Chapter 6 chapter Five

After worrying for a long time, Miss Hui finally confirmed that neither Sheng Guangyun nor Li Ma had seen Brother Nian, which made her suspenseful heart settle down. In the afternoon, she went to Qingyun Hall, and after dinner, she found Brother Nian in the courtyard where the servant lived as promised.He didn't seem to be in good spirits, but the first time he saw Ms. Hui, there was a soft light on his ordinary face, which made people feel comfortable. "Miss Hui, are you here to learn how to read again?" Lao Zhang, a long-term worker who lives in the same yard as Brother Nian, and others saw Miss Hui nod with a smile, stood up quickly, and scratched their heads in embarrassment, "Excuse me for so much trouble." , we can't learn how to do it..." They all laughed and went into a room to throw dice.

Miss Hui followed Sheng Guangzhe's habit and curled her lips. Seeing Brother Nian standing at the foot of the wall looking at her with some embarrassment, she smiled and unfolded a stack of newspapers in her hand, and whispered: "This is a newspaper I participated in running, you If you still have to go to the mine at night, help us distribute it to your fellow workers." "Aren't these newspapers for sale?" Brother Nian asked in surprise. "If it's for making money, I won't participate." Miss Hui smiled proudly, "Our purpose is to awaken the ignorant public and create a better life. Brother Nian, you will help us, Yes or no?"

"Isn't the current life not good?" Brother Nian replied mutteringly. "Of course it's not good!" Ms. Hui said with some disappointment and anger, "Why can Mrs. Sheng ask someone to beat you, but you can't resist? Why do you work so hard to work in the mine, but the salary is so meager? Because of this society It is still unequal, we must work hard to transform it into a new world where everyone is equal! By that time, not only your brother can study at Yenching University, but you can study too, instead of squeezing yourself for him!" Brother Nian listened to Miss Hui's speech in a daze, with a half-understanding expression in his clear eyes.Some of the words that Ms. Hui used were too new, presumably beyond the comprehension of a long-term worker.

Since Ms. Hui had the desire to enlighten the public, she was not discouraged at the moment, she opened a newspaper and asked, "Do you know all these words?" Brother Nian took the newspaper, followed Miss Hui's fingers to look at a small poem in the corner, and read it out word by word: "Do you understand what it means?" Miss Hui asked patiently.This poem is a new vernacular poem written by Sheng Guangzhe. It is easy to understand and exciting, and is very popular with Ms. Hui. This time, I only hope that it can arouse the enthusiasm and vigor of Brother Nian. Brother Nian looked at Miss Hui, the look of expectation on his face made him unable to bear to say no again.So he vigorously rolled up the stack of "Zili Evening News" in his hand, and nodded quietly: "Miss Hui, don't worry, I will do my best."

Brother Nian distributed the Zili Evening News in the coal mines for only five or six days.The overseer at the mine discovered Brother Nian's actions very early on, but he was happy to have free newspapers to read, so he didn't stop him.However, the mine owner was inspecting the mine that day, and he picked up a piece of "Zili Evening News" and read an article exposing the collusion between government and businessmen in a small coal mine. After a meal, he was driven out of the mine. It was midnight at that time, and Brother Nian walked to the moat in the dark, intending to wash himself clean before sneaking back as usual, but he was seriously injured and passed out on the river bank before he entered the water, and was not arrested until dawn. People found out and sent them back to the Sheng family.

When Ms. Hui heard the news and rushed to the hut where Brother Nian lived alone, she saw Brother Nian lying alone on the bed, his clothes were torn in many places, stained with large black and red blood.And his thin figure seemed to disappear at any moment. "Have you invited a doctor? What about Lao Zhang and the others?" Seeing that there was no one to change Nian's clothes, Ms. Hui was so angry that she almost burst into tears, and pushed down Nian who was trying to get up Stopped, and said loudly, "Don't move, I will go to the doctor right away." "No need..." In desperation, Brother Nian leaned forward and grabbed the hem of Miss Hui's clothes, then immediately withdrew his hand as if being shocked by an electric shock, "Madam told me to leave here within today..."

"They drove you away?" Miss Hui looked at Brother Nian's pale face and the cold sweat on his forehead in disbelief, and almost didn't know how to speak. "My wife found out about my going to the mine, and said that the Sheng family would not keep anyone suspected of the Red Rebellion... and I couldn't blame her..." Brother Nian tried his best to explain, fearing that Miss Hui would be impulsive and go straight Go to the Sheng family theory. "Red Rebellion Party? If she knew how many Red Rebellion Party had come out of their Sheng family, would she still treat you like this?" Miss Hui sneered.

"Miss Hui, don't say that..." Brother Nian was a little anxious, got up from the bed with the strength he didn't know where he came from, and pretended to be relaxed and smiled, "Look, I'm fine, at worst, I'll find another job Do it." As he said, he packed his two pitifully small clothes into a bundle, and then struggled to find a small money bag from the corner of the wall, and was about to open the door and go out. "You look like this, where do you want to go?" Miss Hui snatched the bundle from his hand in annoyance, and with a light push, Brother Nian staggered back a few steps. "Lie down on the bed well, and leave after I invite the doctor, do you hear me?" Miss Hui yelled almost aggressively.

"You don't need to call a doctor..." Brother Nian's eyes fell on the purse caught by Ms. Hui, and he said courageously, "The money is saved for my brother..." "Brother, brother, everything is for your great brother, but you read the letter he wrote carefully. Besides asking you for money, when did he even greet you? In his eyes, you are just a slave to make money. Where are you?" He's still his brother!" Seeing Brother Nian choking on the head of the bed with his mouth open and struggling to breathe, Miss Hui made up her mind and turned around to stop looking at him—she didn't want to say these words at first It hurt his heart, but this fact has lasted for so long, even if she could never expose it, would someone as smart as Brother Nian not understand?The consequence of his self-deception like this is only suffering for himself.

Holding all Brother Nian's belongings hostage in one hand, Miss Hui slammed the door open and went out, wiping away the tears that kept gushing out of her eyes with the back of her hand.She was in a panic all the time, knowing that Brother Nian had ended up like this to help her distribute newspapers, but she just couldn't open her mouth to apologize to him.After all, an apology is too easy for her, but it can't make up for Brother Nian's ruined life.With such injuries all over his body and no relatives in Lincheng, if he walked out of the Sheng family's house, he might end up falling down in a corner that was forgotten by people and dying slowly.

Miss Hui walked out crying like this, Leng might as well bump her head into someone. "Hui'er, what's the matter with you?" A pair of hands grabbed her suddenly, making Miss Hui, who was concentrating on crying, look up. It's Sheng Guangzhe.Normally, Ms. Hui would have been ecstatic for this intimate "Hui'er", but now she just grabbed Sheng Guangzhe like a savior, and said almost incoherently: "Find a doctor to save Brother Nian, or else he will will die!" "I just came home when I heard about it. Don't worry, the doctor will be here soon." Sheng Guangzhe's tone was calm and persuasive.He took Miss Hui's handkerchief and wiped her tears, and said with a smile, "It turns out that you are looking for Brother Nian to distribute newspapers for us, and you are right. Don't worry, since he suffered for us, I will think about it." way to repay him." "How are you going to repay him?" Miss Hui wiped away her tears, weighed Brother Nian's meager possessions in her hand, and asked angrily, "If you give him money, I'm afraid he will send it to that vampire-like brother right away." Go. What he needs is not a sum of money, but a stable job." "When he recovers from his injury, I'll hire him to work in the newspaper." Sheng Guangzhe said this softly. Seeing that Miss Hui finally lowered her head in embarrassment like an angry kitten, she couldn't help but feel agitated, and stretched out her hand to circle it gently. He touched her shoulder and smiled, "Are you satisfied now?"