The heavens start from Changjin Lake

Chapter 346 Military Uniforms
Li Qingming found Xia Yuan with his notebook, "Platoon leader, there are a total of 66 young people joining the team this time."

"Oh, there are so many of them, have you arranged the accommodation yet?"

Xia Yuan knew that after the distribution of the land, there would be a wave of people joining the Red Army. The population of Nianping Village was nearly a thousand, and the number of young and middle-aged people was only a hundred. Now, the number of people joining the team has reached 90.00. , [-]% of young people in Nianping Village have joined the Red Army.

"The house of the landlord's family is still too small to live in. They have all gone home now. I told them to come and have a morning meeting at six o'clock tomorrow."

Li Qingming said happily: "Platoon leader, the big guys say that the Red Army has allocated land to them, and the better days are coming. They are scrambling to send their children to the Red Army."

He added: "If it wasn't for the platoon leader, you made a rule that you are not allowed to join the Red Army team if you are not full, I guess there will be a lot more people joining the Red Army team!"

Xia Yuan put down his pen and said with a smile: "The good days have just begun, and more and more people will join the Red Army in the future."

He asked again: "By the way, how is the fourth squad leader's military uniform?"

Li Qingming said: "The platoon leader, the fourth squad leader has already found my father with something, and my father is also in the village to convene people who make clothes. The big guys heard that these clothes are made for the Red Army, and they scrambled to sign up to make clothes. The fourth squad leader gave money, but they didn’t want it alive.”

Li Qingming said proudly: "The big guy said, the Red Army helped them drive out the landlords, distribute the food, and distribute the land. How can they ask for money from the Red Army?"

Li Qingming was very proud when talking about the villagers' views on the Red Army. Wherever they went, the villagers talked about it. They praised the Red Army's policies everywhere. The Red Army is for the people.

It is also like this that when the Red Army soldiers who brought them a good life need help, the villagers will help the Red Army even if they pay out of their own pockets.

Xia Yuan said: "You can't do without money. The common people have to ask for this money, and we have to give more. We got this money from the landlord, and there are hundreds of silver dollars that have not been distributed to the villagers. This money is originally belonging to the villagers."

Li Qingming said: "Platoon leader, what do you think we should do? I'll listen to you."

Xia Yuan said: "Just tell the villagers that the Red Army has a policy of not taking every needle and thread from the masses, and it will be as much as it should be, not less than a penny."

He thought for a while: "In addition, we must try our best to return the money that the landlord took from the villagers. If we return the money to them, they will definitely not want it. In this way, we can buy the money into lambs and calves and distribute them to the villagers. Every family needs to share one, and buy a few old cattle that are cultivated, and buy younger ones to help the big guys to be honest, and the extra money will be bought as firewood, rice, oil and salt."

Li Qingming was a little excited, he felt that Xia Yuan's idea was really good, "This will prevent the villagers from not accepting the money handed over by the Red Army."

Then Li Qingming asked with some doubts: "Platoon leader, will they accept the distribution of lambs and calves?"

Xia Yuan thought for a while, recalling the changes in rural life during that period, and had an idea in his mind: "Maybe we don't need to distribute to farmers, but just distribute to farmers' associations. Farmers' associations are composed of farmers. It is equivalent to giving to farmers, and collectively guarded by farmers’ associations, and the money for the final sale is handed over to farmers’ associations, and we can also donate money to farmers’ associations through donations to improve farmers’ farming methods, improve farm tools and hoes, Increase farmers' income."

Li Qingming said excitedly: "Platoon leader, your method is really good. I will ask someone to do it tomorrow!"

After a pause, he said, "No, I will do it myself!"

It was getting dark, and a kerosene lamp was still lit in Mr. Li's house. The big guys from Nianping Village gathered together, many of them were women from the village. They sat around a table with a table in the middle. There are several bowls of water, and there is a piece of paper in the middle of the table, with the style of military uniforms drawn on the paper.

"Let's take a look first." Mr. Li picked up the paper on the table and handed it to everyone. Everyone took it in their hands and looked around, and then returned to Mr. Li. Mr. Li put the paper with the military uniform on the table. Smoking a pipe, he said, "Everyone, please express your opinions."

"This is the uniform of the Red Army. It's great. If you can do it, you can do it, but"

Someone in the crowd made a sound, and Mr. Li said, "But what?"

Everyone, look at me, and I look at you.

A plainly dressed woman with a sallow complexion patted the child in her arms, raised her head, the dim kerosene lamp shone on her cheeks, her eyes seemed to have stars, she said: "Mr. Li, we all I feel that the Red Army helped us drive away the landlords, and returned the food to everyone. Today, the land was distributed, and my man couldn’t sleep with joy. He is still sitting at the head of the village chatting with others. We feel that the Red Army helped us There are so many of us, it’s okay for our family to give someone a set or two of clothes.”

"Mr. Li, Mrs. Qin is right. Comrade Red Army has helped us so much in Nianping Village. It can be said that many villagers have been saved. If there is no Red Army, they will starve to death. The landlord's tax family and the county tax family are also at home. , I can’t even afford to eat, but fortunately they came, if I charge them money again, the big guy’s conscience will be hard to bear.”

"The Red Army is the people's team, and we as the people can't chill people's hearts. I agree with Sister-in-law Qin's words."

"I also agree, no money is charged, and we all provide one or two sets of clothes."

Everyone said something, and I said something, and the attitude was very firm. They all said that the comrades of the Red Army proposed the idea of ​​making military uniforms, and everyone could help.

Mr. Li thought for a while, and said: "Okay, let's talk about this matter first, and don't tell anyone. If comrades from the Red Army come to me again, I will deal with it first. Everyone hurry up to make clothes. If there is not enough cloth, sell some food and exchange it for money." Buy cloth."

He turned his head and said again: "Old lady, is there enough food for the family?"

"It's enough to eat, take the rest and replace it with cloth. I will also make a suit of clothes for the Red Army comrades."

Mrs. Li smiled and said: "Comrades from the Red Army are here, and everyone's good days are coming. Although my old lady can't see clearly, she can still make clothes. Don't you all say that the Red Army is the children of the people, and we all give our children What's the matter with making one or two sets of clothes, everyone said, isn't it?"

"No!"

After discussion, everyone agreed that the uniforms of the Red Army soldiers should be sewn with money and effort.

A brand new day comes with the sun rising.

Early in the morning, the empty field became lively, and the Red Army soldiers who joined the company gathered early, stood in a row in the empty field, and received training with the old comrades.

The children in the village were laughing and laughing in the empty field. There was no farm work. In addition, after the arrival of the Red Army, they overthrew the landlords and took back the grain belonging to the villagers. Nianping Village got rid of the food crisis, and the life of every household gradually settled down. The adults in the family have no worries, and the children naturally have no worries.

The women in every household basically know how to make clothes. As early as last night, Mr. Li had already mobilized the big guys to make military uniforms for the Red Army soldiers tomorrow. They also got up early and brought the guys who made clothes at home to the empty field. superior.

If you know how to weave, then I will sew. If you produce people, I will produce cloth. Men, women and children in Nianping Village all went to battle. For a while, the usually deserted empty field gradually became lively with the arrival of the Red Army.

The Red Army is training, women are weaving, men are working in the fields, and children are playing in the empty fields.

A happy life is approaching Nianping Village.

Since the peasant association in Nianping Village has just started, there are still many things to explain. In fact, even Xia Yuan is not very clear about all aspects of the management of a complete peasant association. After all, he is not a professional in this area. As a talented person, his academic performance in college is mediocre, at the level of ordinary people, and he only knows such an organization as the Peasant Association.

Therefore, in this regard, even when he has any ideas, he needs to practice constantly.

The establishment of base areas and peasant associations is a necessary condition for ensuring the survival of farmers. It is not just talking on paper, not making a fuss, and it is not a treat for dinner.Any mistake may cause the weak flames to be extinguished in the ravine of Nianping Village, and it is precisely because of this that Xia Yuan needs to think and ponder every step he takes next.

"The establishment of the peasant association is the first step. The next step is the militia. The establishment of the militia maintains the operation of the peasant association and guarantees the safety of the farmers' property. Similarly, the militia in every village can provide important intelligence information for the Red Army."

Sometimes, thoughts will always come out unintentionally, so Xia Yuan will carry a notebook and a pen holder with him these two days. The base of Nianping Village is still in its infancy, and everything needs to be continuously improved. While the military uniform was being carried out in an orderly manner, he wandered around the village with this small notebook and this pen holder.

Xia Yuan, who was sixteen or seventeen, already looked very mature, and the villagers didn't treat him as a child at all. In the rural areas of the old society, people could get married and have children at the age of fifteen or sixteen, and some even earlier.

Xia Yuan only looks short in stature, but in this short stature, there is a huge amount of energy.

Behind him, the burly Sun Dasha followed. This is when everyone knew that Xia Yuan was alone in Zhougui, and they unanimously asked Sun Dasha to be responsible for Xia Yuan's personal safety. For everyone's kindness, Xia Yuan It can only be accepted silently.

"Platoon leader, what are we doing, I'm tired from walking."

Sun Dasha rubbed his forehead and said very honestly.

Sun Dasha's original name was Sun Dayong. Dasha is actually not stupid, but he is honest and honest. Sometimes he looks dumb. I started asking him to call him Dasha when he was a child. Gradually, everyone got used to calling him Dasha. Even Sun Dasha himself was used to it, so he called him Sun Dasha.

"Sit down and rest."

Xia Yuan wiped the sweat from his forehead, and sat with Sun Dayong under the shade of a tree.

"Platoon Leader Xia, why are you sitting here, do you want to go inside and drink some water?"

"No, no, let's sit down and have a rest, go get busy, don't delay everyone's business."

Declining the kindness of the passing villagers, Xia Yuan said to Sun Dasha: "This is a survey. If we want to improve the lives of the villagers in Nianping Village, it is necessary to conduct on-the-spot investigations. We even need to go to other villages. Conduct research, but it’s just starting now, don’t go there yet.”

He pointed to some dilapidated houses, and said to Sun Dasha: "Look at these houses, they are already very dilapidated, and some of them even have slightly tilted foundations. Demolish some dilapidated houses in the village and help the villagers repair their own houses."

Sun Dasha looked at Xia Yuan and said, "Platoon leader, you are the best person I have ever seen for us."

Xia Yuan turned his head and looked at Sun Dayong, and said: "The power of the masses is infinite. To defeat the enemy and mobilize the masses, it is necessary to rely on the masses. But if you only want to use the masses but do not benefit them, that is Absolutely impossible, the masses are the foundation of our Red Army, without the masses, we are nothing, silly, do you understand?"

Sun Dasha said thoughtfully, "I seem to understand."

Xia Yuan put his hands on his knees, leaned against the big tree, and said, "Tell me, what do you understand."

Sun Dasha thought for a while and said, "I understand, the people are our foundation, and without them, we are nothing."

"That's right, it doesn't look stupid, that's all, let's go on after resting."

Sun Dasha said honestly: "Platoon leader, I'm a little thirsty."

Xia Yuan looked around and said: "Don't bother the folks, it's almost over, drink water when you go back, bear with it."

Xia Yuan stood up, and the villager he just met came over again, holding a bowl of water in his hand, "Platoon Leader Xia, you must be thirsty, drink some water to quench your thirst."

Xia Yuan grinned and said to Dasha: "Look, the masses of the people are the friends of our Red Army, and the masses of the people are the foundation of our Red Army. If they have difficulties, we will help them solve their difficulties. On the contrary, if we have difficulties, they will will come to our aid."

"Thank you fellow, let's drink quickly, Dasha."

Sun Dasha drank the water in the bowl, feeling inexplicably sweet and delicious. When he handed the bowl to the villagers, he imitated Xia Yuan's tone and said, "Thank you fellow."

The villagers took the bowl and laughed and cursed: "You son of a bitch, I am your uncle!"

Sun Dasha said honestly, "Thank you uncle."

"You, it's all right, follow Platoon Leader Xia and do it well." Sun Dasha's second uncle said with a cheerful smile.

Since the arrival of the Red Army, the landlords were driven away, the land was divided, and every household had a lot of food. Whether it was children or the elderly, they could eat enough. The smiles on everyone's faces obviously increased a lot. All of this is summer. The villagers are all grateful to Xia Yuan for what Yuan brought. Although they can't express it, they are all silently proving it with their actions.

After the simple investigation, when he returned to the empty field, Xia Yuan's eyes were attracted by the bustling scene, and he felt extremely comfortable in his heart.

"Happy life has just begun!"

(End of this chapter)