Old Movies of the Republic of China(5)

After the fourth master finished speaking, he went to the study and came back with a bunch of things in his hand, "This is the briefing note that I collected recently. Take a look."

Lin Yutong turned on the table lamp on the bedside. This briefing was from February. She looked through it one by one. From the brief reports from February to May, they were always talking about the surge in the river. But here.

Corresponding to the people's livelihood, during this period, the Kuomintang sent 200,000 troops to encircle and suppress the Jiangxi base area. This was the second encirclement and suppression.

And in June, I saw a small report saying that the reinforcement of Wuhan embankments would cost 330,000 yuan. This amount of money is really nothing for a country. And correspondingly, in June

On the 21st, Chiang Kai-shek personally arrived in Nanchang in order to... preside over the third siege of the central base areas. At the same time, most newspapers still contained information about the suppression of the Communist Party, and only a small number of newspapers used abbreviated text.

, reported that the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River Basin were suffering from floods. On August 17, the entire city of Hankou was flooded. Chiang Kai-shek flew from Nanchang to Shanghai for personal reasons.

"Suppress the bandits," and returned to Nanchang again. The public opinion on this matter was overwhelmingly in favor of disaster relief. As time went on, the voices requesting the government to actively provide disaster relief became more intense. But until August 28, it was probably due to the pressure of public opinion that Jiang

Arrived at Hankou by ship from Nanchang, but did not go ashore because of concerns about safety. He only listened to the work report on the ship. Immediately afterwards on September 1st, Chiang Kai-shek issued a telegram in Hankou calling for chaos and disaster relief.

Lin Yutong looked at the telegrams collected by Fourth Master, "... Zhongzheng has only one ambition, to eradicate the Red Army with all its strength, regardless of other... Floods are flooding, and no human power can resist it..." She closed the briefing book suddenly, "Can no human power resist it?

This is really... with those hundreds of thousands of troops, nothing can be saved? One Wuhan only needs 330,000! How can we not move 330,000? It is raised locally in Wuhan, and it is enough." The country | the people

The government spends hundreds of thousands on clothing and equipment, which is only part of the logistical expenditure. "If nothing else, at least Wuhan can be saved."

The Fourth Master chuckled: "Wuhan has this amount of money from various local taxes. However, this money was misappropriated by Chiang as military expenditure for the Central Plains War. The rest was embezzled by everyone from top to bottom, and there is nothing left. Now.

This relief committee is a temporary organization. Everything from personnel to money is improvised. The people inside are either not good at business or have ulterior motives. There is always a shortage of people who want to make a fortune from disasters. Therefore, they have many things to do, but they don’t

The effect may not be very good. And if you want to prevent and control the plague, you can't do everything yourself. Tell Sister Gui about the situation, and she will report it. I believe that the disaster area still has a complete underground organizational structure. They are closer to the lower levels...

Otherwise, the disaster area is so big, how to deal with it? How can we organize so many people? Even if there are people, people still have to trust us?"

That's the truth.

The two talked about food again, and the fourth master said: "Previously, the national government originally planned to transfer the surplus food in the Northeast to the disaster-stricken areas. But on September 18th... it obviously failed. But in September, Song Ziwen represented the government

We signed a loan contract with the United States, but...not only is the price extremely high, but the interest is also extremely high. Of course, this is life-saving food, and price is not the most important thing."

Lin Yutong then opened the briefing and read down, "Whether it is for their own interests or for other reasons, governments in various places have played a certain role in disaster relief and survival. Food is only allowed in but not out, and they are against hoarding..." She looked at,

Sighing, "It's just this execution... I'm afraid that food prices will still go up like crazy next year."

"Not only that, the food provided by the United States is less than one-third of the losses in the disaster areas. In other words, there is still a gap in the food rations of two-thirds of the victims. This must be ensured that all the food is used for disaster relief.

"So, I don't even guess, the price of food will definitely increase." The fourth master lay down on the bed, "That's why I am anxious to find a way to import food again."

How much can be saved?

It's just that the price of the contract signed by the government with the United States is extremely high. If they want to negotiate a deal, they will have to give them more benefits. In addition, they may not be able to produce so much food at once. This is the real difficulty.

Lin Yutong turned to another briefing, which was about the issuance of treasury bonds by the Nationalist Government to provide disaster relief. "Isn't it said that 80 million was issued? 30 million was issued before, and another 50 million was issued in December. Why haven't there been any yet?"

information."

Fourth Master shook his head: "No one buys it, so we can only let it go. What else can we do?"

The two talked nonchalantly for half the night, and even when they fell asleep, they felt that they were not so peaceful.

When making breakfast the next day, Lin Yutong talked to Sister Gui about the prevention and control of the plague. She took the sour beans out of the jar with chopsticks and talked to Sister Gui: "...I heard that the flood has killed people.

There are hundreds of thousands of people. But the root of the problem is still there. If it is not handled properly, tens of thousands more people may die."

Sister-in-law Gui's hand movements when chopping meat became slower and slower. Later, the more she listened, the more she understood in her heart. Then she put down the knife and said, "Don't worry, Xiaolin, I'm going out today."

Lin Yutong smiled: "I'm not in a hurry to come back and cook. We are going out to socialize today, you and Hanzai are just busy with your business."

Lin Yutong said that there is entertainment, and indeed there is entertainment. Today is the 60th birthday of Chen Xiangdong's father, Mr. Chen, and they have to celebrate his birthday. The birthday gift is also simple. Lin Yutong directly found an emerald Guanyin statue and put it in a box, which is fine.

Already.

Mr. Chen is a very elegant man. He is considered to be the first generation of overseas students. He is quite impressive. After meeting the Fourth Master and asking him to talk, Lin Yutong followed Li Liuli to see Mrs. Chen.

I went up to greet Mrs. Chen, and then I discovered that there was a woman standing behind the old lady. This woman was not the woman who followed Chen Xiangdong on the train. Her belly was slightly bulging, so she must be pregnant.

Mrs. Chen was very embarrassed. She asked Lin Yutong to sit down and said sheepishly: "I told you to watch a joke."

Lin Yutong was not easy to answer, but Li Liuli didn't have much embarrassment on his face. He answered: "You are not an outsider, there is nothing to smile about." Then he glanced at the woman and introduced to Lin Yutong: "You guys have met too.

But I won’t say more. She is our husband’s second wife, Shangguan Feixia.”

"Mrs. Yin." Shangguan Feixia held her waist with one hand and touched her belly with the other, nodding towards Lin Yutong.

Lin Yutong smiled slightly in return.

Mrs. Chen touched the rosary beads in her hand and said to Shangguan Feixia: "Since you are here and you are pregnant, go and rest first. You are not needed here."

It seems that the mother-in-law may not like this person.

Shangguan Feixia was very knowledgeable and didn't dare to make any more trouble, so she hurried away with the old woman who had been waiting for her.

Mrs. Chen pulled Lin Yutong to sit next to her: "No one invited her here! She came here by herself. You said there are people coming and going, what does she look like when she stops at the gate? This matter is

We feel sorry for Liuli. They all say that family scandals should not be made public. I won’t treat you as an outsider, and I won’t hide this from you. It’s really annoying to watch. I think it was ruined by studying abroad. I haven’t done anything in these years.

It’s hard to make serious friends, but it’s rare that I fall in love with you and your wife. You are both good children, and we feel at ease when we associate with you.”

Lin Yutong said a few words of humility. Seeing the guests coming one after another, waiting to talk to the old lady, Lin Yutong followed Li Liuli and walked to the side.

"You go and entertain the guests. I can stay alone." Lin Yutong urged her. There is no reason for anyone to occupy the master.

Li Liuli left Lin Yutong alone and went to the balcony on the side. "There are so many people waiting to see my joke today. Why do I have to go up and ask people to sympathize with me?"

"Hey, who's laughing at who?" Lin Yutong said, changing the subject, "However, it's embarrassing for her family to follow her in such a day. Her good days have come to an end. I don't think Mr. Chen is someone who just indulges her.

"

"Whatever." Li Liuli was a little frustrated, "Whatever. I heard abroad that if you don't want to live, you can get a divorce. But what about us now? Should I also file for divorce? Let's live like this."

Lin Yutong suddenly didn't know how to answer the question. The fact that she could say such words proved that Li Liuli had really thought about divorce in her heart. And she had thought about it more than once.

Hear her say: "In this world, if you get divorced, life will be even more difficult than now. So just make ends meet."

If you don't have a strong heart and can withstand external pressure, you can't easily say divorce. Even Lin Yutong doesn't dare to persuade others to say, "Just divorce, it's not a big deal."

Before she could say anything, a servant came to call Li Liuli: "Madam, some ladies are here. The old lady wants you to meet them."

Li Liuli took a deep breath and said, "You can play by yourself, I'll come and go."

Lin Yutong sighed and was about to go out to get a glass of water when a woman walked up to him.

"Is he the little doctor?" The woman's voice sounded a little strange. Lin Yutong looked at this man and his eyes widened suddenly. She really knew this woman, "Miss Lu? Why are you here?"

This woman was none other than Miss Lu, the second wife of a wealthy medicinal merchant who was detained by the bandit Liu Sanhe in the mountains. But I didn't expect that after going round and round, I would see her again one day.

Miss Lu looked at Lin Yutong again, "I almost didn't dare to recognize him."

Lin Yutong smiled: "You..."

"I have to thank you and Mr. Yin." Miss Lu said sheepishly, "Liu Sanhe was very polite to me. I also know that you must have spoken for me in the first place."

"Let's ask your husband to pay a lot of money." Lin Yutong took a glass of water and took a sip before asking.

Miss Lu looked scared, "Fortunately, my husband is not stubborn, otherwise it would be really miserable. The background of the Liuzi Gang is not simple. Not only does it have a close relationship with the police, but it also has a close relationship with the garrison..." As he said

, and after a pause, he said, "If you talk too much, you will make mistakes! If you talk too much, you will make mistakes! I said something I shouldn't have said again today."

Lin Yutong waved his hand, "This is not a secret. The nearest police station was an hour or two away from that mountain. If this had nothing to do with the police, would they dare to stay there openly? Besides, that Mrs. Guo

She is the wife of the city defense commander, but Liu Sanhe may not be so polite? Behind this, you can know without guessing that their background is that even the city defense commander does not dare to offend easily. If Mrs. Guo does not understand this principle, can she

Abandoning all your belongings for half your life to bandits? Everyone understands this implicitly." If such a person cannot be guaranteed to be slapped to death, don't offend him easily. But the wife of this wealthy businessman is also quite confused, so little

If money dares to provoke these people, in the final analysis, the troubles are all caused by oneself. If the wealthy businessman does not support a second wife, his wife will not be dissatisfied. If the wife is not dissatisfied, she will not contact the bandits. In the same way, if

This Miss Lu had not become someone's concubine, and being a concubine was not enough for sex, and she was thinking of breaking into the family, so she would not have had such a frightening experience. This is the truth.

Miss Lu nodded awkwardly: "Mr. Yin and the little doctor are both knowledgeable people. Last time I told my husband about the little doctor's medical skills, and my husband also said that he must get to know the little doctor if he has the opportunity. You know

Yes, those who are in the medicinal material business really need to ask doctors for their opinions on some medicinal materials."

This was far-fetched. She probably saw that Miss Lu had a close relationship with the Chen family and wanted to use her to gain access to the Chen family. She turned back and glanced at Miss Lu. She also needed a lot of medicinal materials. There was such a way.

That's a good thing. So, she smiled and said: "That's very polite. I'll go and play at home when I have time." As for the location of her home, I think they can always find out. She can't seem too eager, otherwise she won't be able to do this business.

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I just came out after a birthday banquet at Chen's house. When I came out, it was already past four o'clock in the afternoon.

"Go out for a walk?" Fourth Master asked Lin Yutong for his opinion, "How about going to a movie?"

The two of them were not new to movies, they simply wanted to see what movies were like at this time. When they arrived at the cinema, the only thing they could watch immediately was "Song Girl Red Peony". The ticket cost one cent. There were several movies in it.

There are ten long chairs. There are not many people inside, and the occupancy rate is less than half. The black and white film, the dubbing and the mouth movements basically don’t match. The storyline is also frustrating. Therefore, Lin Yutong himself

I know how I saw it.

After watching a movie, it was already evening when I came out.

Snowflakes were flying in the sky, and Lin Yutong stamped his feet: "Let's go home and eat."

Fourth Master responded and wanted to call a rickshaw, but found that all the rickshaws nearby had been called away at this moment. It was snowing, and everyone was in a hurry to go home.

Lin Yutong held Fourth Master's arm, "Then let's go forward. It's been a long time since we took a walk together."

The two of them walked along the road at a leisurely pace, occasionally glancing at the various signboards with colorful neon lights on the side, as well as the very conspicuous advertising paintings posted everywhere. Lin Yutong felt that in fact, people in this era
To be continued...