"Old Xu, Old Xu?" Wang Husheng said as he hurriedly walked into the yard, "I have counted more than a hundred soldiers participating in the commendation, and fellow villagers from all over the country are also coming to attend the commendation meeting. The Mei family I'm afraid the ancestral hall can't hold so many people, so we can only hold an open-air commendation meeting outside the ancestral hall. However, I feel that the Japanese have suffered such a big loss this time and will definitely not let it go. This raid will definitely be successful. It will continue, so should this commendation meeting be postponed until the anti-mopping up is over?”
Wang Husheng hurriedly walked into the east chamber, and then heard thunderous snoring.
When he walked in, Wang Husheng saw Xu Rui lying on the bed with his arms and legs spread out, and he was actually asleep.
"Old Xu, Old Xu?" Wang Husheng stepped forward and pushed Xu Rui, but there was no response, and he was snoring loudly.
Wang Husheng couldn't bear to wake up Xu Rui again. He was tired. All the commanders and soldiers who participated in this battle were tired, but who was the most tired? It was Xu Rui! Not only is he the backbone of the independent group, he has to make decisions at critical moments. He is also the de facto captain of the Spike Team and the sharpest knife in the whole group!
But no matter how strong Xu Rui is, he is still made of flesh and blood, and he will still feel sleepy.
The sound of light footsteps suddenly came from behind. When Wang Husheng hurriedly looked back, he saw Sai Hongfu walking in quietly carrying a copper washbasin. Behind Sai Hongfu, there was Taohong, who was carrying a copper washbasin. There was steam coming out of the teapot, obviously containing freshly boiled water.
Seeing that it was Wang Husheng, Sai Hongfu was about to wake Xu Rui up, but was stopped by Wang Husheng.
"Shh." Wang Husheng made a silent gesture, and then said, "Old Xu must be exhausted, so let him sleep. Don't disturb him. If anything happens, I'll come back to him."
Sai Hong whispered: "Political Commissar, he was just talking about the commendation meeting."
"It's okay, just let him sleep." Wang Husheng said, "I'll take care of the commendation meeting, so he doesn't have to worry about it. I'm the political commissar. He'll take care of the war, and I'll take care of everything else."
Sai Hongfu stopped insisting on waking Xu Rui up. In fact, she felt more sorry for Xu Rui.
Wang Husheng tiptoed away, and Sai Hongfu walked forward with the washbasin, put the washbasin away first, and then sat on the edge of the bed ⑨∫⑨∫⑨∫⑨∫, m.◎.c≤om She took off her shoes, but she obviously had never served anyone before and looked clumsy.
Taohong pursed her lips and smiled, "Sister, I'll take care of my uncle."
Taohong rolled up her sleeves and stepped forward to help. Taohong was used to serving others, so her hands and feet were much more agile than those of Hongfu. She took off Xu Rui's boots in a few clicks and rolled up Xu Rui's trouser legs. , and then pour the boiling water in the teapot into the cold basin to adjust the water temperature.
Finally, Taohong helped Sai Hongfu turn Xu Rui's body sideways, letting his legs hang down from the edge of the bed and his feet stretched out into the basin.
"It stinks." Sai Hongfu squatted down and rubbed Xu Rui's feet, "No wonder everyone in the world smells like men, smelly men, men really stink, they really stink."
Taohong chuckled when she heard this.
"Damn girl, why are you laughing?"
"They all stink, but they are all so precious."
"It's true, I treasure him and cherish him." Sai Hongfu raised his face, glanced at Xu Rui, who was sleeping soundly, and said with some confusion, "It's really strange. In terms of appearance, he is not handsome. At most, his thick eyebrows and big eyes are not annoying, and in terms of his mouth, he is much more eloquent and pleasing to people, but why do I fall in love with him? "
"My uncle is better than you." Taohong curled her lips and said, "If my uncle can't beat you, no matter how handsome he is and how good his mouth is, I'm afraid you won't even look at him."
"Not entirely." Sai Hongfu shook his head and said, "In terms of skill, there are not many young heroes from the Qingbai Group and the Fuxing Society who are better than me, but they are not without them. That Wu Han is stronger in both fighting and hidden weapons." I'm more than capable, but I just can't take a liking to him, but I fell in love with this beast at first sight."
Taohong thought about it seriously and said: "Then, it's fate. There's a saying: We are destined to meet each other thousands of miles away, but if we are not destined to meet each other, we may not know each other. Although Captain Wu and his sister belong to the same Qingbai regiment and get along day and night, you two are not destined to meet each other. , so I didn’t take a fancy to him, but you and my uncle were destined to be a good match, so you fell in love at first sight.”
"Is it fate?" Sai Hongfu looked up at Xu Rui, feeling like his heart was filled with something.
At this time, a melodious and sweet harmonica sound suddenly floated out of the window. If you listen carefully, you can see that it is the song that has been spread all over the country: My home is on the Songhua River in the northeast.
The melody is gentle, but it reveals an unmistakable sadness and helplessness.
"It sounds so good." Sai Hongfu sighed softly, "The nerd's harmonica has improved again."
"Captain He must be homesick." Her beautiful eyes turned red, "Sister, I'm homesick too. When are we going back to Nanjing?"
"Nanjing?" Sai Hongfu said sadly, "But we can't go back."
Only then did Taohong remember that the master, his wife, and her mother had all fled to Wuhan, and the headquarters of the Qingbai Regiment had also moved to Wuhan. Taohong raised her head and looked westward in the direction of Wuhan, silently thinking in her heart, Mom, how are you doing in Wuhan? My daughter misses you so much.
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Thousands of miles away, the city of Wuhan was bathed in the hustle and bustle of night.
After the Sino-Japanese war broke out, refugees from the coastal areas of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Pingjin areas poured into Wuhan.
Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the three towns of Wuhan have been the thoroughfares of nine provinces. Now a sudden influx of people has caused the entire city to be overcrowded, showing a kind of morbid prosperity.
In the crowded crowd, a female student with big braids and a blue jacket and black skirt stood out.
The female student had fair skin, big eyes, and a pair of cute dimples on her cheeks. Every pedestrian turned around wherever she passed. There was a young man with parted hair and a briefcase on his back who kept turning his head and ended up not paying attention to the road ahead. Finally, he hit a telephone pole on the roadside and passed out on the spot.
The female student was completely unaware of all this. She just hummed softly "My home is on the Songhua River in the Northeast" and kept comparing the house numbers on the street with the paper in her hand.
Finally, the female student stopped outside the door of a newspaper office.
"No. 18 Zhang Zhidong Road, Hankou Branch of Miller's Review, this is it." The female student looked at the house number and one of the many plaques hanging at the gate, and finally a smile appeared on her pretty face.
An elderly man poked his head out of the concierge and asked warily: "Girl, who are you looking for?"
The female student immediately came forward and said, "Old man, I'm looking for Mr. Stephen, David. Stephen."
"Oh, you're looking for David, so you're here to apply for a translator?" The old man then pointed to the row of bungalows in the gate and said, "The fourth one from the left."
Soon, the female student was knocking David open. Stephen's room door.
David was really shocked when he saw the female student appearing outside the door.
David couldn't use words to describe the oriental girl in front of him. He just felt that this was the most beautiful angel he had ever seen in his life. He was dumbfounded at the moment and forgot that it was very impolite to look at a girl like this.
The female student was a little shy when David saw her. She blushed and asked in English: "Excuse me, David. Is Mr. Stephen here?"
"Ah? Yeah, yeah, I am, I am David. Stephen." David woke up from his dream and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, beautiful lady, I really shouldn't have stared at you like that just now, it was so serious It’s rude, but your beauty really captivates me, I think you will be able to forgive me for not being able to help myself, right?”
I have to admit that this American is very good at pleasing girls.
The pretty face of the female student became redder and redder. She lowered her head and said, "Mr. Stephen, my name is Liang Yixiao. I saw the recruitment letter you posted on our school bulletin board. I want to try."
"Do you want to apply for a translator?" David was stunned for a moment and then said, "Sister Liang, with your English conversation skills, you are more than qualified to be my translator, but I must understand that this time you are going to the Japanese-occupied area. , so the risk is very high, and I may not be able to guarantee your life safety."
Liang smiled and lowered his head and said nothing.
David thought Liang Yixiao had backed down, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. To be honest, he really hoped that he could have such a beautiful translator. Even if he couldn't develop a foreign relationship, he just faced such a beautiful translator every day. That's also a pleasing thing, isn't it
At that moment, David asked again: "Sister Liang, do you still want to apply for a translator now?"
"Yes." To David's expectation, Liang Yixiao suddenly raised his head and said, "I want to apply for a translator, but can you advance part of the remuneration, because..."
At this point, Liang Yixiao's voice suddenly became softer until he could no longer hear it.
David was a straight-tempered person and said seriously: "Sister Liang, getting paid according to your work is the only law in the domestic servant industry. According to me, I can't advance your reward, but if you can provide me with a reason to get through, , it’s not that I can’t consider it at all, so why do you want to advance part of your remuneration?”
"I want to donate." Liang raised his head with a smile and said to David seriously.
"Donate?" David thought of many possibilities, but he didn't think of this one.
"Yes, I want to donate. I have read reports that our soldiers are still wearing single clothes and bare feet in the winter. They can't even afford a pair of straw sandals. Although it is almost summer now, there is no need to worry about the soldiers. They are freezing, but because there is no medicine, many injured soldiers only suffered minor injuries, but in the end they became disabled and even lost their lives." At this point, Liang Yixiao's big eyes were filled with tears and sobs, "So I want to I will try my best to donate to the soldiers so that they no longer have to sacrifice their lives because there is no medicine.”
David was immediately in awe.