Chapter 21 Chapter 21: Street Awakening

In 1931, when Japan invaded China, A Bing played "Listen to the Pine" on the street to wake up the public. At the end of the song, there was warm applause. Suddenly, a big hand rested on A Bing's shoulder, and A Bing turned his head, and finally heard his longing voice... In 1931, the September 18th Incident, the Japanese army invaded China on a large scale, and Shenyang in the northeast fell. "Extraordinary, extraordinarily, the Japanese invaded China, and Shenyang in the Northeast fell." A Bing was playing the piano in the teahouse. Hearing the news, the people in the teahouse were all excited: "Ah! The country is about to perish!"

News of Japan's invasion of China and the fall of Shenyang quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys of Wuxi... A Bing stood there in a daze.what to do?A Bing was thinking, Shenyang has fallen, is China really about to perish? At this time, many literati came to give speeches on the street: "Compatriots, the Japanese army invaded China, Shenyang has fallen, and the three eastern provinces are also in danger. Compatriots, the Chinese nation has reached the most dangerous time. Compatriots, rise up, rise up and resist Invaders, defend China..." Ah Zhen helped Ah Bing to the street, and Ah Bing listened silently.

"Drive away the Japanese invaders and defend China!" The speaker is chanting slogans, and the people around are also chanting. In the evening, Ah Bing said to Ah Zhen: "Ah Zhen, we can't stay at home, we also go to promote and agitate." Ah Zhen said, "Okay, I'll help you go." A Bing stood on the street and played "Listening to the Pine" with ups and downs. He awakened the people by praising Yue Fei's national integrity of fighting gold.At the end of the song, everyone gave A Bing a warm applause. A Bing played and rapped in the paddock in front of the Sanwanchang Teahouse in front of Chong'an Temple. He sang anti-Japanese and opposed surrender, and was loved by the people.

One day, an old listener said: "A Bing, come up with a stage name, we will help you become famous." After hearing this, everyone said, "Yes, let's give A Bing a stage name." A gray-haired old scholar said: "I see, let's call the blind man A Bing! It's very real." "Okay, this name is very kind, how about A Bing?" A Bing laughed and said, "You are blind, so let's call you blind A Bing!" So A Bing hung a sign of "Blind A Bing" at the door of the teahouse.No one expected that this would later become a stage name that shocked the world.

One day, A Bing sang in front of the teahouse, praising the anti-Japanese hero Ma Zhanshan. At this time, many people gathered around and applauded. A Bing compiled "The End of the Traitor" again, mocking the traitor Zhang Shijun. While singing, a group of soldiers broke in. The leader of the small army officer beat and scolded: "I told you to curse, I told you to curse, our commander said , if you scold Zhang Shijun again, you will be beaten to death." A Bing was beaten black and blue. Everyone present was outraged. "It's sunny, why beat people?" said one audience member.

"Don't worry about it, or you will be arrested together." Ah Zhen had no choice but to cry and help Ah Bing back. The next day, the mayor sent someone to A Bing's residence and shouted, "Who is the blind A Bing? Come out!" A Bing and A Zhen were eating, and A Zhen hurriedly put down her rice bowl and came out. Seeing three people from the town office standing outside the door, she asked, "What do you want us, sir?" One of the leaders said: "The mayor asked us to tell the blind man Bing that what he sang was inflammatory and violated relevant laws. From now on, he can no longer sing in teahouses."

After hearing this, A Bing touched it with a bamboo pole and said, "Which law have I violated, why should I not be allowed to sing?!" "We don't know, we were just ordered to inform you." The three of them walked away after speaking. A Bing was so angry that he threw the bamboo pole on the ground and sighed, "Oh, there is no way for people to live in this world!" Ah Zhen said: "Brother Ah Bing, don't worry, let's go back to the countryside for a while." The two packed up what was available and locked the door.Ah Zhen led the way with a bamboo pole, while Ah Bing held one end of the bamboo pole in one hand and carried a huqin on his back. The two walked towards Xiaosi Village one after the other.

They boarded a boat and followed a river to the home of their cousin Hua Boyang. Hua Boyang asked: "Why are you back?" A Bing replied: "I was kicked out of Wuxi City." "Ah! Why?" asked the sister-in-law. A-Zhen said, "It's time to promote the anti-Japanese war." Hua Boyang said angrily: "This world! Don't let the anti-Japanese propaganda, do you want us all to be subjugated slaves?!" So, A Bing and A Zhen temporarily stayed at the cousin's house.During the day they go fishing and sell in the market, and at night they play the huqin.