Chapter 34 Thirty-four

Qin stayed at Gao's house for two nights.She developed a fever the next day after returning home and lay in bed for more than ten days.Due to illness, she was unable to attend the Liqun Weekly's second anniversary meeting.Juemin went early that day.When he arrived at the newspaper office, there were only Zhang Huiru and Fang Jishun in the office. "Can't Yunhua come out yet?" Zhang Huiru asked when he saw Juemin walking in alone. "She's recovered, but she hasn't fully recovered yet, and her mother won't let her out," Juemin replied with a smile.

"What a coincidence. Cunren left and Yunhua fell ill," Zhang Huiru said with a disappointed look. "It doesn't matter. I will tell her everything," Juemin replied smoothly.He looked up and looked around, and then walked around the room.This is the front of their newly moved double bay (next door to the old address).The room is spacious.The table in the middle was covered with a snow-white tablecloth.There is a vase of flowers in the middle of the table.There are many foldable slats around the dining table.On the freshly painted white wall are several portraits of revolutionaries from various countries, all of which were extracted from a large book called "Sixty Famous People in the World".Zhang Huanru was standing on a stool, nailing them one by one to the wall with picture nails.Against the wall, there are two bookcases on one side, and two tea tables and three armchairs on the other.There is a hut separated by wooden boards in the back.There are two small desks and a filing cabinet in the cabin.Fang Jishun was leaning over a table to write.On another table were piles of papers.There are two stacks of freshly printed brochures in the corner.

These new atmospheres are the result of their hard work in the past few days.Everything can express young people's zeal, bravery, trust, generosity (selflessness), and their creative urges.It seems like an ideal family here.Here some are harmony, some are dear.A common belief binds them together.The same is the depth of our hearts.Everyone's most respected and precious things are the same, so they can meet each other with heart.There is no estrangement, no suspicion, and everyone is working hard for a common goal.This is what Juemin often feels.This feeling has brought him many a heartfelt joy.This day was no exception. His momentary disappointment was finally dispelled by such joy, and besides joy, he also found encouragement, comfort and hope.This is a day of celebration, and a day of reward, so to speak.Those who have worked hard for two years are now seeing their harvest.Cheng Jianbing is here.Her face seemed to be shining with the sunshine of the spring morning. She walked in with a fresh vigor, and praised with a smile: "You guys did a great job! I was afraid that you would not win!" When she saw Juemin, she was very kind She smiled at him, and then asked with concern: "Why didn't Yunhua come? I want to talk to her." "She hasn't fully recovered yet, and her mother won't let her come out," Juemin replied, This time he didn't feel disappointed.He greeted Cheng Jianbing with a gentle smile.He remembered what Huang Cunren said to him that night, so he added: "She wants me to invite you to play at her house someday."

"I will definitely see her in two days, please pass it on," Cheng Jianbing said with a smile excitedly.She glanced at Juemin knowingly. "Jian Bing, why didn't you come to help these two days? We are all busy, but you hide, you should be punished!" Zhang Huanru just jumped off the stool, looked proudly at the portraits on the wall, and then turned to He turned his head and complained to Cheng Jianbing with a smile. "I have a lot of things at home these days, and my grandmother is sick again. I really can't escape at night," Cheng Jianbing blushed and explained a little embarrassedly.She turned her eyes to Zhang Huiru's triangular face with a protruding chin, suppressed a smile and said to him: "I came out a few days ago. I walked past your tailor shop and saw you sitting on a long bench in a yellow robe. Bend over the table and sew a piece of cloth. Your head is almost touching the cloth, so you don't see me. You are really like a tailor's apprentice, but there is something wrong with your clothes. You should take off your yellow robe.

I want to talk to you, but I am afraid that it will be inconvenient for you. "She pursed her lips and smiled, and said again: "I was afraid that your master would interfere with you, so I left quietly.Otherwise, I will ask you to ask for leave on my behalf. " Everyone laughed.Zhang Huiru smiled and said: "Ask for leave? You are too polite. How about just joking with you, and you made a long story. None of us will blame you. Speaking of asking for leave, I asked my master for leave today. .My eyes are getting worse lately, otherwise why would I not have seen you the day before yesterday? I’m going to get glasses.” “Hui Ru, I’ll come to see you as a tailor someday,” Jue Min suddenly said loudly to Zhang Hui Ru Say.He wasn't joking, but he was saying words of admiration.

"This is not a western scene, what's so interesting!" Zhang Huiru smiled kindly.He casually extended his left hand to Juemin, and said with a smile, "Look, my hand is different from yours!" Everyone stretched their heads to look at the hand. The first, second, third, and third fingers were densely covered with needle holes. "Does it hurt?" Cheng Jianbing frowned and asked in a low voice. "It doesn't hurt now," Zhang Huiru replied calmly, "This is my own craft 'warm'." Afterwards, he pointed to his younger brother and joked: "Fortunately, I didn't learn to be a barber. Otherwise, we would always A few heads will be cut off by him."

"You talk nonsense. If you don't believe me, I don't want to learn it now, so I'll just shave it for you!" Zhang Huanru argued with a smile. Fang Jishun put down his pen and came out of the hut.He anxiously asked Zhang Huanru, "Why aren't Chen Chi and Wang Yong here yet? I'm worried that the commemorative magazine hasn't been printed yet." He greeted Cheng Jianbing again. "No, when I went yesterday afternoon, I saw the first edition, and it will not be gone today," Zhang Huanru replied, thinking that Fang Jishun's worries were just overwhelmed.

"Chen Chi is always slow to come. Today he wants to ask Wang Yong to go to the printing office with him, of course he won't arrive right away. It's not yet eleven o'clock," Zhang Huiru interjected. "Then don't gossip. Let's hurry up, and others will come one after another later," Fang Jishun urged with a smile.He asked Zhang Huanru again: "Is your report ready?" "I stayed up until two o'clock in the middle of the night last night, and I fixed it in one go," Zhang Huanru replied happily, with two round eyes shining brightly on top of his snub nose. "I'll change a few words, though," he added, and went into the cabin.

"Juemin, come and help us, let's go and lift out a table inside," Fang Jishun said to Juemin, and he pointed to an empty space at the door: "The table should be placed here, so that the autograph book can be placed." He went in with Juemin to move out the table and put it in a suitable place. People stopped gossiping.Everyone is doing things enthusiastically.Cheng Jianbing wiped the cup and saucer clean.Fang Jishun took out the autograph book and put it on the table, then went back to the hut to write the order list.Juemin went in to sort out the pamphlets piled on the floor.Zhang Huiru took a list and went out to buy some odds and ends.

"Come here, come here" Wang Yong's voice came in from outside first.Then his face also appeared. He and Chen Chi ran away angrily, each holding several stacks of newspapers in their hands.They put down the newspaper as soon as they entered the floor.Wang Yong put the newspaper in his hand on the table, but Chen Chi's newspaper was placed on the corner of the table. "Chen Chi, be careful, the newly printed newspaper has been de-inked and the new tablecloth has been stained," Cheng Jianbing intervened hastily. Chen Chi smiled, picked up the newspaper, and planned to go into the hut.

"Give me one," Cheng Jianbing said, and reached for the newspaper. "It's finally here," Fang Jishun said happily, and came out to meet Chen Chi.He waited for Cheng Jianbing to peel off a sheet, then took the stacks of newspapers and carried them into the hut like treasures. Those who finished their work among the crowd took a newspaper to read.Later, everyone had a commemorative magazine in their hands.They read it carefully, not omitting a single word.Some people even whispered some words.Gradually, a satisfied smile appeared on everyone's face.A smile like this makes those faces look younger and makes those eyes brighter. Zhang Huiru came in with a lot of paper bags.Seeing this situation, he couldn't help laughing.He asked, "Why is everyone reading the newspaper? Is there nothing to do?" "Is there anything else you can do for us?" Cheng Jianbing asked with a smile, raised his head and glanced at Zhang Huiru, then lowered his eyes to read the newspaper in his hand. "Jishun, how about it? I said there must be some today, so I can't be wrong," Zhang Huiru said proudly to Jishun, and took the things he bought inside. "It's still like, come here, I will settle the account with you," Zhang Huiru put the things on the desk and called his younger brother from inside. Zhang Huanru walked in with the newspaper.Cheng Jianbing followed in.She said to Zhang Huiru: "What snacks did you buy, bring them to me, and wait for me to put the dishes." Zhang Huiru pointed to her.She picked up the paper bags, took them outside, and opened them one by one.They are peanuts, melon seeds, candies, and snacks.She filled the plate completely, and there was still some left in the paper bag.She set the dishes on the table and packed up the rest and took them back to the hut.Fang Jishun suggested going out for dinner.This is the right time, and naturally no one will object.But Cheng Jianbing came after eating.Zhang Huiru said, "I'm not going either. I've bought chicken cakes. Then you can stay here with me to look at the house." Cheng Jianbing nodded in agreement.Fang Jishun and Gao Juemin went out along the corridor talking and laughing. Zhang Huiru sat on a stool in front of the dining table, looking at the railing leisurely.He heard the thud on the floor gradually fade away, so he turned his head to look at Cheng Jianbing.She was standing in front of the coffee table by the wall looking at the portrait nailed to the wall.He called, "Jian Bing." She turned her eyes from the portrait to his face. "You have graduated, how does your family treat you?" Zhang Huiru asked kindly. "Do you think they have any good ideas?" Cheng Jianbing said with a smile, "My grandmother and my mother just wanted to lock me up at home." She hesitated and said, "They also want to choose someone for me to marry." "That's a good idea," Zhang Huiru couldn't help laughing and said deliberately. "Their old people have no other choice but this." "Although they think that way, I have my own idea," Cheng Jianbing said firmly. "Of course, times are different now," Zhang Huiru said encouragingly. "But I don't understand why the times are progressing so slowly!" Cheng Jianbing said in a dissatisfied tone: "It has been twelve years since the founding of the Republic of China, and four years since the May Fourth Movement, and we are still not open here. There are too many times on the street, and the family needs to talk. When I receive a letter from my boyfriend, the family also needs to talk. Fortunately, they just say a few words. If they seriously interfere, there will be more problems." She said not knowing unaware He frowned. "Actually, it can't be said to be slow. It has changed a lot. The progress of society is sometimes obvious, and sometimes it is invisible. But it must be making progress. So I always believe that we will win," Zhang Huiru comforted Cheng Jianbing with concern.Seeing that Cheng Jianbing was silent, he gave an example with a smile: "We can hold the second anniversary meeting here today, isn't this a proof of progress?" Cheng Jianbing's eyebrows stretched out, she nodded and replied: "I understand too. If it was in the past, how could I run a newspaper with you..." She suddenly blushed.She thought of someone else, and her eyes lit up again.Zhang Huiru immediately went on: "I'm afraid you would have sat in the sedan chair to be a young mistress at someone else's house." He smiled gently. "Don't laugh, don't you yourself be the bridegroom's official?" Cheng Jianbing pointed at him and smiled.She immediately felt that what she said was not quite right, so she accosted and asked, "Why don't you go out to eat?" "You forgot, I said I bought chicken cakes." Zhang Huiru took the cakes, opened the paper package, put the paper on the plate, picked up one by himself, and handed another to Cheng Jianbing. Cheng Jianbing took the cake.She remembered something and asked strangely, "Are you still a vegetarian?" "Naturally, so I don't want them to go out to eat," Zhang Huiru replied quietly. Cheng Jianbing carefully looked at Zhang Huiru's upper body, and he was a little puzzled.There were three expressions of surprise, sympathy, and respect in her eyes.She said: "You have tortured yourself enough. Why do you have to work so hard? Why do you have to put everything on your shoulders?" Zhang Huiru said with a smile as if talking to a child: "I haven't endured hardship, am I still the same as you? But I try to make my words and deeds consistent. I am a vegetarian, but in fact I only eat meat because I don't agree with it." It hurts life. We are not willing to build our own happiness on the pain of others, I like to generalize the word 'human' to all creatures." "My opinion is different from yours." Cheng Jianbing shook his head and said, "My opinion is close to that of Cunren. Cunren said that you have been influenced by Buddhism a little bit, is that right? But I admire your perseverance, we are not as good as you .” Zhang Huiru laughed out loud.He protested: "I haven't even read Buddhist scriptures, how could I be influenced by Buddhism?..."