During the Republic of China, Xikou belonged to Shanmuqiao Township, Suining County, and was a small mountainous village in the southernmost part of Suining. It was placed under Tongtong County after liberation.
It is said to be a small village, but in fact it means that the village is relatively large, with only one small street, dozens of households, and a few shops.
During the market, mountain people from four villages and eight villages will flock to the town, bringing their own mountain products, wood, grain and other items to the town to trade in exchange for salt and other items that are urgently needed at home. Usually there are not many people.
, occasionally some passing business travelers stop here.
December 12, 1934, is a day that the residents of this small village will never forget.
On this day, the sun was warm and the small village and town looked particularly peaceful.
Near noon, the tranquility was broken. Soldiers from the 62nd Division of the National Army poured into the small village.
In modern terms, Ah Shui is a gangster in Xikou, and the common people call him a second-rate man. At this time, Ah Shui was sitting at the door of the grocery store, secretly glancing at the boss's bulging breasts with his eyes from time to time. He glanced at it, swallowed, and
I was still aggrieved in my heart: "Damn, all the good food is called Zhugong!"
No wonder Ah Shui is greedy. The landlady is indeed good-looking. She is of medium height, with a fair face and watery eyes. She has two dimples when she smiles. When she walks, the two small bumps in her chest tremble with the twist of her waist.
Not to mention Ah Shui, last time the village elder saw her, his saliva was so drooling that the two pockets of his shirt were wet, and he praised this girl for being so good-looking.
At that time, whoever could do business on the street was not a human spirit! Think about it, in the chaos of war, if you were too loyal, you would lose all your money; if you were too cunning, you might be walking at night that day
When the time comes, he will fall into the Yangxu River and drown inexplicably. If you try to fawn over all the uncles, there are too many of them, and you won’t be able to fawn over them. If you don’t fawn on all the uncles, you might be kidnapped one day. So, in
In the eyes of the mountain people, business people are just like those who run around in the world. They talk about people and ghosts, and are smarter than foxes in the mountains.
The landlady was also charming, and Ah Shui's greediness caught her eye. She laughed secretly in her heart that Ah Shui was a fool. He wanted to drink my foot washing water, but there was no way out! But his face was full of smiles, and he couldn't get enough of her.
Chatting casually: "Ah Shui, why didn't you take in the woman who fled last time?"
Ah Shui glanced at her: "That woman's head is covered with lice, the corners of her eyes are covered with eye droppings, and her body is covered with dirt. She looks upset."
"Hey! I didn't expect Ah Shui to have quite high standards! Idiot, you buy a piece of soap, boil a pot of hot water, and wash her face, won't it make her clean?" The smile on the landlady's face became even brighter.
It’s thicker.
"Forget it, it's not that no one wants me, Ah Shui. Last time, the wood dealer took a fancy to my cleverness and said he wanted to marry his little girl to me as a guest." Ah Shui was a little proud.
"That's right, that's right, who in the dozens of miles away from the garden doesn't know that Ah Shui is a clever person!" The landlady's dimples deepened, and her smile almost overflowed.
Ah Shui went even crazier: "I have already made up my mind. If a man wants to marry his cousin, he will marry his sister-in-law. I don't want anything else."
The landlady spat and was about to speak when she saw someone on the street out of the corner of her eye, so she said, "Ah Shui, someone is here, look who it is."
Ah Shui turned around and saw that many soldiers had arrived at some point. They came in groups of three or five, carrying guns, and slid in along the wall without making a sound. Looking back, it was so dark.
All of them are soldiers.
The landlady was busy and went to close the shop, but it was already too late. It was only a short street, and the soldier had just arrived.
Ah Shui became more alert and hurriedly said hello: "The boss is here. Thank you for your hard work. Sit down and have a sip of tea."
"Don't move, I'll kill you if you do!" The black muzzle of a gun was pressed against Ah Shui's forehead. The landlady was so frightened that she said "Oh my God" and slipped to the corner.
A group of soldiers gathered around him.
A small leader separated the soldiers and walked up to Ah Shui: "Honestly, are there any red bandits in the village?"
Ah Shui was so frightened that he was like chaff: "No, I don't know what a red bandit is like."
The little leader asked again: "Have there been any teams here recently?"
Ah Shui said: "No, there is no one here when there is no market."
The little boss came up and slapped him: "Damn it, I asked you if you have ever been in the team. What the hell are you talking about about going to the market or not? You deserve a beating, don't you?"
Ah Shui is really knowledgeable this time: "Boss, I don't know anything. The house with a gatehouse opposite is the Bao Zhang's house. You can ask him."
The little leader turned around and shouted to a soldier: "You, go report to the company commander and say that there is no problem for the time being. The rest of the people will search with me."
Soon, the dark soldiers poured into the town. It became lively now. Soldiers came in at every door, calling the door, kicking the door, smashing the door, etc. There were all kinds of things, and the quiet villages and towns were soon in chaos.
The flying dog jumped up, and there were sounds of crying, shouting, and fighting.
Several soldiers entered the grocery store and grabbed things from the shelves. In a short time, the shelves were in a mess.
The proprietress hid in the corner, without saying a word, looking at the group of robbers coldly. She knew that she could not argue with these robbers, so she could just take them to save money and eliminate disaster.
Finally, the soldiers walked out of the door satisfied. The landlady finally let out a sigh of relief and hurriedly called Ah Shui to help close the door.
"Ouch! If you close the door when you see the national army coming, why don't you open the door when the red bandits come?"
A sound like a broken gong sounded outside the door, and with a clang, the door bolt in the landlady's hand fell to the ground.
The door was pushed open and Ah Shui saw that another group of soldiers had arrived. An officer in the middle was looking at him with his hands on his hips and smiling sinisterly. Ah Shui panicked and hurriedly walked out and said: "Thank you sir, thank you sir, thank you sir."
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The officer's broken gong voice shouted again: "Boss, we are revolutionary soldiers. We came to hunt down the red bandits in order to protect the people. Brothers, we have been traveling all morning to find some water. Why do you start talking to us as soon as you see us?"
Close the door? Is there a red bandit in the house?"
Ah Shui hurriedly said: "Sir, you are joking. We are from a small village shop. Where did the red bandits come from? Sir, sit down, and all the brothers will sit down. Boss lady, please pour tea quickly!"
The landlady came back to her senses at this moment, and walked over with a teapot in one hand and a few tea bowls in the other. Ah Shui hurriedly moved a small table, took a few stools, and put the tea bowls on it
, and kept shouting "Sir, please, boss, please."
When the officer sat down, the landlady started pouring water. Maybe he was really tired or thirsty. The soldiers didn't care whether the officer drank or not. They grabbed the bowl and poured it in. The officer cursed: "You bastard lid."
Damn, there are no rules!"
The landlady hurriedly entered the room again, took out a clean teacup, washed it again, found some tea leaves to brew, brought it to the officer, and said, "Thank you for your hard work, sir. Please use the tea."
The officer took a sip from the tea cup, wiped his mouth, and shouted: "Good tea, so damn enjoyable!" When he turned around, he saw the pretty face of the landlady. The officer was stunned for a while, and then murmured for a long time.
Said to himself: "What a damn handsome bird from the mountains!"
The soldiers laughed loudly. One soldier shouted in a weird voice: "Company Commander, you are so lucky, you will be the groom's officer again!"
The landlady turned around and ran back to the grocery store.
The officer smiled stupidly, and the tea cup in his hand fell to the ground without even realizing it.
The soldiers burst into laughter again. The officer finally came to his senses, looked at the laughing soldiers, spit in his hands, rubbed his hands vigorously, and rushed into the room with a scratching sound.
A soldier proudly sang the song "Eighteen Touches": "One touch, I touched the eldest sister's hair..."
There were sounds of beatings and scoldings coming from the house, the landlady was scolding the beast one after another, and the officer was laughing obscenely one after another.
In fact, this boss lady is not necessarily a true chaste and martyr woman. The problem is that the time is wrong and the place is wrong! With so many people watching, how can the living people not let the news spread? So, resisting desperately, the officer eagerly
When he couldn't get his hand, he hissed and the sound of his clothes tearing could be heard.
"Help! Help!" The landlady's voice was straight.
Ah Shui couldn't sit still. Damn, you're so bullying. I come here every day to grind and even touch my hands. It would be better for you to just pick peaches as soon as you come. I like it in front of me.
Woman, if the news spreads, I will not be allowed to hang out in Xikou?
Angry, Ah Shui picked up a wooden stool and rushed into the house. Without even looking, a Chinese soldier raised his hand and shot Ah Shui, knocking Ah Shui down on the threshold.
The sound of gunshots woke everyone up. The enemy officer jumped out of the room, holding his pants in one hand and a pistol in the other, shouting: "Which one is shooting?"
"Report to the company commander, this guy took a stool and wanted to go in and beat you." The soldier who fired the gun replied confidently.
The officer rolled his eyes a few times, then went up to the soldier and slapped him: "You bastard, you finally met a Red Bandit spy, and you were beaten to death. If you catch him alive, I will reward you with 5 yuan."
, now I can only reward you with 2 oceans. You bastard, you have a grudge against money, don’t you?"
The soldier's eyes shone brightly and he stood up quickly: "The company commander is teaching you a lesson."
The officer tied up his trousers, thought for a while and said to the soldier: "This guy is a Red Bandit spy. The boss lady must be a Red Bandit woman. Report to the top. I killed one Red Bandit spy and captured the Red Bandit woman."
One man, it only costs one bullet. Now go and arrest that red bandit woman and keep an eye on her. If she escapes, I will kill you."
The soldier agreed and rushed into the house, and within a short time he pushed the landlady out.
The eyes of the landlady no longer had that watery look, they were dull and dull, and she kept muttering two words: "Beast!"
Hearing the gunshots and knowing that something was going on in the grocery store, the clerk from the store next door hurriedly ran to call the security guard.
The security guard took a look and saw that the gangster Ah Shui was lying in a pool of blood, and he saw that he was not alive. When he looked again, he saw that a group of national soldiers had also arrested the proprietress of the grocery store. He hurriedly stepped forward and blocked the way of the national soldiers: "Sir, you guys
Why are you killing and arresting people so casually?"
How could the officer see the security chief of this small village in the mountains?
"You bastard, your crotch is broken and you are exposed. You are so bold. You dare to stop the bandit army? I think you are tired of living."
These days, the people who serve as security guards are either bullies or human beings. How can you not see that there is something fishy about it? I cursed bitterly in my heart: "What kind of national army, they eat meat without spitting out bones, they are just bandits."
Cursing in his heart, he stepped forward and whispered to the officer: "Sir, that man is dead as long as he dies. Just dig a hole and bury him. You can't take this woman away. This is the sweetheart of our township chief. You
If you take him away, I will no longer be able to serve as a security guard."
The officer was originally greedy for beauty and wanted to take away the landlady and occupy her for a long time. But when he saw the dull look in his eyes, he was afraid that the woman would be frightened and become a burden. He said to the security chief: "Brothers, thank you for your hard work."
After running so hard, I finally caught a red bandit woman who was attacking the national army, what do you think I should do?"
The security chief hurriedly took out a few silver coins from his pocket, stuffed them into the officer's pocket, and said, "Sir, you have worked hard to suppress the bandits, so you can use them as tea money for the brothers."
The officer didn't even blink: "What kind of tea are you drinking? There's no cold water!"
The security chief had no choice but to borrow 30 silver dollars from the owner of the shop next door to the grocery store and put it into the officer's hand.
The officer took out a silver dollar, put it to his mouth and blew it, then put it to his ear to listen, and then a smile appeared on his face: "Chief Security Officer, brother, I will give you face, and I will leave this red bandit woman to you.
Yes. Tell her that next time I come back from suppressing bandits, I will have tea in her shop!"
"That is, that is, I will definitely tell her."
The team finally set off, but the originally peaceful Xikou was in a mess. Every household was crying and cursing, and there were clanging and clanking sounds from many houses. The security guard knew that it was repairs being smashed by the national army.
Broken door.
Ah Shui had already been buried. He was a gangster with no family. In addition, the national army officers said that he was a Red Bandit spy, and no one dared to make irresponsible remarks. So the security chief called two security guards to carry him out.
, I just dug a hole and buried it.
The grocery store was closed, and the proprietress had been sent directly back to her father-in-law's house by her husband. The matter seemed to be over, except for Ah Shui's blood stains on the doorstep of the grocery store that could not be washed away. When the sun shone on it, it was all black and red, and it looked like...