The climate in the mountains is abnormal. After only one day of living there, the death row inmates were already complaining and feeling uncomfortable.
"What the hell is this? When the sun comes out at noon, it's stuffy and humid. At night, the cold wind makes you feel uncomfortable everywhere."
Si Baozi stood by the tree and rubbed his back like a wild boar. The main reason was that he couldn't scratch the itchy place, so he could only rub it like this.
Xu Ruifeng is not much better either. He has not lived in the mountains for a long time. The skin nourished by the city will start to become mottled and red when exposed to the cruel environment. If this continues, it won't be long before this wave of people will be infected.
sick.
"Master, why don't these red gangs feel itchy?"
"They are all human beings, why don't they feel itchy?"
Just last night, Xu Ruifeng saw someone scratching their ears and cheeks when Lao Chu was teaching the illiterate members of the Red Party. But after a few scratches, it was time for the class to begin. A group of children in their teens and 20s followed Lao Chu and read "At the beginning of the human race, nature is good."
, not only read, but also write.
Of course, they don't have pens, so everyone just makes a simple sand table and puts it in front of them. Each person is given a wooden stick and writes crookedly on the sand. After writing, just flatten it with the palm of your hand. It's very easy.
Convenient.
In addition, they are also learning other skills. For example, after getting up early in the morning and running in the mountains, they will practice aiming with Springfield rifles.
Xu Ruifeng accidentally ran into Commander Ma who came to inspect the training and asked: "What's the use of this posture without bullets?"
Commander Ma also told the truth: "Old Xu, we are poor, bullets are so valuable, shouldn't good steel be used in the blades?"
we.
Commander Ma used a word that Xu Ruifeng usually didn't take seriously.
But in Xu Ruifeng's view, giving bullets to soldiers for daily training is like using good steel on the blade. If you don't fire bullets, the soldiers will not be able to familiarize themselves with the recoil of the firearm. Can the gun really be accurate on the battlefield?
In Laochow's Nest, not only bullets are valuable, but medicines, food, and clothes are also valuable. When Si Baozi was eating, a piece of pastry cake got burnt. He broke it off and threw it away. Unexpectedly, a little soldier rushed out to pick it up.
Then he stuffed it into his mouth. Si Baozi was stunned and asked: "What are you doing!"
The little soldier blew off the floating soil on the cake, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it and said, "You don't understand, you have to pay for it with your life."
"My brother died in this battle to seize the army. It doesn't matter if you don't cherish it, but I can't."
The one who treated Si Bao Zi was docile and obedient.
He is a prison bully. In Beiman Prison, he could do anything to anyone who refused to obey, but when he got here, he became a mute. Their management style is not to get angry with you, nor to yell at you, everyone is the same.
After setting an example and explaining the reasons to you, Sibaozi could only stand up and bow to others, saying: "I'm sorry." Then he turned around and looked at Xu Ruifeng with aggrieved face. From then on,
Never wasted a grain of food again.
It made Xu Ruifeng happy, he had to offer favors to conquer the Four Treasures, and relying on his own prestige, the Red Party did not need it at all, and it could be done with just a few words.
If I were to ask Lao Xu to name one more characteristic here, it would be down-to-earthness.
No matter you get up early in the morning or go to bed at night, no one in the old crow's nest cares about you. Whoever you love, no matter whether you are a death row prisoner with a serious crime or an illiterate white man, you are all treated equally. In the morning, a bowl
The thin wild vegetable soup was used as a meal. At noon, sometimes pancakes were made, sometimes steamed buns were steamed, and at night, they were stewed in a big pot.
When I caught up with Lao Chu, Lao Ma was in a good mood and was willing to go hunting. Then he would use whatever he caught to improve his food. Once, Xu Ruifeng saw with his own eyes that Lao Ma brought back a big fat mountain mouse that was about half a meter long and sneaked to the kitchen.
.Looking at the pot again at night, there was a whole pot full of oil stars.
Anyway, Xu Ruifeng didn't eat a bite, so Si Baozi grabbed it and his chopsticks flew away. While eating, he said: "Is this rabbit too old today? The meat tastes different from usual."
Can those things be the same?
From that point on, Xu Ruifeng no longer ate meat from the kitchen, unless he went hunting.
"Master Xu, when will you go hunting with Commander Ma again?"
Now the soldiers in Lao Crow's Nest are all looking forward to Xu Ruifeng going out. When he goes out, the big beasts in the mountains will look like they have eyes. One or two will definitely appear. Once, Lao Xu took out a wild boar's nest and found two fat ones.
The pigs plus four or five cubs fed the boys for several days, and they burped every day with the smell of pork.
The soldiers were all looking forward to Xu Ruifeng being greedy. As long as he was greedy, he would definitely be able to get some delicious food back.
However, in the past two days, Xu Ruifeng seemed to be a little lazy, lying in the room every day and not wanting to move.
This situation originated from a conversation between him and a young soldier.
That night, Xu Ruifeng was lying on the bed saying that he couldn't sleep and walked out of the camp. The young soldier in charge of patrol came over with a gun on his back and said hello: "Master Xu, I can't sleep, why don't we go for a walk together?"
Xu Ruifeng looked at him with a smile and asked, "Where are you from?"
"Bei Manchu, I've heard about you. I heard before that Mr. Xu was a ground gunner. But then things changed. Some said you were a hero, while others said you were a traitor. That's not until you came to our place.
, then I know what kind of person Mr. Xu is."
Lao Xu was stunned. He didn't even understand who he was: "Who am I?"
The little warrior snickered and foreshadowed: "I'm going to say it, without being impatient."
"Tell me about you."
Just like that, the two of them started walking around under the moonlight.
"Mr. Xu, you have a typical Northeastern man's character. You are slow to accept things. In the eyes of outsiders, you seem to be hesitant when encountering new things. In fact, I understand that we Northeastern men are just nostalgic."
"What we are reciting is not the old dynasty that is just breathing its last breath. What we are reciting is the unwillingness to admit defeat in our hearts."
"We Northeastern men feel that no matter who I am or what my abilities are, there will be no chance of you being an outsider."
While speaking, the little warrior glanced at Xu Ruifeng: "Right?"
"Go on." Can Xu Ruifeng recognize it? Even if every word is stuck in Lao Xu's heart, he can't recognize it.
"We Northeastern men have their own pride in their hearts. If you don't ask me to treat guests to dinner, then I will never sit on the table. Even if I have an empty stomach, I have to say that I am full. If you look good,
Invite them in advance, and if you don’t say anything, make sure you have a smile on your face when you go to the wine table, and use small words to adjust the atmosphere for you. Everyone will come happily and leave satisfied. Even if you suffer a little grievance, when you look back, you will be relieved.
If you have such a big body to invite yourself, why can’t you get over such a small thing? Go to hell, let’s just do it.”
"This is called reaching out and not hitting the smiling person."
"What's important in the world of martial arts? What's important is face, you have to have an inside and a face."
The more Xu Ruifeng listened, the more he realized that this guy was definitely from the North Manchus. How else could he understand the Northeastern people so well?
"Have you ever been around in the world of martial arts?"
The boy's head immediately shook: "No." After saying these two words in a long tone, Xu Ruifeng immediately made Xu Ruifeng laugh: "Before I came to Lao Crow's Nest, I caused some trouble in Beiman and beat up a rich man.
My young master, I really wanted to join the gang at that time, but my eyesight went dark. I didn’t recognize anyone when I entered the mountains, and I couldn’t even find a bandit.”
"If it hadn't been for Commander Ma's rescue, I almost froze to death in the mountains."
"Mr. Xu, let me tell you something interesting. When Commander Ma saw me for the first time, he heard that I went into the mountains to find gangsters. He raised his chin and insisted that he was the master of Chaotian Peak and wanted to fight with me.
Right. How could I know how to do that thing? I thought to myself that I was a member of the world this time, but what happened? After I entered the old crow's nest, I was asked to teach me how to write in the school. Hahahaha, the bandits even taught me how to write.
of."
The corners of Xu Ruifeng's mouth were always raised and never dropped.
The little warrior continued: "But the more we learn about this culture, the more frightened we become. Our children go to school since they were young, and what they learn is nothing. Look at Japan again. People learn physics and chemistry from an early age. I heard that Japan is now
The children have already started practicing shooting. How can we compare?"
"If you fall behind in one section and can't keep up with the next, how can you challenge others?"
"If nothing else, Mr. Xu, are you an old martial artist? You also studied ancient Chinese, right? Do you know what the Maragoni effect is?"
"What is the horse pulling?"
"Let me explain to you this way, don't pee in boiling water, otherwise, the guy who is carrying on the family line will be so hot that everything will be soaked. I have caused trouble to others."
Xu Ruifeng's eyes widened. He really didn't know what they were talking about, let alone why people pee in boiling water.
"Are you saying we don't want to learn how to do it? Why don't we learn how to do it?"
"Let people be bullied if they fall behind."
Xu Ruifeng glanced at the child in front of him and estimated that he was in his early twenties.
"Sleepy."
Lao Xu found an excuse and left. He finally understood why people like Lao Yawo had to learn to read and learn knowledge under such difficult conditions.
So, the next day, Lao Xu went to Lao Crow's Nest's school.
Originally, Lao Chu was teaching new words to these soldiers, but when he saw Xu Ruifeng gone, he immediately stopped and started talking about a completely new content. Lao Xu knew that this must be directed at him, but what's the problem?
What?
He told Lao Xu that the world was not a round sky but a sphere. There was a foreign navigator named Columbus who proved this by sailing on the sea. That is, starting from one point, after going through hardships, he would still return.
At this point, the land in the United States was discovered by this guy from my brother's family.
He also said that the principle of wind is air convection, while rain is caused by rising moisture, and it basically has nothing to do with God.
He also talked about something that broke Xu Ruifeng's cognition, which was the Industrial Revolution in the West. He told how a world that was originally inferior to ours had a steam engine drag them from a muddy castle into a city.
That night I listened to Xu Ruifeng and was mesmerized.
He couldn't sleep when he got back. Is this a red party member wearing rags?
Is this the Resistance Alliance whose weapons and equipment are inferior to those of the Japanese army?
I usually don’t take them seriously, I just feel that these people have the idea of protecting their homeland and the country, and they are quite men...
