Chapter Twenty-Eight: The New Life Movement, Plum Blossom Meal
The train continued to move, and it was getting late. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Wenhua glanced at Xiaolu and said, "You're very lost, aren't you?" ”
Xiaolu said: "What am I missing? ”
Wen Hua said: "You men, Professor Lin Wei has a family and children. You know, even a great talent like Xu Zhimo can't catch up, so don't think about it. ”
Xiaolu said: "What are you telling me about this?" ”
Wen Hua sneered: "My eyes are straight." We've been in the car together for so long, and one of us is as guarded as a cat. The only time you weren't on guard was when you didn't even take care of your treasure box. ”
Xiao Lu said: "Don't talk nonsense, I just respect the two of them as my professors and respect their knowledge as people." Do you know why some people in the world are starting to understand Chinese architecture? That's what they introduced. ”
On the other side, Mr. Wang said: "It turns out that this classmate Wen is unhappy. Ha ha. Let's eat some cookies. I know a lot about Xu Zhimo. ”
Wenhua immediately returned to the state of the little bird, and said, "Mr. Wang really knows a lot of stories. ”
Mr. Wang said: "Why did Xu Zhimo write so many poems when he was studying in the UK? It's completely Lin Weiyin's relationship. He was fascinated by Lin Weiyin, and Lin Weiyin admired him very much. Even two people start to fall in love. Later, Xu Zhimo returned to China to divorce his wife who gave birth to his second child, and then returned to the UK, and Lin Weiyin had already left the UK and returned to China. ”
Wenhua said: "But Xu Zhimo's poems are really good. ”
Xiaolu interjected: "I heard that a boy went to chase a girl and recited Xu Zhimo's poem to him: 'Quietly I left, just as I came quietly; I waved my sleeve,' cried the girl, 'take all your clouds.' ’”
Mr. Wang said: "This girl is a little slight, amazing. Terrible. ”
Xiaolu said: "Yes, it is not in line with the spirit of the New Life Movement. ”
Mr. Wang: "The original intention of the New Life Movement is very good, and Mr. Jiang said that the New Life Movement is to completely militarize the lives of the people of the whole country!" Brave and fast, hard-working, and able to sacrifice for the country at any time. The so-called militarization is to be neat, clean, simple, and simple, and it must be so, in order to conform to courtesy, righteousness, and shame, be suitable for modern survival, and be worthy of being a modern citizen! ”
Xiaolu said: "It sounds good, but it's not easy to do." ”
Mr. Wang: "That makes sense. The New Life Movement banned women from perming their hair. Because of repeated prohibitions, Changde County, Hunan Province has made strange moves. ”
Xiao Lu: "What's the trick?" ”
Mr. Wang: "Changde County issued a decree stipulating that all prostitutes and dancers in the county will be permed to distinguish them. As soon as this order came out, the effect was immediately born. Not only are ordinary women reluctant to perm their hair, but even prostitutes and dancers, who are required to perm their hair, turn to straighten their hair. ”
Xiaolu: "It worked. ”
Mr. Wang: "Of course. The Chongqing New Life Movement Promotion Association has also asked all barber shops in Chongqing to hang slogans at the door: perm is prostitution. Trying to discourage those beautiful celebrities, intellectual women, and housewives of civil servants who like to cut and perm their hair. ”
Xiaolu: "That's it. ”
Mr. Wang: "Even worse, such as Wang Bingcheng, the mayor of Changsha, raised the ban on women's perm to the level of Chinese and Western cultures, saying that the current perm is learned from Western barbarism and is immoral. The skin of the body shall not be destroyed by its parents. Now it is burned with fire, and there is filial piety. ”
Xiaolu: "It's good that the New Life Movement regulates people's lives. For example, opium smoking is prohibited, superstition is prohibited, superstition is prohibited, disheveled clothing is prohibited, and traffic rules are promoted. It's all good. ”
A passenger next to him interjected: "Our Chairman Han of Shandong said: Chairman Jiang's new life movement, brother, I agree with both hands, it is one, pedestrians walk on the left, it is really inappropriate, it is too confused." Let's think about it, pedestrians walk on the left, so who is left on the right? ”
Mr. Wang: "Interesting. However, it is good to advocate brushing your teeth and to promote the killing of flies, mosquitoes and mice. ”
The passenger said, "It's good to brush your teeth, but if you can't eat enough, what are you going to brush your teeth for?" ”
Xiaolu: "Yes." The people were in tatters, not because they were shameless, but because they had no money to buy clothes to wear. However, brother, I am in favor of the prohibition of gambling. ”
Mr. Wang: "Ms. Bingxin told a joke, she said that the people in Suiyuan have rushed to the market, but after the New Life Movement was implemented there, many villagers did not dare to come out because they were afraid of forcing them to button buttons, and they were used to opening their chests or not using buttons. However, when it comes to gambling, I don't think it's a big deal to play mahjong poker. ”
Among the passengers, one person said: "Feng Yuxiang said that every year when it comes to the anniversary of his new life, he has to hold a meeting, and he has asked me to speak many times." In fact, the new life is deceiving, for example, the new life is not allowed to play cards, but only when I heard that Chiang Kai-shek was coming, I put the mahjong tiles in the drawer, indicating a very well-behaved appearance. When I heard that Chiang Kai-shek was gone, he immediately started playing mahjong, and the 24 rounds of sanitary mahjong, pushing pai gow, and betting on treasure are all like this. For example, in the new life, it is not allowed to eat and drink, ordinary people only spend 8 yuan for a table of meals, and the officials around Chiang Kai-shek eat about 60 yuan for a table of meals, always bird's nest and shark fin seats. Not only are the big officials so extravagant, but so are the women and servants of the big officials. And these things happened to the civil and military officials who were very close to Chiang Kai-shek, can you still pretend not to know? ”
Xiaolu: "I heard that civil servants eat official meals and want to eat plum blossom meals. ”
Mr. Wang: "What plum blossom meal?" ”
Xiaolu: "It is five dishes and one soup, placed on the table, like plum blossoms, so it is called plum blossom meal." ”
Mr. Wang: "I haven't heard of it yet. But it's a good idea. Plum blossom meal. Plum blossom meal. ”
A passenger said: "The official doesn't pay for his meal, but he still eats such a good meal?" No wonder everyone wants to be an official, and even if they die, they will become an official. ”
Mr. Wang: "No, no. The plum blossom meal should be a measure for officials to save. ”
Historian Koji made a mistake.
The plum blossom meal is a rule advocated by the eldest prince of the Jiang family when he was in charge of Baodao, and the standard of official meals. The path was arranged for a new life.
The train continued south, and although it was late, it still felt hot. I've been in the car for a long time, and I'm a little uncomfortable. Wenhua had a very pleasant conversation with Mr. Wang, from American movies to Shanghai movies, from coffee to literature, and that the fountain pen is a civilized writing tool, and the brush is a representative of backwardness, all-encompassing.
When I arrived in Pukou, it was already dawn. Xiaolu carefully looked at the train ferry described by Mr. Wang, and it was really interesting. This outdated advanced technology has long since disappeared in the days of the trail, but it was advanced in the thirties and forties.
When he arrived at Nanjing Station, Wenhua got off the train with Mr. Wang.
This was somewhat unexpected by the trail.
The reason why Xiaolu was very wary of her was because when she first saw her at Jinzhou Railway Station, she held this round mirror in her hand and pretended to comb her hair, but secretly observed herself and those students. In addition, Xiaolu also saw the two men gesturing to her. This time she left by herself, and she also left, Xiaolu didn't believe that there was such a coincidence.
Then why did she get off again? If she has any intentions for herself, showing up to find herself, then she should continue to follow herself. There are two reasons to get out of the car, one is that she has completed the task, and the other is that she has given up on her goal and has a new goal.
Xiaolu pretended to pack up his things, stood up and looked around, there were many people in the carriage from Nanjing Station, only two or three suspicious people.
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1. The New Life Movement began in 1935. This is Mr. Chiang's attempt to change the habits of the people and carry out social transformation. The attempt was largely a failure, but its historical significance is significant. Although China's social transformation reveals the lack of confidence of Chinese and Chinese culture, it is also an important step towards China's prosperity.