It's been a long time," Geng Chaozhong struggled to capture the message from the peasant woman's mouth, "I remember, there was originally a station here!" ”

"What's the station, you're not a local, are you? Why don't you even know this! The peasant woman looked at Geng Chaozhong suspiciously, with a peasant's unique simple stubbornness on her face, "There is a mule and horse station here, it was just built nine years ago, and the earliest station is over there!" In the first year of Showa, His Majesty succeeded to the throne, and the city hall said that people and mules and horses could no longer be mixed together, so the mule and horse stations were moved here, don't you know? ”

How does Lao Tzu know?!

"It's confused, it's confused," Geng Chaozhong sweated like rain in his heart, and hurriedly bowed to the peasant woman, pulled Xiangzi and walked back quickly, saying as he walked: "We were not very formal at that time, and the cars were parked casually, who knew that it was developing so fast now." ”

"Hee-hee, mule and horse station, it turns out that you went into the city with mules and horses when you were a child." Kako covered her mouth and snickered.

"Yes, I was still very poor at that time, it would be nice to be able to take a ride, how can I pick and choose." Geng Chaozhong breathed a sigh of relief.

"I think you're like a big mule." Xiangzi glanced at Geng Chaozhong with all kinds of charms.

"Hehe........" Geng Chaozhong could only laugh dryly.

"Actually, the empire has developed very quickly in recent years, I haven't been to Hokkaido, but I've heard that Hokkaido has changed a lot in recent years." Xiangzi nodded, pretending not to see Geng Chaozhong's embarrassment.

"Thanks, but that station shouldn't be far away." Geng Chaozhong was embarrassed, and he was also relieved by Xiangzi's "empathy".

Yes, Hokkaido has changed a lot, since the Meiji period, the Japanese population began to explode, and a large number of immigrants came to Hokkaido to reclaim land and establish cities, and the appearance of the city here can be said to change every year, which is a good excuse.

But the most important thing is that Xiangzi still trusts herself very much, but if something goes wrong, I'm afraid the gods won't be able to save her.

Then......

Geng Chaozhong glanced sideways at Xiangzi, who was walking on tiptoe, constantly looking at the surrounding scenery, with a pure smile on her face - at this time, she no longer looked like a shrewd and vicious female spy, but more like a little girl who went home to find her parents.

Hopefully you won't find anything......

Geng Chaozhong sighed secretly in his heart.

The two walked back for more than ten minutes, and finally saw a platform with a wooden sign of "Chemachi", and a few people were standing there waiting for the train, which seemed to be the so-called platform.

Geng Chaozhong breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly pulled Xiangzi to stand under the stop sign, but the stop sign at this time was very simple, and there were no site prompts, in front of a few locals, Geng Chaozhong didn't dare to ask too much, for fear that if he said too much, he would lose it, and then make some mistakes.

After waiting for half an hour, the sound of a car motor finally came from a distance, and there was a commotion next to it, obviously the shuttle bus had arrived, but when the car drove closer, Geng Chaozhong found that the so-called shuttle bus turned out to be a Mitsubishi truck!

The big truck was rolling with billowing dust, a sudden brake stopped in front of everyone, and a bearded and rough driver poked his head out of front with a cigarette in his mouth, and shouted:

"One penny per person, all of them are put in the box, and if they don't give money, they will be sent to the police station!"

"Get in the car!"

Amid the cheers, everyone rushed up, and climbed into the back compartment of the truck, with a wooden box nailed to the top of the front of the truck, and everyone got into the car, took out a banknote from their pockets, and threw it into the wooden box.

"You see, it's still a penny, and the price hasn't increased for more than ten years." Geng Chaozhong pointed to the wooden box on the roof of the car and said.

"It's so funny," Xiangzi didn't care about Geng Chaozhong's remedial words, she looked at the truck with bright eyes, grabbed her skirt, grabbed her high heels, and climbed into the car in three steps and two steps. Then he took out two banknotes from his pocket and threw them into the wooden box, then reached out and patted the front of the car "all of them", and loudly reminded the driver in front: "Everyone is together, drive, drive!" ”

"Crazy?"

Geng Chaozhong was a little incomprehensible to Xiangzi's crazy behavior, but seeing that the driver started the car, he hurriedly rushed up.

Kako followed the example of everyone else and sat on the floor of the carriage, letting the black stains stain the white hem of her skirt. Geng Chaozhong glanced at the bottom plate of the oil flower, hesitated, and sat side by side with Xiangzi.

"Hokkaido is so much fun, and now we still use trucks to pull people." Xiangzi whispered in Geng Chaozhong's ear.

"Isn't it weird? It's not like you haven't seen a soldier in a truck. Geng Chaozhong looked at Xiangzi speechlessly.

"I've seen it, but haven't sat on it? I've only been on a train or a tram, not a truck. Kako said seriously.

"Okay," Geng Chaozhong could only express his approval, and after a pause, he realized something, and asked, "Where are you from?" ”

"You finally thought of asking me this question," Kako looked at Geng Chaozhong with resentment, "I'm from Izu, and I'm not too far from Tokyo." I haven't been back to my hometown yet. ”

"Oh, we'll leave for Izu tomorrow." Geng Chaozhong said.

"Really?" Kako's eyes sparkled with joy.

"Really." Geng Chaozhong's eyes were very serious.

He didn't dare to stay in Hokkaido any longer, for a long time, who knows what will happen.

"Great, my Aunt Sakurai must be glad to meet you," Kako said excitedly, "She has always said that I will definitely find a good man when I grow up, and besides, my cousin Shigeta should also grow up, he was fat when he was a child, and he should be a big fat man now, right?" ”

The truck rumbled forward, Geng Chaozhong smiled at the excited Xiangzi, from what Xiangzi said, he didn't hear anything about her parents, only her aunt, cousin, and some ......... It seems to be the story of a woman who has lost her footing.......

Geng Chaozhong's heart suddenly trembled.

No matter what their position is, in everyone's hometown, they or they are just ordinary people in the eyes of others!

..........

"The ironworks have arrived, hurry up and get off the bus!"

After several stops, the driver finally called out the name of the iron factory, and there was only one iron factory in Muroran County, and that was the North Tanlun West Iron Works.

"It's here, so soon." Xiangzi didn't seem to have woken up from her confession, she shook her head vigorously, and glanced at Geng Chaozhong apologetically—just now she was only talking to herself, and she didn't notice that Geng Chaozhong hadn't spoken.

"It's okay, I love to hear you tell stories from the past." Geng Chaozhong smiled.

"Get out of the car!" Kako swept the bangs in front of her forehead.

The two walked out of the car with suitcases, Geng Chaozhong walked in with a "familiar road" but actually "aimless" pace, and Xiangzi looked curiously at the surrounding environment.

Lunxi Iron Works, as the name suggests, is a large iron factory, in front of a high blast furnace, still billowing black smoke, in the middle is a large field full of iron sand and ore, Geng Chaozhong aimed at a path behind the blast furnace, according to common sense, behind the iron factory should be the staff dormitory, but also "Date no Suke" when he was a child.

For this Japanese spy who personally took his own life, Geng Chaozhong's heart has long been free of hatred, and some are only sighing for his kind and persistent mother, and the kind Japanese old lady will never know that it was herself, a Chinese, who ended her son's life, but became her nominal son.

This complicated feeling has been haunting Geng Chaozhong's entire journey, and for some reason, there is a faint sense of guilt in his heart - it has nothing to do with right or wrong, just out of human instinct.

"You seem sad." Xiangzi gently shook Geng Chaozhong's arm.

"yes, it's been a long time since I've been back." Geng Chaozhong sighed.

"If you're not happy, we'll leave tonight." Kako said cautiously.

"Let's go!" Geng Chaozhong didn't say much and continued to walk forward.

This time, Geng Chaozhong's judgment was not wrong, and after passing through this narrow and coal ballast-covered path, there was indeed a row of dilapidated bungalows, and in front of the bungalows, there were several strong men with bare bodies, who were squatting in front of the bungalows to eat, occasionally raising their heads, and they didn't care about the two men and women in suits and leather shoes in front of them—the heavy physical activity had long since worn out their remaining curiosity.

"This is where you lived as a child?" Kako looks at these rugged men and the environment full of primitive industrialization.

"Well, the room in the middle is where I used to be when I was a kid, and I haven't been back since my father's accident in the mine." Geng Chaozhong nodded and stopped.

"Date kun, do you want to go in and have a look?" At this time, Kako is particularly gentle.

"No," Geng Chaozhong shook his head, "I'll just stand here and watch for a while." ”

The two of them stared at the low bungalow in front of them silently, under the fiery sunset, the miners in their upper bodies, the men and women in suits and leather shoes, and the towering blast furnace and cinders as high as a hill not far away, constituted a strange scenery.

"Let's go!"

After a long time, Geng Chaozhong suddenly turned around.

"Don't look at it anymore?" Kako asked softly.

"No," Geng Chaozhong walked out, "just go and pay respects at my mother's grave." ”

Mrs. Date's grave is at the back of the mine, where there is a hill where Geng Chaozhong has seen the photos taken by Sato a few years ago.

It was getting dark, Geng Chaozhong took out a flashlight from his suitcase, and the two of them walked in one foot deep and one foot shallow.

"Date kun, don't you have any other relatives here?" Kako broke the silence.

"I also have a few relatives, but I went to China when I was very young, and I don't know them very well." Geng Chaozhong replied.

"Oh." Kako agreed.

I walked for more than half an hour, passing countless mounds along the way, most of which had no tombstones, but just hastily piled up a mound of earth.

Japan follows Chinese culture, and large-scale cremation has been a thing since World War II, and most people still use burial at this time. As is the custom in China, the rich will erect tombstones, while the vast majority of civilians do not even have the ability to erect tombstones, and these miners are even more so.

In view of Geng Chaozhong's current status, the local civil affairs department supervised by the special high school department erected a tombstone for Mrs. Date, so without much effort, Geng Chaozhong found Mrs. Date's grave.

On the blue-gray stone slab, the names of Date and his wife were engraved, and on the back were the names of Date Nosuke, Geng Chaozhong silently looked at the tombstone, then took out a bottle of sake from the suitcase, lit a few cigarettes and inserted them on the grave, and then spilled the sake in front of the grave.

A gust of wind blew, and Geng Chaozhong's gaze was a little frozen.

Death is greater.

Geng Chaozhong thought silently, knelt down, and kowtowed three times.

The wind stopped, the moon rose, and the cold moonlight splashed in front of the grave, and Kako stood by and watched Geng Chaozhong's actions quietly - Geng Chaozhong's behavior was strange, a little out of line with traditional Japanese funeral etiquette, but, it seemed understandable.

"Old lady Ida, I apologize to you, but I don't regret it."

Geng Chaozhong lowered his head and thought silently in his heart.

"Your son has done countless crimes, although this may not be his intention, nor is it your intention, but there is a saying in China, behave and do things, do not care about deeds, make mistakes, you always have to pay the price, whether you can't help yourself or not."

"As a final reward, I will bring back your son's ashes after the war is over and bury them with you as my last apology."

"Of course, if I can live to that day."

After a long time, Geng Chaozhong stood up.

"Date kun, let's go!" Xiangzi walked to Geng Chaozhong's side.

"Okay, let's go."

Geng Chaozhong nodded solemnly, turned around, glanced back at the grave of Old Lady Date again, and then walked forward quickly.

"Date kun, where are we going?"

Somehow, Xiangzi was a little scared and leaned tightly to Geng Chaozhong's side.

"Go back." Geng's answer was brief.

"Aren't you going to visit those relatives?" Kako asked.

"Nope." Geng Chaozhong replied.

Geng Chaozhong nodded solemnly, turned around, glanced back at the grave of Old Lady Date again, and then walked forward quickly.

"Date kun, where are we going?"

Somehow, Xiangzi was a little scared and leaned tightly to Geng Chaozhong's side.

"Go back." Geng's answer was brief.

"Aren't you going to visit those relatives?" Kako asked.

"Nope." Geng Chaozhong replied.

"Oh."

There was silence again.

"Actually, I don't have a father, and I don't know who my mother is," Kako said, "I picked it up by my aunt, and she's a dancer from Izu." ”

"You sing very well, and when I was in Nanjing, I even bought a record of yours." Geng Chaozhong put his arm around Xiangzi's shoulders.

"Really? I grew up in Kabucho, so I was very good at dancing and singing, but I actually sang better in Japan. Xiangzi snuggled her head on Geng Chaozhong's shoulder.

"Then sing me a Japanese song!" Geng Chaozhong said.

"Okay," Kako nodded slightly, tilted her head and thought for a while, and sang:

泣かせてください

その胸で

涙の泉も

枯れるほど

流れる云よ

Yama dove

运命さだめ悲しく引き裂かれ

死んでゆきます

一足先に

つないでください

この指を

心がひとつに

溶けるまで

せせらぐ水よ

.........

Remember the mobile version URL: