Chapter 52 Arrived in Fushun

Before the train reaches Fushun, you can hear all kinds of estimates about the wonderful prospects along the way.The atmosphere in the car changed completely. Everyone smoked the cigarettes brought from Shenyang and talked happily.Some people say that he has been to the most luxurious club in Fushun, and he believes that it must be the place to receive us; some people say that we will not live in Fushun for a long time, and we will go home after a few days of rest and reading Communist Party books; some people say, When he arrived in Fushun, he first sent a safe telegram to his family, asking the family to prepare; others said that he might take a bath in the hot springs in Fushun and leave.There are all kinds of fantasies.Talking about the original fear-it turns out that everyone is like me-I couldn't help laughing again.However, when we arrived in Fushun, got off the train, and saw the armed sentries all around, the corners of the mouth no longer turned up.

After getting out of the car, we were led into several large trucks under the surveillance of armed sentries.From then on, my head became dizzy again.I don't know how much time passed in the muddle, but I only know that when the car stopped, I was already inside a big dark gray brick wall.Another big wall!Moreover, there are barbed wire fences on it, and watchtowers stand on the corners.I got out of the car, walked a short distance with people, and stopped in front of a row of bungalows.Every window in this row of houses is equipped with iron bars.I get it, this is prison. We were led by soldiers into the entrance of the bungalow, passed a long and narrow corridor, and entered a large room.We were inspected here and then led out in batches by unarmed soldiers.A few other people and I walked a long way along the South Road with a soldier and entered a house.Before I could see the situation in the room clearly, there was the harsh sound of pulling the iron bolt outside the door behind me.There is a long Kang, a long table and two benches in this room.The people who came in with me were several generals from the Puppet Manchukuo, and they were not familiar with them at the time.I don't want to talk to them. I don't know if they are as panicked as I am, or because they feel stiff in front of me, they all stay silent and stand aside with their heads down.After being stunned for a while, suddenly the harsh sound of the iron bolt rang again, the door was pulled open, and a guard came in and asked me to go with him to another room.I didn't expect to see my three nephews, my second brother Pu Jie and my father-in-law Rong Yuan again in this room.It turned out that we were still living together.They've just received new bedding and toiletries, and they've brought me a set too.

The first thing that comforted me was Rong Yuan's analysis based on his experience. "This is a military prison," he said, touching the window rails. "They are all in military uniforms. There is nothing wrong with it. It's not like ... going out of danger right away. Otherwise, why bother to distribute toothbrushes and towels. During the inspection just now, they left Gold and silver property, given the deposit, it doesn't seem to be right..., this is for ordinary prisoners. Besides, the food is not bad." "The food is good, don't be some kind of death feast, right?" the nephew Xiao Gu said without any scruples.

"No, there is wine for that kind of meal, but there is no wine here." He said confidently, "Let's see what the next meal is. If the next meal is still as good, it's not good. I haven't heard of eating that for several meals .” The next day, I began to believe my father-in-law a little bit, not because the food was the same as yesterday, but because the military doctors gave us a physical examination.The examination was very careful, including what diseases he had in the past, what he usually eats, and what he should avoid.At the same time, new black trousers and white underwear were distributed, and what is even more surprising is that cigarettes were also given.Obviously, this is not like treating death row prisoners.

A few days later a stubby man of about forty came into our house.He asked each of us our names, what books we had read in the Soviet Union, and how we had slept well the past few nights.After listening to our answer, he nodded and said: "Okay, I will send you books and newspapers right away. You should study hard." A few hours later, we received books, newspapers, and all kinds of chess and cards. and playing cards.From this day on, we listen to the radio twice a day. The radio is set in the tunnel, one for news and one for music or opera programs.In addition, there is an hour and a half walk in the courtyard every afternoon.When he went out for a walk for the first time, his nephew Xiao Gu found out that the person who told us to "study hard" was the director of the War Criminals Management Office.

The person who brought us the books was surnamed Li, and later found out that he was a section chief. At that time, except for the director, all the personnel in the management office were called "Sir" (because we didn't know other titles at that time).This Mr. Li brought me three books—"On New Democracy", "A History of China in the Past Hundred Years" and "A History of New Democratic Revolution".He said that there are not enough books now, everyone can take turns to read, or one person can read to everyone.There are many terms in these books, which are very fresh to us, but what is even more fresh is asking our group of prisoners to read.

Xiao Gu was the first to become interested in these books. He read them faster than anyone else, and immediately raised difficult questions for others to answer.If others couldn't answer, he went to the management office to ask.Rong Yuan laughed at him and said, "Don't think this is a school, it's a prison." Xiao Gu said, "Didn't the director tell us to study?" Rong Yuan said, "Study is also a prison. I heard people say that this place used to be a prison. It used to be, but now there are books and newspapers.” Pu Jie then said that Japanese prisons are said to have books, but I have never heard of such a “civilized prison” in China.Rong Yuan still shook his head and said, "Prison is a prison, and civilization is also a prison. To learn that practice, it is better to chant the Buddha's name." Xiao Gu wanted to argue with him, so he simply closed his eyes and began to chant the Buddha in a low voice.

When we came back from a walk in the yard that day, Xiaogu spread the news that we had just heard: Gu, the former deputy head of the General Affairs Department of the Puppet Manchukuo, gave a watch to the watchman (we didn’t know the title of the job at that time, and we called it Mr. , called "manager" behind his back), but he was reprimanded.This news aroused discussion among several young people.Xiaoxiu said that the hot water for bathing last time did not come from the hot water pipe; the boiler hadn't been repaired yet, and the water was picked up by the "manager" gentlemen with buckets. "I haven't heard of carrying water for prisoners." Xiao Rui also thinks that the "manager" here is different from the legendary "jail guard" and doesn't swear.Do not hit people.At this time, Rong Yuan was preparing for dinner. After finishing the "Curse of Rebirth", he sneered and said in a low voice:

"You young people are too inexperienced to make such a big fuss! The one who delivered the watch must have delivered it at the wrong time. If others saw it, how could he want it in front of others? If you don't beat or scold, just pretend that he has nothing against us in his heart? Look. Let's go, suffer later!" "What about carrying water?" Xiao Gu contradicted, "Is it to make us suffer for carrying water for bathing?" "Anyway," Rong Yuan lowered his voice, "The Communist Party won't like people like us!" As he spoke, he touched his pocket for a while, and suddenly said angrily: "I forgot my cigarettes on the window sill outside. What a pity, this is the only pack I brought back from Shenyang." He reluctantly opened a pack. The low-grade cigarettes that were issued, and muttered, "Most of the 'managers' here smoke, and my pack is a free gift!"

It's really like the saying in the play, "No coincidence makes a book." Just after he finished speaking, the door was opened, and a watchman surnamed Wang held something in his hand and asked, "Has anyone lost a cigarette in this room?" ?” Everyone could see clearly that the thing in his hand was Rong Yuan’s pack of Shenyang cigarettes. Rong Yuan took the cigarette and said repeatedly: "Thank you, Mr. Wang, thank you, Mr. Wang!" Hearing the guard's footsteps far away, Xiao Gu couldn't help laughing, and asked him what mantra he was reciting just now. Cigarettes came back.Rong Yuan lit a cigarette, puffed it silently for a while, and then slapped his thigh suddenly:

"These 'managers' must have been specially selected! In order to compete with us, we must choose some civilized ones!" Xiao Gu stopped laughing, Pu Jie nodded quickly, and the other two nephews were also overwhelmed by Rong Yuan's "experience".Like Pu Jie, I completely agree with Rong Yuan's explanation. Not many days later, something happened that made Rong Yuan's explanation far worse.One day when we came back from a walk in the yard, Pu Jie was in a hurry to find the newspaper, and excitedly said that he just heard people in other rooms talking about an article in today's newspaper, which shocked them. I have figured out what New China told us to learn.When everyone heard it, they all flocked to him to see what article he was looking for.I found the article, but I forgot the title of that article. I just remember that when Pu Jie read about the period when New China urgently needed all kinds of talents and had to train and promote a large number of cadres, all the heads except Rong Yuan were at a loss. squeezed onto the newspaper.According to what Pu Jie heard from people in other rooms, the reason why the government allowed us to study and gave us preferential treatment was because the new country lacked talents and wanted to use us.Thinking about it today, this judgment is as ridiculous as it is, but it was indeed the opinion of most people at the time.In our room, although Rong Yuan expressed doubts, the others felt more and more that this was the case. I remember that since that day, there has been a significant change in the room, and everyone is studying hard.In the past, except for Xiao Gu, no one else was interested in those pamphlets full of new terms. They read for half a day every day, mainly for the guards in the corridor.Now, the learning is going on with or without the caretakers.At that time, there were no specific explanations, and the so-called learning was nothing more than picking out nouns.Of course, Rong Yuan still didn't participate. When others were studying, he closed his eyes and recited his scriptures. This kind of blind optimism didn't last long. When the office announced the adjustment of housing and separated me from my family, it disappeared like a flash in the pan.