bunny kid

Muyuan Town is in the north of Xinzhou City, and many local people are still living normally. Lin Zhi and I trekked here, walked to the town in a daze, and settled in a random hotel.There are many fleeing compatriots like us in the hotel, but most of them choose to sleep on the street directly. Now, when you walk around the town, you can hear a sentence of Hebei dialect, which feels more intimate.

The locals didn't seem to care much about the influx of foreigners, and Lin Zhi and I also spent several peaceful months there.While paying attention to the trend of the war, I lived my life tremblingly. When I learned that Baoding had fallen, I was silent for a whole day, hating it like my heart was being torn open.That's when I really realized that I had no home to return to.

In October, the Japanese army invaded Shanxi, and Lin Zhi and I packed our bags and set out on the journey again.

With no trains or cars, we had to go west on foot.

At first, there were only the two of us, but gradually, one after another escaped from all directions.They were carrying big bags of luggage, they were unkempt, and their faces were full of tiredness.

I don't know how long we walked, but when I came to my senses, we were already walking in a group of people.

The famine fleeing brigade moved westward, the tail of the team was far out of sight, and the head of the team was far out of reach.After walking for a whole day, many people have stopped and set up tents on the side of the road to rest.

We didn't prepare any supplies, so we could only lie on the luggage in the open air. Lin Zhi played with the pocket watch in his hand boredly, and ignored the dry food I handed him.

"Don't want to eat?"

Lin Zhi shook his head in distress.

Unfortunately, someone caught a hare in the wilderness, and directly picked up a branch and set it on fire. The smell of the burning hare wafted out of my nostrils, and Lin Zhi and I both had "cuckoo" sounds from our bellies. Lin Zhi was even more depressed. The expression on his face is now concentrated.

The young man in military uniform noticed our staring eyes, approached with a smile and carried the roasted hare, and pointed to us: "Do you want it? I'll give you half."

Lin Zhi stared at him flattered: "Is it okay?"

"Why not? Come."

The man sat next to us, tore off a rabbit leg and handed it to Lin Zhi, and handed the front leg to me.I said thank you, and ate voraciously.

"Well, are you a soldier?" I expressed my doubts.

"Yes," said the soldier with a smile on his face, "I am the National Army."

"Then why go with us?" I saw the soldier tearing and biting the rabbit meat on the other side.

"I'm on a mission alone. Did you see that bag?" The soldier pointed to his backpack with his chin, "There is a radio in that bag, which is used to communicate with the team."

Lin Zhi asked, "Are there any troops ahead?"

"No, but military vehicles will pass by here."

My heart tightened: "Why did you pass by? The devil is calling?"

"Don't be so panic, it's just transporting supplies. The devil is calling, and we will carry it!" The soldiers compared their arms, looking calm and relaxed.

Lin Zhi and I looked away sadly, the soldier saw that the atmosphere was not right, so he quietly gnawed on the rabbit's leg.

"Once the devils come over, we will be in danger." Lin Zhi murmured in a low voice.

"But the devils have already arrived in Shanxi, it's only a matter of time."

After listening to my words, Lin Zhi sighed deeply.

In the middle of the night, some people were on the road all night, while others worked and rested locally. Lin Zhi and I couldn't stand the long journey, so we chose to rest for one night, and then set off at dawn.

The soldier didn't seem to have any plans to set off either. He approached us with his backpack, saying that he was the only one who was not safe, and offered to sleep with us.

We both looked at each other, Lin Zhi didn't say anything, and didn't wink at me, so I had to agree embarrassingly.The soldier thanked me and lay down next to me, hugging the backpack and quickly calmed down. I'm afraid I won't be able to fall asleep in a while.

I was exhausted physically and mentally after a long day of hard work, and it didn't take long to close my eyes before I fell asleep.

I usually rarely dream, but that night, I had a terrifying dream.

I dreamed that Lin Zhi and I were being chased by devils. Halfway through the run, Lin Zhi accidentally fell down and was immediately caught by devils.I was very scared and wanted to step forward to save him, but my legs were heavier than stones and I couldn't move a bit.When I looked down, I was surprised to see a man whose whole body was stripped of skin was holding my feet firmly. He was covered in blood, making it hard to see his original appearance. Suddenly, his jaw moved lightly, from A hoarse voice came out of his throat: "The last year ~ the last year ~"

I froze, opened my eyes, and forced myself to wake up from the nightmare.

The dazzling light hit my eyelids, my head was dizzy, and I couldn't figure out where I was for a while.When I stared up again in a daze for a moment, my mind finally came to my senses.

Its daybreak.The sky was unreal blue.I'm on the run.It was a dream, I breathed a sigh of relief.

After confirming these points, I yawned a lot. This yawn might have shocked someone. A warm current sprayed in my ears instantly. I glanced in the direction of the warm current, only to find that the soldier was facing me , that face was only one centimeter away from me, snoring and falling asleep deeply.

I was startled, and immediately squirmed and moved away, as far away from him as possible.Suddenly, I bumped into something soft on the other side, I turned my head to look, oops!It turned out to be Lin Zhi.

I hugged him happily, and was so relieved that I almost fell asleep again. Thanks to this hug, it seemed to wake him up. He turned around and woke me up in turn.We looked at each other with sleepy eyes, and he blinked at me, then closed them again.

I laughed helplessly: "Lin Zhi, don't sleep, we still have to hurry."

After all, I sat up, stretched, and looked around.Last night, quite a few people stayed in the wilderness to spend the night. Looking at it now, the number of people seems to be a little less, and I am afraid that they all started before I woke up.But even so, there were still nearly a hundred people who stayed in place to rest.

I glanced back at Lin Zhi, he was obviously not awake, with one arm tightly covering his eyes, disgusted by the sunlight shining into his eyelids.

"Lin Zhi, let's hurry up, devils don't rest."

When Lin Zhi heard this, he felt awkward, and he couldn't stand it.I helplessly grabbed Lin Zhi's arm and forcibly pulled him up.

Lin Zhi also seemed to be impatient with being forced by me. He sighed and stood up staggeringly, but his eyes still couldn't be opened, as if he was dozed while standing up, very funny.

"What? Do you want something to eat first?" I picked up the suitcase.

Lin Zhi narrowed his eyes, smiled and shook his head: "I still have strength."

I could see that Lin Zhi was trying to be brave, but since this was his choice, I didn't say much.

We clasped our fingers together, ready to embark on the next journey.

"Hey! Wait a minute!"

Suddenly a voice stopped us, I turned my head and saw that the soldier had woken up.As soon as he woke up, he readily picked up his backpack and stood up, which was surprisingly energetic.

"Don't go in such a hurry."

We stared at him puzzled, and he also noticed our puzzled expressions. As soon as we approached, he quickly explained: "Our Kuomintang military vehicle will arrive in a while, you wait here, and I will also pick you up later."

Lin Zhi stared at me with wide eyes, as if asking for my opinion.

I also couldn't make up my mind for a while, so I said tentatively: "But we are going west, are you going on the way?"

The soldier opened his eyes wide and said decisively: "Of course! We are going west."

Lin Zhi and I looked at each other and smiled, thinking that we have met a noble person.

We waited for half an hour or so.The soldier fiddled with the radio busily, and talked with the person on the other end of the radio in an unknown dialect for a long time. Suddenly, he put away the radio, didn't say anything, just sat there and waited.

After a while, an army green armored vehicle came from the direction the soldiers were staring at, and soon stopped in front of us.

The soldier took two steps forward and whispered to a few soldiers in the car. After finishing speaking, the soldiers suddenly stared at us, and after a while, they beckoned us to get in the car.

I felt an indescribable tremor, but out of trust in our army, I got on the military vehicle without hesitation.

The door of the military vehicle was about to close when suddenly, a shout directed at us came from a distance.

I looked head-on, and a family of six was running towards the military vehicle, waving and calling: "Wait a minute! Wait a moment for us!"

The family came rushing happily, and while I was still wondering what they were calling for, the only adult man shouted angrily: "Give us a ride, too!"

The family trying to hitch a ride slowed down as they approached the armored vehicle. At the same time, the soldier looked at the other soldiers with a blank expression. One soldier gave him a wink, and the soldier immediately opened the car door to the maximum. , let them get in the car.

I was puzzled by the message of their eye contact, but it was a very heartwarming gesture for them to take another family.

Close the door and drive the car.I looked at the direction the military vehicle was heading, and wondered, "Why is it different from the direction of the fleeing brigade? Aren't we heading west?"

The soldier replied coldly: "It's the west. We took the straight road, and they took the detour. Of course, the direction of people and cars is different."

I didn't think much about it, and settled down and closed my mouth.

Sitting across from the family of six, there is one elder and three younger children. The youngest is only about one year old, and the oldest mother-in-law seems to be over 60.It is not easy for a couple to drag four old people and children.

There was nothing to say along the way, the car kept shaking on the uneven road, and there was no intention of greeting each other.We can only see the outside through the small windows on both sides, and the sound of the exhaust pipe and the wheels hitting hard objects makes repeated noises in the closed compartment, other than that there is only a long silence.

After several hours, the military vehicle finally stopped.

The soldier opened the car door, said hello to his teammates who were responding there, and jumped out.A few of us saw it and wanted to get out of the car. However, the soldiers standing outside the car suddenly stopped us and refused to let us step out of the car. Instead, let the mother-in-law and children of that family get out of the car first.

This is a good thing to respect the old and love the young. Of course, I would think that he just wanted the elderly, women and children to go first, but when the last man wanted to get off the bus, he was stopped just like us.

We were all dazed, and before we could react, the soldier stepped back into the car.

This time, the man was anxious: "My family members have all got out of the car, why don't you let me get out of the car?"

"You wait a moment."

The soldier casually said something perfunctory, then passed the man and said to the soldier over there: "There are three here, is that enough?"

A soldier waved his hands with disgust on his face: "How can there be three? You see that guy is lame! Can't use it."

The soldier turned around and looked at my legs carefully, and suddenly cursed angrily: "I'll go! Why didn't you see it?"

We finally realized something was wrong, I took a few steps back subconsciously, and asked sharply: "What doesn't work? What's wrong with me being a cripple? What are you thinking if you don't let us go?!"

The soldier gave me a contemptuous look, then turned his head and sneered at the soldier, and said: "Our national army is seriously short of manpower, and we need to recruit strong men to work, understand? The country is facing a catastrophe, and life and death must be ignored. You all Are you Chinese? Are you unwilling to pay for such a thing?”

The man was furious, he took two steps outside and wanted to escape: "Fuck you! If you die, you will send it!"

As soon as the words fell, there was a "click" sound from the other side. I turned my head and saw a soldier pointed a gun at the man.

"If you dare to get out of the car, I will shoot."

Seeing this, the soldier stopped immediately: "Old Tang! Don't!" The soldier approached the stunned man cautiously, and dragged him back, "The strong man has escaped, so it's fine if you bring him back? Don't make things difficult for yourself."

"You too!" The soldier pointed at Lin Zhi imposingly, "Working with the army will make you happy in the future."

Lin Zhi tightly grasped my arm with one hand, and resolutely refused: "I don't want it! Who is going to be a strong man!"

I echoed: "That's right! I won't let him out!"

"Tsk! It's so fucking annoying."

The soldiers immediately grabbed Lin Zhi without saying a word. Lin Zhi resisted desperately, not daring to take his eyes off me. Our hands were tightly held together, neither of us wanted to separate.

The soldier grabbed me mercilessly and forcibly broke my hand, trying to drive me out of the car.

I was so flustered that I hurriedly begged him: "I'll be a strong man too! Take me away too, please!"

The soldier yelled, "Don't meddle with you, you cripple! Wouldn't it be troublesome for us to take care of you later? Go!"

He kicked me down, causing me to stumble. I struggled to stand up, and heard the man's family shouting into the car: "Daddy!" "Husband!" "Son!" Grief was expressed vividly.

But the soldier was obviously determined to take them away. He yelled and sent the women and children away, and before he could close the door, the military car was already driving out.

The man's family fell to the ground and cried bitterly. I stared blankly at the departing military vehicle, as if my soul had been taken away, leaving only an empty shell.

The military vehicle was driving farther and farther, and I couldn't help but take steps, chasing it with a trance.There is Lin Zhi in the car, he only has himself, and so do I, we all have to become lonely people, I don't want to be like this.

I ran, desperately running in the direction of the military vehicle. My lover was in the vehicle, but no one paid attention to it, and no one wanted to let him go.Why take it away cruelly?

My life can be taken away, my money can be taken away, only Lin Zhi, I can't give it up.

I don't know when, tears splashed on my face, it slapped on my face, and also sprinkled on the back of my head along the wind.At some point, I forgot my tiredness, and my running legs turned into an automatic force-generating machine, constantly running.I don't know when, I fell down, and only then did I feel the strong pain brought by my right foot.

The vehicle disappeared in front of me, as if the soul had passed away, and from now on, I could only survive as a walking corpse.

I paced back and forth, not knowing where to go, when I saw a little brother head on, I asked him, "Excuse me, where is this?"

He replied: "Taiyuan."

The author has something to say:

Finally arrived at this chapter, and finally responded to the prologue.

Not to abuse ~ not to abuse ~ (under hypnosis)

But there is still a long way to go.

Finally, I will popularize science for those who don’t know, Taiyuan is in the south of Xinzhou.