godfather

Wa's grandma brought things to visit when her grandson was just born, and this is the second time she has come back to Qishan.

Coming from Beijing, it took several trips, which was very hard work.Take the green leather train for one night, go to Xi'an first, and then change trains to Baoji.After getting down, we lined up at the bus station and waited for a few hours for a bus, then took a long-distance bus to Qishan.Dashangouzi, the arsenal, is still more than ten miles away from Qishan County.It was getting late, and grandma didn't catch up with the long-distance bus, so she begged a local farmer, gave him two bags of sugar, and took the farmer's cart into the mountain.

The old lady's hair was already gray, and the hard years had made wrinkles around her eyes, and there were two large pieces of luggage stacked on the cart.Just one son and two grandsons, this is to see the sons and grandsons, otherwise who will suffer.

Guanzhong is mountainous and the roads are rugged.

The farmer driving the cart smiled and said, "Ma'am, you don't know that here, we have high mountains and many rocks. When we go out and go up and down, the road is not five miles flat, and dead people and horses are walking around!"

Grandma Meng said: "I know your place. When I came back, your road was not as well built as it is now."

The front of the car was shaking with dim lights, and it was moving quietly on the mountain road. From time to time, there was a terrifying wolf howl in the mountain!

In addition to the three manufacturing factories in the nearby mountain depression, there is also a guarding force stationed. The factory area is attached to and supported by the army.Beasts often appear in the dense forests in the mountains. During the day, wild boars look for food, and at night, wolves keep company.

In addition to wolves, there are people haunting.

In the dense forest not far ahead, on the mountain ridges, two or three figures lurk in the darkness.

"Squad leader, someone is here."

"Drawing a cart, what's on the cart, have you seen it clearly?"

"I can't see clearly, it looks like there are a lot of things stacked."

"Shaotang, knock or not?"

Several people in grass-green military uniforms lowered their voices and spoke on the mountain ridge. The formation was an eight-way ambush and three-point flanking formation.The leader wears a military cap with a crooked belt, the belt is tied loosely, the corners of his mouth turn up when he smiles, his white teeth are exposed in the darkness, smoke rings are blown out, and there are faint red stars in the mountains...

"What nonsense, who to knock, how to knock?!"

The person who spoke was He Shaotang, lying on his side in the grass, his posture was completely motionless, and the ripples in his eyes seemed not to move when he spoke, and he was able to suppress his prestige.

He Shaotang warned: "Don't mess around, those are ordinary people, people from the village, just speak well when you check the sentry, and answer honestly when you ask for directions. The rest of us are just an excuse to drink..."

Another soldier spat out a grass stick and ran on him: "Fourth brother, the company commander confiscated your bottle of Xifeng the day before yesterday. Are you still thinking about this grudge? I almost gave the company department away, it's really scary!"

"The company commander squinted that bottle of Xifeng, and he kept it for himself!" He Shaotang hid his military cap in the grass, and said with a sneer, "I can't drink this today, so I won't report back to the company Let's see what they can do."

Mules threw sparse dung eggs along the road, and carts came slowly.

He Shaotang got up from the soil slope beam, and before he stood up, he let out an "ouch" in the grass.

Others asked in a low voice: "Squad leader, what's wrong with you?"

He Shaotang also said in a low voice: "Hungry day...hungry lady."

His legs are numb.

He Shaotang is not a hot-tempered person, his nature is bright and straightforward, even if he opens his mouth to scold his mother, there is a hint of tactful drama in his voice.He cursed, and he was amused himself. He stood there in a stiff push-up position, stretched his calf, hissed and hummed a few more times, and finally moved his charging posture.

A few people on their side were about to rush down and set up a card to "check" suspicious vehicles passing by. They never thought that before the charge was pulled up, there was movement on the slope opposite!

On the other side of the mountain road, a group of young men also wearing old military trousers ran down, yelling, "Stop, stop, stop the mule cart."

The situation suddenly changed.The mule was shocked, and the people in the car were so surprised and confused that they almost threw themselves out of the car.

The eyes of several young people radiate green light in the dark night, and they are also rushing to the car to load things!

Grandma Meng shouted: "Are you leaving this?!"

"Where did you come from!"

"You have broken my burden!!!"

He Shaotang saw it from afar, and slammed his military cap: "I'm so hungry, fuck, Balu wanted to have a tooth sacrifice, but I ran into a bandit!"

"Come on, brothers."

He Shaotang lightly waved his hand to the back of his head, his body was vigorous, and he jumped off the mountain ridge...

At that time, this kind of thing was quite common in the wild valleys where there was a lack of food and clothing, and it is unimaginable now.

After all, they are hungry and poor.

Local farmers and ordinary people are used to facing the loess and the blue sky above their heads. A bowl of sorghum rice and two hard buns last a day, but they are not afraid.Those who really can't afford this kind of misfortune are those who have moved from the big cities to the poor valleys, the group of educated youths and city gangsters.It is a common thing to go to the old village to steal chickens and dogs and make troubles.Of course, there are also people who "steal people" everywhere because they can't hold back the fire.Then there are people from different factions fighting each other, grabbing food and water...

A few young men with messy haircuts grabbed the package from Grandma Meng.

Someone kicked the coachman a few times and knocked him to the ground.

A young man with a haircut in the middle is very vicious: "You let go, whether you let it go, or if I don't let me kill you, believe it or not!"

Grandma Meng refused to let go, cried loudly, and sat on the ground with her package. The package contained cigarettes and alcohol for her son, fried noodles and snacks for her grandson...

There was chaos in the darkness, and at this moment, a low-pitched wolf howl rang out from the forest on the mountain ridge!

Ow—

The people below were startled and raised their heads in unison.

ow-woo-

The wild wolf howled unrestrainedly, echoing the night sky, the howling sound was long, and it turned upwards with a unique ending sound.It vaguely sounds like there is more than one wolf, and it is definitely a male wolf.

The coachman was so frightened that the wolves, there were wolves, couldn't care about the bandits at this time, and turned around and ran back.

The young man was also afraid that they were not real bandits, but starved to become bandits.People in the city have never fought a wolf before, they can't advance or retreat, and they can't bear to spread their fat in their mouths.

Heideng Xiahuo was frightened by this group of people, so they didn't listen carefully. Why did this wild wolf howl like the dirt of Daqin Opera, with a gorgeous transliteration? !

Wolves don't know how to sing.

The howling of wolves mixed with the neighing of mules, and a red star flashed in the darkness.He Shaotang strode out of the woodland with solemn eyes and swift movements. He raised the gun in his hand and pointed it at the young man who was leading the grab!

The surroundings were instantly quiet, and the howling of wolves was gone.

He Shaotang became serious, with black eyebrows and white face, only those eyes glowed green in the dark night.

"do not move."

"Put things down."

"Whoever dares to move again, I will kill him!"

The split youth yelled loudly: "Who are you?"

He Shaotang replied: "I am the People's Liberation Army."

He Shaotang's voice was not loud, with a sleepy laziness in the middle of the night, and the barrel of the gun was unambiguous, pointing directly at someone's chest.

The little split-headed youth is only eighteen or nineteen years old, and he is not a good stubble, his eyes revealing displeasure: "Midget your own business! Which army do you belong to, and what is your name?"

He Shaotang was unequivocal: "With a radius of one hundred miles, several hills are our people. Which army do you think I belong to?"

The young man asked, "I'll hear your name."

The corner of He Shaotang's mouth twitched: "Go to the company department and find out who He Si is."

The young man pursed his lips, and pointed He Shaotang hard with his finger: "You boy, wait for me."

A few young men had machetes in their waists, but when they saw the soldiers with guns in their hands, they immediately froze.

Besides, a few of them are soldiers from the nearby troops, local snakes.Soldiers can't be provoked, they are really going to misfire, it is useless to kill you in the barren mountains, no one will tell you the Dharma.

The young man in the lead wiped his nose, winked, and withdrew.

But I can't come here for nothing, this person suddenly snatched it from Grandma Meng before leaving!

There was a crisp sound between the tearing, and a bottle of something fell on the dirt road, crashing, and shattered.The strong aroma of white wine instantly fills the night, and the smell of alcohol hits the nose, fresh and strong!

The wine hit.

When He Shaotang saw this, he almost threw the gun away, slapped his thigh and howled.

Wine, my wine! ! !

Ouch, hungry day, you dear mother! ...

The old lady let out an "Ah", it was so distressing, it was Niulanshan Erguotou, the family's favorite favorite.Alcohol can only be bought with a ticket. During the Chinese New Year, we queued for two hours at the cooperative to get a bottle.The son's cigarettes and wine, and the grandson's biscuits and candies are all the heart of the old lady from thousands of miles away.The mountains are high and the road is far away, so I just carried these two bottles of wine, and it was almost at the door of my house, and I fell short of my success, and even broke a bottle!

The old lady was so angry, her eyes turned hard, she suddenly picked up a guy, turned around and smashed it.

"You broke my things, I beat you to death!!!"

As for the Meng family's grandma, she is not an ordinary timid housewife, she is also a woman who has traveled far and wide and has seen the world.When I was young, I went to the Guandong with my grandfather, went to the black land of the Northeast to run business and dig gold mines. Shandong Daman'er's aggressive temper, at this time, in front of the two groups, they started fighting with sticks.

The young man broke up in a rush, was beaten until he fled with his head in his arms.

The old lady chased after him: "You are defeated!"

"You want to run away!!!"

"Look at me, I'll beat you to death!!!"

He Shaotang was surprised and delighted, how could the old lady use him as a cover if she dared to walk at night?This old lady is fiercer than several of his men.

Grandma Meng couldn't wait to chase him for a mile and hit the fleeing young man's back with the sole of her shoe, so she gave up.In the end, it was He Shaotang who dragged the old lady back with his arms around his waist.

"Come back soon, ma'am, don't chase after me."

"Don't bark, if you bark a few more times, you will attract all the real wolves!"

When He Shaotang grinned happily, the corners of his mouth turned up, and a smile flashed in his eyes...

The coachman ran away and disappeared. It was the villagers in the nearby valley who were afraid of fighting and hid back home.

That night, it was He Shaotang who finally drove the cart and sent the old lady of the Meng family into the ravine, all the way to the dormitory area of ​​the arsenal.

A few brothers around me whispered, "Squad leader, are you driving someone else's car?"

He Shaotang put the gun behind his shoulder, and said helplessly: "Otherwise, what should I do? Let the old lady drive the cart by herself. I'm really worried, she can't control the mules."

The brother said: "You are driving the car, what should we do? There is no room for so many of us in the car!"

He Shaotang sneered: "Go back on your own two legs, five kilometers off-road!"

You are five kilometers away on a hungry day, and the people below are wailing.

The soldier in his class, named Xiao Bin, teased quietly: "Squad leader, did you borrow a drink?"

He Shaotang: "Don't even mention it."

Xiao Bin smiled: "Hahaha, Shaotang, your shotgun is really good. It didn't hit the rabbit and scare away a group of melons."

He Shaotang kicked Xiaobin's ass hard, as a farewell, and told the minions to go back to the post on the mountain ridge.

The dark night was silent, except for the crisp sound of hooves.The burning cigarette on the mountain road is like a firefly, the only warm light in the darkness.

Grandma Meng thanked the little soldier for calling back the bandits, and asked He Shaotang's name and troops.

Grandma Meng asked: "Little comrade, how old are you?"

He Shaotang put his military cap on one side and yelled at his mule, "Nineteen, almost twenty."

Grandma Meng said, "Yo, it really doesn't look like nineteen, he's more than ten years younger than my son."

He Shaotang smiled amiably: "I have been a soldier for two years."

He still felt sorry for the broken bottle of wine, as soon as he smelled it, he knew it was a good cellar baijiu, the taste was hot and spicy, so gluttonous.Now that I have walked five miles away, my nose is still filled with the smell of fresh and spicy wine, I can't wait to lick that piece of yellow land with my buttocks on the ground.

He Shaotang remained calm on the surface, and chatted: "Mother, go to see the child."

Grandma Meng: "Yes, look at my son and grandson. I have two grandsons, twins!"

He Shaotang: "Your family is really blessed."

Grandma Meng talked endlessly about her baby, and she talked all the way.

"This is the only son I have. This is the shearling hat and cotton coat I brought for him, in case it gets cold in the mountains."

"These are two bolts of satin cloth stored at home, from Qingdao to Beijing."

"This is the fruit skin for my grandson. Children love to eat fruit skin, and there is nothing to eat in the mountains."

"This is dry soy sauce in a box, even soy sauce is oiled in your mountains!"

……

He Shaotang just listened all the way in silence, and replied after a long while: "Old lady, I really love your son, which is enviable."

Grandma Meng said: "Isn't that right, the four daughters in the family, and only this one son, are too far away to see each other."

The old lady wiped the corners of her eyes behind her.

He Shaotang smiled, smoked, and stopped talking.

Grandma Meng suddenly remembered: "There is still a bottle of Erguotou in the bag. If you break a bottle, there is another bottle for my son."

As soon as He Shaotang bit his lip, he almost bit off his tongue, it hurt!

He wandered all the way, feeling weak, thinking that the old lady is really nice, it's not easy for the old lady...

Lonely in the long night, He Shaotang opened his throat and sang the tune of "Five Brothers Herding the Sheep", scaring away wolves, tigers and leopards.

"The first month of the first month is the first month, and the red light is hung on the fifteenth day of the first month.

The one with the red light hangs outside the door of Hei Dalai, and the one alone waits for my fifth brother to come to work.

Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch!

Just wait for my fifth brother to come to work!

……

In September, the autumn wind in Geli is cool, and the fifth brother who tends the sheep has no clothes.

Little sister, I have a little xiaolai jacket.

Change the collar and put it on inside! "

……

He Shaotang's voice was howling the loneliness and desolation of the Loess Plateau.

Grandma Meng was very considerate, and asked in a consonant manner: "Young man, are you singing a girl? Are you interested?"

He Shaotang raised his neck and smiled, with a hearty voice: "I don't have a partner, I don't, I'm the only one."

That year, He Shaotang was only under 20 years old. He was a squad leader of the forest post of a mechanic regiment stationed in Qishan. He was stationed in this wild valley day and night, sleeping in the open, carrying a gun and patrolling. swelling of the liver.

When He Shaotang said goodbye to the old lady of the Meng family that night, he deliberately asked, which dormitory area your son lives in, I am familiar with it.

He turned his face and climbed outside the wall, clearly seeing which building Grandma Meng entered.

He Shaotang bit his cigarette and smiled.

He was still thinking about the bottle of liquor in the old lady's luggage, two catties of bacon and three packs of fried noodles in oil, and a bird faded out of his mouth!