Chapter 37 recovery period

After Taiming returned to Taiwan, he temporarily lived in the Guangren Hospital of his younger sister's husband Lin Dongyue.Because he was sick and was sent back to his hometown, he felt a little apprehensive if he wanted to go back to his hometown where he knew a lot of people.Therefore, he planned to see no one for the time being, and rest in peace by himself. Due to the abnormal experience, Taiming's exhausted and tired spirit gradually recovered in the peaceful scenery of his hometown, but his physical strength was still not fully recovered, and he could not do anything.And although it was said to be resting, there were so many people in and out of Guangren Hospital, it was still impossible to really rest the nerves.After Taiming stayed in Guangren Hospital for a short period of time, he soon returned to his hometown.The happiest thing in Taiming's hometown is his mother, Acha.She returned to her side for her son who had gone through life and death, and no matter what happened in the future, she swore in her heart that she would never let him go again.She waited for Taiming to recover, and then mentioned to him the marriage that she had interrupted for a long time and hadn't negotiated with him again, and this time she must come true.Her son married a wife, and she lived a happy and peaceful old age together. This was her only wish.

After Taiming came back, he hungrily savored the scenery and family affection of his hometown. After recovering his health, he gradually began to feel depressed and bored. One day, Taiming went to Zhigang's Baojia office to visit his brother, and it happened that Mr. Dong, the assistant to the township head of the township office, was chatting with four or five nearby intellectuals.These people have all changed their Japanese names. Dong's original surname was Chen. He removed Chen's radical and took that 'dong' as his new surname. Taiming's older brother, Zhigang, also split Hu's surname into two and changed it to the Japanese surname of 'Gu Yue'.They called each other 'Dongyang' and 'Guyueyang' to satisfy their imperial consciousness.At the same time, it is also a convenience in the world.

As soon as Dong saw Tai Ming, he showed his tactful and thoughtful nature. He first praised the Hu family's family background and Tai Ming's achievements, and then said: "But brother Tai Ming, you are still the same as your brother, change your surname!" ’ So he said: ‘However, there were many inconveniences when I first changed my surname. Once I went to the city, the uninformed section chief in the county government introduced me to the county magistrate and said that Mr. Dong changed his name. His original surname was Chen. , which makes me uncomfortable.But when I think about it calmly, this is a phenomenon of the transitional period. I have no choice but to go through this transitional period for the sake of future generations, so that I can become a dignified Japanese? ? ? ? ? Taiming seemed unmoved by this opinion, so Baozheng from the First Baojia intervened and said, "Mr. Hu probably doesn't understand the real point of the problem yet."When children reach the stage of entering middle school, they face real problems.Anyone who is conservative will feel the need to change their surname. 'That is to say, for those who have not changed their surname, the admission rate for the entrance examination for entering middle school is low. Even if they are admitted, the school will still insist on changing their surname in the future.

Hearing their talk about changing their surname, Taiming suddenly remembered the story of a Japanese who changed his surname in 'Mono-Lai'. He changed his name to a Chinese style because he was fascinated by Chinese culture, but Japanese scholars of later generations criticized this instead.After all, if a person has no other abilities other than his original face, it is impossible to change his name to produce a new personality.Taiming didn't want to change the surname of these people for the convenience of life, which made people feel that the motivation was impure. At that time, there was a popular doggerel teasing the change of surname, and the junior students in the public school sang:

Toilet fly (Japanese pronunciation: akatai, red snapper) red snapper name change Baozheng is no exception toilet fly toilet fly This doggerel is sung rhythmically by schoolchildren, it is teasing some people who have changed their names or the grace of Guoyu families (Japanese families) who have black coupon rations, and sometimes red snappers can be specially rationed.Taiming couldn't help laughing at the ironic spirit sung from a child's heart. Whenever he heard that the most disgusting red-headed fly in the toilet was compared with the most advanced red-headed snapper, Taiming felt that he couldn't laugh. , the expression on his face was complicated.He thought of Zhigang's wife greeting guests with the simple and blunt Japanese that she had learned in Quanbao School, and when the greeting was almost finished, she ran inside with a flushed face.

'Toilet flies and red snapper?The efforts of the Taiwanese people to become imperial citizens is nothing more than a show. Taiming felt a little unbearable. There was another case where Taiming's mother, Acha, grew vegetables near her house in order to be self-sufficient in life. After growing vegetables, she became interested and continued to cultivate new land.Taiming also helped his mother.Not only vegetables, but also 30 banana seedlings, which took root in the newly reclaimed land and grew rapidly day by day. One day, when Taiming was watching the growth of the banana seedlings he had painstakingly cultivated in detail, he suddenly heard a loud voice in Japanese from behind: "Hi!Is this what you (?-?) planted? Taiming turned around and saw that it was the inspector of the Water Conservancy Association (Water Conservancy Association). This person used to be a police officer.Taiming replied: "Yes." The man said in a high-handed tone that the valley in this area is under the management of the Water Conservancy Association, and it is not allowed to reclaim and plant crops without authorization. However, the valley is clearly owned by the Hu family, and Taiming is very straightforward. The land insisted that it belonged to Hu's family. But the inspector insisted that if there is water flowing in the valley, it should be regarded as a river. Of course, the river is managed by the Water Conservancy Association. He also insisted that even the trees on the side of the water pond belong to the Water Conservancy Association. of.

At that time, the practice of the Water Conservancy Association was widely criticized. Anything related to water was regarded as the object of taxation. This was the practice of the Water Conservancy Association.Especially after this inspector came here, this approach became more obvious.His excuse was to tax Taemin's bananas.In order to justify his improper taxation demands, the inspector showed off his clever legal knowledge in an attempt to make Taiming submit, which was a common method among them.When Taiming heard this, he couldn't help being angry, so he refuted it sternly. When the inspector encountered this reasonable rebuttal, he knew that Taiming was different from ordinary farmers and was a tough opponent, so he went back after saying a few words.

However, one day, Taiming received a notice from the Water Conservancy Association. The reason was the abolition of the pool and the special water rent for the pool. In order to increase production, the pool should be filled up and replaced with paddy fields.The special water rent specified by the Water Conservancy Association is seventeen and fifty cents.Taiming saw it and groaned.The above special water rent must be paid twice a year, totaling 35 yuan.But after the pool was turned into a paddy field, only about one thousand catties of rice could be harvested each year. According to the official price, it was only worth ninety-two yuan and five cents. It is rented by ordinary water, so what is farming for?If you add reclamation fees and land rent, it will be higher than the cost of buying new fields.Moreover, the pond is not just a fish pond, it is a reservoir to make up for the lack of irrigation water, and it is a pond made for practical needs.

If the pool is filled up, the Sijia and Wujia fields below the pool will become dry fields without water.Apparently, it is the inappropriate request of the Water Conservancy Council, which ignores the actual situation.Taiming decided to go to the Water Conservancy Association and ask why. The building of the Water Conservancy Association is a dignified two-story building, more grand than the township public.It was all built by improper taxation and sucking the blood and sweat of the people, Taiming tremblingly opened the door and entered.A young Taiwanese clerk came out, and Tai Ming simply explained the matter.The young clerk treated Taiming with a high-handed attitude from the beginning. He said that increasing production was the country's top priority, so he couldn't take everything into consideration.And those who do not work together are non-citizens.Although his wording is different, but his tone is the same as the tone of an order.It was the Taiwanese who acted as the minions of the Japanese to exact and punish the Taiwanese.Moreover, in the name of extraordinary times? ? ?Taiming felt that he couldn't back down, but it was useless to negotiate with the clerk, so he summoned up his courage and asked to meet with the president.

The president used to be a county sheriff. He was a man in his fifties, and he was a good man with a strong body. Unlike the young clerk, he seemed more reasonable. Taiming explained in detail the matter about the land and the reason for the pool.No matter who listens to these words, everyone will agree with them, a well-organized statement.The president listened "um, um". He said that the production increase plan is a plan looking forward to the future. Even if the land condition is not suitable for conversion to paddy fields, he still has the obligation to pay water rent, showing a bit of compromise.However, Taiming turned his opinion to the essence and criticized the Water Conservancy Association's actions, which offended the president. His attitude suddenly became tough, and he withdrew his preface, insisting that the pool must be filled.Taiming knew that he shouldn't offend him, but he believed that what he said was not wrong, and he didn't want to wrong himself to cater to the other party.

The two finally spoke emotionally. The president even said that in order to carry out the government's policy, even if the fields under the pond become dry without water irrigation, it doesn't matter.There was no room for compromise at this point.This is obviously a violent statement.Taiming resolutely stood up from the chair he was sitting on.Perhaps because of Taiming's courage, the president called Taiming to stop him, and voluntarily compromised, saying that he would only pay the water rent, and the pool would still be able to store water within a year or two.What a cunning, haggling deal, so why not say it's going to be done in the first place?Is this also the psychology of government agencies in handling things?Taiming was stunned.He walked out of the building of the Water Conservancy Association and saw seven or eight quite good dormitories behind it.That is the staff dormitory of the Water Conservancy Association.From the gramophone records, the popular Japanese pop songs of the current cafe are played. 'Blood and sweat wrung from the people in the name of water rent, turned out to be poured into this kind of thing. As Taiming thought about it, an indescribable anger welled up in his heart.He raised his eyes, which were burning with anger, and saw the faint winter sun, passing by the white clouds on the top of Daxue Mountain, which seemed to be pregnant with an unstable climate.