Chronicle of the Republic of China

In the early spring of 1935, the Fang family arrived in Nanjing, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties.

After the Fang family arrived in Nanjing, they bought a small three-story bungalow on Yihe Road.

Yihe Road is a well-known mansion area in Nanjing. Most of the residents live there are wealthy people, and even many government officials, so the housing prices are not low.Fang Yunshen originally did not agree to live here, but now the situation is not clear enough, everyone is selling their houses, and very few people are buying houses in, it is too extravagant to buy a house in such a good location.

Master Fang also felt that it was wrong at first, but the concubines and wives are used to living in gold lacquer and jade tiles, it is easy to go from simplicity to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality, not to mention there are many people in the family, and the house is too small to live in.Master Fang was worn out by them, and finally let Fang Yunshen buy the bungalow.

Even such a good bungalow was disgusted by several aunts and wives.The family courtyard in front is deep, and everyone has their own courtyards, corridors and flower gardens, which are pleasing to the eyes and ears.But now, even though the bungalow has three floors, it has become impossible to look up and look down, and you can bump into it when you go out of the door, and the sound is louder and you can hear it clearly from the next door.This directly led to more friction among the aunts and wives, and the intrigue intensified, which made Mr. Fang very annoyed.

After Fang Yunshen came to Nanjing, he took over the business of the Nanjing store, and was so busy all day that there was no one there.

As for Fang Wuyu, he was the one who caused the most trouble.

When he first arrived in Nanjing, Fang Wuyu wanted to go back to Yuncheng desperately, but was slapped by Fang Yunshen until the corner of his mouth was bleeding.Ever since he was a child, Fang Yunshen has never touched a single finger of him. As for Master Fang, he even chased and beat Fang Wuyu when he was young. The master is getting old, and Fang Wuyu Shiqilang was a young boy at the age of [-], so Master Fang is no longer his opponent.

Fang Wuyu still respected his brother despite his anger, so he didn't contradict him.Fang Yunshen sent someone to monitor his every move, and he was not allowed to mess around anymore.

But who is Fang Wuyu? How can he be someone who will really settle down if you tell him not to mess around.Fang Wuyu was followed by the follower sent by his brother for half a month, and he would save face for his brother if he didn't kill him half to death. Finally, he found an opportunity to repeat the same trick, knocked him unconscious with a sap, and brought a few With a change of clothes, he booked a train ticket back to Yuncheng on the same day, and jumped on the train.

However, after taking the train for a day and a night and arriving in Yuncheng again, he failed to find Meng Xisheng.

The leader of Jin Taiban told Fang Wuyu that Meng Xisheng received a letter from his hometown seven days ago, which seemed to be a change in his family, and asked him to return home as soon as possible.After discussing with his grandfather, Meng Xisheng packed his bags as quickly as possible, bid farewell to the class leader, and left Yuncheng by train.As for the date of return, Meng Xisheng is still undecided, and he may never come back again.

Fang Wuyu was completely stunned, clutching the leader's sleeve tightly, and asked hoarsely, "Where did he go? Is it Beiping?"

The head teacher shook his head in surprise when he saw his instantly white face.

In fact, Meng Xisheng is not from Peiping. His hometown suffered a famine, and he was carried by his father and grandfather when he was one and a half years old. He traveled to Peiping through many places.No one knows where he is based, China is so big, especially now that the world is in chaos, where to find someone.

Fang Wuyu returned to the train station and sat on the waiting bench from morning to night. The trains stopped and departed wave after wave. I don't know how many people were sent away and how many people came back.At night, Fang Wuyu got up staggeringly, and went to the ticket gate like a walking dead to buy a ticket back to Nanjing.

Before the departure of the train, the newsboy slung his linen shoulder bag in the corridor and yelled, "North China incident! North China incident!" Two old scholars in long gowns on the opposite seat exchanged in a low voice, "Last year I found a copy of Chaohua in Shanghai. I don’t know how many times I read Mr. Rou Shi’s poem "Blood is Boiling", but I am still excited and tearful. No wonder Mr. Lu Xun said that after Rou Shi died, he lost a lot. Good friends, China has also lost very good young people." Coincidentally, the newsboy shouted "North China Incident" and passed them all the way, and the seven or eight-year-old child shouted the national disaster like singing a song, and another pedant heard it sadly and sneered Said: "The Japanese pirates have not been eradicated, and the world is difficult to clear. It is a pity that Mr. Rou Shi did not have a horse leather body, but he died in the hands of his own people! They—" The companion hurriedly covered his mouth, as if someone was watching them, but only saw On the opposite side, a young man of seventeen or eighteen was sitting in a trance. The young man was wearing a suit, leaning against the soft sleeper, as if half of his three souls and seven souls had been lost, his eyes were empty, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

On the train, people discussing state affairs and chatting about family affairs, the smell of cigars in someone’s hand wafted out, filling half of the car, the woman with the child cursed in dialect, quarreled with the man, the administrator came to try to persuade them, and passed by a few young men who joined the army , with packages on their backs, so young and so handsome that people silenced when they saw the army green uniforms on them.

This was 1935, in the south in late spring, the sun was shining brightly, and there was a hustle and bustle in all directions.And Fang Wuyu seemed to have blocked everything, as if he was not in the same time and space as others.He felt that there was a piece missing in his heart, which was taken away by Meng Xisheng who did not know where he was now, and he could never make up for it.

Fang Wuyu left quietly, and Fang Yunshen looked for him everywhere, but he came back quietly, but he didn't bring Hun'er back.

The prosperity of Nanjing city is not comparable to that of a cloud city. Fang Wuyu loves to be lively. In the past, he had already turned Nanjing over.Fang Yun saw that he was not in the right mood, and verbal reassurance was ineffective, so he took his time to take him to Nanjing City to relax.

The two walked all over the bustling area, and finally sat in a tea room to drink tea.

It was dusk outside, the water around Linjiang's tea garden was glistening, and a large cloud of burning clouds scalded half of the sky.The smell of smoke in the tea enclosure was stronger than the aroma of tea, and the sound of playing cards could be heard in the private room, as if it was a one-man kill.Fang Yunshen pulled Fang Wuyu to join in the fun, but Fang Wuyu didn't watch for a few minutes, and got a headache and wanted to go home to sleep.

"Isn't it just broken love, what do you do every day like a wandering soul, with a face like a dead person in the family, it's too bad." Mrs. Seven complained, "Our family is fleeing from disaster, not playing. I still want to take a little actor to raise him for nothing, and he's still a male actor! What an inhuman thing!"

With a bang, a sapphire blue pendant fell from the second floor, and the crystal clear pendant split in two.This is a foreign product that Master Fang bought for Seventh Aunt a few days ago, and Seventh Aunt loved it so much that she couldn't bear to wear it.

After throwing the pendant, Fang Wuyu put his hands in his pockets, went downstairs in a hurry, ignored Qiniang who rushed forward to fight him desperately, threw her on the ground, and went out the door.

He went to that tea shop, ordered a cup of strong tea, and refreshed himself a bit.

He watched the girl singing in the tea circle, and the little brother who played the allegro for the girl. After looking around, he finally decided not to hang himself on a tree. Meng Xisheng left, and the crowd was vast. In his whole life, he would not be able to live in such a muddle.

No, this is wrong.

Fang Wuyu swallowed half a cup of tea, and spent money to invite a cheongsam girl waiting in the tea enclosure.But within 5 minutes of sitting down, Fang Wuyu was so overwhelmed by the smell of the girl's perfume, the other's hand climbed onto his chest, and said some tender words, winking like silk, but a normal Men should be a little distracted.

Fang Wuyu was as still as a mountain, making the other party think he was incompetent.

After all, Fang Wuyu couldn't hold on any longer, so he was sent out after paying the money.The other party's high heels were stomping loudly, as if they were on Fang Wuyu's head, and he turned around and told the others about Fang Wuyu's impotence.Fang Wuyu didn't know that he had gained such a reputation, so that when he went to the tea circle to drink tea later, he always felt that the shopkeeper, the waiters, and the women in the tea circle were all looking at him with half-smiles, Pointing at his back.

Fang Wuyu wondered if he no longer liked women.It is not that there is no place like that in the city of Nanjing.Fang Wuyu quickly figured out where the most famous Nanfeng Pavilion in Nanjing is by relying on his own experience.With a sum of pocket money his brother gave him this morning, he asked the owner of the restaurant to call up all the most beautiful people here.

Fang Wuyu's accent was not like that of a local. The owner of the hall had piercing eyes. He could tell that this was a wealthy young man from out of town. He must have a lot of spare money.Fang Wuyu glanced at it, lowered his head and murmured, "The quality of the young men in Nanjing City is so poor."

The boys were all displeased, and all pointed their nostrils at him.

In fact, these young men in their twenties are all fair-skinned and beautiful. Fang Wuyu sees beauty in the eyes of his lovers. Except for Meng Xisheng, even the most beautiful faces have turned to ashes in his eyes.

So Fang Wuyu wandered back to the most famous and ecstasy Nanfeng Hall in Nanjing City, but he didn't need a single companion, he just drank a pot of tea in the private room. scene.

When he came out of the Nanfeng Pavilion and passed a large theater, Fang Wuyu saw the words "Red Fu Biography" written on the poster.He suddenly remembered the day he first met Meng Xisheng, because of a joke he said, Meng Xisheng didn't make Meng Xisheng sing the classic "Red Fuye Run".Fang Wuyu bought a ticket and took a seat, watching this "Red Fu Biography" under the stage lights.

The others applauded thunderously, but he was graceful and graceful, and all that emerged was Meng Xisheng's appearance when he was singing.

If it were Meng Xisheng, this libretto would definitely be more tactful.

If it were Meng Xisheng, this swinging sleeve would definitely be more beautiful.

Before the play was over, Fang Wuyu left early in a daze.When he came out from under the signboard of the big theater, a cool breeze hit him, and he sneezed and realized that it was early autumn.The situation of a few months has slipped by like this.Fang Wuyu was a little desperate when the autumn wind blew up, he wondered how long it would take before he could forget Meng Xisheng.

When I went home that day, Fang Yunshen called him to stop and wanted to talk to him about something.Fang Wuyu ate Night Breeze outside, he didn't want to hear it, he just wanted to go back to sleep.I didn't want his fourth mother to run out at this time with her newborn son in her arms, as if sticking to the wall to eavesdrop, the timing was just right, she stopped Fang Wuyu, and said angrily: "The family has reached this stage, you still don't want to go out?" Make some effort?"

Fang Wuyu was puzzled, and Fang Yunshen sighed.

The fourth aunt sat down, and while coaxing the child, she told Fang Wuyu everything Fang Yunshen wanted to say.When she spoke, her eyebrows and eyes were slightly disdainful.Of the two sons of the Fang family, one is too arrogant and the other is too gentle, not to mention the older one.She patted the baby in the swaddle, praying that the baby would never be like any of the three in the Fang family.

From the words of the fourth aunt, Fang Wuyu knew the truth about the Fang family now. It was the decline that Master Fang refused to admit to death, and it was Fang Yunshen's struggling support for the past few years.

The business in Nanjing has long been rotten to the root. In fact, there is nothing left in the Fang family, except that they still have some capital in Yuncheng. Give those capitals to Commander Gu.

Fang Wuyu opened his mouth and said in a low voice, "Send?"

The fourth aunt sneered: "Otherwise, do you think that your brother can really be released from the patrol room? Can our family, with so many people, really be able to escape under the nose of that warlord?"

Fang Wuyu frowned.

So they didn't escape from Yuncheng, but Commander Gu raised his hand and let them go after he got what he wanted.

Fang Wuyu's body became cold from sitting, and he remembered that he had said to Meng Xisheng in high spirits, leaving Yuncheng, the Fang family would still be prosperous.

Actually this is not the case.

The fourth aunt said a lot more, Fang Wuyu understood what she meant.The Fang family's storefront in Nanjing has long been mortgaged to others, and now they are working for others, and they can no longer make decisions by themselves. Now Fang Yunshen is responsible for all the expenses of this big family, how can he bear it.Master Fang is old, so he won't talk about him, but Fang Wuyu is young and youthful, it's time to work, even if he can't support his family, at least he can support himself first, that is, he goes to Chawei to drink a pot of tea and go to the South A visit to the Fengguan Pavilion and a show in a big theater, the money added up is enough for a poor family to live for a long time.

Hearing this, Fang Wuyu thought, why don't his father say these things, even his Qiniang's pendant is so expensive.

The fourth aunt spoke too hastily, and her tone became serious. Fang Yunshen stopped her, and the two of them almost quarreled.

During the quarrel, Fang Wuyu patted the table and interrupted them.

After a while, Fang Wuyu said, "I'll do it."