Chapter 2 Chapter two

Wen Ta Niang fell ill on the kang in despair, muttering in a daze: "The mountain has collapsed, the mountain at home has collapsed... There is no way to live in Shandong... let's escape!" Chuanwen held a bowl of water, eyes With tears in her eyes, she said, "Mother, wake up and drink some water." His mother Wen struggled to get up, but she couldn't get up, and said, "Help me up." With a rough voice: "Chuanwen, the land in Shandong can no longer support people, there are famines, thieves, endless, it really can't support people, you are an older brother, take your two younger brothers to escape through Guandong!"

Chuanwen said: "Mother, you can't do it. What will you do if I leave?" Wen Ta Niang said: "Mother, I will stay here alone, and I will never move my nest." Chuanwen cried: "Mother, I can't." Ah, if we die together, I can’t leave mother! Besides, where’s the trouble?” Wen Ta Niang was furious: “You bloodless thing, are you a descendant of Zhu Kaishan? Huh? The big deal is to sell the old house and our few acres of hilly land!" Chuanwen said: "Mother, it's not that I'm bloodless, I can't let you go, my father is gone, I want to give you a retirement pension! Besides, these years are in chaos, how can anyone buy land or a house? After selling the house and the land, what will you eat and where will you live?" Wen Ta Niang sighed: "Oh, you... mother, you don't have to worry about it, I won't drag you down, you and your two younger brothers discuss it, and you have to go Make a plan quickly, you can't stay at home as a death row prisoner." She waved her hand and fell asleep again.

Chuanwen saw his mother fell asleep, and went back to the east room with his head drooping to talk to his two younger brothers, who were lying on the kang and sighing.Chuanwen said: "I think my mother is confused, Kanto is so easy to break through?" Chuanwu said: "I think what my mother said makes sense, and death row is not a problem at home. We can't just sit and wait for death, go out and make a living. How wonderful!" Chuanwen hesitated, and then asked Chuanjie: "San'er, what do you think?" Chuanjie rolled his eyes: "Second brother also makes sense, it's a way to move the tree to move the dead and the dead to move the living. Son. But then again, elder brother’s worry is justified. Didn’t the old saying go, our parents are not traveling far, our father is gone, so we can’t leave mother behind. Then there is money, hoping to sell those few acres of poor land and broken houses It’s impossible, it’s hard to move forward without entanglement!” Chuanwen gave him a blank look: “If you say it, it’s like saying it for nothing, and you have no idea. If you want me to tell you, you can’t listen to your mother in this matter. Let’s guard your mother and live together. .Blow the light on and go to sleep."

After a while, the voices of Chuanwen and Chuanwu rang out. Chuanjie couldn't sleep, and listened to the movement in the outer room with his ears open. Hearing the snoring of the children, Mrs. Wen struggled to get off the kang, lit the oil lamp, turned it on with her hands, and entered the stove shivering.She added water to the pot and slowly pulled up the bellows.The flames flourished, but they couldn't warm people's hearts in winter nights.It has been four years, and although he has not heard from Zhu Kaishan, he is still a support, and the hard life will last until the day he comes back, but he did not expect that there will be no one, and there will be no end to the hard work.She felt empty inside.

The water in the pot boiled.Mrs. Wen made a pot of corn flour paste, filled a bowl, and put a pack of earth letter seeds into the bowl. She picked up the bowl, closed her eyes, and was about to drink it when she heard a splash behind her.She turned around and saw Chuanjie kneeling behind the door. He cried, "Mom, I've been watching you, you can't leave us behind!" Let out a mournful voice: "San'er, mother doesn't want to drag you down anymore, mother is going to find your father, you go quickly, escape with your life!" Chuanwen and Chuanwu ran out of the east room upon hearing the sound.Chuanwen asked: "Mom, what's wrong with you? Chuanjie, why are you crying?" Chuanjie cried and said, "Brother, our mother is going to commit suicide." Chuanwen and Chuanwu knelt down to their mother and cried : "Mom, you are so confused! We haven't come to a dead end yet, even if you are begging, my brothers and sisters can support you!"

Just as Chuan Wuniang was about to speak, there was a sudden knock on the door outside the courtyard.Chuanwen was startled: "Chuanwu, who is knocking at the door? Go and see, if anyone who robs food dares to come, I will fight them." Chuanwu picked up a pole and opened the door. Chuanwen and Chuanjie helped her mother into the main room.As soon as they sat down, they heard Chuanwu yelling: "Mom, guess who's here, my Uncle Chunshan is back!" As he spoke, he brought a big man with a big bag into the room, and it was their own family who came. Uncle Zhu Chunshan. Mrs. Wen couldn't believe her eyes: "Chunshan, it's you? Didn't you break through the Guandong? Why did you come back?" Zhu Chunshan said: "Be quiet! Talk in the back room." Then he turned around and told Chuanwu, "Don't shout , close the courtyard door."

Mrs. Wen let Zhu Chunshan to the top of the kang: "Chunshan, sit down. Chuanjie, hurry up and pull the bellows, and heat up the paste in the pot for your Uncle Chunshan to drink." Zhu Chunshan said, "Sister-in-law, don't dare to talk about it, I am Came here secretly." Wen Ta Niang was startled: "What? Did you cause trouble outside the customs?" Zhu Chunshan said: "No. Sister-in-law, I sent a message to Brother Kaishan." Wen Ta Niang was stunned: "What are you talking about? Louder!" Zhu Chunshan raised his voice: "Brother Kaishan asked me to deliver a message!"

Wen Ta Niang opened her mouth wide, wanted to say something but was choked up and couldn't speak, her whole body was shaking, but she couldn't cry out.The three children also looked at each other in blank dismay.Zhu Chunshan was confused at this moment: "Sister-in-law, what's the matter?" Chuanwen said: "People say that my father died a long time ago." Zhu Chunshan was stunned: "Who did you listen to?" Chuanjie rushed to talk : "Tan Sanye, the uncle of Tan Yongqing in Tanjiazhuang, said that my father caused a riot in the Boxer Rebellion, and was arrested and beheaded by officers and soldiers. His head was hung on the Qianmen building in Beijing."

Zhu Chunshan cursed, and said, "Where did this nonsense come from? In the year of Gengzi, the eldest brother took up the banner of helping the Qing Dynasty and destroying the foreigners, and led the Yihe fist in our area to enter Beijing to kill foreigners. I followed him all the time. Who knew that the imperial court turned its back on the Boxer Regiment later, and many brothers died in Beijing, and Kaishan and I ran out of Beijing and headed out of the pass.” Mrs. Wen turned around suddenly, her face was already full of tears: "Okay, let's not talk about this! What letter did Kaishan send you?" Zhu Chunshan pointed to his pocket and said, "It's all here."

Wen Ta Niang hurriedly cut open the cloth bag, picked up the bag and dumped it on the kang, with a clatter, the kang was covered with walnuts, pine nuts, and hazelnuts, and there was a bag of silver dollars, which was heavy.The three brothers were dumbfounded, and then rushed to grab it, and pulled it into their arms. Suddenly, Chuanjie saw a letter, grabbed it quickly, and shouted softly: "Mother, my father has a letter!" His mother Wen also became excited: "San'er, read to mother!" Chuanjie tore open the envelope. , took a few glances, and laughed.Wen Ta Niang urged: "San'er, don't just smile, read it quickly!" Chuanjie deliberately took a handful and said, "Mom, my throat is dry."

Wen Ta'niang called Chuanwu: "Chuanwu, hurry up and fill San'er with a bowl of paste." Chuanwu frowned and said: "San'er, I'm not talking about you, the little child has a lot of problems, you can play tricks when you touch the ink." His mother Wen glared and said: "Chuanwu, don't talk too much! How about you read it? " Chuanwu reluctantly left the house and came back with a bowl. Zhu Chunshan said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, your three sons have different temperaments. Brother Kaishan doesn't know how to laugh when he sees it!" Chuanjie was stupefied after drinking and coughed.Wen Ta Niang said: "Little ancestor, is there enough music? Read the letter!" Chuanjie hurriedly said: "Okay, I will read it. Mrs. Wen, the words are as good as the face. Since I was defeated in the war, I have been hunted down by officers and soldiers for these years. I had to break into the Kanto, and I dare not communicate with my family. Now everything It’s all good, don’t read it. I heard that many people died of starvation in my hometown after years of disasters, and I miss it very much. Now that I have established myself outside the customs, you should sell your old house and a few acres of poor land as soon as possible and find me outside the customs. It’s inconvenient to tell you how to go on the road, someone who comes will explain to you. Famous people don’t have it.” After hearing this, Wen Ta Niang laughed loudly: "Well, Zhu Kaishan, the real god has finally shown his face, and I know you can't die, and you can't afford to die either! You have three sons, and you can't close your eyes even if you die!" Xuan cried again He said, "You have no conscience, I have been waiting for you for four years, and you just uttered these few words to send me away! I have to ask you when I meet you, am I so frivolous in your eyes?" Zhu Chunshan persuaded: "Sister-in-law, don't cry. I will explain to you how to find him. If you want to leave, make a quick decision. There are many nights of hesitation." Wen Ta Niang said: "How to go, you tell me about the wilderness first." Son." Zhu Chunshan said: "Kaishan settled down in Yuanbao Town, Sanjiangkou, in the north of Dabei. How to get there? I'll ask Chuanjie to take notes for a while. Let's put it this way, let's go here. If you want to talk about it, go to the mouth of the Yellow River. , take a sailboat across the sea to Dalian, and then take a train. But right now there is a lot of chaos, and there may not be boats in small ports. To be on the safe side, you should go to Longkou, which is the detour." Wen Ta Niang said: "It's better to be safe. circle." Great sorrow turned to great joy, Chuanwen and his brothers were completely sleepless.The three brothers were talking excitedly while nibbling pine nuts and hazelnuts.Chuanjie said: "Brother, what does our father look like? I have forgotten it, so tell me." Chuan Wen wrote the words in the play: "Our father? Our father looks five big and three thick, with whiskers and a leopard head. Huanyan, talking in a low voice, and walking with a thud, like a roller falling to the ground." Chuanjie danced and said, "Brother, let me put it this way, our father is similar to Zhang Yide, and a shout of anger can Shattered the Dangyang Bridge." Chuan Wu asked: "San'er, who is Zhang Yide?" Chuanjie pouted and said, "Tch, Zhang Yide doesn't even know? It's Zhang Fei!" "Zhang Fei is just Zhang Fei, and Zhang Yide, changed his name?" Chuanjie said: "Yide is Zhang Fei's character, you don't understand it." Chuanwu said: "Okay, you have studied a lot, so you are knowledgeable. Hey, what do you think the Kanto is like?" Chuanjie regained his spirit and said, "Didn't you hear the people who came back from the Kanto? It is a treasure. Beating roe deer and scooping fish with sticks is the birthplace of the Qing Dynasty, and the old King Han started his home from there." Chuanwen nodded and said, "I heard that there are treasures everywhere, ginseng, mink, ulagrass, and old people everywhere. Linzi, the land is so fertile that it oozes oil." Chuanwu asked in bewilderment: "That's weird, why didn't the people in our pass make a fortune in the early years? Only then did we think of going to the east of the pass?" Chuanwen said, "What do you know? It’s too cold there, and you have to carry a stick when you poop in winter.” Chuanwu asked, “What are you doing with the stick? I’m afraid the dogs will grab the shit?” Chuanwen laughed and said, “No, the shit freezes hard when you pull it out, no You can't beat it." Chuanwu stuck out his tongue in a bluff: "My mother, it's amazing, wouldn't it freeze to death? Don't dare to go." Chuanjie said: "It's not as evil as you said, it's just an description. " Chuanwu stopped talking, closed his eyes and daydreamed, he thought of the black land, and even more of his father, he hadn't learned all the martial arts from his father yet.Chuanjie stuffed pine nuts into his mouth, looked at his elder brother who was giggling, and said, "I know what elder brother thinks." Ever since Chuanwu's mother was driven away, Xian'er didn't have a good face, and stopped singing ditties, moaning and sighing all day long, no matter how her parents persuaded her, she just didn't speak, and she lost a lot of weight.It was an unusual day, and there was a smile on the red face, and my parents couldn't help wondering when they saw it.Seeing her enter her room quietly and pack up her things. Tan Yongqing was suspicious, so he walked into the room and asked, "Xian'er, what are you doing?" Xian'er stammered, "I don't do anything, I just want to clean up." Do you want to pack up? I think you want to go away! Tell me, what do you want to do?" Xian'er squeezed out a smile and said, "I want to stay at my grandma's house for a few days." Tan Yongqing patted the table and said: "Live at grandma's house? You are talking nonsense! Your grandma is at your aunt's house! Xian'er, I saw you and Chuanwen go to the ancestral hall. To be honest, what do you want to do?" Hearing this, he no longer concealed it, and said, "Father, let me tell you the truth, Chuanwen family is going to enter the Guandong, and I want to go with him." Tan Yongqing was shocked: "Crossing the Guandong with his family? Are you crazy! Who are they going to join in the Guandong? I can't afford to raise a daughter?" Xian'er said: "Father, Chuanwen's father is not dead, he has established a foothold outside the Guandong "That's not okay! Is the Kanto so easy to break through? Ask around, how many people who have broken into the Kanto have good results?" "It doesn't matter if the result depends on the result. I am the one who sends the message. I follow him wherever he goes. Where does the loess not bury people?" Tan Yongqing roared angrily: "You will give up your heart. With your father's tone, I will never let you go with them!" Xian'er was determined, and said: "I'm going to go! Follow him to death !" Tan Yongqing grabbed her daughter's hand and lifted her up: "I'll let you go! Let's see how you go!" As he spoke, he opened the lying box and carried Xian'er into it.Xian'er struggled hard, but to no avail.Tan Yongqing locked the lying box and said bitterly: "I told you to run!" After being locked up like this for a long time, Xianerniang felt sorry for her daughter, and said to her husband: "Father, you have locked my daughter up for such a long time, and my daughter is crying so hard, let her come out, let her breathe and eat." Eat, drink some water. It’s already dawn, she can’t run away!” Tan Yongqing said: “No, this girl is a wild woman, and she can’t hold her bridle anymore. No matter what, she has to be imprisoned for three days to kill her sex. " Xianerniang said: "Oh, it's okay to be hungry for three days, don't you give her some water?" Tan Yongqing said: "Well, you go and ask Guier to give her some water. You can't go, you are soft-hearted, she cried twice You have no idea, so you have to let Guier go." Xianerniang said: "Then you give Guier the key to the lying box, open the box and let her drink some water." Tan Wenqing shook his head: "You can't open the box." Erniang was stunned: "Then how does she drink water?" Tan Yongqing said: "Find a straw and let her drink it." Gui'er listened to his father, walked into the house with a bowl in one hand and straw in the other, and shouted to the couch, "Xian'er, my mother wants you to drink some water." When Xian'er heard his brother's voice , Begging repeatedly: "Brother, let me go out quickly." Gui'er said: "Our father won't let me." Xian'er asked: "Then how can I drink water?" Gui'er put the wheat straw into the lying box: "Xian'er, suck it up." Xian'er didn't say anything, and sucked up the whole bowl of water.But after a while, water flowed out of the lying box.Gui'er asked: "Xian'er, what's the matter? Where is the water coming out?" Xian'er whispered: "Brother, it's not good, I peed my pants, let me out and change my pants." Gui'er said: " Huh? Why did you pee your pants as soon as you drank it? I don’t have a key. Wait a minute, I’ll call dad.” Xian’er said, “Brother, I’m so aggrieved that I can’t control it. Don’t let your parents know. I pissed my pants, and if it spreads out, I'm ashamed." Gui'er asked: "What should I do?" Xian'er said: "Brother, I still have a key in the drawer." Gui'er opened the drawer to find the key and opened the box.With a blushing face, Xian'er crawled out of the lying box, her trousers were indeed wet.Gui'er scratched her face: "Shame, shame, the big girl peed her pants!" Xian'er pouted at him: "Brother, you go out for a while, I will change my pants." Gui'er nodded: "Okay, you can Don't run away." Xian'er said: "I won't run away." Gui'er turned around and left the house, Xian'er took the opportunity to pick up the burden, pushed open the window, jumped out of the window and fled.Gui'er shouted from outside the house: "Xian'er, are you ready? I'm going in!" But no one answered.Gui'er felt that something was wrong, so he hurriedly ran into the house, saw the open window, and immediately yelled: "Father, mother, it's not good, Xian'er has run away!" At the head of the village, Mrs. Wen took her three sons and looked into the distance, but she couldn't see Xian'er for a long time.Wen Ta Niang asked: "Chuanwen, Xian'er has made an agreement with you? Can't you change your mind?" Chuanwen said: "No. Wait a little longer." Chuanjie interjected: "Mom, I want to ask you something, there is something Did you forget to bring it?" Wen Ta Niang asked: "What? Tell me." Chuanjie said: "Our family's old genealogy." When Mrs. Wen heard this, she stomped her feet anxiously: "It's too bad! I forgot about my busy work. Chuanwu, hurry up, go back and get it." Chuanjie took out the folded genealogy tree from the package, and said with a smile, "No need. I've got it, I'll take it." Wen Ta Niang was happy: "It's still my third son, who is thoughtful in thinking about things." After talking for a long time, she waited and waited but no one came.Wen's mother said: "Chuanwen, don't wait, it's getting late, maybe her parents won't let me, let's hurry to Longkou and get on the boat." .Let's go." Looking at the smoke rising in the village, Wen Ta Niang shed tears and said: "My child, we are also leaving our hometown. Kneel down and kowtow to our hometown. This is the place where we were born and raised. We will never forget it in this life." .” The three children followed their mothers and kowtowed three times to their hometown.The bleak wind blew on his face, giving people a different kind of warm breath.The wind that raised the yellow dust came from the Guandong where they were going, but it lingered on the land of their hometown, twists and turns. I don't know when they will return to their hometown like this wind! The whole family hit the road.Chuanwen turned his head three times a step at a time, his eyes filled with tears.After going out for about seven or eight miles, unexpectedly Tan Yongqing led a group of people panting to catch up, and stopped the four members of Zhu's family.Tan Yongqing asked, "Mother Wen, where is my Xianer?" His mother Wen was stunned by the question: "Your daughter can't ask me." Tan Yongqing asked again: "Did she come with you?" Chuanwen said anxiously: "No! Can I hide her?" Crying: "It's broken, my daughter ran away!" Chuanwen was even more urgent, saying: "Run away? Xianer ran away? My daughter-in-law ran away? What do you think!" Tan Yongqing sat down on the ground and cried: "Xian'er, you have been bewitched. Where have you gone! Don't want your parents? What a waste of raising you! You heartless girl!" Nalongkou Port is located on the shore of Laizhou Bay in the north of the Shandong Peninsula, connecting Liaojin and directly Lu.In the north of the harbor, there is Qimu Island Lianlu Shaba as a barrier, and in the south it is surrounded by golden sand beaches. The water is deep and wide, and it is neither silted nor frozen. It is a good natural harbor. It was early winter, and there were about 30 fishing boats of various sizes moored at the pier in the port.On the shore of the port, the crowds who crossed the Guandong dragged their children and children, and it was extremely crowded.A group of beggars begged for people by knocking on the beef leg bones.Dozens of Qing soldiers guarded the pier in a tight formation. Long Fuxiang's treasurer, Zhou Dashan, Zhou Fengnian, led his attendants with their hands behind their backs, strolling slowly in the crowd, with a look of worry on his face.Not far away, there is a row of porridge sheds about one mile long on the street, serving porridge for the villagers who have crossed the Guandong.Zhou Fengnian instructed his attendants: "Xiao Shanzi, I don't think there is enough porridge. You tell the second shopkeeper, and then go to Yihe Shengliang Store to carry a few bags and cook a few pots of porridge." The attendant Xiao Shanzi said: "The shopkeeper, Yihesheng said that if you don't give to Xian Dayang, you won't get credit. Besides, you have been giving porridge for more than a month, and our family is empty. The jewelry that the grandma brought as a dowry has been sold. Now, just take it when you see it." Zhou Fengnian yelled angrily: "You bastard! What do you mean by accepting it when you see it? Am I giving porridge to gain fame? These are the people of the Qing Dynasty, our folks from the land of Qilu, they are in trouble I, Zhou Fengnian, can’t save the people from fire and water. Shouldn’t I give porridge to the villagers? Even if the family goes bankrupt, I won’t say anything.” Xiao Shanzi lowered his head and agreed: “Yes, the shopkeeper.” Turning around and walking slowly up.Zhou Fengnian urged him from behind: "Take two steps, step on ant eggs!" Seeing that Xiao Shanzi was running fast, Zhou Fengnian also took two quick steps, climbed onto a high platform, and shouted to the huddled refugees: "Folks, don't be crowded, there is still porridge, and I, Zhou, can still afford it. " An old man in his sixties among the crowd exclaimed: "Oh, what a kind man. He has given porridge for more than a month, and even if he has tens of thousands of wealth, he will eat it up!" A middle-aged man next to him echoed: " Who said no? Bodhisattva bless him with good fortune and longevity.” Zhou Fengnian came down from the high platform and asked the old man, “Old fellow Taiwan, do you want to go to Guandong too?” The old man said, “Oh, I have to wait to die at home, let’s go and see. " Zhou Fengnian asked again: "Where are you from?" The old man said: "Weifang." Zhou Dashan asked the man next to him: "Where is this fellow?" The man said: "I am from Zibo, and I am also going to enter the Guandong " Zhou Dashan looked up to the sky and sighed: "God, there is no room for people to live in such a big Shandong!" A ten-year-old child curled up at the base of the wall, like a soundless puppy, with mud stains on his face and a piece of plaster stuck behind his ear.He bent his muddy legs, held a bowl in one small hand, and opened his mouth wide to drink rice soup. With the other hand, he firmly grasped half of the bun, stuffing it into his mouth from time to time.Zhou Fengnian saw him coming, squatted down, and said softly, "Son, eat slowly, don't choke." The child raised his head, looked at him blankly, and hid the bun behind his back.Zhou Fengnian smiled wryly and said, "My son, don't be afraid, no one is robbing you." Then he patted his head and asked, "Where's your father and mother?" The child rolled his small eyes, looked around, and burst into tears : "Where is my mother? My mother is gone! I want a mother!" The three sons of the Zhu family held hands tightly, protecting their mother as they walked through the crowd.Traveling eastward, the four of them were exhausted. At least when they arrived at Longkou Port, they thought they would be able to board the boat and sail northward immediately, but the weather was bad and there was no wind or waves, so they could not lift anchor.They finally found a quiet place to sit down.Chuanjie asked: "Mom, when will we eat? I'm starving to death!" Wen's mother said, "I'll eat now." She looked at Chuanwen and said, "Chuanwen, where is the bag for dry food?" Chuanwen agreed, but immediately shouted in shock: "Mother, it's not good, I lost it!" His mother Wen changed her face: "Chuanwen, you are always talking about your wife, how do you do things?" So rootless?" Chuan Wu said: "Brother, I've been so busy talking about Sister Xian'er all this time, it's like losing my soul, I'm really useless!" Chuan Jie also complained: "Don't say anything, elder brother is a wife fan, Fortunately, I haven't talked about a daughter-in-law yet, if there is a daughter-in-law, who will I care about?" Wen Ta Niang reprimanded: "Chuan Wen, your father followed the Escort Bureau when he was your age. Look at you, you can't even look down on a burden. What do we eat when we lose the dry food? Now even if you have money There's nowhere to buy it! I don't dare to count on you for anything in the future!" The more she spoke, the angrier she became, and she slapped Chuanwen across the face. Chuanwen laughed, took off his clothes and said, "Mother, don't be angry, look, what is this?" It turned out that the pancakes were tied to him!Wen's mother was embarrassed, and said: "Chuanwen, mother wrongly blamed you, but you are considerate." Chuanwen smiled innocently: "Mother hit me twice, it hurts me, someone wants to ask mother to beat me back I can't ask for it." Chuanwen distributed the pancakes to his mother and two younger brothers, and tied his share around his waist after the distribution.Wen Ta Niang asked: "Chuan Wen, why don't you eat?" Chuan Wen smiled: "Mom, I'm not hungry." Wen Ta Niang sighed: "Oh, the boss is the boss after all. I don't eat it either." Said: "Mom, you eat yours, I'm really not hungry." Chuanjie was eating pancakes and interjected: "Mother, according to me, you should take the pancakes separately, otherwise I will starve to death." In my hand, I will eat up all before dark, I am not at ease." Chuan Wu said: "You don't worry about me? I don't worry about you! What if you eat it secretly?" Chuanjie chimed in and said, "Yes, if you eat it secretly, I can still open my belly and dig it out. Come out? You should keep them separately." Chuanwen said: "It's useless to say anything, this is the power my mother gave me, it's useless if you can't believe it, mother can trust me." Chuanwu swallowed the last pancake and wiped his mouth: " Don't use your mother to oppress others, take out the pancakes! Saner, if he doesn't agree, we will grab it!" The two brothers were eager to fight. Chuanwen laughed and said: "No, it's not. You two thought about it right after you left the house, didn't you? You two try it!" Chuanwu said angrily: "I've had enough of you, I told you to pretend at home all day long. Brother, San'er, do it!" As he spoke, he hugged Chuanjie's waist and legs, and got into a fight with Chuanwenwu. Wen Ta Niang looked at the three brothers and said with a smile, "I don't care about your brother's affairs. If you three are joking around in front of mother, mother will never grow old in this life!" There is trouble, your father is not here, the eldest son is like a father, listen to your elder brother!" Chuanwen squatted on the ground and looked at the crowd swarming in front of the porridge shed in the distance. He couldn't help but think of Xian'er, and his eyes turned red again.Wen Ta Niang looked at him and let out a long sigh.Chuanwu said: "Brother, the porridge shed is open over there, I'm going to ask for porridge." Chuanwen shook his head: "No, it's so messy and crowded, what should we do if you get separated?" Chuanwu said: "You, the leaves I’m afraid of hitting my head if I fall, how can I lose a living person? You wait here, I will come when I go.” After speaking, he trotted into the crowd begging for porridge with a small iron bucket, and saw him Dodging left and right, crawling around under the porridge beggar's crotch, after a while, he ran back with a bucket of porridge. In a small teahouse at the harbor pier, Xia Yuanzhang and businessman Lao Tang in long gowns looked at the sea and talked.Xia Yuanzhang is from the Guandong, his family is in Lushun, and he travels to the Guan all the year round.He was going to go home as planned, but because there was no wind and no boat, he had to wait on the shore.Old Tang asked him: "Master Xia, how is your business this trip? Did you scratch a little?" Xia Yuanzhang sighed, and said, "Oh, don't mention it. After running for half a year, I haven't made any business. These days, there is still a lot of money on the ground in Shandong. Is there any business to do? There have been years of famine and banditry, and everyone is running for their lives." Lao Tang said: "Well, there is a famine in Hainan, and there is war in Hainan. Xia Yuanzhang sighed again: "Well, since the Eight-Power Allied Forces captured the city of Beijing, the Empress Dowager Lafayette frightened Yang Maozi to the point of signing a treaty today and paying compensation tomorrow, which attracted batch after batch of mad dogs. Let’s just talk about Lushun. After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the old Maozi insisted on occupying our port under the pretext of protecting the Qing Dynasty from foreign aggression, and squeezed out Little Japan. How can Little Japan be reconciled? No, it’s making a comeback again. This is A pair of mad dogs started biting on the territory of China, biting red eyes!" Lao Tang asked: "Oh, I don't know what's going on in Haibei?" Xia Yuanzhang pointed to the sea and said, "Look, these dozens of sailboats are waiting for the wind to sail, but there has been no wind for three days. How can they cross the sea? Look at this port, how many refugees are crushed now? If it weren't for Long Fuxiang Zhou Dashan opened a porridge shed, and I don’t know how many people will starve to death!" "What is the origin of this Zhou Dashan? How did he have such great strength?" Xia Yuanzhang said: "I often travel to Longkou, so I know a thing or two about him. This man's name is Zhou Fengnian, and his name is Huipu. When he was young, he passed the exam. After that, he started to do business. He also managed it well. The business grew bigger and bigger. Now he is a wealthy and well-known businessman in Jiaodong.” Lao Tang exclaimed, “Oh? Xia Yuanzhang said: "It's a long story to talk about Zhou Dashan. This man has three major hobbies in his life. The first hobby is to wear well. He always wears long gowns when he goes out. The material is good, and the workmanship is extremely exquisite. Black dresses are made of woolen clothes. Yes, the cloth shoes are not worn by Beijing Buliansheng, and they are always spotless; every time he goes out, he asks his servants to iron the gown neatly, without any wrinkles. They gave him the nickname Zhou Damei. The second hobby is good food. There is a chef in the family, and he refuses to be sloppy in every meal. He can tell relevant anecdotes, such as Dongpo pork, beggar chicken, Buddha jumping over the wall, crossing the bridge rice noodles, while eating, he can tell vivid stories one by one." Lao Tang couldn't help nodding and said, "Interesting." Xia Yuanzhang continued: "The third hobby is watching operas. He is not only a fan of theatre, but also plays tickets. He plays tickets not just for fun. He has worked hard, worshiped famous teachers, and specializes in Hongjing, but he has never gone to sea. Then In 2010, the old lady of his family celebrated her 70th birthday with a concert, and they invited Yuan Shaolou, a well-known actor in Beijing, to sing the finale of the drama "Hua Rong Dao". Lou felt that the reception was not good enough, the stage show was almost over, and he refused to show his face for a long time. On the stage, there was a gust of wind, and the Zhou family was frightened. They didn't know what to do. How could they invite Yuan Shaolou? He didn't lift his butt. At this time, Master Zhou smiled slightly, stood up and said, "Saving Taiwan is like putting out a fire. Let me do it." The backstage hurriedly dressed Master Zhou, and asked him to show his face. Master Zhou said, "Forget it." Someone said: "How can this work! Guan Yunchang is red-faced, and you are on stage with a plain face. Isn't this a joke?" Master Zhou said: "Don't worry." Just such a plain face appeared on the stage. It's good: Well, I opened my eyes today, Guan Yunchang's face turned pale, look how his face turned red!" Lao Tang asked: "Yes, why did he turn his face red?" Xia Yuanzhang said: "Master Zhou is not in a hurry. After reading the four lines of the opening poem, he shook his sleeves, stroked his beard, raised his bully, turned over as a kite, and appeared. Look again, Su Mian turned red in an instant, looking like a red-faced Guan Gong! The spectators in the audience were stunned and applauded. Then Yuan Shaolou was overwhelmed by Zhou Gong's stunt, fell to his knees with a plop, and said, "Zhou Gong!" Divine skill, Shaolou is guilty!' Rolled up the bedroll and ran away." On Longkou Port, a tall altar was erected facing the northeast direction.On the sea in the distance, there are many sailing ships, but the Baina sail is motionless.The Beidou Tiangang flag was raised high above the altar, but because there was no wind, the flag limply stuck to the wooden stake, without the grandeur of waving.The incense table is full of smoke, and there are all kinds of melon and fruit offerings.Zhou Dashan crowned with a crane cloak and holding a feather fan in his hand, looked like a Zhuge Kongming reincarnated, and slowly climbed onto the altar surrounded by everyone.Xiao Shanzi, dressed as a Taoist boy, followed behind with a sword in his hand.The stage was crowded with people. On the stage, Zhou Dashan offered incense, knelt down, and performed the great ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven.He let go of his braids, held up the Qingfeng sword, and shouted in a desolate voice: "God, since Pangu created the world, the land of Qilu has been so difficult, and the people's lives have been devastated. The sky is unfair! The god of water, the god of water, and the god of wind, show your spirit, blow a northeast wind, Send all the folks to Haibei safely! Let the wind rise, rise, rise, rise!" After shouting, he danced his sword like the wind, and shouted loudly, "Come on the wind, heaven bless the people of Li, let the wind rise!" Wen Ta Niang and her three sons in the audience silently looked at Mr. Zhou Dashan, and from time to time looked at the sailboats docked by the coast.Wen Ta Niang shook her head and said, "It's useless, God doesn't reward face." After worshiping for half an hour, although the sky was gloomy, there was no wind.Zhou Dashan, who was hoarse, also had a dark face.The onlookers gradually lost interest, and after seeing enough excitement, they dispersed.Xiao Shanzi felt sorry for the shopkeeper, and whispered: "Shopkeeper, you have tried your best. We are ordinary people and we can't recover from it. Don't feel bad." Zhou Dashan shouted: "Oh my God, I want to kill people! No, I will kill you tomorrow!" I have to sacrifice to the sky, no, this time I want to ask the sky! Ask the heavens, which ghosts and ghosts are harming the people, I want to kill the demons and exorcise the demons!" Xiao Shanzi was puzzled and said: "Master, you want to kill demons and exorcise demons? Is it true?" Zhou Dashan said humanely: "I want to perform a big show and use my housekeeping skills." Xiao Shanzi was shocked and said: "Isn't the shopkeeper going to sing a red and clean opera? "Zhan Hua Xiong" or "Hua Rong Dao"?" Zhou Dashan said humanely: "You will know when the time comes. Find out my outfit. The big merchants in the city have long They just clamored to see my plain face and blushing drama, but I never agreed, you sent someone to post a message to them, saying that I want to sing a red drama, and if you want to listen to the drama, you have to agree to one condition, donating money for disaster relief." Two days later, the drums were beating again on the altar, and it shook the heavens and the earth, the momentum was even better than offering sacrifices to the sky.The audience was extremely crowded. In addition to crowds of refugees, even local people from Longkou also came after hearing the news. In addition to those rich merchants and their families sitting in the front row, there were thousands of people.A few guys from the Zhou family walked among the big merchants holding the merit box, lobbying for donations. Zhou Dashan dressed up as Guan Yunchang, and Xiao Shanzi dressed up as a stable boy, and went up to the altar to the sound of drums.Guan Yunchang stroked his beard, shook his sleeves, and suddenly appeared, his face suddenly turned red!The audience exclaimed! Zhou Dashan sang while dancing, and sang with tears streaming down his face: "Sigh at the sky, you are not fair, Qilu has not been peaceful since ancient times. There are nine droughts in ten years, and the Yellow River is disturbed in one year. The people are displaced from their hometowns and sell their children and daughters. Breaking through the east of the Guandong. Because the sky can’t save the suffering, how can you face the common people? The green dragon knife, the red rabbit horse, howling in the sky, ask the sky why the sky shouldn’t? Zhou Dashan wielded his sword like the wind, and was mesmerized.In an instant, dark clouds gathered, and a thunder exploded in the sky.got windy!The crowd suddenly became chaotic, crying for father and mother, calling for brothers and brothers: "Master Guan has appeared, the wind is blowing!" "Get on board, let's sail!" People flock to the sailboats on the beach.The drumbeat on the altar became more urgent. One sail was raised, another sail was raised, and sails were raised one after another.The fleeing crowd crowded and climbed onto various ships docked at the pier.The weather vane on the ship whirled with a shrill whistle.The helmsmen chanted in unison to hoist the sails and anchor: "Hey, hey, hey, work hard, hold up the tent, get the oars ready, pull out the anchor quickly, ride the long wind, ride the waves呀，海娘娘呀，来帮忙呀，闯关东呀，离家乡呀，辞爹娘呀，莫悲伤呀，到关外呀，把福享呀！哎嗨呦，哎嗨呦……” 传文三兄弟紧紧护着娘，连滚带爬地挤上了一条大船。而此时港口上已是混乱不堪，家人失散，哭爹喊娘声响成一片。两个船工撤去了桥板，船向深海缓缓驶去。没赶上船的人急得直跺脚，还有几个干脆号啕大哭起来。传文说：“娘，你看多亏我们兄弟，要是依你听够了戏，咱想走也走不成了。”文他娘说：“别说，人家唱得真好呢，那脸说红就红。”传杰打趣道：“好啥，再好也好不过鲜儿姐唱的啊，对不，老大？”传文白他一眼，没说话。正沉思的时候，忽然听到岸上有人高喊：“传文哥，等等俺。”竟是鲜儿的声音！ 传杰眼尖，一指岸边，大呼：“咦，说曹操曹操就到，真是鲜儿姐，她还真跟来啦！”顺着他指的方向，传文也看见了混在岸上人流里的鲜儿，她被人流挤得东倒西歪。传文心急火燎地把捆在身上的煎饼给了传武。文他娘问：“老大，你想去接她？船已经开了啊。”传文一听犹豫了，说：“怕是不行了。”他向鲜儿高喊，“鲜儿，往这边跑，这边水浅！” 岸上人声鼎沸的，鲜儿一时没有听明白传文的话，不知如何是好。传武见大哥犹豫的熊样，来了气，恨恨地道：“就会吆喝，去接她呀！”说着一脚把传文踹下船。传文没有准备，咕咚栽到海里，灌了两口水才抬起头来，张口就要骂，想起岸上的鲜儿，也顾不得了，一阵狗刨，朝岸上游去。 传武、传杰在船上大喊道：“哥，使劲刨，别回头！”岸上，鲜儿流着泪迎着传文跑过来，边跑边喊：“传文哥，往这边来！”游到一半，传文忽然回头向船上喊道：“娘，我和鲜儿咋办啊？”文他娘大声道：“你们俩等下趟船过去！”传杰也大声交代说：“哥，别忘了三江口的元宝镇！” 文他娘默默地看着大儿，一拍大腿道：“别喊了！咱到那边等他们吧，他俩在一块也好，有个伴儿。”眼见着传文的身影越来越小，岸边的人也影影绰绰地看不清面目，文他娘不觉两行清泪掠过面庞。大帆船已经驶向了大海的深处。 折腾了半天上了船，传武和传杰早就饿得肚子咕咕叫，拿出传文留下的煎饼吃了起来。传杰说：“二哥，大哥说了，吃的东西不能一下子都到肚子里，一旦遇到个事就麻烦了。”传武吃得腮帮子鼓鼓的，说道：“没事儿，这不是上船了吗？到了海北什么都有了。” 在一边的夏元璋看着这小哥俩有趣，过来搭讪，他问传杰：“小兄弟，叫什么名字？”传杰道：“俺的大号朱传杰，这是俺二哥，大号朱传武。先生台甫？” 夏元璋一愣，没想到这个破衣烂衫的少年张嘴说话还这么文绉绉的，不禁赞道：“小兄弟，好见识！我叫夏元璋。看出来了，你们是一家，闯关外呀？”传杰道：“嗯，到关外找俺爹。” 夏元璋掏出一个小西洋镜递给传杰，说：“小兄弟，送你个小玩意儿。”传杰忍住不要：“俺娘说了，不能随便要人家的东西。”传武却一把拿过来说：“他不要给俺，夏先生还有什么？” 正在此时，后面一条船撵了上来。两条船上彼此相熟的人互相喊了起来。立在船头的船老大一声低吼：“都别喊了，别惊了海神娘娘，到海北见吧！”人们这才静默了。只听船老大用低沉的声音唱起了渔歌：“一曲渔歌飞上天，唱着渔歌泪涟涟，海南海北跑不停，渔歌撒在海天间。人人夸俺渔歌多，还有渔歌没唱完，唱得风平浪又静，唱出太平盛世年……” 岸上，传文脱下衣褂拧干，身子冻得哆哆嗦嗦，脸上却笑得开了花，也不顾人，只是紧抓着鲜儿的手不放下。鲜儿羞得面如桃花，说：“传文哥，你吓死俺了，这么深的海你也敢跳？不要命了！”传文憨笑：“怎么不要？你就是俺的命！你别急，俺娘让咱等下一班船。” 恰巧一个船夫经过，听见了冷笑道：“没有下一趟了，刚才是最后一拨船了，俄罗斯和小日本在旅顺口的仗越打越大，日本人要封锁渤海湾了，码头封船了。” 众人一听都傻了眼，议论纷纷： “哎呀妈呀，这不是闯不了关外了吗？” “怎么办呀？俺可是把家里的一切都卖了，回不去了！” “呜……俺爹上了船，把俺撇下了，可怎么办呀！” 一个略略驼背的老汉道：“没法子了，改走旱路吧，顺着渤海湾走，一直走到山海关，闯过山海关就是关东了。想到关外就这条道了。”传文问：“那要走多少日子？”老汉道：“不一定，快则半年，慢则一年。一路上山高水险，走走停停，还得天天要饭，想快也快不了。也有病了的过不了山海关，上了路你们就知道了。对你们说吧，通往山海关的大道，道两旁到处都是山东人的坟堆儿。想走的跟着俺吧。” 传文听了，愣了半晌方对鲜儿道：“鲜儿，俺把你送回老家吧。”鲜儿问：“你呢？”传文说：“俺把你送回去再走旱路。”鲜儿摇摇头说：“不，俺不回去，俺要跟你走！”传文急了，说：“你发疯呀！多难走的道呀！你一个女孩子能吃得了苦？不行，送你回去，对你爹娘也是个交代。”鲜儿的拗劲上来了说：“要回你回，俺是不回了。”她也不理传文，紧跟着方才说话的那老汉走去。传文无奈，忙追上她说：“你等等，可别后悔！” 传文身后，又一群人跟了上来。