Heiwa still adheres to the regular living habits that he has formed. He gets up early in the morning, first dances with the sword, then practices Tai Chi soft skills, and then recites. It has been a long time since he had been taught by Mr. Zhu. After the second battalion commander Jiao Zhenguo led the group into the mountains, Heiwa started in the evening
It was time to ride on horseback to find Mr. Zhu.
Hei Wa tied the horse to the tree outside the academy gate and walked in. He saw Mr. Zhu sitting in the courtyard, with his back to the gate and facing the original slope. A snow-white and shiny head was exposed above the old high-backed wicker chair. Hei Wa
Heiwa bowed and sat down. Mr. Zhu straightened up the waist that was leaning on the wicker chair and asked with a smile: "You still have time to come here? Why don't the whole family, old and young, get busy killing pigs and catching cats?" Heiwa couldn't listen.
He couldn't understand, so he responded casually and said: "I am still the same as the original horse and the same saddle." Mr. Zhu added: "How can you relax? Don't look at how strong the wind is this time." Heiwa thought for a while.
, I understood Mr. Zhu’s words. He called the government’s all-out attack on the Communist Party a strong wind. “The whole family, old and young, got busy.” Metaphorically, everyone from Chiang Kai-shek down to the local joint security officials were mobilized. “Killing pigs and catching cats” meant
"Clearly" only refers to the reconciliation between the two leaders of the Communist Party, Zhu De. Heiwa asked in surprise: "How can you know the current situation if you are not discharged from the hospital?" Mr. Zhu said: "The wind blew my ears."
Not long ago, an unusual thing happened. It was also a bleak evening. Yue Weishan, the party secretary of Zishui County of the Kuomintang, accompanied by Bai Xiaowen, visited Mr. Zhu. Yue Weishan expressed his gratitude to Mr. Zhu for overcoming all kinds of difficulties, including funding.
Expressing admiration for the difficulty, Bai Xiaowen repeatedly explained that he had just learned that there was a funding problem in the compilation and printing of the county annals, and asked in an attempt to make up for his mistakes: "Sir, how much do you think it will cost?" Bai Xiaowen then said: "Secretary Yue is also a literary person and is very concerned about it.
Regarding the compilation and printing of county journals, it’s just that the party affairs are too busy. As soon as I heard about the financial difficulties yesterday, I came to solve the problem today. Uncle, please speak openly. Secretary Yue can solve all problems with just one sentence." Mr. Zhu said: "It's just buying money.
The money for one or two guns." Yue Weishan said: "I will send it to you tomorrow." Mr. Zhu smiled and said: "No need. I sold two cypress trees in the academy and paid the lithographic fee in full. It's better to keep the money to buy it.
The guns are tight, the guns are tight." Yue Weishan still insisted on sending the money: "Then give this money to the gentlemen. You have worked hard to compile the county chronicles." Mr. Zhu shook his head: "The gentlemen have already gone back to their respective homes.
." After hearing this, Yue Weishan changed the subject and loudly praised Mr. Zhu for issuing the "Anti-Japanese Declaration", which had great appeal in Sanqin and even the whole country: "Mr. Zhu embodies the righteousness of our Chinese nation." Mr. Zhu
But it felt as if someone had opened a scar: "Well, why did you bring a pot of unboiled water again?" Yue Weishan said: "The key is not whether you can go to the front line, but your statement, which is better than thousands of troops."
Horse." Mr. Zhu said mockingly: "I don't even support it. I made a declaration in front of the people but couldn't implement it. This face has been lost and lost." Bai Xiaowen interjected and explained: "Uncle.
Words and deeds have always been consistent, and no one sees it that way." Yue Weishan then told Mr. Zhu about the situation of the struggle between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, saying that it would take three months to completely eliminate the Communist Party across the country and achieve the unification of a complete China and one political party.
The situation is about to come. Yue Weishan said: "In order to promote the formation of the overall situation of unity among the people across the country, please make another statement -"
"You took so many detours to get back to the truth. What statement did you ask me to make?"
"It's just like the anti-Japanese declaration you issued."
"But the Japanese pirates have surrendered."
"Of course, this statement is in support of the Chairman's statement on suppressing communism."
"What use can I make by writing such a statement?"
"I just said that your reputation in the academic world and your conduct will influence a large number of scholars to unite to eliminate internal troubles."
"Now I understand that this is a deal: I write a statement, and you allocate a sum of money to reward me and the gentlemen..."
"Sir, he is allergic. These are two different things and cannot be linked together."
"But I haven't consulted the intentions of eight colleagues. I wonder if they are willing to make another joint statement with me."
"Sir, please draft a manuscript. I will ask Xiaowen to ride to the gentlemen and sign their names."
"Well, since it's a business, I have to see how much Secretary Yue wants to pay first. You ask Xiaowen to bring the money, and we'll pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other."
"Sir, please speak clearly..."
After breakfast the next day, Bai Xiaowen actually came to the academy. Mr. Zhu said: "Who said Yue Weishan didn't keep his word? This time he did it very neatly. Xiaowen, take out the money and count it." Bai Xiaowen
Respectfully, he took out stacks of silver coins wrapped in paper from the cloth bag: "One stack of fifty, ten stacks in total, a total of five hundred yuan." Mr. Zhu said in a greedy tone: "You put those stacks
Open them all and count them to me one by one. I want to check whether they are fakes one by one. Now there are more fakes than genuine ones." Bai Xiaowen diligently and carefully unwrapped the wrapping paper of the stacks of silver coins and placed them in the palms of his hands.
As he counted the coins, the sound of the silver coins colliding with each other was clear and pure. Bai Xiaowen said: "Uncle, that's right, the exact number is five hundred." Mr. Zhu stared at Xiaowen and said: "Your Secretary Yue is a fool, isn't he?" Bai Xiaowen said
Xiaowen said with a smile: "Secretary Yue is very shrewd. Uncle, you are joking." Mr. Zhu said: "He paid such a high price to buy me a piece of paper, so I don't think he has lost money." Xiaowen said: "Secretary Yue attaches great importance to my uncle's reputation." Mr. Zhu added.
He shook his head: "If I am really famous, then the price he offered is too small. Can five hundred yuan buy the big reputation of a distinguished gentleman like me?" Bai Xiaowen said quickly: "I also think it is too little. I
Let's talk to Secretary Yue when we go back." Mr. Zhu suddenly tilted his head and said, "Actually, I'm not even worth a penny. Secretary Yue's business is in ruins." Bai Xiaowen said, "Uncle, you are telling me a joke. Please give me the draft of the statement."
Well, Secretary Yue is very tight on this matter." Mr. Zhu raised his neck and said calmly: "I haven't written it yet." Bai Xiaowen said: "Uncle, please tell me the exact time. I will come and get it when you can write it.
." Mr. Zhu said: "When you come, bring two more members with you, and don't forget to bring a hemp rope." Bai Xiaowen asked puzzledly: "What are you doing with that?" Mr. Zhu's eyes were like swords, staring at Bai closely.
Xiaowen said: "You tied me to Yue Weishan." Bai Xiaowen suddenly turned pale: "Uncle, where did you say..." Mr. Zhu said calmly: "You are in the same nest and you are not having fun, but you still want to kidnap me."
This old antique is also dragged in to bite you. Hurry up, load it up and go. You can tell Secretary Yue that five hundred yuan to buy my old barrel gun is a bad deal..."
After Mr. Zhu narrated this unusual incident to Hei Wa, he continued: "I sent back Zhang Xiucai who was guarding the gate, leaving me alone. I sat in the yard waiting from morning to night.
When they came to tie me up, the door was not even closed. When you came in just now, I thought Xiaowen was leading the group to tie me up." Heiwa shook his head silently, then changed the topic: "Sir, please give me some advice.
A book." Mr. Zhu said: "Oh, forget it, you still have to study, don't read. You have read enough." Hei Wa smiled humbly: "Mr., didn't you say there is no end to learning? Besides, I have just started.
." Mr. Zhu said: "I no longer read or write. I advise you not to study anymore." Heiwa frowned in confusion. Mr. Zhu continued: "It is useless to read. The more you read, the more famous you will be.
Then someone came to ask you to write this declaration or that declaration." Hei Wa said sadly: "I only knew that you always advised people to learn, but I didn't expect that you would advise people to stop reading." Mr. Zhu said: "Studying is for self-cultivation.
, Only by rectifying yourself can you rectify others and rectify the world; those who do not cultivate themselves or rectify themselves but try to rectify others and rectify the world are all stealing their reputations and deceiving the world. If you can use one or two tenths of the books you have read, you are a great person. Read more
It's just tiring." Hei Wa no longer forced the teacher, but changed the topic: "I have something to tell you, sir, Zhaopeng is gone." Mr. Zhu showed a surprised look: "Where have you gone?" Hei Wa said:
"Yan'an." Mr. Zhu said casually, "I'm not going back home."
Hei Wa stood up from the bluestone bench he was sitting on, took out a book from his shirt pocket and said, "Zhao Peng asked me to give it to you when he left. It is written." Mr. Zhu took a look and shook his head:
"I just said that if I don't read or write, I won't read anyone's books." Heiwa said, "I read this book and it's well written. You can understand the Mao family's strategies for governing the country." Mr. Zhu said
: "I have read Mao's books. The books are well written and the people are talented. But Mr. Sun is also talented and the books are also well written. They are all leaders who govern and rejuvenate the country. But look at the current situation.
The world of the wall is not consistent with the Three People's Principles. The doctrine in the article is a doctrine, but the world is still in chaos..." Hei Wa whispered: "I heard that the people in Yan'an are honest and upright and love them." Mr. Zhu said
"What will happen after we conquer the world remains to be seen. I can't see it, but you can." Hei Wa bravely asked: "Sir, in your opinion, they can conquer the world but not." Unexpectedly, Mr. Zhu said categorically
Affirmation: "The world is destined to be yes." In Heiwa's impression, Mr. Zhu's fortune-telling always uses a vague and vague language, which requires the person asking the fortune-telling to think hard to guess, and he never directly makes a decision about whether it is yes or no.
The clear judgment of yes or no, not to mention such an important prediction of the country's future situation, suddenly increased interest and courage: "Mr.'s certificate" Mr. Zhu said easily: "The certificate is in front of everyone, everyone has seen it, it is the national flag."
." Heiwa asked strangely: "The national flag." Mr. Zhu said cheerfully: "The blue sky and white sun on the national flag are the Kuomintang, aren't they? But they are only in the sky, and the ground is red." After Heiwa woke up, he exclaimed in surprise: "This
How many times have I seen the national flag but never thought of this..." Mr. Zhu also burst into laughter: "Zhaoqian, you are just joking. This is the last fortune I will make in this life."
Hei Wa looked at Mr. Zhu with admiration. The old man's hair had all turned white, like a snow cap on his head; his brows were bright and bright, and his eyes were as clear as autumn water; on his thin cheeks, there was a straight bridge of his nose.
It is more abrupt and tall; the arc-shaped wrinkles on both sides of the nose and the corners of the mouth decrease from long to short, just like the water ripples swaying to both sides with the mouth as the center; the two helixes also become translucent, and slender blood vessels can be seen; the entire face
The complexion showed a strange white and translucent color, like an old silkworm that had excreted all its filth and was about to spin a silk cocoon. Hei Wa said sincerely: "Sir's hair has turned white, it turned white very fast. Last time I came here
Not yet..." Mr. Zhu smiled softly: "Silkworms are old for a while." Heiwa repeatedly told Mr. Zhu to take care: "I will come back to see you after a while." Mr. Zhu said angrily, half seriously and half jokingly: "Don't worry.
Come on, don't come. If you come again, I will ignore you and won't talk to you."
After lunch the next day, the owner of the lithography hall delivered ten sets of "Zishui County Chronicles" that had just been printed. They were covered with blue hard paper and the twenty-nine volumes were divided into five volumes. Mr. Zhu caught the "Zishui County Chronicles" that smelled of ink.
After reading the book, he bent his knees and knelt down on the ground: "Please accept my obeisance, fool." The owner of the stone seal shop hurriedly helped Mr. Zhu up, his face turned yellow with fright: "Grandpa Tian, how can a lay disciple like me bear this?" Mr. Zhu burst into tears.
: "I have finished the last thing in this world, and I am just waiting for the book to come out."
That day, Mr. Zhu walked into the county government. The newly appointed county magistrate did not recognize Mr. Zhu, and Mr. Zhu did not recognize the county magistrate. Because of frequent state affairs, many new officials and minor officials who came to Zishui no longer visited the county's virtuous gentlemen.
As soon as he arrived, he was thrown into the urgent military affairs of collecting food, donations and soldiers. The new county magistrate's surname was Gong, and his face had a few sparse pockmarks. When he saw Mr. Zhu, he immediately asked: "Which joint security office are you from?
Have you collected all the troops?" Mr. Zhu said with a smile: "I am not in the league, nor in the guarantee. I am compiling the county chronicle in the academy." County Magistrate Gong consciously caused a misunderstanding: "Then you go and compile your county chronicle, and you are messing around here.
What are you talking about?" Mr. Zhu said: "The county chronicles have been compiled and printed, and the wages for the editor should also be cleared. Please allocate some funds." County Magistrate Gong raised his neck: "Where can I find the money?" Mr. Zhu said:
"It doesn't cost much, just buy two less guns and it's enough." County Magistrate Gong asked with his eyes widened: "What you said smells weird, but it's more like my tone." Mr. Zhu said with a smile: "Gong County
"Please don't say stupid things. I will be happy if I hear what you say." Then he said in a begging tone: "You can loosen your fingers and give me a few change to print the book, but I will buy two less guns." Gong County
The elder was impatient: "You have nothing to do. You are compiling county records without opening your eyes to check the current situation. You should leave quickly. I am still busy." Mr. Zhu said with a red face: "You kicked me out of the house. You are really a good person."
County Magistrate. I haven’t been kicked out by anyone yet, so I’m really lucky today.”
Mr. Zhu didn't give up, so he found the lithographic printing shop in desperation and said to the boss: "Calculate how much it will cost." The boss said: "I don't make money printing Mr. Zhu's books. I didn't make any money printing several times in the past, and I still don't make money this time."
. But nowadays, the ink on the paper has increased so much that it has gone through several somersaults." Mr. Zhu said: "I only print ten copies, you can do the math." The boss still did not touch the abacus and said: "The less you print, the more money you lose." Zhu
The husband then told the boss about the shame of being kicked out by Gong Mazi. He specifically explained that this manuscript is the result of many years of hard work by nine gentlemen. It is a collection of the latest information from Zishui County. He was afraid that it would be lost in fire, floods, rain, and rat gnawing.
Now print out ten copies and keep the original copy, and wait until the peaceful and prosperous times to expand the printing. Mr. Zhu said: "It doesn't matter if you don't settle the accounts. It will be in vain if you settle the accounts. I have no money. I will cut down a cypress tree in the academy and give it to you a hundred years later."
Being a fangban, for me it’s a credit, for you it’s a righteous act.” The boss waved his left hand and said simply and boldly: “No more, no more words, I’ll seal it.”
Mr. Zhu spent five days personally delivering the eight sets of county chronicles to the eight gentlemen who had compiled them, and finally settled a worry. The eight gentlemen lived scattered in the mountainous rivers and plains of Zishui County, and Mr. Zhu took advantage of the opportunity.
I once again visited my hometown of Zishui when I had the opportunity to send books, and my feelings became even more profound: the Qinling Mountains in Zishui County are real mountains, and the tall and steep towering mountains are the great men; Bailuyuan under the jurisdiction of Zishui County is a typical plain, plain and honest
, as magnanimous as a stone, is the mind of a man; the Zishui River Road in Zishui County combines hardness and softness, and is a confident and self-respecting woman. The mountains and rivers are still the same, but the world is unfamiliar, unlike his impassioned speeches, sweeping away the poppies all over the river.
, and it is no longer like the years when he was so kind-hearted and helped the famine. The deserted fields, withered cottages, and gray faces clearly indicate that if Bailuyuan is not at the end of destruction, it is the dynasty that dominates the life on the plain.
We will fall into a dead end. All this is laid out clearly and clearly, and there is no need to do any divination. However, Mr. Zhu himself can no longer do anything. After all, this is not about destroying poppies by plowing, let alone providing food relief.
Mr. Zhu forwarded the ninth set of county chronicles to the county magistrate who was "a hard man to live with", leaving the last set for himself. After doing these things, Mr. Zhu suddenly felt lighter, and towards his wife Zhu Bai
Shi said: "My business is done. Call Huairen Huaiyi and my wife, and let's have a reunion dinner here as a family. It's time for us to leave the academy."