bookrebus Chapter 193 Celebrating the New Year
Chapter 193 Celebrating the New Year
The twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month is commonly known as the Little New Year in the North!
Early in the morning, on the streets of Jingbohu Town,
The cheerful people, dressed in bright clothes and holding colorful silks or fans, danced happily to the loud rhythm of gongs and drums, surrounded by soldiers and ordinary people!
After a while, some onlookers also joined the Yangko dance. Although some of them were not good at it, they still actively participated in it. These people danced wildly with exaggerated movements, which made people laugh.
At this moment, whether it was the performers or the audience, everyone's face was filled with bright smiles. This kind of joyful atmosphere has not appeared for a long time.
This is one of the New Year activities organized by Mei Ping, Yangko dance!
After seven years of being depressed, it was the first time that the people in the occupied areas celebrated the New Year in a peaceful and comfortable environment.
Li Zengxin's grocery store was crowded with soldiers and common people who were doing their New Year shopping. Tobacco, floral cloth, and candy were the three most popular items!
There was a long queue outside!
Starting today, the grocery store held a New Year's Eve event, with all goods at a 5% discount.
For example, a pack of tobacco, weighing about two taels, used to sell for two yuan in Manchuria currency, but now it only costs one yuan!
This year, with the end of the Battle of Wuhan in the interior of China, China and Japan began to enter a strategic stalemate. In order to maintain the huge occupied area, the Japanese army transferred a large amount of supplies from the Northeast to the interior of China, which led to a sharp depreciation of the Manchurian currency, and its purchasing power was far less than before.
Li Zengxin’s grocery store was already much cheaper than the market price, and now it’s 50% off!
This triggered a panic buying and almost caused a stampede. There was no other way, so Li Zengxin called two soldiers to maintain order at the scene. At the same time, a purchase limit notice was posted, with purchase limits on both individual items and total quantities, and the maximum purchase limit per person was 5 yuan!
Yin Xinjun strolled on the street wearing a mask. He didn't like to be in the spotlight and was afraid that spies would target him. After all, if the spies kept their mouths shut, he wouldn't be able to recognize them!
At least seven or eight hundred people came to the town. Yin Xinjun watched the yangko dance with great interest, and even danced along for a while, then went straight to the headquarters.
Today, even Sai Mulan, Tang Yantian, Jiang Hailiang, Zhang Ying, Jiang Yong, Wang Huimin and others came to the town to join in the fun.
Tong Yu was pregnant with a big belly and had difficulty moving. She only dared to walk around the cave with Sun Wei's company.
Tang Yantian now has an important task, which is to protect the safety of the base and the lava cave!
After watching the Yangko dance,
Tang Yantian took Wang Huimin to the grocery store.
One of the tables was filled with wooden boxes.
It was filled with all kinds of snacks and cakes.
The colorful fruit candies in one of the boxes made Wang Huimin scream with surprise.
Tang Yantian took out a handful of banknotes and said to the salesman,
"Fruit candies, I want them all!"
An ordinary person in the queue behind started to yell in dissatisfaction.
"If you take them all, what will my children eat?"
The salesperson looked at the banknotes in embarrassment and said,
"Adjutant Tang, this candy was obtained by Boss Yanwang. The quantity is limited, and each person is limited to two!"
Tang Yantian smiled awkwardly.
"Okay then, give me four candies!"
After getting four candies, Tang Yantian stuffed them all into Wang Huimin's hands.
"Little ant, eat it. This is fruit candy. It's very sweet. I've eaten it before!"
Wang Huimin peeled off the candy wrapper, put a candy into his mouth, and his eyes narrowed into crescents with joy.
Vast snowfields,
Peng Yuan held up the telescope and looked carefully.
Another group of tribes appeared in front of us.
There is a sign hanging at the door: Shalanzi Tribe!
He murmured to himself,
"Still haven't seen any sentinels. Looks like we'll definitely find Hades if we keep going south!"
Peng Yuan turned around and ordered,
"We have now entered Hades' territory, let's raise our flag!"
A soldier at the back held up a tattered red flag, which was already covered with black spots from the smoke, with the words "Second Regiment, First Division, Fifth Army of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces" written on it!
As soon as the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces soldiers entered the tribe, they saw a notice posted at the door - a peeling order!
The handwriting is quite clear, obviously it is newly posted!
There were also a few human heads that were a little shriveled due to being exposed to the sun hanging next to them!
Several literate soldiers read aloud,
"All puppet Manchukuo political, military, police and special personnel in Mudanjiang Province are ordered to take off their dog skins before the Spring Festival of 1939 and never be enemies of the people again. Otherwise, they will be killed without mercy and all their properties will be confiscated!" The signature is the King of Hell!
The warriors were all applauding enthusiastically, and the common people from several tribes were watching curiously.
Liang Xihe pushed his glasses up on his nose, read the notice carefully, and said with emotion,
"Captain, this is so fucking satisfying! The King of Hell has appeared and the traitor has been punished!"
"Well, Yan Wang told me that he hates traitors the most. Northeast China is so big that the Japanese alone can't control it. It's all because of these traitors and spies who inform on us!"
Peng Yuan pulled an old man over and asked,
“When was this notice posted?”
"A team passed by and posted it this morning!"
"Passing by? Sir, where did they go?"
"In the opposite direction from you!"
"And how many of them are there?"
“There are dozens of people!”
Peng Yuan and Liang Xihe looked at each other with surprise in their eyes. It seemed that Yan Wang not only took root here, but also developed and expanded his team.
"Chief of Staff, Yan Wang told me that he wants to take root in the Jingbo Lake area. It seems to be true!"
A middle-aged man walked out of the tribe and approached Peng Yuan and his group.
"Who are you?"
"We are the Anti-Japanese United Army, fighting the Japanese! I am the regiment commander Peng Yuan." Peng Yuan said.
The middle-aged man said happily,
"I am Kong Lifan, the village chief of the tribe. I was elected by the people of the tribe themselves. Haven't you eaten yet? Let's talk inside!"
Kong Lifan asked everyone to prepare the meal while he led Peng Yuan and others into the house.
Soon, a plate of cornmeal cakes, a dish of pickled vegetables, and some cooked corns were served on the table.
Peng Yuan was also very hungry. He thanked him and started eating.
"Village chief, do you know where Yan Wang and the others are?"
Kong Lifan said,
"Captain Peng, a few miles ahead, there is a Black Blind Tribe. There are Yan Wang's troops there! They are also fighting the Japs!"
"Thank you so much!" Peng Yuan said in surprise.
The Shalanzi tribe was destroyed when Yin Xin's army passed by on the way south. The Japanese and puppet troops never came here again after that, and now it is in a state of autonomy.
"There are many people and plenty of food in the Heixiazi tribe. Sometimes we even go there to attend the market!" Kong Lifan added.
"Well, I'm just going to look for them. We'll be there in a minute!"
Jingbo Lake Town, Team Command Headquarters,
Yin Xinjun had finished lunch and was about to leave.
The phone rang.
"Boss, I'm Gao Yang. We have a team coming here. They say they are from the Anti-Japanese United Army. The leader is Peng Yuan. We are here to see you!"
"Haha, we are old friends. You prepare accommodation and food for them. I will come over soon!"