Chapter 3 Chapter 1 (2)

In the afternoon, the weather was even more cloudy, and there were a few snowflakes, which just melted in mid-air.It can be said that the upper half is snow, the lower half is rain, and it is wet everywhere.After Bichu and Zhang Luo finished dressing up the three children, she changed into the thin woolen robes of beige color with dark red flowers brought from Peiping. E said why she didn't wear jewelry, and Bichu said she should wear a pair of red ones, but there were only green ones.Mei said Dai Lv was the right one, and E shot her a look, meaning what do you know. "If my mother doesn't wear jewelry, the people in the aunt's family will look down upon her." The so-called aunt's family has something special to say, and everyone tacitly agrees.E can actually be tempted to care about dealing with people, Bi Chu thought.Then the two daughters took care of her, and she put on her beloved jade ornaments. The earrings were like two bright drops of water, and the pins on the collar were also crystal clear and moist, but the face was a bit haggard.

"Look for shoes, look for shoes!" Xiaowa said loudly, "I'll carry them on my back, and I'll change them when I get there." Everyone didn't complain about the weather, and they were all in high spirits. "Third Aunt!" Someone called outside the door, and Yan Yingshu came in. "I'll pick you up." When the Meng family first arrived, he came here once with Su Chu. Seeing that the room was still rudimentary, he couldn't help but say, "This house should be repaired—" E coldly turned away, Afraid that she might say something unpleasant, Bichu hurriedly greeted everyone to get in the car.

The car drove slowly on the stone road, from Ancestral Hall Street to the west of Cuihu Lake, it took fifteen minutes. The Yan Mansion is on a slope, leaning against the slope and facing the lake. It is a building that is neither central nor western, nor central nor western.There are two stone lions in front of the gate.Entering is a narrow front yard, planted with various flowers and trees.The second gate is on the edge of the main courtyard, unlike the vertical flower gate in the north, which is in the middle and faces the north room.There are two-story buildings on three sides, and there are wide corridors upstairs and downstairs.

Fu Zhi and his group got out of the car and entered the gate, and the guards in front of the gate saluted with guns.Two guards came out of the gatehouse with umbrellas to shield them from the rain.Hearing a burst of laughter inside, Yan Liangzu and Lu Suchu appeared at the second gate and went down the steps. Yan Liangzu was a fierce general in the direct line of the Yunnan Army.Dali people.Various ethnic groups live there, with the Bai ethnic group being the largest.People with the surname Yan belong to the Yi nationality.The original several acres of land.Liangzu's father died early, and his family was in decline, so he had to fight all by himself.He has a stocky figure, very similar to Ying Shu, with a leopard head and round eyes, and a beard, which is a bit aggressive.He participated in the Battle of Taierzhuang, and because of his proper command and bravery in battle, he has made great achievements in battle.Later, in the defense of Wuhan, he led a group of troops to intercept the enemy in the southeast of Hubei, but there was a big mistake.Now back to Kunming to rest and wait for arrangements, he is always ready to go to the front again.Liang Zu was a man of great pride, and in his early years he talked about world affairs with Lu Qingfei in Beiping, which was quite praised by the old man.It happened that Lu's family proposed marriage to Su Chu, but they were not satisfied with several proposed ones, so Liangzu proposed and agreed.I once asked Su Chu for her opinion, but she only said that it was up to her parents.People outside thought that amidst the new slogans of freedom of marriage, Su Chu's move must be due to pure filial piety.Everyone in the family knew that she just didn't want to worry about it, and just lived as she arranged it.

Su Chu wears a scarlet brocade gown, with a gold tone inlaid with emeralds on each hand, and a lotus-colored jade bracelet on her left hand, which is the jadeite among jadeites.Her face was flat, and her voice was also flat: "Third sister, you haven't come for a while." Su and Bi walked into the living room arm in arm.A complete set of hardwood furniture and sofas are placed in the living room, which is also a combination of Chinese and Western.Huishu stands in front of a marble screen.She came forward to salute, and then talked with Mei. "Mei is almost as tall as Hui'er, so be willing to grow." Liang Zu said.Everyone didn't sit down for a while, and discussed a few words about the height of the child.

Hui Shu was fourteen years old.Almost all girls at that age are good-looking.It's just that those who are careful will find that her face is a bit dull in the delicate and delicate, and her aura is not enough.Fortunately, she inherited her father's big eyes. These eyes are not good at looking around, but they are so dark and soft that they can't see to the end.She looks dignified, seems a little reserved, and looks older than her actual age.She should be the favorite of the family, but she seems to be careful in everything.This is caused by the special circumstances of the Yan family.An insider doesn't need much research to come to this conclusion.

At this time, the rain was getting heavier, people reported that Mr. and Mrs. Tantai had arrived, and everyone came out and stood on the porch to welcome them. "I came from Chongqing on business, just to celebrate my elder sister's birthday." After Tantai Mian fell off a horse and was injured, his injured leg was a little shorter than before, and he couldn't walk without a walking stick. "Looking at how honest Ziqin is, wouldn't he say he flew here from Chongqing to pay his respects?" Jiang Chu said with a smile.Liang Zu said to his two brothers-in-law: "During the War of Resistance Against Japan, the enemy was in front of us. As a soldier, I am ashamed to be at home now." It is necessary for the troops to rest and reorganize, how can I say that I am ashamed." Everyone sat down after the ceremony.Several relatives of the Yan family also introduced him.Everyone felt that there was one important person missing.Su Chu asked Yan Liangzu, "Please come out." Liangzu nodded and ordered Yingshu to invite her.People who don't know will think that the old lady of the Yan family or someone from the elder generation is invited.After a while, Ying Shu accompanied a middle-aged woman to the hall.

The woman went to Su Chu first when she entered the door, and said, "Hezhu pays homage to the wife's birthday", put down the prayer mattress in her hand, and knelt down to salute.Su Chu seemed to be ready, threw away the bedding beside him, and knelt down to return the salute.Everyone knew that this was the concubine Hezhu brought by Liangzu from his hometown, and they also knew how powerful this Ru Furen was, so they stood up one after another. Hezhu was adopted by a Yi family since childhood, but he is actually Han.Her clothes are quite weird, Yi is not Yi, Han is not Han, modern is not modern, ancient is not ancient, or it can be said that Han and Yi are combined, ancient and modern.The upper body is a small gold and silver thread jacket with a pipa lapel, a row of jade buttons, the lower body is tied with a dark green four-flowered long skirt, and a pair of pearl string earrings on the ears, shining brightly when shaking.There are three rings on his hand, besides one in pure gold, another in tourmaline and one in diamond.If you are interested in research, Hezhu will explain the status of tourmaline in gemstones and the cutting and setting process of diamonds.In the gorgeous clothes, the face of the owner of the clothes is very unclear, like a frame of portrait, the coloring is too thick, the colors are blurred and become blurred.Just relying on this ambiguity, it dominates everything in the Yan family.

At that moment, Hezhu walked up to Jiang and Bi, and said, "Second aunt and third aunt have been in Kunming for more than half a year, and I don't come here often, damn it." Everyone was surprised when they heard her words. "Our wife is in poor health, and I take care of small things. The birthday wine prepared today is not in compliance with the rules, please forgive me." Everyone didn't know what rules she was talking about, and it was difficult to answer.Jiangchu said: "Our aunt lived with my aunt, and Aunt Cheng He took care of her. We went to Chongqing later, and Xuanzi stayed to go to school. It will be even more troublesome." Hezhu said, "What's the trouble! Something happened. Call the guards, don't bother!" Yan Liangzu invited everyone to sit down, and He Zhu also sat down.While observing Xuanzi's fine velvet long coat, he called Mei to study her new coat, and while giving Yingshu instructions, he looked at Bichu's emerald ornament.After a while, the guards brought tea.Isshiki blue and white tureen.

"According to the rules of our small place, there are three courses of tea for relatives and distinguished guests. The first one is rice flower tea." Liangzu spoke with confidence, making the tea presentation more grand.Everyone took off the lid, and saw a layer of fried rice floating on the water, and the water was somewhat sweet.The children chewed the fried rice and thought it was delicious. "How is the recent war going? The enemy army has occupied Wuhan, what's your plan for the next step?" Fuzhi asked politely. "The enemy's next move may be to attack Nanchang." Liang Zu pondered, "We will spare troops to harass the north. Of course, we are not his chief of staff. The enemy originally wanted to end the war in three months, but now it has been a year and a half. We have to drag him down too! I heard that Generalissimo Jiang said in a speech that, in terms of temporary advances and retreats, on the surface we have failed, but in terms of the overall long-term war situation, we have succeeded."

"The Yunnan-Burma Highway was completed last month, and Kunming's economic and strategic position will become more important in the future." Ziqin thought deeply. "You're saying that the Yunnan Army's status is even more important." Fuzhi and Ziqin get along more often and are closer.He knew that Ziqin's words were true, and that the Dian Army was not directly related to the Supreme Command.Liangzu laughed loudly, "The land in Yunnan needs to be protected by the army——we always listen to the central government." He stopped laughing suddenly, thoughtful.After a pause, he said: "I lost the battle in Hubei, did you hear about it?" Ziqin said: "I heard about it." Liangzu said: "Although we didn't complete the task of intercepting, we did our best. The enemy attacked with ten times as many troops as me, and we were on the top of the mountain, running out of ammunition and food, and forced to repel the enemy's seven attacks with stones and wood! Rolling wood and beating stones, you historians know it." Said, boldly laughed a few times.Seeing that there were many people in the room, it was difficult to discuss deeply, so he just said: "Not long after we arrived in Kunming last year, we saw the 58th Army marching off. Tens of thousands of people lined the road to see them off. Some people cried and shouted China Long Live! The Yunnan Army will win! Then This kind of momentum really makes people think that the Chinese will not be defeated. The victory or defeat of one or two small battles is common in military affairs." At this time, the guards came up to change the teacups, this time it was a red tureen, in which were Tuocha candied dates and sliced ​​ginger.The children couldn't drink, so they turned to the screen and saw a row of bamboo tubes of different sizes and colors, some painted, some sketched and painted.According to Huishu, this is a hookah, a hookah smoker. When Xuanzi heard this, he went over to take one and fiddled with it, and said with a smile: "I heard that the Dian army is in Taierzhuang. They are brave and good at fighting. One characteristic is that everyone holds a chimney. The Japanese devils still think it is some kind of secret weapon." "That's not a hookah," Liang Zu laughed again, and said, "That refers to a big bong, opium! Opium is also a special product in Yunnan. But everyone is joking with bongs!" At this time, it is difficult for everyone to talk to each other, because Yan's house uses opium.Liang Zu used to smoke, but he quit in recent years.The one who can't quit is Su Chu, who has reached the most wonderful state in her life under the influence of opium, and can't bear to give up.Hezhu just burns cigarettes, sometimes for Su Chu, but he himself never smokes. "It's okay to say that opium is a weapon." After a pause, Fu Zhi smiled, "It's just that the muzzle of the gun is facing inward. Our real secret weapon is the indomitable spirit of the Chinese nation. Just move forward and never Stop: It is our history to resist foreign insults, overcome powerful enemies, and continue to struggle. There are two sentences in the biography of Shangqian and Kun. A commentary on the two hexagrams of Qian and Kun is also the personality ideal of the ancients. A gentleman must walk forward forever like the sky, bear everything like the earth, and tolerate everything." Everyone was a little moved.Liangzu said, please tell the officers sometime.Fu Zhi said of course it can.At this time, the guards came to offer the third course of tea, which was a sweet dish, lotus seed and lily soup.It is a small golden bowl with a spoon in it.Seeing that the tea was good, He Zhu got up and said goodbye, saying that she had to take care of the kitchen.Everyone chatted casually.Jiangchu stood up and said, "Eldest sister, let's take a look inside your room." The three sisters walked out of the hall together, all of similar stature.Xuanzi and E pay attention to their mother, they find that Jiang and Bi are as much alike as Su Chu is not like them.The main reason for the dissimilarity is not her appearance, but Su Chu's lack of vitality. Her behavior is a bit like a puppet moving with a stringer, and the stringer doesn't know where. Suchu lived upstairs in the East Wing, while Huishu and Xuanzi lived downstairs.Downstairs in the West Wing is Yingshu, and the rest of the houses belong to Liangzu.Hezhu also has a small courtyard, which is quite mysterious.At that time, the three sisters went upstairs, and Su Chu took out the key to open the door.Jiang Chu said: "My house is still locked!" When the three of them entered the house, the first thing they saw was the smoke lamp and the smoking gun on the low couch. Without waiting to sit down, Jiang Chu said, "Sister, you still haven't given up smoking? For example, opium is a weapon to kill oneself, why do people kill themselves! It's right to kill the enemy! It's rare for the three sisters of our family to get together in Kunming for more than half a year. , and now I want to go to Chongqing with Ziqin again, but Xuanzi doesn’t want to transfer to another school, so I have to stay with my eldest sister, take care of me, and I also told Xuanzi to take care of you.” Bichu said: “The most important thing is elder sister These years have not been easy. I don’t blame you for smoking. Today is your forty-fifth birthday, so I made up my mind to quit. Dad was in Beiping at the time, and he didn’t know what to do. It's about you. Just be a father and stay with us now, the four of us have agreed, you quit smoking!" Su Chu lowered her head and wiped the two bracelets up and down, and said for a while, "I smoke very little." No! You have to think for Hui Shu, what kind of gossip will affect her future!" Su Chu said with a bitter smile, "It depends on everyone's fate. Her home is always weird—it's not that I don't want to quit smoking, But what's the point of quitting!" Jiang and Bi had never heard Su Chu say such an assertive word, they looked at each other, and suddenly heard a clucking sound coming from a small gauze cabinet under the window. come out. "It sounds like a toad is screaming." Jiang Chu walked over to have a look, Su Chu hurriedly said: "Don't move, just take a look." Bi Chu also moved over curiously, both of them were startled, and took a few steps back.Looking at Su Chu inquiringly. Squatting in the gauze cabinet was a huge toad with extremely ugly patterns, staring and panting. "This is raised by Hezhu. She raised a lot of weird things." Su Chu explained. "She took care of her, why did you put her in your room!" Jiang Chu almost cried out, Bi Chu's eyes were red, she hugged Su Chu and said, "Elder Sister, you can't be at the mercy of others." Su Chu hurriedly used both hands Making a gesture of lowering her voice, she whispered to herself: "She has raised several, and she will put one in the house for whoever celebrates his birthday. After three days, it doesn't matter what kind of breath he wants to breathe. Liang Zuyingshu is the same. There is only Hui at home. The book has the right of immunity, - Liang Zu is the master, he likes Hui Shu." A trace of comfort flashed across Su Chu's face. "This year is not too bad. In a few years, snakes were released." Jiangchu said to Bichu: "Let's discuss it with the son of Fu, and let them come forward to talk to Liangzu. The concubine is the concubine, how can you bully people like this!" Su Chu hurriedly waved his hands and said, "No, no, Qian Don't! After so many years, I understand my life." After a pause, he added: "And Liang Zu is not easy. I don't know about his affairs, but I feel that it is not easy for him! There should be no more chaos at home. gone." Bi Chu murmured: "It's not good for outsiders to interfere, and Huishu will be useful when he grows up. It's best if Dad has a letter, and everyone can talk about how Dad misses Eldest Sister. There are still people in the Lu family." "Father hasn't written for a long time." The three thought to themselves, but they didn't say anything.Since Bichu left Beiping, he only received one letter from Old Man Lu, and that letter went away for several months. "The road is too far." Bi Chu sighed, and suddenly remembered the words her father said: "The road is so long, I don't know where is closer." Suddenly, my heart skipped a beat. There was a sound of stairs, and the children ran up chirping.Su Chu took out a piece of floral cloth and covered the small gauze cabinet.Xiaowa ran in the front and rushed into the room to ask Jiangchu: "Second Aunt, when will Brother Weiwei come to Kunming? We all miss him." Mei raised a hand with a smile to express her agreement.Jiangchu said: "Weiwei misses you too, and wants to go to school in Kunming. But there are good middle schools in Chongqing, so it's more convenient to stay at home." Hui Shu didn't speak.Standing in front of the small gauze cabinet, I paused for a while, and suddenly said loudly: "Second aunt, third aunt, let Weiwei come to school here. Together with sister Xuanzi, we will separate a room in Ying's study room. It's convenient. The weather in Kunming is so nice. When I went to Chongqing last summer, it was so hot. The baby wants to play on a swing, but it's raining, and it's dangerous to slide down—" She said in one breath, looking for something to say, Jiang Bi and Bi could hear that she was trying to cover up the clucking in the gauze cabinet, so they asked for something loudly.Not long after, the guards shouted outside the door: "Report! Please eat!" Everyone except Mei and Xiaowa breathed a sigh of relief, and filed out of the room and went downstairs.Su Chu and Hui Shu stayed behind and locked the door. The rain has gradually subsided, and there is a little light behind the dark clouds in the sky. The dining room is in the small courtyard next to the living room, and three tables of banquets have been set up.Liangzu, Ziqin, Fuzhi and several relatives of the Yan family were waiting at the table.After the three sisters came in, Hezhu suddenly appeared, helping Anxi to pour wine, with the attitude of a hostess.Su Chu is the birthday star, sitting in the middle with Liang Zu, silent. There is a large platter in the middle of the table. There are dried beef called Niuganba, Xuanqi ham, sauced meat slices, white meat slices, milk fan cakes, dried beef mushrooms, blue head mushrooms, chanterelles, etc., with a correct birthday character.Everyone sat down, Liangzu raised his glass and said: "We usually don't celebrate our birthdays. Every year, we rush to celebrate our birthdays, and there is no time! This year, it is rare that the two families of the second sister and the third sister are in Kunming. Su Chu can be regarded as a full life. Zhu thought about it, and asked everyone to get together." His words were neither fish nor fowl.When Jiang Chu heard this, she immediately stood up and said, "We just happened to catch up with Eldest Sister's birthday, which is really rare. In fact, Eldest Sister is the most capable of the three of us, and we are far behind. Ziqin and I wish Eldest Sister happiness and prosperity in the future." " Bi Chuyin also stood up and said: "Second sister is right. Eldest sister's talent is far behind us. In terms of caring and loving each other, we three sisters are the same. Fuzhi and I wish elder sister peace and happiness. Now the whole country The whole body is united to fight against the Japanese, and it would be great if the elder sister could do something." Liangzu found it interesting to see the two sister-in-laws supporting his sister.Said: "After all, they are sisters. It would be great if Dad is also in Kunming at this time." He called Dad very loudly, "I told him to invite him to enjoy wintersweet flowers." Then Xuanzi and others came to toast , A few dishes were served with a smile. "This is braised chicken, which is our chef's specialty." He Zhu pointed and introduced, and the ring on his hand was shining brightly. At this time, Liangzu's adjutant came in and whispered something in his ear, and Liangzu went out with him.Walking to the living room, the adjutant handed over a letter and said, "From Peking." The envelope was torn, and there were two ink words on the corner: obituary.Liang Zu hurriedly opened it to take a look: Great aunt, second aunt, third aunt Master Yan, Master Tantai, Master Meng Mr. Lu Qingfei passed away on the morning of July 7th and lived temporarily in Shangfang.Lianxiu didn't serve her well, so she asked her aunts to come back and punish her. The signature is Zhao Lianxiu, and the date is the evening of July 7, 1938.If you wait until the next day to write the obituary, you can't write the sentence of temporarily living in the house.Liang Zu wanted to suppress the news first, but when he turned his head and saw He Zhu standing beside him, he said, "Let's talk about it tomorrow?" You are also a mother-in-law." He Zhu took the obituary, went to the dinner table and handed it to Su Chu.On the one hand, he said, "He's from Peking." The first time Su Chu saw the obituary, she hurriedly stood up, put both hands on the table and said, "Father———" Jiang Chu read the letter, tears fell one after another, and complained, "I didn't write the reason either!" Bi Chu felt that the letter paper weighed a thousand pounds, and it dragged her down from the top of the mountain, her body swayed slightly, and she forced herself to remain calm until she left the Yan Mansion without shedding a single tear. third quarter It is difficult for northerners to imagine the fields in Kunming in winter. It seems that this land has been forgotten in winter.Chun Xiaqiu refused to give up their territory, and each showed their supernatural powers in a staggered manner.The green is still evenly applied to the small river beside the village.A little ochre-yellow is accidentally dyed on the treetops.Even a little bit of uncovered soil looks so moist, obviously gestating life. In the bright blue sky, there is a white cloud, faint, like a solitary sail, walking silently with Meng Fu's family.After leaving the small east gate, the stone road becomes narrower and narrower.After crossing a small river and bypassing two villages, they continued walking, going farther and farther. The dew was not yet dry on the bushes. E and Mei took turns, and Fuzhi carried a basket on a shoulder pole.Originally, I wanted to raise my hand, but it was rejected by everyone.In the basket were a rooster, a side of pork, four white-faced steamed buns, four pearl pears, a bottle of wine, cups and chopsticks, etc.They wanted to find a good place to offer sacrifices to Old Man Lu. When Bi Chu returned home from Yan's Mansion, she fell ill. She had a fever, didn't want to eat, and lay down for a few days before getting out of bed.The separation of father and daughter into death was predictable, but at the important moment when the old man crossed the boundary between life and death, there was no one to serve him, and the children had complex emotions such as regret and guilt in addition to grief, which made the grief extraordinarily heavy . "I don't know what happened." Bi Chu said this sentence to Fu Zhi no less than dozens of times, "If you are sick, you can write it clearly, and Dad won't dream it up." Fuzhi understood a little bit in his heart.Old man Lu has long felt that his life is a burden, a carbuncle and wart, and it is very possible to remove it by himself.It's just that you can't say this to Bi Chu. The sacrificial ceremony was prepared by Mei leading Mrs. Yao.Mrs. Yao kills and boils the chicken, and Mei cooks a side of pork, carefully plucking the pig hair.She wants to clean up the skin, this is for the father-in-law. E came back from school and thought it was superfluous. "It doesn't matter if there is some hair, it's just thrown there anyway." Mei raised her head to look at her sister, but still only focused on plucking the hair.Bichu struggled to steam the white flour steamed buns.Baozhu pear is a special product in Yunnan, juicy and sweet, and it is E's idea to use it as a sacrifice. The three sisters originally planned to pay homage to each other, but because of the different activities of each family, they acted separately.Xuanzi was going to participate in the Mengjiajiajiao Festival, but because his parents were about to leave Kunming, he went back to Xiaoshiba.Only five members of the Meng family were walking in the field.After they finished walking the field ridge, they walked a section of stone road and walked on a small fork.I saw a small hill in a bush, covered with green.Fuzhi asked Bichu, "Is it right here?" Bichu nodded.Everyone cleaned up the front of the mound and set up the sacrifices.Cups and chopsticks were placed in front of the dishes, and five glasses of wine were poured according to the number of people.Xiaowa suddenly said, "Mother, I'm going to scoop up a bowl of water for my father-in-law." E and Mei followed him to find water, and there was a small stream not far away, gurgling.Xiaowa scooped up water and carried it back to the hill, and everyone stood in silence.Bi Chu held a bunch of incense, and after Fuzhi lit it, he shook it slightly, and the flame drew a circle, and then went out.The two live in front, and the three children follow behind, performing three kowtows. Holding the cup in his hand, Bi Chu said, "Father, you're gone. We've only left home for more than a month, and you left. What's wrong with Dad? What happened? The three of us sisters are not here, it's really unfilial! "As he spoke, he put down his wine glass and wept bitterly, prostrated himself on the ground.E and so on also burst into tears.She wanted to come forward to comfort her, but Ephesus signaled that she didn't need it, and let her cry happily to relieve her grief.Fuzhi took a glass of wine and said to himself: "My uncle has been concerned about the country and the people all his life, and he has a righteous spirit. He must not be able to survive in the enemy-occupied areas. We don't know the details, but I know that my uncle's spirit is shining in the sun and the moon. Give birth to future generations. Never die!" He poured the wine to the ground and bowed deeply.E and others toasted in turn.The little boy also added a bowl of water. He cried and said loudly: "Give me back the rivers and mountains, what my father-in-law taught me, give me back the rivers and mountains!" He thought of his father-in-law who taught him to carve seals, and carved these words on the soap , the immature child's voice lingers in the green bushes, like an oath. The red spot on the head of the incense gradually dwarfed, darkened, and finally went out.Everyone stood for a while, and Fuzhi signaled to tidy things up.Bi Chu had stopped crying, and asked in a low voice, "Take it back?" "Take it back. It's like offering sacrifices to the gods. It's already been used." Fuzhi said. "Don't be reckless," Mei said.She believes this is in line with her father-in-law's thinking. They packed up their things and walked back, walked on the stone road, walked down the field ridge, and arrived at the village closest to the city.That white cloud in the blue sky is still following. "The sky is so good," Bichu said suddenly, "Since we have come out, we should stay for a while, lest there be an alarm." There was a red ball, so he changed his words and said, "Just rest here for a while." Seeing that Bi Chu was pale and unable to walk, he hurriedly found a place to sit in a nearby grove.Bi Chu leaned against E and sat down, Mei and Xiao Wa ran away. "Don't go far!" Bi Chu warned. About meal time, the air raid sirens sounded.The number of people in the woods gradually increased, and they all came out of Xiaodongmen.There are also several food burdens, one of which sells pea flour.As the name suggests, it is a food made of peas, with various condiments, slightly spicy and slightly sweet, and children like it very much.Xiaowa unconsciously looked twice.Mei hurriedly pulled him away.They know times are tough and never ask what to eat or what to wear. "Second Miss Meng and Xiaowa are here." With a greeting, it was Li Lian's family who came to hide from the alarm.Mrs. Li, Jin Shizhen, was speaking. She was still as stiff and thin, but she didn't look haggard.Wei Zhiquan of the two children also looked at the pea flour burden.Mei stepped forward to speak. "It's so tall, it's grown into a big girl." Shizhen commented. "Let's go play with Sister Meng." Zhiquan said loudly.The four of them ran to the small river to the west of the forest, which was very close to the city. Li Lian and his wife met Fuzhi and his wife, and when they learned that the Meng family was coming to the suburbs for a sacrifice, Li Lian immediately bowed to the north three times, and the two of them hurriedly returned the salute.But Shizhen was not polite, and commented loudly: "In my opinion, the old man did not end well." Bichu was doubting the cause of old man Lu's death, and asked in a trembling voice: "What is it like?" Shizhen didn't answer, as if into stillness. "Could it be that the Japanese—" Bi Chu said to himself, tears dripping down her cheeks. "No way, no way!" Fuzhi interjected, "The old man has passed away, don't think about it anymore, or you will be disturbed." E Ye said, "What are you thinking?" Bi Chu said, "I don't know." How does my aunt live." "No one can control much." E said. Li Lian talked about distributing loans to students.The students left their hometowns and were all at an advanced age, making do with food.The old Dian coins are invalidated, and the new Dian coins will also be abolished in the future. The legal currency depreciates, the price rises rapidly, and the food is getting worse and worse.Some students are looking for work to do, and it seems that there will be more and more looking for work. "It's good for young people to practice." Li Lian said, "Recently, a pharmacy wanted to find an accountant, that is, bookkeeping. It was very easy to learn, and several students competed for it, which made it very difficult for me." E suddenly came over and said, "Daddy, I want to find something to do." "You?" Fu Zhi was slightly startled.E Su didn't care much about his family, and it seemed that he knew how to worry about it. "No, it's not enough. You're only in the second grade. The family is fine." Seeing this, Li Lian said, "It's best for Meng Liji to go. The Department of Biology has something to do with medicine." "No." Fu Zhi stopped him, "Several classmates are looking for food. E can't go." His eyes gradually became serious.E reluctantly walked back to his mother. Shizhen was talking, half talking to Bichu and half talking to herself: "This place in Yunnan is very strange, and most of the gods I see often can't be seen. There are all colored clouds, clouds, and rain in front of me. Strings of rain. It made me feel like a kite with a broken string. Otherwise, how could I not know about Mrs. Lu?" She paused and then whispered: "There are some women here Raise Gu. Do you know what is Gu? They are poisonous snakes, scorpions, centipedes and so on. You have to practice to raise Gu, and you can poison people with a single finger!" E asked curiously: "Your teaching has something to do with these ?” Shizhen said unhappily: “Look at you! We have nothing to do with these crooked ways! Two different things! Don’t mix them up!” If someone talks like this normally, E must give him a face.Since Shizhen is not an ordinary person, she cannot be treated with common sense.E was not angry at all, nor did he criticize and ask rashly. In the woods, the business of several food loaders is very good.Some people stood, some sat, and some squatted with bowls in their hands, eating indiscriminately.The aroma of food wafted in the air.Bi Chu thought about Mei and Xiaowa, and said weakly, "E! Go and see Mei and the others. What are you doing? Tell them to come over." As soon as E started to walk away, Bi Chu said, "Look at their place. Don't come over, don't get together." Shizhen laughed loudly and said, "You mean that father and son are not in the same boat. It doesn't matter today, the plane won't come today." Just as he was talking, the emergency siren rang.Suddenly the woods fell silent.With the sound of the siren, many people disappeared on the ground all of a sudden, and they didn't know where they were hiding. "Don't go, don't move around." Bi Chu said gently to E.Fuzhi came over and said that he saw children picking stones on the downhill slope of the river bank. The location was very good, and Li Lian stayed there to take care of them.Bi Chu nodded. On the bank of the river, Li Lian sat down next to Zhiquan.The children, no strangers to emergency sirens, are still checking stones.It was picked up and piled up, and then flattened after a while.Mei doesn't take part in the game, but just looks at the blue sky and daydreams. Not long after, the enemy plane came. Eighteen planes, arranged in a triangle, moved in the blue sky, seemingly very slowly.The white cloud is still there.The plane passed through it, heading straight over the woods.Zhiquan pointed to the sky and yelled: "Japanese plane!" Xiaowa picked up some stones and wanted to throw them out, and said to herself, "It's a machine gun." Mei hurriedly stopped it.At this time, the plane was already overhead, and the rumbling sound shook people's hearts.Except for this sound, there was a dead silence all around. "Lie down! Lie down!" someone shouted.Mei instinctively pushed Xiaowa down, and lay down herself, thinking that if something happened, she would protect Xiaowa. The sky is still blue, and the white clouds are still very leisurely. "If we are all dead, the sky and the clouds will still be the same," Mei thought to herself. A plane dives, as planes do in those days when they drop bombs, to shorten the distance.At this moment, Mei felt very frightened, as if something had hollowed out her body.She tried to run to her mother, but she couldn't move.At this time, there were a few more black spots in the blue sky, one higher than the other, falling downward. "Bomb!" Mei Mengsheng, was about to turn over and hug Xiaowa, when there was a loud bang, she didn't know anything.