Chapter 22 voice of the mainland

Taiming didn't go home for a long time. During his absence, there were various changes in the family.The first thing that surprised him was that he thought that the child's younger sister, Qiu Yun, had already decided on her fiancée and was busy preparing for her marriage. The fiancée was the son of his father Hu Wenqing's friend, a young doctor who graduated from medical school. Another change is that his brother Zhigang has recently become infatuated with a geisha in the town. Zhigang probably seldom takes care of the family, so he has a bad relationship with his sister-in-law.When the family inherits the property and can handle money freely, they immediately take concubines or play geisha. This is a common thing in society.Taiming didn't feel any special emotion about this change in his brother.I just thought it was something that had nothing to do with me.Thinking of his sister-in-law's position, he also wanted to advise his brother, but obviously it would be considered unnecessary worry.But Taiming had no counterpart in the village to talk to, so he sorted out the books left by the old grandpa, and suddenly saw a book that touched his heart, so he read it carefully. The old grandpa seemed to be still living in the books left by him .Among them, the Suiyuan collection and Tao Yuanming's poetry collection are marked everywhere with a pen when he read them, showing that they are books he likes to read.Taiming was attracted by those books, and without letting go of the books, he sank into the world of Suiyuan or Tao Yuanming.Taiming's parents and even his younger sister tactfully advised him to get married, but he turned a deaf ear to it. It seems that he wanted to gradually restore his inner harmony through the samadhi of studying.However, one day when the peaceful mind happened, Taiming's mind was completely disturbed by a small incident.

That day, Taiming's mother, Ah Cha, ran down the back hill yelling loudly because of something.There was the Hu family's cemetery in the back mountain, and a group of workers were digging there, so Ah Cha ran down in surprise.When she saw the scene, because it was the cemetery of her ancestors, she tried her best to stop it for the sake of safety, but a tough man who claimed to be a supervisor came up and said, "Whispering!" and slapped Ah Cha, who still resisted, but The other party couldn't understand Taiwanese, so he slapped her again and again, so Ah Cha ran down the back hill crying.

At that time, sugarcane cultivation had developed to the village of Taiming, and the fortifications were for the construction of the track for erecting trolleys required for sugarcane cultivation. After hearing what his mother said, Taiming ran to the scene in a panic.But the opponent's attitude was very high-handed, and he snorted and sneered at Taiming's protest: "I am a fourth-degree judo. I don't care if you get injured when you approach me. I don't care who owns the land. You have a reason to go to the company to talk about it. The company There are three legal advisers. ' Then he said: "My name is Kitano, you remember my name." Very arrogant.

Taiming hated violence.Since the other party wants to use violence, nothing else will help.So he swallowed his anger and retreated.That night, the hateful face of the man named Kitano appeared in front of his eyes, making it difficult for him to sleep. On the second day, Taiming still felt uncomfortable because of this incident.Mother Acha said: "Ahhh! It's a disaster without reason!" She ate vegetarian noodles and eggs in order to get rid of disasters. Forget it as a disaster. However, if you fight through legal channels, no matter what the reasons are, the Taiwanese have never won a lawsuit. It is a lawsuit that can never be won from the beginning. Moreover, this Second, if he was injured, it could be said that he was just slapped for a weak reason. If the private land was excavated without authorization as the problem, since the other party has its own legal experts, it will naturally find an excuse cleverly.

This matter is too bright, the more I think about it, the more uncomfortable it feels like my chest is swollen.Although his mother was not injured, Taiming's heart seemed to have suffered a deep, hard-to-heal wound. 'Tao Yuanming is also powerless to heal this wound! ' Taiming threw down the book and said loudly.What is the solution?He thought that he liked to ask questions like this since he was a child, but the questions he asked himself had never been answered in his heart, so he forgot them unconsciously.But that's not forgotten.It's just sinking into the bottom of memory.Whenever his heart suffered new wounds, even the old memories that had been deposited were stirred up along with the new anger.So he dreamed of a new world where he could escape from this oppressive situation and breathe freely.In his heart, he dreamed that one day he would go to the mainland, the land of his father and grandfather across the sea.

On such a day, Qiuyun's wedding is approaching, and the family is busy preparing her dowry. Although in recent years interested people advocate a simple wedding ceremony, he still listens to the opinions of the elders according to the old custom.Among the many dowries, the modern-style wardrobe and three-way mirror dressing table that the younger sister likes are particularly conspicuous. Finally, when the wedding day came, the long and winding dowry procession was still enough to remind people of the situation of a famous family. Relatives, friends, and enthusiastic people in the village all came to congratulate.

Xu Xinbo Baozheng was wearing a newly made gown with a gentleman's badge on his chest.He is the guest of honor, sitting in the upper seat of the main hall, and all the main guests are seated in the main hall.The opium barrel served as the host on behalf of the Hu family, and Taiming personally toasted the guests. When the wine was full, Xu Xinbo bluntly made social comments loudly as usual: "The guy who doesn't know the current situation is a fool. It's social, it's off, it's nothing. Different, same as before.It's just that the sayings are different. In short, it's just a nice way to say things about money.In the past, it was said bluntly, the so-called money is right, money can influence justice, but now it is a lawyer, or Guan said, in fact, it is money that plays a role.I knew this kind of thing ten years ago.The teaching value of a public school is two thousand yuan. He paused for a moment, looked around proudly, then stroked his whiskers with five fingers and said, "International students are worthless. This criticism was my progressive view at that time. People didn't understand and kept saying that my mind was old-fashioned."How about it?People who don't understand now still don't understand.Last time Mr. Hu's wife was beaten.Throwing 2,000 yuan to see, the effect is much better than the wisdom of ten foreign students.If you want to talk about firing a foreman, don't even ask for two thousand yuan for customs clearance fees, five hundred yuan is enough.If I pay three hundred yuan, he can be fired. 'He took advantage of the wine to speak out, because he was Baozheng and everyone listened silently, but they were not convinced in their hearts.Only the opium barrels accompany the smiling faces.Xu Xinbo took advantage of the momentum and said: "Mr. Taiming knows how to keep his duty, so he is amazing. Like a relative of mine who graduated from Hosei University and became an honorary township head, he only has 30 to 40 yuan for traveling expenses every month, but the monthly communication expenses, The expenses such as activity fees caused his parents to complain to the sky, and finally they almost went bankrupt after only serving for one term.But after resigning from the position of township mayor, the commissioner cannot be appointed, and being an employee is ridiculous and shameless.In the end, becoming an honorary township head was nothing more than "give a golden bowl" (exaggerated).There is something more stupid than this kind of situation, that is, some people who engage in ideological movements, who were so brilliant for a while to give speeches everywhere, are now almost groaning behind bars.Those surnamed Zhan and Lan who had come to Miaokou to give speeches were both imprisoned.I have always had the foresight to educate my children. I think six years of public school education is enough.... Xu Xinbo finally finished his long speech like teaching everyone a lesson.After a few rounds of drinking, everyone chatted happily, but the opium barrel who always had to say something on such occasions, in recent years encountered the recession at hand and talked less.Ah San and Ah Si echoed Xu Xinbo's words to help the drink, but because they were reduced to odd jobs, they no longer chatted among gentlemen.After hearing Xu Xinbo's words, Taiming held back his embarrassment and entertained him with the courtesy of his master.

After Qiuyun got married, Taiming and his mother were the only two in the family.Although his mother hoped that Taiming would get married as soon as possible, she did not force him to persuade him because she had no intention of doing so.In order to relieve boredom, my mother sometimes went to Taiming's younger sister's house.My sister-in-law is a practicing physician and a good man with decent manners.Sometimes he always accompanied my sister when she went back to her natal home.Tai Mingyuan thought that doctors were like selling distilled water, like tax officials who exploited money, and he didn't like these two kinds of people, but when he talked and laughed with his sister-in-law, this concept was revised.My brother-in-law once said: 'My object is disease, not money.I hope to save 100,000 people in my life, but I don't want to earn 100,000 yuan.However, if you save 100,000 people, you can get 100,000 yuan. ' he said and laughed.His statement made people feel quite slick, but it didn't make people feel like an ordinary vulgar doctor.

The younger sister's marriage came to an end, Taiming felt relieved, and closed himself in his own thoughts again.Now he is envious of his grandfather, Tao Yuanming, who is in love with Lao Zhuang.If he could, he hoped that spring, summer, autumn, and winter would pass, and he would become an old man all at once.Otherwise, hope and ideals are burning in his young body, which makes him feel like a deep punishment for his current unemployment.In order to sort out this feeling and find a place to live, where should he go?However, Lao Tzu's profound philosophy and Confucius' teachings did not point him to a path.He could only struggle and walk alone on the thorny road.The first month is here again.The oranges behind the house are full of fruit.He wandered out for a walk in the orange grove.Suddenly, I saw new branches growing from the branches that were cut last year, bearing golden fruits.That new branch bears more beautiful oranges than before it was cut.At that time, he thought about the marriage issue he was thinking about carefully in his heart.If you get married, you will have children and give birth to a person just like yourself.Was scorned as 'you! ’ He thought, ‘If I’m called you—one generation is enough’, as he was thinking repeatedly, he suddenly heard his mother calling him from behind, and his mother told him that a colleague from the public school days had taught him to visit.

Taiming resigned and left the school after he criticized Japanese teachers violently and bitterly when he was in a public school. Later, he heard that he had taught and taught to study in Japan. After graduating from Imperial University, he went to mainland China.This time he suddenly appeared in front of Taiming because his father had passed away and he was returning to Taiwan.With surprise, anticipation and awe, Taiming faced this friend who had transformed into a very dazzling friend. Zeng said about his own recent situation, for Taiming everything was a surprise and a new discovery.He is now a professor at a university in China. With a broad vision, he has insight into the trend of the new era.From the time when he was a teacher in a public school, he had an eye-catching appearance and eloquence. Now because of his growth and maturity, he has a broad and gentle personality.For Taiming, who was confined to a small world and had no contact with outstanding figures, it seemed that he was a person who could look up to him.When Zeng enthusiastically persuaded Taiming to go to the mainland to develop, Taiming's spirit and mood unknowingly surged with youthful vigor.

Zeng returned to the mainland not long ago. One day about two months later, Taiming received a letter from the mainland. The person who sent the letter was Zeng. I am eager to read the letter.That was to inform Taiming that he had recommended Taiming to work as a mathematics teacher at the National Model Girls High School. 'Or his friendship is real! Taiming thought of him with infinite trust and gratitude.Taiming's dream of the mainland is about to come true now.There is nothing standing in his way.Just wait for him to practice firmly. 'Now is the time to get out of this small world! ' Taiming said in his heart. The news that Taiming had obtained a teaching position in the mainland immediately spread throughout the village.The character of Taiming emerged from the oblivion of the villagers and attracted people's attention again.His father Hu Wenqing said: "The teachers of specialized schools are equivalent to Jinshi or Hanlin in the past. This is a great honor." ' he said with relief.Although his son was going to the mainland, he felt a little lonely and uneasy, but thinking about his future, it was inconvenient to express his objection. Taiming seemed to be a completely different person, energetically preparing for some things to cross China.He didn't plan to come back, so he visited and said goodbye to his relatives and friends one by one, and he also had a feeling of saying goodbye to the scenery of his hometown. At the suggestion of his mother, Ah Cha, the family decided to go to the Town God's Temple to pay their respects.My mother fasted, bathed, and was a vegetarian beforehand.On the day of the visit, my father was wearing a gown and dress, my mother was also wearing rare shoes, Ayu was dressed in a dress that did not match her age, my brother was wearing a new suit, and my sister-in-law was wearing an outdated skirt.A group of eight people, even my sister and his wife joined in.The mother knelt on the mat in the nave of the Town God's Temple and prayed reverently for Taiming's success, and the father recited prayers aloud before the offering.Holding the incense sticks, Taiming clasped his hands respectfully.Mother drew a lottery for Taiming: Shangshangji.After the farewell, Taiming's sister-in-law suggested taking a commemorative photo, and the group went to the number one photo studio in the area.The studio was on the second floor where you had to take off your shoes. Tai Ming walked in front, and everyone went upstairs one after another. When Ah Cha reached the middle of the stairs, he suddenly heard someone behind him say: 'Hi!The old woman! The voice of the man swearing like this exploded, and a girl in a kimono with a red drum-shaped belt came running: "You!No shoes! She looked at Ah Cha's shoes reproachfully, and Ah Cha quickly took off her shoes.It was the first time that Ah Cha had to take off his shoes and enter the house.Taiming's face was completely red, he was both excited and embarrassed.He regretted that by his own negligence he had caused his mother to lose face.At the same time, it feels disgusting to the other party who shows it with an insulting attitude.He didn't want to take pictures anymore, but his father told Taiming not to mind it for the sake of auspiciousness.In order to take care of his father's mood, he reluctantly stood in the center to take a commemorative photo.On the way home, no one mentioned the unpleasant things encountered in taking pictures.The sister-in-law deliberately rapped cheerfully to arouse everyone's interest, but only Taiming remained silent.Suddenly, I saw that the Daxue Mountain was covered with dark clouds, as if it was going to rain. What he is worried about is his mother. His sister-in-law understands his heart and promises that he will take care of his mother.The mother also wanted to live with his sister before.My father was accompanied by Ah Yu, and if something went wrong, my brother was also nearby, so there was nothing to worry about, and it was fortunate that he had no worries wherever he went.He listened carefully to the opinions of his elders and seniors, but when he thought about taking photos, he wished to go to the mainland as soon as possible.He immediately applied for a passport.A young policeman from the county office greeted him respectfully. He thought the policeman had misunderstood him, so he hesitated in answering.The policeman claimed to be his student. He looked at it in surprise, and was overjoyed when he recalled the student's face from his previous memory.The student kindly introduced him to the Sheriff.The sheriff is a gentle person. After hearing his purpose of crossing China, he will instruct him to apply for a passport as soon as possible.He thanked the county magistrate for his kindness. When he left, the magistrate said: "Going to China is hard work. People with higher education like you might as well stay in Taiwan and do your best for the island's culture." It's not that he didn't think so. , but now that he has made up his mind, he will no longer be half-hearted. In short, thanks to the care of the sheriff, the passport was issued earlier than he expected. He chose an auspicious day to embark on the grand journey to develop bravely to the mainland, and finally the day of departure came.He went to the public hall to burn spiced incense and prayed for the blessing of his ancestors.A plaque of "Gongyuan" is hung on the pillars of the public hall. The gold characters on the plaque have peeled off proudly, exuding an atmosphere like an ancient tradition. In the atrium, firecrackers are crackling. The opium barrel said in front of the Hu family. : "One generation is an official and three generations are rich'.Ah San and Ah Si had desolate expressions on their faces, and they said to Taiming: "Congratulations!" Relatives and enthusiastic people in the village also came to see them off. Taiming felt a kind of failure to die for this grand send-off. The mood to come back. No, he was determined not to come back. The sound of firecrackers was even louder, and he quietly walked out of the hall.The people who stood side by side and saw him off said in unison: "Congratulations for being a senior official!" When they came to the gate tower, the opium barrel said to him: "Tai Ming! There is the ancestral temple of the Hu family in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is the largest among the ancestral temples. Temple, so they have a lot of property. If you are a high official, you must go to worship, then you can get a considerable amount of "knee salute" gold." With an expression of reluctance, Taiming walked out of the gate and looked back at his home again and again. There was a desire in his heart to make the Hu family feel proud, just like getting 'Gong Yuan'. Taiming's younger sister and his wife and brother Zhigang sent him to Keelung.In Keelung, there was a drizzle like a fog, a drizzle, and a clear sky.He stood at the pier and looked across the bank, thinking of the woman who came to see him off alone when he was studying abroad that year.We haven't seen each other since we left here.She must be living a happy life... I heard that her husband is rich and a doctor, and has two or three children.Taiming thought that he was still single and had nothing to do... If he married this woman, maybe he would also live a contented and happy life in the countryside. He felt desolate when he thought of the situation at that time. The gong of the boat rang, and sister Qiuyun's eyes flashed with Yiyi's farewell feeling.His elder brother reminded Taiming to pay attention to various things as he did when he was a child. Only his sister-in-law did not show any sentimental expression. He said with a smile: "In a word, it is the mainland. In fact, the distance between Shanghai and Taiwan is like eyes and noses, compared to Japan." It's even closer, about the time it takes to go from here to Taitung. Hearing this, Taiming was not deeply moved, he just couldn't worry about his parents, and repeatedly asked them to take care of them before boarding the boat.The 3,000-ton steamboat left the pier, and the people who saw it off enthusiastically waved handkerchiefs.The green Jilong Mountain seems to be moving slowly.The ship left the outer harbour, the twilight was low, and the shaking of the ship became intense.He went into the cabin and lay down. The next day, the weather was fine, with the best sailing wind and beautiful sun. He went to the deck to look out, but he could no longer see the shadow of the mountain.The Kuroshio current is raging in the ocean.Flying fish leaped with the white light of the boat's feet.He suddenly felt refreshed, and the completely forgotten poetic sentiment reverberated in his heart like light music, and he composed a heptapod in one go.It is a poem that hardly requires scrutiny, but the seventh sentence, "How can I return to my homeland as a feudal lord", seems inappropriate.Because he is a Japanese citizen, going to the mainland does not mean returning to his home country.He considered using various other words to replace this sentence, but he couldn't find a suitable word.He suddenly thought of Shen Deqian's pen accident in the Qing Dynasty and shuddered.Shen is imitating the sentence of Confucius' "evil purple seizes Zhu" and sings black peony. Zhu, so it was misunderstood as the emperor who slandered the Ming Dynasty. Taiming thought of many incidents that Grandpa had told him, and he felt that the sentences that were easily misunderstood should be revised.He finally thought of a new sentence 'travel to the mainland' to replace it.So I copied the poem in a notebook with a pencil. You Rou has endured for more than ten years to bear seeing the clouds, the East Sea, the sky, the clumsy strategy, the talent is not enough, the ambition is unsatisfactory, the thorns and tears shed for half a life, the waves are faint, and the smoke is Fenghou. You travel to the mainland and dare to spend money with words. .There is a happy smile on his face, and his heart stretches infinitely like a vast sea.Some naive ideas in the past feel ridiculous now.Suddenly, I saw that the mainland was slightly revealed on the distant horizon.