A row of little ones lined up, the older ones holding long sticks and the younger ones holding short sticks, eager to try.
"What are you doing...?"
"We acted bravely and righteously!" The five little figures, with their clear, crisp voices, shouted with the spirit of ten people.
Grandma Yao's eyes welled up with tears.
Strangers pitied the few lonely and helpless young women, but their in-laws were pushing Chunhua to the brink of death, which was truly heartbreaking.
The children's parent came out of the storage room; well, she was holding a sickle in her left hand and a wood-chopping knife in her right.
He chopped at his right hand with his left, then chopped at his left with his right, and after a couple of tries, he commented, "It's pretty easy to do."
The tall man didn't leave empty-handed either; he took out a long-handled water ladle, which was used for watering vegetables, and you could smell a special aroma on the breeze.
"This can be used to cover the head; once it's on, it's pulled down, and whoever causes trouble will be knocked down."
The old woman forced back her tears, her lips twitched, and she wanted to say that it didn't have to be so scary.
No one knows a mother better than her daughter, Yao Suining quickly covered her mouth and whispered:
"Mom, don't be so sure. They're being very gentle. If they were to call for reinforcements, a whole bunch of muskets would come, and the darkness would be even scarier."
That terrifying experience was one she would never forget.
I am very fortunate that I stayed true to myself and did not aid and abet evil, otherwise I would have been executed on the spot and there would be no reunion today.
Grandma Yao's heart tightened. "Is the 'TuTu' you're talking about that one?"
Her son was in the army. Once, he went on a mission near their home. After the mission, he brought his comrades home. She had seen that cold, hard iron lump before; it was astonishing even when it was silent.
"Yes, that's what you think. I can't say more. I promised my benefactor's grandfather that I would keep it a secret. We just need to remember that they are good people."
"Mom, I'm going to work in Beijing in a couple of days. It was arranged by our benefactors. They saved so many people, and they've arranged jobs for everyone. It's really, really good."
She couldn't understand why they were dressed in such shabby clothes, but she had been keeping quiet for so many years and didn't like to pry into other people's private affairs.
In ancient times, emperors would travel incognito to make private visits; now, scions of noble families go to the countryside to gain experience. Perhaps this is what they are doing.
"Oh, okay, Mother won't say anything." Old Mrs. Yao put two fingers to her lips and made a zipper-like motion.
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