Looking up at the stars in 1946

Overnight, the entire Northeast seemed to be turned upside down. Within a year, it was still under the jurisdiction of Young Marshal Zhang. After a year, it was replaced by Japanese.However, just as everyone was anxiously waiting for the arrival of the Japanese, the form changed, and Manchukuo appeared again, and the three northeastern provinces ushered in a "ruling" emperor——Aixinjueluo Puyi, reign name Datong.However, the common people in Yuanmao Tun didn't seem to have much thought about this matter, and their lives were still like flowing water.Packing up the grain for the winter, calculating how much more crops to plant in the spring, which family's cow gave birth to a calf, which family's horse fell ill, or a trivial matter where the chicken feather crops grow and the crops fall short.

The land here is still dark and fertile, and the water flowing through the land still gathers into Huangnihezi.The sparrows were still chirping and flapping their wings on the branches, flying to the jujube tree for a while, and the elm tree for a while.The late spring wind blows towards the face with a faint breath of green grass.

The bright sunshine poured down, illuminating the yard brightly. The two elm trees planted in the yard had luxuriant branches and leaves for many years.

A little girl in a colorful gown leaned close to the tree stump with her eyes closed. After a while, she asked, "Uncle Han, are you okay?"

Han Yan hid in the tree, hid well, and whispered: "Okay."

The girl, Qi Jialin, Qi Si's daughter, turned around quickly, her small face was fair and white, her big eyes like black grapes rolled around, and she stepped on her calf without thinking. thump" and began to rummage through the yard.

Let’s go to the well first to have a look—Han Yan almost fell down from the tree in fear, but fortunately little Jialin ran away.

Go to the pile of firewood and look again——Han Yan watched happily from the tree, thinking how I could hide in such a small place.

I ran around the two big elm trees a few more times, but I still didn't see anyone.Little Jialin was a little angry and a little frustrated, and began to shout one after another: "Uncle Han, where are you? I can't find you when you come out!"

Han Yan watched happily from the tree. Taking advantage of little Jialin's turning around, he quietly climbed down from the tree. Just as he was thinking of scaring her from behind, a burst of rapid gunshots suddenly came from a distance.Little Jialin was so frightened that she cried out.Han Yan's heart tightened, and he quickly ran over and hugged her into his arms, and walked into the house while softly comforting her: "It's okay, it's okay, Jialin is not crying, uncle is here, let's go back to the house..."

There were bursts of gunfire in the distance, interspersed with noisy footsteps and friction.

Before Han Yan could enter the room with Xiao Jialin in his arms, Xiao Yuan had already come out to greet her.She was mending the sheets on the kang, when she heard gunshots, fearing that something might happen to her, she hurried out to have a look.

Not far away, there was a faint murmuring sound.Han Yan and Xiaoyuan looked at each other with serious expressions. Could it be that the Japanese have come into the Qi family compound again?

When the three of them entered the room, little Jialin's tears had dried up, but she still held on to Han Yan's collar tightly, sobbing softly.

Seeing that little Jialin was fine, Xiaoyuan said, "I'm going out to see what happened."

Han Yan hurriedly stopped her and said, "You take care of Jialin, I'll go take a look."

Knowing Han Yan's kindness, Xiaoyuan didn't try to be brave, and coaxed Xiao Jialin into her arms.Little Jialin was reluctant to part with Han Yan, looked at Han Yan with tears in her eyes, and said, "Uncle Han, can I go with you?"

Han Yan said: "Uncle will come over later, don't you want to eat fried peanuts? Uncle will get them for you."

Only then did little Jialin feel relieved, and obediently sat back on the pit to play by herself.

Han Yan left the room and went to the front room.He didn't want to go to Qi Si.Now Qi Si must be receiving this group of Japanese in the lobby, he doesn't know anything, it would be bad if he went there rashly and got into trouble with Qi Si.

There is no doubt that Han Yan hated the Japanese, because they ruined several girls and wives in the village during the year, and also robbed a lot of food in the village.But hate is disgusting, but Han Yan has nothing to do with them, he can't fight them desperately with a knife, right?Han Yan thought to himself mockingly, he must have been shot before he got close.

I heard that when the Japanese were in Rehe, they massacred the whole town, including the old and weak, women and children.

Han Yan didn't dare to imagine whether Yuan Maotun would encounter the same situation.Fortunately, he is staying in the Qi family compound now, and Qi Si did not run into the pass in a hurry. The people in the Qi family compound should still do what they should do, so they feel more at ease, thinking that the situation should not be their own. so bad.

There have been two Japanese people in the Qijia compound, one time in late spring.The entire Rehe fell, and Yuanmaotun was no exception.Several families in the village fled, but most of them stayed.

That day Han Yan and Qi Si were having dinner on the kang.Suddenly, a man in a suit and leather shoes entered from outside the house.Han Yanzheng was surprised, just about to ask who are you looking for, but Qi Si called out hesitantly: "Feng Xin?"

Feng Xin laughed twice, took off the hat on his head, walked over and patted Qi Si's shoulder affectionately, and said, "Okay! Ah Si, I haven't seen you for a few years, and you can still recognize him at once." Come out!" He looked at Han Yan next to him and asked, "Who is this? Why haven't I seen it in the courtyard before?"

Qi Si said calmly, "It's in my room."

"Wow?" Feng Xin yelled exaggeratedly, then looked at Han Yan cheaply, and said with a smirk: "You don't look bad, how about kang kung fu?"

Han Yan was so ashamed by the words, he put away the dishes, got off the kang and left.Qi Si took the opportunity and said: "Go to Yishui House and have a look. If he wakes up, ask the girl to cook him something to eat." Then he glanced at Feng Xin and said, "Okay, it's almost thirty, no Don't ask what should be asked! Tell me, aren't you in Harbin? Why are you back again? Even your uncle can't keep you around?"

Feng Xin got on the kang, picked up a piece of meat with the chopsticks on the table, and said, "It's a long story! Alas! Let's not talk about this, let me ask you, have you cleaned up your yard?" Is there an empty house?"

"What are you doing?" Qi Si asked, while looking outside the house, it was really late, "Do you want to stay overnight?"

Feng Xin said: "That's right. I'm working as an interpreter for a Japanese man named Igarashi Daiko. I'm planning to go to Harbin with him today. I didn't expect that when I passed by your village, the car broke down. It's getting late now, I want to find a place to rest first."

Qi Si glanced at Feng Xin and said, "Okay, you're doing well, and I'm in a rush to work as an interpreter for the Japanese."

Feng Xin smiled cheaply again, squinted his mung bean eyes, and said, "How about it? Is it okay? If it's okay, I'll bring someone here, right at the gate of your village."

Qi Si thought for a while, and then said: "Okay, you can bring the person here, I will let Lao Li prepare the room."

But he said that Han Yan fled from the house, and he calmed down only when he saw Qi Yishui.Not long after Qi Yishui woke up, he was sitting on the kang covered with a quilt in a daze. When he saw Han Yan, he hurriedly called him to go to the kang: "Have you eaten yet? I just asked Xilan to cook. If you know what you want Come on, do more."

Han Yan said: "No, I've already eaten. The fourth master asked me to come over and see if you're awake. How are you doing? Are you feeling better?"

Qi Yishui twitched the corners of his mouth, said nothing, and lowered his head to play with the red string on his wrist.His hair had grown very long, and when he lowered his head, the long strands of hair hung in front of his face, lining his fair and crystal clear face and thin red lips, he could not be seen as a 28-year-old man at all.

When Qi Yishui was silent, it was usually because of one thing, and that was missing Qi Yishan.

There has been no news from Qiyi Mountain for nearly three years.When he delivered the Qiyi water train back then, he agreed to return after the Chinese New Year.Later, the first New Year's Eve passed, and Qi Yishan did not come back; the second New Year's Eve passed, and Qi Yishan still did not come back; now the third New Year's Eve has passed, and Qi Yishan still has not come back.

Qi Yishui asked Qi Si if there was any news about Qi Yishan.Qi Si didn't dare to tell him the truth, but only said that Qi Yishan had retreated to the pass, and it might be difficult to come back.

Qi Yishui didn't ask any more questions.It's just that when there is no one else at night, she quietly shed tears on the pillow cover.

After the beginning of spring, Qi Yishui became more and more depressed, and he lost a lot of weight in a short time.Han Yan has been with Qi Yishui for so many years, and he has long regarded him as his own family. Seeing him so sad, he also felt anxious.At first, he didn't know how to comfort Qi Yishui, so he could only accompany them in a daze silently, hoping that Qi Yishui would feel better.Unexpectedly, Qi Yishui got worse and worse. Later, he didn't even eat much, and only cared about crying.

Han Yan saw that going on like this was not an option, so he persuaded him earnestly: "Yi Shui, don't think about yourself, you should also think about Qi Yishan! What if one day he comes back and you collapse, Then how sad he must be!" Then he said: "Think about it, he came back after a lot of hard work, and he saw, ah! Who is this skinny man? What if you think you are a fake flag-changing person?"

Qi Yishui was taken aback by Han Yan's words, and after a long pause, he murmured: "Ah, yes, if he doesn't see me when he comes back, he will be very sad..."

Han Yan hurriedly struck while the iron was hot, and said, "So, you should eat more and take care of your body, so that when Qi Yishan comes later, you can ask him why it took so long to come back? The day lily is cold!"

Qi Yishui was amused by Han Yan's words, and although there were still tears on his face, the look of distress was gone, and he continued: "Yes, when he comes back, I will punish him and not let him in! "

Han Yan said: "It's too cheap not to let him in, and if you don't give him food, he will starve him for a few days."

Qi Yishui felt a little bit reluctant when he heard it, and said, "It's okay to be hungry, what if you die from starvation?"

"It's up to you, you can do whatever you want. I won't get involved with you two!" Han Yan said.

Qi Yishui was flushed with embarrassment, and she didn't dare to look Han Yan in the eye for a while.With his head down, he silently thought of a way to punish Qi Yishan without making him suffer too much.

Looking at Qi Yishui's gentle eyebrows, Han Yan couldn't help but sigh in his heart, what about men?What about brother?If he could meet someone like Qi Yishui, he would be willing to let him go up the mountain of knives and down the pan of oil!