Liu Changgong did not dare to sleep again after Zhang Xiaoping and others left last night, so he squatted against the door for half the night. After dawn, the rainy night stopped. When he walked out of the room, he saw two young soldiers, one tall and one short, standing at the door, holding kettles.
water and eating dry food.
He swallowed subconsciously, and his stomach growled again. The shorter boy saw him and said with a smile: "Brother, I disturbed you last night, come and have a pancake." After that,
So he handed him a big dry dough cake.
Liu Changgong was stunned, looking at the white flour flatbread that was stiff and cold, but still exuding an attractive taste, and swallowed again. He hesitated, guessed, and did not dare to reach out to take it.
That boy was the big-eyed baby-faced boy who came last night. He looked at him and smiled kindly and said, "Take it, there's not enough left. I'll ask you for help later. Let's eat first."
Liu Changgong tremblingly stretched out his hand to take the big cake, turned around suddenly and rushed into the house. He tore off most of the big cake and handed it to his daughter who was still looking at him longingly on the kang. He divided the rest into two halves and handed half to his wife.
Mother-in-law.
I took a bite of the flour cake in my hand. I couldn't remember how long it had been since I had eaten white flour cake. The familiar aroma of wheat, with a sweet aftertaste, stimulated my numbed taste buds.
Looking at his daughter who was choking on the kang and still swallowing big mouthfuls of food, and looking at his wife who was crying and chewing slowly and reluctant to eat, Liu Changgong shed tears. He turned around and walked out of the house again.
Before he could speak after he came out, the baby-faced boy took out a few large cakes from his backpack and handed them to him: "Brother, if there are more people in the family, just grab a few more. It won't be a problem."
Liu Changgong wiped his tears and said: "I have a boat. I can send you there. I have also been to the Hekou Village on the other side. Where are all the boats that I collected..."
It turned out that Liu Changgong used to make a living by ferrying, and his family had a boat. Some time ago, the boat leaked, so he asked the villagers to help drag it to the shore to repair it. After repairing it, it was covered with branches and dead leaves, so it was not taken away by the other side.
Zhou Wen was overjoyed when he heard Zhang Xiaoping's report. He took Gao Xiaoshan and Miaohua and followed Liu Changgong to the place where the boat was hidden by the river. Several people opened the branches, and sure enough, a nearly eight-meter-long boat lay on the ground. Zhou Wen asked:
"Brother boatman, how many people can this boat carry at one time?"
"The water flows quickly during the rainy season, so only seven or eight people can be transported at a time."
Zhou Wen thought about it, turned to Gao Xiaoshan and said, "Brother Shanzi, when the eighteenth regiment arrives later, we will cross the river immediately."
Then he turned to Liu Changgong and said: "We have heavy equipment, five people at a time, and it takes ten trips back and forth. Brother boatman, how long do you estimate it will take? And can you operate the boat by yourself? If you need anything else, just tell me.
"
Liu Changgong thought for a while and said: "Ten trips will take about one and a half to two hours. I can do it alone. The other thing is... I just hope that the superior can give me some food, so that the family can't open the fire."
Looking at Zhou Wen expectantly.
Zhou Wen waved his hand and said: "No problem, not only will we give you food, but we will also give you the ocean. Go to the village and invite all the people who can make boats, and give them the same food and money. Let's do this. Each family will be given 60 kilograms of white flour, 5
An ocean. How about it?"
Liu Changgong was so happy that his mouth trembled with excitement. The whole family was saved, and the child was saved...
At noon, the autumn sunshine dispersed the dark clouds and once again shone on this vicissitudes of land.
The 18th Regiment following the transport team also arrived at Dahe Village. Seeing Zhou Wen and others coming out, Captain Zhao greeted him warmly from a distance: "Captain Zhou, I'm sorry, it rained too much last night, we were late.
A little bit."
It can be said that Zhou Wen and the Eighteenth Regiment are not acquainted with each other without fighting. After the last competition, with Chief Gu's deliberate efforts to bring them together, Zhou Quan and Commander Zhao also settled their differences.
Zhou Wen was also ready to return the lottery he won, but Captain Zhao firmly refused. He said it was just a gift to the transportation team, and if he mentioned it, he looked down on people, etc. Zhou Wen had no choice but to appreciate it. In addition, Tieniu's relationship with the brothers deliberately made friends
Several martial arts masters from the 18th Regiment gradually became closer to each other.
Zhou Wen was also very satisfied with Zhang Xiaoping's progress. Not only did he make many friends in the 18th Regiment, but this time he even moved Liu Changgong and volunteered the ferry boat to solve the difficulty of crossing the river. This just fulfilled the principle of doing things that Zhou Wen has always emphasized: Guangzhou
Make friends and live a low-key life. Many friends mean more roads, fewer enemies mean less walls.
After Zhou Wen introduced the situation to Captain Zhao, he continued: "Captain Zhao, I heard from the villagers that there are many confiscated boats in Hekou Village on the other side. It will be dark today and our transportation team will go to investigate first. If it is a small group of enemies, we will
Eat it and try to get the boat back."
"Okay, after you pass, I will send a company to follow you and set up a defensive position on the other side, ready to meet you at any time. I will use the radio to report to the headquarters now." Commander Zhao agreed.
He now admires and envies Zhou Wen. This young-looking officer is really capable, capable, and well-connected. He also took advantage of this opportunity to make friends with Zhou Wen and fully supported and cooperated with Zhou Wen along the way.
...
Liu Changgong's experience from last night to today can be described as a world of ice and fire. Last night he was frightened and desperate, but today he is full of joy and happiness.
Watching those kind-hearted soldiers carrying big bags of white noodles into their homes; watching five clinking oceans being carefully collected by the daughter-in-law who smiled so hard that she couldn't see her eyes; watching my daughter eating a white mask in her mouth
, looking cute with a white flour pancake in his hand.
Liu Changgong reached out and pinched his face hard, fearing that he was dreaming.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, Liu Changgong and a dozen villagers who knew how to operate boats were invited to the military camp at the entrance of the village for dinner. Hot white flour buns and oily meat and vegetable soup were made with great enthusiasm. Boating is a skill that requires physical strength.
Zhou Wen wanted to express his respect for these boatmen so that they could do their best work.
In the evening, the sky was gradually getting darker. Wearing iron-gray military uniforms again, the transport team wearing large caps began to cross the river in order on the river bank. Behind them, the heavy machine gun company of the 18th regiment had established a machine gun cover position.
After Zhou Wen led the first batch of Uncle Ma's machine gun team across the river, he established a machine gun position on the other side. Zhou Wen carefully observed the surrounding situation. The surroundings were quiet, with only the sound of the river flowing. It may be that this area
There has been no fighting for a long time, and no enemy sentries or patrols have been found.
After the entire transportation team crossed the river, Zhou Wen looked at his pocket watch. It was nine-thirty in the evening, which was about the same time as Liu Changgong's estimate.
All the team members moved slowly in the dark to the edge of the river mouth village and took cover, waiting for the enemy to fall asleep.