Traveling through 1937, I came to fight against the Kwantung Army

The fields were covered with thick snow, like a silver-white ocean, peaceful and vast. The mountains in the distance were also covered with white cloaks, looking majestic and solemn.

The closer Zhu Xiaopo got to home, the more excited he became.

His father died of illness many years ago.

There is only my mother and a younger sister left at home.

On weekdays, Zhu Xiaopo relied on his mother to grow a few acres of thin land for the landlord in the village! But Zhu Xiaopo's monthly salary of 40 yuan can buy 200 kilograms of flour, which is enough to feed a family of three!

Mother doesn’t have to farm anymore!

My younger sister Zhu Xiaoyu is 16 years old this year, which is the prime of her life, but our family has no money to support her studies!

Through the team leader's relationship, Zhu Xiaopo has found a job for his sister at the Mulan County Supply and Marketing Bureau. The county supply and marketing bureau plans to open department store branches in the six towns below after the New Year and is recruiting staff on a large scale. They can start working after the New Year!

The difficult life began to be full of hope.

Zhu Xiaopo raised his whip and ran towards Xishengtun. He smiled happily along the way and was eager to share the good news with his family.

Suddenly, his eyes froze!

In the village, there were several thick black smoke rising into the sky, which made Zhu Xiaopo a little panicked, and he sped up!

When he arrived at the entrance of the village, he heard bursts of crying and wailing coming from inside the village.

There were several dead bodies lying on the road, and their relatives were crying loudly around them.

A person cried and shouted,

"You damned bandits, you shall die a horrible death!"

Zhu Xiaopo's heart was beating wildly as if it was about to jump out of his throat. An indescribable anxiety quickly swept through his body like a tide, making his breathing become rapid.

He did not dare to delay for even a moment, and ran towards his home as fast as the wind. Along the way, all kinds of terrible thoughts kept flashing through his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and the faster his steps became.

Finally, he ran to the door of his house, panting and shouting loudly: "Mom! Xiaoyu!" However, the only response he got was a heart-pounding silence. The house was so quiet that not even the slightest sound could be heard. This strange silence made Zhu Xiaopo's heart sink to the bottom of the valley in an instant, and an ominous premonition came to his mind.

He rushed into the dilapidated house like an arrow shot from a bow. The moment he stepped into the house, the scene in front of him made him stand still. He saw a white-haired woman in patched clothes lying quietly on the cold ground, with a shocking bloodstain on her chest.

Zhu Xiaopo widened his eyes, looking at the scene in disbelief, and the thing he was holding tightly in his hand fell to the ground involuntarily.

His legs went limp, and he fell to his knees with a plop. He stretched out his hands tremblingly and carefully reached out to the body. However, as soon as his fingers touched his mother's cold skin, his heart sank suddenly - there was no sign of life there.

In an instant, a huge grief surged in his heart. Zhu Xiaopo could no longer suppress his emotions. He opened his arms and hugged his mother's body tightly, crying loudly: "Mother, my mother! How could you leave me like this? I am an unfilial son. I failed to protect you..." His cry was heartbreaking and echoed in this small room for a long time.

After a long while, his red and swollen eyes suddenly flashed with fear and doubt, as if something important was awakened in the depths of his mind. He suddenly stopped crying and rushed to the side room like an arrow.

After entering the side room, Zhu Xiaopo froze as if struck by lightning. There was a young girl lying on the kang. The girl was stripped naked, her snow-white skin was exposed to the air without any cover. The quilt under the girl had been stained with blood, like a blooming blood-colored flower, emitting a suffocating smell.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Xiaopo felt a black screen in front of his eyes, his head buzzing, and an involuntary scream of "Ah" came from his throat.

This scream was like a thunder in the night sky, resounding throughout the room. Then, his legs went limp, and he fell straight down like a puppet without support, completely passing out.

When Sai Mulan returned home, she saw a bottle of wine, eight stir-fried dishes, a soup, and a fruit platter on the table!

The two kids were drooling around the table!

"Mom, if you don't come, Dad won't give me food!" Wei Hong threw herself directly into her mother's arms and said aggrievedly, tears immediately flowing from her little eyes!

Sai Mulan scolded,

"What are you waiting for me for? There are a lot of documents to sign! The kids are hungry, so let's eat quickly!"

Yin Xinjun said seriously,

"The children are already grown up, they can't be without rules. How can they eat before the adults arrive?"

Wei Hong cried,

"Then can you give me some cookies? My stomach is growling with hunger!"

"You can't eat snacks before meals, that's the rule! I've said it many times!" Yin Xinjun said with an angry look on his face!

With a cry, Wei Hong burst into tears and looked at her mother pitifully.

"Okay, okay, let's start eating! What happened today? Why don't you ask uncle and the others to eat together?" Sai Mulan took a piece of cut pineapple from the fruit platter and blocked Wei Hong's little mouth!

During this period, due to financial constraints, Yin Xinjun sold large quantities of fruits at high prices in department stores, especially tropical fruits that northerners had never seen before, and reaped the benefits from the wealthy people in the county!

Yin Xinjun said happily,

"The organization found me!"

"Tong Yu has already told me that this is what you have always dreamed of. It is worth celebrating!" Sai Mulan also had a smile on her face and filled two wine glasses!

They both raised their glasses and drank it all!

"Wife, we will be under the leadership of the party from now on. My old squad leader Fang Hao will also be here. But don't worry, you just need to do your job well as the county magistrate. It will not be affected!" Yin Xinjun said confidently!

He has a clear plan for the future administrative system of Mulan County, which is to establish a special economic zone!

Only in this way can we avoid the many tragedies that have occurred in the past. The root cause of all tragedies is poverty and low employment rates among the people!

The purpose of establishing special economic zones is to develop the economy and let everyone see on a trial basis that many things must be adapted to local conditions!

Let’s not talk about anything else, just take the land reform that will be implemented soon in Northeast China this year. It will not be easy to implement in Mulan County. More and more rural labor force will no longer be engaged in agriculture, but will be engaged in industry and service industries!

A large amount of farmland will be converted into industrial land. In other places, the people will have no land to farm, and in Mulan, the people will be unwilling to farm in the future. How do you think we can implement land reform?

Sai Mulan smiled.

"I don't care, as long as I can be with you, and our whole family can live together in peace!"

Yin Xinjun poured two more cups.

"The great era is coming. We are lucky to be able to participate in and witness the building of an unprecedented new China!" He specially emphasized the word "unprecedented"!