When Sui Ma sat down, Mi Xiaodie asked in a low voice: "Sui Ma, have you joined the People's Liberation Army?"
"I...sigh!"
Sui Ma said "I", looked at Grandma Tong, and sighed.
"What are you sighing for?"
Seeing her daughter sighing, Grandma Tong came up and smashed the scissors. Don't look at the old lady, her hands and feet were really neat.
"I chose the road by myself, I rubbed the blisters on my feet by myself, I broke my teeth, and I swallowed them too!"
The look of Grandma Tong startled a few people. Broken Mother covered her face and called out "Mother", lowered her head and started crying again.
"Grandma, it's all in the past, so don't be angry!"
Mi Xiaodie acted coquettishly, and Grandma Tong snorted, picked up the red paper on the table and cut it up. It seemed that the following story was no longer relevant.
"Mom Sui, don't be sad. Since Ida can take me to live in your house for more than a month, it means that he still has..."
Mi Xiaodie's words not only failed to comfort Sui Ma, but actually made her cry even more.
"If you keep crying, get out!" Grandma Tong picked up the scissors again, "Grandma, if you have something to say, please tell me!" Tie Jun reached out and grabbed Grandma Tong's hand.
The old lady was still powerful, so Broken Mom immediately stopped crying, her shoulders shook, and she held it back.
"Son, you don't know, grandma really hates me!
Back then, I was the one who stopped my family members, patted my chest and said, 'My daughter, Tong Ni, can do nothing wrong. It is an honorable thing to join the People's Liberation Army, and no one can stop her!'
Alas! It would be great if she joined the People's Liberation Army, and she wouldn't be found out whenever there is a movement..."
Grandma Tong didn't say anything else. Tie Jun thought about it, he must have joined the national army!
That's terrible. In that era of compositional theory, the label of "special disgust" was enough to make people breathless.
"We walked all the way south, and when we arrived in Wuhan, we found the person his second uncle asked us to join. He turned out to be a division commander of the Kuomintang, surnamed Yang.
Only then did I realize that I had been deceived by Shui Sheng, and that he had no intention of joining the People's Liberation Army.
I made a fuss and went home at that time. Commander Yang, with a sullen face, called some soldiers and carried me to the backyard and locked me up.
I hanged myself, fasted, and ran away twice, but was caught both times. As time passed, I became desperate and gave up.
A month later, Shuisheng became the leader of the Honghu Security Group, and I...we got married.
A year later, Shui Sheng's second uncle sent a telegram saying that his classmate Yang Deliang had become the city defense commander in Xijing and asked Shui Sheng to come back as the head of the security group.
By the way, this Yang Deliang is Mr. Yang’s brother.
Knowing that I could go home, I was happy and scared at the same time. I was happy to go home, but I was afraid of being scolded by Da and my mother, and I was also afraid of seeing Brother Trumpet.
That night, I held my two-month-old baby in my arms and couldn't sleep. I wonder how my family is doing after more than a year. Is Brother Xiaobao okay?
After returning to Xijing, we couldn't wait to go home. As soon as we entered the house, we saw Dahe's mother dyeing cloth in the yard, and her eldest sister's family.
Seeing Shui Sheng wearing the uniform of the national army, Da Cao stood up on the bench, and my mother also picked up the fire stick and chased us out, saying that she didn't have a daughter like me.
Shuisheng took out his gun, pointed it at Da, and said: 'Your son-in-law is now an officer of the party and state, so he will provide for you well, and he will let you enjoy the rich and spicy food in the future...'
Da's heart was not good and he fainted from anger. I became anxious, turned around and bit Shuisheng's wrist. When he saw that I had fainted from anger, he led his troops away.
Fortunately, the eldest brother-in-law was a doctor and gave Da two pills. He said that Da was fine, he was just agitated and would wake up in a short while.
Mother didn’t chase me away anymore, and even asked me to carry Da into the house..."
"If I had kicked you out, you would have become a lonely ghost!"
Grandma Tong raised her head and glanced at Sui Ma, her tone was much gentler than before. Sui Ma's eyes turned red again after hearing this.
"After Da woke up, I knelt down with Xiaobao in my arms. Da asked me if I was leaving. I said I would never leave again. Da laughed and reached out to hug Xiao Bao.
Seeing that Xiaobao and Da were quite close, I took my mother aside and asked about Brother Xiaobao. My mother looked at me for a long time without saying anything.
The eldest sister said from the side: 'You walked forward, Xiaofeng carried Xiaofeng on his back and went to find you. I still don't know where he is?'
After I came back, I never left home again. Shuisheng came to pick me up several times, but I threatened him with Xiaobao and scared him back.
At that time, we listened to the radio every day and learned that the People's Liberation Army crossed the Yangtze River and liberated Nanjing. We all looked forward to the liberation of Xijing soon.
Soon, news came that the People's Liberation Army had liberated Taiyuan and was about to enter Shaanxi. It was only a matter of time before Xijing was liberated.
A few days later, Shui Sheng came again and said they were going to Baoji. We all knew that they wanted to escape.
I said I wasn't going anywhere and was just waiting for liberation. Shuisheng was really anxious this time and snatched Xiaobao away from my hand and kicked Da.
Da and I fell ill at the same time, and Da left us the day I got out of bed."
Sui Ma calmed down, and Tie Jun and Liu Shengli looked at each other, both sympathizing with these civilians during the war years.
"On May 20, 1949, Xijing was liberated. We all rushed to the streets, carrying baskets with eggs and steamed buns to welcome the People's Liberation Army into the city.
A few days later, a draft notice was posted in the city. I heard that medical and nursing staff were also being drafted, so my second sister and I signed up. I also explained my problem to the government.
When they found out that my husband was in the national army, the government took me very seriously and took me to a chief. I told him everything I knew.
The commander was very happy after hearing this, and specially approved my second sister and I to join the army. The task given to me was to contact Shuisheng and try to get him to abandon the dark side and join the bright side.
In this way, I finally realized my dream and became a glorious People's Liberation Army member.
We followed the team as they advanced northwestward until they reached Lanzhou.
Although I haven’t met Shui Sheng, I know the news about him. He has become the battalion commander of a cavalry battalion under Ma Hongbin in the ‘Northwestern Four Horses’.”
"The general Ma Hongbin who rebelled?"
Liu Shengli suddenly interrupted, and Sui Niang nodded.
"Do you know who the four northwest horses are?"
Mi Xiaodie suddenly asked Tie Jun with a funny expression. Tie Jun pretended to be confused, shook his head and cupped his fists.
"Please give me some advice from Tsinghua University, Tie Jun is all ears!"
"Poof!"
"You are quite humble. I don't dare to give you advice. I want to hear it. Let Brother Liu tell you!"
"Don't make trouble, you two, and listen to Mommy first."
Liu Shengli made a serious face, while Tie Jun and Mi Xiaodie stared at each other with smiles on their faces. Grandma Tong glanced at the two of them through her reading glasses.
"Both of these two babies are like dragons and phoenixes among men. Only God knows who can conquer the other!"
There was a hint of ridicule in Grandma Tong's vicissitudes of life. Tie Jun was stunned and Mi Xiaodie curled her lips.
"Humph! Grandma, he is a caged dragon and has been subdued long ago. Xiaodie is still flying in the sky and no one can subdue him!"
"Well, fly, fly higher, there is a lustful Marshal Tianpeng in heaven!"
"Grandma, are you laughing at me?"
Mi Xiaodie puffed up her cheeks and shook Grandma Tong with her hands.
"Ah! Iron Boss!"
Mi Xiaodie looked at the paper-cutting in Grandma Tong's hand and shouted.
Tie Jun quickly stood up and leaned forward to look at Grandma Tong's hand. Sure enough, it was him, not from the side, but from the front, which was even harder to cut. It looked so much like him that Tie Jun was shocked.