Siheyuan: Shazhu's Brother Shadan

After the two women recognized each other as relatives, Mingyue began to open the package, which contained all the gifts of comfort that the leader had given to Shadan.

There was everything in it, but most of it was American rations, canned food, chocolate and other things, which filled up a large package.

I was almost searched when I entered the city.

Fortunately, she had the means to get the entry and exit documents from someone and avoided the harassment from these soldiers.

"So many good things?" Zhang Guilan said in surprise.

"What's that? In the past, when Comrade Shadan and I were in the Independent Regiment and the Independent Brigade, we were really happy. We went out to fight every day and had good food and drink every day." Mingyue replied with a smile.

"Hey, since you have already acknowledged me as your mother, you can no longer call him Comrade Shadan! You should change to a more intimate name, such as Quanquan, or call him 'that woman'!" Zhang Guilan reminded Mingyue.

"Ah... this... this is not good, right?" Mingyue lowered her head shyly.

"What's there to be embarrassed about? You're going to get married in the bridal chamber in the future, so it's better to get to know each other earlier. Besides, doesn't your country advocate free love?" Zhang Guilan counselled her.

"Hmm...it seems so. Then I'll practice first, and when I'm familiar with him, I can call him that." Mingyue agreed with a blushing face.

After delivering the gifts, Mingyue was still a little shy. Zhang Guilan stood aside and looked at Mingyue with a red face, and couldn't help laughing.

"By the way, Mom, Shadan brought you some money." Mingyue began to take out a small bag from her shirt pocket, which was filled with various silver dollars, gold jewelry, gold rings, gold bracelets, and two gold bars.

The story of this gold bar is very interesting. The Kuomintang who went to the countryside to suppress bandits directly robbed a large landlord's house, and Mingyue robbed it along the way.

In fact, Comrade Shadan had no salary at all while living in northern Shaanxi, and all he had to do was give him various supplies, especially food.

As for money, that's a thing.

All this money was given to Comrade Zhang Guilan by Mingyue in the name of Shadan.

We are all family now, why should we be polite?

What's yours is mine, and what's mine is yours.

For Mingyue, who believes that one person’s food can feed the whole family, now that he has a home with Zhang Guilan, that is his root and the place where he will strive for in the future.

Naturally, all the good things were given to them without reservation.

Zhang Guilan was so surprised when she saw so much money, especially the two small yellow croakers, that she couldn't close her mouth.

"My dear, I have always heard that the PLA is poor. How can my son let you give me so much money? That must be a lie."

Mingyue lowered her head shyly, "I got them all on the road."

Then he told Zhang Guilan about the Kuomintang members who went to the countryside to rob money.

Zhang Guilan gritted her teeth when she heard this.

"These festering creatures need to be defeated by the People's Liberation Army soon, or they will continue to cause harm to ordinary people like us. They are so despicable."

He turned around and began to care whether Mingyue was injured.

Mingyue quickly made a gesture on the spot, showing off her brachialis, to indicate that she was completely OK.

It also made Zhang Guilan laugh.

Next, Zhang Guilan wanted to take Mingyue to visit the families of those people she had proposed marriage to, to show off.

Unfortunately, Mingyue’s identity is still kept secret, so it is inconvenient for her to move around.

"Mom, there will be many opportunities like this in the future. When we conquer the whole of China, you can take me around however you want, okay?"

"Okay, I was a little too showy. It's my fault. I have to change."

What followed was a tender moment for the two of them, where they introduced each other to their families one by one, had a delicious dinner, and then set off on their journey home.

In the evening, Zhang Guilan expressed her feelings to He Daqing about how great it was to have such a daughter-in-law. At the dinner table, He Daqing had a lot to say to Zhang Guilan.

"Is this really our daughter-in-law? With her temperament and appearance, isn't it a bit too high for our son to marry above his station?" He Daqing asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"What are you thinking about! I think Mingyue and our son are the perfect match." Zhang Guilan retorted.

"But looking at the way our eldest son was when he was a child, I really can't imagine that he could marry such a beautiful girl." He Daqing said, shaking his head.

"This just shows that our son has grown up and is getting more and more handsome. Haven't you heard that he performed very well in the People's Liberation Army? This is enough to prove that our son has a promising future! So, you can't look at him with the old eyes anymore, understand?" Zhang Guilan explained patiently.

He Daqing nodded his agreement quickly, but a question still remained in his mind: "If that's the case, then it seems that our son's becoming a brigade commander during the Eighth Route Army period must be true."

"Huh? Why are you still suspecting that our son will deceive you?" Zhang Guilan said angrily with some dissatisfaction.

"That's not what I meant. I just feel that everything is going too smoothly." He Daqing scratched his head.

"Don't worry. Your son is doing well now and we should be happy for him," Zhang Guilan comforted him.

He Daqing sighed, "I hope so."

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door. The two looked at each other and knew who had returned.

Who else could come to my door on their own initiative except Uncle Zhang from the underground party?

Uncle Zhang brought an unexpected news that the Kuomintang was purging underground party members in Peking again.

When the news came out, He Daqing and his wife were shocked.

"Will something happen here?" Zhang Guilan asked hurriedly, with a hint of panic and worry in her voice.

"It's because of you that I'm worried." The other party replied in a calm tone, "According to our insider report, the Kuomintang's main target of arresting underground party members this time is He Yuquan's parents. They are trying to achieve a certain goal by threatening his family."

Upon hearing these words, He Daqing and his wife were stunned for a moment. They looked at each other with confusion and whispered, "Ah, us? Why? What does we have to do with this matter?" They couldn't figure out why the Kuomintang would set its sights on them.

"Don't you know yet? Comrade He Yuquan is of extraordinary significance to our People's Liberation Army. He is responsible for vital logistical work and can be said to be the backbone of our army. Without him, the logistics of the People's Liberation Army will fall into chaos and may even be paralyzed. Therefore, protecting his family is also one of our top priorities." The other party explained.

"Wait, what do you mean we?"

Zhang Guilan quickly said: "No, no, no, you heard it wrong."

"Oh, did I hear you wrong? I came here this time to tell you to tell all our staff to keep He Yuquan's parents hidden..."

He Daqing and his wife breathed a sigh of relief for some unknown reason when they saw that even Uncle Zhang, a member of the underground party, didn't know who He Yuquan was.

"Then can I ask, is He Yuquan so powerful?"

"Not only that, he is extremely powerful. Even in the Eighth Route Army, telling his story would scare people to death."

"Ah, so amazing!" He Daqing and his wife had never been so surprised.

At the same time, the news that the Kuomintang had gone to great lengths to capture them was a bolt from the blue.

They were unable to accept this fact for a moment, and their hearts were filled with all kinds of doubts and anxieties.

Zhang Guilan couldn't help but mutter to herself: "So, what Mingyue told me was all true. Could it be that my son really got promoted, and became a high-ranking official?" Her eyes revealed excitement and nervousness, as if she couldn't believe what was happening before her eyes.

The intensity of this search is unprecedented.

Basically one quarter of the people in Peking were arrested.

Just to find He Yuquan’s parents.

After all, the arsenal could not be taken down and suffered heavy losses. If hard tactics didn't work, then the only option was soft tactics.

Now that they know there are idiot parents in Peking, why are they being polite? Just arrest them right away.

Just finding someone is difficult.

The key point is that they came to find his parents based on the name He Yuquan. Who is He Yuquan?

I guess no one knows except his parents. If you ask who Shadan is, someone will definitely know.

After all, during this period of time, Zhang Guilan often used the nickname of her idiot son to go out on blind dates.

But it just so happened that the Kuomintang only knew that they wanted to arrest He Yuquan's parents. Now, the search method was irrelevant and it was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

As long as He Daqing's family does not admit that they know He Yuquan, no one will know who they are?

Even He Daqing and Zhang Guilan were arrested, but because no one knew who was who, Shadan's parents were never found.

Under pressure from the masses, the Kuomintang was forced to release these people.

Comrade Shadan, who was far away in the secret arsenal, also knew about this situation and was immediately concerned about whether his parents had been arrested.

In the end, after waiting for a long time, it ended up being a whimper.

All the people in Peking were released.

Moreover, the Kuomintang was also burdened with the fact that it had abused the people of Peking.

This time, the result was totally a loss.

After all, the name used in official documents was He Yuquan, and the name Shadan never appeared at all.

Naturally, He Daqing and his family escaped this disaster.

During this period, the Kuomintang often made a fuss about Shadan's affairs, which directly touched the hearts of the People's Liberation Army.

After what happened to his parents last time, Shadan naturally put all his efforts into getting back at them.

Together with the original independent brigade, expansion began directly.

Because of Shadan's special care, they have become incredibly strong.

Being directly appointed by the central government as an independent field army is equivalent to being a unit that obeys the central government's orders.

The number of people directly expanded to 200,000, and they were all armed with modern Type 81 equipment.

As the workers arrived at their posts, they worked overtime to produce Type 81 rifles. Now they could only arm the independent field army directly under the Central Government.