Chapter 6: Jiang's Mother Teaches Her Son
A beautiful place, a heroic tomb. Jiang Xianyun has been married for over half a month now, and Chiang Kai-shek has not shown any intention of summoning him back to work, while he himself is also deeply immersed in the beauty of this place and cannot extricate himself.
He felt that the days of marriage were his happiest days, without party strife and no enemies. In the early morning, waking up, in his arms was a beautiful and shy cousin, before going to sleep, in the hall, sat a happy mother.
The mother's eye has already undergone surgery, the doctor said that it will be fully recovered in half a month at most. The old lady is happy every day and tells her neighbors, "This eye of mine was cured by a doctor from America invited by my son's brother. Oh my, it's incredible! He cut into the flesh with a knife, I don't dare to have a second surgery."
Jiang Xianyun didn't say anything either, he knew his mother just wanted to save face.
After seeing off Duanmu Shujun and her husband, Jiang Xianyun seemed to have returned to his usual carefree self, following Mao to the countryside every day, organizing farmers' associations, giving lectures to peasants, as if he would continue like this forever.
Mao was also very frustrated during this period, from the central government to Hunan, he was also hard to accept, and Mao was at a critical juncture in finding his life path, so he had little help for Jiang Xiangyun.
One evening, the old lady stopped Jiang Xianyun. "Wushan, what about your good brothers Liu Yuan and others? They all left overnight without even eating dinner."
"Mom, isn't the front line for fighting? They all went to lead troops and fight. Liu Yuan is a general, his troops are fewer than others." So they all left at night.
"That family's father is a general, and you, his son, what are you in the army?" The old lady asked casually while sweeping the floor with a broom.
"The child is not as capable as Liu Yuan's brothers, just a regimental commander." Jiang Xianyun said.
The old lady wasn't an unreasonable person, although she couldn't see with her eyes, but often heard the neighbors gossiping that Wang Tiechui's second son was a big official in the county as a squad leader, and his son was a regimental commander, not a shameful thing.
The old lady nodded and said, "It's not embarrassing yet. Compared to the later ones who took your classmates, are you older than them?" The old lady continued to ask.
"Mother, I can also be considered one of the three heroes of Huangpu. Yesterday's officers were mostly not as good as me." said Jiang Xianyun, standing up straight.
"Is that so? They are much worse than you, is that so?" The old lady asked with a smile.
Jiang Xianyun did not catch the implication of her mother's smile and continued to say, "Of course, if it weren't for the child's excellence, many people wouldn't have come even if they wanted to give face to Liu Yuan."
Seeing Jiang Xianyun's shameless appearance, the old lady suddenly became angry. "You good Jiang Xianyun, kneel down for me." The old lady shouted loudly.
"Mom, what did I do wrong? You're making me kneel down." Jiang Xianyun felt wronged but still knelt down for the first lesson.
"You tell me, what was your purpose when you left home to study back then?" the old lady asked.
"Contribute to the country, stand out from the crowd, and let poor people live a good life." Jiang Xianyun seemed to understand something, lowering his head with a hint of shyness.
"You still remember your own ideals back then, what were you doing when your brother was fighting on the front lines? Even Li San from next door joined the army to fight against the warlords, and look at that big red flower on his chest! My son is a senior colonel now! All you know is to get drunk with your wife every day. I regret giving birth to you!" The old lady got angrier and angrier, hitting Jiang Xianyun with her broom as if it was going out of style.
Jiang Xianyun's tears flowed down, "Mom, don't hit me anymore, I'll do it myself, don't tire yourself out."
"Don't worry about me, I'm dead, and it's just as well that no one will be bothering you anymore, isn't it?" The old lady was crying while hitting Jiang Xianyun, her clothes were even torn by the old lady, showing how angry she was.
Han Yumei also knew what was going on at this time, and knelt down with Jiang Xianyun, constantly advising, "Mom, our family only has him as the sole descendant. If he dies in battle, how can we two women manage? Won't our family become extinct?"
"If my son were to die in battle, I would be proud. I can hold my head high and walk with dignity. But he's hiding at home, cowering like a coward. Is this what it means to be a colonel? Can he face his brothers? Does he have the nerve to teach others and encourage them to send their sons to fight? It makes me furious." At this point, the old lady stopped scolding Jiang Yun and turned her anger on herself.
Jiang Xianyun hugged the old lady, "Mom, don't be like this, tomorrow, tomorrow, I'll go to the front line, okay?"
"What's the use of going to the front line? Can your unit fight?" asked the old lady.
"No, that's a newly formed unit with little combat power. Even if I were to go to the front line, it would be as a reserve force." Jiang Xianyun said with his head down.
"You can't even fight, what's the point of being a leader? Isn't Liu Yuan fighting right now? Why don't you just go under his command?" The old lady said.
Jiang Xianyun is what kind of person, the old lady said a word, he understood, his own mother must have heard something, and did matchmaker for others.
"Duanmu sister had a conversation with mom before she left." Han Yumei whispered to Jiang Xiangyun.
"What can't be said in front of me? Do you think I'm blind?" The old lady said angrily.
Jiang Xianyun was also helpless. Before, it was fine when the old lady couldn't see, but now that she can see, every little move would be discovered.
"Mother, don't be angry. Yumei just told me that I should hurry up and join the army, so as not to make you angry." said Jiang Xianyun.
"This is almost it, I'm asking you, are you going to the front line, Liu Yuan's troops?" The old lady asked again.
Other methods may not work, but a family relationship is always a good card to play.
"Mom, I'll listen to you. When I go back to the front line, I'll apply for a transfer to the Third Division. However, the Third Division is an elite unit and the intensity of combat is high. At that time, you might not be able to see your son again." said Jiang Xianyun.
"Isn't the Party representative of the three classes in charge of life and thought? What great danger could there be?" There really was a risk to life, and the old lady was worried.
"Who says there's no danger? Liu Yuan, this superior officer often goes to the front line. Who told your mom that it's a scam?"
"It's impossible, Duanmu is a pretty honest girl, how could she cheat people?" The old lady felt a bit overwhelmed, just in time to see Jiang Xianyun's eyes rolling around, and suddenly understood what was going on.
"I'd rather die than let you disrespect your mother, you heartless thing! I'm telling you, Liu Yuan has done great favors for our family. You have to go see him, whether you want to or not!"
Jiang Xianyun agreed with his mother's request verbally, but in his heart he cursed: Liu Yuan, you damn brother, how can you play like this?
The three masters' command center, Liu Yuan was thinking in front of the map, and as a result, he sneezed several times in a row.
"Master, did someone scold you? You have so many evil thoughts every day." Cao Yuan said with a cup of tea in hand.
"Fart, obviously I've been working hard all along, my body is a bit tired, caught a cold and whatnot. If this were in the government, at least it would be considered overwork and exhaustion, worthy of a medal or something."
"Cut!" A few people in the command center helplessly stretched out their middle fingers to despise Liu Yuan.
"None of you understand me, those who understand me are at home sleeping with their wives, life is as desolate as snow."
