CHAPTER XXIII. 4

Verbose alleys are almost unknown to everyone in this ancient city. Wordy Lane began to become a merchant settlement in the early Ming Dynasty, and the high gate buildings carved from blue bricks are full of courtyard houses of similar specifications, and the lanes are paved with smooth bluestone strips, which can not be muddy in rainy and snowy days. The farmyard of this roadway is the most expensive in the city. The bankrupt and bankrupt families were squeezed out of the verbose alleys, and the newly rich who broke out soon crowded in to fill the vacancy; Entering the Alley marks the entry of the upper class of the city. Lu Zhaopeng's intention of living in Long-winded Lane was here, and the special gendarmerie police did not dare to cough insumptuously when they entered Long-winded Lane. Bai Ling found No. 15, and when he saw Lu Zhaopeng, he couldn't wait to ask, "Where are you going all this month?" Lu Zhaopeng said: "On the plain." Bai Ling asked, "Are you still on the original?" Lu Zhaopeng said: "On the plain." Bai Ling asked, "Do you want to go to the plain?" Lu Zhaopeng said: "That's for sure." But this time I'll have to stay in the city for a while. Bai Ling said: "It seems that the killing of ** has passed?" Newspapers have scarcely reported the killings and arrests. Lu Zhaopeng said: "They have all been arrested and killed if they can be caught, and those who can't be caught have learned to wake up and are not easy to catch." The losses were so terrible that we had to start from scratch one step at a time. Bai Ling asked, "What did you think about the application I made at my second aunt's house last time?" Lu Zhaopeng said: "You wait. Bai Ling said, "I'm an impatient. Lu Zhaopeng smiled: "This matter doesn't consider who is the acute child." Bai Ling asked, "Is it difficult?" Lu Zhaopeng said: "It must be stricter than before. We suffered from this massacre on the traitors. Bai Ling said, "I will definitely not be a traitor." Lu Zhaopeng said: "I'm afraid it's not easy for people who want to enter the ** now to be traitors." I don't think it's easy to be a traitor, they first have to treat themselves as dogs, not to mention belief in ideals and moral conscience. Bai Ling said in surprise: "You said this sentence too well. I didn't think it would be easy to be a traitor. ”

Bai Ling was notified to No. 15 Long-winded Lane for the second time, and Lu Zhaopeng informed her with a cordial attitude that she had been approved, and then shouted: "Comrade Bai Ling!" He held Bai Ling's hand. When Bai Ling heard the strange and affectionate title of "comrade", a passion rose in her heart, she held Lu Zhaopeng's hand tightly, and couldn't say a word for a long time, and the scene of the arrested girl in her class leading the police to the school to arrest comrades came to her mind. Bai Ling said: "Please rest assured that Bai Ling will only die for his comrades, and will never lead the police to arrest comrades." Yes! You call me Tongzhi again!" Lu Zhaopeng let go of his hand and said, "Comrade Bai Ling! I am entrusted by the party organization to lead you to take the oath. As he spoke, he took out a red flag from the box and hung it on the wall, and after standing upright, he raised his right hand. Bai Ling stood side by side, and also raised his right hand, his heart like calm and blazing lava.

Men, women and children of this courtyard house are gathering in the bright room and living room to enjoy the record. Their eldest son recently brought back a gramophone from Shanghai, and the novelty of it intrigued the whole family. At the same time, there are also records, all of which are soft and delicate Yue opera and milky pop music, only one record of "foreigners laughing" makes the whole family suitable for all ages, so every night the living room is filled with foreigners' men and women, old and young, rough and slender, rough and presumptuous, sinister and sarcastic, gentle, cheerful, and painful laughter. Under the cover of the laughter of foreigners, two young people of the same clan and clan in Bailu Plain are taking an oath here, issuing a firm challenge to the whole world.

After taking the oath and sitting down, Lu Zhaopeng said frankly: "I think of the scene when I joined the party and took the oath again. Every time I introduce a comrade to join the party and take the oath, I think of the scene when I took the oath to join the party. Bai Ling asked: "What is the situation when you take the oath to join the party?" Lu Zhaopeng said: "I still swore a public oath for a while!" With a fresh but distant memory, he said: "There were nine of us who took the oath together, and now there are only three left, including me. Three of them were fried by the eldest brother, two went with the eldest brother, and one went into business and made a fortune, so we are now sitting in his room. Bai Ling asked, "They didn't confess to you?" Lu Zhaopeng smiled and said: "The first thing they confessed was me, and my fate was great." Then he said: "The eldest brother turned his face this time, and the little brother was bleeding like a river." Large-scale arrests, public killings, and bloody gas throughout the country, but our ancient city was cleaned, without gunshots, without gallows, and all of them were stuffed into dry wells, which is unique in the whole country and embodies the civilization of our ancient capital of ten generations of emperors. Bai Ling said: "The barbarism of the Middle Ages!" Lu Zhaopeng said: "Everything has to start again. Bai Ling, what are you thinking at this moment?" Bai Ling said: "I think of the white deer that my grandmother talked about. The white deer on our plain. I think it's the white deer?" Lu Zhaopeng stared at him in surprise and was stunned for a moment, then shook his head lightly and smiled: "That's really a fascinating white deer!"

Bai Ling took the initiative to find Lu Zhaopeng for the first time because he was helpless. She knew it couldn't be allowed. Lu Zhaohai returned to the city from the end of his studies at the military academy, which brought her an unexpected problem, he had changed "Gong" to "Guo", and she had changed "Guo" to "Gong" just before he returned. She and he suddenly realized that the other party was no longer the person he remembered, and both were in high spirits and fell into pain. Believing that she couldn't change her ways, and that he wouldn't change her tunes, she lost confidence in the second appointment, so she went to Long-winded Lane to find Zhaopeng. They were brothers, and it was his responsibility to help her deal with this very difficult matter. Lu Zhaopeng harshly criticized her risky behavior in coming to him, and never went to him without notice, but later still promised her to go to see his brother......

Lu Zhaohai went to Yulin to return to the team on the eve of finding a leather shop and said to Bai Ling: "Let's go out for a walk." I'll be on my way early tomorrow morning. I want to talk to you. Bai Ling walked out with him, and unconsciously walked to the place where the copper yuan was tossed. Bai Ling touched the scene, grabbed Lu Zhaohai's hand and almost begged and said, "Zhaohai, you quit the 'country'!" You don't even have any party affiliation. Lu Zhaohai held Bai Ling's hand tightly and said: "I give in to you, I listen to you, it's okay for me to withdraw from the 'country', and you can also withdraw from the 'communist'!" The two of us simply don't participate in any political party, you teach your students, and I will be my soldier, so as not to have the right and wrong of the 'country' and the 'communist'. Bai Ling pulled out his hand violently and said fiercely: "Do you know that the Kuomintang you joined killed the other party?" I caught it and stuffed it into a dry well without even going through the interrogation procedures! Aren't you afraid of blood splashing your face when you join such a party?" Lu Zhaohai said calmly: "I want to reconcile with you, but you are still insisting on prejudice and arguing with me." Bai Ling said: "I can't forget the tragic scene in the dry well. Lu Zhaohai said: "You go back to our original place to have a look, and see how the ** revolution is in the original!" Their methods of rectification are also varied, which is chilling. "The debate is more intense and deeper than ever. Lu Zhaohai compromised again: "That's it, none of us can change anyone, just wait and see!" After a few years, maybe you can see it more clearly, maybe you, or maybe I, will change automatically. Bai Ling said, "Good! I waited. Lu Zhaohai turned around and said, "I'll leave tomorrow, maybe I won't be back in a few years." I only have one now—" Bai Ling asked, "What?" Lu Zhaohai said: "When we meet again, there may still be no results, maybe one of the parties has changed and reached the same agreement. All I need is your promise to say yes, and you will promise any suitor a few years after I'm gone, before we meet next time. Speaking of this, he grabbed Bai Ling's hands again: "We have that copper dollar as an oath, if I lose you, I will never marry." Bai Ling said emotionally: "Rest assured!" I hope you don't argue with me when you come back. Lu Zhaohai said: "I will never forget every time we meet." Let's all remember tonight. Bai Ling said, "You don't seem to be able to believe me? As if you were worried that someone was going to take me?" Lu Zhaohai said: "I'm afraid to carry this burden to the Yulin Desert. Let's talk about it, why did you ask my brother to come forward on your behalf last time?" Bai Ling said: "He explained to you the reason why he came forward. Lu Zhaohai said: "I hated him very much that night. Bai Ling said: "You are too ......" Lu Zhaohai said excitedly: "I have a bad premonition when I see him." Maybe I'm too focused on you. Bai Ling sighed and said, "God! I never dreamed that you would think like this......" Lu Zhaohai said: "No matter anyone, even if it is my own brother, whoever takes you away, I will not recognize him as the king of heaven!"

When Bai Ling saw Lu Zhaopeng again, he felt a little unnatural, Lu Zhaopeng sniffed out Bai Ling's abnormal expression like a sensitive fox, and asked vigilantly, "What's the situation?" Bai Ling said, "It's nothing. Her expression aroused Lu Zhaopeng's vigilance: "Comrade Bai Ling, this is an extraordinary time, and no situation can be hidden. Bai Ling said: "Personal private matter." Lu Zhaopeng said: "Personal private affairs cannot be hidden. Bai Ling was worried about causing Lu Zhaopeng's hidden worries, so she regained her usual cheerfulness: "Guess what's wrong with your brother?" I'm afraid you'll take me away!" Lu Zhaopeng glared, blushed suddenly, waved his hand and smiled awkwardly: "!"

Bai Ling and Lu Zhaopeng did not meet often. She is a teacher at Tofu Lane Primary School, in charge of student movements, and has just successfully organized a ** at Chung Cheng Middle School. Prior to this, she had already participated in and organized two schools, and then she wanted to do the same at the Chung Cheng School, named after Chiang, the supreme ruler of China. Chung Cheng High School was named a model school by the government in the ancient city, and the teachers and even students were examined one by one, and there was no suspicion of alien parties. Bai Ling seized the opportunity of the students' dissatisfaction with the food and promoted a fierce meal accounting. As a result, the director of general affairs who embezzled student food expenses was put on trial and the principal was dismissed. Bai Ling was excited: "It seems that Zhongzheng's school is not a model either!" At this time, Lu Zhaopeng summoned her: "We must lose no time in raising the struggle for rice buns to a political struggle against darkness." Bai Ling said, "I have faith." Lu Zhaopeng then told her, "I'm going to get out of here." Bai Ling said, "Can I ask where to go?" Lu Zhaopeng said in general terms: "In the mountains." Bai Ling asked again, "How long will it take?" Lu Zhaopeng said: "It's hard to estimate. Bai Ling didn't ask anymore. Lu Zhaopeng said solemnly: "Zhaohai is coming back soon. The Seventeenth Division withdrew. ”

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Bai Ling received Lu Zhaohai at Tofu Lane Primary School. She saw his junior officer's outfit and felt that their relationship was coming to an end. He sat down in her small room, teacup in one hand and cigarette roll in the other. Not only did his face not become rough because of the desert and cold in the north, but it was ruddy and delicate, but the black and blue hawthorn on his upper lip changed significantly. She smiled and said, "You're more conciliatory." Lu Zhaohai said: "The water in that place is good." He smiled and said, "That place is a desert as far as the eye can see. For ten days and eight days, I saw no people, no trees, only a patch of sand. Only then can you understand why the emperors of all dynasties chose our pass...... But there's good water. The water-raised babies are all Lu Bu's appearance, and the water-raised women are all the way like a sable cicada. I've been there for a few years, and I've been gone......" Bai Ling said, "You should bring back a sable cicada there." Lu Zhaohai said: "I am still in love with the ...... on the White Deer Plain" Bai Ling pursed his mouth and did not speak. Lu Zhaohai said open-mindedly: "I have a little gain when I come back this time, and I won't force you anymore." I know I can't change, and neither do you. But I'm not going to force you to change anything. You can marry as many people as you like. Me...... I still keep my oath and I won't marry unless you do. When you get married, I swear never to marry again...... You can verify my words. Bai Ling said, "What's the trouble? What should I do if you say that?" Lu Zhaohai said: "There is no way. The more I believe that I can't find you in my heart in the world. Bai Ling said angrily: "I will marry tomorrow!"

The wooden-wheeled ox cart creaked, and finally drove out of the Zishui River under the slope of Bailuyuan. Looking back, the outlet of the river resembles a trumpet; At the mouth is the end of the hillside, and the vast Wei River field is immediately displayed in front of you, and the water meanders into the field and flows into the Wei River. It was only here that I saw the sun again. The sun had become unrecognizable where the river and the sky met, like a broken egg yolk, and the golden juice flowed out and mingled with the black clouds. Bai Ling's heart began to tighten, where to find Lu Zhaopeng?