Luo Haoyu casually flipped through the yellowed combat diary, and the paper was full of gunsmoke, raging flames of war, and the figure of sacrificing himself to charge; The bombardment of artillery shells, the terrible sound of military bugles, and the shouts of soldiers were deafening......

Twenty-ninth day of the eighth month of the twenty-sixth year

It's night. Our unit was led by Hu Hao, commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 306th Regiment, and attacked Luodian at night; After our troops crawled forward and approached the Japanese position, they suddenly jumped up and threw grenades to attack the enemy camp, taking advantage of the enemy's confusion to shoot and shoot at them, and after engaging in close combat, they killed the enemy with bayonets.

When the enemy organized a counterattack force, our troops quickly retreated as planned, lured the enemy into pursuit, and after our troops retreated to the predetermined ambush circle, all our regiments opened fire and attacked, and our troops turned around and pursued the remnants of the enemy.

This battle, for the first battle of our anti-Japanese army, killed 300 enemies and blew up 5 enemy tanks, which was the "great victory of Luodian".

Note: The twenty-sixth year is the twenty-sixth year of the Republic of China, that is, 1937.

Introduction one

Approaching the winter vacation, watching other classmates rushing to buy train tickets, Luo Haoyu couldn't help but feel a little happy, this year I can finally spend the New Year alone outside, more than ten years, I have to spend the New Year at home with a large group of people every year, and I am tired.

Luo Haoyu was admitted to Southern University of Finance and Economics this year, the school is in the Lingnan area, his hometown is in the northeast of Jiangxi, the junction of the three provinces, and the distance between the two places is almost 1,000 miles; When Luo Haoyu was in high school, he wanted to go to college in a farther place, so he was free all of a sudden, how comfortable it was.

In order to be free and thorough, Luo Haoyu decided not to go home for the New Year during the first winter vacation, asked the teacher to help recommend, found a local factory to work as a part-time worker, and it has been determined that he will work as a temporary worker in the factory before the year, and he will go to the warehouse during the annual vacation, and the salary will be doubled.

Teacher Chen, who recommended it, said that if this was in the past, the factory ignored such a student boy temporary worker, but now it is different, there is no one to recruit everywhere, and someone can simply pick up the treasure by sending it to the door by himself, so when he saw the acquaintance teacher and the identity confirmed, he immediately agreed.

There will be a holiday in a few days, Luo Haoyu was looking forward to the first job in his life, his father called, and he had said to his mother on the phone before, if he didn't go home for the New Year this year, he would work and exercise, although his mother was a little disappointed, she nagged a few words, and she couldn't stand the high emperor, so she could only explain some matters to pay attention to.

Luo Haoyu usually rarely talks to his father, and the first thing he says when he goes home and sees his father is usually "Where is Mom?" It's not that the feelings are too light, the main thing is that my dad usually doesn't talk much, and when he has nothing to do, he silently smokes and drinks tea, and he can't hide from a few clichés, maybe it's because of the family personality, maybe it's because he talks too much at school every day as a primary school teacher, and he doesn't want to say it after work.

Luo Haoyu's first semester of college is almost over, and he didn't have a complete phone call with his father, most of the calls are answered by his mother, and occasionally his father receives it, Luo Haoyu's first sentence is to talk to his mother; This time, my father's mobile phone number was flashing, Luo Haoyu thought, could it be that he wanted me to go back for the New Year? Or is there something going on?

Luo Haoyu picked up the phone and answered it, and shouted Dad, what's the matter?

Dad's muffled voice came from over there: "Xiaoyu, I heard your mother say that you won't go home for the Chinese New Year this year?" ”

Luo Haoyu: "Yes, I found a short-term job in a factory during the winter vacation this year, and I got to work, and the holiday passed quickly, so I didn't have to run around home."

Dad: "This is a good thing, if I usually support it, but this time your grandfather (Luo Haoyu's father's grandfather) asked you to go home to see him, recently he has been lying in bed, always asking the date, saying that he wants to wait for you to go back and ...... with him"

"Wait, what's wrong with him? In the summer, he was not well, and he was still climbing the mountain with me, why did he stay in bed all the time? What's going on? Luo Haoyu was so anxious that he couldn't help but interrupt his father's words.

"The doctor said that there is no big problem, but it is also a natural phenomenon to be old, after all, he is over ninety years old, and it is estimated that he wants to see you now, and he may know that he is not good at it......"

Luo Haoyu had a sour smell in his nose, his eyes saw that the sky outside was starting to be a little steamy, he didn't hesitate, he made the decision to go home as soon as possible, he took a hard breath, suppressed a slightly choked voice and told his father: "Dad, you tell Taigong, I'm going to buy a ticket right now, I will definitely go home to see him this year, and I will squeeze his bed at night, so I want him to wait for me......"

Hung up the phone, Luo Haoyu rushed into the bathroom and poured cold water on his face, calmed down a lot after coming out, and immediately used his mobile phone to buy a ticket for the nearest time home, it was too late, the New Year's train ticket was pre-sold 60 days in advance, and now there is no one to buy Mao.

Hurriedly called a few buddies and classmates to help, and at the same time went back to the dormitory and turned on the computer, anxiously fiddling with the official website of the train ticket, hoping to leak a refund ticket or something, and every time the hope was full of hope disappeared again and again in vain.

There is no airport in my hometown, and air tickets are expensive, so it is still difficult for an ordinary student to afford it. The bus is not direct and very slow, and there are often problems on the road that cannot be guaranteed.

Luo Haoyu turned off the computer without retreating, and could only use Lao Zhao's last trick; While packing some simple luggage, I asked the teacher for leave, and also left a leave note in the dormitory for the students to bring to the teacher; I also explained the reason to Mr. Chen, and I was very embarrassed, so I could only do it next time.

I went to the supermarket at the entrance of the school with a backpack on my back and bought water, instant noodles and hungry biscuits, etc., and went directly to the subway station to determine the K-shaped car that drove after half past six in the evening on the big screen, and spent a few dollars to buy a ticket for another car to Huacheng (just one stop away).

Smoothly passed through the security check and entered the station to wait for the ticket check, and when I arrived at the underground passage leading to the platform, I did not go to take the car that bought the ticket, but went to find the K-shaped car that drove through my hometown.

Because it was the starting train, Luo Haoyu didn't go back and forth, so he found the K-shaped car parked at platform No. 5, looked at the time, there was still nearly half an hour before the departure time, Luo Haoyu sighed lightly, went to a crowded place to stand and pretended to be waiting for the train. Whether or not you can get into the car is the last and most critical step, and I hope it will succeed.

Finally got up to the time to drive, piles of passengers with large bags of small bags like water on the faucet, gushing out from the entrance of the platform passage, Luo Haoyu followed the flow of people to squeeze to the hard seat of the carriage, the sleeper wants to change the sleeper card, definitely can't get on, although he wants to get on the bus to make up the ticket, but at this time was caught, Luo Haoyu doesn't want to cause trouble at a critical moment.

Luo Haoyu squeezed on the other side of the ticket inspector to get on the bus, pinched the name of the station in the ticket in his raised hand, only revealed the name of the starting station, shook it to the ticket inspector, pretended to be stumbled by others, and hurriedly squeezed into the car.

For example, pay the ticket immediately when you get on the bus, or go to the wrong platform and then go to another door to squeeze in, etc., these originally prepared words are useless, in the excitement of good luck, Luo Haoyu quickly found a vacant seat to stay, and suddenly felt that the crowded crowd warmed up, even if it was touched by the suitcase, it was nothing......

The next thing is simple, after the car started, Luo Haoyu found the conductor and said that he wanted to make up the ticket, there was no sleeper or seat, and he could only make up for the no seat ticket, although there was no seat, but it was much better than not getting on the train.

Moreover, the price of the non-seat ticket is half of the price of the sleeper ticket, although it is only more than 100, which is a considerable material comfort for a student.

Approaching the Chinese New Year, a large number of people returning to their hometowns crowded the train solidly, even the aisles and even the toilets were crowded with people, standing on the car and squeezing and unable to sleep, Luo Haoyu couldn't help but think of some past events with his grandfather when he was a child.

In my impression, Taigong generally doesn't talk much, and he doesn't go out much, at most, he just lets Xiao Haoyu take it with him in front of him, and walks slowly behind him with a pestle and a cane, and sometimes he goes to his own field to take a turn, and when he is tired, he sits in the field and takes out dry tobacco to smoke two tubes.

Sometimes I would go around the village, because of the high age, all the people I met would say hello, but Taigong was very amiable at this time, and would stop to talk back, and sometimes he would go to a few elderly people in the village and say a few words.

In addition, basically don't go out, others invite guests to dinner and rarely go, unless it is a very close family has a big event, only come forward to sit at a table, rarely drink, if there are ignorant juniors to persuade wine, will be scolded back by the adults at the table. There was little talk at the Taigong table, most of them sat for a while, and after the host finished toasting a circle of wine, he almost went home, and everyone did not force him to stay.

Taigong is more often in his own yard, sitting on a bamboo Taishi chair older than him, squinting his eyes in the sun, Haoyu's mother usually puts a small coffee table next to him, it is also a very old bamboo, over time, the same as the Taishi chair, the color has become crimson.

Put a cup of tea on the coffee table, the teacup with a lid, the tea is a handmade green tea planted by home, to make strong tea, basically half a cup of tea and half a cup of water, Taigong is not in a hurry to drink, soak for half an hour, and wait for all the tea leaves to soak and stretch to the bottom, only occasionally take a sip.

In addition to tea, there is also dry tobacco on the coffee table, the long bamboo tobacco stem is polished to shine, and the tobacco in the tobacco pouch is also home-grown tobacco leaves.

The famous purple and old red smoke is produced here, with the characteristics of large leaves and thick flesh, tabby purple red, rich oil, longan fragrance, such as silk in hand, not broken or wrinkled.

The big green tobacco leaves are picked and sandwiched in the bamboo drying tobacco leaf rack, turned on both sides to turn purple red, and the hair is damp, and some will be sprayed with some home-made white wine and soil roast, or tea oil, and then rolled up and placed under the guillotine knife for cutting tobacco leaves into slender and long tobacco shreds.

Occasionally, Taigong picked up a small amount of tobacco in the tobacco pouch and kneaded it into a small ball, put it in the pipe of the dry tobacco pole, drew on the fire and took a puff slowly, sat on the chair and closed his eyes, and let the smell of smoke permeate the whole body.

At this time, the old yellow dog of the family also came over leisurely, sat under the feet of the Taigong, closed his eyes and smoked the smell of cigarettes.

The old yellow dog does not have a special name, it is called the yellow dog, when he was young, he was called the yellow dog Ling (Ling, here in the dialect is the meaning of "young"), when he was young, he was called the big yellow dog, and now he is called the old yellow dog.