Literary Heroes of the Republic of China

Before writing the new book, Mu Qiong went to the library of Aurora University.

The communication between him and Huo Sanshao has never been interrupted, and the two chatted more and more, and even began to involve some social issues.

Mu Qiong had read some books on sociology and anthropology in his previous life, but because these books were very boring, he mostly just flipped through them at random, and didn't read much. When talking, he always felt that he didn't have enough knowledge.

But even so, because many classic books on this subject have not been written at this time, he occasionally mentioned some, which already shocked Huo Sanshao.

But Mu Qiong himself still has a guilty conscience.

It was precisely because of this guilty conscience that he specially asked Zheng Weixin to help him get a library card of Aurora University a few months ago, and then went to the library of Aurora University to borrow books from time to time.

The books here are much more sold than the bookstores outside, and there are also a lot of people here. Even the library has hired some people to help copy the books, so that everyone can borrow them.

The books that Mu Qiong borrowed before were basically manuscripts.

At that time, he came to borrow books without a clear purpose. As long as he had not read English calligraphy documents in modern times, he would borrow them to read. After all, foreign language books that can be brought to China at this time are basically good. Book.

As for Chinese books, as long as they are published in the past 30 to [-] years, he will read them.

But this time, he came here with a purpose.

He wants to read some books on women's rights.

As early as the end of the Qing Dynasty, many women had already fought for the liberation of women, and most of them had studied in Japan.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, there were many people who went to study in Japan from China, and women accounted for only one percent of them. Forget it, most of these women were brought to Japan by their fathers or husbands. They went there initially for Take care of your husband or father.

For example, Lu Qitong was taken to Japan by her father. Later, his father found that male students studying in Japan liked educated and educated women, so he let her study too.

Although Lu Qitong's study was almost for nothing, but in history, there are many women who have studied in Japan and made some careers after returning to China, such as founding newspapers and the like.

Some even gave their lives for the revolution.

Aurora University collected some books and publications written by these women, and Mu Qiong looked through them all, and at the same time read some related books and novels handed down from abroad.

At this time, even in Europe, the vast majority of women did not enjoy freedom and equality. Some books on women's rights that are very famous in later generations, such as "The Second Sex", were not written by the authors. very little data.

Mu Qiong stayed at Aurora University for a few days, read all the books he wanted to read, and had an idea of ​​what to write.

He can't write books that analyze society and women that are classified as sociology. What Mu Qiong intends to write is still a novel.

This time, his novel will take a woman as the protagonist, and what he wants to write is the various efforts made by this woman in pursuit of freedom and equality.

"Silk Village" has not been finished yet, and Mu Qiong plans to write the new book slowly. After writing tens of thousands of words, it will be published in Dazhong Daily.

When Mu Qiong was studying the new book, Zhu Boyuan couldn't take it anymore.

A thousand oceans is nothing to Mu Yongxue, just a few months' salary, but to Zhu Boyuan, it is a very large sum of money, which is his family's income for several years.

After excluding expenses, their family only has a hundred silver dollars left after a year. How could he be willing to just give the money to Zhao Datou?

After Zhu Boyuan was driven away by Mu Yongxue, he hid at his daughter-in-law's natal home, and spent money to find connections, trying to deal with Zhao Datou and get back the money he had given out before.

If it was just ordinary gangsters who were going to deal with Zhu Boyuan, Zhu Boyuan would definitely be able to deal with him, but now it was Jiang Fengming who had to deal with Zhu Boyuan.

Jiang Xinchun is here in Shanghai, selling opium, smuggling arms and doing everything. He has countless people under his command, even the people in the police station listen to him. To clean up a Zhu Boyuan is absolutely simple for the Jiang family.

Even the Shen family who had hosted the banquet before would probably not be able to please Jiang Xinchun if they offended him.

Zhu Boyuan tossed about for a few days, contacted many people, and sent out a lot of money, but he couldn't stop the people who troubled him, but the money he owed inexplicably changed from one thousand oceans to three thousand oceans.

At this time, he already felt that something was wrong, and wanted to run away, but he couldn't escape at all.

They hid at his daughter-in-law's house the day before yesterday, but those people even smashed his daughter-in-law's house!

The day before yesterday they went to live in a hotel outside, but as soon as they stayed, the shop owner refunded them the rent and invited them out again.

They wanted to go back to Suzhou yesterday, but they were blocked in the alley shortly after they left, and they were driven back again.

Their family is trapped in this house!

Zhu Boyuan was terrified all day long. He was originally a fat man, but after five or six days of being so worried, he suddenly lost several kilograms, his eyes were bloodshot, and his eye sockets were also black.

It's dawn, the weather today is very good, the sun is shining brightly.

But watching the sun fall into their yard, Zhu Boyuan's family showed despair on their faces.

It was dawn, that is to say... Those who troubled them were coming again.

Their house is a mess, the yard has been splashed with feces, it stinks badly, the table for eating was smashed yesterday, the valuable decorations have been removed, and the door is broken...

Zhu Boyuan was very hungry, so he said to his wife, "Go and get something to eat."

"What to make? All the pots at home have been smashed!" Zhu Boyuan's wife cried.

"Then go buy something to eat..." Zhu Boyuan said again, but before he finished speaking, his wife said, "Why don't you go yourself?"

Zhu Boyuan was retorted by his wife and was about to get angry when his wife started crying again: "There must be someone watching outside... How did you get into trouble with that evil star? How are we going to live this day..."

Zhu Boyuan also regretted it, but... "Isn't it because of my son?" Lu Qitong promised him that as long as he gets things done, he will find a way to change his son's position.

Unexpectedly, he actually provoked an extraordinary person.

Zhu Boyuan has been very puzzled for the past few days, that Zhao Datou is just an ordinary gangster, why he suddenly became so capable, and even the police didn't care about him.

Or, it wasn't Zhao Datou who was going to deal with him?

"I said long ago that Lu Qitong is not a good person, and you want to associate with her..." Zhu Boyuan's wife didn't listen to Zhu Boyuan's words, and just cried in dismay: "Now something happened, she ran away completely, and only Let us suffer here."

Zhu Boyuan came to Mu Yongxue's door for help for the first time but failed, then he went to the door again and found that Mu Yongxue's family was no longer there.

When he found this, he became very angry. Later, when those people came to ask for money, they yelled that Lu Qitong asked him to do those wicked things and had nothing to do with him. Unfortunately, they didn't listen and just beat him or smashed things at their house , and kept asking for money.

Just as Zhu Boyuan was thinking about this, troublemakers came.

"Zhu Boyuan, do you have your money ready?" There were still several people who came, but it was not headed by Zhao Datou anymore, and Zhao Datou didn't even come here at all.

The leader was someone who had followed behind Zhao Datou before. He looked around in disgust and walked towards Zhu Boyuan's family.

Zhu Boyuan suddenly knelt on the ground, crying, "Grandpa, our family really doesn't have so much money!"

"If you don't have any money, you can use houses and shops to pay for it!" The man smiled.However, he looked really ferocious, so this smile didn't make him look gentle, but it made him look more frightening.

Zhu Boyuan couldn't help but trembled.

And Zhu Boyuan's eldest son, who used to work in the government department, suddenly asked, "Who are you guys? Who did we offend?"

These people in front of him could not have been found by Zhao Datou.

If Zhao Datou really had such abilities, how could he still be fooling around?

When Zhu Boyuan's son asked, the rest of the Zhu family also looked at the intruders.

They actually realize that these people are not simple anymore, but they don't understand how they have encountered such a thing when they are living a good life...

"You have offended someone you can't offend." The man laughed and said, "This business is not yours in the first place. If you hand over everything obediently, you can save yourself from suffering. If you hold on... hehe."

This business is not theirs?Zhu Boyuan looked at these people, and suddenly thought of someone: "It's Zhu Wanwan, it must be Zhu Wanwan!"

In fact, a few days ago, he had thought about whether these people were persecuting him because of Zhu Wanwan.

But as soon as this thought came up, he was immediately vetoed.

He felt that it was impossible for Zhu Wanwan to be so powerful no matter what.

You know, more than a year ago, when Zhu Wanwan came to ask for help, she was very depressed...

And he knew that his younger sister had no skills and could not read a single word.

But now hearing what this person said...he suddenly realized that these people were probably really found by Zhu Wanwan.

"My lord, I really didn't want to harm her. That's what Lu Qitong meant. She and Mu Yongxue are powerful, and I dare not offend them..." Zhu Boyuan burst into tears, hating Lu Qitong to death.

This matter was entirely caused by Lu Qitong, but now it's a good thing, she ran away, leaving their family to suffer...

"This matter is indeed Lu Qitong's intention, but you also did it!" The man looked at Zhu Boyuan with a half-smile.

Zhu Boyuan's face turned pale.

The man said again: "By the way, don't worry, Mu Yongxue and the others can't please...Why do you think they run so fast?"

Zhu Boyuan suddenly remembered the last time he went to see Mu Yongxue and Lu Qitong. Both Lu Qitong and Mu Yongxue looked very ugly, and Mu Yongxue drove him away.

Even if Mu Yongxue looked down on him before, the disdain was hidden in his eyes, and his face was always polite. If he was like that before, there must be something wrong.

Thinking about this, Zhu Boyuan became even more afraid.

Even Mu Yongxue can take care of these people, so what is he?

Zhu Boyuan thought of this, and so did the rest of the family, and the Zhu family huddled together, trembling.

"This is retribution..." Zhu Boyuan's wife was still crying, she was really scared.

Speaking of which, she didn't dislike her sister-in-law Zhu Wanwan. When Zhu Wanwan came to ask for help more than a year ago, when Zhu Boyuan wanted to drive him away, she asked Zhu Boyuan to give Zhu Wanwan some money—although Lu Qitong didn't allow them to take Zhu Wanwan in, but she would give some money. Lu Qitong didn't know.

There is no need to give more money, just a dozen or so oceans, their family does not lack this little money!

In the end, her husband just wouldn't, not even want to stay for a meal.

Not to mention this time... Her husband actually wanted that Zhao Datou to harm Zhu Wanwan!

"Okay, don't cry." The man said: "I usually do big business, and it's boring to spend these days on you... If the people above want to scare you, Why did I spend so much effort? Let's just settle the matter today."

Hearing the word "end", Zhu Boyuan couldn't help trembling.

The man said again: "The people above said that they want to keep your lives, but they didn't say that you can't lose arms or legs. If you obediently take out the deed and so on, I won't bother you. If you don't Be obedient... It's okay to break your hands and feet, and I can take the money and things away myself."

"Where's Zhu Wanwan? I'm her brother!" Zhu Boyuan struggled for the last time.

"You don't think of her as your younger sister." The man sneered and kicked Zhu Boyuan who was kneeling on his knees.

Today is a troubled time. In other places, it is not uncommon for warlords to wipe out rich people and rob them of their money. Even if the family is rich, it may not be safe.

Ordinary people are even more insecure. Warlords recruit soldiers directly to recruit young men. They come to the door to recruit people and then leave. After they are taken away, they are directly used as cannon fodder.

The army is no different from robbers, they do everything from robbing women to money.

Shanghai is already one of the safest places at this time, but it is still a place where you have the right to speak if you have a gun in your hand.

Zhu Boyuan's family has two houses and a shop in Shanghai. Although they are not in the concession, they are worth six to seven thousand oceans.

All the money was seized and taken away, and their family was kicked out.

they're all right...

After leaving home, Zhu Boyuan breathed a sigh of relief, but soon, he was at a loss again.

When their family was kicked out, those people searched their bodies, and they were not allowed to bring anything except clothes... Now that they have no money, how will they live in the future?

"Why are you so greedy! As long as you treat my sister-in-law better, you won't be like this..." Zhu Boyuan's wife was still crying.

At this time, Zhu Boyuan couldn't help but feel regretful.

If he had known that Zhu Wanwan was so powerful, he would not have driven her away.

No, it shouldn't be that Zhu Wanwan is good, but that his nephew is good. If he didn't listen to Lu Qitong at that time, he could just help them...

No matter what the Zhu family thinks, their days ahead are destined to be difficult.

From frugality to luxury is easy, from luxury to frugality.

On the Zhu family's side, no one cares about them anymore.

Nothing can happen to them.

And the next day, someone sent a banknote of [-] silver dollars to the orphanage, saying it was a donation.

When Mu Qiong went to the orphanage for dinner that night, he heard Zhu Wanwan talk about it.

"There are a lot of good people in this world. Second Young Master Huo spent a lot of money to build an orphanage. These days, many people donate money to the orphanage one after another. Today, someone even donated [-] yuan anonymously... "Zhu Wanwan was very emotional.

Her monthly salary is only 20 yuan, which is already considered high, but when someone donated money, she even directly donated [-] yuan!Just donate [-] yuan, and don't leave your name!

Mu Qiong knew the origin of the money. After thinking about it, he decided to confess: "Mother, this money... is actually your donation."

The money was obtained by Jiang Fengming from Mu Yongxue and Zhu Boyuan.

Most of Zhu Boyuan's money was left by Zhu Wanwan's parents, so this money was naturally donated by Zhu Wanwan.

As for the money that Huo Ying spent to build the orphanage, he actually still had a share of it - all the manuscript fees he got from writing articles under the pseudonym Tianxing were donated by Huo Ying, and Huo Ying donated them to this orphanage.

"What?" Zhu Wanwan was taken aback.

"Mother, I got this money from Zhu Boyuan." Mu Qiong said, and then told everything that Lu Qitong and Zhu Boyuan had done, as well as what he had done.

Zhu Wanwan froze.

"Mother, the Mu family drove us away, and Zhu Boyuan refused to take us in. These were all ordered by Lu Qitong. Even when we encountered robbers and were robbed of money, it should be Lu Qitong's handwriting." Mu Qiong said: "So I decided to take revenge on them."

Because of these people, the original owner lost his life.

"Qiong'er..." Zhu Wanwan didn't know what to say.

She didn't hate Mu Yongxue and them before, but now that she learned about these things, she couldn't help but hate them again.

Her son almost died!

"Mu Yongxue is probably going to be unlucky too." Mu Qiong took a deep breath, a little disappointed: "Mother, I'm not a good person."

"Don't talk nonsense, you are not a good person!" Zhu Wanwan said immediately.

At first, she also wondered if her son could do it well, but seeing her son's disappointed look... She suddenly lost such thoughts.

Her son didn't hurt anyone's life, and all the money was donated, so it wasn't a bad thing.

It's just... "I didn't expect your uncle to be such a person... Your grandparents have always been very kind to him..."

"He's just a white-eyed wolf." Mu Qiong said.

"It's time to teach him a lesson, that is... your grandpa and grandma won't go to the grave anymore." Zhu Wanwan said, Zhu Boyuan would still put on a show in the past, but he will definitely not go to worship in the future.

"Mother, if you are worried about this, you can change Changyu's surname to Zhu." Mu Qiong said.It's not easy for him to change his surname, and people will say it, but no one will pay attention to Mu Changyu's change of surname.

Zhu Wanwan was a little moved, thought for a while and said, "I'll ask Changyu about this later."

My younger sister would probably agree...Mu Qiong didn't continue this topic, and asked again: "Mother, have you thought about what to do with this 1 yuan?"

Zhu Wanwan was a little at a loss.

The orphanage now has a large amount of funds, and it's inappropriate to keep this money. After all, Dayang is worth less and less every year, but what to do with the money... She really didn't think about it.

After discussing with Mu Qiong, Zhu Wanwan finally decided to buy a nearby piece of land and use it to build a house.

After the house is built and rented out, the orphanage will have a fixed income. If there are more and more children in the orphanage, the yard can be directly used for expansion.

Even though Zhu Wanwan had seen the world, the [-] ocean banknote still made her a little at a loss.

However, on the same day, they actually got another banknote of 1 taels.

After they got home that night, someone suddenly came to the door and gave Mu Qiong a box.

In this box was a very expensive pocket watch inlaid with jade at this time, and a bank note from the bank, which was also worth [-] silver dollars.

In addition, there is a letter to Mu Qiong in it.

The deliverer left the things and left, but Zhu Wanwan looked at the things in the box, but was stunned: "Qioner, what is this?"

"I did someone else a favor. Someone sent it." Mu Qiong said to Zhu Wanwan after reading the letter.

The money was sent by Jiang Xinchun.

Jiang Xinchun didn't mention the traitor in the letter, but since he sent the things, it means that the information he gave him was correct.

Jiang Xinchun's subordinate had indeed betrayed Jiang Xinchun.

"What did you do for them? They gave so much money..." Zhu Wanwan still couldn't recover.

"It's a matter of life and death." Mu Qiong put the pocket watch around his neck and collected the banknotes.He doesn't want the money from Mu Yongxue and Zhu Boyuan, because it doesn't belong to him in the first place, but this is Jiang Xinchun's thank you gift, but he wants to accept it.

With that said, Mu Qiong looked at the letter in his hand again.

In this letter, Jiang Xinchun said that the money and things were gifts for him, and invited him to have a meal together in the future...

Mu Qiong planned to go there at that time.

When Mu Qiong received a large sum of money, Mu Yongxue's family had just arrived in Beijing. At the same time, the first batch of Xilin had already been used clinically abroad.

Although Britain and France have been clamoring that no matter what they have, they must be used first by the soldiers participating in the battle, but nearly half of this batch of Xilin was taken away by those dignitaries, or hidden, or used to treat syphilis and the like .

As for the rest, part was used for experimental research, and the other part was sent to the generals on the battlefield.

As for ordinary soldiers...they didn't even know Xilin existed.

The effect of Xilin was soon confirmed, and for a while, the upper class in Europe went crazy.

They couldn't believe that there was such a miraculous medicine in this world!

With such a medicine in hand, it is equivalent to an extra life!Everyone started to scramble for it, and kept it secret. In a certain circle, Xilin was sold for a sky-high price.

And such benefits are enviable. Many people have sent people to China to buy Xilin, and the government, in addition to letting people buy more Xilin, also asked their people to try to get the production method of Xilin.

At the same time, the translated "Contagion" brought to Europe along with Xilin was also seen by many people.

European researchers tried to use the experimental method made up by Muqiong in "Contagion" to make Xilin, but those politicians and soldiers began to have opinions on Japan.

Now, Britain and France have suffered many casualties and lost a lot, but Japan has gained a lot in China...

"Since Japan is our ally, we should let them send more soldiers to help us fight!"

"We need people right now, lots and lots of people!"

"The Chinese government has agreed to send labor to us, and it can also ask Japan to send some people over..."

The author has something to say:

A few years after the time of the article, Mr. Lu Xun bought a house in Beijing for 800 yuan.

However, housing prices in Shanghai are more expensive. Mr. Lu Xun, who was able to buy a house in Beijing, has been renting a house since he came to Shanghai, and cannot afford it...

By the way, Mr. Lu Xun's salary at that time was 300 yuan a month! (But you will owe money, Mr. Lu Xun was owed more than 9000 silver dollars...)

At that time, the gap between the rich and the poor was really too big. Ordinary workers earned four or five yuan a month, and women as servants could only earn two or three yuan a month, but rich people could spend 100 million yuan to build a villa...