Zhao Weiguo suppressed his excitement, asked the militia to lock the two Japanese devils in the house and keep them under watch, and then followed Li Mancang towards his home.
Gong Liang and Li Erniu followed behind with a few militiamen, carrying large basins filled with pork and pig offal.
Xu Jianguo went to Li Haizhu's house and called them up. After they learned about the situation, they took their two children and followed Xu Jianguo to Li Mancang's house.
At this time, the yard of Li Mancang's house was extremely lively.
Zhang Meijuan, along with her eldest daughter-in-law Wang Erni and Widow Wang, took out the steamed buns and cornmeal cakes they had prepared earlier from the pot, placed them in a large basket, and then covered them with a thin layer of cotton cloth to prevent moisture loss.
The steamed buns and pancakes were very big, probably weighing half a pound each. There were several piles of them on the long table in the yard, totaling at least 100.
Xu Jianguo was secretly amazed at the number of steamed buns and pancakes. He brought 5 kilograms of white flour and 20 kilograms of cornmeal from home, which was definitely not enough to steam these steamed buns and pancakes. He guessed that the food Li Mancang's family gave out was no less than his.
At this time, Zhao Weiguo and Li Mancang, together with the remaining men in the yard, set up two large pots in the yard. One of the pots came from the main hall of Li Mancang's house, and the other pot was just moved from Xu Jianguo's house.
After Li Haizhu and his wife Dong Mei entered the yard, they first settled the child down, and then went to help everyone with the work.
Seeing that nothing was happening around, Xu Jianguo walked towards Li Mancang's house. He gently pushed open the door and saw several babies lying in a mess on the kang.
Among them, Funniu and Shitou have the most casual sleeping positions, forming a perfect "big" shape.
Xu Jianguo curled up the corner of his mouth into a smile and turned to leave the house.
Time passed quickly and it was now 5 o'clock in the morning.
Some families in the village have already gotten up early.
In the yard of Li Mancang's house, two large iron pots were emitting steam.
Pieces of potatoes and wild boar meat fluttered in the juice, filling the air with fragrance.
Everyone in the yard, except Xu Jianguo, couldn't stop swallowing.
Suddenly, the gate of the courtyard was pushed open from the outside and a militiaman ran in quickly.
"Report, people from the county armed forces have just entered the village!"
When Zhao Weiguo and the others heard this, they quickly stood up and said, "Let's go and greet them!"
Xu Jianguo followed a few people and walked quickly outside.
"Jianguo, I borrowed 50 kilograms of cornmeal from the commune. After using it to make steamed buns and pancakes, there is still some left. You can take it back when you come back. It will be considered as the team paying you back part of it." Li Mancang came to Xu Jianguo and whispered.
"Uncle, don't worry. I still have some food left at home, enough for Funiu and me. The rest of the food can be left in the team for emergency. I plan to go hunting in the mountains more often. At least we can make it until the autumn harvest." Xu Jianguo said.
"Going hunting again? Jianguo, don't mess around!"
"Uncle, I know what I'm doing. I'll only keep a small portion of the prey I hunt, enough for Funiu and I to eat. I'll give the rest to the team. As for whether to exchange the prey for food or something else, it's up to the team to decide." Xu Jianguo said.
Seeing that Li Mancang was about to say something, Xu Jianguo continued, "Uncle, I'm not here for nothing. When I go hunting, I'll need our militia to help me transport the items down the mountain. Otherwise, I can't do it on my own. This is my cooperation with the team."
Li Mancang thought about it for a moment and said, "Alright then. We'll have a meeting to discuss this later. But I have to tell you one thing upfront: you are not allowed to use the team's guns and bullets when hunting. They belong to the government, and you can't use them for hunting."
After listening to Li Mancang's words, Xu Jianguo couldn't help but have a new understanding of the simplicity and persistence of people in this era.
I also understood how much they loved and protected this young motherland.
"Uncle, don't worry. I don't need those things when I go hunting. The militia can just help me carry the prey."
Li Mancang nodded and said, "Jianguo, on behalf of the young and old men on the team, thank you!"
"Haha, uncle, you're getting off topic. I'm from Sandaliang, so it's only natural for me to make some contribution."
"Okay, uncle was right about you!" Li Mancang said with emotion.
Soon, they arrived at the entrance of the village and saw a large group of people standing not far away. A middle-aged man led five or six people towards Zhao Weiguo and his friends.
Zhao Weiguo walked up quickly, stretched out his hands and shook hands with one of them, saying, "Old Ma, welcome, welcome! I've been waiting for you to come!"
Li Mancang also stepped forward, shook hands with the man and said, "Minister Ma, welcome to Sandaliang. Thank you for your hard work on the journey!"
"Haha, it's not hard at all. Hello, Comrade Li Mancang, my name is Ma Guoqiang, and I'm the head of our county's armed forces department. I've heard Lao Zhao talk about you before. This time, we are all thanks to you. I'm sorry for causing trouble for the team, but don't mind!"
"What kind of trouble is this? I'm so happy that you're here. You're here for the safety of us ordinary people. We feel at ease with you. We can't thank you enough for this. How can we find it troublesome?" Li Mancang said quickly.
"Comrade Mancang, let me introduce you. These are comrades from the reconnaissance platoon and the communications squad. Comrade Wang Dajun is the platoon leader of the reconnaissance platoon one, and Comrade Yang Liwu is the platoon leader of the reconnaissance platoon two." Ma Guoqiang introduced the four soldiers behind him who were wearing military uniforms and carrying guns and radios to everyone.
Zhao Weiguo and Li Mancang greeted and shook hands with them one by one.
Ma Guoqiang introduced the other two people to the crowd and said, "Old Zhao, Comrade Mancang, these two are Secretary Hao and Secretary Cui from our county armed forces department."
Several people greeted each other, and Zhao Weiguo and Li Mancang introduced Gong Liang and Li Erniu to each other.
Finally, he pointed at Xu Jianguo and said, "Lao Ma, comrades, this young comrade is Xu Jianguo. It was he who discovered the enemy situation."
Upon hearing this, Ma Guoqiang immediately shook Xu Jianguo's hand warmly and said, "Comrade Xu, thank you very much. You have made great contributions. You are brave and knowledgeable. You are truly a hero in your youth!"
"Hello, Minister Ma! I'm just lucky and don't deserve your praise." Xu Jianguo said modestly.
"Haha, you're humble and polite, and don't take credit for yourself. Great!"
After a few more pleasantries, Li Mancang said, "Minister Ma, let's go to the brigade headquarters. It's not convenient to talk here. Besides, you comrades must have worked hard on the night journey into the mountains. We've prepared breakfast. Let's eat and chat!"
Ma Guoqiang nodded in agreement and ordered the two platoon leaders to take the soldiers to the brigade headquarters.
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