Chapter 2 Flowers in May

When the passengers at the train station were about to disperse, the little fat man Tian Renyu finally rushed back with three carriages. Each car was pulled by two tall horses in maroon, and the body was brightly painted, as if it had just been bought from a carpenter's shop.

The two girls screamed when they couldn't see the beautiful animals, dropped the donation boxes and ran over to look at the horses. The boys in the team also secretly breathed a sigh of relief because they didn't have to carry their own luggage, and went to pack their bags with a smile. Everyone threw themselves and their luggage into the car, and then hummed a song and drove out of the station. It wasn't until he walked far away that someone finally remembered to ask Tian Qingyu about the price of hiring a car.

"On a daily basis, from tonight onwards, whether it is walking or stopping, every car will be a piece of ocean every day! We are responsible for the food and accommodation of the coachman, and they pay for the horses at their own expense! Tian Qingyu had been waiting for a long time, and when he heard someone ask, he immediately pretended to be very plain and said.

"Oh, Tian Fat is mighty——!" A series of cheers erupted from the car, causing the horse pulling the cart to shake and accelerate suddenly. "Whoa—whoa—uh-huh, uh-huh, mmm-h-," the old man who was driving the car shouted to reassure the horse, and then reached out to cover his mouth and let out a dry cough.

The carriage shook slightly, and slowly regained its steady. The students who were shaken back and forth laughed and threw the compliments at Tian Qingyu like no money, "It is worthy of our Tian Dashao, friends all over the world!" ”

"That's, you don't look at what Tian Fat'er and their family used to do! Dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes give birth to phoenixes, and the sons of mice will make holes! ”

"The average person is less than three cents a day, which is much cheaper than taking the train, and you don't have to be depressed to death!"

"This time, we can go when we want, stop when we want, and we can say it to ourselves!"

In the tide of praise, Tian Qingyu raised his round little chubby face to the old high, the old high, and looked at Han Qiu, expecting to get some appreciation.

"Virtue!" Han Qiu took a sip with a smile, and in his bright smile, there was clearly a taste of being proud of you. When the crowd saw it, there was another commotion. No one paid attention to it, and the piece that Ping Sutian Qingyu carried on his wrist, eager to look at the Swiss gold watch three times in an hour, had quietly disappeared.

"Since the rent is only three yuan a day, let's simply stay for a day every town we pass by, organize voluntary performances, and promote the truth of resisting Japan and saving the country to the people along the way!" Fang Guoqiang's brain circuit will never be the same as everyone else, and after thinking about it for a long time, he suddenly interjected.

The laughter around him stopped abruptly, and everyone raised their heads and looked at him without blinking, expressing silent protest with their eyes. Fang Guoqiang was seen by everyone and felt empty, and quickly added loudly: "I'm just giving you a suggestion, suggestion!" If you don't want to be delayed on the road, forget it! ”

"Then stop for a day in a bigger town, or county seat. If the village is too small, just walk through it! In this way, we can also raise more donations for the brothers of the 29th Army! Zhou Jue saw Fang Guoqiang's embarrassment and stepped forward in time to play a round for him.

This suggestion is a bit more reliable than the first one. The students looked at each other, smiled and nodded. Tian Qingyu originally wanted to speak out against it, but when he saw that everyone agreed, he was no longer embarrassed to mention it. I found an opportunity to move to the old guy of the first car, and whispered to the other party to discuss the latest schedule. The old handlebar style who led the team shook his head again and again at first, refusing to agree no matter what. It wasn't until Tian Qingyu put his hand into his sleeve and moved it lightly a few times that he nodded his head hard and smiled.

"Alright, that's it. The car boss said he could agree to our arrangement! But on the way back, you'll have to add another five dollars to their drinks! Tian Qingyu calmed down the old handlebar style, and turned around to report to everyone.

"Okay, Tian Fat, you have the final say!" The five oceans were divided equally among a dozen people, and each person did not spend more than four dimes. According to everyone's family background, it is indeed not a big expense. Almost without even thinking about it, everyone readily agreed to the handlebar-style conditions.

That night, everyone stayed in the largest inn in Ping'an Village. After breakfast the next day, led by Zhou Jue and Fang Guoqiang, they found the gate of a shop near the most prosperous intersection and began to prepare for a voluntary performance.

Worried that his business would be affected, the shopkeeper walked out with a few strong young men and questioned the purpose of the students. When he heard that he was performing voluntarily for the 29th Army to raise funds, he immediately changed his smile. While shouting loudly to the guys to help clean up the field, he ordered people to prepare tea and snacks to satisfy the hunger of the patriotic students.

There are more spectators at the intersection than at the train station, and they are more enthusiastic. Halfway through the show, the donation boxes in the hands of Han Qiu and Liu Jing were already stuffed with banknotes and copper dollars. The shopkeeper who benefited even more won the praise of the local people for taking the initiative to provide "funding" to the students. After enjoying the show for a while, many viewers walked into the store to buy the products they liked. While checking the quality, I bargained with the guys.

"All the fathers, all the villagers. Listen, everyone, for every piece of goods sold, no matter how expensive or low, our store will donate five copper plates to the brothers of the 29th Army! When you finish buying the goods inside, we will immediately donate them to the donation box outside, and we will never break our promise! Seeing that there was a crowd of people in front of his house that had never been on a large scale, the shopkeeper had an idea and immediately launched a "patriotic promotion".

"Look, all the products sold in this store are domestic products. None of them were Oriental, and none of them were Westerners. We don't buy foreigners' things, we will be poor to death! ”

"Kitchen knives, kitchen knives, authentic local goods, a tael of foreign iron is useless!"

"Foreign fire, foreign fire, foreign fire in Baoding Mansion. Authentic domestic products! Several nearby shops also took advantage of the east wind to sell their respective products to the audience.

This kind of hitchhiking behavior made Fang Guoqiang very angry. Several times I wanted to take Tian Qingyu to find the shopkeeper and the guys to theorize, but Lu Qing stopped him.

"It's not easy for them to make some money. Besides, what we occupy is indeed someone else's place! Lu Qing, who was a little bookish, explained very generously to the merchants.

"They're making a fortune!" Fang Guoqiang's poker face was so angry that it was red and black, "It's simple, it's just a traitor, a traitor!" ”

Because of his anger, his voice was raised very loudly. The surrounding noise was instantly silenced. But soon, everyone's attention was attracted by the show on the stage, and the ghost soldier played by Zhang Songling appeared on the stage, holding aloft a saber painted with wood chips, chasing and killing the people played by several other classmates. The knife fell, and then he grinned and threw the torch made of pieces of paper at the set.

The set was quickly changed to a burning village, and in the thick smoke, Zhou Jue, dressed in a Mao suit, appeared on the stage and sang with tears in his eyes: "My home is ....... on the Songhua River in Northeast China."

"Good!" Several shopkeepers took the lead in applauding, and at the same time, most of the basket of copper plates were poured in front of the donation box in front of the audience.

Tickets of various colors and large and small silver horns, Tong Yuan was handed over, almost drowning Han Qiu and Liu Jing, who were raising donations. In the cheers, Zhang Songling, who played the little devil, raised his knife again, killed people, and set fire......

The volunteer performance was a complete success. Today alone, the Blood Flower Society has raised more than sixty oceans. In the evening, all the money raised will be exchanged at the inn into whole numbers, and after being registered. Gathered in front of a pile of white and shiny silver dollars, there was no trace of joy on the faces of the members of the Blood Flower Society.

"What are you doing with us?! When what's up! Fang Guoqiang was so angry that he waved his fist again and again. If I knew this, I might as well perform at the door of the inn, at least there is nothing to sell here! ”

"If we don't have anything to sell, people won't allow us to use their place!" Tian Qingyu shrugged his shoulders, his face full of resentment. Even if he is as open-minded as he is, he can't accept the reality of being used by shopkeepers to solicit business.

"That's it! Why are the people here so backward in their thinking, they are not as good as those passengers on the train! It's not even 400 miles away from Beiping! The two girls were also so angry that they couldn't eat, and their faces were blue. It's like the Japanese are calling, and it's none of their business! One mind is thinking, make money, make money, make money! ”

"But we, our goal has also been achieved, and the donations raised today are more than the previous days combined!" Zhang Songling was burying his head in helping everyone keep accounts, and when he heard the accusations of the two girls, he whispered for the merchants.

"How can you think that? Our main purpose is not to raise donations, but to wake up the people! When Fang Guoqiang heard this, he was immediately so angry that his hair stood on end, walked up to Zhang Songling, and scolded him with his hand on the table.

"They donated money after all!" Zhang Songling glanced up at him timidly, not daring to look at him. "It's like buying and selling, both parties make a profit, and the deal can go on. If you just think about making enough money for yourself and don't consider the feelings of the other party, it will become a one-shot deal, and you will never do it again! ”

Although he never helped his father run a shop, he was well versed in business under the influence of the family environment. When encountering problems, it is customary to analyze them with the thinking of the buyer and seller.

"Make money, make money, what do you know besides making money?" Seeing that the other party was so stubborn, Fang Guoqiang was so angry that he waved his arm.

"But they're merchants!" Zhang Songling glanced at him timidly again, and while hiding back, he retorted in a low voice, "Businessman, of course you want to make money." Isn't it good to be able to make money on your own and not forget to do something for the country. Besides, without money, the 29th Army would not be able to pay its salaries. We can't go to Beiping! ”

"You, you, classmate Zhang Songling, pay attention to your thoughts!" In front of so many people, being refuted by a child was so unreasonable, Fang Guoqiang felt a little unable to get off the stage when he boarded, slapped the table case, and scolded him sharply.

"Block J, why are you so loud?!" Now, it's a public outrage. Han Qiu pulled Zhang Songling behind him, protected him like a sister, and asked Fang Guoqiang loudly.

"He, he, he just refuted, refuted you! I, I am a substitute, speaking and speaking for you. You, you ........" The green tendons on Fang Guoqiang's forehead came out, and he pointed at Han Qiu, trembling all over his body.

As the leader of everyone, Zhou Jue naturally did not allow infighting to happen. Hurriedly separated the two sides, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, don't worry." None of them are Japanese devils, nor are they traitors. Why make it look like you have a lot of hatred? Dafang, you sit down first. Han Qiu, Xiao Zhang, the two of you also sit down. Everyone sat down, no matter what their opinions, they all sat down and said calmly. We can't wait to go to Beiping and fight with ourselves first! ”

"I, I think, his way of thinking is very, very, very immature!" Fang Guoqiang glanced at Han Qiu and the others stupidly, and sat down with a sigh.

"He's immature, you can't yell at him so loudly!" Han Qiu also understood that he was a little "ignorant of good people's hearts" just now, rolled his eyes at Fang Guoqiang, and took the initiative to flash aside.

"Alright, alright, all deflated!" Zhou Jue continued to play the round with a smile. "Dafang, I think the locals are too ignorant and anxious. Xiao Zhang, on the other hand, considers the problem from the perspective of a local businessman. There is some truth on both sides, and it doesn't matter who is right and who is wrong. Importantly, what is the reason why the people of Ping'an Village treat our performance as a play? How do we deal with this embarrassing situation like this? ”

Like a big brother, he whispered softly, drawing everyone's attention to a new goal. Soon, everyone forgot about the quarrel just now. Tian Qingyu deliberately behaved in front of Han Qiu, thought for a while, and took the lead in speaking, "The passengers we meet on the train travel from south to north every day, and they have a lot of contact with things, and they also know the most about the critical situation facing the country. Most of the people in Ping'an Village have never been far away in their lives. There is no concrete concept of the threat to the Japanese invaders! ”

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and everyone's eyes became bright in an instant. They all nodded and agreed with Tian Qingyu's opinion, "That's the case." The passengers we meet on the train are actually the people with the broadest vision in this era, so we understand the truth that the rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband. In many other places, the people don't even know what the nearest county town to their home looks like, so they can understand at once why they want to go to the national disaster together, which is indeed difficult for some strong people! ”

"It's true that the warlords have been in power for too long. The concept of the country has long been blurred in the minds of the people! These days. Someone always told me that the 29th war in Hebei is not the business of Shandong people! ”

This argument is very pertinent, at the moment Pingjin is Song Zheyuan's sphere of influence, and Shandong Province belongs to Han Fuqu. The relationship between Han and Song has always been very delicate. The central government in Nanjing, located in the southeast of Shandong, was very vigilant against both Han and Song. In the past ten years, the grievances and grievances between the three families have been like a mess, and they have long been unclear. The people living in this land have gradually become accustomed to the fact that people in this province only ask about their own affairs, and they are too lazy to raise their eyes to see what China is really like.

"Also, the people don't know what kind of disaster the Japanese will face when they come. We often read the newspaper and listen to the exiled classmates from the Northeast tell us about their personal experiences. There are not many literate people here, and they don't have the opportunity to reach so many exiled students! ”

"I think our previous propaganda method was too vague. Just said that the Japanese were bad, but they didn't let the people know what kind of bad law the Japanese were! Long finger Lu Ming glanced at Zhang Songling and added with a smile.

Everyone twisted their heads to Zhang Songling, who was full of embarrassment, and shook their heads and smiled bitterly. The latter is a very concrete example of who, although with patriotic fervor, has no hatred for the Japanese. And for most people in this era, even the concept of the state is very vague, how can they care whether the Japanese occupy Pingjin or not. As long as disaster does not befall them, I am afraid that many people are willing to regard the invasion of the Japanese army as a change of dynasty!

The solution to this problem is very simple, that is, to tell everyone along the way about the tragic experience of the compatriots in the Northeast under the iron heel of the Japanese army. Instead of shouting at them about countries and nationalities, let them see with their own eyes how the Chinese are treated as inappropriate in those areas occupied by the Japanese. Let them see for themselves what kind of disaster they are about to face!

Han Qiu and Liu Jing, who were in charge of reporting the curtain and collecting donations from the audience, had the most say on this issue, thought about it, and said successively: "Judging from the current results, the song and dance drama "On the Songhua River" is obviously the most popular among the audience! Among them, it is mainly the credit of the Zhou team, but the part where the Japanese invaders killed people and set fire can also leave the most intuitive impression! ”

"Our previous programs were all aimed at students, and the style was a bit monotonous. Judging from the situation encountered at various railway stations in the past two days, the people's understanding of the war is very different from ours! Not only the two reporters, but also the other students have long felt the popularity of the show.

"Then let's stop singing all the time in the future and change to some dramas. Tell the tragic experiences of the compatriots in the Northeast, Rehe, and Chahar to everyone you meet along the way! Once he calmed down from his impulse, the spiritual thoughts in the heart of the deputy team leader Fang Guoqiang were like a spring.

This suggestion has been unanimously supported by everyone. From the mouths of the exiled classmates from the three northeastern provinces in the school, everyone has heard countless tragic stories. Almost every one of them can make the audience cry silently without any artistic processing.

In any era, young people are always the most active and quick-witted people. Everyone summarized and discussed, and soon, the best solution was found. Seeing that everyone was almost discussed, team leader Zhou Jue summed up with a smile, "Then let's start writing the script tonight, and then rehearse and perform while traveling?!" ”

"Agreed! Let Lu Ming work overtime tonight, his writing is the best! Tian Qingyu was the first to agree.

"Agreed! Lu Ming's supper tonight, Sister Qiu and I have it! Liu Jing followed and coaxed, looking at Lu Ming with a pair of eyes, and the flow waves were clearly visible.

"If you want red sleeves to add fragrance, you can go by yourself, don't pull me!" Han Qiu refused with a smile, and turned around and fled before everyone reacted.

Liu Jing was ashamed and angry, chased out the door, and got into a fight with Han Qiu. Looking at the backs of the two girls, Lu Ming shook his head lightly with long fingers. Then he looked around and responded with a smile: "Screenwriter, I'm sure I'm fine." However, you have to be accompanied by Fat Utama. Only when I see him can I remember how to portray the filthy image of a Japanese devil! ”

"What a chicken paw thief! I haven't cleaned you up for a few days, and my skin is itchy, isn't it? Tian Qingyu waved his fist and was ready to fight. was blocked by Fang Guoqiang and others with a smile.

Laughter happily spread through the windows all over the street, making this summer evening extra youthful.