In 1955, the National Peking Opera Company was established, and its first director was the famous Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang.

At that time, whether it was Peking or Shanghai, the development of opera was prosperous, and drama troupes led by Peking Opera sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, pushing the ancient craft of Peking Opera to the peak of history, and countless famous actors appeared.

That year, a new version of the renminbi began to be issued, and food stamps were born, and you had to bring a wad of food stamps to the town's public rice mill to buy grain.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, education has been greatly promoted, and the larger villages have set up their own primary schools, and the east, west, south, and north districts of the town have also set up their own primary schools, and every family has the obligation to send their children to study when they reach school age.

Whenever school is at the end of the day, the streets are full of students with flower school bags, babbling, chasing, fighting, or surrounding the vendors selling cotton candy on the street, and saliva can't stop flowing to the collar of their clothes.

Xiao Wu stood on the street of Liyuan Street, looking at the gate of Liyuan Xing with red lanterns hanging high, thinking that Jiang Sheng had studied art here for a few months many years ago, and became a senior brother with a group of poor children in Liyuan Xing, at that time, he, Zhao Dahai and Jiang Rong often came all the way to see Jiang Sheng.

Jiang Sheng could lift his legs to the top of his head at that time, but later Jiang Sheng decided to quit the pear orchard and go to school with them again, so that he could gain fame and become a master in the future.

In the great plague many years ago, grandma and grandpa died, and his father Ma Aiguo didn't even see the last side, and the impression of Ma Aiguo was a man with very romantic feelings, and he was also the only man who could surrender his mother Niu Aihua.

Xiao Wu still thinks that Niu Aihua really loved her father back then, and she was so sad that she was in the dark. She doesn't even need other relatives and friends as long as she has a horse and loves the country.

That's why Ma Aiguo's death will cause such a heavy blow to his mother Niu Aihua.

At that time, Xiao Wu felt that everything was like a dream, and the person who was fine one moment was dead the next moment without even seeing him.

In his understanding, to die is to have nothing, not to eat or drink, not to hear or to see, and even the body will be burned to bones by the fire of purgatory, so Xiao Wu is actually a person who is afraid of death, he doesn't want to see the death of anyone around him, whether it is good or bad, he wants them to live well.

Xiao Wu remembered Liu Lanying at the beginning, when Liu Lanying was the first beauty in Sanlitun, and she seemed to be wearing open crotch pants, Liu Lanying liked her father Ma Aiguo, Xiao Wu could see it at a glance.

Liu Lanying secretly led him to the back of the pine forest at the school to tease him, stuffed him with candy and a letter, and asked him to give the letter to Ma Aiguo without Niu Aihua.

The letter was lost by the naughty him, no one knew what was written on the letter, although Liu Lanying's behavior of hooking up with his father was wrong, but Xiao Wu could really feel that Liu Lanying liked his father.

Liu Lanying was born in a kiln, and she scratched her head and gestured when she walked, but as long as he saw Ma Aiguo, he immediately became serious, and wanted to show his best side in front of Ma Aiguo. Even the reason why Liu Lanying married Zhao Fugui was to have the opportunity to get close to Ma Aiguo.

Xiao Wu thought, maybe even if something happened to his father and Liu Lanying back then, it would be okay, so that he could feel better over the years.

Things in the world have always been like dreams, and what made Xiao Wu feel the most vicissitudes was the death of Niu Aihua back then, which died so suddenly and so unacceptably.

Now, the appearance of the flawless Jiang Sheng lying on the rockery in his mind has been lingering in his heart, and it is also difficult to accept.

Fortunately, he and Zhao Dahai came to the pear orchard, found Jiang Sheng's old junior brother Xiao Shovel in the pear orchard, and asked who this man who was very similar to Jiang Chang was.

The man's name is Chen Liang, and he is the main field of the Meipai Peking Opera Troupe in Beiping this time, and the little shovel was also startled when he saw Chen Liang for the first time, thinking that Jiang Sheng was back.

Now Hu Xiaomeng is already a master of Peking opera in the capital, it is not uncommon to live in the pear orchard, Xi'er also rarely comes to the pear orchard, he has a lot of houses in Beiping City, how many nobles hold it, and Qin Sanye supports him, whether it is Liyuan Town or Beiping City, there are teahouses with Xi'er signboards.

The rest of the brothers and sisters are either well-known in singing, following Hu Xiaomeng and Xi'er to eat, some marry wives and have children, some start small business, and some have already changed careers and no longer sing, there are not many people who stay in the pear garden, the little shovel is only nineteen, and he also has a good voice, but now Master Long and Master Guan are not in good health, he is unwilling to go away, so he has been staying in the pear garden to take care of the second elder, and by the way, he brought new students.

Xiao Wu and Zhao Dahai both put their minds at ease, this Chen Liang is not Jiang Sheng after all, he just has Jiang Sheng's appearance, and his soul is not as good as that.

On the way, Zhao Dahai muttered in a low voice: "I wonder, how can a man like a man?" ”

Xiao Wu didn't say much on this topic, rode a Phoenix brand bicycle, and took Zhao Dahai home.

When they arrived at Sanlitun, the two of them saw from a distance that Zhang Xiumei's door was full of people, Xiao Wu was shocked, kicked his feet violently, and rushed to the house like a fly.

Zhang Xiumei's cry came from the courtyard, Xiao Wu listened to everyone's discussions, walked through the crowd and entered the door, he saw Zhang Xiumei crying with tears in her eyes, holding the man who looked like Jiang Sheng and couldn't speak.

Chen Liang raised his head, glanced at Xiao Wu lightly, and then raised his head and said to Zhang Xiumei: "Mom, that's the matter, I have been raised by Aunt Zhuang all these years, no one has ever told me that you are still alive, and I was not even allowed to meet Chen Sheng, I have seen Chen Sheng a few times when I was a child, and I know that there is a brother who looks very similar to me is still alive, and later learned to sing, and this time I was finally able to come to Beiping." ”

Zhang Xiumei cried silently, she was pregnant in October, and was taken to the hospital by Chen Gongbo's people for anesthesia when she gave birth, only later did she hear that she gave birth to twins, but one died young, and the other healthy boy was taken away by Chen Gongbo's people.

Zhang Xiumei cried to death at that time, she gave birth to two sons, one was taken away, the other died young, she was once discouraged and wanted to jump into the river, until she later met Jiang Zhengyang, and her life began to improve again.

Zhang Xiumei has never mentioned this matter over the years, and she never knew that her other son, who had died young, was still alive.

At this moment, Zhang Xiumei hated Chen Gongbo, there was such a ruthless negative person in the world, and at this moment, Zhang Xiumei didn't think about how to accept this sudden son, this person was exactly the same as Jiang Chang, so she didn't know how to face it.

When she saw Chen Liang before, she thought that she was dazzled by missing Jiang Sheng, but when she learned that the young man in front of her was Jiang Sheng's younger brother Chen Liang, Zhang Xiumei didn't know why, and she was extremely reluctant to admit it in her heart, she didn't want someone to replace Jiang Sheng, instead of her poor son who died in battle.

Zhang Xiumei suddenly fell to the ground on her back, panting heavily, and coughing up blood in her mouth.

"Mother, mother!" Xiao Wu was so frightened that his face was pale, and he hurriedly stepped forward to pick up Zhang Xiumei and ran out of the yard, running towards the small pharmacy where Yu had his teeth extracted.

Yu Tooth Extraction in the pharmacy was busy for a long time to give Zhang Xiumei first aid measures, and saw Zhang Xiumei lying on the hospital bed with a depressed expression, so she said to Xiao Wu: "Your mother's situation is best taken to a big hospital for oxygen inhalation, otherwise she will be uncomfortable." ”

Xiao Wu wiped his tears and said, "My mother hasn't had a seizure for half a year, and the old Chinese medicine doctors in the town all say that there is a possibility of cure, why is it suddenly like this?" ”

"How can tuberculosis be cured, not to mention that your mother's asthma is getting worse and worse, maybe her lung infection is taken to a big hospital for examination." Yu Tuya said.

"Then I'll take her to the hospital." Xiao Wu said and stepped forward to pick up Zhang Xiumei.

Zhang Xiumei said with a dying breath: "What to do in the hospital, it costs money." ”

Xiao Wu ignored it, took Zhang Xiumei home again, put it on the power-assisted tricycle, and left Sanlitun in front of everyone.

At that time, Chen Liang had been watching from the side, and he pointed to Xiao Wu and Zhang Xiumei who were far away and asked a villager, "What's wrong with her?" ”

"Xiumei has tuberculosis."

"Tuberculosis?" Chen Liang's face changed slightly, frowned, pulled his collar, looked left and right, walked out of the crowd, and got into the moped he rented when he came to the village.