On April 4th, Yang Mingzhi took his wife to get up early. He had already sobered up from the wine, and he should not continue to rest in the new day, not to mention that today was different.
It was still dark, but when he looked at his watch, it was already half past six. This was a bit abnormal. When he sat up, he smelled the water vapor in the air.
No, it might rain today!
The time in Belarus is half a day later than that in Northeast China, and it is probably already evening there. The Qingming Festival is just these days, so it’s time to pay homage.
After changing clothes, Yang Mingzhi lit the kerosene lamp and arranged the cut paper money on the table. Then he looked back at his wife. The girl had also put on the red bellyband. She was looking solemnly.
looking at himself.
"Brother! Should we do it now?"
"Yes. Burn paper for your parents, right in this room."
Hearing what he said, Yang Tao was very surprised. Even though she had never participated because she was a girl, she knew that these activities should not be carried out indoors. So she asked weakly: "Brother, we can go outside. Never heard of
I said that people would burn paper for the ancestors in the house, even if it was a wave offering, so I did it on the roadside in front of my house."
This little girl knows a lot, why doesn't Yang Mingzhi know this, but he really can't do this now!
Yang Mingzhi scratched his head with regret: "Dear, let's not cause trouble at this time. Look at our situation, this is the Soviet Union, and there are idiots everywhere! These people don't believe in gods and Buddhas at all, and they don't even care about belief in gods.
The faces of the Buddha's people were full of contempt. We both knelt down and bowed to the east, and burned paper. They would think that we were faking it, and if that guy Salinchkin found out about it, I would have to write a document explaining what we were doing.
What."
"So? It's better to do less than to do more?" Yang Tao asked.
"Yes! Now get out of bed and let's solve this matter quickly. No one will know if the door is closed, but it's not right to delay it for too long."
Yang Tao nodded, as she had agreed yesterday, even if she was already a married daughter, because she had her husband's permission, there was nothing wrong with burning paper for her natal family, not to mention that the family had to live on its own.
But she still wanted to ask one more question: "Brother! I think I have to burn paper for our parents. After all, you are also our daughter-in-law."
This is really funny. At this time, Yang Mingzhi suddenly discovered that she was a person without a father and mother. She simply appeared out of thin air, like a monkey jumping out of a stone. She even knelt down,
Kowtow to your parents-in-law in the direction of the rising sun?!
Yang Mingzhi sighed: "Forget it. My dear, your parents-in-law are still alive, but they are not in this world. To be honest, I miss them very much, but what can I do? If there is a way to go back, I will definitely do it.
I will take you back and lead you to live a happy life with me."
Yang Tao was completely baffled by what she said. With her perspective, she couldn't understand the meaning of these words. She could only smile awkwardly and said, "Then I hope the two elders will have a good life in that world. If we burn paper here, they will just do it."
There’s money to spend.”
The words were unclear, so Yang Mingzhi didn't want to dwell on it any longer, so he quickly finished the annual sacrificial activities.
…
Just like that, I said goodbye. The room was a little smoky, and the floor made of logs was still a little damp. The burned papers were gathered up and swept to the fireplace.
Women are always sentimental, and there are still tears on Star Tao's cheeks. Recalling the sad things, she no longer cries in the dark, facing the east, and she also says a lot to her dead parents.
"Mom and Dad, I am living a good life on the other side of the river. I am no longer the weak girl I used to be. I fight with my husband. Although we are still weak, we are invincible. Now the whole world is at war. I was too weak at that time.
I can’t avenge you, but I will definitely avenge you in the future..."
She was swearing. To be honest, she joined the Anti-League in order to survive, but now she is planning to take revenge on the Japanese.
No matter what, the Chinese people of this era lack nationalism, and many people still have the mentality of the emperor and the people. In troubled times, surviving is a skill in itself. But life depends on how you live, like
They are like pigs and dogs and have become domestic animals raised by the invaders. This life is humiliating and living an ignoble life is too disgusting. Or they can get together and fight the invaders, and use nationalism to organize the cowardly people into a pack of wolves!
Of course, in the Soviet Union, the Soviet Communist Party's attitude towards nationalism was ambiguous. It seemed that this was the culprit of the war, just like the fallacy advocated by Japan and Germany that their nation was the greatest, thus imposing suffering on other nations.
to carry out complete extermination by brutal means.
But now, the situation has changed. Yang Mingzhi also has to admit that nationalism has one benefit, that is, it can mobilize the entire nation in critical moments. Who else in Novgomel now thinks that they are responding to the crisis?
The call of the Soviets?! No! Even Stalin’s call was changed, from defending the Soviets to defending Mother Russia!
Yang Mingzhi never thought that this guy named Gang was Lenin's favorite disciple. He joined Tsarist Russia and did not collapse. Stalin might now become a priest, or he might be shot for robbery.
People's fate always makes fun of themselves. Stalin became the leader of the Soviet Communist Party, and even the leader of the Soviet Union. He concentrated all power in one hand, just like Hitler. Now that he is raising the banner of nationalism again, it is really down-to-earth. I think
Among the residents of Novgomel, who has no relatives who have not been killed by the German and puppet troops? The people spontaneously stood up to resist, not to defend the Soviets at all, but to defend themselves and the lives of their relatives and compatriots.
No matter how great the differences between various ethnic groups were before the war, the enemy simply classified everyone as "Soviet", and the means used against the Soviets were also extremely simple: enslave or kill.
Too many people have died on this battlefield, and the God of Death will not selectively treat Mao Zi and the Chinese. Touching the scars on his arms, Yang Mingzhi always reminds himself that his life is very precious!
But in a battlefield, no one can escape war. If you don't want to die, then fight!
Yang Mingzhi sat on the edge of the bed, holding his wife's shoulders, and the two of them had a warm conversation with their heads pressed against each other for a while.
"Okay, the paper has been burned. Your parents, my father-in-law and my mother-in-law are knowledgeable and will definitely protect us. I can assure you now that even if there are no signs now, the Soviet Union will definitely assist us, but I can say that one day we
I will lead my own army to fight over and cooperate with the Chinese army to destroy all the little devils."
Star Tao was still in a trance, and he hummed when he heard this.
"What? You don't believe it? The current war situation is quite good for us. This year is 1942 AD. The anti-fascist battlefield in the entire world will definitely change dramatically, and then the balance of victory will turn to us."
Yang Tao slowly raised her head and looked at her husband with blurred eyes. "Brother! You think it would be better if there was no war. Those captured Germans, especially those female nurses. No one is born a devil, but..."
"But the war has broken out, and the war turns good people into bad people. They want to kill us, no matter what their reasons are, we must arm ourselves for self-defense. How we end the war, I think, is to kill the Germans
Only by defeating the Japanese will the war really end. So..."
Yang Mingzhi said and got off the ground, "So, I have to go to the division headquarters to stay, or I have to rush to the arsenal. To be honest, the current peace in Novgomel is not a charity from the enemy! It is your brother
I led the people to scare the Germans, and they did not dare to attack! So I have to continue to research new weapons. Only by holding weapons in my arms, the enemy will not dare to attack us!" rw