Traveling through the 1940s, the whole village was massacred at the beginning

Chapter 377 Returning to the Hometown County

Jiang Jiyun woke up with a strong feeling of hunger in her stomach. It felt like a hand was scratching her stomach desperately.

She rubbed her eyes and sat up in bed, only to find that it was getting dark outside and the house was filled with the aroma of food. It turned out that she had slept until dinner time.

When she got dressed and walked out, she saw a room full of people cooking.

"Xiaoyun is awake! Let's start eating the New Year's Eve dinner." Chen Meng walked out as he watched Jiang Jiyun, whose face was red from sleeping.

A group of people sat down around two tables, including Ma Chao, Xu Fan, Chen Meng, Zhang An, Liu Zhiming, Sun Bao, Hu Dahe, Qi Feng, Zhao Huashan, Jiang Wenming, Jiang Jiyun, Jiang Jixue, Jiang Wenyan, and Dong Cuilan.

They all come from all over the world, but at this moment, everyone gathers here because of a common goal.

Ma Chao stood up, raised the wine glass in front of him, and said: "This year, our group of brothers and sisters from all corners of the world can gather here to celebrate New Year's Eve. I sincerely hope that by this time next year, we will have completely wiped out those hateful little devils, so that everyone can be reunited with their loved ones!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone responded and cheered in unison.

Jiang Jiyun looked at the drinks on the table curiously and found that the men had white wine in front of them, while on their side, Sister Xue had fruit juice in front of her, and the two aunts had steaming chicken soup in front of them.

When I looked in front of me again, I saw a full cup of milk made from powdered milk.

At this time, Xu Fan also stood up, raised his glass, and said loudly: "This first glass of wine should be toasted to our brothers who sacrificed heroically! Without their efforts, we would not have been able to slow down the invasion of our country, and we would not have become slaves of a conquered nation."

After saying that, he took the lead and slowly poured the wine in the glass onto the ground. Seeing this, others followed suit. For a moment, the aroma of wine filled the air.

Jiang Jiyun looked at the crowd somewhat awkwardly, holding the glass of milk of which he had only taken a sip.

She couldn't help but wonder: Should I also learn from the adults and spill the milk on the ground?

Just as she was hesitating, Jiang Wenming, who was sitting next to her, gently patted her hat and said to her with a smile: "Xiaoyun, you don't have to toast. Those comrades who sacrificed their lives must also hope that you children drink more good wine, so that you can grow up quickly and serve the motherland!"

Hearing this, the embarrassment on Jiang Jiyun's face instantly disappeared, replaced by a sweet smile.

During the meal, Ma Chao mentioned the affairs of the county. Jiang Jiyun and Jiang Wenming kept their heads down and said nothing.

"Uncle, today's chicken legs are so delicious." Jiang Jiyun said to Jiang Wenming while chewing on a chicken leg. She also picked up a piece of chicken with chopsticks and put it in his bowl.

Jiang Wenming picked up another piece of meat and put it in her bowl. "This braised pork is also delicious when I make it."

Jiang Wenyan drank chicken soup and looked up at the uncle and nephew who were a little busy.

Ma Chao looked at the two men and his suspicion towards them deepened. It seemed that these two men must have done something that they didn't want him to know, but unfortunately he had no evidence.

But he had not yet associated the events in the county town with these two people.

At noon the next day, Jiang Jiyun and Ma Chao pretended to go out for a while and then came back leading a ox cart.

Many people in the village came out to see them off. Ma Chao once again urged them to leave, even if it was only temporarily, because the Japanese troops would definitely come to find the Japanese who came last night, and would definitely vent their anger on the people.

After Ma Chao and his companions left, the people from the village where they were staying temporarily and the neighboring Xiucai Village all left quietly. They planned to stay with relatives temporarily and come back after a month or two.

There was no interference on their way back to their hometown. It was as if the Japanese had disappeared, and only the yellow dogs were acting arrogantly.

On the second day of the second lunar month, when the dragon raises its head, Jiang Jiyun and his companions finally arrived at their county. While passing through the county, Jiang Jiyun and Jiang Wenming looked at the places that had been bombed more than a year ago.

"No more. All those destroyed houses are gone." Jiang Wenming looked at the county town where people were still coming and going.

"Is that the new house over there?" Ma Chao pointed at the houses with both new and old bricks.

Jiang Wenming nodded and said, "Look, it has been rebuilt with new bricks and old bricks."

"What we in China lack the least are people and land, that's why the Japanese want to invade our country." Xu Fan looked at the peaceful county town.

As Jiang Jiyun was queuing to exit the South City Gate, he looked at the bullet holes on the city wall. The blackened areas from the bombing had only been patched but not repainted.

When leaving the city, an Imperial Army soldier who was checking looked at the child in the hat and felt that he looked familiar.

"You...you...are you the girl abandoned by her parents?"

Jiang Jiyun was stunned for a moment when he heard the other party say that, and then he saw the Imperial Army coming over and saying, "Weren't you abandoned by your parents and followed a young uncle to beg? It seems that you are living a good life now?"

When he reminded her of this, Jiang Jiyun recalled the nonsense she had said before. She quickly said, "So it's you, General? Did you get promoted?"

"Hahaha... it seems you still remember me! Our boss felt sorry for you and didn't charge you for entering the city. I didn't expect you were still alive. I'm the captain now. I didn't expect to see you again. You've grown a lot taller in more than a year!" The captain of the Imperial Army said happily to Jiang Jiyun.

"General, have I really grown a lot taller?" Jiang Jiyun also became happy.

"That's right. You were almost as tall as the basket at the beginning, but now you are much taller than the basket." The captain recalled what happened back then.

Jiang Jiyun rolled his eyes, took out five silver dollars from his pocket and stuffed them into his pocket, saying, "General, I followed my uncle to the next province to work for a master. I made some money and came back to visit you. Please keep this. Thank you for your care."

"The little kid is very perceptive. Good. Next time you encounter trouble in the city, come to me, Li Xin." The captain of the Imperial Army took the money and patted the hat on Jiang Jiyun's head and said.

"Goodbye, Captain Li!" Jiang Jiyun followed Jiang Wenming out of the city with a smile.

"Captain, do you know that kid?" asked the person behind Li Xin.

"That happened in the summer of the year before last. The child's parents had a child out of wedlock, but the girl was disliked by her in-laws, so the child was given away. She didn't have a good life, so she came to the county town to beg for a living." Li Xin told the people around him.

"The captain is really kind." The man said flatteringly.

"My captain said that we are all Chinese and we are all trying to survive. Why should we make things difficult for our compatriots? It's not easy to live in this world nowadays. Every help counts. This is the first time I've received such a sincere gift from someone and I'm very happy." Li Xin put the dollar in his pocket and spoke with a smile.

Ma Chao and the others who followed behind felt relieved after hearing Li Xin's words. Not all the Imperial Army were traitors.