One evening in the autumn of 1911, Yifu Bian was coerced by his mother, Mrs. Li, and knelt in front of the statue of the Empress, waiting to welcome the birth of his son. The bright light of the setting sun came out from outside the door and through the cracks in the nine-frame paper, reflecting orange and red on the incense table. The incense candles are lit, and the candlelight and the sunlight shining into the room reflect each other, making the lingering blue smoke also dyed orange-red, which is really beautiful. This made Yifu Bian a little happy, and the dissatisfaction with his mother that he had been holding back in his heart dissipated a lot.Kneeling on the soft and warm futon, squinting at the colored light in front of him, Yifu Bian thought of the bomb he had tried to make, and felt that the fruit offerings in front of the statue of the Goddess of Songzi were all like bombs. Can fry.

Later, Yoshio Bian imagined the red incense head as the fuse of a bomb, and speculated on the feasibility of using incense sticks to make time bombs. Now I don't want to continue to kneel down anymore, my body keeps twisting and shaking. The mother seemed to have sensed Yifu Bian's thoughts, turned her face away, and let Yifu Bian regain his stability with a dry, demonstrative cough. Afterwards, Yifu Bian's will slackened, so he dozed off and had a short dream. In my dream, I saw a woman in a red cloak riding a red-maned horse into the Peach Blossom Collection, and came straight to his house.The woman's face could not be seen clearly, and all she could remember was the red light seen in the dream.

Yifu Bian was confused: What does that woman in red mean by coming to his house?Shouldn't it mean that he was destined to be childless? Therefore, it is inferred that Mrs. Bian Yu still cannot give birth to a son, at least not this time. Thus, he obtained a psychological reason not to kneel again, Yifu Bian hesitated for a moment, then wiped off the saliva from the corners of his mouth when he dozed off, and bravely went to the second entrance courtyard. Mrs. Li cursed "Nie Yifu" behind Yifu Bian. Yifu Bian pretended not to hear. It was getting dark, and the twilight was deep.

The courtyard is quiet, and the sky above is also quiet. It is a good time for rebellion. Yifu Bian immediately thought of using incense sticks to make time bombs. Just as he was about to go to the cellar in the backyard, suddenly there was a faint sound of "clopping" horseshoes, which became louder and louder, and gradually reached the door... This made Yifu Bian very nervous, standing in front of the waist door leading to the backyard , Neither advancing nor retreating, the figure of the official policeman immediately appeared in front of his eyes, and a little cold sweat broke out on his body.

It was obviously inappropriate to go to the cellar to make bombs, so Yifu Bian hurriedly slipped to his mother's side and knelt down. As soon as he knelt down and was still in shock, Wang Sanshun, a member of his family and an accomplice who conspired against him, had come to report that he wanted to see a visitor. Bian Yifu still had the fast-moving soldiers in front of him, so he didn't want to see him. He turned his long braided head to the side, and timidly told Wang Sanshun, "You...just say I'm not here." But Wang Sanshun knelt beside Yifu Bian, smiled secretly, and whispered, "Master Bian, it's... Aunt Xia from Peach Blossom Mountain is here..."

This was unexpected. As soon as his eyes lit up, Yifu Bian hurriedly got up and ran out the door, thinking while running, the woman in red in the dream just now was probably referring to Aunt Xia! These days he has been thinking about the uprising planned by Aunt Xia and her, maybe he has thought about it a lot, and he has such annoying strange dreams when he closes his eyes! Sure enough, it was Aunt Xia. Yifu Bian only walked to the moon gate leading into the courtyard, and he heard Aunt Xia laughing in the courtyard, her laughter was crisp and resounding.Accompanied by the laughter, there were also words, which were spoken to his daughter, Miss.Stepping into the moon gate, what was in front of my eyes was actually a fiery red. Looking closer, I saw Aunt Xia taking off the red satin cloak on her body and putting it on the horse's back.

The horse is really a red-maned horse, with excellent coat color, as if covered with shiny red satin, and I don't know where Aunt Xia snatched it from. Bian Yifu flapped his blue satin robe, walked over quickly, pointed at Aunt Xia happily and said, "Good girl Xia, I just dreamed of you coming, and you really came!" The eldest lady imitated Mrs. Li's tone, interjected and said: "Come to seduce your soul!" Yifu Bian slapped the eldest lady on the head, and reprimanded: "What do you know about seduction? Don't interfere with adults' affairs!" Xuan said to Wang Sanshun who came with him: "Sanshun, quickly take the eldest lady away, I have something to discuss with Aunt Xia."

Wang Sanshun took the eldest lady away, and Aunt Xia leaned on the horse and smiled, and said, "Brother Bian, are you really dreaming about me? Is this in broad daylight?" Bian Yifu said: "Isn't it? I still dream about your horse. It's a red-maned horse." Aunt Xia flicked the whip in her hand, and giggled again: "Is the horse on the bed or on the ground?" Bian Yifu knew that Aunt Xia was teasing him, so he didn't tell the truth, scratched his shiny forehead and said, "I can't remember it. At one moment it seemed to be on the bed, and at another moment it seemed to be on the ground."

Aunt Xia restrained her smile and asked, "Honestly, do you know the shit?" Bian Yifu stared blankly at Xia Gu's handsome face, and asked, "What do you know? What's the matter?" Aunt Xia looked around and saw that there was no one in the courtyard, so she called out, "Brother Bian, you...you really don't know? Wuchang... Wuchang's uprising has succeeded, and Wuchang has been restored!" Yifu Bian was afraid that his mother would hear him, so he quickly grabbed Aunt Xia's hand and said, "Don't worry, let's... let's talk in detail in the room!"

In the hall of the factory, as soon as he closed the door, Yifu Bian asked: "Sister Xia, tell me quickly, when did the incident take place in Wuchang? What's the situation now?" Xia Gu took a sip of tea, tapped the table with a horsewhip and said, "According to the party members in the provincial capital, the Wuchang New Army started the uprising on the night of October 9th, and the governor's office was captured the next day. They were restored one after another. Now, Wuchang has electrified the whole country to establish the Hubei Military Government of the Republic of China, and promoted Li Yuanhong, the commander of the new Military Association, as the governor to preside over the military administration."

Bian Yifu clapped his hands repeatedly and shouted: "Okay, okay! So, the change of dynasty is today!" Xiagu said again: "The party members in the province are all mobilized. All militia groups are going to gather in the provincial capital. The new army Liu Xietong in the provincial capital is also persuaded by the party members. After the uprising, the banner of the Han military government is planned to echo Wuchang .” Bian Yifu nodded: "Yes, if the whole country can respond to Wuchang, the general trend will be created!" After finishing speaking, he asked: "Xiamei, is this why you came this time?" Xiagu raised her eyebrows and said proudly: "Of course! Huang Huzi, a member of the Shangdang Party in the province, asked me to write a letter to Li Shuangyin and Bai Baihe in Tongshan, and also took the opportunity to start an incident in Xinhong, and formed an echo with the provincial capital. Huang Huzi Said that Xinhong is an important town in the west of the province, and the uprising is of great significance!" Yifu Bian asked happily: "Then... when is that date?" Aunt Xia said: "This is a big secret, I can't tell you." Yifu Bian said, "I guess it's been a few days..." Aunt Xia didn't take up Yifu Bian's words, and just said to herself: "It's just that it's not easy for Xinhong to cause trouble! Neither the money management belt of the Xinhong Patrol Battalion nor the Jiang Biaotong of the Green Battalion are Liu Xietong, so maybe they can get along with them." If they fight a battle, they will probably need a few big bombs to attack New Hongcheng." Immediately, Yifu Bian thought of the problem of using incense sticks to make a time bomb, and said, "I remembered when you mentioned bombs. I am planning to try to build a time bomb with incense sticks as a fuze..." Aunt Xia interrupted Yifu Bian and said, "I'm still talking about your bomb! Up to now, there has never been a single one. I can't count on time bombs, and besides, we don't need them now! I'm going to visit Taohuaji this time. , I just want to take you into the mountains and throw a bomb with open flames." Yifu Bian didn't expect Aunt Xia to invite him into the mountain. Feeling the suddenness of the incident, he was taken aback and said, "Sister Xia, you... are you kidding me?" Aunt Xia said, "Who's kidding? Auntie, I think highly of you, so I took you to the scenery." Yifu Bian saw that Aunt Xia really didn't look like she was joking, so he didn't dare to be serious, but once he was serious, he immediately felt that he couldn't go. It's not that I don't want to go, but that I can't.His wife, Mrs. Bian Yu, was giving birth, and her mother, Mrs. Li, was watching closely. Naturally, she couldn't do as usual. So, I looked at Aunt Xia very ashamedly, and said dejectedly: "I'm afraid...I'm afraid it won't work for a while! Mrs. Yu is going to give birth in a few days. "I'm not even allowed out of the gate..." Aunt Xia said contemptuously: "It's your mother again, it's again! Was it tied to your skirt by your mother? Didn't you have any claim? Didn't the legs grow on your body?" Yifu Bian was even more ashamed. He sighed and rubbed his hands again: "Sister Xia, tell me...do you think I don't want to go? Either with you or without you, I...I also want to go to the scenery Yes, I like excitement the most, and things like revolution are so lively. But the way the house looks like..." Aunt Xia became impatient, waved her hand and said: "Okay, okay, don't say anything, if you really can't go, forget it, just pretend I didn't say anything." But Yifu Bian said again: "I didn't say that I would not go. Could the revolution be without me? I...I just want to wait until Mrs. Yu is born safely..." Aunt Xia said: "That's fine! It's just that I don't have the time to pick you up again. Naturally, I won't nest in Peach Blossom Mountain anymore. When the time comes, you can go to Xinhong City to find me. I, Li Shuangyin, Bai Tianhe invites you to drink at Huang En Restaurant." Yifu Bian said, "Okay, okay." Aunt Xia finally said, "Also, don't tell people about the days of Xinhong's incident." Bian Yifu said: "You didn't tell me about the day of the incident. I don't even know about it. Who else would I tell?" Aunt Xia fell silent, then changed the subject and said something else. After she finished speaking, she didn't care about making out with Yifu Bian, and left without even eating. Yifu Bian was surprised, and when Aunt Xia turned around, he suddenly hugged Aunt Xia from behind and groped Xia Aunt's chest with his hands. Aunt Xia hit Yifu Bian on the hand with the whip handle. Bian Yifu screamed and withdrew his hand. Aunt Xia pretended nothing happened, and went out to lead the red-maned horse in the yard. Yifu Bian chased after him all the way to the courtyard, and called Xia Gu in a low voice, asking Xia Gu to sit down for a while before talking. Aunt Xia turned her head, polished her beautiful teeth, and smiled at Yifu Bian, "I'm afraid you'll have to use XX to say what you said? I'm busy with important things now, but I don't have that much time for leisure!" Only then did Yifu Bian calm down, blushing, and sent Aunt Xia and her horse outside the gate without saying a word.It was only when I went outside the gate that I saw a few brothers with muskets and horses walking in the dark. There was a brother whose face seemed very familiar, and Yifu Bian couldn't tell whether he had seen it in Peach Blossom Mountain or somewhere else, so he nodded at that brother. The brother also nodded to Yifu Bian, and said: "Master Bian, I have to go to the mountains to play." Yifu Bian said, "Okay, okay." At this time, Aunt Xia had already walked to the horse-mounting stone and was about to mount the horse. Yifu Bian saw it and wanted to go over to help her. Aunt Xia turned her head, waved the whip in her hand and said, "Brother Bian, go back, let your old lady see, you will have to scold me again." Yifu Bian smiled timidly: "I'm not afraid... I'm not afraid, anyway, I'm used to being scolded by her..." Aunt Xia got on her horse and left before Mounting Stone. Yifu Bian saw Aunt Xia, her red-maned horse, and the group of brothers disappear without a trace amidst the sound of hooves that were gradually going away, and then he heard the faint cries of his newborn son coming from the yard behind him. When he turned around and stepped into the courtyard gate, he saw his mother, Mrs. Li, standing at the gate again, so he was shocked.