Chapter 2 Chapter two

Mrs. Li stood beside the flower garden inside the gate like a statue, her two sunken yellow eyes cast a cold light, forcing Bian Yifu to dare not look directly at her. Yifu Bian looked up at the sky, trying to walk past Mrs. Li in a calm and indifferent manner.Mrs. Li saw the cowardice in her son's heart. When Yifu Bian came to him, she stopped Yifu Bian and said coldly: "Congratulations, you are a boy." Yifu Bian stopped, and smiled awkwardly: "It's strange... no wonder it's crying so loudly." Mrs. Li sighed: "It's not easy. The three generations of your old Bian family have been passed down endlessly, and you are blessed by the gods."

Yifu Bian nodded, and said perfunctorily, "Mother's heart is at ease now." Mrs. Li snorted: "My heart is even more troubled. I'm afraid that this little grandson will become a ghost under the sword someday!" Yifu Bian was stunned for a moment, and then called out, "Mother, what are you talking about?" Mrs. Li said: "I'm telling the truth: rebellion is going to be punished!" Bian Yifu glanced at his mother, and smiled: "Mother, you heard what Aunt Xia said, didn't you? You... don't worry, it's not the past, the man's life is exhausted, and the Wuchang incident has succeeded .”

Mrs. Li looked at the star-studded night sky, and said calmly and gently: "I don't know that Manchu's energy is exhausted, but I have lived for so many years, but I know that Chang Mao rebelled. Back then, Chang Mao It has also succeeded, and the capital is Jinling, and so many kings have been conferred! But where is the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom today? Where are so many princes and generals? One Zeng Xiangguo beat them to the ground. Don’t you think so, Yifu? " Yifu Bian wanted to say no, but seeing his mother's face, he didn't dare. Mrs. Li's complexion did not relax because of her son's obedience, and her tone became more serious: "I know that the female bandit came to you for no good. Now, I opened my eyes and closed them, pretending I didn’t see it, I never thought that you guys would conspire against each other today! This generation is really better than the next generation! Your short-lived father is just playing whoring and gambling, but you are better than your father It’s over, it’s going to be reversed! Tell me, who else in your old family is like a human being? Twenty-five years ago, your unbelievable father..."

At this time, Yifu Bian had seen the bad intentions of his mother, Mrs. Li: the old man tried to systematically accuse the Bian family again, and he was a little annoyed. Cut off the mother's words: "Okay, okay, mother, don't talk about it, I have heard these things about Chen Gu's rotten sesame seeds a hundred times!" Mrs. Li said sharply: "Even if you have heard it a hundred times, I still have to say it a hundred and one times!" Seeing that his mother was angry, Yifu Bian had no choice but to smile and say: "Mother, I... I don't want you to say it, can you talk about what you said later, old man? You...you have to let me go in the house first Son!"

Mrs. Li gave up for the time being, and went to Bian Yu's room with Bian Yifu. Both the mother and the child were fine, and the son who was later named Bian Jiguo was lying peacefully in Bian Yu's arms, like a lump of meat falling out of thin air, which made Yifu Bian feel both strange and ashamed. Bian Yifu bravely touched his son's furry face, frowned and said to Bian Yushi: "This...why is this child so ugly." Bian Yu didn't dare to make a sound. Mrs. Li took up the quarrel and said, "You were not as good as him when you were born..." Mrs. Li's will to accuse is resolute, guarding the newly born third generation of the Bian family, that is, tearful eyes, and began to trace the bad deeds of the first two generations of Bian's men.

This trace always starts from that snowy night twenty-four years ago. That snowy night has been engraved in Mrs. Li's mind and can never be erased. Years of unceasing memories have continuously enriched the content of that snowy night, making Mrs. Li's narration of that snowy night different every time, but the basic facts are the same, that is: Yifu Bian His father, Bian Xingli, and Liu Guandai of the Xinhong Patrol Battalion were jealous of each other, and they fought over a woman called "Little Hongtao" in the "Boudoir Pavilion" in Xinhong City.Bian Xingli's legs were broken by Liu Guandai with a five-shot Mauser, and he froze to death in the snow.After Mrs. Li got the letter, she rushed to Xinhong overnight, carried Bian Xingli's body to the magistrate's yamen, hugged Bian Yifu who was still breastfeeding, and after three years, she allowed Liu Guan to lead a beheaded prisoner.

It was a sensation at the time. The Baijia opera troupe in the city also compiled the play "Blue Sky Above" and sang it for several years. Yoshio Bian watched that play when he was a child. What I remember most clearly is that the female actress who plays the mother on the stage does not look like a mother at all, and is much more beautiful than her mother.I still remember that many people acted as matchmakers for my mother at that time, and asked her to remarry, but my mother refused and took him as a widow to this day, supporting the Bian family by herself. Therefore, today, mother also obtained the absolute power to accuse the men of the Bian family.

On that night in the autumn of 1911, Mrs. Li's retracement journey started from that snowy night as usual, scolding Yifu Bian's father, and then scolding Yifu Bian. In the end, Mrs. Li wiped her red and wet eyes and concluded: it was because of her that the Bian family was not defeated in the hands of Bian Xingli and Bian Yifu, and had such a peaceful and well-fed life today. "Do you think so, Yifu?" Mrs. Li asked. With the shame of two generations of men, Yifu Bian nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes, yes, mother! Not only me, but all the young and old in Taohuaji know your merits!"

Mrs. Li felt a little satisfied, and then sighed again and said, "Yi Fu, after many years, I also think about it. I don't expect you to go to school and get a good name. Our own son knows that it is not that kind at all." A piece of material! But I am not reconciled, I have already thought about it, and I will donate to you in the coming year, which is also worthy of your old family!" Yifu Bian felt that his mother was ridiculous: he had already built a bomb for the Revolutionary Party, yet she wanted to donate credit to him! But he didn't say it out of his mouth, for fear that if he said it, it would lead to the lesson of mother's tears.

Mrs. Li was fooled and thought she had achieved complete success, so she pointed to Bian Yu and Bian Jiguo in Bian Yu's arms and said, "Yi Fu, you were right not to go with that female robber today. You have to listen to your mother's words, and watch over your wife and son to live a good life, don't go against your will to death..." Bian Yifu nodded solemnly to his mother, but felt a little regretful in his heart. He felt that it was better for him to go with Aunt Xia just now. If he had known that his son would be born safely tonight, he would really have gone with Aunt Xia.And if he left, he wouldn't have to pretend to please his mother now.

Then I thought, my mother was really wrong this time, this time it wasn't the long-haired mess, this time it was a revolution, and it was the life of the emperor!The Great Halal is unreliable!Maybe it will be successful this time, maybe it will be... Fifteen years later, Yifu Bian said what he was thinking in public. At that time, Mrs. Li had passed away, and he was standing upright in the Said by the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Division who defeated the Three People's Principles under the sun during their lectures. He said: "...every great person has a far-sighted vision that is different from ordinary people. To give an example: when my brother joined the Revolution of 1911, he had a far-sighted vision. My brother knew that the cannon fire at the top of Wuchang City meant a national revolution. But my mother can't see this. Her old man only sees the world in front of her eyes, thinking that the Qing Dynasty has laid an unshakable stake for ten thousand years. Wuchang has established a military government, and Li Bodhisattva has become the military governor of the military government. , my mother still wants to donate meritorious service to the Manchu Qing court for my brother! This is a big mistake! If the brother really followed his mother at that time, how could he still be today? Today, the general situation has changed again, and the situation of warlords is about to change. It's over, if we don't accept the banner of the Three People's Principles of Commander-in-Chief Chiang, we will have no place in China in the future! All big men with brains have seen this..." It's a pity that on that night in the autumn of 1911, Bian Yifu had not yet become a big shot. In the eyes of his mother, Mrs. Li, he was an unreliable rascal; A man; not even the dignity of being a father in front of his own two daughters; this made him lose confidence in his own greatness. After Mrs. Li left, for a while, Yifu Bian also doubted the revolutionary cause he had devoted himself to. Before Yifu Bian's eyes, there were always scenes of being beheaded, and he also saw the grinning face of Chang selling opium and his money pipe. Therefore, Yifu Bian felt that even if Wuchang was successful, the future of the revolution was still very slim. Withdrew, and there was no need to go to Aunt Xia and her uprising... However, I was still uncertain about the future development of the situation. This becomes painful. Yifu Bian first lay down on a recliner opposite Bian Yu's mother and son's bed and smoked opium, and then paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, making his head full of lawsuits. At this time, there was a light knock on the door, and the big head of Wang Sanshun, a family member and accomplice, came in. Bian Yifu was refreshed, and only then did he think of going to make a deal with Wang Sanshun.