Golden Fishhook

In the autumn of 1935, the Fourth Red Army entered the grassland, and many comrades suffered from gastrointestinal (wèi) diseases. Two young comrades and I were too sick to keep up with the team, so the instructor sent the cooking squad leader to take care of us and let us walk behind.

The cooking squad leader is almost forty years old. He is quite tall, a little hunched over, with a square face, high cheekbones, wrinkles on his face, and gray hair on his temples. Because he was the oldest in the entire company and very friendly to everyone, everyone called him "Old Monitor".

The three patients cannot walk very fast and can only walk about twenty miles a day. Along the way, the old squad leader took us to take a break. When we arrived at the campsite, he went around looking for wild vegetables and cooked us some highland barley noodles. In less than half a month, two bags of highland barley were finished. Hunger threatens us. The old squad leader looked for wild vegetables and dug grass roots everywhere, but how could he just eat these things? The old squad leader saw us losing weight day by day, and he couldn't close his eyes all night long. In fact, he is even thinner than us these days.

One day, while he was washing clothes for us by a pond, he suddenly saw a fish jumping out of the water. Overjoyed, he ran back, took out a sewing needle, heated it red, and bent it into a fishing hook. That night, we had fresh fish soup (tāng). Although there were no seasonings, we felt that there was nothing more delicious than this fish soup, so we picked up the bowl and ate it all.

After that, the old squad leader tried his best to find a place with a pond to camp, settled us in, and went out with the fishhook. The next day, he always brought us steaming hot fish and wild vegetable soup. Although we are still getting weaker day by day, it is much better than just eating grass roots and wild vegetables. But as for the old squad leader himself, I have never seen him eat any fish.

Once, I couldn't help but ask him: "Old monitor, why don't you eat fish?"

He touched his mouth and said as if aftertaste: "I've eaten it. . I'll eat it as soon as I cook it, and I'll eat it before you do."

I didn't believe it, so I followed him quietly after he finished packing the dishes. I took a closer look and saw, ah! I couldn't help but be stunned. He sat there holding an enameled porcelain bowl, chewing a few grass roots and the remaining fish bones we ate. After chewing for a while, he frowned and swallowed hard. I felt as if ten thousand steel needles were piercing my throat, and I shouted out loud: "Old monitor, why are you..."

The old squad leader suddenly raised his head and saw me staring at the enamel in his hand. Bowl, he hesitated (wǔ) and said: "I, I have eaten it a long time ago. I saw that the bowl was not completely eaten, so it would be a pity to throw it away..."

"No, I know everything. Yes." I interrupted him.

The old squad leader turned around and glanced at the place where the two young comrades were sleeping. He hugged me to his side and said softly: "Keep your voice down, Xiaoliang! We are party members. Now that you know "Don't tell anyone else."

"But you must also take care of yourself!"

"It doesn't matter, I'm still strong." He raised his head and looked at Ye Mi. (mí) diffuse grassland. After a long time, he said in a low voice, "The instructor handed you three to me. Before he left, he said: 'They are young. Along the way, you are the superior, the nanny, and the orderly. No matter how hard it is, you must do it." They led them out of the grassland. "Xiao Liang, look at this grassland. It's endless. I estimate it will take another twenty days to get out. It's not easy for you to survive these twenty days!" My body is getting weaker day by day, and as long as I can't eat anything, I might not be able to get up. There are really three pros and cons. How can I report it to the party? How can I say, "Instructor, I left the comrades on the grass, and I left them alone." You have overcome the difficulties and come out?"

"But you should eat some with us!"

"No, it's too little." He shook his head gently. Shaking his head, "Xiao Liang, to be honest, it's not easy to get something to eat! Sometimes I wait in the middle of the night, but no fish bites the bait. In order to get some bait (ěr), I turned over sods but couldn't find a single earthworm. (qiū) earthworms (yǐn)...Also, my eyes are broken. When it gets dark, I have to touch wild vegetables one by one..."

I couldn't bear it anymore. He rushed to say: "Old squad leader, I will help you find it from now on, I can see it.

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“No, haven’t we already divided the work? Besides, your illness is not serious, and you won’t be able to survive if you don’t get a good rest.

I still insist on my opinion. The old squad leader suddenly said sternly: "Comrade Xiaoliang, Communist Party members must obey the party's distribution." Your task is to keep walking, calm the emotions of the two little comrades, and enhance their confidence! "

Looking at his very serious face, I couldn't say a word, so I fell into his arms and cried.

The next day, the old squad leader brought There was very little fish soup. There was only half a catfish in each enamel bowl, with a little bit of wild vegetables floating on it. He smiled and said, "Eat it, it's just a little bit missing." Alas (ài)! A very big fish has been hooked and runs away again! "

I picked up the enamel bowl and felt that the bowl weighed a thousand kilograms and could not be brought to my mouth. The two young comrades did not know why, but they also held the bowl and refused to bring it to their mouths. The old monitor looked at it At this point, he stopped smiling and frowned into knots. He said, "What's wrong? You can't eat?" If we don't eat, we won't be able to get out of this grassland. Comrades, you must eat it for the sake of the revolution. Xiaoliang, don’t be too fragile! "The last sentence was harsh, and only I knew the meaning.

I brought the bowl to my mouth, and big tears fell into the steaming fish soup. I quietly turned my back and wiped Wiping my eyes, the old squad leader watched us finish eating, with a smile on his face and a smile on his face. But my heart felt like it was filled with lead. .

Day after day, we gradually got closer to the edge of the grassland, but our illness became more and more serious. I could barely walk, but the two little comrades couldn't even stand up. No more. Although the old squad leader was skinny and his eyes were sunken deeply, he kept encouraging us with full emotions. We finally reached the edge of the grass. In the distance, the overlapping mountain peaks can be seen.

This morning, the old squad leader said happily: "Comrades, let's stop here for a while, get some food, and cheer. Encourage yourself and walk out of the grass in one breath. "After that, he picked up the fishhook and went to look for the pond.

We were in particularly good spirits, looking for wild vegetables and hay everywhere, as if it was a festival. But after a long time, we still haven't seen him. The old squad leader came back. We searched everywhere and finally found him beside a pond.

We were all panicked when we were crossing the snowy mountains. Soldiers. He used amazing perseverance to support his life, but once he fell down, he couldn't get up again. The best way to save the old squad leader was to let him eat something quickly. We immediately divided the work, and I went fishing. One person was taking care of the old squad leader, and the other was lighting a fire.

I squatted by the water and kept saying (dāo) in my heart: "Fish! Come quickly! This is saving the life of a revolutionary soldier! "But the more impatient I am, the less likely the fish will take the bait. After waiting for a long time, I finally saw the reed stalk floating on the water moving. I quickly picked up the fishing rod and finally caught a small fish two or three inches long. .

When I leaned down and brought the fish soup to the old monitor’s mouth, the old monitor was already dying and he opened his eyes slightly and saw the fish I was holding. Tang, the first sentence said: "Xiaoliang, don't waste things. I...I can't do it. Eat it! There are still more than twenty miles to go. After eating, you must get out of the grass! ”

“Old monitor, you eat! We have to carry you out of the grass! "I almost cried.

"No, you can eat it. You must get out of the grass! See the instructor and tell him that I failed to complete the tasks assigned to me by the party and failed to take good care of you. Look, you are all so thin..."

The old monitor touched my head with his rough (cāo) hands. Suddenly, his hand dropped.

"Old monitor ! Old monitor! "We shouted. But the old monitor, he, his eyes slowly closed.

We fell on the old monitor, sobbing for a long time.

Wipe dry With tears streaming down my face, I carefully wrapped the fishhook left by the old squad leader and put it in my pocket (dōu) close to my body. I thought that after the revolution was victorious, I must send it to the Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Hall for our children. Children and grandchildren come to pay homage to it.

On this fishhook covered with red rust, a brilliant golden light shines.

<>, <> are all about the Red Army's Long March across the grass. story.

<> seems to be about the various difficulties encountered by the Red Army.

The Red Army is not afraid of the difficulties of the expedition,

Thousands of rivers and thousands of mountains just wait and see.

The five mountains are meandering and the waves are flowing,

The Wumeng is majestic and the mud balls are walking.

The golden sand and water beat against the clouds and the cliffs are warm,

The iron cables across the Dadu Bridge are cold.

I am even more happy about the thousands of miles of snow in Minshan Mountain.

After the three armies passed, they all looked happy.