Cold Water Ditch in July and a Half

In the half-July smoke, Cen Xiaohua, a Buyi girl, steamed glutinous rice and hung up rice cakes, hoping that her militia husband Aqiang could have his first comfortable meal after liberation. In the flames of the war against bandits and hegemony, Chen Dingkai, the leader of the pseudo-county bandits, slipped through the net and escaped. The militiamen searched all over the mountains and valleys, but only found a series of mysterious footprints wearing straw sandals upside down. The suspicions around Lengshui ditch were not over yet, and Chen Dingkai, who was like a bereaved dog, came to the door following old grudges. The girl who was bullied in the past is now a militia family member who has made a comeback. Facing the vicious bandit leader, Cen Xiaohua hid her fear and used clever tricks to find out the secret of the cave where she was hiding. She even braved the rain to track down and lock down the bandit. The misunderstanding after Aqiang's return and the emergency deployment of the militia company pushed the mountain bandit suppression to a climax. The life-and-death confrontation at the entrance of the cave, the confrontation of wits and bravery on a rainy night, the blood and tears of the past when officials and bandits were rampant, are intertwined with the heroic spirit of people of all ethnic groups today to stand up for liberation. When the machete shines brightly in the cold night and the sound of gunfire cuts through the rain, this young Buyi couple and the militiamen will finally use their courage and wisdom to end the banditry and let the rising sun illuminate every inch of land deep in Mashan. This is a story about suppressing bandits intertwined with national customs and revolutionary pride. It witnesses the support of the people in the light of swords, and engraves the righteousness of the family and country in the test of life and death. It composes a heroic song in which people of all ethnic groups in the border areas united to resist bandits and pursue a bright future in the early days of liberation.