Chapter Twenty-Five: The Boatman Was Drunk and Sweet

One

The three of them are like birds that have been freed, and they are like criminals who have been freed from their shackles. They are free, and just now they were full of sorrow for their hardships, and now they are full of spring breeze. They taste the taste of freedom, the sweetness of self-liberation. They want to control their own destiny, they want their own lives to control, and they want their husbands to choose for themselves. For this, the three of them took the first step in life; I also tasted the charm of taking the first step. I am open-minded, my mood is comfortable, and the sourness in my stomach is gone. They no longer worry about their marriage, they no longer mourn about their marriage, they no longer grieve for their marriage, they no longer want to die for their marriage. Now the three of them have walked out of the house and broadened their horizons. The world is so big, let the three of them wander and work hard. The three of them were in a good mood all the way, forgetting their troubles, forgetting their displeasure, and forgetting the marriage contract of the doll. Sometimes they laugh, sometimes they sing, sometimes they say to the future, sometimes they look forward to the future, and sometimes they show pride in their chests. For this reason, we are all proud of the future. Toshimi said, "We finally have our own freedom. ”

Lan Ying said: "It's good to be free, what I applaud the most is to get rid of that deaf and dumb ...... Man, I have a new life. Otherwise, death is the path I have already chosen. This time, I'm going to continue to live, I'm going to live my life to the fullest; Live with dignity and dignity. "Walking by myself," said Le Taotao.

Qiu Ping said: "I'm just like you, I really want to die!" A living person, a young girl wants to marry the undead, you can't see him, you can't call him, you have to live for him, and the depression of the heart is always terrifying. It's better to die early than to live such a heart-pounding life. It's all right to die, it's really torturous to live like this, and it's like being shackled to prison. I don't know who concocted such a doll marriage contract, and who created it? I don't know how many poor and innocent girls have been killed in such a marriage contract? ”

Lan Ying, who was listening silently, said indignantly: "Who concocted it? Who created it? The powerful, the ruler, and the profit-seeking people. They use this to enslave the people, and they play tricks everywhere, forcing you to get into the middle of nowhere. If we hadn't thought about it, if the people hadn't seen through the face of the rulers and organized a rebellion, we wouldn't know how long we would endure it and what our final fate would be? ”

Toshimi said, "How long will you endure?" What is the final fate? Didn't you endure the pain and finally die in the west? ”

Lan Ying said: "If it weren't for the fact that we had heard that there was a militia organization, we would have survived because we had seen the hope of life, and I am afraid that we would have died long ago, because I would have wanted to die a long time ago." Do you two know how miserable my life is, how much I am tormented physically and mentally? ”

The three of them walked, each talking about their own sufferings and the happiness of flying. And rejoice in the courage to dare to make decisions for yourself.

Qiu Ping said: "Pain, we are all people who have suffered a lot of pain and suffering, this time it's okay." ”

"Alright, don't talk about it, let's get to the ferry." Junmi said.

Two

At the ferry, a small boat happened to be on the shore, and the boatman shouted, "Hurry up, or the three of you will wait until the next time you return to take the boat." ”

The three of them shouted at the waiting boatman and ran. Lan Ying said: "The boatman is so good, seeing us come over, not only shouting at us 'hurry up', but also waiting for the three of us, let's run quickly." ”

So, the three of them ran quickly, and then got on the boat panting, and said, "Thank you, boatman, thank you!" ”

The boatman looked at the three of them and said, "Thank you for what?" You're welcome. May I ask where are you three going? ”

Qiu Ping said with a smile: "We, we ......" She was so excited that she couldn't say the name of the militia organization. The boatman happily told her: "Do you go to 'Yongchang Village' to find the militia organization?" ”

Qiu Ping replied again and again: "Yes, yes!" And he said to the boatman, "How do you know?" ”

"How do I know? I've been ferrying here to see a lot of people, who do what business, what errands, what they want to do, all of them can't escape my eyes. ”

The three of them were surprised and said loudly: "Oh, you are a god, your eyes are fire-eyed Venus, are you a detective?" ”

The boatman smiled and said, "You say I'm a detective, I'm a detective." I'm a detective, but I'm a boatman at a ferry. ”

"It's not strange that you're a boatman at the ferry, it's your cover. I heard that the good people of the militia organization have hidden their true identities and engaged in propaganda everywhere. The three of us just heard from an old man who went to the village to play cotton. When he saw the poor, he told the poor that the militia organization was a poor people's organization under the leadership of the Communist Party, which was specially designed to fight the Japanese devils and to seek benefits for the poor. He also said that the militia organizations have gradually grown and have continuously recruited poor people and anti-Japanese patriots to participate. ”

Three

The boatman listened and smiled. The water of the Tangtang River glows in the sun, and the river is full of golden scales. The three of them looked at the golden scales of the river, looked at the boatman with a smile on their chins, and felt the sweetness of the leisurely boat sailing on the canal. Lan Ying said: "At first glance, you are a patient and good-hearted person, you are always smiling and full of smiles. ”

The boatman said: "This service is to have a good attitude, and a bad attitude is worth it?" There are no three sentences of stinky shit, and it is easy to have an accident. A good attitude can bring a good mood to the boaters, who doesn't want to be happy when they go out, and they don't want to be happy? Don't you want to be in a good mood? This good mood is not only for the boater, but also for himself; It is not only respect for others, but also respect for oneself. If you have a good attitude, you will benefit for life? I have benefited for the rest of my life because of my good attitude. ”

After listening to the boatman's words, the three of them asked curiously, "If you have a good attitude, you will benefit for life?" Tell me, let's listen, what benefits have you received for the rest of your life? ”

When he mentioned the benefits he had received, the boatman's heart had already blossomed, and he was not unhappy with the past. So he said with a smile on his face: "My family is poor, and my ancestors have lived in the ferry for generations; Life is difficult, life is poor and shabby. Although the days are poor and shabby, my heart is warm, and I can't see the suffering. Once, a mother and son who escaped the famine, and the mother in rags, put her son on the shore and jumped into the river in a desperate situation. I don't know why the woman killed herself, but I was on the shore when I heard a 'plop' sound and thought it was a big fish jumping out of the water. When I was happy that it was a big fish, I heard the child crying incessantly: 'Mommy, Mommy! The joy was swept away by the child's cry, and in an instant the heart was clouded, and he knew that it was not the big fish that had just 'pounced', but the child's mother who jumped into the river. Without thinking, I jumped down into the surging river and grabbed the woman who was looking for death, and then dragged her ashore, and with the help of many people, the woman was able to come back to life. I said to the woman, 'What do you have that you can't overcome?' Leaving his son to commit suicide in the river? The woman cried and said, 'I can't say a word, I don't talk about the past, but the day before yesterday, because my husband had died of illness, I lived with my son and my in-laws, and my life was hard. I was taken away by a dog because the food I left for my in-laws at night was not put away, and my in-laws insisted that I had eaten it secretly. He didn't care about it, and beat me all over my body, and I only found a short-term sight when I couldn't bear it. You said that I worked hard all day long, ate chaff and vegetables, could not eat enough, and had to suffer from the suffrage of my in-laws. If my in-laws have something unpleasant or have inconsiderate words with my neighbors, they will make me angry, and I have a difficult life? I can't survive in that kind of home, let alone stay, I have no choice but to die, and I have no other place to go. The woman's words were sad and bloody. I listened to her story and felt pity for her situation, and said, 'There is no mountain of flames that cannot be passed, if you want to open some, take your son home!' She saw that I was a good person, and she pleaded with me, saying, 'You can do well, and ferry my mother and son across the river, and my mother and son will find another way to live.' When I heard this, I hurriedly put the mother and son on board, and the woman said, 'I have not paid you a penny for the ferry.' Don't say it, I won't take a penny from you, knowing that you are a sufferer and that you are penniless. Then she said, 'Our mother and son haven't eaten for a day.' The woman's words were clearly begging for me, and I hurried to give her all the money I had earned from the ferry. She saw that all my money gave her grateful, and said, 'Good Samaritan, good Samaritan, such kindness, there will be good rewards.' I take the liberty of asking, do you have any family members? I think my family is poor, and I am forty years old and not yet married. When I heard her ask, I was overjoyed and said, 'My family is poor, and I have not yet married. The woman said, 'If you do not despise my mother and son for being poor, will you take me in and her son?' I saw that the woman was kind and trustworthy, and that she was pitiful for her mother and son, so I agreed to take her and her son in. Her mother and son have a home, and I also have a woman to help me sew and cook. Such a marriage is all due to my kindness and kindness, and because I gave her a good impression with a smile on my face. She saw me as a trustworthy person, and saw that I was a loyal and honest person, so she opened her mouth and promised to marry me. Otherwise, no matter how poor she was, she would not entrust her life to a strange man with a hideous face. Now, she has a home and a dependence, although our lives are not rich, but the husband and wife are affectionate, know the cold and the heat, and the heart is sweeter than honey. You say, "What do we afflictions want?" If you don't have any money, you just want the love of husband and wife, you can fill your stomach, and you can have a sheltered home to be satisfied! People should not have too much greed in their lives, do not have the heart to harm others, and there will be good retribution if they have good intentions. I am a person with good intentions and good retribution. I didn't have any family members, so my wife recommended me to marry. In this way, I not only had a wife, but also a son. Do you think I'm a great joy? The boatman said, his face full of happiness.

Qiu Ping said: "You are really happy to fall from the sky, and the honey pot is buckled on the top of your head." This is all a blessing from your cultivation? ”

The boatman laughed and said, "Yes, it is a blessing that I have cultivated." It's time to get ashore, you three ashore! ”

It turned out that the ship had already docked. The three of them were still talking happily with the boatman, and when they heard the boatman tell them that they had come ashore, the three of them quickly went ashore to say goodbye to the boatman and said, "I wish you eternal happiness and always smile!" ”。

The boatman waved his hand and said, "Thank you, good luck, and good luck to the three of you." Then he shouted loudly: "Yongchang Road goes east, don't turn around, go straight." ”

"Got it!" Then the three of them waved goodbye and ran straight to Dongfang Yongchang Road.