Ma Xingkong returned to Heixiazigou. With these things, the dozens of people on the mountain should be able to survive this winter. Everything was put away. Many brothers died, although their bodies were not transported back.
A burial mound is still okay. It is on the sunny slope above Heixiazi ditch, in a forest. All the people who died in Yingchoujian last time are here. Of course, the brothers who died today will also be buried here.
The suggestion to bury them together was made by Ma Xingkong. According to the thinking of the common people, he believed that after people die, they cannot be allowed to wander outside. Even if they lose their home, Heixiazigou is their home. After they are buried, they
Several brothers from the village sent people to bring some money and food to the dead brother's home.
It was already past noon when everything was settled. The brothers who came down from the mountain last night all went back to their houses to sleep. Ma Xingkong, Mu Yunchen, and Liu Wu didn't sleep. They discussed the next steps.
The manpower available was neither too many nor too few. It was difficult to run and couldn't do the opposite, so we had to find a way.
Mu Yunchen said: "I originally thought that Heixiazigou was very good. It was close to the road and backed by woods. Now look at it. There is no important road. It is very troublesome to defend."
Liu Wudao: "It would be much safer if we could go to Bailongya, but the white-haired bears don't seem to want us to go!"
"Then hit him!" Hei Wa said immediately: "This guy caused my eldest brother to lose a finger, and he almost killed Jianwei. If I don't kill him, it's hard to calm the anger in my heart!"
"Yes! Let's rob his Black Bear Ridge first, and then go to Bailongya!" Long Jie and Hei Wa are best friends. They have always supported each other.
"I'm afraid it's not that easy!" Mu Yunchen smiled: "We fought with the Japanese once, and more than half of them were killed and wounded. Blind Zhang almost had his nest taken away this time, and it's even worse. The white-haired bear got so much equipment for nothing, and now
It is already the biggest copycat in Changchun, and we don’t have the strength to attack it!"
"Why don't you let me talk to the white bear? Maybe the white bear will give in?" Liu Wu said.
Mu Yunchen shook his head: "Cao Cao has a classic saying, don't let others snore on the side of the bed. Bailongya is like a sword hanging on the head of Black Bear Ridge. White-haired bears are not that stupid. Let us hold the hilt of the sword.
I have an immortal white bear in my hand and don’t even think about other things.”
Everyone was at a loss. Ma Xingkong laughed and said: "Don't say these depressing words. Winter is coming soon. The Japanese tanks and artillery will not be used. At least this winter, we will be safe. Slowly think of a way.
There will always be some, we got some good stuff today, let the kitchen get some good stuff in the evening, so everyone can have a good meal!"
Back in the room, Wu Jing, Li Fang and Ma Jianwei sat at the table waiting for Ma Xingkong to come back for dinner. With food, today's meal was much richer, including a headful of pickled cabbage and a pot of fresh mushroom soup.
Ma Xingkong took a sniff and said, "It smells good! Eat it! I'm so hungry!"
Although it was simple, the family of four was still very happy eating. Ma Xingkong suddenly said: "Tomorrow, I will ask Heizi to take you to the city. If it snows, you won't be able to leave!"
Li Fang and Ma Jianwei were both stunned. Only Wu Jing continued to eat slowly and nodded slightly. As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly dropped to freezing point from the lively chatting and laughing just now.
Wu Jing said nothing, and Li Fang was too embarrassed to say more. Ma Jianwei saw that his mother agreed, and he did not dare to say anything. The matter was settled like this.
After eating, Ma Xingkong lay down on the bed and slept until dawn the next day. After getting up, he immediately found Hei Wa and Long Jie and asked them to take a few brothers to send the two sisters-in-law down the mountain. The brothers on the mountain
Everyone understood, and no one said anything. He watched several people riding horses, escorted by Hei Wa and Long Jie, walking down the mountain step by step. Ma Xingkong felt an indescribable feeling in his heart, these two people were everyone's
The ladies, all rich ladies, followed him around and suffered all the hardships they had never experienced before, but what did he give them?
I shook my head, put these troublesome things behind, and started to make arrangements for the day. It was already late autumn, and it was about to snow. The woods were bare. The leaves had long been blown off by the wind, and the withered grass was no longer golden. Slowly
It slowly turned gray and black. A few birds flew around overhead, hoping to find some leftover food from humans.
Ma Xingkong checked the preparations for the winter everywhere. He was about to find a stone to fight with. "Bang! Bang! Bang!" Several gunshots were heard from the woods at the foot of the mountain. Ma Xingkong was stunned, Mu Yunchen
, Liu Wu, Shitou and others also rushed out of the house: "What's going on? Where are the shootings going?"
Everyone listened quietly. It was strange that there was no movement anymore. Mu Yunchen said: "Send someone to go down and have a look! The sound of gunshots seems to be coming from the way down the mountain!"
"I'm going! I'm going too!" Without waiting for Ma Xingkong's instructions, Shitou and Zhang Yongnian greeted several brothers and rushed down the mountain.
There was not much time, only half a stick of incense. Long Jie ran back. Liu Wu looked behind Long Jie and asked hurriedly: "What's going on? Where are the younger siblings and eldest nephew?"
Long Jie took a breath, waved his hand and said, "It's okay! I'll be back soon!"
Everyone let out a sigh of relief. Mu Yunchen asked: "What was the gunshot just now?"
Long Jie said: "As soon as we reached the mountain pass, we saw a few guys dressed strangely, wandering up the mountain. Brother Hei greeted them from a distance, but they ignored us!"
"So you just shot?" Mu Yunchen looked angry.
"It wasn't us who shot first, it was them! Look!" Long Jie tugged at his sleeve: "Look, it was them who made the hole in the bullet, and it almost hit me!"
Ma Xingkong asked: "You just said that those people were dressed strangely. What's the weird way?"
Long Jie thought for a while: "I can't explain why it's strange. They are dressed the same as us, but the clothes look awkward on them. By the way, one of them dropped this when he ran away!"
Long Jie handed an ornament made of a string of glass beads to Ma Xingkong's hand. No one knew what it was, so they asked each other curiously. Ma Xingkong recognized it at a glance, and used it to kill him.
I found Sasaki, but I didn’t expect to lose him on the night I went to Fujimoto’s house for the last time. I didn’t expect to see him here.
"It's him!" Ma Xingkong said calmly.
"Who is it? Do you know him?" Liu Wu asked.
Ma Xingkong smiled and said to Mu Yunchen: "Brother Mu should also know this person. Do you still remember Yoshio Okamoto who went to school with us?"