Chapter 3117 3119 [Mr. Zhu Is Gone]

Time comes to four or seven years.

Mr. Zhu finally compiled the "Zishui County Chronicle" and was overjoyed to get it from the county government of Zishui County, hoping that the county magistrate could allocate funds for publication.

However, the newly appointed magistrate of Zishui County refused to fund printing. He also mocked Mr. Zhu for being idle and compiling county annals without looking at the current situation. Mr. Zhu was very angry.

In order to compile this book, several great scholars from Guan Dynasty spent twenty years carefully studying the classics and every word.

However, the Zishui County Magistrate didn't know what he was talking about, and he just passed the blame, saying that he had no money, which made Mr. Zhu so angry that he almost dropped his scholarly pretense and cursed others.

After Xiang Nan heard about it, he took five bundles of ocean and found Mr. Zhu, "Sir, compiling county annals is a good thing. There is a saying that goes, 'If you want to destroy your country, you must first destroy its history; if you want to destroy your clan, you must first destroy it." Destroy its culture.'

Mr. Xiang compiled the county annals precisely for Bailuyuan, writing history for Zishui County, and spreading the roots of Zishui County. With this county annals, our Zishui County has a soul.

Even if there is another invasion by foreign enemies in the future, as long as this county chronicle remains, the roots of our Zishui County will not be extinguished. Therefore, publishing county chronicles is really a good thing that benefits the country and the people, and I should also contribute a little bit.

Moreover, my money originally came from the people, and now it is appropriate to return it to the people. Please, sir, please do not refuse. "

Seeing Xiang Nan say this, Mr. Zhu was very moved.

In fact, after so many years, he admired Xiang Nan very much.

When the crow soldiers invaded Yuanshang, it was Xiang Nan who protected a village of people; later when drought, locust plagues, and plagues broke out, it was Xiang Nan who provided food and medicine...

Therefore, he accepted the five hundred oceans.

…

Zishui County Chronicle was subsequently published.

The smooth publication of this book also allowed Mr. Zhu to realize his last wish.

Later, he personally delivered the county chronicle to the homes of the other seven old gentlemen who participated in the compilation of the county chronicle. He also visited all of Zishui County along the way, and saw the land that raised him for the last time.

After he finished walking, he felt that his body was lighter and the burden of his life was finally lifted.

In the winter of that year, after he had settled all his funeral arrangements, he asked his daughter-in-law Zhu Bai to comb his hair for the last time.

Then, he snuggled into Zhu Bai's arms and said, "I feel so lonely that I can't bear it, and I just want to have a mother! I want to call you mom..."

Zhu Bai understood his thoughts very well, nodded silently, and gently held his head.

At this time, heavy snow fell one after another, and both of them gradually stopped breathing.

…

Mr. Zhu's death caused a huge sensation in Bailuyuan.

People from several surrounding villages came together to pay homage to Mr. Zhu.

On the one hand, Mr. Zhu's knowledge is admired by everyone and he is a rare scholar in Bailuyuan; on the other hand, Mr. Zhu's character is also well-known by everyone.

At that time, one person said that Fang Sheng would retire and be promoted to 200,000 Qing soldiers; he agreed to Fang Sheng's lectures for five years, and then he really left his family and career and went to teach outside the country; he inspected tobacco-banning seedlings, formulated township covenants, provided relief to victims of disasters, and compiled county annals...

One after another, each one is full of benevolence, great wisdom and bravery, which is very admirable.

Therefore, on the day of Mr. Zhu's funeral, thousands of people came to pay his respects, and the procession stretched for two or three miles.

Xiang Nan was among them, and wrote an elegiac couplet for Mr. Zhu, "Be confident that you will have no regrets in your life, and you will dare to face the sky after your death."

Bai Jiaxuan also cried so hard that he wished he could die on the coffin and go with his brother-in-law.

His brother-in-law is the guiding light in his life and the great sage in his mind. He had followed his brother-in-law's guidance for most of his life. Now that his brother-in-law died, he suddenly felt empty in his heart.

"The best gentleman in Bailuyuan has passed away... There will never be such a good gentleman in the world again!" He knelt down in front of Mr. Zhu's grave and cried.

…

After Mr. Zhu's death, it soon came to 1949.

In May, the city of Xi'an was liberated. Immediately afterwards, Zishui County was liberated.

Many Communists suddenly appeared on the plains, welcoming the People's Liberation Army, and also arrested the bully landlords, local tyrants, evil gentry, and corrupt officials.

Secretary-General Yue Weishan, Director of the Joint Security Council Tian Fuxian, and bully landlord He Yaozu were all arrested.

It turns out that in recent years, the Kuomintang has gone against the grain and imposed excessive taxes and expropriations, which has long aroused public anger in the original area.

The common people were initially skeptical of the underground party, but later gradually became their supporters.

Many people even privately joined underground parties, militias, and guerrillas to operate on the plains.

It's just that they work as farmers in peacetime and as soldiers in wartime. If you pick up the gun, you can fight, if you put down the gun, you can produce.

This time, the militia played a big role in the liberation of Xi'an City and Zishui County.

After the liberation of Zishui County, Lu Zhaopeng wore this military uniform, returned to his original position, and found Xiang Nan.

"Okay, I knew you would be the winner in the end." Xiang Nan nodded and smiled.

"Thank you for supporting us. The original three million yuan really helped us a lot." Lu Zhaopeng said.

Three million oceans were transferred to the Maoqin base area by him. With this money, the strength of the Thirty-sixth Army was greatly enhanced. Not only did it expand to 50,000 people, but its territory also expanded more than ten times.

Lu Zhaopeng was very grateful to Xiang Nan for laying a solid foundation for the subsequent victory.

"You're welcome, it's just a small effort." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said.

"By the way, I have something I want you to confirm." Lu Zhaopeng said again.

"What's the matter?" Xiang Nan asked curiously.

"During the Anti-Japanese War, there was a legendary agent, codenamed 'Ghost', who assassinated senior Japanese military officials, burned Japanese military weapons, stole Japanese military secrets, and caused extremely serious damage to the Japanese military. Is this you?" Lu Zhaopeng asked.

Xiang Nan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Just say it is, I won't admit it anyway."

He didn't originally want to receive awards for meritorious service, he just wanted to live his life well in the future, so he would not admit this matter.

Hearing what he said, Lu Zhaopeng laughed.

He had already guessed that the "ghost" was Xiang Nan. He is the only one who has the ability to not only kill people invisible, but also travel thousands of miles by day and eight hundred at night to carry out long-distance attacks.

Moreover, the "ghost" method of doing things is almost exactly the same as when Xiang Nan suppressed the Song army. They all burned grain and grass, stole money from warehouses, exploded arms, and killed officers...

"Hei Wa, thank you, you have made great contributions to the Anti-Japanese War." Lu Zhaopeng held Xiang Nan's hand tightly.

"Zhao Peng, don't say that, I didn't admit it." Xiang Nan smiled, "Without evidence, I hope you won't say nonsense."

Lu Zhaopeng smiled, "Now it's not like before, everyone can speak freely."

Xiang Nan also laughed when he heard this.

…

When Lu Zhaopeng came back, he also brought back Bai Lingsheng's daughter.

It turned out that in order to hide their identity, he and Bai Ling pretended to be a couple, and then as time went by, they faked it and actually got married.

Later, Bai Ling became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter at the home of a fellow villager in the base area, named Lu Tianming.

Bai Jiaxuan and Wu Xiancao were very happy to see Bai Ling's daughter.

They loved their daughter Bai Ling the most, but Bai Ling broke their hearts.

They had not seen each other since their hasty farewell more than ten years ago. The two of them were looking forward to it and their tears were almost dry.

So now that they see their granddaughter, who looks exactly like their daughter when she was a child, Bai Jiaxuan and Wu Xiancao are really happy.