Chapter 81 80

In a flash, it is the Mid-Autumn Festival again.Mooncakes are rarely expensive.There are many fruits and they are quite cheap.Rabbit Lord is almost extinct.Regardless of whether they are more or less, expensive or cheap, they no longer occupy an important position in the hearts of people who eat Gonghe noodles.They pay more attention to the cool westerly wind.They know that with an empty stomach and cold they go from starvation to death. Only the traitors happily went shopping and gave gifts: small officials gave gifts to high officials, and high officials gave gifts to the Japanese.This is a great opportunity to curry favor with your boss.At the same time, when they choose fat crabs, Maltese grapes, and rose wine for their bosses, they also feel a little proud-others are starving to death, but they can still celebrate the festival as usual.

Seeing the traitors busy giving gifts for the holidays, Ruixuan could only smile bitterly.He has some patriotism in vain, but he can't stop the traitors from paying tribute and surrendering.He could only passively ignore how to celebrate his grandfather's birthday and how to celebrate the festival so that everyone in the family would like it.This negative method, he felt, was not very appropriate, but at least it would allow him to show that he had not forgotten the national humiliation. Yunmei doesn't think so.Really, for herself, she definitely didn't want to have a holiday.However, in Qi's family, celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival included celebrating her grandfather's birthday, so she dared not ignore it easily.Really, there are fewer and fewer people in the Qi family, but only in this way, she should try to please the elderly; she must use her "one for ten" enthusiasm and activity to reduce the sadness of the elderly.

"How do we celebrate the festival?" She asked Ruixuan. Ruixuan didn't know how to answer her. She has lost a lot of weight and darkened a lot because of lack of nutrition, because she has to stand in the front line every two days, because of difficulties and sorrows.Because of her thinness, her large eyes were noticeably larger; sometimes, terribly large.When Ruixuan was absent-minded, when he suddenly saw her, he didn't seem to know her very well; it wasn't until she spoke or smiled that he believed that it was indeed her.She also often laughs, not because of any ridiculous things, but because of habit or nature to please others.In this kind of place, Ruixuan saw her essential kindness.She is not just a mediocre housewife, but as if she has lived for two or three thousand years, she has accepted all adventures and difficulties with her experience and patience, and then smiles to think of a way to deal with them.Therefore, Ruixuan no longer pays attention to her appearance, but honestly regards her as the most indispensable, wife, housewife, daughter-in-law, mother.Yes, although she did not ride a fast horse and carry a foreign gun, like those heroines in the Northeast, fighting bloody battles with the enemy in the forest or in the wilderness; nor was she responsible for building roads like the women in the country because men joined the army. However, she did not force her husband to be a traitor because of her greed for wealth and wealth like Fat Juzi, or exchange her body for good food and clothing like Guan Zhaodi; she always smiles and operates, Don't complain about the hard food and poor clothes, she is also a kind of warrior!

What Ruixuan used to think were her deficiencies, such as lack of elegance in manners, lack of modern clothing, and thoughts that did not go beyond her parents' faults, have now become her strengths.Only because she is not very elegant, she is not afraid to stand in line to receive food, so that she does not flinch even after being whipped.Only because she's not modern, she doesn't pout because she didn't go to the movies, or didn't have the money to get her hair permed.Only because her heart is full of her parents' grievances, she devoted herself to working hard for the whole family, and regarded housekeeping as an inescapable responsibility.In this way, she helped him maintain the innocence of his family during the national calamity.This, in his view, is resistance to the enemy, albeit negatively.She is not just her, but the incarnation of a good woman in Chinese history - when the country is ruined and the family is destroyed, she is willing to suffer with the man, so that she goes to the death festival with her husband to be martyred!Really, she will not take the initiative to become a brave heroine who fights the enemy, like some educated and awakened women; but in terms of facts, Ruixuan can't help but recognize her value today.Moreover, it is an undeniable fact that some men become traitors because of women's persecution.

"What do you think we should do?" Ruixuan couldn't think of a certain way. "It's the old man's birthday, no matter what, we have to do something! But, we don't have any food. Maybe we can't tell the relatives and friends who came to pay their respects, and bring food by ourselves?" "No! They don't always come. Who doesn't know that every family has no food?" "You don't know how easy we Beiping people are to join in the fun!" "That's easy to handle. When you come, people are waiting for you with tea! Don't talk about a bag, it's a catty of flour. Where can I get it? Even if everyone doesn't care about eating Gonghe noodles, we don't have that much!"

"Really, the tea is waiting for you?" Yunmei laughed twice, - she wanted to cry, but she turned her crying into a smile. Yunmei went to discuss with her mother-in-law: "Neither of us have any ideas, you old man..." Mrs. Tianyou pulled out a gold-plated hairpin: "Sell this, and get two catties of flour!" "No need, Mom! Don't you have money and no place to buy noodles?" Holding the hairpin, Mrs. Tianyou was startled. Master Qi's small eyes and Yunmei's big eyes seemed to be playing a game of hide-and-seek, trying to get something out of each other's eyes, but they didn't dare to look at each other.Finally, the old man couldn't bear it anymore: "Xiao Shun'er's mother, don't worry about my birthday! I'm almost eighty years old. I haven't eaten or drank anything? Why bother fighting for this day alone! Think of a way, give me Get something to eat, kids! Look, the little chick is all skinny!"

Yunmei couldn't answer, even though she was such a good talker.She knew that the old man had thought about how to celebrate his birthday thousands of times in the past few days, but he deliberately said that he didn't want He Sheng.This is not only to reduce her embarrassment, but also to express the old man's despair of everything - he doesn't even want to celebrate his birthday!She also knew that the old man missed Tianyou, Ruifeng and Ruiquan many times in the past few days, but refused to say it.Well, if she didn't manage to have a good time on her birthday, the old man might have a good cry.However, no matter how capable she is, she can't get flour!The food is in the hands of the Japanese!

On the evening of November, John Ding walked in like a diplomat.He holds a bag of white flour in his left hand and a large red business card in his right.Putting down the noodle bag, he handed the big red business card to Mrs. Qi with both hands.There are only two big black characters "Fushan" on the business card.This was printed by Mr. Fu Shan thirty years ago, and the red paper has turned yellow. "Mr. Qi," John Ding said respectfully, "Mr. Fushan sent me to bring you some noodles for the festival. Mr. Fushan originally planned to come to pay his respects by himself, but knowing that there are Orientals living in our alley, I'm afraid He caused you trouble, he asks your forgiveness!"

Ding Yuehan didn't dare to sit in the house or drink a bowl of tea, although old man Qi sincerely asked him to do so.Mr. Fu Shan sent him to deliver the noodles, so he had to be only the envoy to deliver the noodles, and he couldn't talk too much, or eat a cup of tea from Qi's family.Mr. Fushan, in his heart, even if he is not God, he will be an archangel.After explaining the "errand" clearly, he said goodbye very politely, and walked out briskly and steadily. Looking at the white noodles in the bag, old man Qi was so moved that he couldn't speak much, but just nodded incessantly at the bag in front of him.

Xiao Shun'er and Niu Zi cheered: "Eat noodles with fried sauce! Eat white steamed buns!" Yunmei waited until the old man had seen enough of the noodle bag before carrying it into the kitchen with both hands, loving it like a newborn baby, so be careful. After sighing for a long time, old man Qi came up with an idea: "Xiaoshun's mother, steam the steamed buns, steam them a lot! If relatives and friends come to pay their respects, and nothing else, give them steamed buns! Now, steamed buns, white flour, or sea cucumbers Shark fin?" "Hey! It's so easy to get such a bag of precious noodles, how can I entertain guests?" Yunmei meant to steam a few longevity peaches for the elderly, and keep the flour as medicine: that is to say, who is sick at home? When it is time, it is best to use white flour to make a bowl of sliced ​​soup or something.

"Listen to me! We, our relatives and friends, will starve to death sooner or later! A bag of noodles won't save lives! Why don't you teach everyone to eat steamed buns and be happy for a while?" Yunmei blinked her big eyes and didn't say anything else.She was a little scared: Has the old man changed his temper?According to the "Old Mother Theory", the old man's change of temper is a harbinger of imminent death!From her point of view, the Qi family has lost three men, and old man Qi must die!There are oldest parents alive, no matter how many people are injured in the family, it seems that they have not lost their vitality, because the elderly are a decent banner supporting the family.At the same time, according to her thinking, even though her father-in-law God Bless is dead, and Old Man Qi is still alive and strong, she can express to others: "We still have old people!" Will serve the filial old man! She went to ask her mother-in-law and her husband if they should follow the old man's instructions and steam a large amount of steamed buns.The answer is: what the old man said, what to do!This made her even more uneasy.Has everyone changed their temper, forgot to be frugal, and forgot about tomorrow? On my birthday, only a few close relatives came here.Apart from paying homage to the elderly, they only talked about food issues.During the conversation, everyone apologized to the old man to other relatives and friends: whoever can't come because they don't have a full coat, who can't come because the cooking has been broken! These bad news did not make the old man sad and depressed.He seemed determined to have a hard day and be happy.He took those sad news as a matter of course, so as to show that he was nearly eighty years old, still alive, and alive with jokes and jokes!Although the Japanese have occupied Beiping for several years, even though the Japanese tried their best to kill people, even though he ate Republican noodles every day, he is still alive and has not been defeated by famine and hardship—maybe he will never be defeated! Mrs. Tianyou, Ruixuan, Yunmei, and even relatives all found it strange that the old man liked him so much.At the same time, since the old man is very happy, it is inconvenient for everyone to cry; therefore, they quickly put away all the sad things at present, and mention the scene of peace in the old age, so as to win the old man's favor. When the steamed buns were brought out, as the old man expected, everyone seemed to have seen a rare treasure.They just put the snow-white, fragrant and soft steamed buns into their mouths, forgetting that there are no stir-fried vegetables and meat.Yunmei repeatedly apologized to everyone: "There is nothing but steamed buns!" Everyone seemed to think her apology was superfluous, and kept praising the sweetness of steamed buns. Old man Qi seemed to be in a frenzy, supporting Xiao Shun'er with one hand and steamed buns in the other, persuading every guest: "Eat another one! Eat another one!" When all the guests left, the smile on the old man's face disappeared completely.Jiao Xiao Shun'er brought a small bench, and he sat in the yard, with his chin resting on his chest, without moving. "Grandpa, are you tired? Go lie down in the room for a while?" Yunmei came over to say hello. The old man didn't make a sound or move. Yunmei's heart thumped: "Grandpa, what's the matter with you?" The old man remained silent for a long time before raising his head and looking at Yunmei.She asked again: "What's the matter? You old man!" The old man sighed, and then, as if he was exhausted, he said very slowly: "You may think that I have gone crazy and stuffed the steamed buns out of the way! I am not crazy, no! Think about it, if God bless, Rui Feng, Ruiquan, Chang Erye, and even the fat second daughter-in-law are inside, how many steamed buns do they have to eat? I pretended to take my relatives as a blessing, Chang Erye...! They ate it, and it was like ...!" The old man lowered his head again. "Grandpa! What are you doing here! Aren't you very happy today? Why are you so unhappy?" Yunmei comforted with a smirk. "I'm happy?" the old man lowered his head and said, "The bastard is so happy! Do the math, how many people are left in the fourth life? Birthday? This is the memorial day! My birthday is the memorial day of the gods! In order to have children and raise daughters, I will never stop smoking. Look at me! My son fell before me!I'm happy?Why am I so clueless! " After chatting for a long time, the old man pointed to the No. 3 yard, gritted his teeth and said, "It's all because of them! The Japanese are the scourge of the world!" After saying this sentence, the old man seemed to be relieved a little, and became stunned.After being stunned for a long time, he called out in a low voice: "Xiao Shun'er!" His grandson ran over, and he said, "Go get some steamed buns and put them in a handkerchief!" The whole family couldn't guess what the old man was mean.Xiao Shun'er brought the steamed buns, and the old man said, "Go! Come with me!" Ruixuan approached him accostingly, and asked with a smile, "Who are you sending the steamed buns to? Grandpa!" The old man slowly stood up and gave a wry smile. "Hmph! I want to distinguish between grievances and grievances! If there is a grudge, I will never forget it; if it is beneficial, I will definitely remember it. The Japanese old woman on the 1st is kind to us, I will send her some steamed buns!" "Forget it Come on, grandpa!" Ruixuan knew that his grandfather was right, but he always felt a little embarrassed to send something to the Japanese. "They have white noodles to eat!" "It's their business if they have noodles to eat, and it's my business whether I give them or not! Besides, these are longevity peaches, not ordinary steamed buns." "Okay, I'll go with you!" Ruixuan knew that the old woman on the 1st could not speak Chinese well. Seeing that her father was going with the old man, Xiao Shun'er sneaked away.He hated No. 1's Japanese children, and was not happy that they had the grandpa's birthday peaches. Ruixuan knocked on the door twice, and the old woman at No. 1, with two naughty children, slowly opened the door.When she realized it was Ruixuan, she hurriedly opened the door, and the two children, not as naughty as before, stood obediently beside her.Before Ruixuan could explain why she came, the old woman spoke in English: "You came just in time, and I'm going to tell you! Their mothers have been transferred by the army to serve as camp prostitutes! I am Japanese, and I am also a human being." As a Japanese, I should obey orders without saying a word; as a human being, I curse the man who taught these two children that their father should be turned into ashes and their mother into a whore!" After the wife finished speaking, her hands and lips trembled. The two children kept looking at the old lady's mouth, probably guessing what she was talking about.When she finished speaking, they moved closer to her and stood there blankly. Ruixuan couldn't think of what to say.He should comfort the old lady, but he felt that those who came to burn and kill China should treat the men as ashes and the women as prostitutes. Old man Qi didn't know what she was talking about, so he slowly took out the buns from his handkerchief and handed them to the two children.At the same time, he said to Ruixuan: "Tell her, this is Shoutao!" Ruixuan told the old lady the same way, she nodded, and then froze again. Men, women, old and young, all had nothing to say, all stared blankly at the big white steamed bun. Ruixuan held his grandfather by the arm, and said softly: "Let's go?" The old man didn't say anything, and walked home with his eldest grandson: "What did the old lady say?" Ruixuan didn't dare to look back.He felt that the old woman and the two children must still be watching him at the door.After entering the house, he told his grandfather what the old woman had said.Old man Qi thought for a long time, then said in a low voice: "Whoever kills, he will be killed; whoever harms a woman, his woman will be harmed too! Those two children and the old woman are both pitiful!"