我是上海的一个中学毕业生，到农村劳动锻炼已经一年多了。
去年冬天，生产队让我去和贫农黄大叔一起喂小牛。小牛，我这个城市姑娘过去连见都没见过，更不用说喂它了。
开始，我特别害怕接近小牛，因为小牛喜欢舔人，身上还有味儿。我怕弄脏了衣服，总是躲得远远的。
但是，我发现黄大叔不是这样。他不怕脏，不怕累，照顾小牛又耐心又细致。天冷了，他把草垫得厚厚的，让小牛暖暖和和地躺在上面。一天，一头小牛病了，黄大叔急得吃不下饭，睡不好觉，急忙请来兽医给小牛打针。打针的时候，小牛突然拉稀了。我嫌脏，就赶快躲开。黄大叔却一直在旁边照顾小牛。黄大叔的行动给了我很大的教育。
有一次，又有一头小牛病了，躺在地上一动也不动。我用手摸了摸小牛的嘴。啊！嘴已经凉了。我急得简直要哭起来，心里想：决不能让集体的财产受损失，一定要想办法把小牛救活。我就立刻跑去请来了兽医。我象黄大叔那样，小心地接住小牛，让兽医打针。兽医说：“要是再耽误一会儿，这小牛就完了。”打完针，小牛慢慢又能动了。我虽然很累，又弄了满身泥土，心里却非常高兴。
今年五月，我开始放牛了。为了让牛吃到好草，我每天都把牛赶到很远的地方去放。一次，突然刮起了大风，接着又下起了大雨。小牛受了惊，拼命乱跑。我急忙去追。追啊！追啊！一边叫。可是越追，小牛跑得越快。我一心只想着小牛，还是拼命地追。突然脚下一滑，我跌倒在地上，把腿摔伤了。我坚持着从地上爬起来，冒着大雨又追了二里多路，终于追上了小牛。回到家，我全身都湿透了。贫下中农知道以后纷纷来看我。他们的关怀给了我很大的鼓舞。
在贫下中农的耐心教育和热情帮助下，经过一年多的实践，我的思想感情有了很大的变化，同时也学到了不少生产知识。看着一头头小牛长大了，我感到真有说不出的愉快。
I am a graduate of a middle school in Shanghai, and over a year ago I was sent to a farming village to strengthen through physical labor.
Last winter, my production team sent me to watch calves together with Uncle Huang. As a city lady, I had not even seen a calf, not to speak of taking care of one!
At first, I was afraid of going near the calves, since they liked licking people, and their bodies were smelly. I feared that my clothes would get dirty, so I hid far away.
However, I discovered that Uncle Huang is not like that. He does not fear becoming dirty or tired, and tends to the calves with great patience and care. On cold days, he covers the floor with grass, to let the calves have something warm and comfortable to rest on. One day, a calf became ill, and Uncle Huang was too worried to eat or sleep properly, and quickly went to ask a veterinary to give the calf an injection. At the time of the injection, the calf suddenly had a case of loose bowels. I did not like the filth, so I quickly ran away to hide. Uncle Huang, on the other hand, went directly to the side of the calf and took care of it. Uncle Huang's actions were very educational to me.
Another time a calf got sick again. It laid on the ground without moving. I felt its mouth with my hands. Oh! The mouth was cold already. I could not help crying, and thought to myself: I simply can not allow communal property to be lost, I must find some way to revive this calf. I quickly ran to get the veterinary. I acted like Uncle Huang, and went directly to the calf and let the veterinary give it an injection. The veterinary said: "If you had waited any longer, this calf would have died." The calf slowly started to move again. Although I was tired, and covered with dirt, I was extremely happy.
In May this year, I started herding cattle. In order to let them eat good grass, every day I would take them far away to graze. Once, it suddenly started blowing and raining. The cattle were scared and ran for their lives. I quickly went to chase them. "Chase them! Chase them!" I was screaming. But the further I chased them, the faster they ran. With my whole heart I thought of the cattle, and I continued chasing them for all I was worth. Suddenly I slipped with my foot and fell down to the ground and hurt my leg. Yet I rose from the ground, and ignored the rain for another pursuit of over a kilometer, and in the end I got the calves. When I got home, I was soaking wet. After the poor lower middle peasants heard of this, they came one after another to visit me. Their concern boosted my spirits greatly.
With the patient instruction from and enthusiastic help of the poor lower middle peasants, after a year my thoughts and emotions have been greatly transformed, and at the same time I have learnt much about production. At seeing the calves grow up, I am filled by an unspeakable joy.
东郭先生赶着驴沿着大路往前走，驴背上驮着一个口袋，口袋里装着书。
忽然从后面跑来一只狼，慌慌张张地对东郭先生说：“仁慈的先生，救救我吧！打猎的在后边追我，要把我打死。让我在你的口袋里躲一躲吧！躲过了这场灾难，我永远也忘不了你的好处。”
东郭先生犹豫了一会儿，看着狼那种可怜的样子，就说：“好吧！我救救你。”他把口袋打开，拿出里面的书，想把狼装进去。他怕狼在里面不舒服，这样装，那样装，总是装不好。
打猎的越来越近，都能听见马跑的声音了。狼着急地说：“先生，能不能快一点？象你这样慢，哪儿是救我，简直是让他们来捉我了。”说着就躺在地上，四条腿并在一起，让东郭先生用绳子捆起来。东郭先生按照它的意思，把它捆好装进口袋里，上面又加了一些书，放到驴背上，继续往前走。
打猎的追上来一看，狼不见了，就问东郭先生：“有一只狼跑过来了，你看见没有？”东郭先生回答说：“我么有看见。这儿有很多小路，也许从小路逃走了。”打猎的听了，就沿着小路赶下去。
狼在口袋里听见马跑的声音渐渐地远了，就喊：“先生，可以放我出去了。”东郭先生把它放出来，狼前后看了，说：“我现在饿极了，如果找不到东西吃，一定要饿死。先生既然救我，就该救到底，让我吃了你吧！”说着，就向东郭先生扑去。
东郭先生非常害怕，只好借驴来抵挡。狼扑到驴这边，他就躲到那边。嘴里不住地骂：“你这没良心的东西！你这没良心的东西！”
正在这时，前边来了一位老人。东郭先生急忙把老人拉住，请他评理。他把事情的经过告诉了老人。狼插进来说：“他刚才捆住我的腿，把我装在口袋里，上面还压了很多书，哪儿是救我，明明是想闷死我。这样的人还不该吃吗？”
东郭先生很生气，对老人说，他救那只狼，只是困为可怜它，并没有别的意思。
老人想了想说：“你们的话我都不信。这个口装怎么能装下一只狼？我得看一看狼是怎样装进去的。”狼同意了，它又躺下，四条腿并在一起，让东郭先生用绳子捆起来。东郭先生把它捆好装进口袋里。这时候老人对东郭先生说：“现在你安全了。以后要记住，对这样的坏东西仁慈，就会害了自己。”
说完，老人和东郭先生一起把狼打死了。
Mr. Gongguo was hurrying forward along the big road with his donkey, which carried a bag on its back, and inside the bag books were packed.
Sudenly a wolf came running from behind, and said hurriedly to Mr Dongguo: "Kind sir, help me! Hunters are chasing me back there and want to kill me. Let me hide in your bag! After I've avoided this calamity, I will never forget your kindness."
Mr. Dongguo hesitated for a moment, but looking at the pitiable appearance of the wolf he said: "OK! I'll help you." He opened the bag, took out the books inside, and thought about putting in the wolf. He was afraid the wolf would not be very comfortable inside, and tried to pack him this way, that way, but nothing worked.
The hunters were drawing closer, and one could even hear the sounds of the horses running. The wolf said anxiously: "Mister, could you hurry up a little? You're being slow, how is this helping me, you're practically letting them capture me." As he was talking he lay down on the ground, with his four legs put together, to let Mr. Dongguo tie them together with a rope. According to the wolf's idea, Mr. Dongguo tied him up and put him in the sack, and added some books on top. He put the sack on the donkey's back and continued walking.
When the pursuing hunters came to look, the wolf was nowhere to be seen, so they asked Mr. Dongguo: "There was a wolf running here, did you see it?" Mr. Dongguo replied: "I haven't seen it. There are many small paths here, maybe he escaped on one of these." When the hunters heard this, they hurried down a small path.
The wolf heard from within the bag that the sound of the horses was gradually becoming more distant, and shouted: "Mister, you can let me out now." Mr. Dongguo let him out, the wolf looked around and said: "I'm very hungry now, if I don't find anything to eat I'll starve for sure. Since you helped me, you should help me all the way and let me eat you!" When he said this, the wolf jumped at Mr. Dongguo.
Mr. Dongguo was very afraaid, and could only borrow the donkey to resist. When the wolf jumped to one side of the donkey, he hid on the other side. From his mouth came a continuous stream of insults: "You unconscientious thing! You unconscientious thing!"
Just then, an old man came from ahead. Mr. Dongguo quickly pulled the old man, and asked him to judge. He informed the old man of the circumstances. The wolf interrupted him, saying: "He just tied my legs together, and packed me into his bag, and on top he put a lot of books, how is this helping me, obviously he wanted to kill me. Why shouldn't I eat such a person?"
Mr. Dongguo was very angry, and said to the old man that he helped this wolf only because he looked so pitiful, and certainly had no other intention.
The old man thought for a bit and said: "I don't trust either of your stories. How could you pack a wolf into this bag? I must see for myself how a wolf can get into it." The wolf agreed, and laid down again putting his four legs together, and let Mr. Dongguo tie him up with the rope. Mr. Dongguo tied him up well and put him inside the bag. Now the old man said to Mr. Dongguo: "Now you're safe. In the future, remember that showing this kind of mercy to evil creatures is harmful to yourself."
When he finished talking, the old man and Mr. Dongguo beat the wolf to death together.
刘胡兰是山西省文水县运周西村人。
一九四五年秋天，八路军解放了她的家乡。当时刘胡兰才十三岁，就参加了革命工作，当了村里妇女会的干部。在党的教育下，在火热的斗争中，刘胡兰锻炼得越来越坚强。第二年，她光荣地参加了中国共产党。
当解放区的人民正在进行翻身斗争的时候，国民党匪军向解放区发动了进攻。一九四六年冬天，八路军转移了，运周西村变成了游击区，敌人在这儿发动了大“扫荡”。在那艰难危险的环境中，刘胡兰毫不动摇，一直坚持斗争。她带领群众做军鞋，送军粮，积极支援解放战争。
一九四七年一月十二日，敌人突然包围了运周西村，把全村群众都集中到广场上，从人群中抓走了几个人。刘胡兰感到很奇怪：为什么抓走的都是党员和八路军家属？正在这时，几个匪军冲到她面前，把她也抓走了。
敌人把刘胡兰带到了一座庙里，匪军连长恶狠狠地问：“你叫刘胡兰？”
刘胡兰回答：“我就是刘胡兰！”
“你跟八路军哪些人有联系？”
“和谁也没联系？”
“没联系？有人已经供出你是共产党员了！”
这时，刘胡兰完全明白了：出叛徒了。她把头一扬，说：“说我是共产党员，我就是共产党员！你能把我怎么样！”
“村里还有谁是共产党员？你说出来，马上让你回去，还给你一份土地。”
“就是给我一座金山也不告诉你！”
敌人气得拍着桌子喊：“难道你不怕死吗？”
“怕死就不当共产党了！”刘胡兰坚定地回答。
敌人没有办法，只好说：“不谈这些了！只要你答应以后不再给八路军办事就行。”
“那办不到！”刘胡兰立刻把他顶了回去。
匪军脸长气得大喊：“绑出去铡了！”
刘胡兰又被带到广场上。匪军指着刘胡兰和被绑着的流个人问群众：“这七个人是好人还是坏人？”
“好人！都是好人！”全村的群众一起大声地回答。这声音惊天动地，吓得敌人慌了手脚，急忙有枪对准群众，不许任何人再说话。
六个同志在铡刀下英勇牺牲了。匪军连长问刘胡兰：“你投降不投降？”刘胡兰坚决地回答：“我死也不投降！”说完，昂首挺胸向铡刀走去。
为了人民的事业，刘胡兰献出了年轻的生命。她牺牲的时候还不到十五岁。
毛泽东主席亲笔写了八个大字纪念刘胡兰。这把个字是：“生的伟大，死的光荣。”
Liu Hulan was a person from Shanxi province, Wenshui county, Yunzhouxi village.
In the fall of 1945, the Eighth Route Army liberated her family's village. At the time, Liu Hulan was just thirteen years old, and immediately participated in the revolutionary work, managing the cadres of the women's association of the village. In Party education, or during the heat of battle, Liu Hulan got stronger and tougher. In the second year, she gloriously joined the Chinese Communist Party.
When the people of the liberated areas were standing up to fight, Guomindang bandit troops unleashed an assault on the liberated areas. In the winter of 1946, the Eighth Route Army diverted and Yunzhouxi Village was transformed into an area of guerilla warfare. Here, the enemy launched a "cleaning up" operation. Among these dangerous and difficult circumstances, Liu Hulan did not waver the least, and remained committed to the struggle. She led the masses in making army boots, sending provisions to the army, and vigorously backed the liberation struggle.
January 12th, 1947, the enemy suddenly surrounded Yunzhouxi Village, and gathered all of the people at the square, where they arrested several people. Liu Hulan thought this was strange: why were the arrested people all Party members and Eighth Route Army members? Just at this time, some bandit troops rushed towards her and took her away.
The enemy led Liu Hulan into a temple, where the leader of the bandit
troops asked her fiercely: "Are you Liu Hulan?"
Liu Hulan replied: "I am indeed Liu Hulan!"
"Which Eighth Route Army members have you been in contact with?"
"I haven't been talking to anyone, who would I talk to?"
"Haven't been talking? Someone has already confessed, and told
us that you are a Communist Party member!"
At this time, Liu Hulan clearly understood: there was a traitor. She
raised her head and said: "If you say that I am a Communist Party
member, then I am a Communist Party member! What are you going to do about
it!"
"Who else in the village is a Communist Party member? If you
talk, we'll let you go immediately, and even give you some land."
"Even if you gave me a mountain of gold I wouldn't tell
you!"
The enemy furiously hit the table and shouted: "Aren't you
afraid of death?"
"To fear death is not befitting of the Communist Party!"
Liu Hulan firmly stated.
The enemy did not know what to do, and could only say: "Then
don't talk! Just promise that in the future you won't help the Eighth
Route Army."
"That won't do!" Liu Hulan immediately went out again.
The bandit troop leader angrily shouted:
"Tie her up and cut her!"
Liu Hulan was lead out to the village square again. The bandit troops
pointed at Liu Hulan and the other six people being tied up, and asked the
crowd: "These seven, are they good people or bad people?"
"Good people! They're all good people!" the entire crowd
answered loudly, scaring the enemies from their senses, so that they
immediately aimed their rifles at the crowd, and did not allow anyone to
speak again.
The six comrades bravely sacrificed their lives under the knife. The
bandit troop leader asked Liu Hulan: "Do you surrender, or not?"
Liu Hulan firmly answered: "I will die rather than surrender!"
After she finished speaking, she went to the knife with her head high.
For the sake of the people, Liu Hulan offered her young life. At the time she sacrificed herself, she was not even fifteen years old.
Chairman Mao Zedong wrote these eight characters on Liu Hulan's memorial with his own brush: "Great in life, glorious in death."
我们的共产党和共产党所领导的八路军、新四军，是革命的队伍。我们这个队伍完全是为着解放人民的，是彻底地为人民的利益工作的。张思德同志即使我们这个队伍中的一个同志。
人总是要死的，但死的意义有不同。中国古时候有个文学家叫做司马迁的说过：“人固有一死，或重于泰山，或轻于鸿毛。”为人民利益而死，就比泰山还重；替法西斯卖力，替剥削人民和压迫人民的去死，就比鸿毛还轻。张思德同志是为人民利益而死的，他的死是比泰山还要重的。
因为我们是为人民服务的，所以，我们如果有缺点，就不怕别人批评指出。不管是什么人，谁向我们指出都行。只要你说的对，我们就改正。你说的办法对人民有好处，我们就照你的办。“精兵简政”这一条意见，就是党外人士李鼎铭先生提出来的；他提得好，对人民有好处，我们就采用了。只要我们为人民的利益坚持好的，为人民的利益改正错的，我们这个队伍就一定会兴旺起来。
我们都是来自五湖四海，为了一个共同的革命目标走到一起来了。我们还要和全国大多数人民走这一条路。我们今天已经领导着有九千一百万人口的根据地，但是还不够，还要更大些，才能取得全民族的解放。我们的同志在困难的时候，要看到成绩，要看到光明，要提高我们的勇气。中国人民正在受难，我们有责任解救他们，我们要努力奋斗。要奋斗就会有牺牲，死人的事是经常发生的。但是我们想到人民的利益，想到大多数人民的痛苦，我们为人民而死，就是死得其所。不过，我们应当尽量地减少那些不必要的牺牲。我们的干部要关心每一个战士，一切革命队伍的人都要互相关心，互相爱护互相帮助。
今后我们的队伍里，不管死了谁，不管是炊事员，是战士，只要他是做过一些有益的工作的，我们都要给他送葬，开追悼会。这要成为一个制度。这个方法也要介绍到老百姓那里去。村上的人死了，开个追悼会。用这样的方法，寄托我们的哀思，使整个人民团结起来。
Our Communist Party and the Eighth Route Army and New Fourth Army it leads, are the forces of the revolution. These forces of ours are completely focused on liberating the people, and are thoroughly working for the benefit of the people. Comrade Zhang Side (即使) was a comrade from within our forces.
All people die, but the significance of their deaths are different. There was an author in ancient China named Sima Qian who said: "People have one death, but it may be heavy as Taishan, or light as a goose feather." To die for the benefit of the people, is heavier than Taishan. To die as a lackey of the fascists, exploiting and oppressing the people, is even lighter than a goose feather. Comrade Zhang Side was one who died for the benefit of the people, the significance of his death outweighs Taishan.
Since we are serving the people, if we are in error, we are not afraid of people pointing out and criticizing our faults. It doesn't matter who it is, whoever is pointing out our faults, that's fine. As long as you're correct, we will correct ourselves. If your method is beneficial to the people, we will implement your method. "Better troops and simpler administration" is one such point of view, proposed by Mr. Li Dingming outside the party. He raised a good point, which is good for the people, so we have implemented it. As long as we remain committed to working for the benefit of the people, and correct our faults for the benefit of the people, our troops will be sure to succeed.
We are all from among the five lakes and four seas, and we are coming together towards a common revolutionary goal. We still have to walk this road with the great majority of the country's people. Today we are already leading an area with 91 million people, but this is not enough, we much grow larger to be capable of obtaining the liberation of all peoples. In times of difficulty our comrades look at our achievements, look at our glory, and lift high our courage. The Chinese people is currently troubled, we have the duty to liberate them, we must use all our strength in the struggle. In a struggle sacrifices are necessary, stories of people who die are constantly created. But we are thinking of the people's benefit, of the hardships of the great majority of the people, and when we die for the people, this is a death of our choosing. However, we should decrease unnecessary sacrifices as much as possible. Our cadres should take care of every soldier, all of the revolutionary forces should take care of each other, treasure and help each other.
From this on, deaths among our troops, no matter whose, be it a kitchen worker or a soldier, as long as they have done some useful work, we much provide them with a proper burial and hold a memorial service. This will become an institution. This way we can also show the common people where to go. When a villager has died, hold a memorial service. By doing this, relying on our mourning, we can make the entire people rally together with us.
上午十点多钟，我赶着马车在路上跑。车上装的是急用的物资，要当天赶回部队。
突然，后面传来急促的喊声：“喂，解放军同志，请等一等啊！”我回头一看，后面追上来一个女同志。我心里想：什么重要的事情呢？就赶快跳下车，迎上去问：“同志，要搭车吗？”
这位女同志跑得直喘，半天说不出话来。她听到我的话，笑着摇摇头，脸上成串的汗珠掉了下来。她仔细地看了看车上装的东西，问我：“同志，你是朝盖林那个方向去的吧？”
“对了。”
“雨布带了没有？”
“雨布？这儿呢。”我朝车上一指。
她看看那块雨布，皱着眉头说：“雨布太小了，东西多，盖不住啊！”接着又说：“我是这里公社的气象员。刚才十点钟的天气预报说，十二点左右这一带有雷阵雨，刮七，八级东南风。这一路村庄很少，遇上雷阵雨，你怎么办呢？”
“这...”我早上出来的时候天气很好，连一片云也没有，所以就没有做足够的防雨淮备。她这么一问，我不知道怎么回答才好。要是真的遇到雷阵雨，一大车物资怎么办呢？
女气象员见我回答不出来，就热情地说：“你就在我们这里停一停，喂喂马，雨过了再走吧！”说着就去牵马。
我说：“谢谢你，可是我不能停。车上装的是急用物资。两个小时，我可以赶到前边的村子。”
“两个小时能赶三十多里吗？”
“能。”
她想了想，说：“好吧，路上要当心啊！”
“谢谢你啦！”我立刻跳上车，赶着马又跑起来。
我赶了二十七、八里路，听到了雷声，随着一阵凉风，乌云很快冲了上来。一场暴风雨就要来了。
这时，突然从公路旁边跑出一个二十岁左右的青年，对我大声说：“解放军同志，快到村子里避避雨！”他不等我说话，就牵着马下了公路。马车顺着一条小路大约跑了三、四里，就到了一个小村子。
那个青年把我领进一个院子，几个人立刻过来帮我把马卸下来，把车推到一个扫得干干净净的棚子里。这时候，雨已经下起来了。有三个社员各自牵了一匹马就往外走。我看他们要去喂马，就说：“别忙，等我拿了草料一块儿走。”
那个青年拉住我说：“同志，别拿了，一切我们都准备好了。”他让我到一间屋子里休息，自己又忙着干别的事情去了。
这时候我想，这些事情安排得这样好，难道他们事先知道我要来避雨吗？
我坐不住，就走出院子，看见那匹小红马拴在一个社员家里，一位老大爷正细心地喂草，老大娘给马擦汗。
看到这些，我感动得不知道说什么才好。忽然，我发现老大爷家里水快用完了，就拿了两个水桶去挑水。老大爷看我挑着水进了院子，心疼地说：“看，渔夫都淋湿了，快去休息吧。”
我还想帮老大爷干点什么，但他怎么也不让，我只好又回到原来休息的那间屋子。这时，我看到桌子上的电话机旁边有个电话记录本。翻开的那页上写着：“今天中午十二点左右有雷阵雨，一辆解放军的马车要经过你们村子，请你们帮助做好避雨工作。”最后写的是：“红旗公社气象站，九月五日。”
啊！秘密原来在这里！我明白了，这是那位女气象员打来的电话。
吃过午饭，雨渐渐地停了。我告别了村里的社员，继续赶路。雨后的天气有点儿凉，但是，我的心却是热乎乎的。我想，只要我们和人民群众紧密地团结在一起，还怕什么暴风雨呢！
A little after ten in the morning, I was hurrying along the road with a horse cart. Loaded onto the cart was urgently needed supplies, which I had to return back to the troops with the same day.
Suddenly, I heard an urgent shout from behind: "Hey! Comrade liberation army soldier, please wait!" I looked around, and a female comrade was chasing me from behind. I thought to myself: "What could be this important?" I quickly jumped down from the cart, and asked: "Comrade, do you want a ride?"
The female comrade was completely out of breath from running, and it
seemed like she could not utter a word for half a day. When she heard what
I said, she laughed and shook her head, and a string of sweat beads on her
face were falling. She carefully looked at the things packed onto the
cart, and asked me: "Comrade, you're heading towards Gailin?"
"That's right."
"Do you have a rain cover?"
"Rain cover? This is it." I pointed towards the cart.
She looked at the cover, knit her eyebrows and said: "This cover
is too small, and there are many things below it, it doesn't cover them
properly!" She went on to say: "I am the weather officer of this
commune. The ten o'clock weather forecast just said that around noon,
there will be thunder showers in this area, wind strength seven or eight
from the southeast. There are few villages along this road, what if you
encounter a thunderstorm?"
"That..." When I had set of in the morning, the weather was good, without a cloud in the sky, so I did not prepare sufficient protection. When she asked this, I did not know what to say. If I encountered a thunderstorm with a large cart full of things, what would I do?
The female weather officer saw my inability to answer, and said warmly: "Come and stay in our village, take care of the horse, and when the rain is over you can go again!" As she was talking, she started leading the horse.
I said: "Thank you, but I can't stay. The goods on my cart are
urgently needed. In two hours, I can hurry to the next village."
"Can you go over fifteen kilometers in two hours?"
"I can."
She thought for a bit, and said: "Okay, take care on the
road!"
"Thank you!" I quickly jumped up at the cart, and hurriedly
got the horse running.
I rushed nearly fourteen kilometers, the I heard the sound of thunder, followed by a cool wind. Dark clouds were quickly coming towards me. A rainstorm was coming.
At this time, suddenly a youth of about twenty years came running at the side of the road, and yelled at me: "Comrade liberation army soldier, quickly escape the rain and come to the village!" He did not wait for me to speak, and immediately led the horse down the road. The cart followed a small road for about two kilometers, and then approached a small village.
This youth led me into a courtyard, where some people quickly helped me to unload the horse, and push the cart into a neatly swept shack. At this time, the rain had already started to fall. Three people together led a horse outside. I thought they were going to take care of the horse, and said: "Don't bother, once I've taken some fodder we'll go."
This youth pulled me back and said: "Comrade, no need to take it, we'll take care of all the preparations." He let me into a room to rest, and went out to do other work.
At this time I thought, these things have been arranged so well, could they have known in advance that I would come here to escape the rain?
I did not sit down, but went out to the courtyard, and saw a small red horse tied up at a house, an old man carefully fed it, and an old woman wiped its sweat.
Looking at these things, I was moved and did not know what to do. Suddenly, I discovered that there was no water left in the old man's house, and I grabbed two buckets and started carrying water. The old man saw me carrying the water into the courtyard, and said very caringly: "Look at your clothes, they are all soaked, go and rest now."
I was still thinking of helping the old man by doing some work, but he would not let me do anything, so I thought I might as well go back inside the resting room again. Now I saw the phone notebook next to the telephone on the desk. It was opened to a page that said: "today at noon there will be thunderstorms. The cart of a liberation army soldier will pass by your village, please help him escape the rain." In the end it was written: "Red Flag Commune weather station, September 5th"
Ah! They had already found out the secret! I understand now, it's that female weather officer who made this phonecall.
After lunch, the rain gradually stopped. I bid farewell to the villagers, and continued hurrying down the road. The weather after the rain was a bit cool, but in my heart I was warm. I thought, as long as we and the masses of the people rally together as one, what is a thunderstorm to fear?
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