Chapter 5 The fourth story of a soldier in a mountain city: the story of marrying a concubine
Tonight is Officer Huang—oh, since he participated in the cold bench meeting, he has taken a nickname for himself as "Mountain City Pawn", now it's time to call him "Mountain City Pawn".He was the one who cast the lot tonight, so he gladly obeyed and set up his Longmen Formation.
Before I get started, let me talk about a "talk" first!
You must know, or, you must not know, China has been a country that has been prevalent since the Tang and Song dynasties.At that time, it was called "Speaking" or "Pinghua" or "Shuo Pingshu", with a history of thousands of years.It is said that many great novels, such as,,,, and, etc., are constantly rumored and enriched in that kind of street talk, and then the literati compile these "talks" and "storytelling" into books.You can see that those novels are not divided into chapters, but divided into chapters. At the beginning of each chapter, there is always "say..." and at the end there is always "what happens next, let's listen to the next chapter to break it down", which can prove it.You can also look through it. In many stories, before the "speaking" enters the main text, there is a short story that is somewhat related to the main text, which is called "introduction".Once you have entered the conversation, you can start talking seriously, that is, setting up a dragon gate array.Let me also start with a "talk"!
People of a certain age have probably always heard that Sichuan, a land of abundance, is rich in warlords, which can be regarded as a local specialty that is famous both at home and abroad.These warlords ruled one side separately, sitting on the ground as king.They merged with each other, and the wars continued for years.It's really called "fight for the city, kill people to fill the city, fight for land to fight, kill people to fill the wild".The common people in Sichuan have suffered a lot and hated them to the core. Their various atrocities, evil deeds, scandalous deeds and filthy deeds, as well as their interesting histories, secret histories, anecdotal histories and pornographic histories, are spread among the common people, and they are also It's verbal punishment.Here I am posing with one of these warlords.This warlord's name is... Let's hide his name by accumulating some morals.During the period of the Republic of China, he once sat on the ground as king and established a small independent kingdom in a corner of Sichuan.I am a small commoner under the rule of his kingdom.He scraped land, fought civil wars, ran amok, and killed people like hemp.These are the same as other warlords in Sichuan, and they are well known.But he is different, and it can be said that he can be regarded as a more romantic warlord.His fame is not exactly like other warlords, it is because of how many people he killed, and the people's food has been scraped for decades in the Republic of China, but it is also because he has done some legendary things, which gives us ordinary people Interesting stories that can't be finished and listened to have been added to the street talks.Although the common people added a lot of condiments according to their own tastes, the taste of the main dishes served by this warlord played a decisive role.
For example, he hates the Chinese nickname of "Sick Man of East Asia".In his view, ordinary people wearing long gowns is the manifestation of "sick man of East Asia", and even the root cause of "sick man of East Asia".So he ordered the robes to be cut.He sent a "scissors team" specialized in cutting robes to walk around the streets in his capital, and when they saw people wearing robes, they would hold "chacha" a few times, and cut off the hem of the robes, leaving only the upper half, so It doesn't look so shrunken, and it looks close to "Jiujiu Wufu".Gentlemen in long gowns cut off their hems, which is fine; ladies in cheongsams are almost bare buttocks exposed, which is indecent.But he didn't care about this, and he didn't care how those old academics who were in charge of weathering shook their heads and sighed, and just kept cutting.Both gentlemen and ladies were forced to dress up shortly, adding a lot of vitality to this mountain city.
The warlords in Sichuan believed in Shinto prophecies and nursery rhymes.It is said that the ancient emperors believed even more.The ups and downs of their country can be guessed from these inexplicable prophecies, or heard from these nursery rhymes.Therefore, the emperors in the past can ignore other things, but this matter must be taken care of. They send people to the market to inquire about nursery rhymes, and ask astrologers to explain nursery rhymes for him.Naturally, these local emperors in Sichuan are also superstitious.They always find it difficult to control their own destiny, so they rely on Shinto teachings.For example, the famous No. 1 warlord in Sichuan invited a man nicknamed "Shenxian Liu" to be his military adviser.It is said that all affairs and wars must be decided by asking the god to divination in the sleeve.The earth emperor I posed also invited some kind of "half immortal".He often asked the "half fairy" to calculate good and bad fortune for him.Once, this "half-immortal" suddenly researched it, or he asked some immortals passing by the air on the sand table of the shackles, saying that his master's bad luck in the future might be bad luck on the dog.How can we turn disaster into blessing?Kill the dog!Not only in the capital of his independent kingdom, but also in his entire kingdom, a large-scale dog-killing campaign was launched.Really vigorous and resolute.He threatened that anyone who doesn't kill the dog will take the head.Who dares to love a dog more than his own head?The dog-killing campaign was quite thorough.The "half immortal" suddenly realized that the dog that could bring disaster to his master might not be a real dog, but a person named Gou.He was afraid that killing all the dogs would not solve the problem, so he suggested killing all people with the surname "gou".As soon as the killing ring was started, there was a lot of trouble, and the person surnamed Gou and the remaining dogs had to escape from his kingdom.Since then, his family has been in peace.
But these unexpected political moves were not as old as another of his personal eccentricities.This quirk is that he is an incurable "slut".What is "Show Bang"?Just like to fuck women.As long as the woman he has his eyes on, no matter what kind of lady or jasper, whether she is a middle-aged lady or a modern girl, she has to be sent to his mansion according to the prescribed time.If he thinks he is satisfied, he will be named his concubine.It is by no means an exaggeration to hear that his wife can organize a women's army company.How many women he has spoiled, of course, is impossible to count, even how many concubines he has begged, even he himself is countless.
In his "palace", there are countless beautiful wives.Some of them can sing, some can dance, and some can play the piano.He especially likes strong and beautiful female athletes, so he has two aunts who are very good at playing tennis.I heard that I don’t know which session it was, but in the women’s tennis doubles match at the National Games held in Shanghai, these two concubines won the runner-up.He also set up many "living palaces" in major cities, and each "living palace" has such "living widows".Because he may not go there for the second time in his life, and even if he does, he may not look down on those "everyday".Someone had already found prettier and younger women for him to entertain.
Since there are countless wives, his children will multiply accordingly.But it is difficult to guarantee that these children are all shed with his blood.Even he himself understands this.Although he has set very strict rules and has always acted according to such rules, as long as he finds out that his concubine has had an affair with someone, he will be punished immediately on the spot.Even so, he felt that it was still difficult to insure.So he has another rule: Although those countless children bear his surname, those who carry on the family line for him are limited to the children born to his eldest wife, so as to ensure the purity of his family's fine varieties.
He couldn't remember his concubine clearly, so it was difficult for him to recognize his children.So a romantic "peachy incident" happened.I want to declare that whether such a "peachy incident" really happened, I haven't researched it, and I dare not do it, so I can't guarantee it.Maybe this is just nonsense of the common people, or it was deliberately fabricated by his enemies to embarrass him, just like Su Dongpo asked people to talk about ghosts in Huangzhou.
It is said that in order to wash away the nickname of "sick man of East Asia", he vigorously advocated sports.But some people insulted him, saying that he was looking for a fit and handsome concubine.Regardless of him, it is true that he often holds sports meetings.
It is said that once, at a sports meeting, there was an excellent basketball captain who was very fit, and he immediately fell in love with him.He couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately called the young and beautiful female basketball captain to him, and said nothing but: "Go to my mansion immediately." Everyone knows that when a woman comes to his mansion What is the intention of going away, and no one can refuse.Of course this woman also understood, but she unexpectedly refused, she said: "No!"
Our seated king was really surprised to hear that woman's answer. This is probably the first time he has heard such an answer in his life.He asked, "Why?"
"I heard from my mother that you are my real father!" The woman gave a very bold reason.
Since he has taken a fancy to a woman and is salivating, how can he listen to such "unfounded" reasons.He issued a stern order: "Nonsense! Get me into the mansion!"
Without any explanation, the captain of his guard loaded the woman into a car and took her away.There is no need to say what this warlord and his daughter who is said to be his concubine did when they returned to the mansion.
That's all for "talking in".
Why do you say such an "introduction"?Makes sense, let me slowly put it down.
Let’s say that in the seventeenth year of the Republic of China, there was a down-and-out boy named Wang Kangcai in Pingkangli, a certain street in Shanghai. Rent, life would have been passable.Unexpectedly, his father was born idle and lazy.On weekdays, he made friends with a few prodigal sons, smoked opium, went in and out of gambling dens, and even searched for flowers and willows, and contracted the disease of willows and willows.In a few years, the land was wiped out, and only a few street houses were left to live on rent, and the situation could not be sustained day by day.Probably he has fulfilled his historical mission of coming to the human world, and finally ate and drank all his family property before leaving this world.His son, Wang Kangcai, finished the funeral of the old man, and sold several houses in the street.How can I live alone when there is only one person left?Shanghai is a land of ten miles, a big place, as long as you are willing to use your brains and "play the autumn wind" casually, you can still live.So Wang Kangcai used his father's ancestral methods on the cross streets, and he managed to get along, not bad.You can see his attire, he is wearing the costume of people with red palms and black people on the beach in Shanghai, short dress, wide sleeves with a white edge rolled up.Walking and shaking three times.People walking next to him should consciously keep a distance from him, as a space for his shoulders to sway.Looking at the way his teeth dance and claws, he must have learned a few hands, and he must have some boxing skills. Who would dare not let him get a little bit.He is dressed in greasy hair and pink face, and looks quite beautiful, just like a "Xiao Kai" in Shanghai.
This can be considered fate, just like what we usually hear in ancient books.Once, he and a few brothers went to the Town God's Temple to "Bai Xiang" (meaning to hang out), and in a secluded place, he saw two little bastards bullying a female student.He imitated the style of ancient righteous heroes, stepped forward, fought against injustices, and beat the two little hooligans away.And to save people to the end, he bravely escorted the woman back home.The family's surname is Wu, and they are a well-to-do family. They have a shop and do small business. There is only one daughter in the family, named Wu Shufang.The Wu family was very grateful for Wang Kangcai's chivalrous behavior, and they have had some contacts since then.Later, he asked someone to match him, and he went to Wu's house as a son-in-law.
He stayed in this small shop for two years, learned to do business, and lived a good life.But he felt that it was not a long-term place, and wanted to climb to a higher branch.At this time, the Kuomintang Central Military Academy was enrolling students. He decided to try to make progress from the barrel of a gun, and went to apply for the Central Military Academy.After he passed the exam, he went to Nanjing to learn how to "suppress bandits" and save the country.After graduating in one year, he was given the title of second lieutenant and sent to Jiangxi to fight against the Communist Party, starting the great cause of "to fight against the outside world, we must first settle down inside".Before setting out, he went back to Shanghai to bid farewell to his family and stayed there for half a month.He was fighting in Jiangxi, so he was not considered a fierce general who charged into the battle, but he was not behind those who fled the battle.As a result, many of his classmates were beaten to death and became "martyrs", but within a few years, he went from a second lieutenant to a lieutenant to a captain, and became a company commander.
In the 26th year of the Republic of China, that is, in 1937, the Anti-Japanese War broke out, and Shanghai immediately started fighting.Although he wrote a letter back, telling his wife to flee to the rear, but Shanghai fell immediately, and his wife's whereabouts are unknown.He belonged to the elite troops of the Central Army, and it was precisely because of this that they were tasked with "special missions", so they did not go to the front to fight.Their mission is to maintain economic order and arrest smugglers.Who doesn't know that "maintaining" means "controlling", and arresting and smuggling means monopolizing smuggling?As a company commander, he has gained a lot of glory.What's more, he had been abacusing in Shanghai for several years, and his way of doing business was smarter than others.From then on, his pockets swelled up, his body swelled up accordingly, his mind swelled up accordingly, and his desire to get rich naturally swelled up even more.
At this time, it was no longer a problem for him to deduct the salary of a captain and company commander plus the deduction of military pay.His "extra money" income is more than ten times or twenty times?Therefore, his belief in being a sincere believer in the Three Rebellions and a loyal student of President Chiang Kai-shek slowly faded away, and he was particularly interested in studying the increasingly crazy prices in Chongqing. The Japanese and flower (dollar bills) are even more fascinated.He simply took off his military uniform, put on a robe and shorts, disarmed and went into business, and opened an "international trading company" with a few friends.The trade they do is indeed international.They are active between our country of Jiang Ji in Chongqing and that of Wang Ji in Nanjing, as well as between China and Japan.Fortunately, the checkpoints between the two countries are guarded by his good friends. It is not difficult to get through the joints. As long as you send the yellow ones, white ones, and flowery ones, who doesn't love them?
Now Wang Kangcai—no!He changed his name to Wang Jucai in order to completely disassociate himself from the boss who made his fortune. Now Wang Jucai is the general manager of Chongqing International Trading Company.
The Wang Jucai we see now is no longer the thin, thin, monkey-looking and very smart young man we saw on the cross streets of Shanghai or in the Town God's Temple; nor is it the burly man we saw on the front line of Jiangxi's suppression of the Communist Party. Qiwei, the loyal believer in the Three-Three Justice who kept talking about "our party" and "leader"; it wasn't even the early days of the Anti-Japanese War that he began to sneak in and out of the Chongqing speculative market, sweating and desperately escorting the border A speculator of private goods.Now he is the general manager of Tangtang International Trading Company.Not only did he build a half-central and half-ocean building in the bustling area of Chaotianmen in Chongqing, he hired dozens of staff who were more skilled in speculation, and he also set up special staff in Shanghai, Nanjing, and Wuhan to monitor the market. According to the market situation, I bought Yangguang Department Store and shipped it to Chongqing for sale.What's more, he didn't know what kind of * insider connection he got in touch with the Kong family who dominated the economy in the rear area at that time, and imported foreign goods from the United States and Britain on Yangon and Hong Kong for the second lady of the Kong family.He was originally an agent bank, but he didn't forget to publicize to fellow businessmen that his company had a big background and was a subsidiary of the Kong family when necessary.Such plausible rumors, in his opinion, can be turned into reliable capital.He is sometimes inflexible in terms of capital turnover. As long as he speaks to other private companies and banks, who would dare not sell him?Good guy, Miss Kong Er, who doesn't know.She can ruin you with a flick of a finger.
From then on, he became more active in the speculative market. His buying and selling often caused other speculators to follow him.He is thus free to manipulate the market.Since then, the company has become very popular, and gold and US dollar bills are really "rolling in endlessly".Ms. Kong Er became jealous when she saw it, and sent someone to match it up. Ms. Kong Er simply merged the trading company under her management which was not very effective, and invested another batch of capital.Miss Kong Er became the chairman of this new company, and since then this company has become a veritable Kong family shop.As the general manager of "Kongjiadian", he has such an air that you can't even imagine.In a few years, not only were five or six-story new trading company buildings built, but also the capital was transformed from commercial capital to financial capital, and an international bank that was private in name but semi-government in fact was opened.He is not only a big boss in the business world, but also a tycoon in the financial world.Not only does it occupy a pivotal monopoly position in Yangguang Department Store, but it also becomes a leading figure in the speculative markets for gold, dollar bills and stocks.In the magical power of turning his hands into clouds and turning his hands into rain, he took in some small commercial firms, small banks, and small companies, and became his agency stores, consignment stores, his subsidiaries, and grandson companies.
Looking at us now, the general manager who turned from a prodigal son in Shanghai to a Jiangxi anti-Communist hero, it can be said that he has changed beyond recognition.You see, he has changed from the thin body of a wretch to the burly and magnificent soldier, and then to the big belly of a rich man; you see, he went from walking to riding in a tinkling private car, and then to riding in a new car; you see , He went from a small semi-western-style mansion with bamboo walls to a genuine brick-and-wood structure bungalow, and then to a large mansion built of reinforced concrete, beautiful and generous, with various modern equipment.He built his small and exquisite villas in the shade of hot springs, Huangshan, and forest gardens.His body swelled with his career, his insatiable ambitions swelled with his success, and his team of beautiful wives and concubines swelled with it.
wait!Didn't you say that he had a wife named Wu Shufang in Shanghai, and that he notified his wife to move to the mainland to escape when the Anti-Japanese War began?Presumably this eldest wife has suddenly become his richest eldest wife, right?
No way!It seems that when you raise such a question, it proves that you have been poisoned by the old Chinese morality.It is true that he did not die of starvation thanks to his wife in Shanghai named Wu Shufang.But it is said that according to the new morality of the United States, Britain, and Japan, he should forget about his old-fashioned wife, not to mention that his wife was never able to move to the mainland.Now that he is the general manager, he should ask a few ladies who are comparable to the general manager to be his first wife, second wife, third wife, little star, and concubine.Anyway, he has many mansions and villas, and his car can take him here and there very conveniently.How could he still be expected to live as a widower, waiting to pick up his wife from Shanghai to come to Chongqing?He has long forgotten that he still has a home in Shanghai, and there is also a yellow flower wife at home.What's more, he still has reasons to convince us that his home in Shanghai has disappeared since the fall of Shanghai.He once wrote a letter asking his wife to flee to the mainland. Who knows why she didn't move to Chongqing?Maybe long dead.What was there to blame him for?As for finding a wife and concubine in Chongqing again, what's wrong with that?Could it be that a dignified general manager can be a bachelor?Can you only ask for one wife without marrying several concubines?What's more, most of these aunts and wives played a special role in helping his career development?
But there is one point, I am not going to defend our general manager, even though he is a celebrity in the "Kong's shop", I will tell the truth, the flaws do not conceal the advantages.General manager Wang Jucai has inherited his father's tradition, wine, sex, wealth, and spirit are all available.Especially for women who have such a special hobby.It is said that this has a natural organic connection with getting rich.In short, besides begging the first wife, the second wife, and the third wife, the general manager Wang Jucai also likes to engage in the ancient trick of "golden house hides the beauty".There are now two or three "little stars" in several villas, that is, young and beautiful girls, but they have not gone through formal marriage procedures, and it is half-dark.That's it, the general manager is still not satisfied, he always likes to be on various dance occasions, and he also takes a fancy to this so-called famous lady, so he goes to a big restaurant to drink temporarily, anyway, he won't leave until dawn.Businessmen in the same company, half-official, half-businessman, half-army, half-businessman, always like to flatter the general manager, saying that he was born with "good luck", the best seed for stealing fragrance and jade, and always wanting to engage in some affair Events make sense.
Sure enough, a romantic incident happened, which caused a sensation in Chongqing, the accompanying capital at that time.
Let's say, one day, Wang Jucai went to a certain adult's mansion to attend a luncheon, satiated with wine and food, returned to the mansion, and fell into a drowsy sleep.Even counting the sleepiness last night, when I woke up, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon the next day.He got up and groomed, and was about to go out to start a new day of nightlife.One of Wang Jucai's servants is called... what is his name?There is no way to check his name, anyway, his surname is Ma. According to his life history, I will make it up and call him "Ma Langdang".Ma Langdang came to see the general manager.
"General manager, I got it." Ma Lang rolled his eyes obsequiously.
"Where is it?" The general manager became energetic when he heard it, and couldn't help laughing.He never doubted Ma Lang's ability to "pimp" him, and this time he got him some beautiful flower.
Ma Langdang is also a "high-end product" in Shanghai's Shili Yangchang. Although he is not as smart and lucky as Wang Jucai, he has Wang Jucai as his backer, and eating, drinking and having fun is enough for him to enjoy in his life.He has no other skills. He learned a skill called "pimping" on the beach in Shanghai. The origin of the word "pimping" has been unable to be verified, anyway, it is a special occupation for those lustful people to get women.Ma Langdang has already recruited two beautiful "little stars" for the general manager, and even temporarily recruited a few "overnight ones" for him. The general manager is very satisfied with the enjoyment.But just like the suits, leather shoes and fancy ties that the general manager often wears, after wearing them once or twice, they feel worn out, and they don’t wear them anymore. They have to buy newer and more modern ones to wear.The general manager treats those women like he treats his floral ties. After using them a few times, he gets bored and wants to change them for new ones.Recently, the general manager has tried all kinds of courtesans who are quite popular in the dance hall, those "star" "singers" and "dancers" who are good at singing and dancing, and those "jeep girls" who accompany American friends to have fun. All of a sudden, I'm not interested.He is just like a person who has had enough of big fish and meat, sea cucumber and shark's fin, and strong alcohol and smoke, and feels bored, and wants to eat some light vegetables and fruits, drink some clear soup, and eat some Sichuan pickles to whet his appetite. Those high-ranking ladies who are good at winking and coquettish in the social arena are not interested, but yearn for the dignified and demure Xiaojiabiyu.
I don't know if it was a coincidence of the general manager, or it was related to his recent mood, it was intentional.Not long ago, he attended a graduation ceremony of a business vocational school run by his business system.This kind of vocational school is to train accountants and other staff for his company and bank.Generally, there are more women who apply for the exam, and when they are admitted, good looks are a very important condition, because in this way they can attract more customers.At this graduation ceremony, the general manager didn't pay attention to anything else. He took a very careful look at his future female employees under his subordinates, and indeed saw several women who he thought were "decent".One of them was slender, with a beautiful face, always so low-browed and cold as ice, his heart was moved at the first sight.Immediately after the meeting, he asked his old pimp Ma Langdang to inquire on his behalf, and asked him to "do work".
Ma Langdang did the "work" for him, and he came to the mansion to report the "work" to him today.Ma Langdang was pleased with the undisguised general manager's greedy look of drooling, because it could be converted into his pockets, and he replied, "I've got it." Ma Langdang was proud Said, but turned around again, "However, general manager, she came to the house to be a tutor."
"Who wants to find a tutor? What Ala wants is..." He dropped his Lanqing official dialect in a hurry and began to speak authentic Shanghai dialect.
"I know, I know. You're looking for the talented student from the business school, and it's her that I invited." Ma Langdang was still playing tricks.
"Why are you invited to be a tutor again?"
Ma Langdang was still playing tricks: "Eldest Wife told me that she wants to hire a senior nanny for your young lady."
"Hey, what's the matter with you today, you can't tell me all the way? I'm too lazy to take care of the babysitter, that's what I want, and I'm here..." The general manager was almost a little angry.
"It's exactly what you want, and she is here to give the general manager that." He was already familiar with what the general manager said "that" and he replied with a smile following the general manager's "that" "However, this girl is not the kind of girl who pulls people on the street, nor is she the kind of social butterfly who would fall into the arms of the general manager and touch the checkbook in the social field. She is a girl of the right brand and the right way. I talked about callus scars and buried her with tickets, but she might not be willing to do it. That is the real Xiaojiabiyu from an innocent family."
"Okay, okay, I want exactly this kind of jasper."
Ma Langdang said: "Because of this, I found out that a clerk in our bank surnamed Huang was friends with the woman's parents, and he introduced this woman to our business school. I entrusted this surname Huang We agree, no longer assign her to our bank or company as a small accountant, but ask her to work as a tutor at the general manager's house. In this way..."
"Oh, I see, okay, okay, okay, let's be a tutor first." The general manager is such a smart person, does Ma Langdang need to do the following article?He asked: "How is this woman? How old is she?" He was particularly concerned about the woman's age.
"I got all these information from the surnamed Huang. This woman is called Zhang Xiaoqian. She is only seventeen years old this year. She is very young. Her father is an old worker who came to Sichuan from Shanghai, and her mother is a primary school teacher. In a small county town 200 miles away. I also heard from a person surnamed Huang that this elementary school teacher’s hometown is also in Shanghai. He fled to Sichuan in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War. The employee surnamed Huang introduced that she was married to an old worker surnamed Zhang. She had only a little girl, and she was brought to the worker surnamed Zhang. Live a good life. Her mother agreed to Zhang Xiaoqian to come to the house to be a tutor, and she also wanted to win in the future, and rely on the blessing of the general manager to take a boat back to her hometown in Shanghai."
"Oh, it's a fellow villager, that's easy to say. Where is this girl now?"
"I've been waiting in the reception room for two hours." Ma Langdang said.
"Come in, please."
Zhang Xiaoqian was ushered in to the living room of the general manager.The general manager saw that it was the one he saw at the graduation ceremony of the business school that day.But now he can see it more clearly, that is, he can see that it is more beautiful than he thought.Dress elegantly and behave demurely.Absolutely none of the enchanting and flamboyant atmosphere of those celebrities and ladies that the general manager used to associate with.She is not dressed up, and she can't even smell a little makeup.Oh, what a tender and fresh vegetarian dish.The general manager felt that way at the time.Ma Lang introduced it to the general manager: "This is the invited tutor, Ms. Zhang Xiaoqian. This is the general manager Wang Jucai."
"Okay, okay, please sit down, please sit down." Manager Wang's unidentifiable eyes were like two knives, Zhang Xiaoqian really didn't dare to look up, just nodded and smiled, and then lowered her head halfway.
What surprised Zhang Xiaoqian was that she had never seen such a luxurious mansion and magnificent guest rooms.Many of those decorations were something she had never seen before, so she couldn't name them.She didn't dare to touch it, maybe there was some kind of ingenious mechanism.The walls are covered with calligraphy and paintings sent by this great painter and that great writer, so many are almost used to paste the walls, rather than for people to appreciate.What's even more strange is that she has never seen such a strangely fat person.There was no place to pile up the excess flesh on the face, so I had to put it under the chin, which was no longer the chin of ordinary people.The eyes were also squeezed by the flesh, leaving only two curved slits.The eyeballs were barely visible.The most ridiculous thing is that the neck can't be seen at all, only three thick meat ridges, which can easily remind people of the neck of a fat pig waiting to be slaughtered. big balloons.The clothes that cover it also seem to be on the verge of collapsing, which is always worrying. Don't hit it with something sharp and angular, otherwise there will be a terrifying big explosion with a "bang".So the general manager is very used to protecting his stomach with his hands.It seems that the general manager is not a very short person, but the length of the hands and feet always feels out of proportion to the length of the body, so that it seems that there is a great possibility of degeneration.Then it would be a monster with a big leather ball with a painted nose, eyes and mouth on a big satin balloon.Indeed, only in China, only in Chongqing, where "the front is tight and the rear is tight", only in a market where speculation is rampant and millionaires can be turned overnight, can such monsters be produced.There is only one thing that Zhang Xiaoqian likes a little bit, that is, hearing the authentic Shanghai dialect spoken by the general manager, which is exactly the same as her mother's, it always sounds a little friendly.
There is no need to talk about Zhang Xiaoqian's conditions for coming to the general manager's house as a tutor.Just urge her to move to the special study in the house immediately.The object of her teaching is a young lady of the general manager. She is not yet six years old, not old enough to enter elementary school. She is a pampered doll.Rather than saying that she came to be a governess, it would be more appropriate to say that she came to be a nanny.Her daily work is actually nothing more than playing with the doll.Teach her to recognize a few words, these words seem to be exclusive to this Miss Jiao, she forgets as she teaches, almost every day she has to start from the first word on the first page of the elementary school textbook.
It's strange that General Manager Wang is very busy outside every day, but he is very concerned about his little lady's study. When he comes back, he never forgets to come to the study to learn about the child's study from Zhang Xiaoqian, and to teach his child seriously.Even if she had already had enough food and wine at the banquet or dance outside, she would always order some delicious snacks after returning to the mansion, and ask the young lady to invite her teacher to eat with her.So I just set up homework casually.The general manager sometimes likes to tell some innocuous jokes like seasoning, which can be heard at banquets in social occasions at any time.Sometimes the general manager even expressed measured indignation and a certain degree of sympathy for the government's inactivity in fighting against Japan, regaining lost ground, and the miserable lives of ordinary people.Suddenly, he also showed due enthusiasm and generosity for education and charity.In front of Zhang Xiaoqian, whenever anyone came to ask him for help, he never hesitated in order to show his chivalrous demeanor of helping the weak and the needy.Slowly, Zhang Xiaoqian built up an image of a "conscientious" capitalist in Zhang Xiaoqian's innocent heart, a loyal, decent and hardworking elder.As for the victory of the Anti-Japanese War one day in the future, he promised to bring Zhang Xiaoqian and the others back to Shanghai, and arrange a better job for their family, and he insisted on it, "definitely".
Zhang Xiaoqian stayed in the mansion for a while, and she felt much more comfortable and casual than when she first came here.It is not so restrictive for the general manager to come and walk around the study.Some days later, one time, Zhang Xiaoqian asked the general manager for something, and she called: "General manager..."
"Don't call me that in the future." The general manager said earnestly, "You and I are from the same hometown, and we are strangers in a foreign land. You have no relatives or reasons here, so you call me uncle, call me Uncle Wang. According to my age, I am qualified to be your father. I really intend to accept you as my goddaughter."
Due to the hard work of Ma Langdang and the stewards of the mansion, especially the eldest wife, the relationship between Zhang Xiaoqian and the general manager developed from a hired tutor to a relationship between an uncle and a niece, and further developed into a relationship between a godfather and a goddaughter. Didn't go through a long process.In the mansion, Ma Lang took the lead, calling her Miss, and soon she was called away.既然是干爸爸，自然就随便得多了。而且干爸爸十分喜欢这个干女儿，不要说吃的穿的，连总经理的公司从仰光、香港进口的什么稀奇洋玩意儿，也总不忘记捡些出来送给干女儿。弄得干女儿都有几分不好意思了。干爸爸却一口说：“我没有别的干女儿，就认了你这一个干女儿，不疼你，我疼谁去？”干女儿也就不好拒绝了。
张小倩曾经回到乡下她自己的家里去，把这件事告诉了爸爸和妈妈。妈妈听了，觉得女儿命苦，一直没有过一天好日子，现在总算找到一个好饭碗，而且将来可以借光早回上海，也就没有什么说的。左邻右舍的人听了，都来道喜，找了这样的金山银山当了靠山，以后好日子长着哩。偏偏是那个当工人的死老头子听了，却不以为然。“哼，为富不仁，我从来没有见过一个老板是好东西，哪一个不是恨不得把我们工人熬干了，再从骨头里榨出二两油来？我就不信这个大资本家忽然发了善心！”左邻右舍那些多嘴婆娘听了，就背地骂他，“生就的穷骨头，扶不上墙的癞皮狗！”
事情既然已经到了这步，也只好这样。但是爸爸不准女儿拿任何礼物回家里来，也不准妈妈到公馆去看望女儿，说：“你要去跨那家公馆的门槛，我打断你的贱腿！我们穷要穷得有志气，一颗汗一分钱。施舍的一文不要。”
张小倩回公馆，自然不敢把她的爸爸说的这些话对干爸爸讲。干爸却偏偏对她愈来愈亲热，送的东西更多了。她只好把这些东西一件不动，放在公馆里。
八月中秋节来了。总经理不知道凭什么神通，大概是孔二小姐的法力无边，居然能够从上海运来阳澄湖的大螃蟹。他们一家人吃清蒸螃蟹喝团圆酒，十分欢快。张小倩是从来不会喝酒的，干爸干妈再三劝她喝一点，她才勉强喝了两盅甜葡萄酒。这种高级葡萄酒又香又甜，本来不怎么醉人的，但是张小倩喝了，过不多一会儿，却感觉天旋地转起来，支持不住了。干妈心疼她，亲自扶她到内房去休息去。
下半夜张小倩才醒过来。她忽然发现她的身边睡着她的胖干爸，醉醺醺的。昨晚上张小倩喝的什么酒，上半夜到底发生了什么事，这用不着我来描写了。据说美国的科学十分发达，专门为老爷们办事方便，发明了一种迷魂酒，喝了就四肢无力，再也休想动弹。
张小倩动弹一下，大为吃惊。她明白在自己身上发生了什么事情了。两三个月工夫，在她那单纯的心灵上建造起来的好心和善良的干爸爸的形象，一下全轰垮了。Beast!真正的禽兽！她想叫，却叫不出声；她想狠狠打干爸的耳光，手却举不起来；她想挣扎下床，却一点力气也没有了。相反的，干爸那个血盆似的大嘴巴向她亲过来，并且又搂住她，按住了她。她动弹不得，只有眼泪还算听她的指挥，像泉水一般涌了出来。天呀，这世界真有惩治恶人的五雷吗？你为什么也是向着有钱人，一声不响呢？
事情就这么做定了，张小倩浑身是嘴也说不清，只有隐忍着暗地哭泣。她当然不敢告诉她的妈妈爸爸，爸爸会打死她，妈妈也会气死。世界上哪里还有路。这时，那大太太来向她赔礼道歉来了：“干爸昨晚上也是多喝了酒，糊里糊涂，不知道睡在我的床上的是他的干女儿，做成大错了！”张小倩恨透了，你这个无耻的女人，做好的圈套，你就是帮凶！她想狠狠掴她一个耳巴子。马浪当这时进来了，嘻皮笑脸地向她道喜来了。
张小倩痛骂这个浑蛋，马浪当却一点也不生气，劝她说：“生米已经煮成熟饭。顺着点吧，总经理特别喜欢你，总不会亏待你的。你要不干，我们亲眼见你从总经理卧房里出来的，我们给你嚷出去，看你的脸往哪里放。”
一个才十七岁的孤苦无告的弱女子，在这种场合怎么办呢？你们说，怎么办呢？嗯，告状去，到哪里去告？这种事在官场里是家常便饭，谁来理会？回家向爸爸妈妈诉苦去？她哪有这个脸呢？死，这是最方便的出路，可是在公馆里，众目睽睽之下，也不那么容易。而且公馆里来对她好说歹说的说客又是如此之多。干爸爸又在她面前表示那么虔诚的忏悔，对她又是更加体贴，他提出来的建议又是那么切实可行。她就像一个已经陷入泥塘的人，无力自拔，自暴自弃，越陷越深了，从此和胖干爸做了露水夫妻。而总经理两三个月的惨淡经营，终于达到了目的。对于这样一块碧玉，是特别满意的。
但是严重的事发生了，两个月之后，张小倩不仅易瞌睡，而且嗜酸。大家都看出是怎么一回事，她自己却没有这个经验，直到肚子大了起来，她才惊慌起来。这么不明不白的总不是个事。不待她向干爸爸提出来，干爸爸却早已做了安排。派马浪当到她家里对她爸爸妈妈说亲去了。当然，据马浪当说，一切错误都在于张小倩没有家教，看上了总经理有钱，勾引了总经理。不仅生米已经煮成熟饭，几乎瓜熟蒂落，要生小少爷了。马浪当提出了总经理看得起她，不把她当做“小星”，硬是名媒正娶，吹吹打打拜堂，娶为四姨太太。
爸爸一听，就气得七窍生烟，当场宣称，再不认张小倩是他家的人了。而且威胁她的妈妈，再要认她当女儿，连她也赶出门去。工人家里哪里容得这样的嫌贫爱富的女儿！妈妈听了十分伤心，不肯相信，要去问个究竟，可是爸爸提出有力的证明：果真是资本家欺侮她，她为什么不上吊寻死？还有脸活下来，还去给资本家生孩子、传宗接代？
于是马浪当的任务完成得很顺利，张小倩便做定了总经理的四姨太太。
时间过得快，一九四五年八月的一天夜晚，忽然满街噼噼啪啪地放起鞭炮来，说是“胜利了”！这真像买国家发行的“胜利彩票”一样，我们忽然中了头彩，从天外飞来了一个“胜利”。
总经理还得了意外一个胜利，四姨太太张小倩正是这时候给他生了一个取名叫“胜利”的小少爷。总经理每天在外奔走，也正是为了要带着两个“胜利”回到上海去。孔二小姐已经给他布置了，要他作为经济接收大员到上海去接收，把孔家店的势力迅速伸展到上海、南京去。
张小倩暗地里通知她的妈妈到重庆来一趟，研究怎么回上海的事。她妈妈瞒着老工人，到重庆王家大公馆来，见到了女儿，真有说不出的高兴。女儿也是这样，连声喊着：“妈妈，妈妈，我到底见到您了。”
母女两人正在说话，总经理忽然回来了，闯到张小倩的房里来，张小倩就给他们两个介绍。两个人对看了一下，却忘记了互相说几句问好的话，都奇怪地沉默了。忽然，妈妈开口了：“你？……”
总经理笑了一下，很客气地用道地的兰青官话说话，尽量避开上海口音：“丈母娘，您好。”接着说：“你们谈吧，我还有事。”便起身走出去了。
妈妈忽然觉得天旋地转，把头靠在女儿的肩上，低声地自言自语：“难道他……”
“妈妈，你怎么啦？感觉不舒服吗？”女儿扶住妈妈。
妈妈脸色煞白，几乎站不住了，口里念着：“难道是他……他。”
“你说什么呀？”女儿扶定妈妈，想赶快去找药来。
“不，小倩，我没有什么不舒服。我只是想问你，他就是王总经理吗？”妈妈勉强抬起头来。
女儿点一下头。
“他的名字真是叫王聚财吗？”
女儿又点一下头。
“他真的是上海人吗？”
女儿再点一下头，但有点莫名其妙：“妈妈？……”
“王康才，王康才。”妈妈几乎无声地自言自语。忽然打起精神问：“他过去没有告诉过你，他还有别的名字吗？”
女儿摇一摇头：“妈妈，你问这个干什么？”
“没有什么。”妈妈抬起了头，望着墙上总经理和张小倩二人的合影出神，忽然低声地叫：“天呀，难道真是他吗？”她站起来，把那张照片取下来，左看右看。眼泪忽然簌簌地流了下来。她用只有自己才听得到的声音在念：“王康才，王康才……”
“妈妈，你到底怎么啦？”女儿抱着妈妈的颈子。
“没有什么，小倩。我真怕呀。”
“怕什么？妈妈。”
“我怕……我怕，真是……”妈妈吞吞吐吐地说不下去。忽然用双手捧住脸，长叹一声：“天呀天，我犯了什么罪，造了什么孽，这么……”
“四太太。”公馆的内管家进来了，手里提了一包钞票，放在桌上说：“总经理刚才交待下来了。请四太太告诉您老阿妈，请她老人家快回去收拾一下，过些日子就把回上海去的船票送过来，这些钱就当做路费吧。总经理忙，不来送了。说是回上海以后再来拜见。”
说罢，内管家退出去了。
妈妈把桌上的钱推开，说：“明白了，一定是他。想把我打发走，不敢见我。”
“妈妈，你说些什么呀？”女儿越不明白了。
妈妈抱住女儿，呜呜地哭了：“小倩，我的女儿，我……好些话，不好对你说……我们命苦……”
“妈妈，你有什么苦情，告诉女儿吧！”
“是要告诉你的，总是要告诉你的。不然，哎，天理良心，这怎么行呢？但是，我要先见一见你们总经理。我有事……问他……”
女儿替总经理辩解：“他正准备回上海去办接收的事，是忙得很，日夜不落屋。他说话算数的，船票过些日子就送来，我们过些日子就坐飞机走，回上海见得着的。这样一大包钱，做路费有余了。”
“哼，钱，钱，女儿你不知道……”妈妈欲言又止了。
“妈妈，你告诉女儿吧，我不知道什么？”
“这样吧，女儿。”妈妈很冷静地说，“你叫人告诉总经理，说你有事告诉他。并且说我已经回去了。”
“妈妈，你才来，不住几天，怎么能走呢？”
“你就照我说的办吧。”妈妈坚持说。
女儿叫一个丫头去请总经理，她照妈妈交待的告诉了丫头：“告诉总经理，老太太已经走了。”
小丫头去请总经理去了。这句话果然灵验，总经理来了，一推门就问张小倩：“你有事找我吗？”
女儿还没有回答，妈妈从里间走了出来，说：“是我有事找总经理。我又回来了。”
“唔。”总经理多少有些不愉快，勉强把他那块胖肉塞进沙发里去。
妈妈问了：“我回上海，您到哪里找我？我的老家住在哪里，总经理知道吗？”
“这个……”总经理说，“这个，我当然不知道，不过，老太太回上海一打听我们公司，就找得到我们住在哪里了。”
“你当真不知道吗？”妈妈问。
总经理摇头：“当然不知道。”
“总经理，您的大号不是叫王聚财吗？我就联想起来了。想托你打听一个人，这个人名字叫王康才，健康的康，人才的才。也是上海人，本来是个破落户，多亏我的一个女朋友好心，招他做了上门女婿，才算活出来。后来他去从军，抗日战争爆发后，还写过信给我的朋友，叫她逃难到四川去。听说后来他到了四川就一直没有消息了。可怜我那个朋友，带着一个小女儿，拖到四川来，登报找王康才，没有找到，在四川流落，过不得日子，几乎跳水。多亏一个老工人救了她，一混八年，勉强活了出来，女儿也养大了。可是这个王康才一直找不到。现在我的朋友要回上海去了，又怕回上海找不着王康才，你能帮助我的朋友打听一下吗？”妈妈竟是这么冷静地有条有理地发问。
总经理在战场、官场、市场都是久经考验的人，经验十分丰富，善于应付各种复杂的情况。可是今天在这样一个陌生的普通老女人面前，却显得这么局促不安，脸上红一块白一块的，额上明显地冒出汗珠来，支吾着说：“老太太，我叫王聚财，聚积的聚，财宝的财，我从来不叫王康才……”
妈妈笑了：“我本来没有说你叫王康才，我是请总经理帮忙找一找王康才。”
“这当然可以。不过我近来很忙……”
“请您可怜我这个朋友。王康才这个人太没有良心，丢下妻室儿女，弄得她们走投无路。王康才要是死了，倒也罢了。要是还在，我的朋友对我说，她是一辈子都要找他的，就是到了阴曹地府，也要找他算这一笔账的。”
“你跟我说这些干什么？我和你那位朋友不认识，无亲无故……当然，帮助她打听打听是可以的。”总经理支吾着说。
“您不认识她吗？请您记住，她的名字叫吴淑芳。”妈妈说得那么坚定。
“妈妈，你说什么？”女儿听到妈妈的名字吴淑芳三个字，大为吃惊了：“原来你说的是我那个没有良心的爸爸呀！这么多年了，您还提这个浑蛋干什么？”
妈妈冷冷地说：“王总经理在重庆交际广，人缘宽，一定会帮助我们找到这个该天杀的。”
“好好，我一定尽力。”总经理的神经现在恢复平衡了，冷静地说：“我现在忙得很，没有工夫，这样吧，老太太……”。
“不要叫我老太太，叫我吴淑芳吧！王康才总经理先生……”
“妈妈，你说些什么呀？”女儿简直惊呆了。
总经理强作镇静，对张小倩说：“小倩，你妈妈想找你原来的爸爸，想得神经失常了，把我王聚财当成王康才了。不像话，真不像话！” txt小说上传分享
总经理站起来想走，妈妈站起来，声色俱厉地叫：“不要走！哼，神经失常，我神经正常得很！真不像话，谁真不像话？我找你找了十几年了。今天找到了，这笔账该清算了。”
“妈妈，你到底说些什么？”女儿哭起来了。
“哼，真是发疯了。这个女人！来人哪！”总经理叫他的保镖们进来。几个彪形大汉像身上安有弹簧一样，一下蹦了出来，站在左右，摩拳擦掌的样子。同时闻声赶来的还有别的几个人，马浪当也在里面。大家望着，不知道发生了什么事了。总经理还想威胁小倩的妈妈：“告诉你，我不是好惹的。你到我这公馆里装疯卖傻，想敲我的竹杠，没有你的好下场。规规矩矩给我滚出去！要钱，要船票，随便多少，我给就是。”
“哈哈哈哈！”妈妈毫不在乎地大笑起来，“王康才，你以为你人多势众，就在理了？你是王康才，哪怕你长得再胖，哪怕你烧成灰了，我也认得你是王康才，你这个丧尽天良的禽兽！”
“给我叉出去！”总经理号叫起来。
保镖大汉上前抓小倩的妈妈。可怪，她竟是这样的有力量，她一下就摆脱了大汉的手，猛力向总经理扑去，给了他两个响亮的耳巴子，吐他一脸的唾沫，她真的疯狂了。
“妈妈，妈妈！”小倩哭叫起来，不准大汉去抓妈妈，她护着她，对总经理叫：“你为什么要抓我的妈妈？你发疯了？”
“我没有发疯，你妈妈才疯了。叉出去！”总经理命令。
两个大汉把小倩拉开，一下把小倩的妈妈捉住，往门外拖。小倩也不知从哪里来的那么大的力量，一下冲过去，死死抱住妈妈，竟像生铁凝住一般，大汉用力也拉不开了。“妈妈，妈妈，可怜的妈妈……”她大声号哭起来。
“小倩，我的女儿，你记住，你那个没良心的爸爸王康才现在就站在你面前，就是你现在的狗丈夫王聚财！”
“什么？”小倩一下愣了，手也松了，呆呆地站住，快要像一片叶子似的飘落到地上去了。但是她到底站住了，眼睛里发出可怕的凶光，像剑一般地刺人。她一步一步地、一步一步地走到总经理面前，站定了，不说一句话。
“这是怎么啦？”周围来看的人莫名其妙。
“有这样的事？”小倩心里还怀疑。
小倩的妈妈被大汉挟持着，还在挣扎着叫喊：“你霸占了我，又霸占了我的女儿，你这个禽兽！”
许多公馆的下人都围在那里，听到那个老女人说的话，纷纷议论起来，嗡嗡的像隐雷在响。
“什么？你是王康才？”小倩看准总经理的脸，“叭！叭！”就是两个耳巴子，接着小倩像发狂似的在总经理的胸上捶打起来，号叫着：“是不是？你说，你说！”
这个总经理过去站在别人面前，总是那么盛气凌人的样子，今天可是怪了，竟然呆呆地半低着头，站在那里，老实地接受小倩对他的惩罚，一点也不躲避。
“是不是？你说呀！”小倩扭住总经理的头发，狂叫起来。
“是……但是……”总经理口里模模糊糊地发出一点声音，忽然像一座山垮了，他倒向沙发里去了，呆呆地望着大家。
silence.总经理沉默，张小倩沉默，小倩的妈妈也沉默，连周围看热闹的人也沉默了。那几个彪形大汉本来就只知道动手动脚，不知道动口的，当然也沉默了。沉默，死一样的沉默，周围的空气都似乎凝固了。
像从乌云中飞出一道闪电，小倩号叫一声：“啊！”然后是一串笑声。可怕的笑声，像刀子在刮骨头，像帛巾一下被撕裂了：“哈哈哈哈……”
小倩转身跑进屋去，抱出她才生下不久的儿子来，望着，亲他的小脸蛋：“我的亲儿子，啊，我的亲兄弟……”她走近总经理，嘻嘻地笑起来，狂乱地说：“我的老公，啊，我的亲爸爸……我该怎么叫？哈哈……”她的眼睛直愣愣地望着大家。大家都把眼光转开，不敢正视她那像刀锋一样的眼神。孩子哇地一声哭了起来，那么凄惨，是在抗议吗？小倩搂住那孩子：“我的儿子，我的……兄弟……哈哈……”
“天呀！你怎么会这样……”总经理号叫一声，不敢看任何一个人，把头埋进胸部。
是忏悔？是自恨？是天良的发现，未见得。这样的大人物，无论犯下什么样的弥天大罪，是从来不后悔的，对于自己从来没有什么可以责备的。至于良心，正像下人骂他们的：早给狗吃掉了。他们有时也觉得办的事情不如意，不顺利，他们就把这些都怪罪于天。是天做了不公平的安排，是天的错误。他们自己是一点错误也不会有的，是一点责任也不负的。现在总经理也叫起天来，并且质问天：“你怎么会这样……”下文没有说，无非是怪罪天这么不合理的安排，鬼使神差，偏叫他*了自己的亲生女儿，而且生下一个罪恶的儿子，或者应该叫外孙吧！
那些不相干的下人，站在周围看着这一切，是惊奇？是愤怒？是幸灾乐祸？是看到这些大人物自己撕下斯文的外衣，剥开肥胖的肉体，露出他那豺狼般的野心和肮脏透顶的罪恶灵魂，而感觉心满意足呢？我们也不及去仔细观察了。大家都沉默地望着。
还是善观风色的大管家当机立断。对小倩的妈妈说不尽的好话，劝她们暂时住到一个空着的别墅里去。事情已经是这样了，只有慢慢来商量着办。况且张小倩受的刺激太大，神经已经错乱，也需要调理一下。就这么拖拖拉拉地把母女俩弄上小汽车。张小倩紧紧抱着孩子，老是嘻嘻地笑着，使她的妈妈也害怕起来：“小倩、小倩，我可怜的女儿。”
以后的事情怎么样了？
我没有资格来多插嘴，因为轮到新闻记者们来绘声绘色地尽情描写，词严义正地大声谴责了。连自称是孔老二的嫡派宗传的“国民道德促进会”，也不知从哪个角落里钻出来发言，用古色古香的四六对仗句子发表了堂皇的道德声明。连由许多大人物的正房太太、偏房太太、没有房的太太以及可以给随便什么老爷当太太的交际花们组织起来的“新生活妇女会”，也忽然义愤填膺，兴起问罪之师来。至于街谈巷议，唧唧喳喳，并且随各人的爱好，添枝加叶，加以传播，茶楼酒肆上当做最新新闻，就更不用说了。
Why is this so?
这个世界上的事情，常常就不是照你我推想的人之常情那个轨道发展的，而常常是越出常轨，按照报纸制造耸人听闻的自由轨道发展着。某一天，某一家大报纸，据说是一直和孔氏大家族唱对台戏的另一个大家族的报纸，在社会新闻版（这一版是最受有闲人士及不闲人士的欢迎的）里登出一件杀人和自杀的人命案来。说的是某大公司有一个总经理（报上说，“姑隐其名”），他的一个别墅里的某姨太太，因受虐待，遭受遗弃，发了神经病，抱子投河自杀了。接着她的妈妈进城去，得知此事，因受刺激太深，过街的时候不慎被汽车轧死了。报纸上这件新闻最后留下伏笔说，“据说内情非常复杂离奇，记者正在向有关方面探访，将以专稿报道”云云。
这条新闻是当做一条最普通的新闻登载出来的，位置也摆在并不显眼的地方，因为现在投河、上吊以及汽车轧死人的事多的是，没有什么新鲜。但是又埋下“内情非常复杂离奇”的伏线，又有吸引人的力量，大家等着看下文。果然过了几天，几个报纸的编辑部都根据自己的需要，或者说他们老板的需要，作了不同的报道。有的报纸只是照抄前两天报纸上的报道，而故意略去“内情非常复杂离奇”一句。有的报纸甚至把母亲被汽车轧死和她的女儿抱子投河自杀，分别报道成两件事。一件是一个女人因精神病抱着孩子跳河自杀了；另一件是一次普通的车祸，有个老女人做了车下鬼。另外一张报纸却报道得大不相同。隐约提到那个被轧死的老女人，名叫吴淑芳，是小学教员，和那个抱子投河自杀的女人张小倩是母女关系。吴淑芳是抗战初期从上海来大后方寻亲不遇，现在偶然地找到了既富且贵当了某大公司总经理的元配丈夫，这位总经理却不肯认她，这个可怜的女人却又无故被汽车轧死了。那个叫张小倩的女人就是吴淑芳的女儿，也就是那个某大公司总经理的宠妾。这个吴淑芳去看女儿，认出那位总经理就是她的元配丈夫，闹了起来，张小倩一气就疯了。另一说是吴淑芳冒认丈夫，想要敲诈那个公司总经理的钱财。法院正在调查云云。
为什么一件事实，我在前面已经向你们作了负责的报道了，在几张报纸上却有这么不同的报道呢？这些“无冕之王”为什么用笔杆子互相打起架来了呢？一言以蔽之，老板不同，利害不一。而且我们知道总经理有的是钱，而钱是能通神的。“神”还如此，你这凡世间的什么“王”以及这些“王”后面的报纸老板们，在美钞、黄金的攻势面前，顶个屁用呢？
官司打下去，慢慢就热闹起来了。那个叫吴淑芳的老女人的后嫁丈夫，就是那个老工人，向法院递了状子。这个状子是吴淑芳没有被轧死以前亲笔写的，在报纸上影印出底稿来了。说明这个总经理不认元配妻子，又*她的女儿，这个女儿也就是总经理自己的亲生女儿。这位总经理*了自己的女儿，强纳为宠妾，