In my 40s, the trading system took me flying

The town is not big and is connected by a main street. All residents and shops are scattered on both sides of the main road.

When Mr. Xu and Mrs. Xu brought their children to their uncle's house, they realized something was wrong.

As we walked along, all the shops were locked, but many residential houses had their doors wide open. Through the gates, we could see that there was nothing in the yard.

There was no one there, not even any chickens, ducks or dogs.

This is too weird.

When they saw the situation at their uncle's house, they knew something really had happened.

Because there was no one at my uncle's house, but the house was very clean and all the things had disappeared. It didn't seem like they disappeared suddenly, but rather like they left in a planned manner.

"I hope nothing happened!"

Because of the previous incident in Dahuangzhuang, Old Mrs. Xu was very worried that the town would also be destroyed by the Japanese devils. Now it seems that the town was not massacred by the Japanese devils.

"Let's go home first!"

Without the donkey, Old Mrs. Xu didn't care about anything else and went back first.

But on their way back, they passed through several villages, and each village was in a horrible state.

The weather in the first month of the lunar year was still very cold, so the corpses in some villages did not stink, but they were stiff and covered with corpse spots.

Not only were there dead bodies in the village, but there were also signs of burning.

Old Mrs. Xu cursed and said it was a sin, but she didn't have time to help collect the bodies. She was worried that something might happen in Huaishu Village, and she had so many relatives at home.

The situation was the same in several villages. Except for the occasional barking of stray dogs, every village was dead silent.

When they reached the foot of the mountain at nightfall, Old Lady Xu's legs were already weak, and her mind was filled with all the tragic situations in the village.

"Mom, don't scare me!"

Father Xu supported Old Mrs. Xu, really worried that she would faint from the pain. What would he do then?

Xu Xiaoya also followed along Old Lady Xu's back: "Grandma, don't worry, Huaishu Village is in the mountains, the Japanese may not be able to get in!"

What's more, when they left, they left a box gun and a crossbow to Old Man Xu, so it was still possible to kill some Japanese soldiers.

Old Mrs. Xu waved her hand: "I'm fine, I'm just a little tired after walking all day!"

They did not rush into the mountains, but planned to go to the stone house to rest first. The forest was still very dangerous at night.

But before they reached the stone house, they heard a rustling sound, and then they were surrounded.

"Uncle?"

Several torches were lit and someone shouted.

Father Xu put down his hand that was blocking the light, and when he recognized the voice of his eldest nephew, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's me, why are you here?"

Hearing that it was a family member, Xu's father felt relieved and asked anxiously.

The eldest cousin put away the crossbow in his hand, then stepped forward to support Old Mrs. Xu, called her Grandma, rubbed Xu Xiaoya's little head, and then explained to Xu's father.

It turned out that the villages outside the mountains were massacred by the Japanese, and some people fled into the mountains. The Japanese also went into the mountains to hunt them, but many people were killed in the traps they dug, and many people were bitten to death by the wild beasts lured by the hunters from Huaishu Village. Finally, they gave up entering the mountains.

For safety reasons, Huaishu Village arranges patrol teams to patrol and guard at the foot of the mountain every day.

"Do you know why the Japs went crazy?"

The Japanese should not be so anxious to massacre a village as to start right after the New Year.

"They said they were looking for some revolutionary, that the Japanese leader had his head chopped off!"

There are all kinds of news, and my cousin and the others don’t know whether they are true or not.

Old Mrs. Xu thought of what happened in Dahuangzhuang and guessed that it was the Japanese devils' revenge. The villagers of Dahuangzhuang had fled, so how could the Japanese devils be willing to let that happen? In the end, the surrounding villagers had to bear everything.

Old Mrs. Xu felt very guilty, but if she had to do it again, she would still choose to take action. If they had not taken action at that time, Dahuangzhuang and they would have been massacred by the Japanese devils.

It is estimated that after all the people in Dahuangzhuang were killed, it would be the turn of other villages. In other words, even if Old Lady Xu had not killed the Japanese devils, the surrounding villages would probably not escape the fate of being massacred.

"Is our village alright?"

Old Mrs. Xu was very worried. The eldest cousin shook his head and said, "It's okay. My uncle and his men came to report the news long ago, and we all hid in the mountains. The village is full of traps. If the Japanese dare to enter the village, they will never come back alive!"

Old Mrs. Xu believed this.

It’s good that nothing happens in the village, and it would be even better if nothing happens to my uncle’s family.

I heard that some people from Dahuangzhuang also entered Huaishu Village to seek refuge, and that not all the people in the surrounding villages were wiped out, and some people still escaped. Old Mrs. Xu didn't care about her illness and wanted to go home to check.

The eldest cousin carried Old Lady Xu on his back, Xu Xiaoya was also held by an elder from the same village, and Xiao Shitou was also carried by someone.

It was already midnight when they returned home, but when they heard the noise, Old Man Xu and the others quickly got up.

The house that had been burned down had now been rebuilt, and lit kerosene lamps illuminated the house.

The whole family, except for the sleeping children, crowded into the main house. Old Mrs. Xu asked about the situation at home and asked her sons and daughters-in-law to go back to sleep.

Father Xu took Xiao Shitou away, leaving only Xu Xiaoya and Old Lady Xu in the main house.

Xu Xiaoya had fallen asleep a long time ago. Although she was a child, she couldn't stay up late. When she was sleeping soundly, Old Mrs. Xu told Old Man Xu what had happened during this period.

Old Mrs. Xu's hands were shaking when she heard this.

If it had been any of these things, he might not have been able to survive, but his wife and their son and granddaughter survived.

"Old woman, what would happen to our family if we lost you?"

Old man Xu, who has been controlled by his wife all his life, has finally figured it out. He really can't be the head of the family, and his wife is the backbone.

Old Lady Xu reminded him, "After this trip, I've finally understood. We have many sons, and we can't let them hide in the mountains for their entire lives. The Japanese are too evil, and we must kill them all!"

Old Mrs. Xu yawned in her bed and said to Old Man Xu, "Starting tomorrow, have them all practice killing the Japanese!"

Old man Xu shuddered.

Killing people is not like chopping cabbages, why does it seem so easy for his wife to say it?

That night, Old Man Xu hardly slept at all, but Old Mrs. Xu slept very well.

Early the next morning, some elderly people in the village came to see Old Lady Xu.

They were eager to know the situation outside the mountain, and Old Lady Xu did not hide anything from them. She told them everything she had seen and heard along the way, emphasizing the brutality of the Japanese devils and the scene of the massacre.

The old men in the village were all hunters, and they were not lacking in blood. Now they understood that those little devils were beasts and they had to be killed before they could feel at ease.

"We are all hunters and only know how to use bows and arrows, but the Japs have guns and we can't defeat them!"

Someone heard Old Lady Xu say that she wanted all the young people in the village to practice, and she reminded her worriedly.

Old Lady Xu snorted coldly: "So what? Our bows and arrows are no worse than theirs!"

However, Old Lady Xu also knew that bows and arrows were indeed not as lethal as guns and ammunition, so after learning that Xu Xiaoya had obtained a lot of ammunition, she thought about how to train the young and middle-aged people in the village.

Xu Xiaoya whispered beside them, "But don't worry, we don't have guns, but the Japanese do. I don't know if you're familiar with the saying, 'If we don't have guns or cannons, the enemy will make them for us!'"

Old Mrs. Xu rubbed her hands excitedly: "They robbed our things, so we can rob theirs too, right?"

Xu Xiaoya shouted from the side: "Grandma is awesome!"