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Chapter 38 Lao Zhang's Philosophy(38)

Collected Works of Lao She 老舍 2026Words 2018-03-20
Although Wang De came from a farming family, his body is not very strong.He didn't do any hard work since he was a child, and in Lao Zhang's school, he didn't care about gymnastics and sports except for the bible and sages, so he looked very decent and tall, but he didn't have any strength. Now he doesn't need any perfect plan, but wants to be able to wrestle and fight and fight for the front.Now it's not about opening the book and talking about "Zi Yue" or "However", but about whether a stone weighing fifty catties can be lifted or not.So he bought a small bayonet worth one yuan and fifty cents from the real old man Wang Mazi in the middle of the grinding factory.Every day I went to the Tianqiao and the Earth Temple to watch the tricks of playing swords and spears;This is his military preparation.

He wrote several letters to Lan Xiaoshan, asking him to deposit the few dollars in the bank.But Xiaoshan did not reply.Wang De went to the newspaper office to look for Mr. Lan several times, and the gatekeeper said without waiting for him to speak, "Mr. Lan has gone out!" "He must be busy," Wang De thought: "Otherwise, how could he not see me on purpose, good friend, and a few dollars; besides, he is from a rich family?..." No one knows what Mr. Lan's true intentions are except Wang De's guessing in a positive way. In any case, Wang De's money was lost. - Celebrities spent, there is forgiveness!

"My daughter-in-law is lost! I don't want it anymore! Money? Money is nothing!" Wang De resumed his comic style, waiting for the charge; people not only did not flinch but laughed like crazy in the hail of bullets. On the night of April 26, Wang De lay on the bed and couldn't close his eyes.The drizzle outside the window rustled the leaves in the courtyard.Wisps of cool wind and the rustic air shattered by raindrops sneaked in through the window cracks.Unable to fall asleep, he got up, wrapped a thin quilt around his body, lit a candle, and wiped the small bayonet with a towel.Gradually her head lowered, and her eyelids moved together; in a daze, her father was burning incense in the snow to welcome the gods, suddenly Li Jing held a bright red peony flower in her hand, and suddenly Lan Xiaoshan was wearing a royal blue Taoist robe and chanted an incantation Rain... fell on the bed and woke up!The mouth was sticky and bitter, and the nostrils were burning hot. All the phantoms escaped, and I felt a dull pain as if my mind was empty.The flickering candlelight reflected the bright bayonet, wipe again! ...

It's dawn!Without rinsing his mouth or washing his face, he put the bayonet in his bosom and walked into the city.The lights on the street were still on, and some raindrops were hanging on the lampshade, twinkling like the tearful eyes of a sad person.The ground was damp and cloudy, with only the hoof marks of some pigs and sheep rushing in through the city gate, showing that the land was not devoid of living things.Have!Too much! Outside the gate of Qinghe Hall, the two red-lacquered gates were still closed.The red sun came up gradually, and the warm sunlight shone on the face of the sleepless man, making him a little drowsy.go back to bed?No!Wait!He walked across the street, walked for a while, sat on a stone pile by the side of the road for a while, and kept touching the bayonet on his chest!

It's nine o'clock!The gate of Qinghe Hall opened, and two young apprentices cleaned the steps and aisles.Wang De nodded himself. Three or four carriages rushed to the gate of Qinghe Hall, two of which were wrapped in colored silk. Slowly gathered more than a dozen people and said: "It's a civilized marriage again!..." A few singers began to move their throats: "As soon as you enter the door, you are full of joy, and the mandarin ducks and blessings are happy to meet each other..." Wang De watched and listened, with a knife in his heart! "Go away! Go away! No money! This is a civilized thing!" Old Zhang's voice was good!Followed by Sun Ba.

Wang De touched the knife, shadowed in the crowd. "Let him live a little longer! Ming people don't do secret things, and when the people arrive, arrest him with one hand and declare his crime!" He thought so, so he held back his anger and stared at them blankly. Lao Zhang was wearing a gray silk jacket and a blue satin mandarin jacket, both of which were second-hand items from Tianqiao clothes shed.A new pair of satin shoes, indeed newly bought.On the head is a small blue cap with a red thread knot, and a blue fake gemstone inlaid on the front. Sun Ba was wearing a sky-blue Chinese silk gown, covered with a silver-gray foreign silk jacket with glitter.Lotus root and colored silk trousers, and a pair of green satin official boots under one step.On his head was a Panama hat with a soft brim.

Lao Zhang drove away the singers, and inspected the carriages with Sun Ba. "I said, the driver!" Lao Zhang became angry. "I ordered a sedan with blue paint, German blue paint, why did you give me black? See what I can't see?" "Yes! No one is blind!" Sun Ba continued, and then continued Got angry. "Sir! I can't help it! I'm in a hurry, I can't even get it out! The shopkeeper slapped himself a few times when we got out of this car. Come on! Gentlemen are old caretakers! "The driver begged, talking and laughing. "That's still human talk! Two yuan will be deducted from you!" Lao Zhang walked into the gate with his head raised and swaying.

"Two yuan will be deducted from you!" Sun Ba also twisted in. Lao Zhang's invitation said that dinner was being prepared, but of course his relatives and friends would not come in the morning.But Sun Ba's relatives and friends, although not many, came to a dozen.Lao Zhang cursed in his heart, while making tea, why don't you run away when you are hungry?It was Sun Ba who came up with the idea to set up the meal, and Lao Zhang was very unhappy, although only two tables were set! Li Shandong is in charge of the account, and he came early.He sat down at the first table, ate endlessly, and ordered the waiter to add soup in exchange for the meal.

When Nan Fei was born, he was ashamed that he didn't have a concubine.But he is familiar with the people in the self-government, Lao Zhang had to invite him as an entertainer.Lao Zhang was very dissatisfied with Nan Feisheng, not because he had no concubine to take with him, but because he gave Lao Zhang a wedding couplet and Sun Bay a red woolen wedding curtain.What's the use of Xilian!How unreasonable! It is not far from Qinghetang to the Long Zhai of the Salvation Army on Old Gulou Street, and not far to Li Jing's aunt's house in Huguo Temple.So I didn't go to meet my relatives until noon.Wang De and the driver found out that the bus departs at two o'clock in the afternoon, and they can return before three o'clock.

More and more relatives and friends came, and most of them really led concubines.Some are only fourteen or fifteen years old, and they smile coquettishly while supporting their two old mothers; Tianba's colorful boots were braided with big pine braids, and he covered his face with a fan and squeezed out laughter. ... The hall was very lively, the men laughed at each other, and the women winked and sneered.Sun Ba blushed and learned to say witty words, laughing himself first, and others were puzzled by the ridiculousness. There was a burst of laughter, and all men and women came out to watch the departure.The girls scrambled to get on the car to greet their relatives, and under Nan Feisheng's arrangement, they chose two concubines who were under fifteen years old to hold flowers and got on the car separately.The driver flicked his whip lightly, and the float slowly went onto the road like a cloud of colorful clouds.

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