From the liveliest and most dirty corners of the ancient city, humorous jokes and legendary rumors spread to the whole city. Before Minister Tao jumped out of the window, he was still scolding the new director of the Provincial Education Bureau who was supporting him: "You said this is the place where all dynasties and centuries have passed.
The holy land of the capital city is a country with honest folk customs and etiquette. How come it is a work of bricks and rubble?" The director of education said: "Hurry up and jump out of the window. Be careful, the cold baby in Guanzhong is coming..." People spread the word and rolled out the first brick.
Moreover, the one who was shouting and beating was actually a girl. The girl was not a student at all, but a sharpshooter from the Red Army from the north... The city-wide manhunt was being intensified without being affected by any rumors. The secret service was being investigated from reconnaissance and interrogation.
In the confession of the arrested student, it was confirmed that he had intervened and manipulated the student, and the target of the pursuit was quickly identified. Bai Ling was listed as the first offender.
Bai Ling walked back through the alley and fled back to Zaoci Lane. Lu Zhaopeng was waiting for her anxiously. The bedding and simple luggage in the house had been neatly bundled. Lu Zhaopeng said: "You are completely exposed. You have to move."
I guess they will come at least in the evening." Bai Ling said: "If they kill me, I won't lose anything." Lu Zhaopeng said calmly: "We have to separate temporarily. I will move from here.
Let's go and give them the illusion of escaping. You'll be safe if you stay here." Bai Ling asked: "How long will I stay here? How can I contact you?" Lu Zhaopeng said, "I'll tell the landlord Mr. Wei
The wife has agreed, you live with her. I come to you, you wait, don't go out." Bai Ling nodded and said: "I'm waiting for you, you have to come as soon as possible." Lu Zhaopeng said: "You now
Go find Mrs. Wei and leave the rest of the matter alone." After that, he hugged Bai Ling, stroked her shoulders and said, "You smashed Minister Tao's nose with a brick, and also collapsed our nest.
." Bai Ling kissed Zhaopeng's mouth fiercely, tears soaked into her and his mouth, and there was a sense of bitterness. Old Mrs. Wei's voice sounded in the yard: "Why don't you leave?" Bai Ling broke away from Zhaopeng's arms.
He came out, wiped his eyes, jumped out, and walked into the upper room with Mrs. Wei. Mrs. Wei pointed to a square hole under the table and said, "Go down and stay there. Don't come up until I tell you."
Sure enough, someone arrived when the night was quieter that night. Bai Ling heard the conversation between Mrs. Wei and the stranger in the cellar:
"Where is the tenant living in your house?"
"Moved out, just moved out this afternoon."
"Where can I move to?"
"I don't ask about other people's trivial matters."
"Who are those two people?"
"Say he's a businessman."
"Is that woman's surname Bai?"
"The woman's surname is Bai."
"Where are the people?"
"As I said just now, the couple will move out together."
"Those are two of you hiding..."
"There is no writing on her forehead, I can recognize it"
"You are so old that you still have a tough mouth even if you don't know the crime."
"You have eaten shit. You have a bad mouth and my shopkeeper has a bad mouth. Anyway, you were still in your father's crotch when the incident happened. If you dare to scold me, I will drag you to Yu Huzi...
"
Not long after the sound of footsteps faded away, Old Mrs. Wei shouted: "Come up, it's okay." Bai Ling climbed up into the cellar and was surprised that Old Mrs. Wei was actually the widow of Mr. Wei Shaoxu, one of the leading figures in Xi'an during the Revolution of 1911.
, so he opened his mouth because the beard was longer than the beard was short. Old Mrs. Wei said: "The world is in the hands of this bunch of bastards."
Bai Ling settled in with complete peace of mind. Old Mrs. Wei asked her to sleep on the same bed with her, and recounted Mr. Wei Shaoxu's feats when he returned to China from studying in Japan and set up troubles... Bai Ling listened with interest and couldn't help but suddenly thought: "You
Live a good life, and when things are peaceful, I will write a book about your husband's deeds."
One night three days later, Zhaopeng came. Seeing that Bai Ling was intact, Lu Zhaopeng immediately felt relieved, turned around and bowed deeply to Mrs. Wei. Mrs. Wei turned around and entered the east room, leaving time and space to them.
Go and say what you want to say. Bai Ling stared closely at Lu Zhaopeng's eyes, hoping that he would bring new arrangements. Lu Zhaopeng said: "You have to leave here and go to the base area." Bai Ling asked: "Where?"
Zhaopeng said: "Nanliang. Commander Liao has already established the next base area." Bai Ling asked: "How to get there?" Lu Zhaopeng said: "You go to Zhangcun in Weibei first, and the underground transportation will take you to Nanliang one stop at a time."
Liang. The key is the first stop - getting out of the city gate." Bai Ling said: "How to get out?" Lu Zhaopeng said: "Tomorrow morning an officer from the Northwest Army will come to pick you up. You and him pretend to be husband and wife and let him lead you.
I'll escort you to Zhangcun." Bai Ling said: "We'll break up now." Lu Zhaopeng suppressed his fluctuating emotions and answered the question unintentionally: "The officer who sent you there is undoubtedly reliable. You can go with him without any worries. I can't show up tomorrow.
Now." Bai Ling asked with a trembling voice: "When do you think we can meet again?" Lu Zhaopeng coughed his choked throat and said in a high-spirited manner: "You and Commander Liao enter Xi'an, I will be at the gate of the city.
Welcome you." Bai Ling trembled and threw herself into Zhaopeng's arms and said, "The baby is about to be born, please give me a name." Lu Zhaopeng could no longer hold back the surging emotions and hugged Bai Ling tightly and choked with sobs.
"Call it 'Tianming', regardless of gender, everyone should have this name."
Bai Ling didn't sleep that night. She lay on the kang and listened to Mrs. Wei's snoring, which was more majestic than that of ordinary men, until the window lit up. She put on the velvet cheongsam and white long stockings brought by Zhaopeng last night and dressed up as
She looked like a rich and gorgeous lady. After eating some breakfast, she sneaked into the cellar and waited quietly to prevent her slight negligence before leaving from causing a big mistake.
Bai Ling had already calmed down from the emotions of parting with Zhaopeng last night, and was waiting for the adventurous escape that was about to begin. There were heavy footsteps in the house, and a rich man's voice asked: "Where is my sister-in-law?" Only then did Mrs. Wei
He opened the cellar cover and asked her to come up. Bai Ling climbed to the cellar entrance and stuck his head out. He was shocked to see that the officer standing at the cellar entrance was actually Lu Zhaohai. The moment Lu Zhaohai saw her, he also froze.
The expressions on their faces were revealed, and both of them fell into a speechless awkward situation. Old Mrs. Wei joked: "Look at my sister-in-law, her eyes are filled with porcelain. If I have the ability, I would marry a wife who feels so distressed like my sister-in-law." Lu Zhaohai sat stiffly.
When he got to the chair, his hands shaking when taking out the cigarette and lighting the fire were trembling. Bai Ling climbed out of the cellar and concealed himself to Mrs. Wei: "I changed into new clothes and scared my brother." Lu Zhaohai took a deep breath of smoke.
, no reply...
Yesterday at noon, Lu Zhaopeng walked into the Northwest Army garrison in a grand manner, looking for his brother for the first time in many years. Lu Zhaohai was very moved that Lu Zhaopeng came to see him. He expected that a major change had occurred in the family, and the brothers had to cooperate to solve it, otherwise
His brother would not come to look for him. He asked a little eagerly: "Is there something wrong at home?" Lu Zhaopeng said: "Yes. But it's not a big deal, so don't be nervous." Lu Zhaohai became more anxious: "No matter how big the matter is,
It's a small matter, please clarify it quickly." Lu Zhaopeng then said in a light tone: "Your sister-in-law is going back to the countryside for confinement, and you have to escort her." Lu Zhaohai suddenly put down his suspended heart and raised his eyebrows.
As soon as he raised his voice, his tone also became cheerful: "You married a new wife and you didn't even say hello to me. You are so heartless." Lu Zhaopeng said: "It's not like you don't know my brother's sufferings, and you don't dare to tell anyone about it.
." Lu Zhaohai sympathized with his brother's dead marriage and could fully understand his secret marriage, so he readily agreed: "It is your duty to escort your sister-in-law. I just took the opportunity to meet my new sister-in-law. What do you think?
When will we leave?" Lu Zhaopeng said: "Tomorrow." He then explained where to pick him up and where to send him. Finally, he said with regret: "There is no way. Yuan Shang couldn't go back to her hometown, so she had to go to her natal house.
Confinement is a taboo thing." Lu Zhaohai could understand his brother's difficulties: "I understand. Don't worry." Lu Zhaopeng said meaningfully: "I have no choice but to ask you for help." Lu Zhaohai
Hai Hao said cheerfully: "I am very happy to help you. If you believe in brother, he will go to death." Lu Zhaopeng excused himself and said that he had to make preparations before getting up, and left...
Lu Zhaohai sat on a chair and was caught in the smoke. He never imagined that his brother Zhaopeng would use such a trick. The elder brother took away his younger brother's wife, and actually begged his younger brother to escort her to the countryside for confinement. He watched.
Bai Ling climbed out of the cellar and laughed and said: "Lu Zhaopeng will definitely achieve great things - only those with a thick face can achieve great things." Bai Ling was even more embarrassed. This arrangement was beyond her expectation and made her even more embarrassed.
, and said angrily: "Zhaohai, you go back, I will go out of the city and go back to the countryside." Lu Zhaohai suddenly realized at this moment that there was some kind of trap. Bai Ling's mother-in-law and natal family were both in the original Bailu Village and were not there.
Weibei, Zhaopeng said that confinement in Weibei's natal family was just an excuse, and there must be dangerous reasons for not telling the truth. Seeing the confused look in the landlady's eyes, Mrs. Wei, she pretended to be joking and said: "My mission is to take care of my sister-in-law.
"Crossing the river, get up." Bai Ling said stubbornly: "Go back, I won't bother you anymore." Lu Zhaohai said anxiously: "I'm running some errands for you, but you're still so angry."
The two of them sat side by side on a rickshaw. Lu Zhaohai opened the curtain in front of the carriage so that everyone could see him and her. Being secretive would easily arouse suspicion. Bai Ling wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.
, with her shawl hair spread over her shoulders, her plump breasts and swollen belly under her cheongsam, it is difficult for people to connect her with the Red Party student throwing bricks, not to mention that there is still a heavily armed man sitting next to her.
Officers and gendarmes wandering on the street looked at the couple in the car arrogantly and obscenely... There was no trouble in the ten-mile east-west street of the ancient city until they encountered a routine interrogation at the west gate. Lu Zhaohai tilted his head evilly
He squinted and scolded the guard: "You want me to earn the skin for you, don't you?" The guard swallowed his saliva, rolled his eyes, and stepped back. The coachman pulled the cart and started running again until he left the narrow streets of Xiguan.
Stepping on the official road in the countryside, Lu Zhaohai took out a piece of silver and patted the coachman on the shoulder. The coachman turned around and took the money, apologizing again and again: "It's too much, too much. Boss, you look down on the poor people too much." Lu Zhaohai
Zhaohai said: "You just pull the cart, but don't listen to our whispers." The cart driver smiled obsequiously and said, "Good boss, we are poor people who make a living, how dare we talk so much. Just talk, talk to me
Don't treat me like a human being, treat me like an ox pulling a cart." Lu Zhaohai turned around and said to Bai Ling: "From now on, I have no brother - Lu Zhaopeng is not worthy of being my brother." Bai Ling said numbly
"I don't deserve to be your sister-in-law either." Lu Zhaohai could no longer suppress it and vented unscrupulously: "I despise him and I despise Lu Zhaopeng. I used to sympathize with him, but now I hate him." Bai Ling said with a cold face: "
Don't blame him, you hate me, look at me, I'm looking for him to live with him..." Lu Zhaohai interrupted her: "No, no, no, you don't excuse him, he has already had bad intentions for me.
After returning from Baoding, we made an appointment to meet for the second time. You didn't come forward, but he came to send me a message on your behalf. Although I was a little confused at the time, I always believed that he was a brother and a human being... I didn't expect that he was nothing.
Bai Ling couldn't help but argued irritably: "You are too worried. He and I... we will clarify it in the future. Don't think of him as a human being." Lu Zhaohai vented his anger and said helplessly.