Chapter 7 a barrel of fort smoke

Kan Jin became a teaching assistant as soon as he graduated from university.In three years, he has been promoted to lecturer.Studying, working, and being a person, he still looks like a student; graduation, teaching assistant, and lecturer all failed to make him forget his former self.Those who graduate from college are often like girls getting married. Today, they are still shy young ladies, but after a night they have to become good-natured daughter-in-laws.Not so.Until he became a lecturer, his clothes were still those of the school days, and he often kept peanuts in his pockets.He doesn't smoke, doesn't drink, and doesn't know how to socialize. His only hobby is eating peanuts.

As a lecturer, he also played ball and other sports and operations with the students.Sometimes, he would stand on the street with the students and eat roasted sweet potatoes, so the students called him Big Brother Kan.After class, his room was always full of male and female students, some asked about homework, some made appointments to play football, some borrowed money, and some had heart-to-heart talks.His house is small, but tidy and tidy.There was a broken sack outside the door, and if any of the students stepped on the mud, he would order them to wipe the soles of their shoes on the sack.There is a rather large earthenware vase on the small table. If there are no flowers, I put a few grasses or leaves.Female classmates often bring him some flowers.Put the flowers in place, and he will throw the grass or leaves in the dustbin himself.He almost never dispatched his co-workers. When the classmates came, he would always say: "Please don't mess things up, I'll bring you boiling water."

Although close to his classmates, he never perfunctory them.He was serious about teaching, correcting papers, and taking exams seriously, so he offended a small number of students who didn't study hard.In his mind, everything that is done according to the rules is just and impartial, and impartiality and impartiality should not arouse anyone's resentment.He doesn't fail anyone because he hates them.At the same time, he expressed to the students who failed that he was very willing to help them in extracurricular tutoring; because he gave them homework tutoring, he would sacrifice his own sports time.It is accommodating, but absolutely impossible.This impartial and selfless attitude and method made him feel that he could move forward unhindered and bring about peace in the world without thinking about it.Therefore, he is always happy all day long, like a carefree little bird.

But when he was promoted to lecturer, he felt that the happiness of his stature, like a lonely beautiful flower, could not stop the storm from coming.Several friends of equal status to him were all vying for the lecturer's seat. He didn't take this matter to heart at all, and he didn't want to say a good word to anyone or bow down.He thought it was a very shameful thing. The letter of appointment fell into his hands.This angered the colleagues who were competing for status, and the classmates who were offended by him also made waves.Little did he know that if the letter of appointment fell into the hands of someone else, he would not express any dissatisfaction, and that it was up to the school authorities to decide who was hired and who was not.Therefore, when the letter of appointment was in his own hands, he thought that others would have nothing to say.But gradually, all the female classmates did not come to his room; after another period, the number of male classmates became less and less.No one came, just in time, he can read more quietly, he can't think of any heavy rain after the wind.Rumors were like overripe cherries, which fell on the ground before he picked them up.He has many sins; it is not good to be playful; he teaches, curry favor with the school authorities, and behaves like a good teacher.Contacting students...and seducing girls.

He was a stout and short man, standing or lying down.He was as old as a cypress stake.He looks good, but his complexion is rather dark; therefore, his heart's cheerfulness and the correctness of his eyebrows and eyes are covered by a thin black cloud.As if to help him express his love for talking, his mouth is very big.Whenever he encounters a difficult problem, his big mouth will be tilted to the left—forever to the left—and will not retract until it can no longer be tilted.After crooked his mouth but still can't solve the problem, his second trick is to gnaw his fingernails hard, sometimes it will bleed.

Attacked by rumors, he twisted his mouth for hours and bit his hand.In the end, he retracted the corners of his mouth and said to himself: "Nonsense! Resign, quit!" He immediately signed his resignation letter.And, never see a friend, a student.Make up your own mind about your own affairs, no need to publicize. The resignation was returned with a letter of condolence. After reading the document two or three times, he twisted his mouth again, put his hands in his trouser pockets, and made up his mind in detail.After about ten minutes, he had made up his mind: "Rumors are always rumors. The school authorities don't believe in rumors, but they trust me. Anything more is deliberate wordy! Forget it," he said to himself. For one thing, he opened the doors and windows of the house, letting the sun shine directly on his dark face; everything brightened up.I quickly bought a pack of peanuts and chewed them carefully; when I chewed the most delicious, my mouth tilted to the left.Another idea came to mind, get married as soon as possible, wouldn't the rumors of seducing girls be completely eradicated?correct.He sent a telegram to his cousin Dong Xiuhua.He knew that Cousin Xiuhua was quite handsome, but she had a mild temper—stingy and quarrelsome.He thought that only he was enough to tame her small mouth; absolutely no problem.He still remembers: once—about five or six years ago—he secretly kissed her, and she slapped her on the mouth, which was quite painful.But he could bear it; a little more pain was all right.A weaker man probably wouldn't be able to take it, but he didn't care, he waited for a call back.

Waited a week with no call back or express letter.He was on fire.When he thought about it, he proposed to Xiuhua, to use an old saying, it could be regarded as "a good match".He could think of no reason why she would not want to.Taking a step back, even if she doesn't want to accept him, she should reply to the letter quickly; what is the solution?During this week, he would be angry about this unpleasant incident for about ten minutes every day.In the end, he wanted to write a very powerful letter to teach Xiuhua a lesson.With his mouth cocked and chewing peanuts, he wrote a long and fierce letter.After writing and reading it again, he let out a sigh of relief.However, when he was about to seal it, he smiled and tore up the letter. "Why bother! Why bother! It's her fault that she didn't reply, but I only sent a simple telegram. How can people reply? Forget it! Forget it! Maybe I'll get a letter in two days."

After another five days, he waited for a letter—a small white envelope, slightly smelling of powder; because the letter paper was light red, the envelope showed a little cheerful color.The words of the letter are very short and sad: "I have received a telegram, I don't know why! I wish you health! Show." Jinyi stared at the "inexplicable" on the letter for more than ten minutes.He couldn't think of a reason, but just felt that women were something strange.After buying enough peanuts to make both of them sick, he asked a colleague who claimed to understand human feelings the most.

"It worked out," a colleague told him. "how?" "You sent a telegram, but she didn't answer for a long time. She was waiting for your letter. She couldn't get your letter, so she said it was inexplicable, and urged you to send the love letter. Your love letter is handed over, and the big thing is done. Congratulations! Congratulations !" "It's so troublesome! It's so troublesome!" Jinyi said with a smile on his face, but after his friend left, he wrote a letter to Xiuhua.This is a letter, not a love letter, because he can't say those nasty words.

According to his thinking, falling in love, getting engaged, and getting married can be done in about ten days.However, things are not so simple and straightforward.Xiuhua thinks about everything, even the smallest thing - it might be more correct to say "deliberately troublesome". "During a national crisis, everything should be kept simple," after thinking about it, it is inevitable.On the day of his wedding, he thought that all he needed to do was get a haircut and brush his shoes, and that would be enough to show his solemnity.However, Xiuhua's wedding program was enough to make the two of them faint.First, both of them had to make a new set of clothes, including hats, leather shoes, socks, and handkerchiefs.Second, two or three tables of banquets must be prepared; if it is not enough, you must have refreshments in a western restaurant.Third, there must be an advertisement with the number one title next to the masthead of the largest newspaper.Fourth,... Take a closer look at one item, and calculate the money in your heart, he must have at least 20,000 yuan to get engaged!He wanted to simply tell Xiuhua that they should go their separate ways.At the same time, he also thought: It takes a lot of time and money to prepare everything, and no one can tell how to salute when relatives and friends arrive. I am afraid that there is nothing else to do except everyone chugging and stuffing snacks in their mouths. if there is one, it is that the ladies—the bride is counted—want to joke, but dare not, but only coyly and secretly laughing.Thinking of this, he shuddered all over his body!You have to write a letter to tell Xiuhua: Marriage is marriage, there is no need to play monkey games.Marriage should save money for the expenses of overpopulation.Can't, can't, can't spend all the money first, and make relative tears in the future.When it came to the horizon, he felt he was perfectly reasonable, and his cousin was fooling around.He had written the letter—tell her to have fun with each other.

He seemed to know that it was not necessary to send the letter, and he didn't post the stamp immediately after writing the letter as usual.He put the letter aside.Xiuhua is too troublesome, but how many women are there who are not wordy?Well, it would be more effective to talk to her face to face. After preparing a piece of speech as organized as a handout, he went to find Xiuhua.When we met, his handouts were completely useless.Xiuhua's words were like small hailstones in the rain, one in the east, one in the west, and they would strike at any time; horizontal, oblique, and unexpected, making it impossible for him to speak smoothly.Sometimes, her words are meaningless, and it doesn't matter if she answers or not, but it is enough to disturb Jin Yi's train of thought.Finally, a tinge of purple appeared on his black face, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. "Xiuhua, put it bluntly, don't talk nonsense! Otherwise, I don't have time to talk nonsense with you! I'm leaving!" He really wanted to leave, not to scare her, nor did he hope for any unexpected effect.However, Xiuhua gave in.He started to speak on the topic.The result of the discussion: None of the measures she proposed were revoked, but they were all discounted.Jinyi is a straightforward person, as long as things can be resolved quickly, he doesn't want to argue.Moreover, even if he did not hesitate to spend too much time talking, Xiuhua would not give in completely; and if he froze, it would be even more troublesome—everything would have to be discussed again from the beginning.They were engaged and married. After thinking about it, life after marriage should be simpler and clearer than when I was a bachelor, because I have a helper.Therefore, before marriage, he often called Xiuhua "the teaching assistant of life".When he got married, he first felt that instead of being simpler, life became much more complicated.It is true that he has been helped in many small things: such as sewing buttons and mending socks, he does not need to do it himself now.However, he has to run errands to buy needles and threads, and what he buys are always big needles and thick threads, Xiuhua will not settle for it no matter what!For a little sewing, he had to run several times.trouble!Incredibly troublesome! And Xiuhua is not always sitting in the room quietly mending socks.She has many plans and will bring them up at any time.He didn't even lift his head, just so nonchalantly, picking flowers, or reading "Women's Monthly", while saying: "Should we treat Professor Wang to a meal? You don't care! I will prepare!" Or "We still have to buy a few teacups. The guests are here, so there aren't enough! I've already picked up a set, it's really not expensive!" Further confrontation is absolutely optimistic.Before marriage, as soon as he heard people complain about the difficulties of life, he would express his opinion! "Tighten your stomach, there is nothing you can't get through. We didn't go to the front line to fight, and we didn't suffer a little bit? The rejuvenation of the nation needs to go through the baptism of blood and fire! Hmph!" He thought that the difficulties in life were definitely not enough to hinder the progress of the War of Resistance , as long as we ourselves are willing to suffer like an ascetic monk.His words are not casual, and his own life is a convincing example.Therefore, he dared to marry.He thought that Xiuhua was also a young man, so she should understand the way of life during the War of Resistance.When he heard Xiuhua's plans, his mouth was so crooked that it was hard to pull it back.Xiuhua had told him several times not to twist his mouth, but he couldn't correct himself.He didn't expect Xiuhua to come up with such random ideas.It's also inconvenient for him to argue with her, because arguments are the source of quarrels. "Don't think that I like to spend money to invite distinguished guests." Xiuhua didn't look up, but glanced at her husband, her voice didn't rise, but her tone was a little more serious, "We have to socialize when we do things, we can't just take it and tell others Look down on us!" Go ahead and start biting your fingernails.He hated socializing.Earn food with your own ability, what do you entertain?Besides, it is in the war of resistance!But he dared not speak to her.She was so delicate and delicate, as if she was a totally different person from him.Since they are absolutely different, she must have her reasons.In terms of physique and knowledge, he absolutely believed that he was better than her.He can control her.But, anyway, she was a different kind of person, she had something that he didn't.He can control her, or even force her to follow his opinions and actions.However, that doesn't mean he got everything.What she has, can never be found in him.Her existence, from a certain point of view, is completely independent.Otherwise, why would he marry? He had no choice but to remain silent. Xiuhua raised her eyebrows: "I know, everything is up to you! I'm not a human being!" She put down the things in her hand and looked at him with wet eyes, clearly wanting to challenge. He also got angry.He had no intention of using silence as a weapon.His silence is an expression of concession and consideration.She didn't even allow to be silent, and she also thought of the wrong, which was simply out of sheer anger.Before he was ready to speak, he opened his mouth, and his voice was quite straight: "I'm telling you! Xiuhua!" The couple fought for the first time.Everyone has a big reason, but because of the haste of language and the beating of the heart, the more everyone speaks, the more unreasonable they become; in the end, they only want to have fun in their mouths, and don't care what is reasonable or what is reasonable; He continued, even forgetting the clues of the words, and continued to throw stones and shoot arrows casually with voice and strength. After this verbal battle, Jin Yi couldn't make up his mind for several days, should he be tougher in the future?Or is it better to be gentler?Fortunately, Xiuhua showed signs of pregnancy. She was lazy, her face was yellow, and she often vomited.As soon as Shin had the opportunity to make his feelings strong without talking, he served her, comforted her, and found her some small medicines that could be taken or not.At this time, no matter how many shortcomings she has, Shinichi always feels that she has something to be ashamed of.Even if she was the one who started the quarrel, she was suffering a kind of torture, and he couldn't share it at all.She is indeed another kind of person, able to conjure another villain from her body. Looking at her, he imagined what he would look like as his son or daughter: Is the hair black or yellow; is the nose pointed or long?No matter how he thought about it, he always felt that his child must be cute, even if he was not very handsome, he was still cute. Before marriage, many friends warned him!Children are terrible, because they can spend money better than adults.He didn't quite believe it.His self-confidence made him dare to face all difficulties with a straight chest.His income was very limited and he had no property.He knows that difficulties are inevitable, but not insurmountable.A man in the war of resistance, he thought, must suffer.He cannot change his career to do something else because of increased income.Education is a sacred cause.If he had given up his teaching job for the sake of living comfortably, he would be like a soldier who flees from battle.At the same time, getting married and having children is the most natural thing. One must give birth, raise children, and educate children for the country.In this way, marriage has meaning and results.In distress, he should stand ready to be a father, not greet a new life with frowns and sighs.Difficulties are undeniable, but only when there are difficulties and dare to fight against them, it seems to be more meaningful. However, when money is in your hands, it is like water in a clepsydra, and it will disappear without knowing it.Jinyi still wears those old clothes, doesn't smoke or drink, and doesn't spend a single penny.But one month's salary is not enough for one month.To spend a month, he has to borrow money, he asked Xiuhua, every money of Xiuhua has a way out, she didn't spend the money for fun. He refused to borrow money, and he even considered it shameful to borrow money.But if you grit your teeth and refuse to borrow it, how can you spend a month there?He cannot tell a pregnant woman to skip a few meals! He has never been willing to find reasons to forgive himself from others or elsewhere.Yes, the price is high, the salary is too low, and I have organized a family myself.These are calculated by one calculation, as obvious as two plus two equals four.However, he was unwilling to push out the crime so easily.He always thinks that the way of life in the family is not quite right, and that something is wrong.Or it's just that I'm completely wrong, because if I blame Xiuhua for all the crimes, what kind of man am I?When Xiuhua has a little money, she prepares things for the baby in her belly.Small shoes, small socks, small sweaters, small bibs... are all very elegant and beautiful.Jinyi likes these small items very much, but after inquiring about the prices of fine wool and cloth, he realized that his monthly salary is certainly not enough to cover one month in terms of this matter alone. The doll and post-birth expenses; about one month's salary is not enough for the cost of delivery!Xiuhua's body is getting heavier day by day.He didn't dare to persuade her to prepare less things for the baby, and he didn't dare to tell her all the expenses when the baby was born.She needs to be quiet and happy; he can't ignore her physical pain and make her mentally unhappy.He often broke out in a cold sweat, and he secretly wiped it off with his hands.He believed he had done nothing wrong, but somehow everything had gone wrong. Xiuhua's natal family is quite rich, so she called Jinyi to ask her mother for help.He refused to go.The day he graduated from college, he never used any money from his family.So, how can you ask your mother-in-law for your own baby.His mouth is not for supplication. This forced Xiuhua to ask him sternly: "Then, what should we do?" Jinyi smiled bitterly: "If you suffer a little, you can do everything!" In order to prove that his own words are reasonable, he worked extra hard.He got up early and tidied up the inside and outside of the house, as if to say: "Look, Xiuhua, poverty does not hinder the tidiness of life!" At the same time, he worked part-time in a cram school.The reward he got was very little, but he handed the little money to Xiuhua with a smile on his face: "Xiuhua, don't worry, we have a solution, we are young, we are willing to sweat a little, and we can teach the poor to catch them." Is it? Isn't it, Xiuhua?" Xiuhua casually put the little money beside her, without saying a word.Jinyi gnawed on his fingernails for a long time, and then couldn't bear it any longer, so he whispered earnestly: "Hua! I know this is too little money, and it's useless. But, the accumulation of little money will add up, so I'll think of other ways. For example, I can write some manuscripts and sell them for money." "Write manuscripts!" Xiuhua said. asked coldly. "Yeah!" Jinyi thought for a while: "That's right, Xiuhua, I will try my best to make money. But making money is only for living, not just for making money." Therefore, I take part-time classes and write manuscripts, on the one hand to increase income, and on the other hand to teach and write articles that are beneficial to others. If you think that I can use my heart and energy to start a business and make a fortune for the country, You have completely misunderstood me for nothing but making money! I want you to see every dollar I earn in good conscience as a symbol of my love, my labor, and my painstaking efforts. You want Kiss me and praise me for this kind of money, so that I can be encouraged, better and stronger, as lively and powerful as a steed, brave and enthusiastic! If we can do this, we two are a good pair of horses, and we are afraid that we will not be able to pull it off Is this a bit difficult? Laugh! Xiuhua! Laugh! Worrying, depression, what's the use of it!" Xiuhua forced a smile.She had a lot of grievances, but she simply condensed them into very short sentences without beginning or end: "Nothing, no communication, no play, no..." "I know! I know! Every time friends come, they make you blush. There is no good tea, beautiful snacks, no cigarettes...not even enough stools and tea bowls. However, friends should also know that this is the period of the Anti-Japanese War Yeah. They know this, so they should forgive us. If we have good tea, cigarettes, and teacups for them to enjoy because of the country’s financial crisis, they and we will have no conscience, don’t you think? Xiuhua, cheer up Come on, don't make me sad anymore!" Xiuhua didn't say anything, but there was no smile on her face either.Jinyi didn't dare to say any more, he knew that talking too much would not be easy to digest.He went to shine shoes and sweep the floor so as not to stare at each other.Even so, the room was still embarrassingly quiet.A friend came to relieve him.Further greeting friends is straightforward and warm.If there is tea, he pours tea; if there is no tea, he simply says no.If there is no tea and the friend is really thirsty, he has to get tea even if he walks two miles. This friend came to ask him to do something.After marriage, as before marriage, there is a need to be responsive.Especially after marriage, he seemed to show Xiuhua on purpose: "You said we don't know how to entertain friends, if friends have something to do, they should ask me first! A true friend is to help each other, so what's the point of entertaining!" In a few words, my friend explained the matter clearly; in a few words, I further explained that he can help.Then, he took three steps as two steps to handle that matter for his friend. After getting things done, he told his friend back, and then put it behind his mind——Jinyi never liked to talk about how to help others; helping others should be done, and there is no need to promote it to yourself. After a few days, he had almost completely forgotten about it, and his friend came to thank him.While talking, my friend conveniently put down a tube of Fort cigarettes. "Drink! Fortress!" Shinichi said with a smile. "What are you doing?" "Small idea!" The friend also smiled. "For you!" "I don't smoke!" Jin Yi expressed his reluctance to accept gifts. "Keep it for entertaining friends. If you meet someone who can smoke, you give him one, and he has to like it!" After finishing speaking, the friend struck up a conversation and said goodbye. When he came back from seeing off the guest, he saw Xiuhua holding the cigarette and looking at it carefully, as if he had never seen it before. "Xiuhua!" Jinyi called with a smile. "Send it back to him, anyway, neither of us smokes. With our shabby table and benches, it doesn't fit to put such a tube of cigarettes on!" "You weigh it!" Xiuhua lifted the tube. "What for?" "It's not like smoke, the smoke is not so heavy!" Jinyi took the cigarette and weighed it.After weighing it for a while, "It's not a cigarette! But it can't be opium, right?" He said, and lifted the lid of the tube. "Money!" "Money?" Xiuhua poked her neck to look. "How many?" "It doesn't matter how much he has, I'll send him back right away!" Jin Yi put the lid on quite vigorously.We are about to go outside. "Wait! Wait!" Xiuhua stood up. "What's the matter?" "He asked me to make a deal, and I did it. It didn't cost me a penny, why did you give me money?" Jin Yi tilted his mouth to the left again. "Maybe it's not that simple?" Xiuhua sat down slowly. "It's not as easy as he said to beg you. I beg you, you seem to have eaten honey, and you keep nodding before you even understand the matter!" "Whatever it is, I can't charge this little money anyway!" "He should give this little money, and he should give more!" "Xiuhua!" Jinyi's face was very ugly. "It's a bribe! A penny is a bribe!" After finishing speaking, Jinyi wanted to go out again. A student in his twenties came in from the outside, walked in a hurry, and almost bumped into Jin Yi's arms. "Mr. Kan!" The student had tears in his eyes. "What's the matter? Ding Wen!" Jinyi asked with concern. "My brother has acute appendicitis! You have to pay one thousand for hospital admission, and another one or two thousand for surgery! He is writhing in pain, and I have no money! Our home is in the enemy-occupied area! Sir, help me!" Ding Wen finished speaking in one breath, Sitting on the small stool all of a sudden, profuse beads of sweat appeared on his head. "Hmm!" Shin held the cigarette tube in one hand, making up his mind.He seemed to have forgotten that the tube contained money, but suddenly remembered. "Wait for me to see! Don't worry!" He opened the chimney and pulled out a roll of banknotes that was stuffed tightly.He counted very quickly. "Hey, three thousand! Ding Wen, this is not easy money, are you willing to use it?" Ding Wen grabbed a roll of bills in his hands almost as if snatching them. "Sir, human life is important!" He knelt down on the ground with a thump, kowtowed his head and got up, without saying anything, he flew out like an arrow. Jin cocked his mouth to the side, staring out the door in a daze. "Jinyi!" Xiuhua yelled with anger, "I will have to go to the hospital soon, and I have to pay one thousand first, and I have to pay one or two thousand for medical expenses! Why don't you let me think about it? Where do you come from?" How about getting three thousand yuan?" Jinyi walked over slowly, and lightly patted Xiuhua's shoulder twice. "Hua, there is no limit to the road, we must find a way. No matter what, our sons and daughters must be born clean! Born clean!"