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Four generations under one roof 老舍 6177Words 2018-03-19
Not far from the front door, Gaudi stopped the car and said to the coachman apologetically, "I'm sorry, I won't take the ride!" After giving the coachman some money, she walked westward.She didn't know where to go, and she didn't know where to go; she only knew that she had to walk to let go of the anger in her chest. After walking in a daze for a long time, she realized that she was going west along Shuncheng Street.After walking for a while, she saw a small temple in the north of the road, and she couldn't help standing still.The gate of the temple, which had been in disrepair for a long time, was open, and she walked in.She doesn't necessarily have to worship Buddha and burn incense, but just thinks this is a good place to sit quietly for a while and think about the ins and outs.There was no one in the mountain gate.The Buddhist halls on three sides are as shabby as the temple gate, but everywhere is clean.This made her feel a little better.While looking around, a man came out from the west hall, Mr. Qian Moyin.He was wearing an old cotton robe, which was so short that it only reached his knees.In his hand, he was carrying a large coarse cloth bag, on which was written a large and black "respect letter paper".

Gao Di couldn't speak, but kept rushing towards him, laughing and crying at the same time, as if he accidentally ran into a relative he hadn't seen for many years. The old man's face was very dark and thin, and his hair was already grey.Seeing Gaudí, he froze.Blinking, he remembered, and smiled very gently. "Gaudi!" Immediately afterwards, he stopped laughing and asked almost a little uneasy: "How do you know I'm here? Who told you?" Gaudi also smiled: "No one told me, I walked in by mistake." The old man seemed to be relieved, and said in a low voice: "Don't tell anyone, I am here. This is not me. But sometimes come, come..." The old man smiled again. "Tell me, what are you doing?" said the old man, walking towards the main hall.Gaudí followed behind.They all sat on the stone steps.

Gaudi's words opened the floodgates, pouring out all the experiences of the past few months.The old man listened in silence.Finally, Gaudy put forward "retribution" as a conclusion.After hearing this, the old man was stunned for a while, and then said: "There is no retribution, Gaudy! It is man-made, don't believe in retribution!" "what should I do?" "Wait for me to think about it!" The old man closed his eyes. Gaodi seemed impatient to wait, and immediately asked: "If my younger brother Zhao also teaches me to be a spy, what should I do?"

"That's what I was thinking! Do you have the guts to go?" The old man opened his eyes and looked at her. "I, even if I have the guts, I can't go, I can't give..." "You only think about one side and don't look at the other. If you have the courage to go in, wouldn't it be very useful to tell me everything about you from time to time?" "Then, I have to wait for her. She taught me to go in, and I will go in?" "Exactly! But," the old man kept his eyes on Gaudí's face, "but if they find out, you will die immediately. So I ask you if you have the guts!" Gaudi hesitated for a moment. "Uncle Qian, can't you give me something to do? I am willing to follow you."

"Hmph, I don't dare to use ladies at the moment! You see, the Japanese like to train female spies, firstly because they look down on women, thinking that women are timid and easy to control; secondly, because the Chinese are polite to women, It is easy for female spies to sneak into the interior. As for themselves, they are not easy to be deceived by women. They give officers and soldiers everywhere, arrange prostitutes to serve them; even if our female spies are willing to sacrifice their appearance, they cannot get close They. Therefore, I only ask women for help when it is absolutely necessary and when men are unable to move. Do you dare to go, if Zhaodi finds you?"

"I'll go! But will she ask me?" "Wait for her! At the same time, I have a place for you, and I will let you know!" "However, I have no income, how can I live?" "Well, think of a way slowly! Don't worry, don't worry, it's not so easy to starve to death alone!" "I believe what you say, Uncle Qian! When I get home, shall I tell Dad about recruiting my younger brother?" "Tell him! As soon as you tell him, he will immediately find Zhaodi, and he will go everywhere to brag that his daughter has become a spy. In this way, Zhaodi will suffer, and there is no way to become popular. If she does not become popular, we will reduce our popularity." A scourge!" "But if she doesn't become popular, maybe she won't come to me and teach me to be..."

"People are alive, Gaudi! If you want to act according to the situation, you can't draw a white line for yourself first and follow it!" The old man stood up. "Also, discuss with Ruixuan at any time, he has no guts, but be careful!" Gaudi also stood up. "Uncle Qian, where can I find you in the future?" "Here, if I am not here, tell Monk Mingyue in the backyard that he is one of our people. When you see him, you must first say respect the writing paper ①, otherwise he will not Believe in you!" Gao Di followed the old man, walked slowly outside the temple, looked at the pocket in the old man's hand, and asked curiously: "Uncle Qian, what's in the pocket?" The old man stopped, looked at her, and smiled He smiled and said nothing.When approaching the gate of the temple, the old man told Gaodi to go out first: "Gaodi remember! Don't tell anyone about me! Go home and wait for your younger brother or my news. Don't worry, worry! See the opportunity Tsukuru! You're a good boy, I knew it all along! Let's go!"

Gaudi walked out alone first.She didn't dare to look back, knowing that the old man's reluctance to come out with her must have a purpose, and she was inconvenient to look around to make the old man unhappy.However, the old man's dark and thin face and gentle smile are still very clear in her heart.That figure seemed to emit light and heat, which made her feel warm all over when she saw spring.That figure, like the most beautiful bodhisattva, taught her to feel safe and gave her infinite hope.She thought that even if she met Zhaodi again and became a spy immediately, she would take risks and sacrifice without blinking an eye; Mr. Qian's words were in her heart, even if she lost her head immediately, she would be comfortable !

What pleased her most was that Mr. Qian said that there would be no retribution.These few words lifted a black cloud in her heart.She is her, the big red bag is the big red bag, she does not have to take responsibility for her mother and bear the punishment.As long as she has the courage to do what Mr. Qian taught her to do, she will be worthy of her conscience and everyone else.After thinking about this, her whole body felt relaxed and her legs gained strength.She walked home in a hurry. Guan Xiaohe and Qi Ruifeng were chatting in the room.Gaudí immediately frowned when he saw the two of them.Just now, in the small temple, she saw a living Bodhisattva; now she sees a pair of imps.The two of them, this pair of living ghosts, are particularly ugly and disgusting, because she just saw that kind, brave, wise Bodhisattva.She made up her mind not to be polite or perfunctory to them.Glaring at them, it sounded like thunder out of nowhere, and told them: "Mom is dead!" Xiaohe couldn't believe her ears: "What!"

"Mother is dead!" Gaudi still stared at them. Xiaohe covered her eyes with her hands.Ruifeng looked at their father and daughter, opened his mouth, unable to speak.He was actually moved, as if the big red bag was absolutely unavoidable. "Big brother! Big brother!" Ruifeng comforted with tears in his eyes: "Don't be too sad! Don't..." His words stuck in his throat, and tears flowed down. Xiaohe put his hand down. "I didn't cry! I can't cry! I can't cry now! Think about it, since she was imprisoned, the neighbors and neighbors have rolled their eyes at me; if they know that Director Guan is dead, they will despise me even more. Spit on me? I don't cry, I know I'm sad, but I can't teach the neighbors to hear it, be proud!" "Brother!" Ruifeng hastily wiped away the misplaced tears, and smiled instead: "Brother, you can see Yes, Gao Ming!"

Xiaohe let out a long sigh, and asked Gao Di sadly: "How do you know?" "Brother Zhao told me!" The two jumped up together, and asked together: "Recruit brother? Recruit brother?" Gaodi really wanted to slap them, but she had to follow Mr. Qian's instructions, so she held back her breath: "She became a spy!" "Really?" Ruifeng said ecstatically: "Drink! Thank God! The second lady is really talented, really talented, I admire, I admire!" "Gaodi!" Xiaohe shouted loudly: "We can speak up Weeping! Teach the neighbors to listen! Humph, I died as the director’s wife, but I have a daughter who is a secret agent again! If they dare to roll their eyes at me again, I will teach my younger brother to arrest them and put them in prison immediately! Come on, let’s cry !” After that, he cried loudly. Gaudi, trembling again with rage, sat alone in the outer room.Ruifeng was embarrassed and cried loudly, so he had to gently beat Xiaohe's back with his hands in tears, comforting him at the same time: "Brother! Fan; if you cry so much, it won't be beautiful if you get happy!" With great difficulty, Xiaohe stopped her mourning, spit on the sticky water, and then told Gao Di: "Get some black cloth, we have to pay her a tribute!" Gaudi didn't move, just sat there angry.Xiaohe searched the house by herself, but couldn't find any cloth strips.This made him a little peeved: "There is no black cloth left! Damn it!" "Don't be too busy, once the second lady has made a contribution, didn't the huge pile of banknotes stuff your pocket again?" Ruifeng said happily. Xiaohe came to the outer room and asked Gaodi, "Where did you see her?" "Qianmen station!" "Qianmen Station!" Ruifeng also followed, nodding in admiration. "What is she wearing?" "Like a country girl." "Makeup! Makeup!" Ruifeng commented. "Ruifeng," Xiaohe held Ruifeng's arm: "Go, follow me to find her!" "Go! Seeing Miss Er, let's pay some money first, have a drink or two to celebrate her Success! Is there such a thing as that?" Ruifeng didn't want to make the trip in vain, so he held Xiaohe with words first. "Having said that, let's go!" When they arrived at the station, the two rushed to nothing.Brother Zhao has left there. "Brother, leave it to me. I'll go find out where she is. I have a friend in the secret service, so I'm sure I can find out! You go home first, see you at home!" Ruifeng said with a slap on the bridge of the nose. "Okay, let's do that! I'll wait here for a while, see you at home!" After waiting at the station for over an hour, Xiaohe still didn't meet Zhaodi.He went home. As soon as he entered the lamb pen, he met Li Siye head-on.He straightened his nose quickly, with wet eyes, and reported that the big red bag was "passed".Then, he swore that he must find her body and give her a deacon with sixty-four people. "Okay, fourth master, listen to my greetings, it's your job to lead the bar! This can definitely be done, you see, Zhaodi has become a figure under the hands of the Japanese again!" Fourth Master Li just snorted casually, then accosted him and walked away. Walking under the big locust tree, Xiaohe met Sun Qi again, and he told Sun Qi proudly, "Come on, shave me! You are not good at other skills, and shaving can always handle it!" Sun Qi said unceremoniously: "Busy, I don't have time!" "Wow, what a big air!" Xiaohe said with her mouth curled up, "Hurry up and stop being so aggressive with me①! Tell you, Zhaodi, Second Miss, has become a spy!" Sun Qi didn't say anything more , Blinking myopia and walking away. Xiaohe walked a few steps longer, went to visit Captain Bai, and told him: "I still have to be the head of the village! Brother Zhao, our second young lady, is now an official, a bit bigger than your official position!" In the past few months, because of Gaudi's relationship, everyone seems to have forgotten Xiaohe's distaste and hatefulness.Everyone, on the one hand, for Gaodi's sake, and on the other hand, Xiaohe's lack of food and clothing, it is inconvenient to beat the dog in the water.This achievement was completely destroyed by Xiaohe in a day. The next day, the seal on the door of Guan's house was torn off, and seven or eight Japanese people moved in.Everyone in the alley lowered their heads.In such a small alley, two yards were occupied by the Japanese, and everyone felt that the mental burden was too heavy.Because they hated the Japanese, they hated Guan Xiaohe even more: If, they thought, Guan Xiaohe hadn’t betrayed Mr. Qian, and if Da Chibao hadn’t confiscated his home, how could the Japanese think of this humble little girl? Where is the alley? Xiaohe has another opinion. He explained to the neighbors: "We need to see clearly that the Orientals are one family with us. That is my house, can I not feel bad? Of course it does! But we have to say it from both sides. , Zhaodi is doing their business now, and they live in my house, isn't this getting closer and more friendly? Definitely!" In addition to this statement, every time he saw a new Japanese man or woman, he bowed deeply, caught up with him, said a few words, and reported a little history of the house: "This house is me--wait I think about it." Think about it—it was renovated in the past six years, and the bricks, tiles and wood are all strong! It rains, absolutely, absolutely no leaks! That’s right, it’s a little hotter in summer, is it necessary? Remember, build a pergola! Go to the shed and sprinkle some water on the ground, let me tell you, how comfortable it is!" Ruifeng ran for a day, but failed to find out the whereabouts of Zhaodi.He is very anxious.Seeing Xiaohe, he promised to inquire again the next day, and he would be able to find out her whereabouts.Xiaohe showed the strength of the old man: "Okay, Ruifeng, you are too tired! You go for a run, so I won't have to run!" He thought: Zhaodi is his daughter anyway, and he will find it sooner. Even better, it doesn't matter if it's two days late; she won't find another father because of two days' delay.He calmed down and felt extremely proud, as if his daughter had been chosen as the queen, and he could become the prime minister without any trouble.He didn't want to run errands anymore, but waited for the imperial edict to arrive.He is complacent, the more he touches, the more he believes that what he did before is completely natural and reasonable, so God has eyes, which made him come back from a desperate situation and live forever! Ruifeng was more eager than Xiaohe.He has his plans: if he can find Zhaodi, maybe she can introduce him too. He is sure that being a spy is the best shortcut to get rich.Even if he can't get in, then, based on his contribution to the Guan family, he probably deserves to eat and drink for free for the Guan family for some days; he is the "friend in need" of the Guan family! I am very proud of recruiting my brother.She believed in her ability to mercilessly stop her from returning to her sister.She decides to do a few things at the station in order to make a quick step up, put on nice clothes, put on lipstick, and connect romance and murder.With that decision, she took eight youths in two weeks.Among these few people, only one was really suspected of being a spy, and the rest were honest travelers.She doesn't care about spies or tourists, she only wants to make meritorious service.She knew that the Japanese didn't blame her for taking someone by mistake, because they liked more young people to try their poison and cruelty. Her eyes are still so beautiful, but they have added a little brilliance, a kind of floating, powerful, brilliance.Looking at people with this light, she seemed to fall in love with everyone immediately; at the same time, she didn't seem to see him very clearly, even if he lost his head immediately, she didn't care.This light is like a spider web, trying to catch all the bees and butterflies, and then kill them! Her smile has lost the innocence of the past, and has become a little "style" that suddenly stops and stops.She smiled suddenly, and from her lips, face, and body, there was a spring breeze, which made people's hearts flutter; suddenly, she stopped laughing, and her whole body suddenly stopped like an electric current, causing people to lose the light and see darkness and terror . Although her body is still so small, she has lost her former exquisiteness.She is always aware of her beauty, even when she is pretending to be a country girl, she still looks at her feet for a while, and pats her hair with the palm of her hand.However, sometimes she seems to forget her own beauty, and she stretches her legs far away, or forgets to fasten a button or two, as if she wants to give her body to the world. After capturing eight people, she has won the favor of the Japanese.She felt that she was indeed capable and courageous, and she really deserved to be the daughter of a big red bag!A few days later, the place where she trained held a party to celebrate its third anniversary.Zhaodi got a good chance.At the entertainment party, she sang "Red Luan Jubilee", which failed to sing last time and caused disasters.Her voice is no better than before, but she is very sophisticated.She is no longer stage frightened, and she knows that she must seize this opportunity to show off.She raised the floating gaze from her heart, and shot at the Japanese in the audience.She mobilized the already not so exquisite limbs to be extremely sensual and ugly.She didn't act according to the rules, but tried to show her sensuality as much as possible.The Japanese people in the audience went crazy. This scene made her overwhelm all female colleagues.She hoped to get a good assignment soon, to wear nice clothes and high heels.She hopes that the number 109 will soon become a strongly colored number in the hearts of the Japanese. But Ruifeng tried her best to find out where she lived.Ruifeng and Xiaohe came to Dongchenggen happily like a pair of explorers.The door was closed tightly, the two of them did not dare to call the door, but respectfully waited for their younger brother to come out.The gatekeepers are inside the gate, and they have already seen them clearly through the crack of the gate.They waited for more than twenty minutes, but no one came out.Xiaohe decided to call the door.He thought that since he was Zhaodi's father, he would definitely be entertained, regardless of whether Zhaodi was here or not.Before he could put his hand on the door, it opened a little.The gatekeeper, a young Chinese, asked in a low voice, "What are you doing?" "Look for a little girl to recruit a younger brother!" Xiaohe said with a very elegant look. "Go away! Don't cause trouble!" said the young man who guarded the gate. "I think you are not young, so it is inconvenient to report; you know, it is a crime to look around here!" "Excuse me, let me know; Guan Zhaodi, she is my daughter, let me come and see her!" " The young man guarding the gate was in a hurry. "I told you to go away with good intentions? If you don't believe me, I'll go in and report, at least they will imprison you for half a year! Who told you, she is here!" Xiaohe quickly pointed to Ruifeng: "He!" "Go! Go!" the young man said eagerly. Xiaohe and Ruifeng refused to leave, since they found the right place, how could they easily leave without seeing Zhaodi! ? At this moment, a Japanese came out from inside.Xiaohe hastily mobilized her feet, and was about to bow ninety degrees to the Japanese, but the young man who guarded the gate had already pulled out his pistol: "Don't move!" Ruifeng was about to run, but the young man shouted again: "Don't move!" The Japanese nodded, and the young man compared the two of them with a gun and taught them to go in.Before Xiaohe took a step, she finally bowed deeply to the Japanese.Ruifeng's Xiaogan's face was pale with fright. When they got inside, the Japanese asked the young man guarding the gate a few words, and when he rolled his eyes, he immediately saw a huge conspiracy.He is a conqueror, and the nervousness of a conqueror drives him to hell.He first asked how they knew Zhaodi was here.Xiaohe put this entirely on Ruifeng.Ruifeng really wanted to cover up the spy who told him the address to recruit his younger brother, but two mouths slapped him in the face, and he told the truth.When the Japanese heard Ruifeng's words, they immediately thought: "China's spies are no longer very reliable, and they should be reported immediately, otherwise the Japanese spy agencies will collapse!" Ruifeng was afraid of being beaten again, so he quickly told all the spies he knew on weekdays before asking.The Japanese saw it in their hearts: the inside should cooperate with the outside, and there will be a huge riot between the Chinese underground workers and the Chinese working in the Japanese secret service! He asked Ruifeng why he made a secret agent?Ruifeng replied: "I am willing to be a spy!" This was a good answer, but it did not reduce the suspicion of the Japanese. In retaliation for Xiaohe who piled dog shit on him and got him slapped, he told the Japanese: "It was he who first knew that Zhaodi was a spy, so I went to inquire about her whereabouts." The Japanese asked Xiaohe how he knew that Zhaodi had become a spy, and Xiaohe decided not to wait for the slap in the face, but immediately pulled Gaodi out. The Japanese got busy, and after imprisoning Xiaohe and Ruifeng, they immediately put all the spies mentioned by Ruifeng in a dark room for interrogation.
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