Thirty-Nine: Air Raid Alert

Since the Neolithic Age, the people of Nanjing have lived in the Confucius Temple area. This is the ancient urban area of Nanjing, which gave birth to the ancient culture of Nanjing.

Xizi said to Wang Mingming: "The bridge next to us is named Wende Bridge. It is named according to the meaning of 'Wende to show the world'.

There is nothing special about it architecturally. The bridge is also not big. It was built in 1585. It is famous for its location on the bridge. The bridge was built on the meridian.

Every year on the 15th day of the 11th lunar month, when the moon is shining, there is half the moon in the river on both sides of the bridge.

You must know that 'Qinhuai divides the month'. That's the bridge. It is famous all over the world for 'Qinhuai Equinox Moon'.

"Our ancestors had quite advanced science at that time. People come to experience this achievement, or out of curiosity, and there is a flock of moon-gazers at this time of year. ”

Wang Mingming said: "When the bright moon is on the 15th day of the 11th month of the lunar calendar this year, you must take me to see the Qinhuai moon. ”

Kiko happily said, "Okay, I'll definitely bring you." There are more than ten miles from Xishuiguan to Dongshuiguan here, and the 'Ten Miles of Qinhuai' and 'Six Dynasties Gold Powder' that you usually hear about are here.

"There is a Confucius Temple for students to enter the incense, and there is a Jiangnan Gongyuan built in 1168. A little further away is the beautiful Momobado Ferry.

"Zhu Mengzhen of the Ming Dynasty wrote a poem about Taoyedu: 'Before the peach leaf, the grass is fan, and the green locust is high and the willow is dark. The boat stops at dusk, and the warblers cry in a bay of flowing water. ’

"The poem reflects the beauty and busyness of the ferry."

There are always ups and downs in the development of history, and there are times of development and prosperity, as well as days of decline and decline. But it's like a wave, wave after wave.

History always moves forward, and one is better than the other. It's called a spiral. It is said that the big mansion on the other side of Wuyi Lane is the home of Wang Dao, a minister in the early years of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

At that time, it developed to its heyday and became a residential area for wealthy families. In the Middle Tang Dynasty, it has declined.

The poet Liu Yuxi's poem "In the old days, Wang Xie Tang Qianyan flew into the homes of ordinary people" is proof of this.

Xizi pointed to the other side of the Qinhuai River and said: "Look at the 'big wall photo' over there, it is the largest wall photo in the country, built on the side of the Qinhuai River in 1575, 110 meters long and 10 meters high.

Wang Mingming said happily: "It's good. That's nice. Do you know a lot of things, and can recite so many poems in one bite? It's amazing to tell so many allusions.

"I don't usually see that you have such a great knowledge. When you go home, you tell me slowly. I love to hear these legends. ”

Kiko said, "My mother taught me these poems when I was a child. At that time, I memorized a poem in three days. Not only can I memorize it, but I also know who wrote it at what time and in what context.

"You have to know what the poem means, what allusions are used, etc. My mother said that my intelligence was low, and that I had to work harder than others. I listen to my mother. I'll go the extra mile.

"Alright, I'm getting off. Today I came here to invite friends to dinner and drink old wine. Attendant Zhuzi got off here with me. The driver will take you back first, and then drive to pick me up after dinner. ”

Wang Mingming said: "I don't worry about you being a follower, my mother told me that although Zhu Zi is clever and responds quickly." It's good at it, but he doesn't like guns. This is a fatal drawback.

Kiko said: "Now the guards who are good at martial arts don't like to use guns. It's not his problem alone. I believe he can get the job done. You can rest assured. ”

Wang Mingming said: "Now Japanese spies are rampant, and they disguise themselves as underworld gangsters to kill patriots. Creating terror and chaos, you usually show up a lot, and he can't cope with this kind of thing.

"There is a driver, and the two of them are by your side, I am relieved. I took the rickshaw back. Go ahead. I'll bring someone to pick you up after dinner. ”

Xizi is her husband, and Wang Ming doesn't want anything to happen to him, let alone having no husband at a young age.

Zhang's attendants, porters, night guards and drivers are all Zhangfu's bodyguards. Wang Mingming was scared when he saw these bodyguards in the past, but now it is different.

Although she hasn't been in the house for a long time, the bodyguards listen to her. She took these bodyguards with her to run for Kiko's safety. The mother-in-law was very happy to see that Wang Mingming valued Xizi like this.

On this day, Xizi did not go out in the company, and Wang Mingming fell asleep after lunch. She was waking up from her sleep on her sweet head, and her mother-in-law asked her to borrow a book with her.

She really didn't want to go, but she stretched and got up.

They got into their car, and the mother-in-law said: "I heard that the chairman of the committee summoned General Chen Cheng to discuss the strategy of the War of Resistance, and Chen Cheng wants to fight a protracted war and a war of attrition.

"He believes that the enemy cannot be kept out of the country. Nor can there be any illusions of victory anytime soon. I thought about what he said, and I think that this war is going to be fought from Shanghai to my doorstep.

"I also heard that the base camp was originally going to fight the Japanese army in North China, but now it is in the Yangtze River Delta. Whether these legends are true or false is not clear to the common people. But there is no wind and no waves! ”

The driver said, "Don't worry, ancestor, Shanghai is far away." Besides, our air force and navy have already been put into battle, which is enough for Japan to bear. ”

The mother-in-law ignored him. Clearly disagreeing with him. Their car turned at the intersection of Zhujiang Road and drove towards Guangzhou Road.

Guangzhou Road is a dirt road, and the car is very bumpy. A lot of dust kicks up from the back of the car. To the north of Guangzhou Road is the desolate slope of Gulou Mountain, on which sparse trees grow.

There were some graves in the half-man-deep grass. A herd of goats haunts the grass. The shepherdess put her whip on her shoulders and sang aloud:

"There are potpourri in Jinling City, my sister whips up to herd sheep, and my brother goes out to work, you have to rest assured that your sister is on it."

There are several winding paths through the bush to the open field in front of the entrance of Jinling University. There were a few people on the road heading north on a curvy path.

To the south of the road is along the wadis, and although there are a few decent houses, most of them thatched houses built by outsiders.

They fenced the yard with branches. The courtyard was cleaned inside and outside. The men here are either driving carriages or pulling rickshaws. Or they sell firewood and grass.

The driver said: "Most of the people who live here are devout Christians, and they do their duty to go to Mochou Road Church every Sunday to worship.

"They were all brought by parishioners from Anhui, Henan, and Shandong. After they arrived in Nanjing, they were valued by the church. The priest visited them here,

"Their children are in the church schools. Studying there is not only a good place to teach, but also the cost of the church.

"The men here are tall and stout, and they have a bold personality. When I go out during the day, I bring dry food, which is steamed buns and pickles from the north.

"They go out before dawn and come back in the middle of the night. It's very bitter. Woman at home with children. They are not rich, but they live comfortably. ”

Wang Mingming looked over there and saw several mothers-in-law doing needlework under the gourd shelf in the yard, and a daughter-in-law was nursing her child with a snow-white and clean pregnancy.

There are several pots of blooming flowers on the side of the gourd shelf. Wang Mingming said: "It is true that their lives are not rich, but they live a leisurely life. Gave me a farmhouse feeling.

The mother-in-law said: "There is no such road in the capital's ten-year construction plan. I really don't know that it won't be able to be built until the Year of the Monkey. ”

The driver said: "Ancestor, where can we still take care of construction in the war with the Japanese army now, this road cannot be built." ”

Wang Mingming and his mother-in-law borrowed books and came out of the library, and her mother-in-law looked at her watch and said to Wang Mingming: "It's only 2:50, it's still early, I'm going to see a friend." It's been a long time since I've seen her. ”

She said to the driver, "Go to Daxing Palace." ”

The driver said, "Ancestor, I know, go to Daxing Palace." We went back the way we came. ”

Wang Mingming's car arrived at Xinjiekou and drove east along Zhongshan East Road, and when they were about to reach Daxing Palace, the alarm suddenly sounded.

The driver braked suddenly, he looked around and said nervously: "Ancestor, this alarm is not right, it doesn't look like a drill." There is a case! It must have been the Japanese plane. ”

Wang Mingming screamed in fright and got into his mother-in-law's arms. My mother-in-law is also afraid, she has never experienced such a thing.