Chapter 5 Sri Lanka alone haggard

One dusk, a piece of fluffy green grass that stretches as far as the eye can see, reflecting the sunset glow for half a day, just like a picture.Suddenly a plume of black smoke, the evening train on Jinpu Road, meanders from the horizon. In the first-class car, a young man stood by the window.He is about seventeen or eighteen years old.The student was dressed up, and his eyebrows were very handsome, but his expression was very quiet, as if he had a serious worry on his brow.He stared at this plain, but he didn't seem to be enjoying the scenery. After a while, he sighed slightly, and suddenly tore a piece of printed matter in his hand, threw it out of the window, and whispered in his mouth: "Anbang governs the country In the world, there is Duke Zhou and the sage Confucius.”

Liu Gui, who was standing behind, said softly: "Second Young Master, the window is very windy, don't just stand there!" He looked back and sat down, his face was still extremely bored.Liu Gui handed over a newspaper, he shook his head, but still stood up and leaned against the window. As the sky gradually darkened and the train gradually approached Tianjin, the expression of the second young master also gradually became silent.When the car arrived at the station, Liu Gui got out of the car, and when they walked out of the station, there was a car waiting for them.The whining sound sent them home again.

There were four or five cars parked in front of the house, and the electric lights on the lintel shone brightly like daylight.Two soldiers, leaning on their guns and standing under the lamp, saw the second young master coming, and quickly stood to attention.He nodded slightly and walked in. There was the sound of playing cards and laughing in the living room. Five or six servants came out and went in to serve.When the second young master passed by the door, they all greeted with a smile, but he frowned, shook his head, and quietly walked into the inner courtyard without calling them. His sister Yingzhen was reading a book under the lamp in her room.In the East Wing, there were also the sounds of women playing cards and laughing.

He walked into Yingzhen's room. Yingzhen heard the curtain ringing, turned around, saw it, stood up quickly, and said, "Yingshi, you are back, where is Yingming?" Yingshi said, "Brother Ming was taken by our school. The clerk stayed because he was an important person." Yingzhen frowned and said, "Have you seen your father?" Ying Shi said, "No, my father was playing cards, so I didn't dare to disturb her." Yingzhen seemed to be about to say something, but looked at his younger brother's face, but swallowed again. At this time, Mr. Huaqing came in from the outside and called out, "Yingzhen, are they back?"

Yingzhen quickly responded: "Brother Shi is back, he's in the house." Pushing Yingshi out.Ying Shi hurried out of the corridor, greeted his father, and asked for a helpless Ann. Hua Qing glanced at Ying Shi and asked, "Where's your brother?" Ying Shi replied hesitantly, "Brother Ming is sick and can't come back, he's staying in the hospital." Hua Qing said in a voice: "Nonsense! What did you represent in Nanjing, don't I know!" Yingshi didn't dare to make a sound, and followed his father in.Sitting down, Huaqing took out a letter from his arms, threw it to Yingshi and said, "Look for yourself!" Yingshi picked up the letter with trembling hands.It turned out to be a letter from their principal to his father, saying that both of them were representatives and officers in the student union. I'm afraid they were young and ignorant, and they were coerced by others; he asked his father to call them back so that they would not be punished in the future. Burning jade and stone together will hinder the relationship, and so on.After reading it, Yingshi lowered his head and said nothing.Hua Qing sneered and said, "Is there anything else to argue about?" Ying Shi said, "This is the principal's own misunderstanding. In fact, it's not a big deal. It's because the recent problems in Qingdao are very urgent, but the citizens are still asleep. We felt very sad, so we went out to give them speeches, and persuaded people to buy domestic products, hoping that they would wake up together, cheer up the people, and be the government's backing. This is not a crime..." Huaqing said: "You You can hide it from me, but you can't hide it from the principal. He is an old friend of mine, and I entrusted him to take care of you when you went. Of course he has to tell me.

I just hate that you don't learn well, and when you get out of my sight, you forget what I told you, and get together with those flesh and blood, and want to make trouble. I really don't want to have the son of such a great hero! " Yingshi listened, his face was red with anxiety, tears rolled in his eyes, and after a while he said: "Father, don't misunderstand!Our classmates are not flesh and blood, but when the country is in danger, we are all members of the nation, so naturally we all have a warm heart.Moreover, this patriotic movement has absolutely no violent behavior, and is extremely open and aboveboard; Chinese and foreign people all praise it.As for saying that we want to be heroes and great men, this is not an easy task!Now students, there are a lot of sports outside, their talents are a hundred times better than ours, even if they have the title of great heroes, they can't get it..." At this time, Yingshi's face was hot, tears dried up, and his eyes were shining brightly. Keep talking. Yingzhen saw that her brother's blood was pouring out, he changed his normal, and his words gradually became fierce. She was afraid that she would provoke her father's fury, so she was very worried, so she gave him a wink...Suddenly there was a sound of the table, and the teacups and vases He fell to the ground and was smashed to pieces. Mr. Hua Qing's face turned yellow with anger, he stood up and shouted: "Okay!it is good!Willfulness argued with me!At such a young age, he no longer has a father in his eyes, which is not bad! "

Yingzhen was stunned.Ying Shi retreated to the corner of the room, his hands and feet were frightened and cold.The aunts in the wing room, hearing Hua Qing's stern voice, put down their cards and stood outside the corridor, listening quietly. Huaqing said: "You are a member of the nation. Could it be that there are foreigners in the government? If there were no students who came out to love the country, I am afraid that China would have perished long ago! According to this, it is fortunate that I have you two patriotic sons, otherwise I would He is actually a sinner of the Republic of China!"

Seeing her father getting so angry, Yingzhen walked over slowly, wanting to offer a word or two of persuasion.Huaqing added: "When it comes to Qingdao, when Japan took it from Germany, China was still a neutral country, and the logic should belong to them. Besides, they also said that they would manage it with us, which is finally benevolent. Now all the funds used in our government, which item is not borrowed from them? Friends like this can be offended casually? Seeing that this friendship is about to be messed up by you, Japan When the soldiers came, you all just retreated anyway, and the government still took the responsibility. You are silent now, and you think about it for yourself. Is what you are doing reasonable? Are you repaying virtue with grievances? Are you disregarding the overall situation?" Ying Shi lowered his head, tears rolled down again.

Huaqing called Liu Gui repeatedly, and Liu Gui hurriedly agreed, standing outside the curtain with his hands down.Huaqing scolded: "Useless things! I told you to pick them up, why did you only pick up one? Could it be that his words are acceptable, but mine are not?" Liu Gui did not dare to agree.Huaqing said again: "Take the train again tomorrow morning, and tell the young master that if you don't come back, you will never have to go home." Liu Gui said "yes" a few times, and slowly backed out. The fourth aunt came in and said with a smile: "The second young master is young, so there is no need for the master to be angry with him. There are still guests sitting outside." She then asked Ying Shi, "Young master is dressed so thinly, don't you feel cold?" ?” Hua Qing looked Ying Shi up and down, and said with a sneer, “He even wears white shoes and a white hat, which is the proof of ‘no father, no king’!”

A servant came in and said, "Master Wang is going back." Hua Qingfang stood up and walked out, and the aunts also went to play cards by themselves, and there were only two sisters and younger brothers left in the room. Yingzhen sighed, and called: "Mother Zhang, clean up the basement, and tell the kitchen to serve a table of food. The second young master hasn't eaten yet." Mama Zhang agreed outside. Yingshi waved his hand and said, "No need." On the other hand, he said, "My brother is really in the hospital, and I'm afraid I won't be able to come back for a day or two." Yingzhen said, "Didn't you just say that you were left behind by the secretary?" Yingshi Said: "This is only half of the reason. Their team went out to give a speech last Saturday and was surrounded by the army. It must not be called to speak. My brother went up to reason with them and spoke impassionedly. The more people who listened, the more people gathered. He clapped his hands. The platoon leader became angry with embarrassment, took the bayonet at the end of the gun, and stabbed his brother's arm, and at that moment... his brother... passed out. At that time..." Yingshi was sobbing so hard when he said this Word.Yingzhen also cried, and said: "Oh, it's true..." Yingshi cried and replied: "Isn't it true?"

Early tomorrow morning, Liu Gui went to the inner courtyard and asked, "Sister Zhang, ask Missy if you have any orders. I'm leaving." Zhang Ma went in and returned, and Yingzhen said through the glass window: "You tell me Eldest young master, please come back quickly, and don't wear white canvas shoes, lest the master get angry again." Two days later, Yingming also came back, wearing a white official gauze shirt, a green gauze jacket, white socks under his feet, blue satin shoes, and a small cap, making his complexion even paler.When we entered the courtyard, my elder sister and younger brother were sitting on the porch, playing with the puppy.Seeing her brother come back dressed like this, Yingshi couldn't help laughing, but also felt very sad. With tears in his eyes, he stood up and nodded.Ying Ming smiled bitterly.My sister didn't say anything, she just pouted in the east wing.Ying Ming understood, stuck out her tongue, smiled, and entered respectfully. Hua Qing was lying on the bed, puffing and puffing, while Si Yiniang was sitting beside her, talking with her. Ying Ming went in, Hua Qing didn't even look at her, and continued to smoke.Ying Ming didn't dare to speak, just stood aside with his hands down, and waited until Hua Qing sat up slowly before going over to ask Ann.Hua Qing said: "Are you willing to come back too? I thought you were 'Guoer Forgot Home'!" Ying Ming blushed and said, "My child is really sick, otherwise..." Hua Qing sneered a few times , Fang wants to speak.The fourth aunt was burning cigarettes there, and when she saw that Huaqing's color had changed again, she sat up quickly and said, "Come on! Two days ago, I got angry with the second young master about something about 'Qingdao' and 'White Island', and put the young lady's house on the bed. Everything in the house fell, and I was still so angry that I had a headache for two days. I just got better today, and I came to look for trouble again. Both of them have already returned, so forget it, why bother to be so angry again?" Turning to Ying Ming again Said: "Young master, go out and have a rest first, I have ordered the kitchen to prepare dinner for you." After hearing what the fourth aunt had said, Hua Qing didn't say anything else, just took the pipe from the fourth aunt and lay down.Seeing that his father's anger had been suppressed by Fourth Aunt, Yingming quietly retreated to Yingzhen's room. Yingzhen asked: "Brother Ming, is your injury healed?" Yingming looked out the window, then rolled up his sleeves, the bandage on his arm was very thick, and there were faint traces of blood.Yingzhen couldn't bear it, so she said, "Put it down quickly! I won't get swollen from the wind." Yingshi asked: "Brother, is it still hurting?" Yingming put down his sleeves and said with a smile: "If I was afraid of pain, I wouldn't go out at the beginning!" Yingzhen asked: "Now the staff in your office How is the situation? Is your vacancy replaced?" Yingming said: "Liu Gui is here, tell me how angry my father and younger brother Shi were, and what my father and you told me. How dare I stay here, so I quickly packed up and came back. They refused repeatedly, so I had to leave the family After the situation was told, they had no choice but to let me go. As for the procedures they carry out, they are similar to other schools. Yingshi said: "You are lucky, but I have pity on me as a pioneer, and I am recklessly bumping into anger." The scene that night was really... I have never been scolded like this in my life!Alas, in such a dark family, what else can I say, China has given birth to me. As she spoke, she shed tears. Yingzhen said: "It was your principal who sent the letter, otherwise my father wouldn't know about it."In fact, I did a lot of things in school.But in front of my father, I always echoed his opinions, so my father regarded me as a good person, so he didn't stop me from going to school. "Speaking of this, Yingming couldn't help laughing. When Yingming's luggage arrived, Huaqing came out to check it one by one, and saw several bundles of printed materials and various magazines in the stack of books; fly.Yingming Yingshi saw it from the window, but she didn't dare to come out, so she stomped her feet quietly in a hurry, and said to Yingzhen in a low voice: "Sister! You go out and save me!" Yingzhen came out and laughed with Huaqing Said: "Father doesn't need to bother, wait for me to check it. It's dark, you old man is dazzled, and it's a pity to tear up the handout when you turn around." While bending over to check, Huaqing walked slowly open. The two brothers still lived in the small courtyard before, spending the boring time.Although the study room is also full of books, they are all art making, policy theory, ancient prose, Tang poetry and so on.The only newspaper I read was Gong Yan Bao, and there was no material for entertainment.As for socializing and correspondence with friends in school, they are all prohibited.Yingshi was originally lively by nature, and these days, he was very free in school, but suddenly he felt very uncomfortable when he was locked up at home, coughing and sighing behind his back.When I was bored, I picked up a pen and wrote some vernacular articles. After I finished writing, I didn't dare to keep it, so I tore it up by myself, tore it up and wrote it again, every day.Yingming is a silent person, and he doesn't show any signs of frustration. Every day, he reads a few copybooks and Tang poems, and spends time in the small yard by himself, watering the flowers and planting bamboos. .Sometimes they also played cards with several aunts, but what they considered the happiest thing was to be with their elder sister Yingzhen, and the three of them were together, talking to relieve boredom. Huaqing's anger also gradually calmed down, seeing the three of them, these days, they are very well-behaved, and I like it in my heart; invisibly, I loosen the restrictive conditions a little. One day, Yingming went to a dinner party for her father, and when she came back, she whispered to Yingzhen, "Sister, today I was on the road, and I met some students from our school's secretary department, all of whom were riding bicycles and carrying some books I wondered why they all came to Tianjin. I thought there were them in the petition group, and there was no time to say hello, so the car passed by." After hearing this, Ying Shi said, "Why don't they Come here and tell us some news about the school? I think we are not enthusiastic now, so they ignore us, alas, what a grievance!" He said feeling very passionate.Yingzhen smiled and said, "I don't approve of this." Yingshi then asked, "Why don't you agree?" Yingzhen said, "I don't need to talk about foreign affairs and internal affairs. Looking at the conditions of their petition, which one is feasible?Even if it can be done, the government will definitely refuse to promise it. I am afraid that the students will start to intervene in politics.Doing this for a long time, but staying in the police station a few more times, and using soft methods on both sides. If there are too many times, I feel boring. Not only will there be no results, but I will not be able to step down.I advise you to do something practical after you go to school in the fall, Yingming, what do you think? Ying Ming nodded and said nothing. Ying Shi had no prejudices at first, so he agreed with his brother and sister. A week later, an official letter came from Nanjing Academy announcing the opening date.The two brothers were so fond of each other that they couldn't eat, and both urged Yingzhen to ask her father for the tuition fee, so they could leave.When Yingzhen went to talk, Huaqing said: "You don't have to go, the current trend has not subsided, and there will be troubles in the future. I have already made up the two of them as clerks. Let's do things for a few years first, and settle down. Go to school. Let's talk about it later!" Ying Zhen was stunned for a while, and then said: "Their knowledge and experience are not enough to handle the job, if..." Hua Qing shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter, it can be used anywhere Let them go to work? It’s just that there are mistakes in the work, so why are you afraid of me!” Yingzhen knew it was difficult to speak, so she sat for a while and then came out. Walking into the yard, I was very hesitant in my heart. I'm afraid they will feel uncomfortable if they hear it.Just as he was about to turn around and come in, he saw Liu Gui at the gate of the courtyard, poked his head out, then approached and said, "The eldest young master said, let me see that the young lady has come out, so please go through that courtyard." Yingzhen had no choice but to come over.Yingshi greeted her sister, stretched out her hand and said, "Where's the money?" Yingzhen smiled slightly, walked into the room and sat down, and slowly told everything.After the two brothers finished listening, they were speechless for a long time. After a while, Ying Shi couldn't help crying and fell on the bed, saying, "Don't we even have hope of studying?" Ying Ming's eyes were also red, So he stood up, walked around the room a few times, and still sat down.Yingzhen couldn't think of any comforting words, so after sitting for a long time, she came out silently, feeling very sad, so she had to play the piano in the room to relieve boredom.At dusk, they didn't see them coming out, so they quietly walked to their yard, and when they looked in from the window, Yingshi was lying on the bed with his head covered, presumably falling asleep.Yingming was leaning on a rattan chair, holding a book of Tang poems "Absent-minded", just chant.When it comes to "going out to scratch the white head, if you lose your life ambitions, the crown will cover the capital, and you will be alone..." It seemed that I had a feeling, so I read it back and forth several times.Yingzhen didn't go in, and came back quietly by herself. When she walked to the door of the small courtyard, she heard Yingming groaning in a low voice: "... Man Jinghua, I'm alone with you!" Included in the collection of novels "Going to the Country". )