Masterpieces｜Chen Zhongshi: White Deer Plain (Series 12)

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Chapter Twelve

Mr. Zhu is no longer teaching. The students colluded with each other and left Bailu Academy, and went to the city and even to other provinces to apply for various famous new schools; Mr. Zhu calmly accepted the ceremonial farewell of the students and sent them to Bailu without exception. At the door of the Deer Academy, I watched them walking down the Yuanpo with their luggage rolls on their backs: Mr. Zhu urged them to leave quickly, and when there were only a few stalwarts left, he simply closed the academy. The county magistrate Peng personally recruited him to serve as the principal of the county single-level normal school. After working for less than half a year, he submitted his resignation to the county magistrate Peng. The head of Peng County was puzzled: "I heard that you did a good job! They all respect you! Why..." Mr. Zhu smiled and said, "Who is the principal who hired me? ! "Peng county magistrate shook his head again and again in denial:" That's because Mr. "I then asked about the real reason for the resignation, whether it was a lack of funds or someone was making trouble? If there is a bad sheep, just dismiss him and let him choose Gao Zhier. Why should he resign in anger? He smiled and denied the suspicion of the county magistrate, and said with a self-deprecating laugh: "The reason is that I am not others. I know it's just a pottery bowl--" Peng county magistrate couldn't untie it for a while. Mr. Zhu explained: "A pottery pot can only be used to learn from the past, and it is useless to people today. "The county magistrate Peng sincerely corrected and said: "Mr. is very humble. Well, you simply go to the county government to work. "Mr. Zhu shook his head and said, "I want to do something that suits me, and I urge the county magistrate to approve it." Peng county magistrate said happily: "As long as the gentleman is pleased to do, you can do everything you want, and if you need help in the low-ranking position, just say it. "Mr. Zhu said his well-thought-out plan: "I want to rebuild the county annals. "

Mr. Zhu returned to Bailu Academy and organized a nine-member county annals compilation team, and acted as the chief editor. The other eight editors are all learned people who have been carefully selected by him, including his former classmates. There are also his later proud disciples. They are all followers and pursuers of the Guan School until their death. They are famous scholars and gentlemen who are splendid and lonely in various townships in the county. They work hard in their own hometowns. They live on the ridges and mues for food and silk, and they recite and criticize during the slack of farming. They are upright and have no quarrels with the world. One by one, the gentlemen visited the door on foot, begging them to come out. They are very agreeable about the compilation and county annals, but almost all of them have to humble their talents and lack of knowledge, and they cannot bear such a heavy responsibility. It is also an opportunity to contribute little effort to the county. They and Mr. Zhu gathered at Zilu Academy and started a huge and voluminous project. They read the old chronicles of the past, questioning questions, correcting errors, eliminating complex and filling vacancies, visiting the people, working meticulously and carefully Rigorous. At dusk, they strolled along the Yuanpo River, enjoying the spring scenery and singing the winter snow; When I came out, I got the most suitable living environment and the most satisfying job.

On a hot and unbearable evening in Futian, the leaves did not move at all, and the hot and humid air swelled from the low-lying river and filled the ravines of the original slope. Suffocating. Mr. Zhu and his colleagues sat in the courtyard to enjoy the cool air, surrounded by the academy and in the courtyard, the towering ancient cypresses, ancient locust trees and ginkgo trees, and the flames of people shaded by the layers of leaves, in the hot and noisy Futian has created a refreshing and pleasant paradise. Mayor Peng walked into the yard and said: "This is probably the most pleasant place in China! "Mr. Zhu and all of his colleagues stood up together, and politely asked Magistrate Peng to sit down. Mr. Zhu said: "Peng Magistrate rarely has time to spare..." Magistrate Peng shook his head with a wry smile, mocking himself and said: "The county Magistrate has a false name, He is really just a grain official! "

Recently, a regiment commander of the Raven Soldiers brought more than 100 soldiers into the county to command everything and lead everything. In fact, he did not lead or command everything, but the leader commanded to collect food and grass for the 200,000 horses besieging Xi'an City. The county magistrate Peng and all his officials were busy with food and grain. He said angrily, "These crow soldiers must be the worst soldiers in the world. themI can't even figure out how many crops are harvested in a year, but I just don't get enough grain. Grain is no longer levied, but forced, and now it has begun to be robbed. The people went from complaining to shutting their mouths, afraid of being shot at! "The county magistrate Peng got excited when he said, "I am a county magistrate of the Republic of China government. Since I can't get back to the sky, I have to play a role for the tiger. I want to be shameless to see all the benevolent and wise men, and I am even more ashamed of the elders of Zishui! "When he spoke, his throat was choked up, and hot tears flowed. The gentlemen who were sitting let out a series of sighs of grief and sorrow. Mr. Zhu said: "I have to endure it. "Peng county magistrate said:" I can't stand it anymore! My national county government has become a crow's nest! Those white-legged crows came in and out from morning to night, croaking, swearing, and swearing. "Mr. Zhu is still repeating a sentence: "I have to endure it. Magistrate Peng said with a wry smile, "Mr. Zhu, can I compile the county annals for you? "Mr. Zhu smiled and said, "Do I dare to ask you? "The county magistrate Peng vented, ordered and poured out a message. He felt relieved and asked softly: "Mr. Zhu, it is rumored that you can do fortune-telling in the villagers. You can calculate it for me. When will the crow fly away?" "Mr. Zhu pretended to be mysterious and said, "The secret cannot be leaked. Everyone laughed. Magistrate Peng asked Mr. Zhu for another handwriting. Mr. Zhu graciously agreed, took the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, spread out rice paper on the stone table in the courtyard, hung the pen on his wrist, and wrote four big characters in one go:

Good people can't live

The next morning, the chef came back from the county town to tell Mr. Zhu , The county town has rumored that Peng county magistrate gave up his post and fled last night, and his whereabouts are unknown. Mr. Zhu was stunned for a moment and then sighed: "He can't stand it anymore." In the evening after a thunderstorm, the heat dissipated, Tianyu Chengbi, Mr. Zhu and his colleagues rushed out to the original slope to relax and enjoy the showers The atmosphere of the mountains and rivers after the early fog, as a result, one by one sticking to the yellow mud on the feet, and returning to the academy with wet legs. The concierge Xu Xiucai nervously handed a letter to Mr. Zhu and said, "The two soldiers sent it." It's over!" Then he instructed Xu Xiucai and said, "Go to the village and buy two dogs. If you can't buy them, borrow them. You want big dogs and bad dogs." Xu Xiucai blinked and asked, "Why do you buy dogs, Mr. He laughed and said, "If the wolf comes, the dog will bite it!" Then he instructed the chef, "You will cook the same dish for us tomorrow, boil the tofu and the meat into a pot." Not together." Mr. Zhu said: "You just boil it in one pot." The next day, Mr. Zhu and his eight editors worked in their respective rooms step by step, and the yard was unusually quiet. Everyone is waiting for the dog bark. Two birds with blue neck feathers jumped from the ginkgo branches to the eaves, and then flew down to the wet square bricks in the yard, making a string of gold-like calls. The first dog bark made two birds shoot into the air like arrows. The barking of the two dogs became more and more frantic, and the frantic barks of the gangsters collided and whirled on the walls of the academy. The dog stopped after biting for a while, and the person who came to him retreated and left. Suddenly the dog started biting frantically again, and someone came to the door again. The eight gentlemen all stood under their windows, staring at the gate, and at Mr. Zhu's study. The dog's biting stopped again. Mr. Zhu walked out of the study when the two dogs gnawed for the third time, walked quickly across the yard, habitually held up the slit of his robe with his left hand, drank the dog back, led the incoming person through the gate, and made a loud announcement in the yard. Calling: "Commander Liu is here to visit you, come out to greet you." The fellows walked out of the house one after another and bowed to Commander Liu in military uniform. Commander Liu said: "Excuse me!" Mr. Zhu said: "Where is it? It's a rare opportunity. If I miss today, I'm afraid I will never see the general's demeanor again." Visit Mr. Zhu." Mr. Zhu just greeted everyone and sat down on the stone bench in the courtyard. Commander Liu asked: "I heard that you are compiling the county annals? What are you compiling in the county annals?" Mr. Zhu said: "From the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the present day, all major events in this county are accommodated. Historical evolution, Territorial changes, landscapes of mountains and rivers, special products, clean officials, corrupt officials, sages and bandits in villages, women and martyrs, natural and man-made disasters... I will not avoid the palace, gentlemen and people, and all good deeds and evil deeds will be recorded together." Commander Liu asked: "Our army is sure to besiege the city. Do you want to record your county annals?" Mr. Zhu said: "What you encircled is Xi'an Prefecture, not Zishui County, so you have no right to carry this annals: Your soldiers shot chickens in Bailuyuan (hit).) Requisition of grain and the fire at the grain station will be recorded in this journal; your regiment leader stationed in this county to scare away the county chief, which is unique in the county’s historical sites, and this journal will definitely record it. "Commander Liu laughed: "Really? The mayor is too timid. "Mr. Zhu also joked: "The county magistrate is as soft as a piece of tofu. "

Commander Liu Jun smiled and said that he had three important things to ask for Mr. Blessing today. The first one, after the Siege successfully settled in the provincial capital, Mr. Zhu will be invited to be his private teacher, teaching the holy books and brushwork. There were no more than a bunch of big characters. Mr. Zhu said: "I have to say one thing first. You have to take off your uniform and throw away your gun before I dare to accompany you to study and study. I'm more timid than Mayor Peng! Commander Liu promised: "Once Xi'an is captured, I will throw my spear to Chenghe, and give the soldiers to others to take." I am only a civil servant of the provincial chairman. "Mr. Zhu said: "Then this matter will be discussed after you enter the city. What about the second one? "Commander Liu said, "Please give me a calligraphy and painting, Mr. Zhu said, "I can only write and not draw. People often say, 'Take advantage of happiness', and you will shine wherever you are. Wait for the commander to attack. The success of the city, I will definitely wave my congratulations. Let's talk about the third thing!" Commander Liu did not want to force it, so he said the third thing: "As soon as I entered the Guanzhong , I heard the name of Mr. Distinguish the wind and rain, you can know good and bad disasters, and you can predict the future. Sir, please give me a divination, when will the siege be successful and how many months will we enter the city?" Mr. Zhu refused without thinking: "Commander Liu, you can't enter the city."

Liu Jun is fierce Suddenly stunned, his face changed suddenly. The fellows all tightened their faces and stared at the porcelain, not daring to express their anger. Mr. Zhu followed up and laughed: "I have two chai dogs to control the door, and the general is not allowed to enter, let alone two tigers?" After saying it as a joke, he laughed. The gentlemen also let out a sigh of relief. The two generals guarding the city have a tiger character in their names, and they are called Erhu. Soldiers especially shy away from this. Commander Liu said: "This kind of unlucky joke, only you, sir, dare to speak to me face to face." Mr. Zhu took it and said, "Only when you come, commander, can I have the urge to make this joke."

" is a joke, Don't care about it." Commander Liu said, "Then please give me a divination, sir, when will the siege be successful?" Mr. Zhu raised his head to close the upper limit, and used the thumb of his right hand to dexterously flick on the other four fingers. Squeezing and pinching, there were words in the mouth: the defending army in the city is not enough at 20,000, and the attackers outside the city are more than 200,000. Ordinarily, ten babies can beat one baby, how can they still be defeated? The city was besieged for five months, and the civilian soldiers who died of starvation and illness were piled up in piles. How could they hold on? Oh oh oh, there is another calculation. The citizens of the city, men, women and children, no less than 500,000. To starve all the 500,000 soldiers and people to death... It's almost the end of the autumn. right! Commander Liu Junyi "Mr. Zhu opened his eyes and said: "The turn of autumn and winter is a big time limit. See the snow, see the deal. After hearing this, Commander Liu suddenly jumped up from the stone bench: "Sir, what a god! See the snow, see the deal. It was my life! My name is Xueya. "

Mr. Zhu immediately greeted them to eat, and the chef gave each person a bowl of tofu stewed meat and two steamed buns. After taking a bite, Liu Jun frowned and said, "Mr. Zhu, is your chef a real chef?" Eight ways out of hand? "Mr. Zhu said:" This is a famous master chef in Fangyuan. "Commander Liu said, "How can tofu be cooked in one pot with meat? The tofu was boiled until it became a mess, and the meat was bitter or half-cooked. Ha, he is actually a master chef? "Mr. Zhu said:" Stupid things like tofu and meat are often done by famous teachers and masters. "

It was the beginning of winter, and the army besieging the city had already changed into winter clothes. After a full eight-month siege, they still could not enter the city. Liu Jun was eagerly waiting for the heavy snowfall to stop, but unexpectedly killed Feng Bu of the National Revolutionary Army from an oblique stab. Fifty million men and horses fought with white legs and fled with crows. When Commander Liu fled from the headquarters of Han Shizhong in the eastern suburbs, the dark night sky was scattered with snow particles like broken tragic children. Snow particles were in the car. There was a dense swishing sound on the ceiling, and Commander Liu suddenly remembered the hexagram that Mr. Zhu had foretold for him, "see the snow and make a deal". The piece of meat also metaphors today's ending, sighing: "This old goblin! "Mr. Zhu later wrote down the following line in the last edition of the "Republic of China Chronicle" in the "Historical Evolution" volume of the county annals: The remnants of the Zhensong Army escaped from Bailuyuan, burned down 57 houses, shot and killed three people, traitors--Gu Thirteen people grabLooting wealth. Platoon Leader Yang and his soldiers did not say hello to Tian Fuxian when they were withdrawing from the Bailu Town Primary School. When Tian Fuxian opened his eyes, he immediately felt a strange silence. He put on his padded jacket and trousers and jumped out of bed. A thin layer of snowflakes fell in the yard. With his trousers tied in his hands, he lowered his shoulders to open the door of the next classroom, and stopped on the threshold with an "oh" sound. The soldiers were nowhere to be seen, and a row of desks against the wall had straw curtains for bedding. Those curtains were collected by him from the rice-producing area of ​​Shishui River not long ago, and he used a bullock cart to pull the white deer. The bedding was uncovered. Under the table were ripped shoes, broken leggings, tattered ragged shirts and trousers. He turned around and ran to the single room where Yang Pai lived. There was only a straw curtain left on the bed. Lists and receipts for collecting food and grass were scattered all over the table. He concluded that this was a permanent escape rather than a temporary retreat. He kicked over the charcoal pot stand, and a few red charcoal lumps the size of date pits rolled out of the charcoal ashes. He hurried to Lu Zilin's house. "Zilin, we will discuss matters at your security office at noon." Tian Fuxian said, "Our days as dogs end today." This sentence, "This crow soldier has tossed people enough. "The nine villagers couldn't hold back any longer. They opened their voices and sneered at that pole. Henan eggs were all blind bears. During the entire eight months that the crows flew to Bailuyuan, Tian Zongxiang and his nine subordinate townships actually became dogs for Yang platoon leader to drive away. In the gatehouse to press for food and fodder, Tian Zongxiang often shows the grievance of a dog in front of a brutal and cruel owner under the eyes of Yang platoon leader. How can their nine townships not wink like a helpless dog? Tian Fuxian understands his subordinates very well. Let them vent their grievances, bitterness and resentment as dogs. The whole Bailuyuan is venting their anger at this moment. The news of the white-legged crow soldiers fleeing quickly blew through the villages big and small like the wind, and the venting of anger followed. The raging, the burnt house, the mutilated deceased and the raped woman naturally became a topic of discussion. Tian Fuxian solemnly said: "There are two urgent things to do: First, to give the victims of desertion the burning, murder, rape and rape. The family will take care of them, and the second is that the burned house in Bailu Cang should be built. "Then he stated his specific ideas for these two events. When the crow soldiers escaped, it was too late to take away the food stored in the school classrooms, so it could be used for the expenses of these two major events." The villagers went to the mountains to shovel wood, two rafters of zhang rafters paid one liter of wheat, one rafter of five zhang rafters one liter, one purlin three liters, one purlin one five liters, and the rest of the beams, burdens, and pillars were based on the materials. Moving mud and adobe, pulling bricks and throwing tiles, one liter of daily work ration for small chores and three meals. Is this a loss to the poor? "The nine villagers were all amazed and stunned after hearing this. Such generous wages are tantamount to giving alms. I'm afraid that the people who donate wood in the mountains and come to do small workers will break their heads. Some people complain about the general village contract. The heart is so kind that it may even cause bad things. Who can control all the people who come to eat and eat? Tian Fuxian waved his hand graciously and said, "As long as everyone feels that they are not treating the villagers badly, it will be done, and there is no need to worry about other things. "

About taking care of the disaster-stricken households, Tian Fuxian only thought of it after hearing the townships talk about what happened there. He slept in the elementary school last night, so he couldn't come up with a concrete plan for a while. After some deliberation, the township contract decided to give compensation ranging from five to eight buckets to the more than 30 families who were robbed, depending on the size of the losses. There was a disagreement on the issue of taking care of, and Tian Fuxian finally came out and decided that it would be better not to take care of it, so as to avoid such a scandal from being publicized again because of taking care of it.

Bailuyuan suddenly set off a short-lived trend of going into the mountains to carry wood, and strong men were bare-handed. They rushed into the deep mountains of Qinling Mountains in groups of three or five, came out of the mountain carrying pine rafters or purlins tied with kudzu vines, unloaded the wood from the ruins of the Bailu warehouse that had been burned by the fire, and took over the sketches drawn by the inspectors with brushes. After receiving the receipt, they rushed to Bailu Town Primary School to pick up the wheat. When people walked out of the school gate with their grain bags, they couldn't help but feel the joy on their faces. But with the kindness of a bodhisattva, all the nine villagers devoted themselves to this event.In the huge project, each department is responsible for inspecting the wood, paying for the wheat, or leading the construction.

The new county magistrate has taken office, surnamed Liang. The sign of the county party department is also hung at the gate of the county government. The county party secretary is surnamed Yue. Tian Fuxian often went to the county to hold meetings, so he handed over the entire project to Lu Zilin. Lu Zilin said to Tian Fuxian, who was going to the county government for a meeting again: "You go, you can go, you can go with confidence. If you miss a project, you can ask me about my head." Tian Fuxian left with confidence. With a smile in his deep eyes, Lu Zilin walked up to the villagers who were laying the foundations of the trough: "For a while, take a break and smoke a cigarette, and if anyone is hungry, go to the kitchen to get two buns!" They laughed. Everyone worked more happily, no one rubbed their skins and faces and was too embarrassed to ask for buns at mealtime. Lu Zilin walked into the school's classroom where grain was stored again with his hands behind his back, and stood in front of the grain pile, watching the payment of wheat for the villagers who were shoveling wood. After filling the wooden bucket with grain, the person who distributed the grain scraped it along the edge of the bucket with a piece of wood, and the wheat that was higher than the edge of the bucket was scraped to the ground. Throw the scraper away. Fill the bucket. Full! "People were much more relaxed, and Lu Zilin turned around and walked away.

The terrifying atmosphere that had pervaded Bailuyuan for eight months since the chicken shooting (strike) performance soon disappeared. The image of Jiugi Township's generosity and benevolence also became clear. A row of new houses on the abandoned Bailucang site were all completed before the ground was frozen, and the gaps in the collapsed upper fence were also repaired. The gate and gatehouse were replaced by brick-built square doors, showing a new scene. Bai Jiaxuan got up and went out to visit the baby girl Lingling who was studying in the city on the fifth day after the crow soldiers fled.

Xi'an On the evening of the first day of the siege, a cook in Bailu Village returned to the village. As soon as he entered Bailu Town, he was surrounded by people and asked him about the situation in the city during the siege; He hurriedly responded with a few words and then pulled away. He encountered the same blockade and the same inquiries in the alleys of Bailu Village; he hurriedly walked into the house, and when he ran into the old lady in the yard, he climbed to his knees and knelt on the ground. He cried so hard that he could not stand up, and the villagers rushed to the courtyard again to inquire about the visit. I just say I can't see you again in this life! "Bai Jiaxuan and his mother, Bai Zhao's wife, Bai Wu, came to this Shaoshao Hakka three times to inquire about Lingling, and Shao Shao's answer was one sentence: "No Lingling was seen. "

In the next two days, Bailu Village's kitchen workers, relative workers (apprentices), odd jobs, foreign trucks, and a few people who were doing business and opening shops all returned to the village one after another. Visiting parents, wives and children, he brought back and spread a lot of shocking news during the siege: countless citizens and soldiers died of illness and starvation in battle, and the corpses could not be transported out of the city gates, and they were stacked horizontally and vertically under the roots of the city wall. Stacked up. At first, the piles of corpses were covered with quicklime, and then the piles of corpses became more and more, and when the lime was exhausted, it was covered with loess, and the city was filled with more and more stench. All public or private latrines overflowed with excrement and urine, Farmers in the suburbs who dig up dung to grow vegetables can’t enter the city, and people in the city pile up their feces and urine in the streets and alleys if they can’t send them out. Divide into small groups and head towards all the open doors and windows. There are pinky-thumb-sized maggots crawling in the bed, pots, tables, chairs, and drawers. Maggots often burrow into the nostrils, ears and holes when a person dies in sleep. With his snoring mouth open, he inadvertently bit into a mouthful of maggots and a mouthful of pus.

Bai Jiaxuan asked and chased all the people who returned to the village from the city and said that they had never seen Lingling. Rumors of nausea and vomiting completely suffocated the vitality of the courtyard. First, the wife Bai Wu, then the mother Bai Zhao, and then Bai Jiaxuan himself stopped eating for two days, and Lingling's Gan Dalu San's appetite also decreased. Halfway through, Xiaowen and his daughter-in-law were embarrassed to eat although they still had some appetite. On the fourth day of the rescue, Xiaowen's wife asked her mother-in-law Zhao what to do for breakfast? "She didn't go into the kitchen again.

"Four" is an unlucky number, implying "thing". Immortal grass does not eat for three days, but her spirit is still undiminished. After a while, the cotton thread is always stretched.After a while, I went to rub the cotton twister again, and punctured the cotton net again. Bai Zhao's simply stood on the side of the road at the west end of the town and waited hopelessly. The terrifying anticipation continued until another dark day, when Xiancao suddenly called out, "Lingling baby, she fell from the edge of the kang. Xiaowen and his daughter-in-law came over to rescue him. Bai Zhao was still standing at the intersection in the west of the town. Wait. When Bai Jiaxuan walked into the wing room from the upper room, Xiaowen hugged his mother and shouted loudly, and Xiaowen's daughter-in-law was pulling needles from the back of the house. Xiancao cried with a "wow" and broke free from Xiaowen's arms He rushed towards Bai Jiaxuan, and was comforted by his son and daughter-in-law to lie down. Bai Jiaxuan said, "Take care of your mother. I'm going into town. "

When the urbanites were having breakfast, Bai Jiaxuan stepped into the shop door of the second brother-in-law of the cobbler. The second sister thought that a customer was coming, and when she arrived at the counter, she realized that it was her brother from the countryside, so she exclaimed and cheered. Bai Jiaxuan suddenly fell to the ground with a stone. , If Linglinger entered the stack of corpses, the second sister's family would definitely not have breakfast so peacefully, nor would they open the shop to sell goods. He sat on the chair and couldn't help but ask, "Where's Lingling? "

" carry the dead! "The second sister said, as if seeing the surprise of her younger brother, but said in a light tone, "Everyone is lifting. Some people dig pits, some carry dead people. The pit was under the wall in the northeast of the city, and it was so big that it could hold more than 10,000 dead people. "Bai Jiaxuan sighed, confirming that the words of the people who returned to Bailu Village were not nonsense." I dug a hole in the dark room last night, and I have to dig it in the dark room today. "The second brother-in-law said, "Linglinger also dug a hole two days ago, and then changed to lift the body yesterday and later. Dig and bury. Many corpses were left with only bones, and it was impossible to tell whose arms and whose legs were. A bunch of people loaded them on a rack and pulled them to a to bury them. "Bai Jiaxuan has become numb to these things, and only complained: "Second sister, brother-in-law, you two are really cool! Why can't I think of calling Lingling back to the countryside? Her mother-in-law and her mother are going crazy without water and rice for three or four days! ""Brother, you are not confused and will think about things! Do you think what could happen to Lingling here? If something goes wrong, can I tell you? If the baby does not return to the original place, the baby is safe and sound! ' said the cobbler's brother-in-law. The second sister said, "I urged Lingling to go back on the first day of Kaiwei. The baby said that there is no holiday in the school, so I will follow General Tiger's urgent orders, dig mass graves, bury the dead, and clean up the filth in the streets and alleys. . "Bai Jiaxuan said sadly," the family didn't even burn the fire. "

was talking when Bai Ling walked into the door and called "Dad" and stopped. She saw her father's red, swollen, bulging eyes. Bai Jiaxuan slapped her face as soon as he raised his hand: "I risk it for you." Suddenly, three people died! Bai Ling covered her face and argued, "I'm not annoyed that you hit me, Dad. But I asked Grandpa Zhaohai to send you a message back? Only then did Bai Jiaxuan know that Lu Taiheng had already come to the city to visit his grandson Zhaohai, who was going to school. Only then did he recognize that the young man standing beside Lingling was Lu Zilin's second son Zhaohai. Lu ZhaohaiSomewhat He smiled shyly and confirmed: "The words are sent back. "

Lu Zhaohai wears a navy blue uniform with a garden hat on his head. The hard visor is covered with a black glossy face, and the deep-set eyes and long eyelashes show the deer family's breed. Features." How did Lingling and the second boy of the Lu family get together? "Bai Jiaxuan was puzzled, and then he smelled the strange smell emanating from Lingling and Lu Zhaohai. It was the smell of rotting corpses. It was disgusting when people smelled it, which confirmed the second sister's big saying of "lifting the dead." He said: "Change your clothes, wash the smell of dead people off your hands, and follow me back to the original place." Bai Ling said, "The corpse is still rotting under the wall before it's finished, how can I go? "Bai Jiaxuan said: "When you have finished carrying the dead in the city, go home just in time to carry the bodies of your mother and your mother. "Bai Ling said, "You go back and tell your mother and mother that I'm fine without any injuries or illnesses, so they won't be in a hurry, so they can rest assured. "Lu Zhaohai interjected, "Uncle! Bai Ling was the leader of the corpse transport group, and she went into a mess when she left. It took a week for her to go home after the body was transported. I wanted to go back to where we were, and we both went back together. Bai Jiaxuan ignored Zhaohai and said to Lingling bluntly, "Oh, Lingling, do you dare not listen to me?" "Bai Ling said: "Dad, it's not that I don't listen to you. Look at so many people who died in battle, starved to death, and rotted under the city walls. We survived under their protection, no matter their conscience! Let me tell the truth, I won’t be able to go back for a week. After the corpse is carried and buried, there will also be a funeral ceremony for the whole city. The mass grave that is being dug will be named &39;Revolutionary Park&39;Let future generations always remember these heroic spirits who sacrificed their lives for the national revolution..." Bai Jiaxuan listened to these confusing new terms with difficulty. Bai Ling said: "Second aunt gave me Get two buns, I have to go. Dad, take a day off and go back tomorrow. "Bai Jiaxuan wanted to block, but didn't block it any more. Seeing that the second sister brought buns to Lingling and the second goods from the Lu family, the two went out. The second sister said, "Wah is right! Who can bear the corpse and bury the living sooner? It's almost winter vacation. Lingling and your two nephews and daughters and I will go back to the original place. I also miss our mother. "Bai Jiaxuan asked with his eyes fixed: "Why is that second-hand guy from the Lu family running around with Lingling? "Second sister guessed what he meant and said, "I'm a classmate and a revolutionary comrade, your old brains are not pleasing to the eye! "Bai Jiaxuan said, "Second sister, don't talk nonsense. I made it clear that if you tell her to study, just focus on studying, and don't go back and forth with the second-hand Lu family! "

Bai Jiaxuan said goodbye to the second sister and the cobbler's brother-in-law after having breakfast hastily, and stepped into the gatehouse of Bai's house at night time. The courtyard has regained its vitality. Not long after he left with a shackle on his back last night, Lu Taiheng put Lingling The words of safety came. Xiancao and mother lifted the heavy burden, but missed their daughter and granddaughter even more, and even proposed that they go to the city together to see if Lingling is thin or fat. Bai Jiaxuan said: "No one needs to go. Go is in vain. We are worried about her fear and danger, but she is not thinking about anyone, she is busy carrying the dead and burying the dead. I ran far away, and the thief woman didn't even have time to sit with me for a while longer. That - is a sea beast! "

Lu Zhaohai and Bai Ling were walking in the streets and alleys while chewing buns, and the truck with the corpses brushed their feet, spilling pus and blood gravy all over the road. They could no longer smell the fishy smell, and they were chewing and swallowing sweetly. Lu Zhaohai said, "Bai Ling, Jia Xuanbo seems to hate me? ""That's normal. "Bai Ling said," he hates me even more now, can't you see it? "Lu Zhaohai said, "When I saw Uncle Jia Xuan, I was timid. I've been afraid of my uncle since I was a kid. When I suddenly saw Uncle today, I seem to be more timid than when I was a child. "Bai Ling said: "There are ghosts in timid places. You must be thinking of something. "Lu Zhaohai said: "Bai Ling, listen, if I have the courage to kneel down at the uncle's feet and call out "Father-in-law", what do you think the uncle will do? "Bai Ling pouted and said, "He doesn't care about you. But he'll break my neck! "Lu Zhaohai said: "Then I will call again: "Father-in-law, let go of Bai Ling and break my neck!" &39;Do you believe it or not? I would definitely say do this. "Bai Ling pretended to sigh: "Well, let's all wait to break our necks! Now, revolutionary comrades, go and lift the corpse. "When they walked to the corpse stack under the city wall, they just finished eating two buns, clapped their hands and went to move the corpse. The church school was closed soon after the siege of the city. Bai Ling met Lu Zhaohai on the street, and the two After looking at each other for a long time, he finally recognized that he was a township party in the same village. Lu Zhaohai said that his middle school was also closed, and that the school temporarily set up a national revolution training class to train soldiers, citizens, students and all those who are interested in revolution. Bai Ling and Zhaohai visited their school, only to feel that the girls' church school she was in was a bit pitiful. Lu Zhaohai encouraged her to go to the training class to listen to the excitement, so she went. Lu Zhaohai whispered to her: "Lecture This teacher is our original Chinese teacher, a member of the Kuomintang. "And told her in the same tone:" This teacher was our English teacher, a Communist Party. "Bai Ling asked: "Which one do you think the Kuomintang and the Communist Party..." Lu Zhaohai said: "It's almost the same. The two parties work together to advance the national revolution. "Bai Ling came to the training class every day to listen to lectures, and one day said to Zhao Hai, "I have decided to transfer to your school. "Lu Zhaohai said: "I have achieved my goal. "That night when Zhao Hai sent Bai Ling home, he suddenly asked, "Bai Ling, do you want to join a party?" Bai Ling said: "I think. do you want? Or... you already attended? "Lu Zhaohai said, "I don't either. Let's discuss, which one is better to participate in? "Bai Ling said: "No. We take part in one. "Lu Zhaohai said, "That's good! The Kuomintang and the Communist Party are united and cooperated, and the two of us..." Bai Ling said, "If one day we don't unite and cooperate, the two of us will also..." Lu Zhaohai said, "We continue. Unite and cooperate against perfidy! "Bai Ling said: "Well, youPick one first, and the remaining one is mine. ""Let's do it--" Lu Zhaohai took out a copper coin and said, "The side with the dragon is &39;country&39;, and the side with characters is &39;total&39;, which side you guessed counts. Bai Ling thought it was very interesting, took the copper coin from Lu Zhaohai and looked at it and said, "I'll toss it, you can guess first!" "Lu Zhaohai nodded in agreement. Bai Ling found a loophole in this tacit game again: "What if we both guessed right? "Lu Zhaohai said: "Then... it is destined that we will join the same party. "Bai Ling solemnly caressed the copper yuan in the palm of his hand, and then threw it on the bright ground for Lu Zhaohai to guess. Lu Zhaohai said, "Yes." "Bai Ling said, "I guess it's a dragon. The two of them squatted down at the same time, and observed by the light leaking from the shop door, the copper yuan just showed the pattern of a dragon, and the two laughed and jumped up. Lu Zhaohai said: "I am &39;Total&39; you are &39;Country&39;, whoever enters first, this copper dollar will be kept." Bai Ling said with a smile: "Now let me keep it first, the fun copper dollar "They threw themselves into the struggle to defend the city together, and collected stones with citizens they didn't know each other. Even the bluestone strips for paving the ground, the stone slabs at the gates of residential houses, and the gravel blocks on the side of the road were all dug up. Pry it down and lift it to the city wall to fill up the gap in the city wall that was bombed by the besieged army with guns. Lu Zhaohai once carried a stone to the city wall, and the soldiers besieging the city fired a gun, the bullet hit his right arm, and he almost died. Bai Ling went to the temporary emergency hospital to visit him almost every day. Bai Ling asked: "Are you afraid?" Lu Zhaohai said: "Not afraid. Really!" Bai Ling said: "You blow air in front of me and be a hero!" Lu Zhaohai stroked his bandaged arm and said: "This shot made me anxious. I'll tell you now, I decided to join the army. Of course, I still want to finish middle school. If I'm afraid, how can I make this decision?" Bai Ling said with an apologetic smile: "I said Just kidding, how can you take it seriously?" When Lu Zhaohai was about to be discharged from the hospital, the English teacher of the school officially informed him when he came to visit him: "You have been accepted as a member of the Communist Party of China." Bai Ling took out Yin's copper dollar Hand it to Lu Zhaohai. Lu Zhaohai stroked his hand for a while, then handed it over to Bai Ling and said, "You keep it well." When the two of them pushed aside, Mr. English turned his curious eyes: "A love thing?" Lu Zhaohai and He Bai Ling's face blushed, but he strongly denied it and said, "No. It's more meaningful." Tong Yuan finally remained in Bai Ling's palm. After Lu Zhaohai recovered, he was recruited into a paramilitary combat team composed of student citizens and handicraft workers, received military training, and was ready to be added to the camp of the National Revolutionary Army guarding the city at any time. There were very few opportunities to meet Bai Ling. . Bai Ling was later transferred to participate in the theatrical performance team, went to the barracks defending the city and among the citizens to publicize and agitate, and climbed the city wall several times to sing for the soldiers lying under the bunkers. One performance left her the deepest memory, she saw Lu Zhaohai among the militiamen being consoled. The copper dollar is in her close-fitting pocket. No matter where she goes to perform, when she starts to dance, the small copper dollar gently hits her small breasts that have just bulged... She and Lu Zhaohai The game of throwing copper coins at night was the moment when she and he walked towards the most glorious moment in their respective lives.

Bailu Cang's office building was completed on schedule, and the leadership and supervision of such a huge and urgent project showed Lu Zilin's excellent organizational skills. Tian Fuxian and his clerks can't wait to move into the damp new house. Bailucang held a grand celebration ceremony for the re-listing of the office. Officials from more than 100 villages under the jurisdiction of Bailucang, virtuous gentlemen and wise men, private schools from more than a dozen large villages and a few teachers from the only new school, shopkeeper Ding of Ji Shiliang Store and Mr. Leng of Bailu Chinese Medicine Hall Other prominent figures are invited. The newly-appointed county magistrate of Zishui County and Yue Weishan, secretary of the newly established Kuomintang Zishui County Party Office, visited the warehouse in person. Mr. Zhu, a famous scholar in Guanzhong, is a special guest of Tian Zongxiang, and the event of rebuilding Bailu Cang will be accompanied by Mr. Zhu in the new county annals that are being compiled. The county magistrate Liang first spoke: "The grand ceremony of Bailu Cang marks the complete establishment of the new order of the national revolution." Yue Weishan, secretary of the county party department, went on to say: "Victory smashes the siege of the revolution by the Liu bandit and crow soldiers, and the national revolution in Bailuyuan and Zishui County will Open a new page." He then solemnly announced: "The first branch of our party in this county, the Bailu District Branch, was born. Tian Fuxian was appointed Secretary of the Bailu District Branch." The participants expressed warm congratulations and It was surprising that the Lu family father and son actually accounted for two of the four committee members. Yue Weishan took the opportunity to focus on introducing Lu Zhaopeng: "Comrade Lu Zhaopeng is not only a member of the Bailu District branch, but also a member of the county party department, responsible forResponsible for agricultural work. Comrade Lu Zhaopeng is a communist, industrialist, and party member. The buzzing discussion suddenly erupted, and more than a hundred pairs of eyes shot at Lu Zhaopeng. Lu Zhaopeng tried his best to make a calm expression, but he always seemed unnatural. Lu Zilin quickly glanced at his son and turned his head slightly. His face was even more nervous and embarrassed than his son's, because everyone's eyes were moving on his face. The red-haired and red-eyed demon bandits share the house, the land, the mules, the horses, and the livestock, especially the dangerous words of the mother-in-law and the woman. The villagers feel more terrifying than the white wolf, but no one has ever seen a Communist Party. After politely allowing Lu Zhaopeng to speak, the venue suddenly became quiet. Lu Zhaopeng smiled naively and said: "Everyone from the township party, take a look at me and see that I, like you and your children, are all blackheads. Black eyes and yellow skin. Okay, Secretary Yue, go ahead, I'll make this a joke. "The venue suddenly became relaxed and lively, mixed with relieved laughter. Yue Weishan smiled gracefully and said: "Comrade Lu Zhaopeng is also a member of the Kuomintang. The Communist Party and the Kuomintang are comrades and brothers, working together to advance the national revolution. "He said, grabbing the hand of Lu Zhaopeng, who was sitting next to him, and stood up. The two intertwined hands formed a fist and held it high above his head, showing the sincerity of unity and the strength of the sky. This vivid picture captured the eyes of every participant and stored it in their minds, and made a historic exclamation for the completely opposite partnership. After the

meeting, Mr. Zhu followed Bai Jiaxuan to visit his old mother-in-law. Mother-in-law Bai Zhao asked An and said anxiously, "Ah, my mother is choking me, I'm starving, cook me a bowl of glutinous rice dumplings! You boiled so sticky and fragrant grits, I have never tasted it again. "Bai Zhao went down to the kitchen in person to stop his daughter-in-law, Xiancao, and his grandson-in-law. He personally added water and burned the grits and put them in the soda noodles. The fire was tight for a while, and then boiled slowly for a while. Mr. Zhu was at the ceremony. At the lavish banquet that followed, he just ordered a few chopsticks ceremonially and left. He was not out of arrogance, but his stomach could only accept light grains and vegetables, but not meat and seafood. Bai Jiaxuan's mind was full of doubts. , couldn't wait to ask his brother-in-law: "The father and son of the Lu family are all members? Lujia Zhaopeng joined the &39;country&39;and joined the&39;total&39; riding a two-headed horse, and was also the Bailucang and the divisional department. Both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. Ah ya! All my brains have been stirred into a pot of pulp! "Mr. Zhu laughed loudly when he heard the giggle: "You plant your crops and you take care of your calves and mules. What's the use of clearing up those names and relationships? I don't know much about it, what are you doing to hurt that brain? Both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party set out to do good things for the people, &39;help the workers and peasants&39;. Just worry about it and live your life with confidence. Bai Jiaxuan nodded convincingly, but he still couldn't stop asking: "Brother, my heart is always messy. As the saying goes, one channel cannot hold two donkeys, and one swarm cannot hold two queen bees. What should the two of Yue Lu do when they parted with their fists raised to the top of their heads? "Mr. Zhu laughed even more inadvertently after hearing this;" Ha, brother! Our mother brought me the glutinous rice dumplings. I don't mind my business. No matter who it is, as long as it doesn't take me a bowl of glutinous rice dumplings, I don't care what he does. "

Lu Zhaopeng is no longer the principal, but his public identity as a Communist Party attracts everyone's attention. He still lives in the Bailu Town Primary School and still serves as the principal. The school has resumed classes. He was not very old at first. He is accustomed to using his public identity to carry out activities. The identity of Tailor Han has not been disclosed, and he still wears a blue cloth apron like a craftsman and uses his hands and feet on the squeezing sewing machine. Lu Zhaopeng and his working relationship are not only secret. And it's a one-liner. That's an absolutely loyal comrade-in-arms. Lu Zhaopeng made full use of his legal status to step up his work, and only handed it over to Han tailors when dealing with matters that required extreme secrecy. Lu Zilin came to him embarrassedly, hinting him to go home, he had something to say. Lu Zhaopeng said: "I know what you want to say to me, please wait a few days, I'm too busy right now. "Lu Zilin pouted and turned away.

Lu Zhaopeng is really busy now, the plenary session of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China has just ended, and the party's resolutions need to be implemented urgently. The focus of development should also be from the urban knowledge levelTurn to rural peasants, shake and destroy the foundations of feudal rule in the countryside. The party has set up a "peasant movement workshop" in Xi'an to train revolutionary backbones every three months. He decided to concentrate all the ten places allocated to Zishui County on Bailuyuan, just to be able to choose one from each guarantee, so as to avoid spreading ten people across the county like pepper. The idea of ​​

has just been formed. Heiwa suddenly broke into his principal's office in the dark night. As soon as he entered the door, he stared at the black and black eyes and asked, "God, didn't you see that you were a Communist Party?!" Asked stunned. Heiwa is now employed by a family in Erato, where he digs soil and builds caves for them. He knows that Manyuan is ringing a bell and rumors that his friend is the Communist Party. The employer asked him during dinner: "The descendants of the Communist Party of Luxiang Yue must be foreign breeds with red eyes and red hair?" Huan prison, study at the same desk as me, and gave me rock candy, exactly like us, a black-haired and black-eyed soil seed!" Heiwa recited with relish, Zhaopeng poked a fist in Heiwa's waist when he heard it , laughed almost sullenly: "Okay, wow, Heiwa, you said it so well! We are all natives, and if you change the sound, we are indigenous." Heiwa stared again and asked: "I only know you are a white wolf. Let's burn When you were in Liangtai, you said it was the white wolf. The white wolf is the Communist Party? Is Han Xiong the Communist Party?" Lu Zhaopeng suddenly changed color and hissed: "Heiwa, remember one thing, we will only talk about us in the future. Don't ask or inquire about other people's affairs." Heiwa was not happy with Xing'er. Zhaopeng said, "I was looking for you, and you came just in time." Then he talked about finding him to attend the "Agricultural Lecture Center". Heiwa was not interested: "Oh, I don't want to run away with you this time. The crow soldiers have run away, and the issue of not being able to enter the ancestral hall is over. I want to cover my head and smother my voice for a few years. To build two more buildings on two acres of land, it is not allowed to add a baby in two years, and the burden will be heavier. I have already dealt with this shameless thing, so I am so shameless and shameless. I will give the baby in the future. Study hard under your door, and if you can become a person, you will be lucky." After being surprised, Lu Zhaopeng said in a disdainful tone: "I won't turn around when I talk to you, all your plans are wishful thinking. You just need to think about your father and your father and you will understand." Heiwa is still not convinced: "My father and my father can't do it. But there are many people in our village, such as Uncle Jiadao, whose life is better every year. "Lu Zhaopeng said: "Well, you go to participate first. If you think it is interesting, come back and we will continue to work together. If you think it is boring, you will live your little sun and moon. I will give you the loss of these three months of training. Make up." Heiwa got angry when she heard this: "What the hell! Do I just love money that much? I'm also worried that I can't read a few words, and I'm a pig's brain. I can't." Lu Zhaopeng said, "It doesn't matter, as much as you can solve it, and as much as you can write down. If you can't solve it and can't write down a sentence, you should go shopping! You probably haven't visited the city yet?" Heiwa hesitantly agreed. But Lu Zhaopeng said, "Heiwa, I think you want to go again after you go back!"

The news that Heiwa was going to the city to attend the "Agricultural Lecture Center" training caused a great deal of repercussions in Bailu Town. Bai Jiaxuan kept silent after learning about this situation, and only said to Xiaowen at the sacrificial table one night: "He looks like a gentleman sitting there, but when he lifts his foot and stretches out his hand, he can see the hoof, hoof, claws and claws clearly. People are divided into groups. This is clear." Xiaowen said: "I never imagined that the dignified principal could mix with Heiwa. All the ten people he chose to send were not clean and sturdy. What is the Communist Party..." Bai Jiaxuan interrupted his son's words: "From now on, don't say such things to people. Just look at everything in your eyes and remember it in your heart." He said to Lu Zhaopeng: "Secretary Yue has knocked on me again and again, asking me to pay attention to the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and not to interfere in the internal affairs of the fraternal parties. I just want to ask you, do you think carefully about those ten people? Dahui will have to pass, Heiwa is too bad! Let people say, &39;How can the Communist Party pick up those gangsters? Even those who snatch wives have to be carried to the provincial capital?&39;Listen I'm worried that this will have a bad effect on your party." "They are going to the city to receive training, not officials." Lu Zhaopeng explained, "If they have received training to improve their consciousness, they will change their madness. Have you forgotten what the father of the nation said in the will of "helping the workers and peasants"? What does it mean to help?" Tian Fuxian stared.Eyes...

Heiwa returned from training at the "Agricultural Lecture Center" and set off a storm in Bailuyuan. Bai Jiaxuan, Lu Zilin, Tian Fuxian, and all the peasants, poor and rich, who talked about Heiwa's Three Cards and Five Standings, all looked at him with admiration, as the natives used to say: eyes widened. (to be continued)

About the author

Chen Zhongshi (August 1942 - April 29, 2016), born in August 1942 in Xijiang Village, Baling Township, Baqiao District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, is a contemporary Chinese writer. From 1959 to 1962, he attended the No. 34 Middle School in Xi'an. In 1965, began to publish works [ . From November 1968 to July 1978, he served as Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Deputy Director of the Revolutionary Committee of Maoxi Commune in the suburbs of Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province. In 1973, the short story "After Succession" was published. In 1979, he joined the Chinese Writers Association. In 1985, he completed the novella "Mr. Blue Robe"; in the same year, he published the anthology "Chen Zhongshi's Selected Works". From July 1985 to April 1993, he served as the vice chairman of Shaanxi Writers Association. In 1986, completed the novella "Four Sisters". In 1991, published a collection of short stories "Going behind the old poplar tree". In 1993, published the novel "White Deer Plain". From April 1993 to December 1996, he served as the chairman of Shaanxi Writers Association. In 1997, he won the Mao Dun Literature Award for "White Deer Plain". Since 2001, he has been the vice-chairman of the Chinese Writers Association. In 2007, he published the short story "Li Shisan Pushing a Mill"; in the same year, "Li Shisan Pushing a Mill" won the 2007 Maotai Cup People's Literature Award. In 2015, published a collection of short stories "The Chronicle of Bailuyuan". On April 29, 2016, he died in Xi'an due to illness.