"Stop, stop!" was heard at the front of the line.

Who is this? Suddenly I heard someone shouting and stopping, and the people were stunned. When he looked up, he noticed that several young men had appeared out of nowhere in front of the procession, and they shouted with great majesty to stop the procession.

"You are ——?"

"We are from the Third Division of the Capital. When the other party asked, he replied calmly.

"The Third Division of the Capital?" Hearing what the other party said, the organizer was a little hesitant. He knew the well-known name of the three divisions of the capital, but he recognized it just by what they said, and it didn't seem to be the case.

Seeing the suspicious look on the faces of this group of people, the other party took out a letter of introduction from the military satchel he was carrying diagonally, and unfolded it in front of him with a swipe. Looking at the letter of introduction, the organizers believed it this time.

"yes, let me see. Seeing this, Zhou Bajin rushed over from the side and stretched out his hand to the letter of introduction. But before he could touch it, the other party shook the letter and put it back in his satchel.

The crowd broke out into a burst of laughter neutrally, which made Zhou Bajin very embarrassed, and his black thin face was red and white.

"Since he is a comrade-in-arms of the Third Division of the capital, then everything is easy to say. The organizer didn't care about Zhou Bajin, who was slapped in the face, and said to the other party in a friendly manner, "It's just that we are looking at two bad elements who mess with the relationship between men and women this time, and that man is still a prisoner who escaped from the labor camp privately." ”

"That's all?" the other party was unimpressed.

"Isn't that enough?" puzzled the organizers.

"Enough, indeed enough. The other party agreed, but then said coldly: "But at the moment they are not the main object of our attention, and you are obviously interfering with the general direction by doing so, and you are vulgarizing the struggle." ”

"What" Hearing such words, the organizer was greatly dissatisfied, "Could it be that Tian Xingju and Li Mingxuan are not wrong in their behavior?"

"Don't understand?" Listening to such a question, the capital came to think it was funny, and the look was like an adult meeting a three-year-old child discussing political issues with him.

Seeing the embarrassed expression of the organizer of the guerrilla, the tall and thin man led by him slowed down his tone, "Are this Tian Xingju and Li Mingqing capitalist roaders?" After a pause, he said: "What's more, hanging broken shoes around a woman's neck is a means of indiscriminate use in the old society, we are civilized people, and we are the most educated and educated." ”

Hearing him say this, the organizers were speechless.

"Why, do you want to keep swimming?" the other man stared at him.

"That's—that's the end of it. The organizer bit his lip and said angrily. After that, he turned around and shouted to his subordinates: "Scatter, disperse!"

"Dispersed like this?" Faced with this situation, Zhou Bajin was very unhappy, "Then the two of them-"

"The women were released, and the men were taken back to the neighborhood committee to be locked up, and handed over when someone from the labor camp came. The organizer said angrily.

"I'm afraid it won't work. Zhou Bajin was unwilling.

"What's not going to work? The tall and lanky man had already noticed him, and came over and asked.

"This-" Zhou Bajin was a while, but he couldn't say anything. He wanted to reiterate that Tian Xingju and Li Mingqing were bad people, but he didn't dare to say it because of the majesty of the other party.

"Go, go, don't mess with me here. "I lost face in front of outsiders, and the organizers were so bad that they almost yelled.

Zhou Bajin was bored again, and stood aside in a gloomy manner.

Seeing this, everyone fell silent, and finally dispersed in twos and threes.

Since the farce ended, Cen Xinrui walked towards his yard like everyone else, but after he walked a few steps, he stopped again. He felt that one of the three people was very familiar.

After hesitating for a moment, he turned around and called tentatively—

"Brother Zhengsheng!"

Sure enough, one of the three followed the sound and looked this way.

"I am Cen Xinrui, Cen pragmatic's younger brother. Seeing this, Cen Xinrui greeted the other party loudly.

"Ouch, it's you, I haven't seen you for a few years, and I can't recognize it. "That person is really Wu Zhengsheng. He walked over and looked Cen Xinrui up and down, feeling very novel.

"When did you come, why didn't you come to my house?" Looking at his brother's middle school friend, Cen Xinrui felt very cordial.

"Oh, it's been two days. Wu Zhengsheng replied, "I wanted to visit your parents, parents and grandmother as soon as I came, but it was delayed because of a lot of things." ”

"Now that you're at the door, you can go in. Cen Xinrui warmly invited.

Wu Zhengsheng glanced back at his companions, saw the tall and thin man nodded, then turned to Cen Xinrui and said, "Let's go." ”

"Okay. Cen Xinrui was very happy, took a step in front, and before he could enter the door, he called out to the courtyard-

"Mom, it's a rare guest!"

"Who?" Listening to her son's call, Zheng Wenshu walked out of the room and looked towards the courtyard door.

"Mother Zheng, it's me, Zhengsheng. Wu Zhengsheng took two steps and greeted forward, "Are you okay?"

"So it's you?" Zheng Wenshu was very happy when she recognized the person who came, "Didn't you go to school in Beijing, what kind of wind blew you here?"

"With my classmates. ”

Hearing this, Zheng Wenshu was stunned. Obviously, Wu Zhengsheng's words touched the hidden worries in her heart. But she couldn't help but let the emotion show.

"Uncle Cen is okay?" Wu Zhengsheng walked into the hall and sat down, took the tea poured by Cen Xinrui, took a sip, and asked.

Zheng Wenshu looked outside the courtyard and sighed softly.

"What's wrong?" Wu Zhengsheng was puzzled.

After a while, Cen Xinrui replied, "I'm locked up." ”

"Why?" Hearing this, Wu Zhengsheng was a little surprised.

Why? Zheng Wenshu didn't know where to start for a while. Just as she was thinking about how to answer Wu Zhengsheng, a very urgent call came from outside the door-

"Is Wen Shu at home?"

"Yes," Zheng Wenshu agreed, turned to Wu Zhengsheng and said, "It seems to be our resident leader." ”

"Come out and follow me, Tian Xingju may have an accident!" Listening to that voice, it was indeed Jiang Yizhen. It's just that she didn't come in, but shouted while running in the direction of Tian Xingju's house.

Listening to Jiang Yizhen's shout, Zheng Wenshu couldn't help but tighten her scalp and shivered all over her body. She said to Cen Xinrui: "You accompany Brother Zhengsheng to sit for a meeting first, and I will come when I go." As he spoke, he walked towards the door in a panic.

"Tian Xingju, it's the woman who was paraded on the street just now. Wu Zhengsheng remembered.

"Yes. Cen Xinrui replied. Just now I heard my mother guess whether Tian Xingju was looking for a short-sightedness, and he was startled. A life like a flower, if you really want to say that it is gone, it will be too cruel, and she is also a neighbor sister she is very familiar with.

"Could it be?" Wu Zhengsheng was a little unconvinced that Tian Xingju would find a short-term view.

"It's not good to say," Cen Xinrui said, "Being paraded on the street with broken shoes by others is really too shameless, not to mention that Sister Xingju is a fierce person, and if she can't think about it for a while, she will take that road." ”

Hearing him say this, Wu Zhengsheng was speechless, and after a while, Fang said to Cen Xinrui: "Xinrui, I haven't seen you for a few years, you have grown into an adult." ”

"What's the use of becoming an adult?" Cen Xinrui said and complained: "I can't read the book, and I don't have a serious job." ”

"It's the same all over the country, and it's not in a hurry. Wu Zhengsheng said with relief, "Look at me and your brother, we can graduate and get a salary, but who knows that it will become like this all of a sudden?"

"You're back this time—" Cen Xinrui tentatively said.

"I'm going back to my hometown to find out what is going on. Wu Zhengsheng explained to Cen Xinrui.

I see, Cen Xinrui suddenly realized. He knew that Wu Zhengsheng was not only born in a poor peasant, but his father was also the secretary of the party branch of the production brigade, but he hadn't seen him for a few years, and he didn't know if he still felt like he felt about his family as in the past. He then asked tentatively, "Do you still have contact with my brother?"

"In the first half of the year, we corresponded. Wu Zhengsheng told the truth, but then asked: "Xinrui, I just heard from you, your father had an accident, what happened?"

"This-" Cen Xinrui hesitated a little when his mother was away, and after hesitating a few times, he still decided to tell him the truth: "The people in the county said that my father had a problem, locked him up, and deducted one-third of his salary. ”

Hearing Cen Xinrui say this, Wu Zhengsheng felt inexplicable, "Didn't your grandfather do business before running the school, why did Uncle Cen become a problem?"

"We don't know what's going on. What Cen Xinrui said was indeed from his heart.

"It's not going to work. Hearing that his middle school friend's father was treated like this, Wu Zhengsheng was very unhappy. He said to Cen Xinrui: "Tell your mother and grandmother not to worry, I'll ask." ”

"Can it work?" Hearing him say this, Cen Xinrui sprouted a little hope in his heart. It has been three full months since Lu Junyi arrived at home to announce his decision, and the family has never seen his father again, except for one time in the middle when he was allowed to send clothes. Mom has been there many times, but she has been kept out of the yard. She is not only worried about her father's health, but also afraid that he will not be able to withstand the pressure. The legend is terrible, and it makes her anxious to death. Now that Wu Zhengsheng is willing to help, he can't ask for it.

However, Cen Xinrui was a little worried that Wu Zhengsheng would get into trouble because of this. So he asked, "It doesn't affect you, does it?"

"It's okay, don't worry. Wu Zhengsheng said confidently, "To say that nowadays, there is nothing we can't do." ”

"That's a good idea. To Wu Zhengsheng's answer, Cen Xinrui, although he had some doubts, still thought on the good side. He then said, "Let's have lunch here, my mother will be back in a while." ”

"Nope. Wu Zhengsheng got up from the chair he was sitting on and put the teacup on the low table beside him, "I still have to go to the meeting, and all the people who came with me are waiting for me at the county party committee office." ”

"That-" Seeing that he really didn't want to stay, Cen Xinrui had no choice but to send him to the gate of the hospital, and when he parted, he asked tentatively: "Do you come to my house before you go back to Beijing?"

"I will come when I have time. Wu Zhengsheng agreed, just took a few steps, and then turned around and said, "Tell my mother, I'm leaving, I'll do my best to Uncle Cen's affairs, and I want her not to worry." ”

"Okay. Cen Xinrui agreed and sent him to the gate of the hospital. Watching his stocky body gradually disappear into the alley, Fang turned around and returned to the house. It's just that although he is standing in the middle of the room, he doesn't know what to do in his hands. Wu Zhengsheng's arrival was not expected by him at all. From this, he couldn't help but think of his brother's pragmatism, and he didn't know what he was doing at the moment, although he had sent a letter to his family not long ago to report his safety. To be honest, the family, from grandma, mother to sister, although they know that Pragmatic has been very kind and honest since he was a child, so they are not worried that he will do frightening things like those people nowadays, but they are worried that he will be implicated in his father's problems. Now some people are very bad, as long as you have something at home, the whole world will create public opinion for you.

Hey, why didn't my mother come back as soon as she went? After being stunned for a while, Cen Xinrui suddenly remembered that it had been a long time since his mother went to Tian Xingju's house, why hadn't she come back yet, could it be that something had happened to Tian Xingju?

Thinking of this, Cen Xinrui was a little nervous again. Just when he was about to say hello to his grandmother who was lying in the bedroom and go to Tian Xingju's house, his mother came back, but her face looked very ugly.

"Mom, what's going on?" Cen Xinrui asked.

"Ahh

"What the hell is going on?" Cen Xinrui was a little anxious.

Zheng Wenshu was still silent, and after a while, Fang spoke.

It turned out that after being put back from the street, Tian Xingju returned home under the complicated eyes of the residents of Yahou Street. As soon as she entered, she quietly washed her face, combed her hair, and found a few passable clothes and pants from the old wooden box left by her mother to change them into.

"Xingju, what are you going to do?" Seeing her doing this without saying a word, and treating the other three people in the family as if they were nothing, her father's heart was a little hairy. But before he could get closer, she closed the door of her room.

"Xingju, you open the door, you open the door!" Seeing her like this, her father was very panicked and slapped the door panel desperately.

The door panel was not thick, and Tian Xingju should have heard his father's shout, but he didn't make any answer. Just when her father was full of suspicion, there was a sudden burst of crying inside, and the voice was so sad that her half-brother's face changed color.

"Xingju, don't be like this," Listening to his daughter crying like this, Xingju's father's heart was distressed. He knocked on the door and begged, "Open the door and let Daddy in." It's your father who is sorry for you, and he shouldn't be angry with you often. ”

Strange, after hearing his father's shout, Tian Xingju actually stopped crying.

"Daughter, what are you doing?" said Xingju's father as he put his ear close to the crack in the door. After listening to it for a while, his face changed greatly, because he clearly heard the sound of Tian Xingju tearing the cloth towel.

Oh no, she's going to hang herself!

Standing on the ground, this thought hit Xingju's father's mind. He was immediately frightened. In a hurry, while picking up the bench next to him and slamming the door, he told his son to report to Aunt Jiang quickly, saying that Xingju was humiliated and wanted to find a short time.

"Don't say it so scary," Seeing her husband evoke her baby son for Xingju, Xingju's stepmother was unhappy, "I think she is ashamed and pretending to be a ghost." ”

"You thief mother-in-law, stop Lao Tzu," Hearing her say this, Xingju's father was furious, and he slammed the door hard while shouting, "Xingju is what you harmed." If she has three games and two shorts, Lao Tzu will kill you!"

Seeing Xingju's father angry for the first time, Xingju's stepmother was a little scared. After hesitating, she also took a small bench and knocked it on.

Seeing his father and mother like this, the already sensible youngest son knew that something was wrong, and hurriedly ran towards Jiang Yizhen's house.

The Tian family's actions alarmed the neighbors. When everyone heard that Xingju was going to hang himself, they were all shocked. Huang Fusheng and several other powerful men brought a log and slammed it against the door panel. After a few clicks, the door panel fell with a "bang".

When everyone looked closely, they found that Tian Xingju had hung herself on the beam in the room with a torn cloth sheet, and at her feet was a high stool that she had kicked over.

Seeing that Tian Xingju was already struggling, everyone's faces turned white with fright. Everyone hurriedly hugged her legs, lifted her up, and quickly untied the strip of cloth wrapped around her neck, and laid her flat on the bed.

"My son, why can't you think about it like this, you want to go to a dead end? What should you do if you leave me, your mother will kill me in the underworld!" Seeing his daughter's eyes closed, her face pale, her body paralyzed, and her breathing like a gossamer, Xingju's father burst into tears and let out a loud cry of sorrow.

Everyone looked at the scene, and they all sighed and sighed.

It was also at this time that Jiang Yizhen and Zheng Wenshu rushed over.

Seeing the two of them, the neighbors got out of the way.

Jiang Yizhen and Zheng Wenshu walked to the bedside. Seeing Tian Xingju's extremely weakened appearance, the two were very sad, and Zheng Wenshu shed tears of regret.

Jiang Yizhen raised her head, her sparkling eyes searching through the crowd.

Xingju's mother knew that she was looking for herself, so she subconsciously retreated, but the people behind just wouldn't give way, which made her unable not to face Jiang Yizhen's angry gaze.

"Gou Laidi, why are you so ruthless, teaming up with Zhou Bajin to tell the truth, to humiliate Xingju, what kind of heart do you have?" Jiang Yizhen easily held back the anger in her heart and opened her mouth to Xingju's stepmother. Despite her repeated admonitions to calm down, she spoke aggressively.

"I-" Xingju Houniang had no way to quibble.

"I know you don't want to see Xingju, but you can't put her to death!" Jiang Yizhen didn't care what she would think, but just said according to her own thoughts, "If you do this, you will only attract the hatred and curse of the residents of Yahou Street, saying that you are a femme fatale." After a pause, seeing that the other party did not squeak, he changed his tone and said: "If you marry her father, you have to think for her father and cherish her father's daughter, otherwise, why should you marry him?

"Also, you and Xingju are not related by blood, but your son has her. What would he think if he grew up knowing that you had treated his sister like this? Do you want your son to be a loner without any brothers and sisters in the future?" Hearing Jiang Yizhen say this, Zheng Wenshu also said.

"That's right!"

"That's right!"

Hearing Jiang and Zheng say this, the neighbors on the side echoed one after another.

"I'm telling you, that's the end of today's business. Seeing that Tian Xingju's color was obviously much better, and it seemed that there was no major problem, Jiang Yizhen's tone was a little softer. But she still warned Xingju's mother: "In the future, if you want to collude with the bad guys outside and Xingju can't get by, or even force her to a dead end, we residents who are passing through Yahou Street will not agree." I'm still saying that, don't have that dream. For some people, the old saying is still appropriate: 'Don't look at the fun now, be careful to pull the list in the future'!"

……

"Sister Xingju's life is really bitter!" Hearing his mother say this, Cen Xinrui couldn't help but sigh.

"Indeed," Zheng Wenshu agreed, but she quickly thought of a question: "Do you think your father will be like Xingju, can't stand it, and will follow her path?"

"My dad, probably not!" Seeing her mother's worried expression, Cen Xinrui was a little surprised, but immediately realized that her worries were not unreasonable, so she comforted her and said: "What's the problem, there's no problem, my dad knows best." ”

"But Yang Qionghua, Qiu Bingjun and their gang are looking for him for no reason, but your father is a person who can't listen to wrongful words and would rather bend. Zheng Wenshu is still very worried, "I'm afraid that he will do stupid things in a fit of anger." ”

"Mom, have you forgotten? You told Aunt Fan about this last time she came to the house. She said she would find a way to tell her father. Cen Xinrui reminded.

Hearing her son say this, Zheng Wenshu remembered. It's just that despite this, she still can't let go. Now she is worried in all aspects: worried that Pragmatism will be affected in school due to her father's problems, worried that Xinrui will be abandoned if she has neither books nor jobs, worried that Limin will be discriminated against in school due to family problems, worried that her mother-in-law will fall ill if she can't stand the impact, and worried that Huimin will not adapt if she is punishively transferred to a meat station in the countryside, the only thing she is not worried about is herself.

Alas, let's just pass it like this, it's been so difficult to escape from the Anti-Japanese War for a while, and I don't believe that this time it will be over. Looking at the little son in front of him who was as anxious and helpless as herself, Zheng Wenshu comforted herself like this. She felt that if there were any worries in the future, she would have to resolve them by herself, at least she couldn't show a little more uneasiness in front of her children, and she couldn't let them mess up.