What is Weimeizi?

LZ, Luhuadang

At night, the enemy stared at the eerie and dark large reed pond from the small window of the turret. The stars in the sky seemed to be immersed in water, and they were about to The way it drips. Only late at night like this can the sound of waterbirds flying and singing can be heard in the reed pond. During the day, they hid tightly in their nests to avoid gunfire. Wei Zi still drilled upwards so hard, the target seemed to be the sky.

The enemy monitors Weitang. They were wary of anyone bringing firewood and rice to the people in the reed pond, and they were also wary of the team inside running away. Our team has no intention of retreating yet. But if it's a night with bright moon and clear wind, and people's eyes are sharper, they can see a small boat pushed out from the reed pond, running to the southeast like a reed leaf in the pond. After midnight, the boat floated back again, and the cabin was filled with firewood, rice, oil, and salt. Sometimes it also brought one or two cadres from far away.

The man who punted the boat was an old man who was nearly sixty years old. The boat was a pointed boat. The old man was wearing only a pair of blue shabby shorts and was standing on the stern of the boat, holding a penny in his hand.

The old man didn’t have much meat on his body and was as skinny as an old osprey. But his tanned face and short gray beard were particularly energetic, and his pair of deep-set eyes were particularly bright. It is rare to see such sharp and bright eyes, except in Baiyangdian.

The old man goes in and out of Shuidian every night. His work scope is very wide: internal and external transportation, transporting grain and grass, and escorting cadres; and he does not carry a gun. He said to the responsible comrades in Weitang: You rely on me for everything, and I rely on your ability on the water. Everything is safe.

The old man is overconfident and self-respecting. Every night, on the water that is tightly blocked by the enemy, he is like a man who has nothing to do. He holds the boat in the leisurely mood of leaving early in the morning and returning home in the evening to fish and cast nets, and makes up things that will make him happy and others happy.

Because of him, the enemy's wishes were not achieved.

Every evening, the singing in the reed pond is still so loud, it doesn’t sound like it is sung by hungry people; the fragrance of rice and fat fish still wafts out of the reed pond. The enemy is worried.

One night, the old man came back from a place far away in the east. The drooping moon floats in the water-like sky. The old man drove the two girls back. The children, who had been exposed to artillery fire for more than a month, were all suffering from malaria. Yesterday they came here to see the team, wanting to rest in the reed pond and get an injection.

The old man likes these two children very much: the older one is called Daling and the younger one is called Erling. After picking them up on the boat, the old man asked them to have a sleep. He said: Nothing will happen, just have a good sleep. We will still have rice and fish to eat in the reed pond.

The children were never quiet under the gunfire and were very nervous. At the slightest sound, the closed eyes opened again. Now we are in such a fresh place again, with water and boats, and we can swim leisurely. The night wind refreshes our face that has been feverish for a long time, and makes it even harder to sleep.

The environment in front of me seemed like a dream. Rolling around in the enemy's artillery fire, spending the night in the rain in the sorghum field, I didn't know how many car roads I had to cross and how many ditches I had to climb in one night. The children did not stop even when they had high fever and chills. I thought: Go find a team, just find a team!

These are girls from Jizhong District, the oldest is only fifteen, and the youngest is only thirteen. They marched on the road in their hometown, looking at the Big Dipper in the horizon. They looked at the yellow shoots of wheat in early summer and the sorghum drying rice in Mid-Autumn. The geese flew south above their heads, and soon flew north again. They have grown up.

The little girl was lying on the side of the boat, playing in the water with her two little hands. It felt good to dip her feverish hands in the cool water, so she casually scooped up a handful and splashed it on her face, which was thickly coated with mud and sweat. She washed it happily, even her short hair. The older one shouted at her softly:

"Look, what are you doing washing your face now? When did you still love cleanliness so much!"

The little girl raised her head and looked at the old man. Smiling and said:

"Just take a wash and you will be refreshed!"

The old man said:

"Don't be afraid, just take a wash. What a handsome child." Yeah!"

There was a gloomy yellow light in the distance, which suddenly turned and turned towards their boat. The girl was twirling her wet hair and shouted.

The old man said:

"Don't be afraid, the searchlight on the small steamer can't see us."

He squatted down and held the boat around to the north. The yellow light was still shining in all directions, sometimes shining on the water, and sometimes shining into the distant woods.

The old man whispered:

"Stop talking, we have to cross the blockade!"

The boat moved forward silently but quickly. When the boat and the small black steamer stood on a horizontal line, the searchlight suddenly shone on them and stopped moving. The faces of the two girls were illuminated as white as snow, and then a machine gun fired at them.

The old man shouted "get down", jumped into the water as soon as he got out, and pushed the boat forward with both hands while stepping on the water. The older girl took the younger girl in her arms, threw her on the bottom of the boat, and covered her with her body.

The bullets squeaked into the water beside their boat, and some exploded as soon as they saw the water.

The older girl was injured. Although she did not scream or grunt, her arms had no strength and she could no longer hold the younger one, so she fell down. The little one felt something hot flowing on his face, and he quickly got up, held the older one in his arms, and shouted to the old man with a cry:

"She's injured!" "

The old man didn't hear it. He pushed the boat forward desperately and said softly:

"Don't be afraid. He can't hit us!"

"She Flowers are hanging!"

"Who?" The old man's body jumped up, and then the boat tilted sharply. The old man felt that his hands and feet suddenly lost strength. He grabbed the stern of the boat with his hands, floated for a few steps, and then pushed forward desperately.

They are already very close to the reed pond. The old man climbed onto the boat. He felt that his eyes were a little dim. But he finally used his pole to push aside the outer layer of reeds and found the narrow entrance.

As soon as he got into the reed pond, he put down his pole and held up the big girl's head.

The older girl opened her eyes slightly and said with difficulty:

"It doesn't matter to me. Send us into the reed pond quickly!"

The old man Sitting down feebly, the boat stopped there. The moon has set, and there is some rustling wind in the reed pond after midnight. The old man sighed and paused for a long time before saying:

"I can't send you in."

The little girl opened her eyes wide and asked:

" Why?"

The old man looked straight ahead and said:

"I have no face to see people."

The little girl was a little anxious. I have also encountered such guides on the road. They stopped taking them halfway, which made things difficult for them. She seemed to be begging the old man:

"Old comrade, please send us in quickly. You see she is bleeding so much. We need to find a doctor to bind her wounds!"

< p>The old man stood up, picked up the pole, and held it for a while. The boat went round and round into the depths of the reed pond.

At this time, the injured one began to groan in pain. The little girl comforted her, but seemed to be complaining that no matter how nervous she was along the way, it didn't matter. Who would have thought that when they got here, instead... they shot through the old man's heart like a string of arrows. He couldn't explain: how long had it passed, why was the task not completed this time? He had no children, and how adorable these two children were! He usually boasted that this time the person with the hanging flower was How can you open your mouth to speak when you go in? What an old face! He called Daling and said:

"They injured you and you bled so much. I'll make ten of them bleed tomorrow!"

Neither of the two children answered, and the old man felt slighted. He said:

"If you don't believe what I say, I won't tell you anything. Who told me to embarrass myself and make a fool of myself! But wait until dawn, you see!"

< p>The little girl said:

"How can you still fight at such an old age?"

The old man said harshly:

"Why not? I It's not my skill to shoot them without a gun. If you want to see them, come and see them tomorrow! Erling, come and see them tomorrow, it will be fun!"

The next day, at noon, Very muggy. On a red sun day, there was a layer of smoke floating on the water. The small steamer drove farther away from the reed pond, and the Japanese secretly climbed down to take a bath.

A dozen Japanese were swimming in the water. The Japanese were really good at swimming. There was no one in the lake, only a group of white silk-like waterfowl, which also flew north away from the Japanese and landed under a big lotus leaf to rest. A small boat emerged from the lotus lake. A skinny old man, wearing only a pair of torn shorts, stood on the stern of the boat, holding on to a pole, but his hands were busy peeling off the fat and big lotus pods, and put them into his mouth one by one.

On the bow of his boat was a large bundle of lotus pods, freshly picked from the lotus lake. Where can I eat such fresh food if I am not in Baiyangdian? It has been a few days since I arrived in Baiyangdian, and the Japanese are still staring at Lotus Lake. They shouted to the boat to come over.

The old man glanced at them and then lowered his head. Still holding the boat with one pole or another, peeling off the lotus pods. The boat is slowly coming here.

The boat was still a stone's throw away from the Japanese. It seemed that the old man only realized that the person taking a bath was a Japanese. After only one pole, the boat turned in a circle and went back again. The Japanese chased after him with splashes of water. The old man was at a loss, but the boat could not move. The Japanese caught up with him.

In front of you are a few dead wood piles buried in the water. As time goes by, people may have forgotten why they were buried. The water here is as flat as a mirror, as clear as the blue sky, and elongated water plants float gently on the bottom. The Japanese caught up and took a look before boarding the boat. The old man took another punt, and the boat circled the Japanese like a whirlwind, and the fragrance of the lotus pods swept over the tips of their noses. The Japanese seemed to be playing hide-and-seek, spinning around and scratching up and down.

A Japanese soldier screamed and squatted into the water. He was bitten hard by something, a sharp hook that penetrated his thigh. The other Japs scattered in all directions in surprise, and everyone's calves were hooked. They struggled to free themselves from the snake-like hook. The hooks that avenged the girl all found their way to the legs, some two, some three. The Japanese screamed in pain, but they did not dare to move anymore.

The old man pushed the boat to their side, raised his pole and hit the Japanese on the head, like hitting stubborn old corn.

He knocked hard and glanced towards the reed pond. There, fresh reed flowers and a spread of purple velvet were blowing in the wind.

On the edge of the reed pond, under the reed flowers, there was a girl. She covered her body with dense reed leaves and watched this heroic act.

Lotus Lake

When the moon rises, the yard is very cool and very clean. The reeds that have been torn during the day are moist, perfect for making mats. The woman was sitting in the small courtyard, her silky and slender eyebrows twisted around her fingers. Wei's eyebrows were thin and thin, jumping in her arms.

How many reed fields are there in Baiyangdian? have no idea. How many reeds are produced every year? have no idea. All I know is that every year when the reed flowers are flying and the reed leaves are turning yellow, all the reeds in the lake are harvested and piled up, forming a Great Wall of reeds in the square around Baiyangdian. The women were making mats in the courtyard. How many seats are arranged? In June, when the lake is full, there are countless ships transporting silver-white mats for export. Soon, cities and villages everywhere have mats with dense and exquisite patterns for use. Everyone rushed to buy: "Good mat, Baiyangdian mat!"

This woman made the mats. Soon, it formed a large piece under her body. She seemed to be sitting on a piece of white snow, or sitting on a piece of white clouds. Sometimes she looked at Dianli, which was also a silvery world. A thin layer of transparent mist hangs over the water, and the wind blows over, carrying the fragrance of fresh lotus leaves and lotus flowers. But the door is not closed and the husband has not returned yet.

My husband came back very late. This young man was only in his mid-twenties. He wore a big straw hat, a white coat, black pants rolled up above his knees, and his feet were bare. His name is Shui Sheng, the guerrilla leader of Xiaoweizhuang and the person in charge of the party. Today I am leading the guerrilla group to the district for a meeting. The woman raised her head and asked with a smile:

"Why did you come back so late today?" She stood up to serve the meal. Shuisheng sat on the steps and said:

"You have eaten, don't go and get it."

The woman sat on the mat again. She looked at her husband's face and saw that his face was a little red and he was out of breath when he spoke. She asked:

"How many are there?"

Shui Sheng said:

"Still in the district.

Daddy? "

The woman said:

"Sleep. "

"Xiaohuali? "

"I went to collect shrimp baskets with his grandfather for a long time and went to bed early. Why haven't they come back yet? "

Shuisheng smiled. The woman noticed that his smile was not normal.

"What's wrong, you?

Shui Sheng whispered:

"I will go to the main force tomorrow." "

The woman's fingers vibrated, thinking that Wei Meizi had cut her hand. She put a finger in her mouth and sucked it. Shuisheng said:

"Today The county committee summoned us to a meeting. If the enemy sets up a stronghold in Tongkou again, it will become a line with Duancun, and the struggle situation in Dianli will change. It was decided at the meeting to form a regional team. I was the first to raise my hand and sign up. "

The woman lowered her head and said:

"You are always very positive. "

Shuisheng said:

"I am the leader of the guerrilla group in the village and a cadre. Naturally, I have to stand at the head. Several of them also signed up. They dare not come back, fearing that their family members will drag them down. I am recommended by the public to represent you. I will come back and talk to my family. They all think you are more open-minded. "

The woman did not speak. After a while, she said:

"If you leave, if I don't stop you, what will happen to your family? "

Shui Sheng pointed to her father's small room and asked her to keep her voice down.

"Of course there are others to take care of me at home. But our village is small, and there are only seven people joining the army this time. There are fewer young people in the village, so we can't rely entirely on others. You should do more at home. Dad is old and Xiaohua can't do much. "

The woman's nose felt a little sore, but she did not cry. She only said:

" It would be good if you understand the difficulties at home. "

Shuisheng wanted to comfort her. Because there were too many things to consider and prepare, he only said a few words:

"You should bear the heavy burden first, and fight away the Japanese." , I'll come back to thank you. "

After that, he went to someone else's house. He said he would talk to his father when he came back.

When the rooster crows, Shui Sheng comes back. The woman still sits there blankly. Waiting for him in the yard, she said:

“Tell me what you have to say! "

There is nothing more to say. I'm leaving. You have to keep making progress, becoming literate and productive."

"Yeah."

"Don't do anything. Fall behind others!"

"Well, what else?"

"Don't let the enemy traitor catch him alive."

The most important sentence, the woman agreed to him with tears.

The next day, the woman packed a small package for him, including a new pair of clothes, a new towel, and a new pair of shoes. Those houses also had these things, so Shuisheng took them with him. The family saw him out the door. The father held Xiaohua by the hand and said to him:

"Shui Sheng, what you are doing is an honorable thing. I won't stop you. You can go without any worries. I will take care of you, adults and children, so don't worry about anything." "

All the men, women and children in the village also sent him out. Shuisheng smiled at everyone, got on the boat and left.

Women are somewhat disconnected after all. Two days later, four young women gathered at Shui Sheng's house and everyone discussed:

"I heard they are still here and haven't left. I don't drag my tail, but I forgot a piece of clothing." < /p>

"I have something important to say to him."

The Shui Sheng woman said:

"I heard he said that the Japanese would set up a stronghold in Tongkou... ..."

"What a coincidence. Let's go and come back soon."

"I didn't want to go, but my mother-in-law insisted on going to see him again. What a sight!"

So these women secretly sat in a small boat and rowed to the horse village opposite.

When they arrived at Mazhuang, they did not dare to look for her on the street and went to a relative's house at the head of the village. Relatives said: It's unlucky for you to come. They were still here last night and left in the middle of the night. No one knows where they went. You don't need to worry about them. I heard that Shuisheng became the deputy platoon leader as soon as he arrived, and everyone was very happy...

A few women left with blushing faces and shook off the boat that was leaning on the shore. .

It's almost noon now, it's cloudless, but because we're on the water, there's still a bit of a cool breeze. The wind blows from the south, blowing from the reed tips on the rice vines. There is no boat on the water, and the water is like boundless dancing mercury.

The women were a little disappointed and sad, and each of them cursed himself for being a cruel thief. But young people always think about pleasant things, and women are especially prone to forget unpleasant things. Soon they were talking and laughing again.

"You just left as soon as you saw it."

"I'm so panicked (meaning happy). I'm more panicked than anything else. I'm more nervous than celebrating the New Year or getting married - I haven't seen you yet." He has been so panicked!"

"The horse tether is useless."

"It's no longer possible, it's gone!"

"One. When he went to the army, he must have forgotten his family members."

"That's true. There were some young troops living in our home who would sing out and sing in with their necks raised all day long. I have never been so happy in my life. When they had nothing to do, I thought: It’s time to lower my head. What do you think they did? They used white powder to draw many circles on the screen wall of my house, and they squatted in the yard one by one. , holding the gun and aiming at that, they started singing again!"

They paddled the boat gently, and the water on both sides of the boat was swishing, swishing, slapping. I picked up a water chestnut from the water. The water chestnut is still very tender, small and milky white. He threw it into the water again. The water chestnut tree floated and grew steadily on the water again.

"Now do you know where they are?"

"Never mind, maybe they are on the horizon!"

They all raised their heads and looked away Take a look.

"Oh! A boat is coming over there."

"Oh! Japanese devils, look at those clothes!"

"Shake! ”

The boat rocked forward desperately. They may have some regrets in their hearts that they should not have come so recklessly; they may have some resentment towards those who have gone far away. But I immediately thought, don’t think about anything else, hurry up, the big ship is chasing after me.

The big ship was chasing closely.

Fortunately, these young women grew up in Baiyangdian, and they can rock the boat very fast. The boat looked like a jumping barracuda out of the water. They have been dealing with this small boat since they were young. When it is sailing, it is as fast as weaving and sewing. If the enemy catches up, just jump into the water and die!

The big ship behind you is coming very fast. That's clearly a devil! These young women gritted their teeth to stop their heartbeats, and the hands that shook the oars did not panic. The water gurgled loudly on both sides, gurgling, gurgling!

"Shake into the lotus lake! Where is the water? It’s so shallow that a big boat can’t pass.”

They rushed towards the lotus lake, which was an unknown number of acres in size. The endless layers of large lotus leaves stretched out against the sun, like a copper wall. The pink lotus arrows stuck out high, they must be sentinels monitoring Baiyangdian!

They swayed towards the lotus lake. Finally, with a hard shake, the boat rushed into the lotus lake. Several wild ducks flew up, screamed, and flew away across the water. A row of guns rang out right next to their ears!

The entire Lotus Lake shook. Thinking that they were trapped in an enemy ambush and were about to die, they turned over and jumped into the water together. Gradually it became clear that the gunshots were only directed outwards, and then they picked up the boat and showed their heads. They saw not far away, under the broad and fat lotus leaves, there was a person's face, with the lower half of his body growing in the water. The lotus flower turned into a human? Isn’t that our aquatic life? Then he looked to the left and right, and soon everyone found the face of their husbands, ah! It turned out to be them!

But the soldiers hidden under the big lotus leaves were concentrating on shooting at the enemy without even looking at them. The sound of gunfire was clear, and after three or five volleys of guns, they threw grenades and rushed out of Hehuadian.

The grenade sank the enemy's big ship, and everything sank. All that was left on the water was the smell of smoke and gunpowder. The soldiers were there laughing loudly and collecting the spoils of war. They began to sink to the bottom of the water to fish out big fish. They scrambled to fish out the enemy's guns, bullet belts, and then bags of water-soaked flour and rice. Shuisheng slapped the water to chase something rolling on the water waves. It was a package of biscuits in a delicate paper box.

The women sat in their boats again, covered with water.

Shui Sheng recovered the cardboard box, raised one hand high, and slapped the water hard with the other hand to prevent himself from sinking. He yelled at the Lotus Lake:

"Come out, you guys!"

It seemed that he was very angry.

They had no choice but to rock the boat out. Suddenly, a man emerged from under their boat. Only the aquatic woman recognized him as the captain of the district team. The man wiped some water on his face and asked them:

"What are you doing here?"

The aquatic woman said:

"Give it to them again?" I sent some clothes!"

The team leader turned back to Shuisheng and said:

"They are all from your village?"

"Who are they? Backward elements!" After saying that, he threw the carton on the women's boat, swam, and sank to the bottom of the water again, only to come out far away.

The team leader made a joke. He said:

"You didn't come in vain. If it weren't for you, our ambush would not be so thorough. However, the mission has been completed and it is time to go back. Show off your clothes. The situation is still very tight!" The soldiers have loaded all the salvaged trophies on their boats and are preparing to transfer them. One person picked a large lotus leaf and put it on his head to block the noon sun. Several young women threw to them the small packages that had been dropped in the water and fished out, and the three small boats of the soldiers rushed to the southeast, flying away like arrows. Soon it disappeared into the mist on the water at noon.

Several young women rowed their boats and hurried home, each one like a drowned chicken. Along the way, they started talking and laughing because they were too excited. One of them, who was sitting on the bow of the boat and facing backward, said with a pout:

"Look at their arrogant behavior. They love to talk to us but don't talk to them." "

"Ah, it seems like we lost someone to them."

They themselves laughed, what happened today is not glorious, but:

"We don't have guns. If we have guns, we won't run to Hehuadian. We will fight the Japanese in Dadian!"

"I saw a war today. What's so surprising about the war? As long as you don't panic, who wouldn't lie there and fire a gun?"

"If it sinks, I can also float and fish for things. Don’t be afraid!”

“Sister Shui Sheng, we will form a team when we go back, otherwise we will be able to go out in the future!”

“You will look down on us when you first join the army. After two years, we will be better. They think we are worthless, who is far behind the other?"

In the autumn of this year, they learned to shoot. In winter, when catching fish on the ice, they boarded the meteor-like ice boat one by one and kept watch back and forth. When the enemy surrounded and suppressed the large reed pond of 100 hectares, they cooperated with the soldiers to fight and went in and out of the sea of ??reeds. 21369 Hope this helps you!