"I know that one day I will die before the Japs are finished killing them. I used to be very afraid of death. In the first month after the Japs entered Peiping, I acted in the Taiping Theater. That night I performed "Wu Jia Slope"
". Before the play was over, the Japanese entered the theater to arrest spies... Actually, they were not arresting spies, they were just killing people to establish their authority. I stood on the stage, and there were all dead bodies in the audience... the piano masters, the extras, the ones pulling the curtain...
They were all so scared that they collapsed behind the curtain..."
Chen Baoxiang didn't know what to say. This kind of thing had happened many times after the Japanese crossed the Yalu River.
Including the "May 3rd Massacre" that shocked Jinan, the same situation existed.
The country is weak and the people are in dire straits.
It is not uncommon for foreigners to trample on the land of China at will.
"That night, I was reborn. I was no longer Wang Baochuan. I wanted to be Xue Pinggui. Only by leading a hundred thousand Xiliang troops and killing them like rivers of blood could I wash away the hatred in my heart... My parents and two younger sisters were in Taiwan.
Exit. They are not here to see a show, they just came from the country to give me winter clothes——"
The back of Chen Baoxiang's hand felt cold. It turned out that two lines of clear tears from Gu Lanchun's eyes fell down and hit the back of his hand.
He also shed tears when his family was exterminated in Luokou.
However, since then, no more tears have been shed.
A man bleeds but does not shed tears, kills the Japanese, takes revenge... If he just kneels down and sheds tears, it will be an evil deed that hurts his relatives and makes his enemies happy.
"Boss Chen, my heart is dead. From then on, no matter which rich man likes me and wants to help me leave the theater, I refuse. Who am I, Gu Lanchun? A drop in the ocean, an ant in thousands of generations, life is as humble as a small
dust……"
Chen Baoxiang felt distressed and wanted to comfort her, but couldn't.
Her heart is dead, no matter how beautiful the love words are, they can't save her.
Only by killing the Japanese can she be happy.
A thousand pieces of gold are easy to come by, but a close friend is hard to find.
After the Luokou Massacre, Chen Baoxiang's heart also changed tremendously. No matter how much gold he had, he could not arouse his interest. Only killing the Japanese could make him feel at ease and happy.
In this regard, he is exactly the same as Gu Lanchun.
"Boss Chen, you went to the Grand View Garden to support me and bought a flower basket to present on the stage. I will remember it every time. When you were about to enter the prime minister's office, I would always look at you out of the corner of my eye. If it weren't for this troubled world, I would
What a good thing it is for an opera singer to have a good friend like you to take pity on... Nowadays, we will miss it eventually, and we can only miss it! Look at those stars, they are my parents and sister, watching them
Follow me..."
There was no one around and the night was deserted.
This moment of solitude was what Chen Baoxiang had been looking forward to for a long time, but he never expected that the two of them would be talking about painful past events.
"Every time I see the stars, in Peiping, Shanghai, Jinan... I seem to hear them talking, with only three words - 'Kill the Japanese!'"
"Okay, okay, okay..."
Chen Baoxiang also answered with three words. The Japanese owed too much debt. Not only his Chen family and the Gu family, tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of families in the land of China, three thousand miles north and south, died under the bayonets of the Japanese.
The three words "Kill the Japanese" are engraved on everyone's heart.
When they first became sworn brothers, Zhu Xiaotian also said: "Pull up the banner, enforce justice for heaven, pull up brothers, and kill the Japanese who occupied Shandong -"
If he didn't have such heroic words, why would he follow this big brother with all his heart?
Gu Lanchun moved slightly and breathed out a faint white mist.
White mist floated in front of Chen Baoxiang's face, carrying with it the slight fragrance of her body.
"It is said that Jinan has a warm winter, but in this cold twelfth lunar month, where is the warmth in the whole world? It's just a lie told by wealthy people who have money and leisure. It's really a bit cold at this late night!"
Gu Lanchun lightly stamped his feet, staggered, and threw himself into Chen Baoxiang's arms.
Chen Baoxiang subconsciously opened his arms and wrapped his arms around Gu Lanchun's slim waist.
Gu Lanchun raised his head, and his lips slipped past Chen Baoxiang's lips.
In that flash of lightning, a pile of firewood in Chen Baoxiang's heart was ignited with a roar.
He lowered his head, but Gu Lanchun had already turned his head, and there was only a lump of dark hair leaning against the tip of Chen Baoxiang's chin.
"On this day last year, in this gate, people's faces and peach blossoms reflected each other's red. I don't know where to go, but the peach blossoms still smile in the spring breeze. Boss Chen, next year at this time, maybe the army from the south will come back and kill all the Japanese and traitors. We will
I can live a peaceful life... In my hometown, there are thousands of acres of peach trees. If we are lucky, we can all live until this day next year, and I will take you to see the peach blossoms..."
The two of them hugged each other, and Chen Baoxiang felt that as long as they hugged like this, it would last forever, and the war would burn the city, and it wouldn't matter whether they lived or died.
Just as he was thinking about it, Gu Lanchun gently broke away, left his arms, and then held his hand before moving forward.
The two of them walked out of the aisle and came out of the side door of Yuqian's cheongsam shop.
The bluestone slabs on Furong Street have been covered with frost, emitting a cold blue light.
"Go back, it's freezing cold, so be careful."
Gu Lanchun let go of Chen Baoxiang's hand, took a dozen steps forward, and turned around.
She had been standing by the side door, watching him.
Chen Baoxiang suddenly felt that the winter in Jinan City was really cold, but with Gu Lanchun's words, the hug just now, and the slightest touch of their lips - what's the use of cold calculations?
He waved his hand, Gu Lanchun stepped back, and the small gray door closed.
That night, Chen Baoxiang became ten years younger.
It’s good to be young. You can take on big and difficult things with just a bow and stride forward.
After daybreak, Mr. Feng sent someone over and brought four-color snacks to Zhu Xiaotian in return.
At the same time, the visitor also carried a few words from Master Feng: "Whenever Boss Zhu encounters difficulties in or outside the city of Jinan, he will go to Mingxinchi to find Master Feng. As long as Master Feng has something to eat, he will not be hungry."
Brothers, if Chen Baoxiang has something to do, he can go. Boss Zhu’s brother is Master Feng’s brother, and he will be treated equally."
Chen Baoxiang thanked him again and again, gave the visitor two oceans of tea money, and then respectfully sent him out.
Sitting by the stove, looking at the charcoal fire, he recalled the day he and Gu Lanchun watched the stars together.
There was such a night, and from then on, no matter how dark the night was, there was always light in his heart, illuminating his future.
Liu Yue'e came from the backyard and told him nonchalantly: "Both the boss and the second child said that they will come back very late at night and have to work overtime to unload the goods. I promised to give everyone a 30% increase in wages..."
Chen Baoxiang suddenly woke up. Since Lian Chengbi and the others were going to attack the goods platform, they must keep the two children away from the place of right and wrong.
"No need to work overtime, let them rest for a few days."
"The boss said, the opportunity to make money has come, how can we rest?"
"rest."
Chen Baoxiang couldn't explain it, so he could only keep a calm face and ask Liu Yuee to do as he said.
"Head of the house - okay! I told the children to take a few days off and help me clean at home..."
Chen Baoxiang looked outside. There were thick clouds and no snow, and the sky was dim.
"This day is going to change... a disaster is coming!"