The unexpected sudden war made his father, who had always been calm, a little unavoidable. He didn't forget to tell his mother carefully: "Pepe, didn't I let you redeem some cash last time, and today I will redeem the others, it is best to exchange it for small yellow croaker, and if it can't be exchanged, it will be converted into silver dollars, and it doesn't matter if you suffer a loss." With that, he picked up his briefcase and walked out the door.

Grandfather hadn't come back to his senses, he was still muttering to himself, and by the time he reacted, his father had already gone away. He could only retreat, turned his head and asked his mother, "What does he mean by this, is this already a war?" What is he going to do, is he going to flee? ”

My mother was not overwhelmed by my grandfather's momentum in the slightest, and replied calmly: "Zaixun told me many days ago that Chairman Chiang has always advocated a peaceful settlement, but a war between China and Japan is inevitable. Once the war starts, the silver dollar coupons in our hands will become a pile of waste paper. At this time, only real money can guarantee our lives. Some time ago, Zaixun privately asked me to exchange some of the money for silver dollars, and now looking at this situation, I am afraid that it will only become more and more chaotic, so let me exchange my own money for a small yellow croaker, if there is a three long and two short in the future, it can also save the urgent need. ”

Grandfather kept his head down, not knowing what he was thinking. When he raised his head, the expression on his face seemed to be in the cold autumn, and he looked extremely gloomy: "Well, if it's really as you said, then you can only try to protect yourself." I still have some cash on hand, you can go and redeem it for me. As for the money deposited in the bank, I don't feel at ease, you can go and see if it can be transferred to a foreign bank. There are also a few ancestral antiques, and I also went to a foreign bank to find a safe to store them. After all, this place is not as good as the French Concession and the British Concession, and the Japanese are really going to come in, so we have to prepare in advance. ”

The two aunts listened to their conversation, and the expressions on their faces kept changing. From my point of view, it was a living drama, from disdain to nervousness to urgency, and finally the fear of war overcame their resistance to their mother, and the relationship between the concubines became stronger than ever. They even took their mother's arm in a friendly way: "Pepe, you take us with you when you go out, if the situation outside is really so bad, I will also take out the bottom of the pressure box and replace it with a small yellow croaker to rest assured." ”

The mother replied very objectively: "Now everyone is queuing up to exchange money, and there has been a run on several banks, and I may not be able to get the cash immediately after a while." The price of gold has also risen ridiculously, and I have never seen it rise to this extent, so you have to figure out for yourself whether you are taking this risk. ”

The second aunt's red lips painted in the latest colors of Paris opened and closed, and the expression on her face was extremely exaggerated, as if her facial features could not show her sincerity without stretching her facial features to the maximum extent: "Oh, we are all a family, and your opinion is the opinion of all of us." The third brother has always been the most active in the family, and he works in the government, so he must have some inside information, if I don't believe you, I'll be really stupid. ”

In the middle of her words, she suddenly remembered that her curly hair had not been taken care of for days, and now it was like the soft deafness of the dead grass in winter. She didn't want to go out to meet people like this, but deep down she was afraid that her mother wouldn't be able to wait for someone to leave first, so she dragged her mother into her room with all her might: "Oh, I'll change my clothes, you wait for me here." ”

The eldest aunt's competitive spirit has become almost morbidly strong. There are some things she can not like, but if others get them, especially those who are not as good as herself, she must fight for them. Therefore, she didn't like to get along with my mother in the first place, and always felt that her gentle and somewhat detached personality seemed contrived, and sometimes she would turn a blind eye even if she was photographed.

But today, the second aunt's kindness with her mother for some reason ignited the competitive fire in her heart, which made her sit still. Originally, she didn't have to worry about such a thing as cashing money, and her dowry and dowry had always been stored in the bank for interest. The uncle is a long house, and in the future, the grandfather's belongings will not all fall into the hands of their family. However, after a few seconds of rapid operation of her not very sensitive brain, her immediate reaction was to gently put the bowl in her hand towards the table, and said in the gentlest voice she could show: "Oh, why don't you two call me when you two go out, the weather is so good today, and we three sisters can just go out for a walk together." ”

As she spoke, she immediately went into action. I don't know what she said on the phone, but her mother's classic car stopped downstairs in less than half an hour. She said to everyone in a proud and playful tone: "There is a lot of noise on the road, but there is still a convenient car." Later, you will be squeezed together in the back seat of the car, and I will ask the driver to take you to school. And Ah Cuiping, you should move faster, otherwise the children will be late for school. ”

The second aunt looked envious, jealous, hateful and helpless, she touched her freshly coiled hair extremely unnaturally, "Okay, okay, don't rush, I'll go." ”

As the saying goes, "three women in one play" does not need a script, no director, every minute is the rhythm of a big drama. So this journey is really exciting, the eldest aunt and the second aunt each show their abilities, on the surface they are very affectionate, but in fact, every sentence is eager to expose the other party's old bottom. Fortunately, I have the excuse of "academic priority", as soon as I arrived at school, I happily said goodbye to them and enjoyed the purity, but it was difficult for my mother, she had always hated the secret war between women the most, and I didn't expect that I still couldn't escape this fate.

The atmosphere in the school is also different from usual. In fact, the slogan of "resisting Japan and saving the country" has been shouted for a long time, but most people did not expect that the war would break out at such an unprepared speed, and in an instant, the entire country and 40,000 compatriots would be pushed into a desperate situation.

As an ordinary student, there are too many facts we want to do, but there are so few things we can do. Everyone in the school, from the principal to the freshmen, was filled with righteous indignation at the actions of the Japanese in provoking the war. But after thinking about it, I realized that what I could do was the same as before the war, write a few slogans, make a few speeches, write a few battle papers, or launch a public demonstration, and that's it.

The students of the girls' middle school were busy for a few days, and the enthusiasm at the beginning could not help but be extinguished. The old principal made a heartfelt speech at the right time, and the ideas in the speech were later mentioned countless times during the war, and they also became the spiritual motivation for the students to persevere during the national crisis.