Double Bracelets

July [-], Tianjin.It was still hot at dusk, and the cicadas on the trees were screaming endlessly.

Outside a large bungalow in the French Concession, a grey-haired old man walked by with a bag of pickles, not wanting the servant who ran out of the bungalow to be in a hurry, so he bumped into the old man.The young servant ran away before he could say yes.Who said that only the old man, the third lady and the fourth young master were at home now, and they were supposed to be free, but the vigorous and resolute third lady wanted to pack up and move.

"Hurry up! Go! What are you doing standing there! What if you have nothing to do?!" 17-year-old Jiang Xijie put her hands on her hips and yelled at the servants of the entire Jiang Mansion.She has too many things of her own, and it is extremely troublesome to tidy them up.Last week, I received a telegram from my uncle, saying that everything in Nanjing and Shanghai was over, and asked her if she would like to move to Shanghai.The old man Jiang Jinyan said to his only precious granddaughter, if you stay in Tianjin, you will go directly to Nankai University.Or if you don't like it, you can go abroad. "Shanghai's ten-mile foreign place is not suitable for a girl like you to study and study, it's like going to play. Of course, wherever you want to go, you can see the world. I always feel that the scene in Shanghai is bigger, Broaden your horizons. As for my grandfather, I will stay in Tianjin for the elderly."

Jiang Xijie nodded, thinking, the grandfather who was a diplomat when he was young is naturally open-minded, he can even read things like "New Youth", and he can see it well; her two older brothers, the uncle Both sons went south to the military academy, and the uncle seemed to have joined forces with the Kuomintang, not to mention the father: It is true that the three generations of such a family with progressive thinking coexist so harmoniously, I should thank my grandfather for his enlightenment.

"Sister, you can make such a fuss by yourself. You can really toss." Jiang Xijun, the youngest member of the Jiang family, came back from the outside, and Jiang Xijie glared at him, "Who did you play with today? Playing tennis You are so sweaty! Go and wash it off." Jiang Xijun handed the racket to the servant, walked through the porch, and saw Mrs. Jiang, who was drinking tea and reading the newspaper leisurely, "Grandpa." "I'm back." Grandpa, I'll stay with grandpa when my sister is gone!" "Okay, I'm afraid no one will keep nagging you like this all day long!" Jiang Xijun just smiled and went upstairs to take a bath.

Jiang Xijie ordered her servants to pack her luggage, but she couldn't help thinking again. Although Fengtian never dared to do anything to the Jiang family, after all, her uncle and father were members of the Kuomintang. Is Tianjin really safe?

But she couldn't persuade Grandpa either.The younger brother is very similar to his father, stubborn and stubborn, and won't go if he can't say it.She was the only one who bid farewell to the bungalow where she lived for a long time, left Tianjin where she had lived for a long time, and went to the legendary ten-mile foreign market.On the eve of her departure, Zhao Ma, who was accompanying her, came over and told her, "Miss San, the second miss of the Fu family is here."

Jiang Xijie ran out the door in a bit of surprise, and saw Fu Yuanying wandering on the porch. "Sister Yuanying!" She ran over and took Fu Yuanying's hand, "Xijie. Are you... are you leaving tomorrow?" Fu Yuanying walked towards the living room and said, "Sister Yuanying, you came to see me today, do you want me to bring a message to my second brother?" Yuanying nodded, but said nothing, Jiang Xijie thought she couldn't speak , and said to himself, "I know, I can send letters to my eldest brother at home, but not to my second brother. If I can see him this time, I must tell him that you miss him so much and ask him to come back quickly." ,"

"But even you are going to Shanghai, will Xi Ze come back?"

Jiang Xijie looked at the sadness and helplessness in the words of this talented girl from Nankai, and felt a little sorry.Yuan Ying and Jiang Xize, the second child of the Jiang family, are childhood sweethearts, Fu Yuanying is the eldest granddaughter of the Fu family, and the eldest daughter of Fu Fenglang, a famous celebrity in Fengtian, although she was not raised in a boudoir since she was a child, she is not a warlord who said that the matchmaker broke through the threshold Qianjin—there is no matchmaker at all.The reason can only be because her own mind is too determined: Fu Yuanying has known Jiang Xize who lives in an alley since the Jiang family was only living in Beiping, and later the Jiang family moved to Tianjin with the old lady's wish, Fu Yuanying wanted to meet Jiang Xize. Jiang Xize was admitted to Nankai University. In the past three years, he spent a lot of time in Tianjin and rarely returned to Peiping.But just stayed for a year, Jiang Xize ran to Guangzhou without saying a word. The family saw that both sons and grandchildren had joined the army, so they had to write letters diligently while entrusting someone to take care of them.Especially the eldest aunt who loves her son.Frequent letters are sent, few come back, and few words are written. It is nothing more than busy training, and my mother should not read it.It's a pity that Fu Yuanying, the half-daughter-in-law who has never been married, has no choice but to hear some news about Jiang Xize from Jiang Xijie now and then.In the past half a year, there has been no news.It was heard that Jiang Xiyao, the boss of the Jiang family, had become a company commander in the 21st Division of the Revolutionary Army, but Jiang Xize only heard that he had joined the General Staff and had no further news.

"Don't think too much, I'm just... a little worried about him." Fu Yuanying said, and Jiang Xijie blushed when she saw her, "Oh, sister Yuanying, although the second brother liked those things about Jing Ke and Nie Zheng since he was a child, but You can rest assured that he won't do dangerous things, don't worry." Seeing that Fu Yuanying still looked melancholy after speaking, Jiang Xijie put her hands on hers, "Don't worry, I'm here."

She said this many times in the days that followed.Maybe it's because her two elder brothers have loved her like a treasure since she was a child, and she has to make repayment.

Two days later, Jiang Xijie showed up in Xiaguan, Nanjing, with her servants and retinues whom she was used to ordering.It wasn't Hu Xie, the old housekeeper, who rushed over from Shanghai to pick her up, but Jiang Xize, whom he had been thinking about day and night but couldn't find. "Okay, it seems that you, Second Young Master Jiang, are not very busy, and you still have time to pick me up?" Jiang Xijie threw the small box in her hand into her brother's hand, and stood with her arms folded by herself, with a bad tone, as if As if he wanted to collect debts for Fu Yuanying, "I'm very busy. I'm here on official business, so my father told me that you arrived in Xiaguan today, so I stopped by to pick you up." Jiang Xize waved his hand and asked the servants of the Jiang family behind him to come. Pick up something, "It's still early to get on the train, the second brother will take you to have a meal, take a stroll along the way, it won't be too late for us to get on the train again."

Jiang Xijie followed her into the car, sat with her brother, and said slowly, "Sister Yuanying came to see me before I left. She was afraid that you would never come back." Jiang Xize looked out the window, and his tone was just There was an inconspicuous disturbance, "Oh? She went to see you? This girl. How are grandpa and fourth child?" Feel at ease. You, write a letter to sister Yuanying as soon as possible, don't keep worrying her." "Yes, I got it. Hey, since you have nothing to do at home, let's talk about your own affairs." "My What can I do?" "Second uncle didn't tell you?" "What did you say?" "Second uncle said that when you arrive, he will send you to the Chinese and Western girls' school first, and then he will send you to Hujiang University when the time is up. "

Jiang Xijie was taken aback, and then wailed, "Although I'm not too self-motivated, I don't need to force me like this! Where's my dad! I want to find him!" Jiang Xize knew that she would not be able to bear the news, after all, this younger sister She was spoiled by her family since she was a child, and her playful nature is hard to change for a while. Maybe the second uncle is afraid that she will play again in Shanghai, a world of flowers, and waste her youth without knowing it, so she wholeheartedly forces her to continue studying. "Second Uncle should also be with Dad. They are all in Nanjing. Anyway, it’s right if he is not in Wuhan. But it’s not necessarily true. The four of us are all working separately, each with his own busyness. I don’t know where Second Uncle is now. .I only received a telegram from my elder brother last night asking me to pick you up."

Jiang Xijie saw him smiling like a thief, only ghosts would believe you!

In the third generation of the Jiang family, the second young master Jiang Xize has always been a bodhisattva among the servants of the Jiang family.The eldest young master Jiang Xiyao has always had a cold face, the third young lady Jiang Xijie is an untouchable and spoiled princess, the fourth young master Jiang Xijun is too playful and doesn't care about the servants, only Jiang Xize will take care of the servants from time to time, always smiling.At this moment, the two brothers and sisters are eating upstairs, while Zhao Ma and a group of servants are eating downstairs in the restaurant. The dishes are all delicious meals made by the second young master, all paid out of the Jiang family's public funds.

"Anyway, the schools are all good schools. Chinese and Western girls' schools belong to the church, and so does Hujiang University. The atmosphere is very good, and the classes are all in English. Grandpa told us to learn English well since we were young! Don't you like Gu Uncle, if you want to be like him, you have to learn one or two foreign languages ​​first, and then go abroad for further study." "That's enough, shut up and you go." She glared at her brother, "It's not that I don't know nothing. It’s just that you are persecuting me so much, so why should I come to Shanghai? I’ll stay in Tianjin and go abroad next year. I’m not coming to Shanghai.”

"Yes, yes, I know that you are not an official lady who is playful and despondent, but a new independent and self-reliant new woman. Anyway, my father and second uncle are usually not at home, and our family does not practice those feudal ethics. You only need to do well in your studies. Just play when you have free time. The second brother will take you with me!" "Just you? You can still stay in Shanghai? The eldest brother is not all." "The eldest brother is the eldest brother, and I am me. He is going to follow the army, me, I am ordered to stay in Shanghai. It is a day to be with you."

"If you have time to accompany me, why don't you hurry up and write a letter to Sister Yuanying." She lowered her head and stared at the food in the bowl. She didn't know why, maybe she lost her mother when she was young, and her uncle, aunt, and father were also wandering away for many years. Growing up, Jiang Xijie seldom feels sad about the separation of relatives, and the reunion seems not so warm. This may just be a normal state of her life in the previous 17 years.However, during the three years since her two brothers left, she really felt the sadness of longing.Especially on the night when Fu Yuanying came to say goodbye, she felt an unbearable sadness as if separated by a layer of veil.

If the second brother and sister Yuanying really love each other—if she also vaguely understands the meaning of the word—why bother to separate?Just like uncle and aunt, no matter what they have to go with each other in wind and rain,

Two people who love each other should try their best to stay together, even live and die together.

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