Unforgettable battle in Changsha

?Xiangxiang is pregnant!Grandma Hu started to work in the kitchen again, with her little feet bouncing, and Mama Hu helped.Grandma Hu didn't like to chatter before, but this time, for some reason, she started talking about the stewed meat: "This Xiangxiang, I chased after him when I was a child, because I was afraid that when I was young, I couldn't keep up with the food and drink when I grew up. Body. Look, you know now, Duoci, you see, it’s only been more than three months, and Xiangxiang is pregnant! Also, Xiangxiang is at home now, either eating or sleeping, I think I can take Xiangxiang Xiang has been raised as a pig."

Mama Hu nodded.Because of her pregnancy, Xiangxiang's working hours dropped sharply, and she went home at noon and at night, and she no longer had to stay in the hospital for food, lodging and sleep.It's just that although people have gone home, this is really not much different from being in the hospital.When eating, I can see Xiangxiang; before and after bathing, I can see Xiangxiang. If I want to see her at other times, I can only go to her room and lift her quilt.But it's just being raised as a pig.It is a blessing to be able to eat it. I think when she was pregnant with Lord Xiang, it was either the fourth year or the fifth year after marriage, but she was not as quick as Xiangxiang.

Hu's mother thought of Mr. Xiang, and Grandma Hu didn't forget her, so she mentioned her again: "Speaking of which, Mr. Xiang should be better than Xiangxiang. She is the female Bodhisattva who I kowtowed to the temple step by step. Quiet and sensible, he knows how to take care of younger siblings without being taught when he grows up, but that has never bothered anyone."

Hu's mother was full of worries.Xiangjun didn't bother anyone when she was young, but since she left home, no, it should be said that since Xiangjun married Xue Junshan, she, as a mother, misses Xiangjun all the time.Since Xue Junshan forcibly married his daughter and treated her well, why couldn't he treat her well for the rest of his life?If he had known that he would let go halfway, Hu's mother would rather die than let her daughter marry.Now Mr. Xiang is not going home, and she would rather live in Yuelu Mountain College with the children of the orphanage than go home.Mr. Xiang's heart died the moment Xue Junshan died.

Grandma Hu glanced at her daughter-in-law's sad face, sighed, then looked at the steaming heat, and said: "The children have their own way to go, you can't manage it, and you can't worry about it."

Hu Ma softly called 'Mom'.

Grandma Hu continued to look at the steaming heat, and said: "If Xiaoman continues to make trouble like this, we won't be able to keep Xiuxiu. She must be beautiful and let her marry. Keep your jewelry for her."

Hu's mother was taken aback, and after a long while she replied "yes" in a low voice.After thinking for a while, she finally said: "These days, Xiaoman's complexion is pale, and he comes back late. I think the factory where he works has a lot of work, and he is tired."

It doesn't matter if there is a lot of work and a little tiring now, at least it shows that someone wants this thing and it can be shipped out. The situation in Changsha is not too bad.Grandma Hu pondered.

Xiangxiang's happy life as a piggy at home did not last long. Hu's mother fell ill, and then Grandma Hu also fell ill.Coming to the kitchen with a full stomach, Xiangxiang realized that there was not much rice in the rice tank at home, and there were only a few wilted cabbages for vegetables.Sighing, Xiangxiang took a stalk of cabbage in his hand, and while pulling the wilted leaves of the cabbage, he thought that when Xiaoman came back, he would have to buy rice, vegetables and meat.There were footsteps behind him, Xiangxiang knew it was Xiuxiu coming in, and said softly, "Xiuxiu, tell me what you want to eat. When Xiaoman comes back, I will let him buy it."

Xiuxiu said softly that the family has no money.

No money?Xiangxiang was stunned, how could it be, she just gave Gu Qingming's military salary and her salary to Xiuxiu a few days ago.Even without mentioning her salary, Gu Qingming is now a lieutenant colonel, how could the salary of a lieutenant colonel not be spent for a few days?What are the big expenses at home?Thinking of grandma and mother's illness, Xiangxiang came to a sudden.Medicines are scarce now, and the prices are ridiculously high.I have no money, but I can live a good life and take medicine. Where will the money come from?Thinking about it, Xiangxiang fixed his eyes on the wedding ring on his ring finger.

There is no money at home, which is enough to make people worry.When it was time to set the meal, my family hadn’t sat down yet, and the boss Wang, who was asking for debts, came to the door. The first thing he said was that the small building was mortgaged to their bank. It was 3 yuan, and it was paid off within three days. I felt that the money could not be repaid. Just move early!Borrowing money, when did my family borrow money from the bank, or [-] yuan, and use the house as collateral?Xiangxiang didn't believe it.Unexpectedly, Boss Wang stretched out his hand, and found that the house deed and mortgage contract were all there, and the name of the person who signed it was Hu Xiangjiang!Xiangxiang didn't understand, why, why did Xiaoman borrow money? !

Boss Wang came in, Xiaoman felt guilty.But as soon as he said [-] yuan, Xiaoman became anxious, saying that I didn't borrow that much money from you, so I just borrowed [-] yuan!

Boss Wang smiled, and said slowly to Xiaoman; "Your young master borrowed three thousand, but what about the interest? How do I charge the interest? I made it clear to your partner at the beginning. Don't tell me you Partner, let’s not say that you are naive and don’t know that borrowing money needs to be repaid.” At this point, Boss Wang turned to look at Grandma Hu, and said: “It’s been nearly a year since Hu Xiangjiang started borrowing money. , I count [-] including principal and interest, which is not much at all!"

Talking about interest rates with usurers is a generalist who can talk!That is Hades money!

Boss Wang left.Hu's father, Chang Ning, grabbed Xiao Man with a stick by the door and asked, "Why are you borrowing money? Why are you borrowing money from the King of Hades?!"

Mama Hu wanted to stop her, but she kept coughing and coughing as soon as she moved, she was powerless.Grandma Hu watched with cold eyes.Xiuxiu tugged at Xiangxiang and said, "Xiaoman didn't borrow money for his own use. He set up a cigarette factory to supplement his family's expenses."Xiangxiang shook his head. Now it is not as good as before. You can see that Changsha is full of people. Except for the anti-subsidized factories supported by the government, they are still struggling to make ends meet. Are there any private factories?Xiaoman is good at thinking about his family, but why can't he discuss it with his family before he is ready to do something? !

The Hu family is not in the mood to eat rice, but they have to find a way to solve the money issue.This house belongs to the Xue family, it was left by Junshan to Xiang Jun, not their Hu family.No matter what you say, you can't let others take it.Hu's father, Changning, took the school's salary, and advanced half a year's salary in the factory where he worked; Hu's grandma picked up the old burdens and jewelry; Hu's mother took out the dowry.All the valuable things at home are in the living room, but not enough, not enough!

Xiangxiang frowned and paced in the courtyard, looking at the sky and the ground for a while, turning around a few times and suddenly stopped, and asked in a raised voice, "Grandma, do you still remember the suicide note of Commander Fang Xianjue?!"

Grandma Hu frowned. Does Commander Fang Xianjue's suicide note have anything to do with her family?Hu's father Changning's eyes lit up. He remembered that there was a sentence in the suicide note, "If I die in battle, the life of you and your five sons will be taken care of by the government."Junshan sacrificed his life for the country, he is a martyr, his house can't be occupied by anyone who wants to!

At this time, Xiangxiang in the courtyard said again: "Tomorrow, I will go to the government."

Grandma Hu and Grandma Hu looked at each other worryingly. Father Hu Changning came out and said to Xiangxiang, "You rest, I will go to the government tomorrow."

Xiangxiang shook his head, his father could keep the house, but no one would help him with the 3 yuan.Thirty thousand, God knows, it will be the year of the monkey.When she went to the government, Xiaoman said that when he borrowed money, he said that he would borrow three thousand and repay six thousand, so Boss Wang would never get a penny more!

Xiangxiang has been to the government, and the house is kept.The next step was to raise 6000 yuan. She was thinking about borrowing money from the Gu family, but Xiaoman pushed the door in and said that grandma was going back to Xiangtan to ask her grandpa to borrow money. "Does Grandpa have that much money?" Xiang Xiang asked, then consciously shut up.The difference between the city and the countryside lies in the land.If the family can produce food, it will not be reduced to the point of borrowing money to pay off debts.Thinking about it, thinking about it again, Xiangxiang gave up the idea of ​​borrowing money from the Gu family, and said to Xiaoman, "Don't tire grandma, it's not impossible for us to borrow money."

Xiaoman looked at Xiangxiang's belly, and asked softly, "Can you do it?"

Xiangxiang looked down, there were still four or five months before she was born, why not.

Going to Xiangtan, traveling in Xiangxiang, and returning to Changsha, her stomach is also fine.Just seeing Gu Qingming at the ferry, Xiangxiang suddenly felt that he couldn't do it anymore.If he could grin to the back of his head, Xiangxiang felt that Gu Qingming would see a face full of joy.He said that he had asked for family leave to see her, but Xiangxiang carefully thought that he had heard about her going to the government, and he took the leave because he was worried that they would not be able to handle it.No matter what it is, as long as he stands in front of her, she is satisfied.

A long time ago, Xiangxiang saw her elder sister Xiangjun mending one white shirt after another and making men's silk pajamas one after another.At that time, she wondered whether her brother-in-law could wear so many clothes, whether she would look back after wearing the clothes, and suddenly realized, eh, I really wore this dress? !Waste, waste!Now it's her man's turn. After many inquiries and considering the real shortage of supplies, Xiangxiang decided to make clothes, which are home clothes with good materials, new styles and comfortable fabrics.The war will not go on for a long time. There will be a day when Gu Qingming takes off his military uniform. At that time, he can wear the clothes she made by herself.

Originally, Xiangxiang wanted to store the clothes after they were made and wait for Gu Qingming to come back to try on the fat and thin lengths to see if he needed to modify them.She didn't want him to come back suddenly, the jacket was still unbuttoned and the buttonholes were unopened, so she had to hurry up and finish these.

Xiangxiang picked up the needle and threaded the thread, and Gu Qingming looked very uncomfortable.The little girl who used to blatantly talk about equality between men and women, civil rights and human rights to him can sew clothes.After thinking about it, after thinking about it, Gu Qingming said, "You used to have no fingers. Even though you went to nursing school, you just stuck needles in other people's buttocks. Are you sure that your handiwork can be seen by others?"

In the past, Xiangxiang's craftsmanship was shameful.Since she got married only a year ago, her grandma asked her to learn how to make cloth and clothes.Grandma said that she would not be taught to be a professional tailor, but when it comes to the intimate clothing of husbands and children, how can I ask others to make it.Xiangxiang was right when he thought about it, so he devoted himself to learning.And the more close-fitting clothing, the more demanding the stitches are fine, neat and even, and the cut cloth size is appropriate.Now her craft, to put it modestly, is about opening a tailor shop.If Gu Qingming doesn't believe it, he can ask grandma.

"Ask grandma what she does, and I'll just check it out." Gu Qingming said.

"Check, check, I'm a professional tailor, I'm afraid you're a layman!" Xiangxiang bit the thread, the last button has been sewn and the buttonhole has been opened, let's check it.

Gu Qingming took the clothes up and down to look up and down, but kept his face sullen and didn't speak.

After waiting for a while, after waiting for a while, Gu Qingming's face was still sullen.Xiangxiang couldn't sit still any longer, so he said with a flattering smile, "Isn't it pretty?"

nice?Gu Qingming looked at Xiangxiang anxiously, and said, "I really believe that you made this dress. Look, the buttons are not evenly aligned."

The buttons were not aligned, Xiangxiang looked at the jacket which was obviously high on one side and low on the other, and reached out to take it. She had clearly aligned it just now!

Gu Qingming said in a serious tone: "You are not good at learning, Hu Tailor."

"What, Gu Qingming, are you kidding me? Obviously you buttoned the wrong button, okay!" Xiangxiang discovered the problem.

Gu Qingming laughed, he was just teasing her.Seeing Xiangxiang fasten the buttons back, he couldn't help but say: "Our child must be beautiful when born."

"It goes without saying that no matter whether the child is like me or you, a boy or a girl, she will definitely be beautiful." Xiangxiang said very proudly.Gu Qingming was born handsome, she was beautiful, how could the child she gave birth to be poor.

Regarding the child's appearance, the Gu couple reached an agreement.Next, when it comes to issues of gender and education, Gu Qingming started: If it is a boy, I will teach it; if it is a girl, you can take care of it and let her study medicine, okay?

Xiangxiang responded gently, and said after a pause, "You think so far, why didn't you choose the child's name?"

As soon as Xiangxiang's voice fell, Gu Qingming's voice started: "I've thought about it a long time ago, it's called Nianqin."

Xiangxiang opened her mouth slightly, Gu Qingming thought so much about the child in her belly.He closed his small mouth for half a moment, and opened his mouth the next moment to ask: "Boy or girl?"

Gu Qingming's voice turned serious: "Boys and girls are called Nianqin. I want him to remember the relatives who died in this war."

If possible, Xiangxiang would like to freeze the time forever on the night when Gu Qingming sat with her and talked about the child.Only if there is no such thing in the world, the torrent of time pushed her to June [-], when Changsha fell, and Changsha, which had been guarded for more than five years, sacrificed so many soldiers, Changsha still could not be defended.The children from the orphanage came back. They said that devils were found at the foot of Yuelu Mountain, but their sister Xiangjun did not come back.The whole family fled to Xiangtan, but found that the so-called safe rear was not safe at all. They and the Japanese army arrived in Xiangtan one after another.Her mother-in-law was born, but she had no milk to feed; she thought that the devils would leave after robbing the food, but they stayed behind to talk about co-prosperity and co-governance.Grandma Hu San was crazy, she couldn't recognize who was her old man and who was her son, but when she saw the Japanese devils, she jumped at them and beat them.The Japanese devils fired, and no one could stop them, no one could stop them.Under the iron hooves of the Japanese army, people lived like ants.Grandma Hu said let's go back to Changsha, Xiangxiang and Nianqin are here, I'm afraid it will hurt others.

Xiangxiang hugged Nianqin and followed her relatives back to Changsha. The eldest sister of the Gu family came to take them away.Grandma was old and mother was sick, and they couldn't bear the long distance, so they asked her to take Xiaoman, Xiuxiu, and Maomao.Ke Xiuxiu said that he couldn't let go of her brother, Maomao said that he would wait for his mother to come back, Xiaoman said that the old and the young in the family were men and he had to take responsibility.They say that without you, without family reunion, they are ordinary people, refugees who have just returned to the city, and the Japanese will not take a look at them.At the end of the story, she still left with Nianqin in her arms.

When he came to Chongqing, Xiangxiang didn't have to worry about his own personal safety, nor did he have to worry about being a drag on others.But nightmares haunt her every day, and every night when she closes her eyes, she will dream of her family.She dreamed that her mother was lying on the bed, and she couldn’t respond to her screams; she dreamed of her father, who was still shaking his head and shaking his head on the spring and autumn chair at home one second, and the next second he was standing tall and straight in front of people singing, while the Japanese devils were pulling She also dreamed of grandma, who was fiddling with her clothes with her head down, but suddenly told her that I was leaving; and Xiaoman, who was running wildly in the rainy night with tears all over his face... Every time he woke up at night, Xiangxiang's She couldn't stop crying, she shouldn't have left.

During the daytime, Xiangxiang was gentle and calm, his father in Chongqing was old and still young, and Gu Qingming was far away in Hengyang.She is an adult, she should look like an adult.

The eldest sister, Gu Qinyun, comes here often, and every time she hugs Nianqin to tease her for a long time.But in the past few days, although I still miss my relatives, I stopped being funny, and the smile on my face became less and less.Father's face became more and more solemn.Xiangxiang began to consciously pay attention to the newspapers until he saw 'Hengyang fell and the Tenth Army surrendered'!She couldn't sit still anymore, and came to her father's study, but before entering the door, she heard her elder sister Gu Qinyun say, "Our rescue operation failed."

Xiangxiang clenched the newspaper in his hand, walked into the study, and interjected lightly: "Is there any news from Qingming?"

Gu Qinyun turned around to look at Xiangxiang, shook her head and said no.

"I'm going to find him." Xiangxiang said firmly.

Gu Qinyun disagreed.Changsha is thousands of miles away from Chongqing and the road is dangerous. If something happens to Xiangxiang on the road, how can I explain to my brother when he comes back?Mr. Gu also disagreed, what's the use of Xiangxiang going back? !

Xiangxiang knew that it was useless for her to go back, but she just wanted to go back, she just wanted to be closer to Gu Qingming.Nianqin is taken care of by her father and eldest sister, so she is relieved.

Gu Qinyun's rescue operation failed, and it was even more difficult to learn about Gu Qingming's news.But this failure was not a complete failure. Many officers and soldiers escaped from the control of the Japanese army during the rescue operation and scattered.What needs to be done now is to find his brother Gu Qingming among the defeated army.There are two shelters for the defeated army, one in Lantian and one in Binzhou.Compared with Lantian, Binzhou is much safer.Gu Qinyun helped Xiangxiang take care of it, sent her to Binzhou, and took her to Lantian by herself.

Binzhou, so to speak, is only a subordinate township of Xiangtan. It is not as prosperous as Changsha, but it is also prosperous in all industries.Just looking at the broken walls and ruins now is bleak.There are many soldiers coming and going on the street, and there are also many soldiers huddled on both sides of the road. Looking around, they are just like the city, with more or less wounds.Xiangxiang walked among them until it was dark, but he couldn't find Gu Qingming.She had to turn back and came to the hotel that her elder sister Gu Qinyun had booked for her.

The owner of the hotel is a fat guy. These days, many people are skinny and skinny. It's really rare to see fat people. Xiangxiang took a double look at him.He also looked at Xiangxiang twice, and said enthusiastically, "Hu Xiangxiang, you are Hu Xiangxiang, a girl from Changsha, right?"

Xiangxiang looked at the fat guy vigilantly.The hotel was booked by the elder sister Gu Qinyun, so it stands to reason that the report should be her information about Chongqing.It's not unusual for this guy to be able to call her by her name accurately, but how could he blurt out that she is from Changsha? Shouldn't he have assigned her to Chongqing?

The fat guy saw Xiangxiang's defense against him, so he hurriedly took a step back, but this was the only thing he had to say.There are almost no relatives these days, and it is hard to meet someone who is destined, so you have to be more enthusiastic. "I'm Chief Gu's logistics soldier! You forgot, back then you hid in our truck and went out of the city to look for your brother, and later we encountered devils together!" the fat guy reminded excitedly.

Oh, oh, Xiangxiang remembered, Lao Gao, Lao Gao, right? !Seeing too many deaths, and seeing familiar people suddenly in a different place, Xiangxiang also became excited.

"Yes, yes, fast forward, fast forward." The fat guy Lao Gao grinned from ear to ear.Walking in with Xiangxiang, he babbled: "They said that Mrs. Gu was coming, but they didn't expect it to be you. After all, you married Mr. Gu. I said that back then, it was true for you two. It's called good match."

Xiangxiang smiled. Back then, no one said that Gu Qingming was a perfect match for her. What Lao Gao said was probably said to the young man in the same car.Think back to when Xiangxiang asked, "Are you still a soldier?"

"It's a long time ago. I'm cooking here now. It's pretty good. I'm going back to my old job as a cook." Lao Gao replied in a low voice.

"What about the young man who was with you?" Xiangxiang asked casually.

"He died in Hengyang." Lao Gao's voice didn't fluctuate: "His old mother just brought his bones back from Hengyang a few days ago. I didn't dare to go to that scene."

The smile on Xiangxiang's face faded.

Lao Gao hurriedly added: "Officer Gu will definitely come back, so you can stay here with peace of mind. With Old Army Commander Li here, the brothers of the Tenth Army will come back if they want to!"

Xiangxiang nodded.