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Bobai County.

Huandong Road.

A large brick house with a courtyard.

An old man with wrinkles on his face and gray hair was lying on a chair, looking at his son, daughter-in-law, daughter, son-in-law, granddaughter, nephew, and niece in front of him, and sighed in his heart. It was a pity not to have a grandson.

"Dad, you suddenly called us all back. Is there something wrong?" The questioner was Liang Yunfei, the old man's son. He is the director of Bobai Forest Farm and a well-known figure in the county.

The old man said calmly: "I feel that my time is coming, so I called you back to tell you about my funeral."

"Dad, what are you talking about? You will live a hundred years." The speaker was Liang Yunfang, the old man's daughter, who currently works in a certain township's industrial and commercial office.

The old man shook his head and said, "I know my physical condition. I don't think I can survive this year. The fortune teller said that I will have a hurdle at the age of 79. It seems that it has really come true." "Grandpa, this is feudal superstition. If you feel uncomfortable, let's go to the hospital for a check-up." The speaker was a young girl in her early twenties. She was the old man's only granddaughter, Liang Yuqing, who is now a teacher at the No. 1 Primary School in Bobai Town. "Okay, let's not talk about this." The old man waved his hand and said, "Every year during the Qingming Festival, other families are busy worshiping their ancestors, but our family has never worshipped their ancestors. I have never even told you where our ancestors are. Originally, I planned to take this secret to the underworld, but I have thought a lot during this period, and finally decided to tell you this secret." As soon as these words came out, everyone present was shocked. Liang Yunfei asked curiously, "Dad, when I asked you this question when I was a child, you also scolded me. What secret is hidden in it?" Others were also very curious. The old man lay on the chair, looking at the beams of the roof, recalling the extremely bloody scene that happened 60 years ago, and said in a somewhat faint tone: "I haven't mentioned my ancestors to you for so many years, mainly because it's embarrassing!" Liang Yunfei and his sister Liang Yunfang looked at each other. They had various guesses, but they didn't think of this reason. "Dad, what's going on?" The old man closed his eyes and said while recalling: "Our hometown is in Supo Village, Dongubao. On the 23rd day of the first lunar month 60 years ago, in the middle of the night, San Zhuaer and other bandit leaders led more than 3,000 people to surround our village. I was only 19 years old that year." Hearing this, Liang Yuqing was horrified. More than 3,000 bandits surrounded the village. This was too scary. Others also showed shocked expressions. So many bandits surrounded the village, just thinking about it was scary. "Just after dawn, dozens of bandits shouted around the village: If you don't open the door to welcome us, we will double the money and immediately demolish the village, leaving no one alive!"

At this point, the old man opened his eyes and explained the cause and effect: "At that time, there were nearly 300 people in our village. The village was built with solid walls made of bamboo and wood. Moreover, the people in the village have been tough since ancient times and are not afraid of these bandits. One month before these bandits came to surround the village, the bandit leader San Zhuaer sent someone to deliver a red slip (a notice for property) and asked the villagers in our village to give a large sum of money.

This unreasonable request was not something our village would agree to, so we naturally refused without hesitation.

Then the bandit leader San Zhuaer felt humiliated and was very angry, so he gathered dozens of "gangs" of bandits and threatened to raze our village to the ground.

At that time, the villagers in our village were very brave, and they immediately swore an oath of blood, determined to work together to resist the bandits and defend the village. "

Speaking of this, the old man showed a proud expression: "At that time, we reinforced the walls while rushing to make knives, spears, muskets and artillery and other weapons, and sent people to stand guard day and night to prevent sudden attacks by bandits.

And villagers from the eight nearby villages such as Zhanwu and Xiangsitang also temporarily moved into our village to avoid thieves. "

When everyone heard this, they began to get nervous. 300 people against 3,000 people, how can they fight?

Liang Yuqing couldn't help asking, "Grandpa, did they fight?"

"Yes, they did!"

The old man took a deep breath, calmed down, and continued, "The shouting of those bandits was treated as bullshit by our village people. Soon the bandit leader sent out two "pioneer death squads", each with about 30 people, to attack from the east and west at the same time."

Everyone felt nervous when they heard this. Although they knew that their father (grandfather, grandfather) was fine, they were all sweating in their hearts.

"Those 'suicide squads' wore only a pair of shorts, tied red cloth belts around their waists, held machetes, shouted "kill", and swarmed forward."

Although 60 years have passed, the scene is still vivid in my mind. The old man said proudly: "Seeing these bandits attack, the villagers in our village were really not panicked at all. They aimed their guns one by one and fired every time. The two 'suicide squads' were all hit at the first sight, either dead or injured.

The bandits suffered a great loss and switched to bombarding with homemade guns and cannons. After the bombardment, they continued to launch new attacks, but they were all repelled by the people in our village.

In this way, these bandits attacked for three days and three nights in a row, and as a result, they suffered heavy casualties. No bandit could cross the wall. During those three days and three nights, I also killed a bandit with my own hands."

Liang Yunfei's blood boiled when he heard this, and he couldn't help but give high-fives. 300 people versus 3,000 people. Although it had the advantage of defending the city, it was indeed a remarkable achievement. At the same time, he also applauded his father's courage to kill the bandits with his own hands. What a domineering thing it was.

Others were also filled with excitement when they heard this. This was a battle that the old man had personally experienced. It sounded more real and attractive than those stories.

"After attacking for three days and three nights, we were unable to capture our village. The bandit leader had nothing to do, so he had to send someone to ask Liang Shouqing, the leader of the big bandits in the north, for help and ask Liang to come and take command."

The old man continued to narrate: "After the bandits increased their numbers, they started to attack again. By that time, we had been fighting for three days and three nights. We were already exhausted and ran out of ammunition. But our village is full of heroes. As long as we haven't If you fall down, then continue to kill the thieves and repel the bandits' attacks again and again.

In fact, at the critical moment, our village also sent people to ask for help from Dungu Fort Dong, and asked him to ask the county government to send troops for rescue.

But Nabao Dong refused to save him and left.

The county government had 300 soldiers. When they arrived at Dalingwei, which was only 30 miles away from our village, they saw that the thieves were powerful, so they quickly retreated to the county government to save their lives. "

When Liang Yuqing heard this, she couldn't help but feel a little thump in her heart, and she vaguely felt that something big was going to happen next.

"On the sixth night of this battle, the bandits had suffered heavy casualties and the attack was suspended. At midnight, a young man guarding the village saw no movement from the bandits, so he looked outside to observe. Unluckily, he was shot dead by the bandits. ”

Recalling the scene that year, the old man sighed and said: "After the news of the young man's death spread, the relatives cried loudly. We had been guarding for so many days and there were no reinforcements. Everyone was holding on with willpower. With the crying, this person's heart becomes unstable.

Those bandits were smart, so they took advantage of the opportunity to threaten and lure them, and on the second night..."

Having said this, the old man closed his eyes in pain, and then continued: "In these six days and six nights of fighting, I killed three bandits with my own hands, but I didn't expect that my father who was greedy for life and afraid of death would secretly surrender to the bandits. , opened the small door and let the thieves in. "

"ah?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present screamed in surprise. This turn of events was something they never expected.

Just a moment ago, I was excited about the villagers killing thieves, but in the blink of an eye, their grandfather (Grandpa Zeng) chose to join the thieves. Is there anything more embarrassing than this?

In the words of later generations, he was so embarrassed that he dug out three rooms and one living room with his feet.

The old man's voice was trembling: "At that time, the villagers rose up to resist, especially the two young men guarding the alley. They chopped down more than a dozen bandits until the blades were all curled up and they were no longer strong. They died at the hands of those bandits. under the knife.

In the end, the whole village was outnumbered and captured by the bandits.

After the bandits broke into the village, they burned, killed, and looted. More than 280 people were killed in the village, and 8 people were arrested. Only 7 people jumped into the manure pit or lay among the dead bodies to survive. And I was Lying among the dead bodies, he saved his life. "

After hearing this, everyone was silent!

After a while, Liang Yuqing asked carefully: "Grandpa, once... Grandpa turned into a thief, and he didn't even care about your son? If there was an emergency at that time, then..."

The old man sneered and said: "He only has himself in his eyes. If he had discussed this matter with me in advance, I would definitely have stopped him. The village may still be captured in the end, and the fate of the villagers has not changed, but at least all of us have We tried our best, instead of causing such a tragedy because someone turned to the thieves.

After something like this happened, even though all the villagers were almost dead, would I still have the nerve to return to the village? "

Liang Yunfei understood his father very well and sighed: "Grandpa, if he did such a thing, I would not be able to return to the village."

Liang Yunfang also had mixed feelings in her heart. Chinese people have had a heroic complex since ancient times and especially admired those heroes. It is indeed a shame to have a grandpa who is greedy for life and afraid of death. No wonder his father never mentioned his origin.

Liang Yuqing was really curious. Although she knew that her grandfather felt uncomfortable, she couldn't help but ask: "Grandpa, have you seen Grandpa Zeng since that night?"

The old man said calmly: "From that night on, I treat him as dead."

Liang Yunfei asked: "Dad, do you want to take us back to our hometown to recognize our ancestors? We can't blame other ancestors for what grandpa did."

Chinese people are all about returning fallen leaves to their roots. It is absolutely false to say that the old man does not want to go back to his hometown before the deadline. But when he thinks of what happened in the village and the nearly 300 lives lost, he feels ashamed to go back.

Liang Yuqing seemed to understand what her grandfather was thinking, and said: "Grandpa, you don't have to blame yourself too much. What Grandpa Zeng did has nothing to do with you. You didn't survive by surrendering to the thieves. You haven't had any problems since you left your hometown for decades." I've been there before, and I think you should go back and have a look.

Besides, 60 years have passed since then. Even those who survived by chance are probably dead. No one will know you when you go back. Unless we worship our ancestors' graves again, others will know about us. identity. "

The old man waved his hand and said: "It has been 60 years since we worshiped our ancestors. Now that your generation has stopped offering sacrifices to our ancestors, there is no point in worshiping our ancestors anymore. This is the retribution of our old Liang family. God has eyes. My The evil done by our father has been repaid by our descendants.”

What he said was well-founded. He gave birth to a total of five children, and in the end only one son and one daughter survived.

And his son also gave birth to four children, and in the end only one daughter survived. Isn't this retribution?

When Liang Yunfei heard this, he couldn't help but look at each other. Because they had lost three children in a row, they also somewhat believed in the theory of retribution.

Before, I didn't know that my father was carrying such a secret, and I just thought it was because of bad feng shui in the family. Now I know that maybe the problem lies with his grandfather.

Of course, such mysterious things are just suspicions and can never be confirmed.

As a teacher, Liang Yuqing has experienced education in an era when people did not believe in evil. She does not believe in this kind of thing, but she will not refute her elders: "Grandpa, while everyone is here today, or let's go back together." Going to my hometown?”

The old man pondered for a moment, and finally sighed and said: "Then let's go back and have a look together!"

…

Dungu Township is located on the bank of Nanliu River in the southwest of Bobai County. Dunguwei is 27 kilometers away from the county seat.

Dungu Township is the highest area in the county and has famous peaks in the county such as Jiguanzhang, Liutangjing, Tiemaotou and Yunfeizhang. On both sides of the Nanliu River, there are many beautiful peaks, strange mountains and clear water. Among the eight scenic spots in the county, Yanshixian Bridge and the famous Yanshi Temple are among many scenic spots. It is known as Bobai Xiaoyangshuo.

Liang Yunfei and Liang Yunfang, two siblings, have both been to Dungu Township. One has been to Yunfeizhang and the other to Yanshi Temple. However, they never dreamed that Dungu Township would be their hometown.

This time I came back with my elderly father. After knowing that this was my hometown, my mood was completely different from the first time I came here.

As for Liang Yuqing and others, they were purely curious. It was their first time to Dungu Township. After the shuttle bus entered the Dungu area, they started to look around.

Although the old man surnamed Liang has not returned to his hometown for 60 years, and his hometown has changed a lot in the past 60 years, he has lived here for nearly 20 years, and the memory has long been engraved in the depths of his mind. After getting off the car, he took his family and walked towards the Supo Village in his memory.

After walking for about twenty minutes, the old man surnamed Liang took his family back to the Supo Village in his memory.

The Supo Village at this time was completely different from the Supo Village in his impression. The place where the village was was was converted into a village primary school. All the familiar buildings were gone. Compared with the mountain peaks and fields, the old man surnamed Liang did not dare to recognize that this was the Supo Village back then.

When Liang Yunfei saw his father stopped here and kept looking, he couldn't help but ask: "Dad, could this be..."

The old man surnamed Liang nodded, pointed to the primary school in front of him and said, "This is the village we were in back then."

Everyone was not surprised to see that this place had been converted into a primary school. After all, according to the account of the old man surnamed Liang, the total number of villagers and bandits who died in the battle that surrounded the village was estimated to be hundreds if not a thousand. If it were built Not many people dare to live in private residences.

But if you change it to a school, you don't have to worry about it. There is no evil place that the school cannot suppress.

Just like the Shuangwang Junior High School where Deng Yunhua and Deng Yunheng are studying now, it was actually the lair of Long Sanba, the leader of the bandits in the south of Bobai County during the Republic of China. There were many deaths there back then, but after it was converted into a junior high school, the whole school went smoothly. Later, it developed into one of the top junior high schools in the county, which was very impressive.

Although the village in his memory has disappeared, there are still many familiar mountains, forests and rivers around. The old man surnamed Liang took his family to walk around and take a look. When others asked about it, he just found an excuse to deal with it.

After walking around for more than an hour, the old man surnamed Liang sighed and said, "We've seen everything we need to see, let's go back!"

Liang Yunfei asked: "Dad, don't you really want to go to the ancestral graves?"

The old man surnamed Liang shook his head and said: "I won't go. Anyway, I will go down to see all the ancestors in a short time. I will explain to them then!"

Liang Yuqing answered: "Grandpa, don't say such depressing words. You are in good health now. You may not live to be a hundred years old, but there is no problem in living for another ten or eight years."

"Xiao Qing, grandpa has lived a long life at his age. Those friends in the village have been gone for 60 years. It's time for me to go down and find them."

Having said this, the old man surnamed Liang paused, looked at his only granddaughter and said: "Xiaoqing, you are already 23 years old this year, and you have already reached the age to get married. Previously, because you were the only child in the family, your father Mom didn't want you to get married so early, so she didn't find a matchmaker to introduce you to a partner.

However, grandpa has been dreaming recently, and he dreams about people and things from 60 years ago. I am afraid that he will not be able to survive this year. I think you should take advantage of this time to find a partner to get married quickly, or wait until grandpa leaves. , it has been difficult for you to get married in the past two years, so if you delay it, you will get really old.

Moreover, before grandpa left, he also wanted to see you get married. "

Originally, the Liang family did not believe that the end was approaching. After all, who in the right mind could predict when he would die?

However, the old man surnamed Liang repeatedly emphasized this matter and the dreams he had had that meaning, so the Liang family had to pay attention to it.

Yuqing's mother then answered: "Dad, when I get back, I will ask a matchmaker to help Xiaoqing introduce a partner. Anyway, she is indeed not young. If she doesn't get married, she will become an old girl."

Liang Yuqing: "( # -_-)"

…

Suifeng Hotel.

Family members and hotel employees were all watching Deng Shirong's brand-new Jialing 70 motorcycle.

In this era, the number of motorcycles in Bobai County is really very small. Many towns and villages do not have motorcycles, especially new motorcycles like the Jialing 70. They are extremely rare even in counties, let alone towns.

After all, it costs more than 7,000 yuan to buy a car. Even among the small group of people who got rich first, few are willing to spend the money to buy one, let alone families with average financial conditions.

Therefore, the number of motorcycles is even less than those of cars.

Everyone touched it here and there, and all praised the motorcycle for its beauty.

It's a pity that except for Deng Shirong, no one here can drive, otherwise they would all want to go out for a walk.

At this time, it was almost time for the kindergarten to end. Deng Shirong inserted the key, pedaled the motorcycle, and said with a smile: "I'll pick up Xiao Dong'er. Zhen, you can get in the car and follow me, otherwise I'm afraid of Xiao Dong'er." Can't hold it firmly."

Deng Yunzhen had never ridden a motorcycle before, so she responded happily and sat across her legs behind her father.

Deng Shirong grabbed the clutch with his left hand, clicked the gear with his left toe, and then slowly released the clutch with his left hand. At the same time, he refueled with his right hand, and the motorcycle drove smoothly. Then he held the clutch halfway and relaxed the accelerator slightly. With one more tip of the left toe, it shifted to second gear very smoothly.

Then he did the same operation again, successfully shifted into third gear, and drove all the way towards the kindergarten.

Suifeng Hotel is not far from Xiaodong'er's kindergarten. The motorcycle will turn around and drive about a hundred meters forward.

Deng Yunzhen got off the car without saying anything, and said, "Dad, this motorcycle is so comfortable to ride, and it's much faster than a bicycle. It's really convenient!"

Deng Shirong said with a smile: "You get what you pay for. The money you spend on such a motorcycle can be used to buy more than 20 bicycles."

At this time, there were many parents waiting at the entrance of the kindergarten. Deng Yunzhen often picked up and dropped off Xiao Donger, so she became familiar with many parents of the children. Seeing Deng Yunzhen get off the motorcycle, everyone asked curiously .

Soon, all the parents knew that this was the motorcycle that Grandpa Deng Changli had just bought, costing more than 7,000 yuan.

After learning the news, the scene was about to explode, and everyone was amazed.

Of course, there were also sharp-eyed parents who recognized Deng Shirong and knew that he was the big boss of Suifeng Restaurant. When this identity was spread, all the parents were relieved.

After all, as long as you live in the county town, who doesn't know Suifeng Hotel?

…

"grandfather!"

Xiaodong'er was picked up by her eldest aunt, and when she saw her grandfather waiting nearby, she couldn't help but laugh happily.

Deng Shirong said with a smile: "Xiao Dong'er, come up quickly, grandpa will take you in the car."

Although Xiao Dong'er didn't know motorcycles, she was instinctively excited when she heard about riding in a car, so she urged: "Auntie, pick me up quickly, I want to ride in a car!"

Deng Yunzhen smiled, picked her up and sat her down, then she sat on her legs and said, "Xiao Dong'er, you have to hug your grandpa tightly!"

Xiaodong'er hugged her grandfather tightly and said happily: "Let's drive! Let's drive!"

Deng Shirong laughed, and then operated as before. Under the watchful eyes of many children, parents and teachers in the kindergarten, he drove forward gracefully. When he reached the intersection in front, he turned and disappeared in front of everyone.

Seeing this scene, many children started shouting with their parents or grandparents:

"Dad, I want to ride in the car too!"

"Mom, I want to ride in a car like this too!"

"Grandpa, I want to ride in that beautiful car too!"

"..."

All the parents looked at each other with a wry smile.

Not to mention that they can't afford this motorcycle that costs more than 7,000 yuan. Even if they can afford it, who would be willing to buy it?