On the Eve of the Japanese Invasion -- Pillars -- and Pedestals -- of the Old Society -- The Kuomintang Retreat: The Communists Resist -- Ten Mile Inn takes its Stand on the Anti-Japanese Front -- Famine and Counter-famine -- Introducing the New Middle Peasants -- Ten Mile Inn under its First Elected Government -- The Destruction of Feudalism: Act One -- The Destruction of Feudalism: Act Two -- Achievements of Eight Years of Democratic Reforms.