Listening to them describing what they had experienced, Li Xia's hands trembled every time she wrote a word. She was in pain, she was devastated, and she wanted to kill someone!
But in the end, she could only turn it into sharp words written on the notebook. After she sorted out all these things and went back, she would write an article criticizing the invaders.
Their narration was intermittent, but every word was full of blood and tears.
Song Langqing turned on the camera, but before he started taking pictures, they couldn't help but tremble. They resisted being photographed and couldn't believe that their photos would be published and what others would say about them after seeing them!
Li Xia reminded: "The camera should not be pointed at the victims, but at the perpetrators. Although we can't take pictures of them now, they have left evidence of their crimes here, and we can take pictures of these things."
Song Langqing glanced at Li Xia, and an unknown emotion flashed in his eyes.
He took photos of all the places that had been invaded. Wang Qiaofang said, "I'll take you to the cemetery on the back hill. There are many people buried there. They were all killed by those beasts. Some of them committed suicide because they couldn't stand the torture..."
In fact, when they came back alive, some people asked them why they didn't just die and end it all? Why did they come back alive?
But what's wrong with seeking survival alone?
Are they wrong? What is wrong with them?
Li Xia and others nodded and followed Wang Qiaofang towards the back mountain. While walking in the village, Li Xia discovered that the villagers walked away from Wang Qiaofang after seeing her, as if she were some kind of monster.
Wang Qiaofang seemed to have gotten used to it. She said nothing and continued walking forward with them.
There are many graves in the cemetery, but they are very simple, and some even have no tombstones. According to Wang Qiaofang, those buried there are all comfort women: "The village thinks we are dirty, and they won't let us enter the ancestral tomb after we die, saying that it will dirty the eyes of the ancestors."
Li Xia was so angry that her heart ached. What the hell was this?
Song Langqing said coldly: "If the person who said this is really afraid of offending his ancestors, he might as well bury himself to accompany them and save food."
At this time, Li Xia saw the little girl who had led them before, picking wild flowers on the hillside nearby. After picking enough, she placed the wild flowers on a grave and said, "Mom, do the flowers I picked for you look beautiful?"
She took out the candy that Li Xia had given her before from her pocket and said, "Mom, a very beautiful auntie just gave me some candy. I ate one and it was so sweet. You can try it and see if it tastes good."
Wang Qiaofang explained: "The child's name is Tiantian. The mother she is talking about was also a comfort woman like us. We couldn't have children, so she was picked up. Maybe because she was a girl, her family didn't want her anymore and threw her into the back hills. If her mother hadn't seen her, she would have been eaten by wild wolves."
She suffered so much, but she named the child she adopted "Tiantian". She must love this child very much.
Grandma has suffered enough, and her children must have a sweet life in the future.
"It's a pity that she died of a serious illness last year. The child is still young. We all feel sorry for her. She has to rely on others to support her. It's not easy to live in this world," said Wang Qiaofang.
Tiantian talked to her mother, walked over and called "Auntie" a few times, then looked up at Lixia.
Li Xia asked gently, "Do you have anything to say to me?"
"Well, I see you are wearing a military uniform. Can women also serve in the army?" Tiantian asked.
Li Xia nodded: "Of course, women can be soldiers. Not only can women be soldiers, they can also do many amazing things."
Tiantian clenched her fists and encouraged herself: "When I grow up, I want to be a soldier. I want to learn how to shoot a gun. I want to go to the battlefield and kill all the bad guys!"
“Where there is a will, there is a way.” Facing the mountain breeze, Li Xia said, “I am very much looking forward to that day.”
It was almost dark, and they returned to the village.
This time they brought a lot of supplies on behalf of the troops. Wang Qiaofang and others were very grateful and invited them to dinner. Li Xia and others did not refuse. They all understood that they were not dirty. They were cleaner than anyone else.
Li Xia offered to cook, and made a table full of dishes using the bacon and some other vegetables she brought. Everyone praised Li Xia's cooking skills.
Everyone gathered together to eat, talk and laugh, bringing more laughter to this courtyard that had experienced the war. How long had it been since they laughed so easily? It seemed like a long, long time, so long that they almost forgot when they laughed last time.
But before the invaders came, this place should have been full of laughter and joy, and these female comrades should have had an ordinary and happy life, but it was ruined by those beasts.
When it was time to sleep at night, as there was only one extra bed, the two men gave it to Li Xia, and they slept on the floor.
Around midnight, it started to rain heavily outside. The crackling sound of the rain woke Li Xia up from her sleep. She walked to the window and looked outside. It was raining heavily.
Hopefully it’s just a shower and will stop soon. If it continues like this, it might affect their plans to return tomorrow morning.
The next morning, the rain not only did not stop, but it got heavier.
Fang Yumin started sneezing madly. His body felt hot. He curled up into a ball and said he was very cold.
Li Xia said: "It should be a fever."
Song Langqing opened the bag he brought, which contained a lot of medicines, and found some antipyretic medicine for Fang Yumin to take. Li Xia glanced at Song Langqing, she didn't expect him to bring so many medicines for Wang Qiaofang and the others, and he also wrote down clearly what each medicine was for, and packed them in packets.
Indeed, the village is far away from the county, and it is difficult for them to see a doctor if they get sick. It would be better to have medicine with them.
At this moment, Wang Qiaofang suddenly ran over and said, "Oh no, Tiantian is missing! She slept with me last night, but I didn't see her when I woke up in the morning. I looked for her but couldn't find her. It was raining so hard outside..."
The rain is so heavy, where can Tiantian, a little kid like her, run to?