Chapter 9 Talk about "push"

Abundance After reading "The "Pushing" of the Third Kind of Man" [2], I got a feeling: indeed, the work of "pushing" has been stepped up and the scope has expanded.Thirty years ago, I often sat in the steerage of a Yangtze River ship, but I didn't have such a "push" vigorously. At that time, it was natural to buy a ferry ticket, but there was no such thing as "buying a berth".If you are afraid that you won’t be able to get a berth, just take your luggage and disembark early in the morning. There are only three or five people in the steerage with empty berths.But it is difficult to put the luggage on the empty bunk. Here is a shoulder pole, there is a bundle of rope, here is a broken mat, and there is a vest. Among the people, one person ran out and said, The position is his own.But at that time, you can hold a meeting, respect peace, buy him, the highest price is probably anise.If you are a fighting hero, it's easy to deal with. Just sit quietly and sit nearby. When the gong sounds, the ship will leave. Fleeing to the shore, leaving behind the empty bunk that was sold out, let you leisurely put your luggage on, open it and go to sleep.If someone floats on the bunk and cannot accommodate them, we will sleep next to the bunk, at the stern, and the "third type of people" will not come to "push" you.Only those who rest outside the cabin door have to take shelter in the steerage when the cashier checks the tickets.

As for the characters who did not buy tickets, they will undoubtedly be "pushed".The formalities are that after confiscating the items, they are hung on the mast or some other pillar, as if to be beaten, but according to what I have witnessed, the actual shooting is very rare, and when he arrives at the nearest pier like this, he is "pushed" up.According to the waiter, it is also possible to "push" into the cargo hold and transport him back to the place where he disembarked, but they don't want to do this, because "push" to the nearest pier. Although I suffered a little bit, I finally reached my destination.

The "third type of people" in ancient times seemed to be more benevolent than the present. The oppression of life makes people feel wronged, and when they are confused, they can't see their enemies clearly, so they think that family members and passers-by are blocking his way, so they almost "push".This is not only to preserve oneself, but also to hate others. When such people are rich, they have to "clear their way" when they come out. I'm not nostalgic for the past, but I'm just saying that the work of "push" has been intensified and the scope has expanded.I hope that the rich people in the future will not "push" me onto the "reactionary" wharf--it is very fortunate.

July twenty-fourth. [1] This article was originally published in "Shen Shen Free Talk" on July 27, 1933. 〔2〕 "The "Pushing" of the Third Type of People" was published in "Shenzhen Free Talk" on July 24, 1933, and the author signed it Dawu.The "third type of people" he mentioned refers to another type of people other than the "foreign adults" and "upper class" Chinese mentioned by Lu Xun in "Tui".Dawu's article said: "This kind of person is neither 'upper class' nor inconvenient to be classified as lower class. However, he wants to help the 'upper class' to push the 'lower class'." He also cited the situation on the Yangtze River ship. For example: "If you buy a steerage ticket, you will be pushed by the people in the cabin. If you only buy a boat ticket, but not a bed, you will be pushed by people regardless of which cabin you are in. As for People who can’t even afford a boat ticket are straightforward and push it ashore or into the water. If the boat is sailing and you are discovered, you will be searched first, on the corner of your clothes or in the waistband of your trousers. Give a dime, or a dozen copper dollars, take all of them, use them as fares, and then push you down the cargo hold at the bottom of the ship.... These things are all done by the "helpers" on the ship, using It is the 'third push' method."