Chapter 77 first quarter

The turmoil of the Shanhu tsunami was like a long-planned bomb. On the night of September 18, 1931, it was detonated by a Japanese named Kawamoto on the Liutiaohu Railway outside Shenyang. In December of the same year, Nanjing.The winter night is vast, cloudy and rainy, mixed with bloody cold air like a layer of thick fog, intertwined with the rising smoke from the north, thick and misty, wrapping and forcing every corner of Nanjing City, making people breathless I can't breathe. The rain was pattering, and the densely woven rain seemed to be dark red under the muddy street lamps.Late at night, in a secluded alley, there was still a light yellow light from the window of an attic.History teacher Luo Chongwen was leaning over a small wooden table, reading his father's letter by a lamp.In order not to make the late-night light too conspicuous, he put a newspaper over the lampshade, and the light in the attic became weak and dim, making his reading very difficult.

Chong Wener: Seeing a letter is like a face. It has been recently heard that the current situation outside is turbulent, and students are not at ease in the classroom, and they flock to the streets to make troubles, which will definitely cause trouble.My son is in a place of right and wrong, so we should put our family business first, and we must be more cautious in our words and deeds, and we must not be deceived by others and get involved in the whirlpool.Remember!Remember! The money you need has been sent, and I hope you will reply immediately after checking it. The wedding date between my father and the county magistrate is approaching, and Mei Mei has been sent to Lanzhou by the Ma family, everything is ready at home, I hope my son will return home and get married as soon as possible...

Luo Chongwen put down the letter and rubbed his sore eyes. He has received many such letters.He was a little bewildered. In such a chaotic era, Luo Chongwen's young chest is also full of youthful blood, and he is often agitated by the shouts from outside.But every time he read the letter from home, he felt that he could not live up to his father's teachings.He hesitated, never radicalized his actions, and certainly did not join the ranks of petitioning students.The Japanese should be killed!However... But, I am a scholar, I have no strength to restrain a chicken, so what's the use of shouting slogans?Like the Pearl Bridge tragedy, didn't it end with the bloodshed of the students?How young they are!A generation of talents of the country, just perish like this?As a teacher, he deeply regrets them.Moreover, the government said that we must focus on the overall situation and prevent the situation from getting worse... I am a history student, and I only know a little bit of the dross of the past; as for the future, there are politicians and the army, and they should be responsible for the stability of the country.I hope the government can settle everything down, so that the people will no longer be displaced, and no more innocent lives will be lost; let the students return to the classroom and do what they should do... Maybe my thoughts are too weak.Internal and external troubles, soaring prices, my monthly salary is not enough to buy a stone of rice, and my father still needs to provide daily expenses.My father wrote in a letter saying that Lanzhou is the rear area, the current situation is relatively stable, and life at home is easier.It's just that the farmland in the county town and the countryside suffered disasters this year, and the wheat harvest was not good...

Bang, snap, snap, there was a rapid knock on the door downstairs, interrupting Luo Chongwen's chaotic thoughts.He put away the letter and immediately extinguished the lamp.I heard that suspicious elements and anarchists are being arrested recently.In such extraordinary times, there is nothing wrong with being careful. Crack, crack, crack, the knock on the door became more and more intense like dense raindrops, accompanied by an anxious low call: "Teacher Luo Chongwen, open the door quickly!" Those who can call out his name should be acquaintances. What's the rush in this windy and rainy night?Luo Chongwen was urged by a low voice, he turned on the light again, quickly walked down the wooden stairs in the attic, and pulled the latch.

With the dim street lights, Luo Chongwen was taken aback by the scene in front of him.The two blurred people stumbled, supported each other and leaned against the door, the drizzle fell on their heads and bodies, blood and rainwater flowed down their faces.The clothes of the two people were soaked, and they were faintly maroon under the light, as if they had been soaked in blood. "Teacher Luo, come on, come on, help me!" It was a young man who spoke. Luo Chongwen finally recognized from the hoarse and anxious voice that it was his colleague, Chinese teacher Sima Wenxin, who was helping a female student with short hair cut to the ears.The female student was probably seriously injured. Her head was resting on Sima Wenxin's shoulder, and he almost dragged her away.Luo Chongwen helped the two of them into the house, and immediately fastened the latch.

Sporadic gunshots rang out all night, disturbing the cold night sky, like countless sharp swords hanging in the streets and alleys, making the city of Nanjing terrified and sleepless all night. "Why are you doing this?" Luo Chongwen asked cautiously. "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of a country. The Japanese have their knives on their necks. Although our actions cannot change the situation, they can wake up the people." Sima Wen said angrily. Luo Chongwen found a new bed sheet and tore it into strips, found a bottle of white wine and some anti-inflammatory tablets, and together with Sima Wenxin cleaned and bandaged the wounds of the female students.Then, it was daylight.

"You help her find a doctor." Sima Wenxin said. "Where are you going?" Luo Chongwen asked. "I still have some things to do. Please take care of her, and come back to pick her up when I'm done." Sima Wenxin briefly explained and left, leaving the seriously injured female student to recuperate here.This is also a last resort, because Luo Chongwen, who abides by his duty, has never attracted the attention of the outside world, and his residence is relatively safe. A few days later, the female student woke up, and Luo Chongwen learned that she was Sima Wenxin's younger sister, named Sima Xunxin, who had fled from the northeast to Nanjing.But there was no news of Sima Wenxin who left, as if he had evaporated with the rain and fog that winter night, he never returned to Nanjing to pick up his sister.

Sima Xunxin's injury gradually improved, and she realized that she was in an unknown environment, and she knew nothing about the person named Luo Chongwen in front of her.At that time, she had two choices: either leave Luo Chongwen’s house, join the exile ranks of Northeast students, and then wait for an opportunity to find her brother—since the “September 18th” Incident, there are Northeast exile students in many big cities, They will definitely fully accept the little fellow who is alone and provide help within their ability; or she will continue to stay at Luo Chongwen's house, resting and waiting for news from her brother.After weighing the left and right, she chose the latter.This is not to say that she is weak or afraid of the turmoil and tribulation outside.Since the fall of her hometown, turmoil and suffering have become part of the daily life of Northeast people, and of course they have also become a part of her life. She is mentally prepared and has fought with her brother to end this life as soon as possible, even Not hesitate to shed blood and sacrifice.She made the decision to stay, mainly for physical reasons.Due to the excessive blood loss, she still struggles to walk while leaning on the wall, so how can she go outside to do important things?What's more, her brother didn't come to pick her up for the time being, so there must be something important she couldn't get away from. If she went outside to look for it, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.There is another key reason, Luo Chongwen will not let her weak body leave alone.For Sima Wenxin's entrustment, he kept his promise.