13.金色的鱼钩

13. golden fish hook

1. In the autumn of 1935, the Fourth Red Front Army entered the Grassland, many comrades got gastrointestinal disease.

2. two small comrades and I were too sick to keep up with the team, the instructor sent the head of the cooking squad to take care of us and let us walk in the back.

3. The head of the cooking squad is almost forty years old, tall, a little hunchback, square face, high cheekbones, face covered with wrinkles.

4. The whole company number of his age, to everyone and special pro, the group called him "old squad leader".

5. Three sick people can not walk fast, only 20 miles a day.

6. Along the way, the old squad leader led us to walk a break a break.

7. to the camp, he went around to find wild vegetables, and barley noodles to cook for us.

8. In less than half a month, two bags of barley noodles were finished.

9. Hunger threatened us.

10. The old squad leader went around looking for wild vegetables, digging grass roots, but how can we eat these things alone!

11. The old squad leader to see us day by day thinning, he could not close his eyes all night long.

12. In fact, these days he is thinner than we are!

13. One day, he was washing our clothes at a pond when he suddenly saw a fish jump out of the water.

14. He ran back with joy, took out a sewing needle, burned it red, and bent it into a fishing hook.

15. That night, we ate fresh fish soup.

16. Although no ingredients were added, we felt that there was nothing more delicious than this fish soup, and picked up the bowl and ate it all.

17. From then on, the old squad leader looked for a place to camp with a pond as much as possible, and settled us down and went out with a fish hook.

18. The next day, he always carried steaming fresh fish and wild vegetable soup for us to eat.

19. Although we are still weakened day by day, compared to just eating grass roots and wild vegetables, after all, much better.

20. but the old class leader himself, I have never seen him eat a little fish.

21. Once, I could not help but ask him: "Old squad leader, why do not you eat fish ah?

22. He touched his mouth, as if reminiscing, and said: "I have eaten. I eat as soon as the pot, before you guys eat it."

23. I didn't believe it, and when he finished cleaning up the dishes and left, I followed him quietly.

24. and came closer to see, ah!

25. I couldn't help but be frozen.

26. He sat there holding the enamel bowl, chewing a few grass roots and our leftover fish bones, chewed for a while, then frowned and swallowed hard.

27. I feel as if there are ten thousand steel needles sticking in the throat, lost voice and shouted: "Old squad leader, how do you ......"

28. The old squad leader jerked his head up and saw me staring at the enamel bowl in his hand, so he stammered and said, "I, I have already eaten. See the bowl is not yet clean, throwing away the strange pity ......"

29. "No, I know all about it."

30.I interrupted him.

31. The old squad leader turned around and took a look at the place where the two young comrades were sleeping, put his arm around me and whispered, "Keep your voice down, Xiaoliang! We are both party members, now that you know, do not tell others."

32. "But you have to love yourself too!"

33. "It doesn't matter, I'm still strong."

34. he lifted his head and looked at the night-filled grass.

35. It was a long time before he said in a low voice, "The instructor gave me the three of you, and as he was leaving he said, 'They are young. Along the way, you are the superior, the nanny, the orderly, no matter how hard it is, you have to bring them out of the meadow.'

36. Xiao Liang, look at this grass, it is boundless, with no end in sight. I estimate that it will take more than 20 days to go out.

37. It's not easy to survive these 20 days!

38. Seeing that your bodies are getting weaker day by day, as long as one day you can't eat, you may not be able to get up, if there is really a shortage, how can I report to the party?

39. can I say, 'instructor, I left my comrades on the grass, I overcame the difficulties and came out'?"

40. "But you should eat a little with us!"

41. "No, it's too little."

42. He shook his head gently, "Xiao Liang, seriously, it's not easy to get some food. Sometimes wait for the middle of the night, but no fish on the hook.

43. In order to get a little bait, I turned over how much turf can not find a worm ...... Also, my eyes are broken, the darkness, looking for wild vegetables will have to feel one by one ......"

44. I can no longer resist, grabbed, "Old class leader, I will help you find together, I can see."

45. "No, we have not long divided the work? Besides, you are not lightly ill, you will not be able to hold up without a good rest."

46. I still insist on my opinion.

47. The old squad leader suddenly said sternly, "Comrade Xiaoliang, Communist Party members must obey the Party's assignment. Your task is to insist on walking, stabilize the two young comrades and strengthen their confidence!"

48. Looking at his very grim face, I couldn't say a word, and actually fell into his arms and cried.

49. The next day, the old squad leader brought the fish soup is particularly small, each enamel bowl only a small half cat fish, with a little bit of wild vegetables floating on it.

50. He said with a smile: "Eat, just a little less. Alas! A good big fish has been hooked, and ran away!"

51. I picked up the enamel bowl, I think this bowl has a thousand pounds, how can not be delivered to the mouth. Two young comrades do not know why, also end the bowl does not send to the mouth.

52. The old squad leader saw this situation, curbed the smile, eyebrows wrinkled into a pimple.

53. He said: "What's wrong, can not eat? If you do not eat, we will not be able to walk this grass.

54. Comrades, for the sake of the revolution, you must eat.

55. Xiao Liang, don't be too vulnerable!" These last words were stern, and only I knew what they meant.

56. I brought the bowl to my mouth, and the teardrops fell in big pieces into the steaming fish soup.

57. I quietly turned my back, wiped my eyes, and swallowed the fish soup with a big gulp.

58. The old squad leader watched us finish eating, the wrinkles on his face stretched out, and a smile appeared on his lips.

59. but my heart seems to be stuffed with lead, heavy.

60. day after day, gradually approaching the edge of the grass, we are getting sicker and sicker.

61. I could barely walk, but the two young comrades did not even have the strength to straighten their backs.

62. The old squad leader, although thin to skin and bones, eyes deeply sunken, but also with full of emotion to encourage us.

63. We thus support a section, hold a section, finally walked to the edge of the grass. In the distance, the overlapping peaks can already be seen.

64.This morning, the old squad leader said cheerfully: "Comrades, let's stop here, get some food, drum up some energy, one breath out of the grass."

65. After saying that, he picked up the fish hook and went to look for a water pond.

66. We were in good spirits and went around looking for wild vegetables and gathering hay, as if it were a festival.

67. But after a long time, the old squad leader did not come back.

68. We searched in all directions and finally found him by a pond, where he was already unconscious.

69. We all panicked.

70. When crossing the snowy mountains, there are many such examples, soldiers with amazing perseverance to support their lives, but once they fell down, they could not get up.

71. To save the old squad leader, the best way is to let him eat something quickly.

72. We immediately divided the work, I went fishing, the rest of a person to take care of the old squad leader, a person to build a fire.

73. I squatted at the water's edge and kept chanting in my heart: "Fish! Come quickly!

74. This is to save the life of a revolutionary soldier ah!"

75. But, wait for a long time, still no fish on the hook, easy to see floating in the water stalks moved a little, hurried to pull up the fishing rod, or empty ......

76. When I bent down and brought the fish soup to the mouth of the old squad leader, the old squad leader was already dying.

77. He opened his eyes faintly, saw the fish soup I carried, the first sentence said: "Xiao Liang, do not waste things. I ...... I can not. You guys eat!

78. There are still more than 20 miles to go, eat up, must walk out!"

79. "Old squad leader, you eat ah!

80. we carry also have to carry you out!"

81. I almost cried out.

82. "No, you guys eat.

83. You must go out of the grass!

84. see the instructor, tell him that I did not complete the task given to me by the party, did not take good care of you.

85. Look, you are all so thin ......"

86. The old squad leader stroked my head feebly with his rough hand.

87. Suddenly, his hand dropped.

88. "Old squad leader! Old squad leader!"

89. we shouted out of breath.

90. but the old squad leader, still slowly closed his eyes.

91. We threw ourselves on the old squad leader and sobbed for a long, long time.

92. After drying my tears, I carefully wrapped up the fish hook left by the old squad leader and put it in my coat pocket.

93. I thought, after the victory of the revolution, I must send this shining golden fish hook to the revolutionary martyrs' memorial hall, so that our children and grandchildren will come to look at it.