Gao Jiu, Wang Zhankui and others took a transport plane to Taohua Mountain, and refueled in Nanyang on the way. In advance, Gao Jiu had already agreed with Wang Jindong and others that he would not stop in Nanyang City. After returning from Taohua Mountain, he would come to visit them again.

However, Wang Jindong and others came to the airport and met Gao Jiu, saying that when Gao Jiu came back, everyone would have a good drink.

Gao Jiu did not stop in southwest Shandong and flew directly to Taohua Mountain.

There are more than 600 people on Taohua Mountain today, many of which are guerrillas they later recruited and trained.

I heard that Jiu Ye was back, and everyone came to the simple airport to welcome Gao Jiu and others.

Zhang Quan, Feng Xiucai, Du Shengxi, Geng Hua and others who stayed in Taohua Mountain were just talking not long ago, hoping that the boss would come back, so they sent a telegram to Wang Zhankui.

Seeing Gao Jiu coming back so soon, everyone was very warm and felt that the boss had not forgotten everyone.

Especially Zhang Quan and Feng Xiucai, they went to the Golden Triangle this time. Although it was extremely prosperous, they felt very unfamiliar, so it was not as comfortable as staying in Taohua Mountain.

It's no wonder that they are under great pressure. The old brothers in Taohua Mountain have no culture. Feng Xiucai is a cultural person and is only at the level of a private school. There are many senior intellectuals in the Golden Triangle. The cultural gap is really big. They don't understand many novel things after going there. They feel that they can't play any role there. They are worried that others will laugh at their rusticism, so it's better to stay in Taohua Mountain and be a mountain king.

In their hearts, they also felt that they could not help the boss, and the feeling of loss in their hearts can be imagined.

Unexpectedly, Gao Jiu came back so soon and made a special trip to visit them. Everyone thought that the boss was still the former Jiu Master, and he still had the same heart as his brothers.

The plane landed, and the brothers from Taohua Mountain surrounded them together.

"Hello, Master Jiu."

"Hello, Master Jiu."

The brothers greeted affectionately.

Gao Jiu looked at the familiar or unfamiliar faces in front of him, but they were all so kind and simple, and his eyes became moist in an instant.

These old brothers who stayed in Taohua Mountain were all brothers who lived and died with him, and Gao Jiu would not let them down no matter what.

Gao Jiu hugged Zhang Quan, Du Shengxi, Feng Xiucai, Geng Hua and others respectively.

"Hello, Master Jiu."

At this time, a person in the crowd called him affectionately.

Gao Jiu saw that it was Liu Shengyu. Now his identity has been exposed. For his safety, Zhang Quan agreed to him to bring some of the confidants of the Public Security Army Brigade to Taohua Mountain.

"Brother Shengyu." Gao Jiu called him affectionately, and went forward to hug him.

Zhang Quan was very excited, waved his arms and shouted loudly: "Welcome to the boss back."

Hundreds of guerrillas shouted together, and their voices echoed in the valley for a long time.

This voice is full of family affection, full of respect for Gao Jiu, and full of deep friendship among brothers.

The brothers also greeted Wang Zhankui and Ning Wen, Ning Wu, Jia Liu and others who came back with them.

Gao Jiu was very happy. Surrounded by Zhang Quan, Feng Xiucai and others, he came to Juyi Hall.

Gao Jiu smiled and said, "Brothers, I have brought you some small gifts, which you can't eat normally."

Following Gao Jiu's words, Ning Wen, Ning Wu, Jia Liu and others carried several large baskets, filled with southern fruits such as bananas, pineapples, coconuts, dragon fruits, etc.

Not to mention, this is really a rare thing, and many guerrillas have never even heard of it.

Geng Hua picked up a banana and took a bite. He felt it was very unpalatable and looked bitter.

When everyone saw it, they couldn't help but laugh.

The brothers ate and chatted, and the atmosphere was relaxed and pleasant, as if they were back to the years when everyone lived together in Taohua Mountain.

Gao Jiu returned to Taohua Mountain this time, first to visit the old brothers, and second to try to improve their cultural level so that they can integrate into the living environment of the Golden Triangle as soon as possible. For this reason, he specially brought several cultural teachers and a large number of books. Now, Japanese and puppet troops in Taohua Mountain dare not come to provoke them, and they have plenty of time to study.

Gao Jiu knew that everyone's cultural background was very thin, and learning was a very difficult task for them. He did not have that high requirements for them. He just asked them to seize the time to study and calculate as much as they could. When they came to the Golden Triangle in the future, the environment would constantly transform themselves.

Gao Jiu talked about family matters with Zhang Quan, Feng Xiucai, Du Shengxi, Geng Hua and others, and recounted the deep friendship between his brothers.

Wang Sanniang is now the mother of two children, one son and one daughter, and she is very satisfied with this.

Now, her dressing is becoming more fashionable, wearing half-heeled leather shoes that women in big cities are popular with. When she recalled how she loved the Japanese fur shoes, she couldn't help but smile.

When it comes to feelings, the father and daughter of the Xiao family ranked first in Gao Jiu's mind, while Feng Xiucai ranked second.

Gao Jiu said: "Uncle Feng, when the Anti-Japanese War is victorious, the children are almost at the age of studying. There are very good schools in the Golden Triangle. Then you can move to the Golden Triangle. Whether it is a house, a car, or anything you want, I will prepare it for you."

Feng Xiucai knew Gao Jiu’s affection for him, but he still didn’t want to go there.

He said, "Master Jiu, to be honest, I just think that our Taohua Mountain is good and I can't bear to leave."

Gao Jiu understood his mood and said patiently: "Uncle Feng, you are always here. We are actually bandits. As long as we don't fight, no one can accommodate bandits in the world. This Taohua Mountain will sooner or later give up."

Of course, Feng Xiucai didn't know that the War of Resistance Against Japan would end in two years. He always thought that the world was so chaotic. Taohua Mountain was a paradise for living. Every brick, every tile, every grass and every tree here condensed his hard work, and he was really reluctant to let it go.

He disagreed with Gao Jiu's words, but he did not refute Gao Jiu and said, "Okay, when the Anti-Japanese War is victorious, we will move to the Golden Triangle."

Gao Jiu understood their ideas, and he had no intention of urging them this time. He just hoped that they could strengthen their studies to adapt to the future life of the Golden Triangle.

Gao Jiu, Zhang Quan, Wang Zhankui and others held banquets every day, and the Taohua Mountain Village was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

That day, Gao Jiu, Zhang Quan and Wang Zhankui were sitting in the Juyi Hall chatting. Geng Hua came in and said, "The second in command, someone has come up the mountain to file a complaint."

Zhang Quan asked: "Who is it? What's the matter?"

Geng Hua said: "A villager in Ma Village, Liuhe Town, Pingle County, named Wang Laosan. Yesterday, two puppet troops went to their village to urge grain and robbed a chicken from Wang Laosan's family. Wang Laosan asked them for it, but they beat him. So he came up the mountain and asked us to make the decision."

Zhang Quan said angrily: "I'm so brave, I dare not give us the face of Taohua Mountain. Send a class of people down the mountain to capture the two traitors and give them some colors."

Gao Jiu couldn't help laughing when he heard this. It seemed that the Taohua Mountain guerrillas were so powerful in this area. Although he was not in Taohua Mountain now, no one dared to provoke Taohua Mountain. The Taohua Mountain guerrillas were still the backbone of the people in this area.

Not long after, Wang Laosan brought a squad of brothers from the Taohua Mountain guerrillas to the stronghold of the Japanese and puppet troops in Liuhe Town.

In this stronghold were stationed with a squad of Japanese soldiers and a small team of puppet troops.

The puppet army standing guard on the artillery tower saw a group of horse riding people coming from afar, and suddenly became nervous. When he saw clearly that it was a Taohuashan guerrilla team member in a black uniform, he hurriedly reported to the team leader.

The puppet army squad leader hurriedly discussed with the Japanese Chief Cao and reminded them not to have conflicts with the Taohua Mountain guerrillas.

The Japanese had already received instructions from their superiors not to provoke the Taohuashan guerrillas. Seeing that the Taohuashan guerrillas were coming, they did not dare to fight, so they were embarrassed to show up, so they hid and asked the puppet army squad leader to go out to deal with it.

The puppet army squad leader went up to the roof of the artillery tower and saw the Taohua Mountain guerrillas scattered 100 meters away. A guerrilla led a fellow villager to the front of the suspension bridge.

The puppet army squad leader said, "So it's the old man from Taohua Mountain. Is there anything wrong?"

The special forces member said, "This fellow villager said that someone here bullied him, and he went up the mountain to find our boss to decide for him, so we came over. You must give an explanation for this matter."

After saying that, he said to Wang Laosan: "If you have anything, just tell them."

Wang Laosan said: "Two people in your artillery building snatched my chicken yesterday and beat me up. Today you must give me justice."

The captain of the puppet army was furious when he heard this. It was not Wang Laosan who was angry, but his subordinates had such an indifferent person to mess with the people.

He shouted, "This fellow villager, are you sure that it is the person in our artillery tower?"

Wang Laosan said: "It must be that someone in our village recognizes it, it is from your artillery tower."

The puppet army squad leader said, "Can you name it?"

Wang Laosan said, "I can't call my name, but I know he is the one in your artillery tower."

The puppet army squad leader scratched his head and said, "This is not easy to deal with. You can't call your name, and I don't know who it is. How can you be fair for you?"

The special forces member said impatiently: "Don't talk too much, bring all your people out, stand in a row, and let this fellow villager recognize people, don't you know?"

The puppet army squad leader did not dare to refute and said, "Okay, this uncle. Please wait, I will gather people together now."

Soon the puppet army captain gathered all the puppet soldiers. They did not dare to put down the suspension bridge, so they let the puppet soldiers stand in three rows beside the suspension bridge, so that Wang Laosan could identify them.

Wang Laosan looked at it and there was no first row, so the team leader asked the first row to retreat to the end. At this time, he saw two guys who were happy and immediately understood that they must be these two guys.

He pointed at them and said, "Li Changshui, Wang Shunzi, you two are ignorant of life and death, dare to provoke the old man from Taohua Mountain. Seeing that I won't kill you, you two will get out for me."

The two puppet soldiers stood up obediently, lowering their heads and not daring to say a word.

The team leader kicked each of them on the bend of their legs, causing them to kneel on the ground, and said, "This fellow villager, are these two bastards?"

When Wang Laosan saw them lowering his head, he couldn't see his face clearly, and said, "I look like it, it should be them."

The team leader said, "Li Changshui, Wang Shunzi, you two are so kind, lift your face up and let the fellow villagers recognize it."

Now Wang Laosan recognized it clearly and said, "It was the two of them who not only snatched my chicken, but also beat me."

As he said that, he exposed his shoulders, and it turned out that it was red and swollen.

The special forces member asked: "My fellow countryman, what are you going to deal with them?"

Wang Laosan is an honest man and doesn’t know what to do. After thinking about it, he said, “He has to accompany me and admit my mistake.”

The special forces members also felt that the two puppet soldiers just robbed a chicken and did not kill them, so they said, "What should I do for you?"

Wang Laosan said, "Okay, I will listen to you."

The special forces team member said: "You two are so lucky to bully fellow villagers. Look at Wang Laosan's age, you can be your father. You also have parents at home. Can you let others bully them?

Take out all the money you have on you, pay the fellow villagers’ chicken money, and you will also have to be fined, three yuan per person.”

The two puppet soldiers hurriedly went to rummage their pockets, but they both found that they were less than a piece of ocean, but buying a chicken was enough. They couldn't get three pieces of ocean, so they had to borrow from the other puppet soldiers with a shy face. No one was willing to lend them, which made them so anxious that they broke out in a cold sweat.

The puppet army squad leader wanted to solve this matter quickly, so he took out five oceans himself, and then took another ocean from a puppet army squad leader to cushion them.

In order to completely relieve the special forces, he picked up a stick and slapped each of the two puppet soldiers for more than a dozen times, and then made them admit their mistakes to Wang Laosan.
To be continued...