Chapter 7 06

There are many old people like Mr. Qi who hoped to spend their dying years in peace, but their hopes were shattered by the guns of the invaders.Even if they have a patriotic sincerity, they are weak and powerless.They had to suffer.How long will you endure it?Can it be tolerated?They have lived for sixty or seventy years, but for the remaining years they are absolutely involuntary; even if they hope to go to the grave soon, the graveyard already belongs to the enemy!They don't know what to do! There are many middle-aged people like Qi Tianyou, whose careers are fixed and their energy is not much left. They have seen their talents very clearly, and they only want to work hard for a few more years before their bodies and minds are completely aging. To lay a foundation of life for the children and grandchildren, and then - if possible - to enjoy a few years of happiness.They don't have much ambition, but only seek to earn food, clothing and family property through hard work in their duties.However, the enemy entered their city; institutions, schools, shops, companies... everything was closed.Leaving Peking?They were unprepared, and their families tied them tightly to the house posts.not to go?What about tomorrow?They may have at least ten or twenty years to live. Could it be that such a long period of time must be spent like oxen and horses under whipping?They don't know what to do!

There are many middle-aged people like Qi Ruixuan who have careers, families, knowledge, and patriotism. If they have the means, they will go to the national crisis immediately, and they will never be descendants.They hate the Japanese deeply, and they know that the Japanese hate them especially.But, let’s talk about it with Ruixuan, the burden of the whole family is like a huge boulder on his back, making him unable to lift his head, his eyes are always fixed on the ground; even though he wants to fly, he can’t even move.Now that the school is closed, is there any hope of reopening?have no idea!Even if school starts, what face does he have to teach students?Did he go to court and tell the young students to be subjugated slaves?If the school is closed forever, he will have to find another way of life; but, can he bow his head and beg for food from the Japanese or the lackeys of the Japanese?He doesn't know what to do!

There are many young people like Ruiquan, if they have weapons in their hands, they will immediately go to kill the enemy.On weekdays, when they hear the national anthem, they are in awe, and when they see the national flag, they are excited; their hearts are not narrow and extreme at all, but when their country is mentioned, they can't help but have an almost subjective and unbreakable feeling. , no second opinion, opinion--they think their own country is the best, and hope it will always be whole, bright, and thriving!They are very proud of being able to do this, because this is the new national scene that has never been seen in history.Their self-esteem makes it impossible for them not to hate the Japanese deeply, because the Japanese have been damaging the dignity of their country and destroying the integrity of their country every day for decades; if they want to live with honor, they must first resist Japan!This is the first responsibility of the new national!Now, the Japanese soldiers have broken through their Beiping!They would rather die than suffer this humiliation!However, their hands are empty; empty hands are powerless against enemy planes and tanks.Since they couldn't fight immediately, they wanted to escape from Peiping immediately and join the army fighting outside the city.But how do they go?Where are you going?Unprepared.Besides, could things get better?No one knows.They are all students and know the importance of studying; if things ease up and they can continue to study, they will definitely be willing to finish their studies and dedicate themselves to the country.They are anxious, eager to know what happened, but no one can tell them the prophecy.They don't know what to do!

There are many Xiaocui who have no food because of the fall of Peking; there are many Xiaowen couples who have closed their mouths and can no longer sing and dance; ;There are many Master Liu who want to fight with the Japanese kid with their martial arts, but the enemy's tanks are spread out on the asphalt road, more than a mile long; there are many...everyone has the urgent desire to eat and drink The problem, everyone feels wronged and shamed, they're all guessing how things are going to turn out - no one knows what to do! The whole of Beiping became a lone boat without a rudder, floating on the wild water!Everyone on the boat wanted to do something useful, but no one was strong enough to save himself.There is a fog of depression in everyone's heart.

The spring water of Yuquan Mountain is still flowing leisurely, and the green lotuses in the stagnant water beach, Houhai, and Sanhai are still exhaling fragrance; the green hills in the north and west are still standing majestically under the blue and shining sky; the Temple of Heaven, The green pines and verdant cypresses in the park are accompanied by the red walls and golden tiles to form the most magnificent scenery; but the people of Peiping have lost their old relationship with Peiping;On top of the pines and golden tiles, the Japanese flag hangs!The eyes of people, the hands of painters, and the hearts of poets no longer dare to look, paint, or imagine the magnificence of Peking!Everything in Peking has been painted with shame and dirt!People's eyes are asking each other: "What should I do?" and the answer is just shaking their heads and being ashamed!

Only Mr. Guan Xiaohe didn't feel any discomfort in his heart.He knows more terms like "country", "ethnicity" and "society" than Li Siye, Xiao Cui, Sun Qi, Master Liu... He will use these terms to give a speech on stage when he encounters the opportunity .However, although Xiaocui and the others don't know how to say these terms, they have a kind of anger in their hearts, a kind of dissatisfaction with others, especially the Japanese.Mr. Guan, although his mouth is flamboyant, he doesn't have such spirit in his heart.What he said and what he believed were two completely different things.He said "the nation" in his mouth, but he only knew himself in his heart.He himself is everything.He himself is a brilliant star, and Da Chibao, You Tongfang and his daughter are his satellites—the quadrangle house in Little Sheep Pen No. 3 is his universe.In this universe, cooking, drinking, playing cards, singing opera, getting dressed, quarreling with each other and getting angry are the seasons and wind and rain.In this universe, countries, nations, etc. are just some nouns; if selling out the country can make the food better and the clothes more beautiful, the master of this universe——Guan Xiaohe—will sell out the country without even batting an eye.In his heart, life is life, and life should be luxurious and comfortable.There is nothing he cannot do to achieve his ideal standard of living.Everything is fake, even the nation is fake, only his food, women, clothes, and money are real.

From a very early age, he hated Nanjing, because the national government never gave him an errand.Moving forward from this hatred, he also looks down on China.He feels that China is hopeless because the Chinese government has not given him official jobs!Going forward, he thinks England and France are lovely, if England and France can give him an official position.Now, the Japanese have invaded Peiping; can the Japanese use him?After thinking about it for a long time, a smile appeared on his face, like ice melted by the spring breeze, gradually turning from hard to watery.He thought: It is absolutely difficult for the Japanese to send tens of thousands of officials, but they must use some people who are not resistant to Japan to handle affairs.Then, he is most qualified to do things, because speaking from conscience, he has never had the slightest thought of resisting Japan.At the same time, many of the friends he made had quite a relationship with the Japanese. If they helped the Japanese to do things, would he still be left?Thinking of this, he looked at himself in the mirror, and felt that Yintang was indeed bright, and his eyes were also bright.He seems to remember that the great fortune teller at Xiheyan Fulai Store said with his fairy eyes that he had a good luck in the past two years.Facing the mirror, he yelled: "Tong Fang!" He saw that the shape of his mouth was quite dignified, and he also heard that his voice was clear and watery, and he must be lucky. Confidence increased several times at that time.

"What are you doing?" Tong Fang asked softly in the yard. Because he was happy in his heart, he felt that her voice was particularly sweet and beautiful, and he seemed to see her lips that were always painted bright red and expanded in scope.He seemed to be infected by her, and his voice was sweet and sharp: "That time the fairy eyes said that I was lucky in which year?" After asking, he nodded sideways and waited for her answer with a smile. "It's this year, right?" As soon as she finished speaking, she immediately banned the word "吧" again: "It's this year! Isn't this year the Year of the Ox?"

"It's the Year of the Ox! He said I will be lucky in the Year of the Ox?" "Exactly, I remember it well!" He didn't say anything more, but felt a rush of heat in his heart.It was inconvenient for him to say it, but he decided in his heart: Japanese people are cute because they bring him good luck! At a time when everyone in the city was panicking, Guan Xiaohe started to go out for activities.When he went out for the first time, he felt quite uneasy.At important intersections on the street, such as Sipailou, Xinjiekou, and Huguosi Street intersection, there were armed Japanese guards with gleaming bayonets on their guns.When people pass through these intersections, they must bow deeply to their posts.He liked to bow very much, and he was very good at bowing in the Japanese style; however, he didn't have any special badges or signs on him. What if the Japanese soldiers gave him some trouble because they didn't know him?The Japanese have plenty of bullets, and they can kill a few people just for fun!Also, how should he get out?Is it on foot?Or call Xiao Cui over to be his temporary charter driver?If you go to a rich man's house on foot, won't you be ridiculed?Could it be that Guan Xiaohe lost his status as a car driver because of the death of the city?If you take a car, what if you run into a Japanese soldier at an intersection?I'm afraid I can't sit still in the car, right?That's a problem!

After thinking for a long time, he decided to take Xiao Cui's car to go out.When Xiao Cui was called, Mr. Guan first negotiated with him: "Xiao Cui, how have you been these two days?" Xiao Cui, a young man with a head like a pumpkin with seven edges and eight petals, replied in a nonchalant manner: "How is it? You're not hungry yet!" Yes, Mr. Guan is indeed Xiao Cui's customer, but Xiao Cui doesn't think highly of Mr. Guan. "Come on," Mr. Guan smiled condescendingly, "I won't be hungry today, take me out!" "Go out? There are still cannons firing outside the city!" Xiao Cui was not very afraid of cannons, but he was a little disgusted because he doubted what Mr. Guan was going to do.He was not allowed to know what Mr. Guan was doing when he went out, but he could definitely guess that if he wanted to go out at this time of heavy artillery fire, he must have some kind of collusion with the Japanese.He hated anyone who had dealings with the Japanese at this time.He would rather break his belt and go hungry for a meal or two, than drag such a person to run all over the street!People who live in hardship, like Xiao Cui, often encounter the greatest worry of human beings and all other animals - hunger.However, because they often encounter it, they have a little more spirit of resistance; whether it is positive or negative, they are always unwilling to give in easily.

Mr. Guan, however, did not understand this point; with an air of pride and contempt, he said: "I won't teach you Baila, I'll give you money! And," he raised his chin briskly, "I'll give you more money On weekdays, I’ll give you eighty cents a day, and today I’ll give you one piece! One piece!” He paused for a moment, and added “one piece!” These two words were wrapped in saliva, like a piece of candy, smacking in his mouth Said it out of taste.He thought that these two words would teach any poor man to run forward with bullets. "The garages are closed, where can I rent a car? Besides," Xiao Cui didn't continue, but put on a look of disdain on the pumpkin's face. "Forget it! Forget it!" Mr. Guan gasped. "If you don't pull it, just say you don't pull it, don't go around the corner! People like you will starve to death!" In the past two days, no one came to Da Chi Baoer to play cards, and he was not allowed to go out for a walk. His head was full of lawsuits.She has already quarreled with You Tongfang and her two daughters, and now she wants to seize the opportunity to open another battlefield.With her face upturned, her eyebrows raised, her steps steady, and full of anger, she walked in like a steam roller rolling over the road.She didn't look at Xiao Cui (because she was disdainful), she pointed at Mr. Guan: "What are you talking to him about? Teach him to fuck off and it's over!" Xiao Cui's pumpkin face turned red.He wanted to go out in a hurry, but he couldn't control himself.He hates big red bags on weekdays, but today when the Japanese devils enter the city, he finds her particularly annoying: "Don't use dirty words when you speak, I tell you! Good men don't fight with women. If I fight back, you can Can't take it!" "What's the matter?" Da Chibao's eyes aimed murderously at Xiao Cui's face, like the muzzles of two machine guns.The black freckles on her face showed a little blood, and the purple red seemed to be painted. "What's the matter?" She took two steps forward in a steady and unkind manner. "What do you say?" Xiao Cui was not afraid of her at all, but he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, because he knew that if Da Chibao really did something, he would suffer a lot; she was a woman, and he couldn't fight back. Jiao Xiaocui guessed right: Da Chibao gave him a big mouth out of nowhere.He lost his temper: "What's the matter? Hit someone?" However, he still refused to fight back.Beiping is dead, and the code of ethics of Peking still exists in Xiao Cui. "If you want to fight, why not fight the Japanese?" "Okay! Okay!" Mr. Guan felt that Xiao Cui had been beaten, and the matter should be over, so he came over and pulled the big red bag away. "Xiao Cui, are you still going?" "Go? Xinxin! Why do you beat someone? Is your family all Japanese?" Xiao Cui stood still. The second wife, Tong Fang, ran in.With a sweep of two always charming eyes, she already understood the general idea.She decided to favor Xiao Cui.Firstly, she was born singing drums and sympathized with the poor; secondly, she had to protect Xiao Cui in order to resist the big red bag. "Come on, Xiao Cui, good men don't fight with women. Don't get angry with her!" Xiao Cui calmed down a little after hearing these two good words: "No, Second Wife! Listen to me!" "Don't talk about it! I understand! After two days, it's quiet outside, and you still have to drag me out to play! Let's go, go home and have a rest!" Tongfang knew that from now on, the big red bag would never I took Xiao Cui's car, so I deliberately explained it like this to show my resistance. Xiaocui also knew that she had offended two people—Mr. Guan and Da Chibao—to take care of the master; then, since she received Tongfang's sympathy and care, she should have stepped down as soon as she saw the steps. "Okay, second wife, I'm looking out for your face!" After finishing speaking, he touched his hot face and walked out. After feeling that Xiao Cui had already walked to the door, Mr. Guan announced loudly: "This kid, you are shameless! Look at him, and I will never ride in his car again!" After that, he walked back and forth quickly in the room After two trips, it was as if he had just finished beating someone, showing off his power! "Forget it, you!" Da Chibao said with real power, "You can't even cure a cart puller, don't you have long hands? You don't dare to talk to the little goblin in your family to help pull the cart Snort, look at you, you look like a man! If your little woman ran away with the cart driver, you probably wouldn't dare to say a word, you bastard!" She also scolded Tong Fang in her words. , but Tongfang had already hid in her room.Like a victorious cricket, he secretly complacent in the pot. Guan Xiaohe enjoyed the absolutely music-free scolding with a smile, and decided not to fight back.He was afraid that his good luck would be ruined by making noise and saying frustrating words.He went to the mirror again and took a closer look at his seal and eyebrows: the seal was indeed shining, and he got a lot of comfort. Mrs. Guan rested for a while, and asked in an old-fashioned voice: "Why are you hiring a car? Are you still dating some stinky woman at this time?" Mr. Guan turned his face and smiled very handsomely: "I'm going out to do something serious. ,my wife!" "What's so serious about you? It's been ten years, and you haven't even been a big-ass official!" "It's almost done!" "What?" "One emperor and one courtier, don't you understand?" "Hmm!" Da Chibao's voice and meaning revealed a little distrust of him from his nostrils.However, she soon "hmm" again, showing a sudden realization.She immediately drew her lips together, the corners of her mouth drooped, and there was a little smile on the side of her nose.Her emotions are full of ups and downs, and the whole thing goes in and out; only when she is angry when she says this, and she laughs when she is talking and laughing, can she show her courage and style, and make her like the Queen Mother of the West.Her voice suddenly became clear: "Why didn't you say it earlier! Go, I'll go with you!" "Shall we walk?" "Can't call a car?" "The shops are closed!" "Even the iron gate, I will break it open! Go!"