Chapter 33 The fifth part is in the Yang world, twenty-six, Chen Xiang joins the unified army

Chen Xiang was born in a small town on land, and her parents died early.She heard from relatives that her parents were tailors and Christians, so every time she passed by the small church in the town, she was curious.But she never went in.Because the relatives said that her parents betrayed their ancestors by believing in Christianity, they were punished with severe illness and did not live long.Although there is still an old priest in the small town, although the old priest can speak Chinese and is kind to others, not many people go to his church.Chen Xiang grew up with her relatives when she was nine years old, so she was sent to an opera troupe to learn to sing. They said that she had a good voice, but she couldn't sing high or low, but she memorized the opera quickly.Her ligaments are not good. Once the master taught her to do a somersault, she fell off the chair and broke her leg.

She didn't have the money to see a doctor, but it was Master who broke her leg. It was cold and her leg was not broken properly, so her leg became lame.Limped and sent home.When I returned to my relatives' house, when I was sixteen years old, my relatives told me a matchmaker, and the boy was also crippled.When she quit, she learned tailoring at home, made clothes for others, and became an old girl in a flash.One day, a neighbor told her secretly that several young people were going to cross the sea together. There was an island called Dadao on the other side of the sea. There was unity in that place, men and women were equal, there was no difference between rich and poor, and everyone was there. possible.As soon as she heard it, she had to try, either she would be an old girl at home or marry a cripple.She fled from home with a limp, and fled to the seaside with a few young people from the same town and boarded a fishing boat. The boat traveled a long way, as if she had arrived in Japan, and finally arrived at Dashima.On the island, she was dizzy because of seasickness on the boat.Someone in military uniform took them to a house to rest, gave them soup and steamed buns, and asked them why they came to the island. Several young people said differently, some said they were looking for work, Some said they wanted to find Tongtongtang, and some said they wanted to join the army.Chen Xiang said that because she didn't want to marry a cripple, and she didn't want to live with relatives all the time.The soldier laughed and took her to the quilt field to work as a female worker.Later, someone wanted to talk to her, and the man was a chef.Chen Xiang is used to being an old girl and doesn't want to marry anymore.The chef saw that she was a nice person, and said that even though he couldn't get a date, he still wanted to help her, and introduced her to work as a waiter in a senior official's house, saying that the living conditions were delicious and good.He told Chen Xiang that if you don't want to marry in this life, you can find a good family to work for and make it your home, so it counts as having a family.Chen Xiang heard that it was the same as living in a relative's house. The chef said it was different. The level of consciousness in the officers' house is so high, and you still learn a lot of new principles there.Chen Xiang was right when she thought about it, so she introduced her to a senior official's family through the chef.Chen Xiang put on clean clothes and went to see the chief's wife. She was very young, so Chen Xiang called her Mei.In the evening, Chen Xiang met the chief. His surname was Ji, and his name was the book master.He is not much older than Chen Xiang, but he is already a well-known politician. Chen Xiang thinks this officer is so handsome that he can sing.Chen Xiang is very happy with her new job, and she likes this family very much.Not long after the chief got married, he brought with him three children—two adopted daughters and a son.One adopted daughter is the daughter of his elder brother Ji Shukai, named Hong Nu, and the other adopted daughter is the daughter of someone who doesn't know, named Ning Zi.Following the book owner's own son is called Hong Jun, a very eccentric boy.The new wife Mei has not yet given birth to a child.When Chen Xiang went out to buy vegetables, people knew that she worked for the step-family, so they rushed to tell her about the step-family. She couldn't believe it.

Once she followed the book owner's family to see the book owner's grandfather Jihe.The old man was very quiet, with his eyes closed. Sometimes he opened half of his eyes to talk to people, and then he closed his eyes and stopped talking. People who don't exist chatter; if the family members nearby listen carefully, he will stop talking and open half his eyes.He closed his eyes most of the time, and it was hard to expect him to listen to everything.Chen Xiang heard people say that this old man is blessed all his life, married a beautiful and strong wife, and gave birth to a family of heroes.The following book master is just the youngest of the heroes, and it would be even more terrible if the two above were alive. This is all thanks to the fact that the old man's wife was reincarnated from a leopard and can give birth to capable people.But there are also people who say that after the old man is born, he will have a good fortune, provoking sows and tortoises, hooking up with Zhang's concubines, etc., causing chaos in the world, and even the army of the Tongtong Hall has provoked the long-term residents. Out of heroes, Oshima has everything to do with this old man today.

Chen Xiang had also been to the Zhang Family Courtyard. People told her the story of Zhang Juren beheading his concubine with an axe. She went to the concubine's house to have a look. It had been turned into a government office. The frowning female officer.Chen Xiang felt that the Zhang Family Courtyard was the most magnificent on the island, and remembered that people on the island said that outsiders changed Dadao, which was true. Thinking that he was also an outsider, he didn't know whether it was better to hold his head high or bow his back. Because Oshima people don't believe in outsiders.

Chen Xiang found a small church at the foot of the mountain that no one went to. There was a wooden cross hanging at the door. Walking in, there were wooden doors, wooden tables, and wooden beds.There are foreign and Chinese characters written on the wall, as well as unintelligible symbols.Ask the people on the island, they say it was written by missionaries, and some very old people on the island can still sing it.When Chen Xiang saw these, it was as if she saw her parents, and felt that she was far and close to her.Halfway up the mountain is a Taoist residence, and the Taoist is long gone. There are ancient poems on the wall, and snakes in the grass. Once Chen Xiang entered, it was like entering a play.

What Chen Xiang is most proud of is Ji Shukai Martyrs Cemetery. In the garden, there is a huge tombstone of Ji Shukai and a forest of steles. The steles in the forest of steles are engraved with tributes written by all senior officials of the Tongtong Church.Seeing this cemetery, Chen Xiang was very proud of her work. Chen Xiang saw Ji Shufeng who was a bigger official than the successor master, and felt that he was like a painted face in a play.The people below secretly talked about that the official who had a book style should be hired by his brother to follow the book, but it's a pity that Shukai died.Chen Xiang wanted to ask how Shukai died, but no one could tell.She found that there are many things that people are unwilling to say or can't explain clearly. For example, some people say that the island is often haunted by ghosts, and that there is a very long life. , She came back and told people that no one could believe what she saw. After she died, she was not reconciled and often yelled in people's dreams.So people are afraid to say some things.Chen Xiang felt that she had gained a lot of insight after participating in the reunification.

The red girl has grown up and is going to go to college.The government on the Big Island pays all the children of senior officials in the church to go to foreign schools.The owner of the book did not send Hongjun, but sent Hongnv instead.Mei said that Ningzi should also go to Hongnv, but Ningzi's parents are not high-ranking officials.Chen Xiang saw that Ning Zi was crying pitifully, but she didn't know what to do. She heard that Ning Zi's parents were not even counted as righteous men. People on the island shook their heads when they mentioned them. she.After a few days, Ning Zi bounced back home and said that she could go to a foreign country to study. Only then did Chen Xiang know that it was Mei who went to the government to intercede.Chen Xiang didn't understand why the book owner didn't send his own son to school, but his brother's daughter, and his brother's adopted daughter.Even though Chen Xiang knew the greatness of Jishu, he still felt that the owner of Jishu respected his dead brother too much.The two girls were going to study abroad, and Chen Xiang helped pack their clothes. They left by boat in spring.Shufeng followed the top officials and left first.

The Tongtongtang government was established in the capital, and the people on the island heard that Shufeng followed the top officials of the Tang to inspect the army in the big square of the capital. As soon as the tortoise came ashore, Da Dao changed. They were worried that Da Dao would become chaotic, but they didn't expect Da Dao to become more and more magical. The people of Da Dao became the masters of a big country.It seems that this dynasty is still the best. Those outsiders who come to the big island to fight for reunification are good. They have not forgotten the contributions of the people of the big island and take the people of the big island seriously.But after all, I have to thank Mr. Jihe for recruiting pigs and turtles ashore, and raising so many heroes.All of a sudden they flocked to Jihe's house to congratulate him.Jihe closed his eyes and ignored everyone, and refused to accept any gifts.People in Big Island celebrated like a festival for a few days, but the stepfamily members were all calm and peaceful.The book owner and Mei went to work to read the documents as usual, and Chen Xiang dismantled and washed them at home, because the book owner's family had to go to Beijing immediately because of the order from above.One day, someone from the Jihe family said that the old man was dying.The book owner's family hurried over to visit, and saw that the old man was speechless with his mouth open, and he didn't know anyone.Chen Xiang hurried to ask for a doctor. When the doctor came, the old man seemed to be dead.Everyone was silent, and suddenly the old man opened his eyes and looked at the person again, as if he was about to laugh, but he closed his eyes before he could laugh.Everyone thought that he was really dead this time, and was about to sigh, when they heard him speak again, which was so hard that no one could understand, and after talking for a long time, they stopped, sighed, and stopped breathing.The old man died in Chudong at the age of eighty-nine.