October 24, 1939, was the second day after Japanese planes violently bombed Chongqing.
This morning, the sky had just dawned, and a faint mist was spreading up from the Yangtze River and Jialing River, rolling in mist, gradually shrouding the mountain city of Chongqing in the fog, as if it was covered with a layer of white gauze.
Birds were chirping in the middle of the trees, and the whistle of a ship could be heard faintly from the distant river. There was gradually a noisy sound of people in the nearby houses, and they were busy starting their new day.
Accompanying the capital, Chongqing, has just woken up from a night's sleep.
At this time, Wu Xiaoyan, like the mountain city of Chongqing, had just woken up from a night's sleep.
Her whole body was tired and stiff, her eyelids could not be opened, her buttocks were cold, and her neck hurt as if it was broken.
She tried her best to open her tired eyes, and the first thing she saw was her little brother in her arms. He was still sleeping soundly, his face was red, and his body was warm. He was raising one of his little hands to rub his little nose.
God, you are so cute and delicate! But how do you understand what kind of situation you and your sister are in now!
1-2
Yesterday afternoon, my brother was hungry and finally burst into tears.
Xiaoyan hates seeing her brother cry the most. She panics when he cries.
She hurriedly carried her brother into the pastry shop on Xiubi Street. The store sold milk for five cents a glass. Xiaoyan felt that the glass of milk was not enough for her brother, so she cruelly bought two glasses for a dime.
She poured the milk into the bottle and fed it to her brother.
As a result, the 20 cents that mother gave her on her brother's 100th day now only have 10 cents left!
What to do tonight, what to do tomorrow, what to do in the future? She has no idea!
After feeding her brother, she went to look for her home in the bombed and burned ruins.
She had a vague hope that maybe Mommy was okay! Maybe she was looking for her everywhere! She wandered around in the large ruins, but could not find her home, let alone Mommy!
She stood desperately in the vast ruins, looking around.
Her face was covered with tears, and she finally cried and shouted: "Mother, one by one! Mother, one by one!"
That day, her only gain was to pick up a deformed enamel basin.
She went to Jiaochangkou and got a basin of very thin porridge from the soup kitchen station. She drank a little and fed her brother a little, which was to put aside yesterday.
What about today? What to do? She has no idea!
1-3
At this time today, the soup kitchen station in Jiaochangkou has not yet started giving soup.
Wu Xiaoyan had no choice but to carry her younger brother on her back and walk into the miserable ruins to search. She didn't know what else she could find!
Maybe it would be nice to find Mrs. Li. But she didn't know where to find Mrs. Li.
Many people are still rummaging through the ruins for valuable things, even a broken wooden stick. Others are removing the dead people and the stumps hanging from the branches on the walls and transporting them on stretchers.
Walk.
There were more people standing in the ruins crying or calling out to their relatives.
Xiaoyan also started crying and shouted: "Mom, one by one, mom, one by one"
But no one answered her. She walked aimlessly among the soil and broken bricks that were turned up by the bombing, still shouting: "Mom, Mom, where are you?"
Suddenly, someone called her name: "Xiaoyan! Xiaoyan, Yiyi!"
She turned back in horror and saw Erju rushing toward her like a madman, hugging her, and then burst into tears!
"Xiaoyan, Xiaoyan, don't leave me at home! My mother and uncle are all gone! How am I doing? I'm the only one left!"
At this time, Xiaoyan came to comfort her. Xiaoyan shook Erju again and again, scolded her a few times, and slapped her again before she calmed down!
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Xiaoyan and Erju sat side by side on the stone by the roadside, looking at the ruins in front of them sadly.
"What are you going to do? You tell me what to do." Erju murmured.
"You're so annoying! You're annoying me to death! Don't do it anymore!" Xiaoyan unexpectedly felt a little more confident now that she had a companion by her side!
"From yesterday noon to now, I haven't eaten even a morsel of food. I'm going to starve to death!"
"I just took a sip of porridge! Just wait a moment, the porridge shed will be opened!" Xiaoyan said with a glimmer of hope.
"How can you get thiophene just by drinking porridge! The porridge shed can't be opened for more than a few days!"
"Drink the porridge first and then talk about it! There is always a way to survive! By the way, where is the taro?"
"No! Yesterday I asked her to come out. She said she wanted to help my mother with some things, but she just refused to come out! I went to see her house and it was all bombed! I looked around and over but couldn't find her.
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"Then, there are only two of us left, what's the point?"
"How did I know? You are still holding a baby! I said, you should give it away, you can still use it in exchange for two coins!"
"Stinky Erju! If you say this again, I will bite you to death! Believe it or not, I will bite you to death!"
Xiaoyan suddenly became fierce and stared at her fiercely, as if he really wanted to bite her to death!
1-5
The small street is very quiet. There are not many pedestrians on the street.
The tempting aroma wafts from the pastry shop on the street, making people who occasionally pass by can't help but twitch their noses.
A cart slowly came over and stopped outside the door of the pastry shop. The milkman pulling the cart lifted a large bucket of milk from the cart and walked towards the pastry shop on the street.
Erju came over from the street. She kept digging in her collar, as if there was something inside.
She stopped the milkman and muttered: "Brother, please take a look and see if I have something growing here!" As she said this, she opened her collar and pinched here and there.
The milkman blinked, looked at her maliciously, and couldn't help but slow down.
Erju almost opened the collar and said, "Look at it, is it growing? Let me take a look."
The milkman put down the milk bucket, smiled crookedly, and seemed to be serious about reaching out and touching it.
At this time, Xiaoyan, who was hiding behind a tree, ducked to the side of the cart and twisted the lid of the milk bucket. God! It was so tight! She used all her strength to twist the lid of the milk bucket.
Unscrewed.
She looked around in panic, then glanced in Erju's direction.
The milkman seemed to have really succeeded, he was digging around in her collar.
She pulled the milk pail and tilted it backwards, holding the enamel basin underneath.
The milk rushed out suddenly, and some milk spilled on the ground. She panicked even more, and hurriedly took out the milk bottle and poured the milk from the basin into the bottle. She pulled the milk bucket again and poured another basin of milk. She didn't dare to look around anymore and turned back.
Just leave.
She couldn't care less about what happened to Erju behind her! She guessed that Erju could get away!
1-6
On the roadside of the mountain, a clump of dense trees covers the left and right sides, like a mysterious blind spot. There is no road here and it is very quiet.
Xiaoyan sat on the stone, hugging her brother, smiling and feeding him with a bottle.
This bottle of milk is so timely! If her brother cries from hunger, she will not be able to bear it the most!
Erju held the basin of milk in her hands and took a big sip with great thirst, raising her head in such beauty.
"Oh my god, this is the first time I drink milk! Oh my god! It tastes so good!"
"Don't drink it all, leave some for me. I won't drink it either!" Xiaoyan shouted to her anxiously.
Erju handed the basin to her mouth, watched eagerly as she took a sip, then hurriedly retracted her hand and took another sip herself. Seeing Xiaoyan glare at her, she smiled and handed the basin to her mouth again.
side.
They took turns to take a few sips, and then all the milk in the basin was gone. It didn't feel any better.
Erju looked at Xiaoyan strangely while licking the edge of the basin.
"Yan'er, do you still have the two cents in your bag?"
"I bought two cups of milk for my brother last night, and I only have a dime left. I can't touch it any more! This is the last bit of money!"
"Yan'er, you're stupid. If you don't spend it, it's only a dime! You can't get rid of it!"
"It's even less expensive! I still have to buy milk for my brother! Don't worry about it!"
"Yan'er, you are so cunning, you usually have a lot of ideas! You have to think of a way now! We always have to eat! Think of a way! Think about it, we two living people, can we still give you something?
I'm starving to death! You little girl has so many ideas! You say kill me! Hurry up!"
At this time, Wu Xiaoyan raised her eyes and stared at her intently.
In fact, her brother's life is tied to her! He must not go hungry! He must not cry! He is everything to her! She once promised Mr. Li and Mrs. Li that she would protect her brother even if she eats people.
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Her big eyes turned like glass balls, and some daring ideas that she didn't dare to think about before gradually emerged from her little head!
"Do you have the guts?" she asked, staring at Erju.
"What! I'm still hungry! I have the courage to do anything! Just tell me what to do!"
Erju's tone was very harsh! It seemed that there was nothing she wouldn't dare to do! Thinking about it, it was embarrassing, she had to live her life!
1-7
Xiubi Street, Sichuan Shu Restaurant.
This Chuanshu Restaurant is very famous in Chongqing! It’s because of a big case last year! A big boss’s wallet full of money was stolen! Oh my god, it’s a big wallet full of money! Who?
I was stunned when I heard it!
There were not many guests dining at Sichuan Shu Restaurant. The waiter was walking back and forth in the restaurant carrying a tray.
Xiaoyan and Erju each held a broken enamel basin, walked in timidly, and begged for alms from the guests who were eating.
Xiaoyan walked to a dining table and whispered: "Sir, out of your kindness, please reward me with some rice. My brother and I will not eat for one day. Please be kind and reward us with some rice."
However, the guest didn't look at her at all, and continued to eat his meal as if he didn't hear her!
At this time, Xiaoyan lowered her head and looked at the ground in surprise, as if she didn't believe what she saw.
The diner noticed it and looked at the ground. He saw a dime on the ground! He reached out and picked it up!
Xiaoyan immediately said: "Sir, sir, I dropped that! I dropped it!"