Chapter 11 Chapter Eleven

Li Nanquan saw that the lady raised her neck and walked straight along the sidewalk.I can't guess where she is going.Looking back, Mrs. Xi's room was still open. I was about to call her, but then I thought, it would be worse to meddle in her business, let her go.Standing in the corridor lost in thought for a while, I heard people at home snoring through the wall.This is just proof that everyone, big and small, is extremely tired.He picked up the chair by himself, blocked the door and sat down.This has several functions: it can guard the house, it can wait for the siren, and it can also doze off.The person leaned against the back of the chair and sat down, closing his eyes unconsciously.It seemed that he knew that the neighbors were doing something, but following the alarm, singing in the natural cave, and talking with Mrs. Xi on the wooden bridge at night, it was like a movie, and the scenes passed before his eyes.I felt myself trembling, as if I was sinking in a cold pond, so I was so frightened that I quickly struggled up. When I opened my eyes, the back of the chair fell on the wooden platform of the window. After I straightened the chair, I simply stretched my legs and fell asleep on my back.After a while, his body sank into the pond again, not only his body was cold, but even his hair was cold and gloomy.This is not a pond, but a beach, and the strong wind and waves are rolling up the body of the person and rushing towards the reef.Quickly opened his eyes, and saw the clump of bamboo on the other side of the stream, blown by the strong wind, almost fell to the ground.The skirt of his body was blown by the wind, revealing his muscles.Bean-sized raindrops were caught in the wind and blew into the corridor, hitting the dry ground with a thumping sound.Even his own clothes were stained with some raindrops.Standing up in a daze, I heard Mr. Wu Chunpu shouting from the room next door: "Okay, God has come to rescue."

Under the circumstances of the sun and the moon, the enemy has been bombing day after day. There is really no good way to reduce the threat of air strikes except to watch the sky change.At this time, Mr. Wu yelled "Heavenly Change", which caused many people to run out of the house to watch.The same is true for Li Nanquan. He felt that what he saw in the corridor was not enough, so he went to the bridge and looked up.Seeing that the cloud formations often form a large piece, they run across Tianfeng.Especially looking out from the mouth of the stream, on the top of the big mountain two or three miles away, the sky and the earth have been shrouded in gray clouds.The clump of bamboo on the bank of the stream made a rustling sound, and was blown by the valley wind.At the same time, the raindrops in the cloud layer were sprinkled sparsely like beans.The cool wind in the raindrops, blowing through this long valley, makes people's hair feel chilly.Then he clapped his hands and said to himself: "No matter what happens, put your head down and go to sleep." Mr. Wu Chunpu stood in the corridor, opened his bearded mouth, yawned, and said with a smile, "Go to sleep. It doesn't cost money." Enjoy, don't give up. I won't have lunch today, I'll sleep with him for at least ten hours." He yawned again.This yawn is an acute infectious disease. Mr. Zhen, who was standing at the other end of the corridor, was wiping his face, and Mrs. Zhen, who was bending over to wash her face in the basin, yawned consecutively.Everyone looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.Li Nanquan shook his head and said with a smile, "Very much, I'm tired." He yawned twice more.Sure enough, he went into the room and fell on the bed.Just as God was making fun of it, there was a sudden gust of rain, pouring down like a torrent.Those who have not experienced long-term air raids do not know the fun.The sound of heavy rain is more effective than any lullaby, and people have long since lost consciousness.

When he woke up, the first thing that kept him calm was that the thatched eaves outside the window were still dripping water.This can be like yearning for the warmth of the quilt in winter, continuing to lie on the bed.After resting for a few minutes, looking out through the glass window, piles of white fluff-like clouds flew up in the bushes, which further proved that it was a rainy climate.The wives who have reduced their fatigue and recovered their health are talking with the mountain stream under the eaves. "It's so cool, come on, twelve laps." When Li Nanquan got up, he also went outside the door to see the rain. From the house, he could see the mountain top opposite the door, half blocked by the rain.In mid-air, the drizzle was like smoke, holding thin rain ropes.The mountain stream outside the house was already running torrential torrents, and the water splashed the stones in the stream bed, turning out white waves.All these images may not fail to be appreciated by mountain dwellers.He stood in the corridor with his hands behind his back, just looking around.He was in a trance, but a piece of clothing was draped over his shoulders. Without notice, his wife sent a blue cloth gown to cool him down.Standing behind her, she smiled and said, "You really should be relaxed. You were too nervous in the past. You go wash your face first, and I'll make you a pot of tea and maybe a pack of good cigarettes. You can lie on the cloth couch Just take a book and read." Li Nanquan put on his gown, smiled and said, "Thank you. I have slept enough, but I still..." Mrs. Li smiled and said, "Also, I have already cooked a bowl of braised rice for you. Beef, I’ll give it to you immediately. Everyone has worked too hard, and every day is a good day, so you should take a good rest today.” Li Nanquan said with a smile: “Since everyone has worked so hard, although you don’t need to rest, you can still find some entertainment. What It's time, I haven't looked at my watch yet. Let's do it now, is there still time for twelve laps?" Mrs. Li hadn't answered yet, and there was a female guest's laughter in Mrs. Zhen's room. Mrs.

Mrs. Xiajiang followed the laughter and walked out.She grabbed Mrs. Li's hand, patted her on the shoulder several times, and said with a smile, "Old Li, you really have a skill. You can subdue Mr. Li with just a few words and a few small movements of a movie camera." Although Mrs. Zhen People who are past the age saw them making fun, so they interrupted and said, "I have to put my words in a box. Once I say it, Mr. Li knows it. When I turn to the end, I will make some pretense." Don't be spirit!" When she said this, she took another bite of Su Bai, which made everyone laugh.Li Nanquan said with a smile: "The Chinese are really flexible. Once the fatigue bombing stopped, everyone laughed happily." Mrs. Xia Jiang said: "Mr. Li, if it is such a cloudy and rainy day, why don't we have some fun? Didn’t you miss a good opportunity? Tonight, maybe Yang Yanhua is the complete version of "Yutangchun" again?" Li Nanquan said with a smile: "You play cards, what does this have to do with Yutangchun?" Mrs. Xiajiang said with a smile: "Then rely on Think about it." As she spoke, she had already propped up an umbrella leaning against the wall.He said with a smile, "Old Li, strike while the iron is hot, let's go." As he spoke, he held an umbrella with his left hand, and his right hand came to tease people.Mrs. Li smiled and said, "What are you busy with? I still have to cook beef noodles." Mrs. Xia Jiang held her hand all the time, and said with a smile, "This is enough to watch for a long time, no need for your compliments, you What does a housemaid do?" Mrs. Xiajiang's blue-green mandarin, the word "Kan" and "Shi" are all pronounced with the tip of the tongue, and the word "Half" is pronounced as "Ben", which is not playful enough.Li Nanquan laughed out loud.Mrs. Li really took advantage of his happiness, nodded and smiled, "I'm leaving. Don't wait for me to eat dinner." She hugged Mrs. Xiajiang's shoulders, hid under the umbrella together, and walked away in the rain .Li Nanquan looked at the two wives, holding an umbrella at an angle in the rain, and walked across the road by the stream, and said with a smile, "It's good weather if you come out." The neighbors listened and laughed.Even the serious Mr. Zhen laughed.

This rain really added a lot of interest to people, young and old, all were happy.And the weather in Sichuan is unpredictable. It can be sunny for two or three weeks, and it can be rainy for two or three weeks.It turned out that everyone couldn't see the rain, but now it rained, but it continued to fall, and it stopped for a few hours by chance, and then it fell again.For half a month like this, there is not a whole sunny day. Although the people who live at home, when they open their eyes, they see the sky full of clouds and rain, and the scene is gloomy, but their psychology is very relaxed.In addition to attending classes, Li Nanquan put on a blue cloth coat, barefooted in slippers, moved a Sichuan-style cloth chair with forked legs, and lay down under the eaves of the corridor to read a book.It was also the happiest day in my heart in two months.He was holding the book and looking engrossed, but someone shouted: "Mr. Li, are you in a good mood? These two weeks have been very easy, how many poems have you written?" He put down the book and looked back, Mrs. Shi Zhengshan did not Holding an umbrella, in the smoky drizzle, she slanted her head onto the wooden bridge and said with a smile, "Mrs. Shi, aren't you afraid of catching a cold? Your clothes are wet." Mrs. Shi walked onto the porch and led her The blue and white cloth gown on his body smiled and said: "Look, there are two big patches on the chest. This is not worth cherishing at all." Li Nanquan said: "I haven't seen you for a long time, Mrs. Shi Has the matter of going out to fight against injustices come to an end?" Mrs. Shi expressed a very proud look on her face, stretched out her two eyebrows, then clenched her fist with her right hand, stretched out her thumb, and shook her hand a few times one after another. He said with a smile: "That's not bragging. I, Mrs. Shi, took care of the matter, and I will never allow him to fail. If I am not sure to solve the problem for others, then I don't have to run so far away. Everything big It was a success. If there were no troublesome people like us in the women's world, the men would do all kinds of evil." Li Nanquan laughed and said, "That's amazing. The so-called men, are they also included?"

Mrs. Shi didn't expect him to ask such fierce questions. She stood and stared at him blankly, and said with a forced smile, "It's hard to explain. We'll talk about it in detail later. I'm going to talk to Mrs. Xi now." , she raised her hand to wave to the corridor of the next room twice, and said with a smile: "What are you doing at home? We're going to talk about it in detail today." When Li Nanquan read it, it was Mrs. Xi who was holding an English magazine in her hand. Go up, from one end of the corridor of her house to the other end.In fact, her eyes were not in the magazine, she just looked around.When Mr. Li saw her, he couldn't help but nodded to her with a smile.But she looked angry and didn't speak. She just pretended not to see the greeting.Mr. Li suddenly woke up.It must be that at dawn that day, he saw her walking along the main road alone and ignored her.He smiled and pretended not to mind.When Mrs. Shi saw her holding an English magazine from a distance, she knew what she meant, and laughed loudly: "Mrs. Xi is getting more and more knowledgeable. I read English at home. I can't do this at all, so I hand it all back." Gone to the teacher." She also laughed loudly and said, "I don't have time to read English books. I just look for some materials in family magazines. Over there in Baihe New Village, there is a women's forum, and I was invited to attend. As a last resort, do you want to go?" She said, holding up the magazine again, and said with a smile, "There are a lot of things in here." When she said this, Mr. Zhen happened to be standing in the corridor here, and she smiled. Asked: "Mr. Zhen, your English is at its peak. Which magazine do you think is the best in the United States?" "Then, I'll lend it to you." Saying that, a boy was handed over to her.Li Nanquan saw the cover of the book from the side, and secretly yelled "Oops", it turned out to be a sample of a clothing company.

Mr. Zhen is an elderly man. He looked at the copy and took it back to the house without making a sound.Li Nanquan felt that this was enough material to write, so he supported the pillars in the corridor and just smiled.Mrs. Xi suddenly shouted over there: "Mr. Li, what's the matter, you are so proud, you just laugh." Li Nanquan couldn't explain why he laughed, but he still smiled at her.Seeing him smiling all the time, Mrs. Xi thought he had a crush on him again, so she smiled and said, "Mr. Li, you've been sitting at home bored for half a month, aren't you feeling very sad? Let me tell you some good news. It's open. If you have nothing else to do, you can go there to enjoy the sweet-scented osmanthus." Li Nanquan said with a smile: "Perhaps Mrs. Xi was very interested, so she went to admire the sweet-scented osmanthus in the rain." Mrs. Xi laughed: "That's not just Your husband is poetic, we still have inspiration and poetry." Li Nanquan still teased her a few words.Mrs. Shi took her hand forward and said: "I came to you to discuss things, and you have become interested in poetry again." Mrs. Xi raised her neck and said, "How is it? Can't I talk about poetry? If you talk about old poems, go up and down. Five thousand years, I can do it all." Mrs. Shi said: "Can you do it?" Mrs. Xi said: "I can read it all. I can write new poems. It takes five minutes to write a poem. There is no problem." Mrs. Shi smiled and said: " Don't talk about poetry, let's talk about formal issues." As she spoke, she pulled Mrs. Xi into it.Li Nanquan thought of what happened to this lady in the past, and he regretted it a bit. As far as the matter is concerned, it was too embarrassing for her.Although she had a sullen face today, she still smiled at him later on. She really should find an opportunity to apologize to her.He was in a daze for a while, and was still standing in the corridor watching. After an unknown amount of time, Mrs. Xi and Mrs. Shi came out again.Li Nanquan thought about what happened just now, and smiled at her again.

Although Mrs. Shi was walking, she also noticed that Li Nanquan was only smiling, so she stopped and asked, "Is there anything ridiculous?" Mrs. Shi laughed and said: "Mr. Li doesn't understand women in the new era." She said, still braved the rain and left.This was an unintentional remark of hers, which made Mr. Li feel a little bit.I feel that these two wives are another typical example of modern women, something that some people really don't understand.Didn't she talk about a women's forum in Baihe Village?Although this meeting is not for men to attend.But go down that road and see how these women behave, maybe a lot of dramatic material.Thinking of this, he walked back to the house with a smile on his face, spread out his pen and ink on the table, and wrote three big characters "雨雨铃铃", based on the shadows of the two wives, Xi and Shi, as the protagonists of the play, Draw up a draft of a story on paper, only write four or five lines.Then Mrs. Xi looked out the window again, and said with a smile, "Writing articles?" Li Nanquan pressed his hand on the paper, and asked, "What can I teach you?" She simply supported the window lattice, looked at the table inside, and said with a smile : "I've already seen it, 'Raining Bells'. This title is very beautiful, I seem to have seen it somewhere." Li Nanquan felt that he could no longer be humble with her, and asked again: "What can I teach you?" Mrs. Xi said: "I haven't taken back the plate with salted radish. I'm a girl from Yihong Courtyard, and I came to Xiaoxiang Pavilion to collect the plates." Li Nanquan smiled and said, "Then I'm Lin Daiyu? Miss Lin, do you know me in Jiuquan?" , It was another cry. Why are you angry with her?" After speaking, she immediately got up and went to the kitchen, fetched the plate, held it in both hands, and handed it to her, bowing and saying "thank you".Mrs. Xi said: "Are you a little flattered? You see, this clump of bamboo and a bay of flowing water are the environment of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion. And, you..."

Li Nanquan smiled and said: "No need and I admit that I am. After I type this draft, I will make a pot of good tea and invite you to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion for a chat." He said so.There was laughter in the neighbor's house next door.Mrs. Xi really had nothing to say, so she put away the dishes and went back with a straight face.But this made Mr. Li even more apologetic.Since this day, she has not greeted Mr. Li again.It continued to rain for two days.Li Nanquan's "Raining Bell" story has been written, and the script has been written in one scene.But when it comes to the second act, there are many materials that are not enough, so I have to stop writing.The third day was Xiaoqing, and the fourth day was Daqing. Through the window, I saw Mrs. Xi wearing a full dress and holding a paper umbrella, passing by the road.Then I thought, it must be that the women's forum she mentioned is going to hold a meeting today. If I follow this route, I can find some materials.But this act of spying on women's behavior is after all afraid that my wife will not understand.He said he was going to see sweet-scented osmanthus, and he could pick some back by the way.Mrs. Li smiled, but did not comment.The weather in Sichuan heats up as soon as the sun comes out.Li Nanquan only wore short clothes, and made a roll of the anti-aircraft blue cloth gown under his armpit.In order to prepare to bring back the sweet-scented osmanthus, I didn't hold an umbrella, but only found an old straw hat to wear.The short clothes were 70% old. From a distance, he looked like a country peddler.This is also a habit, walking freely without any scruples.From here to Baihe New Village, you have to pass through a deep valley between peaks.There is a deep river with gurgling water in this deep valley, and the forests on both sides are gloomy, growing from the river to the top of the mountain.The scenery is very quiet.But there is a disturbing thing here, that is, there is a stone slope road under the mountain peak.Circling straight to the top of the mountain, that is Fang Wanchang's mansion. Pedestrians walking here often encounter interference.

Li Nanquan was well aware of this, but he had been to the entrance of the Fang mansion many times, and he didn't mind it.At this time, after a long rain, the mountains and rivers were full of water, and thousands of torrents were drawn on the rocky river bed.The waves rolled and crashed against the big rocks.The mountains and rivers were sandwiched between two green mountains, and the sound of the water echoed like nothing.At the same time, the wind blows from the mouth of the valley above and passes through the long gorge. The pine trees on the two mountains all send out pine waves, corresponding to the river below.When people come here, the music of nature will really impress a wonderful shadow on the soul. Li Nanquan forgot about it and walked along the stone slope road on the hillside.But I felt a few gusts of breeze in the mountain gorge, blowing on my body and face, a burst of cool air, refreshing.Seeing a smooth stone bench under two big pine trees, I sat on it casually.This place is facing a section of the rushing torrent in the river, rolling like thousands of silver snakes, which is very interesting.Just as he was fascinated, someone suddenly shouted: "Who is it? Sit here and get out!" When he looked back, it was a guard with a gun in the Fang mansion, and he also stared and said: "Everyone on the road is safe!" Let's go, who am I, can you control me? I can hurt people if I open my mouth." The guard heard that he was not speaking in a local accent, and his attitude was natural. Holding the gun, he said with a straight face: "This is the Fang mansion, don't you know? You are not allowed to sit here." Li Nanquan sneered and said: "I am not allowed to sit? Even this western-style building is covered with people's fat and cream Yes, I’m a common man, and I’ve paid for it. I don’t go to the mansion, I’m polite, so why not just sit here? Don’t think that the common people can be bluffed, and there are some people who are unambiguous.” As he said, he sat down Don't move.The guard froze at his words.At the same time, there is also a rolled blue cloth coat on the slate.There is a university in this place, and there are several middle schools. The blue cloth coat is the symbol of a professor and a teacher.

This man is gentle, has a blue cloth coat, and is not afraid of guards with guns. He must be a poor professor.Although the guards are proud of their background, they have to be a little scruples about this kind of people.But even though he yelled for him to leave, he sat still and didn't move at all, it was too embarrassing.Then he raised his gun and stared at him and said: "If you want, just sit still. I'll find someone." On the road, five or six people ran down.Some of them were in uniform and some were in civilian clothes.Li Nanquan looked at it and thought, well, treat me like a robber and arrest me.It's interesting to find him a public case when you have nothing to do.So he raised one leg, squatted halfway, and wrapped his arms around his leg.The group of people ran down the mountain after a while, and the guard went up to meet them and rushed to report.Someone shouted: "Who is it? How dare you break ground on Tai Sui!" Having said that, those people came running over.Then someone laughed and said: "Mr. Li, what are you kidding with their guards? You just come to my house and go straight up the mountain. Why are you sitting here?" The first person to speak was Adjutant Liu.Li Nanquan smiled and said: "I didn't come to look for you. I was going to Baihe New Village. Passing by here, I saw a stone bench by the side of the road. I sat and rested my legs. I didn't want to. This angered the guards of your mansion. He Throw me away. I don’t offend anyone, because he slammed me away, and I won’t go.” Those who followed and ran down the mountain saw that the person who came and Adjutant Liu was very familiar, and they could only stand and smile.The original guard saw that this was not a good thing, so he just put the gun under his arm and left quietly.Adjutant Liu accompanied him with a smile, nodded his head and said: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, they are ignorant people, don't take offense. But you are not good either. These days, you only pay attention to clothes and not people. Who will let you fool around?" You look so poorly dressed?" Li Nanquan said: "I would like to dress well, but you are not worthy of my cloth." Lieutenant Liu was afraid that he would complain again, so he nodded and smiled and said, "Go up the mountain to drink tea, I will accompany you all the way, aren't you going to pick sweet-scented osmanthus? I will go too." Li Nanquan looked up at the three-dimensional building on the top of the mountain. In the pine forest on the top of the mountain, a small part of the western-style building stretched out, just like supporting the blue sky on the top, he shook his head and said with a smile: "Forget it, I won't practice this split-leg strength." Adjutant Liu said "Then, I'll accompany you right away. We have already had several colleagues go. Let's go now!" He took Li Nanquan's arm and left.That means to prevent those guards from continuing to freeze.Li Nanquan understood what he meant very well, so he didn't have to insist on arguing with the guards, he walked along the hillside in the pine forest, chatting and gossiping.After crossing the gorge, you can see a large plain surrounded by mountains on all sides.On this plain, there are orange and pomelo forests, and chickens and dogs meet each other, which is the situation in Peach Blossom Spring.In the Sichuan Basin, this kind of environment can be said to be everywhere.Those who escaped the air raids from Chongqing and went to the countryside always took advantage of this situation.There is a small stone road in the east of the plain, in the middle of the paddy field, which is an ancient road for going to the market.A wide sandy road in the west looks like a highway, but it stretches straight into the small mountain pass opposite.There are lush trees on the hill, and the walls and roof ridges of the old brick and tile houses are faintly revealed among the green trees.Liu and Li followed this broad road.The season in Sichuan is early, and the rice fields and tassels on both sides of the road are all yellow.The rice stalks were pressed by the ears of rice, and they were all tilted to one side.In some rice fields, there are mixing buckets for threshing rice, and three or four farmers stand in the water to thresh rice.Li Nanquan said: "This year's harvest is not bad. We all rely on the grain in Sichuan. If it catches up with the famine, it will be over. Fortunately, in the past few years, the harvest has been good every year. It is true that China must perish , but there is no certainty of death.” Adjutant Liu said: "How do you say that?" Li Nanquan smiled and said: "China is in the hands of our group of people, and it should have been destroyed long ago. But luck is good, and it cannot be destroyed. This lucky person and the luckiest person, of course It's Wanchang, ministers and the like." After hearing what he said, Adjutant Liu didn't dare to make a sound.The two silently walked along the road, and met several groups of people, who brought twigs of sweet-scented osmanthus and came smiling.At the same time, I felt a strong fragrance floating in the air.Going a little closer, you can indeed see a little yellow shadow flashing in the lush green forest.Li Nanquan said: "Look, there are a bunch of small mountains here, with many osmanthus trees growing on them. This is just in line with the ancient Chinese saying, the hills are clustered with osmanthus. If there is a clear water pond here, the scenery will be even more beautiful .” Having said that, two young people, who looked like students, came to the front.Yin laughed and said, "Shall we fold sweet-scented osmanthus? There have been too many folds in the past two days. The school has issued a notice that no more folds are allowed." Li Nanquan said: "No folds are allowed, of course we will not." Adjutant Liu Said: "Don't trust him, why can't you fold it? This is not something private that can be patented. Everyone can enjoy the public property." He didn't say anything, but he stepped up when he did.Li Nanquan followed him, walked into the small mountain pass, there was a small rocky mountain with double-story buildings, surrounded by evergreen trees, except for sweet-scented osmanthus, it was orange pomelo.The osmanthus trees are of different sizes, and there are two old ones, which are higher than many evergreen trees.Especially on the hillside, there are some large and small sedimentary rocks, and these osmanthus trees are very poetic.Li Nanquan walked along the road towards the hillside, he felt that his whole body was covered by the fragrance.Standing behind him, Adjutant Liu was startled.Then he said: "Sure enough, you are not allowed to fold sweet-scented osmanthus. This is facing our Fang Mansion." He pointed his hand.When Li Nanquan looked at it, in the woods, there was a white wooden sign with a handle, with large characters written on it: climbing and folding flowers and trees is prohibited, and serious penalties will be imposed for violations.The official titles of the university offices are stated below. Adjutant Liu said: "Who dares to punish us here? It's the opposite!" Li Nanquan laughed and said, "Brother, you are suspicious. The notice they put up refers to those who come here to see flowers , if you don’t break his flowers, he can’t talk about you.” Adjutant Liu said: “You don’t understand the content of this matter, because in the past two days, people in our mansion have come to fold sweet-scented osmanthus flowers every day, and we are very suspected of being scolded. In the past, there was no notice board like this here." At this point, someone in the woods laughed and said, "Old Liu, you got angry when you saw it, and I thought this sign was issued to us. We are neighbors, Come and pick a few sweet-scented osmanthus flowers every day, what a big deal, and you have to make such a fuss and bring out the official sign." When I saw it, it was that Adjutant Huang, who was more arrogant than Adjutant Liu, wearing shorts and a short-sleeved sweater, facing a stalk of osmanthus. The big osmanthus tree raised its head and looked around, thinking of the sweet-scented osmanthus above.Adjutant Liu took two steps forward, and said with a smile: "Fuck it, we'll break ours. You go up the tree, break it off and throw it to me." Adjutant Huang smiled, and immediately climbed up the tree. Li Nanquan was still standing Under the wooden sign, I thought to myself, since they openly set up a bulletin board like this, but also openly fold their flowers, it would be inconvenient for them to see it.So I stood far away, away from the few sweet-scented osmanthus trees.On the side of the hill, there is a flat land surrounded by green trees, and that flat land is shaded by green trees.In the middle of the flat ground, there are loach tile ridges, tall houses with white powder walls, and a gate tower with a Chinese character, opening to the hill.Next to the horoscope gatehouse, there is a square plaque hanging on it, which says XX University Research Institute.There was a school police officer standing upright, straightened his neck, and looked directly at this place.Li Nanquan thought, it's better to go away if you know what's interesting.This sweet-scented osmanthus will never be broken randomly. Just when he was thinking this way, the school policeman started to drink loudly.He shouted: "Who is it? You are not allowed to fold flowers!" The two adjutants, Huang and Liu, acted as if they hadn't heard it.The school police officer seemed a little impatient, and with a gun in his hand, he walked over slowly and asked, "What the hell? Do you want to fold flowers, or do you want to fold flowers?" Adjutant Liu shouted loudly: "You are blind!" You don’t know who the master is? If the master wants to fold flowers, he can fold flowers, can you control them? Get the hell out of you.” The school police also saw the origin of these two people, probably Adjutants of the Fang Mansion and the like.Standing with the gun clipped, just in a daze.If you don't interfere, you will lose face; if you force yourself to interfere, it may be even worse.At this moment, several postgraduate students were walking out of the school gate and taking a walk in the field.Seeing the school policeman standing there with his rifle in his hands, he raised his head and only looked at the sweet-scented osmanthus tree on the hill in front of him, so he followed this direction.A student asked: "Who is folding sweet-scented osmanthus here?" The school police said: "I know who it is! Tell him not to fold flowers, and he is still sticking out, tell me to get out." Several students heard this, and they were all angry Ascending, they ran to the foot of the hill together, and shouted: "Who is it? You are not allowed to break flowers!" Adjutant Liu saw six or seven students rushing to him. The adjutant of Fang Wanchang's mansion." A student said: "The people in Wanchang's mansion must abide by the law. Isn't there a sign here that forbids climbing and breaking flowers and trees?" Adjutant Huang just broke off the biggest one, got down from the tree, and said : "Our second lady asked us to fold some flowers to put in the vase, what a big deal, what a fuss, let's just fold a few sweet-scented osmanthus flowers for your school to use, and if you are asked to move, you have to move." Among them A tall student stepped forward, staring and said: "What is the second lady? The third lady? Bullshit lady. We don't play this kind of thing. You put the flowers down, otherwise, you don't want to leave. It seems that you let the school Move, or the school let you move." While talking, seven or eight students all rushed forward.Seeing this, Li Nanquan had to fight, so he could no longer stand by and watch.So he walked forward, stood among the group of students, smiled and waved his hands and said, "It's a small matter, don't hurt your peace because of this. Flowers in a vase are just a kind of appreciation, so don't break it if you don't break it." Adjutant Huang He said: "Mr. Li, you don't have to worry about it. The flowers are broken. Let's see what they do to me. We have been through all the big winds and waves. I don't believe that the boat will capsize in the gutter of Baihe New Village." When he spoke, he straightened up. Waist, staring at two eyes.That tall student just refused to give in, he crossed his shoulders, leaned forward and squeezed forward, and shouted: "Okay, here is Yanggou, let me see who can take this sweet-scented osmanthus away!" He said When speaking, his hands were also crossed around the waist.Among the students, there was such a daring one, and the rest of them became bolder and squeezed forward, all of them staring, as if they were about to grab flowers. Adjutant Liu looked at these students, Seeing behind them, students are coming again one after another, judging from what you see in front of you, there may be more than twenty people.So he snatched a large branch of osmanthus from Adjutant Huang's hand and combined it with the flower he was holding in his own hand, then lifted it up, threw it on the mountain, and said with a straight face: "What's so great? We will send someone tomorrow Go to the countryside and bring him a few loads of sweet-scented osmanthus, Lao Huang, let's go." Then he took Adjutant Huang's arm and left.Judging by the situation, Adjutant Huang is absolutely outnumbered.If the stalemate with these students persisted, it would definitely suffer in the immediate future, borrowing from Adjutant Liu's pull, he staggered and followed him.Although those students were still standing in a pile, glaring at each other, but Li Nanquan was still standing in front of them and couldn't stop winking at them.At the same time, he put his right hand vertically by his leg, stretched out his five fingers, and shook them several times. Among the students, there were a few who knew Li Nanquan. Seeing him obstructing him like this, they also felt that the adjutants in Fang Mansion were not easy to mess with.A shrewd student nodded to him and said: "Mr. Li, look at them. Are they so arrogant that they still have the slightest sense of public morality?" Li Nanquan said with a smile: "It's really hard for them to fold two sweet-scented osmanthus flowers and put them in a vase. It's a very trivial matter. I advise you to avoid confronting them head-on in the future." The tall student said with a smile: "We also know that we can't bother with them. But they speak with arrogance, which is really hard to tolerate. Stop. Mr. Li, how did you know this kind of person?" This question made him feel a little ashamed, so he smiled and said: "We are so poor, why can't we put on airs, who will talk to me?" We are friends. He lives in the same village as me." The student picked up a large branch of osmanthus fragrans from the ground and handed it to him, "Mr. Li, take it home and put it in a vase." Li Nanquan said, "That's wrong. .Even though it was broken off by others, it has nothing to do with me, but I took it. It was forbidden by others, and I really benefited from it. That’s all, it’s a moral issue. I must pass by the Fang Mansion when I go home. If they let them Seeing it, they will come to ask you, why did you ask me to fold the flowers? That is a kind of trouble for you. But I appreciate your kindness." The student saw that Li Nanquan said it very reasonable and very I was moved and gave him a business card.He saw that the title of a graduate student of the university was printed on it, named Chen Limen.At the same time, I remembered that I saw a few columns in the newspaper with this name signed. This is a real seed of reading, so I stood in the sweet-scented osmanthus and chatted with him for a while, then left and went back.Because of such a small incident, I had no intention of inquiring about the behavior of the members of the Women's Symposium.Walking into the mouth of the gorge from the plain, I felt lost, so I couldn't help walking more slowly.I saw a large group of people approaching, including two men in uniform with rifles on their backs. The first of these people was Adjutant Huang.I don't know where he found a play-style large knife with a sheath.He carried it on his shoulders.There is a red and green cloth pendant hanging on the handle of the knife, Linfeng just swings it.Just looking at this point, it shows that this group of people is extremely proud. Li Nanquan knew that their intentions were not good, but he expected to explain that he could not dissuade them, so he pretended not to know. He just nodded to Adjutant Huang, and went on his own. way.There were about twelve or thirteen people in this group, and Adjutant Liu seemed to be a general in charge, but he followed at the end.He raised one hand, raised it twice in the air, and said with a smile: "Mr. Li, don't go back, go and watch our martial arts show." Li Nanquan smiled and said: "I say forget it. Those are all穷学生，和他们计较些什么？”刘副官道：“穷学生怎么样？我们不含糊这些，老实说，我们这次去，要把那些桂花都给他砍了。”李南泉笑道：“树又没得罪你，那何必，那何必！”他虽是这样劝着，那刘副官听说，并不怎样介意，径自走着。李南泉站在路边对着这群人的后影，呆望了一阵，也只有摇摇头自行走去。那黄副官肩上背了那柄大刀，后面紧跟着两位带步枪的卫士，他得意极了，挺着胸脯子朝前走。他心想，这一下子，总可以威风凛凛地把刚才那面子挣回来了。不久，到了那小山丛桂之处，远远地先让他吃一惊。早见那桂树荫下站着一大群人。随便估计着，总也有五六十个。而且这些人全是全青制服的，可想都是学生，心想，怪呀！我们回去找了人就来，决不会有人走漏消息，怎么他们就事先有了准备了？在这么多人面前，要是去抢着折桂花的话，那必是一场大风潮。还未必能占便宜。可是浩浩荡荡地来了，悄悄地回去，面子又更是难看。 他虽是这样踌躇着，可是紧跟在后面的弟兄们，却都得意洋洋地走着，以为可以出回风头。哪里知道黄副官有了尴尬的情形？他情不自禁地拖慢了步子，走近了那群学生。但那群学生都是背朝着山外，面朝着山里的。虽然这里有人带着真刀真枪前来，他们并没有加以理会。黄副官这有点省悟，这里群集了大批的人，倒并不是准备打架的。于是昂了头看去，见学生面对着的所在，有一块高草坡。草坡上站着一个穿西服的瘦子。那人头上梳着花白的西式分发，尖削着两腮，虽不是营养不够的人，可是看出心计上的支出太多，依然免不了几分憔悴。因之他虽站着，他的脊梁是微微弯着的。黄副官对这个人的印象很深，老远就可以看出来他是很有名的申部长。申部长虽比方完长矮去一级，可是在政治上的势力，并不下于方完长。而且这学校很和他有关，他站在那里，分明是召集学生训话，不但是不许可在这时候去砍桂花，就是再走近两步，也有搅乱会场的嫌疑。立刻站住了脚，两手平伸开，拦住大家前进，低声道：“申部长在这里。”那在后面的刘副官，对申部长认得更熟，也低声道：“大家就站在这里罢，不能再向前了。”这些又是在权贵人家混饭吃的，“申部长”三字，也早是如雷贯耳。一听前后两位副官报告，就知道形势有了大大的转变，无论如何，上前不得。不约而同地，全站住了，他们不上前，恰是申部长把他们看得很清楚。 那申部长用着蓝青官话，正在对这群学生，作露天演讲，看到了方家家兵家将，排队向前，便将手一指，向站在旁边的学校职员问道：“这是干什么的？”职员看了看，却答复不出来。这些学生们，早就看到了，有一个人报告道：“这是方完长家里的人，大概是预备来折桂花的。”申部长微笑道：“来折桂花的？桂花长在学校门口，可以说是和你们读书种子能够配合。科举时代，举子们考试得中，叫着'蟾宫折桂'，那只是用用毛锥子而已。科举废了，时代变了，于今折桂花不用那东西了，耍枪，嘿嘿。”他勉强发出了笑声，调门又很低，于是将“哈哈”变成了“嘿嘿”。他接着道：“不过就各位而言，还是七分用笔三分用枪的好。否则，我这考官固然考不了你们，你们就是蟾宫折桂了，恐怕和来人一样，干的不是你们本行。”有些学生，颇觉得他这话别有用意，哄然地发出了会心的笑声，每个人的声音虽是不大，但积着许多人的小笑声，也就变成了一种很大的声浪。黄副官听到这笑声，回头向刘副官看看；刘副官却比他更机灵，向他使了一个眼色，又将嘴向旁边一努。黄副官会意，立刻掉转身向旁边小路上走。跟着他走的人，也知道这前面山坡上，是一位不可惹的人，就无须再打招呼，都跟了他走去，一直走过半里多地，踏上了那石板面的人行古道，走回方公馆去。走进了峡口，黄副官看看这队家兵家将之外，并无他人，就顿了一顿脚道：“真是不凑巧，遇到了这个姓申的。老刘，我们算吃亏了。” 刘副官道：“吃亏就吃亏罢，反正姓申的不能永远在这里守着。我们只要逮着一个机会，就让那几个毛头小伙子认得我们。”黄副官笑道：“你有什么法子呢？”老刘摇了两摇头笑道：“天机不可泄露，早说了就不灵了。”那黄副官半信半疑，也就不提了。他们到了方公馆，正好方二小姐在屋子外面的走廊上散步，看到一群人由山峡里面走了回来，便一直迎下山来。黄、刘二人丢开了那班队伍，赶快顺着山坡跑上来。见着了二小姐，喘着气向路头上分开，在宽敞的石头坡上一边站着一个。二小姐今天是半男装打扮，下面白皮鞋，穿着长脚白哔叽西服裤子，拦腰来了根紫色皮带，裤腰套着的是件翠蓝色的短袖子翻领衬衫，手里拿了根紫藤手杖，在石板坡四面敲着东西走下来。见到刘、黄二人，站定了脚跟，望了一望道：“你们由哪里来？”刘副官垂了两手，笔挺地站着，眼光直视了二小姐，低声答道：“昨天不是在白鹤新村折桂花没有折到吗？今天我们特意多带些人去，非折来几枝桂花不可。不想事不凑巧，偏偏申部长就在那桂树林子里演说。整大群的学生将他围着，我们不敢过去。”二小姐道：“这可怪了。申部长到他们学校里来训话，自然有讲堂、有礼堂演说，怎么会跑到山上去，在桂树林子下面去演说呢？”黄副官插嘴道：“那当然是那些学生用的诡计。准是他们料着我们今天会去折花，所以就请申部长到桂花下面去演说。”二小姐道：“申部长？天部长又怎么样？这是我们公馆附近的事，他管不着，是哪个学生弄的诡计？明天给我揪了来。” 她随便说过这句话，又对刘、黄二人各瞪了一眼，将手杖把石坡两旁的松树枝刷刷地敲打了几下。自转身回到屋子里去了。刘、黄二人也不知二小姐是怒是喜，呆站了一会，各自回屋子里去。他们的副官室，在大楼一进门的两旁，开了窗子，面对了隔岸的一排高山。那远近郁郁青青的松树林子，映在屋子里的光线，都是阴暗的，但空气自然是凉爽。刘副官在他面窗的一张木架床上倒下，将脚架在床栏杆上，因道：“唉！这在家里躺着，多么舒服。平白无事地去折什么桂花，弄得里外碰壁。”黄副官也是无趣，跟着走进他屋子来。两手插在裤子袋里，来回地走着，顿了脚道：“我绝不能干休！”刘副官道：“算了罢。人家学生多，咱们不是对手。我们虽然吃蹩，外面并没有人知道，若是把事情传扬出去了，面子会弄得越来越不好看。我算跟着你摔了一个跟头就是。”黄副官道：“那几个小子我认得他，他们别遇着我。遇着我，我要给他一点好看。”刘副官也没说什么，哈哈大笑一阵。他这么一来，给予黄副官的刺激就大了。他走到临窗的桌子边，捏了拳头，将桌子一捶道：“此仇不报，非君子也。”刘副官以为他是发牢骚，并没有问其所以然，还是继续笑着。黄副官两手插在裤衩子袋里，来回走着。最后也就走出屋子去了。四川的天气晴了就一直晴下去，次日依然是个大晴天。上午九点多钟，就来了警报。黄副官这就有了办法了。穿上了一套灰色制服，背起一支步枪，带了几名弟兄，就出了方公馆，顺着山峡向白鹤新村走去。 他们走到山脚下路边上，卫士笑道：“嗬！黄副官今天亲自去当防护团，防哨？”黄副官道：“中国人太不爱国，随处都有汉奸活动，我们得随处留心。前几天敌人疲劳轰炸的时候，这山头上就有人放信号枪；今天我们得留神一点。不逮着汉奸便罢，逮着了汉奸，我得活活咬下他两口肉来。”他说着话，横了眼睛走路，十分得意，好像他就捉到了放信号枪的汉奸，亲自在这里审问似的。跟随着他的几名兄弟，自不知道他是什么用意，也只是糊涂着跟了他走去。黄副官走在人行大路上，一点没有考虑，自向白鹤新村走着。到了这里，已是放紧急警报的时间，这里没有挂红球的警报台，也没有手摇警报器，只是学校里的军号，和保甲上的铜锣，到时放出紧急的信号，黄副官站在平原的大路上一看，四野空荡荡的，并无行人，只是那学校大门口，站了两名警士。他便向弟兄们挥了两挥手，径直向那桂树林子里走去。一位弟兄道：“黄副官还没有忘了折桂花啦？”他冷笑一声道：“折桂花？再送到我家里去我也不要，我们今天要捉汉奸。”弟兄们听他这话，有些像开玩笑，又有些像事实，不过大家心里很纳闷，这个文化区域，哪里来的汉奸？也只有跟着他同到那桂树林子里去，隐蔽在浓密的树阴底下。由上午九点钟到正午十二点钟，天空上过了两班飞机，平原上偶然经过几个人，始终是静悄悄的。由十二点到两点半钟，很长的时间，并没有敌机经过，空气就松懈得多了。 黄副官扛着那支步枪，缓缓走出了桂树林子，站在山地草坡上，对四处看望着。就在这时，看见有三个学生，由那广场上走过来。他们好像没有介意到什么警报，个个摇撼着手膀子，只是慢慢走着。到了桂树林子下，黄副官认出来了，其中有位高个儿的，就是拦着不许折桂花的那人。心里高兴一阵，暗叫着“活该”，居然碰着了这小子。且不动声色，只站在一丛树阴下横了眼睛看着他，他也把方家这几位总爷看了看。学生的制服衣袋里，各都揣着一本卷着的书。看那样子，分明是到树林子内躲警报看书的。黄副官心想，不忙，反正有的是机会。于是将身子靠了树干站着，把脸掉到另一边去，但他依然偷看他们作些什么。那三个学生，走上了山坡子，就在一丛乱石堆中，个个坐下，随便地在衣袋里掏出书本来看。约莫是十来分钟，天空里轰轰地有了飞机群声。那几个学生安然无事，还是看他的书，那轰响声越来越近，那个高个学生，却由石堆里站了起来，站在一矮矮松树下，伸了头四面张望着，还举了右手巴掌，齐平着眉毛挡了阳光，看得很真切，意思是看敌机向哪边飞来。就在这时，一批飞机约莫是二十多架，只有一架领头，其余是一字儿排开，在对面一带山峰上斜插了飞过去。黄副官远远地看到，便喝道：“什么人？敌机来了，还不掩蔽起来。”那高个儿学生回头看了看，随便答道：“我藏在树下向外探望着，这有什么关系？不叫多管闲事吗？” 黄副官站在稍远地方，虽听不到他说的是些什么，可是看他的姿态，显然是一种反抗。便大声喝道：“敌机已经到头上来了，还要故意露出目标来探望，你是汉奸吧？”那高个儿学生已听到了他的话了，也大声喝道：“什么东西？开口伤人！”黄副官抬头一看天空，飞机业已过去，不必在行动上顾忌，这就两手端了步枪，向上一举，高声叫道：“捉汉奸！捉汉奸！”在大后方叫“捉汉奸”，这是很惊人的举动，尤其是敌机刚在头顶上飞过去的时候，四野无声，这样高声叫喊着，真让听到的人惊心动魄。那两个在石头丛里坐着的学生，听到大声叫“捉汉奸”，也都惊慌地站了起来。看时，黄副官带着四五名防护团狂奔蜂拥而上。黄副官手上的那支步枪，已是平端着，把枪口向前作个随时可以射击的样子。那枪口也就朝着高个儿学生，他倒怔住了，怕黄副官真放出一粒子弹来，人不敢动，口里连问着“怎么回事”。黄副官直奔到他面前两丈路远，举了枪对着他的胸口道：“你是汉奸！我们要捉你！”他瞪了眼道：“我是这里研究生陈鲤门，谁不认得我？”黄副官道：“陈鲤门？陈天门也不行！敌机来了，我亲眼看到你在山上拿了一面大镜子打信号。”说着，回头对那几个卫士道：“把他捆了。”于是四名卫士，抢了上前，将陈鲤门围住。他见黄副官的枪口已竖起来，便胆壮了，喝道：“捆起来，哪个敢捆？这里还不是没有国法的地方！”其余两个学生，也向前拦着道：“这是我们同学。” 黄副官瞪了眼道：“是你们同学怎么样？照样当汉奸。汪精卫作过行政院长，还当汉奸呢！”陈鲤门听到他说声“捆了”，早已怒从心起，这时见他更一口咬定是汉奸，便瞪了眼对逼近身边的几个卫士道：“你们打算怎么样？还是要打我？还是要杀我？要捆？好，你就捆，只是怕你捆我之后，你放我不得。”这几个卫士根本没有带着绳索，虽然黄副官叫捆，却是无从下手。现在陈鲤门态度一强硬起来，这形势却僵化起来。其中有个人先红了脸，抢上前一步，抓了他的手道：“龟儿子，当汉奸，有啥子话说，跟我走！”黄副官势成骑虎，也顾不了许多，大声喝道：“把他带了走。”卫士们有副官撑腰，还怕什么，一拥而上，拉了陈鲤门就走。其余两位同学，要向前抢人，却被黄副官拿了枪把子一扫，先打倒了一个。其余一个，料着不是敌手，向学校大门口扯腿就跑，大喊“救人哪，救人哪！”这个时候，警报未曾解除，学生不是躲在山后洞子里，就疏散到野外去了，门口除了两个校警，并无帮手。他空叫了一阵，只眼望着那群人，拥了陈鲤门走去。到了校门口，校警迎着道：“不要怕他，这是方公馆的副官，他们又不是防空司令部、警备司令部的人，他凭什么权力捉人？”那个学生道：“我叫王敬之。那个捉去的叫陈鲤门。既是叫不到人，我不能让陈同学一个人走，我得跟着追上去看看。若是我也不能回来，你得给我们报告教务长。”说着，扯腿就跑。 他顺了向山峡的大路，一口气追了去。这里是一条沿着山麓的人行路，正是逐渐地向下。王敬之走到峡口，在居高临下的坡度上，远远地看去。只见黄副官那群人鱼贯而行，拉长着在这人行道上。他高声叫喊了两句，无奈这山河里的水，由上向下奔流，逐段撞击在河床石头上，淙淙乱响；加着夹河两岸的松涛，风吹得哄然。他的叫声，前面的人哪里听得见？他看着彼此相去，不过是大半里路，自己叫了一声追，便随了向下的山路，跑着跟了去。这虽是由上向下的路，但有时要越过山峰拖下来的坡子与弯子，因之有时被山脚挡着，看不到前面的人。直到追到方公馆的山脚下，才看清楚了。陈鲤门正被黄副官这群人前后夹持着，把他放在中间走，顺了方公馆上山的一丈宽、每级两尺长的石板坡子，向公馆里走去。相隔也只有四五十步罢了。这山坡的尽头，就压着沿山河的人行路。石坡面的一块平台上，立着四根石柱，树着铁柱栏杆。铁栏门口，为了空袭未曾解除的缘故，加了双岗，站着两位荷枪的卫士。王敬之跑得气喘如牛，站在平台下，张了嘴“呼哧呼哧”作响。瞪了双眼，只管向走去的那群人望着。一个卫士便走过来喝道：“干什么的？”王敬之道：“干什么的？你们把我的同学捉去了，我来看看你们怎么摆弄他？”卫士把枪头伸了过来，遥遥作个拦阻的样子，喝道：“走开罢，如若不然，把你一齐捉了。” 王敬之道：“把我一齐都捉了？我犯了什么罪？有罪也轮不到你们捉。”那卫士道：“他是汉奸。你来和汉奸说话，你也就是汉奸，随便哪个都可以捉得。”另外一个卫士，站在那平台上没有走动，就远远地向他道：“我劝你不要多事罢！冤有头，债有主，人家不找你，你又何必跟着一起来？”王敬之虽然和这两个卫士说话，眼睛还是对着向方公馆走去的山坡上望着。见陈鲤门倒还是散了两只手，在人群中走着的。看他那样子，一时还不致受屈，这就叉了两手，在人行路上站着，虽不说话，却也不走去。那卫士没有得着副官们的命令，自也不敢胡乱捉人。王敬之不逼近平台，他们也就只扶枪站立着，仅仅取一个戒备的形势，这样约有半小时。山峡口上，又走来一群人。王敬之在阳光里看那群人的衣服，全是青色的，这就料着是大批同学来到，胆子越发壮起来，叉住腰部的两只手，也就格外觉着有劲。他横扫了那两个卫士一眼，冷笑着道：“哼！我们也不是好惹的，这回瞧他一场热闹罢。”那个轰过他的卫士，恰是听到了，便夹了步枪，走向前来问道：“叫你走你不走，你还在这里叽叽咕咕说个不歇，那也好，你和我一路到公馆里去说话。”王敬之依然两手叉了腰，淡笑道：“去就去，料想这山顶上的洋楼，也不会是人肉作坊。”那卫士瞪了眼道：“你说什么？”王敬之道：“我说这地方总不会有人肉作坊。你不要凶，我们的人来了，你快去求援兵罢。你只有两个人，也许我们会把你们捉了去。” 他说时，将手一指。卫士顺了他的手看去。果然来了一群穿青色制服的人。而且走来的步子，非常匆促，教人不能不对着注意。因之只挺直了身子，在王敬之面前站着，不敢动手。那群人跑到了面前，第一位就是张训导主任。他是北方人，挺健壮的身体，粗眉大眼的，就不像是个文弱可欺的人。他向卫士道：“你们有一位副官，把我们的研究生带了来，这是很大的错误。”卫士见来的人多，虽然手上拿了枪，可也不敢再行强硬，因答道：“这事情我们管不着，我们也不大知道。”张主任微笑道：“当然你不知道，当然你也管不着。我这里有张名片，你拿去回一声，我要见见你们公馆里负责任的人。”卫士接过名片去一看，见上面印着主任的头衔，觉着不能给他钉子碰，因道：“完长在城里，公馆里就是几位副官，一位队长。”张主任道：“那末，就请刚才捉人的那位副官下来谈话罢。”卫士道：“好罢，我上山去报告，请你们在这里等着。”他扛着枪，拿了名片，就往山上走。门口依然还留一名卫士守着。他只走到半山腰里，山上已由刘、黄两位副官和一名卫士队长带了二十几名卫士，个个带着火器，冲下山来。黄副官身上，已佩着一把左轮手枪，依然是当先第一名。他接着卫士手上的名片看了，冷笑道：“他们来这些人干什么？要造反吗？他们包围完长公馆，该当何罪？我去打发他们走，没关系。”说着，挺起个胸脯子，皮鞋跑得石板坡子得得作响，直跑到石板平台上站住，沉着脸子，大声问道：“哪一位是张主任？” 张主任高声答道：“我姓张，特意来拜见完长。”黄副官走到了平台口上，因道：“完长在重庆，这里是我们驻守，我知道各位的来意，不是为了我带去你们一名学生吗？老实告诉你，他有汉奸嫌疑，我们盘问盘问他，假如并没有什么嫌疑，我们自然会放他走。若是他多少有些嫌疑，嘿嘿！这问题就麻烦了。”说着，冷笑了一声。张主任道：“汉奸嫌疑，这四个字不能随便加到人民头上。而维持治安的事，自然有治安机关来管，你们是侍候完长的，你们管不着。请你把人放出来。”黄副官横了眼道：“不放怎么样？你们还敢闹完长公馆吗？”他态度强硬起来，嗓音提得特别高，颈脖子也向上扬着。同学们在张主任后面听了这话，又看了他这样子，实在忍不住气，有一个人喊道：“打倒方家走狗！”随了这声喊人也向前一拥。黄副官后面，都是有枪的卫士，作个兵来将挡的姿势，十几人一字排开，各端了枪，向学生作了射击姿势。有两个人神气十足，作了战地演习，伏在石坡边的地沟里，把枪平放在台阶石面上，枪口就对了在最前面的张主任。这位张先生来的原意，本是想和平解决，眼下的情形，简直可以演成流血大惨剧。他立刻回转身来，向学生们乱摇着手道：“同学们千万不能鲁莽从事。我们是有理可讲的。”学生们被他拦着，又看到卫士们端枪瞄准，谁也不愿冒险流血，就都站住了脚。 刘副官在这群卫士当中，究竟是比较明白事体的。这大学研究部的学生，和老百姓比起来，倒是有点分别。二小姐身上，终日带着手枪，可没有亲手毙过一个人，至多是开着空枪吓吓老百姓而已。眼前这么些个学生，真和他们冲突起来，不用枪抵制他们不住；开起枪来，难道打死人真不用偿命？这就立刻走到平台面前，向研究部的学生，摇着手道：“各位，你听我说，还是回去罢！这事没有什么了不得，我们秉公办理，把人送到此地警察局去。警察局要怎么办就怎么办。”他虽然是这样说着，可是那些举枪瞄准的卫士们并不曾把枪口竖起来。张主任见同学已气馁了，也落得见风转舵。这就对刘副官道：“既然和我们打官司，有地方讲理。好罢，我们就打官司罢，只要你们承认捉了我们一个学生来，这事就好办。好！我们回去再商量办法。”他说着，首先掉转身向学校里走去。学生们都是徒手的，看到当面十几支枪举着，谁也不敢冒险停留下来。只有那个和陈鲤门同在桂花树下受辱的王敬之，心里十分不服，没想这么多人来了，还是让人家逼了回去。他算是在最后走的一个，走在半路上，就大声叫起来道：“同学救不回来，还让人家污辱一场，这有什么面子？我不回研究院了。”张主任在队伍里面，这就回转身问道：“王同学，你不回去怎么办？他们既敢到我们研究院门口去捉人，就敢在他们公馆门口开枪。万一闹成流血惨剧，这责任我怎么担负得起，我不能不走。这些人都没法交涉，你一个人去有办法吗？” 王敬之道：“我不到方家去，我到校本部去报告。请同学开大会援救。”张主任道：“王同学，你这番正义感，我是钦佩的。不过，这事不经过我们研究部设法，立刻把问题提到校本部去，那我们有故意扩大事态的嫌疑，应当考虑。”王敬之道：“依着张先生怎么办？”他道：“我们回去，先开个紧急会议。好在已解除警报了，我们可以详细地商议一下。我料着陈同学留在方公馆，也不会受到虐待。好在他们的副官，已经承认把我们的人留在那里了。他们以公馆的资格捕人，总应当有一个交代，不能永远关下去。我们是读书种子，总应当讲理。”王敬之看看张主任的态度，相当的慎重，其余的同学，经过刚才方公馆门口一幕惊险的表演，大家也不肯冒昧去直接交涉。张主任这样说了，大家都说那样办很好。随着话，大家拥到研究部。在研究部没有出门的学生，已知道了陈鲤门被捕的消息，大家正在等候救援的下文。现在张主任一班人回来，大家全拥上前来探问，及至听到说陈鲤门并没有放回，一大部分人就鼓噪起来。尤其是陈鲤门几位要好的朋友，都喊着去见教务长。这时，学校里是一片喧哗声。教务长刘先生也早知道大概情形了，他首先走到礼堂上去，吩咐校工，四周去通知学生谈话。不到十分钟，教职员和学生就把礼堂挤得水泄不通。先由王敬之、张主任报告了一番经过情形之后，刘教务长便走上讲台，正中一站，从从容容地道：“这事情不必着急，有一个电话就可解决了。”他说时，举手伸了个指头，表示着肯定。 大家听到刘教务长说得这样容易，都愣住了，望着他，听他的下文。他接着道：“我们何必和那些把门的金刚说