Chapter 6 second quarter
Some people say that China's ten-year catastrophe was a nightmare.Xin Yueqiu was a victim of this nightmare. In the spring of that year, accompanied by Zhang Hanqian, Xin Yueqiu took this charming portrait in a well-known photo studio.Her elegant demeanor has won the praise of Zhang Hanqian's many guests, saying that Mrs. Zhang is a natural noblewoman, but Xin Yueqiu would have mixed feelings after hearing these compliments, and secretly shed tears. It turned out that Xin Yueqiu was a poor orphan girl.At the age of ten, she was sold to a passing theater troupe by her opium-addicted brother.Later, she was born into a stunning beauty with a moon-like face and beautiful face.A woman's beauty is inherently a danger, not to mention that she is a cash cow who shows her face.But due to the class leader's righteousness and Yueqiu's self-esteem, she, an actress, is like a lotus flower that emerges from the mud and is not stained. This year, Xin Yueqiu went to Qiujiang City to perform with the troupe.Her beauty aroused the evil heart of Sheng Liubao, a local gangster leader, but Xin Yueqiu insisted on not following her.Sheng Liubao is a local snake in the underworld in Qiujiang City, how can he give up, the troupe can't perform if they want to, and they can't leave if they want to.This self-sacrificing young girl neither wanted to be humiliated nor to be a burden to everyone, she cried all night, thinking about it, she had only one way out - death. The next morning, she knelt down in front of the class master with tears in her eyes, and thanked the class master for saving her life.Then, he quietly returned to the house, hung his belt on the beam and committed suicide.Unexpectedly, after she kicked off the stool under her feet, the beam that had been in disrepair for a long time broke, and Xin Yueqiu just fell unconscious. The leader of the class quickly sent her to a hospital in Qiujiang City. Her suicide aroused people's indignation, and at the same time alarmed a tycoon in Qiujiang City. Coincidentally, Zhang Hanqian's wife, Ms. Zhou, was seriously ill in the hospital. When he was visiting his wife, he occasionally heard the head teacher and the nurse talking about the tragic scene of Xin Yueqiu, which moved the tycoon to his side.When Zhang Hanqian saw this comatose female actress, he couldn't help but feel love and affection. His wife, Ms. Zhou, was seriously ill at the time, and her life and death were uncertain.As the saying goes, there is no better husband than a wife.She could see Zhang Hanqian's thoughts from her husband's eyes, she would not be too far away when she died, and she did not leave a son and a half to Zhang's family, besides, her husband should have someone to take care of him.She nodded and encouraged her husband to save Xin Yueqiu as soon as possible. Therefore, Zhang Hanqian hung up a call to the chief of the police station, and sent Xin Yueqiu to an elegant and comfortable high-grade ward, where three nurses took turns to be on duty for her. After Sheng Liubao got the news, he gritted his teeth, but after all, he was a person who broke through the rivers and lakes, and knew that this business tycoon had a pivotal position in Qiujiang City.Besides, that afternoon, someone entrusted by Zhang Hanqian sent him a large check.Sheng Liubao got the money and stepped down. Out of gratitude to Zhang Hanqian, Xin Yueqiu agreed with her body shortly after recovering from her illness.Although it is a pity for a young girl to marry a middle-aged man.But she, who has suffered so much, feels that this kind of home is better than living and singing under the tiger's mouth.Besides, Zhang Hanqian is quite a gentleman, and his tenderness and consideration for his wife is no less than that of a young man.And the comfortable, stable, and luxurious life also saved her from having to sing the sad ditty "It's hard to sing every year, no home, no home" in the face of the cold river and the moon. Naturally, her beauty also captivated this business tycoon. Xin Yueqiu was born with beauty, coupled with careful dressing and close-fitting clothing, finally made her the number one beauty in Qiujiang City. When Xin Yueqiu and Zhang Hanqian got married, Qiujiang City was liberated.And the dying Ms. Zhou miraculously came back to life.After the founding of New China, the polygamy left over from history was still allowed to exist, but under the influence of new ideas, Zhang Hanqian, an entrepreneur who was elected as a member of the CPPCC, decided to change his family structure that did not conform to the trend of the times .He could only choose one life partner between Ms. Zhou and Xin Yueqiu. After careful consideration, the young, beautiful and tender woman conquered him.Zhang Hanqian distributed a considerable amount of property to Ms. Zhou, and he and Xin Yueqiu lived in Qiuxiang Villa to spend their old age peacefully. In a flash, sixteen years have passed.She had thought that this peaceful and comfortable life would last until they left the world.Unexpectedly, Chinese society changed suddenly overnight, and the storm of the "Cultural Revolution" swept across the country in an instant, and Qiuxiang Villa was naturally catastrophe. Zhang Hanqian was taken away after being criticized and paraded through the streets, and she was also kicked out of this luxurious villa.She remembered that when her husband was escorted away, he pointed to the sofa and then turned his gaze to the sweet-scented osmanthus tree.Xin Yueqiu got a hint from her husband's gaze. Late at night before she was ordered to move, she secretly took apart the sofa and found ten wills with mysterious numbers.She wondered, the secret on this piece of paper must hide a large amount of inheritance. Could it be that the strange formula composed of these Arabic numerals is related to the sweet-scented osmanthus tree?She couldn't figure it out, what did her husband's eyes imply? Xin Yueqiu is not in a hurry to break this mystery, she believes that Zhang Hanqian will return to her side one day.Unfortunately, her good wishes came to nothing.A month later, a member of the rebel team came to inform her that Zhang Hanqian had committed suicide in fear of crime.She was so shocked by the news that she fainted. After waking up, she was convicted of not drawing a line with reactionary capitalists because she asked to collect her husband's body. She wore the brand of "Vampire Wife" and was criticized again on stage. . After criticizing and returning home, I could only sob secretly at the only photo left by my husband. In fact, she had no home at that time.After sweeping the floor and leaving the house, he lived in the half garage of another house with nothing but walls.She doesn't have a job, but she still has to eat to survive.Thus, Xin Yueqiu, who had been a noble lady for sixteen years, began to help others.Laundry, doing chores, cooking, holding children, etc. for the wife of a rebel captain.When she was Mrs. Zhang, she had three nannies, and she was never harsh on any of the maids; but when she was in a difficult situation, she encountered all kinds of difficulties.Those who have been favored by her dare not communicate with her in the red revolutionary atmosphere, and even innocent children will point to her nose and laugh: "Hee hee, come and see! The stinky bitch who is a spy and vampire is here!" What made her even more unbearable was the pointing gossips muttering behind her back: "Such a beautiful woman must be dishonest." In the sinful old society, beauty is a kind of prey. A kind of plaything; and unexpectedly, today, beauty has become a basis for criticism.Is it true that whether a person's style is upright depends on the beauty and ugliness of his appearance?Xin Yueqiu has suffered from poverty since she was a child, and she has tasted the taste of spiritual humiliation, but she never thought that she was approaching middle age, and the ruthless years forced her to bear all this.In the dark night, she often screamed out from her nightmare: "My God, this world is so unfair!" Later, Xin Yueqiu worked as a temporary worker, delivering briquettes to people.In just three months, a beauty as white as a lotus has become so haggard and unsightly.She didn't allow herself to drag her tired legs back home until the others had finished, and returned to the shelter that was only six square meters. In the past ten years, she has hardly had any contact with anyone. Her only relative, the elder brother who sold her to the theater troupe, has also moved to the suburbs of Qiujiang City after liberation. Before the Cultural Revolution, he came here several times a year Fortunately, he doesn't have a big appetite, so he only asks for one or two hundred yuan every time.Opium smoke made him infertile. He was never married and adopted a child, named Xin Gu. At the beginning of the "Cultural Revolution", Xin Yueqiu's elder brother died, and Xin Gu came to see his aunt several times. Although he was only a teenager, he was handsome, but when looking at people with his eyes, there was a kind of animal-like brilliance.When Xin Gu came to see his aunt, he just asked for money.Xin Yueqiu didn't have any relatives anymore, so of course she wanted to help this nephew as much as possible, and she gave Xin Gu all the money she saved after helping him.But the young man crossed his legs and sneered at her with a low-quality cigarette in his mouth: "Auntie, you can fool the rebels, but you can't fool me. Old man Zhang, no, my uncle's family has thousands of dollars, so why don't you leave some for you?" ?” A wry smile appeared on Xin Yueqiu's already numb face, and said, "No really, I was kicked out, and now I'm penniless." Under Xin Gu's questioning, Xin Yueqiu inadvertently revealed that there might be a considerable amount of inheritance hidden in the garden of Qiuxiang Villa.But she didn't know where it was hidden.Xin Gu stroked the soft down on his lips and listened intently, then whistled and hurried away. A few days later, he came to visit Xin Yueqiu again, brought a basket of fruit to his aunt, and said, "There's not even a fart in the garden! Hey, aunt, you should ask about the old man's business and ask for some money." She shook her head.She didn't want to meet those rebel leaders who were arrogant and domineering. He had been entangled with her for a long time, and seeing that there was really no oil and water in the oil pan, he said: "You only have me as a nephew, if you have money in the future, don't forget me." Xin Yueqiu, who had no hope for anything, readily agreed.At Xin Gu's urging, she wrote him a note that he would be the sole heir of Xin Yueqiu's estate. "Please stamp it!" Xin Gu smiled slyly. Where does Xin Yueqiu still have a seal at this time?She just stamped a handprint.Xin Gu took the note and left.Since then, she has never seen him again. Mental stress often destroys a person's health. She fell ill several times, but struggled to survive from death.It was a little girl next door who helped her get rid of the kiss of death, and she was Xin Hanlu. Xin Hanlu is an orphan who lives next door to Xin Yueqiu's garage.Her parents died after giving birth to her.In other words, there were two unfortunate women living in a car room of only a dozen square meters.Probably they are both descended from Tianya, and they have the same surname, so Xin Yueqiu adopted Hanlu as her adopted daughter, and Hanlu also regarded Xin Yueqiu as her mother. The ten-year catastrophe is finally over, and their lives have gradually improved.Xin Yueqiu took back a sum of materials and deposits for ransacking the house, and allocated her a pavilion.Xin Hanlu has changed even more. This quiet girl has become the secretary of the Youth League branch in the street.She wrote appeal after appeal for her adoptive mother.The mother and daughter, who depended on each other for life and experienced vicissitudes, began to feel the warmth of the spring breeze. One night, Xin Han returned home with a happy face and told Xin Yueqiu two good news. One was that Xin Yueqiu's request to return Qiuxiang's villa had been taken seriously by the relevant city departments.As for the other, she leaned into her adoptive mother's ear and whispered, "Mom, I'll bring him to meet you." Xin Yueqiu immediately guessed from the girl's shy and joyful expression that Hanlu had found her lover.Xin Yueqiu was naturally happy for Hanlu who lost the warmth of her family since childhood. However, at the same time, Xin Yueqiu felt that a lonely old age was waiting for her. An old sister who practiced Taijiquan with her advised her: "You are still young, find another one!" The enthusiastic old sister really became a "matchmaker" and introduced a widower to Xin Yueqiu. The recombination of elderly families is sometimes faster than the speed of young people's love affairs.Because they have all been weather-beaten and have certain social experience.After only a month of contact, both of them feel that the other is a reliable old partner.So, their marriage was quickly settled.Xin Yueqiu wanted to hold a simple wedding with Qiuxiang as soon as the villa was returned. However, something unexpected happened. The widower she loved was actually the father of Yihua, her adopted daughter Xin Hanlu's fiancé. Because Yihua seldom came to Xin Yueqiu's house, and Lao Yi went to have a tryst with her without telling his son.It was not until the relationship between the two developed to the point of inseparability that Lao Yi told Ding Future's wife the name of his son, which shocked Xin Yueqiu. There are such coincidences in life!He married Lao Yi himself, and his adopted daughter married Xiao Yi.Isn't this the biggest joke in the world?At least Xin Yueqiu thought so. Once two marriages are held at the same time, how many rumors will it cause?There are gossips and gossips, and this kind of terrible people's words can sometimes kill people.What Xin Yueqiu thought was that she was already old, and all she wanted was peace and comfort, so why use her marriage as a target for others to discuss? She wanted to give up this marriage, but she really couldn't bear it.Lao Yi is a great person. When Xin Yueqiu was in a dilemma, she once hinted to Lao Yi that it was impossible for them to become husband and wife.The old man sat there in a daze for a long while, his eyes dazed.She understood that if she rejected Lao Yi, he would not be able to withstand another blow.As for myself, I am afraid it will be difficult to find an old bosom friend. After weighing and weighing again and again, Xin Yueqiu finally became cruel and tried to prevent Xin Hanlu from marrying Yihua.At first she felt that this idea was too selfish, but she comforted herself that there were too many unfortunate things in her life, and Hanlu was still young, so it would not be difficult to find another boyfriend she liked, besides, she gave her adopted daughter 10,000 yuan remuneration.Unexpectedly, Xin Hanlu was not tempted by 10,000 yuan.Xin Yueqiu knew that Hanlu had built up feelings for her over the years, so she gritted her teeth and put pressure on Hanlu on the condition of severing her mother-daughter relationship, and said to her adoptive daughter: "If you must marry Yihua, you will no longer be my daughter. Daughter, you will also lose the qualification to be my heir." However, this move did not work, on the contrary, it intensified the conflict.And at this moment, the tragedy at Qiuxiang Villa happened... After Xin Hanlu finished all this, she sighed and said, "My mother and Yihua's father's marriage has been kept a secret from us. It was not until she was killed in Qiuxiang Villa that Yihua's father told us in tears." Years of traditional habits made Xin Yueqiu make a wrong move.Does this move have anything to do with her murder?This caused Wen Shu to think deeply. When Wen Shu came out of Xin Hanlu's house, he wrote all this into words, resting his cheeks in meditation until the east turned pale.