat, there were also several baskets of baskets on the car, all of which were given by Wei Chuner.
Although Wei Chuner said it was for free and thanked Chen Chen for lending money to help, Chen Chen didn't think about asking her to pay back the money at all. Even if these baskets were two, the value of these baskets was as different as possible.
Uncle Wang sat on the shaft of the car, holding a cigarette pip in his mouth, and pointed at Erdan from time to time, and said with a smile: "It's better for Damei to think carefully. With this car, it's comfortable to sit. In the future, the people in the village will benefit from your family."
Sun Hongshan smiled and said, "Whatever you say is that our family is still thanks to the care of the villagers."
Chen Chen and Juzi sat behind the car, leaning their shoulders against each other, and whispering.
"I heard from Wei Chuner that militias should be drawn from each village and what district squadron should be established? Do you think I will be drawn?"
Looking at Juzi's expectant eyes, Chen Chen scratched his head and said, "Who knows? We don't know what the rules of the matter is. We're sitting here and thinking about it!"
Juzi pushed Chen Chen with dissatisfaction and said, "I'll ask you to find a solution, why did it become a blind thought."
Chen Chen gently stroked his forehead, pretended to think about it, and said, "The district committee is in Zhangzhuang. Just ask Wei Chuner to ask you if you ask me."
"She can't do it." Kikuko shook her head and said, "Because she is a relative, she wants to help me, so she is not afraid that my parents will get angry!"
"Then let the militia captain of the village ask." Chen Chen refused, not wanting to take this matter into consideration.
Kikuko sighed softly and muttered, "I don't want to answer him. Maomao is stunned and I feel it's amazing to be a captain."
Chen Chen laughed twice and said, "Actually, there is no need to rush to inquire. The above will definitely notify you. Then, what are the conditions and whether you meet the requirements."
Kikuko smiled bitterly and said, "I have to do this! You don't care about it, just want to deal with me."
Chen Chen smiled but said nothing. He really had no choice but to this girl who was anxious to go out for a trip.
It was getting late, but Chen Village was getting bustling.
As soon as the Eighth Route Army entered the village, Shi Deguang and others who received the news in advance had already arranged the arrangements. The people who returned to the village had also worked hard. Each family had boiled boiled water and brought it out in a bucket after a pot.
When the troops entered the village, under the guidance of the staff, they went to the houses they had made, and they heard "uncles", "aunts", "big brothers" and "big sisters" everywhere.
Chen Hong was waiting for Chen Chen to come at Zhangzhuang Daji today, but he didn't expect that Chen Chen and the others would come late. An emergency notice came here, asking him to rush to Chen Village and prepare to welcome the regular troops.
Although he was not very happy, Chen Hong did not dare to delay, so he had to rush to Chencun with regrets. After a long time of busyness, the troops finally arrived. He arranged and greeted him, leading two Eighth Route Army cadres into the village office.
Shi Deguang and Zhao Tie and Lao Zhou were talking, but when they saw the troops coming in, they hurriedly got up to greet the greetings. Coin Commander Jiang who came in was still acquainted with Zhao Tie, and said hello, making him look even closer.
"You guerrillas are really amazing. When you saw it at the village entrance, it scared us." Company Commander Jiang said to Zhao Tie: "Wow, the 38th brigade accounts for more than half, and this proportion is more than the regular troops."
Zhao Tie hurriedly said modestly: "Company Commander Jiang has been too rewarded. The guerrillas are making small fuss, so how can they compare with regular troops?"
"If you leave the army, you will become modest?" Company Commander Jiang smiled and said, "The guerrillas have become stronger, but it's a good thing. You are familiar with the terrain and the local situation, and you will rely on you more in the future!"
Instructor Yang was in his thirties and had a beautiful face. He was carrying a box cannon on his belt. After shaking hands with everyone with a smile, he asked Shi Deguang about the current situation and situation.
"Zhuwang stronghold is a nail that was penetrated into the base after the enemy swept it. It is very threatening and puts great pressure on the cadres and the masses." Shi Deguang said: "In the past, Chen Village could be regarded as the rear. But now, it is just a small river that makes the people unable to produce and live with peace of mind. It's good that you come. Even if you can't remove Zuwang stronghold, the masses will feel safer."
"How many enemies are there in Zuwang stronghold?" Company Commander Jiang asked Zhao Tie directly.
Zhao Tie smiled bitterly and said, "A squadron of Japanese soldiers and almost a large number of Imperial Army soldiers are a tough nail!"
Company Commander Jiang's face became solemn, and he waved his hand to signal the orderly soldiers to spread the map. After carefully looking at the map, he frowned for a long time without saying a word.
The one who returned to the base this time was a regular army of a battalion, scattered in three villages. However, according to Zhao Tie's introduction, even if one battalion and guerrillas were concentrated, it would not be able to capture the Zuwang stronghold.
"Why did the enemy station so many troops in Zuwang?" Instructor Yang felt strange and pointed to the map and said, "In theory, Qijia Town is more important, how could he give up?"
Zhao Tie smiled bitterly and said, "Because the Japanese wanted to take revenge, they concentrated their troops on Zuwang." As he said that, he looked at Shi Deguang.
Shi Deguang took two steps forward, pointed to the approximate place on the map, and said, "Just as the sweeping Japanese retreated, the guerrillas attacked him here. According to the information from the inside line of the enemy-occupied area, the enemy commander, a major, was killed by cold guns, and nearly a small team of Japanese soldiers entered the mountains and forests to pursue him, and the entire army was wiped out."
Company Commander Jiang and Instructor Yang both looked at Zhao Tie in surprise, almost incredible.
"You guerrillas are so good!" Company Commander Jiang quickly reacted, smiled happily, and patted Zhao Tie's arm hard, "I killed a major and wiped out a small team. No wonder the Japanese were going to station heavy troops in Zuwang!"
Instructor Yang nodded repeatedly and exclaimed: "This is a great victory, and it was obtained by the guerrillas. It should be vigorously promoted."
Shi Deguang said: "The information has just been confirmed and has not been reported to the county party committee yet. Moreover, Captain Zhao and Instructor Zhou mean that they don't want to be too ostentatious."
Company Commander Jiang blinked and said, "Are you worried that the enemy will retaliate and bring losses to the guerrillas and local people?"
Instructor Yang said: "If this is the case, there is no need for the regular troops to come back now. Besides, if the publicity or not, I don't think it will affect the Japanese's revenge."
Zhao Tie looked at Lao Zhou, and during the meeting, the old comrades understood their respective thoughts.
Lao Zhou said: "Propaganda is OK, but it is best to count this credit on the guerrillas collectively, not individually."
"When fighting, the guns were all in one go, and it was really hard to say who hit the target." Company Commander Jiang misunderstood and said with a smile: "Since it's not easy to be sure, even if the collective contribution is made, there will be a lot of trouble."
"This--" Old Zhou hesitated for a moment, thinking it would be better to tell the truth, because the specific situation has been reported to the district committee.
Chapter completed!