Chapter 5 My family is going to run back
Not only did Tang Cheng not close his eyes, but Uncle Han, who was worried about his grandson, also didn't sleep all night, and the entire Han family was probably only the carefree Xiaolian who slept well, and the woman who was worried about her husband and son made dry food all night, and she hated to make all the food at home into dry food. When the rooster crowed all over the place, they hurried back to Yongxing Village with a body of dew and cold, and most of the people in the village didn't believe Uncle Han's words, so when they returned to the village, only the people of the Han family were awake in the whole village.
"The county town has begun to be chaotic, and the grain is so expensive that we don't even dare to ask the price, we are still too early to start, or the two gold bars you gave are simply not enough to buy a carriage." Lao Dongbei, who hadn't slept all night, was full of tiredness, took the cold boiled water handed by Tang Cheng and poured it into a breath, and then he came back to his senses a little. "I heard that the front troops of the little devil have arrived at the Ba River, and the county town is now full of routs who have retreated from Wuxue and Guangji, if it weren't for me and Shi Shi both wearing military uniforms and carrying guns, I'm afraid that the horses pulling the carts would have been robbed and slaughtered and eaten."
The news brought back by Lao Dongbei undoubtedly proved Tang Cheng's judgment, and Uncle Han only had time to say a few words to his son and grandson, so he urged his son and daughter-in-law to move the things they had packed up at night to the carriage. "I only brought dry food and a change of clothes, and packed the money and belongings closely, and I didn't bring anything else, and there were still people sitting in the carriage, so I couldn't hold those things." Seeing that Han Shanhu and his family had to load all the bedding and cages at home into the carriage, the anxious Uncle Han caught Han Shanhu is scolding, and people were about to lose their lives, and they could still take care of these family goods.
The other families in the village did not listen to Uncle Han's advice, and only the Han family in the whole village listened to Tang Cheng's words and was ready to run back, and the Han family suddenly came to two carriages, and the people in the village naturally knew that there were also those who liked to join in the fun and came to the Han family to watch. "Uncle Han, how did you start packing up your things at home? Are you going to go out to visit your relatives? "There are villagers who don't know where to see that the Han family is busy packing up things, so they go into the yard to help, but more villagers who join in the fun know that the Han family is going to run back.
The appearance of the three people in Tang Cheng surprised the villagers who came into the courtyard to help, but I didn't hear that the Han family still had relatives who were in the way of the national army, why did there be three national soldiers with guns? Uncle Han was a soldier in his early years, although he was not a little devil who would fight, but everyone in the village knew that Uncle Han had killed people, otherwise the Han family would not have been able to build this courtyard with blue bricks to the top. The soldiers from the Han family came, and the villagers who were watching suddenly began to be nervous, isn't it true that Uncle Han said that the news that the little devil is going to call Xishui County is not fake?
Most of the villagers in Yongxing Village lived here in the era, and most of the villagers would not be happy to lose their ancestral homes and run away, but they heard that the Japanese killed people without blinking, and it would be a lie to say that they were not afraid in their hearts. "Brother Han, are you really going to run back? What about your house and all these things? Your family's ancestral graves are still on Luohuling, so don't care? The village chief who got the news also came to Han's house, and when he heard that the Han family was coming to the national army, he wanted to determine whether what Uncle Han said was true.
Lao Dongbei and Liu Shishi didn't have time to deal with this village chief, but Tang Cheng was dragged by Han Laobo to see the village chief, "You are the village chief of Yongxing Village, right?" Looking at the village chief, who was about the same age as Uncle Han, Tang Cheng relaxed his tone slightly, "My people have gone to the county yesterday, Wuxue and Guangji have been lost, and there are now many defeated troops who have withdrawn from Guangji in the county seat. I don't know if the Japanese army will attack Xishui County when they come to the door, but I can be sure that they will definitely attack Xishui, so you should gather the villagers to cross the river quickly, Jiangbei is no longer safe. ”
Seeing that the village chief was still suspicious, Tang Cheng immediately took a dose of fierce medicine, "It seems that there has been a fight over there in Bahe Town, and when my people came back, they heard that there were only a small number of defensive troops in Bahe Town, and once the Japanese army attacked Bahe Town, the defenders there could only retreat to the county seat if they fought to the death." Tang Cheng's words made the village chief stunned, he was the village chief, and he often went to the county seat, so he naturally knew where Bahe Town was.
Bahe Town is located at the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Bashui River on the north bank, and the unique water wharf is connected to the golden waterway of the Yangtze River, the river reaches the ocean, and the hinterland of the Dabie Mountains in the eastern Hubei and southwestern Anhui regions. Fengbu's Dabie Mountain products are transported to other places from here, and all kinds of daily necessities also enter the homes of millions of ordinary people in more than ten surrounding counties, if the Japanese army really attacks Xishui County, such a transportation hub as Bahe Town will not be missed.
"What can I do, what can I do, what can I do with these hundreds of people in our village." The village chief pondered for a while with his head down, but he couldn't come up with a good way to keep the whole village alive. Xishui County was originally a place where the dragon and the tiger were hidden, and since ancient times, military generals and celebrities have emerged in an endless stream. Chen Yunqing of Qilipu is the great-grandson of Chen Xin, the champion of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty and a bachelor of Hanlin Academy, and the richest man in eastern Hubei is also in Xishui. There are several of his relatives who study in Europe, America and Japan, ** Mr. Wen Yiduo is also a member of the Wen family, and the head of the Wen family has also served as an official of Huangzhou, and the first thing after the Xishui County official arrives is to visit the Wen family.
Because of this, the Xishui people are not lacking in blood, but if they want to fight the Japanese army armed to the teeth with their bare hands, I am afraid that the outcome will not be a fiasco but a massacre. Seeing that the village chief was standing still, the Han family, who were eager to escape from danger, did not have extra time to deal with him, so they only cared about moving the things that needed to be taken away on the carriage according to the arrangement of Lao Dongbei. The Chinese believe in the old saying that the poor are rich, and Xiaolian's mother not only wanted to bring the futon, she even wanted to load the family's pickle jar into a carriage and take it away.
"Don't bring it, don't bring any of this, now it's okay to distribute it to the villagers, cross the river, and our family will buy it again." snatched the pickle jar from the reluctant woman's arms, and Han Shanhu directly stuffed the pickle jar into the arms of a villager according to Lao Dongbei's instructions. "Brother Da Niu, my family is going to cross the river to visit relatives, this jar of pickles was made by your sister-in-law this year, you have many children, take it back and add more vegetables to the children." Seeing that the man was about to excuse himself, Han Shanhu glared, and the other party smiled and thanked him again and again.
If the first copy is given, there will be a second and third copies, in the distressed eyes of the woman, Han Shanhu completely interprets what virtue a loser is, in addition to the things that he had planned to take away, while his Lao Tzu and Tang Cheng were talking to the village chief, Han Shanhu gave away almost everything that could not be taken away from the house. Seeing the Han family's situation, some villagers who didn't believe that the Han family was going to run back were completely panicked, and they were all so cowardly, unless the people of the Han family were stupid, otherwise his family was really going to cross the river and run back.
Uncle Han didn't expect that he just pulled Tang Cheng to talk to the village chief, and his son would lose the family like this, and glanced at his daughter-in-law's heartbroken eyes, Uncle Han didn't blame Han Shanhu in front of many villagers, but sighed quietly, it seems that his family crossed the river and ran back, this is ironclad. "Folks, my Han family has lived in Yongxing Village for several generations, and the people of the Han family are all counting, and they are about to leave Yongxing Village.
The carriage full of miscellaneous items slowly left Yongxing Village, and marched along the mountain road towards the county seat under the eyes of many villagers. The other side of the Yangtze River is a strange place for them, as the old saying goes, a good gold nest and a silver nest are not as good as their own kennels, and the villagers who think about staying in Yongxing Village think about fighting is all about the army. The Japanese will not always have trouble with those who are farming, and if they kill the farmers, what do the Japanese eat, will the Japanese not eat grain?
Tang Cheng, who was in a hurry to leave, didn't know what the villagers really thought, if he knew what those villagers were thinking at this moment, Tang Cheng would definitely point at them and scold the traitors. "Uncle Han, don't blame Brother Han, I think he did a good job of sending things when he arrived, so that the news that the Han family is going to run against is confirmed, and the village chief should also send someone to the county seat to inquire about the news later, although they chose to stay, but this can at least make them vigilant." Tang Cheng on Macheng comforted Uncle Han, who had an ugly face.
Seeing that the old man was still a little sullen, Tang Cheng continued with a smile, "Do you want to think so, the Han family left Yongxing Village to run away, and the things could be taken away, but the Han family's house could not be taken away, the entire Yongxing Village belonged to your family's house with the best and most magnificent style, and the grandson of the family was still studying in the county seat, so didn't the people in the village have a red-eyed Han family in private?" Brother Han just gave away some worthless things, but let so many villagers receive the favor of the Han family, I think these people will not just occupy the Han family's house or destroy the house, and the person who reaches out to do bad things always weighs whether it will be discovered by others. ”
Tang Cheng's explanation made Old Man Han's frowning brows gradually disperse, and his grandchildren who were hugging him also began to smile, so that Han Shanhu, who was whipping and driving the car, frequently nodded to Tang Cheng and thanked him. Yongxing Village is not very far from Xishui County, although the mountain road that comes out of the people and ox carts is enough for the carriage to travel, but the winding mountain road along the mountain is not easy to walk, the carriage is only half an hour on the road, Tang Cheng on the carriage is pale and has a headache, and the constantly shaking and bumpy carriage makes Tang Cheng unbearable.
Fortunately, Tang Cheng was not the only one who was uncomfortable, Xiaolian and her mother were also pale from being shaken by the carriage, and Han Shanhu and Lao Dongbei, who were in charge of driving the car, looked apologetic, and only said that the road was about to go. Looking at Han Zhuo, who was still laughing with Old Man Han in another carriage, Tang Cheng couldn't help but secretly admire this little guy who was only 9 years old, who had been in a carriage all night and rushed back to Yongxing Village, and would take the carriage down the mountain again, this little guy not only did not feel uncomfortable, but also had the spirit to accompany his grandfather to laugh, which was really worthy of being Old Man Han's grandson.