Chapter 5 chapter 4

In the lively and noisy Gonghexiang Wharf, ships enter and leave the port, and sirens sound one after another.Teams of porters, worker ants generally carry boxes or packages that are out of proportion to their body weight and move in the sun. They move rattan baskets one by one off a freighter, and the "Kuala Lumpur-Shanghai" sign is hung on the freighter behind them. brand.Wearing a silk gown and a top hat woven with fine cattail grass, He Xiaohui strolled on the other side of the pier, like a merchant picking up goods, but he was anxious in his heart. The pointer of his pocket watch pointed to 9:45, but Sang Xia still hadn't arrived.

Sang Xia was trapped in Wang's house, so of course she couldn't go to the pier.She whispered to Guan Ma to go to the roof to pretend to dry clothes, and monitor the movement outside the wall of the backyard from the roof.When Guan Ma reached the second floor, she saw several figures with long guns standing outside the wall.She hurriedly climbed down from the ladder on the roof and told Sang Xia. After listening, Sang Xia went to the kitchen to pick up a shovel, handed it to the cook Lao Luo, and said, "Go to the backyard. No one is allowed to climb over the wall." Come in!"

Lao Luo's face turned pale with fright: "He...they all have guns!" "They don't dare to shoot casually. The patrols in the French police house are not so unreasonable! If they want to come in, please come in through the front door!" Sang Xia said and pushed Lao Luo, who hurriedly walked to the door. At the door, he stopped timidly again. Sang Xia looked at Lao Luo sternly: "Mrs. Wang has always regarded you as family members. When did she feel sorry for you? When did she criticize you? She even sent your children to Shanghai to study and work. Now the wife's family has Difficult, if you don't help her, how can you bear it? Now is the time for my wife to raise soldiers and use them for a thousand days!"

Holding the shovel in his hand, Lao Luo collected himself, gritted his teeth and rushed out. Zhu Yuqiong walked into the living room from the balcony, her legs could barely support her.At this moment, she is weak and needs the third uncle to rush back to rescue her, but the third uncle didn't listen to her at all and said that she couldn't get away.Zhu Yuqiong burst into tears: "If my Ah Mu is a little good or bad, you don't want to enter my door!" The third uncle was taken aback, it seemed that something serious happened at home. After talking on the phone with Uncle San, Zhu Yuqiong came out slowly from the building. She changed her face again, and she was completely different from the little woman who was crying in the room just now: a black cheongsam of fragrant cloud gauze set off her fair skin With a pale complexion, a long cigarette holder in one hand, and a smile before she speaks, she looks like a pampered woman who doesn't know the hatred of the country and the family.

The patrol squad leader and the plainclothes standing under the shade of the tree immediately stood up, and their expressions and gestures immediately became more polite: "Excuse me..." "It's enough to disturb! Otherwise, I'll be lucky to be a big name all morning!" After saying this, Zhu Yuqiong laughed, took out an exquisite cigarette case, opened the lid, and handed it to the monitor, "Come here, smoke!" Smoke!" The squad leader took out a cigarette, and Zhu Yuqiong handed the cigarette case to the plainclothes: "I asked the servants at home, and they said that they heard the sound of a motorcycle around two o'clock this morning. At first they thought it was for us. My family sent telegrams. My family has many relatives abroad, and they often send telegrams. Now the postal route is unreliable, and the flames of war are raging, and the letters from home are worth ten thousand gold! Later, they heard the motorcycle passing by the courtyard wall, and they did not wait for the call. report!"

The plainclothes and the patrol monitor exchanged a tacit look. Wang Mutian ran into the linoleum shed in the backyard, keeping a close eye on his motorcycle.Sang Xia suddenly appeared behind him: "Amu, what are you doing?" "Push the motorcycle through the back door without starting the engine, and there will be no sound." As he said, Wang Mutian lifted the rotten reed mat covering the motorcycle. Sang Xia squeezed Wang Mutian's hand: "Haven't you had enough trouble?" Wang Mutian said unconvinced: "Let go of me! You can't wait here for them to come in and search! If the car is found, my mother will be dragged into this matter...I don't want to implicate my mother!"

Sang Xia's hand gripped even tighter, "You know now that you've been involved? Did you think of her earlier?" "As long as I rush out of this door, I can escape! This is how I escaped this morning!" Sang Xia said coldly: "Do you think there are only two people coming to the police station? I have asked Guan Ma to go to the roof to look at it. The police station has sent at least a dozen police officers out! I saw their car parked across the road. A car that can hold twelve people! Now this house must be tightly surrounded, just waiting for you to rush out!"

Wang Mutian still wanted to defend, but Sang Xia suddenly covered his mouth.She heard movement outside the wall, looked out from the gap in the shed, and saw the cook Lao Luo in a dirty apron hurrying from the front yard with a shovel in his hand. That old Luo was originally a coward, and his greatest ambition in life was to be a first-class good citizen, but after being taught a serious lesson by Sang Xia just now, he couldn't help feeling ashamed, so his heart turned violent and he became a little more courageous. A policeman's head protruded from the wall, and Lao Luo just arrived with a shovel in hand: "Please go down."

The policeman said: "I am performing official duties." Lao Luo stared, and warned the police in a rough voice: "I know you are performing official duties, so please go through the gate. Our house has a gate, and the whole family is waiting to welcome you." Another policeman emerged from the wall. Lao Luo's voice was louder: "Is it embarrassing to be interrupted by my shovel when performing official duties? When performing official duties, you should come in through the gate openly and legitimately. When you come in, you should search and search, and you should catch the robbers. You It's the patrol house, and we ordinary people will help you perform official duties!"

The patrolman sneered: "What if I don't go down?" Lao Luo waved his shovel: "Then your crutch must be broken today." "How dare you! You old bastard! Try knocking on me!" Lao Luo took a step forward: "I'll break the lonely crutch first, and then I'll meet with you in an official meeting. Do you think that people who live in such a luxurious mansion have no backers?" Lao Luo's words immediately took effect, and the policeman muttered a few times, then shrank his head back. The motorcycle was pushed to the innermost part of the shed, and Sang Xia and Wang Mutian pushed the broken cabinets and rotten tables forward to cover the motorcycle.Wang Mutian was already covered in sweat, and his curly hair was stuck to his forehead.Sang Xia couldn't take it anymore, she took out a handkerchief and handed it to him, but he refused to take it, and said contemptuously, "Aren't you afraid that I will confess to you? Don't worry, I won't open my mouth even if I die, and I'm not afraid of death... "

"I already understand this. You are not afraid of death. Unfortunately, not afraid of dying on an underground worker is a secondary virtue." Sang Xia smiled, "I hope you speak up. As long as I can transfer as soon as possible, you speak up." I don't care if you confess me. Because I don't want you to die. You're too young." Wang Mutian couldn't comprehend Sang Xia's meaning, and said angrily: "That's you! You're the one who speaks! I, Wang Mutian, can't! Do you know how my father died? He committed suicide! When he heard that Shanghai fell, he threw away everything He swallowed the sleeping pills. He said that Shanghai has also reached the point of Dodd's novel... Except my mother and me, no one knows how he died." Wang Mutian's expression was both painful and proud.Sang Xia looked at him and said softly: "It's too powerless to express anger by committing suicide, and it's a secondary virtue. Only now do I know where your petty bourgeois fanaticism comes from. It turns out that there is a bloodline." .” Wang Mutian was going crazy: "You are not allowed to belittle my father! You are a person who came back from a foreign country, you know nothing! You don't understand the feelings of Shanghainese who are bullied by all ethnic groups! I am talking about real Shanghainese. Our Wang family has been from Shanghai since Shanghai was a fishing village! You don’t understand us at all!” A sharp whistle came from the front yard, and Wang Mutian and Sang Xia stopped arguing.Sang Xia looked at her watch, it was already ten past ten, she shook her head helplessly and said, "All the big plans for today have been ruined." "Plan, what plan?" Sang Xia gave Wang Mutian a gouged look: "I can't trust you anymore." She walked out of the shed without looking back, went to her bedroom, opened the small leather bag, and took out the small pistol inside.She took out another elastic band that had been prepared earlier, put the gun handle into a holster, and the sheath was connected to one end of the elastic band. She tucked the other end along the sleeve of the dress, and put the end of the elastic band on her wrist , with the cuffs covering the elastic. With a wave of her arm, the pistol slipped out of her sleeve, the handle fell into her hand, and her hand raised the gun at the same time.This set of movements is like a well-trained magician, skilled and foolproof. She tucked the gun into her cuff and walked to the door.She seemed prepared for the worst. The squad leader of the patrol gave an order to search all the rooms, but before the third uncle arrived, Zhu Yuqiong stood alone in the front yard and burned.She has never seen such a formation in most of her life, and it is really difficult for her to survive until now. Guan Ma walked quickly with a few pieces of paper in her hand. Zhu Yuqiong took the paper and stopped the squad leader who was about to act: "Here, please sign your name, sir." The squad leader was confused, looking at the densely packed names on the paper: "What is this?" Zhu Yuqiong took a step forward and said: "List! Didn't we agree just now? The list of all antiques, calligraphy and paintings is here. Please look over it and sign it. In case it is smashed, smashed, or Which of your subordinates has a problem with three hands, and if something happens that makes both of us unhappy, it is better for your chief to sign it first." The squad leader of the patrol glared at Zhu Yuqiong: "You are a mess!" Zhu Yuqiong smiled contemptuously: "Oh, why am I messing around? Have you ever seen so many valuable things? Seeing that money-seeking things happen every day, don't I think I can do it with one hand? Please sign it!" The squad leader of the patrol was arrogant: "What if I don't sign?" "If you don't sign, don't go in!" If you can't do it, then come to Wu, Zhu Yuqiong fell to the door of the hall and blocked the door, "If you step over me, you will wait to listen to your French master Let it go." This time, Zhu Yuqiong, who has always had no opinions, completely threw herself out: without her son and home, she would have nothing to look forward to.The squad leader hesitated, but he still raised his foot and stepped over Zhu Yuqiong.Zhu Yuqiong stretched out his hand and grabbed his second leg, and the squad leader of the patrol slammed his foot on Zhu Yuqiong's chest.Zhu Yuqiong let go of her hand with a groan. Wang Mutian, who rushed over from the living room, threw himself at his mother, glaring at the police officer, "To hell with you!" With the squad leader as an example, a group of patrolmen rushed into the hall impatiently, and the doors of all the rooms were knocked open instantly. Wang Mutian hugged his mother, Zhu Yuqiong opened his eyes, and said weakly: "Little debt collector!" Hong Wangmei also rushed out from the living room, helped Zhu Yuqiong up with Wang Mutian, and walked towards the living room with her arms.Zhu Yuqiong scolded Wang Mutian in a low voice and fiercely: "I will die at the hands of your little enemy one day. If you are caught by them, I will die..." Wang Mutian never thought that his heroic deeds would bring about such serious consequences.He listened to his mother's complaints dejectedly, and he really didn't have the face to defend himself anymore. The doorbell rang, and the policeman who guarded the gate saw a man in his fifties standing outside the door: in a high-end suit and elegant leather shoes, although his voice was not loud, it implied a majesty, "Please open the door." The third uncle has arrived, so Zhu Yuqiong doesn't have to struggle anymore. The policeman was very responsible, and he refused to let the third uncle come in. It was still not enough for the third uncle to show the business card of the chief executive of the French police station. The third uncle stared hard at the number on the patrol uniform, took out a notebook and pen from his pocket, and wrote down the number.The policeman was a little bit drummed, hesitantly opened the iron gate, and said, "I can let you in, but if my superior stops..." The third uncle walked into the gate: "He won't stop him, because he is slicker than you." Walking into the hall, a plainclothes man shouted at the third uncle: "Stop!" He took out a pair of handcuffs from his waist, "If you don't stop, I will handcuff you." The third uncle remained calm, "You can handcuff me later." He stretched out his hand to the phone, "I'll just make a call." "Don't move! If you move, I'll kill you!" The third uncle started to dial, looked up and smiled at the plainclothes: "I am right in front of your eyes, you can shoot me anytime." The phone was connected, and the third uncle said to the phone in French: "Good afternoon, Your Excellency." The person who answered the phone was Colonel Falfort of the French police station. He and the third uncle were old acquaintances, and immediately responded enthusiastically in Shanghai dialect: "Brother Wang! I just happened to be looking for you!" The third uncle, who was pressed against the back by the gun, laughed, and said, "I was looking for you too. Congratulations, you sent it, the price of gold has risen, and I'll give you everything." Falfort's spirit was greatly lifted, and he laughed loudly: "How much has it increased?" "It's a considerable increase." The third uncle said, "It's worth your two years' salary." "Genius! You fellow, a genius speculator! A good speculator made in China! We haven't seen each other for two weeks. I'll buy you a drink tonight. Shanghai Guild Hall, how is it?" The third uncle laughed and said, "That depends on the gun on my spine. It doesn't allow me to move. If I move, the bullet in the muzzle will directly enter my heart." The two patrolmen were so excited in the royal backyard that they had turned their official duties into a treasure hunt, searching for valuable or interesting things in the junk in the shed.Patrolman A picked up a broken lady's fan with a jade fan pendant hanging from the fan handle. He picked it up and analyzed it against the light: "Do you think this jade is real?" Patrolman B came up, looked at it carefully and said, "Is it true? This family has a solid foundation, so there probably won't be any fakes." "Anyway, it's more real than the one sold in the Old Town God's Temple." Patrolman Jia held the fan pendant in his hand to feel and smell it, "It feels different, like touching a piece of lard..." Facing the window in the backyard, Sang Xia and Wang Mutian saw the actions of the two patrols from here.Sang Xia whispered: "When I put those fakes in, I was afraid that if they had discernment, they would immediately recognize the real ones!" Wang Mutian asked in puzzlement, "Where did you get those fakes?" Sang Xia smiled mysteriously: "There are everywhere in your house." Wang Mutian was taken aback: "Our houses are all fakes?" "Most of them." Sang Xia turned around in the room, "I heard that people in your grandfather's generation could not make ends meet, so they sold out all the genuine products, but your grandfather knew an expert in counterfeit products, and before selling every treasure, he let them go. Someone copied one, and the replica can be completely fake. Later, he built this bungalow on Ancient Priest Road. He had to pay attention to the appearance, and added a lot of fakes. When your father was alive, he knew the truth Yes. Those who collect and manufacture fakes for your grandfather often sell them to him as real ones. He has a very noble and lonely personality, and he always sees through people’s shamelessness without revealing it, so they bought the fakes at a discount. " Wang Mutian still couldn't believe it: "My mother didn't even know, how did you know?" Sang Xia said quietly: "Whatever, your mother is always the last to know. Or she pretends to be the last to know." More than 100 meters away from the customs warehouse, He Xiaohui watched wisteria baskets being moved into the warehouse door by porters.He picked up his pocket watch. It was eleven fifteen.A porter in his thirties came over carrying baskets, trotted a few steps, and approached him. He Xiaohui said to the porter: "Old Han, something went wrong!" He took out a pack of cigarettes and handed one to Old Han, "Daniel didn't come to pick up the goods. The lesbian from Singapore may have met today." There was no trouble, but I didn’t come. In my opinion, we can only temporarily not pick up the goods. Because once the goods are picked up, if the goods are inspected according to the rules, the things in these baskets will not stand the test!” Lao Han frowned: "Nine times out of ten, it will be opened for spot checks. Unless you have someone from the gang to help you." He Xiaohui took a puff of smoke: "If you can't find a gang, you will have as many hidden dangers as you get." "If the person who picks up the goods hasn't arrived, you can temporarily deposit the goods in the customs warehouse, but you have to ask Daniel to help pick up the goods as soon as possible. There are a lot of red men in the customs, and there are red men from all walks of life. The Japanese sent in the most red men... " He Xiaohui found a phone booth and dialed Sang Xia, but the operator reminded Wang's phone was busy all the time. The Wang family's phone was in the hands of the patrol leader, and Falfort yelled at the phone, and the patrol leader felt that Falfort's saliva was about to rush through the phone line and spray on his face. "Isn't it good if you don't die? Isn't it? Let me remind you one more thing: the Japanese lost their motorcycles, and we help them find them? Why should we help them find them? With the salary paid by France, we help Japanese soldiers find motorcycles Cars? Japan and Germany are almost kin! Do you understand? Germany is getting vicious towards France, and soon you will wake up one morning with the breaking news: France and Germany are at war! Japan and Germany have become Our common enemy! Use your brains! If you still have a little brains! You are now leading a dozen people to raid my friend's house just to help the Japanese find that damned motorcycle? Crazy! Are you Forgot whose money you earn?" The squad leader of the patrol wiped the sweat from his forehead, nodded and bowed and said, "I haven't forgotten! I dare not forget!" "I can stop you from earning that money right away! Withdraw it for me immediately!" Falfoy's order worked very well, and soon, the royal whistle sounded, and the patrolmen were about to gather.The pockets of the two patrolmen who were hunting for treasure in the backyard were stuffed, and they ran to the front yard with unfinished business. Sang Xia and Wang Mutian walked into the backyard, pretending to tidy up the mess all over the floor, and bent down to look into the deepest part of the shed.The reed mats covering the motorcycles have been pierced by the police. If their attention is not misled by the fakes, the consequences are not difficult to imagine. Sang Xia didn't speak, just looked at Wang Mutian meaningfully, Wang Mutian lowered his head: "I was wrong." "It was almost too much of a mistake!" Sang Xia saw that Wang Mutian admitted his mistake, and she didn't plan to pursue it any further. "I must immediately find a way to get this big guy out and deal with it." "How to deal with it?" "You can do whatever you want, but you can't leave it at home anyway. What we have to deal with now is the family members. Don't worry, when the policemen leave, everyone in the family will become policemen to follow you." Sanxia paused, Emphasize the tone, "Especially that third uncle." Wang Mutian looked at Sang Xia worriedly: "You don't seem to trust the third uncle? Why?" Sang Xia was silent for a moment, then said, "Because he doesn't trust me either." "How do you know he doesn't trust you?" "While I'm not here, quietly open my suitcase and look through my things, is it considered trust?" Wang Mutian defended the third uncle: "How can you be sure that it is the third uncle? You say that because you don't know him too well. He is the benefactor of our family. After my father passed away, my mother discovered that the Wang family has long been empty. The shell is broken. In the past two years, Uncle San has secretly supported our family." After a long time, Sang Xia said: "He is your family's benefactor, so this is not contradictory to my suitcase. Maybe he was afraid that I would secretly lead you and destroy the safety of this family, so he rummaged through my things. You I thought, there is a dangerous person hiding in this house, and the peaceful life he provided for you is actually not peaceful, and it will be destroyed in the blink of an eye. Isn’t it normal that he is secretly protecting you?” Wang Mutian stared, a little dizzy.Before that, he had never seen other aspects of Uncle San's character.He has always felt that the third uncle is a perfect person, so self-denying, and responsive to his mother and everyone, taking everything in society as lightly as possible, and being so consistent in his relationship, keeping himself clean.That day, Sang Xia's words made him very surprised and even disillusioned. Wang's phone rang again, and the squad leader who was about to retreat picked up the phone and heard a man ask, "Hello, are you..." Before the other party finished speaking, a shout came from the stairs. "Squad leader, we found something suspicious!" A policeman waved two mimeograph pamphlets in his hand, and rushed down the stairs to claim credit for the patrol monitor: "These two mimeograph pamphlets are a drama to promote the resistance against Japan. It was staged in the Japanese Concession a while ago, and all the people in the troupe were detained by the Japanese." !" The squad leader of the patrol asked the phone: "Who are you?" The other party had already hung up the phone. On the surface, the squad leader obeyed the instructions of the French superiors to retreat, but he still had the interests of the Japanese. Now that there is a new situation, he feels that there is something going on. This trip was not in vain. He ordered everyone to continue to take turns guarding the Wang family. Yard, but afraid of the majesty of the boss, decided to do it secretly. But no matter what, the Wang family finally escaped a catastrophe for the time being, and could only take one step at a time. It was He Xiaohui who called the Wang family. From the phone, he clearly felt that something serious happened to the Wang family.He was a little worried and anxious. It seemed that Sang Xia would not be able to keep the appointment, but the situation on his side was not optimistic either.In the end, he decided to go to the customs office to meet Daniel, the chief of the anti-smuggling section. The young employee who led He Xiaohui in shouted into the back room, "Hey, where is Lao Dan? He was still there just now." A female secretary of indeterminate age came out from the back room: "Section Chief Daniel said that he had a fever and a headache and went home to rest." She gave a sly smile, "As long as he is invited out for lunch, he will definitely I have a cold." He Xiaohui felt that the female secretary was a bitter woman, so he said, "He made an appointment with me." The female secretary continued to carry forward the elegant demeanor of resentful women, and said: "In the future, when you ask Lao Dan, you must ask him if anyone invites him to dinner at noon. If he has lunch, don't make an appointment with him in the afternoon. He usually does not have lunch in the afternoon. Will come to work, even if you go to work, talking and doing things don’t count.” After the patrol left, Sang Xia asked Wang Mutian to take good care of Zhu Yuqiong, who was almost collapsed. She hurried to the pier, looked around, and saw the freighter "Southern Star" moored outside the pontoon bridge, with "Kuala Lumpur-Shanghai" hanging on it. The sign, but did not see He Xiaohui.Sang Xia wondered that he couldn't wait to go to the customs office, but when she rushed there without stopping, she met the complaining female secretary with a bitter face: "It's strange, so many people are looking for Lao Dan today! He should move his desk to Yu Garden Go to Deyuelou!" Sang Xia knew it all: Yu Garden got the Moon Tower. Wang Duoying went out early, so she was lucky not to witness the turmoil at home.She originally planned to stay at home for a whole day, but after hearing Hong Wangmei's half-truth and half-false words, she couldn't calm herself down, so she went out to Nanshi to find Hong Wangnan. After rushing all the way to the streets of Nanshi, she jumped out of the car. Wang Duoying opened her purse, only to find that she didn't bring any money with her.The coachman was a middle-aged coolie. Seeing her increasingly nervous movements and expressions, he also became nervous: "Are you rich?" Wang Duoying blushed: "I'm so embarrassed, I was in a hurry to go out, and I didn't bring any money..." The driver widened his eyes and looked Wang Duoying up and down: "Seeing that you are a well-behaved lady, how can you do such an unwelcoming thing? A bead of sweat fell on the ground and broke into eight petals. Pulling your car, I'm out There are two catties of sweat!" Wang Duoying explained helplessly: "I'm sorry, master, I didn't mean it! I was really in a hurry to go out..." In desperation, she raised the purse in her hand, "How about I mortgage this purse to you, Australian goods, My cousin brought it back from Nanyang, it’s still new, and it’s the first time I’m using it today... Tomorrow you come to my house to get the money..." The coachman was about to cry: "Why do I want this kind of thing for women? It's hard to explain to my wife when I get home!" No matter how he admitted his mistake, the coachman was still not happy.It is really not easy for these people who earn a few hard-earned money by selling their strength. The two sides have been deadlocked for a long time, and more and more people are watching.In the end, the coachman had no choice but to let Wang Duoying get into the car, and Wang Duoying sat back in the car seat in a daze, and when she sat still, the coachman turned around and said, "Where did I bring you here, and where did I bring you back! " Wang Duoying was ashamed and helpless, who made herself feel wronged, she had no choice but to do so.Seeing that she had no objection, the driver lifted the lever and the car started to move. At this time, a loud voice came out of the crowd: "Stop!" A young man in his twenties came out of the crowd. This is the first time that He Xiaohui and Wang Duoying have had direct contact. He Xiaohui wants to be a hero to save the beauty.He asked the coachman, "How much?" The coachman said: "Triangle and eight points." He Xiaohui handed the money already in his hand to the driver: "Fifty cents. You don't need to look for it. Don't make things difficult for women in the future. Look at her and you know that she doesn't want to make a fool of herself in the street. You made her make a fool of herself too much." When He Xiaohui was talking to the coachman, Wang Duoying looked at him: his image made a girl like Duoying easily think of the monitor in a college class, who came from a poor background and worked hard to get into college. His aura is revealed from his thick brows. The coachman took the money, felt a little embarrassed, and pulled the cart away. He Xiaohui took out another 50 cents and handed it to Wang Duoying, to do the good thing to the end: "This is the car money for you to go home." He smiled slightly, "Don't spend it on ice cube soda." Wang Duoying took the money shyly, but before he could react, He Xiaohui had already walked into the crowd quickly, and she quickly caught up with him from behind: "Mr...Mr!" He Xiaohui stood still, turned around and saw Wang Duoying looking at him panting. He Xiaohui's strange temperament seems to have attracted her, but at the moment she is not sure whether she is attracted by him: "I'm so embarrassed, I don't know how to open my mouth..." He Xiaohui smiled: "Then stop talking, goodbye." "No...I want to..." Wang Duoying finally plucked up the courage, "I want to ask you, do you have much money? I... want to borrow another dollar from you!" He Xiaohui was stunned. Wang Duoying stretched out a finger, blushing: "Just one yuan! Is that all right? You can leave me your address, and I will return the money to you tomorrow. Or else..." She quickly opened her purse, but did not find it. He quickly wrote a few words on his handkerchief, "I'll leave you the address, and you can come to my house to pick it up tonight. I'm afraid that if something happens to me, I'll take an extra dollar with me to be more courageous." He Xiaohui looked at Wang Duoying's simple and slightly weak silhouette when he was writing, his clean short hair gleamed in the sun, his sweat-drenched face was clean and flawless, and he was a little intoxicated for a while... Wang Duoying had already stuffed the handkerchief into his hand Li: "Here, you can come to me at this address to collect debts." He Xiaohui suddenly came back to his senses: "Hey, isn't it only one yuan? I can afford it. I don't meet a lady like you who goes out without a penny every day." When the sensitive Wang Duoying heard this, she became stubborn: "Then I won't borrow it. Goodbye!" The group of spectators just now slowly followed. He Xiaohui looked around the crowd and said, "Oh, don't let them treat the two of us as a show. Come and lend it to you." He took out two dollars, Hand it over to Duo Ying, "Anyway, I'll go to your house to collect the debt once, so I might as well get back a little more." Wang Duoying cheered up all of a sudden, because of this direct trust. "Thank you!" She put the two dollars into her purse, turned around, and ran to the other side of the road. He Xiaohui took a look at the handkerchief, and it was written in a very beautiful pen: No. 86, Ancient Priest Road, Wang Duoying.His eyes lit up, the house number was very familiar!Sang Xia lives here. He suddenly thought that maybe he had met this Wang Duoying before.Oh, he remembered, he had seen her when he was riding a rickshaw with Wang Mutian a few days ago.I turned back to look for Wang Duoying again, her frail figure was being concealed by the crowded store signs and the banner of "Big Sale".He carefully put the handkerchief into his pocket with a smile on his face. Relying on her vague memory, Wang Duoying tentatively moved forward.She came to the entrance of the alley of Wen Xin's house, looked at the number of the alley, and was about to go in, when a call came from the snack bar opposite: "Aying!" Hong Wangnan waited and watched the situation of Wen Xin's family all the time, but he didn't expect to see Wang Duoying. "Didn't I call you last night to tell you not to come? I saw you sweating from running!" Wang Duoying eagerly told Hong Wangnan: "No... your mother is sick!" "Ill? What kind of illness?" Hong Wangnan was even more stunned. "Early this morning, Wangmei came to my house to report that your mother had a stroke!" Hong Wangnan muttered to himself: "The old man is not in good health, and he has been inseparable from my mother's care. I didn't expect my mother to fall ill suddenly..." He collected himself and asked Wang Duoying, "Which hospital does my mother live in? " Wang Duoying yelled: "Oh, Wangmei didn't make it clear. Go home and have a look!" Hong Wangnan looked embarrassed: "My superiors haven't given me an answer until now, are you allowed to go home and visit..." Wang Duoying was a little displeased: "Then your superior doesn't know that your mother has had a stroke!" Hong Wangnan still couldn't make up his mind: "I'll contact my superior immediately and ask to go home to visit my mother's illness. See if I can get approval." Wang Duoying couldn't help losing her temper, and raised her voice: "Are you still waiting for approval? Anyone who is approved will come out anyway! What superior! He jumped out of a crack in the rock? No parents?" Hong Wangnan let out a "hush" and stopped Wang Duoying, "Well, you wait here for me, I'll call home..." He hurried out of the door, came back in a hurry, and took out a photo, " You stare at the entrance of the alley, this tall, thin man with black-rimmed glasses and a little balding hair is the engineer Wen Xinwen I am looking for." After finally doing something for Hong Wangnan, Wang Duoying has a sense of mission. While scooping almond tofu into her mouth, she looked at the entrance of the alley diagonally opposite.After eating the almond tofu, Hong Wangnan still didn't come back.Until one o'clock in the afternoon, still did not see Hong Wangnan, Wang Duoying became uneasy. There was the sound of a car engine on the street, a truck came from the right, slowed down at the entrance of the alley, then adjusted left and right, trying to reverse into the narrow alley.After several failures, the car stopped, the door on the side of the co-pilot opened, and a middle-aged man jumped out.Wang Duoying saw it, and this was exactly the person Hong Wangnan was looking for: tall and thin, with a bald head and wearing glasses. Wen Xin wanted to move, he didn't want to go to the mainland, and he couldn't refuse in person, he just wanted to leave so that Hong Wangnan could never find him again.He directed the truck, and slowly walked into the alley to the door of Wen's house. The family had packed up long ago, and they were just waiting to leave the place of trouble. Wang Duoying, who quietly followed behind Wen Xin, understood that Wen Xin wanted to escape.Hong Wangnan hasn't come back yet, so what should I do?She couldn't just watch Wen Xin slip away, and she couldn't care less about thinking about it, so she shouted rashly: "Mr. Wen Xin!" Wen Xin turned his head, looked at the young and innocent face in front of him, with an inappropriate seriousness and stern expression: "I'm sorry, Miss, may I ask you to be..." Wang Duoying didn't answer directly: "I know why you want to move." Wen Xin turned and walked into the house uneasily. One Hong Wangnan was enough trouble, and now there was another little girl, as if the whole world was against him. Things seemed to lose all strength at once. Mrs. Wen came out of the East Wing with the baby in her arms, and was feeding the baby with a baby bottle in her hand, "Why are you so dazed if you don't move so many things?" Wen Xin walked slowly into the courtyard, picked up the oval wooden bathtub used by children and walked to the door, but was blocked by Wang Duoying at the door.There was a kind of childish distress and disappointment on her face: "Mr. Wen, I know that you moved to hide." Wen Xin was expressionless: "Please get out of the way." "The person you want to hide from is called Hong Wangnan, right?" Wen Xin suddenly turned from embarrassment into anger: "Who the hell are you? I don't know you, why did you come to my house?" Mrs. Wen also heard the sound, and looked at her husband worriedly, and then at this strange young woman: "Yes, what does it have to do with you whether we move or not?" Instead, Wang Duoying calmed down and said, "I am Hong Wangnan's girlfriend. We were supposed to get married this year, but he is going to the mainland to build airplanes. Wangnan said that without airplanes, our Chinese army cannot be strong. " When Wen Xin heard this, he quickly told his wife: "Take the driver outside quickly, and don't let him hear this." Mrs. Wen went out with the baby in her arms, and closed the door behind her. Wang Duoying regarded Wen Xin's move as a signal of willingness to communicate. She smiled gratefully and continued: "Nanjing fell, and Wuhan fell because we didn't have enough planes, and they weren't good enough." The door opened, Mrs. Wen came in, pressed the door with her back, and looked Wang Duoying up and down: "Where did you come from? You came to my house to recruit traitors, or set up a lecture hall?" Wen Xin didn't need his wife's support. He asked his wife to go back to the room, put the bathtub on the ground, closed the door, and went back to the patio.He would like to see how this little girl can persuade him. He is a big man, so he is afraid of a little girl?It's a joke to spread it out. Facing Wen Xin, Wang Duoying made a student-like tirade: "On May 12 this year, Chongqing was bombed by Japanese planes in such a mess that more than 4,400 people died in one day! Mr. Wen must know about this. It’s true. If the Chinese army had more planes and more good planes, thousands of Chinese people would have been saved from tragic deaths... My fiancée-in-law came back on a special trip, and Mr. Wen should understand how much risk he took. If he被日本人抓去，依了他的性格，是没得活的。闻先生是他在美国敬重的老大哥，造飞机的大事，要靠闻先生这样一身本事的人。望楠觉得闻先生最终会跟他站到一起的，不会让他千里迢迢地白跑一趟的……没想到闻先生这么急着要躲开他……” 闻辛忽然粗鲁地打断了王多颖：“等你有了我这样一个家，有了一个月的小毛头，再来教训我！”他现在害怕听到家国情怀之类的字眼儿，这些字眼儿对于渴望平静生活的他来说太沉重，他不敢爱，也不能爱。 王多颖没工夫体会闻辛的那些艰辛和琐碎，一味天真地相信自己能把他打动：“现在的飞机制造厂里急缺闻先生这样学问好，有经验的工程师，假如厂里都是生手，那就要好长好长的时间才能造出飞机，等不及的呀！望楠对闻先生寄予厚望……” 婴儿在东厢房里哇的一声哭起来，闻辛陡然回到现实中来，他的神情充满了懊恼，似乎在为如今卑微的自己，为曾经豪情的自己，在没办法把卑微和豪情统一之前，他对这些幼稚的、愚蠢的书生气只能更加反感。他忽然恶狠狠地吐出一句：“你懂什么？你懂得明虾从哪一头拆污吗！” 王多颖愣了，一个人怎么可以刹那间变得如此无情和粗鄙？ 闻辛暴躁地下了逐客令：“你给我出去！四好婆……把这个女人给我赶出去！” 闻家女佣拿了把长把扫帚应声赶到，王多颖委屈得眼泪汪汪：“闻先生，望楠说，你过去为中国的弱小痛苦过！现在你不痛苦了吗？” 闻辛最害怕的就是眼泪，这些单纯的眼泪让他的耻辱感上升，也愈发恐惧起来，只希望自己能马上逃出这眼泪的包围：“四好婆，叫你撵人呢！” 闻家女佣举起扫帚朝王多颖劈下来，王多颖的脸上和白底撒满淡紫色小点点的旗袍前襟上立刻出现一道黑垢，她捂住脸，等挪开捂脸的手，闻辛看见她的脸色变得出奇的苍白。他又不忍了：“唉，四好婆，你手里有轻重吗？赶人走也要有风度的！”他再次把澡盆搬起，扣在头顶，像一个奇形怪状的头盔或盔甲，从王多颖身边绕过，快步向门外走去。 附近的电话被一个女人一直霸占着，洪望楠只得舍近求远，在外面跑了半天，终于在一家棉袜批发行找到了一个电话。他跟季家鸣说了母亲中风的消息，季家鸣犹豫了一下，决定让他回去。等打完电话回来，却不见了王多颖。过了片刻，才看到王多颖慢慢从弄堂口走了出来，她看到了他，却是面无表情，只是抬起头盯着炫目的仲夏阳光，冷了似的僵立在弄堂口。 “你到哪里去了？叫你不要动，盯着弄堂口……” 王多颖木然摇摇头：“不用盯了。” 洪望楠注意到王多颖脸上和身上的污垢：“你怎么了？” 王多颖不再说话，她拉着洪望楠朝弄堂口走去，走到闻家门前，她将上了锁的门扉用力一推，两扇门之间出现了一个一巴掌宽的豁口，只见天井的地上满是狼藉——一个逃亡之后的现场。 “你跟他说话了吗？说了什么？” 洪望楠似乎一心只想着闻辛的事，却完全忽略了王多颖的感受，这让她感到委屈，赌气说忘了。 “再想想，你到底都跟他说了什么。” “说什么都没用。” 洪望楠明显焦躁了：“那要看你说什么了！说不定就是因为你说错了话，让我连回旋余地都没有了！你知道现在的局面有多微妙？一句话说得不投机，就有可能失去一个心里暗存着抗战愿望的人。” 王多颖的委屈加倍了：“你的意思，是我说错话了？” 洪望楠依旧不识好歹地发问：“那你到底跟他说了什么？” 王多颖冷笑了，开始反攻：“我说，望楠心里的闻先生是德艺双馨，正气盎然，望楠在心里把闻先生看得老高的，对他是寄予厚望，可是呢，他不配。所以你望楠赴汤蹈火回上海来找他是窝空（上海话：白搭的意思）！” 洪望楠的眼神变了，有些恶狠狠的意思：“你真是这么说的？” 王多颖示威似的看着洪望楠说：“一字不差。” 洪望楠终于发火了：“谁要你去瞎说？你毁了多大的事业，你知道吗？……他听完你的话就上车走了？” “他没听完我的话就让佣人赶我走，用扫阴沟的扫帚赶我。喏……”王多颖冷冷地指着旗袍上的污垢，“一股阴沟的烂污泥味。” 洪望楠这才注意到她洁净的旗袍前襟一片污渍，脸上和头上也沾着泥垢，不说话了。 王多颖似乎在替洪望楠绝望：“在这样的人身上浪费时间，不如回家看看你姆妈去。” “政治是深奥的，微妙的，弄好了，你就得到一个同志，弄得不好，你就树立了一个敌人。我都弄不来政治，你是出了深闺就进校园的女孩子，怎么敢做这种政治动员？一不小心你会给自己、给我、也给闻辛带来杀身之祸的！”一番理论之后，洪望楠又发起牢骚，“这么热的天，你不在家好好弹你的钢琴，读你的小说，跑出来掺和男人的政治……” 王多颖看着洪望楠，她没有迎来一丝安慰，只感觉到一阵冰凉的寒意：“对，我就只配坐在家里弹弹钢琴，读读闲书是吧？还不够啊，还应该再给我缠上小脚，穿上贞洁带，这样才是你们搞政治的大男人的理想女人！” 她说完就快步走去。洪望楠再次上去拉住她。 店小二隔着小街叫喊起来：“先生，格瓦斯！格瓦斯你没付钱！” 洪望楠开始满身掏口袋，发现所有口袋都是空的：“糟糕，打电话被人敲了一笔，没钱了。” 王多颖拿出一张一元法币，放在他手里，冷冷地说：“我要老老实实坐在家里弹琴，这个店小二就不让你脱身。”说完便决绝地跳上一辆黄包车，她不允许自己回头，泪水却还是不争气地流了下来。 午餐很丰盛，算是庆祝王家的化险为夷。吃完饭，朱玉琼又拉三伯伯和洪望梅打起了麻将，一切风平浪静，王家又是一片祥和。不过这景象是做给外人看的，朱玉琼还是有些后怕，听到街上摩托车马达的声音突突地传来，又马上心神不宁起来，坐在她对面的三伯伯安慰她：“不会是阿沐开的摩托车。” 朱玉琼苦笑：“过去一听见摩托车，就怕是电报局给我送电报的，现在又多了一怕：阿沐这个小鬼头，说不定哪天真敢开一辆摩托车回来！”话刚说完，听到摩托车声在大门外停下，不由慌了神，“真是送电报的……不会是宇风出了什么事吧。” “我去看一看。”三伯伯站起来，悠悠地笑了，“跟你讲了多少次，你就是不信，他人在贵州，那里跟上海不通电报。” 片刻工夫，三伯伯气定神闲地走上楼来，对着焦灼的朱玉琼笑笑：“电报局搞错了。送电报的把门牌号码搞错了。” 朱玉琼将信将疑，怕三伯伯骗她，三伯伯表现得很坦然，朱玉琼心放了一半，却又想起了大姐，说要是大姐来的电报，就一定是生大病了。 三伯伯抓起朱玉琼的手，发现她手心全是冷汗，轻轻拍了拍：“好了，没人生大病。现在你可以安心打牌了。”朱玉琼渐渐安下心，坐回到自己的位置上。 三伯伯身上有股神奇的力量，有他在，朱玉琼会感觉很踏实。孙碧凝曾经劝她，重丧满了就嫁给三伯伯算了，别让人家空等一场。她却还是没有想清楚，她还是觉得保持目前的现状也挺好，好像生怕嫁给了他，这被宠的感觉就飞了似的。 一起打麻将的洪望梅担心地看看朱玉琼：“王妈妈，没事吧？” 朱玉琼笑起来：“今天已经出了那么大的事情了，巡捕都来过了，大概把一年的事情都出完了，可以让我们清净一阵子。唉，阿沐怎么一点声音都没有？午觉睡到现在？” 王沐天对三伯伯的感觉在悄悄地发生着变化。他不明白，方才送电报的摩托车来的时候，他在自己房间明明看到三伯伯签收了电报，却为什么对妈妈撒谎。亲切威严的三伯伯，成了撒谎的三伯伯，王沐天的天平逐渐倾向于桑霞。三伯伯究竟有什么秘密？他跳下阳台，朝着楼房门口跑去。 三伯伯的外衣挂在一楼门厅的衣帽架上，他蹑手蹑脚地走过去。轻轻地把手伸进三伯伯的外衣口袋，没摸出什么名堂，又去摸另一个口袋。他摸到了那张电报信笺，飞快地阅读，震惊了。 桑霞和贺晓辉在得月楼碰了头，缉私科科长丹尼尔很容易就被打发了。桑霞头上戴着一顶热带遮阳草帽，身上穿着一件颜色鲜艳的旗袍，显得高贵美丽，风情万种。这身打扮很有效果，丹尼尔一眼看到她，就惊住了，忙不迭地给签了提货字条。两人一起来到海关库房的柜台前，两个海关官员走过来，桑霞把提货表格和一张字条放在柜台上：“麻烦二位了。” 两个官员一眼看到字条上粗犷霸道的签名：M. Daniel.立刻相互看了一眼，其中的年轻官员说：“老丹亲自签的名？有面子啊！你们谁是提货人？” 桑霞微微一笑：“我。” 中年官员用明显不怀好意的目光打量着桑霞，话里有话地说：“难怪！” 桑霞十分不适，却硬着头皮应付，拿出场面上女人的礼节性笑容说：“先生是知道的，运来的都是生鲜水果，天热容易坏，所以才着急请老丹帮忙。做水果批发生意，弄不好就赔钱。” 二十多个藤条筐摞在柜台内。年轻官员举起印章，准备往提货表格上盖，却又停在空中：“老赵！你要不要抽查一下？” 桑霞心里一抖。 中年官员晃悠过来，看了一眼桑霞，又回头去扫视筐子：“你说呢，小姐？” 桑霞坦荡地笑笑：“先生您该怎样就怎样，别为了我坏了你们这里的规矩。” 年轻官员催促说：“你查不查？不查我就盖章了。” 中年官员突然爆发了：“查个屁！有什么用啊？再查每年都有那么多鸦片混进来！” 印章嘭的一声敲在提货单上。桑霞看着那印章抬起，一阵释然来得过猛，她几乎浑身发软。 贺晓辉对桑霞的表现很满意：“今天你在老丹面前，表演很出色。” “我觉得不够好。”桑霞苦笑，“我觉得人人都能看出我在假笑！” “你已经做得很好了。毕竟是第一次，以后会更好。”贺晓辉鼓励她，“不过老丹这条线不能长期用下去，他毛病太大，积怨太多，贪财好色连掩饰都懒得掩饰。要想法子在海关铺一条新路，给我们的部队运送药品，一旦事发就是大灾难。” 贺晓辉建议：“可以发展王沐天到公司里来做事。他可以跟他家里人说，在我们水果批发行找到了一份暑期工作。” 桑霞欲言又止。 贺晓辉感到奇怪，说：“怎么了？你不是急于培养他吗？” 桑霞边分析边说：“最近我一直在观察他。今天我突然有了个重大发现：阿沐天生缺一样东西。” "What is missing?" “缺害怕的感觉。他好像是从来不知道什么叫害怕。”桑霞凝视着前方，“过分的胆小是毛病，过分胆大也是毛病，恐怕是更大的毛病，所以我想再等等。” 卡车装载着藤条筐从公和祥码头出口驶出，行驶在上海十六铺的马路上，贺晓辉一只手握方向盘，另一只手搭在打开的车窗框上，手指松弛地夹着一根烟。桑霞哼唱起，歌声很快压住了码头的噪音。贺晓辉跟着唱了起来。 唱完歌，两人不禁有些感慨，桑霞说：“我学这支歌的时候，在读高中。你呢？” 贺晓辉陷入了回忆：“我是在沪江大学组织学生运动的时候，第一次听到学生们唱这支歌的。1937年，我刚从赣南红军游击队调到上海，那时候唱歌五音不全，学了好久才学会。” “红军游击队不唱歌吗？” “游击队的生活很艰苦，尤其是反围剿那段时间，赣南闽西的红军游击队每天除了急行军，就是打遭遇战。” “为什么把你调到上海呢？” “也是因为药。红军游击队需要药品。我外祖父是中医，小时候我母亲逼着我跟外公学医。我这半瓶子醋在游击队还起了作用，护士、医生、担架员都是我。游击队嘛，必须敢于滥竽充数。调到上海之后，地下党看我年轻，就让我兼管几个学校的进步学生。就在那时候，我开始学唱歌，学跳舞。在大城市做地下工作，必须学会几手花花公子手艺。” 卡车到了一个红绿灯路口，停了下来。 与他们的卡车平行停着的是一辆日本军车，车上整整齐齐坐着两排全副武装的日本兵，贺晓辉瞥了一眼这些杀人机器，冷冷地说：“不知道又是去哪里祸害中国人。” 桑霞看到日本兵，不禁有些胆寒。 贺晓辉转移话题问：“对了，你的真名叫什么？” 这个问题让桑霞多少有些扭捏，想了想，郑重地警告贺晓辉：“我告诉你你不准笑啊。” “我不笑。” “叫……叶荔红。树叶的叶，荔枝的荔，红色的红。我妈生我的时候，我家荔枝园一片红颜色……” 贺晓辉哈哈大笑起来。 桑霞假装生气了：“你答应不笑的！” “我不是笑你的名字，这名字挺好听的。”贺晓辉忍住笑说，“我是笑你母亲给你起的名字成了预兆。你现在不就是水果批发行老板娘吗？”