Start from Changjin Lake

Chapter 6 The Face of New China
The sky is high, the clouds are light, the wind is light...

Seeing the universe with the eyes of the group, the world is the same.

This is what Xu Qing was feeling when she was shaking the boat and sailing on the waterway of the tributaries of the Yangtze River from the surface of Nanhu Lake.

Of course, he knew it was just an illusion.

At the beginning of leaving home, Xu Qing felt more dependent and nostalgic in his heart, and suddenly he was no longer confined to the beach of that small fishing village, as if he had taken off some shackles in front of him.

But only less than an hour later, along the meandering river, slowly, the scenery on both sides of the river gradually became strange in memory.He unconsciously began to feel tense and dazed.

——People will always become nervous because of some strange scenes and unknown things.

The river slowly began to enter the downstream, and it was no longer necessary to move forward.

Xu Qing put down her oars, sat on the boat and looked at the two banks.

He felt like a novice in the game who rushed out of the novice village, full of curiosity about everything outside the "fishing village", and full of guard against everything.

Because whether it is modern memory or the memory from 'Wu Wanli', I have never seen such a scene:

You can directly say that it is a wilderness, but in this wilderness, there are many thatched huts, yellow mud huts, and even a whole piece of abandoned village ruins affected by the flames of war.

It is very different from decades later. Many places along the road are undeveloped and still look like overgrown trees.Like the fishing village where Wu's family lived, they were dilapidated and primitive, especially after decades of war in the Republic of China. Huzhou was one of the important places where the three major battles of the War of Liberation took place.

In April of [-], the army crossed the Yangtze River and occupied Nanjing, announcing the fall of the Chiang Dynasty. Immediately after the battle started, the people's army quickly went south with world-famous fame.

With the victorious pace of marching, Huzhou was peacefully liberated overnight, becoming the first city in Zhejiang to be liberated by the People's Liberation Army.

The lake beach where Wu's family is located has always been isolated from the outside world, far away from Huzhou City. Many people have never registered with the pseudo-government for several generations, and there is not much change in a short period of time.

But here is different.

It is already close to the more developed Yangtze River water source in Huzhou, and it played an important role in the liberation of the southward movement in the Battle of Crossing the River.It has only been less than a year now, and many places are still full of post-war rebirth.

Xu Qing slowly paddled the boat all the way over, and many busy villagers on the bank put down their work and watched him go away curiously.

Passed by a personal room.

Looking at the spirit on their faces, Xu Qing couldn't help being moved.

Although they were wearing the same tattered coarse linen clothes as him, they couldn't hide the smiles on their faces.

Accustomed to the hypocritical smirking faces of modern people, Xu Qing can hardly tell what it feels like——

They seem to be full of hope for tomorrow. They all have dark and rough faces, but they are full of energy. They are as warm and genial as the sun at eight or nine o'clock, and they are working hard on farm work, work, and building houses.

That kind of hope from the heart cannot be acted out.

Xu Qing feels without exaggeration that if there are any newspaper reporters in this era, if they come to interview them, they will ask:
are you happy

Presumably people in this era will give a very different answer in future generations.

This was the new China in [-].

Poor and down and out, and a lot of waste waiting to be done.

Looking at it, the boat was floating on the water, and he became more and more sleepy.

The speed of the water flow is not fast, and it is wobbly, but the sun is very hot.In addition, I didn't sleep well on the boat last night, and gradually I couldn't bear it anymore.

"Set up the net—"

Suddenly.

While feeling dizzy, after an unknown amount of time, he suddenly heard a chant and woke up with a trembling body.

He almost thought that he had returned to Nanhu Fishing Village by boat.

Set your mind.

Only then did I realize that following the current, I came to a very strange river area, and there was a boat blocking the way in front of me.

At this time, the scenery along the coast is very different from before. Although there are fishing boats in the river, casting nets and fishing, the customs and customs on the shore are completely different.

As the scene changed and the gathering places along the coast increased, some built roads began to appear around, neat houses with brick and tile structures, and the appearance of a market in the distance.

He saw many scooters, tricycles, and even sporadic four-wheeled cars passing by on the road.

"Brother, where is this?"

"County city, young man, you are walking alone in the river..."

After Xu Qing asked the passers-by on the shore, he realized that he had arrived at the wharf of Huzhou City, and that if he went there, it would not be the boundary of Huzhou.

Strange to say, the fate of Huzhou is quite twists and turns. After liberation last year, it was changed to a county seat. It was only at the beginning of this year that the Huzhou city system was restored, and it was changed back to Huzhou county soon after knowing.

The boat was approaching, looking at the words "Huzhou City" that had not yet been changed back on the county monument standing not far away, and found the familiar wooden boat docked by Liu Jianzi at the pier, Xu Qing knew that he had indeed arrived. destination.

Since leaving in the morning, he has been secretly following Liu Jianzi's boat, hanging far behind.

At the beginning, he could still grasp it, but because he was not familiar with the place, he gradually lost track.

Until now, it is considered to catch up again.

Parking the boat in an inconspicuous place, and tying the rope to the stake, Xu Qing clapped his hands and went ashore.

"Huzhou is a big city..."

After entering the county seat, before reaching the center of the city, the surrounding areas are already very prosperous.

Public ownership has not yet been fully implemented, and there are markets, horse-drawn carriages, and sales in the city, and people's voices can be heard everywhere.There were workers on the road, and there were groups of junior college students. Some houses were decorated with bright red flags. The various crowds and period costumes made Xu Qing feel like he was in New China.

At this time, it was approaching noon, and the sun was very hot. Xu Qing walked in the city for a while, and the road conditions were unfamiliar.

He asked around, asking how to get to the conscription place in the city.Passers-by were also a little confused by the question. After asking a few people in a row, they didn't know what to do. In the end, they got the news from the mouth of an aunt who was a soldier at home.

It turned out that there was no clear conscription point in Huzhou at this time. The war had just ended, and there were still enough troops. Apart from training and preparation, the troops were busy with local reconstruction work.

However, he also asked about some news. Last year, a military control committee was established in the city, which cooperated with the local garrison in Huzhou to carry out propaganda, contact and collection of guns.

After Xu Qing received the address, she thanked her and hurried over.

"No. [-], Elm Street, the one with large characters at the door is..."

After walking for more than ten minutes, after tossing and turning, Xu Qing finally found a place.

A small flat house surrounded by a courtyard wall, with blue bricks and gray tiles, looks like an ordinary residence, but there is a white sign hanging on the door, which reads "Zhejiang Third Administrative Office in Lake Office".

"That's it."

Xu Qing was overjoyed, stood at the door and checked the signboard to make sure it was correct.

Just as he was about to approach, a guard standing guard at the door stopped him:
"Comrade, what's the matter with you?"

(End of this chapter)