Chronicle of the Republic of China

The hard stone bed in the cell made Fang Wuyu's back ache, and Fang Wuyu slept at home for three full days.At a young age, my body is in good shape. I can eat, drink, and dance, but my spirit is even more sluggish than when I was in prison.

Except for eating and drinking, Fang Wuyu slept in bed the rest of the time, the more bored he was, the more he slept, but the more he slept, the harder it was for him to recover.This was an endless loop, but Fang Wuyu showed no signs of breaking free, he was muddled every day and didn't know what to do.

His sister-in-law couldn't see it, and yelled through the door, Fang Yunshen couldn't stop her.Fang Wuyu couldn't listen to others scolding him, no matter how bad his spirit was, he would get up and slap his nose.Simply, his brother came in in time, sat by the bed, persuaded him kindly, and told him the current situation.

Originally, Fang Wuyu, as the second son in the family, should also get a share of the property, but the incident of his beating made a big fuss, his head was cracked, and the injury was serious. He got out of prison earlier, and managed a lot of money, and the money added up to his share of the property was spent.Fang Yun sighed deeply, and told Fang Wuyu not to blame his sister-in-law, because the situation at home was also very difficult. Before the Fang family fell down and dispersed, the expenses were too high, and Master Fang actually owed Fang Wuyu outside the knowledge The foreign debts, now Mr. Fang is dead and clean, but the father's debt is paid by the son, but the sky-high debt is on Fang Yunshen. Now not only Fang Yunshen, but even his sister-in-law has to go out to work, and there is a child at home to support. The situation can be described as tormenting.

As soon as Fang Yunshen finished the call, Fang Wuyu bowed still in the bed, bending himself into a hill.

Seeing that his wife was tired from scolding and returning to the house, Fang Yun quickly closed the door and secretly stuffed Fang Wuyu a thick envelope paper bag from under the quilt. Fang Wuyu touched the thing, and finally got his head out of the quilt like an ostrich. come out.

"Fortunately, there are some valuables at home, some of which belong to you, your jade ring, your ring, and that German watch. I have pawned them off, and they are quite a lot of money," Fang Yunshen said appropriately. Putting the envelope in Fang Wuyu's hand, he lowered his voice and said, "Don't let your sister-in-law know, and don't argue with her. You take this money, it belongs to you."

Fang Wuyu suddenly felt very sad, but he couldn't cry.For some reason, his emotions seemed to be evaporated from his body, and he was too lazy to raise his head.Fang Wuyu knew that his brother was lying. He had already given Meng Xisheng the German watch alone, so how could it be possible to pawn it.The money didn't belong to him, Fang Wuyu grabbed the bag of money, but didn't have the courage to return it to his brother.

Fang Wuyu raised his head, fixed his eyes on his brother, with blank eyes, and said after a long time, "Brother, I feel bad."

"Where is it uncomfortable?" Fang Yun patted his head worriedly, "Is it because I am sick that I always fall asleep? Why don't you tell me when you are sick?"

Fang Wuyu shook his head: "I don't know."

After a long time, Fang Yun sighed deeply: "What's wrong with you?"

When Fang Wuyu fell asleep again holding the money, Fang Yunshen said, "Then Meng Xisheng, do you like him that much?"

Fang Wuyu thought to himself, naturally he likes him, but it is not very accurate to say that he is like this now because of Meng Xisheng.Fang Wuyu himself couldn't explain it clearly. When he was in prison, he always had dreams. He dreamed that Meng Xisheng had left him, and dreamed that he was running in the corridor of the hospital, and dreamed that his father was looking at him with eyes wide open.The strange thing is that after he was released from prison, he didn't have any of those dreams. These days, he always sleeps until dawn.Fang Wuyu boredly attributed this to the fact that the prison bed was too hard, and it was inevitable that he would have some nightmares when he was unwell.After thinking about it, it was wrong. Couldn’t the correct logic be that the bed is too comfortable and the sleep is too sweet to dream.He spent more than an hour thinking about this boring question.

In short, not even nightmares bothered him now.The whole person is empty, and there is nothing to fill it.

Fang Wuyu slept with the money until evening, and woke up from hunger.There is no one at home, the pots and pans in the kitchen are clean, and there is no leftovers left.He failed to find food, so he took a few packs from the envelope without counting how many, stuffed them into his pocket and went out the door.

Fang Wuyu had no appetite, so he went to the tea enclosure, ordered a cup of good tea and drank slowly, watching the night outside the tea enclosure.Halfway through drinking, he suddenly felt that the tea was too weak, too clear, and too bitter, and he didn't want to drink any more.When he turned his head and was about to throw money and leave, he bumped into a young man whose eyebrows and eyes were very similar to Meng Xisheng, causing Fang Wuyu to focus his attention slightly.With a strange smile on the boy's face, he stumbled out of the tea circle.

The guy who collected money in the tea circle said mysteriously: "He has just been to the realm of immortals."

Fang Wuyu said: "There is no fairyland in this world."

The guy said, "Yes."

He led Fang Wuyu into a door, and saw the otherworldly cave hidden in the tea garden, a smoky fairy cave.

From that day on, Fang Wuyu began to stay away from home slowly. His elder brother was happy at first, he couldn't stay on the bed all the time. Popularity, ease the mood.Until that day when his wife was cleaning the house, she found the envelope that Fang Yunshen had given to Fang Wuyu. She patted it in front of Fang Yunshen, and scolded, "Look, your brother actually hid his private money!"

Fang Yunshen was extremely nervous, afraid that his wife would find out the truth, but soon his eyes were drawn to the envelope, and when he picked it up, there were only three or four bills left inside.At that moment, Fang Yunshen was extremely disturbed, and his wife was still cursing, "Where did he get the money? Did you give it secretly?" Fang Yunshen lost his temper when he was disturbed, and rarely swears at his wife: "Shut up!"

The room suddenly became quiet. Fang Yunshen took a closer look at the envelope. It was indeed he who gave it to Fang Wuyu, but it was still very swollen when he sent it out, and now it is too emaciated.

That was a lot of money, how could it be spent so quickly?

Fang Yun took a deep breath, and immediately comforted himself, perhaps his younger brother deposited the money in the bank, and only kept these few as pocket money.

But Fang Yunshen is not stupid after all, Fang Wuyu has suddenly been uncharacteristically for a while, running out every day, and the money specially left for him has bottomed out again. When the two clues come together, there must be something weird.

After all, growing up together since childhood, Fang Yun deeply understood Fang Wuyu's temperament, knew that he was a man who could not speak, so he waited carefully for him to go out, followed him all the way, followed Fang Wuyu to Chawei, and sat down with his back to him. .

Fang Wuyu drank a cup of tea and propped his chin in a daze.He was suspicious, did he just come to tea circle to drink tea every day?

At this time, the guy in the tea circle walked over, Fang Yunshen saw that he had said a few words to Fang Wuyu, and dragged Fang Wuyu to a door that was hidden by a screen.

When Fang Yunshen followed, someone stopped him, saying that the place was not easy to enter.Fang Yun smiled deeply, took out the toll to give this person, and pointed to the door with a meaningful expression: "I heard people say that the inside is very good, and I also want to try it."

Thinking about the money in his hand, the man opened the door for Fang Yunshen.

The aisle was dark, filled with an opaque air, and the smell of cigarettes poured in.Fang Yunshen didn't smoke, let alone the smell of the smoke was so choking, but he didn't want the guides to see the clue, so he resisted the urge to cough.

This stone house is about ten square meters, with ten beds next to each other. There is a low table at the head of each bed. Tea cups are placed on the low table, as well as old European-style lamps. There is a paper bag with tobacco paste hidden, and it is matched with a bronze metal tobacco rod.

Fang Yun took a deep look in, and Fang Wuyu was rubbing the smoke paste, and put it into the tobacco stick after a while.He tilted his head, sat on the bed with his legs bent, his left arm was draped over a low table, his expression was so careless that he didn't know what he was doing, his thin lips were slightly pursed, and his sharp eyebrows and eyes were swallowed up by others Masked by spitting gas.

Fang Wuyu is so pretty.

He sat there pretending to be smoked, full of indifference, as if he didn't care about life or death.Fang Wuyu is always arrogant. In the past, his arrogance came from the fact that his family was powerful, domineering, and unscrupulous, but now, his arrogance has become a fearless life and death. Then you can go to Huangquan.

What came to Fang Yunshen at that moment was not anger, but unreasonable heartache, which was so distressed that his eyes were red.

And Fang Wuyu raised his head naturally, stopped the movement of his hands, and appeared under his brother's nose through the heavy smoke.

When the two of them came out of the tea circle, the sky was still bright, and the afterglow had not yet dissipated.

Fang Yunshen took Fang Wuyu to the hospital to see a doctor, and after giving him a urine and blood test, the doctor bowed his head and whispered to Fang Yunshen.

The test result was positive, Fang Wuyu was indeed smoking opium.Fang Yunshen's whole body was cold, and as soon as he turned his head, Fang Wuyu disappeared.He frantically went looking for him, and even went to the tea room again, but Fang Wuyu was nowhere to be seen.Fang Yunshen was extremely angry and worried at this moment. He couldn't find Fang Wuyu. In desperation, he had to go to the police station first and report that there was a cigarette den hidden in the tea enclosure.

Afterwards, Fang Yunshen went to work and took three days off. He went home and sat in a chair without saying a word. No matter what his wife said, he didn't respond, and just waited for Fang Wuyu to go home.

Fang Wuyu always has to come back to get money, he needs money to eat and drink, and if he is a heavy smoker, he needs to come back even more.

Thinking of it this way, Fang Yun's heart ached even more.

After waiting for two days, on the third morning, Fang Wuyu opened the door cautiously while touching the key.Fang Yunshen heard the movement and looked at the wall clock on the wall.This time is well timed, usually at this point, he and his wife have already left for work.

This bastard.

Fang Yunshen cursed, and before Fang Wuyu could turn the key, he had already opened the door, carrying Fang Wuyu and throwing him to the ground.

After hitting him a few times, Fang Wuyu started to fight back, hugging his brother's waist and hitting the wall.This evil nature that would never make him suffer has not changed at all, no matter whether his parents or relatives dare to beat him, he will always pay it back before giving up.

From the perspective of fighting, Fang Yunshen was not his younger brother's opponent, but Fang Wuyu didn't dare to go home these two days, he was hungry, tired and sleepy, and his money was stuck in the smoke nest around the tea. He was caught by his brother before he even finished loading the cigarette cream after paying the money. He wasted the sky-high price and didn't even have time to take a sip.

Under the exhaustion of physical strength, he might not be his brother's opponent. He was grabbed and beaten by his brother. It was not until he spat out blood that his brother was frightened and finally stopped.

Fang Wuyu stumbled to the mirror to take a picture with that painted face on his back, fearing that his missing tooth would damage his image, he opened his mouth to read it, his teeth were all submerged in blood, but everything was fine , very tenaciously did not run away from home, but the blood continued to flow.

Fang Yunshen was even more nervous than Fang Wuyu, trembling, he asked me to see where the injury was. Fang Wuyu took advantage of his unpreparedness and punched him in the stomach, causing Fang Yunshen to collapse on the ground.

Fang Wuyu personally proved that he was a ruthless and heartless thing. He rushed into the room to take the money with lightning speed. After a while, he staggered a few steps and stood in front of his brother. Before standing up, Fang Wuyu panted and asked, "Where's my money?"

Fang Yunshen groaned angrily, "Is that your money? I gave it to you!"

Fang Wuyu didn't expect to get an answer from him, so he ransacked several rooms, held all the cash he found in his hand, stuffed it into his pocket, and went out.

His feet sank, Fang Yunshen grabbed his trousers and called him: "Xiao Yu..."

Fang Wuyu sniffed, and after a while, he said, "Brother, leave me alone."

His voice was hoarse, Fang Yunshen thought he was crying.Fang Yunshen got up with Fang Wuyu's body, and Fang Wuyu didn't help him, and when his brother's face moved in front of him, he didn't look at it, his head was slightly lowered, and his eye sockets were covered with thick eyelashes. , the inside was bright red, covered with blood, but there were no tears and no light.

Fang Yunshen probably said a lot more, left is just those old words of admonition, I don't care who cares about you, I am your eldest brother, the elder brother is your father, you have to change your past and learn well...

Fang Wuyu didn't listen, he had already turned the doorknob while he was tugging, his brother said angrily: "If you leave this door, don't come back!"

Fang Wuyu paused for three seconds, then said nonchalantly, "Got it."

Just open the door and leave.

Fang Yun was stunned for a while, and when he went out to chase after him, Fang Wuyu was nowhere to be seen.

He probably knows what kind of temperament Fang Wuyu is. From the front, Wuyu quarreled with his father, and his father told him how many times to get out and don't come back. Fang Wuyu is a person whose father told him to go east and he would go west. , if you don't let me come back, I will just come back swaggeringly and make you half dead.Once, when Fang Wuyu came back, he even tore down the door, saying that he couldn't get in because it was too narrow.

But he is not a father, Fang Wuyu would not do this with him, he said don't come back, maybe Fang Wuyu really won't come back.

Fang Wuyu's wickedness had figured out the character of his loved ones, so he did the opposite, completely hurting their hearts. Even the sentence "I know" was said with a hint of vengeance, as if he had expected it. It made Fang Yun feel deeply regretful at this moment.

In fact, Fang Wuyu didn't go far, he just didn't go downstairs, but squatted upstairs. After his brother staggered back, he looked down at the stairs and saw his brother opened the door with trembling hands, and the key fell out. on the ground.He couldn't see his brother's expression clearly, but just looking at his back, he almost thought it was an old man who couldn't even insert the keyhole correctly.

Fang Wuyu went downstairs after his brother entered the door, raised his hand to build a pergola on his forehead, squinted his eyes and saw the rising sun from the gap between his fingers.

Fang Wuyu counted the money in his hand, which was enough for him to spend for a few days.He was homeless, so he went to live with a friend.The friends met in the smoke dens around Chawei, not even friends of friends, but friends of smokers, when they puffed and smoked, they went to the fairyland side by side for a while, and after waking up, they had to take care of Fang Wuyu's important room money.

The tea enclosure was sealed off, and the police removed the cigarette nest.Fang Wuyu got the news from him, thinking that his brother must have done it.

Cutting off the source, Fang Wuyu frowned, and there are other ways for smokers, as long as they have money, they are not afraid of not being able to smoke.

Fang Wuyu followed him around, wandering the streets and alleys, spending the little money he had left on it.

The money couldn't stand being spent like this, and it was all used up in a few days.Before the other party had time to show his face, Fang Wuyu said, "If there is any way to make money, bring me one."

These days, he has seen those sneaky tricks.The smoker put his arms around his shoulders with a smile, and secretly taught him the tricks of the market.

Fang Wuyu is what he learns and what he sells. He acts as a cover in cheating and abducting, and acts as a leader in burglarizing and stealing. Get a piece of the pie.

In the past in Yuncheng, he was bullying and arrogant. He has always lacked sympathy.Now counting the ill-gotten gains, he thought, maybe he is ruthless by nature.

With this thought, he thought of Meng Xisheng again, and the soreness in his chest almost caused him to drop all his money to the ground.

If you really want to say that, why is it not like this for Meng Xisheng.

Fang Wuyu didn't let himself think about Meng Xisheng for a long time.It was as if what he was doing now was not worthy of having Meng Xisheng in his mind.

Fang Wuyu suppressed this thought, closed his eyes and stuffed the money into his pocket.He puffed his nostrils twice, becoming addicted to cigarettes.

That night Fang Wuyu saw Meng Xisheng in the Immortal Realm. Meng Xisheng was standing by the lake, twirling orchids and singing to the laughing and cursing Hua Tiancuo. In the lake, I woke up with a start in bed.

Fang Wuyu felt tears streaming down his face.

This is the first time, after he smoked, he did not have a good dream.

Three days later, the smoker received a deal. Fang Wuyu and him joined a few other runaways to steal a painting from a small bungalow.

When he arrived at the small bungalow, Fang Wuyu was stunned. This small bungalow was the one that Fang Yunshen bought last year, and now it belongs to someone else.

There is no need to step on this point, Fang Wuyu drew a detailed set map of a small bungalow, and he knows the place where he once lived, where to turn it in, and where the painting will hang, he knows everything.Before handing over the picture, he asked for an extra [-]% of the profit from the sale, and the other party agreed.

Fang Wuyu kept watch at night, but unexpectedly, something serious happened.

It was already confirmed that in the small bungalow where the head of the family was going out, there was an extra sleeping woman for some reason. The woman was awakened by the sound downstairs, rubbed her eyes and got out of bed.

Fang Wuyu was still watching the wind, with a cigarette dangling from his lips. In the flickering sparks, he suddenly heard the chaotic footsteps of his companions. Those people didn't bring the painting out, but their hands were covered in blood.

The cigarette fell from the corner of Fang Wuyu's mouth, and the long ash was broken into several pieces.

The next day the police station received a report that a homicide occurred in a small bungalow on Yihe Road. The dead woman was stabbed five times and bled to death.The police station filed a case for investigation, and pointed the finger at those hooligans in places of high rank and low, and initially suspected that the incident was theft and stabbed people to death.

The wind was so tight that the smoker was too frightened to go out, Fang Wuyu sat in a chair in a daze.A few days later, Fang Wuyu went out to inquire about the news, and felt that something was wrong, so he packed up his things and left.As a result, his smoking buddy refused to leave, and had to stay in this room for refuge.

Fang Wuyu took his money and left.

It didn't take long for his sense of crisis to be confirmed.

They are just pawns in this transaction, and they don't know who is behind the scenes, but obviously this has reached the point of abandoning the car to protect the handsome man. Only one day after he left, the police car drove into that alley to search for people. It can be seen that someone took They betrayed, and put this evil on their heads.

Fang Wuyu had nowhere to go, so he could only temporarily take shelter in a small hotel, hoping to wait for the limelight to pass.

But it didn't take long for the police station to issue several arrest warrants, and his portrait was posted on the wall.This must be the person who was arrested who confessed him. Maybe the police have already searched his brother's house.

Fang Wuyu lay hopelessly on the bed in the small hotel, his eyes staring at the ceiling, motionless.

Not long after he lay down, he became addicted to smoking again.After searching tremblingly for a long time, there was only a little bit of smoke stubble left.

Fang Wuyu smoked out these details like a baby, and slept soundly for a full twenty hours.

dong dong dong.

The owner of the small hotel knocked on the door of his room and asked him to pay for the next room. After searching for a long time, he only found a little money. He didn't want to hand over the money and wanted to keep it to buy cigarettes.Then he turned around and told the boss that there would be a one-day grace period, and he would give it tomorrow.Afraid that the boss would recognize his appearance after seeing the arrest warrant, he slammed the door after he finished speaking.The other party yelled and cursed a few times outside the door, saying that he still couldn't pay the money at night, so they dragged him to the police station.

Fang Wuyu leaned against the door and found himself covered in a layer of cold sweat.

He took a shower, took the little money with him, waited until after dark, and took advantage of the night to climb over the wall and leave.

During the dog days, there was no wind at night, but the heavy heat made Fang Wuyu feel cold.The temperature on his body dropped all the way, and when he reached the shadowed place with the backlight, he was already tortured by the addiction to smoking.He leaned against the wall and shivered, sitting on the ground, feeling like he might be dying.

In fact, he understood that his little money was not enough to buy cigarettes, and those vampires would not sell them to him.

Fang Wuyu recognized this fact, he suddenly wanted to go home, and missed his brother very much, since the day he left his brother, he had never thought about him.

Fang Wuyu reluctantly walked downstairs to his brother's building and saw that the window was lit. He wiped away the tears and snot from his cigarette addiction. After going upstairs, he stood outside the door for a long time, and finally did not knock on the door. Door.

He felt that he had finally done one thing right, that is, he shouldn't have troubled his brother again at this juncture.

After leaving the alley, he wanted to buy cigarettes again, maybe if he begged someone, they would give him some cigarettes.

Asking for help is like swallowing a three-foot sword, Fang Wuyu has never asked for help before.He doesn't want to, even if he dies.

Fang Wuyu thought of dying, he couldn't go home, he couldn't buy cigarettes, and the arrest warrant was still posted, as if all the ways of life were ruined before his eyes.

He buttoned the coat on his body and straightened his trousers, even if he was going to die, he had to die with dignity.

But how to die.

Fang Wuyu thought for a long time, and finally had to admit that he was afraid of death, and he didn't want to die at all.

He is the one who desperately wants to survive no matter what, even if he is stepping on other people's bones.He wants to live so much, he doesn't want to die.

At this time, he heard a faint ray of opera singing, slowly raised his head, and turned into a brightly lit street.

There was a large theater standing there. When he first came to Nanjing, he went to hear a performance of Hong Fu Zhuan. He left the theater halfway because he missed Meng Xisheng.

It's still Hong Fu Chuan.

Fang Wuyu laughed out loud. He couldn't stand still any longer. He squatted down and listened to the occasional wisp of opera singing in the big theater. He listened, and when suddenly there was a singing voice that sounded like Meng Xi's voice, Fang Wuyu suddenly cried out. Trembling, wry smile.

His dementia doesn't seem to be cured.

Fang Wuyu was a fancier, and Meng Xisheng's singing voice was very unique. It didn't take long for him to realize that something was wrong, and he rushed over like crazy, regardless of whether people on the road would recognize him as a wanted criminal.

What Meng Xi sang was the Xipi Adagio, which was sharp and three-sighted, with twists and turns.Not to mention in Yuncheng, or in Nanjing, this kind of singing, even in the days when those dragon-robed braids lived in the red walls and yellow tiles, was extremely brilliant in front of the domineering Buddha Long Live.

Fang Wuyu took a few steps back, stretched his neck, and saw Meng Xisheng dressed as a red-haired girl on the poster hanging high in the theater.

The performance of "Red Fu Girls" in the Grand Theater officially ended at 09:30 in the evening. The new male dancer held flowers and led the audience to the curtain call, and the audience applauded thunderously.As soon as the actors left the stage, the reporters blocked them, no matter what happened, they just took a few photos of them with the camera, especially the teenagers who are leading the way today.

The actors went backstage to take off their make-up, and the head of the group shook hands with a few journalist acquaintances one by one, brimming with joy. According to this situation, the newly promoted male stars will surely be popular in Nanjing tomorrow and become famous.

When the young man came out from the backstage, he surprised a group of people. He changed into a moon white gown, half of his beautiful neck was hidden in the collar, and his thin figure passed through the flashing lights. Such a dignified person.The reporters were going to write a column for him in the newspaper, and the young man dealt with them for nearly an hour, and finally, under the cover of his grandfather, he took the opportunity to get away.

The audience in the big theater had left early, and at eleven o'clock in the middle of the night, he hurried out from the back door, heaved a sigh of relief, only to find that he still had flowers in his hand.

The fragrance of the flowers was light, and he sniffed absent-mindedly. He looked up and saw a person standing under the lit streetlight across the street.

Fang Wuyu stood there, his hair covering his brows and eyes, and the street lamps were dim, illuminating him as if he had passed through water.

Just give him a look to see if it's him.Fang Wuyu wanted to go over to confirm, but he didn't dare.He didn't dare, but the man opposite came over, carrying a bouquet of flowers and a clean aura.

Fang Wuyu felt his heart beating faster than ever before, and the place in his heart that he had never been able to fill up suddenly took root and sprouted, and it was about to grow new flesh and blood.

"Fang Wuyu?"

Meng Xisheng stopped outside the boundary where the street lights could not reach, and called him as if to confirm.Seeing that he shouldn't, he didn't move, and walked a few steps closer strangely.This time, he saw it clearly, pursed his thin lips, and called him: "Fang Wuyu."

Fang Wuyu didn't know what he had done. When he came back to his senses, he found that he had hugged Meng Xisheng tightly. When the flowers fell to the ground, Meng Xisheng didn't hug him back, but he didn't push him away either.

For so many years, Fang Wuyu has lived with his will, doing whatever he wants, without any scruples, even if he hurts the closest person, he has never felt that he has done something wrong, and he has no heart to criticize himself.Until now, Fang Wuyu felt that he was indeed despicable and shameless. He was falling into the abyss, but when he saw Meng Xisheng standing on the abyss, he still couldn't help reaching out and grabbing his ankle, even though it might drag Meng Xisheng down together. He didn't want to let this man go again.

In the midsummer of 1936, Fang Wuyu met Meng Xisheng again.He hugged the frail boy and cried so loudly that Meng Xisheng's shoulders were almost wet from crying.