Double Bracelets

On August 28 {6}, there were not many people left on the passenger ship.Jiang Xijie and Wang Jiyue even went to the cabin below if they had nothing to do. After passing Zhenjiang, they began to go down gradually. When they arrived in Jiujiang a few days ago, it was empty.

"I'm going to Wuhan tomorrow, can you tell me who will pick me up?" Wang Jiyue asked her, "Uncle asked someone, and I have found a place for the time being." "A place?" I asked Jiang Xijie very straightforwardly if I have found a place to live in Wuhan, and I must find a big house where Miss Wang and Yuan'e can also live.Jiang Xijie rolled her eyes in her heart, thinking that this kind of thing has to be settled in advance, so I can only ask the first mate to call the uncle, if not, I can only look for it now!Knowing that the aunt was doing it to save face, she had no choice but to agree and say to contact her immediately.

"Yeah, my aunt gave such a big face, how dare I slap her in the face?" No one said anything about it when she left, and Jiang Xijie couldn't help it, so she had to leave it to someone else, hoping that the uncle who came to Wuhan first could take care of it. thing.As a result, there was no letter for a long time. It was not until the last voyage of the ship that the captain rushed to flatter him. "Captain Liu told me in the morning that someone will pick me up when I arrive in Wuhan tomorrow, and I will take him to the Deming Hotel {7} to live temporarily. Then I will go to see the house and decide whether I can live in it." "Your uncle is looking for it?" "I don't think he has the time. I don't know who can help him see a few." The two walked out of the cabin on the ground floor, and walked on the deck arm in arm. Although the river wind was strong, it was too hot in Wuhan. On the side, people can't stay no matter where they are. "In my opinion, it's better to stay in a hotel. Everything is more convenient. If you want to find a house again, you have to sign a contract and hire someone. It's very cumbersome. Naturally, when the times are good, you have to go back to Shanghai. Never mind." Wang Jiyue smiled, stretched out her finger to poke her face, "You."

When they were in Jiujiang the day before yesterday, they finally received an urgent telegram all the way from Shanghai, forwarding Wang Chanyue's "final note", "I don't know how Chanyue is doing now." "I must have arrived in Shanxi now." Jiang Xijie patted Wang Jiyue's Hand, "After all, we have been out for so many days, and she should have arrived long ago. Wait until everything is in order in Wuhan, and then ask the hotel concierge to send an urgent letter to Fu's house on your behalf. The two daughters are here , I must say hello and report safety, just drop in and go together." "Well... Uncle is so angry that none of the three children can worry about it. I really don't know who he is like." Jiang Xijie asked Haoxiu why he didn't Let's go, Wang Jiyue just shook his head, "Maybe he doesn't believe that Shanghai will fall after all. Besides, he will be beaten to death by his uncle when he returns to Guangzhou with his temper. Stay in Shanghai, let him live freely. Why worry about him, their brothers Both of them are self-assertive people, so let them go." In fact, Jiang Xijie wanted to find out about her younger brother through Wang Haoning, but now she couldn't take care of it herself, so a good man should go everywhere.

The two walked on the deck for a while and then went back—the two pregnant women were not at peace recently, the children are fine, they are taken by Xu Shi and Fu Yuanying every day; Where can I ask someone to find a doctor?When Jiang Xijie first set off, she went to see if there was a doctor among the passengers on board. Later, after changing ships several times, the passengers became poorer and poorer, and it was difficult to do this.Fortunately, there was no problem.Occasionally, Mrs. Xu even said that luckily the two of you are not married yet, which will come in handy at this time.

Jiang Xijie felt that some part of her aunt's brain must be broken.But it's also good.At least along the way, she liked Wang Jiyue more and more.

Arriving at the pier early the next morning, Jiang Xijie looked around to see if anyone was holding up a sign saying they were here to pick them up. At the same time, she had to pay attention to the safety of the two pregnant women and take care of Wang Jiyue—even if Jiyue didn't want her to take care of her. Can never let go—for a while I wish I could have sex.When the crew helped to bring down the luggage, the captain came down to deliver it in person, and Xu and Jiang Xijie had no choice but to greet him again.Before she could say a few words, Jiang Xijie wanted to collect more information about the current situation, when she heard someone calling her name repeatedly. From the crowd, it seemed that it was her former colleague in Shanghai.After this person was transferred to Hankou, the two actually had many business contacts, but they never met again.Jiang Xijie walked over to talk to him, and the refined and refined Hubei native who was nearly forty years old immediately said to her in a strange northern Mandarin, let's go, Minister Jiang asked me to pick you up.

I don't know what this person is planning. In the days to come, if he can come, he will come in person, and if he can't, he will send someone to come.Jiang Xijie knew that he was the son of a prominent local family in Hubei, so she didn't know what the picture was, but there was nothing she could do except to use it. She could only pay attention to everything by herself, and hoped that she would stop disturbing others as soon as possible.Moreover, as soon as they arrived in Wuhan, the people who were still on the ship seemed to be sick immediately. The two pregnant women went to check their babies all day long, and Xu also said that they were not feeling well. From the 28th to the 11th of September, Jiang Xijie felt that she was so busy that her feet didn't touch the ground, she came and went like the wind, and she couldn't sleep well at night.She and Wang Jiyue were the only ones who went out to do the busy work, and the rest stayed in the hotel to rest, so the house inspection should be avoided.There are quite a few dignitaries living in the hotel, and Jiang Xijie knows that the Xu family values ​​communication the most, so staying in the hotel for a long time is exactly what she wants.Anyway, everything is waiting for her uncle's idea.

If you really want to come, just come.

Listening to the news in the newspaper every day, I only know that the war is extremely tense.Now that there is no Xi Yao who fights the war and Xi Ze who is in charge of intelligence, the Jiang family seems to have lost their minds. They can no longer know what happened earlier and make some preparations earlier. At this moment, they are no different from ordinary people.Wang Jiyue was also very anxious. Today I heard that the Japanese army was approaching the Inner Great Wall, and tomorrow Yan Xishan "determined to fight the Japanese army face to face at Pingxingguan on the Eastern Front".The telegram she sent was reported safely, and there were only two replies. One was that Hao Peng told their sisters-in-law not to worry; Qi had already gone to Malaya, and the couple planned to take refuge in Penang after calling back their son and daughter.

Call back son or daughter?Wang Jiyue smiled wryly. There was no reply to the telegram she sent to Shanxi.Not to mention hers, even sister Fu Yuanying's greetings to the family were not believed.I don't know what kind of chaos has become in Shanxi.

"Not today?" Jiang Xijie insisted on going for a walk in the street every morning, listening to the news, and doing some activities.One of their daily schedules is to go to the front desk and ask if there is any telegram from them, no.None from Shanxi.Jiang Xijie would occasionally ask, are there any in Shanghai?nor.From Nanjing?After searching for a long time, I occasionally found one from Jiang Tonghe, but not one from Wang Shaoxun.Wang Jiyue also seemed indifferent. "No. No, no, let's go."

In Wuhan in the hot summer season, the two insisted on going out, which was like self-torture.However, being stuffy in a hotel room, whether it’s hot or not, makes people feel unsure of their own destiny, and the sense of uneasiness is more than just restless.On the street, there were newspaper boys bouncing around selling newspapers, their faces beaming with joy, and passers-by would inevitably stop to buy a copy after hearing his yelling.Although they didn't understand Wuhan dialect very well, they also bought a copy for routine business. "Hey, we've won the battle! I said why everyone walking on the road today is so happy!" Jiang Xijie just glanced at it and handed it to Wang Jiyue. She walked slowly while avoiding the sun by holding her arm. A lot of baggage has been seized, so it may not be of any use to the overall situation." "Winning one is also a victory, which is good for morale." Jiang Xijie's words were not as decisive as she was usually, with a tired air and uncertain tone, Wang Jiyue Glancing at her, since it was not easy to kiss her on the street, he just patted her hand. "According to you, can Shanghai win the battle?" In fact, the newspapers showed how the battle line changed yesterday and today, where to defend and where to defend. Neither of them knew anything about military affairs. It's hard to tell the winner, but I don't know if it's because I was too anxious to win, but I won the unrealistic fantasy. "I don't know. There is no news now, and I have no way of judging. Instead of worrying about Shanghai and Shanxi..." Datong abandoned its defense last week, and Hebei has already fallen. Today, the army can attack from multiple directions. "Only the Jinsui Army It’s just a group of people. It’s no different than Shanghai, it’s Boss Jiang’s battleground.” Wang Jiyue nodded, “I hope there is a letter. I haven’t gone back today. I’ll send another one tomorrow and tell Chanyue to come back no matter what. .This girl might not be useful there."

Jiang Xijie comforted Wang Jiyue for a long time before reassuring her, saying that Chanyue will be safe with Fu Yiheng, and that the other party's character can be guaranteed, "Aunt Fu will take care of her in times of crisis." "You know again." "I just put myself in my shoes and thought about it. If I meet a junior who she loves me but I don't love, although the affection is unacceptable, but before the crisis, even if I don't leave, I must let her go. If I can't escape, I must let her go." She ran away...and it's the same for you." Hearing this, Wang Jiyue wanted to reprimand her for being glib, or to label her as unreasonable, but found that Jiang Xijie was holding her hand tightly, without looking at her She looked away.

Yes, she was afraid too.She wasn't naturally fearless of all this, either, she was.Just for herself, she has to be fearless.

"Who said you want to live and die with me. How do you know that leaving me alone in the world would be even more painful, you might as well look forward to me." "Don't, don't," Jiang Xijie stopped quickly, and stretched out her hand to cover Wang Jiyue's mouth, " No matter. Don’t talk about it. We will live and die together, and when we get to the land of renunciation, let others steal their lives, and we will die together. We will not let go when we see Granny Meng.” Seeing her being so serious, Wang Jiyue felt sorry for her, A person who has become vigorous and resolute since working in a foreign company, he is a little daughter when facing himself and his feelings, "But what if Granny Meng disagrees and insists that we can't reincarnate together?" But I just want to tease her , "Then let's stay together in the underworld." Wang Jiyue smiled and beat her when she continued to say something about being with the impermanent impermanence, "I've never heard of it! Stop talking nonsense."

Having made enough noise, they walked back to the small road in the middle of the secluded residential area. The two put their arms around each other's waist and walked back together.Usually when walking like this, the two always smiled, but today they looked worried.After a long time, Wang Jiyue sighed and said, "Euramerican countries cannot trust diplomatic efforts. I'm afraid they won't be able to defeat military confrontation. Where can I escape in the future?" Jiang Xijie hugged her tighter, "Unexpected things I don’t think about it for the time being. One day will pass, and when it’s time to come, I can handle it.” Feeling that Wang Jiyue also hugged her hard, like hugging the other party when she was lingering, wishing to rub the other party into her body, "We can handle it."

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{6} The section of the Yangtze River from Wuhan to Shanghai is about 2100 kilometers long.According to local county records in Shanghai, by 1945, the longest route of passenger ships departing from Qingpu Wharf was only 635 kilometers, so there must be many transfers along the way.It also assumes that there are good passenger ships along the way.So it took 20 days from Shanghai to Wuhan all the way, and the 20 days included stopping the ship, disembarking passengers, and transferring ships.

{7}Jianghan Hotel is located at the intersection of Cai'e Road, Shengli Street and Zhongshan Avenue in Hankou, in a peninsula-shaped area. It is the earliest hotel run by foreigners in Wuhan. Important officials of the national government, such as Cheng Qian, Hu Shi, Xu Beihong, Qi Baishi, Mei Lanfang and other social and cultural celebrities have also stayed here

Damn, it's going to break a hundred. . .